Chapter 136 Chapter 136
Before entering the seventh district, Cheng Cheng had already prepared for the worst.
He wasn't some naive fresh-faced student, but a renowned adventurer who had braved the winds and rains of alternate dimensions. Over the years, Cheng Cheng had also participated in several emergency relief operations commissioned by the Beastmaster Association, some of which had involved gruesome scenes that still sent chills down his spine when he recalled them.
So this time, when he knew that a space storm had occurred in the seventh area and encountered the ferocious beast prison lock in the rift, Cheng Cheng had a premonition of the seriousness of the situation.
He imagined that he would see the corpses of the young beastmasters, see their eyes filled with resentment and despair that refused to close, see the survivors who were panicking and wandering around, not knowing what to do, hear their cries and curses...
But he never expected that after entering the seventh district, the scene he saw was completely different from what he expected?
The examinees remained calm and composed, and under the command of Xia Muqing and the others, they consciously divided into several groups. Those who could treat mysterious beasts participated in the treatment of the wounded, those with strong mobility went to search for trapped people, and the rest were responsible for organization and coordination. The entire examination room became a huge rescue center. Although many details of the examinees' arrangements were still a little immature in Cheng Cheng's eyes, a complete self-rescue system had been formed and was functioning well.
There was no shortage of manpower as a large number of water-based mysterious beasts were on site to help, taking on tasks such as protecting candidates, moving heavy objects, and rescuing the injured.
The mysterious energy fluctuations emanating from them made Cheng Cheng gasp in amazement.
Being strong is one thing, but the key point is that he could tell at a glance that these mysterious beasts were all wild!
Not only did the wild mysterious beast not take the opportunity to hurt people, it also helped maintain order!
Is this still a different space?
Cheng Cheng felt dizzy. After following Xia Muqing to understand the situation at the scene and finding out that the most seriously injured person really only had a fracture, he felt like he was in a dream and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
It was like a punch that had been tense and uneasy for a long time, and then it hit the cotton with a "pa" sound.
Besides the doubts, a surge of ecstasy welled up in my heart.
These candidates who signed up for the adventurer qualification test are all reserve talents for the association and the adventurer team, and are the future of human beastmasters!
It was already heartening that they all survived, but what made Cheng Cheng even happier was the excellent qualities displayed by the candidates in this sudden disaster.
——More accurately, she is the leader who appears in times of crisis. Her shining sense of responsibility, outstanding beast-controlling ability, and personal charm bring everyone together.
That's right, Cheng Cheng only had a brief understanding of the situation, and he was sure that there was definitely a leader here. It was she who calmed the situation on the scene, comforted the panicked candidates, and organized those water-based mysterious beasts, and finally achieved an almost perfect emergency rescue on the scene.
Stay calm in the face of danger, stand up bravely, repel the enemy with wit, unite and save ourselves...
From a certain perspective, Cheng Cheng even believes that these qualities are more important than strength.
“That’s great.”
Cheng Cheng sighed sincerely.
Looking at the well-organized scene before him, he felt extremely relieved, and suddenly felt a sense of joy and pride that the next generation had grown up and was capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility.
As for who the leader is...
Cheng Cheng's eyes turned slightly to the side, and he looked at the candidate next to him calmly.
When he first entered the seventh district, Cheng Cheng's mind was full of "crisis, crisis, crisis". In addition, he had never seen Xia Muqing in person, so he didn't recognize her at first.
Later, when he relaxed, he felt that this girl looked so familiar... Oh yes, isn't this the "youngest divine beast user of Da Xia", the classmate Xia that his younger brother admired?
If that were all, Cheng Cheng's impression of Xia Muqing would be just a "young beastmaster with good talent", "a promising junior", "one of the candidates who was unfortunately involved in the accident", etc.
But it was obvious that things were not that simple, because when they checked the situation, the other candidates looked at them with admiration and gratitude, and the attitude of those water-type mysterious beasts was also respectful and approachable, and they seemed to obey orders at will.
At first, Cheng Cheng almost thought they were being kind to him. But he soon realized he was overthinking it. In fact, the person those people were grateful to and respected was Xia Muqing.
In their eyes, he was a "latecomer to the divine beast master". Even though he was already famous, he was actually not as good as Xia Muqing, the little Xia divine beast master who had just saved them from danger!
It's hard to describe this feeling.
Cheng Cheng felt very novel and relieved.
The growth rate of this young girl far exceeded his imagination - when Lord Feng Luo successfully evolved not long ago, he thought she was just a little girl who had just entered college and was far from being able to shoulder important responsibilities. He didn't expect that only a few months later, the other party played such an important role in a large-scale disaster?
This is a slap in the face.
However, Cheng Cheng felt nothing but surprise and no discomfort at all.
He even hoped that this kind of slap in the face would come more and more. If the younger generation of beastmasters could be as powerful as Xia Muqing, the future of mankind would be limitless!
Cheng Cheng looked at Xia Muqing carefully, pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but be curious: "Xia, how did you do it?"
Xia Muqing then told him what had happened. Cheng Cheng was stunned when he heard it, especially when he was brought to an almost flattened wasteland and saw a mountain gorilla with most of its body buried in the soil, leaving only its bald and ugly head exposed - boy, he knew this guy!
Just like the prison chains seen in the space tunnel, these are all ferocious beasts that have been listed in the Beastmaster Association for many years, and there is even a huge reward on the Adventurer Forum!
"You actually captured it alive?"
That is a mountain gorilla with immense strength, capable of smashing through a mountain with one punch, and with defense as strong as a fortress.
Capturing them alive sounds even more incredible than "repelling the enemy" and is not on the same level of difficulty.
Cheng Cheng was deeply shocked and wanted to ask Xia Muqing for clarification even more urgently. Xia Muqing's eyes curved as she patted the back of the little koi in her arms: "Xiao Jin, come on, turn into a dragon."
Cheng Cheng: “……?”
Draw a dragon?
Cheng Cheng was wondering what kind of skill this was. Was it a prison made of lines drawn on the ground? Could it restrict the Mountain Erosion Ape?
But then, he opened his eyes wide in shock - because in front of him, the beautiful little koi was shining with golden light, and after a moment it turned into a golden dragon as long as his forearm.
Cheng Cheng: “…hiss!”
A dragon, it’s actually a dragon?
Although it is small in size, it is extremely cute. It wrapped around Xia Muqing's shoulders several times, and rubbed its little head against her ear intimately, making the beastmaster envious!
Look at the crystal-clear horns, the golden scales, the slender and delicate dragon whiskers, and the pupils that glow with gold and flames... Cheng Cheng's Adam's apple rolled a few times and he swallowed hard.
His lips moved, his expression extremely serious: "You mysterious beast..."
Xia Muqing: “……?”
Seeing his gloomy expression, Xia Muqing suddenly felt a little uneasy. She thought Cheng Cheng was experienced and could see the hidden danger behind the little koi's transformation into a dragon.
She picked up the little golden dragon and handed it to Cheng Cheng. Unexpectedly, after stroking it gently for a few times, Cheng Cheng suddenly showed a happy and almost foolish smile: "Great, the profound power is abundant, and the aura is also very stable. This is the first time I have seen a profound beast in this form."
Xia Muqing: “???”
Little Golden Dragon: “???”
So that was why your expression was so serious just now, because you actually just wanted to stroke the dragon?
Xia Muqing couldn't help but glance at Cheng Cheng a few more times.
She had heard of this man for a long time. In addition to her relationship with Cheng Zizhuo, she would pay more attention to Cheng Cheng's news on a daily basis. She had seen countless pictures of him on the Internet, but this was the first time she saw him in person.
Upon seeing this, Xia Muqing suddenly felt that Cheng Zizhuo and Cheng Cheng were indeed a pair of brothers.
No matter how reliable the rumors outside are, there is always something wrong in the genes.
"It's not all the little golden dragon's credit," Xia Muqing said modestly, "Sister Guan Yun and Brother Xue Yao were both helping to resist the Dark Beast King."
She paused and gave Cheng Cheng a brief account of how she had just repelled the Mountain Erosion Ape and the Prison Lock. She described it lightly, but Cheng Cheng's scalp still tingled and he broke out in a cold sweat.
With his knowledge, he could certainly tell that behind the girl's relaxed description were many life-and-death crises.
"Thank goodness you guys are here."
Cheng Cheng pursed his lips and said to Xia Muqing very solemnly, "Thanks to you for stopping these two ferocious beasts, we avoided more casualties. On behalf of the Beastmaster Association and the organizers of this Adventurer Qualification Assessment, I thank you for your decision."
He said it too seriously, and Xia Muqing felt a little embarrassed: "We are the beast masters."
As the strongest group of beastmasters, enjoying the association's resource allocation and the society's respect and trust, shouldn't they stand up at such a critical moment?
She said it as a matter of course. Cheng Cheng felt more relieved when he saw this, and his eyes looking at Xia Muqing became softer.
But at the same time, he seemed to remember something, his eyebrows slightly lowered, and he sighed helplessly: "Thank you... If only all people with power could think like you..."
He spoke in a very soft voice, but Xia Muqing's heart skipped a beat.
But before she could ask any further questions, Cheng Cheng patted her shoulder gently, smiled and waved at Guan Yun and Xue Yao: "Let's go, the passage has been stabilized, let's take the candidates back to Blue Star in batches."
Xia Muqing: "That Mountain-Eroding Ape..."
Cheng Cheng: "Don't worry, leave it to me."
He summoned a mysterious beast: "Golden Soul Ape!"
A tall ape suddenly appeared beside Cheng Cheng, with golden hair all over its body. Although it was not as tall as the mountain ape, it was more than two meters tall.
Moreover, its muscles were smooth and strong, and it was obviously a powerful mystical beast. Its following actions further demonstrated that it was a concentrated essence - the Golden Soul Ape walked to the edge of the stone pit, first gave the Erosion Mountain Ape a fierce punch, then dragged this big guy who was twice as tall as itself onto its shoulder, and after a low growl, it suddenly lifted it up!
Then it carried this big guy and walked slowly towards the space tunnel.
What surprised Xia Muqing even more was that at this moment, the tunnel where the Prison Lock had escaped before began to ripple with energy and quietly appeared again. A little deer with colorful aura lingering all over its body and an elegant posture walked out slowly, biting a chain in its mouth.
Behind the chain, a Prison Lock that had been knocked unconscious was dragged out.
"My other mysterious beast, the Nine-Free Deer," Cheng Cheng said with a smile, "I just happened to see it when I came here, so I sent someone out to capture it."
Xia Muqing couldn't help but curl her lips as she watched this hilarious scene. "When Prison Suppressor was escaping, he was even engaging in a dog-eat-dog fight with the Eclipse Mountain Gorilla."
I wonder how they will feel when they wake up and find that each other has been captured by human beastmasters?
Cheng Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly, thought for a moment and said, "I will suggest to the association that they be locked up together."
"They are our 'comrades', so we should show some humanitarian spirit, right?"
…
After all, he was a dark beast king with strong recovery ability. He didn't need to wait to be sent to the detention place. On the way back to Blue Star, the scarred Mountain Erosion Ape and Prison Lock woke up.
The high-intensity verbal abuse that erupted between the mysterious beasts after seeing each other really opened Xia Muqing's eyes.
After the two mysterious beasts blamed each other and threw dirty water on each other, and their friendship was completely destroyed, Cheng Cheng suddenly said in a cheerful tone that they could be imprisoned in a very close place, for example, in a compartment where they could see each other at a glance.
Mountain Erosion Ape & Prison Suppression Lock: "..."
The two mysterious beasts looked as if they had eaten shit.
…
On Blue Star, the organizer’s venue was also in chaos.
The moment the space storm appeared, all communication and positioning equipment were destroyed. They could not see the situation inside the alien space and could only sit outside and worry.
Although various rescue equipment and supplies were quickly prepared, the Space Beast Tamer was still on the way and could not be delivered at all!
As time went by, the mood of people outside became increasingly heavy.
The longer the waiting seems endless, the more one's thoughts wander.
Even the person in charge couldn't help but wonder, what were the chances of the candidates surviving? Had Chengcheng's Divine Beast Master successfully made it through the spatial storm? Would he... perish during the perilous space travel, leaving them without the chance to save anyone and losing another Divine Beast Master?
The more I thought about it, the more anxious I became, and my anger and irritation surged up.
At this moment, a staff member suddenly shouted: "Space fluctuations detected! The space in the seventh area... has opened!"
The whole audience gasped, seats were shoved aside with a clatter, and no one came to help someone who fell down due to the intense movement. People nervously and excitedly crowded around the entrance, holding their breath and waiting.
The space opened, and the first thing that appeared was half of the head of the Mountain Erosion Ape with a dark face.
Everyone: “???”
The person in charge's vision went dark instantly, his head buzzing, and he subconsciously picked up the intercom: "Enemy attack——!"
At the same time, he thought, it's over, District 7 is finished.
The candidates are done.
Something must have happened to Cheng Cheng, otherwise how could a dark beast king emerge from a stable space gate?
It's obvious that after sweeping through the seventh district, they are still not satisfied and are attacking Blue Star!
Before he finished speaking, the person in charge heard a familiar voice coming from the space door: "Ah, don't worry, it's a misunderstanding!"
"This is the Dark Beast King we captured causing trouble, not an enemy attack!"
Immediately afterwards, the Golden Soul Ape emerged from the door.
It was carrying the mountain ape, but it was much shorter than the mountain ape, so it caused a misunderstanding.
The person in charge: “…”
All the guards and staff: "..."
What a twist and turn.
After the Golden Soul Ape came the Nine-Little Deer dragging the Prison Lock, followed by Cheng Cheng, Xia Muqing and others.
Although both the Prison Suppressor and the Mountain Erosion Ape had temporarily lost their ability to move, the person in charge still felt terrified when looking at these two giants: "They invaded District 7? Then the candidates—"
Cheng Cheng: "I'm sorry, I'm late..."
Everyone's hearts, which had just calmed down, were instantly lifted again!
Cheng Cheng: "By the time I passed the space blockade, the battle was basically over. The candidates were fine, except for some fractures..."
……fracture?
Everyone felt like they were on a roller coaster.
If it weren't for Cheng Cheng's identity as a divine beast master, they really wanted to grit their teeth and rush up to grab the man's collar.
Don’t say things in such a suggestive way. Besides, it’s just a broken bone. What’s a broken bone?
It was such a serious situation, but in the end someone only had a broken bone. They would wake up laughing in their dreams at night!
Although everyone's mood took a sharp turn, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the candidates coming out one after another, with some injuries on their bodies but still smiles on their faces.
The staff immediately distributed rescue supplies, and medical staff took the candidates to check for injuries. They were serious and did not quite believe Cheng Cheng's statement that "some people just had broken bones", but they did not expect that after checking, the most serious one was really a broken bone?
As a result, they had not even used 10% of the large amount of supplies they urgently transferred.
The medical staff were amazed. Meanwhile, the exam organizer calmed down and shook Cheng Cheng's hand tightly. "Cheng Divine Beast Envoy, thank you so much."
"I can't imagine what would have happened without you."
In the minds of those in charge, the candidates were safe and sound, and this was definitely Cheng Cheng's credit.
If Cheng Cheng hadn't risked his life and crossed the space turbulence to provide emergency rescue, how could he have stopped the troublemaking Mountain Erosion Ape and the Prison Lock?
After all, the space beastmaster is still on the way!
As for "I'm late" or something like that, that's definitely a humble expression... That's right, you can't say it's the Divine Beast Master's bad taste, right?
The person in charge's words were full of respect.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Cheng shook his head decisively: "Sorry, I'm telling the truth. I was late and only did some finishing work."
"It wasn't me who truly saved everyone, but the candidates themselves."
The person in charge: “……?”
…
When Cheng Cheng explained the whole story, everyone present felt a sense of shock.
Xia Muqing, Guan Yun, and Xue Yao, these three are too young. The oldest one just graduated from college!
Xia Muqing just started her freshman year!
Moreover, once the little golden dragon appeared, Xia Muqing now had two divine beasts - that's right, the people present were able to make a judgment just by looking at the energy fluctuations on the little golden dragon. How could a mysterious beast that could suppress the Mountain-Eroding Ape be weak in level?
Besides, that’s a dragon!
A dragon that only exists in legends!
How could a dragon-shaped mysterious beast not be powerful?
There are almost no beastmasters in Daxia who don't like dragons. A group of people stared at the little golden dragon eagerly, and the envy and desire in their eyes almost ignited the air.
The energy test that followed also fully confirmed everyone's thoughts - after the assessment battle, the energy value of Lord Feng Luo soared to 22w, faintly suppressing the divine beasts of around 17w such as the Guangjie Frog and Canglang Jiao, and the energy value of the little golden dragon also reached an astonishing 23w.
After seeing the number on the energy value, the little golden dragon raised its head proudly, looking refreshed, and almost rolled over on Xia Muqing's shoulder.
After suppressing itself in an unevolved state for years, it now soars into the sky. Even the energy value of Lord Feng Luo is slightly lower than its own. This really makes the little golden dragon proud.
However, while everyone was amazed, Xia Muqing's eyebrows moved slightly, and she was a little confused in her heart.
In her opinion, the golden dragon that soared into the sky was extremely powerful, and its strength should be more than 250,000 energy points?
Didn’t I say before that beastmasters call beasts with energy values above 30w the Cloud River Divine Beasts, and those with energy values above 40w the Star Sea Divine Beasts?
Xia Muqing felt that if the golden dragon could easily crush the Mountain-Eroding Ape and the Prison-Suppressing Lock, it must be at least at the level of the Yunhe Divine Beast.
However, they had not left the competition venue yet, so it was not convenient to continue studying this issue. Xia Muqing made a note of it and decided to study it carefully after returning to find out the true strength of the little golden dragon.
But for those present, the number 24w was enough to make their jaws drop.
Guan Yun and Xue Yao looked at each other silently and couldn't help but smile bitterly - they finally understood what it meant that there is always someone better than you.
The other beastmasters felt their faces turn red.
Compared with Xia Muqing's age and grades, they are simply useless.
The adventurer's assessment, which had mobilized a large number of people, ended in a strange atmosphere. Fortunately, there were no major casualties, but because the assessment was interrupted midway, the final results were uncertain.
The organizers said that they still need to go back and discuss whether to hold a new competition or determine the candidates who passed based on the results before the disconnection.
However, these had nothing to do with Xia Muqing and the others. Due to their outstanding performance, the organizers announced on the spot that they had passed the assessment and awarded each of them a petal-sized badge.
The badge is well-made, with the Adventurer's House logo printed in the center, a flame that symbolizes bravery and hope.
Xia Muqing put the badge into her pocket. With this thing, she could sign up for the selection competition in the near future.
"Xia, see you at the tryouts!"
Before leaving, Guan Yun waved to Xia Muqing and said with a smile: "Thanks to you this time, but I will also work hard. If we meet again in the selection competition, I will try to put some pressure on you!"
She is not the type of person who will be defeated easily. Even though she is convinced of Xia Muqing's strength, if she meets her in a competition, she will definitely try her best and will not miss any chance to win.
Xia Muqing was also very happy.
She really liked Guan Yun's straightforward character, and from the moment Guan Yun and Xue Yao emerged from the space rift and did not choose to escape but stayed with her, she knew that these two friends could get along.
So, she exchanged contact information with the two and said goodbye with a smile: "Come on, see you at the competition."
…
Although many unexpected events occurred during the entire adventurer assessment, Xia Muqing summarized her gains and felt very satisfied.
The bounties offered by the Light-Eroding Mountain Ape and the Prison-Suppressing Lock were a large sum of money. In addition to broadening his horizons and seeing many magical beasts that were originally only in the illustrations, the biggest gain was the little koi turning into a dragon and the breakthrough of Feng Luo Lord's Space-Time Lock skill.
At this point, both mysterious beasts have undergone qualitative changes. Needless to say, the little golden dragon is very powerful after evolution. Comprehending new skills is also a major breakthrough for the little hurricane dog. It can later use the time and space lock skill to extend to other time and space skills. In simple terms, it has unlocked a large skill tree.
When it grows up in the future, the little Gale Hound can become a rare space-type mystical beast in Daxia. By then, Xia Muqing herself will be a space-type beastmaster and will no longer have to wait for others to come to the rescue from thousands of miles away.
In addition, Xia Muqing originally thought that Liangyi Die and Ark Xiaoxue would gain less from this exam. After all, you can't have your cake and eat it too. But after returning, she found that things were not as she thought.
Ark Xiaoxue's AI has become more intelligent. It now blends in naturally with several mysterious beasts, chatting with a group of small beasts, and the energy balls hanging on its body flashes constantly.
Even the Yin-Yang Butterfly's energy value soared significantly, reaching a staggering 94,000, approaching the 100,000 value threshold of the quasi-divine beast - and this has reached the value that most second-level mysterious beasts can possess.
Moreover, the Yin-Yang Butterfly is only at the first stage and has not yet evolved into the second stage!
Xia Muqing was very surprised by this change.
She didn't understand it at first. After all, throughout this mission, the Yin-Yang Butterfly had primarily served as a nurse and endurance booster, seemingly without encountering any significant transformational milestones. But later, through further testing of the koi's energy, Xia Muqing suddenly understood—the Yin-Yang Butterfly's surge in energy was inextricably linked to the koi's transformation into a dragon.
Because the little koi fish cannot transform into a dragon successfully on its own.
And it was finally successful because it had the right time, people and place. With the "sacrifice" of the Yin-Yang Butterfly to replenish a large amount of mysterious power, and the golden dragon's sacrifice to make it possible, these factors were integrated together to finally achieve the miracle of turning into a dragon.
In other words, the mysterious and ethereal purple energy on the body of the successfully evolved golden dragon actually comes from the Yin-Yang Butterfly.
As an energy supplier, the Yin-Yang Butterfly also received some of the power of heaven and earth in return. This powerful energy, which belongs to the dragon system and even has a bit of divinity, has further improved the life level of the Yin-Yang Butterfly to a certain extent.
As the saying goes, giving a rose to someone leaves a sweet fragrance on your hand. The Koi Fish borrowed the power of the Yin-Yang Butterfly, and the Yin-Yang Butterfly also benefited from the dragon's transformation. This is a sure win-win situation!
Moreover, the bond formed by this energy fusion has also formed a unique connection between the koi fish and the Yin-Yang Butterfly. In other words, in the future, the Yin-Yang Butterfly can still attach energy to the little golden dragon through "sacrifice" to enhance the little golden dragon's strength.
It’s not a cooperation skill, but it’s better than a cooperation skill.
This also explains why the energy value of the little golden dragon that appeared later did not meet Xia Muqing's expectations - because it was not a complete version and lacked the energy support of the Yin-Yang Butterfly.
After sorting out all the situations, Xia Muqing was satisfied: "Let's go to the training ground later to test Xiao Jin's strength and also test the cooperation between Xiao Zi and Xiao Jin."
"Hmm...it's time to start Xiao Zi's evolution. 9w4 is more than enough for her to accumulate."
If everything goes well, before the selection competition begins, she may be able to have another quasi-divine beast, or even... a divine beast?
Hahahaha, if that's the case, isn't it a bit too bullying?
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