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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Chapter 539: The True Crisis Arrives

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Edited by Aelryinth

The Maneater Leech King armor had easily withstood the Green Wolf King's bite on Huang Tielan's lower leg. She wasn't hurt at all.

In the next moment, she pulled out her long sword and stabbed it back through the Green Wolf King's left eye, penetrating its skull deeply.

Huang Tielan twisted her wrist. The blade directly stirred inside the Green Wolf King's brain, instantly ending the four-star silver-quality exotic beast's life. Afterwards, a mass of silvery light erupted, then condensed into a silver card, slowly falling to her feet.

Jiang Chao swallowed once more, thinking to himself, -As expected of the cub of a fierce general. The way she kills decisively is something even ordinary men can't compare to!-

On the other side, the girls immediately cried out excitedly when they saw that it was finally safe. "Woah, Lanlan you're so amazing! You actually killed a four-star silver-quality exotic beast by yourself!"

After all, although they were frightened, there weren't any casualties among them. After calming down, every one of them was like they had just gotten to know Huang Tielan all over again. None of them expected that the usually low-profile girl actually possessed such frightening fighting ability.

She was only a Tier Three beastmaster, yet she had slain a four-star silver-quality exotic beast all by herself! She was truly too amazing! Even Jiang Chao and the other guys were in shock, impressed with Huang Tielan's strength and combat ability.

After killing all of the wolves, everyone relaxed.

As for Jiang Chao's group's timely reinforcement… well, even if they didn't come help, Huang Tielan could have handled the situation all by herself. However, this favor was still to be remembered. The girls were very grateful to them. They were all at the same age, and could even be considered schoolmates. Thus, they started talking.

Huang Tielan bent down to pick up the silvery beast card on the ground, then looked at Jiang Chao. She nodded and said, "Thank you. I appreciate it."

After hearing this, it was like Jiang Chao had heard the sweetest voice ever. He immediately smiled brightly, saying, "Haha, it's nothing, it's nothing. We're fellow students; helping one another is only natural."

Even so, he was frustrated that he came a little too late. In the end, he actually didn't get to help kill the big wolf at all. It truly was frustrating!

This shouldn't be considered doing them a favor, right? After all, Huang Tielan slew the Green Wolf King by herself. Even the pack of wolves had been severely weakened from the sonic attack and his friends only cleaned things up. Strictly speaking, they didn't really provide any help.

Some distance away, Zhao Wu's group smiled faintly. -Indeed, Young Miss is different with the teachings from a prestigious family. A crisis of this level wasn't able to threaten her at all.

-Luckily we didn't make any moves earlier. If Young Miss had recognized us, it'd be troublesome if we left a bad impression. Well, these were all weak exotic beasts. As long as they aren't mid-tier gold-quality and above, they can't cause any trouble to Young Miss at all.-Somewhere else, on the top of an unnamed hill, Zhang Che was sitting in front of a chess board, his complexion slightly ugly.

He lost again!

Although he was given a five-piece advantage, the difference in skill remained. After several games, Zhang Che had only managed to win two of them. He had played unusually well in those two games, not letting the elemental queen find any glaring loopholes, and barely won them.

"Ai, forget it. Why don't we call it a day here?"

Zhang Che was obviously tired from playing. If he continued, he'd probably keep losing. At this moment, he suddenly received news from the Purple Jade Condor. He exclaimed, "Hmm? Miss Tienan actually killed a four-star silver-quality wolf king by herself? Not bad, not bad! Looks like her strength will increase even more than what I'd anticipated after she advances to Tier Four and is equipped with the Dark Unicorn!"

Zhang Che truly didn't expect Huang Tielan to perform so well. After all, she was only a Tier Three beastmaster and didn't have a proper subdued beast. She only had a decent soft armor and a slightly acceptable weapon.

If it were anyone else in her place under such circumstances, it'd be impossible for them to win against a four-star silver-quality exotic beast!

It was rare for the elemental queen to have the chance to torture her master. She immediately pleaded cutely, "Master, since we have nothing to do, how about we play a few more rounds? Why don't I give you two more pieces at the start?"

Zhang Che felt his anger rising when he heard that. -Give me two more pieces? You really think I'm trash, huh!?-

"No need. We'll just keep playing like it was. I don't believe I can't beat you!" Zhang Che's competitive spirit was ignited, swearing to take a few more games off her before he was satisfied.

As such, the duo quickly gathered the chess pieces and started another match.Time gradually passed and it came to about 3 PM. There wasn't any change in the skies of the beast world. It would only quickly turn dark when it was near evening. Before that short window, there wouldn't be any obvious changes, not affecting anyone's hunting.

Huang Tielan's group and Jiang Chao's group had merged. Other than Jiang Chao and Huang Tielan, the boys and girls were chatting happily. Due to the help provided by the boys earlier, the girls had a rather good impression of them.

The boys were very self-aware on their side. They knew their chances with Huang Tielan were impossible, and thus set their sights on the other girls, who were pretty in their own rights. Every one of them put on their best performances, hoping to use this chance to pick up a girl.

Jiang Chao, on the other hand, wasn't interested in those ordinary girls. He didn't dare to have any ideas on Huang Tielan, either, and didn't speak much, only chiming in a sentence or two occasionally.

As for Miss Tienan, she only maintained a polite faint smile.

After a round of self-introductions, the girls finally learned that the boys were actually students from the beastmaster faculty. It was no wonder every one of them seemed very strong. It was a faculty specializing in combat. The students they nurtured would become mid-tier beastmasters at the very least!

Jiang Chao's group in particular, due to their family backgrounds, had become mid-tier beastmasters quite some time ago, and every one of them possessed decent subdued beasts. Jiang Chao was especially noteworthy. He was a descendent from the Jiang family in Qinzhou, located in northwest Hua Xia. Not only did he have a few dark gold-quality subdued beasts, he even had spatial storage equipment, which ordinary people never had the chance to even lay eyes on.

Of course, he wouldn't show it off in public narcissistically.

Jiang Chao glanced at the sky. Although he didn't see any obvious changes, he knew from instinct that it was getting late and he suggested that they return to the camp. "Everyone, it seems to be getting late. Why don't we turn back and return to the camp?"

After all, the nights in the beast worlds were truly full of dangers. No one could guarantee what would happen. To be on the safe side of things, it was better to return to the camp earlier.

After that battle earlier, although the girls had lost many subdued beasts, the pack of wolves had also left quite a few beast cards behind. The boys had said very gentlemanly that they barely contributed anything to the fight and weren't willing to claim any of the cards for themselves. As a result, those ordinary wolf beast cards went to the girls, helping recover their combat strength.

As for Huang Tielan, she only took the four-star silver-quality wolf king beast card. The ordinary wolf cards really weren't helpful to her at all, and she conceded them all to her fellow schoolmates.

Everyone came to an agreement and turned back in the camp's direction. However, none of them knew that the true danger was descending upon them silently!

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Chapter 540: I Said I'd Make You Owe Me a Favor [Two in One]

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"Let's go. This should be it for today." Zhao Wu finally showed a relaxed smile when he saw the young men and women turning back in the direction of the camp. He waved at Qian Chunhe and the others at his side and followed behind the group of students, returning leisurely.

Truthfully speaking, as experienced high-tier beastmasters, they were well aware the nights in the beast world were much more dangerous than the days. If those youths didn't know their limits and continued moving forward, they'd have gone up to them as guards from the military to persuade them to return.

To ensure none of the students let their excitement get to their heads and continued going deeper into the beast world, the patrolling staff would remind the students at a certain time. The school had warned the students about this before, too.

As such, even if they really appeared in front of Huang Tielan, Zhao Wu and the others weren't too worried their Young Miss would recognize them. Although she probably had seen them before, it was probably impossible for her to clearly remember their faces. After all, they weren't the only high-tier beastmasters who had appeared in front of the Huang family's important figures as guards; there were many more others!

It could be said that out of the entire battalion, Huang Tielan was only familiar with Liu Gang's three man squad due to their special circumstances. She really didn't have much of an impression of the others.Three human silhouettes appeared on top of a hill several kilometers away from Huang Tielan's group without anyone realizing.

Those three were the men in charge of the Freemasons' Bei Du branch.

The man with a wide forehead watched for a long time, a dark light in his eyes, then said, "Our target is confirmed. How are the preparations going? Are they at their positions?"

His tone was dry and firm, without any emotions. His two subordinates couldn't tell what he was thinking, and usually acted respectfully, not daring to go against him in the slightest.

At the branch president's questions, the two expert mid-tier beastmasters both lowered their heads slightly. The man on the left bowed and said, "Reporting to branch president! All teams are in position, awaiting your command. We can launch the swiftest and fiercest assault on those demons' dogs at your command; we'll surely take down our target before the guards can react."

While answering, the beastmaster were getting excited inside. -Us Freemasons are really a conscientious organization. We are ready to sacrifice ourselves, all in order to kill these demon spies that have infiltrated our human world. In the future, our names will surely be inscribed on a monument!-

He had no idea his mind had long been influenced. He was no longer a normal person, and it wasn't only him. All the important figures of the Freemasons in every branch had been brainwashed by the branch presidents using the demonic method He Luotu had taught them. All they had left were only fanatical followers and blind worship for the Freemasons.

Let alone lying to the members of the Freemasons with the excuse of killing the demons' spies, many would volunteer themselves without hesitation even if they were directly ordered to become suicide bombers!

The wide forehead man nodded slowly once more and said softly, "Very good. You two go prepare yourselves. After the other teams move out, we'll make our moves immediately to take out the most important target on this mission in the shortest time possible and complete the task the President gave us. We'll offer everything we have to ensure humanity's safety."

While speaking, a fluctuation in emotion was visible for the first time in the eyes of the man with a wide forehead.

It was a type of morbid frenzy, the kind of firm resolution that disregarded his own safety. From the moment he received this mission, he had completely put his life outside of consideration. Everything was worth it as long as he completed the mission the President gave him!

His two subordinates were fanatical and answered excitedly in low voices, "Yes, Branch President. This subordinate will surely give his all! We won't rest until we bring down our target!"

The wide forehead man shifted his gaze toward Zhao Wu's group, who was in another direction. He whispered, "If my senses are right, those people are certainly experts among high-tier beastmasters. They're obviously deceived by the demonic spies as well, and have become their lackeys. Killing our target this time isn't as easy as we have imagined. I'll do my best to hold them back; you two go bring down our target at the fastest speed!

"As long as we can kill our main target, our mission is considered to be accomplished. Understand?"

"Rest assured, branch president. This subordinate understands!" the two answered respectfully.

The wide forehead man only cast a quick glance at Zhao Wu's squad before shifting his gaze away. Expert high-tier beastmasters were able to sense the gazes of others to a certain extent.

If they were stared at with ill intentions for long, they'd definitely notice it. At that time, Zhao Wu's squad might discover the anomaly and raise their wariness, leaving the Freemasons unable to complete their mission.It was getting later and later. Most of the students started turning back to the camp. At the same time, the guards from both the military and the university had relaxed to a certain extent.

In the bushes of this vast area, groups of beastmasters moved quickly between concealed areas and approached their targets.

The students who were targeted were from faculties that supported the beastmaster profession. Their strengths were on the lower end across the board. As long as they could get close to them, the elite teams that snuck in would be able to silence them quickly.

Alas, no one discovered the anomalies in those concealed areas. The danger was gradually approaching the young students!Far away, Zhang Che suddenly frowned as he was playing chess with the elemental queen and stopped. Just moments before, the Purple Jade Condor suddenly sent him news saying that the beastmaster groups it saw below earlier were making strange movements, and were approaching the scattered Bei Du University freshmen groups. Three beastmasters who were hiding especially well were quickly closing in on Huang Tielan!

"Damn it, the evil cult!" Zhang Che thought of the possibility almost instantly. He Summoned the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon out with a wave of his hand and quickly rode the wind, directly surpassing Mach 1 and rushed towards Huang Tielan's location.

At that moment, killing intent surged inside Zhang Che. Those people from the evil cult actually dared target the students! Those three in particular even tried to target Huang Tielan; did they really think Zhang Che wouldn't take revenge against them!?

At the same time, Zhang Che ordered the Purple Jade Condor from afar, telling it to descend and fly to where Huang Tielan was to protect her.

It was a legend-quality subdued beast, after all. Even if couldn't win against the oncoming evil cult beastmasters, it could help Huang Tielan to escape at the crucial moment, delaying them until Zhang Che arrived.

As for the others, their fate depended on their luck. Of course it was ideal if Zhang Che could save them. He couldn't help it otherwise.

However, given Zhao Wu's squad's rich experiences, when they saw the Purple Jade Condor descending, surely they'd react to the situation and notify the school and the military and take the appropriate defensive measures, right?

Zhang Che sighed inside. That was all he could hope for.

However, even if Zhao Wu's squad realized the situation, it'd probably be too late to notify the others already. Hopefully the university and military staff were more cautious and realized the evil cult beastmasters' ill intentions and try to protect more students.Huang Tielan's and Jiang Chao's group were slowly returning the way they came from. A black silhouette suddenly dove down from the skies, drawing Zhao Wu's squad's attention first.

When they saw the silhouette clearly, their faces immediately changed.

"Not good! Zhao-shao must have discovered some danger! Quickly move forward and protect Young Miss!" Zhao Wu cried out loud, his eyes red. He Summoned out a mount first and directly rushed towards Huang Tielan, who was hundreds of meters away.

Qian Chunhe and the others also immediately grew anxious and followed closely behind. Even so, their reactions were just one beat too slow.

The three evil cult beastmasters had advanced to about two hundred meters away from Huang Tielan's group, concealed in the woods. They also noticed the Purple Jade Condor diving down from the skies, and understood their tracks had been discovered.

"For humanity! Kill the demonic spies!" the wide forehead man shouted in a low voice, his eyes completely red. He directly Summoned out several subdued beasts and charged Zhao Wu's squad.

There were three powerful high-tier legend-quality subdued beasts among the multitude of beasts Summoned. A heavy pressure spread out in all directions the moment they appeared, immediately stalling the subdued beasts Zhao Wu's squad Summoned.

The wide forehead man's subdued beasts actually wasn't in a disadvantaged position at all despite going up one against four. Instead, he was steadily holding the advantage, forcing the subdued beasts on Zhao Wu's side back. They could only withstand the attacks, but were unable to retaliate!

The two mid-tier beastmasters, on the other hand, charged towards Huang Tielan. They actually owned legend-quality subdued beasts as well. Although there were only four of them, and were only at mid-tier, it was something Huang Tielan's party couldn't hope to win against!

Facing the sudden change, everyone was astonished.

Huang Tielan shouted, "Everyone gather around me. Don't separate from the group!"

She had already seen the Purple Jade Condor diving down from the sky and knew that Zhang Che had followed her into the beast world, immediately calming down.

-That guy… he's actually worried about me and lied, saying he had some matters to take care of. It turns out he's actually snuck inside here to protect me.-

For some unknown reasons, Huang Tielan wasn't afraid at all, despite facing such a dangerous situation. On the contrary, she felt a little sweet inside, even revealing a faint smile at the corners of her lips.

Fortunately everyone else was scared out of their minds and hurried to gather around her. None of them noticed her strange expression. Otherwise, they'd probably freak out at the sight, thinking how this young miss could still smile when facing such strong enemies. She must have been scared silly…

The two mid-tier beastmasters' legend-quality subdued beasts were very fast. They instantly pounced at Huang Tielan's group, but two of them were held down by the Purple Jade Condor midway at the risk of its life.

Even though there were only two left, it wasn't something Huang Tielan's group could handle.

On the other side, Zhao Wu's squad, who was trying their best to hold off against the wide forehead man, saw the situation on Huang Tielan's side and their eyes turned wide in anger.

Zhao Wu roared out loud, "If you dare to hurt a single hair on our Young Miss, we'll definitely kill every last one of you!"

At the same time, Zhao Wu ignored the high-tier beastmaster's powerful legend-quality subdued beast and gave up on his defense, ordering his subdued beast to rush to the other side.

Compared to his Young Miss, his own life wasn't as important. They would do everything necessary to protect her; even sacrificing themselves!

Even so, someone else on the other side was even faster than Zhao Wu.

Seeing the two remaining legend-quality subdued beasts pouncing at them, Jiang Chao almost cheered out loud. -Damn! A chance to make them owe me has finally come!-

Although his own subdued beasts might not be able to fend off the two powerful subdued beasts, they could delay them for a short while at the very least, right?

He only needed to hold on until Huang Tielan's security forces arrive, then he'd have become a winner in life. Putting all else aside, as long as he made ties with the Huang family and Zhang Che, the voice of opposition in his clan would no longer be able to stop him from becoming the next clan patriarch.

Of course, Jiang Chao knew it was very dangerous. The possibility of him dying here was very real if his subdued beasts couldn't stop the attacking beasts.

As such, while Summoning his subdued beasts to defend the oncoming attack, he shouted at the other boys at his side, "Do everything you can! I assure you your future will be bright as long as we manage to defend against this wave of attack!"

Although the other boys didn't have legend-quality subdued beasts like Jiang Chao did, they were mid-tier beastmasters, after all. Their families wealth was still passable, and they had a few gold and dark gold-quality subdued beasts.

Of course it was impossible to hold off the attackers completely with just that bit of strength, but it shouldn't be a problem to delay them for just a tiny bit, right?

Hearing Jiang Chao's shout, the frightened boys finally reacted to the situation and Summoned out their respective subdued beasts one after another, charging forward.

They had also realized that as long as they withstood this wave of attacks, the Huang family's men would quickly arrive. At that time, not only would all of them be safe, they'd gain the gratitude of the Huang family for protecting Huang Tielan!

Everyone knew how huge of a matter this was, and thus didn't care about the survival of their subdued beasts, letting the beasts stand in the way between them and the attackers in an almost suicidal manner.

A fierce battle began at the same time on both sides. Fresh blood and limbs flew everywhere. Some subdued beasts even turned into streaks of light when they were killed.

Huang Tielan's friends were so scared that they were squatting on the ground and huddling in a group. The girls had never experienced such a terrifying situation before. It was already commendable of them not turning limp immediately from the fear.

As for Huang Tielan, she was watching the battle on both sides, gritting her teeth, thinking anxiously, -Zhang Xiaoche, why aren't you here yet?-

If it was during normal times, Huang Tielan would surely be angry if she learned that Zhang Che was secretly following her. But right now, she was incredibly glad that he had followed them in here. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Hurry! Kill our target at all cost!" the wide forehead man yelled in a low voice as he held down Zhao Wu's squad of four, observing the situation on the other side with his peripheral vision.

He felt a hint of a bad premonition about the Purple Jade Condor who dove down from the skies. If they didn't kill their target immediately, this mission would most likely fail.

He couldn't help but feel frustrated at himself for not going to take care of his target personally. His two useless subordinates should have been able to delay these high-tier beastmasters for a short while.

Of course, he was unaware that it was actually the tiny bit of survival instinct left in him that pushed him into making that decision.

After all, if he didn't stall Zhao Wu's squad and had chosen to go kill Huang Tielan directly, he'd surely draw the fierce retaliation of Zhao Wu and the others. At that time, whether he could retreat safely would have been a problem.

It was different now. With him stopping Zhao Wu's squad, he could control how the battle went. Once his subordinates completed their mission to kill the target, he didn't need to care about them and could retreat by himself.

However, this decision he had made subconsciously meant the wide foreheaded man lost his only chance of killing Huang Tielan's group.

It was already too late by the time he realized this…

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Chapter 541: Want to Run? No Way! [Two in One]

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Edited by Aelryinth

At almost the same time, all the teams from the Freemasons had launched their attacks. However, the other teams were much weaker compared to the branch president's team. Although they indeed killed some students at the start, they were quickly brought under control when the Bei Du University and the military's guards reacted to the situation.

Only Huang Tielan's side erupted into an extremely fierce battle.

Lights flashed everywhere, waves of sounds were spreading out.

After all, many powerful legend-quality subdued beasts took part in the battle. The scene was earthshaking. Not only did flesh and blood splatter everywhere, the environment also suffered great destruction. The vegetation on the ground was devastated almost immediately.

As the battle raged on, not a single blade of grass could be seen any longer. The earth was almost turned upside down.

Zhao Wu and the others' eyes went red. Everytime they attempted to break out of their current situation at the risk of their lives to go protect Huang Tielan, the wide foreheaded man would direct his powerful high-tier legend-quality subdued beasts to block them, keeping them in place.

The difference in strength between mid-tier and high-tier was truly massive. Even though Zhao Wu and the others all had their own legend-quality subdued beasts, they were helpless against the high-tier legend-quality subdued beast. It was too strong; it didn't even need to coordinate with the other beasts. It was able to lock down Zhao Wu and the others all by itself!

"Damn it! I don't care who you people are; you're dead for sure!" Zhao Wu stared at the wide foreheaded man and said fiercely, "Not only you three, but the organization behind you as well! Don't even think of having a good time. The authorities will definitely uproot you!"

It could be said that the Freemasons were poking at a huge basket. They actually dared to try to assassinate the students from Bei Du University! The Huang family didn't even need to make a move themselves. The authorities and the military would definitely retaliate fiercely and not let the matter rest until the faction behind this was uprooted.

However, no one knew that the Freemasons had long thought of this. Those who took part in this operation were all the senior members of the Bei Du branch. These people were deeply controlled by the demonic powers and turned into half-puppets. Even if they failed and were apprehended, they wouldn't reveal any information on the Freemasons.

"Hehehehe… We're getting rid of evil for humanity! What do you know, you blinded fools!" the wide foreheaded man swept a glance at Zhao Wu, not wavering in the slightest.

The battle on the other side was even worse.

The Purple Jade Condor had already used its skill. Facing the combined assault from two subdued beasts of the same level and quality, it was a little overwhelmed. Its feathers were all messed up and had suffered rather severe injuries.

Jiang Chao's side was doing even worse.

Their weaker subdued beasts had already fallen during this short period of time. Only Jiang Chao's legend-quality subdued beast was left standing, and the young men's dark gold-quality subdued beasts were barely hanging on. However, their injuries were very severe. None of them knew how much longer the subdued beasts could hold on for.

"Don't be afraid and persist on! People will come to our rescue soon!"

Although Huang Tielan was anxious, she couldn't help out in the slightest in a battle of this level. She could only grit her teeth and cheer on Jiang Chao and the others. She believed that Zhang Che was already rushing here and would arrive very soon.

When Zhang Che got here, these seemingly powerful legend-quality subdued beasts would only be trash before his eyes. They wouldn't be able to withstand a single wave of attacks.

However, Huang Tielan didn't know how long it would take Zhang Che to get to her. She could only mumble inside, "Zhang Xiaoche, we'll really be in danger if you don't show up soon!"

"Wuuwuu…" a sad cry rose up. One of the young men's mid-tier dark gold-quality cried out when it used its own body to protect the people behind it. Its body cracked and exploded, turning into a streak of light and dissipating.

The subdued beast's owner was a guy with a few pimples on his face. A pained look flashed in his eyes. He grit his teeth and ordered his remaining two subdued beasts to fill the dead beast's spot, disregarding their lives to stop the advance of their powerful enemies.

In his heart, he was cursing Jiang Chao.

-Freaking Jiang Chao! This unlucky dog is dragging us down!-

Jiang Chao's complexion was very ugly, too. His other subdued beasts were almost all dead, leaving only the legend-quality subdued beast, who was also covered in injuries and barely hanging on.

He was similarly cursing in his heart. -Why is that freaking Zhang Che still not here? We're all going to die if he delays any longer!-In the skies about a dozen kilometers away, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon erupted all his potential, speeding ahead.

Zhang Che's expression was incredibly dark. He didn't expect the evil cult beastmasters to target Huang Tielan this time. Precisely because he didn't think of this, he was idling a little too far away and wasn't able to rescue them promptly, feeling incredibly frustrated.

"I don't care which evil cult you're from. I'll definitely do all I can do kill you people! I'll dig every last one of you out even if you hide in the corners of the world!"

He truly didn't dare to imagine if he couldn't reach Huang Tielan in time and something had happened to her. How was he going to shoulder the dire consequences?

"Bring out your fastest speed, no matter what it takes!" Zhang Che commanded, gritting his teeth. The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon cried out sadly and directly erupted the strength of his origin. His entire body was enveloped in a layer of dark blue light.

That was the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's origin. Erupting it wouldn't cause just a tiny injury. Even if he returned to Zhang Che's spiritual sea to recuperate afterwards, it would take the dragon a few days to recover.The whole area pretty much fell into chaos after the Freemasons' beastmaster teams launching sneak attacks everywhere.

The staff from Bei Du University and the military guards were all astonished. They didn't expect someone would actually commit such heinous crimes and come attack the students so openly.

The students weren't strong at all. They immediately crumbled facing those evil cult beastmasters' attacks.

If it wasn't for the university and military guards' quick response, the casualties would have been disastrous. Even so, some students had lost their lives to the first wave of attacks by the Freemasons. Even more students were injured, the numbers reaching several dozen.

The university and military staff were both shocked and furious. Everyone rushed over immediately to capture and kill those evil cult beastmasters.

For a period of time, the whole area was plunged into chaotic battles everywhere.Another miserable cry rang out. The dark gold-quality subdued beast of another young man lost its life, turning into a streak of light and dissipating.

Their defensive line was getting weaker and weaker.

On the other side, Zhao Wu's squad was trying their hardest to break through, but they were restrained by the wide foreheaded man and were unable to do so, no matter what. Their eyes had gone completely red, their hearts burning with anxiety and they were desperate and furious.

Seeing Huang Tielan's side had fallen into great danger, it'd be really dangerous when the Purple Jade Condor and that young man's legend-quality subdued beast couldn't hold on any longer.

-Damn it, damn it! Why aren't we stronger!?- the four of them roared inside, blaming themselves for their inadequate strength. They were actually stalled by a single high-tier beastmaster who didn't even have an epic-quality subdued beast!

They swore to themselves if this situation ended well for them, they'd go hunt exotic beasts crazily to strengthen themselves in case something like this happened again.

"Hahahaha, stop struggling. You can't stop us with this little bit of strength of yours! Why struggle? You have truly been blinded by the demons, to actually stand against us righteous fighters for them! How foolish of you!" the wide foreheaded man laughed out loud as he directed his subdued beasts to restrain Zhao Wu's group.

He had already seen the two legend-quality subdued beasts on the other side could not endure any longer. His two subordinates would be able to kill their prime target soon!

When he returned to the headquarters, the President would surely reward him handsomely, perhaps even letting him take the position of vice president!

Zhao Wu looked at him savagely, his lips widening into a smile and said, "You evil cult beastmasters are indeed impervious to reason!"

"What evil cult!? We're fighting for the future of humanity! What do you foolish citizens know!?" The wide foreheaded man suddenly grew agitated. Green veins popped out on his forehead as he roared, his eyes emitting a terrifying light.

Zhao Wu couldn't be bothered wasting his breath on him. It was impossible to communicate with the brainwashed evil cult members. It was precisely because of that conditioning that the evil cult spread everywhere and hadn't been stopped. The authorities couldn't find out where their nest was!

Sometimes, even if they captured the important members of the evil cult, the authorities wouldn't be able to find out any useful information from their interrogations. No matter how professional the interrogator was, they couldn't pry open the mouths of those evil cult fanatics. It was like they were being controlled indirectly.As the battle continued, the situation became more and more disadvantageous. Everyone's faces showed hints of anxiety. The ones who didn't understand the situation were even showing looks of desperation.

-Am I really going to die here?-

Suddenly, a deep blue flash of lightning streaked across the sky from afar.

Huang Tielan finally showed a relieved smile. She knew Zhang Che would definitely make it in time!

It wasn't only Huang Tielan. Even Jiang Chao and Zhao Wu's squad showed hints of relief on their faces. With Zhang Che here, everything would end well!

The deep blue bolt of lightning was so fast it was hard to perceive with the naked eye. In just a few breaths' time, it streaked across kilometers and appeared on the battlefield on Huang Tielan's side.

"You all deserve to die!"

The deep blue light disappeared. Zhang Che and the elemental queen directly jumped down from mid-air. Before they landed, Zhang Che yelled out as a scarlet and white sword light shot out from his brow and swept forward. The two evil cult beastmasters' legend-quality subdued beasts who were attacking fiercely cried out miserably one after another and turned into streaks of light in succession, dissipating into nothing.

The legend-quality subdued beasts were flaunting their strength just moments earlier, beating Jiang Chao and the others' subdued beasts as well as the Purple Jade Condor to a pulp. They actually weren't able to put up any resistance and were cut down instantly, shocking everyone present.

Jiang Chao relaxed and hurriedly recalled his only remaining legend-quality subdued beast, which was so heavily injured it was on the verge of death. He sighed and thought, -Zhang Che has actually grown to this extent! Not a glimmer of hope of catching up to him can be seen; he truly is too strong!-

The two mid-tier beastmasters from the Freemasons were astonished, recovering from the fear and shock of their subdued beasts getting killed slowly. Just as they thought of escaping, a scarlet and white light flashed before their eyes, and their consciousness faded into darkness.

Two heads flew into the air. The two assistants from the Freemasons' Bei Du branch lost their lives instantly!

The wide foreheaded man was extremely frightened when he saw this. He couldn't even spare the time to care about his other subdued beasts and directly mounted his high-tier legend-quality subdued beast, shaking off Zhao Wu and the others' subdued beasts and flying away.

He was truly frightened by Zhang Che's terrifying strength. How could he possibly dare to delay in the slightest? He even hated his own subdued beasts for being too weak and unable to help him escape faster.

"Thinking of running away? No way!" a sweet voice chimed. Everyone saw a flaming halberd streaking through the air, catching up to the wide foreheaded man's mount in the blink of an eye and skewering it.

In the next moment, the powerful high-tier legend-quality subdued beast's body suddenly erupted with golden scarlet flames from inside, engulfing the wide foreheaded man as well. His clothes immediately caught fire.

With a miserable cry, the subdued beast turned into a five-colored light and dissipated. The wide foreheaded man directly fell from mid-air, his face filled with shock and fear.

He never thought that there was such a powerful being around similar to Zhang Che, able to kill his strongest subdued beast with a single attack!

In his panic, the wide foreheaded man wanted to order the other subdued beasts which he didn't have time to recall to come catch his fall, but they were killed one after another by the flaming halberds conjured by the elemental queen.

With a loud crash, the wide foreheaded man directly fell to the ground from dozens of meters in the air. Even though he was a high-tier beastmaster and his physique was much stronger than ordinary people, his bones broke from the fall and his organs cracked, killing him immediately.

Seeing this, everyone was shocked once more.

"Zhang Xiaoche, why are you here only now!?" Huang Tielan's calm vanished without a trace and she flew into Zhang Che's arms, sobbing softly.

Zhang Che let out a long sigh of relief as well. He hugged Huang Tielan tightly, consoling her in a whisper, "It's fine now, it's fine now. Everything's ended. Don't worry, I won't leave you so far away anymore. I won't let you get scared again."

There were many people around them. It wasn't appropriate for Huang Tielan to keep nesting herself in Zhang Che's arms. After her initial agitation, she hurriedly pushed Zhang Che away, her cheeks turned red from embarrassment.

"Zhang Xiaoche, you have to thank Jiang Chao and the others. If it weren't for them risking their lives to help us, we wouldn't have withstood the attacks from those powerful subdued beasts."

Huang Tielan pulled on Zhang Che's arm and pulled him over to where the other students were, introducing them to one another.

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Chapter 542: Aftermath. Wanting to Become Stronger [Two in One]

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"Thank you for your help. Count your losses on me this time. You can go to the Premium House beast card shop in Bei Du and mention my name; I promise everyone here a ninety-nine percent discount!"

Zhang Che thanked every student here very sincerely, and even made a promise to them that was as good as gifting them for free.

The young men immediately grew excited at hearing that.

They had heard of the Premium House before. The quality of their beast cards was the highest tier in all of Hua Xia. Other than their lack of legend-quality beast cards, they simply had everything you could possibly imagine in dark gold and gold-quality.

The ninety-nine percent discount Zhang Che promised them meant that everyone wouldn't need to spend much to have a set of the strongest subdued beasts.

Of course, they didn't dare to hope there would be legend-quality beast cards, either. Cards of that level weren't something ordinary people could afford even with a ninety-nine percent discount!

If it were mid-tier dark gold or gold-quality beast cards, however, it was rather lax on their finances with such a huge discount.

"You're too polite. We're all fellow schoolmates. This is something we should do."

After witnessing Zhang Che's strength, the young men didn't dare to view him as a peer of the same age. He was an expert among experts; they needed to pay him his due respect.

"No, the results would have been unimaginable if not for everyone's help. So please do go pay a visit to the shop."

Zhang Che waved his hand, then fished out a bunch of beast cards from his spatial storage. He held the cards with his hands and gave out two cards to each of them, saying, "I didn't bring much good stuff with me this time. To show my thanks, please don't reject this."

Although Zhang Che claimed that it wasn't good, the young men and women all couldn't help but widen their eyes. They were speechless from shock seeing the beast cards handed to them.

The beast cards Zhang Che distributed were all mid-tier dark gold-quality beast cards. With each person getting two, he gave out about twenty cards in one go!

He truly wasn't an ordinary expert, actually claiming those goods ordinary beastmasters viewed as top-grade beast cards as not good stuff!

With that, even the young man who suffered the biggest loss had earned a profit. After all, even if they had dark gold-quality subdued beasts, each person would only have a mid-tier card at most. The rest were only low-tier ones; they were simply incomparable to Zhang Che's gift!

Moreover, Zhang Che had even promised them a ninety-nine percent discount if they went to buy beast cards at Premium House. It was as good as gifting them for free, not to mention him not setting any limits on the number of cards they could buy at reduced prices.

Of course, anyone with a tiny bit of sense in them would only choose to get a few beast cards that were suitable for their own use. It was impossible for them to buy too many cards. If they did, even if Zhang Che didn't care, they would have been considered to have been fully paid back for their favor. They could forget about having any further ties with Zhang Che and Huang Tielan in the future.

After Zhang Che was done distributing the beast cards, he turned to look at Jiang Chao and nodded at him with a faint smile, saying, "Brother Jiang had been very loyal this time. I'm very grateful for that. How about this? You go tell your family that you can get ten thousand of the new body tempering pills from the Huang family's herbal research institute at ten percent of the market price. In the future, the Jiang family will receive certain favorable terms if they want to do business with the Huang family."

After hearing this, Jiang Chao was trembling with excitement! -Indeed, the choice I made was correct!-

Putting aside how much profit they could earn by getting ten thousand of the new body tempering pills at ten percent of the market price, most importantly, Jiang Chao had represented his clan and gained the friendship of the Huang family! In the future, be it their business or the development of their clan, the Jiang family would be on a whole new level!

With this point alone, Jiang Chao believed that the voices of the clan members who were against him succeeding as the clan patriarch would be completely drowned out!

After thanking Huang Tielan's schoolmates, Zhang Che turned to look at Zhao Wu's squad at the side, whose heads were lowered in shame.

Seeing Zhang Che looking at them, the squad who didn't dare to come over all this time finally shuffled their way over.

"Zhang-shao, Young Miss. This subordinate has failed you; please punish us." Zhao Wu spoke for his squad and asked to be punished.

This time, if it weren't for Jiang Chao and his classmates making their moves at the crucial moment, those two evil cult beastmasters' subdued beasts would have killed their way to Huang Tielan without any resistance. The results would have been unimaginable.

Huang Tielan widened her mouth slightly, not expecting those few guys were actually men from her family. She had originally thought they were ordinary guards from the military!

-Damn. Looks like not only did Zhang Xiaoche know about me participating in school activities, he even told dad!-

Seeing Zhao Wu's squad beating themselves up over it, Zhang Che shook his head and smiled. He reached out and patted their shoulders, saying, "It's fine. I know you guys did your best. It's all thanks to you guys stalling that evil cult high-tier beastmaster. I wouldn't have had time to get here otherwise.

"Hmm, I'll let Uncle Huang know of your merits later when I see him. No one will blame you." Zhang Che knew they had indeed done their best.

If it wasn't for them holding back that evil cult high-tier beastmaster at the risk of their lives, the Purple Jade Condor and Jiang Chao's mid-tier legend-quality subdued beast wouldn't have been able to fend it off by themselves once it was freed up. A few breaths' time was all it would have needed to kill them!

Seeing Zhang Che not blaming them and praising them instead, Zhao Wu's squad's faces immediately reddened. Choking on their words, they answered, "Thank you, Zhang-shao and Young Miss, for your magnanimity, but it is the truth that we failed to protect Young Miss. We'll ask for our punishments from the commander after we return."

Zhang Che was dumbfounded. Seeing them so insistent on it, he longer said anything about this matter. He thought he'd better talk to his father-in-law about this matter and be done with it. There was no need to really punish them; instead, he had to reward them!

After they were done talking, Zhang Che suddenly remembered that there were other evil cult beastmasters attacking other students all over the area. He didn't know whether the university and military staff were able to protect those students in time.

He hurriedly said, "Alright, Zhao Wu, you guys escort them back to the camp first. I'll go take a look at the other places. You guys weren't the only ones being attacked by the evil cult."

The students were astonished when they heard this. Huang Tielan looked very anxious as well, and she hurriedly said, "Ah? Then you quickly go help out! Hopefully we can save a few more students."Huang Tielan hurriedly called for Jiang Chao and the others. Under Zhao Wu's squad's escort, they made their way back to the camp.

Meanwhile, Zhang Che mounted the Purple Jade Condor, which had been healed by the Unicorn, and quickly rose to the skies, ready to go reinforce the battles at other locations.

As for the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, that fellow had damaged his origin while they were rushing over here earlier. He wouldn't be in a condition to be Summoned out for the next few days. He needed to recuperate properly in one go to recover as soon as possible.

Zhang Che was obviously worrying too much. When he flew around on the Purple Jade Condor to survey the other areas, he discovered the situations everywhere had already stabilized. All of the ambushing evil cult beastmasters had been surrounded and had become sheep waiting to get slaughtered.

The university and the military had placed great importance on the students' safety. The security forces they had arranged were extremely powerful. In addition, the other students weren't the main targets of the Freemasons. Those who attacked them weren't very strong. At the most, they only killed or injured some students in the beginning. When the security forces finally reacted to the situation, they lost any chance to complete their mission.

"This is not bad. There would have been huge implications if too many students died this time," Zhang Che sighed, finally relaxing.

Even though not many students died this time, the matter would be exposed. At that time, there would be a certain aftermath.

Putting other things aside, the Bei Du University's leaders would surely be overwhelmed for a period of time, busy handling the parents of the students who lost their lives, as well as the questions from their superiors.

Similarly, the government would face huge pressure. The evil cultists were actually so brazen as to actually dare attack the university students so openly. Who could be sure that they wouldn't dare cause chaos directly in the city in the future, or make terrorist attacks?

Obviously, the Hua Xia military would be striking back heavily, specifically targeting the evil cults in all cities to restore order in society.

"I'll wait for the government and military personnel to interrogate the captives, then. When they find out which evil cult organization planned this operation, I'll definitely go find their nest and let them experience the consequences of angering me!"

Zhang Che had decided to not let go of the mastermind behind all this. He'd make that person reap what he sowed to vent his frustrations!

Soon, with the exception of a small fraction of beastmaster teams that escaped after noticing the situation turning bad for them, most of the evil cult beastmasters were eradicated. They were either killed or subdued and put under watch.The activity the Bei Du University had organized basically ended there.

After such a huge incident, the school definitely had to bring all the students back to prevent any further situations happening.

Also, the apprehended evil cult beastmasters had to be transferred to the relevant departments to be interrogated as soon as possible. Although they might not obtain any important information, at least they'd learn which evil cult that had planned this operation they were from.

However, it was already getting late. Everyone needed to stay a night in the beast world and depart tomorrow after sunrise.The night was dark. Zhang Che set up a tent to the side of the Bei Du University campsite. Miss Tienan was currently visiting his tent.

"Zhang Xiaoche, I have decided. I won't return for some time. You bring me to go hunt exotic beasts. I want to become stronger as fast as possible. That way I'll have the strength to protect myself."

Huang Tielan had a resolute expression. After this incident, she had realized that no matter how great of a genius beast card cultivator she became in the future, she needed to have some strength of her own.

Otherwise, wouldn't she have to keep counting on others to protect her for her whole life? With that, so what if she was a genius beast card cultivator? She would have to worry about being assassinated by some people harboring ulterior motives.

As the world became more and more chaotic, a person's individual strength was far more important than everything else!

Seeing Huang Tielan understanding this, Zhang Che smiled faintly. He nodded and agreed, "No problem. Actually, I prepared a present for you, but you need to become a mid-tier beastmaster before you can use it."

As he finished, Zhang Che took out the Dark Unicorn beast card he had obtained yesterday. A five-colored light immediately flashed inside the tent, drawing Huang Tielan's attention.

After hearing Zhang Che describe the attributes of this beast card, Huang Tielan liked it so much that she quickly asked, "Hurry, you Summon it out first and let me see it!"

The Dark Unicorn's attributes were truly too surprising. Although Huang Tielan wasn't able to Summon it herself for now, it didn't stop her from wanting to see what this subdued beast looked like.

Zhang Che nodded with a smile. He got up on his feet and went out of his tent. Then, he triggered the beast card after branding his spiritual imprint on it, and directly Summoned it out.

"Woah, this is so pretty! It looks so similar to your healing-type Unicorn!" Huang Tielan praised. She really wished she could become a mid-tier beastmaster right away.

At this moment, she suddenly remembered that Zhang Che's healing-type Unicorn was also a four-star legend-quality subdued beast. Also, he had promised her in the past to gift her the Unicorn.

With that, when she rose to Tier Four beastmaster, she'd have two four-star legend-quality Unicorns right away. One for healing and one for attack and defense; the combination was simply the best!

"Zhang Xiaoche, quickly have the Dark Unicorn cast the Shadow Cloak on me, then have one of your mid-tier beast attack me with an elemental skill. Let me see how good the defense is." Huang Tielan urged, wanting to verify the abilities of the Dark Unicorn.

Zhang Che nodded. He gave an order in his mind. The Dark Unicorn soon cast the Shadow Cloak defensive skill on Huang Tielan.

In the next moment, a dark light enveloped Huang Tielan from head to toe, as if a dark cloak was put around her. It actually gave off a heroic appearance, adding a different type of beauty to her.

Immediately after, Zhang Che Summoned out the healing-type Unicorn and had it cast a bolt of lightning onto her.

A crackle spread clearly in the dark night. A blinding light flashed. The Unicorn's lightning attack struck Huang Tielan's body.

Zhang Che only saw a dark streak of light flashing on the Shadow Cloak on Huang Tielan. It actually blocked the Unicorn's skill completely!

"Amazing! I didn't even feel like I was attacked!"

Huang Tielan's eyes turned into slits from excitement. The Dark Unicorn's Shadow Cloak skill's defensive power was truly too strong against non-light elemental attacks. The Unicorn's lightning skill was a violent elemental attack, and yet it wasn't able to hurt her at all, being completely defeated by the Shadow Cloak. It truly was hard to imagine!

With that, when Huang Tielan advanced to mid-tier beastmaster in the future and equipped the Dark Unicorn, she wouldn't have to be scared of all mid-tier non-light elemental attacks!The Unicorn's lightning attack caused a rather big commotion, alarming some people. When the school and military's experts rushed over, Zhang Che had to quickly apologize and explain the situation to prevent them from misunderstanding.

After the school and military staff left unhappily, Huang Tielan stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. It was because she wanted to see the Dark Unicorn's ability that they had made such a scene.

"Alright, it's late now. Go back and rest. We'll talk to your school leaders tomorrow and set off to find places with high populations of mid-tier exotic beasts and try to get you to Tier Four beastmaster as soon as possible."

It wasn't good for Zhang Che to keep Huang Tielan in his tent for the rest of the night. Moreover, she definitely wouldn't stay. As such, he directly sent her away. It truly was getting late.

"Hah, then I'm going back now. See you tomorrow, Zhang Xiaoche!" Huang Tielan waved her hand, smiling. She directly returned to the tent where her classmates were, the Shadow Cloak's effect still visible.

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Chapter 543: Joint Operation. The Strongest Nanny

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"Hmm? Lanlan, you're done already?"

When Huang Tielan returned to the tent with her female classmates, the girls who were with her today looked at her in surprise. The girl named Tingting even made a strange face. The other girls also had weird smiles on their faces, making Huang Tielan blush.

Huang Tielan turned angry in embarrassment and pushed Tingting down on her sleeping bag. Her hand reached into Tingting's clothes and said, "What do you mean, done? You think everyone is like you, with a head full of dirty thoughts!?"

Tingting tried her best to struggle free, but she was no match for Huang Tielan. She cried out repeatedly from the fondling and pleaded for mercy, "Please spare me, Queen Lan. I was wrong, I was wrong…"

The girls fooled around for some time and talked among themselves. The tent gradually fell silent…The next morning, the whole camp livened up once the sky lit up. All the students packed their belongings and gathered at the central area of the camp. Afterwards, they set off for Bei Du City, ending this short trip to the beast world.

Although this trip was very short, everyone had learned a huge lesson, realizing that danger was everywhere. Not only were there hidden dangers from the exotic beasts hiding in the dark, the evil cult beastmasters were even more dangerous!

A total of eight students had died in the incident yesterday, and more than forty were injured. It was considered heavy casualties.

Soon, escorted by the experts from the university and the military, all the students gathered in an orderly manner and made their way in the direction of the safety zone. Everyone had subdued beasts to ride on and so they weren't slow. They'd leave the safety zone and be back in Mercury in about two hours.

Zhang Che was accompanying Huang Tielan. They requested a leave of absence from the school leaders, then bade farewell to the students she had been travelling with yesterday.

Zhang Che had repeated once more that they should go to the Premium House if they needed to buy beast cards, and that a ninety-nine percent discount would be given to them if they mentioned his name.

Jiang Chao and the other students were very grateful for this, especially Jiang Chao. He felt like this trip wasn't wasted at all.

Not only did he gain Zhang Che's friendship, his clan could also develop further through business with the Huang family, extending their influence into Bei Du City.

It was something a regional clan couldn't buy with money!

To paint a clearer picture, the business circles in Bei Du was controlled by the local clans and factions. Without consent from them, clans from other cities wouldn't have it easy if they tried to expand their businesses into Bei Du.

After establishing a business relationship with the Huang family, the Jiang family from Qinzhou in northwest Hua Xia would be able to conduct business in Bei Du. At that time, they'd surely draw envy from other foreign clans.

As for Jiang Chao himself, he was even more excited! After this incident, he was sure that there wouldn't be anyone opposing his becoming the next clan patriarch. Although his actions yesterday were rather risky, the rewards he had gained were completely worth it!

The large group moved quickly in the direction of the safety zone. On the way, the school and military security forces paid close attention to their surroundings. Whenever other beastmaster teams came in their direction, they would be warned away sternly, whether if they had any ill intentions or not.

After the ambush from the evil cult beastmasters yesterday, everyone was easily alarmed, and worried that other evil cult beastmasters would launch another wave of attacks.

Fortunately, nothing happened on their way back. The huge group returned to the safety zone safely, then exited the spatial gateway grandly and arrived at the military camp nearby. A series of large buses were parked at the site, filling up the whole area. There were close to a hundred of them, looking quite spectacular.

After everyone boarded the buses in an orderly manner, the fleet slowly moved out, leaving the military camp. Escorted by a series of military vehicles, the buses drove off towards Bei Du City.At the same time as the groups left the safety zone, the matter about Bei Du University freshmen being attacked by the evil cult beastmasters also spread quickly. The government and the higher-ups in the military learned about this.

Both the government and the military were shocked to learn about the matter. Soon, they formed a joint investigation team and began acting quickly. They began by raiding all the evil cults, or organizations suspected to be one, in Bei Du City.

The wave of raids eventually extended to all the large cities in Hua Xia, with Bei Du as the center. Huge numbers of beastmasters were arrested. After filtering them carefully and interrogating the captives, they discovered large numbers of evil cult organizations hiding underground and some beastmaster groups who were fighting against the evil cults.

While the buses were on their way back, the evil cult beastmasters they had caught yesterday had already been transferred to the relevant departments with military vehicles, and they were conducting extremely strict interrogations on them.

After this incident, the evil cult organizations in Hua Xia had become the target of scorn. Everyone was looking to bring them down.

However, the elites of the evil cult organizations controlled by the supreme demon's clones were hardly affected. Their core members were more or less under control. No matter how fierce the interrogation was, the authorities were unable to get any useful information out of them.

Despite the Huang family using the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly in their interrogations, they were similarly unable to obtain any useful information. After the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly used its skills on those controlled beastmasters, they suddenly died just as they were about to spill some information.

The Huang family was helpless about this in the end, and could only pin their hopes on the government and military's joint investigation team, hoping they could find the headquarters of those evil cult organizations as soon as possible and eradicate them.

Even though they were unable to get anything useful from the mouths of those evil cult members, the government and the military's joint operation could still slowly search for the nest of the evil cult using other methods.

After all, it was impossible for the evil cult to not leave any traces behind if they wanted to take in new members.All of that was no longer related to Zhang Che, however.

After sending off the Bei Du University students, he and Huang Tielan mounted the Purple Jade Condor and quickly flew off in a random direction deeper into the beast world.

He was only going to help Miss Tienan advance to Tier Four. There was no need to specially find a good location to train. They only needed to explore slightly deeper into the beast world and look for a place with a higher population of mid-tier beasts, and they could stop and start their massacre.

It was only then that Huang Tielan realized they were actually not flying on his dragon. She couldn't help but ask, "Hmm? Zhang Xiaoche, where's your Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon?"

Truthfully speaking, the riding experience on the Purple Jade Condor was trash compared to the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon. If they flew just a little fast, they would need to shout just to converse.

If they went even faster… well, they couldn't do that. Otherwise, Huang Tielan wouldn't be able to withstand the strong wind, given her physique.

It was very difficult to hear Huang Tielan with all the wind whistling. Luckily, Zhang Che's senses were much higher than ordinary people and he heard her clearly. He answered in a similarly loud voice, "Yesterday Hanming flew too fast and his origin is a little injured. He's recuperating right now. It'll be a few days' time before he can come out."

Huang Tielan came to a sudden realization. It was no wonder the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was moved at such shocking speed yesterday. It turned out he had injured his origin! She quickly asked worriedly, "Ah? Is he okay?"

She knew the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was Zhang Che's strongest beast, and was his flying mount at the same time. It would affect him greatly if the dragon was hurt too badly.

Zhang Che smiled, "It's fine. He'll recover with a few days' rest. Eh? There seems to be quite a number of mid-tier exotic beasts over there. Let's go there to hunt."

While speaking, Zhang Che saw a spot to land and had the Purple Jade Condor descend.

Logically speaking, even though Huang Tielan wasn't weak, it was very difficult for her to hunt mid-tier exotic beasts quickly. It was an almost impossible task.

However, she had a powerful nanny by her side!

Afterwards, Zhang Che didn't even need Huang Tielan to do anything herself. Not even he needed to do anything. Zhang Che only needed to let his capable babies spread out and capture the mid-tier exotic beasts, then torture them until they were half-dead and let Huang Tielan deal the final blow.

Although she wouldn't train herself very well this way, Zhang Che didn't care about that. What was most important was for Huang Tielan to advance to Tier Four beastmaster first. There'd be plenty of time for her to train her fighting ability in the future.

Moreover, Huang Tielan wasn't a greenhouse flower with no actual combat experience to her name at all. When the subdued beasts she had were stronger, naturally she'd be able to display powerful attack prowess!

With that, the speed at which Huang Tielan killed mid-tier beasts could be said to be terrifying.

At the end of the day, Zhang Che had more than ten subdued beasts and pets at legend-quality and above. With so many powerful beasts on the move, they'd bring back at least one half-dead mid-tier exotic beast back every minute, and Huang Tielan was fatigued just dealing the final blows to them.

With a super nanny by her side, it wouldn't be very difficult for Huang Tielan to advance to Tier Six beastmaster in the future!

It was only when she was attempting to advance from mid-tier to high-tier beastmaster that her speed would fall drastically, given the required number of exotic beasts was too high, in addition to the fact that five and six-star exotic beasts would be harder to capture.

However, none of this was certain. Zhang Che would surely have become stronger by then. Perhaps he'd be able to capture even high-tier low-quality exotic beasts easily. It wouldn't be too much of a problem to let Huang Tielan break through then!"Woah, Zhang Xiaoche, I almost can't keep up with this anymore. Can you have your babies go a little slower? These exotic beasts' skins are really thick! Killing them takes quite a bit of effort!"

The day had passed slowly. Huang Tielan's arm had gone limp from all the killing.

Even though she was wielding a dark gold-quality Mutated Puffersword, the weapon's level was too low. Some of the mid-tier exotic beasts with tougher defenses would take quite a bit of effort from her just to deal the killing blow.

This was truly a blissful problem for Miss Tienan. Zhang Che couldn't help but burst into laughter when he heard that. "Hahahaha, then you have to work harder! It'd be too much of a waste if a backlog of goods accumulates!"

Zhang Che was already thinking about what kind of weapon he should swap to Huang Tielan when she advanced to Tier Four beastmaster. The two-star Mutated Puffersword was indeed a little too weak…

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Chapter 544: Bursting with Luck

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Not having a good weapon had a rather big effect on Huang Tielan's battle prowess. Even though Zhang Che had prepared two Unicorns for her, they were both essentially support-type subdued beasts. Their attack power was somewhat lacking.

The weapons Zhang Che had outgrown, be it the Scarlet Meteorite Huge Sword or the Horned Electric Python, were five-star beast cards. Huang Tielan needed to achieve Tier Five beastmaster before she could use either of them.

Although Huang Tielan could advance to Tier Five very quickly with Zhang Che's help, they had obviously not planned on staying in the beast world for such a long time.

Those would be the weapons Huang Tielan would use in the future, but Zhang Che truly couldn't find a suitable weapon for her during this bridging period.

Zhang Che did have a four-star weapon; the Rotten Ent Prowler whip, which had been upgraded to dark gold-quality. However, this weapon was a little too dirty. Huang Tielan would probably not like it.

Also, she was used to using swords. She wouldn't be used to it if she suddenly changed her weapon of choice into a whip, and wouldn't be able to wield it effectively and display its proper strength.

Moreover, Zhang Che felt it was a little too shameful to equip his girlfriend with a dark gold-quality weapon. It had to be a legend-quality at the very least!

When Zhang Che explained the situation, Huang Tielan, who was already fatigued from killing exotic beasts, couldn't help but sigh, saying, "Let's put this matter off until later. If there's nothing suitable for now, then I'll just use the Mutated Puffersword. I don't need to do battle often anyways, it's no big deal if I don't have a good weapon for now. Also, I don't like using whips, you disgusting fellow…"

Zhang Che was left speechless after hearing what she said. -It's only a long whip-type weapon. How is it disgusting?-

Of course, he wouldn't dare say this aloud. Thinking back carefully, the Rotten Ent Prowler whip did feel somewhat disgusting… So be it, if Miss Tienan didn't want to use it!

While the two were conversing, violent trembling came from the side. The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus came running up excitedly, his mouth holding onto a few mid-tier exotic beasts. First, he paraded himself in front of Zhang Che to claim credit for his work, then put down the dying exotic beasts and ran away with big steps.

That fellow's mouth was huge. Every time he came back, he would bring at least two or three exotic beasts with him!

"Please spare me, Zhang Xiaoche. I'm so tired I really can't swing my sword anymore…" Huang Tielan looked at the backlog of exotic beasts she had yet to kill, then shifted her gaze over to the ones the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus had just brought back. On the other side, the elemental queen was flying back to them, smiling, holding a mid-tier exotic beast in each of her hands.

She felt like she really couldn't move anymore. As such, Huang Tielan directly put away her long sword and sat down on a rock protruding out from the ground at the side. The way she was hanging her head looked very comical. Those not in the know would think she hadn't been able to hunt any exotic beasts!

If they were to find out that her hands had gone limp from slaughtering exotic beasts like pigs, who knew how jealous they would get?

Zhang Che was helpless about that, too. If they continued at this pace, they'd probably only need two days for Miss Tienan to advance to Tier Four. They'd scare others to death if they told others.

It couldn't be helped, however. Killing exotic beasts non-stop, even though they didn't have the ability to retaliate, wasn't like slaughtering chickens, after all. Huang Tielan really couldn't handle it, given her physique.

"We'll take a short rest, then. Let's get something to eat first. We'll continue after you recover your strength."

Huang Tielan immediately grew excited when she heard they were getting some food. She quickly stood up and chirped, "Hah, then I want to eat roasted meat! I want to eat meat roasted by the elemental queen!"

Obviously, the elemental queen had not only conquered Zhang Che and the frisky monkey, she had similarly conquered Huang Tielan.

This humanoid pet's skill at roasting meat was truly at the top of the universe. No one could compare to her at all.

Sometimes, Zhang Che would imagine if he went to open a roasted meat store, the business would probably be so good that countless customers would be queuing up from morning until night.

Not only that, given the elemental queen's inhuman physique, there was no need to worry she would be fatigued. She'd be fine even if she forewent eating and sleeping, and worked for a full month straight.

After receiving Zhang Che's message telepathically, the elemental queen suddenly felt a chill down her spine while making her way back. She shivered and quickly stopped in place, looking around. However, she couldn't find any powerful exotic beasts nearby.

-Then, what was that ill feeling just now?-

Shaking her head, the elemental queen continued flying back to where Zhang Che was with a doubtful expression.Soon, everything was prepared. The elemental queen started working. A little less than an hour later, a large pile of saliva-inducing meat was roasted up. Huang Tielan was so tempted by it that she kept swallowing, wishing she could start eating right away.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot about the little guy." Just as they were about to dig in, Zhang Che suddenly slapped his head and summoned out the frisky monkey with a wave of his hand. That fellow had stayed in his spiritual sea for a very long time now. Taking the opportunity that they had free time now, it was better to let him out for a breather.

As expected, the frisky monkey shot a resentful gaze at Zhang Che the moment he appeared. Just as he was about to call out "Baba," Zhang Che decisively stopped him through a spiritual message.

It would have been so shameful if Huang Tielan heard him…

Huang Tielan had a face full of shock when she saw the frisky monkey appear. "This is the little guy you mentioned? He's as tall as me even when sitting, alright? If this is considered a little guy, what is your idea of a big guy?"

Indeed, the current frisky monkey stood over two meters tall, his weight heavy and his waist round. He had a fierce appearance; he truly didn't fit the term "little guy".

Zhang Che met Huang Tielan's confused gaze and sighed, explaining, "Let's dig in… You have no idea. This little thing actually wasn't like this in the past. He consumed some spiritual herbs, evolved afterwards, and grew into that. He really doesn't look pleasing to the eye, no matter how I look at him."

Upon hearing Zhang Che say dig in, the frisky monkey quickly grabbed a handful of meat and stuffed his face full before Huang Tielan could do anything.

As for the matter about his master daddy having a change of heart… well, that wasn't important compared to delicious food.

"Ah, this guy moves so quickly!" Huang Tielan gasped and hurriedly joined in on the fight for food.

Due to the addition of the frisky monkey, that little bit of meat the elemental queen had roasted wasn't enough at all. As such, Zhang Che took out another pile of meat from his spatial storage, then applied some spices and spiritual honey on them and shoved them to the elemental queen.

The elemental queen didn't complain. After taking all the meat, she swiftly started roasting again.

The elemental queen truly was the most hardworking pet. She was pleasing to the eye and capable, not to mention her combat prowess was unusually high. There truly wasn't any better pet around.

Zhang Che looked at the frisky monkey again. Comparing one thing with another was really dreadful. There was too much of a difference between the frisky monkey and the elemental queen.

Well, a certain fellow seemed to have forgotten that it was precisely because of the frisky monkey that he had obtained a huge number of spiritual herbs on his path to becoming strong, and so quickly increased his strength.

People always favored the new over the old.

After eating her fill after much difficulty, Huang Tielan seemed to have thought of something. She suddenly asked with her eyes beaming with light, "Oh, right. You said you have someone who can find spiritual herbs. Could it be this guy?"

Done speaking, she hinted at the frisky monkey with her gaze.

Zhang Che blinked a few times, then answered, "Yeah, it's this guy. His innate ability is sensing the fluctuations of spiritual force. He can detect the presence of spiritual herbs nearby."

Huang Tielan immediately jumped up from the ground and cried out excitedly, "Really? Then let's set out quickly and let him use his ability. Let's scavenge the spiritual herbs in this area!"

Zhang Che tilted his head and pointed at the dying dozen or so mid-tier exotic beasts, saying, "Hmm, you're becoming fickle-minded now. You don't want to kill these exotic beasts and not want to advance to Tier Four beastmaster already?"

Huang Tielan immediately showed a pleading expression and said cutely, "Zhang Xiaoche, I'm really tired and can't move anymore. Can we just take it as relaxing for a bit? Also, your subdued beasts capture exotic beasts so quickly; there's no need for us to be in such a hurry. I can advance to Tier Four beastmaster successfully in a few days at the most!"

Well, Miss Tienan even used the godly technique of acting coquettishly. Zhang Che had no choice but to go with her whims.

Speaking of which, striking a balance between leisure and work wasn't bad, either. If he was in her shoes, he'd also find it sickening if he had to kill exotic beasts non-stop.

Thinking of it that way, Zhang Che no longer said anything about the matter. He beckoned the frisky monkey over, but didn't order him to use his skill. He had the frisky monkey sense his surroundings with only his innate ability and soon discovered several reactions nearby.

Even without using his skill, the current frisky monkey was able to sense the spiritual fluctuations within several kilometers. Zhang Che only needed to show Huang Tielan the frisky monkey's miraculous ability; that was more than enough.

However, the situation this time around seemed a little different.

After the frisky monkey was done sensing his surroundings, he immediately grew excited and pointed southwest, nearly crying out loud. Luckily, Zhang Che stopped him in time and strictly ordered him to not say a word in front of Huang Tielan, keeping his secret. It would have been too sensational if an exotic beast started speaking human.

Huang Tielan grew a little suspicious when she saw the frisky monkey acting so unusually excited. She asked, "What happened, Zhang Xiaoche? Did he discover something unusual?"

Zhang Che showed a radiant smile and nodded, saying, "Mmm. I didn't expect our luck to be this good! We actually discovered a top-grade spiritual herb here, so close to the safety zone!"

Huang Tielan immediately grew excited as well and said loudly, "Woah, we really discovered a top-grade spiritual herb? Then let's go over quickly!"

As a genius beast card cultivator, Huang Tielan knew the value of a top-grade spiritual herb very well. How could she sit still after hearing Zhang Che say that the frisky monkey had discovered one? She immediately urged them to go in the direction the frisky monkey had pointed out.

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Chapter 545: Tier Four in Three Days! [Two in One]

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Zhang Che quickly waved his hand and said, "No hurry. Let's prepare ourselves for a bit. Any place with top-grade spiritual herbs will usually have powerful exotic beasts guarding them. It's better to be cautious."

Huang Tielan stuck out her tongue cutely and said, "Ah, I actually forgot about that. Will there be any problems?"

Zhang Che nodded and smiled, "There shouldn't be any problems. It's only a top-grade spiritual herb. At the most there will be an epic-quality exotic beast guarding it. That way we'll even obtain a powerful subdued beast!"

That was the truth. Logically speaking, divine-quality exotic beasts wouldn't be interested in these spiritual herbs. Even top-grade ones wouldn't be helpful in increasing their strength.

As such, divine-quality exotic beasts wouldn't waste their time guarding spiritual herbs. If they came across it by chance, they'd treat the decent spiritual herbs as snacks and eat them impolitely. If that happened, however, the frisky monkey wouldn't have detected the aura of the spiritual herb anyway.

After every one of Zhang Che's babies returned, he packed up his belongings and mounted the Purple Jade Condor's back with Huang Tielan, the elemental queen, and the frisky monkey. They flew in the direction of the top-grade spiritual herb.

Zhang Che had already asked the frisky monkey through their spiritual link. The spiritual herb wasn't far, less than two thousand meters away. Even though the Purple Jade Condor had to be considerate of Huang Tielan's inferior physique, they needed less than half a minute to arrive there.

They flew past a few small hills before a mountain appeared in front of them. Without a doubt, the top-grade spiritual herb discovered by the frisky monkey was located on that mountain.

After arriving there, Zhang Che was certain that there shouldn't be any powerful exotic beasts guarding the herb. He could still see some exotic beasts at the foot of the mountain. If there was a powerful exotic beast around, those exotic beasts wouldn't have dared to stay around!

This left Zhang Che feeling slightly regretful, however. -Ai, I missed out on another powerful subdued beast.-

Seeing Zhang Che sensing something, Huang Tielan hurriedly asked in a whisper, "Zhang Xiaoche, is the top-grade spiritual herb on top of that mountain ahead? Is there any powerful exotic beasts guarding it?"

"None. That's such a shame," Zhang Che shook his head. He directed the Purple Jade Condor to fly towards the tall mountain ahead, and they quickly arrived at their destination. It was located on a cliff close to the top of the mountain. Other than flying exotic beasts, other exotic beasts really couldn't get to the herb.

However, the spiritual herb didn't grow at an obvious spot. Otherwise, the flying exotic beasts that flew past here would have eaten it long ago. Would it still be sitting here waiting for Zhang Che and the others to come pick it otherwise?

There was a deep crevice on that precipice. Inside, wild grass and small shrubs grew. It had an ordinary appearance; no one would suspect a top-grade spiritual herb was growing here!

It was most likely because of this that the herb could grow until now. Unfortunately, there was a problem. The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was still recuperating, and the Purple Jade Condor didn't have the ability to hover in mid-air. Although the crevice was barely wide enough for a person to set foot inside, it was rather risky. Huang Tielan wasn't that strong, after all. The results would be unimaginable if she accidentally slipped and fell.

"Forget it. Let's just wait here and let the elemental queen go harvest it."

Zhang Che thought for a moment and had the Purple Jade Condor land at a flat area near the summit, then had the elemental queen fly over to harvest the herb.

Although the elemental queen didn't know anything about spiritual herbs, she was able to sense the spiritual force spreading from the herb at a close distance. Naturally she would be able to tell which one was the spiritual herb and successfully harvest it.

Huang Tielan's anticipation could be seen in her eyes. She didn't say a word, however. She knew the severity of the situation, and that it was somewhat dangerous in the crevice on the cliff. She quietly waited with Zhang Che.

Soon, the elemental queen returned with an ordinary-looking herb in her hand. That herb was only about a foot long, with a few long, narrow blades of leaves. There really wasn't much different about it in appearance than other wild grasses.

If it wasn't for the fact that Zhang Che could sense the thick, yet contained spiritual energy fluctuations from it, he would not believe it was actually a spiritual herb, even if he was beaten to death.

"Eh? So strange. I actually don't recognize this type of spiritual herb!" Huang Tielan suddenly exclaimed before Zhang Che could say a word. She looked at the spiritual herb the elemental queen brought back curiously, then reached out to take it from her. After taking a closer look, she clicked her tongue in wonder, saying, "This should be a mutated type of spiritual herb, with nothing special about it by itself. It should have grown by chance… Right, Zhang Xiaoche, quickly let the elemental queen go back and take another look in the crevice. There might be some good stuff there!"

Zhang Che's eyes immediately lit up after hearing this. Huang Tielan was a professional in this field! As such, he immediately ordered the elemental queen to return to the crevice on the cliff and part the grass, digging up the soil to investigate.

Indeed, the elemental queen soon exclaimed, "Master, there seems to be a strange crystal mineral below!"

Zhang Che's heart was stirred. He hurriedly said, "Dig out a piece and show me!"

The elemental queen's jade-like arms were like axes, easily splitting the rocks apart and digging out a piece of milky white crystal with an irregular shape.

Even from afar, Zhang Che could see that object was translucent, like the most beautiful crystal in the world. However, it had a color, unlike actual crystals. It seemed like the object was filled with a milky white fluid, emitting a blurry light.

-What's this?- Zhang Che had obviously never seen this kind of mineral before, but Huang Tielan was so excited that she was trembling at his side.

She cried out, "It's actually a spiritual crystal… It's actually a spiritual crystal! Zhang Xiaoche, we're rich now!"

Zhang Che was moved. He asked, "What is a spiritual crystal?"

Huang Tielan explained excitedly, "You know spiritual jade. Spiritual crystals are a type of mineral that was transformed from spiritual jades that have absorbed enough essence of heaven and earth. The effect of using it to nurture spiritual herbs is three times that of spiritual jades, and their price is worth more than ten times that of spiritual jades! The total amount of spiritual crystal found in the whole world is less than one cubic meter!"

After hearing Huang Tielan's explanation, Zhang Che was thoroughly stunned.

Calculating simply, a cubic foot of spiritual jade was worth about a hundred million purple crystal points. Wouldn't that mean that the fist-sized spiritual crystal the elemental queen just dug up was also worth about a hundred million purple crystal points?

-Damn, we've really earned a fortune! A huge fortune!-

Thinking about it a little deeper, the spiritual crystal's worth wasn't just limited to purple crystal points. The herbal field he and the Huang family were managing together was gradually expanding, and they were just fretting about not having enough spiritual jade to use. With this spiritual crystal, a huge problem of theirs would be solved for now.

Done thinking, Zhang Che hurriedly said to the elemental queen, "Keep digging! See if there are more spiritual crystals!"

Huang Tielan's eyes were glowing with light, anticipating the elemental queen's next actions. If she could dig out more spiritual crystals, the gains she and Zhang Che obtained on this trip would be comparable to decades' worth of accumulation of a large clan!

The elemental queen followed his orders readily and waved her hands continuously, digging inside the crevice on the cliff.

Sure enough, she dug out a bigger piece of spiritual crystal less than a minute later. Its size was more than three times the size of the first piece!

Zhang Che and Huang Tielan grinned excitedly, their bodies trembling uncontrollably. They had just obtained another three hundred million purple crystal points! Incredible!

Even so, this was not the end. Afterwards, the elemental queen continued digging, and dug out a few more pieces of spiritual crystal. Although there wasn't an even bigger piece, adding them altogether, their total sizes were more than a cubic foot! Converting them into purple crystal points, that was a fortune of over a billion purple crystal points!

Zhang Che and Huang Tielan's faces were red from excitement, feeling like they were about to faint.

It was like an ordinary person suddenly gaining a fortune of over a trillion dollars. Their mental fortitude was shockingly strong, given that they hadn't died right away from a heart attack.

Of course, the two of them were beastmasters. Naturally they wouldn't have a heart problem. However, suddenly gaining such a huge fortune still made them feel their hearts pumping at their limits. Even their skins were faintly glowing red.

When the elemental queen brought back all the spiritual crystals, Zhang Che and Huang Tielan were so excited that they shared a passionate kiss. They wouldn't be able to express their excitement if they didn't.

At the side, the elemental queen kept pursing her lips as she watched the two of them. The two of them would always display their affections whenever they were together. It truly left the elemental queen unable to watch any longer.

After a long time, the couple parted their lips. A trace of translucent saliva was still visible on Zhang Che's lips. He stashed all the spiritual crystals and the top-grade spiritual herb away, no longer interested in looking for the other ordinary herbs.

Compared to these spiritual crystals, those ordinary spiritual herbs were truly unable to interest him at all. They couldn't be bothered wasting time to go harvest them.

After the excitement died down, Huang Tielan felt like she was filled with strength again, and threw herself into the exotic beast killing operation again. She no longer complained of being tired. Those spiritual crystals from before were like a stimulant to her heart, filling her with strength.From then on, other than resting and touring around with Zhang Che, she spent most of her time killing exotic beasts.

In three days' time, counting from the 19th onwards, she successfully broke through and became a mid-tier beastmaster on the 21st of December.

That terrifying speed would shock anyone if they spread the word out. It was unbelievable.

However, with Zhang Che's army of capable babies helping to capture mid-tier exotic beasts, her pace was indeed that fast. It could be said to be above anyone else!

If it was anybody else, it would take a whole group of powerful beastmasters to help one person advance from Tier Three to Tier Four in such a short period of time.

"Haha, Zhang Xiaoche, I'm finally a Tier Four beastmaster too!"

Successfully advancing to Tier Four didn't just mean that Huang Tielan had become a mid-tier beastmaster. She could also employ the two differently attributed Unicorns Zhang Che gave her now.

From that point on, Miss Tienan's strength had grown immensely. She wouldn't need to be afraid of anyone among mid-tier beastmasters as long as they weren't experts with multiple epic-quality subdued beasts.After staying in the beast world for so many days, Huang Tielan was tired of killing exotic beasts and no longer wished to continue on.

Of course, if she was willing to, Zhang Che could ensure that she would easily rise to a Tier Five beastmaster within the next half a month.

However, Huang Tielan was truly exhausted from killing. She only wanted to come back to this matter some time in the future.

Moreover, the spiritual crystals they obtained needed to be sent to the herbal field in Xinjing City as soon as possible to help the spiritual herbs there grow better.

The new body tempering pills the Huang family's herbal research institute was producing weren't able to satisfy the market demand at all. Even though the military had helped provide large amounts of crucial ingredients, the production of spiritual honey was also limited.

If the spiritual crystals were also used, the herbs in the herbal field would grow better, their flowering periods would be longer, and also more vigorous. That would naturally increase the production of spiritual honey as well!

It could be said that the spiritual crystals didn't just represent a bunch of numbers. They could also be converted into actual profit within the short term!

"Let's go back now, Zhang Xiaoche."

Huang Tielan was riding her new mount, the Dark Unicorn. She was very satisfied after experiencing its speed.

It was somewhat similar to the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon. The Dark Unicorn could also form a dark energy barrier around itself, warding off the violent wind resistance born from travelling at high speed.

With that, Huang Tielan didn't have to worry her ride was moving too quickly and not being able to take its speed.

Zhang Che's playfulness was aroused. He summoned out the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, who had fully recovered from his injuries, and jumped onto him together with the elemental queen. He called out to Huang Tielan, saying, "Alright, then. Let's have a competition and see whose mount can fly faster!"

"Sure, bring it on! Your Hanming might be higher in level and quality than my Dark Unicorn, but it's not certain who flies faster!"

Huang Tielan had tested the Dark Unicorn's flight speed earlier, and was extremely satisfied with its supersonic speed. Since Zhang Che wanted to compete with her, she'd accept readily. She felt like her new flying mount might not necessarily lose.

Moments later, the two flying mounts who excelled in speed both took off on the same count and left a string of afterimages behind, flying in the safety zone's direction.

Zhang Che had really underestimated the Dark Unicorn previously. Before its energy was exhausted, it really could go toe to toe with the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon. The dragon could only surpass the Dark Unicorn's speed by a head's length if he burned his potential.

Of course, the Dark Unicorn was much weaker. It couldn't last nearly as long as the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon when flying at such a high speed. After less than two hours later, it had obviously slowed down.

Even so, Huang Tielan was very satisfied with her new subdued beast.

No matter what kind of danger she came across, she'd most likely be able to escape far away flying at about Mach 2 for close to two hours. Otherwise, it'd be useless no matter how good its endurance was!

As the Dark Unicorn was close to exhausted, the couple arrived in the vicinity of the safety zone. They had their flying mounts slow down and entered the zone, crossing the spatial gateway and returning to Mercury.

Zhang Che spoke with the officers in the camp, and after waiting for a while, Dijiang-hao appeared in the sky, landing in front of them.

The couple recalled their respective beasts and boarded Dijiang-hao together with the elemental queen. Afterwards, they took off and sped towards Jingzhou.

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Chapter 546: Truly Frightened [Two in One]

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Aboard Dijiang-hao, Huang Tielan pointed at the elemental queen, who was in the middle of a fierce battle on a chessboard, and asked quietly, "Zhang Xiaoche, is she always like this?"

Just as they exited the beast world, this humanoid pet actually dove right into the online world and focused all her attention on Go. Her focus was truly shocking.

Although Huang Tielan knew the elemental queen loved playing chess, she didn't know the extent of it.

Zhang Che shrugged helplessly and nodded, "Right. I don't even know whether letting her learn to play chess was a good thing or a bad thing anymore."

Truthfully speaking, it was fortunate the elemental queen was a humanoid pet, and not a real person. Otherwise, there'd be some real problems if she kept studying the art of chess in this manner, foregoing meals and sleep!

"Amazing!" Huang Tielan praised from the bottom of her heart. She had always thought of herself as very hardworking when it came to beast card cultivation, and not many could match up to her in that aspect. However, when she compared herself to the elemental queen, she was so ashamed that she wanted to find a hole to hide in.

The two of them were on totally different levels!Going to Jingzhou Island from Bei Du would take more than five hours even on Dijiang-hao. Zhang Che felt tired after chatting with Huang Tielan for some time. Even so, the elemental queen still had her head buried in chess. It truly was admirable.

"Zhang Xiaoche, can you free up some time during my school holidays and come with me to the beast world? I want to rise to Tier Six beastmaster in one go!"

The incident from before had left too deep of an impression on Huang Tielan. She viewed raising her strength as a much more important issue now than in the past.

If it wasn't for Jiang Chao saving her in the nick of time, perhaps she wouldn't have lasted until Zhang Che arrived, and would have fallen to the attacks to those evil cult beastmasters.

Only by becoming strong herself would she not be a burden to Zhang Che in the future. Huang Tielan was now much more aware of this point than ever.

Zhang Che nodded and said, "No problem. After you advance to Tier Six beastmaster, I'll help you find some mid-tier epic-quality beast cards. That way you'll be able to protect yourself in the future."

Although it was possible for exotic beasts to reach epic-quality once they attained mid-tier status, it was very rare to find four-star epic-quality beasts. Even five-star epic-quality exotic beasts were uncommon. Six-star epic-quality exotic beasts were much more common.

As such, it was very necessary for Huang Tielan to achieve Tier Six beastmaster as soon as possible.

As for Zhang Che wanting to hunt mid-tier epic-quality exotic beasts, this matter was very easy for him. The only problem was that epic-quality exotic beasts were few in number, and that they usually wouldn't stay in one area for long.

As such, he needed a bit of luck to find epic-quality exotic beasts. However, none of this was a big problem for him.

With the Huang family supporting him, they could get scouts to spread out to all the beast worlds to search. Surely they'd find some information on epic-quality exotic beasts!By the time Dijiang-hao arrived at Xinjing City, the sky had turned completely dark.

However, after learning that his precious daughter and prospective son-in-law were coming, Huang Juyun still took the time to come wait for their arrival personally at the military airport, despite his busy schedule.

He had already learned about the incident in the beast world near Bei Du City on the 18th. Although he knew his daughter was fine in the end, the situation had been dangerous. If Zhang Che had arrived just a moment later, the results would have been unthinkable!

These matters were naturally reported to Huang Juyun by Zhao Wu's squad, who had returned to Mercury first. He was soaked in cold sweat when he first heard about it.

He didn't dare to imagine what would have happened if Zhang Che hadn't followed the school into the beast world to protect his daughter.

In Huang Juyun's heart, his hatred toward the evil cult was simply at the limit. Zhang Che was ambushed not long ago, and now the evil cults had extended their devilish arm towards his one and only precious daughter. He truly couldn't take it lying down any more!

In the government and the military's joint operation, Huang Juyun had responded extremely enthusiastically. Almost all of the forces in the entire Xinjing City military division were mobilized, striking at the evil cults in this area fanatically. In just three days, they had killed or arrested over three hundred members of evil cults, and their seniority in the cults was relatively high, to boot!

The only regrettable thing was that among those evil cult members, the outer members didn't know much at all, while the mid to high level members wouldn't say a word, no matter what. It truly was infuriating.

Even so, after suffering such a harsh setback, the evil cult's arrogance was severely suppressed. At the very least, signs of their activities could no longer be seen on the surface.

During the process of raiding the evil cults, Huang Juyun's new subdued beast, the Metal Tyrant, displayed shocking strength, especially when going after evil cult members holed up inside complicated buildings. Once the Metal Tyrant activated its innate ability, it could collapse entire buildings, leaving those evil cult members with nowhere to hide.

The Metal Tyrant was definitely a few times stronger than other epic-quality subdued beasts when fighting in cities!

"This was done with only the epic-quality Metal Tyrant. If that terrifying divine-quality metal-attributed exotic beast Xiaoche mentioned could be killed and turned into a subdued beast, it would simply be an invincible existence in cities! A mid-sized city would fall with just a simple wave of a hand!"

However, Huang Juyun knew that this was only his personal fantasy. Even those extremely rare divine-tier beastmasters might not be a match for an exotic beast of that level. If he really came across it, he could only try to run as far away as possible.

Given the situation at Mt Fallen Star, that terrifying divine-quality exotic beast naturally had the geographical advantage. It was in an invincible position with all the metal elements present on the mountain range.

As long as that exotic beast didn't leave Mt Fallen Star, no one could ever threaten it!

Back then, Zhang Che and the others had noticed that the terrifying exotic beast seemed unable to leave Mt Fallen Star for some unknown reasons. Not only that, it rarely moved at all. Otherwise, it wouldn't have let them massacre the exotic beasts in the outer region of the mountain range, waiting until the Scarlet Flame Drake killed the Metal Tyrant before it made its attack.

While he was thinking about all that, the airport control tower had received a signal that Dijiang-hao had arrived in the skies nearby and was requesting to land.

Huang Juyun would see his precious daughter who survived a calamity very soon. He quickly collected himself and looked to the skies.Shortly after, Dijiang-hao landed smoothly. The cabin door opened, and Zhang Che, Huang Tielan, and the elemental queen came walking out.

"Daddy!" Huang Tielan quickly ran over when she saw Huang Juyun waiting to receive her.

"Lanlan, it's great that you're fine. I was so scared.

"Next time, no matter if your school organizes any activities, or you want to go out by yourself, you can't go sneaking out again, understand? If it wasn't for Xiaoche this time, the results would have been unthinkable…" Huang Juyun said sincerely, rubbing his daughter's head.

This incident had truly frightened him!

"I know, dad. I won't do it again." Huang Tielan nodded obediently. After such an experience, she viewed her personal safety with more importance.

Zhang Che came up, lagging a few steps behind and greeted Huang Juyun with a nod, "Uncle Huang."

Huang Juyun looked at Zhang Che, his eyes filled with gratitude, and said, "Xiaoche, it's all thanks to you this time. If not…"

Zhang Che smiled faintly and hurriedly stopped Huang Juyun from continuing, "What are you talking about, Uncle Huang? It's my duty to protect her."

Family shouldn't be too polite with one another. Although Zhang Che wasn't married to Huang Tielan yet, this was a matter that was bound to happen sooner or later.

Protecting his woman was only natural. How could he let his father-in-law thank him for that?

The three of them chatted for a while, then Huang Juyun said, "Come on. You must have not eaten anything yet on your journey here. Let's go to the military canteen. Food is already prepared; it's fresh seafood I got my men to get from the waters."

Zhang Che and Huang Tielan's eyes shone brightly when they heard this. They immediately felt their stomachs growling.

It wasn't easy to procure seafood in this era. The taste was something one would never forget after eating it just once.

Moreover, the seafood Huang Juyun sent his men to get surely wasn't ordinary stuff. There was definitely all kinds of exotic beast seafood. In that case, the taste would be ten times more delicious!

After taking a few steps, Huang Juyun suddenly felt something was amiss. He stopped in place and sized his daughter up. A look of shock suddenly visible on his face. He asked in disbelief, "Lanlan, y-you… you've advanced to Tier Four beastmaster?"

They had only stayed in the beast world for a few days; Huang Tielan had actually advanced to Tier Four so quickly!

If Huang Juyun's memory had served him right, Huang Tielan hadn't entered the beast world once after advancing to Tier Three beastmaster. In other words, she directly shot up to Tier Four beastmaster from the initial stage of Tier Three!

That speed was truly terrifying!

Huang Tielan said proudly, "That's right. If I wasn't missing daddy and stayed in the beast world a few more days, perhaps I would have risen to Tier Five beastmaster in one go!"

Huang Juyun was stunned. She was speaking like rising in beastmaster tier was as easy as drinking water.

Let alone rising from Tier Four to Tier Five, ordinary beastmasters would need a month or so just to advance from Tier Three to Tier Four, and that was the pace of the stronger ones in that tier who were able to hunt exotic beasts successfully.

-Not right…- Huang Juyun instantly thought of something. He quickly turned to look at Zhang Che and asked, "Did you capture exotic beasts and let her kill them?"

He quickly realized that with the strength of the subdued beasts and pets under Zhang Che, capturing ordinary exotic beasts was simply too easy for them. It was no wonder his precious daughter advanced so quickly!

Zhang Che smiled and said, "Actually it shouldn't have taken three days originally. Two days was enough, but she couldn't stand the fatigue and couldn't swing her sword after killing for some time, having to stop and take a short rest."

Huang Tielan's face flushed red after Zhang Che said that. Her embarrassment turned into anger and she said, "Zhang Xiaoche, it's because your subdued beasts and pets are too terrifying, bringing back an exotic beast every two breaths. Anyone would have grown tired from killing, okay?"

Huang Juyun fell silent after hearing their conversation.

Zhang Che… this brat was truly too strong. His subdued beasts and pets could actually tire out a Tier Three beastmaster just capturing exotic beasts and letting her kill them. It truly left him speechless!While they were chattering, they arrived at the canteen in the building nearby.

After taking their seats, the canteen staff immediately served the dishes. Plate after plate of seafood was brought to their table, filling up the big round table.

Of course, there wouldn't be any waste when it came to beastmasters, especially since the king of appetite, Zhang Che, was here. Instead, the problem was whether this much was enough for them!

After they took some bites and filled their stomachs slightly, Huang Tielan slowed down and suddenly looked at Huang Juyun. She put on airs and said to him, "Oh, right, daddy. Guess what we found in the beast world this time?"

He was slightly taken aback, then smiled, "What else can you find in there? Let's hear it; how many spiritual herbs have you found?"

Huang Juyun knew about that pet of Zhang Che that could locate spiritual herbs. They must have gotten a good harvest for his precious daughter to show off like this.

-That aside, Zhang Che this brat is really something. He still has the time to scavenge spiritual herbs while capturing exotic beasts for her to kill. Looks like this kid is much stronger than I thought…-

To his surprise, Huang Tielan grinned and said, "Hee hee, you're wrong, daddy. Although we found a top-grade spiritual herb, that is nothing. Do you want to make another guess?"

-What's there to guess, then!?- Huang Juyun couldn't help but roll his eyes back.

-If it isn't spiritual herbs, then there are simply too many things in the beast world. Who knows what good stuff you found? But, it's probably some kind of rare mineral, and the amount is surely high. Otherwise she wouldn't have said that a top-grade spiritual herb didn't count for much…-

Huang Juyun turned to look at Zhang Che and said, "Alright, kid, stop putting on airs. Say it; what mineral did you find? Is there a lot of it?"

Before Zhang Che could respond, Huang Tielan could no longer suppress her desire to show off and urged him, "Zhang Xiaoche, quickly take it out and show daddy!"

-Bring it out? Wouldn't that smash the table into powder? How can we eat, then?-

"Don't…" Huang Juyun grew anxious and hurriedly spoke out to stop him, worried that Zhang Che would really pour out all the minerals they found. That'd be a sight to behold!

However, he only saw Zhang Che wave his hand slightly in the next moment, and a few milky white crystals appeared in the gaps between the plates on the table. It didn't collapse the table like he had imagined.

-Hmm, this kid wasn't stupid enough to pour out everything, only taking out some samples.

-Not right…

-What is this?!-

Huang Juyun's whole body was trembling from shock when he finally took in what was on the table.

Although he wasn't a beast card cultivator, as the patriarch of a clan with a herbal research institute, Huang Juyun was very familiar with minerals that concerned spiritual herbs. Even though he hadn't seen the actual objects before, he knew their relevant information.

He looked at the milky white crystals on the table blankly, his voice trembling as he asked for confirmation, "T-th-these… these are spiritual crystals?"

At that moment, Huang Juyun was truly wondering if he was hallucinating.

-Freaking hell, those pieces of milky white crystals range from the size of a fist to as big as a human's head. Are they really the spiritual crystals worth ten times that of spiritual jade?-

Even with his extensive experience, Huang Juyun was truly shocked, and rather severely at that!

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Chapter 547: Waiting Idly For An Opportunity [Two in One]

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A cubic foot of spiritual jade was worth at least a billion purple crystal points!

Huang Juyun felt his heart racing. Fortunately he was a beastmaster. Given his age, it would have been problematic if he was an ordinary person.

After some time, Huang Juyun finally sighed, at a loss for words, "Tsk, tsk. Your luck is really…"

All the spiritual crystals spread across the various factions on Mercury only totalled about this much. Of course, the difference wouldn't be big even if there were more.

After all, these were not ordinary minerals. Spiritual jade was already something very hard to come by, let alone spiritual crystals that were ten times more precious!

After a short pause, Huang Juyun smiled and said very grandly, "With this, we can quicken the expansion of the herbal field. In a few months' time, the herbal field's scale will definitely expand by more than five times. At that time, the production of spiritual honey would naturally increase greatly."

Zhang Che was speechless after hearing that.

-Does father-in-law think I really don't have to do anything and will only focus on digging up spiritual herbs in the beast worlds?-

Of course, him having control of a secret plane was a secret he would never spill.

Huang Juyun seemed to have seen through what Zhang Che was thinking and chuckled at him, "What, you're scared? Don't worry; how many herbs can you dig if you go by yourself? It's not enough even if you have a pet that can sense spiritual herbs."

"My idea is that since the new body tempering pill's production rate has reached a certain size, given its high profitability, I'm thinking of procuring spiritual herbs from the market. Although their prices might be a little high, once they are planted in the herbal field and enter their flowering period, all the investments would pay off quickly."

"This is a good idea! Uncle Huang has thought through things clearly!" Zhang Che nodded. Not everyone had a factory or something to produce medicine. Most beastmasters would sell the spiritual herbs they found in the beast worlds to the market.

Although many spiritual herbs would die due to improper storage, given how big the market was, they'd be able to buy enough!

As for the matter about this move spending a huge amount of purple crystal points, neither Zhang Che or Huang Juyun cared at all.

The new body tempering pill was an incredibly hot product in the market. Huge amounts of purple crystal points flooded into their bank account everyday. They really weren't lacking that bit of money.

Even if they had insufficient funds, at the most they'd just sell a small portion of the spiritual jades they'd accumulated.

Now that they had spiritual crystals, which boasted better effects in a greater area, selling some of it wouldn't affect them much. Nothing was a problem as long as they could get more spiritual herbs!

The two quickly discussed their next moves at the dinner table. There would naturally be people to put their words into action for them.

After dinner, Zhang Che took a walk with Huang Juyun outside and talked about the things that had happened during the past few days. Soon, he returned to rest.The next day, Zhang Che originally wanted to look for Huang Juyun to talk about the matter of raiding evil cults, but Huang Tielan had taken three days' leave and needed to report back to school. As such, he took Dijiang-hao and brought her back first.

After bidding farewell to Huang Tielan and sending her off with his gaze as she left aboard the beastly car under Liu Gang's escort, Dijiang-hao rose to the skies again and directly flew back south.By the time Zhang Che returned to Xinjing City from the back and forth trip, it was already past six in the evening.

The two had their dinner at the military canteen again, discussing the matter of raiding evil cults.

"Over here at Xinjing City, we discovered a total of five evil cult branches, but their strengths were nothing noteworthy. They fell easily to our forces, and were all destroyed in less than a day." Huang Juyun was helping himself to a lobster as thick as a human thigh as he continued, "The Freemasons had the most members. I looked through the military's intelligence. In all of Hua Xia, with the exception of some areas in the north, the Freemasons held the most power.

"Also, these evil cult organizations have one thing in common: the middle and lower level members know very little, and even if some of the higher level members are arrested, we weren't able to find out anything useful from them. I even used the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly, but it turned out to be fruitless, too. It was like a restriction had been set upon their very being. Once the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's skill was used on them, they'd immediately bleed out from their seven orifices and die, not speaking a single word."

Huang Juyun felt helpless as he finished. With the interrogation on the captives yielding zero results, it was truly too difficult to find and destroy the nest of the evil cults.

Moreover, under the current circumstances, all the evil cults would be hesitant to act, limiting their activities, which further increased the difficulty of finding their organizations.

"I understand how you feel. You want to seek revenge on the Freemasons, but so do I. They actually dared to extend their claws to my Huang family. How can I vent my anger if I don't rip them out by the root?"

However, Huang Juyun didn't suggest that Zhang Che join in on the search for the evil cult's headquarters. Both the government and the military were already mobilized, and yet they didn't find out much. Letting him join in would only be a waste of his time.

Only three years remained until the fifth beast swarm struck. What Zhang Che needed to do right now was to focus on hunting exotic beasts and raising his strength quickly.

"However, it's useless even if we invest great effort into this matter. It's better if you continue accumulating strength and wait until we've found some clues. At that time, naturally there'll be areas where we'll need your strength."

Zhang Che fell silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Uncle Huang, did you arrest any mid-level and above Freemason members?"

Huang Juyun didn't understand what his intent was, but he nodded regardless and said, "We did arrest a few, but we didn't manage to find out much from them. Why, do you want to personally interrogate them?"

Zhang Che smiled, "No, I'll definitely not be able to find out anything by interrogating them, but I have another idea I want to try it out. See if you can hand one of them to me; that shouldn't violate the rules, right?"

"It doesn't. Since you have an idea, I'll support you. Come with me to the military prison tomorrow; I'll let you take one person with you."

Huang Juyun didn't ask what Zhang Che was going to do. Since he had already put things that way, surely he had his own methods. As the senior, he'd just do his best to support him.The next day, Zhang Che went to the military division's prison with Huang Juyun. Afterwards, he left with a captive who was about thirty years old, of ordinary appearance.

That man was called Zheng Huawei, a local of Xinjing City. He was a Tier Four beastmaster, and was considered someone with a tiny bit of authority in the Freemasons' Xinjing City branch. During the interrogation he had gone through previously, although he spilled some information, there was nothing helpful with regards to finding the cult's nest.

At present, Zheng Huawei was suddenly brought out by Zhang Che, driving a car directly to the suburbs. Zheng Huawei was feeling extremely uneasy.

-Damn, he's not going to silence me, is he? Probably not, right? I've already spilled everything I know, and I've not done anything major. At the most they'll lock me up for some time. It won't go to the extent of killing me, right?-

Zhang Che drove silently, showing no intention of engaging Zheng Huawei in any way. In any case, he learned everything he should know from the files, including that this guy couldn't tell him what he wanted to know, either.

The car drove out of Xinjing City very soon, and turned into a remote path.

Zheng Huawei grew even more scared. -Is he really going to kill me? Or perhaps this guy brought me to this remote area to violate my chrysanthemum?-

{TLN: Bum hole.}

-But I look so ordinary! Usually the women won't even look at me for a second!-

Obviously Zhang Che didn't know what Zheng Huawei was thinking. If he knew, he'd probably smack him to death and go back to the military camp to get another person.

After driving the car to somewhere isolated, Zhang Che turned off the engine and said evenly, "Get out. Do I have to invite you?"

-I'm finished. I'm finished. He's really going to kill me!-

Zheng Huawei's back was soaked in sweat. However, he couldn't put up any resistance, and could only push the door open and get out of the car. He was like a criminal waiting for execution, his expression extremely complicated.

Even so, Zhang Che paid no heed to him. After alighting the car, he waved his hand, and a dark golden light shone, turning into a huge butterfly.

Although Zhang Che didn't know whether the Freemasons had set a restriction on Zheng Huawei, he still wanted to interrogate him once more. That way he'd be able to grasp some key information.

Of course, this type of small figurehead couldn't have seen the higher-ups of the Freemasons. There shouldn't be a restriction on him.

While Zheng Huawei was looking at the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly in confusion, his eyes showing hints of fear, the butterfly suddenly activated its skill, and his eyes quickly lost focus. His mouth opened slightly, like a person who was mentally challenged.

Afterwards, Zhang Che guided Zheng Huawei in talking about the situation in the Freemason branch in detail, especially the higher level members in the Xinjing branch. He asked for information on their names, appearances, mannerisms, habits, and so forth.

"Hah, this guy's not bad. He actually knows some things. Although it's useless for further investigation, it's different when this information is in my hands."

After Zhang Che was done interrogating him, he waited for the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's skill effects to wear off, then chatted with Zheng Huawei. It wasn't an interrogation, but a plain conversation, talking about anything under the sky.

Although Zheng Huawei didn't understand Zhang Che's intentions, it didn't seem like he was going to kill him.

-That's great! As long as I get to live, let alone chatting with him, I'll even sleep with him!-Their conversation went on for about an hour. Without revealing any hints or signs, Zhang Che memorized Zheng Huawei's speech patterns and mannerisms. When he felt like he had pretty much grasped all that he needed, ignoring Zheng Huawei's shocked gaze, Zhang Che directly chopped at his neck.

Even in his last moments, Zheng Huawei didn't understand why this man would suddenly kill him when they were still talking nicely.

-This is truly too wrong of a death. Since you were going to kill me, why didn't you just kill me earlier and spend so much time talking? Isn't this a waste of my feelings?-Zhang Che went through a seemingly useless interrogation, and chatted with Zheng Huangwei for so long, it wasn't for naught. He was actually making preparations for his upcoming operation.

He summoned out the Purple Crystal Tortoise and had it dig out a hole to bury Zheng Huawei's corpse, then got rid of the traces, and called Huang Juyun.

"Uncle Huang, I need to ask you for a favor. Can you release some of the arrested evil cult members without raising any suspicion? It'll be best if it made them feel like they found a chance to escape on their own."

"Mmm. I have a plan, but this part is required. I hope to have your support."

"Right. I want to follow some of them and see if they'll contact the evil cult afterwards and hopefully find out some things from there."

After explaining things to Huang Juyun, he also mentioned that he had released Zheng Huawei and was starting to act on his plans.After ending his call with Huang Juyun, Zhang Che's appearance quickly changed. In just two breaths' time, he disguised himself as Zheng Huawei perfectly. Not even his hair was different in any way.

"With this, there'll be a chance to get inside the enemies' quarters, right?"

Zhang Che opened his mouth and started mumbling to himself. Soon, even his voice became almost identical to Zheng Huawei's. Not only that, Zhang Che was imitating tiny details like his bearing and manners exceptionally well.

He believed that with this move, there was a very high chance of finding the evil cult members of the Xinjing branch who weren't arrested. Afterwards, he'd think of a way to go to their headquarters.At the same time, at the Xinjing City military division prison, during the prisoners' yard time, some of the evil cult members took the chance when security was lax and suddenly made their escape. In the end, some of them actually managed to get away.

The soldiers were furious. They immediately gathered all the soldiers at once and launched a large scale search and pursuit together with the Xinjing City government office. In the end, they managed to recapture some of the escapees. After counting them, only four of them successfully escaped in the end.Over the next few days, the military and public servants could be seen at all times in Xinjing City's streets and alleys, searching the whole city.

After transforming into Zheng Huawei, Zhang Che carefully snuck his way towards the city, nimbly avoiding several search teams, then came to a complicated housing district in the southern area of Xinjing City.

This place was an extremely well-hidden nest of Zheng Huawei's. No one knew about this other than him. He had not spoken a word about it when he was being interrogated by the military.

If Zhang Che hadn't enchanted him with the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly, he wouldn't have learned this information.

-Mmm. I'll stay here for the next few days and just wait patiently. If this doesn't work, then I'll think of another plan,- Zhang Che thought. He settled down in an apartment in a small district, patiently waiting for the evil cult's escapees to find their way there.

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Chapter 548: Finding Your Way Into the Enemies' Base [Two in One]

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It had been two days since Zhang Che settled down at Zheng Huawei's secret apartment. All he did was eat and sleep. However, he discovered nothing unusual during these two days.

"Damn it. Something seems off…"

He had originally thought that since this was Zheng Huawei's secret apartment, he might use this place to contact some of the higher-ups from the Xinjing branch evil cult.

During these two days, the Freemason members in hiding should have found out from the military's arrest warrants that Zheng Huawei had escaped. Since he had gotten away, he would definitely look for a place to hide. So, the Freemasons should find their way to him, right?

Even so, Zhang Che didn't see anyone suspicious in this complicated residential district during the past two days, nor did anyone secretly come to contact him.

"Strange. Could it be that there are some things Zheng Huawei didn't tell me, and that the Freemasons have other meeting places?" Zhang Che furrowed his brow, not understanding the situation.

Zheng Huawei had said everything Zhang Che wanted to know and whatever he could answer. He shouldn't have left anything out, logically speaking.

-Then, maybe the Freemasons have completely given up on their original areas of activity after father-in-law's men raided them everywhere, and have found new places?

-If that's true, then they will obviously not come to Zheng Huawei's hiding spot.-

"Looks like waiting idly won't bring any results. What should I do next?"

Zhang Che felt his head aching. After all, he could only learn some information from Zheng Huawei's mouth. He couldn't read others' memories like characters did in Xianxia novels and learn everything in detail.

Zhang Che shook his head violently, then started thinking back on the information he'd gotten before to see how he should move next.

"Right, in the namelist father-in-law provided, there seemed to be another person whose status is about the same as Zheng Huawei among the evil cult beastmasters who 'escaped'. In that case, wouldn't it be fine if I just went to find him?"

Zhang Che's eyes finally lit up after thinking for a long time, and he came up with a feasible solution.

That evil cult beastmaster from the Freemasons was called Fang Ruqing, a Tier Four beastmaster somewhat older than Zheng Huawei. That person was well-acquainted with Zheng Huawei, and Zhang Che learned some information about this person through Zheng Huawei's mouth, including one of Fang Ruqing's secret hiding places.

"Hopefully this Fang Ruqing is hiding there and didn't go contact the Freemasons."

Xinjing City's military was doing their best to search for the escapees during the last few days. Fang Ruqing shouldn't be so daring as to immediately go find the Freemasons; he was probably in hiding and observing the situation.After making his decision, Zhang Che found a windbreaker with a hood and put it on, covering his head. He left the apartment and walked quickly to the northern sector of Xinjing City with his head lowered.

Nobody knew that Zheng Huawei had been killed. The search for him was still ongoing. Zhang Che didn't dare to be careless, and chose to walk in places with less traffic.

All his plans would be for naught if the military's search teams recognized him, and there'd be quite a bit of trouble going forward.

On his way, Zhang Che saw several teams of soldiers from afar checking on others at various intersections.

Fortunately, his senses were much sharper than ordinary people, and he always managed to avoid them in advance. In the end, he finally arrived at a small district in northern Xinjing City after many scares, but no actual danger.

People were coming and going, but the checks here weren't very strict.

Of course, the so-called 'not very strict' was only Zhang Che's own judgment. It would be very difficult for others to slip past them.

This time, Zhang Che used the advantages of his sharp senses and easily slipped past the security checkpoint, entering the small district.

Zhang Che was very impressed with Fang Ruqing's courage, choosing this lively district as his hiding spot. It was impossible for anyone else, or for that matter, nobody else would dare to hide themselves here!

The darkest spot was right under the lamp. Perhaps it was that principle he was acting on?Dok dok dok…

Zhang Che knocked on the door lightly after arriving at Fang Ruqing's hiding spot.

There was no reaction from inside the apartment.

Zhang Che was hesitating slightly. -Could it be that Fang Ruqing isn't hiding here? Hmm, he should be a rather cautious person. He shouldn't be so stupid as to come check things so easily.-

Just as he was thinking that, Zhang Che's sharp ears caught the sound of some light footsteps. The person inside the apartment was slowly approaching the door, stopping every step of the way.

Zhang Che smiled faintly, knocking on the door a few more times.

"Who is it?" a rather hoarse voice came from behind the door, carrying a hint of caution.

Zhang Che opened his mouth, and Zheng Huawei's voice rang out, "It's me, Old Fang. Open the door!"

Zhang Che suppressed his voice to a very low volume, but the man in the apartment was able to hear him clearly.

Immediately afterwards, the man inside checked things out through the peephole and quickly opened the door. An arm reached out and quickly pulled Zhang Che in, then shut the door swiftly.

"Old Zheng, you also managed to escape?"

Fang Ruqing was a middle-aged man in his forties. He had a medium build, his figure slightly plump. His cheeks were meaty, and his eyes were the type where you could see the whites under his pupils. One look and you could tell this man wasn't a kind soul.

"Right! There seems to be quite a few that managed to get away. I got lucky, and managed to hide from the search teams after more than a day of effort. I don't even dare to return to my place, and was thinking of hiding at Old Fang's, your place, for some time." Zhang Che replied, nodding and his face filled with lingering fear.

Fang Ruqing's lips drew back a little, and he said, "Hiding at my place for some time? Don't joke around! This district has many eyes looking around, and we'll be discovered if we're even slightly careless. I don't have much food in reserve either, and won't last many days. I'm thinking of going to the organization as soon as I can!"

Fang Ruqing was a little surprised at Zheng Huawei. -Was your brain damaged after you got caught? You have a place to hide, but you choose not to stay there. What are you doing coming to me?-

"Hmm? Right, why don't you go contact the organization?"

-Since you don't dare to remain in hiding, why doesn't Zheng Huawei go look for the other members in hiding?-

Zhang Che's heart thumped. He knew Fang Ruqing might be suspicious of him. As such, he showed a bitter and hateful expression and said, "Don't talk about it. There are security checks outside everywhere. I wouldn't dare go find them! Moreover, I assumed the organization must have changed their gathering places. It won't be easy to find them."

Fang Ruqing nodded and said in agreement, "That's true. Alright, then. You stay at my place first. We'll go find the organization after dark and look around at some places where members used to meet up. Even if we can't find them, I'm sure they will come find us after they hear the news of us escaping. That way we might be able to bump into them."

Zhang Che kept nodding and echoed, "Right, right. Let's go find the organization after dark when the checks aren't as strict. We will be able to meet up with others once we bump into them. Aiya, why didn't I think of this earlier?"

Fang Ruqing frowned again after hearing what Zhang Che said. He stared at him for a moment, then suddenly said, "Hmm? Old Zheng, weren't you very familiar with Team Leader Hu Shangguang from the organization's liaison office? You didn't go look for him during these two days after escaping?"

Zhang Che's heart sank a little. -This guy is really feeling a little suspicious of me. After all, I only learned a little from Zheng Huawei and wasn't able to fully grasp all the information he has. Anyone who is slightly familiar with him might be able to tell the difference.

-But, that fellow didn't mention he's very familiar with Fang Ruqing when I interrogated him..? And since when did the Xinjing branch have a liaison office?-

-There was indeed a person called Hu Shangguang, but he was only a small figurehead who is even lower than the two of them… Hmm, this fellow is trying to trick me!-

Zhang Che hesitated for a while, then suddenly asked doubtfully, "Old Fang, since when did Hu Shangguang that old fellow become the liaison office's team leader? And I don't seem to recall there being a liaison office in the organization?

"Right, you must have suffered a lot while you were held captive. Freaking hell, those military people aren't human at all! They used all kinds of methods, my brain is about to crumble! I guess you were messed up badly inside and your brain isn't working well now either…"

Zhang Che felt like since he was already suspicious, he mustn't let Fang Ruqing continue thinking in this direction. He decided to push all the blame onto the military's prison. A mid-level member must have endured extremely strict interrogation and suffered quite a bit.

Indeed, after hearing what Zhang Che said, Fang Ruqing's train of thought was diverted. A hateful look showed in his eyes. He grit his teeth and said, "Freaking hell, that's exactly it! I really suffered over the past few days. Those people's interrogation methods were simply trying to drive me crazy! On a few occasions I really thought I wouldn't last and was prepared to kill myself! Why, Old Zheng, they also tortured you like that?"

Zhang Che nodded slightly, showing some hatred and said, "What do you think? I haven't recovered even now. It feels like my brain isn't functioning properly. Those people really have all kinds of methods, bombarding me with noise non-stop. I didn't get to sleep for two days and two nights; I was almost dead!"The two of them cursed the military division's interrogators for some time. Fang Ruqing no longer felt there was anything suspicious with Zhang Che.

Afterwards, the two of them had a simple meal from Fang Ruqing's food reserves. After the sky turned dark, the two packed up their belongings and used some simple props to disguise themselves before leaving the apartment and walking out of the district.

Fortunately, their journey was a smooth one. They didn't encounter any search team members and walked out of the district very easily.

"Old Zheng, where do you think we should go first?" Fang Ruqing suddenly asked as they walked into a remote alley.

Zhang Che stopped in place, showing deep thought. Afterwards, he shook his head fiercely, seemingly in pain, and looked at Fang Ruqing, saying, "You decide. After being tortured for a few days in prison, and hiding around for two days with insufficient rest, I feel like my brain is about to explode.

"The next decision is a very important one. Whether we can find the organization is secondary. The main thing is to not get found by the military, or we won't be able to get out again!"

Fang Ruqing nodded deliberately, then said, "Okay, we'll go to Xishan first. There are fewer people there, and the area is complicated. Even if there are people going around searching, we'll be able to avoid them if we're careful. Hopefully there are still people from the organization there. That way we'll be spared a long search."

"As you say. Let's go." Zhang Che didn't object to his suggestion, and headed west of Xinjing City with Fang Ruqing.The so-called Xishan was only a small hilly area located in western Xinjing City, close to the suburbs. The city there was complicated, with houses built by commoners everywhere. It was very messy.

The two made their way west slowly and carefully, and avoided a few patrol teams thanks to Zhang Che's sharp senses, finally arriving at the dimly-lit Xishan district.

Although this place wasn't the Freemasons' liaison location, there were usually quite a number of the Freemason members moving around here, taking advantage of all the cover.

The two made their way through the alleys between houses for a long time, and finally arrived at the foot of a small hill. This was the so-called Xishan. The vegetation was thick, but there were two paths up the hill created from frequent use.

The two exchanged glances, then surveyed their surroundings before walking up one of the paths.

After making several turns, when they were at the waist of the hill, Zhang Che suddenly whispered, "Stop, Old Fang. I can sense people in the thickets ahead. Be careful, it might be the military's ambush."

Before the two could do anything, a human figure quickly emerged from the thicket. A strong light shone on their faces, forcing them to close their eyes instinctively.

Fang Ruqing's face paled in fright, thinking they were really ambushed.

The person suddenly stopped in front of them and sized the duo up, then suddenly said something which made no sense. "I once had a foolish friend like you."

However, Zhang Che and Fang Ruqing's faces glowed simultaneously when they heard that. They answered almost at the same time, "A meter of weed at his grave last year!"

The strong light from the torchlight was extinguished. The figure ahead said, "Old Zheng, Old Fang, I didn't think your luck would be this good, actually escaping together! Quickly come with me; this place isn't very safe anymore. The military might search here at any time."

Done speaking, the person turned around and walked towards the other path.

Zhang Che and Fang Ruqing hurriedly followed along.

-Haha, I'm about to find my way into the enemies' quarters so easily?- Zhang Che was secretly happy inside. His luck was unexpectedly decent today, running into the Freemason members so soon. Going forward, he'd be officially entering enemy territory!

After he infiltrated their quarters, it should become much easier to investigate the matters regarding the Freemasons' headquarters.

The two followed that person ahead and quickly descended the hill. Afterwards, they made a few turns between the clustered buildings under the hill and finally arrived at an ordinary little courtyard.

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Chapter 549: "Zheng Huawei's" Suggestion [Two in One]

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"Could this be one of the Freemasons' Xinjing branch liaison locations?" Zhang Che mumbled to himself as he followed the person from before to this little courtyard.

This courtyard looked truly ordinary. Nobody would have thought this was actually a place where evil cult members gathered.

Those people really knew how to hide!

Zhang Che followed the person into the little courtyard. Dim lights were on inside. Under the illumination, he saw the appearance of the person who led them here. Comparing it with the information Zheng Huawei had provided, he guessed this person should be a beastmaster called Sun Hailin from the liaison office.

After seeing Sun Hailin's appearance, Zhang Che was finally certain that he had indeed found his way into enemy territory.

Going forward, as long as he kept a stable position in their territory, there would be a chance of him going to the Freemasons' headquarters. At that time, he'd naturally be able to bring down their headquarters in one move and take revenge for himself and Miss Tienan's ambush.

The three walked into the little courtyard in order. Although there was light inside, no one could be seen. However, Zhang Che knew there were people observing them from the dark thanks to his sharp senses.

This was normal. As the recruitment office of an evil cult organization, it would be unusual if they weren't on guard.

Zhang Che and Fang Ruqing didn't say a word, and kept following Sun Hailin inside. After they went inside a room at the side of the little courtyard, Sun Hailin reached his hand out and felt around. The wall suddenly split open, revealing a dark, secret tunnel.

This secret tunnel was very well concealed. If Sun Hailin hadn't opened it, Zhang Che would probably not have found it if he searched on his own.

Those rats actually had such talent in such fields, designing such an ingenious secret tunnel!

Sun Hailin turned back and glanced at the surprised Zhang Che and Fang Ruqing, instructing them softly before walking into the secret tunnel, "Don't speak. Come with me."

Zhang Che and Fang Ruqing exchanged glances, then followed silently, feeling a little wary inside.

After all, they were both escapees from the military. Surely it would be difficult for them to gain the full trust of the organization. In order to prevent unwanted accidents, the two were prepared to summon out their subdued beasts if something was amiss and fight their way out.

In any case, they were still within the borders of Xinjing City. They definitely wouldn't dare cause a huge commotion.

Fortunately, the Freemasons either believed they really escaped, or didn't think much of their strength at all. They kept walking along in the secret tunnel, and no incidents occurred.

Zhang Che guessed it was probably the latter. After all, how strong could two mere Tier Four beastmasters be? They could just kill them if they dared to play any tricks!

However, Zhang Che could sense that there seemed to be a signal blocking device activated in this secret tunnel. His personal terminal had lost contact with the outside world.

Zhang Che didn't put it to heart. As the saying went, the talented and skilled were bold. Given his true strength, nobody in this little Freemason branch would be able to threaten his safety. Putting his powerful babies aside, even by himself, no one could touch him if he summoned out the scarlet and white sword.

They finally arrived at the end of the spiraling tunnel after walking a few dozen meters. Faint light shone ahead once more. This portion of the tunnel was dug straight through. The three walked another few dozen meters forward, and finally arrived at a spacious underground area.

This place was like a secret base, split into many rooms. There were actually more than a hundred people scattered in all the rooms.

A faint light flashed across Zhang Che's eyes as he sensed all this.

It seemed like this place wasn't as simple as being the branch's point of contact. If Zhang Che's guess was right, this place was extremely likely to be the Xinjing branch itself! Zhang Che could clearly sense a few rather powerful auras that could only come from high-tier beastmasters!

If this wasn't the branch quarters, then why would there be a few high-tier beastmasters here?

Sun Hailin led Zhang Che and Fang Ruqing directly to one of the rooms.

This room seemed to be a small meeting room. A few people were already sitting inside. When the three walked in, all their gazes fell onto Zhang Che and Fang Ruqing.

The handful of high-tier beastmaster auras Zhang Che had sensed earlier were all present here.

After getting a good look at their appearances, Zhang Che felt happy inside.

After comparing them to Zheng Huawei's descriptions, it seemed like the officers of the branch were all assembled here!

If it wasn't for the fact that Zhang Che's goal was much bigger than this, if he had only wanted to destroy the Freemasons' Xinjing City branch, he could guarantee killing all of them cleanly if he made his move now!

"Very good. I didn't expect you two, Zheng Huawei and Fang Ruqing, to escape." After the three entered the room, the middle-aged man sitting in the head seat with a round face smiled faintly, his eyes squinted. He nodded, seemingly very satisfied with the two's escape.

"Branch Chief, I think this matter is rather suspicious," a youth with a cold gaze suddenly interjected, sweeping his gaze across Zhang Che and Fang Ruqing. He continued, "It is said that the Xinjing City's new military commander has a epic-quality subdued beast, and his men aren't weak, either. How could they let the two of them escape so easily? In my opinion, these two should be locked up for now and investigated.

"The consequences would be unthinkable if they couldn't withstand the military's interrogation and defected, wanting to come back to find out our information and sell it to the military."

After he was done speaking, Zhang Che and Fang Ruqing both revealed anger and wronged expressions on their faces. They said almost simultaneously, "Branch Chief, Elder Mei has wronged us!"

Fang Ruqing continued brusquely, "Branch Chief, you and the others know what kind of a person I am. Although the military's interrogations were strict, I would rather die than give in! Why would I surrender to them? Moreover, my family is in the branch as well; would I not want them to survive and dare betray the organization?"

The branch chief nodded slightly, then raised his hand to stop the youth at his side and smiled, "I believe Old Fang's words. They are the most loyal members of our branch. I trust that they won't betray us, even in death.

"Alright, no one is allowed to say such dampening words. It's a joyous matter for Old Fang and Old Zheng to escape. How can we dishearten them?

"Old Fang, Old Zheng, you've had it tough these past few days, and have suffered a lot. Rest here for a day; tell us about the military in detail tomorrow. They went crazy this time and raided our organization like mad. We need to learn as much as we can about them. The two of you were locked up for two days and interrogated. Surely you know something about them, more or less. This information will be very helpful for our future operations."

"Thank you, Branch Chief!" Zhang Che and Fang Ruqing thanked him happily. Under Sun Hailin's guidance, they walked to the back of the underground base. There was an area there used as resting quarters.After Sun Hailin left, Zhang Che could still sense there were people monitoring them in the dark. They'd definitely draw a fierce attack upon themselves if they made any suspicious moves.

Obviously the Freemasons wouldn't really lower their guard against the two of them, nor did they remove their suspicions towards them.

However, this was all within expectations. Zhang Che didn't mind it. He rested in peace after a simple wash up.The next day, Sun Hailin came and woke the two of them up, then brought them back to the small meeting room from last night.

This time, there were more members gathered here. There were several more people compared to last night.

Zhang Che thought to himself, -This should be all the mid-level and above members of the Xinjing branch, right?-

If Zhang Che went on a killing spree now and killed all these people, the Freemasons' Xinjing branch would be destroyed right then and disappear from the face of the world.

As for the remaining ordinary members, they wouldn't be able to raise any waves if the mid and high-level members were not there to lead them.

This time, the atmosphere in the meeting room was much more serious than last night.

After they were brought here, the round-faced middle-aged man, who was the branch chief, began questioning the two along with the others. They had them recount everything in detail, from when they were arrested, to the interrogation they suffered in the military prison, until they noticed the security loophole two days ago, and the process of their escape.

Zhang Che was expecting this, and had prepared himself. He didn't make any mistakes in his story.

As for Fang Ruqing, he had truly escaped with his own abilities. Naturally there wasn't any loopholes in his words either, and he easily went through the questioning.

The round-faced man nodded slightly. He clapped lightly and said, "Alright, Old Zheng and Old Fang have already recounted the matter in detail, and it matches what we know. There aren't any problems.

"Now, let's discuss what we should do next. The military is searching for our organization and some other factions very energetically. It's very difficult for us to operate like we did in the past. It has become extremely difficult to expand our numbers. Also, we are facing huge risks at every moment, and the branch doesn't operate based on my words alone, either. Let's talk about what steps we should take next."

Naturally it wasn't that the round-faced man truly believed there was nothing suspicious about the two of them and cleared them after their questioning so easily. In the beginning, when they began recruiting the mid-level members, he had learned a method from headquarters that could make these mid-level and below members quickly forget the more important information… well, to say that they forgot about it wasn't accurate.

Although they knew some important information, some peculiar restrictions placed on them would be triggered when they were being interrogated, and they would forget about the important information temporarily.

So, it was impossible for the mid-level members to reveal any important information, even if they were caught. As for basic intelligence, it didn't matter much if they talked about it. Even if the military didn't interrogate them, they would be able to find out many things just by investigating.

The key question the branch was facing right now was whether they should continue developing in Xinjing City.

If they decided to withdraw, then how should they leave? On the other hand, if they were to stay, how should they continue to expand their numbers and guarantee the military wouldn't find a huge weakness of theirs?

For a period of time, everyone started arguing with one another.

Some agreed on withdrawing from Xinjing City immediately and developing in another city, while others couldn't bear to abandon the foundation they'd built up, and thought they should endure for now. It wasn't too late to resume developing when the situation died down.

Everyone thought their own opinion was backed up with ample reasoning, each standing their ground. Nobody could convince the other side.

The branch chief, the man with the round face, kept a faint smile all the time, and didn't say a word, acting like the matter didn't concern him.

Zhang Che had been observing this man stealthily from his peripheral vision, guessing his true intentions.

Obviously the branch chief already had a case in his mind and had purposely brought up the two choices. He only wanted to see what everyone was thinking.

Zhang Che guessed that this round-faced man probably didn't want to continue staying in Xinjing City.

After all, Huang Juyun's subdued beast, the Metal Tyrant, had displayed godly might when the search and arresting of evil cult members was going on, dealing a severe hit to some members. It was impossible for this round-faced man to be unaware of this.

If they continued staying here, heavens knew when Huang Juyun would finally find his way to them and destroy the Freemason branch in one go.

Done thinking, and when the people around him were a little tired of arguing, Zhang Che suddenly said, "Branch Chief, this subordinate thinks that we should give up on Xinjing City for now and make a strategic retreat. We'll go to another city and endure for a period of time first, then make our next moves depending on the situation at that time."

Everyone in the room suddenly went quiet and looked at Zhang Che.

The round-faced man smiled faintly, sweeping his gaze across Zhang Che's face, then waved his hand and said, "Tell me about your reasoning behind this."

Zhang Che nodded and continued, "When this subordinate was being interrogated in the military prison, I overheard by chance that the Xinjing military division not only had Huang Juyun, their Huang family also has a future son-in-law who is very powerful, and has come to Xinjing City recently.

"I presume many of you here have heard about this man. His name is called Zhang Che, and he claimed victory against the Bei Du City's Zhen family in an arena deathmatch, and was hailed as the number one expert among the younger generation. His strength is incredible.

"Also, during my time in the prison, this subordinate has also heard that this Zhang Che, and even Huang Juyun's daughter, were ambushed by other branches before, and he has a deep hatred for us Freemasons.

"So, this subordinate thinks that their target will definitely be us. Although we're very strong as well, we should be far from being able to take on two powerful figures, in addition to the military force at the same time. As such, I think we should leave Xinjing City as soon as possible, perhaps even withdrawing from Jingzhou."

Zhang Che was certain the branch chief was at least vaguely aware of everything that he'd mentioned. Otherwise, he wouldn't be inclined to leave Xinjing City.

However, Zhang Che was helping him finalize his decision. It'd be best if the branch withdrew from Jingzhou and returned to the Freemason headquarters!

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Chapter 550: The Highly Efficient Spiritual Crystals [Two in One]

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The round-faced middle-aged man was thinking of withdrawing from Jingzhou and returning to headquarters from the start. He had never planned on going to other cities to develop.

Some large cities already had Freemason branches in them. Even if the round-faced man brought a whole group of people over, they'd only live in the shadow of others. This was something he definitely didn't want to deal with.

Although his mind was being controlled to a certain degree, it wasn't like he didn't have ambitions of his own. He was still aware of the principle of being the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a bull.

Instead, why not return to the headquarters and report the situation in Xinjing City to the higher-ups, then wait for their arrangements?

He would be in frequent contact with the huge figures at the headquarters, even if he only took on an unimportant role. There'd be an opportunity to go to other cities in the future to develop another faction.

After offering his suggestion, Zhang Che immediately kept quiet and stood in position, his eyes lowered.

No one stood forward to oppose his idea.

After all, Zhang Che's fame was quite something. Basically all of the middle and high-level members of the Freemason had heard of his deeds, not to mention Huang Juyun was already very powerful by himself! With the appearance of another strong foe, although these people were very unwilling to leave Xinjing City just like that, they had to weigh the pros and cons for the sake of their own safety.

"Hmm. Old Zheng, your intelligence came just in time." The round-faced man seemed to have woken up from a daydream. He praised Zhang Che, then swept his gaze across everyone and said, "Ai, actually I don't really wish to leave Xinjing City, either. After all, we made great efforts here. Such a pity. Our circumstances are forcing us against our will. The military grew so much stronger all of a sudden, and are even searching for us everywhere. If this continues, I'm afraid the consequences will be unthinkable.

"So, I propose we relocate our branch immediately and leave Xinjing as soon as possible, perhaps even leave Jingzhou Island. What do you guys think?"

Done speaking, he squinted once more, sweeping his gaze across everyone's face.

For a short while, nobody raised any objections.

Since their boss had already made his decision, who would dare to object? Did they want to have a bad time? Moreover, everyone could understand his point after thinking for some time. It really seemed too risky for them to continue staying in Xinjing City now; it was better to retreat as soon as possible!

"Alright, then. Since no one has any objections, this matter is decided. Everyone notify the brothers under you to start withdrawing from Xinjing in batches from today on and go hide for some time. Come back only after the situation has calmed.

"As for us, I'm thinking of returning directly to the headquarters and seeing how the President wants to arrange things. What do you think?"

Seeing nobody was objecting to his suggestion, the round-faced man was very satisfied.

"As the branch chief decides."

"I'll listen to whatever branch chief says."

"Right, I haven't been to the headquarters before. I can expand my horizons and go admire the esteemed president."

This time, everybody echoed their agreement.

Truthfully speaking, since they could no longer stay in Xinjing City, it was a very exciting matter for many to be able to go to the headquarters. No matter if they were thoroughly brainwashed devouts, or speculators with their own calculations in mind, retreating to the headquarters was extremely beneficial to all of them!

Zhang Che kept a calm expression after hearing the branch chief's decision, but he was feeling incredibly excited inside.

He wasn't expecting the branch chief to decide to retreat to their headquarters directly. He thought he needed to exaggerate the strength of the Xinjing military division a little more to scare the branch chief.

Zhang Che had only leaked news of his arrival in Xinjing City, and the branch chief had unexpectedly decided to leave Jingzhou and return to their headquarters without needing him to persuade them any further.

-Looks like my name is a rather good deterrent. If I can grow stronger, these evil cult members wouldn't dare provoke me anymore in the future, right?-

Zhang Che felt very content inside.

His strength had scared the Xinjing branch cult members into retreating to their headquarters! The same effect might not be achieved if anyone else was in his place.

-Very good. If I can follow these people back to the Freemasons' headquarters, then I can find out where their nest is!-

At that time, if their headquarters was strong, Zhang Che could keep a low profile for some time and tell his father-in-law to mobilize large numbers of elite military troops in the dark to destroy them. If they weren't, then too bad for them; Zhang Che would flip their world upside down with his own strength, and remove the brains of this large scale evil cult organization.

As long as he could eliminate the senior staff of the Freemason headquarters, the branches spread through all of Hua Xia would quickly fall apart and disappear, right?

-Indeed, one should try to destroy the enemy from within if they want to bring them down quickly.- Zhang Che was very pleased with himself.

According to the strict rules of these evil cult organizations, and the precautions they had in place against interrogations, it was truly too difficult to break them apart from the outside.

The government and the military had expended huge amounts of resources, both manpower and materials, and yet they couldn't get rid of them completely.

This was all thanks to Zhang Che's ability to disguise his appearance and alter his voice through the Myriad Transformation Lizard, and obtaining important intelligence from his targets through the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly. Nobody else could have accomplished this tough mission.

Of course, Zhang Che wouldn't reveal that he possessed such abilities. Let alone the fact that this was one of his important survival abilities, even if he was truly willing to disguise as others to infiltrate the inside of every evil cult, he wouldn't have that much time and energy!

Moreover, as long as the government and military intensified their crackdown on the evil cult organizations, they would eventually lose their ability to survive, and be slowly strangled. Even if they weren't destroyed completely, it would be almost impossible for them to develop again.As someone who had escaped from the military, and although Zhang Che and Fang Ruqing had cleared the Freemasons' investigations and proved that they were not suspicious, they had no say in the huge matter regarding the branch's withdrawal.

After all, they were only mid-level members originally. They didn't have the authority to participate in the discussion. However, Zhang Che didn't mind it.

In any case, after learning the Xinjing branch would be returning to the Freemason headquarters, he had already achieved his objective in infiltrating the organization. Everything was fine now.

Going forward, he only needed to remain here and not expose himself, and wait to return to the headquarters along with the other Xinjing branch members.

-At that time, I'll resolve all my old grudges and new feuds with them all at once. I'll get all the senior members of the Freemasons in one fell swoop!- Zhang Che resolved.

Unless the Freemasons had divine-tier beastmasters in their ranks, with Zhang Che's strength alone, he'd be able to deal a heavy blow to the organization if he suddenly made a move against them.

Zhang Che didn't care about the ordinary members. If he could take down the Freemasons' high-end combat forces right away, what was left was only to inform the government and military to come clean the rest up.For the rest of the day, Zhang Che wasn't allowed to leave the underground base. He was glad about that, too, and decided to hole himself up in his room and pretend to sleep.

That was the logical reaction expected from him. Zheng Huawei was interrogated by the military for a few days, then escaped from their clutches after much difficulty. He must have been exhausted. How could he possibly still be energetic without resting properly?

If that was the case, he'd immediately fall under suspicion!.Zhang Che had successfully infiltrated the Freemasons' Xinjing branch. On Huang Juyun's side, he had the military continue searching and arresting members of evil cults everywhere, not letting up at all.

However, he didn't know of the details of Zhang Che's plan at all. He thought Zhang Che wanted to follow those escaped evil cult members and try to infiltrate the evil cult territories. Unexpectedly, Zhang Che had directly taken the place of one of the members and successfully infiltrated the Freemasons.

"Hopefully this kid succeeds in his plans. For these evil cults to grow so big in such a strong time, in addition to the difficulty in finding their real nest, the influence behind all this must be very powerful already.

"Luckily Xiaoche is only planning on infiltrating the evil cult's branch. There shouldn't be any danger…"

Huang Juyun wasn't too worried for Zhang Che's safety. After all, he was very clear on how strong Zhang Che was.

Even the powerful subdued beast he currently possessed, considered top tier among epic-quality exotic beasts, was easily killed by Zhang Che's subdued beasts. Unless their epic-quality subdued beasts were able to claim an overwhelming advantage against Zhang Che, it was impossible to be much of a threat to him.

Based on what had been observed thus far, there were no signs of the evil cult's nest being in Xinjing City. Even if there were a couple of experts with epic-quality subdued beasts present, they wouldn't be able to drive Zhang Che into a dangerous situation. Even in the worst case scenario, he would be able to get away.

After thinking of the results Zhang Che might achieve, a hint of cold killing intent flashed across Huang Juyun's face.

Those evil cult organizations actually dared to lay their hands on his precious daughter. They really didn't want to live anymore!

Although he didn't have the ability to find the evil cult's nest, Xinjing City was now his territory. Of course he'd retaliate fiercely and strike at them hard!

"Hopefully that kid completes his mission quickly and comes back soon. There's a huge plot of empty land in the herbal field waiting for that kid to go gather spiritual herbs in the beast worlds to fill them up…" Huang Juyun's face recovered into a bright smile at the thought of this.

The spiritual crystals Zhang Che and Huang Tielan had obtained by chance a few days ago had been buried evenly across the herbal field. After these few days, the research staff had concluded from observations that the spiritual herbs's growth in the field had improved sharply.

Basically all of the spiritual herbs had accelerated growth under the nourishment of the spiritual force emitted by the crystals. The herbs in their flowering periods had bloomed spectacularly.

In just these two days alone, the increase in production of spiritual honey brought about by the addition of the spiritual crystals was obvious. The production rate had already increased by more than ten percent!

And this was only the beginning!

As time gradually passed, and the spiritual crystals' medicinal efficacy was fully displayed, the growth of the herbs would definitely reach a new height!

After observation and calculation, the staff reached an incredibly shocking conclusion.

In another month or so, even without the addition of new spiritual herbs in the field, the production of spiritual honey would double!

What kind of a concept was that?

This meant that the production rate of the new body tempering pill would also double!

Calculating the sale price of the new body tempering pills, that was a huge figure! With the accumulation of days and months, it would become an astronomical sum that would definitely shock anyone!

Huang Juyun was confident that with the sale of the new body tempering pill, the Huang family could surely rise to become one of the top clans in all of Hua Xia within three years!

At that time, Zhang Che would probably grow immensely as well. Whether he could become a divine-tier beastmaster depended on his luck, but he could definitely become the number one figure below divine-tier beastmasters!

People who had ideas on the Huang family's businesses wouldn't dare to make any casual moves at that time.

Done thinking, Huang Juyun felt a surge of emotions in his heart once more. His precious daughter's vision was truly too inhuman, to actually fall onto Zhang Che, who was only a commoner back then. This foresight of hers was simply incomparable!Dok dok dok…

Knocks came from the door. Zhang Che woke up from his "sleep". He feigned a blurry consciousness and asked, "Who is it? Disturbing someone's sleep at this time… Don't you know I'm resting?"

Sun Hailin's voice came from behind the door, "Old Zheng, wake up quickly. It's lunchtime. We have to go help after eating lunch. The organization is about to start moving."

"Ah? We're moving today? Give me a moment. I'm getting up now!" Zhang Che pretended to exclaim in shock, feeling happy inside.

He didn't expect the Xinjing branch to move so quickly. It had only been a morning, and they had actually packed everything and were going to move in the afternoon.

The evil cult's efficiency was really impressive!

-With this, I should be able to follow these people to the Freemasons' headquarters very soon, right?

-Hmm? Oh, right… I don't recall that round-faced middle-aged branch chief saying they would let me go with them to headquarters…-

At the thought, Zhang Che felt his heart thump.

-I have to find a chance later to sound them out and see if they'll bring me along. After all, I, "Zheng Huawei," gave them important intelligence after escaping from the military. The top executives of the branch shouldn't burn the bridge after crossing the river and leave me behind in Xinjing City, right?-

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Chapter 551: Crossing the Waters

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Fortunately, Zhang Che's worries were superfluous. Since Sun Hailin came to inform him, it meant that the higher-ups intended to bring him with them during the relocation of the Xinjing branch.

It wasn't just Zhang Che. Even Fang Ruqing, who had escaped on the same day he had, was onthe list of people who were going with them.

The round-faced, middle-aged branch chief thought that since they could escape from the military's tight security, in addition to the fact that Zhang Che provided them with an incredibly important piece of information, these two were lucky soldiers to have. Heavens knew if there would be more troubles if they wanted to leave Jingzhou safely. With those two with them, things should go much smoother!

After being summoned by Sun Hailin, Zhang Che also took part in the work of moving the Freemasons' Xinjing branch.

Well, calling it moving was a little inaccurate. After all, the Freemasons weren't a government organization. It was only an evil cult; there weren't many things to move.

Moreover, the branch chief of the Freemasons' Xinjing branch obviously had storage-type beast cards. The important things were being kept in his spatial storage. The others didn't need to bring many things with them.

Their main concern was that there were many devout members that needed to be transferred to the headquarters.

Although those people might not necessarily be strong, at least they were absolutely loyal to the organization. Great effort and resources were spent to nurture them. Abandoning them just like that was definitely not acceptable!

After all, loyal members were the greatest assets an evil cult could have!After only one afternoon, things on this side were fully packed up. Afterwards, they were divided up and prepared to be moved in batches away from Xinjing City.

As a meritorious member, he was allowed to be among the first batch of people to leave Jingzhou, along with the senior members. However, it was obviously impossible for the cult members to take public transport when leaving.

In this day and age, the only methods of public transport available were land and air. Travelling by ship on the waters was impossible, unless you had divine-tier beastmasters with you. They could use the auras of a divine-quality subdued beast to deter the innumerable exotic beasts in the sea. Otherwise, no matter how many ships sailed off, they would only end up in the bottom of the sea, becoming food for the fish.

It was obviously impossible for the Xinjing branch to own a private jet. Even if they had one, the military in Jingzhou was keeping a very close watch on the air traffic. There was no way they could fly their way out.

As for land transport… regrettably, although there were originally bridges connecting Jingzhou to the mainland, the countless exotic beasts had destroyed those bridges after the arrival of the new age.

As such, the senior members of the Freemasons could only choose to fly over the waters in the end.

On this journey, putting aside the military's strict surveillance, just the exotic beasts in the sea were a huge problem for them. Naturally it was a very dangerous move!

Fortunately, the Freemasons' influence wasn't small, either. They knew a route very few knew of, and could guarantee there wouldn't be any overly powerful exotic beasts around. Even so, no one could guarantee they wouldn't encounter any powerful exotic beasts while crossing the waters!

As one of the members to leave in the first batch, Zhang Che and the others didn't have much to worry about. After all, the Xinjing branch had a few high-tier beastmasters. The round-faced, middle-aged branch chief had an epic-quality flying subdued beast. Although he couldn't let everyone fly on it, he could escort them, guaranteeing the safety of about a hundred people.

They left Xinjing City during the night, then moved along the mountain woods in the suburbs, spending two days before finally arriving at a remote beach along the northern coast of Jingzhou.

The branch chief, Yang Sen, summoned out his epic-quality flying subdued beast, and let the most important members of the branch mount it, then said to the middle-level members, including Zhang Che, "When we're crossing the waters later on, try your best to keep any commotion to the minimum, and your speed up. Although my epic-quality subdued beast should be able to keep everyone safe, there might be an accident if we draw too many powerful exotic beasts. At that time, you can only depend on yourselves."

What he meant was very clear: Although I will protect you, that is only if the exotic beasts aren't very powerful. If there is trouble, of course I won't care about you. If you want to live, then it all depends on your skill and luck!

Every one present were the most loyal members of the organization (with the exception of a spy no one is aware of), so naturally they would obey the higher-ups without question. In times of crisis, they definitely couldn't count on them to risk their own lives to come save them.

As such, the crowd nodded unanimously.

Afterwards, not everyone summoned out their flying subdued beasts. They only summoned about a dozen of them, enough for everyone else to ride.

After all, if they summoned out too many flying beasts, they would draw the attention of the exotic beasts below very easily. It was too dangerous. They understood this point very well, too!

Yang Sen nodded when everyone got onto a flying subdued beast, and waved his hand, saying, "Let's move out. Take note to maintain our formation. You mustn't get too far away from my mount, or I might not be able to take care of you if any unexpected situations occur."

Yang Sen's cool mount, which resembled a flying dragon took off first, flying off over the water, followed by about a dozen flying mounts, large and small, at their owners' commands. No one made a sound.

The group flew towards the opposite coast, just like that. If things went smoothly, they'd only need about three hours to reach the opposite side.

Once they reached the opposite coast, it meant that everyone was completely safe.Zhang Che might have brought good luck to the convoy. For the next three hours or so of flight, although they were ambushed by some flying exotic beasts above the waters, and some water-based exotic beasts even shot out of the water surface suddenly to attack them, those exotic beasts weren't that strong. They were unable to cause any trouble to the group at all in the face of Yang Sen's epic-quality subdued beast's attacks.

Even though they even encountered a high-tier dark gold-quality exotic beast during their flight, it was still no match for Yang Sen's subdued beast. After it suffered an attack from the epic-quality beast, it scurried away with its tail between its legs.

Yang Sen felt irritated about that. If he didn't have to protect the other members, he could have chased and killed that high-tier dark gold-quality exotic beast, obtaining its corpse.

Although killing exotic beasts on Mercury wouldn't give him any beast cards, the corpse of a high-tier dark gold-quality exotic beast was valuable, too! It was worth a considerable sum to most beastmasters!

When they finally saw the endless coast spread out in front of them, everyone finally couldn't hold it in any more and cheered out loud. At that moment, they knew they were finally safe!

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Chapter 552: A Person Blessed with Luck

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Back at the Xinjing City military division, Huang Juyun was furrowing his brow.

It had already been a few days, and there was still no news from Zhang Che. God knew how he was doing.

Of course, he wasn't worrying about Zhang Che's safety. In the whole of Jingzhou, there was probably not a single beastmaster who could threaten him.

What he was worrying about was why there wasn't any progress on Zhang Che's side after a few days. Zhang Che should have informed him long ago if he discovered anything and had the military coordinate with him, striking at the evil cult in Jingzhou.

However, Huang Juyun wasn't aware that Zhang Che wasn't targeting the evil cult in Jingzhou, but the entire organization, wanting to take down the nest of the largest evil cult in all of Hua Xia!

After another two days, the growth of the spiritual herbs in the field was looking even more optimistic.

Some of the herbs whose grades weren't high were growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. The spiritual force on them was increasing day after day.

It could be seen that in the near future, the spiritual herbs growing above the spiritual crystals would more or less rise in rank, with the exception of some of the top grade ones! It was incredibly gratifying!

Huang Juyun even wondered… if he transplanted some ordinary herbs over to the field, would they transform into spiritual herbs in the future?

Well, he decided against it after thinking for a bit.

After all, Zhang Che that kid had a pet with the ability to sense spiritual herbs. The herbal field would be filled up with spiritual herbs sooner or later. Using ordinary herbs to bump up the numbers was not worth it at all.

Suddenly, Huang Juyun's personal terminal vibrated, informing him of a new notification. He quickly opened it and saw it was Zhang Che who had sent him a message.

He quickly opened it and took a quick glance before freezing on the spot. His mouth opened slightly, not daring to believe what he just read.

That freaking kid was truly too daring! He had actually followed the Freemasons in secret and crossed the waters to the coast!

That wasn't the end of it. Zhang Che also said that those cult members were probably returning to their headquarters, and that as long as he continued tailing them, he'd discover the location of the Freemasons' headquarters sooner or later!

With that, they might be able to bring down the Freemasons, the largest evil cult in all of Hua Xia, and the organization with the deepest feud with them, in one fell swoop!

"Haha, good, good! I knew this kid was better than the others, but I didn't expect him to follow the Freemasons to their nest! I'll see how this evil cult is going to continue surviving!" Huang Juyun burst out laughing, feeling unusually comforted.

Once Zhang Che found where the Freemasons' nest was, not only could they destroy it in one go and exact revenge for them ambushing Zhang Che and Huang Tielan, this would also add a nice shining line to his resume.

More importantly, bringing down the Freemasons was a good thing to the government, the military, and even the common folk!

After his initial excitement died down, Huang Juyun replied to Zhang Che's message, telling him to watch out for his safety. The Freemasons were one of the largest evil cults in Hua Xia, after all. Heavens knew how many experts they had in their nest. It would be very dangerous if he was slightly careless.

He even warned Zhang Che to not take action by himself after he found the Freemasons' nest. The boy should inform him and wait for him to contact the local military, and gather forces to strike at them hard, aiming to bring them down in one go!In a densely populated residential district in Xinhua City, Huanan…

He Luotu was looking at the information his men had sent back from various locations, his brow slightly furrowed.

Recently, the Freemasons have suffered a rather huge setback. Their branches in many places were unable to operate normally. Their members could only keep in secret contact, afraid of exposing themselves.

Of course, He Luotu had expected this long ago. In truth, he didn't care about losing those weak members at all.

The only thing annoying him was that the Bei Du branch had failed to achieve their objective after investing so many resources, only killing a few unimportant ordinary university students. It was far from his expectations.

Not only that, the Bei Du branch had lost almost all of their senior members in that operation. The branch was now a mess, troubling him to no end.

The consequences of this were slowly showing itself. The government had increased their intensity in dealing with cult organizations, and some of his clones were already feeling dissatisfied with him.

"Splitting myself up to take over others indeed have quite a few side effects. We can actually be affected by the leftover soul of the possessed. Although it's not serious, it's a headache regardless."

He Luotu frowned, annoyed with this matter, but he could do nothing about it.

This clone of his was similarly affected by He Luotu's soul remnant. There seemed to be some estrangement between him and his other clones. It was impossible for them to work with a hundred percent unity.

This matter was very profound. They were all clones of the same soul, but their opinions had started to differ now. This was a problem this supreme demon had never thought of.

Fortunately, the clones' main objective was the same. They were all working to open up the spatial barrier and allow the demons to descend into this world once more, or connect to the spatial tunnel in the beast world. At that time, they'd be able to confront their enemies and fight for the endless lands.

"It's time for us to move. If this continues, it's truly a little too passive…" He Luotu mumbled to himself after a long time. Afterwards, he contacted his other clones through a unique soul method.

Although Mercury was enormous, and He Luotu had no idea where his other clones were exactly, he could communicate with them by exhausting a certain amount of soul force.

That tiny bit of soul force used to communicate with his other clones didn't count for much. He could regain it from those devout cult members.

Soon, He Luotu contacted his other clones, and after an intense discussion and argument on a spiritual level, they finally reached a consensus. They couldn't allow the Hua Xia government and military to continue striking at their factions.

As a result, going forward, all the evil cults in not only Hua Xia, but all regions scattered across Mercury, started moving in secret. They would cause huge incidents or start to infiltrate the government and military, deepening their roots into human society and develop even more rapidly.

On the surface, very few knew the link between the strange movements across all of Mercury. They only thought some crazy people were doing crazy things since the beast swarm was slowly nearing. At the worst, some conspirators wanted to usurp greater authority, and were coordinating all of this in the dark.

Nobody realized that there were actually remnants of the demons left in Mercury after their retreat.

That was, until Zhang Che followed the Xinjing branch cult members to the Freemasons' headquarters.

Zhang Che never thought he would become the hero of all of humanity and discover this huge shocking secret.

He was indeed blessed with the world's greatest luck, like a man destined to become the savior of the world.

Of course, Zhang Che never wanted to become the savior of the world or whatnot. He only wanted to have the strength to keep him and his family safe in times of crisis.

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Chapter 553: The Freemasons' Headquarters

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After finally crossing the Jingzhou straits, everyone felt relieved inside.

Although they didn't encounter anything really dangerous on their way, the waters were an unknown factor. Who could say for sure that there wouldn't be anything dangerous appearing any moment?

"It's getting late. Follow me closely and be on guard. Although there won't be any powerful exotic beasts appearing after we crossed the waters, we're close to a large city and can be easily discovered by the military. We mustn't let our guards down." Yang Sen threw them a wet blanket when he saw everyone else showing looks of excitement.

They couldn't assume they were completely safe just because they crossed the waters. They still had some risks to take on their upcoming journey to their headquarters.

At present, both the Hua Xia military and government were putting all their efforts into combating the cults. Given how big their group was, in addition to them moving around stealthily, it wouldn't be easy for them to get through the military's questioning if someone discovered them!

"We understand, branch chief. We'll be more careful."

"Branch chief is right. We have to act more cautiously going forward."

Everyone echoed their agreement one after another, their expressions much more serious. It went without saying that they knew what Yang Sen said was the truth. It would be tragic if they ended up in the military's hands after crossing the waters after so much difficulty!

The terrain on this side of the coast was rather rough. They found a hidden corner and quickly ate some food, a few of them standing guard.

Although they didn't use much time to cross the waters, they were tense the whole time and experienced a few intense encounters. Their bellies were rumbling in protest. It was impossible for them to hold out until they arrived at the headquarters.

Their food was all in Yang Sen's spatial storage, since such stuff wasn't easy to haul around. Using a storage-type beast card to store them was the best option.

-Really, the most fearsome thing in this world is comparing yourself with others. These things are really bad compared to what I usually eat. Luckily it's only for a few days, or I'd probably go crazy from hunger…- Zhang Che complained endlessly inside as he held his share of food in hand and chewed on it like he was eating wax, trying not to taste it.

In the past, he didn't feel like the food he usually ate was very good, but after following the cult members around these few days and eating this simple food, he finally realized how true the old saying was.

It was easy adapting from poor to rich, but difficult adapting from rich to poor!

Back in the days, he could even eat a few kilograms of these tough-to-swallow compressed biscuits, but now he had become incredibly picky about his food. He would find any food not made from exotic beast meat to be very unpalatable.

Indeed, enjoyment would corrupt people!The group ate very quickly, finishing their own shares of food swiftly.

Yang Sen summoned out a scouting-type flying subdued beast to survey the situation around them, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go. It's not dangerous around here. We'll set out immediately!"

The others didn't say anything. They quickly packed their belongings and followed Yang Sen inland.

Everyone had their own flying-type subdued beasts. Their travelling speeds weren't slow. Even though they had guilty consciences and didn't dare to act too flashily, they quickly flew past mountains and rivers, even passing by a few cities.

Fortunately, those cities weren't very big. Obviously they weren't where the Freemasons' headquarters was located. Yang Sen led them around the cities, with no plans of entering any of them to reorganize themselves.Zhang Che grew increasingly excited inside.

He knew he was getting closer and closer to their headquarters. He wanted to see who exactly was the brains behind the Freemasons, actually expanding an evil cult to such a huge scale in such a short period of time! Not only that, its secrecy was maintained so well that they weren't taken down by the government and the military, despite their focused efforts.

It was precisely because he thought of this that Zhang Che kept warning himself that he must not get careless on this operation. The consequences would be troublesome if the Freemason headquarters actually turned out to be powerful and he accidentally exposed himself!

Although it should be impossible for an evil cult to have a divine-tier beastmaster among them, Zhang Che wouldn't be able to handle it if they had too many high-tier beastmasters with epic-quality subdued beasts,either.Seeing the sky was about to turn dark, the group's journey to the northeast finally came to a stop to rest near a large city.

Yang Sen signalled for everyone to stop at the woods outside a city, then said softly, "Let's rest here for a while. We're not familiar with this area and it's very easy for us to draw the attention of the military. Let me send a signal to headquarters; they'll send someone here to receive us soon."

In the midst of his sentence, Yang Sen opened up his personal terminal and sent out a message, while the others waited.After about a quarter of an hour, Zhang Che suddenly sensed the faint vibrations of engines from the simple roads outside the woods. His eyebrows jumped. The Freemason headquarters were indeed efficient. The local staff had actually arrived so soon!

It went to show how widespread the Freemasons' influence in this large city was. Not only that, this was under the circumstances of them hiding their strength! If they revealed everything, they would surely cause a huge sensation!

Immediately after Zhang Che heard the approaching engines, Yang Sen's expression brightened slightly. Obviously he had also heard the commotion and knew the headquarter's staff had come to receive them.

Just by comparing this point between the two of them, Zhang Che knew he was much stronger than Yang Sen. Although the two of them were both Tier Seven beastmasters, Zhang Che's senses were obviously much sharper!

After a short while, the noise from the car engines grew increasingly clear.

At this moment, everyone hiding in the woods took notice of the noise, smiles appearing on their faces one after another.

-Headquarters has sent people here to receive us!-

However, no one made any move or sound, waiting for Yang Sen to contact headquarters through his personal terminal. After he confirmed the fleet of vehicles was indeed here to pick them up, he waved his hand, signalling everyone to make their way out of the woods and down to the road below.

The fleet of vehicles was huge; they were all modified off-road vehicles, with savage appearances. One look and you could tell they were made to guard against exotic beast ambushes, with many steel plates added on the outsides.

The fleet of vehicles stopped one after another when they saw Yang Sen's group. A few men jumped out of the vehicles, every one of them burly men close to two meters tall, and approached the group. Their rough appearances drew a contrast with their smiles. One of them said out loud from afar, "Old Yang, it's been two months. We finally met again, hahahaha…"

Yang Sen went up and hugged the man hard, then said bitterly, "Ai, don't mention it. This brother is like a stray dog this time, kicked back here by the military. Who knows how the President will punish us when we get back…"

It was indeed as he had said. He was forced to give up on the Xinjing branch, which he had spent so much effort developing, and was returning to headquarters pathetically. Punishments were inevitable.

Tian Gang laughed heartily, "Haha, don't worry so much. It's not only your branch that was hit. The military went raiding everywhere. Many branches were also struck severely. I presume the President won't give you too hard a time since you managed to bring back so many elite brothers."

The two chatted for a while, before Yang Sen looked back and waved to his men, saying, "Come, get into the vehicles. We're returning to headquarters."

Everyone got into the vehicles quietly. The fleet slowly reversed direction and drove out of the woods along the mountain road, then headed straight towards the large city ahead.

This large city was a new city, built upon the ruins of the original city after the arrival of the new age. Its population was a few million; it was the biggest city within thousands of kilometers, known as Xinfan City.

When the fleet was entering the city, they weren't checked by the security. It seemed the Freemasons had taken deep roots in this city. Their strength was definitely not simple!

-So the Freemason's nest is here. Should I send this information to future father-in-law right away?- Zhang Che observed the outside carefully as he was squeezed in the vehicle with a few other companions, wondering if he should inform Huang Juyun now.

After thinking for a while, he decided to put it on hold. He'd make further plans after arriving at the Freemasons' headquarters and getting a better understanding of their strength.

Naturally it'd be best if the Freemasons weren't as strong as he had imagined. He could find a chance to destroy them by himself!

If the Freemasons' headquarters had many experts and he couldn't take them on alone, then he'd find an opportunity to relay the information. At that time the military's forces would join him in large numbers and get rid of the largest evil cult in all of Hua Xia in one go!

After the fleet of vehicles entered Xinfan City, they continued driving east along the streets. After passing through the whole city district, they finally arrived at a densely populated residential area.

This area was obviously a poor district in the past. The buildings were a mess, the people in poverty. Hiding their nest here was indeed an extremely good choice!

The fleet drove through streets and alleys, and soon stopped outside a huge courtyard. This was the Freemasons' headquarters!

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Chapter 554: It's Actually Him!

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The courtyard was huge, covering tens of thousands of square meters. Many houses were built there, with all kinds of beastmasters walking through them.

It went to show that the Freemasons' influence was indeed not small!

Zhang Che saw three high-tier masters walking past the main entrance in a hurry. Even though they possessed high-tier strength, not a hint of arrogance could be seen on their faces.

-It looks like the Freemasons mustn't be underestimated. I'd better be careful. If I can't get rid of their nest, I should inform the military as soon as possible and pass the headache onto them,- Zhang Che thought as he followed Yang Sen and the others to the side of the courtyard.

He had already discovered three high-tier beastmasters so soon. Heavens knew how many more high-tier beastmasters there were in this courtyard and the surroundings?

So be it if they were only ordinary high-tier beastmasters, but it would be troublesome if they had too many epic-quality subdued beasts! He wouldn't be able to handle them, no matter how strong he was!

As such, to be on the safe side of things, Zhang Che decided to scout out the situation here first, then find an opportunity to send out the information and let the military send large numbers of experts to surround and attack them.Tian Gang led Yang Sen to report to the higher-ups. Zhang Che and the others naturally didn't have the qualifications to meet the President. A few members led them to a row of rooms at the side of the courtyard to rest for now.

Their turn would only come tomorrow, after Yang Sen's job was arranged properly. However, since Yang Sen had said that he didn't want to go to other cities in the near future, there was a very high chance of them remaining at headquarters. In that case, as Yang Sen's subordinates, the newly arrived members from Xinjing City would also remain under his wing.

"Who knows if I'll get to see the top executives in the Freemason headquarters tomorrow. It'd be best if I can confirm their strength soon. If not, I'll have to try my best to scout them out going forward."

Since he had already arrived at the Freemasons' headquarters, Zhang Che wasn't in a hurry to understand the situation here. In any case, he only needed to stay here for a few days and he'd get a clear understanding.

Moreover, his position was extremely low in the organization. He wouldn't get a private room for himself to rest at night. In the room he was currently in, three single beds were set up. Zhang Che wouldn't be able to sneak away even if he planned on taking action!

Everything needed to be planned out slowly…At the same time, in the main hall at the back of the courtyard, Yang Sen was standing at attention respectfully, his face colored in fear and trepidation, talking about the matters regarding the relocation of the branch.

He Luotu was sitting in the head seat in the hall, his eyes narrowed, staring at Yang Sen silently. This made Yang Sen even more frightened, afraid of being punished heavily.

However, He Luotu didn't interrupt Yang Sen while he was recounting his side of the story. A long while after he was done talking, He Luotu suddenly opened his mouth and said, "You shouldn't be blamed for this matter. On account of you bringing the elites of the branch back safely, you'll be spared from punishment for your merit. You settle down at the headquarters first. I'll assign you work when things aren't as tight after some time."

Yang Sen felt like he was pardoned for his crime. Gratitude immediately showed on his face. He lowered his head and said, "Thank you, President! This subordinate will work harder in the future to not disappoint you ever!"

After a short pause, Yang Sen asked hesitantly, "President, I wonder what I should do with the men I brought back here? I beseech you to advise me on this matter."

Logically speaking, since they were the men Yang Sen brought back himself, naturally he would be the one leading them. However, he had lost the Xinjing branch, after all. Although He Luotu didn't punish him, he definitely couldn't make decisions regarding the arrangement of manpower on his own discretion. The president had to make the decision personally.

No one within the Freemasons could challenge He Luotu's authority. On the one hand, most middle and high-level members had restrictions set upon them. On the other hand, many ambitious people had disappeared from the face of the world. Everyone naturally understood how they should act.

Indeed, He Luotu finally revealed a hint of satisfaction when he heard Yang Sen's question. He nodded slightly and said, "Since they are the subordinates you brought back, they'll remain under your wing. Are they already settled down at the headquarters? In that case I'll take a bit of time to meet with them tomorrow when I'm free. It can be considered as reassuring them, and to better facilitate your work in the future."

"Thank you, President!" Yang Sen thanked him gratefully. Afterwards, he saw He Luotu waving at him and he made his way out of the main hall tacitly, quickly walking back to where his subordinates were settled in.After exiting the main hall, Yang Sen let out a long sigh of relief. Although the weather wasn't hot at all, and was instead slightly chilly, he felt his back was damp. He was actually soaked in sweat from meeting the president earlier!

When he arrived back where his men were resting at, Yang Sen called for everyone and instructed them with a smile, "I called for everyone to be here because I have something to tell you all. The president just summoned me, and said that he'll take some time to meet with you guys tomorrow. So, I hope you'll show your best side tomorrow. Don't drop the ball, or it'll be impossible for you to continue developing in the future."

Everyone showed excitement and anticipation when he said that.

"Rest assured, branch chief. We'll put up our best performance tomorrow and won't put the Xinjing branch to shame!"

"Ah, the president is actually going to meet us. T-this.. really…"

Everyone was stunned. Some of them were so agitated their words were incoherent.

As members belonging to a branch, it was usually impossible for them to meet the president of the headquarters. For these devout cult members, it was like lowly emissaries of ancient times hearing that the emperor was summoning them to meet with him. Their excitement and uneasiness were obvious.

Zhang Che echoed his sentiments with the others, similarly feeling wild joy inside.

He had originally thought it would take some time for him to meet the higher-ups of the Freemasons. Unexpectedly, he'd get to meet the top figure tomorrow! This was indeed an unexpected surprise, saving him much time and effort.

After he met the Freemasons president and the other top executives tomorrow and got a rough estimate of their strengths, Zhang Che could send the intelligence back and let Huang Juyun notify the military to come raid them!The next day, everyone woke up early and washed themselves up. After a simple breakfast, they waited in the small courtyard outside.

That wait went on until noon.

It seemed like the president of the Freemasons was really busy. It had been half a day and yet he couldn't spare the time to come.

Zhang Che grew nervous inside. -The president didn't forget about this group of underlings, did he?

-If that's true, then I was really happy for nothing! Looks like I will have to put in the work myself to find out information on the higher-ups of the Freemasons.-

At about 1 PM, while everybody was waiting in boredom, Yang Sen suddenly came walking in from outside with hurried steps and said to them anxiously, "Quickly, tidy yourselves up and follow me to meet the president."

Everyone immediately started moving at the sound of this. They tidied up their appearances, then followed Yang Sen and headed to the back of the main courtyard with quick steps.

On his way to the back of the main courtyard, Zhang Che nodded to himself inconspicuously. -As expected of the number one evil cult in all of Hua Xia, the security here is indeed very tight. There are so many mid-tier beastmasters guarding on high alert, be it in the open or in the dark!-

When they entered the back area of the main courtyard, Zhang Che could sense that there were actually no less than three high-tier beastmasters hiding in the dark. Their auras were faint, showing up at one moment and disappearing in another, and there seemed to be a few gazes observing anyone who walked into the back courtyard, ready to immediately launch a rain of assaults if anyone moved strangely.

Zhang Che finally realized it was impossible for him to destroy the Freemasons' headquarters by himself. Even if there weren't any divine-tier beastmasters here, and Zhang Che could remain unscathed, there was no hope of him wiping out all the evil cult members here.

Perhaps the cult members would even contain him here and force him into a perilous situation!

-Hmm, I have to explain the situation here clearly when I notify father-in-law to let the military be prepared for this and send out enough experts to get rid of the Freemasons in one go without any mistakes.-

After passing through a long corridor, the group was led to the bottom of a hall behind Yang Sen. They climbed up nine stone steps, and the spacious main hall immediately entered their sights.

At this moment, over a dozen people were standing in two rows to the side. Sitting in the main seat, facing the entrance of the main hall, was a middle-aged man.

Zhang Che swept his gaze across the main hall quickly, then immediately lowered his head respectfully, a huge wave rising in his heart.

-It's actually him!-

The man sitting in the main seat was He Luotu, who he had met once on his first visit into a secret plane, at the greenlands!

He didn't expect this man was actually hidden so deeply, and was the president of the largest evil cult in all of Hua Xia, the Freemasons!

While following the group into the main hall, Zhang Che took a few deep breaths, regulating his emotions in order to prevent anyone in the hall from discovering anything wrong with him.

There were more than ten high-tier beastmasters in this hall alone! The others were also powerful mid-tier beastmasters. If he was even slightly careless, it was possible they might notice something amiss with him!

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Sensing the auras of the experts in the hall, Zhang Che secretly rejoiced at the fact that he hadn't acted recklessly when he first arrived at the headquarters. It would have been extremely difficult for him to wipe them out, even if they didn't have a few powerful epic-quality subdued beasts.

After all, there were a dozen high-tier beastmasters present in this hall alone. They would have plenty of legend-quality subdued beasts, even if none of them had a single epic-quality subdued beast!

If a fight really broke out, given his strength, it would be a pipe dream for him to keep them contained in here if they tried to scatter and escape. It was an impossible feat.

Moreover, there was still the unfathomable He Luotu on top of them!

That fellow was able to sway the hearts of people in the greenlands back in the secret plane, restraining them from killing anyone. He had to have some secrets up his sleeves.

-Okay. When an opportunity comes, I'll send out the information and let the military take care of this headache.- Zhang Che decided inside. He was determined to not take action alone. He'd wait until the military arrived and coordinate with them, trying his best to make sure no one would escape.

While Zhang Che was thinking, Yang Sen lowered his head respectfully and called out to He Luotu, "President, this subordinate has brought everyone here. Please instruct us!"

Done speaking, he didn't look up to observe He Luotu's expression. He maintained his respectful manner, acting as tame as could be, like a harmless little sheep.

Up on the main seat at the front of the hall, He Luotu narrowed his eyes, and swept his gaze across everyone, then said boisterously, "Very good. You're all elites of our organization, escaping from Jingzhou with Yang Sen. In the foreseeable future, you'll continue following him. When an opportunity comes, you can choose a new city and spread our Freemasons' ideals far and wide."

While He Luotu was speaking, an unobtrusive wave of energy that messed with people's mind silently shrouded the Xinjing branch members.

Hints of confusion flashed across almost everyone's eyes, including Yang Sen. A surge of hot-blooded emotions rose in their hearts, making them feel like they could do anything for the organization, even sacrifice their lives!

Only Zhang Che, who was disguised as Zheng Huawei, wasn't affected by the wave of energy. His true strength wasn't as simple as what was visible, in addition to the fact that his mental strength far surpassed that of ordinary beastmasters.

-What method is this!?- Zhang Che was astonished, but he didn't dare to show the slightest strange look on his face. Like everybody else, his expression seemed fearless, echoing He Luotu loudly, swearing to spread the Freemasons' ideals to let the common beastmasters at the bottom of society occupy the dominant positions and fight for their rights.

He Luotu smiled faintly when he saw how everyone was acting from his throne. He said some encouraging words and waved them off, letting Yang Sen bring them away and settle them down.

Zhang Che gathered himself and left with the others cautiously, not daring to be careless in the slightest. He could faintly sense a familiar feeling from He Luotu.

Putting it that way was not exactly right. After all, he had met He Luotu once in the greenlands of the first secret plane he visited. Having a sense of familiarity was only natural.

However, this familiar feeling was different!

Zhang Che was sure that this wasn't the feeling He Luotu gave him when they met in the past, but a different feeling from somewhere else.

When they were out of the main hall, and Zhang Che wasn't as nervous as before, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him. He remembered where he felt that familiar feeling before.

-The demonic gateway!-

He finally recalled the sensation. It seemed he had felt it before when he went to the Bao Islands to kill the demons, at the moment when the demonic army was about to retreat!

The demonic army was too huge at that time, and that feeling didn't seem off at all, so Zhang Che didn't put it to heart, thinking that it came from the demonic troops.

Thinking back on it now, the matter might not be as simple as he had thought!After Zhang Che returned to his quarters, he sat on the edge of his simple bed, pondering. In the end, he reached a shocking conclusion: Although the demonic army had withdrawn from Mercury due to their lack of strength, they weren't doing nothing. They were still slowly infiltrating the human world!

As for what exactly was slowly seeping in… from the looks of things now, it was very obvious. There should be a formless individual among the demons that excelled in skills relating to souls, crossing the defensive lines of the military silently. It had successfully infiltrated the human world!

Those demons specializing in soul-related skills had chosen to possess the bodies of beastmasters through some unbelievable means, and were working to disrupt the order in human society.

Although Zhang Che didn't know what the demons' objectives for doing that was, it shouldn't be anything surprising. They had to be making preparations to destroy humanity, in the end!

In other words, the demons' next invasion had become a certainty. It was only a matter of time now!

After thinking of that, Zhang Che's expression gradually turned grave.

When he thought of things that way, the rise of all the evil cults in Hua Xia, perhaps even all of Mercury, made sense! Also, looking at the signs of cult activities, didn't they all start spreading after the demonic army withdrew?

In the past, although cults appeared occasionally, they were all half-baked. They'd be quashed by the local government and military once they appeared. It was impossible for them to survive for long.

However, after the demonic army withdrew, the evil cults that appeared everywhere were like wild grass. They were simply endless, even when burned. After the fire was extinguished, they'd immediately pop up somewhere else.

What was even more puzzling was that the evil cults would only be struck at the middle or lower levels. The existence of their senior members was watertight, and nobody could find out anything.

Now, everything could be explained!

Since He Luotu could confuse the minds of others with his words, naturally the demons had methods to control the top executives, making sure no confidential intelligence would be leaked, no matter what kind of interrogation methods were used against them.

-This won't do. I have to notify father-in-law and the higher-ups of this as soon as possible!- Zhang Che was deeply aware how important this information he deduced was.

This matter concerned the survival of humanity itself!

Admittedly, the strongest warriors of the demons were unable to invade Mercury due to some unknown restrictions, and would be unable to have much of an effect on the human world in the near future… but heavens knew what those demons that had infiltrated human society were conspiring?

What if they had some methods to allow the powerful demons to descend into this world, and eventually succeeded?

At that time, it'd really be hopeless for humanity!

At that thought, Zhang Che opened his personal terminal decisively and narrated his conjectures in detail, then sent it off to Huang Juyun.

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Chapter 556: A Thousand Waves Raised From a Single Rock [Two in One]

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In Xinjing City, the military division headquarters…

Huang Juyun was feeling somewhat fretful these few days. Although Zhang Che had gotten in touch with him yesterday, saying that he'd crossed the straits with the Xinjing branch cult members and would be infiltrating their headquarters, it had already been a full day, and there hadn't been any updates from him.

Huang Juyun knew that a cult like the Freemasons had to have very tight internal security, seeing how the location of their headquarters hadn't been exposed after so long, nor would they be lacking in experts.

So, could Zhang Che really ensure his safety after infiltrating it? Although Zhang Che was a first rate expert whose strength was only below divine-tier beastmasters, there were no lack of surprises in this world.

Huang Juyun was worried something might happen to Zhang Che on this mission, and the consequences would be unpredictable!

If that really happened, he'd rather they not find the Freemasons' headquarters than something happen to Zhang Che. The value of the location of a cult's headquarters simply couldn't measure up to his safety!

"That brat, I should have stopped him from taking action from the start. Hopefully everything works out for him, if not…" Huang Juyun sighed, his expression dark.

Suddenly, his personal terminal rang.

Huang Juyun jolted up when he heard his personal terminal ringing. He immediately opened it up and saw Zhang Che had sent him a message. The worry of his face vanished without a trace, feeling like a huge rock had been lifted from his chest.

"Lucky, lucky. I knew this kid wouldn't disappoint!"

After letting out a long sigh of relief, Huang Juyun opened the message and read it carefully. His expression immediately changed. When he finished reading the near-thousand-word message, his face was frozen, his brow tightly knitted, his body trembling slightly.

He knew that if what Zhang Che said in his message was true, then this matter would truly be too huge. It was even more terrifying than a hole opening in the sky!

However, if Zhang Che wasn't confident in this, why would he send back a possibly false message?

"This won't do. I have to make a trip back to Bei Du as soon as possible. This matter is too big; I have to let the higher-ups and the military know about this quickly!" Huang Juyun stood up with a grave expression, walking out quickly.

Shortly after, Dijiang-hao, which had been left in Xinjing City's military camp, rose to the skies, and sped off in Bei Du's direction.In Bei Du, the military suddenly sent out an emergency summons, calling for all commanding officers of military affairs in all cities to return to the capital as soon as possible. The top figures in Bei Du also quickly made their way from wherever they were at to the military headquarters.

At the same time, the government had also sent out a similar order on their side, summoning all staff who were qualified to attend a meeting with the top brass urgently.

This time, the government and the military would conduct an important joint meeting.

The content of the joint conference was the urgent encrypted intelligence regarding the demons Huang Juyun had brought back. He didn't explain the situation in detail, but he mentioned in his message that the evil cults spread through the lands might be related to the demons.

Just this point alone was enough to make both the government and military come together and prepare themselves.

Although the demonic army had withdrawn, and it seemed like the human world wouldn't be in any danger for now, they had found out there might be some mysterious individuals among the demons that had infiltrated human society and built up many evil cults.

This significance behind all this was incredible.

Putting all else aside, if those evil cults decided to act up and cause destruction, they could throw human society into chaos, and badly affect the upcoming fifth beast swarm!

At that time, if the society wasn't stable, how were they supposed to withstand the attack of the fifth beast swarm? Moreover, the heavens knew if these evil cults supported by the demons were brewing any other conspiracies?

What if their end goal was to get rid of the restrictions on Mercury and allow the powerful demons to descend into their world?

The matter was serious. The top brass had to be anxious about it!Zhang Che had no idea the message he sent back was like a meteorite crashing into the ocean, raising thousands of huge waves and shaking the top brass of Hua Xia, draining the life from their faces.

At present, he was lounging in his quarters, bored stiff. Although he wanted to go out to scout the area, he didn't dare leave without Yang Sen's permission. Things would be affected if they noticed anything strange with him, not to mention he was in the Freemasons' headquarters. Their security measures were definitely extremely strict!

If he showed any irregularities in his actions, the Freemasons' higher-ups would surely escape right away, even if he managed to escape safely. At that time, capturing them would become even more difficult!

-When all is said and done, I need to endure the loneliness.- Zhang Che sighed inside. He sat cross-legged on his bed and used his spiritual force to carefully temper his body using the cultivation method for high-tier beastmasters.

No one would think they were too strong and didn't need to improve further, not even someone like Zhang Che. The fifth beast swarm would arrive in three years. Of course he had to do everything he could to raise his strength!

The strength of a high-tier beastmaster wasn't decided just by having powerful subdued beasts. Their individual strength had to be able to keep up as well! Otherwise, when he was facing the endless wave of exotic beasts, no one could guarantee his subdued beasts could keep him safe. He couldn't afford to be sloppy in the slightest when he wielded his sword and stepped onto the battlefield. He might face grave danger if he was even slightly careless!

Zhang Che was thinking the military and government top brass would want to verify the authenticity of the information he sent back first, then gather their forces and plan their operation. It'd take at least a few days before they actually launched an attack on the Freemason headquarters.

So, during this period of time, he'd just cultivate in peace. In any case, Yang Sen's arrangements were still pending. He and the other members from the Xinjing branch wouldn't have anything to do in the headquarters for now. He had to stay here for some time.Soon, it was evening.

Dijiang-hao streaked across the sky, finally appearing in the skies above Bei Du.

This time, the military headquarters knew Huang Juyun was flying back to the capital on Dijiang-hao. They sent out a few fighter squadrons to patrol around Bei Du City, ensuring there wouldn't be any danger, just in case any accidents happened to him.

This kind of treatment was something Huang Juyun had never experienced before, despite having been promoted to a lieutenant general and becoming the commanding officer of a large city's military division.

However, he didn't have the mind to care about all this. After Dijiang-hao landed on the aircraft parking ground in the military headquarters under the guidance of the fighter jets, Huang Juyun immediately walked to the military headquarters building under the escort of a company of soldiers.

When he arrived outside the building, Huang Juyun could see many of the new model defensive vehicles belonging to both military and government officials parked at the small plaza to the side.

It went without saying that the information he brought with him was too important, alarming both the military and government. Perhaps all the top brass were already waiting for him in the conference room inside the building.

As he had expected, when Huang Juyun entered the building and arrived at the large conference room, he saw a sea of heads in front of him; the room was filled with people.

On the government's side, their people were all in suits, with serious expressions on their faces, while the military side was full of people in military uniforms, adorned with countless stars, shining brightly as they reflected the lights of the conference room.

All of Hua Xia would have been paralyzed if some kind of super weapon destroyed this building right now!

Huang Juyun was feeling anxious inside. Although this wasn't the first time he was involved in such a grand event, his heart was racing uncontrollably.

The squadron of elite soldiers led Huang Juyun directly to the podium in the conference room and arranged for him to sit at the side of both the top figures of the military and the government.

Of course, Huang Juyun would not be qualified to sit there during normal times. However, the information he brought back this time was too important. He was required to explain the situation in detail to everyone in the room afterwards, and thus he was given the chance to sit there.

The matter was very serious; no one made any noise about the arrangements.

After Huang Juyun was seated, both the top figure of the government and military looked at him and nodded, signalling for him to explain everything in detail.

At that moment, the huge conference room was so quiet that the drop of a needle could be heard.

Everyone's gaze was focused on Huang Juyun, placing huge pressure on him.

Huang Juyun collected himself and thought his words through, then carefully explained the intelligence Zhang Che had sent him.After a long time, when Huang Juyun was done speaking, the whole conference room erupted into discussions.

To put it in perspective, many of those present in the conference room were only aware that there would be an important announcement in this meeting. None of them expected the matter would be this serious.

There were people who were shocked, scared, and some even doubted the legitimacy of this information, thinking it was only Huang Juyun's wild guess and blamed him for exaggerating things, wanting to fight for more power.

Of course, the majority of them were viewing this matter with utmost importance after hearing his side of things.

After all, as a general of the military, it was impossible for Huang Juyun to joke about this kind of thing. No one could afford to bear the consequences for lying about this.

After some debate and research, the top brass finally came to a consensus, determining Huang Juyun's intelligence to be the truth, and quickly made relevant decisions.

For a period of time, all kinds of orders were sent out.

The top priority was, of course, the Xinfan City base Zhang Che was at. As the location of the Freemasons' headquarters, as well as the first headquarters of the many evil cults they had discovered, naturally they needed to strike at them swiftly and decisively. They were aiming to get the upper echelons of the Freemasons in one fell swoop, especially He Luotu, who was possessed by the mysterious demon. They wanted to capture him alive if possible, and to kill him off at the very least, then destroy this huge cult thoroughly!

At the same time, the military and the government in all cities were to intensify their efforts to crack down on cults, and to deploy capable personnel to try and find out where the other cults' headquarters were.

Regardless of what secrets those evil cults were hiding, and what objectives they had, they couldn't be allowed to get their way. Let alone causing social unrest, the battle against the fifth beast swarm in three years' time could not be affected in the slightest.

Since Huang Juyun had completed the mission and was the person to bring back the intelligence, in addition to his prospective son-in-law Zhang Che still hiding in the Freemasons' headquarters, the commanding role in the operation to take down the Freemasons fell onto him.

Afterwards, when the meeting adjourned, he would lead an elite team picked from the military and directly set off from Bei Du and head to Xinfan City, then launch a destructive offense at the Freemasons' headquarters in a lightning-fast manner.

Naturally Huang Juyun had no objections regarding this. He was worried if others were given the commanding role, they'd be obsessed with wanting to destroy the Freemasons and neglect Zhang Che's safety.

From a personal standpoint, he'd rather this operation not be very successful than let any danger come to Zhang Che!The meeting went late into the night. It was only adjourned after the top brass sent out all kinds of orders.

After the top brass adjourned the meeting, it was decided that they had to pass down this information to both the military and government in other regions after some discussions.

After all, this matter didn't concern only Hua Xia. If societal order was disrupted by the evil cults, Hua Xia wouldn't have it easy with the chain reaction it would cause.

As such, the information Zhang Che sent back was quickly spread to all other regions in Mercury after a half-day halt. The military and government top brass from the other regions received the intelligence Hua Xia relayed at the same time.

At that moment, the top brass in all regions in Mercury erupted after this shocking news. The ripples were endless…

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Chapter 557: A Sudden Huge Battle [Two in One]

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At Xinfan City…

Zhang Che was chatting with the cult members who managed to escape from Xinjing City when he suddenly felt a slight vibration from the personal terminal he had hidden on his body.

He showed no changes on his face, and laughed heartily, saying to the crowd, "You guys continue talking. I need to make a trip to the loo. I just can't help it after drinking!"

"Hahahaha, Old Zheng, quickly go and return, then. You try to slip away everytime we're drinking. We brothers won't let you go this time!"

"Right, right. We're not returning sober today! Whoever doesn't collapse from drinking isn't a real man!"

The crowd burst into laughter, every one of their faces bright red. Obviously they already had a great deal to drink.

Zhang Che grinned widely, saying disdainfully as he walked in the direction of the washroom, "Freaking hell, you think your daddy here is afraid of you guys? Just wait; we'll see who makes the other drop first!"

After leaving where everybody was gathered, Zhang Che immediately opened his personal terminal after he made sure no one was around. He saw Huang Juyun had sent him a message.

After opening the message, Zhang Che's pupils constricted uncontrollably in astonishment. -Damn, they're going to launch an attack on the Freemason headquarters today! Since when does the military act so swiftly?-

He had only sent out the information yesterday afternoon. The military had already made the necessary battle arrangements in less than a day?

Wasn't that a little too quick of them!?

-But, it doesn't hurt to be fast. I can leave this damn place earlier the faster we're done here. I feel like I'm about to start rusting staying here all day with nothing to do. If I used all this free time to hunt exotic beasts in the beast world, perhaps I'd have gained a few more epic-quality subdued beasts.-

Although the raid was much earlier than Zhang Che had anticipated, there wasn't much for him to prepare on his side. When the army arrived, he'd only need to coordinate with them and try to stop He Luotu and the other higher-ups from escaping, especially He Luotu himself. That man, who was basically possessed by a mysterious being from the demon world, couldn't be allowed to escape, no matter what!

It would become incredibly difficult to try and capture him in the future if he managed to escape today. Perhaps there wouldn't be any more chances to do so!

However, the military was determined to achieve their objective this time. They mobilized large numbers of high-tier beastmasters. Among them, the number of beastmasters with epic-quality subdued beasts had exceeded two digits. It was rare for them to invest so many resources in an operation.

If that demon He Luotu still managed to escape in the end despite all this, it could only be attributed to fate at work. It wasn't something that could be helped.

The huge battle was imminent. Zhang Che didn't dare show anything amiss.

After coming out of the washroom, he directly returned to where the others were drinking. He raised his cup and toasted them.

The original Zheng Huawei was naturally not a match for the others when it came to drinking. However, Zhang Che was a high-tier beastmaster, and his physique was far better than ordinary beastmasters. If he wasn't willing to get drunk, then no one really could force him to.

Of course, he didn't dare to expose the fact that he couldn't get drunk. That'd simply draw the suspicion of everyone right away.

As such, he didn't break down the alcohol that entered his body immediately, allowing it to course through his body. In the end, his face was flushed, his eyes turned red, and his body swayed about uncontrollably, looking like he was about to fall at any moment.

Even so, the drinking capacity he had shown today had surprised the others.

A burly man stood up unsteadily, his eyes red, unable to focus his sight on Zhang Che and saying in disbelief, "You're good, Old Zheng. So you have been faking it all this time! Your drinking capacity is actually this good! You're dishonest, you! If it wasn't because you have nowhere to go today, I'm afraid you'd be acting drunk again! Come, let's work harder, brothers. We have to get this sly guy drunk today and teach him a lesson!"

A bunch of drunks echoed their sentiments and started toasting Zhang Che one after another.

Zhang Che felt light, like he was about to float into the air.

He didn't dare use his spiritual strength to break down the alcohol in his body. He felt like his body didn't belong to him, and he might sway and fall to the ground at any moment.

However, fortunately these men were already drunk. Although they had nearly forced him to collapse, they couldn't hold on either, and fell to the ground, none of them able to get back to their feet.

The corners of Zhang Che's lips curled up into a faint smile.

-Boy, even if I don't cheat, you are looking down on a genius high-tier beastmaster too much if you want to get me drunk with just you guys!-

That was what he thought to himself, but the effects of the alcohol rushed to his head. He too, felt his legs going weak, and sat down on a chair to rest for a short while.

There was about half an hour more until the time his father-in-law had set to launch an attack on their side. Naturally Zhang Che would have sobered up by then.

It'd be too suspicious if he walked out right now. It was absolutely not something he should do.

In any case, Xinfan City was located at the south end of Hua Xia. Even after the sudden climate change, the weather was nice and warm. Zhang Che decided to just bathe in the sun here for a while and treat it as resting for the upcoming battle.Time ticked away, one second at a time. When it was nearing the appointed time, Zhang Che circulated his spiritual force around his body, immediately digesting all the alcohol in his body, and he sobered up.

"The huge battle is almost starting. I'm so looking forward to it!"

Zhang Che's originally unfocused eyes immediately cleared up. Two rays of intimidating lights shot out from his eyes. He was ready to summon out all his subdued beasts and pets at any moment and give the Freemasons a huge surprise.

Suddenly, the entire headquarters area was alerted by alarms. Many people ran around in a hurry. Zhang Che overheard some faint noises.

"This is bad. The military has surrounded us! Everyone get ready to fight!"

"Hurry, hurry! Inform everyone! The military is attacking us! Get ready to retreat!"

It went without saying that it was impossible for the military to not alarm the Freemasons given how big of a move they were making.

At the same time, in the main hall of the Freemason headquarters, a hint of shock flashed across He Luotu's face. Afterwards, he said gravely, "Everyone, there must be a traitor among us! The military has completely surrounded us! It's time for us to fight for our freedom; I don't want to see anyone dropping the ball!

"Of course, the military is in a greater position of power. We can't sacrifice ourselves meaninglessly, but to win some time for everyone else to escape, we have to do something. It all depends on you now!"

He immediately gave the order to have all the mid-tier and above beastmasters spread out in four areas and summon out their respective subdued beasts, preparing to break out.

At the same time, He Luotu quickly pondered some things, and realized that a military agent must be hiding among the people Yang Sen brought back, and had sent out information, leaking their location.

It was impossible for there to be such a coincidence. The Freemason headquarters had been around for a few months, and of all times, trouble immediately came just after that group of people arrived!

"Really, that bunch of good-for-nothings!"

Killing intent flashed in He Luotu's eyes. He commanded in a low voice, "Men, go bring Yang Sen's men under control. Kill anyone that resists without mercy!"

"Yes, President!" a few beastmasters nearby responded to the order, immediately rushing towards the small courtyard Zhang Che and the others were resting in.

Obviously, everyone had realized there was a problem with the people Yang Sen had brought back, leading to their headquarters being surrounded by the military. Killing intent rose in their hearts, wanting to grind those people's bones into powder to vent their hatred.

Shouting and screaming could be heard in all directions outside the headquarters. The commoners who lived in this district were evacuated in a hurry, to prevent any innocent casualties from the upcoming huge battle.

Having too many civilian casualties was definitely not something the military wished to see, even if they eradicated the Freemasons.

Fortunately, the military was well-prepared for this raid. At almost the same time as the operation started, staff dedicated to evacuating the innocent civilians immediately went to work. There wasn't too much of a chaotic situation.Zhang Che was long ready for this. A faint smile curled up at the corners of his lips, thinking, -It's finally here!-

Suddenly, a wave of hurried footsteps came from outside the small courtyard. Someone yelled out loudly, and powerful subdued beasts surrounded this courtyard. "Hurry, bring them all under control! Kill anyone that resists!"

Zhang Che cursed inside, -Damn, these people's reactions aren't slow. They realized there's something wrong on this side so quickly! Luckily I'm way stronger than ordinary beastmasters. If I was some random intelligence personnel, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to leave this place in one piece.-

Seeing the powerful subdued beasts barging in from all directions, all the Xinjing branch members were astonished, losing all color on their faces. Even the group of people Zhang Che got drunk earlier immediately woke up from the shock, cold sweat pouring from their bodies.

"What's going on? Brothers, is there some misunderstanding here? We've been waiting here obediently for the past two days, and didn't break any rules of the headquarters!"

"Right, right! Let's talk this over, brothers. What is this?"

The branch members had no intentions of resisting at all. In the headquarters, where experts were as abundant as the clouds, they had no way of resisting if these people really wanted to kill them. Instead of putting up a meaningless resistance, it was better to make things clear and see if there were any misunderstandings going on.

The leader, a high-tier beastmaster, swept his frosty gaze across the Xinjing branch members and said coldly, "Misunderstanding? Hehe. Listen closely to the noise outside and see if there's any misunderstandings!

"Listen here, all of you. The President suspects there is a spy from the military among you. Come peacefully with me, or we'll kill anyone who resists!"

With that said, the Xinjing branch members' faces immediately changed one after another.

"What? There's a spy among us? How is that possible? We're all long-time members and definitely wouldn't betray the organization! This brother, perhaps there's a misunderstanding?"

"Right, right! If there's a traitor among us, we wouldn't have escaped from Jingzhou safely and would have been caught by the military long ago. How could we have made it back to headquarters?"

"We want to see Branch Chief Yang! There must be a mistake in this matter!"

Everyone cried injustice, wanting to prove their innocence.

Even so, the high-tier beastmaster didn't waste his breath with them. He directly waved his hand and commanded, "Round up all these people and bring them back to the President. He will have his ways to determine who the spy is. At that time, we'll definitely cut him up into countless pieces and show everyone what the consequences for betraying our organization are!"

Done speaking, he ignored their cries and had his men escort the Xinjing branch members to the huge courtyard He Luotu was in.

At this moment, someone from the crowd suddenly shouted, "Eh? Where's Old Zheng? Where's Zheng Huawei that sly fellow?"

"Right, where's Zheng Huawei? Why is everyone but him here? I understand now, Zheng Huawei must be the traitor! Brothers from headquarters, don't let him get away!"

"Damn it. I knew Zheng Huawei wouldn't have been able to escape from the military prison. It turns out that brat turned on us. What a dog! We can't let him off!"

Hearing their cries, the high-tier beastmaster suddenly narrowed his eyes and turned his head abruptly and looked towards a corner of the courtyard.

Several extremely powerful auras suddenly rose from that corner, and his heart trembled.

"Hahahaha, you Freemason scum! You've been deceiving the people and causing trouble everywhere. Today is the day you die!"

A laugh rang out. Everyone saw Zheng Huawei riding on a huge deep blue dragon, suddenly rising from the corner of the courtyard and flying towards them.

That deep blue icy dragon had an overwhelming presence, forcing all the nearby subdued beasts to prostrate in fear, not daring to make the slightest move.

"T-th-that… That is actually an epic-quality subdued beast!"

"How is that possible!? How did Zheng Huawei have an epic-quality subdued beast!?"

Everyone was astonished, especially the Xinjing branch members who were familiar with Zheng Huawei. They simply couldn't believe what they were seeing.

Zhang Che suddenly rubbed his face, revealing another appearance and laughed loudly, "Hahahaha, scum of the Freemasons, Zheng Huawei has been waiting for you in the ground six feet under! Don't worry, this master will send you to see him now!"

Done speaking, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon under him suddenly opened his mouth and breathed out stream after stream of deep blue fog, immediately freezing several beastmasters, along with their subdued beasts. They fell to the ground and shattered into countless ice shards.

The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was an incredibly powerful creature, even among epic-quality exotic beasts. How could these lowly pawns possibly hope to withstand his attacks?

"Hurry, retreat to the main courtyard. This fellow is too strong; we're no match for him!"

Everyone present was astonished. They didn't dare stay behind and stand against him. They scurried their way out to the main courtyard.Huang Juyun stood on the Metal Tyrant's broad shoulder, looking at the Freemason headquarters with narrowed eyes. He waved his hand and commanded the many squadrons of military elites, "Soldiers, we can't allow a single evil cult member to escape from us! If anyone resists, kill without mercy!"

"Yes, General!" the military's elite troops responded in unison. They directed their respective subdued beasts and closed in on the Freemason headquarters, not leaving an opening unguarded.

The huge battle to eradicate the Freemasons had finally begun!

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Chapter 558: The Demon's Methods [Two in One]

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"What's going on over there? Why are there so many military personnel closing in on us? Are they arresting some major criminals?"

Although the nearby civilians had been evacuated for the military's sudden operation, the ones further away came out and started watching the spectacle.

Joining and watching from the crowd was the nature of the Chinese. Despite knowing it was dangerous, many people would still do so happily!

"Who knows? But since the military is making such a drastic move, they must be here to arrest some big time criminal. I have long thought something was not right here. There are always some sketchy people coming and going in this run-down neighborhood. It'd be a wonder if there was nothing strange going on."

"Right, right, I thought so, too! This place had been around since the beginning of the new age; since when did you see any experts with the strength of mid-tier beastmasters and above around? But in recent months, I started feeling there seemed to be many powerful people settling down here. I wouldn't believe it if you said there was nothing wrong."

"Tch, your stories are really great. Nothing but hindsight. If you had really noticed many unfamiliar experts coming and going a long time ago, wouldn't you have reported this matter already? You had to wait until now to tell us?"

Some people scoffed at those Hindsight Zhuge Liangs in disdain. {TLN: Zhuge Liang was a Chinese politician, military strategist, writer, engineer and inventor, recognized as the most accomplished strategist of his era. It's like saying Hindsight Hannibal.}

The unknown experts hiding here had done things very carefully. How could ordinary civilians possibly notice anything strange? All of them were only boasting!

What nonsense about sensing the auras of mid-tier beastmasters! Hah!

Commoners, and even most low-tier beastmasters, were unable to sense the auras of those who were stronger than them. Really, one didn't have to pay taxes to boast. They really bragged about whatever they could!

A bunch of people started discussing the commotion, making the atmosphere very lively.

Of course, watching the spectacle was one thing. No one dared to get close to the area over there, afraid that they might get caught up in the affair if they were careless and lose their lives. It would be too late for regrets then!

Suddenly, some well-informed people who had obtained accurate information from gods-knew-where, started discussing within the crowd, immediately drawing the attention of those around them.

"Ai, let me tell you. The military is here to raid an evil cult this time. I heard this is where their headquarters is located! The military only found this out after investigating for a long time, and today they are launching a swift attack on them, aiming to destroy these evil cult members thoroughly to prevent them from causing more destruction everywhere!"

"What? Headquarters of an evil cult?"

"No wonder! I was thinking why the people coming and going around here seemed a little strange. It turns out these people are damn cult members! Not only do they cause destruction everywhere, they also spread propaganda. It's good that the military is dealing with them!"

The crowd erupted once more.Every member inside the Freemason headquarters was mobilized. They Summoned out their subdued beasts, and defended against the attacks of the military experts.

For a period of time, all kinds of subdued beasts were Summoned, appearing either in the sky or on the ground, filling up the area. Killing sounds and screams rang out everywhere.

He Luotu was watching the various subdued beasts that had appeared everywhere with a dark expression. Cold, sharp light flashed in his eyes, hatred towards Yang Sen in his heart.

It was all that coward's fault. He didn't want to die in Jingzhou, so he brought everyone back to headquarters while letting a military agent infiltrate them. In the end, the headquarters' location was exposed. Even ten thousand deaths weren't enough to excuse his mistake!

However, it was already too late to talk about all that. Even if he killed Yang Sen now, along with all the Xinjing branch members, the situation would not change!

The Freemasons he had built up bitterly with months of efforts would be severely damaged, at the very least. Not only that, it would be difficult for him to keep this body he was possessing. He would have no choice but to abandon it in the end!

"The great plans of us demons are actually ruined. Damn it all!" He Luotu cursed fiercely. With a wave of his hand, several subdued beasts with powerful auras appeared around him. He mounted one of the flying creatures and yelled out loud, "All high-tier beastmasters, break through the enemies' encirclement with me at the center! Force our way out!"

Since things had progressed to this point, He Luotu didn't harbor any hopes of getting lucky. He knew the best choice he could make right now was to preserve their strength and try his best to escape with all the high-tier beastmasters, then plan their next moves afterwards.

Although his efforts had been wasted, He Luotu didn't feel too sad about it. In any case, most of the people in headquarters were brainwashed, and many of them had restrictions on their souls. Even if they were arrested by the military in the end, they wouldn't leak any important intelligence.

Moreover, he had never told anyone about his most secret plans. Even if someone was able to undo the restrictions he had planted and made the captives spill everything they knew regarding the Freemasons, it didn't matter too much.

In the end, the military would only determine the Freemasons were an ordinary cult, and wouldn't link it to his identity as a demon.

When he thought of things this way, He Luotu no longer felt much pity inside. At the most he'd hide himself for a period of time if everyone here died, and he could develop in another city. It really wasn't too big of a deal.

After arriving on Mercury, he realized there wasn't much here, except humans. If he had the time, he could develop another batch of subordinates loyal to him, including more high-tier beastmasters.

At that thought, He Luotu felt things were acceptable. In any case, what he needed to do right now was to break through the encirclement. He didn't believe the military could stop him here.

However, He Luotu had not imagined that his identity had already been exposed. The military knew he was an enemy from the demon realm who had infiltrated the human world, and thus viewed this matter with utmost importance! They wanted to keep him here, no matter what!

At the same time, there was another powerful foe he had not expected inside the Freemason headquarters, emerging right in the middle of his forces and going on a killing spree!At that moment, a few subordinates suddenly came running up in a sorry state, crying out in a panic, "Not good, President! There really was a spy from the military among the people Yang Sen brought back!…"

He Luotu was enraged. He berated them, "What are you panicking for!? If there's an enemy, can't you just get rid of him?! Why are you running to me?!"

One of the panic-stricken subordinates explained, "President, the spy is too strong. He has more than one epic-quality subdued beast; the brothers there can't stop him at all, and many people were already killed by him!"

The subordinates all thought, -Get rid of him? You think it's that easy? He's a high-tier beastmaster with epic-quality subdued beasts! He'd be a top-rate expert in the Freemasons; us mere foot soldiers, how can we possibly be a match for him?-

"What?! More than one epic-quality subdued beast!?" He Luotu was shocked at the news. He didn't expect the military to have such great plans for the Freemasons, sending such a powerful warrior to infiltrate their base. It seemed like his decision earlier was the correct one: he had to leave this place as soon as possible!

Done thinking, He Luotu immediately ordered his men with a fierce expression, "Gather everyone and focus on resisting this person. I'll go get rid of him when I can find the time to. Hurry!"

Although the subordinates knew their President was pretty much asking them to sacrifice themselves, none of them dared to go against his words. They could only brace themselves, turn around, and lead their group of subdued beasts with mixed strengths to fight Zhang Che.

Meanwhile, He Luotu quickly gathered a group of high-tier beastmasters and brought together all his high-end forces, forcefully charging their way through one point in the military's encirclement, trying to break through in one go so as many of them as possible could escape.

Even if all these subordinates couldn't escape in the end, He Luotu didn't care at all as long as the body he had possessed got away safely.

Not every one of the dozen or so of his high-tier beastmasters owned an epic-quality subdued beast. However, by bringing them together, they were a mighty force nonetheless! Dozens of powerful subdued beasts rose to the skies at the same time, flying in the same direction and forcing their way out of the military's encirclement.

Very quickly, the soldiers at the military's first defensive line were struggling to stop them.

Although the soldiers were all experts specially chosen for this mission, they were up against all the guards of the entire Freemason headquarters. It couldn't be helped that their forces were spread out. With so many powerful subdued beasts suddenly making a rush, the cult members quickly forced an opening!

Huang Juyun, who was overseeing the battle from behind, immediately understood the infiltrated demon was trying to escape, no matter the cost. He quickly yelled out and directed his Metal Tyrant to charge forward. "Not good. The enemies' top executives are trying to escape! Come with me. Don't let them get away!"

Although the Metal Tyrant wasn't a speedy beast, it wasn't slow in such a terrain, either. The huge creature rushed forward, and swung its thick arm. Countless metal spikes appeared out of nowhere, shooting at the group of Freemason experts.

Before the arrival of the new age, this area was covered in high-rise buildings. There was no lack of all kinds of metals in the ruins below. It was very advantageous for the Metal Tyrant to display its powers here. The effects were clear to the eyes.

At the same time, the group of high-tier beastmasters who were escorting Huang Juyun closely directed their own subdued beasts to attack the same spot.

For a period of time, various lights flashed in that area, on the ground or in the sky. Even the sunlight from the sky couldn't hide them.

Those were the elemental and skill attacks of the powerful subdued beasts. When unleashed together, it was truly extremely eye-catching!Inside the Freemason headquarters, Zhang Che had also quickly gotten rid of a bunch of foot soldiers. He led his army of powerful subdued beasts and pets and charged out, chasing after He Luotu's group.

"Want to run away? Have you asked my children?!" Zhang Che laughed out loud. With a wave of his hand, all his epic-quality subdued beasts and pets struck at the same time, using their respective skills. Many lights flashed, all of them hurtling towards He Luotu's position.

The moment Zhang Che's pets and subdued beasts made their moves, He Luotu realized his true identity, since he had read his basic information. He immediately shouted in the air, "Damn it, it's actually you! I'll definitely kill you one day!"

At the same time, a bright line shone in He Luotu's eyes. A mind-confusing force suddenly spread out from him in all directions. He wanted to force an opening through the encirclement with a mental attack.

Alas, Zhang Che knew some of He Luotu's background. Before he could activate his attack, Zhang Che shouted, "Watch out, everyone! This guy has a method to attack others mentally! Move back!"

Zhang Che's timely warning saved the lives of many soldiers.

After hearing his warning, the soldiers retreated one after another, while commanding their subdued beasts to tighten their encirclement, preventing He Luotu from using the opportunity to escape.

A formless, colorless ripple quickly spread from He Luotu. However, only the subdued beasts of some soldiers were left inside his attack's range.

Although those subdued beasts didn't dodge the mental attack, they had very high resistances against such attacks to begin with. Their attacks were interrupted, but they didn't suffer any serious injuries from He Luotu's attack.

A tiny opening in the encirclement was forced open, but was immediately closed again.

He Luotu's mental attack wasn't without limit. After failing in his attempt, he could only stop helplessly and lead his men to continue fighting their way forward berserkly.

For a period of time, the crowd who were observing the spectacle from afar only saw all kinds of powerful subdued beasts fighting in a mess, be it on the ground or in the sky. Lights flashed, and rumbling noises rang out nonstop.

The visual and audio effects left the heads of those who were watching spinning. They had never seen such a grand spectacle in their lives before.

Fortunately, they understood the battlefield ahead was extremely dangerous. Although they wanted to get a clearer look, they backed off some distance subconsciously, afraid of being caught up in the terrifying attacks!Huang Juyun was commanding the battle from the middle. He was incredibly gratified to see Zhang Che killing his way out from the back of the Freemason headquarters and warning the soldiers to dodge He Luotu's mental attack. A faint smile showed on his face, and he said loudly, "Everyone, keep in mind not to be greedy for merit and risk yourselves to advance! You only have to keep the enemies contained here and not let them escape!"

In terms of overall strength, the military held an overwhelming advantage. As long as they weren't greedy and kept the encirclement tight, they would definitely end up the victorious party in this battle!

He Luotu's expression became even darker when he saw the path ahead was blocked. Wanting to break through was incredibly difficult. A dangerous cold glint shone in his eyes, and a terrifying aura quickly spread from his body.

Suddenly, killing intent surged in his eyes. He cried out loud, "Explode!"

His cry was like the rumbling of thunder, making the Freemason top executives tremble. All of them seemed to have forgotten to direct their subdued beasts to attack at the same time.

However, the expressions of the military officers, as well as Zhang Che,sank at the same time.

In the next moment, they saw the eyes of the Freemason top executives' turning bloody red. It was like they had lost all rationality, leading their respective subdued beasts to charge forward without fear of death, not caring about the danger ahead.

Zhang Che felt a chill in his heart. He hurriedly shouted, "Everyone retreat!"

Alas, his reminder was a little too late.

The dozen or so Freemason high-tier beastmasters had led their respective subdued beasts and rushed to the encirclement perimeter, and were mixed up with the soldiers and their subdued beasts who were keeping up the encirclement.

At this moment, a faint ripple appeared from the bodies of those Freemason top executives and their subdued beasts.

In the next instant, intense light shone from the bodies of all the subdued beasts of the Freemason top executives, exploding out!

The sounds of the violent explosions converged together, like a nuclear warhead was detonated.

Intense light gathered at one spot, making even the sun in the sky lose its luster. The whole space was covered in intense white light, blinding everyone temporarily.

He Luotu's heart was filled with hatred. He had actually ordered those beastmasters to detonate their own subdued beasts at the same time through his mind control! A terrifying shockwave quickly spread in all directions from the detonation points.

Huang Juyun's expression had finally changed. He had shut his eyes to avoid the intense light of the explosion, but he quickly yelled out, "Retreat! Quickly retreat from this area!"Zhang Che had immediately ordered his subdued beasts and pets to turn around and avoid the detonations. After he felt the shockwave coming from behind, he was so scared he quickly recalled his subdued beasts and pets with a wave of his hand, then ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to fly away.

He Luotu was truly a demon. His methods were actually so cruel, forcing his subordinates and their respective subdued beasts to detonate themselves without a care for their lives, all just to force an opening in the encirclement for him to escape!

It seemed like they had underestimated the danger of this demon!

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Chapter 559: Thousand Mile Pursuit [Two in One]

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"Ah! My eyes!"

"Run!"

After the Freemason high-tier beastmasters exploded, together with their subdued beasts, the intense light produced was like a bright sun, blinding the crowd who was observing the situation from the side, forcing tears out of their eyes.

Everyone covered their eyes, crying out in pain.

That wasn't the end of it. After the bright light faded, the resulting shockwave brought with it a terrifying momentum and swept out in all directions.

In the other three directions, the shockwave's momentum was greatly reduced after it swept into the Freemasons' buildings, destroying them. It didn't spread too far before coming to a stop, not causing any further destruction.

Outside the Freemasons' buildings, however, the relatively fewer buildings with unstable foundations weren't able to slow the expansion of the shockwave.

The scattered buildings were flattened. The momentum of the shockwave continued unabated, sweeping out.

With that, the blinded crowd hundreds of meters away were in for some troubled times.

They weren't able to evade at all, and were struck by the shockwave directly. Their fragile bodies were immediately swallowed up by the force, and they lost their lives instantly.However, no one cared about the life and death of the spectators.

Before the explosion happened, Zhang Che had warned everyone loudly. The military personnel all panicked, abandoned their subdued beasts, and flew away.

For a brief moment as the shockwave swept its way through, subdued beast after subdued beast was torn to shreds and turned into masses of light, like a beautiful display of fireworks.

However, the soldiers were in too much of a hurry when retreating. About a dozen of them didn't manage to get out of the range of where the shockwave was the strongest. Even a few high-tier beastmasters whose physiques were far stronger than ordinary men were unable to withstand such a powerful shockwave. Blood spewed out from their seven orifices, and they died without being able to make a sound, meeting their tragic ends.

"Damn it!" At the rear, Huang Juyun became extremely angry after witnessing this scene. He immediately ordered his subdued beast, the Metal Tyrant, to quickly rush up, and block for a bunch of soldiers who couldn't retreat in time, taking on the terrifying shockwave.

The violent shockwave produced rumbling noises when it struck the Metal Tyrant. Many scars appeared on its body instantly. Some tiny objects resembling metal fragments flew off of its body.

Even this powerful epic-quality subdued beast was heavily injured after it was struck by the shockwave!

Fortunately that fellow had an incredibly tough defense, and didn't die on the impact. Otherwise, Huang Juyun would have been so sad he wouldn't even have had the heart to cry.Zhang Che was flying on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon towards the Freemason headquarter's main courtyard.

The dragon's advantage in speed was fully displayed here.

Although Zhang Che was very close to the detonation point earlier, he still managed to retreat hundreds of meters on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon after recalling his other pets and subdued beasts. He wasn't hit by the shockwave at all.

Even so, his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

-As expected of the methods of the demons! He Luotu ordered his subordinates to self-detonate right away when he realized things weren't in his favor. Luckily I noticed it early, or I might have met my end there!

-This fellow has to die, or there'll be endless troubles!- Zhang Che decided in his heart at that moment. He had to kill the demon-possessed He Luotu here, no matter the price!

If he was allowed to escape, heavens knew what kind of trouble he would cause in the future!

Putting all else aside, that fellow was skilled in controlling the souls of others. If he escaped and found another batch of powerful mid and high-tier beastmasters, then had them go to areas with dense populations and cause another huge explosion, the results would be unthinkable!

At that thought, Zhang Che had the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon stop, and hurriedly looked back where he was earlier. He saw He Luotu on an airborne subdued beast, gaining altitude and trying to leave this place.

"This time I definitely can't let you escape!" Zhang Che murmured. Without a second thought, he ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to fly higher and gave chase to them.

"Uncle Huang, I'll leave it to you to take care of the rest. Leave He Luotu to me!"Huang Juyun was shocked. Although he was worried about Zhang Che's safety, he wasn't in a good position to ask him to stay in front of all the soldiers.

After all, judging by the speed He Luotu was leaving, even if the soldiers present had epic-quality subdued beasts, it would be difficult for them to catch up to him. He could only let Zhang Che, who owned an epic-quality beast like the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon whose speed was its forte chase after He Luotu.

"Be careful, Xiaoche!"

Helpless about it, Huang Juyun could only shout out a reminder to tell Zhang Che to watch out for his own safety. His underlying meaning was to tell him not to force things if it didn't seem possible.

The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's figure was about to disappear from the sights of those present, leaving behind only Zhang Che's trailing voice.

"Don't worry, Uncle Huang. I won't let this fellow get away!"

Huang Juyun raised his head to look at the sky in the end, then sighed and lowered his head, shifting his gaze to the ruins caused by the explosion earlier. He ordered sternly, "Search this area immediately. Don't let even one cult member get away!"

"Yes, General!" the soldiers under him responded loudly.

Almost all of the Freemasons' high-end forces had self-detonated. Their president had made his escape, leaving only the lowly pawns behind. It wasn't at all difficult for the powerful soldiers to clean up the rest.

A huge number of subdued beasts were summoned out by the soldiers, surrounding the Freemason headquarters tightly. The residual members of the Freemasons couldn't form a decent resistance and were wiped out.

Of course, they were not people who didn't care about their life and death. Most of them surrendered. They were stripped of their combat gear and were forced to hand over their beast cards, then arrested and escorted away."Damn it, that brat actually has such a speedy subdued beast! He really deserves to die!"

He Luotu had originally thought he could escape safely, but after he had flown dozens of kilometers southeast on his flying mount, he suddenly realized Zhang Che was actually giving chase on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon. Zhang Che's speed wasn't any inferior to his, and was even slightly faster!

He Luotu knitted his brow tightly. He believed he wasn't a match for this human warrior, and thus he could only grit his teeth and continue fleeing southeast.

Originally, he had planned on flying to another city to look for his other clones, and build up another organization.

However, Zhang Che was chasing him relentlessly. The military's air forces would surely move quickly and surround him from all sides. It would be almost impossible for him to get away if he continued staying on the mainland.

As such, He Luotu quickly changed his plans and directly flew in the direction of the sea.

Xinfan City was only a few hundreds of kilometers away from the ocean. Once he reached the waters, there'd only be that brat behind chasing him at the most. At that time, he'd have more options to take, be it fighting or running.

He Luotu wasn't afraid. As for the possible dangers that might appear at sea, he didn't care at all.

The exotic beasts that remained above the waters for the past decades were indeed a huge threat for humans. But to He Luotu, they were nothing.

It could even be said that if he really couldn't shake off that brat's pursuit, he could totally abandon this body and take over one of those exotic beasts, easily making his escape.

He didn't believe that brat would be capable of doing everything. As long as he dove into the waters, that brat shouldn't have a way to continue chasing him, right?Zhang Che wasn't worried at all as he gave chase.

Given He Luotu's strength, his subdued beasts couldn't threaten his safety at all. His flying mount's speed was a touch lower than the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon. As long as he didn't let up on the chase, he'd catch up to him sooner or later.

Also, although He Luotu's true identity was a mysterious being of the demon realm and might have many unfathomable methods, Zhang Che really wasn't afraid.

No matter how incredible they were, his methods were limited to mental attacks!

This was indeed an extremely headache-inducing method of attack for other beastmasters. However, Zhang Che wasn't afraid of such attacks at all, since he possessed the rainbow crystal.

As such, Zhang Che had a calm expression as he flew on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's back. His eyes were locked onto the target of his chase, He Luotu. He thought to himself, -I'll see where you can run to!-

After chasing for some time, the distance between the two had shrunk to about ten kilometers.

This distance could be said to be the opposite extremes of the world if they were on land. His target might slip away if he was even slightly inattentive.

However, in the vast skies, ten kilometers was only ten thousand meters; it was truly very close.

After getting a closer look at the direction He Luotu was escaping to, Zhang Che had a better idea of his plan. He smirked coldly inside. -Hehe, you think I can do nothing to you if you ran to the waters?-

On the contrary, this made Zhang Che very happy.

If He Luotu was determined to escape to another city with a dense population, it'd be tricky for Zhang Che to make a move, since he had to be mindful of the safety of the civilians.

However, that fellow seemed to have a short-circuit in his brain. He actually escaped in the direction of the ocean, where no one else was around. Zhang Che really didn't have to hold back, then.

At that time, no matter if in the sky, or in the waters, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was a highly capable beast. No matter how many mysterious methods He Luotu had, they'd be absolutely useless!

Not only that, after he became aware of the direction He Luotu was escaping in, Zhang Che even had the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon slow down a tiny bit inconspicuously, feigning to be exhausted. He trailed behind He Luotu from afar, in case the latter grew urgent and changed his mind, deciding to fly inland once more.Less than half an hour later, the two left the mainland and arrived above the ocean.

Zhang Che still didn't let the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon increase his speed back up. After all, they were still too near to land. There was still a chance of him flying back to the cities if He Luotu panicked.

-I'll follow you on a trip to the far open waters, then! I'll see what methods you have at that time to escape from me!- Zhang Che thought. He had the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon accelerate a tiny bit, shrinking the distance between the two slightly.

He was afraid He Luotu might have some unknown methods of increasing his speed. If he decided to employ such methods, it was very likely he'd disappear from Zhang Che's sight. It'd be very difficult for him to continue chasing then.On the other hand, He Luotu was incredibly happy to see Zhang Che chasing him all the way here.

"Really, there's a path to Heaven for you, but you chose to ignore it, barging right into Hell when there's no way in! I'll definitely use my secret techniques to draw all the powerful exotic beasts in the sea over when the time is right! I'll see how you'll deal with them!"

As one of the clones of the supreme demon, although He Luotu's individual strength didn't count for much, he had many unfathomable methods. He was confident he could cause unimaginable problems for Zhang Che during their upcoming battle.

This game of cat and mouse went on for about another hour.

At present, the two were several hundred kilometers away from the mainland. It was already impossible for either of them to turn back.Back at Xinfan City, the battle at the Freemason headquarters had already ended.

He Luotu had escaped far away, and the other high-end forces had been sacrificed. The remaining members truly couldn't cause much trouble for the military.

After killing some diehard members who stubbornly tried to resist , the others' desire for survival finally triumphed over He Luotu's mind control. They handed over their respective beast cards one after another and knelt on the ground, pleading for mercy.

A Major came running up in front of Huang Juyun and saluted, then gave a brief report on the battle results. "Reporting to Chief, all the cult members have been either killed or captured. No one escaped. Please instruct us!"

Huang Juyun nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "Very good. Everyone's worked hard. How are the casualties on our side?"

Those left were only the foot soldiers. Huang Juyun couldn't be bothered to care about the battle results. He asked what he was most concerned with.

"Reporting Chief, during the final battle, only a few soldiers were injured. After all, the enemies' forces were greatly crippled. However, during the earlier huge explosion, our losses were a little high. A total of eighteen soldiers lost their lives, including three high-tier beastmasters."

At the end of his report, the major's voice lowered.

During the huge explosion earlier, some of the soldiers responsible for stopping the Freemasons' top executives from escaping were caught unprepared and couldn't retreat in time. The casualties for them were a little more severe.

To paint a clearer picture, those were all mid-tier and above beastmasters. Three of them were even high-tier beastmasters! They were all elites of the elites. Although it was expected that there would be casualties in this battle, no one expected them to be so heavy.

A look of pain flashed in Huang Juyun's eyes. Such heavy casualties tugged at his heart.

This time, they weren't prepared enough for the demon's methods. Even though they had many preventive measures in place before the battle started, they didn't expect their enemy to order his top subordinates to self-detonate so resolutely. Their methods were truly hard to believe!

After a brief silence, Huang Juyun commanded loudly, "Quickly clean up the mess and immediately escort all the captives back to Bei Du on the cargo planes!"

"Yes!"The military came quickly and left quickly. Very soon, only a devastated piece of land was left behind.

As for the tragic scene and the crowd who was caught up in the battle, naturally Xinfan City's locals would clean up. They weren't the responsibility of the personnel involved in this operation.

Before they left, Huang Juyun looked to the southeast. He was very worried for Zhang Che's safety.

He could tell from the huge explosion earlier that the demon spy's methods were unfathomable. Heavens knew what other hidden aces that escaped demon had up his sleeves…

However, Zhang Che had already gone and given chase. Huang Juyun could only hope he could neutralize any dangers and successfully complete his mission.On the journey back, Huang Juyun contacted the top brass of the military and reported the results of the battle to them. In the end, he requested that military headquarters to mobilize the nearby air forces to conduct a search in the southeast, hoping that they could be of help to Zhang Che's pursuit.

At the very least, he wanted to know where Zhang Che had chased that demon to!

The military top brass viewed this matter very importantly, too. Not only did they mobilize the air forces in the nearby cities, they even used the satellites to scout the areas southeast of Xinfan City carefully, hoping to find any useful information.

However, the clouds were extremely thick in the skies above the seas near Xinfan City on that day. The spy satellite was unable to see through the cluster of clouds and scout things out accurately.

They couldn't find where Zhang Che had chased He Luoto off to…

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Chapter 560: Exorcised [Two in One]

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Blue waves rose and fell endlessly on the vast sea.

In the past, the waters had been conquered by humans. Ships would traverse the oceans busily, connecting the different continents.

Countless marine products were developed by humans. Some of them became industrial materials, some became delicacies on their tables.

It could be said that there weren't many secrets left in the seas of Mercury for humans to discover, before the arrival of the new age. Only outer space was left to conquer.

However, following the arrival of the new age, all kinds of powerful exotic beasts occupied the waters. Almost all ships were destroyed by those powerful exotic beasts. Even the aircraft carriers and submarines, great weapons of war, weren't spared destruction.

At present, the vast and endless seas had totally become a paradise for exotic beasts.

An endless supply of food was available in the sea, so the exotic beasts who could survive in the waters did not have to worry about their source of food. Here, they reproduced and developed, fighting one another. The seas had become their true territory.

At this moment, an unusually majestic subdued beast flying above the waters hundreds of kilometers away from Xinfan City, stopped in mid-air. He Luotu was sitting on it, looking back coldly at the pursuing deep blue figure.

"You have guts. Since you dared give chase, I'll grant you your wish and let the vast seas be where you meet your end!" The corners of He Luotu's lips drew back into a faint, cold smile, not showing any hints of fear.

He admitted that Zhang Che was indeed stronger than he had expected. On land, the strength he possessed truly might not be a match for him. However, they were above the sea; the paradise of exotic beasts!

Here, he'd have endless helpers waiting to give him a hand. Naturally he wouldn't be afraid of anyone!

Flying on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, when Zhang Che saw He Luotu had stopped running, he wasn't afraid, although he knew He Luotu might have some tricks up his sleeves. He ordered the dragon to bring out its fastest speed and instantly closed the distance between them.

"You won't get away, He Luotu. You'd better surrender obediently. If a battle breaks out, it wouldn't be nice if my subdued beast tore you apart!"

Zhang Che didn't expose that he knew He Luotu's identity as a demon. He pretended to be unaware, and treated him like a mere cult member putting up his final resistance.

He Luotu froze for a moment before bursting out into laughter. "Surrender obediently? Hahahaha…" He stared at Zhang Che, who was hovering a few hundred meters away, disdainfully, then mocked him, "Kid, you're really too naive. Do you really think you're my opponent, with only an epic-quality subdued beast?

"You're taking me for a sick cat, when this tiger only chose not to show its ferocity! I'm a person who treasures talents. Seeing you have great potential and will surely become a top expert, you won't have any lack of benefits in the future if you are willing to pledge loyalty to me. If not, you will die here today!"

As he finished speaking, a chilly aura erupted from He Luotu. The weak exotic beasts nearby went into a panic and swam far away.

Just his aura alone was enough to make the exotic beasts feel heavily pressured, not daring to remain here any longer. That was the pressure emitted by those on the higher end of the food chain. How could those weak exotic beasts possibly dare to provoke him?

Zhang Che felt that familiar aura from back then once more.

That's right, that was the aura only those powerful demonic warriors had. Not only that, compared to the auras he felt when he slaughtered demons, although He Luotu's aura wasn't strong, it was many times purer!

-Could this fellow actually be a huge figure among the demons?- The thought flashed through Zhang Che's mind, and his expression became much more cautious.

If that was true, the strength He Luotu had shown so far was most likely not all he had in his arsenal. Perhaps this guy had some fearsome methods he still hadn't used.

However, on second thought, Zhang Che felt that wasn't very likely.

After all, back when the demons invaded Mercury, there wasn't a single overly powerful warrior among them. It had proved that there was an extremely powerful restriction on Mercury in effect against the demons. It was impossible for those super powerful demons to infiltrate the human world.

Perhaps the demon possessing He Luotu had only remained in Mercury through some method, and could no longer display his strength. In that case, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Unbeknownst to Zhang Che, the brief thought he had was actually incredibly close to the truth.

He Luotu thought Zhang Che was tempted when he saw him hesitating. He said sternly once more, "Kid, I'll give you one last chance. If you don't submit to me, I'll have you die without a proper burial!"

Zhang Che came back to himself. A disdainful smile flashed on his face, and he said loudly, "Hahahaha, He Luotu, or should I say, the demon's spy, on what basis are you trying to bribe me? Don't worry, I'll definitely not let you leave today. You demons' plans will never succeed in the end!"

He Luotu felt a chill in his heart when he heard Zhang Che expose his true identity. His pupils shrank, a boundless killing intent showed on his face as he said savagely, "Where did you learn of that? Looks like I can't leave you alive today!"

Done speaking, He Luotu sent out another mental attack.

This time, his mental attack didn't spread in a wide area. Instead, it focused on one point, directly sweeping towards Zhang Che. The intangible mental sword streaked through the air, leaving a ripple behind in space, showing how mighty it was.

Zhang Che's heart skipped for a moment at the sight.

-Freaking hell, this fellow is indeed worthy of the name of the demons. He actually displayed this ability of He Luotu to this extent! The big boss rainbow crystal should be able to handle this, right?-

Zhang Che no longer had a path of retreat, no matter if the rainbow crystal could resist the mental attack or not.

The mental attack was incredibly fast. At almost the same time as He Luotu made his move, it had already arrived before Zhang Che.

The enormous force directly invaded Zhang Che's brain, and his thoughts fell into momentary paralysis.

Fortunately, the rainbow crystal was a reliable support at the crucial moment!

Rainbow light burst out in Zhang Che's spiritual sea instantly. The rainbow crystal emitted intense light, enveloping the invading mental force completely.

Afterwards, the mental force directly crumbled in Zhang Che's spiritual sea, like residual snow meeting the bright sun. There was no resistance at all before it disappeared without a trace.

Seeing Zhang Che becoming sluggish from his mental attack, He Luotu suddenly felt his soul tremble before he could even grin. He spat out a mouthful of ink-black fresh blood. His body staggered, nearly falling off from his flying mount's back.

"How is that possible!? That is… the Axis of the Spiritual World!"

A terrible look of shock, as well as a hint of ecstasy, flashed in He Luotu's eyes. He could no longer care to continue dealing with Zhang Che. Instead, he ordered the subdued beast under him to erupt its speed to the maximum and fly further into the open sea.

At that moment, the Freemasons, or connecting the two worlds to bring forth the demonic army, no longer counted for anything in He Luotu's heart.

It would be a great merit as long as he managed to transmit what he had just discovered. As such, he definitely couldn't afford to die here. At the very least, he had to find a way to relay the information to his other clones. That way, he would receive the greatest reward during his infiltration into the human world!

"Want to escape? I'll see where you can run off to!"

Seeing He Luotu trying to escape after suffering a mental backlash, how could Zhang Che possibly allow things to go as he wished? He immediately ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to erupt his potential and brought his speed up to twice that of his maximum during normal times. His body turned into a deep blue ray, streaking off in the direction He Luotu escaped to.

"Damn it, this brat is like a maggot clinging onto my bones. I can't shake him off no matter what! Looks like I have no choice but to use my ultimate skill!"

Seeing Zhang Che not letting up in his pursuit, He Luotu realized he wouldn't be able to escape if things continued like this.

Suddenly, a powerful demonic aura erupted from his body, spreading out in all directions.

This demonic aura was different from the pressuring aura he emitted earlier.

Almost all of the exotic beasts within the surrounding dozens of kilometers stopped whatever they were doing, regardless of their strength. Their eyes emitted a bloodthirsty light, looking in the direction of He Luotu.

To those exotic beasts, this aura was unique to the mortal enemies deeply engraved in their souls. They immediately went incredibly berserk, madly chasing in that direction at the same time.

Zhang Che also felt something was off.

At the start, Zhang Che had thought He Luotu was about to use some big move and had prepared himself mentally. However, the berserk aura that came didn't bring any threat.

While he was doubting things, Zhang Che noticed the strange movements of the nearby exotic beasts.

"Bloody hell, this fellow can actually control exotic beasts, too! Looks like he's a very important figure among the demons for sure. How could he have such an ability otherwise? All the more I can't let him escape!"

Zhang Che had misunderstood, thinking He Luotu was able to control the nearby exotic beasts. He had no idea that those exotic beasts were actually drawn to the berserk aura He Luotu was emitting and were coming for him.

All the exotic beasts within the surrounding dozens of kilometers closed in on them at the same time. It became an extremely dense spread of beasts instantly since they were above the seas where exotic beasts were abundant. They couldn't see the end of them in sight.

Cold sweat poured from Zhang Che's forehead.

This time, it seemed the matter had really blown up.

Although those exotic beasts weren't very powerful, their numbers were huge. Naturally there was no lack of legend and epic-quality exotic beasts among them, too!

Not only that, they weren't on land. With the exception of the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, his other capable subdued beasts and pets were pretty much unable to display any combat strength. It'd be really dangerous if he was surrounded by those exotic beasts!

"Hanming, kill off He Luotu that demonic dog first!"

Zhang Che resolved himself at the crucial moment, wanting to take down He Luotu before the exotic beasts surrounded him. That way, he'd be able to retreat easily.

The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon responded with a loud roar. A stream of deep blue air erupted from his body. His speed became even faster, drawing the distance between them and He Luotu even closer.

At that moment, he suddenly opened his mouth. A deep blue ray shot forth like a bolt of lightning, accurately striking He Luotu's back.

"Ah, damn! Zhang Che, you really deserve to die!"

He Luotu didn't have it easy despite being a high-tier beastmaster after he was struck by the Extreme Yin Ray. He was almost frozen into an ice sculpture. His expression was incredibly savage. As his facial muscles moved, his frozen skin cracked open, inch by inch, and fell off his face.

He Luotu's soul was incredibly strong. If it was any other ordinary high-tier beastmasters in his place, they would have been killed instantly, no matter how good their physiques were.

Even Zhang Che was shocked inside when he saw He Luotu could still speak.

-As expected of a demon. He can't be measured by normal standards. He's actually still alive after that!-

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Che waved his hand and summoned out the Gluttony Monkey. At the same time, he brought out the Falling Star Mk III bow and handed it to him, commanding, "Kill him for daddy!"

A hint of excitement shone in the frisky monkey's eyes. He immediately nocked an arrow and drew the bow. Moments later, a custom-made alloy metal arrow shot out.

A sharp whistle went off. The arrow left a white streak in the air, crossing several hundred meters almost instantly and penetrated He Luotu's back.

An explosion boomed. A bowl-sized hole suddenly appeared on He Luotu, who had yet to recover from the cold. Countless dark red ice shards were swept along by the momentum of the arrow shot by the Falling Star Mk III, streaking dozens of meters forward

"Ah…! You have to die today! You must die!"

He Luotu went berserk. The phantom of a demon nearly emerged from his body. He looked back savagely at the pursuing Zhang Che, a layer of black air trying to come out of his body.

Zhang Che's expression grew serious at the sight. -As I had expected! That is probably the demon possessing He Luotu's body. It indeed looks different from the ordinary demon warriors I killed before. He's definitely a powerful figure of the demon realm, but who knows how he managed to slip through the restrictions on Mercury and infiltrate our world?-

"Hahaha, I do want to see who's the one dying!"

Zhang Che had a clear idea of that fellow's background now. He knew He Luotu was only a paper tiger. Of course he wouldn't be afraid of him. Zhang Che sneered at him, then ordered both the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon and the Gluttony Monkey to attack at the same time.

Another Extreme Yin Ray, together with an arrow, struck He Luotu one after another.

A deep blue luster flashed. He Luotu's body was frozen into an ice sculpture, immediately followed up by an arrow, bringing with it a terrifying momentum. He instantly shattered into countless pieces and fell into the sea.

A sorrowful cry rang out. The subdued beast had lost its master and instantly turned into a mass of glowing light, dissipating.

From that moment on, He Luotu no longer existed in this world.

"No matter if you're a cult member or a demon spy, you're still easily killed by me in the end-" a faint smile showed on Zhang Che's face as he watched He Luotu's body shattered and scattered into the sea. Afterwards, his pupils shrank. He saw a phantom almost indiscernible by the naked eye suddenly shot out, flying off towards an extremely faraway place.

"Not good, that demon is actually still alive and is trying to escape!"

Zhang Che quickly focused his mind onto his spiritual sea and cried out urgently, -Big Boss Rainbow Crystal, please show your might quickly. Don't let that demon escape!-

It was like the rainbow crystal had really heard Zhang Che's cries. A ray of rainbow light suddenly shot out from his brow, instantly catching up to the phantom that had flown thousands of meters away, and melting it cleanly, like the rays of the sun wiping away residual snow.

In the empty skies, a miserable cry rang out, "Damn it, how could he possess the Axis of the Spiritual World? That's impossible..!"

The voice faded. Zhang Che let out a very long breath in relief, knowing that the demon spy had completely disappeared from this world.

-This won't do. I have to inform father-in-law about this situation when I get back, and have him warn the top brass. I assume he's not the only one to have infiltrated our world. In order to prevent the others from causing chaos, we have to further intensify our efforts in striking at evil cults.-

The thought flashed through his mind as a bitter smile showed on Zhang Che's face.

Although He Luotu was completely eliminated, the exotic beasts he had provoked earlier had also completely surrounded Zhang Che.

Going forward, there was another bitter battle to fight to successfully leave the sea.

"Come on, then! I'm not afraid of you!"

Zhang Che was full of confidence in the blink of an eye. A powerful aura erupted from his whole body as he faced those exotic beasts closing in on him.

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Chapter 561: Underwater Trip [Two in One]

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The exotic beasts within a few dozen kilometers had all been attracted over by the demon's aura.

Although He Luotu had been killed by Zhang Che and his spirit exorcised, those exotic beasts didn't care about that. When they saw Zhang Che remaining in place, naturally they took him as the source of the aura just now. Their eyes were blood red, and they were desperately rushing at him.

The face of Zhang Che, who was still treating those exotic beasts as domestic creatures just moments before, immediately changed.

"What the, this is simply unreasonable! I'm not the one who provoked you; someone else is responsible! Go find He Luotu! Why are you pushing it onto me?"

Of course, those creatures wouldn't reason with him…

Looking around, he was tightly surrounded by all kinds of exotic beasts. Even though the weakest exotic beasts around him were only at one-star and two-stars, they weren't afraid of the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's aura at this moment. Every one of them was closing in on Zhang Che fiercely.

Zhang Che finally realized the severity of the matter.

It turned out that this was the fearsome part of He Luotu's method, drawing so many exotic beasts to him in one go. This would be a neverending situation. Unless he could conceal himself, along with every trace of his aura, those exotic beasts wouldn't let up and would work to tear him to pieces.

"This isn't fun! Hanming, quickly run!"

Under normal circumstances facing normal exotic beasts, Zhang Che really wasn't afraid. After all, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon wasn't weak. His aura alone could intimidate most exotic beasts. It was no big deal even if the remaining ones were a little stronger, as it wouldn't be a problem for him to escape.

It was different now, however. Those exotic beasts were treating him as their arch-enemy, looking like they wanted to eat him alive. How could Zhang Che still have the guts to fight here?

After receiving Zhang Che's order, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon quickly brought out his fastest speed, wanting to charge his way out of the exotic beasts' encirclement.

However, Zhang Che had already missed the best opportunity earlier when he was trying to kill He Luotu. It seemed impossible for him to escape now. That was, unless he directly slaughtered a path out of the exotic beasts' encirclement.

However, facing such a situation, how could Zhang Che dare to gamble with his life?

"Damn it, we'll dive into the waters if worse comes to worst. I don't believe those creatures can chase me in the water!" Zhang Che grit his teeth and ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to dive into the water below.

At the same time, he communicated with the dragon through their spiritual link, asking whether he could ensure he could breathe normally underwater. Even though he was already a Tier Seven beastmaster, and his physique far better than commoners, he could only hold his breath for ten minutes tops before suffocating.

After all, beastmasters weren't immortal cultivators from the legends, not having to breathe after achieving a certain realm. When all was said and done, Zhang Che was still a mortal. At the most he was a slightly stronger human.

Hanming quickly reassured Zhang Che that his ability could guarantee Zhang Che would be able to breathe freely even underwater.

"Hmm, I can? I've never heard of you mentioning this ability before, or I would have wanted to give it a try long ago!" Zhang Che was surprised. He only learned the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon had that ability only now.

From the looks of it, this fellow was indeed the best among his pets. The dragon was very capable, be it in the sky or in the sea!

Despite the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon diving towards the sea below them, the surrounding exotic beasts wouldn't give up on chasing after Zhang Che just like that.

All of a sudden, many powerful exotic beasts directly activated their offensive skills. Ray after ray of light streaked toward Zhang Che from all directions, like countless rifles firing at him at the same time. Blinding rays of light bloomed, forming endless fireworks.

The first to suffer wasn't Zhang Che, however.

There were many weak but extremely fast flying exotic beasts at the front. In the end, they became the first victims when all those skills were unleashed.

Various miserable cries rang out continuously in the skies. Countless weak exotic beasts were struck, and their bodies exploded one after another. Mixtures of flesh and blood sprayed everywhere and fell like rain.

Zhang Che only felt countless debris falling around himself and the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon.

Fortunately, those bits and pieces of flesh and blood were nothing for the dragon. His natural ability could ward them off. Otherwise, Zhang Che would have been covered in gore from head to toe, looking incredibly pathetic.

More and more exotic beasts were about to catch up to them, but the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was already extremely close to the water surface. He plunged right into the sea without hesitation.

Fortunately the seawater acted as a barrier, in addition to Zhang Che and He Luotu being high up in the sky. The aura seemed to not have affected the exotic beasts in the sea. After Zhang Che and the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon dove into the sea, they weren't attacked by the exotic beasts below, allowing them to quickly dive deeper.Shortly after entering the waters, Zhang Che heard waves of banging noises from above. Those noises were produced by the powerful exotic beasts' attack skills. At the same time, many exotic beasts who were seeing red had also plunged into the water, wanting to continue chasing after them.

The exotic beasts that entered the water were in for some tragic times.

Those creatures weren't truly water-based exotic beasts. If this was shallow waters, they could rely on their strength and take a swim occasionally here.

But this was the deep sea!

As such, with the exception of a small fraction of those exotic beasts, they were like dumplings dropped into water, regaining their senses and struggling to rise back into the skies. Most of them were swallowed by the currents and drowned after some struggles.

With that, the sea became very lively indeed.

With so much delicious food in the sea, including the flesh and blood that fell earlier, the nearby water-based exotic beasts were all drawn here.

Countless currents were stirred up underwater. Heavens knew how many powerful exotic beasts came swimming in from all directions, fighting for the food that had dropped into the sea on their own.

As for the flying exotic beasts in the sky, they were furious after losing their target. Now that new enemies had shown up at their doors, they wouldn't let this matter go easily, and they launched a fierce assault on the exotic beasts in the sea below with their skills.

All of a sudden, this area of the sea was engulfed in chaos.

It was fortunate that the clouds were thick in the skies above this area. Otherwise, the military would have seen a bizarre sight if they had witnessed the situation.After the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon dove into the sea, his innate ability immediately came into effect. That intangible shield that seemed capable of warding off all matter formed an invisible barrier several meters wide around the dragon, keeping even the seawater outside.

Not only that, the invisible barrier was able to draw air from the seawater, ensuring the passenger on his back had fresh air to ensure his survival.

"Amazing! This is truly amazing! I didn't expect you'd have such an ability. I have really underestimated you in the past!" It was like Zhang Che had discovered an interesting new toy. He looked left and right from the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's back, his eyes filled with curiosity. His face was full of smiles.

Although master and pet had already dove deep into the sea, and there was no external light source, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's body emitted a deep blue light, faintly illuminating the surrounding hundred meters.

Zhang Che's sight was much better than a normal person's. He was able to see his surroundings clearly with just that little bit of weak blue light.

In the deep sea, all kinds of strange sea creatures were swimming leisurely.

The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon obviously had the ability to conceal his aura. Although he was swimming past those deep sea creatures, the dragon didn't affect those creatures in the slightest. Those creatures who were swimming leisurely continued doing so, while those on the hunt for food ambushed their targets.

However, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was an overlord of the sea, after all. Despite intentionally withholding his aura, those creatures didn't dare to get within a few dozen meters of him, leaving Zhang Che feeling slightly regretful for not being able to catch some pretty fish to play with.

"Come on, let's continue diving deeper. I've never had such an opportunity to tour the deep sea. Since an opportunity arose today, I should make good use of it to look around."

He Luotu had been eliminated. Zhang Che was in no hurry to return, either. He was prepared to enjoy himself and play around here, immediately ordering the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to continue diving deeper.The two of them went sightseeing in the deep sea for some time. Although they encountered some water-based exotic beasts during their tour, those exotic beasts weren't very powerful. After noticing the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's overwhelming aura, they didn't come provoke him. Every one of them fled as far as they could, not interrupting Zhang Che's leisure time.

"Hmm? Why is there light ahead? That's strange. Come on, go take a look!"

Suddenly, Zhang Che noticed a spread of faint white light in the deep sea in front and below them, immediately drawing his curiosity. He quickly ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to swim that way, wanting to see what exactly it was.

Coming across creatures that could emit light in the deep sea wasn't common. Since that was so, of course Zhang Che wanted to go check things out.

In any case, given his strength… well, it should be given the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's strength, they didn't have to watch out for those strange creatures. Could they even be a threat to him?

After receiving Zhang Che's order, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon immediately swam forward. In the blink of an eye, the two of them closed in on the source of light ahead.

It turned out that those light-emitting creatures were actually some translucent objects. They expanded and shrank, looking like pockets, swimming leisurely in the deep sea. The nearby sea creatures avoided them like the plague when they noticed them, not daring to get close at all.

Zhang Che's soul almost scattered when he got a clear look at them. They were actually a bunch of huge jellyfish, every one of them over three meters wide. They were massive by normal jellyfish standards.

The faint white light came from the bodies of those jellyfish, like bright lamps in the sea.

Zhang Che immediately recalled something. They should be one of the most mysterious killers in the deep sea, able to emit high-pressured electrical currents, the killer jellyfish!

It was said that the electrical currents emitted by those jellyfish could reach terrifying degrees. It was difficult for any creature to escape from their electric shocks.

Moreover, the jellyfish they had encountered were many times larger than the illustrations Zhang Che had seen in the past. Their bright bodies were shocking, too. It went to show how strong the electric currents were.

Without a doubt, the jellyfish must have absorbed the spiritual force that had been introduced to Mercury after exotic beasts started pouring in, bringing about a mutation to their lifeforms, increasing their strength.

It was best to stay far away from those things!

At that thought, Zhang Che hurriedly ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to turn around, avoiding those dangerous creatures as soon as possible.

Alas, it seemed a little too late now.

Those jellyfish thought it was an enemy attacking when they saw the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon and Zhang Che. Every one of them turned towards the two excitedly.

Zhang Che didn't know if it was because those jellyfish were affected by the mutation, but they were unexpectedly fast!

In the blink of an eye, they had drawn the distance between the two parties much closer.

Zhang Che suddenly felt his scalp turning numb. He equipped his Purple-Gold Demonic Armored Worm armor without hesitation, and activated its Elemental Protective Barrier immediately.

In the next moment, white light suddenly shone in the deep sea, like countless high-efficiency light bulbs lighting up at the same time. Wave after wave of electrical current erupted from those jellyfish, shrouding Zhang Che.

The intense electrical currents were so hot the temperature of the seawater in this area shot up abruptly. A large spread of steam emerged, rising to the surface, forming a spread of closely packed air bubbles.

The terrifying electrical currents gathered at one spot, striking Zhang Che and the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon violently.

Zhang Che could feel his whole body turning numb despite having activated the Elemental Protective Barrier. He was astonished.

To put it in perspective, this was after the Purple-Gold Demonic Armored Worm's Elemental Protective Barrier had neutralized ninety-nine percent of the current. The remaining electricity could still numb his whole body, leaving him unable to move. If it wasn't for his fast reactions, wouldn't he have been electrocuted and turned into coal?

He shifted his gaze to the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon beneath him. Despite Hanming's terrifying strength, a creature considered a top-tier existence even among epic-quality exotic beasts, green smoke was rising from him after being electrocuted. He was so scared he immediately erupted at his fastest speed and swam away from this area.

Zhang Che's underwater trip had come to an end just like that.

He truly couldn't have imagined an ordinary creature in this world could have become this terrifying, so much so that even an epic-quality exotic beast didn't dare to face it directly!

From the looks of it, those jellyfish were definitely the overlords of the deep sea. No creature would dare to provoke them. Even exotic beasts that had invaded from the beast world would meet the same tragic end.After they escaped far away from that area, Zhang Che had the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon slow down, lingering fear still in his heart. He recalled his armor, realizing his back was soaked in cold sweat.

"Damn, the deep sea is too dangerous! We'd better hurry back," Zhang Che sighed. The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon let out a high-pitched roar in response, also rather distressed.

In the next moment, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon carried Zhang Che directly up towards the surface, and soon emerged from the waters.

Their current location was dozens of kilometers away from where those frenzied exotic beasts had gathered. Zhang Che wasn't worried there would be any danger.

In truth, after Zhang Che had vanished into the sea, those exotic beasts gradually returned to their normal selves, then scattered. Even if Zhang Che took the initiative to go provoke them now, he wouldn't experience being surrounded by thousands of exotic beasts again.

However, there were truly too many unknown dangers in the ocean. Zhang Che didn't want to remain here any longer.

He opened up his personal terminal and confirmed the directions, then flew straight in Bei Du's direction on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon.

Although he had successfully slain He Luotu, the matter regarding the demons had yet to end. Zhang Che needed to relay this information to the top brass as soon as possible.

Perhaps He Luotu wasn't the only demon that had infiltrated Mercury. This needed to be brought to the government and the military's attention.

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Chapter 562: Perilous Situation [Two in One]

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At Bei Du…

Huang Juyun couldn't help but start worrying for Zhang Che's safety again.

It had already been about three hours since that brat went chasing after He Luotu. It was now evening, and soon the sky would turn dark, yet there was still no news from him.

He didn't dare send a message to Zhang Che asking about his situation. It would be a tragedy if Zhang Che was at the crucial moment of their fight and was distracted by his message, affecting the results of the battle.

As such, he could only wait helplessly after reporting the raid on the Freemason headquarters to the higher-ups.

"But, that kid shouldn't be in any danger, right? He's overcome so many difficulties. This is only the head figure of a mere cult…"

At that thought, however, Huang Juyun didn't dare to think any further.

Huang Juyun knew he was only subconsciously deceiving himself. What head figure of a mere cult? He Luotu was clearly a mysterious expert of the demon realm who had infiltrated their world. Heavens knew what kind of powerful methods he had up his sleeves, waiting for Zhang Che to send himself right to his doorstep?

Putting all else aside, Huang Juyun still felt some lingering fear from the huge explosion he had experienced this afternoon. He was very wary of their demonic methods.

If he hadn't let his Metal Tyrant go up and block the shockwave from the huge explosion decisively, who knew how many casualties his forces would have sustained?

Even so, his Metal Tyrant had yet to recover from the injuries. It was in a severely injured state even now. At present, the card of that powerful epic-quality subdued beast was submerged in a recovery fluid, healing its injuries. According to the his staff, the powerful subdued beast would only fully recover tomorrow.

The cause of all that was just one of the demonic expert's tricks. He Luotu had wreaked such destruction just by detonating his subordinates and their subdued beasts. Could Zhang Che really deal with him safely if he had some other hidden aces?

Huang Juyun had no idea. As a result, his expression was gloomy. After the destruction of the Freemason headquarters, he returned to Bei Du to give a report on the mission and was praised by the top brass, but his mood wasn't bright at all.

Suddenly, he felt a vibration from his personal terminal.

Huang Juyun's expression changed slightly. A hint of joy flashed in his eyes. He hurriedly opened the device. It was indeed a message from Zhang Che!

"Great! I knew that kid was hiding deep. Given his strength, how could he be defeated by a demon spy?!"

Huang Juyun finally relaxed completely after he read the short and simple message from Zhang Che. The brat said that he had gotten rid of He Luotu and was on his way back now. He would arrive at Bei Du in a few hours.

Much more excited, Huang Juyun immediately turned around and left his office to find his superiors and report this matter.

As the biggest contributor to destroying the Freemason headquarters, Huang Juyun wasn't the only one worrying about Zhang Che. Both the military and government were also paying attention to this.

After all, Zhang Che wasn't an ordinary beastmaster. Putting aside the fact that he became a powerful high-tier beastmaster before the age of twenty, and there being a high chance for him to become a divine-tier beastmaster in the future, the contributions he had made to Hua Xia thus far weren't something ordinary beastmasters could compare to.

Previously, he had brought back research information regarding exotic beast genetic evolution fluid from the Bei Mei region, allowing Hua Xia to rise to the top of the field immediately. After absorbing the Bei Mei region's study results, Hua Xia's results in this area became much better than any other country.

This time, Zhang Che had even discovered the location of the largest cult's headquarters, and found out He Luotu was actually a demonic being. His achievements weren't small at all.

It was absolutely impossible for such a young talent to not draw the attention of the top brass. As such, Huang Juyun immediately went to report the news of Zhang Che's safe return upon learning about it.At the same time, in the skies ten thousand kilometers away from Bei Du, a deep blue figure was streaking across the skies like a bolt of lightning. Its speed was faster than even the military's most advanced fighter jets, almost comparable with the sky shuttles from two generations ago.

This was the first time Zhang Che had flown such a long distance on his pet across Mercury. It was a rather amazing experience.

Of course, no matter how great the experience flying on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was, it was much inferior to sky shuttles.

Regrettably, Huang Juyun had flown Zhang Che's Dijiang-hao back to Bei Du, and Zhang Che thought that taking a commercial sky shuttle was troublesome, not to mention it being slow. Naturally he chose to fly on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon all the way back to Bei Du.

Fortunately, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's strength was incomparable to the past after he advanced to eight-star epic-quality. His flight speed exceeded the imagination of ordinary people. Although they were currently ten thousand kilometers away from Bei Du, they wouldn't need very long before Zhang Che returned safely.

As for whether he would encounter some powerful exotic beast and end up finding himself in a dangerous situation… Zhang Che wasn't worried at all.

He was in Hua Xia's territory. If an exotic beast so powerful that he couldn't handle really appeared, Hua Xia would have fallen into chaos long ago.The road back was smooth. By the time Zhang Che returned to Bei Du's borders, it was already about nine in the evening.

However, he didn't go home directly, nor did he go to the Huang family's ancestral house. Instead, he flew on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon directly to the headquarters of the military.

Although the authorities knew Zhang Che was returning by flying on his aerial mount in advance, when the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon appeared in the skies, Zhang Che still sensed several powerful auras in the dark, ready to move at any moment. He'd be on the receiving end of a fierce assault if he dared to make any strange movements!

-As expected of Hua Xia's military headquarters. Although the security here dioesn't seem like much, there are really quite a number of elites hiding in the dark. I actually sensed multiple auras belonging to epic-quality subdued beasts! Every one of them aren't weak, and two of the auras are even stronger than Hanming's! They should be nine-star epic-quality subdued beasts…-

Nine-star epic-quality subdued beasts were without a doubt the strongest creatures aside from divine-quality subdued beasts.

With so many powerful subdued beasts surrounding this area, the headquarters could be said to be impenetrable. Whoever dared to cause trouble here would only end up losing their lives!

Even though Zhang Che was confident of his strength, with an army of epic-quality babies at his beck and call, there didn't seem to be a chance at victory if he faced all those elites hiding in the dark.

It was only after Zhang Che landed and recalled the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon that those powerful auras observing him disappeared.Huang Juyun was waiting outside the headquarters building with a group of guards. Seeing Zhang Che return safely, he walked up laughing loudly, patting the youngster's shoulder and said, "Hahahaha, Xiaoche, you're really something! You actually finished off that He Luotu! The biggest credit for taking down the Freemason goes to you!"

"Uncle Huang, I was fortunate to not disappoint and completed my mission!"

Zhang Che was feeling all kinds of emotions inside, too. It had taken him several days, from the initial planning to infiltrating the Freemason headquarters, and finally killing He Luotu. He went through many thrilling moments, and had faced great danger on more than one occasion.

Now that things had finally drawn to a close, Zhang Che's mood wound down, and he could finally relax.

"Let's get going. The chief of headquarters is waiting to commend you in front of everyone and celebrate your achievements. The thing you mentioned in your message caught their attention, too. Everyone wants to ask you about that in detail."

Huang Juyun patted Zhang Che's shoulder once more, and the two walked into the building under the escort of a squad of guards.

Sensing the powerful aura from Zhang Che, then thinking of everything he had done, Huang Juyun felt all kinds of emotions inside, gratified at getting such an exceptional son-in-law. What more could he ask for?Zhang Che followed Huang Juyun to a small conference room at the top story of the headquarters building.

The reflection from a sea of shining stars entered his sight.

Many generals sat in the meeting room, all of them with at least two shining golden stars hanging on their shoulders. There was one elder who was especially noteworthy. The insignia on his shoulder was actually a big, resplendent star, with golden patterns at the sides.

Without a doubt, that man was the highest ranking chief of the military, the holder of the rank of Marshal, set in Hua Xia after the arrival of the new age.

After entering the conference room, Huang Juyun immediately stood at attention and saluted. "Reporting, Xinjing military division commanding officer Huang Juyun has brought Zhang Che here. Chiefs, please give us your instructions!"

The generals in the room immediately stood up as well, returned his salutate, then indicated that Huang Juyun should bring Zhang Che in and take their seats.

Zhang Che wasn't a soldier, so naturally he didn't need to salute. However, everyone present was his senior. He still bowed very humbly and greeted everyone, "Junior Zhang Che greets the generals!"

"Hahahaha, this young man is Xiaohuang's son-in-law Zhang Che? Not bad, not bad! He looks especially spirited. I heard you're the one who sent news of discovering the Freemason headquarters, and that He Luotu was possessed by a demon? Really, heroes emerge from the youngsters! Us old-timers were very impressed after hearing that. At your age, we were far from comparable to you!"

The military chief in the middle wearing the insignia of the Marshal looked at Zhang Che with a smile, nodding at him and laughing heartily. "Come, come, don't be so uptight, young man. You're not from the military. You don't have to follow our etiquette. Quickly come over here and take a seat.

"We have been waiting for you for a long time now. We have heard from Xiaohuang earlier that you have discovered some other information and needed to report to us. Quickly speak and spare us from imagining things."

Zhang Che quickly saluted the crowd and followed Huang Juyun into the conference room, then faced the generals and explained his findings.

As expected, he drew the attention of all the generals present after revealing the information.

A hint of worry showed on the Marshal's face. He sighed, "Actually, we discussed this problem before the meeting started. After hearing what you said, Xiaozhang, I'm afraid this is true. He Luotu is surely not the only demon who has infiltrated our world. The other cults have been very secretive, and we were having difficulty trying to strike at their core. Surely those demons were controlling things behind all of this.

"Times are truly difficult! We'll be facing the fifth beast swarm in another three years' time, and so many demons have infiltrated us now. I'm afraid we'll be heading into a difficult situation going forward…

"What's most troubling is that we have no idea what those demon spies' true objective is. But even so, it's certainly about destroying the stability of our world and causing trouble for us during the upcoming beast swarm, perhaps even opening the tunnel connecting our two realms once more and letting those truly powerful demon warriors descend into our world. There's nothing worse than that."

The atmosphere in the conference room immediately turned dark and gloomy.

Unlike dealing with exotic beasts, which they had over three decades of experience to draw from, the demons were completely unfamiliar opponents. Although they had difficulty gaining the upper hand against the exotic beasts all this time, at the very least, humanity would only become stronger and stronger, judging by the trend. There would be a day when humans could drive all the exotic beasts on Mercury back to where they came from, or eliminate them.

Not only that, the spatial gateways connecting to the beast worlds would become the precious fortune of the humans, allowing the human world to gather endless resources from the beast worlds, providing great help to further improve human society.

However, the demons that had appeared had completely messed up the government and the military's plans in all areas. No one knew how much trouble the demons that had infiltrated the human world would cause, in the end.

At the worst, if the demons used the strength they had amassed and truly opened a gateway connecting the two worlds one day, it would be a disaster for all of humanity on Mercury.

Heavens knew exactly how powerful the strongest demons were. Once they invaded Mercury on a large scale, they could well imagine that humanity would fall into a perilous situation, and might face extinction.After reporting his discoveries and conjectures, the top brass let Zhang Che go back and rest first. Huang Juyun remained and continued participating in the military's meeting.

Normally, Huang Juyun wouldn't have the qualifications. All this was thanks to Zhang Che, since all the intelligence was gathered by him. As for Huang Juyun, the military naturally had to view him with exceptional importance, saving him decades of time and allowing him to enter the core of the military.

Although Huang Juyun didn't have great ambitions for power, he was happy nonetheless.

That night, the top brass didn't just hold a meeting at the headquarters. They also conveyed the information Zhang Che brought back to the government.The next day, both the military and government held another joint meeting, and sent out a series of orders, picking out elite forces from everywhere to launch a comprehensive strike and investigation on all cults.

Of course, all of this no longer concerned Zhang Che. He was considered to have completed his mission above and beyond after eliminating the Freemasons and providing information on the demons.

On Zhang Che's side, he returned to his villa in Bei Du and chatted with his family for a while before washing up early and going up to his room to rest.

Although Zhang Che didn't have to worry too much about his personal safety during the past few days, he had to worry about other things. He hadn't had a good rest all this time.

Even though high-tier beastmasters didn't require nearly as much rest as ordinary people, his mind was very tense during the past few days, tiring him out.

As such, Zhang Che didn't agree to play chess with the elemental queen, even when she tried using her beauty to tempt him. He directly locked his room's door.

At that moment, let alone the elemental queen, who was someone who could only be seen and not touched, even if Miss Tienan herself were to open up and agree to have fun with Zhang Che for a night, he wouldn't be up to the occasion!

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Chapter 563: Entering the Beast World Again

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Zhang Che felt refreshed when he woke up.

He looked at the time, and suddenly realized it was already the first of January, Year 37 of the new age!

A year had passed before he realized it!

However, no matter if it was during his previous life or his current life, Zhang Che was not excited about the Gregorian New Year. He wasn't a government employee anyway.

The common people only acknowledged the traditional Chinese New Year, considering it the true beginning of the year.

"Hey, Zhang Xiaoche, the sun is shining on your butt already. Why aren't you up yet!?" Huang Tielan's voice suddenly came from outside.

That girl had a day off from school and had come home.

Zhang Che's lips curled up into a faint smile. He called out in response and got up, put on his clothes, and walked out.Outside the room, before Zhang Che could say a thing, Huang Tielan pulled on him and walked out in a hurry.

"Eh, wait, wait! Even if we're going out, you have to wait for me to have my breakfast first, my goodness." Zhang Che hurriedly cried out. He blanked out for a moment, then asked, "Hmm? Right, where's my mother and the others? Why are you the only one in the villa?"

Huang Tielan rolled her eyes at him, saying, "Look at you. Have you forgotten what day it is today?"

Zhang Che was taken aback. -What day is it today? Isn't it the Western New Year? What's the big deal? Why is everyone not at home?-

Well, the elemental queen was still in her own room as usual, playing chess. However, Zhang Che didn't view her as a human. Naturally she didn't count.

Seeing Zhang Che had indeed forgotten, Huang Tielan said in displeasure, "Ai, what kind of memory do you have? Today is your uncle's wedding day! We have to go be their groomsman and bridesmaid. Let's quickly go meet up with them at the hotel. Auntie and the others are already helping out over there."

Zhang Che finally remembered after Huang Tielan reminded him. His uncle had come to an agreement with his girlfriend's family and had set their wedding date for today.

-Ai, I have truly been too busy recently, forgetting all about this!-

When he came back last night, Sun Lan saw how tired her son was and knew he had been very busy outside. She didn't remind him, worried that she'd affect his rest.

"Why didn't you come wake me up sooner? We've probably missed the time to pick up the bride!" Zhang Che was someone who loved liveliness. Naturally he was irritated at this.

Huang Tielan smiled, "Look at the time! It's only 9 AM. There's still an hour to go before picking up the bride. We can still make it in time. Quickly come with me to the hotel and meet up with the others. Don't delay any longer!"

What was he waiting for, then? Zhang Che quickly reacted and pulled Huang Tielan down instead. He went to the villa next door and told Liu Gang to drive them directly to the hotel.When they arrived at the hotel, they changed their clothes in a hurry, freshened up, drove to another hotel nearby, and picked up the bride. The things to do in the morning were finally done!

As the groomsman and bridesmaid, however, Zhang Che and Huang Tielan remained very busy afterwards. They were continuously called over here and there to help out.When the wedding banquet finally ended in the afternoon, Zhang Che finally got a breather. He sighed, "Ai, I feel like this is more tiring than hunting exotic beasts, and we're only acting as the bridesmaid and groomsman. Who knows how busy we'll be when we're the ones getting married…"

When he was done speaking, he saw Huang Tielan looking at him with a dark expression. She asked coldly, "What, you're finding it troublesome? Then we don't have to get married in the future! We'll just stay like this, what do you think?"

"Of course not! I'm going to marry you no matter how tiring it is! Hmm, how about this? I'll go to your place and propose marriage sometime soon and try to get our matter settled this year. What do you think?"

Zhang Che's desire to live was incredibly strong. He immediately reversed the situation cheekily.

"Tch, who's going to marry you…" Huang Tielan giggled. She pushed Zhang Che away and went to look for the bride and the others to chat.That night, at his uncle's wedding room, Zhang Che called his aunt and uncle over and gave them two documents.

The siblings received it doubtfully, a look of shock on their face once they opened it to take a look.

Xi Muyun looked at Zhang Che, hurriedly rejecting the gift, "How can this do, Xiaoche? The store was brought up, all thanks to you. We're already very thankful to you for offering us such a high salary. How can we accept shares in it, too?"

The contents of the documents were very simple. Zhang Che had taken out his shares of Premium House and given the two ten percent each.

Xi Wenshan was also rejecting the offer, firm on his stance to not sign the document.

Zhang Che waved his hand, saying, "Listen to me, Uncle, Auntie. I don't have the time to look after the beast card shop at all. It has always been thanks to you two helping manage it. Although we're family, we should be clear on that account.

"I have not taken care of any matters of the shop, with the exception of providing beast cards. Almost everything was left to you. Giving you shares of the store was only reasonable. Take those corporations, for example. Even the managers are holding onto shares, right? Not to mention, we're family! The beast card shop has developed at your hands. So, please, I ask that you accept the shares, or my mother will give me a scolding."

Seeing Zhang Che speaking so sincerely, the Xi siblings finally agreed to the proposition.

In fact, Zhang Che had considered giving them shares to the store long ago, but he had not found a good occasion to do so. Taking the good opportunity that was his uncle's wedding day, he decided to add to the occasion.

Truthfully speaking, to the current Zhang Che, let alone that little bit of shares in the beast card shop, how valuable was the whole store to him?

Zhang Che didn't give them more shares to the store because he understood the principle of moderation. The siblings had given their all to the store. GIving them ten percent of the shares was reasonable. It wouldn't be a good matter if he gave them too much.

If possible, he would give them the whole store. It was no big deal. That little bit of profit was not comparable to the income he received from cooperating with the Huang family's herbal research institute. It was not even worth looking at!

The New Year's Day of the 37th Year of the new age went by quickly with the celebrations and all the work they had to do.The next day, Zhang Che went to look for Huang Tielan and told her, "There shouldn't be any problems if you request leave from school until this school term ends, right?"

Huang Tielan had already thought of something when she heard Zhang Che asking this. She smiled brightly and nodded, "Don't worry. I've pretty much learned everything I could from the university. What's most important is the practical experience to raise my beast card cultivating skills even higher. It's no problem even if I took leave for this whole month. The teachers will agree to it."

Zhang Che nodded and said, "That's good. I'll go with you to request a leave of absence from the school, then we'll go on a trip to the beast world once more and try to help you achieve Tier Six beastmaster!"

"Hah, that's great! Let's go quickly then!"

Huang Tielan was overjoyed at the proposition. She knew Zhang Che was talking about this matter, and immediately jumped for joy, pulling Zhang Che along and rushed over to Bei Du University.At noon, Zhang Che and Huang Tielan arrived at the southern suburbs of Bei Du where a spatial gateway was, driven there by Liu Gang in a beastly car, and they entered the beast world.

Their objective this time was very clear. Zhang Che would try his best to help Huang Tielan raise her beastmaster Tier!

At the same time, he'd use the opportunity to hunt some powerful mid-tier exotic beasts and let Huang Tielan obtain more powerful subdued beasts. That way, Zhang Che would feel more assured of her safety!

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Chapter 564: Huang Tielan's Insistence [Two in One]

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While walking in the beast world south of Bei Du, Huang Tielan suddenly called out, "Zhang Xiaoche!"

"Hmm?" Zhang Che turned back to look at Huang Tielan, not knowing what she had to say. He noticed a look of confidence on her. She said leisurely, "Zhang Xiaoche, this time can you let me go hunt some exotic beasts by myself? I don't want to become a beastmaster with high achievements, but no skills to her name."

Zhang Che finally realized she had her own goals.

She was right. Even if he was a good nanny and babysat her to Tier Six, perhaps even Tier Seven, when all was said and done, she wouldn't achieve it with her own strength. Surely there'd be a gap in strength compared to other beastmasters.

Perhaps his thinking had been wrong, and he wasn't able to truly understand Huang Tielan. In this difficult age, who was willing to fall behind others?

After thinking for a while, Zhang Che nodded and said, "Alright. You'll be the main offense this time, while I support you from the side and try to give you have as many opportunities to experience actual fights with exotic beasts as possible. You have the Dark Unicorn now anyway, and it is much stronger than before. There won't be too great of a danger even if you were to fight by yourself."

Although Huang Tielan would advance much more slowly if they did things that way, it wasn't a big deal. In any case, they had a lot of time now. At the most they'd stay in the beast world for a longer period.

If they waited for three years, when the fifth beast swarm struck, they'd really not have any time to let Huang Tielan raise her strength by herself slowly.

"Come on, let's quickly set off and try to reach our destination sooner!"

Huang Tielan smiled heartily after Zhang Che agreed to her request. She flew off on the Dark Unicorn, rushing forthand directly surpassing Mach 1.

"Alright, we'll stay in here for a longer period and let you have more chances for actual fighting!"

Zhang Che laughed as well, quickly following on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon.Their flying subdued beasts were extremely fast. After flying for a little more than half an hour, they were already more than a thousand kilometers into the beast world.

Large amounts of mid-tier exotic beasts were gradually appearing in this area. High-tier low-quality exotic beasts weren't uncommon, either.

The two didn't venture too deep in. They stopped there, and afterwards Zhang Che led his army of pets and subdued beasts to guard Huang Tielan from the sides. Huang Tielan rode on the Dark Unicorn, wielding a sword, and rushed at a bunch of five-star exotic beasts.

Although Huang Tielan was a little weak, she could fight on par with those exotic beasts with the Dark Unicorn's blessings in effect, especially since the Dark Unicorn's skill could weaken them, reducing the pressure on her a lot.

Moreover, Huang Tielan wasn't any ordinary beastmaster. She had been learning all kinds of battle tactics from Huang Juyun since she was a child, especially her sword play, which was much better than Zhang Che that half-bucket of water.

Charging into the group of exotic beasts, the sword in Huang Tielan's hand turned into a blur of light, weaving left and right on the Dark Unicorn, harvesting the lives of those five-star exotic beasts nonstop, showing no signs of being weaker than them.

The battle lasted less than ten minutes before the dozen or so five-star exotic beasts were wiped out by Huang Tielan.

Her sword was the reason why she needed such a long time to kill them all. It was too weak for mid-tier exotic beasts. Otherwise, she could have saved more than half the time she needed.

Zhang Che nodded to himself while watching at the side, thinking, -Looks like I need to find her a good beast card weapon as soon as possible. The two-star Mutated Puffersword is a little too weak.-

Just like that, the two hunted exotic beasts as they slowly headed deeper into the beast world.The frisky monkey wasn't idling around, either. He was strong now. With no overly powerful exotic beasts around to threaten his safety, he could totally go around harvesting spiritual herbs on his own, garnering a dozen or so ordinary spiritual herbs for Zhang Che.

This was a necessary procedure. Otherwise, the two would definitely need to stay in the beast world for a very long time. When they returned to Mercury, Zhang Che couldn't possibly bring out a mountain of spiritual herbs out of thin air and transplant them to the new herbal research institute, could he?

It wouldn't make sense, nor could he explain it away if that was the case.

Although Zhang Che wouldn't obtain too many spiritual herbs by allowing the frisky monkey to go around on his own, it wouldn't be suspicious if Zhang Che added in some herbs on his own stealthily.Time passed very quickly while fighting. The rest of the afternoon came to an end before they realized it, and the sky in the beast world quickly darkened.

After half a day of massacring, Huang Tielan had slain more than three digits worth of exotic beasts on her own. Although some of the stronger exotic beasts were killed thanks to the help of Zhang Che's pets and subdued beasts in the end, she was quickly accumulating experience in actual fights.

At the very least, Huang Tielans' teamwork with her powerful subdued beast, the Dark Unicorn, had risen to a certain level. With a few days' more of fighting, they'd be able to work together seamlessly.

The two arrived at the foot of a tall mountain. Zhang Che observed the environment around him, then pointed at the mountain and said, "Let's set up camp here tonight." Afterwards, he commanded the Purple Crystal Tortoise to rush over and dig out a hole in the mountain.

Huang Tielan had witnessed this a few times by now. She wasn't surprised by this, and waited quietly at the side.

As for the hardworking chess scholar, the elemental queen, she was currently making good use of her time. She opened up a chess manual and studied it.

With that crazy effort of hers towards learning, the elemental queen would surely make all human top students die from shame.The next morning, the two began another day of exotic beast hunting after eating their breakfast. In a valley, Zhang Che looked at a pangolin-like exotic beast ahead and reminded Huang Tielan, "Be careful. That exotic beast is very strong. It's at five-star gold-quality!"

At the same time, he instructed the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon in the dark to immediately take action if things seemed dangerous on Huang Tielan's side and use his skill to eliminate that exotic beast, to prevent any threat to her safety.

Huang Tielan's will to fight was very high as she looked at the pangolin-like exotic beast, whose body was over three meters long. She said without turning her head back to face Zhang Che, "Zhang Xiaoche, let me do this by myself this time. I want to see how strong a five-star gold-quality exotic beast is!"

Although it was almost impossible for Huang Tielan to injure an exotic beast of that level with her sword, she wanted to give it a try regardless, and see if there was a chance of defeating an exotic beast like that with the Dark Unicorn's help.

Moreover, although the exotic beast was strong, it wasn't like it had no weaknesses. Its eyes and ears were parts where its scales couldn't protect. As long as her attacks were fast enough, and accurate, there was a chance to hit the exotic beast where it hurt.

Seeing Huang Tielan so firm in her decision, Zhang Che let out a grunt and agreed to it.

"Alright, then you be careful. Don't force it if the situation seems off. The Dark Unicorn will protect you immediately."

"Rest assured. Just watch me!" Huang Tielan replied, and she immediately prompted the Dark Unicorn below her to charge at the five-star gold-quality exotic beast ahead.

That exotic beast was an extremely clever creature. It knew it was surrounded by multiple beasts it couldn't beat, and it was already impossible for it to force its way out.

Since this relatively weak fellow wanted a one-on-one fight with it, naturally it would be glad to rise to the occasion. It let out a sharp cry and pounced at Huang Tielan.

Not only that, the exotic beast used its skill right away. A large spread of sharp metal spikes suddenly appeared on its sides, turning into a rain of arrows that shrouded Huang Tielan.

She had expected that attack long ago, however. Riding on the Dark Unicorn's back, she quickly flipped over and stuck her slim figure close to the subdued beast's side, shielding herself, and let her subdued beast block for her.

The Dark Unicorn was a legend-quality subdued beast, after all. Although its level was one rank lower than the exotic beast, its strength was much higher. Despite defense not being its forte, it was able to completely ignore the metal spikes.

A layer of thick black light suddenly gushed out from its body, covering its hide evenly. In the next moment, all the metal spikes arrived with whistling sounds and struck the Dark Unicorn's body, producing a wave of crisp clanking noises.

Although some of those metal spikes had penetrated the layer of blackness, they didn't injure the Dark Unicorn.

"Hah!" a clear shout came. Huang Tielan suddenly showed herself from the Dark Unicorn's side. The sword in her hand was like lightning, thrusting straight towards the left eye of the pangolin-like exotic beast, which was right in front of her.

Sensing the grave danger, the exotic beast didn't react slowly. Its huge body immediately bunched together like a metal plate, relying on the thick scales on its body to cover all its weak points.

Although Huang Tielan's strike was extremely fast, in addition to it being a surprise attack, it was a little lacking. It didn't hit the exotic beast's weak point, only landing on its scales and producing a crisp noise of metal clashing, along with some sparks.

"Knock it open!"

Huang Tielan wasn't discouraged at all. She knew it was impossible for her to kill a five-star gold-quality exotic beast in one hit. She shouted an order at her mount, who then galloped forward, directly stomping the huge metallic body.

A dull thud rang out. The metallic exotic beast immediately flew out at the force, crashing into a rock wall behind it. It bounced off and fell onto the ground, rolling forward a few times.

The violent collision directly knocked the exotic beast dizzy. It could no longer maintain its defensive stance and revealed its weak points.

Huang Tielan didn't go easy after getting her way. She quickly moved forward on the Dark Unicorn. Her sword turned into a blur, stabbing at several weak points of the exotic beast.

The exotic beast sensed the impending grave danger. It forcibly flipped its body at the crucial moment, exposing its belly to her attack.

If it was facing some strong foe instead, that exotic beast's move would be considered suicidal. However, Huang Tielan's attack power was too weak, after all. Even though the defense of the scales on its belly was much weaker, Huang Tielan's thrusts only caused some sparks to fly and produced clanking noises. It didn't suffer any serious damage.

Zhang Che sighed helplessly as he watched the battle unfold. Indeed, the Mutated Pufferfish was too weak. If Huang Tielan had a weapon that was around mid-tier legend-quality, it would be very easy to kill an exotic beast like the pangolin.

-Hmm, looks like I need to find a weapon-type exotic beast as soon as possible and help raise her attack power. After all, despite the Dark Unicorn's high quality, it is only a support-type subdued beast at the end of the day. Of course, it can still steamroll ordinary exotic beasts. But if she encountered something stronger, it'd be lacking in attack power and would be unable to help her effectively.-The battle lasted nearly half an hour. In the end, that pangolin-like exotic beast was tired out by Huang Tielan. Left unable to escape, Huang Tielan grabbed the opportunity to stab into its brain through its eye socket, ending its life.

"Zhang Xiaoche, my current weapon is a little too weak. Take that exotic beast, for example. If it wasn't for your subdued beasts and pets sealing off its escape route, it would have run away long ago, even if it couldn't win."

Although she had slain a five-star gold-quality exotic beast personally, not a trace of excitement could be seen on her face.

She understood the opportunity was created by Zhang Che. In any other scenario, she would have had no way of killing such a defensive exotic beast. If it couldn't win, would it not know how to run? Zhang Che's beasts were standing guard in all directions, leaving the exotic beast with no way to escape. That gave her the chance to slowly grind it to death.

Zhang Che nodded in agreement. "So you can tell. In terms of battle strength, actually your skill is much higher than most mid-tier beastmasters, but you are restrained by your weapon and are unable to display all of it.

"So, we have to alter our plans for the next few days slightly. We should change our priority to finding you a powerful weapon-type exotic beast first, no matter what. That would increase your strength from your foundation."

Huang Tielan nodded profusely at Zhang Che's suggestion.

He was right. After all, she had gone through tough training since she was young. Although she couldn't claim that her sword skills topped all mid-tier beastmasters, she was absolutely incomparable to ordinary people!

However, facing those exotic beasts, it was useless if she couldn't penetrate her opponents' defense, no matter how skilled she was!

As such, the most important thing when fighting against exotic beasts was the standard of her equipment.Going forward, the two no longer cared about those ordinary exotic beasts. They went deeper into the beast world, trying their best to find a suitable weapon-type exotic beast. That way, they'd be able to greatly increase the efficiency Huang Tielan trained at.

However, weapon-type beast cards were extremely rare to begin with. What Huang TIelan wanted was specifically long sword beast cards. That only served to increase the difficulty of finding one. It wasn't something they could find immediately just because they wanted one.

The day went by very quickly. The two travelled hundreds of kilometers in the beast world, passing through mountains and rivers, but they gained nothing in the end…

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Chapter 565: A Pool of Clear Water [Two in One]

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The day went by very quickly. In the end, the two didn't find a suitable weapon-type exotic beast.

Of course, Zhang Che and Huang Tielan wouldn't be so silly as to only look for weapon-type exotic beasts. They didn't let any mid-tier exotic beasts they came across go.

Also, Huang Tielan no longer insisted on hunting exotic beasts by herself. After all, she was lacking a proper weapon to do so. Hunting exotic beasts by herself was too inefficient. Why waste the time?

In the end, although they used most of their time to search for a suitable weapon-type beast card, Huang Tielan killed a lot more mid-tier exotic beasts than the half a day of hunting they did yesterday.

It couldn't be helped. Zhang Che's babies were too efficient. They could easily capture even mid-tier exotic beasts alive, beat them half to death and let Huang Tielan strike at their weak points accurately to deal the final blow. Their efficiency was just too high.

This was still under the circumstances of them constantly hurrying on their way. Zhang Che's subdued beasts and pets couldn't get too far away from them to capture exotic beasts, or their efficiency would definitely be even higher than the last time they helped Huang Tielan.

With this, Zhang Che was no longer worried about Huang Tielan's advancement. Even if she wanted to train herself in actual fights, he could let his babies go capture large amounts of mid-tier exotic beasts, retaining most of their strength if they didn't hurt them. That would be enough to let Huang Tielan train her skills.

With that, the two could save a lot of time searching for exotic beasts. They would only need to keep killing the exotic beasts.The day went by without any gains. On the third day of their trip into the beast world, Zhang Che and Huang Tielan woke up early again, and committed themselves to searching for a weapon-type beast card.

In any case, Zhang Che had resolved to help Huang Tielan find a suitable weapon, no matter how much time it took. Otherwise, he might not have such a good opportunity to do so in the future.

Also, although his main objective was to find a suitable weapon-type beast card, it wasn't like he was putting the other matters on hold.

On the one hand, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, as well as his other powerful subdued beasts and pets, would still capture the mid-tier exotic beasts nearby, providing Huang Tielan an endless source of experience, steadily increasing her strength and advancing towards Tier Five beastmaster.

On the other hand, the frisky monkey wasn't idling around, either. He was continuously searching for spiritual herbs nearby. He would ride on the Purple Jade Condor to harvest the herbs whenever he found something, adding to Zhang Che's inventory.

The only regrettable thing was that during the past two days in the beast world, the frisky monkey didn't discover any high-grade spiritual herbs. All he discovered were only ordinary goods, leaving the monkey a little dissatisfied.

He was looking forward to finding a super high-grade spiritual herb to increase his level and quality higher, allowing him to better help Zhang Che.

He could sense that his master seemed to be not as fond of him ever since he became bigger and uglier.

Since that was the case, he'd work hard to increase his strength and make his master daddy view him in an important light!

It was called making up with effort if your appearance was lacking!

Luckily Zhang Che didn't know about the frisky monkey's thoughts, or he'd plant his head into the ground.

That fellow had been ugly from the beginning, okay?

It was just that when he was smaller, the frisky monkey had a certain cuteness to him. Now, he was so purely ugly that no one could look him straight in the face. Above all else, him being ugly was indisputable.

As for the frisky monkey's strength… Zhang Che had never thought of relying on him. That fellow wasn't a pet known for his strength to begin with. Even if his strength increased to the limits of his potential, he would be far from comparable to the likes of the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon.

Speaking of which, what Zhang Che was looking forward to the most was the Umbra Wind God Leopard maturing. If he could find large amounts of wind or dark-attributed treasures and let that little fellow consume them, he'd be able to grow to his peak sooner… No, even if he only grew to divine-quality, Zhang Che would have nothing to be afraid of in the beast world. He would dare to go anywhere.

Regrettably, those kind of heavenly treasures belonging to rare attributes were something that one could only stumble upon by chance. How could he find them so easily?

As such, the Umbra Wind God Leopard's growth was a very slow and tedious process.Day after day passed just like that. On the 8th January, Year 37 of the new age, Zhang Che and Huang Tielan had been in the beast world for a whole week.

During the past week, although they had hunted several unique exotic beasts and obtained a few decent beast card weapons, none of them were swords suitable for Huang Tielan.

Zhang Che was lamenting about this, wondering why his luck was this bad. Searching for something had become so difficult.

-Could it be that I have used up all my luck when I was destroying the Freemason headquarters and killing He Luotu, and is now slowly accumulating?

-Indeed, everything in this world depended on the word, fate. If there was no fate, it wouldn't be very useful no matter how hard you worked.-

"Let's just forget about this, Zhang Xiaoche. It's already been a week and yet we still haven't found a suitable weapon-type beast card. I suppose fate matters if we want to find something suitable."

Huang Tielan had completely given up hope. To begin with, wanting to find a suitable weapon-type beast card was already a very difficult thing to do, not to mention Zhang Che had imposed high standards on the finding. How could it be easy to find what they wanted?

Many beastmasters didn't get to hunt an exotic beast that was suitable for them personally for years, or even decades, rarely obtaining a beast card weapon they were satisfied with. How could they find something they wanted in just days?

Many beastmasters, including some high-tier beastmasters, were actually using metal alloy weapons.

Moreover, as technology using materials found in the beast world advanced, actually many high-grade composite material weapons were very satisfactory in terms of attack power.

At that thought, Huang Tielan continued, "Why don't we go make a custom order of a composite material sword when we return and leave it at that?"

-Composite material long sword?- Zhang Che immediately shook his head. -What a joke! I'm the child of destiny. How can I let the people at my side use that kind of ordinary stuff?-

Although composite swords were very good in terms of attack power, they were only dead objects when all was said and done. Other than its satisfactory sharpness, it had no other functions.

Some good beast card weapons not only had shocking attack power, they even had skills and unique attributes. The help they provided beastmasters was far above that of those weapons made from composite materials.

Take Zhang Che's Scarlet Meteorite Huge Sword, for example. Every single one of its attributes were far better than most composite swords!

Unfortunately Huang Tielan wasn't suited to use such a huge weapon. Otherwise, Zhang Che wouldn't have had to do anything for the past week and could have solely focused on helping her advance to Tier Five beastmaster as soon as possible. Naturally she'd have a powerful weapon at that time!

Regrettably, Huang Tielan was a woman, and the sword skills she had learned weren't suitable for such a huge weapon. As such, Zhang Che could only keep the Scarlet Meteorite Huge Sword for himself.

A girl using a sword as big as a door… Just thinking about it would turn people away. Huang Tielan probably didn't have the courage to use such a beast card weapon.

Zhang Che wasn't discouraged. Instead, he consoled Huang Tielan, "How can those composite weapons measure up to our status? Don't worry, we'll keep looking for another few days. We'll find a suitable beast card sword for sure.

"If we can't find it in a week, then we'll spend two weeks looking for it. If two weeks aren't enough, then I'll spend one whole month in the beast world doing so. I don't believe we can't find one!"

Zhang Che was determined. He wouldn't rest until he achieved his goal!

"Alright, then. Whatever you say!"

Huang Tielan felt a warmth in her heart when she saw the determination of Zhang Che. She smiled brightly, then suddenly waved at Zhang Che and said, "Zhang Xiaoche, come ride on the Dark Unicorn with me. That way, your Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon can work together with the Gluttony Monkey to find more spiritual herbs. Even if we can't find a suitable beast card sword in the end, we can't miss the spiritual herbs. The herbal field needs large amounts of spiritual herbs to fill it up. It's too difficult to purchase them from the market. Many people are either unwilling to sell them, or they'll purposely raise their price. It's not worth it."

-Ah, there's actually such a benefit!-

Zhang Che's eyes lit up. He jumped off the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's back without hesitation and quickly mounted the Dark Unicorn's back.

During the past week, they each rode their respective mounts. Zhang Che had never had such a great opportunity. During the nights, Huang Tielan slept in her own sleeping bags, too, not giving him any chance to take a step further in their relationship. Such chances were too rare.

Very naturally, after mounting onto the Dark Unicorn's back, Zhang Che spread his arms and hugged Huang Tielan, making her blush slightly, but she didn't object to his actions.

Perhaps Zhang Che's luck meter had charged up to maximum!When it was nearing evening, they finally obtained something noteworthy.

"Come, there's a ravine over there, with water flowing out. Let's go try out luck there. Perhaps we'll find some unique exotic beasts."

Looking at the deep ravine to their front and left, there was a stream of water flowing out. Zhang Che's eyes immediately lit up, and told Huang TIelan to direct her Dark Unicorn to fly over there.

Weapon-type beast cards were rare objects, and those types of exotic beasts were usually different from ordinary exotic beasts. As such, if they wanted to find a suitable beast card as soon as possible, they needed to hunt some unique exotic beasts.

Zhang Che felt it was more likely for those kinds of unusual exotic beasts to be born in this kind of strange terrain.

However, they didn't know if the inside of the ravine would be dangerous. Zhang Che didn't dare to be careless. When the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon came back from the nearby woods with a few mid-tier exotic beasts in tow, Zhang Che ordered him to stay back and go scout ahead.

That fellow was extraordinarily fast, and had an undying body of abyssal cold. His life wouldn't be threatened even if he ran into danger. Letting him scout out the situation was the best option.

As for the mid-tier exotic beasts the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon left behind, naturally they became Huang Tielan's training partners. With some short work, all of them fell to her sword, not even leaving beast cards behind.

Even so, Zhang Che grew excited instead when he saw none of the four mid-tier bronze-quality and above exotic beasts dropped a single beast card.

What did that signify? It showed that the two of them were accumulating their luck! When they accumulated enough luck, it'd become easier for them to find a suitable beast card sword later!

The two waited outside the ravine for a short while. The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon soon returned, informing Zhang Che that there wasn't any danger inside. There weren't any traces of exotic beasts inside the ravine other than a stream of clear jade-green water, together with a pond so deep its bottom couldn't be seen.

Of course, it was possible that the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's aura was too powerful and had frightened the exotic beasts inside, leaving them not daring to move and ended up not being found by the dragon.

However, this also proved that it was very safe inside the ravine.

"Come, let's go in!" Zhang Che said, holding Huang Tielan's slim waist tightly, signalling her to order the Dark Unicorn to enter.

"Mmm…" Huang Tielan let out a low grunt from her nose when she was hugged tightly. She felt her whole body turning weak, nearly turning into jelly and falling. She struggled to twist her body, then said softly, "Zhang Xiaoche, you idiot. You're pressing against me…"

Zhang Che finally realized he had unknowingly held Huang TIelan fully in his embrace. Her soft and fragrant body had naturally stirred up a reaction from him.

At that thought, Zhang Che felt a terrible itch in his heart. He suddenly rested his head on Huang Tielan's shoulder and whispered, "Can we sleep in one sleeping bag tonight? The nights are too boring. Let's have some pillow talk…"

"Tch, you only think about that. We'll talk after you find me a suitable beast card sword…" Huang Tielan quipped, her face blushing bright red. She wriggled herself free, not letting Zhang Che press against her any longer, before ordering the Dark Unicorn to fly into the ravine ahead.They entered the ravine, following the stream of clear water. It was like the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon had scouted. There really wasn't a single exotic beast inside the ravine.

It went without saying this situation was very unusual.

The inside of the ravine wasn't small, and it had a water source. Logically speaking, there would be some weak exotic beasts present, even if there weren't any stronger ones around.

At the very least, it would only make sense for large amounts of exotic beasts to come drink water here.

However, looking around them, there wasn't a single exotic beast to be seen throughout this deep ravine. This was truly very unusual.

Even so, Zhang Che didn't show any signs of disappointment. On the contrary, his face lit up with excitement.

Something must be off!

The situation in the ravine proved that there must be a type of unique exotic beast around, and its attack power was extremely high. As a result, no other exotic beasts dared to come here, making this ravine seem very quiet.

That unusual exotic beast was obviously not too strong, either. Otherwise, they would have been attacked the moment they entered the ravine.

"Very good. Hopefully it doesn't disappoint me. We spent a whole week searching; I don't believe my luck has yet to charge to full."

Zhang Che released his arms from Huang Tielan and jumped off the Dark Unicorn's back. He slowly walked on some steep rocks in the ravine, observing the situation around him, hoping to discover something.

However, there was no other sound except the faint noise from the flowing water.

"You wait here first. I'll go check things out ahead. Be careful." Zhang Che turned around and instructed Huang Tielan. He beckoned the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon over and directly flew upstream.

Earlier, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon had indicated clearly that there was a jade-green pond whose bottom couldn't be seen at the end of the stream. Perhaps what he was finding was hiding inside.

The dragon only came to scout briefly and didn't enter the pond to take a closer look. Perhaps he would have gotten something otherwise.

However, Zhang Che didn't feel assured letting that fellow act on his own. It would be ugly if he accidentally killed the exotic beast after spotting it.

After all, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was a pet, not a subdued beast. When he killed exotic beasts, it didn't yield any beast cards.

Zhang Che would probably be filled with regret if there was really a unique exotic beast here and it was ultimately killed by the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon by accident!

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Chapter 566: Double Happiness [Two in One]

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"Zhang Xiaoche, you be careful!" Huang Tielan's voice suddenly rang out from behind him.

Zhang Che turned around and grinned. He nodded, then flew straight ahead on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon.

To ensure all possible scenarios were covered, Zhang Che only flew over on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to check things out, leaving the elemental queen, as well as his other powerful pets and subdued beasts, behind to guard Huang Tielan.

That way, Zhang Che didn't have to worry, even if an epic-quality subdued beast suddenly appeared and attacked her.

After flying for a few minutes deeper into the ravine, the area ahead widened. A pond of jade green water entered Zhang Che's sight.

"Whether we find something or not depends on what happens next…" Zhang Che mumbled to himself. He ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to directly fly over, but he remained by the shore.

Although the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon could bring him underwater and had the ability to let him breathe normally, Zhang Che didn't want to take the risk, considering he had no idea of the situation underwater.

It'd be too dangerous if there were any ferocious creatures below!

It wasn't like he had no fighting strength on his own if he remained on the shore and was attacked by an epic-quality exotic beast, since he had the scarlet and white sword. He only needed to hold on for a short while and the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon would emerge from the water to come save him.

Seeing the dragon entering the water like a fish, Zhang Che decided to find a place to sit down and wait patiently for him.

After a short while, ripples formed on the calm water surface. Zhang Che's eyes immediately lit up. It seemed like his guess was on the mark; there was indeed an unknown exotic beast below!

The ripples quickly grew increasingly violent. A jade green silhouette suddenly broke out of the water and shot up into the sky.

Immediately after, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon appeared as well, chasing after it and pouncing at the streamlined jade green silhouette in the sky.

At that moment, Zhang Che finally got a clear look. The jade green silhouette was actually a creature with a peculiar body shape. There weren't any limbs on its body, and it measured over two meters long, with a streamlined shape. Its front end had a keratinized sharp spike, shining with a cold and intimidating dark green light.

Despite not having any wings or similar things, it moved nimbly in the air, making the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon unable to catch it within a short period of time. Even when the dragon shot out an Extreme Yin Ray at it, the exotic beast managed to dodge the attack easily.

"Woah!" Zhang Che sighed in praise, when he saw the exotic beast with his data eyes.[Cold Jade Beast]

Level: Five Star (Level 48)

Quality: Legend

Characteristics: Its Whole Body is Green Like Jade, the Sharp Spike at Its Fore Possesses High Attack Power, Able to Penetrate the Physical Defense of Exotic Beasts One Star Tier Higher.

Weakness: Unable to Leave the Waters for Long Periods of Time

Innate Attribute: Sharpness Blessing. Naturally Gifted with Powerful Penetrative Ability, and Excels in Concealing Itself

Skill: Cold Jade Brilliance. Instantly Turns into a Ray of Jade Green Light After Activating Skill, Dealing a Strong Physical Attack to Its Target. Skill Range: 200 Meters, Cooldown Time: 10 Minutes.

Potential: C RankZhang Che's eyes lit up after he saw the Cold Jade Beast's attributes.

Given how extreme its attributes were, in addition to the lack of a Halo, it was very likely to be a weapon-type exotic beast. The only question was whether it was a longsword. It would be most suitable for Huang Tielan if that was the case.

"Trap it, Hanming!" Zhang Che immediately yelled out at the thought, instructing the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to trap it in the air no matter what, and not to make any reckless moves.

He was afraid the dragon would lose his temper and accidentally kill the Cold Jade Beast. It'd be too much of a pity then!

Just as Zhang Che's voice faded, a scarlet and white sword flew out from his brow at his will, directly chasing after the jade green light that was evading the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon.

The jade green light already had nowhere to escape under the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's pursuit. The exotic beast was incredibly frightened. With the addition of the scarlet and white sword's attack, it was at a loss for what to do from fear.

Seeing danger about to hit it, that fellow no longer held back and directly activated its skill. Its whole body suddenly turned into a ray of jade green light, streaking towards Zhang Che like lightning.

As a five-star legend-quality exotic beast, naturally it was clear that it would be safe as long as it killed Zhang Che. His eyelids twitched, surprised by how fast the exotic beast's attack was.

-Luckily I was prepared and knew you had such a skill. Otherwise, I might really have been caught by surprise.- Zhang Che lamented, but he didn't make any moves to dodge. A five-colored light suddenly flew out from his brow and instantly materialized into a purple crystal armor, enveloping him from head to toe.

Despite excelling in physical attacks, the skill of a mere five-star legend-quality exotic beast couldn't possibly penetrate the Purple Crystal Armor's defense!

Zhang Che didn't think that exotic beast's attack power could reach divine-quality. It wouldn't make any sense if that was the case.

Ding! The jade green light that was the Cold Jade Beast struck Zhang Che in the next moment. An enormous force hit him, directly knocking him several meters back.

Regrettably for it, the Purple Crystal Armor wasn't something the Cold Jade Beast could penetrate. Even though Zhang Che felt a little numb in his chest from the collision, he wasn't injured.

The jade green light faded away, and the Cold Jade Beast's form appeared once more. Seeing Zhang Che unaffected by its skill, it immediately turned around and flashed away, trying to return into the water.

At that moment, a streak of scarlet and white light arrived at a speed even faster than lightning, slashing its body.

No matter how unique the Cold Jade Beast's body was, and how tough its defenses were, it couldn't withstand an attack from the scarlet and white sword, which could penetrate even the defenses of high-tier epic-quality exotic beasts.

A crisp noise rang out loudly and clearly. Jade green blood sprayed in the air. This unique five-star legend-quality exotic beast was cut in two with a single attack from Zhang Che and fell to the ground. It struggled, trying to fly again.

Given the high vitality of a five-star legend-quality exotic beast, naturally it wouldn't die right away with only its body cut apart, but its head completely uninjured.

However, it was already impossible for it to escape.

Naturally Zhang Che wouldn't give it any chances. The scarlet and white sword light flashed again. This time, it slashed through the Cold Jade Beast's head, killing it thoroughly.

A five-colored light erupted, and quickly condensed into a five-colored beast card with five hexagrams on it.

Zhang Che quickly ran over and picked up the beast card on the ground, scanning it with his eyes.[Cold Jade Beast]

Level: Five Star (Level 48)

Quality: Legend

Type: Weapon Type=

Zhang Che couldn't endure it any longer and burst out into laughter after seeing the top portion of its attributes. It was exactly as he had guessed. It really was a weapon-type beast card, but the type of weapon it was was yet to be seen!

He continued looking through the data. After he read the beast card could be turned into a Cold Jade Sword, the smile on his face grew even brighter. He was ecstatic, smiling like a two-hundred-pound-idiot. His voice travelled so far that even Huang Tielan could faintly hear his laughter despite being several kilometers away.

"What's that guy laughing at? Come, let's go take a look!"

Huang Tielan couldn't suppress her curiosity. She spurred the Dark Unicorn under her, flying deep into the ravine.

Seeing Huang Tielan leaving, the elemental queen and the other capable beasts hurriedly followed along, afraid of any accidents befalling her. They'd be hard pressed to explain to their master if something happened.

Zhang Che finally stopped laughing excitedly after a long time. He looked at the beast card in his hand, feeling happier the more he looked at it. Huang Tielan had indirectly agreed to his proposition of sleeping together in a sleeping bag, the condition being him finding her a suitable beast card weapon.

Well, didn't he just find it?

Although Huang Tielan had yet to achieve Tier Five beastmaster and couldn't use the Cold Jade Sword for now, with his army of powerful subdued beasts and pets helping her for another ten days or so, it was guaranteed she would rise to Tier Five beastmaster!

Suddenly, Zhang Che turned to look in the direction of the entrance of the ravine. Soon, he saw Huang Tielan flying over on the Dark Unicorn.

"Why are you here? What if there was danger on your way here?"

Zhang Che didn't expect Huang Tielan to disobey him and enter the ravine on her own.

Huang Tielan smiled brightly, saying, "Aiya, I heard some noise in here, and thought something had happened to you. I couldn't endure it and rushed over. I could have helped you if there was any danger."

-What noise?-

Zhang Che suddenly realized and remembered his burst of laughter from before. A look of embarrassment swept across his face. He chuckled, "Guess what I found in here?"

Huang Tielan pursed her lips, saying, "Judging by how loud you were laughing, what else could you have possibly found but a suitable beast card weapon?"

During the past few days, although Zhang Che didn't say a word about not finding a suitable beast card weapon, Huang Tielan took notice of his expressions. He always looked miserable.

What could possibly make him forget about his manners and look so happy? Surely he must have found her a suitable beast card weapon! There was no need to guess.

"Look, legend-quality!" Zhang Che grinned. He dangled the beast card in his hand before Huang Tielan, bragging, "Miss, I have found what you wanted. Shouldn't you uphold your end of the promise now?"

Huang Tielan couldn't help but blush when she saw his wicked smile. She clicked her tongue and said, "That's all you're thinking about. Quickly show me."

Done speaking, she hurriedly rushed up, wanting to see what her new weapon looked like.

They had searched for days. Truthfully speaking, she was on the verge of giving up. She didn't expect Zhang Che's luck to be this good, giving her such a huge surprise just as she wanted to give up.

Seeing her excited face, Zhang Che couldn't help but sigh. He shook his head, saying, "This beast card weapon is a sword. It definitely suits you, but too bad for you, you can't use it now."

Huang Tielan's face froze for a moment. She came closer and took the beast card off Zhang Che's hand. She shifted her gaze onto the beast card, frowning. It was actually a five-star beast card. Currently, she was only a Tier Four beastmaster; she really couldn't use it!

"Ahh..! I'm going crazy!"

They finally found a suitable weapon for her after much difficulty. In the end, she found her beastmaster tier was too low and she couldn't use it. That kind of feeling was simply driving Huang Tielan crazy! She couldn't resist screaming. Afterwards, she pulled Zhang Che towards her and urged him, "Come, let's quickly go hunt exotic beasts. I want to advance to Tier Five beastmaster as soon as possible!"

Huang Tielan didn't want to wait any longer. However, her pull didn't budge Zhang Che at all.

She turned her head back, confused, and saw a naughty grin on his face. He pointed at the clear jade pond and said, "Look, it's already been a week since we entered the beast world, and we haven't found a large water source all this time. Let's wash ourselves here properly first before talking about anything else."

Huang Tielan immediately blushed bright red. She hurriedly tried to escape, but Zhang Che quickly caught her arm and caused her to scream out loud, "Ah, Zhang Xiaoche, what are you trying to do?! Let go of me, or I'm going to get angry!"

"Hahahaha, scream all you want. No one will hear you even if you scream until your throat bursts!" Zhang Che roared out in laughter. He picked her up off the ground and walked towards the pond with quick steps.

In her panic, Huang Tielan cried out again, a hint of fear in her voice, "Zhang Xiaoche, don't. My clothes will get wet."

"Then we'll enter the pond after taking off your clothes…"

"Stupid rogue, quickly let me go…"

"No way. I'm not letting go of you today no matter what…"

The water rippled. Ring after ring spread in all directions, and wave after wave crashed onto the shore.

In the quiet ravine, other than the sound of water, only the moans and whimpers resembling that of puppies and kittens could be heard. It was the springtime of love…After an indeterminate amount of time, the sky would soon turn dark. The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's figure leisurely rose from the ravine.

Zhang Che sat on the back of the dragon with a satisfied expression. As for Huang Tielan, she was all limp in his embrace, finding it too tiring to even move her fingers.

She rested her head on Zhang Che, saying softly, "Zhang Xiaoche, you lech. I knew you were harboring ill intentions. You really had your way in the end. Hmph, how much time have we wasted, and how many exotic beasts could we have killed?"

Zhang Che chuckled, "It's fine. We have tons of time. It's not too late for us to start hunting exotic beasts tomorrow. You'll advance to Tier Five beastmaster in ten days or so at the most, and you'll be able to use the Cold Jade Sword then."

The elemental queen followed the couple from a distance away, her expression strange.

She mumbled in a voice that even she had difficulty hearing, "Strange, why does it feel like master and lady master became so much closer all of a sudden? Is it because they mated earlier? Humans are really strange creatures. So confusing…"

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Chapter 567 Tielan Tier Five. Discovered Unusual Treasure Two in One

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\"This kind of matters between men and women are really strange. Forget it; I'd better play my chess in peace…\" the elemental queen frowned, blinking. She truly didn't understand the principle behind this. In the end, she shook her head and followed behind Zhang Che and the others, walking out of the ravine.The matters between man and woman was like a piece of window paper. Everything would be clear if you poked a hole through it.

That night, Huang Tielan only protested a little bit symbolically before entering Zhang Che's sleeping bag.

In the middle of the night, the elemental queen was woken up by some strange noises. She turned her body ethereal with a frown and exited the mountain cave, then found a place outside and conjured a ball of flame, studying a chess manual by herself.

Although she couldn't tell what exactly was wrong, she felt like she couldn't continue staying in the cave.Day after day went by. Huang Tielan no longer insisted on hunting exotic beasts by herself. After all, the Mutated Puffersword she was currently using was too weak. Even if some exotic beasts just stood there and let her slash at them, she'd need to spend quite a bit of effort to actually kill them. In the end, she decided to heed Zhang Che's suggestion and let his subdued beasts and pets beat them half to death and let her deal the final blow.

That way, the speed at which Huang Tielan received soul force points skyrocketed. It wasn't any slower than the last time they used this method.

On the 19th January, Year 37 of the new age, she could sense that she had reached the peak of Tier Four beastmaster.

After dealing the final blow to a dying six-star bronze-quality exotic beast with a stab of her sword, Huang Tielan suddenly cried out excitedly to Zhang Che, \"Zhang Xiaoche, I feel like I'm about to breakthrough soon. It should be within the next couple of days!\"

\"So soon?\" Zhang Che was slightly taken aback. A radiant smile broke out on his face. \"That's great! Let's put more effort into this. You'll be able to use the Cold Jade Beast as your sword when you advance to Tier Five. That way, your strength will increase significantly. After that, we'll continue working hard and try to let you advance to Tier Six before we return!\"

Huang Tielan was very happy inside. She nodded, replying, \"Mmm. Let's continue and aim to breakthrough Tier Four by today and become a Tier Five beastmaster. Truthfully, I don't feel comfortable using this sword any more. I can't even penetrate the defenses of exotic beasts with slightly tougher physical defense. It's so bad.\"

Zhang Che immediately burst out into laughter when he heard that.

It was indeed so. The Mutated Puffersword, which was only two-stars, could indeed not keep up with Huang Tielan's growth any longer. It truly was unsuitable for her to continue using it.

Even so, Huang Tielan didn't manage to breakthrough Tier Four before evening arrived. She was so annoyed she almost didn't have the appetite for dinner, needing Zhang Che to console her for quite some time before she let it go.

\"No hurry. It'll happen very soon. It's useless even if you're impatient about it. Come, quickly eat your dinner. We'll only have the energy to 'exercise' after eating. Hehehehe…\"

\"Screw you! That's all you think about the whole day. I really regret not keeping myself in control that day and letting you have your way. You wouldn't be so proud otherwise! Hmph!\"

Huang Tielan would no longer blush like before whenever the matters between a man and woman were brought up. However, her skin was still very thin and she couldn't keep her face straight. She hammered her fist on Zhang Che when she heard him, but she was no longer as impatient as before and started eating her dinner properly.The next day, the two woke up early as usual and had a simple breakfast before setting off once more. They went to an area with relatively higher population density of exotic beasts, beginning their massacre on mid-tier and above exotic beasts nearby.

This time, after killing just a little shy of a hundred exotic beasts, Huang Tielan suddenly stopped what she was doing and stood there in a daze.

Zhang Che's eyelids twitched. He knew she was finally breaking through to Tier Five. He hurriedly had the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon and the elemental queen return to guard them, patiently waiting for her breakthrough to complete.Shortly after, Zhang Che keenly sensed the aura on Huang Tielan erupting, growing a few times stronger than before. At the same time, she revealed a radiant smile as she opened her eyes, her joy apparent.

Zhang Che finally let out a sigh of relief. He looked at her with a smile, clapping as he said, \"Congratulations to our Miss Tielan for finally advancing to Tier Five beastmaster. It really is a joyous occasion. Let's have something extra for dinner tonight!\"

Huang Tielan moved her limbs, taking in the difference in feeling compared to before. She finally laughed and hugged Zhang Che excitedly, screaming, \"Zhang Xiaoche, I'm finally Tier Five! Hahahaha, I'm also a Tier Five beastmaster now!\"

Done speaking, she couldn't wait any longer and urged Zhang Che to take out the Cold Jade Beast's beast card. She held it between her palms and successfully triggered it, then branded it with her spiritual imprint.

Afterwards, she blinked her eyes. A five-colored light rushed out from her brow, turning into a slim sword a little over a meter long in her hand.

The long sword was jade green in color, like limpid autumn waters. There were no flaws to be seen. With slight movements from her arm, it left behind green ripples in the air. It was magical.

Zhang Che hurriedly ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon and elemental queen at his sides through their spiritual link, telling them to go capture a few exotic beasts and let Huang Tielan test out her new sword.

The pets moved very quickly. In only a minute or two, each of them came back from the nearby mountain woods with a few exotic beasts in tow. Their strengths weren't weak, every one of them at least four-star bronze-quality, especially the exotic beast held in the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's front right claw. It resembled both a tiger and a leopard, and was at five-star dark gold-quality.

That fellow was really unlucky. Given its strength, it should be something like an overlord in this mountain forest, able to bully whichever exotic beast it wanted.

However, it fell into the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's claws, captured alive and unable to escape even if it wanted to. It was doomed to die a tragic death under Huang Tielan's sword.

\"Come, come, let's begin with the weak ones and familiarize yourself with the sword.\"

Zhang Che explained the Cold Jade Sword's attributes to Huang Tielan. After she committed them to memory, he wasn't in a hurry to let her test her sword. Instead, he instructed her for a bit before letting the elemental queen release a four-star bronze-quality exotic beast she had captured.

However, that exotic beast was scared out of its mind long ago. Even after the elemental queen released it, it laid on the ground, its limbs having turned jelly, unable to get up.

\"You useless thing. What are you good for?\"

Zhang Che walked up in frustration, kicking that exotic beast fiercely. However, that exotic beast didn't even dare to resist, and chose to feign death on the ground.

\"Hahahaha, so there are such cowards among exotic beasts! That's so funny! Forget it, Zhang Xiaoche. Why don't we let it go?\" Huang Tielan broke out into laughter, her mood becoming better and better.

\"Alright, whatever you say. Take it as it had good fortune. I'll let it go this one time. But, judging by its cowardly nature, I'm afraid it won't live long in the beast world.\"

While looking down on that frightened exotic beast, Zhang Che kicked it a few more times, signalling that it could leave.

To be fair, that exotic beast could be counted as an extremely clever creature. It seemed to understand they wouldn't kill it and immediately scurried away into the bushes at the side, disappearing in the blink of an eye. Its speed was simply shocking.

Zhang Che's mouth went wide watching that exotic beast run away. He only came back to himself after some time, saying doubtfully, \"Hey, say, could that thing have become a spirit? It actually knows to feign death to win our sympathy. Looking at its speed, it should be top-class among four-star exotic beasts. Ordinary predators will really find it difficult to catch it. Who knows how lucky it had been to get caught by the elemental queen...\"

Shaking his head, Zhang Che no longer paid it any heed. He turned back and said to Huang Tielan, \"Come, let's change to another exotic beast and begin.\"

Done speaking, the elemental queen let go of another exotic beast.

This fellow was a lot more straightforward. Once it was released, it immediately shot off towards the woods, knowing that it wasn't a match for Zhang Che and the others.

\"Heh, want to run? You're staying here!\"

The itch to try her new sword was too much. With a clear cry, she quickly gave chase. The jade green sword was thrust out, stabbing at the weak point on the exotic beast's flank.

This time, the Cold Jade Sword's strong point was immediately displayed.

Huang Tielan sensed her attack speed was much faster than before. Her body felt light giving chase to the exotic beast, catching up to it very quickly, and her sword directly punctured through the creature's waist, followed by cutting it into two with a light flick of her wrist!

To be fair, this was also a four-star exotic beast. Even though it wasn't a scaly exotic beast with tough defense, the defensive strength of its fur wasn't to be underestimated, either. She could forget about killing the exotic beast so easily if she was still using the Mutated Puffersword.

\"This sword is so sharp, Zhang Xiaoche. I love it!\" Huang Tielan looked at Zhang Che excitedly, then shifted her gaze back onto the Cold Jade Sword in her hand. The joy in her eyes was indescribable.

After slashing an exotic beast in two, there was actually not a drop of blood on that clear water-like sword. It was like a clear lake with not the tiniest pollution.

\"Very good! This sword is indeed very suitable for you. Come, let's continue and try to get used to this weapon soon!\"

Zhang Che was very happy to see Huang Tielan liking this sword so much. With a shout, he had the elemental queen let go of the last exotic beast she held captive.

Afterwards, Huang Tielan cut down every single exotic beast the two pets had captured, especially the five-star dark gold-quality tiger-leopard. She only took three strikes to kill it, having gotten used to her new weapon.

Zhang Che couldn't help but be impressed. As expected from someone from a great clan who had practiced the sword since childhood. Huang Tielan's skills with the sword were truly much better than his.

Zhang Che had to admit that he wouldn't be able to finish off a five-star dark gold-quality exotic beast with a weapon like that so cleanly. Comparing oneself with another was truly depressing.For the next two days, Zhang Che continued letting his subdued beasts and pets capture all kinds of exotic beasts to let Huang Tielan practice her sword skills, and at the same time accumulate soul force points, killing two birds with one stone.

In the end, when Huang Tielan felt that she had completely familiarized herself with her sword, she was no longer content with killing exotic beasts that way. She suggested to Zhang Che that she try out actual combat on her own.

Zhang Che was happy to agree with her suggestion. After all, it was only that way that Huang Tielan gained the most experience in combat. Fighting those captured exotic beasts was much less effective.That day, when the two were slaughtering a bunch of exotic beasts in the mountain woods, the frisky monkey suddenly came running back to Zhang Che, his eyes shining, wanting to speak. Fortunately, Zhang Che quickly stopped him in time.

This left the frisky monkey very uncomfortable. Ever since his master daddy found a mate (That was how the frisky monkey understood it according to his thoughts), he seemed to not care about him, even stripping him of his right to speak.

If things were to continue like this in the long run, he felt like he'd soon forget how it was like to speak.

Although he was very dissatisfied, his master daddy was very strict on this, and he couldn't do a thing about it.

\"Did you discover some high-grade spiritual herb?\"

Zhang Che knew that kid must have discovered some high-grade spiritual herb every time he saw that kind of expression on the frisky monkey's face. He wouldn't look so happy and excited otherwise.

The frisky monkey nodded profusely at Zhang Che's question. His incredibly ugly face showed an extremely bright smile.

\"Hmm, you really did, huh. That's great! I knew it; it's almost twenty days since we came to this area. I was thinking why we haven't found anything good. Looks like I was accumulating my luck previously!\" Zhang Che immediately laughed when he saw the frisky monkey's reply.

Speaking of which, although Zhang Che had been busy helping Huang Tielan increase her strength during this period of time, the frisky monkey wasn't slacking off. He never gave up searching for spiritual herbs. However, things were strange. Although the frisky monkey had found many spiritual herbs during these twenty-some days, their grades were ordinary, leaving Zhang Che very unhappy about it.

This area was thousands of kilometers away from the safety zone. It was impossible for them to not find a single good spiritual herb.

Unexpectedly, just as Zhang Che was about to give up on this matter, the frisky monkey gave him such a huge surprise.

High-grade spiritual herbs were truly too rare. Their medicinal value was far higher than ordinary spiritual herbs. Let alone in the beast world, even in Zhang Che's secret realm, high-grade spiritual herbs were very rare.

Ordinary spiritual herbs were very common in Zhang Che's secret realm. He could find them easily even on the smallest floating mountain. Their abundance simply left him speechless. Even so, the number of high-grade spiritual herbs he had found in his secret realm thus far could be counted with one hand.

It went to show that high-grade spiritual herbs were truly a scarce resource.

Now that such an opportunity had presented itself, how could Zhang Che let it go?

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Chapter 568 Another Epic-Quality Subdued Beast Two in One

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Back at Bei Du, Huang Juyun was sighing endlessly.

\"Ai, it's already been over twenty days. Why aren't Xiaoche and Lanlan back yet? Did they come into some danger… ah no, knock on wood! With Xiaoche around, there wouldn't be any danger.

\"They must be trying to increase Lanlan's beastmaster tier and thus stayed for so long.

\"Mmm, that must be the case!\"

Although Zhang Che had told him from the start that they'd be going into the beast world for a long time on this trip, it had already been more than half a month, and the two had yet to return. It was impossible for Huang Juyun to not be worried.

After all, one of them was his only daughter, his precious pearl, while the other was his proud son-in-law, his future successor! He truly couldn't afford to have any accidents befall them, or he wouldn't know what to do.

However, all he could do right now was worry.

Although Huang Juyun knew which beast world the two had entered, the beast world was too vast. Technology was useless inside; it was impossible to find the two among the countless mountains and rivers. It would be useless no matter how many men he sent in.

Moreover, Huang Juyun couldn't possibly mobilize too many people for his private matters and send them into the beast world for a search operation.

They were currently in a troubling period. The military and government had come together to strike at cult organizations in many different cities, and they were finding themselves short-handed despite even after using private forces from various clans.

It couldn't be helped. Huang Juyun could only console himself and believe in Zhang Che. They definitely wouldn't be in any danger in the beast world...Huang Tielan looked confused. Zhang Che pulled her along with a wicked smile and flew in a certain direction without explaining anything; she couldn't help but ask doubtfully, \"Zhang Xiaoche, where are we going that we need to be in such a hurry? I still want to kill more exotic beasts and try to rise to Tier Six beastmaster as soon as possible before returning! We have been inside the beast world for more than twenty days now!\"

Zhang Che's smile remained plastered on his face. He pointed at the frisky monkey at his side, signalling with his eyes, as if to say, \"Make a guess.\"

Huang Tielan reacted immediately. She was very clear on the frisky monkey's abilities. That fellow didn't have much fighting ability, but his skill at finding spiritual herbs was simply incredible!

Who knew if the frisky monkey would retort to her if he knew what she was thinking, arguing that he was also an exceptional archer! -With my powerful bow in hand, I would even dare to fight a mid-tier epic-quality exotic beast!-

\"Ah, so you're saying the frisky monkey has found something good?\"

Zhang Che nodded. He replied with a smile, \"Right, the frisky monkey said he found a high-grade spiritual herb. We'll quickly go harvest it and see exactly what it is.\"

Huang Tielan smiled excitedly. She said impatiently, \"Then let's hurry. It'd be too much of a pity if an exotic beast found it first and ate it!\"

Zhang Che laughed involuntarily and said, \"No hurry. There will definitely be powerful exotic beasts guarding spiritual herbs of that grade. We don't have to rush over. In any case, it's impossible for other exotic beasts to dare approach it. We still have a battle to fight for it!\"

Huang Tielan grew even more nervous when she heard Zhang Che say that. She hurriedly asked, \"Then, will that exotic beast eat the spiritual herb? It'd be too much of a pity!\"

Huang Tielan had already claimed that spiritual herb as theirs. Of course she wouldn't be willing to see it getting eaten by an exotic beast!

\"Hahahaha, why are you being so impatient? It wouldn't be so coincidental! That spiritual herb is definitely not mature. In that case, the guarding exotic beast won't consume it. Exotic beasts will wait until the spiritual herbs are mature before they eat them, because that would provide the highest benefit!\"While the two were talking, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon and the Dark Unicorn were flying along the way. After a short discussion, they arrived in the vicinity of the spiritual herb.

Zhang Che's expression suddenly turned a little more serious after they arrived. He turned his head and said to Huang Tielan, \"You stay back later. The exotic beast guarding the spiritual herb is very powerful. I think it'll be an epic-quality exotic beast.\"

Huang Tielan's expression changed as well. She asked nervously, \"Ah? Will it be dangerous, then? Let's forget it if it's impossible! We can find high-grade spiritual herbs elsewhere.\"

Zhang Che couldn't help but laugh seeing Huang Tielan being overly anxious. He said, \"My silly Miss, you're still worried about me? It's only an epic-quality exotic beast. I'm worried you might get caught up in the upcoming battle, I'm not afraid of the exotic beast. Moreover, it'd be strange if there wasn't a powerful exotic beast guarding spiritual herbs of this grade.

\"Don't worry. You stay back first. When I'm done with the exotic beast inside, not only will we get a high-grade spiritual herb, we'll also obtain another epic-quality subdued beast. So why not?\"

Huang Tielan relaxed a little after hearing Zhang Che putting it that way. He shouldn't be afraid of an epic-quality exotic beast when he was so strong. Thus, she nodded and retreated to a hill hundreds of meters away on the Dark Unicorn.

Zhang Che wasn't assured of her safety, and had the elemental queen go with her.

It'd be disastrous if Huang Tielan was ambushed by some powerful exotic beasts while he was hunting another exotic beast.

Huang Tielan didn't say anything. She knew Zhang Che was worried about her safety, and didn't reject his help.The epic-quality exotic beast in the mountain woods ahead had sensed the arrival of Zhang Che's group. However, seeing the spiritual herb it was guarding was about to mature, it couldn't be bothered to pay them any attention, only hoping they would know their place and back off on their own.

Afterwards, however, it was thoroughly enraged. Not only did Zhang Che not leave, he directly rushed at it aboard the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon!

An earth-shaking roar was heard. It spread more than ten kilometers away, scaring the nearby weak exotic beasts into laying on the ground, then scurrying away from the roar, terrified that the furious powerful exotic beast would find trouble with them.

\"Hmm? This fellow isn't weak. It's at least at seven-stars. Looks like I'll be adding another powerful subdued beast to my army!\"

Zhang Che wasn't afraid at all when he heard the exotic beast's intimidating roar. Instead, he grew excited.

He didn't expect to kill two birds with one stone here. Not only would he harvest a high-grade spiritual herb, he'd also kill a powerful exotic beast and obtain a decent epic-quality beast card. The heavens were really smiling upon him!

\"Come, we'll go inside and meet it!\"

Zhang Che didn't bring any other subdued beasts or pets with him. He slapped the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's back, signalling him to enter the forest ahead.

Given the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon and his attack power, Zhang Che didn't believe there were any epic-quality exotic beasts that were a match for them.

Of course, that was excluding the nine-star exotic beasts!

However, it would be very difficult to come across exotic beasts of that level, even the low-quality ones, not to mention epic-quality. They wouldn't appear in these areas.

The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was extremely fast. He entered the mountain forest in the blink of an eye.

Before they could see the situation inside the forest clearly, arrow after arrow of pure wood elemental energy suddenly came flying at them at lightning speed.

Zhang Che could sense that the arrow was purely elemental. Its destructive force couldn't be underestimated.

As such, he didn't react slowly. He immediately had Hanming raise his body, blocking the arrow for him, while he quickly equipped the Purple-Gold Demonic Armored Worm armor, and activated the Elemental Protective Barrier.

When dealing with exotic beasts with pure elemental attacks, the Purple Crystal Armor was far inferior to the Purple-Gold Demonic Armored Worm. As long as it wasn't a divine-quality elemental attack, they could forget about hurting Zhang Che for an hour!

As for when the hour had passed… if Zhang Che couldn't kill his enemy during that time, what was there to say? Escaping while he still had time would be the best option for him.

After blocking that volley of arrows, Zhang Che finally got a clear look at the exotic beast.

\"Heh, what a beautiful fellow! I would have thought it was a harmless exotic beast only meant for the eyes if we didn't meet under such circumstances! How ferocious!\"

It turned out that the exotic beast that attacked Zhang Che was a large deer with rainbow patterns on its body.

That giant deer was quite handsome. It was over a hundred and fifty centimeters at the shoulder, and its body was over three meters long. There was a pair of beautiful forked golden antlers on its head, too.

Even so, what that deer was doing to Zhang Che wasn't beautiful.

Seeing its volley of arrows had failed to hurt Zhang Che and the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon… well, actually the rain of wood elemental arrows had damaged the dragon to a certain extent, but it wouldn't mean anything unless Hanming's foundation was damaged. The giant deer let out another cry and suddenly lowered its head. Its golden antlers shone resplendently as it charged at the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon.

Zhang Che noticed that the deer's feet were actually not touching the ground. It was directly running on air! However, that was nothing to be surprised about.

As an epic-quality exotic beast, it'd be too weak if it couldn't fly!

Take Zhang Che's Earthen Rock Demon and the Demonic Energy Large Boar, for example. Their all-around combat abilities were much weaker since they couldn't fly. Most of the time, Zhang Che was simply unwilling to use them. Their limitations were too great.

From the looks of it, this giant deer in front of him was indeed the best kind of subdued beast. He had to take it down no matter what!

Sensing the terrifying momentum of the giant deer, Zhang Che didn't know whether there were any tricks involved in this attack. He hurriedly ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to dodge, while he used his data eyes to check the exotic beast's attributes.[Rainbow Vinewood Deer]

Level: Seven Star (Level 69)

Quality: Epic

Characteristics: Born with Vinewood Attribute. Excels in Controlling Plants to Attack and Defend.

Weakness: Fears Metal and Fire-Attributed Attacks of the Same Level and Quality

Innate Attribute: Able to Gather the Wood Elements in the Surroundings to Form Elemental Weapons and Attack Enemies with Them. It Can Also Use the Elements to Form Tough Defensive Armor.

Skill: Vinewood Slip. When in Danger, Exhausts the Pure Vinewood Elements in its Body to Activate the Powerful Vinewood Art of Escaping, Turning its Body into Pure Wood Elements and Using the Environment to Instantly Move 10,000 Meters Away. Cooldown Time: 24 Hours.

Skill: Vinewood Puppet. Able to Draw the Surrounding Wood Elements After Activating Skill and Form Large Groups of Powerful Vinewood Puppets to Attack its Enemies. Skill Duration: 1 Hour. Cooldown Time: 12 Hours.

Potential: D Rank\"Hmm, looks like its attributes aren't bad. A pity it doesn't have a False Domain, or even a Halo, for that matter. It's a tiny flaw in an otherwise beautiful picture!\"

After looking through the Rainbow Vinewood Deer's attributes, Zhang Che's eyes were practically shining. It was actually a Vinewood-attributed exotic beast. That was truly rare! Putting aside how strong it was, its rarity was definitely worth hunting for!

However, that fellow's escaping skill could actually allow it to move ten thousand meters away. He had to prepare for it...

Done thinking, Zhang Che immediately waved his hand and summoned out the Purple Jade Condor. He ordered it to soar high into the sky and observe the situation below carefully. Once the Rainbow Vinewood Deer made its escape, he could immediately have the Purple Jade Condor find where it went. It would be difficult for him to hunt this exotic beast otherwise.

After reading through the Rainbow Vinewood Deer's attributes, Zhang Che no longer acted politely. He directly instructed the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, \"Come, Hanming, let it have a taste of your Extreme Yin Ray!\"

In any case, this fellow's attacks didn't threaten him much. Zhang Che no longer viewed it with high regard and quickly ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to engage it in battle.

At the same time, a streak of light flew out from Zhang Che's brow as he summoned out the scarlet and white sword.

He didn't have time to waste here. It was better to end the fight swiftly!

Sensing the killing intent from Zhang Che and the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, the Rainbow Vinewood Deer knew things weren't boding well for it. Without any hesitation, a flash of green light shone. A layer of wooden armor appeared on its beautiful body.

Although the layer of armor didn't seem very different from ordinary wood, Zhang Che knew its defense wouldn't be low.

Indeed, when the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's Extreme Yin Ray struck the Rainbow Vinewood Deer, the triumphant skill, for the first time ever, did not yield any effective results. It only left a layer of frost on the Rainbow Vinewood Deer's wooden armor.

In the next moment, the provoked exotic beast activated its attack skill. The nearby wooden elements quickly gathered. Several gigantic wood-attributed puppets rose from the ground, brandishing various weapons and charging at Zhang Che.

\"I want to try and see how strong these wooden blocks are!\" Zhang Che stared at those wooden puppet warriors, controlling the scarlet and white sword to cut at them.

The scarlet and white sword slashed consecutively, producing a wave of dull noises. The vinewood puppets were directly cut into pieces of wood and fell to the ground, turning into streaks of pure wood energy and dissipating into the air.

Putting aside the attack power of those wooden puppets summoned by the Rainbow Vinewood Deer, it was obvious their defensive strength was nothing impressive, and they were easily dealt with by Zhang Che's scarlet and white sword.

The Rainbow Vinewood Deer was becoming sluggish after being covered by stream after stream of cold breath from the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon. Its speed was obviously lower than before

Zhang Che couldn't help but feel disappointed. \"Ai, it's actually only for show. Really, made me happy for nothing.\"

In truth, Zhang Che had misunderstood.

It wasn't that the Rainbow Vinewood Deer was too weak, but that he and the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's combined attack power was too high, especially the scarlet and white sword. It was a godly weapon that could possibly threaten divine-quality exotic beasts. How could it be something the Summons of a mere seven-star epic-quality exotic beast could withstand?

At the very least, this fellow's defense was not bad at all. Zhang Che couldn't cut through its vinewood elemental armor easily.

Realizing the enemy before it was too strong, and that it was impossible for it to win, even though the Rainbow Vinewood Deer couldn't bear to abandon the spiritual herb it had guarded for months, it knew its life was more important. It quickly activated its other skill. It suddenly turned into a green wisp, attaching to the nearest plant and disappearing before Zhang Che's eyes.

\"Damn, that skill is so strong!\"

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Chapter 569 Unique Treasure of the Heavens and Earth Two in One

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\"That skill is really incredible!\"

Zhang Che's eyes widened involuntarily as he watched the Rainbow Vinewood Deer disappear before him, despite knowing it had such a skill beforehand.

It wasn't like Zhang Che hadn't seen other exotic beasts using their skills to escape, but they had always left a trace for him to follow.

The Rainbow Vinewood Deer was different, however. It actually vanished without any trace by relying on the nearby plants.

Luckily he had prepared for this long ago, and had the Purple Jade Condor watching from the skies. Otherwise, this exotic beast would have escaped!

Soon, the Purple Jade Condor above sent him information.

Zhang Che slapped the back of the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon below him, then pointed northeast and shouted, \"Quickly, don't let that fellow escape!\"

At the same time, Zhang Che summoned out the Earthen Rock Demon and the Demonic Energy Large Boar with a wave of his hand.

Although the two subdued beasts' fighting abilities were limited, there wouldn't be a problem using them to protect his spiritual herb. Zhang Che didn't believe an extremely powerful exotic beast would find its way here and snatch his reward in a short time.

In the next moment, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon flew off in the direction Zhang Che had pointed in.

The Rainbow Vinewood Deer could forget about escaping from Zhang Che's pursuit today, unless it was faster than the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon! As a non-flying exotic beast, although the Rainbow Vinewood Deer could take flight temporarily, its speed could definitely not match up to Hanming!\"Zhang Che, where are you going!?\"

On the hill hundreds of meters away, Huang Tielan didn't understand what had happened when she suddenly saw Zhang Che flying off on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon and couldn't help but grew anxious. She hurriedly yelled out and took off on the Dark Unicorn at the same time, chasing after him.

\"I'm going to chase after that exotic beast, Tielan! You go dig out that spiritual herb first; I'll come back soon!\" Zhang Che shouted in reply without turning his head back, chasing off in the Rainbow Vinewood Deer's direction.

-What? The exotic beast escaped? Why didn't I see anything?- Huang Tielan was confused. However, she knew that there were many things she didn't understand given her experience. Since Zhang Che had said so, then that exotic beast must have made its escape already.

At present, the spiritual herb was more important. Zhang Che was strong; he probably wouldn't have any problems.

Thinking of things that way, she relaxed. She guided the Dark Unicorn to fly in the direction of the spiritual herb.Ten kilometers away, the Rainbow Vinewood Deer appeared in the forest, in very bad shape. Without stopping to think, it chose a direction to flee.

Its enemy from earlier was truly too strong. It knew it had zero chance of winning. Although it had escaped ten kilometers away in an instant, heavens knew if that enemy would come chasing after it?

As such, it immediately raced off, choosing to run to places where vegetation was richer.

If ordinary exotic beasts were to choose such places to escape to, they were simply looking for death. Thick forests would definitely slow their escape considerably.

The Rainbow Vinewood Deer was different, however. It was a wood-attributed exotic beast, and was born with the ability to control plants. Not only would it not be slow when fleeing through those thick areas, on the contrary, it would actually be a little faster than escaping in open spaces!

Also, the vegetation could conceal its tracks very well, leaving its enemies unable to find it.

Alas, the Rainbow Vinewood Deer did not expect that there was a pair of sharp eyes in the skies watching it closely at that moment, even if it was beaten to death. Despite moving through the forest, producing minimal commotion, it was still under observation by the Purple Jade Condor.

Just like that, under the Purple Jade Condor's constant guidance, Zhang Che quickly closed the distance between him and the Rainbow Vinewood Deer on Hanming.

It was only a minute before the Rainbow Vinewood Deer sensed that formidable enemy's aura behind it, immediately throwing it into a panic. Its control over the nearby plants became weaker all of a sudden, producing a huge commotion. Tree branches kept swaying about.

Zhang Che took notice of the track of swaying tree branches and couldn't help but burst into laughter. \"Hahahaha, it actually ran here! I'll see where you can run to!\"

Zhang Che was really glad that he had the inspiration to let the Purple Jade Condor watch from the skies beforehand. Otherwise, this epic-quality exotic beast really might have escaped from him!

Although that fellow wasn't very strong, it was an epic-quality exotic beast, after all. They were rare creatures that he could only hope to bump into. Naturally Zhang Che wasn't willing to let it go just like that!

What happened after was nothing to write home about. Although the Rainbow Vinewood Deer tried its best to escape, it was helpless about the situation. After struggling for some time, it was finally cut across the neck by Zhang Che with the scarlet and white sword, decapitating it and instantly turning it into a rainbow light.

Originally, Zhang Che wanted to tame it as a pet. However, although the Rainbow Vinewood Deer seemed harmless, it was unusually stubborn. It wouldn't give in to threats or promises.

In the end, Zhang Che was helpless about it and could only kill it, receiving a rainbow-colored epic-quality beast card.

\"Hahahaha, not bad, not bad! My gains this time are really more than expected. Come, let's return!\"

Although Zhang Che claimed he didn't view the Rainbow Vinewood Deer with high regard, he was very happy inside and laughed out loud for a while. When he was done, he recalled the Purple Jade Condor and flew back in the direction they came from on Hanming.

He wanted to hurry back and see what kind of spiritual herb it was, if an epic-quality exotic beast was actually guarding it.

It went without saying that it was definitely nothing ordinary. How could something that could benefit epic-quality exotic beasts be common?After a short while, Zhang Che returned to the peak from before.

Sensing Zhang Che's return, Huang Tielan immediately cried out excitedly from the woods below, \"You're back, Zhang Xiaoche. Come take a look. This spiritual herb is about to mature!\"

-Hmm? She actually didn't dig out the spiritual herb?- Zhang Che was a little taken aback. But it made sense since she said the spiritual herb was about to mature.

In any case, the two had planned to stay in the beast world for a long time. Delaying for a couple of days wouldn't hurt.

However, Zhang Che wouldn't hesitate to dig it out if the spiritual herb needed too long to mature. In any case, there were large amounts of spiritual crystals buried under the herbal field. He didn't have to worry that the spiritual herb would wither.

\"I want to see exactly what kind of spiritual herb this is, that an epic-quality exotic beast guard it,\" Zhang Che laughed. He ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to dive down, then jumped off Hanming's back and walked up to Huang Tielan.

At that moment, Zhang Che finally saw the spiritual herb's true appearance.

It was a huge plant. The branch and leaves were more than half a meter wide in a circular area, with a huge flower in bloom at the top. The petals were closely packed, their colors following the order of rainbows in a circle, giving it a mysterious sense of beauty.

\"So pretty!\" Zhang Che couldn't help but sigh in admiration when he saw the spiritual herb.

\"I know, right? I can't believe there's such a beautiful flower in the world!\" Huang Tielan was sighing with praise as well. Her eyes were filled with stars, looking at the spiritual herb.

Girls have never had high resistance to pretty things. This spiritual flower was so pretty that Huang Tielan couldn't bear to dig it out.

However, the herb was already in full bloom. When it fully matured in a few days, it'd quickly wither and bear a big spiritual fruit.

Zhang Che observed the spiritual flower carefully, feeling inexplicably shocked.

He was so close to the flower, but he couldn't feel a hint of spiritual force from it. He didn't know how the Rainbow Vinewood Deer discovered the herb to begin with and came here.

However, on second thought, the Rainbow Vinewood Deer was a wood-attributed exotic beast. It was highly possible it was born with unimaginably high sensitivity towards the auras of these plants.

Wasn't the frisky monkey able to sense the presence of this spiritual herb from thousands of meters away, too?

It could only be said that different species of creatures had different abilities.

Zhang Che wasn't able to sense the herb's spiritual force, but that didn't mean exotic beasts with sharper senses couldn't sense it.

\"Ah, what a pity!\" Huang Tielan suddenly sighed regretfully at the side, like she was feeling her heart aching.

Zhang Che thought she had neglected something important and hurriedly asked, \"What is it? What happened?\"

Huang Tielan couldn't resist laughing when she saw the worried expression on his face. She chuckled, \"Nothing. I was only finding it a pity that technology was useless in the beast worlds. I could have taken a picture of this flower otherwise. That way, even when it withered in the future, I could admire such a beautiful flower at any time.\"

Zhang Che finally relaxed. He sighed. -As expected, men can never understand women.-

At the very least, he didn't think that was something to feel pity about. -Could it be that I'm lacking romantic cells?-

Zhang Che shook his head fiercely. What world was he in? Who had the time to think about anything romantic? Having the strength to protect himself and his family in the upcoming chaos was the most important. Everything else was secondary!

\"Right, Zhang Xiaoche, what should we do for the next few days? Are we just going to keep standing guard here? It'd be too much of a pity if other exotic beasts discovered this spiritual flower,\" Huang Tielan suddenly asked, her tone worried.

Obviously they didn't know exactly how many days it would take before the spiritual flower matured. They still needed to continue hunting exotic beasts so that she could rise to Tier Six beastmaster as soon as possible. They couldn't possibly stand guard here every day and do nothing else.

Zhang Che smiled, \"What's there to worry about? I'll just have two of my epic-quality subdued beasts stay guard here. No epic-quality exotic beasts would come within hundreds of kilometers. If other exotic beasts dared barge in here, wouldn't we just get to obtain more beast cards?\"

Zhang Che wasn't worried about this at all. With the Earthen Rock Demon and the Demonic Energy Large Boar guarding here, there was no need to worry about anything happening to the spiritual flower.

\"That's true. Then we better go hunt exotic beasts quickly and try to return soon.\"

Truthfully speaking, after being in the beast world for more than twenty days, Huang Tielan had grown bored of the environment. She wanted to return home as soon as possible.

However, her goal wouldn't be achieved if she didn't advance to Tier Six beastmaster. She still had to continue working hard.

\"Mmm, then we need to work even harder,\" Zhang Che nodded. He quickly left this mountain with Huang Tielan on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, flying off to the distance.

After all, there were very few exotic beasts nearby, due to the presence of the Rainbow Vinewood Deer. It truly wasn't a good area to hunt in.While flying above the mountain forest, Huang Tielan suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Zhang Che, \"Oh, right, Zhang Xiaoche, what about that exotic beast you just killed? Quickly, let me take a look.\"

Zhang Che nodded. He quickly retrieved a rainbow beast card from his spatial storage. After triggering it, he branded it with his spiritual imprint. Afterwards, a mass of rainbow light shot out from his brow, falling onto the latter half of the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon's back.

The light quickly faded. A majestic and beautiful large deer appeared in front of Huang Tielan.

\"Woah, what a beautiful stag! This fellow really doesn't look like an epic-quality exotic beast, but an ordinary herbivorous animal.\"

The Rainbow Vinewood Deer immediately drew Huang Tielan's eyes the moment it appeared. She stared at the unusually beautiful subdued beast, unwilling to shift her gaze away.

Huang Tielan had truly never seen such a beautiful exotic beast before. It had a physical body born from the accumulation of the blessings of the heavens and earth, able to make other exotic beasts die from envy.

Although she claimed to not believe this fellow was that strong, Huang Tielan was still able to sense that this subdued beast was much stronger than her own Dark Unicorn, and not by a tiny margin, either. As expected of an epic-quality beast!During the next few days, Zhang Che and Huang Tielan continued hunting exotic beasts in the surrounding, and would return to that mountain forest to check on the rainbow spiritual flower after they were done for the day.

The flower was indeed about to mature. As day after day went by, the colors on the flower became brighter and more gorgeous. It had bloomed to the extreme, proving that it would bear fruit very soon.

Fortunately, the fruit of this type of spiritual herb would quickly mature as well. Zhang Che couldn't afford to wait any longer.

Ordinary fruits would take a month from maturing to bearing fruit at the very least, let alone spiritual fruits. Heavens knew how long that would take.In the end, on the afternoon of the third day, Zhang Che suddenly received a telepathic message from the Earthen Rock Demon. Although it couldn't express its intentions clearly, Zhang Che knew that the spiritual flower was about to fully mature and would bear fruit soon.

\"The rainbow spiritual flower is about to mature. Let's hurry back!\" Zhang Che shouted at Huang Tielan, who was riding on the Dark Unicorn at the side, wielding her Cold Jade Sword. The two immediately put down whatever they were doing and flew in the direction of that mountain.

When they arrived in the vicinity, Zhang Che and Huang Tielan saw bright rainbow light shining from the peak. Soon, an extremely thick fragrance quickly spread.

\"Ah, we're a step too late. Looks like the fruit has matured!\" Huang Tielan said in frustration. She urged the Dark Unicorn below her to speed up in order to reach the forest sooner.

Looking to the distance, the spiritual flower had indeed disappeared without a trace. There was only a rainbow colored fruit about the size of a baby's head left on the stem of the plant.

At that moment, the fruit was emitting rainbow light. Wave after wave of delicate fragrance spread from it, quickly reaching its surroundings.

Zhang Che's expression changed slightly. He hurriedly rushed forward, \"Quick, we have to pick the spiritual fruit fast! This is causing too much commotion! It'll be troublesome if it drew the nearby powerful exotic beasts!\"

This was indeed a heavenly treasure. When its fruit matured, it actually caused such a huge commotion. It truly shocked Zhang Che and Huang Tielan.

It went without saying that the exotic beasts with sharper senses within dozens of kilometers would have noticed it. Perhaps they were already making their way here.

Although Zhang Che was confident there shouldn't be any other epic-quality exotic beasts within a hundred kilometers, who could be certain?

What if there really was another epic-quality exotic beast or two hiding nearby, in addition to the weaker exotic beasts? If they all came rushing to the fruit, Zhang Che might not be able to guarantee Huang Tielan's safety, despite how strong he was.

While talking, Zhang Che had arrived in front of the large spiritual fruit. He reached out for the fruit and picked it off the plant without hesitation, stashing it in his spatial storage.

He was originally thinking of leaving immediately. However, when he noticed there were no signs of the plant withering, Zhang Che quickly brought out a herbal hoe and swiftly dug out the herb and its root, stowing it away along with the matured fruit in his spatial storage where a piece of spiritual jade was.

In that instant, he thought to himself, -If I can keep the herb alive and continue growing it after bringing it back, wouldn't I have a chance of obtaining this fruit again? If that is true, we'll have really struck it rich on this trip!-

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Chapter 570 Achieved Tier Six!

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No matter if the remaining herb could be cultivated after he brought it back, he had to take the possibility into consideration. As such, Zhang Che dug it out without any hesitation.

He wouldn't lose anything if it didn't work, anyway. But if it did, it'd be an enormous help and contribution to the herbal research institute!

He might not find such a unique treasure again. Even in his personal secret realm, Zhang Che hadn't found a spiritual herb of this grade.

It went to show this kind of treasure could truly be only chanced upon by luck. He wouldn't be able to obtain it again if he missed it.

Seeing Zhang Che not forgetting to dig out the herb by the roots before leaving, Huang Tielan couldn't help but smile.

-That's my man! He's so attentive!-

She had originally wanted to remind Zhang Che about this, but he had unexpectedly thought of it without needing her to say a word, and executed it perfectly. Not bad of him!After digging out the spiritual herb, Zhang Che recalled the two epic-quality subdued beasts he had assigned to guard the herb back into his spiritual sea. He said to Huang Tielan, \"Come on, we have to leave here quickly in case anything dangerous happens.\"

In the next moment, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon and the Dark Unicorn rose to the skies together, flying towards the area where Zhang Che had set up camp during this period of time.

However, just as the two flying mounts took flight, Zhang Che's expression changed slightly.

He could sense large amounts of exotic beasts rushing in from all directions, both on land and in the skies. Their numbers were definitely not low.

Those exotic beasts' senses towards heavenly treasures were truly terrifying! They were already making their ways here, despite being so far away!

After becoming a Tier Five beastmaster and obtaining a powerful weapon like the Cold Jade Sword, Huang Tielan became very courageous. She suggested to Zhang Che, \"Zhang Xiaoche, let's force our way out!\"

He laughed, saying, \"You're really gutsy. There are many exotic beasts rushing at us from all directions!\"

After a short silence, Zhang Che actually nodded slightly, agreeing to her suggestion. He said, \"I can sense the beasts around us. Although there are many exotic beasts, there doesn't seem to be any overly powerful ones. At the most there are only a handful of legend-quality ones. We can definitely take a fight here, given our strength and mobility.\"

Zhang Che wasn't planning on fighting those exotic beasts head-on originally. However, he quickly thought of Huang Tielan's goal to reach Tier Six beastmaster. The number of exotic beasts she needed to kill was terrifyingly high.

Wasn't there a great opportunity right before them?

With so many exotic beasts sending themselves to their doorsteps, Zhang Che and Huang Tielan might not even be able to kill them all before nightfall!

\"But, you better be careful. You mustn't leave my side. It'll be really dangerous if anything happens and I can't reach you in time. After all, there are too many exotic beasts coming our way,\" Zhang Che reminded her, worried that Huang Tielan might get careless.

Huang Tielan nodded and said confidently, \"Don't worry, I know that. Although I've become very strong, I don't have an epic-quality subdued beast when all is said and done, and I might get into danger at any time. Rest assured, I won't move too far away from you!\"

Zhang Che finally relaxed after seeing she understood the severity of the situation. He nodded heavily, saying, \"Okay, then. We'll go on a massacre and hopefully save you some time on becoming a Tier Six beastmaster!\"

Soon, the closest exotic beasts reached them.

However, after closing the distance, they finally realized the aura of that treasure they sensed earlier had disappeared. Only a hint of its aura remained on these two creatures in front of them.

-Well, damn, someone else has already claimed it for themselves!

-Since those two strange creatures have eaten the treasure, there wouldn't be much difference if we ate them instead!-

As such, those exotic beasts didn't care how strong Zhang Che seemed to be. Their eyes went red, rushing at him and Huang Tielan.

As for the exotic beasts without the ability to fly, they kept roaring furiously. The middle and high-quality exotic beasts with skills unleashed them without hesitation, shrouding Zhang Che and Huang Tielan in the sky.

\"Watch out, those exotic beasts seems to have gone crazy! Let's pick up some altitude and finish off the ones in the sky first!\"

Zhang Che was caught by surprise when he saw how crazy those exotic beasts were. He hurriedly warned Huang Tielan, and they quickly flew higher on their respective flying mounts to avoid beingg caught in the range of the skills of the exotic beasts on the ground.

What followed was a one-sided massacre.

Although many exotic beasts had come, Zhang Che and the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon were too strong. The groups of exotic beasts which only had one or two legend-quality among them at the most couldn't resist Zhang Che's attacks at all.

Less than half an hour later, the densely packed exotic beasts in the skies were mostly killed.

Large amounts of exotic beasts were frozen into statues. They fell from the skies to the mountain forest below, shattering into pieces. Some of the statues exploded in the air from Zhang Che's attacks, turning into masses of light, either dissipating or turning into beast cards and falling.

Huang Tielan wasn't doing badly, either. Although she kept Zhang Che's words in mind and didn't move too far away from him, she cut down many flying exotic beasts with her sword as well, growing so excited that her face was slightly flushed.

There were truly too many exotic beasts. Although most of them were killed by Zhang Che, Huang Tielan's gains weren't little, either.

She could tell that if something similar happened every day, it wouldn't take long before she successfully advanced to Tier Six beastmaster.In the end, the remaining exotic beasts finally came back to themselves from the illusion of fighting for the treasure, and started to escape in all directions, one after another.

Zhang Che and Huang Tielan didn't pay any heed to them. Instead, they directly ordered their flying mounts to dive to the ground.

The exotic beasts in the sky were dealt with, but there were still many on the ground howling, waiting for them to come slaughter them.

Exotic beasts were creatures, after all. Under the allure of the treasure, all of them lost their rationality and rushed to their deaths despite knowing they weren't a match for Zhang Che. This left him speechless.

On second thought, however, humans were probably not much smarter than exotic beasts, either. Once a heavenly treasure like that appeared in public in front of the masses of beastmasters, most of them wouldn't be able to stay calm either, right?

When all was said and done, humans died for wealth, and animals died for food. It was nothing to be surprised about.

As the sky gradually darkened, Zhang Che and Huang Tielan finally cleaned up most of the exotic beasts that had gathered here. The remaining ones finally felt the fear from the slaughtering, and turned around and fled.

Surprisingly, after experiencing such a battle, not only did Huang Tielan not feel uncomfortable, she even shouted excitedly to Zhang Che, \"This feels too good, Zhang Xiaoche! I feel like I will advance to Tier Six beastmaster very soon if this happens a few more times!\"

This miss was truly born with violent genes in her bones!

Zhang Che stole a glance at Huang Tielan's twin peaks rising and falling intensely from excitement. A hint of mischievousness flashed in his eyes. He couldn't resist teasing her, \"So good, but is it better than when I was servicing you?\"

\"You're looking for death, Zhang Xiaoche!\" Huang Tielan immediately grew angry and embarrassed. She brandished her long sword, charging at Zhang Che viciously.

Zhang Che laughed out loud, and flew back on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to their camp.

After returning to their camp, the two didn't even eat their dinner, and had a \"fierce battle\" in the cave. It ended up with both sides \"gravely wounded\", exhausted to the point that neither of them could move. They were tangled together, not moving for a long time.

Outside the cave, the elemental queen sighed, thinking to herself, -These two are really becoming more and more amazing. They just experienced a huge battle outside, and didn't even eat their dinner before rushing off to copulate… Humans are indeed confusing creatures…-

-But, does it really feel that good?-

Heavens knew what kind of thoughts she had in mind when she suddenly spat. She conjured a ball of flames and forced herself to focus on the world of chess.The next day, Zhang Che and Huang Tielan woke up a little later than usual.

After all, they went through a huge battle yesterday. Despite being beastmasters, they were exhausted.

The two packed their belongings and exited the cave after eating their breakfast. The sky had turned bright long ago. Although they didn't know exactly what time it was, it shouldn't be early.

Going forward, the two needed to continue hunting exotic beasts. They would only leave the beast world after Huang Tielan advanced to Tier Six beastmaster, no matter how long it took.

However, after the battle yesterday, the exotic beasts nearby were basically wiped out. Those that survived had probably escaped far away. They'd need to travel some distance to find another area with a dense population of exotic beasts.

As such, they decided to pack up everything they owned and prepared to leave this cave which they had stayed at for more than twenty days, and find another place to set up camp.

Suddenly, Zhang Che thought of the huge battle they fought yesterday, and he immediately thought of a great idea. \"Right, Tielan, we can make use of the rainbow spiritual fruit. We can save a lot of time by drawing the nearby exotic beasts to us!\"

With that, they'd save at least half of the time needed for Huang Tielan to advance to Tier Six!

Although she didn't mention it, Zhang Che could tell that she was bored of staying in the beast world and wanted to return home.

Indeed, Huang Tielan's eyes immediately lit up at Zhang Che's suggestion and said, \"Right, why didn't I think of that!?\"

After leaving this area, the two immediately tested their idea.

As expected, the thick, delicate fragrance immediately spread out when Zhang Che took out the rainbow spiritual fruit from his spatial storage.

-This idea really works!-

The two exchanged looks and smiles, their mood lighting up.During the next few days, the two used this idea to attract countless exotic beasts in the surroundings to themselves, starting bloody massacres one after another, killing so much that the two started feeling numb about it.

Fortunately, they weren't in the core area of the beast world. No epic-quality and above exotic beasts came to them, saving them a lot of trouble, and allowing them to hunt exotic beasts without holding back.

Hunting exotic beasts in such a fashion was very effective.After only three days, Huang Tielan could once again feel that she had reached a bottleneck.

On the 27th January, Year 37 of the new age, after Zhang Che and Huang Tielan lured and killed another huge group of exotic beasts, an intense aura finally erupted from Huang Tielan's body.

She had finally become a Tier Six beastmaster! From then on, she could be considered to have stepped into the realm of experts!

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