Warrior

Ding! Quest issued: Rank A. Hunt five Rank B mutated Shadow Wolf Beasts in the 551 Area.

"A Rank A quest, and Rank B monsters again. The quests this system issues are getting worse and worse."

Chen Tian stood up and twisted his neck. Five years ago, while he had been playing games in his room, he had suddenly transmigrated to Ten Thousand Stars and awakened a quest system. This place was no different from his original Earth, except that everyone practiced martial arts—and there were monsters to fight.

The sun blazed overhead in Tian Zhou District, and the outdoor temperature had reached 37 degrees Celsius. Chen Tian glanced at the sky, then rode his bicycle alone to the entrance of the Wilderness Area. He took out his Martial Artist Pass and entered the Wilderness Area.

"Where did this kid come from? He dares enter the Wilderness Area without a single piece of equipment. Isn't he courting death?"

"Who knows? From the feel of his aura, he seems to be only at the Heavenly Soldier-level." The martial artists at the entrance whispered among themselves, all of them watching Chen Tian.

He truly was different from the others. He had no supplies, wore no battle suit, and did not even carry a weapon. Dressed in casual clothes with a backpack on his back, he had come to the Wilderness Area.

"551 Area, twelve o'clock direction, three thousand kilometers." Looking at the communicator on his wrist, Chen Tian hopped a few times to loosen his muscles and bones. Then he crouched down, gathered his strength, and shot into the air, speeding toward the 551 Area.

The Wilderness Area had once been a human city, but it had now become a lair for monsters. After years of slaughter and driving them back, most monsters had remained in the old cities and no longer dared to recklessly set foot in humanity's new territory.

At that moment, one thousand meters above the 551 Area.

A massive Fire Crown Bird was flying high in the sky. Its body was about thirty meters long, like a fighter jet. Its feathers shimmered with an eerie luster, while the feathers atop its head were red like a blazing flame. Its enormous, razor-sharp talons were blood-red as well.

Its keen eyes glinted with a cold red light as it looked down at its prey. Faint traces of killing intent could even be seen in them.

The Fire Crown Bird, which had already been moving at incredible speed, suddenly accelerated. In an instant, it broke the sound barrier and reached a terrifying velocity. At the same time, an extremely shrill cry erupted from its beak. The sound waves became visible shock waves that rapidly spread downward.

"Caw—"

Under the high-pitched, piercing cry, a Rank C Wild Spear Boar died on the spot, blood flowing from all seven orifices.

Chen Tian heard the cry from nearby and rushed over at top speed.

The Fire Crown Bird stared fixedly downward. There was a Shadow Wolf King below, roughly fifteen meters long, its entire body covered in dark-gray fur, with a row of black bone spines growing along its back.

The Wolf King repeatedly let out low "whu-whu" growls.

The Fire Crown Bird ranked fifth among avian monsters. It was already Rank C in its youth and reached Rank A upon maturity. It had few natural enemies. In this 551 Area, which had no king-level monster, it was the ruler.

Perched in a tree, Chen Tian narrowed his eyes. An unusual gleam shone through the slits. "A Rank A Fire Crown Bird and a Rank B Shadow Wolf King," he muttered.

"A Shadow Wolf King usually has four to seven guards around it, but there isn't a single one here. The claw marks on its legs don't look like they came from the Fire Crown Bird, either. They look more like wolf claws." Chen Tian pondered. "Could this Wolf King have been hunted by its own kind?"

In the blink of an eye, the Fire Crown Bird dove down and reached out with its enormous talons toward the Shadow Wolf King. A sharp glint flashed through the Wolf King's eyes. It leaped up and swung a claw at the Fire Crown Bird's head.

In the end, the difference in strength was too great. The Wolf King's claw struck the Fire Crown Bird without causing any damage—not even a single feather was knocked loose. Instead, three deep, bone-exposing gashes were torn across its abdomen.

The Shadow Wolf King staggered, blood pouring from its mouth, its body nearly collapsing several times. Behind the Wolf King, several Shadow Wolves charged over. Chen Tian focused his eyes and saw that there were five of them.

"Their gray fur has turned black, and their sapphire-blue eyes have turned scarlet. Five mutated Shadow Wolves—that's them!"

The Fire Crown Bird seized the opportunity and prepared to deliver the final blow. It dove once more.

Chen Tian stopped watching and flew forward. Blue patterns appeared on his arm. At the same time, a battle halberd materialized in his palm, transforming into a streak of light as he slashed at the Fire Crown Bird. One slash cleaved it in two!

The battle halberd, gleaming with a bone-chilling light, landed beside the Shadow Wolf King. Before it could react, he brought the blade down, separating the Wolf King's head from its body.

"Awooo!"

Wave after wave of wolf howls rang out as the five mutated Shadow Wolves surrounded Chen Tian.

One of them gave the order, and all five pounced at Chen Tian together.

"Hm?" Chen Tian swept his gaze over them.

He did not dodge. Instead, he stood calmly where he was as blue light burst from his right hand. "Clang, clang!" "Smack!" "Boom!" In a single instant, the five mutated Shadow Wolves were dead.

Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have completed the Rank A quest: kill five mutated Shadow Wolves.

Reward: 50 years of cultivation.

Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have completed the hidden quest: kill the Rank A Fire Crown Bird and the Rank B Shadow Wolf King.

Doubled reward: 200 years of cultivation.

Doubled reward: Fire Crown Bird Egg.

Doubled reward: Shadow Wolf King Egg.

Doubled reward: Spirit Rhinoceros Fire.

"What use are two eggs? They're rare, but I can't use them for anything." Yi Er San looked through the rewards and complained wordlessly.

"This Spirit Rhinoceros Fire is pretty good. It ranks thirty-third among the heavenly flames—not too bad."

Ding! Host, would you like to use 250 years of cultivation?

1: Use

2: Store

"Store the cultivation."

Ding! Cultivation remaining in the Host's Cultivation Pool: 126,688 years.

"One hundred and twenty thousand. After working so hard for five years since coming here, I've only managed to save this much cultivation. The heavens truly haven't been kind—my cultivation has amounted to little more than a puddle of water." Chen Tian grumbled indignantly. "When will I ever be able to return to Earth?"

"Hm?" Chen Tian suddenly noticed three people approaching from ahead. "Martial artists?"

Of the three people ahead, one was a young man a full meter eighty tall, wearing a K3 Battle Suit. Beside him were two others. One had a sturdy build and a scar across his face, making him look extremely fierce. The other was an old man with eyes as sharp as a hawk's.

"That Fire Crown Bird and Shadow Wolf King are mine," the young man in the lead declared in an extremely arrogant and overbearing tone. "Oh, right—the five mutated Shadow Wolves are mine too!"

Hearing that the newcomers intended to seize his spoils, a flash of killing intent crossed Chen Tian's eyes. "What do the three of you mean by this? Are you planning to take my spoils?"

"Hahaha, your spoils? What shameless boasting!" the young man in the lead said contemptuously. "A Rank A Fire Crown Bird and a Rank B Shadow Wolf King—do you even have the strength to kill them?"

"So you saw that I'm weaker than you, and decided to rob me?" Chen Tian was not a human from Ten Thousand Stars, and his cultivation method was different. As a result, the aura he gave off made him seem extremely weak to outsiders.

"Rob you? Does this young master need to rob you?" The young man was utterly imperious and acted as though no one else existed. "If I want them, then these monsters belong to this young master. What are you supposed to be?"

Chen Tian looked at the young master, a ball of fury burning within him. If he had not considered how troublesome it would be to start a fight, he would have crippled this arrogant, overbearing young master long ago.