Chapter 1098: The Map Unfolds

【Pet Beast Name: Underworld Shadow Cat】

【Divine Attribute: Dark】

【Skill: Meow】

【Race Rank: Commander Grade】

【Strength Level Assessment: Elementary Soldier Grade】

……

Dugu Jian had good luck this time, hatching a Commander Grade cub.

With this expenditure, the money he had previously made from selling the Underworld Shadow Cat was mostly gone.

Among the Ying Clan, an old man seemed to have realized something and hurriedly called out: "Stop cutting! We, the Ying Family, are willing to pay ten million Lang to buy this stone!"

"Quick! Go tell the family, and the young lady as well..."

This time, even more people were attracted; after all, this was the premium section, where you were guaranteed to get something.

Beneath the stone skin, it was not an eggshell, but a mass of profound shadow.

Dugu Jian: "..."

Dugu Jian said through gritted teeth.

A player quickly looked up the data: "Fire attribute Monarch... also possesses illusion arts, it is an Ancient Pet Beast, with astonishing combat power! Brother... I... I offer one million Lang! Buy your fox!"

"Who is this guy?"

"Damn it..."

After cracking open the eggshell, he picked up the peering mirror and saw a small beast with scales and horns on its head inside; his heart skipped a beat in dismay.

Pfft!

A stream of water as thin as a thread cut open a Fossil Egg.

Dugu Jian's eyes were filled with hot tears as he peeled away the eggshell bit by bit, seeing a small fox cub curled up inside.

Dugu Jian saw more and more people coming over, but he hesitated to speak; after all, neither players nor natives were good people.

"Chirp chirp!"

Yet Aaron chuckled, his palm moving as fast as lightning, cutting into the deep shadow.

There was no mistake, the little life in Dugu Jian's hands was already dead...

And Commander Grade combat power was even rarer, belonging to the middle-to-high tier.

"Ten million? Another cut that increased in value?"

For a moment, Dugu Jian's expression was somewhat dazed.

"There is simply no pattern to egg gambling; a newcomer might even have better luck."

The Little Flame Sparrow let out a long cry and flew directly out of this shop, arriving at another.

Boom!

The chubby shop owner looked at the egg blooming with infinite firelight, his eyes wide, and muttered: "Monarch Grade?!"

"Mm."

Knowing how to identify certain Pet Beasts also requires skill.

"It's a hybrid dragon beast—Earth-Walking Dragon! A top-tier specimen among the Commander Grade!"

They were all Soldier Grade Pet Beasts, and the best one among them was only a General Grade Illusion Butterfly!

"Customer, this is our premium section; we guarantee that every fossil contains at least one Pet Beast cub!"

"What do we do? Now we've become the target of everyone!"

"Wait!"

Aaron, however, seemed completely unaware of this, turning his head to look at the Little Flame Sparrow on his shoulder: "This time... you choose!"

Whoosh!

The players went crazy.

Sikong Xiaoxiao was the first to refuse, hopping over, only to be kicked away by Aaron: "Stop messing around, we still have to continue!"

Xiao Lv corrected.

Dugu Jian thought for a moment, then sold the Underworld Shadow Cat.

Chilling winds blew, making one's hair stand on end.

A group of onlookers were all stunned.

"Of course, just choose the one you like."

Dugu Jian walked past Xiao Lv with his head held high, without a hint of reluctance.

Aaron crossed his arms and yawned, urging him on.

In the shadows all around, Beast Tamers continuously emerged, silently withdrawing their injured Shadow Leopards, then summoning even more powerful Pet Beasts!

"Not bad, not bad... Sell this cat cub. A Commander Grade cub sells for at least 10,000 Lang or more, and since it's a rare Pet Beast, the price should be able to go up by a few percent..."

Dugu Jian muttered about how all his money had been thrown into the water while he went to buy seven or eight Pet Beast eggs.

The old man from the Ying Family answered with a dry voice.

Aaron pointed at the Salted Fish Spirit on the ground!

"Eh, can I do it too?"

Dugu Jian held the corpse of the small beast, finally understanding what it meant to have one cut lead to Heaven and one cut lead to the Underworld.

……

The Little Flame Sparrow immediately flew out, let out a hiss in mid-air, and its body underwent a violent transformation.

"Nine Nether Spirit Python, capable of communicating with the Underworld and walking through the void, it is a Legendary Grade Pet Beast!"

Iron-haired Rat, Bamboo-joint Insect, Vine Snake...

This is just like buying stocks; the win rate of experts recommending stocks might not even be as high as the win rate of a monkey throwing darts to hit a stock.

"One million? Do you look down on a Monarch? Five million at the very least!"

Generally speaking, General Grade strength is the backbone of ordinary factions.

Sikong Xiaoxiao let out a sharp scream, feeling as if her body had been hollowed out, and then she saw several lines of water emerge from Aaron's hand, killing in all directions.

Aaron casually let Dugu Jian go pay the bill, then began to cut the stones in public.

He sold the Pet Beast hatchlings like the Psychedelic Butterfly he had just opened, recouped a sum of capital, and began to continue purchasing Fossil Eggs.

Sikong Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up.

This kid thinks that because he got lucky and cut a profit, his stone-gambling skills have reached Great Success, but in reality... he just had dumb luck.

All in all, he has already lost a fortune.

"It's fine, it's fine, it's just a caterpillar, and a live one isn't worth much anyway!"

Pfft, pfft!

But a Monarch Grade is completely different!

They possess natural bloodline suppression and are the undisputed kings of all tribes!

This kind of spiritual aura, similar to dragon might, is the symbol of the King's Presence!

Dugu Jian's palms trembled slightly as he began to inject nutrient solution and carefully peeled away the eggshell.

Sikong Xiaoxiao is not stupid; as a High-level General Grade salted fish spirit, she would have to kneel if she encountered a Primary Commander!

Aaron smiled; this was completely the way of a layman, leaving Dugu Jian speechless: "Boss... I can do it, let me!"

"Is it a dragon?"

"Let me do it instead!"

Seeing that Sikong Xiaoxiao still wanted to get her hands on it, Dugu Jian immediately took over the job, terrified that Sikong Xiaoxiao would cut the Pet Beast to death again!

Coming again this time, he would inevitably gain nothing.

He watched as those streaks of crimson radiance flowed out from the cracks in the eggshell, and he even heard a thumping heartbeat.

Xiao Lv sighed softly and pulled off her veil.

"Yes..."

It is even possible that one of the main forces could reach the Monarch Grade!

"Commander Grade, it seems a bit hard to beat..."

Its entire body was as red as fire, it had nine tails, and it was resting its head on its own tails, sleeping soundly.

All sorts of people swarmed over, but were blocked outside by Sikong Xiaoxiao: "Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey... This is my fox, my pet, none of you are allowed to snatch it away!"

Dugu Jian hugged the little fox, suddenly wiped away a tear, and said to Aaron: "Thank you..."

Thanks to the resources tilted toward it by the family, this Sea Dragon hatchling has now grown to the Primary General Grade.

Even in its sleep, a faint majesty was constantly radiating outward.

"This is my partner!"

Although it is only a Primary General, Sikong Xiaoxiao, this salted fish spirit, might not necessarily be able to beat the other party.

He picked up a Pet Beast egg and slowly cut it open.

Shadows emerged one after another; they were leopards with pitch-black fur, and they had crescent-moon-like marks on their foreheads.

The moment Dugu Jian saw it, tears were about to fall: "My Sea Dragon!"

The waiter had long since retreated, having gone to fetch the big boss.

The young girl had fair skin, delicate features, and pursed her lips tightly as she looked at him.

At this moment, Dugu Jian saw a crowd of people walking over, surrounded by a young girl in a green dress as if they were stars surrounding the moon.

Meanwhile, Aaron took Dugu Jian and left the stone-gambling arena in a leisurely manner.

"Everyone move aside, watch my Water Cutting Technique!"

As Aaron spoke, he picked up the Nine-Tailed Flame Fox and casually tossed it into his Beast Taming Space, looking as if he had already formed a Contract.

Then, he stopped beside a Fossil Egg.

"There are still many more, hurry up!"

Aaron asked softly: "Am I right?"

Aaron looked toward the outskirts of Purple Jincheng and suddenly stretched out his hand.

"Xiao Lv... so it really is you!"

"Shadow Leopard... this is the signature Pet Beast of the Ying Clan!"

"This is the one."

Dugu Jian looked at one of the slender figures and muttered to himself.

Aaron smiled: "With this money, we can truly start picking some good stones."

"Monarch Grade—Nine-Tailed Flame Fox!"

"Dugu Jian, pay the bill!"

"Yay, let me play with it!"

He sighed and cut open the last Fossil Egg.

After all, this kind of newly hatched Pet Beast has the lowest strength and its consciousness is still fuzzy, making it the best time to form a Contract.

"Come out, my partner!"

"It is said that Pet Beast players don't have very high IQs; seeing it today, it really is true—are they all this reckless?"

The surrounding players exclaimed in succession.

Dugu Jian was stunned.

"The main force of a Beast Master is only Legendary Grade; if raised properly, wouldn't the title of Heavenly King be guaranteed? One could at least clear ninety floors of the Tongtian Tower in one go?!"

A dazzling red light burst forth from within the eggshell!

However, after this period of time, this former Breaker had learned one thing, just like Dugu Jian: to trust Aaron unconditionally!

This man always seemed capable of doing incredible things!

"In fact... the covetous ones have already arrived!"

They cannot make a move openly, but the petty actions in the shadows will not be few!

This is also an unwritten rule!

Aaron, however, did not care about all that and knocked away a layer of stone skin.

"This... what is this?"

However, the next moment it turned into disappointment: "What a pity... it's a dead fetus!"

Pfft!

With just one strike, it opened its blood-red maw and bit off the head of a low-level Commander Shadow Beast.

Sikong Xiaoxiao was in high spirits and, in a "salted fish" lunge posture, arrived in front of a row of shelves: "I choose this, this... and I also want this one, the surface is colorful and pretty!"

The final Beast Master, that is the top tier!

A Beast Master has Heart Power at Stage Five or above, and all their Pet Beasts are of Commander-level combat strength; when five Pet Beasts unite, they can even fight a Monarch!

Dugu Jian was not stupid; after walking out of the market, he immediately realized a very serious problem: "One Monarch, one Legendary... even a Beast Master would be unable to resist making a move!"

Aaron signaled for Dugu Jian to go pay.

Aaron nodded and walked out of the rough stone area.

"Do you guys feel like the sky has turned overcast? And it's gotten a bit colder around here?"

"This luck... is it heaven-defying?"

He arrived at another area where the fossils were all oval-shaped eggs, looking very tempting.

Dugu Jian steadied his mind and began to cut the stone.

"There's no reaction in the encyclopedia!"

Its body expanded, flesh and blood grew, its beak became wide and long, covered in sharp teeth like a crocodile's mouth, and its wings became huge and ferocious, with sharp claws and teeth, incomparably cruel.

"That's true!"

Aaron, however, appeared very calm and stroked the little flame sparrow on his shoulder.

"What... it's actually Legendary Grade?"

But at this moment, they were all screaming with their skin torn and flesh mangled.

Slap!

This Fossil Egg was split directly in two from the middle, and the Pet Beast inside was also cut in half.

Dugu Jian cursed and looked at Aaron.

"Dugu Jian... leave behind the Nine-Tailed Flame Fox and the Nine-Nether Spirit Python... and I will let you leave."

And that mass of shadow dispersed, revealing a translucent dark Xiao She, as if carved from black crystal, coiling around Aaron's wrist and flicking its tongue.

"Sikong Xiaoxiao, you come!"

Aaron said indifferently.

"Did a dragon come out again?"

Big Brother is right; if they don't sell this kitten, where will they get the funds to buy stones?

In the market, there were often merchants wandering around to make acquisitions, and Dugu Jian was familiar with the ropes; after going out and coming back, his face was full of joy: "Big Brother, I found an acquaintance and sold it for 14,000 Lang!"

"This kind of aura!"

There really wasn't anything good here; the only Underworld Shadow Cat had already been picked by Dugu Jian.

The amber-like vertical pupils carried powerful majesty as they looked around.

The little flame sparrow on his shoulder seemed to have made the same movement.

"Don't you know? A fish's memory is only seven seconds long!"

"It's just that the rank cannot be confirmed at all, and it's impossible to confirm whether it's dead or alive..."

It had a massive body nearly three meters long, covered in jade-like scales, with two horns on its forehead and a pair of fleshy wings on its back.

Seeing so many people, Sikong Xiaoxiao was very excited; she leaped like a fish and sprayed a stream of water.

Xiao Lv, however, looked at his retreating back and sighed: "He will never know what it means to reject us at this moment..."

Back then... she herself seemed to have been like this, tricked out of a Dragon Egg, right?

"You're welcome!"

"Ahhh... Aaron... give me back my little fox!"

The Ying Family did not intercept, nor did they dare to; if they resorted to Wu because a good item was cut, the reputation of the entire Purple Jincheng would be ruined, and other big merchants and great families would not let them off.

She gave a light signal, and a vigorous figure emerged from the beast space.

A living Earth Dragon is worth at least 20,000 Lang, but a dead one is not worth One Qian.

Dugu Jian added: "I know the rules. I'll do it..."

A Commander-level Pet Beast can serve as the leader of a Pet Beast group in the wild.

If one reveals some Pet Beasts that are too rare, uncommon, or even not in the encyclopedia, it is very easy to attract unwanted attention.

"What is this?"

Plus the Commander-level Shadow Beasts released by the several Elders beside her, this kind of strength was already enough to surround and kill a Beast Master!

"What did you open up?"

The boss gave a low instruction, looking with envy at the center of attention, Dugu Jian.

After personally opening up another Monarch Grade cub, he seemed to have finally broken through his past nightmare, and his whole person appeared to have been reborn.

"Sigh, come on... I will help you cut the stone!"

Dugu Jian picked up the Fossil Egg and went to the stone-cutting area.

Aaron raised his hand and stopped Dugu Jian.

"Chirp chirp!"

The attendant smiled and introduced it.

The scene was once extremely bloody!

"This... is this the previous Little Flame Sparrow?"

Sikong Xiaoxiao had an expression on her face that said, "Are you kidding me?"

(End of this chapter)