Dark Moon Era

Zakalar was a normal elite soldier of the Stardust Council. His biggest wish was to become a Purple Moon Warrior. Furthermore, he did have a 1-star genetic chain talent to support his dream. However, he insisted on being a Purple Moon Warrior with the Stardust Council, and not some Purple Moon Warrior of a random faction.

The Stardust Council was powerful and mysterious enough to emerge as the victor in any matter. Therefore, his future would only be bright if he became a Purple Moon Warrior of the Stardust Council.

The belief was rooted in Zakalar’s heart. However, it was terribly shaken on this very night to the extent that even the endless courage that followed his belief disappeared without a sign. He did not have the courage to charge into the herd of Raqir raging bulls like the young boy who challenged his belief right in front of his eyes.

The boy was crazy, brave, and powerful enough to make others submit to his presence.

Just look at his insane moves! He was jumping up and down among the raging bulls, stepping on the bulls’ backs, weaving in and out of them, and sometimes lifting an entire bull to throw at the other bulls. How on Earth did he do all that?!

He moved along the raging bull herd like it was nothing!

Had the Raqir raging bulls become the copper-skinned cows of the grasslands, the kind that produced milk?

No, the Raqir raging bull was a lot scarier. It was one of the unique animals in the grasslands. A grown bull could weigh at least 800 kgs and a female could weigh at least 650 kgs. It had vertical horns on its limbs and could easily tear a person apart or crush their bones upon if ever he was unfortunate enough to ram into one. Its body was covered in sharp studs that were at least 5 mm long with the longest stud growing up to twice that length. Making it angry would be a terrible disaster.

Some scientists viewed them as an evolution from a yak of the old civilization, but Zalakar never understood the theory. How could a cow covered in hair evolve into something that was covered in studs?

However, no one dared to deny the theory because, in the Purple Moon era, evolution was chaotic and quicker than before. It seemed as though the chance to trigger an evolution was just around any corner.

Other than interspecies alteration, meaning that species A could not become species B, it was possible for evolution to produce all types of forms and shapes.

Fine, none of the mentioned was key to the matter. The main problem was that the Raqir raging bulls usually lived in a small herd or in a family in the grasslands. Why would these many raging bulls gather at the foot of the Santos Ridge? Was it because of the figure in front?

Truth be told, many Purple Moon Warriors could do what he had done back then, but the astonishing fact was that he was still a kid.

How could the kid create these many miracles? He broke through the troops from the Stardust Council alone with limited resources, and now, with more than 200 soldiers on his tail, he charged into the raging bull herd, shuttling across the bulls. Despite almost every part of their body being a weapon, it seemed like nothing to the kid.

As Zakalar’s belief was shaken, he unconsciously assumed that the raging bulls were there to help the kid escape. Many people shared the same thought as Zakalar too, including the Purple Moon Warriors.

The raging bull herd was on a frenzied rampage! The kid stepped and punched the bulls, aggravating every single one of them and infuriating them. The raging bull herd started to slam around blindly and clashed with the troops on the front line.

Going through the herd of rampaging bulls? The Purple Moon Warriors could do it with Transient Steps as they could jump on the bulls and run on top of them.

Still, to shuttle across the herd of bulls freely and escaped unscathed?! Impossible! Even a rank 3 Purple Moon Warrior, whose talent ability had started to take shape, could barely do it.

What now?

Under the Purple Moon, the raging bulls that were as large as a small hill were on a frenzied rampage. With their size, even if they stood there leisurely, their presence alone was pressuring enough, let alone if they went into a frenzy.

Is the kid trying to use the bulls to shake off the troops? I guess he’s already halfway there!

When the troops that failed to retreat collided with the bulls, blood splashed and flowed like a river at the foot of the Santos Ridge. Gunshots and mad shouts rang out as soldiers were lifted by the horns and smashed to the ground, stabbed bloody by the horns, or knocked down. They all were mercilessly trampled into a pile of meat by the stampede. Firearms seemed weaker in such a situation because no bullet could stop the frenzied rampage!

The bulls were aggravated to their limit and would attack anything on sight. What was a 200-strong company to them? The troops were slammed and trampled over by the stampede as their formation was shattered into nothing. It was even difficult to give out commands.

“Don’t shoot, Marde. I said don’t shoot! Stop provoking the bulls!” Krovsky grabbed a soldier, who had almost lost his mind, and scolded him in his face. Alas, his scolding was useless as the soldier was crying in fear and had lost all rationale.

The soldiers from the powerful Stardust Council were like any other soldiers. They had never seen this kind of situation before in their lives. Suppressed from the very beginning, they never had the chance to come back! Even during such a critical moment, they were frightened to their core and all they could do was cry helplessly.

Krovksy furiously kicked away a bull that was trying to crash into him. Then, he tossed the soldier that infuriated him away and walked forward for a few meters. When he saw Tang Ling ahead of him, running in circles endlessly, he felt like he ought to capture the little bastard that had insulted him.

However, Krovsky had no idea what Tang Ling was trying to do. If he was trying to shake off the troops using the bulls, he had achieved satisfying results, so why would he continue to provoke the bulls?

Is he trying to eliminate the troops using the bulls? What a foolish thought! The common soldiers might die, but not us Purple Moon Warriors!

Was he trying to hinder the Purple Moon Warriors with the bulls? It was possible because once he separated from the herd, the Purple Moon Warriors would have to cross the large frenzied herd to catch up with him though they eventually would. Only by shuttling across the raging bulls could he hinder the Purple Moon Warriors and stop them from catching himself.

It seems likely! 

Krovsky assumed that he had latched onto the key point, so he fiercely punched another bull that was trying to attack him and killed it with a single punch. He then moved a little closer to Tang Ling. Evidently, he was jealous of Tang Ling.

How can this kid be this amazing? He uses guns remarkably, has a seed that everyone seeks and is able to transform using it, and can shuttle across the raging bulls without being hurt! How absurd! I should interrogate him after I catch him, or even extract his seed for myself. Even if it’s just a low tier seed, it’ll be priceless!

Setting Tang Ling as his goal, Krovsky kept moving forward to get closer.

On the other hand, Tang Ling seemed to have fallen into a tough spot. He could not escape Krovsky’s pursuit and seemed like he was at his limit of dodging the raging bulls. Helplessly, he watched Krovsky getting closer to him.

Did he really want to use the raging bulls to kill the pursuers? No, Tang Ling never had such a childish thought. If it was not for a particular matter, the raging bulls would have bought Tang Ling a minute or two so that he could sneak into the Santos Branching Ridge and hide using his familiarity with the terrain, hence shaking off this wave of pursuers.

He never considered the pursuers on his tail as his enemy. His biggest foe was the one who matched his tactic, planning, and actions almost equally, Young Master Long!

So, would Young Master Long set up traps further ahead in the valley? Certainly, he would!

Tang Ling was trying to use a certain matter to solve the potential threats ahead while his transformation lasted. It had been almost three minutes since he started his transformation.

No one had God’s view over the terrain. All they saw was the raging bulls on a frenzied rampage, attacking anyone they saw, hence no one noticed the herd slowly moving away from the foot of the Santos Branching Ridge.

The key was the entrance to that narrow valley ahead of the Santos Branching Ridge.

The night was at its darkest with dawn barely on the horizon.

The herd of raging bulls seemed to move along with Tang Ling’s disordered pace, but somehow, they were around 50 to 60 meters away from the entrance of the valley.

Krovsky smiled coldly. He was only less than 15 meters away from Tang Ling. There were two more Raqir raging bulls in between them, and all he needed was a few more steps to get rid of the bulls before he could get to Tang Ling.

No matter how powerful his transformation was, he would still be no match for a rank 2 Purple Moon Warrior, would he? So what if he was fast? How could he escape from the herd of raging bulls?

At that moment, Tang Ling’s eyes flashed with a sliver of panic. He dared not even look at Krovsky who was closing on to him. Instead, he fixed his gaze on the cliff to the left of the valley.

What’s wrong with the cliff? 

Krovsky did not underestimate Tang Ling at all. After all, the kid had proven what he could do. Moreover, he was the son of that legendary man, Tang Feng.

Instinctively, he thought that Tang Ling was conspiring against him, so he looked towards the cliff.

It was at that second that Tang Ling’s stamina was exhausted. Even though he had provoked the bulls in his transformed state, it took a great toll on his stamina, thus he staggered and fell down.

Krovsky had always kept a part of his attention on Tang Ling. When he saw Tang Ling collapse, he naturally smiled victoriously. However, in the next moment, his smile froze as he was petrified by what he saw.

What exactly did he see? A silver streak of light slid down from the cliff swiftly. It was fast, and with Krovsky’s sight, he was able to catch a glimpse of the thing enveloped in silver light. His mind was blown by what he witnessed.

As a Purple Moon Warrior of the Stardust Council that was stationed at the Raqir Plains base, he knew a lot of things about the Raqir Plains and was considered a master from a certain aspect.

The most baffling thing about the grasslands was the three mysteries for which no one was able to provide an answer: the invisible temple, the bloody wolf attacks, and the god-slaying Goddess Tear Lake.

Other than the mentioned mysteries, the Raqir Plains had its own eerie rumors as well, one of which was the Soaring Silver Dead.

As expected of the rural grasslands, the villagers believed the myths and rumors that had been passed down from the old civilization. They believed in jiangshi¹, ghosts, and all sorts of supernatural stuff.

The Soaring Silver Dead was referred to as a jiangshi. Legend had it that this type of cold-blooded, bloodthirsty jiangshi was silver in color, could fly in the sky and dig underground, and was invincible to almost all weapons.

The jiangshi would only appear on the coldest night and disappear before dawn. Whenever they appeared, anything within sight would be brutally massacred. Be it wolves, foxes, snakes, cows, sheep, or dogs, anything could be killed and eaten, especially humans which was their favorite food. When the jiangshi were starving, they would simply slaughter the whole village.

Legend also said that the Silver Soaring Dead was hideous and scary. Basically, they were anything that the grasslanders could use to scare the kids to go to bed.

The grasslanders believed in the myths because they did not know the truth, but as a Purple Moon Warrior, Krovsky knew exactly what it was! There was no flying jiangshi whatsoever. There was only a Level 4 vicious beast, the silver winged demon ape!

These demon apes were the epitome of scary, but only after they matured at the age of two.

During infancy, they were weak and were no different from the monkeys of the old civilization, except for their silver fur. However, after they matured at 2 years old, black wings would grow on their backs. The wings were even stronger than grade S alloy with the edges being sharp and almost indestructible!

It did not stop there. If it was as simple as that, it would not be categorized as a Level 4 vicious beast!

Following the growth of their wings, their defense would skyrocket to a terrifying level. Every single strand of silver fur would become tough and their strength, speed, and other abilities would develop to that of a Level 4 vicious beast.

On top of all that, they possessed dual talents of lightning and wind! When they flapped their wings, lightning would strike and wind blades flew, displaying all sorts of strange wind and lightning abilities.

This type of vicious beast was not to be messed with. Because they were apes, their genetic chain was close to humans, hence their intellect was a lot higher than a normal vicious beast. They had almost no weakness!

Right after Krovksy saw the demon ape, his mind went blank for a while. He did not understand why the devil ape would appear at the entrance of the valley at such a timing? Considered the lord of the valley, it should be hiding deep in the mountains, so why the hell would he run into one!?

Was it that Tang Ling!? That little bastard!

Krovsky could not care less about whose fault was it anymore. Aware that he was no match for the demon ape, he knew the only way out was to run. However, could he outrun the demon ape? It had wind element talent and a pair of wings!

Besides, Krovsky was stuck in the herd of raging bulls.

“Get out! Get the hell out!” he bellowed. He turned around and grabbed the closest bull to fling it forward. It was scary when a rank 2 Purple Moon Warrior got angry. At least four to five raging bulls were toppled by the one he threw and a small space opened up.

Krovsky jumped on a bull’s back and Transient Stepped away.

I must get as far away as I can! There was only one thought in his mind. He was so selfish that he did not even voice any warnings to his men to warn them about the demon ape. In fact, he was trying to look for the closest Purple Moon Warrior to use as a shield.

Squeak!

Just then, a unique squeak reverberated in Krovsky’s ear.