I am getting stronger and stronger in the world of demons and monsters

This canyon jungle, nestled between two massive mountain ranges, is far denser than any ordinary jungle.

In a normal jungle, no matter how dense the trees are, the average height of the large trees is only ten or twenty meters at most, and giant trees that can grow to thirty or forty meters are extremely rare! But in this mountainous region full of source energy, it is completely different. Even the most ordinary giant trees that have not completely mutated their genes are mostly over thirty or forty meters tall, and there are countless giant trees that are fifty or sixty meters tall!

People like Tian Guang, the junior disciple of Zhao Jiulin, the strongest in Yun Song Kingdom, or Zhang Yun and Guan Gu, who are Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors, all have a height of about 2.3 or 2.4 meters. In ordinary places, they would definitely stand out from the crowd. However, these little giants appear extremely small when walking in this canyon forest full of towering trees!

Their height of two meters three or four meters is like that of ants in the grass compared to the giant trees that are forty or fifty meters tall around them. Even though each of them has superhuman strength that can easily destroy the towering trees around them that have not mutated into plant-type source beasts, at least on the surface, their bodies are really too small!
This is also why plant-type source beasts are generally stronger than 99% of animal-type source beasts!

One force can overcome ten techniques. Plant-type source beasts are generally extremely large in size, which often gives them terrifying explosive power. Furthermore, due to genetic mutations, they have similar mobility to animal-type source beasts, which makes the only weakness of plants disappear!

It's important to understand that the trunks, branches, and leaves of these plants exposed above the ground are only a small part of their actual bodies. What's truly enormous and astonishing is often their incredibly developed root systems! Their root systems are often several times the size of their surface bodies!
Walking through the dark, vast jungle

Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yuncheng, pointed ahead and spoke in a very low voice:

"Once you reach the small hill ahead, you should turn 30 degrees to the left before continuing forward!"
Although Mr. Lin took the lead and scouted out a route where we were unlikely to encounter plant-type source beasts, it doesn't mean we're absolutely safe following this route! While plant-type source beasts are known to stay within their own territory and won't wander around unless they detect something amiss, what if we encounter a herd of plant-type source beasts migrating through their territory?

Everyone should remain vigilant and keep their voices down when speaking or walking, especially when making footsteps. Watch your step and avoid stepping on dry branches to prevent making loud noise!

Many sixth-tier gene powerhouses nodded, a look of vigilance appearing on their faces.

The dark jungle made the hearts of every sixth-tier gene powerhouse present clench.

Everyone present was a top-tier sixth-order life form, a formidable force. Outside the Qiushan Mountains, they could roam freely almost anywhere, fearless unless they encountered a top-tier fifth-order life form super-strong individual! However, this was the Qiushan Mountains, deep within them, where plant-type source beasts could appear at any time. Under such circumstances, even though many of the sixth-order gene powerhouses present had seen their share of storms, they still couldn't help but feel tense!

Following the route provided by Lin Xuankong, the group of sixth-tier gene experts continued their journey for about three hours and were almost at the middle of the canyon jungle.

At this moment,

This team of sixth-tier gene powerhouses still hadn't encountered a single plant-type source beast.

The route map that Lin Xuankong provided to Zhang Yun, the second strongest person in Yun City, does look very good!
Guan Gu, a Dragon-Elephant Gene expert who was standing beside Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yun City, lowered his voice and said:

"The route map Mr. Lin provided looks really good. We haven't encountered a single plant-type source beast along the way, which has saved us a lot of trouble and a huge amount of source stone crystals! If we each give Mr. Lin a few hundred ninth-tier source beast crystals, it's really a good deal!"

I'm just really curious, how exactly did Mr. Lin manage to do that?
How did he manage to find such a route in such a vast and magnificent canyon and jungle?

When Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yuncheng, heard Guan Gu, a Dragon Elephant Gene expert, say this, a smile appeared on his face. He lowered his voice and said, "Old Guan, there are always people stronger than you, and heavens beyond heavens. That Mr. Lin dared to take on such a dangerous exploration mission back then, which obviously means he has extremely powerful special methods! But speaking of which, when I told you guys that I planned to invite two more people to join the team, Mr. Lin and Mr. Han, you all looked reluctant. But Mr. Lin played such a huge and important role in this operation. Now you guys should know how good my judgment is, right?"

The team members I, Zhang Yun, invited here aren't just here to share the spoils of war, are they? They're definitely here to play a vital role and provide significant assistance. Now you lot should be convinced, right?

"I'm convinced! Hehehe! I knew long ago that Senior Brother Zhang was famous for his ability to judge people, and it seems that his judgment has been proven right once again!"
That said, if this were a rough, unrefined guy like me, I absolutely couldn't trust just anyone, much less invite two people to join our team!

Guan Gu, a powerful figure with the Dragon-Elephant gene, shook his head and lowered his voice.

Huang Liang, the second disciple of Zhao Jiulin, the strongest person in Yun Song Kingdom and a powerful cultivator with earth-elemental genes, looked around and said:
"Putting everything else aside, just the fact that Mr. Lin ventured alone into this perilous canyon jungle is something I, Huang Liang, greatly admire!"

Sun Lin, a plant-type gene powerhouse standing beside him, kept glancing around and nodded slightly, saying, "Whether Mr. Lin was lucky or relied on his unique reconnaissance abilities or methods to safely traverse the canyon jungle, he certainly has something special about him and is truly admirable!"

These sixth-tier gene powerhouses were now moving quickly, discussing in hushed tones as they followed the route map that Lin Xuankong had given to Zhang Yun.

Little did these sixth-tier gene experts know that Lin Xuankong hadn't crossed the canyon jungle by luck; he had fought his way through! However, Lin Xuankong's fighting style was extremely unique, so he made almost no noise, leading these sixth-tier gene experts to believe that Lin Xuankong hadn't encountered any plant-type source beasts along the way!
Following behind these sixth-tier gene powerhouses, Han Liu listened to the discussions among the many powerful figures present, and soon couldn't suppress the smug smile that appeared on his lips.

He thought to himself: These guys, before, they all distrusted Master Lin's strength, but now, not long after, they've all changed their tune so quickly! But Master Lin's strength and methods are far more than what you've said. Back then, Master Lin, at the peak of the seventh rank, could withstand the combined attack of two powerful beings at the peak of the sixth rank. None of these renowned figures present could do that!

While Han Liu was muttering to himself,
Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yuncheng, seemed to sense something and suddenly raised his hand, signaling the many sixth-order gene experts present to stop.

Upon seeing Zhang Yun's reaction, many sixth-tier gene experts stopped in their tracks, their faces showing a hint of tension. Guan Gu, the Dragon Elephant gene expert, and Tian Guang, Zhao Jiulin's junior disciple, even quickly drew the alloy longswords they were carrying on their backs.

Sun Lin, the previously formidable plant-type gene powerhouse, quickly activated her source energy and lowered her voice, asking, "Senior brother, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly make everyone stop? Has a herd of plant-type source beasts appeared nearby?" They were already halfway through their journey; in just over two hours, they would cross this canyon jungle. Naturally, none of the sixth-tier gene powerhouses present wanted to encounter a herd of plant-type source beasts at this crucial moment! But if they did, the only option left would be battle!

The other sixth-tier gene powerhouses also frowned and looked at Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yun City.

Zhang Yun shook his head, frowned, and said, "I haven't noticed any movement of plant-type source beasts coming over, but something seems wrong about the area about 500 to 600 meters to the right of the route map Mr. Lin gave us!"

Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yuncheng, may not be the strongest in combat or the most powerful in gene powerhouses, but he is a true dragon-elephant gene powerhouse with extremely strong perception!

"Something's not right? What's wrong?"

Sun Lin, a plant-type gene powerhouse, circulated her source energy rapidly, then carefully looked in the direction pointed to by Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yuncheng.

Unfortunately, in this canyon jungle filled with towering trees and various tall shrubs, there were dense, tall plants everywhere. How could Sun Lin, a plant-type gene powerhouse, possibly see through the dark jungle to see what was happening five or six hundred meters away!
Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yuncheng, pondered for a moment before addressing the numerous sixth-tier gene powerhouses present:

"Everyone, there's no need to be so tense. The location I just mentioned is definitely not the group of plant-type source beasts! I'll go take a look and find out the details!"

When Sun Lin, a plant-type gene powerhouse, heard her senior brother say this, she was about to nod when Huang Liang, an earth-type gene powerhouse, shook his head and said, "Senior brother, this is, after all, a deep canyon and jungle in the Qiushan Mountains. Moreover, if you leave the safe route that Mr. Lin explored, you might encounter some danger! In my opinion, if you are sure that there are no plant-type source beasts in that location, we can go and take a look together, which will also prevent you from going alone and encountering any danger!"

After Huang Liang, the earth-element gene powerhouse, finished speaking, he looked at the other sixth-tier gene powerhouses present.

Sun Lin, a strong individual with plant-based genes, decisively said, "I have no objection. It would be good for us to go and take a look together, so that Senior Brother won't have to bear the risk himself!"

Guan Gu, a powerful expert with the Dragon-Elephant Gene, swung his alloy longsword and said in a low voice, "That's right. It's good that we go together. It will save us from worrying about Mr. Lin before, and now we'll have to worry about Senior Brother Zhang Yun!"

Tian Guang, the junior disciple of Zhao Jiulin, the strongest expert in Yun Song Kingdom, spoke with a firm expression: "I have no objection. Senior Brother Zhang and the other senior brothers can discuss it. Whether it's continuing to follow the route map given by Mr. Lin or going to investigate from the side, it's all fine!"

Seeing that none of the many sixth-tier gene powerhouses present objected, Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yun City, nodded, waved slightly to the crowd, and then took the lead, heading towards the location he had previously indicated.

After a while,

The numerous sixth-tier memory experts were already standing in the positions Zhang Yun had just mentioned.

until this time,

These sixth-tier gene powerhouses then realized why Zhang Yun, the second strongest in Yun City, kept saying something was wrong!

Before these sixth-tier gene powerhouses lay the bodies of eighteen sixth-tier plant-type source beasts! However, these bodies had lost all vitality and life force, and large holes had been carved into their trunks! Those holes were precisely where the plant-type source beasts stored their source stone crystals!

That is,

These plant-type source beasts, which instilled fear in the many sixth-tier gene powerhouses present, had their most precious source stone crystals taken from their bodies after their deaths!
The numerous sixth-tier gene powerhouses present stood still, staring in astonishment at the 'corpses' of those sixth-tier plant-type source beasts.

A full eighteen sixth-tier plant-type source beasts, all of which are Yang beasts among the plant-type source beasts with explosive combat power. Such a lineup, with these eighteen plant-type source beasts, is enough to easily suppress the combined forces of the many gene powerhouses present!
"So many sixth-tier plant-type source beasts, Yang Beasts, have died!"

How was this done? It certainly wasn't Mr. Lin who did it!
That Mr. Lin, like you and me, is a sixth-tier gene powerhouse. There's absolutely no way he could have killed so many top-tier sixth-tier plant-type source beasts like Thorn Longevity all by himself!

Sun Lin, a powerful plant-based genetic expert, said this, her expression extremely complex.

Guan Gu, the expert with the Dragon-Elephant gene, frowned and thought for a moment before continuing:

"Who knows, it could also be other terrifyingly powerful fifth-order life level experts!"
For example, a powerful figure like Master Zhao must have arrived here recently; otherwise, it simply doesn't make sense! After all, a terrifyingly strong expert at the fifth-tier life level could absolutely achieve this kind of feat, but that Mr. Lin hasn't reached the fifth-tier life level; he's merely a sixth-tier life level gene warrior!

Huang Liang, the earth-elemental gene powerhouse beside him, frowned and said, "Don't overthink it. This kind of achievement not only requires killing a large number of sixth-tier life forms, but also doing it silently. It's definitely not something that Mr. Lin did!" (End of Chapter)