Chapter 396: Undead Legion, New Pet: Chicken King! (5800)

"I haven't thought of a specific action plan yet. I'll come back to find you after I investigate clearly next time and have a plan ready."

Duke Baradin looked serious, then nodded solemnly: "I understand, Lord Cao Xing."

"During this time, I will recover more of my strength as soon as possible and recruit more undead!"

"If you have any need, you can come to the underground palace to find me at any time."

"If you can truly let us survive the impact of the Blood Legion and establish a powerful undead legion."

"Then, I, Duke Baradin, hereby swear that I will lead all the Ascalon undead to fight for you to the end!"

Hearing the final promise, Cao Xing also straightened his posture.

He said solemnly: "Good! Lord Baradin, I believe in your promise."

"Then for now, we will leave first."

Duke Baradin nodded heavily.

After speaking, Cao Xing turned around and left the palace with Renice, Sarah, and Robin.

Then, familiar with the route, they arrived at the Eternal Watch Hall and walked toward the tunnel.

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After Cao Xing and his group left, a grave expression appeared in Duke Baradin's eyes.

He gripped his greatsword tightly and said solemnly: "Unexpectedly, after nearly a thousand years… the Blood Legion is appearing again."

"This time, I must stop you all!"

After speaking, he waved his hand, putting away everything remaining in the treasury.

Then he quickly arrived at the Eternal Watch Hall to assemble all the undead.

A full four thousand undead clad in battle armor floated in mid-air, waiting uniformly for the Duke's command.

Duke Baradin announced: "Everyone, we cannot continue to develop as we are now."

"In the near future, there may be a war that sweeps across the continent!"

"The enemy is the Blood Legion!"

Hearing this, the aura on all the undead in the field surged violently.

It was as if a bucket of cold water had been splashed into a hot wok; the blue undead aura boiled continuously!

"Damn it! Is it them?"

"Are these guys appearing again?"

"Kill all these guys!"

Duke Baradin continued: "You all should know that the Blood Legion is extremely powerful, and our current strength cannot contend with them at all!"

"We need to possess even greater strength!"

"So now, all undead, take action."

"Follow the teams of one hundred undead, divide into small squads, go to the locations of other Ascalon ruins, and bring all the undead back."

At this moment, he seemed to recall something and continued: "Also, if you see other undead that are not from our Ascalon, bring them over as well."

On the field, thousands of undead warriors looked at each other, then nodded solemnly.

"Understood! Lord Duke!"

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"Moo…"

Dabai's call rang out.

Cao Xing, having just walked out of the tunnel, appeared in the familiar forest.

Looking over, he discovered that the giant white elephant had its hooves firmly planted on the ground, standing in place with its limbs tense.

And surrounding its body were many clusters of blue ghost fires.

These ghost fires floated up and down around Dabai, drifting back and forth.

Dabai stood stiffly in place, not daring to move, as if afraid to come into contact with these ghost fires.

This made Cao Xing chuckle a little.

He didn't expect this big guy to actually be afraid of these ghost fires.

He arrived at Dabai's side, and those ghost fires automatically dispersed.

This also caused Dabai's tense muscles to gradually relax.

Cao Xing patted its elephant hoof, and Dabai lowered its head, seemingly extremely enjoying its master's petting.

Then, Cao Xing flipped onto the Mammoth. "Let's go, heading back."

The group quickly walked in the direction they had come from.

However, on the way, Cao Xing did not let Robin sit on the sled but let him sit behind him.

The massive Mammoth carried Cao Xing, running wildly across the snowfield.

On the way, Cao Xing looked at the youth behind him and said.

"Robin, you helped me quite a lot this time."

"So as a reward, I can give you a prize."

Hearing this, Robin behind him said modestly: "Lord… Lord Cao Xing, I don't need any reward."

"Princess Marita has already promised me that she will let me become a true knight when we return…"

"She has already given me a reward."

However, Cao Xing chuckled a little.

For ordinary people, becoming a knight was already a great honor.

This also meant they would have the opportunity to enter the noble class; it was a chance to change their destiny.

Cao Xing said directly: "2 million crowns, or let you evolve to a Leader-grade, you choose for yourself."

Compared to the gains Robin had brought him, this was nothing.

However, Robin behind him widened his eyes immediately after hearing Cao Xing's conditions!

Two million crowns could allow his whole family to live worry-free for the rest of their lives.

Even the supplements he usually used to improve his physical fitness could be bought in large quantities.

And needless to say about the Leader-grade opportunity.

Becoming a Leader meant he had greater potential.

In the future, he might become a Knight Captain in the Orchid Kingdom!

In this way, he could give his family a better life.

For him, no matter which reward it was, it was an astonishing opportunity!

The youth's breathing was slightly rapid.

He still wanted to be modest.

But Cao Xing said: "If you don't choose, it will really be gone."

After hearing this, Robin quickly said: "My Lord… then I choose to become a Leader…"

Cao Xing also laughed.

Then, he took a Leader-grade Soul directly from his backpack and threw it over.

"Use it; this thing can let your potential break through again."

The youth took the bright soul with excitement.

He could feel the powerful energy contained within it.

He also knew how to use this thing.

Then he slapped the soul directly into his body.

As the aura on his body continued to rise.

This also meant Robin's breakthrough was quite smooth.

He succeeded on the first try.

Robin said gratefully: "I succeeded, thank you, my Lord!"

Cao Xing waved his hand, "It's nothing, just each getting what they need."

After speaking, the Mammoth carried him toward the territory.

Meanwhile, in the Ascalon underground palace, teams of undead walked out.

They wore uniform armor, divided into teams of one hundred undead.

They began to disperse and leave, moving quickly across the snowfield.

On this day, many Survivors, including the indigenous people, saw a large number of undead floating in the vast snowfield, moving at high speed.

Everyone subconsciously retreated and did not provoke them.

After all, the aura on these undead was still very terrifying.

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An hour later, they had returned to the territory.

Cao Xing checked the time; it was eleven o'clock in the morning.

In other words, this trip there and back only took him about five hours.

He glanced at the cumulative points leaderboard again.

[Four Great Regions Points Leaderboard]

[First Place: Cao Xing (Cumulative Points 331,152)]

[Second Place: Bai Zhi (Cumulative Points 25,249)]

[Third Place: Bolte (Cumulative Points 24,198)]

[Fourth Place: Wei Jianyi (Cumulative Points 23,774)]

[Fifth Place…]

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When yesterday ended, his cumulative points were over 250,000.

Today it became 330,000.

In other words, in these five hours he was away, Liu Muxue and Assam, leading their warriors, had earned him 80,000 points!

Cao Xing happily said: "This efficiency is even higher than yesterday."

"There are 6 hours left until the challenge ends, which means, at the current speed, there is a guaranteed minimum of 160,000 points."

"Plus the guaranteed 20,000 given by the Zhuoma Giant Beast, I can get at least 180,000 points today!"

This number was even higher than yesterday's.

After all, he had summoned another 100 Wind Mage Apprentices last night.

The speed of clearing monsters had increased by another notch.

It could be said that under the challenge of the 'Zhuo Mas Claw', Cao Xing's strength was increasing every day.

And it wasn't just him; other Survivors were the same.

This could be seen from the current points leaderboard.

Other people's daily points acquisition speed was also getting faster day by day.

Cao Xing nodded slightly, "Looking at it this way, when the ten-day challenge ends, most lords should have the rudiments of their own legion system."

"Then it will just happen to connect to the large dungeon — Oracle War."

"This Lord System really has us arranged clearly."

Of course, for these Survivors, this was also a good thing.

Every time the system launched a challenge, it was accompanied by danger, but also by amazing opportunities.

Only by overcoming the dangers in the challenges one after another and seizing the opportunities could one soar into the sky!

Of course, Cao Xing didn't need to take risks.

After all, his strength had already far exceeded others.

It could be seen from the fact that he could get a dozen times more points than others just by lying at home right now.

Under his overwhelming strength, the challenges arranged by the Lord System held no danger for him.

This was also the development model that Cao wanted all along.

The early adventures and constant fighting were all for the comfortable life that followed.

If one could enjoy a good life, who would want to struggle with their life on the line?

He smiled and shook his head.

While thinking, he had already arrived at the territory's buffer zone.

Cao Xing saw that the villagers of Grape Vine Village were already reclaiming good farmland.

Over a hundred figures were bent over, working diligently with hoes or other tools in their hands.

Judging by this progress, they would be able to finish reclaiming the good farmland for planting grapes and berries by today.

Then, after covering it with a greenhouse, they could start planting.

Cao Xing pondered: "According to estimates, this batch of Agate Grapes and Silver Dew Berries needs four to six months of growth time."

"After the 44% growth acceleration of the Pale Tree, it will take about two months."

"And the Pale Tree's acceleration limit is 50%, life bonus limit is 100%, meaning the Pale Tree still has a lot of room for growth."

"It seems I also need to find a way to get some items recently to accelerate the Pale Tree's growth."

Meanwhile.

A petite figure wearing a white cotton coat, with a war bow strapped to her back, trotted over to Cao Xing's side.

Before she even arrived, a crisp voice called out.

"Lord, my Lord!" Cao Xing looked over and, upon closer inspection, realized it was Elisa.

She came to Cao Xing's side and said with a face full of joy, "Lord, you're back!"

Cao Xing looked at her with some confusion, "Elisa, why did you return to the territory?"

"Aren't you supposed to be fighting alongside my wife?"

Elisa immediately replied, "That's right, but something happened in the territory, so I came back!"

"But I got permission from the Lady of the territory!"

Cao Xing nodded with a light chuckle.

He did not blame the young girl.

After all, Liu Muxue had sufficient combat power on her side; whether Elisa was there or not didn't make much of a difference.

"Tell me, what happened?"

Elisa replied, "It's that group of Light Feather Chickens!"

"My father said that a strange little chick hatched among the group of Light Feather Chickens."

"The entire flock became restless, and they nearly tore down the cowshed!"

"They asked me to come back and take a look, so I rushed back immediately!"

The young girl seemed very excited.

Cao Xing also remembered something.

That group of Light Feather Chickens had been in the territory for nearly 10 days.

Under the 24-hour illumination of the Holy Light, their growth rate had been significantly accelerated.

So, the first batch of chicks had already hatched.

Cao Xing nodded and said, "I'll go with you to take a look."

Then, he looked at the few people nearby.

"Go down and rest, Robin."

The youth respectfully said, "Yes, Lord Cao Xing."

Cao Xing quickly jumped down from Da Bai's back.

Then, he walked with Elisa toward the cowshed.

At this time, Old Mel and Sihua were already waiting there.

Upon seeing Cao Xing approach, a trace of surprise flashed across the faces of Old Mel and Sihua, but they immediately said respectfully.

"Lord, may you be well."

Cao Xing waved his hand, "Old Mr. Mel, I already know the situation."

"Open the cowshed, let's go take a look together."

Old Mel nodded solemnly, "Very well."

"But Lord, please be careful; that group of Light Feather Chickens is currently in a frenzied state."

Cao Xing nodded slightly.

He also raised his staff, preparing to prevent the Light Feather Chickens from escaping.

"Creak—"

As the cowshed door opened.

An unexpected scene appeared before Cao Xing.

He had expected it to be chaotic, with chickens flying everywhere.

However, it appeared quite quiet.

That group of irritable Light Feather Chickens was huddled in a corner, shivering together for warmth.

They looked as if they had seen something terrifying, their gazes fixed with fear in one direction inside the cowshed.

Cao Xing frowned.

Following their gaze, he saw a chick about the size of an adult's palm in one of the hay-filled stalls.

Although it had no feathers, it was constantly emitting waves of holy, sanctified light power.

This power of Holy Light contained an inexplicable pressure, which was the reason why those Light Feather Chickens were afraid.

Old Mel said in surprise, "My goodness, I saw it just half an hour ago, and the chick had only just hatched. How did it grow so big in the blink of an eye?"

Cao Xing also felt that this chick was a bit strange.

He swept his gaze over it.

[Light Feather Chicken (Juvenile)]

[Level: 1]

[Attributes: None]

[Skills: None]

[Talent 1: Growth Purification (A special Light Feather Chicken that will increase its internal purification power as its potential and strength improve)]

[Talent 2: Nature]

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Cao Xing wondered, "Oh? A Light Feather Chicken with innate Growth Purification?"

"And it will increase its internal purification power as its strength improves?"

You have to know, other Light Feather Chickens also have the purification talent, but it is fixed.

Even those adult Light Feather Chickens can only purify some ordinary curses.

Cao Xing became interested.

However, when he approached, the chick raised its head, calmly retreated a few steps, and flapped its wings.

A breeze capable of knocking down an ordinary person blew toward him.

"Interesting, such a small chick can actually unleash an attack of this level."

But for Cao Xing, this amount of wind was completely negligible.

He ignored it directly and walked straight forward.

At this moment, when the Light Feather Chicken saw him approaching, a trace of disdain flashed in its eyes.

It flapped its bald wings, seemingly wanting to fly away to escape.

However, Cao Xing grabbed its neck.

"Cluck~ Cluck-cluck~"

This chick didn't seem to expect Cao Xing to lay hands on it directly, and the disdain in its eyes turned into panic.

It constantly emitted Holy Light power, seemingly trying to break free from his grasp.

This Holy Light power carried a certain amount of damage.

Pathetic damage numbers of -5, -5 appeared above Cao Xing's head.

He smiled and let the little chick launch its attacks.

Just as the chick was still struggling frantically.

He took a Human-Faced Tree Heart out of his backpack.

He crushed it directly and poured the pure life force into its mouth.

In an instant, the chick closed its beak.

Then it stopped struggling.

And its body size began to grow at an extremely fast rate; in the blink of an eye, it had grown to the size of an adult's head, and its body was covered in a layer of soft feathers.

Seeing this scene, Elisa and the others nearby were astonished.

"Whoa… how amazing, this chick grew so much all of a sudden."

However, although this Light Feather Chicken had grown quite a bit, it made Cao Xing feel a bit strange.

After all, this kind of Life Tree Heart could accelerate a growth cycle by half a year; if it were any other Light Feather Chicken, it would have been an adult by now.

But this chick still maintained its juvenile form, just slightly larger in size.

This also reminded Cao Xing of something.

"I remember… when I fed little Wally, it seemed to be the same."

"Could it be that the potential of this Light Feather Chicken is similar to little Wally's?"

At this moment, the Light Feather Chicken stopped struggling and looked at Cao Xing with anticipation, as if it still wanted to taste another Life Tree Heart.

Cao Xing smiled and took one out of his backpack.

"Want to eat?"

The Light Feather Chicken nodded its head as if it could understand human speech.

But Cao Xing said, "If you want to eat, you have to sign a contract with me."

"Cluck?"

The Light Feather Chicken looked confused.

The next moment, Cao Xing took out an Advanced Pet Contract Scroll.

[Do you want to use the Advanced Pet Contract on the Light Feather Chicken (Juvenile)?]

'Yes'.

At the same time, the Light Feather Chicken also felt a powerful consciousness surge into its mind, seemingly wanting to contract it.

It instinctively wanted to refuse.

However, the Life Tree Heart in Cao Xing's hand was radiating infinite magic power, tempting it.

Gritting its teeth, the Light Feather Chicken chose to agree.

[Contract successful, Light Feather Chicken (Juvenile) has become your pet, Territory Population +3…]

Cao Xing chuckled; he didn't expect a chicken to take up three population slots.

"Could this be the legendary Chicken King?"

He shook his head; since this Light Feather Chicken had become his pet, he could safely pour resources into it.

Therefore, Cao Xing took out seven or eight Life Tree Hearts in one go.

Both Blue and Purple quality ones.

These were also the few remaining Life Tree Hearts in his backpack.

At this moment, when the Light Feather Chicken saw so many Life Tree Hearts in Cao Xing's hand, its eyes widened!

It looked at him with longing.

Cao Xing didn't keep it waiting.

He crushed the tree hearts directly and fed them to the chicken one by one…

"Crack! Crunch!"

As the sound of crushing continued.

The Light Feather Chicken continuously absorbed a large amount of life force, and its body size was increasing at a visible rate.

Old Mel nearby stared at this scene with wide eyes.

Elisa exclaimed softly, "Whoa… the Lord is casting evil sorcery on this little chick, how scary!"

Cao Xing rolled his eyes at her.

At the same time, when the Light Feather Chicken swallowed the second Purple Life Tree Heart, it had already grown to half a meter tall!

It was a big chicken in the true sense!

A system prompt appeared.

[Your pet: Light Feather Chicken has passed the juvenile stage and has now entered the adult stage.]

Cao Xing chuckled happily, "Smashed seven into it, and it's already an adult, haha."

He didn't have any more Purple Life Tree Hearts, otherwise, he could have accelerated this chicken even further.

He scanned its attributes.

[Cao Xing's Pet: Light Feather Chicken]

[Level: 12 (Tier 2 Boss-level creature)]

[HP: 14788/14788 (Blessed by the Pale Tree)]

[Attack: 723~744]

[Attributes: Strength 312, Agility 335, Spirit 412, Constitution 327]

[Skills: Peck, Rending Claw Strike, Light Feather Shelter, Feathers of Light (Flies into the sky, controls feathers to deal continuous piercing damage to enemies in a 10m*10m area below, damage coefficient is 3*87%, Cooldown: 170 seconds)]

(Note: This skill will gradually increase in damage coefficient and damage range as it grows.)

[Talent: Growth Purification (Can continuously increase internal purification power as level and potential improve. Currently immune to all negative status effects below Expert level, including bleeding, poisoning, curses, etc…)]

[Talent 2: Nature]

[Satiety: 95]

[Loyalty: 82]

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Cao Xing was slightly startled.

"Oh? It was a Boss-level creature from birth, and at only Level 12, it can already be immune to negative effects below Expert level."

"If I let it level up a few more times, or raise its potential to Leader, wouldn't this Light Feather Chicken be immune to all poisons?"