Chapter 287 - 286: Jiao Zhiming and Shao Yushan’s Anxiety
"It’s over!"
Seeing that the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog hadn’t died after two consecutive hits, Tang Yi no longer held back. He took out his Shadow Remnant Sword, flew into the air, and pointed it at the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog.
"Celestial Heart Guidance!"
WHOOSH!
A chilling beam of Sword Energy shot out from the Shadow Remnant Sword, piercing straight through the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s body. Instantly, a massive hole appeared on its forehead.
After taking this blow, no matter how immense its Life Force or how tough its body, the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog slowly closed its eyes. Its body gradually stopped struggling.
"Ding! Congratulations to Player Tang Yi for killing the Level 5 Demon Beast, the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog. You have received 660,215 Experience Value and 30 Full-Attribute Pills."
Just then, the notification for killing the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog finally sounded in Tang Yi’s mind.
’The Experience Value from the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog is truly abundant!’
’Over 660,000!’
’When I killed the Level 5 Demon Beast, the Golden-winged Extreme Shadow Bird, I only got 500,000 experience. The Battle King Level Martial Artists I killed gave me between 300,000 and 500,000 experience. Yet the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog, also a Level 5 Demon Beast, gave over 100,000 more Experience Value than Martial Artists and Demon Beasts of the same level. As expected of a top-tier Demon Beast—even its Experience Value is higher than others!’
After killing the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog, Tang Yi jumped onto its head. He then used his Shadow Remnant Sword to split the beast’s head in two, finding the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s Demon Beast Crystal inside.
The Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s Demon Beast Crystal was also extraordinary. It was a fiery red color, completely different from the Demon Beast Crystals of other Level 5 Demon Beasts!
The fiery red Demon Beast Crystal was like a sunset cloud, periodically emitting a brilliant, lustrous red glow. It looked exceptionally beautiful.
From the red Demon Beast Crystal, Tang Yi could feel an extremely pure energy.
’No wonder. No wonder the candidates from the Three Major Zones gathered so many people, willing to suffer heavy casualties just to get this Demon Beast’s Crystal. Its Demon Beast Crystal truly is remarkable.’
’A Demon Beast Crystal like this is a treasure in itself, capable of bringing unimaginable benefits to the candidates.’
’Not to mention the kind of score the candidates would get on their House Entrance Examination after bringing it back to the West Mansion.’
’The score from a Demon Beast Crystal like this would definitely be extremely high.’
This also made Tang Yi realize that within the Little Extreme Sacred Land, the Demon Beast Crystal of a Level 5 Demon Beast wasn’t the highest grade. There were special Demon Beasts whose crystals were of a higher grade than those from ordinary Level 5 Demon Beasts!
’A Demon Beast Crystal like this must be immensely valuable. Returning to the West Mansion and presenting it would probably result in an unimaginable score...’
After stowing away the fiery red Demon Beast Crystal and his Shadow Remnant Sword, Tang Yi lifted the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s corpse and flew back toward the location of the candidates from the Three Major Zones.
Ordinarily, Tang Yi wouldn’t have needed to bother with the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s corpse, but when he thought of the candidates from the Three Major Zones, he decided to bring it back anyway.
Intimidation!
Tang Yi wanted to use the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s corpse to create an immense deterrent for the candidates of the Three Major Zones!
No matter how strong Tang Yi’s power was, how amazing his abilities, or how astonishing his aura, others wouldn’t believe it from words alone. Even if he acted domineering, it was nowhere near as effective as presenting a true record of his accomplishments!
The Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s corpse was Tang Yi’s accomplishment, a testament to his immense power!
’Carrying its corpse back, who wouldn’t be afraid?’
After flying back to where the candidates from the Three Major Zones were, Tang Yi threw the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s corpse onto the ground.
BOOM!
The Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s massive corpse slammed into the ground with a heavy thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.
After tossing the corpse to the ground, Tang Yi descended from the sky, landing beside the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s body. He looked at the candidates from the Three Major Zones with a smile.
At this moment, he stood ramrod straight, chest out, looking majestic and imposing.
Seeing Tang Yi carry back the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s corpse, the candidates from the Three Major Zones were all utterly horrified.
When Tang Yi had disappeared in pursuit of the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog earlier, they hadn’t been able to see what happened. They only heard a series of rumbles, followed by a few blood-curdling screeches from the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog. After that, there was only silence.
They never imagined that this candidate from the North District could actually catch up to the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog, kill it, and bring it back!
’This is just too incredible!’
’Most importantly, this North District candidate actually carried the immensely huge Fire Scorpion Giant Frog back using only his physical strength?’
’The Fire Scorpion Giant Frog was so enormous that several hundred candidates couldn’t even budge it. It must weigh over a thousand pounds!’
’And this North District candidate just carried it back like that?’
’And... he flew back?’
On the Saint Martial Continent, flight has always been a trademark of experts at the Battle King Level or above.
Only those who reached the Battle King Level possessed the ability to fly.
Yet, not only was this North District candidate carrying a Demon Beast’s corpse, but he had also flown back!
’He can fly?’
’In other words...’
’He has the power of a Battle King?’
Everyone stared at the North District candidate before them in utter horror, their eyes filled with both fear and awe.
They were afraid because this candidate was from the North District, which had a complex and unspoken feud with the Three Major Zones.
They were in awe because he was a true expert. Experts were respected everywhere, and that was no exception even for someone from the constantly-looked-down-upon North District.
At this point, the candidates from the Three Major Zones finally understood.
They finally knew why this North District candidate was so powerful, why he could send the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog flying several meters with a single punch, and why he was able to reflect its flames.
’Turns out, he’s actually an expert at the Battle King Level!’
A candidate who had actually reached the strength of a Battle King—this was truly unexpected.
And at this moment, everyone also began to wonder if this North District candidate before them could be the same one from the recent rumors—the candidate who had entered the second rank of the West Mansion Outer Mansion’s leaderboard!
’With this kind of power, who else could it be besides that candidate?’
"What do we do?"
Among the candidates from the Three Major Zones, Jiao Zhiming turned his head and asked Shao Yushan, who was beside him.
Seeing Tang Yi carry back the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s corpse, a storm raged in the hearts of both Jiao Zhiming and Shao Yushan, and a faint sense of unease settled within them.
Previously, they had thought Tang Yi would die under the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s flame attack, but they never expected that not only did Tang Yi survive, he even managed to kill the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog all by himself!
Jiao Zhiming and Shao Yushan felt that even though they were both also Battle Kings, if they had to face the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog, they would have found it difficult to kill even with a few more Battle King helpers.
But that candidate from the North District had not only rendered the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog’s flames useless, but had also scared it into a panicked retreat.
And if that wasn’t enough, the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog hadn’t even managed to escape; it still ended up dying at that North District candidate’s hands!
Moreover, the two of them hadn’t even seen clearly how the North District candidate had caught up to the Fire Scorpion Giant Frog. They only saw him suddenly disappear, and a moment later, he returned carrying its corpse.
’This level of power is simply terrifying!’