The Emperor is Above

Chapter 5: The Skull of a Giant Beast in the Mound
"Snapped!"

The harsh sound of the trap closing broke the tranquility of the snowfield, and a large flock of birds in the trees were startled and flew up.

The trap, which seemed extremely heavy to Qing Yi, firmly clamped the snow rabbit leader's hind legs, but when it struggled desperately, the hemp rope that fixed the trap was actually broken.

"Hey--"

A burly figure suddenly jumped out from under the snow. The big bull who had been lying in ambush on the side didn't wait for the snow rabbit leader to break free from the trap and hit it hard with a stick.

"Click~"

The crisp sound of bones breaking made Qing Yi feel slightly relieved.

The snow rabbit leader, who possesses the initial strength of body building, can kick with a force of more than 300 kilograms through his hind legs. Even if the bull is born with supernatural powers, he is no match for him.

Now that one of the snow rabbit leader's hind legs has been cut off, it can not only prevent it from escaping quickly, but also destroy half of its combat effectiveness. The hunt is already more than half successful.

"Squeak-"

Even with one of its hind legs broken, the snow rabbit leader still had a fierce look in his eyes, and his long incisors flashed with a cold light, enough to bite off a person's limbs.

Da Niu struggled with the snow rabbit leader with a stick, not giving it any chance to escape. The trap was still firmly clamped on the snow rabbit leader's hind legs, making it extremely inconvenient to move.

As the two sides fought for a long time, the snow rabbit leader was seriously injured and his physical strength gradually declined, his movements slowed down, and Qing Yi, who was watching the fight, rushed forward decisively.

The pressure of the exotic beast contained in the sixth-grade bone sword caused the snow rabbit leader's body to suddenly stagnate. The bone sword instantly pierced through the snow rabbit's body and nailed it to the snow.

"Master, you have to take action. My right leg was almost bitten off by this rabbit..."

Daniu stretched out his right leg while panting. His trousers patched with animal skins had several fist-sized holes bitten by the snow rabbit leader, revealing his black hairy legs.

"Your woolen trousers are quite nice."

Qing Yi smiled and threw out a bottle of potion, "Apply it to the snow rabbit's wound. The annual tribute prey should be alive. The rest is yours."

This is a mineral-based elixir. Using a small amount can help with spiritual practice, but the undiluted concentrated potion is extremely irritating to the body. In mild cases, the patient will fall into a coma, while in severe cases, the patient will go into shock and pretend to be dead.

The titled nobles would not even look at this so-called elixir. Only the common people and ordinary lower and upper commoners like Qing Yi would be interested in it.

Da Niu excitedly took the potion, treated the snow rabbit leader's wound, and then put him into a patched leather bag. He also packed up the animal traps, bow and arrows, and cloak, and waited eagerly for the order to go home.

"Don't rush home yet."

Qing Yi took back the sixth-grade bone sword and pointed at the snow rabbit cave under the earth cliff not far away.
"Those snow rabbits didn't scatter, but hid in caves. Let's try to dig open the caves and catch them all!"

Thinking of the delicious snow rabbit meat he had eaten a few days ago when he just woke up from a coma, Qing Yi couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Life in this world is too poor.

Snow rabbit caves are located at the bottom of the earth cliff. The soil is a dry gravel sediment layer, which is relatively easy to dig even in the cold winter.

Da Niu picked up the stick and walked towards the earth cliff. He sharpened one end of the stick into a spear tip and thrust it into the earth cliff nearly a foot deep. Soon he dug more than a meter deep. The uneasy screams of the snow rabbit were heard in the cave.

"crash"

As a piece of earth and rocks collapsed, smoke and dust filled the air. Seven or eight snow rabbits took advantage of the smoke and dust to flee desperately, but were all knocked to the ground by Da Niu with a stick.

The rich harvest made him shout with joy: "Five, six, seven... Haha, I caught eight snow rabbits in total!"

Qing Yi did not respond to Han Niu, he just stared blankly at the scene in front of him. The snow rabbit cave, which was less than half a meter wide at the entrance, was only dug more than two meters deep, and suddenly became a huge space more than one person tall and more than ten meters deep.

What shocked him was not the large space inside the snow rabbit cave, but the fact that half of the giant beast's skull was exposed in the innermost earth wall of the cave.

The only exposed part is nearly three feet long, almost six or seven meters. It has been buried underground for thousands or tens of thousands of years, and the dark eye holes are filled with gravel.

Below the earth wall of the cave is a row of huge sharp teeth. One of the sharp fangs is particularly eye-catching. It is more than ten feet long. Even just one look at it can make people's scalp tingle and their backs chill.

"Sigh~"

Qing Yi couldn't help but take a deep breath and stared with his eyes wide open without blinking.

These days, through the few books in his home, he had a preliminary understanding of the wonders of the strange beasts. When he saw the real skull of the giant beast with his own eyes, he was still greatly shocked.

"Based on the exposed part of the skull, it is conservatively estimated that the entire head is at least ten meters long. According to the normal head-to-body ratio, if it was alive, it would have been a giant beast over a hundred meters long!"

Daniu didn't think too much about it. He rushed forward with surprise, gently stroking the fangs that were flashing with cold light, and said in surprise:

"Master, this is at least the remains of a fifth-grade or higher exotic beast, maybe even fourth-grade or third-grade. Anyway, the eighth-grade blue rhino in Jiming Lake is not even as big as its head!"

Qing Yi understood what Daniu meant.

The State of Xing was located in the northern wilderness and had always lacked copper and iron. Ordinary cattle and sheep bones were used to make bone tools and farm tools. The skeletons of exotic animals were even better materials for making ritual vessels, sacrificial vessels, and weapons. They were all treasures.

Especially animal bone weapons. The stronger the beast, the stronger and sharper the weapons made of its bones.

The sixth-grade bone sword on his waist could be sold at a high price of one hundred gold in the capital. The huge skeleton of the alien beast in front of him was obviously an astonishingly huge fortune.

"No, we can't touch the skeleton of this strange beast!"

After pondering for a moment, Qing Yi shook his head firmly.

Now he is only a lower commoner, with no status and no strength. Bringing such precious bones of an exotic beast home is like a three-year-old child carrying gold in the market.

Not even the slightest information can be leaked out, otherwise your life may be in danger.

Da Niu couldn't help but reveal a look of disappointment, but he had no objection to Qing Yi's decision. He just knocked on the giant beast's skull everywhere, appearing reluctant to leave.

The remains of giant beasts from thousands or tens of thousands of years ago, even if only a small part of the skull is exposed, can still show the powerful fighting power that once dominated the world. Who among martial artists would not want such a good weapon?

Qing Yi was also reluctant to leave, and walked slowly to observe the skull of the giant beast from all directions. Unexpectedly, he stepped on a soft little thing.

"squeak--"

The miserable, sharp cry startled him, and he looked down to see a palm-sized white ball of fluff under his feet, which was almost imperceptible in the dim cave.

"It's actually a white fox cub?"

Holding the little thing in his hand, Qing Yi was extremely surprised. How could there be a white fox cub in this snow rabbit cave?
You can clearly feel the flesh under the little thing's fur. The white fur is exceptionally soft and fluffy. If it weren't for that little tail, it would be no different from a fur ball.

"What a cute little thing!"

When Daniu heard the sound, he came over, his eyes full of love for the little white fox, but he didn't notice that the little white fox's clear eyes were flashing with faint five-colored light.

(End of this chapter)