Chapter 26: The Sharp-mouthed Porcupine

"Many thanks for your kind offer, cousin, but I am not accustomed to adventuring with others!" With almost no hesitation, Li Zhangsheng chose to refuse.

Aside from not being familiar with the other party, it also had to do with Li Zhangsheng's special ability; he had a total of three goals for this trip into the wild.

One, improve the strength of his Demon Pet.

Two, complete tasks to obtain rewards.

Three, search for High Quality Fairy.

Among these, the third point was the most important. There were far too many uncontracted High Quality Fairy in the wild. If he encountered a wild Spirit Beast of excellent quality, Li Zhangsheng's strength would rapidly improve after forming a contract.

If it were an ordinary High Quality Fairy, he could also form a Temporary Contract and then head to the Trading Market to seek a trade. Given the rarity of High Quality Fairy, it would absolutely bring Li Zhangsheng a steady stream of resources.

For a Monster Tamer, the most important things to become a Stronger are nothing more than Demon Pet and resources.

To a certain extent, a Demon Pet represents one's upper limit, but without sufficient resources, it is difficult to reach that limit, and one might even waste the Demon Pet's potential.

In order to avoid others seeing through his secrets, Li Zhangsheng naturally chose to refuse.

Having been refused by Li Zhangsheng, the thick-browed youth's expression did not change, and he did not say much more; after all, everyone has their own pursuits, and he could not force it.

On the contrary, his companion, a pockmarked youth, snorted coldly and said, "Ungrateful!"

"Cousin, farewell!" Li Zhangsheng glanced at the pockmarked youth, cupped his hands toward the thick-browed youth, and turned to leave.

Just after leaving the Li Family Manor, Li Zhangsheng said to Aixi, "Aixi, can I ride you?"

Besides fighting, Aixi could also serve as a mount.

Roar-woo~

After hesitating slightly, Aixi nodded. Aixi was now over two meters long and nearly one meter tall, barely enough to serve as a mount.

When Li Zhangsheng climbed on, Aixi only felt its back sink. Fortunately, Li Zhangsheng was on the thin side and his body had not fully grown, otherwise, Aixi would have found it very strenuous.

Even so, Aixi's speed was affected to a certain extent.

However, Aixi was accustomed to weight-bearing training after all, so even while carrying Li Zhangsheng, its speed remained fast. It landed without a sound, and in the blink of an eye, the surrounding scenery flashed past.

Walking and stopping, by the time Aixi stopped, they had already arrived at the foot of Qingyun Mountain. Li Zhangsheng vaguely saw a small path surrounded by overgrown weeds; it was still an undeveloped wilderness.

Although wild Spirit Beast occasionally broke into the Li Family Manor, the number was ultimately small and far from comparable to the wilderness. There was a huge base of wild Spirit Beast here, so naturally, there were quite a few High Quality Fairy.

Li Zhangsheng flipped off the tiger and stepped straight onto the path, observing the surrounding environment as he moved forward.

This stretch of wilderness grew countless waist-high grasses, dotted with various wild flowers. Occasionally, rustling sounds would arise, and the figures of wild Spirit Beast would flash by and disappear.

According to the temperament of wild Spirit Beast, they are divided into active and passive. The former are fierce in temperament and will take the initiative to attack, mainly carnivorous Spirit Beast; the latter are the opposite, mainly herbivorous Spirit Beast, and as long as they are not attacked, they basically will not launch an attack, and may even take the initiative to stay away.

At the first moment, Li Zhangsheng released his Mental Power, covering a distance of more than thirty meters around him. With the rise of his Mental Power, his range of projection had slightly increased, which also gave his special ability extremely strong growth potential.

The next moment, like a radar, several light spots appeared on it. These were the wild Spirit Beast within range. Their brightness was about the same, and they were all Low Grade Spirit Beast.

Li Zhangsheng was not surprised. He had no intention of paying attention to them and continued forward.

Aixi looked at Li Zhangsheng, its eyes revealing human-like confusion, clearly puzzled by Li Zhangsheng's 'actions'.

"Aixi, don't relax. You must remain vigilant at all times. This will be the first lesson of your survival in the wild!"

Li Zhangsheng did not explain much, and even if he had explained it clearly, Aixi might not necessarily understand.

Although Spirit Beast possess intelligence, before becoming High-tier Spirit Beast, they are ultimately inferior to humans, only slightly higher in IQ than apes, and unable to understand things that are too complex.

Aixi was a bit bewildered, but just at this moment, its ears twitched. Its gaze instantly became predatory, and it immediately blocked in front of Li Zhangsheng, nervously watching the rustling bushes ahead.

Li Zhangsheng stopped his steps. His Mental Power was in an activated state at all times, and after discovering the movement ahead, he instantly sensed the other party's figure.

Just then, the sound in the bushes amplified, and immediately after, a porcupine-like Spirit Beast rushed out, actively charging toward Aixi.

This Spirit Beast resembled a porcupine, about a meter long. Its body was fat, its limbs were short and thick, and its back and tail were covered with sharp, hard white spines.

"Sharp-mouthed Porcupine!" With just one glance, Li Zhangsheng confirmed the other party's identity.

Unlike ordinary porcupines, the Sharp-mouthed Porcupine had a larger body and a sharper mouth. This was a relatively common Spirit Beast, often appearing in grasslands.

"Dodge, use Bite!"

Just as the Sharp-mouthed Porcupine charged over, Aixi immediately dodged to the left, almost brushing past the other party.

The next moment, Aixi completed its turn first, immediately moving its feet and pouncing toward the Sharp-mouthed Porcupine with lightning speed.

During this process, Aixi opened its mouth wide, revealing snow-white, sharp fangs, avoiding the Sharp-mouthed Porcupine's spine-covered back and biting toward its neck.

The Sharp-mouthed Porcupine did not have time to react before its neck was bitten by Aixi.

Woo~

A sharp pain came, and the Sharp-mouthed Porcupine let out a shrill scream. It shook its body vigorously, trying to shake off Aixi.

Under the other party's frantic struggle, Aixi tore off a piece of flesh. Like a fountain, a large amount of bright red blood instantly sprayed from the Sharp-mouthed Porcupine's neck, and it was severely wounded in an instant.

Just then, the Sharp-mouthed Porcupine turned its back toward Aixi again, as if wanting to run away.

"Aixi, be careful!"

Seeing that Aixi wanted to pursue, Li Zhangsheng hurriedly warned loudly. Under his command, Aixi immediately cast the Rise Wind skill, and its body surface was instantly covered by light cyan Wind Element energy.

The next instant, the Sharp-mouthed Porcupine shook its body vigorously, and the white spines on its back instantly detached, emitting a harsh, piercing sound as they flew toward Aixi.

The power of a single spine might not be great, but if hit by so many, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Under the blessing of the Rise Wind skill, Aixi moved, exerting its speed to the limit, instantly rushing out of the attack range of the spines, causing the white spines to miss and pose no threat to it.

"Very good, give it the final Crushing Claw!"

After neutralizing the spine attack, Aixi moved its feet again, catching up to the fleeing Sharp-mouthed Porcupine in the blink of an eye, and swung its right claw toward the Sharp-mouthed Porcupine's head.

The Sharp-mouthed Porcupine did not have time to react before it was struck on the head by Aixi.

Crack!

Accompanied by the sound of bone fracturing, the Sharp-mouthed Porcupine's head suddenly caved in, and it fell heavily to the ground. Its limbs twitched violently a few times, and it never moved again.

"Aixi, well done!"

Even though this battle was relatively easy, Li Zhangsheng still gave Aixi sufficient affirmation.

Roar-woo~

Receiving praise from Li Zhangsheng, Aixi appeared very happy and let out a loud roar toward the sky.

Because he had no spatial storage item, Li Zhangsheng only took the Demon Core of the sharp-beaked porcupine and did not collect any other materials before continuing his advance toward Qingyun Mountain.

(End of this chapter)