The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3053 Hornless Beast
"what?"

"Damn it, there's another strange beast!"

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing were caught off guard. The beast beside them was about to be defeated and killed. They were just waiting to find a way to remove the horn from the beast's forehead and then explore how to cross the lake.

But unexpectedly, this beast summoned another beast. Isn't this just messing with both of them?

The beasts possessed formidable defense, speed, and strength. Even though both of them were stronger than the beasts, eliminating one would be a slow and arduous process. However, just as they were about to succeed, another beast appeared.

"Damn beast!" the two old men cursed inwardly at the same time.

Despite their inner complaints, they had no choice but to face reality. It seems the two of them are back to work.

"Roar! Roar!..." The injured beast, upon seeing the charging beast, roared as if seeing a relative, as if lamenting its ordeal of being beaten, or perhaps complaining!
The charging beasts roared in response.

However, the two old men noticed that the charging beast seemed different from the wounded one. The charging beast did not have a horn on its forehead, but was otherwise the same as the horned beast, although its body was slightly smaller.

Zhou Zixing flashed to Qian Ying's side and said to him, "Elder Qian, how should we deal with these two strange beasts?"

Qian Ying's eyes flickered. Time was running out for the two of them to discuss a plan, so she quickly said, "Elder Zhou, you deal with this beast, and I'll deal with the new one."

His strength is a level higher than Zhou Zixing's, so it should be safer for him to personally deal with the charging beast. The new beast hasn't been tested yet, and its strength is unknown; it's best to be cautious.

If the newly arrived beast is stronger than the one with the long horn, then having Zhou Zixing deal with it might lead to unexpected problems; it would be better for him to handle it himself.

As for the injured beasts, Zhou Zixing should be able to handle them alone without any problems.

"Alright, be careful!" Zhou Zixing didn't mince words. He nodded to Qian Ying, then flashed to the injured unicorn beast, drew his innate short sword, and took advantage of the beast's excitement at seeing its companion rushing over, which left it unprotected in its wounds. He then thrust the sword with all his might.

Without the protection of scales, this sword strike would cause even the thickest skin to scream in pain.

Zhou Zixing acted decisively and with incredible speed, instantly plunging his sword into the hilt, then drawing his innate short sword and retreating. However, instead of moving to the side of the beast, he positioned himself to block the wounded creature from turning and fleeing.

After all, this beast had tried to escape several times, only to be dragged back by Qian Ying. Therefore, what he needed to do now was to keep attacking the beast and prevent it from escaping.

Sure enough, the injured beast, which was already weak and powerless, lay on the ground roaring and waiting for its companions to rescue it. But after being struck by the sword, it convulsed in pain, and instantly forced itself to stand up, swung its tail, and tried to knock Zhou Zixing away. It then rushed towards the lake to escape.

However, Zhou Zixing had already flashed in front of the beast, forcing it to stop.

At the same time, the newly arrived beast rushed forward and pounced on Zhou Zixing. If it wanted to rescue the injured beast, it had to kill Zhou Zixing, who was blocking its way.

However, how could Qian Ying allow the hornless beast to attack Zhou Zixing? She flashed and blocked the path of the beast's attack. Then, she used her domain to slow down the beast's speed, mustered all her innate power, gathered it in her fist, and punched the beast's head!
With a loud "boom," the entire Gobi Desert trembled, and echoes reverberated through the valley.

The beast that pounced on was stopped in mid-air, its head pinned down by Qian Ying's fist. Time seemed to stand still for a moment, and then both of them retreated backward!
The hornless beast in the air, despite its enormous size, was knocked back more than ten meters by Qian Ying's fist before landing on all fours with a scream. Even after landing, it still staggered back several steps before stopping, its whole body trembling.

Qian Ying also took a step back, neutralizing the backlash from the attacking beast.

We can handle it!

He judged in his mind that this beast's strength was slightly inferior to that of the unicorn. Of course, its defense and speed were the same. Therefore, with his peak third-tier innate strength, dealing with this newcomer beast was no problem at all.

Without hesitation, Qian Ying assessed the strength of the beast and immediately pushed off the ground with both feet, mustered her strength, and dashed towards the hornless beast once again.

Now, the beast was unharmed and its scales were intact, so he did not use the innate short sword to fight it, but continued to attack with his fists.

The hornless beast, its eyes bloodshot, stared at Qian Ying as she charged forward. Shaking its already dizzy head, it pushed off the ground with its limbs and charged again.

It was determined to tear that two-legged beast to shreds; it had just hurt so badly, that damned creature. But it hadn't expected that Qian Ying's fist would teach it another lesson, smashing its head into the Gobi Desert.

With a resounding "Boom!", Qian Ying repeated her previous attack on the unicorn beast, smashing its head into the sand with each punch. The massive head was completely embedded in the sand, struggling to resist, but due to dizziness and weakness in its limbs, it had no control and could only passively endure the blows!

Even the beast wanted to roar, but couldn't. Its huge mouth was filled with sand, and it couldn't spit the sand out!

A mournful cry rang out, but it couldn't stop the fist, as big as a sandbag, from continuing to pound. The bloodshot, crimson eyes, under the repeated blows, gradually cleared!

However, even though Qian Ying kept pounding on the beast's head, he still couldn't break the scales on its head. The scales still protected the beast's head. If he hadn't used a short-range strike to penetrate the scales and attack the tissue inside the head, the beast might have already dodged and launched a counterattack.

So after punching for a while, when the hornless beast gradually got used to the dizziness and wanted to attack him with its tail, he flashed to the side of the beast and attacked it again from the side.

At the same time, the beast raised its head, roared, changed the direction of its tail, and lashed out at Qian Ying beside it. It also swung its forelimbs and charged toward him.

After throwing a few punches, Qian Ying dodged the attack from the thick tail and rushed towards the monster's head.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the beast swiftly shifted its limbs, abandoning Qian Ying's charging figure and heading towards Zhou Zixing instead.

"Hmph, trying to run away? Impossible!" Qian Ying instantly changed direction and rushed towards the tail that had already been swung to the side. She grabbed it instantly, pulled hard, and forcibly stopped the beast's forward momentum. Then she swung it away forcefully.

The immense force instantly flung the huge beast into the air, sending it crashing to the ground in the opposite direction!

With a loud "thud," sand and dust flew everywhere, instantly filling the entire area with dust that obscured visibility.

Fortunately, neither of the two strange beasts nor the two old men were ordinary life forms, and they paid no attention to the dust that was spreading.

The two old men continued to attack the two strange beasts, and the two beasts kept howling in pain!

The unicorn was already severely injured, but because of its scales, it protected the parts of the beast that were not injured. Zhou Zixing could only rely on his fists to continue attacking its internal organs with short-range force, which made the beast even more injured.

It wanted to run away, but due to its severe injuries, it couldn't struggle and could only howl as it pressed its head against the area without scales, unable to move an inch.

Meanwhile, the hornless beast on the other side struggled to its feet and once again used its limbs to push off the ground, charging towards Qian Ying.

However, Qian Ying once again knocked him to the ground and punched the beast's head repeatedly.

The two strange beasts howled incessantly, but they were unable to stop the attacks of the two old men.

Finally, the unicorn howled, seemingly roaring at the hornless beast to convey some message, and the hornless beast responded.

Afterwards, the hornless beast struggled again to shake off Qian Ying's attacks, dodging them while slowly retreating towards the lake. However, due to Qian Ying's attacks and obstructions, its retreat was extremely slow. Sometimes, it would even be caught off guard by Qian Ying grabbing its tail and swinging it aside, wasting its efforts to retreat.

Upon seeing this, the unicorn roared and struggled to its feet. Ignoring Zhou Zixing's attacks, it gathered all its strength and flashed between Qian Ying and the unicorn!

With a roar, the unicorn pressed its entire body against Qian Ying. Zhou Zixing, holding its tail, felt he could barely hold on. The unicorn's limbs were deeply embedded in the sand to resist Zhou Zixing's pulling force.

It might be a female beast, Qian Ying thought. But regardless of whether it was male or female, the fighting continued as before, and the female would attack anyway.

The newly arrived beast roared, its blood-red eyes wide open, and attacked Qian Ying using every part of its body.

However, this newly arrived beast seemed to be weaker overall than the previous one, its strength only equivalent to a newly advanced first-stage Innate Realm cultivator. Therefore, Qian Ying dealt with it much more easily, sending the beast flying ten meters away with a single punch.

Even the newly arrived beast, with its high defense like the previous one, was still beaten and howled in agony. And because its strength was lower, it suffered even more pain!
Now, both beasts were on the shore, surrounded and attacked by the two old men, their screams echoing incessantly. The lake water was so close, yet they couldn't enter. Their bodies continued to suffer blow after blow, and in their pain, they could only howl in agony.

Finally, the original beast lay flat amidst its agonizing howls.