The conversation continues as they move forward.
The dense distribution of giant poison vines suddenly becomes sparse, with layers of overlapping leaves creating gaps, allowing brilliant sunlight to project onto the rainforest, casting spots of light on the damp ground covered in dried leaves.
The sun shines brightly, with clear skies forming a stark contrast to the earlier storm.
When Chen Yuan squints at the sky, he can vaguely see the sun slowly moving west, about to set soon.
The current scene of sunlight is today’s closing moment.
"We need to hurry," Chen Yuan mutters.
At that moment, chaotic screeches and the booming sounds of energy explosions echo from the front, along with agonizing wails resounding throughout the rainforest.
"Woof!"
Cola stops in its tracks, staring straight ahead, its blue eyes filled with alertness. Its tail swings side to side at a faster rate as it sniffs the air intensely.
The air is filled with a mix of charred leaf smell, the pungent odor unique to snakes, and the bitter scent of plant sap.
"Woof..."
Cola turns to look at Chen Yuan, indicating the presence of many snake pet beasts ahead.
Chen Yuan nods thoughtfully, then looks down at the Crystal Cluster Daffodil, noticing the little creature suddenly cowering behind a giant rock, its tiny body trembling uncontrollably.
"It’s okay, don’t be scared, I’m here to protect you," Lan Yingdan crouches to observe the Crystal Cluster Daffodil, gently asking, "Do you know what’s happening up ahead?"
The Crystal Cluster Daffodil timidly lifts its head, looking forward, its body still shaking.
That’s the place where they live.
Those wicked snakes must have launched another attack!
"I’ll go help you drive away those bad guys."
After saying this, Lan Yingdan strides forward, then suddenly turns to glance at Chen Yuan, openly explaining her reason for offering help:
"The first time I encountered danger during outdoor training, it was a Crystal Cluster Daffodil that saved me and the Blood Thorn Rose."
"Now that its kind is in trouble, I want to help."
"Just like it helped me back then."
After her words, Lan Yingdan moves forward, soon pushing aside a layer of thick, spider-web-covering vines.
The view ahead opens up, revealing a swamp surrounded by giant poisonous mushrooms.
Above the swamp, chaos ensues as pet beasts fiercely battle each other.
Just as the Crystal Cluster Daffodil described, this is a grand melee between snake pet beasts and plant pet beasts.
As the name suggests, plant pet beasts are those that have evolved from plants.
For example, Li Junyue’s Ink Tree Spirit, the common Cotton Grass found in Qinling, and the Blood Kiss Thorn Vine that previously launched a sneak attack on Lan Yingdan.
But at this moment, the situation for these plant pet beasts isn’t optimistic.
Among them is the widely seen Ink Tree Spirit from various regions of Donghuang.
This Ink Tree Spirit’s strength pales in comparison to Li Junyue’s, and it is currently wielding hardening branches that turn into a blur, trying to slap and drive away the approaching snakes. The branches clash heavily against a Green Mist Viper, producing a dull thud.
Additionally, there’s the Illusory Flytrap, which Chen Yuan is seeing for the first time.
This pet beast is of the Poison Type and has a peculiar appearance, with the top featuring two large, fluorescent green insect traps covered in sharp sawtooth edges.
Its method of attack is by releasing a highly tempting sweet fragrance all over its body. Once prey approaches, the insect traps immediately snap shut, injecting poison into the prey’s body, causing it to faint within moments.
However, at this moment, it is not luring prey but tightly closing its insect traps, using them as an unusual sturdy shield to withstand the Flame Surge sprayed by the Fire Patterned Snake.
The surface of the insect traps is charred and smoking due to the burning hot flames, forcing it to emit a clingy mist with slight paralysis effects from the gaps between the traps, attempting to disrupt the Fire Patterned Snake’s actions, but with little success.
Furthermore, there’s a type of Poison-Type pet beast called Iron Thorn Thistle.
The black, thorny roots are firmly dug deep into the ground, with countless thick vines covered in barbed steel spikes wildly whipping at the approaching snake pet beasts, trying to thwart the enemy’s charge.
Directly in front of it is a Poison-Type Dead Vine Snake.
The Withered Vine Snake had a stout body, measuring several meters long, its skin covered in rough dark brown scales resembling decayed bark, making it hard to detect if lurking in a pile of fallen leaves.
Its immense jaws opened and closed ominously, suddenly spewing a dark green poisonous mist with strong corrosive acidity that withered the leaves it touched instantly.
The Iron Thorn Thistle fiercely clashed with the Withered Vine Snake, each strike of its whipping vines left scores on the latter’s hard scales, sparking sporadically, but it was also enveloped in the corrosive acidic mist.
For a moment, the scene was hellishly chaotic.
However, Chen Yuan, experienced from several Pet Beast tribe skirmishes, quickly saw the power gap between the two groups. These plant-type Pet Beasts seemed to resist stubbornly, but in reality, they were steadily pushed back by the advancing Snake Pet Beasts, potentially being defeated soon.
True enough, before long, observing over the chaotic battlefield, a few charred grass blades, broken small roots, and paralyzed plant Pet Beasts were already visible.
The Crystal Cluster Daffodil rushed forward, trying to heal an injured Illusory Flytrap, only to be ambushed by a Green Mist Viper.
The Blood Thorn Rose, always sporting an indifferent face beside Lan Yingdan, suddenly changed its expression, lunged forward, its thorny arms stretching sharply to bind the Green Mist Viper tightly from left and right, shaking it up and down, producing thudding sounds.
After dealing with the Green Mist Viper, the Blood Thorn Rose targeted a menacing Fire Patterned Snake, shooting out crimson thorns.
In an instant, the crimson thorns, as dense as a violent storm, locked on the Fire Patterned Snake frequently spewing Flame Surge, the sharp whistling of the thorns tearing through the chaotic battlefield noise, covering the rampantly raging Fire Patterned Snake precisely.
Accompanied by painful wails, the Fire Patterned Snake fell heavily to the ground.
"Yin Yin!"
The Twin Flower Concubine, seeing such a chaotic scene, also became angry. Its naturally kind and friendly nature did not wish for Pet Beasts to slaughter each other, especially when one side was its own kind.
Both of them are plants, both of them are the same kind.
The little one gently waved its hands, and splendid petals appeared above its head out of thin air, fluttering down towards the Snake Pet Beasts on the field.
Boom Boom Boom!
With deafening explosion sounds, one Snake Pet Beast after another suffered heavy blows.
Although the little one was ranked last in Chen Yuan’s team, it was a dimensional suppression against these wild Pet Beasts that had never undergone systematic cultivation and training.
Even when encountering Pet Beasts dispatched by Beastmasters, the little one could usually crush them with ease.
"Amazing."
Lan Yingdan noticed the Twin Flower Concubine’s performance, her beautiful eyes sparkling with unusual brilliance.
Just as she had guessed, that Wind-controlling Dog and Twin Flower Concubine must be Chen Yuan’s main Pet Beasts, and that little red bird that had been watching must be his weakest Pet Beast.
The arrival of Blood Thorn Rose and Twin Flower Concubine made the situation on the field change drastically, with the painful hisses of the long snakes, the plant-type Pet Beasts quickly took the upper hand, taking the initiative in this melee.
Watching the rapidly changing situation on the field, Chen Yuan’s expression remained calm, his cold gaze sweeping over the entire chaotic battlefield, thoughts surging:
"Cola, use Heart Domain Wind Net to sense the surroundings."
The situation on the field was chaotic, and the sounds of fighting echoed through this area, possibly attracting even more dangerous Pet Beasts.
Cola nodded slowly, its sapphire blue eyes glowing faintly with blue light, invisible yet thin threads of Spiritual Power quietly spreading outward from its body, weaving into a huge mental net covering the entire area, silently permeating the corners of this area.
It quietly captured the emotional fluctuations of every being in range, no hostility or malice could escape its perception.
Suddenly, Cola’s expression froze slightly, its brow deeply furrowed.
In this area, there was no hostility or malice targeting them, indicating no potential risks lurking.
But not only that, even these detestable Snake Pet Beasts did not emit any malice or hostility.
Their emotional fluctuations were rather strange, exuding a kind of inexplicable yearning, inexplicable hope.
It was as if... they were expecting something to happen.
But... Cola looked around, only to see these Snake Pet Beasts being beaten to screams, many even fleeing in panic, disappearing into the dense forest in no time.
They were being beaten so miserably, why didn’t they feel hostile?
Could it be that they enjoyed this pain?
Cola couldn’t figure it out no matter how it thought about it, and had to tell its owner its perception results.
Chen Yuan was momentarily stunned: "Are these guys all M?"