"Lin has already severely wounded the Zombie King Beast. Let's hurry and support him so we can slay it together!" Han Chengyong turned to his team members and shouted.
Everyone immediately realized that the treasure-hunting team could also gain glory points by killing the beasts from the time-space rifts. Slaying the corpse king beast in front of them would definitely yield extremely rich glory points, and the corpse king beast also had many valuable materials on it, such as its head, which was worth a fortune.
Zhou Ran saw the treasure hunters' excited expressions and couldn't help but smile. Did these people want to come over and split my honour points?
However, Zhou Ran did not refuse. Aside from Su Heng, he had no ill will towards these people; on the contrary, he admired them greatly, especially Han Chengyong, who was a friend worth cultivating a deep relationship with.
"Everyone, work together and eliminate it in one go!" Zhou Ran shouted.
"Alright!" Everyone charged at the beast in unison.
Han Chengyong turned to Su Heng and said, "Su brother, join in too! Don't let the glory points go to waste!"
Su Heng's eyes flickered for a moment, then he clenched his teeth and said, "Alright!"
He then opened the light gate and summoned a golden-winged phoenix. This was Su Heng's strongest trump card—an eighth-tier mid-level Holy Light Golden Phoenix. It must be said that he indeed had a particular fondness for this golden-shimmering beast.
'Oh!' Zhou Ran looked at the Holy Light Golden Phoenix and was a bit surprised. This beast should have been of ninth-tier lineage, but how come it was only eighth-tier? It must have been a failed mutation, mutating in the wrong direction.
'What a pity, what a pity!' Zhou Ran shook his head.
Han Chengyong's lips curled slightly upward. In truth, he had already known that Su Heng had this trump card. Otherwise, he wouldn't have specially invited him over to help.
'Enhancement!' Except for Zhou Ran, the remaining crowd all activated their beastmaster skills, and multicoloured lights descended upon their beasts.
Speed boost, strength boost, defence boost, skill boost, and aura boost—all were used. For a moment, Zhou Ran felt a bit awkward.
"Lin brother, aren't you going to activate the boost?" Han Chengyong suddenly asked.
"To be honest, I don't know how…" Zhou Ran smiled wryly.
"..."
Everyone fell silent for a moment, but then they remembered the information Zhou Ran had provided during registration—he had never attended the Beast Academy, so it made sense that he didn't know how to use the boost buff.
Just as everyone was commanding their beasts to charge at the Corpse King Beast, a furious roar suddenly echoed out. The Corpse King Beast's body convulsed violently, and black energy continuously emanated from its body.
Boom!
Countless bone spines shot out from its body like missiles, instantly eliminating all the skeletal beasts around it. The Shadow Moon Dog sprinted at full speed to evade the attacks.
"Earth Shadow Giant Turtle!"
He Ziming was startled and immediately commanded the Earth Shadow Giant Turtle to build layer upon layer of earthen walls.
In an instant, four or five layers of earthen walls surrounded Zhou Ran and the others.
Rock-type beasts pride themselves on their defensive capabilities, and the Earth Shadow Giant Turtle is a prime example of a defensive-type beast, mastering the technique of earthen stone walls with divine precision.
After a moment, the movements of the Corpse King Beast gradually ceased. Zhou Ran immediately put on the Star Spirit Mirror and looked over. The Corpse King Beast, which had originally been over twenty metres in length, had shrunk by half. Bones and debris were scattered around, and all the Skeleton Beasts had perished. A large amount of dark energy swirled in the vicinity.
"It's the Corpse King Beast's Demon Corpse Explosion!"
'It's now in a weakened state. Let's go!' Zhou Ran shouted, determined not to let the Corpse King Beast absorb the dark energy from the skeletal beasts. Otherwise, once it recovered, the earthen wall might not be able to hold it back.
The Shadow Moon Dog sprinted forward at incredible speed, distorting the surrounding air as it multiplied into clones—one became two, two became four...
Surrounded by its clones, the Liu Ying Huan Yue Dog let out a piercing howl, like a thunderclap, stunning the Zombie King Beast.
This piercing cry was far more powerful than when it was still a Star Wolf Dog, carrying the majesty of a ninth-tier beast. It could almost instantly kill lower-tier beasts, rivaling even the roar of a tiger or the cry of a dragon.
Han Chengyong and the others immediately rushed to assist.
The Holy Light Golden Phoenix and the Lion-headed Demon Eagle spewed flames from the sky, the Giant Claw Mantis used its agile body to swiftly slash, and the Holy Flame Dragon Python's dozens of metres-long body tightly bound the Corpse King Beast. The remaining beasts also attacked fiercely.
As the Corpse King Beast was on the brink of defeat, the sword that had fallen to the ground suddenly trembled, shattering into a blood-red gemstone that flew to the top of the Corpse King Beast's head. Simultaneously, the surrounding dark energy was automatically absorbed by the blood-red gemstone and channeled into its body.
At a visible speed, the Corpse King Beast's body slowly began to recover, quickly returning to its original state of over twenty metres in length, including its shattered arm. A massive black wave erupted, violently repelling all the surrounding beasts.
At the same time, it assumed an eerie posture with both hands, forming a black hole of dense darkness before its chest.
'This is bad! It's Death Annihilation—retreat quickly!' Han Chengyong shouted with a pale face. This was an extremely powerful demonic skill, typically only usable by ninth-tier beasts. Yet this Zombie King Beast was only eighth-tier—how could it use it? Could it be the pearl on its head causing trouble?
At that moment, the Liu Ying Huan Yue Dog suddenly vanished and appeared above the Zombie King Beast's head, swallowing the pearl in one gulp.
"...
'Holy crap! Is that even possible?' Everyone was shocked. What was going on with Zhou Ran?
Zhou Ran had been drooling over the demonic blood essence on that sword for ages. Now it had summoned itself, requiring no effort at all, perfectly fulfilling the needs of his Liu Ying Huan Yue Dog.
After losing the demon blood essence, the Corpse King Beast's aura instantly weakened. The black hole that had gathered in its chest dissipated before it could be unleashed, and its entire skeletal structure was on the verge of collapse, feeling as if it could shatter at any moment. At the same time, its eyes glared fiercely at the Flowing Shadow Illusion Moon Dog, wishing it could tear it apart directly.
The Liu Ying Huan Yue Dog, on the other hand, saw its momentum surge. Not only did its size increase significantly, but fangs also grew from the corners of its mouth. Its cultivation level instantly rose from the upper fifth rank to the upper sixth rank, a full rank higher.
Seeing the weakened Zhi Wang Beast, Zhou Ran would not miss this opportunity. The crescent moon on the Liu Ying Huan Yue Dog's head flickered with purple light.
'Inferno Ghost Slash!'
The Liu Ying Huan Yue Dog leaped into the air, roared, and instantly transformed into seven blood-red shadows, charging toward the Zhi Wang Beast.
This was the Liu Ying Huan Yue Dog's strongest demonic skill at present, allowing it to transform into seven demonic messengers wielding judgment scythes. Though a demonic skill, it was surprisingly effective against demonic beasts, granting special attribute bonuses—especially against the currently weakened Zombie King Beast.
Upon seeing the seven shadows appear, the Zombie King Beast's massive body trembled in fear.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The seven scythes mercilessly hacked at the Zombie King Beast,
and in an instant, its body was completely shattered, forming a sky full of black mist, with a crystal skull rolling down.