Chapter 409 - Plunder. Hunted (1/2)
“Spiritual sword fragment! This guy actually has a spiritual sword fragment, too!” Zhang Che’s eyes nearly fell out of their sockets at the sight of this. He truly didn’t expect to find another spiritual sword fragment on another beastmaster so soon.
Although he knew there’d surely be other beastmasters with spiritual sword fragments given how many secret planes had opened over the years, he never expected this high-tier beastmaster the Zhen family had sent to assassinate him would possess something that great.
This forced Zhang Che to feel suspicious.
During the arena deathmatch, the Zhen family had wagered almost all their fortune! Since they had a spiritual sword fragment, why didn’t they let Zhen Liu use it back then?
After all, it was something that could turn the tide of battle. There was no reason for the Zhen family not to use it!
Then, the only possibility was that this middle-aged high-tier beastmaster before his eyes wasn’t sent by the Zhen family!
When he thought of that, Zhang Che’s eyes widened even more.
-Freaking hell, I don’t think I offended any factions other than the Zhen family, did I?- Zhang Che thought hard, but he couldn’t figure out which faction sent this middle-aged high-tier beastmaster to kill him.
Not only that, they spent much effort simply to catch up to him! If they didn’t have a deep hatred for him, who would spend this much effort to track him all the way here?
“Since you want to kill me, you’d better be prepared to get reverse-killed by me! I, Fisherman Zhang, might not be very strong, but these exotic beasts are my friends. Try winning against them first!”
Zhang Che didn’t think this high-tier beastmaster could easily take down a high-tier epic-quality exotic beast, despite having a spiritual sword fragment. At the very least, both sides would be beaten half-dead before they scored a victory.
At that time, no matter which side had emerged victorious, Zhang Che could clean up and pick up the scraps from there.
Done thinking, Zhang Che’s frog mouth drew back in joy. He accidentally loosened his grip on the tree branch and scrambled for a bit to prevent himself from falling.
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Miyazaki Musashi knew that he had no way to quickly slay the exotic beast by just relying on his subdued beasts. As such, he directly brought out his final hidden ace.
An extremely sharp sword aura was faintly revealed in the white ray of light. It directly streaked through the qilin-like exotic beast’s False Domain, unaffected by its power as it crossed the hundred-some meters, and slashed at its neck.
The qilin-like exotic beast roared out in anger and surprise. It suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a little whirlwind.
The whirlwind instantly expanded after coming in contact with other winds, turning into a terrifying tornado that connected the heavens and earth, hiding the qilin-like exotic beast behind it.
Even so, Miyazaki Musashi revealed a faint smile in contempt. “It’s useless. Do you think you can defend against a spiritual sword fragment’s attack with that?”
Indeed, in the next moment, the white light silently penetrated the terrifying tornado, slashing at the qilin-like exotic beast’s neck, instantly cutting through its scales and producing a long, narrow wound. Fresh blood spurted out like a high-pressure fountain, gushing out from the wound.
“Hmm? That guy’s use of the spiritual sword fragment is pretty good.” Zhang Che watched Miyazaki Musashi’s attack intently, not blinking his headlight-like eyes at all.
He truly didn’t expect the middle-aged man to actually control the spiritual sword fragment enough to attack a target from over a hundred meters away. Before his golden vortex powered up recently, he could only attack about that far, too…
-Could it be that he has something similar to the golden vortex, too?
-Impossible! The golden vortex was formed with the help of the rainbow crystal by converting large amounts of mysterious energy. Other people wouldn’t have such a profound object!
-Then, it should be that the high-tier beastmaster’s spiritual strength has undergone a qualitative change, which explains why he has such a strong ability to control the sword fragment.-
-I wonder if the golden vortex will power up once more after I advance to Tier Seven beastmaster and my spiritual strength undergoes a qualitative change, too? If so, wouldn’t that mean my control of the scarlet sword would allow me to strike a target several hundred meters away?-
The more Zhang Che thought about it, the more he felt that was the reason. His heart was fired up instantly.
It seemed like he should continue working hard to achieve Tier Seven beastmaster as soon as possible!
Of course, what was important now was to resolve the trouble in front of him. Running was definitely not an option for him.
A high-grade spiritual herb was somewhere in the mountains waiting for him, and this high-tier beastmaster was a ticking time bomb. Unless Zhang Che got rid of him, given the man’s terrifying tracking abilities, he could forget about hunting exotic beasts to level up in peace.
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After receiving an injury all of a sudden, the qilin-like exotic beast let out another furious roar.
It knew that it had to close the distance and aim for close-quarters combat if it wanted to win against this two-legged creatures who had come to snatch its spiritual herb. It had no way to attack him from so far away, but that man’s mysterious weapon was a huge threat to it!