If all the Secret Spirits here are like this, neither Chen Guan's Warring States nor Kuang Liu's Persian Cat can win. This means it's destined they can't complete the test.

Even Yang Sanlang's wolf is equally dangerous. Although that wolf is at level 20, it's originally a half-Spirit Pet. Theoretically, among Secret Spirits of the same level, its strength is at the bottom.

It should also be difficult for it to defeat the Bronze Mask Pig, even if the Bronze Mask Pig is only level 18, it would still be hard to win.

"Can't we just half-kill the Secret Spirit first, and then let our Secret Spirit Pets finish it off?" Yang Sanlang pondered aloud.

No one answered him. No one knew what the consequences would be for exploiting such a loophole.

If punished for exploiting a loophole, the consequences could be even more severe.

"Let's first look elsewhere. There should be other Secret Spirits. Since it's a test, what's the point of setting tasks that can't be completed? It wouldn't achieve the test's purpose. There's definitely a way to complete the task," Zhang Chunxiang said.

"You're right, let's look in other places." Kuang Liu said as he bypassed the area with the Bronze Mask Pig and headed elsewhere.

Chen Guan and the others followed along. Not long after, they heard the sounds of a battle up ahead.

The group hurried over and saw from afar a bear pet fighting a Bronze Mask Pig.

The bear pet was slapping the Bronze Mask Pig repeatedly, but the pig was unafraid, pushing against the bear's attacks with brute force.

Seeing the Primordial Energy on the bear's paw growing weaker, and the Bronze Mask Pig's strikes growing fiercer, its tusks had already pierced the bear's fur. The oozing blood stained its fur, making the bear look covered in blood and likely to lose shortly.

The bear's owner was watching from the side. Seeing the bear increasingly unable to contend with the Bronze Mask Pig, and noticing the Bronze Mask Pig using a Secret Skill with glowing tusks charging at the bear, which was too weak to resist or dodge, he urgently swung his blade at the Bronze Mask Pig.

The man wielded great strength, slashing a deep, bone-revealing wound on the Bronze Mask Pig's neck in one stroke.

This was only because he remembered the test rules and held back most of his power; otherwise, the Bronze Mask Pig's head might have been lopped off in a single strike.

After saving the bear pet, the man immediately ordered the bear to attack the severely wounded Bronze Mask Pig.

But at that moment, a strange wind swept through.

The man cried out in agony as the wind seemed like countless invisible blades slicing across him.

In just an instant, it cut his body into strips, with blood and flesh scattering in the wind, forming a radial pattern of blood behind him.

He tried to resist, but it was futile. It was as if he was shredded by a thousand knives, with all the flesh on his body cut away by the wind, leaving only a skeleton that crashed to the ground.

Chen Guan and the others broke out in cold sweat, secretly thankful they hadn't rashly gone to challenge the Bronze Mask Pig earlier.

"That was deadly!" Kuang Liu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

Only now did he realize the gravity of the situation: if he couldn't find a lower-level Secret Spirit, his Persian Cat couldn't win, then according to the mysterious voice's rules, both he and the Persian Cat would die.

Now, Kuang Liu possesses skills but has no opportunity to use them. His other powerful pets are entirely useless.

The bear pet also vanished with its owner's death, leaving behind only a pile of bones and splattered blood.

"Let's go." Chen Guan woke the still-stunned Kuang Liu and Yang Sanlang.

They had to quickly find those lower-level Secret Spirits, or they could face big trouble today.

The strength of that earlier man was surely not weak — one might even say very strong. Among Second Awakening cultivators, he should belong to the top tier.

Yet he was utterly powerless, reduced to bones by a gust of wind. Even Chen Guan didn't know if he could withstand such terrifying power.

Now, completing the test was the safest option. They only had twelve hours and had to find a Secret Spirit that Warring States could defeat within that time.

Kuang Liu and Yang Sanlang finally snapped back to reality, understanding they had to hurry.

The group anxiously searched the area for Secret Spirits.

Around Tiger Mountain, there are many small mountains, and there were quite a few Secret Spirits in those mountains.

But most of them were Bronze Mask Pigs, with even the lowest level being 18, which they didn't dare attempt.

They also found many other kinds of Secret Spirits, but those they could identify were all Second Awakening Spirits.

Those they didn't recognize, once tested, turned out to also be Second Awakening Spirits.

"It's such a trap... obviously setting us up for failure... During the first test... there was no explanation... who knew it would be like this..." Kuang Liu lamented miserably.

"None of us have been here before. It's understandable not to anticipate this. Now's not the time for complaints. We have to think about how to complete the test; I don't want to be shredded to pieces," Chen Guan said.

"What else can we do? With my Persian Cat and your guard dog, we're just asking for death. We can't even take one on." Kuang Liu said frustrated, "These Secret Spirits have such low IQs; if not, I might still have a chance to gamble with them and maybe win."

"I do have an idea; I'm not sure if it will work," Zhang Chunxiang said.

"Miss Zhang, what idea do you have?" Kuang Liu quickly asked.

Chen Guan and Yang Sanlang also looked at Zhang Chunxiang, their six eyes focused on Zhang Chunxiang.

"Kuang Liu, don't you have a talent for winning every gamble?" Zhang Chunxiang asked, looking at Kuang Liu.

Kuang Liu hesitated upon hearing this but nodded considering the situation.

"Then it's simple. With your invincible talent, you just need to make a bet with us that your Persian Cat can kill the Bronze Mask Pig. Influenced by your talent, wouldn't you complete the test?" Zhang Chunxiang suggested.

Kuang Liu scoffed bitterly, "Miss Zhang, if that would work, I wouldn't be so troubled."

"My talent for winning every gamble activates under certain conditions. The stakes and bet must be within my acceptable range and cannot involve innocent third parties. Do you understand what I mean?"

"You mean when you bet with me, you can't involve the Bronze Mask Pig unless you can bet with the Bronze Mask Pig to activate your talent for winning every gamble?" Zhang Chunxiang pondered.

"That's about right," Kuang Liu admitted reluctantly.

"But that's not correct. Don't you often bet on the outcome of pets in the pet fighting ring? Doesn't that involve innocent third parties?" Zhang Chunxiang detected a flaw in Kuang Liu's words.

"Miss Zhang, you might not know me well. Although I have a talent for always winning in gambling, I rarely cheat with my talent. Most of the time, I win through my own insight and gambling skills, not because of the talent."

Kuang Liu sighed and continued, "I know many people suspect I have some sort of luck-based talent — which I do — but if it were as they thought, I'd be unbeatable and wouldn't need to make a living in Pingshan."

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