Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 119 Sneak Attack from Behind, Soul Heart Fruit [Please Subscribe]

In the mountains and forests, the wolf-bear, who was enjoying a beehive, suddenly stood up alertly and looked toward the source of the sound because of the human's exclamation.

The trees and plants in the forest swayed, and soon an elderly man in a blue robe with slightly graying hair appeared.

The old man was carrying a blue-black double-pronged magic weapon and was looking at the wolf-bear with a look of surprise.

Roar!

Seemingly sensing the hostility of the newcomers, the wolf-bear suddenly threw away the half-eaten beehive and let out an angry roar.

Then, a bluish-black spiritual light emanated from its body, and it pounced on the old man in blue like a whirlwind.

Judging from its swift speed, it doesn't seem like a bear-type demon beast known for its clumsiness at all, but rather like an agile and nimble wolf demon.

This is the Wolf-Bear Beast, an unusual species among bears.

But the fact that the old man in blue dared to show himself openly shows that he has a very strong confidence in winning.

Suddenly, the double-pronged fork in his hand was hurled violently, flying straight towards the charging wolf-bear.

Then he reached out and patted the storage bag at his waist, and summoned a blue ring magic artifact, which he hung above his head, releasing a circle of blue light that protected him.

Facing the incoming double-pronged fork, the wolf-bear immediately swung its paw and struck it down.

Just as its bear paw was about to touch the flying fork, a chilling blue-white aura rushed out of the flying fork, instantly freezing half of its body.

Then the flying fork spun around and pierced its throat.

puff puff!

Two streams of bright red blood gushed from the wound on the wolf-bear's throat.

It still had one movable bear paw, so it quickly grabbed the flying fork and pulled it out.

But at that moment, an eight-sided golden hammer appeared on its head and smashed down on it.

Roar--

At the critical moment, a roar came from the wolf-bear's mouth.

Along with it appeared a bluish-black whirlwind.

Swirled by the bluish-black whirlwind spewed from the wolf-bear's mouth, the octagonal golden hammer magic weapon immediately veered off course and slammed heavily into the mountainside, creating a large mud pit!

Having avoided the extremely dangerous skull-crushing blow, the wolf-bear realized the enemy's strength and immediately turned and fled.

"Where do you think you're going, you beast!"

How could the old man in green stand by and watch his prey escape? He immediately shouted and once again wielded his double-pronged flying fork to stab the wolf-bear fiercely.

This time, the wolf-bear realized the danger and dared not make contact with the flying fork with its body again. It directly released a blue spiritual light to form a wind shield around its body to block the flying fork's attack.

But those flying forks were no ordinary magical artifacts; the wolf-bear's wind shield couldn't withstand two of them before it was broken.

With the added blows of the eight-sided golden hammer, the wolf-bear's escape was far from smooth.

In the end, it didn't even get two hundred feet away before it was struck on the head by the octagonal golden hammer magic weapon and died on the spot!

The best time to use a wolf or bear's heart is when it is still warm and has just died.

So after confirming that the wolf-bear was dead, the old man in blue hurriedly went over to cut open its abdomen and take its heart.

Little did he know that just as he was cutting open the chest of the wolf-bear carcass, Zhou Chun, who had been hiding in the shadows for a long time, finally made up his mind to take action.

This was the first time Zhou Chun was preparing to take action against someone who had not harbored any ill will towards him.

He had struggled and hesitated beforehand.

But in the end, he still decided to take action.

His reason for taking action was simple: by choosing to participate in this competitive multi-person trial, he had essentially signed a waiver of his right to life or death.

So if you get killed in this trial, you can't blame anyone but yourself for being too greedy!

He is like this, and others should be like this too!

So he took action.

Zhou Chun doesn't make a move unless he's absolutely ruthless.

He simultaneously patted his storage pouch and spirit beast pouch at his waist, instantly releasing the Silver Lightning Python and summoning the [Moon Blade Meteor Wheel].

"Who?"

The surge of magical power behind him terrified the old man in blue who was harvesting the heart of the wolf-bear. He quickly rolled to the side to dodge, and a blue light shield instantly appeared around his body.

This reaction demonstrates his extremely rich experience in preventing sneak attacks.

Unfortunately, although his reaction was not bad, his luck was a bit bad.

Then, the silver-black circular magic weapon in Zhou Chun's hand flew out and slashed at the blue light shield around the old man in green at an extremely fast speed.

This attack immediately cracked the blue light shield, bringing it to the brink of shattering.

Then a serpentine bolt of lightning struck the light shield, instantly shattering it and landing on the old man in blue.

The old man in blue robes was thrown into confusion by the sudden lightning strike.

When he regained consciousness, the silver-black wheel-shaped magical artifact that had been spinning back appeared before him and easily severed his head.

After killing the old man in blue, Zhou Chun immediately headed straight for the wolf-bear corpse.

At the same time, learning from the experience, he released the rock tortoise and let it and the silver lightning python keep watch behind him.

A short while later, Zhou Chun dug out a wolf-bear heart that was still steaming hot, then used his ice-freezing technique to freeze it on the spot and put it into a jade box.

After doing this, Zhou Chun signaled to the Rock Tortoise and the Silver Lightning Python that they could share the remaining wolf-bear carcasses, while he went over to collect the old man in blue's belongings.

The old man in blue had only a few belongings: the three first-grade high-quality magic artifacts he had already shown, some spiritual herbs he had picked, and magic talismans and pills he had prepared for this trip.

There is also a "Heavenly Spirit Token".

As for other things, naturally, I didn't bring anything else.

Even so, these things are quite valuable.

Especially that double-pronged flying fork that can release cold air to freeze enemies, it is definitely a rare and powerful weapon.

In terms of value, Zhou Chun's [Moon Blade Meteor Wheel] cannot compare to this item.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Chun decided to refine the item on the spot.

With his current cultivation level, it wouldn't take him more than a day to refine such a magical artifact.

He believes that waiting one more day is entirely worthwhile.

After making this decision, Zhou Chun first took the items and the remaining carcasses of the wolf and bear and left the scene. Then, he found a secluded place in the mountains to calmly refine the flying fork magic weapon.

The next day, Zhou Chun finished refining the magical artifact and familiarized himself with its operation before setting off again with the Silver Lightning Python.

Meanwhile, just as Zhou Chun completed the first kill in the trial and obtained a "Heavenly Spirit Token", many other cultivators who participated in this "Battle of the Tower" also reaped considerable rewards.

Beside a cold pool emitting white steam, an old man in a yellow robe made sword gestures, and a blue flying sword under his control was like a blue dragon, its sword light flashing as it fought fiercely with a white ice python in the pool.

Although the ice python was not a second-tier demonic beast, its strength was only a little bit away from becoming a second-tier demonic beast.

Furthermore, the icy pool is its home ground. With the aid of the cold air here, the power of its ice-walking spells can be increased by 20% to 30%. Ordinary two or three cultivators at the 12th level of the Qi Refining stage may not be its match.

However, the old man in the yellow robe completely suppressed it with just a flying sword, which shows how powerful he was.

After a long and fierce battle between the python and the man, the old man in the yellow robe finally unleashed a powerful sword technique, successfully piercing the ice python's vital point and slaying it.

With the death of the ice python, the Hundred-Year Ice Lotus, the spiritual treasure of the icy pool it guarded, became the spoils of war for the old man in the yellow robe.

The poor ice python, if it could be given a few more decades, until the [Centennial Ice Lotus] in the icy pool is over two hundred years old, it could consume it and successfully evolve into a mid-level demon beast.

In another valley, an elderly woman with white hair was locked in a fierce battle with a man dressed in black.

Originally, it was an old woman with white hair who first discovered a medicinal plant of over three hundred years old in this valley and killed a first-grade high-level demon beast that occupied the valley.

Unexpectedly, the commotion she made while killing the demonic beast attracted the attention of the man in black, and the two then began to fight over the Solomon's Seal.

Of course, Huang Jing was just the trigger. The real reason that drove the two to fight to the death was for the treasures and the "Heavenly Spirit Token" on each other's bodies.

In fact, many of these cultivators who came to participate in the "Heavenly Spirit Trial" had another difference from Zhou Chun.

That is, they didn't have a sure chance of succeeding in building a foundation, so they decided to take a gamble here.

If you can find some rare medicinal herbs here, or kill a few more trial participants and seize their treasures.

So once you get out, with these gains, you'll have a better chance of succeeding in your foundation building.

Therefore, it is very common for people to face life and death when they meet.

After a fierce battle between the white-haired old woman and the man in black, the white-haired old woman ultimately prevailed due to her superior skills.

Although she killed her opponent, she was also injured by him. Whether she can make it to the end is still unknown!

In another mountain forest, two elderly men with gray hair joined forces to fight a group of blue-haired monster apes.

Those bluish-haired monster apes had hideous faces, resembling hairy zombies after death, and were all bluish-black.

They have a strange name: Blue-faced Ghost Ape.

There were more than a dozen of these blue-faced ghost apes, including five high-grade first-tier demonic beasts. Even though the two white-haired elders joined forces, they were no match for the ape horde and were eventually driven out of the forest in a sorry state.

But judging from the unwilling look in their eyes as they left, they were clearly not going to give up so easily!

Although Zhou Chun had not witnessed these events occurring in various parts of the Trial Grounds, he could roughly guess what they were.

After personally ambushing and killing a trial participant, he became extremely cautious on his journey thereafter, fearing that he too might be ambushed and his journey would end in disaster.

Because he had to slay demonic beasts and gather spiritual herbs along the way, Zhou Chun's pace was not fast, and sometimes he would even take detours to find spiritual herbs.

He didn't actually want to arrive near the tower too early, because that would make it easy for others to take advantage of him after he had fought with someone.

Moreover, Zhou Chun did not say that he absolutely had to collect all seven "Heavenly Spirit Tokens" to enter the tower.

He came to this "trial ground" mainly to satisfy his curiosity and, incidentally, to see if he could gain anything extraordinary.

This harvest can be treasures selected after entering the tower, or rare medicinal herbs picked outside; it is not limited to any one particular item.

Even on the fourth day after entering the "Land of the Tower," Zhou Chun was still fifty or sixty miles away from the mountain peak where the tower was located.

Excluding the day spent refining the magical artifact, Zhou Chun made quite a bit of progress in these three days.

The various medicinal herbs and other medicinal materials alone are worth seven or eight hundred spirit coins.

In addition, he also killed an iron-backed centipede demon insect that was laying eggs and obtained more than a dozen centipede eggs, which were worth three or four hundred spirit coins.

With these gains in hand, Zhou Chun was even less in a hurry to head to the mountain where the tower was located.

On this day, as Zhou Chun was passing through a mountain forest, his consciousness suddenly stirred, and he looked up at a bluish-black bird flying in the sky.

The bluish-black bird was as big as a carrier pigeon and had faint spiritual energy fluctuations on its body, proving that it was not an ordinary bird, but a kind of demon bird.

If an ordinary cultivator who was unaware of the inside story saw this demonic bird, he probably wouldn't think much of it.

However, Zhou Chun recognized the bluish-black bird as a "Blue-tailed Wind Swallow," a gregarious type of demon bird that was unlikely to travel alone.

More importantly, these demonic birds are easily tamed by cultivators and turned into spirit pets for reconnaissance and tracking.

Based on this, Zhou Chun felt that the "Azure-tailed Wind Swallow" he saw was most likely the spirit pet of a cultivator, and that it had probably already discovered him and was returning to report to its master.

Even if Zhou Chun had discovered this, it would have been too late to intercept him.

"This trial grounds are not without flying demonic birds. The fact that person dared to send out the Azure-tailed Wind Swallow, which is not good at combat, to scout the situation means that he is nearby, probably within a ten-mile radius!"

As the thought raced through his mind, Zhou Chun decided that instead of panicking and fleeing, it would be better to calmly face the situation.

He appears to be in the open, while the other party is in the shadows.

But in reality, he already knew that he had been exposed to the other party's sight and was prepared.

If the other party really comes to hunt him, it's hard to tell who's hunting whom!

Having figured this out, he calmed down and continued to move forward according to the established plan, without even putting away the silver lightning python that was clearing the way.

However, to Zhou Chun's surprise, the owner of the "Azure-tailed Swallow" showed no intention of secretly attacking him.

They quickly made a commotion to attract his attention.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait!"

A loud shout suddenly rang out from the woods behind Zhou Chun.

Then an elderly man in gray clothes and with white hair appeared in his line of sight.

The old man in gray was waving his arms and stopped only when he came into view.

This unconventional move surprised Zhou Chun slightly.

Unsure of the other party's intentions, he remained vigilant, constantly scanning the surrounding mountains and forests with his divine sense and eyes, while asking in a deep voice, "What advice do you have for me?"

Upon hearing this, the gray-robed elder immediately waved his hands and replied, "I dare not accept your instruction, but I have an opportunity that I wish to share with you, fellow Daoist!"

Shared opportunities?

Zhou Chun was truly stunned, almost doubting that the other party was joking.

His gaze fell on the old man in gray, and his eyes gradually turned cold.

His tone was icy cold: "Are you joking? I don't need to explain where this place is. Do you think I'm that stupid as to believe a competitor offering to share an opportunity?"

Upon hearing this, the gray-robed elder shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "No, no, no, fellow Daoist, you are completely wrong!"

"We may be competitors, but who says competitors can't cooperate to seize treasures?"

"Faced with a true treasure, even two cultivators with deep-seated hatred can temporarily set aside their enmity and cooperate. How much more so can people like us who have no prior grudges?"

He kept talking about opportunities and treasures, which was quite tempting.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun, though not believing that the other party would genuinely cooperate with him, couldn't help but be aroused by some curiosity.

He immediately followed up on the question, asking, "Oh, the real treasure? What kind of treasure is it that would make you think I'd lower my guard and cooperate with you?"

The old man in gray was waiting for him to say those words.

He immediately looked at him with a confident expression and uttered three words.

"Soul Heart Fruit!"

(End of this chapter)