Chapter 354

357. Chapter 357: The Dangerous Beast Taming

This strange beast, covered in scales from head to tail and possessing wings on its back, nimbly turned its head. Its pair of eyes stared fixedly at Li Yi and Zhao Fangji respectively. It let out bursts of chirping and flapped its wings, attempting to whip them up, but this attack seemed to have little effect. The two of them moved rapidly, avoiding the sweeping gusts of wind while not rushing to attack.

They were waiting, waiting for a suitable opportunity.

Suddenly.

The strange beast stopped its attack and ceased flapping its wings. At this moment, however, Zhao Fangji caught a window of opportunity. His figure shifted, and he suddenly closed in on the beast slightly. This proximity gave the beast a chance to strike. Its four sharp claws exerted force, the soil beneath its feet exploded, and its massive body once again turned into a series of afterimages, charging toward Zhao Fangji at an astonishing speed.

"As expected." Zhao Fangji was both shocked and fearful; his baiting had succeeded.

This type of strange beast had terrifying combat capabilities. If he revealed even the slightest flaw, the opponent would capture it, followed by a lethal attack—it would not be polite to him at all.

And this was the result Zhao Fangji wanted.

He had to bear this risk; only in this way could he create an opening for Li Yi to strike.

Zhao Fangji did not intend to attack but chose to defend. Silver radiance intertwined all over his body, seemingly forming an indestructible shield in front of him, attempting to withstand the beast's charge head-on.

The next moment.

Zhao Fangji felt a terrifying, irresistible force slam into him. The shield woven from silver radiance was breached in an instant, and then he felt the beast's giant beak strike his arms like a heavy hammer.

The sound of shattering bones echoed immediately, and blood flew alongside bits of flesh.

Just as with the first strike, Zhao Fangji let out a miserable cry, his body flying backward like a cannonball, crashing into the distant soil with a dull thud.

"Kill~!"

Li Yi seized this gap, driving his Gang Qi to rush forward. He roared, his fists glowing, fist energy condensing. He unleashed the full power of his body, throwing a punch from a distance, aimed straight at the beast's head.

The strange beast chirped incessantly, its figure once again appearing as an afterimage, shifting three meters to the side out of thin air, easily avoiding Li Yi's fist energy.

But Li Yi had already prepared for this move.

The fist energy was just a feint; the Divine Needle was the killing blow.

With a thought.

The Fei Eye Needle at his waist soared into the air immediately. Once it broke free from the water's containment, it erupted with golden divine light in an instant. This divine light was sharp to the extreme; one could not even look directly at it, or their eyes would be blinded.

Li Yi controlled the Fei Eye Needle with his mind, rushing straight toward the strange beast at top speed.

He did not aim for the head but, for the sake of safety, targeted the beast's body.

The moment the divine needle flashed.

The strange beast's eyes stung from the divine light, and it turned its head subconsciously. But soon, it sensed a lethal danger, let out a terrified shriek, and raised its wings, attempting to pull away and escape.

But it was too late.

Li Yi had closed in specifically to ensure the Fei Eye Needle would hit. If not for that, he could have controlled the divine needle from dozens of meters away; why take such a huge risk?

Swish!

The divine needle instantly pierced the indestructible scales and stabbed into the beast's body.

The strange beast, startled, whipped up a gust of wind and took flight, wanting to escape.

"Want to leave now? Too late." Li Yi roared and immediately pursued, ensuring the divine needle remained within his control range, then used his mind to make the Fei Eye Needle shuttle back and forth inside its body.

The strange beast wailed, its massive body swaying in the air. It let out mournful cries, still frantically flapping its wings, flying toward a certain direction.

But its body had been torn apart, and blood spilled down in large patches. This falling blood was miraculous; it quickly evaporated, turning into red clouds of mist drifting through the mountain forest. Li Yi just took a breath inadvertently and felt his whole body light and his mind clear.

The more this was the case, the less Li Yi dared to let this guy go.

This kind of strange beast, even if not a mythical creature, was not far off. Its potential was boundless, and it would surely become a scourge in the future.

Li Yi drove his Gang Qi to chase at high speed, controlling the Fei Eye Needle to repeatedly inflict heavy damage.

The continuous, terrifying attacks were too much for the strange beast to withstand, even with its tenacious vitality. After flying only about two kilometers, it was unable to flap its wings, and finally, with a mournful cry, it plummeted from mid-air.

Boom!

The massive body smashed and destroyed over a dozen trees. The strange beast panted heavily, coughing blood from its mouth, lying on the ground unable to move. Its pair of eyes looked at the pursuing Li Yi with a hint of fear, seemingly sensing its fate, for it had also captured many extraordinary creatures and knew the outcome after defeat.

It was just that it had always been the hunter before, but this time, it had never expected to end up as the prey.

"You beast are truly hard to deal with. A single strike can crush a Soul Realm expert, and your claws can even tear through extraordinary metal armor. I really don't know what breed you are. With such innate talent, if it weren't for this divine needle of mine, we really would have been wiped out by you." Li Yi stopped abruptly, not daring to get close, fearing a desperate counterattack before its death would take him with it.

However, he didn't waste words, preparing to control the divine needle to finish it off completely.

But then, Li Yi thought of something else, turned back, and shouted: "Jiang Mingtian, can this beast be tamed? If not, I'll kill it."

His voice, carrying Gang Qi, traveled very far.

Soon.

Jiang Mingtian, holding a sword in one hand, rushed over. His other arm hung limply, his shoulder blade shattered, his whole body stained with blood and covered in mud; he was in a sorry state. However, although the injury was severe, the matter at hand was more important. He couldn't care about his injuries and stared at the strange beast lying on the ground, saying: "We can try, but it's very dangerous. If it counterattacks, I might die, because we haven't subdued it, and it still has the strength to fight."

"Then forget it. I'll kill it, and then use its blood to cultivate a cub to tame instead," Li Yi said.

"No, wait. Fortune favors the bold. This strange beast's strength is terrifyingly strong. Now that it's only at the Soul Realm, we still have a chance to tame it. If it reaches the Spirit Power Realm, we shouldn't even dream of it." Jiang Mingtian's gaze flickered, and he began to think of a solution.

Li Yi said: "I don't have much time. Once the commotion here breaks out and the smell of blood spreads, other extraordinary creatures will surely come."

"There is a way." Jiang Mingtian suddenly thought of something and took an iron chain out of his storage artifact.

"This is a chain forged from extraordinary metal; it should be able to trap it. Li Yi, don't you have smart robots? Let the robots go over and bind this extraordinary creature, and I'll gamble with you," Jiang Ming said.

Li Yi thought for a moment, then nodded: "Fine, let's try it."

He then released five armed robots and issued the order.

Although the armed robots' intelligence level was not as high as Lan Ji's, they could still normally complete various commands.

Soon, the five robots grabbed the chains, walked to the strange beast's side, and locked all four of its sharp claws, its pair of wings, and its head.

The strange beast did not resist; it seemed truly near death, just watching blankly as these robots bound it.

But Li Yi still did not let his guard down, because these robots posed no threat; as long as the beast wanted to, it could destroy all these robots in one strike.

"Li Yi, give me some of your blood," Jiang Mingtian said upon seeing this.

Li Yi condensed Gang Qi in his palm, turned it into a blade, tore a small opening on his arm, dripped some blood, and then stored the blood in a bottle.

Jiang Mingtian took the blood, then condensed cosmic energy on his two fingers and reached out to point at the blood.

The blood floated in mid-air, then gradually twisted and changed, finally turning into an ancient talisman. Once this blood-colored talisman was formed, it immediately shimmered with radiance, which was very miraculous.

"This is a Beast Taming Talisman. I obtained this fortuitous encounter from an abandoned ancient building in a dangerous zone. It can tame extraordinary creatures and has never failed so far. However, this thing is useless on humans, and I don't know the principle behind it either." Jiang Mingtian looked at the talisman floating at his fingertips, took a deep breath, and rushed straight toward the strange beast.

"Be careful," Li Yi said immediately.

"I know," Jiang Mingtian felt he had to fulfill his promise.

He still owed Li Yi a condition for taming an extraordinary creature that hadn't been completed. This time, having such a good opportunity, he didn't want to give up; he would rather take the risk and give it a try.

However, the moment Jiang Mingtian approached, this strange beast, which had been extremely weak, suddenly went berserk.

A sharp chirp rang out again.

Its massive body struggled violently, and gusts of air whipped up around it.

Fortunately, this strange beast was trapped all over by the chains forged from extraordinary metal. Despite it erupting with unimaginable power, it did not break free for a moment.

Jiang Mingtian was prepared; he seized the opportunity to strike with this Beast Taming Talisman, branding it onto the strange beast's head.

As soon as the blood-colored talisman touched the beast's head, it began to rapidly penetrate deep into its body.

The strange beast's chirping rose again, its power reaching the extreme. Accompanied by a huge roar, the chains forged from extraordinary metal were actually snapped by force in two places. Sand and stones flew around, and dust filled the air. In this desperate situation, it still had the strength to fight a powerful enemy.

The previous weakness seemed to have been faked, just to deceive Li Yi and make him stop controlling the Fei Eye Needle.

"Jiang Mingtian, retreat." Seeing this scene, Li Yi's pupils shrank suddenly, and he hurriedly grabbed through the air.

A hundred-refined Gang Qi swept over, dragging a figure out of the dust by force.

"Wah!"

Jiang Mingtian vomited a mouthful of blood, but one of his legs had already disappeared. Two deep scratches were left on the extraordinary metal armor on his chest. Clearly, the strange beast had given him a strike while snapping the chains. Although this strike didn't kill him, it took away one of his legs.

"Retreat."

Li Yi didn't care about anything else, taking Jiang Mingtian and retreating again, fearing the strange beast would go mad and attack again.

However, the expected situation did not occur.

Although there were flying sand and stones around the strange beast, making it very dangerous, after breaking free from two chains and being severely injured, it finally had no strength left to fight. So, after struggling, it collapsed to the ground again, with blood flowing everywhere.

However, the blood-colored talisman on its forehead had completely vanished.

"Li Yi, wait a little longer. The Beast Taming Talisman is taking effect." Jiang Mingtian noticed this detail and said in a low voice, enduring the intense pain.