Failed Awakening, Summoning a Divine Beast, I Take Off On the Spot – Chapter 42

Ch 42: Second Exit from the City

Sunlight streamed into the room through the dilapidated window frames. Chu Qiu slowly opened his eyes, feeling the powerful force within his body.

He jumped up from the bed and hurriedly summoned the “Book of Life and Death.” A light screen appeared, displaying information.

It wouldn’t have been so bad if he hadn’t looked, but after examining the soul shard account, he instantly felt less enthusiastic.

Not only did the soul shards not increase overnight, but they decreased by 30. The debt of rare soul shards naturally increased by one. This rate of accumulation was even more suffocating than the interest on usury.

Picking up his phone, Chu Qiu noticed a message sent late last night by Mentor Xiao Ya. As his fingertip lightly tapped to reply, new content popped up in the dialogue box first.

“For this National Exam, the top ten in the Nation, Domain, and City all have different mysterious rewards. Based on my experience, if you want to be in the top ten, your rank must be at least Silver Rank Five. Work hard!”

Chu Qiu’s gaze wandered between the lines, and a fiery heat suddenly erupted in his eyes. He muttered to himself, “Hey, the rewards are all prepared perfectly for me, making me feel quite embarrassed!”

Getting up, washing up, and eating were all done in one go. After sending his sister onto the school bus, he hurried to the City Gate, striving to pay off that considerable debt as soon as possible.

Not far after walking out of the City Gate, his phone’s notification tone suddenly rang continuously. The screen displayed messages from City Lord Fang and Principal Fan.

Fang Tian Ce’s message was a grand promise: “Chu Qiu, strive to enter the top ten in the Domain Exam. When you return triumphantly, Yu City will prepare a grand celebration banquet for you!”

The principal’s message was simple and direct: “Chu Qiu, you must fight for glory in this National Exam. 200,000 has been deposited into your bank card as preparation funds. Good luck!”

After reading them, Chu Qiu secretly slandered in his heart, “What do you people take Chu Qiu for? Do you think I’m the kind of person who is greedy for money and sees wealth as my life?”

Yet his fingertip quickly danced on the screen, replying, “If there’s a little more money, I might consider taking first place!”

In front of the City Gate, many summoners full of expectations had already gathered, fully armed and ready to go out into the wild to train.

Chu Qiu quickly scanned the crowd but didn’t find Fang Yan’s figure.

He thought to himself, although Yu City wasn’t a prosperous place where talents from all over the world gathered, the eight high schools still held hidden dragons and crouching tigers, with experts as numerous as clouds.

In such an environment, as the City Lord’s daughter, she probably had her own plans and arrangements. It was reasonable that she didn’t appear here.

Chu Qiu’s gaze inadvertently fell on the shop selling Spatial Storage Backpacks on the side of the City Gate, and his heart stirred slightly.

Just as he was about to step forward to buy one for emergencies, his mind raced. Using the National Exam being imminent and time being tight as an excuse, he gritted his teeth, lifted his leg, and left the city.

As he walked, he used his soul power to probe the surrounding movements. Soon, he locked onto a Bronze Tenth Rank Strange Beast, the Ironclad Rhinoceros, a hundred meters away.

As a Demonic Beast with extremely strong defense, the Ironclad Rhinoceros was covered in thick armor, its shape resembling a small tank, charging and rampaging on the battlefield, invincible wherever it went.

“Soul Fusion!”

Chu Qiu summoned his Contracted Beast, Diting, and with a thought, activated the skill.

Golden runes appeared on his body, like living things, constantly pouring into Diting’s body.

Diting’s body also gradually began to grow larger, eventually transforming into a huge beast shadow that enveloped Chu Qiu.

A moment later, the beast shadow dissipated, and Chu Qiu’s body exuded a powerful aura, filled with beast-like power.

Feeling the surging power within his body, he muttered to himself, “Is this Diting’s power? It’s indeed extraordinary!”

“Taiji Step: Thousand Mile Teleport!”

Chu Qiu communicated with the “Book of Life and Death” and activated this special skill. Then, with a slight movement of his feet, his figure had already appeared next to the Ironclad Rhinoceros.

“Bang!”

Feeling the surging power within his body, Chu Qiu confidently threw a punch.

“Boom!”

The Ironclad Rhinoceros’s massive body crashed heavily to the ground. After struggling twice, it was still.

Feeling the power of that punch, Chu Qiu discovered that after Soul Fusion, the power of an ordinary punch was enough to kill a Bronze Peak Tier Demonic Beast. It could be called invincible!

He tested the Taiji Step again, but found that his current limit was a hundred meters.

“Debt amount has reached the upper limit, please obtain soul shards as soon as possible!”

Just as he was preparing to continue deeper, the “Book of Life and Death” suddenly issued a prompt.

“When I have the capital and strength to be presumptuous, there’s no reason for me to be humble and submissive to you anymore.”

Chu Qiu sighed, knowing that his days of 996 blessings and working day and night had begun.

“Workers, working souls, working are all superior people. If you don’t work hard today, your position will be unstable tomorrow.”

As a young man with hemorrhoids, Chu Qiu walked along the rugged and winding mountain road full of gravel, washing his brain as he walked.

He opened the “Soul Insight” skill, carefully probing the surroundings, not letting go of any signs that might hide Demonic Beasts or rare resources.

Soon, Chu Qiu discovered an unusually dense forest. This forest was completely different from what he had seen before. The forest was shrouded in mist, like a dream.

In the mist, the figures of some Demonic Beasts could be vaguely seen shuttling back and forth, their shapes sometimes visible and sometimes hidden. Chu Qiu was overjoyed, soul shards delivered to his door.

Diting was like a tireless killing machine, showing amazing speed and power. Each attack was precise and deadly, frantically hunting these Demonic Beasts.

As they gradually went deeper into the forest, perhaps because it was rarely visited, the Demonic Beasts they encountered became more and more powerful, rapidly climbing from the initial Bronze Tier to the Silver Tier. Their strength was constantly increasing, and the challenges also intensified.

Diting’s experience was also increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, Chu Qiu also felt the surging power within his body, successfully breaking through to the Silver Rank Two realm.

At this moment, if he performed Soul Fusion, he would have the confidence to fight even against a Demonic Beast at the peak of the Silver Rank.

Chu Qiu shuttled through the dense trees, relying on his keen intuition and powerful soul perception, searching for the next target.

Soon, he discovered a group of Silver Rank Two Grey Shadow Wolves gathered together, as many as dozens of them, surrounding a clearing so tightly that not even water could leak through.

Although the individual strength of the Grey Shadow Wolves wasn’t strong, they excelled in their large numbers and tacit cooperation with each other, acting as one. To ordinary summoners, they were a forbidden area for hunting.

However, in Chu Qiu’s eyes, this was a deal delivered to his door, and an excellent opportunity to train his combat skills and Soul Fusion ability.

“Soul Fusion!”

With a low shout, his figure and Diting instantly merged into one. This time, the beast shadow that Diting transformed into was even larger, and its power was even more astonishing.

Chu Qiu was surrounded by black flames, exuding a palpitating aura, as if he had turned into a true Divine Beast that could shake the heavens and the earth.

Facing Chu Qiu’s provocation, the Grey Shadow Wolves roared and quickly dispersed, pouncing on him from all directions.

“Soul Shock!”

Chu Qiu emitted a deafening sound wave, and the wolf pack was stunned in place.

Chu Qiu’s mouth curled into a cold smile. Like a black lightning bolt, he moved freely through the wolf pack, enjoying the thrill of battle.

Soon, half of the Grey Shadow Wolves had fallen under his fists. Blood stained the surrounding land red, and a strong b*oody smell permeated the air.

The Grey Shadow Wolf pack, having regained their senses, didn’t give up and launched an even more violent attack on Chu Qiu one after another.

“Flame Storm!”

Chu Qiu retreated while fighting, gathering the remaining Grey Shadow Wolves together. Suddenly, a scorching Flame Storm surrounded him and spread out, enveloping the Grey Shadow Wolves.

Instantly, flames raged, and the wolves’ wails rose and fell.

“The surrounding scenery is picturesque, I wanted to write a poem to give to the world. But I have no culture, so I’ll just say ‘f*ck’ to the world.”

The flames gradually dissipated. Chu Qiu looked at the mess on the ground and improvised a poem.