"Is the news true?"
Ye Tian asked.
"True!" Zhang Bao confirmed.
"We saw from afar. First Academy students joined forces to fight a ten-meter Striped Snake but failed. More students must be surrounding it now!"
"Which direction?" Ye Tian inquired.
"Southeast!" Zhang Bao pointed.
Whoosh!
Ye Tian sped off, soon disappearing from sight.
Zhang Bao watched Ye Tian's departing back and sighed, "I thought Ye Tian was about my strength, but he hides deeply. With his talent, he'll definitely become a Martial Artist, maybe even an Elite Martial Artist."
His envy was real but useless. Talent was everything in this era. He had only Lesser-grade Talent and could at best become an early Martial Artist.
"Let's go back."
Zhang Bao said helplessly.
"Back? No more hunting Fierce Beasts?" a student protested.
"No. Even united, we have little chance of Ferocious Beast blood. The trial is really for the top students, a way to quickly cultivate Martial Artists. The elites don't care about us weak Martial Apprentices. They don't mind us dying!" Zhang Bao said bitterly.
Others said nothing, agreeing silently.
The world was harsh. To Martial Artists, ordinary people and Martial Apprentices were expendable.
This trial, though for all apprentices, was really only for top apprentices—a grinding test.
Seven or eight students left the wild zone silently, not looking back.
…
After running a distance, Ye Tian stopped.
He carried many materials which, though light, hindered fighting. He couldn't keep carrying them in battle.
Normally, two choices: return to valley entrance to exchange materials for Points—a time-consuming process—or hide materials to retrieve later.
"Better bury them."
Ye Tian quickly dug a hole and buried the materials, then disguised the spot.
The wild zone was vast, so discovery was unlikely, and Fierce Beasts were uninterested in such materials.
Prepared, Ye Tian accelerated southeast.
Boom!
Sounds of battle came from afar—intense just from hearing it.
"Could it be the Pseudo Ferocious Beast Striped Snake under attack again?"
Ye Tian guessed.
Though strong, many peak Martial Apprentices hunted it. Alone, the Pseudo Ferocious Beast couldn't escape them.
"Hope I get there in time!"
Ye Tian hoped.
Thirty seconds later, he arrived, but things were different than expected.
"What…"
Ye Tian's pupils contracted sharply.
About ten Martial Apprentices were attacking an injured Striped Snake. This snake wasn't ten meters but twelve meters long.
"Ferocious Beast—this Striped Snake reached Ferocious Beast level, though the weakest type!"
Ye Tian judged.
Ferocious Beast strength wasn't based on size. This snake was large but simple, weaker than ordinary Ferocious Beasts.
Why was it a Ferocious Beast?
Not just Ye Tian, others were confused.
But no one thought much; they wanted to kill the Ferocious Beast Striped Snake.
Pseudo Ferocious Beast Striped Snakes were worth 500 Points, but Ferocious Beast Striped Snakes were at least 1000 Points!
Moreover, killing a Ferocious Beast meant Ferocious Beast blood many students could absorb and refine.
This snake's body was treasure.
Luckily, it just reached Ferocious Beast status and wasn't much stronger than peak Martial Apprentices; otherwise, they wouldn't dare attack it.
Still, apprentices got injured and dropped out.
Ye Tian didn't act, watching silently.
About ten minutes later, only five apprentices remained—the five First Academy Intermediate-grade Talent geniuses—but they were heavily injured.
The snake was worse, riddled with arrows, blade, and sword wounds, even a scar on its brow.
Suddenly, the snake activated its bloodline, swinging its huge tail and knocking the five apprentices away.
Next, it fled.
With bloodline activation, the snake gained normal Ferocious Beast speed. Only Martial Artists could catch it.
Apprentices tried but fell far behind.
"Damn, it escaped again! Chase it! It's badly injured, won't get far!"
Mo Shaobei shouted angrily.
Unknown to all, one figure silently pursued.
"Haha, Heaven helps me! After activating Speed Talent, I can catch this Ferocious Beast Striped Snake!"
Ye Tian cheered.
Following the snake's winding path, it dragged its wounded body into a cave.
Ye Tian hesitated, then entered.
With his speed, he could retreat if danger appeared.
The cave was deep, extending downward.
After a long walk, Ye Tian reached a chamber where the snake was.
It was near death but still crawling forward.
Without hesitation, Ye Tian used Speed Talent and his refined iron Knife to cut the snake repeatedly.
Though weak, he soon killed the Ferocious Beast Striped Snake.
"Collect the Ferocious Beast blood!"
Ye Tian remembered the important task.
He took out his water flask and pierced the snake's heart, collecting its heart blood drop by drop.
The snake just became a Ferocious Beast, so most blood was still Fierce Beast blood. Only the heart blood was pure Ferocious Beast blood, so Ye Tian collected only that.
Soon, the flask was full, and the heart blood drained.
"Equivalent to five Low-level Ferocious Beast Blood—big haul!"
Ye Tian was ecstatic.
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