Akil patted the falcon on its head . "Fly higher . "

For some unknown reason, he felt a premonition of danger within his heart .

The falcon flapped its wings to fly higher . Suddenly the sound of hooves below them became more rapid and drew closer to them .

Not good!

Akil's pupils suddenly shrank .

Reflected in his eyes was a black figure breaking out of the dark fog, leaping out like a burst of lightning, becoming larger and larger rapidly in front of his eyes .

Roar!!! The creature's thunderous cry sounded like it came from a devil from the depths of h.e.l.l .

The image of a black blade cut through everything .

"No!"

In the air, both human and falcon were cut in two, right down the middle . Innards and blood splattered down like rain .

Pata .

The body of a dark figure landed firmly on the ground, making a dull thud as it landed .

Its body was slim and toned . It had a human torso, but its lower body was shaped like a horse's, just like the centaurs of Western mythology . But its head was different from a human's . Its head was strangely streamlined, and from the side, it looked almost like the head of a donkey .

A layer of thin black fog surrounded its entire body . Under the black fog, its body looked illusory, fading in and out of view . Through the black fog, a pair of blood-red eyes could be seen s.h.i.+ning . In its left hand, pointing downwards, was a three-meter-long sword with saw teeth down its edges . The monster was holding the sword diagonally downwards and dragging it across the ground .

The monster stood right next to the fog, and its body and face began to fade out of view again . The black fog behind it wrapped around it, swallowing it up whole .

From the black fog came the sound of chains, and the sound of a blade being dragged across the ground…

On the television, an international news story was playing . Lusaka had experienced a high energy reaction . A new active spatial rift had appeared there, and Lusaka warmly welcomed Monster Trainers from all across the world to head over to the city .

"Grandpa, shouldn't the appearance of a spatial rift be treated as something very serious? Why does it feel as though it's something very good…" Gao Peng blinked . He did not really understand the situation .

Ji Hanwu casually replied, "The are many spatial rifts across the world, but there are also many different types of spatial rifts . "

"Among the many differences, the major difference is whether the spatial rift is temporary or permanent . You can probably figure out what each type is just by hearing the name . Temporary spatial rifts only appeared during the early periods of the Cataclysm, and none of them have shown up within the last two years . " Ji Hanwu shook his head . "But there haven't been many permanent spatial rifts, either . Up until now, only three have been discovered, and that includes the current one . "

So that was the long way of saying that permanent spatial rifts were very rare .

"Spatial rifts all have their limitations, like the fact that creatures that are too powerful are unable to pa.s.s through . If you imagine worlds as rooms, then a spatial rift is like a small hole that connects two rooms . "

"A small hole? Why is it not a door?" Gao Peng was surprised .

"A door is too predictable . If a door was made for the creatures in the room, then they would be able to pa.s.s through it without any trouble . All creatures should be able to pa.s.s through . But a spatial rift, on the other hand, has limitations . Creatures that are too strong are unable to pa.s.s through, and only little bugs are able to squeeze into the hole . "

"Of course, spatial rifts can still be dangerous, but what part of the world isn't dangerous these days?" Ji Hanwu shook his head again . "Spatial rifts mean new familiars, and more importantly, new familiars from other worlds . New things are always popular . You should understand this; this logic is the same no matter where you go . " Ji Hanwu seemed rather emotional when he mentioned this last point .

. . .

Gao Peng had already been back in Baiye District for a week . It was already the time for Southern Sky Group's Baiye District Branch's personnel recruitment .

Today, early in the morning, Gao Peng had arrived at the office building . The plaza outside was filled with people, and the office was extremely crowded . The number of people loitering outside the recruitment hall the other day paled in comparison to this .

Why are there so many people? Gao Peng was shocked .

Even though w.a.n.g Liang had told him that there would be quite a number of people, Gao Peng still did not expect there to be so many .

"Head Gao, you've arrived . " w.a.n.g Liang, who was idly chatting with others, saw Gao Peng's figure and hurriedly left the others, jogging over .

w.a.n.g Liang's face was practically overflowing with a bright smile . Gao Peng wondered, Is there a need to be this happy?

"Who is that? That kid looks so young," said an old man in a blue s.h.i.+rt to the person next to him . He pursed his lips after he spoke .

"Don't know . Must be some important person, I guess," answered a short-haired old man next to him with a sigh . There was a hint of admiration in his eyes .

w.a.n.g Liang was in charge of recruitment, so for these potential applicants, he was an important figure who they needed to impress . But now, this important figure was speaking so respectfully to this young man, who was even younger than their own children .

Such a strong contrast with their expectations left them feeling thoroughly conflicted . Gao Peng knew none of this, but he could feel a bit of it from the looks that the people standing around gave him .

The recruitment process began very quickly . Applicants joined the queue after obtaining a queue number and were interviewed one by one . With the help of a seasoned veteran like w.a.n.g Liang, after half the day went by, Gao Peng pretty much had a clear understanding of the process .

The recruitment process would last a total of three days . After observing for a few hours, Gao Peng had some understanding of how things worked . It was interesting at first, but after a while, things started to get rather dry .

He had thought that he would get to see some talents, but after listening at the side for a while, Gao Peng was disappointed . After some thought, it was understandable why things were like this .

After informing the rest that he was going to be absent for a while, Gao Peng left the recruitment grounds .

This work was just a job, just like his job as a Monster Breeder . Raising his familiars, and thereby making Da Zi and the rest as strong as possible, was Gao Peng's main goal .

Gao Peng would not forget the things that were most important to him .

When he arrived at the training grounds, there was already a small figure working hard .

"You're here rather early," said Gao Peng with a smile . After speaking, he opened the safe at the side of the training grounds and pulled out a giant purple basket . Inside were tons of white flying discs .

Li Junzong pouted his lips slightly and smiled back at Gao Peng, his forehead dripping with sweat .

Gao Peng casually took out a flying disk, and with a flick of his wrist, sent it spinning out into the air in a lazy arc .

Standing behind Gao Peng, Flamy was conditioned to react . It opened its beak and spat out a ball of flame . Then, without any pause, another ball of flame was spat out . Two continuous fireb.a.l.l.s!

The two fireb.a.l.l.s struck the flying disc one after another . The first one hit the disc, then exploded, scattering red-hot flames across the sky . Just as the disc was about to change direction, the second fireball had already arrived at the target .

The flying disc was sent flying like a baseball struck by a bat . It collided heavily with the wall and fell to the ground, bent and misshapen .

Flamy's flames had grown significantly more powerful since the previous week . But what made Gao Peng glad was that the results of his training were evident . Right now, firing two continuous fireb.a.l.l.s was easy for Flamy .

The sky was dark by the time Gao Peng ended their training session . It was worth noting that training a fire-type familiar in the summer was a form of torture . . .

Fire-type familiars naturally had high body temperatures, and training their fire-type abilities often involved spitting fireb.a.l.l.s . Even if they only trained their fire abilities for a little while, it was still really hot!

Gao Peng's s.h.i.+rt was drenched in sweat and sticking to his body, and strands of hair were plastered on his forehead .

. . . . Akil patted the falcon on its head . Fly higher . For some unknown reason, he felt a premonition of danger within his heart . The falcon flapped its wings to fly higher . Suddenly the sound of hooves below them became more rapid and drew closer to them . Not good! Akils pupils suddenly shrank . Reflected in his eyes was a black figure breaking out of the dark fog, leaping out like a burst of lightning, becoming larger and larger rapidly in front of his eyes . Roar!!! The creatures thunderous cry sounded like it came from a devil from the depths of h.e.l.l . The image of a black blade cut through everything . No! In the air, both human and falcon were cut in two, right down the middle . Innards and blood splattered down like rain . . . Pata . The body of a dark figure landed firmly on the ground, making a dull thud as it landed . Its body was slim and toned . It had a human torso, but its lower body was shaped like a horses, just like the centaurs of Western mythology . But its head was different from a humans . Its head was strangely streamlined, and from the side, it looked almost like the head of a donkey . A layer of thin black fog surrounded its entire body . Under the black fog, its body looked illusory, fading in and out of view . Through the black fog, a pair of blood-red eyes could be seen s.h.i.+ning . In its left hand, pointing downwards, was a three-meter-long sword with saw teeth down its edges . The monster was holding the sword diagonally downwards and dragging it across the ground . The monster stood right next to the fog, and its body and face began to fade out of view again . The black fog behind it wrapped around it, swallowing it up whole . From the black fog came the sound of chains, and the sound of a blade being dragged across the ground… On the television, an international news story was playing . Lusaka had experienced a high energy reaction . A new active spatial rift had appeared there, and Lusaka warmly welcomed Monster Trainers from all across the world to head over to the city . Grandpa, shouldnt the appearance of a spatial rift be treated as something very serious? Why does it feel as though its something very good… Gao Peng blinked . He did not really understand the situation . Ji Hanwu casually replied, The are many spatial rifts across the world, but there are also many different types of spatial rifts . Among the many differences, the major difference is whether the spatial rift is temporary or permanent . You can probably figure out what each type is just by hearing the name . Temporary spatial rifts only appeared during the early periods of the Cataclysm, and none of them have shown up within the last two years . Ji Hanwu shook his head . But there havent been many permanent spatial rifts, either . Up until now, only three have been discovered, and that includes the current one . So that was the long way of saying that permanent spatial rifts were very rare . . . Spatial rifts all have their limitations, like the fact that creatures that are too powerful are unable to pa.s.s through . If you imagine worlds as rooms, then a spatial rift is like a small hole that connects two rooms . A small hole? Why is it not a door? Gao Peng was surprised . A door is too predictable . If a door was made for the creatures in the room, then they would be able to pa.s.s through it without any trouble . All creatures should be able to pa.s.s through . But a spatial rift, on the other hand, has limitations . Creatures that are too strong are unable to pa.s.s through, and only little bugs are able to squeeze into the hole . Of course, spatial rifts can still be dangerous, but what part of the world isnt dangerous these days? Ji Hanwu shook his head again . Spatial rifts mean new familiars, and more importantly, new familiars from other worlds . New things are always popular . You should understand this; this logic is the same no matter where you go . Ji Hanwu seemed rather emotional when he mentioned this last point Gao Peng had already been back in Baiye District for a week . It was already the time for Southern Sky Groups Baiye District Branchs personnel recruitment . Today, early in the morning, Gao Peng had arrived at the office building . The plaza outside was filled with people, and the office was extremely crowded . The number of people loitering outside the recruitment hall the other day paled in comparison to this . Why are there so many people? Gao Peng was shocked . Even though w.a.n.g Liang had told him that there would be quite a number of people, Gao Peng still did not expect there to be so many . Head Gao, youve arrived . w.a.n.g Liang, who was idly chatting with others, saw Gao Pengs figure and hurriedly left the others, jogging over . w.a.n.g Liangs face was practically overflowing with a bright smile . Gao Peng wondered, Is there a need to be this happy? Who is that? That kid looks so young, said an old man in a blue s.h.i.+rt to the person next to him . He pursed his lips after he spoke . Dont know . Must be some important person, I guess, answered a short-haired old man next to him with a sigh . There was a hint of admiration in his eyes . w.a.n.g Liang was in charge of recruitment, so for these potential applicants, he was an important figure who they needed to impress . But now, this important figure was speaking so respectfully to this young man, who was even younger than their own children . Such a strong contrast with their expectations left them feeling thoroughly conflicted . Gao Peng knew none of this, but he could feel a bit of it from the looks that the people standing around gave him . The recruitment process began very quickly . Applicants joined the queue after obtaining a queue number and were interviewed one by one . With the help of a seasoned veteran like w.a.n.g Liang, after half the day went by, Gao Peng pretty much had a clear understanding of the process . The recruitment process would last a total of three days . After observing for a few hours, Gao Peng had some understanding of how things worked . It was interesting at first, but after a while, things started to get rather dry . He had thought that he would get to see some talents, but after listening at the side for a while, Gao Peng was disappointed . After some thought, it was understandable why things were like this . After informing the rest that he was going to be absent for a while, Gao Peng left the recruitment grounds . This work was just a job, just like his job as a Monster Breeder . Raising his familiars, and thereby making Da Zi and the rest as strong as possible, was Gao Pengs main goal . Gao Peng would not forget the things that were most important to him . When he arrived at the training grounds, there was already a small figure working hard . Youre here rather early, said Gao Peng with a smile . After speaking, he opened the safe at the side of the training grounds and pulled out a giant purple basket . Inside were tons of white flying discs . Li Junzong pouted his lips slightly and smiled back at Gao Peng, his forehead dripping with sweat . Gao Peng casually took out a flying disk, and with a flick of his wrist, sent it spinning out into the air in a lazy arc . Standing behind Gao Peng, Flamy was conditioned to react . It opened its beak and spat out a ball of flame . Then, without any pause, another ball of flame was spat out . Two continuous fireb.a.l.l.s! The two fireb.a.l.l.s struck the flying disc one after another . The first one hit the disc, then exploded, scattering red-hot flames across the sky . Just as the disc was about to change direction, the second fireball had already arrived at the target . The flying disc was sent flying like a baseball struck by a bat . It collided heavily with the wall and fell to the ground, bent and misshapen . Flamys flames had grown significantly more powerful since the previous week . But what made Gao Peng glad was that the results of his training were evident . Right now, firing two continuous fireb.a.l.l.s was easy for Flamy . The sky was dark by the time Gao Peng ended their training session . It was worth noting that training a fire-type familiar in the summer was a form of torture . Fire-type familiars naturally had high body temperatures, and training their fire-type abilities often involved spitting fireb.a.l.l.s . Even if they only trained their fire abilities for a little while, it was still really hot! Gao Pengs s.h.i.+rt was drenched in sweat and sticking to his body, and strands of hair were plastered on his forehead .