Chapter 43: The Pitiful Earth Rhinoceros

Li Zhangsheng did not need to issue a warning; in order to preserve its life, the Paradise Bird had no choice but to lie on the ground and accept its fate of being enslaved.

After Aixi defeated the Paradise Bird, the Earth Rhinoceros not far away sensed that something was wrong; it immediately shook off the entanglement of the Burrowing Mouse and the Lightning Zebras and fled wildly without looking back.

"Aixi, finish it off!" Unlike the Paradise Bird, Li Zhangsheng had no interest in the Earth Rhinoceros, which only possessed Low Grade quality.

Furthermore, he and his Demon Pets had been chased quite miserably, so naturally, they needed a proper outlet for their frustration, and the Earth Rhinoceros was undoubtedly the best target for that.

Under Li Zhangsheng's command, Aixi rushed forward rapidly; compared to before its Bloodline evolution, its speed had greatly increased, far surpassing the clumsy Earth Rhinoceros.

While Aixi was in pursuit, Li Zhangsheng summoned the Burrowing Mouse and the three Lightning Zebras over, having them surround the Paradise Bird; as soon as the Paradise Bird made any unusual move, they would deal it a fatal blow.

In the battle just now, in order to entangle the Earth Rhinoceros, two of the Lightning Zebras had been severely wounded; at this moment, they were lying on the ground, having not yet recovered their ability to move.

At this time, Kailan flew up again; upon seeing that Li Zhangsheng was safe and sound, she could not help but reveal a joyful smile, but upon seeing Li Zhangsheng's injuries, she turned to show a pained expression and hurriedly treated Li Zhangsheng's wounds.

Within the span of a few breaths, Aixi caught up to the Earth Rhinoceros; its sharp claws were wrapped in white light as it forcefully swung a Crushing Claw.

Hearing the movement behind it, the Earth Rhinoceros immediately felt that something was wrong; its entire body instantly shimmered with a bright yellow luster, first transforming into a layer of Rock Armor that completely wrapped around it.

Boom—

A dull sound rang out; Aixi's sharp claws landed on the Rock Armor, and countless rock fragments flew in all directions instantly. After a slight pause, the Crushing Claw easily broke through the defense of the Rock Armor and landed fiercely on the back of the Earth Rhinoceros.

Even though the Earth Rhinoceros had thick skin and flesh, it was still clawed with several deep wounds; as blood flashed, a large amount of fresh blood gushed out.

The Earth Rhinoceros did not look back and instead ran even faster; due to the obstruction of the Rock Armor, the power of the Crushing Claw was mostly offset, and the damage it caused was relatively limited.

Roar—

Aixi's brutal roar sounded, and it was seen opening its large mouth; countless Wind Attribute energy gathered, transforming into a pale cyan Wind Blade several feet long, which shot toward the Earth Rhinoceros.

The Wind Blade was extremely fast, turning into a cyan streak; the Earth Rhinoceros, which was only focused on escaping, could not react in time and was struck by the Wind Blade.

Crack—

The friction sound of a sharp blade cutting through flesh rang out; the Wind Blade landed precisely on the previous wound, adding injury to injury, and as countless blood sprayed, a wound deep enough to see bone was revealed.

Moo—

This time, the Earth Rhinoceros could no longer suppress it and let out a shrill, miserable cry; its four limbs went soft, and it fell heavily to the ground.

However, the Earth Rhinoceros had always been known for its thick skin and flesh; its stamina was long-lasting, and it did not lose its combat ability just like that, struggling as it wanted to crawl up again.

Unfortunately, Aixi had no intention of letting it go, so under the terrified gaze of the Earth Rhinoceros, Aixi used its forelimbs to hug the head of the Earth Rhinoceros, its mouth wide open, revealing sharp fangs like swords, about to pierce into the neck of the Earth Rhinoceros.

The Earth Rhinoceros struggled with all its might, wanting to shake off Aixi, but unfortunately, it was at the end of its rope and could not shake it off no matter what.

The next moment, the sword-like fangs easily tore through the Earth Rhinoceros's prideful defense and deeply pierced into the neck of the Earth Rhinoceros, instantly piercing through its carotid artery.

Countless fresh blood sprayed, and the Earth Rhinoceros no longer had the strength to endure; its four limbs twitched crazily a few times, and it had no more signs of life.

Seeing the miserable state of the Earth Rhinoceros, the Paradise Bird seemed to feel it as if it were its own; it no longer had any thoughts of escaping and hurriedly closed its eyes and lay on the ground, looking as if it had fainted to death.

Soon, under Kailan's healing, Li Zhangsheng barely recovered his ability to move and hugged Kailan in his arms at the first opportunity.

"Kailan, you are not allowed to do this again in the future!" Li Zhangsheng's face was full of seriousness, but his heart was filled with lingering fear; if Aixi had not completed its transformation in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

At the same time, his heart was like surging sea waves, constantly rising, eventually turning into a monstrous wave, longing to become even more powerful!

"I don't want you to get hurt!"

Kailan's eyes were stubborn; her personality was frank and innocent, without so many twists and turns in her thoughts, so naturally, she had no intention of using lies to deceive him.

After confronting Kailan for a long time, seeing that he could not persuade Kailan, Li Zhangsheng had to choose to give up and instead came before the Paradise Bird.

"The Paradise Bird seems to be dead already, and everyone happens to be hungry too. Forget it, let's roast it and eat it. I wonder if the meat of the Paradise Bird is delicious?" Li Zhangsheng kicked the Paradise Bird, and seeing that it was still pretending to be dead, he could not help but utter a threat.

Under Li Zhangsheng's threat, the Paradise Bird had to open its eyes, revealing a pitiful look, as if to say, "I am still alive, don't roast me."

"Paradise Bird, you should feel fortunate for your actions at that time, otherwise if Kailan had suffered any mishap, you would have been a dead bird long ago!"

Li Zhangsheng looked down at the Paradise Bird and continued: "If you want to live, then open your heart and establish a Temporary Contract with me!"

From its characteristics, the Paradise Bird belongs to the jack-of-all-trades type of Spirit Beast, combining healing, support, attack, and defense into one.

Additionally, it can also serve as a flying mount.

The Paradise Bird was clearly hesitating; on one side was death, and on the other was freedom, which caused it to fall into hesitation, unable to make a decision for a long time.

Of course, this also had to do with Li Zhangsheng's Monster Tamer rank being too low.

Seeing the Paradise Bird hesitating, Li Zhangsheng continued to coax it: "Don't worry, as long as you sign a contract with me, I will do my best to help you advance to an Upper Rank or even an Elite Spirit Beast; this is also my promise!"

An Elite Spirit Beast is the next realm after an Upper Rank Spirit Beast!

Due to the gap in realms, if Li Zhangsheng wants to contract a Mid-Rank Beast, the other party must open their heart; otherwise, even if he casts the Temporary Contract many times, there is nothing he can do!

Moreover, with the quality of the Paradise Bird, as long as a little bit of resources are spent, becoming an Upper Rank Spirit Beast is not a difficult task, and there is even a certain hope of becoming an Elite Spirit Beast.

After Li Zhangsheng made the promise, the Paradise Bird did not continue to hesitate and began to open its heart, no longer resisting Li Zhangsheng.

Soon, a tiny Temporary Contract Mark was branded onto the head of the Paradise Bird.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Paradise Bird (Mature Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Mid-level 5th Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: High-Level Servant

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Mid-grade

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: None

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Light

【Spirit Beast Status】: Weakened

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Darkness

The basic attributes of Spirit Beasts are roughly divided into Gold, Wood, Water, Fire Element, Earth, Wind, Ice, Thunder, Light, and Darkness; of course, there are also some Spirit Beasts with special attributes, but those belong to a very small minority after all.

Among them, the Five Elements Mutual Generation and mutual restraint apply; additionally, among the other five attributes, Wind overcomes Ice, Ice overcomes Thunder, and Thunder overcomes Wind, forming a complete cycle. As for the Light and Darkness systems, they restrain each other.

After completing the contract, the Paradise Bird barely stood up; because it was hit by Aixi's Crushing Claw, it was in a weakened state and needed a period of recuperation, and was eventually put into the Monster Pet Bag by Li Zhangsheng.

"Aixi, this is your reward!" After Aixi returned with the Demon Core of the Earth Rhinoceros in its mouth, Li Zhangsheng handed the small golden sword to Aixi; for Aixi, who had gained the Gold attribute, the boost that the small golden sword could provide naturally exceeded that of the Wind Ribbon.

Soon, Aixi completed the replacement.

The next moment, a golden halo emerged on the surface of its body; this was because the small golden sword had begun to take effect, and in the blink of an eye, it quieted down again.

Roar~

Feeling that her strength had once again been enhanced, Aixi raised her head high and let out a long howl toward the sky, the sound shaking the forest canopy and scaring the nearby wild Spirit Beasts into fleeing in a panic, not daring to approach this area in the slightest.

"Lightning Zebras, you are free!"

After resting for a while, Li Zhangsheng kept his promise and took the initiative to revoke the Temporary Contracts of the five Lightning Zebras; the marks on their heads quickly faded and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Neigh~

The five Lightning Zebras turned toward Li Zhangsheng one after another, revealing grateful looks; in a sense, Li Zhangsheng could be considered to have saved their lives.

The next moment, the sound of hooves Trampling the ground rang out, and soon the five Lightning Zebras returned to the valley together; that was their home!

(End of this chapter)