41: Enter the fog
Looking at the two Third-level Beasts before him, Chen Fei was extremely excited.
Less than four months had passed since his Awakening.
Yet, both his and his beast pets' strength had developed by leaps and bounds.
This progress already completely crushed his previous life; just thinking about it felt great.
Clenching his fists, Chen Fei began to consider his future path of development and the choice for his third pet.
Poison, Parasitism, Incubation, Soul, Illusion, and Dreams were all covered.
What kind of Yao Beast should the third one be to make up for his deficiencies?
Chen Fei was naturally tempted by time and space-type Yao Beasts.
However, there were very few in the entire continent; they could be sought but not easily found.
Seal-type Yao Beasts were also good—sealing speed, movement, and the Soul. If they were a bit stronger, they could Seal the heavens, lock the earth, and Seal time and space.
If he could learn the Great Sealing Art, he could practically walk sideways among those of the same rank.
However, while the idea was beautiful, reality was harsh.
The rarity of Seal-type Yao Beasts was even greater than that of pure-blooded Dragon Clans.
What a headache!
He took a stroll through the beast pet shops in Baiyue City but couldn't find a Yao Beast that suited him.
Forget it, forget it, I'll leave it to Opportunity!
Forcing things never works; some things depend on fate... Since I've already become a High-level Beastmaster, it's also time to take Chi Yu out for some actual combat.
The best choice was the Baiyue Mountain Range currently shrouded in mist before him.
However, before entering the mountains, he had to make some preparations.
Sufficient food, drinks, and some protective gear.
He went directly to the contribution points exchange area.
Besides increasing a soldier's sense of honor, a second-class merit had many other benefits.
The most practical was receiving 600 contribution points, which finally reached Chen Fei's hands after a few days of processing.
Adding this to what he had before, his balance returned to 3,800 contribution points.
Secondly, with this second-class merit, as long as he became a High-level Beastmaster, he could have priority in applying for a captain position.
However, after some consideration, Chen Fei gave up on applying.
One reason was that he wanted to devote himself entirely to the cultivation of his beast pets.
The other was the attribute of his beast taming.
Since all his beast pets were of the Assassin Class, it meant that both now and in the future, he was more suited to being a lone wolf.
Only in this way could he maximize the attributes and mobility of the Assassin Class.
If he could launch a sneak attack, why fight head-on?
If he could release poison, why waste physical energy?
Chen Fei's goal was clear: he only wanted things that could save his life.
After the dream crisis incident, Chen Qingyun had purchased some life-saving items from Jiang Nan.
Items to protect dreams and the Soul; although they were all one-time-use products, at least he didn't need to worry about safety in those areas in the short term.
What he needed to prepare next were items to protect his life by resisting damage head-on.
[Crystal Shield: Worth 200 contribution points.
Created by an 8th-stage Level 4 Nine-Turn Crystal Snake.
When encountering danger, crushing the Crystal Key can form a Crystal Shield that can resist the vast majority of physical and elemental attacks from Level 4 beasts, lasting for 30 seconds.
Note: One-time consumable item.]
Nine-Turn Crystal Snake?
Isn't that Xing Shaoshan's beast pet!
Oh, so this is how he earns contribution points.
As long as someone exchanges for a Crystal Shield, he can obtain a certain amount of contribution points.
That's so damn clever!
Could I imitate that?
Chi Yu possesses Soul, Dream, and Illusion abilities; no matter which aspect, there's great potential!
Little Gu earns slaughter value, and Chi Yu earns contribution points. Hmm... a perfect match!
[Sonic Barrier: Worth 200 contribution points.
Created by a 5th-stage Level 4 Six-Eared Clear Sound Bat.
When used, it can block attacks from sonic-type Yao Beasts below 7th-stage Level 4.
Note: One-time-use item.]
Oh ho, Six-Eared Clear Sound Bat?
Isn't that Dad's Yao Beast!
Then why would I need to buy it? I can just ask him for it.
In the end, Chen Fei exchanged for one Crystal Shield, one Thunder Shield, and one Ice Shield, spending 600 contribution points.
He also took three Sonic Barriers from Chen Qingyun, and some life-saving and healing potions from Xia Zhixue... After making sufficient preparations, Chen Fei took advantage of a moment when no one was watching to use the Hidden Origin Art to conceal his aura and head toward the Baiyue Mountain Range.
“The Hidden Origin Art is still very useful, but it costs a hundred thousand slaughter value to upgrade it to the Peak level. That's a bit expensive!”
After entering the outer perimeter, Chen Fei summoned Little Gu and Chi Yu, then slowly made his way toward the middle zone.
The Yao Beasts in the outer perimeter were too weak; they weren't even qualified to serve as practice for Chi Yu.
At the same time, Chen Fei had Little Gu mobilize the Corpse Control army.
With the mutated Silver Thread Entanglement, they could often capture Yao Beasts of even higher strength.
Currently under control were:
2 5th-stage Third-level Yao Beasts.
12 4th-stage Third-level Yao Beasts.
36 3rd-stage Third-level Yao Beasts.
There were even more 2nd-stage and 1st-stage Third-level ones; Chen Fei couldn't be bothered to count them.
This Yao Beast army going out was enough to sweep aside a large number of High-level Beastmasters.
As for geniuses like Jiang Yiyi, the current Chen Fei was not yet confident he could defeat them.
Given Jiang Yiyi's family background, her beast pets were likely at least S-rank.
The most fearsome ones were those S-rank beasts with rare skills; sometimes, numbers didn't necessarily provide an advantage against them.
To catch the bandits, first catch their leader!
Once Little Gu was controlled, it would be game over.
At the junction of the inner and middle zones, Chen Fei only made small detours around here, not daring to go deeper continuously.
The incident with Chu Chongsheng was still fresh in his mind; it was better to take it easy.
As he walked, Chen Fei suddenly stopped; the ground ahead was soft.
Looking closely, the soil was very moist, and there were even some puddles.
If he wasn't mistaken, this should be swampy terrain.
In this world, one should never easily venture into any swamp. Besides the constantly sinking ground, the most terrifying thing was the Yao Beasts hidden beneath, full of the unknown.
“Little Gu, have Gu Er control the Ghostly Phantom Bee to come over. With its speed, even if there really is something in the swamp, it should have time to escape!”
The Ghostly Phantom Bee was originally able to suppress the sound of its wings, but at this moment, it deliberately made noise, flying around the swamp several times before stopping.
After waiting a while, there didn't seem to be much movement.
Wait!
Ripples appeared on the puddles... then the swamp trembled as a colossal creature leaped out from within.
It was a crocodile-type Yao Beast with its back and head covered in sharp spikes...