Chapter 325: The White Tiger Marshal of the West

The King Vultures circled in the sky, a dark, oppressive mass.

From time to time, they dove from the sky toward the transport plane.

The Myriad-Change Butterfly transformed into the Thunder Light Butterfly King, battling the King Vultures in mid-air.

A King Vulture suddenly emitted a sharp, piercing sound from its beak.

These piercing sound waves were shaking the Soul of the Myriad-Change Butterfly.

However, the Myriad-Change Butterfly seemed unaffected; it suddenly flapped its wings, and bolts of Thunder Ball slammed into the King Vultures.

The Thunder Balls landed on the King Vultures and instantly exploded.

They let out miserable cries from their beaks and then plummeted from the sky.

"This won't do, the number of King Vultures is simply too high."

"Although I can easily defeat a single King Vulture, I am somewhat helpless when facing a flock."

Just at this moment, a pillar of thunder light shot into the sky, accompanied by a deafening tiger's roar.

A bolt of thunder descended from the heavens; wherever it passed, the King Vultures turned directly into charcoal and dissipated from the sky.

"Oh my, which little mouse is causing trouble? You don't take our Yan Country seriously, do you?"

"Don't you even understand the principle that 'Dongfeng Express delivers missions without fail'?"

"Truth lies within the range of the cannons."

The thunder light converged into the shape of a Thunder White Tiger.

An old man carrying a wine gourd was sitting on the forehead of the Thunder White Tiger.

He gently shook the wine gourd, a faint flush appearing on his face.

The old man looked full of vigor, wearing a long gown.

He looked just like an ordinary old farmer.

He was the Cloth-Clad Marshal—the White Tiger Marshal of the West.

"I was wondering why the Thunder White Tiger suddenly rushed over here; so it was you, little one."

"How is your master doing lately?"

"Haha, right, right, I forgot, you have two masters."

"I didn't expect that other countries would actually strike so ruthlessly in secret."

The White Tiger Marshal clasped his hands, and a bolt of thunder light shot toward the hidden Plague Doctor.

Only a 'Bang!' was heard, and the Plague Doctor was blown to pieces.

"This transport plane is already in tatters now."

"But with some repairs, it should still be able to fly to the Beautiful Country."

"Come out, Thunder Giant."

Endless thunder light converged together, forming an incomparably massive Thunder Giant.

"Thunder Giant, split off a Clone and merge it into the transport plane."

"You must protect the people inside the transport plane well."

The moment the Thunder Giant appeared, Ye Bai saw that its data was just a string of garbled code.

"What rank of Pet Beast is this Thunder Giant?"

"Eighth Rank?"

"Ninth Rank?"

"Or even higher?"

The Marshal truly possessed immense strength.

The Thunder Giant waved a hand, and a bolt of thunder light shot out from its fingertips.

The thunder light merged into the transport plane, and the transport plane was rapidly changing its shape.

This was a type of ability that elemental Pet Beasts were skilled at, called possession.

At this moment, the transport plane had been possessed by the Thunder Giant, turning into a Thunder Transport Plane.

Even the headlights on the front of the transport plane had turned into the Thunder Giant's large eyes.

"Alright, I wish you all a smooth journey; I still have important matters to attend to."

The Marshal waved his hand.

He transformed into endless thunder light and dissipated on the spot, the roar of the Thunder White Tiger still audible from afar.

"It's a good thing we ran into the White Tiger Marshal."

Lady Bat slumped on the ground; the situation just now had truly left her feeling a lingering fear.

She would have had no problem escaping on her own, but there were still people inside the transport plane.

The White-Haired Bat's teleportation ability was limited and random; if they were teleported out into this wilderness, it would be very easy for danger to arise.

One had to know that the people on the transport plane were all top-tier researchers among the youth of the Yan Country.

Losing even one of them would be a huge loss for the Yan Country.

Because of the mysterious awakening, Blue Star had expanded by more than ten times.

Therefore, the Thunder Transport Plane continued to fly through the night sky even after dark.

At this time, Vice Principal Maige gathered everyone for a short meeting.

"Everyone, I have received intelligence that the topics selected for this Researcher Competition are all very obscure."

"Many things are only found within the territory of the Beautiful Country."

"I have some materials here regarding the herbs and minerals of the Beautiful Country; please go and prepare thoroughly."

"I have already sent the materials to everyone's phones; please go back and read through them carefully."

"Additionally, I want to emphasize one point to everyone: this Researcher Competition is very important for Yan Country."

"If you achieve a good ranking, Imperial Capital University will provide rewards."

"If you win the championship, you may choose any three treasures from the Imperial Capital University treasury."

In the evening, the system automatically refreshed the information.

【1. Doctor William has been captured by the mysterious Nirvana Society. They extracted Doctor William's Soul and used evil arts to control his Soul. The potion Doctor William took away is actually the Sage's Essence; as long as there is sufficiently abundant life energy, it can continuously produce the Philosopher's Stone.】

【2. The Sage's Essence is hidden in Pete's custom-made food bowl. As long as you soak the food bowl in Life Source Liquid, the Sage's Essence will precipitate out.】

【3. In the Beautiful Country Researcher Competition, the Pet Beasts raised by the researchers will engage in combat challenges. You must have rich combat experience to win the competition. Among the selected Pet Beasts, there is a Night Lizard that possesses the bloodline of a Five-Colored Evil Dragon.】

【4. The Flame Rabbit has a very irritable temper. Only the purest Ruby Carrot can calm them down and allow them to evolve into a Sun God Rabbit. The Flame Rabbit has an inconspicuous white hair between its eyebrows; the purer the white hair, the easier it is to evolve into a Sun God Rabbit.】

【5. The Night King, one of the eight kings of the Beautiful Country, wants to gather his subordinates to storm the Researcher Competition and kidnap some researchers to conduct research on the Evil Dragon. He possesses the corpse of a headless Evil Dragon in his hands.】

Ye Bai felt that he seemed to have a walking disaster-prone constitution; why did it feel like every time he participated in a Researcher Competition, something would happen, more or less?

However, Ye Bai was vaguely tempted by the corpse of the headless Evil Dragon.

The Five-Colored Evil Dragon has a total of five heads and is a very evil ultimate stitched monster, somewhat similar to a Chimera.

It has heads with five attributes in total: fire, ice, darkness, lightning, and poison.

Each head has independent thoughts.

And the Five-Colored Evil Dragon that has lost its heads is excellent material for experiments.

Moreover, Ye Bai's True Dragon Soul can also completely transform the Dragon-Slaying Sword through the Five-Colored Evil Dragon.

This is the best opportunity for the True Dragon Soul to advance.

The transport plane flew to New York Airport.

This is said to be the largest airport in the Beautiful Country.

Many Pet Beasts were shuttling back and forth in the airport.

"Everyone, please follow me and do not get separated."

Principal Maige is the team leader this time, and she led everyone to take the New York University school bus to leave the airport.

It was just that when Ye Bai was leaving, he vaguely heard the sound of gunfire popping.

Beside them, there was also a woman's sharp scream. "The Beautiful Country is still quite chaotic, not as stable as Yan Country."

"Yan Country can be said to be the safest country in the world."

"Everyone, be careful when getting off the bus and keep your personal belongings safe."

"After arriving at New York University, absolutely do not step outside the school gates."

"Otherwise, if any accident happens, there is nothing we can do."

"Absolutely do not let the old bury the young; has everyone heard me?"

Principal Maige warned.

The person driving the school bus was a spirited young man who had been in the Beautiful Country for many years and could be considered half a local expert.

Ye Bai chatted with the young man.

"Hey buddy, is there anything worth visiting at New York University?"

Ye Bai fished for information from the young man.

"There are plenty of fun things."

"New York University has its own breeding farm, which contains many rare Exotic Beasts."

"There are even over a dozen Exotic Beasts like the Dawn Peacock."

The Dawn Peacock is said to be the descendant of the Light Phoenix most favored by the Goddess of Light. When they fan their tails, they can emit a light like the sun.

There are not many Dawn Peacocks in the world, and they are basically all concentrated in the Beautiful Country.

Previously, one Dawn Peacock was gifted to Yan Country, but as soon as it arrived in Yan Country, the Dawn Peacock's tail feathers stopped glowing, making the Pet Beast Master who raised the Dawn Peacock so anxious that they took it back.

The young man was a chatterbox and could talk a lot.

However, after he mentioned a name, it caught Ye Bai's attention.

"You remember, there is a place in New York University that is very dangerous."

"New York University researched a clone by referencing an ancient War Wolf; its name is Pete."

"It is born with a love for slaughter and likes gnawing on the heads of Exotic Beasts the most."

"When it is eating, absolutely, absolutely do not disturb it."

"Once it is unhappy, it will launch an attack on you."

"This guy is a Pet Beast that lives for battle; with Tier 5 strength, it can defeat Tier 6 Exotic Beasts."

"Once it enters the Berserk state, it can even stand on equal footing with Tier 7 Exotic Beasts."

Good news: the Sage's Essence has been found.

Bad news: the Sage's Essence is with a very difficult guy.

The bus drove into New York University.

There was a very, very large lake at the entrance.

The lake was sparkling and filled with many precious Exotic Beasts.

A Water-Spraying Whale was rippling in the lake; although it was a type of whale, it was only the size of a small boat.

It suddenly sprayed a column of water from the top of its head.

Under the sunlight, the water column emitted a colorful, iridescent glow, and the water mist spread in all directions.

Just then, Ye Bai suddenly discovered that there was actually a Siren in the lake.

It was just that as soon as it poked its head out of the lake, it turned into a stream of water and vanished.

The Siren is a descendant of Haoshen in legends.

They are capable of summoning wind and rain; the main pet of the Water King, one of the eight great kings of the Beautiful Country, is a Siren.

The bus slowly came to a stop at a parking lot not far from the lake.

"Your dormitories are in the northeast corner of Xinyue Daxue; you can take a sightseeing cart to get there."

"The school bus can only stop here; I still need to perform maintenance on the school bus, so I will take my leave for now."

Many sightseeing carts were parked by the lake, but the drivers were not in their seats; after making careful inquiries, it turned out they were fishing in the lake.

If you want to ride a sightseeing cart, you must first answer the questions on the answer board attached to the cart.

Only those who answer correctly are qualified to ride the sightseeing cart; otherwise, just use the "Eleven" bus—walk to the dormitory.

【Question: What is the simplest way to evolve a Deepwater Crocodile into a Deepsea Crocodile with the least impact on the Deepsea Crocodile?】

Deepwater Crocodile and Deepsea Crocodile sound like two different species by name, but they are actually the same race.

When Deepsea Crocodiles reach their breeding period, they go to rivers and lakes to lay eggs; the eggs hatch into Deepwater Crocodiles, which require a long time to adapt to the salinity of seawater before they can evolve into Deepsea Crocodiles.

However, this process takes a very long time, lasting a full ten years.

Therefore, researchers want to figure out how to let Deepwater Crocodiles evolve into Deepsea Crocodiles in the shortest amount of time.

The students on the side clicked their tongues in wonder after seeing this.

As expected of the academically intense Xinyue Daxue, the questions for the sightseeing carts are already this difficult.

Is this intended to give Yan Country a show of force? The many students began to speculate, but Ye Bai wrote down the answer very quickly.

At this moment, a white-haired old man finally sauntered over, carrying a fishing rod.

"Oh my god, that is Professor Junobi, an authority on Exotic Beast genetics."

"In the field of Exotic Beast genetics, no one can compare to him."

"If he is the one setting the questions, then it is no wonder."

After Professor Junobi looked at Ye Bai's answer, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Very good, your divergent thinking is excellent."

Professor Junobi spoke a few sentences in the Beautiful Country language, and Ye Bai immediately conversed with him fluently.

Judging from Professor Junobi's appreciative gaze, he seemed very satisfied with Ye Bai's answer.

"Get on; you are the first student to board the sightseeing cart to the dormitory. For this assessment, you get 10 extra points."

After hearing Professor Junobi's words, everyone was dumbfounded.

This counts as extra points? Hasn't the exam not even started yet?

Although they did not know how much 10 points was worth, seeing the surrounding students all revealing expressions of envy, they knew this score was not low.

"Professor Zhubinuo is one of the judges for this Global Researcher Competition."

"However, Professor Zhubinuo cunningly hid his own sightseeing cart among a group of inconspicuous ones."

"That guy really had a stroke of good luck."

A researcher on the side said to his student in an envious tone.

Possessing a Memory Palace, Ye Bai had long ago learned most of the world's languages.

He had not the slightest obstacle when it came to language.

Therefore, Ye Bai and Professor Zhubinuo were communicating with extreme fluency.

"Ye Bai, your spoken language level is quite impressive."

"You are able to have a fluent conversation with us."

"Not bad, not bad."

"Regarding the reproduction of the Blue Sky Turtle, do you have any methods?"

"I would like to hear your opinion."

The Blue Sky Turtle is the largest turtle in this world; their lifespans are very long, and their bodies are as massive as a small island.

But it also has a fatal flaw: its reproductive ability is extremely poor, to the point where it has reached the stage of needing artificial insemination.

However, even so, the number of Blue Sky Turtles is still decreasing.

"The Blue Sky Turtle is a very beautiful Exotic Beast; I do not wish for such an Exotic Beast to disappear from the beautiful Blue Star."

"Blue Sky Turtles that have undergone artificial reproduction do not live long; even after breaking out of their shells, they die prematurely for various reasons."

(End of this chapter)