Chapter 77: The Great Beast Hunting Competition

  "Thirty thousand!" As soon as the auctioneer's voice fell, Hu Yan called out the price, and his words made everyone around him take a cold breath. He was indeed a wealthy and arrogant person.

  "Thirty-two thousand!" The people from the lord's manor apparently bid very cautiously and paused for a moment before calling out the price.

  The rest of the people heard the bidding of the two families and gave up directly. They couldn't compete in terms of financial resources, nor did they dare to confront them in terms of power, so giving up was a wise decision.

  "Forty thousand!"

  "Forty-two!"

  "Fifty thousand!"

  ……

  "Seven hundred thousand!" When Hu Yan called out the price of seven hundred thousand, the steward of the manor couldn't help but wipe his sweat, looked at Hu Yan with a fierce gaze, shook his head in dismay, and stopped bidding.

  "Seven hundred thousand once, seven hundred thousand twice, seven hundred thousand thrice. Sold!" The auctioneer struck down the hammer, and this price made him very satisfied, with a hint of delight on his face.

  "Seven hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, this Hu Yan is really rich!" Guo Fei looked at him, his eyes involuntarily shining with a bright light.

  After the auction ended, Guo Fei returned to Xi Yuan. In his heart, he secretly calculated that if he used all his strength, whether he could rob Hu Yan, and Guo Fei understood that the other party would definitely find trouble for himself, so even if Guo Fei didn't go looking for them, they would come looking for him.

  "I wonder how Hu Xiaoyue and others have improved their cultivation? It's just a matter of seeing the opportunity to act." Guo Fei deliberated for a long time, but was still uncertain in his heart. After thinking carefully, he prioritized safety and waited for an opportunity to act. However, his mind kept dwelling on Hu Yan and others' wealth.

  The Hunting Festival of Heishi County finally kicked off amidst the anticipation of many people. Three days ago, the mountain pass leading to Heishi Highland was sealed off, prohibiting hunters from going up the mountain to hunt. Two notice boards were posted in front of the mountain pass, listing the names of those who signed up for the competition, including the demon hunters, demon-hunting teams, and ordinary beast hunters. The list of participants in the Selection Tournament, including Guo Fei, was listed on a separate notice board.

  On the slope pass leading to Hei Yan Gao Di, every ten meters on both sides of the road, an arrow tower was built. Next to each arrow tower, a judging platform was also built. During this time, there would be people stationed here day and night. Every contestant who came out would register their spoils of war and make detailed records, which would then be publicly announced.

  The lord's manor has stationed dozens of masters to sit in this town, and the three regular legions of Blackstone County are also stationed at the foot of the nearby cliff mountain as a security force for the Grand Tournament. To prevent someone from entering the Blackrock Highlands through the cliff wall or other places to cheat. However, with the danger of the Blackrock Highlands and such strict precautions, it is unlikely that anyone will enter from anywhere other than the Mountain Pass Gate, unless they are masters who surpass the sects. But such masters don't care about such rewards at all, and rarely come to participate in this kind of thing.

  Each participant or organization has received a numbered ID card as proof of participation. Guo Fei and other contestants received special ID cards, with Guo Fei's number being 9.

  "Guo Fei, only two people will be eliminated, so it's easy to make the cut. Don't fight too hard and return early, safety first." Zhao Xue accompanied Guo Fei to the mountain stronghold outside of Heiyan Highland, took their ID numbers, and reminded him.

  Guo Fei looked at Zhao Xue's expression, seemingly genuinely concerned about himself, and his heart was increasingly puzzled and unable to see through this woman. He immediately smiled and said: "Princess, Hu Yan has taken away the 'Six Ding Six Jia Phantom Kill Formation' that your lord's mansion has been eager to get, don't you want to send someone to take it back? The Black Rock Highlands is a great place to kill people and steal goods."

  "Don't beat around the bush, we won't secretly send someone to help you, you'd better be careful yourself. As for this matter, I think Father will have arrangements made, in Blackstone County, it's not their turn to be arrogant yet!" Zhao Xue said calmly.

  "It's good that there is action! Hehe." Guo Fei finally heard something valuable, smiled lightly, and headed towards the Black Rock Highlands.

  When passing through the mountain, the judges checked the items carried by each candidate one by one. The main thing was that they could not carry "Shu Shou Fu", to prevent someone from bringing in a demon beast to cheat. Shu Shou Fu is also a kind of spatial item and cannot be stored in the Qian Kun Ring, so it's relatively easy to check. Of course, the Qian Kun Ring was also inspected very strictly and had to be checked by a special person.

  Kuo Fei's Golden Retriever was hidden in the Soldier Symbol Space, and as Kuo Fei had predicted, they couldn't find it. The result was consistent with Kuo Fei's guess. The Soldier Symbol Space could even hold the Qian Kun Ring, and once detached from this world, the rules of stacking space-storing items like the Qian Kun Ring no longer applied, so naturally, they couldn't find it. But Kuo Fei wasn't trying to cheat, he wouldn't do something like killing his Golden Retriever to make up numbers.

  After the inspection, Guo Fei stepped into the camp and prepared to enter the Black Rock Highlands. He looked up and saw Zhao Ba's gloomy face staring at him from beside the arrow tower on the mountain wall. Guo Fei had long noticed them. The Huo Hu Fox Hunting Team and the Hei Feng Fox Hunting Team were also two participating teams, with a total of twelve people. They seemed to be secretly staring at Guo Fei as well. After the announcement, Guo Fei smiled slightly at Zhao Ba, unfolded his shadow, and rushed towards the Black Rock Highlands.

  Zhao Ba waved his hand from afar, and Hu Yan and Hei Feng led their demon-hunting team to quickly follow Guo Fei. Behind them, two groups of people also quietly followed them up.

  Hei Yan Highlands, for ordinary hunters, a hundred miles away is already a restricted area. After about a thousand participants entered the Hei Yan Highlands, they were scattered and disappeared into this vast area in an instant.

  Guo Fei knew they were chasing after him, so he directly put the Xuan Tie sword into the Bing Fu space, transformed into a ninja, and sped up his advance. According to the induction of the Bing Fu space, he sent a spiritual connection to Hu Xiao Yue, and flew towards the direction with a sense in the vastness.

  After fleeing nearly a hundred miles, looking around and finding no one in sight, Guo Fei released the Golden Roar and mounted it. The Golden Roar's shadow flashed, and like lightning, it entered the complex terrain of layered peaks, rocky mountains, and dense forests that alternated with each other on the highlands of Black Rock.

  "You're still far from catching up with this young master, wait till I find my troops and then I'll deal with you slowly!" Guo Fei sneered in his heart, patted the golden dog's head and quickly dashed forward.

  The further forward he walked, the stronger the feeling became. Guo Fei's heart gradually calmed down. The intense feeling of the military symbol space indicated that Hu Xiaoyue and others were safe and sound. The strong feeling also indicated that their cultivation had improved.

  The golden-haired monkey was incredibly fast, whether it was in the dense forest or among the rocky outcroppings, it leapt and bounded like a bird in flight. Setting out at dawn, they had traveled over a thousand miles by noon. The Black Rock Plateau was indeed a treacherous place, and along the way, Guo Fei encountered dozens of ferocious beasts, including black panthers, giant pythons, and lion-tigers, which emerged from the rocky forests to ambush passing travelers.

  However, Guo Fei's human-beast strength was extremely powerful to begin with. These wild beasts weren't stupid and rarely dared to provoke them, usually keeping a safe distance away.

  The sensation grew stronger and stronger, looking up far away in front of the mountain ridge, it seemed that a hill composed of boulders appeared, with large black rocks layered on top of each other. Scattered forests and shrubs were distributed around the boulder hill.

  "It's that rocky hill!" Guo Fei calmed down and a surge of joy rose in his heart. In this world, what made him feel safe was being with his own troops.

  The golden retriever suddenly rushed forward, and for an instant, it seemed to have a spiritual connection with Hu Xiaoyue, conveying a sense of urgent danger.

  Kuo Fei was taken aback, carefully looked up and didn't find any clues. The scorching sun was high in the sky, the lush green leaves emitted a soft green light, the cicadas were calling out tirelessly, revealing the tranquility of this place.

  However, Guo Fei carefully urged Jinmao to move forward quietly and soundlessly along the mountain path towards that rocky hill. After crossing a small ridge, in front of them was a flat terrain, and the Luanshi Hill was right in the middle of this flat land.

  He looked up and was taken aback, involuntarily taking a cold breath. He quickly recalled the Golden Retriever into the Soldier Symbol space and transformed into a ninja, darting up a large tree in the nearby dense forest.

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