The Great Merchant in the Cataclysm

ed in their eye and agitated heart.
That was the power of psychic ability.

Of course, this was only limited to those mutated animals that could not control their feeling.
However, if Zhang Mu encountered people who could control their emotion flawlessly, then he could not determine if they had any hostility as the rank of Zhang Mu’s psychic ability was not high enough.
However, with the growth of Zhang Mu’s psychic energy, then he would be more refined in capturing their state of mind.
When that time comes, even if that person was great at acting, Zhang Mu could identify what was hidden under that smile precisely.
After all, they were not robots and would show signs or trace in the slightest.

Slowly, within the range of Zhang Mu’s ability, nearly a hundred mutated animals were gathered.
All of them were attracted by the dozen of soul crystals that Zhang Mu placed in front of him.
In the end, they could not suppress their desire as they began to go near.

Zhang Mu could not move a single step now as he was already straining himself to maintain stuffing the soul crystals into his mouth once it was used up.
He could only place his hope on the Bloodvine Lotus and the Obsidian Beetle now.

Nevertheless, Zhang Mu also believed in their strength because soon enough, a killing feast was starting on one side.

The Obsidian Beetle had sensed the mutated animal approaching long ago, but it never expected that these mutated animals would dare to ignore the vigor that it carried in the air.
It felt that its dignity was provoked all of a sudden.

It slowly recovered from a lifeless state.
With a loud and resonant roar, it attracted the gaze of every mutated animal that was about to attack.
At this moment, the Obsidian Beetle returned to its normal state, even though it was not the form whereby it was four meters tall, still, it was possessing an ominous look.

The moment the mutated animals saw the Obsidian Beetle, they were afraid, but they lost their mind when they smelt the soul crystals.
Only greed filled in their eyes as they stared at the direction where Zhang Mu was heavily protected by the Bloodvine Lotus.

The mutated animals had long forgotten the gap between first-rank and second-rank.
As long as they were able to eat the thing that was attracting them from far away, everything would be worth it.
At this juncture, the suppression of ranks has been firmly overcome by the instinct for evolution.
Who cares if you were second-rank or third-rank, at this time, even if you had the impose of a sixth-rank, as long as they could advance, they would pay no deed.

The Obsidian Beetle clearly understood the way they were acting.
Burning with rage, the wings behind it shuddered as it sped towards the direction to the hundreds of mutated animal.

Zhang Mu was somewhat worried when he looked at the battle that was going to start.
Although he knew that there would be an enormous gap in power between the first-rank and second-rank, the difference in number was very high.
Furthermore, the Obsidian Beetle did not have any combat skill for such a long range.
Facing an enormous figure of low ranked mutated animals would be tricky.

However, Zhang Mu received a big slap to his face within five seconds as the Obsidian Beetle proved itself vigorously.

It had not flown near the bunch of mutated animals, yet attacks from all kinds and types of attributes emerged in front of it.

Flames, water column, sudden spur raising from the ground and wind blade that emerged from certain corners in the air, looked powerful yet the Obsidian Beetle did not evade from them and slammed against the attacks head-on.

Looking at this, Zhang Mu was worried for the Obsidian Beetle as the accumulating powers were very powerful.
Furthermore, there was various type of mutated animals.
Zhang Mu had no idea what was the Obsidian Beetle’s weakness.
In addition, what if it was found now?

However, what happened later, had stunned Zhang Mu, who was in the progress of advancement.