Fifth-Level Spirit Beast Fire Cloud Tiger!

"Fifth-Level Spirit Beast?"

Zhao Chen froze. Was this little girl's nose really that sharp?

With such an incredible nose, why hadn't she noticed him when he had swiped her Crimson Token earlier?

After thinking it over, he asked, "Can you tell what kind of spirit beast it is?"

Among the Third-Level missions available in the Mission Hall was one that required killing a Fifth-Level Spirit Beast.

Perfect. He could take it on directly.

Ding! A new sign-in mission has been triggered: Kill a Fifth-Level Spirit Beast to obtain one sign-in opportunity!

Zhao Chen's heart stirred. What a coincidence!

No matter what that Fifth-Level Spirit Beast was, he had to kill it!

It was just a bit unfortunate that, in order to complete the mission, he could not directly absorb these spirit beast essences.

He would have to wait until he completed the mission at the Mission Hall before absorbing them.

That way, he could earn points.

"Maybe it's a Fire Cloud Tiger!"

Wu Yingying carefully identified the scent. She had trained specifically for this, and she also had natural talent. After pondering for a while, she made her guess.

"Fire Cloud Tiger. There's just such a Third-Level mission. We can complete two kinds of missions at once."

Only then did Zhao Chen understand why Fang Zhong had been willing to risk being hated by so many people from the Guardian Land to monopolize those Second-Level and Third-Level missions.

It was nothing more than the fact that many missions overlapped during completion.

Just like this: while completing one mission, they could simultaneously fulfill the requirements of another.

Zhao Chen thought that the three instructors of the Guardian Land likely wanted someone to discover this, stirring up competition for missions and thereby selecting more strong individuals.

"Fifth-Level Spirit Beast?"

Song Yuqing, who was behind them, was also stunned when she heard Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying.

She still did not believe that Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying could kill three Third-Level Spirit Beasts, much less three Ice Soul Spirit Wolves.

Not to mention an incredibly powerful Fifth-Level Spirit Beast!

A Third-Level Spirit Body had no advantage whatsoever before a Fifth-Level Spirit Beast.

It would shatter at a touch.

Song Yuqing hesitated. She did not know whether to keep following them or run away immediately.

She could still leave if it was a Third-Level Spirit Beast.

But if it was a Fifth-Level Spirit Beast, they might all end up buried here.

Under Wu Yingying's guidance, Zhao Chen arrived at a thicket deep within the forest.

When they arrived, there was not the slightest sound around them.

Silent. Utterly silent.

"Here!"

Wu Yingying sensed that the temperature around her had noticeably risen and quickly spoke up.

Not far away, a tiger-type spirit beast covered entirely in red fur, with a pair of wings shaped like flame clouds, slowly emerged.

When the Fifth-Level Spirit Beast Fire Cloud Tiger saw Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying, it did not pay them much attention.

This was its territory.

And within its territory, there was nothing that could threaten it.

In the eyes of the Fifth-Level Spirit Beast Fire Cloud Tiger, the two humans who had suddenly appeared posed no threat at all.

As the Fire Cloud Tiger continued patrolling its territory, it saw that Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying had no intention of leaving and had even drawn their weapons. Only then did it realize that these weak, lowly humans actually intended to attack it.

Roar!

The Fifth-Level Spirit Beast Fire Cloud Tiger directly spewed a stream of fire at Zhao Chen and Wu Yingying.

As the scorching flames appeared, the surrounding temperature rapidly rose.

"Kill!"

With the Asura Bow in hand, Zhao Chen showed no mercy.

He decisively fired a Blood-Red Dragon Scale Arrow straight at the Fifth-Level Spirit Beast Fire Cloud Tiger's brow.

The flying arrow directly dispersed that stream of fire.

With a sharp whistle through the air, it shot fiercely toward the Fire Cloud Tiger's head.

It made the beast sense immense danger, and it hurriedly dodged aside.

"You're quick enough. Take this!"

Zhao Chen had more than one arrow. He happened to have fifteen newly crafted Ice Soul Wolf Bone Arrows, enough to severely hinder the Fifth-Level Spirit Beast Fire Cloud Tiger.

The Fifth-Level Spirit Beast Fire Cloud Tiger sensed a threat to its life from Zhao Chen.

The pair of Flame Cloud Wings on its back began to flap, lifting it into the air.

Trying to kill it in close combat would not be easy.

Zhao Chen nocked two Ice Soul Wolf Bone Arrows onto the Asura Bow's string.

"Nine Thunder Arrow Technique!"

As his power surged forth, purple lightning enveloped the two Ice Soul Wolf Bone Arrows, crackling and hissing.

After practice, along with his cultivation of the Nine Thunder Arrow Technique, Zhao Chen's archery had improved tremendously.

The two Ice Soul Wolf Bone Arrows were not aimed at the beast's head, but at its pair of wings.

Without its Flame Cloud Wings, the Fifth-Level Spirit Beast Fire Cloud Tiger's strength would be drastically reduced.

Roar!

Sensing the danger, the Fire Cloud Tiger decisively spewed another stream of scorching flames.

After leaving its mouth, the flames split into several streams and crashed down toward Zhao Chen.

However, Zhao Chen reacted quickly, leaving those flames no chance to strike him.

Wrapped in purple lightning, the two Ice Soul Wolf Bone Arrows shot straight into the Fire Cloud Tiger's pair of Flame Cloud Wings before it could dodge.

Clang!

In that instant, a shower of intense sparks erupted.

However, the paralysis caused by the purple lightning instantly crippled the Fire Cloud Tiger's ability to move.

Sshk!

The two Ice Soul Wolf Bone Arrows carried tremendous killing force. Arrow wounds appeared on the Fire Cloud Tiger's iron-hard Flame Cloud Wings, and blood seeped out.

Many feathers from the Flame Cloud Wings were also blasted away.

Roar!

Such injuries enraged the Fifth-Level Spirit Beast Fire Cloud Tiger.

With a roar, it lunged through the air.

Clearly, it had realized that it would be difficult to inflict much damage or pose much threat to Zhao Chen from a distance.

If it wanted to avoid being shot from afar, it had to close the distance with Zhao Chen.

Pouncing to kill was an attack method tiger-type spirit beasts commonly used and excelled at.

"Good!"

Zhao Chen decisively switched to the Asura Sword. In close combat, the Asura Sword was more suitable.

He slashed decisively at the neck of the Fire Cloud Tiger as it lunged toward him.

The Fire Cloud Tiger had yet to sense the danger. Its tiger paw slammed fiercely toward him, while it even flapped its two injured wings to increase its attack power.

Bang!

The instant the tiger paw met the Asura Sword, a tremendous boom rang out.

But the Fire Cloud Tiger soon began to howl miserably.

Even for a Fifth-Level Spirit Beast like the Fire Cloud Tiger, its tiger paw was cleanly severed by the Asura Sword.

Zhao Chen dodged the gushing blood with the speed brought by his explosive burst of power.

Taking advantage of the Fire Cloud Tiger's severe injury, which had weakened its combat strength, Zhao Chen decisively changed his grip on the sword. He then moved to the Fire Cloud Tiger's back, held the sword with both hands, and viciously thrust it toward the beast's head!

With the enemy at such a disadvantage, there was no way Zhao Chen, a Fifth-Level Spirit Body, would play around!

Sshk!

The incomparably sharp Asura Sword pierced effortlessly into the Fire Cloud Tiger's head with force it could not resist.

No matter how hard its skull was, it was useless.

"Roar..."

As Zhao Chen pulled out the Asura Sword, the light had already vanished from the Fire Cloud Tiger's eyes. Its roar grew weaker and weaker before finally cutting off.

The Fifth-Level Spirit Beast Fire Cloud Tiger was dead!