The Rogue of Otherworldly Skies

  "Good fortune, definitely good fortune." Yuan Ye immediately replied, while his eyes secretly took a glance at Rui Xi on the other side. He saw that she had already untied her hair and was gently combing it with her head lowered, not even looking at Yuan Ye, let alone speaking to him.

  "Young man, I'm telling you, the place you've come to is called Beast Domain. As the name suggests, it's a domain of beasts. All regions in the world that are mainly inhabited by birds and beasts are called Beast Domains. Most Beast Domains are located in remote ancient forests, high mountains, deep oceans, and other places where humans rarely set foot. Especially our Beast Domain here, which is situated at the intersection of the largest mountain range and the largest ancient forest on the continent, is probably one of the top two Beast Domains on the continent. Even powerful martial emperors dare not recklessly venture in. Do you think it's safe for you to come here?"

  "Wow, you're not kidding, Emperor Wu didn't dare to mess around, and the two of you have survived here for over a decade?"

  "Heh," Rui Guangde smiled, "If it's as you say, that only the strong can survive here and the weak have no way out. Then doesn't this endless beast domain only have powerful magical beasts existing? Shouldn't those weak ants, butterflies, and rabbits all be extinct?"

  Yuan Ye's eyes widened in surprise, "That's right, so how did you guys survive?"

  "It's very simple, as long as you follow the laws of nature and rely on human wisdom, it's extremely easy to survive here." Rui Guangde took a deep breath and continued: "I've been hunting for generations, and I'm familiar with the habits of wild beasts or even more powerful magical creatures. Magical creatures may look terrifying and are often considered ferocious. But people are wrong. The demands of magical creatures are actually very simple - once they're full, they won't go on to hunt other animals. When they're full and content, young magical creatures love to play, while mature ones like to sleep. And humans? Their desires are too strong. Humans are the most greedy life form in the world. Just being full isn't enough for them - they want higher status, greater power, more wealth, more beautiful wives and concubines, and they want to trample others under their feet with overbearing dominance. The complexity of the human world, the terror of humans, is a hundred times more intense than the beastly realm that people see."

  Yuan Ye actually wanted to refute him, Rui Guangde's words were somewhat correct but too extreme. Humans, apart from these negative desires, also have another side that monsters don't have, such as friendship, love, familial affection, benevolence, loyalty, bravery and fearlessness, etc. It is precisely because of these rich positives and terrifying negatives, unified in the human body, that humans are human; sometimes moving you to tears, sometimes making you hate the entire world.

  But Yuan Ye didn't say that, he's not a fool. Rui Guangde has been living here with his daughter for over a decade without leaving, it's clear that something must have happened outside to make him hate the whole world. At this time, telling him about the goodness of the outside world would only hurt him more.

  "Actually, monsters only do four things in their lifetime: eat, sleep, mate, and guard their territory. I'll teach you a few basic rules, as long as you follow them, nothing will happen under normal circumstances. First, don't run around when powerful monsters are hungry, each monster has its own hunting time, we can't avoid all of their hunting times, but in our area, there are only two or three kinds of monsters that pose a threat to us, if you can avoid their hunting times, you'll be fine. Second, don't run around randomly and intrude into monsters' territory, they will attack you just like the black armored leopard you brought today, it's probably because you entered its territory, but fortunately, we are at the edge of the beast domain, there aren't many powerful monsters here, this black armored leopard is only a very ferocious variant leopard, considered a wild animal, not even a monster, and doesn't pose much threat. Third, when you see powerful monsters sleeping, resting or mating, it's best to leave them alone, don't disturb them, and especially don't show your teeth, monsters don't have the concept of crying or laughing, as long as you show your teeth, they will think you are threatening them, challenging them."

  "Uh... excuse me, you said that's the usual case, what about the unusual one? Not to be a buzzkill, but I'm just really unlucky, so it's better to ask, maybe that day I'll be in trouble and you can save my life." Yuan Ye said with an embarrassed face.

  "Hehe," a crisp laughter sounded, and the sexy beauty Rui Xi couldn't help but laugh too. Looking at Yuan Ye made her feel a little itchy in her heart.

  Rui Guangde smiled and said, "The unusual situation is that you unintentionally offend the magical beasts, but provoke them. For example, poisonous snakes generally do not attack people actively. However, snakes hide in dense grass and trees, making it difficult for people to discover them. When you walk by, you may accidentally step on a snake or pick a fruit without knowing there's a snake next to it. In such cases, the snake will think you're trying to trample or catch it and bite you immediately. So, come with us to hunt during this period, and we'll teach you how to survive. There are two rules for survival here: first, don't get killed by powerful magical beasts; second, kill weak wild beasts to fill your belly. This is our survival rule, as well as the survival rule of all magical beasts in the world. Of course, there's another situation, but it won't happen to you, so I won't mention it."

  "Huh? What's going on, tell me, I'm really unlucky, or else one day I'll run into you and you won't have told me, and I'll be done for." Yuan Ye wasn't about to let this opportunity slip by, and quickly asked.

  "Alright, it doesn't matter if I say it. " Rui Guangde took a sip of water and continued: "The second situation is when you encounter a rare and precious spiritual medicine. Magical beasts are not like humans; through cultivation, humans can become extremely powerful. However, magical beasts' roles in nature are determined from birth. Rabbits will always be rabbits, while dragons are born to be kings - as long as they grow up, they don't need to cultivate like humans do, and they'll have the same power as a human Martial Emperor or even surpass it. But there's only one situation that can change all this: obtaining heavenly treasures and earthly gems. These treasures may absorb the essence of the sun and moon for thousands or tens of thousands of years. If a magical beast consumes them, its body will undergo a qualitative transformation. Some lucky magical beasts can even break through their limits by eating these precious treasures and transform into human form, soaring through the skies and ruling over the world."

  Yuan Ye was shocked, "Transforming into a human form, isn't that a demon?"

  "What's a Yao?" Rui Guangde furrowed his brow, not quite understanding. He didn't press the issue and continued, "These giant treasures only appear in the deepest parts of the Beast Domain. This is also why our peripheral areas don't have many powerful magical beasts, but inside... even if the Martial Emperor were to go in, he might not come out alive. The effect of these heavenly treasures on humans is even greater, but how many humans can kill their way in and snatch them? Not to mention the Martial Emperor, even a Flame Warrior might not be able to come out alive. Because among the magical beasts, there are also those that aren't weaker than a Flame Warrior."

  Heavenly treasures and earthly riches, the vast majority of them emit an extremely powerful spiritual energy, attracting countless exotic beasts to guard them. Once these treasures mature, they are directly devoured. Wherever there are heavenly treasures and earthly riches, all natural laws cease to exist, leaving only slaughter, corpses scattered everywhere, and the last one standing gets the treasure. However, telling you this is meaningless, because such enormous treasures can only appear in the depths of the Beast Domain. If you want to go in, it's as if you don't want to live anymore."

  "If I get such a great treasure, won't I suddenly become awesome? Only I bully others, no one bullies me." Yuan Ye has already begun to indulge in wild fantasies.