Chapter 229: Chapter 228: An Elite-level Fierce Beast! (Please Subscribe)
All of them were thinking that it would be great if these two could stay here for a little longer, even if it was just for a day, no, even half a day!
Even a single piece of advice from either of these two could save them years of detours!
The man smiled and slightly shook his head, saying, "I appreciate everyone’s goodwill. However, this time, both I and Ye Ling are here on missions assigned by headquarters, and we really cannot afford any delays."
"Brother Xia is right."
The woman’s voice was slightly cold, "We already contacted the Anshan City Branch and will arrive there this morning."
"This..."
The president of the Wan City Martial Arts Association heard this and showed a look of reluctance.
Someone behind him hurriedly said, "Two seniors, if it’s really impossible, please talk to them, and arrive there in the afternoon."
"Yes, seniors, we just arrived last night and now we’re leaving as soon as it gets light, it’s too rushed, isn’t it?"
"Exactly."
The martial artists tried to persuade them.
Xia Tian slightly shook his head, "The situation is urgent now. Both Ye Ling and I have emergency missions. After reaching Anshan City, we must rush to other places. Therefore, we really can’t stay here. Everyone, please go back."
People still wanted to say something.
But when they looked, there was no trace of these two people anymore?
"That’s enough, everyone go back."
The middle-aged man sighed and turned to face the crowd, saying.
Seeing the situation, everyone looked at each other with dejected expressions and started walking back.
Outside the city, in the wilderness, two figures darted to the front like lightning.
With just a few blinks, they had already covered more than ten miles behind them.
"Continue north, it’s over nine hundred miles to reach Anshan City."
Xia Tian said.
Ye Ling frowned slightly and asked, "Brother Xia, is it true that there is a martial artist from the Meridian Refining Realm at the Anshan City Association?"
It wasn’t that she didn’t believe it, but the probability of this happening was extremely small.
Looking back at the martial artists who broke through to the Meridian Refining Realm in these years, not one of them emerged from a small city.
"Not sure, we’ll know when we get there."
Xia Tian looked forward and said, "I believe, with Sun Wei’s character, he wouldn’t joke about this, moreover, that martial artist named Chen Fan is indeed somewhat special."
"Oh?"
Ye Ling asked subconsciously, "What is so special about him?"
"He joined the association a few days ago. Judging from his later performance, his strength at the time of joining was not Dark Power, but should be Transforming Force."
"Hmm, this?"
Ye Ling frowned, as if to say, what’s so special about this?
Even at headquarters, there are quite a few martial artists who choose to join the association at the stage of Transforming Force.
"What if I tell you, he’s only seventeen?" Xia Tian turned to look at her, his tone flat.
"What? Seventeen!"
Ye Ling’s mouth dropped open, eyes filled with incredulity.
"Yes, seventeen."
Xia Tian sighed, "Compared to those at our headquarters, he is not much different, of course, except for that genius."
"Indeed."
Ye Ling nodded.
The geniuses at headquarters also became martial artists of Transforming Force at about fifteen or sixteen, now, most of them are Meridian Refining martial artists.
One of them even had all eight meridians open naturally, breaking through from Transforming Force directly to True Essence Realm, even the president admitted inferiority and is nurturing that person as an apprentice.
"Moreover, his contribution point ranking last month was first, with a total of 29 million points, meaning he killed all high-level fierce beasts. What’s even more horrifying is that he did this alone in one day."
Xia Tian looked at the stunned Ye Ling, "When you and I were at Transforming Force, could we achieve this?"
Ye Ling shook her head reflexively.
How could it be possible?
Even she hunted fierce beasts in a martial arts team when she was at Transforming Force. Alone, the risk is too high.
"Therefore, I believe he is a martial artist of the Meridian Refining Realm."
Xia Tian smiled.
"Hm."
Ye Ling nodded and said, "If he is indeed a martial artist of the Meridian Refining Realm, that would be great, perhaps he can help us alleviate some pressure. You know, the two-headed Ice Armor Python in the east of Jiangnan District is showing signs of movement, it may not be long before it incites the fierce beasts in its territory to attack."
"Yes."
Xia Tian’s smile gradually froze, his brows furrowed, showing worry.
The two-headed Ice Armor Python was a commander-level fierce beast.
Its body length exceeded twenty meters, weighing over a thousand tons, with skin harder than diamonds. Even a frontal hit from a 150mm howitzer couldn’t cause it any damage, only missiles and armor-piercing rounds could engage it.
But it was too fast, easily dodging missile attacks or freezing them with cold breath from its mouth.
Most terrifying was that it had intelligence!
Yes, fierce beasts at the commander level could think like humans. With their constitution and power far surpassing humans, coupled with intelligence, one could imagine how troublesome they were.
If this commander-level fierce beast moves, other places’ commander-level fierce beasts might also follow suit.
By then, medium-sized cities might withstand for a while, but small cities and settlements will be defenseless, leading to rivers of blood.
The west wasn’t peaceful either.
The Dragon-man Race had been restless, potentially seizing this opportunity to expand their territory for more powerful beings to descend.
Alas, all bad news.
Xia Tian sighed inside.
"Brother Xia, be careful!"
At that moment, Ye Ling shouted urgently, looking towards the sky.
A massive black shadow, nearly ten meters long and over thirty meters wide under its wingspan, was diving down.
With less than three kilometers between them, the distance could be covered in less than two seconds at that speed.
"It’s the Black Feathered Eagle! Get behind me!"
Xia Tian shouted, quickly pulling out the red long saber on his back, holding the hilt with both hands.
The Black Feathered Eagle, an elite-level fierce beast!
Its claws were extremely sharp, capable of piercing any elite-level fierce beast’s body, making it incredibly terrifying!
If they were caught by those claws, they’d be dead for sure!
The Black Feathered Eagle let out a sharp cry, its speed increasing by another threefold.
A kilometer.
Five hundred meters.
A hundred meters!
The gusts of wind soared, sand and rocks flew, almost blinding everyone.
Given ordinary people, they’d be swept away not just at a hundred meters but even five hundred meters.
However, Xia Tian stood firm like he had roots, unmoved despite the fierce wind, with only his clothes flapping wildly.
He closed his eyes.
The claws, the size of a truck’s head, were less than ten meters above his head.
"Flame Saber!"
He roared angrily.
The red saber in his hand flared up in flames, followed by a three-meter-high giant fiery sword qi slashing toward the Black Feathered Eagle.
"Shriek!"
The Black Feathered Eagle sensed danger and tried to dodge, but it was too late.
In an instant, the fiery sword qi cut through its head and part of its body like a hot knife through butter, spraying blood with a heartrending scream.
The eagle then crashed onto the wilderness.
The fiery sword qi flew several meters past its body before turning into hot vapor and disappearing into the air.
It all happened in a flash. If the eagle’s body wasn’t there, bleeding heavily, and giving off the scent of roasted meat, people might even think the attack was a hallucination.
"Brother Xia."
Ye Ling was startled, showing a look of relief, "Are you alright?"
Among elite-level fierce beasts, the most troublesome were those flying types, fast and highly lethal.
Facing them directly could often lead to death.
"I’m fine."
Xia Tian swiftly took an elixir and swallowed it.
Although one strike killed the Black Feathered Eagle handsomely, he had already exhausted all his True Qi. If there were another one, he might not make it out of here.
"This beast’s body is too big, space items can’t hold it. If we carry it, encountering another elite-level beast will be doom. We can only take its head, wings, and claws now."
He smiled.
"Let me do it."
Ye Ling responded quickly, "Brother Xia, take your time to recover your True Qi."
"Alright, thank you."
Xia Tian sat down, closed his eyes.
To reach Anshan City, he must stay in peak condition.
Fortunately, compared to the previous troubles, this was easier.
A few minutes later, they set off again. Shortly after leaving, several fierce beasts, each nearly ten meters long, arrived.
Around nine, they saw the city built against the mountain, with relieved smiles.
"Brother Xia, ahead is Anshan City," Ye Ling said.
"Let’s go."
Xia Tian strode forward.
Soon, they arrived at the Anshan City Association, and upon hearing the news, Sun Wei appeared before them.
"Two, two seniors..." His nervousness showed in his stuttering speech.
Fire Cloud Saber Xia Tian stood there, known for being among the top five martial artists of Meridian Refining Realm in the association!
Xia Tian waved slightly, smiling, "Alright, skip the formalities. You know our purpose. Where is he?"
"He, he, oh!"
Sun Wei slapped his forehead, "Brother Chen must be busy with alchemy. Seniors, please wait in my office while I notify him."
"Alchemy?"
The two exchanged odd looks.
"He can also practice alchemy?"
Ye Ling asked, astonished.
In the association, alchemists held high status. Even the True Essence Realm martial artists like the president treated alchemy with respect.
"Yes, yes," Sun Wei’s face showed awkwardness, "Deep in alchemy."
"Alright," Xia Tian said, "Just take us directly to him, the evaluation can be done there."
"Okay."
After a brief hesitation, Sun Wei agreed immediately.