Chapter 1486 - 1466: First Encounter with an Emperor Level Demon Beast

"Hold on!"

Team leader He En shouted loudly as everyone continuously injected Genetic Evolution Energy into the Defense Light Screen, causing the entire screen circle to radiate brightly.

Fiery flames sprayed onto the Defense Light Screen, turning the surroundings crimson red. Yang Xiao felt as if he had fallen into a sea of fire.

A moment later, Jiang En shouted loudly:

"The Fire Cloud Bird's fiery attack is about to end. The four Emperor Level team leaders keep control of the situation, while the rest of the Empire Level and team members fight with all their might. This is the training opportunity you've been wanting.

Kill!"

With Jiang En's angry roar, Yang Xiao, Xing Zhe, Jiang Hao, and Lv Ling led thirty-eight team members in an attack on the Fire Cloud Bird.

Various attack killing auras pierced through the air, creating a chaotic battle in mid-air, with the cries of the Fire Cloud Bird echoing through the clouds.

Jiang En, Yang Xiao, and others only helped the team repel the Fire Cloud Bird's attacks at critical moments. Most of the time, they were protecting these Empire Level students and safeguarding them.

After half an hour of fighting, dozens of Fire Cloud Birds were all killed and fell to the ground.

Jiang En immediately instructed:

"Everyone, according to the previously assigned four groups, each group retrieves all the Fire Cloud Bird Demon Beasts Crystal Cores from the ground. Additionally, the Fire Cloud Bird's claws and beak are as hard as iron, ideal materials for crafting weapons, take them as well."

Yang Xiao led eight students to land on the ground, collecting the crystal cores and other materials from eight Fire Cloud Birds one by one.

Everyone gathered together.

Jiang En asked:

"Each group leader is responsible for managing the group's spoils, and once we return to the academy, it will all be distributed evenly.

By the way, is anyone injured?"

"No!"

Everyone replied.

Jiang En nodded and said:

"It's still early today, we'll now move forward along the planned route. Four groups, each side by side, maintaining a distance of about a thousand meters. If we encounter Emperor Level Demon Beasts, immediately send out a distress signal for other groups to come to the rescue. Understood?"

"Understood."

Jiang En walked to Yang Xiao's side and said:

"Yang Xiao, you lead the first team, I'll join yours."

"Thank you, Brother Jiang En."

Lv Ling suddenly said:

"Jiang En, that's not fair, you should be helping me—a weak girl—not Yang Xiao."

"Lv Ling, if you consider yourself a weak girl, then all the students at Wuji Academy are imbeciles, hahaha..."

After a brief rest, the four teams set out into the depths of the mountains.

Along the way, Yang Xiao and others encountered dozens of Demon Beasts of various levels. With Yang Xiao and Jiang En, two Emperor Level experts, controlling the situation, the eight students were excitedly slaughtering, experiencing thrills without danger.

Due to demon beast hunting along the way, and sometimes chasing after the beasts, half a day's time had passed, and everyone had only moved about a dozen kilometers.

By dusk, as agreed earlier, the four teams gathered at a small mountain peak.

Jiang En said:

"Brothers, we will spend the night on this mountain peak. Starting now, the four teams will take turns standing guard, rotating every three hours.

Yang Xiao's team will stand guard first, while the others prepare tents, cut down trees, build campfires, and prepare dinner."

After Jiang En spoke, he then personally led Yang Xiao and others to stand guard at key locations on the mountain top platform.

Yang Xiao noticed traces of previous human activity at his standing position; the grass and trees within three to four meters around had been cleared. He asked:

"Brother Jiang En, is this place a regular campsite for daily hunting?"

Jiang En nodded,

"That's right, campsites like these are scattered across Wuji Island, numbering in the hundreds. Each hunting team has its own route, and the campsites they use are different."

Yang Xiao realized Jiang En had put him on the first round of standing guard as a favor, considering everyone was setting up camp, cooking, chopping wood, and it was still relatively early with little danger.

"Thank you, Brother Jiang En, for looking out for me."

Jiang En paused upon hearing this, and then laughed,

"We're all brothers here, no need to be polite. You keep guard and stay alert, even though this is a mountain peak, Demon Beasts often fly up here. To those Emperor Level Demon Beasts, a small mountain peak poses no challenge."

As night fell, a campfire was lit on the mountain peak platform. Yang Xiao and others sat around it, eating roasted meat, chatting, and laughing. Originally somewhat unfamiliar, the temporary team had become quite acquainted after a day of battle.

In conversation with Jiang En and others, Yang Xiao learned these people were from various tribes and clans of the Dwarf Star. After decades of cultivation here, they must eventually return to their respective groups to become a core force, leading their clans forward.

As night descended, the surrounding mountain forests echoed with the terrifying roars of Demon Beasts, sending chills down one's spine.

Occasionally, Emperor Level Demon Beasts charged up the mountain peak, only to be directly shot down by those standing guard, posing no real threat.

Yang Xiao crawled into his tent and quickly fell asleep.

Outside, the sounds of night watch personnel clashing with Demon Beasts echoed. As long as no one shouted "Danger, help," those resting needn't join the fray.

In the middle of the night, Yang Xiao was suddenly awakened by violent sounds of battle.

"Danger, everyone, get up and help!"

Yang Xiao heard Lv Ling's cry for help and immediately scrambled out from inside the tent.

By the flickering firelight, Yang Xiao saw a giant centipede-like Demon Beast over a hundred meters long, fighting with Lv Ling and others.

The beast had hundreds of claws, and Lv Ling's group of eleven was surrounding it, yet was being forced back repeatedly.

Upon hearing Lv Ling's shout, Jiang En and others quickly rushed out of their tents.

Jiang En glanced and shouted loudly:

"It's an Emperor Level Centipede Flying Spear Demon Beast. Be careful, Empire Level folks, step back a bit, Emperor Level folks press on and hold it.

Light up the two reserve campfires, leave three to guard the fires, all others charge."

Xing Zhe, Jiang En, and Yang Xiao immediately advanced, while Lv Ling's group of ten retreated, standing behind Yang Xiao and the others to conduct ranged attacks.

"Hiss—"

Facing the siege of five Emperor Level masters, the Centipede Flying Spear Demon Beast let out a sharp screech and suddenly raised its hundred-meter long body upright.

Xing Zhe shouted loudly:

"Be careful, the beast is about to unleash its spear attack."

"Shoo, shoo, shoo..."

In an instant, that Centipede Flying Spear Demon Beast raised half its body, hundreds of black spears flew towards Yang Xiao and the others.

Yang Xiao and the others each punched, and the violent killing aura instantly shattered the spears flying towards them.