Zhou Hao and the Mist Island Beast Emperor

Australian Continent.

A large passenger aircraft slowly descended onto the vast green-covered wilderness.

Soon, the Elite Training Camp students filed out one after another, with Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er among them. Although the camp arranged for students to go out and hunt monsters on odd and even dates, the monsters within City No. 1001 posed no pressure at all to these genius students.

Therefore, every August, the Elite Training Camp organized students to come to the Australian Continent, this paradise of monsters, for life-and-death adventures to temper each student's strength. After all, the strong were forged through trials of life and death, not raised in the greenhouse of the training camp.

"Today is August 1st, 2042, at 2:32 p.m. Your mission is to survive on the Australian Continent for twenty-eight days. At this time on the 29th, the passenger aircraft will land at the same location and wait for three hours. If you have not returned after three hours, the aircraft will not continue waiting."

The War God instructors' reminders rang out.

Nervousness appeared on many students' faces. Although quite a few of them had already experienced more than one life-and-death adventure, the Australian Continent was, after all, the place with the greatest number and variety of monsters. It also had the most King-level Monsters, while Lord Class monsters were countless. No one could be completely certain they would not face mortal danger while venturing through such a dangerous place.

Boom!

The large passenger aircraft soon departed.

The 183 students formed small groups of two or three and began heading into the lush wilderness. As a freak who had cleared the fifth floor of the Trial Tower and ranked first on the Black Dragon Ranking for four consecutive months, Zhou Hao was sought out by top-ten students such as Chang Zicheng, all of whom wanted to team up with him.

"I'm going alone." Zhou Hao refused them one by one.

Seeing this, Zhou Ying'er, who had formed a team with Wang Ning, Yang Kuo, and the others, stepped forward. "Xiao Hao, this area is open terrain all around. There are no city buildings where you can rest. It's too dangerous for you to be alone. You should team up with the other students, so you can take turns keeping watch at night."

"Yeah, Xiao Hao, don't be careless."

"That's right. Facing a monster horde alone is very dangerous."

Wang Ning and Yang Kuo also came over to persuade him.

Zhou Hao waved a hand. "No need. I'll be fine on my own. Thank you for looking after my sister."

He was still quite reassured about Zhou Ying'er. She wore the Black God Suit, so even a King-level Monster could not kill her instantly. As long as she could buy time to send a distress signal, he would be able to reach her quickly.

"Sis, contact me if anything happens." With that, he stomped the ground, his figure darting away at high speed.

Seeing the worry on Zhou Ying'er's face, Wang Ning comforted her. "Don't worry. Your brother has the Black God Suit, after all. Even if he encounters danger, he won't fall into a life-or-death crisis."

"Mm, I know. Let's go."

A low mountain range far from Mist Island.

Covered from head to toe in the Black God Suit, Zhou Hao slowly came to a stop while standing on the Heaven-Piercing Shuttle.

With the Wood Essence Crystal and Gravity Room aiding his cultivation, along with the steadily increasing Mental Power Master and Warrior Talent from check-ins, his strength had improved rapidly over these four months.

First, the transparent Miniature Planets in his sea of consciousness had increased to four!!

The crimson planets in his Dantian had increased to three.

Compared to his strength as a third-stage Planetary level warrior, his Mental Power had undoubtedly improved faster. Naturally, this was thanks to that enormous Golden Orb.

Roar!

The Lord-level Monsters throughout the low mountain range noticed Zhou Hao in the air and grew restless, roaring repeatedly.

Zhou Hao did not even glance at them. Stepping on the Heaven-Piercing Shuttle again, he accelerated, turning into a flowing light as he flew toward Mist Island.

With fourth-stage Planetary level Mental Power, when he used the upgraded Heaven-Piercing Shuttle in its ultimate form, its attack power alone could reach nearly ten million tons. It was dozens of times stronger than Thor's full-power eruption at his peak. In terms of attack strength, he could even rival Hong when Hong unleashed his Domain.

Of course, a Domain provided many other enhancements besides boosting attack power. If Zhou Hao truly sparred with Hong, he still might not be Hong's match.

But compared with the Mist Island Beast Emperor, who had only recently broken through, Zhou Hao believed he could still suppress it.

After all, Controllers held a far greater advantage than warriors in battle.

Mist Island at that moment.

The shrimp Beast Emperor was still beneath the lakebed, but no further King-level Monsters had been born among the other aquatic monsters. Several months had passed, and the area had long since calmed down.

However, the major factions had still sent personnel to station there again, keeping watch over every movement on Mist Island.

Whoosh.

A figure streaked in from afar and charged straight into the center of the lake.

"Which expert is that?"

"Not sure. He seems to be a Mental Power Master. What is he trying to do?"

The stationed personnel around Mist Island immediately noticed Zhou Hao, confusion appearing on their faces. Some promptly reported the situation.

Boom!

Zhou Hao did not hesitate for long before charging directly into the lake.

This action nearly made the stationed personnel's jaws drop. Mist Island had an Emperor-level monster, after all. Aside from Hong and Thor, even Ice Snow Emperor, the third Councilor, would not dare rashly enter the lake.

Yet this unfamiliar expert was being so reckless?

Did he not value his life?

The stationed personnel of every faction hurriedly reported the news.

After receiving the report, powerful Councilors such as Hong and Thor immediately rushed toward Mist Island.

Beneath Mist Island's lake.

Countless underground tunnels formed a dense web like a spider's nest.

Over the past four months, the shrimp Beast Emperor had practically turned this place into its exclusive lair. It had driven the original King-level Monsters out of the underground waterways, though it had not forced them too far away from the lake.

As Zhou Hao rapidly approached.

The shrimp Beast Emperor's cold eyes abruptly opened.

"Humans again." Its intelligence was not low, and it instinctively hated humans. Sensing that powerful aura rushing toward it, it unfurled its coiled tentacles, forming a web of tentacles stretching thousands of meters as they crazily lashed at Zhou Hao.

For a moment.

Layer upon layer of water surged through the underground tunnels, spreading and crashing forward at tremendous speed.

Fighting a Beast Emperor underground was extremely disadvantageous. The churning water alone was enough to prevent even powerful Councilors from fully displaying their movement techniques.

"Sword Shield!"

With a low shout, the Heaven-Piercing Shuttle beneath Zhou Hao's feet instantly dispersed. Then, under the influence of his immense Mental Power, it rapidly gathered into a shield made of tiny golden swords.

In the blink of an eye.

The waves swept over him. Their immense impact was swiftly dispersed by the Sword Shield, but the countless tentacles hidden within the water struck the shield like heavily loaded trucks speeding down a highway.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Powerful recoil forces shook Zhou Hao's sea of consciousness through the Sword Shield.

Yet his sea of consciousness was as steady as a mountain.

The Sword Shield did not budge in the slightest, showing no sign of collapsing.

Once the waves' momentum weakened, a glint flashed through Zhou Hao's eyes. The Sword Shield abruptly broke apart, then instantly condensed into Magic Dragon Form.

Wind-Rolling Magic Dragon Drill.

As the magic dragon spun, the underground river began to whirl wildly as well.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Golden light, carrying immense tearing force, ravaged forward with lightning-like speed. Before it, the tentacles were as fragile as tofu, torn into fragments one after another.

This was the advantage of a Controller wielding a Mental Power Weapon.

When facing these overwhelming tentacles, Hong could only rely on his Domain to slow them and attach himself to the tentacles, searching for an opportunity to approach the shrimp shell's head.

But Zhou Hao had no need to do that at all.

At times, he condensed the Sword Shield to block; at others, he formed the Wind-Rolling Magic Dragon Drill to shred everything in his path, pushing forward at great speed like a road roller.