"They're finally dead!"
After taking care of the last man, Ye Cang slumped to the ground, exhausted.
The prolonged battle had nearly drained his physical strength, and it had taken a huge toll on his mental energy as well.
If that man had held on for a few more minutes, the outcome of the battle might have been very different.
"Phew..."
After catching his breath, Ye Cang forced himself to his feet and walked over to the three men.
He removed their masks and saw that they were all in their forties or fifties. Their eyes were filled with unwillingness.
They had never imagined they would die here.
He found the signal jammer and destroyed it, then used his phone to record proof of the three men's deaths.
The three were notorious, with a long record of heinous deeds. While browsing the Divine Firmament Palace, he had once seen a bounty the Divine Firmament Martial Arts Hall had posted for them.
Fifty million Huaxia Coins each.
After collecting the evidence, Ye Cang casually buried the bodies.
He got into the car and headed straight for Crimson Cloud City.
The Divine Firmament Martial Arts Hall had shops specifically for buying and selling materials from ferocious beasts.
He went straight to one.
"I'd like to sell some materials."
At the reception area of a large trading hall, Ye Cang pointed to the vehicles nearby.
"Certainly. Please wait a moment!"
The staff member glanced at the large and small bundles piled in the vehicle. He picked up a scanner from beside him, walked over, and began inspecting the materials Ye Cang wanted to sell.
He took down a large bundle and casually pulled out a piece of material. It had come from a Green Wind Wolf.
"Beep, beep, beep!"
The scanner sounded, and the data appeared a moment later.
"Green Wind Wolf material, quality: advanced Beast Soldier, completeness: 90%, value: 180,000 Huaxia Coins!"
The staff member stared at the result in surprise.
He hadn't expected this unremarkable young man standing before him to have hunted an advanced Beast Soldier-level Green Wind Wolf.
And there were quite a few similar materials in this bundle.
He took out another piece of material and scanned it.
"Green Wind Wolf material, quality: advanced Beast Soldier, completeness: 95%, value: 206,000 Huaxia Coins!"
"..."
He continued inspecting the materials, one by one, until the scanner sounded again.
"Green Wind Wolf material, quality: junior Beast General, completeness: 96%, value: 2,450,000 Huaxia Coins!"
The staff member froze when he heard the scanner's announcement.
"J-junior Beast General!"
He glanced at Ye Cang, shock flashing in his eyes.
To hunt a Beast General at such a young age was simply terrifying!
Just then, Ye Cang took another large bundle of materials from the vehicle.
"Are you done checking those? I've got more!"
Ye Cang glanced at the staff member and opened the bundle. It was packed with densely clustered horns.
These were the most valuable materials from a Triangular Demon Horse.
Three of them stood out in particular.
"D-done!"
The staff member smiled awkwardly and raised the scanner again.
"Triangular Demon Horse material, quality: advanced Beast Soldier, completeness: 100%, value: 214,000 Huaxia Coins!"
"..."
The staff member scanned the materials one by one, growing increasingly numb.
Before long, a second set of Beast General-level materials appeared.
"Triangular Demon Horse material, quality: junior Beast General, completeness: 100%, value: 2,800,000 Huaxia Coins!"
Seeing yet another set of low-level Beast General materials, the staff member stared in utter shock.
Ye Cang glanced at the result and nodded.
Then he took another large bundle from the vehicle.
"Blood Mastiff material, quality: advanced Beast Soldier..."
Yet another species of ferocious beast!
The staff member was so stunned he couldn't get a word out.
Other martial artist teams were lucky if they managed to wipe out one monster pack after several days in the field and bring back Beast General-level materials.
But the young man before him had done that three times.
And there were materials from four more packs still in his vehicle.
An hour later.
"Here's my martial artist certificate number. Just transfer the money directly to my account."
Ye Cang asked for a slip of paper, wrote down his martial artist certificate number, and handed it over.
"Please wait a moment, sir. This transaction includes 146 sets of advanced Beast Soldier materials and 7 sets of junior Beast General materials. At market price, the total value is 46.2 million Huaxia Coins."
"However, when you sell through the Martial Arts Hall, one-third of the transaction amount will be converted into an equal number of contribution points at a rate of 1,000 Huaxia Coins per contribution point."
Ye Cang nodded at this.
"Sounds good!"
The staff member quickly took his account details and hurriedly processed the transaction.
Everything was settled in under three minutes.
Then Ye Cang logged into the Divine Firmament Palace page on his phone and saw that his information had been updated.
[Name: Ye Cang Gender: Male Address: Vermilion Bird King City—Crimson Cloud City Martial Artist Certificate Number: Level: Martial Artist (Intermediate) Contribution Points: (One Star) Currency Balance: 30.8 million Huaxia Coins]
One-star status required 10,000 contribution points.
Ye Cang's account level had now successfully risen to the corresponding rank.
In the Divine Firmament Palace, redeeming resources required not only Huaxia Coins but also contribution points.
And the only way to earn these contribution points was by hunting ferocious beasts.
This was an indirect way of encouraging members of the Divine Firmament Martial Arts Hall to hunt ferocious beasts and protect humanity.
However, resources purchased through the Divine Firmament Palace were cheaper than those sold by the Evolver Alliance or shops run by other major Lineages.
After leaving the information page, Ye Cang found the bounty claim page and submitted the evidence that the Scorpion Three Generals were dead.
The three men's heads were worth 150 million Huaxia Coins. If he could claim the bounty, he'd be rich in an instant.
After seeing that the evidence had been submitted, Ye Cang exited the page.
The review process would take at least three days. The Divine Firmament Martial Arts Hall had to verify the men's identities and make sure the submitted evidence was authentic, so no one could easily claim the bounty fraudulently.
After taking care of everything, Ye Cang drove off, heading for his residence at Villa Number 36.
As soon as he reached the entrance, a car pulled in front of him and blocked his way.
"Hm? Master Wang!"
He recognized the person through the car window, and Ye Cang breathed a sigh of relief.
He'd thought Xue Long had come to corner him.
After a brief moment of thought, he got out of the car and walked over.
"Don't worry about anything else. Get in first!"
On the other side.
Crimson Cloud City.
Inside a beautifully ornate manor.
The Ascension Banquet was over.
The guests had all left. Xue Long sat on the sofa, his brow furrowed.
Luo Wenchang, the head of the Luo Family, stood nearby, his eyes filled with anxiety and unease.
Every so often, he checked the phone clenched in his hand. There was still no word, and his expression grew even more solemn.
If the Scorpion Three Generals still hadn't made a move by the end of the day...
Then the Luo Family would likely have a hard time surviving in Crimson Cloud City.
After their family members had been injured in the Gray Fog Zone, they had come under pressure from all sides, and their standing as a peak Lineage was hanging by a thread.
When they learned that Xue Long had broken through, they had hurried into action, hoping to attach themselves to him and preserve their family's position.
But now it seemed that securing the protection of a War Venerable wouldn't be so easy.
"Little bastard, my Luo Family's rise or fall depends on your life. You'd better hurry up and come out to die!"
Luo Wenchang prayed over and over in his heart.
As Xue Long grew more and more impatient, Luo Wenchang opened his phone again.
A push notification immediately caught his eye.
"Shocking news in the martial artist community!!! Scorpion Three Generals suspected dead?..."
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