Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

The thought made Zachary smile knowingly. He knew how unrealistic it was to make the Demonic Emperor Beast his own in front of everyone. However, if he could subdue it first, he could find another chance to secure it in secret some other time. Of course, he knew that subduing the Demonic Emperor Beast wasn't easy. There was a vast difference in strength between them. Not to mention it could manipulate the earth element, so it was naturally more difficult to deal with. No wonder Barnes was so confident that he could not pass the last test. In theory, it was true.

It seemed that Barnes had underestimated him yet again. Although he had used almost all of his strength to subdue the Demonic Phantom Butterfly, he hadn't reached his limit yet. Besides, he still had a trump card when it came to dealing with treasure beasts. He would soon let Barnes know what a miraculous performance was like.

From the looks of it, the Demonic Emperor Beast was getting impatient. It pounced on Zachary again and then launched a series of violent attacks. Although the power of the earth element made it especially good at defense, its attacks were rather formidable. It transformed into a tank beast and ceaselessly crashed into Zachary, all the while countering his attacks.

Zachary was in a bind. He had to combat the beast's continuous attacks while guarding against the earth power that kept rushing out from beneath his feet. What was worse, his attack held no actual power against the Demonic Emperor Beast. Although his attack with the ice element was intense, the beast's strength surpassed his. The beast also used the earth element to up his defense, putting him at a clear disadvantage in this fight.

Soon, Zachary found himself in a passive posit

Zachary's continuous retreat, Barnes wore a cool smile on his face. He knew there was no hope for Zachary to win this last round.

But, even though Zachary's moves appeared slow and cautious, he was holding firm against the onslaught of attacks. In actuality, he was doing it on purpose to buy time in order to make the beast put down its guard. Only then would he make his next move.

"Mimi, are you done yet?" asked Zachary, who was forced into the corner of the training ground.

"It will take another fifteen minutes," Mimi replied.

"Fifteen minutes? I'm in a tough spot here!" Zachary's eyes narrowed. If the Demonic Emperor Beast continued its attack for another fifteen minutes, things would escalate to an alarming level.

The beast took advantage when Zachary was distracted. It opened its mouth and roared. Suddenly, the ground beneath his feet shook as an extremely strong earth element burst out from the ground. It looked like a huge pillar protruding from the ground, throwing him into the air. As that was happening, the Demonic Emperor Beast leaped high. Its four thick arms rushed out, turning into thick spears and moving towards Zachary.