Volume 2 Setting Out on the Journey Chapter 46 The Fisherman Profits

At this moment.

Amidst Wang Jue's nervousness, excitement, and thrills,

"Roar..."

The Steel Tyrannosaurus whipped its tail, which was almost as long as its entire body, rapidly slashing through the air to form a hazy black illusion, as it frantically lunged at Jiang Feng.

"Bang!"

The ground cracked open instantly from the impact of the Steel Tyrannosaurus's lunge.

"Boom, boom..."

Jiang Feng and the Steel Tyrannosaurus, man and beast, crashed successively into a residential building ahead.

The concrete walls of the building shattered and split apart with a deafening roar as if they were made of tofu.

Especially as the Steel Tyrannosaurus's tail swept fiercely through the interior, countless walls and stone pillars collapsed instantly.

Rumble...

The entire residential building collapsed instantly, filling the air with a cloud of dust.

Boom, boom.

The next second.

As if by mutual agreement, the Steel Tyrannosaurus and Jiang Feng burst out from the ruins simultaneously and clashed once again.

Facing the onslaught of the Steel Tyrannosaurus, Jiang Feng moved like a gentle breeze. Every flickering motion carried the cadence and rhythm of the wind, appearing exceptionally graceful.

Although the attack speed of the Steel Tyrannosaurus was astonishingly fast, with every blow producing a terrifying sonic boom, it failed to inflict even the slightest scratch on Jiang Feng. Instead, two or three scales on its own body shattered from the impact of counter-attacks.

"Damn it, I didn't expect this beast to still be so formidable right after giving birth."

Anxiety and worry flooded Jiang Feng's mind: "This is trouble. After all, I am human, and my physical durability is a notch lower than hers."

"As the saying goes, a long defense is bound to fail. I can dodge for a moment, but I cannot keep it up forever."

"Given its defense, unless I hit a vital spot, cracking a couple of scales won't affect it much at all."

At this thought, Jiang Feng furrowed his brow, gritted his teeth, and thought, "There are no other openings. It seems I will have to risk it and create an opportunity myself..."

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"This level of combat is simply too..."

Watching from the balcony of a distant high-rise, Wang Jue's heart pounded wildly. His gaze burned as he looked down at the battle in the distance below between the two Red Star-tier experts, Jiang Feng and Lin Chong, and three Tier 5 star beasts.

Every street and road they passed was cracked and split open!

Along the way, shops collapsed, and buildings dozens of stories high could only cave in and crash down, utterly unable to block their path.

Even the collapse of those towering buildings could not harm them in the slightest!

"They say the bodies of advanced star beasts are so tough that even missiles can't blast through them. Seeing it now, it's completely true!"

A look of shock surfaced in Wang Jue's eyes for the first time.

Watching a multi-story building collapse and crash onto the Steel Tyrannosaurus, the creature merely flicked its tail, shattering the concrete pillars to expose the steel reinforcement bars inside. The debris flew through the air, leaving not a single scratch on its dragon scales.

"And this is just a Tier 5 star beast. How terrifying would Tier 6, Tier 7, Tier 8, or even Tier 9 star beasts be?"

Wang Jue felt his blood boil with excitement, though he could not help feeling a hint of regret: "What a pity. The exchange of moves between the two sides is simply too fast to see clearly."

There was no help for it; who made the movement speed of both Tier 5 star beasts and Red Star-tier human martial artists exceed the speed of sound?

Consequently, Wang Jue could only witness the terrifying might generated by their battle while remaining unable to discern the specifics of their exchange.

Right at that moment.

"Roar..."

Accompanied by a heaven-shaking roar, led by more than thirty Tier 4 star beasts, millions of star beasts surged forward overwhelmingly like a tidal wave.

"Rumble..."

In an instant, the very earth began to tremble.

The two Tier 5 dragon beasts, currently locked in fierce combat with the burly giant Lin Chong, immediately let out excited, earth-shaking roars.

"Roar, roar..."

Meanwhile,

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that muscular man surnamed Lin is truly strong!"

Watching the battle from the balcony, ignoring the apocalyptic scene unfolding below in the distance, Wang Jue couldn't help but comment: "Not only is his strength immense, but his dodging movements are extremely agile, which proves beyond doubt that this person's footwork has reached the 'micro-realm'. Furthermore, it is already extremely mature, allowing him to utilize every single aspect of the surrounding environment—even the charging monsters can be used to his advantage. This level of control over battle is far superior to mine."

As Wang Jue evaluated the fight, he absorbed the experience to make up for his own shortcomings.

Although his footwork had already reached the half-step transformation realm, in a life-or-death battle, he still could not manage to utilize every part of the surrounding environment to aid himself as flawlessly as this man did.

"Compared to him, the man surnamed Jiang is undoubtedly even stronger."

A look of awe appeared in Wang Jue's eyes: "This man's footwork surpasses not only the level of the giant surnamed Lin, but mine as well!"

"It can be said to have reached a natural state possessing a unique artistic conception. He himself seems like a gust of wind. In terms of footwork, he can be called a generational master, or even a grandmaster!"

Although his own footwork realm was high, compared to these two men, there was still a noticeable gap.

Even with a high realm of footwork, there remained a considerable distance between his mastery and theirs!

This was the classic case of a discrepancy between realm and actual combat strength.

Naturally, Wang Jue was unaware of the true strength and status of these two individuals.

Little did he know that Jiang was a Blue Star-tier powerhouse, enjoying immense renown both among humanity and across various alien races!

And his optimal partner, Lin Chong, was also a peak stage nine Green Star-tier powerhouse on the verge of breaking through to the Blue Star-tier.

Both of them had experienced countless life-or-death battles and possessed genius-level talent, so it was no surprise that their footwork had attained such heights.

"Eh... That man surnamed Jiang seems to be injured."

Wang Jue widened his eyes in shock, lifting his binoculars to observe closely: "No, wait, it's a trap! The head of that Steel Tyrannosaurus is actually injured!"

"Goodness, now not only have those two Tier 5 star beasts gone berserk, but the entire beast horde has gone wild."

Wang Jue's heart raced with excitement.

Mutually assured destruction was his absolute favorite scenario!

"Good grief, although that Steel Tyrannosaurus is heavily injured, it has become even more frantic, while the man surnamed Jiang is desperately dodging and retreating."

The longer Wang Jue watched, the more anomalies he began to sense: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, so the man surnamed Jiang was just evading the Steel Tyrannosaurus's initial momentum. I must say, this guy is truly ruthless—he actually traded injuries for an opportunity, and his strikes are so fast!"

Wang Jue quickly realized that the man surnamed Jiang had been striving to control the rhythm of the battle all along.

However, even though the Steel Tyrannosaurus's strength had diminished somewhat due to giving birth, its physical attributes remained far superior to his.

"Rhythm, right, controlling the rhythm of combat."

Wang Jue experienced a sudden flash of enlightenment, followed by an exclamation of awe: "At this rate, the man surnamed Jiang and his companion might actually succeed in killing the Steel Tyrannosaurus."

"Tsk, tsk, once they kill this Steel Tyrannosaurus, the creature's dragon egg will likely fall into their hands as well. A dragon egg capable of nurturing a Tier 5 star beast is worth an astronomical fortune."

Suddenly, a thought struck Wang Jue, and his eyes lit up...

A dragon egg?

That's right! How could he almost forget about the dragon egg?

"The three core Tier 5 star beasts are all gathered here right now, and these two powerhouses are here as well!"

"That means the Steel Tyrannosaurus's lair should be completely devoid of Tier 5 star beasts at this moment. Does that imply I might have a chance to slip into the lair and make off with the dragon egg?"

At this thought, Wang Jue felt his heart thump violently, as if it were about to burst right out of his chest.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

The nervous and excited heartbeat sounded like rolling drums exploding in his ears.

Wang Jue hadn't initially planned to steal the dragon egg because when the two powerhouses first rushed over, he assumed both they and the three Tier 5 star beasts were fighting at the lair.

Under those circumstances, going there himself would be sheer suicide.

The situation was completely different now.

Both human powerhouses and the three Tier 5 star beasts were pinning each other down, which meant there was no entity present capable of instantly killing him.

Even though Wang Jue couldn't defeat a Tier 4 star beast head-on, relying on his speed, a Tier 4 star beast couldn't kill him either!

To let go of such a rare opportunity would be an absolute waste.

Once the thought took root in Wang Jue's mind, he could no longer suppress it.

In truth, the market value of a dragon egg was extraordinarily high.

Dragon corpses were relatively easy to acquire, but dragon eggs were exceedingly scarce.

After all, tracking news of a dragon laying eggs was immensely difficult, and moreover, star beasts known as "dragons" possessed immense pride.

Once faced with a life-or-death crisis, they would rather destroy their own dragon eggs than let them fall into human hands.

This indirectly resulted in a minuscule number of dragon eggs being obtained across the entire Azure Star, whether by humans or other alien races!

Naturally, their price remained permanently exorbitant.

"Although the plaza area is the lair of the Steel Tyrannosaurus and swarming with an astonishing number of star beasts, there are no Tier 5 star beasts left there now. If I fail, the worst I can do is run for my life!"

Hesitating for less than a minute, Wang Jue gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, cautious men starve, bold men gorge. I'm going to risk it! If this succeeds, the payout will be massive!"

Having made up his mind, Wang Jue could no longer afford to watch the battle. He rushed straight to the stairwell and bolted downward at an astonishing speed.

Along the way, Wang Jue carefully evaded star beasts while closing in on the Steel Tyrannosaurus's lair at a pace that avoided detection.

"No, I must speed up!"

"Otherwise, if the Steel Tyrannosaurus wins and returns to the lair, I won't stand a chance."

"If the two humans win and head to the beast lair, I won't have a chance either."

Wang Jue sprinted forward with elusive movements, a trace of anxiety surfacing in his eyes.

"Right now, my only chance is to seize this brief window while they are fighting outside."

Knowing the preciousness of time, Wang Jue tore through the beast-infested city at full tilt, continuously closing in on the central plaza.

Soon enough.

Wang Jue infiltrated the smog-shrouded zone.

"Huh?"

With a swift flash, Wang Jue darted into the room on the fifth floor of a five-story villa. Gazing through the window toward the fog-shrouded area ahead, he saw that the streets and ground below were densely packed with all manner of star beasts. Even shops along the street, residential buildings, and office towers were completely occupied by swarms of star beasts.

Centered around the plaza, the surrounding smog-filled zone was crawling with star beasts!

"Damn it, this is a huge problem!"

Wang Jue's brow furrowed into deep vertical lines: "The density of star beasts around the plaza is simply too high. There is no way I can slip in undetected."

In truth, even if powerhouses like Jiang Feng and Lin Chong were in his shoes, facing the ubiquitous star beasts within the smog zone, they wouldn't be able to sneak in quietly either; they would have no choice but to force their way through!

"What a headache. Their cultivation is at least at the Green Star tier, so forcing their way through doesn't necessarily mean death. But if I tried to force my way through, it would be pure suicide." Wang Jue shook his head with a bitter smile.

Compared to those two powerhouses, whether in terms of cultivation realm, combat strength, or the grasp of battle timing, he was vastly inferior...