Chapter 398: The Nine-Headed Snake (Three-in-One Chapter, requesting everything)

The Danwang Biefu is located near the hinterland of the Silent Forest, a place fraught with crises and teeming with wild Spirit Beasts, including no shortage of Leader-level and Monarch-level existences; furthermore, it is close to the territories of the black dragon Harikuchi and the golden lion Zeryanas.

Yesterday, Li Changsheng ventured into the Dragon Lair of the black dragon Harikuchi, plundering quite a bit of ancestral black dragon flesh and blood along with the black dragon's centuries-old collection of treasures; these were the lifeblood of the black dragon Harikuchi, so naturally, it hated him to the bone.

However, the black dragon Harikuchi has already been severely wounded; unlike ordinary Spirit Beasts, the physical bodies of Demon King-level Spirit Beasts are too powerful and protected by a layer of Mystery, which directly causes conventional healing methods to be greatly discounted, so its recovery speed is naturally worrying.

According to Li Changsheng's estimation, it will take at least several days for the black dragon Harikuchi to fully recover from its injuries.

Therefore, Li Changsheng prepared to open the Danwang Biefu at the fastest possible speed.

Even if the black dragon is severely wounded, it is still a Demon King-level Spirit Beast after all, far beyond what Li Changsheng can contend with; even if he were to encounter a very powerful Monarch-level Spirit Beast, Li Changsheng would likewise be in mortal danger.

For the sake of safety, Li Changsheng brought Ning Bizhen along to explore.

With the speed of the Three-Legged Fire Crow, even if they encounter the unrecovered black dragon Harikuchi, he is confident they can retreat unscathed.

Additionally, if he had not brought Ning Bizhen, Xu Wenhua might very well have tried to stop him or followed him in secret upon learning the news.

When he left, he naturally did not avoid Xu Wenhua's perception, and Li Changsheng's prediction was correct: upon discovering that Ning Bizhen was with him, Xu Wenhua had no intention of blocking them.

In a mere ten minutes, the Venom Wyvern carried the two of them to the edge of the Silent Forest.

The Silent Forest is home to many wild Spirit Beasts, so Li Changsheng naturally could not let the Venom Wyvern fly in brazenly; that would be no different from being a target.

After recalling the Venom Wyvern, Li Changsheng immediately summoned Aixi and jumped onto Aixi's back.

When Ning Bizhen jumped onto Aixi, Aixi subconsciously swayed its body, but it was quite familiar with Ning Bizhen, and since it was Li Changsheng who had taken the initiative to let her up, it acquiesced.

Aixi started immediately, and a layer of Wind Cloak appeared on its body surface.

The moment they stepped into the Silent Forest, the view before them suddenly darkened, as sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting countless mottled spots of light on the ground.

Ning Bizhen took out two medicine bottles and carefully sprinkled some powder on both of them to repel poisonous insects and weaken their body odor.

Most of the wild Spirit Beasts living on the edge of the Silent Forest are not strong, so as soon as they sensed Aixi's powerful deterrent force, the wild Spirit Beasts encountered along the way began to flee in all directions.

Additionally, due to the small Beast Tide yesterday, the density of wild Spirit Beasts nearby was much lower, far less dense than before.

It was not until they were quite deep inside that Li Changsheng finally encountered the first wild Spirit Beast that dared to face Aixi's might.

This was a Red Flame Chicken; it had a tall build, stood on two legs, and was covered in beautiful red feathers, while the coarse hair on its neck burned with red flames, which added a bit of menace to it.

Because its wings were too short, the Red Flame Chicken could not fly, but its jumping power was extremely strong, allowing it to leap into the air to a height of several dozen meters in an instant.

"An Elite-level Red Flame Chicken!" Sensing the aura of the Red Flame Chicken, Li Changsheng directly ordered Aixi to engage.

Before the Red Flame Chicken approached, Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen drifted down from Aixi, landing steadily on the ground.

Li Changsheng folded his arms; ever since entering the Silent Forest, his Mental Power had been in a state of constant projection, and the 'dual cultivation' with Ning Bizhen over the past few days had significantly enhanced Li Changsheng's Mental Power, expanding his projection range to four hundred meters.

The Silent Forest is home to a vast number of wild Spirit Beasts, so it is naturally impossible for there to be a lack of high-quality wild Spirit Beasts.

Within this range, there was only one light spot flickering, which was the Red Flame Chicken charging toward them.

This was a Medium Grade Red Flame Chicken; Li Changsheng did not want to waste time and risk complications, so he dismissed the idea of taming it.

Of course, if it were of Superior Quality or higher, Li Changsheng would have tamed it in a heartbeat.

Wind Blade!

Just as the Red Flame Chicken approached, Aixi opened its large mouth, and pale cyan Wind Element energy gathered rapidly, shooting a Wind Blade a zhang long from its mouth, which spun rapidly as it flew toward the Red Flame Chicken.

The Red Flame Chicken did not stop its pace; as it advanced, it opened its mouth and spat out a Flame Pillar, which collided with the Wind Blade in an instant.

Hiss—

The Wind Blade paused for a moment, then continued forward against the Flame Pillar, and under the panicked gaze of the Red Flame Chicken, it sliced the Flame Pillar in two and immediately struck the Red Flame Chicken.

Ga—

A miserable cry like a drake's rang out, and a wound deep enough to reveal bone appeared on the Red Flame Chicken's body, with the exposed bone even fracturing.

Blood splattered everywhere, and the Red Flame Chicken fell backward, dragging for several meters before slamming heavily into a large tree behind it, finally coming to a stop.

The Red Flame Chicken struggled to stand up from the ground, but a huge shadow loomed over it; under its gaze of extreme terror, Aixi bared its fangs and bit down on the Red Flame Chicken's head.

Crack!

The Red Flame Chicken only felt everything go black and smelled a foul, fishy odor; before it could even struggle, a sharp pain shot through its neck, and it lost consciousness instantly.

Aixi flicked its head, tossing the Red Flame Chicken's head away; the headless body of the Red Flame Chicken twitched, and soon it stopped moving altogether.

In just two moves, Aixi had powerfully killed a Red Flame Chicken of the same rank.

There was no help for it; while the two sides appeared to be of the same rank, there was a vast gap in their actual strength.

Aixi once again carried Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen, moving rapidly through the forest; even with the complex terrain, Aixi moved as if on flat ground, charging quickly toward their destination.

As Aixi moved, both of their Mental Powers remained in a state of projection, constantly observing the surrounding environment to avoid the possibility of an ambush.

In less than ten minutes, it brought the two of them close to their destination.

Along the way, they had encountered several attacks from wild Spirit Beasts, including one Leader-level Spirit Beast, but all were powerfully dealt with by Aixi.

It was also at this moment that a rustling sound came from the grass a hundred meters away.

Because the vegetation was too dense, Li Changsheng's Mental Power had been significantly affected, and it was only now that he discovered it.

"Careful, it's two Savage Winged Tigers!"

Unlike Li Changsheng, Ning Bizhen, who was sitting in front of him, had discovered them a step earlier and issued a warning.

Upon hearing that they were Savage Winged Tigers, the corners of Li Changsheng's mouth could not help but curl into a smile.

Savage Winged Tigers are very rare and possess a High-Level Monarch species, but what Li Changsheng valued most was their Concentrated Grade White Tiger Bloodline.

Suddenly, a seven or eight-meter-long Savage Winged Tiger flapped a pair of grayish-white wings, its exposed fangs glinting with cold light, and it charged toward Li Changsheng's side.

As this Savage Winged Tiger charged, tiger roars came from behind, even more majestic than before.

Without a doubt, this was the territory of the Savage Winged Tigers, and they naturally viewed Li Changsheng's actions as a provocation.

Spirit Beasts place great importance on territory, just as human rulers value national borders, because it represents food and resources, which also makes them extremely hostile to intruders.

The first to charge out was an Elite-level Savage Winged Tiger; although it was not an Exotic Beast, due to its Concentrated Grade White Tiger Bloodline, its quality was naturally not poor, and it was a Medium Grade wild Spirit Beast.

Unfortunately, it possessed a White Tiger Bloodline; relative to its own value, Li Changsheng clearly valued its bloodline more.

"Aixi, go!"

Li Zhangsheng held Ning Bizhen and drifted down, while Aixi let out a tiger's roar and charged head-on toward the Wild Winged Tiger.

In an instant, the two collided.

Boom—

A dull sound rang out; relying on its greater speed, stronger power, and more robust physique, Aixi brutally knocked the Wild Winged Tiger to the ground.

Without waiting for the Wild Winged Tiger to stand up, Aixi opened its fangs and bit fiercely into the opponent's soft abdomen, the sharp fangs piercing directly through the fur on the belly.

Roar—

The Wild Winged Tiger let out a painful roar, its tiger claws slapping hard against Aixi's head.

Aixi shook its head, refusing to let go, and pulled hard at the wound on the opponent's abdomen; in the blink of an eye, it had widened the wound to three or four feet long.

Countless amounts of fresh blood spurted out wildly, which Li Zhangsheng collected using his Mental Power.

The Bloodline Imprint within every Spirit Beast is limited; although the Bloodline Imprint can undergo Regeneration, the speed of this Regeneration is enough to make one feel despair, which is the main reason why Li Zhangsheng always "kills the hen to get the eggs."

Rather than painstakingly spending a large amount of energy and resources, it is better to give them a quick end to avoid them suffering repeated torture.

With such a large wound, some internal organs flowed out directly; the Wild Winged Tiger struggled a few times and then stopped moving altogether.

Aixi shook its dizzy head, feeling only a slight buzzing in its ears, but otherwise, there was nothing seriously wrong.

Suddenly, another significantly larger Wild Winged Tiger rushed over; its size was about the same as Aixi's, but its momentum was clearly stronger—this was a Leader-level Wild Winged Tiger.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Wild Winged Tiger (Mature Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Leader 5th Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: High-Level Monarch

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Mid-grade

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: White Tiger (Thick)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Wind + Gold

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Thunder + Fire Element

Except for the difference in realm, the rest of the data was exactly the same as the previous Wild Winged Tiger.

Roar—

Glancing at its dead companion, the Leader-level Wild Winged Tiger could not help but let out a roar of Anger; at the same time, a violent Storm swept through the surroundings, causing the grass and flowers to rustle loudly.

"Changsheng, do you need help?"

"It's fine, Aixi can handle it!" Li Zhangsheng shook his head; if a Lord-level Wild Winged Tiger had come, he would have needed Ning Bizhen's help.

Roar—

Feeling the opponent's might, Aixi's expression was no longer as relaxed as before, and it let out a tiger's roar back at the opponent, not showing any weakness in momentum.

The Wild Winged Tiger moved first, folding its wings; its massive body was like a tank, the surrounding ground showing obvious tremors, small pebbles vibrating, and wherever it passed, countless flowers, plants, and trees were all brutally knocked flying by the Wild Winged Tiger.

In the blink of an eye, it appeared in front of Aixi.

Before being hit by the Wild Winged Tiger, Aixi quickly dodged to the side; although the Wild Winged Tiger was fast, how could it compare to Aixi, who was already wearing five layers of Wind Cloak, not to mention that Aixi had also consumed a Speed Enhancement Potion and was wearing two Treasures that increased speed.

Wind Blade!

The Wild Winged Tiger let out another roar, and countless cyan light spots quickly gathered, turning into a rotating blade of light a foot long, which quickly slashed toward Aixi.

Because the distance was relatively close, Aixi did not dodge; its head turned slightly, and its mouth full of sharp fangs precisely caught the Wind Blade.

Its body shook violently, directly stopping the rotational force of the Wind Blade.

Crack!

Under the terrifying bite force, Aixi forcibly bit the Wind Blade into two pieces.

Because the energy structure was destroyed, the Wind Blade, broken into two, quickly became unstable and then exploded.

However, before that, Aixi used its near-abnormal speed to step out of the explosion range first.

Rise Wind!

Just at this moment, the Wild Winged Tiger hissed, and its body surface was instantly covered by light cyan Wind Element energy, which caused its speed to surge, significantly narrowing the speed gap with Aixi, and it pounced toward it again.

Li Zhangsheng did not speak, letting Aixi play freely.

Without any hesitation, Aixi used the Spiral Training Method, spinning like a top, and brushed past the Wild Winged Tiger.

Aixi immediately completed its turn, quickly moving its four limbs, and appeared behind the Wild Winged Tiger's rear in the blink of an eye.

Boom—

Before the Wild Winged Tiger could finish turning around, it was knocked to the ground by Aixi.

Bite!

Not waiting for the Wild Winged Tiger to stand up from the ground, Aixi pressed down on it, opened its blood-red mouth, and bit toward the opponent's vital abdomen.

The Wild Winged Tiger felt a sharp pain in its abdomen; it also opened its big mouth, revealing its unusually ferocious fangs, and bit hard at Aixi's neck.

Compared to Aixi's high-ground advantage, the Wild Winged Tiger appeared more strained, but its bite force was also very strong; under its near-maniacal biting, the sharp fangs still pierced through the fur defense on Aixi's neck, biting out a few small blood holes.

Aixi endured the pain, and it also pierced through the fur on the Wild Winged Tiger's abdomen, tearing out a wound a foot long.

Compared to the tiger skin on the neck, the defense on the abdomen was more than one grade weaker.

Roar—

The Wild Winged Tiger let out a miserable cry, feeling that things were going badly; it began to exert force on its back, using its wings to barely knock Aixi to the ground.

Aixi hurriedly rolled and took the opportunity to climb up from the ground.

The Wild Winged Tiger stood up and charged fiercely toward Aixi.

Steel Claw!

The distance was too close, and Aixi did not have time to dodge; it immediately raised its right claw, Rich golden light flashing, and several inches of golden light extended from the tiger claw, slapping toward the Wild Winged Tiger's head.

Wind Barrier!

Before being struck by Aixi, the Savage Winged Tiger first enveloped itself in a thick cyan light screen, wanting to resist Aixi's offensive.

Boom— Splash—

The moment the two made contact, the Wind Barrier trembled violently, emitting a sound of being unable to bear the weight; countless cracks appeared on it, then it shattered with a bang, turning into countless cyan energy fragments that scattered wantonly.

Rip—

The momentum of Aixi's right claw lessened slightly as it grabbed fiercely onto the Savage Winged Tiger's left wing; the Savage Winged Tiger let out a miserable shriek, its left wing was torn with a bloodstain several feet long, and the base of the wing was directly fractured, hanging limply at the side of its body.

The Savage Winged Tiger retreated a distance, using a tree trunk to stop its backward momentum; seeing Aixi charging again, it opened its mouth to gather countless golden light spots, spraying out a Golden Light Beam as thick as a water vat.

Instant Flash!

Suddenly, Aixi disappeared, as if shifting positions; not only did it avoid the Golden Light Beam, but it also appeared directly above the head of the Savage Winged Tiger.

Fatal Fang!

In mid-air, Aixi revealed its sword-like fangs, biting toward the vital neck of the Savage Winged Tiger, incidentally pouncing it down to the ground.

Rip—

Aixi easily pierced through the fur on the neck, stabbing deeply into the flesh within, and even bit through the artery on the neck.

The Savage Winged Tiger struggled violently, its tail like a vertical steel whip, lashing fiercely onto Aixi's back with a strong whistling sound.

Hiss—

Under the powerful force, Aixi let out a muffled groan of pain, and an additional bloody, mangled whip mark appeared on its back.

However, Aixi did not let go, using its body to press down hard on the Savage Winged Tiger, still biting its neck tightly without letting go, continuously widening the wound.

The Savage Winged Tiger's eyes were full of pain; it mustered its remaining strength to raise its tiger tail again, striking Aixi's back once more, but due to excessive blood loss, the force was significantly lower than before.

It was also at this moment that Aixi suddenly loosened its mouth, stood up on its hind legs, pressed down on the Savage Winged Tiger's body, raised its right claw, and slapped heavily onto its neck.

Crack—

Under this blow, the neck bone of the Savage Winged Tiger could no longer withstand it, emitting a sound of breaking.

The Savage Winged Tiger's head tilted directly, letting out a roar of unwillingness; its massive body trembled a few times, and it did not move again.

Roar—

Aixi stood on the corpse of the Savage Winged Tiger, letting out an excited roar, startling the nearby low-tier Spirit Beasts into fleeing in panic, staying far away from the direction the sound came from.

"Well done, Aixi!"

Li Zhangsheng praised it and began to process the corpses of the two Savage Winged Tigers; as for the blood that flowed into the soil, Li Zhangsheng dug three feet into the ground, collecting every bit without leaving a trace.

Soon, the corpses of the two Savage Winged Tigers turned into a large pile of materials, which were stored by Li Zhangsheng into his Space Ring.

Li Zhangsheng gazed at the Niutou Shi several miles away and continued forward with Ning Bizhen; even though the dense forest terrain was complex, with Aixi's speed, they could arrive in about a minute or two.

The closer they got, the more they could feel the enormity of the Niutou Shi; it stood quietly on a small mountain peak several hundred meters high, almost becoming one with the peak, as if looking down at the common people below.

However, the Niutou Shi was only a landmark on the map; the true location of Danwang Biefu was not on the small mountain, but in the valley beside the small mountain.

The two continued to ride Aixi, following the location indicated on the map, and soon arrived at the place marked with the red dot.

This valley was low-lying, with a small river running straight through it, forming a small lake in the center of the valley.

Rather than a small lake, it was more like a large patch of muddy pond.

Suddenly, Li Zhangsheng felt a tug on the map in his hand, but it was ultimately just a dead object, and the force of the tug was not great, being held firmly by Li Zhangsheng.

At this time, the map spontaneously emitted a white light, faintly guiding the direction for Li Zhangsheng.

This map contained Vigorous energy; it was not just a map, but very likely also the key to opening Danwang Biefu.

Feeling the direction guided by the map, the two drifted down from Aixi and walked toward the front.

Soon, they arrived at the edge of that huge muddy pond.

"Careful!" Ning Bizhen grabbed Li Zhangsheng, and Rich starlight spread out, wrapping the two within it.

Splash—

Suddenly, countless muddy water splashed in all directions, and a huge black shadow emerged from the muddy pond, charging straight toward the two.

Roar—

Aixi rushed over, but was immediately knocked flying by the opponent; Aixi flew backward for more than ten meters, slamming heavily into the hard rock wall.

Under this collision, Aixi suffered a heavy injury.

At this time, the Jade Rabbit in Ning Bizhen's arms moved, opening its mouth to release an Ice Breath, freezing one of the opponent's heads.

Only at this moment did the two see the opponent's image clearly.

This was actually a Hydra!

Clearly, this muddy pond was its territory.

One of the Hydra's heads sprayed scorching Fire Element, directly melting the ice on the frozen head, and nine pairs of cold eyes stared at the two uninvited guests.

At this time, Li Zhangsheng obtained the information on this Hydra.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Hydra (Mature Stage, Top-tier Exotic Beast)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Lord 9th Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: Medium Monarch

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: None

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Gold, Wood, Water Attribute, Fire Element, Earth, Wind, Ice, Thunder, Darkness

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Light

Like the Black Dragon and Red Dragon, the Hydra also belongs to the Quasi-God.

However, in the eyes of many, the Hydra is even more troublesome than a dragon because its Limb Regeneration characteristic is too disgusting, and the hardness of the middle head is comparable to gold and stone; it can be said to be one of the Spirit Beasts with the most tenacious vitality.

Besides this, the Hydra also possesses a full nine attributes, making it not easily countered.

"Leave this to me!"

The voice of Ning Bizhen rang out, and she began to summon her Demon Pet, preparing to finish off the Hydra at the fastest possible speed.

The Hydra is very troublesome, but if one quickly disposes of its nine heads, destroying them faster than they can heal, one can kill the opponent.

There is also another method, which is to wear the opponent down; as long as the energy within the Hydra's body is exhausted, its Limb Regeneration trait will temporarily lose its effect.

The method Ning Bizhen chose was naturally the first one, and she had the capital to do so.

Li Zhangsheng did not refuse and recalled the heavily wounded Aixi; the Hydra's cultivation realm was too high and its recovery ability too strong, so even if he summoned all his Demon Pets, it would be very difficult to defeat the opponent.

Simply put, it is very difficult to achieve Armor Breaking; crossing one realm is fine, as one can compensate with quality and Bloodline, but two realms is difficult to handle, especially since the Hydra itself is also excellent.

I have decided to restart the Three Pig Certificate; if there is no update one day, it means I have kicked the bucket, or I have no strength left to write...

Today's goal: Three, Pig, Certificate!

(End of this chapter)