Military Merit Points! The Club Owner's Ultimate Ambition

As the Host's words fell.

Lu Feng, who had kept his eyes tightly shut, suddenly opened them.

At that very instant, the Two-headed Crane, which had been frantically attacking the Golden Armored Shield Beast, abruptly froze.

It whipped its heads around, both staring toward the stands as if it had received some silent command.

And that brief pause decided the Battle Situation.

The five-meter-tall Golden Armored Shield Beast swayed its massive body before finally crashing to the ground.

Meanwhile, the Two-headed Crane controlled by Lu Feng remained standing blankly in place.

Before everyone's astonished eyes, it was solidly crushed beneath the fallen Giant Beast's corpse.

With a whoosh, every spectator in the arena rose to their feet, craning their necks and staring fixedly at the ring.

Even the Host gaped in shock as he looked toward the stage.

Several Staff members soon rushed onto the ring.

Together, they moved the Golden Armored Shield Beast's corpse aside, revealing the mangled remains of the Two-headed Crane beneath it.

The two Exotic Beasts had perished together.

The Final Outcome of this match—a draw!

This incredibly dramatic scene left everyone dumbfounded.

"How could this happen?" the middle-aged Host muttered, his face full of disbelief.

He knew perfectly well that the agile Two-headed Crane should have won this match.

Yet at the Crucial Moment, that nimble Exotic Beast had somehow acted like an idiot and let itself be smashed by the falling Giant Beast's corpse, resulting in a draw.

The most shocked person in the entire arena was undoubtedly Hong Tiejun, seated beside Lu Feng.

He was both stunned and annoyed, regretting it so badly his guts turned green.

He should have gritted his teeth and placed a bet alongside him.

Instead, he had wasted a chance at ten-to-one odds.

At the same time, the screen of the betting device in Lu Feng's hand lit up with a message: [Prediction successful. Prize money transferred to payment account.]

Seeing the extra million in his account, Hong Tiejun felt no joy at all. Instead, he raised a hand and slapped himself twice.

"Damn it! I'm such a complete idiot!"

If he had placed a bet with Lu Feng just now, the prize money in his hands would have been far more than a million.

He hurriedly leaned close to Lu Feng and asked in a low voice, "What are we betting on for the next match?"

Lu Feng merely waved a hand, his voice weak. "I really can't hold on anymore. I need to leave right away."

His face was pale, and he was nearly at his limit.

The strain of forcibly controlling two Peak of Third Realm Exotic Beasts had far exceeded his expectations. Intense pain still lingered in every nerve of his body.

If he forced himself to control another match, he feared he might die here on the spot.

"You can't leave yet," Hong Tiejun hurriedly stopped him. "The Beast Fighting Arena has Rules. Everyone has to bet on at least two matches. No exceptions."

Lu Feng had forgotten about that.

"Then just bet however you want... I really can't help you anymore."

After saying that, he closed his eyes and leaned against the Chair Back without another word, sinking into thought.

Other than the first beast-fighting match tonight, which involved two Tier 2 Exotic Beasts, all the remaining matches featured Exotic Beasts of the Third Realm or higher.

He had noticed something strange.

Every Exotic Beast above the Third Realm made the Mark on his chest burn.

In other words, he could absorb their cultivation.

Only those two Tier 2 Exotic Beasts could not provide him with cultivation.

"Why?"

Why could he only absorb the energy within Exotic Beasts above the Third Realm?

Or rather, could only Exotic Beasts above the Third Realm provide him with energy?

Lu Feng could not figure it out.

Seeing him close his eyes and remain silent, Hong Tiejun did not dare force the issue.

During the next few matches.

Hong Tiejun could only place random bets, but his luck was outrageously bad. He picked wrong in two matches in a row.

Between his own two bets, Lu Feng's remaining betting chance, and the tickets, they lost a total of four hundred thousand.

Fortunately, the draw Lu Feng had helped him bet on earlier had earned him a million.

When they finally left the Beast Fighting Arena, he still had a profit of six hundred thousand Star Martial Coins.

"Lu Feng, we'll split these six hundred thousand winnings. One Half Each!"

Hong Tiejun drove Lu Feng downstairs to his home and took the initiative to offer him a share.

"No need. Keep it yourself."

Lu Feng naturally felt too embarrassed to accept.

After all, if Hong Tiejun had not brought him here, he could not even have afforded a ticket, much less placed bets and won money.

"Don't stand on ceremony with me. If you hadn't been able to control Exotic Beasts, I would've probably lost everything tonight."

Hong Tiejun insisted on giving him a share.

In the end, Lu Feng only accepted one hundred thousand.

Hong Tiejun could not persuade him otherwise and had no choice but to agree.

The moment he returned home, he eagerly told Old Man everything that had happened that night.

When Hong Kun learned that Lu Feng could truly tame all kinds of Exotic Beasts, including those in the Beast Fighting Arena that had been injected with Rage Agent, he was delighted.

"Looks like we've really found a treasure this time."

With someone like Lu Feng around, the club's Exotic Beast taming business would likely soar from now on.

"Dad, can I take him to the Beast Fighting Arena again tomorrow?"

Having tasted the benefits, Hong Tiejun wished he could bring Lu Feng there every day.

But Hong Kun refused without hesitation. "No."

"Why not? Lu Feng helped me win several hundred thousand tonight."

If they could go every day, getting rich would only be a matter of time.

"Idiot. I said you can't go, so you can't go."

Hong Kun's attitude was firm, leaving no room for discussion.

Skyfire Club had been operating for more than a decade. To him, money was no longer the most important pursuit.

Besides, if Lu Feng was frequently sent to stir things up at the Beast Fighting Arena, the consequences would be unimaginable if he was discovered by a Stronger member of the Martial Politics Alliance.

As a Peak of Third Realm Warrior, Hong Kun had higher ambitions.

What he wanted was to take on more military contracts and accumulate more "Military Merit Points."

"Military Merit Points" were what all club Warriors ultimately pursued.

Every completed military contract earned one point of Military Merit.

And Military Merit Points could be exchanged for scarce resources that money simply could not buy.

For example, "Star Source Stone" was a special mineral from outer space. It contained powerful energy and was a top-tier aid for Warrior cultivation.

For another, once Military Merit Points reached ten thousand, one would qualify to apply to Join Expedition.

So-called Join Expedition meant following the military aboard an Interstellar Ship to an Outer Planet to participate in energy plundering.

This was the ultimate goal every club owner dreamed of!

Now that he had encountered a Monster like Lu Feng, he could accept an unlimited number of beast-taming orders and rapidly accumulate Military Merit Points.

Then, in the near future, he would achieve his goal of Joining Expedition.

That very night, the Shadow Leopard tamed by Skyfire Club was transported back to the military.

At the same time, Hong Kun signed another Exotic Beast taming contract.

Under the cover of night, two even more ferocious Exotic Beasts were quietly transported out of the military base and ultimately delivered to Skyfire Club's Exotic Beast Holding Cell.