The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 333: Chapter 333 Golden Pattern Spiritual Beast Chapter 333: Chapter 333 Golden Pattern Spiritual Beast Jing Yan joined this team, although he didn’t need to share the Academy Points from Red Lotus Academy they would earn for completing the mission, it would be a loss if they had to allocate manpower to protect Jing Yan.

Jing Yan glanced at the female martial artist named Lin Ru, considering her temperament to be fairly decent.

At the very least, she was transparent in her communication.

If it had been someone more malevolent, they probably wouldn’t have bothered to say anything to Jing Yan.

No matter how weak Jing Yan was, with him in tow, they could easily sacrifice this insignificant cannon fodder at a critical moment.

Of course, Lin Ru might have been so straightforward with Jing Yan for Jing Ziqi’s sake.

If Jing Yan died, Jing Ziqi would definitely be troubled.

“I don’t need anyone’s protection, and if we really encounter danger, you don’t need to worry about me; I can take care of myself,” Jing Yan said with a smile, making his stance clear.

“Do you really want to join our team?” Lin Ru asked Jing Yan to confirm once more.

“Yes,” Jing Yan nodded.

“Ladies and gentlemen, do any of you have objections to Jing Yan joining our team?” Lin Ru then turned to look at the other team members.

“Since the kid insists on joining our team and doesn’t need our care, I think we have no reason to refuse him,” Gao Lu said with a sneer.

The others also exchanged glances and appeared to have no objections.

“Good, then let’s set off!” Lin Ru announced with a wave of her hand.

“Wait a moment!” Jing Yan called out again.

“Kid, what else do you want?” Gao Lu’s face showed an increasingly evident look of impatience.

“There’s one thing to clarify first to avoid trouble later,” Jing Yan retorted calmly.

“Speak,” Lin Ru asked with a frown.

“Here’s the thing, I’ve joined your team, and after the mission, I won’t share any Academy reward points you receive.

But what about the spiritual beasts that the team hunts?

How will that be accounted for?” Jing Yan asked with a smile.

“Kid, are you saying you want a share of the spiritual beasts?” Gao Lu narrowed his eyes and barked loudly.

“Here is my proposal: the spiritual beasts you all hunt, you can distribute amongst yourselves.

However, any spiritual beast I personally hunt will belong to me exclusively unless I decide I don’t want it; you cannot lay a finger on any spiritual beast I personally hunt,” Jing Yan suggested with slight contemplation.

For Jing Yan, he couldn’t care less about the bodies of ordinary spiritual beasts.

But what if he came across a Soul Crystal?

Jing Yan needed Soul Crystals too.

Although encountering a Soul Crystal was a rare event, if it did happen, these people would probably become envious and likely expect him to share a portion.

Therefore, it was better to speak clearly now to avoid entanglements later.

Even Low-level Soul Crystals were enough to make these Martial Artists of the Innate realm envious!

A Low-level Soul Crystal at Dao Yi Academy required twenty-five thousand Academy Points to exchange.

“There’s no problem with that; any spiritual beast you personally hunt is wholly yours,” Lin Ru agreed without hesitation.

“Kid, you think you can hunt spiritual beasts?

Ha, you’ll probably only be able to hunt some ordinary ones.

Don’t worry, we’re not interested in the ordinary ones,” Gao Lu scoffed.

“Then there is no problem,” Jing Yan also smiled.

Shortly after, the team headed towards the Hunting Ground Mountain Range.

Jing Yan and Jing Ziqi walked at the rear of the team.

“Jing Yan, why did you join this team?

With your ability, you should be efficient hunting spiritual beasts on your own, right?” Jing Ziqi quietly asked next to Jing Yan.

“It’s nothing, I was just idle and thought I’d join in the fun,” Jing Yan glanced at Jing Ziqi and said.

In truth, Jing Yan was concerned for Jing Ziqi’s safety, but there was no need to voice this.

Jing Ziqi was, after all, a martial artist of the Innate Middle Stage realm and had her pride.

Even without uttering a word, Jing Ziqi understood his intentions.

She didn’t believe for a second that Jing Yan was simply too idle and joined just for kicks.

If she weren’t part of this team, Jing Yan would never have joined.

The team advanced towards the depths of the mountain range at high speed.

The spiritual beasts active in the outer regions were typically ordinary ones.

The strongest among these ordinary beasts, at the eighth or ninth levels, were only comparable to Early Innate realm human martial artists.

For this team, ordinary spiritual beasts posed no threat; they were simply killed on sight without being deliberately pursued.

Their goal was to venture deeper into the mountains to hunt Golden Pattern Spiritual Beasts, which were much more formidable than ordinary ones.

A First-level Golden Pattern Spiritual Beast possessed the strength of an Innate Middle Stage human.

A Third-level Gold Pattern Spiritual Beast, on the other hand, had the power comparable to Innate Peak level human martial artists.

If this team joined forces, they could potentially take on a solitary Third-level Gold Pattern Spiritual Beast.

However, their main targets were likely to be the first and second level ones.

Golden Pattern Spiritual Beasts were abundantly varied, yet almost all of them could be easily distinguished from ordinary beasts.

There would be patches of golden patterns on different parts of their bodies, which served as the marks of a Golden Pattern Spiritual Beast.

It was said that a Golden Pattern Spiritual Beast, with its divine beast bloodline, greatly surpassed the abilities of ordinary spiritual beasts.

Like the Golden Throne Guard that Jing Yan encountered in the Moonlight Forest Sinful Canyon, it was a particularly powerful type of Golden Pattern Spiritual Beast.

Even the Bai Xue City Lord found it quite challenging to slay this beast.

If it weren’t for Jing Yan, Bai Xue might not have been able to successfully kill the Golden Throne Guard.

Several hours later!

“Everyone, be careful—we have now reached the activity range of the Golden Pattern Spiritual Beasts,” Lin Ru stopped and solemnly informed the others in the team.

“Lin Ru, sister, we’re not those greenhorns who’ve come to the Hunting Ground for the first time.

Heh heh…” Gao Lu chuckled mischievously, giving Jing Yan and Jing Ziqi a glance.

Lin Ru also glanced at Jing Yan and Jing Ziqi.

“Jing Ziqi, don’t stray too far from us.

With your strength, you could handle a First-level Golden Pattern Spiritual Beast, but if you run into a Second-level one, you’ll be in danger,” Lin Ru said to Jing Ziqi.

“Don’t worry, sister, Jing Yan and I are together; there won’t be any danger.

Jing Yan can protect me!” Jing Ziqi said with a grin.

Lin Ru frowned again but didn’t say anything further to Jing Ziqi.

Instead, she turned to look at someone else in the team.

“Ye Dong, keep an eye on Jing Ziqi and Jing Yan,” Lin Ru said to him.

“Alright, leave it to me!” The martial artist named Ye Dong nodded, moving slightly closer to where Jing Yan and Jing Ziqi were.

Lin Ru indeed hoped to build a better relationship with Mu Yunfei through Jing Ziqi.

So, she certainly didn’t want Jing Ziqi dying within the hunting grounds.

By asking Ye Dong to keep an eye on Jing Ziqi and Jing Yan, she intended for him to protect them as much as possible.

The team continued to push forward.

Arriving here, Lin Ru and the others became noticeably more cautious.