Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 748 - 23: If You Don’t Come Soon, I Can’t Keep This Act Up!_5

Chapter 748: Chapter 23: If You Don’t Come Soon, I Can’t Keep This Act Up!_5

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An hour had passed for resting, and Zhao Xing immediately set off to begin the challenge!

The second checkpoint was the Guardian of Dragons, and looking at the map, it was entirely a straight path.

There were thirty castles along the line.

The route had been fixed.

So there wasn’t much for Zhao Xing to think about, he just needed to rush forward directly.

In the second checkpoint, killing among competitors was forbidden.

Zhao Xing didn’t have to worry about competitors ambushing him, he just needed to be cautious not to be eliminated by the obstacles on the way.

"Swish swish swish swish swish swish swish~"

Streaks of light flew up; everyone was starting from the same line.

Zhao Xing counted, there were still at least eight thousand people in the second checkpoint.

"In terms of speed, without fusion, I’m still lacking a bit, only at an above-average level," Zhao Xing muttered to himself.

Beast Tamers riding Flying War Beasts or merged with them naturally moved very fast.

Zhao Xing, relying solely on his High-level Perfect Wind Technique to fly, was quickly surpassed by seven or eight hundred people.

"I can’t fall behind."

"Following the first group through the checkpoint has its advantages," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Those who could fly at the front now were certainly the strongest batch of people.

If this group made it through together, they might just breeze through the upcoming checkpoints.

Of course, that was provided he could keep up.

"From the starting line to the first castle, there’s a distance of a thousand miles."

"This stretch of distance is enough to distinguish the strong from the weak."

"Those who are fast in their movement techniques are usually strong in combat as well."

Zhao Xing saw Lei Ling ranked first, Leng Yue ranked second, and Xuan Feng ranked third, all of whom were very fast.

They all had multiple War Beasts, and of course, they had cultivated some specifically for speed.

Especially Xuan Feng, who had finished third in the first checkpoint; he directly fused with a Wind Dragon in a Pure Essence Fusion, leaving everyone else behind in the blink of an eye.

The other two were riding their mounts, ranking in the second group.

Zhao Xing also saw Gabri and Fei She.

Their speeds were not slow either, ranking within the second group.

"Aotian Cat, you take us flying," Zhao Xing ordered.

"Meow!"

The Mountain Cat called out, then the green secret patterns on its back emerged, a stronger Gang Wind lifting Zhao Xing, the Xiao Tian Dog, and the Spiritual Illusion Goat, accelerating their speed.

"Our speed has clearly picked up, keeping us in the first group," Zhao Xing noted internally.

When it came to speed, the Mountain Cat was definitely at the top rate.

Entering the Pure Essence Realm, its talents were aligned with both Wind and Thunder Elements.

"That’s enough, don’t accelerate any further," Zhao Xing ordered, "just maintain this speed."

Zhao Xing didn’t want to be the leading figure, always keeping about one or two hundred people in front of him.

This way, if there was any favourable situation ahead, he could quickly follow up.

If there was danger, there would be others ahead to delay, giving time to react.

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh~"

Now, these Beast Tamers controlling Fourth Grade Flying War Beasts were on par with a Sixth-rank Tower Ship.

"A distance of a thousand miles will probably take about half an hour to reach," Zhao Xing estimated.

Of course, people and beasts are not tools and get tired. They couldn’t possibly maintain a constant speed like a tower ship.

A thousand miles in an hour, that already counts as sprinting speed, and after one hour the speed will drop due to fatigue.

Luckily, the Aotian Cat had astonishing stamina, carrying a person and two beasts while still maintaining a steady speed.

"We’ve arrived!"

A castle loomed in the distance ahead.

"Roar~~"

Countless dragon roars erupted, filling the sky as various breeds of sub-dragons and exotic dragons flew out from within the castle.

"Boom~" The power of Heaven and Earth around the castle instantly became extremely chaotic, with almost no one able to borrow the power from Heaven and Earth, nor absorb the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in such turmoil.

"Aotian, don’t engage them, just charge through!" Zhao Xing commanded.

Leading with Xuan Feng, the group of Beast Tamers deployed spells to get through.

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh~"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Boom boom boom!"

It was like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each revealing their Divine Skills; someone displayed impressive movement techniques, weaving through the crowds of dragons.

Others let their War Beasts shift into their second form, charging in a straight line through the throng.

Zhao Xing instructed the Mountain Cat to follow just behind the first group, and in the time it took to burn thirty minutes worth of incense, they had passed the first Dragon Castle.

"We’ve come through."

Zhao Xing looked back for a moment.

He had already left the range of the first Dragon Castle.

"The subsequent Dragon Castles are spaced between three hundred to five hundred miles apart at most," he reflected.

"There are a total of thirty Dragon Castles to pass through in a day; it’s very difficult to achieve," Zhao Xing pondered internally.

Even without obstructions and free flight, covering 30 Dragon Castles would be difficult even in two days’ time.

That’s because the speed decreases the further you go, requiring time to recover stamina.

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After the first Dragon Castle, many started to fall behind, but the vast majority still followed.

Zhao Xing’s strategy was very successful. Following right behind the first group, he passed fifteen Dragon Castles within ten hours.

During this time, with the Mountain Cat’s movement technique, he wasn’t caught by any of the dragon breeds.

However, the rest of the competitors weren’t so lucky.

After the fifteenth Dragon Castle, there were only around five hundred people left following Zhao Xing from a distance.

There were still nearly two hundred people ahead.

"Aotian, how are you holding up? Can you still endure?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Meow~" Aotian signified that its meals hadn’t been for nothing, it could endure!

"Very good, it wasn’t a waste feeding you so much Spiritual Beauty," Zhao Xing said with delight.

Based on the current situation, he could pass the second checkpoint within the top two hundred.

If all went well, he could rise from rank five hundred and three to within the top two hundred in the second checkpoint!

Clearly, though, things were not going so smoothly.

Starting from the twentieth castle, the disparity among the competitors began to show.

"Already fifty people have disappeared from my sight, I fear they have already led me by the distance of one castle," Zhao Xing reasoned.

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