The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3078 Show mercy
The wolf king's strength was already extremely powerful, almost equivalent to the strength of the first level of the innate realm, which was a strength he had not expected.

Originally, based on the strength of the wolf pack, he deduced that the wolf king's strength should be at the Acquired Realm. However, to his surprise, he realized when he fought the wolf king that the wolf king's strength had actually reached the first level of the Innate Realm.

I really didn't expect that this wolf king would know how to be patient and only reveal its strength at the last moment. If it weren't for my own strength, someone else might have suffered at the hands of the wolf king.

In fact, the person who comes might be treated as a free lunch.

Upon seeing that the wolf king was moving incredibly fast, almost as fast as him, he immediately took out a talisman and threw it onto the stone pillar in the center of the cave.

The stone pillar is covered with stalactites, so it needs to be carefully protected. Given the wolf king's speed and strength, if it were to fight him in the cave, and the battle were to affect this stone pillar, the entire pillar might be reduced to ashes.

He'd feel a little embarrassed even picking up the scraps, since the space beneath the stone pillar had been licked smooth by the wolves every day. Once the pillar turned to dust and mixed with this debris, would he be eating the wolves' saliva?
Absolutely not, so we need to protect it for now. Previously, Chen Mo didn't want to fight the wolf pack in the cave hall precisely to protect this stone pillar from being destroyed by the wolves. Now, using talismans to protect it is also to prevent the aftershocks of the battle from damaging the pillar.

With a loud "bang!", Chen Mo seized the opportunity and kicked the Wolf King away.

However, the wolf king absorbed some of the force in mid-air, landed on all fours, and then leaped up again, charging directly towards the stone pillar. It seemed that although the kick had absorbed some of the force, it had likely caused some damage to its body.

Seeing the wolf king's rapid movement, Chen Mo immediately followed. He had already put away the Soul-Chasing Nails and took out the Onimaru. An ordinary longsword might not be enough against this wolf. After all, the wolf king, with its innate strength, possessed a much stronger defense and more robust skeletal structure than an ordinary longsword, so the Onimaru was more suitable.

Besides, this is a cave hall, and now there are only two creatures left, him and the wolf king. No one else has seen them, so there is naturally no need to worry about anything.

Seeing the wolf king quickly dodge his attack, Chen Mo chuckled and said, "Pretty fast, huh! Watch how I catch you."

Unexpectedly, while Chen Mo laughed, the Wolf King showed a somewhat impatient expression.

"Huh? You can actually understand what I'm saying?" Chen Mo was quite surprised and sped up to catch up again, wanting to see what was going on.

However, to his surprise, the wolf king accelerated again with obvious disdain and tried his best to dodge his attack.

With a "bang!", Chen Mo caught up and slashed at the wolf king's hind leg. However, because he did not use too much force and the wolf king's hind leg bones were very hard, he only injured the outer skin and did not damage the bone.

However, this strike also slowed down the wolf king's speed.

"Hey, big dog, how about you submit to me and I won't kill you?" Chen Mo was starting to like this wolf king. If the wolf king submitted to him, he might let it go.

This type of wolf is an evolutionary mutation that has developed special talents. If we could tame it, it might come in handy in the future.

Even if you don't need to use it, it's nice to have such a big dog and take it for walks.

If you take it out for a walk, it will only become the king of stray dogs.

Thinking about it, I'm actually kind of looking forward to it.

Hearing Chen Mo's malicious words, the wolf king immediately increased its speed. After fooling Chen Mo, it leaped several times, using the rocks and other structures in the cave to reach the stone pillar. It opened its mouth and bit at the pillar, seemingly intending to use the stalactite to heal its injuries.

Although the knife wound hadn't broken any bones, it had made the wolf king less agile and slower. If it wasn't treated, the wound on its leg would bleed profusely, and it might collapse to the ground before that person even had a chance to subdue it.

However, to the wolf king's surprise, when he opened his mouth to bite down, a burst of light flashed across the surface of the stone pillar, causing a ripple of light in the dark cave, clearly illuminating the wolf king's face.

His expression, which had been full of hostility, turned somewhat surprised after taking a bite, as it shone with light.

Yes, it was astonishment. When Chen Mo flashed over, he clearly saw the astonished expression on the Wolf King's face.

"Huh? I didn't expect that this wolf king is not only powerful, but also quite intelligent. Otherwise, it wouldn't have such a human-like expression." Chen Mo muttered to himself, having just been thinking of taming it and making it his dog.

But the wolf king refused, so they decided to send it to its death. Although the wolf king was injured and its speed had decreased, it was still able to unleash most of its attacks.

Fortunately, Chen Mo didn't pay too much attention and continued to chase the wolf king. After a few leaps, he arrived right next to the wolf king.

"Catched up with you!" Chen Mo said with a smile, his Onimaru not slowing down either, directly slashing down at the wolf king's waist. If this strike landed squarely, it would surely cleave the wolf king in two.

However, unexpectedly, the wolf king, in this seemingly hopeless situation, made a graceful sidestep and dodged the attack, with only a few wolf hairs being taken from its fur by Onimaru.

"Hey, I really didn't expect you to be so fast, you wild wolf," Chen Mo teased as he continued the chase.

"Your legs are injured, yet you can still run so fast. If you submit to me, I'll give you a good pill, how about it?" Chen Mo said to the wolf king as he chased after him.

The pill he was referring to was the kind of Spirit Awakening Pill given to animals. His own dogs, Big Yellow and Big Gray, had both taken it. If he fed one to the wolf king, it would become even smarter.

But despite Chen Mo's words, the Wolf King didn't stop at all, continuing to leap and dodge Chen Mo's attacks.

"Little darling, submit to me, or your other leg will get hurt too!" Chen Mo chased after the wolf king, slashing at it. Looking at the wolf king, which was the size of a bull, he thought that if it became his dog in the future, it would be great to take it out and make a ruckus.

The wolf king felt a chill run down its spine upon seeing Chen Mo's expression. It had never seen anyone look at it with such an expression before, so it immediately tucked its tail between its legs and ran away as fast as it could.

However, his injured leg slowed him down, and after running around the cave a few times, Chen Mo caught up with him from the side.

"Hehe, you can't escape now!" Chen Mo said with a smile. He really didn't expect that this wolf king would have the same ability to see during the day as him. Otherwise, how could it see his expression clearly in such a dark cave and make corresponding changes to its expression?

When the wolf king saw Chen Mo swinging his knife at him, he was momentarily stunned, but then he quickly tucked in his waist and flipped over, leaping out from Chen Mo's side.

Chen Mo didn't bother to retract his longsword; following the wolf king's figure, he delivered a horizontal kick.

With a loud "thump," the wolf king was kicked sideways again.

This kick aggravated the wolf king's injury, and its howls indicated the pain. The wolf king didn't stop, but ran away again, trying to get away from Chen Mo, but it limped as it ran.

After all, although Chen Mo held back his power, his kick was still more than a first-tier innate wolf could withstand. Fortunately, he didn't intend to kill the wolf; he merely wanted to force the wolf king to submit, so the wolf king didn't die on the spot.

The wolf king felt that his injuries were quite serious, so as he ran, his eyes kept focusing on the stone pillar in the middle of the cave, which puzzled the pillar.

I had originally planned to go up and bite off a piece of the 'stone' on the pillar to heal my wounds. After all, this pillar was a treasure for the wolf pack to ensure the continuation of their species. Whenever they were injured or hungry, they could lick the pillar to heal their injuries and satisfy their hunger.

But just now, it tried to use the stone pillar to heal its injuries, but it didn't expect to bite into nothing. This was something that had never happened before.

However, my injury is quite serious now, so should I try again?

The wolf king surveyed the surrounding cave and Chen Mo, who was gradually closing in behind him. If he turned and ran, he could easily escape danger by choosing any of the caves around the cave. However, he was seriously injured now, so he decided to try again, gnawing on the stone pillar. If he could manage to chew off a piece of stone, wouldn't his injuries heal?

In fact, the wolf king's idea was correct. If the wolf king had entered any of the caves at that moment, Chen Mo might not have chased after it, but would have stayed in the cave hall and moved the stone pillar.

Only after Chen Mo removes the stone pillar and collects the stalactite will he go to find the wolf king. Where the wolf king will go by then, no one will know.

However, the wolf king was reluctant to give up the stone pillar, and kept jumping around in the cave, trying to take another bite to heal its injuries.

It didn't understand the function of the talisman, but it was very strange that it could bite the stone pillar easily before, but why couldn't it bite the stone pillar now?

Fortunately, although Chen Mo was in hot pursuit and shouting for the wolf king to submit, he wasn't using his full strength. He was worried that the wolf king might randomly choose a passage to escape through, and then he might lose a good dog.

So they pursued closely, but maintained a certain distance. Their aim was to use pressure to eventually wear down the wolf king.

After jumping back and forth several times, taking advantage of a chance to get close to the stone pillar, it ran up to the pillar again, opened its mouth and bit down hard, but unexpectedly, in a flash of light, it still bit nothing and failed to bite off the stalactite residue on the stone pillar.

Seeing Chen Mo chasing after it, ready to attack, it could only leave in disappointment.