Young Master Hua's Ambition

"Haha, this is too awesome. One advanced rare crystal, five intermediate rare crystals, ten beginner rare crystals… Ancient martial arts practitioners are too awesome. Young Master Hua, why are you so awesome?"

In the forest, a scar-faced man laughed heartily, looking at a cold young man with admiration.

The young man looked to be around 27 or 28 years old. He had a proud and aloof look on his face, and his body emitted a tyrannical aura.

Hearing the scar-faced man's flattery, the cold young man called Young Master Hua only smiled faintly.

"Damned Scarface, look at you. Young Master Hua is the young master of an ancient martial arts aristocratic family. He is a legendary variant Evolver and has a secret martial art that is equivalent to an A-grade evolution technique. Isn't killing rare creatures as easy as chopping vegetables for him?" A coquettish woman held onto Young Master Hua's arm in a fawning manner, her full chest rubbing against his arm.

"Yes, yes, yes. Beauty, you're absolutely right. I'm just ignorant, as I used to live like a dog." Scarface reflected deeply on himself and spared no effort to curry favor with Young Master Hua.

"Enough nonsense, bring me to the Neutral Grounds," Young Master Hua said impatiently.

"This…" Scarface was embarrassed, and he then said weakly, "Young Master Hua, while I've heard of the Neutral Grounds, I've never actually been there."

"Idiot, how are you so useless?!" The coquettish woman's pink face turned cold. She and Young Master Hua had come to the Endless Forest to make a deal in the Neutral Grounds. They wanted to exchange for the spatial storage equipment that Young Master Hua urgently needed.

"Beauty, calm down and listen to me." Scarface wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said, "Many people in the Endless Forest have been to the Neutral Grounds. We can catch a weak chicken on the way and ask him to lead the way."

Young Master Hua's gaze and tone turned freezing cold. "If so, then why do I need you?"

Scarface shivered, his hair standing on end under Young Master Hua's cold gaze. He said in a trembling voice, "Young Master Hua, I've helped Fourth Master Hua in the past in the country. Please give me a chance on Fourth Master's account."

"I naturally have to give Fourth Uncle face, but you don't have that privilege." Young Master Hua's expression was as cold as his voice. "I heard that there are three major forces in the Endless Forest. I'll give you one last chance to tell me the overall strength of these three organizations."

"The strongest is the Idol Sky Group. There are five big shots in it, Zou Batian, Ye Shetian, Dong Gantian, Yang Dingtian, and Zhang Potian. They are all variant evolvers, and..." Scarface said nervously, "And I heard that the members of the idol group hate ancient martial arts practitioners."

"Hate ancient martial arts practitioners? What right do they have to do so?" Young Master Hua became a little interested in the leaders of the Idol Sky Group.

"It seems that they are all ordinary people who were lucky enough to evolve successfully." Scarface appeared to know the Idol Sky Group quite well and said, "After the five leaders successfully evolved, they have come to think incredibly highly of themselves. They have come to believe that evolvers are not inferior to ancient martial arts practitioners. Even their slogan—to carry the dreams of ordinary people and become idols who break through the sky—carries such sentiments!"

"Hahaha." Young Master Hua laughed. It was the kind of mocking laugh that nobles would have when they looked at commoners.

Scarface said, "The Crazy Corps is slightly weaker. They have three variant evolvers. It is said that the three of them are practitioners of witchcraft from a primitive African tribe, and the technique they practice is equivalent to a B-grade evolution technique. Their organization was militarized. In the past, they had killed countless people on the African battlefields. Their overall combat strength is very strong. Three months ago, I heard a retired soldier say that the Crazy Corps is equivalent to a special forces camp. They are a tough nut to crack."

"Continue." Young Master Hua didn't comment."

"The third-ranked Ghost Head Gang is a motley crew," said Scarface incessantly. "Boss Ghost has a bad reputation. Many rare evolvers would rather go solo than work with him. This gang is also the weakest out of the three major forces in the forest. Boss Ghost is the only variant evolver in this organization."

"A motley crew? Hehe, if they were to work together, they would become a force to be reckoned with. You know where the Ghost Head Gang's headquarters is, right?" Young Master Hua muttered thoughtfully. "Take me to the Ghost Head Gang after I go to the Neutral Grounds to complete the transaction."

Scarface's expression changed drastically, and he said in a trembling voice, "Young Master Hua, think twice! Boss Ghost was very cunning. In the past, even countless cops failed to capture him. This kind of person is full of tricks and is not easy to deal with. Moreover, there are only three of us."

"I alone am enough to deal with the Ghost Head Gang. It just so happens that I have a use for the people under him." Young Master Hua was quite ambitious and had the aura of a fierce dragon crossing the river. "With his third-rate martial arts, I could beat him with one hand tied to my back."

"Young Master Hua, you're the best! You see and you conquer... You truly are a man among men!" The flirtatious woman pestered Young Master Hua and kept pandering to him. In her mind, she imagined that Young Master Hua would take over the Ghost Head Gang and she would become the high and mighty wife of the gang boss.

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Zhao Hao shuttled through the forest alone.

He gave Zhang Dekai a diary, and Zhang Dekai also gave him a small notebook.

A simple map was drawn on the notebook with a ballpoint pen. The map had a total of 20 pages, dividing the Endless Forest into 20 regions. Each page recorded the general situation of a region, including the areas where rare and mutated creatures often appeared.

According to the map, the Neutral Grounds was in Area 7, and the spring was in Area 9. The base of the Crazy Corps was in Area 13, while the headquarters of the Ghost Head Gang was in Area 4.

Although the map was crudely drawn, it was no less than a priceless treasure to Zhao Hao.

After all, this was a map recorded by the five big shots of the Idol Sky Group. Ordinary people would not have such a valuable item at all.

This map was the favor that Zhang Potian had returned to Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao admired the other party's style of doing things. It was simple and unpretentious.

He picked a nearby area where rare creatures roamed and rushed over.

The next afternoon, Zhao Hao suddenly stopped running.

His hair stood on end as he suddenly dodged under a tree.

Even though he was hiding behind a big tree, he could still feel a sharp aura locking onto him.

"Come out here!"

A cold and arrogant voice entered Zhao Hao's ears.

Zhao Hao knew that there was no point in hiding, so he swaggered out.

There were three people in front of him. One was a cold-looking young man, one was a scar-faced man, and the last one was a flirtatious woman.

The coquettish woman said sweetly, "Handsome, have you ever been to the Neutral Grounds?"

Zhao Hao nodded in response.

Most of his attention was on the cold young man. The other party's aura was threatening to him.

The flirtatious woman wanted to continue to show her charm, but the cold-looking young man was not in the mood. He said coldly, "Lead the way!"

"Where?" asked Zhao Hao.

"Don't play dumb. Take me to the Neutral Grounds."

"Give me a reason."

"If you take me there, you can live. Is that not reason enough?"

Zhao Hao could not be bothered to speak anymore. It looked like a fierce battle would be inevitable today.