As the Iron Head Child dodged with a flash of movement, a pair of giant hands descended from above its head like a dark cloud.
The Iron Head Child frowned, cold sweat trickling down its ear.
It pushed its speed to the limit, stepping on its left foot with its right in mid-air to surge forward again.
In an instant, it had escaped the grasp of those large hands.
The Iron Head Child secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, Lu Fei shouted, "Iron Head Child, be careful!"
The Iron Head Child's eyes widened. It saw two pairs of giant hands approaching it from either side. These hands were like two pieces of gold foil; if they clapped together, the Iron Head Child would surely be defeated!
The woman in the green ghost mask roared, "Iron Head Child, don't give it any chance!"
The Iron Head Child was about to escape, but the next moment, the two giant hands accelerated.
"Snap!"
A crisp clap echoed, and the Iron Head Child was firmly trapped between the palms.
With a single strike, the Iron Head Child's eyes rolled back, and it completely lost the will to fight!
Lu Fei's heart trembled as he watched the scene. Although he knew the vast difference in strength between the Iron Head Child and the opponent, he had thought there might still be a chance to fight. But he never imagined it would be knocked out by a single clap.
After over a month of special training, Lu Fei thought the Iron Head Child's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, at least enough to dominate the Forget Worry Grassland. But now, it was back to square one.
Indeed, there were always people better than you, and heavens beyond the heavens. This was just the lowest-ranked opponent on the dark list. How powerful would the opponents be further up?
"I lost."
Lu Fei generously admitted defeat and then recalled the Iron Head Child.
The robot on the large screen also announced the match result.
"Sword Guard has lost combat capability. The victor is the Blue Faction Beast Master—Green Ghost!"
After the match result was announced, the woman in the green ghost mask also recalled her contracted beast. The battle had been effortless for her, she didn't even have the interest to toy with her opponent.
The combat power difference between their contracted beasts was worlds apart. However, the considerable fighting power displayed by the opponent's Sword Guard caught her attention. During the fight, she hadn't thought carefully, seeing only that its level was 32, she had completely dismissed it.
But now, as she recalled the details.
"If I remember correctly, its Sword Guard's combat power reached 430?"
"And that strange move just now managed to dodge the Shield Dog's 'Shield Bash.' A truly interesting opponent."
The woman in the green ghost mask looked up and towards Lu Fei in the distance, asking, "Are you really just an intermediate beast master?"
Lu Fei was stunned and also looked up at the opposite side.
Since it was in a virtual world, no one knew each other. Since the other party asked, it was fine to answer honestly.
"No, probably just a novice beast master."
The woman in the green ghost mask was first stunned, then she laughed.
This was someone else's secret. Since they were unwilling to tell the truth, then so be it. A novice beast master venturing into the dark list to fight? That was pure suicide!
Her body began to fade, and before disappearing, she left a message.
"I hope to spar with you again in the future, but I hope by then we will be evenly matched opponents."
Lu Fei was about to respond coolly when he saw that the person had already vanished from sight.
On the vast beast taming arena, only Lu Fei remained. But at this moment, a dazzling, shining door opened behind him.
The robot's voice came through.
"Respected Beast Master, you may exit the dark list world through the door behind you."
At this moment, Lu Fei had some questions in his mind, and he asked the robot:
"Hey, robot brother, since we don't know each other's identities, doesn't that mean the people behind the dark list know the identities of every beast master who enters?"
The robot made a beeping sound, as if considering the question.
After a moment, it gave a standardized answer, "The dark list strictly keeps the identities of all beast masters confidential. Please rest assured."
"Then what if someone inside your dark list takes a bribe and discloses it to the outside? What then?"
The robot beeped again, but this time it didn't answer, falling into silence.
Lu Fei curled his lips and then walked towards the door.
In the small cabin on the Forget Worry Grassland, Lu Fei's body twitched violently, as if he had woken from a nightmare. He sat up abruptly, gasping for air.
Fine beads of sweat dotted his forehead, and he looked as if he had narrowly escaped a disaster.
A hearty laugh rang out, "Hahaha, kid, how do you feel?"
Lu Fei ignored the drunkard and quickly took out his beast taming scroll. He intended to summon the Iron Head Child to check its injuries, as he had personally seen it being knocked out with a single clap.
But after calling several times, the Iron Head Child didn't appear. Lu Fei had to look into the beast taming space. He saw the Iron Head Child lying there, fast asleep.
As if sensing Lu Fei's concern, the drunkard smiled and said, "Kid, fighting in the dark list isn't like fighting in reality. Contracted beasts don't suffer physical harm, but it does consume some mental energy. It'll be fine after resting for a while."
Lu Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But soon, he became angry, exclaiming, "You old scoundrel! You tricked me into the dark list without even telling me! That's against the law!"
The drunkard plopped onto a stool, one leg propped on a chair, and chuckled.
"Just tell me, was this trip worth it?"
Lu Fei pondered for a moment, speechless. The trip had indeed broadened his horizons. Otherwise, in reality, he would have had no opportunity to spar with such a skilled opponent. Moreover, in reality, he could have been killed.
Seeing Lu Fei's silence, the drunkard continued, "What level of opponent did you face?"
Lu Fei truthfully replied, "Quite strong. The contracted beast has already reached level 75."
The drunkard grunted and nodded subtly.
"This is considered quite standard." He looked at Lu Fei, seeing his dejected expression, and comforted him, "The dark list is like this. It won't match you with opponents of similar strength just because your own strength is low. However, this opponent was far too strong for you; you were just unlucky."
Lu Fei, having suffered a setback, had a belly full of complaints but was silenced.
The drunkard chuckled, "This time I'll let you experience it. If you don't like it, we won't go again."
Lu Fei quickly waved his hands and said righteously, "No! From now on, my training ground will be the dark list. I don't even have a single opponent I can defeat!"
The drunkard gave him a thumbs-up, praising, "Good! Ambitious!"
With that, they picked up their wine bowls and clinked them together.
In an unknown grand mansion, a girl with short-cropped hair, dressed in a denim outfit, got off the battle instrument.
An old servant walked up and handed her a wet towel.