Astral Cockroach

After absorbing the mental power emanating from the metal core for the fourth time, Banbu discovered that his soul's ability to bear and digest external mental power had suddenly doubled.

An L1 Intermediate Warrior advancing to L2 Intermediate Warrior shouldn't result in such a significant improvement.

A good change, but also an abnormal one.

Banbu guessed that it should be the result of recent consumption of grass seeds with the God-given trait, leading to the strengthening of genes related to metal abilities. Gene strengthening, in turn, would have a certain impact on the soul.

After the fourth absorption, Banbu spent another half month to completely digest it, and the strength of his soul and mental power reached the level of an Advanced Warrior.

He could clearly feel that the growth of his soul had reached the limit of an L2 Intermediate Warrior, and he had to advance to L3 Intermediate Warrior before he could absorb again.

Due to the scarcity of Origin Power food and insufficient intake of Origin Power, coupled with the burden of the life sac nurturing the God-given trait, even with the assistance of cultivation techniques, growth was still slow.

Time unknowingly reached late autumn.

The peak of Lizhu Peak began to accumulate snow.

The leaves of ordinary Xun Grass life seeds turned yellow. Banbu simply cut them off and, following last year's method, spread dry grass and covered it with dead branches to prepare for warmth and cold protection in advance.

The other life seeds were all evergreen cold-resistant plants. The low-temperature autumn and winter seasons only slowed their growth, so there was no need to worry too much.

As for the Xun Grass with the God-given trait, its branches and leaves remained upright and proud. Even the 39 branches that flowered and seeded still had verdant leaves, full of vitality. It had evolved to possess the characteristics of a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant.

In the low-temperature environment, growth gradually stagnated, and it hardly needed marsh fertilizer anymore.

The Tree Spirit disliked the cold autumn and was listless all day long. Even when Banbu deliberately teased it, it only symbolically conveyed a sense of anger and threat, without the arrogance of high summer.

The ordinary cockroaches on the mountain became less active day by day than before. Only a few clever ones would crawl out of their nests during sunny days, burying their heads in the ground, enjoying the rare warmth.

The sky was high and the clouds were far away, everything was silent, a dull and tasteless cold autumn.

Next was the long winter.

Banbu ran to the Iron Saber Mountains to visit relatives, paying respects to the elders.

Hei Sang was finally driven out of the territory by the Iron Saber Mountain Master, forced to survive independently.

Putao was busy eating the various Origin Power foods harvested this year, hoping to recover from his injuries after advancing. Putao was as generous as ever, taking out Origin Power food to warmly entertain the guest.

Feng Ling didn't even have enough income each year to feed himself. Because of poverty, he had plenty of free time, so he aimlessly searched for God-given traits all over the mountains and fields.

Yan Cu Ban Mao hadn't been an Advanced Warrior for long and was even poorer than Feng Ling. He was busy opening up land, intending to follow the will of the Iron Saber Mountain Master and cultivate a large area of ordinary Iron Saber Trees next year.

The elders of the Iron Saber Mountains were mostly poor, and the Origin Power food they harvested each year wasn't enough for themselves. Insects who are poor tend to be stingy, and after Banbu wandered around for a while, he didn't get any gifts.

Returning to Lizhu Peak, he finally decided to take advantage of this leisure season to look around everywhere. Maybe he would be lucky enough to find a God-given trait.

Lizhu Peak had already been searched more than once by Banbu, Yan Cu Ban Mao, and the four warriors of Iron Saber Peak, so there would definitely be no harvest there.

The area near Lizhu Peak had also been searched, so he could only look elsewhere.

The world was vast, the jungle was boundless, searching for a God-given trait was like finding a needle in a haystack.

Thinking conversely, this planet was full of Origin Power, and the vast forest must have given birth to God-given traits.

The problem was how to find it.

Searching aimlessly had a probability of finding it approaching zero. If he was lucky enough to find it, he would really have to thank the Natural God for his favor.

Theoretically speaking, the more abundant the Origin Power in a place, the greater the probability of giving birth to a God-given trait, so Banbu specifically ran to those places with abundant Origin Power.

… …

The intelligent creatures of this planet also defined the direction in which the sun rises as "East" and the direction in which the sun sets as "West".

The Jinjiang River flows from west to east, the river surface is wide and flat, the river water flows slowly, cutting off the north and south.

The Jinping Mountains run from northwest to southeast, forming an angle with the Jinjiang River. The territory under the jurisdiction of the Jinping Mountains is actually a triangular area.

Lizhu Peak is located in the southeast direction of the mountains, close to the angle of the triangle.

Banbu was keen on going to the open areas of the triangle to search. There were many unnamed isolated mountains, full of Origin Power, lush vegetation, and rich species.

Whether or not he could find a God-given trait depended on luck, but in these mountains, the probability of finding new rare plant species was much higher.

More than ten days had passed without any results.

As always, Banbu set off early in the morning when the sky was just dawning. The long journey required flying for half a day to reach.

Flying at high altitude and long-distance flying could improve flying ability and physical endurance to a certain extent.

He only stopped once, landing in the hilly area to find a pool or small river ditch. These places always yielded a large number of toad eggs, a delicious delicacy.

In the boring leisure season, collecting delicacies was a pleasure in insect life.

"Awoo… …"

Suddenly, a loud beast roar broke the silence of the mountain forest.

It could be roughly judged that it was the sound of a bear-like beast, a threatening sound that would only be made when the territory was invaded.

"Roar! Roar! Roar… …"

Another voice followed closely.

Familiar voice!

The Cloud Leopard warrior made this threatening sound before the last attack.

A full-bodied beast roar could only be made by Origin Power creatures.

Banbu was awe-stricken, and his mental power followed the direction of the sound to investigate. Exceeding the limit of perception, he quietly sneaked and quickly approached, preparing to find out what was going on.

Soon, he sensed the Origin Power fluctuations, a total of three.

Continuing to approach, the perception became clearer. Banbu could be 100% sure that two of the Origin Power fluctuations were emitted by two Cloud Leopard warriors.

The other Origin Power fluctuation was much stronger, and should be emitted by a bear-like warrior.

Two Cloud Leopard warriors and a bear had a conflict!

Banbu immediately thought of the 5 Cloud Leopard warriors who attacked Ya Bai Mountain Range and his territory. The numbers matched exactly. 3 had been killed, and only 2 remained. Hiding in the Jinping Mountains, it was likely that they were the two.

What were they fighting for? Territory? The Jinping Mountains were full of unclaimed land with abundant Origin Power, was it necessary to fight for it?

Could it be that there was some treasure?

Driven by curiosity, Banbu decided to risk going to see what was going on.

The distance was not far.

The black carapace was not conducive to hiding and sneaking during the day.

Banbu specifically chose places with dense trees to walk, trying to lighten his steps and slowly approach.

When he climbed a hill, he saw the situation clearly.

In the forest on the flat ground below the hill, a black giant bear and two Cloud Leopard warriors were confronting each other.

The two sides had already fought a round. The black bear's side abdomen had three bloody scratches from the Cloud Leopard's claws. The beast skin was cracked, the bright red muscles rolled up, and the blood was dripping.

One of the Cloud Leopards was also injured. His left front leg was stiff, with the tip of his leg touching the ground. The situation was that his leg bone was broken, a very serious injury.

"Roar! Roar!"

The injured Cloud Leopard warrior roared angrily.

The uninjured Cloud Leopard warrior suddenly broke out without warning, flying out, baring its teeth and claws, pouncing on the black bear.

"Bang!"

The black bear raised its bear paw and slapped it out like lightning, knocking the Cloud Leopard warrior who pounced up into the air.

Unnoticed, the limping Cloud Leopard warrior closely followed up with an attack in the second time. The speed was still not slow. He opened his mouth and bit the black bear's hind leg, tearing it hard, and actually tore off a piece of bear skin along with the flesh.

"Awoo! Awoo!"

The black bear howled angrily, flipping its hand and slapping the limping Cloud Leopard warrior away.