Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 986 - 987 Bai You

Chapter 986: Chapter 987 Bai You

"She’s just average; her comprehensive ability isn’t bad, but she falls short when compared to many others—probably because she’s spreading herself too thin."

The man scratched his head as he spoke, and the woman sighed,

"What a pity to encounter such a situation..."

"Maybe, but that’s the big families’ business, nothing to do with us."

The man said without a care, but he failed to notice the woman behind him, whose gaze flickered as if deep in thought.

"It’s such an unsettling memory."

Bai You murmured softly and with a gentle push, a pale white wall of light propelled Feng Yuan away from her. He didn’t say anything, smiling instead; he understood that the other party would likely get it. As he watched Feng Yuan disappear, Bai You sighed softly and said,

"There’s even a special assessment in place..."

After a moment of reflection, Bai You directed her teammates to set traps to prevent Feng Yuan from launching a sneak attack. She knew very well that with his strength, relying solely on barrier-type ultimate moves would hardly fend off his assault. Furthermore, she wanted to test whether she could trip him up. Noticing Bai You’s actions, Feng Yuan was somewhat amused; her moves would merely pose a slight nuisance to him.

After the first round of sneak attacks concluded, Feng Yuan smiled faintly upon seeing the few remaining candidates. Although they hadn’t been completely wiped out, he could still tell that apart from Bai You, the others had barely withstood his first strike. After some thought, Feng Yuan decided to leave Bai You for last.

"Isn’t that Bai You? She’s here too? This small Maomu City is really a crouching tiger, hidden dragon."

The woman in the military uniform glanced at Bai You on the monitor and spoke with an inexplicable expression, while the man, arranging a pile of documents, replied,

"After all, since she’s here, they are good friends. Nothing strange about that."

"Moreover, Maomu City isn’t just any simple place. With Yu Xian’er and Drudgeon, although it might seem inferior to some of the modern cities, in terms of heritage, it could very well come out on top."

"Indeed... And now with him here, the heritage of Maomu City is likely to grow even richer. This is truly..."

The commander let out a sigh. Although Maomu City’s economic development didn’t seem particularly strong, it was very stable. Not to mention the specialties from the Cha Mu area, the city’s grand library and research institutes were quite unique entities. The library held a wealth of material, attracting many scholars and researchers needing to consult certain special documents to Maomu City. At the same time, many of those researchers chose to stay at the research institutes in Maomu City for convenience in accessing information.

Now with Feng Yuan stirring things up, not to mention the special ultimate moves taught by Drudgeon, these would undoubtedly become an ace for the schools in Maomu City. Even though students might be able to teach what they learned to others, it would never be as good as what was taught by teachers personally trained by Drudgeon. Moreover, nobody knows what kind of strange things that guy might come up with once he enters Maomu Academy.

"After all, it’s one of the ancient cities; having some peculiarities isn’t incomprehensible. The secret of the city-defending Divine Beasts has still not been unearthed to this day. I really don’t understand how the king, Mo Li, managed to do it back then."

The woman exclaimed. If there was anything that could pique their interest, the secret of the city-defending Divine Beasts would be one of them. Unique to the cities in the Divine Land Region once under the rule of King Mo Li, these particular Spirit Beasts, and their birth alongside such powerful forces, had always been the focus of heated debates among researchers. Or rather, each had his or her own theory that none could convince the others of.

"Maybe he knew, but I understand even better that knowing is utterly pointless. The city-defending Divine Beasts are, I fear, miracles that cannot be replicated."

The man spoke with an indescribable expression. Although there were many theories, he was well aware that the city defending Divine Beasts, capable of contending with true Divine Beasts to some extent, must’ve been born of some miracle, or perhaps, the resource expenditure was incredibly terrifying.

"Irreplicable miracles, eh? Back then, what exactly did King Mo Li obtain to create such a wonder..."

The woman muttered to herself in a low voice, and the commander sighed and said,

"That’s irrelevant to us. Besides, pinning our hopes on some special being is never safe."

"Tch! To think the continuous traps are set to such an extent..."

Feng Yuan, who suddenly appeared behind Bai You, looked helplessly at the Crystal Mirror ahead. Although he was capable of breaking the mirror, since the test was about sneak attacks, and the opponent had already successfully stopped his sneak attack, he didn’t need to forcibly break through.

"It seems your test is just about sneak attacks."

Through the Crystal Mirror, Bai You calmly said to Feng Yuan and smiled as he gestured with the dagger in his right hand over his head, saying,

"That’s right, but the last attempt won’t be so easy~"

Hearing Feng Yuan’s warning, Bai You sighed and set up traps again. After thinking, she had her teammates disperse in the surrounding area as if they were preparing for something.

Bai You scanned the surroundings and couldn’t find any trace of Feng Yuan. The wind kept blowing the wild grass, and the withered leaves whirled in the air, making it nearly impossible to see. Holding the dagger in his right hand, Feng Yuan raised his hand, closed one eye, aimed at Bai You, and said in a low voice,

"Traps may stop an attack, but they can’t protect you from a sneak attack."

With a light chuckle, Feng Yuan swung his dagger fiercely. The wild wind howled as Xiao Ji, who had been hovering in the sky, suddenly became alert and fixed its gaze below. The sky grew overcast, and the grassland looked as though a storm was imminent. Bai You frowned slightly, sensing something ominous.

In the raging wind, vague shadows began to emerge. Before Bai You could react, they rushed toward her. The daggers in the shadows’ hands flashed with a dark gleam, identical to Feng Yuan’s. Bai You looked at the shadows inexplicably, not believing her traps could be so easily defeated. Unexpectedly, even though the shadows didn’t trigger the traps, they also didn’t pass beyond their range.

The dark gleam flickered as the swiftly slashing daggers triggered and destroyed the traps one by one. Seeing this, Bai You sighed. As Feng Yuan’s dagger was about to strike her back, she turned and said,

"Too bad, seems I can’t retaliate..."

Watching Bai You vanish, Feng Yuan smiled helplessly. He hadn’t anticipated that the opponent would have laid down a Spatial Transfer Ultimate Move in advance, with the Spatial Fluctuation concealed by the traps. Looking at the grassland that seemed bracing for a downpour, Feng Yuan shook his head and waved his hand lightly. The dark clouds dispersed, and sunlight shone on Feng Yuan’s shadows, which like ice blocks scorched by Flames, turned into black smoke and dissipated.

"Such a significant flaw? But indeed, for his power to be so strong, it would be more astonishing if it had no drawbacks. I thought he would choose to unleash greater power against his enemies, not resort to this."

The man exclaimed upon seeing this. Feng Yuan’s move had chosen a flawed Ultimate Move to greatly increase its destructive power, otherwise, relying solely on his own restricted power would have likely been insufficient to clear the traps.

"However, it’s not easy for most people to quickly guess the flaw in his Ultimate Move, or else Bai You wouldn’t have reacted like that."

Although Bai You eventually used Spatial Transfer to evade the final attack, if she had truly discerned the flaw in Feng Yuan’s move, dissolving the dark clouds would have been a much better option than using Spatial Transfer. After all, fleeing through Spatial Transfer is never a favorable choice; it is only considered when pushed to the limit.

"Did you then guess the truth?"

The commander asked with some curiosity. The woman thought for a while and then shook her head and said,

"No, although I hate to admit it, I truly didn’t think that the release of the dark clouds was due to the drawback of the Ultimate Move rather than his desire to use a more powerful one."

There was no helping it. They could somewhat guess Feng Yuan’s strength and naturally knew what it would be like if he attacked with full force. This led to her misjudgment, mistaking Feng Yuan’s lack of control over his power as a sign he was about to unleash an Ultimate Move far beyond the stipulated limit for the test.