23: Devour, then evolve

At the foot of the Guling Mountain Range.

On the fifth day after Shen Ying left for Qingbei University, Qingyang had also completed his deployment.

Next was the ultimate slaughter.

In the quiet living room, Qingyang looked at King Kong, Colorful Parrot, and the Ant Queen outside the door, but his attention was focused on his own attributes.

[Species: Black Gold Cold Poison Jiao (Exotic Beast).]

[Realm: Fourth Order Early Stage.]

[Strength: 100.]

[Speed: 100.]

[Defense: 100.]

[Devour Points: 0.5.]

[Skills: Winter Black-striped Freeze (can instantly release a low temperature of -235℃) Cooldown: 24 hours.

Backwater Extreme Sacrifice (all own attributes × 5 times, lasts five minutes, after which all own attributes return to one.) Cooldown: 120 hours.]

The Fourth Order was like a watershed; successfully advancing meant becoming the King of Ten Thousand Beasts from then on.

The reason for this was also that upon advancing to the Fourth Order, one would gain a new skill.

This also created the most obvious difference between the Fourth Order and the Third Order, especially in terms of combat power.

After Mao Qiu left, the Ant Queen shamelessly began slaughtering Mao Qiu's subordinates.

In just five days, the Ant Queen had continuously broken through, and her aura had now stopped at the Peak Second Order.

From this, one could roughly guess how many Treasure Seeking Rats this fellow had killed.

Just as Qingyang was contemplating his newly acquired skills, the Ant Queen outside the door made a buzzing sound and spoke.

“It’s been investigated clearly. Currently, in your territory, besides the Fierce Beasts that submit zhen crystal, our targets this time are three Peak Second Order Fierce Beasts and nine Mid Second Order Fierce Beasts.”

Consumables like zhen crystal were simply not enough for so many Fierce Beasts.

Therefore, slaughter was the ultimate destination.

In fact, when Qingyang broke through to the Fourth Order, due to the aura he emitted, Huang Shan had summoned Qingyang many times.

But because he didn't understand what the other party meant, Qingyang didn't go to the appointment, focusing instead on improving his strength.

Rolling up the remaining thirty zhen crystal on the table and devouring them, Qingyang's cold vertical pupils narrowed. He immediately walked out the door and headed towards his territory in the Guling Mountain Range.

Along the way, the Ant Queen had already monitored all the targets for this hunt and continuously guided Qingyang forward.

Compared to the Ant Queen, the Colorful Parrot seemed absent-minded.

The reason was also very simple: this fellow had found a new way out.

The cause of the matter started with the time the Colorful Parrot gave Huang Shan a towel.

It was said that the Super Fierce Beasts in the core area were currently looking for Fierce Beasts that could speak Human language, though it was unknown what for.

And the Colorful Parrot just happened to meet all the conditions.

This fellow wanted to switch jobs.

The core area was a mysterious place all Fierce Beasts yearned for. Seeing the Colorful Parrot so absent-minded, Qingyang finally spoke personally.

“Hiss hiss~ (Colorful Parrot, you should go find Huang Shan).”

As soon as he said this, the Colorful Parrot immediately turned his head and loudly said in a hoarse voice: “What mountain? What Huang? Qing Yang, did you misunderstand something? I, Colorful Parrot, am not that kind of bird.”

Qingyang also expressed understanding towards the Colorful Parrot's justification.

So after patiently listening to this fellow's sophistry, Qingyang continued to patiently explain: “Hiss hiss~ (Those big figures in the core area,

even a little bit that flows out from their fingernail gaps is enough for you to grow rapidly. When I took you in back then, I treated you as a simultaneous translator. Now that Yingying has left, your role isn't very big by following me. Go, forge a Beast life that belongs to you.)”

The Colorful Parrot left. That dog thing ran away on the spot without any reluctance, leaving Qingyang, who was originally prepared to waste more words, dumbfounded on the spot.

Although it left the snake a bit speechless, after sorting out his emotions, Qingyang still followed the Ant Queen and walked towards the location of the first Fierce Beast.

The Salamander Tiger, with strength reaching the Peak Second Order. Although its name contained 'tiger', its appearance was more akin to a gecko or a giant salamander.

A small lake, no, it should be called a small reservoir. The Salamander Tiger was lying in the grass, leisurely sleeping soundly.

As an amphibious Fierce Beast, the Salamander Tiger could fight land Fierce Beasts upon coming ashore and also find fish-type Fierce Beasts in the water. Its diet was extremely wide, which was also the reason why it could advance so quickly.

When Qingyang and the Ant Queen arrived near this reservoir one after another, they immediately noticed the figure of the Salamander Tiger at first glance.

Although its body length was only one meter, the fierceness it emitted kept all other Fierce Beasts away from the surroundings.

Seeing this scene, Qingyang concealed his aura and slowly crawled towards the opponent from the grass.

As a Peak Second Order Fierce Beast, the Salamander Tiger also had its own group of subordinates, a full ten subordinates ranging from Mid to Late First Order.

Just as Qingyang was less than ten meters away from the Salamander Tiger, the Salamander Tiger, who was originally sleeping soundly, instantly opened its eyes and looked around vigilantly.

Although it sensed something, it was too late. Qingyang's full twenty-meter-long black-gold body suddenly wriggled, and his twenty-centimeter-long fangs were already open, biting towards the opponent.

Without any surprise, a Peak Second Order facing a Fourth Order, especially under a sneak attack, the Salamander Tiger was killed directly after a brief struggle.

Next, a cruel scene appeared. A twenty-meter-long Black Python opened its bloody mouth and directly devoured the Salamander Tiger.

[Devour Points +9.]

The moment the Devour Points appeared, Qingyang also slowly turned his head, his cold vertical pupils looking at the Ant Queen behind him.

The Red Fire Ant Queen had given herself a very domineering name, Red Fire Ant Queen.

Red Fire Ant Queen, who witnessed the entire process, trembled slightly under Qingyang's gaze.

In the distance, Qingyang's gaze moved slightly, looking at the large reservoir in front of him, and said.

“Hiss hiss~ (The Salamander Tiger's subordinates are handed over to you. Leave none alive. Remember to keep the Fierce Beasts that are small in size and high in realm, and you can devour all the others.)”

As the sound rang out, Red Fire Ant Queen immediately nodded, and at the same time, the two antennae on her head began to flash.

Before long, soldier ants as thick as arms, each emitting a Mid to Late First Order aura, began to take action.

Watching Red Fire Ant Queen also disappear at the edge of the forest, Qingyang's pupils flickered slightly.

Currently, in the outer western district of the Guling Mountain Range, which is Huang Shan's territory, the Beast Guard slots are already saturated.

With changes happening every day like this, the competition among Fierce Beasts was also becoming increasingly fierce.

This subordinate, Red Fire Ant Queen, is ambitious and meticulous, but Qingyang is somewhat uneasy about this fellow.

The only thing he can do now is to slowly build friendship with the other party the longer she follows him.

Compared to Red Fire Ant Queen, Qingyang was more at ease with King Kong.

So finally, after summoning King Kong, Qingyang immediately took him and headed towards the location of the second Peak Second Order Fierce Beast.

Yes, Qingyang needed to cultivate King Kong, training him into the first enforcer subordinate who could contend with Red Fire Ant Queen.

But because King Kong was simple-minded, and his strength was currently stuck at the Mid Second Order, he simply couldn't contend with Red Fire Ant Queen without Qingyang's help.