Master of Monster Synthesis

Yi Chuan was stunned, and the teenagers from the Demonic Group present also heard those words clearly, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Impossible! How could the group withdraw from the Federation?"

A delicate-looking girl stood up angrily, pointing at Qin Shou and yelling, "Yi Chuan, where did you find this guy? He dares to slander our Demonic Group. Kick him out immediately!"

With one less person, there'd be one less mouth to feed.

Yi Chuan looked troubled, trying to mediate the situation.

"Xiao Ying, calm down for a moment. This is my senior; he shouldn't be lying to us..."

"I don't care! I don't care if he's your senior or not. If he slanders our Demonic Group for betraying the Federation, I won't let him off easily in other circumstances!"

The girl refused to relent, "Yi Chuan, kick him out. I don't want to see him."

"This..."

Yi Chuan glanced at Qin Shou, who remained emotionless, unsure of what decision to make.

The girl noticed his hesitation and gestured to the person next to her with her eyes.

The person understood and immediately stood up, "Yeah, kick him out."

"Yi Chuan, we're friends, aren't we? This guy slanders the Demonic Group, insulting all of us."

"That's right, Yi Chuan. Are you kicking him out or not?"

"It's either he goes, or we go..."

More people began to stand on the girl's side, and Yi Chuan's face grew increasingly grim.

"Why is this happening..."

On the side, Qin Shou crossed his arms, watching indifferently. He wanted to see what Yi Chuan would choose.

The girl shot a provocative glare at Qin Shou, then quickly changed her expression, looking pitiful as she spoke to Yi Chuan.

"Yi Chuan, it's fine. I understand you're in a tough spot. I won't pressure you."

A few others rolled their eyes, suddenly pushing the girl forward and then accusing her.

"What are you talking about? Aren't you a member of the Demonic Group?"

"Exactly. When we get back, we'll have to report this to the group..."

"That's right! Report it to the group. Prepare to face punishment..."

Yi Chuan felt sympathetic upon hearing this and hurried to console them.

"No, no, no, this isn't Xiao Ying's fault. It's all my fault. Please don't blame her."

One person stepped forward and snorted coldly, "Of course it's not her fault. It's all because the guy you brought can't keep his mouth shut and slandered the Demonic Group."

"As long as you drive him away, we'll forget this ever happened. After all, we're friends—we shouldn't get into unnecessary conflicts because of an outsider."

At these words, Yi Chuan fell into hesitation again.

Instinctively, he turned back to look at Qin Shou, who remained impassive, showing no intention to explain or apologize, which made Yi Chuan more angry.

Rumors paint Qin Shou as selfish, deceitful, and a swindler.

He had never entirely believed it before; after all, West City had shown signs of rising thanks to Qin Shou.

But now, it seemed the rumors were true. A man like him, who spread lies and caused trouble, was someone not worth associating with, no matter how powerful he might be.

With that in mind, Yi Chuan's eyes became resolute.

"Senior, I'm sorry. They're emotional right now. You'd better leave first!"

After Yi Chuan spoke, Qin Shou shook his head in disappointment. As expected, this character was exactly as expected.

No backbone, easily swayed, and most importantly, lacking intelligence!

"Heh!"

Facing their intent to drive him out, Qin Shou sneered dismissively and turned to leave with his Monkey Avatar.

So be it—if you all insist on staying here, then I won't waste my time and energy saving you. Go ahead and enjoy yourselves!

"Stop! That Beast Cultivation creature belongs to Yi Chuan. What are you trying to do?" the girl called out hastily.

Without the Monkey Avatar, they wouldn't survive here at all.

Qin Shou didn't turn around but replied, "You should ask your good friend Yi Chuan—just whose Monkey Brother is it?"

The group turned to Yi Chuan.

"What's the meaning of his words?"

Yi Chuan's face turned pale. Only then did he realize the mistake he had made.

"Monkey Brother... He's... He's actually... Senior Qin Shou's Cultivated Beast."

The girl gasped, "What did you say? He's Qin Shou, the Qin Shou from the Beast Cultivation Main City?"

"Yes..." Yi Chuan lowered his head.

The girl gritted her teeth and cursed inwardly. The higher-ups had instructed them to get close to Yi Chuan, with the sole purpose of finding an opportunity to approach Qin Shou.

And yet, Qin Shou had been standing right before them, and they had failed to recognize him.

Not only that, but they had also driven him away.

Realizing this, the group hurried forward, attempting to stop Qin Shou.

But Qin Shou had already entered the elevator. Beside him, the Monkey Avatar raised a middle finger.

"Hahaha, goodbye! After I leave, take good care of yourselves!"

Amid the Monkey Avatar's gloating laughter, the elevator doors closed, light energy seeped through the cracks, and burst forth like cannon fire. The girl's remote control was completely futile.

"Damn it!"

The girl furiously smashed the remote control to the ground, then turned and roared at Yi Chuan with rage.

"Why didn't you tell us he was Qin Shou? Are you an idiot?"

At this moment, the girl dropped her pretense, her delicate face filled with ferocious anger.

Yi Chuan was shocked, "Xiao Ying, how could you..."

"Don't call me Xiao Ying! Disgusting. If it weren't for orders from above, do you think we would have bothered with you?" The girl sneered at Yi Chuan, her face full of disdain.

Yi Chuan clenched his fists in pain, his face pale as paper.

I... actually believed her...

The others stopped pretending.

"That's right. If it weren't for orders from above, do you think a bumpkin from West City like you would qualify to be our friend?"

"Hmph! Now, you've even lost that powerful Cultivated Beast. You're even less worthy."

"Exactly! Just looking at your face is annoying!"

"A self-righteous fool!"

"Forget it. The mission has failed. Kick this guy out and let him fend for himself!"

"I have no objections. We'll just wait for the group to send people to pick us up..."

"Yeah, but Qin Shou said the group withdrew from the Federation. Is it true?"

"How could it be true? The group is deeply rooted in the Federation; it wouldn't just pull out so easily."

"True, that guy is a swindler. You can't believe a word he says."

Watching these detestable "friends," Yi Chuan was overcome with despair.

The fate awaiting him...

...

Leaving the underground base, Qin Shou felt neither sadness nor joy as he flew directly toward the northern side of Dragon Island.

As for Yi Chuan, he was just an irrelevant junior—if that kid wanted to make bad decisions, Qin Shou wouldn't hesitate for a second.

Go out of his way to explain?

Or craft a scheme, waiting for Yi Chuan to discover their true nature, repent, and rescue them?

Wishful thinking!

That wouldn't fit my character!

Qin Shou had never held out hope for human nature.

...

Soon, Qin Shou transformed into the Red Dragon Beast and arrived at the wide and surging river again.

The only memory he had of this river was the immense Canglong that liked to leap out of the water to prey.

As soon as that thought formed, huge waves erupted from the river's surface, and the roar of Mechanical Beasts echoed across the skies.

Qin Shou: "..."

Sure enough, think of it, and it comes.

"Roar..."

Amidst the splashes, a gigantic Mechanical Canglong over a hundred meters long opened its massive mouth filled with alloy fangs. From the crevice at its tail, it ejected overwhelming energy, breaking free from Earth's gravity and pouncing toward the skies.

Qin Shou could even clearly see the Energy Gun Muzzle inside its throat.

"Heh, if you're hungry, then fine—I'll give you a mouthful of phlegm!"

Without hesitation, Qin Shou conjured a Blazing Fireball from his mouth and launched it straight down.

"Boom!!"

The enormous fireball shot into the Mechanical Canglong's open mouth and exploded ferociously, shattering countless alloy teeth and simultaneously blasting apart its lower jaw.

"Roar..."

The Mechanical Canglong's head billowed smoke as it howled in pain, plummeting into the river and causing a massive tsunami.

Immediately, the Red Dragon Beast dissolved, transforming into a pitch-black Steel Dragon.

Dark Dragon!

"Roar..."

Dark Energy gathered at its mouth and shot toward the river below, staining the water into an ultimate black.

Without giving the gluttonous creature another glance, Qin Shou flicked his tail and flew away from the river's surface.

Moments later, countless Mechanical Monsters affected by the Dark Energy floated to the surface belly-up, including the Mechanical Canglong missing its lower jaw.

...

At the same time, in Evil Dragon Valley...

The valley was littered with a wreckage of Mechanical Ruins as far as the eye could see.

In the corner of the ruins lay two frail figures, leaning back-to-back atop the rubble. Their battle armor was shattered, and they were panting heavily, drenched in sweat.

"Ha... Huff... Xiao Ke, how much longer can you hold on?"

"Huff... Xuewei, not much longer. We're out of Energy Crystals."

"Me too. Looks like this time we're truly doomed..."

Nan Xuewei smiled bitterly. Outside the valley, an agonized beast roar echoed as the Steel Sea Dragon Beast was sent flying into the valley by the explosion, crashing into the ruins heavily.

"Liang Jingjing!"

Bai Ke ran to the Steel Sea Dragon Beast's side, tears in her eyes as she gently stroked its Dragon Head.

"Liang Jingjing, hang in there! We'll make it through!"

"Roar..."

The Steel Sea Dragon Beast panted and weakly nodded, but its eyelids uncontrollably began to close.

Bai Ke clenched her teeth and turned to Nan Xuewei.

"Xuewei, let's try one more time—whether we survive or not, it all depends on this."

Nan Xuewei's expression hardened. "Alright, one last attempt."

The two of them simultaneously raised their palms, where a faint, mysterious light appeared.

In their hands were ancient rings embedded with dazzling diamonds.

These rings were a pair!