Before they entered the forest, everyone was handed a manual. The manual contained a map of the forest and descriptions of the varieties of beasts inside the forests as well as some instructions.

"So, 10 points for hunting beasts belonging to level five or below, 20 points for hunting each level six beast, 50 points for level seven, 100 points for level eight beasts and 500 pints for hunting a level nine beast. The number of level nine beasts in the forest is quite low, less than 10. On the other hand, there are nearly a hundred level eight beast and almost a thousand level 7 beats. Beasts of the sixth level and lower are the most common, and there are more than several thousands of them. Well, with my strength, I can not defeat level 9 beasts, and can barely manage to take down level 8 beasts. There is no need to waste time on level six or lower level beasts. So, the ideal target for me would be level seven beasts. I will mostly be hunting level seven beasts, and with proper opportunity, I will take down a few level eight beasts.", Edward thought.

Hunting will not be a problem for Edward, as Edward has hunted beasts before in the forest near his village. Wild boars, wild bulls, wild chicken, and other kinds of beasts. Hunting was one of his hobbies, and he was quite good at it. It can be said that he is an experienced hunter, but that is only when it comes to ordinary wild beasts. He has never even seen a ferocious grade 1 beast before. According to Snow, ferocious beasts are special beasts with strength surpassing ordinary beasts. These beasts are like human martial artists. Low grade (grade 1-3) ferocious beasts can use physical essence and has unbelievable strength. Mid-grade(grade 4-6) and high grade(grade 7-9) beasts can use Qi, just like mid-grade and high grade human martial artists. Their grades and levels are pretty much parallel to martial arts realms of humans.

Edward slowly kept walking inside the forest with caution. He opened the bag on his shoulder and pulled something out. It was a small sword. Edward did not know any sword skills, and he did not have a genuine full-sized sword, but this small sword was quite handy in hunting beasts. As a backup plan, he also brought his ax with him, as he was most used to using an ax, be it for woodcutting or as a weapon.

Edward increased his speed. He was walking fast, with a small sword on one hand and an ax on the other. As he was walking inside the forest, he was slashing on the tree barks along the way, leaving marks on the trees so that use them as guides when coming back after he finishes his hunting.

The forest had many different entrances and most of the participants entered through different entrances. So, the chances of meeting other participants right now are low. But the deeper in the forest he goes, the more likely that he will meet other participants, as everyone will end up gathering at the center of the forest one way or another. Although the instructor said that robbing other participants is not allowed, it doesn't mean that a person can't simply hinder other participants on their hunt. Some crazy participants might go as far as to knock others unconscious and stop them from getting a passable score. To put it simply, there are way too many ways to defeat other participants even without robbing them. So, there was no guarantee that participants would not clash with each other. Edward was also mentally preparing himself for such situations.

While Edward was planning and organizing his thoughts, he suddenly heard a rustling sound. His whole body went alert. He followed the source of the noise and saw a sturdy red ox chewing some leaves by the side of a mango tree. Edward recognized this ox. According to the manual given to the participants, this was the 'Trampling Red Ox', a level seven ferocious beast. It was the most common level seven beast in this forest. It was very strong, stronger than most other level seven beasts. But that was not the most dangerous part, the most dangerous part about this beast is it usually lived in herds and attacking one of them means facing an entire herd of raging beasts. Even peak-level Physical Essence realm cultivators won't mess with them unless it is a situation like this, where one of the oxen is somehow separated from his herd.

Edward checked the surroundings and was sure that there was no other ox in this area. That means he can hunt this ox without any problem. But the battle will not be that easy, and also, this was his first time hunting a ferocious beast.

This was a challenge for him, but he was excited to take on this challenge. With this, he will not only gain points but also gain experience that will help him face his future challenges. So, he was excited, very very excited.

"THE HUNT BEGINS, NOW!", he shouted in his mind.