Lin Chen fixed his gaze, and his pupils almost split in shock.

He had always seen demons on television, but now, for the first time, he was facing a real demon.

The Demon Bull's eyes were deep and terrifying, its horns more than twice the length of Xiaobai's, utterly pitch-black.

Even from a distance, its demonic king aura was palpable.

When the Demon Bull appeared, Lin Chen vaguely heard the sound of dragging chains and a cow's bellow, then he looked more closely.

The shadow of the Demon Bull was enshrouded with ten chains of sealing, its eyes like burning blood moons.

Seeing the moment had come, Xiaobai let out a bellow.

Lin Chen stared intently; he had already guessed this fifth skill was an active skill.

With Xiaobai's bellow, the ancient Demon Bull ancestor spirit bound by chains above its head roared to the sky, then broke two of the shortest chains and made a diving charge motion.

At that moment, the presence of the Demon Bull dominated the whole scene.

Lin Chen didn't feel much discomfort, but Xiaobai and the Little Fox found it hard to breathe.

The instant the chains broke, it raised its massive head, letting out a thunderous roar like a clap of thunder, as if it was a declaration of its freedom.

Then, the ancient Demon Bull lowered its head, preparing to charge, its enormous body like a black meteor, rushing forward with overwhelming momentum.

Wherever it passed, the ground split into huge ravines, the surrounding sand and stones shattered and flew into the air.

Finally, it slammed forward with force, and a destructive power erupted instantaneously, blasting the giant wooden stake in front into pieces.

After the explosion, the Demon Bull's figure vanished, leaving the world in silence, with only the traces of destruction on the ground proving it had been there!

This reminded Lin Chen of a particular phrase:

An attack that conquers rivers and mountains!

....

Gulp!

Lin Chen swallowed hard.

The Little Fox swallowed its saliva, while the Big White Bear simply drooled.

Unlike Lin Chen and the Little Fox, Xiao Hei also adored the aesthetics of brute force.

This extreme form of violent beauty was something it deeply coveted.

"Moo!"

At this moment, Xiaobai looked back at Lin Chen, and upon sensing Lin Chen's emotions, Niu Niu let out a joyful call.

It seemed Lin Chen was quite pleased with his fifth skill.

Lin Chen stepped forward to ask, "Xiaobai, how's your strength now?"

Xiaobai felt it for a moment, then told Lin Chen that after releasing the Demon Bull Appearance, more than half of its Beast Power was depleted.

Hearing this, Lin Chen couldn't help but take a sharp breath.

The barbaric bloodline of Tier Four was just the entry ticket for the Demon Bull Appearance...

If Xiaobai hadn't mastered Tier Four's barbaric bloodline power, wouldn't it mean Xiaobai wouldn't be able to keep using the fifth skill after awakening it?

But on reflecting on the power displayed by the Demon Bull Appearance, it indeed exceeded expectations.

Even if it drained the Tier Four barbaric bloodline, it was still understandable.

Lin Chen smiled; Xiaobai's fifth skill was even more formidable than he had imagined.

Now it seemed the outcome of this Beast Fighting Conference was very promising.

Lin Chen didn't believe their spirit beasts could unleash such power.

....

"...Demon Bull Appearance, high consumption, high power...."

Lin Chen began taking quick notes while recalling Xiaobai's evolution process.

Thinking carefully, Xiaobai's evolution had clues.

Xiaobai's significant mutation could be traced back to the Soul-Calming Hoof.

Being a demon-related skill itself, then Xiaobai awakened the barbaric bloodline.

This skill, needless to say, was entirely due to being eroded by demonic nature.

Following this, the fourth skill was the Eternal Damnation Demon Horn, equivalent to an open card play.

Now this fifth skill could be understood as Xiaobai gradually unsealing the divine power of the demon within.

Lin Chen also knew that Xiaobai was treading further down the path of demon cultivation, but thankfully there was no distinction between justice and demonic paths on Blue Star now.

The spirit beasts cultivating dark attributes were mostly of demonic nature.

Blue Star's laws also stated that attributes should not define divine or demonic, but rather focus on the individual.

So in this regard, Lin Chen wasn't worried.

While writing, Lin Chen recalled the ten chains during the Demon Bull's appearance.

"Xiao Hei, was it two chains that the Demon Bull's shadow broke free from?" Lin Chen asked the Big White Bear.

No need to look, the Big White Bear must have watched the most closely.

The Big White Bear nodded.

This made Lin Chen ponder slightly...

Could it be that the evolution for the Demon Bull Appearance frees two chains with every stage upgrade?

If that's the case, it would be quite intriguing.

When all ten chains are completely broken, will this Demon Bull run away?

Putting away such thoughts, Lin Chen closed the diary.

Today was the day of their triple breakthrough, so of course, they had to celebrate properly.

Lin Chen had the Celestial Shadow Guard purchase a batch of ingredients, and they all had a good meal together at night.

After the meal, Xiaobai and Xiao Hong went immediately into cultivation.

One practiced with horns, the other with fire, leaving the Big White Bear cleaning up with a sense of loss.

"I'm already at Level 17 now, not far off." Lin Chen started to draw a picture of the future.

The Big White Bear nodded heavily, regaining its spirits.

...

On the very night Lin Chen celebrated their breakthroughs, a group of people gathered in a secret manor in White Emperor City.

Among these people, there were all different racial backgrounds.

Looking at their levels, all were frighteningly high.

The highest was Level 80.

The weakest among them was Level 73.

Including Tyler, there were nine in total.

But Tyler was just at Level 60, clearly not taking part in this operation.

"... Your leader should have informed you about the target of this operation." Tyler spoke up.

The eight people on the scene focused their eyes quickly.

They, of course, knew.

Their target was to attack the National Preceptor of Cangling Ancient Country.

To attack their National Preceptor within Cangling Ancient Country, this was almost a suicide mission.

Among these eight, some were lured by interests from the House of Representatives, but even more were coerced.

The familiar method of Youlan Empire was coercion.

The highest-ranking Level 80 Beastmaster was coerced to come; otherwise, he wouldn't be here.

"Rest assured, I've arranged your escape route." Tyler said, "You just need to use your spirit beasts to attack Zhong Nan, not to kill him."

"Once the probing is done, you may leave."

"But..."

Tyler's pupils contracted, saying, "Let me warn you upfront, if you are unfortunately captured, your sponsors are the Hidden Cultivation Association."

The world is not only about nations, but also some forces independent of countries.

The foremost among them is the Hidden Cultivation Association.

However, its reputation is not too good, known for committing arson, robbery, and murder, therefore defined as a terrorist organization by the Six Great Countries.

Youlan Empire's crackdown on the Hidden Cultivation Association was the most severe.

But what the other Five Great Countries didn't know was that two years ago, Youlan Empire sent an elite squad that secretly executed the head of the Hidden Cultivation Association, Bandon Skey, and now the association is under Youlan Empire's control.

Most of the assassins sent this time were from the Hidden Cultivation Association.

After all, Cangling Ancient Country is not a small nation, and a thorough investigation would follow.

If it's discovered that Youlan Empire is behind it, then Cangling Ancient Country would demand an explanation, even at the risk of initiating a national war.

"When will the operation take place?" asked the Level 80 Beastmaster.

"I don't know yet, for now, stay here and don't go outside, remember that point."

After saying this, Tyler left.

He didn't actually know when to act; it all depended on information from Gu An.

....

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

The next day was the match against Beiming Country, and the Spirit Academy's physicians evaluated Ning Tian's spirit beast injuries again, ultimately concluding that it couldn't compete.

Everyone was mentally prepared for this.

Daoist Zhang also found the three captains, Wu Chen, and said, "The higher-ups have given the task, aim for the top two, so this battle should be full force."

After speaking, Daoist Zhang told Wu Chen, "The second-year class has already lost a point, so your task is to secure two victories if possible."

Wu Chen nodded.

The strength of Beiming Country's lineup this time wasn't weak, based on current intelligence, Cangling Ancient Country was at quite a disadvantage.

After saying this, Daoist Zhang looked at Lin Chen and said, "Your freshman squad is crucial, ideally winning all three matches."

"....." Lin Chen wiped his sweat and said, "Instructor, you really have faith in us."

Daoist Zhang just smiled without a word.

Three victories were an aspiration, but two wins, Daoist Zhang believed Lin Chen and his team could achieve, especially with him and Fang You.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.