Chapter 25 Departure

In the blink of an eye, a week passed.

During this time, Chen Mo and Xiao Jiu transformed into true training fanatics, focusing solely on training.

The results were remarkable, with the little one's electric growth level breaking through to Awakening 8th Stage.

As for the original Fire Element growth level...

Xiao Jiu remarked that it had almost forgotten it was still a Fire Element Spiritual Beast.

The Fire Element growth level would have to wait for another chance to acquire an entry that boosts Fire Element talent like [Scorching Hot] to improve.

Regarding techniques.

The mid-level skill Thunder Group was mastered, while the low-level skill Electric Net was practiced to proficiency.

These should be enough to catch fish.

The daily and weekly challenges during this period were not neglected by Chen Mo. This week's challenge yielded an entry very beneficial for improving combat power.

Hunter (Green)

Entry Effect: Slightly enhances speed and attack, making it harder to be detected when in stealth mode.

This Hunter entry would be very useful for the upcoming fishing plan!

However, Xiao Jiu could currently only equip three entries, so Chen Mo dissolved some useless entries and purchased an entry solidification from the entry store, permanently solidifying [Thick Skin and Solid Flesh] on Xiao Jiu.

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Sunday morning, after Chen Mo arrived at school, he noticed two buses already parked at the entrance.

When the experimental class students arrived, the buses departed promptly at 8 o'clock, heading towards the entrance of the Spirit Realm in Shenghai City.

When they were less than 5 kilometers away from the entrance, Chen Mo could no longer see any vehicles or crowds as the surrounding area was mostly filled with decaying and dilapidated buildings.

This place had once been a bustling city center until a sinkhole suddenly appeared at Yida Square, prompting the emergency evacuation of residents within a 5-kilometer radius. The military had established a base around the sinkhole.

Soon, the bus stopped in front of a towering city wall.

The city wall was over a dozen meters high, entwined with thick vines covered in thorns that stretched for hundreds of meters.

Upon scanning with his bracelet, Chen Mo discovered that it was actually a Monarch Stage Spiritual Beast, the Green Blood Vine Demon.

Besides the soldiers on the wall, every 5 meters there was a Pea Demon soaking up sunlight while guarding the wall.

These Spiritual Beasts were somewhat similar to the Pea Shooters in the game "Plants vs Zombies," except they had no eyes, nor exaggerated "gunports." Their primary means of attack was the Flying Leaf Blade.

After entering the base, Chen Mo saw many Spirit Army soldiers armed and patrolling with their Spiritual Beasts.

Most of these soldiers were Spirit Masters, and the guns they wielded were not ordinary weapons but special Spiritual Energy Guns that fired Spiritual Bullets capable of unleashing effects like flames, frost, and lightning, posing a threat even to Extraordinary Rank creatures.

Chen Mo and the others did not disembark, while the homeroom teacher Lao Bai unceasingly reiterated the precautions for this expedition.

"Brother Chen Mo, our team is one person short. Would you like to join us?"

A petite girl sitting behind Chen Mo, wearing a rabbit hairpin with a Japanese style, asked.

This expedition allowed team formations, with a maximum of five members.

The advantage of forming a team was the ability to cooperate and accelerate the acquisition of points, greatly enhancing safety, while the drawback was the need to divide the spoils.

In recent days, many people wanted to recruit Chen Mo into their team, but to their surprise, Chen Mo stopped coming to school the day after. Invitations sent via WeChat were either ignored or outright rejected.

This girl thought she might try using "beauty tactics" once more before the expedition began.

"No thanks."

Chen Mo declined directly.

He was coming to the secret realm mainly for electric fishing, no, to complete the [Fishing Master] entry challenge, and found it inconvenient to act with others.

Moreover, with the island's strongest beast being only an Extraordinary 5th Rank ferocious beast, even if he couldn't defeat it, Chen Mo, with his numerous trump cards, felt confident in ensuring his own safety.

With Xiao Jiu by his side, he could confidently stride forward!

Soon, students from other schools also arrived for the expedition.

From a message in the class group sent by Lao Bai, Chen Mo learned that there were about 200 participants in this expedition, with the vast majority of Spiritual Beasts being Awakened Stage, and only about a dozen reaching the Transcendent rank.

And these were only Transcendent 1-stage or 2-stage Spiritual Beasts. Due to the thin Spiritual Energy on Blue Star, advancing further in the Transcendent ranks was challenging.

"Participants in this expedition, gather on the playground!"

Suddenly, a loud voice came from outside the vehicle.

The speaker was Jiang Cheng, the chief instructor for this expedition and a military officer at the Shenghai City base.

After disembarking, everyone quickly assembled, and Chen Mo noticed people glancing at him from time to time.

Even though he wore a baseball cap, the scarf-like Blazing Flame Fox on his shoulder gave him away.

After the broadcasting of the fledgling cup competition, Chen Mo and his Blazing Flame Fox quickly became a popular topic among students from various schools. Seeing him in person naturally aroused curiosity.

"The general content of this expedition should be clear to everyone, so I won't repeat myself."

Once everyone had assembled, Instructor Jiang began to speak.

"I'll keep it brief. Remember! This expedition is not a trip or outing but an important step towards becoming mature Spirit Masters. Although we'll do our utmost to ensure your safety, past expeditions have seen a fair number of incidents involving students, such as getting lost past the island boundaries, or succumbing to poison, or panicking after encountering a strong Spiritual Beast and failing to press the rescue button in time."

"So remember, once you're in danger, press the emergency button on your belt and avoid challenging Spiritual Beasts far beyond your own Spiritual Beast's strength! Life is a one-time affair with no room for error. If you understand, follow my soldiers into the secret realm in order."

Instructor Jiang's voice was full of strength.

Everyone was divided into groups of 20, and led by a soldier, headed towards the Spirit Realm entrance.

Chen Mo happened to be in the first group, following the soldier ahead. They soon reached a deep pit where two elevators with a futuristic design immediately captured everyone's curious attention.

Chen Mo couldn't help but think of the space elevator from the last movie he watched before coming here, "The Wandering Earth 2."

These two elevators, crafted with special materials, were currently the bridge connecting two worlds.

Of course, if one had a Water Element Spiritual Beast, they could also directly jump down, as the other end of this space passage opened into the ocean depths.

"Chiu!" (So scary! ≥﹏≤)

Upon sitting in the elevator, Xiao Jiu took a glance down through the transparent glass window, seeing nothing but pitch-blackness, resembling an endless abyss. Frightened, it buried its head into Chen Mo's arms.

"Jiu Bao, you're afraid of heights, it seems!"

Chen Mo hugged the little one in his arms with a grin.

"Chiu!" (Am not!)

Xiao Jiu stubbornly retorted, but should not be willing to open its eyes.

Once the elevator doors closed, it began descending quickly.

Beyond the deep darkness lay a colorful spatial passage.

After passing through the dazzling space passage, Chen Mo's vision was engulfed in deep blue, with the elevator's level changing from -30 to -101.

At this moment, they had arrived in the Spirit Realm.