84: Individual competition begins
Chen Fei headed straight for the Assassin Class beast pet eggs; looking at non-Assassin Class ones was useless since he couldn't form a contract with them.
After looking for quite a while, he found the limitations of the beast pet eggs were too great; most of their abilities overlapped with those of his Three Beasts.
Of course, those better beast pet eggs might have already been picked clean by others.
In the end, Chen Fei selected a beast pet egg with the Chaos Element; he wouldn't use it himself, but he could give it to his parents.
The existence of the Chaos Element definitely had more potential than the beast pets they currently had.
With that matter concluded, the Individual Competition officially arrived.
However, the Individual Competition was not publicly advertised, nor would it be shown through live streams.
As a result, Chen Fei didn't even know it was happening.
Furthermore, the Individual Competition was not a simple arena tournament.
The competition location was within an Artificial Secret Realm.
"The conditions for participating in this Individual Competition are that you must be under 20 years old and have the strength of a High-level Beastmaster or above.
All participants, come to me to receive a Spatial Token.
When you encounter unavoidable danger, remember to crush this token; it can teleport you out.
Special note: You may plunder each other's resources, but you must not maliciously kill your opponents."
There were only so many talented young people; the big shots behind the scenes did not want them killing each other over petty gains.
Their future lay in fighting the mist, not dying at the hands of their own people.
"Finally, the rules of the competition are very simple!
Regardless of who you encounter inside, either run or kick them out of the Secret Realm—it's that simple.
When only 100 people remain in the Secret Realm, those 100 will be the winners."
It was indeed simple and crude, completely simulating a survival environment in the wild.
The only difference was that you couldn't kill people.
"Alright, now first-year students and second-year students will each enter a separate Secret Realm."
The second-years were significantly stronger; putting them together would likely result in few first-years remaining, so they had to be separated.
"You three, stay safe. An Opportunity is not as important as your life. If anything happens, withdraw at any time."
From Shanhai Academy, only Chen Fei, Tang Jian, and Su Can were participating as first-year students.
The others weren't strong enough; going in would be a waste of effort.
Su Shanhai spoke again, "And Chen Fei, if you encounter those two, remember to help them out a bit."
"I understand, Principal!" Chen Fei promised.
As everyone entered the Secret Realm, the large screens outside displayed the headcount:
First-year: 966
Second-year: 2680
Furthermore, many Level 5 Bees equipped with cameras flew in, tracking everyone and providing real-time feedback on the situation.
After Chen Fei entered, the first thing he did was summon Little Gu and Wu Yun, then he surveyed his surroundings.
Taking a look, he was in a dense forest, and he could even hear the howls of Yao Beasts.
No one else could be seen nearby; they must have been scattered.
With a gentle wave of his hand, tens of thousands of Third Generation Gu Worms flew out.
In this environment, the Third Generation Gu Worms could perfectly serve as Little Gu's eyes to scout the perimeter.
"Some of you take to the sky, some scatter to the surroundings!"
Just as they took flight, Chen Fei heard the sound of flapping wings, followed by the appearance of a flock of Blood Feather Birds attacking the Third Generation Gu Worms.
Blood Feather Birds loved the insect race most; the formation of the Third Generation Gu Worms was a bit large, attracting them over.
What Chen Fei hadn't expected was that the first group of Yao Beasts he encountered here was already at Third-level Stage 4; many people probably wouldn't be able to handle this.
No wonder it was said that there was a certain level of danger within the Secret Realm.
They weren't allowed to kill people, but it didn't say they couldn't kill Yao Beasts.
"Little Gu, clear the field!"
This flock of Blood Feather Birds thought they were going to have a feast, but they didn't expect to run into a tough nut; they were slaughtered in minutes.
Over a hundred birds were completely wiped out!
Next, Chen Fei pushed forward all the way, whether it was Yao Beasts, spiritual plants, or people—he didn't let a single one go.
"Chen Fei, there's a person 2 kilometers to the northeast!"
"Then let's go!"
He had been inside for half an hour and finally encountered someone.
Chen Fei used the Hidden Origin Art and then quietly approached.
He found that the opponent was fighting a Third-level Stage 5 Armored Bear.
The Armored Bear was protecting a plant, a Tortoise Shell Peony.
This was a succulent-type spiritual plant, which had quite a significant effect on Tank Class and Defense Class Yao Beasts.
While they were engaged in battle, Chen Fei had Wu Yun use Shadow Stealth to sneak over to the Tortoise Shell Peony, pluck it, and then leave quickly.
Stealing things was an old trade for Wu Yun.
After Chen Fei got the Tortoise Shell Peony, he threw it into the Xirang Space.
The Second Generation Gu Worms and Chi Yu inside would help plant it.
Currently, he was under the surveillance of others, so it wasn't convenient for him to leave this Secret Realm.
In the blink of an eye, the Armored Bear discovered the Tortoise Shell Peony was gone; its eyes turned red, and it went into a frenzy.
It slammed a paw hard against the earth, and several large cracks split the ground directly, showing how immense its strength was.
It wasn't easy for Qian Feng's Three Beasts to take down the Armored Bear to begin with, and now that they were facing a frenzied Armored Bear, his face turned green.
"Damn it, which cursed little thief did this? Don't let me catch you!"
Chen Fei sat in a tree cracking melon seeds while watching the show; he would wait until they had fought enough before making his move.
Five minutes later, Qian Feng finally managed to cripple the Armored Bear.
The Tortoise Shell Peony was gone, so he would take the Armored Bear's heart and other things as compensation.
He then left quickly, not daring to linger on the spot, fearing the little thief who stole the Tortoise Shell Peony was watching from the side.
It could only be said that Qian Feng was still unwilling to let go of this Opportunity.
Otherwise, he should have just shaken off the Armored Bear and left instead of trying to take the things from its body.
Sure enough, even if Chen Fei didn't act, someone else arrived quietly.
Without a word, it was a sneak attack!
Qian Feng's Three Beasts had already gone through a major battle; before their status could recover, they encountered Mu Xiang attacking from behind and were simply no match.
In bitterness, he had no choice but to crush his token and leave, while Mu Xiang took the Opportunity to harvest the Armored Bear.
"This is a robbery, you're surrounded! Hand over the good things you've harvested in the Secret Realm!"
Mu Xiang quickly turned around, and he saw a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life.
Behind a single person stood over a hundred Third-level Beasts, along with dense, endless swarms of Gu worms...