Divine Beast Adventures

by Srtyi

The world experienced a cataclysmic change, and countless spatial gateways appeared out of thin air. Exotic beasts of all shapes and sizes swarmed out of those aforementioned spatial gateways, forcing the humans to face the crucial moment for their survival. In order to search for a chance at survival, brave warriors from the army and scientific researchers risked their lives and

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The convoy of airplanes flew on towards Bei Du, not encountering any more assaults from powerful exotic beasts. The ones they encountered were usually easily dealt with by a wave of autocannon fire.

If not, a few mini-missiles would do the job. All the annoying flies would be gone then.

The flight took over a dozen hours. By the time they reached the group of cities around Bei Du, it was already close to midnight.

From afar, the teachers and students could see rows upon rows of lighted buildings on the ground through the windows, like an ocean of light.

In a word, it was huge! In two words, it was really huge!

The students and teachers, who had mostly never left Qian Wei City, were blown away by the view of the group of cities below.

Compared to this, what did Qian Wei City count for? It was like a tiny village in the mountains!

The convoy didn't fly directly to Bei Du. Instead, they landed at the airport of a nearby satellite city.

There were hundreds of thousands of senior high schoolers coming to take the examination this time. It would be quite the pressure on Bei Du City if they were all gathered there at once.

The city Zhang Che and the others landed at was called Jin City, situated about fifty kilometers southwest of Bei Du. The population numbered around a million, twice as populated as Qian Wei City.

After getting off the airplane, Zhang Che bade farewell to Huang Tielan.

"Do your best, Zhang Xiaoche. I believe you can do it!" Huang Tielan cheered, pumping her fist, standing by the door of an armored car. "You must come find me in Bei Du after you pass your examination!"

Zhang Che nodded, "Mmm, I will!"

After that group of cars had set off in Bei Du's direction, Zhang Che returned to the group of Qian Wei City's teachers and candidates. He realized the gazes from everyone were somewhat strange.

Zhang Che was annoyed. -Keep looking all you want. Try and look for a woman to live off of if you can!-

Anyway, there wasn't anyone here who he was familiar with. He didn't mind being isolated. -I don't live for your opinion, do I?-

The relevant department of the organizers for this examination had sent a fleet to receive the teachers and candidates. After receiving them, they drove directly to a hotel nearby. By the time they reached their destination, it was already late into the night.

After being in an airplane for the entire day, although they were provided simple meals, everyone was feeling hungry. The organizers probably realized this, too, and didn't arrange for them to go rest for the night immediately. Instead, they arranged a banquet at the lobby of the hotel for Qian Wei City's candidates and teachers.

Zhang Che's eyes immediately lit up at the sight of the tables full of food!

What a pitiful human-shaped monster; he hadn't had much food throughout the day. Now that he finally saw so much food, he was so touched he was on the verge of tears.

As such, Zhang Che immediately became the focus of the group.

-Is this guy a man or a monster? His appetite is a little too big!-

However, Zhang Che only felt like crying as he looked at the pile of empty plates before him. He wasn't moved. The truth was, the food wasn't enough to satisfy him. What should he do? Did he have to ask the organizers to bring a few more tables full of food, and scare everyone to death?

Left without a choice, Zhang Che could only endure the hunger pangs and put down his chopsticks unwillingly.

"Uhm, Zhang Che, are you full?" one of the accompanying teacher, Niu Feng, who was sitting next to him by coincidence, asked concernedly. "Should I talk to the organizers and ask them to bring more food?"

-Teacher Niu Feng is such a nice person!- Zhang Che nearly wept from happiness. However, he feigned a satisfied expression and said, "Thank you, Teacher Niu, but no need for that. I'm already full."

"It's good that you're full. It's good that you're full. Hur hur…" Niu Feng swallowed his saliva. It was the first time he had discovered someone with an appetite bigger than a bull's!

After their meal, everyone went to the front counter to get their room card and headed up to their rooms. It was already late into the night. They still had to wake up early tomorrow and assemble at Jin City Plaza to get information on the examination.

It was impossible for them to have single rooms. This hotel was unable to provide more than two hundred single rooms.

Everyone was separated by gender, with three people sharing a room.

After Zhang Che found the room indicated on his room card key, he realized that his classmate, the one with a flat face, was also coincidentally given this room.

"Eh? Zhang Che?" the flat-faced classmate was obviously surprised as well. However, he quickly came back to himself and asked, smiling, "I thought you went to look for more food. How was it, that table of food must have left you wanting more, right?"

Zhang Che had a very bad first impression of this guy, and was too lazy to pay any heed to him. He found his bed and put down his backpack, getting ready to wash up.

Seeing this gigolo ignoring him, the flat-faced guy immediately felt irritated, especially since there was someone else around.

The anger went up to his head. He directly mocked, ignoring any consequences, "Zhang Che, I know why you got together with Huang Tielan. Her family is rich and influential; at the very least, you won't die of hunger. Isn't that right?"

"Hmm?"

Zhang Che suddenly disappeared from his bedside, appearing before that flat-faced guy in the next moment, lightly slapping his face, sending him spinning a few rounds and falling on the ground. The flat-faced guy saw stars circling around him, a trail of blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth.

Zhang Che looked at his palm as if nothing had happened. -It seems that I still can't control my strength with finesse. I really didn't intend to strike this hard.-

Seeing the flat-faced guy standing up angrily, Zhang Che swept his gaze across him coldly and said, "Did your mother not teach you to watch your mouth when you're outside? Since you knew Huang Tielan's family is rich and influential, have you ever thought of the consequences for angering me?" After saying that, Zhang Che walked out of the room.

The flat-faced guy's complexion went through several changes, but he couldn't put up a strong front. He hated Zhang Che to the core, and yet he was angry at himself for not thinking things through before acting on them. Could he afford to offend Huang Tielan's family?

——

Zhang Che walked along the corridor outside, heading towards the emergency exit and went up the stairs to the hotel's roof.

Well, like his classmate said, he truly was still hungry. How could he fall asleep if he didn't eat something to fill his stomach?

After coming up to the roof, Zhang Che looked around him and confirmed that no one could see the situation up here, and that there weren't any surveillance system installed here. He summoned the Rock Tortoise out gently with a wave of his hand, and had this moving storage spit out a mass of green stuff at his feet.

"Luckily I came prepared, knowing that I would get into such situation sometimes. Otherwise, I really would have no answer for tonight."

Zhang Che recalled the Rock Tortoise and picked up the green object on the ground with a smile on his face. He peeled off the huge leaves on the outer layer, revealing the large piece of roasted exotic beast meat underneath.

On the day of his return from the beast world, Zhang Che knew that with his huge appetite, he would come across situations where he'd go hungry after he returned to Mercury. As such, he had the frisky monkey and Cold Abyss Flood Dragon hunt down some large exotic beasts with plenty of meat and roasted them, stashing them in the Rock Tortoise's unique spatial pocket.

It turned out that the Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket was actually able to preserve freshness and heat. After taking out the roast meat, it was actually still warm. The thick scent of meat fragrance spread out, leaving Zhang Che's saliva dripping.

"Now I can finally have a satisfying meal!"

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After Zhang Che had his meal, he went down to the supermarket on the ground floor of the hotel and bought a large bottle of water, then returned to his room. The flat-faced classmate and the other unknown fellow examinee were already asleep.

Well, at the very least, their eyes were shut.

Zhang Che couldn't be bothered with what others thought of him. He changed into his slippers and went to wash up. After that, he laid down on his bed and closed his eyes, slipping into the land of dreams after a short while.

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After that, there weren't any ridiculous happenings, like that flat-faced classmate harboring hatred and waking up in the middle of the night to stab Zhang Che. No such things happened.

Although he was a little reckless, it wasn't like the flat-faced classmate was truly brainless. His life would be over if he really did that, and he would even implicate his family. Unless he was insane, no one would ever think that way.

Moreover, Zhang Che's spiritual strength was far above that of his peers. Even after he fell asleep, he would remain alert. His army of powerful beasts and pets would appear in droves if something was wrong, ensuring anyone who harbored ill intent would be in huge trouble later.

In his dream, Zhang Che realized he was surrounded by all kinds of food, the kind where he wouldn't be able to finish it all in a year…

Everyone was called up at seven the next morning. They hurriedly washed up and went down to the hotel lobby to have a simple breakfast, before being assembled. A few large buses were employed to transport them to Jin City Central Plaza.

——-

The plaza was the gathering point for over ten thousand examinees from all over Hua Xia. Later on, the organizers would publically announce the examination method.

Zhang Che could vaguely sense that the examination method this time would be unusual.

After all, it wasn't an easy task to measure the actual abilities of tens of thousands of students. There were too many factors involved. The traditional methods wouldn't work.

As expected, when Zhang Che's group arrived at Jin City Central Plaza and everyone was split to their respective areas, the organizers immediately announced the first rule of the examination.

First, confirming the beastmaster tier of all examinees once more. A strict warning was given to not conceal any information. Otherwise, the examinee was personally responsible if their final results were affected in any way.

Actually, they wouldn't be able to hide anything even if they wanted to. It truly was too simple to examine the beastmaster tier of the examinees. A small spiritual strength measuring device was all it took.

Zhang Che immediately tensed up. -Shit, won't my Tier Four strength be exposed then?-

Although he had Huang Juyun's promise, and Zhang Che wasn't afraid of drawing too much attention for displaying too much strength, he was used to concealing his true abilities.

If he didn't conceal his strength, wouldn't it be dangerous if he came across some accident? If he didn't conceal his strength, wouldn't it be much less thrilling when he set someone up?

Now, it was all down the drain. Gone…

Watching the staff in charge for his row of fifty candidates slowly getting closer to him with that little spiritual strength measuring device in his hand, Zhang Che's complexion started to turn complicated.

He really wished to expose his true height. That way, he could get to the back of the line, and delay for a little longer.

Of course, he had to face the situation when the time called for it. It was useless even if Zhang Che stood outside of the plaza.

The flat-faced classmate of Zhang Che was standing in the row next to his. He noticed the "fright" in Zhang Che from an unintentional side glance, and immediately grew ecstatic!

-Heh, could it be that this brat got into here by fixing the numbers, and is actually not a Tier Two beastmaster, but a Tier One newbie?

-Right, that must be the case!

-I knew it; how could a trash whose spiritual strength barely hit the standard rise to Tier Two in barely over a month?

-Heh heh, let's see what sort of trouble you'll get into!-

Naturally, the flat-faced classmate wouldn't be so dumb as to report him. The staff would come over and conduct the measurement soon anyway. He could just sit back and watch the show!

-What do I do?

-Do I really have to expose the fact that I'm Tier Four?-

Seeing the staff getting closer and closer, and now conducting the spiritual strength measurement on the person a few spots before him, Zhang Che grew even more anxious. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The flat-faced classmate was ecstatic as he watched this scene play out!

-You damn gigolo! Did you think this examination is a small matter? Did you think you can deceive your way through with the help from Huang Tielan's family?

-Let's see you getting your lies exposed!-

Finally, it was Zhang Che's turn!

The flat-faced classmate's face turned red from excitement. He had never felt this exhilarated before.

Following the staffer's instruction, Zhang Che silently stuck the two wired pads on his temples. After that, the staffer operated the device in a swift manner. He looked at the figures shown on the device's screen and compared them with the figures Zhang Che submitted at school previously, shaking his head.

-Youngsters nowadays… Don't they think about how important this examination was? He actually still thought of hiding his strength.

-Did you think the organizers would leave such a loophole for you to exploit?-

"Ha…" The flat-faced classmate nearly burst out in laughter when he saw the staff shaking his head. Luckily, he remembered what kind of a situation he was in in the nick of time and hurriedly covered his mouth.

However, his momentary laughter was still very abrupt in this silent plaza.

As such, everyone around them turned their head in his direction, fixing their attention on him.

The flat-faced classmate felt really embarrassed. He could only keep to himself, thoroughly ignoring all the gazes on him.

-Hm? Not right; shouldn't that guy be immediately thrown out?-

He couldn't help but feel greatly doubtful when he saw the staff continue on as if nothing had happened. He nearly asked out loud, but fortunately he was still rational and kept it in.

Alas, that staff had noticed him earlier. Seeing him acting as if he had something to say, he immediately stopped and asked, "This student, is there any problem?"

"No… ugh, may I ask what's the beastmaster tier of that student, Zhang Che?"

The flat-faced classmate originally wanted to say nothing, but under the sharp gaze of that staff, he ultimately decided to speak what was on his mind.

"Tier Three," the staff said casually and moved on to the next examinee.

-Tier Three!

-How could it be possible? Shouldn't it be Tier One?!-

The flat-faced classmate immediately felt as if the entire world had deceived him. He stood there in a daze, feeling as if he was the only sober being in this world, and a sense of loneliness assaulted him…

Zhang Che looked at the flat-faced guy with an unnoticeable smile, heaving a huge sigh of relief in his heart. -During crucial moments, the rainbow crystal is still the reliable one!-

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Chapter 163: Taking Care of a Baby?

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Edited by Aelryinth

In a huge mansion surrounded by water, backed by a mountain in the eastern sector of Bei Du City…

Huang Tielan woke up early in the morning. After a simple wash up, she readied herself for the daily weight-loss workout, but was called to the front yard by Huang Juyun with a phone call.

"Dad, what did you look for me so early for? I still have to do my weight-loss workout!"

"Skip it today. Grab something to eat and head out with me. There's something important to attend to," Huang Juyun nodded to his daughter and gestured to the servant to prepare breakfast.

"Oh." Huang Tielan didn't ask what the matter was. Since her father had said that it was more important than her weight-loss workout, then it surely mustn't be delayed. She nodded and sat at the dining table.

Soon, a few sets of light yet exquisite breakfast were served.

Just as the two were about to dig in, a wave of delightful laughter suddenly rang out from outside.

"My dear grandchild, why didn't you call us for breakfast?"

Huang Juyun and Huang Tielan hurriedly stood up and looked at the old couple walking in.

The elder was tall and muscular, with a squarish face. Although his hair had already turned fully white, he still had a determined spirit, looking hale and hearty.

The old madam was similarly grey-haired. She had a blissful appearance, with a graceful aura around her. Although she didn't seem as spirited as her partner, she was far better than ordinary elders.

"Grandpa, grandma, you're up so early!" Huang Tielan jumped off her seat and quickly went to receive the two elders.

Huang Juyun hurriedly stood up as well, and greeted respectfully, "Father, mother."

"Aiya, our Xiaolanlan had already woke up. Naturally we too have to get up." The old madam hugged Huang Tielan, caressing her granddaughter's head. She said with a face full of smiles, "Come, come, let's all sit down. Today's an important day for Lanlan. We'll just have something casual to eat in the morning. We'll have a proper gathering when you and your daddy return."

Huang Tielan blinked her eyes, confused. "Grandma, my birthday has long passed?"

The three elders immediately broke out into a laughter after hearing that.

The old madam held Huang Tielan and walked over to the dining table. She sat down and smiled, her eyes narrowed, "Silly girl. Today is much more important than your birthday."

Huang Tielan was immediately filled with doubts and asked curiously, "Ah? More important than my birthday? What is it?"

The old madam smiled faintly and looked at her only granddaughter lovingly, saying, "I won't tell you for now. You'll find out when you reach the place with your daddy."

-They're acting so mysteriously… Is this something related to Zhang Xiaoche?-Huang Tielan wondered. She dismissed the possibility, shaking her head immediately after. -That shouldn't be the case. Zhang Xiaoche has already started on his examination today. It shouldn't be anything related to him.-

Although she was very curious about it, seeing the mysterious looks on her grandparents and father's faces, she knew they wouldn't let her know in advance.

—–

After a simple breakfast together, Huang Tielan bade farewell to her grandparents and left the mansion with her father. There was already an escort of army vehicles waiting for them outside. After they hopped on a vehicle, the convoy drove off towards the northern sector of Bei Du City.

There were only three vehicles in total. Excluding the two armored vehicles at the front and back of their vehicle, the one Huang Juyun and Huang Tielan was on looked very different from the rest.

The vehicle was about six meters long, and about two and a half meters wide. It was over two meters tall, looking imposingly mighty and ferocious.

The materials used for the wheels were even mixed with special raw materials unique to the beast worlds. Its driving wouldn't be affected even if the wheels were shot by large-caliber sniper rifle bullets.

As for the material for the car body, anyone who knew their stuff would know that it was made from an alloy with purple-gold crystal mixed into it. Even mini-missiles couldn't deal serious damage to it.

The cost of a vehicle like that was comparable to a fighter plane!

The group drove on, quickly traversing Bei Du City, passing through the tunnel under the tall and majestic city wall, and heading towards a mountain range about a dozen kilometers north.

There was a tall mountain, its interior hollowed out. The group passed through several checkpoints and entered a tunnel.

This was a secret base of the army.

There were countless sentries set up around the surrounding mountains, hidden and visible. All kinds of top-grade weapons were in place, sufficient to withstand the assaults of high-tier exotic beasts. It was extremely secure.

——-

The fleet stopped at the carpark of the base. Huang Juyun brought his daughter with him and took an elevator, descending over ten stories before stopping.

When they stepped out of the elevator, there was already an army officer waiting outside, with the insignia of a Lieutenant Colonel on his shoulders.

"How's the progress?" Huang Juyun looked at the Lieutenant Colonel and asked calmly.

"General, it's progressing very smoothly. If all went well, it will hatch in about an hour," the Lieutenant Colonel answered respectfully. After that, he brought Huang Juyun and his daughter to the inner section of the base, walking at a steady pace.

——

They passed through a tunnel and went through three security checks, before finally arriving at a well-lit hall. All kinds of apparatus were placed in the hall, with some researchers in white coats, focused on the apparatus they were in charge of. The entire hall was rather quiet.

"Hahaha, you're here, Juyun. Let me have a look at your darling princess. It's been a few years; is she still as chubby as before?"

A wave of laughter broke the silence in the hall. A mid-built elder wearing a military uniform without any insignia on it walked out, approaching Huang Juyun and his daughter.

"Minister!" Huang Juyun shouted respectfully, standing at attention.

"No, no, stop it. We're not in a formal setting. Call me Uncle Fu," the elder waved his hand at Huang Juyun. After that, he looked to Huang Tielan and gasped in an exaggerated manner, "Woah, Xiaolanlan has grown so tall! Aren't you afraid that you'll be unable to find yourself a boyfriend?"

"Grandpa Fu {TLN: Not biological grandpa} , it's been a few years, and you still like to make fun of me!" Huang Tielan stamped her feet coyly, showing a helpless look.

"Ugh, hahaha. Let's hold off on catching up for now. It should be about time now. Proper matters first." The elder surnamed Fu choked a little and hurriedly changed the topic. He led Huang Juyun and Huang Tielan to the other side of the hall and they went through another tunnel.

—-

About half an hour later, Huang Tielan found herself standing in a house sealed on all sides, looking at a huge egg about half a meter tall on top of an apparatus, her eyes filled with curiosity.

-Am I going to have to take care of a baby?-

At this moment, Huang Juyun's voice rang out from her earpiece, reminding her, "Get ready, Lanlan, it's about to hatch any time now!" He added, "Remember, you mustn't be nervous when it hatches, and more importantly, you mustn't show any signs of hostility! You have to treat it like family and influence it with your warm emotions.

"Though, you don't have to be too anxious either. That thing wouldn't have much strength just after its birth. If it tries to attack you, the lasers in the room will immediately shoot it down with high-powered lasers."

"Mmm, I understand, daddy." Huang Tielan nodded and focused all her attention on the huge egg before her.

Time slowly flowed by, one second at a time. Before anyone knew it, cracks suddenly appeared on the huge egg, crossing over each other. A loud cracking sound followed, and a few sharp claws peeked out from the shell.

Huang Tielan shrank backwards slightly. She immediately remembered what her father said and calmed down, mustering a warm smile on her face.

After that, the sharp claws pulled and parted, collapsing the egg shell with a wave of crisp sounds. A rainbow-colored, adorable-looking spider was revealed.

"Woah, how pretty!" Huang Tielan's eyes shone, immediately taking a liking to this face basin-sized "little spider".

Just as the little spider hatched from its egg, it saw Huang Tielan smiling at it. A hint of doubt flashed across its eyes. After that, a certain kind of innate control took over it, quickly crawling forward.

"Come, come, little baby, come here!"

Huang Tielan grew increasingly fonder of this rainbow spider. She squatted down and extended both hands towards it, showing a warm smile on her face.

—

In the other room, Huang Juyun's head was covered in sweat watching all this play out. Although he knew that the chances of an accident happening were low, he couldn't help but worry.

Suddenly, a palm fell on his shoulder. The elder surnamed Fu chuckled, "Don't worry, Juyun. The data for this is concluded from countless experiments. There won't be any problems. Look at the state Xiaolanlan is in right now; it's the most appropriate. That little thing will surely acknowledge her!"

—

Huang Juyun nodded. Although he still showed some nervousness on his face, his gaze gradually turned calm.

In the sealed room, the rainbow spider was crawling increasingly faster towards Huang Tielan. Its multiple pairs of eyes even revealed hints of joy in them.

"Here, here, little baby. Come to my side!"

It seemed Huang Tielan was neglecting how dangerous this little thing in front of her could be. Her eyes were filled with love and joy, her extended arms were very close to the little rainbow spider.

Huang Juyun, who was watching all this via the surveillance feed, immediately tensed up again.

However, in the next moment, the little rainbow spider only hesitated for a moment, before it made a leap into Huang Tielan's arms. Its eyes were filled with reliance on her.

"Woah, it's so furry. How cute!"

Huang Tielan brought the little rainbow spider to her chest, looking at it carefully as she said with a smile, "Little baby, how about I give you a name? Hmm, your body is so colorful, like the rainbow in the sky. How about I call you Caihong?" {TLN: Cai Hong means rainbow.}

The little rainbow spider, no, now it was called Caihong… It was as if Caihong understood Huang Tielan's words. He rubbed his tiny chelicerae together, producing a joyful sound.

"You agreed? Alright, I'll call you Caihong from now on!"

—

In the other room, Huang Juyun finally let out a sigh of relief.

"How is it? Nothing happened, just like I said, isn't it? Xiaolanlan is a girl with a very pure heart; it's easiest for someone like her to gain the acknowledgement of a newborn exotic beast. What was there to worry about?" The elder surnamed Fu patted on Huang Juyun's shoulder again, roaring out in laughter.

Huang Juyun's worries were all lifted from his chest, and he revealed a bright smile as well…

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Chapter 164: The Ridiculous Final Test

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Edited by Aelryinth

"Huu, I managed to get through it somehow," Zhang Che let out a long breath. His back was soaked with sweat.

Just as he thought there was no choice but to reveal his strength as a Tier Four beastmaster, the rainbow crystal in his spiritual sea seemed to sense his thoughts and suddenly emitted blinding rainbow rays, illuminating his entire spiritual sea.

After that, as the device started measuring his spiritual strength, Zhang Che felt his spiritual strength being suppressed to the level of a Tier Three beastmaster. The final test results shown on the device was that he was a Tier Three beastmaster.

-Tsk, it seems like the rainbow crystal can tamper with anything related to spiritual strength!-

When he encountered Wu Yunfeng in the beast world, and he used the peculiar bugle horn to launch a spiritual attack on him, it was also the rainbow crystal that responded and shielded him from the attack, keeping Zhang Che safe.

Now, during the spiritual strength measurement, it was actually able to suppress Zhang Che's spiritual strength to the realm of Tier Three beastmaster. Its mystical abilities were truly unimaginable.

After he calmed down and waited for close to half an hour, the organizer was finally done with reconfirming the present examinees' tiers.

-Going forward, it should be the official examination, right?- Zhang Che thought curiously. He wondered whether it would be testing their proficiency at commanding their subdued beasts, or if it would be a simple and crude examining of their subdued beasts' strength.

If not, would they be like the fantasy novels and hold a tournament?

The examinees would be split into a number of smaller groups and compete against each other to the end. The ones with the best results would directly enter the best universities, the ones with second-grade results would enroll into second tier universities, and those with the worst results would enroll into ordinary universities, or even fail?

If that were truly the case, Zhang Che wasn't worried about it.

At the most, he would expose a three-star dark gold-quality subdued beast at the crucial moment. He wouldn't dare to guarantee that he'd get first, but it wouldn't be a problem for him to obtain a spot in the upper ranks.

Zhang Che wasn't the only one anticipating this. Every examinee present, including the accompanying teachers, was guessing what the examination method would be.

It was obvious that everyone was too naive.

When the organizer announced the rules of the examination, the first thought in everyone's mind was… ridiculous!

It wasn't just ordinary ridiculousness. It was extremely ridiculous!

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The contents of the final test were as follows:

All examinees were split into three ranks according to their beastmaster tiers.

Tier Four beastmasters were the first rank. Although they were rare among the ten thousand-plus examinees, they still existed.

Tier Three beastmasters made up the second rank. The remaining Tier Two beastmasters naturally made up the third rank.

After that, every examinee was required to register the subdued beasts they were going to use in the examination. The number of beast cards everyone could register was limited to their beastmaster tier's capacity plus one.

In other words, a Tier Four beastmaster could bring six beast cards, a Tier Three beastmaster five cards, and Tier Two beastmasters could only bring four beast cards.

The organizers were considered very nice, allowing one extra beast card for the examinees.

Naturally, when they registered their beast cards, only their level, quality, and type were noted down. Their comprehensive attributes weren't required to be noted.

After confirming the registration of beast cards the examinees were going to bring, if anyone was found to have cheated during the examination, their entire team would be disqualified. No universities would accept them, and their qualification to take part in university entrance exams would be retracted, as well!

The severity of the punishments couldn't be said to be light. Although there would still be people who would choose to take the risk, at least they wouldn't do it too unrestrainedly.

After registering the information on the examinees' subdued beasts, the organizers would split all of the examinees into groups of five by mixing them in a balanced manner, and send them into the beast worlds for the final test.

As for the tiny fraction who couldn't form a group of five, the organizer would randomly pick out those who were relatively stronger and form them into a group whose strength was close to the other groups of five.

Such a examination method was simply unheard of.

-Were they going to have a group competition to decide the final placings?-

-If that was the case, why do we still have to enter the beast world?-

Once you thought in this direction, everyone could basically guess the final model of the examination.

It was probably to send everyone into a designated area and have a exotic beast hunting competition, and their ranking would be determined by how much they hunted.

"It seems like I will have to expose a dark gold-quality beast card. That way, even if I get teamed up with four noobs, I won't have to worry about faring poorly in the test. Of course, it'd be best if I could go solo. There'd be nothing to worry about then," Zhang Che came to such a decision after thinking for a while.

In any case, there shouldn't be many examinees with dark gold-quality beast cards, but there wouldn't be too little of them either.

All of the talented students in the entire Hua Xia region were gathered here, with no lack of people who were slightly luckier, or born into good households. Having a few dark gold-quality beast cards appearing among them truly couldn't be any more normal.

After some considerations, Zhang Che decided on the five beast cards to use. They were the two-star gold-quality Fiery Scorpion, two-star gold-quality Mutated Puffersword, three-star gold-quality Swamp Crocodile King armor, three-star gold-quality Gale Wolf King, and the three-star dark gold-quality Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander. It was decided on after considering the balance of the composition.

The Mutated Puffersword's Sonic Wave skill could deliver unexpected results when dealing with low-tier exotic beasts. It was no weaker than a three-star gold-quality Original Combat Body-type beast card.

Also, Zhang Che had achieved minor accomplishment in swordsmanship. After equipping the Swamp Crocodile King armor, he could also exhibit combat strength no weaker than a three-star gold-quality subdued beast.

Now that he possessed herculean strength, Zhang Che didn't have to act so cautiously when facing larger exotic beasts. He could just face them head on!

-But, the beast cards I'm bringing out seems to be a little too freaking intimidating?- Zhang Che suddenly realized there didn't seem to be a difference whether he concealed his strength as a Tier Four beastmaster or not.

Four gold-quality and one dark gold-quality beast cards. Perhaps only those from large influential households could match that…

"It's okay, it's okay. My future father-in-law is behind me. There probably wouldn't be much suspicion on me. At the most, others would think that these beast cards were specially prepared for me by the Huang family for the examination."

When the staffer who was in charge of registering the examinees' beast cards was processing Zhang Che, who knew whether he was doing it intentionally or not, but he kept gasping softly as he registered the beast cards and muttered out all of Zhang Che's beast cards' level and quality.

With that, the news of a Tier Three examinee owning five beast cards with at least gold-quality quickly spread out to the entire plaza silently.

The gazes of the examinees from Qian Wei City became different when they looked at Zhang Che.

-This guy's bowl of soft rice was actually so freaking huge!-

-If I knew this earlier, I should have tried to court Huang Tielan myself! With that chubby chick's shape and height, she'd surely wouldn't say no. Although I would be sacrificing a little of my innocence, the advantages in exchange are far, far too much…-

After registering all the required information, the organizer finally announced the specifics of the content for the examination.

As everyone had expected, they truly were going to split everyone into small groups and send them into the beast world. In there, the organizers would define a designated area, and all the groups would take part in a exotic beast hunting competition within the area. Their final ranking would be calculated based on the scores attained there.

As for the argument some of the examinees brought up regarding unfairness of the weaker examinees being able to rely on their stronger teammates to enroll into better universities, the organizer's answer for this was very simple.

Every time the exotic beast swarm attacked Mercury, the danger they faced wasn't resolved by any single heroic figure.

Only by nurturing everyone into small cooperative teams, and from there expanding into larger squads, could they exhibit greater strength when facing the endless waves of attacks.

As such, only those who knew how to cooperate in a team were given the opportunity to enter into better universities to better themselves.

Regarding the argument where the weaker examinees being truly able to rely on luck and follow an expert and grow stronger, there was no problem with that. Luck itself was part of your strength.

In their fight against exotic beasts for the last thirty-some years, those with greater chances of survival usually weren't those who were stronger, but those who were luckier.

Everyone was speechless against such an argument.

-Since you already put it this way, what else can we do?-

—————-

After that, the organizers announced the rules regarding the exotic beast hunting competition.

First, benign competition was allowed. You could snatch prey from the hands of other teams, but it was strictly forbidden to snatch obtained beast cards from others. Those who were reported and found out would be severely punished!

At the same time, considering that there would certainly be conflicts arising among teams, the organizers had stated that the examinees mustn't cause any injuries to others, or they would be disqualified. Not only that, they would also be responsible for their actions.

If you inflicted death on others, then congratulations to you. Your life would similarly be over.

Of course, if anyone dared to falsely accuse others and was found out, the consequences would be even worse than killing others.

Second, although the more threatening exotic beasts within the designated areas had been slain or driven off by the experts sent in by the organizers previously, no one could guarantee there wouldn't be any accidents.

Therefore, in the case of examinees encountering exotic beasts which they couldn't defeat, they could send out a signal for help. The invigilators patrolling around in the examination hall were also acting as rescue teams at the same time, and would rush to the location as soon as possible.

However, once you sent out the rescue signal, the entire team would be disqualified, and your prior results would be disregarded and awarded zero marks.

Third, if you discovered other teams in trouble and assisted them, you could obtain a certain amount of extra points, depending on the severity of the situation.

Other than these three main rules, there were also some minor details which they would be informed of when they entered the beast world.

Going forward, their team distribution would be randomly assigned in the plaza.

After completing the grouping, the rest of the day would be left to the examinees to get acquainted with their new teammates and preparations. They would set off for the beast world tomorrow morning.

-Mmm, it'd be best if I were placed into a team by myself.- Zhang Che wasn't interested in babysitting others. He immediately started praying in his heart…

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Chapter 165: My Unreliable Teammates

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Zhang Che was obviously not sincere enough in his prayers. All the gods up above ignored him.

After the random distribution, the examinees assembled in their assigned teams in the plaza. Zhang Che immediately met the four teammates he was grouped up with.

Mmm, that was right. There were four teammates, not one less, and not him in a group of his own!

-The hell, do I really have to babysit them…- Zhang Che groaned inside. He could only accept the reality of this.

It was likely that the only group without a full team of five would be placed with one of the Tier Four beastmaster candidates. Not only that, their beast cards' quality was sure to be even higher than Zhang Che's.

-Forget it. I'll babysit if I have to. With that, there'll surely be someone in the team with a scouting-type beast. Even though I didn't choose to bring the Purple Jade Condor, there shouldn't be much of a difference.-

The five teenagers stood together, exchanging looks with one another. They only greeted with their gazes and considered that a hello.

Here wasn't the place to exchange information with each other about their own subdued beasts. They still had half the day to themselves; it was more than enough for them to get to know one another better.

Since the examination rules were already announced, and the examinees were assigned their groups, naturally there was no need for anyone to remain in the plaza. The organizers immediately disbanded the assembly.

The following half a day would be free time for everyone. The examinees only need to make sure to remain in Jin City and that they could be contacted by the organizers at any time.

Since the examinees were adjourned, the accompanying teachers were naturally done with their missions, and could take it easy in the most prosperous city in the entire Hua Xia region.

The problem of the examinees' food and lodging would be arranged for by the organizers. If there were any personal effects left behind in the hotel they were staying at, the organizers would deliver them to their new lodgings.

-How much manpower and resources did all this take to ensure there wouldn't be any problems in this examination? As expected, the organization's power is massive.- Zhang Che couldn't help but lament deeply.

There were over ten thousand examinees in Jin City alone, and at least another two hundred thousands from the Hua Xia region in Bei Du City and the surrounding satellite cities.

Let alone others, just the manpower involved was no trifle matter!

Of course, none of this was something Zhang Che needed concern himself with.

—————-

After standing around in the Jin City Central Plaza for half a day, Zhang Che was feeling famished, adding on to the fact that he only had a little to eat for breakfast.

Zhang Che suddenly realized an extremely severe problem. -This can't go on forever. In the future, I'll have to spend lots of time just to get food. It truly is too troublesome.-

The corpses of exotic beasts slain by subdued beasts in the beast world vanished. What would he eat then?

At that time, he definitely couldn't reveal the frisky monkey. Let alone that it was against the rules, how would he explain the matter of exotic beasts leaving a corpse behind after his "subdued beast" slew them?

He could only rely on the food he brought in.

However, even if the organizers allowed it, he couldn't bring much food in, either. He'd surely starve if he didn't think of a solution. Although he wouldn't starve to death per se, it would feel freaking terrible. Really, really terrible!

It seemed like he could only wait until the group was going to rest for the night, and he'd hide somewhere sneakily and get some food to eat.

Luckily he had foreseen this previously, and stashed thousands of kilograms of cooked meat away in the Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket. Otherwise, he'd really be in a pinch.

Once they were dismissed, one of the examinees who was assigned to the same group as Zhang Che came up and tried to strike up a conversation. He was probably thinking of introducing himself, or perhaps for some other reason. "Hey there…"

However, Zhang Che directly cut him off and said, "Let's not bother with introducing ourselves for now. I still have some matters to attend to. We'll meet up later tonight. There's plenty of time to get acquainted then."

After he said that, Zhang Che directly turned around and walked away with long strides, leaving the four youngsters standing there, confused.

-Where did this guy come from? Isn't he being a little too ridiculous?-

Although there was indeed plenty of time for them to mingle together tonight, everyone would enter the beast world tomorrow and be fighting side by side then. Wouldn't it be better to understand each other's character or something?

The four youngsters all hailed from different cities in Hua Xia region. None of them knew how strong Zhang Che was, nor did they know their other teammates' strength. Thus, when they saw such an uncooperative guy, they immediately felt despondent for their upcoming test.

If they didn't unite as one, how could they possibly hope to compete against the other teams?!

"From which city did that guy come from? That's so uncooperative of him; is he going to give up on the test?" a delicate-looking man asked, narrowing his eyes and harboring some other underlying intentions.

"Isn't that right? That guy should've given up long ago if that's what he intended. Isn't he purely dragging us down by delaying until now? What a freaking guy!"

"Forget it. Let's ignore him. We'd better find a place and get to know each other, and make preparations for the upcoming exotic beast hunting competition."

The few of them chipped in here and there, criticizing Zhang Che. After that, they left together on the same note.

——

Alas, Zhang Che truly didn't have to time to pay heed to them. He felt that if he didn't go eat immediately and continued starving this way, he might want to eat whatever meat that was in front of him…

At that time, it would truly be horrifying. Just imagine the news reporting this: A certain examinee was suspected of becoming mentally unsound due to pressure, and he was so inhumane that he actually ate his teammate…

Tsk, tsk. Just thinking about it sent shivers down his spine.

—

Zhang Che didn't go buy food; he didn't have the time to take it slow. He directly found somewhere secluded and had the Rock Tortoise cough up two large pieces of exotic beast meat, and he wolfed them down in an animated manner.

The two pieces of exotic beast meat weighed over fifty kilograms in total. Zhang Che finally felt a sense of satisfaction from his stomach, and was immediately contented.

After that, of course he wasn't interested in going to find his four teammates. They were going to need him to babysit them, any way. He didn't need to foster good relations with them.

After they entered the beast world, those youngsters would naturally know how they should act.

Considering that the organizers might preside over how much food each person could bring into the beast world, Zhang Che rolled his eyes about and opened up his personal terminal. He found a shop nearby that sold compressed biscuits and bought a pile of them.

It happened that the Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket still had close to two cubic meters of free space. Thus, Zhang Che thought of bringing more dry rations to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances..

After all, it was very easy to get tired of eating meat all the time. Although Zhang Che's digestive system no longer needed different kinds of food to regulate his nutrients, it would be pretty good to switch things up for a change, even if compressed biscuits were a little bland and tough to swallow.

After purchasing the compressed biscuits, Zhang Che continued searching around on his personal terminal.

This time, he searched for a weapons shop that specialized in archery!

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Chapter 166: Big Bro, Do You Require a Leg Accessory?

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"…"

While the four youngsters resented Zhang Che that bastard for dragging them down, they started introducing themselves to one another, and as they spoke, they suddenly fell silent.

After their simple introductions, all of them, without exception, realized to their horror that they were a bunch of useless fighters!

Let alone the fact that they were all Tier Two beastmasters, even their beast cards were all below bronze-quality…

This sucked!

Originally, they didn't care about Zhang Che's unreliability at all. If that guy decided to give up, so be it. Since they themselves were so weak, there was sure someone within the team was a powerful figure, according to the method the organizers grouped them up with. That person would be a Tier Three beastmaster at the very least, and their subdued beasts wouldn't be weak, either.

If they were lucky, perhaps that boss figure would even be one of the Tier Four beastmasters!

However, from the looks of it now, that unreliable fellow from earlier was probably the boss figure for this team?

The youngsters exchanged looks with each other, cursing in their hearts at the same time.

-Even if you are the boss, you can't be this uncooperative, right?

-If you're this uncooperative, how are we supposed to put down our pride obediently and be your underlings?-

———–

The Fallen Star Bow and Arrow Specialist Store, a very impressive-sounding name, comparable to the Shooting Sun Research Institute from Ci Zhou City!

Speaking of which, perhaps the owners of the two stores were blood brothers?

One of them was called Shooting Sun, the other Fallen Star. Both of them sounded just as impressive!

This was the store Zhang Che found via searching on his personal terminal. It was the best bow specialty store in Jin City.

Well, referring it as a store was a little inappropriate. This store was similar to the Shooting Sun Corporation. Both of them had several floors worth of sales hall. The only difference was that the Fallen Star Bow and Arrow Specialty Store's research facility wasn't here. There was only a sales department.

Of course, as one of the satellite cities of Bei Du, this wasn't the only top tier archery shop operating in Jin City.

Zhang Che chose this shop because he saw a message on the website stating that this store held an ancient-style recurve bow as the gem of the store. It was made using top-grade exotic beast materials, with a draw weight of about eight hundred kilograms.

This really made Zhang Che wonder whether Ci Zhou City's Shooting Sun and this Fallen Star were sibling companies. Otherwise, why would both stores manufacture such powerful bows that no one was able to use?

However, Zhang Che loved it. Wasn't this made for him?

Thus, he immediately headed to this Fallen Star Bow and Arrow Specialty Store. After he entered the shop, he asked a staffer straightforwardly, "I heard there's a prized bow in your shop. Could you bring it out and show me?"

"Sure, sir. Please wait a moment."

Soon, the legendary eight hundred kilograms draw weight bow was carried out by the staffer. He opened the bow container before Zhang Che.

Zhang Che fell in love with this bow the moment he laid eyes on it.

This ancient-styled recurve bow was black, with golden purple patterns on it. It was obviously crafted with rare woods from the beast world. The bow grips were flat and thin, their color ivory. It seemed to be polished from the bones of some exotic beasts.

Compared to the Falling Star Model X, this bow looked a little weaker, but the sense of strength it gave off assaulted you right in the face, impossible to ignore.

Zhang Che picked the bow up from the container and weighed it in his hands. He realized, to his shock, that it was twice as heavy as the Falling Star Model X!

-Very good. It's about twenty-five kilograms. It gives off a better feel wielding it!-

"What a great bow. I wonder if it has a name?"

"Sir, this bow is currently unnamed," the staffer answered respectfully. She had immediately realized that this handsome young man with slight childish qualities to his face was no ordinary man when she saw that Zhang Che was actually able to wield this bow with one hand without effort.

"Oh," Zhang Che nodded. He asked, "How much for this? I'm buying it."

However, the staffer replied with a smile, "I'm sorry, sir, our boss has said that this bow is temporarily not for sale."

Zhang Che was immediately baffled. -Why did you manufacture it if you're not selling it? Hmm? No, wait… what do you mean, temporarily not for sale? Could someone have ordered this in advance? Why didn't you say so earlier! You made me feel happy for nothing!-

The staffer probably noticed the displeasure in Zhang Che, and she hurriedly explained, "It's like this, sir. Our boss said that we'll only sell the bow to someone who can draw it."

-Oh, you're saying I don't look like I can draw this bow, is that it?-

Zhang Che didn't say anything. He held the bow handle with his left hand stably, and pinched the bowstring with his right hand. Once he exerted strength, the bow was drawn to a full crescent before the staffer's astonished gaze.

"A powerful bow, indeed. The arrows fired with this thing will surely contain astonishing destructive power!" Zhang Che nodded in satisfaction. He slowly withdrew his strength, allowing the bowstring to slowly return to neutral.

You mustn't release an empty bow. Otherwise, you'd cause irreversible damage to the bowstring and bow. Zhang Che was no longer a newbie at archery, so naturally he knew about this.

After that, Zhang Che took out his purple crystal card under the gaze of the staffer, whose eyes were already emitting stars, and spent close to ten million dollars to purchase this powerful bow made using high-tier exotic beast materials and rare wood only found in the beast world. At the same time, he received two hundred and forty V-type armor-piercing arrows as a complimentary gift.

The V-type armor-piercing arrows were priced at the horrifying amount of three thousand dollars each. According to the sales assistant, they could easily pierce through the scales of a defensive three-star gold-quality beast when paired with this super powerful bow!

The amount spent wasn't a loss at all. The price of a three-star gold-quality beast card ranged in the millions. If he was lucky, he wouldn't take much time to recover his investment.

"Since it's bought in Fallen Star Bow and Arrow Specialty Store, I'll call you Fallen Star from now on, as a sworn brother to the Falling Star Model X."

Zhang Che, who didn't have talent in naming things, casually named this bow very irresponsibly, and even randomly made relationships, finding it a brother.

——

A short while after Zhang Che walked out of the Fallen Star specialty store, carrying the bow container and quiver on his back, he received a message from the exam organizers, saying that his new lodgings had been prepared, and his personal effects left in the original hotel would be sent over later.

Now, the organizers were asking for everyone to return to the newly arranged hotel immediately. They weren't allowed to casually leave the hotel alone from now on. This was to ensure everyone's safety, and to make sure no one would be late tomorrow morning.

Zhang Che opened up his personal terminal and searched around. To his shock, he discovered that the new lodgings he was assigned were actually not very far away from where he was.

Thus, he couldn't be bothered taking a car, and just walked his way back. On the way, he also bought a pile of food, munching on it as he walked. By the time he returned to the hotel, his hunger was already satisfied.

They weren't allowed to go out, and Zhang Che couldn't be bothered to go shopping, either. He directly headed to the suite assigned to him and his teammates.

Just as he opened the door with the room key card he just received and walked into the suite's hall, Zhang Che felt the atmosphere was a little strange.

"Big Bro, here, your slippers!" the youngster who took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him earlier brought him a pair of slippers to change into, with a flattering smile on his face.

"Big Bro, let me help you put down your things," another youngster smiled, trying to help relieve Zhang Che of the bow container and quiver on his back.

"Big Bro, do you want some water? I'll go get you some…"

"Big Bro, are you hungry? I'll help you order some food…"

Translator's Note:

Reminder that the leg accessory in the title was referring to someone holding onto his leg and being taken care of, meaning they'll be his underling.

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Chapter 167: My Greenhorn Teammates

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Seeing the flattering smiles on them, Zhang Che couldn't help but widen his lips in a smile.

It seemed like they have already communicated among themselves and realized they were all greenhorns.

Well, a greenhorn should act like one. They were doing well right now!

Of course, Zhang Che wouldn't really accept their "service". How would that look like in the public eye?

"No, no, don't. I'll do it myself. We'll be brothers that fight by each other's sides from now on. Let's not be so polite." Zhang Che waved his hand and put down bow container and quiver, looking for a place to put them.

"Big Bro, let us do it!" the youngsters wanted to foster a good relationship with Zhang Che as soon as possible. They came up in pairs, taking over Zhang Che's bow container and quiver.

-Oh shit, so heavy!- , the two youngsters thought as they carried Zhang Che's belongings.

The Fallen Star bow and its container weighed nearly thirty kilograms together. Even if the two of them worked together, it would still be pretty heavy.

On the other side, the two youngsters that took the quiver directly slipped.

They were originally thinking that a quiver of arrows wouldn't be that heavy, and didn't exert much strength in their arms. In the end, the quiver that weighed a few dozen kilograms directly sank and slipped off their hands, falling to the ground.

Luckily, Zhang Che was quick to react and caught the quiver before it fell on the ground with one hand.

With that, the looks on the youngsters' faces immediately changed.

-Is he a freaking monster? He's carrying close to fifty kilograms of stuff on his shoulders and looked like it was nothing. Is this the difference between a big bro and the greenhorn?-

"I can handle by myself. You don't have to be so polite."

Zhang Che casually placed his bow and arrows in a corner, then looked at the four shocked youngsters. He smiled faintly and said, "Well, let's get to know each other now, and share the information on our beast cards. We'll find out our individual strong and weak points, so we'll be prepared when we enter the beast world tomorrow."

With that, they began to introduce themselves.

"I'm Zhang Che from Qian Wei City. The beast cards I'm bringing into the beast world are…"

The youngsters immediately grew excited when Zhang Che was done introducing himself.

He was the boss figure, indeed. Let alone his status as a Tier Three beastmaster, the five beast cards he was going to bring into the beast world were all gold-quality at least, with even a three-star dark gold-quality card among them!

With such strength, was there anything they had to worry about?

Radiant smiles were seen on all of the youngsters' faces, as they began to introduce themselves.

The delicate, pale-skinned youngster was called Zheng Hongru. He came from eastern Hua Xia, and the four beast cards he's bringing into the beast card were all Ordinary Combat Body-type cards of various species.

All of them were at bronze-quality. Zhang Che couldn't be bothered with the comprehensive attributes of the beast cards. In any case, those subdued beasts would only be watching from the side. Unless they encountered an extremely high amount of exotic beasts, they wouldn't be needed at all.

The second youngster to introduce himself was called Xiao Yi. He came from a city near Bei Du, only a few hundred kilometers away from Jin City.

This fellow had a medium build, with an ordinary appearance, the kind where you wouldn't be able to find him if you lost him in a crowd. He was similarly bringing four beast cards, three of which were Ordinary Combat Body-type, and the last one was an armor-type.

Zhang Che was similarly uninterested in his beast cards. He only looked at him and asked, "You're called Xiao Yi, not Xiao Yan?" {TLN: Reference to the main character of Battle Through The Heavens.}

Xiao Yi was confused. "Why do I have to be called Xiao Yan?"

"Nothing. It's fine that you're not Xiao Yan," Zhang Che said, immediately feeling assured.

The youngsters thought to themselves, -Does Big Bro Zhang Che have a feud with a guy named Xiao Yan?-

However, Zhang Che started to feel a little uneasy, with two of them not bringing any scouting-type beast cards. He looked at the remaining two and asked, "Did anyone bring any scouting-type flying beast card with you?"

The remaining two shook their heads simultaneously.

They thought to themselves, -How expensive is a scouting-type flying beast? How could people like us who come from ordinary households and without much talent afford it?-

"Nevermind then, we'll just try our best to hunt one if we can encounter those type of exotic beasts!"

Zhang Che was rather confident about this, now that he was equipped with the Fallen Star bow, whose effective range was over one thousand meters. Although he might miss shooting from such a far distance, there would still be a chance as long as they encountered quite a number of them.

After that, the remaining two continued their self-introductions.

The youngster with the darkest skin tone among them was small and skinny. His name was Sun Zhi, and came from southern Hua Xia. He only had two beast cards with them, both of them Ordinary Combat Body-type.

Zhang Che was a little baffled. -Didn't they say everyone is allowed to bring one extra beast card into the beast world? And you can't even hit the bare amount for your spiritual sea capacity? What is going on?-

A shade of red immediately mixed into Sun Zhi's tanned face, turning it into cured meat. He said indistinctly, "I come from a poor family. My parents are both commoners, and I have two younger siblings…"

Zhang Che understood the situation now. He raised his hand and stopped Sun Zhi, saying, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to… But don't worry! We'll work hard together, and it'll get better."

Zheng Hongru, whose personality was obviously more cheerful, patted Sun Zhi's shoulder with a smile and said, "Sun Zhi, do you have to worry about not having good beast cards after following Big Bro Sun Che? Let alone others, we're sure to have huge gains just this trip to the exotic world."

It was probably due to his accent, when Zheng Hongru said the words "Sun Zhi", it was extremely easy to mistake it as Sun Zi, making everyone burst out into laughter. {TLN: Sun Zi is Sun Tzu, a Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher.}

As for their last teammate, he didn't look like a high schooler at all!

This young man, Li Da, came from northwestern Hua Xia. He had a rough appearance, his body muscular. He even had a full beard on his face. Luckily, he was still young; the color of his beard wasn't very pronounced. Otherwise, he'd really look like someone from the Warring States Period.

The beast cards Li Da brought with them were barely enough to fully employ his maximum capacity as a beastmaster of three cards, just one more than Sun Zhi.

However, this young and "rough" man didn't look like the kind who came from a poor family. There were likely other reasons why he didn't bring extra beast cards.

However, after Zhang Che thought about it carefully, he suddenly realized that it was possible that most of the examinees only brought enough beast cards to fill up their capacity. After all, to most of the examinees, even a one-star bronze-quality beast card wasn't cheap. It wasn't like they could possibly have as many beast cards as they wanted.

Moreover, a Tier Two beastmaster could only employ three beast cards at a time. What use was there to have so many beast cards on you?

After their self-introductions, they could be considered as acquaintances. They were all youngsters; it was easy for them to get along. Just a while later, waves of joyful laughter rang out from the suite's hall.

Zhang Che wasn't worried about the examination from the start. On the other hand, Zheng Hongru and the others were confident of passing the test and getting a good placement after witnessing Zhang Che's strength. As such, they quickly relaxed.

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Chapter 168: Entering the Hunting Zone

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The next morning, all of the examinees gathered at the Jin City central plaza again. It was finally time to enter the beast world, and start the examination!

Everyone had anticipatory looks on their faces. The youngsters who had already gotten close to their teammates couldn't help but break into soft whispers.

A stern voice rang out from the stage in the central plaza, "Silence!".

The plaza immediately fell silent. The ten thousand-plus young men and women looked to the stage simultaneously, and saw a middle-aged general with a shiny golden star on his shoulder standing as straight as a pine tree on the stage. His sharp eyes swept across the plaza. Everyone's heart tightened, no longer daring to make any sound.

"The examination is about to start. Let me reiterate a few important points."

The examinees were listening attentively. The middle-aged general continued, "First, for your entry into the beast world, the organization will be providing all of your supplies. No one is allowed to bring in any personal effects other than a single weapon, to prevent any examinee from cheating and bringing any beast cards that weren't registered with us."

Zhang Che's heart thumped. -As expected, the compressed biscuits and other dry rations I prepared in advance will be coming into use. That little bit of food from the organizers wouldn't be able to fill my stomach at all.-

"Second, in the first five days into the hunting zone, all of you can only use the beast cards you brought in. This restriction will be lifted after that."

The moment this information was made known, the plaza burst into commotion.

-We can use the beast cards we obtain in five days!-

With that, the first five days became incomparably important. Whether the team could hunt enough exotic beasts and obtain enough good beast cards would greatly affect the team's final results.

Zheng Hongru and the others were thrilled!

-So what if we're greenhorns? We have a super powerful big bro looking after us!-

-As long as we managed to get through these five days, it shouldn't be a problem for each of us to have a silver-quality beast card in hand, right? Perhaps there is even a chance to get our hands on a gold-quality card!-

A silver-quality or higher beast card! This had mostly remained in the dreams of countless youngsters. To have one in reality, it truly wasn't simple!

"Silence!"

While the plaza fell into a chaotic discussion, the general on the stage yelled out, making the examinees gather themselves, immediately not daring to make any noise again.

"Lastly, let me emphasize this…" The general paused for a moment. The plaza was silent; even the fall of a needle could be heard.

"Although this examination doesn't forbid benign competition, I hope that everyone will try to avoid conflict with other teams. All of you are hot-blooded youngsters, and you might injure others if you lose control of yourselves. At that time, what you're facing might be the tragic ending of the disqualification of both teams.

"I'll reveal a little bit more information for you all. The hunting zone for the examination is extremely huge, enough to throw all ten thousand-plus of you in and not many ripples would form. So, you'd better go hunt more exotic beasts and have less meaningless conflicts with one another. It's beneficial for you and the others."

After another short pause, the general waved his large hand, "Alright, we'll start handing out your necessities now, and confiscate your personal items. Get ready to set off in half an hour!"

A squad of soldiers emitting sharp auras immediately entered the plaza with a strange apparatus in their hand. First they took away all personal effects, with the exception of a weapon, and had the examinees take out the beast cards branded with their spiritual imprints, in addition to the spare one. After making sure there weren't any discrepancies with the information they had, the soldiers used the strange apparatus to scan the examinees' bodies.

"Di di di…" A few ear-piercing mechanical beeps rang out immediately among the crowd.

Evidently, there were some who tried to cheat, bringing other beast cards into the exam.

Fortunately for them, the organizers only gave them a warning and confiscated the beast cards, and did not disqualify them. However, they also sternly warned the examinees that if anyone were found to have smuggled any unregistered beast cards into the hunting zone via some unique methods, then sorry for them. They would be immediately disqualified with no further leniency.

Zhang Che immediately grew anxious. -In that case, wouldn't it be very dangerous if I tried to summon my other subdued beasts to snatch experience from others?

-But, it seems like I can use the Vampiric Demon Carpet?-

-This fellow is great at hiding itself anyway. As long as I'm not discovered when I summoned it, there shouldn't be much problem, right?

-I don't need to use it often, too. I'll send this fellow out to snatch experience only when we notice high level and quality exotic beasts. Who could tell that it's my subdued beast?

-As for the loophole of not leaving a corpse behind, as long as it's a small exotic beast, the Vampiric Demon Carpet could directly wrap it up and slip away. Who can tell whether a corpse was left behind?

-Hmm, it's decided, then. I can totally give this a try if we encounter any powerful exotic beast that we can't guarantee snatching away with our subdued beasts on hand!-

Zhang Che decided all this inwardly without showing any changes on his face.

At this moment, a soldier came up to Zhang Che's team with the strange apparatus in hand. First he took away all their personal effects except their weapons, then inspected the beast cards they brought with them, bringing the strange apparatus closer to them.

Of course no strange noise was emitted. Although Zhang Che secretly brought a bunch of beast cards with him, they were all laying silently in his spiritual sea. There was probably no one in this world, and no apparatus that could discover this.

On the other hand, the soldier swept his gaze across the bow container and quiver hanging on Zhang Che's shoulder with interest. He was probably thinking this examinee's brain was faulty. -You're just a teenager, looking rather weak and skinny. How strong of a bow can you draw?-

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Half an hour later, all the checks were completed. A huge fleet of army transportation vehicles came driving into the wide road to the side of the plaza. All the examinees boarded the vehicles according to their teams. After that, a long chain of vehicles directly drove to the spatial gateway sixty-plus kilometers west of Jin City.

This spatial gateway had been cordoned off by the army two days ago, only allowing exits, but not entries. Therefore, when the examinees arrived in droves, there was basically no traffic hindering them. The examinees lined up in ten rows in front of the dozen-meter-wide spatial gateway, quickly walking into the beast world in an orderly manner.

Zhang Che had originally thought that everyone would need to travel on foot by themselves to the designated hunting zone in the beast world. It was only after he crossed the spatial gateway that he realized how wrong he was.

On the empty space just outside of the safety zone, a fleet of black steel monsters awaited them in a single row, shocking everyone, their eyes wide.

The general leading them this time was also the man responsible for their safety during the examination. He took in the astonished looks on their faces in satisfaction, and shouted, "See those steam-powered vehicles there? These are your transportation tools to the hunting zone. Please follow your guides closely and set off!"

The general waved his hand. The ten thousand-plus examinees split into fifty per group, led by a soldier. All of them ran towards the steel monster they were assigned to…

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Chapter 169: Strive On, Young Warriors!

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The fleet of steam-powered cars rumbled on at a speed of about forty kilometers per hour, speeding to the northwest.

Despite using the most advanced processed materials and crafting technology, a steam-powered engine was still a steam-powered engine, after all. It was impossible to be as quiet as fuel engine, not to mention electric vehicles. It was akin to comparing a tractor to a limousine. The two belonged to entirely different leagues.

Over two hundred huge and imposing steam-powered cars drove on in two rows. Anyone within a few kilometers could hear them clearly, which led to them attracting surrounding exotic beasts.

Zhang Che, who was sitting by the window, could clearly see a few exotic beasts appearing from the hills to his sides, drawn by curiosity, charging towards the fleet and meeting with tragic ends, one after another.

In order to ensure the safety of the examinees, the organizers mobilized an extremely high amount of resources in tandem with the army. These vehicles were equipped with powerful steam-powered ballistas, several times more destructive than the Herculean Crossbow Machines Zhang Che seen before, just to ensure the examinees' safety on this journey.

The large bolts, about a meter long, and five centimeters wide, carried horrifying momentum behind them when launched by those ballista machines. Even mid-tier exotic beasts wouldn't dare to face them head on. A slight brush by the bolt would injure them, and taking a direct hit from it would kill them!

Naturally, the ballistas wouldn't be used on shrimps. The accompanying soldiers were sufficient to deal with low-tier exotic beasts.

It wasn't like there weren't any experts among the army convoy, either. If a few mid-tier or high-quality exotic beasts showed themselves, those experts would take over the defense, and the ballistas would only be employed when they couldn't withstand the exotic beasts' attacks.

What if even those steam-powered ballistas were unable to deal with the exotic beasts?

No worries; the army general in the convoy wasn't just for show.

The fleet drove on for several dozen kilometers northwest. As they were about to reach their destination, a powerful flying beast was attracted by the rumbling noise. It dove straight down towards the fleet from the skies. The ballista team was quick to react and launch over a dozen bolts at it, but they were unable to even catch ahold of this powerful flying beast's shadow.

At this moment, the general took the stage.

A dark golden streak of light shot to the skies as he waved his hand, and transformed into a green palm-sized bird whose appearance was very similar to an ordinary bird.

The feathers on this little bird were glistening verdant, with a tiny tuft of white fur at its crown. It had an adorable appearance, with no signs of it being a powerful subdued beast.

However, the shocking scene witnessed by the young examinees in the next moment would leave a deep impression on them, lasting a lifetime.

Facing off against the swooping huge flying beast with a wingspan nearly thirty meters wide, the green little bird beat its tiny wings, seemingly about to fall at any moment and blurry white light suddenly shone from the tuft of white fur on its crown.

It was like a newborn ray of light. That faint scorching white light came into existence from nothing, quickly turning into a beam of white light, directly shining onto the huge flying beast in the sky.

In the next moment, it was like everything that went against the light was purified. That flying beast with a wingspan of over thirty meters, at least a mid-tier gold-quality exotic beast, and it disintegrated into nothingness in an instant… no, at least it left a dark golden beast card behind, slowly falling to the ground.

"Xixixi!…" The green little bird let out a wave of sound that resembled a young girl's giggles. It flew over, beating its wings, and opened its jade-white little beak, catching the dark golden beast card deftly. It flew back to the general standing atop one of the vehicles and perched on his shoulder, offering him the trophy it obtained.

Zhang Che was dazzled by the sight. -This… what level and quality of a subdued beast is this? To be able to obliterate an exotic beast that was at least mid-tier dark gold-quality in an instant!?-

Zhang Che felt that even his so-called father-in-law's phoenix was far from a match for that little green bird.

-When will I have such a powerful subdued beast and pet for myself?-

After witnessing that shocking scene, Zhang Che, who had been of the opinion that he had become very strong recently, even a little complacent, immediately felt a burning fighting spirit rising within him.

-I'll definitely surpass that general in the future! My future subdued beasts and pets will definitely surpass that little green bird, too, and will even be able to defeat it effortlessly!-

It wasn't only Zhang Che. Every single one of these youngsters who witnessed this scene had such thoughts in their minds. They were filled with competitive spirit for their upcoming examination. As long as they could obtain a good ranking and enroll in a good university to further themselves, perhaps they might find themselves a spot among the upper ranks of the experts?

No more powerful exotic beasts appeared during their remaining journey.

That flying beast was obviously an accident. The organizers and the army had cleared this area within a fifty kilometers radius. How could there be many more of these powerful exotic beasts around?

The fleet drove another dozen or so kilometers, and finally stopped at a large empty land at the outskirts of a hilly area.

Standing on top of the frontmost steam-powered vehicle, the general whose name was not made known looked at the examinees who had gotten off the vehicles and were standing in neat rows, and repeated the previously mentioned rules and regulations of the exam. "Before we officially begin, I wish to reiterate the forbidden acts and rules. I hope you guys won't turn a deaf ear to it, or you'll not only be hurting others, you'll also be hurting yourselves."

This time, everyone took what he said to heart.

Everyone saw that little green bird's strength for themselves. Even those who didn't witness their own eyes knew what happened from the mouths of others. They held this ordinary-looking, average built expert in admiration. Naturally they would treat his words seriously.

If you dared to turn a deaf ear to his words, he had the authority to directly disqualify you, stripping you of your chance to enter the top universities!

"Alright, that's all from me. All of you will be able to head into the hills ahead in a moment, which signifies the official commencement of the examination."

The general paused for a moment. No one made a move, because everyone was already used to his speech pattern, and they knew that he wasn't truly done speaking.

"The designated hunting zone is about two hundred kilometers in length, and over a hundred kilometers in width. Prominent signs are placed around the perimeters of the hunting zone. Please immediately turn back when you see them. Otherwise, you can only bear the consequences yourselves if you encounter any danger, and rescue might not reach you in time.

"The examination duration is half a month. Half a month from now, you have three days' time to gather back here at this flat lands. Those who do not return in time will fail."

After another short pause, the general waved his hand, "Alright, set off now, young warriors! Now is the time you should strive on!"

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Chapter 170: Aiming for the Upper Ranks

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Following a wave of the general's hand, the ten-thousand-plus youngsters went off on a hundred-meter stampede towards the hilly area ahead, five of them per group.

This scene reminded Zhang Che of the times in his previous life when the reservoirs discharged water, and the villagers would rush forth with no thought for their personal safety to pick up fish. That violent surge as one...

Ugh, violent surge doesn't seem to be the right word for this..? Whatever, Zhang Che just felt that the concept was a perfect fit to this scene!

"Come on, charge! If we get to the front, we'll surely be able to snatch the best exotic beasts!"

"Hurry, you guys! You burdens, we have to obtain enough good beast cards within these five days if you want to get a good placement at the end of this!"

"Hey, hey, who was it that freaking stepped on my shoes, damn it!"

The ten thousand people caused a commotion so loud that the noise reached the heavens.

Luckily the powerful exotic beasts around here were cleaned up by the organizers and the army. Otherwise, a swarm of exotic beasts would immediately discover a huge amount of delicacies had sent themselves right to their doorsteps!

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"Brother Che, what do we do?" Zheng Hongru scrunched up his delicate little face, like an abandoned young lady, his face filled with bitterness.

Zhang Che's team was situated at the very end of the horde. It would be extremely difficult to get ahead of the others now.

As for him addressing Zhang Che as "Brother Che", it was only after Zhang Che's fervent request that they not call him big bro that they switched it up after a round of discussion.

Of course, Zhang Che didn't feel any pressure from being addressed as an elder brother figure.

He was a young adult in his late twenties in his previous life. Although his current physique might not necessarily be bigger than the rest of them, his mental age was much older than them. There wasn't even a hint of pressure weighing on Zhang Che after being called 'brother'.

The moment Zheng Hongru asked his question, the other three looked towards Zhang Che simultaneously.

Zhang Che rolled his eyes about in thought and asked, "Can your subdued beasts act as mounts?"

The moment he asked this, the four of them quickly reacted and nodded profusely.

However, Li Da, the one with a warring states period-esque appearance, suddenly said with a constipated look, "Well, it can be used as a mount, but it's really a little too god-damn rocky. Even those chicks with strong reactions are easier to handle."

After he said that, his surroundings immediately fell silent.

After getting to know each other the night before, everyone learned that although Li Da looked like a firm and mature young man, he had a little too much interest in women, and usually wouldn't be far from such topics whenever he spoke.

No one had any idea why this guy seemed to speak as if he had vast amounts of experience with the opposite sex, when he was only a young man in his late teens.

Could it be that this kid's interest in woman started developing since he was still in his mother's womb… Ugh, that sounded wrong. It shouldn't be put that way...

If it wasn't for the organizer's repeated strict warning not to leave the hotel, perhaps Li Da would have went around the city and found a lonely women to spend the night with.

Of course, as a man of principles, Li Da would surely tip them very generously at the end as a break-up-fee.

Zhang Che sighed, "Bear it for now. If we can charge to the front, even a little, it will all be worth it."

As he spoke, a dark golden streak of light shot out from his brow. Zhang Che had summoned the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander.

Just as everyone else was about to summon their respective subdued beasts, Xiao Yi suddenly said, "Hm? I'm thinking if we could all ride on Brother Che's subdued beast? This dark gold-quality beast is surely much faster than our garbage beasts, isn't it?"

Zhang Che took a prolonged look at him, "Are you sure your name is Xiao Yi, and not Xiao Yan?"

Ah, how depressed must Xiao Yi be? -Who in the world is this Xiao Yan? To actually cast such a heavy shadow in our Brother Che's heart. I'll surely give you a good beating if I ever see you in the future!-

The others' eyes lit up. Zheng Hongru looked toward Zhang Che and asked, "Brother Che, would that work?"

Zhang Che turned to look at the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander at the side. Its body was over six meters long, its back wide. After thinking for a short while, he said, "There shouldn't be a problem. Just hold on tight."

As such, what followed after was a scene so comical that it would linger in the minds of the surrounding candidates for over a year.

The five youngsters all rode on the huge lizard's back, holding tightly onto its waist. The five of them sat close together, swaying along to the huge lizard's rapid motions. It truly was a sight to behold...

Zhang Che's forehead was covered in black lines, regretting his decision. If he knew this would happen, he'd rather go slow than agree to their request. After this event, who knew how far his cool image would fall… Luckily, he already had Miss Tienan. Otherwise, if this matter spread, perhaps he would never be able to find a girlfriend.

As for those four fellows behind him, they could only pray that this matter wouldn't spread too far.

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Naturally, Zhang Che's group wasn't the only ones to think of getting ahead by riding on their subdued beasts.

In fact, after a short dash, most of the examinees couldn't persevere and slowly realized that there was no need to run. Would a human run faster than a subdued beast?

As such, all of the examinees summoned their own subdued beasts and mounted them, marking the start of another race.

As for a tiny fraction of them whose subdued beasts were truly unsuitable for riding, they could only imitate Zhang Che's group, squeezing onto one or two subdued beasts and going on their way, rubbing against one another.

How vast was an area two hundred kilometers long and over a hundred kilometers wide?

Let alone ten thousand-plus of them, even a million of them wouldn't cause much of a ripple.

The crowded scenery you could see was only temporary, when the examinees had just entered the area. When everyone dispersed, it would be lucky if you could find one or two teams in your surroundings.

Since it was for an examination, the low-tier exotic beasts were naturally not driven away by the organizer and the army. Perhaps they might even have herded some of them in.

Therefore, the youngsters started encountering all kinds of exotic beasts soon after they entered the hunting zone. They gradually halted in place and started slaying the exotic beasts who were drawn by the noise.

At this time, the efficiency of having a powerful beastmaster among the team was quickly revealed.

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Zhang Che's team encountered a group of two-star bronze-quality exotic beasts.

Zheng Hongru and the others' eyes shone at the sight of this. -If we manage to slay this group of exotic beasts, each of us could get a beast card at the very least, right?-

However, Zhang Che didn't even pay any attention to this garbage. He whipped out the Mutated Puffersword and sent a Sonic Wave sweeping through them, incapacitating them. He couldn't even be bothered to get the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander to stop and deal the final blow. With another wave of his hand, the Gale Wolf King appeared flashily.

In only one minute later, the Gale Wolf King caught up to the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander, holding four two-star bronze-quality beast cards in its mouth, and offered them to Zhang Che.

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"Brother Che, you're really awesome!"

"Woah, that was a group of two-star bronze-quality beasts! Brother Che put them down with just a wave of his hand!"

"Brother Che is mighty!"

His teammates praised him one after another. However, Zhang Che was expressionless. He freed one of his arms and received the four beast cards from the Gale Wolf King's mouth, stuffing them into his shirt pocket.

Ah, being invincible is really lonely!

-We merely obtained a few two-star bronze-quality beast cards, and these guys are making such a big deal out of it. If we were to gain a few silver-quality, or even gold-quality beast cards, wouldn't they start worshipping me like a god?-

However, Zhang Che immediately humbled down once he thought of that little green bird they had all seen earlier.

To become someone who was really powerful, they would need to have at least one subdued beast or pet of that caliber, right?

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Time slowly trickled away. The Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander kept racing forward, passing through valleys, crossing mountains and rivers. Before they knew it, they were a few dozen kilometers into the hunting zone.

Now, they could no longer see any other teams in their surroundings.

Zheng Hongru suggested, "Brother Che, why don't we dismount here and start hunting exotic beasts?"

"That's right, Brother Che. If we continue riding, my butt will start cracking!" the outwardly cold Li Da agreed in a low muffled voice.

Zhang Che had no choice but to tell the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander to lower its speed. He said, "Just endure a little bit longer. These beasts are too weak and there's not enough of them to be worth it. We'll go a little further ahead and see if we can encounter stronger exotic beasts."

It couldn't be helped; riding on the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander was indeed not a fun experience. If it wasn't for the fact that Zhang Che's physique had been altered to an inhuman level, he too would be in agony right now.

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They rode another few kilometers ahead. Under the constant frustrated groans from Zheng Hongru and the others, Zhang Che directly ignored the single exotic beasts they came across. He didn't even send the Gale Wolf King, who was running alongside them, to go kill those exotic beasts.

There really was no point in doing so. These low-tier exotic beasts weren't in groups. Whether you got a beast card out of them truly depended on your luck, and Zhang Che's luck had always been not that good…

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Finally, Zhang Che ordered the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander to stop when they saw a long and narrow valley before them.

Looking at the long valley in front of them, Zhang Che turned his head around and looked at his teammates, who were still rubbing their butts, and said sternly, "Now, we're going into the valley in front to take a look. No one knows what's the situation ahead is like. So, I hope that you guys will obey my orders fully. Don't ever get too far away from me, and you must also not act recklessly. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that I will be able to look out for all of you if there's any danger. Do you understand?"

"Don't worry, Brother Che. We know what we should do!"

"I got it, Brother Che!"

Zheng Hongru and the others knew that this matter was no joke. They put their game faces on and nodded in acknowledgement.

Zhang Che nodded in return. "Alright then. Let's move out!"

As he spoke, a golden ray of light shot out from between his brow and circled around him, transforming into a ferocious looking huge crocodile… Well, in the eyes of those four, this gold-quality armor of their Brother Che was simply too cool.

Stopping a baby from crying was only a basic function! The defense of such a sturdy-looking gold-quality armor must be heaven-defyingly high, right?

However, the only thing that impacted its appearance was the bow container and quiver hanging on Zhang Che's back.

Zheng Hongru and the others wanted to share Zhang Che's burden as well, but they were only ordinary men. There was no way they could carry such heavy equipment. If they tried to carry the load, they would only be greatly reducing their mobility. It would truly be troublesome once they came across any dangers.

Considering that they had to try their best to obtain sufficient good beast cards within the next five days, Zheng Hongru and the rest summoned all their subdued beasts, which followed closely by their respective master's sides. Despite not having much fighting strength, they could at least help to block a strike or two if danger came.

The team of five led an army of subdued beasts, slowly advanced forward, and soon stepped into the valley.

Although the cliffs on both sides weren't very high, the valley was rather dark. There were wild grasses and shrubbery everywhere, and it was extremely easy for small poisonous exotic beasts to conceal themselves.

However, with the Gale Wolf King and Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander at his side, Zhang Che wasn't very worried about this. Everything would be fine as long as these adolescent youngsters didn't get too hot-headed and rush ahead.

It was very obvious that although Zheng Hongru and the others were young, and not very strong, their brains weren't faulty. They knew they had to stick together, with Zhang Che at their core, in such a dangerous area. This was the only way to guarantee everyone's safety, and the fastest way to obtain good beast cards.

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The group gradually ventured deeper. Surprisingly, however, they didn't encounter a single exotic beast on the way.

Zheng Hongru and the others' faces were starting to relax.

However, Zhang Che warned them strictly, "Don't get careless. I can sense that this valley is a little strange. If there are any abnormal movements later, you must remember to not get too far away from me!"

Seeing Zhang Che acting so serious, they started to become wary again, removing all complacency.

Suddenly, the Gale Wolf King who was leading the way stopped in place. It arched its body slightly, the fur on its back standing on end.

Zhang Che's heart tightened. There must be something extremely powerful ahead to make the Gale Wolf King this tense. He hurriedly raised his hand and halted everyone's steps, signalling to them with his gaze that they must pay attention to not get too far away from him.

Weng weng weng… A faint wave of buzzing sounds suddenly droned in front of them. There seemed to be a huge swarm of insects gathered ahead.

-Shit, is it some poisonous wasp-like exotic beasts or something?-

Zhang Che's face sank. Just as such thoughts popped up in his mind, he saw a spread of black dots that reached as far as he could see flying in their direction.

"Run!" Zhang Che turned his head and yelled at Zheng Hongru and the others, while he tightened his grip on the Mutated Puffersword.

When out in the wild, the most scary thing was encountering these insect-type exotic beasts that gathered in groups. They were tiny and agile, making it hard to hit them. Not only that, these exotic beasts often had poisonous attacks. They truly were extremely troublesome to deal with.

If Zhang Che was alone, he wouldn't be worried in the least. He had the Swamp Crocodile King armor protecting him. These ordinary poisonous exotic beasts could forget about penetrating his defense. However, the situation now was different. The four greenhorns at his side needed his protecting.

At present, he could only have them retreat out of the valley for now, and hope that these poisonous insects wouldn't go after them. Otherwise, things would become incredibly tricky.

Zheng Hongru and the others saw those insects flying closer and closer to them. After taking a closer look, they realized that the insects were as big around as a fist and about a foot long, with a sharp stinger as thick as a finger at the end of their abdomen.

What else needed to be said? Run!

"Brother Che, you be careful yourself!"

They still had some conscience in them, actually reminding Zhang Che before they ran away.

"Just go!" Zhang Che chided them with a smile, finding it both funny and annoying, before looking back to the swarm of bees which were now only mere dozens of meters ahead.

Stinger Bees…

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Chapter 172: The Mighty Zhang Che

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[Stinger Bee]

Level: Two Star (Level 18)

Quality: Bronze

Characteristics: An Exotic Beast that Gathers in Crowds. When Enraged, It Will Shoot Its Poisonous Stinger as a Projectile.

Weakness: Fire Elemental Attacks, Extremely Weak Defense at its Waist

Potential: E Rank

Zhang Che soon saw the attributes of these poisonous bees, allowing him to heave a sigh of relief.

Their potent poison weren't scary at all. The bees were unable to penetrate the defense of the Swamp Crocodile King armor, rendering it ineffective.

Moreover, these poisonous bees didn't seem very fast. In addition, their numbers weren't much. Less than twenty were flying towards him. He should be able to take them down.

Facing these aerial exotic beasts, the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander was pretty much useless. The Gale Wolf King, on the other hand, could use its skill to attack. A pity that it could only launch six wind blades, however. He didn't know how many targets it could take down with a single wind blade.

Although there were only slightly more than a dozen Stinger Bees flying towards him, Zhang Che still had to ensure Zheng Hongru and the others' safety. His test would be over if anything happened to these guys.

Therefore, it became necessary to slay these Stinger Bees as quickly as possible.

The Mutated Puffersword's skill was still on cooldown for a little while more, so Zhang Che could only let the Gale Wolf King to take the stage.

At his command, the Gale Wolf King suddenly opened its mouth wide. Several green curved blades of wind shot out from its throat, spinning as they flew at the approaching Stinger Bees.

The Wind Blades were faster than the Stinger Bees. Facing such an attack, although the Stinger Bees instinctively wanted to dodge them, they soon realized they couldn't do so at all.

A wave of soft, crisp sounds rang out one after another. Zhang Che witnessed the Stinger Bees sliced into halves by the Gale Wolf King's Wind Blade attack, falling onto the wild grass below. Although they didn't die instantly, these Stinger Bees lost all their fighting strength after their abdomens were separated from their chests and heads, no longer posing any threats.

What surprised Zhang Che was that after the Gale Wolf King's wind blades struck a target, they could still draw an arc in the air and fly towards a second target, though its speed was slower than before.

However, it was only slightly slower. The Stinger Bees, whose forte was not speed, were still unable to dodge them. Another half a dozen Stinger Bees were directly cut in two and fell to the ground.

After only a wave of attack, less than half of the Stinger Bees remained.

After cutting two targets consecutively, the Wind Blades fired by the Gale Wolf King finally dissipated into the air. What was left of the Stinger Bees required Zhang Che to deal with.

The remaining few Stinger Bees obviously realized that the Gale Wolf King wasn't to be trifled with, either, and turned towards Zhang Che and flew in his direction, wanting to get rid of the easier target.

Alas, these unintelligent insects were unable to accurately determine the strengths of their enemies. Although Zhang Che wasn't stronger than the Gale Wolf King, he wasn't someone they could easily mess with, either.

"Great, I can test and see for myself how my swordsmanship is progressing!"

Zhang Che immediately felt relieved when he saw that these Stinger Bees hadn't seemed to notice Zheng Hongru and the others who were running away. Wielding the Mutated Puffersword in hand, Zhang Che took the initiative and engaged them in battle. It had been some time since he started practicing this style of swordplay. Although he hadn't put much time into practice and had yet to achieve great proficiency at it, he should be able to handle this handful of Stinger Bees.

At this moment, Zheng Hongru and the rest had stopped in place after running about a hundred meters away, seeing the Stinger Bees weren't chasing them. They turned back and witnessed a shocking scene.

Zhang Che, wearing his savage armor and wielding a green sword in hand, was like a god of war descended to the mortal realm. The sword in his hand suddenly turned into a green blur, taking on all the Stinger Bees at the same time.

Chi, chi, chi, chi… A few crisp sounds rang. Even Zhang Che didn't dare to believe what just happened.

Half of the Stinger Bees were directly killed by Zhang Che with the sword, and fell into the grass.

"Eh? I didn't even know that this sword art was actually this powerful!"

Zhang Che realized for the first time that the sword art his future father-in-law "personally" imparted him actually held such great offensive strength. -It seems like I still have much to learn and understand about this sword art.-

As of now, he couldn't even be considered an actual disciple of this style!

"Hmm, I should spend more time practicing this sword art if I have the time to spare. The only thing is, I wonder if I can go look for my future father-in-law to clarify any doubts regarding the sword art I might come across in the future..? I hope he won't beat me to death…"

Zhang Che was in a great mood. His sword turned into a green blur again, and directly cut in the direction of the remaining Stinger Bees.

However, the remaining Stinger Bees were enraged seeing their comrades falling one after another. They raised their sharp, finger-thick pointed tails one after another, emitting a deep blue light, and shot them towards Zhang Che.

Even with Zhang Che's sword skills, he was unable to defend against the projectile stingers. Not only that, because he was wearing the Swamp Crocodile King armor, his mobility was affected to a certain degree. Under such close proximity, there was no way he could dodge them.

Even so, Zhang Che didn't intend to dodge them.

A few dull thuds rang out. The poisonous stingers hit Zhang Che's armor, and were unable to penetrate or even damage his gold-quality armor. They bounced off, falling into the grass below.

Meanwhile, Zhang Che's sword was already swinging towards these Stinger Bees who had lost their means of attack.

Another few crisp sounds rang out, and the remaining Stinger Bees were cut down.

At this moment, the first batch of Stinger Bees downed by the Gale Wolf King's Wind Blades finally died. Some of them turned into streaks of light and dissipated, while the others turned into beast cards.

The killing notifications Zhang Che received only stated that he killed the beasts. There were no mentioning of him obtaining even a single point of soul force. "I knew it; after rising to Tier Four, killing these garbage-quality two-star exotic beasts no longer provides any soul force points."

From the looks of it, advancing to Tier Five would be a long and hard journey!

"Woah, Brother Che is displaying his might!"

Zheng Hongru and the others were a short distance away. It was as if they slew the exotic beasts themselves, as they cried out excitedly.

However, just as they made the noise, the quickly realized where they were at, and every one of them hurriedly covered their mouths.

Alas, it was already too late!

Another wave of buzzing sounds droned from far into the valley ahead after their yelling. A more concentrated spread of Stinger Bees rushed towards them, like a fleet of bomber aircraft.

"God damn it, who told you to make so much noise! Quickly run!" Zhang Che yelled at his teammates. After that, he tightened his grip on the Mutated Puffersword and charged towards the incoming Stinger Bees.

These small flying insects were simply the best targets to practice his swordsmanship on!

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Chapter 173: Stinger Bee King

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Seeing Zhang Che charging at the new group of Stinger Bees, Zheng Hongru and the others sat down on a few protruded rocks in the valley and observed him quietly.

A pity there was no fine liquor to add to the mood!

Xiao Yi's eyes shone as he watched Zhang Che's heroic figure moving about. He felt very envious of Zhang Che, and asked the others, "Hey, say, how many of those poisonous bees do you think Brother Che can kill in one go?"

Sun Zhi, who was rather introverted, kept silent. He showed similar looks of envy on his face, with hints of admiration mixed in it.

Although the general who was responsible for the examinees' safety was unimaginably strong, his level was way out of reach of the examinees. Looking at him was like looking at a god; there wouldn't be any emotions other than those of worship.

Zhang Che was different, however. They were the same age. It was impossible for them to not have any thoughts of catching up to him when they saw how strong he was.

Zheng Hongru burst out into laughter, "Who cares how many he can kill? We'll just cheer him on from here!"

Li Da interrupted with a soft voice, "Brother Che is indeed very strong, but I wonder how he is when it comes to dealing with woman? I'll have to compete with him on this one day… Though, looking at his tiny frame, I don't think he's that good."

The other three all became speechless…

-Come on! Brother, is your brain filled with a certain white, sticky fluid?-

Zhang Che had no idea the others were pointing fingers at him, nor would he be interested enough to pay any attention to them. The group of Stinger Bees in front of him were the best opponents to test how good his swordsmanship was.

With the Swamp Crocodile King armor protecting him, these little beasts could never hope to hurt him. Zhang Che didn't have to worry about his defense at all. All he needed to do was focus on training his swordsmanship via actual combat.

The buzzing sounds came closer and closer. Zhang Che could clearly see that these Stinger Bees numbered close to a hundred. It was possible that their entire colony had come out.

Zhang Che's heart tightened a little. He shouted at his teammates, "Retreat a little further away. It'll be troublesome if I can't hold them all back and some of them went for you!"

Zheng Hongru and the others' scalp turned numb at the sight of this. They hurriedly retreated a few dozen meters more in the valley entrance's direction…

These fellows were confident in Zhang Che, so much so that they worshipped him. They were of the opinion that these poisonous bees wouldn't be able to get past him!

Moreover, even if a few of them broke past him, they still had time to make their escape. These bees weren't very fast, anyway. They could successfully escape by riding on their subdued beasts.

Just as they made their retreat and found another place to sit down and enjoy the show, Zhang Che engaged the group of Stinger Bees in battle.

He closed his eyes for three seconds. His future father-in-law's swordplay demonstration flashed through his mind. Zhang Che reopened his eyes, the green sword in his hand immediately turned into a green blur, shrouding the dense spread of biological fighter planes ahead.

Flick, stab, hack, slash…

Every single one of the simple movements of the set of swordplay were reproduced by Zhang Che in a series of combo attacks, exhibiting unimaginably powerful attacking strength.

Every time the sword flashed, a Stinger Bee would split in two and fall to the ground.

For a brief time, it was like a short rain of Stinger Bees were falling in the valley. In only a few breaths' time, the numbers of the hundred-plus Stinger Bees fell by close to half.

"Brother Che is the best!" Zheng Hongru shouted in a suppressed voice. He knew he'd draw the poisonous bees to himself if he was too loud, and so when he made this shout, it sounded like a duck with its neck gripped.

"Brother Che is the best!"

"Brother Che is the best!"

The others felt their blood boiling as they watched this scene unfold, and shouted in a similar fashion.

Zhang Che, who was continuing his onslaught on the Stinger Bees, naturally heard them. He couldn't resist showing a faint helpless smile, but his movements were as fluid as ever, drawing arcs upon arcs with the Mutated Puffersword.

Zhang Che really had to thank that peculiar demonic flower.

If that demonic flower hadn't altered his physique, who knew how long he might have had to train and use the sword art in actual battles before he could display such might with this unnamed sword art?

The only frustrating thing about this was his newfound monstrous appetite.

Following the rapid demise of their fellow bees, the remaining Stinger Bees were finally enraged!

The black stingers on the end of their tails emitted deep blue light, flung out like iron nails attracted to a magnet towards Zhang Che. However, none of them were able to penetrate the three-star gold-quality armor he was wearing.

Two minutes later, peace returned to the valley.

Zhang Che's expression was similarly calm. Even though the Stinger Bees died one after another and dropped beast cards, nothing could sway his emotions one bit.

These cards were merely two-star bronze-quality, and their potential was the most garbage-tier. Naturally Zhang Che wouldn't be interested in them.

Even if he fused them together, they wouldn't provide any experience to his fusion skill, nor would their value increase by much. There really was nothing about it that could move him.

Moreover, the four greenhorns in the valley were still watching him. How would he explain it if he turned all these two-star beast cards into three-stars?

Zheng Hongru and the others were incredibly excited after watching Zhang Che wipe out over a hundred Stinger Bees in mere minutes. They came running towards him, yelling, their gazes filled with admiration for him. "Woah, Brother Che is so smooth! I knew he's the best!"

"So many beast cards dropped!" Zheng Hongru and the others only noticed a bunch of shining bronze beast cards around Zhang Che after running over in excitement. Each of the beast cards were like cash with a large denomination printed on them, emitting a bewitching luster.

"Brother Che, we'll help you pick them up!" Xiao Yi said and bent down to pick up the beast cards on the grass. The other three reacted to those words and got into motion at the same time. They took quite a while to pick up all the beast cards.

They came together and counted the beast cards. What do you know, there were actually over twenty cards!

Even though the attributes of these Stinger Bees weren't nothing to shout about, they were still poison-type offensive subdued beasts. It wouldn't be a problem to sell them at several tens of thousands of dollars a piece!

"Help me keep them for now. Return them to me after the examination." Zhang Che didn't mention a thing about gifting them a card or two. As the leader of the group, he had to reward and punish them accordingly.

He was the one who slew all these Stinger Bees by himself. Zheng Hongru and the others didn't do a thing to help at all. Naturally he couldn't give them a share. Otherwise, how should he handle it if he hunted a powerful exotic beast by himself in the future and obtained a high-quality beast card?

Thus, it was best to set some rules from the beginning. Otherwise, it would only lead to people feeling dissatisfied, which was detrimental to the hunting competition.

The others naturally understood Zhang Che's intent. They have no complaints regarding this either. They nodded and gathered the beast cards together, keeping them in Li Da's backpack.

It couldn't be helped; this fellow was muscular. It was only logical for him to carry more stuff, although the twenty-plus beast cards didn't weigh much.

Suddenly, a large figure shot out from deeper into the valley.

Zhang Che's complexion changed slightly and shouted, "Hide yourselves!"

As the figure flew, the buzzing sound it produced was several times louder than ordinary Stinger Bees. It was truly like a bomber aircraft droning towards them.

Although this group of Stinger Bees weren't very numerous, there was a Bee King among them!

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Chapter 174: Whose Luck is Better

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Without needing Zhang Che to remind them, Zheng Hongru and the others knew what they should do.

This was obviously a mini-boss. No matter if Zhang Che could deal with it, they couldn't regardless. Naturally they should hide far as far away as possible, to prevent any interference with his upcoming battle.

Weng weng weng … The buzzing sounds drew closer and closer. Zhang Che finally saw the Bee King's appearance.

It's body was over a meter long, as thick as a human's thigh, covered in black and yellow stripes. Its tail had a poisonous stinger around a foot in length. The tip of the stinger was glowing blue, like a fine sapphire.

It need not be said that if he were stung by that, it would surely be an incredibly bitter experience.

[ Stinger Bee King]

Level: Two Star (Level 19)

Quality: Silver

Characteristics: Potent Toxin, Able to Shoot its Stinger as a Long Range Attack

Weakness: Fire Elemental Attacks, Lacking in Physical Defense

Innate Attribute: Body Restoration. After Shooting its Stinger to Kill its Prey, It Can Retract it into its Abdomen and Restore its Stinger Extremely Quickly, As if Regenerating

Potential: D Rank

"Hmm? This thing's innate attribute is interesting! This thing is able to shoot its stinger multiple times then?"

Zhang Che was a little shocked when he saw the Stinger Bee King's attributes. He had never seen a similar attribute before. It went to show the vastness of the beast world, filled with all kinds of things.

A pity, however, no matter how peculiar this fellow's attributes were, it would be useless if it couldn't penetrate his defense.

Wearing his crocodile armor, Zhang Che drew a green arc with the Mutated Puffersword, swinging it towards the Stinger Bee King, like a humanoid monster hunting for food.

The Stinger Bee King seemed to have a better brain than the ordinary Stinger Bees. As the blade drew close to it, it beat its wings violently, buzzing away and dodging the attack, knowing that it wasn't something it could take on easily.

"Eh? You actually dodged it!" Zhang Che exclaimed softly, but there wasn't the slightest pause in his actions. The Mutated Puffersword was like a poisonous snake, following wherever its prey went, chasing after the Stinger Bee King's vital spots.

The greenhorns ran some distance away and sat down on the rocks at the edge of the valley, enjoying the battle between Zhang Che and the Stinger Bee King.

The ordinary Stinger Bees from earlier only cared about attacking, and didn't dodge at all, so Zhang Che's speed and reaction time wasn't really on display. Now that he was chasing after the Stinger Bee King, who kept dodging his attacks, the few of them immediately noticed the difference.

"Hey, do you guys feel that Brother Che's speed and reaction time seems to be much faster than us?"

"Aren't you just stating the obvious? The bow and arrows on Brother Che's shoulder weighed over fifty kilograms, and he carried them like they were nothing. Is that something ordinary people can do?" Li Da said calmly, not showing any surprise.

Zheng Hongru felt it necessary to further elaborate to this guy whose brain was filled with women. "That's different. I have seen others with great strength, too, but even their speed and reflexes aren't that different from others, unlike Brother Che, who is like a monster!"

"You said it yourself! Brother Che is a monster!" Li Da shrugged at Zheng Hongru.

Zheng Hongru thought, -…Okay, you make a lot of sense. I have nothing to say.-

"Hahaha…" Xiao Yi couldn't resist chuckling at seeing the two debating. Even the introverted Sun Zhi was about to give in, his skinny dark face stifled into a piece of cured meat.

Right at this moment, Zhang Che suddenly swung his sword at great speed and accurately cut the Stinger Bee King at the waist, effortlessly splitting this silver-quality exotic beast into two.

At the same time, the Stinger Bee King sensed the danger and shot out its poisonous stinger, and accurately struck Zhang Che's face. However, it was easily deflected by the Swamp Crocodile King armor, not hurting even a strand of his hair.

"Hey, you guys, come over quickly!"

Upon hearing this call, Zheng Hongru and the others realized that the powerful exotic beast was dealt with by Zhang Che while they were distracted, to their amazement.

When they ran back to Zhang Che's side, they saw the top half of the Stinger Bee King's body wriggling about on the ground, obviously still very vigorous. It probably wouldn't die any time soon.

The separated abdomen of the Stinger Bee King, however, was already quickly turning into light.

While Zheng Hongru and the others were observing the Stinger Bee King struggling on the ground in awe, Zhang Che suddenly deactivated the face portion of the Swamp Crocodile King armor and turned to look at them, asking, "Which of your faces is whiter?"

-Whose face is whiter?-

-Do you have to ask? Of course it's this pale little Zheng Hongru's face that is the whitest!-

Thus, Li Da and the other two raised their arms and pointed at Zheng Hongru in unison.

Zhang Che was speechless. -Could it be that this world isn't big on African tribal chiefs and royal Europeans? How unfun…-

Zhang Che could only sigh inwardly and explained, "I'm saying, which of you is luckier when hunting exotic beasts, often obtaining beast cards?"

The confused Zheng Hongru finally spoke out, "Probably, I'm this kind. There's once when I killed three one-star black iron-quality exotic beasts and they dropped two beast cards. My luck isn't bad, right?"

Li Da slapped down hard on Zheng Hongru's shoulder, "Damn, brother! You call this not bad? This is simply having a lucky star shining on you!"

Xiao Yi and Sun Zhi nodded profusely at the side, indicating that they had never heard of such a high drop rate.

Zheng Hongru looked at Zhang Che. The latter directly pointed at the Stinger Bee King on the ground, whose movements were becoming less and less pronounced, and said, "Hurry, kill this thing!"

"Brother Che, why aren't you doing it yourself?" Zheng Hongru hesitated. "What if it didn't drop a beast card for me? Isn't that…"

"Stop talking and do it!" Zhang Che thought to himself, – If I could guarantee a beast card drop, why would I ask you to come over? My African tribe chief attribute is a little too stubborn, and will act up from time to time. I don't dare to!-

Of course, if it was during normal times, Zhang Che wouldn't care whether a mere two-star silver-quality exotic beast would drop a beast card.

The problem was, wasn't he carrying four greenhorns in a competition? Of course it'd be extremely great if more beast cards dropped!

Zheng Hongru no longer hesitated. Since Brother Che had said the word, he'd just do it!

He stepped forward with a long stride and fished out the high-grade alloy dagger he brought with him. He stepped on the Stinger Bee King's body, keeping it in place, and slashed down at where its chest and head connected.

A soft sound rang out. He was unable to penetrate its defense…

The Stinger Bee King was a two-star silver-quality exotic beast after all. Even though defense wasn't its forte, it wasn't something a blade made with ordinary materials could hurt.

"Dummy, use your subdued beast to do it!" Zhang Che scolded. Zheng Hongru came back to himself and summoned his three two-star bronze-quality subdued beasts with a wave of his hand. He ordered them to attack together, immediately ravaging the Stinger Bee King's remaining half of a body into something unrecognizable.

In the next moment, the mechanical sound of notification rang in Zheng Hongru's mind. His expression stiffened for a moment, before he yelled out in surprise, "Brother Che, Brother Che, I really got a beast card!"

Actually, he didn't have to say that, because Zhang Che and the others could clearly see the Stinger Bee King being beaten to death by Zheng Hongru's subdued beasts. It quickly turned into a mass of light and soon collapsed into itself, forming a silvery beast card, laying on the grass silently.

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Translator's Note:

A person's face being said as white/dark is referring to his/her luck, and very white face (like a European) or dark (African tribe chief) means that person is very lucky or very unlucky, similar to someone having a bright day or going through dark times. No racism is intended.

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Chapter 175: Phantom Deep in the Valley

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"Not bad, your face is indeed very white!" Zhang Che nodded. He stepped forward and patted Zheng Hongru's shoulder. It seemed like this kid was born with a royal European's attribute; he actually obtained a beast card from that!

However, they still had to experiment a few more times before it could be proven whether he was lucky.

"Tsk, tsk. So exotic beasts are fond of little white faces now," Li Da said, caressing his faint beard. He lamented, "Luckily the ladies aren't into that. They still prefer manly men like me."

{TLN: Little white face can also mean gigolo in Chinese, although the topic right now was about their luck.}

Zhang Che said quietly, "Then, the ladies you meet must really have unique tastes!"

Xiao Yi shook his head, "Brother Che, it's fine that you saw through it; you didn't have to say it aloud!"

Zheng Hongru and Sun Zhi burst out into laughter at the same time. Only Li Da opened his eyes wide, sweeping his gaze across the others and said grievously, "Ai, you bunch of steamed chickens don't understand. You'll come to know about it naturally in the future."

After messing around for a little, everyone was in high spirits.

The competition had just begun, and they already obtained a silver-quality beast card. During the next five days, were there any worries that they wouldn't be able to obtain enough high quality beast cards?

Of course, considering the four greenhorns were only Tier Two beastmasters, they could only truly increase the team's strength if they obtained more high quality two-star cards. What use would it be even if they got their hands on some three-star dark gold-quality beast cards?

"Brother Che, are we continuing?" Xiao Yi asked Zhang Che, pointing further into the valley.

This valley was obviously a little unusual. The heavens knew if there were even stronger exotic beasts hiding further inside. It wouldn't matter if there were only land-type beasts. However, if the exotic beasts were like the group of bees from earlier, all flying-types, it would truly be quite troublesome.

Zhang Che thought for a moment and nodded, "We're continuing on! You can only get the cub by going into the tiger's lair! However, to ensure your safety, I'll walk ahead by myself. You guys follow behind; I'll have my Gale Wolf King to protect you."

The others nodded in unison. It was the only solution.

After that, Zhang Che activated the helmet of the Swamp Crocodile King armor again. Wielding the Mutated Puffersword in hand, with the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander at his side, he continued further into the valley, walking ahead of the rest of the team.

Zheng Hongru and the others were following a few dozen meters behind Zhang Che, with the Gale Wolf King sticking close to them. The moment any danger arose, it would react immediately, ensuring that the four of them wouldn't be sneak attacked, giving them some time to react.

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After crossing an area filled with wild grass and another filled with shrubbery, the group gradually ventured deeper into the valley.

The vegetation ahead grew increasingly sparse. Many craggy rocks were dispersed around the valley, covered by all kinds and colors of algae-like plants, giving it a grotesque look.

It was unlikely for any large exotic beasts to appear in a place like this.

Even so, Zhang Che was as wary as ever. Although there might not be any large exotic beasts, there would definitely still be poisonous insect-type exotic beasts, especially since algaes were abundant here. The environment was slightly damp, suitable for those creatures to live in.

Zhang Che turned his head around and reminded Zheng Hongru and the others seriously, "Everyone, keep up your spirits. You have to take caution to hide behind my subdued beast the moment you sense anything amiss!

"Also, you'd better summon a subdued beast each. Although their combat strengths are a little low, they can be used as shields at the crucial moments."

-Brother Che, you putting it that way pricks our hearts…-

Zheng Hongru and the others nodded in unison, silently summoning a subdued beast.

At this moment, a black silhouette suddenly flashed before their eyes and scuttled into the cracks between a rock.

Looking at that exotic beast's figure, it was probably a half-meter-long lizard. It didn't charge ahead and launch an attack at Zhang Che and the others. With the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander here, of course those inferior ones wouldn't dare to casually cause any trouble.

They continued forward. The valley's elevation was getting lower and lower. Zhang Che and the others could sense that the illumination was getting a little darker. It was like dark clouds had suddenly gathered on a sunny day, giving off a sense of suppression.

-Why don't we back out and find another direction to explore deeper into the hunting zone?- Just as this thought manifested in Zhang Che's mind, he heard Zheng Hongru and the others' cry out in surprise. Zhang Che was shocked and hurriedly turn behind to look. He saw his Gale Wolf King roaring in a low voice, guarding by his teammates' side. Its greenish-brown back had a wound about two feet long.

Luckily, the wound wasn't a serious one. Only the surface was cut, a tiny trace of blood slowly seeping out. It couldn't even be considered a light wound.

Even so, exactly what exotic beast was actually able to escape from the Gale Wolf King after injuring it?

"Did you guys see what was it?" Zhang Che asked anxiously, walking over with long strides.

If they didn't have a clear idea of what kind of exotic beast it was, their journey might have to be cancelled. Otherwise, gods knew what danger would strike them next?

The few of them shook their heads gravely. Only Sun Zhi spoke up with uncertainty, "I think I saw a black shadow suddenly pouncing at Xiao Yi, but Brother Che, your wolf king's reaction was very quick and immediately rushed up and blocked that black shadow. However, that thing was too fast; I didn't get a clear look at what it was."

Zhang Che nodded gravely. Its speed was so fast that human eyes weren't able to make out its appearance. It seemed like this exotic beast was worthy of his attention. Going forward, it's likely that they couldn't continue heading deeper into the valley. It would be fine if there was only one of that exotic beast, but what if it was the kind that gathered in packs? Just thinking about it made his scalp go numb!

Although Zhang Che wasn't afraid of those exotic beasts whose offensive strength was obviously lacking, the same couldn't be said for Zheng Hongru and the others. If any one of them set their eyes on his teammates, they might lose their lives right here.

In this examination, there was a very explicit rule stating that if your team lost a member, your score would be cut in half. If you lost two members, then very sorry for you, the remaining three members didn't have to carry on taking the examinations. You could directly set off the rescue signal and let the patrolling experts send you home.

After thinking for a couple seconds, Zhang Che immediately came to a decision and turned to leave the valley the way they came from. "Come on, let's leave this place. We'll find another place to explore deeper in the hunting zone."

"Brother Che watch out!" Xiao Yi suddenly cried out in shock!

However, his reminder was obviously a tad too late. A green blur of sword light had already stabbed forward like lightning.

A blurry black silhouette brushed past Zhang Che's side, narrowly missing the green sword blur and disappeared into the surrounding rocks once more.

Zhang Che's expression turned even more serious. His sudden stab didn't hit anything, but his armor, on the other hand, was struck by that phantom of an exotic beast at the neck. If he wasn't protected by the Swamp Crocodile King armor, perhaps he would have fallen to this attack right here.

Exactly what kind of an exotic beast was it, to be so quick!?

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Chapter 176: Demonic Shadow Mantis

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Although he was only nicked by a light attack that caused neither pain nor itch, Zhang Che didn't manage to catch a glimpse of that exotic beast's appearance either. He felt inexplicably annoyed by that.

It would be fine if he was alone. He could deal with the situation without worry, and make sure that phantom of an exotic beast wouldn't be able to escape from his grasp.

Alas, he had to carry the four greenhorns around with him. He had to ensure they didn't die!

This was simply…

"Let's go. We'll slowly walk out. Try to be cautious as best as you can. Don't walk too far from one another."

Left without a choice, Zhang Che could only leave this area with them, bringing them to safety. He would return alone after sending them to the valley's entrance and get back at this exotic beast.

However, that exotic beast wouldn't let Zhang Che's group leave so easily.

Just as they took their first steps to leave, before they could get fifty meters away, a dark silhouette shot out like lightning and pounced at Li Da, who was at the front of the group. It was so fast that Li Da couldn't react at all.

Of course, even if he managed to react in time, it wouldn't be any use.

Wuuu… The Gale Wolf King let out a low howl. It directly turned into a green blur and charged forward, reaching in front of Li Da before the silhouette. After that, the wolf widened its mouth and shot six Wind Blades in succession.

Its skill was just done cooling down, and the Gale Wolf King immediately used it. It went to show how resentful it was for not being to retaliate against the unknown exotic beast earlier.

The dark silhouette didn't expect the Gale Wolf King to actually have a skill attack, and failed to react in time, the wind blades being fast to begin with. The exotic beast was immediately cut by a few of the wind blades, fluid spurted out from the wounds. It suddenly scuttled to the rocks at the side, disappearing again.

Li Da, who came back to himself, suddenly pointed at the ground in front of him in shock. The phantom was injured by the Gale Wolf King's skill and left a few trails of blood behind, which were right before his eyes. He exclaimed, "Hmm? Why is that thing's blood purple in color?"

Everyone was surprised by this and hurriedly gathered around the blood. After taking a closer look, they realized that it was indeed true!

The blood stain on the ground was deep purple in color. It looked more like purple dye; no one would be able to put two and two together.

Of course, they were only curious about this, nothing else. The beast worlds were vast beyond imagination. Nothing was too bizarre!

A little bit of purple blood counted for nothing. It could only be considered as rarely seen, which was why everyone was curious about it.

"Come on, let's increase our pace. That exotic beast from earlier is injured. It probably won't ambush us again!" Zhang Che promptly made his decision and had everyone quickly leave this area.

Nevertheless, it was as mentioned previously. It would be fine if that exotic beast was a loner. If it was the kind of exotic beast that gathered in groups, it would definitely spell huge trouble. Everyone could forget about leaving alive.

"Right, right, right! Let's go quickly! We'll really be in trouble that monster went to call its friends!" Li Da, who nearly pissed his pants, quickly agreed.

Zheng Hongru and the others immediately stared at him in anger. -Can you not jinx it?-

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Luckily, as things would have it, Li Da's foul mouth wasn't blessed by the monks, and what he said didn't come true. As they retreated all the way to the valley's entrance, no exotic beasts came pursuing them.

"Alright, you guys wait here for me. Don't go anywhere. Notify me immediately if anything is amiss; I'll rush back here as soon as possible." Zhang Che instructed them. After thinking for a bit, he decided to station the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander here, in case anything happened.

In any case, the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander wasn't really useful in the valley.

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After returning into the valley, Zhang Che pondered briefly with his eyes shut. After that, he raised his head and looked around, before he summoned the Vampiric Demon Carpet with a wave of his hand.

Since the organizers had already gone through a thorough check before they entered the beast world, it was unlikely that they would set up tons of flying beasts in the sky to survey them. How many resources would they need to do that?

Moreover, the Vampiric Demon Carpet was outstanding at concealing itself, not to mention they were deep in a valley. There was no need to worry about being discovered. The reason Zhang Che didn't summon the Vampiric Demon Carpet earlier was because he didn't fully trust Zheng Hongru and the others. What if one of them decided to report him in the future? Who could he cry to then?

After emerging from Zhang Che's spiritual sea, the Vampiric Demon Carpet was like a spread of algae, quickly melding into its surroundings. If anyone who was unaware didn't take a closer look, they wouldn't be able to realize that this was actually an exotic beast!

Now, he only had to wait quietly.

Zhang Che wasn't interested in looking for that exotic beast in this complicated terrain. It'd be strange if he could find it so easily!

Not only that, in order to numb that exotic beast's wariness, Zhang Che even directed the Gale Wolf King to leave his sight, stationing it in a rock forest a few dozen meters away.

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Time slowly trickled by. Zhang Che slowly walked around in the valley, seemingly careless, but the Vampiric Demon Carpet was always hiding near him.

In the end, the phantom figure couldn't hold it in anymore and jumped out from the pile of algae to the side, sneak attacking Zhang Che from the back, aiming for his head.

Zhang Che didn't realize danger was approaching. He was still strolling carelessly.

The black silhouette was extremely fast, nearly upon Zhang Che's back in just the blink of an eye, about to send out a fatal blow!

Right at that moment, a three-meter-square of algae suddenly slid off the rocks a few meters to Zhang Che's left and flew towards that black silhouette. With a flash and a wrap, it enveloped the exotic beast in an instant.

The Vampiric Demon Carpet successfully captured its prey, and it was truly like a coiled-up carpet at that moment, rolling about on the ground. The suction cups on its belly quickly secreted large amounts of corrosive fluid and began to peel off the skin and armor of its prey.

From the outer appearance of the Vampiric Demon Carpet, puffed out erratically on all sides nonstop, Zhang Che could imagine how fiercely the captured exotic beast was struggling within.

Alas, all its struggles were in vain.

Since the Vampiric Demon Carpet only had one weakness, once a beast was successfully captured by it, the beast could only obediently await its death… unless it was a beast whose strength far exceeded its captor, and had a chance of freeing itself from the countless suction cups surrounding it.

After a couple of minutes, the exotic beast coiled up by the Vampiric Demon Carpet finally stopped moving. Zhang Che heard the familiar mechanical notification by his ear.

[You Killed a Demonic Shadow Mantis. Obtained 8 Points of Soul Force. Obtained Demonic Shadow Mantis Card.=

"Hah, I even got a beast card from it. It looks like this thing's level and quality isn't bad!" Zhang Che was overjoyed. It seemed like his unlucky nature would only come into effect when hunting those garbage-tier exotic beasts. This truly couldn't get any better.

After Zhang Che commanded it, the Vampiric Demon Carpet immediately unfurled its body. Its furry body shook, and a shiny golden beast card bounced towards Zhang Che.

Zhang Che hurriedly caught it in his hand, his lips widening into a smile.

[Demonic Shadow Mantis]

Level: Two Star (Level 16)

Quality: Gold

Type: Original Combat Body

Characteristics: Fast and Uncanny, Excels in Using the Environment to Conceal Itself, and Launch Sneak Attacks on Its Prey

Weakness: Fears Strong Light, Strength Greatly Declines When Under Strong Light

Innate Attribute: Shadow Conceal, Able to Adjust the Colors of Its Body When In Dimly-Lit Areas, Perfectly Concealing Itself

Potential: D Rank

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Chapter 177: Able to Draw the Extraordinary Bow into a Full Moon

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-No skill, bad!-

-Afraid of strong light, bad!-

-Can only be used as an assassin, still bad!-

Looking through the attributes of this Demonic Shadow Mantis, Zhang Che couldn't help pursing his lips. After being raised as a picky person by all the top grade beast cards he had, there truly wasn't much joy to be found in him.

After making a detailed comparison, this fellow's overall strength was probably even weaker than the current Fiery Scorpion. At the very least, the Fiery Scorpion had an attacking skill, even though it was only for armor penetration, a skill considered to be bottom-tier.

However, it was still better than having no skill at all, right?

-Tsk, tsk, it looks like this fellow will only come in slightly useful when I lend it to the others five days from now.- Zhang Che shook his head. He put the beast card away, and headed further into the valley.

Since he finally had the chance to be alone, how could he possibly leave so easily?

Even so, this was only the edge of the hunting zone. There wouldn't be any overly powerful exotic beasts around; those were long slain or driven away by the experts from the organization or army. Zhang Che explored a few hundred meters further into the valley, but there weren't any gains to be found.

Zhang Che advanced another few hundred meters and made a few turns, killing a few shrimps. He didn't get anything out of them, and realized that he had nearly fought his way through the valley.

"This works too, at least I don't have to find another way. We can directly pass through here," Zhang Che consoled himself. He recalled the Vampiric Demon Carpet with a wave of his hand and jumped on the Gale Wolf King's back, quickly returning to the other end of the valley.

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"You're finally back, Brother Che. Did you get rid of that exotic beast?" Zheng Hongru and the others waited for a long while, feeling worried for Zhang Che's safety. His strongest subdued beast was here guarding them; what would he do if he encountered any powerful exotic beasts in there?

Without Zhang Che, they couldn't continue on, either. They could only backtrack and return to where they came from, with no hopes of enrolling into a decent university for further studies.

Now that Zhang Che had returned safely, they could finally let out long sighs of relief inwardly.

"I obtained a gold-quality beast card. Although its attributes aren't that good, it could bolster your strength five days from now."

Zhang Che directly took out the Demonic Shadow Mantis beast card and handed it to Zheng Hongru, the leader of the four of them, letting him safekeep it.

-A two-star gold-quality beast card, and its attributes aren't that good ?- Zheng Hongru and the others felt hurt. -Big Bro, you've always been well-fed and never knew the feeling of hunger. Of course you wouldn't think a two-star gold-quality beast card is all that when you have an army of high-grade subdued beasts! But for us, that is already a high-grade beast card!-

With the threat eliminated, and the information from Zhang Che that they could continue forward through this valley, the rest of them cheered. Each of them summoned a subdued beast as a transportation tool, running through the valley ahead.

They were delayed here for over an hour. Only the heavens knew how much further ahead those examinees who moved quickly were.

As for having everyone squeeze onto the back of the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander and quickly going on their way, Zhang Che would never agree to it again even if he was beaten to death. That pose was truly too embarrassing and stung the eyes.

He'd rather fall a little behind. It was no big deal. With an army of powerful subdued beasts, would he be unable to catch up to their progress in terms of obtaining beast cards?

Zhang Che was very confident in his luck!

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After passing through the valley, the terrain ahead suddenly widened. Although what they saw ahead was still hills, at least there weren't any overly tall ones within a radius of several kilometers. Zhang Che and the others could clearly see that that another team of examinees were quickly climbing up a hill with scarce vegetation several kilometers away, the limit of what their vision could reach.

"Brother Che, which direction are we heading in?" Xiao Yi looked at Zhang Che. At present, Zhang Che alone was responsible for all of the team's attacks and defenses. No matter what decision they made, Zhang Che would have the final say.

Zhang Che focused his gaze and looked to the distance for a short while, then pointed to their front left. "That way!"

Anyway, none of them knew which direction the strong exotic beasts could be found in this vast hunting zone. They could only rely on their luck and search randomly.

"Let's go. It's getting late; we have to strive to obtain another decent beast card or two, and find a place to replenish our water supply and have something to eat."

Truthfully speaking, although barely half the day had passed, Zhang Che felt his stomach protesting again. It was like he hadn't had much to eat in the morning and was exploring on an empty stomach all this while.

It seemed like he could only sneak out later in the night alone to fill his stomach.

Everyone rode in the direction Zhang Che casually pointed to. On their way, they actually overtook another team of examinees. Fire burned in the others' eyes anxiously, but they weren't able to beat them in the end. The other team could only change their direction dejectedly and continue on their hunting trip.

As they were rushing, Zhang Che treated the handful of weak exotic beasts they came across as invisible. In any case, he didn't need the money from selling those bronze-quality cards. Instead of wasting his time and energy, it was better to hurry the deeper parts of the hunting zone.

As the five of them each rode on their respective subdued beasts' backs, Xiao Yi suddenly pointed to the horizon and said, "Hmm? Brother Che, Brother Che, look. Is that a flying beast in the sky?"

Everyone turned to look. Indeed, they saw a black dot circling in the sky at an extremely high altitude. It was probably a flying beast out looking for food.

Before they set off, everyone already knew how much importance Zhang Che placed on having a flying beast. Now that Xiao Yi had spotted one while looking up in the sky, he immediately made his discovery known.

Zheng Hongru narrowed his eyes. After looking for a short while, he said helplessly, "It's too high up, we can't get it down."

Although he knew that the bow on Zhang Che's back was sure to be very powerful, his arrows couldn't possibly reach a thousand meters up in the sky, no matter how strong you were, right?

Naturally, Zhang Che wouldn't say that he could, in fact, shoot that high, although he couldn't guarantee the might contained in the arrow was sufficient.

However, the heavens knew if they were lucky, or they were too eye-catching, but they were noticed by the flying beast in the sky. That flying beast suddenly dove at them.

The five of them exchanged glances, revealing smiles on their faces.

Zhang Che put down the bow case on his back and retrieved the Fallen Star bow. After that, he took out a V-type armor-piercing arrow from the quiver and nocked the arrow on the bowstring, waiting silently.

The flying beast was diving down faster and faster. In only ten seconds or so, it turned from a tiny black dot into a grey-feathered strange bird, its wingspan several meters wide.

When the grey-feathered strange bird was only about three hundred meters away from them, Zhang Che suddenly made his move. The Fallen Star bow's bowstring was suddenly drawn, reshaping the bow into a full moon, storing huge potential energy.

In the next moment, Zhang Che let the arrow loose. A loud peng! rang out; Zheng Hongru and the others could feel the air violently shaking, and immediately after, they saw a black blur shoot to the sky. The diving beast let out a sorrowful cry. The arrow had directly penetrated its skull.

"Argh, what a pity! It didn't drop a beast card!"

Zheng Hongru and the others were disappointed as they watched the grey-feathered strange bird turn into a streak of light and dissipate in the sky. Their dreams of obtaining a flying subdued beast was abruptly shattered, just like that.

However, Zhang Che's lips stretched ever so slightly into a subtle smile. He had an idea in mind, but he could only put it into action when the right opportunity came…

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Chapter 178: Sudden Ambush from a Formidable Foe

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Darkness gradually shrouded the vast lands in the beast world.

Zhang Che and his teammates were sitting around a bonfire, each of them holding a piece of compressed biscuit in their hand, the corners of their mouths filled with crumbs.

Although the taste of compressed biscuits was a little lacking, they were filling. They went about for an entire day, and were finally a few dozen kilometers into the hunting zone. Their stomachs were long aching from hunger. Who cared if the compressed biscuits were tasty?

Only Zhang Che was looking at the compressed biscuit in his hand silently, at a loss for words.

Eating just this tiny bit of food wouldn't even be able to fill a corner of his appetite. Not only that, he felt as if his intestines were revolting as the food entered his system. If he didn't have a proper meal, his stomach might even digest him!

Thinking up until here, Zhang Che couldn't help but lament, -Luckily I have a subdued beast with a spatial pocket of its own, and I had the foresight to store a large amount of meat in there beforehand. Otherwise, I'd really have to thank the heavens if I didn't starve to death, not to mention hunting exotic beasts!-

Finally, everyone finished the compressed biscuits in their hands, feeling bloated from their meal, (Zhang Che: bloated my ass! I'm about to starve to death!) and they all crawled into their own tents.

"Rest early, Brother Che!"

"Good night, Brother Che!"

Before they entered their tents, Zheng Hongru and the others each wished Zhang Che goodnight, leaving him feeling depressed.

-You guys only care about sleeping after eating. I still have to freaking wait until you are all asleep before I can look for an opportunity to sneak out to fill my stomach! You think it's easy for me?-

He had no choice but to wait until they fell asleep. If Zhang Che dared to take out the roasted meat stored in the Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket, the thick fragrance would likely attract them immediately. How would he explain the origin of the roasted meat then?

During the agonizing wait, in order to distract himself, Zhang Che couldn't help but think of Miss Tienan.

-Hmm, I wonder how her preparation for her beast card cultivation exam is going…-

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She wasn't preparing for her exam currently. The timing was obviously not right. Of course, she'd be resting for a while after dinner.

Her method of resting was very unique.

"Come on, Caihong, finish off that guy and you can have your dinner!" Huang Tielan was squatting next to a large steel cage. Inside the cage was a colorful snake, as thick as a bowl. The face basin-sized little rainbow spider occupied the other end of this steel cage in a cowardly manner, looking at the large creature before him timidly.

The little rainbow spider looked at the huge creature in fear, not knowing that the colorful snake was similarly afraid of it, just that in the face of death, it had no choice but to muster its courage and flick its tongue in an attempt to intimidate the spider.

Seeing him acting timidly, Huang Tielan encouraged her little baby loudly, "Go, Caihong!"

This little fellow was only an infant, after all. Although his bloodline and strength was far above that of the opposing low-tier huge snake, he had no experience at combat. It was only natural that he was a little timid.

In the end, under his master's repeated encouragement, the little rainbow spider finally made his move.

This little fellow charged straight towards the opposing snake. It was actually going to fight it head on.

Facing such a childish attacking method, the huge snake wasn't polite at all. It swung its long tail and whipped at the little rainbow spider's back, directing halting his charge.

However, even though the little rainbow spider wasn't very strong, the low-tier poisonous snake couldn't injure him. On the other hand, the little rainbow spider realized that this huge fellow in front of him only looked strong. His eyes no longer reflected any signs of fear. Instead, they were filled with excitement, and he charged forward once more.

After taking on a few more whippings from that colorful snake, the little rainbow spider was finally upon his target, brandishing its sharp chelicerae.

The snake was now panicking. Its several-meters-long body quickly slithered forward, coiling around the little rainbow spider, directly constricting him tightly, catching him by surprise.

Alas, such moves that were used to deal with weak prey were useless against the little rainbow spider.

Although this little fellow was unable to free himself, his chelicerae plunged into the scales of the colorful snake effortlessly, like a burning hot dagger cutting butter.

In the next moment, the colorful snake trembled violently for a brief moment, before it turned motionless. The little rainbow spider had successfully injected his poison into the huge snake's body.

"Haha, I knew you're the best, Caihong!" Huang Tielan immediately cheered excitedly, as if she was the one who obtained victory.

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The night gradually grew darker. Zhang Che finally heard stable breathing sounds from the surrounding tents as Zheng Hongru and the others finally fell into deep sleep.

"It wasn't easy… this moment has finally come!" Zhang Che nearly wept. He crawled out of his tent stealthily and went to the edge of their camp, his back facing a cliff. With a wave of his hand, he summoned the Rock Tortoise from his spiritual sea. After the Rock Tortoise coughed up two large pieces of roasted meat, he quickly picked them up and walked further away, taking large bites out of it as he moved.

The two pieces of roasted meat weighed around fifty kilograms. Zhang Che finally ate a filling meal, immediately feeling much more comfortable.

However, once he thought of having to eat so stealthily for the next half a month, Zhang Che felt his head aching.

He had no choice but to take it one step at a time.

On his way back to his tent, Zhang Che suddenly stopped and looked up into the dark sky, scanning his surroundings. He revealed a subtle strange smile and waved his hand before quickly crawling back into his tent.

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The next morning, Zhang Che was woken up by Zheng Hongru's surprised cries.

"Wake up quick, Brother Che, I think we're being targeted by a powerful exotic beast!"

Zhang Che sat up in his tent immediately, and quickly grabbed the bow and arrow placed at the side, rushing out of the tent without even putting on his shoes.

Zheng Hongru and the others were ashen-faced, sitting in the empty space in the middle of the camp, not daring to make the slightest movements. Every one of them were looking to the sky, beads of sweat rolling down their faces.

"What happened? Why are you guys looking at the sky?" Zhang Che asked, 'not understanding the situation'.

Xiao Yi's voice rang out in a sobbing tone, "What should we do, Brother Che? We seem to be targeted by a powerful flying beast. That fellow was originally only flying over our heads from a high altitude, but for some reason it noticed us. I think it's now determining whether we're suitable prey."

Everybody knew that flying-type beasts usually only noticed moving creatures. As long as you immediately stopped moving before danger struck, there basically wouldn't be any danger.

However, this time, Zheng Hongru and the others discovered to their sorrow that they seemed to be eyed by a terrifying beast the moment they came out of their tents.

Zhang Che hurriedly looked to the sky, and he saw a huge flying exotic beast, its entire body purple in color, diving at them.

Seeing the flying beast had noticed Zhang Che's movements and swooped down immediately, the four of them were scared out of their wits and quickly cried out, "Brother Che, watch out!"

Exactly how strong would such a huge and agile exotic beast be?

The few of them felt that this time, they didn't have much of a chance against this beast. -Should we send the rescue signal?-

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At a location a few kilometers away from Zhang Che's camp, an examinee raised his head and looked at the sky carelessly… only to see the huge purple beast swooping down at the ground. He cried out in shock, "Look, what is that!?"

His four companions immediately looked in the direction he was pointing at. Every one of them were shocked by that flying beast with a wide wingspan.

"Don't move! That flying beast is sure to be very powerful. It mustn't discover us!" the Tier Three beastmaster of the team was more knowledgeable, after all. He immediately realized that flying beast was no ordinary exotic beast and quickly yelled out.

The four others were immediately so frightened that they didn't dare to move a muscle, each of their faces showing terrified looks.

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At the same time, at another location several kilometers away from them, a team of soldiers responsible for patrolling around this area also saw that huge purple flying beast. Their faces instantly turned grim.

"Hurry, we have to go provide help! Hopefully that flying beast's target isn't any examinee, or they'll be in huge trouble!" the leader of the squad shouted. He immediately summoned his mount-type subdued beast and rushed in that direction. At the same time, he retrieved an exquisite crossbow from his backpack and released a bolt into the sky without any hesitation.

The bolt shot to the sky. This custom-made bolt immediately produced a sharp sound, spreading to several kilometers away.

This was the signal to request for backup, indicating that there was a powerful exotic beast nearby.

After the signalling bolt shot into the sky, the faces of a Major General and a middle-aged man, who were casually chatting on a small hill a few kilometers away, changed at the same time.

The middle-aged man in casual dress seemed to be no inferior to the general in terms of standing. He immediately summoned a huge flying subdued beast with a wave of his hand and suggested with a grave expression, "General Tang, it seems like some powerful exotic beast had made its way in here. It's not very far from here. Let's go take a look."

"Of course. There mustn't be any casualties among the examinees on the first day of the exam, or we'll have no face to report back to our superiors," General Tang agreed. The two jumped onto the back of the middle-aged man's flying subdued beast. After that, the huge flying beast bent its knee and pushed itself off the ground, flying in the direction the signal came from.

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"None of you move a muscle!" Zhang Che shouted, seeing the purple flying beast diving down at them. The Fallen Star bow was already in his arm, a V-type armor-piercing arrow nocked on the bowstring.

Zheng Hongru and the others immediately stopped moving after hearing what Zhang Che said.

Although they were very doubtful whether Zhang Che could accurately hit the purple flying beast, and whether his arrows could injure it even if he did, they had no other choice.

Even if they sent out the rescue signal, it wouldn't help them at all. By the time rescue arrived, they'd already be eaten by the flying beast, with not even any bones left.

The purple flying beast came increasingly closer. Zheng Hongru and the others' faces grew increasingly uglier. They were all praying in their hearts, -Brother Che, you have to succeed, or we're all done for!-

Zhang Che's face was focused and serious. He narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the purple flying beast swooping down at them. When he knew that their enemy had entered the dangerous range of two hundred meters, he suddenly drew his bow and released his finger in the next moment. A black blur shot forth.

The arrow was extremely fast, but the flying beast's reaction speed wasn't slow, either. Although it couldn't dodge in time, it quickly shifted its head slightly at the last moment and used its tough long beak to deflect the arrow.

"We're finished!"

"He missed! What should we do…"

Zheng Hongru and the others were ashen-faced, his hand grabbed the signal gun at his waist.

No matter if the rescue team could reach them in time to save them, it should be possible for them to retrieve their corpses, right?

However, Zhang Che hadn't gave up. After he missed his shot, he reached for another arrow and nocked it, quickly taking another shot.

By this time, the flying beast was less than a hundred meters away from Zhang Che!

The arrow turned into a black streak and instantly struck the flying beast's head, leaving it unable to react at all.

Zheng Hongru and the others didn't even see this clearly. They only heard the purple flying beast suddenly letting out a sharp cry, its huge figure like an airplane that went out of control, crashing into the ground a short distance away from Zhang Che.

Bam!

The earth trembled violently. The fallen flying beast looked even bigger up close. Although Zheng Hongru and the others knew for a fact that this fellow was already severely injured by Zhang Che, their legs still trembled uncontrollably in fear.

In the next moment, the purple flying beast suddenly let out a sorrowful cry and turned into a mass of glowing light, before condensing into a dark golden card, laying silently in the crater it created.

Zheng Hongru and the others stared wide-eyed at the dark golden beast card laying at the bottom of the large crater. They blanked out for a while before they suddenly cried out, "My, my God, dark gold! Dark gold! It's dark gold-quality, Brother Che, you're too awesome!"

Although they were aware that Zhang Che brought a dark gold-quality subdued beast with him for this examination, they thought that it was his family who prepared the card for him. None of them were of the opinion that Zhang Che could possibly triumph over a dark gold quality exotic beast. Not even a little.

But now, the truth laid before their eyes unexpectedly. That purple flying beast's strength was definitely above the large black lizard Zhang Che had, and yet he slew it with a single arrow. What kind of strength was that?

At the same time, they were filled with curiosity towards Zhang Che's Fallen Star bow. How much of a draw weight did it have to kill a three-star dark gold-quality exotic beast with a single shot?

Faced with their looks of worship, Zhang Che chuckled, "Haha, it's all luck! That shot was basically all luck. It actually flew into its nostril and struck its brain! Otherwise, how could it have died in one shot to an attack of such a degree?"

Zhang Che thought to himself, -I'm not lying through my teeth. In the first place, this fellow was indeed killed by the Tian Yin Squad's crossbow bolt, shot through the nostril and struck its brain.-

Zheng Hongru and the others dropped their jaws after hearing that. They exchanged glances with one another, unable to say a word.

-No wonder… How could it be possible for such a powerful exotic beast to die to one shot…-

-Brother Che's luck is truly unbelievable!-

But wasn't this even better? When everyone could finally employ the beast cards they newly obtained four days later, the team's strength would directly rise by more than double! It wouldn't be a problem to obtain one of the top ranks in this hunting competition!

Chaotic footsteps rumbled towards them at high speeds. A squad of soldiers responsible for aid arrived with grave expressions, riding their respective subdued beasts. The soldier in the front asked hastily, "What happened, where's that powerful flying beast from earlier?"

Zheng Hongru and the others pointed at Zhang Che simultaneously, who had already walked into the large crater. Zhang Che was holding a dark golden beast card in his hand, the dark golden luster seemingly threatening to blind those who looked upon it.

The soldiers were in disbelief. However, after hearing the descriptions of the event that unfolded, they could only lament inwardly that this examinee known as Zhang Che, his luck was truly a little too heaven-defyingly good.

At the same time, they were also filled with interest towards Zhang Che's Fallen Star bow. After receiving his agreement, each of them attempted to draw the bow.

In the end, these soldiers were embarrassed. Despite mustering all the strength they could gather, they could only draw the bow to less than a tenth of its limit.

-Tsk, tsk. So this type of warrior born with herculean strength really exists…-

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Chapter 180: A Candidate That Breaks the Balance

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In the end, the leader of the soldiers couldn't hold it in and asked the question in his mind, "Hey, this bow of yours, what's its draw weight?"

Zhang Che showed a faint smile and said, "Eight hundred kilograms."

"Si…" Every one of them, including his teammates, sucked in a breath of cold air.

Eight hundred kilograms draw weight!

-Is this kid still human?!- They didn't dare to believe this eighteen year old, weak-looking youngster could actually possess such inhuman strength.

"The world is truly vast; all kinds of weirdos exist. Alright, since you're fine, we should get going. During the rest of the examination, you guys should be care… nevermind. With you here, surely there aren't any exotic beasts within the hunting zone that are capable of threatening your safety," the leader of the soldiers sighed, and left with his subordinates in a hurry.

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After the soldiers went some distance away, Zheng Hongru and the others immediately surrounded Zhang Che, chirping on excitedly. They were filled with confidence that they would get a good score on this examination.

Wasn't that true? Four days from now, when Zhang Che could employ this dark golden beast card, their team's strength would instantly more than double.

What's more, this was a flying-type beast! Not only was it strong, it could also be used to scout the situation around them! They could immediately find out which direction had the most powerful exotic beasts!

Also, they could also avoid meeting other strong teams with this subdued beast's observational ability. This way, there wouldn't be any conflicts with other teams, and their efficiency would naturally go up.

"Brother Che, let's quickly head deeper into the hunting zone. If we can overtake the others and go further into the hunting zone and kill the stronger exotic beasts, our team will be even stronger five days from now!" Xiao Yi suggested excitedly.

"Then what are you waiting for? Quickly pack up your things!" Zhang Che said, his lips curled up into a smile as he walked back towards his tent.

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While they were busy packing their belongings, a huge flying beast flew in their direction at high speed from the side.

"Woah, Brother Che, another beast card came knocking at our door!" Zheng Hongru shouted excitedly, not afraid at all that the exotic beast could be an existence so strong they couldn't dare to mess with.

With our god of archery Brother Che here, which exotic beast wasn't just a freebie?

"Dummy, what do you mean by exotic beast? Can't you see there's people on its back?" Li Da said as he smacked the back of Zheng Hongru's head, his eyes wide.

By then, everyone else had also noticed that there were two people riding on that rapidly approaching huge flying beast's back.

One of them was the master of the little green bird who had displayed its godly might while they were journeying towards the hunting zone, the army general responsible for the students' safety.

-Hmm? That flying beast from earlier actually caused such a huge commotion that even such big figures are drawn here?- Zhang Che was shocked, but he didn't feel nervous at all.

Not only could Zheng Hongru and the others act as witnesses for that scene from earlier when he "killed" the purple flying beast, the soldiers who came to provide help had basically witnessed it as well.

Moreover, there were two more teams of examinees a few kilometers away from them who saw this. That purple flying beast came flying from "extremely far" away, and only swooped down after discovering them.

There wasn't any problem with the script. The cast's acting skills were on point, too. There weren't any mistakes!

The huge flying beast descended. General Tang and the casually dressed middle-aged man jump off the beast's back.

Zhang Che and the others didn't dare to be careless and directly saluted, albeit not properly, "Greetings to General!"

General Tang burst out into laughter and waved his hand, "Don't, don't. You're not my soldiers. What are you saluting for? We're only here to understand the situation; we received a rescue signal from one of the rescue teams earlier. It should be around here. Do you know what happened?" He was only asking the obvious.

It didn't have to be said that before they found Zhang Che's group, General Tang and his companion had surely found the squad of soldiers from earlier and heard the story from them.

Zheng Hongru and the others looked towards Zhang Che. He was their team leader; naturally he should be the one to answer the two big shots' questions.

"Ugh, reporting to general, it was like this…" Zhang Che took two steps forward and recounted the events from earlier respectfully, including the matter about the squad of soldiers coming to provide help to them.

General Tang stared at Zhang Che with a burning gaze all the way until he finished his story, and he nodded expressionlessly, saying, "Looks like your luck is really not bad. You'd be in some real danger otherwise."

"Haha, luck is also a kind of strength. I heard General Tang's luck was also extremely good back in the day," the casually dressed middle-aged echoed in agreement, chuckling.

"Hah! That's right; luck is also a kind of strength!" General Tang chuckled, and looked at Zhang Che in interest. He continued, "However, this boy Zhang Che is not only lucky. I have never seen this kind of strength on anyone before. I wonder if you can tell me about it? Forget it if it's inconvenient. After all, this is your personal privacy."

-You already asked. Do I have the choice to not answer it?- Zhang Che cursed inwardly. After a slight hesitation, he answered, "This… actually it's not any secret. Previously when I was hunting exotic beast in the beast world, I discovered a spiritual flower that emitted a strange fragrance and consumed it. In the end, I realized my strength quickly increased."

After a short pause, Zhang Che said, embarrassed, "Not only that, my appetite grew bigger from then on. I have to eat a lot before I'm full. Look, General, can you provide me with some extra supplies? Mine are almost finished from yesterday."

General Tang and the casually dressed middle-aged man widened their eyes at the same time. -This kid actually came across such a fortuitous encounter? His luck is truly astonishing!-

However, they weren't very surprised by the changes to Zhang Che's physique. The beast world was boundless. What kind of strange plants and spiritual herbs weren't available? It wasn't so strange that Zhang Che ate a stalk of spiritual flower that granted him herculean strength and gave him a huge appetite.

"Sure. I'll relay this to my subordinates later and get them to send you an extra large supply of food." General Tang agreed to Zhang Che's "unreasonable" request straightforwardly. After that, he waved to them and jumped back up onto the flying beast's back along with the casually dress middle-aged man, flying off to the distance.

He had no choice but to agree to it; he couldn't possibly watch as an examinee starved to death, could he?

After they flew far away, General Tang suddenly sighed and said to his companion, "Ai, looks like we have to renew our efforts in the hunting and driving away of flying-type exotic beasts around the perimeter. That kid from earlier was a monster to begin with, and now he gained another three-star dark gold-quality subdued beast. In the latter part of the competition, he is simply an unbalanced existence!"

The casually dressed man nodded thoughtfully, "That's right. It wouldn't matter if only one of such outlier appeared under our negligence. If a few more of them popped up, some people would start to criticize the examination."

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After packing their belongings, Zhang Che and the others journeyed deeper into the hunting zone.

This time, they didn't encounter any overly powerful exotic beasts. All of them were only shrimps, with not a single one that could hold its own against Zhang Che's two strong beasts, allowing the group to smoothly steamroll their way through.

"Haha, Brother Che, are we considered to be dominating?!" Zheng Hongru's delicate face turned red from excitement, his eyes shining with fervor.

Li Da and the others also had looks of complacency on their faces. Was there any way they wouldn't get a good score for this examination?

"Don't be conceited. Complacency causes one to fall behind. You should be humble; humbleness brings about improvement!" Zhang Che said sternly, but was reciprocated with a burst of extended laughter.

Today, they covered several dozen kilometers of ground, and went deep into the hunting zone, reaching its core. They obtained a bunch of bronze-quality beast cards, two silver-quality beast cards, and gold-quality… well, they weren't that lucky. They didn't gain a single gold-quality beast card.

Regardless, they were very satisfied with their results.

Today was only the second day. They still had three more days; there was definitely the possibility of them each obtaining a gold-quality beast card. They'd really be unstoppable then!

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When they set up camp again, Zhang Che finally didn't have to worry about going hungry. General Tang had already sent him a huge bag of compressed biscuits, weighing over two hundred and fifty kilograms. While they were travelling, most of it was carried by the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander.

However, Zhang Che wouldn't eat to his fill in one go. Let alone the sight being too overwhelming to others, just eating compressed biscuits was truly a little hard to swallow. He only ate until he was half full. It was better to wait until late at night and bring out some roasted meat to eat to his satisfaction.

When darkness enshrouded the entire beast world, and Zheng Hongru and the others had fallen asleep, Zhang Che snuck out of his tent again like last night. He went aside and summoned the Rock Tortoise, then ordered it to bring out a large piece of roasted meat. He unwrapped the leaves and began enjoying the food.

While he was happily eating, another change occurred in his spiritual sea.

Zhang Che stopped his actions abruptly, shocked. -Hmm? Which subdued beast is advancing?-

He hurriedly focused on his spiritual sea, and realized that the two four-star black iron-quality Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterflies he kept in his spiritual sea after his previous return to Qian Wei City were now like two whirlpools in his spiritual sea, madly absorbing the rainbow fog like black holes.

"Right, it's been a week since I returned!"

A faint smile showed on Zhang Che's face. He no longer paid any attention to the two black iron-quality beast cards. Instead, he continued his task on hand, which was to get rid of the meat.

Even if these two cards advanced to bronze-quality, the potency of their powder wasn't too different from the two-star silver-quality one.

If you wanted to exhibit a certain might from the powder, you had to wait for another half a month, when the two four-star Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterflies card advanced to silver-quality!

At that time, even a three-star gold-quality exotic beast would fall to its hallucination-inducing powder.

After Zhang Che quickly finished the roasted exotic beast meat in his hand, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine, as if something extremely dangerous was about to happen.

"What's going on? Weren't the powerful exotic beasts in this area all killed or driven away?" Zhang Che's face changed greatly. He quickly ran back to his tent and retrieved his Fallen Star bow, as well as waking up Zheng Hongru and the others.

"Are you serious, Brother Che? We just fell asleep!" his teammates crawled out of their tents begrudgingly, wearing only their underpants. They didn't understand why Zhang Che would wake them up in the middle of the night.

"Be careful. I sensed danger!" Zhang Che shouted with a stern face. The Gale Wolf King and Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander were summoned with a wave of his hand, followed by a mass of golden light enveloping him, materializing into the Swamp Crocodile King armor.

Seeing Zhang Che acting so seriously, the looks on Zheng Hongru and the others couldn't help but turn grave. They quickly returned to their tents and put on their clothes. By the time they came back out, their subdued beasts were already summoned to their sides. Although they weren't strong, having a large number of them by their sides provided some courage, not to mention them being useful cannon fodder during crucial moments.

"But, Brother Che, what's so dangerous? Why don't I sense anything?" Zheng Hongru asked.

There weren't anything unusual in their surroundings. The insects were still chirping non-stop.

A slight breeze blew across their faces. There weren't any strange smells either.

Li Da, Xiao Yi, and Sun Zhi looked confused. They truly didn't sense any danger around them.

Zhang Che couldn't help but start to suspect whether he was only imagining things earlier.

That wasn't right, either. After his body was altered by the demonic flower, not only was his physique improved qualitatively, his sense for danger also improved. How could it be wrong?

Right at this moment, Zhang Che felt the chilling sense of danger again. Zheng Hongru and the others, standing opposite of him, widened their eyes looking in his direction, and revealed astonished looks on their faces, as if they just saw something unthinkable.

Before any of them could react to this, Zhang Che felt an immense suction force so strong that he couldn't put up any resistance from his back. Just as he let out a shocked cry, his entire body was sucked into a blurry mass of chaotic light.

"Brother Che!" Zheng Hongru and the others cried out. In the next moment, the black door that just appeared behind Zhang Che also vanished without a trace, and Zhang Che had also disappeared from their sight.

"Quick, quickly send the rescue signal!" the more dependable Li Da was the first to react. He shouted with a sobbing tone, and his hands reached for a small little signal air gun from his waist. He flipped the safety lock and pulled the trigger, aiming the gun to the sky. A specially-processed signal round shot to the skies with a sharp screech, reaching several dozen meters high into the air.

Zheng Hongru and the other three also reacted one after another. It was like sending a single signal wasn't enough. Each of them reached out for their own signal air gun and fired the rescue signal to the sky.

Four consecutive sharp screech rang out in the night sky, immediately breaking the silence in a several kilometers radius.

The rescue teams stationed around them came out of their tents one after another and rushed towards the direction where the signals came from.

If the examinees didn't encounter some danger they could never hope to retaliate, they would never fire all their rescue signals consecutively. They had to move at full speed to have a chance of saving the endangered examinees.

———–

Half an hour later, the location where Zhang Che's team's camp was set up was fully surrounded by squads upon squads of fully-geared soldiers. All kinds of powerful subdued beasts surrounded this area. Not even an insect could hope to fly in.

Zheng Hongru and the others were standing before General Tang mournfully. They recounted the happenings from earlier a few times, until they were sure that nothing was left out before stopping. Their eyes were filled with confusion, not knowing what to do.

General Tang nodded with a dark expression. He said gravely, "Alright, you get back to rest. Remember; you mustn't reveal any of this matter. Otherwise, not only would you be punished heavily, you might even implicate your family. You understand?"

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Seeing General Tang was warning them so seriously, Zheng Hongru and the others knew that this was no small matter. Every one of them nodded profusely after hearing what he said.

-But, what on earth happened to Zhang Che?-

In the end, Xiao Yi couldn't resist stopping in place as he reached the door. He turned around, facing General Tang and that casually dressed middle-aged man and asked with difficulty, "General, may I ask, Brother Che… I mean, Zhang Che, what happened to him? Is he in danger?"

In truth, the four of them understood that after Zhang Che was suddenly sucked in by that black door that appeared out of nowhere and disappeared just as quickly, it was highly likely that Zhang Che would never leave this place alive. They had never heard of any similar incidents. One could only imagine…

General Tang fell silent for a short while, before saying with a low tone, "His life and death unknown, a blessing or curse uncertain…"

After saying this, he waved at the four of them, sending them away.

After stepping out of this ad hoc tent, Zheng Hongru and the others' faces kept changing. They didn't understand what General Tang meant by that, but they were vaguely able to make out that perhaps Zhang Che might return one day?

The four of them were feeling extra down. They no longer had any mood to care about the examination, only hoping that this big brother of theirs who they only spent three short days with would return safely.

Although Zhang Che would say some harsh things to them from time to time, the four of them knew very well that in the two days they entered the hunting zone, Zhang Che didn't let them brave any dangers at all. Whenever there was anything amiss, he would be the one to rush in front, protecting them like a gigantic fort.

Even if Zhang Che was only afraid that his results might be affected if anything happened to them, he still did his best to protect them for the past two days. It was truly hard to repay him.

————

In the tent, General Tang and that casually dressed middle-aged man both fell into a prolonged silence. After some time, it was the middle-aged man who broke the silence, "How many years has it been? I didn't expect that strange thing to appear again!"

General Tang nodded. He sighed, "Right, there's no pattern to its time of appearance at all, and all those who were sucked into it ended up disappearing from the world. There's no way for us to investigate it, even if we wanted to."

The two fell into silence again. After a while, the middle-aged man suddenly said, "Say, do you think this is related to the sudden appearance of this world into ours?"

He extended his hand and waved it around him, referring to the beast worlds that descended upon Mercury thirty-six years ago so bizarrely.

"Who knows? There aren't any survivors in all the cases that happened around the world, nor was there any further study into it. All of it is but mere guesses."

It was obviously hard to carry on this topic. The casually dressed man said, in a discussing tone, "Then, what about those four kids? This came unexpectedly, and now they're left without a strong guy to lead them. I'm afraid it'll be very difficult for them to get a good ranking."

"Let's see how it goes. Who knows, I think that they might experience an unexpected growth?"

The inside of the tent fell silent again.

Going forward, this matter wasn't spread among the other examinees. Other than Zheng Hongru and the rest of the team, who knew about this matter and were told to keep their mouths shut, the soldiers who took part in this rescue mission were similarly forbidden to leak any of this information.

However, the next day, a detailed report of this matter was given directly to the upper echelon of Hua Xia region through some secret means, and was sealed tight, along with other similar cases in the past.

There weren't any subsequent rescue operations, as every appearance of the black door was at random. The time, location, everything. There was no way they could do anything about it.

———-

In the instant Zhang Che was enveloped by the chaotic mass of light, he only managed to recall his two subdued beasts before he felt he was sucked into a long interspatial tunnel. Under the irresistible suction force's guidance, he flew in a certain direction at great speed.

The tunnel seemed endless. Zhang Che was bound by the force for an indeterminate amount of time, and there still wasn't any sign of him reaching the other end.

"No, this can't continue on like this. Heavens know what kind of place is on the other end!"

Although Zhang Che couldn't move his body, his brain was spinning at flying speed, trying to think of a way to end his current predicament.

Alas, what solution could he possibly think of?

He couldn't move his body at all, and even the subdued beasts and pets in his spiritual sea seemed to be locked inside, unable to summon.

However, even if he could summon his babies, what help could they provide?

It was unimaginable…

Zhang Che gradually calmed down, and he started thinking in another direction.

-Why am I the only one who got sucked in, and yet Zheng Hongru and the others, who were standing right next to me, unaffected?-

-The problem must be on me!-

-Could it be because of the rainbow crystal in my spiritual sea?-

-No, no, there wasn't any response from the rainbow crystal until now. It would have done something otherwise. It's impossible for it to lay in my spiritual so peacefully.-

-Then what is the reason?-

Zhang Che tried his hardest to think, when he suddenly thought of the peculiar demonic flower.

-Could it be that that demonic flower wasn't something from the beast world, but hailed from another plane? And the reason why I was sucked into this endless tunnel was because my body contained traces of that demonic flower's energy and aura?-

Zhang Che felt as if he discovered the truth, but he grew increasingly scared. In the first place, the soul born from the demonic flower tried to consume him!

If that damned thing really came from another world, then what ending would he meet later? He could think of it even if his brains grew on his fingertip!

"No, I must force my way out… Rainbow crystal, boss! Master! Why don't you have any response this time!?" Zhang Che looked into his spiritual sea, focusing on the rainbow crystal, crying out inwardly, trying to get the rainbow crystal to help him like it did the few times prior.

The rainbow crystal seemed to be woken up by Zhang Che. The rainbow crystal, originally laying silently in his spiritual sea, suddenly trembled violently. An extremely concentrated mass of rainbow energy suddenly burst forth, gushing towards the rest of his body.

This mass of concentrated rainbow energy was different from the usual energy present in his spiritual sea. It was extremely violent and tyrannical.

Zhang Che immediately felt excruciating pain spreading from his bone marrow as the surge of energy entered his body, spreading through his cells. It was so painful he almost lost consciousness.

Alas, the toughness of Zhang Che's soul was far above that of ordinary humans. It wasn't that easy for him to faint.

"Ahhhh!" Under the severe pain, Zhang Che could only open his mouth and cry out loud. However, in this mysterious endless tunnel, no sound came out from his mouth.

As time slowly passed, the remnant of the peculiar demonic flower's hidden aura was gradually removed from every cell in Zhang Che's body, bit by bit. For every bit of its aura removed from Zhang Che's body, the binding on him and the suction force pulling him through the endless tunnel grew slightly weaker.

"That really was the case!"

Despite the pain being so much that it left him wanting to die, and a layer of sweat had covered his entire body, a hint of joy finally flashed in Zhang Che's eyes.

As long as the remnants of the demonic flower were thoroughly removed, he wouldn't be sucked into the other end of the endless tunnel.

As for what happened afterwards, he could only leave it to fate…

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Chapter 183: You Must Stay Strong, Huang Tielan

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The remnants of the demonic flower in Zhang Che were truly very well-hidden. Even the rainbow crystal wasn't able to detect it.

Now that Zhang Che guessed where the problem lay, the rainbow crystal suddenly burst into action. That surge of violent energy was like a torrent, engulfing every single cell of his body.

Even so, the remnants of the demonic flower's energy seemed to be deeply branded into Zhang Che's genes. It was ever so difficult to remove even a hint of it.

Thus, that sharp pain that seemed to originate from his bone marrow kept tormenting Zhang Che, leaving him sweating profusely. If this continued on, perhaps he might die from dehydration, even if he didn't die from the pain.

It was like they sensed the mark of the demonic flower on Zhang Che's body was being slowly removed. The strong suction force suddenly became much stronger.

However, as the demonic flower's mark was slowly removed from him, the rainbow crystal could now interfere in this matter, intercepting the pull from the suction force.

There weren't any changes to the chaotic mass of light surrounding Zhang Che, however. He could still sense that he was flying towards an extremely far place in a certain direction, although the speed gradually fell.

"But, where will I appear at after I break free from the suction force?" Zhang Che couldn't help but worry about his unknown future.

It was definitely impossible for him to reappear in the hunting zone!

The only hope for him was to leave this endless tunnel safely. No matter where he appeared at, there was a chance for him to return.

-What a pity… Looks like there's no chance for me to enter Bei Du University. I won't get to return to the life of a student…- Zhang Che thought resentfully. It wasn't easy for him to decide to try for a university. Why would such a thing happen to him?

In the end, after an indeterminate amount of time, the rainbow crystal finally stopped transferring energy into Zhang Che's body.

The remnants of the demonic flower were thoroughly purged.

Zhang Che suddenly felt that he could move again. The force that was pulling him through the endless tunnel suddenly weakened to a negligible strength.

"Damn, I want out!" Zhang Che's herculean strength suddenly burst forth. He instantly broke free from the force's pull. After that, he felt as if he broken through an enveloping eggshell-like substance. His body suddenly stopped and plunged down.

The wind whistled by his ear as he fell.

He shut his eyes subconsciously, rejoicing inwardly, -Am I finally out!?-

However, he immediately realized how bad of a situation he was in right now. Heavens knew how high he was falling from!

With a thought, a golden ray of light shot out from between his brow and enveloped him, materializing into the Swamp Crocodile King armor. At the same time, Zhang Che also waved his hand and summoned the Purple Jade Condor, commanding it to fly down and catch him.

Rustle rustle… Before the Purple Jade Condor could do a thing, Zhang Che crashed onto the crown of a tree in a dense forest, breaking countless branches as he fell.

However, with this buffer, Zhang Che didn't receive any injuries when he fell onto the ground. He only felt the ground shaking slightly before coming to a stop.

-I'm safe now…-

—————

In an unknown world, a deep purple sky enshrouded the lands.

On a gloomy mountain summit, several foreign creatures sat on a large platform. Their appearances varied; some of them resembled malicious spirits, some as beautiful as the devil…

In the center of the platform, a huge beautiful flower about ten meters wide, so mesmerizing that it left one not daring to look at it directly, stood silently. It was surrounded by a layer of chaotic light, as if it was about to jump into another space.

Suddenly, the chaotic light around the demonic flower shone brightly, and then thoroughly collapsed. The countless petals of the flower swayed about and let out a soundless howl.

The devils and spirits around it let out depressed hums and each spat out blood in varying colors.

——

Another morning dawned upon Bei Du City.

Huang Tielan woke up early in the morning and did the weight-loss workout her mother taught her. After that, she returned to her room and washed up, then headed to the front hall of the mansion joyfully.

When she arrived at the front hall, she saw her grandparents and her father waiting there, each of their expressions grave.

Huang Tielan's heart sank. She hurriedly jogged over and asked anxiously, "Grandpa, grandma, daddy, what happened?"

Her grandparents took a glance at Huang Tielan lovingly, before shifting their gazes towards Huang Juyun, indicating with their eyes for him to break the news.

Huang Juyun looked at his confused daughter with a complicated gaze. He gritted his teeth and said, "Lanlan, I just received a piece of news regarding Zhang Che. You need to be mentally prepared…"

Before he finished his sentence, they saw Huang Tielan's body swaying, her face ghostly white. Tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to roll down her cheeks at any moment.

Huang Juyun sighed inwardly and narrated the details of Zhang Che's situation. In the end, he consoled, "Don't worry, Lanlan. I know that Zhang Che's luck has always been pretty good. He'll definitely get through this. You don't have to be too worried."

However, not even he could believe what he just said.

After hearing that, Huang Tielan's tears finally fell uncontrollably…

Huang Tielan didn't know how she managed to return to her room. She sat in the chair blankly, her eyes spiritless, her face pale. She sat there unmoving, as if a statue.

After a very very long time, she suddenly raised her hand and wiped her tears off her face. She said to herself with a resolute gaze, "You must stay strong, Huang Tielan!"

"Nothing will happen to Zhang Xiaoche!

"You have to help him take care of his mother, and you have to enroll into Bei Du University's beast card cultivation major and ask Professor Sun Qilong to cure Auntie Sun's illness… you must stay strong!

"You mustn't cry, and you have to lose weight. You'll surprise Zhang Xiaoche when he return… How could you cower? You must be strong!"

As she mumbled to herself, tears flowed down her cheeks uncontrollably once more, but her eyes were no longer spiritless and confused…

All her sorrows were suppressed.

She stood up firmly and went to the washroom to wash her face, washing away her tears and weakness. What was left was only strength!

After exiting the washroom, Huang Tielan sat down silently on the chair once more. She opened up her personal terminal silently, and brought up the information related to beast card cultivation, silently reading it…

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Chapter 184: What the Hell is with this Place

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"I'm so hungry… who knows how long I flew in that endless tunnel…"

Zhang Che slowly crawled up from the ground to his feet. His surroundings was shrouded in darkness, leaving him feeling greatly doubtful, -I'm already feeling this hungry; why is it still night time? Where exactly am I?-

He had no idea whether he was still in the beast world. However, from the looks of it, he wasn't on Mercury at the very least, because there wasn't a hint of light in the sky.

-I better fill my stomach first, or I'll have no energy to go find out where this place is .-

With a wave of his hand, the Rock Tortoise appeared and slammed into the ground, crushing countless blades of grasses and flowers.

Just as he was about to order the Rock Tortoise to spit out some roasted meat, Zhang Che suddenly froze on the spot for a moment, before he slapped the back of his head with a crisp smack.

He didn't even know where this place was; it wasn't safe to take out the roasted meat.

However, after all residues of the demonic flower were removed, Zhang Che's strength didn't seem to decrease one bit. It was an unexpected surprise.

The only frustrating thing was that his huge appetite remained. It seemed like Zhang Che had no choice but to walk on the path of an appetite king all the way. It truly left him desperate.

Eating only compressed biscuits wasn't a solution, either. Zhang Che summoned the frisky monkey.

Before he could put a word in, the frisky monkey started jumping up and down excitedly. This fellow had been locked up in his spiritual sea for a few days now. Now that it was finally let out to take a breather, it was so happy it could ascend to the heavens.

Zhang Che suddenly felt thankful that he didn't have to take part in that damned examination any longer. Otherwise, would his pets fall into depression if they were locked up for too long?

"Stop celebrating. We still have no idea where we are. Be careful of drawing strong foes here," Zhang Che slapped the back of the frisky monkey's head. He instructed, "Go, look around for some fruits and bring them back here. Your master daddy, I, is starving to death. Remember to be careful; don't make too much noise."

"Zhizhi!" No one knew if the frisky monkey was done celebrating, or if he heard what Zhang Che said. He nodded and ran off nimbly into the dense forest at the side.

After thinking for a little, Zhang Che summoned the Gale Wolf King, Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander, and the Cold Abyss Flood Dragon. Now that he was in an unknown place, it was better to be more cautious.

————-

Just like that, he waited for close to half an hour, sitting on the ground, his back leaning against a thick tree trunk. Suddenly, rustling sounds rang from his side. It was the frisky monkey. He returned with a pile of fruits in his hands, wrapped in a few large leaves.

Zhang Che couldn't help but be annoyed at the fact that he didn't have his backpack on him when he was sucked in by that mysterious chaotic mass of light. Otherwise, he could get the frisky monkey to fill it up with fruits and eat them together with the compressed biscuits. It would be a pretty good experience, too.

When the frisky monkey came up to Zhang Che carrying the bundle of fruits, Zhang Che retrieved a flintstone lighter from the Rock Tortoise and ignited it. He immediately confirmed that he was indeed still in the beast world.

In that bundle of fruits, there weren't any fruits that he recognized.

"But, perhaps this isn't the beast world either, and is instead a foreign world?"

Thinking of that, Zhang Che felt his scalp turning numb.

However, now that he was surrounded in darkness, he didn't have the guts to walk out of this forest and see for himself, either. It was better to keep to himself and fill up his stomach for now.

Thinking of this, Zhang Che waved his hand at the Rock Tortoise and ordered it to spit out a big packet of compressed biscuits. Zhang Che took the biscuits, and along with the frisky monkey, the two of them started feasting.

—

After eating his fill, Zhang Che didn't care about anything else, and had his subdued beasts and pet guard by his side, while he directly laid down on the grass. Any matters would have to wait until he had a good sleep.

It was regrettable that the Vampiric Demon Carpet's body was sticky. Otherwise, it would surely be very comfortable to sleep on that layer of fur.

Zhang Che slept very soundly. Other than a slight sticky feeling on his body, there weren't any creatures that came to bother him. By the time he woke up from his sleep, it was already daytime.

After he woke up, the only thing Zhang Che felt was thirst.

It was as if the inside of his mouth was burning. His entire body felt a little weak.

While he was still in the endless tunnel yesterday, he lost a lot of water through perspiration. After he arrived at this unknown world, he didn't dare to casually go around finding a water source to drink, either. He only ate some fruits, which were truly not enough to replenish the amount of water he had lost.

Now that the sky was all bright, he could finally walk out of this forest and explore outside.

With a wave of his hand, a dark golden streak of light shot out from between his brow, and directly broke through the concentrated trees and branches above, emerging into the vast sky.

Less than three seconds passed before the Purple Jade Condor came flying back down and landed at Zhang Che's side, trembling like a timid little girl who just saw a ghost. Its entire body was shaking non-stop.

Zhang Che's heart sank. -Shit, is there some powerful exotic beast in the sky?-

He whipped out the Rotten Ent Prowler whip with a wave of his hand, and coiled it around a tree branch on the tree behind him. He quickly crawled his way up, reaching the tree top a few dozen meters up there, and looked through the gaps between the leaves at the sky.

Zhang Che directly sucked in a breath of cold air as he took his first glimpse.

In the vast sky above, he saw a few winged dragon-like monsters that resembled the pteranodons from Jurassic Park flying past. Their bodies were extremely huge; when their wings were spread, they were actually about forty to fifty meters wide!

Although he had no idea how strong these fellows were, Zhang Che was sure that his Purple Jade Condor was no match for these winged dinosaurs at all. It would only be trampled upon.

Well, he could tell that from the way the Purple Jade Condor came scrambling back so pathetically…

Although this fellow was an emotionless subdued beast, it was still aware of the concept of avoiding the strong and preying on the weak. If it didn't sense the horrifying strength of those creatures, why would it suddenly become as timid as a turtle?

Fortunately, those horrifying creatures didn't seem to notice the sudden appearance of the Purple Jade Condor. They kept beating their huge wings and flew into the distance, soon disappearing from Zhang Che's sight.

Suddenly, a high-pitched neighing rang out from the bushes some distance away. That terrifying sound wave actually raised a gust of wind as it blew through the surrounding vegetation, producing waves of rustling sounds.

Zhang Che was caught unprepared. His hands nearly slipped and he almost fell off from the top of the tree.

Immediately afterwards, a fight seemed to have broken out between huge creatures in the forest in the far distance. Huge tree after tree fell, one after another.

While the unknown creatures fought, loud banging noises rang out one after another violently, as if someone was beating drums next to Zhang Che's ear.

"What the hell is up with this freaking place!?"

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Chapter 185: A Terrifying World

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Zhang Che's expression was ugly to the extreme.

He suddenly came to a realization that he seemed to have arrived at an extremely horrifying world.

The creatures flying in the sky were strong enough to force the Purple Jade Condor into becoming a coward, and those fighting on the ground were able to cause an earthquake-like commotion.

-Luckily we aren't by the sea or something. Wouldn't there be even more huge and horrifying fellows around otherwise?- Just as this thought was born, Zhang Che turned his head to look around. He froze on the spot before he could fully check out his surroundings.

At the far end of his sight on the left, what was that endless spread of blue…

Zhang Che nearly cried out. -I was only thinking about it; there's really a sea here!-

Although he couldn't tell for sure whether that was a sea, it was a huge lake at the very least. He couldn't see the end of it.

Suddenly, a large head broke out of the water's surface in the distance. The long neck connected to it was more than a few dozen meters in length.

No tears came out even if he wanted to cry…

-Did I really come to a foreign world… or arrive in the Jurassic period?-

The problem was, were the dinosaurs in the Jurassic period really so powerful? Zhang Che deeply doubted it.

The huge creatures were still engaged in a fierce fight not far away. Large trees were knocked down from time to time, rustling sounds were heard as the trees fell. The terrifying figures produced loud banging sounds when they rammed into one another. It felt like they were ringing in Zhang Che's heart, bringing his heart rate up frantically.

-This really is a terrifying world!-

Zhang Che knew this was only a psychological effect. He hurriedly took a few deep breaths, and as expected, his heart rate calmed down a lot.

A loud splashing sound rang out from the body of water far away. A whale-like creature broke out of the water surface, its body leapt into the air, reaching a few dozen meters above water, drawing an arc of about a hundred meters in length before it fell back into the water.

Zhang Che could clearly see that this huge creature was about fifty meters in length, its skin black, like a submarine.

He fell into silence.

He crawled down the tree trunk silently and sat down under the tree, hugging his knees, his eyes empty.

-I'm finished… I won't return be able to return… I can't return in this life now…-

Zhang Che suddenly felt like crying.

In the forest some distance away, the fierce battle was still ongoing. Only the heavens knew where they found so much energy, to still be fighting after so long.

While this was ongoing, the water in the distance suddenly grew louder. The wave-crashing sounds travelled over a few kilometers, reaching Zhang Che's ears clearly.

It went without saying that there must be some huge creature hunting on the other side as well, causing a huge commotion.

Zhang Che suddenly turned his head and looked at the unusually quiet Gluttony Monkey. He asked softly, "Frisky monkey, go find some more fruits. I'm really thirsty, but I don't dare to go find water."

The frisky monkey nodded, and his nimble body quickly disappeared from Zhang Che's sight.

Zhang Che wasn't worried about the frisky monkey's safety at all. Although that fellow was small in size, those huge unknown creatures would probably be uninterested in chasing him after seeing him. That little bit of meat wouldn't be enough to fill the gaps in their teeth, anyway.

-Eh? If I think of it this way, I shouldn't be in much danger either, right?- Zhang Che suddenly felt inspired for a moment, before immediately hanging his head dispiritedly again.

There's no way he could go risk himself like that. What if the huge creatures found him fascinating and wanted to try a new flavor for a change?

It was just like how humans would try eating bees, pupae, grasshoppers, and tiny little insects like that.

While Zhang Che's imagination ran wild, the frisky monkey came running back holding a bundle of assorted fruits again.

Zhang Che immediately wiped the worries in his mind away, his saliva about to overflow.

He didn't have any water to drink, but having some fruits to fill his stomach wasn't bad, either.

However, this time, after the frisky monkey handed the fruits over to Zhang Che, he gestured for some time and pointed in the direction he picked the fruits from, expressing a bunch of different expressions on his ugly face.

"You're saying, you discovered the energy fluctuations of a spiritual herb in that direction?"

Naturally, Zhang Che couldn't understand what the frisky monkey meant with his gestures. He only understood what the frisky monkey was thinking via their spiritual link.

"Zhizhi, zhizhi!" the frisky monkey immediately answered excitedly, his round eyes filled with anticipation.

Zhang Che pursed his lips, "Don't even think about it! Look at where we're at; even if there really is a spiritual herb around, do you think that's something we can set our eyes on?"

The frisky monkey rolled his eyes around, and his head drooped, no longer feeling excited.

Thus, the two of them sat on the grass under the tree silently, feasting on the big bundle of fruits, as if to vent all their unhappiness by eating.

When they were done eating the bundle of fruits, Zhang Che finally felt the dryness in his mouth was much better. There wouldn't be a problem even if he couldn't find a portable water source for now.

Alas, by the time he finished the fruits, he felt a sense of hunger suddenly rising from his stomach. Left without a choice, he could only command the Rock Tortoise to spit out a bundle of compressed biscuits, and he began chewing on it silently, his face covered in tears.

In such an environment, he didn't dare to eat meat. Would he get out alive if the meat's fragrance spread out and attracted the powerful creatures from land, air, and sea?

On the other hand, the frisky monkey seemed to be very interested in the compressed biscuit. He tried to grab two packets of them, but his hand was smacked away by Zhang Che.

"Shoo, shoo, I didn't prepare much rations. If we finished them all, wouldn't I starve to death here?"

"Jiji…" the frisky monkey laughed mockingly and retracted his hand. However, his round eyes were still fixed on the dry rations in Zhang Che's hand, not shifting the slightest bit.

"Ah, forget it," Zhang Che suddenly sighed. He handed a piece of compressed biscuit to the frisky monkey unenthusiastically, "Just eat. We're trapped here, unable to leave anyway. No matter how much food we have, we'll starve to death in the end. Might as well die an early death. Let's fill our stomach first."

The master and pet sat opposite one another, and they finished the bag of compressed biscuits that weighed nearly ten kilograms.

Just as he wiped away the crumbs around his mouth, Zhang Che couldn't help but stare into space, "Hmm? Why is it all quiet over there now?"

It seemed the fierce battle between the two unknown huge creatures had stopped. The forest was silent; not any sound could be heard.

-Could it be that the victor has been decided?

-Thinking about it, this is very likely. It's been almost half an hour. No matter how powerful a creature is, they shouldn't be able to fight for such a long time, right?

-Should I sneak over and take a look?-

This idea overwhelmed Zhang Che's brain the moment it popped up. He couldn't resist it even if he wanted to!

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Chapter 186: Acknowledging Another "Son"

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Once the thought of sneaking over to take a look was born in his mind, Zhang Che's entire body felt uneasy.

It was like a little character jumped out from his brain, yelling at him, "Go take a look, what are you scared of?! Go take a look, what are you scared of?!"

Zhang Che gritted his teeth, -Whatever, at most I'll die. I'd rather die a good, fast death than a slow and torturous one!-

If he was trapped here and unable to get out, he'd starve to death in the end anyway. Why not go take a look at the situation, perhaps he could even pick up some scraps?

Thinking of that, Zhang Che felt even more inclined to do so. -I'm known as the Prince of Scraps; who knows, I might even pick some up this time?

-Well, thinking about it, it does seem like I do successfully pick up most of the scraps I come across!

-How exciting!-

Zhang Che finally made his decision. -I'll go. I'll definitely go!-

However, before he took action, Zhang Che recalled all of his babies, leaving only the frisky monkey at his side, wielding the Falling Star Model X, while he was armed with the Fallen Star bow.

The environment here was too dangerous. Bringing too many babies by his side would easily draw the attention of the powerful creatures around him. Therefore, less was better. With less targets, it became easier to hide.

However, after thinking about it again, Zhang Che summoned the Scarlet Flame Drake back out. This fellow's skill was truly tyrannical to the extreme, and could save him during crucial moments. Moreover, the Scarlet Flame Drake wasn't considered very big in size. If they acted carefully, they probably wouldn't attract the surrounding powerful creatures.

There still wasn't any signs of activity from the forest. Judging by the looks of it, the fierce battle between the two powerful creatures had concluded, and the winner had been decided.

Not only that, seeing as their battle lasted for half an hour, it was very likely that it ended in both sides being gravely wounded. If the difference in strength was large, how could the battle possibly take this long? It would have ended in the blink of an eye!

"Let's go!" Zhang Che waved his hand lightly, wielding the Fallen Star bow in the other. He let the frisky monkey scout ahead and lead the way, while he followed closely behind. The Scarlet Flame Drake was guarding at his side. If anything was amiss, it would immediately spring into action and use its Liquifying Scarlet Flames skill.

——–

The forest was dense, and grass grew everywhere. It was very advantageous for Zhang Che's group trying to keep themselves hidden.

Even the larger Scarlet Flame Drake was almost fully concealed when it walked in the grasses. If it wasn't for the fellow's bright appearance, there wouldn't be any problem at all.

They advanced forward between two and three hundred meters. Looking through the grass, they could see some fallen trees around; the area ahead was in ruins.

Zhang Che took a few deep breaths, and slowed down even further.

He wasn't able to confirm whether the two unknown creatures that fought each other were truly severely injured. He could only try to be as careful as possible. Once he realized anything was amiss, he definitely wouldn't hesitate to turn around and leave.

The further he moved forward, the more fallen trees he saw. To his astonishment, he even discovered a huge tree with a diameter close to two meters uprooted. That huge tree had fallen, crushing a few other small trees.

Well, "small" was only in comparison. From Zhang Che's view, the crushed trees could barely be considered big trees.

As he slowly walked forward, he suddenly missed his footing and nearly fell into the grasses.

Looking down, Zhang Che couldn't help but widened his eyes.

-What a huge footprint! I could sit in it and there's still room to spare!-

Judging from the footprint, this terrifying creature had only three toes. Its foot sank deep into the earth, crushing the dense grasses into the soil.

Zhang Che tried to press his hand into the earth. To his shock, he realized the soil was very firm. Given his current strength, he was barely able to push into it.

How big must the owner of this footprint be? And how much would it weigh?

Zhang Che immediately started hesitating. -Should I go take a look or not..?-

The little creature in his brain jump out again, coercing, – Go, go! You already came all the way here, why would you not go!-

Zhang Che grit his teeth and continued making his way forward.

Suddenly, a thick smell of blood struck them from in front. Zhang Che looked down and discovered that there were many crimson red blood stains on the desolate ground. The stains had yet to dry, and thus the bloody smell was extra thick.

-It should be right ahead!-

Zhang Che couldn't help but hasten his steps. After passing through an area of fallen trees, the view before him suddenly widened.

It wasn't because there weren't any more trees around. Instead, the trees were destroyed from collisions, scattered on the ground, and unable to block Zhang Che's vision.

A few hundred meters square worth of trees were forcefully flattened, two ferocious-looking creatures laying in the middle of it!

The larger creature was collapsed on the ground. Even so, its was over three meters tall. It was like a long uneven wall on the ground, close to twenty meters in length, giving off an intimidating visual impact.

The smaller creature was about a dozen meters in length. Although its was shorter, its body was much thicker and stronger.

"This is… a freaking T-rex?!"

The larger creature looked completely unfamiliar to Zhang Che. However, the smaller one looked like the restored T-rex images he saw from computers in the past, no matter how he looked at it.

-But, what is with the scales on that fellow's body, emitting a metallic luster?-

[Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus]

Level: Five Star (Level 41)

Quality: Legend

Characteristics: Steel Armor Provides Sturdy Defense , Unparalleled Strength, Frightening Biting Strength

Weakness: Lacking in Agility

Innate Attribute: Great Strength. Born With Enormous Strength, Able to Crush its Enemies

Skill: Absolute Defense (Physical), Ignores All Pure Physical Attacks After Activating Skill, Lasts 3 Seconds, Cooldown Time: 30 Minutes

Halo: Amplified Strength

Potential: C Rank

The first thought that came to Zhang Che was, -Lucky, I'm still in the beast world, and didn't transmigrate to some stupid random world. This way, I'll find my way back to Mercury someday!-

After that, his mouth slowly widened, and widened, nearly dropping his jaw at the end!

-Legend-quality! What kind of quality is this!?

-Is legend the rank above dark gold? Or is legend-quality two or more ranks higher than dark gold?-

The latter scenario didn't seem very likely, thinking about it. According to this Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' attribute, there wasn't much difference comparing it to a dark gold-quality beast's attribute. What was improved was only a slightly better basic, all-around strength.

"But, this is still really awesome!"

This was the first legend-quality exotic beast Zhang Che saw. When he participated in the examination previously, that general's little green bird was possibly a legend-quality beast as well. However, Zhang Che didn't manage to see its attributes after all, so it couldn't be counted.

On the other hand, this Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus before him was a definite super strong exotic beast that surpassed dark gold-quality, not to mention its decent level, reaching five-star tier.

It didn't have to be said that this fellow's strength far surpassed that of the Scarlet Flame Drake's.

Of course, if a battle really broke out between them, who would emerge the victor was still unknown. After all, the Scarlet Flame Drake's skill was a little too tyrannical, like a bug in the system.

Zhang Che didn't make any careless moves. He focused his gaze, looking at the other huge exotic beast at the side. There wasn't any reaction from his data eyes.

Evidently, in the battle earlier, this larger exotic beast came out on the losing side.

The choices laid before him were very simple.

Either turn around and leave, or take a risk and try to subdue this Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus?

The thought of killing this Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus only lingered in Zhang Che's mind for an instant. This fellow was a five-starred beast. Even if he was lucky enough to obtain a beast card after killing it, he wouldn't be able to put it to use for now.

Up until now, the pitiful Zhang Che still had no idea that any exotic beasts at dark gold-quality or above would definitely drop a beast card.

The best method was still to subdue it, of course. This way, he'd immediately gain a powerful fighting pet. His chances of surviving and getting out of this horrifying world alive would increase by quite a bit.

-I'll give it a try; this fellow seemed to be injured pretty badly. It's not even moving a muscle.- Zhang Che made up his mind instantly.

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Chapter 187: How Dare You Snatch My Son!

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"Frisky monkey, shoot an arrow at it!"

Since he made up his mind to subdue this Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus, of course Zhang Che had to first make sure this fellow had indeed lost its combat strength.

Otherwise, if he was careless, that huge fellow only needed to make a slight movement and he would be squashed into meat paste.

"Zhizhi!" the frisky monkey nodded. He immediately drew the bow and shot an arrow at the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus, aiming at the harrowing wound near its spine.

He had no choice but to aim for the wound. With this fellow's defensive strength, the arrows shot by the Falling Star Model X would probably be no different from tickling it.

The arrow shot forth, instantly piercing deep into the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' wound, leaving only the tail of the arrow exposed, trembling slightly.

The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus suddenly raised its head, before crashing back into the ground with a loud bang, scaring Zhang Che so much that he quickly hid among the grasses.

"Looks like it's possible?" Zhang Che's eyes shone with excitement. However, to be on the safe side of things, he decided to pull some more tricks.

The Rotten Ent Prowler whip appeared in his hand, the tip of the whip shot forward, and stabbed into another wound of the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus, where its blood and flesh were exposed. The toxin contained in the whip's barbs immediately invaded the beast's body.

This time, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus immediately started struggling violently. It let out a low roar, its muscular legs struggling to stand up. Alas, the injuries it had sustained previously were too much. In the end, the exotic beast only rolled around on the ground, unable to stand up.

As the poison on the Rotten Ent Prowler whip further invaded the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' body, the latter's struggles grew increasingly weaker.

-It's time!- Zhang Che's eyes shone. He strode forward, signalling his beasts to follow by his side with a wave of his hand.

At this moment, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus was close to breathing its last. Its body moved slightly occasionally, as if that simple action drained all its energy.

-What a savage beast!- After getting close, Zhang Che observed this ferocious beast at close distance. He could feel an enormous sense of pressure assaulting him, despite the beast being on the verge of death!

The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' entire body was shrouded in a dark glow, its scales as large as a human's palm, its body extremely thick and strong. Just its head alone was as large as a mini-car, its thick legs were like the two ends of a bridge.

"This fellow probably weighs a few dozen tons!" Zhang Che sized up the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus. Similarly, this huge beast, on the verge of death, was staring at Zhang Che, its eyes wide. Its mouth was slightly opened, revealing two rows of sharp teeth, each tooth like a dagger. A soul-sucking cold glint reflected off those teeth.

Zhang Che had no doubts that he would be instantly cut into countless pieces if he was bitten.

Now, the most crucial moment had finally come!

Zhang Che recalled his long whip, stopping the poison from invading it further. It would be really unfun if this fellow succumbed to its injuries.

After that, he forcefully suppressed the fear in his heart and took two small steps forward. Zhang Che met the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' ruthless gaze and tried his best to show a peaceful smile.

"Big guy, I have a way to let you live on. You only have to become my pet obediently…"

Before he could finish his words, a hint of viciousness flashed in the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' eyes and it let out a low roar at Zhang Che, looking as if it couldn't wait to swallow him.

"Shit!" Zhang Che cursed out, nearly falling on his butt.

As expected, it wasn't so simple to subdue a ferocious beast. Why would it follow you willingly with just a word from you?

Spineless fellows like the Cold Abyss Flood Dragon were very rarely seen!

In Zhang Che's spiritual sea, the silvery glow of light that represented the Cold Abyss Flood Dragon shook for a moment, protesting against his master daddy's slander!

-I'd rather die than lose my freedom!- This was probably the nature deeply ingrained in most ferocious beasts' genes.

It seemed like if Zhang Che didn't bring out some benefits, this fellow wouldn't give in so easily. Zhang Che looked into himself and requested the rainbow crystal to produce a tiny bit of rainbow energy, injecting it into the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' body.

As the hint of rainbow energy entered its body, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus immediately looked like someone who was about to die of thirst suddenly drinking a mouthful of spring water. An insatiable desire gushed out from every cell of its body, wishing for more of this spring-like energy.

Alas, there was no more of it…

Zhang Che didn't dare to give more of it. If this fellow recovered a little strength and bit down at him, wouldn't he meet a tragic end then?

Seeing the indignation reflected in the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' eyes had lessened slightly, Zhang Che decided to strike while the iron was hot and continued tempting it, "How is it? If you submit to me, you can have as much of this energy as you want from now on. And don't worry; I won't restrict your freedom. I'll let you come out and unwind as you like at appropriate times."

First, traces of confusion showed in the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' eyes. However, its desire for freedom and its genes that didn't fear death prevailed in the end, and its eyes were filled with resentment again.

"So, I can only kill you then?" Zhang Che sighed. He was reluctant in his heart. If he couldn't tame it into becoming his pet, even if he obtained a beast card after killing it, who knew when would he be able to utilize the card?

Not only that, compared to emotionless subdued beasts, it was obviously much better to have pets that had souls of their own.

Alas, he even brought out the rainbow crystal to lure it, but this fellow still didn't give in…

Zhang Che turned to look at the Scarlet Flame Drake, about to order it to deal the final blow.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. His eyes rolled about for a while. Although the chances of this succeeding was very small, it was still worth a shot. Anything was worth trying in a desperate situation.

The Rock Tortoise's body appearance and lightly crashed on the ground with a bang, and it opened its mouth, producing a piece of roasted meat wrapped by tree leaves.

Zhang Che picked up the roasted meat and peeled the wrappings away. He brought it to the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' mouth and said enticingly, "Here, here, smell this. Have you eaten such delicious food before? If you become my pet, you can eat as much of this fragrant roasted meat as you want!"

Before the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus could react to it, the frisky monkey at the side smacked himself on the face in disappointment.

-Please, you're not the one roasting the meat. With this fellow's size, wouldn't I have to work to death?-

As the fragrance of the roasted meat spread, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' nostrils twitched, revealing a hint of desire in its eyes.

"Hmm? Could it be that the allure of roasted meat is even greater than the rainbow crystal?" Zhang Che was baffled…

However, wasn't this a good sign?

Zhang Che looked into the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' eyes sincerely once more and said, "How is it? If you become my pet obediently, not only can you enjoy that rainbow energy from earlier, you can also eat such fragrant roasted meat every day. Think about it; you really don't have much time left."

The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus stared blankly. After some time, it suddenly blinked a few times at Zhang Che.

Zhang Che immediately went wild with joy!

After that, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus relaxed its soul completely, allowing the rainbow crystal to brand a rainbow talismanic rune at the depths of its soul, officially becoming Zhang Che's fourth pet.

Right at this moment, an exotic beast with steel-like armor on its skin, emitting a dark glow, its body over a dozen meters long length, eight meters in height, suddenly sensed something. It was another Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus. It hastened its stride and rushed through the forest, heading in the direction Zhang Che was at.

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Chapter 188: I'm Only Passing By, Do You Believe It?

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After the rainbow crystal planted a rainbow talismanic rune into the depths of the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' soul, Zhang Che could help but clap his hands and exclaim happily, "Done deal!"

Just as he was about to recall the dying Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus into his spiritual sea, Zhang Che suddenly felt slight trembling from the earth under his feet.

"Is this for real? Another huge beast is coming over?" Zhang Che's face paled. He hurriedly recalled the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus into his spiritual sea and quickly ran in a direction with the Scarlet Flame Drake and frisky monkey.

However, the trees were closely packed in the forest, and the grasses were taller than humans. It truly wasn't a simple matter to run faster.

Zhang Che could feel the loud banging footsteps getting closer and closer to him.

"It seems like we won't be able to run away!"

It was undoubtedly an extremely hard challenge to escape from these ferocious beasts who hunted for food all year long in such conditions. Zhang Che couldn't fly either, and it was inevitable that he would leave traces on the ground, crushing some grasses under his feet…

-Wait a moment!-

-Fly!-

Zhang Che's eyes suddenly shone. He recalled both the Gluttony Monkey and Scarlet Flame Drake into his spiritual sea. After that, he carried both bows on his shoulder and aimed the Rotten Ent Prowler whip at the crown of a tree at the side, pulling himself up.

Of course, this wasn't enough. Zhang Che repeated this a few more times, and hid himself atop a huge tree over four meters thick in the end. Looking down, he was actually over a hundred meters above ground!

-Now that I'm hiding here, that fellow shouldn't be able to find me now, right?- As he thought of this, the quick but heavy footsteps had already arrived.

Suddenly, a huge, savage head emerged from the obstruction of the branches and leaves, entering Zhang Che's sight along with its majestic body.

Even though there were still many branches and leaves between them, Zhang Che could tell with a glance that this was another Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus!

However, compared to the one he just subdued, this fellow was obviously bigger. Its body length was about twelve or thirteens meters, its height nearly nine meters. The dark, shining steel armor around its armor looked as if it was trying to absorb all the light around it.

Although they were quite a distance apart, leaving Zhang Che unable to see its attributes, he estimated that this fellow's level was probably around the peak of five stars, unlike the one he subdued, which barely reached five stars.

-This… could it be that that guy's parent has come?- This thought immediately sprung up in Zhang Che's head.

The moment this Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus walked into the desolate area, it saw the corpse of the other huge beast. After that, its nose flared up a few times, as if it caught the scent of something. Its expression immediately turned into one of rage!

Obviously, it picked up the scent of its child, and yet it was nowhere to be found.

The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus immediately roared to the sky furiously. It was so loud that Zhang Che's eardrums were nearly shattered. After that, it charged up to the huge beast's corpse. It widened its mouth and directly bit down at the dead beast's neck. It swung its thick neck, directly throwing around the huge beast that weighed several dozen tons!

Zhang Che's body shrunk back when he saw this. He hurriedly stifled his breathing as best as he could.

-What kind of strength is that!?-

The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' brain was obviously not very useful. Since it couldn't find a trace of its child, it could only vent its anger on the corpse of that huge beast. Under the gaze of Zhang Che, it started abusing the corpse.

That huge corpse that weighed several dozen tons was like a rag doll to the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus. It was bit on and slammed around, and soon it was so damaged that it was unrecognizable.

After a good session of venting its frustration, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus finally stopped, and walked in another direction with a sorrowful look on its face.

———–

When the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus had finally left, and its heavy footstep sounds had disappeared, Zhang Che finally let out a long sigh of relief.

That fellow was an embodiment of a Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' true strength. The little one he subdued was probably much weaker physically. Otherwise, it wouldn't have suffered such heavy injuries before killing the other huge beast.

Also, luckily he hid himself in the tree. The consequences would be unthinkable if the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus had caught him.

"This won't do. I have to leave this area as soon as possible. Every random freaking exotic beast I came across is so terrifying! This isn't a place for humans at all!"

Zhang Che had no intentions of remaining here to hunt exotic beasts at all. It wasn't realistic. Managing to pick up some scraps earlier was already very lucky of him. If he still thought of hunting these horrifying monsters, wouldn't that be like a longevity god hanging himself; disliking his long life?

However, he must really scout his surroundings properly before leaving. Otherwise, he'd really be in for a good time if he accidentally walked into the nest of a bunch of horrifying beasts.

It just so happened that the tree Zhang Che was hiding on was larger than the surrounding trees. He brought out his whip and pulled himself up to the crown. He focused and scanned around him.

Zhang Che's current location was a wide flatlands next to a seashore or a lakeshore. Vegetation was dense around here; it was close to impossible to see what the situation was like on the ground.

This open flatland extended about for several kilometers before transitioning into an extended mountain ridge.

If he wanted to leave, he had no choice but to enter this mountain ridge.

Moreover, the terrain of a mountain ridge was rugged; there shouldn't be many of those huge, horrifying beasts over there, right?

However, before they left, they had to go take a look at the spiritual herb the Gluttony Monkey had sensed last night.

To be able to grow in such a place and not be discovered by those huge beasts, either it was extremely mediocre, or its aura was extremely well-concealed and wouldn't be found so easily by those exotic beasts.

Zhang Che guessed that it should be the latter. Otherwise, the Gluttony Monkey wouldn't be so agitated back then.

—

With the long whip's help, Zhang Che immediately slid down from the large tree. He summoned the Gluttony Monkey with a wave of his hand afterwards, and the two carefully headed in a direction to his left.

The frisky monkey's sensory range for spiritual herbs was five hundred meters, and Zhang Che's current location was only a few hundred meters away from his camp site yesterday night. This meant that the trip back wouldn't be over a kilometer in distance.

Even though it wasn't very far, Zhang Che had to move around in the rich forest for several minutes before he got close to his destination.

Fortunately, Zhang Che didn't bump into other huge beasts during this short journey. His luck was not bad.

"Zhizhi!" the frisky monkey suddenly cried out softly, yet excitedly. He pointed at the top of a withered huge tree ahead; the spiritual herb was probably growing on top of this rotting tree.

This huge tree was close to ten meters wide. Even though the top half of the tree had broken off, the remaining bottom half of the tree was still a few dozen meters tall. Although the tree had withered long ago, there were many vines and parasitic tiny shrubs growing on the trunk.

"If this tree didn't die, wouldn't it become a demon spirit? It seems like the spiritual herb grew by absorbing this thing's remaining life essence!" Zhang Che immediately grew excited. Just as he was about to extend his whip and climb up the tree, his body froze on the spot.

A round head three meters across suddenly peeked out from the lush vines on top of the tree trunk. Its cold eyes stared at Zhang Che and the frisky monkey emotionlessly, that chilling gaze seemingly possessing the ability to freeze someone else's blood.

"I'm only passing by. Do you believe it?" Zhang Che slowly widened his lips, revealing the most innocent and friendly smile in his life. He shuffled his legs lightly, retreating inch by inch, as if he was afraid of crushing the ants on the ground.

Well, there weren't any ants on the ground. What a poor excuse!

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Chapter 189: Setting Someone Up

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[Titan Python]

Level: Six Star (Level 56)

Quality: Dark Gold

Characteristics: Tremendous Coiling Strength. Excels in Ambush, Launching a Fatal Strike on its Unsuspecting Enemy

Weakness: Fears Flying-Type Beasts

Innate Attribute: Sonar Sense, Able to Sense at a Great Distance Through Sound Waves to Hide from its Natural Enemies and Hunt Prey

Skill: Deathly Coil. Instantly Doubles its Strength After Skill Activation, Crushing its Prey's Bones with Enormous Coiling Strength, Killing it Within Seconds. Lasts 5 Seconds, Cooldown Time: 20 Minutes

Potential: D Rank

This was the data Zhang Che saw the moment that large head peeked out. He was so frightened that his heart started thumping heavily.

Obviously, this spiritual herb was owned by someone!

Thus, Zhang Che could only try his best to show an innocent smile, slowly retreating from this huge tree trunk. He finally let out a long sigh of relief after retreating over a hundred meters away.

Just the Titan Python's head alone was as big as a compact car; his subdued beasts and pets weren't a match for it at all.

Although the Titan Python's weakness was its vulnerability to flying-type beasts, that very much depended on the flying beast's strength. Take the Purple Jade Condor, for example; it was definitely not a match for this fellow!

What's left was only the newly subdued Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus, and the skill maniac, the Scarlet Flame Drake.

It went without saying that the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus was still in his growing phase. His strength was far from reaching its peak. Although his quality was higher than the Titan Python, his basic combat strength was much weaker. He might not necessarily win against this python.

Moreover, the Titan Python was on top of the several dozen meters high tree trunk. If it committed itself to hiding above, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus couldn't do a thing to it.

As for the Scarlet Flame Drake, who knew how it'd go? He didn't know if the Liquifying Scarlet Flames skill would deal any real damage to this python.

Zhang Che didn't wish to try, either. It wouldn't be a great situation if he caused too big of a commotion and drew the surrounding powerful beasts here.

-But I'm not willing to give up on that extraordinary spiritual herb just like that!-Zhang Che leaned on a big tree, his brain operating at full capacity. -It'd be best if I could lure this Titan Python away…-

Of course, that was impossible.

Since it was already guarding on top of that huge tree trunk, naturally it could sense the extraordinariness of the spiritual herb. Otherwise, would there be such a coincidence that it made that withered tree its home?

-Why not set it up?-

Zhang Che suddenly thought of the other Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus who had returned sorrowfully after failing to find its son.

Once he thought of this, he immediately retreated another hundred meters or so. After that, he summoned the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus, whose injuries had completely healed, and said to him, smiling, "Xiaolong, now daddy needs you to contribute to my cause. Give me a little of your blood. I have great use for it. Mmm, don't worry, I'll roast a big pile of meat for you after this, how about that?"

{TLN: Xiaolong means little dragon. Now, obviously a T-rex isn't a dragon, but a tyrannosaurus is called "Bao Long" in Chinese.}

The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' eyes immediately shone with excitement the moment he heard the words. -Isn't it just a tiny bit of blood? Just take it, master daddy!-

Zhang Che smiled brightly, like a big bad wolf that managed to lure a little bunny in. First he ordered the Rock Tortoise to spit out a plastic bag of compressed biscuit, then held the Mutated Puffersword in his hand and aimed at the thinner scales of the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus, located at its abdomen, stabbing at it.

Ding! A crisp sound rang out, sparks flew about.

There wasn't any damage to the palm-sized scale at all. Instead, Zhang Che's arm was numb from the shock, and the Mutated Puffersword was bent at a weird angle, nearly breaking in two.

Zhang Che was stunned.

However, for the sake of eating a sumptuous meal, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus suddenly widened its mouth and bit down on the tip of his tongue. Fresh crimson blood immediately flowed out of the wound like spring water.

Zhang Che was stunned again…

-This isn't a freaking ferocious beast! This is a super strong glutton who will resort to self-harm for the sake of delicacies!-

Although Zhang Che was speechless, his arm wasn't slow. He spread the plastic bag open and brought it under the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' head.

Soon, the plastic bag, able to contain several kilograms of liquid, was half-filled!

"Enough, enough, go back and recover from your injuries first!"

Zhang Che's eyes were crescent-shaped from his smile. He recalled the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus with a wave of his hand, then tied the plastic bag tightly and gave some instructions to the frisky monkey at his side, before handing the plastic bag filled with blood to him.

The frisky monkey carried the plastic bag half filled with blood and climbed up the big tree at his side. After that, he quickly swung away, like he was playing on a swing.

After arriving at about a hundred meters away from the withered huge tree trunk, the frisky monkey finally stopped in place. He stood firmly on a horizontal tree trunk and held up the plastic bag in his right hand, tossing it towards the withered tree.

The blood-filled plastic bag drew an arc in the air and landed accurately at the bottom of the tree trunk, exploding. The blood splashed all over.

The Titan Python on top of the withered tree suddenly peeked out with half its body, looking around cautiously. However, it didn't discover any creatures nearby, and shrank back to the platform on the top of the withered tree suspiciously.

After it shrank back to the platform, the Titan Python's eyes grew even more doubtful. It stuck out its tongue and tried sensing its surroundings. After that, its huge body suddenly peeked out again, focused on the pool of blood at the base of the tree.

From afar, Zhang Che's heart tightened with anticipation.

-Will this guy notice something is amiss and consume the spiritual herb before it's fully matured, then leave this area?-

Luckily, although the Titan Python didn't understand why would a pool of blood suddenly appeared under the tree, it confirmed that there weren't any strong foes around, and that was sufficient. It continued guarding the treasure silently.

It could sense that the spiritual herb's efficacy would reach its peak soon. It just had to guard it for a while longer, and the herb would provide immense benefits to it after consuming it.

"Very good; this matter is half done!"

Seeing the Titan Python shrinking back to the top of the withered tree, Zhang Che was thoroughly relieved. His plan had half succeeded.

Now, they had to wait and see if that Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus from before could catch the scent of its child's blood from such a great distance.

Zhang Che found a tree branch that provided a good viewpoint and sat on it, waiting quietly.

Time trickled by slowly. The excitement on Zhang Che's face gradually turned into dejection.

-Did I think too much? Is that terrifying Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus unable to smell the scent of the blood?

-Right, some time is needed for the scent of blood to spread. How could it spread over a kilometer away so quickly?-

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Chapter 190: Romance of the Tyrannosaurus and the Snake

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Edited by Aelryinth

Time continued ticking away.

Zhang Che's legs were turning numb from sitting down. The anticipation on his face turned into dejection.

-Was I really thinking too much?-

-Or, was that bag of blood too little? Should I get the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus to give me more?-

Within his spiritual sea, the colorful mass of light that represented the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus couldn't help but tremble…

After some time, just as Zhang Che was about to give up, his ears suddenly perked up. He listened carefully for a while. His eyes immediately shone with excitement.

-At long last, you're finally here!-

A wave of quick yet heavy footstep sounds rang out, rapidly approaching his way.

The Titan Python on the top of the withered tree suddenly raised half its body up, its large head turning towards the source of the sound. Its cold, emotionless eyes revealed traces of caution.

Zhang Che shrank himself into a tiny ball, his eyes narrowed, looking towards the withered tree which was slightly over two hundred meters away from him, his heart about to leap out of his chest from joy.

Soon, the heavy footstep sounds drew closer, and a huge beast suddenly emerged from the dense shrubbery, appearing in Zhang Che's sight.

Mmm, if his eyes were right, this was the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus from before!

The moment this Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus appeared in this area, it looked furiously in the withered tree's direction. When it saw the big pool of dried blood at the base of the tree, it raised his head and let out a cry. After that, it started running with long strides, charging straight towards the withered tree.

The Titan Python was baffled, thinking, -Bloody hell, your daddy, I, didn't offend you in any way. What's with you showing such a vengeful look and rushing at me for?-

The Titan Python peeked out from the top of the withered tree, exposing its body, and opened its mouth slightly, spitting its long tongue at the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus, giving off the meanest warning to the latter.

-Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're one quality tier above me! At the most we'll both suffer together!-

However, after seeing the exposed Titan Python, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' eyes showed even more fury. -Right, it must be this damned freak who killed my son!-

It let out another crazed roar, producing a shockwave that blew the leaves right off the trees. Its huge body quickly ran towards the withered tree and rammed right into it.

A loud bang rang out. The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus couldn't help but stumble a few steps back. The withered tree trunk, which was close to ten meters thick, trembled violently. Some of the weaker branches directly fell from above to the ground.

Zhang Che's jaws widened from shock. -Did you have to be so barbaric? Couldn't you use your jaws to bite at it, or whip your tail at it? You actually rammed your head into it…-

Well, perhaps it heard Zhang Che's inner thoughts. That Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus seemed to realized knocking down such a huge tree, despite it having decayed for years, wasn't such an easy task.

Thus, after that, it tried running up and twisting its body, whipping its thick tail at the tree trunk.

Another loud bang rang out. The tree trunk shook violently once more.

However, an attack of such degree didn't prove useful at all.

The trunk of this withered tree was truly a little too thick!

The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus was giving its best effort, roaring constantly. It knew that its son's murderer was just above the tree, and yet it could do nothing to this cursed tree trunk. How vexing!

Thus, it widened its ferocious mouth which could fit a car, and bit violently at the tree trunk.

A crisp sound rang out. A large chunk was bitten off the slightly decayed tree trunk, making a decent-sized hole.

The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus swung its head and spat out the crushed wood, then bit down at the tree trunk again with another loud snap.

Now, the coiled-up Titan Python above was also enraged! -You're bent on finding trouble with me today, aren't you?!-

It went without saying that the Titan Python would turn a blind eye to the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus destroying the withered tree. There was the treasure it had been guarding for so long on top; what would it do if the spiritual herb was damaged as it fell along with the tree?

With a belly full of rage and resentment, the Titan Python's long slim body coiled and slithered down the trunk.

Seeing as its target had finally come down, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus stopped its "vegetarian" act. Its bloodshot eyes stared at the Titan Python, wanting to tear it to shreds right now.

Although it was feeling extremely furious, as a lord-class exotic beast, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus didn't lose its rationality. It quickly retreated a few dozen meters, ready to spring into action at any moment to deal a fatal strike on the descending Titan Python.

Finally, the Titan Python's body slithered down to the bottom half of the withered tree trunk. It remained coiled on the tree trunk just like that, its large head lifted up, staring directly at the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus.

On a branch some distance away, Zhang Che was so anxious that he nearly jumped out and yelled, -Go beat him, what are you waiting for?!-

At last, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus couldn't contain its rising anger anymore. It dashed forward and widened its mouth, directly biting down at the Titan Python's head.

The Titan Python, its body was still coiled about the trunk, was as agile as ever, dodging the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' bite with a quick withdrawal. After that, its slithered down to the ground and coiled up at a distance from the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus, looking cautiously at this strong foe that came out of nowhere coldly.

The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus wasn't as nimble as the smaller creature, after all. It continued running a few more steps before it brought itself to a stop and quickly turned around.

Seeing its enemy in a defensive stance, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus wasn't polite either and lengthen its stride once more, charging at it with a roar.

As it charged, its large, sharp claws directly churned the earth, throwing it behind with every step.

Seeing the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus pouncing in its direction once more, naturally the Titan Python wasn't going to take its attack head on. Every exotic beast who thought that way would only be left with bones by now.

A silhouette flashed before Zhang Che's eyes. To his shock, he realized the Titan Python was actually so fast that as the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus ran up to it, the python suddenly jumped off the ground, coiling itself onto its huge enemy's body.

-Damn, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus won't die just like that, will it?-

Zhang Che's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He didn't dare to believe his eyes. The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus was actually being constricted by the Titan Python!

It was common sense that once a python coiled itself around its prey, its prey was left without a chance to survive.

After succeeding in its attack, the Titan Python immediately activated its skill, Deathly Coil. Enormous strength burst forth from its slim body, and its muscles constricted, tightly coiling around the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus.

Even so, at this moment, Zhang Che was showing a faint smile on his face.

Thinking of using a purely physical attack to kill the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus was simply the wrong way to go about doing it…

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After the Titan Python activated its Deathly Coil skill, an enormous strength was immediately applied to the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' body.

A wave of kakaka sounds was produced from the chafing between the python's body and the tyrannosaurus' steel armor. The latter's entire body was being squeezed tightly, and even its thick neck was wrapped up by the Titan Python, leaving it unable to turn its head to bite at its enemy.

A flash of cold blood thirst was reflected in the Titan Python's eyes. If it could slay this powerful foe and consume it, its foundation would be even stronger. When the spiritual herb finally matured, it could break through the limits of dark gold-quality at one go and attain legend-quality!

At that time, it would also be considered an authority in this area!

Alas, the Titan Python's dreams would end here.

The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus, seemingly on the verge of being crushed to death, suddenly emitted a dark glow on the surface of its body.

The Titan Python suddenly felt as if what it was coiling wasn't a body of flesh and blood, but a body of metal. It couldn't compress it any further.

Astonished, the Titan Python couldn't react in time. The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' head, which was originally bound in place, struggled free and bit down at the python's neck.

A crisp snap rang out; the Titan Python's spine was directly broken. The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus followed its momentum and swung its head, tearing off the Titan Python's head.

The python's slim body, which had lost all life, immediately slid down weakly from the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' body like a cut rope.

A huge amount of fresh blood flowed out, forming a red pool under the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' feet.

Despite obtaining victory in this battle, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus didn't show any signs of excitement in its eyes. It took another glance at the dried blood stain at the base of the withered tree, and let out a final sorrowful roar towards the sky. After that, it walked further into the forest with long, heavy steps, disappearing from sight.

"This works too!"

Standing on the branch of a large tree some distance away, Zhang Che slowly loosened his grip on the Fallen Star bow. The conflicted look on his face disappeared silently, relaxing.

Earlier, he was still contemplating whether he should make use of this opportunity to pick up some more scraps. If one of them were in any mortal danger, he'd immediately shoot an arrow to snatch the experience.

However, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus' attack was too brutal. With just a single bite and pull, the Titan Python met its end.

"This is the true strength of a legend-quality beast!" Zhang Che couldn't help but lament. At the same time, he was also thankful for the fact that there wasn't a chance for him to shoot that arrow. Otherwise, if he enraged the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus, he'd likely be chased to a dead end, literally.

– Though, this fellow actually didn't want this trophy? – Zhang Che's eyes immediately shone brightly.

This was the corpse of a six-star dark gold-quality exotic beast! Let alone others, this fellow's skin was some extremely valuable material. Perhaps it could be used to exchange for purple-gold crystals…

Not to mention, the flesh of a six-star dark gold-quality beast should contain immense energy within, right?

He didn't know whether his herculean strength would continue to grow if he consumed it.

Zhang Che was immediately tempted. After making sure that there weren't any danger in his surrounding, he slid down the tree right away, and ran in the Titan Python's corpse's direction with long strides.

He had no choice but to hurry. Who knew how many exotic beasts would be attracted here once the scent of this fellow's blood spread? Zhang Che didn't think he could snatch anything from those powerful exotic beasts.

Zhang Che ran up to the corpse and pulled out the Mutated Puffersword. He intended to skin the Titan Python first; it was probably the most valuable part.

Alas, even though the Mutated Puffersword was sharp enough to cut steel as if it was mud, it couldn't scratch the Titan Python's skin at all. It was to be expected, thinking about it. The Mutated Puffersword was only a two-star gold-quality weapon, after all. Compared to the Titan Python, it was like heaven and earth; it would truly be strange if it could cut its skin.

-What do I do? Do I have to get the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus to help me?-

-But how could this fellow's sharp teeth possibly be used to carry out such a delicate job!?-

It was unthinkable. Zhang Che had no choice but to summon the Scarlet Flame Drake and let it have a try. If it failed, then he could only let the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus tear open the Titan Python's skin and only obtain some meat.

As the Scarlet Flame Drake's sharp claws ran along the Titan Python's skin, a wave of sharp zizi sounds rang out loudly.

Zhang Che's face beamed with joy!

Although it took quite a bit of effort, the skin was undoubtedly being cut!

If they could cut another opening, it would become much easier from there on. With Zhang Che's immense strength, he was able to skin the Titan Python at a decent pace, spending around ten minutes to skin the entire corpse.

Zhang Che didn't stop there. After storing the enormous sheet of Titan Python skin into the newly-summoned Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket, he immediately brandished the Mutated Puffersword, carving large pieces of meat off the corpse. All of it was sucked into the Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket.

Soon, the remaining space in the Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket was filled with the Titan Python's meat. Looking at the corpse, Zhang Che was dissatisfied with the result. He didn't take enough of the python's meat!

It wouldn't be easy for him to eat the meat of such a high quality exotic beast going forward. How could he waste it so easily?

After thinking for a bit, Zhang Che decided to take out all of the roasted meat in the Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket, instantly freeing a few cubic meters worth of space!

Now, if he filled up the Rock Tortoise's capacity again with the python's meat and consumed it himself, it would last him a very long time.

Just as he was about to start carving meat off the python's corpse again, Zhang Che remembered about his promise to the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus. He decided to summon him, waving his hand. The moment this fellow appeared, his eyes were glued to the roasted meat, wrapped with leaves. He didn't even spare a glance for the Titan Python meat that was filled with spiritual essence.

Well, it turned out that this fellow was another gourmet, prioritizing taste over nutrition.

Zhang Che paid no heed to this glutton. He waved his hand again, summoning all his carnivorous subdued beasts and pets, allowing them to have a feast, since it was such a rare opportunity to come across such high quality exotic beast meat.

Fortunately, the Cold Abyss Flood Dragon and Gluttony Monkey, who were originally cursed with the glutton attribute, seemed to be tired of eating roasted meat, or perhaps they knew such an opportunity was rare. Both of them were attracted to the skinned Titan Python, tearing large mouthfuls of meat off of it.

Only the Vampiric Demon Carpet was uninterested in the Titan Python's meat. It directly glided to the pool of blood and sucked at it in enjoyment.

"This is simply a sumptuous feast! A pity I'm not included for now!" Zhang Che shook his head. He continued working hard, swinging the Mutated Puffersword in his hand, carving off large pieces of the Titan Python's meat, gathering it into a small hill.

Mmm, even the Rock Tortoise went to join the crowd, feasting on the python meat. It wasn't free to help Zhang Che store rations for now.

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Chapter 192: Who Should I Give It To

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Edited by Aelryinth

Zhang Che didn't show any hints of excitement on his face as the pile of python meat grew larger, because this was still not enough to fill up the freed up space in the Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket.

And now, he could no longer continue extracting the python's meat.

Footsteps of varying intensities could be heard from all sides in the distance. Obviously, the smell of the Titan Python's blood had spread into the surroundings, and attracted a bunch of scavengers.

"Alright, the feast ends here!"

Although it couldn't be helped, Zhang Che managed to stop his babies from eating. After getting the Rock Tortoise to absorb the last few cubic meters worth of python meat into its spatial pocket, he recalled all of them into his spiritual sea.

Zhang Che took a last glance at the Titan Python's corpse, which was still pretty intact, and picked up speed hastily, running towards a large tree in the distance. As he got close, the long whip in his hand coiled around the tree and pulled him up.

A minute passed. Over a dozen huge beasts of various sizes came running in from all directions. First, they looked at each other with hostile gazes, then started to split the remnants of the Titan Python's corpse among themselves tacitly.

Zhang Che hid himself on top of a tree, standing on a branch. He swept his gaze across these exotic beasts, looking through their attributes. After doing so, he silently pulled the branches closer to him, better concealing himself…

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Those fellows ate at a shocking speed. Not even half an hour later, the Titan Python was reduced to nothing but bones. The exotic beasts exchanged looks with one another again, then scattered in all directions, returning to their own territories.

What surprised Zhang Che was that these exotic beasts, which were basically all huge dinosaur-like beasts, didn't sense the spiritual herb's aura on top of the withered tree at all.

-Could it be because they were of different species?

-The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus didn't sense the aura of the spiritual herb, either.-

Zhang Che felt that this was pretty likely, and he was very happy to see this outcome, of course. Otherwise, would he have any hope of obtaining the spiritual herb if those big guys discovered it?

After confirming that those huge beasts wouldn't come back, Zhang Che slid down from the tree and ran back to the Titan Python's skeleton.

Well, this used to be a six-star dark gold-quality exotic beast. Even its skeleton was valuable. Now, wasn't it the trend to use materials from high-level, high-quality exotic beasts to craft those neo-weapons? This stuff was sure to be useful!

There was still some space available in the Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket. Although he couldn't loot the entire skeleton, it would be no problem to take a fraction of it away.

The Mutated Puffersword was naturally unable to deal with the skeleton. Thus, Zhang Che had to have the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus to act as a dismantler.

Having eaten a satisfying meal of roasted meat, the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus had no qualms toward obeying Zhang Che's orders. He carried out his mission loyally, violently dismantling the Titan Python's skeleton.

Crackling sounds went on for a few minutes. Finally, the pitiful Titan Python was left without a complete corpse.

Zhang Che ignored the thick, tough spine, since he couldn't take much away, and it was comparatively less valuable than the Titan Python's ribs.

After tossing in a few dozen rib bones that were thick as an arm, each over two meters long, the Rock Tortoise was finally too full to continue "eating".

-Ah, this guy's spatial pocket is a little too small, after all. There's no way to move the pile of purple-gold crystal elsewhere, either. Going forward, woun't I be unable to take any large valuable objects that I find?-

Zhang Che thought that the Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket was pretty large not too long ago. At this moment, he felt a deep sense of dissatisfaction. He really hoped that the Rock Tortoise's spatial pocket could enlarge by ten times or so. That would be sufficient, then.

Alas, this was all but wishful thinking.

Zhang Che looked at the large pile of Titan Python rib bones on the ground, reluctant to part with them. Then, he recalled the Rock Tortoise into his spiritual sea with a wave of his hand and lashed the Rotten Ent Prowler whip to the middle of the withered tree. After securing it, he used the whip to pull himself up.

When he arrived at the platform on top of the withered tree, overgrown with grass, Zhang Che's gaze was immediately drawn to a tiny purple stalk.

This plant was entirely purple in color, and only had a few branches. Tiny purple petals grew on it, and within these petals were three egg-sized exotic fruits, as translucent as gemstones.

"I'm rich! There's actually three of them!"

Zhang Che's saliva nearly overflowed from the corners of his lips. Although he didn't know the efficacy of these exotic fruits, at the very least, they would be very helpful to raising a beast's quality.

Otherwise, how could it attract the six-star dark gold-quality Titan Python?

"In other words, when these three exotic fruits fully mature, their combined efficacy is enough to advance a mid-tier dark gold-quality beast?"

Zhang Che immediately recounted his dark gold-quality subdued beasts and pets. He realized that there were actually quite a number of them!

-There's the three-starred Purple Jade Condor, Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander, four-starred Scarlet Flame Drake, and the five-star legend-quality Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus! Four of them in total!

-Now, the problem is, who should I give these three exotic fruits to?-

Well, it seemed that he could also strengthen the Cold Abyss Flood Dragon. That fellow's arctic breath could come in very useful in certain situations.

With that, there were five babies to consider giving the fruits to!

Ah, the headache! Having too much luck would also cause headache!

Splitting them evenly was definitely out of the question. It was better to focus in one area rather than an all-around minor upgrade. Zhang Che understood this principle.

After thinking for some time, Zhang Che still had no idea who he should give the fruits to.

Logically speaking, of course it'd be best to give them to the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus. If that fellow could advance his quality by a tier, then he'd become a lord in this area, where huge beasts were a dime a dozen.

Regrettably, beasts of the dinosaur species didn't seem to be interested in the fruit. It was probably because consuming the spiritual herb was useless to them.

As expected, when Zhang Che summoned the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus and had it take a look at those three exotic fruits, that fellow immediately revealed a confused and uninterested look.

Well… he couldn't upgrade his strongest combatant.

This left him with a real headache…

If the strongest guy was to be excluded, then reasonably speaking, he should choose the next best fighter, in this case, the Scarlet Flame Drake?

However, the Scarlet Flame Drake's skill was already plenty powerful. Moreover, Zhang Che could replenish its vital energy anytime, effectively turning its powerful skill into an ordinary attack. As such, even if its quality increased by a tier, it would only slightly increase the might and duration of the Liquifying Scarlet Flames at best.

This was merely adding on to something that was already perfect; there wasn't much meaning to it.

In the end, Zhang Che decided to give up on his dark gold-quality subdued beasts and pets. Instead, he summoned the Rock Tortoise with a wave of his hand.

It would be the most advantageous if this fellow could advance from consuming these three fruits.

Well, the prerequisite of that was that its spatial pocket could be expanded.

Thinking about it, however, there shouldn't be any problems, right?

Zhang Che's gaze gradually became resolute, inwardly deciding on the Rock Tortoise!

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