I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're saying I didn't time travel?

Chapter 96 The Mount Arrives at the Door, the Battle of South Korea!
The next morning, as soon as the live stream started, the chat exploded with messages:

"Qi Shen, could you perform that again, the one from last night?"

"Yes, yes, I don't want to watch the live stream, I just want to see you perform what you did last night."

"Just a heads up, there are so many viewers watching, don't even think about fooling us with martial arts again."

"It might actually be a martial art technique. You don't understand martial arts, so how would you know if it's the effect of a martial art technique?"

"I'm speechless. We argued all night, and some people still say that's martial arts? What kind of martial arts could be so outrageous? Even TV dramas wouldn't dare to portray it like that."

Qi Shen: Magic! It's all magic!

"Liu Chang, the Great Demon King: Please, can you stop mentioning magic?"

……

Qi Xuan had no idea of ​​the shock his actions last night had brought to everyone.

Facing the camera, he smiled and said:

"I was lucky last night and found a spiritual fruit on the road. Now I can show it to everyone."

Seeing him flaunt the red spiritual fruit, netizens were speechless.

"Oh right, you found it."

"Did you run around happily after picking them up?"

"And some hospitable friends even insisted on taking you home?"

"Hilarious, the guests from the Baltic Sea are being taken such good care of."

"If I say that again, the frogman will come out of your toilet tonight!"

"My house has a dry toilet."

……

While the netizens chattered away, Qi Xuan continued to introduce the Demon King Fruit.

After hearing about its specific effects, many netizens couldn't help but be excited.

Representatives from Switzerland, Denmark, and other countries were even more furious.

Who the hell knew this thing was a sacred fruit of a demonic beast?!

The members of the joint exploration team died at such a terrible cost! Absolutely a huge loss!
After putting away the Demon King Fruit, Qi Xuan continued on his way.

Before long, they entered a tall thicket of bushes.

“We can see that the sandy land here is relatively dry. In addition to the big trees, there are also many thorny bushes, including the thorny scorpion we found in the habitat of the golden sand scorpion. This shows that we have not gone the wrong way. Those thorny scorpions were most likely brought from here, which means that we are getting closer and closer to the natives.”

At this point, Qi Xuan glanced at the surrounding yellowish-green bushes again, and then continued:

“Normally, shrubs are relatively low, but the shrubs in front of us are clearly defying this rule, with most reaching a height of three or four meters or more. Considering that the previous solar collapse greatly promoted the growth of many plants, this situation is still acceptable.”

"However, with such dense and dark vegetation, visibility is severely obstructed when walking through it, making it difficult to clearly observe the surrounding situation. Obviously, this place is not so safe. For example—"

Qi Xuan stretched out his right hand and easily caught the sharp-beaked bird that darted out of the bushes like lightning. The bird's sharp beak was like a dagger, long and sharp, and could easily pierce a person, which made countless netizens feel cold in their hearts.

“You think I’m talking about this bird, but I’m actually talking about this leopard with the clouded limbs.”

With that, he suddenly flung his hand and threw the sharp-beaked bird as a weapon.

The sharp-beaked bird, which flew out like a sword, was suddenly bitten by a gaping maw.

With a light thud, a leopard, entirely black except for its snow-white limbs, appeared out of nowhere.

It was about 1.5 meters long, with a very elegant, agile and powerful figure. At this moment, it was looking up at Qi Xuan, its eyes filled with extreme wildness and a strong desire for food.

"Crack!"

Before the sharp-beaked bird could even utter a mournful cry, it was bitten to pieces on the spot, and its dagger-shaped beak was chewed up and swallowed with a crunching sound.

Instead of feeling satisfied, it became even hungrier.

Meanwhile, in the sky outside, next to the live broadcast screen Qi Xuan was using, another screen suddenly appeared.

Inside the light screen, a group of South Korean exploration team members were intently watching the leopard with white limbs that was perched on a giant tree branch and looking at them.

Netizens were all amused by this scene:

"The Korean exploration team must be the unluckiest one these past two days, right?"

"I hadn't even had time to do anything, I was just walking along the road, and then I bumped into a wild animal."

"We were eating hotpot and singing, and suddenly a horse—no, a leopard—set its sights on us! Who can we complain to?"

"Go for it! Go all out! When two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave will prevail!"

"Go, Korean brothers!"

We believe in you, Oppa!

……

Although the South Korean exploration team has been ridiculed by netizens, they are clearly not idiots.

Seeing that the leopard with the clouded limbs was staring intently at them, the exploration team had no intention of going forward to fight. Instead, they slowly retreated with their weapons, not planning to engage in combat.

However, their voluntary retreat not only failed to stop the Youyun White-limbed Leopard, but also greatly intensified its desire to attack.

It slowly crouched down, then suddenly leaped up, its body moving swiftly through the trees like a phantom, its speed astonishing.

"Fire!"

"Fire!!"

Amidst urgent roars, the exploration team members opened fire.

Gun muzzles spat fire, and countless bullets poured forward like a torrent. Leaves were shot down, branches were broken, tree trunks were pierced, wood chips flew, and withered leaves fell. The seemingly swift Youyun White-Leg Leopard was caught off guard and stepped on a broken branch, falling to the ground.

The gunfire immediately intensified.

Interspersed with the deafening explosions of high-explosive grenades.

When the gunshots stopped.

Amidst the scattered dust, the Youyun White-Leopard lay sprawled in a pool of blood, like a tattered rag.

Seeing this, the exploration team members present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

South Korean netizens were overjoyed:
"Damn it, I thought this guy was some big shot, but he was taken out in just a few shots!"

"Open your eyes wide and take a look! These are soldiers from our great Korean country!"

"We don't need to rely on the power of the United States; we can take down the beasts on our own!"

"With such high-quality team members, even a defense budget of 60 trillion yuan is worthwhile."

"I ask you, in the entire Asian country, who else can defeat a ferocious beast so easily?"

……

On the other side, Qi Xuan was also dealing with the Youyun White-limbed Leopard.

Unlike the armed South Korean exploration team, he directly engaged the Dark Cloud White-limbed Leopard at close range.

Such a real close-quarters battle left many netizens' blood pumping.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long. The Youyun White-Legged Leopard was struck by Qi Xuan's whip kick, breaking its lumbar spine on the spot. It fell to the ground and couldn't even get up.

Watching the Youyun White-Leg Leopard struggle and roar in pain, Qi Xuan even had time to introduce it to the camera:

"Friends, don't be fooled by the fact that this Cloud White-limbed Leopard looks weak. In fact, its fighting power is quite terrifying."

This terror does not stem from its overwhelming advantage over various small creatures, but rather from its unique racial advantages.

The Youyun White-legged Leopard is different from ordinary leopards; in fact, they can be considered two completely different species.

Within the species of the Youyun White-limbed Leopard, once they reach maturity, they remain hermaphroditic.

This androgynous nature does not mean that it has two sets of physiological structures, but rather that it is androgynous in the literal sense.

From birth, the males will search for females. When they find one, the male, which is only one percent the size of the female, will use its racial talent to parasitize and merge into the female's body.

The male provides sperm when the female needs it, and continues this process until enough offspring are produced. The male is then completely digested and consumed by the female.

"As clever as you are, you must have thought of a problem: what if the female encounters danger during this time, and is seriously injured or even killed by the enemy?"

"Congratulations, you are about to enter the second stage of the Cloud White-Leg Leopard—a male that rapidly grows stronger and becomes extremely enraged by absorbing the corpses of females!"

Almost the instant he finished speaking, on the other side of the light screen, the corpse of the Youyun White-limbed Leopard, which had just been lying in a pool of blood, suddenly became shriveled, and a creature about the size of a wildcat burst out from its back.

Before the nearest exploration team member could react, the tiny, gloomy-white-legged leopard pounced on his face.

Its sharp claws pierced through the team member's head in an instant, like steel spikes.

Like a bolt of black lightning, it swiftly and fiercely pounced on the other person.

"monster!"

"monster!"

"Kill it!"

"Shoot now!!"

……

Ignoring the risk of injuring their colleagues, the panicked exploration team members frantically fired at their companions who had been pounced on by the Youyun White-legged Leopard.

However, even though the man was trembling all over from the bullets, the bullets still failed to touch the Youyun White-limbed Leopard.

As a male that has undergone rapid enhancement in a short period of time, its strength is far greater than that of the female. Its speed alone is more than twice that of the female. In addition, its extremely small size means that even the seemingly dense barrage of bullets cannot reach its edge.

It's like a ghost flitting through the forest, swiftly reaping one life after another with each leap.

Seeing the exploration team members fall to the ground one by one, powerless against the Youyun White-limbed Leopard, the team members behind them all collapsed, screaming and scattering in all directions.

The live stream footage slowly disappeared as the white-legged leopard chased after the shadowy creature.

Seeing this, netizens were stunned:
"What the hell is all this stuff?"

"A second-stage transformation is just too outrageous!!"

"The male parasitizes the female's body? Then the offspring aren't its offspring?"

"If Qi Shen hadn't told me, I would have almost thought that thing was a parasitic beast inside the body of the Nether Cloud White-Leopard. Who would have thought it was a male that was going to mate with it!"

"While the world is full of wonders... this is just too bizarre."

"To be honest, it's not uncommon for males to parasitize females. There's a giant mother hypothesis in nature that suggests natural selection favors larger females because they are more fertile, produce more eggs, and have larger eggs, which can produce healthy offspring."

Therefore, females are often parasitized by males, a phenomenon known as sexual parasitism. This occurs in many lower animals, such as anglerfish, mites, and razor clams, where the male parasitizes the female. But this is the first time I've seen a leopard like this.

"I never thought I could learn something new just by watching a live stream."

"The Korean exploration team is finished. What about Qi Shen's side?"

"Since he started explaining right there, he must have been prepared beforehand." ...

Qi Xuan was indeed well prepared.

Ultimately, this Youyun White-limbed Leopard was only at the peak of the first rank, at the same level as him. After a short period of male enhancement, it could at most break through to the second rank, roughly reaching the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining.

With his enhanced physique, along with his [Spiritual Perception], [Elemental Core] and other abilities, as well as his talismanic equipment, he really didn't take this guy seriously.

As he pondered, the back of the Ghost Cloud White-Leopard suddenly split open, and a shadowy figure lunged at his face like lightning.

Qi Xuan swung his right hand forward sharply.

The small, shadowy figure continued its charge forward without hesitation, trying to stop it with its sharp claws, its fangs, and its mere fleshy paws—

"Ah!"

The Vermilion Fiend Stone, which suddenly appeared in his hand, carried immense force and easily struck the creature, sending it flying backward at an even greater speed. It instantly smashed through two thick trees and crashed to the ground, coughing up blood.

Kill it while it's sick!

Qi Xuan strode forward, and the Vermilion Stone slammed down.

With a sharp "thud," the bushes in front shook violently and were then flattened to the ground.

A giant, spiky boar suddenly appeared in front of him.

The man and the pig faced each other, the giant-toothed demonic pig looking completely bewildered.

Just as Qi Xuan's gaze began to turn dangerous.

next second.

This massive, several-thousand-pound giant boar suddenly knelt down on its front legs, its snout touching the ground, and immediately gave up resisting.

Upon seeing this, Qi Xuan's expression immediately turned strange.

He never expected that a demon beast would take the initiative to submit to him.

Moreover, it was a giant-toothed demon boar.

This is not to say that the Giant-Toothed Boar is too weak.

As the saying goes, "First the wild boar, second the bear, third the tiger," and "Nothing is more ferocious than the king wild boar." In the experience of hunters, encountering a wild boar is far more dangerous than encountering a bear or a tiger, especially a giant king wild boar weighing over 400 kilograms. When it charges, its destructive power is extremely strong, and it is difficult to kill it with a shotgun.

On the other hand, the Giant-Toothed Demon Boar, while not as powerful as the Six-Clawed Black Serpent or the Spiked Demon Crocodile, is no weaker than beasts like the Four-Armed Ape.

Moreover, its spirituality and agility surpass those of ordinary demonic beasts.

Qi Xuan hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should subdue this giant-toothed demon boar.

The benefits of surrendering are obvious—having companions to assist in combat allows for more tactical planning during battles, serves as mounts when needed, and can be placed on the perimeter for guard duty during rest, making his exploration journey less lonely.

As for the downsides... there are three.

First, the Giant-Toothed Demon Boar has a big appetite.

This isn't a big problem; even if he doesn't help with the hunting, the other animal can find its own food.

Secondly, the Giant-Toothed Demon Boar's cultivation speed is far slower than his, and its combat function will probably be replaced by its pet function soon.

As for the third point, which is also the most important one... have you ever seen anyone tame a wild boar as a pet?!

In online novels, the male protagonist is either a dragon or a phoenix, or at the very least, he's accompanied by a black tortoise or a white tiger.

Next best are dragons, unicorns, and iron-eating beasts.

Even if we lower the rank to the lowest, surely a wild leopard or a wild wolf would be acceptable?

Have you ever heard of a dragon rider or a wolf rider? When have you ever heard of a pig rider?

Qi Xuan found it really hard to get over that psychological hurdle.

This wild boar is completely out of character with his wise and mighty image.

After much deliberation, he finally decided to accept the wild boar.

There are quite a few reasons, but the most crucial one is that keeping a wild boar as a pet might be more in line with the entertainment value of the live stream and could bring him more popularity.

For the sake of popularity, a little face is better left unsaid.

After all, this other world is full of dangers. There are monsters in the forest and the sun in the sky. When he encounters danger in the future, he can't very well ask the other party, "Big brother, give me face and let me go."

In this kind of environment, how much is face worth?

With a sigh of regret, Qi Xuan looked at the giant-toothed demonic boar kneeling before him, his gaze complex as he said:

"You are the first monster to voluntarily join my ranks, and you are in the form of a wild boar. Therefore, I will call you Sunday from now on."

As he spoke, he gripped the beast-taming talisman in his right hand and slammed it down on the other person's head.

After the beast-taming talisman dissipated, he immediately realized that he had gained a new connection with the giant-toothed demon boar, and could issue commands to it with a thought.

At the same time, he could also sense the other party's emotions—respect, fear, submission, etc., without the slightest resistance or hatred.

With the Beast Taming Talisman in control, unless this giant-toothed demon boar can break through to the fourth rank, or surpass him by two minor realms, it will always be under his control.

In comparison, the possibility of breaking through to the fourth tier is even greater.

However, by the time it reaches the fourth rank, I might have already become a Golden Core cultivator. At that point, even if I try to drive it away, it probably won't leave—even demonic beasts know how to find a powerful backer.

Seeing Qi Xuan subdue the giant-toothed demon boar, netizens outside started discussing it:
"What the hell? Sunday? Are you drifting on a floating continent?"

"This wild boar must be some kind of spirit, right? It actually knows how to surrender?"

"Judging by its size, it must weigh at least several thousand kilograms. It's practically the king of wild boars. If it were to charge, what could stop it?"

"Qi Shen was already strong enough, and now with this ferocious beast, wouldn't he be even more powerful?"

……

Qi Xuan was completely unaware of the online discussions.

He flipped his hand and took out the Demon King Fruit that he had snatched not long ago.

Upon seeing the Demon King Fruit, Sunday's eyes instantly turned red, and he almost drooled.

Despite its enormous body being restless and constantly yearning to devour the Demon King Fruit, it ultimately did not take any action, only emitting ingratiating humming sounds.

Seeing its performance, Qi Xuan couldn't help but feel very satisfied.

You can only take what I give you.

I won't give it to you, you can't take it from me.

If you try to steal it, don't blame me for killing you on the spot.

This was the final test he set up, and it was also to verify the effectiveness of the Beast Taming Talisman.

Judging from the results, it was not disappointing.

"Eat it, at least it will be more useful in the future and won't be eliminated so quickly."

Qi Xuan threw the Demon King Fruit out.

On Sunday, I swallowed it whole, barely tasting it.

After swallowing it, the giant-toothed monster boar quickly began to change.

Its enormous body, which was originally three meters tall, immediately began to shrink. Countless messy spikes fell off one after another, and the patches on its body quickly faded. Its skin color gradually became uniform, turning into a deep black. Its skin was shiny and smooth, and its originally protruding fangs became smaller, but they still emitted a shimmering jade color.

Once the transformation was complete, no one could tell that this burly wild boar, which was only 1.5 meters tall, was related to the giant-toothed demon boar from before.

But Qi Xuan knew it had become stronger.

They've become so much stronger.

First of all, its rank has broken through directly from the peak of the first rank to the middle of the second rank, which is equivalent to the fifth level of Qi Refining. Its advancement speed will be faster in the future, its cultivation aptitude will be greatly improved, and its spirituality will be more abundant. More importantly, it seems to have awakened the corresponding skills.

However, Qi Xuan ignored its skills and first sensed its emotions: joy, gratitude, submission... The emotions were quite complex, but there was no contempt or hostility.

Qi Xuan was very satisfied with this.

On Sunday, he obediently lay down in front of him, and Qi Xuan simply straddled him.

"drive!"

On Sunday, they rose, their hooves thundering, and charged into the distance.

Qi Xuan's hearty laughter suddenly echoed through the woods.

Seeing this, netizens were all envious:
"Qi Shen, I applaud you for killing the monster, but subduing the Wild Boar King is a bit much, isn't it? Why don't you release it? I'm really not jealous."

"I'm so jealous! Who didn't dream of riding a horse and charging into battle when they were a kid? All these years later, I still haven't ridden a horse, and you've already ridden the King of Wild Boars!"

"Hmph, it's just a wild boar, nothing to worry about. I have one at home too, I'll go ride it right now!"

"Dude, let's abandon that wild boar. There's a huge army of pig slaughterers outside, and I can't stop them any longer."

……

Besides the sarcastic remarks from netizens, there were also those who mocked, especially the South Korean netizens who had previously been thoroughly humiliated. Now, they seemed to feel they could get their revenge, and they all started being sarcastic and sarcastic.

"It's just a wild boar, what's there to be proud of?"

"It even shrank after eating the fruit."

"Our country can find a thousand wild boars like this at any time!"

"Nobody thinks this wild boar is strong, right? Hahaha, that's hilarious."

……

While they were still mocking each other, countless light screens reappeared in the sky the next second.

A team of explorers was seen fleeing in panic, wishing they had two more legs. Behind them was a large group of giant-toothed boars charging at top speed.

As one explorer after another was rammed, sent flying, and trampled into mincemeat by the giant-toothed boar, netizens were utterly dumbfounded.

Isn't this combat power a bit too strong?

Is that really a wild boar?

It's not tanks charging!

Netizens in the island nation were so angry upon seeing this scene that they almost vomited blood:

"Those who make sarcastic remarks are all Koreans! Why is it our country's exploration team that's being chased by wild boars?! You should at least have some sense of reason!!"

“We have always respected and treated wild boars kindly. We even have shrines dedicated to wild boars, and people would compliment a child by saying that the child looks like a pig. Why are you treating us like this?!”

"Charging forward like a pig is our Bushido spirit! But you can't fucking charge forward at us like a pig!!"

"You damned Koreans, come and pay back our exploration team!"

……

Qi Xuan was unaware of the great battle between the two countries of South Korea and Taiwan in the live broadcast room. At this moment, he was immersed in joy because the beast he had just tamed had indeed awakened a new skill, a new skill that was quite useful to him.

(End of this chapter)