Virtual game The Primordial Hunt, Cloud Continent, Cloud City.
This is the most prosperous city on Cloud Continent, and also the continent's center.
Whether it's game characters or players, any treasure Materials that can strengthen the body obtained on Cloud Continent will eventually flow here for sale.
Cloud City, Inner City Commercial Street.
There is a building occupying a vast Aurora area, with a sign that reads "Royce Family Trading Company" hanging on it.
Royce Family Trading Company.
It is the strongest player trading company in the entire The Primordial Hunt, almost monopolizing all high-end strengthening treasure Materials.
And these Materials and treasures are bought by the Royce Family with real money from players in the game.
… …
On the second floor of the trading company, inside an office.
Shin leaned back in a chair, his feet resting on the desk in front of him, flipping through the roster and employment status in his hand.
"Shin, are you sure that Locke fellow will come?"
A burly wolf man leaned against the wall next to the office door and asked, "If he were coming, he would have arrived by now, given the journey."
"No rush, the people I hired haven't all arrived yet. If he still hasn't come by then…"
Shin said without lifting his head, "That means his love is just so-so."
"My love… is beyond doubt!"
Locke's low voice came from outside the office corridor.
"Understood. It seems you really want to kill the Divine Beast of Cloud to avenge your loved one."
Shin put his feet down, sat up straight, and looked at Locke, who had arrived outside the office door.
"Of course…"
Locke, carrying a greatsword on his back, revealed intense killing intent in his eyes, "I am constantly thinking about how to kill it!"
"Here, this is the list of people I hired."
Shin threw the roster in his hand towards Locke outside the door, "You check which ones are suitable for employment and which are not."
Reaching out to catch the list, Locke read it carefully, and soon he finished reading the entire list.
"Royce Family Trading Company, as expected of a trading company that started operating as soon as The Primordial Hunt launched, understands the strong ones of all four continents in the entire The Primordial Hunt very well."
Locke couldn't help but grip a corner of the list tightly, "All the people you hired are very famous strong ones in The Primordial Hunt…
"But, relying on these people to want to subjugate the Divine Beast of Cloud is not enough!"
Upon hearing this, Shin asked, "Why is it not enough?"
Locke's eyelids drooped, "The Four Great Divine Beasts control the power of heavenly phenomena, and their physical quality is not comparable to that of the strong ones you hired!"
"If you want to successfully kill the Divine Beast of Cloud, you still need one person as the main attacker, and the choice for the main attacker…"
Locke suddenly looked up, "Can only be me!"
"Why you?"
Shin retorted, "Can't I choose someone else?"
"Because I have devoured the flesh and blood of the Divine Beast of Cloud!"
Locke said in a deep voice, "As long as you give me more treasure Materials to strengthen my body, my physical quality can approach that of a Divine Beast. I think this is also why you personally came to hire me!"
Shin gently tapped the armrest of the chair, thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Very good, you have convinced me."
"Royce Family Trading Company will provide you with treasure Materials to strengthen your body."
"Luan, have someone arrange a residence."
Shin instructed the wolf man leaning against the wall by the door.
Then, he said to Locke, "Provide me with a list of the treasure Materials you have used to strengthen your body. I will have someone arrange for treasure Materials outside that list for you to use."
"No problem."
Locke nodded and left with the wolf man Luan.
Not long after, the wolf man Luan returned to the office and closed the door.
"Shin, are you putting your hope of killing the Divine Beast of Cloud on him?"
Luan placed the employment list on the desk, "Aren't you afraid he'll mess things up?"
"Currently in The Primordial Hunt, only he has devoured Divine Beast flesh and blood. No one is more suitable to be the main attacker than him."
Shin chuckled and shook his head, "If even with him, we can't kill the Divine Beast of Cloud, then I can only be a Family scion who just eats and waits to die. At most, I'll probably only advance to a Domain Master in the future."
"If you fail, I will return to the tribe."
Luan narrowed his eyes, "So you'd better not fail!"
"Understood."
Shin leaned back in the chair again, his feet leisurely propped on the desk, "For now, my chances of success are higher than those Family Seniors."
Upon hearing this, Luan let out a light tsk and turned to open the office door and leave.
Bang!
Hearing the heavy closing sound of the office door, Shin's originally relaxed expression became calm.
"Luan, to secure this opportunity to kill a Divine Beast here in The Primordial Hunt, I've paid a considerable price."
Shin murmured, "If I wasn't somewhat confident, I wouldn't gamble with such a huge price."
"Once successful, my status within the Family will greatly improve, countless times better than my current awkward position!"
"As long as I successfully kill the Divine Beast of Cloud, I can then proceed to subjugate the remaining Three Great Divine Beasts. For every Divine Beast I kill, I will gain endless benefits, and even be able to change my fate in a Heaven-Defying manner and gain a Possession opportunity!"
Shin belongs to the third generation of the Family, the lineage of (Big Brother) Eric Ron Royce.
His talent wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly good either. If he had enough resources for cultivation, there was still hope for him to become an Immortal.
But with his current status and position, it was impossible for him to obtain the resources sufficient to become an Immortal!
Therefore, he came to The Primordial Hunt to seize an opportunity, a Heaven-Defying opportunity to change his fate!
Shin whispered in his heart, "Locke, don't disappoint me!"
… …
Half a year later.
Cloud Continent, East Sea.
More than ten massive ships sailed into the depths of the sea, searching for the Divine Beast of Cloud's dwelling.
On the leading ship, inside a spacious cabin.
"The Divine Beast of Cloud resides on the Mist Island in this area."
Locke pointed at the map and said in a deep voice to the few people in the cockpit, "Mist Island's location is unfixed, because any island designated as a dwelling by the Divine Beast of Cloud is bound to be a Mist Island surrounded by clouds!"
"Cloud mist, that must be the power of heavenly phenomena controlled by the Divine Beast of Cloud."
A well-built woman chuckled, "It doesn't seem very strong…"
"Strong or not, you'll know when you see it."
Locke glanced at the woman upon hearing this and continued, "As long as you find an island surrounded by cloud mist, you can find the Divine Beast of Cloud."
"Understood."
Shin heard this and said to a Royce Family Trading Company member beside him, "Transmit the news of Mist Island and the Divine Beast of Cloud to the other ships."
"Yes."
The Royce Family Trading Company member bowed respectfully and left upon hearing this.
"Leave the search for the Divine Beast of Cloud to me, as for the rest, it's up to you all."
Shin smiled at everyone present, "I hope everyone acts according to the original plan. Others will be responsible for assisting you."
"No problem, it's for the bounty after all."
"Young Master Shin, the bounty you're offering is quite generous. I will naturally exert myself to deal with the Divine Beast of Cloud."
"Killing a Divine Beast, this is something I've always looked forward to!"
Everyone in the cabin expressed that they would do their utmost to kill the Divine Beast of Cloud upon hearing this.
… … A few days later.
In front of an island shrouded in cloud mist, more than ten massive ships were docked.
After dozens of small boats transported them back and forth, several hundred people from the subjugation team were sent to the island.
By the sea, shrouded in cloud mist, Locke gazed at the deep island still covered in mist, where visibility was only twenty to thirty meters, and his eyes emitted intense killing intent!
"Depart!"
Locke roared, holding a torch in one hand and a greatsword in the other, walking at the forefront, followed by a subjugation team of several hundred people.
On the ship.
Shin looked at the distant, hazy firelight, remaining silent.
"Worried?"
The wolf man Luan asked from the side, "Afraid the subjugation of the Divine Beast of Cloud will fail?"
"It's still the same old saying, my success rate is higher than that of the Family Seniors."
Shin said indifferently, "I have done everything I can. Now it's up to the professionals to handle it. They are more suitable for this The Primordial Hunt than us."
Upon hearing this, Luan gazed at the island shrouded in mist.
… …
An hour later.
On the island shrouded in mist, with visibility of only ten meters, shouts of battle filled the air!
In the cloud mist, there was a massive white figure, moving and weaving through the cloud mist by sensing, continuously attacking isolated subjugation team members.
"Ah!"
"It's here!"
"Be careful, it can sense our location through the cloud mist."
"Don't run around! Follow the pre-rehearsed formation! The greatshield team, go up and block it!"
Locke commanded loudly, while his eyes stared intently at the massive white figure that occasionally appeared in the firelight.
"Left side, flying axe team, attack!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Forty to fifty heavy flying axes soared past the left side of the struggling greatshield team, flying into the cloud mist, and sounds of "thud thud" could be heard.
"Right side, continue!"
As Locke's voice fell, another forty to fifty flying axes were thrown, smashing into the cloud mist.
Time passed.
Under Locke's command, the subjugation team continuously fought with the Divine Beast of Cloud, which was difficult to see in the cloud mist.
However, in just over ten minutes, out of the several hundred people in the subjugation team, only forty to fifty were still fighting. The rest had all died at the hands of the Divine Beast of Cloud, whose appearance was unclear.
"Finally, it's time for my revenge!"
Locke's eyes revealed a fierce glint, and his hands gripping the greatsword trembled slightly. As his resolve hardened, the greatsword showed no sign of shaking.
"The Divine Beast of Cloud is severely exhausted. Main attack team, move!"
As his voice fell, Locke instantly charged out with his greatsword in hand. "Last time, I didn't have so many experts to exhaust your stamina, but this time it's different!"
… …
Mist Island seashore.
On the leading massive ship, Shin, standing by the deck railing and gazing at Mist Island, gradually showed a look of pleasant surprise.
Because the cloud mist shrouding the island was gradually dissipating!
"Success!"
Shin burst into laughter, "Haha, I really succeeded!"
"Congratulations."
Luan, who was nearby, saw this, and his wolf muzzle couldn't help but curve slightly upwards, "Shin, you finally did it."
"Haha, this is just the beginning!"
Shin laughed, "The Divine Beast of Cloud is just the first. I still have to kill the Divine Beasts of Rain, Wind, and Thunder!"
"Let's go! Take people to the island, I want to see the spoils of war!"
Amidst laughter, Shin and Luan took people in a small boat to the island.
They followed the subjugation team's route and arrived at the fiercely contested mountaintop.
On the mountaintop, there was blood, severed limbs, and the corpses of subjugation team members scattered everywhere, along with white scales!
The original subjugation team of several hundred people was now reduced to only a few survivors, lying on the ground or leaning against the white body, panting heavily.
The white body was like a giant snake, with a pair of wings on its back, lying on the ground like a small mountain. Each scale was as large as an adult's head.
"That's the Divine Beast of Cloud. It's truly formidable!"
Shin looked at the massive white snake and sighed, "I gathered so many strong ones from The Primordial Hunt, and only a few are still alive. No wonder no one has ever successfully killed the Divine Beast of Cloud before."
"The Divine Beast of Cloud is the weakest of the Four Great Divine Beasts."
Luan whispered from the side, "As long as you kill the Divine Beast of Cloud and strengthen your body with its flesh and blood, there's a chance to kill the remaining Three Great Divine Beasts."
"Right, the Divine Beast of Cloud is just the beginning!" Shin's gaze fell on the head of the white giant snake.
He saw that Locke's greatsword was inserted into the snake's eye on its head, and Locke himself was in a state of madness, crying and laughing.
Luan looked at Locke, who was in a state of madness, and reminded him, "Shin, if you want to kill the remaining Three Great Divine Beasts, you might still need his help."
"I know."
Shin nodded, then quickly climbed onto the giant snake's head, came to Locke's side, and asked, "Do you want to see your loved one again?"
"What do you mean?!"
Locke, in his state of madness, immediately sobered up upon hearing this, "Can I really see her?"
"Let me tell you the truth."
Shin leaned close to Locke's ear and whispered, "The Primordial Hunt has a significant connection with the Royce Family. As long as you help me kill the remaining Three Great Divine Beasts, I will find a way to extract your lover's program."
Locke, upon hearing this, excitedly grabbed Shin's shoulder and urgently asked, "What you said, is it true?"
"Of course."
Shin nodded slightly, "As long as you help me kill the remaining Three Great Divine Beasts, I will fully support you."
"I agree!"
Locke nodded repeatedly, "As long as you help me revive Renina, I can help you kill the remaining Three Great Divine Beasts."
Seeing Locke agree, Shin smiled and said, "Then it's settled…"
… …
Several years later.
Shin reassembled the subjugation team. After being strengthened by the Divine Beast of Cloud's flesh and blood, the team members' strength had significantly improved.
For the second Divine Beast to be subjugated, they set their sights on the Divine Beast of Rain. Although the subjugation team still suffered heavy losses, they successfully killed the Divine Beast of Rain.
With the foundation of the first two Divine Beasts and the team strengthened by their flesh and blood, Shin's assembled subjugation team killed the Divine Beast of Wind several years later.
The last Divine Beast, and also the most difficult to subjugate, was the Divine Beast of Thunder, which controlled the power of thunder and lightning heavenly phenomena!
The Divine Beast of Thunder not only controlled the power of thunder and lightning heavenly phenomena, but its dwelling place was also frequently accompanied by lightning strikes, causing great trouble for the subjugation team.
After three consecutive failed subjugations, Locke found the key to restraining the Divine Beast of Thunder: the trees around its dwelling were immune to lightning and exceptionally tough, making them suitable for crafting weapons.
Finally, under Locke's leadership, the subjugation team killed the Divine Beast of Thunder.
Having successfully killed the last Divine Beast, Locke was very happy, as he could finally meet his lover Renina again.
… …
Primal Chaos City, Void River Residence.
At the end of the Main Hall of the vast Residence.
Ender, seated on the throne, slowly opened his eyes, which faintly contained bestiality.
Then, Ender slowly closed his eyes, and instantly opened them again, his gaze becoming calm, "It's him again, interesting…"