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Chapter 265 The Trail of the Night Beast

"However, it is not easy to send the monster into the monster map, and it is even more difficult to tame it afterward."

Xu Ning said to Gray White, "You'll need to expend even more energy to imprint the demon beast mark on this Stone Rolling Lizard."

Before it was damaged, the monster map was a top-tier secret treasure.

Generally, once a monster is captured and placed inside, it will immediately be marked.

However, nowadays, it will take the controller more time and effort to plant the mark on the captured monsters.

"It just takes a little more time, it's fine."

Gray responded.

As for Gray-White, it had long wanted to expand its Dao Realm combat power within the Demon Beast Map, but it had never had the opportunity. The current environment, however, has made it possible.

"The monsters here probably haven't had much contact with powerful human beings."

Xu Ning said, "When that Stone Rolling Lizard fought me just now, it had absolutely no combat experience. Moreover, it couldn't speak human language, which clearly meant it had never been near the human world."

"good……"

Gray nodded.

"You should also thank me."

At this moment, Qingying came closer and said, "If it weren't for me, Xu Ning wouldn't have been able to subdue this stone-rolling lizard so easily."

Grayish White gave a cold laugh and said dismissively, "Well, thank you very much."

Qingying rolled her eyes: "Verbal thanks are useless. You'll have to give me all of those Jade Blood Tempering Fruits."

Gray heard it but ignored it.

Qingying gritted her teeth.

"Let's go, keep looking around, and see if we can find anything else."

Xu Ning also wanted to acquire more resources here.

Advancing from the fourth level of the Dao Realm, the Core Formation Realm, to the fifth level, the Core Cleansing Realm, requires 850 million units of energy, which is an enormous number for Xu Ning.

Xu Ning came to this resource-rich overseas archipelago to accumulate more power.

Then, Xu Ning continued to explore the island with Qingying and Huibai.

……

Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, the Ye Wang Mansion's search fleet had already searched three islands and had now reached the fourth island.

They left some personnel on the islands they had searched.

If the Night Beast touches a trap set by the Beast Taming Masters, it will be alerted.

During this period, Duan Chaofeng's people and Mo Lan's people had already become aware of each other.

They've only started searching in different areas; the two sides haven't officially clashed yet.

However, both sides are aware that as the search continues, it is only a matter of time before they encounter each other.

During these three months, Xu Ning, along with Gray and Green Shadow, searched for traces of the Night Beast on three islands while capturing monsters to gather resources.

During this period, the Dao Realm combat power within the Demon Beast Map was further expanded.

One mid-level Dao Realm demon beast and three early-level Dao Realm demon beasts have been added.

Bringing this back to the Yanlu Sect will greatly increase the sect's overall combat strength.

Moreover, the number of animals captured was deliberately controlled.

Gray only chooses to capture new monsters after planting the monster mark on the captured monster.

Otherwise, the unmarked and uncontrollable monsters would create chaos within the monster map.

Besides the expansion of the monster map, Gray and Green Shadows also discovered many spiritual herbs here that could promote the growth of monsters.

This has significantly boosted the strength of both of them.

Although there is still a significant distance to the middle stage of the Dao Realm, the gap with the realm barrier has been narrowed considerably.

As for Xu Ning, he also gained a lot. During this time, he obtained nearly 170 million units of energy, and the remaining energy was approaching 200 million.

Although it is still quite far from 850 million units of energy, the efficiency is already very high.

Three months later, Duan Chaofeng and Mo Lan, who had previously been wary of each other but had not interfered with each other, finally landed on the same island on the same day.

This island is the last unexplored island in this archipelago.

This island is located in the center of the surrounding islands and is also the largest in area, almost equivalent to the size of three other islands.

Both sides landed on the island at the same time, but deliberately avoided each other when choosing where to set up camp.

Inside Prince Ye's camp.

The secrets of spatial architecture lie within.

The interior is furnished in a manner similar to that of a prince's palace.

In a large hall, Duan Chaofeng summoned his confidants, beast taming masters, and guard leaders.

Duan Chaofeng sat in the seat of honor, with Dong Ji sitting next to him as equals.

Xu Ning, Zhang He, Zhuo Weisong, and others sat below in turn.

"Everyone, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the search for the Soyamon is basically coming to an end."

Duan Chaofeng's gaze swept over everyone, his expression somewhat serious: "Neither we nor Mo Lan's people have clearly found any trace of the Soya Beast. A monster like the Soya Beast, which is extremely picky about its living environment, would most likely not leave the nearby archipelago, much less dive into the deep sea. Therefore, the Soya Beast is very likely hiding on this last unsearched island."

The crowd below listened attentively to Duan Chaofeng's speech.

"In our search on this island, we not only have to be careful about the environmental hazards, but also have to be wary of the people of Molan."

Duan Chaofeng said, "Although Mo Lan and I belong to the same clan, the Soya Beast is tempting, so we must be wary of its hidden tricks. Therefore, we must be extremely cautious when searching for traces of the Soya Beast."

"Yes."

Everyone below responded in unison.

"If we really encounter Mo Lan's people, we should avoid conflict if possible. But if it's unavoidable, then we should take action."

Duan Chaofeng then said, "Next, I urge everyone to put in as much effort as possible, so that the entire operation doesn't come to naught at the last moment."

"If anyone discovers any trace of the Soyamon, even the slightest clue, I will reward them handsomely afterwards."

"yes!"

The group accepted the order.

After Duan Chaofeng finished speaking briefly, everyone dispersed, leaving the private space to begin their search.

Aside from Duan Chaofeng and Dong Ji not taking action themselves, Zhang He, who had been protecting Duan Chaofeng, was also searching for traces of the Night Beast on the island with two Beast Taming Masters.

Xu Ning was still dressed in gray and blue, just like before.

On the island.

"This island feels different from all the others..."

While traveling on the island, Gray suddenly spoke.

"Um?"

Xu Ning raised an eyebrow and looked at the gray-white figure.

"I also feel something's off."

At this moment, Qingying added, "Walking on this island gives me a strange sense of comfort."

Why do you feel this way?

Xu Ning pressed for an answer.

"I can't explain it."

Gray shook his head: "It's like an instinctive feeling in our blood."

"good."

It's rare for Qingying to share the same feelings and opinions as Huibai.

"I see..."

Xu Ning whispered, "If you can sense the special nature of this island, then the Sombra must also be able to sense it. It seems that there's a very high probability that the Sombra is on this island."

"Let's all be careful this time..."

Xu Ning reminded him.

"Um."

Both the gray-white and the blue-green figures became cautious.

……

On the island.

Another team is exploring and investigating.

There are seven people in this team, two of whom are beast taming masters.

The leader was Zhuo Weisong, one of Duan Chaofeng's confidants.

At this moment, Zhuo Weisong's expression was tense, and he seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Xu Ning, that outsider, actually managed to gain such favor from the Crown Prince..."

Zhuo Weisong's thoughts swirled: "He hasn't made any contributions to the Prince's Mansion yet, and he's being treated like this. The Prince is truly foolish."

As Zhuo Weisong spent more time with Xu Ning, he became increasingly dissatisfied with him.

Originally, she was the Crown Prince's most trusted confidant besides Zhang He, thanks to her father Zhuo Chengyun's connections.

Now that Xu Ning has arrived, Zhuo Weisong feels as if he has been inexplicably ostracized.

Even Zhang He, who had previously kept his distance from him, has started openly criticizing him.

Meanwhile, several of the Crown Prince's other confidants also became close to Xu Ning and distanced themselves from him.

Although Zhuo Weisong knew that this was related to his attitude towards people, he still blamed Xu Ning for it all.

"This island is fraught with danger. Many guards and even beast taming masters have perished while searching for the Nightbeast. If Xu Ning could also die here overseas, that would be truly gratifying."

Zhuo Weisong was petty and muttered to himself.

Of course, Zhuo Weisong was also aware that the probability of such a thing happening was not high.

Xu Ning is a meticulous and extremely cautious person, and he is also quite powerful. It wouldn't be easy for him to be caught off guard and lose his way.

"Even if I can't make Xu Ning suffer, if I can find the trail of the Night Beast and make a great contribution, then Xu Ning will be no match for me."

Zhuo Weisong said in secret.

"etc!"

Suddenly, in the middle of the group, a beast taming master at the initial stage of the Dao Realm, the liquid in the transparent bottle in his hand turned into a light ink color.

"What's wrong?"

Zhuo Weisong's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly moved closer.

"Not long ago, a demonic beast with an extremely high bloodline appeared in this area!"

The beast tamer's expression was somewhat excited.

"Could it be a Soyamon?"

Zhuo Weisong quickly pressed for more information, appearing very eager.

"It should be!"

As the ink in the water grew darker and darker, the Beast Taming Master responded.

For a moment, the whole group was incredibly excited.

Discovering traces of the Nightbeast is a great achievement!

This group will all receive a reward from the Crown Prince.

"Search the surrounding area and see if you can find any clues!"

Zhuo Weisong quickly said, his previous displeasure completely gone.

Be careful, everyone.

Zhuo Weisong added, "Although this Night-Swallowing Beast is not yet mature, currently only at the mid-stage of the Dao Realm, as a peak-level demonic beast, its methods are extremely unique, and it itself poses a great danger!"

"yes!"

The guards also suppressed their inner turmoil.

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(End of this chapter)