stonecrandall 32. The competition begins
32. The competition begins
Although Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er entered the light curtain hand in hand, as soon as they entered, they felt a gentle but irresistible force forcibly separating them.
Yang Yue had already told Xiao Yan that the location after being teleported to the Myriad Beasts Space would be completely random, so he didn't have much of a gambler's mentality; he was just giving it a try. Moreover, based on what Xiao Yan knew, Xun'er's strength was definitely not weaker than the forces behind her, and were probably terrifyingly powerful as well. It was just that the girl habitually only showed strength that was just enough to help him.
Xiao Yan stayed in the void for a while, and then the normal scenery gradually appeared before his eyes. A world that was slightly yellowish than the outside world appeared before Xiao Yan. As far as the eye could see, there was no end in sight. According to Yang Yue, if a Dou Huang powerhouse did nothing, it would take at least a month and a half to travel through this world.
Then Xiao Yan carefully sensed it, and what he heard was the occasional roar of a beast and felt the battle qi that was so pure that it was much faster than outside. However, no one would waste such a resource by only cultivating inside.
Xiao Yan was slowly lowered to the ground by energy. He tried to communicate with Yao Lao, but found that he couldn't contact him no matter what he tried. Xiao Yan frowned, took out the ring where Yao Lao resided, and attached his soul power to it to sense it carefully. After activating his full soul power, Xiao Yan finally found that familiar aura on the ring, but Yao Lao still did not respond.
However, Yao Lao's soul power had not changed much from before, which Xiao Yan could only attribute to the barrier of this space, which might be suppressing Yao Lao.
When Xiao Yan finished his investigation, he unexpectedly discovered another item in the ring, and his brows gradually relaxed.
"It seems that the teacher is alright. Alright, this time I'll rely on my own strength to challenge the geniuses of the Northwest Region!" Xiao Yan was, after all, just a young man who had just turned nineteen, and he still had his own youthful spirit. Even though he couldn't borrow Yao Lao's power, he didn't think he would fall behind others!
Xiao Yan then began to examine his surroundings: a dense forest stretching as far as the eye could see, with no other presence nearby. It was likely that the Myriad Beasts Space had deliberately separated everyone.
Then he took out the positioning jade that Yang Yue had given him. There were no signs on the jade ring yet, which meant that the people from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion were not around him.
Seeing this vast world, there was no way to discern directions, but looking up at the sky, there was a line of eye-catching large characters.
"One Lu, twenty-five points."
"20,000 Qing°, 18 points." "30,000 Xu Yingwu, 12 points." "40,000 Shi Han, 11 points." "50,000 Shi Meng, 10 points." "60,000 Lu Xi'ao, 4 points." "70,000 Xu Ye°, 3 points."
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"Eight, Yang Lingyan, two points." "Nine, Shi Qiandun, two points." "Ten, Chu Qun, two points."
This is the ranking list within the Myriad Beasts Space, scored based on performance within the space. The top ten are displayed in the air for everyone to see. Xiao Yan looked at the back of his right hand; there was also a number there, but it was zero. Xiao Yan tried to influence it with his Dou Qi, but in his perception, it was clearly nothingness, devoid of anything.
"It seems that the things set up by the Dou Di are indeed amazing," Xiao Yan exclaimed.
Then, Xiao Yan activated his soul perception and rushed towards the southeast corner. The way to improve his score was already known to everyone in the Northwest Region. The only way was to hunt!
Xiao Yan grabbed an ancient book and looked at the enormous creature in the cave beside him, a fifth-order magical beast—the Mountain-Shaking Ape.
However, Xiao Yan did not rush to make a move. Instead, he began to observe. After the Mountain-Shaking Ape, there was a bright red flower. The bright red color seemed to be burning. Blood-Burning Flower! An auxiliary material that can be used for many sixth-grade pills.
Xiao Yan pondered to himself: Logically speaking, magical beasts have a very strong sense of territory. Since he hadn't deliberately concealed his presence, the only possibility for the Mountain-Shaking Ape to run away if he encountered it in the outside world. But now, the Mountain-Shaking Ape seemed completely unaware and remained peacefully in its cave.
"Your perception has probably been greatly weakened. Let's see how your strength is then."
Xiao Yan jumped down from the tree and approached the cave of the Mountain-Shaking Ape. Only then did the ape roar and emerge from the cave. As the ape drew near, Xiao Yan noticed a slight ethereal quality to its body.
"It seems that even a powerful Dou Di cannot turn death into life."
The Mountain-Shaking Ape's punches came crashing down like mountains, but Xiao Yan calmly parried them, relying solely on his physical strength to clash with the ape.
Half an incense stick later, feeling that he had a complete understanding of the Mountain-Shaking Ape's strength, Xiao Yan smashed the Mountain-Shaking Ape's head with a domineering punch.
Unlike the outside world, the Mountain-Shaking Ape did not fall down or reveal its demonic core. Instead, its entire body slowly dissipated, transforming into two streams of energy.
A massive force burrowed into the cave, while a faint force, as if guided, covered the back of Xiao Yan's hand, and the number twelve immediately appeared on his hand.
At this moment, Xiao Yan looked up at the sky. He had reached ninth place, but the scores of others had also increased. Lu Zhi, who was in first place, had already reached forty-three points.
"His combat mindset is basically inherited from his previous life, and he hasn't lost his innate abilities either, but he lacks spirituality. His strength is estimated to be about 80% of what it was in the outside world."
Xiao Yan made his assessment of the magical beasts, since this was the main objective for the next three months, and he naturally needed to understand it thoroughly.
Then, with a strong suction force from Xiao Yan's palm, the entire Blood Burning Flower was in his hand. The auxiliary material for a sixth-grade pill was guarded only by a Mountain Shaking Ape, which meant that the Myriad Beasts Space was full of treasures.
Then Xiao Yan also sighed: Yao Lao is restricted, and Zi Yan is not by his side, so the speed of collecting herbs by relying on his own senses is much slower.
"I hope that little Ziyan can find me more medicinal herbs. I wish I had her magical senses..." Xiao Yan sighed, then activated his soul perception to the fullest extent. He sensed that the Dou Qi in the west was particularly dense, and then rushed over there.
Hunting for medicine, like Xiao Yan did, filled the entire Beast Space. Here, scores meant the final ranking, which in turn meant the development prospects of each faction for the next ten years. Everyone was going all out to kill.
Of course, Lu Zhi, who was far ahead on the leaderboard, was also heading in one direction, in addition to constantly hunting monsters.
Lu Zhigang effortlessly hunted down a magical beast, then picked up a map made of a special material. It was a map related to the Dou Sheng Relics, which the Xuanwen Sect had bought at a high price from an auction.
After careful observation, Lu Zhi spread his wings and sped toward the direction indicated on the map.