The Master of Beasts-Chapter 557 - 136

The battle between Zhan Ge and the Zhe Ghost, though brief, had a significant impact on the military camp.

"I didn’t expect General Zhan Ge to be so strong!" one soldier exclaimed excitedly.

"Although General Zhan Ge is strong, I still think our Guardian Holy Beast is stronger!" another soldier retorted.

"What are you talking about, clearly Lord Zhan Ge is the strongest. Even the Holy Beasts are unwilling to spar with Lord Zhan Ge, for they surely can’t win!"

"Nonsense, Lord Wind God Roc is unmatched in speed; in a real fight, Lord Zhan Ge would definitely not be a match!"

Listening to the chatter around him, Bing Yue showed a trace of yearning. A Heavenly Immortal, would he ever reach it in his lifetime?

As part of the Five Elements Sect’s Slave Army, Bing Yue had strong talent, but it was useless. Geniuses were not lacking in the True Realm, nor in the Five Elements Sect. Without resources, cultivation techniques, or divine skills, striving to achieve the Heavenly Immortal level was no ordinary difficulty.

"Is it really okay for them to be making such a fuss?" Man Long asked curiously.

Bing Yue glanced disdainfully at Man Long, who was quarreling with him from the stage, and said lightly, "It’s fine. In our Star Moon City’s army, strength is king!"

"No one cares about such trivial matters, not even the City Lord will bother."

"The City Lord, are you saying...?"

Man Long described Chen Jiuge’s appearance in detail.

"Yes, that is the City Lord."

Man Long’s eyes flickered, and in a lowered voice, he said, "The City Lord’s cultivation is only in the True Immortal Realm. Lord Zhan Ge and those Guardian Holy Beasts with Heavenly Immortal cultivation, won’t they have any thoughts?"

Bing Yue gave a half-smile as he looked at the barbarian in front of him, realizing that not all Northern Barbarians were simple-minded.

"Although the City Lord doesn’t bother with such matters, you’d better keep quiet, because Lord Zhan Ge and all those Holy Beasts are the City Lord’s Spiritual Beasts."

Man Long froze, his eyes filled with incredulity: "How is that possible?"

"What do you know about the City Lord’s talent and strength? I might as well tell you, as long as you accumulate enough merit points, even those Little Heavenly Immortal level Spiritual Beasts can be redeemed, and acquiring a Holy Beast isn’t impossible!" Bing Yue mocked.

Man Long wandered back to his own camp in a daze. Bing Yue wasn’t just talking, he genuinely took him to see the exchange list in the camp’s treasury, where the merit required for redeeming a Holy Beast was clearly listed.

"Big brother, what’s wrong?" Man Hu asked worriedly, patting Man Long’s shoulder.

"Ah, it’s you, second brother." Man Long murmured, still in a daze.

"Big brother, these people are too much. I just went to the cafeteria, and they all pointed and whispered about us. As soon as they saw us, they’d avoid us. Big brother, let’s run away!" Man Hu said sullenly.

The Life and Death Order was held by the woman who sent them here before. If they ran now, nothing would happen for a while. If they were lucky, they might earn enough resources in the Golden Desert to find a way to remove the slave mark!

"Slap!"

Man Long slapped Man Hu, causing him to stagger, eyes wide: "What nonsense are you saying."

"Big brother, you wouldn’t really want to serve these Human Clan, would you?" Man Hu asked incredulously.

In the eyes of the Northern Cultivators, the people of the Five Elements Sect were all Human Clan, while they were Northern Human Clan, which had some historical ties to the North.

Man Long looked at his foolish brother, lacking in both strength and wits, with an attitude of ’I am Northern Human Clan, I look down on Human Clan.’

"It’s been a while since I last hit you; you seem to miss it!"

Man Long slowly took out a long, thick stick from his Storage Bag and, under Man Hu’s terrified gaze, struck hard on his backside!

The cries echoed throughout the camp, yet this was not unique; many tents were having similar occurrences!

The Northern Cultivators were referred to as Northern Barbarians, but that didn’t mean they were fools. They were simply used to speaking with their fists. To live well in the North, those at the very bottom had to carve a path with their fists.

.......

"How are the Northern Guards?" asked Chen Jiuge, lying on the grass and gazing at the starry sky, when he noticed Mo Yu approaching.

Sitting down beside Chen Jiuge, Mo Yu wore a gentle smile and said, "Naturally, they have been subdued. With Zhan Ge around, there’s nothing to say about military strength."

"As for resources, North can’t compare to us, not to mention the things you, Master, have invested in the camp’s treasury; these people have never seen such good fortune!"

Inhaling the fragrance brought by the breeze, Chen Jiuge chuckled, "Indeed."

"Isn’t starting the hunt in three months too soon? Those Northern Guards’ cultivation techniques and divine skills are too lacking; all they have is brute courage, and the losses might be significant!" Mo Yu said with some concern.

"If they die, they die. Achieving success requires sacrifices. There are plenty of such cultivators in the North; by that time, let Zhu Ying bring over a few more batches." Chen Jiuge said casually.

"But if we do that, our expenses will be too high." Mo Yu still seemed puzzled.

Sighing lightly, Chen Jiuge took out the Secret Storage of the Golden Labyrinth and said, "Do you know what the requirement to open this secret storage is?"

Mo Yu paused, truly unsure of this.

"It is blood, the blood of cultivators; to be precise, a sacrifice. Why didn’t Xiao Hong immediately claim the secret storage when she got it, but instead kept it hidden?"

"It’s not because she was cautious, but because opening this secret storage requires a sacrifice from cultivators. During these three months of training, find an opportunity to collect a portion of blood from each Northern Guard."