dhibooks Chapter 590 - 589: Genius Exotic Treasure
Chapter 590 - 589: Genius Exotic Treasure
The third and fourth matches were both elimination rounds, narrowing twenty contestants down to six. The difficulty and intensity of the competition continued to climb!
After a full day of matches, the spectators had shouted themselves hoarse.
Their males had performed consistently, always managing to qualify by the skin of their teeth. Their eyes still shone with the lingering excitement of the matches.
"Time flew by so fast. I feel like I was just getting warmed up," Gong You said, feeling like he hadn’t had his fill.
Wei Ce nodded as well. "Tomorrow’s matches will probably be even more fun. I can’t wait to see what it feels like to unleash my full strength."
He hadn’t had a proper chance to test out his Level 16 strength since his advancement, and he was itching for a real fight.
Si Shuo’s eyes shifted. She tilted her head to look at Ji Liang and couldn’t help but ask, "Ji Liang, what do you think? Should our family aim to win one or two of the more impressive Identity Cards?"
Ji Liang ruffled her hair and smiled. "That’s exactly what I was going to tell you.
"For all our males to make it into the top one hundred, and for all of them to be at the bottom of the list, is just as conspicuous. We’d be better off widening the gap in their rankings. It’ll be less suspicious that way. It’s more plausible, even if people remain wary of us."
After all, with Si Shuo carrying the banner of a Divine Servant, how could the males at her side be too mediocre?
So now the question was, who in their family would take the lead!
The males, who had been getting along harmoniously for so long, now eyed each other warily. Each one secretly wanted to be seen by outsiders as the powerhouse protecting the young female.
Si Shuo smiled and tugged on Wei Ce’s sleeve. "Brother Ce, you should aim for a rank around thirtieth or fortieth. You’re a Middle Level 16, so you need to be our ace in the hole. You can’t reveal too much of your strength to others."
To others, ranking in the thirties or forties was already incredible, especially out of more than fifty thousand males. The more this was the case, the more clearly everyone would define his strength, which would paradoxically prevent them from correctly assessing his true power.
Wei Ce nodded with resignation. "Alright, I’ll hold back a bit then."
Gong You raised his hand, his eyes blazing. "How about I go for a higher rank?" He was at the Peak of Level 14 but had been suppressing his cultivation and holding back his advancement. If he broke through, he could probably shoot up to the Peak Fifteenth level.
Xiao Cheng also looked at Si Shuo excitedly. "Sister, let me go for it with Brother Gong You. He’s a Big Fish Beast, and I’m from the Fox Clan. Our strength is in the middle tier of the family, so we can take on the main role!"
Si Shuo thought for a moment and nodded. "Alright. Let’s see how high you two can climb in the rankings."
With her approval, Gong You and Xiao Cheng exchanged a look, their eyes glinting with determined excitement.
It had been difficult to find worthy opponents outside the forest. Now, on the Yongchang Continent, they could finally cut loose and have some fun.
The others were a bit envious, but they would also have a chance to get a rough measure of the Guiping Beast Country’s males in the upcoming matches.
When he first started watching the matches, Yanyi wished he could curl into a ball. When a Beastman next to him praised the quality of his fur, he practically wanted to play dead.
Gradually, he discovered that in others’ eyes, he really was just an ordinary White Fox Cub. Other than his pure white fur, handsome face, and beautiful eyes, there was nothing special about him.
He tried to relax and soon found himself captivated by the fierce, blood-pumping fights between the males in the arena.
He only possessed the instincts passed down for survival; many things still required an adult to teach him. He had spent his life hiding, and aside from catching mice and insects to stave off hunger, his skills were limited to fleeing and concealment. He didn’t understand any of these combat techniques.
On top of that, he had been forced to take a superpower suppressant, so he still hadn’t awakened a superpower.
At this thought, Yanyi looked up at the Hunting Falcon Pup holding him as she rode back on the Saber-toothed Tiger cub, and couldn’t help but say in a muffled voice, "I’m just a burden to you all."
Little Hong could hear his thoughts. Without wasting any words, she directly stuffed a Superpower Awakening Pill into his mouth.
Yanyi had completely given up and let his guard down around her. After a moment of shock, he focused on the surging Spiritual Energy from the elixir washing through him.
Little Hong whispered in his ear, instructing him on how to guide the Spiritual Energy to charge his Dantian.
Yanyi’s talent was undeniable. He was a quick learner, and though he had never been guided before, he easily followed her brief instructions, using the surge of Spiritual Energy to break the restrictions on his Dantian...
Sensing the fluctuation of Spiritual Energy in the air, Ji Liang’s expression shifted. He grabbed Yanyi by the scruff of his neck and teleported to the Southwest Forest.
Little Hong rubbed her nose sheepishly. She hadn’t expected the elixir to be so potent. It was a good thing her father, Ji Liang, had reacted so quickly, otherwise their family would have been surrounded by a crowd again.
The rest of the group breathed a small sigh of relief. But before they even reached home, they still felt a trace of the Spiritual Energy fluctuation, and they noticed clouds were also drifting toward the Southwest Forest.
All the Beastmen sensed these anomalies.
"The clouds over there are so thick. Why does it look like some rare Exotic Treasure is emerging?"
"It couldn’t be some nearby High-level Warrior undergoing a tribulation to break through to the Eighteenth level, could it? Your body is weak and powerless after a tribulation. You’d need someone to guard you. Running into the Southwest Forest... isn’t that just asking to be fed to the Wild Beasts?"
"That’s why I’m leaning more toward a treasure appearing in the Southwest Forest..."
Everyone’s hearts burned with excitement, and they couldn’t help but rush toward the Southwest Forest. The Late Autumn tournament happened every year, but an astronomical phenomenon like this was a once-in-decades event!
Before Si Shuo could ask, Ji Liang sent her a written note. "Little Shuoshuo, the White Fox Cub’s superpower awakening is causing quite a stir. Can you feel it from where you are?"
As expected of the Beast King handpicked by the Beast God, the heavy clouds practically blanketed half the Southwest Forest. The sky, bright just moments before, had grown dim and gloomy, with lightning flashing within the clouds like writhing dragons.
"Yes, we can see the Spiritual Energy and clouds gathering over there. A lot of Beastmen are heading that way. We’re coming over too!"
Si Shuo and the others returned to their cave, left Zhi Qi to stand guard, and then all teleported to Ji Liang’s side.
The sudden shift from day to night stunned everyone for a moment. Then, they turned to look at the White Fox Cub, who was enveloped in Spiritual Power amidst the pitch-black darkness.
"He can absorb five types of elements, which means one of two things," Ji Liang began. "First, it could be a Five Elements Superpower. A superpower user with this has balanced elements within their body. To advance, they have to cultivate each element to a breakthrough. It’s basically considered a dud among awakened superpowers—better than nothing, but very few can ever cultivate to a High level. The other possibility is a Chaos Spirit Root. It surpasses all other Spirit Roots and is a type of Heavenly Extreme Spirit Root, capable of absorbing any element for Cultivation.
"He clearly falls into the latter category. A Heavenly Extreme Spirit Root is a treasure of heaven and earth in itself, so it’s normal for it to cause such a huge commotion." Ji Liang’s expression was complicated.
His female’s luck was simply extraordinary. The Beast King is born in response to the call of destiny; only after the previous Beast King dies can the next one be born.
There is only one on the entire Yongchang Continent, and Si Shuo just happened to stumble upon and save him.
Yanyi has a contract with Little Hong, so they don’t need to worry about him betraying them. However, the Beast King must walk a specific path. It was by no means as simple as Little Hong had claimed, where he could just do as he pleased.
If he were to strive and work hard to become the true Beast King, then all would be well. But if he lacks ambition, then those he cares about will meet with "accidents," and circumstances will conspire to force him into that position!