Chapter 121: The Formidable Flat-Top, The Wilderness of Ten Thousand Demons

"Huff, huff, huff..." The Terror Bull's eyes instantly turned blood-red. With a sudden surge of energy, it almost leaped into the air, causing the camera on the ground to bounce several times.

Snorting and baring its teeth, the beast glared with heavy, labored breaths, then lunged viciously at the uninvited guest!

It was indeed a lunge. Having undergone super-evolution, the Terror Bull's nose had become high, sharp, and prominent, as if it had undergone plastic surgery. The template for this transformation was none other than its close relative: the rhinoceros. Strangely, after the cataclysmic super-evolution, the rhinoceros's nose had lost its height and prominence, becoming flat. Perhaps this was just another example of how one always covets what one lacks.

Regardless, the super-evolved Terror Bull had a hardened nose. Even with a nose ring, it was no longer a weak point; it was a powerful weapon capable of goring anything to death. The strike was both fierce and ruthless.

"A domesticated beast getting cocky, are we?" The intruder clicked his tongue. He reached out and grabbed the bull by its horns. His body suddenly erupted with light and expanded, transforming into a giant over ten meters tall in the blink of an eye.

This skill was simply mind-boggling! Although still far from the Terror Bull's fifteen-to-sixteen-meter stature, it was at least larger than the bull's head.

Grabbing the bull's nose with one hand to redirect the force of its charge, he violently wrapped his other arm around the bull's neck and twisted with all his might. "Down you go!"

"Moo!" Following a mournful cry, a thunderous "Boom..." echoed as the multi-story-tall behemoth was pinned to the ground like an inflatable toy. The earth-shaking impact, the billowing dust, and the shockwaves scattering across the ground proved it was anything but inflatable.

Alpha Ji's camera was even jarred out of its position. Fortunately, it had been converted into a Spark-based device, otherwise, it would have surely been destroyed. However, with the lens now facing a completely different direction, it could no longer see the face of this formidable man; only the sounds of shouting and scolding remained.

"Will you keep licking?" *Bam, bam, bam!* "Moo..."
"Will you keep charging?" *Bam, bam, bam!* "Moo..."
"Will you keep bellowing?" *Bam, bam, bam!* "..."

Although the visuals were gone, one could easily imagine the scene: this powerhouse, wielding fists as large as water vats, beating the Terror Bull like a legendary martial hero.

Just as Ye Chao and Alpha Ji thought the matter had concluded and there would be no further developments, a gust of wind blew, and the camera suddenly shifted.

"Since when did this Ten-Thousand-Monster Township start using such high-tech gadgets? Or... is this engraved?"

Following the puzzled voice, the camera shook, and a close-up of the man's face appeared.

"Hey, hey, is anyone there? I am Li Kele, a wilderness scout, here to pay a visit!"

This was... visiting someone's home and mistaking a hidden spy camera for the owner's security system? It was impressive that he had even spotted the button-sized camera on the ground. This was slightly awkward...

However... "Pfft, hahaha!" Alpha Ji felt no embarrassment at all. Having just been crying and making a scene, she now erupted into uncontrollable laughter.

She couldn't help it; this powerhouse’s name was Kele (Cola), and his appearance was truly amusing. He had jet-black skin, but his buzz cut was stark white. He possessed a pair of eyebrows—or rather, a single brow—that stretched from left to right, much like a Taoist monk from folklore. Yet, this fierce-looking brow, paired with his skin tone and white hair, didn't make him look like a sage, but rather a honey badger straight out of the African savanna.

The "honey badger" had somehow fixed the camera in mid-air and was now bowing in greeting, appearing neither fierce nor angry. Behind him, the Terror Bull—which had been fat to begin with and now looked as swollen as a balloon—served as a constant reminder that his strength was neither funny nor to be trifled with.

Ye Chao, however, did not laugh.

"Is this really the legendary Ten-Thousand-Monster Wilderness?" he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Ten-Thousand-Monster Wilderness?" Alpha Ji perked up. "What is that?"

The world was completely different from the pre-cataclysm era. Before the disaster, the entire surface of the Earth belonged to humanity; there were almost no places one could not go, provided one was willing to pay the price. But after the catastrophe, the areas accessible to humans became a tiny minority, while the forbidden areas became the vast majority.

These restricted areas were categorized: those ordinary people could not enter were simply called "the wilderness outside the city." Places where even one- or two-star individuals had to be cautious were called "wildlands," such as the dens of certain exotic beasts or mutated plants—which were essentially the same as the areas outside the city. Places that even three- or four-star individuals could not easily enter, like tribes of orcs or barbarians, were called "restricted zones." Above these were the "deadlands," the "wilderness regions," and the "heavenly ruins."

The latter two were particularly dangerous. Even legendary seven-star powerhouses and masters of the imaginary space had to tread carefully, for at any moment, a mythic monster of world-ending proportions might emerge.

That was often how the wilderness regions and heavenly ruins earned their names.

Across the vast territory of China, the number of wilderness regions and heavenly ruins could be counted on one's fingers. For instance, between the south of Yun Province and the Deep Harbor Alliance lay the Lingnan Wilderness, also known as the "Dragon Ridge Labyrinth"—the reason for which was widely known. Furthermore, west of Yun Province was the Sichuan Alliance, and west of that was the world-renowned Qingzang Heavenly Ruin.

The Ten-Thousand-Monster Wilderness was ranked alongside the Lingnan Wilderness, yet it was fundamentally different. Every heavenly ruin and wilderness region—down to the smallest restricted zone—was unique, much like how no two leaves on a tree are the same.

The Ten-Thousand-Monster Wilderness was simply uniquely different. Its location, for example: many knew roughly where the Lingnan Wilderness was, but almost no one knew where the Ten-Thousand-Monster Wilderness was located. Some said it was in the southern frontiers, some in the northern seas, some in the high mountains, and some underground. It was a "quantum wilderness," appearing ahead one moment and behind the next.

As for its difficulty, legends said ordinary people had wandered in and survived by luck, while seven-star powerhouses—more than one—had perished within, their bodies and souls extinguished. It was a "Schrödinger's wilderness," at once difficult and easy, deadly and survivable. Hence, some argued that the Ten-Thousand-Monster Township shouldn't just be classified as a wilderness region, but as a heavenly ruin.

The only consistent legend was that it contained many creatures that, from a scientific perspective, were called "humanoid beasts," and from a metaphysical perspective, were called "monsters"—which was the origin of the name "Ten-Thousand-Monster."

Having heard Alpha Ji's explanation, Ye Chao had suspected this might be the Ten-Thousand-Monster Wilderness the moment he saw it, and now, it was finally confirmed.

"Is it really such a miraculous place?" Alpha Ji was stunned by Ye Chao's account.

She couldn't feel it at all. A cute, ugly, crybaby snake-man and a cross-eyed, good-for-nothing guy in sunglasses had led her to such an incredible place?

Just as she was deep in doubt, a scene even more incredible and beyond her imagination appeared from the distant horizon.

A sword, a flying sword, zoomed over like a bolt of lightning, chasing the moon.

"Who dares to trespass in the Ten-Thousand-Monster Township and harm our bull?" The flying sword vibrated with a humming voice, the scene suddenly feeling like a scene from an ancient fantasy epic.

If one didn't know that the Ten-Thousand-Monster Township was a wilderness region, if one didn't know that the victim was a Terror Bull, and if the speaker wasn't a sword... the scene would actually have been quite rustic.