A gray spatial bird struggled to spread its wings, flying with immense difficulty, yet it continued forward relentlessly.
And the culprit was Wang Jue, hanging beneath its claws...
"..."
Chen Shu and the others fell silent for a moment. These two were truly masters at exploiting their contracted spirits...
A palm-sized bird, with a person hanging beneath it, was indeed a bit preposterous.
The group reconvened, and for the time being, there was no immediate crisis.
"Don't split up easily now," Chen Shu said, a hint of wariness in his eyes. "Let's wait until the relic's rules change again and the King-level Beast Tamers come in."
The incident with Da Li had certainly made him more cautious; he couldn't handle everything perfectly himself and needed to proceed with care.
According to the official plan, they would definitely send two to three King-level Beast Tamers. With that kind of combat power, they could calmly face even peak King-level opponents, at least enough to wait for reinforcements. The highest combat power in the Starry Sky Relic was only peak King-level, and a half-finished Sky Relic couldn't possibly be stronger.
"Alright," Fang Si nodded and added, "But we can each claim our rewards separately."
"Hm?" Chen Shu's eyes held a flicker of confusion; he clearly hadn't grasped the relic's rules.
Fang Si then demonstrated. Aside from A Liang and Xu Xingxing, the other four were riding their flying contracted spirits. Ahead of them, a small white flying dragon appeared for each, their speeds differing, but their direction was the same. The four pursued them. Even though their different speeds would gradually widen the distance, they could easily regroup if they deliberately waited.
A Liang, however, felt a bit aggrieved; he seemed to be targeted by this relic...
Time passed gradually. The four of them hunted the white flying dragons. Even with their slow speeds, they could gradually catch up. Chen Shu's hunting speed was particularly fast. With his spatial abilities, the flying dragons were almost instantly killed by his spatial rabbit as soon as they appeared, and he didn't fall behind. He had initially wanted to help others, but if he used his skill buffs on them, their flying dragons would disappear, clearly indicating he wasn't allowed to exploit loopholes. This showed that the Sky Relic had some rules, not many, but it still had some...
Two days passed in a flash. The calm relic indeed showed new changes! The surrounding sea of clouds churned continuously, accompanied by rumbling sounds. At the same time, a golden illusory dragon phantom flew through the clouds at an incredible speed. Not to mention Golden contracted spirits, even King-level ones couldn't keep up.
"King-level Beast Tamers are about to enter," Fang Si murmured. "I wonder who it will be..."
A Liang beside him said, "I bet it'll be Principal Liu or Principal Qin."
"..."
Everyone was slightly startled, then nodded, and their gazes turned to Chen Shu. Wherever Chen Shu was, one of these two would inevitably be present, partly out of concern for Chen Shu's safety and partly for the safety of everyone else...
As they were chatting, a roar suddenly reached their ears.
Roar!
A frenzied roar came from the depths of the relic and instantly spread throughout the entire relic. This time, whether it was Chen Shu or the others, they all heard it!
In an instant, the expressions of the Beast Tamers within the relic changed drastically, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
"There are creatures in this relic?!"
The Beast Tamers widened their eyes, all thinking of the golden dragon phantom from earlier. At the same time, a terrifying guess surfaced in their minds: "Could this thing still be alive..."
And at the entrance of the relic, two King-level Beast Tamers also showed slight changes in their expressions as they looked at the phantom dragon, which seemed as solid as reality, in the sky.
"Old Liu, something might have happened?" Ye Yu, standing on a massive flying dragon, frowned as he looked ahead. He was an official King-level Beast Tamer and one of the chief referees of the national beast taming competition, jointly overseeing the event with Chen Qinghai.
"Let's go in and take a look..." Liu Feng, riding a giant ice bird, directly entered the spatial tunnel ahead.
...
Meanwhile, Chen Shu's eyes were filled with thought. A Liang reminded him, "Chen Pi, the surrounding sea of clouds is disappearing..."
"Hm?" Chen Shu quickly moved to the front and indeed saw the surrounding sea of clouds gradually dissipating. "A new change?" His brow furrowed; he truly couldn't understand the direction the Sky Relic was taking... Could the spirit of this relic be purely insane?
"The flying dragons have sped up!" Xie Sunan exclaimed. The flying dragon he was chasing suddenly accelerated and instantly disappeared into the sky. The same happened with everyone else's flying dragons.
Xie Sunan sighed and said, "No way, I only got one reward..."
"As expected, there's no free lunch!" Wang Jue shook his head. After all, the Sky Relic didn't even charge an entrance fee.
Just as everyone was lamenting, a whistling wind suddenly sounded from the sky. The next moment, a colossal illusory dragon phantom appeared in the sky, seemingly covering the entire relic. No matter where one was, the phantom could be clearly seen.
"Hm?" Chen Shu and the others quickly ran into Xiao Huang's mouth, in case of any danger.
Roar!
The golden dragon's wings flapped, its body swayed slightly, and golden rain began to fall. In an instant, the entire relic underwent a remarkable transformation.
"Gigi!" Xiao Huang instantly entered the "Sleepy Kill" state, and its little sprite cast "Defense Buff" for it. Its defensive power climbed to its peak; even a King-level strike couldn't instantly kill it. However, the golden raindrops had no piercing power and simply merged into Xiao Huang's body.
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, a hint of confusion in his eyes. Then, he realized something and quickly opened his information panel. He saw that Xiao Huang's Gale Flight had reached Lv6, directly leveling up twice. Coupled with the rewards obtained from hunting the white flying dragons earlier, Xiao Huang's speed received a significant boost, and it could now be called a very agile large sphere.
The golden rain penetrated Xiao Huang's body and directly reached the inside, merging with the other contracted spirits. Whether it was the little sprite, Er Ha, or the spatial rabbit, their speed and agility, even their reaction speed, had increased. As for reaction speed, it didn't benefit Xiao Huang or Er Ha much... But the other people's contracted spirits had all experienced a considerable improvement.
"Holy cow, what is this? Is it bestowing blessings upon all beings?"