CHAPTER 119: CHAPTER 118: TIANYI TOURNAMENT (PART 10)

Li Xing frowned, the sense of crisis in her heart did not disappear, but intensified after the dismemberment of the three-headed monstrous monkeys.

Li Xing absolutely trusted her sixth sense, but she didn’t understand, the three-headed monstrous monkeys were already torn apart, where did the sense of crisis come from.

The answer was quickly revealed, the scattered body parts began wriggling eerily, flesh and blood rapidly growing, and in the blink of an eye, each piece of remains developed into a complete three-headed monkey, shakily standing up and roaring at the four of them.

"Gah gah--!"

Six monstrous monkeys bared their fangs and launched an attack on the Squad for Taming the Unruly. The Thunder Light Bombs of the monstrous monkeys were quite powerful, and even though their battle armors were inscribed with Defense Runes, they couldn’t completely offset the force of the Thunder Light Bombs, causing severe pain upon impact.

Moreover, the monkeys had three mouths, making it impossible to predict from which head the Elemental Attack would be unleashed, leaving them defenseless and exhausted from dealing with them.

The most troublesome part was that these monkeys were like zombies; no matter how severe the injuries they suffered, they would not bleed or die.

Even if their heads were chopped off, they would rapidly develop the organs below the neck from the severed point, growing into a new three-headed monstrous monkey, rejoining the battle.

It was as though the more they fought, the more monkeys there were, evolving from one to a group in just over ten minutes.

After kicking a three-headed monkey away, Ye Qingting finally remembered what kind of Star Beasts these were.

"They are high-ranked Star Beasts, the three-headed Zhu Yan! You can only kill them by hitting all three foreheads simultaneously. Stop chopping off their limbs, or we’ll end up with even more to fight!"

Upon hearing Ye Qingting’s shout, Cui Tianxiao bent his bow and shot three Thunder Arrows at a Zhu Yan, two hitting right on the forehead, while the third was off by half an inch.

The Zhu Yan struck by the arrows let out a piercing scream, blood flowing from the wound on the two heads struck on the forehead, but because the third arrow veered off, it did not deal a lethal blow to the three-headed Zhu Yan.

The staggered steps of the wounded Zhu Yan quickly normalized, and all three heads howled angrily at Cui Tianxiao, the middle one opened its mouth, spewing two large Thunder Light Bombs.

Shooting an arrow that exploded the Thunder Light Bomb, Cui Tianxiao cursed: "These damned things are too fast, each head acts independently, it’s too hard to hit them simultaneously!"

Cui Tianxiao was a Divine Archer, and even he found it difficult, leaving Li Xing and Ye Qingting with even less opportunity to strike.

Qi Ming, looking at the ground full of lightning marks, was so anxious his heart felt like it was being fried in oil: "Brother Ye, if you don’t hurry, all traces of Tian’s Team will be destroyed!"

Ye Qingting was more anxious; a single three-headed Zhu Yan could indefinitely split, and whether the four of them could hold on was uncertain. They had to address the immediate threat of the fire at their doorstep and worry about tracking later.

"Captain, catch this!"

A pill flew towards Ye Qingting with the sound of breaking through the air. He instinctively reached out and caught it, then heard Li Xing shout loudly, "Eat it! This pill increases accuracy by sixty percent for five minutes, make good use of it!"

After finishing, Li Xing tossed another to Cui Tianxiao, who caught it with his mouth and swallowed it.

The pill had a pine-like aroma upon entry, but then showed no immediate effects. Cui Tianxiao was puzzled about the pill’s effects, but suddenly found that the originally super-fast Zhu Yan was appearing in his vision with a visible delay, akin to slow-motion shots, frame by frame.

Ignoring his surprise, Cui Tianxiao immediately condensed three Thunder Arrows and shot at a "slow-mo" running Zhu Yan.

"Puff puff puff--!"

All three arrows pierced the center of the foreheads simultaneously, and the Zhu Yan fell dead, blood gurgling from the arrow-struck foreheads, thoroughly wiped out.

It wasn’t that the speed of the three-headed Zhu Yan slowed down, but rather Li Xing’s pill enhanced Cui Tianxiao’s spiritual power and concentration.

Cui Tianxiao didn’t have time to marvel; his fingers shot arrows continuously, the Thunder Arrows lively as if they were alive, cutting down the once overwhelmingly arrogant Zhu Yan under the onslaught of the Thunder Arrow rain.

On the other side, Ye Qingting and Li Xing also successfully killed many, rapidly reducing the number of three-headed Zhu Yan. The tide turned, and the remaining three-headed Zhu Yan realized these people were not easy to deal with, turning towards the trees, attempting to escape.

But how could Cui Tianxiao let them go? Not to mention the high-grade Crystal Stones in their skulls, he also had to avenge the numerous Thunder Light Bomb attacks he endured. The Thunder Elemental Spirit surged wildly, and the rain of Thunder Arrows ensured not a single three-headed Zhu Yan escaped his range.

"Gah--!"

As the last three-headed Zhu Yan became a soul under the arrows, the effects of the pill conveniently wore off. Cui Tianxiao didn’t even bother with extracting the Crystal Stones, rushing over to Li Xing with excitement written all over his face and asked:

"Xing, what kind of pill did you give me? It’s freaking awesome!"

Li Xing pushed Cui Tianxiao’s face out of the camera view with a slap, ensuring his best camera angle, then flashed an impeccable smile and loudly announced: "It’s my latest concoction, the Sure-Fire Pill--!"

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In the stands, Wenda was stroking his beard, with a smug expression.

The three-headed Zhu Yan, being a high-ranked Star Beast, were among the Elemental Spirit’s most hated beasts, requiring even regular troops a hard fight, yet the students of Harssas Academy managed to wipe them all out without a single casualty, truly making him proud.

Not only was Wenda delighted, but all the faculty and students in the Harssas section cheered and rejoiced for the splendid performance of the Squad for Taming the Unruly, taking pride in their success.

A Major General from the Third Corps praised Cui Tianxiao: "The kid with the bow is good, named Cui Tianxiao, right? Our Third Corps needs such remote attack talents."

Ning Ze laughed like a fox: "Major General Wang, sorry, Cui Tianxiao has already agreed to join our First Corps, you can pick someone else."

Wang Shun "hmph"ed, feeling displeased but having no outlet. It’s a tradition for the corps to have pre-designated reserve students; everyone wants talent, but being able to spot talent before they shine tests each corps’ vision and speed of decision-making.

Once a contract is formed, even if just a verbal agreement, unless both parties change their minds, no other corps can poach them; this has been an unwritten rule adhered to for thousands of years.

A voluptuous female officer chimed in: "Ye Qingting’s Primordial Spirit suits our Northern Fortress well; I wonder if he’d be willing to join the Fourth Corps."

The Fourth Corps originally had pre-designated Liu Ye from Cold Smoke Pavilion, but unfortunately, Liu Ye was critically injured by Lin Yin during the preliminaries, rendering his Primordial Spirit unusable in the future, so the Fourth Corps was determined to find another suitable candidate in this match.

Ning Ze maintained a poised smile: "Sister Sun, Ye Qingting is also already with the First Corps."

Sun Qing grumbled discontentedly: "Your First Corps sure moves fast!"

Ning Ze’s smile grew even more infuriating: "Good talents are rare, if you don’t act fast, they’ll be gone."

Sun Qing: "Then I want the little girl from Shuanghei."

"Sorry, but Li Xing is also with the First Corps."

Sun Qing was furious: "The appetite of your First Corps is too large, are you planning to take all the candidates this year?"

Ning Ze offered an appeasing smile: "No way! We only pre-designated the four members of the Squad for Taming the Unruly this year, not a single one more."

Sun Qing: ...

So none of the people she was eyeing were left for her, dammit!