Chapter 192: Chapter 192
The Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog ran beneath him, while the Purple-lightning Golden Eagle and the Cursed Crow King followed overhead. At that moment, Du You realized that he had achieved the feat of handling dogs, birds, and eagles all at once. Was he going to become more and more luxuriant?
As they flew past, anywhere the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog tread, it caused utter chaos.
Du You had underestimated the coercive power of the Heavenly Disaster Beasts, even though it was yet to reach maturity, it was still a Heavenly Disaster Beast after all.
As soon as the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog would approach, the pressure it exerted would make little creatures and smaller Giant Beasts feel threatened, making them jump out from their hiding spots. Some of them would even dash around frantically without a clear direction.
Du You would ignore those little creatures, but he wouldn’t give up on the Giant Beasts. These beasts were mostly above level 7; hunting them was perfect for his level and reaped a good number of white Crystal Coins.
Even though Du You didn’t get a clear look wherever the creature went; his Spiritual Perception caught them instantaneously.
Without hesitation, Du You would execute the Disintegration Spell. Aiming for the head and using Spiritual Perception, the damage done by his rule-based spell to the head was nearly the same as that to any other part of the body.
And as the head held the life force, attacking this spot could likely kill off the Giant Beast in one strike.
At the same time, this was a good opportunity to bolster his Spiritual Perception. Even if he didn’t manage to kill them, Xiaozi would immediately shoot a Thunder Light Orb, ensuring that no average Giant Beast would survive the repeated strikes.
Level 8 creatures would be able to withstand two attacks under the Curse Aura, but just barely.
Meeting a level 9 Giant Beast would mean that Du You had to put in a little bit more effort, but still, it wasn’t much of a hassle, he would just have to attack a couple more times. With the Heavenly Disaster Beast at his side, these giant beasts basically had no will to fight back.
Hunting these Giant Beasts hardly made Du You feel accomplished.
Even when giant beasts flew by overhead, Du You wouldn’t hesitate to use Disintegration Spell. Under his support, Xiaozi could easily take down the flying giant beasts.
With continuous hunting, the number of White Crystal Coins in Du You’s possession finally started to fill up again.
"It’s such a shame that the Light Balls that pop out can’t be stored for a long time. If I could bring them back to Earth, there wouldn’t be so much wastage," he muttered as he flung aside a gigantic horn, sighing in regret. Just like his time in the Dinosaur World, he had to leave behind so many materials due to lack of storage capacity. Looking at these resources, he felt reluctant to part with them.
If he could take them back, this wouldn’t be necessary. Sadly, these Giant Beasts had such a low probability of dropping equipment.
Of course, Du You was not genuinely bold enough to recklessly proceed. As he gradually moved farther from the place where the Heavenly Disaster Beasts evolved, he met a greater number of high-level Giant Beasts.
Upon encountering those level 10 and higher Giant Beasts, Du You immediately veered away with the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog, not intending to engage in a fight.
At first, an inflated Du You wanted to test the waters, but after seeing two level 10 Giant Beasts fight, he gave up the thought. Currently, he stood no chance against them.
Perhaps, he might stand a chance of winning against those at the Tier 2 level. However, against these Giant Beasts, it was better to be cautious; otherwise, he would not even know how he died.
That’s when the exploration compass once again came into play.
"How come I can’t find a level 10 Giant Beast to test my skills on? Surely, there are more level 10 Giant Beasts than there are Tier 2 ones."
While Du You was busy looking at the compass and carefully examining the traces, he was unaware that there were, in fact, fewer level 10 Giant Beasts than Tier 2 ones.
Unlike the Professionals, the tier of the Giant Beasts didn’t increase level by level; instead, they achieved substantial level upgrades every time they broke through a phase thanks to their congenital lineage.
Many Giant Beasts entered Tier 2 without reaching the peak of Tier 1.
Those that managed to reach level 10 were mostly highly talented ones. Only these Giant Beasts could possess stronger capacities when they reached higher levels. Of course, there were also some Giant Beasts with moderate lineage who managed to elevate to level 10 due to special circumstances. But these types of beasts would have a hard time breaking through to Tier 2.
As Du You continued his search, he ended up spending two whole days on it. Having the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog at his side ensured that the harvest over those two days was quite considerable, reaching over a thousand White Crystal Coins.
If it weren’t for the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog scaring away many Giant Beasts while running, Du You could have doubled his earnings. Besides, the lack of his own magic power was also a factor. The draining process of spellcasting required a large amount of magic power.
One day, after finishing his meal, Du You hadn’t ridden the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog very far when he sensed a familiar aura.
Within one area, signs of beast kings could be felt almost everywhere, with no other creatures daring to get close. But this size didn’t seem to have reached Tier 2, which suggested that this could probably be a level 10 creature.
Using a peak-tier-1 Giant Beast for tests was the best way to clarify doubts.
"Excellent, I’ll pick you. I hope you won’t let me down. Let’s get closer and have a look."
Du You jumped down, called back the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog, and then proceeded with extreme caution.
If it were Xiaozi, she would definitely be sulky if summoned back without making a noise. But the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog and the Cursed Crow King were different; they had no emotions, and it wasn’t clear if it was their innate nature or due to their undead bloodlines.
There was no record of Heavenly Disaster Beasts with an Undead Attribute, so he didn’t know what to expect.
Previously people had tried to turn Giant Beasts into Undead, but the outcome had not been very good. Although the Undead created from Giant Beasts were powerful, it greatly reduced the control capacity, hence falling short on cost-effectiveness.
These weren’t conclusions drawn from Du You’s previous investigations but things he learned from Ma Can.
Even many of the professionals who arrived in the Giant Beast world had the Undead Attribute, especially the ones of lower levels.
Approaching quietly, Du You gingerly pulled away the underbrush and saw a grass nest in front, surrounded by straw. In it was a behemoth hibernating. Though it was unclear of its species, the level indicator in front of it left no room for doubt.
Six-Tusked Beast: Level 10
"Finally found you. Let’s see how powerful you are now. This guy is fairly big," Du You muttered to himself. The creature lying there was taller than him. Once it stood up, it would certainly be over three meters. It could even likely reach the height of the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog.