Departure for the Demonic Beast Territory

Green Peak Tower is located in the central area of the inner city, very close to the War God Temple. It's a favorite spot for War God Temple martial artists to frequent after completing their missions.

The entire establishment is decorated with grand luxury, featuring polished stone floors that gleam like mirrors, gilded and silver-plated screens as dividers, and intricate patterned lines.

Chen Lin, a young man bombarded by technological civilization, was somewhat dumbfounded by the sight.

The most impressive feature is that Green Peak Tower is a circular, multi-story building. Numerous private rooms are arranged in a circle, with a large stage covered in red carpet in the center.

The women dancing on stage all wear smiles, their figures are exquisite, and their movements are graceful and captivating.

Every frown and smile is enchanting, making people linger and forget to leave.

Chen Lin followed He Yanjun to the private room Zhu Wei had reserved. Some people were already inside, chatting in low voices.

"Oh, Brother He is here! Come, sit down quickly, sit down. I've missed you so much since I last saw you!" As soon as the two entered the room, a lean man with long, slender arms immediately stood up to greet them.

"I'm not used to not hearing your sharp tongue for a few days. Let me introduce you. This is the newest member of our squad, Chen Lin." He Yanjun first teased the lean man before introducing Chen Lin's identity and then smilingly introduced him to Chen Lin, "This is our squad's archer, Wu Fan. You can call him Brother Wu."

"Hello, Brother Wu!" Chen Lin cupped his hands in greeting.

"Hello, Brother Chen!" Wu Fan dropped his flippant smile and responded with a serious, smiling face.

"That quiet guy is Jiang Tianyu. He's our squad's best tracker. In the wild, if we want to hunt a target, we rely on his skills. You can call him Brother Jiang!" After introducing Wu Fan, He Yanjun pointed to Jiang Tianyu, who had been smiling silently beside them, and continued.

"Hello, Brother Jiang!" Chen Lin continued his greetings.

"Hello!" Jiang Tianyu responded with a smile and a nod.

After the group sat down and had only chatted for a few minutes, the private room door was pushed open again.

This time, Zhu Wei entered with two sturdy men, smiling.

"Boss, Old Wang, Old Li, you're finally here! If you didn't come any later, I would have starved to death!" Wu Fan immediately stood up and complained upon seeing them.

"You know only how to eat!" Zhu Wei playfully chided Wu Fan before his gaze fell on Chen Lin. He immediately greeted him enthusiastically, "Hahaha, our new squad member has arrived too! Come, come, everyone, sit down. We're all family here. Today, we're welcoming a new member, so everyone must eat and drink well!"

After the group sat down amidst laughter and chatter, delicious dishes were served to the table as if they were inexhaustible.

During the meal, Chen Lin also met the other two members Zhu Wei had brought.

These two members were named Wang Ming and Li Fei. They were martial artists at the early and middle stages of the Martial Ancestor realm, respectively. One specialized in swordsmanship, and the other in staff fighting.

Wu Fan and Jiang Tianyu were martial artists at the late stage of the Martial Master realm, with Wu Fan specializing in archery and Jiang Tianyu in spear fighting.

As for He Yanjun and Zhu Wei, they were both powerful martial artists at the late stage of the Martial Ancestor realm. He Yanjun specialized in swordsmanship, and Zhu Wei in hammer fighting.

Everyone used different weapons, but most were quite specialized.

The group ate, drank, and chatted noisily until late into the night before finally concluding.

Finally, Chen Lin learned that the departure time for the next mission was two days later.

Zhu Wei told Chen Lin to prepare some supplies for surviving in the wild and to gather at the entrance of the War God Temple then.

With a mix of anticipation and excitement, Chen Lin prepared a large bag of items needed for wilderness survival.

He stopped only when his bamboo box was full.

During these two days of preparing for the expedition, Chen Lin hadn't been idle.

As he continued to cultivate the techniques within the Nine Revolutions Divine Firmament Swordplay, although he hadn't yet achieved mastery, his control over his physical body had improved significantly.

His movement techniques were now more agile, and his control over the power in his swordplay was more effortless.

Two days later, at the entrance of the War God Temple, Chen Lin, dressed in black brocade, met up with everyone and followed Zhu Wei to the training grounds located at the very back of the War God Temple.

This training ground was much wider and larger than the one in front of the War God Temple, spanning the area of over a dozen football fields.

At this moment, over a dozen giant bird-like beasts were stationed on the vast training ground.

Occasionally, giant birds would take to the sky, carrying the newly boarded Monster Slaying Squad members.

"What a huge bird!" Chen Lin couldn't help but exclaim, seeing such a giant bird up close for the first time.

"Hahaha, it's big? Our War God Temple's spirit beast, the Fire Feather Bird, is considered small in size! When you see the Mountainous Giant Eagle, which is bigger than a small mountain, you'll probably be even more amazed," Wu Fan couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, let's go too!" Zhu Wei said with a smile.

The seven of them jumped onto the back of a Fire Feather Bird. With a low shout from the Spirit Master controlling the bird, the Fire Feather Bird flapped its wings twice and soared into the sky.

As the buildings on the ground grew smaller, Chen Lin felt his heart race.

It was his first time riding a flying bird, and without any safety measures, it was quite terrifying.

"Brother He, we're just sitting on the back of a flying bird like this?" Chen Lin swallowed and asked.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid of falling?" He Yanjun asked with a hint of amusement.

"What if we encounter some powerful flying beasts midway, and we can't fly, aren't we done for?" Chen Lin voiced his concern.

"Hahaha, Ah Lin, the Four Great Powers have already considered such worries!" Wu Fan laughed before He Yanjun could explain.

"How so?" Chen Lin asked, looking confused.

"What do we do?" Wu Fan asked Chen Lin back.

"We slay demons!" Chen Lin replied suspiciously.

"Exactly! We are demon slayers. The situation you mentioned has long been resolved by martial artists more powerful than us. Otherwise, why do you think we dare to ride Fire Feather Birds?" Wu Fan replied with a smile.

"A'Lin, the human race deals with demonic beasts by advancing level by level. You should know this, right?" He Yanjun saw that Chen Lin was still a bit confused, so he changed his explanation method.

"Mm, I know this. Martial Kings deal with Demon Kings, Martial Emperors deal with Demon Emperors, and Martial Emperors deal with Demon Emperors! The strong deal with the strong." Chen Lin nodded and replied.

"Right, so in territories that Martial Emperors have swept through, you won't find Demon Emperor-level demonic beasts. In territories that Martial Emperors have swept through, you won't find Demon Emperors. The territory we're going to, Di Qiu, is an area that Martial Ancestors are responsible for clearing. Whether in the sky or on the ground, it's basically been cleared several times by human powerhouses. Especially flying demonic beasts in the air, they are the main targets of those important figures! Look around, besides some demonic beasts weaker than the Fire Feather Bird in the sky, can you see any flying demonic beasts stronger than it?" He Yanjun explained with a smile.

After Chen Lin listened, he looked around. It was indeed as He Yanjun said. In the sky, apart from some flying demonic beasts much smaller than the Fire Feather Bird, there were no demonic beasts that could match the Fire Feather Bird.

A Martial Ancestor-level Fire Feather Bird was practically an invincible existence in this sky.