Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 261 Humanity Falls Behind, Exchanging Bones

After the appearance of the Undying Phoenix, powerful demons followed one after another, such as the Dragon Scorpion King and the Ghost Hunting Wolf King.

On the other hand, the human race has relatively few people who can command respect.

Just then, the Grand Elder said, "The Tree Ancestor has arrived."

Lin Chen and the others looked up and saw the Tree Ancestor breaking through the air. When it appeared, even the Undying Phoenix and other demon kings couldn't help but frown.

Plant-type spirit beasts are not superior to humans, but they have one remarkable ability: once they become World Trees, they can rule over a region.

It is virtually impossible to defeat it within its territory.

The Tree Ancestor is just one step away from becoming the World Tree.

The immortal phoenix squinted at the tree ancestor. Now that the tree ancestor was an uninhabited spirit beast, it could be returned to the realm of demon beasts to some extent. The demon race had considered assimilating it.

Unfortunately, the ancestor's ambitions lay elsewhere.

"It seems the Tree Ancestor holds a very high position." Wu Chen was extremely surprised, as this was his first time meeting the Tree Ancestor.

The elder then said, “The Tree Ancestor is different from what you think. When it was young, it had very poor talent. In that era, it could even be said to be insignificant. But one day, the Tree Ancestor suddenly had an epiphany and became a half-step immortal.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked, but they also understood that the growth of the Tree Ancestor was irreplaceable.

After all the powerful beings were seated, the Undying Phoenix said to Yin Shi, "Since today is the first day, how about we make a bet?"

How to gamble?

"This is a grand tournament, so the winners and losers will be determined by whoever wins the most temporary champions."

"Okay." Yin nodded, then asked, "What's the stake?"

"I've heard that the Yin family has collected many remains of powerful demons," the Undying Phoenix said, her eyes flashing with malice, clearly indicating that she had planned this all along.

It was not mentioned casually. The Yin family was the oldest of the four great families and had participated in the war between demons and the nation, accumulating numerous military achievements. Therefore, the Yin family collected many skeletons of demon beasts, which was a testament to their honor and military exploits.

Yin Shi found it a bit strange after hearing this. The human race values ​​the honor of martyrs very much. After the war between the human and demon races ended, the human race once made a request to the demon race for the exchange of bones.

As a result, the demon race was unwilling.

The difference between the demon race and the human race is that the demon race does not have a high sense of racial honor. They believe in the survival of the fittest and do not deliberately mourn the glory of their ancestors.

So when the immortal phoenix made this bet, Yin Shi was taken aback.

“Okay.” Yin Shi nodded.

The Yin family has fought for the country for generations, with countless martyrs. Many of them have fallen into the clutches of the demon race and have not been found to this day. Since the other party has taken the initiative to bring it up, Yin Shi also wants to take them back.

"Then it's settled."

After saying this, the immortal phoenix said no more, but its feelings were quite complicated.

The exchange was not of its own volition, but rather because the peerless demon king had made a request of them: to establish a demon beast monument and retrieve the remains of the demon race they had fought against in the past, so that all beasts could pay homage to them.

The Undying Phoenix didn't think much of this, because the Peerless Demon King had always wanted to establish a kingdom for demon beasts.

In the eyes of the Undying Phoenix, this move was the peerless demon king's attempt to emulate the human race and begin to slowly build up his cultural foundation.

Twenty minutes later, the Heavenly Mountain Conference officially began.

Not just anyone can step onto this stage, as there's always the possibility of failure. If the opponent wins five consecutive matches, they might lose a point.

Lin Chen naturally wouldn't make a move, choosing instead to sit back and observe.

The first match is the Level 10 arena.

Now that Xiaobai has reached level 47, the spirit beast battle in this level 10 arena is a bit like watching kids from the newbie village fight.

Lin Chen also went to take a look, and the first one to fight was actually a genius beast tamer from the Southern Border City.

This person's spirit beast used a ruthless move right from the start, and the demon beasts sent by the demon race were caught off guard and immediately eliminated.

Seeing the human race achieve a winning start, the surrounding audience cheered and jumped for joy.

But their smiles could only last so long, because what followed was a rather tragic situation.

In the ensuing level 20 arena battle, the demon race won with overwhelming force.

Needless to say, those at level 30 were in a terrible state. The human side's spirit beasts almost all died, but fortunately, they surrendered in time to avoid any casualties.

Lin Chen focused on the level 40 arena because his mission was to defend the level 40 arena.

The level 40 monster in this battle is called the Blade Armor Mantis. It is extremely fierce in combat, with sharp blades on its forelimbs and an extremely high jumping speed.

The first to fight was not Wu Chen, but a beast tamer from a western city, whose spirit beast was a blue wolf.

The two beasts engaged in a fierce battle upon entering the arena. Initially, the Azure Wolf Beast suppressed the Blade Armor Mantis Demon, but as the battle progressed, things began to go wrong.

The Blademail Mantis seemed to have mastered the opponent's attack techniques and began to use its jumping speed to fight.

The Azure Wolf Beast had the strength to suppress its opponent, but it couldn't predict where the opponent would land.

Finally, the wolf beast failed to anticipate its opponent leaping behind it, and was sliced ​​across the back by the blade, causing massive bleeding.

Fortunately, the beast tamer called a halt in time, but judging from the injuries, even if the spirit beast could be saved, it would most likely be crippled.

Upon witnessing this scene, the entire human audience fell silent.

Most people here came to watch the show, and only now are they realizing the cruelty of this conference.

At the same time, they also truly realized that these people who took the stage were all warriors of the human race, because they were risking losing their spirit beasts to advance for the human race.

The crushing defeat in the level 40 arena has severely dampened the morale of the human race.

But no one expected that this was just the beginning.

The level 50 Beastmaster seemed to have witnessed the miserable state of the level 40 arena, and fought timidly. Finally, after seeing that he was being suppressed, he directly announced his defeat.

The human race sighed at this, but there was nothing they could do.

They could also see that this beast tamer just wanted to try his luck; if he could achieve something, he would, and if not, his priority was to save his life.

They couldn't condemn it, but everyone could see that if they were determined to fight, they had a chance to win.

However, it is extremely difficult to raise a spirit beast that has grown to level 50 or above.

"It seems the saying that the higher the rank, the more afraid of death one is is true," someone remarked.

This sentiment is valid. In the upcoming arena battles for levels 60 and 70, everyone expected to witness a clash of masters, but what awaited them was a battle that was merely a fleeting skirmish.

Leaving aside the spirit beasts on the human side, the demon beasts on the demon side also seem unwilling to fight with all their might.

Finally, in the level 60 battlefield, the human race emerged victorious, while in the level 70 battlefield, the demon race took the lead.

Thus, the first day of the arena competition came to an end, with the demon race overwhelming the human race with a score of 5:2.

"Hahaha." The Undying Phoenix smiled brightly after seeing the battle over. It looked at Yin Shi beside it and said, "Don't forget our bet."

"The Yin family has always been honest and trustworthy, even when facing foreign tribes."

Yin Shi's expression was somewhat gloomy, because today's results were truly beyond his expectations.

There's not much to say about this level 10 beginner village, because it's speculated that it will be the place with the most significant turnover. The reason is simple: the spirit beasts in this arena won't have many trump cards, since they only have two skills.

After the first day of the arena competition ended, the crowd returned to Heavenly Realm City to rest, and Lin Chen and his group did the same.

However, as night fell, a powerful demon clan member issued a message to the outside world:

"Humans have ruled this land for so long, are these all the geniuses they have?"

These words infuriated people.

"It's only the first day, what's the rush?" "Right."

"The best is yet to come."

"If you didn't know better, you'd think their demon race had already won."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, but they were also feeling uneasy, because from the first day onwards, the demon race had come with overwhelming force, while the human race's morale was indeed low.

Lin Chen also heard these comments, but he didn't think much of them. At the moment, he learned that Wu Chen had the idea of ​​going into battle and was discussing with him the attack methods and techniques of the Blade Armor Mantis.

Unexpectedly, they sensed a powerful demonic force, and the two of them immediately stood up.

At this moment, the Grand Elder appeared first and said loudly, "This is the territory of the Spirit Academy. Has the Dragon Scorpion King come to the wrong place?"

"King of Dragon Scorpions"

Lin Chen and Wu Chen were both startled. When they went outside, they saw the Dragon Scorpion King standing there.

The Grand Elder stood before them, and the Dragon Scorpion King said with a smile, "Grand Elder, there's no need to overthink it. I've come here today to make a deal with you."

The elder frowned, clearly not wanting to communicate with the Dragon Scorpion King.

Because the Dragon Scorpion Clan and the Spirit Academy have a deep-seated hatred for each other, the Spirit Academy was once attacked by the Dragon Scorpion Clan during the great war between the two clans, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.

"The past grievances are settled. I wish to exchange bones with the Spirit Academy. I wonder if the Grand Elder would be willing?" said the Dragon Scorpion King.

Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder laughed and said, "The great battle took place in the Spirit Academy, and most of the remains are also here."

"Have you forgotten the twelve prodigies of the Spiritual Academy from that day?"

Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder trembled all over.

The so-called Twelve Prodigies of the Spirit Academy were the twelve most talented individuals in the academy during that era. They led the students of the academy in a great battle, but none of them returned, and their remains could not be found.

Unexpectedly, they were indeed captured by the Dragon Scorpion Clan.

The Grand Elder was well aware of the Dragon Scorpion Clan's methods of treating prisoners. They were skilled in using poison, so any prisoners they captured would inevitably suffer a fate worse than death.

"it is good."

The elder uttered only this one word before directly seeing the guest off.

Lin Chen and Wu Chen then stepped forward to inquire about the situation.

Upon learning this, they also took a deep breath.

This is a long-standing feud.

Lin Chen said with a puzzled look, "It's one thing for the Undying Phoenix to be demanding the remains of dead demon beasts, but why is the Dragon Scorpion Clan also asking for them?"

"This is a long story," the elder said, looking at the two of them. "Although it's not a top secret, for the sake of national stability, I can tell you this, but please don't tell anyone else."

Lin Chen and Wu Chen nodded.

"Four years ago, after the beast tide, the Heavenly Pivot Pavilion secretly established a special task force to investigate the reasons behind the beast tide," the Grand Elder said.
"The final investigation revealed that a peerless demon king had emerged among the demon race, defeating the demon kings of the ten major demon races in succession."

"The real reason behind the beast tide is the order of this peerless demon king."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen said, "It seems that this demon king has quite the ambition. From the beast tide to the establishment of forbidden zones on the ground, and now to demanding skeletons, they want to build their own cultural heritage like the human race."

The Grand Elder nodded and said, "I've also discussed this with Yin Shi, and we share the same thoughts."

"But let's not rush this matter. Yin has already sent people to investigate. If that's their only purpose, that's fine. But I'm afraid they have other motives."

Wu Chen laughed and said, "These demonic beasts have been dead for so long, their bones have probably all weathered away, so they probably don't need to have any other purpose."

"Hopefully."

The elder said, "If the remains of the martyrs can be exchanged successfully, that is what we would like to see."

Three days later, the tournament continued.

These three days were extremely difficult for the human race, as the demon race was very arrogant and made many boastful remarks.

Some temporary champions even boasted that they would achieve a five-game winning streak and defeat the final champion.

Among them is the Blade Armor Mantis.

The first battle was a level 10 arena match. The battle in the beginner village ended very quickly, lasting less than two rounds.

The human's spirit beasts were no match for their opponent and were defeated in one move.

The audience fell silent again.

Losing at the start of the game today is not good news.

The next battle was at level 20, and it was a fierce and evenly matched contest. The human spirit beasts fought to the last bit of their strength, but in the end, they were defeated.

This defeat cast a shadow over the hearts of the human race.

At level 30, it became a stage for familiar faces to compete, and Fang You made his move.

His Nine Tribulations Beast was level 39, and it immediately began to suppress its opponent.

The monsters they fought were no pushovers; they attacked the Nine Tribulations Beast with ferocious force, but in the end, the Nine Tribulations Beast still won the match with overwhelming force.

"It still has to be the Spirit Academy."

"Yes, as expected of the National Academy."

“They were very strong in the previous Beast Fighting Tournament.”

Someone recognized Fang You and was immediately excited.

When it came to the level 40 arena, Wu Chen, as planned, went straight out.

Wu Chen's battle pet was a level 49 Cerberus.

Although this three-headed dog has an unusual name, it is extremely powerful in combat.

Over the past three days, the two have been studying the Blademail Mantis's attack methods. It primarily uses jumping as its attack method, and because its jumping speed is extremely fast, it is very difficult to predict where it will land.

Therefore, Lin Chen gave Wu Chen a suggestion: wait patiently for the opportunity to strike.

At Wu Chen's signal, Cerberus initially feigned weakness. Then, when Blademail Mantis tried to end the match, attempting to replicate its deadly move from three days prior, Cerberus suddenly turned around and unleashed its power, catching its opponent off guard and causing it to collapse on the spot.

Wu Chen was ruthless; he had the three-headed dog remove the opponent's two blades to avenge the previous conflict with the human race.

When Cerberus won, the crowd erupted in cheers.

Wu Chen also breathed a sigh of relief; this victory was indeed a beautiful one.

Currently, the two races are evenly matched.

In the next three matches, the human race's spirit beasts finally unleashed their power. The newly appearing human spirit beasts seemed to sense the dissatisfaction among the humans and began to exert their strength.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard the human race tried, they still lost two matches.

Therefore, the result of the second match was:

3:4.

The human race is still behind.

Judging from the results, it's still acceptable.

However, in the arena battles at levels 20, 50, and 70, the demon race has already taken the lead in two matches.

Therefore, those who are about to go into battle must start to be cautious.

(End of this chapter)