There were countless opportunities.
But!
There were also countless terrifying dangers.
Great opportunities had always been directly proportional to great dangers.
If one wanted to gain benefits here,
one had to be prepared to pay with one's life.
"We should go back. This place is too dangerous. We need to become stronger before we can come here!"
"Yeah, it's too dangerous. Our Phantom Beasts are too low-leveled. There's no way we can defeat those powerful Phantom Beasts here!"
Some beast tamers had eagerly come here hoping to find treasures.
They had already begun to grow timid.
Their excitement at the beginning
had now turned into fear and terror!
Some people had already begun heading back the way they came.
"Want to play a game?"
"Play with me!"
Just as many of the beast tamers began returning toward the city,
a creepy voice suddenly rang out from within the mountains.
That terrifying figure!
It made a chill rise involuntarily through their bodies.
"Wh-what is that?"
Many of the beast tamers' bodies began trembling slightly.
Even!
The Phantom Beasts beside them had all lowered themselves to the ground.
They whimpered softly.
Watching the front warily.
"What is that? Quit pretending to be a ghost!"
"Iron Beak Bird, show it what you're made of!"
One beast tamer spat dismissively.
Caw-caw!
A moment later, a huge bird Phantom Beast with a wingspan of several meters flew toward the direction of the voice.
"Caw-caw!"
A sharp gleam flowed from Iron Beak Bird's enormous beak.
That was its most powerful weapon.
"Come play, come play!"
The voice sounded like a child.
It was exceptionally frightening to hear.
"Caw-caw!"
Hearing that voice draw closer,
Iron Beak Bird flew toward it.
However, in the next moment!
"Caw-caw!"
Iron Beak Bird's cry suddenly became panicked and terrified.
The next moment!
Smack, smack!
Iron Beak Bird's body flew out like a parabola.
Boom, boom!
Its enormous body crashed into the ground.
Raising a huge cloud of dust.
Iron Beak Bird had reached the Silver Ninth-tier.
Its entire body was without a single injury.
Yet it lay unconscious on the ground.
Its eyes had rolled white, revealing an expression of terror.
"Hahaha, fun, fun!"
That voice came from not far away!
Everyone grew terrified.
"Wh-what's going on?"
"Iron Beak Bird! Ah, my Iron Beak Bird!"
The beast tamer cried out sorrowfully.
The others could not help but retreat several steps.
Because that child's voice was drawing closer and closer.
Chapter Twenty-Two: Terror Puppet
"Hmm, is Violet Volcano Valley over there?"
"Looks like it's still quite far away!"
"But is this area close to Gu Zhou City?"
High in the sky!
Chen Xuan sat atop the Nine Heavens Wind-Rain Dragon in black armor.
Today, he had not ridden Little White. Instead, he had come out riding the Nine Heavens Wind-Rain Dragon.
Changing mounts once in a while also changed his mood.
Gu Zhou City!
It was the city closest to Holy Dragon Village.
It was one of the largest cities of humanity.
It was said to contain countless academies for Phantom Beasts.
Among them was Tianwu Academy, one of humanity's five great Phantasmal Beast Academies.
The five great Phantasmal Beast Academies.
It was said that only beast tamers who had reached Gold Rank could enter those academies.
And among the beast tamers who graduated from those academies,
there was no shortage of Diamond Grade powerhouses.
As one of the Federation's strongest Phantom Beasts,
it was naturally a place for cultivating talented individuals.
Across the world, many places had suffered attacks and destruction from powerful Phantom Beasts.
In fact, every few years, some areas might even experience a Beast Tide.
Tens of thousands of Phantom Beasts invaded human cities.
And when that happened!
It was time for the beast tamers trained by the academies to fulfill their mission.
Standing atop the Nine Heavens Wind-Rain Dragon,
Chen Xuan gazed into the distance.
He could indeed see a huge city.
Since it was the city closest to Holy Dragon Village.
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