Chapter 930: The Manor of Ten Thousand Beasts

The “Yijin Jing” is an unparalleled martial art, on par with the “Jiuyang Shen Gong.”
Kai Xin had practiced the latter and knew its greatest benefits were enhancing internal energy and wisdom, as well as accelerating the mastery of martial arts principles. Its extremely yang nature made it immune to the erosion of icy or poisonous internal energies.
But the “Yijin Jing” was different…
It involved complete transformation and renewal, widening meridians, strengthening innate attributes, and refining one’s body to the level of iron skin and steel bones while rapidly boosting internal energy.
Although only two full cycles of the practice had been completed, pushing the “Yijin Jing” to its second stage, these two cycles had already brought significant improvements to Kai Xin. His internal energy had surged by nearly ten points; his innate attributes of “bone strength” and “arm strength” each increased by seven points; his defensive capabilities also rose by nearly a hundred points.
These were the figures Kai Xin had obtained after quietly observing from the pavilion for half an hour.
“Truly worthy of being Shaolin’s supreme treasure! The ‘Yijin Jing’ lives up to its reputation.” As he opened his eyes, excitement shone in them. “Without a week—maybe just four days—I can reach the state of liberation. If what I found at the Peak of Punishment is correct, perhaps I can use strikes to strengthen my muscles and progress even faster…”
Standing up, Kai Xin immediately took out his horse token and summoned Ti Ying.
“Long time no see, buddy.”
“…”
Ti Ying snorted and nuzzled Kai Xin’s face affectionately.
“Still as mischievous as ever. Alright, let’s go—take me to the Manor of Ten Thousand Beasts.” With that, he mounted the horse and rushed down the mountain path amid the shouts of Shaolin disciples.
“That kid really doesn’t care about his life.”
“Where did this senior come from? His riding skills are amazing! Last time someone rushed like this, they ended up with a broken nose and face.”
“…”
Hearing the exclamations of the Shaolin disciples behind him, Kai Xin clung tightly to Ti Ying’s back, his legs squeezed around the horse’s belly, as they sped through the narrow mountain paths and left Songshan behind.
…
The Manor of Ten Thousand Beasts, not far from the capital, was built by a wealthy merchant after the Global Swordsmanship Conference. Fascinated by the prosperity of the Central Plains, he acquired a large tract of land outside the city and constructed a massive estate to gather rare beasts from around the world. He also hired numerous skilled martial artists to guard it.
On the surface, it seemed like just that, but in reality, it was a spy for the Tartars, using the pretext of collecting rare beasts to recruit people and prepare for a surprise attack on the capital.

After being discovered by the imperial court, the Hu merchants hid underground. Their mansion was filled with traps, and they killed countless imperial troops. Eventually, they had no choice but to hand the situation over to the martial artists of the jianghu.

The Myriad Beasts Villa gathered many elite Hu warriors, beast tamer experts, and numerous fierce beasts under the influence of drugs. Its levels ranged from the Wuwei stage to the early stages of mythology—everything was available here. Such a place, brimming with wealth and danger, naturally became a premium training and treasure-hunting site for players.

With his swift pace, Happy reached the outskirts of the Myriad Beasts Villa in just one hour…

“Hold them off!”
“Horizontal Training Bodyguards! Block the entrance—don’t let those damned beast tamer experts send out their monsters!”
“Guys, work fast and set up more traps. Make sure none escape. The Gu witches, get ready!”

At the entrance of the Myriad Beasts Villa, a group of about ten people were working frantically. Under the orders of a young man who seemed to be the leader, two burly men radiating a golden glow that Happy recognized quickly blocked the other end of the entrance, which resembled a city wall, to buy time for those in the passage below.

In the passage, a group of people were busy setting up traps. Given their skillful movements and seamless coordination, they must all be outer disciples of the Old Man of Heaven’s Secrets.

Seeing this, Happy paused slightly. It wasn’t because they were blocking the entrance—there were many other gates leading into the Myriad Beasts Villa—but because it was his first time there, and he wanted to see for himself the strength of the fierce beasts and the abilities of the current players…

The group before him clearly belonged to a special category. Most of them were ranged weapon masters and trap engineers. The woman standing next to the team leader was even a Miao tribe Gu witch, holding a delicate Gu box from which came a clear and pleasant sound.

Working together with the two Horizontal Training experts in the “Arhat Posture” who were blocking the entrance, their leader’s plan seemed to be to use the trap engineers’ pre-set mechanisms for a sudden, devastating attack to eliminate the beasts and beast tamer experts inside.

All of this was vastly different from when Happy left…

The trap engineers’ skills were even more intricate!
The two Horizontal Training Bodyguards had reached the “Golden Body” Arhat level, and their equipment also seemed top-notch, reflecting a focus on maximizing defense.

Happy couldn’t help but become interested and stayed to see what would happen…

In the passage, the Horizontal Training Bodyguards clearly wouldn’t be able to hold off the attack of the group of fierce beasts for long.

The power of dozens of sequential catapult traps remains unclear for now, but pinpointing the optimal timing for their activation to maximize lethality requires considerable skill—any mistake could lead to the traps turning against their users.
“Alright!”
In the passage, a group of engineers swiftly ran out, moving nimbly across the safe areas.
As everyone withdrew, they noticed Happy alone not far away but said nothing, instead gathering around their captain.
“Henglian Taibao, retreat quickly!!”
“Gu witches, get ready.”
At the captain’s command, the people in the passage rushed out with agility that defied their physical build.
Along with deafening roars resembling those of tigers and lions, enormous white tigers and male lions emerged, their roars carrying a hint of lion-like intensity. Their strength was on par with that of top martial artists at the peak of the Wuwei realm.
To Happy’s surprise, these tigers and lions were also equipped with precious armor that didn’t hinder their movement.
“As expected of wealthy merchants—even lions and tigers wear top-tier gear…” Happy marveled sincerely.
Just then, intermittent whistling came from across the passage…
The beasts suddenly froze.
“Bad! The beast trainers have discovered the traps! Damn it… Gu witches, act now!”
The gu witch standing by the captain quickly lifted the lid, and two beams of light—gold and silver—shot like lightning toward the passage.
Immediately afterward, a pink smoke rose rapidly from inside, looking both magnificent and eerie.
Seeing this, Happy couldn’t help but show his astonishment.
The beasts, who had been preparing to retreat in an orderly manner, suddenly became frenzied, biting and fighting uncontrollably…
The gu witch’s poison was one that confused minds.
“Activate the traps.”
At the captain’s words, the traps hidden in the passage suddenly began to make loud noises. The sounds of metal colliding and flesh being pierced, mixed with the beasts’ agonized screams, echoed loudly throughout the passage.
“…Too bad,” Happy thought.
Although most of the beasts in the passage were dead, making it seem like a perfect battle, upon closer reflection, the captain still hadn’t seized the best opportunity.
If Henglian Taibao hadn’t retreated so quickly…
If the traps had been placed lower…
Once the beast trainers and the beasts entered the passage, and the gu witch struck, it would have been a complete victory.

Looking inside through the gap in the passage now, there’s still at least as many of those creatures left at the other end. The fate of this group is either to abandon their loot and flee immediately, or for a group of engineers to risk their lives fighting against the remaining beasts.
However, Kai Xin could see that this group hadn’t realized just how many enemies there were and had already prepared to clean up the battlefield.
Sure enough!
As the springs of the sequential traps in the passage stopped moving, all that remained were the dying, pained roars of the beasts. A round of hidden weapons was thrown, completely eliminating the beasts inside. The captain led two Xiang Lian Taibao forward into the passage.
Go in fast, retreat even faster!
It takes time to collect loot from the beasts, but obviously, the beast tamer’s whistle is faster…
Amidst the deafening roars of tigers and lions, with the Xiang Lian Taibao covering the rear, the captain led his men out while fighting their way back.
“Damn!”
“There are still so many.”
“Hurry! Set up more traps outside!”
“No! The two of us can’t hold on that long!” The Xiang Lian Taibao were the first to show signs of strain.
“Use the ‘Golden Arhat’!”
“We already used it—otherwise, how could we have held on this long?”
“Damn it!”
The captain was reluctant to give up: “Taking the equipment inside could earn at least ten thousand. Are you trying to ruin me? No—lure them out. Let the Xiang Lian Taibao take some, the engineers fight the beast tamer with me, and the witch prepare her poisons!”
The Myriad Beasts Villa had both ordinary beasts and elite beasts. Ordinary beasts, when drugged, were highly lethal but relatively easy to wear down since they had no equipment—only flesh, blood, and fur to sell.
But elite beasts, after special training, were extremely difficult to deal with. They usually gathered around the beast tamer, armored from head to toe, and were no less formidable than a beginner at the Mythical Realm!
“Another wrong decision.”
Kai Xin watched closely from a distance.
Although there were many people here, the trap and hidden weapon experts were very vulnerable. Once they were lured out, control would shift from them to that slightly smarter beast tamer.
The witch’s poison clearly only had a short duration of effect and could only affect a limited area, unable to control the whole situation. By then, the Xiang Lian Taibao would lose control of the situation, and the engineers would be the first to die.
Sure enough, as Kai Xin had predicted…
The moment the six beasts rushed out, the pressure on the Xiang Lian Taibao soared.
As soon as the engineers started acting, the beast tamer’s whistle sounded right after! One long note, one short note.

Leaving two white tigers behind, the remaining male lions stomped the ground! They rushed from two different directions at the group of trap masters behind Henglian Taibao, who were firing hidden weapons.
“The strength of the white tigers and male lions exceeds 350 points…” Hearing the faint tremors of the ground, Kai Xin suddenly gasped in shock: “No wonder all these people are long-range trap masters. Ordinary martial artists at the Liberation realm would likely not stand a chance up close—they’d be stuck and unable to escape.”
While thinking, the group over there could no longer hold on, and some even shouted for help to Kai Xin: “Friend, please lend a hand.”