Although, in the end, it was still Xiao Ji who won, it didn’t win easily this time. If Xiao Ji hadn’t suddenly released its Qi Realm Stance Defense, it would have been hard to say who would win.
Zhou Weijun didn’t expect that Xiao Ji’s original form was also a jumble of ultimate moves. Although there was no coordination, it could catch the opponent off guard, coupled with Xiao Ji’s characteristic as a Divine Beast, it ended up wearing down Zhou Weijun to death.
"Your Xiao Ji is really something. I’ve never seen a Beast Tamer with such strong energy recovery ability before."
After the battle ended, Zhou Weijun walked over, examining Xiao Ji beside Feng Yuan, and spoke up, unable to help it as he had never seen a Beast Tamer like Xiao Ji who seemed to have unlimited energy.
As for winning or losing? He didn’t care about that, after all, Feng Yuan’s reputation was well-known. Even though Zhou Weijun was older than Feng Yuan, losing to him was normal. After all, being a Beastmaster depends more on talent and luck, and if your beast base itself isn’t good and you haven’t had any fortuitous encounters, it is almost impossible to become a really powerful Beastmaster.
He was well aware that his own talent and luck were not bad, but just average. He couldn’t compare with Feng Yuan at all, after all, Feng Yuan was someone who could happily converse with Divine Beasts.
So, losing to Feng Yuan, Zhou Weijun didn’t feel it was a problem.
"Heh heh, Xiao Ji’s situation is quite special, it’s not in the realm of normal circumstances."
Scratching his head, Feng Yuan smiled foolishly, not knowing how to explain. The other smiled and said,
"That’s true, after all, besides you, I’ve never heard of another one like it anywhere."
"Let’s not talk about this, how about grabbing a drink at the tavern together?"
"Don’t worry, there’s drinks besides alcohol there. I heard the Jade Brew series tastes good, although I don’t really like sweets."
"A drink? Well, I’ll give it a try."
Feng Yuan was a bit puzzled as to why the subject suddenly shifted to the Jade Island Tavern, but he was interested in non-alcoholic drinks. Moreover, judging by the name, it was likely a specialty drink from Jade Island?
Feng Yuan had no doubt about the uniqueness of Jade Brew, given the luxurious builds by Qianqiu Tourism, spending a lot of money on researching unique drinks was not surprising at all.
Some of the Beastmasters who were watching Feng Yuan and Zhou Weijun’s fight were itching to spar, which in turn drew more invited guests in, resulting in the initially lively Jade Tavern becoming deserted, while cheers continuously erupted in the virtual battle area.
"You don’t plan to go fight a few more rounds?"
Drinking the Jade Brew, Feng Yuan asked out of curiosity, and Zhou Weijun chuckled helplessly,
"We spar often, and we’re all aware of each other’s level. This time no one dared to use the Ascension Stone, so the strength hasn’t changed much; it’s all familiar opponents, not interesting."
This wasn’t Zhou Weijun looking down on the others, it’s just that fighting overly familiar opponents wasn’t of much value for improving strength. How the opponent attacks and how he reacts has almost become a conditioned reflex, these battles don’t accumulate experience as much as fighting with Xiao Ji and them.
At least Feng Yuan’s Xiao Ji and Flame Chasing Furry Dog’s variety of tactics were something he hadn’t encountered much before.
Fighting them could enrich the experience in dealing with various complex battles, as for those old friends? Forget it, everyone knew each other too well; they could basically guess what move they were going to use just by raising their hand, there was hardly any chance to widen your horizons.
"Haha, true, but I remember there are inter-city exchange competitions every year, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Weijun glanced at Feng Yuan and said flatly,
"Exchange competitions are exchange competitions. Don’t you know that after reaching Legendary Level, the progress in strength is really slow? Of course, the Ascension Stone does have an effect, it’s just... the cost is too great."
From the Legendary Level onwards, it’s all about accumulation. Oddly enough, the Ascension Stone doesn’t touch on this aspect, so for these Legendary Beastmasters, the Ascension Stone is something insignificant yet can’t be discarded.
Of course, precisely because of this, this round of strength enhancement doesn’t relate much to them.
"That’s true, but... actually, you guys are quite lucky."
Remembering something, Feng Yuan suddenly said, and Zhou Weijun looked at Feng Yuan in confusion and said,
"What’s lucky? I thought the appearance of the Ascension Stone wasn’t a good thing for us."
He was certainly jealous because they had previously gone through a lot of hardships to reach the Legendary level, and many friends had to give up due to talent limitations.
But in this round, suddenly, everyone is at the Legendary Level, and no matter how much he comforts himself, he inevitably feels a bit uncomfortable.
It’s like painstakingly climbing a steep peak, only to see an observation elevator on the other side that goes straight to the top, and it’s free.
"That’s not necessarily so, don’t forget that even before, legendary resources weren’t abundant, and with the current situation... even more so, you’ll need to make up for the missing things, and these are all problematic issues."
Smiling, Feng Yuan said, although compared to Zhou Weijun’s group, Qi Chen’s group took a shortcut, that doesn’t mean they have caught up with veteran Legendary Beastmasters. They have a lot more to make up for.
Looking at Feng Yuan, Zhou Weijun smiled wryly and said,
"But in this situation, we might not even be able to grab the resources."
"You guys don’t need to grab; moving beyond the Legendary Level isn’t that easy. I don’t believe you haven’t accumulated anything during this long period. Compared to those who need to fill gaps, you have a significant advantage, not to mention... the Empire and the war do have resources."
Grinning slightly, Feng Yuan said, Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan and said,
"I wouldn’t think they could leave, because they’re considered the backbone of the city."
"They are right, I wouldn’t leave the city for my own sake right now, so what you said doesn’t mean much to me."
"The city won’t disregard your contributions, so in a sense, by protecting the city, you’re actually competing for resources for yourselves, and they can’t compete with you."
Smiling, Feng Yuan said, Zhou Weijun was taken aback, while Veronia chuckled softly and said,
"That’s true, even though the United Army consists of many Legendary Levels, most of them are Fake Legendary Levels. Compared to them, using troops requires more people to ensure the corresponding actual strength."
Zhou Weijun awkwardly chuckled, almost forgetting this fact. Neither Great Xia nor Maomu City would leave them uncompensated for their efforts. As for what the reward would be? Do you even need to ask? They had always rewarded Legendary Level resources, so how could they suddenly lower the reward standard?
"So, in fact, you are quite lucky. Just by defending the city, you get Legendary Level resources, though it might not be much. But honestly, given the current situation, obtaining Legendary Level resources is extremely difficult."
Shrugging, Feng Yuan said indifferently. Though he spoke of envy, he truly didn’t care; if he needed to, he could figure out how to get those resources himself, but currently, Xiao Ji and the Flame Chasing Furry Dog don’t need them.
"What you said makes sense; somehow, I feel much better thinking like that."
Chuckling, Zhou Weijun said. Before this, he hadn’t thought from this angle. After all, the war had just temporarily paused, and in his eyes, the surge of Legendary Level Beastmasters was a good thing, at least they didn’t need to worry about being ambushed.
As for other issues, like resource scarcity, he had anticipated them but didn’t pay much attention.
"So you see, and compared to you, those who missed out on the Ascension Stone are really unlucky. This round might cause issues in the hierarchy of strength."
Draining his drink, Feng Yuan poured himself another glass and said, prompting Zhou Weijun to pause and ask,
"What do you mean?"
"I mean those who didn’t pass the trial to get the Ascension Stone. Even though attempts are made to lower difficulty through contributions, for many, it’s utterly unattainable. While many Legendary Level Beastmasters emerged, most are within the United Army and various combat sequences."
"Besides them, there’s a large number of ordinary Beastmasters and common people. Previously the gap wasn’t too wide; now, it’s like this, tsk tsk."
Shaking his head, Feng Yuan didn’t continue, and Zhou Weijun sighed and said,
"There shouldn’t be too big of a problem, right..."

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