Chapter 158: Star Lord City

According to the data, information on wild beasts is scarce; wild beasts are divided into five tiers, with the first tier corresponding to planet level, the second tier to star level, the third tier to universe level, the fourth tier to Domain Lord Level, and the fifth tier to Realm Lord Level.

As for beyond the fifth tier, whether a sixth-tier wild beast exists is undocumented, but the Virtual Universe Company speculates that sixth-tier beasts do exist among the wild beasts, and even higher grades may be possible.

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At the edge of this forest, a squad is advancing.

"Young master, this is your first time in the wild‑beast forest; don't be careless—just wander the outskirts and slay some peripheral beasts to practice," said a terrifyingly tall, about two meters, heavily built man in the squad, whose exposed arms were as thick as an adult Earth man's thigh, whose beard was like knives, and whose brown eyes were solid, speaking in the local dialect.

"Fang Shu, with you here, what's there to worry about?" a youth in silver battle armor, a violet secret pattern on his forehead, said cheerfully within the squad.

Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment, then agreed.

"Fang Shu, watch out!" the youth shouted.

"Young master!" Fang Shu frowned.

"Ha ha, isn't this Young Master Yu Qi?" a shrill laugh rang out, and a small detachment behind the massive squad that had just passed halted abruptly; its leader was a tall, handsome youth.

The Silver Wolf Demon took a heavy blow; as a third-tier monster, it can recover quickly so long as it isn't instantly killed. Its wound healed rapidly, and it then lunged at the burly man, its massive icy claws, dozens of meters long, exuding a terrifying cold that seemed capable of freezing a person's soul.

"Silver Wolf Demon."

He reached out, seized it, removed the beast's core, and placed it into the beast‑skin bag at his back.

On the wide plain road, Xiao Yu, Yu Qi, and their party sped forward with a roar.

"It seems the domain I landed in belongs to the Star Lord, likely the core within tens of millions of kilometers, and its city lord should be a Domain Lord!" Xiao Yu thought, "I need beast cores, a large number of them, and to complete the mission I'll also need time crystals."

Fang Shu turned his head and ordered the other guards, "Collect wild‑beast materials."

The hulking man chuckled, but then sniffed the air, his expression shifting slightly, and barked low, "Everyone be careful; this should be the territory of the Silver Wolf Demon."

A moment later, the materials from the Silver Wolf Demon were fully collected.

Suddenly, as Xiao Yu and his squad rushed forward, they sensed a tremor from the ground; looking back, they saw a massive black mass in the distance rapidly approaching. Others might not see it with the naked eye, but Xiao Yu instantly recognized a huge squad far behind.

Each member of the squad rode a tall or fierce trained beast.

Xiao Yu immediately recognized many of the beasts, having hunted them before in the forest.

On Viskar Star, each World City governs an area with a diameter of several hundred million to over a billion kilometers, ruling populations numbering in the billions. Viskar Star contains more than ten million World Cities. Above the World Cities stand the lofty Temples! The Temples hold a transcendent status and generally do not interfere with ordinary affairs on Viskar Star.

"Hmm." Xiao Yu nodded slightly.

"Brother, where are you from? You're so powerful!" the youth asked excitedly.

A World City is the core of a world, and its city lord must possess World‑level (Realm Lord) strength.

The other guards in the squad wore slightly serious expressions, yet remained relaxed; one must never be careless against any wild beast—an old saying on Viskar Star—though the Silver Wolf Demon is not particularly formidable.

A Lord's Capital City is the core of a domain, and each domain's 'Lord' must be of Lord Rank (Domain Lord) strength.

Just as the icy claw was about to strike the burly man, a black silhouette flashed beside the Silver Wolf Demon; a crimson streak flashed, cleaving the demon's head in two and sending its body flying sideways.

A black beam streaked across the sky, striking the silver phantom; the silver phantom halted instantly, turned, and faced the crowd.

"I still don't know your family name, brother; I'm Yu Qi." the youth said, still excited—it was his first close encounter with a third‑tier wild beast.

Only then did everyone see clearly—a ten‑meter‑long Silver Wolf Demon stood before them, with a wolf's head and a tiger's body, its forelimbs unusually massive, claws half its body's size, a huge blood‑stained maw constantly chewing, eyes flashing cold light, staring straight at the youth.

The youth casually held a silver power bow, with a quiver of arrows slung on his back.

"Silver Wolf Demon, give it to me!" the youth exclaimed excitedly.

"I'm called 'Yu.'" Xiao Yu said.

"So impressive!" the youth clapped his hands.

Hundreds of trained beasts in the rear thundered past, kicking up dust as their massive hooves struck the ground.

The data supplied by the Virtual Universe mentioned time crystals only briefly, noting that they contain a trace of temporal Origin Law fluctuation; it gave no details on how to obtain them or where they are found, leaving everything to his own exploration.

Boom!

In mid‑air, a curved axe blade appeared, slashing across the Silver Wolf Demon's body, blood spraying like a fountain, while the burly man was already dozens of meters behind the demon.

Suddenly, a silver streak flashed; the two guards ahead of the squad were instantly reduced to half their bodies, collapsing on the ground, blood spilling everywhere.

The most valuable part of this wild beast is its beast core, though other materials aren't cheap either—such as hide, teeth, claws—and its flesh is also highly prized in towns.

"Yu, good name; from now on I'll call you 'Brother Yu.' We're heading to Star Lord City; traveling together will be safer." the youth nodded slightly, praising, "When we reach the city, I'll give Brother Yu a proper tour—I've grown up inside the city since childhood."

"Look, the Star Lord City is over there; we're about an hour away from the main city." Yu Qi pointed into the distance.

The burly man also sensed the icy aura behind him, felt something was wrong, hurriedly gathered his internal energy to flee, but found his blood‑qi's circulation slowed, the cold aura hampering his escape, and he was quickly caught up.

The burly man, Fang Shu, turned to Xiao Yu, "Thanks for the rescue, brother! My name is Fang Lei."

"Ha!" Fang Shu drew two axes from his waist, his arms suddenly bulging even larger.

"We'll move aside." Fang Lei transmitted his voice.

"Bad, this Silver Wolf Demon has already advanced to third‑tier!" Fang Shu warned loudly; he is the strongest in the squad, at Lingxiao level, though the demon's aura is several grades stronger than his.

The party packed their gear and hurried back to Star Lord City.

On Viskar Star, cities are divided mainly into 'Lord's Capital City' and 'World City.'

The black silhouette was Xiao Yu.

"Whoosh!" the youth's expression turned serious; the violet secret pattern on his forehead glimmered faintly, his hand became like a phantom as he quickly nocked another arrow and drew his bow, firing again. This time the Silver Wolf Demon was prepared; a gust of wind surged from its claw swing, causing dozens of red‑glowing arrows to lose force, fall to the ground, and ignite the grass.

The squad instantly moved aside toward the roadside.

"Xu Yun!" Yu Qi's face changed.

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