Bell Demon King
Niu Dingtian walked through the beast arena. The arena was enormous; even with hundreds of people inside, it still seemed deserted. There were artificial hills and paths, but it was difficult to see any green plants. The mystical beasts here were all carnivorous, or rather, most of them were carnivorous.
The mystical beasts here receive a certain amount of food from the Great Cloud Mountain Academy every day. The food is plentiful but not excessive, which maintains the mystical beasts' aggressiveness while also reducing some of their wildness.
The mystical beasts in the beast arena seem to be completely different species from those in the wild. Every so often, Great Cloud Mountain Academy would slaughter a batch of mystical beasts to feed the students, using their flesh and blood to nourish them and help them develop faster.
Only Great Cloud Mountain had the resources to cover such expenses, but Great Cloud Mountain's tuition was not cheap either. Niu Dingtian's tuition was entirely subsidized by his family elders, so he had no worries about the future.
Compared to the mystical beasts on Green Plains Mountain, the mystical beasts here are not very vigilant. When they saw Niu Dingtian coming, they were still lying lazily in place, only glancing at Niu Dingtian. If they were wild mystical beasts, they would probably immediately launch an attack to test the waters. Once they had tested the other party's strength, they would decisively choose to run away or hunt him down.
Of course, the mystical beasts in the arena are only non-aggressive because they are currently well-fed and watered. However, things will be different once they get hungry or are provoked.
Niu Dingtian, with his sharp eyes, noticed a bell tied to the tail of a mystical beast. As the beast's tail swayed, it made a crisp sound. Niu Dingtian narrowed his eyes, not because he thought the task was difficult, but because just now, the Heaven-Supporting System had released the first stage of the main quest.
"Main Quest Phase 1: Obtain thirty bells and wear them."
Niu Dingtian looked at the bell. The mystic beast's tail swayed slightly, and it made a crisp sound. If he wore thirty of these bells, every step he took would produce a jingling sound that could travel quite far.
Although the mythical beasts here are not very aggressive, being too conspicuous will still be seen as provocative. Even if you are not afraid of the mythical beasts, this test clearly stipulates that you can steal the bells of other students.
With a slight stirring in his heart Niu Dingtian walked directly towards the Xuan Beast. If it were in the past, considering the gains and losses, he would most likely have chosen to give up the mission. But now, due to the change in his thinking, he had become exceptionally simple-minded. If there was a mission, then he would do it.
Niu Dingtian's approach alerted the Xuan Beast that had been lying lazily wagging its tail. It stood up and roared, almost like it had burped. Then, a layer of jet-black armor materialized on Niu Dingtian's body. He threw a punch, carrying a shockwave of Xuan power, which directly killed the Xuan Beast.
The black armor on his body turned into a shadow and returned to Niu Dingtian's shadow. He easily untied the bell from the tail of the Xuan Beast, tied it to his body, then twitched his ears slightly and walked to another place.
The bell rang crisply, as if signaling that something was approaching. A mystical beast moved its body warily in place. Behind it was a litter of newborn cubs, and inside the litter was a bell.
From afar, the mystical beast spotted a figure slowly approaching, and the clear sound of bells emanated from him. A unique will was spreading through Niu Dingtian's body, and the mystical beast roared madly, trying to make the person leave.
"I need this, can you give it to me?" Niu Dingtian picked up the bell on his body and asked the wary Xuan Beast, but all he got in return was a roar. These Xuan Beasts had lost a lot of intelligence due to being kept in captivity.
"It seems there's no way to reason with it." Niu Dingtian sighed and walked directly towards the bell. The beast roared again and pounced on him. After taking a punch, it collapsed to the ground, powerless.
"Two." Niu Dingtian picked up the bell and hung it on his body. The bell rang even louder, which would obviously attract some unnecessary trouble. Two students appeared in the distance.
The two men blocked Niu Dingtian's path, acting as if they were declaring, but Niu Dingtian knocked them both out with a single punch. After searching their bodies, he found no bells, so Niu Dingtian continued on his way.
His current state is becoming increasingly strange. He can easily find other people's weaknesses and easily dodge their attacks. Every punch he throws is perfectly timed to defeat anyone who opposes him. Many people are knocked down before they even have a chance to react.
More and more bells Niu Dingtian's body. At first, some people followed the sound of the bells, but later, most people avoided them. Seven or eight people teamed up to hunt Niu Dingtian, but they were all defeated by Niu Dingtian and gained a lot of bells. Titles such as monster, demon king, and invincible were all attached to Niu Dingtian along with the bells on his body.
With another punch, a self-proclaimed genius fell to the ground under Niu Dingtian's fist. Niu Dingtian looted all the bells from this so-called genius. He counted the bells on his body; he already had twenty-three. He only needed seven more to complete the mission.
So, relying on his senses once again, he walked towards the distance. He sensed that there were many bells ringing in that direction, and that he should be able to find something there.
Meanwhile, by a pond, two groups of people were facing off. One group consisted of nine people led by Niu Han from Ox Family Town, while the other group seemed to be from a different faction, numbering ten.
"We don't want much, just three bells. We have one more person than you, and if a fight breaks out, you'll suffer a great loss," the other leader threatened.
The people of Ox Family Town were not to be outdone, each shouting that they would teach them a lesson even if they were one less person. However, they also knew that the strength of both sides was about the same, and the fact that the other side had one more person meant that they had a significant advantage.
They couldn't help but resent the Niu Dingtian. If two Earth-grade Life Souls were here, it would be hard to say who would rob whom. Just as the two groups were holding their breath, preparing for whether to fight or make peace, the sound of bells gradually came from afar, growing stronger and stronger.
Hearing the cacophony of bells, Niu Han frowned. They had previously learned about the so-called Demon King from a lone traveler, who possessed more than ten bells and had yet to be harmed. Moreover, judging from the sound, there seemed to be even more bells now.
Meanwhile, the leader on the other side had clearly heard the rumor as well, so he looked at Niu Han opposite him and said, "You must have heard about the Demon King, right? Judging from the sound, there are about twenty bells. Why don't we join forces?"
"How should we allocate them?" Niu Han asked in a deep voice.
"We outnumber them, 7/3," the leader on the other side said.
"6/4, just one more person!" Niu Han looked at the other side defiantly. After a moment of staring at each other, both groups nodded in agreement, waiting for the so-called "Demon King" to arrive. They were outmatched then; there were nearly twenty of them, how could they not defeat one?