202: Eat the spiritual fruit

Feng Zhengde felt a secret, wild joy in his heart. If only this pet beast belonged to him...

Although he was a top-tier legendary Beastmaster, the grade and level of his pet beasts had only just barely passed the assessment threshold.

Furthermore, the top-tier legendary rank wasn't an assessment by the Beast Association; it was granted five years after passing the legendary Beastmaster assessment. Only then would the Beastmaster Association conduct a review and issue a badge upon approval.

Feng Zhengde had only barely passed the top-tier legendary Beastmaster review in the last two years.

He was nearly sixty years old, let alone incomparable to many young talents; within the circle of top-tier legendary Beastmasters, he was a figure of meager strength.

She was just a student of Nanya, so young, how could she deserve such a good pet beast!

Feng Zhengde couldn't help but start plotting in his heart how to kill Gu Xiaoyue during this beast tide without anyone noticing.

He glanced at the soldiers and Beastmasters fighting all around. There was no one stronger than him.

He thought for a while, but really couldn't come up with a way to let Gu Xiaoyue die in the beast tide while still obtaining this deer pet.

After all, there were many eyes, and such a pet beast would certainly be coveted by many. Although his strength was the highest, he likely wouldn't be able to handle being outnumbered.

The most critical point was that the military was present; if they said it was to be confiscated, his small arms could never overpower the military's thighs!

It would be better to wait until the beast tide ended before making a move!

As everyone fought on, nearly a hundred beasts from this wave of mature ninth-rank fierce beasts had been killed.

Just as everyone thought this wave of attacks was about to end, a bird's cry pierced the sky!

Immediately after, answering cries and the fluttering sound of wings flapping erupted!

A Lord-level Eight-Winged Golden Eagle, leading dozens of mature ninth-rank and mature tenth-rank flying fierce beasts, appeared above the battlefield in the sky.

Those huge bird wings almost blocked out the sky, and the weather instantly turned much gloomier.

Hearing the bird's cry, Gu Xiaoyue suddenly opened her eyes and sat up.

Chu Li frowned and said, "The third Lord-level fierce beast has arrived!"

"Don't worry, a top-tier legendary volunteer has come, so we should be able to hold them off." Seeing Gu Xiaoyue's brows knitted together, He Zhiyong knew she was worried.

"A top-tier legendary one?" Gu Xiaoyue looked at Feng Zhengde not far away and the pet beast he was commanding.

At a glance, she could tell that this so-called top-tier legendary master was nothing but trash!

A slightly stronger legendary Beastmaster could probably pin him to the ground and rub his face in the dirt.

Coupled with the fact that he seemed to be over sixty, as age increased, apart from combat experience, all other indicators were likely starting to decline.

Most importantly, not only had a Lord-level fierce beast arrived, but there were also dozens more flying fierce beasts. Without flying pet beasts of matching strength to fight, those on the ground would only be left to take a beating!

"I'll go and stall for a while!" Chu Li, who had rested for a period of time, spoke up, propped herself up, and jogged into the battlefield, entering a combat state.

Gu Xiaoyue immediately lay back down; recovering stamina was the priority now.

"Brother Zhiyong, Colonel Qian Ce hasn't arrived yet, right?" She asked with her eyes closed.

"Yeah, if he had arrived, the reinforcements from the rear would have all reached the battlefield." He Zhiyong's answer was the same as what Gu Xiaoyue had thought.

Actually, they were both very anxious; whether or not Colonel Qian Ce could arrive was the key to winning this beast tide.

Of course, the Dragon Kingdom had more than just Colonel Qian Ce as a high-level combatant. It was just that this beast tide had come suddenly, the Dragon Kingdom was too vast, and other high-level combatants were too far away. Distant water could not put out a nearby fire.

Colonel Qian Ce was already the strongest combat power that could be deployed within the regional range. Coupled with the other top-tier legendary master Feng Zhengde, it was just enough to resist this beast tide.

As soon as Chu Li entered the battle, the Fire Phoenix was suppressed completely.

Gu Xiaoyue clearly felt Qingqing in the Yu Beast Space anxiously wanting to go out and help.

"I'm also very anxious, but after this whole day, I'm too tired. It will be fine once reinforcements arrive; Chu Li won't let anything happen to the Fire Phoenix."

She comforted Qingqing with her thoughts, though in reality, she didn't have much confidence herself.

She stuffed a few pieces of chocolate into her mouth, then stuffed in a few pieces of jerky. Her stamina could be replenished a bit, but what about her Mental Power?

Gu Xiaoyue's brain raced; as of now, she didn't know of any spiritual plants that could quickly replenish Mental Power.

However, she had spiritual fruits and spiritual springs in her Yu Beast Space; could they have any effect?

It's just that those were all for pet beasts to eat, often worth hundreds of millions, so no one would probably be willing to eat them. But how would she know without trying?

Gu Xiaoyue took out a tianling fruit, a Soul Exchange Fruit, a hua yu fruit, and a large cup of Xisui Spring Water from the Yu Beast Space.

She took a bite of each fruit and gulped down several large mouthfuls of Xisui Spring Water. Her eyes lit up afterward—it was effective!

The hua yu fruit had a better effect than the tianling fruit, and the tianling fruit had a better effect than the Soul Exchange Fruit. She simply took out several hua yu fruits and began to munch on them.

They were a bit sour and astringent, not exactly delicious, but she could clearly feel her Mental Power rapidly recovering.

"Are you eating—" He Zhiyong's eyes were about to pop out.

He watched with his own eyes as Gu Xiaoyue munched on a hua yu fruit worth 400 million star coins, his mouth almost unable to close!

Gu Xiaoyue shoved a hua yu fruit to him. "Brother Zhiyong, this can restore Mental Power; you should eat some more chocolate to replenish your stamina!"

He Zhiyong held the hua yu fruit, feeling somewhat at a loss. One bite costing over 100 million star coins—how could he bring himself to eat it!

Seeing him struggling, Gu Xiaoyue shoved two more to him. "Brother, restoring Mental Power is more important right now. If you can't bear to, I'll just give you two more!"

Gu Xiaoyue turned her head and gave He Zhichen two as well.

She sat quietly with her eyes closed for a few minutes, ensuring that the states of Xiao Qi, Yinglong, and Hou had also mostly recovered, before standing up and rushing to the battlefield.

To face the Lord-level Eight-Winged Golden Eagle, she still needed to ensure that her flying pet beasts had sufficient combat power.

Gu Xiaoyue took out a few more hua yu fruits and shared them with Chu Li and Shui Lingyu. Shui Lingyu fought mainly with Mental Power, so naturally, he needed one more.

"I just tried it; it can restore Mental Power! You guys eat too!"

Chu Li asked her with some concern. "This is for pet beasts to eat; is it okay for humans to eat it? Will there be side effects?"

Gu Xiaoyue understood that Chu Li was worried about her, but in the current situation, if they couldn't quickly restore their Mental Power, there were only two paths. To be a deserter and flee the battle, or to be exhausted and die on the battlefield.

Shui Lingyu only hesitated for a second before shoving the hua yu fruit into his mouth. Although they weren't soldiers, they would absolutely not flee the battle. If living was already a luxury, then what did side effects matter?

Of two evils, choose the lesser; let's get through this crisis first!

Gu Xiaoyue couldn't answer Chu Li's question; she truly didn't know. Seeing Shui Lingyu munching on the hua yu fruit, Chu Li no longer hesitated and stuffed the hua yu fruit into her mouth in one bite.

"Don't choke!" Gu Xiaoyue took out two more large cups of Xisui Spring Water. "Drink some water!" The two took the water and gulped it down.

"The taste of this water..." It wasn't exactly good or bad, just a very strange taste.

"It's Xisui Spring Water, it can restore Mental Power. I just tried it myself; I can confirm it's effective—"