Chapter 424: Chapter 424: Hunting Hour! Great Xia Hunting Squad vs. Exotic Beast Exploration Squad

Inside a certain manor, a group of restless Human Race prodigies were gathered together, complaining in low voices.

"Do you think Elder Yuwen has lost his mind? He actually regards the Celestial Dao Network in Great Xia as something evil, when it’s clearly a divine artifact! Only now do I realize how boring life was before!"

"Exactly! He doesn’t know how to embrace new things! Such a divine tool should definitely be under our control!"

"+1."

"I have to say, this Celestial Dao Network is really convenient; I can’t bear to part with it!"

"Hmph! You guys are clearly corrupted by that evil thing due to lack of willpower!"

"Bah! You hypocrite! Just a few days ago you were having the most fun, I even saw you during a dance livestream..."

"Get lost, get lost... What dance... what black silk stockings... I have no idea what nonsense you’re talking about..."

"..."

Soon after, the room was filled with discussions about scouting for information, researching whether black silk stockings increase attack speed and similar topics.

Laughter followed soon after.

Meanwhile, in the reception hall at the back, Yuwen Tianlong, the leading elder who had a clear grasp of the manor’s movements, had an expression that turned dark.

Angrily slamming the table, he scolded.

"Damn it! These little brats! It only took a few days to corrupt them to this extent!"

"Damn it! Truly unforgivable!"

Not far away, three Eighth Grade Stewards who had just returned listened silently.

Similar thoughts flashed through their minds as well.

Truly an old fossil...

Then, Elder Yuwen glared at the three of them with a chilling tone.

"And those people, despite the intelligence being so clear, they choose not to believe the truth!"

"Moreover, they even suspect this elder of lying?"

"Damn it!"

"Truly a bunch of useless little fingers sitting around doing nothing!" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

As he cursed, the tea table beside him suffered once more.

Yet the three remained silent, waiting quietly for it to end.

At this point in time, whoever speaks next will easily become a scapegoat; having been subordinates for years, they knew better.

After a long while, Yuwen Tianlong finally calmed down, waved his hand, and spoke with an icy tone.

"Since those bastards don’t believe, continue gathering more intelligence!"

"In a few days, I will personally go back!"

"Even with such trivial matters unresolved, you three remain useless!"

Such scenarios played out in different cities and different manors, with only slight differences but conveying the same overall message.

Simultaneously.

Within the immense light membrane of the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races, exploration squads of various exotic beast races were scattered like stars.

However.

These exotic beasts had massive bodies, some hundreds of meters long, some even thousands of meters tall, resembling moving mountains.

Even on the vast Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races, it was hard to conceal their presence.

With each movement and breath, they were like beacons in the night, easily detected by the powerful from Great Xia.

In a short period, many formidable hunting squads from Great Xia locked onto these precious prey.

From different positions and directions, piercing gazes were directed towards them.

They stared at the moving exotic beasts, their eyes blazing with war intent and determination.

Despite the unusual act of several terrifying exotic beasts moving together being rare on the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races, seemingly absurd.

This did not cause the powerful from Great Xia to retreat.

Times have changed.

In the past, such groupings would have made the Great Xia’s powerful think twice and avoid such tough prey.

But now, they have become a prized target.

Simply put, with greater power comes less need to avoid challenges, and hunting grounds expand with capability.

Clearly, these exotic beasts, even when together, were considered huntable targets.

Meanwhile, the exotic beasts, indifferent as they were, communicated with spiritual power, dismissing the surrounding ants.

In their eyes, these were merely delicious blood meals!

Previously obtained ludicrous intelligence had already been forgotten.

"The beings within this light membrane have gone mad, speaking nonsense."

"Exactly! I think we should head straight for the core! Go to the central area to check things out."

"Hmph! A thorough sweep would clarify everything!"

"Around us are lots of little ants; what are they doing? Seeking their own doom?"

"..."

Elsewhere, some hunting squads couldn’t hold back and charged out first.

Other squads cursed while following them.

"Damn! Are you coming or not! We saw these beasts first!"

"Wait! Save one for the Blaze Squad!"

"Always snatching, snatching, snatching... no courtesy at all!"

"Shameless bastards, can’t agree on anything and resort to these crooked ways."

"..."

The squads that charged first ran boldly while laughing loudly.

"Hahaha... quick hands win, slow hands lose, whoever gets it first, it’s theirs."

Meanwhile, the dozen terrifying exotic beasts still stood proudly, their massive beast eyes full of mockery and playfulness.

In the skies, spiritual power intertwined in masses.

"Hilarious! What are these little ants doing? Do they think they can hunt us? Hahaha... this is the funniest scene I’ve ever seen!"

"Exactly! With just this trash! Even standing still, they couldn’t hope to break through the defense!"

"Demon Ancient Ape King, you overestimate these ants; forget breaking through, they can’t even withstand the pressure!"

"..."

As they spoke, one of the Eighth Grade Beast Generals suddenly released an imposing pressure, sweeping across a thousand li in an instant.

But at the next moment, its expression changed continuously, conveyed messages filled with disbelief and surprise.

"What? This... this is impossible! Why are they completely unaffected?"

Observing the hunting squads from Great Xia who showed no reaction, continuing to close the distance at high speed as if oblivious to the pressure.

After this scene, other exotic beasts began to sense something was amiss.

Something’s not right!

Absolutely not right!

The aura of these ants, seemingly only Fourth and Fifth Grades, all had issues.

But before the Beast Generals and Beast Kings could think further, one after another, the hunting squads of Great Xia among them burst into wild laughter and tore off disguises.

"Brothers, these beasts seem to have figured it out, but it’s too late now! Let’s go together! Slaughter them!"

As he spoke, the aura on his body rapidly surged from Fifth Grade to Eighth Grade Peak.

Simultaneously, other Great Xia hunting squads emulated the move, revealing their true strength one after another.

Seventh Grade Grandmaster Peak...

High Tier of Grade Eight Grandmaster...

Peak of Grade Eight Grandmaster...

...

Even two who had just recently broken through to Ninth Grade Peak.