Chapter 806 - 736: One Fruit, One Fierce Beast

Chapter 806: Chapter 736: One Fruit, One Fierce Beast

The system’s trial mission this time was perfectly serious and strictly orthodox. There were no flashy gimmicks. Though it seemed to offer no rewards, it was actually the greatest help Tu Xiao’an could receive. It was both simple and difficult at the same time. However, the temptation of achieving Ascension directly upon completion made Tu Xiao’an a little restless. Because of this, he could not bear to stay in City X for even one more day. He was brimming with motivation. Once he reached Rank Four, he, as a Snake, would truly become a Snake Emperor worthy of the name.

In the inn’s dining area.

Tu Xiao’an sat at a table with several meticulously prepared pastries from Manager Fengxi. He leisurely scrolled through his phone, waiting for Luo Ziyun to return so he could bid her farewell. "A man must prioritize his career!" he thought.

Since it was a trial mission, Tu Xiao’an naturally needed to learn more about the War Relics that had appeared and affected the world’s landscape. He browsed forums on his phone, paying close attention to the bizarre relic sites popping up in cities nationwide. Based on recent developments, Wencheng’s relics had long been made public, and the relics in quite a few other cities also stood out prominently. Tu Xiao’an needed to choose his next target.

City X had seen the emergence of the towering Skeleton Mountain, but before that, City B had also witnessed the appearance of a colossal World Tree that blotted out the sun and shrouded the entire city’s sky. Tu Xiao’an had seen posts about it back then, and to his surprise, he stumbled upon news of City B’s massive World Tree once again. The issue with the World Tree remained unresolved; it still stood tall, blocking out the sky. That giant tree grew fruits that somewhat appeared as the Ginseng Fruits from Journey to the West, leaving a deep impression on Tu Xiao’an.

However, the appearance of that World Tree didn’t cause much panic in City B; instead, it felt a bit like a miracle. Since its emergence, apart from blocking the sunlight, nothing particularly bizarre seemed to have happened. Of course, that was only at the very beginning. Nine months ago, a devastating event finally occurred. It turned out that the Ginseng Fruits on the World Tree were not the Spirit Fruits Tu Xiao’an had imagined, but Evil Fruits, Poisonous Fruits.

Why was that the case? Because a Ginseng Fruit dropped from the World Tree. It dropped without any warning and split open upon hitting the ground, revealing an evil Fierce Beast! It roared at the sky, wildly spewing out the aura of an Ancient Fierce Beast, completely shattering everyone’s expectations. This beast resembled a pig, completely covered in black fur, with a head at both its front and back. Both were pig heads, Spiritual and Fierce, giving it a very peculiar appearance.

Later, officials speculated that this Fierce Beast must be the legendary Ancient Exotic Beast, Bingfeng, which was recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Great Wilderness Western Scripture. The Exotic Beast Bingfeng possessed the body of a dog but had the head of a pig. If it turned around, its tail was also a pig’s head. Its four limbs faced two different directions, as if its waist was about to snap in half. It was an incredibly bizarre Exotic Beast. Both pig heads had their own independent consciousness. When deciding where to go, they would often sit down to discuss it; if they couldn’t reach an agreement, they would fly into a violent rage.

The fall of a Ginseng Fruit from the World Tree bringing forth an Ancient Exotic Beast Bingfeng instantly caused an uproar in City B. Many citizens of City B were greedily devoured by the Bingfeng’s two pig heads. In a short period of time, there were countless casualties. Fortunately, as City B was a top-tier metropolis, the authorities reacted swiftly, dispatching a full five War Gods to suppress it. Only then did they manage to take down the Exotic Beast Bingfeng with great difficulty.

However, this was only the beginning. Three months later, another Ginseng Fruit dropped from the World Tree. The moment it split on the ground, flames soared into the sky, and a rat made entirely of Flame was born. Known as the Firelight Rat, it weighed over a thousand pounds and had a massive build. Its fur, nearly ten feet long and as fine as silk, would trigger a massive fire every time a strand shed. The citizens of City B suffered once again, as if they were living inside a volcano crater. Houses were burned to ashes one after another. Wherever the Firelight Rat went, not a single blade of grass survived. It even triggered a rat horde.

To exterminate this Firelight Rat, the authorities continuously seeded clouds for artificial rain over its area and dispatched a large number of Water Martial Cultivators. It took an entire month of grueling effort to finally annihilate the Firelight Rat. Consequently, the World Tree was subjected to extreme scrutiny by the authorities. They tried every conceivable method to destroy the tree, only to find all their efforts futile. Finally, a powerful expert pointed out that the tree itself might be a War Relic. It was simply inconceivable.

Since the War Relic in City X had been closed off, the world’s attention was locked onto City B. The World Tree bore fruits, and every dropped fruit birthed a Fierce Beast.

Another three months passed.

The third fruit of the World Tree dropped. It split into two like a fallen gourd, producing a Thunder Shock. Just as everyone braced themselves with terrified gazes, trying to guess what kind of Exotic Beast would be born this time... However, no terrifying and ferocious Exotic Beast appeared!

It was a complete dud! There was nothing at all, only a wisp of black mist that seemed to ooze out and immediately dissipate. Both the authorities and the citizens of City B heaved a heavy sigh of relief. Evidently, this World Tree had played a massive joke on City B. Fortunately, it was a benevolent joke—a scare with no real danger.

One fruit meant one Fierce Beast. Even though City B was a top-tier metropolis where countless Martial Cultivators gathered and various factions stood tall, they still couldn’t handle it. The strength of the first two Fierce Beasts was overwhelming. The first one, Bingfeng, had a combat power above the Demon King Level. The second one, the Firelight Rat, was at the level of a Deep Mountain Demon King; its full-body Flame was extremely troublesome to deal with, though it was extremely afraid of water. The authorities had to pay a heavy price to deal with each one. Now that the third Ginseng Fruit had fallen, nothing had happened.

One month later.

On a certain pedestrian street in City B, crowds of people bustled about. Ordinary people were still living their simple, everyday lives.