After using cheats, I became the strongest Beast Tamer

Chapter 204: Chapter 180: Clearing the Level

As the eleventh challenge commenced, in the center of the arena.

Two enormous figures slowly emerged within the water.

The opponents for the eleventh level were two eighty Energy Level Sharp-toothed Blood Crown Sharks.

The increase in Energy Level wasn’t significant, only a slight bump from seventy-nine to eighty.

However, the number had doubled from one to two.

Chen Xing, riding on the back of Taotie, instructed the two Beast Tamers, “One Taotie will take care of it, let Sìxiàng use the other for practice.”

The Energy Level of this Sharp-toothed Blood Crown Shark was sixteen higher than that of Sìxiàng.

But as its Attribute was Water, it was precisely restrained by Sìxiàng.

With a wave of Sìxiàng’s hand, the Thunder Spear instantly traversed the distance of over four hundred meters and struck the Sharp-toothed Blood Crown Shark.

The numbing thunder spread through the water in all directions, leaving the body of the Sharp-toothed Blood Crown Shark rigid in place.

By the time it slowly recovered its senses, it shot a water dragon column towards the sky.

Sìxiàng twirled overhead, dodging the attack.

Once again, he cast another Thunder Spear.

The Sharp-toothed Blood Crown Shark sank to the bottom of the water, but the depth was limited, so to Sìxiàng, this difference in depth was almost negligible.

Moreover, as it stayed submerged for too long, the shark began to feel something strange within its body.

Its gills were frantically pulsating as its breathing became more and more difficult.

The heartbeat was picking up pace.

Boom~

It leaped out of the water.

A Thunder Spear, meeting it head-on, pierced through its eye socket and into its brain.

Turning its brain into a mass of minced meat.

The unconscious Sharp-toothed Blood Crown Shark slammed into the water with a splash.

Perched atop Taotie, Chen Xing thoughtfully watched the Sharp-toothed Blood Crown Shark fall into the water, as he had noticed the “suffocation” effect in its state just now.

A Water Element Beast immersed too long underwater was actually showing this negative state?

So, it turns out it’s not impossible for those adept in water to drown.

Meanwhile, Taotie had discovered a loophole!

As long as he didn’t kill the prey but swallowed the flesh while it was still alive, the food eaten this way wouldn’t vanish!

“End the fight,” Chen Xing told Taotie.

As his words fell, Taotie slapped the Sharp-toothed Blood Crown Shark to death.

The reward for the eleventh level was the same as the tenth, another Bloody Ancestral Crystal.

Considering that a Blood Crystal could only be consumed by a Beast Taming up to three times, Chen Xing had a rough guess about what the reward for the following level would be.

The opponents for the twelfth level were three eighty-five Energy Level Sharp-toothed Blood Crown Sharks.

The difficulty was slightly lower than what Chen Xing had expected.

Of course, considering this was meant for one-year Beast Tamers, the last challenge having three eighty-five Energy Level Beast Tamings was outrageously tough.

Chen Xing surmised that even Song Yanming’s Thunderous Dragon wouldn’t be able to pass it now.

And since Song Yanming was overage, if he were to take up the challenge, the opponent he would face at the twelfth level would definitely be tougher than the current one.

But to Taotie, these three Sharp-toothed Blood Crown Sharks were not much different from the previous two.

After clearing the twelfth level, three Steles floated in front of Chen Xing.

There was no need to choose one out of three, as the rewards on all three Steles were up for grabs.

A Bloody Ancestral Crystal, a pulsating black heart, and a golden ticket.

The Bloody Ancestral Crystal goes without saying, but under the black heart were four words: Calamity’s Heart, an extremely rare Dark Attribute evolution Treasure Material.

The last thin golden ticket had a line of annotation underneath: Sky Arena Pass.

After collecting and carefully storing all the items.

An exit pathway appeared before his eyes.

As Chen Xing left the Inheritance Tower, on the reverse side of the Stele outside it.

Unnoticed, all the names on the Stele quietly shifted down by one position, with the first place being replaced by a completely new name.

…

Upon arriving at the instructor’s residence, Chen Xing saw several newspapers laid out on the table.

It’s quite unusual, perhaps due to the frequent storms in the Exotic Region, despite Great Xia’s efforts to develop communication technology, the core technology remains impenetrable.

In the Exotic Region, communication technology often encounters problems, compounded by the fact that the signal bases established in the wilderness are frequently attacked by wild monsters.

Therefore, aside from large gathering areas like Longbei City, North City, and Jiuzhou University, there’s basically no signal in the wilderness areas.

As a result, the traditional media industry is flourishing here, and along the way, Chen Xing saw quite a few people walking down the street with newspapers in their hands.

Chen Xing casually picked up what looked like the latest newspaper.

The front page was a piece of news.

“We should reflect! Whether war mobilization could alarm surrounding powers.”

Recently, led by the City of South Mountain, several forces in the Exotic Region have announced embargoes on exporting certain resources:

On June 12th, the City Lord’s Mansion of South Mountain proclaimed that in recent years, the output of mineral resources has dropped; thus, various major commerce chambers under South Mountain have prohibited the export to Xia Country of Qingwen Iron, Purple Tear Crystal, Boiling Silver, and sixteen other types of mineral treasure materials.

On June 13th, Jiu Chi City, Black Iron City, and Stone River City successively issued city lord’s edicts prohibiting the export of a total of 67 kinds of treasure materials to Xia Country.

The consequence was that the prices of these related treasure materials soared in just a few days, with the rarest Purple Tear Crystal price rising by 400%.

In the end, it’s the Beast Tamers in our own country who have to bear the cost!

With the growth and expansion of Xia Country in recent years, many radical ideas have emerged domestically.

Between different powers, war is not the only solution.

A hardline stance could very well alert all surrounding forces.

In this process, we have to consider whether we should approach the powers of the Exotic Region in a more gentle and soothing manner.

A broad-minded great nation should engage with other powers in a more prudent and stable manner.”

“I didn’t expect there to be a pacifist faction within the country,” Chen Xing put down the newspaper.

Drinking milk on the sofa, Han Yuning put down her cup and calmly said, “The larger the country, the more diverse its characters, and Great Xia is no echo chamber; it naturally has the space for free speech.”

“The major shareholder behind this Exotic Region Youth Exploration Newspaper is the Liú Family, whose business started by acting as middlemen, purchasing treasure materials from other powers in the Exotic Region and selling them at high prices to those in need within the country, earning profits through this intermediation.”

“So their business was affected, and they want to use public opinion to stop the war?” Chen Xing was speechless; how could there be such a shameless family.

“You’re overthinking it. The Liú Family has deep ties with Fentian Giant City. When the Youth Exploration Newspaper says this, on one hand, it’s ‘expressing its stance’ to the Exotic Region, and on the other hand, it’s justifiably ‘raising the price’ of the related treasure materials.”

“South Mountain did issue an embargo order, but what if the selling price could be doubled or even tripled?”

With a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, Han Yuning said, “The City Lord’s Mansion isn’t their father, after all. Besides, when it comes to making money, if the eastern house doesn’t sell, the western house will. The money can’t just be left for others to make, right?

The Liú Family publishes this newspaper news, partly as a subtle way to express their stance and curry favor with the bigwigs of Fentian Giant City, and partly so that the domestic price of the related treasure materials can be justifiably increased.

Now, if you go to the market and ask, the channel merchants will certainly say they are affected by the sanctions, so there’s only a little stock left in the warehouse. But there are many people buying stock now, and a lot of people are queueing up ahead. Unless you’re willing to pay a little more, I could secretly swap someone else’s goods for you.

But if you really go to buy, you’ll find that ‘little bit’ of stock in the warehouse never seems to sell out.”

At this point, Han Yuning sighed.

“There are quite a few noble families like the Liú Family. Since the opening of Great Xia, it’s not only Xia that’s been exploring the Exotic Region, many noble families have actively engaged with the various powers there.”

Although she was also from a noble family, there were things she couldn’t tolerate.

Thinking this, Han Yuning looked at Chen Xing, “By the way, you should be careful these days.”

“Just this morning, we just received internal news that a top student from our school’s sophomore year was killed during an expedition in the Exotic Region last night, his body reduced to bones, with only the corpse of his beast found.

Based on the traces at the scene, it’s highly likely that the Dark Fire Organization from Fentian Giant City was involved. The sophomore’s two hundred-energy-level beasts were both preparing for the Transcendence Ceremony; what a pity… You should try not to go out these days.”

Chen Xing nodded, indicating he understood and wouldn’t wander about recklessly.

The situation between the two major powers was becoming increasingly tense.

Talents like himself were definitely being targeted.

Han Yuning said, “By the way, if you have time, you could try challenging the Inheritance Tower at school. For every three levels you clear, there are academic credit rewards. I remember you’re not yet seventeen, right? It’s a perfect time for you now; once you’re over seventeen, it will be considerably more difficult to clear the levels, otherwise you’ll have to wait another half year.”

“I just got back from it.”

“You went? How quick. How many levels did you clear?” Han Yuning picked up her milk again.

“Cleared it.”

Pfft!

Cough cough cough…

Han Yuning used a paper to wipe milk from the corner of her mouth and her pants.

Her voice changed a bit, “You cleared all twelve levels?”

“Yeah, I did. It was okay, not too difficult,” Chen Xing said nonchalantly.

Han Yuning looked at Chen Xing as if he were a monster, “Do you realize what clearing all twelve levels means?”

Chen Xing replied, “It means the twelve levels have been cleared by me.”

“…”

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