The Rampaging Wildebeest Beast Herd

After resting for another ten minutes and seeing that everyone had recovered, Yang Yu immediately called everyone to get up and continue on their way.

In half a day, Yang Yu and his group had only covered a few thousand kilometers, and they were still tens of thousands of kilometers away from leaving the grassland.

The Shilan World is indeed vast.

However, one cannot travel at a faster pace here.

Once many Fierce Beasts on the grasslands spot a fast-moving object, their natural curiosity will drive them in droves to investigate.

From a distance, Yang Yu noticed that these Fierce Beasts, clearly overly curious, resembled wildebeests on Earth, with enormous horns that curved upwards toward the sky.

However, these wildebeests are much larger than wildebeests on Earth, and are covered with thick scales. Each adult can grow to hundreds of meters long and reach the fifth or sixth level of the Star Level, with the best ones even reaching the Star Level 9.

Most importantly, they all move in groups of thousands or tens of thousands.

Ordinary Adventurer teams wouldn't dare provoke such a Fierce Beast horde.

Of course, if Yang Yu were to unleash his killing spree, these wildebeests would pose no threat, and he could even wipe them all out by himself.

However, Yang Yu and his group were not here to bully these curious wildebeests, but to complete their Apprentice Mercenary Assessment and, incidentally, see if they could find suitable targets for possession.

Thus, Yang Yu and his group continued their slow journey while remaining vigilant against any potential unknown dangers.

After most of the day, when Yang Yu and his group arrived at a hill, it was already completely dark.

At this moment, the giant sphere of light in the sky disappeared, plunging the entire Shilan World into darkness.

Only scattered lights flickered in the distance.

They seemed to be a bunch of inexperienced, novice Adventurer hadn't bothered to gather any information.

Because the Shilan World is actually more dangerous at night, as there is a kind of Fierce Beast flying beast called the Shadow-Annihilation Beast that specifically comes out at night to hunt for food.

The weakest of these Shadow-Annihilation Beasts are all at the Star Level 9, and they also move in groups. Their appearance is similar to that of bats on Earth, but these Shadow-Annihilation Beasts are huge, with the smallest one being over a hundred meters long, and their claws can easily tear apart Tier 2 Force Battle Suit.

The immense inertia of a high-speed dive can directly injure or even kill a typical Star Level 9 Martial Artist, even through an Alloy Battle Suit.

Moreover, they have an extremely strong predatory instinct. As soon as there is even the slightest light, they will pounce on their prey like hungry wolves that have not eaten for days, tearing them to pieces.

Really.

Just moments later, Yang Yu's powerful eyesight revealed a huge phantom flashing within the distant sliver of light, followed by a few barely audible cries for help, after which the entire world fell into absolute darkness and silence.

However, Adventurer do absolutely no research are always in the minority.

Most people who come here are still very cautious.

"Master, is that Shadow-Annihilation Beast?" Fengling Yin asked, leaning against Yang Yu.

At this time, Yang Yu and his group set up camp separately according to the small teams they had divided up during the day, in order to avoid the Time Storm sweeping over everyone at once, although the distance between them was not far.

"Yes, that's right. Remember not to make any loud noises or light at night," Yang Yu said. "Although a single Shadow-Annihilation Beast isn't very strong, and any one of you could easily kill it, Shadow-Annihilation Beast are gregarious birds, and they can swarm in groups of at least several thousand. Getting caught in one of them can be quite troublesome."

"Yes, Master. Ling Yin will be a good girl." The rather introverted and shy Fengling Yin said obediently.

"Hmph!" Doris, sitting on Yang Yu's other side, snorted inwardly. She clearly thought Fengling Yin's acting was too clumsy and was trying to attract Yang Yu's attention.

"Everyone, please be quiet. Nights in the Shilan World last for 30 hours. You will take turns standing guard according to the teams you were assigned earlier. Each team will stand guard for five hours, and the order will be based on the sequence in which we traveled today."

Yang Yu said.

"Yes, Master," the others replied in hushed tones.

"Those who aren't on night duty should meditate. The Cosmic Origin Energy in the Shilan World is quite abundant, making it very suitable for cultivation."

After saying that, Yang Yu closed his eyes and devoted ninety percent of his mind to quietly comprehending the 'Mystery of Slowness' of the Lightning Origin Law Ocean.

Apart from Jarvis and another guard who were on night duty in the first shift, the rest of the guards closed their eyes to rest and adjust their condition.

After a day's journey, especially with the constant vigilance against potential dangers, their Origin Force and Mental Force strength were greatly depleted.

This is a good opportunity to refresh my memory.

On the vast and expansive Flower Language Plain.

Yang Yu and his team were inconspicuous among them.

In the vast Law Ocean.

Yang Yu was currently analyzing and comprehending the obscure and profound Mystery of Slowness.

In the Shilan World, Yang Yu discovered that the fluctuations of the laws were even more pronounced than in the outside world, making his comprehension of the Mystery of Slowness highly efficient.

Even the fluctuations of the Time Origin beneath the Lightning Law Ocean became clearer, as if Yang Yu could comprehend them simply by diverting his attention to explore these fluctuations.

But Yang Yu knew this was just an illusion.

Feeling clear is one thing, but whether one can truly cross the threshold of the Time Law is another. If it were that easy to get started, there would be many more people cultivating the Time Law.

Moreover, Yang Yu doesn't want to be distracted right now. He just wants to understand the Mystery of Slowness as soon as possible, and then understand the essence of 'fastness' before studying the basics of Time Law.

Taking it one step at a time may seem slow at first glance, but if you stretch the timeframe long enough...

Taking things one step at a time, being down-to-earth and taking it slow, is actually the fastest way to go and the way to go the furthest.

If you try to do too much too quickly at the beginning, you're more likely to find yourself stuck in a stagnant situation later on, and by then it's too late to turn back.

The night passed quickly.

Fortunately, Yang Yu and his team encountered no unexpected situations throughout the night, although they occasionally heard human cries of agony from afar.

It seems some unlucky teams of examinees encountered an attack by Fierce Beast.

When the giant sphere of light reappeared in the sky, Yang Yu and his team set off again, heading towards the Dark Forest tens of thousands of kilometers away.

According to the detailed map provided by Babata, even taking the shortest route, Yang Yu and his group are still more than 30,000 kilometers away from the Dark Forest.

At yesterday's pace, it will take another four or five days to arrive.

Once you reach the Dark Forest, you still need to traverse the entire forest, cross the Sunset Mountain Range, traverse the Pale Highlands, and finally pass through the Shilan Plain before you can reach the central Core Region of Shilan World.

Each leg of the journey covers tens of thousands to millions of kilometers, and just getting there would take more than half a year.

This is assuming everything goes smoothly along the way; if any unexpected events occur, delays of several months are common.

Moreover, even if Yang Yu and his group reach the Core Region and find enough Shilan Crystal, they will still need to leave the Core Region again and come to the edge of the Shilan World in order to hunt down Storm Beast, extract the crystal cores from their bodies, and thus complete this task.

This also shows that it will take quite a bit of time to complete this task.

Unless Yang Yu is willing to conspicuously retrieve the spaceship from his Space Ring and fly there.

However, doing so would defeat the purpose of the adventure.

Yang Yu would naturally not do that.

At least for now, I don't plan to do that until I've achieved the goal of participating in this assessment.

After a night's rest, Yang Yu found that everyone was in good condition. So they sped up their journey considerably, keeping it at a level that wouldn't attract the attention of the wildebeest herds on the grassland.

However, things didn't go as planned. Despite Yang Yu being extra careful, they still attracted the attention of a baby wildebeest when they passed a small lake. This wildebeest, which was only a few dozen meters long and had a strength at the Planetary Level Six, suddenly lit up when it saw Yang Yu and his companions traveling.

With a neigh, it immediately took off running joyfully towards Yang Yu and the others.

It's not a problem that this young wildebeest is running around, but as it moves, other young wildebeest follow, and then other adult wildebeest follow as well.

This immediately exposed Yang Yu and his group to the sight of the wildebeest herd.

Instantly, tens of thousands of wildebeests charged towards Yang Yu and his companions.

"Run!"

Yang Yu roared angrily, then led everyone to fly rapidly towards the Dark Forest.

Killing these wildebeests isn't difficult, but there are just too many wildebeests on the Flower Language Grassland; this is merely an insignificant branch of their race.

If a battle were to break out with them, it would attract a continuous stream of wildebeest or other Fierce Beast, and very few people would be able to escape.

After all, although Jarvis and Ling Yue were among the strongest at the Star Level 9, with good cultivation levels and equipment, they were still in great danger facing an overwhelming horde of Fierce Beast. The probability of them being surrounded and perishing was over 90%.

Only Yang Yu was confident enough to break through.

"Whoosh!"

Upon hearing Yang Yu's order, Jarvis, Ling Yue, Doris, and other Spirit Reader instantly unleashed their speed, while Ling Yin and other elite Martial Artist also unleashed their full power.

In an instant, their speed increased several times over, quickly widening the distance between them and the wildebeest herd behind them.

"Hoo~"

Wildebeests have a strong sense of territory, and seeing Yang Yu and his group flying so fast immediately triggered their territorial instincts. The strongest wildebeests in the herd immediately accelerated and chased after Yang Yu and his group.

Its speed is even faster than that of Spirit Reader like Fengling Yue, who is extremely fast.

Seeing this, Yang Yu's mind raced, and with a slight pause, he fell to the very back of the group.

"You guys keep running, I'll cover the rear!"

Yang Yu then continued his high-speed retreat while manipulating the 'Blade Diagram' formed by the Thunder Blade to attack the three tall horned beasts that were chasing him the fastest.

This is the Thunder Blade Second Form First Layer: the Thunder Blade Diagram!

The minimum requirement for use is Psychic Amplitude of 48!

"Laugh!"

"Laugh!"

"Laugh!"

Three bolts of lightning flashed, and the three giant wildebeest, each over 600 meters long and over 100 meters tall, were sliced in half from head to tail by the Thunder Blade Diagram.

Blade Diagram, his momentum undiminished, continued to charge towards the other dozen or so strong horned beasts that were chasing after him.

Amidst flashes of lightning, Yang Yu annihilated the core Combat Power of this small horned beast tribe in mere seconds.

But killing these wildebeest unleashed their most primal ferocity in the remaining wildebeest.

"Ang ang ang!"

Thousands of wildebeests roared wildly together, instantly turning the once silent Flower Language Grassland into a bustling scene.

Other wildebeest herds nearby heard the noise and immediately came to their aid.

"Yang Yu, the large-scale detector shows that more than 30,000 wildebeests are charging towards you within a 1,000-kilometer radius," Babata's voice rang out.

"Plan the optimal retreat route immediately." Yang Yu communicated with Babata in his mind while slaying the wildebeests chasing from behind.

"The Cui Ling Lake to the southeast is where the surrounding wildebeests are not." Babata instantly calculated the optimal escape route.

"Ling Yue, Jarvis, head to Cui Ling Lake in the southeast immediately!" Yang Yu ordered.

"Yes, Master!" Knowing Yang Yu's strength, they didn't hesitate and quickly changed direction to rush off.

Yang Yu stayed close behind them, killing off the wildebeest that kept coming to reinforce them.

In an instant.

The entire Flower Language Plain was bustling with activity.

On a distant, high mountain.

"The Adventurer came to participate in the assessment this time are quite skilled, managing to kill so many adult horned beasts so easily. And they seem to be using the legendary third-tier 'junk' Spiritual Weapon, the Thunder Blade. Interesting."

A woman dressed in gorgeous clothes, with an elegant and noble demeanor and a cold and beautiful face, spoke.

"They are indeed quite strong. It seems that these wildebeest herds pose no threat to them. However, Your Highness, we should wait until these enraged wildebeests calm down before continuing our journey," said the female Martial Artist appeared to be a guard.

"I know, it's good to watch the show here." Vera, the third-ranked princess of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, said with a smile. "Naya, you don't need to worry. This Shilan World is one of the most dangerous worlds for the World Lord assessment. I know what I'm doing."

Then, the Third Imperial Princess Vera and her dozen or so guards quietly watched as Yang Yu and his group fled while simultaneously killing the unicorn beasts.

"Master, there are more and more wildebeests surrounding us!" Ling Yue shouted from not far ahead.

"Then let's start the killing!" Yang Yu's eyes turned cold.

"Yes, Master!"

As time passed, although Yang Yu and his group had shaken off the wildebeest herd that had initially pursued them, wildebeest reinforcements from other places surrounded them.

The number far exceeded that of the previous small herds of wildebeest.

At Yang Yu's command, Fengling Yue and the others drew their weapons and charged towards the surging horned beasts.

As for Yang Yu, he used his speed advantage to move around the group, killing off the larger groups of more threatening wildebeest, while leaving the others to deal with any that slipped through.

This can be considered a test and trial for Fengling Yue and the others.

Flower Language Plain.

The wildebeest herd, now completely enraged, began a frenzied attack on Yang Yu and his companions.

Yang Yu's body was covered by Blood Red Battle Suit formed by the Moyun Vine, and underneath was Tier 3 Force Battle Suit.

He held the Thunder Battle Blade in his hand, and Thunder Blade Diagram floated around him.

They used Spiritual Weapon to kill enemies while simultaneously employing their Martial Artist skills to fight them.

If even one wildebeest dared to attack Yang Yu, it would be met with a lightning-fast and ferocious attack.

However, there were simply too many wildebeests attacking them. Although Yang Yu handled them with ease, Fengling Yue and the others gradually began to feel overwhelmed and had no choice but to gradually move closer together to support each other.

Just when they were about to give up, Yang Yu had a thought, and a large domain covering a radius of 500 meters suddenly appeared, enveloping Fengling Yue and the others.

"Thunder Domain Ninth Stage!"

The Nine-Layer Thunder Domain, which is completely and Mysterious Fusion with 'speed,' caused the speed of the unicorn beasts trapped within it to plummet to less than one percent of their full speed as soon as it appeared!

Furthermore, it was subjected to indiscriminate lightning attacks.