Hunting Wild Beasts

"That's normal. It's not just on Blue Star; the teams on other planets must have been scattered as well," Chen Liedao.

Before long, all 630 members of the 136th Squad had arrived.

Hou Yutan and his group of Heavy Rain Star people had just arrived in the group when they saw Chen Lie.

"Good morning, Brother Chen!"

Upon entering, Hou Yutan noticed something odd about the bundle Chen Lie was carrying on his back and asked, "Brother Chen, what are you carrying?"

The other members of Heavy Rain Star were also very puzzled. They had just arrived yesterday and had nowhere to stay, so carrying their bags was understandable. However, Dormitory had already been assigned, and they could have left their belongings Dormitory. Was it really necessary for them to be running around with their bags?

"These are martial arts resources I brought from Blue Star. Because they are quite precious, I always carry them with me," Chen Lie said.

"Oh? What is that?" Hou Yutan asked.

"A particularly precious medicine for replenishing qi and blood," Chen Liedao.

"Then you don't need to carry it with you all the time, right? It's too much trouble. You can just leave it in your Dormitory, can't you?"

"I'm worried about losing it!" Chen Lie said.

Qiao Xuanxi, one of the five from Heavy Rain Star, glanced at Chen Lie and said calmly, "Are you afraid that Starry Sky University will covet your things? You're worrying unnecessarily!"

The Dormitory is linked to Star Card; no one except you, and unless they are an official from Starry Sky University, can access it. Your belongings might be very valuable to you or to other planets in the Eastern Star Region, but they are just ordinary items at Starry Sky University, and no one will covet them."

Chen Liedao, "It's also to be on the safe side."

Qiao Xuanxi said no more. She didn't understand Chen Lie's behavior, but she respected it.

After all, they are people from a barren planet in Fringe Star Domain. It's normal for them to be poor and lack knowledge. It's not easy for people born on barren planets. But Heavy Rain Star, compared to the planets of the Ten-Star Alliance, is it not also barren?

"Big brother, how about I carry it for you?" Han Keke volunteered.

"No need, I can do it myself," Chen Lie refused.

As they were talking, Zhou Yixi, the instructor leading the 136th Squad, arrived.

"Hello, Professor!"

The new students in the group greeted their mentor Zhou Yixi, one after another.

Zhou Yixi hummed in agreement, counted the number of people, and said, "It seems everyone is here. Let's go to the Wasteland together!"

After speaking, Zhou Yixi led the entire team of 630 people into the Space Jump Station.

Many people attempt space jumps from the space station, and Chen Lie's team, number 136, waited for half an hour before it was their turn.

The entire team passed through the wormhole and instantly arrived on the Wasteland Continent.

This time, Chen Lie found himself inside a sturdy fortress. A quick probe with his divine sense revealed that it appeared to be a large Shelter, outside of Shelter roamed Wild Beast.

"Students, we are now at the space jump point fortress on the Wasteland Frontier. After leaving the fortress, we will face many Wild Beast."

"So your elimination and selection process will begin today and last for 90 days!"

"When you go out in a little while, you can pick up a leather bag at the entrance of the fortress to put the Beast Core. When you come back, hand in the Beast Core at the same place to settle your Credit."

For the first ten days of the mission, I will come here every day. You can ask me any questions you may have.

Those of you with the Communication Bracelet, please come and add my contacts. I'll add everyone in the team to a friend circle so we can communicate through the Communication Bracelet.

After Zhou Yixi finished speaking, the freshmen who had Communication Bracelet went over to register their contacts with their mentors.

After the contact information was entered, the new students went to the front of the fortress to collect their animal skin bags.

Chen Lie, along with Ji Lingxuan and Han Keke, each received a leather bag.

As they left the fortress, Hou Yutan found Chen Lie and asked, "Brother Chen, Instructor Zhou said that hunting Wild Beast is most efficient when done in groups."

We've discussed it, and since we're all at the Heaven Aperture Stage, why don't we form an alliance and hunt Wild Beast together?

Regarding the distribution of the harvested Beast Core, it can be done by equal division or by rewarding those who work harder.

"No need," Chen Lie refused. "I have two more people here. It wouldn't be appropriate for them to join the alliance if I were to form one with you."

Upon hearing this, Dong Lin, Wang Zhaolin, and others from Heavy Rain Star immediately lost half of their intention to form an alliance with Chen Lie.

Anyone with eyes can see that those who are with Chen Lie will only be a burden. If we form an alliance with the three of them and the Credit are split equally, the results will be significantly worse.

At this moment, the taciturn Qiao Xuanxi said, "It's alright. If you'd like, the three of you can come together."

"Aren't you a powerful expert capable of defeating a beginner-stage Heaven Aperture Stage Ranked Martial Artist? Then your actual combat strength should be far beyond that of an ordinary Heaven Aperture Stage martial artist, enough to wipe out two Heaven Aperture Stage!"

"That's right, Brother Chen. We've already secured places in the Void Heaven Pagoda, so it doesn't matter if we get more or fewer Credit," Hou Yutan added.

Chen Lie ultimately declined. "No need, we won't keep you any longer."

Seeing that Chen Lie insisted on refusing, Heavy Rain Star and the others said no more and left the fortress.

Chen Lie followed him out of the fortress.

"Big brother, this place is similar to the Northwest of our Blue Star, except the Wild Beast here are much stronger than the Exotic Beast in the Northwest of our Blue Star!" Han Keke said.

"The types of Exotic Beast are also ranked. Ordinary Tier 1 Exotic Beast, which are Exotic Beast on Blue Star, are equivalent to a Qi and Blood Martial Artist in strength."

Wild Beast are equivalent to Martial Artist who have reached the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm, so the effects of Wild Beast flesh and blood on Qi and Blood Martial Artist far exceed those of Exotic Beast from Blue Star.

Above the Wild Beast, there are Star Beast. Star Beast are equivalent to powerful beings who have entered the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi. A single first-tier Star Beast is something that even a hundred Heaven Aperture Stage Martial Artist might not be able to defeat.

Above the Star Beast, there are naturally the Starry Sky Behemoth, but Chen Lie didn't say much about them. The concept of Star Beast was already novel enough for ordinary Blue Star people, and they certainly couldn't accept the Starry Sky Behemoth.

"What? There are Star Beast? I've never heard of them before," Han Keke, puzzled.

"Chen Lie knows so much," Ji Lingxuan remarked.

Chen Lie didn't say much, but instead said, "When we hunt Wild Beast later, you all cooperate with me to get the Beast Core. Be as efficient as possible and try to complete the mission as soon as possible!"

"Okay, big brother, we will definitely cooperate with you!" Han Keke nodded immediately.

She turned to Ji Lingxuan and asked, "What level are you at?"

"Not as good as Chen Lie," Ji Lingxuan said.

Han Keke rolled her eyes and said, "Isn't that obvious? I'm asking you about your specific cultivation level!"

"They should be about the same level as those people from Heavy Rain Star," Ji Lingxuan said.

"Aren't all those people on Heavy Rain Star at the Heaven Aperture Stage? You're at the Heaven Aperture Stage?" Han Keke was immediately startled.

"His realm is not as high, but his strength is about the same."

"Really? With your strength, you're practically the second Blue Star? Why didn't you participate in the Permanent Council Star Contest?"

"You don't need to ask anymore, it's true!" Chen Liedao.

Han Keke was taken aback. So, out of the three, she was the weakest?

She could have broken through to the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi long ago, but in order to increase her Strength Value tenfold, she suppressed her realm and did not break through. Therefore, her current strength is still in the Blood Refining Stage.

Chen Lie and his two companions continued forward, during which they saw many people forming teams to hunt Wild Beast.

On the edge of the Wasteland, Tier 1 Desolate Beast are the most common, Tier 2 Desolate Beast are very rare.

In order to hunt efficiently, Chen Lie had no choice but to venture deeper into the Wasteland.

Before long, Chen Lie, Ji Lingxuan, and Han Keke had traveled fifty miles into the depths of the Wasteland.

There are very few people hunting Wild Beast here anymore, because most of the wild beasts here are Tier 2 Desolate Beast, Tier 1 Desolate Beast are rare, and there are many troublesome flying Wild Beast.

Upon arriving here, Han Keke began to tremble with fear due to her insufficient strength. Her power was only enough to deal with Tier 1 Desolate Beast, while Tier 2 Desolate Beast surrounded her, and many flying Wild Beast hovered in the sky.

"Big brother, be careful!"

Suddenly, Han Keke shouted.

She saw a giant eagle suddenly swooping down from the sky, heading straight for Chen Lie, while letting out a series of strange cries.

Just as the giant eagle's beak was about to peck at Chen Lie's head, Chen Lie suddenly moved, and golden blood energy surged into the sky.

He threw a punch, and with a loud "boom," he smashed through the giant eagle's head. The giant eagle suffered a fatal blow and died instantly, its blood splattering all over the ground.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Lie killed a Wild Beast with overwhelming power.

Before Han Keke react, the giant eagle Wild Beast had already perished.

After a moment of stunned silence, Han Keke gave a thumbs up.

"Brother, you're amazing! You killed that troublesome flying Wild Beast in just one move."

Chen Lie said, "Let's get the Beast Core!"

"Okay!"

Han Keke leaped forward and used her blood and qi to dissect the giant eagle's carcass, revealing its Beast Core.

"My God, this giant eagle is actually a Rank A, Tier 2 Desolate Beast?"

Han Keke was startled. She had read the instructions for recycling the Beast Core when she received the animal skin bag.

The Tier 2 Exotic Beast Core is blue, and the A-grade Tier 2 Desolate Beast Core has four patterns. This is exactly what the giant Beast Core core looks like: blue with four patterns.

This giant eagle was Wild Beast comparable to the Heaven Aperture Stage, and a flying Wild Beast, yet it was defeated by Chen Lie in one battle. Chen Lie's strength is... the Origin Aperture Stage?

Han Keke shook her head and put the Beast Core into the animal skin bag.

Ji Lingxuan was stunned by Chen Lie's move; she had underestimated Chen Lie strength.

"Let's go! Let's take another look!"

Seeing that Han Keke had put away the Beast Core, Chen Lie urged them to find another place.

The three continued walking forward when suddenly a giant silver wolf emerged from the dense forest ahead.

Upon seeing Chen Lie and his group of three, the giant wolf suddenly howled and leaped a hundred meters to pounce.

"This wolf-like Wild Beast seems to be a Tier 2 B-rank Wild Beast. Let me handle it!"

Ji Lingxuan said as she saw the giant wolf pouncing towards her.

"Alright, you go ahead!"

Chen Lie still couldn't figure out Ji Lingxuan's martial arts style. She seemed to be only at the Blood Refining Stage, but her strength was far beyond that. Was it due to the power of her bloodline?

As the giant Wild Beast pounced, Ji Lingxuan moved swiftly, appearing before the Wild Beast in a flash and kicking it squarely in the forehead.

With a loud "boom," Ji Lingxuan kicked the giant wolf more than two hundred meters away.

The giant wolf howled, struggled for a moment, and then stood up again.

It stared directly at Ji Lingxuan, its fur suddenly standing on end, and its size instantly increased from seven or eight meters to eleven or twelve meters.

"This giant wolf actually possesses beastly talents; it's in a 'berserk' state!"

Chen Lie was slightly startled when he saw the giant wolf's change.

The giant wolf went berserk, generating power that nearly rose from Tier 2B to Tier 2A.

Ji Lingxuan's strength just now was only close to the Heaven Aperture Stage. Chen Lie wanted to see how Ji Lingxuan would handle it.

On the other side, the giant wolf gathered its strength, its bloodthirsty aura enveloping its entire body, and attacked Ji Lingxuan once again.

With a loud "boom".

Ji Lingxuan clashed head-on with the giant wolf, and the wolf's immense strength sent Ji Lingxuan flying backward.

After landing, Ji Lingxuan took several dozen steps back before regaining her balance.

At this moment, Chen Lie keenly noticed that a mysterious power within Ji Lingxuan's body had been activated.

On her forehead, a deep blue six-pointed star pattern slowly emerged, with a strange rune in the center.

"Wind-Rending Cloud-Rolling Hand!"

Ji Lingxuan unleashed her martial arts skills, and seeing the giant wolf charging towards her again, she struck out with a palm.

With a "boom," her blood and qi, mixed with that inexplicable and profound power, actually sent the giant wolf flying with a single blow.

The giant wolf was slapped to the ground with a thud. It struggled to get up, but Ji Lingxuan suddenly flew forward and kicked the giant wolf squarely in the forehead.

With a loud "crack," the giant wolf's skull was shattered by absolute force, killing it instantly.

After battling the giant wolf, Ji Lingxuan's Ji Lingxuan power gradually subsided, and the azure six-pointed star pattern between her brows slowly disappeared.

"Wow, he's really at the Heaven Aperture Stage!"

Han Keke was immediately shocked when she saw Ji Lingxuan's strength.

She wasn't lying; she really does possess that kind of strength. Are the Chuanzhong Province on Blue Star really that powerful now? The people who come out of there are all incredibly strong.

Han Keke stepped forward and took out the giant wolf's Beast Core.

The giant wolf's Beast Core is blue with three stripes; it is a second-tier B-level Wild Beast, equivalent to the Earth Aperture Stage.

"Chen Lie, how good am I?"

After single-handedly killing a Tier 2 Desolate Beast, Ji Lingxuan came to Chen Lie's side.

"Very strong!"

Ji Lingxuan simply smiled and said, "But there's still a considerable gap between us."

"This is different!"

Chen Lie has used countless rare and precious Earthly Treasure to get to this point, including Profound Yang Golden Marrow, Extraordinary-Grade Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid, and Blood Origin Crystal. These are things that even the people of Blue Star wouldn't dare to dream of. Unlike Ji Lingxuan, who just followed the proper steps.

After exchanging a few words, Chen Lie called Han Keke and they continued deeper into the Wasteland.

They hunted Wild Beast along the way and unknowingly advanced a hundred miles.

During this period, Chen Lie hunted down ten Tier 2 Desolate Beast, six of which were A-grade and four of which were B-grade.

Ji Lingxuan hunted down four Tier 2 Desolate Beast, one B-rank and three C-rank.

Han Keke collected Beast Core along the way, and in a short period of time, she collected a total of 14 Tier 2 Desolate Beast Core. Adding to the two she had collected before, she had collected a total of 16 Beast Core.

After venturing 100 miles into the depths of the Wasteland, the number of Tier 3 Desolate Beast suddenly increased dramatically.

At that moment, a reddish-brown, medium-sized boar-like Wild Beast charged from a distance.

Chen Lie looked up and saw that the boar beast was pure white. Although it was shrouded in the powerful bloodthirsty aura of Wild Beast, it seemed to be injured. One of its four legs was broken, and it limped when it ran.

"Chen Lie, be careful, that boar-like Wild Beast seems unusual!" Ji Lingxuan suddenly warned.

Chen Lie didn't care what was so special about this Wild Beast. He suddenly attacked, throwing a punch before the Wild Beast could even get close.

The golden energy, accompanied by a force exceeding 120,000 jin, directly formed a fatal punch.

With a deafening roar, the boar-like Wild Beast was sent flying hundreds of meters away the moment Chen Lie's fist struck, landing on the ground a bloody mess.

"Go and fetch the Beast Core!"

Chen Lie knew that the Wild Beast would have no chance of survival after his punch, so he instructed Han Keke to retrieve the Beast Core.

"Okay!"

Han Keke leaped away and, upon seeing the horrific state of the Wild Beast, couldn't help but click her tongue in disapproval.

"Big brother's punch was incredibly powerful! He actually beat the Wild Beast into this terrible state!"

With a sigh, Han Keke took out the Beast Core of the Wild Beast beast.

She was stunned for a moment when she saw the Beast Core.

"Big brother... this pig looks like Tier 3 Desolate Beast!"

The Beast Core core is yellow, which is the mark of Tier 3 Desolate Beast.

"Third-tier? Third-tier is perfect, worth a thousand Credit, let's install it!" Chen Lie said.

Just as Han Keke was about to put the Beast Core into the animal skin bag, she heard a series of chaotic sounds.

"Quick, after them! Don't let that Tier 3 Lightning Boar Beast get away!"

"Don't worry, that Wild Beast won't escape; its leg is badly injured!"

Amidst the chaotic sounds, a group of three men and two women came into view of Chen Lie and his companions.