Chapter 991: "Even Before the Water Had Calmed (2)"
When Jun Wu Xie got back to the Fiery Blaze Clan Hall, Xiong Ba had just left the place, busy with his responsibilities. As the Clan Chief of the Fiery Blaze Clan, he could not afford to be as leisurely as other people. At that time, only Qing Yu was able to accompany Jun Wu Xie to tour around the Thousand Beast City but Qing Yu had quickly discovered that besides the Spirit Beast Arena, Jun Xie did not seem to hold the slightest interest for any other places.
Upon returning, Jun Xie had immediately gone back to her room and Qing Yu had not dared to go intrude.
"Deputy Chief, who is that Young Master Jun actually?" Several brothers from the Fiery Blaze Clan asked, having grown rather curious of Jun Xie who had stayed here the last two days.
They had seen him always accompanied by Qing Yu and it must be known although Qing Yu was the Deputy Chief, he was nevertheless still a very busy man. But this time, he had in order to just accompany the young youth, pushed aside all his other appointments, which had inadvertently attracted other people to take notice.
The youth had seemed to be highly ordinary and besides his personality seemingly a little cold, they had not thought that there was anything so special about Jun Xie that it needed Qing Yu to pay so much attention to him personally.
Qing Yu the told them: "Young Master Jun is the Young Miss' saviour and all of you had better be more polite to him in future. If not, when the Chief comes back, he'll skin all of you alive."
When the clan members heard that, they were all highly surprised and they all understood what was happening at once.
Afterall, the matter about Qu Ling Yue having gotten injured in the Fire Country, was no secret to the people in the Thousand Beast City, and when Qing Yu just explained it to them, they had all immediately understood.
"Since he is the Young Miss' saviour, we would naturally treat him well. Deputy Chief, you can be well assured of that."
Qing Yu smiled at them satisfactorily.
However, before Qing Yu could even settle himself down, a loud ruckus of shouts suddenly broke out from outside the Fiery Blaze Clan Hall and very soon, several members of the Fiery Blaze Clan came running inside in a hurry.
"Deputy Chief! Bad news! The Deputy Chief of the Icy Frost Clan, Shangguan Yan has come charging in here with a large group of men!"
"What has he come here for?" Qing Yu's brows immediately creased up. After the Icy Frost Clan's Clan Chief, Lin Que, had pledged their allegiance to the enemy, the relations between the Fiery Blaze Clan and the Icy Frost Clan had become highly strained and as the personalities of the two Clan Chiefs differentiated by being on two extreme polar opposites, their members had followed suit after their respective Chiefs and the members from the two clan did not see eye to eye with each other.
At that moment, the Deputy Chief of the Icy Frost Clan suddenly came charging in and Qing Yu did not think that it could be for anything good.
"They said they are here to look for Young Master Jun." One of the their own members said.
Qing Yu was surprised. "Looking for Young Master Jun for?"
Qing Yu had just finished saying that when sounds of an argument had already broken out within the hall. Shangguan Yan who was already past forty years of age had forcefully come charging in with a group of men from the Icy Frost Clan as they came to stand right before Qing Yu.
The expression on Qing Yu's face immediately darkened.
"Shangguan Yan! What is the meaning of this! ? Even when you are the Deputy Chief of the Icy Frost Clan, do not forget this is the Fiery Blaze Clan's Clan Hall! This is not a place that you can come and go just as you please!"
Shangguan Yan looked at Qing Yu with a sneer, contempt written all over his face.
"Qing Yu, it's good that you are here, as the reason I have come here today is linked to you just as well. Where is the boy from out of town that you brought in from before? Hurry and hand him over to us now!"
"Young Master Jun is a guest of our Fiery Blaze Clan. We would not hand him over just because you say so! Shangguan Yan, aren't you taking our Fiery Blaze Clan too lightly! ?" Qing Yu's face was dark as thunder. The fact that Shangguan Yan had come charging in with such a big group of men, it was seen that this was not about anything insignificant. And after he had specifically named Jun Xie as the person he had come for, how could Qing Yu allow him to have it his way?
"Oh? The kind of place that the Fiery Blaze Clan Hall really is, all of you know it best yourselves! Your own Clan Chief had suddenly brought in a little brat of unknown origins to stir up unrest and the brat had even gone to the Spirit Beast Arena and broken the rules there to win himself the topmost rank! As one of the four clans of the Thousand Beast City, if the Fiery Blaze Clan intends to cover up for him, our Icy Frost Clan will never allow such a scourge to continue inflicting such harm upon us!" Shangguan Yan said with a contemptuous sneer.
Chapter 991: "Even Before the Water Had Calmed (2)"
When Jun Wu Xie got back to the Fiery Blaze Clan Hall, Xiong Ba had just left the place, busy with his responsibilities. As the Clan Chief of the Fiery Blaze Clan, he could not afford to be as leisurely as other people. At that time, only Qing Yu was able to accompany Jun Wu Xie to tour around the Thousand Beast City but Qing Yu had quickly discovered that besides the Spirit Beast Arena, Jun Xie did not seem to hold the slightest interest for any other places.
Upon returning, Jun Xie had immediately gone back to her room and Qing Yu had not dared to go intrude.
"Deputy Chief, who is that Young Master Jun actually?" Several brothers from the Fiery Blaze Clan asked, having grown rather curious of Jun Xie who had stayed here the last two days.
They had seen him always accompanied by Qing Yu and it must be known although Qing Yu was the Deputy Chief, he was nevertheless still a very busy man. But this time, he had in order to just accompany the young youth, pushed aside all his other appointments, which had inadvertently attracted other people to take notice.
The youth had seemed to be highly ordinary and besides his personality seemingly a little cold, they had not thought that there was anything so special about Jun Xie that it needed Qing Yu to pay so much attention to him personally.
Qing Yu the told them: "Young Master Jun is the Young Miss' saviour and all of you had better be more polite to him in future. If not, when the Chief comes back, he'll skin all of you alive."
When the clan members heard that, they were all highly surprised and they all understood what was happening at once.
Afterall, the matter about Qu Ling Yue having gotten injured in the Fire Country, was no secret to the people in the Thousand Beast City, and when Qing Yu just explained it to them, they had all immediately understood.
"Since he is the Young Miss' saviour, we would naturally treat him well. Deputy Chief, you can be well assured of that."
Qing Yu smiled at them satisfactorily.
However, before Qing Yu could even settle himself down, a loud ruckus of shouts suddenly broke out from outside the Fiery Blaze Clan Hall and very soon, several members of the Fiery Blaze Clan came running inside in a hurry.
"Deputy Chief! Bad news! The Deputy Chief of the Icy Frost Clan, Shangguan Yan has come charging in here with a large group of men!"
"What has he come here for?" Qing Yu's brows immediately creased up. After the Icy Frost Clan's Clan Chief, Lin Que, had pledged their allegiance to the enemy, the relations between the Fiery Blaze Clan and the Icy Frost Clan had become highly strained and as the personalities of the two Clan Chiefs differentiated by being on two extreme polar opposites, their members had followed suit after their respective Chiefs and the members from the two clan did not see eye to eye with each other.
At that moment, the Deputy Chief of the Icy Frost Clan suddenly came charging in and Qing Yu did not think that it could be for anything good.
"They said they are here to look for Young Master Jun." One of the their own members said.
Qing Yu was surprised. "Looking for Young Master Jun for?"
Qing Yu had just finished saying that when sounds of an argument had already broken out within the hall. Shangguan Yan who was already past forty years of age had forcefully come charging in with a group of men from the Icy Frost Clan as they came to stand right before Qing Yu.
The expression on Qing Yu's face immediately darkened.
"Shangguan Yan! What is the meaning of this! ? Even when you are the Deputy Chief of the Icy Frost Clan, do not forget this is the Fiery Blaze Clan's Clan Hall! This is not a place that you can come and go just as you please!"
Shangguan Yan looked at Qing Yu with a sneer, contempt written all over his face.
"Qing Yu, it's good that you are here, as the reason I have come here today is linked to you just as well. Where is the boy from out of town that you brought in from before? Hurry and hand him over to us now!"
"Young Master Jun is a guest of our Fiery Blaze Clan. We would not hand him over just because you say so! Shangguan Yan, aren't you taking our Fiery Blaze Clan too lightly! ?" Qing Yu's face was dark as thunder. The fact that Shangguan Yan had come charging in with such a big group of men, it was seen that this was not about anything insignificant. And after he had specifically named Jun Xie as the person he had come for, how could Qing Yu allow him to have it his way?
"Oh? The kind of place that the Fiery Blaze Clan Hall really is, all of you know it best yourselves! Your own Clan Chief had suddenly brought in a little brat of unknown origins to stir up unrest and the brat had even gone to the Spirit Beast Arena and broken the rules there to win himself the topmost rank! As one of the four clans of the Thousand Beast City, if the Fiery Blaze Clan intends to cover up for him, our Icy Frost Clan will never allow such a scourge to continue inflicting such harm upon us!" Shangguan Yan said with a contemptuous sneer.
Chapter 992: "Even Before the Water Had Calmed (3)"
"What nonsense are you spouting here! ?" Qing Yu asked, his eyes narrowing up.
"What is or isn't, isn't decided just because you say so." A cold and chilling voice suddenly sounded.
Qing Yu turned his head behind in surprise, suddenly seeing Jun Xie who had been completely unnoticed walking over to them.
"Young Master Jun, why are you....."
"So! You are Jun Xie!" The moment Shangguan Yan realised that that was Jun Xie, rage filled his chest. If not for that youth's strange Spirit Beast, how would his son have gotten himself injured by the Six Armed Black Ape! ?
"Yes." Jun Wu Xie replied nonchalantly.
"Hand over your Spirit Beast now!" Shangguan Yan snarled through gritted teeth.
Jun Wu Xie lifted up an eyebrow.
"What for?"
"You used despicable methods to cheat in the Spirit Beast Arena! According to the rules, we will need to put your Spirit Beast down!" Shangguan Yan said with a sneer.
Jun Wu Xie swept him a cold gaze and asked: "With what proof?"
Shangguan Yan replied: "Your Spirit Beast possesses absolutely no attack power at all but it is able to make other Spirit Beasts flee just with the sound it makes. No such Spirit Beast has ever existed under the entire Heavens, so you must have employed some extraordinary method to make it like this! The Spirit Beast Arena has their Spirit Beast Arena rules and we hope you will abide by them. Do not force us to act on it ourselves."
If he could, Shangguan Yan would much rather take down Jun Xie himself. But he was currently at the Fiery Blaze Clan Hall and if they were to forcibly take Jun Xie away now, the Fiery Blaze Clan would never allow it. But if he was just asking to take the Spirit Beast away, the rules of the Spirit Beast Arena would back him up and he would have reason on his side, and the Fiery Blaze Clan would not dare to oppose against it so strongly.
Jun Wu Xie then said in an icy tone: "If I remember it correctly, the Spirit Beast Arena always checks on every Spirit Beast that takes part in their matches several times over. And on both occasions when I went to Spirit Beast Arena, my Spirit Beast went through those checks. If there was any problem, would the people from the Spirit Beast Arena not be able to detect it?"
Shangguan Yan seemed to have been prepared for that when he immediately replied: "People from the Spirit Beast Arena would naturally not make a mistake like that. But as you were brought in there by Qing Yu, and Qing Yu is the Deputy Clan Chief of the Fiery Blaze Clan, the people in the Spirit Beast Arena would naturally recognise him for who he is. And anyone brought in by him, would also naturally not be scrutinised too harshly."
Jun Wu Xie laughed to herself in her heart. She had indeed been brought in to the Spirit Beast Arena by Qing Yu, but the people at the Spirit Beast Arena had not laxed on the checks they were supposed to conduct in the slightest. This Shangguan Yan was obviously just using that as an excuse to get rid of Lord Meh Meh.
But.....
Was she supposed to be that easy to deal with?
"Whether any other methods were employed is not a matter that the Icy Frost Clan is qualified to investigate into. My Spirit Beast is open to challenges from anyone henceforth from today. If there is anything that you are still worried about, you can very well ask the people from the Spirit Beast Arena to most thoroughly and stringently inspect my Spirit Beast in the next match, to see if there is indeed anything wrong. Just basing it on what you are said to make me hand over my Spirit Beast, that is just too laughable. The Icy Frost Clan does not have any right to do that." Although Jun Wu Xie had not come to the Thousand Beast City for long, she had already managed to gain a clear understanding of the internal workings of the Thousand Beast City.
The Spirit Beast Arena was directly under the purview of the Thousand Beast City's Grand Chieftain, Qu Wen Hao, and even the four Clan Chiefs themselves have no authourity to interfere in the Spirit Beast Arena's affairs.
"You!" Shangguan Yan had not thought that an outsider would know the internal rules of the Thousand Beast City so well. When he was just about to say something more about it, a deep resonating bellow suddenly rocked the hall.
"The Icy Frost Clan is really getting more and more audacious in disregarding the rules! They have actually dared to force their way into my Fiery Blaze Clan Hall with all their men like this! Do you all really think that the Clan Chief of the Fiery Blaze Clan is dead! ?" Xiong Ba's face was dark and threatening as he stormed in from outside.
He had been busy with some business within the city when he had suddenly received news from his brothers in the clan, who had told him that people from the Icy Frost Clan had come barging in to stir up trouble.
Chapter 993: "Even Before the Water Had Calmed (4)"
Xiong Ba had immediately thrown down the things he was doing at that moment and hurried his way back here. Immediately upon stepping into the clan hall, he had seen Shangguan Yan's overbearing attitude and an unsuppressable fiery rage had instantly been lit in his heart.
Lin Que had switched his allegiance to that person and that had in turn made everyone in the Icy Frost Clan begin to consider everyone else to be beneath them and they started to disregard people from all the other three clans.
Shangguan Yan had not expected Xiong Ba to suddenly return and when he saw the towering figure, he could not help but to feel a little nervous.
Xiong Ba was famous for his fiery temperament in the Thousand Beast City and when he gets provoked, the towering man does not hold himself back at all.
"Clan Chief Xiong." Shangguan Yan looked awkwardly at Xiong Ba.
Xiong Ba snorted coldly with derision and said: "The Icy Frost Clan seems to have stretched their hands a little too far this time. The Spirit Beast Arena would naturally have their own rules and if Shangguan Yan, you feel that Young Master Jun's Spirit Beast has a problem, you can jolly well find another person to challenge him with a Spirit Beast, and you can then ask the people from the Spirit Beast Arena to inspect them carefully at that time. Wouldn't that resolve your doubts? You had instead decided to come here to my place and kick up such a big fuss for who to see? I, Xiong Ba, am still very much alive! As long as I am still around, the Fiery Blaze Clan Hall will never allow anyone to exhibit such atrocious behaviour here!"
Xiong Ba's eyes glared fiercely, driving chills to run right through Shangguan Yan's entire body.
"Why are you still standing here for? Hurry up and scram! Or are you waiting for me to ask my brothers in the Fiery Blaze Clan Hall to invite you to leave?" Xiong Ba chided with his booming voice.
As arrogant as Shangguan Yan was, he still did not dare to go against Xiong Ba directly right before so many people. Having been berated till his face was splattered with spit, Shangguan Yan could do nothing but to beat a retreat from the Fiery Blaze Clan Hall with his face darkened in gloom.
Once Shangguan Yan left, Xiong Ba made all the brothers in the Clan Hall disperse and to go back to their own tasks while he brought Qing Yu and Jun Xie to the courtyard at the back of the clan hall. When he was sure that there was nobody else around, Xiong Ba finally asked in puzzlement: "What really happened there? I heard from our brothers that people from the Icy Frost Clan came to stir up trouble, and how did Shangguan Yan end up setting his sights on Young Master Jun?"
Xiong Ba had only heard a little about it as he rushed back here and he wasn't really aware of what had really occurred.
Qing Yu immediately related the events that happened that day to Xiong Ba.
Xiong Ba finally understood.
"No wonder that bastard Shangguan Yan dared to be so aggressive. It must be because of the fact that his wastrel of a son had been bullied into such a state by the Spirit Beast of Jun Xie that drove him to come all the way here? Hahaha! That's great to hear! Serves him right when he can't even control his own Spirit Beast. Having met with such misfortune, was entirely his own fault."
"In fact, this incident actually doesn't have much to do with Young Master Jun. It was his own Six Armed Black Ape that went mad and charged off the battle platform and crashed into Shangguan Miao. Shangguan Yan is obviously trying to abuse his position here." Qing Yu said with a frown on his face. Accidents in the Spirit Beast Arena happened occasionally, but they were never seen to be anything major.
Since the beginning when Lord Meh Meh had entered the Spirit Beast Arena, it had not forgone any of the checks required and that was a point that Qing Yu was very certain of.
Although he was deeply curious himself how Lord Meh Meh had been able to frighten the Six Armed Black Ape into fleeing, he firmly believed that Lord Meh Meh had done it with its own strength, and not with any outside influence.
"It's not that big a matter and I do not think that it is that big of a loss to Lin Que that he would dare carry this too far. But Shangguan Yan might not let go of it so easily and I am guessing he will be sending many people to challenge Young Master Jun's Spirit Beast." Xiong Ba said. He then turned to Jun Xie and went on to say: "That's really great! I had not thought that that cuddly and weak looking Spirit Beast of yours would really be so capable that it was even able to scare off the Six Armed Spirit Beast. I noticed that it was highly obedient before, don't tell me that Young Master Jun knows how to tame Spirit Beasts as well?"
Jun Wu Xie replied expressionlessly: "Fate put us together."
Taming? She didn't really have that much leisure time.
It was Lord Meh Meh who had stuck itself to her so persistently then and now there was even another Sacrificial Blood Rabbit as well!
Chapter 994: "Even Before the Water Had Calmed (5)"
"Be a little more careful yourself. If you feel it is too much of a bother deal with, just tell the Spirit Beast Arena and withdraw your participation." Xiong Ba wasn't too concerned about the Spirit Beast Arena and he could not understand why Jun Xie had suddenly developed such a strong interest towards the Spirit Beast Arena.
Fortunately, although the Thousand Beast City was controlled by that person at that time, that person wouldn't involve herself with such trifling matters and it would basically still be Qu Wen Hao who would decide in matters like this, hence, the Icy Frost Clan would not dare to carry this matter too far.
"I know." Jun Wu Xie replied. She was not worried that the people from the Spirit Beast Arena would be able to detect anything on Lord Meh Meh. She knew as long as Lord Meh Meh willed it, it was able to completely hide its powers and regardless of how hard they might try to check, it would still show itself to be just a low grade Spirit Beast.
Jun Wu Xie did not want Lord Meh Meh's identity as a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast to be exposed and neither was she about to give up on the Spirit Tamer Bracelet. She would wait to see just what kind of things the Icy Frost Clan would be able to come up with.
"If you know, then that's good enough." Xiong Ba was very confident of that highly intelligent mind in that little head and with Jun Xie's word of assurance, he wasn't really too worried about it.
The Fiery Blaze Clan had somewhat settled down after that fiery exchange earlier but things within the Icy Frost Clan at that moment was bubbling to a boil.
"What? Shangguan Yan did not manage to capture Jun Xie's Spirit Beast?" Lin Feng stared at the servant kneeling before him. He had sent people to inform his father earlier, asking for him to have Jun Xie's Spirit Beast investigated and his father had sent Shangguan Yan over. Afterall, the one who had gotten injured was Shangguan Miao and Shangguan Yan would surely not be soft while still in a rage for what had happened to his son.
Unexpectedly, they had still not managed to get their hands on Jun Xie's Spirit Beast and they had even been severely berated by Xiong Ba in the end.
"The Clan Chief of the Fiery Blaze said that even if an inspection was to be done, it would have to be at the Spirit Beast Arena and that would be happen when someone challenges them. Young Master, the Spirit Beast Arena is under the Grand Chieftain's purview and even the Icy Frost Clan would not be able to interfere with the way they work." The servant said softly.
Lin Feng's jaw clenched up tightly. Shangguan Miao was still bedridden while Jun Xie had just come to the Thousand Beast City for barely two days and he had already taken the Spirit Beast Arena's top rank. If this news reached Qu Ling Yue, it would be disastrous.
Lin Feng racked his brains, thinking the matter cannot end here.
Suddenly, an idea struck him!
"How is the Devious Wyvern's progress these few days?" Lin Feng suddenly asked.
The servant was startled a moment before he said with a nod: "Its taming is almost about to complete."
"Good." Lin Feng said with a cold laugh. "A little boy from outside really thinks his own little Spirit Beast can come to the Thousand Beast City and declare its dominance here? I would really like to see whether his low grade Spirit Beast is able to stand before the might of the Devious Wyvern!"
When the servant heard that, it immediately bowed his head to the ground in plea.
"Young Master! That idea must not be considered! The Devious Wyvern is the congratulatory gift the Master has prepared for Great Grandaunt. If he finds out that you took the Devious Wyvern out, I'm afraid....."
"Shut up!" Lin Feng said angrily. "I am only borrowing the Devious Wyvern for a day or two. What can happen? Don't tell me you really think that that tiny low grade Spirit Beast will be able to harm the Devious Wyvern? I am merely feeding the Devious Wyvern a tiny snack that's all. After it swallows up Jun Xie's Spirit Beast, I will naturally bring the Devious Wyvern safely back, and father will still be able to offer it as a gift to Great Grandaunt."
The servant remained shivering on the floor, not daring to say a word.
Ling Feng was marveling at his own brilliance. The Devious Wyvern had been hardly difficult to tame and his father had only managed to get it tamed after he found an old man who had lived in seclusion for many years to gradually tame it. And the Devious Wyvern recognised its owner not by the person, but it was by an item!
Chapter 995: "Devious Wyvern (1)"
As it was to be gifted to that person, hence, it must see no one else as its owner, and they had to do it with an item instead.
"Find an unfamiliar face and have him bring the Devious Wyvern to go participate in the Spirit Beast Arena. Ten consecutive victories must be achieved today and then issue a challenge to Jun Xie and his Spirit Beast. By this time tomorrow, I do not want to hear news that the kid's Spirit Beast is still alive." He was not able to make a move on Jun Xie directly at that moment, so he would just kill his Spirit Beast first!
A chilling and malicious glint filled up Lin Feng's eyes.
.....
A new storm shook the Spirit Beast Arena. A never before seen Spirit Beast blew through the Spirit Beast Arena's matches and took down ten opponents quickly on the same day. Very soon after that, Jun Xie received a challenge issued to her.
When the people from the Spirit Beast Arena sent the challenge to her, Jun Wu Xie was not surprised at all and she calmly accepted it.
But Qing Yu was instead feeling that it seemed there was more to it than meets the eye and after questioning the man from the Spirit Beast Arena, his mood had suddenly taken a turn for the worst where he immediately went to see Jun Xie.
"Young Master Jun! For tomorrow's match, you must not go." Qing Yu said, looking sternly at Jun Xie, his voice solemn.
"Why?" Jun Xie asked, looking at Qing Yu.
Qing Yu's bit on his lip worriedly and said: "I asked the people from the Spirit Beast Arena earlier more about the opponent's Spirit Beast. They told me that it was brought in by a youth they have never met before. The Spirit Beast's body is like that of a serpent but has a pair of horns on its head, and its body is fully covered with green scale armour. If my guess is not wrong, that Spirit Beast is not just any ordinary low grade Spirit Beast. It is highly possible that it is the Spirit Beast the Clan Chief of the Icy Frost Clan, Lin Que, had captured from out in the wilds, the Devious Wyvern."
"Devious Wyvern?" Jun Wu Xie asked, an eyebrow lifting up. She had never heard of such a Spirit Beast.
Qing Yu continued: "The Devious Wyvern is a high grade Spirit Beast, but it is just barely one step away from becoming a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast and we have only heard that such Spirit Beasts exist only through rumours. According to those rumours, the Devious Wyvern possesses extremely high healing powers and it can molt its scales three times. After it shed its scales for the third time, it turns into a real Guardian Grade Spirit Beast. That person had once mentioned about the Devious Wyvern to the Grand Chieftain and asked the Grand Chieftain to search for it, but the Grand Chieftain had not agreed. Instead, Lin Que had privately mobilised a high number of people and spent close to ten years before he managed to find the Devious Wyvern. It is said, in order to capture that Devious Wyvern, almost a hundred of Lin Que's men had lost their lives and that even three of their tamed high grade Spirit Beasts had been sacrificed."
News about the Devious Wyvern's capture had been kept a secret within the Thousand Beast City and few people were made aware of it. Qing Yu was one of the rare few who had been fortunate enough to lay eyes upon the magnificent Devious Wyvern. The first time he saw the Devious Wyvern, it had just been captured and brought back. Although close to a hundred lives were lost then, the Devious Wyvern had not seemed to have sustained any heavy injuries at all. It had been highly violent when it was trapped in its cage and a ordinary cage was not able to contain it. Hence, Lin Que had to use darksteel to forge into a cage just to keep it in.
"Devious Wyverns are naturally born with an unquenchable thirst for blood and it loves to swallow live animals whole. Its body possesses an extremely strong self healing ability and as long as the wound is not mortal, it is able to heal and recover from them very quickly. I know that your Spirit Beast has rather extraordinary abilities as well, but that Devious Wyvern has already molted its scales twice and its just shy of one more time before it is be promoted to become a full Guardian Grade Spirit Beast, which in turn, is a Spirit Beast that no other Spirit Beast will be able to stand against." Qing Yu said, highly concerned about Jun Xie, as he could see that Jun Xie treasured Lord Meh Meh very much.
And the challenge this time, had come directly targeted straight at Jun Xie!
Chapter 996: "Devious Wyvern (2)"
The Devious Wyvern had been in Lin Que's hands all this while and after successfully taming it, it was to be gifted to that person. But the Devious Wyvern had now appeared in the Spirit Beast Arena and that was a matter thought to be rather incredulous.
People who were had the authourity to bring out the Devious Wyvern, besides Lin Que himself, the next person could only be his son, Lin Feng!
Lin Feng's animosity against Jun Xie, had begun from the moment Jun Xie had first come to the Thousand Beast City. Now that Lin Feng's closest friend, Shangguan Miao, who was almost like a brother to him, had even gotten severely injured because of Jun Xie, Lin Feng was even more driven to exact revenge upon Jun Xie, and that was why he had so daringly pushed the incredibly precious Devious Wyvern into the fracas.
The Spirit Beast Arena only controlled whether contestants possessed a Spirit Tamer Bracelet and did not set any limits on the grade of the Spirit Beasts that could compete.
And as the matter about the Devious Wyvern had been a well kept secret, the people of the Spirit Beast Arena had naturally not recognized it.
Qing Yu knew all about it but he could not reveal any information about it to the public. As that was meant as a gift for that person and if it was made known now, that person might be forced to act immediately instead.
"Is that so?" Jun Wu Xie replied nonchalantly.
Qing Yu saw that Jun Xie was not the least bit nervous and that made him more anxious instead. "That Devious Wyvern has been with Lin Que for more than a year and it might very well have molted its scales once more since I last heard about it. Young Master Jun, there really isn't a point to continue with this competition anymore."
Jun Wu Xie did not reply. Whatever Qing Yu had thought of, Jun Wu Xie would naturally be able to do the same.
The appearance of the Devious Wyvern, was undoubtedly an act of revenge from some damned kid, but.....
He had chosen the wrong person to mess with this time!
Jun Wu Xie did not give Qing Yu any reply and Qing Yu had thought that Jun Xie had finally realized the gravity of the matter and was now reconsidering it, which allowed him to sigh in relief softly.
Jun Wu Xie went back to her room and she stared at the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit currently locked in a scuffle with Lord Meh Meh on the bed, her brows quickly creasing up tightly together to form a deep frown.
"Meh!"
[Go away, you scheming rabbit! This is Lord Meh Meh's territory!]
"Puu!"
[Nonsense! This is the Mistress' burrow!]
The two dumb beasts did not use any of their Guardian Grade Spirit Beast powers and were only purely using their current tiny bodies in their fight. Lord Meh Meh was biting on the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit's ears while the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit's mouth was nibbling on Lord Meh Meh's stubby tail.....
"Cough." Jun Wu Xie coughed very lightly. The moment the two dumb beasts saw that Jun Wu Xie had appeared, they immediately let go of each other. Like two toddlers who had done something wrong, they speedily retreated to the extreme ends of the bed on opposing sides, their heads lowered guiltily, unable to look at Jun Wu Xie in the eye.
They both knew very well that, Jun Wu Xie strictly forbade them to fight each other.
"Know of the Devious Wyvern?" Jun Wu Xie turned to Lord Meh Meh to ask.
Lord Meh Meh looked up, its face looking completely blank, obvious that it did not know anything about it.
The Sacrificial Blood Rabbit wouldn't have even heard about it and it just stood there with its big round eyes looking at Jun Wu Xie, trying its best to look as adorable as it could be.
Jun Wu Xie considered all that Qing Yu had told her and even if the Devious Wyvern had molted its scales for the third time, it would have just become a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast recently. And to Lord Meh Meh, that really wouldn't count to be much.
But to play it safe, Jun Wu Xie still asked Lord Meh Meh what were the chances for it to defeat a newly promoted Guardian Grade Spirit Beast.
Lord Meh Meh had thought that Jun Wu Xie was referring to the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit with her question and it immediately puffed up its tiny chest to proclaim proudly in an imperious tone.
"Meh!"
[Lord Meh Meh can take on ten of them at a time!]
With Lord Meh Meh's reply, Jun Wu Xie quickly wiped away her concerns.
Early the next morning, when Qing Yu was thinking that Jun Xie would not be going to answer the challenge when he suddenly found that Jun Xie had brought Lord Meh Meh and left the clan hall just a moment before he came. All the brothers of the Fiery Blaze Clan who saw the youth told him that the youth had left going towards the direction of the Spirit Beast Arena!
Chapter 997: "Devious Wyvern (3)"
The Spirit Beast Arena of the Thousand Beast City had never been as busy and bustling as the recent few days past. A seemingly useless Spirit Beast had actually dominated over all others and caused quite a large number of jaws to drop. And right after that, another conqueror of a Spirit Beast had immediately appeared to sweep through the Spirit Beast Arena battles once more.
And these two much talked about Spirit Beasts who had stirred up countless debates would meet each other in battle today, and it was to be an epic fight that was highly anticipated by everyone.
Everyone was looking forward to this matchup and the Spirit Beast Arena was already filled to overcapacity, as anyone who had heard the news had all rushed over.
Lin Feng was shrouded darkly within a long cloak . He had come to the Spirit Beast Arena personally because he wanted to admire the sight of Jun Xie's reaction upon seeing his own Spirit Beast being swallowed up. He turned to look over at the youth who had brought the Devious Wyvern in for registration. That person was an illegitimate child of his housekeeper's and was virtually unknown within the Thousand Beast City, so no one would know his real identity. On that youth's neck was a silver necklace, the one thing that the Devious Wyvern recognized. Anyone who wearing that silver necklace would be able to gain control of the Devious Wyvern and ask it to carry out his wishes!
Lin Feng had staked everything he had on it this time. Both the Devious Wyvern and the silver necklace itself had been secretly brought out by Lin Feng behind Lin Que's back and it was all in order for him to win against Jun Xie for both himself and Shangguan Miao.
He was not in the least worried that the Devious Wyvern would be hurt in this place. When the Devious Wyvern was captured and first brought in, it had already molted its scales twice and a few months ago, it had completed its third round and although the Spirit Beast still looked like a high grade Spirit Beast, its Guardian Grade Spirit Beast powers within had awoken and was gradually evolving.
His father had been thinking that he would wait till the Devious Wyvern had fully evolved into a full Guardian Grade Spirit Beast before he would present it to that person.
When that youth saw Lin Feng, the youth cautiously nodded his head at him without anyone noticing.
In the Spirit Beast Arena, the crowd was packed tightly against each other as the other person they had been waiting to see brought his Spirit Beast to walk into the Spirit Beast Arena.
Jun Wu Xie carried Lord Meh Meh in her arms as she came through the Spirit Beast Arena doors as everyone's eyes turned towards her. As the numerous and highly complicated gazes stared, Jun Wu Xie continued to walk in slowly, seemingly unaware, completely unaffected by the tumultuous noise and ruckus all around her.
The moment Lin Feng saw Jun Xie appear, the blood within his body began to boil. He could not wait to see the Spirit Beast within Jun Xie's arms swallowed up entirely by the Devious Wyvern!
Before the match began, Jun Wu Xie placed Lord Meh Meh on the battle platform and said in a soft voice: "When left with no other choice, you can transform."
Lord Meh Meh blinked its eyes and looked at Jun Wu Xie blankly. This was not the first time it was standing upon this stage and all that it had seen here, were only been Spirit Beasts unfit to even fill up the gaps between its teeth. Why would its Feedtress tell it that it could transform?
[It did not see a need to do that at all.]
[Anyway, all it needed to do was to bleat a couple of times and the opponent would be frightened into retreat, then it would be able to eat those yummy lotus leaves!]
Completely disregarding Jun Wu Xie's words, Lord Meh Meh was anxious to go back and enjoy its feast. Standing upon the battle platform, it could almost see a heap of lotus leaves before its eyes, its demeanor looking entirely excited, the little tail at the back wiggling happily.
Lin Feng secretly observed the unimpressive looking little Spirit Beast upon the battle stage and his mouth curled up into a sneer. He had wondered what kind of Spirit Beast Jun Xie possessed and when he saw that it was just a little thing like that, he did not fathom just how a Spirit Beast like that had been able to attain the Spirit Beast Arena's top rank.
Shangguan Miao had not been able to get rid of Lord Meh Meh, but Lin Feng had no doubt that this tiny Spirit Beast had not won its victories based on its own power!
Chapter 998: "Devious Wyvern (4)"
Shangguan Miao had not been able to get rid of Lord Meh Meh, but Lin Feng had no doubt that this tiny Spirit Beast had not won its victories based on its own power!
Those unorthodox methods might work against low grade Spirit Beasts, but against a Guardian Grade Devious Wyvern..... that would only lead you on the road to death!
A cruel smile came upon Lin Feng's lips as he awaited for that moment to arrive.
Soon, the match was about the begin. The Devious Wyvern was brought out in a steel cage. Compared to the Six Armed Black Ape from before, the Devious Wyvern was very much more terrifyingly enormous!
The battle platform in the Spirit Beast Arena was wide and spacious. But when the Devious Wyvern slithered onto the battle stage and coiled its reptilian body upon it, its coiled body almost filled up the entire platform! There was only a tiny little space at the edge for Lord Meh Meh to stand upon!
When Lord Meh Meh's size was compared to the Six Armed Black Ape, it's body was only as big as the Six Armed Black Ape's head. And compared to the Devious Wyvern before its eyes now, Lord Meh Meh was only about the size of one of its eye!
Its entire body covered with thick green scales, the Devious Wyvern coiled its body up, its entire form almost as big as a small mountain, towering over everyone upon the battle stage!
Upon that huge head, its two horns looked pointedly sharp!
It suddenly raised its head and with a gesture from the youth below the battle platform, its head turned to lock its sight onto Lord Meh Meh at the edge of the battle platform.
With such an extreme disparity between the sizes of the two Spirit Beasts, no one needed to imagine what kind of a battle this fight would turn out to be!
The Devious Wyvern snorted and a plume of scorching mist dissipated into the air. As its body moved, its reptilian scales rubbed against each other which emitted a series of fine noises, which sounded like the points of blades striking each other incessantly, causing a numbing feeling as the sound reached the ears of the people.
It was to be a battle that everyone would not be apprehensive about its result. Not a single one among them believed that faced with a Devious Wyvern like this, the incredibly "lucky" Lord Meh Meh would still be able to continue with its winning streak.
From the strong presence that was emanating from the Devious Wyvern, everyone immediately knew that that was not merely a low grade Spirit Beast, but a huge monstrous beast that was at least at the pinnacle of high grade Spirit Beasts!
This was the first time that a high grade Spirit Beast had appeared in the Spirit Beast Arena.
People of the Thousand Beast City knew their Spirit Beasts well. From the strong presence they could feel at that moment, they fully understood that the high grade Spirit Beast was not much different from the legendary Guardian Grade Spirit Beast. Before such a tyrannical Spirit Beast, even if they searched throughout the entire Thousand Beast City, they would not be able to find a single worthy opponent for it!
Surprised gasps and shocked exclamations escaped from the people's mouth. They stared stunned with their mouths agape at the magnificence of the Devious Wyvern. This was no longer a contest, but it had become a solo performance by the Devious Wyvern. No one was concerned on how the match would play out anymore as in their hearts, the little wooly sheep Spirit Beast standing upon the stage was as good as dead!
Before a high grade Spirit Beast that was at its peak, all Spirit Beasts below the Guardian Grade could only choose death or to submit!
Lin Feng observed the reactions of everyone in the crowd within the Spirit Beast Arena, his eyes flashing with glee. This was exactly the kind of reaction he wanted to see.
[The Thousand Beast City has no need for any outsiders to come here and show off!]
[He will make Jun Xie realize, just how useless his little Spirit Beast truly is!]
[Regardless how resourceful Jun Xie is, he will be forced to witness with his own eyes, his Spirit Beast being swallowed up by the Devious Wyvern right into its stomach!]
Jun Wu Xie's eyes narrowed up, as she stared at the Devious Wyvern on the battle platform. The Devious Wyvern was exactly like what Qing Yu had described. Its reptilian body like a snake, its width almost like that of a man's waist. Its body was currently coiled up, and if its body was fully extended, its size would be even more shockingly huge!
Chapter 999: "Who Swallows Who (1)"
Without knowing the reason why, the moment she saw the Devious Wyvern, Jun Wu Xie suddenly felt an unexplainable excitement rising within her, a strong instinctive urge to seize and pillage pushing powerfully against her consciousness!
It was a feeling, that Jun Wu Xie had never encountered before. The strong unexplainable urge caused her to furrow up her brows as she fought to forcibly suppress it, the complexion on her face suddenly turning an unhealthy shade.
Right at that moment, Lin Feng coincidentally turned to look at Jun Xie, quickly noticing the change in his complexion.
Seeing Jun Xie's face turned pale, her brows furrowed up tightly, the glee in Lin Feng's heart grew, as he yearned longingly to quickly see the scene of Jun Xie sobbing and weeping helplessly!
Upon the battle platform, the Devious Wyvern was looking at Lord Meh Meh with eyes filled with slaughter.
Lord Meh Meh had been surprised a brief moment when he first saw the Devious Wyvern, staring at the humongous beast right before its eyes!
The starting bell for the battle rang!
Under the youth instruction, the Devious Wyvern's mouth gaped wide open, the upper half of its body lunging straight towards Lord Meh Meh like a slingshot!
Its movement was quick as lightning, and it drew out loud gasps of surprise from the crowd!
"Too fast!"
Screams and shouts erupted. Just as everyone was thinking that the sheep Spirit Beast would be instantly killed, a tiny white figure suddenly leapt up, high off the battle platform!
It moved like a white flash of lightning, its movements not slower than the Devious Wyvern in the slightest!
Everyone eyes were looking in shock at Lord Meh Meh's tiny form currently flying in mid air. This was the first time that they had seen this sheep Spirit Beast move from its spot on the arena platform in battle, and the speed it had suddenly moved at stunned everybody for a long while.
While Lord Meh Meh leapt into the air, its eyes were however still fixed upon the Devious Wyvern upon the battle platform, and in that pair of big bright limpid eyes, a strong thirsty desire suddenly shone!
The Devious Wyvern had missed on its first strike and it immediately swiveled its head and shot towards Lord Meh Meh who was still in the air, its jaws widened to bite into its prey. With the quick movement of its humongous body, a strong wind was kicked up around all four sides of the battle stage!
The people closest to the arena stage were all blown onto the ground by the strength of that powerful surge of wind!
All eyes watched intently in the instant that the Devious Wyvern seemed just about to swallow up Lord Meh Meh who was falling down through the air. Still in midair, the little white wooly ball suddenly gave out a brilliantly blinding light!
The brilliant ball of light was as blinding as the sun as it began to grow quickly in a short period of time!
"Meh! !"
A familiar bleating sounded out from within the blinding brilliance. The people squinted and shielded their eyes as they tried their hardest to see what was happening on the arena battle platform. However, when the blinding light faded, they were immediately greeted by an explosive crash! A gigantic form had suddenly appeared within the Spirit Beast Arena!
It was a titanic sized Spirit Beast that was emanating a faint glow throughout its entire body, its nine long tails waving in the air behind it!
The Devious Wyvern who had been insufferably arrogant and tyrannical just moments before was at that moment being pinned down upon the battle platform under the foot of the gigantic Spirit Beast!
The battle stage had been carefully made from forged steel and was incredibly strong and hard. But with one explosive stomp from the titanic sized Spirit Beast, the entire battle stage had instantly crumbled to dust in a blink!
The Devious Wyvern gave a shrill and ear piercing cry. Suddenly finding itself tightly pinned down under the claw of a gigantic Spirit Beast, the Devious Wyvern struggled frantically, its cry filled with terror and desperation!
The gigantic Spirit Beast narrowed its eyes and looked down at the Devious Wyvern struggling incessantly under its foot and its blood red tongue stuck out of its mouth, to lick its jaws greedily.
At that moment, there wasn't a single sound in the entire Spirit Beast Arena. No one knew where the incredibly gigantic Spirit Beast had suddenly appeared from.....
Chapter 1000: "Who Swallows Who (2)"
The originally wide and spacious Spirit Beast Arena, had in the instant the gigantic Spirit Beast appeared, become highly squashed. Some people who were nearest to the battle stage itself had at the moment the Spirit Beast landed, instantly been crushed to death on the spot!
A thick stench of blood wafted through the air in the Spirit Beast Arena, as all their eyes widened with incredulous disbelief, staring at the nine tailed Spirit Beast!
"A Guardian Grade Spirit Beast..... That is a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast!" Within the heavy silence, one lone scream sounded, as loud gasps erupted from the crowd!
No one would have thought that within the Spirit Beast Arena in the Thousand Beast City, a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast that existed only in legends would appear!
Jun Wu Xie looked on calmly at Lord Meh Meh who had revealed its true form, and a faint smile showed upon her lips.
Hidden among the crowd and all prepared to enjoy the great show that was about to commence, Lin Feng was equally stunned by everything that he saw before him. His eyes widened up in flabbergasted shock, staring in utter disbelief at the Devious Wyvern pinned down under the Guardian Grade Spirit Beast's foot, unable to believe his own eyes.
The mournful cries of the Devious Wyvern reached his ears, the sounds extremely pitiful and filled with fear and terror!
"Oh no!" Still in shock, an ominous feeling suddenly grew within Lin Feng's heart. He suddenly threw away all caution as he clawed and scratched his way through the crowd of people in front of him, scrambling his way towards the direction where the Devious Wyvern was.
However, just at that moment, Lord Meh Meh's jaws opened up wide and it swallowed up the writhing and squirming Spirit Beast beneath its foot into its stomach!
The Devious Wyvern that was as almost as big as a small mountain was swallowed whole, and without even chewing!
By the time Lin Feng managed to break out from within the crowd of people, it saw the tail end of the Devious Wyvern disappearing through the jaws of Lord Meh Meh, and Lord Meh Meh's action of swallowing. Lin Feng suddenly felt as if all the blood in his body had been sucked out dry from him, as his entire person slumped weakly to the ground.
[How did it become like this?]
[How did it become like this?]
[How did the Devious Wyvern end up being swallowed up?]
A persistent ringing grew in Lin Feng's mind, as he refused to believe that all that his eyes saw was real!
That Devious Wyvern had been meant to be a congratulatory gift his father had carefully prepared for that person!
But now, he had secretly taken the Devious Wyvern out, and caused the Devious Wyvern to be swallowed up by a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast that had suddenly appeared, without even leaving a single scale behind.....
Fear and terror exploded within Lin Feng's chest, his teeth began to chatter as he sat upon the cold ground, his body suddenly turning icy cold.
And the moment that the Devious Wyvern was completely swallowed up by Lord Meh Meh into its stomach, the strong urge that Jun Wu Xie felt had immediately disappeared without a trace left behind. Her face creased up slightly in puzzlement, as she noticed the subtle change that had come over her emotions.
The entire Spirit Beast Arena was in chaos. The appearance of a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast had shattered the sanity of many of them. They howled and wailed as they tried to retreat back in fear, as the only emotion one should feel before the presence of a full Guardian Grade Spirit Beast was only terror!
Lord Meh Meh licked its jaws in satisfaction as the sticky sensation below one of its claws made it feel rather uncomfortable. It instantly changed itself into a ball of light and shrunk itself, gradually turning bit by bit from the gigantic beast form, into a little ball of wool.
When the light faded away, within the heap of rubble that was the battle platform, an adorable little sheep suddenly appeared.
"Meh?" Lord Meh Meh stared at the disorderly mess all around it, looking at the crushed battle platform reduced to formless rubble, and a heap of mashed up blood and flesh on one side it had created when it "accidentally" stepped on them. It bleated once, the sound seemingly questioning.
And with that single bleat, the chaotic mess that wrecked the Spirit Beast Arena immediately fell silent once again!
All eyes were staring, in bug eyed disbelief at Lord Meh Meh standing among the rubble. Never in their dreams, would they have once thought that the one who had brought this horrendous nightmare to them, would be the "low grade Spirit Beast" that they had despised all this while!