Chapter 11: Can kill, can also save!

Don't be nervous, I mean no harm!

Su Hao stuck his serrated longsword into the ground, raised both hands, and walked out smiling.

It's rare to encounter a wise beast; Su Hao didn't want to be enemies with it.

Moreover, from the earlier fight one could see that this giant panda possessed terrifying strength and its speed was not slow at all; if they really fought, the outcome would be uncertain.

In that case, there's no need to take this risk; befriending a powerful intelligent creature would be more worthwhile.

"You should be able to understand what I'm saying, right?"

Generally speaking, such spiritually wise beasts can communicate.

Indeed, as Su Hao had thought, after hearing his words the giant panda maintained its attacking stance but still nodded slightly.

If possible, the giant panda also didn't want to fight Su Hao; it sensed a deadly threat from him, a threat it had never felt even against enemies like the big green snake.

Once a fight broke out, it would likely be unable to escape unscathed; even if it won, it would suffer serious injuries.

"If you can understand me, that's great—I have no intention of fighting you; on the contrary, I can help you remove the poison in your body."

Su Hao smiled slightly; as he spoke, he snapped his fingers with a "bada" sound and used the Blood Flame Technique on the giant panda.

This time the Blood Flame Technique had no scorching heat; instead it gave the giant panda a warm, comforting feeling that it greatly enjoyed, causing its round eyes to involuntarily narrow slightly.

Under the Blood Flame Technique's burning, its black-and-green fur gradually turned white, and strands of dark green gas rose from its body.

The blood-red flames lasted about ten seconds before beginning to die out; by then the giant panda's fur had returned to a clear black-and-white pattern.

Even now its fur was brighter and more lustrous than before it had been poisoned.

As long as Su Hao wishes, the Blood Flame Technique can be a deadly skill or a healing antidote.

"Roar?"

The giant panda looked at Su Hao in disbelief; it could feel that the deadly poison of the big green snake had completely disappeared.

Such poison wouldn't kill it, but it would take several days to fully expel the toxin.

Most importantly, it discovered that after eating the purple gold bamboo, the toxins lingering in its body were also cleared away by that strange flame!

If we occasionally apply this flame to it, wouldn't the purple gold bamboo be safe to eat anytime?

Thinking this, the giant panda's eyes flashed with a gleam as it stared intently at Su Hao.

"Looks like your poison is gone—then I'll take this big green snake!"

Su Hao naturally didn't know what the giant panda was thinking, but seeing its expression, it seemed fine.

Afterward he turned his gaze to the big green snake on the ground and used the Item Refining Technique.

Perhaps because the big green snake was relatively strong, this time the Item Refining Technique clearly consumed much more of Su Hao's mental energy than before.

"Roar!"

Watching the big green snake's corpse wrapped in blood light, the giant panda gave a low growl, nodded slightly, and had no intention of stopping it.

Such fallen monsters aren't fit to eat; even if it took one, it would be useless.

Whether due to the flame treatment or the toxin being cleared, the giant panda suddenly felt an itch on its back; after glancing at Su Hao, it leaned against a nearby tree and rubbed its back on it.

As a result, when it accidentally exerted too much force, there was a "crack"—the tree as thick as a soccer ball snapped in two after being rubbed twice and crashed heavily to the ground.

The sudden loud noise startled Su Hao, who thought the giant panda had gone berserk.

However, upon turning his head, he saw the giant panda standing stiffly before the fallen tree; seeing Su Hao's gaze, it silently moved two steps to the side.

It seemed to be saying, "I broke this tree myself—it has nothing to do with me!"

"……"

How does this panda seem a bit silly…

Su Hao shook his head and continued to look at the ground.

As the blood-red light faded, the big green snake's corpse vanished, leaving behind five drops of polluted blood, a green toxin sac, and two basketball-sized pieces of clean snake meat.

【Jade Venom Snake's Toxin Sac】

Effect: The toxin sac of the Jade Venom Snake, where it stores venom; used to forge weapons it can grant them a poison attribute, or it can be crushed directly to release its deadly poison.

"……"

"Hmm… we could keep it to synthesize poison smoke or something."

Su Hao stroked his chin and stored the toxin sac and polluted blood in his Storage Bag.

In his view, synthesizing poison smoke was the best choice, since he had the Blood Flame Technique and wasn't afraid of poison; fighting within poison smoke would give him a terrain advantage.

Afterward he turned his gaze to the two pieces of snake meat, feeling they could be used normally.

【Clean Snake Meat】

Effect: A piece of snake meat with no contamination, safe to eat.

"……"

"Eh? I didn't expect the Item Refining Technique to have this function!"

Looking at the appraisal results displayed, his face showed surprise.

After the strange descent, the food crisis arose because outdoor-grown plants and the flesh of fallen monsters both contain ominous power.

If one eats such ominous-tainted food, good luck means merely a serious illness; bad luck means falling and turning into a monster.

Yet Su Hao's Item Refining Technique could extract two pieces of clean snake meat from a fallen big green snake—something he himself hadn't anticipated.

If in the future he truly cannot find a stable food source, he could also slay many monsters to obtain some clean food, at least so he wouldn't have to worry about starving to death.

"Roar!"

Just as Su Hao was secretly pleased, the giant panda not far away suddenly sprinted over, excitedly twisting its neck to signal for Su Hao to climb onto its back.

Upon seeing a fallen big green snake turn into a few drops of polluted blood, a toxin sac, and—

after the two pieces of clean snake meat, its expression turned to disbelief.

Anyone who has lived in the Dark Forest understands how precious this ability is; to say it turns decay into marvel is no exaggeration.

More importantly, it remembered the patch of purple-gold bamboo at home that had been infected by ominous power; if we used this method, could we refine clean purple-gold bamboo?

Thinking of this, it could not wait and came flying over,

"You want me to go up?"

Su Hao pointed at his own nose and asked curiously.

"Roar!"

Da Xiong Mao nodded, urging Su Hao to come up quickly.

"Hmm… okay!"

After hesitating for a moment, Su Hao decided to go with Da Xiong Mao to have a look, and immediately he swung onto Da Xiong Mao's back.

With his own strength and the powerful recuperative ability of a flesh-and-blood controller, even if Da Xiong Mao had some scheme, he could still retreat unharmed.

Moreover, he felt that Da Xiong Mao bore him no ill will; following Da Xiong Mao might also bring an unexpected gain.

"Roar!"

Da Xiong Mao let out a low roar, signaling Su Hao to hold on tight, and dashed madly toward the mountaintop.