42: Flying monsters
June 23, 2030, early morning.
Zhang Sheng sensed the surging Qi within his Dantian, reaching 2500 points. In just two days of practicing Primordial Chaos Qi Refining, his Qi Sea Dantian had expanded several times over.
"Are you interested in participating in the Yellow-rank Secret Realm subjugation?"
Zhang Sheng saw the message from Lin Xiaotian and naturally had no reason to refuse.
Having cultivated the Breath Concealment Art, Spirit Shield, and Rejuvenation Spells to the Perfected State, Zhang Sheng had wanted to learn new Spells, but Lin Xiaotian's invitation arrived, offering a chance to test his combat power.
Besides Lin Xiaotian, An Shenhu was also on the invitation list, just like last time. His Eye of True Penetration Talent was truly useful.
"Did you Cultivate a Spell to hide your aura?" An Shenhu frowned.
What puzzled him was that even using his Talent, he still could not see Zhang Sheng's true Qi. He was becoming increasingly wary of Zhang Sheng. Although he could not see through other S-Rank Talents, they did not cause him to feel nauseous or dizzy.
Now, he could not even see the Qi aura on him; this was truly too strange.
An Shenhu even doubted if his own SS-Rank Talent was fake.
"Shenhu, there are several kinds of Breath Concealment Spells; what is so strange about that? The key is that the Secret Realm to be subjugated this time is very special," Lin Xiaotian emphasized.
He had participated in two Yellow-rank Secret Realm subjugations alone. The reason he invited Zhang Sheng and An Shenhu this time was that this Yellow-rank Secret Realm was extraordinary.
An Shenhu did not mention that he could not see Zhang Sheng's Qi even when using his Talent, otherwise, Lin Xiaotian would be greatly shocked.
"Xiaotian, are you saying this is a brand-new Secret Realm?" Zhang Sheng asked.
Lin Xiaotian said solemnly: "Of course! It just appeared yesterday. The first batch of reconnaissance teams suffered heavy losses after entering. 99 percent of the sent drones were destroyed, but they brought back extremely precious footage!"
"It is a brand-new Yao Beast, and it is an extremely powerful flying Yao Beast. You two should know what this means!"
Zhang Sheng naturally understood. A new Yao Beast species meant that after killing the Yao Beast, brand-new items would drop. Brand-new Spiritual Artifacts and Cultivation Technique jade plaques were all possible.
"So, although this Secret Realm is extremely dangerous, it is also a huge opportunity. If we were not students of the First University, we would not have been able to grab a spot for this Secret Realm subjugation."
"It is said that the interior of this Yellow-rank Secret Realm is dozens of kilometers in radius. Apart from the official team, only five hundred spots were opened."
"Because the danger level of this Yellow-rank Secret Realm is extremely high, it restricts those who are participating in a Yellow-rank Secret Realm subjugation for the first time from entering."
This time, Zhang Sheng still traveled light, without carrying those traditional thermal weapons, only bringing spirit tool flying daggers, a Tang saber, a few spirit food pills, and dozens of Talismans.
Although he might not use the Talismans, he still brought some as backups; after all, unleashing a Talisman basically did not consume Qi.
Similar to the last time, the only difference was that this time, Zhang Sheng formed a small team with the other two.
On the other side,
"Qing He, do you really have to participate in this Yellow-rank Secret Realm subjugation?" Uncle Qian picked up the young girl who had just come out of school and got her into the car.
"Uncle Qian, there are flying Yao Beasts inside this Secret Realm. I just happen to be missing a flying Yao Beast. If I can successfully contract one, my strength will definitely skyrocket. My Sequence Members position might even advance a few spots, so I will not have to worry about being squeezed out."
The young girl stroked the leopard-print "kitty" on her chest.
"Besides, if I really encounter danger, Little Leopard, you have to kill them for me, okay?"
"Meow~" It seemed to respond to the young girl's expectations.
"Let us go. Flying Yao Beasts are different from the past, their combat styles are vastly different. Even with your two Qi Sea Realm contracted beasts, the Giant Belly Frog and the Wind-Listening Leopard, you cannot let your guard down."
"Moreover, investigations have already shown that the recently appearing Yellow-rank Secret Realms are getting larger and larger, and the Yao Beasts inside are getting stronger and stronger."
The young girl was still stroking the kitty in her arms and said casually: "Got it! Got it! Is there not also the official team? One missile, and even a Peak Qi Sea Realm Yao Beast will have to die!"
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Zhang Sheng and the other two took the transport plane from the campus and soon arrived at the location of the Yellow-rank Secret Realm, right in the center of a bustling street.
A huge yellow light gate, like a double-sided mirror.
The height of the yellow light gate reached more than ten meters, and its width was several meters, enough for armored combat vehicles and other modern weapons and equipment to pass through.
This time, Zhang Sheng and the others entered the Yellow-rank Secret Realm directly by armored vehicle.
This was Zhang Sheng's first time formally entering a Yellow-rank Secret Realm; the last Yellow-rank Secret Realm subjugation was completed from the outside.
The size of the Secret Realm was more than ten times larger than the White-Grade Secret Realm! Dozens of kilometers in radius.
The aura of the Qi Sea Realm Yao Beasts inside was obvious.
Powerful Qi was like a beacon in the dark night.
Upon entering the Secret Realm, besides the thick Qi in the air, Zhang Sheng felt the Qi aura from powerful Yao Beasts.
"You two, let us go!"
They had already agreed in advance that after entering the Secret Realm, they would break away from the official team and hunt Yao Beasts on their own!
And when getting off the car, Zhang Sheng saw a familiar figure.
A young girl with a sword on her back in a black tight-fitting suit, and that driver uncle, but at this moment, the driver uncle was fully armed.
Sure enough, they were not ordinary people!
Especially the powerful Qi emitted by that young girl, the Qi stored in her Dantian should be over ten thousand, which meant that the young girl probably had the strength of just entering the second level of the Qi Sea Realm.
Zhang Sheng really did not understand why someone could Cultivate so fast!
Due to the full-body Breath Concealment and Zhang Sheng being at the back of the convoy, the young girl did not discover Zhang Sheng.
Although the Secret Realm was a common mountain forest environment, there were mostly small hills, so advancing was not difficult.
"Yao Beast! It is a flying Yao Beast!" An Shenhu's eyes burst with blue light, staring at the distant sky.
Dozens of flying birds flew rapidly towards Zhang Sheng and the others.
Zhang Sheng naturally discovered it too!
The flying Yao Beasts arrived in an instant. In Zhang Sheng's Spirit Eye, he clearly saw the appearance of the flying Yao Beasts: feathers all over its body that were black and emitted a metallic luster, shaped like a falcon, and the size of an ostrich.
Two of the larger Yao Beasts had Qi auras that had already reached the Peak of the first level of the Qi Sea Realm.
The three of them instantly formed a battle formation.
Zhang Sheng and Lin Xiaotian were in front, while An Shenhu was in the rear, pinching seals with both hands, preparing to cast Spells.
The diving of the Giant Falcon arrived in an instant, and a spherical shield formed around Zhang Sheng instantly.
At the same time, the five spirit tool flying daggers at his legs were launched instantly.
A perfect death arc was drawn in the air!
Because Zhang Sheng had maintained a state of Breath Concealment before casting the Spell, the two leading first-level Qi Sea Realm Giant Falcon Yao Beasts did not take Zhang Sheng as their primary target.
Instead, they pounced on An Shenhu and Lin Xiaotian respectively. The sharp claws of the Giant Falcon were like divine Sharp Weapons.
Zhang Sheng took the opportunity to control the Flying Dagger to kill the other Giant Falcon Yao Beasts below the Qi Sea Realm.
Under the blessing of powerful Qi, the five spirit tool flying daggers were like entering an uninhabited land.
In an instant, more than a dozen Giant Falcon Yao Beasts were decapitated.
The sprayed blood formed a blood mist in the sky!
However, at the same time, the sharp claws of one of the Qi Sea Realm Yao Beasts actually tore through Lin Xiaotian's Talent shield.
Although the Fireball Technique cast by An Shenhu did not hit the incoming Yao Beast, it forced back the attacking Yao Beast.
The two beasts failed their attack!
Zhang Sheng originally thought that by killing the other smaller Yao Beasts, he would attract the joint pursuit of the two Qi Sea Realm Yao Beasts.
However, Zhang Sheng was wrong. The Yao Beasts that failed their attacks continued to attack the two of them.
The agility of the Giant Falcon was like a ghost.
Seeing this scene, Lin and An were terrified!
They did not expect that even though they were also first-level Qi Sea Realm Yao Beasts, the flying Yao Beasts would be so powerful, at least ten times more dangerous than ordinary land Yao Beasts.