78: The return of tacit understanding between kings

Five days later.

When Qin Yan returned to the ape monkey cave again on the giant eagle, he was immediately shocked.

"Damn, where's this kid?"

He could imagine Lin Chuan training diligently or just slacking off; both were possibilities.

He just never expected such a big living person to simply disappear.

Moreover, the entire ape monkey population had also vanished.

This made him wonder if a passing Monarch Rank Beast had simply taken him and the ape monkey population in one fell swoop.

These days, he had been truly busy to the point of dizziness. Besides the affairs of District 81, he also had to deal with the higher-ups... With a bodyguard watching Lin Chuan, he was absolutely at ease, almost to the point of forgetting about him.

He sensed his own beast, which was already eight hundred li away from here.

If it weren't for the wrong direction, Lin Chuan might have been able to walk back to Xuanwu City himself.

"Damn it!"

Qin Yan cursed under his breath and immediately flew in that direction... Along the way, he inquired about his beast, and Qin Yan roughly understood the situation, mainly concerning Lin Chuan.

As for the ape monkey tribe, for some unknown reason, an internal strife suddenly erupted.

"This brat!"

Upon learning that Lin Chuan had actively provoked a Commander Rank Beast, Qin Yan felt a pang of fear, relieved that he hadn't misled Lin Chuan.

He swore he would never let him out before the College Entrance Examination.

At this moment, a One-horned Dragon Hawk suddenly flew up in the sky ahead.

It seemed to be only a Transcendent Rank, yet it dared to block the path of a Monarch Rank Beast?

As he got closer, he saw that there was actually a person riding on the back of that Dragon Hawk?

Who else could it be but Lin Chuan?

"Old Qin, how have you been?"

Lin Chuan struggled to steady himself and greeted Qin Yan with a smile.

"You? Silver Rank?"

Qin Yan was incredulous, he had even forgotten to investigate.

"No, not yet."

Lin Chuan shook his head.

Seeing the Eagle King's figure from afar, Lin Chuan decided to put on a show in front of Qin Yan, proving that he hadn't been lazy during this time.

As for advancing stars or anything, that was trivial, not worth mentioning.

Nothing was as shocking as directly taming a wild Yao Beast.

Seeing Qin Yan's expression, Lin Chuan was very satisfied.

"Then you? Then it?"

Qin Yan was speechless for a moment. He investigated and found that this kid was already nine-star, which was pretty good, but now was not the time to talk about that.

"You didn't..."

As he spoke, Qin Yan's expression changed, and he couldn't help but recall the mutated Yao Beast he had crushed.

He had already warned this kid, but he still didn't listen!

"No, I didn't." Lin Chuan saw Qin Yan's expression was off and quickly denied it.

"Its dad was killed, so it's normal for it to recognize me as its dad, right?"

"Normal my ass!"

Qin Yan cursed loudly.

Afterward, he checked himself and, finding no signs of mutation, he relaxed slightly.

"Alright, pack up, get ready to return to the city."

Qin Yan didn't want to dwell on this topic, fearing his blood pressure would explode.

"I don't have anything to pack, I can leave now."

Lin Chuan's belongings were all in his storage ring, ready to go at any time.

"This thing can't enter the city."

Qin Yan pointed at Little Yellow.

"I know."

With that, Lin Chuan directly leaped onto the back of the Eagle King.

Then, he waved to Little Yellow and said, "Try hard to survive on your own. I'll come see you again if I get a chance."

'Chirp'

The little Dragon Hawk understood Lin Chuan's meaning and turned to fly into the dense forest.

Normal wild Yao Beasts might be driven out of their homes to survive alone at two or three stars.

Lin Chuan had fed it to seven stars these past few days, which was already doing his utmost.

After that, it would be up to its own fortune... "Old Qin, has anything big happened in the city recently?"

Lin Chuan chatted while counting his gains.

Reinforcement and skill fruits were the most numerous, over three thousand of each.

There were only a few hundred energy fruits, which were obtained by absorbing some wild coarse Spirit Stones.

The most important ones were the advancement and death fruits.

One represented the future, the other a trump card.

"What big events could there be? It's just some movements from the Yao Beasts. Just like every year, as the College Entrance Examination approaches, various Geniuses emerge in batches. Many high school Geniuses in various districts have already Broken Through to Silver Rank.

Also, let me remind you, the city is not absolutely safe. There are many spies planted by the Yao Beasts inside. Every year around this time, there are many attacks targeting Geniuses."

Qin Yan said calmly, his tone not particularly worried.

With Lin Chuan's strength, as long as he was careful, even Silver Rank opponents would be easy pickings.

"Damn, there are even people who act as lackeys for Yao Beasts, how despicable is that!"

Lin Chuan had considered this possibility, but it was the first time it had been confirmed.

"Don't underestimate Yao Beasts. Although Yao Beasts below Monarch Rank have little difference in intelligence from wild beasts, as cannon fodder, their strength is still very strong. Once they reach Monarch Rank or even King Rank, the intelligence of Yao Beasts can already rival that of the Human Race.

Especially King Rank, they can transform into human form. They have too many methods; whether it's mental control or temptation and threats, all the methods you can think of have appeared before."

"..."

Lin Chuan was speechless. The territory of Yao Beasts was more than a hundred times that of humans, and their numbers were thousands or even tens of thousands of times greater. Humans could only huddle within the ring city. From this perspective, the situation was very dangerous!

"Are you wondering why the Human Race can still live peacefully in the ring city?"

"The overall strength of the Yao Beasts is too much stronger than the Human Race; there's no reason for them to let the Human Race develop steadily," Lin Chuan nodded.

"You'll understand all of this later; telling you now won't hurt. The Human Race's King Rank Alliance once negotiated with many royal families among the Yao Beasts."

"Yao Beasts? Negotiations?"

"Indeed, the tacit understanding reached by both sides is that King Rank Yao Beasts cannot arbitrarily slaughter ordinary people within the ring city. Otherwise, all King Rank members of the Human Race will completely unleash their power, leading to mutual destruction. Although the overall number of Yao Beasts is vast, the Human Race's high-end power is stronger."

At this point, Qin Han's eyes erupted with Killing Intent.

"Decades ago, a King Rank Yao Beast, taking advantage of a Yao Beast siege, infiltrated District 51 and wantonly slaughtered over a million people. The Human Race dispatched five King Ranks, pursued them for a million li, and killed ten Great Demon Kings consecutively.

Only then was the basic peace of these past few decades established. The Yao Beast sieges of these years are more like the Yao Beasts deliberately sending them to be consumed in order to control the balance of their population."

As Lin Chuan's strength increased, the true face of this world gradually revealed itself.

"I understand. The higher the intelligence of a Demon King, the more human-like it is, and the more it fears death, right?" Lin Chuan summarized in one sentence.

Qin Yan: "..."

His summary was spot on.

"Then, a Great Demon King shouldn't attack a Genius like me, right?"

"You think too highly of yourself. Even the Geniuses in the nine inner city districts don't get such treatment, so you can rest assured."

"Alright."

"Oh, and the inter-district competition is coming up soon. You should prepare well."

As they were about to enter the city, Qin Yan suddenly remembered and said.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely win."

"This year's College Entrance Examination will be conducted as a Secret Realm assessment. The inter-district competition is essentially a preliminary drill. Take the opportunity to familiarize yourself with it, and don't mess up."

Qin Yan said with a smile.

"There shouldn't be anyone in District 81 who can make me mess up, right?"

"It's said that someone from First High has already been promoted to Silver Rank..." Qin Yan stopped speaking, shook his head, and smiled.

Silver Rank, Elite Rank?

Ten of them wouldn't be enough for this kid to beat.

He was looking forward to Lin Chuan's performance in the College Entrance Examination. At that time, all the candidates from the 81 districts of Xuanwu City would be in a super-large Secret Realm...