Chapter 3142: 3142 Chapter 3142: Are Battle Beasts the Ancestors of Beast Races? Actually, Flame North’s power alone was enough to kill the giant rat monster. Now with Five Elements Sword Demon’s cooperation, killing it was even more effortless. Lin Moyu found that the giant rat monster’s power had indeed reached eighth-level Dao Venerable, but its actual combat power seemed a bit short of eighth-level Dao Venerable. It had the power of eighth-level Dao Venerable, but lacked the defense and techniques of eighth-level Dao Venerable. Lin Moyu pondered, feeling this matter wasn’t as simple as it appeared on the surface. Everything in the ancient battlefield was created and evolved by a powerful being. That powerful being used the battle intent and obsessions in the ancient battlefield, as well as the blood left behind by both sides of the conflict, to evolve past battles one by one, creating the Ancient Battle Secret Realm. However, this kind of evolution and creation also had limits. The giant rat monster seemed to be eighth-level Dao Venerable, but compared to Flame North, it was far inferior. Lin Moyu wasn’t sure if it was because that powerful being’s own power was limited, unable to fully evolve eighth-level Dao Venerable. Or if there were other rules, such as the giant rat monster having just swallowed the Great Dao crystal and needing some time to become as strong as a true eighth-level Dao Venerable. Whatever the reason, what Lin Moyu needed to do now was kill it. Flame North and Five Elements Sword Demon attacked frantically, giving it no chance at all. The giant rat monster tried to break through left and right, but never succeeded. Its counterattacks were blocked by Flame North, equally ineffective. In less than five minutes, this giant rat monster was slain on the spot. As it died, it turned into a blood mist scattering in heaven and earth. A Great Dao crystal dropped from the blood mist. The Great Dao crystal was identical to the previous one, equally beautiful and flawless, showing no signs of having been swallowed. Lin Moyu could be 100% certain that the power inside this Great Dao crystal was still intact. "It seems that swallowing Great Dao crystals and becoming stronger is just a rule." "Six-winged rat generals are set by the rules to swallow Great Dao crystals. After swallowing, they are affected by the rules, turning into giant rat monsters." "But actually, the Great Dao crystals aren’t consumed." Lin Moyu was very clear that the current ancient battlefield operated under the dominance of rules. If placed in prehistoric times, in that real great battle, six-winged rat generals would also swallow Great Dao crystals, thereby evolving into giant rat monsters. At that time, the power of Great Dao crystals would certainly be consumed. Rules are rules, unable to completely reproduce the original reality. Lin Moyu put away the Great Dao crystal. Now he had four in hand. For others this would be a lot, at least enough for sixth-level Dao Venerable to advance to seventh-level Dao Venerable. But for Lin Moyu, four was far from enough. Lin Moyu’s eyes were full of confidence, "As long as I know the source of Great Dao crystals, it’s not a problem." "Now I’ve been in the secret realm for about twenty days. The Ancient Battle Secret Realm’s opening time ranges from a hundred days to several hundred days. I don’t know how long it will be open this time." "For the remaining time, I’ll execute tasks while also searching for battle beasts." His mind moved, and the skeleton generals sped up their exploration of the map. The skeleton general killed earlier by battle beasts also revived, continuing to serve Lin Moyu tirelessly. Lin Moyu continued towards the task point. He was at least several hundred thousand kilometers from the task point, and there were likely many battle beasts along the way. Lin Moyu planned to handle both battle beasts and tasks. As time passed, he would decide which to focus on based on the number of Great Dao crystals in hand. However, in his heart, the unknown task rewards were less valuable than tangible Great Dao crystals. After flying several thousand li, another battle beast group was discovered. This time the battle beast group numbered twenty-seven, a bit more than the previous eighteen. But they were still only seventh-level Dao Venerable, so there wasn’t much difference. Lin Moyu went to look and saw these battle beasts were identical in appearance to the previous ones. Following the same method, he summoned Five Elements Sword Demon to kill them. But this time, Lin Moyu didn’t use Ancestral Water. After all, Ancestral Water was limited. When unnecessary, it was better to save it. He had used a drop earlier just to be safe. Now Lin Moyu felt that even without Ancestral Water, Five Elements Sword Sea’s attack was enough to instantly kill these battle beasts. Five Elements Sword Sea carried brilliant light, conducting saturated attacks on the battle beasts. Countless sword auras plowed back and forth through them. During this period, each battle beast received countless attacks. After Five Elements Sword Sea passed, Flame North immediately charged into the battlefield to finish up. Of the twenty-seven battle beasts, the vast majority died under the sword sea. Only three were lucky enough to survive, having companions block swords for them. But even though they survived, they were still severely injured. They might escape the first, but not the fifteenth. Flame North cleanly finished them off, turning them into fire-roasted battle beasts. After careful searching, another Great Dao crystal was obtained this time. This Great Dao crystal was hidden in one battle beast’s head, discovered when Five Elements Sword Demon dismembered it. After putting away the organized battle beast remains, Lin Moyu continued flying towards the task point while pondering matters related to Great Dao crystals. Battle beasts possessed Great Dao crystals, but the Great Dao crystals didn’t enhance their power or bring any benefits. Unlike Bloody rat generals whose power would surge after swallowing Great Dao crystals. This indicated that battle beasts weren’t actually affected by the rules, or at least not completely affected by the rules. Thinking of this, Lin Moyu suddenly had a flash of insight and shook his head. "No, battle beasts are also affected by the rules. If not affected by rules, battle beasts’ power would certainly increase after swallowing Great Dao crystals." "In other words, the rules restrict battle beasts from absorbing Great Dao crystals’ power, while allowing Bloody rat generals to greatly increase in power after obtaining Great Dao crystals." "Battle beasts and Bloody rat generals have two completely different sets of rules." "For battle beasts, they are carriers of Great Dao crystals, only possessing but unable to use them." "So Bloody rat monsters attack battle beasts trying to seize Great Dao crystals. Battle beasts naturally fight back, putting the two sides in opposition." "That’s right, this should be the purpose." Lin Moyu understood somewhat. The meaning of battle beasts’ existence was to be enemies with Bloody rat monsters, thereby becoming helpers of the Divine Army. Originally battle beasts should have been neutral, but now, because of the existence of Great Dao crystals, they were no longer neutral. "The materials say battle beasts are spirit beasts that mistakenly entered the ancient battlefield and eventually became battle beasts." "I don’t think that’s necessarily the case. The beast race’s materials might be problematic." "Battle beasts may have existed since prehistoric times. The Divine Rune Army back then should have also used battle beasts." "Moreover, these battle beasts are 70-80% similar to the Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger clan. Not only are their appearances similar, but their abilities are also close. It’s possible they are the original form of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger clan." "But this can’t be said. If said, the Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger clan wouldn’t admit it. It can only be kept to oneself." "Let’s see if we can find battle beasts with other appearances. If there are other battle beasts that aren’t very different from other beast races, it would confirm my speculation that the battle beasts here have survived since prehistoric times and have a great connection with beast races." Lin Moyu made various speculations, feeling more and more that his speculations were highly likely. However, even if these speculations were confirmed, they couldn’t be spoken of. Once spoken, it would offend the entire beast race. Along the way, he encountered a wave of battle beasts every few thousand li. Perhaps because they were still on the edge, the number of battle beasts wasn’t large. The largest wave had only forty, and they were all seventh-level Dao Venerable. Five Elements Sword Demon and Flame North cooperated seamlessly. Lin Moyu gained another ten Great Dao crystals, bringing his total to fifteen.