“This wild boar looks pretty big, but unfortunately, it’s only Tier Six...”
“Eh, this bear isn't bad... forget it, only Tier Seven...”
“This Tier Eight... damn, it’s so ugly. Forget it, forget it.”
After wandering the forest for over half an hour, Zhang Ye finally found a magical beast that looked promising.
It was a lizard a full twenty meters long, currently sprawled out on a riverbank basking in the sun.
【Rockland Monitor: Tier Eight earth-attribute magical beast. Possesses impressive control over the earth and carries a sub-dragon bloodline. It has a powerful physique and formidable defense.】
With a sub-dragon bloodline, it was even more powerful than an average Tier Eight magical beast!
From over a hundred meters away, Zhang Ye could feel the powerful fluctuations emanating from the Rockland Monitor.
Zhang Ye was within the Rockland Monitor’s range of perception, but the creature clearly didn't care about a mere Tier Six human. Even as Zhang Ye approached, it didn't so much as lift an eyelid.
“Gujiu, what do you think of it?”
“Gujiu, gujiu!”
Zhang Ye grinned.
“You’re the one!”
However, this was a Tier Eight magical beast after all, and a deep analysis revealed it was at the late stage of Tier Eight. To be safe, Zhang Ye retreated another hundred meters.
From three hundred meters away, how was he supposed to lure the Rockland Monitor over?
Zhang Ye thought for a moment, then extended his hand. A white magic circle manifested in front of him.
Tier Three magic—Light Ray!
Although Light Ray was only Tier Three magic, that didn't mean its power was necessarily weak.
Released at Zhang Ye’s current level, Light Ray possessed power approaching Tier Five.
The difference between tiers of magic lay in their base power and damage multipliers, but as long as the mana quality was high enough and enough mana was injected, those gaps could be bridged.
At this moment, Zhang Ye directly injected one-third of his mana into this single magic circle.
The plate-sized magic circle instantly expanded to over two meters in diameter, spinning frantically as a basketball-sized orb of light condensed in its center.
In the next instant, the light orb bloomed. A beam of light the thickness of a wrist instantly crossed the three hundred meters and struck the Rockland Monitor on the side of its face.
Instantly, the scales and rock armor on the monitor’s face shattered and scattered. The massive head of the giant lizard jerked to the side as dust flew everywhere.
At this moment, the Light Ray, injected with one-third of Zhang Ye’s mana, reached at least Tier Seven in power!
This wasn't a “50x Light Ray.”
It was a “50-multiplier Light Ray”!
This was one of the sources of Zhang Ye’s strength.
His mana reserves far exceeded those of his peers, his mana was incredibly pure, and his mana conversion efficiency and magical power were both at the maximum possible level!
This also meant that Zhang Ye could dish out 100%, or even 200%, damage whenever and wherever he wanted!
The characteristic of Light Ray was its speed, long range, and concentrated damage. Thus, a fist-sized crater appeared directly on the side of the Rockland Monitor’s face. Even the outer layer of rock armor was pierced through, leaving a patch of charred muscle inside.
However, the Rockland Monitor was truly worthy of being a Tier Eight magical beast with sub-dragon bloodline. Its physique was incredibly robust. Zhang Ye’s powerful strike had only opened a small hole in its face. Compared to its massive size, it was like being pricked by a needle—painful, but causing almost no significant damage.
Still, it was enough to catch the Rockland Monitor’s attention.
Within Zhang Ye’s Divine Sense, the monitor’s mana fluctuations immediately became violent. Its Divine Sense swept the surroundings and finally locked onto him.
For no other reason than the magic circle in front of Zhang Ye hadn't dissipated yet—the kid was thinking about firing another shot.
He was locked on!
Zhang Ye chuckled and casually fired a 10-multiplier Light Ray at the Rockland Monitor’s nose. The impact made the monitor jerk its head back, after which the fury in its eyes exploded.
“ROAR!!!” It let out an angry roar, sending waves of air rolling toward him. Even from three hundred meters away, Zhang Ye felt like he could smell the stench from its mouth.
So, while it was roaring, Zhang Ye fired another Light Ray into its open mouth.
Rockland Monitor: “...”
Are you kidding me?!
This youngster has no martial virtue, sneak-attacking a 138-year-old lizard while it was sunbathing!
And he even threw magic into its mouth while it was roaring in anger.
Don't you know I have mouth ulcers, you brat?!
Damn it!
In the next moment, the Rockland Monitor charged toward Zhang Ye. Its momentum was like a tank, unstoppable as it crushed everything in its path, even snapping giant trees several meters thick.
As it charged, the rocks and soil around it constantly rose and condensed into several massive stone spikes, which it fired directly at Zhang Ye.
Zhang Ye immediately controlled his Magic-version Omni-directional Mobility Gear to leave his position. In the next instant, several stone spikes hit the spot where he had been standing. As the rocks exploded, they also triggered bursts of earth spikes.
Zhang Ye was secretly alarmed. This Tier Eight magical beast was truly formidable!
Then he turned back and gave the Rockland Monitor two more Light Rays.
Rockland Monitor: “...”
“ROAR!!!”
The Rockland Monitor was completely enraged. It chased after Zhang Ye recklessly, while Zhang Ye moved quickly through the forest toward the Green Vine Snake nest.
Soon, he reached his destination, with the Rockland Monitor closing in behind him.
Zhang Ye grinned, stepped onto the entrance of a Tunnel Warfare Formation hole, and waved his hand.
Tier Three magic—Stone Spikes!
Triple cast!
20-multiplier!
Three massive stone spikes, each injected with twenty times the usual mana, quickly condensed and aimed at the Green Vine Snake nest in the ravine.
“Go!” Zhang Ye muttered. The moment the stone spikes flew out, he had already sunk into the ground. As he descended, the deep pit on the surface quickly sealed shut, and a little red flower even sprouted on top.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three muffled explosions rang out as the three stone spikes, possessing Tier Six power, slammed directly into the Green Vine Snake nest. They exploded, sending broken vines flying everywhere. Several Green Vine Snakes were hit directly and died on the spot.
Furthermore, Zhang Ye had specifically aimed one of the spikes at the large hole in the center of the nest.
And so...
The Green Vine Snake King felt like absolute crap.
Autumn was approaching, and the time for pleasure was running out, so the Green Vine Snake King was seizing the moment to multiply and prosper.
As a result, just at the critical moment, a stone spike suddenly shot in.
The Green Vine Snake King was instantly so enraged that the crest on its head stood straight up, its cold eyes filled with fury.
Which immoral bastard did this?!
The Green Vine Snake King hissed and roared, leading a group of its subordinates out of the nest to find the jerk who had destroyed their home and interrupted its business.
At that moment, the Rockland Monitor happened to arrive.
It found that the human in its perception had vanished, and it could no longer lock onto his aura, causing it to shake its head in frustration.
At this time, it was still surrounded by the mana of three massive stone spikes.
When the Green Vine Snake King emerged and saw this scene, the fury in its eyes intensified.
It must be you, you brute!
Do you think I’ll be afraid of you just because you’re Tier Eight?!
“Hiss-roar!” The Green Vine Snake King hissed at the Rockland Monitor.
The Rockland Monitor was taken aback, then opened its mouth to roar back at the snake swarm. “ROAR!”
What are you roaring at me for? I’m the one who’s pissed off here!
Seeing that the Rockland Monitor dared to roar back, and with such a self-righteous tone, the Green Vine Snake King snapped.
It had originally been wary of the Rockland Monitor’s late-stage Tier Eight cultivation, but at this moment, it couldn't take it anymore.
It was at the peak of Tier Seven and had over six hundred Tier Five and Tier Six subordinates. It wasn't necessarily afraid of the Rockland Monitor!
The aura from the World Crack a few days ago had influenced the magical beasts of the Myriad Beasts Forest, making them somewhat irritable and prone to violence. Now, with both sides roaring at each other, there was no holding back.
Rockland Monitor: “ROAR!!!”
Green Vine Snake King: “HISS!!!”
The general meaning was: What the hell are you roaring for? Believe it or not, I’ll take you down?!
Then, the two hot-tempered creatures started fighting.
The Rockland Monitor directly condensed a ten-meter-diameter boulder and hurled it at the Green Vine Snake King.
The Green Vine Snake King was startled and hurriedly dodged, but the nest behind it couldn't move. It was smashed to pieces by the boulder, and snake eggs fell out, shattering on the ground.
Now the entire snake swarm was completely enraged.
You destroyed our home and harmed our offspring! This is a fight to the death! To the death!!!
The snake swarm lunged ferociously at the Rockland Monitor, venomous arrows falling like rain.
The Rockland Monitor wasn't intimidated at all. Thick rock armor condensed over its body as it roared and charged into the swarm. Its massive tail swept across, firing countless stone shards like buckshot.
The two sides instantly clashed, causing the ground to vibrate violently.
Meanwhile, a certain someone hiding underground was covering his mouth and snickering.
Currently, he was covered in a Mana Skin to isolate his aura and had suppressed his mana fluctuations, which was why the Rockland Monitor couldn't find him.
Judging by the noise, they had definitely started fighting.
Zhang Ye was incredibly curious, so he crawled out through the escape tunnel.
A small flower was pushed up by a pink slime. The slime continued to rise, revealing a small bald head.
With a whoosh, he hid behind a tree, peeking out with half his head.
Zhang Ye and Gujiu: |ू･ω･`) Observing from the shadows~
Watching the battle between the snakes and the lizard from a distance, Zhang Ye found it fascinating. He quickly and quietly ran out, picked a bunch of Vineflower Seeds from the forest, condensed a small stool, and found a spot with a relatively clear view.
He set up the stool and started eating seeds while watching the show!
Hehe, not bad at all!
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