CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 58: THE GLORY OF FIRST PLACE BELONGS ONLY IN THE INNER COURTYARD

The sound fell, and everyone paused for a moment. Then Ye Yun burst into laughter and said:

"Do you know who I, Ye Yun, am? I am the proud number one on the Inner Courtyard’s Hundred Stars Chart..."

"Stop!"

It wasn’t Lin Chen who interrupted the spellcasting, but Cai Yuanji.

His face full of smiles...

Of all people, why provoke him.

Why provoke Lin Chen.

Earlier, Lin Chen had already spoken out. Given his character, he must have had an idea in mind.

So, just show off as much as you like!

Ye Yun looked unfriendly at Cai Yuanji, thinking that he’d be the second one to get taught a lesson.

Under Ye Yun’s gaze, Cai Yuanji slowly and deliberately said:

"We aren’t interested in who you are, but from today onwards, I believe you’ll remember his name..."

....

Ridiculous!

Ye Yun just assumed they were stalling for time, fantasizing in his heart about how to teach them a lesson later. Meanwhile, the Plowhorn Beast and the Blood Hunter Beast were already at it.

The Blood Hunter Beast didn’t give any chance at the start, directly activating its blood energy.

Roar!

Its whole body was a bright red color, even its pupils were red. As it roared to the sky, all four of its claws had transformed into blades.

Its aura was fierce, but Xiaobai was not afraid at all.

All along the way, it had faced countless fierce Spirit Beasts with diligence and dedication.

Now, even though it was extremely weak, it was still full of confidence.

Does this little Blood Hunter Beast even dare to challenge the might of Niu Niu?!

"Moo!"

Xiaobai had already heard Lin Chen’s tactic through mind communication. It immediately stepped forward and charged with all its might!

The brief minute just now had given Xiaobai a short rest. Coupled with leveling up to ten, it wasn’t so weak after performing the skill "Three Bulls in Harmony."

But, it only had one chance.

And that was...

Combined Skill!

Throughout this battle, it hadn’t used a combined skill yet.

If the opponent were careless...

With thoughts like this, Xiaobai kept pawing the ground, raising a cloud of dust, and rushed forward like an arrow leaving the bowstring.

The Blood Hunter Beast looked at the glowing bull’s head and remembered the "Three Bulls in Harmony" from just now. It was evidently somewhat afraid.

However, it was determined not to let it happen a second time.

As it thought this, the Blood Hunter Beast activated its second skill:

Blood Burst!

It suddenly lunged forward, the air trembling in response.

In terms of momentum, the Blood Hunter Beast was winning!

Ning Zimo and Cai Yuanji clenched their fists. They roughly guessed what Xiaobai was planning to do.

As the distance between the two beasts decreased, Xiaobai suddenly braked sharply...

Then lifted its front hooves abruptly.

The Blood Hunter Beast thought its opponent was scared, and became even more delighted, aiming its Blood Burst at where Xiaobai was, slamming down forcefully.

Who would have thought that, at this moment, the ground shook, and a shockwave swept through!

The Blood Hunter Beast froze, wanting to dodge, but it was too late.

"No worries, just take it head-on. It’s not very damaging." Ye Yun hadn’t expected Xiaobai to change its tactics, and quickly reminded.

The Blood Hunter Beast immediately complied, but then witnessed a terrifying sight.

Seizing the force of the shockwave, Xiaobai kept running.

"Combined Skill?!"

Ye Yun and the others finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

But it was already too late. All they could see was the Plowhorn Beast, carrying a Residual Shadow, rushing forward with all its remaining strength, slamming hard into the head-covering Blood Hunter Beast.

Boom~~~

The Blood Hunter Beast collapsed onto the ground, its belly pouring out a large amount of blood.

The blood splattered onto Xiaobai’s head, but this time, it didn’t wipe it off immediately. Instead, it bellowed skyward, casting its intimidating gaze towards Ye Yun’s teammates’ Spirit Beasts in the distance...

It was a kind of ruler’s intimidation!

....

Gulp!

In the silence, the sound of everyone swallowing could still be heard.

Everyone took a deep breath...

What terrifying combat power.

One move?!

Just one move to take down the number one Spirit Beast on the Hundred Stars Chart?

What kind of monster has the Monster Hunter Guild recruited here?

Lin Chen casually said to Ye Yun, "Hand over the bones."

"Yes, yes, yes." Cai Yuanji also came to his senses, chuckling.

Turns out slacking off is so enjoyable...

Ye Yun gritted his teeth and said, "I don’t believe it can continue fighting."

The implication was, he still had two teammates.

Lin Chen didn’t deny it but said, "I have teammates too. Delaying them is no problem. But your Spirit Beast can’t hold up..."

Ye Yun’s heart tightened upon hearing this.

Originally intending to reap the benefits without effort, he might end up paying additional costs?

Ye Yun was naturally extremely unwilling, but he also knew Lin Chen’s words were true.

His fingernails dug deep into his flesh, but he could only accept his fate and said:

"Give it to him."

"Captain..."

"Give it!!"

Ye Yun’s eyes were red.

From childhood until now, when had he suffered such grievances?!

His teammate nearby prepared to hand it over, and Cai Yuanji licked his lips, ready to take it. Suddenly, from afar, a stone whizzed through the air, scaring Cai Yuanji into jumping back like a monkey.

"Is it ever going to end?!" Lin Chen sighed.

"Nested dolls, huh?"

"Deal with one and another shows up."

At this time, three people slowly walked out from afar, led by a young man who said as he walked:

"If you give it to him, then the first place this time won’t belong to the Inner Courtyard!"

Everyone looked forward, Lin Chen also saw a familiar face:

Young Master Lee, Lee Zaiqing.

But it wasn’t him speaking, it was another youth in white clothes.

The fifth team:

Ouyang Jie!

The battle here had lasted so long and was so fierce that it drew them over.

Lee Zaiqing and his Iron Palm Bear looked at Lin Chen with mixed emotions, originally thinking that effort would allow them to catch up with Lin Chen and Xiaobai’s level. Who would have thought...

He had long since become so abnormal that there was no strength left to catch up.

Ouyang Jie walked over, looked at Ye Yun, and said:

"This first place could be yours..."

He turned to Chen Tao, saying: "Or it could be yours."

Finally, he turned to Lin Chen and said, "But it definitely can’t be his!"

"The glory of first place can only remain in the Inner Courtyard!"

....

"Cut the pretentious crap, have the guts to come at us." Cai Yuanji said angrily.

What kind of people were these, stepping up just to show off.

Ouyang Jie laughed cheerfully, instead looking at Ye Yun and said: "I just heard, we might also not be able to beat them, his Plowhorn Beast once restored, none of us could take it, but..."

"You still have two combat powers, we can form an alliance!"

With this, everyone was briefly taken aback.

Alliance?!

The rules of the assessment had always been: No alliances.

Because something happened in the first session where the top three teamed up, leaving the other students with no sense of "game" experience.

So a rule was established that teams couldn’t form alliances.

Seeing Ye Yun and the others silent, Ouyang Jie added: "There are only nine of us here, as long as we don’t tell, there won’t be an issue."

"Are you going to kill them?" Chen Tao asked.

"Of course not..." Ouyang Jie said: "History is written by the victors, even if they go out to accuse us, as long as our testimony is consistent, I believe they will trust us more."

Ye Yun and the others hesitated, while Cai Yuanji began to curse:

"How sneaky! Little bastard."

"How about it?" Ouyang Jie looked at them.

Ye Yun thought for a moment and said, "I can keep quiet."

The other two nodded too.

Although it was somewhat shameless, Ouyang Jie was right. If the first place on the Hundred Stars Chart this time wasn’t from the Inner Courtyard, then this cohort would be "recorded in history."

"I...I won’t tell either." Chen Tao finally decided.

His thoughts were the same as Ye Yun’s. They had no combat power left, so they wouldn’t act, but they were willing to provide false testimonies.

"Good, the obtained bones will be split equally among our three teams..." Ouyang Jie smiled, motioning for Ye Yun’s team members to step forward, then said to Lin Chen:

"Five against two, do you think they two can hold on?"

Lin Chen sighed, realizing that this time, it was impossible.

Two fists are no match for four hands.

If Xiaobai were in peak condition, it surely wouldn’t be afraid of them.

"Despicable, despicable, despicable!" Cai Yuanji cursed, "Just as expected, a bunch of rats from the same academy..."

He took out the bones, preparing to hand them over when a stunned voice rang out:

"I don’t agree!"