Chapter 183: Chapter 163: The Great Flood! The Special Nature of the Power of Rules

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On the plains, the marching Beast Taming Army suddenly heard a huge commotion coming from upstream.

As Fire Element Beast Tamers, they had the best understanding of two types of abilities.

One was Fire Element, and the other was Water Element.

They were particularly sensitive to the sound of water.

However, they also had their own confidence, with so many Beast Tamers here, what would a great flood matter?

One beast, one Great Fire Blaster, and it would all be turned into steam.

Summoning the Sìxiàng, which had now grown to over four meters tall, reaching four meters and two, Chen Xing could barely sit on its shoulder.

Once the Sìxiàng soared into the sky, it moved at extreme speed, and the ground below quickly receded, as if the whole world shrank beneath their feet.

Wang Tao followed closely behind, seated on the back of a tiger-striped large eagle, closely following Chen Xing’s figure.

The two flew side by side in the high sky.

When they crossed the boundary of the mountain range, the scene before them made them shudder.

The vast plains were like a huge carpet spread out below, and a white jade belt winded through the entire carpet, twisting and turning into the distance.

In the central area of the carpet, however, was a completely different scene.

Rolling dust filled the air, and a large number of tamers were crossing the river.

The river water under their feet was muddy, splashing droplets and mud everywhere.

The flood bursting from between the mountains was like a gray carpet, swiftly spreading into the distance, staining more regions of the carpet with murkiness.

And in front of the flood, a behemoth was directing the flow of the waters.

From behind the Exotic Region Beast Tamer team, a cold shout came, “How dare you!”

The voice was loud, spreading throughout the entire battlefield.

The next second, a blaze of fire burst from the rear of the army, hurtling toward the Taotie in front of the flood.

But a blurred figure of gray-brown color, launching later but arriving first, intercepted the fire with its physical body.

As the fire dissipated, the blurred figure planted its strong four legs into the ground below, and its two thick forelimbs gleamed with a shiny luster.

Between the waist and belly, one could vaguely make out eighteen abdominal muscles.

After a brief pause, the next second it turned into a long afterimage and charged toward the location of the opposing Advanced Beast Tamer.

Chen Xing fixed his gaze on this Beast Tamer that acted later but arrived first.

[Species]Strength King Cockroach

[Energy Level]100+

[Energy Level Limit]100+

[Attribute]Poison

[Skills]

Primary Skills: Omitted

Intermediate Skills: Omitted

Advanced Skills: Omitted

Innate Skills: Super Regenerative Constitution (Passive)

Bang~

The Strength King Cockroach was tossed by the flames, but the next second, it charged back in.

Just like a… cockroach that wouldn’t die.

Although it indeed belonged to the great family of cockroaches.

“That must be what’s referred to as Fleshly Transcendence, its vitality is too tenacious,” said Chen Xing, watching the Strength King Cockroach below, which was managing to hold off two Super Rank beasts by virtue of its overwhelming vitality.

Elsewhere, the murky flood caused by the great flood appeared like a gray domain.

Seeming slow but actually fast, the enormous flood engulfed and enveloped a large number of tamers.

As it surrounded them, the border where the two came into contact burst forth with brilliant red light, but it was soon snuffed out like a candle flame in the wind.

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Sai Li was a freelance Beast Tamer from the Exotic Region.

He joined this expedition as a mercenary.

Beast Tamers of his status accounted for over 70% of the expeditionary force.

Essentially, these freelance Beast Tamers were the main force when the first two lines of defense were breached.

Of course, casualties among the freelance Beast Tamers were also the most severe.

But there was no choice, if one wanted to join in and get a share of the spoils, one had to rush into the most dangerous places.

There were too many low-level Beast Tamers like him in Fentian Giant City; if he didn’t do it, there were plenty of other Beast Tamers who would.

Actually, Sai Li wasn’t born in Fentian Giant City,

He was born in a small city relatively close to Fentian Giant City, one of countless such cities scattered across the endless wilderness of the Exotic Region.

They were like weeds spread all over the world, growing in spring and dying in winter.

From a very young age, Sai Li learned the rules of survival in the Exotic Region—survival of the fittest.

This time, Fentian Giant City had called upon a large number of Beast Tamers, and Sai Li sensed it was a great opportunity.

He promptly signed up to participate.

Sai Li survived the previous battles.

His survival tactics boiled down to four key principles:

I stay back when comrades charge, keeping a safe distance is a must.

While others command their beasts forward, I remain hidden in the rear and never show my face.

The main approach is to bully the weak and fear the strong.

This time in the assault on Iron Rock Pass, Sai Li was also hiding at the very back.

Perhaps the several large-scale battles before made them feel that Xia Country was somewhat weak, so this time, all the elite soldiers from big families raced to the front of the team.

After all, each head taken was an act of merit.

Everyone wants to squeeze a soft persimmon.

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Sai Li was riding on his Flame Horse, originally planning to watch the battle from a safe distance.

However, a sudden turn of events shattered the tranquility of the air.

The Flame Horse suddenly began to stomp restlessly, as the heat emanating from its body seemed to tremble.

Sai Li felt its nervousness and looked around, discovering that other beasts were similarly displaying unease.

Just then, a cry of panic tore through the sky, “The flood is coming!”

Instantly, Sai Li looked towards the east, only to see a mighty flood, like an angry giant dragon, roaring towards the battlefield.

The force of the water was so great that it seemed to swallow everything up.

Countless Beast Tamers threw fire element skills at the flood.

The sky was painted red.

Flames collided with the flood, bursting into deafening roars.

The sky was filled with white fog and steam as if the end of days had arrived.

Sai Li clutched tightly at the reins of his Flame Horse, sensing the war beast beneath him trembling as well.

It lasted only about ten seconds; then the sea of fire that had overwhelmed the sky with its fierce momentum was forcefully quashed.

In the flood’s assault, the flames from within the sea of fire were scattered, turning into countless sparks. After tracing beautiful arcs in the air, they were submerged in the raging waves of the flood.

The advancing flood, like a wild horse that had broken free, tore a gap through the Beast Taming Army with its brutal force and destructive power.

Sai Li’s vision blurred, and in the next second, the enormous flood struck him and his Flame Horse fiercely. A giant wave lifted them up.

In a daze, Sai Li caught a glimpse of a massive dark shadow sweeping by not far away.

After falling into the water, the Flame Horse’s tail, once as bright as a torch, became dim, and its four hooves struggled furiously in distress.

Sai Li tightly embraced the neck of his beast.

“There’s something wrong with this water.”

Sai Li felt his body temperature quickly draining away, the surrounding water heavier than he had imagined.

A wave crashed into him head-on. Sai Li was struck dizzy, and a mouthful of water choked his throat.

Sai Li coughed violently.

Something was off!

He had clearly activated his Beast Tamer’s defensive skills. Why were they ineffective?

Before he could recover, the water around him suddenly began to swirl.

A simple Great Vortex wouldn’t normally be deadly, but when it mixed with some of the flood’s law-enforced power, the true terror of the vortex became evident.

Embracing his beast, Sai Li realized that his Flame Horse was completely unable to stand in the flood, gulping in a large mouthful of water the moment it opened its mouth.

A dark current assaulted them again.

Sai Li’s head struck something, and it throbbed with pain.

His heartbeat accelerated, his blood flowing faster, and Sai Li felt an increasing lack of oxygen.

In a daze, it was as if Sai Li saw many things; life flashed before his eyes, rushing by rapidly.

The next second, darkness fell before his eyes, and he lost consciousness.

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From a bird’s-eye view, a massive vortex nearly ten miles in diameter slowly formed, spinning in place over the plains.

Countless beasts drowned in the vortex.

Wang Tao floated next to Chen Xing, feeling his hairs stand on end at the sight.

Those beasts below were extraordinarily “fragile” in the flood; some with robust bodies forcibly broke free from the vortex, flying towards the sky or fleeing into the distance. However, a significant number of beasts succumbed to the monumental floodwaters.

Were floods always this demonic?

Beasts normally far exceed humans in physical constitution and possess various skills.

Thus, a Great Vortex was merely an environmental skill, not an extensive killing ability.

But what he now saw was unlike any flood he had known.

Beasts with weaker constitutions had almost no resistance against the great flood.

He saw that some beasts had even fainted, their bellies swollen round, bobbing up and down in the water.

In the water, the Taotie behaved like a little tyrant.

Rampaging without restraint.

One beast after another in the water was torn to shreds by it.

More beasts were overwhelmed by drowning in the combined onslaught of the flood and the Great Vortex.

Points surged up like a flood, crazily increasing.

“Points +148”

“Points +654”

“Points…”

This was war.

If one were to dismiss the fact that this was the Illusion Realm, today Chen Xing saw more death than he had in his entire life.

For some reason, watching so many enemies die at the hands of the Taotie, Chen Xing felt a strange sense of exhilaration.

“It’s a pity it’s just an illusion…” Chen Xing sighed inwardly, with a hint of regret.

However, as long as the Taotie continued to evolve, replicating this battle achievement in the real exotic battlefields wasn’t impossible.

Next time, it wouldn’t just be those in the Illusion Realm dying.

A large part of the success of this battle was thanks to the billions of tons of water accumulated in the Qing Bird Reservoir.

Usually, the Taotie didn’t have this much water at its disposal.

“Reversing the situation to a certain extent, points +3000000.”

This time’s points were not as many as those given by the drowned Beast Tamers, which only meant that too many beasts had perished in this battle.

“We can run now. The other Super Rank Beast Tamer is coming over.”

A white giant bird flew from behind, and Zhang Tianlin on its back called out to Chen Xing.

Chen Xing understood his meaning, as Sìxiàng lowered its altitude, and he retracted the Taotie into the Beast Taming Space.

Then, the three of them quickly flew toward the direction of Iron Rock Pass.

Shortly after their escape, a red meteor chased after them rapidly from behind.