11 Testing the Strength of Mirage Beasts!

At Star Dou Forest, Zhou Ming looked at the group of roaming Hunter Elephants in the distance.

There were about a hundred of them and each one of them was at least five meters tall, with a few of them being ten meters tall...they were colossal. 

"Kill all the Gold-rank ones among them!" Zhou Ming sat on the treetop and ordered with Xiao Ling in his arms. 

Not long after, three figures suddenly charged forward: the Armored Black Dragon, the Steel Mechanical Beast, and the Mad Giant. 

The three of them surrounded the group from different directions. 

The Hunter Elephants sensed the danger and formed a circle. 

The powerful Hunter Elephants stood at the periphery, protecting their own species and roared.

It was as if they were giving orders! 

The Armored Black Dragon hovered in the air and spat out a ball of flame toward the center of the Hunter Elephants. 

The Hunter Elephants in the middle were all relatively weaker.

As the flames descended, they began to flee in all directions. 

The scene was instantly split apart by the flames, however, up until now, there wasn't a single injured elephant. 

After all, their skin was thicker than armor... 

The Steel Mechanical Beast attacked from the other side and lasers shot out from its hands... 

Instantly, several Hunter Elephants were blown into the air. 

However, the Mad Giant had a unique idea, with its strong body, it was able to fight two Gold-rank Hunter Elephants head-on... and it had the upper hand! 

Zhou Ming sat on the top of the tree and watched the Hunter Elephants continue to resist with all their might. 

He ordered, "Use your skills and end this as soon as possible!" 

Hearing Zhou Ming's order, several Mirage Beasts activated their skills one after another. 

The Armored Black Dragon roared angrily and traces of black smoke appeared in its eyes, with hot breath gushing out from its mouth.

It looked down at them like a king. 

"Roaring Flame!" Zhou Ming commanded.

It spat out a ball of black flame and the flame rolled down and attached itself to the bodies of the two Gold-rank Hunter Elephants. 

Instantly, the two Hunter Elephants ran like crazy, but in just a few seconds, they turned into ashes, leaving behind two shining spirit cores. 

A few days ago, the Armored Black Dragon ate a gold spirit core and broke through to Gold-rank 8 and its scarlet flames evolved into black flames! 

On the other side, the Steel Armored Beast opened its arms to launch several cannonballs. 

Boom! 

Boom! 

Boom! 

Countless explosions sounded and sparks flew in all directions. 

Dozens of Hunter Elephants disappeared in the explosion. 

Among them, there were two Gold-rank ones! 

The Mad Giant's approach was simpler and cruder. 

Its two hands were holding two Hunter Elephants and the two Gold-rank elephants were twice his size! 

But he actually had the advantage in strength! 

Roar! 

The Mad Giant suddenly roared in rage, blood seeping out from his eyes! 

It had reached the point of extreme rage. 

Bang! Bang! 

The heads of the two Hunter Elephants exploded in the hands of the Mad Giant and fresh blood gushed out! 

At this moment, only half of the hundreds of the Hunter Elephants were left. 

The Hunter Elephants no longer formed a circle and began to panic. 

"Roar..." 

One of the Hunter Elephants seemed to be giving orders as it roared angrily. 

The remaining two Gold-rank Hunter Elephants led dozens of Hunter Elephants and ran in two directions. 

They were extremely terrified! 

In the process of escaping, even the giant trees in the forest were be torn down! 

Seeing this, Zhou Ming put the Mad Giant into the system. 

Pointing at the direction where the Hunter Elephants were escaping, he ordered, "Armored Black Dragon, Steel Mechanical Beast, bring me the remaining gold spirit core." 

The two Mirage Beasts didn't hesitate to fly into the sky. 

They dashed towards the direction where the Hunter Elephants were escaping! 

... 

"Look, there are dragon-type Mirage Beasts in the sky!" 

"Damn, it's true!" 

"We didn't come for nothing this time; we can actually see dragon-type Mirage Beasts!" 

A few young men in uniform looked up at the sky and their faces were filled with envy. 

They wore uniforms which said 'Azure Dragon Academy'. 

In Star Dou Forest, Beastmasters would often come to hunt Mirage Beasts and take spirit herbs! 

Although it was extremely dangerous, tempted by great benefits, many Beastmasters would come to take risks! 

After all, there was a classic saying in human society: If you take a gamble, you can turn a bicycle into a motorcycle! 

However, the youths who had just exclaimed weren't here to hunt Mirage Beasts. 

They were here to train with their teachers! 

They heard the exclamations of a few students. 

Dozens of students and teachers stopped to observe the Armored Black Dragon in the sky! 

"Oh my God, this black dragon is really beautiful!" 

"And its mouth is even emitting black flames!" 

"Cool! If I can contract a Dragon-type Mirage Beast, I'll be satisfied for the rest of my life." 

"For the rest of my life? I probably won't even have the chance to ask for more in my next life!" 

"..." 

Looking at their envious students. 

A bald teacher said with a bitter smile, "You guys have to face reality! Overthinking things is a big taboo among Beastmasters! You have to know that dragon-type Mirage Beasts have extremely powerful spirit energy. It's very difficult to control them even if they form a contract with them.

"Moreover, after an ordinary Dragon-type Mirage Beast matures, it will reach gold-rank! 

"You bunch of bronze and silver-ranked people, stop daydreaming." 

Hearing their teacher's lecture, the students became dejected! 

However, they understood in their hearts that what their teacher said wasn't an insult! 

In this world of Mirage Beasts, not all Mirage Beasts coexisted harmoniously with humans. 

Some Gentle Mirage Beasts would not have conflicts with humans and could even help one other.

For example, Frog Mirage Beasts helped humans eliminate pests, Herculean Yellow Oxen could help humans carry goods and were even some Mirage Beasts that could help humans cook and do housework! 

However, there were hundreds of thousands of types of Mirage Beasts recorded in the Federation's Illustrated Handbook! 

Most Mirage Beasts weren't kind-hearted, instead, they were savage and cruel, fond of killing and destruction. 

As such, Beastmasters had to be extremely cautious! 

If they didn't recognize their own limits, they might lose their lives! 

"Alright, don't look so dejected! Cultivate well and raise your strength! I believe that one day, you'll be the ones protecting the safety of mankind!" The bald teacher consoled them upon seeing this. 

The students immediately felt confident! 

"Teacher, don't worry. I'll definitely be able to become a qualified Beastmaster!" 

"Right, right, right. I can do it too." 

"Leave the protection of mankind's future to us!" 

The students' eyes were filled with passion. 

But just as they finished speaking, a strong tremor came from the forest! 

The towering trees around them shook non-stop...