After confirming they would be climbing North Peak, Du Yu and the others took the filming equipment that the young lady at the counter handed them.

Shop Assistant: "While carrying out the shop mission, audio and video will be recorded the whole time to ensure your results are authentic and valid."

"Mm." Du Yu nodded, putting on the mini camera.

The young shop assistant continued, "Once you enter any of the five mountain peaks, you'll also automatically enter the surveillance zone.

Don't think that just because you're out in the wild... you can just break the rules; mind your words and actions!"

Du Yu: "..."

Do I really look like a bad guy?

Even if you gave this king the courage of a bear or a leopard, I still wouldn't dare do anything to my two juniors... Oh! Right!

It suddenly dawned on Du Yu, and he thought back to his experience at the Ten Thousand Plants Garden.

Ordinary Demon Tamers, in the Third Level·Demon Spirit Realm, are used to running amok, after all, the third-level realm is much more like a jungle and far from civilized society.

But Thousand Blade Mountain is different. Within the range of the five peaks, everything is recorded and monitored. If a Demon Tamer committed any crime here, there'd be nowhere to hide.

Du Yu: "Don't worry, we're good people."

The shop assistant nodded repeatedly, "Lots of people say that about themselves before they get sent inside."

Du Yu: "..."

Shop Assistant: "Can you give me your autograph?"

"Pfft... haha~" Li Mengnan couldn't help laughing aloud. She felt that this girl was a bit silly—kind-hearted, but couldn't hold her tongue.

She specially glanced at the nametag on the girl's chest: Qi Shanshan.

Li Mengnan patted Du Yu on the shoulder, "Hurry up and sign, Good Man Du, don't break your fan's heart."

Du Yu, with a speechless look, took the pen and paper.

So annoying~

Still had to smile and sign for someone else.

Qi Shanshan looked a little embarrassed, nodding repeatedly at Du Yu in thanks, then looked at Li Mengnan: "Could you sign for me too?"

"Me?" Li Mengnan was caught off-guard, and in the end-of-term ranking, she had the lowest score of the three.

Of course, since she'd always been paired with Du Yu, she showed up on screen quite a lot.

The "goddess" title wasn't just recognized among the Red Team students—even the viewers in front of their TVs marveled at Li Mengnan's out-of-this-world beauty.

Who wouldn't like a beautiful girl riding a Dust Spirit Deer?

After the trio all signed, they finally left the Demon Spirit Bookstore.

The enthusiastic Qi Shanshan even walked them to the door, loudly reminding, "Don't just focus on the mission—Thousand Blade Mountain is dangerous, you have to stay alert, always be careful!"

Du Yu waved, heading toward the Otherworld Gate to negotiate the Dust Spirit Deer issue with the guards on duty.

The two girls returned to the car to get their equipment.

Soon, the trio smoothly entered Thousand Blade Mountain. Compared to other Demon Spirit Realms, there were noticeably fewer Demon Tamers here.

As they ventured deeper, Du Yu couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

This place is way too desolate!

Never mind how many mountains there are; inside the Thousand Blade Mountain realm, vegetation was sparse and it was mostly barren land and rocky hills.

The mountain peaks were all bare, cliffs and precipices everywhere. Aside from weeds, stumbling upon even a single Demonic Plant counted as a lucky find.

No wonder this was recommended by Su Dajia as a place for dedicated cultivation; with such scarce resources, Demon Tamers probably have no choice but to focus on cultivation here, right?

"Nai~" Suddenly, a huge Dust Spirit Deer appeared beside Lin Shiwei.

"Bai Lu?" Du Yu paused in his heart.

No wonder you two are carrying Demon Soldier Long Spears—you've got mounts!

Lin Shiwei, wearing Finger Tigers and holding a silver spear, lightly touched the spear tip to the ground as a pole and sat atop Bai Lu's back.

She looked at Du Yu, "I borrowed Bai Lu from Yiren for two days—after all, we're on a mission together."

Du Yu: "And what's so special about being on a mission with me?"

Lin Shiwei shrugged, cool and nonchalant: "We're obviously here for the ring."

"Uh." Du Yu habitually scratched his head, and ended up scratching his baseball cap instead.

Lin Shiwei looked down at Du Yu and smiled, "I don't have a ring yet."

Du Yu: "Alright, let's work hard and get you one."

Li Mengnan came up beside Bai Lu and leapt lightly, sitting sideways behind Lin Shiwei, "I don't have one either!"

"Okay okay, I'll get you one too." Du Yu said quickly, then mounted Bai Yujing.

With the help of the Dust Spirit Deer, the group quickly made their way toward Zone 8 in the north.

Thousand Blade Mountain was barren throughout, far-off peaks rising like distant islands, and the road heading north was wide and open.

Du Yu felt like he'd stepped into the Western Wilderness.

Really makes you wonder how this unique terrain even formed.

Vast, desolate.

Gradually, Du Yu even remembered a classic track from his past life: "The Last of the Mohicans."

Hmm... He could hum it for Senior Brother Fu when he got back.

That desolate, mournful feeling—Bai Lan would definitely pull it off, right?

"Blast Stones." After racing for ages, Li Mengnan suddenly spoke, her spear pointing to the front left.

Finally! After all this running, some life!

The two Dust Spirit Deer slowed and gradually stopped.

It was rare to even spot a Demonic Plant, but now, where there had been nothing living all along, Demon Beasts were suddenly clustering around the plant below.

They were a group of huge rectangular stones, with strange human-like features—definitely Celestial Treasure Race creatures.

Outside the Bottomless Battlefield, Celestial Treasure Race creatures are extremely rare, yet somehow there was a whole group here?

Lin Shiwei decided immediately, "Let's not provoke them."

"Yeah." Du Yu nodded.

The Demon Spirit Squad wouldn't intentionally stock the mountains with Demon Beasts.

So, a cluster of Celestial Treasure Race·Blast Stones probably took decades, even a hundred years to gather into a small group to support and survive together.

Their strength must be considerable!

Li Mengnan: "Don't they have a Blast Stone barrier on North Peak too? Shouldn't we do a practice run?"

"No need, there's too many... huh?" Du Yu narrowed his eyes.

With his sharp eyesight, he spotted a dirt-yellow head quietly poking up on a distant hill.

Desert Lynx?

After running for so long without seeing any living thing, now at this Demonic Plant there were suddenly two different Demon Beasts.

The Desert Lynx looked like a huge feline—fur a dusty yellow base with patterns, both light and dark.

Like it was wearing desert camo.

"I think we're being hunted now!" Du Yu spoke out, "There's a bunch of Desert Lynx."

On closer look, Du Yu could see Desert Lynxes to his rear and on either side.

Their fur matched the environment so well it was like they were invisible!

Lin Shiwei made a snap decision: "Go! The peak top is our goal, don't waste energy here."

As her words fell, she squeezed the deer's sides with her legs.

"Nai~"

"Nai~~~" Bai Yujing followed Bai Lu, leaping away like a shot.

At almost the same instant, the Desert Lynxes realized they'd been discovered and pounced!

"Meow!"

"Meow!!!" A series of bristling, high-pitched shrieks—clearly agitated and furious.

They didn't recognize Dust Spirit Deer, but compared to tooth-breaking stones, these graceful creatures would be a delicious treat!

If nothing else, even if Dust Spirit Deer were tough, at least the Human Race were a sure meal!

They'd finally found food; how could they give up so easily?

Sprinting at lightning speed, Du Yu looked back and shouted, "No wonder so few people cultivate here—this is goddamn insane!?"

There were a full eight Desert Lynx behind them, all about the size of adult leopards. Every single one was a Celestial Level creature, most at the Celestial Level·Peak Stage!

In human society, lynx are mostly solitary.

But Desert Lynx as Demon Beasts are natural-born hunters, and know how to hunt in packs.

Are you kidding me?

The speed of Dust Spirit Deer is second to none, but today, they're up against a tough crowd!

The Desert Lynx were just as fast as lightning!

But their strength was also a drawback—they only have explosive speed and are crazy fast for short bursts.

Bai Yujing... is not only fast, but also wins out in stamina!

Dust Spirit Deer can maintain top speed forever—until the ends of the earth!

So this so-called chase should end quickly.

But before it's settled...

"Nai!" Bai Lu suddenly let out a deer cry.

"Nai~" Bai Yujing abruptly leapt left—a sand-and-earth cannonball flashed past the Immortal Deer's side.

Earth Demon Skill· Earth Cannon Heavy Strike!

"Run, run! Xiaobai, you got this!" Li Mengnan looked back at Bai Yujing, cheering loudly.

Bai Yujing might be Celestial Peak, but still a bit slower than Spirit Level·Bai Lu.

The two girls didn't dare summon more beasts; if they did while Bai Lu was in full gallop, any Demon Beast summoned would fall behind—and become lynx food.

"Meow!" Another sharp cry came from behind.

Du Yu's expression darkened. He pulled down the Demon Soldier Orange Juice slung across his shoulder as the Demon Arrow Array flared to life.

He spun and drew, nocking an arrow.

In his sights, the Desert Lynxes had formed a scattered charge as they rampaged forward.

The lead lynx, barking out commands, leaped onto a giant rock and sprang forward.

"Thunk!"

The bowstring went taut—a brilliant Orange Juice Arrow whistled through the air straight at its head!

"Meow! Owoo~ ooh~"

The leader's howl instantly turned into a whimper.

It was barely about to land before the Orange Juice Arrow knocked it back three or four meters!

"Whew..." The Desert Lynx skidded across the dirt, sending up clouds of dust as it dug in.

Just as the leader was sliding back, the others had already bolted ahead dozens of meters!

The speed of the lynx clan was really something!

"Ooh?"

"Meow~" In an instant, the lynx pack all veered and braked, looking back at their leader far behind.

With a single arrow, Du Yu put a full stop to that tense, thrilling chase.

"Yoo-hoo~" Li Mengnan cheered, her taut nerves relaxing at last.

Truly, you can always count on Du Yu!

The trio and their two deer vanished in a flash, with only the fading sound of a girl's cheers stabbing into the lynx pack's nerves.

"Thud!"

The lynx leader slapped the ground hard, cracking the desolate earth beneath its paw!

That tantrum was kind of human, too?

"Ooh~"

"Ooh..." The lynxes trotted back, as though trying to say something to their leader, but their voices only came out as soft, submissive whimpers.

They all crouched low, heads down, showing their submission.

The lynx leader clearly realized something, turning to look up at an angle.

Standing atop the boulder it had just leapt from was a massive figure.

It was another lynx, much larger than the others, with tufts of fur on its pointy, fluffy ears.

Even more striking, while the rest were desert yellow, this giant lynx had a gradient of silvery gray—noble and mysterious!

It stood high above, its feline eyes gazing down with elegance and disdain for the clan below.

Perfectly embodying the bearing of a true king!

"Ooh~" The lynx leader whimpered softly, stepping forward and bowing its head respectfully, expressing its submission.

The Silver Lynx leapt lightly down, one giant paw pressing onto the leader's head.

Along with a rending sound, the leader's head was forced inch by inch into the ground.

The Silver Lynx paid no mind to the creature beneath its feet; it gazed distantly ahead, softly calling, "Meow~"

On hearing the command, the members of the lynx clan all stood up and continued chasing north.

The Silver Lynx stepped off the leader's body and suddenly picked up speed.

Like a bolt of silver lightning, it flashed away...

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