102: Chapter 102 Evolution: All S-Rank, and you call this a newbie?

On the battlefield against the beast tide.

A long stretch of the city wall was paved grayish-white with fragments of demon cores, piled into a thick mound. Every time the Golden Scale Bubble Fish rolled over a pile of demon cores, they would instantly shatter.

More and more people were responsible for feeding it, and the number of people paying attention here was even comparable to those watching the battle.

They all wanted to see exactly how many demon cores this tiny fish could eat!

Boom...

Several loud bangs echoed outside the city.

The Beast Tamers from the three groups responsible for taking care of the Golden Scale Bubble Fish looked toward the source of the sound in unison.

They saw the three group leaders' pet beasts finish off their opponents almost simultaneously, killing six Lord-tier Demon Beasts on the spot.

The Green Wind Leopard killed one, the Di Yuan Python strangled one, and the remaining four were blasted by the flames of the Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon. A scorching heatwave swept in all directions, carrying a thick scent of roasted meat.

After a while, several demon cores were tossed from afar, landing near the Golden Scale Bubble Fish.

The Beast Tamers from the three groups rushed over, presenting the demon cores to the Golden Scale Bubble Fish like offering treasures. Although they weren't eating them themselves, the sense of participation in offering these treasures was very important.

Six demon cores, each the size of a pomelo, sparkling and shining brighter than any diamond under the sunlight.

The Golden Scale Bubble Fish had just refreshed its memory and let out a burp. It turned its head to see several demon cores, then looked at the Beast Tamers offering them, its eyes filled with confusion.

Eh?

Kind people?

Giving me such big demon cores to eat?

Whatever, eat!

The Golden Scale Bubble Fish didn't think much. With a flick of its tail, it lunged forward and began sucking frantically at one of the demon cores, the rainbow light in its eyes intensifying.

Meanwhile, not far away at the location of the three group leaders.

"Are this many demon cores enough?"

The Earth Group Leader looked at the Golden Scale Bubble Fish's performance, a flash of heartache in his eyes.

This battle was a total loss!

He had exerted a lot of effort, but not a single demon core had entered his pocket.

It was fine to have no harvest, but all these demon cores were given to a fish that came out of nowhere. After eating them, its level didn't rise, its quality didn't increase, and the key point was that it was a damn fish brain!

Its memory refreshed after a while; it didn't even know who gave it the demon cores and didn't even say "thanks"!

"The beast tide isn't over yet. When it ends, the feeding stops," Zhang Erniu said. "Or do you not want to know who this Breeder is anymore?"

"I never said that!"

"Oh, you don't want to know? Fine. Later, I'll take the Qingfeng Group's beasts there alone, and I'll tell you after the cultivation is done."

Zhang Erniu said with ill intent.

The Earth Group Leader's expression changed slightly, and he immediately shouted, "I never said that! Isn't it just some demon cores? I'm not short on them! Don't you dare try to destroy my friendship with the Qingfeng Group!"

Zhang Erniu sneered and didn't respond, but she finally tacitly allowed the collection of demon cores to continue, letting the Earth Group Leader breathe a sigh of relief.

"Something's not right," the Green Wind Group Leader suddenly spoke.

"What's not right?" the Earth Group Leader asked.

"You don't even understand this? You really are an idiot," Zhang Erniu looked out into the distance outside the city. "We've killed all the Lord-tier Demon Beasts, yet these beasts show no sign of retreating. I've asked other sections of the wall, and it's a similar situation."

"What does that prove?" the Earth Group Leader asked again.

"Calling you an idiot really wasn't wrong. What does it prove? It proves there's an even more powerful demon beast!" Zhang Erniu said.

The Green Wind Group Leader also nodded. "Be careful. Even Lord-tier Demon Beasts have to follow orders. It's hard to guarantee the boss behind the scenes won't be..."

Zhang Erniu and the Earth Group Leader didn't speak, but their expressions became increasingly cautious.

Monarch...

That wasn't something they could deal with.

Suddenly, a strange ripple spread from the distance.

In an instant, the wind stopped, dust hung suspended in mid-air, and the ears of both people and pet beasts were empty, with no sound at all.

"What's going on?!"

The Earth Group Leader cried out in surprise.

"It's coming!"

The Green Wind Group Leader and Zhang Erniu spoke in unison. The person was close, but the voice seemed to come from very far away.

The City Defense Bureau's alarm "beeped" five times in a row. This meant withdrawing low-level combat forces. Everyone who heard the sound recalled their pet beasts without a second thought.

It wasn't just humans.

The distant demon beasts shrouded in the strange ripples also began to retreat, as if clearing the battlefield for some powerful existence.

"What bad luck, the final battlefield is actually on our side," the Earth Group Leader grumbled.

Zhang Erniu and the Green Wind Group Leader gazed solemnly into the distance, but as far as the eye could see, besides thin dust, short demon beasts, and fallen trees, they didn't find any big guy that looked like the final boss.

"The three group leaders have worked hard. Next, please cooperate with me to kill this mastermind and end this beast tide."

A man in military uniform, with a tall stature and an empty left sleeve, strode toward the three of them.

Seeing this person, even the most irritable and arrogant Earth Group Leader couldn't help but stand up straight and shout with a look of awe, "Vice General Liu."

"It is our honor to fight alongside Vice General Liu," the Green Wind Group Leader said with a smile.

"Hehe... Brother Liu's style is as impressive as ever. Whatever you say, we'll do," Zhang Erniu said with a chuckle.

Liu Zhanxing, a famous general of the City Defense Bureau, had been in the army for over 30 years and had fought against alien races and beast tides no less than a hundred times.

In his most exaggerated feat, he killed tens of thousands of demon beasts plus over a dozen Lords with just one person and one beast, beating the demon beast leader of that time into submission and securing a long period of peace for a town.

Unfortunately, he later lost an arm, his soul was damaged, and his Mental Energy was insufficient, making him unable to sustain the continued growth of his pet beasts. He regretfully retreated to Ningyang City.

Otherwise, with his achievements and talent, he would be at least a Guardian with Monarch-tier strength by now.

Liu Zhanxing nodded upon hearing this and then raised his hand to summon.

A burst of black light shot from his hand and materialized outside the city, turning into a giant demon spider covered in spikes, as tall as a four-story building.

A Gold Grade 9 Seven-Star Demon Spider.

As soon as it appeared, terrifying demonic energy quickly spread along the ground, forming a massive Demonic Energy Spider Web on the floor.

Among the three group leaders' beasts, only the Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon's aura and size surpassed it by a bit. The Green Wind Leopard and the Di Yuan Python looked much smaller in comparison.

Liu Zhanxing looked at the Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon and sighed, "So good. It must be a Monarch now, right?"

"I wouldn't dare hide it from you. Monarch S-rank, cultivated by a young Senior Cultivator."

Although he knew the Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon's quality wasn't low, the evaluation of Monarch S-rank still shocked him deeply. However, compared to the shock of its quality, he was more curious about the latter half of the sentence.

"A young Senior Cultivator?"

"Yes."

"How young?"

"Not over 20 years old, a newcomer at Bright Moon Company. In one month, he rose from an Intern to the level of a Senior Cultivator. As far as I know, none of his cultivations have been below S-rank."

As Zhang Erniu's voice fell, even though Liu Zhanxing was mentally prepared, he was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment.

The Green Wind Group Leader was also petrified and only asked after a long while, "Evolutions are all S-rank, and you call this a newcomer?!"

Liu Zhanxing's body trembled slightly with excitement.

He knew his own situation; having lost an arm, his own Mental Energy had weakened, making it almost impossible to rely on himself to continue breaking through.

Even risking the evolution of his pet beasts to make up for his own lack of spiritual energy would require at least an A-rank evaluation to be barely enough.

But Monarch evolutions were rare to begin with, and high-quality ones were even rarer.

He had sought out no fewer than 10 Senior Cultivators. Due to his official status as a Vice General of the City Defense Bureau, those Breeders didn't dare to trick him and admitted they were not confident in cultivating to A-rank, and some even had extremely low confidence in cultivating to B-rank.

Over time, he had given up.

Now, a glimmer of hope had emerged. The other party might be very young, incredibly young, but his cultivation level was also incredibly high.

He could even cultivate a new species like the S-rank Volcano Dragon.

Cultivating the Seven-Star Demon Spider... should be no problem, right?

"What is his name?" Liu Zhanxing asked excitedly.

Zhang Erniu said, "Li Yu."

"Li Yu..."

The three of them repeated the name several times, secretly making up their minds to go find him as soon as the matter was over, lest someone else beat them to it.