Chapter 324: Global Youth Researcher Competition

Whether it is the lava dragon turtle triggering a volcanic eruption or the radioactive material leak incident at the Delta Energy Company, neither is good news for the Yan Country.

"This intelligence must be reported up as soon as possible."

Ye Bai's heart was hanging in the air at this moment.

He only hoped that everything would go smoothly and that no major accidents would occur.

The next day, Ye Bai saw his grand-teacher Su Qingxian, whose hair was full of silver.

Standing beside her was the eternal diva, Zhang Jie.

"Zhang Jie has nowhere to go for the time being; her body still needs to be tested, and after we confirm there are no problems, we will let Zhang Jie leave."

"Her Pet Beasts are quite lucky; they are all sleeping in the Pet Beast Space."

Su Qingxian seemed to see through the surprise in Ye Bai's eyes and hurriedly explained to him.

"Zhang Jie is also currently serving as my bodyguard, haha."

Su Qingxian then let out a laugh.

Zhang Jie smiled, then stood quietly to the side.

She directly created a soundproof barrier to make it convenient for Su Qingxian and Ye Bai to converse.

"Ye Bai, this time, there is a secret mission that only you can complete."

"Doctor William of the Beautiful Country is a long-time friend of mine."

"I entrusted him to help me purchase a very special Research Potion, but the news leaked."

"His whereabouts are unknown, and before he left, he sent me a Morse Code, telling me a coordinate."

"I checked the coordinate, and that location is exactly where your competition is being held."

"Inside Xinyue Daxue."

"With your intelligence, getting this Research Potion should not be a problem."

"But how to transport this potion out will likely be difficult to handle."

"The Beautiful Country has absolute control over this kind of potion."

Su Qingxian's gaze looked toward the distance.

"To prevent the potion from leaking out, they even specially bred a type of Pet Beast called a Ripple Jellyfish."

"This Ripple Jellyfish is particularly sensitive to the scent of the potion."

"Even if the potion were hidden inside the body of a space-type Exotic Beast, it would be easily found by them."

"Once it is discovered that you possess the potion, you likely will not be able to leave the Beautiful Country alive."

Su Qingxian said with extreme solemnity.

"Grand-teacher, you can rest assured and leave it to me."

Ye Bai did not need to ask Su Qingxian to know that this potion was very special, and that Doctor William had risked his life to move it.

"If the potion cannot be brought back, you must obtain Doctor William's notebook."

"The notebook records the formula for the potion, though some of the raw materials are very hard to find, and some have even gone extinct."

"Doctor William also spent a great deal of effort to research it."

"I cannot continue to say anything more specific; this involves highly classified information."

"The Twenty-Eight Mansions member Lady Bat, who is leading the team this time, specializes in the Space Transfer skill; once you encounter danger, you can call on her for help."

After Su Qingxian said a few more words, she left the place in a hurry.

Soon, Ye Bai was called to the conference room to assemble.

In the spacious conference room, there were a total of ten people.

Just as Ye Bai was looking around, a middle-aged woman wearing black-rimmed glasses and looking meticulous appeared.

She was the Vice President of Imperial Capital University, Maige.

"Hello everyone, I am the Vice President of Imperial Capital University, Maige, and also the team leader for this trip."

"The Global Youth Researcher Competition concerns our Imperial Capital University's global ranking."

"Over one hundred countries are participating in this competition."

"Our strong competitors include the Beautiful Country, the Iron Tower Kingdom, and so on."

"This competition is mainly divided into the preliminary round, the semi-finals, and the finals; the finals, in particular, are extremely difficult."

"So I hope that certain students will listen to my instructions."

After Maige finished speaking, she subconsciously looked at Ye Bai.

Good grief, is she talking about me?

"Our Yan Country has already ranked second for five consecutive times."

"I heard that for this competition, the A-San Kingdom has produced a genius whose talent is mind-reading."

"So everyone must be careful."

"In this competition, everyone's team members will be randomly shuffled."

"Furthermore, everyone's Pet Beasts will be completely sealed, and the Pet Beast Space will be unable to be opened; the purpose of doing this is to prevent people from cheating."

After hearing Principal Maige say this, everyone looked at each other, all feeling that this was a trap.

"Teacher, what should we do if we encounter danger during the competition?"

A girl with a face full of freckles raised her hand and asked Principal Maige.

"Rest assured, the members of the Zuoweihui will look after everyone."

"A mark will be branded on each of your bodies."

"Once you encounter danger, the mark will be triggered, saving you from fire and water."

"However, once your mark is triggered, you will lose your eligibility for the competition."

Ye Bai understood what Maige meant; as long as the mark was triggered, one would lose their eligibility for the competition.

This was to prevent everyone from using lethal force.

"Alright, everyone, get to know each other. In a moment, we will board a large transport plane and head to York City in the Beautiful Country."

"The competition venue will be at the central laboratory of Xinyue Daxue."

"That place is very large and was built specifically for the Research Institute for competition."

"Everyone, please relax. In any case, what you don't know, you won't know; just keep a calm mind."

Principal Maige knew how to comfort people.

Everyone began to get to know each other, and Ye Bai also greeted them with a smile.

Soon, on the large transport plane, Ye Bai saw the Lady Bat.

The Lady Bat was wearing a hip-hop outfit.

She walked with light steps, a graffiti hoodie swaying slightly with her movements, and she wore a baseball cap, tilted to partially cover her dark and deep eyes.

A pair of almond-shaped eyes were agile and sharp, as if they could pierce through the fog of the human heart, the corners of her eyes slightly upturned, revealing a hint of unruliness and stubbornness.

Her eyebrows were thick and powerful, carved straight onto her forehead like swords, and there was a bat-shaped floral mark on her forehead.

A cynical smile hung at the corner of her mouth, yet it could not hide the childishness that occasionally showed on her face.

A white-furred bat floated beside the Lady Bat.

She took a quick step and appeared in front of Ye Bai.

"So you are Ye Bai."

"Teacher Su Qingxian asked me to look after you a bit."

"But don't go looking for trouble, and definitely don't make things difficult for me, do you understand?"

"By the way, my name is Yuan Fu."

Xinyue Daxue.

Agents were still searching for the whereabouts of the special potion.

A blond man was closing his eyes to rest.

"Report, sir, the potion and the notebook taken by Doctor William are still missing."

"We have probed every corner of Xinyue Daxue and have not discovered any hidden spaces."

"Could it be that Doctor William took them himself?"

The blond man's subordinate said to him.

"No, Doctor William is a very cautious person."

"Even if he were fleeing, he wouldn't carry these with him."

"According to the prediction of my Pet Beast, Tarot Card, the items are in Xinyue Daxue, it's just that something is blocking the perception. Continue the search."

"The preliminary round of the Global Youth Researcher Competition has been set at Xinyue Daxue."

"It is already difficult to change it now, so we must find the items before that group of teenagers arrives at Xinyue Daxue."

"Otherwise, our workload will become very, very large."

The large transport plane was very, very large, and everyone was assigned a room.

Just as Ye Bai was resting in his room, the room door was tapped lightly.

"The door isn't locked, please come in."

Ye Bai's voice came out.

Just then, Yuan Fu walked in.

She took out a large stack of Talismans and placed them into Ye Bai's hands.

"These are the Space Talismans I refined."

"As long as you tear off a corner of the Space Talisman, it will be completely triggered."

"At that time, you will perform a long-distance teleportation."

"However, this teleportation has no direction; you might end up in an even worse situation."

"But it doesn't matter, I have refined enough Space Talismans that you can tear them for fun without any problems."

Ye Bai was immediately filled with respect; this sister was generous.

As for the place where Doctor William hid the items, Ye Bai felt he didn't need to waste effort looking for it.

The system would tell him everything.

However, at this moment, a sharp bird cry came from the air.

Upon hearing the bird cry, Yuan Fu's expression changed instantly.

"Oh no, this is the sound of a King Vulture."

People riding transport planes feared encountering King Vultures the most.

This type of Exotic Beast is known as the old hooligan of the sky.

Every King Vulture is as big as an airplane; it is a loner, and its strength is roughly around the seventh rank.

They like to use their sharp beaks to peck open the cabin of an airplane and then treat humans as their appetizer.

The King Vulture's digestive system is very good; it will treat the airplane as a main course and eat it, *crunch, crunch*.

However, at this time, Yuan Fu heard the bird cry more than once, and her expression became quite bad.

"Terrible, there is more than one King Vulture coming; aren't they usually loners?"

Just then, the cabin door of the transport plane was pierced by a sharp bird beak.

Wind surged out from the broken hole, blowing so hard that Ye Bai could barely open his eyes.

"Myriad Change Butterfly, transform into the Thunder Light Butterfly King."

The Myriad-Change Butterfly transformed directly, turning into a Butterfly King.

A giant eye looked inside from the damaged area.

As a bolt of Thunder Light flew toward the gap, a sharp, hoarse cry suddenly appeared outside.

The airplane was swaying unsteadily in the air.

The sharp Bird Call made even Ye Bai feel somewhat irritable.

"Be sure to put on earplugs and do not listen to the Bird Call too much."

"Otherwise, it will cause problems with your spirit."

"The King Vulture is a Wind Type + Soul-type Exotic Beast; they feed on souls."

At this moment, a pitch-black bird claw reached into the cabin door.

The cabin door was like paper, and the King Vulture made a huge hole in it.

Ye Bai saw the King Vulture's bald head and its pitch-black feathers.

【Name: King Vulture】

【Gender: Male】

【Attribute: Wind/Soul】

【Level: Tier 7, Level 5】

【Skills: Flight (Proficient): Use wings to fly into the air and attack enemies in the air with wings.

Poisonous Claw (Proficient): The Lijua contains venom; touching an opponent will cause the opponent to quickly enter a poisoned state.

Diamond Peck (Proficient): Use the sharp bird beak to stab the opponent fiercely; even a one-meter-thick steel plate can be easily pierced by the King Vulture.

Bird Call (Proficient): Emit a sharp, ear-piercing, and distracting Noise from the mouth to attack the opponent, causing the opponent's Soul to become faintly unstable, leading to feelings of nausea and drowsiness.

Dead Man's Wail (Proficient): Release the souls it has eaten from its mouth; all souls eaten by the King Vulture will be enslaved by it, somewhat similar to a ghost servant.】

【Evolution Route 1: King Vulture King: Tier 7 Soul-type Crystal Core * 10.】

【Evolution Route 2: Death Reaper Vulture: The souls of ten thousand Exotic Beasts, completing the final evolution in the land of death.】

【Evaluation: The King Vulture is impervious to blades, spears, water, and fire, but a single white feather on its body is its fatal weakness. As long as this feather is plucked, the King Vulture will die immediately, though this feather is very, very small.】

After seeing the specific data of the King Vulture, Ye Bai felt that defeating this guy was not difficult.

However, the number of King Vultures looked a bit high.

At this time, Principal Maige hurried over.

"Lady Bat, what exactly happened here?"

Lady Bat looked solemn: "We have encountered King Vultures."

"And it is a whole flock of King Vultures."

"Principal Maige, please gather the students together in one room."

"Once there is danger, or the transport plane cannot hold on, we will immediately perform a Space Transfer."

Lady Bat handed the white-furred bat to Principal Maige.

"My little bat will protect you."

Principal Maige left in a hurry.

She saw at a glance that Ye Bai's spirit beast had considerable strength.

"Ye Bai, do you know what weaknesses the King Vulture has?"

Jiaomujiao once told him that Ye Bai's observation skills were extremely strong, and if he encountered any brain-taxing matters, he should just leave them to Ye Bai.

It would be guaranteed to be handled perfectly for you.

"Yes, the King Vulture has a white feather, and that is its lifeline."

"As long as that white feather is plucked, the King Vulture will die immediately."

"However, the King Vulture must also know where its lifeline is, so it is not easy for us to defeat them."

A King Vulture circled in the air, and a person wearing a plague doctor mask appeared.

"It was so hard, truly so hard, to find such an opportunity."

"The people of Yan Country are truly too annoying; my divine vultures will help me eliminate all the people of Yan Country."

"Do not blame me; who told you to be in the limelight? I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

This masked person wanted to preemptively knock out the Yan Country, which had the strength to win the championship.

As long as they were completely killed, that would be one less competitor.

"Haha, my talent allows me to control vulture-type Exotic Beasts."

"So I focused all my energy on finding King Vultures."

"Sorry, who told you to run into me; this is your calamity."

"King Vultures, wipe them all out."

The plague doctor seemed to intend to define this disaster as an air crash.

That way, no one would cast their gaze upon him.

Inside the transport plane.

Maige had already put on a parachute suit with the students, and the white-furred bat formed a Space Barrier, surrounding Maige and the others tightly.

(End of this chapter)