Monarch Of Time

Chapter 73 - 73 Hunting rank 3 magic beasts

A chill run through Shun Longʼs spine as he heard little Blackʼs words.

What kind of existence did it have to be, to be able to absorb every kind of energy, and from so many miles away?

ʼʼSomething is wrong. No matter what kind of magic beast it is, as long as it hasnʼt reached an extremely high rank, it shouldnʼt be able to absorb every other kind of energy like the yin qi from the ʼred fanged flame batʼ while being so far away.ʼʼ

Shun Long surmised after thinking about it thoroughly.

ʼʼMaster is right. Even if I wanted to absorb the yin qi here, I wouldnʼt be able to do this from more than 1 mile away and I am a black Dragon. I refuse to believe that there is a peak rank 5 magic beast inside this Demonic Mountain Region that would do this.ʼʼ

Shun Long nodded his head at Little Blackʼs words as he said

ʼʼWe will find out everything when we enter the central region so, there is no need to worry about it just yet. Itʼs time to go towards the south.ʼʼ

The black dragon stretched his majestic pitch-black wings after hearing Shun Longʼs words, and flew towards the south where he had sensed another rank 3 magic beast earlier before.

His flying speed was extremely fast, bringing a sense of horror to the magic beasts that saw a black dragon flying in the sky as they hurriedly cowered away inside their nests and caves.

Little Black and Shun Long quickly arrived in front of a small forest.

Little Blackʼs speed didnʼt decrease at all as he headed towards one of the tallest trees in the distance.

The tree was green and more than 8m(26ft) tall but its branches had a bright yellow color towards their ends that resembled flower petals.

Shun Longʼs eyes glinted while little Black opened his mouth and spat out a black ball of fire towards the tree.

The tree immediately turned to black ashes as a small green beast core could be found inside them.

Little Black snorted disdainfully after reducing the tree to ashes and said

ʼʼJust an early rank 3 ʼman-eating treeʼ and it thought that it would escape my senses?ʼʼ

Shun Long grabbed the beast core of the ʼman-eating treeʼ and after storing it inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ he asked little Black if he could sense any other rank 3 magic beasts around them.

The pair of the young man riding his dragon flew non-stop as they relentlessly hunted every rank 3 magic beasts they found in their vicinity.

After almost one day of hunting, Shun Longʼs spatial space had been filled with all sorts of rank 3 beasts. Most of these magic beasts could easily kill Heaven grade experts as easily as killing chickens and yet, Shun Longʼs spatial space had nearly a dozen of them now.

Little Black looked at his smiling master that was now collecting the body of a rank 3 magic beast they had just killed, and he too smiled as he looked in the distance ahead of them, towards the central region before he sent a message to Shun Long

ʼʼMaster, we are now very close to the central region. If there is a chance, we should also hunt an early rank 4 magic beast!ʼʼ

As little Black finished speaking however he saw that Shun Longʼs eyes had turned serious as he said resolutely

ʼʼNoʼʼ

Little Black looked at Shun Long puzzledly as he said

ʼʼMaster, wonʼt the body of a rank 4 magic beast be of great help? Although it may prove a bit hard to kill one, I am still more than 80 percent certain of being able to kill any early rank 4 beast with my current strength. We have nothing to worry about and even if the rumored peak rank 4 magic beast from the central mountain comes, we can still flee then. Even if it is some kind of aerial flying beast it will certainly be unable to match me in terms of speed.ʼʼ

Little Blackʼs words were spoken with absolute confidence.

Shun Long however shook his head as he replied

ʼʼAlthough the body of a rank 4 beast would be of tremendous help to me, there is something even more important in this Demonic Mountain Region for us. Additionally, if you fight with a rank 4 magic beast, even if you swiftly kill it you will certainly attract the attention of even stronger magic beasts. The central region isnʼt the inner region after all and I assume that there are more than just ʼa fewʼ rank 4 magic beasts inside.

Before we find out about the treasure of the central mountain, we canʼt attract the attention of the strong magic beasts in the central region.ʼʼ

Little Black didnʼt speak anymore as Shun Long walked in front of him and patted his head as continued

ʼʼDonʼt worry, after we find out what the secret of the central mountain is, we may still have time to hunt a rank 4 magic beast.ʼʼ

After Shun Long finished speaking he noticed that it was almost night time by now.

Taking a deep breath inside the cave Shun Long felt the qi around him madly rushing towards him.

ʼʼThe quality of the qi here is truly much better compared to the outer region. Perhaps I can even breakthrough to the middle stage of rank 8 tonight.ʼʼ

Sitting cross-legged in the middle of the cave, Shun Long circulated the ʼMonarchʼs Hourglassʼ as he absorbed the pure qi in this place. Little Black was also cultivating, but he hadnʼt entered a state where he was unable to sense his surroundings like Shun Long and was instead keeping watch of their surroundings at all times.

3 hours soon passed and a small popping sound could be heard from Shun Longʼs body as he then opened his eyes and exclaimed joyously

ʼʼI managed to reach the middle stage of rank 8 in qi condensation in such a short amount of time. Just 3 hours of cultivating here is more efficient than 5 full days of cultivation in the outer region!ʼʼ

Taking advantage of the opportunity to cultivate in this place, Shun Long quickly closed his eyes as he once again activated the ʼMonarchʼs Hourglassʼ, absorbing the qi around him.

Morning soon came and as the sun rose Shun Long finally stopped cultivating.

After stretching his hands and feet for a while he walked out of the cave and patted Little Blackʼs head as he said

ʼʼLittle Black, when we enter the central region, itʼs better for you to stay in the ʼStone of Timeʼ.ʼʼ

The dragonʼs eyes widened as he heard this and anxiously he asked

ʼʼMaster it is too dangerous for you. What if you-?ʼʼ

Shun Long patted his head as he said

ʼʼI know. But itʼs also dangerous if you are exposed. We could do as we please in the inner region but if the magic beasts in the central region turn their attention towards us, then the best we can do will be to flee by then.ʼʼ

Shun Long saw the dejected dragon as he said

ʼʼDonʼt worry, if I really get in a dangerous situation, you can always come out and help me.ʼʼ

Little Black nodded his head as he went inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ before he used his powerful soul to sense Shun Longʼs surroundings.

Shun Long had 3 major advantages that gave him enough confidence to walk by himself towards the central region that was now just a few dozen miles away from him.

The first was little Blackʼs soul sensing which could warn him for most dangers beforehand.

The second was the ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ that had both increased his physical strength and his ability to tear space and escape a few dozen meters away.

Shun Long was also certain that after refining the ʼProfound Earth Fruitʼ into a pill, his ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ would become a lot stronger.

ʼʼIf I concoct and consume the pill before the ʼsect examinationʼ ends, by the time I finish absorbing the pillʼs medicinal effects, I would have probably already run out of time to gather enough survival points to first place.ʼʼ

However, the third and most important advantage that he had, was the ʼMonarchʼs Hourglassʼ ability to completely conceal his aura. As long as he was careful enough, he could probably avoid most of the dangers as he explored the central region.

After more than 2 hours, Shun Long had arrived precisely 300 miles away from the tallest mountain in the Demonic Mountain Region, the central mountain.

The central mountain was nearly 10.000meters (32.800ft) tall while the 300 miles around it was what everyone categorized as ʼthe central regionʼ.

Shun Long took a deep breath to calm his rising heartbeat as he looked at the central mountain, and taking a step forward, he finally entered the central region.