Chapter 553: This is Simply a Monster (First update, requesting everything)

By the time it was noon, the three unicorn pegasi finally stopped above a desolate land and circled down to the ground.

This was a very barren region; giant rocks stood everywhere as far as the eye could see, and one could barely spot any greenery.

Dozens of miles away, there was a tall, towering mountain ridge, but it was identical to the environment here, giving one a feeling of desolation and loneliness.

Jushi Ridge!

With such a distinctive area, Li Zhangsheng recognized it at a glance; this was precisely Jushi Ridge located at the border of the Langya Kingdom.

Past Jushi Ridge was the Dai Kingdom, a country even smaller than the Langya Kingdom, possessing only the land of one province and only a single King, with national strength clearly inferior to the Langya Kingdom.

In this world, the most numerous were small countries like the Dai Kingdom that only possessed the land of one province.

Ever since the Abyss invaded, some of the world's rules had changed; for instance, only a King could establish a country.

According to a King's rank, the area of a country also had great limitations; for example, a Seventh-rank King could only establish a principality and only possess one province of land, unless they advanced to the Eighth-rank or recruited an Eighth-rank King, only then could they expand to three provinces.

Doing this was mainly to prevent the Abyss from invading; otherwise, if a country with only one Seventh-rank King possessed several provinces, the entire country would have long since been conquered by demons.

In other words, the Langya Kingdom was not a small country; it was actually a medium-sized nation.

"Follow me!"

Luo Jingfei walked through the air, ignoring her own mount, and took the lead in flying toward Jushi Ridge.

Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen followed closely behind, and after flying for a quarter of an hour, Luo Jingfei finally stopped.

Luo Jingfei pointed ahead and said, "The Giant God Puppet is right in front. Bizhen, I'll leave the rest to you."

Luo Jingfei did not ask Li Zhangsheng; from beginning to end, she assumed Li Zhangsheng was just there to watch.

There was no helping it; although Li Zhangsheng had performed monstrously enough, in Luo Jingfei's eyes, he was merely a 'Fourth-rank Demon Tamer' and could not possibly be a match for the Giant God Puppet.

Li Zhangsheng gazed into the distance; even without activating the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique, his eyesight allowed him to see a 'hill' standing in the distance.

This 'hill' was about fifty meters tall and shaped like a human; this was the Giant God Puppet Luo Jingfei spoke of.

The Giant God Puppet showed no signs of movement, and those who didn't know would think it was a 'hill', but once approached, one would be attacked by the Giant God Puppet.

Not long ago, Luo Jingfei discovered a map of a predecessor's cave dwelling and excitedly followed the map's directions to Jushi Ridge, only to be caught off guard by the Giant God Puppet. If not for her Spirit Beast sacrificing its life to save her, she would likely have become insignificant nutrients for Jushi Ridge by now.

Even so, to escape the Giant God Puppet, Luo Jingfei paid a heavy price; two of her main Spirit Beasts died in battle, leaving her vitality severely damaged and forcing her to invite Ning Bizhen.

Unexpectedly to Luo Jingfei, Li Zhangsheng stopped Ning Bizhen and said, "Bizhen, leave it to me; you stay back to hold the line!"

Ever since becoming a Fifth-tier Beastmaster, Li Zhangsheng had not dealt with a Demon King-level Spirit Beast alone. Now that he saw the Giant God Puppet, he was naturally delighted to see such a challenge and wanted to test his current mettle.

As for the Black Dragon Harikuchi from a short while ago, Li Zhangsheng had been playing support the whole time, with Ning Bizhen providing the main output.

Luo Jingfei widened her eyes, thinking she had misheard.

"Mm, then be careful!"

Ning Bizhen did not object; she was full of confidence in Li Zhangsheng's strength.

"Bizhen, why didn't you stop him? This is simply too absurd!"

Luo Jingfei couldn't help but stomp her foot. Although she felt Li Zhangsheng could challenge those above his rank, his strength was likely only on par with hers, so how could he be a match for the Giant God Puppet? How was this any different from throwing his life away?

Ning Bizhen smiled without a word, watching Li Zhangsheng fly toward the Giant God Puppet.

When Li Zhangsheng was two or three hundred meters away from the Giant God Puppet, the previously motionless Giant God Puppet finally moved.

Accompanied by a startling whistling sound, the Giant God Puppet waved its hand and threw a giant rock with a diameter of seven or eight meters.

"Careful!"

Several hundred meters behind, Luo Jingfei exclaimed.

Ning Bizhen's expression did not change, and there was not a trace of worry on her face.

In the sky, Li Zhangsheng stretched out his hands, and the Black Gold Dragon Spear automatically appeared. A point of cold light arrived first, and then the spear thrust out like a dragon!

Clang~

In an instant, the Black Gold Dragon Spear collided with the giant rock. Because the Black Gold Dragon Spear was mixed with Misha Yuan Gang Stone, it pierced through the giant rock like it was tofu.

At the same time, a layer of Star Light Membrane permeated Li Zhangsheng's body surface.

Besides this, the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform and the Taiyin Token in his Consciousness Sea were also restless; if he couldn't take the hit, he would have to rely on them later.

However, the immense force attached to the giant rock was transmitted entirely to Li Zhangsheng.

The Star Light Membrane shattered instantly, Li Zhangsheng's face flushed red, the web between his thumb and index finger split open, and the Black Gold Dragon Spear almost slipped from his hands. He was forced to fly backward for dozens of meters in the air before he could fully dissipate the force.

After advancing to a Fifth-tier Beastmaster, and having cleared several Star Apertures using Star Essence, Li Zhangsheng's physical body had surged once more, completely on par with a Lord-level Spirit Beast.

This was mainly related to the Basalt Essence Blood; the Basalt was known for its physical strength, and coupled with the Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art, this allowed Li Zhangsheng's physical body to surge to its current level.

Great power returns to one's own body!

High-tier Beastmasters do not just command Spirit Beasts in battle; they themselves also possess powerful combat strength.

Seeing Li Zhangsheng take a blow from the Giant God Puppet with almost no damage, Luo Jingfei was dumbfounded.

Li Zhangsheng had actually taken a blow from the Giant God Puppet using only his physical body.

Luo Jingfei believed that even a Pseudo-King could not reach such physical strength.

However, only Li Zhangsheng knew how strong that blow was. To take it, he had suffered muscle tears in several places, his hands holding the Black Gold Dragon Spear were numb and aching, and they were even trembling slightly; he could not possibly take another hit for the time being.

At this moment, the Giant God Puppet did not continue throwing rocks, but instead strode toward Li Zhangsheng. Its stride was slow, but one step could cover thirty or forty meters, faster than an average Lord-level Spirit Beast.

"Aixi, come and play with it!"

Before the Giant God Puppet could get close, Li Zhangsheng summoned Aixi.

When Aixi appeared, a howling gale swept across the field, kicking up dust that danced in the sky, reducing visibility in the surrounding hundreds of meters significantly.

At the same time, light cyan Wind Element energy emerged on Aixi's surface, draping it in a beautiful Wind Cloak.

Roar~

Aixi let out a roar. Its Intimidation trait was ineffective against the Giant God Puppet, not only because of the difference in rank but also because the Giant God Puppet was a non-living entity.

The Giant God Puppet could be immune to many negative effects; any traits or skills acting on the mind were ineffective against it. It did not need to eat and possessed a lifespan far exceeding that of ordinary Spirit Beasts.

This was also the advantage of the vast majority of non-living Spirit Beasts, but their disadvantages were also very obvious: they had no Bloodline, were difficult to evolve, and could not produce offspring, among other things.

At the first moment, Aixi lunged toward the Giant God Puppet.

While Aixi was in motion, Li Changsheng instantly activated the Swift as Wind Secret Technique Imprint, casting it upon Aixi, which caused Aixi's speed to increase significantly.

The Swift as Wind Secret Technique can be maintained for two to three minutes.

While lunging toward the Giant God Puppet, Aixi let out a roar, and its body surface was covered in rich, light cyan Wind Element energy, which caused its speed to surge once again.

The Nine Heavens Clear Qi Ruler + Rise Wind skill + Swift as Wind Secret Technique + Wind Speed Characteristic made Aixi's speed truly ghost-like; in the blink of an eye, it crossed a hundred-meter distance and appeared before the Giant God Puppet.

Being a Demon King-level Spirit Beast after all, the Giant God Puppet reacted extremely quickly, raising its rock arm, which was fully twenty meters long, and slamming it toward Aixi.

Whoosh—

Intense wind pressure resounded; this palm strike carried unimaginable immense power.

Swish—

Aixi seemed to have vanished, using a slight turn to evade the Giant God Puppet's giant palm.

Boom—

A violent booming sound rang out; the rock giant palm landed on the ground, smashing a pit over ten meters deep, and most of the Giant God Puppet's arm was almost buried in the soil.

"So fast!"

Several hundred meters away, Luo Jingfei's pupils constricted slightly; Aixi's speed completely exceeded her imagination and was entirely beyond the limits of her naked eye to capture, so she could only rely on her Mental Power to track Aixi's movements.

She had never seen such speed in a Spirit Beast below the Demon King level, and even if the scope were expanded to the Demon King level, it would likely surpass most Spirit Beasts.

Aixi appeared eerily at the side of the Giant God Puppet and swiped its claws at the puppet's exceptionally sturdy leg.

The Giant God Puppet's body surface was attached with a layer of Earth Element Profound Meaning Protection, causing the force of Aixi's strike to drop by more than half when penetrating this light membrane; by the time it finally landed on the surface, it only managed to gouge out a few claw marks an inch deep.

"No, it's a Lord-level Spirit Beast!" Luo Jingfei's reflexes were rather slow; only at this moment did she realize something was wrong, and her mouth hung open unconsciously, wide enough to swallow a goose egg.

It took a full few breaths of time for Luo Jingfei to barely conceal the shock in her heart.

"I didn't expect Li Changsheng to have advanced to the Fifth-tier!"

"Indeed, but you must remember to keep it a secret!"

Ning Bizhen replied, her attention focused on Li Changsheng at all times, without a hint of slack from beginning to end.

At this moment, Luo Jingfei's mood was undoubtedly complex; compared to Li Changsheng, she felt as though she had lived her life in vain.

This was a 17-year-old Fifth-tier Monster Tamer; the value was absolutely top-notch.

In the entire Fairy World, those who became Fifth-tier Monster Tamers at 17 were few and far between; in a country like Langya Kingdom, the historical record for the youngest Fifth-tier Monster Tamer was nearly 19 years old, and the record holder was her distant aunt, Luo Qingning.

Now Li Changsheng had achieved it at 17, almost pushing this record to a point that would be hard for anyone to surpass.

Besides this, Li Changsheng's strength was also unimaginably formidable; his Life-Bound Demon Pet could actually tangle with a Demon King-level Giant God Puppet and give one the feeling that it was not at a disadvantage at all.

This was simply a monster of talent!

Today's goal: Three, pigs, verified!

(End of this chapter)