A hunting frenzy

The group of five—three men and two women—had just arrived in front of Chen Lie's men when they saw the Tier 3 Lightning Boar Beast that had been beaten to a bloody pulp, and at the same time, they saw Han Keke collecting the third-tier Beast Core.

The two men at the front immediately turned pale. "Who are you people, daring to intercept Tier 3 Desolate Beast that we have already severely injured?"

"What are you talking about intercepting? This Wild Beast ran right into my hands and I killed it," Chen Liedao.

"Didn't you notice that this Tier 3 Lightning Boar Beast was severely injured during our hunt?" the boy said.

"Why bother talking to them? Tell them to return the Beast Core. We're exhausted, and we finally managed to severely injure a Tier 3 Desolate Beast. It's not fair for these people to reap the benefits halfway through!" the girl behind her added.

The group of five people came to Chen Lie, with a short-haired young man leading the way.

The short-haired young man stepped forward, his attitude much better than the two before him, and Chen Liedao, "Friend, my name is Yuan Ji, from the Star of the Ten-Star Alliance, Glimmer Star."

"This Tier 3 Desolate Beast escaped after being surrounded and attacked by my companions, and it was already seriously injured. Now that you have taken its Beast Core, that doesn't make sense, does it?"

"So what do you want?" Chen Lie asked.

"This Wild Beast was ultimately hunted down by you, and you would not agree to return it to us."

"How about this? Let's say we cooperate to kill this Wild Beast. There are three of you, so I'll give each of you two second-tier B-grade Beast Core in exchange for the beast Beast Core from this Tier 3 Desolate Beast. How about that?" Yuan Ji suggested.

"Can!"

Chen Lie nodded in agreement, and then had Han Keke take out the Tier 3 Desolate Beast Core to exchange with the people of Glimmer Star.

"Brother Yuan, are we really going to trade six Tier 2 Desolate Beast Core with them?"

The girl on Glimmer Star was somewhat reluctant to keep the Beast Core.

"Let's change it!" Yuan Ji said.

Soon, Han Keke finished exchanging with the girl from Glimmer Star.

Yuan Ji asked, "Friends, may I ask which star you belong to? Let's be friends?"

"Making friends is fine, but this is Wasteland, teeming with Wild Beast. Maybe next time!" Chen Lie didn't say more.

After exchanging the Beast Core, Chen Lie left with Ji Lingxuan and Han Keke.

Watching Chen Lie and the other two leave, the members of Glimmer Star were filled with resentment.

The girl who had just exchanged the Beast Core said, "Brother Yuan, why did you agree to let us exchange six Tier 2 Desolate Beast Core with those people? The Tier 3 Lightning Boar Beast was already severely injured by us. If these people hadn't interfered, all the Beast Core would have been ours!"

"That's right. That guy didn't even dare to reveal his background or name, so he's obviously not from the Ten-Star Alliance planet. If we intimidate him a bit, do you think he won't obediently hand over his Beast Core?"

Yuan Ji said, "Go and see the carcass of the Tier 3 Lightning Boar Beast, and you'll understand!"

The other people from the Glimmer Star were puzzled and came to examine the corpse of the Pig Lightning Beast.

"The Pig Lightning Beast's corpse was a bloody mess; it seemed even its bones and internal organs were shattered!"

"Although we inflicted heavy damage on this Wild Beast during our attack, we didn't strike it this hard, did we?"

The group from Glimmer Star were all puzzled.

Yuan Ji said, "The tragic state of the Pig Lightning Beast was caused by those people just now."

Although this kind of Wild Beast is relatively weak among the Tier 3 Desolate Beast, it is still Tier 3 Desolate Beast after all. We just attacked it and know the strength of the Pig Lightning Beast.

The fact that the Pig Lightning Beast could be reduced to this state in an instant indicates that one of the three people had the strength of the peak of the Primordial Aperture Realm.

If we clash with these people, what good do you think the outcome will be?

This place is covered in dense forest, so thick that even the Satellite Sky Eye of Canglong Star might not be able to effectively monitor it. If a conflict really breaks out, forcing the other side to be ruthless enough to kill and silence witnesses, is that what you want to see?"

Upon hearing Yuan Ji's words, the expressions of the other four people from Glimmer Star changed instantly.

"Furthermore, if the other party is at the Origin Aperture Stage, can Origin Aperture Stage Martial Artist be born on a planet outside the Ten-Star Alliance?"

"Could it be Heaven Aperture Stage from a planet in the Central Star Region who successfully broke through to the Primordial Aperture stage using the Void Heaven Pagoda?" the girl guarding the Beast Core asked.

"Even we are not qualified to use the Void Heaven Pagoda to advance our cultivation level ahead of schedule. If the other party can, doesn't that further prove that they are someone of great importance?"

The other four members of Glimmer Star nodded in agreement with Yuan Ji's conjecture, and had no further objections to Yuan Ji's decision.

Meanwhile, Chen Lie led Ji Lingxuan and Han Keke deeper into the Wasteland. Before they knew it, the three of them had already ventured within 150 miles of the Wasteland.

Here, enormous flying Exotic Beast can be seen overhead. The surrounding dense forests recede, revealing a vast plain and hills ahead, where second- and third-tier Wild Beast become the dominant species.

Looking around, Ji Lingxuan said with some concern, "Chen Lie, this place is a bit too dangerous. The ratio of Tier 3 Desolate Beast and Tier 2 Desolate Beast is about 50/50. Should we retreat a bit?"

Han Keke nodded in agreement, already trembling with fear, knowing that any of the surrounding Wild Beast could easily crush her.

Chen Liedao, "Don't worry, I'm here."

I looked at the Credit rankings yesterday. You need over 300,000 Credit to get into the Credit Rankings 500, and over 800,000 Credit to get into the top 100.

Even with a lot of Credit, you can only actually get 200,000 Credit. However, if you get into the top 100 in Credit, you can get a spot in the Void Heaven Pagoda.

I will try my best to help you get your Credit into the top 100.

"Top 100? Brother, that requires 900,000 Credit! How can a month be enough?" Han Keke n't help but ask.

"Nine hundred thousand isn't enough; you need at least one million."

"That's one million per person, two million for two people, and three million with you. In ten days a month, we would have to hunt a thousand Tier 2 Desolate Beast every day to complete that. Big brother, is it possible to hunt a thousand every day?" Han Keke asked.

"Don't worry about that. You two just need to collect the Beast Core later," Chen Lie waved his hand.

Ji Lingxuan pursed her lips, her pretty eyes fixed on Chen Lie, and suddenly exclaimed.

"Oh no! Watch out for an aerial attack!"

At that moment, a giant bird swooped down from a thousand meters in the sky, hurtling towards Chen Lie and his two companions.

With its wings spread, the giant bird was over ten meters long.

"It's a Tier 3 flying Wild Beast! Get out of the way!"

Chen Lie told Ji Lingxuan and Han Keke to hide aside while he went to meet the attack himself.

Seeing the giant bird swooping down, Chen Lie threw a punch, golden blood energy surging out, and a fist shadow slammed heavily into the giant bird's neck.

The giant bird cried out a few times, shook its body, circled once in the air, and then continued to swoop down.

With a loud "bang," Chen Lie leaped to dodge the attack just as the giant bird's beak was about to strike, but the boulder beneath his feet was shattered by the bird's peck, sending fragments flying everywhere.

"This strange bird has feathers like iron, and its body is covered with hard feathers. How come I can't break through its defenses?"

Chen Lie keenly sensed that this strange bird's various powers were all stronger than those of the Divine Aperture Stage.

He is currently at the Earth Aperture Stage. Although his strength is comparable to that of the Divine Aperture, Tier 3 Desolate Beast with the strength of the Divine Aperture generally requires several Divine Aperture Stage Martial Artist to defeat.

"Then we'll have to use Mental Power attacks."

Chen Lie's Mental Power has now reached the Second-Order Mid-Stage. He has also cultivated the Eastern Heavenly Seven Mansions of the ' Mengzhang Divine Refining Chapter ' and used 30,000 catties of Spirit Nourishing Flower. His two Consciousness Sea World gone from being depleted to being full.

Mental Power attacks are the bane of low-intelligence Exotic Beast, especially for Consciousness Spirit powerful Divine Sense Master, who can be considered the strictest fathers among the beast race.

Seeing the strange bird attack again, Chen Lie rapidly mobilized his Mental Power, unleashing the power of the First Star God Jing Wood Tapir. With the support of the dual Consciousness Sea World of the Eastern Heavenly Seven Mansions and the Seven Mansions of the Southern Sky, a Mental Power Impact was launched, attacking the Wild Beast bird beast.

Boom!

The Wild Beast was bombarded by Mental Power, its consciousness froze, and it fell directly from the sky.

With a "thud," it fell to the ground.

Han Keke and Ji Lingxuan were startled upon seeing this.

Chen Lie said, "Take the Beast Core!"

"Oh oh!"

Han Keke responded and immediately went up to extract the beast's core, but tragically discovered that she couldn't break through the Wild Beast's defenses. Helpless, she called for Ji Lingxuan's help.

Ji Lingxuan took action, dodging the Wild Beast's iron-like feathers, and quickly retrieved the Beast Core.

"Did Chen Lie use a Mental Power attack?" Ji Lingxuan asked.

"Yes, you'll need to be more efficient at retrieving the Beast Core later!"

After Chen Lie finished speaking, he walked straight ahead.

Ji Lingxuan and Han Keke had both suffered from Chen Lie's Mental Power attacks, so they weren't particularly surprised by this.

As soon as Chen Lie stepped outside, he saw another Tier 3 Desolate Beast, a giant snake about fifteen or sixteen meters long. The snake was flicking its tongue, its body covered in scales, and its dark vertical pupils were staring intently at Chen Lie.

The Tier 3 Desolate Beast beast suddenly sprang up, opened its blood-red maw, and roared as it charged toward Chen Lie.

Chen Lie used his Mental Power to unleash another wave of Mental Power attack with the First Star God Jing Wood Tapir.

With a loud "bang".

The giant snake, which was rushing towards them at breakneck speed, instantly collapsed to the ground, and its vertical pupils, which had been emitting a ghostly light, dimmed.

"Take the Beast Core!"

Han Keke was startled. "Another one so soon?"

She stepped forward to collect the giant snake's Beast Core. Because the giant snake's abdomen had no scales for protection, it took several attempts before Han Keke finally broke through the Wild Beast's defenses and retrieved the Beast Core.

"A yellow Beast Core! Another Tier 3 Desolate Beast!"

Chen Lie did not stop moving and continued walking forward.

As they approached a plain, Chen Lie spotted a group of lion-like Wild Beast in the distance. The Wild Beast were crimson red and varied in size, ranging from eight or nine meters to twelve or thirteen meters. There were eight of them.

Chen Lie used his Mental Power once again. Within his Consciousness Sea World, his First Star God, Jing Wood Tapir, flashed with lightning speed and instantly unleashed eight Mental Power attacks.

"Boom!"

Before they could react, all eight lion-like Wild Beast perished, collapsing in a collective daze.

Because of his powerful Star God status, Chen Lie also cultivated two national-level Mental Power cultivation methods of the Central Galactic Empire, and his two Consciousness Sea World, the Eastern Heavenly Seven Mansions and the Seven Mansions of the Southern Sky, were abundant. Therefore, his Mental Power attacks were worlds apart from before.

The Wild Beast, struck by his Mental Power attack, no longer lost consciousness for a short time, but died instantly.

"There are eight Wild Beast in the plain ahead. Let's attack together and take their Beast Core!"

After saying this, Chen Lie immediately stepped forward and collected the Beast Core.

"What? Eight Wild Beast?"

Only when Han Keke got closer did she see that all eight lion-like Wild Beast beasts had fallen dead.

She stepped forward and joined them in collecting the Wild Beast Core.

The three of them worked together to collect the Beast Core, and the Beast Core of the eight Wild Beast were quickly collected.

Han Keke took stock of the items, then her mind went blank. "Eight Wild Beast, five Tier 3 Desolate Beast, and three Tier 2 Desolate Beast, is it really that simple?"

That translates to over 5,000 Credit in just one minute. At this rate, earning a million Credit a day isn't impossible. No wonder Chen Lie Society asked if earning 10 million Credit meant 5 million Star-Origin Galactic Coins would be credited to his account. He really is capable!

It's no wonder that Starry Sky University limits the number of Credit an individual can earn each month. If there were more people like Chen Lie, Starry Sky University might go bankrupt in just a few years.

'Is this the power of the First Consciousness Spirit, the Dark Ghost Dragon? It's truly formidable!'

Han Keke felt that she had made the right choice in relying on this powerful figure; she had only just arrived at Starry Sky University and already had such good fortune.

Han Keke initially thought that Chen Lie's method of hunting Wild Beast must be extremely taxing and unsustainable, but as they continued on their journey, she realized how wrong she was.

Chen Lie just now seemed like an experiment; in the time that followed, he hunted Wild Beast even faster.

As they ventured deeper into the Wasteland, Chen Lie's hunting speed against Wild Beast became even more astonishing; in the blink of an eye, he could kill more than ten Tier 3 Desolate Beast.

In just over two hours, they hunted down nearly two hundred Wild Beast, most of which were Tier 3 Desolate Beast.

Han Keke and Ji Lingxuan couldn't keep up with Chen Lie's hunting speed in collecting Beast Core cores, and they ended up with thirty or forty beasts piled up.

Chen Lie also discovered the piles of Wild Beast corpses, so he temporarily abandoned the hunt and instead helped collect the Beast Core.

Tier 3 Desolate Beast possess astonishing defensive capabilities. When encountering a Wild Beast covered in hard armor, even if the Wild Beast is dead and does not dodge or resist, it is difficult to break through its defenses. Therefore, collecting Beast Core is definitely a difficult task. Sometimes, even after a dozen or so powerful strikes, it may not be possible to break through the Wild Beast's armor and scales and extract the Beast Core.

After collecting the Beast Core, Han Keke looked back and saw that the corpses of Wild Beast beasts along their way had piled up into mountains of corpses.

"This scene looks familiar..."

Han Keke pondered for a moment, then suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her.

Back on Blue Star, during her Northwest Military Training, her Military Training Zone was just like this, with mountains of Exotic Beast corpses piled up, and that's how she missed out on becoming Northwest General Star.

Now that I think about it, those mountains of Exotic Beast corpses were probably Chen Lie's doing.

"At this rate, it's only a matter of time before he surpasses Gu Tianji, who's ranked first on the Credit Rankings with 12 million credits!"

After collecting the Wild Beast Core, Chen Lie continued his hunt. He used his Mental Power to attack a single point, instantly erasing the consciousness of large swathes of Wild Beast.

In the sky, any flying Wild Beast that approached within two hundred meters of Chen Lie would instantly enter the range of Chen Lie's Mental Power attack. Upon the release of the Mental Power Impact, they would fall directly from the sky.

The corpses of Wild Beast beasts were piled up again, and Chen Lie once again joined the work of collecting Beast Core.

After collecting all the Beast Core, Han Keke saw Chen Lie go hunting Wild Beast again. She calculated the number of Beast Core had collected and quickly said, "Big brother! I think that's enough, right? We've already accumulated more than three hundred Beast Core. Any more would just attract too much attention."

"Oh? How many Beast Core are there?" Chen Lie asked.

"297 Tier 3 Desolate Beast Core Cores, 75 Tier 2 Desolate Beast Core Cores, a minimum of 300,000 Credit," Han Keke said.

Ji Lingxuan was taken aback when she heard these numbers.

This number is terrifying; it's just that Chen Lie alone accomplished in one day what thirty people would take three months to achieve.

It hasn't even been a day yet, only half a day now.

"That's about right. If we divide the Beast Core equally, each person can get 100,000 Credit."

That's enough for today, let's go home now!

Chen Lie didn't want to draw too much attention, since there was no real benefit to be gained.

In other words, his companions were Han Keke and Ji Lingxuan. If it were anyone else, Chen Lie would not have displayed the power of his Mental Power.

Because Ji Lingxuan possesses an Extraordinary Bloodline, and her mother is no ordinary person either, it was only after he ate those flower petals at Ji Lingxuan's house that he was able to cultivate the Eastern Heavenly Seven Mansions Sea of Consciousness, and his Strength Value also broke through 15.99 times. Therefore, there was nothing for him to hide from Ji Lingxuan.

Han Keke didn't need to hide it anymore. She was already convinced that Chen Lie's Consciousness Spirit was Dark Ghost Dragon, and she didn't blurt it out. Even if she saw some of it, it wouldn't matter.

"Chen Lie, what level of Divine Sense Master are you now? Why are your Mental Power attacks so powerful?" Ji Lingxuan couldn't help but ask.

"The reason my Mental Power attacks are so effective is because Wild Beast have low intelligence, and coupled with my strong Consciousness Spirit attack power, as long as my Mental Power can penetrate the blood barrier of the Wild Beast, it is easy to make the Wild Beast lose consciousness in a short time," Chen Lie said.

"I see!" Ji Lingxuan nodded slightly.

Chen Lie instructed Han Keke divide the Beast Core in the animal skin bag equally. The more than three hundred Beast Core were divided into three portions, with each person receiving more than one hundred cores. Afterward, they returned to the Wormhole Fortress.

Because Chen Lie and his two companions had already ventured more than two hundred miles into the Wasteland, it took them more than an hour to return to the fortress.

Not long after Chen Lie and his two companions left, other newcomers hunting Wild Beast passed by.

Upon seeing the mountain of Wild Beast carcasses, these people were immediately dumbfounded.

"What just happened here? How come there are so many animal corpses?"

"That's right, there are only beast corpses along the way, and most of them are Tier 3 Desolate Beast. Who is so strong that they can hunt down so many Tier 3 Desolate Beast in such a short time?"

"It's highly likely that the Ten-Star Alliance planet had a team composed of several top geniuses, at least three at the peak of the Origin Aperture Stage, plus a Fourth-Rank Divine Sense Master genius with strong Consciousness Spirit to assist them. Only then could they have hunted down so many Tier 3 Desolate Beast in such a short time!"

"That must be it!"

A freshman approached the Wild Beast's corpse, touched it, and said, "This corpse is still warm; it must have only recently died!"

"Oh no! The strong smell of blood here will attract a large number of Wild Beast from the surrounding area. Get out of here immediately!"

After realizing the danger, the new students hurriedly left.

Meanwhile, Chen Lie and his two companions returned to the fortress and arrived at the mission handover point, ready to hand over the Beast Core they had obtained.

It was only halfway through the day, and there were very few people handing over their tasks at this time. Soon it was Chen Lie's turn.