Starting with SSS-rank talent, I contracted the Forbidden Ferocity.

Seven or eight people had already collapsed beneath the central stone platform.

Xiao Jue stood on the steps, nearly two meters tall, with bare arms and muscles that looked like they had been cast in molten iron.

Behind him, the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape's fists pounded the ground, and the Black-Scaled Python coiled around the stone pillar.

A monkey and a python completely blocked the road leading to the main flag.

Some people were not convinced and rushed up the steps, only to be smashed away by the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape with a single punch.

That's incredible.

"Xiao Jue doesn't play tricks at all; he just smashes whoever goes up to him."

"If Gu Chen doesn't make a move, the main flag will probably be his."

Just then, Shen Ye and Luo Lie walked over.

The crowd automatically separated.

Xiao Jue looked up at Shen Ye.

"A newcomer?"

Shen Ye said, "Make way."

Xiao Jue smiled.

You're even more direct than me.

He flexed his wrists.

"I'm determined to get the main flag."

Shen Ye said, "Then let's fight."

Xiao Jue stepped down the stairs.

"I like."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape made the first move.

The giant fist slammed down, sending a shockwave crashing down.

Luo Lie roared, "Thunder Horn, stop the python!"

The Thunderhorn Tiger pounced on the Black Scale Python, and lightning exploded.

The black-scaled python roared and its body coiled as it fought with the thunder-horned tiger.

Luo Lie also charged forward with his knife, forcefully blocking those around him who wanted to take advantage of the situation.

"Anyone who dares to go over there, ask me first!"

Shen Ye did not turn around.

His entire attention was focused on the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape and Xiao Jue.

"Night Feather".

Dark, ghostly flames rose.

Night Feather flew into the air, and the Thousand Blades of the Underworld Phoenix poured down.

The Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape crossed its arms, its entire body covered in earth-yellow blood and qi, and actually charged forward while enduring the feather blades.

Shen Ye's eyes narrowed slightly.

This demonic ape's defense is even tougher than that of the Black Stone Demonic Ape.

Xiao Jue followed closely behind, throwing a punch at Shen Ye's chest.

Shen Ye also threw a punch.

Ghostfire Battle Body activated.

boom!

Their fists collided.

Shen Ye took three steps back.

Xiao Jue took a step back.

Excitement flashed in Xiao Jue's eyes.

"good!"

"Late-stage Tier 2, you can withstand one of my punches? You're much stronger than those trash!"

Shen Ye shook his numb wrist.

"You talk more nonsense than they do."

Xiao Jue laughed loudly and charged forward again.

The Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape launched a frontal assault.

Xiao Jue launched a close-range, powerful attack.

This is a pure, extreme form of power-based fighting style.

Shen Ye didn't try to hold back.

Zhu Jiu emerged from the shadows, and the Nine Nether Bone Prison rose, attempting to lock the legs of the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape.

The Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape roared and actually pulled out a bone spike as a weapon, hurling it at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye used Shadow Cloak to evade.

The stone platform suddenly cracked open.

Ye Yu seized the opportunity, his soul burning as he fell.

The Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape paused in its movements.

Xiao Jue suddenly stood in front of it.

A yellowish-brown line appeared between his brows, actually taking part of the soul impact for his contracted beast.

Shen Ye's eyes flickered.

Is this Xiao Jue's talent?

【Xiao Jue】

[Talent: A-grade, Beast Bloodline]

[Effect: Can temporarily share the damage from the contracted beast and gain a portion of the contracted beast's power]

No wonder he's so good at fighting.

He is no ordinary beast tamer.

Instead, it is a monster that is half martial and half beast.

Xiao Jue grinned and said:

"Your ghost fire is troublesome."

"But it still can't burn through me."

Shen Ye said calmly, "Let's give it a try."

He no longer conserves his mental energy.

Night Feather spread its wings completely.

The Netherfire compressed into dozens of jet-black feather blades, each with dark gold patterns along its edges.

Zhu Jiu's deep blue vertical pupils also lit up.

"Gazing at the Candlelight".

Xiao Jue's body sank.

It wasn't that they were completely frozen, but rather that their movements were a beat slower.

Shen Ye had been waiting for this half-beat.

He did not attack Xiao Jue.

Instead, he and Ye Yu attacked the left knee of the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape at the same time.

The Thousand Blades of the Dark Phoenix converge on one point.

The Nine Netherworld Shadows locked the joints.

Shen Ye's short sword ignited with ghostly flames and pierced the soft spot behind the knee of the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape.

The Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape roared, lost its balance, and slammed one knee into the ground.

Xiao Jue's expression changed.

Shen Ye's goal was never to break through the defenses by force.

The first step is to abolish the action.

"Black-scaled Python, retreat!"

The black-scaled python wanted to turn back.

Luo Lie's body surged with lightning as he withstood the snake's tail attack, his longsword striking the black-scaled python's outer seven-inch mark.

"Are you treating me like I don't exist?"

The Thunderhorn Tiger pounced and bit the Black Scale Python's neck.

Xiao Jue's eyes darkened completely.

"Shen Ye, I admit you deserve to be in the top three."

"But that's not enough to beat me!"

He let out a low roar, and the earth-yellow blood patterns on his body surged.

The aura of the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape had become one with his.

Beast bloodline is the same, fully activated.

Xiao Jue's speed increased dramatically, and his fist, imbued with the power to shatter mountains, slammed towards Shen Ye.

Shen Ye couldn't dodge that punch.

He didn't dodge.

"Candle Nine".

The shadow rose from behind Shen Ye, and the body of the Candle Nine Serpent coiled into a shield shape.

Nine Nether Bone Armor!

boom!

Xiao Jue smashed the bone armor with a punch, and the remaining force landed on Shen Ye's chest.

Shen Ye was sent flying backward, a sweet taste rising in his throat, and blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

But Xiao Jue was unable to pursue them.

Because Ye Yu was already behind him.

The ghost fire did not strike his body.

Instead, it penetrated the connection of energy between him and the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape.

Xiao Jue's expression changed drastically.

"You dare burn my talent link?"

Shen Ye landed and raised his hand to wipe away the blood.

"Now I dare."

The ghostly fire burned along the connection.

The Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape roared in agony.

Xiao Jue also let out a muffled groan, his breathing instantly becoming disordered.

Shen Ye seized the opportunity and used Shadow Step to get close.

The short sword was drawn.

The blade stopped in front of Xiao Jue's throat.

At the same time, Ye Yu's sharp claws pressed against the eyes of the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape.

Zhu Jiu's Bone Prison locked the tail of the Black Scale Python.

The entire room fell silent.

Xiao Jue stared at Shen Ye, his chest heaving violently.

A moment later, he withdrew his qi and blood.

"I lost."

The light screen refreshes.

[Shen Ye: One main flag, one ordinary flag]

[Provisional ranking: Third]

The battlefield outside the valley was in complete uproar.

"third!"

"Made in the top three on the third day of camp?"

"He's only at the late stage of Tier 2!"

Han Pojun crossed his arms, his eyes sharp.

Lu Qingshan smiled very softly.

"I always said it was time to stir things up in the Nanjiang River."

In Lingqi Valley.

Shen Ye put away the main flag.

Luo Lie limped over, his clothes covered in dust.

"The agreed-upon 20%."

Shen Ye tossed him an ordinary resource flag.

Luo Lie caught it and paused for a moment.

"That's more than 20%."

Shen Ye said, "You did a good job stopping them."

Luo Lie grinned.

"You can say something sensible once in a while."

Shen Ye ignored him.

He looked up at the mountaintop.

Gu Chen was still standing there.

Dressed in white, empty-handed, with a calm expression.

The two looked at each other across the valley.

Gu Chen smiled and pointed to the ground beneath his feet.

There, the last golden main flag is still flying.

Shen Ye understood what he meant.

I want to be number one.

Come up and get it.

A system notification sounded simultaneously.

[Phase Quest Update: Defeat Gu Chen.]

[Task Rewards: 2 Third Contract Slot Fragments, 1 Mirror Image Talent Fragment, 3000 Evolution Points.]

Shen Ye gripped the short knife tightly, his eyes slightly brightening.

The second main flag.

First place.

He wants them all.