Chapter 738: Zhang Xuan Is Going to Lose?

"Can even Spirit Beasts at the Unity Realm be hunted?"Zhang Xuan was startled, then suddenly understood.

He had checked the storage rings and found no beast scale incense, which meant it was still on the two of them. Given that, hunting Unity Realm spirit beasts was not impossible.

Although Elder Mi had largely cleared out Thunder Peak, there were still Unity Realm spirit beasts. With careful searching, many could certainly be found. The spirit beasts that had besieged the master teachers had dispersed, losing their command and coordination. With the beast scale incense in hand, the chances of hunting spirit beasts greatly increased, so obtaining such a large number was not surprising.

But... why were these two wearing animal hides? Did that flying spirit beast also strip them of their clothes? That would be an awfully sadistic taste!

No wonder these animal hides looked like they'd been gnawed by a dog. Without storage rings or even weapons, it would have been difficult to make them look neat; they were probably torn off by sheer force.

"How pathetic!"He looked at them, his eyes filled with sympathy. Two great genius master teachers stripped naked by spirit beasts and abandoned in a valley – the thought alone was utterly miserable.

While he was full of sympathy, Brother Yu, on the other side, didn't seem to feel the same. He reveled in the astonished cries of the crowd, hands clasped behind his back, full of pride. Then he turned, looking down condescendingly: "I've presented my internal cores, Teacher Zhang, where are yours?"

"Mine?"Knowing it was about the bet, Zhang Xuan stopped pondering. With a faint smile, he flipped his wrist, and a pile of internal cores tumbled out.

He had also hunted several peak Bridging Heaven Realm spirit beasts on his way, and combined with what the other two had gathered earlier, the quantity was immense. Throwing them all out was quite shocking. However, there were no Unity Realm internal cores.

"Luo Yang Beasts, Azure Smoke Beasts, Seven-Whiskered Beasts... why do these look so familiar?"Seeing the internal cores he threw out, Brother Yu and Feng Wu exchanged a glance, each momentarily stunned. The internal cores stolen by the spirit beasts that morning seemed to largely overlap with Teacher Zhang's, looking remarkably similar.

"It must be... there are many spirit beasts on the mountain, and their types are similar!" he thought to himself after a moment of hesitation. Their storage rings had been snatched by a spirit beast; it was too much of a coincidence for it to be related to Teacher Zhang. The only possibility was that there were many spirit beasts on the mountain, and everyone happened to hunt the same types.

"Although these internal cores are numerous, they're still slightly less than ours. This guy... is definitely going to lose!"After the initial shock, his eyes immediately lit up. Teacher Zhang had defeated Feng Wu with a single finger and even put up a high-grade spirit stone as a bet, which had made him somewhat uneasy. But now, seeing the quantity and types of internal cores Teacher Zhang had produced, he instantly felt relieved.

He smiled faintly, his confidence renewed, and cupped his fist towards the senior students ahead: "Seniors, please verify the points!"

"Alright!"Seeing that both parties in the bet had presented so many internal cores, the senior students were surprised and began to review them.

A moment later, a senior student stepped forward: "This junior has one Unity Realm internal core, three Bridging Heaven Realm, twenty-six Harmonizing Spirit Realm, and eighteen peak Turbid Clear Realm internal cores. The total is... two thousand six hundred and fifty-eight points!"

"Over two thousand five hundred points?""This... this is incredible!""I thought Senior Brother Hu from Wanyu Empire's seven hundred-plus points were already astonishing, but I never expected this guy to be even more formidable! Over two thousand... this is probably going to break the record! No wonder he's so arrogant; with this kind of strength and ability, it would be impossible not to be!""I wonder how many points that master teacher who arrived at noon got, but compared to two thousand six hundred points, he probably won't have much of an advantage..."

A commotion erupted all around. Others couldn't even get a single point, yet this guy had over two thousand points; the thought was terrifying.

"How many points do you think... Teacher Zhang has?"After the shock, everyone's gaze collectively turned to Zhang Xuan, each person filled with curiosity. These two master teachers in animal hides managed to get so many points; since Teacher Zhang dared to bet with him, he probably isn't weak at all!

"Teacher Zhang has five peak Bridging Heaven Realm internal cores, three early Bridging Heaven Realm, and thirteen Harmonizing Spirit Realm... bringing his total to two thousand five hundred and eighty points!" another senior student responsible for verification announced.

"Two thousand five hundred and eighty? Only seventy-odd points difference, what a pity!"Hearing the total points, everyone was stunned and erupted in commotion. If the difference had been vast, it wouldn't have mattered much, but both were over two thousand points, and the difference was less than a hundred. Losing by so little was truly regrettable.

"Not enough?"Zhang Xuan was also surprised. He had assumed that since these two had their storage rings stolen by the flying spirit beast, it would be hard for them to surpass him. He hadn't expected them to turn the tables in a single afternoon, and with only one piece of beast scale incense at that.

Impressive! As expected of geniuses from other factions, they possess many tricks. It seems... none of them should be underestimated.

"Lost? Am I really going to have to give the high-grade spirit stone to them..."He hadn't expected to lose, so Zhang Xuan hadn't given it much thought. Now that his points were clearly insufficient, he couldn't possibly give away the high-grade spirit stone he had obtained with such difficulty, could he?

"Perhaps... I could take out that Thousand Ant Queen Bee?" He considered it for a moment, then shook his head. Once that item was revealed, the matter of everyone being monitored would surely be exposed, and the Alien Demons' plot using the Purple Sun Beast to trap so many master teachers would also surface... The outcome would be no different from revealing the Purple Sun Beast itself.

Ultimately, it would draw too much attention and make him a target. But he had already made the bet; was he really going to lose the spirit stone to them?

"Alright, the results are in, Teacher Zhang, do you have anything to say?"Seeing that he had indeed won, Brother Yu clenched his fist, his eyes shining.

"Anything to say..."Zhang Xuan shook his head: "These are your combined points, not just yours. That doesn't mean you've beaten me, does it?"

"That's right, these are their two scores, how can it count as one person's?""They hunted together; if the points were split evenly, Teacher Zhang would still win..."Everyone was surprised and nodded in agreement. You two hunted together, while Teacher Zhang was alone. Their points were similar, so no matter how you look at it, the latter should win, right?

"Elder Mi said that when people cooperate, they can freely allocate points. I'll just take 77 points, and the rest will go to Brother Yu!" As if he had anticipated this, Feng Wu, on the side, said with a smile.

"Shameless!""If he only takes 77 points, then the one named Yu will get 2581 points, which is exactly one point more than Teacher Zhang!""It's intentional, definitely intentional!""But this is a rule set by Elder Mi; no one can argue against it..."Upon hearing Feng Wu's words, the crowd was speechless.

Elder Mi had indeed said earlier that when hunting together, points could be freely adjusted. This guy only wanted seventy-seven points, leaving Brother Yu with 2581 – no more, no less, just one point more than Teacher Zhang... that was truly shameless!

"Seniors, I wonder if this is permissible?"Ignoring the crowd's murmurs, Feng Wu cupped his fist.

"This..."The few seniors hesitated for a moment: "It is!" Since it was a rule, even they couldn't violate it.

"Excellent then... Teacher Zhang, do you have anything else to say now? Even if I take seventy-seven points, Brother Yu will still be one point higher than you. You still lose..."Feng Wu's lips curled into a smile. Having been repeatedly thwarted by Zhang Xuan, he finally managed to put the other party in an awkward position. Waves of satisfaction washed over him; he felt as though he could fly at any moment.

Zhang Xuan rubbed his temples. The opponent was right; even if that guy took seventy-seven points, Brother Yu would still be higher, and he would have to concede defeat in the competition.

He shook his head, then turned to look at the senior students ahead: "Seniors, may I ask... has the hunting period ended?"

"Time?"A senior student turned to look behind him. Not far away, on a stone platform, a long stick of incense was burning, its smoke curling upwards, almost at its end. The trial required one day, not a general reference, but with precise timing. Although the sun was setting, there was still a short time until the full day was over; the trial would only truly conclude when the incense stick had completely burned out.

"There's about ten minutes left..." the senior student replied, calculating the burning speed of the incense stick.

"Ten minutes?""Yes!" The senior student nodded.

"What? Do you think the time isn't up, and you're going to hunt again? Do you really think ten minutes is enough?"Hearing their conversation, Brother Yu knew what he meant and burst out laughing.

The spirit beasts below mid-mountain had almost all been captured and killed. They were at the foot of the mountain; running to mid-mountain wouldn't even take ten minutes, let alone finding spirit beasts... To truly reverse the outcome, even half an hour might not be enough, let alone such a short time! It was absolutely wishful thinking!

"Indeed, there isn't enough time..."Looking at the incense stick, other master teachers couldn't help but shake their heads. Hunting a spirit beast on such a high mountain within ten minutes... unless one could fly! Otherwise, it would be impossible.

"Just admit defeat. Even with ten minutes, you won't succeed. Besides, I just said I'd take 77 points. If I only took one point, you'd need to kill a Bridging Heaven Realm spirit beast to surpass us, or two Harmonizing Spirit Realm spirit beasts. Do you think you can do that?" Feng Wu, from the side, sneered as well.

The difference between them was 78 points. If Feng Wu only took one point, Teacher Zhang would need 78 points to surpass Brother Yu. A peak Harmonizing Spirit Realm spirit beast's internal core was forty points, meaning he would need to kill two to achieve it, unless... he hunted a Bridging Heaven Realm one!

Unfortunately, they had searched for Bridging Heaven Realm spirit beasts all day and barely found any. To find, hunt, and bring back an internal core in less than ten minutes—wasn't that just dreaming?

"This... if it were me, it would indeed be difficult!"Ignoring the crowd's doubts and Feng Wu's mockery, Zhang Xuan rubbed his temples: "Unfortunately, I still don't want to lose, so I'll just have to try!"

After speaking, he suddenly looked up and let out a sharp whistle.*Whoosh whoosh whoosh!*Hearing the sound, a massive Purple-Winged Sky Lion Beast flew over. Its broad wings flapped violently, and in an instant, it vanished from everyone's sight, flying straight towards the mountain peak.

"Your... Half-Step Ninth-Stage beast pet? That can only be used once. Don't tell me... you didn't use it during the day?"Exchanging a look, Feng Wu and Brother Yu's faces suddenly turned pale.