Chapter 35: Chapter 34: The Competition Begins
While Tang San was queuing for registration, the Third Stage competition had already begun. He was short and surrounded by many people, so he couldn't see what was happening inside. However, he could hear the cheers and the heavy sounds of collision.
The Collision Competition proceeded very quickly, with both sides simply accelerating, charging, colliding, and then determining the victor. The winners could then choose whether to compete in the next round.
Although there were many vassals and Monsters registering, the process was quite fast. By the time it was Tang San's turn, he couldn't help but feel speechless.
The registration method was exceedingly simple. There were number plates on the table. The plates indicated the Stage and the respective number. Registrants only had to pick up a number plate to enter the competition. There was no need for any kind of formal registration.
After all, this was just a recreational competition among the Monster Clan, and it was for those below Sixth Stage, so naturally, there weren't many rules.
At the place where they handed out number plates, there wasn't even a staff member present; anyone could simply take a plate. But after you got your number plate, you had to go to the other side to line up. In other words, as long as you took a number plate, you had to go in and collide, you couldn't take one and not participate.
When the Jiali Guards maintaining order saw Tang San, a small-framed human child, also coming over with a number plate, they couldn't help but chuckle mockingly. However, no one stopped him.
Tang San didn't need to guess to know that these Jiali Guards, with malice in their eyes, were waiting to see him get battered and broken from the collision.
Whether in front of him or behind him, the Monsters were exceedingly tall, blocking his line of sight. These Monsters didn't even notice the human vassal who was less than 1.3 meters tall. Their gazes simply didn't lower to that level.
Tang San craned his neck, looking through the gaps in the crowd towards the Collision Competition Venue.
At this point, the competition at the Third Stage was in full swing.
There was blood on the ground, but whose blood from what race was unknown. A collision had just ended, involving a Monster that was less than two meters tall but clearly from the Violent Bear Clan. It looked like a young member of the Violent Bear Clan, while its opponent appeared to be similar to a Lizard.
When they collided, the Lizard suddenly dropped its body, swiftly turned around, and its tail swept towards the legs of the Violent Bear.
However, the Violent Bear had leaped up the moment it entered the collision ring. Its hind legs ferociously struck the Lizard's body, kicking it and sending it flying out of the ring. It crashed into the surrounding crowd of onlookers and was only stopped when the Jiali Guards intervened.
The sound of bones fracturing was evident from the Lizard's body, while the cheers of the surrounding Monsters, especially those from the Violent Bear Clan, became exceptionally loud.
The victor is king; this is the philosophy of the Monster Clan.
This Little Bear, though small in stature, was extremely powerful. Not only was it strong in force, but it also possessed considerable skill. In the following rounds, whether it collided head-on with brute force or used technique to clash, it prevailed, winning consecutively.
Through observation, Tang San ascertained that this young Violent Bear's natural ability must be something similar to fury. Whenever it exerted full strength, its body would swell, its fur would bristle, and its power would noticeably increase. Its originally brown eyes would turn red.
In a head-on collision with a Porcupine Demon, it was sent flying by a shoulder strike from the little bear. Although the Porcupine's long fangs left two wounds on its body, it was clearly at a disadvantage in terms of strength.
Though the young Violent Bear was Third Stage, its combat power was certainly no less than that of a Fourth Stage. This highlights the different natural talents of different races.
This was Tang San's first time seeing so many members of the Monster Clan. He carefully observed the abilities of each Monster race, memorizing their unique traits. At the same time, he also analyzed internally whether these abilities would be useful to him.
By now, he had a fairly accurate understanding of the connection between Mysterious Heaven Method and the bloodlines of this world's Monster Clan. But what he couldn't determine was how many bloodlines he could accumulate through continuous devouring in the future. In other words, how many Monster bloodline Brands his Mysterious Heaven Skill could retain. Whether this was related to the number of layers of Mysterious Heaven Skill remained a question.
He currently had only two transformations, Wind Wolf Transformation and Flash Leopard Transformation, which brought him the abilities of wind blade and Leopard Flash.
These two abilities, one that amplifies speed and one that attacks from a distance, are both quite useful. The premise is that one can continually enhance them. He believed that there must be a limit to how much his devoured abilities could be increased, but he was not clear on what that limit was. He had a vague guess, yet it had to be proven through experimentation.
The ultimate victor of the Third Stage was this young Violent Bear. As it roared continuously in the center of the arena after defeating ten opponents, it ultimately chose a fire element coin and an earth element coin, plus ten Spirit Rhinoceros Coins as its victory prize.
The Violent Bear hosting the Collision Competition lifted the little Violent Bear high above his head and let out a loud roar in the center of the venue.
"This is my son, my son! Do you see? My son, the number one of the Third Stage! Roar roar roar!"
Cheers and roars seemed to make the very earth tremble. Vassal races didn't dare to make a sound under such circumstances, some even trembling with fear.
Almost all the vassal races participating in the competition were in the Third Stage. Tang San saw at least seven seriously injured competitors, two of whom it was hard to say whether they could survive.
With the Third Stage over, it was time for the Fourth Stage competitors to step up.
A robust Pig Monster slowly entered the arena. It was covered in iron-black hair, with an especially huge pig head, standing around two meters tall and with an extremely broad back that showcased its astonishing power. Its two thick tusks protruded from its lips as it roared menacingly.
The Porcupine Clan had the rare distinction of possessing two innate abilities, indeed, not all Monsters had just one innate ability.
Wang Yanfeng had mentioned this point to him, but having more abilities didn't necessarily mean being stronger. However, those top-tier Monsters and Spirit Monsters generally had multiple abilities.
The innate abilities of the Porcupine Clan were charge and backstab.
The porcupines of the clan had spikes on their backs that could be shot out, and their charging ability was self-explanatory. The more powerful the porcupine, the more spikes it had on its back.
This Fourth-stage Porcupine had as many as eight spikes protruding from its back. When it took its place on one side of the field, the eight spikes slowly rose angled slightly forward, the back swelling as if they were ready to shoot out at any moment.
Tang San had no interest in the innate abilities of the Porcupine Clan. Other species might be fine, but he definitely did not want to become a pig. Neither charging nor backstabbing were the abilities he was looking for.
The opponent of this Fourth-stage Porcupine was a Flash Leopard. Yes, this was the first time Tang San had seen a member of the Flash Leopard Clan appear in today's Collision Competition. There were no Flash Leopards in the earlier Third Stage.
Flash Leopards were better known for their speed, not for head-on collisions, which is why they hadn't appeared in the previous contests.
The Fourth-stage Flash Leopard that appeared now had a slender build, standing around two meters tall, not particularly imposing, but the narrowed eyes glinted with a sinister light, and its long fangs protruded beneath its lips. Its slightly emaciated body was tense with muscles, demonstrating vital strength.
"Begin!" With the roar of the Violent Bear hosting the competition, the two sides launched into action simultaneously from opposite ends.
The Flash Leopard's speed was extremely fast, charging towards its opponent like lightning, reaching the collision circle in an instant.
During its furious rush, the Porcupine Clan member's eight spikes were already being shot out without any reservation.
As the Porcupine Demon launched its spikes, Tang San couldn't help but see it in a new light.
The spikes fired by this porcupine were not aimed at the Leopard Demon. Instead, they were shot in different directions. However, those eight spikes blocked all potential escape routes for the Flash Leopard.