Mu Yuan felt that Du Busi’s handling of the matter was already extremely merciful.
If one really had to nitpick, it was that those five masked men hadn’t been killed.
However, both killing and not killing had their pros and cons.
Du Busi was an adult with his own style of doing things, and Mu Yuan would not force this Sect Master to act in any particular way.
From an outsider’s perspective, his handling of the situation was fine.
As for if Mu Yuan encountered such a problem himself in the future?
Kill!
Since they had come to intercept and kill him, why shouldn’t he kill them?
As for the trouble that might follow after killing them, he would just deal with it when it came.
Besides, there was a high probability that there would be no subsequent trouble.
…
After encountering the ‘interception’, Du Busi no longer controlled their speed, taking the group and rapidly entering the Star Dou Great Forest.
“Do you have any thoughts on this third spirit ring of yours?”
Du Busi was still prepared to listen to Mu Yuan’s ideas.
The Eight-Armed Demon God path was proposed by Mu Yuan, and since he was the one cultivating it, it was only natural to listen more to his own opinions.
“I already have two augmentation Spirit Abilities.
It should be very difficult to obtain another augmentation-type Spirit Ability that doesn’t overlap with these two, so I should aim for an explosive one for my third Spirit Ability.”
“I control Heavenly Thunder and possess Vajra Power, so I should look for a Spirit Beast that excels in this kind of fierce, explosive power.
It would be best if it excels in physical prowess rather than elemental explosions like lightning or fire.
That way, I can use the opponent’s physical explosion to carry the explosive power of my Heavenly Thunder and Vajra Power.”
Mu Yuan’s reasoning was sound, and Du Busi nodded repeatedly.
Naturally, he would adopt this perspective.
Thus, the group began their search in the Star Dou Great Forest.
…
A month later.
After ten thousand years of development, the Star Dou Great Forest had shrunk significantly compared to ten thousand years ago.
Nowadays, the Star Dou Great Forest has distinct layers.
In the outermost zone, Spirit Beasts occasionally appear; it is a place where human civilization has not yet encroached.
Further in is the peripheral zone.
This is the area where Spirit Beasts truly live, with ten-year, hundred-year, and even thousand-year Spirit Beasts appearing, though ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts are rare.
Beyond the peripheral zone is the mixed zone.
This area has the greatest variety of Spirit Beasts, primarily consisting of hundred-year, thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts.
The so-called hundred-year ones also live in this mixed zone in groups.
Further in is the core zone.
The number of Spirit Beasts living here is far fewer than in the mixed zone, but the Spirit Beasts that survive here are extremely powerful.
Hundred-year ones are invisible, and thousand-year ones are rare.
This is the home turf of ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, each carving out their own territories.
The deepest part of the core zone is the Land of Great Evil, where the fierce beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest reside.
Fierce beasts are existences whose cultivation has reached two hundred thousand years and have survived the Heavenly Tribulation; their strength is often much greater than that of a one-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast.
Ten thousand years ago, fierce beasts had disappeared without a trace, but with the development of the Spirit Master’s world, the fierce beasts hidden deep within the various great Spirit Beast forests were awakened, and thus the Spirit Master’s world came into contact with them.
Based on the information about fierce beasts gathered by the Spirit Master’s world, Shrek Academy ranked the ten most powerful ones, calling them the Ten Great Fierce Beasts.
The Star Dou Great Forest alone accounts for six of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts!
Its reputation as the largest gathering place for Spirit Beasts is well-deserved.
Du Busi, bold due to his high skill and backed by his strength, led Mu Yuan and the others deep into the mixed zone to search for a spirit ring.
One must know that quite a few ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts appear in the mixed zone.
“What kind of Spirit Beast is that?” Wei Na exclaimed, pointing at a giant ape with a completely golden body and thick, long arms.
Mu Yuan and Du Busi looked over at the same time.
After seeing the details of the creature, Mu Yuan said hesitantly, “Is this a Long-armed Ape?”
The Long-armed Ape is a high-level Spirit Beast with thick, long arms, which is where its strength lies.
It actually fits Mu Yuan’s arm Spirit very well.
However, this Golden Giant Ape was much larger than a typical Long-armed Ape, and its fur was golden, not the brown-black fur of a Long-armed Ape.
Moreover, under the golden fur, its body seemed to be made of refined steel, and its defensive power looked extraordinary.
Du Busi’s eyes glowed with a faint green light.
“You kid, you’re lucky.
This should be a Long-armed Ape that has awakened a special bloodline.”
“Different species of ape-type Spirit Beasts can breed with each other, so their bloodlines contain traces of different clans.
This Long-armed Ape must contain the bloodline of a Golden Giant Ape, which has been triggered.”
“Golden Giant Ape?”
Mu Yuan had never heard of this kind of Spirit Beast.
Part of his information came from memories of his past life, knowing many Spirit Beasts that had appeared in the original work on this continent.
Secondly, it came from the Encyclopedia of Spirit Beasts he learned at Blue Tyrant Junior Soul Master Academy, which was the main source.
But neither of these channels had any information about the Golden Giant Ape.
Du Busi was not surprised and said calmly, “The Golden Giant Ape is an ancient exotic beast.
Its body is golden, and it possesses defensive power and strength not inferior to the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear.
Its recovery ability is astonishing, and it is said that its golden blood contains abundant vitality.”
On par with the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear?
Mu Yuan was happy at first.
But then he realized something was wrong.
It was only on par in terms of defense and strength, not damage.
Most of the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear’s strength lay in its pair of Dark Golden Terror Claws; that was the core.
Strength and defense were actually secondary attributes.
Noticing the change in Mu Yuan’s expression, Du Busi praised him inwardly.
He could roughly guess Mu Yuan’s inner thoughts at this moment and continued to explain, “The Golden Giant Ape’s strength and defense are very formidable, but its status is very awkward.
It lacks the Dark Golden Terror Claws of the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear, and pure-blooded Golden Giant Apes are extremely difficult to breed, so they declined.”
“However, although pure-blooded Golden Giant Apes are difficult to breed, they have still been passed down through other ape-type Spirit Beasts.”
“This Long-armed Ape should be in this situation; it has the Golden Giant Ape bloodline and has undergone atavism, triggering it completely.”
“Even if it only possesses the strength and defense of a Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear, it is still very terrifying.”
“Of course, this doesn’t fit your goal, but don’t forget that the main body of this ape is a Long-armed Ape.”
Du Busi smiled.
“The Golden Giant Ape is not good at explosions, but the Long-armed Ape does not lack explosive Spirit Abilities.
This Long-armed Ape has awakened the Golden Giant Ape bloodline, and combined with its own explosive Spirit Abilities, it is possible that it exceeds a pure-blooded Golden Giant Ape.”
Listening to Du Busi’s long explanation, Mu Yuan’s previously calmed emotions began to fluctuate again.
“If it’s so strong, why didn’t it get passed down?” Wei Na asked.
Crossbreeds are easier to breed and stronger, so why is it still not well-known?
“Where do you think the Golden Giant Ape’s strength and defense come from?” Du Busi said speechlessly, “Without immense vitality, it is impossible to support the awakening of this bloodline.”
Wei Na suddenly understood.
“Teacher, let’s go with this Golden Arm Ape then.” Mu Yuan made his decision.
Hearing this, Du Busi did not hesitate, turning into a dark green afterimage and rushing toward that Golden Arm Ape.
He had no intention of honing his disciple by letting him take action personally.
Since Mu Yuan did not make such a request, he simply ignored it.