Chapter 15. High-intensity Battle

 In the Demonic Beast Forest.

 Charles woke up the following day.

 He felt that he had slept enough and was full of energy.

 [Ding! [Today's self-disciplined mission has been released!]

 The system's voice rang out as expected.

 [Mission description: if you want to improve your strength and lay a solid foundation, you can't just rely on eating tonics and absorbing blood essence. You have to stabilize your foundation in battle!]

 "Host and your familiars, please engage in a high-intensity battle with the demonic beasts in the forest for 30 hours within three days!"

 [Mission Reward: 1. After killing the demonic beast, you will be rewarded with self-discipline points according to the level and qualification of the demonic beast! 2. After killing an exotic beast, the host's subdued beast can directly absorb its blood essence and feed it back to the host!

 "I see!"

 Charles's eyes glowed with excitement.

 The three days of this mission were the best time to level up quickly!

 Furthermore, the reward for this mission was based on his combat performance: the more work, the more rewards.

 The frost Dragon Whelp had already reached rank six of the first bloodline. Based on his usual battle experience, he could almost defeat the snow Wolf King of the second bloodline, rank seven, without using his bloodline outburst.

 The snow Wolf King's beast crystal was of green quality. If it was a white quality beast crystal, it might be able to put up a fight against a three-lineage familiar, the frost Dragon!

 As for those familiars with blue and purple beast crystals, Charles had never encountered them before, so he wasn't too sure. However, he could imagine defeating them wouldn't be as easy as the snow Wolf King.

 However, these subdued beasts were extremely rare, to begin with. As such, Charles decided to walk a little deeper into the forest. The exotic beasts deeper in were more muscular, their blood essence purer, and they would gain more self-discipline after killing them.

 "Roar!"

 Just as Charles was about to set off, a scarlet figure leaped out of the forest not far away. It pounded its chest with its fist and roared!

 Red-eyed fire baboon, Rank one second Meridian.

 "Frost Dragon Whelp, don't attack. Let me do it!"

 Charles hurriedly stopped the frost Dragon Whelp that was about to step forward.

 The other party was too weak, and there was no doubt that the frost Dragon Whelp should be the one to fight him. He might as well take this opportunity to test his strength!

 Charles strode forward and struck out with his hand, which had the white ring. A palm-shaped shock wave appeared in front of the red-eyed fire baboon in the blink of an eye.

 "Bang!"

 The red-eyed fire baboon saw the other party's subdued beast not moving, but the Beastmaster charging straight at it. It had never seen such a strange scene before. I couldn't help but be taken aback. Unable to dodge in time, it was struck by the palm and was sent flying.

 "Come, come, come, fight me!"

 Charles followed up with a few more palm strikes, aiming for the red-eyed fire baboon's vital points.

 "Roar!"

 The red-eyed fire baboon roared, and its fur burst into flames. It waved its arms almost as long as its body and met Charles's palms.

 At that moment, Charles sprinted towards the fire baboon with his enhanced body. His right hand was already on the fire baboon's chest, and the snow-white ring refracted the sunlight as he launched a powerful attack.

 Victory and defeat had been decided.

 The fire baboon threw a punch at Charles, but the flaming punch did not affect Charles Jade silk. It was expected because even a rank five Frost Dragon Whelp could only leave a few bloody marks on the Yeti's body. It couldn't even cause serious injuries.

 With a loud bang, Charles hit the red-eyed fire baboon's vital point and embedded it into the soil, losing its life.

 [Ding! [Congratulations to the user for killing a rank one second Meridian red-eyed fire baboon. You have been rewarded with five self-discipline points!] [With the addition of green beast crystals, you've gained two more autonomous points!]

 Killing a red-eyed fire baboon had earned him seven points!

 Charles was delighted. At this rate, earning 300 to 400 points in this high-intensity battle for 30 hours wouldn't be a problem!

 At the same time, three drops of blood essence flew out of the red-eyed fire baboon's body and fused into the frost Dragon Whelp's body.

 Directly absorbed!

 This demonic beast's blood essence might only have the effect of recovering the frost Dragon's physical strength and strengthening its unique ability. However, if it were fed back to Charles, it would improve his physique and push him towards the second level of body refining!

 Charles felt that his body had reached a higher level than when he had just reached the first layer of the body refining tier. Whether it was strength or agility, they had all improved.

 "Frost Dragon Whelp, let's head deeper into the demonic beast forest."

 "Go!" Charles shouted. He exerted strength in his feet and rushed toward the hinterland of the monster forest at superhuman speed.

 This speed was comparable to some monstrous beasts. However, it was prolonged for the frost Dragon Whelp. It followed Charles with a relaxed expression as if it didn't have any strength at all.

 "The Dragon race's physique is truly terrifying."

 Charles mumbled and continued forward.

 They walked for two to three hours.

 They encountered a lot of demonic beasts, but their levels were not high. Most of them were from the first or second bloodline, and their beast crystals were mainly green. There was only one demonic beast from the first rank of the third bloodline, but its beast crystal was white.

 Three meridians were almost the peak of white beast crystals.

 Charles had also frequently taken action in the battle with these demonic beasts, and the number of kills was comparable to the frost Dragon Whelp's. This made the Dragon Whelp a little depressed, even though it was the one who had killed all the powerful exotic beasts.

 As for Charles, he had a different experience, too. Hiding behind his subdued beasts wasn't what he wanted. The Beastmaster and subdued beast working together was the ideal coordinated combat he wanted.

 As he fought, Charles gained 119 points of discipline.

 "Alright, we'll stop here for now."

 They arrived at a small lake in the forest. The lake's surface was like a mirror, without a single ripple. It was as if fragments of the sky had fallen into the dust. It was lovely.

 Charles stopped. He planned to place the high-intensity battle in the vicinity.

 The level of the exotic beasts here was already very high. At least, Charles wouldn't be able to get involved. It would be dangerous if they went any further.

 "Let's rest here for a while. "

 Charles put his backpack down on the lake's green field and took out some dry food. This food was the standard for every student who participated in the monster forest training. Charles's appetite had increased after his body was strengthened, so he put Johnny's share into his backpack.

 However, he was not in a hurry to cook. Instead, he scooped up some water and planned to wash his face.

 The battle with the snowman in the cave earlier had caused him to be covered in dirt, and in the long battle just now, he had also sweated a lot, making him extremely dirty and uncomfortable.

 "Frost Dragon Whelp, you should wash up too. You've already turned into a mud dragon."

 Charles laughed.

 "Coo, Coo."

 The ice Frost Dragon Whelp rolled its eyes and moved closer. When it saw the reflection in the lake water, it saw a black, muddy figure.

 It was so dirty that its original color could not be seen clearly.

 It was a Dragon that loved cleanliness. It quickly scooped up some water with its dragon claws and splashed it on its stomach, intending to wash it well.

 Unexpectedly, just as the ice Frost Dragon Whelp's body near the lake's surface...

 A long and narrow tongue suddenly stretched out from the water.

 This big mouth was green in color and was covered with thick skin. It was a full meter long. This was a ruler that extended out of the water. There must be a massive object under the water.