It seemed that Qin Chuan's decisive action had spurred Ji Huai to even greater ferocity.
One minute later, all three Third Rank Demon Beasts were dead.
Watching the Transcendents from the Special Affairs Group effortlessly clean up the aftermath, he turned his head to look at Qin Chuan, "Shadowflame Cat?"
Normally, he might not be able to identify a Spiritual Beast after just one intervention by a Transcendent, but the Shadowflame Cat was different.
Its distinctive black flames, along with its unique ability to disregard defense, shone like an eye-blindingly bright light—too conspicuous to miss.
"Yes," Qin Chuan nodded without denial.
After all, his every move in the Dream World had already been exposed through the Spiritual Beast List, and his newly contracted Spiritual Beast had also attracted considerable attention.
By now, there were probably discussions about it on the Dream Realm Forum.
This was the consequence of being ahead in strength, but fortunately, his lead had grown to a point where he could gradually ignore the negative impact of such consequences.
"You're in luck, such a Spiritual Beast is very rare," Ji Huai said calmly.
However, the actual situation was not as trivial as he made it sound.
Through observation and study, the Special Affairs Group had found that there are indeed disparities between Spiritual Beasts.
This gap wasn't reflected in basic data like Race Value, but rather in the strength of Skills and their rarity.
This was a phenomenon that wasn't explicitly pointed out by the Dream World, but nonetheless genuinely existed.
Take the Shadowflame Cat as an example.
A Player within the Special Affairs Group who had contracted the Shadowflame Cat had already advanced it to Growth Rank Lv20 and had obtained impressive victories against Demon Beasts in combat, where the ability to ignore defense was akin to a natural predator against them.
Consequently, the Special Affairs Group naturally shifted their focus to the Spiritual Beast Species of the Shadowflame Cat, hoping more Players would contract it to enhance their effectiveness against Demon Beasts.
But this was easier said than done.
On the one hand, under normal circumstances, the Shadowflame Cat would hide in shadows, and only a few Spiritual Beasts' Skills could detect its presence.
On the other hand, and most importantly, the number of Shadowflame Cats was incredibly scarce.
So, until now, the Special Affairs Group managed to locate and contract the second one, then abandoned this method.
Under his mask, Qin Chuan chuckled.
Indeed, to have contracted the Shadowflame Cat as his third pet, he was very fortunate.
Silver Horn was discovered by Yue Li, and it was perhaps her luck that led to its discovery, but he was the one who contracted it.
Soon, the battle came to a complete close with the annihilation of the Demon Beast horde.
Therefore, Qin Chuan also took his leave.
Killing a level 28 Demon Beast was enough for him to earn a considerable amount of Special Points.
Qin Chuan smiled as his consciousness awoke and he listened to Yue Li's ramblings about the forum discussions sparked by their joint victory over the Rapid Freeze Bird, then suddenly said, "If everything goes as expected, you're about to meet quite a few fans online."
"What?" Yue Li turned her head, puzzled.
"Let's head to the nearest Dragon Gate Camp," Qin Chuan smiled, "I used Special Points to exchange for five pieces of Starshine Equipment Material for Silver Horn. Time to pick them up."
"Eh? What's that about?" Yue Li perked up with interest upon hearing this.
"We'll talk as we go," said Qin Chuan as he and Yue Li began their journey, briefly explaining this service that Yue Li was unaware of on the way.
"I have a lot of Special Points now, just tell me what resources you need later, and I'll exchange them for you too. That way, you won't have to bring each item over from reality one by one."
"Okay," Yue Li said with a smiling nod, "then aside from the resources I need, I'll give you the rest."
"Speaking of which, hasn't the Special Affairs Group contacted you?" Qin Chuan curiously glanced at Yue Li.
Yue Li and he were both elite-level players. Could it be that the Special Affairs Group still didn't know Yue Li's real identity?
Come on! That would make him, who was identified earlier, seem a bit foolish!
"No." Yue Li, discerning Qin Chuan's thoughts, revealed a hint of a smile.
In fact, it should have been easier to discover Yue Li's identity than Qin Chuan's, as her player avatar had not undergone many changes.
But only specific items could be transferred between Dream World and reality, and without accurate photos for facial recognition, trying to identify one person among over a billion in a database by sight was extremely difficult.
Currently, she was staying in a sanatorium and hardly had any opportunity to use her extraordinary powers, let alone make a public appearance.
Not using powers was naturally the best way to keep one's identity secret.
Therefore, even the Special Affairs Group had not been able to pinpoint Yue Li's identity for the time being.
"Alright then," Qin Chuan said with a helpless shake of his head.
While talking, the two had already arrived at their destination, and in a canyon, they saw flags marking Dragon Gate Camp and the densely packed wooden huts.
Before this, Qin Chuan and Yue Li had interacted and even made some trades with the passing Dragon Gate Camp.
Aside from the players who lacked strength, the camp housed capable people from all walks of life. The picnic blanket and handkerchiefs they used previously had been handcrafted by players skilled in silk weaving and sewing and could be exchanged for just a small number of experience gems.
If Qin Chuan happened to have some bulky resources that he couldn't use, he would also choose to exchange them with camp players for basic resources like experience gems.
So, they were not unfamiliar with Dragon Gate Camp.
The arrival of the two top-tier players, Luo and Yue Li, stirred up the enthusiasm of all the players in camp, unsurprisingly. The person in charge, upon learning of Luo's purpose, quickly took him away from the crowd to a quiet, deserted area.
"Mr. Luo, here are the five resources you need." The person in charge handed over five pieces of Starshine Equipment Material to Qin Chuan, then smiled, "If Mr. Luo needs to carry multiple items back to reality at once, you can also make use of the power of Dragon Gate Camp."
"It's still the same, 20 Special Points for the item carrying fee."
"If the resources being carried are already meant to be exchanged for Special Points, then this carry will be free."
"Okay," Qin Chuan kept this in mind and took the five pieces emanating dark attribute energy from the other party's hand.
Silver Horn, hidden in Qin Chuan's shadow, couldn't help but poke its head out from the shadow because it sensed this energy, its empty eyes fixed on the Starshine Equipment Material.
"Don't worry, I'll craft for you once I gather nine pieces," Qin Chuan said, amused, embedding the materials into the corresponding slots before heading towards the nearby crowd.
Yue Li was outgoing, but even she found it taxing to deal with the enthusiasm of so many players; it was time for him to give her a break.
As Qin Chuan's voice rang out, many players looked at them with reluctance; after all, it wasn't often that legends from the Dream Realm Forum appeared in front of them in the flesh.
Yue Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly exited the crowd.
She really was a bit overwhelmed by such an overly enthusiastic scenario.
"Won't you stay for a meal before you go?" the person in charge tried to retain them with a genial smile.
"No, thanks," Qin Chuan said, shaking his head slightly, "we're in a hurry to defeat the next district's Spiritual Beast."
Upon hearing this, the crowd went quiet.
This guy... always showing off!