Chapter 2: Hunting Quests

“Kaxuri, wait a moment.”
As Qu Yi turned to leave the group area, many human-shaped beasts surrounded him immediately, all staring at him eagerly.
Since he had casually produced a six-star Yuanpo Monster-level demon weapon, these beasts naturally understood that Qu Yi must possess many more. They wouldn’t let this chance slip by and wanted to buy one each.
They knew well that missing this opportunity would mean never encountering Qu Yi again.
Seize the chance!
“What is it?” Qu Yi asked with a smile, looking at the human-shaped beasts.
These beasts, in their human forms, had various peculiar features—some with unusually wide foreheads, some with red eyes, some with very long arms. In short, they were all sorts of strange.
In the Demon Realm, there were countless species of beasts.
“Kaxuri, can you sell me a Yuanmonster weapon?”
“Kaxuri, I want to buy two Yuanmonster weapons. Set any price you want.”
“Kaxuri, as long as you give me one Yuanmonster weapon, I’ll meet any of your demands.”
…
In moments, all sorts of beast voices could be heard—howls, shrieks, whines, roars, and more—truly spectacular.
Qu Yi glanced around and said with a smile, “Friends, I do have a few Yuanmonster weapons left. But I’m afraid you might not have enough Demon Essence Stones.”
In the Demon Realm, Origin Stones, after being infused with various demonic energies, became unique Demon Essence Stones, serving as the currency for all beasts in the realm.
Qu Yi had plenty of Origin Stones, but not many Demon Essence Stones.
He deliberately revealed one demon weapon to spread the fame of his possession among these beasts from hunting guilds. Before long, his name would become well-known throughout the Demon Realm.
But that famous name would be “Kaxuri”.
“A few more!”
The beasts around him all stared at Qu Yi greedily, as if the demon weapons on his body would soon belong to them.
“Friends, the demon weapons I have will be sold by the Hunting Guild. If anyone is interested, just keep an eye on the guild’s announcements,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
For now, he didn’t want to be surrounded by these human-shaped beasts.
“Understood, understood.”
“Good, I must get a demon weapon.”
“Since there are demon weapons for sale, I certainly won’t miss this chance.”
Immediately, the beasts around him started shouting loudly.
Qu Yi didn’t bother with them and went straight to the quest area, where beasts weren’t allowed to make noise, so it was quite quiet.
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“In the guild hall, there’s a beast named Kaxuri who possesses several demon weapons, which will be on sale in the guild hall within a few days.” This news spread rapidly. All the beasts in the Bai Shou Quan area learned of it immediately. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Countless figures flew out of the cultivation caves around Bai Kou Ling Quan and headed straight for the Hunting Guild. “Who is Kaxuri? Where is he now?” “Where is Kaxuri? I want to meet him.” “He actually has several demon weapons? I must get them. Where is Kaxuri?” … In the large square outside the Hunting Guild, countless beast-human hybrids gathered, crowding the area so tightly that everyone tried to squeeze into the guild hall. The two lower-level Earth Soul Beast-level leaders of the Hunting Guild had to come to the entrance themselves to block all the beasts. “All adventurers, listen! Without my permission, no one may step inside the hall,” one of the leaders shouted. “Those who violate this rule will be executed on the spot!” the other leader added. Only then did all the beasts calm down. “Damn it! Why hasn’t that Kaxuri shown up yet?” “Has Kaxuri handed over the demon weapons to the Hunting Guild?” “With so many beasts here, the price of those weapons must be really high.” “Of course. The Hunting Guild, seeing so many beasts eager for those weapons, will surely set an exorbitant price.” … The two guild leaders grinned. Qu Yi had just given the Hunting Guild a huge deal, so these two leaders would surely reap some benefits from it. ※※※ At this time, Qu Yi was browsing through various task descriptions in the task area. Since the Hunting Guild in the Beast Realm lacked the techniques of the Immortal Realm for crafting weapons, all task descriptions were written on paper, requiring adventurers to browse through them themselves. Qu Yi flipped through the papers. “Kill the Gold-Eating Wing Silkworms—complete the task to earn 100,000 Demon Yuan Stones.” “On Yang Ye Star, a Black Crow Frog King suddenly reached the level of a higher Earth Soul Beast and has begun massacring beasts across the entire planet. Kill the Black Crow Frog King to earn 1 million Demon Yuan Stones.” “On Shi She Star, the Golden Ring Snakes and Viper Clans are in constant battle over territory. The Golden Ring Snakes have declared that any beast that helps them destroy the Viper Clans will receive 2 million Demon Yuan Stones.” … Qu Yi flipped through them quickly, reading through all the task descriptions in just a glance.

“In the Fiend Realm, various fiend beast races are also quite restless. In fact, the fiend beasts here embody the principle of survival of the fittest even more fully, competing at every moment,” Qu Yi thought to himself.
Qu Yi had now formed his own hunting party, one at the level of a three-star Earth Soul Fiend. To upgrade, he only needed to complete higher-level tasks. The hunting guild didn’t care whether the task was completed by one person or many—it only cared about the result.
Hunting parties were very free.
“Sigh, I’ll just look for a task at the level of a Sky Soul Fiend,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Rising from a three-star Earth Soul Fiend hunting party to a one-star Sky Soul Fiend hunting party at such a rapid pace was truly astonishing.
Immediately, Qu Yi turned his attention to the task list for Sky Soul Fiend levels, flipping through the pages quickly.
After a while…
“Heh, this task was issued by a dragon race—Feng Guan…” Qu Yi stopped flipping and stared at the page, his expression surprised.
Feng Guan—Qu Yi had met him before. It was when he went to the Cultivation Realm to hunt down Emperor Hao that Emperor Hao captured him and imprisoned him in the Haotian Immortal Mansion for countless years. It wasn’t until Qu Yi cleared the ‘Ten Wind Blowing Bridges’ trial that Feng Guan was allowed to leave the Haotian Immortal Mansion and return to the Fiend Realm.
“Interesting… Since it’s a task from an old friend, I should definitely take it on,” Qu Yi smiled.
The task was quite simple: “On Tianjiu Star in the Mulin Star Region, just assassinate a Sky Soul Fiend-level snake, and you’ll receive ten million yuan worth of Fiend Stones.”
Like the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm, the Fiend Realm was also divided into five star regions: the Golden Dragon Star Region, the Mulin Star Region, the Water Ocean Star Region, the Fire Phoenix Star Region, and the Earth Tortoise Star Region.
Each star region consisted of thirty-six star districts, with their core planets named after the Tian Gang stars. Each star district was further divided into seventy star clusters, with their core planets named after the Earth Fiend stars.
Tianjiu Star was one of the thirty-six Tian Gang stars in the Mulin Star Region, and the entire planet was occupied by snake races, home to numerous Sky Soul Fiend-level snakes.
This task was essentially the hunting guild posting an announcement on behalf of Feng Guan, after Feng Guan had given them some Primordial Fiend Stones. It showed just how much resentment Feng Guan held toward the snake races on Tianjiu Star.
After learning about this task, Qu Yi lost interest in looking at other tasks. He left the task area and went to the handover area in the hall.
In front of a wooden table, Qu Yi arrived.
“I have five six-star Primordial Soul Fiend-level magical artifacts here. Give me your offer, and I’ll sell them to your hunting guild.”

Qu Yi obtained many magical artifacts in the celestial and demonic realms—artifacts of the Six-Star Yuanpo Demon level were enough to form a mountain. However, to avoid causing too much commotion, Qu Yi only brought out five artifacts; having enough Yuanmon Stone would suffice.
A space teleportation array required Yuanmon Stone.
“Six-Star Yuanpo Demon artifacts…”
“Five…”
The two feline women behind the wooden platform stared with their rosy mouths wide open, not closing them for a long time.
“Traveler, please wait a moment. I’ll go consult the president,” said one of the slender feline women before rushing away.
The Hunting Guild had a planetary president, a galactic president, a cluster president, a sector president, and a supreme president.
Soon, the two leaders of the Wind-Shaking Star Hunting Guild—namely the president and vice president—came over, smiling at Qu Yi.
“Traveler, thank you for trusting our Wind-Shaking Star Hunting Guild. I’m President Boka,” said the plump man with a smile.
Boka’s true form was a two-headed rhinoceros, and even in human form, he remained quite plump.
Qu Yi smiled and asked directly, “President, for five Six-Star Yuanpo Demon artifacts, how much Yuanmon Stone will you give me?”
Boka was taken aback by Qu Yi’s directness. He smiled briefly before turning to look at the five sword-shaped demonic weapons on the wooden platform.
“Traveler, Six-Star Yuanpo Demon weapons usually fetch ten million Yuanmon Stones each at auctions. I’m willing to give you ten million Yuanmon Stones per weapon, so fifty million in total—how does that sound?” President Boka asked with a smile.
Qu Yi nodded and replied, “Deal.”
Fifty million Yuanmon Stones was enough for Qu Yi to use a space teleportation array to reach Tianjiu Star.
The two presidents were stunned.
So generous!
They both regretted it, thinking, “If only they’d agreed to fifty million per weapon…”
Immediately afterward, Qu Yi showed his identity card, and the Hunting Guild transferred fifty million Yuanmon Stones to him.
With the Yuanmon Stone in hand, Qu Yi didn’t linger and immediately left the Hunting Guild.
“Wow, that Card Master is coming out!”
As soon as Qu Yi reached the entrance, several beast-human hybrids started shouting.
Whoosh!
Nearly five hundred thousand beast-human hybrids gathered in the Hunting Guild’s square, shouting together, creating a storm-like gust of wind.
Qu Yi smiled, as if he had expected this reaction.
“Everyone, the demonic weapons have been sold to the Hunting Guild. You just need to wait for their announcement,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Then, he flew away straight toward the teleportation hall.
Many beast-human hybrids took to the air, trying to chase after Qu Yi.

Unfortunately, these human-beast hybrids still couldn’t match Qu Yi in speed. Qu Yi’s cultivation level was already at the mid-tier Earth Soul Beast level. In a short while, Qu Yi arrived at the Transmission Hall.