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Chapter 266: Aegean Sea

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Blackhawk's opponents in the next few rounds were not strong teams, which gave them more opportunities to practice.

With their newly gained confidence and Han Sen's incredible spinning arrows, Blackhawk became the champion of this year's archery tournament.

Every media was crazy about the new champion team and used all kinds of words like "Blackhawk miracle,""new emperor," and "incredible archery skills," making Han Sen the new star among all the military school students.

Now, all the military schools knew that Blackhawk had an archer as good as Jing Jiwu.

When the archery school team returned to Blackhawk, they received the utmost welcome and the school rewarded them handsomely. Their performance was also recorded in the school yearbook. This was the first time Blackhawk had won a championship in the Military Academy League.

If the current rules allowed one player to participate in multiple items, the President of Blackhawk would want Han Sen to sign up for each and every item.

The individual game in the archery tournament was not a real competition, but an exhibition match among the 10 most popular archers.

With Han Sen's fame and spinning arrows, he won the first place without any doubt. Although this glory was much less than winning as the team, it gave Han Sen extra academic credits.

The spinning arrow was a creation by Han Sen using the reference of the beetle knight' s spinning spear, and the theory of Yin Yang Blast.

During the three months when Han Sen fought the beetle knight, he learned nothing other than this skill, which led to his victory in the duel against Jing Jiwu.

Even so, he was very lucky to win. If he were to do it again, Han Sen was not sure if he could still beat Jing Jiwu.

The championship of Blackhawk was the one and only miracle.

The sky was blue and the beach was warm.

A beauty with skin as fair as milk, long legs and beautiful curves were dipping in the water wearing nothing but bikini.

Lying under the beach umbrella, Han Sen could not move his eyes away from Ji Yanran in bikini.

"Life is good!" Watching Ji Yanran's alluring figure, Han Sen felt that God loved him.

Ji Yanran really kept her promise and took him on a vacation, which was beyond Han Sen's expectation. Ji Yanran even took care of asking for leave from school.

"I'm such a charming guy." Han Sen took off his sunglasses and looked at his own reflection in the lens, appreciating his handsome look.

"Why don't you go swimming?" Ji Yanran returned to the beachside and asked Han Sen.

Harry pulled her into his own arms, held her tiny waist, and whispered into her ear, "We have four days and three nights, for which I need to save some energy."

Ji Yanran suddenly blushed and pinched Han Sen's waist. While Han Sen was complaining, she ran away to another chair.

"Why is no one here? You didn't rent the entire beach, did you?" Harry looked around and was curious why he never saw other tourists here.

"When have you ever heard such a thing as renting a beach?" Ji Yanran rolled her eyes and said, "This is a private beach, so of course there is no one here."

"You own the beach?" Han Sen was surprised.

"I don't," Ji Yanran grinned and said, "but this planet belongs to my uncle."

Han Sen choked on the water he just drank.

He knew that Ji Yanran was from a rich family, but did not imagine they would be so rich.

"Wonderful! As long as I'm with you, I would not need to work ever," Han Sen smiled and said.

"You wish! In my family, only sons can inherit family businesses. Now I can still use the family resources, but when I am married, it's all up to you," Ji Yanran curled her lips and said.

"You have such a strong desire to marry me! I haven't even decided if I want to do that yet." Han Sen pretended to be surprised by her.

"Hah!" Ji Yanran suddenly became angry from embarrassment and threw herself at Han Sen.

With a sly smile on his face, Han Sen grabbed her hand and pulled her back to his arms, kissing her alluring lips.

Ji Yanran struggled a little and gave up, enjoying the kiss as well.

Han Sen's hand moved between Ji Yanran's waist and butts, as he hesitated if he should have this gorgeous girl right here on the beach.

Suddenly, with the sound of a whistle, Han Sen saw an ancient yacht sailing over. Han Sen had only seen such a thing in movies.

Ji Yanran immediately stood up from Han Sen's arms. As the yacht came into the pier, a young man of about 25 years old came down with a few bodyguards and walked towards the couple.

Smiling, the young man waved to Ji Yanran from afar, "Ji Yanran, it's been awhile since you visited us."

"Brother, I'm a military school student now and don't have too much time." Ji Yanran introduced Han Sen to the young man, "This is my schoolmate Han Sen. Han Sen, this is my brother Ji Lingfeng."

"Brother," Han Sen called Ji Lingfeng directly.

Ji Yanran blushed. Ji Lingfeng paused and smiled, "Han Sen, are you the one who beat Jing Jiwu in the archery tournament?"

"Yes, that's me," said Han Sen casually.

"So impressive! No wonder Ji Yanran would bring you back." Ji Lingfeng cast a glance at his sister.

Ji Yanran blushed and pouted. "Brother, did you come to pick us up or did you come to chat?"

"We'll talk on the ship then." Ji Lingfeng took the couple on board, and then the yacht sailed away into the ocean.

"Han Sen, do you know any drinking games?" Ji Lingfeng sat down in the lounge and put two bottles of wine in front of Han Sen.

"Some," Han Sen said with a smile.

Chapter 267: Golden Lion

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

When the yacht stopped in front of a garden-like island, Ji Lingfeng came off the yacht on the back of his bodyguard-- he was so drunk that he couldn't even walk himself.

Ji Lingfeng went straight to bed when he reached the vila on the island. Han Sen and Ji Yanran had to have dinner without him.

"I remember that brother said there is a hot spring. Shall we go there?" After dinner, Han Sen gazed at his girlfriend.

Ji Yanran blushed as she knew what the guy was thinking. She had brought Han Sen here, thinking that because of her brother's presence, Han Sen would not dare to go too far. However, she did not expect Ji Lingfeng to get drunk so fast.

In the huge pool of hot spring, Ji Yanran and Han Sen were the only two person there. Within half an hour, Ji Yanran was pink all over in an alluring way.

Han Sen could no longer control himself. He held the girl in his arms and walked quickly toward the bedroom.

Her head buried in Han Sen's chest, Ji Yanran was limb as if she were drunk.

Han Sen placed the Ji Yanran onto the white sheet. Ji Yanran's eyes were sparkling and her cheeks rosy.

"My darling, here I come." Han Sen threw himself at her.

The trip of four days felt like a second to Han Sen. When he got back to Blackhawk, Han Sen entered God's Sanctuary and started to attend to the business of the special squad.

The cloud beast still needed more than a month to evolve into a sacred-blood creature. Han Sen planned to use the time to hunt a few mutant creatures.

The best place to hunt mutant creatures was Dark Swamp, but the mutant creatures there were too large. Devil Desert also had plenty of mutant creatures, but they often showed up in groups, which was troublesome.

After some thoughts, Han Sen decided to try his luck in the Jade Dragon Mountains.

Before he became the head of the special squad, Han Sen only new the names of some mountains nearby, but had no idea about the specifics. After he became the head, Han Sen read many useful insider materials, a lot of which were about the Jade Dragon Mountains.

Although the Jade Dragon Mountains were discovered a long time ago, no one really dared to go hunting there.

Even the three big gangs in the shelter did not dare to hunt creatures in the Jade Dragon Mountains.

The main reason was the abundance of advanced creatures in the Jade Dragon Mountains. Han Sen heard that the bloody slayer also came from there.

According to the materials he read in the accounts of those who had been there, several sacred-blood creatures would appear together on the edge of the Jade Dragon mountains.

Most people who had been there had died, and the few who had made it back did not dare to go there again.

It was beyond the question of ability. Where there were too many sacred-blood creatures, a large group would not even be useful.

The survivors had described a 300-foot long gigantic serpentine, a bird as large as a piece of dark cloud, and a giant beast like a hill, among others.

What impressed Han Sen the most was that the survivors did not see any ordinary or primitive creatures. The least advanced creatures there were mutant ones.

Although it was risky, Han Sen had a sacred-blood color shifter beast soul, which could help him sneak in and seek opportunities.

As for his scent, Han Sen uses one point of his special squad credits and purchased a bottle of vegetation water, which was a tried-and-true solution to cover up the scent of mankind.

After all the preparation, Han Sen left for the Jade Dragon mountains, carrying the diamond sword and the beetle knight's spear.

Even with Meowth's high speed, it still took Han Sen eight days to reach his destination, without doing any hunting on the way.

At the fringe of the Jade Dragon mountains, Han Sen became extra careful. He took Meowth away and sprayed the vegetation water all over himself. Wearing his sacred-blood armor, Han Sen walked toward the mountains.

Although he had wings, Han Sen did not dare to fly around. A sacred-blood flying beast soul was fast, but it fell short to a flying sacred-blood creature. It would be a suicidal move if Han Sen decided to fly.

Han Sen could not afford to use the color shifter beast soul right away, because he had a time limit to use a shapeshifting beast soul. Han Sen would not choose to shapeshift unless it was an emergency.

The Jade Dragon Mountains were different from other places. Even in devil Desert, ordinary and primitive creatures could be spotted everywhere. However, since Han Sen entered these mountains, he had not seen a single creature.

The mountains were formed of black stones. There were hardly any plants on them. The landscape was desolate and bleak.

Traveling for a long while, he eventually saw a creature, which was as big as a mammo beast. Just listening to its hoof beat, Han Sen could feel the earth was shaking.

Although he did not know whether the creature was sacred-blood or mutant, Han Sen had lost his interest in it just by looking at its size.

As the creature ran around in the Jade Dragon Mountains, Han Sen followed it at a distance. With such a large creature in the front, all sorts of other creatures would be alarmed. This way, Han Sen could reduce his risks significantly.

After following the creature for a couple of hours, Han Sen did not run into any trouble. Indeed, the creatures in the Jade Dragon Mountains were advanced, but there were fewer creatures here than in other places.

Han Sen started to think whether or not he should continue to follow this creature. It was a safe way, but he did not run into any mutant creatures. He wondered whether it was because there were none, or because they were scared away by this giant.

As Han Sen was hesitating, he suddenly heard a scream. The huge creature running in front of him was suddenly bit in the neck and dragged away by a creature that looked like a golden lion.

The giant body of the huge creature was barely any larger than the head of the lion-like creature. The lion chewed a little and swallowed it down.

Han Sen was covered in cold sweats. The golden lion was as big as a mountain.

Chapter 268: Feeding Frenzy

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In front of the golden lion, Han Sen was not much better than an ant. Even the golden rock worm king in its largest shape was merely a pet to the lion.

Shocked, Han Sen was ready to retreat. As he turned around, he felt a chill and almost let out a scream.

On the path where he came from, thousands of giant beasts that looked like the one eaten by the lion were running toward them. Their hoof beat was almost like thunder, making the entire valley tremble. Han Sen was distracted by the golden lion swallowing the beast he was following, and did not notice when the entire herd had got here.

The herd was just two or three miles from Han Sen. At their speed, they would arrive momentarily. Han Sen looked around and found that he was circled by steep mountains, and the only way out was blocked by the enormous golden lion.

Han Sen gritted his teeth and summoned the color shifter, planning to hide on a mountain wall. If he did not move too fast, no creature could notice him.

When Han Sen was about to climb, he noticed dark clouds were covering the sky. With a closer look, the dark clouds were actually formed by large black birds each with a wingspan of 20 feet. Flocks of the birds occupied the peaks of the mountains, their red eyes staring at what was happening underneath.

Birds had the best eyesight among all creatures. If Han Sen stayed still, the color shifter might be able to fool them. However, if he started to climb, there would be certain gaps which would expose him. Han Sen felt bitterly disappointed and cursed, "Who the f*#k said there were few creatures here? They're all acting in groups!"

Han Sen was running out of time. The herd of beasts were about to arrive, and on the bare mountain walls he had nowhere to hide. Even if he stood clinging to the mountain wall, he was not sure if he could survive the jostling of so many beasts.

He did not dare to climb up either with all the birds watching. The mountain tops were covered by the birds, and he was not confident that he could escape the millions of eyes.

Suddenly, Han Sen ran toward the golden lion.

Although the golden lion was obviously a thousand times stronger than the herd and flock, it was also so large that Han Sen was merely a bug in its eyes.

When using the color shifter, the golden lion would not necessarily notice Han Sen.

Instead of risking it climbing the mountain wall, Han Sen decided to try his luck with the golden lion. The birds would not dare to approach the lion, so he could just hide in its fur and try to run away when there was a chance.

He tried to move toward the golden lion, which did not notice him. However, the birds on the mountains nearby were flapping their wings and squeaking. Obviously, they had seen him.

Many birds were diving to grab him. Han Sen no longer hesitated and dashed toward the golden lion, which was the only way to survive.

Han Sen started to regret. He had been complacent lately. Knowing that Jade Dragon Mountains were incredibly dangerous, he had still thought he could always be safe with his ability.

It was too late to regret anyway. Han Sen just prayed that the golden lion would not take him seriously.

Maybe his prayers had worked. The golden lion did not notice Han Sen at all, but was distracted by the birds after him.

The lion waved its paw and smashed one of the birds, which became a snack.

The other birds flew away screeching, and no longer dared to chase Han Sen, who was next to the hind leg of the golden lion.

The hind leg was a hill for Han Sen, and each golden hair as thick as Han Sen's arm. Han Sen quickly grabbed the hair and climbed up.

He did not dare to leave the lion, as all the birds were watching him. Once he left, they would probably attack him again.

The herd of the beasts were about to rush over, and Han Sen had to make it to the golden lion's back in order to survive.

Luckily, Han Sen was too small for the golden lion to notice him. Grabbing the golden hair, Han Sen used all fours to move up. When he just reached the thigh, the lion suddenly stood up.

Han Sen felt that he was thrown out of a running train, and quickly attached himself to a hair using Ghosthaunt.

The angry herd of beasts were in the face of the golden lion and started their attack. However, it was like using an egg to hit a stone.

It could not even be called an attack. The herd were simply suicidal.

The golden lion could kill several of them with one swipe. Sometimes it even threw a beast into its mouth.

Momentarily, the valley had become a blood river, and the carcasses had piled up.

The golden lion did not even take the thousands of beasts seriously. In its eyes, they were merely a dinner.

The herd kept charging, which was a futile effort. The golden lion fed as it wished, and thousands of beasts all died within half an hour.

After eating some of the meat itself, the golden lion lost interest in the carcasses and went deeper into the mountains.

The flocks of blackbirds then made a dive, throwing themselves at the remains of the beasts.

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Chapter 269: Traveling with a Beast

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Sitting on the back of the golden lion, Han Sen was quite upset. He thought he would eventually have an opportunity to leave the lion, but it turned out he was being naïve.

The golden lion was enormous and had an incredible speed. The flocks of birds were following the golden lion everywhere, treating it like a stable food source. The leftover meat of the lion's meal would always go into the birds' belly.

What troubled Han Sen was that the birds were all mutant creatures. With their size and strength, thousands of them together were quite scary.

What was worse was that, among them there were two bird kings that had a wingspan of over 50 feet. Han Sen was positive that they were sacred-blood creatures. They were very similar to the silver bird that almost killed him and there were a pair of them.

Han Sen did not know what to do. He was trapped on this enormous lion. The birds did not dare to approach the lion, while he did not dare to leave the lion, which was a dilemma.

The silver lining was that when the golden lion was feeding, he could use a string-attached arrow to drag some meat over, which was all mutant meat. After a few days, his mutant geno points had increased a few.

Several days later, the golden lion was deep in the Jade Dragon Mountains. Although it did not travel all the time, it was incredibly fast. Han Sen was not sure where he was.

Around him were the same black mountains. Fortunately, the golden lion did not change its direction, so Han Sen knew how to go out.

However, on his way here, he had seen numerous horrifying creatures wandering around in the mountains. Following the golden lion, he could keep himself safe, since no creatures could beat the lion. However, when he thought about going out, Han Sen did not have a solution.

"I should've definitely remained humble." Han Sen regretted so much that his pride drove him to Jade Dragon Mountains. It turned out God's Sanctuary was way more dangerous than he had thought.

He had believed that based on his capability, he could go anywhere he wanted within First God's Sanctuary. However, after entering Jade Dragon Mountains, he found out how wrong he was.

Han Sen was trapped on the lion for more than a month and did not have any chance to run away. The birds were like minions, following the golden lion everywhere.

The golden lion had left the Jade Dragon Mountains and entered a plain following a wide river. Han Sen wondered where it was going.

In more than a month, Han Sen had seen countless frightening creatures torn into pieces by the golden lion. One time, he used a threaded arrow to draw back a piece of meat from a giant snake and heard the voice saying one sacred geno point gained, which was shocking to him. It turned out that some of the preys of the golden lion were sacred-blood creatures.

Traveling across mountains and rivers, the golden lion ended up on the ocean, which could not stop the lion either.

Han Sen was completely speechless. He did not know where the golden lion was going, but one thing was for sure, he did not know how to go back. Even if he remembered the way back, based on what he saw on the way here, he could not go back safely alone.

Han Sen thought about jumping into the ocean, but the giant figures swimming on the bottom of the sea made him give up the idea.

One thing was rather odd. The enormous lion could always attract tons of creatures to give their lives and become its food.

After observing for a long while, Han Sen discovered that it was not a coincidence. The creatures did not wish to commit suicide, but was attracted by the birds.

The birds could make a sound similar to baby cries. For some reason, when creatures heard that noise, they would be attracted over like crazy and end up dead under the lion's paw.

Han Sen then understood that the reason why the birds could follow the golden lion was not that the lion could not kill them, but that the lion wanted them to be there.

Maybe the birds were indeed like what Han Sen thought, the minions of the golden lion, attracting preys for the lion and enjoying the leftover.

Even the creatures in the ocean could not resist the sound of the birds. They would often come over and when the lion needed to feed, the water nearby would become red.

Although Han Sen had known that God's Sanctuary was almost endless, he was still shocked by what he saw on the back of the lion. Now he understood why humans could not even make a full discovery of first God's Sanctuary alone.

Following the lion, Han Sen had benefited a lot from the leftover meat. At this point, his sacred geno points were increased to 61 and mutant geno points to 84.

Han Sen did not know whether he should feel sad or happy. At this rate, although he could not go back to eat the sacred-blood creature he was feeding, his progress was not slow.

What made Han Sen felt desperate was that another two birds in the flock had evolved into sacred-blood creatures recently. With four sacred-blood birds following the lion, Han Sen felt that he really had nowhere to go.

When he was about to give up, the birds suddenly scattered and disappeared.

Han Sen thought they would come back, but he never saw the birds again.

One day later, Han Sen saw a golden island appearing on the horizon.

On the island stood a golden mountain connecting the ocean and the sky. Clouds were halfway up the mountain, and snow was covering the summit. At the foot of the mountain was a sea of red flowers. The entire island was covered by the same kind of flower, except for the mountain itself. The golden and red colors together made an astonishing landscape.

When Han Sen had recovered from his surprise, the golden lion had stepped on the island.

Chapter 270: Golden Crystal

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Han Sen did not know how to describe what he felt at the time. After crossing mountains, rivers, and the ocean, it turned out that the golden lion came to the desolate island just to give birth to its offspring.

The golden mountain seemed to be a volcano with a large basin on top. The golden lion was crouching inside the basin, howling.

Han Sen had got off the lion's back and watched the lion for seven days. In the beginning, he thought the lion might have gotten sick from eating too many red flowers, and wanted to see if the lion was going to die.

However, after crying for a week, the lion gave birth to an elephant-sized baby lion. It turned out the lion came here to give birth.

"So it just gave birth to its baby. End of story." Han Sen sighed and prepared to leave.

The golden lion was so strong that Han Sen would not survive its attack even though it was weak from giving birth.

As Han Sen turned around, he suddenly heard a shrill scream from the lion, which suddenly spit out a large amount of golden blood.

Han Sen paused. There was no other creature here, so why would the lion suddenly spit out blood?

Momentarily, the golden lion spit out more blood like a fountain.

As Han Sen was surprised, he suddenly saw a golden crystal globe with a diameter of 3 feet.

The crystal was as brilliant as a diamond and seemed to have the entire galaxy sparkling inside it.

Han Sen gazed at it and thought, "What is that?"

After spitting out the miraculous golden crystal, the golden lion stopped roaring and tried to separate the crystal from its blood with its paw.

Because of its giant size, the lion had a hard time moving the golden crystal in front of the baby lion that it just gave birth to, which had not even opened its eyes.

"Roar!" After doing all that, the golden lion regarded the baby lion licking the golden crystal and closed its eyes. It seemed that it had died.

Han Sen was dumbstruck. He wasn't sure if the golden lion was really dead, but blood kept coming out of its mouth and the basin and became an inch-deep pool. There was no way the lion would live.

The baby lion that was just born had no idea what had happened. With its eyes still closed, it was holding the golden crystal with two paws and licking it with its tongue.

"Let's do this." Han Sen was good at assassination and was very sensitive about how lively a creature was. It was obvious that the golden lion had died.

The golden crystal it spit out seemed to be something quite precious. Han Sen watched the baby lion licking it became stronger after a while.

Han Sen gritted his teeth, summoned wings and flew into the basin. He drew the beetle knight spear and stuck it between the baby lion and the golden crystal. Using the spear as a lever, he moved the golden crystal away from the baby lion's paws. The golden crystal rolled away toward the wall.

The baby lion became upset. Being just born, it could not even open its eyes or stand up, and its paws were still weak. All it could do was to sniff in the direction of the golden crystal and make puerile growling.

Han Sen had flown into the air, observing the giant golden lion from afar. Seeing it remained completely still, Han Sen then felt relaxed and flew toward the golden crystal. He first knocked at it with his spear. It sounded like a stone.

Han Sen reached out to touch it; it did feel cool.

"The lion would not do any harm to its baby, right? Since the baby lion could lick it, there should be no problem." Han Sen glanced at the growling baby lion, which was struggling to come over, and made up his mind. He too licked at the golden crystal.

As his tongue touched the golden crystal, he felt the crystal melting into liquid. Although there was not much taste, the cooling sense was refreshing.

As he drank it, Han Sen felt a chill. It felt that all his spores were suddenly open and that he had more energy than he could use.

"Amazing stuff indeed!" Han Sen felt so energetic and overjoyed that he licked the crystal continuously. It was like sucking on an icicle. The faster he licked, the more liquid he got. Very soon, Han Sen had licked away a football-sized piece of crystal.

As he was drinking the golden liquid, he almost felt reborn.

Energy filled all of his cells.

"What is this? This is much better than Viagra! This must be the life essence of the golden lion?" Han Sen was overjoyed, as he knew the golden crystal must be something amazing.

The baby lion quickly struggled to get up. Han Sen pondered and tried to hold the golden crystal up, which was lighter than he had thought, just around 200 pounds. Han Sen held it up and flew to the other end of the basin.

The baby lion wouldn't give up. Sniffing around, it kept crawling, persistent to get the crystal back.

"I did not want to kill you because you are just a baby. But since you will not give up, I will have no mercy." Han Sen made up his mind and stabbed the spear at the baby lion.

Ding!

The spear did not even break the baby lion's skin. The spear head was even bounced back by its fur.

Han Sen widened his eyes and looked at the baby lion incredulously.

Chapter 271: Super Gene

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The spear was from the beetle knight and could be compared to any sacred-blood beast soul weapon, yet it did not even break the fur of a baby lion. How could that be?

Even if the golden lion was a strong creature, the baby was just born and already had such a strong physique.

Han Sen did not manage to hurt the baby lion, but irritated it. Stimulated by the pain, the baby lion opened its eyes. Although its eyes were not completely open, a fierce look had appeared in its golden pupils.

Managing to stand up, the baby lion let out a tender roar, throwing itself at Han Sen.

Although it was not steady, the baby lion was rather fierce.

Han Sen clenched his fists and poked at the baby lion's eye with the spear. Han Sen was using the spinning force this time, and the spear head was jabbed into the lion's eye like an electric drill.

"Roar!" The baby lion let out a painful cry and rolled over.

Han Sen became even more shocked. The spear carried all his strength and was targeted at an eye, which was the most vulnerable part of the whole body. Even so, the baby lion's eye was still intact.

"S*#t! It is impossible to hurt it." Han Sen fought the baby lion using the spear, which was like a toy in front of the baby. Although it could bring the lion pain, it could not really hurt it.

Han Sen almost doubted that the spear was a fake, and changed to the diamond sword and the three-blade harpoon. However, no matter what weapon he used, where he attacked, the golden lion would only suffer a bit pain.

The golden lion, on the other hand, became more and more fierce. Gradually, it's could steady itself and became stronger and faster.

Although the baby lion could not threaten Han Sen yet, it would be able to very soon. Since Han Sen could not harm it, the baby lion was undefeatable.

When the baby lion got tired, it would lie down and rest. When it got hungry, it would feed on the golden blood. As time went by, the baby lion grew stronger and stronger.

Han Sen felt terrible. He had used everything he got, but there was no way he could kill the baby lion.

Eventually, Han Sen decided to take off with the golden crystal when the baby lion was still little.

It was not because he did not want to kill the baby lion, but because he has no way to do that. He had tried everything but could not even break its fur. There was little point in staying there.

Han Sen flew into the sky holding the golden crystal, with the baby lion roaring and jumping underneath. Unfortunately, the baby lion was just a baby and could not perform at the same level as its parent. Although it could jump 3 feet high, there was little it could do to Han Sen.

"What a freak!" Han Sen glanced at the baby lion, left the golden mountain, and landed on the island.

There were many creatures in the ocean, so Han Sen could not fly far with the golden crystal. If he happened to encounter some strong creatures, it would be a lot of trouble.

On the island, there were just the dead golden lion and the baby lion, so he should be safe temporarily as long as the baby lion could not come down the mountain yet.

Han Sen planned to eat the golden crystal first and then leave the island.

Racing against time, Han Sen licked the golden crystal the first chance he got. As he drank the golden liquid until he was full, he suddenly heard a voice, "Life essence of super creature golden growler consumed. One super Geno point gained."

Han Sen suddenly widened his eyes, as if he were struck by a lightning bolt. He almost thought there was something wrong with his ears.

As he recovered from his surprise, he quickly checked his own data.

Han Sen: unevolved

Status: none

Lifespan: 200

Requirement for next evolution: 100 geno points

Geno points gained: 100 ordinary geno points, 100 primitive geno points, 84 mutant geno points, 61 sacred geno points, 1 super geno point.

Han Sen was dazed for a long while, and suddenly let out a laughter. He laughed so hard that tears came out.

"Super gene... Super gene! Ha-ha, it turns out there is super gene beyond sacred gene. Sacred genes are not the end..." Han Sen could not begin to describe his excitement.

Humans had discovered God's Sanctuary for almost two centuries, and had been constantly growing. In the beginning, it was very difficult for humans to survive here. It was difficult for the beginners to kill even a mutant creature, let alone a sacred-blood creature.

However, with the development of hyper geno arts in the evolution of more and more people, it became easier to hunt advanced creatures.

In recent decades, in First God's Sanctuary, there had been more and more people who evolved with every type of Geno points maxed out.

However, until now, no one had come up with the concept of super genes, which probably meant that no one had really killed a super creature before.

Even if one had seen a super creature, it was not likely that one had the ability to kill it. Han Sen had witnessed how strong the golden growler was. Even the baby golden growler was quite frightening.

Han Sen was already among the top of those who were in first God's Sanctuary, but even he could not hurt a newborn super creature. It was easy to imagine why human had never learned the existence of super creatures and super genes.

Even if the entire Steel Armor Shelter came to attack the adult golden growler, Han Sen believed the result would still be the death of every human.

It was the same as when there was no one who had maxed out on sacred-blood geno points or gained a sacred-blood beast soul, no one could kill a sacred-blood creature.

When Son of Heaven killed the bloody slayer, he still had to use a sacred-blood beast soul arrow.

Now, human did not have super geno points or super beast soul, so it would be almost impossible to kill a super creature.

Chapter 272: Life Essence

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Han Sen finally understood why he could not even hurt the baby golden growler. They were not even on the same level. Although the golden growler was just born, it obviously had the characteristics of a super creature already.

"The black crystal that I got from that black beetle, could it also be the life essence of some super creature?"

Han Sen thought about it and defeated his own theory.

The black crystal didn't melt like the life essence of the golden growler, otherwise it was so small that it would be gone by now. The black crystal did not change a bit.

Han Sen did not have too much time to think. Holding the life essence, whenever he felt he could eat again, he would suck on the golden crystal until he was stuffed.

Hearing the voice sounding in his mind again and again, Han Sen felt that must be the happiest thing in life. Han Sen thought that his trip was totally worth it at this point.

It took Han Sen more than a week to finish the entire block of life essence, and he got 10 super geno points, which surprised Han Sen.

Originally, Han Sen thought that he must eat the entire super creature as well to get all 10 geno points, which did not seem to be the case. Maybe for super creatures, the geno points were concentrated in the life essence it carried.

In fact, Han Sen went back to the basin, trying to eat some of the golden growler's meat. However, he soon discovered that since he could not even hurt the baby golden growler, he had no way to consume the body of the giant lion.

Although he felt disheartened, Han Sen did not have any good methods. He had to comfort himself that maybe the meat of the golden growler would do nothing.

"I wonder how humans were able to kill the first sacred-blood creature." Han Sen was pondering, but had no conclusions. In God's Sanctuary, there was no Skynet for him to consult.

He hesitated and flew away from the island. Since he could not kill the baby golden growler, he should not stay there anymore. As the golden growler grew faster and faster, he might end up getting killed by it.

Luckily, Han Sen had sacred-blood wings. Otherwise, he would not even be able to cross the ocean.

With his experience following the golden growler, Han Sen learned how big and complicated the God's Sanctuary was. Now he was taking extra care wherever he went.

Han Sen thought that his trip over the ocean might be highly risky. After all, he could no longer tell the directions on the ocean and there were plenty of marine beasts. Although those beasts could not reach him in the sky, the sacred-blood birds might endanger him.

Maybe it was luck. Han Sen flew for two days without running into any danger, and also killed a mutant fish, whose meat contributed two more mutant geno points. At this point, Han Sen had 86 mutant Geno points.

More fortunately, Han Sen even saw an island and a large modern ship next to it.

Although there were no visible electronic equipment, Han Sen could still tell from the material of the ship that it was a high-tech product. It even had the inscription "Moon Goddess" on it.

However, the ship seemed to be gravely damaged and weathered. It must have been here for a long time.

That did not matter to Han Sen. Since there was a ship on the island, there must be people too. Maybe there was even a shelter on the island, which would be fantastic. That way, Han Sen could use the teleport system to go back to school.

He had been in God's Sanctuary for several months and never sent any message back. He must have already missed the semiannual assessment. He was not that worried about the assessment, but he knew that Ji Yanran must have been worried sick.

When Han Sen came close, he no longer felt good about it. The island was neither big nor small. Han Sen could see the entire island from the sky, but he did not notice any buildings.

Landing on the island, Han Sen took back on his beast souls and was ready to find somewhere to have a rest. Suddenly, he saw a person walking out from the jungle.

Seeing Han Sen, that person paused, waved to Han Sen and ran over.

The existence of human beings made Han Sen felt better about the place. He believed this meant the place was not too far away from a civilized location.

Although humans could teleport the parts of ships and piece them together in God's Sanctuary, no ship had modern energy system since no technologies could be used here, which was why all the ships could only sail in a small range. In addition, the ocean was a more dangerous place than the land in God's Sanctuary, so no one dared to go too far with a ship.

Normally speaking, ships were used to go to the surrounding areas and hunt weak marine creatures.

Han Sen regarded the person, who was a 20-year-old young woman wearing a blue beast soul armor. She looked at Han Sen excitedly.

"Are you from Green Island?" The young woman asked with a trembling voice.

"I'm sorry. I don't know where Green Island is." Han Sen shook his head and wanted to ask the woman where he was.

At this time, a few more persons ran from the jungle nearby. They were all about the same age as the woman.

They were equally excited when seeing Han Sen. Everyone was asking Han Sen all kinds of questions. But the most frequent one was the woman's question—"Are you from Green Island?"

"I am sorry. I am not from Green Island. I came from Steel Armor Shelter, suffered a ship wreck and ended up here. May I ask where I am?"

Hearing Han Sen's reply, these people suddenly became extremely disappointed.

Chapter 273: Colleagues

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

No one would answer Han Sen's question. All the people went back into the jungle.

"Miss, what is this about?" Han Sen caught up with the woman he saw first and asked.

The woman said indifferently, "Now you're here, it is like you are sentenced to life. You now have a lot of time to discover what this is about."

She soon came back to the jungle like everyone else.

Han Sen could guess that they probably suffered a ship wreck and ended up here. However, he still wanted to figure out where he was. After all, they must have taken a ship here and should have an idea about the location of the island and how far it was to the nearest shelter.

Han Sen quickly followed those people, who did not intend to chase him away either. Very soon, Han Sen followed them through the forest and arrived at a cave.

Inside the cave there were many supplies produced in the Alliance. It was a large cave with bonfire inside, so it's almost felt like camping.

Han Sen could tell that these people had been living here for a long time. They were more than a dozen people of the same age.

From Han Sen's perspective, these people were about the same age as Qin Xuan. But Qin Xuan only stayed in First God's Sanctuary for a long time because she wanted to max out her sacred geno points. These people obviously did not have the same intention.

"Newbie, if you want to stay here, you must obey our rules and do your job. Otherwise we do not have extra food to waste on you," said a serious guy to Han Sen.

"There are plenty of creatures in the ocean and on the island, so I think I will be able to feed myself," Han Sen smiled and said.

The group watched Han Sen with contempt, as if they had heard something funny. No one spoke though. It was as if they didn't even deign to mock him.

The guy's continued, "We are all unfortunate people. Here is a reminder: the Windend Island is full of danger. Do not wander around, otherwise you might lose your life."

"What kind of danger?" asked Han Sen in surprise.

The guy did not speak but a skinny guy next to him cut in, "There are sacred-blood creatures on the Windend Island. Are you able to kill those?"

"Sacred-blood creatures? I did kill a few." Han Sen laughed.

"Boy, you should know who you were bragging to before you brag. Do you know who we are?" said the skinny guy with his lips curled.

"I would be more than happy to know." Han Sen was curious about these people.

"Have you heard about the special squad?" asked the skinny guy complacently.

"You are members of the special squad?" Han Sen regarded the group in surprise.

Han Sen did not expect to meet people from the same organization on a desolate island.

"Since you have heard about the special squad, you must be a well-informed person yourself. You should know what we do. And since even we could hardly survive the place, do you know what you should do in the future?" Said the skinny guy.

"Such a coincidence. I am also in the special squad. I wonder which shelter are you in charge of?" asked Han Sen with a smile.

"What? You're also a member of the special squad?" The skinny guy looked to Han Sen in surprise.

Other people were also shocked and seemed to doubt what Han Sen had said. Han Sen did seem quite young. He would be 18 years old at most.

Although the members of the special squad in First God's Sanctuary were young, due to the high criteria for the members, those who could join were generally over 20, who would have a better geno point count and richer experience in God's Sanctuary.

"My name is Han Sen, head of Steel Armor Special Squad." Han Sen told them his identity, which was no secret, so there was no point to hide it from them.

"Are you kidding me? At your age, you would be lucky to become a member. Head my ass!" The skinny guy smirked and did not believe Han Sen would be the head. He then pointed to the guy who spoke first and told Han Sen, "Boy, see? This is what a head looks like. This is our captain, Fu Shan."

"Hi, I am Han Sen from Steel Armor Special Squad. Which shelter are you from?" Han Sen felt lucky to meet members from the special squad.

The skinny guy thought Han Sen was lying and became angry. Before he wanted to say something, Fu Shan stopped him.

Fu Shan looked Han Sen up and down and said, "As far as I know, the head of Steel Armor Special Squad is Qin Xuan, and her deputy is Yang Manli. They're both ladies and there is no guy in the leadership. I have never heard of the name Han Sen."

"You must have been trapped here for more than half a year?" Han Sen's gaze swept across the group.

"So what?" the skinny guy stared at Han Sen and asked.

"No wonder you did not know that Qin Xuan had gone to Second God's Sanctuary and I am the new head of Steel Armor Special Squad." Han Sen smiled and said.

Unfortunately, he did not bring his identity card with him and could not use the Skynet to prove himself either.

"We can't just take your word for it. Show us your ID." The skinny guy still did not believe him.

"I do not have my ID with me. If you don't believe me, I don't have a way to persuade you." Han Sen spread his hands and said, "There is no point for me to lie to you, so why would I do that?"

The woman whom Han Sen saw first suddenly looked at Han Sen and asked, "You should know Qin Xuan very well then?"

"Yes," Han Sen thought about it and nodded.

"Then you must know what was behind her left ear?" The woman asked slowly.

The whole group was watching Han Sen, awaiting his reply.

"If I remember correctly, there is nothing behind Qin Xuan's left ear, but a small red birthmark behind her right ear," said Han Sen casually. He had been in numerous combats with Qin Xuan and knew this very well.

Chapter 274: Ghost-Eyed Bear

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Fu Shan and everyone else looked to the woman. Obviously, they didn't know whether Han Sen was telling the truth either.

The woman let out a sigh of relief, "You're right. Qin Xuan does have a small red birthmark behind her right ear. However, she usually covers it with her hair, so ordinary people would not be able to see that."

The woman said to Han Sen, "Although I'm not sure if you are really the head of the special squad, now I know you are indeed close to Qin Xuan."

"Miss, are you also in the special squad?" Han Sen asked the woman. He believed that others were from the special squad because they looked like it. However, this woman did not.

"My name is Xu Ruyan. I'm sort of a client of the special squad," the woman said with a smile.

Han Sen realized something and said, "So you're the one who hired them to sail here?"

Xu Ruyan smiled bitterly and said, "This is not our original destination. We were attacked by a giant sacred-blood creature on our way and ended up here. We have been trapped here for about a year."

"A year... No wonder you do not know me," thought Han Sen.

Han Sen continued to ask, "Where is this place? Do you know how far we are from the nearest shelter?"

The skinny guy named Liu Zhi said, "It's pointless to ask that. Even if you could fly, you would not be able to get away from this place."

"How so?" Han Sen was puzzled. When he came to the island, he did not find any advanced flying creatures.

Maybe the group had believed that Han Sen was indeed one of the special squad, Liu Zhi and Xu Ruyan told Han Sen everything about their situation.

Liu Zhi was being dramatic. There were indeed no flying creatures near this place, but there was a sacred-blood marine beast wandering around the island, scaring them away from hunting creatures in the ocean.

On the island, there was only one type of creature, which looked like gigantic bears. They moved swiftly and could even walk on the mountain walls. With a vertical eye on their foreheads, these creatures had incredible eyesight, they were mostly primitive creatures and few of them were mutant creatures. Their king was a sacred-blood creature.

The king of the ghost-eyed bears was much stronger and faster than others. It was almost impossible to hurt it and it had clever tactics, which made the special squad members feel quite helpless.

All of them had to live on the wild plants and mushrooms in the forest, while avoiding the ghost-eyed bear group at the same time, which was why they were leading a hard life.

In the beginning, they did not know how strong the ghost-eyed bears were and tried to hunt them down, which caused a great loss. They used to have nearly 30 members in the group, but after the fight, they only had a dozen people left.

Yet the ghost-eyed bear King only lost a few primitive ghost-eyed bears.

However, among the deceased, only one person belonged to the special squad. The squad used to have 10 members and now there were nine. As for the other deceased, they all worked for Xu Ruyan. What surprised Han Sen was the fact that Xu Ruyan was in the management of starry group.

Han Sen also learned that they came from the Green Shelter on Green Island. Now they only knew that it took a ship half a month to arrive at Green Island from where they were. Other than the fact that Green Island was in the west, they had no idea where its specific location was. After all, after being attacked by the sacred-blood marine beast, they were completely lost.

Xu Ruyan would not tell what they came here for, and being employed by Xu Ruyan, the special squad could not leak the details of their mission either.

However, Han Sen could tell that Xu Ruyan was quite somebody, as they had been trapped on the island for a very long time, but others would still listen to her.

"Xu Ruyan, I am also in the special squad. How about you and I make a deal?" Asked Han Sen after learning everything.

"We have ended up here. What deal can I possibly make?" Xu Ruyan frowned. Han Sen was someone she could not see through.

Xu Ruyan knew Qin Xuan, and had an idea about where Steel Armor Shelter was, which was far from this place.

She did not believe what Han Sen said, but was surprised that he knew Qin Xuan.

Ordinary people could not know about the red birthmark behind Qin Xuan's right ear.

"Miss Xu, what plan have you now? Do you want to be trapped here forever?" Han Sen did not reply to her, but asked with a smile.

"Other than waiting for a rescue team, what can I possibly do?" asked Xu Ruyan.

"I believe you must be someone important enough for the Starry Group to send a team. However, if they could find this place, I don't believe it would take a whole year. They haven't come so far, which means this is a hard place to find. Even if they don't give up, I wonder when they will be able to locate you," said Han Sen.

Everyone's expression changed slightly. Of course, they knew this. However, the rescue team was their only hope at present.

"What do you want to say?" Xu Ruyan asked, displeased. Han Sen's words worked against her authority in the group.

The reason why everyone still looked up to her was that they believed people would come for Xu Ruyan's rescue.

"I mean, while you're waiting on the island, don't you want to eat better?" Han Sen asked calmly.

"You have food?" Xu Ruyan watched Han Sen, unable to see any possibility of him carrying a large amount of food.

"I don't have any food with me, but there is plenty of food on this island," Han Sen smiled and said.

"You're thinking about the ghost-eyed bears? I think you should give up. I don't want to see anyone die." Xu Ruyan was terribly disappointed in Han Sen's idea.

If they had any chance at hunting the ghost-eyed bears, they wouldn't wait until this day.

Xu Ruyan did not even believe that Han Sen was the head of Steel Armor Special Squad. Even if he was, that would not change anything.

Fu Shan was the head of a special squad and had a whole team with him. He did not have much chance against the ghost-eyed bear either.

Being alone, Han Sen had no advantage whatsoever.

Chapter 275: Hunting Alone

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Xu Ruyan did not want to say anything to Han Sen anymore. She said she was tired and returned to her tent.

Without actually seeing the ghost-eyed bears, Han Sen suggested to hunt them, which left Xu Ruyan with a terrible impression.

Before Han Sen could even suggest a deal, Xu Ruyan expressed her distrust. But Han Sen didn't care. When he had the meat of ghost-eyed bear, he believed Xu Ruyan would beg for a deal.

Xu Ruyan must have a lot of resources to be able to hire the entire Green Special Squad. Han Sen felt he was responsible to blackmail her in order to thank God for sending him here.

In addition, Han Sen hated everyone in Starry Group. And she would be no exception.

"Brother, you should be practical. Do not mess with ghost-eyed bear," Liu Zhi patted Han Sen on the shoulder and said.

Obviously, members of green special squad did not believe Han Sen could hunt ghost-eyed bears. They had been trapped on the island for a very long time and had a million strategies, yet none worked.

The terrain on the Windend Island was very complicated. With their strength and flexibility, the ghost-eyed bears could easily move around. The sacred-blood ghost-eyed bear king and a dozen mutant ghost-eyed bears cost them a lot of good men when they had more people. Han Sen alone would never make it.

"Fu Shan, are interest in my deal?" Han Sen did not answer Liu Zhi but asked Fu Shan.

"Tell me about it." Out of everyone's expectation, Fu Shan did not turn down Han Sen directly.

"Captain, what's to talk about with this guy? Do not believe his words," said Liu Zhi hurriedly.

Other members also tried to talk Fu Shan out of it, but Fu Shan only gestured everyone to keep silent.

Han Sen smiled and said, "Fu Shan, since we are all in the special squad, how about we hunt the ghost-eyed bears together? Afterwards, I will take the meat of the sacred-blood ghost-eyed bear, and we can share the rest half-and-half. What do you think?"

Fu Shan frowned. Han Sen was being too arrogant indeed. He did believe Han Sen had something special about him, otherwise it would be impossible for him to come here alone. However, Han Sen's words still made him cringe.

"Boy, you have no place to talk like that," said Liu Zhi impatiently.

"Really?" Han Sen of course disagreed.

When he just came to the island, he saw some of the ghost-eyed bears from the sky. Ghost-eyed bear was not a unique species to the island, and Han Sen had seen them before.

On the way he came here on the back of the golden growler, Han Sen had seen a sacred-blood ghost-eyed bear from a large group swallowed by the lion alive. The sacred-blood ghost-eyed bear had no chance of survival in front of the golden growler. Han Sen did not even know it was called ghost-eyed bear at the time being.

Before being swallowed, the sacred-blood ghost-eyed bear tried to resist, and Han Sen had learned what it could do.

It was indeed very strong in terms of speed and strength. The scariest part was its vertical third eye, which gave it an ability similar to the fairy queen.

After it opened its third eye, it was even able to avoid a strike from the golden growler. However, that was all it could do. Han Sen believed that the sacred-blood ghost-eyed bear was merely a bit stronger than the sacred-blood creature he killed in the Sand Valley.

Because of the terrain and the number of the ghost-eyed bears, it was indeed difficult for them. Han Sen, on the other hand, had sacred-blood wings and was a great assassin. He could use the color shifter beast soul to launch a sneak attack and did not need to fight the ghost-eyed bear head on.

If the members of green special squad were willing to help, Han Sen was able to take out the entire ghost-eyed bear group. Without their help, Han Sen could do the same, which only took longer.

A cut of half the meat was a great deal for the special squad fellows. Also, Han Sen wanted to finish up the business here earlier in order to go back to the shelter sooner.

However, since they would not help, Han Sen did not bring it up again.

After resting for a night, Han Sen left the cave and decided to hunt a ghost-eyed bear to show the group, especially Xu Ruyan, so that he would be able to blackmail her.

"Are you really going to hunt the ghost-eyed bears?" Asked Xu Ruyan, standing in front of the cave.

"You could expect a ghost-eyed bear for lunch, but do think about what price you are willing to pay." Han Sen waved at Xu Ruyan without turning back and marched into the jungle.

"Fu Shan, what do you think?" Xu Ruyan looked at Fu Shan, as he did not realize Han Sen would dare to hunt ghost-eyed bear alone.

"Just some brat. If he wants to die, let him. I do not believe he is from the special squad, let alone the head." Liu Zhi had never seen someone like Han Sen in the organization.

Xu Ruyan did not reply. She still believed Han Sen was someone special, although she could not tell how.

"I could not see through this person. However, I could not risk the lives of my team members," Fu Shan pondered and said. He also believed that Han Sen was somebody, but as the head of the special squad, he could not take such risks on behalf of his team members.

Xu Ruyan nodded. Same as Fu Shan, she was not willing to take more risks.

"I hope that he will not die in the jungle." Fu Shan sighed. Although he thought Han Sen was special, it was almost impossible for someone to survive the attack of the ghost-eyed bear group. Once noticed by the ghost-eyed bears, one was unlikely to run away.

Last time, they had to sacrifice a dozen lives before they were able to get away.

Xu Ruyan saw Han Sen disappear in the jungle and had complex emotions. She did not believe that Han Sen could really hunt a ghost-eyed bear either.

Other people thought Han Sen was either mad or arrogant to hunt the ghost-eyed bear alone. If Han Sen was not killed by the Ghost-eyed bear, he would probably ask for food from them.

Chapter 276: Blown Away

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After going into the jungle, Han Sen followed a trail and sneaked into the habitat of the ghost-eyed bears.

Before the deal was made, Han Sen did not plan to wipe out the entire ghost-eyed bear group. He decided to kill one first and go back to negotiate.

A ghost-eyed bear was around 6 feet tall and covered in brown fur like steel brush. With a vertical eye on its forehead, it was able to come and go easily on the mountain walls.

In the mountains, Han Sen shapeshifted into the color shifter silently.

The ghost-eyed bears were moving around, while Han Sen was lurking in the dark. His goal was a mutant ghost-eyed bear, which would make Xu Ruyan more willing to pay.

"No wonder they were not able to kill any Ghost-eyed bear. The terrain does not work in anyone's favor." Han Sen looked around and saw cliffs everywhere. The ghost-eyed bears were able to run on the cliffs, which made them impossible to kill.

Fu Shan and Xu Ruyan led different teams to collect food and left a few people to guard the cave. Although they had a lot of plants and mushrooms saved in the cave, it would not hurt to have more food supply around.

After going out for a while, they suddenly heard howling from the ghost-eyed bears' habitat.

"Did he really go?" exclaimed Liu Zhi.

They knew from the sound that the ghost-eyed bears had noticed the intruder. There was one howling after another, so it seemed that the entire group was chasing Han Sen.

"It's a pity. He did not last too long." Xu Ruyan sighed.

The howling stopped after a long while. The group did not dare to stay out for long. Since the ghost-eyed bear group had been provoked by Han Sen, it would be terribly dangerous for them to run into the bears.

Xu Ruyan and Fu Shan discussed briefly and decided to give up on looking for food, ready to go back to the cave.

"A mutant ghost-eyed bear!" Not far from the cave, they suddenly saw a huge ghost-eyed bear, which scared everyone. People quickly summoned their beast souls and then found out the ghost-eyed bear did not move and was actually on someone's back. The person carried the dead ghost-eyed bear and walked toward them.

Watching the ghost-eyed bear moving up and down as the person walked, everyone widened their eyes.

"It's the boy... He did not die, and really hunted a ghost-eyed bear, a mutant one..." Liu Zhi saw the person's face and exclaimed. The others were also shocked, unable to believe their eyes. Han Sen was really able to hunt a Ghost-eyed bear, and the mutant one, which was incredible.

The first time they went, half of the people died and they were only able to kill some primitive ghost-eyed bears. Not a single mutant one was killed. The creature had incredible speed and strength. To kill one of them on the cliff was almost impossible.

However, Han Sen alone hunted a mutant ghost-eyed bear back.

Fu Shan looked Han Sen up and down and did not see a single injury on Han Sen's body, which surprised him even more.

It was obvious from the howling that the entire ghost-eyed bear group was alarmed, but Han Sen still came back safe and sound, taking the body of a mutant ghost-eyed bear, which made him wonder how strong Han Sen must be to be able to achieve this.

Xu Ruyan also noticed that and was rendered speechless.

"Did you really hunt the ghost-eyed bear yourself?" When Han Sen came close, Liu Zhi asked.

"I believe so, unless this thing is not called a ghost-eyed bear." Han Sen smiled and continued toward the cave with the body of the ghost-eyed bear on his back.

The body of the ghost-eyed bear was too big, and he was not very interested in consuming it himself. He intended to leverage this mutant ghost-eyed bear to negotiate a deal with Xu Ruyan, so he made sure that everyone saw it.

When the people guarding the cave saw Han Sen come back with a mutant Ghost-eyed bear, they were surprised as well.

"Miss Xu, are you interested in a deal now?" Han Sen scanned everyone's face and asked Xu Ruyan.

"Very much so." Xu Ruyan's eyes lit up.

They were all trapped here for more than a year. In the beginning, they had some meat jerky to eat, and after that they had to go vegan. It had been a while since they had any taste of meat. Seeing the body of the dead ghost-eyed bear, they immediately thought of barbecue.

Of course, Xu Ruyan was thinking more than just this mutant ghost-eyed bear.

Since Han Sen was able to kill a mutant creature so easily, it meant he could wipe out all the ghost-eyed bears. If he could do that, they could benefit from more than just the meat.

In fact, they had been lying to Han Sen from the very beginning. Their destination was always this island because they wanted something here.

They did, however, run into an accident on the sea. That part was true. After they got here, they were not able to get what they wanted because of the ghost-eyed bears.

Surprisingly, Han Sen was strong enough to wipe out all the ghost-eyed bears, which was fantastic for Xu Ruyan.

Xu Ruyan believed that someone would eventually come to their rescue. It was just a matter of time for the Starry Group to locate this island. If she was able to get what she wanted before they came, that would be the best.

Otherwise, she would be no more than a failure. If she obtained that thing after the rescue team came, the credit would no longer be hers.

Xu Ruyan watched Han Sen with desire. Although she did not know how Han Sen achieved that, she believed his presence would work in her favor.

"So, Sen, what's the deal?" Xu Ruyan looked to Han Sen and softened her voice.

Chapter 277: Market Price

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"It depends on how good your appetite is," Han Sen said, grinning.

"How much do you want for this mutant ghost-eyed bear?" As calculative as Xu Ruyan, she would not easily expose her real objective.

Xu Ruyan was secretly thinking that it would be fine for her to pay a high price for this mutant ghost-eyed bear. She could even pay more for Han Sen to hunt a few more mutant ones. There were in total a dozen mutant ghost-eyed bears. As long as Han Sen killed them all, one sacred-blood ghost-eyed bear would not be such a big threat to the group. By then, her goal would be achieved.

However, Xu Ruyan did not realize that Xu Ruyan was planning on the blackmail from the very beginning.

"I would not elaborate on the value of this mutant Ghost-eyed bear. According to market price, you can have it for 100 million," said Han Sen, narrowing his eyes.

When the group heard the phrase "market price," they were optimistic, because based on the market price, the meat of a mutant creature would be 2 to 3 million. Even he doubled it, that would be a small amount. However, Han Sen's price made her cringe.

Liu Zhi opened his mouth wide and thought, "A mutant creature for 100 million, what kind of market price is that?"

"Han Sen, this is a bit too high. Even a rare mutant creature would only be marked 2 to 3 million on the market. Even if I am willing to pay you 10 times that price, that would be 20 to 30 million. Don't you think 100 million is too much?" Xu Ruyan frowned at Han Sen.

"You're right, outside this island, that is the market price. However, we are in a different place, so of course we have a different price. Here, the market price is 100 million each. If you think it's too expensive, that's fine as well. I will just keep it for myself." Han Sen remained calm and smiled.

"Han Sen, we are all unfortunate people and should help one another. Don't you think you're being too selfish? In addition, you're also the head of the special squad and a colleague of many people here. Would you sell them at the same price?" Xu Ruyan suddenly had an idea.

If Han Sen answered yes, then everyone would be mad at him. If he said no, then it would be the same whether he sold it to Xu Ruyan or Fu Shan.

Xu Ruyan did not care if she cannot eat the meat. As long as Han Sen could wipe out all the mutant ghost-eyed bears, she would be achieving her goal.

"Of course, I always have the same and fair price for everyone." Han Sen then looked to the green special squad, "And I did invite them to cooperate before. It is not my fault that they turned me down."

Liu Zhi blushed when hearing Han Sen's words. He was the one who objected the most and thought Han Sen was a lunatic.

Xu Ruyan heard Han Sen's words and was secretly excited. She kept a straight face and snorted, "Han Sen, aren't you afraid that everyone will turn on you? Or are you not in the special squad at all?"

Since Han Sen came back, Xu Ruyan and her men were circling Han Sen and the mutant ghost-eyed bear. As Xu Ruyan made a long face, her people were also staring at Han Sen.

Obviously, Xu Ruyan was trying to threaten Han Sen. Originally, she was afraid that Fu Shan and his team might help Han Sen. As Han Sen's answer probably pissed off the entire special squad, she believed that Fu Shan would take her side if there was a fight.

After all, they were trapped on an island and had not had meat in a long time. Fu Shan should not reject working with Xu Ruyan against Han Sen.

"200 million." Han Sen came up with a price that doubled the last offer. He did not even raise an eyebrow, as if he did not hear Xu Ruyan's threatening remark.

"Fu Shan, this kind of behavior would never come from someone in the special squad. We should control him and interrogate him," said Xu Ruyan.

Xu Ruyan thought Fu Shan would work with her for sure. After all, the special squad members were also checking out the mutant ghost-eyed bear greedily, and they did not have any affection toward Han Sen either.

To her surprise, Fu Shan shook his head and said, "I have no idea whether he is in the special squad, and that doesn't concern me."

Fu Shan ordered everyone on his team to step aside. It was obvious that he did not want to meddle in this matter.

Although his team members wondered why Fu Shan made the decision, they had a lot of trust in their captain and followed his order.

Xu Ruyan was dumbstruck. Based on her understanding, Fu Shan was a rational person. Even if he did not want to harm Han Sen, he would agree to take the mutant ghost-eyed bear first. Fu Shan's decision forced Xu Ruyan to reevaluate Han Sen. The only explanation for Fu Shan to make a decision like this was that Fu Shan did not believe they could beat Han Sen.

"So, it seems that you do not want to deal with me." Han Sen picked up the mutant ghost-eyed bear.

"What are you doing?" Xu Ruyan did not dare to try to stop Han Sen.

"Since I'm not welcome here, I will find a place for my own. I have a mutant ghost-eyed bear anyway. If I eat it slowly, it could last me 3 to 5 months." Han Sen put the mutant ghost-eyed bear on his back.

"Fine, 100 million, I will purchase this mutant ghost-eyed bear," Xu Ruyan gritted her teeth and said.

What she needed was for Han Sen to kill the ghost-eyed bears. If Han Sen really hid somewhere and enjoyed the food for himself, that would defeat the purpose.

"The price is no longer 100 million. It is 200 million now." Han Sen's reply made Xu Ruyan want to strangle him.

Chapter 278: Real Purpose

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"200 million is fine. However, it is impossible for me to bring so much money to God's Sanctuary. I can write you a promissory note and the Starry Group will pay you in the Alliance." After calming down, Xu Ruyan had a strong desire to kill Han Sen.

It did not matter how many promissory notes she wrote Han Sen at this point, because the rescue team from the Starry Group would not let Han Sen live.

"Sorry, I only take cash," Han Sen turned Xu Ruyan down and looked her up and down, "although, you could pay me with beast souls as well."

Han Sen knew that they could not bring so much cash, and wanted their beast souls in the first place.

"What do you propose?" Xu Ruyan felt a stronger incentive to kill him.

"The market price for a sacred-blood beast soul would be around 100 or 200 million. So I would say a sacred-blood beast soul for a mutant ghost-eyed bear," Han Sen said to Xu Ruyan.

"It seems that you have no intention to make a serious deal." Xu Ruyan became annoyed. There was no way for her to trade a sacred-blood beast soul for a mutant creature.

"We're doing business, you could give me a counter-offer," said Han Sen, grinning.

"Five primitive beast souls for the mutant ghost-eyed bear," suggested Xu Ruyan.

"Five mutant beast souls are more like it..." said Han Sen, blinking.

After bargaining, Xu Ruyan was able to trade a mutant beast soul for the mutant ghost-eyed bear, which pleased Han Sen.

Both from a mutant creature, a beast soul was worth a lot more than the meat. In other places, this would be an impossible deal. As for the sacred-blood beast soul, Han Sen knew that Xu Ruyan would never give him that in the first place.

Han Sen chose a mutant mount beast soul from the three offered by Xu Ruyan. The mount was the most valuable. Han Sen did not need any mutant beast souls himself, and only wanted an expensive one to sell.

"Great working with you." Han Sen took the beast soul and smiled at Xu Ruyan. He left the cave soon after and did not want to stay in the same place with these people.

Xu Ruyan could not help walking toward Fu Shan, "Fu Shan, are you okay with him doing whatever he wants?" She was not trying to blame Fu Shan, but only wanted an answer.

"Look closely at the body of the mutant ghost-eyed bear," said Fu Shan calmly.

Xu Ruyan was dazed and walked toward the body of the mutant ghost-eyed bear.

The rest of the group also approached the body, trying to understand what Fu Shan meant.

Very soon, they all became silent. Originally, they saw much blood on the body and thought there must have been fierce combat between Han Sen and the ghost-eyed bear. However, with a closer look, they noticed that the blood on the body all came from a single cut.

The ghost-eyed bear was only cut in the throat and was not hurt anywhere else. It was obvious that it was killed with one blow, before it could make any struggle.

Everyone was shocked. To kill a mutant ghost-eyed bear in such a clean way was something incredible.

"Going into the ghost-eyed bear habitat alone, killing a mutant ghost-eyed bear with one blow and coming back with the body safe and sound, he is not someone we should view as an enemy," explained Fu Shan quietly.

He did not know whether Han Sen was indeed in the special squad. Even if Han Sen wasn't, Fu Shan did not want to antagonize him. If Han Sen was, then they belonged to the same organization and he had less reason to fight Han Sen.

Xu Ruyan did not speak. As Fu Shan had explained, whoever could achieve that was awe-inspiring.

Normally speaking, a mutant ghost-eyed bear would not stay too far away from a sacred-blood one. Xu Ruyan could not imagine how Han Sen managed to do that.

"So what? He is also trapped on this island now. When the rescue team comes, he will not be able to fly away," thought Xu Ruyan cruelly.

After leaving the cave, Han Sen flew to a high mountain and observed the entire island.

When he tried to blackmail Xu Ruyan, he felt something odd in her reactions.

Han Sen was asking for a ridiculous price, both to blackmail and to test her. Xu Ruyan's reactions and some details in her behavior made Han Sen believe that the island must be special.

Han Sen did not believe that someone like Xu Ruyan would pay such a high price and be so tolerant just to have a nice meal.

"Very likely their destination was this island in the first place. She probably wants something related to these ghost-eyed bears, otherwise she should not be so interested in them." Han Sen was more and more confident in his guess. As a great assassin, he knew how to read people, and he could tell a lot from what Xu Ruyan had said and done.

There was not much special about the habitat of the ghost-eyed bears. When Han Sen went to hunt the bears, he had explored the place as well. There was nothing other than the ghost-eyed bear group, which only had one sacred-blood king among them.

It was impossible for Xu Ruyan to make this trip just to hunt the sacred-blood ghost-eyed bear. No sacred-blood creature in the world was worth so much trouble.

In addition, Han Sen knew from the fact that they could not do anything about the ghost-eyed bear that they did not come here for this specific creature. Otherwise, if they prepared well and had enough tools, it would not be that difficult to hunt the sacred-blood Ghost-eyed bear.

"If they did not come here for the ghost-eyed bear, but for something related to the ghost-eyed bear..." Han Sen pondered, touching his nose. He suddenly thought of something, "Maybe it's for that."

Han Sen flew higher into the sky for an overlook of the bear habitat. Going higher and higher, Han Sen thought he must be right.

The mountains on the island were layered. Watching from above, they looked like a giant lotus, with each mountain resembling a petal. The ghost-eyed bears lived in the center.

Chapter 279: Nest

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"That's it..." Han Sen was overjoyed when looking at the odd shape of mountains.

The only place that would guarantee a beast soul in God's Sanctuary was the nest of creatures, in addition to the Mystery Island.

The number of creatures in God's Sanctuary was almost unlimited. In an area, even if all the creatures were killed, new creatures would appear before long.

Humans had done extensive research on this and concluded that most creatures did not come from their own reproduction, but somewhere humans called "nest."

These nests were usually hidden tens of thousands of feet underground. Once in a while, a large number of creatures would be born from the nest.

Humans were still not sure how the creatures arrived at different locations in God's Sanctuary. In a random expedition, some people found a nest that was exposed on the ground for some reason. After some exploration, they found that in each nest, there would be an egg. If one were to break that egg, one would get a beast soul for sure.

The egg itself was not dangerous, but normally speaking, there would be many creatures living in the nest, which made it difficult to go all the way into the nest and break the egg.

If one were lucky, there might be only ordinary and primitive creatures in a nest. However, if there were sacred-blood creatures in a nest, one would have to be prepared for a bloodbath.

For those who were able to kill a sacred-blood creature, it was rather a good thing, since they could have extra gains.

The nests rarely appeared on the surface, so only a few people had seen them. A nest on the surface had one significant feature—always located in a type of terrain called the "life lotus."

The life lotus was formed by layered mountains, and the entrance to the nest was always located in the center of the lotus. According to what Han Sen had read from the Skynet, creatures in the nest would not go out directly from the entrance. Until today, no one knew how the creatures in the nest ended up all over God's Sanctuary.

However, the entrance to the nest was occupied by the group of ghost-eyed bears. Xu Ruyan and others did not expect this to happen, and thus failed to enter the nest.

Han Sen did not realize that the reason that the group had not entered the nest yet was mainly because they had lost most of their equipment on the ocean, under the attack of marine beast.

"Since you had failed, I should probably go first." Han Sen was considering how to enter the nest with great joy.

Originally, he wanted to hunt some ghost-eyed bears and gain more mutant beast souls from Xu Ruyan. Knowing that this was a nest, he would not hurt the ghost-eyed bears anymore.

Undoubtedly, these ghost-eyed bear were the best watchdogs. With them here, the group would never be able to enter the nest, and Han Sen could look for the egg peacefully inside.

"Well done Xu Ruyan, you tried to lure me to kill more mutant ghost-eyed bears and you could enter this nest." Han Sen smirked secretly, "Unfortunately, I already know your plan and you shall be disappointed."

Han Sen landed on the mountain and sneaked toward the center of the life lotus. He had been there once, and would be able to enter the nest without alarming the ghost-eyed bears.

As for the sacred-blood ghost-eyed bear, Han Sen prepared to kill it after breaking the egg.

Obviously, these ghost-eyed bears did not live in the nest. Their occupation of the surrounding area was merely a coincidence.

Han Sen used the color shifter to move slowly to the entrance. After more than an hour, he was in front of the nest.

Like what was described on the Skynet, the nest was a stone cave going straight down like a well. The stones were black and smooth, and the entrance was so narrow that only one adult could pass at a time.

Han Sen did not hesitate before sliding down. With a fall of 12 feet, his feet touched the ground. In front of his eyes appeared a path zigzagging down.

Surrounding him were black stones, among which there were many gleaming green crystals. Although they looked dismal, it was still much better than darkness. People called these crystals "green gold," which could be seen everywhere in nests. They were not harmful to health, but were not useful in any way either.

Han Sen decided to be careful and summoned his phantom ant armor, protecting himself thoroughly and slowly walking down the winding path.

According to the Skynet, the length of this path should be around 8 miles. Normally speaking, there would be no creature on this path.

Han Sen did not dare to fully trust the Skynet and was still being wary. However, the Skynet was right this time and he did not see a single creature on the way.

When he finally saw a wall of green gold blocking his way, Han Sen knew he had arrived at the destination. According to what people said on the Skynet, as long as he broke this wall, he would see the real nest.

However, once the wall was broken, if there were creatures inside, they would launch attacks immediately. And one must prepare oneself for that.

The war being intact also confirmed the fact that the ghost-eyed bear did not come from this nest.

Han Sen tried to see through the wall of green gold and determine if there were creatures inside, but the green gold was not clear enough.

Since he was already there, Han Sen decided to go for it. He grabbed the diamond sword, took a deep breath, and slashed the sword at the wall.

Chapter 280: White Jade Skeleton

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Bang!

The green gold was not a tough material and only 1 inch thick. With Han Sen's strike, a six-foot-tall 1-foot-wide opening suddenly appeared.

Han Sen looked inside the opening warily with the diamond sword in his hand and was dumbstruck by what he saw. It was an underground metropolitan bathed in green light. The roof was decorated with millions of pieces of gleaming green gold, like an entire green galaxy.

All sorts of black rock cells crisscrossed like a labyrinth. There was nothing artificial. They were more like some hornet nests, both random and regular at the same time.

Han Sen knew that these cells constituted the so-called nest. In each cell there might be a creature. Once the creature noticed his presence, it would try to kill him without a second thought.

Han Sen saw that there must be tens of thousands of cells of all sizes, some as small as his hand, while some as large as palaces. They were all interconnected in a strange and natural way.

"All the deities in this world, please give me your blessings. I wish there would not be too many creatures. Some primitive creatures would do," prayed Han Sen as he tiptoed.

Although there was enough space for him to fly across the nest, Han Sen did not plan to use his wings. When he flew up, all the creatures could see him clearly and would potentially attack him in groups. It was not like the roof was so high he could avoid all the attacks, so Han Sen decided against that.

Creeping past a cell, Han Sen's eyes were fixed on it. If there were anything wrong, he would go back immediately. To his relief, the cell was completely quiet until he walked past it.

It was only a beginning though. The black cells were like time bombs of different sizes. Han Sen did not know when a cell would explode suddenly.

As Han Sen was almost scared to death, he had already passed more than a thousand cells without seeing any creatures.

"Could this nest be empty? Maybe all the creatures had left?" Han Sen wondered, "It should not be. According to what I read, unless the egg is broken, the nest will continue to breed new creatures. Since the wall was still intact, I don't suppose anyone has been here. So, the egg must still be here as well. How come there is no creature?"

Han Sen did not dare to relax. Although it seemed everything was going well, he still remained alert.

Every time he passed a cell, Han Sen would always stare at it, in case a creature would catch him off-guard.

However, after seeing tens of thousands of cells, he did not see a single creature. It seemed the nest was really empty.

"This is so weird. According to the Skynet, the nests discovered before would always have at least hundreds of creatures inside, and sometimes it could even be thousands. How come there is nothing here?"

Suddenly, Han Sen heard a crack. He immediately looked in that direction.

It was a 9-foot-tall cell more than 30 feet away from him. It had cracked and the cracks were expanding.

"Finally." Han Sen did not get too nervous. He walked back a few steps and found a spot with more space, eyes fixed on the cell looking like a tomb.

As the cell continued to crack, it was falling apart will stop

Bang!

Suddenly the cell was knocked open by something and collapsed. A figure rushed out of the cell.

"A humanoid creature?" After seeing the figure, Han Sen suddenly grasped the diamond sword tighter.

Normally speaking, a humanoid creature was very likely to be a sacred-blood one.

The creature was a skeleton that looked like it was made of white jade. Between its bones, there were no gaps like an ordinary skeleton. With these extra links, it was extremely flexible.

On the skeleton's bones there were many black patterns, and in its hands were a pair of black daggers.

"Gears?" Han Sen was surprised. The humanoid creature had its own gears, which were two daggers instead of one, which meant the creature would not be easy to deal with.

The skeleton turned to face Han Sen. Its eyes were not hollow but contained a pair of white eyeballs. Staring at Han Sen, the skeleton slowly approached him.

In the beginning, it was slow. Gradually it became faster and faster. In a dozen steps, it swirled to Han Sen's face like a storm. One of the black daggers were at Han Sen's throat in a sudden.

At this point, Han Sen was certain that the skeleton was a sacred-blood creature. He did not fear it. Swinging the diamond sword, he was about to stop the dagger.

The daggers were short, so Han Sen's blow would definitely knock them away.

However, the moment the diamond sword was about to hit the daggers, the skeleton twisted in an impossible way and took back its dagger. With a swing, the skeleton's other dagger almost came between Han Sen's brows. Han Sen could almost feel the coldness of the blade through his armor.