Chapter 365: Who Has the Best Snake Catching Skills

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Although he was lamenting that the Nirvana Snake King wasn’t as good as the Purple Crystal Tortoise, Zhang Che was very satisfied regardless.

If he exposed such a beast card, surely he would attract many mid or high-tier beastmasters to come snatch it from him. If Zhang Che was still not satisfied with that, his greed really knew no bounds.

Moreover, this was the first time Zhang Che had seen a beast card with dual types.

Having an Original Combat Body form and a Storage Equipment form, it truly is… um, well, compared to the monster that was the Purple Crystal Tortoise, it truly couldn’t be considered much.

That fellow clearly only had an Original Combat Body-type, yet it had storage ability and a defensive form. It was simply like a bug in the system.

After getting his way and killing the Nirvana Snake King, Zhang Che turned around and flew off once more on the Purple Jade Condor, heading back to the area he was at originally. He found the Purple Crystal Tortoise already waiting for him at the top of the tallest mountain.

Speaking of it, that fellow really deserved to be praised.

The bone spikes were shot out in a sixty-degree cone. Those that struck the beastmasters and subdued beasts were still fine, exhausting much of their momentum and not flying too far away.

Some of the bone spikes that missed their targets flew out several kilometers further. Now, only about half an hour had passed, and the Purple Crystal Tortoise had already found all of them. Zhang Che truly felt gratified.

He didn’t have to worry about losing things in the future!

“Now, let’s go capture those little snakes.”

Zhang Che didn’t forget about those ordinary Nirvana Snakes. They were four-star gold-quality exotic beasts with two different forms, after all. Their prices could definitely compare with ordinary five-star gold-quality cards.

If he could get more of them, Zhang Che’s beast card shop would finally have a batch of high-end products, and a bustling business would be something he could look forward to.

Having lost their leader, the Nirvana Snake King, the little snakes were scattered all around. Every one of them was hiding in the forest. To capture them truly wasn’t something simple.

Zhang Che finally found one with much effort, but he realized he couldn’t catch up to these little things in the forest.

It couldn’t be helped; the Purple Jade Condor had too great a wingspan. It couldn’t spread its wings out in the forest at all.

Meanwhile, the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon was still recovering his energy in Zhang Che’s spiritual sea. He had nearly damaged his foundation this time. Without an hour or two of rest, it was impossible for the dragon to recover to his peak.

Luckily Zhang Che had the rainbow crystal. Otherwise, heavens knew how long the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon would need to recover.

“Tsk, tsk. I’m too short-handed after all, and now the only flying beast I have left is the Purple Jade Condor. Wanting to capture those little snakes is really…” Zhang Che suddenly froze for a moment, then slapped the back of his head. -Is my brain damaged? Didn’t I just obtain a flying beast!?-

Although the Nirvana Snake King’s flying method was a little too high-tech, it could fly nonetheless, couldn’t it?

Not only that, the subdued beast was the king of those Nirvana Snakes! It must be very familiar with their habits, and its speed was naturally faster than them. Wouldn’t it be just like a game for it to capture those little snakes?

-I’m too smart!,- Zhang Che praised himself. He quickly summoned the Nirvana Snake King and gave it the order to capture those little snakes.

In the next moment, a sharp engine sound rang out. Zhang Che saw the Nirvana Snake King instantly accelerated to supersonic speed, chasing after the little snake in the forest ahead with unusual nimbleness. A few white threads shot out from its body, and instantly destroyed the little snake.

There really wasn’t much to be said about a five-star legend-quality beast bullying a four-star gold-quality beast. It was like a violent grown man bullying a baby. The difference in strength between the two was simply too huge.

The small white snake’s speed and nimbleness, the areas which the Nirvana Snakes were proud of, were similarly outclassed by its ex-king. Being decimated instantly was nothing strange.

“Awesome!” Zhang Che had a wide smile on his face, his eyes narrowed into slits. He quickly ran up and caught the falling golden beast card in his hand, checking its attributes right away.

For the beast card to be valuable, its attributes had to be the same as the Nirvana Snake King.

Fortunately, there wasn’t anything surprising on the beast card. Its basic attributes were pretty much the same as the Nirvana Snake King. Although it was a worse version, it still had ten cubic meters of space. For ordinary beastmasters, it was enough for use.

“I’m rich, I’m rich!” Two golden rays of light shone out of Zhang Che’s eyes. He summoned the Purple Jade Condor and jumped on its back, flying over the forest, and ordered the Nirvana Snake King to look for the other little snakes in the forest.

Afterwards, what gave Zhang Che a headache was that after giving his command, the Nirvana Snake King gave him some clear feedback. Those little snakes, having lost their king, were like sheets of loose sand. They had scattered in all directions throughout the mountain range; it would be almost impossible to look for all of them.

Moreover, there were many other beastmasters in the mountain range, and they were similarly looking for the Nirvana Snakes.

-Hmm? Right, other than this bunch of Nirvana Snakes, I wonder if there are any others?-

After all, that young beastmaster who was chased by the Black Locust Tree Hall had said that there were many storage-type exotic beasts in this mountain range. There shouldn’t be just this bunch Zhang Che had encountered, right?

If that was true, he could make use of his advantage of having a Nirvana Snake King to find other groups of Nirvana Snakes before others did!

Regrettably, after the Nirvana Snake King had become his subdued beast, it lost all of its past memories. Only its basic abilities were left, leaving it unable to provide any help to Zhang Che.

“Let’s continue towards the core of the mountain range, then. It’d be best if I can find another Nirvana Snake King. If not, we can hunt for those scattered Nirvana Snakes, too!”

Thinking of that, Zhang Che flew off towards the center of the mountain range on the Purple Jade Condor, while the Nirvana Snake King followed them from the forest below, tracking the Nirvana Snakes who were escaping in the same direction.

After advancing about ten kilometers, the Nirvana Snake King found another Nirvana Snake, and got Zhang Che another beast card without much effort.

Zhang Che was at a loss for words from smiling. He was only thinking to himself,* -Who has the best snake catching skills? Come to Lanxiang in Hua Xia, Shandong…¹*

-Ah, not right. Why did I think of that?- Zhang Che quickly shook his head. Sitting on the Purple Jade Condor’s back, he narrowed his eyes, feeling the wind rushing against him in an incomparably satisfied mood.

At present, the sky had started to turn dark.

It would be very difficult to continue finding the Nirvana Snakes at night, and no one could predict what dangers would appear during nights in the beast world.

Zhang Che only wanted to get to the core of the mountain range quickly, and see if there were any other Nirvana Snake Kings. If he could hunt another one of them, this trip would be very worth it.

When the Purple Jade Condor flew past a few more tall mountains, an extremely lively scene suddenly appeared in their sight.

Many Nirvana Snakes were randomly flying around at low altitude and in the forests, and a bunch of beastmasters were scattered around in a few kilometers radius, each of them riding on their own flying beasts and chasing down those Nirvana Snakes.

A variety of noises came together, making this mountain range look very lively.

Some low-tier exotic beasts were frightened and quickly fled in all directions. However, none of the beastmasters paid any attention to them at all, even though some of them were at gold-quality.

Of course, there would occasionally be a mid-tier gold-quality or higher exotic beast among them, and they would become the targets of some of the beastmasters.

After all, the Nirvana Snakes were too slippery, like loaches in water. It was extremely difficult to catch them. Thinking of not coming in vain, some beastmasters who understood they could only get lucky would set their sights on those exotic beasts.

“Tsk, tsk, why does this scene reminds me of those days in the past of casting a gigantic net to catch fish in the fields?”

One look and you could tell these people didn’t have much skill at catching prey. Even though some of them were working together, it was very hard for them to catch a single Nirvana Snake.

Zhang Che observed on the mountain for two minutes, and he saw the beastmasters only managed to catch a handful of Nirvana Snakes. The rest were basically still running all around.

Seeing the crowd spread all over and chasing the Nirvana Snakes aimlessly, Zhang Che really wanted to shout out loud, You’re all trash! Do you want to know how to catch these little snakes? I’ll show you!

Of course, even if he told the method to those beastmasters, they didn’t have the all-important tool, the Nirvana Snake King, to catch them. They would still be helpless.

-But, I can’t expose the Nirvana Snake King casually, in case those people gang up on me. The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon is still recuperating. Even if I can use the Purple Crystal Tortoise to kill some of them, it’s impossible for me to get away.

-Silently making a fortune is the way to go!-

Zhang Che also noticed that there weren’t any other Nirvana Snake Kings in this area. In that case, before the sky turned fully dark, he’d make use of this opportunity to catch a few more Nirvana Snakes.

Thinking of that, he had the Purple Jade Condor fly high up into the sky to scout the situation below, while he rode on the Scarlet Flame Drake and snuck into the hunting grounds ahead with the Nirvana Snake King.

With the Purple Jade Condor guiding them from above, Zhang Che avoided places with many people around and specifically went to look for the Nirvana Snakes that were in hiding.

After only a few minutes, Zhang Che caught up to the first Nirvana Snake hiding in the forest.

That little snake’s senses were very sharp. Just as Zhang Che got within a hundred meters of it, its little body immediately sprang and shot off in another direction.

However, a translucent silhouette quickly caught up to it with great speed and the sound of an engine rumbling. It bit down on the Nirvana Snake’s neck, directly snapping it in two.

“That’s it!”

Zhang Che was overjoyed. He couldn’t help but think of that famous advertisement slogan: Who has the best snake catching skills…

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Translator’s Note:

1: A reference to a similar slogan in real life advertising the Shandong Lanxiang Vocational School in Jinan, Shandong, China.