Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

The giant shuddered violently the moment the venom was injected.

The fighting spirit that had been burning fiercely between the two sides vanished instantly, replaced by immense fear.

"What...what did you do?"

The giant could feel the venom rapidly spreading throughout his body via his meridians.

Its face was turning bluish-black at a visible speed, and black blood was constantly seeping out from its eyes, nose, mouth, and other orifices.

Although the giants are incredibly strong and have tough skin, their internal organs are just as fragile as those of humans.

"You, a beastman, are even more despicable than a human..."

The giant uttered a final, resentful cry.

Immediately afterwards, his burly body could no longer hold on and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

The soldiers on the city wall, along with the fifth-tier warriors who had just fought the giant, all wore expressions of shock.

Just moments ago, this giant spirit displayed unparalleled power, being impervious to blades and spears, and possessing immense strength.

Who would have thought that in the next second, it would be so easily and instantly destroyed!

This is a calamity-level opponent!

Even if a top expert like Zhou Guoliang from Ningchuan City came, it would probably take him several hours to fight him before he could kill him.

"This is the guardian beast of Azure Dragon Academy..."

"His combat strength seems to be the strongest in Ningchuan City!"

"Be more confident, and drop the 'seems' part."

Cao Yue was the first to jump off the city wall and run over.

In terms of combat strength alone, Cao Yue's fourth-tier strength is only considered upper-middle level in the city defense army, definitely not top-tier.

However, his status has skyrocketed because of his acquaintance with Su Chen, and he now wields considerable influence within the city's defense forces.

"Unfortunately, its entire body is covered in poison, and its essence and blood are no longer usable."

"wrong."

"The Giant Spirit Clan shouldn't be considered a beast race. Even if he wasn't poisoned, his essence blood probably wouldn't be usable."

Su Chen glanced at the giant's corpse on the ground and shook his head.

Since Xu Liyue can't use it, then he has no choice but to make the best use of it.

"【Devour】".

With his mouth open, Su Chen swallowed the giant whole.

[Devouring a Calamity-Level Giant of the Giant Race]

[Congratulations, host! You have gained 10000 Evolution Points!]

Cao Yue, who was standing nearby and heard Su Chen's complaint, was stunned for a moment: "Guardian Beast, did you just say that you want the essence blood of a ferocious beast?"

"That's right." Su Chen nodded slightly at the snake's head. "However, I only need the blood of high-level ferocious beasts; blood from beasts below the lord level is practically useless."

In the past few days, Xu Liyue has fused with the blood of hundreds of ferocious beasts, almost fused with the blood of beasts below the lord level.

Seeing that there was no new beast blood, Su Chen once considered giving a drop of his own blood to Xu Liyue.

But to his surprise, Xu Liyue's Myriad Beasts Cauldron showed extreme fear of his blood.

Su Chen had a vague feeling that if he dripped his blood into the Myriad Beasts Cauldron, the cauldron might shatter on the spot.

In the end, he had no choice but to give up.

"High-level beast blood? I happen to have some here!" Upon hearing this, Cao Yue's eyes lit up. "What a coincidence! Some time ago, a city-destroying beast invaded the capital. It was killed by the capital's powerful warriors, and the government extracted the beast's essence blood and sent it to all parts of the country. Ningchuan City also received some, and we were just worried about not being able to find suitable people to use it."

"Well..." Cao Yue paused, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "The government stipulates that one must personally kill a hundred alien races to qualify for the reward, so I'm afraid Xu Liyue and the others will need to come in person."

"Oh?" Su Chen narrowed his snake-like eyes.

Even though ordinary people have a poor ability to absorb beast blood, a drop of the essence blood of a city-destroying beast is as effective as a second-grade pill.

The government set up this regulation to prevent the strong from taking all the opportunities and to leave some chances for ordinary soldiers and martial artists who are still growing.

This was a good opportunity for Xu Liyue and the others to gain experience, so Su Chen didn't need to break the rules.

"Okay, I'll have them come tomorrow," Su Chen nodded.

……

The land of cherry blossoms.

The controversy surrounding Tianzhao Martial Arts School quickly subsided.

Although Tianzhao Martial Arts School was greatly affected by this crushing defeat, it was unable to withstand the pressure and announced its closure within just half a month, with teachers and students scattering like birds and beasts.

However, Yamada Takeo, the principal, did not receive any substantial punishment.

Even any online discussion about him would be instantly banned.

It was as if a pair of large hands were protecting Takeo Yamada.

The capital of the Cherry Blossom Country.

The Prime Minister's Office.

The prime minister's seat was occupied by an obese, bald man.

Takeo Yamada crossed his legs high, looking languid and relaxed.

Before him stood Prime Minister Anpei, the nominal supreme leader of the Sakura Kingdom, with his hands folded in front of him, standing respectfully with an extremely humble expression.

Because An Pei knew clearly that the Yamada Takeo in front of him had long been replaced by another person.

That person is the true master of the Sakura Kingdom.

"My lord, which of the ruins that we lost to the Great Xia last time do you intend to choose?" An Pei asked cautiously.

Takeo Yamada's gaze fell on the map on his desk, a map that meticulously marked all the secret realms and ruins of the Sakura Kingdom.

There are only a dozen or so unexplored secrets and historical sites in the entire country.

Giving one of them away to Great Xia is undoubtedly like cutting off flesh and bleeding blood, making all the citizens of the Sakura Kingdom feel extremely painful.

But so what?

The entire Cherry Blossom Country has long since become a puppet of the Demon Realm.

If you're a chess piece, you must be prepared to be one.

"Let's choose this one." Takeo Yamada stretched out his hand, his finger landing on a mark on the map.

An Pei followed the finger and his expression changed drastically: "Sir, this is an S-rank relic! The only remaining S-rank relic in Sakura Country, are you sure you want to choose this?"

"Do you have any objections?" Takeo Yamada slowly turned his head, his dark eyes looking at Anpei.

Anpei shuddered instantly and hurriedly lowered his head.

Takeo Yamada raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a strange smile: "Although Sakura Country promised to grant us the right of exploration, it never said that Sakura Country was off-limits. You should understand what I mean, right?"

Upon hearing this, An Pei's eyes lit up: "I understand! I will personally select the strongest student from Sakura Country. In this relic event, Sakura Country will definitely defeat Great Xia!"

"If we succeed..." Anpei rubbed his hands together, his face filled with greed, and said, "Could you ask the Demon Realm to grant our Sakura Kingdom even more power?"

Seeing Anpei's obsequious and cautious expression, Yamada Takeo smiled.

Although there is no shortage of traitors among humans.

But this was the first time he had ever seen a country like Japan, where the entire nation would readily abandon their race for a tiny bit of profit.

"She's truly despicable to the core..."