Chapter 528: Earth-Shattering Bear

"Big Grey Wolf... Black Iron quality... nine years of cultivation?"

Fang Xing glanced at the big grey wolf that had begun to struggle and immediately shook his head: "If it were Bronze quality and a General-level beast with over ten years of cultivation, it might dare to contend with Er Ha for the title of Wolf King... but this one has no chance."

However, they were still in the outer region of Mount Qinglong, so it was unlikely for a Bronze-quality Heart Beast to appear.

Finally, the big grey wolf also lowered its noble head, submitting at Er Ha's feet.

"Let them help search..."

Fang Xing's thoughts stirred, and Er Ha immediately let out a majestic howl: "Awoo..."

The grey wolves immediately scattered, as if conducting a hunt.

With helpers, Fang Xing's speed of movement accelerated sharply.

His figure was like a gust of wind, elegantly weaving through the jungle: "Hmm... mobile Heart Beasts should be prioritized... preferably those with flight capabilities, otherwise it's too troublesome."

Just as he was complaining in his heart, the view ahead suddenly opened up, revealing a valley.

A waterfall cascaded down like a jade ribbon, forming a clear green pool, with mist rising all around.

Amidst the hazy mist, a reef could be seen.

In the crevices of the stone, a strange orchid seemed to be growing.

"Blood Orchid, has a miraculous effect on cultivating snake-type Heart Beasts, probably a bit inferior to the Black Flame Crystal I obtained earlier..."

"Placed on the Heart Sanctuary market, selling it for a hundred taels of gold would be effortless..."

Fang Xing's eyes lit up: "Er Ha, go! There must be a Heart Beast guarding such a special medicinal herb!"

The Blood Orchid couldn't be considered a heavenly treasure, but it was quite rare.

Er Ha let out an "Awoo," its figure agile as it leaped onto the reef.

Then... its dog mouth opened, and with two paws digging forward, it unearthed a blood-red orchid.

Looking at it up close, he discovered that this orchid looked somewhat like a snake and carried a fishy smell.

"Hmm? Where is the guardian beast? Did it just happen to go out foraging?"

Just as Fang Xing was suspicious, a grey wolf around him suddenly let out a miserable cry and collapsed directly.

Swoosh!

A streak of red light like an arrow pierced his chest, only to be blocked by a layer of protective light.

The red light landed on the ground, turning into a red snake over a meter long, its triangular head held high, flicking its tongue.

"Red-Scaled Snake... Black Iron quality, about ten years of cultivation, peak of the upper Soldier-level..."

Fang Xing silently lamented: "If my Er Ha really only had five years of cultivation, that strike just now might have broken through my protective spirit light and injured me..."

The protective spirit light on his body came from Er Ha, also with ten years of cultivation.

If it were broken, Er Ha would die instantly and revert to a Heart Image.

And he himself would also die in the subsequent attacks, with absolutely no chance to start over.

In this regard, this Red-Scaled Snake was very sinister and vicious.

Moreover, in the outer region of Mount Qinglong, ten years of cultivation at the peak of the upper Soldier-level was enough to be a killer for many novice Beast Tamers.

"Awoo!"

Fang Xing retreated continuously, while Er Ha put down the Snake Orchid, let out a wild bark, and leaped over.

The Red-Scaled Snake knew the danger, coiled its body into a circle, and spat out a cloud of red mist.

"Er Ha, Destruction Fire!"

Fang Xing snorted coldly, not wanting to tangle with this wild Heart Beast, and unleashed his ultimate move.

"Awoo!"

Er Ha opened its dog mouth, and a ball of pitch-black flame emerged, landing on the scarlet poisonous mist, actually burning the mist away entirely.

A wisp of pitch-black flame landed on the Red-Scaled Snake's scales and suddenly spread wildly.

The Red-Scaled Snake didn't even have time to hiss before it turned into a pile of ashes.

"Both have ten years of cultivation, but the quality gap is too large, and the combat power gap is also huge..."

Fang Xing was thoughtful when he saw this scene.

Although both were at the limit of Soldier-level cultivation, the Red-Scaled Snake suffered because of its Black Iron quality; encountering Er Ha was like a child fighting an adult.

If it were a King or Emperor quality Heart Beast, it might have been able to trade a few blows with Er Ha...

'If Heart Beasts have the same cultivation, combat power mainly depends on the quality... only if the quality is the same do you consider attribute restraint, tactics, and the like...'

At this moment, Fang Xing could sense that Er Ha's cultivation was gradually increasing.

Burning that Red-Scaled Snake just now had increased its cultivation by one year!

'This isn't absorbing cultivation, but more like feedback obtained through destroying other Heart Beasts and practicing the Dao of Destruction...'

"Er Ha is about to ascend."

Fang Xing's expression was solemn.

Ten years is the limit of the Soldier-level; anything over ten years enters the General-level!

If a Soldier-level Beast Tamer is at the very bottom among Beast Tamers, the General-level is a completely different tier.

Even in Green Forest City, one could hold a position like a garrison captain, making them a big shot in the city.

"Er Ha had some strength left when it ascended before, and now it's been triggered by this one year of cultivation..."

Fang Xing watched as Er Ha let out a howl, its body size expanding rapidly!

From about one meter, it grew to over three meters long!

Its fur was black and shiny, and the Destruction Fire burned low-key, like a demon wolf walking out of hell.

Only that Er Ha dog head really lowered its aura quite a bit.

"Lower General-level, fifteen years of cultivation."

Feeling the information transmitted from his own natal Heart Beast, Fang Xing muttered.

The gap between General-levels is much larger than the gap between Soldier-levels.

No matter how strong or weak Soldier-levels are, they are compared within ten years.

But the gap between General-levels is ninety years!

The gap between a newly entered Lower General-level and a peak Upper General-level might be something that several peak Soldier-level Heart Beasts couldn't make up for!

And further up, the cultivation gap of the Lord-level is nine hundred years!

King-level, the weakest has a thousand years of cultivation, while the strongest has ten thousand years, a gap of nine thousand years!

It can be said that the higher you go, the greater the gap between Beast Tamers of the same rank!

Precisely because of this, some King-level Beast Tamers can easily pass the seventh floor of the Heart Tower and be titled Heavenly King, while others can never pass it...

"Since it's like this at the same rank, it's only natural that a Lord-level Beast Tamer can easily suppress many General-level Beast Tamers..."

Fang Xing came to Er Ha's side and flipped onto the dog, riding on Er Ha's back.

Now over three meters long and nearly two meters tall, Er Ha was already enough to be ridden like a fine horse.

That pitch-black Destruction Fire didn't even burn his clothes, instead carrying a warm feeling: "Pipi Dog, let's go... since you've broken through, let's try our best to raise your cultivation!"

Pipi Dog, no, Er Ha had broken through to the General-level; in the outer region of Mount Qinglong, it could be said there were almost no enemies.

A few days later.

Somewhere in the Mount Qinglong range.

"Awoo!"

The huge Black Fire Dog made an agile leap, biting the throat of an Earth-Shattering Bear.

——Fatal Bite!

Accompanied by this bite, a large amount of blood splashed, and the sound of bones breaking rang out.

The corpse of this Bronze-quality Earth-Shattering Bear fell heavily to the ground, losing all signs of life, but the wide bear paws were still twitching subconsciously.

Er Ha opened its dog mouth, and a ball of pitch-black flame landed.

In the flames, the Earth-Shattering Bear's corpse quickly turned to ashes, while the aura on Er Ha increased by several years.

"Hmm, every time I destroy a Heart Beast, I can get about 10% to 20% cultivation feedback..."

Don't look down on it; compared to other Beast Tamers who still need to cultivate bitterly, take heavenly treasures to increase cultivation, find better Heart Beast rations, cultivation environments, etc... the advancement speed of the Destruction Demon Wolf can only be described as terrifying.

If the outside world knew, I'm afraid a bunch of King-level or higher Beast Tamers would be interested in Fang Xing.

Of course, Fang Xing wouldn't let all the functions of the Destruction Fire be exposed.

"Ninety-eight years of cultivation, getting close to the limit of the Upper General-level."

Fang Xing felt Er Ha's heart power fluctuations and muttered.

This actually wasn't difficult; it was mainly about finding trouble for the weak by any means necessary.

Most of Er Ha's previous opponents were Black Iron-level Heart Beasts, with cultivation not exceeding ten years.

Facing Er Ha, who had already ascended to the General-level, they naturally surrendered one after another.

Only this time, while chasing a 'Swift Wind Rabbit', it attracted the attention of an Earth-Shattering Bear.

But it was no big deal; although this Earth-Shattering Bear had over sixty years of cultivation, it was no match for Er Ha.

"There's actually an Earth-Shattering Bear nearby..."

Fang Xing thought for a moment and immediately let Er Ha follow the scent, finding the Earth-Shattering Bear's cave.

It was a withered giant tree that required several people to embrace, and there was a large hole at the roots.

And on the treetops, a beehive was still hanging.

Even from far away, Fang Xing seemed to smell the sweet scent of honey.

"Jade Bees... in that hive, there must already be Heart Beast-level Jade Bees, and the 'Jade Honey' produced is quite a high-grade ingredient, suitable for General-level or even Lord-level Heart Beasts to consume..."

"Er Ha... forget it, I'll do it this time."

He leaped lightly and plucked the hive.

Those Jade Bees rioted, but they couldn't pierce the layer of protective spirit light on his body that was approaching a hundred years.

After collecting the honey, Fang Xing had Er Ha roast these Jade Bees one by one, and suddenly his ears twitched: "There seems to be some movement in this tree hole..."

This time, he didn't act himself but gave a slight signal.

Er Ha immediately shrank its body size to over a meter long and drilled into the tree hole.

Not long after, it dragged a furry 'dumpling' out.

"Oh? Earth-Shattering Bear cub... only one or two years of cultivation?"

Fang Xing became interested.

This little bear cub was much smaller, and there was a large patch of white fluff on its chest, forming a strange pattern.

At this time, being nudged by Er Ha, it immediately raised its head and let out a miserable cry.

Unfortunately, its parents didn't come and it was directly suppressed by Er Ha with one paw.

"Hmm, a Bronze-quality Heart Beast cub, the value is probably several hundred taels of gold..."

Fang Xing took out the Bronze-quality Heart Image Canon and flipped to a blank page.

"Although I don't look down on it, it's not bad to take it out and sell it."

His heart power surged, and a Bronze stream of light emerged, enveloping the little bear cub.

Er Ha's paw was empty, and that little bear cub had already appeared on the blank page, turning into a lifelike pattern.

Next to the image, there were lines of text:

【Earth-Shattering Bear】

【Cub Stage】

【Cultivation: Two years】

【Quality: Bronze】

【Skill: Earth-Shattering】

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