In the dormitory.

Lin Hao understood the importance of the "Hundred Colleges Competition" from Qin Yu and others.

It seems that this trip to the Territory of Chaos must be in time for the competition which starts in half a year!

That kind of opportunity must not be missed.

Lin Hao made a decision in his mind.

"Boss, Yan Chen is going to officially ascend the throne next month."

Qin Yu suddenly smiled and said, "When we left the palace today, he seemed to want to invite you to participate."

Hearing this, Lin Hao's face remained calm, and he said calmly: "No need, I don't want to have any more contact with the royal family."

"Besides, I plan to go out for training in a few days and will not be back in the short term."

Hearing this, Qin Yu's eyes flashed with surprise, and he asked, "Boss, where are you going to train again?"

Gu Yunle, who was standing next to him, was also staring at Lin Hao in shock.

Last time, Lin Hao went out for training and disappeared for two years.

This time, I don’t know when I will be able to go out again? !

"Don't worry, I will definitely be back within half a year."

Lin Hao smiled faintly and didn't say anything.

Raymond is tight-lipped and won't easily reveal his whereabouts.

As for Qin Yu and Gu Yunle, they are complete chatterboxes.

He might let something slip when he was trying to pick up girls, and then his trip to the Territory of Chaos would undoubtedly be exposed.

"Well, boss, you must come back on time."

Qin Yu knew that Lin Hao always acted in a mysterious way, so he was tactful and did not continue to question him.

"We must prepare. The four of us brothers must enter the Nine Great Palaces together!"

Gu Yunle said this with a solemn vow.

"Yeah, don't worry."

Lin Hao smiled and nodded, then turned his gaze to the sky outside the window.

Gazing at the vast world, he could no longer suppress the desire to go out and explore the world.

…

Three days later.

When the sky was just getting light, a purple beast shadow suddenly flew out from the gate of Tianyan Academy, as fast as lightning.

This beast is Lin Hao’s pet No. 003, Sibao.

And on it, Lin Hao stood on the beast's back, facing the wind, with his long black hair fluttering.

That posture seemed to be full of vigor and vitality.

Xiaobai, the dragon ape beast, was riding on the front of the beast's back. He seemed to like this high-altitude flight very much and had an excited look on his face.

Sibao's speed was extremely fast, a purple shadow cutting through the sky, flying at a speed of hundreds of kilometers per hour, comparable to the airplanes in his previous life.

whoosh——!

When flying to a forest, Sibao suddenly turned around and swooped down like a flash of lightning.

When he came out again, Lin Hao was already wearing a mask and a pair of sunglasses.

It is impossible to identify it simply from its appearance.

As for Xiaobai, he was also wearing a loose black cloak.

In terms of appearance, it is not the previous little white ape, but a size that is in the growth stage.

His sturdy figure is like that of a strong young man.

This time when going to the Territory of Chaos, Lin Hao felt that it would be better not to reveal his identity as much as possible in such a mixed area.

After all, the third prince Yan Hongyi is now on the run. If he knew my whereabouts, he would most likely come to settle the score with me.

With that guy's background, he should have an organizational force in his hands.

In order to avoid exposing their whereabouts, Kung Fu Flies and the others will naturally not use them unless it is necessary.

In this case, you can only hunt a new pet.

With Lin Hao’s current ability, he no longer cares about ordinary animals.

Moreover, he planned to create an animal killing group, and the targets he chose would undoubtedly be those with forms similar to those of Kung Fu Flies and Wolf Spiders.

Short and sweet!

However, its abilities are different from those of lower animals.

As Lin Hao's mind turned, his ears moved slightly, and he faintly heard the sound of fighting.

The source of the sound seemed to be deep in the mountains and forests.

In such a remote and quiet place, the sound of fighting was very obvious.

"Xiaobai, let's go."

At that moment, Lin Hao moved, tapped the grass leaves with his toes, and quickly swept away like a wisp of green wind.

After a while, Lin Hao landed on a big tree and looked in the direction of the sound.

However, I saw a dozen warriors standing in a circle by the river not far away, holding weapons and with ferocious faces.

In the middle, there was an inconspicuous little red dot that caught Lin Hao's attention.

Looking closely, the red dot turned out to be a red praying mantis, about the size of a finger.

Its pair of forelimbs are slender, broad and thin, with dark red edges, like sickles.

The friction between them created red sparks.

Level 4 fire monster, Red Flame Mantis!

"Tsk tsk, there are actually magical beasts in this small forest."

The bald strong man who was in the lead stared at the little red mantis and grinned fiercely with his face full of flesh.

These guys are the bandits in this area who specialize in robbing passers-by.

Their strength is all above that of a level four fighter, and the bandit leader is even at the level of a level six fighter.

Although there are only a dozen people, their strength is not weak.

Because of this, the positioning of the objects they are competing for is quite high-end.

The common people just don't care about it at all, and they only rob the rich people and warriors who wear storage rings.

In this way, you can make a lot of money.

"This kind of red flame mantis, although the core is small, it has aphrodisiac properties. If sold to those old nobles who keep concubines, it should be worth a few dollars for wine."

The bald strong man grinned.

He stared at the Red Flame Mantis with a playful look, not worried at all about it escaping.

As he spoke, the bald strong man took out an iron cage from his storage ring.

It was that size, like a birdcage, perfect for imprisoning this little mantis.

Moreover, there are runes engraved on the top of this iron cage, which clearly shows that it is not an ordinary object.

"Xiao Liu, I leave it to you."

The bald strong man gave a look.

The thin young man next to him understood and stretched out his hand to mark it quickly.

As his concentrated mental power surged, a rune totem was soon outlined, with faint flashes of electricity.

This guy is obviously a lightning mage!

"Thunder blast!"

With a low shout, the rune in front of the thin man suddenly flashed with lightning, and the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth condensed crazily.

boom!

Immediately, a thick arc of lightning fell from the sky without warning and struck the Red Flame Mantis hard.

The Red Flame Mantis is only a fourth-level magical beast. Facing this fifth-level lightning spell, it is difficult to compete with it in terms of speed and strength.

In an instant, the Red Flame Mantis was unable to dodge and was struck directly by the thunder.

I saw electricity running through its body. Under this level of electric shock, it instantly lost its fighting power and collapsed to the ground.

He was immediately grabbed by the bald strong man and locked in an iron cage.

"I've been playing with a few young noblewomen I robbed recently. I've been working hard every night and feel a little weak. I'd better keep this Red Flame Mantis for myself to replenish myself."

Looking at the little mantis in the cage, the bald strong man smiled obscenely and gave up the idea of ​​selling it.

"I happen to need it too. If you're interested in selling it, the price is negotiable."

At this time, a clear voice sounded.

At that moment, the faces of these bandits changed slightly, and they cast fierce eyes towards the back.

But then I saw two figures jumping down from a big tree behind me.

The bald strong man's eyes sank slightly. Judging from the situation, these two mysterious guys had obviously been watching here secretly for a long time.

Under the gaze of many bandits, Lin Hao brought Xiaobai and walked forward calmly.

He stared at the red flame mantis trapped in the cage with curiosity.

It is small in size, highly lethal, and has fire properties.

After taking a quick look at it, I felt that this animal had great potential for development if it could be trained to be a killer.

In terms of starting, they are obviously higher than those of Wolf Spider and Kung Fu Fly.

That level is comparable to that of a fire-scale tiger.

However, although the Fire Scale Tiger is powerful, its large size can easily expose its target and make it unable to perform assassination tasks.

This little mantis is the perfect fit.

"Boy, do you want to buy this mantis?"

The bald strong man raised his eyebrows, stared at Lin Hao, and asked with a deep smile.

"Well, name a price."

Lin Hao looked indifferent.

"You can buy it if you want, but the reward for so many of our brothers is at least this amount."

The bald man stretched out his palm, spread his five fingers, and said in a rough voice: "Five thousand Lingyang stones, and an iron cage as a gift."

Hearing this, Lin Hao hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

Although five thousand Lingyang Stones are relatively expensive compared to the market price, this amount is not too outrageous.

Then, the two parties completed the transaction.

Lin Hao picked up the iron cage, reached his hand into it, and directly caught the mantis in his palm.

"Ding, detection, the host has captured a level 4 magical beast, 'Red Flame Mantis', would you like to take it as a pet?"

Lin Hao said silently without hesitation: "Yes."

"Congratulations to the host for taking in the fifth pet, codenamed 005, you can name it."

"The Mantis King."

Lin Hao's mind moved slightly, and he casually came up with a more awesome name.

"Ding, codename 005 pet, naming completed."

As the system voice sounded, the Red Flame Mantis in Lin Hao's hand disappeared.

The totem of the red flame mantis suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Permissions have been enabled, the host can enhance the pet."

Lin Hao is now wealthy and powerful, so he directly chose the 'one-click evolution' function.

In an instant, the Mantis King in Lin Hao's hand disappeared.

"Ding, the enhancement is successful. Congratulations to King Mantis for upgrading to rank D. Your combat power has been comprehensively improved."

"Ding, your pet Mantis King has strengthened his claws and is as sharp as a blade!"

…

"Ding, your pet Mantis King has evolved and upgraded to S-rank King."

"Congratulations to pet codename 005 'Mantis King' for obtaining the special talent, the Black Flame Demon Body."

Instantly, a series of voices rang in Lin Hao's mind.

Then, a brand new data panel emerged.

【Mantis King】

Code: 005

Owner: Lin Hao

Combat Power: 50000

Skills: Phantom Scythe, Flame Slash

Talent: Black Flame Demon Body

…

Reading the information about the Mantis King, Lin Hao was secretly satisfied.

This kind of combat power has completely surpassed the ranks of low-level monsters.

However, Lin Hao felt something strange.

Because judging from the data, the Mantis King's combat power is 5,000 points more than that of the Fire Scale Tiger, comparable to the ninth-level peak of human martial arts!

Logically speaking, the Red Flame Mantis and the Fire Scale Tiger have almost the same starting level in terms of magical beast level, both of which are fourth-level magical beasts.

Moreover, there is a huge difference in the size of the two sides. The combat power of the Red Flame Mantis is obviously weaker than that of the Fire Scale Tiger.

However, now, they have all evolved to the S-level king level, and the Mantis King has even surpassed the Fire Scale Tiger.

Is it because of the different talents and skills?

Lin Hao couldn't help but think about this.

The Fire Scale Tiger's innate skill is the blue flame beast body.

The Mantis King has a black flame demon body.

According to Lin Hao's guess.

The black flame demon body is estimated to be one level higher than the blue flame beast body.

That's why there is such a difference in their combat power data.

"It seems that when it comes to capturing pets, the more powerful the better. It mainly depends on whether you can acquire special skills and talents."

Lin Hao nodded secretly, becoming more certain of his guess.

Moreover, the early D-level, C-level, B-level and A-level evolutions did not bring about much change in combat power.

Only when you reach the S level will there be a significant increase.

Lin Hao has already had a general understanding of this from the evolutionary data of Kung Fu Fly and Fire Scale Tiger.

After all, the real body of Kung Fu Fly is just a weak fly that can even be crushed to death by a child.

But after evolving to the S-rank King level, its strength is comparable to that of an eighth-rank human warrior, only one level lower than the Fire Scale Tiger.

Therefore, in terms of the differences among animal species, there is not much difference as they evolve to the later stages.

Otherwise, Lin Hao is not stupid and he would have gotten a high-level magical beast to evolve long ago.

"Brother, this kid has a lot of capital."

The thin man's eyes lit up when he saw Lin Hao take out five thousand Lingyang Stones at once.

"Yeah, I can see that."

The bald strong man nodded in a low voice, his cold, snake-like eyes staring at Lin Hao all the time.

Because he discovered that the red flame mantis that Lin Hao had just caught with one hand suddenly disappeared.

Even he couldn't tell where the Red Flame Mantis was taken with that technique.

The bald strong man couldn't help feeling a little surprised about this.

"In that case, we can't let this fat sheep slip away before our eyes."

The thin man grinned grimly and glanced at the storage ring in Lin Hao's hand, with undisguised greed in his eyes.

"Nonsense, do I need you to teach me?"

A fierce look flashed across the bald man's face, and he winked at his men beside him.

In an instant, dozens of bandits spread out quickly as if in tacit understanding, directly blocking all Lin Hao's retreat routes.

"Boy, I haven't finished what I said just now. Five thousand Lingyang stones are just a deposit."

The bald strong man looked at Lin Hao with a gloomy face and said jokingly.

However, Lin Hao at this moment was completely indifferent.

Because a system prompt just sounded in his mind.

"Ding, congratulations on collecting five pets. The host's authority has been upgraded to level two."

As the voice fell, Lin Hao was surprised to find that the original five slots in the pet list had increased to ten slots.

In other words, the number of pets he could accommodate reached ten!

"Ding, second-level permission, opening the pet synthesis function. Please be careful when selecting this function."

Then, the system prompt sounded again.

Hearing this, Lin Hao's heart trembled slightly, and he was suddenly overjoyed.

Looking at the newly added 'Synthesis' option on the data panel, Lin Hao felt quite curious.

Unexpectedly, pets can also be synthesized.

This feature is awesome! !