47: Chapter 47 Seventh-Tier Exploding Bear (Part 1)

"Fine! Pretend I didn't ask." Mu Cheng actually had some understanding of the uses of strange crystals from his past life.

It seemed that for those with bloodline abilities, only the highest-grade star-glow crystals were useful.

As more functions of the high-tech bracelet were unlocked... strange crystals could be converted into a mysterious substance called energy.

This mysterious substance could directly maintain bodily functions, eliminating the need for eating, drinking, or excretion, and could completely rid humans of disease.

It could also break through the limits of one's lifespan!

Before long, Bai Yi finished off the Human-faced Magic Spider on her side. As for the star-glow crystals, she naturally couldn't compete with Peppa.

They were all snatched up by the piglet...

"You brat... it's one thing that you didn't help, but you've snatched all the rewards." Mu Cheng cursed in frustration.

Peppa retorted directly, "Don't you still need me to step in until you've truly achieved your Second Bloodline Awakening? Just consider this an early investment."

The variables of the future were indeed... an unknown. Mu Cheng was very clear on this point.

After considering it, since star-glow crystals were useless to him for now, he might as well treat it as an investment to keep a trump card for later.

As for Bai Yi, it was clear she had no objections. "Let's continue toward the Central Area!"

"Yeah. By the way, will we run into others?" Mu Cheng nodded and asked.

After all, looking up information was too much trouble; it was faster to just ask!

"What do you think? With sixty participants, of course you'll run into people in the Central Area. Let's just hurry up!" Bai Yi didn't have the patience to explain in detail.

She was well-versed in the rules; the displayed time was the maximum duration, and it could end early.

Not long after the two people and the Little Piglet started moving, a countdown suddenly appeared on the screen.

[The Central Area Final Battle Circle will begin in 59 minutes and 59 seconds... Please head to the Final Battle Circle as soon as possible.]

Mu Cheng could tell, but he asked again just to be sure.

"This... Final Battle Circle, if you're not there before it starts, are you eliminated immediately?"

"Obviously. You... don't tell me you didn't even look into the rules before joining the Challenge Tournament?" Bai Yi asked, quite speechless.

Mu Cheng's face flushed as he admitted, "I really didn't look into it..."

In his past life, he hadn't even known that Traders had ranks, let alone anything about a Challenge Tournament.

"You win. Just get to the Central Area as quickly as possible!" Bai Yi was clearly very impatient.

Mu Cheng naturally had the foresight not to try and suck up to her; following closely behind was enough...

"That's intense. Already over two hundred thousand points; first place should be guaranteed!" Peppa suddenly chimed in.

Mu Cheng suddenly realized and saw Captain Ling's points on the large screen, which had stopped at 213,866.

"Man... looks like I'm coasting on pure skill this time. I wonder what kind of good stuff I'll get," Mu Cheng said, suddenly becoming curious.

Bai Yi was quite clear on this point and immediately explained.

"It'll probably be a large amount of star-glow crystals, or perhaps a divine tool suited for you, and a Second Bloodline Awakening Card."

"star-glow crystals... those don't seem useful to me. As for divine tools, I already have those. A second awakening card would be nice, though." Mu Cheng indeed didn't lack strange crystals at the moment.

After all, with over a hundred divine tools in his possession, any single one of them was worth a fortune, so he lacked for nothing...

"Enough. The Central Area should be just ahead. Be careful!" Bai Yi cut him off.

Mu Cheng had no choice but to fall silent.

The Challenge Tournament map wasn't very large, and since they hadn't encountered any danger along the way, it only took them half an hour.

They had already arrived at the Central Area...

However, the so-called Central Area was enclosed by a Black Energy Shield, making it impossible to see what was inside...

"This Central Area... it looks mysterious and definitely not simple," Mu Cheng said, looking ahead.

Bai Yi didn't care about that. "Hurry up and follow me! We'll talk once we're inside..."

After saying that, she walked straight into the Black Energy Shield. Mu Cheng had to swallow his words and follow closely behind...

The inside was only about the size of a football field, and there were already seven figures present.

On one side was a group of three, on another side were two girls, and then there was a pair of Twin Brothers.

One could tell at a glance that the three people were a team, the two girls were another team, and the twins were yet another.

Of course, Bai Yi was there too... As soon as Mu Cheng entered, she began to explain.

"It will begin once there are ten people here. There will be three rounds of elimination..."

Just as she finished speaking, the last person entered—a burly man about 1.8 meters tall, looking quite fierce.

[Round 1: Challenge the Seventh-tier Burst Bear. Requirements to pass: 1. Defeat the Burst Bear, or 2. Survive for 30 minutes.]

[Please prepare yourself. 59 seconds until... start.] A notification page popped up in front of everyone.

As the countdown ended, a Seventh-tier Burst Bear suddenly appeared out of thin air. Its size wasn't particularly massive.

It stood about eight meters tall when on all fours, covered in dark gray fur, with powerful bear claws...

It let out a roar as soon as it appeared... and charged directly at everyone.

"Here... Bloodline Power isn't restricted. It seems that to pass this stage, we either have to cooperate or stall until the end." Bai Yi had the foresight to realize this.

You couldn't just act recklessly; defeating it... was almost completely impossible, though not entirely.

If all ten people cooperated, it was possible... but since only one team could remain at the end of this Challenge Tournament, cooperation was essentially impossible.

Naturally, it was every man for himself...

"Cooperation is impossible. Let's just wait and see how things play out first!" Mu Cheng appeared very calm.

Peppa also chimed in with agreement, "Hey, you're finally smart for once, knowing to hide and survive until the end."

"Of course... I doubt we can fly here, so let's just keep our distance from the Seventh-tier Burst Bear!" Mu Cheng said narcissistically, quickly putting some distance between them.

"Don't just stand there, keep up!"

"Fine! I'll trust you this once." Bai Yi quickly followed close behind Mu Cheng.

But they were suddenly intercepted and threatened by the burly man.

"Heh, you're only at the fifth tier. You'd better go and distract the Burst Bear! Otherwise... I won't show any mercy."

"This guy is at the sixth tier... what should we do?" While Mu Cheng was in a dilemma...

"I really can't stand people like you. Let me go and face this Burst Bear!"

Suddenly, a fat man charged out, holding a Black Gold Spear in his right hand and a Black Shield in his left.

He was from the three-person team, which also included a man in a white suit and a thin-looking guy.

One fat, one thin... and one who was somewhat handsome. Such a team was quite distinctive.

"Boss, the fat guy will be okay, right?" the thin guy next to the man in the white suit suddenly asked.

The man in the white suit was very calm. "It's not a big problem. If he can't handle it, we'll step in. Keep an eye on those Twin Brothers."