Mortal: Starting with the Falling Cloud Sect, I proved my Dao through gacha pulls.

[Slay a level 4 monster, gain 3 lives]

Current Life Number: 86

As Su Mu killed the Crimson Armored Demon, a notification that he had gained additional lives lit up before his eyes once again.

"Although it's a small number, every mosquito is still a bit of meat. Little by little, it adds up to a considerable amount."

Su Mu flicked away the dark red bloodstains from his fist, then flicked his finger, sending a pale blue cleansing spell across his body, instantly washing away the stench and filth.

His gaze fell on the beast's pair of giant, gleaming pincers. With a flick of his finger, the pair of hard refining materials flew into his storage bag.

"What a pity, no demon core was found."

He muttered to himself that the birth of a demon core in a demon beast below level five was an extremely rare event, and this time he obviously hadn't been lucky enough to get one.

"Searching for them one by one is too time-consuming; we need to find a more efficient method."

Before he finished speaking, Su Mu's figure shot off like an arrow, hurtling towards the depths of the sea. A moment later, he landed on a deserted island only a few miles in circumference.

With a thought, an array plate flew out of his hand and rapidly traveled around the island. As Su Mu channeled a stream of spiritual energy into it, the array patterns, glowing white, suddenly lit up, and the Nine Li Corpse Bone Array instantly took shape, a subtle and malevolent aura quietly spreading out.

Immediately afterwards, he slightly flipped his palm, and a dark red flame quietly appeared.

This fire was none other than the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire. With a thought from Su Mu, a violent aura capable of arousing the instincts of demonic beasts' bloodlines emanated from the fire and swept out in all directions.

As the aura of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire continued to spread, countless demonic beasts hidden in the deep sea were all stirred up into a frenzy.

A primal urge originating from the depths of their bloodline, like an invisible chain, pulled them along, causing these ferocious sea creatures to completely lose their minds and surge madly toward the location of the spirit fire.

In just a moment, Su Mu's divine sense keenly detected that more than a dozen ferocious and violent demonic beast auras were frantically approaching from all directions.

"I never imagined that the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire would be so incredibly attractive to demonic beasts."

Su Mu was secretly alarmed and dared not be careless in the slightest. He immediately moved his mind and forcibly suppressed most of the powerful aura of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, leaving only a wisp of weak flame at his fingertips to quietly flicker, so as not to attract too high-level demonic beasts.

Several dozen breaths later.

The once calm sea suddenly churned, and more than a dozen figures burst out of the water, densely surrounding the small island.

These demonic beasts had bloodshot eyes, staring intently at the flames on Su Mu's fingertips. Their eyes were a mixture of extreme greed and instinctive fear. In the end, greed overcame reason, and they roared and pounced at him.

"We've been waiting for you."

Su Mu's lips curled into a playful smile as he formed a hand seal with his backhand.

"rise!"

The Nine Corpse Bone Array was activated in an instant, and a dense, bone-chilling aura of corpse bones surged out, like thousands of cold chains, binding the group of demonic beasts tightly.

The once ferocious beasts instantly became weak and trembling, dragged to the ground by the malevolent energy, like wilted eggplants, futilely struggling on the island.

Su Mu glanced over them indifferently and saw that most of these demonic beasts were only level one, and the rest were only level two or three.

He swiftly formed a hand seal, and a dozen sharp fire blades instantly condensed in the void, piercing through the air.

In the blink of an eye, all the demonic beasts were reduced to ashes, leaving not a trace. As for the materials on their bodies, their grade was too low, and Su Mu didn't even bother to collect them.

As one monster after another was killed, information about the number of lives gained kept flashing before Su Mu's eyes.

[Slay a level 2 monster, +1 life]

[Slay a level 3 monster, gain 2 lives]

......

Current Life Number: 92

Su Mu was overjoyed. He rubbed his hands together excitedly and looked at the vast sea before him with burning eyes, as if he were looking at a huge, inexhaustible treasure.

"Hehe, this is going to be a windfall!"

......

Two months later, in the waters of the chaotic reef islands a hundred miles away from Shuangfeng Island, Su Mu was using the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire as bait to catch demonic beasts, as usual. Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, and his gaze abruptly turned to the distant sea.

"High-level demonic beasts? And two of them at the same time!"

Su Mu immediately suppressed the aura of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire to the lowest level to avoid attracting more demonic beasts to spy on him. At the same time, his fingertips quickly formed hand seals, ready to activate the formation at any time.

For the past two months, he had only hunted ordinary low-level demonic beasts. Now, suddenly encountering two high-level demonic beasts, he was not afraid at all. Instead, a hint of fighting spirit flashed in his eyes, and he was somewhat looking forward to it.

A moment later, two rapid waves surged up on the sea, and a surge of powerful demonic energy swept over, revealing two strangely shaped demonic beasts before Su Mu's eyes.

One of them was two or three zhang long, with a round body, glowing with a crimson spiritual light, and covered with dozens of emerald green demonic eyes, making it look sinister and terrifying.

Su Mu recognized it at a glance as the Thousand-Eyed Demon, a level-five monster most common in the outer sea.

The other monster was hidden in a cloud of white mist, with only a blurry black shadow visible, and it kept emitting mournful cries like an infant.

"It's actually an Infant Carp Beast. Judging from its aura, it's only at level five, so it should still be in its juvenile stage."

This infant carp beast is quite rare, and it becomes extremely ferocious when it grows up, making it very difficult for cultivators of the same level to deal with. He never expected to encounter it here.

The two demonic beasts first confronted each other and growled threateningly, then pounced on Su Mu at the same time, clearly coveting the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire in his hand and wanting to fight for it.

"snort!"

Su Mu snorted coldly, and with one hand he quickly formed a hand seal. The Nine Li Corpse Bone Array was instantly spread out, firmly enveloping the Infant Carp Beast within it.

The beast was trapped within the malevolent aura of corpses and bones, frantically ramming against the magic array in agitation, but it was unable to break free.

When the Thousand-Eyed Demon saw that the Infant Carp Beast had been stopped, it immediately roared excitedly. Dozens of demonic eyes suddenly opened and closed, their eerie gazes fixed on Su Mu. It opened its mouth to swallow him whole.

"Take care of the weakest one first."

Su Mu stabilized the magic array, glanced at the Thousand-Eyed Demon rushing towards him, and his expression remained calm and unwavering.

He raised his hand and slapped the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire onto his body, instantly igniting a raging crimson flame around him. Thousands of beast shadows flickered and swirled within the flames, his aura surging.

Then he stomped his foot hard, his body transforming into a pillar of fire that shot into the sky, crashing into the Thousand-Eyed Demon with violent force, sending him flying.

The Thousand-Eyed Demon was slammed onto the rocky island with tremendous force, its body carving a deep furrow, sending shards of rock flying. After it stopped, the demon was completely enraged, and dozens of its demonic eyes shot out crimson light, frantically scanning its surroundings.

Su Mu stood on the broken reef island, his arms outstretched in front of him, protected by the myriad beast spirit fire. Despite the rampant demonic light, he remained unharmed.

Enraged by this, the Thousand-Eyed Demon suddenly withdrew the light from all its demonic eyes, curled its body into a giant sphere, and instantly sprouted countless sharp spikes on its surface. Then, like a high-speed spinning top, it hurtled straight toward Su Mu with a piercing sound.

"Well done!"