The Hunt Begins

The next morning, as the morning sun broke through the clouds and shone on this mountain range, twenty disciples from the four major forces stood before the gate of the city, their faces full of excitement.

"Hunting Competition rules as follows:

"The minimum level for the beasts will be Venerable Beast. A lower-level beast will count as 1 point, a mid-level beast as 4 points, and a high-level beast as 15 points."

"You will store the beasts you kill in your storage bracelets."

"Ten days later, you will return to this place and we will determine the rankings by the total points of your force."

The elder from the Nangong Family, standing in front of the twenty disciples who were standing in neat rows before him, said.

"Elder, how is a Divinity Beast counted?" Just then, Xing Jue asked.

"Divinity Beast? Hahaha, are you kidding? If you meet a Divinity Beast, you should run!" Before the elder could speak, a disciple from the Youming Hall loudly laughed.

His words caused laughter from everyone else. A Divinity Beast was something that could not be defeated in their minds.

"A Divinity Beast is worth 500 points." Just then, the Inner Chamber Grand Elder from the Yufeng Pavilion said to Xing Jue with a smile.

"500 points? Wow!"

"500 points? That means that as long as you kill a Divinity Beast, you can get first place!"

The disciples reacted with a look of shock after hearing the Grand Elder's words.

However, everyone knew that the chance of being able to successfully slay a Divinity Beast was practically zero.

"Indeed, do you have any other questions?" Just then, the elder from the Nangong Family said again.

All the disciples indicated that they had no more questions.

"Then, I declare that the Hunting Competition shall now begin," the elder from the Nangong Family announced, seeing that everyone was ready.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

The moment his words fell, the twenty disciples shot out like arrows, all rushing into the forest.

"Elder Luo, your disciple from the Inner Chamber is quite interesting."

"He's not really going to challenge a Divinity Beast with his low-level Martial Venerable strength, is he?"

"Hahaha…" After the disciples departed, the elder from the Nangong Family said to the Inner Chamber Grand Elder, mockingly.

" Twenty years ago, your Nangong Family disciples could kill a Divinity Beast.

"Twenty years later, are my Yufeng Pavilion disciples not allowed to?" The Inner Chamber Grand Elder glanced at him and said. He then turned and headed to the city.

"Hmph, that's ridiculous. Absolutely absurd." The elder from the Nangong Family spoke loudly after hearing the Inner Chamber Grand Elder's words, as if he'd just heard the funniest joke.

After returning to his pavilion, the Inner Chamber Grand Elder went to the balcony. He gazed at the direction that Xing Jue and the others went, and muttered softly, "Xing Jue, don't do anything stupid."

Although he had said such things, he also knew that Xing Jue's strength was no match for a Divinity Beast.

But given Xing Jue's personality, if he really came across a Divinity Beast, he might really fight it. At this moment, the Inner Chamber Grand Elder was also a little worried.

At this moment, countless figures were racing through the Beast Mountain Range, like lightning striking the forest.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…"

Suddenly, five purple figures stopped in a clear forest. This was Xing Jue and the others from the Yufeng Pavilion.

"Hey, I say, we should choose a leader among the five of us, eh?" Hu Bin grinned and said to everyone.

"Leader? Did I ever say I wanted to hunt with you?" Zhao Yue rolled her eyes at him and muttered.

"What do you mean? Do you want to hunt alone?," Hu Bin asked, puzzled.

"The beasts in the Beast Mountain Range are mostly at the Venerable level, and most of them are lower-level and mid-level beasts."

"If the five of us go together, it will waste too much time. Instead, it would be better for us to hunt separately."

"Don't you understand such a simple truth?" Zhao Yue rolled her eyes at him and said slowly. Then, she darted into a nearby patch of forest.

"Hehe, Brother Hu Bin, I think so too," Gao Hao grinned and also went into the forest.

"Whoosh!" Soon after, Ma Qiang also went in.

At this point, only Hu Bin and Xing Jue remained. Seeing that Xing Jue hadn't left, Hu Bin cast an unfriendly look at him.

He had already disliked Xing Jue for some time. Now, with such a good opportunity, he really wanted to teach Xing Jue a lesson.

"What? Do you want to compete with me for the position of leader?" Xing Jue looked at him and smiled.

"You dare compete with me? I just want to let you know what the consequences of arrogance are," Hu Bin said coldly.

"Oh? Go ahead and try," Xing Jue said with a disregard.

"Then I will grant you your wish," Hu Bin suddenly roared, and then his body moved, transforming into a purple streak, pouncing on Xing Jue.

Faced with the rapidly approaching Hu Bin, Xing Jue just sneered. He clenched his fist and punched Hu Bin. At the same time, a powerful burst of Martial Energy blasted out.

"Bang!"

Just one blow, and Hu Bin was sent flying back by Xing Jue, crashing into a large tree. He then looked at Xing Jue with a face of disbelief.

In fact, he had been careless just now. However, he couldn't believe that with his mid-level Martial Venerable strength, he could actually be hit by Xing Jue.

"Hmph," but after sensing that his body was unharmed, Hu Bin snorted coldly, and then prepared to strike Xing Jue again.

"If it weren't because I was afraid you would hold us back, I could have crippled you with that punch just now," Xing Jue said coldly at this moment.

Hu Bin was stunned by his words. He then stopped in his tracks.

Seeing that Hu Bin seemed to be afraid, Xing Jue darted into the forest.

He left behind Hu Bin, whose face was full of fear. Because he felt that Xing Jue wasn't lying.

Although he had been careless just now, the fact that Xing Jue could hit him with one blow showed that his strength was impressive. Also, if Xing Jue had really injured him, he wouldn't have been unharmed like this now.

At this moment, Hu Bin finally believed that Xing Jue had easily defeated Elder Hu from the Law Enforcement Pavilion.

As these twenty disciples went deeper into the Beast Mountain Range, explosions and the roars of the beasts began to be heard continuously.

And, when some beasts heard these sounds, they were frightened and fled in all directions.

So, in general, it was almost impossible to hunt beasts on a large scale, because once you made a commotion, there were no other beasts nearby. If you wanted to continue hunting, you had to go deeper.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, a sturdy mid-level Venerable Beast lay lifeless on the ground in the depths of the forest. Standing in front of it was a young man in purple robes with a clear face. This was naturally Xing Jue.

After half a day of hunting, Xing Jue had successfully killed three mid-level Venerable Beasts. Because each time he successfully killed a beast, it was difficult to find the next group, so he simply passed by any lower-level Venerable Beasts. Only when he encountered mid-level beasts did he take action.

However, after these three battles, Xing Jue discovered that the beasts in this Beast Mountain Range were especially strong. If you were to compare the toughness of their bodies, these mid-level beasts were much harder to deal with than a mid-level Martial Venerable.

"It looks like this hunting is going to be difficult," Xing Jue said worriedly, hearing the constant explosions and roars coming from afar.

This Hunting Competition,

The disciples from the Nangong Family were: three High-level Martial Venerables and two Mid-level Martial Venerables.

The disciples from the Youming Hall were: five Mid-level Martial Venerables.

The disciples from the Zangyao Manor were: one High-level Martial Venerable and four Low-level Martial Venerables.

The disciples from the Yufeng Pavilion were: three Mid-level Martial Venerables and two Low-level Martial Venerables.

But if you were to talk about true fighting strength, Xing Jue could reach the High-level Martial Venerable level.

In this way, the Yufeng Pavilion could be considered as having one High-level Martial Venerable, three Mid-level Martial Venerables, and one Low-level Martial Venerable.

Under normal hunting circumstances, the Yufeng Pavilion could actually secure second place.

However, Xing Jue's goal this time was not second place, but first place.

But the Nangong Family's strength was too strong, so it would be no easy feat for Xing Jue to claim first place.

"It looks like I'll have to go all out from now on," Xing Jue said slowly after calculating the combined strength of each force.

Then, with a thought, a gust of wind surrounded his body. He took a step forward, and his entire body became like a raging thunderbolt, darting toward the depths of the mountain range.

At this extreme speed, after running for an hour, two mid-level beasts had already passed by Xing Jue, but he did not stop for them.

Because at this moment, there was a decision in Xing Jue's heart, and that was to abandon lower-level and mid-level beasts and hunt high-level beasts directly.

Finally, after searching for an hour, a giant bear, three meters long and two meters tall, appeared in Xing Jue's sights.

This was a high-level Venerable Beast, a "Giant Bear Beast."

The Giant Bear Beast spotted Xing Jue and opened its mouth, roaring at him.

As the Giant Bear Beast roared, a powerful energy burst out from its mouth, and finally shot toward Xing Jue.

Facing the powerful energy, Xing Jue dared not be careless. He stretched out his right palm, a brilliant light emanated from his palm, and then he slammed it forward. A powerful palm print of light blasted toward the energy.

"Bang!"

The two energies collided, making a deafening bang.

But what surprised Xing Jue the most was that the energy released by the mid-level beast did not completely dissipate. It actually had the power to strike Xing Jue.

At such a close range, Xing Jue was unable to dodge and was hit hard.

"Bang!" He was hit, and Xing Jue flew backward, landing on the ground after flying out for more than ten meters.

"A high-level beast is indeed difficult to deal with," Xing Jue said helplessly, feeling the pain in his chest. If he hadn't used his soul defense to protect his body, then he would at least be seriously injured now.

"Roar!" Just then, the Giant Bear Beast launched itself at Xing Jue. Its speed was so fast that even Xing Jue was surprised.

"There's no way, it looks like I'll have to use that move," Facing the rapidly approaching mid-level beast, Xing Jue could feel the terrifying power in its four huge bear paws.

He quickly closed his eyes, and when his eyes opened again, a dark black soul power erupted and finally wrapped around his body like fire.