Chapter 721: Are You Zhang Shi?

"It's useless!" Zhang Xuan said.

Hunting a few Qiaotian realm or Guiyi realm spirit beasts—he really couldn't be bothered to use this Tianxiong beast.

As for high-level ones like the Ziyang beast, even if he used it, it would be useless; it's better to use 'Harsh Man' or puppets for a quicker result.

"Useless..."

Twitching at the corners of their mouths, Yu Xiong and Feng Wu were about to cry.

Before the assessment, they had specifically consulted Elder Mi about what to do if they had a high-level beast pet.

The answer they got was that it could only be used once.

They had thought that this guy, having obtained so many inner cores, must have relied on his beast pet's power—unexpectedly, he only summoned it now.

Ten minutes—for them, catching a spirit beast was very difficult, but for a half-step Ninth Heaven Tianxiong beast, it was nothing.

It wouldn't turn the tables like this, would it!

If that really happened, they would definitely cry to death.

"Even if he uses it, he might not necessarily catch a spirit beast... Even if he does, it might not return within ten minutes! We... still have hope!"

Though full of frustration, Yu Xiong still gritted his teeth.

So what if the other party used the Tianxiong beast? They hadn't lost yet!

Even if this big guy was strong, catching a Qiaotian realm spirit beast within ten minutes and bringing it here wouldn't be that easy.

"Alright, then we'll just have to wait..."

Ignoring the other's words, Zhang Xuan looked up at the sky.

When he descended the mountain earlier, he had observed carefully and knew where the spirit beasts were. In the previous roar, he had directly told the Tianxiong beast in the air. With this guy making a move, catching one or two shouldn't be hard; it just depended on what level they were.

Hopefully above the Heling realm.

Just as he was thinking, he saw huge wings flapping in the air, and the Purple-winged Tianxiong beast flew back again, a flying spirit beast tightly gripped under its thick claws as it carried it over.

"Pretty fast, but this spirit beast... why does it look so familiar?"

Seeing that the guy had returned less than two minutes after flying off, Zhang Xuan nodded and looked at the spirit beast in its claws, couldn't help but be startled.

Why did this guy look so familiar?

Wasn't it the one that reported 'work' to the Ziyang beast and also snatched the storage rings of Yu Xiong and Feng Wu?

It seemed this guy was flying in the sky, ran into the Tianxiong beast, and was directly hauled over.

"But this guy..."

Twitching at the corner of his mouth, he quickly looked at Yu Xiong and Feng Wu not far away, and sure enough, saw that their eyes were red, teeth bared, looking like they wanted to eat someone.

"It's this guy! Heaven has eyes..."

"Great..."

A flying spirit beast, once it escapes, the sky is high and the sea is vast; unless you can fly yourself, catching it is almost impossible.

They had long planned to travel over mountains and rivers after the assessment to find this guy, never dreaming that in less than half a day, it would be caught by Zhang Shi's spirit beast.

Heaven truly has eyes!

This way, not only would their great revenge be avenged, but the stolen storage rings would also be recovered, and their points would be even higher!

"Zhang Shi, quickly have your beast pet throw this guy down. I have some personal grudges to settle with it..."

With a roar, Yu Xiong was brimming with hatred.

"Throw it down?"

Seeing this guy's state, Zhang Xuan shook his head and called out upward.

Hearing the command, the Purple-winged Tianxiong beast hesitated for a moment, then loosened its claws gripping the spirit beast.

Whoosh!

The Huafan Seventh Heaven spirit beast immediately fell like a cannonball straight toward Yu Xiong.

"Great! I'll kill you..."

Seeing it thrown down, recalling the anger of being stripped clean as a renowned master, Yu Xiong stamped his foot and leaped upward.

Thick fists formed true qi patterns like flames, surging upward.

"What is he doing?"

"I don't know. This was caught by Zhang Shi; what does he mean by killing it?"

The surrounding masters, seeing this guy frantically attacking the spirit beast caught by Zhang Shi's beast pet, all looked at each other in confusion.

Boom!

While they were puzzled and before they could react, they saw the Huafan Seventh Heaven spirit beast roll over several times in the air, already awake, flapped its wings to steady itself, and extended its claws.

Though caught off guard, it was already at Huafan Seventh Heaven, and with the advantage of height and weight, it had the upper hand.

Bang!

Fist met claw, and Yu Xiong immediately felt a mountain pressing down, a torrent of immense power surging into him, shaking his mouth and nose full of blood.

Swoosh!

His upward body immediately fell in the opposite direction, like a fired cannonball, heavily crashing to the ground, smashing a huge pit.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed wildly, and in an instant he was severely injured.

No matter how strong his strength or high his talent, he was only at the early stage of Huafan Sixth Heaven, far too inferior to a Seventh Heaven spirit beast, not even on the same level.

"Yu Xiong..."

Unexpected this outcome, Feng Wu quickly rushed over to help him up, and when he looked up again, he saw the Huafan Seventh Heaven flying spirit beast spread its wings and turn to fly into the distance.

"Zhang Shi, that guy is flying away..."

Full of anxiety, he couldn't help shouting.

If they wanted to take revenge on this guy, once it flew away, it would surely never return; where would they find it then?

"Indeed!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

Feng Wu couldn't help it: "Then why not have it caught back!"

"Catch it back? I'd like to... but my beast pet can only be used once. Just catching this guy used up the opportunity. If I do it again, it would be breaking the rules!"

Zhang Xuan looked troubled.

Of course, this guy couldn't be caught back; otherwise, the news about the Ziyang beast would leak, and he would have no small trouble.

Better to let it go and avoid some trouble.

"Pfft..."

Yu Xiong, who had just recovered a bit of true qi, heard this and couldn't help spitting blood again.

Clearly, he saw this guy's meridians locked by the Tianxiong beast, unable to move; how did it recover as soon as it was released?

And even if it recovered, it was too fierce, as if... when the Tianxiong beast threw it, it deliberately added a force!

"This..."

While he was spitting blood, Feng Wu also staggered.

It was he who had said earlier that Zhang Shi had a powerful beast pet, leading Elder Mi to set the rule that it could only be used once. He thought this rule would make this guy look foolish, never dreaming he would shoot himself in the foot.

"If I can catch this spirit beast, I can admit defeat..."

Spitting blood, Yu Xiong roared.

As long as he could get back his storage ring, even admitting defeat would be a gain!

"You admit defeat? Then... what about the Air-strike Talisman you owe me?" Zhang Xuan looked over.

"I..." Yu Xiong's body stiffened.

My things were stolen by this guy; only by catching it can I retrieve them...

"Don't worry, as long as you catch this guy, I'll give it to you..." Gritting his teeth, he continued.

"No, first take out the Air-strike Talisman. Let me confirm it's still there, then I'll instruct the spirit beast to act. Otherwise, if I violate the rules because of this and am judged to have failed the assessment, wouldn't that be a loss outweighing the gain?" Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"You..."

Yu Xiong was about to explode with anger: "Rest assured, I, Yu Cheng, as a master, even without the Air-strike Talisman, will compensate you with high-grade spirit stones. I won't let you suffer..."

Knowing he couldn't produce it now, he had to grit his teeth and say.

"Then... do you mean you don't have the Air-strike Talisman?" Ignoring his words, Zhang Xuan continued.

"..." Yu Cheng cried.

Can we not mention the Air-strike Talisman?

I just want you to catch this guy; if you can, catch it; if not, forget it... Can't we talk without mentioning this thing?

"Yu Xiong... that guy has already flown away..."

Just as he was about to say something, he felt Feng Wu pull him. He quickly looked and saw the sky was pitch black; the Huafan Seventh Heaven spirit beast had long flown far away, with no trace left.

If before, this guy might still be found on Lei Yuan Peak, now it was surely terrified, flying farther and farther, never to be found again!

"Damn it..."

The more he thought, the angrier he got. With a roar, Yu Cheng struggled to stand up, looked at Zhang Xuan, and glared.

"Alright, time's up!"

Just then, an old student shouted. Everyone turned to see the incense stick in front had just burned out, exactly ten minutes had passed.

"Senior students, he didn't catch a spirit beast, his points are lower than mine, which means he has lost..." Gritting his teeth, Yu Cheng roared.

If you won't let me have it easy, then fine, I won't let you be comfortable either!

"Lost?"

Zhang Xuan shook his head: "My beast pet caught a Guiyi realm spirit beast. If he hadn't interfered, the inner core would already be in hand, and I would have smoothly gained a thousand points! He deliberately obstructed, letting this guy fly away, and also intended to make me break the rules, wanting me expelled! Most importantly, he made a bet with me without even having the stakes, trying to trick me into giving high-grade spirit stones..."

Zhang Xuan stepped forward, speaking righteously: "I ask the senior students to seek justice for me!"

"This..."

Seeing both of them asking for justice, the several old students exchanged glances, full of hesitation.

Strictly speaking, it was indeed this Yu Cheng who reneged; otherwise, Zhang Shi would surely have won.

But... Zhang Shi's points were not as many as the other's. If you only look at the result, not the process, he did lose.

"Both of you are outstanding among the new students. There's no need to bear a grudge over this. I think it's better to drop the bet..."

After a while, an old student spoke.

"No! Since we made a bet, we must abide by it. Losing is losing; there's no excuse!"

Yu Cheng snorted.

Since he couldn't take revenge, he would make this guy learn a lesson!

Otherwise, today's events would surely become a joke, hard to shake off.

"This..."

Seeing his insistence, the old students hesitated for a moment, and finally one said: "How about this, we'll leave this matter to Elder Mi to handle..."

These two, even before entering the academy, were not much weaker than them. Once they entered, they would surely shine brightly. Even as old students, they didn't want to offend them.

"Fine!" Yu Cheng raised his head.

He had higher points; even if they found Elder Mi, he wasn't afraid.

"Alright, then tell me your names. I'll record the results first!" the old student said.

"My name is Yu Cheng, and he is Zhang Xuan..."

With a snort, Yu Cheng began to introduce himself, but before he finished, he saw the several old students, who had been calm just now, suddenly widen their eyes, looking at the young man not far away, their voices trembling, as excited as if they had seen an idol.

"Zhang Xuan? You are... the master of Huanyu Empire, Zhang Shi Zhang Xuan?"