The weak Natural Spirit beneath his feet emitted a faint scream, vanishing into thin air before it could escape.

The eerie atmosphere around quickly dissipated.

This world could be said to be full of Natural Spirits everywhere.

During the day, they hide within large trees, rock crevices, underground, or in dark caves, making them almost impossible to see. But at night, that's when they come out to roam.

Of course, the majority of Natural Spirits are no more than weaklings, mere ephemeral shrimp that have no impact on living creatures. However, some are innately powerful, devouring countless souls, commanding mountains, rivers, and lakes, harnessing the great forces of nature, and even absorbing belief to ignite Divine Fire.

Fortunately, Chen Shouyi's luck wasn't that bad.

The Natural Spirits here were quite weak, so weak that as soon as he got close, they quickly dissipated, their souls extinguished.

His body exuded a dim glow, this glow seemed to have an invisible power, almost lethal to these weak Natural Spirits.

At this moment, he felt a wriggle from his chest.

A tiny figure poked her head out, cautiously taking in the surroundings before quickly retracting, leaving only two vigilant eyes visible. In a voice as soft as a fly, she said:

"Good Giant, there are so many nasty spirits here. Let's go back."

Chen Shouyi looked at the Shell Lady's timid appearance and laughed, "Weren't you always wanting to come here?"

"But, it's already sunset here, it's so scary!" The Shell Lady cowered in Chen Shouyi's embrace, clutching his T-shirt tightly with her small hands and said anxiously.

Countless glowing insects drifted like ribbons through the forest, resembling rivers floating in mid-air, eerie yet beautiful. Chen Shouyi glanced at them and withdrew his gaze, comforting:

"Don't worry, it's fine, we're very safe."

As long as he wasn't reckless, or unlucky enough to encounter some particularly powerful creatures, a Martial Artist like him could mostly ensure safety in the alternate world.

"Oh!" The Shell Lady replied softly, without further words, but widened her eyes even more and perked up her ears, warily watching the surrounding movements.

Chen Shouyi surveyed their surroundings, determined the direction, and strode forward.

The alternate world forest and Earth's forest were no different, filled with a chilly yet decaying scent.

Compared to his last visit, the temperature here had clearly dropped significantly.

The alternate world's winter was fast approaching!

As a mountain breeze blew through, the forest howled like ghosts and wolves, and Chen Shouyi, wearing a T-shirt, felt a chill.

A creature as massive as a Giant Wolf, using the cover of the wind, moved lightly and quietly through the trees, approaching silently, its ghostly eyes glowing with an elusive light in the darkness.

It had a sleek build, agile posture, strong and powerful limbs, and black shiny fur like smooth satin, reflecting a faint shimmer in the forest's speckled light.

It moved silently, blending into the darkness. As it neared, its steps grew softer, its mouth half-opened, exposing a mouth full of sharp teeth.

"Good Giant, a fierce Giant Beast is coming from behind," the Shell Lady said nervously in a soft voice.

Chen Shouyi didn't speak, just nodded slightly, as he too had sensed it, his right hand subtly resting on the sword hilt.

This "Giant Wolf" stealthily approached within five to six meters before leaping forward to attack, its entire smooth fur rippling like mercury. It lunged, jaws wide, aiming to bite Chen Shouyi's neck.

But just as it moved, Chen Shouyi turned around without warning, the cold Long Sword elongated rapidly like a silver light, forming a straight line with his arm.

The cold sword tip pierced instantly through its chin, passing through the jaw, finally exiting from the back of its head, its mouth securely jammed by the sword, limbs frantically kicking.

Chen Shouyi withdrew the sword, lifted it by the neck, weighing it for a moment.

It weighed over three hundred kilograms.

Took it on the road with him.

"With my current appetite, this should last for several days, and the fur can be skinned to use as a mattress."

...

Though half a year had passed, Chen Shouyi still remembered the path from the last time.

He walked quickly and, a dozen minutes later, reached the Fluorite Cave once more.

He pushed aside the vines concealing the cave entrance, entered with the Long Sword, and the beautiful glow inside decorated the cave with bizarre and fantastical colors, making it not at all dark.

A group of odd-looking small creatures, seeing Chen Shouyi enter, fled quickly in fright.

Clearly, during this time, there had already been a new owner here.

He threw the carcass on the ground, opened the bow bag, quickly assembled the War Bow, then set it aside.

For the following days, this would be his temporary abode.

...

As the sky gradually brightened, the morning forest was heavy with moisture, dew accumulated overnight continuously dripped down the vine leaves and flowers. The Shell Lady, all wet, lingered among the flowers of the vines, busy as a bee.

At night, she still shivered like a dog, huddled in a corner, motionless.

But as soon as the alternate world's sun came out, she immediately became full of energy, eagerly starting to collect nectar.

Outside the cave, after Chen Shouyi poured some gasoline, a pile of dry twigs and pampas grass finally began to burn.

These dry twigs and pampas grass were from the nest of the cave's original owner or the one before that; now they served as his barbecue firewood.

Once the firewood was lit with difficulty, he set up a hind leg skewered with a stick over a simple stone-built rack.

He opened the attribute panel, eyes falling on the stats.

Strength: 15.3

Agility: 15.2

Constitution: 16.1

Intelligence: 14.5

Perception: 13.3

Will: 14.0

"To gain so much, just from one night of training, my agility and constitution each increased by 0.1 points. Such results are astonishing," Chen Shouyi thought surprised.

"Three times Earth's gravity, a thousandfold richer Original Force, the alternate world is entirely a training paradise for me. I wonder about the results in the coming days?"

He flicked a finger, a bug flying in front of him was swiftly flicked away, smashing into a tree trunk and bursting into a bout of goo.

At this moment, Chen Shouyi's face showed a peculiar expression.

In his mind suddenly flashed a blurry image, a group of several hundred people, prostrated on the ground, praying loudly:

"Great God of Calamity, we beseech you to bless our tribe, for favorable weather, to harvest more food..."

It happened again!

This kind of occurrence used to appear only in dreams, he didn't expect it to appear when awake in the alternate world.

And it wasn't just stray Barbarians anymore, but an entire Barbarian Tribe.

This blurry image flickered briefly, like a radio with bad reception, quickly fading away. But Chen Shouyi knew it wasn't an illusion — the Barbarian Tribe from the Dongning Spatial Passage that he had haphazardly left behind was definitely conducting a ritual for him.

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