High Martial Arts: First day of dropping out of school, reward: Devouring the Emperor's Body

After realizing that Ouyang Xun was not a member of the military, Li Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, if the major martial arts families were to launch an attack on the army, causing internal strife within the country, it would only bring pain to those close to them and joy to their enemies.

In fact, the military often conducts very strict checks on those sent to the secret realm. For example, before deciding to send Li Mo and the other two into the secret realm, Marshal Zhao Zhenyuan had already thoroughly investigated their backgrounds.

If anyone has a problem, Zhao Zhenyuan will not send them into the secret realm.

This Ouyang Xun must have been an imposter posing as a member of the military, and then somehow managed to evade the Blue Ship's inspection procedures, which allowed him to enter the secret realm.

At this moment, Wu Yuqing suddenly interjected, "Ouyang Xun? I seem to remember him!"

Wu Yuqing told Li Mo and the others that Ouyang Xun had kept a low profile on the ship, dressed in all black, and hardly moved around on the ship.

However, Wu Yuqing missed Ouyang Xun by chance.

Wu Yuqing would never have remembered him if they had just passed each other by, but the first impression he left on her was that he was very strong!

As a martial arts fanatic, I'm only interested in the strong!

Wu Yuqing immediately wanted to test her skills against Ouyang Xun, but when she had this thought, Ouyang Xun had already disappeared.

Later, Wu Yuqing asked the people on the boat and finally found out Ouyang Xun's name.

Of course, her goal was simply to spar with Ouyang Xun.

Since Ouyang Xun left an impression on Wu Yuqing, it meant that if they met in person, they would be able to recognize him immediately.

At this moment, Zheng Jiahao laughed and said, "Heh, it seems that being fond of fighting has some advantages."

Wu Yuqing's face lit up with excitement: "It seems that finding him this time will not only determine who is better, but also a life-or-death struggle!"

"I have a request: if we do find this person, please don't interfere. I need to take my revenge first!"

Li Mo and the others exchanged glances and then agreed to the request.

They certainly had no objections, especially since Wu Yuqing's strength was indeed top-notch.

Let alone Zheng Jiahao and his group, even Li Mo was not sure if he was a match for Wu Yuqing.

She created her own SSS sword technique, and even at the Blood Transformation Realm, she could defeat experts at the Yin-Yang Realm. Her Nine Absolute Flying Sword was invincible among the younger generation.

If a fight were to break out, Li Mo might not necessarily win.

Since that's the case, it doesn't matter if Ouyang Xun is handed over to her.

Li Mo can handle those dark beasts.

At this moment, Li Mo said, "Ouyang Xun is probably not his real name. It would be better if we called him an enemy spy."

However, Zheng Jiahao had a different opinion: "No, I think Ouyang Xun might be his real name. When I saw the surname Ouyang, I thought of a rumor I read in the family records. I wonder if you know about the Beast Master lineage?"

"Beast tamer? What's that? I've heard of beast trainers!" Xu Feng replied hesitantly.

Of everyone present, Zheng Jiahao had read the most books, so he explained the story of the Beast Master to everyone.

There is a fundamental difference between beast tamers and beast trainers.

A beast tamer is someone who tames exotic beasts, turning them into their own pets, and then using them for combat or other conveniences in daily life.

But beast refiners are different; they are keen on refining various materials from exotic beasts to ultimately enhance themselves.

Actually, this isn't a big problem. The problem is that as the Beast Master lineage developed, they were no longer satisfied with refining materials from exotic beasts, but rather with refining the exotic beasts themselves!

For example, they might hybridize two different mythical beasts to create new species, or try to fuse the materials from two different beasts to create new materials.

This is also the origin of the word "refinement" in the term "beast refiner," much like the alchemists of ancient times.

The progenitor of the Beast Tamer lineage was a man surnamed Ouyang.

He was probably born two hundred years ago, and at that time a major event occurred: the emergence of the Dark Ruins nearly triggered a world-ending crisis.

Although Marshal Chen Han resolved the crisis, nearly 90% of the land was still destroyed by the Dark Ruins, and a large number of Dark Ruins remains were scattered everywhere.

Originally, the art of beast taming was not a forbidden art. The problem was that the beast tamers became increasingly greedy and eventually set their sights on the Dark Ruins.

They began to study the Dark Ruins, an alien species that had nearly destroyed the world.

When Yue Wuyun, who was serving as marshal at the time, learned of this, he was furious. He led his army and many martial god families to wipe out the scattered beast refiners, and it could even be said that they were exterminated!

Don't be fooled by Yue Wuyun's kind and gentle appearance during the recruit training; someone who has risen to the position of marshal cannot be a soft-hearted person.

As the saying goes, "A kind heart cannot command an army, and a righteous heart cannot manage finances."

Besides, greedy families like the Beastmaster lineage deserve to die.

Unfortunately, this lineage actually had some tricks up their sleeves, and managed to revive the remnants of the dead Dark Ruins.

The resurrected Dark Ruins wreaked havoc everywhere; it was a force even the God of War found troublesome.

The army and the families of the various martial gods suffered heavy losses as a result, and it took a great deal of effort to reseal those resurrected dark ruins.

However, some members of the Beastmaster lineage also took this opportunity to escape and have since disappeared without a trace.

More than 180 years have passed since this incident, and in order to avoid causing public panic, it is only recorded in some extremely confidential documents.

Zheng Jiahao slowly said, "If anyone could research and deduce dark beasts from the remains of the Dark Ruins, I think it could only be someone from the Beastmaster lineage, after all, they can even revive the Dark Ruins!"

Li Mo couldn't help but take a deep breath: "You mean, if the Beast Master lineage were to survive, they would harbor a deep hatred for the Great Xia, even wishing for its destruction!"

Zheng Jiahao nodded affirmatively. It wasn't impossible that those who escaped from the Beast Master lineage back then might have been taken in by the Black Earth Tribe or the White Europe Empire.

They have survived until now, and were then used by the Black Soil Tribe to launch a counterattack against the Great Xia.

Thinking of this, Li Mo suddenly gasped.

"If that's really the case, then I was wrong from the start! Their goal is probably not just to seal off the Sumeru Secret Realm!"

……

In a cave in the secret realm, a man dressed in black sat cross-legged. Before him lay a vast expanse of dark wreckage, resembling nauseating black mud.

The man in black was casting some kind of secret spell on the lump of black mud.

In no time at all, a dark beast, its entire body pitch black, was born from the black mud, its crimson eyes sending shivers down one's spine.

But the dark beast wasn't the most terrifying thing; it was a casual remark from the man in black that sent chills down one's spine.

"If another hundred dark beasts are produced, this Dark Ruins should be able to revive."