Chapter 420: I Want to Challenge the Ten-Beast Cage (Part 1)

"Roar? Roar? Roar?"

The Seven-Vein Rampage Bear was also completely dumbfounded.

It had thought dealing with a mere Grandmaster human would be easy and pleasant, a direct crush. Who knew that this guy would rush over and hug it, and before it could react, he swung it out like a whip.

"What are you roaring about!"

Then the young man's laughter rang out as its head slammed into the iron cage.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Seven-Vein Rampage Bear's massive body kept colliding intimately with the iron cage, once on the left, once on the right, dizzy from being thrown, nearly vomiting blood.

The other Seven-Vein Rampage Bear hadn't expected this guy to be so fierce, with such great strength, tossing its companion around, and it roared in anger, leaping over to help.

"Want to save it? Here!"

Before it could get close, the young man's laughter continued, and then it saw its companion's pitch-black, massive figure hurtling toward it.

"..."

Before it could react, it was hit, and both fell to the ground together.

"Do you surrender?"

Having thrown the two big fellows into a dizzy mess, Zhang Xuan strolled over lazily with his hands in his pockets.

"Roar!"

The second Seven-Vein Rampage Bear that was hit roared again, wanting to counterattack, but Zhang Xuan shook his head, grabbed its arm again, and swung it fiercely.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

On the iron cage, on the ground, soon one pit after another was smashed out. The first Rampage Bear, which had been nearly vomiting blood from being thrown earlier, tried to stand up but saw its companion being swung over like a weapon.

Slap!

Before long, both big fellows couldn't hold on any longer, dizzy and disoriented, they fell to the ground, unable to get up.

Comparing strength with me?

No way!

Having completed the second level of the Heavenly Dao Golden Body, with a monstrous strength close to fifteen thousand ding, even if these two had great power, they could only wait to be beaten.

"The Tiger-Head Beast, known for its defense, was knocked out with one punch without any resistance; the one that dominated with strength was defeated by the same strength, tossed around casually..."

"Is this even human?"

"Is he really just a Grandmaster peak?"

……

Silence reigned all around.

I had thought entering the Ten Beast Cage was a decision only an idiot would make, but seeing this, I realized he was just steamrolling through it!

What Wind Wolves, Tiger-Head Beasts, Seven-Vein Raging Bears...

They sounded like flowers, but before him they were no different from chicks—he could toss them or whip them as he pleased.

"His rank is still Grandmaster peak, but he's using... pure physical strength!"

This time, Hall Master Xie Jiuchen took a long while to close his mouth.

Earlier, the opponent's movements were fast and aided by technique, so he hadn't noticed. Now, relying entirely on brute force, with not even a trace of true qi fluctuation in his body, he had thrown the Raging Bear around until it had no strength to resist...

Even a fool would understand that the opponent not only had sharp eyes and deep knowledge of savage beasts, but also astonishingly powerful strength.

"It's not just pure physical strength... The way he so easily grabbed the bear's arm also... used technique!"

Elder Wei Yuqing said.

"Indeed, although the Raging Bear is slow, as a half-step至尊 savage beast, it possesses considerable combat skill. Rushing in and rendering it powerless to resist—it's probably not just a simple grab, but also controlling the source of its power, preventing it from using its strength!"

Hall Master Xie Jiuchen didn't know how to describe it.

Under normal circumstances, even if a Seven-Vein Raging Bear had its arm grabbed, with such a massive body and狂暴 strength, how could it be whipped around like a whip without any reaction?

Clearly, the moment he grabbed it, he had seized its vital point.

And this vital point, like a human's脉门, once seized, immediately drained its strength, leaving it at his mercy.

"Hall Master, do you think... he might have raised a Seven-Vein Raging Bear at home too?"

Elder Wei Yuqing looked over.

Earlier, the hall master had said the opponent might have raised a Tiger-Head Beast at home, which was why he was so familiar with it and could easily find the crux of the problem.

Now, dealing with this Seven-Vein Raging Bear, he had also found its脉门 in one go... Could it be he had raised one too?

"Cough, cough..."

His face reddening, Hall Master Xie Jiuchen nearly choked on his saliva.

He had seen people raise one savage beast at home, but never a whole pile!

His family wasn't running a beast hall—how could he have raised a Wind Wolf, a Tiger-Head Beast... and now even a Seven-Vein Raging Bear?

"Having passed three consecutive levels, I'm afraid this Zhang Xuan will become the first驯兽师 in our beast hall to clear the Ten Beast Cage!"

Knowing that dwelling on this would only embarrass himself, Hall Master Xie Jiuchen gave an awkward smile and changed the subject.

Others had attempted the Ten Beast Cage before, but couldn't hold out past two levels. He had passed three levels as easily as eating or drinking—perhaps he could pass the fourth as well.

"Indeed, Hall Master, it seems you'll need to prepare the spirit beast blood!" Elder Wei Yuqing said with a smile.

The reward for challenging the Ten Beast Cage was a drop of spirit beast blood. Judging by his current momentum, he should be able to succeed in one go, and when that happened, this item would have to be produced.

"Hehe!" Hall Master Xie Jiuchen stroked his beard and smiled. "Being able to pass the Ten Beast Cage shows that the geniuses of our Beast Hall are growing ever more formidable. A single drop of spirit beast blood is nothing! Not only will I produce it, but I will also announce that in the future, whenever a genius breaks through, the same reward will be given, and even more!"

The Ten Beast Cage—not only had no one in the Beast Hall of the Xuan Yuan Kingdom succeeded in a thousand years, but even in Beast Halls of kingdoms of the same rank, there had been only a few successes. Having such a person would bring great face and pride when conversing with others.

Moreover, it could encourage more geniuses to strive for progress, which would be the greatest motivation for the entire Beast Hall.

"Indeed!" Elder Wei Yuqing understood this as well and couldn't help nodding.

Just as he was about to continue, his expression turned serious. "Look, he's entering the final level!"

Not only him, but at this moment, everyone else also looked over.

Having thrown the two Seven-Vein Raging Bears to the ground with no strength left to resist, Zhang Xuan continued forward and finally reached the last level of the Ten Beast Cage: the Supreme Initial Stage spirit beast... the Golden Body Iron-Armed Ape!

"The Golden Body Iron-Armed Ape is not large in size, similar to a human, and precisely because of this, its speed, strength, and agility are all comparable to a human's. In a real fight, even a Supreme Intermediate cultivator would find it hard to win!"

"Zhang Xuan is likely to be caught in a tough battle!"

Hall Master Feng and King Beastmaster exchanged a glance, each seeing worry in the other's eyes.

They had considerable goodwill toward this Beastmaster Zhang.

He was clearly capable, yet remained low-key as if he knew nothing, unlike Luo Tang who flaunted his power, pretending to know everything while actually knowing nothing.

In the previous three levels, whether it was the Wind Wolf, the Tiger-Head Beast, or the Seven-Vein Raging Bear, each had only one strong point, with weaknesses that could be exploited.

But this Golden Body Iron-Armed Ape not only had high cultivation but also almost no weaknesses.

It could be said that fighting it was no easier than fighting a Supreme Initial Stage expert, and perhaps even harder.

"Don't overthink it. Beastmaster Zhang's strength is already beyond what we can comprehend. Perhaps... he really can win!"

Not dwelling on it for long, Hall Master Feng shook his head.

A little over a month ago, when he first met this Beastmaster Zhang, he was just a Tongxuan Realm kid. Now, he had reached the peak of Grandmaster and could easily defeat a Half-Step Supreme Seven-Vein Raging Bear.

His strength had already surpassed theirs, enough to make them look up to him.

For such an expert, even if he had hidden means, it was not something they could fathom.

Amid their worried expressions, Zhang Xuan below had already arrived before the Golden Body Iron-Armed Ape.

The Iron-Armed Ape had witnessed Zhang Xuan's torment of the various spirit beasts earlier and knew that this young man, though not old, was not easy to deal with. Without any hesitation, it stamped the ground and, without a word, attacked directly.

Boom!

As expected of an Iron-Armed Ape, its attack was extraordinary. Qi roared, and before its fist even arrived, the air was compressed, howling as if being torn apart.

"Impressive!"

Zhang Xuan's expression turned serious, and he also threw a punch to meet it.

Bang!

Their fists collided, and both man and ape retreated several steps.

"Hmm?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

He hadn't expected this Iron-Armed Ape to be able to withstand his Heaven's Path Golden Body, Second Layer, without losing ground.

The previous spirit beasts had great reputations, but in actual combat, they couldn't withstand him. This one could match him head-on, showing how fearsome it was.

Whoosh!

After the exchange, the Iron-Armed Ape seemed to ignite with excitement and charged again, its figure like lightning.

Indeed, as the legends said, both its speed and reaction were extremely fast, making it hard to defend against.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

After several exchanges, Zhang Xuan was forced back repeatedly.

"No good. This guy is extremely strong, and its defense is not weak either. Fighting it, it would be easy for it to defeat me, but for me to defeat it... difficult!"

He frowned.

To be precise, Zhang Xuan's current true qi cultivation was only at the peak of Grandmaster. The reason he could fight was due to his powerful physical body.

But the reaction speed of a Supreme expert was still somewhat different from that of a Grandmaster.

Even if his strength was not inferior to the opponent's, his reaction would lag, making the fight more strenuous.

If the opponent were only one level higher, he could use the Eye of Insight to predict the next move. But being two levels higher (Half-Step Supreme, Supreme Initial), this skill was useless.

Unable to guess the next move and somewhat slower in thought, relying solely on his physical body to win was indeed very difficult.

Of course, if it were a life-and-death struggle, killing it would still be easy.

"Weakness!"

Knowing that winning bare-handed would be hard, Zhang Xuan, without much hesitation, focused his mind. A book appeared in the library, and the next moment, its contents entered his sight.

"So that's it..."

After reading the contents, Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, the corners of his mouth lifting.

...

"His strength is considerable, but to defeat the Golden Body Iron-Armed Ape is not easy!" Watching the battle, Elder Wei Yuqing remarked.

As a Supreme Peak expert, he could clearly see the strength of both man and beast.

Clearly, Zhang Xuan was at a disadvantage.

"Not just not easy, but impossible... I didn't expect him to be so smooth through three levels, only to stop here. What a pity!"

Hall Master Xie Jiuchen sighed and couldn't help shaking his head.

He had thought that someone here might succeed in the challenge, but in the end, it seemed he would fail.