A titan, about fifteen meters tall, appeared, its entire body a bluish-black color, covered in thick layers of cyan stone armor.
The cyan stone armor, nearly half a meter thick, enveloped not only the titan's limbs and torso but also the relatively fragile joints and neck.
"(⊙o⊙)…"
Looking up at the armor-clad titan that resembled a small mountain, the previously fierce and burly mercenary was now trembling, his legs shaking uncontrollably, even dropping his broadsword without noticing.
Inside the titan's neck, Xiao Feng felt as though his whole body was soaking in a warm and comfortable hot spring, and his view suddenly elevated significantly.
From Xiao Feng's perspective, the nearly two-meter-tall burly mercenary now looked like a small cat.
Transforming into the armored titan for the first time, Xiao Feng attempted to lift his right foot and kick the burly mercenary.
Because there was less than five meters between the burly mercenary and the armored titan, the mercenary had no time to dodge and could only watch as the cyan stone foot grew larger in his sight.
"Bang!!!"
The burly mercenary, like a football, was effortlessly kicked away by the armored titan, crashing into the dense forest.
"Crash…"
Under the massive impact, several trees as thick as water barrels were snapped in half, causing a loud rumble.
"Monster… monster…"
Seeing this, the other mercenaries' faces changed drastically, and they fled in panic.
"Since you're here, none of you will leave!"
Xiao Feng looked down from above at the fleeing mercenaries, expressionless, as he lifted his titan foot and stomped down hard.
Although the armored titan was not very agile compared to other intelligent titans, it was still much faster than the mercenaries present.
"Puff, puff, puff…"
Under Xiao Feng's control, the armored titan became a death god, reaping lives with every step, leaving deep footprints over half a meter deep and unrecognizable remains.
"What… what is that?!"
"A stone titan? Could it be some kind of humanoid beast?"
"Damn! It's coming towards us…"
The commotion caused by the armored titan's battle quickly alerted other mercenaries in Qingshan Town.
Seeing the armored titan approaching, everyone was on high alert, even alarming the leaders of the three major mercenary groups.
"Zzzz…"
As everyone prepared to face the first assault of the armored titan, it suddenly stopped, with large amounts of white mist billowing from the cracks in the stone armor.
As the white mist slowly dissipated, the imposing stone titan had vanished without a trace.
After a while, everyone finally regained their senses, letting out a long sigh of relief, feeling as if they had just escaped death.
From their experience hunting beasts, they knew that while powerful beasts weren't necessarily large, large beasts were usually strong.
The humanoid beast over five zhang tall was at least a third-tier beast, possibly even a fourth-tier one.
If the stone titan had really entered Qingshan Town, the mercenaries wouldn't have been able to stop it, and the entire town could have been destroyed.
After waiting for over half an hour, someone finally couldn't contain their curiosity and approached the place where the titan had disappeared.
When they arrived at the battlefield, they found only large footprints, numerous unrecognizable remains, and several trees scattered around.
Combining the news of Xiao Feng entering the beast mountain range, they quickly deduced that the mercenaries trampled by the titan were likely those who intended to kill and rob.
Of course, no one suspected that Xiao Feng had turned into the armored titan; they merely thought he had encountered a terrifying humanoid beast.
Many believed Xiao Feng had died, possibly among the remains.
To seize any potential treasures Xiao Feng might have left behind, the mercenaries started scrambling for the remains, causing another chaotic scene.
Meanwhile, Xiao Feng, the instigator, had entered the outskirts of the beast mountain range, methodically searching the nearest cliffs around Qingshan Town.
According to the original plot, near one of the cliffs around Qingshan Town was the cave of a Dou King expert, containing many precious elixirs and a fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map.
Unfortunately, Xiao Feng had arrived in Qingshan Town too early, at least a year before the timeline when Little Fairy Doctor discovered the Dou King's cave.
So Xiao Feng had to use the simplest method, checking all the cliffs near Qingshan Town one by one.
Luckily, there weren't many cliffs near Qingshan Town, only six in total, so it wouldn't take more than half a month for Xiao Feng to check them all.
Xiao Feng wasn't very lucky. Upon reaching the first cliff, he spent several hours searching thoroughly and found several caves on the cliff, but they were all ordinary caves without any treasures.
"Never mind! It's getting late; I'll rest for today and search the second cliff tomorrow."
Xiao Feng looked at the distant sunset and gave up the idea of moving at night, finding a cave on the cliff to rest in.
Entering the spacious and dry cave, Xiao Feng scattered some insect-repelling powder near the entrance, then took out some cooked food and fruit wine to enjoy.
While eating dinner, Xiao Feng summoned his character attribute panel, which displayed:
Name: Xiao Feng]
[Cultivation: Two-Star Dou Practitioner]
[Bloodline: Armored Titan]
[Cultivation Technique: Nine Transformations of the Swirling Dragon]
[Battle Skills: Storm Shatter Dance, Phantom Step, Lion Mountain Split, Gale Step]
[Merit: 2573 points]
[Simulation Attempts: 1 (Countdown 30 days)]
Seeing the merit points increased by over two thousand, Xiao Feng nodded with satisfaction and silently thought, "Start simulation!"
[Ding! Randomly selecting simulation world…]
[Ding! Simulation world selected!]
The familiar lottery interface reappeared, spinning quickly and finally displaying four large characters: [Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils].
[Ding! Please select the simulation method!]
[Text Projection Simulation (No Cost)]
[Body Projection Simulation (Cost 200 Merit Points)]