Chapter 541: Wind God Winged Lizard

Fang Xing rode Erha, racing across the land like a whirlwind.

Not long after, he spotted a sheer cliff face.

Whoosh!

Countless gales surged, forming what seemed to be a wind eye.

Above the cliff face were numerous caves, from which flew individual Winged Lizards of Soldier and General rank.

"The Winged Lizard clan: the lowest rank is Bronze-quality 'Winged Lizard,' with cultivation up to a hundred years, but at most General peak…"

"Winged Lizards are Command-tier; when mature, they can become lords of the skies…"

"Contracting one Winged Lizard now seems like a bad deal, but if it's already an upper-tier Command, it's not too bad…"

"The heart beast quality here on Mount Qinglong is this much. Once I get the Winged Lizard, mobility won't be an issue—I can travel long distances all the way to Heart City."

For Battle Masters, travel is an essential trial.

Through battles along the way, taming heart beasts… assembling the perfect team, then challenging the Heart Tower in Heart City to make a name for oneself!

Of course, this is a shortcut only a tiny fraction of Masters can succeed at.

Most Battle Masters either die on the road or return gravely wounded, unknown and forgotten.

Those who finally return home safely and become regional powers are already considered accomplished.

"But for me, success is a hundred percent certainty."

Fang Xing patted Erha's head.

Erha immediately turned to find a spot to lie in ambush.

This was merely reconnaissance; his target, of course, was the Winged Lizard Lord.

Catching a pup or an egg would take countless resources and effort to hatch and raise—best to take what's already ready.

As for the problem of wild adult heart beasts being unruly and prone to rebellion?

Fang Xing, with the Destruction Demon Wolf at his side, didn't care.

Strength comes from within.

Erha's growth rate would leave all heart beasts despairing—even if one rebelled, he could easily crush it.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Fang Xing spotted a mass of rain clouds advancing steadily.

"Is that the city lord? His target is also this cliff where the Winged Lizards dwell… Could the old city lord have decided to make a move and tame the Winged Lizard Lord?"

Fang Xing stroked Erha beneath him.

After slaying the Saber-Toothed Tiger, Erha's cultivation had surged directly to a thousand years.

He could even break through to Lower King rank at any moment!

With this power, he could watch the show calmly, without fear of being splattered with blood.

…

Not long after, Fang Xing saw the rain clouds blanket the sky above the cliff.

Pitter-patter!

Thin strands of rain grew heavier, like raindrops striking banana leaves, landing on the flesh-wings of the Soldier and General-ranked Winged Lizards, carrying a chilling chill.

Skill—Ice Rain!

Clearly visible, the Winged Lizards shivered, ceased flight, and landed on the cliff, shrieking like owls at the intruders.

Whoosh!

From the wind eye flew a Winged Lizard with a wingspan exceeding ten meters, its wingtips bearing dragon claws.

As it flapped its wings, it summoned gales that reversed the falling rain.

Whoosh!

A swirling vortex of cyan wind formed, shielding the old city lord and Pei Ziyue.

The old city lord laughed loudly, floating midair on a gust of wind, shouting: "Winged Lizard Lord, we meet again…"

The Winged Lizard had crimson skin, a beak-like snout open to reveal countless sharp serrated teeth, emitting uneven tones from its throat.

The old city lord continued: "I have an excellent disciple I'd like to introduce to you… After all, from all signs, you've just given birth, correct? You know heart beasts grow far too slowly alone in the wild—only by growing alongside a Master can advancement be swift… I guarantee your offspring the finest treatment, even using heavenly treasures to elevate its bloodline rank!"

He reluctantly pulled from his sleeve a cyan lingzhi mushroom: "See this? A thousand-year Wind Spirit Lingzhi. If your child consumes it, there's a ten percent chance it will ascend to King rank… Can you find such treasures? But in the human world, such items are plentiful…"

Pei Ziyue listened to her teacher's negotiation, her cheeks flushing.

'So the teacher knows this Winged Lizard Lord just laid eggs and is weakened…'

'And that thousand-year Wind Spirit Lingzhi… that's Green Forest City's five-year tribute—my teacher only holds it in trust, and must return it to the Holy Hall later.'

'Still, it's enough to deceive a heart beast.'

Pei Ziyue thought that if she truly had a Winged Lizard pup, she'd find every resource for it.

Of course… the King rank talk was just talk.

Even if it ascended, she couldn't control it—she'd likely lose it to her teacher!

Liiii!

Suddenly, the Winged Lizard Lord let out a screech, and countless cyan wind blades surged forth.

"Negotiation… failed?"

"This mother dragon has such a fiery temper?"

Pei Ziyue was startled.

Above, the old city lord remained unfazed; layers of rain hardened into ice walls midair.

Hssst!

Wind blades sliced the ice walls, leaving deep grooves, scattering countless ice shards.

"This situation is odd…"

In Pei Ziyue's ear came the old city lord's quiet voice: "But never mind—I already prepared for negotiation to fail… Watch closely, how your teacher fights."

The old city lord had no hope of killing or taming this Winged Lizard Lord—heart beasts with flight ability were simply too annoying.

But forcibly driving it away and seizing a Command-tier heart beast egg? He still had some confidence.

Pitter-patter!

Within a hundred li, torrential rain poured down.

Boom… Purple lightning flickered, countless forks striking down like a purgatory. Within the lightning purgatory stood a cyan 'Thunder Beast!'

It roared and slammed straight into the Winged Lizard.

This was a Lord battle!

Moreover, in midair, ice rain, wind blades, and hail rained down relentlessly upon the Winged Lizard Lord.

Compared to heart beasts that could only fight alone, Masters could easily summon multiple heart beasts to overwhelm their foes—naturally gaining great advantage.

Far away.

Fang Xing watched the scene: "This Winged Lizard Lord is going to lose… but killing or taming it is impossible."

Wild heart beasts are usually proud; unless cornered, they will never submit.

And for taming, it's best to fight one-on-one, defeating the opponent with your own core heart beast, so they truly submit and won't later disobey or flee.

Of course, the old Green Forest city lord had no such hopes.

While distracting the Winged Lizard Lord, he sent one heart beast toward the Winged Lizard Lord's nest.

In one glance/p>

Pitter-patter!

Within the rain curtain, a massive figure landed on the cliff, using all four limbs to scramble upward.

Astonishingly, its skin blended with the cliff face, and with the rain as cover, not a single Winged Lizard noticed—it slipped undetected into the Winged Lizard Lord's cave.

'A chameleon?'

Fang Xing watched, thoughtful: "Hmm… should I save the mother dragon? But Command-tier… too low."

Liiii!

The next moment, a deeper, more hoarse cry echoed from the cave.

Boom!

A massive cyan flesh-wing emerged, each wingspan exceeding ten meters, its entire body covered in cyan scales.

A colossal 'Winged Lizard' crawled from the cave, its jaws clutching the chameleon, swallowing it in three bites.

"Of course… the Winged Lizard Lord laid eggs—but whose?"

Fang Xing, seeing this new heart beast, his eyes flickered with interest.

Liiii!

At once, the colossal Winged Lizard spread its wings, and countless cyan tornadoes surged skyward!

Whoosh!

Gales howled; within the rain clouds, another wind eye formed, devouring vast clouds, tearing through the rain curtain, letting sunlight fall.

It unfurled its flesh-wings, like the sovereign of sky predators, radiating ancient predatory aura, diving downward!

"This is…"

The old city lord, forgetting his lost heart beast, gasped: "King-quality 'Wind God Winged Lizard'? And it hasn't even matured… still only Upper Command cultivation?"

In his eyes flickered greed, fear… then finally resignation.

If he were a pure Battle Master, he might have tried defeating this 'Wind God Winged Lizard' and taming it as his Wangpai.

But now… he certainly couldn't beat this couple.

"It's just that..."

The old lord glanced again at the Pteranodon Lord, judging its age by the patterns on its tail: "This Lord really doesn't care—he's some rich woman keeping a baby boyfriend?"

Pfft!

A barrage of wind blades descended, passing through the bodies of the old lord and Pei Ziyue, yet only managed to stir up streams of water uselessly.

"Let's go!"

Not far away, the old lord was fleeing rapidly with Pei Ziyue: "According to Pteranodon customs, after mating, the male should leave... I never expected this Pteranodon Lord would break convention and take a Wind God Pteranodon as a mate—this time he's truly screwed..."

Yet his tone carried delight: "A King-quality flying heart-beast—even a Sovereign-level Rider would be tempted. We'll report this to the 'Jade City King' immediately. With this achievement, getting you a Commander-quality heart-beast egg is no problem."

Beyond the cliff, the male and female Pteranodons continued roaring furiously, venting their rage upon the earth.

Fang Xing, seeing the green Wind God Pteranodon, nodded: "King-quality, Lord-tier cultivation... not bad!"

"Erha, go!"

He slapped his back, and Erha immediately lunged forward.

"Aowu!"

Erha roared, and a dark green light of destruction filled heaven and earth—it was the 'Domain of Destruction'!

Within the Domain of Destruction, Erha's skills and physical attributes were enhanced, while the two Pteranodons opposite were suppressed.

"Hmm, if the Agrarian Rider is truly a Weather Team, then what I've built with Erha's Domain of Destruction should be called a 'Field Team'..."

Fang Xing thought, and Erha lunged forward, grappling with the Pteranodon Lord.

The Wind God Pteranodon let out a screech and flew straight at Fang Xing.

Combat between heart-beasts always knows no bounds—there is no rule against attacking the Rider.

Even human military strategy calls for concentrating one's superior forces to strike at the enemy's weaker units, gradually devouring them.

Watching the Wind God Pteranodon charge, Fang Xing remained calm, pulling out the Bronze Sacred Scripture: "I choose you... go!"

A gray wolf was summoned, crashing down from midair onto the Wind God Pteranodon.

The Wind God Pteranodon's eyes held a hint of contempt.

After all, it was merely a Soldier-grade gray wolf.

Without hesitation, it opened its massive jaws and swallowed the wolf whole.

"Lii!"

The Pteranodon Lord, still entangled with Erha, suddenly sensed something and turned in horror toward this side.

After swallowing the gray wolf, the Wind God Pteranodon froze in place, motionless.

If one looked at the ground, one would see a human-shaped shadow slowly merging into its own.

Fang Xing, seeing this, smiled faintly: "Pteranodon Lord, your mate is quite fine—now she's mine..."

(End of Chapter)