Holy Dragon Egg at the Start

It held countless opportunities.

But!

It also held countless terrifying dangers.

Great opportunities had always been directly proportional to great dangers.

To gain benefits here, one had to be prepared to risk their life.

"Let's go back, this place is too dangerous. We need to raise our strength before we can come here!"

"Yeah, it's too dangerous. Our Phantom Beasts are too low-level; we can't possibly defeat those powerful Phantom Beasts here!"

Some Beast Masters who had rushed in excitedly to scavenge treasures

had already begun to feel fear in their hearts.

From the initial enthusiasm

to the current terror and dread!

Some had already started heading back the way they came.

"Want to play a game?"

"Play with me!"

Just as many Beast Masters were beginning to return to the city, a chilling voice suddenly rang out from within the mountain range.

That terrifying figure!

Sent a chill running down their spines.

"Wh-what is that?"

Many Beast Masters couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Even

the Phantom Beasts beside them were crouching low, whimpering softly, staring warily ahead.

"What the hell, playing tricks like that!"

"Iron Beak Bird, show it what you've got!"

A Beast Master spat disdainfully.

Yah yah!

A massive bird-like Phantom Beast with a wingspan of several meters then flew toward the direction of the voice.

"Gah gah!"

The Iron Beak Bird's huge beak gleamed with a sharp light.

That was its most powerful weapon.

"Play, play!"

The voice sounded like a child's, eerily frightening.

"Gah gah!"

Hearing the voice draw closer, the Iron Beak Bird flew toward its source.

But the next moment!

"Gah gah!"

The Iron Beak Bird's cry turned panicked and terrified.

Then!

Slap slap!

The Iron Beak Bird's body flew out like a parabola.

Thud thud!

Its massive frame crashed onto the ground, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

There lay the Iron Beak Bird, which had reached the Silver Ninth-tier rank.

Its body bore not a single wound.

Yet it lay collapsed on the ground, unconscious.

Its eyes rolled back, revealing a look of terror.

"Haha, fun, so fun!"

That voice came from not far away!

The crowd grew alarmed.

"Wh-what's going on!"

"Iron Beak Bird! Ah, my Iron Beak Bird!"

That Beast Master cried out in grief.

The crowd couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Because the child's voice was drawing closer and closer.

Chapter 22: Terror Puppet

"Hmm, Violet Volcano Valley... is it over there?"

"Looks like it's still quite a distance away!"

"But then, is this place close to Gu Zhou City?"

High in the sky!

Chen Xuan, clad in black armor, sat astride the Nine Heavens Wind-Rain Dragon.

Today, he hadn't ridden Little White; instead, he had taken the Nine Heavens Wind-Rain Dragon out.

A change of mount now and then also changed his mood.

Gu Zhou City!

It was the city closest to Holy Dragon Village.

And one of humanity's largest cities.

It was said to contain countless Phantasmal Beast Academies.

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 Masters who had reached Gold Rank could enter them.

And the Beast Masters who graduated from those academies—

Among them were no shortage of Diamond Grade experts.

As one of the Federation's most powerful phantasmal beasts, it was naturally a place for cultivating talent.

Across the world, many places had been attacked and destroyed by powerful phantasmal beasts.

Even every few years, Beast Tides might erupt in certain regions.

Tens of thousands of phantasmal beasts invading human cities.

And at times like that!

The Beast Masters trained by the academies were meant to fulfill their duty.

Standing atop the Nine Heavens Wind-Rain Dragon, Chen Xuan gazed into the distance.

He could indeed make out a massive city.

Since it was the city closest to Holy Dragon Village.