Among the tasks explained by the Fire Beast, there are three key points.

First, they were summoned by some mysterious calling; second, they can come without any human sacrifice; third, there are Eighth Rank Fire Beasts here!

Wang Tao's expression was solemn, but there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.

He had been waiting for Eighth Rank creatures to appear, but none had shown up until now. This resulted in his inability to ascend to the Ninth Level.

So if an Eighth Rank Fire Beast appears, he would have the opportunity to ascend to the Ninth Level!

As for the specific strength of these Eighth Rank Fire Beasts... Wang Tao didn't care, as he's certainly stronger than them.

Of course, for other survivors, this isn't necessarily good news. After all, these Fire Beasts are very clever and much harder to deal with than zombies if there's no considerable difference in strength!

However, Wang Tao was curious about whether there are Ninth Level Fire Beasts since there are already Eighth Rank Fire Beasts.

Regarding this question, the Fire Beast said there aren't any Ninth Level ones currently, and even the number of Eighth Rank ones is few; those Eighth Rank beasts ascended by slaughtering their kind. It was lucky, not getting killed, so it could be transported here.

"Slaughtering their kind to ascend to Eighth Rank..."

Wang Tao suddenly realized that apart from himself, other creatures find it hard to ascend to Eighth Rank; they need to hunt the same attribute creatures to obtain the corresponding Power of Laws, and there are only 100 Eighth Rank spots for each attribute. Ninth Level is even more exaggerated, with only one spot!

The reason why Eighth-Rank zombies have been slow to appear is probably that Seventh Level zombies haven't hunted enough of their kind to gain the Intermediate Law Power needed for the Eighth Rank ascension. As for why they say they must hunt their kind, it's naturally because, apart from Wang Tao, humans have Seventh-Level beings, and zombies can only hunt their kind or other monsters...

Thinking of this, Wang Tao thought of another question—

When he ascended to the Seventh Level before, other fire attribute beings, like Magma Monsters, fell into a near-death state. Wang Tao speculated back then that his Fire Law might rival the Ninth Level "Advanced Law Power," with a unique attribute, causing other fire attribute beings of the same rank to be on the brink of death.

And now, this Fire Beast wasn't in a near-death state... There may be two possibilities. One is that Fire Beasts don't have to adhere to this world's rules; the other is that Wang Tao is now Eighth Rank, while this Fire Beast is Seventh Rank, lower in level, so world rules don't trigger...

There might be a third possibility, but Wang Tao felt the first two were more likely. As for which is the most likely... Wang Tao couldn't say.

But proving it isn't difficult, as long as he looks for an Eighth Rank Fire Beast. If the Eighth Rank Fire Beast is fine and unchanged, it means they don't need to follow world rules; if the Eighth Rank Fire Beast is near death, it means it's still a rank issue...

Wang Tao asked this Fire Beast where it came from, its purpose, and what that mysterious summoning was like.

Unfortunately, like the Fire Beast he encountered in his previous life, it said it didn't know, and it didn't seem to be lying, appearing genuinely unaware.

Determining he couldn't extract any useful information from the Fire Beast, Wang Tao willed it to be killed instantly.

[Gained: Seventh Rank Fire Crystal Core x1]

[Gained: Seventh-Stage Crystal Core·Constitution x1]

[…]

[Gained: Fiery Flame Rose x1]

[Gained: Magic Flame x1]

[Gained: Law Spark x1]

[…]

The spoils of war were similar to those from his previous life, and Wang Tao was particularly interested in the [Law Spark], as it could increase Fire Attribute Principle affinity. Upon trying, Wang Tao found he couldn't merge with it. Because he himself could already represent the Fire Law, he needed no affinity...

Shaking his head, Wang Tao collected these items and then unleashed his Super Perception comprehensively, quickly detecting a slight heat in the northwest direction.

Whoosh—

Wang Tao quickly reached the destination, which was a dense forest. In the center of the forest, there was a large, damaged altar, much larger than the one he had just seen.

"An Eighth Rank Fire Beast?"

Wang Tao sensed again and flew toward the depths of the forest.

At some point, Wang Tao suddenly stopped, then flew straight to the ground below.

Boom—

Wang Tao smashed a meteor pit into the ground, revealing a flickering flame.

"It really is Eighth Rank, and my guess was right..."

[HP: 217556/5000000]

[Level: Eighth Rank Lord]

[Law Power: Fire (Intermediate): 0/100]

[Law Domain: Burning Sky and Boiling Sea]

[Fire: Pure Fire, Burning Sky, and Boiling Sea]

[Status: Weak, Near Death]

This was an Eighth Rank Fire Beast but was in a weak and near-death state!

The moment Wang Tao blew it out, he could clearly sense a kind of shock and despair from this Fire Beast.

This Eighth Rank Fire Beast was even easier to deal with than the previous Seventh Rank Fire Beast. At least the Seventh Rank one thought of resisting or escaping, whereas this Eighth Rank Fire Beast gave up on treatment upon seeing Wang Tao. Of course, it was already 99% weakened, unable to escape even if it wanted to.

For safety, Wang Tao first chained it up with fiery chains before asking some questions.

Unlike the previous Seventh Rank Fire Beast, this Eighth Rank Fire Beast was uncooperative, very stubborn, and ignored Wang Tao's threats of death.

However, this is not because the Fire Beast was particularly stiff-necked but because it knew it was definitely going to die upon seeing Wang Tao. Since death was inevitable, it held no hope and naturally didn't want to answer Wang Tao's questions.

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