Chapter 108

A fiery red halo descended alone over the east.

The pressure vanished; Su Yang plopped down on the ground.

He pulled out his canteen and gulped down a full flask.

Wiping sweat from his forehead, he saw the Storm Eagle land beside him.

Probably, the Storm Eagle wasn't feeling well either.

"System, do you think I can ever capture a Nirvana Phoenix as a pet beast?"

"Certainly!" the System replied. "But you can also raise a similar ferocious beast!"

"I just want to try what it feels like to ride on a Nirvana Phoenix's back!"

The moment Su Yang spoke, the Storm Eagle's large head nudged his own.

Su Yang quickly laughed: "Forget it—riding a Nirvana Phoenix might burn my feet. My Storm Eagle is the best!"

That's right!

The Storm Eagle seemed jealous!

Hearing Su Yang's words, the Storm Eagle gently rubbed its head against his face, delighted.

Su Yang could feel its inner joy.

"Let's keep improving our strength!"

So what if it's a Nirvana Phoenix?

Su Yang didn't care!

He believed that one day, he would raise a pet beast to rival the Nirvana Phoenix!

Then, he'd capture the Nirvana Phoenix, lock it in a cage, and tease it every day!

Only by evening did Su Yang return to camp.

When he returned, Su Yang noticed all seventeen Beast Tamers of the First Squad were present—none missing.

This never happened before; some Beast Tamers were out on missions and sometimes didn't return for two or three days.

Su Yang had the Storm Eagle, which flew extremely fast, so he could come and go daily.

"Su Yang, why are you back so late?" Wu Yuqing spotted him and called out. "It's this late—I thought something happened to you!"

"I found today's ferocious beasts were especially easy to kill, so I stayed a bit longer!"

It was true—after the Nirvana Phoenix vanished, many ferocious beasts were still dazed, and they ran into Su Yang…

The result? Su Yang reaped a huge harvest!

"Didn't you see that phoenix-like ferocious beast this morning?"

"Of course I did!"

"Ugh!" Wu Yuqing slapped her forehead. "You're so clueless!"

"Why care so much? It was just passing through!"

If that Nirvana Phoenix hadn't been passing through, no one in Seven Stars City would have survived.

If it had flown even slightly lower, the earth would have turned to ash.

Su Yang's words received unanimous agreement from the other Beast Tamers:

"Yeah, Su Yang's right!"

"That's why I admire Su Yang—he's a genius, naturally more carefree than others!"

"In this world, even a Platinum-ranked Beast Tamer isn't safe. Why overthink it?"

"…"

The day after the Nirvana Phoenix vanished, Fu Tian finally came to bother Su Yang.

As soon as Su Yang returned to camp, Sang Sang Yue handed him a letter!

On the envelope, three large characters blazed clearly: "Challenge Letter."

In this world, martial strength was deeply revered; challenging others to duels was extremely popular.

There were almost no other forms of entertainment in the military camp.

Sparring became the most popular pastime.

Sang Sang Yue asked: "Will you accept?"

"As long as the opponent is Bronze-ranked, I'll take it!"

Sang Sang Yue laughed loudly: "Ambitious! No wonder you defeated me!"

Other members of the First Squad gathered around, cheering Su Yang on.

"Don't lose!"

"We're the First Squad—we're all elites!"

"Yeah, beat them hard! Use your Earth Storm Bear—it's unlikely any Bronze-ranked ferocious beast on the ground can beat it!"

"…"

Su Yang opened the challenge letter—the duel was set for tomorrow morning.

The next morning, after breakfast, Su Yang headed to the agreed duel location.

The Second Squad's camp was near the First Squad's.

The duel site was the open ground between both camps.

Bronze-ranked Beast Tamers' battles had limited range and didn't require much space.

When Su Yang arrived, the area was already packed with Beast Tamers.

Most duels were confined to members within the same squad.

But when members from different squads sparred, it became a matter of honor and face for both squads…

Honor and face were issues that soldiers in the Reclamation Corps cared deeply about.

On top of that, Su Yang harvested large quantities of bronze-rank beast cores every day, and before anyone realized it, his reputation had soared within the Thirteenth Brigade!

Many beast tamers had heard of Su Yang's fame but had never seen him in person.

That was why so many beast tamers had come to watch this challenge!