Ch. 266 - A King Beast with a Cleanliness Obsession

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Just as Du Ming had been about to step in and rescue the three of them at any moment, he suddenly saw the Mutant Thunderbird bolt straight into the distance.

"Uh..."

His eyes went wide. This was the first time he'd ever seen a contract spirit abandon its masters and run for its life...

How reckless were these three? They'd actually let these four contract spirits keep watch...

Two minutes later, the Mutant Thunderbird came flying back to camp.

It had finally remembered Xu Xingxing and the others...

"Scree!"

The Mutant Thunderbird shook its rump frantically and let out a loud cry.

The three inside the tents were jolted awake instantly.

Xie Sunan went to the Winged Caterpillar's side, and his expression shifted dramatically!

"Something big showed up!"

Chen Shu's heart jolted. He turned his gaze toward the distance, several kilometers away.

There, a sphere of white light blazed with blinding intensity, impossible to look at directly.

"Chen Pi, what's the plan?"

Both of them looked at him. Chen Shu was the core of the operation — whatever he decided, they'd follow.

"Let's check it out first. If we can't win, we run!"

Chen Shu cracked a grin, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

The three immediately packed up their gear, put on their gas masks, and climbed onto the Mutant Thunderbird's back.

The golden Slime and the husky moved along the ground.

The whole crew, contract spirits in tow, headed toward the source of that white light.

"Holy crap, have you three gone insane?"

Du Ming swallowed hard. He finally couldn't hold back anymore and shouted,

"Don't go! I'm not even sure I could beat it!"

His words had already hinted at just how powerful it was.

Whether it was a Black Iron King or a Silver Lord, he had no guaranteed victory against either.

He'd assumed the three would recognize the danger and back off.

But to his shock, hearing this only made them more excited...

The Mutant Thunderbird wiggled its rump, activated a speed-boosting skill, and charged ahead.

The White Lion, radiating brilliant light, raised its head and roared at the sky, murderous coldness in its eyes.

As a deep-seated cleanliness obsessive, it was practically going insane with rage.

Especially the stench wafting through the air — it felt as if its territory was being trampled.

As if its very soul had been violated...

The roar transmitted directly into the mind of every single Lord beast.

It belonged to no one species, yet it ruled over every beast race in Lieyang Hills.

It was the sole king of 【Lieyang Hills】!

ROAR! ROAR!

Countless beast lords led their respective species, surging deeper into the dimension.

"What the hell's going on?"

"Did the beasts all fucking take drugs?!"

"Holy crap, don't tell me our luck's this bad?"

The third-year students were immediately jolted into panic, their faces filled with terror, completely baffled by what was unfolding.

The thousand-plus proctors were on high alert too, ready to step in and rescue students at any moment.

But the beast horde, for all its frenzy, attacked no one. It seemed they were only rushing to get somewhere.

"Holy hell, it just had to be this intense!"

Tang Lie swallowed hard. A Black Iron Lord passed just a few hundred meters away, leading over a thousand beasts charging past — and it didn't so much as glance at him.

The very earth trembled. The three of them felt a crushing pressure and didn't dare make a single move.

Finally, the beast horde passed, and they let out a breath of relief.

Hong Ming patted his chest and asked, "Boss, what the hell happened?"

"I've got a feeling... he caused this."

Tang Lie swallowed hard and spoke.

Hong Ming and Wang Yun exchanged a glance and nodded with deep conviction.

No one had mentioned his name, but the same figure had appeared in all three of their minds.

That figure: holding two urea bags, a giant yellow sphere squatting beside him, four characters stitched onto his clothes — NAN JIANG BANDIT!

...

Every single third-year student was affected. Cowed by the beast horde, they were all shivering in their boots.

"Brother Bao, why are you running so fast?"

Someone asked, unable to figure out why the formidable Ouyang Bao would suddenly scram.

"My teacher made a move. 【Lieyang Hills】 is about to get chaotic. We gotta get back to the Spirit Suppression Army outpost, now!"

Ouyang Bao packed up his things, understanding immediately that this had to be Chen Shu's doing.

"Teacher?"

The two were completely baffled. Teachers were taking the gaokao too?

But out of faith in Ouyang Bao, they started packing as well, preparing to retreat.

The three's combat performance had been decent enough — they'd already earned a score they'd been expecting.

...

"Damn it! Don't tell me it's Chen Pi again!"

Shen Wushuang stood atop his Ice Phoenix, a hint of terror in his eyes. He was one of the proctors too.

Practically the instant the beast horde began rampaging, his mind went straight to Chen Shu.

Wherever Chen Shu was, trouble was guaranteed to follow.

"What did he do this time? Dig up some beast's ancestral grave?"

Shen Wushuang shook his head and resolved to temporarily distance himself from Chen Shu.

This was the gaokao, for crying out loud — this was just way too insane!

"Retreat first!"

His expression was resolute, not a shred of hesitation in it.

To make beasts across the entire dimension stampede — this was clearly no small matter.

But no matter what he imagined, he could never have guessed that the culprit was nothing more than a single bottle of custom-made laxative...

A King beast with a cleanliness obsession, plus shit everywhere, had turned 【Lieyang Hills】 into total chaos.

The rest of the third-year students made the same choice. None of them dared to venture deeper into Lieyang Hills.

If that beast horde had actually been bloodthirsty, even the proctors might not have been able to protect them.

The ten-day gaokao combat exam seemed to have come to an early end...

...

Chen Shu and his two friends still had that eager, itching-to-go gleam in their eyes. They wanted to get a look at this powerful beast.

Right now, the White Lion lay upon the ground. Its divine and majestic form radiated an unassailable authority.

It was waiting for the beast horde to arrive — and give it a proper explanation!

"Holy shit, it's magnificent!"

The Mutant Thunderbird had reached a few hundred meters away but didn't dare move an inch closer. There was actually wariness and fear in its eyes!

This was a bird that wasn't even afraid of Silver Lords!

Xie Sunan spoke. "It's a Black Iron Three-Star beast!"

"A King?"

Chen Shu shuddered. A terrifying speculation took shape in his mind...

The White Lion cracked open its blazing eyes just slightly, glanced at the three of them, and couldn't have cared less.

If you compared beast bloodline ranks to levels of talent, Lord beasts were the equivalent of Blue Star's geniuses — on the same tier as people like Xie Fengyu from Nancang First High.

But the gap between a Lord and a King was enormous. Kings were fearsome beings capable of fighting across entire major cultivation realms!

Otherwise, Du Ming wouldn't be so wary of a Black Iron-tier King.

"Seems like... we might not be able to take this one..."

Chen Shu rubbed his chin. Down below, the husky was already trembling, unwilling to take another step forward.

Only the golden Slime seemed entirely fearless!

"Hm? I see some good stuff!"

Chen Shu's eyes darted, and he immediately spotted the strange herbs and stones scattered beside the White Lion.

Clearly, they were part of its treasure hoard — but since the lake had been polluted, it'd had no choice but to bring them out.

"Should we... go for it?"

Chen Shu licked his lips, greedy light gleaming in his eyes.

The other two wore expressions of deep contemplation — then, in the end, they actually nodded.

"Damn it... it can't really be a King, right..."

In the distance, Du Ming swallowed hard, his expression utterly grim.

He didn't dare get any closer, afraid that his Silver-rank aura might provoke the creature.

When he saw the three of them looking ready to make a move, the most ominous premonition welled up in his heart.

These three idiots... they wouldn't be that insane, would they...