126: Chapter 126 Conquering Cilantro, the Ferocious Beast Attacks

"That... that guy actually purified that madman Yamashita Tetsuya!"

On a large tree far from the Sakura Country palace, Aaron Helens felt the terrifying aura surging within the palace, and his expression turned extremely grim.

"As expected, those guys from Xia Country were right. This Zhou Bai is a madman who ignores the big picture!"

Feeling the faint, terrifying aura inside, Aaron Helens muttered to himself.

"If that madman Yamashita Tetsuya goes crazy, even I..."

At this thought, Aaron Helens' expression flickered uncertainly.

"No, I must continue to weaken those guys' forces!"

Aaron Helens immediately made a decision.

Then, Aaron Helens turned and left...

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The afternoon of the third day.

"Zhou Bai-kun, please spare me, I'm really going to die!"

Inside the Forbidden Array, Hashimoto Kana looked at Zhou Bai with a pitiful expression, looking as if she were about to completely break down.

"Then do you remember your status now?"

Zhou Bai patted Hashimoto Kana's softness and then said disdainfully.

"I remember. I will always be Zhou Bai-kun's little **, and I'll only give myself to Zhou Bai-kun in this life!"

Hashimoto Kana said hurriedly.

"Good, it seems you've reached an understanding. Between Sakura Country and me, what do you choose?"

Zhou Bai continued.

"Zhou Bai-kun, Zhou Bai-kun is my Emperor!"

Hashimoto Kana added.

Hearing Hashimoto Kana's answer, Zhou Bai showed a satisfied expression.

Then, Zhou Bai stopped eating Kana and let her rest well.

Zhou Bai looked at his learning points: [3,120]

After more than thirty study sessions, Zhou Bai successfully conquered Kana, and at the same time, his learning points broke the 30,000 mark.

"I can continue to upgrade the Indestructible Thunder Body. Plus, I've planted a mole inside Sakura Country; it might be useful at a critical moment!"

Zhou Bai muttered to himself.

Then, Zhou Bai pulled his thoughts back and pulled Hashimoto Kana into his arms, soothing her restless heart.

"You know what to do after you go back, right?"

After a while, the two tidied themselves up. Zhou Bai tilted Hashimoto Kana's chin up and said.

"Zhou Bai-kun, I understand. I won't reveal our relationship. I am still Sakura Country's rising genius, the future Goddess of Sakura Country!"

Hashimoto Kana looked at Zhou Bai with a face full of reverence and whispered.

"By the way, Zhou Bai-kun, this is a fierce beast egg I obtained from a Thunder Valley in Sakura Country. I'll give it to you!"

Hashimoto Kana took out an egg with faint thunder patterns from her space ring and handed it to Zhou Bai.

"Mm, I'll take it. You can head back now."

Zhou Bai nodded.

"Yes, Zhou Bai-kun!"

Hashimoto Kana then stood up and left, limping.

After Hashimoto Kana left, Zhou Bai didn't linger either. He prepared to return to his palace room to upgrade himself.

However, just as he put away the Forbidden Array, Zhou Bai heard a series of intense crashing sounds and shouts from outside.

Zhou Bai frowned slightly; the sounds were coming from outside the Xuanhuang Fortress.

"I'll go back and cultivate first."

Zhou Bai ignored it. Upgrading the Indestructible Thunder Body again would give him a physical body comparable to a Sixth-Order Fierce Beast, which would be a massive boost for him.

Moreover, the increase in physical strength would speed up the tempering of his five internal organs; the two complemented each other.

"God Bai, you're finally back! The fierce beasts outside have suddenly gone mad and started attacking our Xuanhuang Fortress. Everyone is out there killing beasts to earn points!"

As soon as he returned to the palace, he heard a familiar voice.

A pale-faced Xu Xiu was in the hall recovering his Qi and Blood Power.

At this moment, Xu Xiu had surprisingly broken through to become a Fifth-Rank Martial Artist. Clearly, Zhou Bai's help in purifying the violent Qi and Blood Power a few days ago had been a huge help.

"Fierce beasts are attacking our Xuanhuang Fortress?"

Zhou Bai's eyebrows shot up, his eyes filled with surprise.

"Yeah, it started yesterday. I don't know what's gotten into those beasts, but this is also an opportunity. The contestants of the World Martial Arts Competition are taking this chance to hunt beasts and climb the rankings!"

Xu Xiu continued.

"Alright, I got it. I'm going back to cultivate now."

Zhou Bai nodded, not caring too much.

The defenses of the Xuanhuang Fortress were incredibly formidable. Unless a Beast Emperor above the Ninth-Order Beast King level attacked, it would remain rock solid.

And in this Ancient Mystic Realm, there had never been a precedent for a Beast Emperor making a move.

It was unknown whether there were no Beast Emperors or if they were hidden deeper within.

"Okay, God Bai, go ahead!"

Xu Xiu didn't say much else and spoke slowly.

Soon, after recovering his Qi and Blood Power, Xu Xiu immediately left the room to go outside the fortress to fight for points and fierce beast inner elixirs.

"System, add points to Indestructible Thunder Body!"

After entering the room, Zhou Bai didn't hesitate and immediately added points to his Indestructible Thunder Body.

[Ding! Consumed 2,000 learning points. Indestructible Thunder Body upgraded to the Fifth Level. Current remaining learning points: 11,200.]

As Zhou Bai added points to the Indestructible Thunder Body, his body began to undergo a massive transformation.

An incredibly powerful force appeared out of nowhere, constantly nourishing and strengthening Zhou Bai's physical body.

Zhou Bai's aura was continuously evolving toward that of a Thunder Sovereign, like a King of Thunder...

"I might as well temper my five internal organs too, to speed up the improvement efficiency!"

After his body entered the transformation phase, Zhou Bai then took out a fierce beast inner elixir and activated the Thunder Breathing Technique, absorbing the massive Qi and Blood Power from the elixir to continuously temper his kidneys.

Time passed slowly like this.

...

The outskirts of the Xuanhuang Fortress.

A large number of fierce beasts were continuously battering the defensive lines of the Xuanhuang Fortress.

Although the vast majority were low-order fierce beasts, there were still many Fifth-Order, Sixth-Order, and even Seventh-Order Beast Kings launching fierce attacks.

The many guardians of the Xuanhuang Fortress were constantly slaughtering these fierce beasts.

The contestants of the World Martial Arts Competition were doing the same. These genius ability users showcased their skills, slaughtering the beasts, and meanwhile, many contestants' scores were rising rapidly.

"Is this the strength of Aaron Helens? So powerful!"

At the edge of the battlefield, Xu Xiu looked at Aaron Helens in the distance, who was like a messenger of light, and muttered under his breath, his eyes filled with shock.

Aaron Helens could be seen strolling leisurely through the beast horde, with dazzling light surging around him.

Wherever the light touched, Fifth-Order Fierce Beasts were easily melted. Though it appeared holy, it effortlessly claimed the lives of the beasts.

Even Sixth-Order Fierce Beasts became much weaker under the radiance of this light and were easily slain by Aaron Helens.

"Among those Sixth-Rank experts in the top five of the leaderboard, which one isn't a freak?"

On the other side, Qin Hao looked at the top-ranked ability users from other countries and spoke slowly.

Xu Xiu nodded. Those few SSS-grade ability users were simply monsters.

Andre of Big Goose Country, Anthony of Perfume Country, James of Sunset Country, Yamashita Tetsuya of Sakura Country, and their own Ye Wushang of Xia Country—all of them possessed absolute dominance on this peripheral battlefield...

Their points were also skyrocketing. A casual move from them resulted in gains that Xu Xiu would have to work hard for a long time to match.

"However, that Yamashita Tetsuya from Sakura Country—his methods are too sinister. If I didn't know his talent, I would've thought he belonged to some evil cult..."

After a while, Xu Xiu looked toward the battle zone of the Sakura Country contestants and muttered in a low voice.

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