Lin Yu and Ye Lisha were determined to resist absorbing the energy that spilled from the corpses of the magical beasts. However, Fang Lin Kong was unconcerned about this; after two significant adjustments, his Silver Flame Qi had transformed into a terrifying technique akin to the Star Absorption Technique. The efficiency of absorbing the spilled energy from the magical beasts had reached around sixty to seventy percent.
In fact, there was a major issue with absorbing the spilled energy from the magical beasts here: the body's capacity to endure energy. The candidates entering this place, or the experts from the Demon Hunting Team, were all Spiritual Energy Users, capable of containing energy several dozen, hundreds, or even thousands of times more than an ordinary person. However, once they quickly gathered energy to reach their original levels from the outside world, this method of energy absorption became less useful.
This was because their physical strength could only withstand energy at their original level. If they wanted to train their physical strength, it would not be as easy as gathering energy. Although it would still be faster than outside, it wouldn't be as rapid as before.
Fang Lin Kong, however, was not worried about this issue at all. His physical body was already remarkably strong, and his capacity for spiritual energy was virtually limitless for this examination.
The Eerie Dark Phantom had already been used by the three as a means of transportation. Although they had all purchased Cosmic Backpacks, these bags were still quite bulky and would affect their combat capabilities.
At Fang Lin Kong's suggestion, the three did not rush to hunt magical beasts.
After carefully studying the Monster Compendium, Fang Lin Kong became particularly interested in a creature known as the White Dragon Deer. This creature was not very high in level—only level thirteen—but its running speed was second only to that of the Golden Chocobo among the creatures recorded in the Monster Compendium. Furthermore, the White Dragon Deer was a semi-aquatic magical beast that could run freely on water without sinking.
Although the White Dragon Deer was not their Task Beast, Fang Lin Kong hoped to capture three of them for transportation. After all, in this strange world, relying solely on walking would waste too much time.
After some consideration, Ye Lisha agreed with Fang Lin Kong's proposal; after all, as a girl, long-distance trekking was quite exhausting. While riding a magical beast might not be entirely easy either, it was certainly better than walking.
The area where the White Dragon Deer appeared was called White Dragon Pool. It was only about five days' journey away from them—of course, this referred to walking for five days. On the map, it was over three hundred kilometers away, and Fang Lin Kong believed they could reach it in five days.
"Ye Lisha, it's your turn to ride that clumsy horse!"
As Fang Lin Kong saw Lin Yu walking down, he called for Ye Lisha to ride on the Eerie Dark Phantom. Ye Lisha smiled lightly and did not refuse. Throughout the journey, Fang Lin Kong fulfilled his duties as a man, never resting on the Eerie Dark Phantom and taking the initiative to handle every task, striving to protect both Ye Lisha and Lin Yu.
“Fang Lin Kong! We’ve already covered a significant distance. It seems we’ll reach White Dragon Pool by tomorrow morning. However, with such fast magical beasts, without a detailed plan, it’s impossible to catch the White Dragon Deer,” Ye Lisha remarked.
Hearing her concern, Fang Lin Kong replied casually, “You don’t need to worry about that. I’ve observed these magical beasts; they love to swim and spend almost all day in the water. I’ve specially prepared a large net, so it’s just like fishing. We will definitely catch them!”
Upon hearing Fang Lin Kong speak so confidently, Ye Lisha smiled and countered, “These magical beasts are quite timid. If we fail once, we won’t be able to catch them again. Therefore, we need to be absolutely certain. After hearing your suggestion about capturing the White Dragon Deer, I bought fifty Cursed Tranquilizer Darts. I believe these magical beasts aren’t that resistant to drugs. Even if they aren’t afraid of tranquilizers, they might not withstand the sleep curse from the bullets.”
Fang Lin Kong chuckled and said, “I’m increasingly impressed by you, Ye Lisha. You know so much more than I do; you’re much more cunning than someone like me who lacks knowledge.”
Ye Lisha smiled slightly and graciously accepted the compliment. “So I’ll take that praise. Lin Yu! Have you decided whether to switch to riding the White Dragon Deer or continue with this Eerie Dark Phantom?”
Lin Yu expressed his dilemma, “I really can’t bear to part with this Eerie Dark Phantom. Although its speed isn’t as fast as listed in the Monster Compendium—over one hundred seventy kilometers per hour—the White Dragon Deer is incredibly fast at four hundred kilometers per hour. Can we really handle that? Ye Lisha, your physical skills are still lacking; you might struggle even more than I would!”
Ye Lisha cheerfully declined to answer Lin Yu’s question directly and simply stated, “I have my ways of riding the White Dragon Deer, and its endurance is better than that of the Eerie Dark Phantom. However, it doesn’t have the same offensive capabilities and lacks significant magical power. In encounters with stronger magical beasts in the future, escaping will be easier with this one.”
After thinking for a long time, Lin Yu still couldn’t bring himself to abandon this twenty-fourth-level magical beast. Although Fang Lin Kong had severed its connection with the Unicorn, its strength hadn’t diminished much. It was still quite capable in battle.
The trio's progress was significantly faster compared to ordinary candidates.
Thus, they no longer feared magical beasts below level fifteen. If not for encountering them in groups, Fang Lin Kong could already challenge beasts above level twenty alone; even with another Eerie Dark Phantom by his side, he was confident he wouldn’t lose too badly. The last time he subdued this beast was largely due to luck; if Fang Lin Kong hadn’t fortuitously knocked it out during his counterattack, it was uncertain who would have emerged victorious.
As Fang Lin Kong and his companions made their way toward White Dragon Pool, Wen Yi had joined the Dark Alliance and was also searching for suitable mounts. However, their target was the powerful and swift Unicorn Dragon.
Chen Mingbin did not possess the kind of self-satisfied boasting that Wen Yi had. Naturally, he couldn't immediately bond with these unfamiliar strangers. Due to the language barrier, Wen Yi spent the most time with the Braided Girl. However, when Wen Yi asked where she was from, the girl simply smiled and refused to answer, only telling Wen Yi her name: Yue E Wu.
The Dark Alliance had indeed brought in quite a few candidates, but what caught Chen Mingbin's attention was a boy named Dinaus. According to everyone, he was the fourth person who could match the Chief Examiner Lord Redus and the two Supervisors, Nine-Star Demon Hunter and Feio, after triggering the spiritual pressure competition in Fang Lin Kong. As a result, the team held great respect for Dinaus.
In such a short time, Dinaus's spiritual energy had already surpassed five hundred. With such a cultivation speed, no one in the team dared to show him disrespect.
Dinaus was very cold towards others and never spoke. Chen Mingbin preferred to keep his distance from this powerful and strange individual.
Their large team naturally encountered fewer dangers. They swept through their path like a storm, even taking down many magical beasts above level twenty. Although they had yet to encounter any Task Beasts, both Wen Yi and Chen Mingbin felt quite confident about passing the exam.
Thus began their rather unpleasant journey of hunting magical beasts.
(To be continued)
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