novelraw Chapter 844 552: Zuo Lun's Scheme, A Fine Performance
Chapter 844 552: Zuo Lun's Scheme, A Fine Performance
Zuo Lun, hiding in the dark, dressed in gray-green linen clothes, appeared ordinary. Instead of looking like a genius, he seemed even more common than regular humans.
Anyone who saw this figure would never associate him with the beast-controlling genius or the talent of soul-power.
However, Zuo Lun didn't need any of that.
Resorting to the messenger bird's perception, Zuo Lun gazed intently at those affiliated treasures being guarded.
More than two hundred.
This is not a small number; if he managed to get them all, entering the Top 32 would be almost certain.
Due to his profession's nature, Zuo Lun had been contracting new demon beasts ever since he entered the Illusionary Realm, leaving little time to search for affiliated treasures.
Initially, he thought finding treasures would be a long-term process, but within just a few days, the Heavenly Talents participating in the competition had already found all the treasures and entered the final contest stage.
Two hundred treasures would surely be enough for Zuo Lun to make it into the Top 32.
However, through the messenger bird's perception, he could clearly see Lu Lin's appearance.
Lu Lin, whom he had seen before entering the Illusionary Realm.
Upon seeing Lu Lin previously, Zuo Lun had already seen his face, so recognizing him now was natural.
It's Lu Lin, so this could be tricky.
Zuo Lun smacked his lips in secret.
Lu Lin was previously ranked first on the List of Heavenly Talent.
Although many said he was an undeserving champion, Zuo Lun knew Lu Lin had decent ability.
At least, in a one-on-one fight, Zuo Lun had no chance of defeating Lu Lin.
However, being a Beastmaster, Zuo Lun would never rely solely on himself in a confrontation.
Analyzing this way, his probability of defeating Lu Lin increased.
But there's another problem.
He believed he could handle Lu Lin alone, but the key issue was Liu Yuxin being around Lu Lin.
If during the battle Liu Yuxin returned and saw him snatching treasures, she would undoubtedly fight without hesitation.
Handling Lu Lin alone would be smooth.
But if Liu Yuxin, who is stronger than Lu Lin, was added to the mix, Zuo Lun's chances of winning decreased.
So, it's best to be prudent about this.
Find a helper.
Or... identify Liu Yuxin's range of activities, and before she returns, eliminate Lu Lin and snatch all the treasures.
With the support of many demon beasts, even though Zuo Lun wasn't Liu Yuxin's match, he could still manage to hide his tracks and escape.
Thinking this through, Zuo Lun had made a choice. Next, he needed to observe Liu Yuxin's movements.
However, Zuo Lun, who thought the messenger bird's surveillance went unnoticed, was unaware that his gaze moving to Lu Lin had already been detected.
This time, Lu Lin didn't directly look towards the messenger bird.
Instead, he released Spiritual Strength to cover the location of the messenger bird.
From such a distance, Zuo Lun was quite good at surveying the surroundings through the messenger bird, but he couldn't sense Lu Lin's Spiritual Strength.
When he "saw" that the thing spying on him was just a bird, Lu Lin hesitated for a moment.
He sensed something was off.
A bird?
Could it be that a Martial Artist had cultivated enough to transform freely?
Or perhaps it was originally a demon beast, cultivated to a human-transforming realm, and then infiltrated General Mountain to participate in the Heavenly Talent War?
This thought seemed ridiculous to Lu Lin as well.
Among the Nine Great Sacred Lands in Longyuan World,
only Sea Soul Mountain, Blood Domain Mountain, and Qingqiu Mountain, which Lu Lin had interacted with, were willing to accept demon beasts. In the other six Sacred Lands, demon beasts served mainly as mounts or food.
If a demon beast had infiltrated General Mountain and participated in the Heavenly Talent War, revealing this would make General Mountain the laughingstock of Longyuan World.
Since it wasn't a demon beast, it must have been a Beastmaster.
To Lu Lin, Beastmasters were not precious or rare.
Once within the nineteenth team, Bai Buyi was also a Beastmaster.
However, he primarily researched his beasts rather than using them in battles.
The topic strayed far.
Indeed, as Lu Lin carefully perceived the messenger bird, he discovered a trace of humans' Spiritual Strength in its mind, controlling this messenger bird.
Beastmaster.
Upon confirming the identity, Lu Lin didn't publicize it, nor did he chase them down.
Instead, he stayed in place and waited quietly.
After half a day, Liu Yuxin returned once more.
But this time, she harvested even less.
"Lu Lin, you wouldn't believe it; those guys are unbelievably smart now."
"No matter if they can make it to the Top 32, if they possess affiliated treasures, they're all hiding away, leaving no chance for snatching."
"Forget it, I'm tired. Let's just wait here for the seven days to pass."
"Anyway, we have over two hundred affiliated treasures. That's enough for both of us to enter the Top 32."
Liu Yuxin complained while plopping down next to Lu Lin, casually asking, "Do you have something to eat?"
"Yes."
Lu Lin took out two jam bread from the Storage Ring, handing them to Liu Yuxin.
"Oh, what's this?"
"Bread, jam bread. Tear off the outer packaging, then eat directly."
Lu Lin explained.
Though Liu Yuxin saw this bread with packaging for the first time, after Lu Lin's brief explanation, she understood how to use it.