Chapter 11: Taotie Savage Bull

Zhou Yi had already been in the Sunset Forest for 6 days. These past few days, he had tried to spar with almost every Soul Beast he encountered. Just yesterday, he and Jin Ling finally met their match.

A Taotie Savage Bull of about 20,000 years and an Earth Dragon Lizard that had just reached 10,000 years.

Either of these two Soul Beasts, if taken individually, would be an existence capable of challenging those of a higher level. The Earth Dragon Lizard possessed the bloodline of a Sub-dragon, while the Taotie Savage Bull was even more terrifying; it contained a trace of the Mountain Dragon King's bloodline within its body. It is said that as long as the Mountain Dragon King stands upon the earth, it possesses infinite power. One can imagine how formidable the Taotie Savage Bull, which possesses its bloodline, must be.

It is unknown whether they heard some news from nearby Soul Beasts, but it would normally be impossible for two ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts to gather in the same place. As it turned out, when he and Jin Ling discovered them yesterday, they were gathered together as if they had been waiting for a long time. The Dragon Lizard attacked Jin Ling, while the Taotie Savage Bull charged at Zhou Yi.

Of course, for Zhou Yi and his companion, this made no difference; if anything, they were even more excited.

However, these two Soul Beasts were truly the cream of the crop among Soul Beasts of the same level. They actually managed to put Zhou Yi and his companion at a disadvantage, to the point where they had to fly away once their Spiritual Power was nearly exhausted, leaving behind a harsh threat before they left.

"Just you wait, we'll be back tomorrow!"

Sure enough, the next day—which is to say, today—they came again.

The Earth Dragon Lizard and the Taotie Savage Bull also glared at them with rage.

"Hi~ Old Bull, I'm back~"

"Moo!"

"Ying~"

"Hiss~"

Without further ado, after exchanging greetings, they began to clash intensely.

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

——

Meanwhile, in another part of the Sunset Forest.

Qian Renxue had just obtained her 6th Soul Ring under the escort of the Serpent Spear Douluo.

"Shh—" Qian Renxue made a gesture.

"Elder She Long, did you hear the commotion over there?"

"Young Master, if this old man is not mistaken, there should be at least 4 ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts fighting over there.

Ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts are not common, and they generally do not gather together. For that place to attract 4 ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts to fight, there must be some heaven-sent treasure that they discovered, triggering a struggle."

"Is that so... Elder, let us conceal our presence and go take a look." As she spoke, she used the Angel Soul Bone Set to hide her aura.

"Yes, Young Master." The Serpent Spear Douluo also concealed his aura and followed Qian Renxue.

——

It was only when the two of them drew near that they realized there was no treasure at all, and the scene was so magical that it made them doubt reality.

A child of about 10 years old was fighting a Taotie Savage Bull, while on the other side, a Dragon Lizard and a golden eagle were attacking each other. However, the sight of a child being able to clash with a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast was so absurd that they completely ignored the other side. Both of them were so surprised that their mouths hung open in an 'O' shape.

At this moment, on the field.

Zhou Yi was darting left and right around the Savage Bull like a ray of light, attacking it from all directions. The Savage Bull seemed to be angry as well; it stomped on the ground with all its might, and the resulting shockwave blew Zhou Yi away for several meters.

Caught off guard, he hadn't even had time to adjust his body.

At this moment, the Taotie Savage Bull also spotted Zhou Yi's figure. Using all its strength, it aimed its ferocious horns at him and charged at high speed, sending Zhou Yi flying dozens of meters away.

He was like a cannonball, smashing through the surrounding trees one after another and forming a ruin.

However, not long after, a figure rushed out from the ruins.

"That hurts! You try tasting this punch of mine!" Zhou Yi shouted, blood at the corner of his mouth.

Suddenly,

A fist wreathed in wind and thunder power smashed directly into the Taotie Savage Bull's head.

This strike sent the Savage Bull's tongue flying out, and it was knocked back several steps as a result.

Immediately after, Zhou Yi, his whole body wreathed in wind and thunder, traded blows with the Savage Bull with punches and kicks.

……

"Could he be a Soul Beast in human form..."

"Young Master, I have observed carefully; he is not a Soul Beast..."

"This... is a Great Soul Master? And his second Soul Ring is a thousand-year one!?"

"This... Young Master, this old man does not know how he managed to do it."

"Young Master, such a genius youth—should we recruit him to be used by us?"

"Wait, don't be in a hurry; let's watch a bit more."

……

Returning to the scene on the field.

By now, the duel between Zhou Yi and the Taotie Savage Bull had lasted for two hours. In the end, Zhou Yi was the one who couldn't hold on much longer. He turned his head to look; Jin Ling had also consumed quite a bit, but Jin Ling didn't engage in such head-on collisions like he did. After all, it was the overlord of the sky, and by utilizing its aerial advantage, it had basically sustained no injuries. This was the reason Zhou Yi could fight with all his might without worry—if he couldn't win, he would just let Jin Ling carry him away.

Finding that they couldn't determine a winner for the time being, he had Jin Ling fly him away directly.

"Old Bull, Lizard, we'll be back tomorrow. Just wait, sooner or later I'll defeat you; that day won't be far..."

Watching the figure of Zhou Yi and his companion leaving, Qian Renxue realized that the golden eagle was with him. Looking at his clothes, they happened to be white as well.

"No way, is he the 'Golden Eagle Hero'?"

"Young Master, what should we do? Should we follow them?"

"No need. Didn't he say he would come back tomorrow? Let's set up camp not far from here, in a place where those two Soul Beasts won't discover us. It just so happens that I took a long leave to obtain my Soul Ring, so we can observe him for a few days.

Heh, 'Divine Eagle Hero', I hope you can give me more surprises~"

Sure enough, the next day, Zhou Yi and his companion came again, but this time Qian Renxue discovered they were descending from the clouds.

"Interesting. Could this be a Flight Soul Skill? And it has no time limit. No wonder he was able to launch attacks from different positions in space yesterday; it seems this wasn't achieved by jumping."

"Old Bull, how's it going? What did you eat today? Don't run out of strength later~"

"Moo!"

Boom—

Boom—

It was another round of new collisions, but both Qian Renxue and Snake Spear Douluo discovered that Zhou Yi's strength had advanced further compared to yesterday; although not very obvious, he was indeed stronger.

……

"I'm not fighting, I'm not fighting, I'm a bit hungry. It seems I still can't beat you today. You just wait, wait for me tomorrow."

……

The third day.

"Old Ox, stop always thinking about that War Stomp of yours; I've already seen through this move."

"Moo!"

……

The fourth day.

"Old Ox, are you even capable? You've only used those few moves back and forth; I'm sick of it even if you aren't."

"Moo…"

"Young Master, this kid is truly a genius. Now he has basically familiarized himself with that ox's moves, and he is basically no longer at a disadvantage in every exchange."

"Mm…" Qian Renxue's gaze toward Zhou Yi was somewhat fervent.

……

The fifth day.

"Old Ox, today you will surely be defeated by me."

"……"

Finally, after a fierce battle, the Gluttonous Savage Ox fell down powerlessly, and Zhou Yi stood up unsteadily and said.

"I said it, today, I will definitely win!"

After speaking, he sat down to perform Recovery of his Spiritual Power and began to regulate his breath and heal his wounds.

On the other side, after Jin Ling saw Zhou Yi's victory, its eyes also turned fierce, its sharp claws constantly raking at the Earth Dragon Lizard, while it used Meteor Shower from time to time, causing the Dragon Lizard to howl in pain.

Before long, it also defeated the Earth Dragon Lizard.

Jin Ling was already full of spirituality, and under the constant feeding of Spiritual Power every day, it became increasingly intelligent; every battle allowed its strength to grow. Don't look at the fact that its cultivation is only at the thousand-year level now; defeating a low-level ten-thousand-year Soul Beast like the Earth Dragon Lizard is still no problem.