Monsters Die When Killed

Meanwhile, in the land of the Feather Race, deep within an old mountain forest near the Two Realms Teleportation Gate.

The Europe Action Team had already begun to move, clearing the path ahead, while the members of the Zhengguo Action Team followed close behind.

The Zhengguo Action Team had ten members: the Daoist Saint, Su Zhou, Jin Qiong, Bai Canglang, Tang Yuan, Zhang Fucheng, a member of the Only Martial Liu Family, two Transcendents from the military, and a disciple of the Agricultural Saint.

The member from the Only Martial Liu Family was named Liu Wuxin. Su Zhou actually knew him, as he was a famous figure in the fitness world with a top-tier physique that would make both young women and gym bros scream in admiration. Liu Wuxin, in turn, knew Su Zhou, who was extremely well-known in Hongcheng’s fitness circles. Furthermore, he was Guan Wanjing’s senior brother. The two got along splendidly.

The two Transcendents from the military were taciturn. One was named Wang Zhong. He specialized in Water Element Techniques and carried two Magical Artifacts: a Magic Sword and a Wine Gourd. The other was named Li Jian, heir to the Ancient Daoist School’s Talismanic School tradition, and skilled in talismanic Daoism. Both possessed Extraordinary High-tier strength. They were originally members of the military’s Transcendent special forces, and when they worked together, they could match one Extraordinary Peak individual.

As for the Agricultural Saint’s Disciple, named Lin Chengde, Su Zhou actually knew him as well. He was a colleague Su Zhou had met while having dinner with the former fruit and flower shop owner, Chen Zhicheng, during a trip back to his hometown. Chen Zhicheng, who had cultivated the Flower Fairy, now held a position of some importance in the national Ministry of Agriculture, and the Agricultural Saint greatly admired him. Lin Chengde, curious about the kind of environment that could produce a Flower Fairy, had accompanied Chen Zhicheng on his trip home to see for himself.

"To think this place has such dense and pure Wood Spirit Qi... Unfortunately, the source has been severed. It might have already been taken by someone." With a single glance, he had noticed some clues that the Wisdom Tree once existed here. But not even Lin Chengde could be certain. He could only shake his head and sigh. "I heard Hongcheng was also where the Water-Purifying Centipede first appeared. The Wood Qi here is truly heavy."

The Snake Spirit asked, almost baffled, within the Spiritual Space, ’Seriously, Su Zhou, how do you have an acquaintance everywhere you go? This isn’t normal at all!’

Su Zhou: "I’ve said it before. I get along well with others. I don’t run my mouth when I shouldn’t. Arguing is just a hobby, not an instinct. That’s why I’m more popular than you!"

Now, the entire Zhengguo Action Team had adopted a rather peculiar formation.

Jin Qiong, who had already advanced to Extraordinary Peak, had transformed into her Golden-winged Roc true form. She easily carried the other nine people on her back, while Tang Yuan activated his ability, turning the entire Golden-winged Roc, along with everyone else, into a Spirit Body.

Immediately after, Li Jian, the Talisman specialist, took action, casting a Talisman. He used the Moon Concealment Skill to distort the Spiritual Qi and mask the Great Roc’s aura. As Jin Qiong flew deep into the clouds, Wang Zhong opened his Wine Gourd, from which a large amount of Spirit Water sprayed out, forming a lingering bank of clouds that completely concealed all sight and scent.

As for Professor Zhang Fucheng and Bai Canglang, they seemed to have worked together before. Professor Zhang specialized in Tracking Techniques. Following the Europe Action Team’s path and communicating with them all depended on his application of Daoist Techniques.

As for the Daoist Saint, Su Zhou, and Liu Wuxin, as the team’s three main combatants, they were responsible for resting and conserving their energy. If a battle broke out, they would be needed to strike and kill the enemy as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, the Agricultural Saint’s Disciple, Lin Chengde, was the specialist talent who would use a Secret Technique to determine if the Tree of Life still had any vitality after they reached its location. He was the one everyone was protecting and the core of this mission.

’Actually, I could do that too,’ Su Zhou thought. ’If I just used my Wisdom Tree Essence Soul to resonate with it, the Tree of Life would probably be awakened if it had even a sliver of life left. But that’s precisely why I can’t be the one to do it. What if the Tree of Life isn’t completely dead, but merely clinging on with a bit of Spiritual Energy, not yet stiff, just waiting to slowly fade away? Using the Wisdom Tree Essence Soul to resonate with it then would forcibly jolt it awake and restore its ability to move.’

"According to our previous drone reconnaissance, the Beast God Realm is teeming with life. No matter the environment, large numbers of Spirit Beasts survive there."

At this moment, the Daoist Saint was adjusting his terminal, communicating with some of the drones that had been deployed in the Beast God Realm long ago. This old man was also a veteran electronics engineer. Building a computer from scratch might be a bit difficult for him, but whipping up a circuit board couldn’t be simpler.

If he were to advance another tier, it probably wouldn’t be impossible for him to whip up a CPU from a pile of sand.

He was currently analyzing the current situation in the Beast God Realm for the team. "The Beast God Realm itself is not a planet, but a strange world with a Round Heaven and Square Earth. Its continent is shaped like an irregular disk, about the size of the World Island, a massive island in the middle of the sea. The closer to the center, the higher the terrain, which is where the remains of the Tree of Life are located."

"The drones have confirmed that this world has basically no areas that could be called city clusters. It’s mostly small villages. We haven’t conducted detailed reconnaissance on the territories of the other races, but within the Feather Race’s territory, there is a city that should be their main capital. Roughly several million Spirit Beasts live in its vicinity. However, we don’t know the details because the drones are shot down as soon as they get close."

The Daoist Saint tapped a point on the map. It was the location of the Feather Race’s main city. It was quite far from their current position, nearly a thousand kilometers away. But no one present dared to be careless, because everyone knew that for an Extraordinary Tier Divine Bird, this distance was only a two or three-hour journey. A Divine Bird specializing in speed would be even faster.

Although Jin Qiong was powerful, and the speed of a Great Roc was not slow, she had to carry nine grown men on her back. One could say she was being severely weighed down. It was impossible for her to fly fast.

When you thought about it, that really was the case. Jin Qiong was the only woman on the entire Zhengguo Action Team (even if she was a shapeshifted Great Roc), and she had to carry nine big dudes around. Witnessing this scene, anyone would surely tremble with rage, break out in a cold sweat on a hot day, their hands and feet turning icy, and could not help but lament, what has this society come to...

Shaking, crying, my hands are ice-cold. What has become of our society? I’m pondering this deeply.

"But don’t worry."

Seeing everyone’s solemn expressions, the Daoist Saint smiled and reassured them. "From what we’ve observed, the Feather Race of the Beast God Realm is still mired in internal conflict due to the death of their old king, the Peacock. Let’s not even talk about whether they’ll find us. Even if they do, they probably don’t have the energy to deal with us right now. So, our safety margin is very high. For that, we have Professor Su to thank."

The Beast God Realm was a place of constant strife. According to Jin Qiong, even the other four races were constantly fighting amongst themselves. Divine Beasts often fought each other for the most baffling reasons. In contrast, the period when the Feather Race’s Peacock ruled had been the most stable.

"Yep, that was me, that’s right."

Su Zhou showed no modesty whatsoever. Unfortunately, everyone else looked like they were used to it and showed no shock at all. ’Professor Su killing some native Divine Bird? What’s so surprising about that? It’s no different than killing a chicken.’ Thus, Su Zhou didn’t get to harvest a wave of shock-energy or negative emotions.

This made him tut inwardly.

Because this was the Feather Race’s territory, many Spirit Birds were flying on patrol in the sky and clouds. Some of them didn’t notice the Garuda, hidden by multiple Secret Techniques. However, a few Spirit Birds seemed to possess spirit-peering Spiritual Eyes, and they were actually able to faintly sense Jin Qiong’s presence.

Many Spirit Birds were renowned for their excellent eyesight. If they were in the territory of the other four races, they wouldn’t have been discovered so easily.

"They seem to be able to see me!"

Jin Qiong was a little nervous. It wasn’t that she was afraid of a fight. She was nervous that if a fight did break out, she would get caught in Su Zhou’s aftershock. For example, what if he subconsciously kicked off her back, unleashing a burst of power to attack... ’Even if my spine doesn’t snap, that would definitely hurt a lot.’

But setting aside the fact that Su Zhou, the great Good Person, wasn’t so inconsiderate of his teammates, she was worrying for nothing. Those Divine Birds with Spiritual Eyes, after faintly sensing the unmistakably clear Divine Beast aura of the Golden-winged Roc, immediately gave her a wide berth. They even hastily lowered their flight altitude to fly below Jin Qiong.

They knew this Divine Beast was probably trying to move stealthily, so they made no sound. Otherwise, they probably would have been crying out in praise.

This scene made Su Zhou nod slightly, as if he had thought of something.

Overall, during the initial phase of the operation, the Zhengguo Action Team’s progress was very smooth. Their speed was entirely dependent on the reconnaissance speed of the Europe Action Team up ahead.

"Not bad. It looks like the Beast God Realm’s civilization is still quite primitive. They don’t have a strict surveillance system to detect us."

Bai Canglang’s tone was very relaxed. He had been keeping watch with his custom sniper rifle the whole time, but until now, he hadn’t found any reason to take a shot. "We overestimated the Beast God Realm. It seems this mission probably won’t be too difficult."

Although Bai Canglang’s words were a bit overconfident, no one other than Su Zhou objected. After all, the facts were the facts. In three full hours, they had covered five hundred kilometers, one-seventeenth of the total journey, yet they hadn’t seen the slightest sign of encountering an enemy.

Among everyone, only Su Zhou, a true youth of the internet age, gave a warning. "Don’t jinx it! Don’t you know that as soon as you say that, we’ll immediately run into enemies?"

But he didn’t realize that this very sentence was its own jinx.

「Three hours and twenty-seven minutes after entering the Beast God Realm.」

"Emergency."

Professor Zhang Fucheng, who had been tracking the Europe Action Team’s signal with a Secret Technique, suddenly frowned. Holding a Talisman, he sensed the Spiritual Light they were transmitting. "The Spiritual Bull controlled by the Europe Action Team has been discovered by local creatures. It’s being hunted as food, and it’s been captured."

"Captured?"

After hearing this news, Su Zhou, who had just been mocking Bai Canglang with a ’You really are a jinx,’ and Bai Canglang, who had just retorted ’You’re no better,’ both froze simultaneously. Then, along with the rest of the team, they exclaimed in unison, "How is that possible!?"

Rafael’s strength was on par with the Daoist Saint’s. Perhaps if both were fully armed, with the Daoist Saint wearing his Daoist Spiritual Armor and Rafael carrying his army of seals, the Daoist Saint might have a slight advantage. But that was only because of the Daoist Saint’s exclusive equipment—the most powerful modern Spiritual Artifact, the Full Spirit Armor Exoskeleton.

Although for this operation, to avoid too much commotion, the Daoist Saint hadn’t brought his Exoskeleton Armor, and Rafael hadn’t brought all of his sealing items, even so, their strength was not something an ordinary Divine Beast could defeat.

"Even if a local Beast King attacked, it would be impossible to capture Mr. Rafael—he’s a one-man army!"

Su Zhou had a look of astonishment, and the Daoist Saint also found it strange. "Fucheng, were there special circumstances? Could it really be that the Feather Lord’s Divine Beast King made a move? Do we need to go and provide aid immediately?"

Zhang Fucheng, who was rapidly deciphering the Spirit Code, wiped the sweat from his brow. He let out a breath. "No need. Mr. Rafael found the situation strange, so he deliberately had the Spiritual Bull disguise itself as an ordinary beast and get caught. The Europe Action Team hasn’t been discovered yet. As for why..."

As he said this, Professor Zhang Fucheng’s expression turned odd. He looked up and said, somewhat puzzled, "Uh, according to Mr. Rafael, what they encountered wasn’t a Spirit Bird of the Feather Race."

"It was the Scale Race."

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