White Tiger Mountain

Yang Chen gave an awkward smile. He'd hoped to get a little something out of this, but it looked like Elder Wang wasn't taking the bait!

As expected, the older you got, the wilier you became. Elder Wang was no easy mark!

Elder Wang smiled at Yang Chen, then stroked his beard and said slowly, "Actually, this is also a chance Grandmaster Chen is giving you. That person will be arriving in a few days. With proof that you completed this mission, it'll be quite easy for you to become his disciple."

Yang Chen's expression turned serious. He leaned close to Elder Wang and asked in a low voice, "Elder Wang, who is this person you're talking about? Don't sell me off to him when the time comes!"

Elder Wang gave Yang Chen an exasperated look. "What are you thinking? Grandmaster Chen said that person was no weaker than him, so he must be at least as strong. As for which of them is stronger, well, I couldn't say. Heh!"

Elder Wang smiled slyly, clearly lost in his own thoughts.

Yang Chen, meanwhile, breathed a sigh of relief. At least the person was a Heaven Gate powerhouse!

Yang Chen was proud, after all. Just anyone couldn't be his master; they had to be terrifyingly strong. Otherwise, why would he become their disciple? So he could surpass them?

In Yang Chen's mind, wasn't the point of having a master to find someone who could serve as a shield and offer him guidance?

If he found himself a useless master, what would he get besides a title? Nothing at all!

Forget it. He'd just focus on completing this mission. When the time came, he'd meet that person. If he wasn't satisfied, he could simply walk away.

Besides, completing the mission would earn him a weapon. That was a pretty good deal, too.

Yang Chen studied the information carefully once more. This was his first mission, and although he had the strength to back himself up, he still needed to be cautious. His opponent was a Spirit Beast, not a human.

Humans might leave you a chance to survive, but Spirit Beasts didn't care about that. They'd attack without hesitation. He had to be careful, especially since this was an S-Class Spirit Beast!

"Flying Tiger, mid-stage S-Class Spirit Beast, adept at wind-based abilities, capable of flight!"

That was the entire description of the Spirit Beast. Even so, the A-Class ability users had paid for it with a life just to bring back that little bit of information!

It hadn't been easy!

"Flight!"

Yang Chen's expression turned grave. One couldn't fly without being a Grandmaster, but this Spirit Beast could take to the sky using its natural advantage. Yang Chen might not be able to kill it!

"Looks like I'll have to find an opening and kill it in one blow!"

Yang Chen thought it over for a while. Elder Wang didn't interrupt him. After all, this was an S-Class mission, and the more preparation Yang Chen made, the better. If he carelessly ended up in the tiger's jaws, it would be a grave loss for Number 98.

A genius as young as Yang Chen was as rare as a phoenix feather or a unicorn horn across the entire Earth!

They couldn't afford to lose him!

After quite some time, Yang Chen finally smiled. He turned to Elder Wang and said, "Elder Wang, could you send me over there?"

"No problem!"

Elder Wang beckoned, and a middle-aged man in a black suit immediately came over and bowed respectfully to him.

"Take him to White Tiger Mountain, then wait at the outskirts. If you haven't heard from him in three days, come back on your own!"

After giving the order, Elder Wang looked at Yang Chen. "How does that sound? Three days should be enough, right?"

Yang Chen carefully considered the size of White Tiger Mountain, then nodded. "No problem. I can find it within three days!"

"Good. Go with him. He'll take you there and bring you back."

Elder Wang nodded, admiration in his eyes.

The middle-aged man then said politely to Yang Chen, "Sir, this way, please."

Yang Chen nodded and followed him out.

Elder Wang watched Yang Chen leave, his lips moving slightly.

"Isn't it a little too soon to send him on an S-Class mission?"

"Grandmaster Body isn't as weak as you think. You know that. Don't worry."

Chen Tianxin's voice rang in Elder Wang's ears. Elder Wang curled his lip, then ambled back to his counter and started dozing.

A short while later, a black car could be seen speeding through the air, heading south from Jiangnan City.

Yang Chen sat in the car with his eyes half-closed, but his mind was still working through how to deal with the S-Class Flying Tiger.

The Flying Tiger's ability to fly was a real problem, and Yang Chen had no experience fighting Spirit Beasts. But Yang Chen had often lived at the very bottom of society, and that had given him a quality others lacked.

He wasn't afraid to die!

But Spirit Beasts were even more savage!

Spirit Beasts lived in jungles where the law of the jungle ruled. They were much more vicious than humans.

That made them even more troublesome.

Although Spirit Beasts had fewer tricks than humans, their instincts in battle were incredibly strong.

That was another major problem!

The car moved quickly, and with no traffic to slow it down, it had carried Yang Chen dozens of kilometers in just half an hour. In the distance, the outline of a mountain had come into view!

"White Tiger Mountain!"

The black-robed middle-aged man's voice rang out, pulling Yang Chen from his thoughts.

Yang Chen slowly opened his eyes and looked out the window. As he gazed at the mist-shrouded mountain, he could already feel a faint pressure radiating from White Tiger Mountain.

That was right: pressure!

They hadn't even reached the mountain, yet Yang Chen could already feel it.

The pressure wasn't very strong—it could even be ignored—but if a D-Class or C-Class ability user entered, their combat power would probably vanish in an instant.

E-Class ability users wouldn't even qualify to set foot there.

Even with his A-Class spiritual energy cultivation, Yang Chen felt a slight resistance. Fortunately, he had Grandmaster Body, so he could easily dispel the pressure.

"Legend says White Tiger Mountain was formed when a White Tiger at the Grandmaster realm fell. The mountain contains the pressure of that Grandmaster-level White Tiger. Only ability users of B-Class and above can enter; the rest can't set foot here."

The black-robed middle-aged man behind the wheel explained.

By then, the black car had reached the outskirts of White Tiger Mountain. It slowly came to a stop and settled onto the ground.

Yang Chen stepped out of the car and surveyed his surroundings. It was as if he'd entered a celestial paradise.

Clouds and mist shrouded everything around him. Looking farther out, the shape of the whole mountain resembled a gigantic tiger. With white clouds drifting around it, it looked just like a sleeping White Tiger.

However, there were no people for thousands of miles around the mountain. There used to be, but after the S-Class Flying Tiger attacked, no one had lived here since.

"Mr. Yang, you can go in now. I may have to leave after three days, as Elder Wang ordered. I hope you understand."

The black-robed middle-aged man also got out of the car. He bowed slightly to Yang Chen and spoke softly.

Yang Chen nodded. They'd agreed on that beforehand, and he was confident he could deal with all this within three days!

"Mm!"

With that, Yang Chen headed straight into White Tiger Mountain without looking back. His figure was gradually swallowed by the vast white mist.