Chapter 242: The Third Announcement

Outside the small town.

A creature resembling a black bear, He Gu, was searching all around. He was looking for a suitable monster to steal divine weapons for him.

There were many monsters near the small town, but not many met his criteria.

There was a limit to the number of bloodline imprints, so he had to find powerful monsters as much as possible, and the peak spirit level was the best choice.

At this moment, one of the creatures beside He Gu glanced at the sky inadvertently and suddenly noticed something. He quickly exclaimed, "Boss, look at the sky!"

Hearing this, several other monsters raised their heads and saw a dark shadow circling in the high sky.

"It's that guy from before among those monsters, the one called Ying Gao. He has been following us from above. It seems like he's monitoring us!"

"He must have been sent by that kid from earlier. Otherwise, Ying Gao would never dare to follow us. Could it be that the kid from earlier wants to cause trouble for us?"

Several monsters stopped in their tracks, all staring at Ying Gao circling in the sky.

Ying Gao naturally noticed the attention of the monsters around him. This time, he didn't show fear but rather a mocking look.

He Gu's face darkened, and he said in a cold voice, "You little brat, I won't cause you trouble for the sake of the Tiger Emperor, but you are the ones seeking trouble with me!"

One of the monsters expressed concern, "Boss, that kid from earlier won't let the Tiger Emperor deal with us, will he?"

He Gu glanced at that monster with disdain and said, "You think too highly of yourself. A Royal-level powerhouse would never bother with small monsters like us."

With that, He Gu looked coldly at Ying Gao circling in the sky, his eyes flashing with killing intent. "Do you think you can escape just because you can fly?!"

"Let's go, to the Falling Star Mountain!" He Gu changed direction with a few monsters and headed west.

A few minutes later.

Several monsters arrived at the foot of a small mountain and entered a cave.

"Brother Gu, did you catch a suitable monster?"

At the end of the cave, a middle-aged monster covered in gray feathers asked.

"Trouble, the owner of those monsters that escaped earlier has returned," He Gu said in a solemn tone.

"Oh? Is it the brother recognized by the Tiger Emperor?" the middle-aged monster asked.

He Gu nodded, "Exactly, not only did that kid show up, but he also sent the flying guy to follow me. He's still in the sky, it looks like that kid wants to take action against us."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged monster also looked serious, "What's the kid's strength?"

"Only Spirit level."

"Spirit level?" The middle-aged monster sighed in relief and complained, "What's there to fear from a Spirit level?"

"I'm not afraid of that kid, but I'm worried that the Tiger Emperor might send other monsters to deal with us," He Gu expressed his concerns.

"That's a problem indeed."

The middle-aged monster nodded, also considering this possibility. After pondering for a moment, he couldn't come up with a good solution. He turned to He Gu and asked, "So, what should we do now?"

He Gu thought for a moment and said, "Since that kid has already caused trouble, it's not safe to stay here. Let's change to another formation node; there should still be time."

"Better safe than sorry. But before that, we need to deal with that annoying guy in the sky."

The two monsters were resolute and quickly made up their minds.

The middle-aged monster and He Gu left the cave, and the middle-aged monster glanced at Ying Gao still circling in the sky. His figure flashed, transforming into a large bird and soared into the air.

Compared to the black eagle that Ying Gao had become, the middle-aged monster's bird form was twice as large and much faster, like a sharp sword shooting towards the sky.

"Oh no!"

Seeing the large bird rising into the sky, Ying Gao was greatly alarmed and quickly shot towards the direction of the small town without hesitation.

Fortunately, at that moment, he suddenly saw several figures approaching on the ground ahead.

"Master!"

Seeing Su Nan, Ying Gao was overjoyed and immediately accelerated towards Su Nan.

Su Nan naturally saw the scene in the sky, and the old sheep on his side immediately said, "Master, that big bird is the high-level monster that came with He Gu."

Su Nan nodded without changing his expression.

"Master, you finally came!" Ying Gao, back in his human form, landed beside Su Nan and looked at the approaching large bird in the sky. His face showed relief after escaping a dangerous situation.

Seeing Su Nan, the black bird also transformed back into a middle-aged monster and landed several dozen meters away from Su Nan. He looked at Su Nan and said, "Kid, you are the younger brother of the Tiger Emperor, right?"

"Yes," Su Nan nodded and then questioned, "Since you know my identity, why did you attack my subordinate?"

"Joke, do I need a reason to make a move?" The middle-aged monster didn't dare to attack Su Nan but didn't want to give Su Nan any face either.

Saying that, he turned to leave.

Su Nan's expression remained unchanged as he continued, "Are you just going to leave like this? Don't you owe me an explanation?"

"Explanation? What explanation do you want?" The middle-aged monster paused, and his voice suddenly became cold as he turned to look at Su Nan with sharp eyes.

If he didn't fear Su Nan's identity, he would have already attacked everyone in front of him.

"Kid, don't think that just because you're recognized as the Tiger Emperor's brother, you can do whatever you want. Today, I, Peng Li, don't want to waste my time with a junior like you. You better be smart."

The middle-aged monster didn't want to lose face in front of Su Nan, so he had to threaten him.

However, Su Nan didn't buy into his act. In his eyes, the middle-aged monster was just a monster, and he couldn't let him go.

"What if I don't?" Su Nan said calmly.

The middle-aged monster's brow furrowed, and he stared at Su Nan intensely, his voice turning cold, "Are you trying to force me?"

He didn't want to make a move, but he was fully aware that if he did today, his future would be very difficult.

But now, faced with Su Nan's provocation, he couldn't hold back any longer.

"I'm just trying to see what you'll do," Su Nan looked at the middle-aged monster with a mocking expression.

Now, the middle-aged monster was completely enraged, "Kid, just because you're lucky enough to be recognized as a junior by the Tiger Emperor, you think you can do whatever you want? I, Peng Li, don't want to waste my time with you today, but I'll teach you a lesson for the Tiger Emperor!"

Before he even finished speaking, he charged towards Su Nan at an extremely fast speed.

"Master, be careful!" Ying Gao and the other monsters were on the verge of intervening.

They knew that Su Nan

's strength far exceeded that of his peers, but even so, he couldn't possibly match a late-stage Profound-level monster.

They thought that the middle-aged monster would be deterred by Su Nan's identity and leave. Now, Su Nan was deliberately provoking the middle-aged monster, and they couldn't understand Su Nan's intentions.

Before they could act, something unexpected happened. Just as the middle-aged monster was about to reach Su Nan, he suddenly let out a painful howl without any warning.

The middle-aged monster screamed in agony, his face contorted, and before Ying Gao and the other monsters could understand what was happening, the middle-aged monster staggered and was lifted up by Su Nan by the neck.

A sense of unprecedented crisis enveloped the middle-aged monster, and his entire body stood on end. His blank consciousness, which had been emptied by the spiritual attack, quickly regained clarity in the face of the impending danger.

"Even if I've killed several Royal-level monsters, it's still simple to kill you, a late-stage Profound-level little monster," Su Nan's calm voice rang in the middle-aged monster's ears as he tightened his grip on the neck of the middle-aged monster.

The middle-aged monster's eyes widened, filled with fear and unwillingness.

He wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't say anything.

A late-stage Profound-level monster, under the combined attack of Su Nan's spiritual power, had no chance to resist and was killed.

[Congratulations, you have completed the daily task "Hunting a late-stage Profound-level monster," and received 30 monster power points.]

[Current available monster power points: 61 points.]

"Dead?"

Lao Yang, a few monsters, stared blankly at everything happening, completely frozen in place.

Ignoring the reaction of the monsters, Su Nan casually collected the monster corpses.

Just then, a monster named He Gu, along with a few Spirit-level monsters, arrived.

Seemingly not seeing the middle-aged monster's presence, He Gu appeared puzzled. "Where's Peng Li?"

"Are you talking about him?" Su Nan presented the corpse of the middle-aged monster.

"This..."

Seeing the corpse in Su Nan's hand, He Gu also froze, staring at the body of the transformed bird, unable to speak for a moment.

Dead?

A middle-aged monster, one realm higher than him, died?

How long had it been since the middle-aged monster had chased them? One minute or two?

In this short one or two minutes, a late-stage Profound-level monster had been silently killed.

He Gu looked at Su Nan, his face instantly covered in cold sweat.

"Run!"

He Gu reacted swiftly. He knew that the current situation was far from what it appeared to be. Even though Su Nan seemed to be only at the Spirit level, he was definitely more than meets the eye.

However, Su Nan wouldn't allow him to escape.

With his spiritual power, already comparable to the late-stage Profound level and further amplified by his vital energy, Su Nan shot out silently. All the fleeing monsters fell to the ground.

The Spirit-level monsters were killed outright.

Su Nan approached He Gu and dealt with him like he did with the middle-aged monster.

[Congratulations, you have completed the daily task "Hunting a late-stage Profound-level monster," and received 30 monster power points.]

[Congratulations, you have completed the daily task "Hunting a Spirit-level monster," and received 15 monster power points.]

[Current available monster power points: 106 points.]

With the Wheel of Fate turning, roles changing, two more tasks were completed.

Now, among the three roles, only Zhang Yang's task of hunting a King-level monster and Wang Nan's task of hunting a Common-level monster remained unfulfilled.

Su Nan stored the monster corpses and glanced at the monsters still in a daze. "You guys, for now, follow my big brother. I'll find you when I need you in the future."

With the tasks completed, he planned to leave, and he certainly wouldn't take the monsters with him.

The monsters nodded in agreement without daring to ask further questions.

Su Nan turned back towards the direction of Qianshou Town.

A little over ten minutes later, he returned to Qianshou Town.

During this time, he found a Common-level monster, completing Wang Nan's last task, and his available monster power reached 111 points.

"This is the last time I'm doing the task of hunting Common-level monsters. There won't be any more in the future."

All three roles had reached the Profound level. When the tasks refreshed tomorrow, the lowest-level task would be hunting Spirit-level monsters, and hunting Common-level monsters would become history.

While Su Nan was returning to Qianshou Town...

On the other side, his avatar had arrived at the destination of the task.

It was a small town called Jinsu Town, guarded by the Taixu Sect.

"Taixu Sect? That's quite a coincidence."

Su Nan thought of Han Fu, whom he had met back in Kun Tian Prison. Aside from Zhou Lingyin, Han Fu was the only relatively normal martial artist he had encountered in the prison.

Back then, in Kun Tian Prison, Han Fu had given him a storage ring and asked him to deliver it to a woman named Liu Qing'er in the Taixu Sect.

"I wonder if Han Fu is still alive?"

Su Nan's avatar descended to the task location. He took out the storage ring that Han Fu had given him. The ring had a special mechanism set by Han Fu, and it could only be opened in a specific way; otherwise, the ring would self-destruct, and its contents would be lost in the spatial void.

"I wonder if Liu Qing'er is here?"

With nothing better to do, Su Nan decided to complete this task. After all, Han Fu had promised to give him a valuable item from his early years once the task was done.

Su Nan was curious about what that valuable item might be. However, he didn't have high expectations.

After all, what Han Fu considered valuable might not necessarily be valuable in Su Nan's eyes.

Su Nan naturally wouldn't approach anyone in the name of Wang Nan; that would be too conspicuous.

He transformed into an ordinary player and carried a fake Identification Stone with him as he approached the Taixu Sect's residence in Jinsu Town.

"Excuse me, I'm here to find Liu Qing'er. Is she here?" Su Nan asked when he was stopped by two Taixu Sect disciples in front of the residence.

"Liu Qing'er? Do you know her?" The two disciples looked at Su Nan with surprise, wondering how he could be acquainted with Liu Qing'er.

"I don't know her personally, but a friend of mine asked me to deliver something to her. I was told to find her in the Taixu Sect," Su Nan explained.

"Han Fu's friend?" The two disciples exchanged glances, showing a hint of interest. "Alright, we'll take you to see Junior Sister Liu Qing'er."

Su Nan followed the disciples into the Taixu Sect's residence in Jinsu Town.

"This time, the task will end. I wonder if there will be any new tasks?" Su Nan thought as he continued browsing the forum.

As time passed, it soon reached midnight.

Su Nan logged back into the game.

However, as soon as he logged in, the game announcement that appeared before him made his face turn pale.

The game was going to have its third closed beta test.

But that wasn't the most significant part. What shocked Su Nan was another announcement.

(End of this chapter)