Chapter 231: Journey [1]

"Liu Bai, Ranked 10th in the 3000 Beast Record, estimated level in the 130s, his White Tiger transformation ability is said to boost his physical strength, allowing him to fight those above his level. Once, he defeated 2 combatants with estimated levels in the 140s at the same time."

"Alekzi Michael, Ranked 8th in the 3000 Beast Record, estimated level in the 140s, his Golden Crow Flames are said to be as scorching as the sun. According to reports, he is incredibly shameless and rich, using his money to buy connections and resources. Due to this, he has never publicly fought, making his fighting prowess undetermined."

"Entrails JI, Ranked 7th in the 3000 Beast Record, estimated level in the 140s, his real name is unknown, but his nickname was given due to his Tribulation Vulture bloodline, which grants him untold prowess with lightning. He has a similar personality to the 8th rank genius, Alekzi, and they are reported to constantly be at odds with each other. He has used similar means to the 8th rank genius to avoid publicly fighting, wantonly spending his riches, but it is said that the two engage in constant bouts of verbal sparring."

"Qing Tan, Ranked 5th in the 3000 Beast Record, estimated level unknown, her shadow manipulation abilities make her unpredictable and untraceable. Once escaped the encirclement of multiple peak mid-level 3rd class beasts unharmed, leaving her opponents crippled or dead. If not for her secrecy, it is said that she would be ranked even higher on the list."

Damien read through the top 10 on the 3000 Beast Record with rapt attention. These were the types of geniuses he'd be up against during the coming event.

But the information didn't seem as helpful as he originally expected. Although to normal people, this kind of information was enough to make a baseline assumption of the individuals' fighting prowess and danger, to him, it was nothing.

Even the 5th rank genius was only said to have crippled and killed an encirclement of 3rd class beings. Although this was an impressive feat, he didn't think it was something extremely hard to accomplish.

'Then again, I have spatial element so I guess it's a bit of a cheat.'

But with shadows, something similar to teleportation could still be achieved. He'd seen Zara do it plenty of times. The main thing he understood while reading through this list was that most of the higher-ranked geniuses were constantly hiding their true power.

Those ranked below roughly the top 20 had much more detailed information regarding them. Obviously, they did their best to flaunt their power to show contention for higher ranks.

At the lower ranks, it was a true battle, where one's rank could be snatched from them at any given time. In this kind of scenario, it was only natural that they didn't have the freedom to conceal themselves as deeply.

But Damien didn't focus on them. A rough skim of the ranks below the top 15 was enough to tell him that none of them would be a problem even if he took them on alone and without using his spatial abilities.

But he had Ruyue with him and there was no way he'd hold back, so only those ranked at the very top could interest him.

With this line of thought, he soon turned his focus to those ranked at the peak, the top 3 geniuses within the entire 3000 Beast Mountain Range.

"Flame Queen Feng Qing'er, Ranked 3rd in the 3000 Beast Record, estimated level in the 170s, a true descendant of the Fire Phoenix, her Phoenix Flames have been openly shown to dominate almost all flames existing in the mountain range. Her fighting prowess is said to be at the peak of 3rd class, but the truth of the statement is unknown."

"Ice Queen Lunaria Snow, Ranked 2nd in the 3000 Beast Record, estimated level in the 170s, a true descendant of the Ice Phoenix, her Phoenix Flames diametrically oppose those of the 3rd ranked Flame Queen. The two have always been at odds, and rumors of their battles have spread, with neither of them apparently being able to gain the edge over the other. However, none have been able to personally witness these battles, so the veracity of the rumors remains uncertain."

Damien raised his brow. Two Phoenix descendants actually took two of the top 3 spots in the genius ranking. And not only that, but they were also from opposing branches. From the information; it seemed that the ranking between the two would constantly fluctuate based on rumors of their battles, but their movesets remained unknown due to their secrecy.

Finally, Damien turned his eyes towards the glaring golden letters that shone at the top of the page.

"Spirit King, Hun Fang, Ranked 1st in the 3000 Beast Record, estimated level in the 170s. His origins, as well as fighting prowess, remain unknown, but his ranking has never been challenged even by the two Queens below him. According to reports, all those who challenged him were later found as soulless husks. Their bodies were alive, but seemed to contain no life at the same time."

"Hisss..."

Even for the others at the top, there was at least a small amount of information. For the information on the first-ranked genius to be so little, Damien couldn't imagine how mysterious the man's means were.

His eyes sharpened. These three were genuine threats to him. From the looks of it, their fighting prowess was relatively similar, but none of them actually fought to prove the information true or false.

Along with the descriptions of the three, there was also a line of text that remained the same for all of them.

"Possesses the ability to flee from an entry-level Beast King unharmed."

This was the line that truly made Damien take them seriously. He had firsthand experience of the true might of a Beast King. Although the entry-level ones were obviously going to be much weaker than the Incarnate Snow Beast King or the White Dragon King, it didn't change the fact that they were true 4th class existences.

To be able to flee from them unharmed, perhaps he could do it because of his spatial abilities, and perhaps he could do it with ease if not for the spatial suppression on the mountains, but they didn't matter.

From the looks of it, none of the three had spatial affinities. To achieve such a feat without such a cheat element for fleeing, it was truly admirable.

"Haa..." sighing lightly, Damien closed the 3000 Beast Record and stored it in his subspace.

"What do you think?" He asked Ruyue. He had been reading the entire thing out loud for her, as well as giving his opinions about it. But she hadn't spoken yet.

"Hmm...it's truly hard to come to any conclusions right now. Evidently, they are all powerful, and their levels vastly outstrip yours. Although I am at level 161, my ability to fight above my level isn't as pronounced as yours or theirs.

"At most, perhaps I could contend against those at the 180s or if I fight with the intention to die together, the early 190s, but to flee from an entry-level Beast King unharmed? Such a thing is impossible for me."

"However, you are different."