100: Lei Zhan's invitation to go on a mission (uploaded today on mobile phone, two chapters merged into one)

Thinking this, Li Ziyu made a decision.

He was about to speak to the young woman.

Hunting fierce beasts yields high returns, but it also carries significant risks.

Most students are unwilling to take on such tasks.

This, however, meant less competition for him.

He just wasn't sure if he could take on that S-rank Black Dragon King hunting mission by himself.

Li Ziyu asked the young woman the question on his mind.

"Uh... Student Li Ziyu, you want to take on an S-rank hunting mission alone?"

The young woman's surprised eyes widened in disbelief when she heard Li Ziyu wanted to complete the mission of hunting the Grade 4 fierce beast Black Dragon King by himself.

She had thought that recommending a B-rank mission to Li Ziyu was already quite risky.

She never expected Li Ziyu to ask for an S-rank mission...

And he even wanted to do a mission that required a team by himself.

The young woman was momentarily speechless.

But after a moment, the young woman shook her head with a hint of apology:

"I'm sorry, Student Li Ziyu."

"Our university has a rule that team missions must be completed by two or more people; you cannot take them on alone."

"Student Li Ziyu, I know you are very strong, but I still recommend you start with B-rank missions and work your way up."

"Once you've adapted, you can gradually increase the difficulty."

The young woman looked at Li Ziyu with a serious expression as she spoke.

Li Ziyu was a little disappointed.

It seemed he couldn't take on that S-rank hunting mission alone.

Dragon-type fierce beasts were much rarer than ordinary fierce beasts.

They were hard to encounter in the Wilderness Area, and their value was incomparable to common fierce beasts.

The value of a single dragon-type fierce beast was at least ten times that of a fierce beast of the same type!

The missions in the Modu University mission hall all had detailed surveys of the fierce beasts' activity ranges.

This meant you could go directly and kill them.

"Tsk, the corpse of a Grade 4 dragon-type fierce beast is worth at least hundreds of millions, possibly even billions."

"And there's a thousand points, which can be exchanged for quite a few things."

"What a pity."

Li Ziyu sighed, feeling unwilling.

Hunting fierce beast missions.

For others, they might be dangerous missions that no one wants to take on.

But for him, who possessed the Martial God System, this was simply a benefit tailored for him!

"It seems I can only take on A-rank hunting missions."

Thinking this, Li Ziyu prepared to hand over his hand ring to accept the mission.

"Student Li Ziyu, you're here to accept missions too, right?"

"I wonder if you're interested in that S-rank team mission?"

Before Li Ziyu could hand his hand ring to the young woman, at that moment, he heard a clear voice from behind him.

Li Ziyu turned his head to look.

The speaker was a well-built and sturdy young man with a resolute face and a buzz cut.

The young man was wearing a black tight-fitting combat suit.

At this moment, he was staring intently at him with a pair of bright, piercing black eyes.

Li Ziyu also noticed that there was a Mutual Aid Society emblem on the chest of the Short Hair Youth's shirt.

"Hiss! Is that Lei Zhan, the president of the Mutual Aid Society?! Why is he here?"

"Holy crap, the top-ranked combatant is here to find Li Ziyu?! And it's right after Li Ziyu defeated Nangong Hao, who was ranked second. Something's going to happen."

"Lei Zhan isn't here to get revenge for Nangong Hao, is he?"

Lei Zhan, president of the Mutual Aid Society?

Here to cause trouble?

"Speak your mind if you have something to say."

Li Ziyu frowned, looking at Lei Zhan in front of him.

"Heh, I'm not here to cause you trouble, Student Li Ziyu."

"Modu Martial Arts University is all about the winner takes all."

"It's Nangong Hao's business that his strength is inferior to yours."

"If he's not as skilled, even though I'm the president of the Mutual Aid Society, I wouldn't stoop to getting revenge for others."

Lei Zhan smiled as he looked at Li Ziyu and continued, "I'm here because I want to invite you to complete that S-rank hunting mission with me!"

"The National Youth Martial Arts University League is about to begin."

"Since you defeated Nangong Hao, we will definitely represent Modu University in the competition."

"In the National Youth Martial Arts University League, besides the individual arena segment, there's also a segment where we battle against high-grade fierce beasts."

"High-grade fierce beasts are incredibly ferocious, and if one doesn't have enough experience facing them, their strength will be greatly diminished."

"Coincidentally, we have an S-rank hunting mission here. While earning academic credits, we can also familiarize ourselves with fighting high-grade fierce beasts. It's hitting two birds with one stone!"

Lei Zhan looked at Li Ziyu with a sincere expression:

"Student Li Ziyu!"

"I know that with your current strength, my invitation to hunt the Grade 4 high-grade fierce beast Black Dragon King might be a bit much for you."

"But there's a segment in the National Youth Martial Arts University League that involves challenging high-grade fierce beasts."

"If you want to achieve good results in the Martial Arts University League, this step is unavoidable."

"Don't worry, when fighting the Black Dragon King, I'll be the main force in front."

"You just need to help me with formations and support from the side."

Lei Zhan's face was sincere.

He spoke these words from the bottom of his heart.

He truly thought highly of Li Ziyu.

He felt that by joining forces with Li Ziyu, they might actually achieve a good ranking in the National Youth Martial Arts University League.

However, he still had selfish motives.

Because every team participating in the Martial Arts University League had to select a team captain.

Typically, the strongest person would take on this role.

He believed himself to be the strongest at Modu Martial Arts University.

He was determined to secure the position of captain.

Inviting Li Ziyu to complete the S-rank hunting mission together would not only train Li Ziyu's mindset when facing fierce beasts but also allow him to demonstrate his strength to Li Ziyu through the battle with the Black Dragon King, prompting Li Ziyu to voluntarily give up competing for the captaincy.

Killing two birds with one stone!

"This mission, it can't be completed by one person?"

Li Ziyu frowned and asked, confirming once more.

His tone, which sounded like he was stating a fact, made Lei Zhan pause.

Complete it alone?

What was he thinking?

Lei Zhan didn't know whether Li Ziyu was fearless due to ignorance or what was going on.

Lei Zhan smiled and shook his head:

"Student Li Ziyu, you probably haven't had experience fighting Grade 4 fierce beasts, so you can't imagine how terrifying they are."

"The destructive power of a Grade 4 fierce beast is absolutely incomparable to those low-grade fierce beasts you've encountered before."

"I know you can defeat Nangong Hao, so you're at least a Grade 4 Martial Artist."

"But I'm telling you, facing the Grade 4 high-grade fierce beast Black Dragon King, let alone being a Grade 4 Martial Artist, even if you're a peak Grade 4 Martial Artist, it's not enough!"

Lei Zhan's expression was grave, and his tone was serious:

"Fierce beasts have an innate advantage over humans in strength; they are naturally stronger than humans."

"Moreover, the Black Dragon King is a rare dragon-type fierce beast; its defense, attack, and speed far surpass fierce beasts of the same grade!"

"If you go hunting the Black Dragon King alone, that's definitely courting death!"

"You might still not believe it."

"But let me tell you this: this S-rank mission to hunt the fierce beast Black Dragon King isn't just available to our Modu Martial Arts University; the other four universities can also take this mission."

"But do you know how long this mission has been hanging in the mission hall?"

Before Li Ziyu could answer, Lei Zhan held up a finger.

"A year? That's not very long."

Li Ziyu was surprised.

"No!"

"It's been there forever!"

"Since the founding of the four universities, this mission has always been in the mission hall."

"Initially, it was a solo mission, but after too many failures and no one completing it, the university changed it to a team mission."

"But even after it was changed to a team mission, no one has ever completed it."

"As a result, this mission has now become an obsession for every batch of students."

"If it weren't for your appearance, I wouldn't dare to take on this mission."

"It was the strength you displayed in your battle with Nangong Hao that gave me hope of completing this mission!"

Lei Zhan looked at Li Ziyu, his expression serious, as if afraid Li Ziyu would refuse.

Lei Zhan stepped forward, his tone and expression sincere:

"Student Li Ziyu, I know that hunting fierce beasts is very dangerous."

"But fierce beasts are rampant outside now. If everyone chooses to protect themselves, then Daxia will not be far from ruin!"

Lei Zhan's expression was sincere, his face earnest.

Currently, very few students at Modu Martial Arts University are willing to accept fierce beast hunting missions.

They are all pursuing the so-called limits of martial arts.

Some even hide in deep mountains for over a decade, just for the sake of so-called breakthroughs.

Lei Zhan could only scoff at this.

"Oh, you're still thinking about going to the battlefield to defend your country?"

"I thought you were taking the Martial Hall path."

Li Ziyu was stunned, looking at Lei Zhan with some surprise.

The outside world always said that most people from the Mutual Aid Society would join the Ji Dao Martial Hall after graduation.

Martial Artists from the Martial Hall were meant to cultivate and not concern themselves with outside affairs.

He didn't expect Lei Zhan to be different.

His awareness was quite commendable.

Li Ziyu thought for a moment.

He had made up his mind.

He wanted the rewards from the S-rank mission.

Thinking this, Li Ziyu walked to the counter.

He swiped his hand ring and said to the young woman at the reception, "I want to accept the S-rank Black Dragon King hunting mission."

"Also, take on the other two A-rank hunting missions and five B-rank hunting missions for me."

The young woman was stunned. "Stu... Student, are you sure you want to take on so many fierce beast hunting missions?"

Lei Zhan was also stunned when he saw Li Ziyu accepting so many fierce beast hunting missions at once.

Li Ziyu accepting so many fierce beast hunting missions at once, he was even more patriotic than him!

Lei Zhan couldn't help but feel admiration.

However, he still stepped forward and advised, "Student Li Ziyu! I know you have a strong desire to serve the country, but please don't be impulsive!"

"We just need to take on one Black Dragon King hunting mission; the other missions can wait until later."

"Otherwise, if we do them all at once, even with the two of us working together, we won't be able to handle it!"

Lei Zhan's face showed admiration, and his gaze was sincere as he advised Li Ziyu.

Li Ziyu looked at him with a strange expression:

"Who said I was going to do it with you?"

The Black Dragon King mission had a strict requirement for a team.

For these solo missions, of course, completing them alone yielded higher returns.

"Ah! You're not thinking of completing so many hunting missions by yourself, are you?!"

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

Lei Zhan's eyes widened, his expression astonished.

However, Li Ziyu ignored him.

Instead, he turned and spoke to the stunned young woman again.

Only then did the young woman, with a look of admiration, assign the missions to Li Ziyu.

When returning the hand ring to Li Ziyu, the young woman looked at him with a blush:

"Senior Li Ziyu, you are my idol, go for it!"

...

"Holy cow, I never thought Student Li Ziyu's awareness was so high. Fierce beast hunting missions are usually never taken on."

"Tsk, I was a bit jealous of Li Ziyu before, but now I've decided, from now on, I'm a fan of Senior Li Ziyu!"

"Handsome, strong, and with such good character, Senior Li Ziyu is the GOAT!"

Seeing Li Ziyu accept a large number of dangerous fierce beast hunting missions without batting an eye, everyone in the mission hall showed admiration.

Even some people from the Mutual Aid Society looked at Li Ziyu with a strange expression.

...

Three days later, an airship several hundred meters long and wide landed on the apron of the Daxing Base, located on the edge of the Daxing Wilderness Area.

The cabin door opened.

Hundreds of men and women, dressed differently but all exuding a formidable aura, walked out down the stairs that had descended.

Li Ziyu and Lei Zhan were among them.

As Li Ziyu followed the crowd out of the apron, he scanned the undulating mountain range in the distance.

The mountains stretched endlessly, covered in trees.

From time to time, the deafening roars of fierce beasts could be heard from within.

Seeing Li Ziyu looking into the distance, Lei Zhan smiled and explained to Li Ziyu:

"The Daxing Wilderness Area was originally a vast, boundless forest."

"After the third World Echo, large numbers of fierce beasts descended upon Blue Star."

"They not only destroyed and occupied most of humanity's towns,"

"but these vast forests were completely taken over by fierce beasts, becoming their paradise."

"Within this vast and boundless forest, who knows how many fierce beasts lurk."

"However, because there are more fierce beasts here, martial artists who consider themselves strong often come here to train or hunt fierce beasts to earn cultivation resources."

"The official authorities are also happy for martial artists to hunt fierce beasts, so they built the Daxing Supply Base on the edge of the Daxing Wilderness Area."

"There are dozens of other supply bases like this built on the edge of the Wilderness Area."

Lei Zhan explained as he led Li Ziyu towards the center of the base.

Li Ziyu nodded.

Indeed.

He had noticed since getting off the airship that very few ordinary people came to the Daxing Base.

They were all strong-aura martial artists wearing combat suits and carrying weapons.

From the martial artist badges pinned to their chests, it could be seen that Grade 3 and Grade 4 Martial Artists were the most common.

Noticing Li Ziyu's gaze, Lei Zhan smiled and explained again:

"Wearing a martial artist badge on your chest serves two purposes: first, it allows for immediate screening of teammates when forming a team; second, it acts as a deterrent."

"After all, in the wilderness, fierce beasts aren't the only danger."

As Lei Zhan spoke, he took out a martial artist badge from his pocket.

It shimmered with a platinum luster.

Three stars were embedded in the center, representing a Grade 4 Martial Artist.

Lei Zhan was actually a Grade 4 Martial Artist.

Li Ziyu's eyes flickered.

To be able to become a Grade 4 Martial Artist in his senior year, Lei Zhan could indeed be called a prodigy.

He hadn't seen many Grade 4 Martial Artists along the way.

Li Ziyu thought to himself.

"Because most of the fierce beasts in the Daxing Wilderness Area are around Grade 3 to Grade 4, most of the martial artists who come to the Daxing Wilderness Area are also of this rank."

"My Grade 4 Martial Artist badge can save us a lot of trouble in the Daxing Wilderness Area."

Lei Zhan said.

As expected, as soon as he took out his badge, which represented his status as a Grade 4 Martial Artist, the gazes around them, which had initially been scrutinizing and ill-intentioned, all turned to apprehension and reverence.

They scattered like birds and beasts.

"See, Student Li Ziyu?"

"Just my Grade 4 Martial Artist badge alone has this effect."

"If you take out your badge too, then no one in the Daxing Wilderness Area will dare to provoke us."

Lei Zhan smiled and said to Li Ziyu, "Take out your badge and wear it on your chest too, Student Li Ziyu."