6: Encountering a crisis
Epic Grade quality, to be honest, Li Zun wasn't very impressed.
After all, if a Beast of this quality didn't encounter some opportunities to improve its own quality, it could at most only reach Commander-Level, or even Marquis-level.
What surprised Li Zun was that Li Yao, that brat, was able to evolve the Blazing Fire Monkey at the first opportunity.
Moreover, it was an unheard-of evolutionary form.
"Has this kid been in contact with anyone before?"
"Someone actually helped him evolve the Blazing Fire Monkey into a Golden Armor Fire Ape."
Manager Wang, who was standing nearby, listened, then remained silent for a moment before responding, "Patriarch, if I told you that this Golden Armor Fire Ape was an evolutionary form that the Young Master figured out himself, would you believe me?"
Li Zun: ???
Did he look like someone who was easily deceived?
He knew perfectly well what level that brat of his was at.
Although that brat of his had decent grades, usually ranking in the top three of the entire school.
But to say he could figure out a Beast's evolutionary form on his own, he didn't believe it.
If a Beast's evolutionary form could be figured out so simply, then what would be the point of Beast Breeders?
However, looking at Manager Wang's expression, he didn't seem to be faking it.
"Could this brat really have talent in this area?"
Li Zun stroked his chin, muttering to himself with a suspicious look.
Soon, Li Zun left the Li Corporation and came before Steward Zhang.
"Steward Zhang, where has that brat run off to now?"
Upon hearing Li Zun's words, Steward Zhang responded with a serious expression, "Patriarch, the Young Master told me earlier to drive him to the nearest Secret Realm."
"If I'm not mistaken, the Young Master should have gone to the Nanshan Secret Realm, which is the closest one from here."
"Nanshan Secret Realm?" Li Zun hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said to Steward Zhang, "Alright, you can go back now."
"I'm going to see where this brat gets the nerve to start defying me!"
As he finished speaking, Li Zun extended his right hand and tapped the Beast Watch on his right wrist, bringing up the image of his Beast, the Phoenix-Tailed Wyvern.
The moment it appeared, Li Zun slapped the Beast Watch.
With a 'Duang' sound, a giant summoning Formation appeared above Li Zun.
It was an emerald green summoning Formation, and in a short while, a Phoenix-Tailed Wyvern, several hundred meters in size, appeared before Li Zun.
He bent his knees slightly, then leaped up onto the Phoenix-Tailed Wyvern's forehead.
"To the Nanshan Secret Realm. I want to see where this brat gets his courage."
Then, under the astonished gazes of the crowd, the Phoenix-Tailed Wyvern spread its four wings, and even a slight flap was enough to create a terrifying storm of ten-plus magnitudes.
After only a few flaps of its wings, the Phoenix-Tailed Wyvern became a black dot in the sky, disappearing from everyone's sight.
At this time, inside the Nanshan Secret Realm.
After arriving at the Nanshan Secret Realm, Li Yao summoned his Beast.
Taking out a map and comparing it to his current location, Li Yao discovered that he had randomly arrived in an area relatively close to the inner regions of the Nanshan Secret Realm.
He only needed to walk about another kilometer to enter the territory known as Magpie Mountain.
"The Gathering Place is about ten kilometers from here. Let's go to the Gathering Place first."
After all, this was close to the inner region, and any encountered Beasts usually had strength around Soldier-Level Seven or Eight.
With the Golden Armor Fire Ape's Soldier-level Soldier-Level Five strength, combined with its Epic Grade quality, it could indeed contend with one or two.
However, encountering a single Beast was fine, but encountering a group of Beasts would be unlucky.
"Let's go, Golden Armor Fire Ape, let's head to the Gathering Place first."
Li Yao didn't lack resources; if he wanted resources, he could simply ask for them from the family's corporation.
There was no need to venture deep into the Secret Realm. He was just a novice who had just contracted a Beast; foolishly rushing in when his strength wasn't guaranteed was seeking death, not courage.
Roar, roar, roar!!
Just then, the Golden Armor Fire Ape suddenly became alert.
Because he detected dangerous Qi approaching from the surroundings.
Li Yao also noticed the Golden Armor Fire Ape's warning.
"Is something approaching?"
Roar, roar!
"How strong is it?"
Roar, roar!
After learning the Golden Armor Fire Ape's meaning, Li Yao decided to avoid its sharp edge first and observe before acting.
"Go, let's hide first."
As he spoke, Li Yao took out a Disguise Wood Talisman from his backpack.
He went to a large tree nearby and then pressed the Wood Talisman onto the tree.
In just a moment, the large tree absorbed Li Yao, and as Li Yao was absorbed, he also put the Golden Armor Fire Ape into his Beast Watch.
Li Yao's backpack was called a Space Backpack.
It was something his cheap dad gave him.
It was said that this backpack was a newly researched spatial treasure, priceless.
At the same time, it also contained life-saving Dao tools that Li Zun had prepared for Li Yao.
Among them, the Disguise Wood Talisman was one.
After all, Li Zun only had Li Yao as his sole son, so it was impossible for him not to value him.
And after Li Yao entered this large tree, several figures suddenly appeared.
Among them, there was a dog, three meters long, with green fur all over its body, looking somewhat similar to an Alaskan Malamute, which, after sniffing the surrounding air, began to spin in place.
"Are you sure that kid really came into this place?"
Among them, the leader, a man with a scar on his face, spoke to another man who was somewhat thin and looked malnourished.
"Yes, very sure."
"My Gale Hound has already locked onto his scent."
The Gale Hound was this thin man's Beast.
"Could it be that this guy knew we were tracking him, so he deliberately hid?"
"Split up. If you encounter this kid, be sure to keep him alive."
"Yes, Boss!"
The other five men nodded after hearing this.
After all, their purpose in coming here was to capture Li Yao.
Once he was captured, they could threaten Li Yao's father, Li Zun!
Who told Li Zun he only had Li Yao as his sole son.
At this time, inside the large tree, Li Yao held a Dao tool called 'Clairaudience'.
He could clearly hear all conversations within a thousand meters and record and play them back.
After hearing the words of these six men, Li Yao fell silent.
It seemed these six guys' target was him, and they planned to capture him to threaten his cheap father.
"It seems my status is not low; the first time I enter this place, someone actually comes to capture me."
The weakest of these people were at Soldier-level Two, and if he faced them head-on, he would probably just be captured.