Li Kang and his team tied up two Fierce Beasts, then immediately placed them on the backs of the beasts and quickly returned to the camp.

After returning to the camp, they received surgical stitches.

After all, many areas on their bodies were slashed open by the beasts’ sharp claws.

Fortunately, there were three doctors in his team, one of whom was a military doctor.

This is also why Li Kang dared to push himself to the limit.

Li Kang most hoped for this military doctor to make a breakthrough, so he could act with them, ensuring more safety during their outings.

Soon, Ivica and Jerry received the intelligence and came to visit Li Kang and his subordinates.

Four Level 3 Mages still made Ivica and Jerry very nervous.

After all, in Ivica’s team, only Lei Jie had made a breakthrough.

Jerry’s situation was worse, with not even one person breaking through to Level 3 Mage.

Anxiety was a shared sentiment between Ivica and Jerry.

After visiting Li Kang, they immediately returned to their camp and began training nonstop.

They must catch up, or else those few people they had poached would instantly rejoin Li Kang’s team. Moreover, having set a bad precedent, if their team members were attracted away by Li Kang, they couldn’t say anything then.

At this moment, they also realized why Li Kang wasn’t bothered by their poaching efforts. Because Li Kang was calculating future poaching actions.

The current solution is either to increase the number of Level 3 Mages in their own team to match Li Kang’s speed, or to directly take them down while they are injured.

However, Ivica and Jerry chose the former.

After all, they were very ambitious, desiring not just a few hundred people but tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even more people to pledge loyalty to them.

Killing Li Kang and his associates in a live broadcast would cause them to lose everyone’s support. So they chose the former.

This choice did serve as a slight bonus to their reputation.

After all, they are willing to change an unfavorable situation through their own efforts, rather than resorting to unscrupulous means to resolve their opponents.

Compared to Li Kang’s team, Xu Yi’s camp was much quieter.

Xu Yi didn’t go out today but stayed in the camp to train.

Because he felt like he was about to make a breakthrough.

However, this seemed to be an illusion, as he hadn’t achieved a breakthrough by nightfall.

The inability to break through left Xu Yi a little frustrated.

After training in the tent all day, Xu Yi decided to end today’s training and take a nap.

Yes, a nap.

A proper sleep, as he hadn’t slept in a long time.

Xu Yi originally thought he wouldn’t be able to sleep, but to his surprise, he fell asleep as soon as he lay down.

After one long sleep, Xu Yi didn’t wake up until past 10 o’clock the next morning.

Moreover, after waking up, Xu Yi found that he had broken through.

Level 4 Divine Master—in his dreams, Xu Yi broke through to the level of a Level 4 Divine Master.

This breakthrough indeed took Xu Yi by surprise.

After becoming a Level 4 Divine Master, Xu Yi noticed many differences.

He felt his five senses had been enhanced, and the perception of time and the world had changed slightly.

The first to know about Xu Yi’s breakthrough, of course, was No.6 who had been observing him.

However, after reporting it, Ling Qi didn’t say anything.

No.6 guessed that Ling Qi was more eager to find the trace of the Illusionary Flower Beast.

While No.6 focused on the location of the Illusionary Flower Beast, a window popped up.

"Illusionary Flower Beast...Giant?" No.6 watched the screen, where the Illusionary Flower Beast stood over 2 meters tall and spanned more than 3 meters wide, twice the size of the one Xu Yi encountered.

No.6 immediately sent the location and video to Ling Qi.

A minute later, No.6 saw a small spacecraft approaching in the footage.

Needless to say, it had to be Ling Qi and her sister, Spirit God.

As the spacecraft neared, hundreds of vines entwined themselves around it.

Then, those vines were instantly incinerated.

Stripped of its vines, the Illusionary Flower Beast lost its menace.

Then Ling Qi and Spirit God exited the spacecraft and descended beside the Illusionary Flower Beast.

The petals, under Spirit God’s control, floated up and were then stored inside the spacecraft. Clearly, they intended to take them for professional research.

The footage ended there, and No.6 lost the ability to observe further.

Actually, when the spaceship appeared, No.6 should have retrieved the exploration orb, but he was too curious about whether this Illusionary Flower Beast could help Spirit God break the Level 8 barrier and become the first in the Spirit Race to advance to a Level 9 Divine Master.

As a result, the exploration orb was directly taken by the spacecraft.

Spirit God glanced at the ship and then broke through the outer shell of the Illusionary Flower Beast’s body.

Inside was the core body of the Illusionary Flower Beast, even larger than Xu Yi’s encounter by more than double.

Ling Qi took out a box, then cut off a small half-pound portion, placing it inside the box.

These samples need to be provided to several research labs.

Spirit God laid out a pot stove and started cooking directly.

She only added some water, looking expectant.

Xu Yi ascended to Level 4 by drinking the broth made from the core body of this Illusionary Flower Beast.

So will she elevate too?

Earlier, she probed with her Spiritual Power but didn’t detect any extraordinary aspects of this Illusionary Flower Beast.

After half an hour, the Illusionary Flower Beast in the pot melted, leaving only a purple Brain Crystal.

This signifies that this Illusionary Flower Beast is a Level 6 Fierce Beast.

Around it were at least a thousand remains, mostly composed of Level 6 Brain Crystals.

Sadly, this Brain Crystal no longer contained Telekinesis.

"1000 milliliters, you take 200, I’ll keep the rest," Spirit God said as she took out a bottle, pouring 200 milliliters of broth for Ling Qi.

Ling Qi really wanted to refuse but she knew that once her sister made a decision, no one could change it.

Thus, Ling Qi stored it away.

Spirit God directly drank the 800 milliliters of broth, and after drinking, her Spiritual Power surged immensely.

At its peak, an invisible force erupted from Spirit God’s body.

Ling Qi was sent flying, soaring over ten meters away before stopping, even sustaining some injuries.

"So powerful!"

Spirit God found herself to be a Level 9 Divine Master now, the first Level 9 Divine Master of the Spirit Race.

With a mere thought, Spirit God appeared beside Ling Qi, then placed a hand on her.

"Don’t move, I can now use my Spiritual Power to heal you," Spirit God said, a faint smile on her lips.

Previously, at Level 8, she could also do this. But the effects were worlds apart.

In less than a minute, Ling Qi’s injuries were completely healed by Spirit God. Before, it would have taken her at least half an hour.

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