Chapter 591 - 273: I Want to Become a Champion Like Brother Chen Yuan! (Part 2)

"Furthermore, there are quite a few wild Pet Beasts inhabiting the snow mountain now, coupled with the harsh weather, making it extremely dangerous for ordinary people. Most guides are just ordinary people; they can’t adapt to today’s snow mountain."

"But for us, the difficulty of climbing this snow mountain isn’t high, as long as we don’t encounter too many troublesome wild Pet Beasts and..."

Li Junyue paused: "and that gust of wind will do."

"We can’t be so unlucky, right?"

Chen Yuan was momentarily speechless.

It’s really uncertain.

"Woof woof woof!"

Upon hearing the words "gust of wind", Cola seemed very excited, wagging its tail back and forth.

Wind!

It loves the wind!

Chen Yuan patted Cola’s head, chiding, "What’s so exciting about the gust of wind? Could it be you can find a Hurricane Core in there?"

The Hurricane Core, a Tier Four Wind Type resource needed for Cola’s advancement, currently only found in Sai Bei Province.

According to his younger brother, places with strong winds might also produce a Hurricane Core, but the probability is very slim.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan muttered to himself: "I’ll head directly to Sai Bei Province in a couple of days, let Cola advance first."

"Each little guy doing its job, the farm doesn’t need my attention for now."

The four of them continued forward, arriving at Pudaxue Mountain base camp by afternoon, completed information registration, and officially began their climbing journey.

"Pass through this alpine meadow, and we’ll reach the snow line."

As a native of Yun Province, Li Junyue knew something about Pudaxue Mountain, temporarily serving as everyone’s guide: "Before the Spiritual Energy Revival, climbing Pudaxue Mountain usually started at dawn, with a successful summit before sunrise."

"But the Spiritual Energy Revival greatly changed the terrain of Pudaxue Mountain, lengthening the climbing time significantly."

"But as Beastmasters, we can climb at any time."

During the introduction, wild Pet Beasts occasionally passed by, or quickly darted past, leaving only a blurred figure, making Chang Yuhuan, holding a camera, lament its rarity.

The four of them, physically strong, soon crossed the alpine meadow, officially entering the snow line range.

The world wrapped in silver came into view, with vast snowfields beneath their feet.

Though Chen Yuan had witnessed the snowy sights in Qinling, the snow mountain had a noticeable difference from Qinling, with much higher altitude here, no vegetation covered in snow, only the heavy snow layers leading to the Snow Mountain Peak.

Looking up, the steep and perilous Snow Mountain Peak was in sight, seemingly not too far away.

But they all knew the truth behind the saying "looks deceive on mountains," and there was still a long journey to successfully summit the peak.

Chen Yuan glanced at Spark, jokingly saying, "If you carried me up, perhaps it would only take a few minutes to reach the top."

"Chirp~"

Spark cast Chen Yuan a sidelong glance, scornful of such laziness.

If they went directly to the summit, there would be no meaning to climbing the snow mountain; only the hardships and scenery along the way would be deeply etched in their minds.

Putting on crampons, with the Pet Beasts guarding around them, they slowly advanced.

After advancing for several dozen minutes, despite the thin oxygen at the plateau and the difficulty traversing the snow, as Beastmasters they could handle it with ease, not to mention the little ones.

Cola ran happily in the snow, climbing all the way; each time it progressed some distance ahead, it would turn back to look at them, shaking its head.

Even a dog can’t compare.

"Woof?"

Suddenly, Cola’s ears stood upright as it sensitively heard a commotion not far off, quickly gaining interest, and rushed forward.

Before long,

Several humans appeared in front of Cola’s eyes; gazing beyond them, a herd of Cold-Biting Oxen could be seen standing ahead.

At first glance, it seemed these humans and the Cold-Biting Oxen had clashed.

"Cola, what’s going on?"

Chen Yuan and the others followed closely, also seeing the scene.

There were four young men up ahead, looking around twenty years old, each standing beside a Pet Beast, confronting the herd of Cold-Biting Oxen.

Upon closer inspection, this herd of Cold-Biting Oxen was blocking the path that they needed to take.

This path was narrow, with a tall and steep rock wall on the left and a steep slope on the right. Falling down might slide all the way to the bottom of the mountain.

Of course, assuming one had the Vajra Indestructible Body to ski down this slope.

"What’s happening here?"

Li Junyue stepped forward, his face square and serious, naturally exuding authority without anger.

A tall and slender young man walked out from the four, wearing a branded adventure jacket, with a majestic Black Flame Dog beside his left leg, answering Li Junyue’s question: "Unfortunately, I have to inform you that this road is impassable."

"Hm?" Li Junyue looked puzzled.

The tall and slender young man pointed to the herd of Cold-Biting Oxen ahead, his face full of indignation: "It’s these vile creatures blocking the way, we’ve been negotiating for a while, but they still won’t budge."

Chen Yuan looked ahead and quickly noticed something unusual about this herd of Cold-Biting Oxen.

Cold-Biting Oxen aren’t usually irritable, yet they seemed extraordinarily agitated, constantly exhaling cold air, restlessly stomping the ground, with cold waves surging around.

The tall and slender young man then noticed the Pet Beasts beside everyone, his eyes suddenly brightening: "Verbal interference isn’t working; why don’t we drive them away together?"

The three others repeatedly echoed:

"Yes, yes, climbing the snow mountain is urgent; let’s drive these creatures away first."

"You’re all Beastmasters, right? We are students of Yun Province Beast Taming Academy, together we can surely defeat them."