28: Chapter 28 A Brick-Level Ferocious Beast! A Mysterious Woman!

The traces of the Vicious Beasts' fight last night were still clearly visible. Broken tree trunks, dried bloodstains, and even half a beast bone with tooth marks were scattered on the ground. The air was filled with a faint scent of blood mixed with the dampness of the morning dew, making one's heart tighten.

"How did it become like this..."

Jiang Yun frowned as he looked around.

When he was chasing the Nether Spider yesterday,

he could still recognize the traces along the way, but after a night of Vicious Beast infighting, those familiar trees were either snapped in half or burned to charcoal. Even the originally clear path had been trampled beyond recognition.

He tried to recall the direction he came from, but everywhere he looked was unfamiliar. The distant tree canopies merged together like a black ocean, making it impossible to tell north, south, east, or west.

"If I head in the wrong direction and go deeper into the Core Area, I might really be finished here."

Jiang Yun felt a bit panicked. His hand unconsciously reached into his storage ring, wondering if he should fire a Signal Flare to attract the coaches' attention.

But thinking of the roars of those eighth-tier, ninth-tier, or even Silver Rank Vicious Beasts outside the cave last night, he quickly withdrew his hand.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down: "Let's wait a bit longer. Maybe Coach Lin and the others are already looking for me."

Just as Jiang Yun finished speaking,

three orange-red lights suddenly lit up on the horizon!

It was a Signal Flare!

Jiang Yun suddenly looked up. In the sky dozens of miles away, three Signal Flares exploded in sequence, their fiery red glow becoming the best beacon in the sky.

"They really have been looking for me!"

Jiang Yun was excited at the sight.

This pointed out the direction for him perfectly.

It seemed that after Yunyun and Zhang Qiang went back, they must have told Coach Lin the news of his disappearance. The coaches hadn't given up on him and were still searching for him.

But then he froze as another thought occurred to him.

The Signal Flares were actually so far away.

"I didn't expect I ran so far yesterday..."

Jiang Yun gave a bitter smile.

He finally understood why the Vicious Beasts he encountered were getting stronger. He had long since crossed the edge of the Core Area and blundered into the true depths of the Core Area.

With a direction, Jiang Yun didn't dare to delay and immediately hurried toward where the Signal Flares had lit up.

He summoned the Fire Dragon Fish and let it stay by his side on alert.

Along the way, they did encounter many Vicious Beasts.

There were Black Iron Fifth Tier and Black Iron Sixth Tier ones that were all instantly killed by the Fire Dragon Fish, becoming nothing more than a welcome gift.

There were also attacks from eighth-tier or even ninth-tier Vicious Beasts, but Jiang Yun commanded the Fire Dragon Fish to use Fire Domain Cage to trap them, taking the opportunity to detour and escape.

After all, what they needed to do right now was escape for their lives.

So there was no need to fight to the death with those tough Yao Beasts.

After running for about five or six kilometers, Jiang Yun's breathing gradually became rapid, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Just as he was about to stop and catch his breath, the Fire Dragon Fish suddenly stopped. Its body tensed up, the flames on its scales began to tremble, and even the dark golden horns on its head drooped slightly.

This was a sign of fear!

It seemed to have encountered an extremely terrifying existence.

"What's wrong, Little Fire?"

Jiang Yun's heart sank as he followed the Fire Dragon Fish's gaze.

In the next second, he felt a terrifying aura coming from ahead.

It wasn't the blood-scented pressure of a Black Iron Rank Vicious Beast, but a suppression originating from the depths of the Soul. It was like an invisible mountain pressing on his chest, making even breathing difficult.

Even the Beast Taming Power within his body was boiling and trembling.

The ground began to vibrate slightly. It wasn't the vibration of a Vicious Beast running, but a slow, heavy tremor. Every vibration caused small cracks to open in the soil underfoot. Surrounding leaves rustled down, and even the air seemed to freeze.

"This... what kind of aura is this?"

Jiang Yun's heart pounded, and his fingers were cold.

He could feel that this aura was more than one level stronger than the Icefield Snake and Netherworld Spider King he had encountered before, even more terrifying than the aura of those ninth-tier Vicious Beasts outside the cave last night!

The Fire Dragon Fish's body shook even more violently. Its tail was pressed tightly against the ground, and it didn't even have the courage to look up.

As a beast with a Pseudo-Dragon Bloodline,

it was actually suppressed by this aura to the point where it couldn't move. This meant the opponent's Realm and Rank were far above its own!

"Go back quickly!"

Jiang Yun made a prompt decision and immediately recalled the Fire Dragon Fish into the Beast Taming Space.

He knew that against an existence of this level, the Fire Dragon Fish not only couldn't help, but would instead expose their position due to Bloodline suppression. He quickly bent down, crawled into a nearby bush, and covered his mouth tightly with both hands, not even daring to breathe loudly.

The vibrations grew closer and more intense.

Through the gaps in the bushes, Jiang Yun saw the trees ahead start to shake. An ancient tree that would take four or five people to encircle suddenly snapped with a "crack." It wasn't blown down by the wind, but forcibly smashed by something!

Then, a massive creature appeared in his sight.

It was a Vicious Beast that looked like a Qilin but wasn't one.

It stood about twenty meters tall, higher than a three-story building.

Its body was covered in silver-blue scales, which were filled with fine thunder patterns. Every scale gleamed with a metallic luster under the sunlight.

A spiral horn grew on its head, with purple lightning coiled around the tip, crackling with a "pop." Occasionally, a small bolt of lightning would strike the ground, blasting a hole half a meter deep.

Its four thick legs were like stone pillars, and its claws were dark gold. When it stepped on the ground, it could easily crush rocks into powder.

The most peculiar thing was its tail. The end of the tail wasn't hair, but a condensed ball of lightning. Every time it swung, several bolts of lightning would shoot toward the surrounding trees.

"This... what kind of Vicious Beast is this! Such a terrifying aura! Just what Rank of Vicious Beast is it!"

Jiang Yun's pupils constricted, and he didn't even dare to breathe heavily.

What shocked him even more was that a girl seemed to be standing on the head of this Thunder Qilin Beast.

The girl looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a long white dress.

Her hair was very long and light purple, cascading down her back like a waterfall. Small bolts of lightning occasionally flashed through her hair.

She wasn't wearing shoes, standing barefoot next to the Thunder Qilin Beast's horn. Her toes were white, and she stood as steady as Mount Tai on the cold scales.

Although she was standing on the head of a twenty-meter-tall terrifying Vicious Beast, she gave off a sense of being aloof and independent, as if the surrounding blood and danger had nothing to do with her. She was just a passerby.

"Who is she? Why is she standing on the head of such a terrifying Vicious Beast? Is she a Beast Tamer? Is this terrifying Vicious Beast her beast?"

Jiang Yun's heart was full of doubts.

Curiosity drove Jiang Yun to activate Entry Manifestation. His gaze fell upon the Thunder Qilin Beast, and a light blue light screen instantly unfolded. The information on it made him gasp:

【Species】: Thunder Qilin Beast (Thunder Attribute, Qilin Bloodline)

【Realm】: Brick Stone Sixth Tier

【Aptitude】: Falling Star Rank

【Innate Talent Skill】:

Thunder Judgment - Extraordinary: Releases a giant bolt of lightning from the horn, capable of instantly killing Vicious Beasts below Brick Stone Third Tier; damage to metallic targets is doubled;

Qilin Heaven-Treader - Transcendent Rank: Tramples the ground to trigger a thunder-attribute earthquake. All targets within range fall into a "paralysis" state for 1 second;

Thunder Pattern Shield - Rare Level: Thunder patterns on the scales form a shield that can withstand all physical and elemental attacks below Brick Stone Fifth Tier;

Lightning Teleportation - Rare Level: Teleports a short distance using lightning. Maximum teleportation distance is 1 meter, with a 5-second cooldown;

Thunderstorm Domain - Rare Level: Forms a 5-meter diameter Thunderstorm Domain around itself. Deals thunder-attribute damage to enemies every second within the Domain for 3 seconds;

Bloodline Legacy - Rare Level: Can gradually activate the Qilin Bloodline within its body by devouring thunder attribute spirit stones or Vicious Beasts, improving its Aptitude level.

【Evolution Path】: Current Aptitude is Falling Star Rank. Can evolve into Eclipsing Moon Rank Aptitude by absorbing "Qilin Blood." Unlocks the "Qilin True Form" skill after evolution.

"Brick Stone Sixth Tier... Falling Star Rank Aptitude... and six skills, with two of them being Transcendent Rank..."

Jiang Yun was incredibly shocked.

Every piece of information made his heart churn.

This was the first time he had seen such terrifying Vicious Beast information through Entry Manifestation.

Between Black Iron and Brick Stone Rank, there are four whole major Realms: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Amethyst.

It could be said

that any single skill from this Thunder Qilin Beast could probably kill him and the Fire Dragon Fish thousands of times over.

"Who exactly is she? To be able to drive such a terrifying beast of this level..."

Jiang Yun's gaze fell once more on the girl atop the Thunder Qilin Beast.

He hesitated for a moment but decided to use Entry Manifestation to check her information.

He wanted to know what her background was.

But when the Entry Manifestation light screen unfolded,

Jiang Yun froze completely...

What was displayed on the light screen was actually not human information...

It was still information for a beast...

And this information was even more terrifying than the Thunder Qilin Beast's...