Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

As the Nimble White Lion approached Zachary, the latter stood still as a statue. The other disciples wondered if he was too scared to move. In the blink of an eye, the sharp claws of the Nimble White Lion raised high. Its momentum surged as it leaped towards Zachary, who had not moved an inch.

Some of the spectators flinched. They expected the Nimble White Lion to tear him to shreds. However, they didn't expect to see a fiery roc that swooped down at lightning speed.

It shook its wings, and countless feathers that were ablaze shot out. They gasped as they looked on in awe as it rained fire and blade.

The Nimble White Lion yowled and jumped back immediately. It looked hesitant to come nearer as it looked at the fire and sharp-looking blades.

The rumbling and clattering sound the rain made shattered the stillness of the night. The spectators had unknowingly fallen silent as they watched the fiery beast in awe.

In an instant, the feathers fell and sunk deep into the ground.

The spectators looked on in shock and terror as the ground turned into a sea of fire. They looked at the fiery roc as it circled, wary in case it attacked them.

They gasped in surprise as it flew down and settled by Zachary's side.

"Orion, long time no see! Did you miss me?" Zachary asked fondly as he glanced at the fiery roc.

Orion flapped his wings and growled as if to say it was very excited to see its master again. Zachary laughed lightly at this.

The crowd who had been wary earlier stood confused when the roc alighted beside Zachary. Their eyes widened in realization as their excited buzzing sounded once again.

"This treasure beast is his?!"

"Am I seeing things? He looks like a loser. How come he has a treasure beast like this?"

"The treasure beast seems very strong. Maybe this fellow is a good fighter."

As the others chattered excitedly, the other eight disciples were a little surprised as well. However, it was not a big deal for them because each of them had their own treasure beast.

After all, they were elite disciples from Celestial College. They were also outstanding disciples from their own clans or sects. A treasure beast was a necessity.

Queenie narrowed her eyes. Although it was unexpected that Zachary had a treasure beast, she was confident th

s she taunted Zachary.

At the same time, the Nimble White Lion also ran towards Zachary. Its ferocity hadn't lessened, and it was now intent on revenge for its master.

"Flawless Illusion!" Several figures suddenly appeared out of nowhere and surrounded the Nimble White Lion.

When the Nimble White Lion saw that it was surrounded, it immediately stooped and roared warily. It lashed with its sharp claws when the figures came closer.

It was strong but it was only a treasure beast. It roared wildly and lashed over and over again even when it was obvious that the figures were not real. In its eyes, they were very real threats.

"Where is he?!" Queenie exclaimed as her eyes also flitted all over the battlefield. The other disciples did the same as they wondered what trick Zachary was playing.

When all the phantoms had disappeared, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Nimble White Lion. It was so close they were barely touching.

Meanwhile, the Nimble White Lion thought the figure was still an illusion. It had broken several illusions in succession, so without any strength, it dashed to the figure in front of it.

However, before the Nimble White Lion hit him, Zachary's mouth lifted with a shadow of a grin. A strong aura burst out and he broke through to the King Level at once.

"He has broken through to the King Level only in half a month?" Katrina muttered in complete shock. She didn't expect Zachary to break through two grades within half a month. He had even broken through to the King Level.