Chapter 715: The Miserable Brother Yu

Whoosh!

The flying beast of Mortal Transcendence Seventh Layer landed before the thatched hut, folding its wings and stirring up a flurry of snow.

Roar!

Standing still, the flying beast let out a roar.

Any other beast tamer would not understand what it said, but Zhang Xuan, proficient in ancient beast language, could fully comprehend the conversation.

"Master, I have followed your orders and trapped those master teachers! Some groups are as few as two or three hundred, others over a thousand. They cannot escape for now, and most are already injured!" (The following beast dialogue is in beast language.)

The flying beast said.

Once a beast reaches Mortal Transcendence, its intelligence is no less than that of humans. Although it cannot set up formations or forge weapons like humans, it has its own thoughts and can follow orders.

For example, Zhang Xuan's current beast pet, the Purple Winged Heavenly Eagle, waited fifty years for the Dragon Rock Beast and often caused trouble for the Beast Hall of the Illusionary Feather Empire, showing its intelligence.

"So they are indeed besieging the master teachers!"

Hearing the flying beast's words, Zhang Xuan's face turned grim.

This beast, already at Mortal Transcendence Seventh Layer and capable of flight, would be a formidable threat to the master teachers if it chose to attack.

Most of those taking the assessment were at the peak of Turbid Clarity Realm, and even those who had reached Harmonious Spirit Realm were no match for a creature of this strength!

Moreover, it commanded countless ferocious beasts!

Groups of two to three hundred or over a thousand—it seemed the master teachers he had saved were only a minority; many more must have fallen into the enemy's trap.

Besieging master teachers—these two creatures dared to target the new students of the Master Teacher Academy, likely having an unusual relationship with the Otherworldly Spirit race.

"Well done!"

The Purple Sun Beast in the thatched hut rose, shook its body, and walked out.

Its bluish-gray skin bristled with coarse hairs. Though it did not release its cultivation, it exuded a surging presence, as if its strength were an abyss, impossible to gauge.

"Eye of Insight!"

Ripples of energy swirled in his eyes as Zhang Xuan tried to discern the beast's exact cultivation, but he found nothing.

"Can't see through? Could it be... Mortal Transcendence Ninth Layer, or even... beyond?"

Zhang Xuan's current strength, though only at the peak of Bridge Heaven Realm, was comparable to the early stage of Mortal Transcendence Eighth Layer in combat. He could see through beasts of that level at a glance, and even those at the Ninth Layer were discernible.

But this beast before him stood like a mountain, immovable. Could it be a Mortal Transcendence Ninth Layer beast, or... even higher?

Beyond the Ninth Layer was the Half-Saint level!

A beast of that level could already be called a Saint Beast.

No wonder he had never heard of such a high-level life form; the low-level Beast Hall of the Illusionary Empire was not qualified to record it.

Shocked, a slight fluctuation in his Eye of Insight immediately caught the Purple Sun Beast's attention, and it turned its head.

Zhang Xuan quickly stopped observing and sealed all his acupoints tightly.

Even if it wasn't a Saint Beast at the Half-Saint level, a Mortal Transcendence Eighth Layer beast was not something he could contend with!

His Heavenly Dao true energy was extremely pure, and with his control over his body, he could become as still as a corpse, hard for even a Saint to detect.

The Purple Sun Beast glanced over, seemed to find nothing, and turned back to the flying beast.

"Have any master teachers discovered us?"

The Purple Sun Beast continued.

"None have discovered us. However, the two hundred master teachers trapped at One-Line Sky were rescued, and..."

The flying beast hesitated, as if even it found it hard to believe.

"And what?"

The Purple Sun Beast looked over, exuding authority without anger, and the weather on the peak seemed to darken.

"It's a Saint Beast!"

Zhang Xuan's brows jumped.

Though he did not look again, he had felt this kind of pressure and aura before from Elder Mi.

It was definitely at the Saint level, not Half-Saint or Sub-Saint!

A genuine Saint!

A Saint-level beast was going to attack the new students...

Cold sweat trickled down his back!

With such strength, if it attacked, all the new students combined would be no match, especially since they came from all over and were not united.

"Moreover, these beasts have cut off contact with me, as if... they have betrayed us!"

The flying beast hurriedly said.

"Cut off contact? Dare to betray me? How bold..."

The Purple Sun Beast narrowed its eyes. "Which beasts? After this matter is settled, I will teach them a good lesson!"

"They are the Green-Backed Savage Bear, Iron-Tooth Leopard, Yellow Southern Tiger, Golden-Armed Iron Ape... and also the Thousand Ant Bee Queen has lost contact!"

The flying beast continued.

"Lost contact? What do you mean? Have you investigated?"

The Purple Sun Beast looked over.

The Thousand Ant Bee Queen was its source of information. If it was missing, even as a Saint Beast, it could not cover the entire Lei Yuan Peak with its spirit and know the movements of many master teachers.

"It was probably killed!"

The flying beast roared. "I lost contact with the Bee Queen, so I flew to its cave and saw two master teachers sneaking around with Beast Scale Incense..."

"Beast Scale Incense? That stuff has a dizzying effect. Were they planning to harm the Bee Queen?" The Purple Sun Beast fumed.

"Probably. I knocked those two out, searched the cave, found signs of a fight, but no trace of the Bee Queen. So in anger, I took their storage rings!"

The flying beast quickly explained. "I am a beast and cannot cultivate true energy, so I cannot investigate. I'm not sure if the Bee Queen was captured or killed!"

With that, it shook its huge claw, and two storage rings flew toward the Purple Sun Beast.

To activate a storage ring, one must first kill its owner and then use true energy to open it. This flying beast had not killed Feng Wu and that 'Brother Yu,' and lacking true energy, naturally could not open them.

"Let me see!"

As a Saint Beast, the Purple Sun Beast had many means. What other beasts could not open was nothing to it. It took the rings and brushed its large claw over them.

Then, its powerful soul entered them.

After a moment, it shook its head. "The Thousand Ant Bee Queen is not inside, nor is its inner core. It probably escaped. Go look again!"

"Yes!" Hearing that its companion was safe, the flying beast sighed in relief.

As the soul imprint on the storage rings was forcibly erased, two figures lying on the mountainside coughed up blood and woke up.

They were 'Brother Yu' and Feng Wu, knocked out by the flying beast.

With their soul imprints forcibly removed, they felt splitting headaches and internal injuries.

"Our clothes... storage rings..."

Looking down, the two were about to go mad.

The flying beast, fearing they might have hidden other rings, had stripped them completely. Now they had no supplies and were stark naked.

"What the hell happened?"

They had come to capture beasts, only to be stripped and left here by a beast that also stole their storage rings. Who could tell them what happened?

Could it be... this beast not only robbed but also wanted to...?

They quickly looked down and, seeing no signs of violation, breathed a sigh of relief, but tears still flowed.

Earlier, they had sworn to compete with that Zhang Xuan, but now, how could they compete?

Forget competing; if they didn't quickly hunt some beasts, they wouldn't even have a single point and might fail the assessment!

What a mess!

Other master teachers came and collected countless beast hides, bones, and even inner cores, while they had lost their storage rings and clothes—truly empty-handed...

Luckily no one saw them; otherwise, they would die of shame without even taking the assessment.

Standing up, 'Brother Yu' quickly found some leaves to cover his vital parts and said with a bitter face, "Let's find some beasts, kill them, make some clothes... and first get some points!"

"Mm!"

Feng Wu quickly nodded.

The urgent task was to find something to wear; otherwise, running around the mountains naked, even if few people saw, was embarrassing enough!

"Luckily the Beast Scale Incense is still here. We can still fight Bridge Heaven Realm beasts..."

Putting on leaves, 'Brother Yu' sobered up a bit. Looking down, he saw the half-burned Beast Scale Incense still there; the beast that ambushed them hadn't taken it.

Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

At least they weren't completely destitute. With this, they might still have a chance to turn things around.

After all, that Zhang Xuan, though strong, would struggle against a mid-stage Bridge Heaven Realm beast, but with this, they could win and successfully hunt for inner cores.

"Let's hurry!"

Stamping his foot, he ignored everything else, and the two quickly rushed up the mountain.

The higher the mountain, the higher the beast level, giving them a chance to turn things around; otherwise, they could only wait to admit defeat.

As they ran, the leaves on them kept flapping, revealing patches of white and dark...

...

"As long as the Thousand Ant Bee Queen is alive, it will send Thousand Ant Bees to report. Since it's not here, you may have to make more trips back and forth. Don't let anything go wrong!"

On the peak, the Purple Sun Beast said.

"Don't worry!"

The flying beast nodded its huge head confidently.

Without the Thousand Ant Bee Queen to relay messages, they now had to rely on this flying beast to patrol back and forth and report.

"Go down now!"

The Purple Sun Beast waved its large claw.

"Yes!" The flying beast responded, flapped its wings, and shot straight into the sky, disappearing from sight in moments, presumably heading down the mountain.

After the flying beast left, the Purple Sun Beast tensed its muscles, its huge body floating upright, and turned its head to one side, eyes like lightning.

"You hiding there, come out!"

This time, it spoke not in beast language but in human speech.

"Found..."

Hearing its words and seeing its gaze fixed on him, Zhang Xuan tensed up, his blood running cold.

He thought he had hidden well, but... he had been discovered after all!