Chapter 41

"Impressive! Barely over thirty and you've already stepped into this rank — you can actually be compared to the disciples of those great clans!"

Somewhere in the Azure Dragon Mountain Range, beneath the forest.

Two beast tamers walked carefully through the forest with their phantom beasts.

"Hehe, just luck, just luck. Aren't you also about to reach Gold rank?"

Hearing He Qiu's praise, Wang Lang swelled with pride!

Not a trace of modesty to be seen.

"I came here this time precisely to find an even more powerful phantom beast!"

"My Natural Beast's growth, bloodline, and so on are all starting to fall behind — raising its rank is difficult!"

"Evolution is even harder on top of that!"

Wang Lang said, stroking a phantom beast beside him that looked like a lion and also like an elephant.

A phantom beast's bloodline rank usually limits its own growth.

After reaching adulthood, a Natural Beast can at most reach Silver Tier 9.

To continue raising its rank, one option is to obtain spirit herbs.

Another method is evolution.

After evolution, the bloodline becomes more powerful, and naturally it can grow to a higher rank.

But whether it's consuming spirit herbs—

Or evolution—

Both require rare and precious resources.

Although these things are said to be plentiful within the Azure Dragon Mountain Range—

In reality, scattered across such a vast place as the Azure Dragon Mountain Range, they are also extremely scarce.

What's more, those things are generally guarded by powerful phantom beasts.

Rather than searching for those spirit herbs and evolution resources, it would be better to contract a more powerful phantom beast.

Using resources to cultivate phantom beasts is something only the wealthy can afford.

"Exactly! My Tiger-Lion Beast here also needs to retire!"

"Let's see if we can run into some good luck on this trip out!"

He Qiu also let out a sigh.

"Venturing this deep into the Azure Dragon Mountain Range this time, we're bound to encounter powerful phantom beasts!"

"When the time comes, the two of us joining forces to subdue those phantom beasts — there won't be any problem!"

"Brother Wang speaks rightly — let's go!"

"Go!"

The two of them were in high spirits.

They dashed wildly into the depths of the forest.

Just at this moment!

Thunder roared across the sky.

"Boom boom boom!"

Then dark clouds gathered thickly!

Rolling thunderbolts struck down one after another.

"What, what's happening!"

The sudden change in weather—

Made Wang Lang and He Qiu turn pale with fright.

Just as they were horrified—

"Rooaar!"

"Aa-rooar!"

Two enormous roars shook heaven and earth.

Heart-shaking.

Instantly!

Wang Lang and He Qiu involuntarily tumbled to the ground.

"Quick, look, Brother He — th-that, what is that!"

Wang Lang's eyes were nearly splitting from their sockets.

He pointed at the sky with a trembling finger.

Following the direction Wang Lang was pointing—

Two figures could be seen rising and sinking within the clouds and mist.

Their lightning-fast forms seemed even swifter than the lightning itself!

Boom boom boom!

In an instant!

The overwhelming might pressed down on He Qiu with a suffocating sensation.

"Dragon-type phantom beasts — and two of them!"

He cried out in terror.

One glance of contempt from those two dragon-type phantom beasts—

Nearly forced him to his knees.

The terrifying aura turned his face ashen.

…

"Xiao Bai, go for it!"

From within the mist, a voice rang out.

The next instant!

"Aoooo!"

"Aoo!"

In an instant!

The two Dragon-type phantom beasts paid no heed to Wang Lang and He Qiu below!

Instead, they continued flying toward the distance.

A long, echoing dragon's roar resounded through heaven and earth.

It reverberated endlessly through the valley.

Only two stunned men remained.

"Brother He, did you—did you hear that? I think I heard someone speaking!"

Wang Lang's voice trembled; his phantom beast cowered on the ground, trembling and too terrified to rise.

"Brother Wang, I—I saw it too! On the white dragon, there was a black figure!"

He Qiu's body shook just as violently, his back soaked in sweat.

This shocking scene left an indelible impression on them.

They would probably never forget it for the rest of their lives.

"The Green Dragon Mountains are said to be where all kinds of legendary phantom beasts appear!"

"There's even a chance mythic-grade phantom beasts exist—so the legends aren't false!"

The two stared at the distant, still-crashing Lei Yun, speaking in awe.

"What manner of person is that standing atop the Dragon-type phantom beast, to command such a terrifying creature!"

"And he can stand safely on its back—how terrifying!"

"What rank could he possibly be? Diamond? Or even King?"

"I don't know, but he's certainly not a rank we could ever aspire to!"

"There are always greater people beyond those you see, and higher heavens beyond the sky—truly so!"

"Let's go. Let's see if we can tame a Gold-rank phantom beast!"

"Yes, let's go!"

The two sighed, gazing longingly at the Lei Yun that had vanished into the sky.