After realising that, I sighed. It seemed that my plan to leave the Monster region as soon as possible was no longer possible. It was fortunate that after the previous Beast Hunting Trial, I knew that there were countless ferocious beasts in the Ural Mountain Range.
Even though the number of Beast Cores required was enormous, as long as I continuously hunted them, I would be able to get what I needed sooner or later.
Relying on the large amount of Beast Cores, my cultivation would increase and I would gradually be able to hunt for higher tiered Beast Cores. Thus, the overall situation was still optimistic.
After understanding the situation, I couldn't wait to sneak into the Ural Mountain Range to hunt for ferocious beasts. However, before I could do so, Principal Xi Bo came looking for me again.
Compared to the previous time when he was flustered and exasperated, he was obviously much more polite this time. After we met, he first told me that the Dragon race's envoy would take a long time to verify my identity. He told me not to be anxious and to wait patiently.
Even though I had the remnant Dragon aura of the Spirit Snake on me, I wouldn't be able to fool the real Dragon race when I meet them. Thus, it would be better for the Dragon race's envoy to arrive as late as possible. I naturally wasn't anxious.
After talking about the Dragon race, Principal Xi Bo explained to me about the previous Howling Beast incident.
According to him, after the incident, the City Lord had ordered to capture all of the Rabbit race that Tana was in. After an investigation, they found out that Tana's infiltration into the academy was planned by the Rabbit race's leader. Their first goal was to bring the Howling Beast back to the Rabbit race and their second goal was to kill the Howling Beast so that it wouldn't suffer the humiliation of being imprisoned.
Even though they weren't clear on how Tana killed the Howling Beast, they concluded that the death of the Howling Beast had nothing to do with me after combining all the clues. As for the Beast Cores, they didn't pursue the matter due to my Dragon race bloodline.
The reason why I impersonated the identity of a Dragon was to forcefully push the blame onto Tana. This outcome wasn't out of my expectations.
After explaining the outcome of the incident, Principal Xi Bo heaved a long sigh before continuing. "The matter of the Howling Beast is related to the war preparations of the Monster region. With this outcome, Emperor Ke Lu is extremely furious. Our academy's quota for the Spirit Beast Gathering in Rapids City will definitely be affected."
Previously, when I was in the forbidden land, I had heard from the Rock City Lord that the matter regarding the howling beasts was related to the Monster race's grand plan. Now that Principal Xi Bo had mentioned the word 'war preparations', I couldn't help but pay more attention and asked, "War preparations … What is it?"
Principal Xi Bo seemed to want to continue talking about the Spirit Beast Conference, but after hearing my question, he replied, "This matter isn't considered a secret in the Monster Region, so there's no harm in telling you."
He pointed to the distance and continued, "A year ago, the Gate of the Demon Territory was opened by the Human Race. Although this was prophesied in ancient times, our Demon Territory didn't take it seriously and didn't make any preparations in a hurry. Demon Emperor Po 'er ordered all the Demon Race to not go near the Gate of the Demon Territory and to make preparations for war. This Howling Beast is the task assigned to us from Rock City."
After hearing Dean Xi Bo's words, I was startled.
Although the Gate of the Mountain and Sea Realm was opened by the Human Race, in reality, the Human Race wasn't prepared at all. Compared to the Monster race who had swiftly started their preparations for war, the Human Race would still be in a state of disunity if I hadn't taken the initiative to form the Witch Alliance.
As for the Howling Beast, if it was sent to the battlefield by the Monster race, just its loud roar alone would be a great killing weapon. I didn't expect that I would unintentionally destroy an important weapon of the Monster race.
The task assigned to Rock City to prepare for war was the Howling Beast. From this, it could be inferred that the other cities in the Monster Region definitely had their own tasks. How many great killing weapons like the Howling Beast were there?
I was slightly apprehensive, but I didn't dare to reveal any clues in front of Dean Xi Bo. I only pretended to be worried and continued to inquire. "Dean, now that the Howling Beast is dead, will our Monster Region suffer a great loss in the future war with the Human Race?"
Dean Xi Bo chuckled and waved his hand. "Don't worry, it's just a Howling Beast. It won't affect the overall situation.
In the past year, Emperor Pu 'er has already sent people to seize numerous ancient divine instruments from the Human Realm to awaken the four ferocious beasts guarding the four corners of the Monster Region. These four ferocious beasts have powers that aren't inferior to the Monster Emperor. As long as we successfully awaken them, the glory of the future war will belong to our Monster Region. "
As he imagined the glorious future, the smile on Dean Xi Bo's face became even wider, as though he could already see the future victory.
I was slightly dumbfounded. When I first heard that the Monster Region had five Monster Emperors at the Bright Dawn Realm, I was extremely worried about the future war. I couldn't imagine that the Monster Region would actually be able to awaken four ferocious beasts that weren't inferior to the Monster Emperors!
Nine Bright Dawn Immortals, in addition to the unknown Dragon Race, the Witch Alliance that I had single-handedly established wouldn't have any chance of resisting.
Also, I didn't know what the Monster race's motive was when they fought for the divine instrument. I only understood now.
I remained silent, not saying a word. Dean Xi Bo changed the topic to the Spirit Beast Convention.
"The war is too far away from our Rock City. The most important thing now is the Spirit Beast Convention.
Because of the Howling Beasts, our academy's quota will definitely be affected, but it's not like there's no way to remedy it …
Do you still remember what I said about awakening the four ferocious beasts from the Monster Region? The four ferocious beasts are suppressed in the four provinces. Rapids City has already obtained the ancient divine instrument required to awaken the ferocious beasts. However, the ritual to awaken the ferocious beasts requires the Dragon Race's bloodline as a catalyst.
There aren't many people in the entire Northern Province who possess the Dragon Race's bloodline. In our academy, there are three of you, Roger, and Vivian. As long as the three of you participate and successfully awaken the ferocious beasts, our quota will definitely be restored during the Spirit Beast Convention and the three of you will also be rewarded. "
Vivian … That should be the Cat Lady's name.
No wonder Dean Xi Bo was so amiable towards me today. I originally thought that it was only because of the Dragon Race's bloodline, but from the looks of it, there was also a layer of benefits involved.
Of course, I wouldn't care about the benefits of Thaad Academy, but the ritual to awaken the ferocious beasts had given me an opportunity.
If I were to destroy the ritual to awaken the ferocious beasts like how I destroyed the Howling Beasts, the Monster race's battle prowess would be greatly weakened.
Of course, there was the Wolf Race's Monster Emperor in Rapids City. Even if I were to completely recover my cultivation, I definitely wouldn't be a match for the Monster Emperor Xia Ju. This trip would definitely be fraught with danger, so I could only act according to the situation.
After quickly deciding on my goal, I nodded towards Dean Xi Bo. "In this matter with the Howling Beast, I also bear a huge responsibility. Dean, don't worry. I will definitely grab hold of the opportunity and fight for the academy's quota."
Hearing my response, Dean Xi Bo was extremely satisfied. He smiled warmly and informed me that the ritual to awaken the ferocious beasts would require a certain amount of time to prepare. The estimated time would be three months later. At that time, the Dragon Race will also send an envoy to help. After we head to Rapids City, we can conveniently verify my identity with the Dragon Race's envoy.
I left the Dean's office.
After returning to the Medicine Research Institute, my mood was indescribably heavy.
The Monster race's power was beyond my expectations. Even if I were to successfully destroy the ferocious beasts' ritual in Rapids City, I would still be unable to help the other three ferocious beasts.
Furthermore, Dean Xi Bo had mentioned that the Dragon Race's envoy would appear. If my identity was verified before the ritual to awaken the ferocious beasts, I wouldn't even be able to participate in the ritual, let alone destroy it.
While my mood was heavy, I temporarily gave up on the idea of leaving the Monster race's territory. No matter what, I had to try my luck at the Monster race's territory in the face of such a disadvantageous situation. If I were to leave the Monster race's territory, I wouldn't have any chance of winning against the Monster race's ferocious beasts in the future.
I could only act according to the situation regarding the Dragon Race's verification. What I needed to do now was to recover my cultivation as soon as possible.
Dean Xi Bo said that there were still three months of preparation time. I had to strive to recover my cultivation to the Breakthrough Realm within this period of time to prepare for the trip to Rapids City.
Without further ado, I immediately made a trip to the Medicine Research Institute. When I saw Nam, his mood was rather gloomy. It was obvious that he already knew about Tana's matter.
I couldn't console him about this matter and could only tell him in detail about what had happened in the forbidden area. After knowing Tana's true identity, he might be able to recover faster.
After telling him about it, Nam's expression was still sluggish. I didn't know how to persuade him so I could only tell him that I wouldn't be at the Medicine Research Institute for the next three months before leaving.