Chapter 0349: The Hunt Begins!

Once all the descendants of the Runing family stood on the teleportation array, Donald used his divine power to activate it. Soon, after a intense flash of light, all the descendants standing on the array disappeared.
“I hope the decision made by the clan head and me this time is correct,” Donald murmured to himself after watching them be teleported to the trial island. With a sigh, he turned and flew toward a city near the Runing residence.
If nothing went wrong, he would only need to return a year later to lead them back. Of course, this was the usual procedure. But this time, to prevent any accidents, he had to constantly watch for any rescue messages sent from the island via the communication jade. He couldn’t slack off on this.
After another intense flash of light from the teleportation array, when Huang Long opened his eyes again, he found himself alone in a different environment. Ancient trees soared into the sky around him, the ground was somewhat sandy, and sunlight filtered down, creating a serene atmosphere.
“Is this the trial island?” Standing there, Huang Long immediately summoned the Chaos Primal Beast, Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx, from the Immortal Pavilion.
Usually, after the Giant Dragon Mountains, the Chaos Primal Beast Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx would practice in the Dragon Palace beside the Netherworld Divine Tree inside the Immortal Pavilion.
Once out, Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx roared loudly, its majestic aura as a primal beast causing the surrounding trees to shake.
“Master, everyone believes you’ll be the last one to pass this trial,” Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx said, smirking at Huang Long after venting its frustration from staying in the Immortal Pavilion all this time.
Huang Long flashed forward and landed on it, patting its head before saying with a smile, “So you think you’ve become bold enough now that you’ve reached the rank of Upper Divine? How dare you mock your master?”
At these words, Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx shuddered violently. “No, no, master! What are you saying? Even if Zherom mocks you, it’s just because he’s upset for you—those contemptible wretches!” It hurriedly explained, its anger genuine. If those people looked down on Huang Long, didn’t that mean they were also looking down on it, his favorite pet?
The reason Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx was so frightened upon hearing that Huang Long thought it had become bold was that after reaching the rank of Upper Divine a few days ago, it had “dared” to test Huang Long’s reaction to its newfound strength. But in front of Huang Long’s 1.2 million mutated primal beasts, it was simply seeking punishment.

“Master, trust me for this trial. I’ll ensure you win first place.” Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx exhaled a burst of dragon breath and blew at its dragon whiskers at the corners of its mouth.
“You?” Yellow Dragon smiled and shook his head.
Although Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx had reached the upper divine realm, equivalent to a Level 7 King of the Underworld warrior, these trial participants were all the finest sons and daughters of the Luning family. Figures like Fei De, Harris, and Spindu had even reached the peak of Level 7 King of the Underworld. If Yellow Dragon relied solely on Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx, his ranking in the trial would at most be mid-tier.
Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx blew out more dragon breath but ultimately said nothing. It knew Yellow Dragon was right—its strength was great, but it leaned more toward speed, leaving its offensive capabilities somewhat weak.
“Master, then do you intend to use a million mutated primal beasts?” Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx exclaimed in shock.
Yellow Dragon replied with a smile, “What do you think?”
Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx raised its claw and tapped its forehead, crying out, “Heavens, Master! If you use a million mutated primal beasts, who will the others have to hunt?”
Indeed, if Yellow Dragon really deployed a million mutated primal beasts, almost all the beasts on this trial island—except those above Level 7 King of the Underworld who might escape—would fall into Yellow Dragon’s hands.
“Hehe!” Yellow Dragon let out a mocking sneer.
Fei De, Harris, Spindu? Taking the top three spots?
Then, Yellow Dragon thought of the short, chubby Francis and shook his head.
“Let’s go! Hunting begins!” Yellow Dragon slapped Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx. Hearing this, Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx roared loudly, galloped forward, and rushed toward the targets around them.
Hunting! Ever since following Yellow Dragon, it had grown fond of this “profession” of its.
“Tsk tsk! Master, should we hunt beasts first or look for those ten mutated upper divine primal beasts?” Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx asked as it sped forward.
“Don’t worry. Not a single one of those ten mutated upper divine primal beasts will escape!” Yellow Dragon said coldly with a smile. With his All-Seeing Eyes, All-Hearing Ears, and powerful divine consciousness, he had already located the ten mutated upper divine primal beasts on the island and locked them in with his aura.
“Hunt the beasts first!”
Hunting began!
A while later, Yellow Dragon, riding on Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx, encountered the first primal beast on the island—a Level 6 middle divine primal beast, the Iron-Horned Bronze Ox!
The Iron-Horned Bronze Ox was quite unique among ox-type primal beasts. It possessed golden elemental talent and was quite strong, ranking among the top in its class.

Roar! Upon seeing the Yellow Dragon and the Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx, Iron-Horned Bronze Ox’s first reaction was to roar excitedly at the sight of prey, its two giant eyes widening with a bloodthirsty glow.
“Hehe, Master, does this ox still think we’re prey?” The Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx laughed at the foolish ox before it.
Roar! Hearing itself called a foolish ox, Iron-Horned Bronze Ox, a mid-tier divine beast of level six, roared in anger. Two streams of ox energy burst from its nostrils, stirring up sand and dust on the ground, before it charged toward the Yellow Dragon and the Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx.
“Alright, it’s coming. It’s up to you—buy us time!” The Yellow Dragon patted the Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx beside him and smiled at it.
“Yes, Master. I know. Watch me.” Realizing the urgency, the Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx put aside its joking mood, transformed into a swirl of green and red wind and fire, and also charged at Iron-Horned Bronze Ox.
A moment later, there was a loud explosion. Iron-Horned Bronze Ox was sent flying by the Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx’s attack, knocking down countless ancient trees behind it before crashing back to the ground with a heavy thud. For a long time, nothing moved.
“Hehe, competing with me in strength?” the Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx chuckled.
The Yellow Dragon shook its head and then stored the divine body and primal beast crystal of Iron-Horned Bronze Ox in the Five Pits Divine Cauldron.
Killing primal beasts yielded these crystals as proof, so the Yellow Dragon couldn’t let the Netherworld Divine Tree absorb them this time.
“Let’s move on to the next one!” the Yellow Dragon waved.
“Sure, Master!” The Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx perked up and rushed toward the targets around them once again.
Under the Yellow Dragon’s All-Seeing Eyes and divine consciousness, not a single primal beast within hundreds of thousands of miles could escape. They were all killed by the Yellow Dragon and the Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx—one by one. For single beasts, the Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx handled them; for groups of beasts below level five, the Yellow Dragon used the “Turn Beans into Soldiers” technique to create 1,008 clones. These clones formed the Great Extinction Sword Formation, and with a wave of sword light, hundreds or even thousands of beasts fell.
Unless necessary, the Yellow Dragon wouldn’t use the million mutated primal beasts. Of course, if it encountered a group of primal beasts at the level of upper-tier gods, it would have no choice but to use them.
After all, groups of primal beasts at the level of upper-tier gods were beyond the power of either the current Yellow Dragon or the Wind-Flame Dragon Lynx. Such groups usually numbered in the dozens to hundreds.
Gradually, more and more primal beasts accumulated in the Yellow Dragon’s Five Pits Divine Cauldron.
A month later, the Yellow Dragon frowned.

“Master, what’s wrong?” Wind-Flame Dragon Lin asked in surprise upon seeing Huang Long’s unusual expression.
“A higher-tier divine mutant beast has been discovered by one of our clan’s members!” Huang Long said.
“What? Then we must go there quickly!” Wind-Flame Dragon Lin exclaimed anxiously.
“Hehe, there’s no need to rush. Higher-tier divine mutant beasts aren’t easy to deal with. Although that clan member has discovered it, the situation isn’t very optimistic right now,” Huang Long said with a smile.
“Oh, I see.” Wind-Flame Dragon Lin felt relieved.
“Still, to prevent any complications, we’d better go there now.” After saying that, Huang Long mounted Wind-Flame Dragon Lin and headed toward where the higher-tier divine mutant beast was.
The location wasn’t far away. After Wind-Flame Dragon Lin used the wind element’s power of “swift movement,” he transformed into a streak of green light and arrived at the scene in just over an hour.
As soon as Huang Long arrived, he saw a massive avian beast. Strangely, unlike other birds, it had four claws—thick and powerful, each capable of generating a strong gust of wind.
This was indeed the higher-tier divine mutant beast: the Avian Kingdom’s ruler, the Four-Clawed Demon Crow.
The Four-Clawed Demon Crow emitted a dark glow that made people feel fearful. Under its fierce attacks, the Lu Ning clan’s member was forced to retreat step by step, but he clearly wasn’t willing to give up so easily.
Seeing this, Huang Long shook his head.
That’s how humans are—they don’t realize the truth until the last moment.
“Master, what should we do now?” Wind-Flame Dragon Lin asked after assessing the situation.
If that member kept fighting stubbornly, the only outcome would be death.
A flash appeared in Huang Long’s eyes. “Attack the Four-Clawed Demon Crow’s soul!”
Wind-Flame Dragon Lin was momentarily stunned before responding, “Yes, Master!” He then launched a soul attack at the Four-Clawed Demon Crow. Just as the beast, delighted at having pushed the Lu Ning clan member to the brink, was about to devour him, a mysterious force attacked it. Startled, it couldn’t pay attention to the Lu Ning clan member anymore and retreated, counterattacking with its own soul attack.
The Lu Ning clan member, seeing the Four-Clawed Demon Crow retreat, was initially shocked before feeling relieved. “A soul master!” But just as he turned to see which clan’s member it was, his mind buzzed, and he was knocked unconscious.
Huang Long rushed over, waved his hands, and sent a gust of divine energy to carry the man to safety. Then he turned to face the Four-Clawed Demon Crow, which was still fighting Wind-Flame Dragon Lin.