Chapter 111

As for Lei Kai's inner thoughts, Yu Zhangsheng naturally didn't know them; otherwise, he would probably have laughed out loud.

Opportunity?

From the moment the opponent hadn't seen his strength clearly, the opponent had already lost all opportunity.

Yu Zhangsheng shook his head, stood to one side, and instructed the Red Tempered Snake: "Poison fire, poison mist can't do anything to the opponent, then use your powerful physical body to suppress it!"

Upon hearing this, the Red Tempered Snake immediately reacted, changed its approach, and its snake tail lashed out fiercely like a whip.

The Red Tempered Snake in its Complete Body form had physical strength far higher than the Silver Howling Wolf; its thick and powerful tail, if it struck, would at minimum break several bones and make the victim cough blood three chi.

Seeing the Red Tempered Snake abandon poison fire attacks and switch to close combat, the Silver Howling Wolf's pupils shrank, and it spat out sound waves while continuously retreating backward.

Ice and snow flew across the arena; the snake tail struck the ice glacier, and with a boom, cracks spread for hundreds of meters! The Silver Howling Wolf gradually began to tire; repeated use of sound waves had reduced its demonic power considerably, while the Red Tempered Snake remained spirited, which made it want to complain inwardly.

You damn snake, just how durable are you?

"It seems the Red Tempered Snake's training under Cai Xing Deer hasn't been in vain." Yu Zhangsheng narrowed his eyes slightly, observed for a while, and the corner of his mouth curved in a faint smile.

Little did he know the grievance the Red Tempered Snake once held in its heart.

On the other hand, looking at the Golden-Winged Great Eagle's side — both were birds, but whether in speed or attribute, the Golden-Winged Great Eagle clearly held the advantage over the Fengyun Goose.

"Whoosh—!"

A sharp Fengyun Slash howled toward the Golden-Winged Great Eagle; the next second, the Golden-Winged Great Eagle traced a perfect arc in the air, dodging the Fengyun Goose's wing slash while flying straight toward it to meet its attack.

The Fengyun Goose didn't panic either; fierce light flashed in its eyes, its sharp front claws gleaming with silver light, grabbing at the incoming Golden-Winged Great Eagle's head.

Just as the two were about to make contact, the next second! Light flashed around the Golden-Winged Great Eagle's body, and in an instant its tail transformed into a huge fish tail lashing out at the Fengyun Goose! The fierce attack stirred up a sound of tearing air; the Fengyun Goose was greatly shocked and had no time to dodge, so it could only use its wings to block this strike! "Bang!"

A muffled sound.

The Fengyun Goose instantly let out a miserable scream, its body flying out like a kite with a broken string, smashing into the ice glacier and skidding hundreds of meters.

Its aura instantly became listless; both wings bled, blood dripping onto the ice glacier, shockingly red.

The Golden-Winged Great Eagle's fish form had incomparably heavy attacks — not something the Fengyun Goose's fragile little body could withstand.

"Fengyun Goose!"

Seeing this, Lei Kai cried out in alarm, then immediately cast a spell to attack the Golden-Winged Great Eagle which was about to pursue the Fengyun Goose.

"Get lost!" With a fierce shout, Lei Kai's erupted spell drove back the Golden-Winged Great Eagle, and then his gaze fixed ruthlessly on Yu Zhangsheng.

"It's not over yet!"

Lei Kai's heart's anger completely vented out, and he roared: "Originally I didn't want to use this move; you forced me!"

"Blood Essence Sacrifice Beast!"

As the words fell, he slammed his own chest heavily twice, a mouthful of heart's blood instantly spraying out, transforming into ten thousand strands of red light flying toward the Silver Howling Wolf currently in battle.

The next second, a ring of red light rose around the Silver Howling Wolf's body, its eyes also turned red, its fur stood on end, its four limbs' muscles swelled, its body enlarged by a circle, and a terrifying aura continuously brewed; "Awoo!" The Silver Howling Wolf stomped its hind legs heavily forward, let out a loud howl, and a terrifying sound wave shock swept across the ice glacier.

And the Silver Howling Wolf's figure, like an arrow, shot toward the Red Tempered Snake at extreme speed, leaving afterimages in the air!

Yu Zhangsheng's gaze condensed slightly, somewhat surprised, yet not the slightest panic, merely glancing sideways at the Cai Xing Deer holding the line nearby.

No communication needed; the Cai Xing Deer instantly understood what it had to do.

It coldly snorted, its front hoof moved slightly, lightly stepping on the ice glacier — no earth-shattering spectacle, only a circle of crisp clear sound spreading out, an invisible ripple sweeping toward the Silver Howling Wolf.

My stupid snake isn't something any random cat or dog can bully!

Treading Soul!

With the Cai Xing Deer's current strength, even a Sword Cultivator at Qi Refining Peak wouldn't dare lightly contend with its Treading Soul, let alone a mere Silver Howling Wolf? Even if it was empowered by the Blood Essence Sacrifice Beast spell, the result would be the same! "Whine!"

In an instant, the Silver Howling Wolf's charging figure paused, its body violently convulsed once, swaying its huge body as it crashed sideways, out of control!

As the Silver Howling Wolf's aura became chaotic, its soul suffering heavy injury.

The Red Tempered Snake wasn't idle either; strike while it's sick, take its life! Seizing this opportunity, the Red Tempered Snake's eyes flashed with spirit light, it leaped up, opened its bloody mouth, poison fangs flashing with terrifying cold light, and bit down hard on the Silver Howling Wolf.

Tear!

The sound of flesh and bone being torn apart rang out; the Silver Howling Wolf wailed continuously to no avail, poison successfully entering its body and permeating throughout; in mere moments, the Silver Howling Wolf's cries grew weaker and weaker.

And as the Red Tempered Snake coiled its body, tightening its grip, the Silver Howling Wolf's eyes turned from clear to turbid, finally losing all luster.

"Pfft!"

Lei Kai immediately sprayed a mouthful of fresh blood, his aura also instantly becoming weak beyond measure; the backlash from his spirit pet's death surged over like a tide.

"How could this... Silver Howling Wolf!"

Lei Kai's eyes nearly split with rage, unbelieving.

The target of the Blood Essence Sacrifice Beast Technique, the Silver Howling Wolf, had died, and he also had to pay a sufficient price.

His hair turned snow-white in an instant, flesh and blood withered, as if in a moment he had aged from twenty to seventy or eighty.

Yu Zhangsheng's brows raised slightly, somewhat surprised by this scene.

"Evil Path."

Within Beast Taming Peak there weren't only orthodox beast taming arts; there were also many evil path techniques — for example, those cultivators who research bloodlines, they like this sort.

And the Blood Essence Sacrifice Beast Technique Lei Kai used was a spell that overdrafts a spirit beast's life; when the spirit beast dies, the price spreads to the master.

Yu Zhangsheng lightly shook his head, looking at Lei Kai with cold eyes devoid of any sympathy.

"Truly foolish; beast taming, beast taming — only by cherishing your own spirit pet can you bring out your strength; the strength you're obsessed with is, in the end, all false."

From the moment Lei Kai used Blood Essence Sacrifice Beast and still fought Yu Zhangsheng, one could see his beast taming ability was too trash.

Of course, Yu Zhangsheng has a cheat; but as a cheat-user, he has the qualifications to critique the opponent.

Facing Yu Zhangsheng's cold gaze, only at this moment did the fear of death truly explode in Lei Kai's heart.

"Don't, Yu Zhangsheng, Senior Brother Yu!"

"Spare my life; you can't kill me — this trial compares beast taming, killing me would incur punishment, would deduct contribution points!"

"For trash like me, a waste, it's not worth it!"

Under enormous fear, Lei Kai's speech trembled.

A feeling called regret fermented rapidly in his heart.

At this moment he had lost any thought of resistance. "Spare your life?"

Yu Zhangsheng gave a faint laugh, utterly unmoved, and after glancing at the Red Snake, the latter immediately understood.

The Red Tempered Snake quickly slithered forward, soon attracting a demonic beast living on the Ice Glacier; Lei Kai, who had no ability to resist, died in that beast's mouth amidst screams.

"Wait for the next life."

Regarding Lei Kai's death, Yu Zhangsheng merely treated it as a small interlude, with hardly any ripple in his heart.

The cruelty of the Cultivation World was far more than this; what did this count for? Moreover, Lei Kai had used Blood Essence Sacrifice Beast, and the Silver Howling Wolf had perished; even if I didn't kill him, it wouldn't be long before he ultimately met his death anyway.

After taking Lei Kai's remaining Hundred Treasures Bag and cleaning up the scene, Yu Zhangsheng did not linger.

Throughout this battle, from beginning to end he had not made a move himself, merely letting his spirit pet fight, and even Cai Xing Deer had not exerted its full strength.

After this battle, he had a rough estimate of some of his own strength, and also discovered some shortcomings.

"Below an ordinary Qi Refining Peak, I don't even need to make a move myself; against a Qi Refining Peak, it might take some effort!"

Yu Zhangsheng walked while pondering.

Since I came to participate in this Spirit Beast Competition, how could I not take a good ranking?

And I still need to choose a good bloodline for the Red Tempered Snake!

The rewards of the Spirit Beast Competition were just right for him to choose a rare bloodline! Yu Zhangsheng walked; under his powerful Divine Sense, there was no such thing as getting lost, and even possible dangers were avoided by him in advance.

But until he walked out of the Ice Glacier region, he did not find a single Yuntai.

Upon leaving the Ice Glacier area, there were two huge forks; Yu Zhangsheng pondered slightly, casually chose one and walked in; gradually, the scenery before his eyes also changed.

A towering tree rising from the ground replaced the Tian Qiong shrouded in clouds and mist; the mist around was sometimes thick, sometimes thin, and green became the main theme of Tian Di.

Winding and coiling branches blocked the vision, unable to see far; a silence prevailed, with few bird chirps, only unknown beast roars echoing through the mountain forests from time to time, highlighting the danger of this place.

"Whoosh!"

The sound of breaking air came; Yu Zhangsheng was expressionless, his palm slightly raised, and with a snap, he precisely caught the small thing attacking him.

"Green Leaf Finger Snake? Low strength, but quite strong poison; if bitten unexpectedly, it can indeed pose considerable danger to a Qi Refining Period cultivator."

"Pity, before my Divine Sense nothing can hide; it's good material for refining poison pills, I'll take it."

Yu Zhangsheng examined the small thing in his hand: an oval head, a body one finger long, entirely green like a leaf, without a snake tongue; at this moment, after being pinched, it slowly writhed in struggle.

He directly knocked the other party unconscious with his Divine Sense, then put it into the Spirit Beast Bag.

Yu Zhangsheng spread out his Divine Sense; under its coverage, every plant and tree around appeared in his mind in minute detail.

Along the way, whatever valuable spirit herbs or spirit beasts there were, he accepted them all, putting everything into his bag; the harvest was quite deep, and Yu Zhangsheng was fairly satisfied.

Just like that, he walked to the vicinity of that towering giant tree.

"Hmm? Miao Wenlun?"

Suddenly, Yu Zhangsheng sensed the fluctuations ahead with his Divine Sense, his expression slightly stunned, and he subconsciously focused his attention.

"The one fighting him? Also a Qi Refining Peak?"

Sensing the scene of the fight ahead, Yu Zhangsheng was somewhat surprised.

What met his eyes was a blazing fire sea; being in the Woods made the flames even more rampant, leaping without fear.

Standing at the center of the flames was none other than Miao Wenlun, and his spirit pet Chi Yan Leopard, and the fire sea also originated from this.

Miao Wenlun had a calm face, occasionally looking down at the Chi Yan Leopard under his feet, a trace of arrogance flashing in his eyes.

Unlike Miao Wenlun's placid calm, the Qi Refining Peak disciple opposite him had a face as if facing a great enemy, sweat continuously flowing down his cheeks.

After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he shouted sternly:

"Miao Wenlun! Although you and I have grudges, we are not yet at the point of irreconcilable death; let's just call it a day today, I also voluntarily withdraw, what do you say?"

But Miao Wenlun, after affectionately patting the Chi Yan Leopard, said gently to it: "Alright, no more playing, it's time to be serious, Chi Yan Leopard."

The words fell; the Chi Yan Leopard slightly nodded its beast head, and its half-squinted eyes opened in an instant, revealing a fierce light.

"Roar!"

The Chi Yan Leopard growled lowly, its eyes revealing a man-eating light.

Before the Qi Refining Period disciple could react, it leaped, flames enveloping it, carrying the momentum of wind and fire piercing the Tian Qiong, unstoppable! In the blink of an eye, the Chi Yan Leopard had suddenly arrived before that disciple and his spirit pet.

"!!!"

That Qi Refining Peak disciple's complexion changed drastically, but before he could cry out, the Chi Yan Leopard raised a flame, like a great mouth swallowing and submerging him; finally, without a single sound, his life force faded in the fire sea, leaving no corpse.

After doing all this, Miao Wenlun then smiled slightly; after taking the spoils of war from the flames, he did not recall the Chi Yan Leopard, but without looking back, said in an emotionless voice: "Dao Friend, you've watched, it's time to come out, right?"

Yu Zhangsheng, hiding not far away, was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected this Miao Wenlun's Divine Sense to be so sharp as to actually sense his presence.

After pondering slightly, Yu Zhangsheng walked out in a grand manner, cupped his fists toward Miao Wenlun in a bow, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "I just happened to pass by and happened to see Senior Brother Miao's divine might; it is admirable."

Seeing the arrival, Miao Wenlun's smile, whether real or fake, appeared kindly as he said: "So it's Junior Martial Brother Yu; long heard of your name. This trial is full of danger; Junior Martial Brother Yu must be careful. If you need anything, you can temporarily stay by my side; I, Miao Wenlun, am confident I can protect you for a time."

Regarding Yu Zhangsheng, he still paid attention; after all, as a beast-taming disciple who won first place at the Alchemy Conference, he naturally carried glory and fully proved his talent.

And he was not stupid; this kind of person, if they could be on good terms, would do him no harm; therefore he specially showed some goodwill, of course, all this was on the condition that the other party did not touch his own interests.

Yu Zhangsheng smiled slightly, while keeping vigilant in his heart and preparing to summon his spirit pet at any time; he replied gently: "Thank you, Senior Brother Miao, for your kindness. If I need anything, Changsheng will not stand on ceremony; I've kept it in mind. Since that's the case, I won't disturb Senior Brother Miao and will take my leave first."

"That's fine."

Miao Wenlun nodded, looked deeply at Yu Zhangsheng, said nothing more, and after watching Yu Zhangsheng gradually depart, he was thoughtful.

"This Yu Zhangsheng... seems not simple. If not for the treasure on me that detects Divine Sense fluctuations, I'm afraid I wouldn't even notice when he arrived."

"It seems that in terms of Divine Sense strength alone, he is already not inferior to me, and may even surpass me."

After pondering for two seconds, a trace of apprehension flashed in the depths of Miao Wenlun's gaze.

At the same time, Yu Zhangsheng, who had been guarding against Divine Sense paying attention to Miao Wenlun, saw that after he left, Miao Wenlun had no abnormality, and only then gradually withdrew his Divine Sense.

"Second Rank Chi Yan Leopard." Recalling the scene just now, Yu Zhangsheng slightly raised his vigilance.

"Being able to instantly kill a Qi Refining Peak of the same cultivation base as him; this Miao Wenlun indeed needs to be watched carefully."

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