In the wilderness hunt, there are no rules! Lin Yuan has become the prey?

Outside Yan Capital, at the entrance to the wasteland.

Dozens of ferocious-looking hovering war chariots, forged entirely from special alloys, stood quietly on the massive plaza like crouching steel behemoths.

Young scions from the major noble families of Yan Capital, clad in various specialized combat suits, gathered here. A unique scent—a mixture of excitement, tension, and a hint of blood—permeated the air.

In front of everyone stood a massive teleportation Formation.

Runes flowed across the ground, emitting a faint blue halo as they underwent final energy adjustments for the impending teleportation.

Through the morning mist, one could faintly see the blurred, wild silhouette of the distant wasteland.

Occasionally, the roar of a Yao Beast echoing from deep within that unknown land would cause the hearts of everyone present to involuntarily skip a beat.

Among the crowd, two figures were particularly eye-catching.

They were Chen Yu and Liu Mingxuan.

Chen Yu wore dazzling silver-white battle armor, his hand tightly gripping his Family's Legacy High Grade Black-Rank war blade, 'Windsplitter.' His sinister gaze, like that of a poisonous snake, scanned back and forth through the crowd, seemingly searching for a figure he hated to the bone.

Standing beside him, Liu Mingxuan was dressed in low-profile black martial attire. His powerful Qi Sea Realm Fifth Level Aura radiated subtly, ensuring that the disciples of second-rate families dared not approach. Between his fingertips, he unhurriedly toyed with a crystal-clear Yao Beast inner core, a confident, calculating sneer playing on his lips.

Surrounding the two were over a dozen core disciples from the Chen and Liu families, forming a clearly distinct small group.

“Young Master Liu, that trash hasn't arrived yet. Could he be scared?” Chen Yu lowered his voice, his tone filled with undisguised malice.

“Scared?” Liu Mingxuan gave a light laugh and stowed the inner core away. “For a person like him, the word 'scared' doesn't exist in his dictionary. However, it doesn't matter. As long as he dares to enter, this wasteland will be his burial ground.”

The two exchanged a tacitly ruthless look.

On the other side of the plaza, several equally powerful young prodigies occupied their own areas, exuding an Aura that warned others to stay away.

Xiao Long, the eldest grandson of the Xiao Family's Martial God Xiao Chengen, was built like an iron tower. He carried a giant battle-axe wider than a door plank as he laughed and chatted loudly with the ten-plus Xiao Family disciples behind him.

His Marrow Cleansing Realm Eighth Level Aura was wild and unrestrained, yet his gaze frequently darted toward the entrance, as if he were waiting for a good show to begin.

Song Yao, the daughter of the Song Family's patriarch, was like an elegant purple leopard.

Dressed in a tight-fitting combat suit with a coiled chain-blade hanging at her waist, she stood talking in low tones with Gu Ningxue, who was also in tight-fitting martial attire.

The two were old acquaintances, but within Song Yao's quick-witted eyes lay an undisguised ambition for this hunt.

At this moment of tension, with undercurrents surging between various factions...

A lazy figure, yawning and strolling leisurely, sauntered over from the distance.

It was Lin Yuan.

The moment he appeared, the originally noisy atmosphere of the plaza instantly fell silent!

Countless gazes converged upon him simultaneously!

He had one hand stuffed in his pocket, while the other held a bright red spirit fruit, which he crunched on as he walked.

That leisurely appearance formed an incredibly sharp and glaring contrast with the fully armed, battle-ready 'warriors' around him!

He didn't look like he was here for a life-and-death hunt at all!

He looked like he was here for a spring outing!

“I thought you would just sleep through it at the manor; I didn't expect you to actually show up.”

“You weren't kicked out of bed by Uncle Lin, were you?”

Seeing him like this, Gu Ningxue massaged her forehead helplessly and stepped forward to greet him with a joke.

The corner of Lin Yuan's mouth twitched imperceptibly as he took another large bite of the spirit fruit, offering no reply.

“Seems so.” Gu Ningxue smiled faintly. “It looks like even our Great God of Lying Flat has times when he has no choice.”

At the rear of the Chen Family's contingent, Chen Ruoxi stood quietly.

She wore an elegant long dress today, looking completely out of place in her surroundings.

Her father, Chen Tianhao, was speaking animatedly to Chen Yu, urging him to 'be sure to take the top spot and bring glory to the Family' and such.

From beginning to end, he didn't spare her a single glance.

Her gaze passed through the crowd and landed on the figure chatting and laughing with Gu Ningxue.

Subconsciously, her hand tightly rubbed the bronze hairpin she had reforged.

In her heart, there was both curiosity about that man's unfathomable strength and the grievance and bitterness of being completely ignored by her Family.

She really wanted to step forward, even if just to say a single word.

But in the end, she didn't move her feet, simply watching silently from a distance.

Just then.

“Silence!”

A thunderous roar exploded from the high platform!

A middle-aged man dressed in a dark green special operations military uniform, with general's stars on his shoulders, strode onto the platform.

His face was cold and stern, possessing a natural authority. The terrifying pressure of the Huagang Realm swept across the field like a tide, causing the breath of every young disciple to hitch!

In his hand, he held a black token symbolizing the highest military authority.

“The Wasteland Hunt will last for seven days!”

His voice was transmitted clearly to everyone's ears via an amplification Formation.

“You have only one goal—survive and earn points!”

“Slaying a Rank One Yao Beast earns 1 point! Rank Two, 10 points! Rank Three, 100 points! And so on!”

“The watch on each of your wrists serves as both your identification and your point storage device!”

Having said this, he paused, his cold gaze sweeping across the field like a sharp sword.

“One last rule, and it's the most important one!”

“Eliminating any participant allows you to seize... all the points in their watch!”

Boom!

These words were like a heavy bomb, completely detonating the crowd!

Everyone was stunned!

Eliminate opponents and seize all their points?

What kind of hunt was this?

This was clearly encouraging them to kill each other!

In an instant, the way countless people looked at the companions beside them changed!

Original cooperation and friendliness were instantly replaced by vigilance and greed!

Grins of undisguised ferocity appeared on the faces of Chen Yu and Liu Mingxuan!

This rule was practically tailor-made for them!

The middle-aged instructor seemed extremely satisfied with everyone's reaction.

A cold arc pulled at the corner of his mouth.

Then, he spoke again: “Remember, within the wasteland, there are no rules and no limits! You may form teams freely, or... do as you please!”

“Now, the hunt...”

“Begins!”