Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 266 Divine Beast
Edge of the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes.

Hunters come and go.

Although the town's popularity has not yet returned to its previous level due to the turmoil in Dragon Head Town, the widespread knowledge of the Lucky Oil has still attracted a large number of novice and intermediate hunters to the area.

It's worth noting that Longshou Town paid a whopping 10 billion yuan for Lucky Oil.

This 10 billion can be paid in cash or traded using Blue Physique Source Crystals.

One billion is a number that most people can't even imagine in their lifetime.

Even 10 million can bring you financial freedom, let alone 1 billion.

As for the blue physique source crystal, it is even possible to directly stack a martial artist's physique value to 20 points!
If you can also comprehend the Dan Jin (internal energy) technique with 20 points in Physique, you will be able to pass the exam for a Senior Martial Artist title immediately.

Such a person would be considered a prominent figure even in a prefecture, and if he were to be transferred to a city, he would be a leader in the martial arts world.

This is why, despite the turmoil in Dragon Head Town, it still attracts a large number of hunters to venture deep into the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes, hoping to obtain a lucky oil and achieve a miraculous rise to the top.

……

At this moment, in this misty area, Ji Fuyou's spirit, which was at the level of 36, was continuously pouring into the red deer in front of him.

Beside him, Yang Kaitai, Liu Yiren, Fang Qiyun, and the others all had curious eyes.

Guided by the Divine Beast Bloodline Awakening Technique, all spiritual power seemed to be imbued with life and merged with the life force of the red deer, leading it to undergo rapid mutation.

Originally less than one meter tall and less than one and a half meters long, the red muntjac developed visible muscles all over its body, and its limbs gradually began to stand upright. It grew from one and a half meters to two meters, and then rapidly approached two and a half meters.

In just half an hour, the red muntjac had undergone a dramatic transformation, becoming a terrifying monster with sharp horns on its head, an orange-red body, and an aura of scorching heat.

“It’s reached its limit.”

Ji Fuyou had an epiphany.

This is the ultimate form of the red muntjac after the Qilin bloodline within its body is activated.

If it is activated further, it will cause the red muntjac's bloodline to collapse, resulting in its immediate death.

"Moreover... after activating the bloodline of the red muntjac, I also have to consume my mental energy to maintain its mutated state. Once I withdraw my mental energy and lose the mental 'activity' to maintain it, this mutated red muntjac will die because it cannot control the Qilin power that has been activated within its body."

The mental burden has increased again.

In particular, this burden requires mental "activity," and the increase in mental scale brought by treasures does not help much.

He was estimating...

To control two mutated creatures simultaneously, one's mental capacity must be at least 40, or even 45.

"Done?"

"It's unbelievable that a weak red muntjac would turn into this after its deeply hidden Qilin bloodline was activated."

"How is the strength?"

At this moment, seeing the red muntjac no longer changing, Yang Kaitai and the others couldn't help but speak up.

"Try it and you'll see."

Ji Fuyou turned his gaze to Xiao Hanxue.

"Come on, let me do it."

Without Ji Fuyou needing to speak, Xiao Hanxue volunteered to step forward.

"Attention."

Ji Fuyou said something, his spirits stirring.

"Roar!"

The mutated red muntjac roared, moving at a pace that wasn't slow at all...

Do not!
It was a speed that would be considered fast for an ordinary martial artist, and it rushed straight towards Xiao Hanxue.

Just as the two were about to make contact, the mutated red muntjac's abdomen churned, as if some scorching power was brewing within it. The next moment, it opened its mouth wide, and a ball of blazing flame suddenly spewed out...

"Hey! You cheated!"

Xiao Hanxue screamed and quickly turned around to dodge the flames.

Even so, when these flames swept across the ground, they still left patches of scorched earth.

“A master-level martial artist’s protective energy can withstand small-caliber bullets. This level of flame spray is threatening… but not fatal… If Xiaoxue wants to block it, she should be able to.”

Yang Kaitai looked at the burning effect of the flames on the ground and said something.

Liu Yiren and Fang Qiyun also nodded.

"The fire's power is slightly higher than the fire monsters in the Temple of Fertile Crescent, but not by much. However... its attack range seems to be farther than that of the fire monsters in the Temple of Fertile Crescent."

Liu Yiren also gave her evaluation.

On the other side, Xiao Hanxue was initially startled by the flames spewed out by the mutated red deer, but she quickly recovered.

When the monster unleashed its second burst of flames, she didn't even use her weapons. Instead, she transformed her hands into blades, unleashing her inner energy, and charged against the flow of flames, shattering them with her bare hands.

Apart from some burns on my hands, I was not affected in any way.

"Huh? If it were my Hellfire Battle Axe, I would have already chopped it down on the head."

Xiao Hanxue was somewhat surprised.

Ji Fuyou, however, seemed to have noticed something and said, "Xiaoxue, attack."

"okay."

Xiao Hanxue responded, and before the mutated red deer could continue to generate flames, the force under her feet had already erupted, and she rushed to the side of the mutated divine beast.

With a single punch, unleashing a burst of powerful energy, a strike capable of shattering even millstone-sized rocks struck the mutated red deer with tremendous force.

The mutated red muntjac is not very tall, at most 2.8 meters.

Their size seems to be slightly inferior to that of the pale boar-man.

However, when Xiao Hanxue's burst of internal energy struck the mutated red deer, invisible ripples spread across its body.

It was as if the attacks that had blasted into its body had been evenly neutralized and distributed to every corner of its body, to the point that...

Its shape has not changed much.

This scene……

"A life force field!?" Fang Qiyun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Xiao Hanxue leaped forward, dodging the mutated red deer's tearing attack with its sharp claws, and at the same time unleashed her inner energy once more.

"Buzz!"

Invisible ripples spread out again from where it was attacked.

"It's truly a life force field!"

Xiao Hanxue recognized it immediately.

"Captain, this red muntjac, whose power has been awakened by the divine beast Qilin, has actually developed a life force field that only a Martial Saint can cultivate!"

Yang Kaitai looked at Ji Fuyou in surprise.

"I saw."

Ji Fuyou said something, and at the same time said to Fang Qiyun, "Give the weapon to Xiaoxue."

"it is good!"

Fang Qiyun quickly threw her Hellfire Battle Axe over.

With her battle axe in hand, Xiao Hanxue no longer held back and directly engaged the mutated red deer in battle.

Although the flames spewed by the mutated red muntjac were not a significant threat, it was able to withstand Xiao Hanxue's attacks by using its life force field, scratching, biting, and spitting fire at close range.

However, Xiao Hanxue's all-out attack, wielding the Hellfire Battle Axe, was not something the mutated red muntjac could completely withstand with its life force field.

Especially when Xiao Hanxue used the Berserker Technique and brought the power of the Purgatory Divine Weapon in her hand to its limit, she forcibly broke the life force field of the mutated red deer and finally killed the mutated red deer under her axe.

Even after the battle ended, Xiao Hanxue was still covered in sweat, her physical strength clearly at its limit.

"This monster's attack power isn't strong, but its life force field is too troublesome. Most of the force I unleashed with all my might was neutralized by its life force field. If its attack were even a fraction stronger, it would be a fatal threat to a master-level martial artist like me."

It took Xiao Hanxue a while to give her evaluation.

"In terms of attack and agility, he is comparable to an ordinary master, but in terms of defense... due to the existence of his life force field, he is not inferior to even a true martial saint."

As Yang Kaitai spoke, he concluded: "The combat strength of this mutated red muntjac is no weaker than that of the Fengwo Guard."

Ji Fuyou nodded: "Let's try a few other kinds of creatures."

"it is good."

Liu Yiren, Fang Qiyun, and others brought up the black wolves, antler deer, and scaled beasts they had captured alive.

Ji Fuyou activated the bloodlines within each of these strange beasts one by one, and then tried it on them one by one.

Ultimately, it was discovered that...

The mutated black wolves, antler deer, and scaled beasts vary in strength and have different strengths.

Black wolves are faster, antler deer have a stronger life force field, and scaled beasts have a layer of scales that provide strong defense in addition to their life force field.

"The bloodlines of these monsters should all be at roughly the same level."

Liu Yiren was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, this Divine Beast Bloodline Awakening Technique divides the monster's bloodline into 7 levels. After reaching level 7, and mastering the advancement method, one can transform into a true Divine Beast Qilin."

Ji Fuyou said, after thinking for a moment, "Except for the Qilin Armor Beast which reached level 2, the other divine beasts are only level 1."

"Huh? There's a maximum of 7 levels?"

Xiao Hanxue's eyes widened immediately.

She struggled so much against level 1 and 2 divine beasts, so how strong must a level 7 divine beast be?
"Of these four strange beasts, the antler deer is the most numerous and the easiest to hunt, right?"

Ji Fuyou glanced at Liu Yiren.

"Correct."

Liu Yiren nodded: "Many antlered deer live on the outskirts of the Misty Forest."

"Let's go to the Misty Forest now."

Ji Fuyou said, "You are all searching for the horned deer with all your might. I want to see what the effect will be if we raise a divine beast with the horned deer as its core to level 7."

The group immediately nodded.

Time is tight.

The group quickly left the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes and headed straight for the Misty Forest without stopping.

Upon arriving at the Misty Forest, Ji Fuyou quickly induced a horned deer to mutate and grow into a mythical beast, the Qilin.

After transforming the antlered deer into a mutated divine beast, he commanded it to kill and devour other antlered deer.

Under this process of devouring, the mythical beast, the Horned Deer, gradually grew stronger.

This process is quite time-consuming and laborious.

Even with the help of Liu Yiren, Yang Kaitai, and others who kept capturing or driving the antler deer, it still took them three days to get the divine beast antler deer to level 7.

After the antlerd deer completed this transformation, Xiao Hanxue, Liu Yiren, Yang Kaitai, and the others looked at it with a hint of apprehension.

"Level 7 Divine Beast".

Looking at the enormous monster that had grown to 3.2 meters long, Yang Kaitai exclaimed sincerely, "Such a strong life force field!"

"The antler deer is inherently more focused on enhancing its life force field. Its upgrade from level 1 to level 7 also focuses on strengthening this aspect, while improvements in attack and speed are not significant."

Ji Fuyou Road.

"With a life force field this strong, what need is there for attack and speed? I'm afraid even a master-level martial artist might not be able to break its life force field even after a whole day of fighting."

Yang Kaitai said with a wry smile.

Ji Fuyou glanced at the divine beast. The difference in life force field between level 1 and level 7 was indeed extremely significant.

"The divine beast is of a high level, which puts a great strain on my mental energy. In fact, I feel that if it weren't for the many treasures I possess, I wouldn't be able to maintain the level 7 state of this divine beast for long with just the activity provided by my 36 quarters of mental energy."

Ji Fuyou said something.

However, with such a powerful life force field, that enhanced Fertile Lord...

You can give it a try.

(End of this chapter)