265: Chapter 265 Encounter_1 265: Chapter 265 Encounter_1 After breakfast, just as Feng Yuan was about to climb onto Xiao Ji’s back, Pei Yu spoke.

“If you need to rest, go rest on Duomeng’s back.”

Feng Yuan looked down in confusion and noticed a mat made of vines had appeared on Duomeng’s back at some point.

Seeing Feng Yuan look towards him, Pei Yu turned his head and said,

“Having Xiao Ji carry you affects its combat power.

Duomeng can serve as a mount anyway, and besides, I’m not interested in the competition rankings.”

Feng Yuan smiled and declined.

“If that’s the case, I might as well drop out of the competition.”

“You!”

Off to the side, Ah Mu remained silent for a while before suddenly growing huge, reaching out to Feng Yuan.

Seeing the giant Ah Mu, Feng Yuan smiled and said,

“This works too~”

Climbing into the hammock Feng Yuan just crafted from vines on top of Ah Mu’s canopy, he waved to Xiao Ji, who hopped into his embrace.

Lying on the vine hammock, Feng Yuan lightly touched a nearby branch in Ah Mu’s canopy and said,

“Call me if there’s any trouble.

Xiao Ji, since you’ve also had some rest before, help watch over them a bit, and don’t let them run into danger.”

Xiao Ji solemnly nodded to Feng Yuan and climbed onto a branch to watch the surroundings.

“This guy…

turns a perfectly fine competition into a camping trip.”

On the way to the ruins, Qi Chen glanced at the sleeping Feng Yuan high up in Ah Mu’s canopy and said helplessly, while Zhong Liuyan chuckled and replied,

“Of course, but those organizers really didn’t see it coming by letting him enter the competition.

Even Wu Feng could only get help from the Vermilion Bird, right?

But he managed to get three at once; he’s probably not under any pressure facing Wu Feng, which is why he seems so relaxed~”

Remembering Feng Yuan also mentioned bringing Ladron Tower for a visit, Qi Chen sighed and said,

“I’m just worried that he can bring more than three…”

“Watch out!

There are people ahead!”

After glancing at Ah Mu, Dou Yanlan warned aloud, Duomeng immediately rushed to the front, Ah Mu slightly raised his hand and pressed it downwards.

Countless trees swiftly grew from the ground.

Cotton, shaking its tail in Dou Yanlan’s arms was enveloped by a phantom light.

Cotton leaped from her arms onto the newly grown large tree.

Xiao Bai swiftly followed on Cotton’s heels and ran up the tree to ambush.

At that moment, the opposing side took sudden action; a Mountain Rock Pig King charged out fiercely towards the trees.

Seeing the opponent smash through several large trees before stopping, Ah Mu fiercely lifted his hand, and a mass of vines entwined towards the Mountain Rock Pig King.

More Spirit Beasts rushed out from the other side.

Seeing they ranged from Good Level to possibly Elite Level, the expressions of the trio turned grim.

Dou Yanlan calmly said,

“We’ll sneak up from behind and ambush the Commander.”

“No, that’s clearly a full team of college students; our ambush won’t succeed.”

Zhong Liuyan objected, and Dou Yanlan glanced at the sleeping Feng Yuan atop the tree crown and asked,

“Then what?”

“Yo, this team’s luck is truly good.

Those jerks from last night and the ambushers didn’t manage to eliminate them.”

“Maybe the other side is strong?”

“Cut it out; they made such a huge Giant Tree Demon a target, and he even ran up there to sleep?

Must be some rich kid here to play around.”

“Sleeping on the head of a Giant Tree Demon?”

“Wait a second…”

Carefully observing the person resting on the tree canopy, Yang Hongzhi hastily shouted,

“Quick, pull back!”

“What’s wrong?

Don’t worry, with their little strength, we can deal with them quickly.”

“Stop!

There are a few guys over there we can’t afford to mess with!”

While Yang Hongzhi’s team was arguing internally, Xiao Ji saw that the other Spirit Beasts couldn’t halt the opponent, quickly turned into a Sky Blue Great Bird and soared into the sky.

After a round of Space-Time Feathers, only the Mountain Rock Pig King, for reasons unknown, retreating rapidly still had the strength to fight; the other Spirit Beasts lay on the ground as if their spirits had been drained.

“What the hell was that!

Too terrifying!”

“It’s not Coming of the Future; it seems Xiao Ji’s strength has grown stronger.”

“That blue bird might be at Legendary Level, we can’t deal with it.

Hongzhi, you seem to know them pretty well?”

“I have a decent relationship with two of them.

I can’t disclose the details, but from what I know, they should have a way to temporarily gain Legendary Level strength when necessary.”

Seeing the Wolf God’s Robe on Yang Hongzhi, the bespectacled boy beside him pondered for a moment before saying,

“Do you think if we retreat now, they will target our Spirit Beasts?”

“Probably not.

After all, they are all high school students.

If he hasn’t invited anyone else, it should just be his classmates.”

“Han Mo!

What do you mean by that?”

“Just abandon them like this?

I can’t do that!”

Han Mo calmly watched the uproar among those people when the burly man spoke up,

“Han Mo, the reason for your actions?”

“Strength.

If we go up against them now, we have no chance of winning, and there’s a very high likelihood we’ll be eliminated by them.”

“Do we really have to abandon them?”

“There’s no way to bring them back now.

Although their desire to attack isn’t very strong, that Sky Blue Great Bird up there is a different story.

If it weren’t for the fact that it’s protecting the person in the tree canopy, it probably would have charged over already.”

Glancing at Xiao Ji circling above, Yang Hongzhi sighed and said,

“Indeed, that little guy is currently at his most dependent stage.”

“They’re retreating?

But they’re just going to abandon those Spirit Beasts?”

“Strategy.

They’re betting we won’t play dirty.”

Dou Yanlan calmly answered Qi Chen’s question, and Zhong Liuyan glanced at Xiao Ji, who had transformed back into its original form and returned to Feng Yuan’s arms, and asked,

“So what about us?”

“If you can handle it mentally, then finish them off.

If you can’t, it doesn’t matter, it won’t make much difference.”

After a long hesitation, Qi Chen said,

“Forget it, I just can’t bring myself to do it.

If it really comes down to it, I’ll have Ah Mu enter ‘Coming of the Future’ to confront them.”

Qi Chen didn’t notice the fleeting smile that crossed Dou Yanlan’s face after he spoke.

Zhong Liuyan thought for a moment before saying,

“If that’s the case, then let’s hurry.

It would be terrible if someone beats us to the ruins.”

“They’re just going to let those people go like that?

That won’t do, those guys will clearly cause trouble for them.”

“What more do you want when the others are just high school students?

If we really want to be ruthless and strike hard at every turn, then we would need to create a file and investigate their situation.”

“Tch, only your special service team is overflowing with compassion, always looking for trouble.”

“What now!

Are you planning to champion your theories here!”

“Enough already, everyone has their own beliefs, what’s there to discuss.”

Watching the crowd start arguing again, Elder Li shook his head while looking at the departing figures of Qi Chen and the others, and said softly,

“It seems you have some tricks up your sleeve, I wonder what they could be.”

“Kid, this isn’t a place for you to camp.

Just step aside and let us through.”

When Qi Chen and the others arrived at the nearest ruins and had just heaved a sigh of relief seeing that the ruins had not been opened yet, a mocking voice came from behind them.

Feng Yuan opened his eyes and glanced at the newcomer, who was dressed in a mix of adventure gear, with Good Level and Elite Level Spirit Beasts accompanying them in equal numbers.

Feng Yuan sneered and said to Xiao Ji,

“Just eliminate them.

What follows is not meant for the weak.”

Seeing Feng Yuan close his eyes again, Xiao Ji transformed back into a Sky Blue Great Bird and flew up into the sky.

After several rounds of Time Feathers, the group was transported away by the competition’s safety mechanism.

Qi Chen, somewhat speechless, looked at Xiao Ji, who had returned to Feng Yuan’s arms in its original form, and said,

“What’s gotten into it now…”

Dou Yanlan shook her head, indicating she didn’t know, and she, along with Zhong Liuyan and the others, went into the ruins, leaving Qi Chen and Ah Mu outside.

Looking at the ruins that were obviously hastily constructed out of loess, Pei Yu said disdainfully,

“Is that so?

Couldn’t they bother to set it up properly?”

“For a competition, would you spend the effort to carefully craft it?” Zhong Liuyan replied irritably, glancing at Pei Yu.