"King-level ferocious beast?!"

As Regiment Leader Wang Meng finished speaking, Chairman Feng and Curator Lin were instantly stunned.

Damn it.

To think that in the entire Ice Dragon Snow Mountain, there were only about a dozen king-level ferocious beasts. What were the odds?

However, Chairman Feng and Curator Lin weren't afraid.

"It's alright, it's just king-level. It would be better if we didn't encounter it, but if we do..."

Chairman Feng chuckled.

He had a king-level combatant, Vice Regiment Leader He Biao had a king-level combatant, Lin Hongnian had two king-level combatants, and with Dr. Lu Qingyi, whose strength was also not to be underestimated, this king-level ferocious beast would be sending itself to its doom.

When the time came, it wouldn't be able to avoid the fate of having all of its high-grade materials stripped bare.

Apart from Shi Yu being a burden who needed protection, anyone else in the team wouldn't be afraid of a king-level ferocious beast.

"What species is it?"

Shi Yu asked curiously.

He wasn't worried about the threat of a king-level ferocious beast at all. Did they think he hired so many bodyguards for nothing?

He wasn't concerned about the threat of a ferocious beast of this level; instead, he was concerned about the species of a ferocious beast of this level.

It was purely an occupational hazard.

What if the other party had some rare skills?

Generally speaking, upon reaching the king level, it would have at least ten supporting moves, and at least one super-level skill and one high-level skill!

If there really were rare skills, Shi Yu might even look forward to an encounter.

"I'm not sure."

"The exploration team retreated immediately after sensing king-level pressure from a distance."

"However, through a rough reconnaissance, it is suspected to be a plant-based creature," said Regiment Leader Wang Meng.

Shi Yu: ?!

"Plant?"

Damn.

Shi Yu's eyes lit up.

Plant-based, really?

Generally speaking, although plant-type pets don't necessarily have wood-type skills, 95% of them do, with a few exceptions. And even if it's not their primary type, they'll mostly have wood-type skills!

Shi Yu's heart immediately stirred, and he looked at Ginseng Baby.

Ginseng Baby: 0.0

I wonder if there are any skills suitable for Ginseng Baby...

"Plant-based?" Chairman Feng said, "It should be a newly promoted king."

Ten years ago, after the beast tide occurred, Icefield City didn't react immediately.

However, after reacting, Icefield City, together with the master-level Beast Tamers from several surrounding second-tier cities, directly formed a group and charged into Ice Dragon Snow Mountain, launching a counterattack.

That half-year-long expedition directly eliminated most of the snow mountain kings.

Of course, the snow mountain was too large after all, and the environment wasn't suitable for human Beast Tamers to stay for long. Faced with some ferocious beasts that were good at hiding in the wind and snow, human Beast Tamers simply didn't have the energy to fight a guerrilla war with them, so there were still a lot of survivors.

If Chairman Feng remembered correctly, these remaining kings didn't include plant-based kings.

Therefore, it was very likely that this one was a newly promoted king-level ferocious beast that had broken through recently.

"That possibility cannot be ruled out," said Regiment Leader Wang Meng.

"Let's go and find it on the way. Whether it's a king or not doesn't matter. The main thing is to help Pingcheng eliminate a potential danger," said Shi Yu.

Chairman Feng, Regiment Leader He, Curator Lin: ???

They looked at Shi Yu, who was blushing slightly and looked quite excited, and cursed inwardly, are you young people all so crazy?

We're here to explore the Ice Dragon ruins, not to clear out the ferocious beasts of the snow mountain.

It would be one thing if it was just Shi Yu, but the four masters saw that the panda and bug on Shi Yu's left and right shoulders also had curious expressions. King-level?

King-level is not the same as the king race.

One represents the growth realm, and the other represents the potential level. It's completely the difference between a fully grown adult and a growing child.

Eleven and Buggy hadn't seen a king-level battle with their own eyes.

"Yi..." Perhaps only Ginseng Baby in Shi Yu's pocket had a bitter expression, knowing how terrifying a king-level ferocious beast could be.

Although it had dreams of fighting and thought Shi Yu, Eleven, and Buggy were friendly, Ginseng Baby always felt that they would harm it one day...

Before the masters could educate Shi Yu on how a Beast Tamer should behave in the wild, a black dot suddenly appeared in the sky...

Accompanied by a light and clear cry.

Everyone's gaze was drawn to the black dot in the sky. After a moment, the surrounding breeze swirled, and an elegant and beautiful blue phoenix flapped its wings and landed.

On its back was a beautiful woman wearing a specially made combat research suit.

"Dr. Lu!" Seeing the newcomer, the four masters greeted her one after another.

Not only because of Lu Qingyi's status in the archaeological world, but also because of her strength.

Lu Qingyi had reached the master level during her university years. Unlike Beast Tamers like them, whose potential was almost exhausted, she even had hope of becoming a legend in the future.

"Hello, everyone." Lu Qingyi looked at everyone and nodded.

"When are we leaving?" she asked immediately.

The others looked at each other. Everyone was here, so they could leave at any time!

"Then, everyone, please be careful along the way!" Regiment Leader Wang Meng said to everyone. As his duty required, he could only continue to stay here. He couldn't go with them.

"Old Wang, stay here and wait for our good news," He Biao laughed.

After speaking,

Chairman Feng, Master Lin, and Regiment Leader He all summoned their flying pets.

Chairman Feng and Regiment Leader He's pets were both ice-type Ice Feather Birds, a type of giant bird whose wings resembled ice crystals.

[Name]: Ice Feather Bird

[Race Level]: Low-level Commander

[Growth Level]: Commander Level

Master Lin, because he had a metal-type enhancement talent, his flying pet was a metal-type Iron-Backed Dragon Eagle with weak dragon blood.

[Name]: Iron-Backed Dragon Eagle

[Race Level]: Mid-level Commander

[Growth Level]: Commander Level

Not only were the three flying pets all commander-level races, but their growth levels had also reached the commander level.

Only Lu Qingyi and Shi Yu were out of place.

[Name]: Azure Spirit Wind Bird

[Race Level]: Low-level King

[Growth Level]: King Level

Lu Qingyi was too strong. Her Azure Spirit Wind Bird was not only a king race, but its growth level had also reached the king level. Moreover, it possessed phoenix blood. Just standing there, it made the other three flying pets feel the pressure from its bloodline.

As for Shi Yu, although he wasn't strong, he couldn't lose face. After nodding, the surrounding wind and snow swirled, and Buggy closed its eyes, directly transforming into a frost giant dragon large enough to carry people.

"Roar!!!" The frost dragon, nearly three meters long, appeared with wind and snow swirling around it. With a roar, the masters were speechless.

Damn it.

Everyone looked at Shi Yu, who boarded the giant dragon with a poker face. He had shown off again.

Illusory Image was truly a godly skill.

With the weakest strength, he was showing off the strongest operations.

Of course, showing off also came at a price. The other masters' pets could fly people without consuming much energy and at a high speed. Shi Yu's side... could only wrong the Azure Cotton Bug to work a little harder.

No, it was wronging the Azure Cotton Bug and Ginseng Baby to work a little harder together.

"Let's go," Lu Qingyi said, "We'll speed up before reaching the blizzard zone."

"Okay." The masters nodded.

To get to the Ice Dragon ruins, they had to pass through a blizzard area. The natural environment in that sky was harsh, and flying pets couldn't fly at high altitudes. They could only travel at low altitudes.

But before that, they could rely on their flying pets to travel quickly.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~!

The five of them rode on their flying pets. Under the gaze of Regiment Leader Wang Meng below, as well as a group of stationed soldiers who didn't understand what was happening and swallowed their saliva, they burst out at high speed and flew towards the interior of the Ice Dragon Snow Mountain.

The group of flying pets looked domineering.

"Chirp~!!!"

During this process, Lu Qingyi's Azure Spirit Wind Bird directly unleashed its king aura, also known as expert-level deterrence, to protect everyone and prevent any short-sighted flying ferocious beasts or ferocious beasts below from suddenly attacking.

Huff...

In an instant, Shi Yu and the others entered the snow mountain range.

As they went deeper, the cold wind gradually became bone-chilling.

However, Shi Yu felt alright. He had protective cold-proof clothing, and Eleven hardened his face into thick skin. Heh, he wasn't afraid of the wind.

Before long, Shi Yu and the others flew to the so-called blizzard zone and were forced to stop.

This was already considered to be entering the snow mountain. Ahead, the sky was gray and gloomy, and violent ice crystals swirled in the sky along with the storm, as if separating the sky from the earth, dividing the firmament into fragmented pieces.

Legend has it that this harsh natural environment was caused by the war between the human tribes of Icefield City and the Ice Dragon.

This was a change in the world that would only occur in a battle for supremacy.

Awakening-level creatures were in the growth stage, with loose energy like smoke, and their characteristic was having multiple growth stages.

Transcendent-level creatures had initially broken away from their mortal bodies, with energy as dense as water, and their skills could cause greater damage.

Commander-level creatures had flawless energy like crystals, and they had mastered the ability to create energy crystals, allowing them to build a powerful clan.

King-level creatures had materialized their spirits, minds, and wills into an aura, 100% awakened deterrence, which could shock one side. The top king-level creatures could even influence the real climate with their mood.

As for overlord-level creatures, they had initially come into contact with the power of nature, and the aftermath of their battles could almost permanently change the natural environment of an area.

Some historians have judged that the icy environment of the entire Icefield City may have been caused by the mini ice age triggered by the Frost Giant Dragon. This Ice Dragon Snow Mountain, with its harsh natural environment, was most likely affected by the Ice Dragon War.

Everyone was a master-level Beast Tamer, and they didn't have the ability to contend with the power of nature. After arriving in this area, they all honestly landed. Compared to the sky, the icefield below, although still in a harsh environment, had a wind and snow intensity that was many times weaker, making it relatively easy to overcome.

"Next, we'll have to fly for at least another hour to get out of the blizzard zone."

"How are you feeling?"

After coming down, Lu Qingyi looked at Shi Yu.

Even with level-five cold-proof clothing, Shi Yu's physique as a professional should still be somewhat strained.

"The air is so fresh," Shi Yu exclaimed, the cold air feeling so refreshing.

Back on Earth, Shi Yu preferred winter to summer.

Everyone: ???

"Hahahaha, good kid, you're in good shape," Regiment Leader He Biao said with a laugh.

"Looks weak, but isn't really weak?" Master Lin and Chairman Feng said to themselves, revealing envious gazes. It's good to be young, unlike them, who were getting old...

"...Let's continue on our way," Lu Qingyi said.

Landing didn't mean they wouldn't fly anymore, but that they chose to fly at low altitudes near the ground.

If it were other low-level Beast Tamers, the disadvantage of low-altitude flight was that they were more likely to encounter ferocious beasts.

However, Shi Yu's team had a king-level pet releasing its aura to clear the way, so they basically didn't encounter any short-sighted ferocious beasts along the way.

After all, those who sensed the aura and didn't run were either strong or stupid.

At this time, as they flew, Eleven looked at Lu Qingyi with a aggrieved expression.

Its gaze was like that of a resentful little wife, making Lu Qingyi feel goosebumps all over.

Even Buggy, who had been closing its eyes, had the ice dragon phantom look at Lu Qingyi with resentful eyes...

"What's wrong with your two pets? Why are they staring at me?" Lu Qingyi said with a dark face.

What kind of eyes were those?

"Uh." Lu Qingyi spoke, and the other masters immediately noticed that Eleven on Shi Yu's shoulder was looking at Lu Qingyi with an aggrieved expression, as if Lu Qingyi had stolen its bamboo shoots.

"Cough."

Shi Yu said, "Because Eleven and Buggy have been looking forward to exploring the snow mountain for a long time. They were even thinking of encountering a few commander-level ferocious beasts to have a good fight... Now, because of the deterrence, not to mention commander-level creatures, we can't even see a single creature."

"Ying ying!" Eleven nodded, this exploration was a lonely one.

Azure Spirit Wind Bird: "..."

Should I leave?

"But it's good this way, it's good," Shi Yu said.

Business first! Fighting can wait!

"Good fellow."

The masters exclaimed in amazement, looking at Eleven. This Iron-Eating Beast was indeed abnormal.

It was one thing to not feel sleepy in such a cold place, but it even wanted to fight, and with commander-level ferocious beasts?

Even wild training wouldn't be done this way... This young Iron-Eating Beast hadn't experienced the beatings of the wild!

"It's not impossible," Lu Qingyi glanced at Eleven and slowly spoke.

It was rare to have so many master-level Beast Tamers accompanying Shi Yu. It would be a good choice to take this opportunity to train Shi Yu.

After all, such an opportunity was too rare.

As she spoke, the Azure Spirit Wind Bird quickly retracted its aura.

"Ying!!" Eleven looked at Lu Qingyi excitedly. Good woman! I approve of you!

Curator Lin, Chairman Feng, Regiment Leader He, and the other masters were also smiling.

What they wanted came to them.

Sure enough, without the deterrence of the Azure Spirit Wind Bird, the five of them immediately discovered a pile of ferocious beasts in this harsh icefield environment.

"Awoo~~~~~"

"Awoo~~~~~"

Near the mountainside, a voice that made people tremble resounded. Accompanied by a series of wolf howls, a group of giant wolves stood on the icefield, staring at Shi Yu and the others with blue pupils, their fangs bared, exuding a chill.

There were a total of 20 or 30 snow wolves.

Leading them was a wolf king that was even larger, with a body length of nearly four meters. Its expression was even more ferocious and terrifying.

A commander-level snow wolf, dozens of transcendent-level snow wolves, this was a snow wolf clan on the hunt!

If it were in the past, upon seeing prey, this group of snow wolves would have charged forward long ago.

But now, staring at the group in front of them, the snow wolves didn't have the urge to hunt. They only had the thought of avoiding them as soon as possible.

There was no way. Even without the deterrence, the combination of the Azure Spirit Wind Bird, Ice Feather Bird, and Iron-Backed Dragon Eagle was too much pressure for them.

What's more, there was also an ice dragon that, although they didn't know what it was, looked the most difficult to provoke... The snow wolves looked at Shi Yu and the ice dragon Buggy with apprehension.

Under the circumstances, the snow wolf leader was simply saving face and didn't issue a retreat order immediately.

"Here they come." Upon discovering the wolves, the masters looked at Shi Yu.

Now that they hadn't run yet, it was time for him to perform.

The masters didn't think that transcendent-level snow wolves could pose a threat to Eleven. After all, Shi Yu had been slaughtering them in the survival trial.

But the problem lay with the commander-level snow wolf.

A ferocious beast that could break through the limits of its race in a natural environment and become the leader of a clan was definitely not simple. It must have experienced countless life-and-death situations and had great opportunities to reach its current strength.

"You guys probably haven't fought commander-level ferocious beasts before, right?"

Master Lin Hongnian said, "The energy value of a commander-level snow wolf... is theoretically more than four times that of your Iron-Eating Beast."

Master Lin estimated based on Eleven's energy value during the assessment test.

With such a large energy gap, even if Eleven's skill proficiency was ridiculously high, it wouldn't be easy to fight.

When the time came, Eleven's Thunder Armor might be swatted back by the snow wolf leader with an Ice Cleaving Claw.

"Don't be afraid, go ahead and see how powerful a commander-level ferocious beast is."

Regiment Leader He Biao said, "With us here, you can let your Iron-Eating Beast go without worry."

"Okay."

Shi Yu nodded. The next moment, Eleven jumped down excitedly and continued to grow bigger and bigger, reaching a height of just over a meter as it walked towards the snow wolf clan.

"Awoo!! (I'm coming!)" Eleven took step after step forward.

"Howl!!!~!~!" Led by the snow wolf commander, a group of snow wolves bared their teeth and growled, warning this seemingly weak little Iron-Eating Beast.

They obviously didn't want to start a fight directly.

"This group of snow wolves... doesn't seem to have a high battle intent," Chairman Feng said with a chuckle.

"Mm." Lu Qingyi, on the Azure Spirit Wind Bird, silently activated her encyclopedia. A pile of dense numbers appeared in front of her glasses as she began to observe the situation of the snow wolf commander.

1...33...2...9...

Energy value... 13329!

A full 10,000 energy points more than the little Iron-Eating Beast!

Lu Qingyi wondered to what extent Shi Yu's Iron-Eating Beast could fight with skill proficiency in the face of such a huge gap. She had originally thought this, but the next second, Lu Qingyi's expression changed.

Because she had also accidentally detected Eleven's energy value.

The numbers above made her doubt her life.

Not the 3,000 or so from the professional assessment,

But the "7596" that was currently displayed!

How was that possible!

Lu Qingyi's expression was unbelievable, and she even suspected that the encyclopedia was broken.

However, the fact that the other snow wolves had energy values of less than a thousand reminded Lu Qingyi that the encyclopedia was normal.

She took a deep breath and quickly looked at the Azure Cotton Bug, energy value 3045...

Equally outrageous!!

"..." What exactly had Shi Yu experienced in these ten days...

At this time, Lu Qingyi's expression had changed slightly. The other three masters were still laughing, planning to watch Shi Yu, this newly promoted genius professional Beast Tamer, get a taste of defeat. The gap between transcendent and commander-level... was still very large.

So large that...

Everyone was stunned. They saw that the snow wolves didn't have any intention of fighting, so Eleven simply stopped, extended its short and fat little arm, and pointed its palm at the snow wolf commander.

Huh?

What was this?

Everyone knew the fighting style of Shi Yu's Iron-Eating Beast. There wasn't a starting move that involved pointing its palm at the enemy!

"Awoo!" At this time, Eleven's super vision had perfectly locked onto the snow wolf commander.

Buzz!

The next moment, its entire arm hardened like metal.

Sizzle!

Immediately afterward, intense electric arcs appeared on Eleven's entire hardened arm, wrapping around it one circle after another, making a loud noise and bursting out with dazzling electric light!

The black hardened material and blue lightning intertwined, instantly making Eleven's entire arm look extremely dazzling.

"Old Lin, what are they doing?"

Chairman Feng and Regiment Leader He asked Lin Hongnian, the Iron-Eating Beast master.

Lin Hongnian: "A combined hardening and thunder palm... But, I don't know this starting posture."

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't it harden its whole body, then use Thunder Palm to stimulate the activity of the whole body's cells, bringing about super explosive speed, and penetrate the enemy in one hit?

What does it mean to stand here and point your palm at the enemy?

Master Lin Hongnian was confused.

The next moment, the three masters were stunned again.

With Eleven's entire arm shining, it suddenly condensed a black sphere wrapped in intense blue lightning in its palm!

The mark of mastering-level hardening, hardening material released!

However, the three of them still didn't understand what Shi Yu and Eleven were doing.

"...What is this???"

The next second, Lin Hongnian's expression suddenly changed, because the black sphere wrapped in lightning suddenly began to rotate at an extremely fast, irregular speed. Lightning lingered around it, forming a small lightning typhoon, making a strong "sizzle" sound!

Lin Hongnian was dumbfounded. After releasing the hardened material, it could still spin around like a windmill?

Boom!!

Next, an even more shocking scene appeared that made the three masters' eyes widen in shock. The lightning-wrapped, frantically rotating sphere, with a sharp gaze from little Eleven, suddenly turned into a blazing blue beam with a "boom", and was launched out. The launched beam was extremely fast and devastating. Its sound as it broke through the air was like thunder roaring, and the thunder was shocking.

Across from it, the snow wolf commander had been concentrating fully, but the moment the blue beam came, it only felt that its vision couldn't keep up with the speed of the attack at all, and its body trembled to the extreme!

"Awoo!!!!&

"I remember that this skill should theoretically be considered multi-attribute, mainly wood-type," said Regiment Leader He Biao.

"That's right. Its essence is to create a fruit using wood-type life energy, but the inside of the fruit can be filled with different energies, with a very high filling limit. Moreover, it's more like a bomb than a fruit!"

"The Frozen Ancient Tree likes to make its prey mistakenly believe that this fruit is a spiritual fruit that can be eaten. When the prey eats the fruit, the fruit will explode inside them, freezing the prey. At that time, the Frozen Ancient Tree will transform into a hunter," Lu Qingyi explained.

Another plant that relies on its body to lure prey...

At this time, listening to everyone's conversation, Shi Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.

He was thinking about whether this skill was suitable for Ginseng Baby.

It sounded very similar to the nutrient skill, but nutrients were used to create real spiritual fruits, while this energy fruit was used to create explosive fruits... It could also be said to be a timed, remote-controlled bomb...

The Frozen Ancient Tree could use this to lure enemies. Theoretically speaking, it seemed feasible for Ginseng Baby as well?

When the time came, it could directly combine nutrients, energy fruits, and sweet scent into a combined skill. The lure would definitely be stronger than the energy fruit directly created by the Frozen Ancient Tree. Even king-level ferocious beasts would probably not be able to help but swallow it directly... They would never think that the nutrients created by Ginseng Baby could explode.

Before learning Plant Control Tree World Descent, it was a good transition and camouflage skill... Even after learning Plant Control, creating a forest full of explosive fruits seemed very fierce. It was a very suitable attack skill for Ginseng Baby.

Art is an explosion!

"I, Shi, want this skill."