Monster Pet Evolution

by Stayrr

Three years ago, the animals and plants on Earth underwent crazy and unexplainable changes that included transformations, reversions, and the addition of otherworldly species. And it was the start of a brand-new type of profession in the new generation of humanity – Monster Trainers, people who specialized in taming monsters. On his 18th birthday, the protagonist of the story, Gao

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Chapter 601: Sit Down and Split the Plunder

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

This punk… Gao Peng could not bear to look at Fatty Big Sea plunging into the brain of the Fat Golem Lord. It reminded him of a certain monkey. It had the same way of doing things and liked to make its way into someone else's body.

"I want to see if this guy has any secrets," Fatty Big Sea said.

He was immersed in the shattered memories of the Fat Golem Lord. But, Fatty Big Sea sensed something was wrong after searching for a while and frowned. "These memories are too scattered."

Its memory is not complete. The most important point is that it does not have many memories about me, its lifelong enemy!

Fatty Big Sea was complaining nonstop in his heart.

It has more memories about divine artifacts than about me!

Fatty Big Sea sneered, "This guy's memory is incomplete. Even if it can really be resurrected, it might not be the original him anymore."

Its divine form had collapsed, and its divine soul was shattered. The skull of the Fat Golem Lord was actually just a consciousness born from the corpse. It was related to the Fat Golem Lord, but it was not the Fat Golem Lord.

"It's possible that its brain is empty," Fatty Big Sea said. He was surprised and doubtful.

Why haven't I discovered anything in its brain after wandering around for so long? Its brain must be empty.

Fatty Big Sea made a horrible expression as he shook his body. It bloated into a size more than 10 times bigger than usual. Suddenly, he turned into a terrifying deep-sea giant beast and started to go back and forth in the mind of the Fat Golem Lord.

It did not take him long to see a white, mushroom cloud-like object. Some mist on the object formed a bug-like thing that was trying to intimidate Fatty Big Sea.

Fatty Big Sea couldn't care less. He opened his gigantic mouth and bit it. The Fat Golem Lord's skull fighting against Dumby suddenly shivered and started to shake its head aggressively like it had gone mad.

Dumby took the opportunity to rush forward and slap the broken nose of the Fat Golem Lord with a hidden flame on his palm, much like a flat iron searing on a wound. The Fat Golem Lord's skull struggled and let out a blood-curdling scream.

Dumby was thrown back while the skull bounced along the labyrinth like a ball. Countless walls collapsed from the collision, turning bricks and stones into powder. It was a final show of insanity before death. The chaos lasted for half an hour before it finally stopped.

After it sensed that the Fat Golem Lord's skull had stopped struggling, the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth fighting against the Sea King Devourer's teeth immediately fled without any hesitation.

"Don't even dream of leaving!" It was impossible that the well-prepared Gao Peng would let his prey escape.

He summoned Silly with a single snap of his fingers.

"Spatial Riot!" Dumby casted a chaotic space with all his strength.

The space in its front started to change in a horrifying manner, and the void vibrated vigorously. The overlapping space was twisting together.

The Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth shone a golden light and was about to disappear as it gradually faded away in the air. The chaotic space was spreading out waves after boiling waves.

The Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth that was about to vanish was pushed back by the powerful spatial waves. When it was pushed back, it saw a skeleton of a fish with a fat head and a triangular brace surrounding him.

The Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth was absolutely puzzled.

"Running away? Where do you think you are going?" Fatty Big Sea laughed sinisterly.

This battle had finally ended. The face of the Fat Golem Lord's skull was facing downward, motionless.

The labyrinth was tightly held in place by the brace's bite. Under it were ruins filled with wreckage. A continuous chaotic torrent of elements raged from afar.

Initially, these were all traps created by the elements absorbed by the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth. Now that all the traps had been destroyed, the unrestrained power of these elements were left to roam freely in the air. These elemental powers were incompatible, so they would react vigorously until they vanished completely in the air.

Further away, the monsters were still screaming intermittently. The screams slowly faded away as they sensed the battle that was happening, so they intentionally avoided it.

"Does this count as a deicide?" Gao Peng was still in a trance.

Did they commit deicide with just Fatty Big Sea, Dumby, and a divine artifact?

"Pfft." Fatty Big Sea could not resist laughing. "Gao Peng, you are thinking too much. If this could be counted as a God, then Gods are too worthless. It does not have a divine soul. Its divine body was incomplete and critically damaged, and there wasn't any divine form. At most, it's only a divine living creature."

"Divine living creature?" Gao Peng murmured.

"Yes, a divine living creature refers to a deformed divine corpse that gave birth to a spiritual awareness and became a monster," Fatty Big Sea said. "The strength of a divine living creature may vary. Even the weak ones are at Overlord Tier while the strong ones could be compared to the Gods. A divine living creature's strength is related to its capability when it was alive and the condition of its deformed corpse."

"This time, we must share the plunder fairly," Gao Peng said as he started to divide the spoils. "Our loot consists of the deformed body of the Fat Golem Lord and an Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth."

"Well, Dumby you get to choose first," Fatty Big Sea generously said.

Dumby hesitated for a while but finally chose the remains of the Fat Golem Lord. The divine artifacts did not attract its attention. It did not fancy those kinds of divine artifacts either. If it was a sickle or a longsword, maybe it would be flattered, but a labyrinth… Never mind.

"Wow, you have good eyes. You chose the most valuable treasure here!" Fatty Big Sea sighed and commented with an envious tone.

Fatty Big Sea tried to sneak the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth away with his fin without anyone noticing. Suddenly, a broad and thick palm slammed on his fin. He raised his head and saw Gao Peng's sincere, gentle, kind, and honest gaze.

"What are you doing?" Fatty Big Sea asked.

"Dumby is done choosing," Gao Peng said. "What's left is mine."

Fatty Big Sea was silent for a while before saying, "What the hell did you even do…"

"I combined myself with Dumby, so I participated in the battle," Gao Peng said.

"You…" Fatty Big Sea was shocked by Gao Peng shamelessness. Gao Peng had shown him a new low.

How can there be such a shameless person!?

"Relax, I will never take anything that's yours," Gao Peng said.

"Mine? What is it?" Fatty Big Sea was puzzled.

"Your satisfaction and happiness from a successful revenge, and the relief in your heart of finishing off your enemy with your bare hands," Gao Peng replied.

Fatty Big Sea was speechless.

I am unstable now, so I want to bite you to death! Gao Peng, you are my internal devil.

Gao Peng picked up the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth. The golden labyrinth itself was not big. It was approximately the size of a Rubik's cube. It was almost weightless and had a special rough metallic granular texture.

"Big Sea, how does this divine artifact recognize its master?" Gao Peng was playing with it, but he could not figure it out.

Fatty Big Sea chuckled.

Gao Peng thought for a while and he took out the Great Altar Cutter. He asked Black Child, "Do you know how this divine artifact recognizes its master?"

Black Child's eyes lit up when he saw the divine artifact in Gao Peng's hand. "Let me break it down and I'll tell you."

"What an unreliable bunch!" Gao Peng sighed.

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Chapter 602: The Labyrinth Precept

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"Hmph, you can't control the artifact since you don't have Elemental Power," Fatty Big Sea peevishly said. "I've said before that you must have the precept to control the artifact. You're not a monster, so how can you control the artifact?"

"Elemental Power?" Gao Peng frowned. He knew nothing about that.

"If you really want to use the artifact, I'll let you use it when we combine in the future," Fatty Big Sea reluctantly said.

Gao Peng looked down to examine the attributes of the labyrinth.

[Item Name: Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth (Divine Artifact)

[Precept Content: Labyrinth Precept 7%

After some thought, Gao Peng threw the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth at Fatty Big Sea.

Fatty Big Sea took it and said, "Actually there's one other use of this Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth, which is to nurture the monsters. Back then, this fellow's Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth was the key he used to nurture his subordinates."

"To nurture monsters… So, it should be possible to nurture Familiars too," Gao Peng muttered. "How do you do that?"

"I have no idea," Fatty Big Sea said as he shook his head. "This is my first time getting this artifact too, but I've seen him using it in such a way before."

Gao Peng nodded. "Ok, then ponder over its usage when you have time off in these few days."

There was a look of resentment on Black Child's face. You did not let me decompose the divine corpse, nor you did let me decompose the artifact either. You will lose me if you keep this up.

On the other side, Dumby walked to the front of the skull of the Fat Golem Lord, which was taller than him. It was lying on the ground like an enormous bowling ball, staring with open eyes as if protesting its own death.

Dumby gathered all the bloodstains on the floor. He hesitated for a moment to get ready to absorb the Air of Death in the skull. He felt a prickling sensation when he laid his fingers on the skull's surface.

It was like an ocean inside the cranial cavity. The Air of Death was spreading everywhere. The tumultuous Air of Death turned into a massive wave and diffused outward from the seven apertures, instantly sweeping out in all directions. The stones scoured by the Air of Death grew gray, scarred, and battered.

Dumby's expression changed slightly. He took off the Amorphic Hell Tree rooted on his back. After thinking for a moment, he climbed to the top of the skull of the Fat Golem Lord, holding the Amorphic Hell Tree. He hugged the tree and jumped into the gap on the vertex of the skull.

He was like a man jumping into a large water tank. But, this was not a human. It was a skeleton. And, the container was not a water tank. It was the skull of a god.

Gray fog flowed out from the seven apertures and shrouded the entire skull. It only took a short while for the skull to vanish from sight. Only a whirling ball of gray fog could be seen.

More than half of the pyramidal altar was destroyed in the battle. On it was an overturned coffin.

"This coffin can be used to keep the corpse of a God, so it must be unusual," Gao Peng knocked the coffin board and muttered.

"Oh, this coffin you said?" Fatty Big Sea took time out from fiddling with the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth and turned his head. "I've seen this coffin many times. An old friend was kept in this coffin after he died. There were other Gods who were kept inside after that."

"This coffin is a treasure then," Gao Peng said.

"What treasure? This is not the only one. There are many coffins that are exactly the same," Fatty Big Sea said casually. "I don't know how it was made, but the quality is good and the preservation feature is quite good. Also, its contents will not decompose no matter how long has passed."

Gao Peng released the other Familiars. A group of them could temporarily live in these labyrinth ruins. The intensity of elements in this region was very high, so it was pretty comfortable living in it.

In the meantime, Fatty Big Sea finally had a rough idea of the usage of the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth.

"The main function of this artifact is to trap the enemy, and killing enemies is just an added function," he said. "Back in the days when the Fat Golem Lord and I were objectionable with each other, he liked to trap me using this labyrinth and fight with me in it. But, one must have precept power in order to use this labyrinth to trap the enemy. It's the same for all the artifacts. Only by using precept power can their powers be maximized."

"Why would your Gods make the artifacts so difficult to use that you must have precept power in order to use it? Why can't we manipulate it with elemental power? That's easier and more convenient!" Gao Peng was feeling a little down.

Although both the artifacts were in Fatty Big Sea's hands, Fatty Big Sea was his Familiar. Technically, he owned them too. Since he did not have a Familiar with precept power, more than 90% of the abilities of the two artifacts were restrained.

He said, "Actually we forged the divine artifacts to enhance our strength. We used all kinds of extraordinary skills before we became Gods, but we used precept to battle after we became Gods. Some Gods could only specialize in one precept for some reason, and some Gods had some shortcomings and weaknesses. That's why we needed artifacts to make up for it.

Each and every artifact had its precept.

"Since the precept in the artifact is independent, it can reduce a lot of conflicts, besides…" Fatty Big Sea sighed. "Back then, I forged the Sea King Devourer's teeth to comprehend the Precept of devouring in it. I can't use the Precept of devouring, so it's very hard to cultivate the precept. As such, I killed a Taotie and forged a Precept of devouring using Taotie and some other Gods. I didn't expect that I would be attacked soon after I casted the artifact."

Fatty Big Sea added, "This Labyrinth precept is rather complicated. It's sort of a compound precept."

Gao Peng nodded. It was no wonder the Sea King Devourer's teeth only contained 2% precept.

"Most importantly, the forging of artifacts was for our own use," Fatty Big Sea said. "We did not take into account how other monsters would use them. But, there are some basic features that can still be used, which is why I could master it so fast.

"Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth can release its form and turn into an extremely huge labyrinth. Of course, the size of the labyrinth varies according to my mind. When the labyrinth releases its form, it will absorb all kinds of elements in the air and create a variety of environments and traps in the labyrinth.

"But, I can take the initiative to manipulate the intensity of various elements in the labyrinth as well and use it to accelerate the cultivating speed of the Familiars or nurture spiritual plants. These are some of the tricks that I know."

Gao Peng nodded and said, "Let's try them."

Fatty Big Sea disgorged the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth. The size of the golden small labyrinth instantly expanded exponentially. It expanded a million times in a blink of an eye.

Bang!

An enormous labyrinth composed of golden lines appeared on the flatlands. The ground trembled. The soil came out of the ground and filled in the spaces between the golden lines. After the time it took to finish burning a whole stick of incense, a vast and enormous labyrinth appeared in front of them.

Once it was settled, the labyrinth crazily absorbed all kinds of elements from the heaven and earth. One by one, the Elemental Storm Whirlpools appeared on the labyrinth. Plants, desert, swamps, and various environments appeared out of thin air in the labyrinth.

"This…" Gao Peng slapped his forehead.

This labyrinth was basically a mobile super luxury mansion for cultivation.

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Chapter 603: Ending the Seclusion

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When Gao Peng gained more and more Familiars, it became a big problem to find a place for them. That was because Gao Peng had a great number of Familiars, which basically covered every type and attribute.

It was very hard to take all of them into consideration at the same time when they were on the field. There were times when it was inevitable to attend to some while neglecting others. But, it was believed that with this labyrinth, that would no longer be a difficult problem.

"Quack." Goldie stood at the center of a metal elemental storm, squinting its eyes and feeling the metal elements fully hitting its body. It couldn't help but make delightful sounds.

Flamy also found the center of a fire elemental storm to take in and send out the fire elements. Stripey, Liuguang, and Desolion found the elemental regions that were suitable for themselves to take in and send out elements for cultivation.

The elements in the air were never as rich. It was like inhaling a haze of elements into their lungs whenever they breathed. Such a direct experience was very rare. This group of Familiars was feeling bizarre breathing in elements themselves for the very first time. It was not without the thought of getting a taste of it.

The fact that the rate of growth of Familiars would speed up in a region rich in elements was indubitable. Hence, Gao Peng was more than glad to let them try, and it would be even better if they liked it. He just did not know when would Dumby wake up.

Gao Peng sighed inwardly and looked at the silent skull of the Fat Golem Lord that at the other side. He had not heard from Dumby since he began cultivating in seclusion within the skull and had completely sunk into a deep sleep. But, it was a good thing to sink into deep sleep under this circumstance. Generally speaking, he would only sink into deep sleep under positive influences.

Thump, thump…

An intermittent reverberation came from a distance. Judging by the sound, it was not only coming from one place.

Gao Peng sent Da Zi went to take a look at what was going on.

Da Zi flew back to report after scouting for a while. "Gao Peng, there are monsters outside the labyrinth who want to break in!"

"A lot? How many exactly?" Gao Peng sighed. He only wanted concrete and accurate information in this kind of situation and not a vague answer.

He turned to Desolate Frost Lion, who was not far away, and said, "Desolion, go take a look at the situation and find out what that noise is all about."

Desolion, who was taking in and sending out frost elements, opened its blue eyes that were like precious sapphires. "Yes."

It jumped easily onto the wall of the labyrinth and ran back about 10 minutes later. The corner of its mouth was turned up slightly.

"How's the situation?" Gao Peng asked.

"Master, there are groups of monsters who are coming from a few directions outside the labyrinth," Desolion said in a deep voice. "They are attacking the walls to attempt breaking in. There's a Fire Overlord Tier Monster at the east side, two Overlord Tier Frost Bear at the southeast direction… I saw 23 monsters."

Gao Peng nodded. "Good job."

Da Zi scratched the back of its head.

"You should know how to report by now," Gao Peng said as he glanced at Da Zi.

Da Zi nodded his head repeatedly.

Gao Peng said to all the Familiars, "So, each of you pick one or two monsters to fight, Dumby is still evolving, so don't let the other monsters come in and disturb his evolution. Go!"

Perhaps it was because of the abundant elements in the labyrinth that attracted the monsters outside, but there were monsters who were attracted there from time to time during the next few weeks. They were highly interested in the rich elemental whirlpools in the labyrinth.

Gao Peng's Familiars were getting busy. Every day they were either taking in and sending out Elemental Power or preventing other monsters from intruding. As for the methods used, they included physical persuasion and elemental persuasion.

However, the rewards were lucrative too. The corpses of the monsters were processed using the Great Altar Cutter. Thus, the Familiars could evolve faster.

One month later, the skull of the Fat Golem Lord that was left motionless started moving a little. All the gray fog surrounding it were absorbed. The part of it exposed in the air became completely shriveled, like a dried corpse. The dark eye sockets were empty. There was no shred of divinity in the shriveled flesh and blood. It had become an ordinary object.

Dong.

A crisp sound came from the inside of the skull. Suddenly, the skull broke completely into pieces. Dumby stood there in a shining and lustrous manner.

The original dark gold color of the bones remained unchanged, but the outer part was coated with a layer of colorful glaze. Dumby looked like an exquisite artistic sculpture. All the Air of Death was kept in his body. Not even the slightest arrogance could be seen.

The roots of the old tree entwined with Dumby's right hand, encapsulating his right arm like an arm sleeve. The arm sleeves seemed overwhelming and full of power, like a demon's arm from hell. The roots above the shoulder changed their forms completely. All the trunks and the crowns of the trees disappeared. Only crimson rays like flames remained from the shoulder onward.

Gently clenching the five fingers of his right hand, layers of aura of different colors under Dumby's feet centered around his feet, expanding rapidly and spreading in all directions.

Boom!

There were seven auras: Violent Aura, Blood Aura, Dreadful Aura, Deadly Aura, Sinister Aura, Despair Aura, and Destruction Aura. Judging from Dumby's skyrocketed aura, it was evident that he had great gains. His level leaped to 85, directly skipping four whole levels.

Dumby lifted his right hand. The roots of the Amorphic Hell Tree arm sleeve that covered his right palm faded like a tidal wave, revealing the five wholly glazed, black gold skeletal fingers inside. The five dark fingers emanated a faint divine light.

"Hmm? You actually deified your fingers!?" Fatty Big Sea had just returned from outside. His eyes nearly popped out of his head. "Oh my, you deified your fingers at Holy Tier."

"Yes." Dumby nodded.

The root covered his palm like a tidal wave again, hiding his five fingers. Now, these five deified skeletal fingers were his trump card. He could make use of these deified fingers at the crucial moment of a battle.

Another big change was that the Amorphic Hell Tree attached to Dumby's right arm had successfully converged and produced the seventh aura, the Destruction Aura. All the recognized allies within the region of the aura could cause greater damage when they attacked their enemies. It would be easier to penetrate the enemies' armor. As for the specific effects, it would be dependent on the condition of battle.

[Monster Name: Amorphic Hell Tree

[Monster Tier: Level 81 (Saint Tier)

[Monster Grade: Legendary Grade/Legendary Grade

[Monster Skills: Violent Aura Level 7, Blood Aura Level 7, Dreadful Aura Level 7, Destruction Aura Level 7

[Monster Field: Amorphic Hell Region

[Special characteristics: Amorphic Hell

[Devil Shadow Virtualization: When the negative emotions absorbed from the human world reach its threshold level, it will completely break through the state of matter and transform into a half virtual form.

[Effect Passive Effect: Amorphic Hell Tree will no longer be in pure entity form. All the attacks to its physical form will be weakened.

[Effect Passive Effect: Since Amorphic Hell Tree is a half virtual form, it can attack the souls of monsters and elemental creatures.

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Chapter 604: When Grandpa Becomes The Mayor

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"Hey brother, it looks like you got a decent haul today," greeted a tall man in green combat fatigues to the left as two groups of men in combat uniforms passed by each other.

"Not bad, we got lucky and bagged a Six-clawed Toad," answered an 8-foot tall, grizzled man who was also the leader of his squad.

He might have been more cautious if he had encountered them in the wild. Since they were only a few miles from the gathering area, Old Hei was not worried about getting stabbed in the back.

The tall man said, "Brother, I'm new here and am not that familiar with the surrounding area. I bought this beginner guide book, but I'm not sure if it's useful or not."

He shook the black covered book in his hand before tossing a bag to Old Hei.

Old Hei caught the bag and peeked inside. There were Two Commander monster cores, which were worth something at least. He smiled and tossed the bag into the box behind him.

"So, you're new," he said. "I've been here for around a year, so I'm quite familiar with the local area. I suggest you go to the Land of 1000 Streams."

"Land of 1000 Streams?" The tall man remembered seeing the name on the map in his guide.

"Hehe, the Land of 1000 Streams might not have a lot of monsters, but I've never seen any high leveled ones there before," Old Hei said. "You won't find many monsters there, so it's relatively safer. The rewards are a bit lower, but it's much safer and rewarding in the long run."

This information was something one would usually find out after making some friends around the block. Thus, he decided not to hide it.

"Thanks." The tall man nodded in gratitude.

After passing the desolate plains and continuing north, one would reach the Land of 1000 Streams. It was about half a mile from the Desolate Labyrinth. Even for a monster trainer, it took a whole day of traveling to get there. It was common to encounter monsters during the journey. Otherwise, the journey would be much shorter.

There was a small market located on the border between the Land of 100 Streams and the Desolate Plains that linked them together. The market was crowded with people and Familiars.

At first, some entrepreneurs with keen eyes came and set up shop. Eventually, houses were there and the population grew. Later, it became a gathering area.

An area as wide as the Land of 1000 Streams, containing numerous biomes like swamp lands, rivers, and plains should contain a larger number of monsters. Mysteriously, people only found a small population of low-level monsters, which made little sense.

The tall man and his team hunted around the Land of 1000 Streams for two days. The only monsters around were of a low level and dispersed, so there was little worry of being attacked while hunting.

"It's strange that there are not many monsters here," the tall man said.

"Perhaps this is a blessing from the heavens above," one of his teammates said.

"Possibly, haha," the tall man said.

Thump. The ground below trembled slightly.

"Hey, did you guys feel that?" a teammate asked.

"No, what's wrong?" the tall man asked.

"Hahaha, it must be your imagination," another teammate said.

That tremble disappeared as quickly as it happened.

"How's the gathering area over at the Land of 1000 Streams doing?" Xu Qingzhi, who wore silver-framed glasses, was handling some documents in a makeshift room in the Desolate Labyrinth.

Six months ago, when the eight-year term for the Yuzhou Base City mayor came to an end, Ji Hanwu, CEO of the Southern Sky Group, was voted as the new mayor. However he was reluctant at the start. In a public speech before the election, he said, "A mayor needs to be responsible, capable, and accountable. I feel that I'll not live up to those expectations as mayor."

Ji Hanwu had a good reason to refuse. The Southern Sky Group had at least 100,000 employees. By taking his position as Chairman of The Explorer's Union into consideration, there were millions of people working under him. That was more people than some smaller base cities, and his power was more centralized.

He was semi-retired. Now that his grandchildren had also made a name for themselves, he had let go of most of his powers within the group. Besides, he never had his eyes on the position of mayor anyway.

Somehow, Ji Hanwu won with 95% of the votes. He finally agreed to become the mayor after running out of options. He had said, "Since everyone decided to choose me, I'll give it a try, but no promises."

Ji Hanwu knew exactly what the people wanted. Deciding that he was not going to be caught up in their petty political games, he did a thorough shuffle of power. Those with abilities, whether they were related to the Southern Sky Group or not, were promoted to high promotions. Those who lacked it were demoted to the very bottom, no matter their affiliations.

Xu Qingzhi was sent to the Black Fog World as the Explorer's Union regional manager.

"The gathering area in the Land of 1000 Streams is growing but lacks a permanent population," Ji Hanwu said. "However, some companies are sending their workers there long term."

Xu Qingzhi nodded. The Southern Sky Group had no other branches besides the one inside the Desolate Labyrinth to give others a chance. All the shops in the gathering area were required to pay a high amount of rent monthly.

"However, three days ago, people observed increased activities in the Black Phoenix Mountain Range," Ji Hanwu said. "The monsters there are known to move to the Land of 1000 Streams every now and then."

Black Phoenix Mountain Range. The mention of that name made Xu Qingzhi deepen her frown. It was five times the size of both the Land of 1000 Streams and Desolate Plains combined. Emperor Tier monsters were plentiful there. There were rumors of Overlord Tier monsters hiding in there as well.

"Launch additional drones and be on high alert," Xu Qingzhi said.

Night time, the gathering area between the Desolate Plains and Land of 1000 Streams.

A 65-foot tall Brown-striped Earth Bear, which looked like a tiny hill, slowly approached the gathering area. As it drew closer, its hulking mass became obvious even in the darkness.

There was no hiding its Emperor Tier presence. Some Familiars could not summon the willpower to resist and simply collapsed on the ground. Others proceeded to soil themselves.

"T-that's an Emperor tier monster!" someone screamed in panic. "Run! We're no match for it! Run!"

Almost at the same time, the security section of the Desolate Labyrinth received the information through their drones.

"Alert! Seven-star Alert!"

The sirens rang above the labyrinth.

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Chapter 605: Lord Guan and Qin Qiong

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"The gathering place has been destroyed!" someone yelled. "The fearsome bear monster is approaching the Desolate Labyrinth!"

The people in the base city sat with each other, looking a little flustered.

"I heard that the base city doesn't have an Emperor Tier Familiar," another person said. "If it really comes, we won't be able to withstand it."

"It's alright," someone else said. "I heard that someone has gone back to inform the big boss. If that still doesn't work, we can leave then."

"Forget it," the first person said. "You can continue to keep an eye here if you want. We'll go back to the Earth Star first."

There was a commotion on the stage in front of the labyrinth. Some wanted to stay for the show while others were rushing back.

The Brown-striped Earth Bear rushed straight at the Desolate Labyrinth after destroying the bazaar.

Thump… Thump…

The ground slightly shook.

The sky in the distance was pale yellow. The trees snapped, making rustling sounds as they brushed the ground. At the end of the plain, the huge beast emerged on the horizon under the sunset at dusk.

The moment the monster was spotted, countless hearts trembled in fear. This was the first time that many people saw an Emperor Tier Monster. According to legend, the Lord Tier Monsters were the wild, high-level monsters, whereas the King Tier Monsters could attack cities and seize territories. If there was no King Tier Monster Trainers to guard a base city, it could be easily destroyed.

Emperor Tier Monsters existed that stood at the summit of the Earth Star. Even in other worlds, the monsters were considered the most advanced monsters.

"So, Emperor Tier Monsters look like that. I've learned something today," an onlooker said.

All the Familiars that were brought along by the Monster Trainers madly warned their owners through their Blood Contracts.

Danger! Danger!

Ka-Boom!

The arms of the Brown-striped Earth Bear, which were as sturdy as pillars, pierced through the ground and scooped up a huge piece of hardened rock. The piece of rock, which was about 22 feet wide, was catapulted upward.

Whiz!

The stuffy air was oppressive. In the next moment, there was a whistling sound that pierced through the sky.

"Attack!" ordered the many Monster Trainers guarding the labyrinth walls.

The Monster Trainers' elemental attacks rained down upon the giant rock that was covered in yellow light in the air. It was completely destroyed before it could reach halfway.

Roar! The thrown stone was destroyed, infuriating the big Brown-striped Earth Bear. Its stout claws clung to the ground. Every time its claws slashed the ground, a deep ravine was dug.

Thud.

The gate of the gathering place in the Desolate Labyrinth opened. In the golden light, two energetic figures rushed out. One was a bronze body that exuded a glamorous luster.

A sharp Green Dragon Crescent Blade was dragged on the ground, plowing out a ravine wherever it ran through. The sharp point of the blade cut the rubble on the ground to pieces. The violent sparks contained an extremely frantic killing aura.

"Kill!" The Guan Yu Statue glared, full of murderous intent.

Beneath it, the horse, Red Hare, took a leap. The Green Dragon Crescent Blade turned into a golden shadow. It looked like an angry dragon emerging from the sea with its blades drawn, ready to spill blood. The blade fell from the sky.

"Kill!"

[Special characteristic: Lord Guan Opens His Eyes, activated!

Normally, Lord Guan would not open his eyes. When he did, there would be casualties.

The Guan Yu bronze statue, which was promoted to Epic Grade by Gao Peng, had awakened Lord Guan's special characteristic. When it opened its eyes, it could boost Lord Guan's all-round physical strength by five times in a short period of time. The five folds of physical strength were not just in terms of lethality. Power, speed, sharpness, and hardness would all be amplified.

Tsk!

The knife was aimed at the neck of the Brown-striped Earth Bear. In the last moment of danger, the Brown-striped Earth Bear pulled back its neck.

The tip of the knife tore its nose and cheeks, deep into its bones. Its brain was almost split in half. Blood and flesh splashed everywhere.

Before the Brown-striped Earth Bear could respond, a vigorous black shadow cut through the void. It even left a depressing burst of clouds in the air due to its fast speed.

Boom!

A golden sword breaker hit the Brown-striped Earth Bear right in its face. It pierced inward along its cut wound, tearing its brain mercilessly.

The Brown-striped Earth Bear's huge figure was raised up. It swung randomly a few times in the air, but it was thrown onto the floor with a loud thud. It was dead.

The Guan Yu Statue and Qin Qiong Statue approached the corpse of the Brown-striped Earth Bear.

[Special characteristic of Qin Qiong Statue: Sure-kill Sword Breaker!

The Sure-kill Sword Breaker was a sure-kill weapon like its name suggested. It was a trump card that ensured a kill. When the weapons in hand were thrust out, their power would instantly surge. It was also made it easier for weapons that were thrust out to hit the enemy's weakness.

The power of the Guan Yu Statue and the Qin Qiong Statue were derived from their own historical legends. Their abilities had been demonized and deified. They were not pure abilities anymore. Although the restrictions were high, they could also be extremely powerful when needed.

"That Emperor Tier Monster was killed in mere seconds?" There was a long silence before someone on the fence swallowed his saliva and spoke.

The Emperor Tier Monsters were of godly existence to them. They were almost inexorable. However, this Emperor Tier Monster was actually killed in seconds by two united Familiars.

In the eyes of these people, the fact that they could kill the Emperor Tier Monster in seconds showed that the abilities of the two Familiars were as strong as an Emperor Tier Monster. Otherwise, how could one manifest such a thrilling result?

However, they had overthought. The abilities of both the Guan Yu Statue and Qin Qiong Statue were explosive and executed with tacit understanding. If it couldn't be instantly killed, the longer the delay, the lower their chances of victory.

Before the many awe-filled eyes, Li Junzong recalled his two Familiars and brought the corpse of the Brown-striped Earth Bear back.

"Who is that man?" someone asked. "I've never seen him in the government or the military."

"Shh… the big boss is from the Southern Sky Group," another person said. "I've seen him before, but he didn't use his power then."

"He looks so young," another person said. " I bet he's only around 20 years old."

"Southern Sky Group's depth is terrifying," someone said. "Anyone they send out can kill an Emperor Tier Monster in seconds."

After Li Junzong left, the entire city wall was in an uproar.

A white skylark landed lightly on the edge of a dead volcano in the Black Phoenix Mountain Range. Amidst the silent dead volcano, a Nine Secluded Peacock with a black body and crown of feathers on its head opened its crimson eyes.

"Has the mission failed?" Its voice was calm. It seemed like it had clearly expected this. "Well, did you find out the humans' secret weapon?"

The skylark chattered on.

The Nethermost Peacock listened thoughtfully. A faint smile appeared on its face. "That explains it. The two King Tier Monster Trainers that had a tacit understanding seem to just be equal to an Emperor Tier at most, even with their secret weapon. In that case, I'll fly there myself. What else can I do when these humans stretch their hands a little too far?"

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Chapter 606: The Attack of the Nethermost Peacock

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The Nethermost Peacock was the king and hegemon of the Black Phoenix Mountain Range. Through the years, many monsters wanted to compete for her position but eventually ended up as black ashes at the bottom of the volcano.

Her naturally strong possessiveness made her intolerable to other monsters eyeing her territory. She would not tolerate any threat. Any new overlord tier monster in the Black Phoenix Mountain Range would be eliminated. After she killed the other monsters, she would declare that they had wanted to challenge her.

She wouldn't kill the threat when the monsters were King Tier because she wanted to groom them. An Overlord Tier core crystal would provide greater benefits.

Two years ago, human Monster Trainers entered the Black Phoenix Mountain Range area. At that time, the Nethermost Peacock thought they were as insignificant as ants, so she did not bother with them. What one could easily squash with a finger was not worthy of attention.

As time went by, human behavior gradually drew her vigilance. The Monster Trainers were growing faster than she had expected. The monsters on the edge of the Black Phoenix Mountains Range were constantly being hunted.

Although many high-level monsters were no less intelligent than humans, IQ and wisdom were two different things. The sneaky humans would use various traps. They also knew how to cooperate and ambush. As long as the difference in strength was not too vast, it was not too difficult to hunt monsters.

In addition to hunting monsters, some humans entered the mountains to steal treasures. Even if a batch was killed, there would be a steady stream of them still coming.

After many monsters had been slain, the monsters became smarter. But, it was unknown why the humans were so stubborn or what gave them such courage.

The Nethermost Peacock subconsciously regarded the entire Black Phoenix Mountains range as hers, including all the monsters and treasures. An occasional loss was acceptable. If one came often to snatch gratuitously, then it was simply pushing it.

These human actions had already violated her bottom line, making the Nethermost Peacock's eyes glint.

Some time ago, the nasty humans had been driven out of the dark fog world. Now, they were back and just as annoying.

Stretching her body in the volcano, her black feathers rose from the lava pool. The lava dripped off like water droplets. Lifting her head to the three small Nethermost Peacocks in the volcanic nest, she said, "I will be heading out. Stay in the nest. Don't run around."

"Yes, we got it," the three small Nethermost Peacocks replied in unison.

Later that night, the weather became cooler. The two circles of moons hung in the sky. Silver light shone upon the earth.

A fiery red light illuminated the night sky along the horizon. Soldiers patrolling the wall stopped and looked toward the horizon.

"What is that…"

Within Desolate Labyrinth, Xu Qingzhi and Li Junzong did not return home after completing their work. Instead, they gathered for a meal at a seven-star luxury restaurant within the maze.

It was the only seven-star hotel in the Desolate Labyrinth. Rumor had it that there was a supply of Overlord Tier monster meat in the hotel, but many people had never seen it before, much less eaten it.

The large dining table was filled with delicacies. Their sumptuous look made one salivate.

To the left, the fragrance from a plate of Dragon Green Ant meat enticed them. The white fleshy meat was juicy. To the right, a jelly-like cuisine the size of a football was laden with nutrient-rich gravy. It had a fine layer of crushed ice on the top. This dish, eyeball of the Yellow River Buffalo, was a hotel specialty.

The final dish was always the best. It was usually a carefully selected top cut of King Tier monster or the organ of an Imperial monster.

"Young Master, the meat of that Overlord monster is too difficult to handle," Li Junzong smiled bitterly as he explained to Gao Peng. "It can only be cooked with the craze-fire of the King Tier monster. While the fire can be used to cook it, the taste is not satisfactory."

"No problem." Gao Peng shook his head.

He was only back for a visit since he had been away for a while. He had dropped in to check the progress of the Desolate Labyrinth.

If it was possible, Gao Peng was ready to have Fatty Big Sea bring a piece of the Divine brick from the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth to Desolate Labyrinth. If this place could become a strong base, he could be better assured.

Before this, when the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth had a face-off with the Sea Emperor's Devouring Teeth, it extracted the power of all the divine bricks. From then on, all the external labyrinths had lost their divinity.

The labyrinth did not have its original invincibility. It was because of this that they were able to transform and expand the labyrinth.

However, the placement of divine bricks was not without its drawbacks. Aside from using a divine artifact, the environment and terrain of the Endless Reincarnation Labyrinth could no longer be changed.

"Young Master, this maze was previously blessed by a mysterious force, but half a year ago, no one knows why the power of the blessing suddenly disappeared…" Xu Qingzhi was reporting to Gao Peng when suddenly the communicator rang.

"Reporting supervisor, there is an Overlord monster is approaching!"

"Ula Ula!" The harsh alarm echoed above the labyrinth.

After a small disturbance, people in the maze got a grip of their emotions.

"It's nothing," someone said. "Wasn't it just yesterday that a monster was killed? Let's go to the city wall to watch. I didn't see it clearly enough yesterday."

Bells over the labyrinth rang eight times. It was a level eight alarm. This represented an Overlord Tier monster, which was a high-level attack.

Everyone who was smiling and chatting earlier instantly fell silent. They walked silently in the direction of the spatial rift. Their steps grew faster and faster as they began to run.

People were pushing, and monsters crowded forward.

"Let me through!"

"Hurry up, don't block me!"

"Run! Why are you still standing here?"

The atmosphere in the hotel room instantly stiffened. Even if those who trusted the young master and did not immediately escape fell solemn when they heard the nearing of an Overlord Tier monster.

If an Emperor Tier monster was already considered the big boss level, then the Overlord Tier would be the stuff of legends.

The details of Gao Peng's extermination of the Youhu tribe had not been circulated. Only a few and select group of people knew the real details.

"It's just an Overlord Tier," Gao Peng said as he casually lifted a piece of meat and placed it in his mouth. "What's wrong with all of you?"

"Young Master, do you want to chase away the Overlord Monster first and eat after that?" Xu Qingzhi cautiously asked.

Gao Peng shook his head, put down the chopsticks, and gave a lazy stretch.

"I remember that the only Overlord monster in the vicinity is that little sparrow in the Black Phoenix Mountain range," he said as he snapped his fingers to summon the Desolate Frost Lion.

When the 6-foot,5-inch long Desolate Frost Lion appeared, the temperature dropped several degrees.

"Desolion, I recall that your relationship with the little sparrow was not too good," Gao Peng said.

The Desolate Frost Lion narrowed his eyes, stuck out his blood-red tongue, and licked his lips. "Indeed, it wasn't too good. We were old neighbors."

He took a whiff of the air and turned to face the north. A cold sheen could be seen in his eyes as he said, "My old neighbor is here, heh heh."

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Chapter 607: Repression

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Desolate Labyrinth, where the human gathered, was right in front. Nethermost Peacock saw clearly. Her eyes were slit like two seams. It remembered that this was Desolate Frost Lion's territory but was now a gathering place for the human.

It hadn't seen the little kitty for some time now. It might have become food for humans. Nethermost Peacock speculated with no ill will.

An ice-blue glow rose from the labyrinth. The snow fog contrasted with the fiery flames of the Nethermost Peacock. The sky was divided into two halves— red and blue.

"You…" Nethermost Peacock was stunned. The white lion had walked out of the human gathering place.

A trace of anger could be seen in the Nethermost Peacock's eyes. She angrily said, "You have become a lackey for the human, and you have embarrassed monsters!"

The Desolate Frost Lion was baffled. He thought, What is it to you what I have become? I have not said anything, so why are you angry?

"Die now!" The Nethermost Peacock opened its wings. From the gaps of its wings, flames made from lava shot toward the Desolate Frost Lion and Desolate Labyrinth behind him like a meteor.

The Desolate Frost Lion snorted. Do you think I am the same Emperor Tier monster of the yesteryears?

"Rarrr!" Shocking sound waves thundered from his mouth.

An icy blue field emitted from around the Desolate Frost Lion. The falling fire sea was shrouded in the cold field. The flames within the field grew weaker and eventually completely extinguished.

Only Saint Level monsters could execute a field. The desolate frost field of Desolion was not an authentic field, but it was not too far off from a real field. Even if it was imperfect field, it was still a field. Regardless, the field was exclusive and had a strong repressive effect. Other elements in the field had been suppressed.

The Desolate Frost Lion roared again. An ice-cold tornado swirled toward the Nethermost Peacock.

Shocked, the Nethermost Peacock wondered, When did the little lion break through to the Overlord Tier?

"Oh, what a coincidence." The Nethermost Peacock's eyes revealed a murderous intent. "It's been a while since I had the brain of an Overlord Tier, the Emperor monster."

She couldn't remember the last she had eaten the brain of an Overlord Tier. It seemed like it was probably five years ago.

Her wings were covered with a thin layer of flame. They were like a flame machete slashing downward. The ice-cold tornado split into two. Furry claws covered with white landed a slap on the face of the Nethermost Peacock.

Her right eye was scratched out. The bird deflected her head. With the force of her momentum, she rolled down on the ground.

Boom! Sand filled the air.

The Desolate Frost Lion roared and rose to its full height. Its thick right forelimb lifted high and landed with a thunderous force. It left a long trace in the air like snow falling from the heavens.

Rip!

Deep ice exploded on the ground. Stalactites blasted outward like a blooming ice flower. The ice continued to spread outward, leaving ice crystals on the plains over three square miles away. The Nethermost Peacock was frozen in the ice crystal.

Ka-cha! Ka-cha!

A crack gradually appeared in the ice. The Nethermost Peacock was like a barrel of explosives about to explode.

The desolate frost lion mercilessly sat on top of it. The desolate frost field was retracted. All that power was used to suppress the Nethermost Peacock.

A soul could be heard struggling within the ice crystal, saying, "Let me out."

The Desolate Frost Lion yawned. "Nope."

"We have known each other for so long and can be considered friends," the Nethermost Peacock said after some thought.

"I don't have the kind of friend who almost kills me, so quit that nonsense," the Desolate Frost Lion snorted.

The Desolate Labyrinth's door was opened. Gao Peng, Xu Qingzhi, and the management staff came out.

"I told you that we should have eaten before coming again. But, you guys were not convinced." Gao Peng walked in front in resignation. "The Nethermost Peacock is being suppressed…"

These management staff's hearts swelled. They looked at Gao Peng. Their image of him had risen sharply and almost evolved into a great demon.

[Monster Name: Nethermost Peacock [Monster Level: 77 (Overlord)

[Monster Grade: Epic Grade

[Monster Attributes: Fire/Dark

[Monster Skill: Netherworld Fire Lv6 Sharp Feathers Lv4 Hard Peck Lv4

[Monster Weakness: Ice

[Special characteristic: Evil-breaker (Nethermost Peacocks are born in Netherworld, devouring souls.)

[Effect 1 Passive effect: The attack of the Nethermost Peacock can cause additional double damage to the Soul.

[Effect 2 Active effect: Releasing a strong attack with an Evil-breaker will instantly, cause much damage to the soul.

[Monster description: Nethermost Peacocks that exist in hell are drawn into the dark fog world through spatial cracks. They enjoy eating monster's brain and love to bathe in lava. They can be protective of their food.

The Nethermost Peacock continued to get out. This time, the Desolate Frost Lion did not continue to suppress it.

The bird's angry flames broke apart the ice. Fueled by ungodly rage, she fled.

Whirr!

After taking flight for nearly 10 miles, the surrounding space instantly transformed into a white-bone hell. The sky turned black, and the ground turned into a deserted graveyard.

Many white and boney claws emerged from the soil. In the distance were several tombs as tall as mountains.

Huh?

When she regained her senses, the traitor lion and disgusting humans had disappeared.

"Sput!" Nethermost Peacock screamed with horror and spewed out a large mass of Netherworld Fire.

She flew to where Gao Peng and the rest had been. The flames were quickly extinguished on the black soil. They were not there.

Suddenly, the hair at the back of her neck stood up. A cold, wet thing had quietly reached behind her head and gently rubbed the back of her neck. She turned her head quickly but saw nothing.

"Aaah." A crow's cry was heard in the distance.

The grave in the distance split in the middle. A dark-faced monster flew out from inside.

The vision creeped the Nethermost Peacock out. What flew out looked exactly like her, but the feathers on its body were uneven and the chest was torn open, exposing the bones inside.

She watched in disbelief as this Nethermost Peacock, which was a mirror image of herself, released the same Netherworld Fire.

Gao Peng and the rest of the people quietly watched the Nethermost Peacock fly into the sky and suddenly go crazy screaming and spitting flames into the open field. After a while of going back and forth in the sky and looking mad, it landed on the ground in exhaustion with hollowed eyes.

Xu Qingzhi looked at Gao Peng with a strange look. He though, Although I don't know what is going on, it is definitely Young Master's trick.

Nethermost Peacock reopened her eyes. The other Nethermost Peacock that it had been struggling with had finally disappeared.

Dumby, hidden in the dark, silently retracted it Death Soul field.

"Little sparrow, you should understand the situation," the Desolate Frost Lion lazily said as he jumped up into her face.

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Chapter 608: Tend to the Fire

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"Little sister, what is this look for?" Goldie slapped the Nethermost Peacock on the face.

The Nethermost Peacock bowed her head in humiliation.

"Your brother, I, Goldie, had yet to lift a finger." Goldie rubbed his bald head in arrogance. "If I were to fight you, you would lose more than an eye. You would minimally lose an arm or a leg."

After speaking, Goldie turned his head and said to Gao Peng and Dumby, "Am I right, Commander Gao, Brother Dumby?"

The Desolate Frost Lion was feeling incredible. In the past, when he fought the Nethermost Peacock, he was almost killed. Fortunately, there were other monsters to help distract the firepower. At that time, this bird was not even an Overlord Tier monster.

The Desolate Frost Lion could still remember that there was no Overlord Tier in the Black Phoenix Mountain Range in the past. There also had not been an Overlord Tier dominator. However, aside from the Overlord Tier, there were dozens of Emperor Tier monsters, so that situation was similar to "warlords fighting for hegemony." It was then that the Nethermost Peacock emerged on top.

In all honesty, he didn't know how the bird came about. She appeared out of the blue in Black Phoenix Mountain Range and suddenly started attacking other monsters. In just a few years, she created a mess in the Black Phoenix Mountain Range.

Nethermost Peacock grew stronger and stronger. One day, she broke through to Overlord Tier.

Back then, the legendary grade Desolate Frost Lion was touted to be the most promising Emperor Tier monster for a breakthrough. He also thought that himself. No one expected the Nethermost Peacock to secretly breakthrough.

Naturally, the Desolate Frost Lion could not bear it. He sneakily called seven other Emperor Tier monsters to encircle and attack the Nethermost Peacock. It ended with them being killed off one by one. The Nethermost Peacock had shown her prowess and destroyed all her enemies.

The Desolate Frost Lion had been lucky enough to be sidelined. But, he could not remain in the Black Phoenix Mountain Range. He found an opportunity to escape and snatched the Desolate Labyrinth. He wanted to use the labyrinth to lie dormant and then attack after it broke through to an Overlord Tier.

Eventually, he was almost assassinated by a certain monster. If he had not used his life preservation ability to force the enemy away, he might have been successfully killed. Due to the use of his life preservation ability, he hibernated for a while, leading to his strength not increasing but degenerating.

The desolate frost lion clearly remembered that the fellow who assassinated him was this Nethermost Peacock. When he thought of that, the Desolate Frost Lion grew more unhappy. He smacked his claw on the head of the Nethermost Peacock and almost gave her a concussion.

"Too weak," the lion snorted coldly. "After all these years, you haven't made much progress. I'm already at level 78. Yet, you're still at level 77."

The Desolate Frost Lion suddenly felt that signing a blood contract with Gao Peng was the wisest choice of his life. Although Gao Peng could sometimes be unreliable, he could be relied upon on most occasions. At least under his guidance, he rapidly grew in strength.

Goldie and the Desolate Frost Lion took turns ridiculing the Nethermost Peacock.

"Just kill me. Insulting me won't make you much of a hero," the Nethermost Peacock loudly said.

"Then, I will fulfill your wishes." The Desolate Frost Lion smirked and placed its claws on its neck. All it had to do was pierce its throat with a little force.

"Wait, I am joking." The Nethermost Peacock suddenly backtracked.

She thought of the three little Nethermost Peacocks that were still in the volcano. If she died, they wouldn't be able to survive the cruel Black Phoenix Mountain Range. Countless monsters wanted to eat them.

"Oh?" The desolate frost lion sneered.

He didn't want to listen to any explanation. With his newfound hatred adding onto his old grudge, all he wanted now was to kill the bird.

"I am the king of the Black Phoenix Mountain Range," Nethermost Peacock solemnly said. "Whatever I say in Black Phoenix Mountain Range goes. I can help you control the range. To re-cultivate another monster as king of the Black Phoenix Mountain range would be time-consuming and laborious. It is definitely better to have a ready-made one. Aren't you humans looking to benefit?"

Gao Peng couldn't help but give it a second thought. This Nethermost Peacock was pretty smart.

To stop the Desolate Frost Lion, Gao Peng said, "No, no, the restaurant I own still requires a cook. You can go tend to the fire."

Without giving the Nethermost Peacock any explanation, Gao Peng had Dumby drag her away. After sensing Dumby's terrifying aura, a Saint Tier, the Nethermost Peacock was utterly crushed.

Reminded that she might be gone for a very long time, she screeched, "Wait a minute!"

Upon seeing everyone turn their head, the Nethermost Peacock hardened her heart. She knew she couldn't leave her nestlings in the volcano. Leaving them temporarily was fine, but if time dragged on, there would be trouble.

"I still have three descendants in the crater of the Black Phoenix Mountain range." After she uttered the sentence, she seemed to be drained of her strength

Gao Peng looked at her again. So, she was a single mother. It was no wonder she was afraid of dying.

"Alright, Dumby, accompany her back for a while," Gao Peng said. "Remember, the restaurant still needs a cook to help with the fire tonight."

After the Nethermost Peacock and Dumby flew a distance away, Xu Qingyu whispered, "Young Master, she surrendered because she has young nestlings. Since you already have a handle over her, why not directly…"

"No need." Gao Peng waved his hands. "Conquering a monster is more than forcefully training it with your fist. That may lead to disgruntlement First, you must tone down its arrogance and find a use for it."

In the evening, Dumby and the Nethermost Peacock returned from the Black Phoenix Mountain Range. Standing on the back of the Nethermost Peacock were three small confused little birds. They huddled together, trembling and looking at the strangers around.

From among the cluster of vigilant and angry eyes, Gao Peng picked up the fattest baby. These little peacocks had well-grown dark feathers. They looked like a slender crow. Though it was still a baby, its size was that of a goose.

"Let me go, let me go, or I'll let my mother beat the shit out of you," the little peacock angrily said.

"Dang." Gao Peng flicked its little brain. "Any more nonsense and I'll eat you. Goldie come over here!"

Simply seeing Goldie, a terrifying bald creature, striding over was enough to shut the little peacock up. After a while, Gao Peng felt the little peacock trembling in his hand.

"Does anyone want this little bird?" Gao Peng asked Xu Qingzhi and the rest.

Upon hearing Gao Peng's inquiries, there was some interest. This was, after all, nestlings from an Overlord monster. As long as it was cultivated, it had the potential to grow into an Overlord monster.

After glancing at the Nethermost Peacock hesitantly, Xu Qingzhi ran to the little peacock and touched its head. He whispered, "Would you like to follow me?"

The little bird was naturally not willing. But, it saw a look of warning in its mother's eyes. With tear-filled eyes, it could only reluctantly nod.

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Chapter 609: A Fat You

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"Er Gouzi, go wash this Blood Dragon Python meat and clean out all the parasites inside. Da Pang, is your white ostrich egg ready to be smoked? Right, Lao Cai, stir-fry that with oil first…" The head chef busily shifted back and forth in the back kitchen.

"Ah," Er Gouzi exclaimed. A tapeworm that was as thick as a thumb suddenly sprung out of the Blood Dragon Python that was soaked in saltwater. It viciously tried to bite Er Guozi's gloved right hand.

"Aye." A big bird sprang over, fluttering its wings, while the little peacock accurately caught the tapeworm and swallowed it. After eating it, the little peacock returned to its perch that had been built on top of the kitchen and gently licked its feathers.

The Nethermost Peacock squatted in a corner and watched this scene helplessly. Although it was disgruntled, this was still somewhat better than losing one's life. It thought that the man and his familiars would humiliate it after it surrendered, so it had been psychologically prepared for that, but it hadn't expected them to just send it to the kitchen, never to visit again.

This was the seventh day that the Nethermost Peacock had been in the restaurant. Throughout these seven days, it and another small peacock had remained in the back kitchen. That little bird had also signed a Blood Contract with the chef… The head chef was an old man from the Southern Sky Group. He had served as a chef in the group cafeteria for more than 20 years, so his loyalty could be assured.

There were various parasites embedded in the meat of the Emperor and Overlord-tier monsters. Of course, they weren't as powerful as the ones in Lord or King-tier monsters, or they would have been killed by them, just as one could allow some flea and parasites on one's body, but would draw the line at a rat.

The secretary knocked on the door, walked in, and said to the head chef, "Head chef, the supervisor asked me to bring this out."

"Oh, okay. You don't have to tell me about such small matters." The head chef smiled.

The Nethermost Peacock stood up and walked out, expressionless. Sure enough… it's time for me to face my execution… At least my children found a home. Although, it was a pity that none of them had become the human being's familiar. This thought suddenly flashed through the Nethermost Peacock's mind.

In the room, it saw Gao Peng. The man was sitting leisurely with his legs crossed on a big sofa, flipping through a magazine. The Nethermost Peacock stared at Gao Peng and didn't speak. After a while, Gao Peng was finally done reading the article. He looked up and said to the Nethermost Peacock, "You may leave. There'll be people coming to the volcano to look for you and discuss the details of our cooperation."

The Nethermost Peacock was stunned. It thought it had misheard. "You… you would let me go?"

Gao Peng frowned, then gave it a half-smile. "Why? It can't be that you can't bear to leave and want to stay. You have such a big appetite that I can't afford to keep you."

The Nethermost Peacock fell silent for a moment, then nodded and started to take flight. At the last second, it turned. "Be good to the three of them. Although they're a bit stupid and not very sensible, they're still rather cute. I believe… you'll take a liking to them." After that, it took off.

Two of the three little peacocks were given to Head Chef Lao Chen and Xu Qingzhi, respectively, while the third little peacock was brought back to the Southern Sky Group by Gao Peng and left to his grandfather to assign.

Putting down the magazine, Gao Peng became emotional. "This year has brought about great changes. There are now celebrity monster trainers. Familiars that are good looking have an advantage."

To remain relevant, Gao Peng had asked his staff to bring him large numbers of books and magazines. One needed to spend much time reading to avoid becoming redundant in society.

After leaving all the books in Silly's space, Gao Peng went out and watched the crowd in the labyrinth. Gao Peng then calmly said, "Be prepared. I hope you won't be too shocked in the moments to come."

Xu Qingzhi saw the space beside Young Master contort, and the next moment, a familiar was summoned; it was a very big fish. Although it wasn't that big, she sensed that it was dangerous.

The fish smiled at her! Its mouth was full of golden teeth.

Xu Qingzhi smiled awkwardly but politely. Is this strange fish Young Master's newly acquired familiar? But I've never seen it before?

"Look at this, little sister." After saying this, the strange fish spat out a magic golden cube.

Uh… It's not a rubik's cube. Is it a model of the labyrinth? Just when Xu Qingzhi was completely confused by the floating labyrinth model in front of the monster's mouth, a small golden spot shone out of the model. The small spot grew rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a foot-long gold brick.

The brick emitted golden light and sunk into the earth below. Boom!

The next moment, the entire Desolate Labyrinth trembled. The hawkers and pedestrians stopped walking. Some squatted on the ground, and others ran into the shops by the roadside. The shops were also covered in the golden light.

Familiars gave alarmed cries, bewildered.

"Roar!"

"Anggg."

"Howl—"

All the monsters near the Desolate Labyrinth were roaring in terror; fear had risen from the deep within their souls.

Even the Nethermost Peacock, which had just flown off, had its feathers ruffled. It made a strange cry as it looked back at the Desolate Labyrin and saw golden pillars soaring into the sky.

In a swamp three thousand miles away from the Desolate Labyrinth, a number of gurgling bubbles emerged from the deep depths of the calm marsh. After a long time, a huge scaled head covered with moss rose out of the swamp.

"This again… This was done thousands of years ago," it muttered. "Did that fellow come back to life?" As though it had been reminded of the past, the giant creature swallowed a few mouthfuls of mud and slowly sank back down…

The odd events in the Desolate Labyrin lasted for ten minutes before they finally ended. When the oddity ended, the labyrinth was still the same. It didn't suddenly have three heads or a dozen pairs of hands.

There were merely small signs of damage to the formerly clean and neat walls.

"Young Master, is it done?"

"Try it and you'll know," Gao Peng said.

Standing by Xu Qingzhi's feet, the chubby little peacock fluttered its wings and headed to the wall, then forcefully pecked it. Although it was only at the Commander tier, its beak was harder than steel, so it could easily peck a large pothole in the corner of the wall. But this time, when it tried pecking the corner of the wall, it seemed to hit an invisible wall.

Tiny golden ripples that were visible to the naked eye spread outward from where the peacock pecked.

"Oh—" The little bird let out a horrified shout and flew backwards. It rolled seven or eight times on the ground, stopping only when it bumped into Xu Qingzhi's heel. Lying on the ground, the little peacock let out a whimper, its wings clasping Xu Qing's calf and not letting go.

"Yo…"

"Hahaha." Goldie laughed happily. Recently, Flamy had been upset. Goldie needed to think of a way to cheer Flamy up.

"Flamy, look at how cute this little black bird is," said Goldie with a shameless expression.

It had overheard on a television series that when one was chasing girls, one had to be thick-skinned! Shameless! Relentless!

Although Flamy was a female bird, it was probably similar.

Flamy's face softened. It knew that it was slightly plump, but was that its fault? It also wanted to lose weight, but even flying hundreds of miles every day, such frequent exercise, didn't allow it to become slim.

After every high-intensity workout, it would become very hungry. When it was hungry, it would want to eat. It was only when it ate that it would have enough energy to exercise.

Humph! Its stomach was to blame for always being so easily hungry. Flamy also knew that this fool, Goldie, had deliberately not said that it was fat, otherwise it wouldn't merely have been annoyed.

"Oh, I think this little black bird is cute, but not as cute as you," Goldie said earnestly.

Flamy used its wings to rub the flesh on its stomach, relieved. "Really?"

"Of course it's true! When have I ever lied?" Goldie said honestly.

Well, this was true. One of the reasons Flamy got along with Goldie was because the yellow duck was quite an honest duck.

"Oh, it's all right. When I was younger, I was probably slightly cuter than this. But now I'm older and a lot fatter." Flamy sighed demurely.

Goldie said in amazement, "You were much fatter than this when you were younger!"

Flamy was silent for a moment. "I was fed by Uncle Liu when I was a child…"

The honest Goldie grew very anxious. "Da Zi was the one that Uncle Liu fed. Da Zi was fed until it was the size of a pig back then. But you, you were born fat."

"Huh?" Flamy narrowed its eyes slightly.

Da Zi burped and ran out of the kitchen in a daze. It thought it had heard someone talking about it. Forget it. Goldie is an honest duck. I won't squabble with it.

Flamy hopped off with a dark expression.

Did I say something wrong? Goldie was confused.

Wasn't it mentioned that when chasing a girl, one needed not only thick skin but also perseverance?

Hmm… Goldie thought about it. Was it because I wasn't relentless?

"So you were really fatter than this when you were a child," Goldie tried to catch up.

"I see!"

"But I like you fat." Goldie tried to control its smile.

Flamy, who was stunned, started to blush.

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"It seems like it." Xu Qingzhi's eyes were filled with amazement.

"Well, only monsters above the Saint tier can destroy the maze. All monsters below Saint-tier will not be able to touch the maze, and the security of the Desolate Labyrinth will be greatly heightened," Gao Peng said.

"Groom the familiars well. Although it's tiring here, there are also opportunities. Currently, the Black Fog World has more resources than Earth Star. If one is lucky, one can grow faster," Gao Peng said.

"I understand."

"Then I'll head back first." Gao Peng received a message from his grandfather for him to return. Walking on the street, Gao Peng heard a parrot next to him growing angry.

A giant parrot that was as tall as a human was speaking to a girl in front of Gao Peng. "Rogue, rogue, I despise you." It snorted and spat some phlegm at the girl.

The white-eared rabbit familiar next to the girl lifted its two ears and formed a faint silvery moonlight barrier to deflect the phlegm.

The giant parrot smiled and agilely shifted upwards to avoid its own phlegm.

Smack. The phlegm directly fell on the face of another person behind him. It was a young man in a suit, who wore an awkward but polite smile.

Just when the girl in the white dress was about to apologize, he lifted his hands. "I should be the one apologizing. I'm fine, it's all right. I'm used to it."

He then took out a large wet wipe from the space of a floating jellyfish and calmly wiped the cuffs of his shirt. He said to the parrot, "Jie Di, because you spat on the streets again, you get no dried fruit tonight."

The parrot, known as Jie Di, widened its eyes and said in disbelief, "What?! How can you be so shameless? Weren't you the one who told me to spit on this beautiful lady? You changed sides."

The face of the man in the suit changed. He turned and saw the expression of the girl in the white dress. It was a look of surprise, anger, and contempt. She coldly turned and left.

"I thought you were a gentleman. I didn't expect you to be a psycho!"

Upon seeing his owner's angry eyes, the parrot innocently said, "Why are you looking at me? I'm just a little parrot." When it was done speaking, it swaggered forward and suavely took a dragonfruit from a roadside stall that it walked past.

The suited man sheepishly followed, took out money from his wallet, and handed it to the stall owner.

Da Zi was summoned through the Spatial Rift. Earth Star's current level limit had been opened up to the Overlord level, so most of Gao Peng's familiars could be released from the familiar space.

"Grandpa, I'm back." Gao Peng, who was sat atop his familiar, landed gently.

Da Zi landed by the lake. Gao Peng felt a strong and unfamiliar atmosphere from the villa and couldn't help but change his expression. He was on high alert, ready to summon Goldie, Stripey, and Desolion. He was prepared to put up a fight.

Before entering the villa, Gao Peng could hear a ruckus in the villa. Pushing open the door, he saw that the dining room was filled with people. People in different outfits were strolling around the living and dining rooms.

Gao Peng didn't react. He had never seen these people before but was certain from the way they were dressed and their manner of speech that they were from tribes.

"Little Peng." Grandfather, who was sitting in the living room, noticed Gao Peng's return. He had a hint of surprise on his face along with… awkwardness.

When Gao Peng looked over, he saw a silver-haired woman sitting next to his grandfather. She was wearing a white silk coat, her back straight and her eyes shifting constantly.

As the old woman sat there, no one else dared to venture too close. This showed that she was well-respected.

"This must be your grandson." The old woman stood up and looked at Gao Peng. After careful observation, she said to Ji Hanwu, "He looks like you and also him."

The old woman's emotions were not telling.

"Grandfather, these people are…?" Gao Peng asked.

"I'm from the White Dragon Tribe." The old woman appeared strong and hardy.

Gao Peng had a slight change in expression. The White Dragon Tribe… Naturally, he had heard of the White Dragon Tribe, as it was one of the top three tribes.

However, the members of the White Dragon Tribe rarely appeared in the outside world, and they seemed to be disinterested in competing for territory on Earth Star.

Gao Peng could probably guess the reason for that. Earth Star was only a small part of the Jiutian Shidi. Their real goal was the boundless Jiutian.

The Youhu Tribe had a much lower status than the seven major tribes. The Youhu Tribe had an Overlord-tier monster, so if he wasn't incorrect, the seven tribes had a Saint-tier monster, and if one was bold enough to guess… The White Dragon Tribe could have had a Quasi God.

Of course, this was Gao Peng's own guess. Whether it was true, only the White Dragon Tribe would know. But why would members of the White Dragon Tribe and the people of the Bailong Tribe suddenly come to Southern Sky to look for his grandfather?

"I came to look for an old friend." The old woman smiled.

The only person who lived there, aside from himself, was his grandfather. Gao Peng didn't know this old woman, so she was looking for his grandfather…

"I told you that I'm not him." Grandfather sighed. "I merely inherited knowledge from his relics when the disaster occurred. The White Dragon was also found near the ruins. I think you have the wrong person."

The old woman didn't speak but looked at Grandfather quietly. "But you know, you're really like him."

"That's nothing to be proud of. I'm myself. I'm not anybody else. I'm Ji Hanwu!" Grandpa's white eyebrows rose like two snowy silver knives were inserted into his ears. Being a substitute for someone else wasn't something to be proud of, even if that person was a legendary figure.

The old woman didn't speak, but looked at the Ji Hanwu quietly for a while, then nodded. "Okay, you're Ji Hanwu. I believe you."

The old woman seemed to want to say more, but there were so many others around her that she eventually swallowed what she wanted to say.

"In six days, in the Squared World, there will be an alliance. This is also the world that my tribe is in. All medium-sized tribes and above will be participating. This meeting will determine many things, including attitudes towards Earth Star. I'm sure you know what happened in Jiutian Shidi. Although we don't care about Earth Star, when war breaks out, Earth Star will inevitably become a bridgehead."

It doesn't sound like a great word. Gao Peng said, "Bridgehead?"

The old woman wasn't angry at being interrupted. "Well, the people of those tribes would never allow the war to take place in the Squared World, where their base camps are, so… Earth Star would be the battlefield. At that time, they would launch a counter-offense and invade Jiutian Shidi."

"Elder, I would like to know what happened that year." Gao Peng requested with a frown. "So Jiutian Shidi are our enemies?"

The thought of this was worrying.

"That would be an exaggeration, but now the lead players of Jiutian Shidi don't want us to return, so they'll defend their 'homes' on an outside battlefield." The old woman smiled faintly.

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Chapter 611: The High Priestess

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After dinner, their guest from the White Dragon tribe left, and a cold wind blew across the lake. Gao Peng was still ruminating over what the old lady had said.

"What's bothering you?" asked Ji Hanwu, who had suddenly appeared behind Gao Peng.

"The fact that Earth will soon turn into a war zone. I still can't wrap my head around what's going to happen here," said Gao Peng before letting out a long breath.

He was never the heroic type to try to save the world. As a rule, he always strove to avoid unnecessary conflict if possible. Him going to the Black Fog World to work could also be seen as him trying to escape from his own troubles. However, it seemed that there was no escaping this time.

On one side was the ancient clan; on the other were the natives of Jiutian Shidi, whom Gao Peng had never even heard of until that day. Both sides were hellbent on turning the Earth into a battlefield, delivering desolation onto the place.

That's right, we Earthlings stand no chance against either of them. If we can't beat either of them, we might as well hand this place over. The universe is such a big place, I'm sure there's somewhere we could relocate to.

But there's just so many of us here on Earth. We're talking about billions of people here.

"Then let's move," said Gao Peng's grandfather after thinking about this for a while.

"Move?"

"Yeah. Don't we already have the Black Fog World? Those people from the ancient clan will probably be taking refuge in the sea of planes of existence. We could do the same." His grandfather said the word "refuge" without any sense of shame.

"Yes, you're right… The Black Fog World could definitely fit the billions of people here on Earth, and there would still be some space left over," muttered Gao Peng, frowning. "However, we can't do this by ourselves. A billion isn't exactly a small number."

"We could seek cooperation from the government."

"All right then, I'm leaving this to you, Grandpa. You go work out the details with the government, while I go over to the Squared World and participate in their tribal meeting and see what they're up to."

"I think you should stay here and work with the government. I'll go to the Squared World myself," suggested Gao Peng's grandfather.

"No, Grandpa, you should stay. Your words hold more weight with the government than mine. Besides, I still haven't grown a full beard around my mouth," said Gao Peng, chuckling. There was no way he would let his grandfather go to the Squared World, where untold dangers probably lurked in every corner.

Despite being aware of this, Ji Hanwu still wanted to talk Gao Peng out of going. Before he could open his mouth, Gao Peng simply said, "I have two Saint-tier familiars and a divine artifact at my disposal. I'm sure that I can get away from even a Quasi God there."

Ji Hanwu was cut off immediately before he had a chance to get a word in. "Fine, you can go." His grandfather seemed to visibly age as he said these words. He could see that Gao Peng was no longer the little boy he had to shelter from the wind and rain.

Turning around, Gao Peng's grandfather muttered, "Come back alive."

"All right, Grandpa," replied Gao Peng, nodding. Before leaving, the old woman had told Gao Peng where to find her. She would be staying in the Huaxia region for one more day and leaving for the Sky World the next day.

Gao Peng didn't see Bei Qingyan when he came back. His grandfather had told him that Bei Qingyan had left Yuzhou at someone's invitation. She must have already gone back to the Sky World.

The next day, in the afternoon, the blazing sun was shining down from the sky. Outside Yuzhou City stood a mountain villa, where people were bustling in and out. A group of people was sitting on the grass with a small table set before them. All kinds of food were placed on it.

"These Earthlings do make good food."

"Should we ask the high priestess if we can bring a few of their chefs back with us?"

"I'm sure most natives here could only dream of being able to enter the White Dragon Tribe, let alone work as chefs there," said someone proudly.

The silver-haired old woman was sitting quietly in a corner, eating her porridge.

"High priestess, will he come?" asked a young girl sitting just beside the old woman. The girl had her black hair behind her shoulders. Clad in a yellow, short-sleeved shirt, the design of which was obviously not of this planet, she was a dainty thing with slender arms and legs.

"He will come," said the high priestess. Setting down the bowl in her hand, she wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin.

"Oh." The girl obediently nodded and decided to not press any further. The high priestess's word was absolute.

"High priestess, Gao Peng's here," shouted a young man from the White Dragon Tribe in the distance.

After entering the mountain villa, Gao Peng surveyed his surroundings for a bit before walking straight towards the high priestess, who was sitting beneath a tree.

"You've arrived," said the high priestess, nodding, as if everything had gone exactly as planned.

"May your wisdom guide us well on our trip," said Gao Peng, his expression severe as he bowed before the old woman.

The high priestess nodded in acknowledgment of Gao Peng's bow. "Then let's be on our way," she announced as she stood up, her voice carrying across the entire mountain villa.

Silence fell over them at that moment. The younger boys and girls didn't look too eager to leave the place, especially when they'd only scratched the surface of the local cuisine that was already served to them… However, the high priestess was an authority figure whom they just couldn't say "no" to.

A few moments later, a couple of winged familiars took off into the skies from the mountain villa, each of them carrying a group of people on its back. Gao Peng was sitting on the back of a white dragon alongside the high priestess, as well as the young girl whom Gao Peng had seen sitting beside the high priestess back in the mountain villa.

Beneath them was a pure-blooded white dragon. Its grade was Legendary, and its level was 69. Gao Peng was amazed by the fact that despite looking no more than 20 years old, the girl already had a peak-level Emperor-tier familiar. Gao Peng remembered having only King-tier familiars when he was her age.

"As you currently don't have any standing in our tribe, I would suggest that you speak only when spoken to. Even though some of the people in the ancient clan bear no ill will towards Earthlings, there are still some who can be a bit harsh towards them," explained the high priestess.

Gao Peng nodded obediently. For some reason, the high priestess seemed to care for his wellbeing. "May I ask why some of them have such a harsh attitude towards Earth?" asked Gao Peng. This feeling of being discriminated against was quite off-putting.

"Because Earthlings can establish Blood Contracts with multiple familiars at the same time, while in the ancient clan, only Holy Individuals are able to perform such a feat," said the high priestess.

Gao Peng nodded.

"Also, there aren't any powerful individuals on Earth with whom we can establish a fair dialogue. Such a thing can only happen between two entities of the same power level. Truth be told, most people in the ancient clan have begun mating with Earthlings either through force or subtler means." The silver-haired old woman paused for a moment before continuing, "As one can only sign a Blood Contract at the age of eighteen, it remains to be seen if their progeny is capable of signing contracts with multiple familiars.

"Don't worry too much about it. These people won't deliberately discriminate against you. The tribal meeting this time will focus more on how we should deal with the people of Jiutian Shidi. By our calculations, the barrier protecting the Earth won't hold for much longer. Soon, it will merge with Jiutian Shidi.

"You'll also get to meet some of the brightest young folk that the Squared World has to offer. It's good to know people from your own age group. Who knows, you might even make a friend there," said the high priestess.

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Chapter 612: Dragon Archipelago

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They flew toward the west out of Yuzhou through Chuan Fu Base City before finally reaching the air space above the Qing Tian Plateau. Gao Peng looked down at the boundless green expanse below him. He could sense that something was asleep down there.

The last time he flew over the Qing Tian Plateau, his data frame suddenly popped up before his eyes. It was then that he realized there was a Tian Qing Azure Dragon lying dormant at the foot of the plateau.

The Tian Qing Azure Dragon was still sleeping. It had absorbed all the seismic energy from the earth veins around it.

As soon as they flew a good distance over the Qing Tian plateau, they took a southward turn. The name "Himalaya" literally meant "abode of the snow" in Sanskrit.

High above one of the peaks on the Himalayan mountain range, the White Dragon plunged headfirst through an invisible barrier. In the next second, the cold wind and snow around it disappeared.

A calm sea was below Gao Peng. After flying for another hour, he could see an archipelago rising out from the horizon. There were many islands clustered around that part of the ocean. It was impossible to tell how many islands there were.

"This is the Dragon Archipelago," the high priest said.

"The Dragon Archipelago…" Gao Peng nodded. So, this is where the White Dragon tribe lives.

They flew toward one of the islands closest to the center of the archipelago. Its terrain was more elevated than the others. Winged dragons circled the sky above them while sea dragons roiled the waters between the islands.

It was clear that dragon-type monsters were the main wildlife inhabiting this archipelago. Some of them resembled those from the Dragon Death Valley. However, unlike their Dragon Death Valley counterparts, most of these dragons were Familiars, and there were all kinds of them. The average level of these dragons was also a lot higher than that of their Dragon Death Valley counterparts.

"I guess this is where we part ways," the little girl said timorously to the silver-haired woman and Gao Peng.

"Alright," the silver-haired woman replied. "You train well now. Make sure you make your brother proud at the next tribe gathering."

"OK," the girl obediently said before signaling the white dragon to take off.

With a wave of her hand, the old woman summoned two winged dragons down from the sky. The dragons had brownish hides. Their heads were flat and slender. Their wings were leathery like those of bats, and their tails were as long as a whip.

The two dragons seemed extremely obedient in the presence of the high priestess. They were looking expectantly at her as they waited for her commands.

"These dragons were tamed by the people of the White Dragon tribe," the high priestess explained. "They basically serve as the tribe's Familiars. They were domesticated at birth and have lived most of their lives in the Dragon Archipelago. Of course, the other two top-tier tribes and the seven king-tier tribes practiced the domestication of monsters as well. These creatures could be dispatched quickly into the battlefield in times of war."

Her lengthy explanation made it seem as if she trying to warn Gao Peng not to do anything rash. That was understandable considering the fact that Gao Peng had a record of making rash decisions. The slaughter of the Youhu tribe was still fresh in everyone's mind.

Gao Peng was the kind of guy who would flip the entire table over at the slightest disagreement. However, nobody seemed to mind his presence in the archipelago. He had been invited by the high priestess. No one was dumb enough to challenge her decision.

The silver-haired woman had her own personal island. That was where Gao Peng would be staying during his time in the Dragon Archipelago. The island was situated at the center of the Dragon Archipelago. Its expansive surface was adorned with various geographical features such as mountain ranges, flatlands, and lakes.

It was then that Gao Peng saw the high priestess's Familiars. In truth, every generation's high priest was a Holy Individual. The present high priestess was not an exception to this rule.

Only Holy Individuals were qualified to compete for the title of the White Dragon tribe's high priest. The high priestess had two Saint Tier Familiars. This spoke volumes of the true extent of her power. One was a Level 86 Epic-grade Wicked Green Dragon. The other was a Level 89 Legendary-grade Earthbreaker Dragon Ape.

Gao Peng summoned Goldie out. Goldie's high magical resistance and humanoid size made it the perfect Familiar to have around him. Also, the bird's honesty was simply endearing.

"Gao Peng, is this the ocean?" Goldie asked as it observed its surroundings.

"That's right. We're in the middle of the White Dragon tribe's archipelago. There are two Saint Tier Familiars here on the island. Try not to stray too far from me," Gao Peng said.

"Let's go fishing, Gao Peng," Goldie enthusiastically said, pointing at the beach.

Gao Peng thought about it for a moment. The high priestess had told him not to wander about on his own. She was probably referring to the other islands in the archipelago when she said that. He should be fine as long as he kept his wanderings within the boundaries of her island.

"Sure, why not?" he said.

A group of adolescents were riding their Familiars across the surface of the sea, letting out occasional howls of ecstasy. At times, monsters would pop up to the surface from the depths of the sea and circle around the adolescents like avid spectators to their race.

"Haha, Brother Du, you'll be able to show everyone what you're made of five days from now during the tribal gathering. Show all those minor tribes the true strength of the White Dragon tribe," said a young man with tanned skin, who was riding on the back of an aquatic dragon.

"Brother Du's Familiar has already reached Overlord Tier. He's now a 26-year-old Overlord Tier Trainer. Those minor tribes don't stand a ghost of a chance against him," someone else added.

The young man whom everyone addressed as Brother Du was sitting on the back of a dragon turtle. The creature's head and back were lined with sharp spines. It looked positively intimidating.

In spite of all the praise he received, Brother Du's face remained impassive. Deep down, however, he was quite pleased about all the attention he was getting. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves. There are probably others out there who are way more talented than I am."

"I heard that the people who just came back yesterday brought with them some kind of genius from the Ancestral Land," one of them said. "First of his kind, not sure how much truth there is to that. Whoever he or she is, there's no way they can hold a candle to Brother Du. Bai Fei, didn't you go to the Ancestral Land with the high priestess recently? Did you see what he looks like? Probably not what you expected him to be, eh?"

"He's called Gao Peng. I think he's also an Overlord Tier Trainer," Bai Fei said. "He's also 23 years old, if I'm not mistaken."

An awkward silence fell over them. The composure on Bai Du's face slowly began to crumble. A 23-year-old Overlord Tier Trainer? Even those blessed by the gods themselves weren't that lucky.

Thanks to the White Dragon tribe's extensive resources and his Familiar's innate talent, he was able to reach Overlord Tier. This Gao Peng… what does he have that I don't?

Bai Du had to admit that he was a bit jealous. However, he had no intention of plotting against Gao Peng out of jealousy.

"Whether he's really an Overlord Tier Trainer still remains to be seen. He probably has you all fooled," said Bai Du's little brother, Bai Ge.

"That's enough. A 23-year-old Overlord Tier Trainer is certainly something. However, this does not mean anything," Bai Du said. There was a look of determination on his face. "A Familiar still has a long way to go after Overlord-tier. I would like to see whose Familiars reach Saint Tier first, mine or his! Now, that would be a true testament to one's skill. Only Saint Tier trainers are truly qualified to join the ranks of the strong!"

"Brother, I believe in you. You can definitely surpass this nobody," Bai Ge said, nodding vehemently.

Ever since they were kids, Bai Du had always been his hero. He had always believed that his brother was the strongest trainer in the world.

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Chapter 613: Bai Yin

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"Isn't that the high priestess's island? Who's that on the beach? Is that… Gao Peng?" someone asked, pointing at the figure on the beach.

"I don't know, I've never met the guy, but I don't think he's from around here either," said someone else, shaking his head.

"That's Gao Peng alright," Bai Fei said. He instantly recognized him.

The group of adolescents ordered their Familiars to slow down. They looked at each other with varied expressions. They were just talking about Gao Peng behind his back not too long ago. They did not expect him to appear before them so soon. Speak of the devil…

"Brother, let's see how much of a genius he really is," Bai Ge said with a sneer.

"Don't," Bai Du curtly said.

As an Overlord Tier Trainer himself, he knew more than anyone else just how dangerous an Overlord Tier Familiar was. If anything happened to his idiot brother, Bai Du might be pummeled to death by his father before he even had a chance to reach Saint Tier.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid," Bai Ge said. He smiled and slapped the water a few times with a hand.

A plesiosaurus with a slender neck, glistening blue scales, and sharp claws was swimming close to the seabed. When it heard the rhythmic slaps coming from the surface, it excitedly swam up to greet whomever was making them.

Its huge head burst through the surface of the ocean. Its blue scales glistening against the glare of the sun.

"You…" Bai Du was about to stop Bai Ge, but he glanced at Gao Peng in the distance. He also wanted to know the true extent of Gao Peng's skill as a trainer.

The plesiosaurus was their family pet. It was common practice for families in the White Dragon tribe to keep huge monsters as pets.

Bai Du's family bred plesiosaurs as livestock. This allowed Bai Ge a chance to become familiar with their habits. This plesiosaurus in question was Aotian. As king of the plesiosaurus herd, its strength rivalled even that of a typical Overlord Tier monster.

As a child, Bai Ge would always ride the waves on Aotian's back.

"Aotian, go check that guy out," Bai Du whispered to Aotian.

Aotian nodded obediently, indicating that it knew what Bai Du wanted it to do. The plesiosaurus dove back into the water. Its blue scales glistened for a moment beneath the surface. It quickly blended in with the surrounding water. In the next second, it disappeared into the depths of the ocean.

The only indicator of the plesiosaurus's presence was the fierce undercurrents beneath the surface that seemed to be heading Gao Peng's way.

Back at the beach, Gao Peng let Goldie catch a couple of fish for dinner. He said, "When you're done, I'll give you something as a reward."

"Alright," Goldie said, nodding furiously. It was pumped up and ready to catch some fish.

Goldie scanned the surface of the sea for a moment. Suddenly, it narrowed its eyes as it spotted something in the distance. With a loud roar, it leapt into the water.

Brrrooom!

The sea began to roil. Huge waves crashed onto the beach.

[Anti-magic Field]

Hum… A ripple spread out, pushing away all the water around it. The seawater was now sloshing up against this invisible barrier. The whole island was trembling.

Bang!

Suddenly, a 30-foot-tall pillar of water exploded from the sea. Gao Peng turned back. His heart was thumping. What on earth is that duck doing?

Bai Ge, who was watching all of this unfold in the distance, began to panic. What the hell is going on?! This does not look good.

Bai Ge was about to go over there and put a stop to whatever was going on, but he was pulled back by Bai Du. "Don't go. Ask your Familiar to call Aotian back."

Coming back to his senses, Bai Ge did as he was told and ordered the Familiar he was riding on to call out to Aotian. A few moments later, the group of adolescents hurriedly left the scene.

On the beach, Gao Peng turned to where the sound was coming from and saw a group of vague figures fleeing away on their Familiars. He then saw Goldie drag the lifeless body of a plesiosaurus out of the water and onto the beach.

When night fell, a familiar face came to visit Gao Peng.

"Bai Yin." Gao Peng recognized the young man who had appeared before him. He looked exactly the same as the last time he had seen him all those years ago. The years had evidently not left their mark on him.

"When I heard yesterday that we would be having a guest from Yuzhou here in the White Dragon tribe, I thought it would be you," Bai Yin said. "I thought you might need some rest to recover from jet lag before I came over to greet you personally."

"No worries. I'm glad that you came. It appears you think of me as an actual friend now," Gao Peng cheerily said as he stepped forward to shake Bai Yin's hand.

There was a vacant look on Bai Yin's face for a moment. His face quickly broke into a radiant smile. "Of course we're friends."

"Good man!" Gao Peng pulled Bai Yin over. "My Familiar caught some fish just now. I think it's cooked. Come, join me for dinner, for old times' sake."

Bai Yin was somewhat startled by Gao Peng's hospitality. "No need to trouble yourself, really…"

There was a huge pot sitting on the sand. Slices of white meat were boiling in it, from which a delicious smell reached their noses. The boiling broth was viscous like oil.

Bai Yin frowned. This thing must have been at least Emperor Tier. Where did Gao Peng find such a high-level ingredient?

"Come, have some," Gao Peng said.

He gave Bai Yin a bowl of broth. He produced another bowl of freshly cut spring onions from Silly's portable space and scattered them onto Bai Yin's broth. Their faint fragrance and the thick fish smell combined to make the perfect meal.

Bai Yin sensed that there was something odd about Gao Peng. However, he had come for reasons of his own. Putting aside his thoughts, he took a sip of the fish soup.

"Is it good?" Gao Peng asked.

"It's alright," Bai Yin said. His eyes widened. Is it poisoned?!

"Don't worry, it's not poisoned," Gao Peng reassuringly said as if sensing Bai Yin's reservations. He poured a bowl of soup for himself and drank it down in one gulp.

Bai Yin heaved a sigh of relief. It looks like I may have misjudged your character, brother.

"Oh yeah, Bai Yin, have you heard of plesiosaurs?" Gao Peng suddenly asked.

"Plesiosaurs," Bai Yin repeated. He slightly taken aback by Gao Peng's question. "Of course I know. The White Dragon Tribe breeds them as livestock. There are lots of them living here. Why do you ask?"

"Oh… Do the plesiosaurs here attack people often?" Gao Peng asked.

Bai Yin shook his head. "No, they wouldn't do that. They are an intelligent species and are usually housebroken from a young age. They wouldn't attack anyone unprovoked…"

His voice trailed off as he stared at Gao Peng, who was looking at him innocently.

"I didn't provoke it. This plesiosaurus attacked my Familiar this morning out of nowhere," Gao Peng hurriedly said.

Bai Yin looked at the bowl in his hands and the pieces of meat in the bowl. Taking a deep breath, he gulped down the whole thing and glared at Gao Peng. "You bastard!"

Upon knowing the origin of Gao Peng's mystery meat, Bai Yin's appetite grew tenfold. He began asking for seconds. He even called his Familiar to join them for dinner.

The two of them gorged themselves on the whole thing until midnight. When the pot was completely cleaned out, they laid on the ground with round bellies.

Bai Yin burped contentedly. "That was delicious."

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Chapter 614: The Trade Fair

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"How on earth did you manage to piss off Bai Du?" Bai Yin asked.

He wasn't too worried about Bai Du. The latter was a talented individual who had recently been promoted to Overlord Tier, but there were others just as brilliant as him in the tribe. He also knew for a fact that Gao Peng was a lot more talented than Bai Du.

What Bai Yin was concerned about was Bai Du's father, Bai Jiyuan, one of the chief hunters in the White Dragon tribe. Being one of the chief hunters of the tribe was already a remarkable thing in itself. He had also heard that Bai Jiyuan's Familiar, a Water Dragon Turtle, had reached the highest point of Overlord Tier. It could be promoted to Saint Tier at any moment. Also, Bai Jiyuan's influence encompassed most of the tribe. One could clearly see that the man himself was not someone who should be trifled with.

"I have no idea," Gao Peng said. He told Bai Yin everything he saw and heard on the beach in the morning.

Bai Yin was silent for a moment before saying, "Bai Ge might have been the one behind your attack."

"Bai Ge?" Gao Peng asked.

"Yeah, he's Bai Du's younger brother," Bai Yin said. "He's the loose cannon of the family. He tends to take advantage of his brother's high standing. Bai Du, on the other hand, is quite the opposite. He's usually the more careful one. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say a single bad thing about him."

He gave Gao Peng a toothy grin and said, "Don't worry, I have some influence around this place. If any of them comes back to pick on you again, I'll be sure to give you a hand… Think of it as my way of saying thanks for the wonderful dinner you've prepared for me."

Gao Peng nodded. He didn't even bother asking why Bai Yin wanted to help him.

It was just a matter of weighing the pros and cons of the situation. Bai Yin obviously saw that there was more to be gained from Gao Peng than from Bai Ge and the rest of his family.

No matter what ulterior motives the guy might have had for helping him, Gao Peng could not bring himself to hate him right now. He had to admit that he had truly underestimated Bai Yin. He also knew mediocrity when he saw it.

"Oh yeah, there's going to be a trade fair tomorrow in the village. Will you be going?" Bai Yin asked, suddenly remembering why he came to visit Gao Peng in the first place.

"A trade fair?" Gao Peng fell silent for a moment. He then said, "I'm not part of the tribe. You sure an outsider like me is allowed to join your festivities?"

"Of course, the trade fairs held once every month, Bay Yin said. "It won't just be the White Dragon tribe. People from other tribes in the vicinity will also be coming."

"I guess it won't hurt to see what it's all about," Gao Peng said with a smile.

Bai Yin shivered when he saw that smile. "Don't smile at me like that. You're really giving me the creeps, you know that?"

He thought, What have I gotten myself into?

The next morning, Gao Peng told the high priestess about his intention to go to the trade fair. She did not object to it. Since he was invited to the White Dragon tribe by the high priestess herself, he figured that it was only proper to notify her about it beforehand.

The high priestess simply nodded in agreement as she fed her chickens.

"Go then. Little Yin has always been such a considerate child. Make sure you don't get yourself mixed up with the wrong crowd now," she said with a laugh.

Gao Peng nodded. "Don't worry, high priestess. I'll be careful."

At the start of every month, the White Dragon tribe held a trade fair on a small island in a corner of the archipelago.

"The trade fair used to be open only to members of the White Dragon tribe," Bay Yin explained. "There are approximately 400,000 people scattered across the archipelago. That made it quite difficult for most of us to trade resources and monster ingredients with one another, so we decided to hold a monthly trade fair to facilitate our businesses.

"Of course, once we establish a solid customer base for ourselves, subsequent transactions are carried out on a personal basis, so there's really no need for something as cumbersome as trade fair at this point. Now, most people sell freshly caught monster corpses, monster younglings, and various ingredients in these events, all of which are gathered within the current month."

Even though he could see that Gao Peng did not have anything of value with him to trade at the moment, he added, "If you have something you would like to sell here, you can do so in the trade fair. The main currency we use here is monster core crystals."

To all appearances, Gao Peng had come here empty-handed. It was then that Gao Peng suddenly remembered the raw materials the Great Altar Cutter had produced. He knew that any of the Great Altar Cutter's byproducts would instantly attract many potential customers for him.

There would be a large number of monster corpses being sold in the trade fair. He could buy them all and disassemble them into raw materials, which he could then sell back to the public at an even higher price. He would be able to earn lots of monster core crystals in no time.

However, he soon dismissed this idea from his head. Despite the profit he could potentially receive, the risk that came with it was also just as huge. More importantly, Gao Peng was not in need of money. He had all the freshly caught monster corpses he could ever need at the moment.

A typical monster would also need some time to properly digest the resulting meat and soul essences. He might not be able to sell off all the meat and soul essences in his possession if he went through with this plan of his.

"We're here. That's the trade fair's island," Bai Yin said.

Gao Peng looked down at the island below him. All the trees on it had been chopped down. Buildings of all shapes and sizes were built in their place. The island was teeming with humans and Familiars.

The winged dragon that was carrying Gao Peng and Bai Yin began to descend from the sky. It landed on what appeared to be a "dragon" airport. The place was bustling with dragons, which were either taking off into the sky or landing on what little space was available to them.

As soon as they exited the dragon airport, Gao Peng could hear the cries of vendors desperately advertising their wares to the public.

"Get your water tiger shells here! Replenish your yin-yang essence! Guaranteed to keep you young and beautiful!"

"Striped narwhals' feces over here, straight from the Black sea! Helps promote the growth of water-type plant monsters."

"We've got Nutmeg Moss Flowers here. They have a certain chance of triggering a mutation in water-type familiars. They also have a curious effect on turtle-type monsters."

The air was filled with street cries.

Gao Peng swept his gaze across the vendors' wares.

[Ingredient Name: Nutmeg Moss Flower

[Ingredient Description: Can be used alongside the feces of a Striped Narwhal, the fresh urine of a Golden-pupiled Blood-eyed Mink and the innards of a Rotten-hearted Conch to produce a mutagenic concoction. Has a strong mutagenic effect on turtle-type monsters and familiars below Saint-tier.

The descriptions of all kinds of ingredients flooded Gao Peng's field of vision. Even though some of these descriptions barely held any information about the uses of all the ingredients, they at least gave him a general outline of their medicinal properties.

Gao Peng continued surveying the merchandise that was being sold in the trade fair. He was looking for something he could use on his own Familiars.

Most novels usually had their heroes or main characters chance upon an incredible treasure in exotic bazaars like this one. He already had a cheat code in hand. He wouldn't be surprised if he stumbled across something equally incredible at this point.

Along the way, Gao Peng could see that a couple of wares were sold at a cheaper price than they were actually worth. However, he still could not find anything he could use on his own Familiars. This could be due to the fact that his Familiars' grades and tiers were a lot higher than those of the average Familiar there.

"Let's go visit the stalls," Bai Yin whispered, sensing Gao Peng's dissatisfaction. "Their wares may be a bit pricey, but they are top quality materials gathered by the major families in the White Dragon tribe."

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Chapter 615: The Divine Adamantine Tablet

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Gao Peng had to admit that the things sold here seemed more impressive than what he could find outside the island. There was an exotic charm to some of them. Naturally, any of these shops would have to one-up everyone else in terms of how exotic their merchandise looked if they hoped to make a profit during the trade fair.

"These stalls were set up by people from the upper echelons of our tribe and others," explained Bai Yin in a low voice.

Gao Peng nodded. People bustled through the trade fair ceaselessly. Every stall was surrounded by a crowd of curious onlookers. The cacophony of people debating every aspect of the merchandise sold there filled the air.

"Dad, I want that familiar."

"All right, I'll buy it for you when you turn 18."

"You're still selling that? It's been standing there for half a year now…"

"Thing is, I don't think it's an ingredient. Looks more like someone carved it by themselves…"

Gao Peng squeezed past a crowd to get a better look of a row of ingredients that were being sold in a stall. Attached below each ingredient was a price tag.

One of the more prominent items being sold was what appeared to be a baby monster inside a metal cage. The creature resembled a toad with two horns on its head. It was as big as a mortar and as white as snow. The two horns on its head were red like ruby.

[Monster Name: Dragon Snowtoad

[Monster Level: Level 26 (Commander-tier)

[Monster Grade: Perfect

Gao Peng diverted his gaze to the rest of the merchandise. Suddenly, his eyes fell on something peculiar. What had caught Gao Peng's attention was a strange object whose shape resembled a gravestone that seemed to have been carved by human hands.

[Item Name: Divine Adamantine Tablet

[Item Description: A tablet governed by the powers of heaven and earth and tempered by the rigors of battle. It is nigh-indestructible. It can only be destroyed by a few things in this world. Its usage has a strict set of requirements, namely…

The Divine Adamantine Tablet. Gao Peng widened his eyes at it before turning away. It's true what they said: the things we wanted tended to turn up in the most unexpected of places.

Who says these tribal folk aren't selling anything good here?

These tribes must have stockpiled a lot of high-quality goods over the years. Excitement grew in Gao Peng as he thought about all the possibilities the trade fair had in store for him. He could probably strike up a deal with the high priestess and trade one of his possessions for something of equal value here.

The price of the Divine Adamantine Tablet was one Overlord-tier monster core crystal or 20 Emperor-tier monster core crystals.

It was a bit pricy. As a rule, an Emperor-tier familiar could finish off another Emperor-tier monster. However, the latter could also turn the tables on an Emperor-tier familiar. Only an Overlord-tier familiar could kill any Emperor-tier monster without any fear of retaliation.

And only a Saint-tier trainer could easily obtain an Overlord-tier monster core crystal. However, it was highly unlikely that he or she would spend one Overlord-tier monster core crystal just to buy something.

The owner of the stall must not have known the true purpose of the Divine Adamantine Tablet. If he had, he definitely wouldn't have been selling it for such a low price.

Gao Peng looked down at the rest of his body. He was still wearing the same black combat uniform that he had worn on Earth. He stood out like a sore thumb in the middle of the crowd.

"Brother Bai Yin, could you help me out here?" whispered Gao Peng in Bai Yin's ear. After surreptitiously handing an Overlord-tier monster core crystal to Bai Yin, he casually stepped away from the stall as if nothing had happened.

Despite not completely trusting Bai Yin, Gao Peng believed in his ability to not do anything stupid, like making off with the Divine Adamantine Tablet, for instance. He was a smart guy, and smart guys generally knew when not to cross a line.

Ten minutes later, Bai Yin waved Gao Peng over just outside the stall. The Divine Adamantine Tablet was on the back of a cow. This was a strong crow, at least King-tier. Its trainer was walking beside it.

When Gao Peng walked over to Bai Yin, the latter said with a strained smile, "I didn't bring my familiar with me. The tablet's too heavy for me."

"No worries." Gao Peng summoned Silly to his side. The jellyfish glistened with silver light under the sun, instantly drawing the attention of both Bai Yin and the cow's trainer to itself.

With a slight spatial distortion in the air, Silly absorbed the Divine Adamantine Tablet into its portable space, relieving the cow of its load.

"Thanks," Gao Peng said to the cow's trainer before beckoning to Bai Yin to leave the place with him.

The cow's trainer asked Gao Peng, "What do you intend to do with that tablet?"

Gao Peng smiled at him cryptically and said, "Souvenir." The trainer frowned at his response.

When Gao Peng and Bai Yin had left the stall far behind them, the cow's trainer returned to the back of the stall. "Did he say what he wants to do with that tablet?" asked the stall's owner.

"Just that he was buying it as a souvenir…"

"Phooey! There's no way that's true." The stall's owner was anxious about whether he had accidentally sold something at a price lower than what it was actually worth.

He had consulted many people as to the actual nature of the tablet. None of them seemed to have any idea what it was supposed to be used for. Subjecting it to heat and electricity didn't seem to have any effect on it. Also, it had cost him two Emperor-tier monster core crystals just to buy it off of someone else from another tribe's hands.

The thing was essentially useless in his hands. He might as well have bought a wok back then. At least he could use that to cook rice.

And so he decided to sell the tablet for one Overlord-tier monster core crystal just to get rid of it for good. However, even though he had finally gotten rid of it, he still felt that it might have been a mistake to sell it away.

If Gao Peng knew what was going on in the stall owner's mind, he would have just shaken his head with a sad smile on his face. People are truly a petty bunch.

Bai Yin didn't ask what Gao Peng wanted to use the tablet for. He feared that he wouldn't be able to control himself if he knew, so he thought it best not to ask for now. He spent the rest of the day accompanying Gao Peng around the fair, where Gao Peng got to see all kinds of monsters native only to the Squared World. Gao Peng didn't see any other item worth spending his wealth on for the rest of the trip.

When they finally returned to the island, Gao Peng headed over to the high priestess' place, where she was still chatting with one of her familiars.

Beside her sat a seven-foot-tall grey-furred ape with a long tail. There was an intelligent light in its eyes. It could apparently speak the human tongue.

"High priestess, I'm actually a monster breeder. I've helped raise the grades of my own familiars as well as those in the Southern Sky Group," said Gao Peng.

The high priestess smiled at him. "Yes, I have heard about this from others. Is there something you need from an old grandma like myself?"

"I was at the trade fair with Bai Yin today when I scored some high-quality ingredients. I was thinking about raising the grades of my familiars here on your island. I hope I won't be a nuisance to you and the rest of the tribespeople."

The high priestess chuckled. "No problem. I could also help you obtain any ingredients you want. We have lots of unused ingredients piled up in storage."

If anyone from the tribe had heard the high priestess's offer to Gao Peng, they would definitely have been green with envy. Not even the tribal chief knew exactly what kind of treasure lay unused in the White Dragon Tribe's storage.

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Chapter 616: Transformation!

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"No need to trouble yourself, really. I'll need to help promote one of my familiars first." Gao Peng didn't immediately accept the high priestess' offer. The White Dragon tribe's ingredient stockpile had been maintained by their ancestors for thousands of years. Also, the White Dragon tribe had done nothing to offend him. If anything, it was thanks to the high priestess and Bai Yin that he had been able to obtain the Divine Adamantine Tablet. Some of the tribespeople also seemed to bear no ill will against him.

Gao Peng was ready to use the prestige of promoting Goldie to Mythical grade to make a deal with the White Dragon tribe. He believed that most human connections were made on an as-needed basis. Unlike one's familial relations, these connections were more often than not skin-deep.

Producing a couple of materials from Silly's portable space, Gao Peng began making the necessary preparations for Goldie's promotion. "Goldie, your power-up… that's not what I meant. Promotion, I've prepared the ingredients for your promotion," said Gao Peng.

Goldie's eyes shone brightly, its bald head shining even brighter. "Looks like the early duck gets the worm." Gao Peng raised an eyebrow at this.

"I should tell my fiancee about this," continued Goldie. "Gao Peng, summon Flamy here, quick. She needs to know about this."

"Enough. No need to drag Flamy out here." Gao Peng gave the duck's bald head a sharp rap.

"The promotion process can be a bit bloody and excruciating, so you'd better brace yourself for what's to come," he said, his voice dropping to a severe tone.

"I know. No pain, no gain," said Goldie, clenching its fists. "I just did 5,000 one-fingered push-ups. I've never felt more prepared for this moment!"

Gao Peng took out a workstation from Silly's portable space. A row of complicated-looking instruments was placed on it. He then concocted a mixture in a large beaker using the ingredients that he had carefully measured before using a brush to smear the mixture across the Divine Adamantine Tablet's surface. Once the tablet was covered with a layer of oil, he proceeded to heat it up over a small fire.

A change gradually came over the Divine Adamantine Tablet, which had resisted all attempts to deform it in the past via heat or electricity; the tablet was now glowing with a golden light above the fire.

Goldie's eyes widened at the sight of the glowing tablet. Does Gao Peng plan to have me eat this thing while it's still scalding hot?

"Come here, Goldie," said Gao Peng, beckoning it over.

Goldie quickly walked over to Gao Peng's side. It didn't think that swallowing a piece of rock would be a painful ordeal. Back when it had still been an ordinary duck, it had always eaten stones for breakfast, which had greatly benefited its digestion. This rock is a bit large though…

Gao Peng then summoned Flowing Light, then drew a vertical line across Goldie's chest with a marker pen. Goldie didn't know how to react to this.

Goldie's stomach was then cut open by Flowing Light. This had the effect of triggering the duck's passive effect. Goldie's body expanded considerably, forcing Flowing Light to exert itself even more as its claws went through the duck's skin.

"Perfect," muttered Gao Peng, satisfied with Flowing Light's work. He inserted the Divine Adamantine Tablet inside Goldie's belly.

Goldie stood there, staring into the distance with a dumbfounded look on its face. It didn't seem to notice the sudden weight that was introduced into its stomach.

Ten minutes passed. Goldie touched its stomach. The incision that Flowing Light had made on it was healing fast, thanks to its high regenerative ability, leaving only a faint red line across Goldie's stomach.

The high priestess was unsure what to make of all this as she watched Gao Peng go about his business from the top of a mountain.

"Earthbreaker, do you have any idea what's going on?"

The Earthbreaker Dragon Ape said in a low voice, "No. The duck looks frail, but I'm sure it can digest a piece of rock like that without any problem."

Goldie closed its eyes. It was beginning to feel tired.

"Lie down if you're feeling sleepy. Make sure you don't do anything to reopen the wound on your stomach," said Gao Peng.

Goldie did as it was told and laid down on the ground. "Got it," it muttered. Its stomach felt bloated. Goldie was somewhat troubled by this. It felt like it was giving birth to a stone. My reputation as a manly duck is ruined. If Flamy hears about this, she'll never let me hear the end of it.

"Gao Peng, don't summon Flamy here," said Goldie weakly. Gao Peng nodded. He knew what was going on in its mind right now.

At night, the temperature near the beach fell. Gao Peng covered Goldie's body with a couple of leaves he had collected from the trees in the forest, then made a fire not too far away from the duck. He rubbed his hands together while occasionally looking at Goldie over his shoulder.

Goldie's steady breathing could be heard from beneath the leaves. Then, it began to wheeze… Its breathing was now ragged.

At midnight, Gao Peng, who had dozed off, was suddenly woken up by Goldie.

Goldie had let out a low roar through its nostrils. It was clutching the earth in its hands, its shoulders buried deep in the ground. Veins were popping out across its forehead. There was a strangled noise coming from its throat. It sounded as if it was trying very hard not to wake Gao Peng up.

Gao Peng quickly looked at Goldie's status.

[Monster Name: Forbidden Adamantine Duck (Evolving)

[Monster Status: Slightly injured

Goldie's status seemed just fine. Gao Peng let out a sigh of relief.

Goldie continued letting out muffled roars of anguish. When it noticed that Gao Peng was now awake, it decided not to hold them in any longer and stamped its feet on the ground. The whole island shook. Gao Peng thought that Goldie had punctured a hole in the island itself.

"It's about to transform," said the Earthbreaker Dragon Ape solemnly as it watched Goldie agonize on the beach.

It was curious as to which grade this duck was about to reach. Are youngsters these days capable of making an entire island quake when they're about to reach the Legendary tier?

No longer able to contain the pain inside itself, Goldie let out a deafening roar. "Quaaaarck!"

Goldie's fists were clenched tight. The wings on its back were trembling violently, and their bones were growing thicker until they tore through Goldie's skin. Its wings, now stained red, seemed to glisten with metallic light.

In just a short period of time, Goldie's wings had doubled in size.

Gao Peng was closest to Goldie. He could see its stomach glowing, where light was emanating ceaselessly from the tablet. It was as if Goldie had swallowed a whole sun. The golden silhouette could be seen through its skin.

The golden tablet seemed to be changing shapes. At first a mere tablet, it then took on the form of a human, then a dragon, then a phoenix… followed by a couple more shapes Gao Peng couldn't put his finger on. However, all of them looked incredibly ferocious.

Finally, the golden light from the tablet began to solidify into a golden human-like creature with a pair of wings on its back and a pair of arms on both sides. It looked like an angel as described in western mythology. However, there was nothing dainty about it. Muscles rippled across its body as it sat cross-legged on Goldie's chest.

Then, the golden light dispersed into a shower of light that rained down on Goldie's body.

"Yeeeooow!" Goldie's body shook. Its back straightened suddenly. It was now looking straight at the sky. Suddenly, two beams of light shot out from its eyes and into the heavens. Upon touching the clouds, the beams of light spread out across the sky in a dense, almost electrical pattern.

This drew the attention of everyone from the other islands in the Dragon Archipelago. The entire archipelago, which had been silent not long before, was now abuzz with excitement.

"It came from the high priestess's island."

"What was that? Did the high priestess' Earthbreaker Dragon Ape finally reach Saint-tier?"

A couple of secondary dragons and Dragon-type monsters were flying across the dark sky with their trainers on their backs. Many White Dragon tribespeople were now looking curiously at the high priestess's island in the distance.

The curious event that Goldie triggered made the duck the focus of everyone's attention in the Dragon Archipelago at that moment.

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Chapter 617: Divine Adamantine Beast

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A huge, slender shadow emerged from the depths of the ocean, then wrapped itself around the island's mountain before resting its head on the mountain's peak, where it silently gazed at the high priestess.

The high priestess walked to the edge of the peak and caressed the bristle on the creature's neck.

"Don't let anyone bother him," said the high priestess gently.

"Huh… judging from the commotion just now, I thought it was Earthbreaker who had finally reached Saint-tier," said the creature, its silhouette completely merged with the darkness of the night. Only a pair of silver eyes twinkled in the sky. They belonged to a black dragon that stood taller than even the mountain itself.

The Earthbreaker Dragon Ape shook its head. "I'm still a long way from Saint-tier."

"Don't worry. I'll make sure those little squirts don't get too close," said the black dragon, revealing its sharp white fangs as its mouth split into a grin.

With a light movement from the dragon, four water pillars surged out from the ocean into the heavens No words were spoken, yet the meaning was clear: keep away.

A couple of familiars who were flying too close to the island quickly made a sharp turn away from the water pillars.

Goldie was now floating 30 feet off the ground, its body surrounded by golden rings of light. The rings of light spinning around it gradually shrank inward. When they touched Goldie's skin, a divine light flashed out, forming a layer of runes on Goldie's body. Soon, layers of runes could be seen stacked on top of one another across Goldie's body, forming the outline of a suit of armor.

The dark sky was illuminated by Goldie and the faint golden haze that now enveloped its body. From its eyes sprang forth two streaks of golden light that rushed into the high heavens. The golden haze had turned the clouds overhead into a sea of gold.

Crack. Goldie's taut arms began to expand. Its body was now burning with golden flames. It was as if Goldie had shattered some invisible shackles that had been impeding its growth all this time.

Hum… The golden light in the sky fell back into Goldie's body, and silence fell once more over the Dragon Archipelago. Only the sound of beating dragon wings in the sky could be heard from the sky.

Goldie's eyes were closed, its breathing was now steady. The silence of the night remained unbroken for a long while. Then, Goldie opened its eyes. In them lay a boundless golden ocean. It fell back on the ground solidly.

[Monster Name: Divine Adamantine Bestial Duck

[Monster Tier: Level 80 (Overlord-tier)

[Monster Grade: Mythical/Mythical

[Monster Attribute: Metal

[Monster Ability: Divine Body Level 7, Explosive Power Level 6

[Special Characteristics: Divine Gui Power (Passive Effect 1: Every time it receives true damage, this effect will be triggered once. Its physical constitution will double in strength. However, its size will remain unchanged.)

Divine Secret Power (Passive Effect 1: Its resistance to all elements is increased. If activated, it can form an Elemental Vacuum Field around itself.)

Divine Adamantine Body (Its Divine Body, which it has forged through years of training, is now endowed with extraordinary strength.

Passive Effect 1: Its endurance increases greatly.

Passive Effect 2: Every part of its body has the same level of defense, including, but not limited to, its internal organs and eyes.

Passive Effect 3: Its willpower increases greatly, which in turn increases its resistance to Charm and Mind Control-type abilities.)

[Monster Weakness: It lacks any long-distance offensive abilities or countermeasures against subtler means of mind control. Its defenses against Soul-type attacks also leave much to be desired.

[Monster Description: A duck-shaped Divine Adamantine Beast. Despite having a pair of wings, its flight speed and agility are still lacking. It is a reckless thing, and it has every right to be so, thanks to its formidable strength and defenses.

[Promotion to Eternal Grade: Divine Adamantine Elder

Gao Peng began reflecting on what he had just read. With its resistances now greatly increased, it no longer had to worry about being killed before it could trigger its passive ability enough times to survive a killing blow.

Goldie's resistance to Charm-type abilities had also been increased. However, Gao Peng was a bit let down by the fact that only its willpower had received a boost, instead of its spiritual fortitude. Goldie would have had all its bases covered if spiritual fortitude had received a boost as well. Its Gui power could only increase its physical constitution; its spiritual power wasn't included in the package.

Also, Goldie was still not completely adapted to aerial combat. Even though it could now fly, flight wasn't one of its strong suits. The Monster Description had made special mention of Goldie's weaknesses, which were all areas that it had yet to attain sufficient competence in…

Gao Peng had also noticed that the fruit abilities he had endowed Goldie with were all negated by its Divine Body. It seemed to have a strong nullifying effect on any external energies.

"It must have reached Mythical-grade," said the black dragon, narrowing its eyes at Goldie.

"I would like to spar with it once it reaches Saint-tier," said the Earthbreaker Dragon Ape, its fighting spirit now ablaze.

The high priestess gazed at Gao Peng and Goldie, who were still standing on the beach. She then let out a sigh, suddenly feeling very old.

One needed more than luck to help a familiar reach the Mythical grade. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been called the Mythical grade.

The people watching the island from afar could only see two human-like figures on the beach. They could tell that neither one of them belonged to the Earthbreaker Dragon Ape. Most of them were forced to forgo sleep that night. Their thoughts were filled with what they had seen on the high priestess' island.

When Goldie had successfully completed its promotion, the black dragon slunk quietly back into the ocean's depths.

The next day, Gao Peng took Goldie to see the high priestess.

"Thank you, high priestess, for helping us keep everyone else away from the island," said Gao Peng, bowing deeply.

The high priestess scattered a handful of chicken feed on the ground. A couple of phoenix-tailed chickens scrambled over to peck it up. Slapping her hands clean, the high priestess nodded. "We of the White Dragon Tribe always make it a point to treat our friends right. I only feared that those who were a bit too close would interrupt your familiar's promotion."

She then looked at Goldie, which was standing behind Gao Peng. "This must be the familiar from last night. Not bad."

"The commotion you made last night shook the whole tribe. The tribal chief sent someone over just now to bring you to his place. I didn't want to wake you up, so I told them to wait."

"Thank you, high priestess," said Gao Peng, making sure to sound as grateful as he could. His expression changed slightly when he looked at the high priestess' kind features. "We've known each other for so long, but I still don't know what your name is."

"Me? My name's Bai Ya," said the high priestess softly.

Gao Peng frowned. He couldn't figure out which Chinese character the 'Ya' in 'Bai Ya' belonged to.

"Ya, as in Yazi," said the high priestess with a smile, as if she was accustomed to people being confused by her name.

Yazi? Gao Peng's heart began to beat faster. Yazi was the name of the Dragon King's second son. It had an aggressive temperament and an insatiable thirst for blood and combat. As the saying went, "As every act of kindness must be repaid in kind, so too shall every wrong suffered by Yazi, however slight." He never would have thought that such a kind, gentle woman would have such a violent name.

"Not bad, not bad at all," said Bai Ya the high priestess as she carefully observed every angle of Goldie's body. There was a look of satisfaction on her face.

"In all my life, I've never encountered any Mythical-grade monsters or familiars until today. I'm quite pleased by this," she said thoughtfully. She then handed Gao Peng a copper tablet. "My initial reason for visiting Earth was so that I could meet your grandfather. It's a shame that he…"

Bai Ya stopped short, before sighing. "This is for you, a symbol of my authority. You're a talented kid. I would hate to see you die young before you could live up to your full potential. When you meet the tribal chief later, you can show them this copper tablet to gain access to the tribe's warehouse and pick any item that you want. You can go now."

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Chapter 618: The True Dragon Fruit

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The White Dragon Tribe chief's place was just a stone's throw away from the high priestess's island. Gao Peng flew over to it on Goldie's shoulder. This took only a minute.

The newly-promoted Goldie had undergone a drastic change in terms of appearance. The first thing one would notice was its apparent decrease in size. Shrinking by three feet, it now stood only 16 feet tall.

Goldie wasn't too happy about this. It was now a head shorter than Flamy, who stood a good 19 feet tall. Its sense of pride as a manly duck had taken a huge hit.

Other than the decrease in size, the pair of wings on Goldie's back had grown visibly more muscular. They now resembled the wings of a beetle, and they covered practically all of its back and ankles. Once fleshy-looking, Goldie's wings now had a metallic gleam to them. Their edges were more defined. When sheathed, they looked as if they were a layer of metal plates. An ethereal light now radiated from Goldie's muscular body.

Every time Goldie clenched its fists or exerted itself the slightest bit, the gaps in its new armor would give off a red, almost lava-like glow. It looked positively awesome.

The only flaw in Goldie's new appearance… was its still bald scalp. Goldie touched its head, which shone even brighter than before. Like its wings, its head now gleamed with a metallic light, as well.

"Gao Peng, why am I still bald?" asked Goldie, evidently upset about its continued lack of hair.

"Well, for starters, you're still the same rock-headed duck I know," said Gao Peng as he rubbed its scalp. It still felt like flesh.

"What does that have to do with my baldness?" said Goldie.

"Your rock-hard head is impeding your hair follicles," explained Gao Peng in a serious tone.

Goldie let out a thoughtful hum. Gao Peng's explanation sounded reasonable. The only thing that set the chief's island apart from the high priestess' was the fact that the former had a lot of the White Dragon chief's relatives living on it, while there were only around ten thousand people living on this island.

"Don't speak unless spoken to when meeting the chief. Just listen to the old man. He's got quite a temper, and he doesn't like others interrupting him when he's talking," said the chief's great-great-grandson as he led Gao Peng to the chief's residence. Gao Peng could only take his word for it, since he was indeed the chief's great-great-grandson. Gao Peng nodded.

Half an hour later, Gao Peng reached his destination. It was a mountain cave, a fence was erected around it. Layers of unnamed animal skins were spread across the ground. When Gao Peng placed his foot on them, he could feel himself sink downward. Rows of white oil candles were arranged on both sides of the cave walls. A musky smell filled the air as the candles burned.

In the deepest part of the cave sat an old man in a white robe. The hem of his robe pooled around him on the ground. His beard was touching his chest, and his white eyebrows were like a pair of waterfalls hanging over his deep, cavernous eyes. It wasn't until Gao Peng took a closer look at him that he realized that the old man was taking a nap.

When Gao Peng moved closer, the old man looked up at him. His face inscrutable, he gazed for a good while at Gao Peng and Goldie, who was standing behind its master. Then, he let out a thoughtful humming sound through his nostrils. As if exhausted by all that staring, he yawned hugely and waved Gao Peng away.

Gao Peng widened his eyes. Is that the end of our business?! Didn't his great-great-grandson say that the old man doesn't like to be interrupted when he's talking? He didn't even say a word!

Gao Peng had no idea what to make of this. Frowning, Gao Peng took a peek at the chief's attributes.

[Species: Human

[Status: Healthy (Relieved)

Gao Peng heaved a sigh of relief. Even though it didn't feel right to peek into other people's emotions the way he did, what he got out of it made him feel a bit better.

A moment later, Gao Peng noticed that the old man's status had changed.

[Status: Healthy (Worried)

Gao Peng gave the chief a bow before turning around to leave the cave. He had initially thought that Bai Yin was the chief's son, and he very well could have been—the chief didn't look too old. He still seemed spry despite his wizened age.

As the chief watched Gao Peng's receding figure, he furrowed his eyebrows, evidently troubled by something.

When Gao Peng stepped out of the cave, he was greeted by the sight of Bai Yin, who had been waiting outside for him. "I still haven't congratulated you for your familiar's promotion," said Bai Yin, doing the customary Chinese greeting of clasping his hands before his chest.

"I see you've met my father." Bai Yin threw a furtive look at the cave behind Gao Peng, then gestured for Gao Peng to follow him.

When they had put some distance between them and the cave, Bai Yin let out a sigh and said, "You have some balls, mate. Weren't you nervous when you were speaking to my father? He has a really foul temper, you know."

Gao Peng raised an eyebrow at Bai Yin. Foul temper? Why do I get the feeling that I'm being duped by all of you here? Despite being a man of few words, Gao Peng felt that the old man's temper wasn't as violent as everyone had been telling him.

"Oh yeah, the high priestess gave me a copper plate. She said it would grant me access to your warehouse, where I could take an item of my choosing…" said Gao Peng.

Bai Yin said, smiling, "Oh, looks like the high priestess really likes you. That's the high priestess' token. It's also the symbol of a good relationship with the White Dragon Tribe. Few people have had the honor to receive it from the high priestess." Bai Yin didn't seem too surprised by Gao Peng coming into possession of the high priestess' token.

He then brought Gao Peng to the next island. This island was also a stone's throw away from the chief's and high priestess' islands. It was one of the three islands in the center of the Dragon Archipelago. The island had little to no vegetation on it, its surface was covered mostly by bare rocks.

Bai Yin led Gao Peng to the entrance of a valley. There, he stopped. "I can't go in. There's a guardian keeping watch over the valley. When you see it, show it the high priestess' token."

The valley seemed almost empty. A trail of golden sand stretched before them leading towards the deeper regions of the valley.

Gao Peng hesitated for a moment, then entered the valley. After a while, he could feel a sense of threat. A sudden tremor shook the valley. Just then, a huge shadow fell over Gao Peng.

The sun was blocked out almost completely. Gao Peng had been shielding his eyes from the sun with his left hand. When he looked up, he could see a huge dragon head staring straight at him from the sky.

[Monster Name: Five-Clawed White Dragon

[Monster Level: Level 87 (Saint-tier)

[Monster Grade: Legendary/Legendary

Gao Peng took out the copper plate and showed it to the dragon. When it saw the token, it pulled its head back into the sky without a word. Then, there was a thunderous rumble as the huge stone door deep in the valley slowly raised.

Gao Peng frowned. That is one intelligent dragon.

When Gao Peng approached the cave in the valley, he could see a stone giant, the color scheme of which matched that of the valley around it, pulling up the stone door without a sound. Most of its body was melded into the mountain face. After Gao Peng entered the cave, the stone giant let the stone door fall to the ground, then sank back into the mountain face.

Once Gao Peng was inside, the dark cave was instantly lit up by a beetle-like creature that was hanging from the ceiling, its wings spread out to let a soft blue light shine down from the tip of its abdomen.

When Gao Peng walked away from the entrance of the cave, the beetle closed its wings, plunging the place back into darkness. Even the lights are motion-sensitive!

The White Dragon tribe's warehouse was a lot smaller than Gao Peng had thought it would be.

However, every item in it seemed to be of considerable value. Gao Peng even found a True Dragon Fruit that was placed in a small blue box. It was a Saint-tier object capable of purifying the blood of any Dragon-type monster. It could be used on Dragon-type monsters above the Legendary grade. After usage, it would have a certain likelihood of raising a monster's blood purity as well as its grade.

By complementing it with other ingredients, Gao Peng would be able to increase its success rate to 100 percent. Even though there was a good chance he would come across another True Dragon Fruit in the mysterious dimension, Gao Peng decided to take the True Dragon Fruit with him.

With it, he could help his grandfather's White Dragon reach the Legendary grade.

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Chapter 619: The Tribal Meet

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After deciding on the True Dragon Fruit, Gao Peng wasn't in a hurry to leave. He wandered for a bit around the warehouse. He let out a long breath. The White Dragon Tribe had collected a lot of valuable stuff for themselves over the years.

It was a shame that he didn't have much use for some of these things, as most of his familiars had already reached the Legendary grade. Gao Peng went over his familiars' stats inside his head. Formerly an Eternal-grade familiar at its prime, Fatty Big Sea had reverted back to Legendary-grade.

Da Zi, Dumby, and Goldie had reached the Mythical grade, while Flamy, Stripey, Desolion, White Paper, and Silly were all Legendary-grade. On the other hand, Flowing Light and the seven little ones were only Epic-grade.

The next stage after Legendary was Mythical. Gao Peng had found a couple of ingredients that could potentially raise a familiar's grade to Mythical in the warehouse. However, there wasn't a lot of them, and most of them weren't compatible with any of his familiars.

Using an ingredient on an incompatible familiar could give rise to disastrous results. In the worst-case scenario, it could even cause a familiar to drop down a grade.

Gao Peng had memorized all the ingredients Flowing Light needed for its promotion. As for Moneymaker, due to it being a Mystic-type, the ingredients for its promotion to the Legendary grade had proven difficult to find. Gao Peng couldn't find any material in the White Dragon Tribe's warehouse that could potentially be of use to Moneymaker.

As for the seven little ones… Gao Peng had his own plans for obtaining their evolutionary materials.

Back on the high priestess's island, Gao Peng brewed up a concoction using his newly obtained materials. When he was done, he asked Bai Yin to send the concoction back to the Southern Sky Group through his connections.

He then took a few days off on the island. During that time, Bai Yin would come over to visit Gao Peng. Sometimes, he would even bring Gao Peng around to meet some of the gifted youngsters in the White Dragon Tribe.

Even though Gao Peng didn't like socializing with others, he knew that there would be times when he had to interact with other people. After being among the White Dragon tribespeople for quite some time, Gao Peng realized that the level of these top tribes was higher than he had initially imagined.

The black dragon that had appeared beside the high priestess that night was a Pseudo-Legendary entity. Excluding it, Gao Peng had seen at least five Saint-tier monsters so far.

And this was merely the level of power the White Dragon Tribe had shown on the surface. No entity would willingly display the full breadth of its power to everyone, especially a top-tier tribe such as the White Dragon Tribe. Just seeing the tip of the iceberg that was the White Dragon Tribe was enough to make Gao Peng's blood go cold.

"Brother Gao, there's a message for you from one of your grandfather's men," said Bai Yin, handing a memory card to Gao Peng.

Gao Peng took the memory card from Bai Yin and plugged it into his tablet computer. Bai Yin turned around to let Gao Peng read his message in peace. The message on the screen was from Gao Peng's grandfather.

"White Dragon has been promoted to Legendary-grade; you can rest easy now. Also, moving preparations are underway. We are now working together with the government to move the people of the Huaxia region to the Black Fog World." This was his grandfather's message all right, simple and concise. Gao Peng was used to this.

Work was already underway on his grandfather's side… What he needed to do now was buy them more time. Suddenly, Gao Peng noticed that "1/12,000" was displayed on the right bottom corner of the document. He frowned.

Hesitating for a moment, he glanced back at Bai Yin, who still had his back to him. Gao Peng then slid his finger across the screen to the left.

The same message was written on the next page: "White Dragon has been promoted to Legendary-grade; you can rest easy now. Also, moving preparations are underway. We are now working together with the government to move the people of the Huaxia region to the Black Fog World."

Gao Peng was about to close the document when he suddenly thought of something. He began flipping through the pages, all of which displayed the same message over and over again.

After some thought, Gao Peng pressed on the search bar, then keyed in the page number 12,000. The screen flickered for a moment before revealing the last page, on which was written one single line: "Be careful with your words and actions."

When Gao Peng read that last line, the entire document began to blur as it initiated its self-destruction process. Seeing the now empty folder on the screen, Gao Peng began to ruminate on what he had just read.

Today was the ancient tribes' meeting, which would be held on the Blue River Plains. Since the Blue River Plains were approximately 450 miles away from the White Dragon Tribe, it wouldn't take long for anyone from the tribe to reach them.

A medium-sized tribe existed on the plains: the Blue River tribe. The native tribe had settled by the banks of the Blue River. Their blue-white buildings were built on an expansive plain where the Blue River meandered through the village.

The guardian familiar of the Blue River tribe was an Overlord-tier, Legendary-grade Eight-Armed Roaring Abominable Snowman.

There were a lot of trainers in the Blue River tribe with Abominable Snowmen as their familiars, ranging from Normal-grade ones to the Legendary-grade Eight-Armed Roaring Abominable Snowmen that guarded them.

By contributing to the tribe in some way, one would be rewarded with the ability to upgrade one's own familiar. The Overlord-tier Eight-Armed Roaring Snowman was a Legendary-grade familiar, which automatically put it on the top of the Abominable Snowmen hierarchy.

The level of a tribe's guardian familiar would determine a tribe's strength as a whole. The Blue River tribe was only second to the seven king tribes in terms of power. Its guardian familiar was at a level that was just right—not so high as to be feared by others, and not so low as to be incapable of maintaining order during the meeting.

The top three tribes all had their own Quasi Gods. However, none of them could leave their posts in their respective tribes without permission. In truth, these pseudo-divine familiars were no more than deterrents and wouldn't be put into action unless it was absolutely necessary for them to act.

It was best to think of them as weapons of mass destruction. None of the members of the hundred-country assembly would in their right mind bring nuclear warheads with them to the tribal meeting. If any of them did… the weak-hearted ones would be the first to piss their pants.

It would only be a matter of time until one of the top tribes ordered its Quasi God to rain down hellfire on the whole world. Not even a Saint-tier familiar could withstand such an attack.

A number of Saint-tier familiars had shown up for the meeting. Besides the top three tribes, the seven king tribes all had their own Saint-tier familiars. Their combined powers resulted in a tenuous, asymmetric balance of power.

The stronger tribes always wanted more authority. Naturally, they needed a way to keep the weaker tribes in line.

In theory, Gao Peng, who was now in possession of a Saint-tier familiar, was on the same playing field as the seven king tribes. This was his trump card. With a Saint-tier familiar at his disposal, there was almost nothing that could strike fear in him. Without it, Gao Peng wouldn't even have dared to join the tribes' meeting with such swagger.

The White Dragon Tribe had sent Bai Yin's second oldest brother, Bai Kun, to participate in the tribal meeting. Bai Kun was supposedly the most qualified person to become the next White Dragon Tribe chief. On the other hand, Bai Yin's oldest brother was a bloodthirsty madman whose only interests were raising his familiars and hunting other monsters. He simply had no time to care about anything else.

However, this was only speculation, as Bai Yin's father was obsessed with keeping his position as chief of the White Dragon Tribe. Despite being chief for close to 700 years, he had no intention of stepping down any time soon.

Most of the chiefs before Bai Yin's father had lasted at most two to three hundred years before resigning. Some had only lasted for a hundred years as chief before retiring early and letting someone else take their place.

Still, even though the current White Dragon Tribe chief had been in power for so long, he still did a good job of keeping the entire tribe in order. The tribe had prospered under his power.

It was a few years ago that the White Dragon Tribe chief seemed to finally start thinking about passing on the mantle to the younger generation. He had started relegating some of the more important responsibilities in the tribe to Bai Kun. Letting Bai Kun represent the White Dragon Tribe in the tribal meeting was also proof of that.

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Chapter 620: The Fei Lian

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The fact that Father wanted me to participate in this year's tribal meeting must mean that he wants to let me be chief soon. I'm going to show everyone else what the White Dragon tribe is made of, thought Bai Kun without betraying the slightest hint of emotion on his face. As a representative of the White Dragon Tribe and already part of its forebears, he had to maintain a calm exterior no matter what.

"This way please, our most esteemed guests from the White Dragon Tribe," said the person who received Gao Peng and the others when they arrived at the Blue River Tribe.

"Lead the way," said Bai Kun flatly.

The old man who had greeted them swept his gaze across the crowd of young people before him. "You're free to go about the village. Just don't cause any trouble while you're here."

He knew that these young people were an active bunch and that they would definitely want to join the festivities before the main event. Being young himself once, he knew what these people were thinking.

Gao Peng wanted to rest for a bit and then try to think of a way to participate in the event. Unfortunately, he was dragged along by Bai Yin and the others to join in the excitement of the ongoing festivities.

"Let's go. There's no way such a huge event can take place in a mere day or two. We'll let the elders handle their business, while we go about ours outside," said Bai Xi.

Bai Xi was one of the more talented individuals in the White Dragon Tribe. Signing a contract with an Overlord-tier familiar at an early age, he had already gained quite a reputation for himself.

"Bei Qingyan?" On the streets, Gao Peng saw someone he hadn't expected to see there.

"Gao…" Bei Qingyan sounded surprised, evidently not having expected to see Gao Peng there as well. However, with Gao Peng's identity in mind, she stopped herself before she could finish his name. Bei Qingyan took a deep breath as she stared at him, wide-eyed. She couldn't believe the nerve he had to show his face here!

Did he not know that slaughtering the Youhu Tribe had garnered him the ill will of most people in the ancient clan? Even though she knew that what the people of the Youhu Tribe had done was unforgivable, the fact still remained that they were part of the ancient clan. Gao Peng's actions had only served to make himself the common enemy of the rest of the tribes.

Ever since she had made it back to the Northern Ice Tribe, she had heard a lot of voices expressing their dissatisfaction with Gao Peng. There were even those who resented her for allying with the Southern Sky Group. This had caused the Northern Ice Tribe to become the target of much scorn and ridicule from the other King-tier tribes.

"Is this your friend?" said Bai Xi, whose breath seemed to have been taken away by Bei Qingyan's beauty.

"Yeah, an old friend," said Gao Peng, nodding.

"Qingyan, who is this?" said a man standing beside Bei Qingyan. He didn't look too happy to see Gao Peng.

Bei Qing Yan's delicate eyebrows furrowed as she muttered in a low voice, "He's none of your concern. By the way, I'm older than your great-grandmother. You don't get to call me Qingyan. You should be calling me 'most venerable ancestress.'"

"Pffft." Bai Xi and Bai Yin quickly stifled their laughter when they saw the dumbstruck look on the man's face.

Upon seeing the hurt look on Bei Suyan's face, Bei Qing Yan continued, "What, did I say something wrong? Is this how your father taught you to treat your elders? As if they were your equals?"

"Most… most venerable ancestress," said a stuttering Bei Suyan. Completely humiliated by Bei Qingyan, he quickly turned around and left.

"Do excuse him for his impertinence," said Bei Qingyan to Gao Peng and the others.

Bei Suyan quickened his steps. He had never felt so humiliated before. So what if she was his elder?

The other two who were still standing beside Bei Qingyan looked as if they wanted to go along with Bei Suyan but feared that they might incur Bei Qingyan's wrath by doing so. Noticing their conflicted looks, Bei Qingyan simply waved them off.

"These are the White Dragon tribesmen. You two can go with my great-grandson," said Bei Qingyan in a flat tone.

"Many thanks, most venerable ancestress," said her two other escorts before turning around to catch up to Bei Suyan.

Bei Suyan felt as if everyone around him was laughing at him as he stormed through the streets. His cheeks were flushed with anger. Upon hearing two familiar sets of footsteps behind him, Bei Suyan angrily said, "Do you know who those people are?"

One of them said hesitantly, "They're from the White Dragon Tribe."

The White Dragon Tribe! Bei Su's face went pale. Those three words echoed in his head like a bell. At that moment, all the anger in him dissipated. That was one tribe he couldn't afford to anger.

"You guys can catch up with each other. We'll just go on ahead," said Bai Yin, pulling Bai Xi away so that Gao Peng and Bei Qing Yan could have some privacy.

"Why are you here?" said Bei Qing Yan as she shook her head. "You may be an Overlord-tier trainer now… but there are lots of trainers just as powerful as you, if not more, here in the ancient clan. You really shouldn't let your victory over the Youhu Tribe go to your head."

"Don't worry; I've come prepared," said Gao Peng simply.

Bei Qing Yan let out a small sigh. After seeing that Gao Peng was staunch in his decision, she decided to just give up talking sense into him. She blinked at him for a moment before continuing, "And you're here because…?"

"I heard that a war would be coming to Earth, so I thought I would try and figure out a way to delay the inevitable," replied Gao Peng, sighing. He didn't think that he had the power to stop a war. Still, he thought he might as well buy some time for the people of Earth to take refuge before the planet turned into a battlefield.

We Earthlings will just get out of the ancient tribes' way as they fight it out on Earth.

"I see." Bei Qingyan's face fell. A moment later, she quickly regained her icy composure. "This war will hinge not on which tribe makes the first move, but rather when the barrier on Earth disappears. As soon as the barrier disappears, even if the ancient tribes don't make the first move, those mutated tribespeople will bring the war to Earth."

Pausing for a moment, Bei Qingyan continued, "None of us will be free from war, not even you Earthlings."

"This isn't the first time I've heard the name 'mutated tribespeople' mentioned by someone. Who are these people, exactly?"

Boom! A loud explosion in the sky interrupted Gao Peng. A black fissure had appeared in the sky like a streak of lightning. Terrible power seemed to be escaping from the fissure into this dimension.

Two slender, black claws emerged from the fissure and held onto both sides of the opening. A blood red haze of light filled the air behind the fissure. In the next moment, a dark red sun materialized in the sky, its heat visibly distorting the space around it. The intruder's dark red domain spread out as it kept the fissure open with its claws, preventing it from sealing itself back up.

"Which tribe does this Quasi God belong to?" Gao Peng asked. He was ready to turn around and get the hell out of there at any moment.

"I've never heard of any of the three major tribes having a Fei Lian as a Quasi God. I don't think it's one of ours," said Bei Qingyan, troubled by this.

[Monster Name: Bloody Fei Lian

[Monster Level: Level 96 (Quasi God)

[Monster Grade: Legendary/Legendary

[Monster Attribute: Fire/Blood

[Monster Ability: Bloodsun Firestorm Level 8, Enhanced Regeneration Level 9, Sharp Claws Level 7, Disaster Malediction Level 8

[Monster Territory: Calamitous Domain

[Deified Part: Front limbs, heart, wings

[Special Characteristics: Great Bloody Sun (A sun formed from the bloody life force inside the Fei Lian's body.

Passive Effect 1: Absorbs fresh blood to strengthen the Great Bloody Sun.

Active Effect 1: It can activate the Great Bloody Sun at will, harnessing its destructive energies to ravage everything in its path.)

Harm (The embodiment of misfortune that is the Fei Lian; its bloody light stains all in its path.

Passive Effect 1: The life force of its victims can be used to strengthen itself.

Passive Effect 2: During battle, its opponents will slowly lose their luck.)

[Monster Weakness: 1. The defenses around its abdomen are quite weak. 2. Its regenerative ability can be weakened by disrupting the Tian Ying star.

[Description: The Fei Lian is one of the evil influences of old, symbolizing isolation and destruction. Its shape is that of a cockroach, its nature cruel and bloodthirsty. After being brought into existence, the Fei Lian ate all its brothers and sisters until only it remained.

The Fei Lian's terrible voice shook both heaven and earth. "Run all you like, but you insects should know by now that there's no running away from me!"

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Chapter 621: The Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

At that moment, three terrifying presences appeared in the air, exerting an indescribable pressure even on Gao Peng himself. Three Quasi Gods had surrounded the Fei Lian in a circle. The Fei Lian eyed its welcoming committee silently.

Gao Peng relaxed a bit at the sight of the three Quasi Gods. He now began to wonder if the Fei Lian could survive all three of them. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a twinge of anger at the fact that even though these top tribes had already agreed to not bring their Quasi Gods, they still went ahead and brought them to the tribal meeting without anyone else's consent. Does their deceit know no end?

After literally clawing its way out of the spatial rift, the Fei Lian now found itself surrounded by three Quasi Gods. Its situation was like a burglar sneaking into a house through a window and then only managing to ransack some of it before suddenly finding itself surrounded by the house's three disgruntled owners.

After considering its chances against the three Quasi Gods, the Fei Lian decided to quietly take its leave and reenter the spatial rift. Just pretend I wasn't even here…

Boom! The Heavenly Path Tree shook its branches, transforming its leaves into a haze of light. Like sharp blades, each leaf tore through the spatial rift, leaving countless narrow cuts on it.

The spatial rift, which was just about seal back up, froze in space as its spatial power was suddenly disrupted. The Fei Lian was, at that moment, cut into a bloody mess by the tree's leaves.

To its left, the Five-Clawed White Dragon let out a roar as it caught hold of one of the Fei Lian's front limbs with its dragon claw and pulled on it, hard! This left a huge white claw mark on the Fei Lian's front limb. The latter, who had shrunk back into the spatial rift, was once again pulled back out of it.

With a roar, the Fei Lian hurled its Great Bloody Sun at the Five-Clawed White Dragon. A dark red Great Bloody Sun gradually fused with the Fei Lian's Calamitous Domain, sending out blood-red ripples of light through it.

The Five-Clawed Dragon let out another roar as it let loose its blue Oceanic Domain. The two domains collided with one another, producing an intricate combination of colors at the point of collision. Both sides were trying to wear the other down gradually.

Fear crept into the Fei Lian's heart. It was up against three Quasi Gods. The odds were most certainly not in its favor. It swept its other front limb forward to produce a blurry arc of light that flew out towards the Five-Clawed White Dragon's eyes.

Clang! A metallic hand blocked the attack just in time. Connected to the hand was a sinewy arm, and above that arm was a smooth face, behind which shone a round disc of light; it was the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha.

Behind the Quasi God floated a thousand or so slender long arms in a lotus formation. Each one of its hands was holding an exquisite Dharma seal. There was no sign of emotion on the 3,000-foot-tall brass statue's "face." Instead, it expressed itself through its actions.

One could tell that it was both excited and angered by the presence of the intruder. Its Dharma seals conjured an illusion that stretched across the whole sky as they floated in the air. Then, there was a deafening boom.

The Fei Lian held up its front claws in an attempt to block the statue's attack. Cracks appeared on the first seal as it struck the Fei Lian's claws. Then, two more came after it, followed by three, four… Soon, there were 736 of these seals hammering down on the Fei Lian's claws!

As each of these seals was striking the Fei Lian's claws from the same angle at the same spot, all 736 of them looked as if they all formed a single seamless golden arc.

Bang! The Fei Lian couldn't take it any longer. The statue's sustained attack finally broke through its right claw. The other 264 Dharma Seals then flew towards the Fei Lian's face. Boom, boom, boom, boom!

The Fei Lian's head, which wasn't as hard as its claws, was instantly turned to mush.

Gao Peng drew in a sharp breath. This Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha seems to have a violent streak.

[Monster Name: Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha

[Monster Level: Level 95 (Quasi God)

[Monster Grade: Legendary/Legendary

[Monster Attribute: Metal/Psychic

[Monster Ability: Metallic, Incorruptible Torso Level 9, Iron Spirit Level 9, Explosive Power Level 8

[Deified Part: Its thousand hands

[Monster Domain: It has tempered its own body within its Domain to the point that its body has fused with the latter.

[Special Attributes: Concussive Blow (Each of its hands contains a unique magical power.

Passive Effect 1: Every time one of its hands lands a hit on an opponent, it applies a Concussive Blow effect on the latter. By hitting the same spot on an opponent in the span of one second with its thousand hands, it can stack up this effect. The more times this effect is stacked up on its opponent, the more damage the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha will be able to deal with its next attack.)

Transcendental Will (It possesses extraordinary willpower that borders on godly.

Passive Effect 1: It can directly attack and affect Soul, Ethereal, and Elemental-type bodies.

Passive Effect 2: Its Concussive Blow effect can be applied on all three aforementioned body types.)

[Monster Description: The Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha is a creature raised on the essences of the sun and moon, as well as that of heaven and earth. Unlike other creatures, it doesn't need to eat to sustain itself. However, it has a rather boring personality.

It was the embodiment of violence, pure unadulterated violence. It was capable of slaughtering all forms of enemies, regardless of their body types.

The statue's traits were simple and brutish. Gao Peng suspected that the Thousand-Handed Faceless Statue had been a Legendary-grade familiar from the get-go. This was the only explanation he could think of that would explain why it possessed traits that went so well with its physique.

When the Fei Lian's head exploded, everyone in the streets heaved a collective sigh of relief. Some even cheered for the Quasi Gods' victory.

However, watching the Fei Lian's roach-like body hanging limply from the spatial rift, Gao Peng couldn't help but shiver when he realized that it still wasn't dead. He drew another sharp breath when he saw the Fei Lian's status.

[Monster Status: Lightly injured (Decapitated)

Its status revealed that it was only lightly injured, even after its head had been reduced to an unrecognizable pulp by the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha. How stubborn do you have to be to survive a thrashing like that?

"The Fei Lian is one stubborn creature. Don't give it any chances to heal itself," the Thousand-handed Faceless Buddha said psychically to its two comrades.

"Understood. It won't have a second chance," said the Five-Clawed White Dragon with a grin as it unleashed its Oceanic Domain upon the Fei Lian. At the same time, the Heavenly Path Tree shook off its leaves, which encased both the spatial rift and the Fei Lian, which was still trapped inside it in a tight ball.

In the next second, the ball of leaves shrank into the Fei Lian. It lay inside the spatial rift lifelessly.

The Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha stepped forth to inspect the tip of the Fei Lian's tail. There was a palm-sized hole in it.

It psychically told the other two Quasi Gods, "It escaped, leaving most of its body and power behind. It's safe to say that the chances of it still clinging to the Quasi God tier and not dropping back to Saint-tier are quite slim."

"To be able to maim one of their generals before the big war… I would call this a win for us," said the Five-Clawed White Dragon coolly.

"Shame that we couldn't deal any considerable damage to it," said the Heavenly Path Tree, its leaves rustling.

"The Fei Lian is a hardy fellow. I don't think it'll be easy to take it down. Also, we can't leave it alive. Even in its weakened state, if it decides to go berserk, it could cause some serious damage to the other, lesser tribes."

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Chapter 622: Xiezhi

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Due to the arrival of the three Quasi Gods, the Blue River Tribe was completely silent.

The Seven Major King Tier Tribes are even more so. We agreed to take you along for fun. What more can we say now that you've brought nuclear weapons along?

Gao Peng kept his thoughts to himself about the Thousand-handed Faceless Buddha's overwhelming Thousands Buddha Palms. Goldie wouldn't be able to withstand a few slams, and it was hard to tell how much Dumby could take.

Gao Peng had never fought with the Quasi Gods before. Even the Fat Golem Lord's skull was only at the peak of the Saint Tier.

The peak of the Saint Tier may seem to be only one notch away from being a Quasi God, but the power gap between the two was immeasurable. It was even greater than the difference between the peak of the Overlord Tier and Saint Tier.

"Fei Lian, whom you saw just now is the Quasi God of another tribe," Gao Peng said. "The other tribe knew that we were holding the meeting and the place that we would hold it…"

There was a water ripple-like luster on the eyebrows of the Thousand-handed Faceless Buddha from which a person flew out and landed on the palm of the Thousand-handed Faceless Buddha. It was a man in a black robe. His black hair was simply wrapped in red straps.

He looked at the two who were canceling their fusion with the Clawless White Dragon and the Heavenly Sky Tree, respectively. He lightly said, "A traitor has exposed us."

"It isn't someone from our Green God Tribe," said the bald old man who had canceled his fusion with the Heavenly Path Tree. "This time, our tribe has only sent my little granddaughter and I here."

"Old White Dragon, I heard that a man from Earth Star went to your tribe," the man wearing a black robe suddenly said to the man who had discharged fusion with the clawless White Dragon.

The man who cancelled his fusion with the Clawless White Dragon was draped in a robe that wrapped his legs. His silver hair fell over his shoulders. Gao Peng knew him. He was the old leader of the White Dragon Tribe he had met once.

The old White Dragon Tribe leader calmly said, "I can guarantee that this man is not a traitor."

Upon hearing his words, the other two nodded. "Alright, since you have guaranteed it, we can then exclude him."

"The people of our tribe all came from the direct line of descent," the old White Dragon Tribe leader said.

"Then, it should be the Seven Major King Tier Tribes. Those small tribes are not even fully informed, and the other tribes would not trust those small tribes," the man in the black robe coldly said.

"But, we can't rule out the rest of our tribe," the old White Dragon tribe leader said as he caressed his beard.

"Forget it, there is no point in guessing. I'll leave this matter to the Green God Tribe." The man in black robe nodded toward the bald elder. "After the investigation has concluded, execute the culprit without any excuses!"

In the afternoon, everyone was supervised, monitored, and strictly barred by the three Quasi Gods, and the men of Seven Major King Tier Tribe and three top tribes, from leaving the Blue River Tribe. Three hours later, the Green God Tribe sent a Saint Tier Familiar over.

The Saint Tier Familiar was as large as a cow. It looked like a Qilin. Its neck and back were fully grown with dark and dense fur, and its scales were covered by the long fur. It had bright eyes and a horn on its head.

[Monster Name: Black-scaled Xiezhi

[Monster Tier: Level 85 (Saint Tier)

[Monster Grade: Legendary grade/Legendary grade

[Monster Attribute: Mystic

[Monster Domain: Penalty domain

[Monster Skills: Distinguishing the Good and Evil Level 7, Evil-breaker Horn Level 7, Epic Body Level 6

[Special Characteristics: Punishing the evil (Xiezhi's natural ability)

[Effect 1 Passive effect: An additional attack bonus on targets that actively provoked war, chaos, and battles.

[Effect 2 Passive effect: Xiezhi emphasizes on absolute fairness and justice. It is not good or evil, but can perceive those with bad intentions and all the units with evil thoughts.

Ultimate Justice (Xiezhi's natural ability)

[Effect 1 Active effect: After activation, Xiezhi's defense ability will be greatly improved in a short period of time while being immune to various curse effects.

[Monster Description: Xiezhi, a mystical beast that represents the law in the legends, is able to distinguish between right and wrong and know the good and evil.

In fact, the Xiezhi had a very unique existence, and it was a monster with a very stubborn character. Once it realized that the basic order of good and evil and justice in its mind had been disrupted, it would be infuriated. However, it was a very curious beast.

At the same time, the Xiezhi owned a strong ability to imitate and learn. The good and evil the standard of justice in its mind would be greatly influenced by the creatures that were proximate to it for a prolonged period of time.

Gao Peng thoughtfully looked at the attributes of the Black-scaled Xiezhi. It was also called the Renfa Beast, which was an auspicious beast in Chinese legends.

Since people thought it had the power to distinguish between right and wrong, it would often appear in places such as the Court of Justice, the court uniform, etc., that represented legal order.

However, it was interesting to read the monster's profile. Its fairness and the definition of good and evil to the Xiezhi was greatly influenced by the creatures closest to it for a long time.

In mythological stories, it often appeared in various human legends, indicating that its fairness and good and evil were in favor of human beings. Simply put, it was a creature with no ideas and judgment. Its so-called fairness and justice were judged from the human's perspective.

The arrival of the Black-scaled Xiezhi had caused everyone to panic. This Familiar stood in the crowd with its eyes full of disdain. It sniffed left and right, as if it was an arrogant landlord patrolling its own properties.

There wasn't anyone who hadn't done a few bad things. No one could guarantee that they had never made any mistakes in their lives.

After sniffing for a while, the Black-scaled Xiezhi frowned and shook its head. Its voice was like a loud bell as it said, "You humans still have the same stench on you. I've never seen an adult without the stench."

The Black-scaled Xiezhi's words made everyone feel slightly awkward.

"Now, the method of testing is very simple," the man in a black robe coldly said with his hands folded behind his back. "Everyone will take turns coming up to the Black-scaled Xiezhi to say that they are not a traitor and didn't do anything to betray the tribe. You should leave after declaring that. Then, the Xiezhi will naturally determine if you have lied or not."

After saying this, no one dared to raise an objection or refute him.

Gao Peng lowered his voice and asked Bai Yin, "Who is he?"

Bai Yin answered softly with his hands covering his mouth, "He is Mo Fo from the Black Tortoise Tribe, a Quasi God Monster Trainer."

A Quasi God Monster Trainer. Gao Peng finally understood the reason these people were so afraid of him.

The investigation took seven hours. Everyone was examined. The traitor that conspired with the other tribe was discovered. There were actually seven people. They were all leaders of the Horn Fire Tribe. Their consequence was simple. They would become the Black-scaled Xiezhi's dinner.

Gao Peng had seen the depth of the three top tribes. There were actually many interesting matters within them aside from the Quasi God Familiars.

Even if the ability of the Black-scaled Xiezhi was used to investigate who the traitor was, it was hard to say it was invincible. Since there was Xiezhi, it was hard to guarantee that there were no Familiars that could counter Xiezhi.

After the investigation, a discussion was carried out that evening. It was a direct and completely transparent public discussion.

"The Familiars of the other tribes have fought their way here, indicating that the seal of the ancestral land is about to be broken. The time for us to return to our ancestral land has come!"

"Our ancestors have lived in the Empyrean for generations, up until the outbreak of the war with the other tribes. We were defeated. Some ancestors stayed to fight with the other tribes. The others left the Empyrean to come to the Surface Sea… They are your ancestors."

"After the outbreak of the war, at least half of all the adult men over the age of 30 must be sent to war. They will be led by three of our major tribes, which are the Black Tortoise Tribe, White Dragon Tribe, and Green God Tribe, and joined with the Seven Kings Tribe to form the Assembly of Tribe Elders."

"All those who fight well in the war will be rewarded. We will carry out the merits, rewards, and punishments accordingly. The materials in the Empyrean are far more abundant than those in the Squared World. There are resources everywhere. As long as we can kill our way in, all the goods we plunder from the hands of the other tribes will belong to us."

"We have no way to back out of this war anymore. In the past, we retreated from the Empyrean to the Surface Sea. Now, we have been pushed to the edge of a cliff. If we fail, we will die. The outsiders will not let anyone of us off, including your loved ones. Do not put your faith in luck… Anyone who isn't from our tribe may have different intentions. This is a war of survival."

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Chapter 623: Alexis

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After a moment of silence, several people raised their right hands and said, "Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Loud sounds of yelling shook the air. The exploding yells reverberated through the atmosphere like the sound of thunder.

The real intention of Gao Peng was to buy time for the people of the Huaxia Region, striving for more people to transfer to the Black Fog World. He soon realized it was harder than he imagined to achieve his purpose.

In the situation of a sudden attack by the foreign tribe's Quasi God, with the Top Three Tribes using their strong influence, no one dared to raise objections. If there was no such sneak attack, the Top Three Tribe's action of bringing over the Quasi God might face the resistance of other tribes that exerted a subtle influence.

It would be even harder for them to form an alliance. After all, an alliance that remained friendly in appearance but estranged at heart would take up plenty of time. A dispute over a mere trifle would delay the process of the alliance.

However, if they encountered the same enemies from outside, the speed of forming the tribe alliance would be faster. The Quasi God's Familiar of the Top Three Tribes would become their guardian. No one would express their views of disapproval.

Gao Peng pondered about a different vibe. Why did the sneak attack by the foreign tribe happen so coincidentally during the meeting? Are those really people from the foreign tribe?

The Quasi God was not dead, and it had escaped. Gao Peng suddenly thought about the condition of the Quasi God he just met that was mildly injured. The "dead body" was transferred by the Quasi God, but no one saw where the dead body was placed.

Gao Peng had the habit of making assumptions of someone's behavior with the most malicious intent. But, there was no use in voicing his predictions. Without evidence, he would offend others for nothing.

After the meeting ended, Gao Peng heaved a sigh and bid goodbye to Bai Yin and the others. "Since you all have already prepared for this, then I will not say much about it. We, the people from the Earth Star, will not join the battle between all of you and the foreign tribe. Hence, I wish you all the best of luck."

Bai Yin sighed and said, "But the people from the foreign tribe will not let go of anyone, regardless of whether it's the ancient clan or the people from the Earth Star. Choosing to escape like you will not solve the problems."

But, this is only one side of the story. The real truth has yet to be revealed.

Gao Peng held both of Bai Yin's hands and uttered, "Thanks for the hospitality of your tribe. If you ever need help in the future, I can assist you as an individual. Hopefully, we will get to meet again. Bye for now. See you again!"

Outside of the Blue River Tribe was a spatial rift to access the Earth Star. This was also one of the reasons for choosing the Blue River Tribe as the meeting point.

Gao Peng used the spatial rift of the Blue River Tribe to leave. As he walked out, the scene in front of him was as white as a sheet. The snow covered thousands of miles off the ground. The rising and falling ridge appeared like silver dragon's basin. No one could be seen within the range of thousands of miles.

Beep! Beep! Gao Peng switched on his tablet and turned on the positioning system. The current location indicated the Arctic region, the Ural Mountains.

The Ural Mountains were located on the western Arctic region. The mountain range formed part of the conventional boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia, stretching across more than 1,500 miles, which was the distance before the cataclysm. After the cataclysm, the fierce monsters emerged endlessly across the thousands of miles in the Ural Mountains.

Walking toward the south direction along the Ural Mountains, Gao Peng saw a small Base city at the foot of the mountain. The city was not filled with people, and most of the shops were closed. Only a limited number of shops still ran their businesses as usual.

The top part of the street lamps on both sides of the street had accumulated a thick layer of snow. Old newspapers were scattered around, leaving the ground in a general mess.

Tap tap!

Gao Peng stepped on the old newspapers. He lowered his head to pick up a piece one. The terrifying statements written on the paper were in the Arctic national language—"Devils are approaching!"

Gao Peng's language talent was an added advantage for him, so he could understand a little bit of the Arctic national language. It was written in the newspaper that there would be devils from the Spirit World invading the Earth Star in a few days. They were very fierce and brutal, even more merciless than those Spirit World's monsters from the spatial rift.

The government called on everyone to temporarily leave the Earth Star and move to another world. All the countries and authorities in the world established a cooperative Alliance Organization in the Spirit World to effectively prevent the invasion of the devils into the Earth Star. Moreover, the government in the Earth Star decided to provide full support for the development in the industry related to the Monster Trainers and Monster Breeders in the Spirit World. It was the beginning of the counterattack to reconquer the Earth Star.

Most of the people chose to leave. But, some of them chose to stay. Some were reluctant to leave home while others were too old to travel long distances. There were also some who were willing to take risks even though it was very dangerous. They considered it an opportunity.

The sunlight shone on the street. Gao Peng fixed his gaze at the grey-haired old man resting and sunbathing on a beach chair on the empty street. He had a satisfied look on his face.

This was a deadly Base city. Gao Peng realized that both sides of the shops had already been evacuated. Some of the closed shops were broken in, causing broken pieces of the glass to spread all over on the ground.

He shook his head and summoned the Fourth Baby with a finger snap. He jumped up and rode on the Fourth Baby's back, preparing to leave this small city.

"Help, help!" Yelling sound could be heard from the street below the balcony.

Gao Peng turned looked his shoulder to see a blonde married couple carrying a baby. They were waving their hands to Gao Peng.

"What's going on?" Gao Peng replied in his rusty Arctic language.

"Please, can you help us to bring our child out of this place?" the mother asked.

"Is this your child?" Gao Peng was perplexed. "Why didn't you not take your child away by yourselves several days ago?"

"A few days ago, it was almost time for my wife to go into labor, so I did not dare take her away from here," the child's father explained.

After a moment of silence, Gao Peng looked at the baby in their embrace. Perhaps the balcony was a little cold, but the baby began to cry.

"No problem," he casually said.

As the Fourth Baby swept its wings, the baby was placed on its back. The baby had blonde hair and blue eyes. At first, it was still crying at first. It stopped after seeing Gao Peng. The baby stared at him with his or her blue and round eyes wide open. Since the baby was swaddled tightly in blankets, his or her gender could not be identified.

Gao Peng lamented for such a small baby who could already differentiate between beauty and ugly or kind and evil.

"He is named Alexis," the wife loudly shouted.

Gao Peng nodded. "Alright, he will be called by his name."

As they looked at this person from Huaxia, who rode on his Familiar, he transformed into a silver ray and vanished in the air. The married couple glanced at each other. The husband wrapped his arms around his wife. She rested her head on his chest. His shoulder shivered a little.

The husband tapped on the wife's shoulder to comfort her. "It's OK! Leaving Alexis with a powerful Monster Trainer is better than letting him stay with us in danger."

Gao Peng was slightly baffled to suddenly receive a baby. Since he was not married yet, he would certainly not consider accepting a foster son. Therefore, he would assign someone to take care of the baby when he returned and train him to become a Monster Trainer.

After flying from the Ural Mountains toward the southeast direction for a day, Gao Peng arrived in Yuzhou. Along the way, the Base cities he saw were mostly unoccupied. Most of the people had chosen to leave. He came across a huge migration team on his way back, which was even more spectacular than the Huaxia Spring Festival.

Yuzhou was in a slightly better condition. As for now, the active population in Yuzhou was a little more than others because there was a spatial rift inside Yuzhou. Hence, one could transfer to the Black Fog World at any time.

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Chapter 624: Not a Babysitter

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As Gao Peng was carrying Alexis in his arms, he thought of the married couple. He did not mind taking along two more individuals since the Fourth Baby would be totally unaffected for two or three more people to stand on his back.

But, the married couple did not express their willingness to leave with him. If they had the urge to leave, they could have left with the battalion. He believed that the Arctic country was not that crazy and ridiculous to not accommodate a pregnant woman who was about to give birth. Since they were not leaving, it meant that they wanted to stay.

Gao Peng could guess their thoughts. They were anticipating to stake everything on one throw during the upcoming war by going against the current. Dangers was always mixed with opportunities. Caring for a child would be a burden that would distract them. The baby in his arms was indeed just born two days ago. Thus, they did not lie to him.

Maybe it was because of the Fourth Baby he was riding that it looked as though the Familiar was a rather high tier and he was a powerful Monster Trainer. Therefore, they passed the child to him in the hope of securing a better social status in life for their child.

If they left with him to a safe assembly point, who would take responsibility of the child? It would certainly have been the child's parents. No one would be more qualified than his parents to raise him. They had made a painstaking decision.

Gao Peng shook and lowered his head to look below his feet, sensing that they had arrived in Yuzhou. As they returned to Southern Sky Group, he saw a scene bustling with activity. Xu Heming stood before the main entrance of the company to instruct the Familiars to move equipment.

Many cars were stopped outside the Southern Sky Group. These cars were occupied with construction equipment. Some sophisticated workers were assigned the manual handling.

For some huge equipment, they were assigned to fully-automated animal handling super power machines—Familiars.

"Handle it with care! Don't break it!" the overseer shouted.

A Fruit Scent Monkey stood beside the overseer carrying an iron basket. It took out a colorful durian-like fruit from the basket and threw it high up into the sky.

A 32-foot Red-haired Ghost Gorilla with a muscular body flung its head and swallowed the fruit into its stomach. Its expression revealed a face that looked uglier than crying. It was like a laughing ghost. It was carrying tons of steel equipment as it walked across the road. This was the origin of the name Red-haired Ghost Gorilla.

"Make sure to transfer all the equipment from the Third Factory to the Black Fog World. You can be slow, but please do not damage the equipment!" Xu Heming cried out loudly.

"Uncle Xu." Gao Peng walked forward while carrying the baby.

"You're back." Xu Heming wiped off the sweat on his forehead.

He looked at Gao Peng with a grin on his face. When Xu Heming saw the baby in Gao Peng's arms, the smile on his face turned stiff in a speed that was visible to the naked eye.

"Do you have a child already?" Xu Heming stared at the child in Gao Peng's arms in astonishment.

Gao Peng lifted the baby higher and said, "Does this look like a mixed-race baby?"

As Xu Heming took Gao Peng's words seriously, he observed the child carefully. He shook his head silently and said, "This does not look like your child at all."

Gao Peng nodded. "Help me take care of this baby and find him a professional babysitter. If you can't find one, then…"

Xu Heming interrupted saying, "Just put this child under my care. Where are his parents?"

"His parents are at the Base city. They did not leave with me," Gao Peng answered.

"No problem. You can be rest assured. I will make sure to take good care of this child." Xu Heming nodded.

After the conversation, Xu Heming made a phone call. His chauffeur ran over to pick up the child, who was resting in Gao Peng's arms.

From a city center to the Black Fog World, Gao Peng realized that the changes in the Black Fog World were more drastic. The barren inside the maze was fine because it couldn't be destroyed by external force. Outside, it was filled with people beyond the reach of eyesight in a glimpse of an eye. Everywhere was full of people busy working.

Orderly white lines were drawn, and the lands were flattened. Different groups of people gathered around according to their families to build their houses by themselves. The range of construction was within the white lines.

Construction vehicles and giant Familiars walked along the street outside the white lines to constantly distribute all types of construction materials. All in all, the houses were mainly made from wood since it was convenient and saved both energy and light.

"This is City Number One," said Ji Hanwu, as he unknowingly appeared beside Gao Peng. "Other than this, there are another 99 city areas. Each city area is almost equivalent to the area of Yuzhou."

It was a huge metropolitan area.

"Won't it be too crowded for so many people to stay together? How do they even go hunting?" Gao Peng asked.

"There may be many inconveniences, but this is the best decision so far." Ji Hanwu shook his head. "The Black Fog World's area is a lot bigger than the Earth Star's area, but the monsters are a lot more dangerous. In such a situation, gathering the people together will make them feel safer."

Gao Peng thought of the Mountain Spirits located outside Yuzhou. "Are there no other ways for us to bring these Mountain Spirits over here?"

"We can't bring them over because the volume of the Mountain Spirits is too big. They can't pass through the spatial rift. Unless, we could cut these Mountain Spirits into smaller bits and bring them over separately," the Ji Hanwu jokingly said.

"Yes, the Black Fog World is a big problem and very dangerous," Gao Peng said. "These monsters were hard to deal with even for me."

"You are overthinking, Sir Gao Peng," said a middle-aged lady who was standing behind Ji Hanwu. "We human beings have been through greater difficulties, but we managed to overcome them. Hence, I believe if we work together, there is no hardship that we can't get through!"

Gao Peng frowned and looked at her. "Who are you?"

"Hello, I am Liu Lin, the Deputy Director of the Logistics Department at the New World's Huaxia region," the middle-aged lady replied in a proud manner.

Gao Peng gazed at her for a while before smiling and saying, "Your slogan is quite loud and clear, but you better keep it to yourself. Please do not brainwash others. It would be problematic if they turned into idiots like you."

"You…" Liu Lin's face was blushing red like a pig's liver.

"As long as an Overlord Tier monster approaches, everything here will go down the drain," Gao Peng said. "Everything that you all have built will be damaged. If you do not escape, you will die for sure. If you have the desire to survive in the Spirit World, then you need to adjust your position accordingly. Behave like a grandchild as necessary. We are not the overlords of the Black Fog World yet, so we should hold everything here in awe and veneration."

"Don't we have you…" Liu Lin fixed his gaze at Gao Peng.

Gao Peng interrupted her. "I am not your babysitter! And, of course, I am also not invincible. Don't always think of me. You all are no longer like babies who cry piteously for food. I hope one day when we go into battle, the human beings can step forward as strong warriors in my footsteps instead of acting like a group of babies who need to be fed during the war, awaiting for me to step out to protect you all."

After saying that, he glanced at Liu Lin. "Return and tell the others that I will clear up the area within a thousand miles from the center of the barren maze by settling all the threats from Emperor Tier and above. The rest will depend on your own effort."

Gao Peng waved his hand as he finished his words. Da Zi emerged with its eyes cast up to the sky and made a roar. The lightning and thunder that filled the sky shredded the spatial rift.

It grabbed Gao Peng in his palm and flapped its 36 wings abruptly before a blast of air dispersed out from Da Zi, the center point.

Thud!

Da Zi transformed into a purple flash of light and fled to the sky.

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Chapter 625: Reunited with the Sunlight Tadpoles

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"Master, this is the real world! Smell the air, that's the scent of aces!" The Blood Eye Bearded Vulture stood on the mountain peak with its chest puffed up. Uncle Liu stood beside it.

"I know you want to brave the outside world. I won't stop you," Uncle Liu calmly said. "Just don't forget to come back when you are tired."

"Hahaha! Alright Master, don't worry. I will return when I reach Overlord Tier" Blood Eye Bearded Vulture gave out sharp laughter. "Master, please await my good news."

A pair of black wings rushed up into the sky like a sharp sword.

"Master…" Seeing that sight, Shadow Japalura was also tempted.

"You wanna go too?" Uncle Liu asked Shadow Japalura.

"Master, the day I reach Overlord Tier will be when I…"

"You stay here quietly," Uncle Liu said. You think I don't know what you are plotting, lazy fool?

The Shadow Japalura was taken aback.

Uncle Liu let out a cold snort. You lazy lizard, the last time I sent you, you were too lazy to move. Recently, you have been tired from cleaning up the monsters around the labyrinth. Now, you just want to make an excuse to nap somewhere!

To every ambitious and hungry Familiar, coming to the Black Fog World was akin to a fish entering the sea. Of course, not all Familiars felt the same way. Some of them were fearful of the boundless sea and would rather stay on the ground.

"Careful, the monster in front is in deep sleep," a scout whispered.

"Yup, I won't wake it up. It looks like at least an Overlord Tier. Several staff were eaten by it, so we've gotta be careful," another scout whispered.

Suddenly, a loud boom of thunder came down from above. The plants on the ground swayed slightly. The two immediately turned pale. The monster right before them had been awakened from its deep slumber by the thunder.

Hrrrrng! Crimson scales covered its long neck. The grass on the plains were lit on fire. The Flame Raging T-rex was furiously awakened from its sleep.

Kaboom!

Maroon lighting, which was as thick as a barrel, shot to the earth from the sky like a domineering and magnificent spear. It pierced through the neck of this Level 73 Flame Raging T-rex. Its neck was nearly cut in half, leaving a layer of skin hanging from head to the neck.

Blood spilled out like a waterfall, and it was boiling hot. Like an exploding molotov cocktail, flames spread as the blood flowed toward all directions.

The two scouts immediately jumped out of the grass and ran away awkwardly.

When Da Zi who was making circles in the air saw this, it spat out a lightning to extinguish the flames. It soon landed before the monster, which looked like a pterodactyl but with an unusually long neck. Only rage and dissatisfaction remained in the monster's eyes.

Roar! Roar!

"I was spring cleaning outside, and you sneaked in this deep. Truly, it's black under the lamp." Gao Peng who was fused with Da Zi laughed involuntarily.

A human jeer could be seen in Da Zi's eyes. The dragon claws quickly grabbed the Flame Raging T-rex's brain.

Ka-chak!

"OK, we got the last one," Gao Peng said.

Their work was about wrapped up. There actually weren't too many Overlord Tier monsters around there to begin with. Gao Peng expanded the search area, clearing everything within a 30,000-mile radius. Including the Flame Raging T-rex, they had taken care of three Overlord Tier Monsters.

Overlord Tier Monsters had their own territory. According to Gao Peng's experience, having three Overlord Monsters in the same area was almost at the limit. There wouldn't be any more Overlord Monsters there for a while.

Gao Peng wrapped up the monthlong search. To prevent leaving any monsters behind, he had even sent Stripey to do another thorough search underground.

Rumbleeeee… A loud rumble came from behind him.

Gao Peng turned his head and saw what looked like a dense mass of flickering golden stars above. They turned into a majestic golden river that flowed to the sun above. It was a river formed by Sunlight Tadpoles. Countless Sunlight Tadpoles merged together to form an extremely terrifying power.

At the overwhelming sight, Gao Peng summoned Fatty Big Sea.

After being summoned, Fatty Big Sea saw the awesome scene when he turned his head. "These are Sunlight Tadpoles!"

It was not weird for Fatty Big Sea to know the Sunlight Tadpoles. Gao Peng pointed at the tadpoles and said, "Hey Fatty, do you know how to control these Sunlight Tadpoles?"

Fatty Big Sea licked his lips. "If you have Flame Precept, or a familiar with Flame Precept, you can try to control them. Otherwise, you can forget it."

"All right." Gao Peng just wanted to explore his options. Since it was impossible, he decided to ignore it.

Fatty Big Sea was secretly relieved. Thankfully, Gao Peng did not question further. He wouldn't know how to keep bluffing.

"What do you want…? Don't tell me you want to take a closer look." Fatty Big Sea was surprised. This man is too brave. Look at how heavy the golden torrents look. The Golden Tadpoles are almost oozing with Flame Precepts.

Precept power had a crushing effect upon all other powers under its precept.

"Hey, I'm just saying, you can have a look, but don't you ever summon Flamy," Fatty Big Sea reminded him. "Like attributes, they repel each other. Since they're both fire monsters, if you summon your fire Familiar, you will be putting it in danger. Trust me."

"Don't worry." Gao Peng suddenly stopped, turned around, and waved at Fatty Big Sea.

"Why?" Fatty Big Sea was suddenly on alert.

"Come here," Gao Peng said.

Fatty Big Sea nudged slowly toward him while shouting loudly, "You can joke all you want, but don't joke about riding me! I'm the god of hurricanes and the ocean. If you ride me…"

Gao Peng immediately chose to merge consciousness with Fatty Big Sea.

Fatty Big Sea was petrified. Its eyes flowed with tears of humiliation. "You… You actually did it. I'm so stupid! I should have known this day would come! Tell me, when did you start thinking of my body?"

"All right, go and take a look." Gao Peng was speechless.

Fatty Big Sea was always so dramatic. The last time they combined, Fatty Big Sea also had a lot to say.

Fatty Big Sea took flew into the sky. Behind his round and big head, a tiny tail waggled hard.

The Golden Tadpoles flew in front while Fatty Big Sea followed them. They ignored Fatty Big Sea behind them.

Gao Peng, who was inside Fatty Big Sea, realized there were other "stalkers" beside him following the Sunlight Tadpoles.

This is… Gao Peng looked doubtful.

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Chapter 626: Sunlight Golden Toad

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The other stalkers did not bother one another. They kept a safe distance between each other. They looked at each other and gave each other a smile.

One of the Sunlight Tadpoles fell away from the river. Although the collective was infinitely powerful, the individual was limited to its own power.

They had taken in too much power that was beyond their level, so a small tadpole fell off from the end of the golden river and drifted further and further away. The further a tadpole was from the collective, the smaller the energy they received. So, it kept swimming harder and harder.

One of the stalkers finally found an opportunity. It was a strange golden bird with red wings that were 16 feet long. It flew over and swooped down to swallow the straggled tadpole. The strange bird make a happy gurgling noise with its throat and continued to pursue the Sunlight Tadpoles.

It was a King Tier Red Tara Wise Eagle. Gao Peng could tell with a scan of his eyes.

"Fatty Big Sea, are these tadpoles really flying into the sky?" he asked.

The tadpoles kept flying upward. They could no longer see the land beneath. It was just a white layer of clouds. The sun hung high up above, seemingly unreachable.

Gao Peng was wondering when they would stop flying. He had studied geography. Estimating based on the size of the sun, it seemed like they had a long way to go.

On the way to the top, he commanded Fatty Big Sea to catch a straggled tadpole. The golden little tadpole was trapped within Fatty Big Sea's fins. It struggled hard, but it could only wiggle its tail powerlessly.

After a while, it seemed to have tired itself out. It rested quietly in the middle of Fatty Big Sea's fin, curling up into a ball and sleeping soundly. It soon started to blow a big bubble out of its nostrils near the top of its head.

Gao Peng was utterly surprised. How could a tadpole this little be so bold?!

As they continued flying, he realized that the sun was getting bigger. A golden-red gigantic palace was floating above the fiery ball. Under the golden radiance, he could not make out the actual appearance of the palace just its vague shape.

The torrential stream of Sunlight Tadpoles rushed into the palace. The other monsters right behind them dared not continue their pursuit. Gao Peng could feel Fatty Big Sea's senses from inside. A danger warning was faintly coming off the palace.

I can't get near the palace! Fatty Big Sea immediately stopped.

Croak! The loud and clear croak reverberated in the sky.

On the floating land, the palace was suddenly raised upward. A blinding golden radiance covered the sky. The opening main gates were the palace's lips. The deafening thunder came precisely from its mouth.

"It's so bright. My eyes hurt," Fatty Big Sea murmured.

The power of the Sea King Devouring Teeth was secretly working, becoming two black holes that covered its eyes. It devoured all the golden light that came through it. Only by filtering the golden light could Fatty Big Sea finally see the shape of the golden toad clearly.

[Monster Name: Sunlight Golden Toad

[Monster Level: Level 99 (Quasi God)

[Monster Grade: Legendary Grade

[Monster Attribute: Fire/Sun

[Monster Abilities: Solar Flames Level 10, Flame Manipulation Level 10, Flame Resistance Level 10, Strengthened Lungs Level 9, Powered-up Jump Level 8

[Deified Parts: Internal organs, Skin, Eyes, Legs

[Monster Territory: Solar Territory

[Special Characteristics: Swallowing the Sun

[Effect 1 Passive effect: Sunlight Golden Toad can absorb the sun's energy to strengthen itself.

[Effect 2 Active effect: Sunlight Golden Toad can temporarily cover the sun, fully absorbing the Solar Flames on the sun's surface, and experience a burst of powerful energy in a short time. However, it will be weakened for some time after use.

Golden Toad

The golden toad gathers treasures.

[Effect 1 Passive effect: Able to sense the location of treasures.

[Effect 2 Passive effect: The Sunlight Golden Toad likes to consume shiny objects, storing them in its stomach. The more shiny object it swallows, the slower it gets, but the stronger its defenses will be.

[Introduction: Born by heaven and earth, the Sunlight Golden Toad likes to absorb the power of the sun and has a calm personality.

It sat quietly as he looked at the little tadpoles swimming toward him. Although he couldn't see anyone stalking him, Gao Peng felt like he was being watched.

The Sunlight Golden Toad opened its mouth while lying on its stomach. The little tadpoles swam into its mouth one by one. As if they were travelers coming home, the Sunlight Tadpoles impatiently rushed in.

As the Sunlight Tadpoles entered, a layer of golden flame encased the Sunlight Golden Toad. The flame continued to spread, finally turning the toad into a giant torch.

Boom!

The Sunlight Golden Toad was completely wrapped in flames. The flames were burning the void.

Gao Peng saw the void being twisted by the flame. The tyrannical flames continued to spread outward. The fearsome heat turned some of the monsters behind the river into screaming torches, burning to ashes within seconds.

A layer of blue barrier insulated Fatty Big Sea's body from the heat.

"Dang, why is it so hot! This monster…" Fatty Big Sea exclaimed in surprise.

All the Sunlight Tadpoles gathered together to release an explosion of Solar Flame Precept. Within the burning flames, strands of golden chains could be faintly seen by Gao Peng.

"This monster is using the Solar Flame Precept to train its body… It's about to become a God!" Fatty Big Sea mumbled as it focused its sight. "We can't handle this. Let's go."

"I thought you were a God before. What a coward," Gao Peng said.

"I could smash it into bits back in my prime!" Fatty Big Sea swore fiercely. "But, I am not at my peak. Usually, Quasi Gods wouldn't dare defy a precept forcefully. Otherwise, I would be burnt to a crisp!"

"Alright, alright, stop mentioning the past," Gao Peng calmly said.

The Sunlight Golden Toad continued to swallow and release solar and lunar essences. The fire elements afar merged into streams of flames that fed into its mouth. The toad's aura grew. It was as if layers were building on top of one another, finally breaking a locked layer.

Kaboom!

An explosion of flames engulfed the air in all directions. A golden light filled the sky as the flames continued to burn.

The Sunlight Golden Toad had broken through and reached Level 100. It was a completed Quasi God. Still beneath the Gods, it was at the peak of all the strongest creations.

The toad grew many times bigger in size. Its rough skin exuded a dim golden shine. With a guttural roar and a deep croak, it shook the entire red ball of fire beneath it. The Sunlight Golden Toad was even more dazzling than the ball of fire thought to be the sun beneath it.

Gao Peng noticed the toad giving him a look, but it was just a condescending glance. Its eyes were set further into the west.

Croak!

It opened its big mouth. It shot out a golden rainbow that extended all the way to the western horizon, where it finally disappeared.

After a long silence, a fearsome aura was awakened at the western end. An endless blue light started spreading from west to east.

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Chapter 627: Divine Systems

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"Go!" A vigorous and powerful male voice shouted in Fatty Big Sea and Gao Peng's mind. Fatty Big Sea was startled for two seconds. It trembled, buried its head, and fled to the back without saying a word.

"Fatty Big Sea, aren't you too timid…" Gao Peng said.

"I finally know who they are now. Let's escape to safety before I fill you in on the details," Fatty Big Sea said in a hurry.

Bang! Behind them, there was a violent explosion.

Cold currents and heatwaves smashed into Fatty Big Sea's back almost one after another. Fatty Big Sea uttered a strange murmur. The extreme hot and cold attacks traveled through the air. The scales on its back were crushed by the two opposing forces; it gave off a series of crushing sounds. Fatty Big Sea was like a leather ball. Its smooth and tough back muscles contracted suddenly after, sagging inward then popping out.

Surprisingly, it was bouncy and refreshing. With the help of the push, Fatty Big Sea flew even faster. Clouds were darting passed its ears, and several big holes were created from the impact. At last, it looked back.

In the sky, the golden sunset and ice-blue clouds and mist confronted each other. A peculiar scene of the sun and the moon stood facing each other was formed. The sun was on the east and the moon on the west.

In the hazy and icy blue-colored fog surrounding the moon, Gao Peng saw what looked like two huge eyes in the landscape through Fatty Big Sea's eyes. Those two eyes were like… like the two high-hanging full moons in the night sky of the Black Fog World.

When it fell from the sky, Fatty Big Sea took in a deep breath, and its abdomen inflated like a pufferfish. Bam! Fatty Big Sea's velocity while falling dropped sharply. There was a dense forest beneath it.

Among the dense forest where it was about to fall, the branches shook violently, and a Giant Jungle Anaconda shot out like a bullet, opening its mouth in an attempt to bite Fatty Big Sea.

Crack! Its teeth crumbled when it touched Fatty Big Sea's scales. The Giant Jungle Anaconda bounced off as if it was struck by lightning.

Whoosh! Gao Peng's body separated from Fatty Big Sea's, and he took two deep breaths. "Fatty Big Sea, what was that just now?"

"A little python from the forest."

"…I'm asking about the Sunlight Golden Toad and the other mysterious fellow in the sky."

"Oh, you're asking about that… Wait a minute." Fatty Big Sea scanned the surroundings, then fixed its gaze on something all of a sudden. It was staring at a bush not far away from Gao Peng.

"Get out!" Fatty Big Sea's fins slammed hard on the ground. A little green creature jumped out of the bushes and ran towards Gao Peng's feet in a hurry. Its watery red eyes were staring at Gao Peng. As it was looking at Gao Peng, it was shivering, and its feathers exploded like a lion's fluffy mane.

[Monster Name] Green Parrot

[Monster Grade] Normal

[Monster Level] Level 8

[Monster Attribute] Wood

[Monster Condition] Health (Frightened)

[Monster Description] A dumb bird that's timid by nature, it's good at imitating all kinds of sounds. Any sign of disturbance or trouble will cause it to run in front of its predator, and then it will muster up the courage to imitate the sound of powerful beasts to frighten the predator away.

Gao Peng was dumbfounded. What is this? Gao Peng hadn't seen such a weak monster in many years. The group of once cute monsters that followed him had now grown powerful and strong; even Flowing Light was taller than this green thing!

"Woof!" The Green Parrot was only an inch tall, and its short legs made it struggle when it was jumping up. Its two small wings fluttered desperately, and it was roaring. It sounded like a dreadful monster.

As it roared, it stared at Gao Peng. Its head swayed from left to right while its gaze was fixated on Gao Peng and Fatty Big Sea. The ugly thing seemed to be poor in physical strength. It was tired after only a short period of jumping, short of breath. It simply sat on the ground. It looked as though it was resigned to its fate as it stared forward in a daze.

Gao Peng merely wanted to know how that monster had managed to evolve to its present state. Maybe in the course of evolution, it had gone astray.

Gao Peng bent down and patted the Green Parrot on the head. "Go on. You're not even enough to stuff the gaps between my teeth with such little meat on you."

The Green Parrot turned its head and stared at Gao Peng's back as he left. It was difficult for its small brain to comprehend such complicated things. After it confirmed that Gao Peng was far away, the Green Parrot stood up clumsily and swayed its wings happily up and down—I scared off another enemy!

Meanwhile, at the top of a tree nearby, a Giant Jungle Anaconda with a few broken teeth looked at Gao Peng's back, then turned to look at the Green Parrot jumping on the ground. The snake's cold eyes were tinted with tenderness.

The snake's tail fell from the branch and broke the bones of a Gray Wolf that tried to attack the Green Parrot. The Giant Jungle Anaconda's tail dragged the Gray Wolf up to the top of the tree without scaring the little Green Parrot that was bouncing up and down below.

Gao Peng turned his head and asked, "What's the origin of that?"

"The Divine System of the Helios and Selene." Fatty Big Sea took in a long breath and began to elaborate. "The two gods and the fellow below are unsociable and eccentric. These two gods are archenemies. Whenever they meet, they're at each other's throats to fight to the death."

"All monsters who have mastered the Rules of the Sun or Moon are under these two Divine Systems?" Gao Peng asked.

"How could that be?" Fatty Big Sea was speechless. "It's just that it's a large percentage. Otherwise, I can guess their identity at the first glance when I see them.

"But as a rule of thumb, if you see a monster who controls the Rules of Selene and a monster who controls the Rules of Helios start to fight without saying anything when they meet, that confirms their identities."

"Oh, all right…" Gao Peng nodded. "Fatty Big Sea, can you tell me if gods like you have any organization? Were you from the Sea Divine System?"

Fatty Big Sea didn't answer Gao Peng immediately but pondered for a moment. "There's nothing like the Sea Divine System. There are gods related to the Ocean Rules, but none of them will obey any others, so no one is the leader."

"The Divine System… it sounds nicer than it is, but it's actually a group of gods grouping up and covering for each other. The real mighty god can't be bothered to engage or join a Divine System. After all, the capability of controlling rules has a greater impact on their strength. A group of weaklings grouped up won't change the fact that they're weaklings." Fatty Big Sea sneered; it couldn't care less for the Divine System.

When it noticed Gao Peng's gaze, Fatty Big Sea was furious. "Why are you looking at me?! Turn around!"

"No reason." Gao Peng shook his head. He had just been thinking about one thing. Fatty Big Sea had said that the Divine System was an organization for a group of weaklings, but when Fatty Big Sea saw the two monsters from two Divine Systems fighting, it had fled faster than anyone else…

Forget it. I better not provoke the sensitive Fatty Big Sea.

"Other than the Divine Systems of the Helios and Selene, there are other better well-known Divine Systems such as the Shadow Divine System, Forest Divine System, and Mountain Divine System," Fatty Big Sea said.

"That's all?" Gao Peng was really shocked. Why aren't there any Divine Systems like the Radiant and Darkness that are familiar to the ear? Only this Shadow Divine System is familiar…

"Yes, there's a King of God in every Divine System. Only these five Divine Systems have Kings of God who can suppress rules of the same attributes, and other attributes… there are too many aces, and there are those who can't be bothered to form a Divine System," Fatty Big Sea explained.

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Chapter 628: Side Story (The Bird and The Snake)

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In the warm tree hole, there were over a dozen dark green eggs that were the size of an adult's fist. The entrance of the tree hole was sealed with a thin layer of mud; the mud was also mixed with some hay.

Coo. Coo. From outside the tree hole, one could hear the unique call of the egg-thief bird, similar to the cooing of a widow that lived next door.

After ensuring there was no response to its call, the egg-thief bird was happy. It carefully reached its claws out toward the dry mud on the tree hole and gently started scraping. Soon, it had scraped a big hole in the front of the tree hole.

It sneakily peered through the big hole into the tree. Its eyes shone when it saw the eggs.

Coo. Coo. Coo… The exuberant call of the egg-thief bird could be heard from the rest of the woods.

Struggling into the tree hole, the sharp beak pecked an eggshell, and the thick yellow yolk flowed out.

Two slender legs scrambled around, one by one, as the eggs near the tree hole were kicked down.

Rustle— The shrubs shook. After a while, a tiny head peeked out of the bushes. A pair of inquisitive eyes spun, and its yellow-green features were alert.

What's that sound?

A Green Parrot bounced out of the shrubs, and its little face was filled with vigilance. This was the most cautious parrot on the hillside! After rummaging through the thick grass for a while, the Green Parrot found a dark green egg that was bigger than its belly.

The Green Parrot spread open its wings, wearing an incredulous look. The egg was so big! It slyly looked around, then used its belly to lift the egg and head to its nest.

Upon returning to the nest, the Green Parrot swallowed its saliva. Although it liked eating berries and fresh leaves, it occasionally ate small bugs, earthworms, and similar insects to satisfy its appetite.

It refused to admit that it was too stupid to catch bugs. Those bugs were just too cunning.

A huge egg like this had to be delicious.

The Green Parrot swallowed its saliva and danced happily in the nest. Where should I start? The Green Parrot was in a dilemma. Its belly bumped into the egg, and its thick beak was like a backhand punch to the shell. The egg swayed, and a web-like crack appeared in the place where it was hit.

The Green Parrot was knocked backward by the force. It stupidly shook its head, then raised it again, ready for action! Hey!

Crack. The egg finally broke open.

The Green Parrot revealed the happy smile of an old farmer ready to reap his harvest. A large black gap the size of a thumb appeared in the shell. From the gap, a small emerald green head appeared.

The Green Parrot's smile stiffened. Its small eyes promptly turned into a glare. It screamed loudly, the hair on its short neck instantly exploding, and its scream sounded like a powerful monster. "Squawk, squawk, squawk!"

The little Green Snake was stunned. It looked around with confusion, then looked at the Green Parrot.

The Green Parrot plucked up its courage. Its two wings shrank into fists, and it screamed again. "Squawk, squawk, squawk!!"

The little Green Snake slithered out of the egg, wrapped itself around the Green Parrot, and licked the parrot's face.

The Green Parrot gazed into the distance solemnly. Just like that, the little Green Snake became the second owner of the small nest. Every day, the food the Green Parrot brought back from the outside was halved to share with the small Green Snake.

The small Green Snake's appetite grew, as did its size. No matter how hard the Green Parrot struggled, it wasn't able to fill the little Green Snake's stomach.

Gradually, winter came, and the little Green Snake went into hibernation. The Green Parrot cried, sadly. The snake that it had raised had died. While crying, its mouth shifted over.

Clang! The hibernating small Green Snake had exceptionally hard scales. When the Green Parrot found that it wasn't able to chew on the snake, it cried even more sadly.

After three days of sadness, the heartless Green Parrot forgot all about the small Green Snake that was buried in the soil and went about its usual cautious life.

In the springtime of the next year, the little Green Snake woke up from the soil. This hibernation had awoken its ancestral memory; it finally knew that the silly Green Parrot wasn't its mother.

After looking around, the little Green Snake finally looked back at the nest and slowly climbed out of the nest. Ten minutes after the little Green Snake left the nest, the Green Parrot bounced back into the nest with a fat berry.

A snake and a bird crossed paths.

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Chapter 629: Win-Win

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"No snatching, no snatching. Everyone will have food." The pushcart moved along the streets of the City of Hope and stopped at the corner. The swarm of people who had been waiting for a long time dashed forward.

"Line up! There's enough for everyone. Don't snatch; those who steal can forget about eating tonight!" roared the person in the security uniform.

Clang! Standing beside him was a steely-cold Iron Knight that resembled a concrete and steel construction. The armor of the Iron Knight exuded a cold light, and the powerful aura took people's breath away.

The knight raised the cold spear in his hand, and the spear radiated with cold light. Ding! It made a clear sound on the ground.

"Careful, this road was just paved. You could have made a large dent," yelled the imperial guard in a security uniform.

The Iron Knight looked down at the big hole that had been created by his spear. His face was covered by his thick iron helmet, so one couldn't read his expression, but he slightly lifted his right hand, which was holding the spear.

Fearful of authorities, the people who wanted food eventually chose to line up. Although many of them were monster trainers, not everyone was a battle monster trainer.

This monster, similar to the Iron Knight, was called the White Armored Guard, and it was a beast newly being used by the military. As reported in the news and newspapers, it was mass-produced by the Southern Sky Group, which the military ordered them from.

Last week, 300 Lord-tier flaming brown bulls had moved south from the north, causing many losses and destroying a large number of newly built buildings. The military then sent a squad of a thousand White Armored Guards to destroy the flaming brown bulls. That fight laid the foundation for the military's prestige and made a name for the White Armored Guards.

The White Armored Guards were the latest product from the Southern Sky Group's laboratory and had evolved from a monster called the Giant Jawed Beetle.

Of course, to the outside world, many researchers in the laboratory were the ones who claimed to have developed it, when in fact, this monster was a product of Gao Peng's free time.

When studying the monster's attributes, Gao Peng had noticed that one of the Giant-Jawed Beetle's evolutionary tracks was the Short-Jawed Guardian Monster, which eventually evolved into the White Armored Guard, a monster shaped like a human. There weren't many human-shaped monsters, which was why Gao Peng was interested in it.

When Gao Peng was idle, he would stay in the laboratory to experiment and attempt to cultivate and evolve the monsters that other people had captured.

If they evolved into good-looking creatures that could fight well, it would be possible to breed them on a large scale and sell them to other forces, just like White Armored Guards.

Fighting power was secondary. The key was looking good! Being good-looking made up for a hundred flaws.

It was worth mentioning that the marketing department of the Southern Sky Group had done market research. Monster A had superior performance, loyalty, bravery, and stronger fighting power. It had no shortcomings compared to monsters of the same kind, except for its relatively ordinary appearance. Monster B was lazy, arrogant and occasionally short-tempered, plus its fighting power was weaker than that of Monster A, but it was good-looking.

This was in reality, not a game; when faced with danger, a good-looking person was of no use. No matter how handsome one was, that trait wouldn't offer protection. Therefore, most people chose Monster A.

After two rounds of evolution, the White Armored Guards looked highly powerful, like knights in heavy armor during the Middle Ages. When it entered combat mode, the armor could expand, and rich gold would emit from the armor, so it appeared as though its whole body was covered with golden light, dazzling.

They looked very mature and stable, in line with the government's appearance. At least, that was what the purchasers in the government said at that point in time.

The Southern Sky Group had unconsciously become the largest monster trafficking group in the Black Fog World. Ji Hanwu had resigned from the position that the government wanted to bestow upon him; all the senior managers in the Southern Sky Group had also left the government. However, the influence and status of the Southern Sky Group weren't affected.

One reason was that Emperor Gao was undeniably the strongest man on Earth Star, and the other reason was that Emperor Ji was the second strongest man on Earth Star. The truth could be distorted by holding it with one's fist.

Although it wasn't that much of an exaggeration, Gao Peng wasn't the kind of person who inflated his minor achievements. But his indifference didn't mean that others didn't care. Now, even when Gao Peng randomly spoke in his sleep, many would speculate and ponder uneasily over it for a long time.

When Gao Peng accidentally farted at dinner, others would worry about whether Emperor Gao had a stomachache or intestinal discomfort and if it would lead to a bad mood, which could lead him to be unhappy with anyone and… who was that unlucky person going to be?

Gao Peng had started to cultivate monsters behind closed doors since his last return. He had gradually grown to enjoy the sense of accomplishment that came with creating a new monster. The Southern Sky Group was equipped with several rare monsters that weren't available for sale. Only the lower-level monsters were sold to the mass market.

The great powers that had existed before the Cataclysm had also used this method to eliminate unwanted old weapons. Money had been needed to develop and manufacture new weapons, and researchers would need their wages too, right?

Where would the costs and profits come from? Of course, the "small countries" that needed these items.

By using their money to feed the seller's own army, and concurrently arming allies with outdated equipment that they didn't want, it was a win-win situation! They were happy, and the seller was happy, so everyone was happy.

The Southern Sky Group and the government had signed a large number of orders and various equal cooperation treaties. Because of the geographical environment, the three major human communities were distributed all around the Black Fog World, with the City of Hope being the fastest recovering and developing group, and also the fastest to grow in terms of strength; this was also due to the help of the Southern Sky Group.

There were three spatial rifts leading to the Black Fog World, located respectively in Yuzhou in Huaxia, Lusaka in Africa, and the Yinyang Region. In fact, the spatial rift of the Earth's stars not only led to the Black Fog World, but also the other worlds that faced the sea, but because Gao Peng was at the Southern Sky Group, most people chose to stay in the Black Fog World.

Of course, some powers wanted to escape the influence of the Huaxia Region and deliberately avoided the Dark Fog World. They hoped to takeover other worlds. Going beyond Huaxia, beyond the Southern Sky Group, beyond Gao Peng!

The closed doors of the laboratory opened slowly. Dressed in a white coat, Gao Peng brushed lint off his outfit. He was followed by an expressionless Goldie. Goldie was frowning like a bald man without emotion.

Behind Goldie stood a six-and-a-half-foot-tall pink and white fox with a human face. Though the human-faced fox had a face that was clearly the shape of an animal, it gave one a strange feeling. It was as if it wasn't a fox, but rather a beautiful woman.

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Chapter 630: Human-Faced Fox

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"Is this Emperor Gao's newly developed monster? I have the desire to buy one just from looking at it!"

"I remember that the Hunting Department captured a red long-haired fox, but this is such a big change."

"The point is… I remember when the hunting Department caught it, and it was a male fox."

"…" Gao Peng frowned. What kind of nickname was "Emperor Gao"? It made him sound like an emperor of some sort. If he had revealed his Saint-tier monsters, wouldn't he be promoted to Saint Gao in a minute? Such a simplistic and vulgar term. But the nickname was something that Gao Peng heard in passing. A nickname had to be given by others, not just whatever he called himself.

"Catch more of the Red-Tailed White-Head Foxes, a minimum of one hundred," Gao Peng said to the Deputy Minister of the Hunting Department.

"Noted." The Deputy Minister nodded.

Goldie acted like a general of the guard of honor, complete with a cold steely look, stiff and proud. Humph, a fox spirit! Goldie stood tall and walked like the most family-oriented duck of the 21st century.

Gao Peng thought it was interesting to watch. Goldie had a strong desire to survive, so Gao Peng didn't summon Bi Yuan.

[Monster Name: Human-Faced Fox

[Monster Level: Level 37 (Commander-tier)

[Monster Grade: Perfect/Perfect

[Monster Attribute: Psychic

[Monster Skills: Added bewitchment Level 1, Natural Intelligence Level 1

[Monster Description: A highly intelligent monster that is good at learning with a strong memory. It possesses extraordinary charm. It is called a Human-Faced Fox not because it has a human face, but because of its powerful bewitchment that makes it easy for others to view it in its human form.

Gao Peng's first reaction when cultivating this monster was that if they were in ancient times, people would truly treat it like a fox spirit. He brought the Human-Faced Fox to a laboratory with bright white walls.

There were researchers in white coats, a secretary walking hurriedly and holding onto files, and a logistician wearing a mask pushing the iron cart. This was a very busy laboratory, hence Gao Peng's arrival didn't attract much attention. Everyone was focused on their own duties.

Gao Peng called some people over and several researchers in white coats stared intriguingly at the Human-Faced Fox standing behind Gao Peng. They were all avid researchers. Just as there were people who enjoyed writing novels and people who enjoyed reading them, these people enjoyed studying different kinds of monsters and were obsessed with the rows and rows of data in their hands.

Gao Peng pulled the Human-Faced Fox over. "Study its learning ability and memory."

"Yes, Young Master."

Gao Peng took Goldie with him as he left the institute. Looking at its puffed up yellow chest, Gao Peng smiled and patted its abs. "That's good enough. Cut the pretenses."

Goldie gave Gao Peng a side glare, and after a few seconds, relaxed its arched back. Wearing sunglasses and a mask, Gao Peng took Goldie and left through the side exit of the Southern Sky Group.

Goldie had on a large blue down jacket, the jacket so large that it could hold several adults, and red oversized sweatpants. It had a black cap on its head and black sunglasses that covered half of its face, with a string of beads dangling around its neck. Its exposed chest had complicated blue patterns on it. Although its identity couldn't be hidden from those who intended to look for it, in the eyes of a stranger, Goldie wouldn't be recognizable at first glance.

The pedestrians on the street were rushing about. Not far away, a shop was set up by the Southern Sky Group. The traffic there was over ten times that of stores next to it, as if a black hole was sucking up all the traffic.

There were very few people idling on the street. Almost everyone had their work cut out for them. Had anyone been acting lazy at this point in time, they would have been picked out and ridiculed in secret.

Monster trainers with monsters above the Commander-tier could join the monster team to hunt in the wild. Unlike Earth Star, where monsters had been hunted for years, resulting in a few areas requiring "sustainable" development in order to protect them, the Black Fog World was bigger and newer. It was a whole new continent. There were too many monsters, enough to require protection.

As long the monster had a will to fight and didn't have a lazy trainer, the key monsters had all reached the Commander level. Although the number of Lord-tier monsters wasn't high, there were millions of people in the Huaxia Region.

Like a pyramid, the number of King-tier monster trainers above Lord-tier dipped sharply. Nonetheless, it still amounted to hundreds of people. The number of King-tier monsters would soon explode, similar to a few years ago when the number of Commander-tier monsters had exploded.

"It'll grow quickly…" Gao Peng sighed from the bottom of his heart. There wasn't much time.

The cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang. Gao Peng took his phone out and answered the call. "Young Master, there are people from the ancient tribes coming. They're discussing cooperating with the president of the alliance. Chairman Ji told me to inform you." This was Secretary Liu, who worked for his grandfather.

Gao Peng murmured, "Got it." He frowned as he ended the call. You want to use our home as a battlefield.

Since I couldn't afford to provoke two big players, I left Earth Star with everyone and left you two to fight it out. Fine, I won't get involved.

But surprisingly, they came looking for us. Cooperation? Damn you! You want us humans to be your cannon fodder, right?

Gao Peng cursed under his breath. "Sh*t."

He still wasn't strong enough. If only they could be slightly stronger and add one Quasi God, and two divine artifacts, then Gao Peng wouldn't need to be so cautious. He would simply flip the table and walk right out.

Gao Peng walked back and forth and forced himself to cool down and keep his emotions under control. Anger was useless. It had no benefit besides increasing the likelihood of making poor choices.

Those high-ranking government officials were very sharp, and they were supported by aides, so they definitely wouldn't make stupid decisions. But there was a problem—they weren't as strong as the ancient tribes. In comparison, they weren't good with strategies, but they had a unique communication style.

Gao Peng was worried that if those people were unable to persuade them, they would become upset and start a fight.

His ability couldn't be exposed easily, although if he revealed his Saint level in the immediate future, they would be surprised. However, it would definitely not be beneficial in the long run.

There was a fine line between a genius and a lunatic. Ability was the same; an Overlord-tier strength would gain appreciation as the top trainer on Earth Star, while a Saint-level ability would shift beyond appreciation and lead to panic.

The only solution was to find a Quasi God to hold down the fort, then try to let the monster break through the Quasi God level as soon as possible! This way, in the next war, one wouldn't be caught in the middle and become cannon fodder.

After thinking it through, Gao Peng didn't hastily call his grandfather. It might not have been a convenient time for his grandfather. Instead, Gao Peng sent a message to Secretary Liu requesting that his grandfather attempt to delay the visit of the ancient tribesmen for a week.

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Chapter 631: Windstorm Water Magic Spider

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"Fatty Big Sea, it is your descendant, after all. A tiger would never kill its cub. It won't eat you." While Gao Peng rode Fourth Baby, he stood above the sea surface, looking at the sea that was almost black under his feet.

Fatty Big Sea snarled and said painfully, "It's hard to tell. I've never had a very good relationship with it."

"Even if your relationship isn't good, there must be a reason. No one hates someone for no reason." Gao Peng patted Fatty Big Sea's head.

Fatty Big Sea was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Back when I had a relationship with its mother, it gave birth to him, but because of the mother, I didn't like my child very much, so I drove it out of the temple."

"Uh…" Gao Peng suddenly felt like this couldn't be blamed on the child. This was Fatty Big Sea's problem.

"You never saw it again after you kicked it out?" Gao Peng asked.

"I've seen it a couple of times… By then, it had turned its back on me." Fatty Big Sea said indifferently. "I saw that it was doing quite well in the sea. It inherited some of mine and its mother's gifts. There weren't many natural enemies in the sea. Those who could fight it knew that it was my descendant, so as long as it didn't die, it wouldn't be targeted."

"No matter what, it is your offspring. Unless you've been wronged, why are you so indifferent to your child?" Gao Peng also didn't know if he should chide Fatty Big Sea. This was simply the repercussions of not being nice to its son.

"Well, if I had a good relationship with it, would it be your turn to be my familiar?" Fatty Big Sea snorted coldly.

Gao Peng thought carefully and found what Fatty Big Sea had said to be true. He only knew a few Quasi Gods. The only one that had a relationship with Gao Peng was Fatty Big Sea's offspring. Why would other Quasi Gods help him if they weren't related? He could either coerce, lure, or use emotion.

Besides, the Windstorm Water Magic Spider was a god's descendant, so it had to be more powerful than an ordinary Quasi God.

Gao Peng rubbed his chin and said earnestly to Fatty Big Sea, "It shouldn't eat you at first sight. As long as it doesn't do that, it'll be easy. A monster like your son, endowed with extraordinary talent, should have had very few friends since childhood. Although it might be thousands of years old or tens of thousands of years old, its mind may not be very mature, and it hasn't enjoyed its father's love since it was young. Now when it sees its father, I'm sure it'll be very happy."

Fatty Big Sea was shocked. "Are you seriously going to look for it? Damn it, why are you so stubborn? I've told you about this several times."

"Yes, since we're all here," Gao Peng calmly said. "There's so little time. It took us five days to get here. It's too late to go to Dragon Death Valley."

Fatty Big Sea gave a loud howl. "Damn, being your familiar is like having eight lifetimes of bad luck." It was living hell, worse than becoming a fried fish.

"Let's go." Gao Peng leapt into the air and waved his fingers in mid-air, putting Fourth Baby in the familiar space.

Fatty Big Sea sighed and followed into the sea. It came into contact with Gao Peng and Gao Peng merged with its body. "He's in the abyss of the sea. Let's go, humph. I'll let you experience the feeling of being hunted."

"You mentioned that you didn't like your son, but you can sense its location. If that isn't a connection, then I don't know what it is," Gao Peng quipped.

"Crap!" Fatty Big Sea made a coldly dismissive sound. "All gods can perceive the positions of their descendants. It's nothing remarkable. Besides, it's not my son, it's my daughter."

"Daughter?" Gao Peng was a little surprised.

During the rest of the journey, Fatty Big Sea remained silent, looking worried. Finally, Fatty Big Sea paused at an abyss that ran through the deep sea and looked down at the trench below it. It stayed silent, unable to make up its mind. Swishing its tail back and forth, it swept a big pit in the white sand with its butt.

Gao Peng didn't press it. He knew that it was meaningless to force Fatty Big Sea now. It needed to cross this hurdle by itself. After a while, Fatty Big Sea took a deep breath and blew a series of bubbles in the water. Without saying anything, it bravely jumped down the deep trench.

Darkness swallowed everything, including Gao Peng's vision. The depth of the sea made it impossible for light to enter, and the deeper it went, the more Fatty Big Sea seemed to be swallowed up by darkness. Here, sound was a luxury. All that was left was the sound of the undercurrent.

After a long, long time… There was a tapping sound as if something was tapping on a deep-sea rock wall in a quick rhythm.

Fatty Big Sea habitually flicked its tail, but its tail was stuck to a thick net. Fatty Big Sea knew something was wrong. Just as it wanted to escape, it found itself surrounded by a net with no escape. Deeper in the sea, eight lights eerily lit up.

"I was just wondering why bugs were bothering me when I was sleeping." A hoarse, enchanting voice rose from the depths.

"It's you, my dear father." Eight emerald green eyes, like ghostly fire, shone at Fatty Big Sea, making its skull swell. "Did you assume that your daughter was hungry and came to give her something to eat? Hahahaha… hahaha."

Crazed laughter echoed at the bottom of the sea, the sharp voice painfully piercing to the ear. "Let's see how pitiful this god that was once on a pedestal has become. You're a saint. You're merely a Saint-level, the same level as the food in my backyard. Look at how pathetic you are now!"

Rumble, rumble— Violent force set off violent waves. The rock walls on both sides collapsed, and the huge rocks were flung around by the current.

Fatty Big Sea was like a lone boat drifting in the storm, stuck to the invisible water net behind it. Filled with despair, it pleaded, "Gao Peng, you've sent me to my grave. What father-daughter relationship? You're always feeding me with encouragement, but see how much it wants to eat me."

"How pitiful you are now… Weak! I can easily kill you, tear you into countless pieces, and swallow you." With an arrogant look, the Windstorm Water Magic Spider circled Fatty Big Sea slowly, its slender blue and black spider claws stepping on the water net.

It seemed to enjoy the cat-and-mouse game, especially when the prey was its father, whom the spider had always hated.

At this moment, Fatty Big Sea was completely at a loss. It was practically in a catatonic state. Gao Peng sighed. It seemed that he needed to handle this personally, so he took over Fatty Big Sea's body.

Gao Peng blinked, and the big bean-shaped eyes on Fatty Big Sea's round head became filled with emotion. Its aggressive voice became peaceful and magnetic, filled with feeling. "You know, the truth is that there was something that I've regretted for many years. Even when I fell from god status and my body was destroyed, this matter remained a deep thorn in my heart."

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Chapter 632: Gao Peng, I Had Underestimated You

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Although Gao Peng was now in control of its body, through Gao Peng's vision, Fatty Big Sea could keenly see the moment Windstorm Water Magic Spider, which had been walking around, stop in its step.

"Day and night, each time the sun and the moon start a new cycle, within that cold temple, my heart feels although it has been whipped. I question myself over and over again." Fatty Big Sea's small eyes were deeply emotive—these small eyes were its most attractive asset.

"You would actually question yourself?" the Windstorm Water Magic Spider mocked. "Dear father, when did you learn to lie?"

My daughter is pretty smart. Fatty Big Sea, who was overhearing this conversation, was suddenly quite pleased.

"If there's one thing in the world that I regret, it's what I said in the temple that day." The expression on Fatty Big Sea's face remained unchanged, but its voice began to tremble. "As a father, I spoke so coldly to my daughter."

Fatty Big Sea was astounded. This was too shameless.

"Dad has done you wrong. Dad was wrong," Gao Peng said painfully, Fatty Big Sea's small eyes blurred with tears.

Wait a minute… A*hole, this is my daughter! Fatty Big Sea Fat suddenly reacted. Gao Peng, you thief, you're taking advantage of me! You have bad intentions!

Don't make a scene. I'm helping you save your family, Gao Peng said to Fatty Big Sea through the Blood Contract, reminding it not to come out and make trouble at this time. Fatty Big Sea was furious, but it knew that this wasn't the time to emerge and create trouble, so it silently hid in the mental sea to watch Gao Peng's dramatic acting.

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider's body shook as if it had heard a joke. Shrill laughter echoed in the deep sea.

"You would admit that you were wrong? Are you really my father? Hahaha, you—god of storms and tides—would apologize."

Looking at this scene, Fatty Big Sea thought in his heart that he truly was being impersonated.

After laughing, the Windstorm Water Magic Spider gently stepped on the water net and walked over to Fatty Big Sea. In the light of its eyes and at such a close distance, Gao Peng could finally see how it looked.

It wasn't very big, about 65 feet in diameter. The spider's legs accounted for most of its size, so its actual body was a small proportion of its entire size. Its bluish-black body was full of dark shades, so one could only clearly see the front. The body behind it remained hidden in the dark; only the silhouette could be seen.

Its eight eyes were in a semi-circle in front of its face, and the teeth in its mouth weren't too exaggerated, but what caught his attention were the spider claws!

The slender spider claws were like perfect killers, filled with a certain aesthetic beauty. The sharp barbs hooked upward individually, the crescent-shaped barbs protruding upward at the joints, like slender Samurai knives. Its claws would be swift and graceful when used to kill people.

"My dear father, I suddenly find you to be a little cute." The Windstorm Water Magic Spider shifted its face over, a cold and humid sensation spreading over Fatty Big Sea's scales.

After that, the Windstorm Water Magic Spider's four legs straightened and stretched out. It might have been an illusion, but at this moment, Gao Peng seemed to have seen a beautiful, elegant lady stretching in the sea. Hey, this was still a spider! Gao Peng had chills. It had to be Fatty Big Sea's senses that were affecting him.

"Doesn't she hate me?" Fatty Big Sea was in a state of confusion. Gao Peng, that jerk, had said a series of things that made him feel shameless and grossed out, and now all their past grudges were water under the bridge? This creature's IQ is too low! Is this my daughter?

"Leave. I'm in a good mood today; I'll spare your life, but your flowery words won't work next time." The Windstorm Water Magic Spider turned to climb back into the depths of the endless ocean abyss.

"You know, I thought about making up for the words that I said years ago, but I was too proud at that time." Gao Peng sighed. Fatty Big Sea's round head was made for dramatics. "So I merely spread the story about you being my daughter to all the high-level monsters in the whole ocean, because I know they still honor my reputation."

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider slowed its steps.

"I'm in trouble now. I thought long and hard, and the only thing in the world that can hinder me is you," Gao Peng said affectionately.

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider laughed as if it had heard a good joke. "You think I'll help you? I can't wait to eat you."

"Eat me then," Gao Peng suddenly said. "I would rather be eaten by you than by the ants I used to despise. After all, you're my only relative in this world."

Damn it! Fatty Big Sea panicked. This is my body!

Gao Peng, you better stop it, Fatty Big Sea shouted wildly into its mental sea.

Rest assured; I know what I'm doing, Gao Peng pacified Fatty Big Sea, hoping to keep it out of trouble for now.

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider became quiet for a moment, then its hoarse voice slowly said, "That's what you said. You want to be eaten by me."

"I only want to be eaten by you."

It was uncertain if it believed Fatty Big Sea or saw through his tricks. The Windstorm Water Magic Spider turned its head and said, "You can only be my food. Other monsters aren't qualified. I'm curious to see who would want to rob me of my food."

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider then continued walking toward the ocean abyss. "Wait for me here, and I'll clean up the back garden, lest the food gets mischievous when I leave."

When the Windstorm Water Magic Spider went away, Fatty Big Sea took over its body again. It didn't know what to say, and every thought in its heart could be put into one sentence: "Gao Peng, Gao Peng, I had underestimated you."

Gao Peng rolled his eyes. You created your own family problems and I needed to clean up after you.

If the Windstorm Water Magic Spider had seen Fatty Big Sea and immediately tried to kill it, then trying to appease it and see if there was any way to recover the relationship was a priority. But if there was no direct attempt to kill Fatty Big Sea, that would mean it still had feelings for Fatty Big Sea. Love gave rise to hate.

Thinking about it, a child who had been deprived of her father's love since childhood, no matter how much she hated her father, deep down, would still long for her father's love.

Fatty Big Sea was also stubborn and hadn't changed its mindset after all these years, always talking about its personal achievements, a narcissist. Even if it knew that it was wrong, it would keep at it just to maintain its dignity. Actually, it wasn't difficult to talk things through and admit one's own mistakes; they were family after all.

Gao Peng, on the contrary, was very clear about this. He wasn't a male chauvinist. What was right was right, what was wrong was wrong, and if he had done something wrong, he would admit to it. There was nothing to be embarrassed about. It was worse to know that he was in the wrong but refused to relent.

However, Gao Peng knew that it would take more than a day or two to change Fatty Big Fish's character, so this required time.

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Chapter 633: The Meeting of Different Tribes

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In the city of Hope, in the center of the Desolate Labyrinth, there was a conference room.

"We've been here for six days. When can we have your confirmation?!" One man's hair was organized with a white bone ornament. He had a burly figure like a raging bear and was sitting upright on the sofa. Behind him were two young men who looked badly battered. They had a close resemblance to the man on the sofa.

The young man swallowed his saliva and said quietly in his heart, Actually, they can drag this on for a few more days.

He'd enjoyed the past few days so much. For the first time, he had seen girls with fair skin. They were so gentle that the group of shrews in his tribe couldn't compare to them at all.

A tinge of displeasure flashed through the eyes of the strong man that looked like a bear. He was one of the members of the council of elders who had been ordered to come and form alliances with the Earth Star Colonists from the Ancestral Land.

But those from the Ancestral Land were too cunning to give him a formal reply. Every time he grew angry, those people would continue to smile with their thick skin and nod their heads at whatever he said. They would reply to him with responses like, "Yes, yes, you're right. That makes sense." They were just like those from the Poison Marsh Tribe of the Seven Kings Tribe—cunning and sly.

He had taken his son and representatives of several other tribes. When he looked to his left and right, the seats beside him were empty. Those guys were either drunk in a tavern or lying in bed with a group of women; they had indulged in pleasure and forgotten their duties.

"The war could break out at any moment. The Clam God guarding Earth Star may leave at any time. Those from the Mutated Tribe kill without batting an eye. Our ancient tribe is here to help you. We're from the same origin and share the same ancestors, so I hope we can resist the Mutated Tribe together. I believe that your ancestors would be relieved to know that you've chosen to help us out."

"Your Excellency is right," the diplomat replied sincerely, looking into his earnest eyes. He was filled with good faith. "In fact, we've been seriously considering what you've said, but our opinions haven't been unified. However, on the whole, most people still hope to form an alliance. During this period of time, we've been persuading those who were against the idea. After all, this will involve the fate of hundreds of millions of our people. We hope you'll be a little more understanding."

Pi Kuang nodded, and his annoyance and impatience calmed down quite a bit. After all, there were hundreds of millions of people involved, and his tribe was just over eight million. The trouble was understandable, since so many people were involved.

At the same time, Pi Kuang was a little envious. They had so many people, more than 300 million, when even the top three tribes didn't have that many. Moreover, everyone on Earth Star was talented.

There were no restrictions on the number of children they could have in their tribes, but health care, education, monsters, and diseases kept the population from rising. Sometimes a terrible plague could greatly decrease a tribe's population; only one in ten would survive.

The plague there wasn't an ordinary plague. Sometimes, it was orchestrated by a powerful Poison-type demon. On other occasions, the plague was transmitted from familiars or monsters.

Monsters could also be infected with diseases or the plague, because many of the familiars in the tribe were of the same kind due to the tribe's inheritance. Therefore, in that case, the outbreak of a contagious plague would spread rapidly.

Sometimes a powerful demon invading a tribe was a calamity, its repercussions enough to kill countless people. Hence, the smaller the tribal population, the more difficult it was to increase its population. A lower population also suggested a lower number of monster trainers, making it increasingly hard to defend against all kinds of natural or man-made disasters.

That was also the fundamental reason why the tribal population hadn't been able to go up for so many years. Of course, when the population had only reached seven or eight million, tens of millions of people would cause a series of livelihood problems. Those were the problems that made it difficult for the populations of larger tribes to rise after reaching a certain threshold.

That was also the rationale of the ancient tribe who had come to find those from the Ancestral Land after they learned that they had left Earth Star. The talents of the Earth Star Colonists were so dreadfully strong that they were even a little afraid of them!

Moreover, their population was large, and if they were given sufficient time to develop, the Earth Star Colonists might be able to rank above all the others, including Pi Kuang's tribe, so even if the Earth Star Colonists left Earth Star and escaped to the Black Fog World, the ancient tribe had to take advantage of the opportunity to drag them onto the battlefield together when Earth Star Colonists hadn't yet flourished. They wanted the Earth Star Colonists to be caught in the chaos caused by the war. If the Earth Star Colonists' tribe was destroyed and the ancient tribe could accommodate the homeless population, that would be the ideal scenario.

Pi Kuang urged, "As soon as possible. I want to see results by tomorrow. If you can't finish it by tomorrow, I'll help you resolve it." Pi Kuang spoke word by word.

"I'll help you resolve it" held a great significance. Everyone knew what measures he was going to use to resolve the issue.

The day before, Pi Kuang had received the news that the elders sent by the tribe to other large colonies of Earth Star had basically completed their tasks. The large colonies had signed war covenants with his tribe. Now, all was left to deal with was the Huaxia Tribe.

The tribe was also urging him to fulfill his task within three days and return. In due course, extraordinary and extreme measures could be taken. He felt that he was already very open to persuasion and gave the Huaxia Tribe a lot of leeway.

After all, he was a noble monster trainer at the Saint tier. It was unheard of that he would speak to those insignificant nobodies politely. If he hadn't heard that Gao Peng had a good relationship with the High Priest of White Dragon Tribe, he would have resorted to violent means.

After that, Pi Kuang got up and left. His son, who had been standing behind him, kept up with his father obediently. As they walked farther and farther away, Pi Kuang knocked the young man on the back of his head from time to time. He hit and cursed, "Women, women, women is all that's inside your head. You rejected the marriage I found you in the tribe and came over here to fool around. When you're back, get married quickly. I want see my grandson next year!"

When they watched Pi Kuang and his son leave and their voices had faded, the diplomats and several senior government officials sat on the sofa with a sense of helplessness. That feeling was like the Qing Dynasty when facing the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance. They had the intention to kill their enemies but were incapable of saving the desperate situation.

They were filled with indignation, but it could only be transformed into a raging frustration. But when their rage transferred into cold reality, it instantly turned into a tiny and insignificant flame under an iceberg.

The disparity in strength was too big; it was even impossible if the enemy put up a desperate fight.

"Do you really want to cooperate with that ambitious and greedy bunch?" one of the senior officials wrote on the paper.

"Let's wait," another wrote.

"Gao Peng." The last one simply wrote Gao Peng's name.

"Uh…" At last, there was only a faint sigh resonating in the conference room.

Could that man really bring them hope? The more they came into contact with the enemy, the more desperate they were. Gao Peng was only a monster trainer at the Overlord tier, even if he had achieved a breakthrough to the Saint tier in a short period of time… but the enemy's tribe still had a Quasi God.

With a sigh, they didn't know what to say, but there was really no other way.

Squared World.

"Hasn't Pi Kuang returned yet?" The elders of the Tribal Alliance were discussing how to deal with the mutated. However, not everyone was back yet, and thus the people who came back earlier were hanging out and talking in low voices.

Suddenly, Lei Wu, the Saint-tier monster trainer from the Ominous Thunder Tribe, raised a question with a chuckle at others' misfortune.

He had also been dispatched to seek cooperation with a force from Earth Star, but his method was much simpler and harsher. He had summoned his Saint-tier familiar and its Thunder Smash Area had blossomed in the sky. The purple Thunder Smash Area was full of wild thunder, his Saint-tier familiar right in the middle. It had looked as if the God of Thunder had descended.

The aura of the Saint-tier familiar made all the familiars in that tribe kneel on the ground. Everyone looked at him in awe. His strength, which was above everyone else's in the tribe, was key for him to accomplish his task easily.

"Haha, looks like Pi Kuang is getting old. He's taking so much time for such a simple task," Lei Wu hollered.

"So what if you accomplished such an easy task a day or two in advance? Why are you proud of accomplishing a task that could be done by any monster trainer at the Saint tier?" The patriarch of Divine Bear Tribe sneered at Lei Wu. "Don't tell me the guys from the Ominous Thunder Tribe were reduced to having to rely on such an easy task to show off? Are you going to show off that your child is able to walk when he's a year old?"

"Ha." Lei Wu smiled coldly, but this time he no longer replied to the man from the Divine Bear Tribe.

People from other tribes brought over their chairs and waited at the side to watch the quarrel. The conflict between the Divine Bear and Ominous Thunder Tribes was nothing new. The two tribes were always in conflict ever since they were in the Ancestral Land.

Their fine tradition had been maintained even in the Squared World.

As soon as the two tribes encountered each other, the people of the two tribes would definitely quarrel. Their petty quarrels could range from "my tribe hunted and killed a Saint-tier monster" to "my wife gave birth to triplets."

"All right, stop your nonsense. We've just received the news that Earth Star had an unusual reshuffle, and the Clam God is about to be revived." Outside the hall, three people walked in side by side, and an old man with a white beard and brows who stood in the middle stopped the conversation; he was the patriarch of the White Dragon Tribe.

Although the other two were Quasi God monster trainers, they weren't the chiefs of their respective tribes, so in a sense, their statuses were lower than that of the patriarch of the White Dragon Tribe. Hence, for the time being, the White Dragon Tribe's patriarch was assuming the role of person-in-charge.

"Put Pi Kuang's issue aside for a moment. The revival of the Clam God is going faster than we thought. Previously, we had estimated that it would take a month, but from the recovery pulse of the Clam God, it'll be completely awakened in a maximum of five days."

The air froze in the hall, and the fear of an imminent war enveloped them. Everyone became serious. Compared to the imminent appearance of the Mutated Tribe, Pi Kuang and the issue with the Huaxia Tribe were insignificant.

The Ancestral Land had a population of more than one billion people, and all the remaining tribes except the Huaxia Tribe had signed war covenants with them. If they removed the three or four million people of the Huaxia Tribe, they still had a population of more than one billion.

"We can't allow this war to spread to our rear. The battlefield has to be Earth Star!" emphasized the old patriarch of the White Dragon Tribe.

"Understood!" The problem wasn't affecting a single tribe. All tribes were closely related and interdependent on each other. When one of the tribes was in danger, the others would be at risk too. Thus, everyone was serious about it.

"Before the Clam God is revived, we need to fix our front line… it's a good thing that those from the Ancestral Land left. We're going to fight the mutated head-on! Ze Yuan, your Poison Marsh Tribe is best at fostering Poison-type familiars. Give them a big one!"

"Rest assured. As early as half a year ago, I let the young ones in the tribe produce poisons and capture toxic creatures." Ze Yuan was an old man as thin as a bamboo pole that was balding in the middle of his head. He gently brushed a white snake in his palm. The eyes, teeth, and tongue of the white snake were entirely white; it lay obediently in Ze Yuan's hand.

However, in the presence of other Saint-tier monster trainers, they couldn't help showing a trace of fear when they saw the white snake.

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Chapter 634: Penetrated

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After hearing the shameless old geezer of the Doom Thunder Tribe mock him the day before, Pi Kuang's face was as sour as a lemon from the moment he woke up.

Upon noticing his father's thunderous expression, Pi Kuang's son wisely didn't dare to make too much noise while eating in front of him. Instead, he took small bites and swallowed them daintily. At the same time, he silently observed his father's behavior.

After a while, the son stood up and stretched. "Dad, I'm going out for a walk."

"Don't go yet. Stick around and accompany me later to pay a visit to the Huaxia Tribe. If they haven't settled their internal affairs by today, then I'll be assisting them with it." Pi Kuang calmly set down his bowl and chopsticks.

"Sure." Pi Yuan nodded.

After breakfast, Pi Kuang returned to his bedroom. He grabbed the Pseudo Fox leather cloak hanging behind the door and fastened it on his shoulders.

Pseudo Foxes were usually found living close to monsters of the Tigris species. They were considered companion familiars, as all of their abilities were for the sake of pleasing the Tigris species. After gaining the favor of a Tigris monster, one could take advantage of it and flaunt that power by bullying other monsters.

As a result, attire made from the leather and fur of Pseudo Foxes exuded a dominating aura reminiscent of those exuded by Tigris monsters. In addition to the scarcity of Pseudo Foxes, cloaks made from them were extremely rare.

When Pi Kuang arrived at the conference room, he was greeted by a receptionist.

"Sir." The receptionist, who was dressed in a traditional Chinese dress, bowed hastily.

"Stop kowtowing. What I would like to know is whether the matters on your side have been settled. If not, then I'll handle them for you." Pi Kuang's eyes glinted with murderous intent.

The receptionist blanched. She had no right to answer.

"Bring over those who talked to me yesterday, now!" Pi Kuang bellowed.

The receptionist hurriedly made a phone call to summon the top officials. Five minutes later, the top officials of the Huaxia District arrived posthaste.

Pi Kuang extracted a leather scroll and tossed it in their direction, unconcerned about who scrambled to catch it. "I don't care if the matters are settled or not. If you don't want me to intervene, that's fine, just sign this contract. Clean up your own mess," snarled Pi Kuang. While having breakfast, Pi Kuang had finally realized that he had been hoodwinked for the past few days. Their messy internal affairs were none of his business!

His task was just to make them sign the covenant. It didn't matter if there were any objections, as there was no room for rejection. They had to sign the covenant, regardless of whether or not they were happy about it!

If there was dissent, then he could just wash his hands of them. The elders of the tribe would arrange for certain experts to take care of them.

The top officials of Huaxia who had come forward to diffuse the situation looked constipated. In fact, when they had returned the day before, they had called a meeting that involved everyone of importance in the city of Hope. Their final decision after much deliberation was to sign the covenant, if there were truly no alternatives available, and be saddled with the implications of it.

The people of Huaxia were wise enough to bend when they knew that they couldn't stand their ground anymore. Enduring adversity while waiting for a chance to turn the tables in the future was a lesson that had passed through generations, ever since their ancestors walked the earth.

"Please wait a moment," said the leader of the officials.

After seeing how sensible they were, Pi Kuang's murderous intent faded slightly. In order to put some pressure on them, he extended his right palm to the sky and spread his fingers.

"Come to me!"

BOOM! A violent and horrific atmosphere overwhelmed everyone in the Desolate Labyrinth, including those in the city of Hope, which had been built on the edges of the labyrinth.

"Roar!" The howl of anger shook the sky and shattered the earth, scattering the clouds in the sky above. A gigantic monster stepped out of the void, its crimson-golden fur resembling a sea of gold that had been stained blood-red by the sun's rays.

The moment its body touched the earth, cracks appeared and spread through the ground. The defensive barrier surrounding the Desolate Labyrinth that had been created by the Divine Bricks was ripped apart.

The shops on both sides were crushed, smoke and dust drifting through the air. Fortunately, the occupants of this area had already been evacuated. Nearby residents had also moved away a few days earlier.

Cracks spiderwebbed across the earth. The cracks were dark and deep, rocks clattering as they fell into the crevices. A golden circle spread out from the feet of the Sun Bear, dying the debris and crumbled buildings around it gold.

Two snow-white teeth extended from the bear's lower lip. An insignia that looked like a sun glowed between its eyebrows. Its breathing was like thunder, while its humongous body, at 180 feet tall, was about the size of a small hill.

Whoosh—

Squeak! Various familiars whimpered and squealed in fear and shock. The aura of the Saint-tier familiar made their knees weaken.

Pi Kuang was satisfied with the impact his familiar imposed. This is power!

"Roar!" The Sun Bear suddenly turned violent and slammed the ground in anger. Wham! Both of its powerful palms landed on the ground, and the resulting earthquake stirred up a huge wave that crashed everywhere and uprooted everything in its path.

If not for the protection of the elite monster trainers that were operating in the dark, who knew how many of those top officials would have died.

The Sun Bear tilted its head towards the sky and howled, its ear-splitting shriek shattering glass throughout the land. However, those looking upon this spectacle could sense that the bear seemed to be terrified. They looked at each other, wondering if it was just their imaginations.

They followed the Sun Bear's line of vision into the sky, but except for an endless, cloudless sky, there was nothing else. Pi Kuang, like everyone else, also sensed the abnormality. As the Sun Bear's trainer, he could perceive through their Blood Contract that the Sun Bear was trembling. It appeared aggressive, but it was merely bluffing. As its trainer, he was more than familiar with its behavior.

However, what felt even more unbelievable to him was that the Sun Bear was an advanced Saint-tier familiar with a decent grade. It had never been this afraid before, even when facing other monsters that were at the peak of the Saint tier.

It couldn't be… Uneasiness arose in Pi Kuang's heart.

Splash, splash… A low rumbling that sounded like the waves of an ocean echoed in his ears. The rumbling started off faint but gradually increased in volume, as if the waves were approaching.

At first, only Pi Kuang could hear it. Afterwards, everyone throughout the city of Hope could hear the raging tides. A flash of blue appeared in the sky and started to approach them rapidly.

"What's that?" whispered an onlooker.

"Look like the sea?"

"How can there be a sea in the sky?" exclaimed a monster trainer incredulously.

The boundless blue ocean swept across the sky. It was like a ravenous wolf, ripping apart the fluffy clouds in its way like sheep. The mighty waves swept in all directions imposingly, like hundreds of millions of wild bulls charging at their enemies.

"A Quasi God!" Pi Kuang took a deep breath and squeezed the words through gritted teeth.

"Dear daughter, please avoid killing it outright. Use enough to just incapacitate it," whispered Fatty Big Sea as it circled around the Windstorm Water Magic Spider. The old father seemed so humble at this moment.

A particular soul concealed in the depths of the sea looked on at this scene with chilling eyes and sneered. "Oh? Didn't you say that this guy was going to eat you? Why should you care about who I kill?" The Windstorm Water Magic Spider asked softly as it lightly rubbed its claws against each other as if they were long blades.

"Of course not. I'm concerned because there's a group of Quasi Gods supporting him. I know that my daughter is the strongest, but I don't wish to see you hurt." Fatty Big Sea's tone was gentle with all the love of a father.

"All right. I'll let that bear keep his pathetic life." Snickering, it lifted the third claw on its left side and aimed it like a gun that was ready to shoot.

Whoosh! It aimed true and triggered the projectile. The icy blue water spear broke through the waves and descended from the sky, like the ruling of an ocean god.

Boom! Boom! The air was shattered, and a series of explosions echoed between heaven and earth.

The blue-and-white blur penetrated the sky and the earth, piercing through the domain of the Sun Bear. It stabbed through its thick fur, tore its strong muscles, shattered its sturdy bones, and broke through its back.

Wham! The Sun Bear was nailed forcefully to the ground.

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Chapter 635: The Return

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"Ah… Ahh…" The roar of the Sun Bear had lost its previous strength. Instead, it was becoming extremely weak. The Sun Bear struggled on the ground in fear, but the spear had penetrated its body, making it unable to move. Rivulets of blood flowed from its wound.

Its blood flowed into the cracks on the ground. The Sun Bear's power was unmatched, but at this moment, it couldn't even pull out the spear in its back.

Pi Kuang's expression changed drastically. He took a few steps back and stood next to the Sun Bear, then reached out and touched the bear's arm, grasping its thick fur. Its sweat dampened his palm.

The raging waves roared and crashed together, over and over again. The sky darkened, and the howling wind tore apart the earth and sky.

Two black dots, one bigger than the other, appeared and descended from the sky. They were like meteorites falling from the sky. Boom!

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider finally showed itself. At the moment it landed, Gao Peng silently disengaged himself from Fatty Big Sea.

"Huh?" The Windstorm Water Magic Spider's sharp eyes caught Gao Peng's separation from Fatty Big Sea's body. All four of its eyes on the right side turned to lock on Gao Peng. The remaining four eyes observed their surroundings, with one of them staring at the Sun Bear.

"I signed a contract of equality with him, so we're currently cooperating." Initially, Fatty Big Sea hadn't wanted to explain, but it admitted it in the end.

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider gazed deeply at Gao Peng and Fatty Big Sea, but it didn't say anything.

Meanwhile, Pi Kuang was staring relentlessly at Gao Peng. Although he couldn't confirm that this Quasi God monster was this person's familiar, nevertheless, the arrival of a Quasi God-tier familiar was definitely related to this strange man somehow.

This Quasi God monster was the one that had nailed his familiar to the ground. Just thinking about it filled Pi Kuang with indignation and humiliation. He declared, "I'm an elder of the Tribal Alliance. After witnessing what happened, I am impressed by your strength. There are fewer than ten Quasi God monster trainers in the Tribal Alliance, but all of them like making new friends. I believe that once in a while, you might need certain resources that are difficult to obtain alone, thus I'd like to invite you to trade with them through our alliance."

"That's unnecessary. The Huaxia Tribe will take action for ourselves if we have to defend against the Mutated Tribe. We would never do it through this kind of cooperation." Fatty Big Sea repeated, word for word, what Gao Peng told it through the Blood Contract.

"You're from the Huaxia Tribe?" Pi Kuang was thunderstruck. The shock he felt from the bottom of his heart was unparalleled. This indescribable emotion was as intense as the feeling of when he obtained his first familiar.

The Huaxia Tribe has a Quasi God-tier monster trainer! Pi Kuang almost went crazy. The recovery of Earth Star had happened just a few years ago, definitely less than a decade ago.

Obtaining a Quasi God monster trainer within a decade? Pi Kuang suddenly felt like all of his years of hard work went down the drain.

He had never heard of a monster trainer who could own a Quasi God-tier familiar within a decade, especially if the trainer started with nothing. This wasn't a legend at all, but a horror story. If Pi Kuang was frightened by him, then the top officials of Huaxia were delighted.

Pi Kuang had said that was a Quasi God?

The top officials might not have understood what it meant before this, but after Pi Kuang's narration and witnessing how the Windstorm Water Magic Spider had incapacitated the Sun Bear, they could guess what it meant. Thus, they were now completely respectful to Gao Peng, as if he was a god.

Uncle Liu, who was standing with the crowd, almost ripped off his beard when his hand trembled and jerked. His eyes widened in pain. "Quasi… Quasi God?" Little Peng had become powerful.

Xu Qingzhi's expression was blank. Even if someone told her that Young Master had gained control over a god, she would believe them. Was there anything that Young Master couldn't do?

Gazing at Gao Peng's back, Xu Qingzhi smiled softly. In the end, Young Master was always the most outstanding of all.

"Argh…" The White Dragon tilted its head and squinted at the Windstorm Water Magic Spider, then its eyes widened. Its soul's sensitivity to danger warned it to leave the vicinity as soon as possible, as the spider was extremely dangerous.

Apart from the others, who were focused on the Windstorm Water Magic Spider, Ji Hanwu was instead focused on Gao Peng's back, his eyes filled with emotion. He knew that the Windstorm Water Magic Spider wasn't Gao Peng's familiar. The level of his grandson's Soul Power wasn't high enough for him to make a contract with a Quasi God-tier familiar in such a short time.

However, he recognized Fatty Big Sea, who was standing to the side. Noticing how close it was with the spider, Ji Hanwu speculated that the fish might have been the offspring of the spider, seeking help from its mother after being bullied.

He wasn't sure if Little Peng had to tolerate any hardships in the process of asking for the spider's help, as such Quasi God-tier monsters were usually finicky and hard to please. Everyone else saw Gao Peng's glory, but only his grandfather noticed Gao Peng's effort and the hardships he'd had to endure.

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider slowly walked in front of the Sun Bear. Its sharp spider claws slid across the Sun Bear's body without tearing through skin. Finally, it aimed a claw at a certain spot and pricked lightly.

The golden fur and skin were sliced through like paper, red tendons and muscles exposed to the air. The Windstorm Water Magic Spider lowered its head and sniffed delicately. "Ah, the smell of sweet blood."

The Sun Bear rolled its eyes and prepared to fake its death. The spider claw pressed forward and pierced a large and thick tendon, spraying blood everywhere. It dipped its claw into the blood and put it into its mouth, tasting the liquid and rolling its flavor across its tongue.

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider smiled eccentrically. "It's so delicious and warm. Much better than the cold blood from the ocean."

The Sun Bear almost fainted when it heard what the spider said.

Gao Peng stuck his hands in his pockets and walked towards Pi Kuang. "I think you may have heard of my name. I'm Gao Peng."

At first, Pi Kuang was stunned. He searched his mind for that name, and soon after that, his body trembled. His eyes widened with horror and disbelief. "You… you…"

"Stop with your stuttering. Return to your Assembly of Elders and tell them that the people of Huaxia have been a peace-loving nation since ancient times. Throughout all recorded history of Earth Star, we of the Huaxia tribe were never involved in the flames of war!" said Gao Peng. He followed it up with a smile. "In fact, we strongly despise war."

The top officials of Huaxia were speechless. Our ancestors loved peace? Did we study fantasy instead of history?

Even the bystanders who were standing around and munching on popcorn while watching the spectacle were speechless. The history of Huaxia was clearly filled with war!

"Also, my people aren't strong enough. We can't help much even if we go there. Instead, we would just be a burden, as your side would have to look out for us. When that happens, we might even distract your monster trainers from more important matters," explained Gao Peng. He paused and continued, "Not to mention that with their current strength, sending them to battle would only be a waste of precious lives."

Pi Kuang had to suppress his urge to say that the reason for recruiting them was to use them as cannon fodder.

"Therefore, I think that we should just give up on our alliance. What do you think? I believe that you think so too, yes?"

Pi Kuang's face contorted. He was in a dilemma. "I… I think so too, but what I say doesn't carry weight. This matter can only be decided by the Quasi God monster trainers of the Assembly of Elders."

"I am clearly aware of the fact that you have Quasi God-tier monster trainers. More than one in fact," Gao Peng said as he smiled. "You really don't need to remind me anymore. But so what?" Gao Peng asked contemptuously.

"In this critical period of your war…" Gao Peng's smile faded rapidly, his face turning cold. "Do you really wish to make a Quasi God-tier enemy right now?"

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Chapter 636: The Tribe's Distress

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In the end, the Windstorm Water Magic Spider had mercy on Pi Kuang and the Sun Bear, allowing them to escape. However, before leaving, the Sun Bear left a souvenir—its front left paw.

To Saint-tier monsters, a severed arm wasn't a mortal wound, as it would only take a while to regenerate. Although Pi Kuang felt humiliated, it was better than losing his own life, so he could only pinch his nose and go along with it.

The Sun Bear had also lost the magnificence it'd had at the beginning when it was summoned. It shook its head and threw away its severed paw. Due to the major blood loss, its fur had lost its shine, as well. Pi Kuang sat on its hunched back. Meanwhile, his son, Pi Yuan, was sitting to his left.

Staring straight ahead, the expression on Pi Kuang's face was unreadable.

Pi Yuan carefully looked at the side of his father's face. "Father? Are you all right?" Pi Yuan asked softly.

Pi Kuang turned his head and looked at his son. Pi Yuan saw his face and shuddered involuntarily out of habit, as he thought his father was about to beat him. It was mainly because Pi Kuang had always put too much pressure on his son.

"I'm fine." Pi Kuang's voice was low as always. After a silent moment, he raised his big callused hands and gently touched Pi Yuan's head, just like he had used to touch Pi Yuan's head when Pi Yuan was little and loved to sit by his side on a wooden stool.

Pi Kuang, who once again raised his head and stared ahead, said faintly, "Go back and train hard. Train your familiar well, as war is coming. Identity and background don't matter anymore. Even if you're my son, there'll be no concessions. On the contrary, those from the Mutated Tribe will want to eliminate you even more."

"Ah, I understand." Pi Yuan nodded quickly.

"That Quasi God monster might not be his familiar," said Pi Kuang suddenly.

"What?" Pi Yuan was shocked and thought he misheard. "Father… then we've been fooled," he said succinctly.

"So what? The Quasi God monster was genuine, and we don't know why it obeys his orders. It doesn't matter if the monster is his familiar." Pi Kuang got over this unpleasant realization.

"Guard your tongue when you return. If someone asks, just tell them it's his Quasi God familiar," said Pi Kuang as he squinted. This rugged looking man displayed a moment of shrewdness that wasn't normally seen of him.

"Will they believe it?" Pi Yuan was still a little perturbed, as he didn't believe it himself. Had he not seen the Quasi God monster with his own eyes, he wouldn't have thought that a monster trainer in his twenties owned one. Nonsense, you're talking out of your *ss.

"It's up to them what to believe. Besides, he does indeed have a Quasi God monster. Let them decide when they see it with their own eyes." Pi Kuang closed his eyes.

I will not let myself be the only one to lose… or else I'll become a joke. If more people are at a disadvantage, then at least someone will bear the cost with me.

Sky World, in fact, had two names. One was the Squared World, and the other was Sky World. Both were legitimate. When the first batch of the ancient tribes had discovered this place, they had named it Sky World. Later, with the increasing number of tribe members coming in, they were distributed all over the world, and different accents were derived, so the name Squared World was born in the post-era.

"How's the mission going? Your arrogant Pi Kuang hasn't returned. Doesn't that guy always walk with his nose in the air and show no fear to God? Why does it seem as if he's impotent now?" Lei Wu's expression was full of mockery and disdain.

"Don't worry. Pi Kuang is on his way back." Pi Hu looked like he had swallowed something bad. He had just received confidential news from Pi Kuang and was very upset. Now, the look on Lei Wu's face really deserved a punch.

"He's back! Lord Pi Kuang has returned." There was a cheer from the small tribes in the distance. Pi Hu huffed and went in the direction of the commotion.

"What? Mission failed?" After hearing the news, not only Lei Wu, but everyone else was stunned.

"How is it possible? Lord Pi Kuang is a Saint-tier monster trainer… Lord, you must be joking with us, right?" someone said with a half-hearted smile.

"No. The grapevine from my uncle's brother-in-law said that there was a Quasi God monster trainer in the Huaxia Tribe."

"A Quasi God monster trainer? You must be kidding me!" someone exclaimed.

How can there be a Quasi God Monster Trainer? The Huaxia Tribe was only founded a few years back. How many monster trainers do they possibly have? Hmm… they seem to have quite a large number of monster trainers, but what about elites?

There shouldn't be more than ten Emperor-tier monster trainers! It's said that Gao Peng is the only Overlord-tier monster trainer. Then how can a Quasi God monster trainer come out of nowhere?

What could a Quasi God monster trainer do? He had the potential to establish his own top tribe! The Huaxia Tribe, too, had the potential to advance to the top.

While the Quasi God and Saint tiers seemed to be only one threshold away, in reality, it was a chasm. Many familiars from the highest level of the Saint tier were trapped at this stage. They didn't even know how to break through…

It was different for an Overlord-tier to break through the Saint tier's Condensed Field. As long as the strength of the Overlord-tier familiar achieved a certain threshold, they could take advantage of the flow. However, in the case of breaking through from Saint-tier to Quasi God-tier, it was no longer a simple matter of pure strength; a unique method was required.

Similarly, not only the small tribes were astonished. The Top Three Tribes had rubbed their ears too, doubting what they heard when they first received the news.

"If this is the case, then his talent is scary to say the least. In fact, I suspect that he's a reincarnation of a certain god," Yu Huangming said coldly. "This has happened before."

"He's not a reincarnation of any god. I've met this kid before. The high priest of our tribe likes him very much," said the old patriarch of the White Dragon Tribe.

Yu Huang Ming pondered for a moment. "Then that Quasi God monster wasn't his familiar. Most likely, it was a reinforcement he called in."

"Okay then. Let's not waste any more time discussing it. Tomorrow, I'll meet this backup he called in," Yu Huang Ming announced boldly. "If this monster is inadvertently defeated by my hands, I will spare the kid's life out of respect to the White Dragon Tribe and its high priest, but the Huaxia Tribe must agree to sign a treaty."

"What if your familiar is defeated instead?" old man Mu Xuan of the Green God Tribe said gloatingly while stroking his beard.

Hmm… Yu Huangming paused self-consciously. Acting aloof, he quickly donned his hood, hiding his face in the darkness. "It is impossible to lose with my Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha."

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Chapter 637: Windstorm Water Magic Spider vs. Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha

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The bald old grandfather of the Shenmu tribe smacked his lips. He stared at the side of You Huangming's face and said, "Thank God you didn't say that you would go home to get married after the challenge ended."

"What are you talking about?" You Huangming was momentarily taken aback. "I got married long ago… Do you mean marrying a concubine?" You Huangming stared suspiciously at Qing Shenyuan. This fellow had lived for a long time, but he had never respected himself.

You Huangming had used to regard all the rumors like that as nonsense, but he was starting to believe them that day…

"I don't mean marrying a concubine." The bald old grandfather waved his hand.

"You wouldn't understand even if I said it." After You Huangming was far away, the bald old grandfather took a book out from his pocket. On the book cover was a picture of the Huaxia region before the Cataclysm had happened.

"So, this is a flag—I finally saw a live one today." The bald old grandfather licked his fingers with the tip of his tongue and then pinched the pages, flipping them.

In the morning, the sun rose slowly on the horizon. The people in the city of Hope worked hard on cultivating. The cultivators and planters ran along the plains, and a tall wall was being built at the plains' end.

There was a total of three walls. Each wall had a King-tier monster trainer guarding it that was also in charge of sounding the alarms. If a King-tier familiar invasion happened, the city of Hope's headquarters would be notified. Thereafter, an Emperor-tier familiar would be sent to deal with the King-tier familiar.

As for whether the fences were effective… there was still a psychological effect to it. At least this was what the higher-ups thought, and they thought that this could make the civilians feel at ease.

Stripey was summoned. Its massive body was like a mountain on the plains, and especially so because the platform was merely plain terrain. This meant that its body could be seen even from hundreds of miles away.

In this era, top-notch monster trainers were needed just as much as heroes. Stripey's humongous size had undoubtedly helped this notion.

Gao Peng, Ji Hanwu, and some higher-ups sat on Stripey's head. Gao Peng had built a plaza there, as well as a small villa. He had used the double-layer block structure to do so.

The sky was suddenly illuminated with resplendent light. The bright golden light slowly rose and cast massive shadows on the ground.

"That's…" Someone lifted their head in surprise.

In the sky, something akin to a metal brass mold had appeared. The dense mass of the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha was floating in the sky like a small mountain. A thousand hands were quietly spreading out in a circle behind its back like a fan being spread open.

"This is comparable to the first world war!" Hongzhong Dalu's voice echoed between heaven and earth.

"I heard that there was a Quasi God here, so I specially made my way here to offer a challenge. However, which Quasi God here dares to battle me?" The Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha's voice was growing increasingly louder.

"Hmph, you're full of crap!" A furious roar was accompanied by a fierce hissing in the sky.

The area surrounding the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha's body was suddenly suffused with ripples. When one looked through the translucent ripples, all that could be seen was an almost entirely transparent and inescapable net that had formed around the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha.

Hiss. A huge figure suddenly leapt out from the spiderweb that had stretched across the entire sky. Before the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha could react, the figure had already rushed towards it. The opponent extended both spider claws and stabbed the surface of the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha.

Even though the Windstorm Water Magic Spider had taken advantage and made the first move, the Thousand-handed Faceless Buddha's reaction was nowhere near delayed. Just when the former was about to land its attack, the latter tilted its head back, and at the same time, its countless palms pulled the Windstorm Water Magic Spider over.

Boom!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A white smoke wave broke out from between clasped palms. Countless waves of air intertwined and formed a huge white fog. The Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha was hidden in the white fog, quietly and peacefully.

When the white fog dissipated, the Windstorm Water Magic Spider had disappeared without a trace. However, there was a small hole in the space between the eyebrows of the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha. The hole wasn't deep, but a faint golden mist was emanating from within it.

After a long moment, the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha said in a low voice, "Impressive." After it said that, its body sank as its shoulders were lowered. The thousand hands behind its back were like a blooming lotus flower facing the sky.

The distance between every arm was the exact same, its muscles taut like stretched springs. The thousand hands rotated; every finger folded. A murderous intent was thick in the air—"Buddha Annihilation," it said.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The thousand hands disappeared instantly. No traces of them could be seen at all except for the pale golden light that filled the sky and came together in the void, eventually resulting in a golden lotus flower suddenly blooming. It was beautiful and exquisite. The flower only died out after a long time had passed.

The web that the Windstorm Water Magic Spider had weaved in the sky was completely torn to shreds.

"Without your spider web, what can you use to fight me?" The Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha asked proudly.

"That was a web I only managed to make after I spent the entire night weaving… How dare you tear it apart just like that." A hoarse female voice reverberated in the sky.

In the following moment, the void twisted. The Windstorm Water Magic Spider crawled out from within, and with every step it took, its aura grew increasingly more terrifying.

Rumble—

The sky darkened and lighting interweaved.

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider's color was rapidly changing as well, shifting from a dark blue color to a desperate gray.

Rumble.

A thunderstorm descended, and the speed of the Windstorm Water Magic Spider was tripled. If the speed of the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha had still forcefully been able to match the Windstorm Water Magic Spider earlier on, right now, all the former could do was use its sixth sense to judge.

"Its speed is so fast." Gao Peng and Dumby looked up at the ongoing battle in the sky after combining into one body. Even Dumby's soul couldn't capture the Windstorm Water Magic Spider's shadows. The latter would only halt long enough to reveal its image every time it attacked.

"This is definitely not a gift that was inherited from you," said Gao Peng resolutely.

"It's still my kind!" Fatty Big Sea was angry. At times like this, there were some things it had to stand for.

"…I didn't say that it wasn't your kind." Gao Peng was speechless. "I only said that its gift of speed was definitely not inherited from you. I believe that its mother's speed must have been very fast."

Fatty Big Sea nodded only when it heard this. "It's not too bad. Her mother's speed is rather fast. However, speed isn't her mother's area of expertise. It's actually a very strange power." That was what Fatty Big Sea said, but why was there such a mysterious sense of pride in its voice?!

Just a few days ago, Fatty Big Sea had looked disgusted beyond words, and now it was starting to feel proud of its wife and daughter's talents. Indeed… all male animals were the same.

When a speeding object formed the shape of a roller and was crushing its opponent, all the victim could do was be beaten, unless they had methods to restrain the other.

The Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha's ability didn't include any methods of restraint. As such, it could only use its thousand hands to protect itself from getting hurt before it propped up its shield like a protective eggshell.

The blur of the Windstorm Water Magic Spider appeared from time to time. Each time, it would break the shield of the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha and inflict wounds on its body.

Ten minutes went by. The Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha could no longer bear it. It turned around and escaped with a low roar.

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Chapter 638: Clam God

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The dark clouds in the sky only dispersed after the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha had escaped far away. The Windstorm Water Magic Spider flicked its spider claws. "They're a little hard—the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha made them rough."

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider's victory had been within Gao Peng's expectations. This was because he had seen its attributes in advance. Even though the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha was very strong, it was still lacking in comparison to the Windstorm Water Magic Spider.

[Monster Name: Windstorm Water Magic Spider

[Monster Tier: Level 92 (Quasi God)

[Monster Grade: Mythical/Mythical

[Monster Attributes: Water/Space

[Deification Progress: Spider Claws, Eyes, Internal Organs

[Monster Territory: Enchanted Water Void

[Monster Skills: Breaking Through Armor with a Blade Level 9, Spider Claw Storm Level 10, Body Sensitivity Level 9, Water Element Control Level 10, Space Affinity Level 7, Super Neutral Reflex Level 9

Invisible net (Can be used to capture prey in any terrain. At the same time, it can be used to conceal the host.

Passive Effect 1: The power of the element consumed can result in the creation of an invisible net in any desired area.

Passive Effect 2: The host can move with increased speed within the invisible net. At the same time, it can dwell inside and shuttle around freely within the inner part of the invisible net.

Hint: Invisible nets formed in a water environment possess self-recovery abilities.)

Slaughter Moment (Inherited from its mother's unique ability.

Active Effect 1: After activating the Slaughter Moment, the host's speed can skyrocket within a short period of time. The degree of the speed increase obtained will be similar to the host's vision, reaction time, and aggression.

Hint: The Slaughter Moment can be maintained for a maximum of one hour. After it ends, the host's ability to react will be slightly weakened.)

Devil's Blade (This, its most extreme massacre method, lies in its evolution; any weapon can become its most deadly one.

Passive Effect 1: The Windstorm Water Magic Spider's spider claws will possess a unique enchanted ability that can cause damage to special armor.

Passive Effect 2: The Windstorm Water Magic Spider's claws will become extraordinarily hard and sharp.)

[Monster Description: It is the descendant of a god. The long-term lack of fatherly love has caused its personality to become moody. It likes to cut its prey into pieces before devouring them slowly. It hates noise and lively atmospheres.

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider was a violent assassin that had ascended to an extremely high level. Its slaughter methods were very simple—they were all dependent on its spider claws and no different from slicing vegetables. It just needed to lift its claws, and its prey would be transformed into the spider's favorite meat jerky.

After dealing with the Thousand-handed Faceless Buddha, the Windstorm Water Magic Spider spat out many transparent threads. The threads become entangled in the sky and ultimately formed a huge invisible net.

Every thread elongated, and at the end of each one was emptiness. However, the threads filled the entire sky after a short while and eventually disappeared into thin air.

The Windstorm Water Magic Spider used its claws to fiddle around in the void before it disappeared into its net. This caused Fatty Big Sea, who had initially wanted to rekindle their relationship as father and daughter, to be met with a closed door.

In the Sky World, the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha had only recovered some semblance of security after it returned to the world it belonged to. It looked around its surroundings to confirm that it hadn't been followed before the monster trainer and familiar broke apart from their shared body.

There were still beads of perspiration on You Huangming's face. He wiped away those that had formed on his forehead and took a deep breath. Then he thought about the lofty and pompous speech he had given before he departed and how much he had bragged then. Now, he was thoroughly embarrassed.

You Huangming didn't dare to return to the council of elders, for he didn't know if they would mock him. After some contemplation, You Huangming decided to let the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha escort him back to the Xuanhu Tribe.

"Eh, why is Huangming back?" Some sharp monster trainers from the Xuanhu Tribe had picked up on the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha's breathing.

The Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha landed in a small valley in the tribe. This valley was surrounded by mountains, and the mountain peaks acted as a barrier of sorts to keep the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha completely hidden from view.

A hurricane hovered and whistled in the valley, refusing to leave.

The thousand hands that belonged to the Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha became one again as it lowered its head to recuperate. The wind from the hurricane struck its body, allowing the golden shade to become even more dazzling.

You Huangming arrived at a cave inside the valley. By the door was a twenty-foot-long Flowering Wind Tree that blocked the wind from the hurricane. Inside, the cave was very spacious. You Huangming poured himself a glass of cool water and took two sips aggressively before he slammed the glass on the table.

The sound of his breathing was extra heavy; You Huangming didn't wish to relive the memories of that day's battle. It wasn't that he had never lost before or that he could not accept defeat—You Huangming just felt uncomfortable.

Footsteps could be heard from outside the stone cave. Shortly after, a man who looked very similar to You Huangming, save for the graying hair on his temples and sharp eagle eyes, took long strides in. "Huangming, what's wrong? I heard that you came back, but you didn't pay me a visit and instead chose to hide in the valley. You're treating your uncle like an outsider."

"Uncle." You Huangming exhaled and rose to greet his elder. "It's nothing much. I just got bored of staying outside and felt like coming back." You Huangming shook his head and refused to say anything further.

"I understand your personality all too well. Tell me, did you lose when you tried to challenge somebody…? You've always been so temperamental since you were young, and you've remained the same even after becoming a Quasi God."

The only person who could say something like that about You Huangming was the man in front of him. You Huangming laughed bitterly and said, "Uncle…"

At last, You Huangming confided in his uncle about everything that had taken place over the past few days. "So that's what happened… Victories and defeats are inevitable when you try to learn from challenging other people," said You Gulan with a smile. "You can beat others, but you won't allow them to be victorious?"

"No… It's just that I was defeated right after I said that my Thousand-Handed Faceless Buddha would never lose." You Huangming was melancholic.

"You—" You Gulan shook his head. His nephew cared too much about his successes and failures. "Perhaps the other party has long forgotten what you care so much about," said You Gulan calmly. "Since you're back, try the bacon your uncle made. Rest at home for two days before going back there."

Days went by and the stars shifted. It was now nighttime. There was a vast sky full of bright stars above Earth Star, much like a starry river that was hanging upside down.

A crack appeared in the corner of the sky. The Milky Way came gushing down like a waterfall, filling the entire sky as a tremendous volume of power flowed in.

The plants on Earth Star grew maniacally. The entangled plants in the ruins of the city grew to their hearts' content, their appearances changing every minute. The vast cosmos outside Earth Star suddenly shifted as if the corner of a hidden box was being opened.

"Such monumental changes within the blink of an eye… Is this the work of a god…?" At the summit of Kunlun Mountain, the chief of the White Dragon tribe lifted his head and gazed at the river of stars. Many familiars stood behind him. They were terrified as they watched the dramatic changes take place in the sky.

"Long, long ago, the Clam God evolved into stars and kept a corner of Earth Star concealed as part of a 20,000 year-long agreement. The Clam God sunk into a deep sleep for just as long… Now that the time is up, the Clam God has finally awakened."

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Chapter 639: Broken Finger

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The mirage of brilliant colors filled the entire sky, then the colorful mist vanished along with the river of stars. A fireball the size of a house floated in the empty air, and there were specks that indicated tiny pits on the surface of the round ball. The colorful mist was being swallowed and released through these pits.

The sky seemed to tremble, and suddenly, the entirety of Earth Star was smothered by countless mutated lifeforms. Dragons were roaring, phoenixes were soaring, mountain-sized giants with hundreds of arms were screaming at the sky, and furious titans were fighting with gods.

The visions were fascinating, but they eventually dissipated like morning fog fading from the sky. The sky returned to a state of emptiness after the mist dispersed, and there were no traces of the Clam God left.

One of the mountain peaks in the Kunlun mountain range suddenly collapsed. After the smoke and dust had settled, a Spatial Rift appeared in the space left in the wake of the collapsed mountain peak.

It looked like a cloth that had been torn. There were intense movements beyond the tunnel's surface. With the mountain peak as the center, the spatial tunnel was expanding horizontally without end.

"Let's go." The old chief of the White Dragon tribe was stupefied. Even though he had known that a spatial tunnel would appear, he hadn't expected it to be so long. My ancestors didn't tell us about this!

All the monster trainers were in the sky vault situated on the White Dragon's back. They saw the ground beneath them shaking wildly. The entire Earth Star was undergoing dramatic changes.

An infinite number of elements flowed through the broken tunnel and onto Earth. Rumble, rumble. The elements were all tangled up at the mouth of the tunnel, and bright colors were discernible. The surrounding scenery and the stars overhead were all changing.

"Chief, the spatial tunnel is so big… All our efforts have been in vain." Bai Han exhaled. He felt pained by this sight.

"You can't say that for sure. We've planted deployments in other areas on Earth Star, as well. We just lost the chance to strike first," said the old chief with a shake of his head.

At the same time, the water of the four largest oceans roared in rage before flooding the land near the shores. It was also at this moment that Earth Star acted like a magnet that had been separated from its gravitating force. After the disappearance of the barrier in the middle, it decided to merge with its main force again.

Rumble—

The side that came into contact with the gravitating force was to become the entrance to Jiutian Shidi. This entrance was situated between the two ends of the Kunlun Mountains and the Himalayas. This included the area in between; it had all overlapped with Jiutian Shidi.

The changes persisted for two full hours before they came to an end. After, the Kunlun Mountains and the Himalayas had been integrated into a vast expanse of mountains—no end could be seen.

Between the mountains, a horizontally positioned broken finger loomed in the sky. The exact measure of the finger's diameter was unknown, but it was at least half a mile long. The broken finger was impossibly smooth. The flesh, blood, nail, and bone had all been cut off cleanly.

The most bizarre thing was that the skin of this finger was brown and had the texture of a tree. A large blood bubble was exposed on the surface of the broken area, accompanied by a rich sweet scent.

A legendary white dragon monster picked up on the spreading fragrance. Its eyes immediately grew red, and in the following moment, a strange sound erupted from its throat. Its body started swelling, with two bumps swiftly growing on its back, then expanding in size. Their surfaces cracked enough for yellow pus to flow out.

"This is bad. My monster has lost control." The face of the monster's owner quickly darkened.

"Roar!" A large amount of red blood gushed through the cracks on the white scales of the Legendary White Dragon and swiftly transformed the Legendary White Dragon into a red one. The two small bumps that had grown on its back burst open for two bony wings to emerge.

The transformed Legendary White Dragon turned around aggressively. Its open mouth was overflowing with saliva as it tried to bite its owner.

Swoosh— A gigantic hand that had been formed by water grabbed the Legendary White Dragon as if it was holding a tiny chicken.

"Oh…" The Legendary White Dragon's monster trainer only returned to his senses at that moment. His vest was drenched with sweat.

"Roar! Roar!" At the exact same moment, two other monsters in the group were experiencing changes as well, although with different symptoms.

"Let's go first!" The old chief's tone was heavy.

The Five-Clawed White Dragon left the area along with the group of people. After the departure of the old chief and the others from the White Dragon Tribe, nobody had realized that the mountain range, which was comparable to the size of an African continent, had grown this lively…

At the edge of the forest, tall trees were swaying and giving the dense canopy the appearance of a ghost's hair being blown around in the wind. Suddenly, the short and coarse trunk of a Needle Sunflower Tree opened its eyes!

The rough bark started growing at an extreme rate, and countless barbs surfaced. The leaves on top of the tree drooped like octopus tentacles, except they had sharp red tips. The snake-like roots were pulled out from the soil and tangled until they formed three thick legs.

This was just the beginning—aged trees were coming alive one by one in the forest that stretched across the mountains. Things didn't stop there. Some monsters with floral attributes underwent even crazier mutations and transformed into aged demons that set off evil winds.

The tree demons that came alive rushed wildly towards Earth Star. They were tireless, knew no pain, and swarmed around other monsters the moment they saw them. Not a single bone was left behind after everything was over. Even the bloodstains on the ground had been licked clean.

The allied armies of the tribes in Shennongjia's vicinity finally saw their long-awaited opponents. It was just that… the appearances of these opponents were a little strange.

When Ze Yuan first saw tens of thousands of tree demons charging towards them, a rare relaxed smile bloomed across his face. "Is that all that the mutated clan members are capable of? Some of these tree demons are only at the Elite tier."

"Haha, aren't there also a few Overlord-tier monsters among them?" Someone beside him laughed.

They had expected a monster army of hundreds of thousands, or even millions, and one that included Saint-tier familiars or Quasi Gods to come charging at them. Instead, what unexpectedly greeted them was this miscellaneous army.

"Chief, these monsters are very strange. They might just be the army dispatched to test us out…" An old-timer standing beside Ze Yuan reminded him. Even though having weak enemies was a good thing for them, this scene appeared too suspicious, and it was necessary for them to stay vigilant.

"Wu Fang, their numbers are just a little higher than we expected, but all we have to do is kill a few more of them. Don't forget that the Poison Marsh Tribe is best at dealing with large armies." Ze Yuan waved his hand at Wu Fang.

After those words, Ze Yuan dispatched a master from his tribe to go and deal with these monsters. As for the others, they remained hidden in the darkness.

A monster frog with a lone red horn between its blue and green eyebrows leapt out from the forest. Its scaly claws gripped the ground tightly as its belly swelled into a round ball. "Croak—" A pale green sound wave was emitted through its mouth, forming a rolling sound wave that engulfed the tens of thousands of tree demons.

It was as if time stopped. The tree demons halted all their movements and then crashed to the ground at the same time.

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Chapter 640: Ze Hai

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

My name is Ze Hai, and I'm an Overlord-tier monster trainer from the Poison Marsh Tribe. My grandfather is Ze Yuan, the chief of the Poison Marsh tribe.

Only a few people in the tribe know about my identity, and they rarely tell outsiders about who I am because… I am an illegitimate son. My mother was a princess from an enemy tribe, and my father was murdered by the remaining members of that tribe. Consequently, my grandfather personally executed my mother.

But what does this have to do with me? I cannot change my birth, and since I can't do that, I should learn to accept it.

My grandfather assembled the strongest members in the clan to go to our ancestral ground some time back, and my name was on the list. The reason was very simple; my familiar was one of the few Overlord-tier monsters with the ability to fly in our tribe.

Our opponents are the mutated tribes that have survived in Jiutian Shidi.

Like us, they can sign agreements with familiars. I really want to know exactly what these mutated clans look like…

Ze Hai kneeled on his familiar's back, and below him was his monster—the Poison-Horned Lizard. Ze Hai gently caressed the Poison-Horned Lizard's head as he narrowed his eyes to study what was ahead of him. A pale green poisonous mist hovered around the Poison-Horned Lizard's body, and an odor was emitted whenever it flapped its wings.

"Chief, there are many tree demons near us. There must be at least a million," Ze Hai reported to Ze Yuan.

Rumble… The ground beneath them began to tremble slightly.

"Did you sense the breath of any Overlord or Saint-tier monsters?" Ze Yuan glanced calmly at Ze Hai.

Ze Hai shook his head. "I didn't sense any, but I saw tree demons approaching us from other directions as well."

Overhead, the wind whistled, and the other two monster trainers from the Poison Marsh Tribe who were responsible for combing their surroundings returned, too.

"Chief, we didn't see the broken finger that the people from the White Dragon Tribe mentioned at the spatial tunnel connected to Jiutian Shidi. However, we met many monsters along the way," said these two individuals while shaking their heads.

"Oh? You didn't see it?" Ze Yuan frowned. That wasn't what the people from the White Dragon Tribe had told him two days earlier.

They had told him about the spatial tunnel and the broken finger hovering in the sky, which had caused Ze Yuan to grow increasingly concerned. However, the people he had personally sent from his own tribe were telling him now that the broken finger was nowhere to be seen. Could it be that the people from the White Dragon Tribe had lied to him? Or perhaps they had secretly taken the broken finger away?

Yet the war had only just started. Even if the White Dragon tribe had ulterior motives, now wasn't the time for internal strife… Bai Tongming wasn't a short-sighted person.

During this period, the Poison Marsh Tribe had killed many tree demon monsters around the Shennongjia. The extensive attacks from their familiars with poisonous attributes had resulted in so many tree demon corpses that they resembled hills when they were stacked on top of each other. In order to prevent any accidents, they had also burned most of these corpses.

Only the corpses of the tree demons with higher grades were preserved, as their values were rather high. Anyone could tell that from the smile on Ze Yuan's face.

"Forget it. Maybe they were mistaken." Ze Yuan opened his mouth and said, "In the past two days, the number of tree demon monsters charging at us has increased, and there might be Overlord-tier monsters hidden among them. Keep this in mind, and be very careful. We've killed no less than ten million tree demons in this period, and that also counts as fulfilling the mission that the assembly of tribe elders entrusted the Poison Marsh Tribe with."

"Understood."

The tree demons in the distance came rushing over like a tidal wave. There were many sorts of demons, including a variety of tree demons.

Due to their inherent gifts, most tree demons were larger than humans. Their heights ranged from hundreds of feet to thousands, but their tiers weren't high. They were mostly at the Elite or Commander tiers.

Bang! The ground shook violently as thick veins tore through the earth as if countless earth dragons were setting off waves in the sky and ground.

"An Overlord-tier monster," said Ze Yuan calmly. The appearance of an Overlord-tier monster had been within his expectations. The little white snake circling Ze Yuan's palm suddenly trembled and transformed into white lightning before it vanished into the ground.

Snake fangs made light contact with the veins. The fangs tore through the surface of the veins, and a few drops of transparent venom were deposited into their interior through the wounds.

White light flashed again, and the little white snake appeared around Ze Yuan's wrist once again. Ze Yuan slowly lowered his head and stroked the Little White Snake's head. Not a trace of panic could be seen on its face.

Half a second later, the veins that had been very much alive before suddenly fell to the ground like smashed eggplants. The color of the veins quickly faded as they withered. The Overlord-tier monster was killed just like that in a matter of seconds.

"Roar!" A heart-wrenching bellow rang out from the army of monsters. Many tree demons were like grass blades in a storm as they were sent flying everywhere.

Rumble. Frantic airwaves spread in the deepest part of the group of monsters in the green smoke. The creature wasn't yet near, but its violent and savage breath came drifting over, quickly becoming overwhelming.

"Saint-tier." A different expression finally surfaced on Ze Yuan's face. "It should have wooden attributes. I guess we'll have extra rations," he continued with a smile. Afterward, his body gradually faded into the sky, whereas the body of the little white snake around his waist grew until it was fifteen feet in length and as thick as an adult's thigh.

A whitish-green aura was also emanated from the little snake's body.

Unlike other auras, the one that surfaced through the little white snake's body only stretched a distance of 30 feet in diameter. This was a massive difference from other Saint-tier monsters.

There appeared to be a very thick fog circulating in the aura that allowed the little white snake to become completely hidden.

A white light rushed into the green fog, and these two figures started hand-to-hand combat. The aftermath of this clash alone was enough to prevent the other monsters from even getting close.

Ze Hai looked at the battle happening over there and then retracted his gaze in preparation to fuse with his familiar's body. However, he suddenly felt like he had stepped on something hard. Ze Hai shifted his right foot and saw… a middle finger erected from the soil beneath him.

What the hell is this? Ze Hai was instantly dumbfounded. Why is there a dead man buried in the soil?

Right after that, Ze Hai saw what looked like a long phantom pulling out of the finger. It entered the area between his eyebrows before he could react.

Ze Hai's entire body was cold as he lifted his hand to touch the space between his eyebrows. It was completely smooth, with no signs of any bumps.

Don't tell me I was possessed by a monster. Ze Hai thought about every monster he knew of that could take control of other beings. Their direct battle abilities weren't very strong, but they were unique, and they could kill while remaining invisible.

At last, the Saint-tier monster was eliminated by Ze Yuan. Besides bringing back a poisonous corpse that only Ze Yuan's familiar could devour, Ze Yuan also had a fresh Saint-tier monster core crystal. Having obtained great rewards, Ze Yuan was in a good mood.

When Ze Hai saw that his grandfather had returned, he prepared to go forth and report to him about his own situation. However, the moment after this notion surfaced in his mind, his head went completely blank. A strange fear made his entire body feel cold; he couldn't even control his body anymore.

When he finally returned to his senses, his vest was drenched in sweat.

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