185: The third rule rune

Those mercenary groups, as well as professional guilds and hunting teams, immediately noticed the newly appearing task through their administrative staff responsible for monitoring mission statuses.

Divine Wild Guild.

Lei Xiaoming, responsible for external task assignments, rubbed his eyes in disbelief when he saw such a task, suspecting he might have misread it.

But after rubbing his eyes, he found that what was before him was still the four-and-a-half-star task.

“Holy crap, four and a half stars.”

Lei Xiaoming controlled his excitement and quickly clicked into the task page, meticulously reviewing its requirements.

“Using a King-Ranked Beast as a reward, that’s a bit strange.”

But upon seeing the information for the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit, he picked up his terminal and called the person saved as 'Boss'.

“Boss, I’ve found a four-and-a-half-star task here…”

Similar scenes continuously unfolded in various guilds and hunting teams.

However, as it was a four-and-a-half-star mission to hunt a Wild Rank beast, there were only a few guilds or hunting teams capable of undertaking it.

Most guilds and hunting teams could only sigh in admiration; the reward of fifty million spirit coins and a Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit was truly attractive.

News agencies that caught a whiff of the 'scent' also reported on it.

“Shocking: A four-and-a-half-star task reappears after five years.”

“Who is the mysterious individual who issued a four-and-a-half-star task?”

“What kind of task could possibly warrant such a generous reward?”

“Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit—the emergence of the strongest resource-type Beast.”

“The reward for a four-and-a-half-star task, is the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit a scam?”

…

Just an hour after Luo Chen posted the task, news about the four-and-a-half-star task and the authenticity of the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit quickly went viral on the Star Network.

However, Luo Chen, who had logged out of the Star Network, did not receive such information, and he had chosen to post anonymously. He was still a relatively unknown figure in the capital, so he believed these commotions had nothing to do with him.

Luo Chen looked at Li Wenhao, who had come to find him early outside his door, seemingly wanting to take him out. He asked with some confusion, “Senior Brother, what is this?”

“Didn’t the teacher ask me to help you get familiar with the surroundings? So, today we’re going to see where Artifact-Type Beasts are born.”

Luo Chen thought for a moment, remembering that there was indeed such a matter. It seemed he wouldn't be able to select some Beasts for evolution today. Luo Chen promptly changed his original plans.

“Quickly summon your Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane, let me experience it.” After Luo Chen stepped out of the room, Li Wenhao urged him impatiently.

Luo Chen had no objection and summoned the Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane with its white base and green patterns.

Then the Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane condensed white clouds, forming two separate seats. After Luo Chen and Li Wenhao sat down, it thoughtfully created a transparent wind shield for them.

For Luo Chen, who was slightly afraid of heights, this not only provided a strong sense of security but also allowed him to observe the surrounding environment.

“Cool.” Compared to the calm Luo Chen, Li Wenhao was clearly more excited.

His fingers explored the white cloud he was sitting on, and he commented, “This is much more comfortable than the backs of many flying Beasts.”

Luo Chen smiled, “Senior Brother, which way do we go?”

Li Wenhao looked around and pointed to a position slightly south of east, “Fly this way until you see a red mountain range, then you can stop.”

Luo Chen gazed into the distance in the direction Li Wenhao pointed but did not see the red mountain range he spoke of, likely because it was too far to see at the moment.

“Caw!”

The Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane let out a clear cry, then the surrounding wind elemental energy fluctuated, carrying Luo Chen and Li Wenhao behind it like arrows shooting into the high sky.

Luo Chen looked down from his seat made of white clouds and saw layers of mountains, like emerald green scales protruding from the ground.

Looking forward, he saw the vastness of heaven and earth, as if one's spirit was also elevated.

The Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane soared freely between heaven and earth, the mountains below rapidly passing behind them.

Luo Chen was completely immersed in the beautiful scenery, a unique rhythm flowing around him.

Sensing the fluctuation, Li Wenhao looked at Luo Chen, a slight smile involuntarily appearing on his lips. This junior brother's talent was truly extraordinary; he could even comprehend rule runes like this.

The Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane's speed was very fast, and the red mountain in their view grew larger and larger.

When they were still dozens of kilometers from their destination, the fluctuations around Luo Chen suddenly became intense, and then a smooth, emerald green rune appeared before him.

Luo Chen looked at his third rule rune, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes, then he retracted the rune into his spiritual world.

“Congratulations, Junior Brother, for comprehending a rule rune. You'll soon advance to Wild Rank.”

Luo Chen pursed his lips and smiled a little sheepishly, “Thank you, Senior Brother.”

“Junior Brother, what kind of rule rune was that just now?”

Because the comprehension of runes is very complex, even runes of the same character can appear very differently.

Therefore, when it comes to rule runes, it is difficult to explain their specific meaning based solely on their appearance.

“Mountain forest. Those two runes represent the meaning of these two words.”

Li Wenhao looked at the mountains below, a look of understanding flashing in his eyes, and pointed at the nearby mountains, saying,

“There are many Artifact-Type Beasts inside. Since you have comprehended a rule rune, you can directly choose a favorite Artifact-Type Beast from within and take it with you this time.”

As the two spoke, the Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane had already reached the red mountain range at some unknown point and was slowly descending.

As they got closer to the red earth-covered ground, Luo Chen could feel the surrounding temperature rising, but these temperatures were acceptable for him, given his current physique as a King Rank Nine Stars Beast Master.

“Little Crane, fly to the mountaintop. We need to enter from there.”

Hearing Li Wenhao's words, the Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane dutifully flew towards the mountaintop, quickly reaching the very peak.

Here, it was shaped like a volcano. Luo Chen stood at the edge of the position behind the volcano and looked inside, finding it a fiery red expanse.

Not only that, but in mid-air or in the molten lava below, countless artifacts of various shapes were floating.

Just from Luo Chen's vantage point, he could see not only knives, swords, staffs, cauldrons, seals, zithers, and more.

And the sense of spatial distortion made Luo Chen realize that the space inside the volcano's mouth had been expanded.

Luo Chen swallowed, “Senior Brother, are we going down?”