Chapter 0356: Not the Last Place

Across the entire square, Kennedy and his three companions stood frozen, staring at each other in shock.
All 60 million primal beasts on the Trial Island had disappeared!
A howling wind blew in front of the True Dragon Hall.
For a long time, none of them spoke first.
The person in charge of the Trial Island surely wouldn’t make such a mistake, nor would they dare allow one to happen. They would verify the anomaly repeatedly before reporting it to Donald.

“Chieftain…” Donald finally managed to speak after a long while.
Kennedy, Bishop, and Barret turned to look at him.
“Do you think it could be these primal beasts themselves?” Donald stammered.
Before he could finish, Kennedy shook his head and interrupted, “It’s definitely not the fault of these primal beasts.” He knew what Donald was trying to say, but there were powerful restrictions placed by the Runing Clan on the Trial Island, making it impossible for these primal beasts to leave on their own.
This kind of situation had never occurred before.
Donald fell silent. He knew Kennedy was telling the truth, but he really couldn’t think of any other possibilities.

“All these primal beasts have disappeared, including those ten high-tier divine mutated primal beasts,” Barret said, recovering from his shock and disbelief. He mused, “If it’s not the primal beasts’ fault, then the problem must lie with these trial participants.”
It was the only plausible explanation.

“But that’s impossible. Not to mention these trial participants, even if we tried, we couldn’t hunt down all 60 million primal beasts on the Trial Island in a year,” Donald said firmly, shaking his head.
Everyone fell into deep thought.

“Chieftain, this has never happened before, but it has now. What do you think might be the reason?” Bishop spoke after a while.
By “the reason,” he naturally meant the only variable this time—Huang Hai’s involvement.

Kennedy shook his head. “I understand what you mean, but do you really think Huang Hai could hunt down all 60 million primal beasts on the Trial Island in a year?”
Bishop opened his mouth but said nothing. Indeed, the idea of Huang Hai killing off all those primal beasts in a year sounded utterly absurd and like a joke to anyone else.
Huang Hai’s trial results had already exceeded their expectations.

“But then, how do we explain all these primal beasts disappearing from the Trial Island?” Barret asked casually.
Everyone fell into deep thought once again.

“Convene an elder meeting!” Kennedy suddenly said after a while.

Bishop, Barret, and Donald were stunned for a moment before responding respectfully.
The disappearance of sixty million primal beasts on the Trial Island was indeed a major issue for the Runing family, so it was only natural to convene the elders’ council. Yet Bishop felt uneasy—Huang Hai had only joined the family not long ago, yet it seemed two council meetings had already been held?!

Before long, figures flew from various directions toward the True Dragon Hall at the Runing estate.
“Elder, could something be wrong?” asked Boris, the second elder standing below Bazel, with a puzzled expression as everyone gathered and saw Kennedy’s expression.

Elder Bazel glanced at Bishop beside him, then at Kennedy, feeling a stir in his heart.
“That’s right. Actually, I called everyone here regarding the trials for our family members on the Trial Island. There’s also another matter related to Huang Hai,” Kennedy said solemnly.

“Again, that Huang Hai?” Bazel was taken aback before laughing. “I heard Elder Donald suggested that Huang Hai participate in the trials on the Trial Island. Could it be that he finished last, became frustrated, and cried, so we’re gathered here again to discuss a solution?”

The elders in the hall chuckled at Bazel’s joke, and the solemn atmosphere in the True Dragon Hall dissipated.
Only Bazel dared to make such a joke in front of Kennedy.

Donald frowned upon hearing this, hesitating to speak.
Barret was laughing, but it was a harsh, grating sound.
Bishop stood there, expressionless.

“That’s correct. Huang Hai did participate, but not as last—instead, he came in first!” Amid the chuckling of the elders, Kennedy’s calm voice rang out.

In the True Dragon Hall, Kennedy’s voice was like an invisible giant hand squeezing the throats of the elders. Instantly, all laughter ceased.
Silence. Complete silence.

All the elders stared in shock at Kennedy atop the hall, including Bazel. First place?! A descendant of a mid-tier god coming in first in trials attended by descendants of the seven-levelHades kings? Although this descendant was special, with a dragon bloodline concentration of 91%, strength had nothing to do with bloodline concentration.

“Elder, are you saying Huang Hai came in first?!” After a while, still in silence, Bazel asked Kennedy, still unable to believe it.

Kennedy nodded. “That’s right. Huang Hai’s total score was 568,000 points!”

“568,000 points?” All the elders in the True Dragon Hall were stunned. Though they were surprised that a mid-tier divine descendant could have such high scores, such a score would usually only rank them in the middle to lower tiers in past trials, right?
“First place with just 568,000 points?!” Second Elder Boris asked in confusion.
Kennedy nodded and then said to Donald below, “Elder Donald, since you led the disciples on this trial, please share the top ten rankings with us.”
Donald stepped forward and replied respectfully, “Yes, Patriarch.” After that, he turned around and announced the scores of the top ten.
“Huang Hai, 568,000 points, first!”
“Harris, 567,500 points, second!”
“Studbin, 567,350 points, third!”
“Fied, 567,320 points, fourth!”
…
Donald called out one by one, from Huang Hai in first place to the tenth-ranked disciple.
Donald’s voice echoed throughout the True Dragon Hall. As the elders listened to the scores and rankings he announced, they exchanged puzzled looks, filled with disbelief.
After Donald finished announcing and returned to his seat, no one spoke in the hall for a while.
“Patriarch, how did this Huang Hai hunt so many primal beasts and accumulate such high scores?” After a while, Bazel asked, glancing at Bishop, who remained calm and composed.
Kennedy glanced around the hall and then slowly said, “This Huang Hai possesses a higher-tier divine mutated chaotic primal beast—the Wind-Flame Dragon Scale!”
“What? A higher-tier divine mutated chaotic primal beast, the Wind-Flame Dragon Scale?!” Many elders in the hall exclaimed in shock, their expressions changing slightly.
A glint appeared in Bazel’s eyes as his fingers tapped lightly.
“That’s not even the main reason I wanted to discuss with you today,” Kennedy interrupted their thoughts.
Everyone turned to look at Kennedy. Indeed, if it were just that, although shocking and surprising, it wouldn’t be enough to call a council of elders.
Under the gaze of the elders, Kennedy tried to calm his excitement and slowly said, “This Huang Hai has eight divine avatars!”
This Huang Hai has eight divine avatars!
Kennedy’s words echoed quietly in the True Dragon Hall, reaching the ears of the Ru Ning family’s elders one by one, triggering waves of astonishment.
Even Bazel, who had seemed calm before, now had a drastically changed expression. His heart pounded violently, his eyes widened, and a sharp glint flashed from them.

“Everyone surely knows what it means to have eight divine avatars in this Yellow Sea!” Kennedy noticed the expressions of the elders in the hall and could no longer hide his excitement, his eyes gleaming. The elders nodded in stunned silence. Yet, Kennedy’s earlier words still echoed in their minds. “Actually, there’s one more thing I need to tell you all,” Kennedy said again. Bazel and the elders all felt a jolt—could it be related to the Yellow Sea again? Was there some secret about this Yellow Sea? “After this trial ends, the trial island has sent over the statistics on the original beasts on the island,” Kennedy sighed under the puzzled looks of everyone. “But all sixty million original beasts on the trial island have disappeared, including those ten high-tier divine mutated beasts!” “What?!” The elders in the hall cried out in shock, with only Bishop, Barret, and Donald, who had already known about it, remaining calm. After the outcries, the hall was filled with murmurs, and peace could no longer be maintained. For a long time, the hall remained chaotic. It wasn’t surprising that the elders of the Runing family were so “excited”—first, a member of their family had eight divine avatars, and now all sixty million original beasts on the trial island had vanished. Either event, if spread, would shock the various divine realms. Kennedy watched the elders discussing and remained silent, glancing at Bazel. Seeing Bazel pondering, shaking his head, and muttering, “Impossible!”, Kennedy secretly smiled. However, despite the elders of the Runing family gathering in the True Dragon Hall and discussing for a long time, they still couldn’t explain why all sixty million original beasts had disappeared, making it the strangest incident in the Runing family’s history. Of course, in the True Dragon Hall, Kennedy also discussed the issue of the Yellow Sea’s eight divine avatars with the elders for a long time. When they left the hall again, they all regarded that Yellow Sea’s disciple in the highest regard! At that moment, the chubby Francie patted the Yellow Dragon’s shoulder in its Four Seas Residence, his fat face trembling. “Haha, Brother Yellow Sea! I never expected you to be like me—learning to hide your true abilities and pretend to be an expert!” Hearing this, Chester’s mouth twitched, and he kicked the chubby man in the backside. “You hide your abilities? Then show them a little at least!?”

The enemy fatso Francie dodged, looking embarrassed, and chuckled, saying, “Next time, next time I’ll definitely show myself a bit, so that kid Fei can eat dog shit too.”
Huang Long and Chester exchanged smiles upon hearing this.