The first rays of sunlight in the morning, shining through the lush foliage, the Zeus Academy camp by the lake is already a busy scene, the more than a month of training is coming to an end, no matter what the results are, for these half-grown children, it is always good to be able to sleep without wind and food, think about the soft big bed in the college dormitory, there is nothing better than lying on it.

In order to welcome this group of students, of course, for safety reasons, the college specially sent a group of tutors, and with the escort of so many tutors, the students are even more relieved and bold.

The journey of a few days has been fast, this day a group of teachers and students of Zeus Academy have already stepped on the long-lost square, the huge square is set up with a rostrum made of stone and wood, Dean Ling Feng has already sat in the middle of the front row, seeing the teachers and students coming over, he got up and said, "First of all, welcome back, you have once again completed the challenge to yourself." After a pause, Dean Ling Feng continued, "Today, here, I not only want to welcome you, but also tell you one thing, that is, the triennial God's Spine Contest is about to begin!"

The students, who didn't care too much about it, suddenly boiled, and all the passion of the students seemed to be ignited by Dean Ling Feng's words.

"Senior, what is the God's Backbone Competition?" a second-grade junior asked the senior who was excited in front of him.

"You don't know this?God's Backbone is the touchstone of the so-called strong, all those who achieve excellent results in the God's Backbone Competition will eventually become super strong, and any ordinary student, if they can achieve good results in God's Backbone, can not only use more magic space, but will even be favored by some professors, professor, you know? Those are super strong. The senior waved his arms excitedly, but despite this, he still couldn't vent his feelings.

"Can I also participate?" Seeing the senior so excited, and hearing his explanation, the junior brother was also extremely excited.

"Anyone can participate, but you're still young, it's okay to participate, it's hard to get good grades, wait for the next opportunity." He laughed.

"You're only a year older than me, so why don't you say I have a chance to get a good ranking this time? Maybe I'm much more talented than you. The junior brother was unconvinced.

"What are you talking about, do you want to have a conversation with me?" said the senior, with a naked threat in his tone.

“......”

Such a scene also happened in many places, at the moment when Dean Ling Feng's words came out, the students were destined not to be indifferent, when these students were young, most of them were regarded as geniuses by their families. Synonymous with prodigies, and when they came to this Zeus Academy, they found that there were people who were more talented than them here, and there were people who were stronger than them, and they were just ordinary ordinary students, sometimes, they could only sigh in the corner that they were unlucky, and there was no good opportunity, and now, the Backbone of God Contest was opened, and the opportunity was coming and everything was about to be solved.

None of them will admit that their talent is inferior to others, and this is giving them a chance, a chance to prove themselves, as long as they get good results in this God's Backbone, everything is no longer a problem, of course, most of them have not participated in this triennial God's Backbone Competition, just heard some seniors mention it.

Pressing down his hands, Dean Ling Feng continued, "The Backbone of the Gods is opened, everyone has a chance, and other academies will also send elites to participate in the competition, so you don't have enough time to prepare, three months, you only have three months, and today, three months later, is the day of the Battle of the Backbone of the Gods, don't ask me, what you need to improve, don't ask anyone, remember, only you are the one who knows yourself best." ”

Ling Feng's words could not extinguish the enthusiasm of the students in the slightest, seeing the reactions of these students, a smile flashed in Ling Feng's eyes, he didn't want to be compared to a few old opponents from other academies.

Next, the teaching director Yue Zhen announced this trial, the list of the top ten in each grade, and the corresponding rewards, which naturally had nothing to do with Jingchen, who almost disappeared from the beginning to the end, and this welcome meeting lasted for more than an hour, and then ended in Dean Ling Feng's closing remarks.

Jingchen walked alone on the streets of Yuelei City, turned his head and saw the restaurant called Moonlight Glade, and remembered that the woman who was holding hands with him at the beginning, but he didn't know where he was at the moment.

"Check out the Demon Hunters' Guild, they might have news there. Ríos' voice rang out.

"Hmm. Jingchen responded, at the age when love first opened, Yue Yanran's disappearance had a great impact on him.

After a short time, Jingchen came to the Demon Hunter Guild in this Moon Lei City, which was still so crowded, walked into the wide hall, and came to the consultation desk, where there happened to be a young girl on duty.

"Excuse me, I want to inquire about my friend's mission, how do I need to check it?" Jingchen asked.

"Hello, sir, if you know your friend's Demon Hunter code, you can go to the query window over there to check directly, if you don't know his Demon Hunter code, but know the task he needs to complete, as long as you meet the requirements, you can also go there to check. The girl patiently explained.

Listening to the girl's words, Jingchen was slightly stunned, it was the first time he heard that there was such a thing as a demon hunter code, he came to the side, took out the demon hunter manual and looked at it, it turned out that it was the exclusive number of each demon hunter, and it was also his account number in the demon hunter guild account, but Jingchen didn't ask Yue Yanran, so he could only come to the inquiry window that the girl pointed out and try his luck.

"Hello, sir, what can I do for you?" a soft voice came from the window, which sounded very pleasant.

"Hello, I would like to check if my friend's mission has been completed. ”

"Excuse me, can you provide him with his Demon Hunter code?"

"Uh...... I don't know his Demon Hunter code. Jingchen replied with some scratching his head.

"Well, that's okay, may I ask what is the level of the demon hunter you need to inquire about?" The girl didn't care about Jingchen's answer, and still asked politely.

"E-class demon hunter. ”

"Oh sir, yes, if you need to check the status of the E-class demon hunter mission, we need you to provide the name of the demon hunter, as well as your own B-level or higher demon hunter badge, so that we can help you check. The girl smiled slightly and looked at Jingchen.

Hearing the conditions that the girl said, Jing Chen was stunned, he didn't expect that he needed a B-level demon hunter badge to query, originally he thought, if he only needed D-level, he would now be more than level three, go and change one, but he didn't expect that the level required was far beyond his imagination.

In fact, Jingchen didn't know that the Demon Hunter Guild also had a basis for doing this, if you could query the task situation of people one level lower than yourself just by raising one level, it would inevitably be that the task would be maliciously destroyed, or robbed and killed by the enemy, and now this is the case, so that only people who are three levels higher than the person being queried can inquire, so that a lot of dangers are avoided.

"Is there any other way?" Jingchen asked with his eyebrows furrowed.

"I'm sorry, sir, it's our guild rules, and if you can't provide it, then I can only say I'm sorry. The girl replied politely.

"Oh......" Jingchen replied with some frustration and walked towards the door.

"If your level is not too different, you can try the task leaderboard over there, where the tasks are all double points, which can help you quickly level up the badge. The girl kindly reminded.

Listening to the girl's words, Jingchen was stunned for a moment, and slowly walked towards the task list that the girl said.

Before coming to that task list, there are not many people gathered here, after all, although this task list is double points, most of them are also some extremely complex and difficult tasks that are impossible for ordinary people to complete, so many people are self-aware.

Jingchen looked at the task above, the first place was an SSS-level task, looking for the lost statue of the god of death, just such a sentence, there was no explanation, Jingchen continued to look down, the second task is also an SSS-level task, crack the death array, this death array he heard Rios mention, at that time Rios told him that the death array is extremely dangerous, with his strength, needless to say cracking, even if he just stepped in, I am afraid that it will instantly turn into ashes.

Then he looked down, and the S-class mission in fifth place attracted his attention, and he saw that the fifth task was to find the mystery of the death of the Behemoth Empire.

Seeing this task, Jingchen was taken aback, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, this is an S-level task with double points, which is enough for him to upgrade to A-level points, because generally those who can complete this kind of task are all super strong, and their points and rewards are naturally not the same as those ordinary tasks.

Jingchen came to the consultation desk, and the girl saw that Jingchen was coming again, so she took the initiative to ask, "Sir, is there anything else I can help you?"

"I would like to ask, where do I need to pick up and submit those tasks on the task list?"

Hearing Jingchen's words, the girl was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw that this teenager who was about the same age as herself actually asked about the task list, even if those tasks were some super strong, they might not have a chance to complete them, not to mention that he was such a teenager, but he still replied politely, "That's right, sir, the tasks on the task list don't need to be taken, if you complete a certain task, you can go to the special task completion channel over there, and someone there will naturally contact you." ”

Looking in the direction of the girl's finger, I saw a huge wooden door with gold trim, and there was no guard on the side of the wooden door, and an old man was sitting at the door.

Jingchen came to the old man's side, "Old man, I want to complete the task on the task list." ”

"Huh?" the old man raised his slightly closed eyelids and looked at Jingchen, "Young man, are you sure you want to complete the task on the task list?" the old man asked slowly.

"Hmm!" Jingchen nodded firmly.

"Well, you'll be approached by someone when you get in. The old man asked no more questions, and closed his eyes again, as if he were asleep.

"How could it be ......," Jingchen wondered.

"There is indeed the breath of Yue Yanran in there, and it should be in that group of people. Rios affirmed.

Jingchen's brows furrowed, at this moment he was in a dilemma.

"Don't panic, wait and see. Ríos's voice sounded in Jingchen's ears like thunder, and Jingchen shook his affection.

"I'm ......" Jing Chen was also very puzzled about the state he was in just now.

"This tree also has the property that when ignited, it can release a gas that amplifies negative emotions, and those people must not know it. Hearing Rios say this, Jingchen naturally turned to the battlefield again.

At this time, the fire had been extinguished, and the trees that had been burned by the fire were only a white smoke.

At this moment, the two waves of people have been fighting together, and the black-clothed men who had seen those soul-thirsty shadows sneak attack the people of the Demon Hunter Guild once, thinking that they would be like last time, and they would leave quietly after the sneak attack, but they didn't expect that this time they would fight hard, seeing this, Jingchen's eyebrows couldn't help frowning, and he secretly said in his heart, is it ......

"Look into their eyes. Ríos' voice rang out.

After such a reminder from Rios, Jingchen took a closer look, only to see the red light flashing in the gap of the masked black veil, and the two sides fought extremely fiercely, there was no law in the battlefield battle for a long time, and many times, whether it was magic or martial arts, he would often accidentally hurt his own people, seeing this, Jingchen was shocked.

"How powerful is that?"

"You're so far away, you almost got hit just now, how good can they be when they're in it? There was a hint of heaviness in Rios's voice, and he couldn't help but sigh after speaking, as if he had heard something from the past.

Listening to what Rios said, Jingchen couldn't help but gasp, thinking that this tree had such strange and terrifying characteristics, thinking that those who planted this thing here would definitely not be unaware, maybe, those people just wanted to let all the travelers who accidentally broke into this place explain here, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what he thought was very likely, and Jingchen's back couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"This should be the periphery of the ancient capital of the Behemoth Empire, out of this forest, you can see some ruins in front of you, I think there must be something left behind, so many forces will invest in it at any cost. ”

Jingchen nodded, "This giant beast empire is so powerful, planting this kind of weird tree outside the national capital must also be a barrier, such a big stroke, it's really ......" Speaking of this, Jingchen no longer knows how to describe it, this powerful empire that has risen rapidly and ruled most of the entire Eastern Continent, and the mysterious disappearance of the powerful empire has to rise a trace of awe.

"Although this tree was not a rarity in my time, after that incident, it will still exist, and I am afraid this is the last one. Rios also sighed.

"The last piece?" Although Jingchen had never seen or heard of this kind of tree, he was still a little puzzled when Rios said the last piece in an affirmative tone.

"In my time, there was once a mythical powerhouse, because his relatives lost themselves in this kind of woods, so that he was killed by the enemy, although the strong man killed all the enemies, still could not calm the anger in his heart, so he searched for this kind of tree all over the continent, and destroyed a place when he saw it, and finally this kind of tree was on the verge of extinction in my time. Although Rios's tone didn't bring out too much emotion, Jingchen always felt that the mythical powerhouse seemed to have something to do with Rios.

As if sensing what Jingchen was thinking, Rios sighed, "That mythical powerhouse is my teacher, and the relative of him who was killed is my little junior brother and the youngest child of the teacher. There was a sadness in his tone that couldn't be concealed, thinking that the relationship between Rios and his little junior brother must have been very good, thinking of the source, Jingchen didn't want to touch Rios's sore spot again.

"Elder Li, do you think we should be now?" Jingchen changed the subject.

"Don't do anything for now, wait for an hour later, the white smoke over there will clear, and we will find a way to rescue the little girl." Rios said slowly.

"Yanran, won't she ......?" Although he knew that he couldn't go over now, Jingchen was still a little worried about Yue Yanran's situation.

"Don't worry, she should have been magically sealed with her divine sense, and now she is asleep, and she will be fine. Rios said confidently.

Listening to Rios's assurance, Jingchen also relieved himself, lying quietly on the branches, looking at the figures fighting on the battlefield.

At this moment, many of the two groups of centaurs are using a wide range of skills to fight, and the damage is distributed to everyone, which is naturally much smaller, so there is not much attrition for a while.

"Will they continue to fight like this, never to the death?" Jing Chen couldn't help but think in his heart, if it was really as he imagined, this kind of tree was too terrifying.

"This is not going to happen, generally about the third level, if no one wakes up, they will be confused for six hours, and the sixth-level powerhouse will also be confused for three hours, even if it is a seventh-level powerhouse, it will be confused for about two hours, and only the eighth-level powerhouse will be confused for less than an hour. Obviously, Rios has a very clear grasp of the effects of this kind of tree, and it seems that the death of the junior brother back then did not hurt him a lot.

Jingchen also knows that now he is gambling, betting on whether the other party has an eighth-level powerhouse, if there is, then everything is empty talk, not to mention rescuing Yue Yanran, even if he goes by himself, he will be sent to death, even if he is a strong grandmaster who has just entered the eighth level, it is not something that a person like him who has just stepped into the third level can provoke, and this gap in strength can no longer be made up by anything.

On the contrary, if the other party does not have an eighth-level powerhouse, then after a while, the white smoke will disperse, and Yue Yanran can be rescued and leave this place smoothly.

The waiting time is always long, and this less than an hour is as long as a year for Jingchen.

Finally, the white smoke in the forest had dissipated, and Jingchen's spirit was shocked, "Elder Li?"

"Action. Rios said dryly.

Jingchen did not hesitate, his vigorous figure like a tanuki shuttled between the branches, Rios directed the direction of his advance, and after a while, Jingchen came to the edge of the battlefield.

The scene seen in the distance is far less shocking than what you see in this immersive scene, only to see armor parts scattered all over the ground, broken magic cores, broken weapons, and stumps and broken arms, that scene is like hell on earth, people can't help but feel a chill in their hearts after watching it, at this moment the warriors are no longer offensive and defensive, the mages are no longer chic and elegant, the dancers and singers are no longer noble and elegant, and everyone is fighting together.

Without looking further, Jingchen touched the place that Rios was pointing to, and according to Rios's senses, Yue Yanran should still be asleep there.

Walking closer, Jingchen took a closer look through the moonlight, and saw a girl lying on the ground with her eyes closed, with a lot of messy footprints around, thinking that someone should have hurriedly sealed her perception and still kept her here, and this girl was the Yue Yanran who had not been seen for a long time.

At this moment, Yue Yanran's eyes were closed, her brows were slightly furrowed, seeing this, Jingchen's brows were slightly furrowed, and when he just wanted to ask Rios what he should do next, Rios's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Take her and leave, there are seventh-level peak powerhouses here. There was a slight uneasiness in Ríos's voice, thinking that he had just discovered that there was such a strong person here.

Jingchen was startled, hurriedly picked up Yue Yanran and jumped onto an ancient tree, and hurriedly ran out of the tree array, now these two groups of people and horses have fought to such a scene, even if everyone wakes up, it must be a situation that will not end.

"Tsk!"

"Woohoo!"

Two harsh voices sounded at the same time, Jingchen, who had run far away, couldn't help but mess up when he heard this sound, almost fell from the tree, turned his head to look, and saw that time seemed to stand still on the battlefield, and all the people who were still fighting with each other a second ago were stunned there, and then they showed their bodies and distanced themselves from each other, of course, there were also some unlucky ghosts, who were plotted by the other party when they left, and died on the spot, but after all, everyone was separated.

"Let's go!" Rios urged.

Rios's words made Jing Chen wake up like a dream, remembering that he was not out of danger now, and he was still in the mood to watch the play here stupidly, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed in his heart, tightened the Yue Yanran on his body, and continued to run away.

"Since you're here, do you still want to leave?" A cold voice sounded, and before the voice fell, a black shadow hurried towards the direction where Jingchen left.

It's just that as soon as the black shadow's feet left the ground, he was stopped by a black shadow in the shadow of the soul, and the black shadow didn't speak, and the moment the two collided together, they fought dozens of times at a speed that others couldn't see, and only the sound of banging was heard endlessly.

"Old ghost, don't blame me for being ruthless if you stop me again. The cold voice said.

"Ruthless, killing so many of us Soulthirsty Shadows, it won't be so easy even if you want to leave. There was a hint of disdain in a slightly old voice.

"You ......" The cold voice seemed to be provoked with anger.

"Renjian, you take a few people to stop that kid. The cold voice commanded.

"Don't let anyone go. The slightly old voice said in a deep voice.

"Haha" The owner of the cold voice seemed to have heard something very ridiculous, and sneered, "Old ghost, even if you dare to say this, I am really afraid that my Nangong family will not be able to do it?"

The old man on the other side didn't say much, just looked at him coldly, and the few people who were originally going to chase Jingchen were also stopped by the black-clothed man of the Soul Shadow, and the two waves of people were facing each other like that, with a huge amount of energy in the air, and a big battle was about to break out.