Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 102: Chapter 101 Blood Demon Pill

“Ssssss…”

The Spiritual Snake was hissing as it quickly followed Gu Cheng’s lingering scent, with Qin Feng and another person employing the Divine Movement Technique to keep up from behind.

Although Ma Jiu’s Silver Wolf was also a scent-sensitive Spiritual Beast, it was his Lifebound Spiritual Beast, and given Ma Jiu’s cautious character, he certainly wouldn’t let his Lifebound Spiritual Beast take the lead. Who knew if the Bandit Leader still had any lethal tricks up his sleeve? Currently, Ma Jiu was preparing for Foundation Establishment and was unwilling to risk his Lifebound Spiritual Beast getting injured.

The two of them pressed on and chased for several dozen miles, nearing Liang City, yet they still hadn’t caught up with their target.

However, the Bandit Leader hadn’t managed to shake them off either. After all, he had sustained severe injuries and could not possibly run very fast. If they continued at this pace, it wouldn’t take long for the two to catch him.

Yet, when they reached the foot of a mountain, they stopped and frowned as they looked around.

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Because from this point on, the scent of their quarry split in two and went off in different directions.

“Hmph, what good are these petty tricks?”

Ma Jiu sneered, “That guy mustn’t be far from us, or else he wouldn’t have detected us and wouldn’t have used such a method to try to confuse and separate us.

Junior brother, let’s split up and pursue him, but be careful. Even though that man is severely injured, he might still have the strength to fight back. Don’t let him catch you off guard.”

“Don’t worry, senior brother. I won’t take it lightly.”

Qin Feng agreed and went off to follow Gu Cheng’s scent, heading north as Ma Jiu went south.

His Spiritual Snake moved incredibly fast, its body raised high as if it was flying over the grass, a speed that even Qi Refining late-stage cultivators would struggle to match.

To prevent ambush from Gu Cheng, Qin Feng didn’t follow directly behind the Spiritual Snake. Instead, he settled on the back of a Spiritual Vulture, circling at a hundred zhang high. Even if the other wanted to ambush him, it was impossible; Spells from a Qi Refining cultivator couldn’t reach such a height.

Next to a withered tree covered with dead branches and leaves, Gu Cheng was hiding underground.

He was in bad shape, his face was devoid of any color, his meridians inside his body were a tangled mess, and he had numerous other injuries that caused him pain like being scraped by a knife whenever he tried to mobilize his True Yuan.

Gu Cheng knew that with his current condition it would be difficult to escape. That’s why he had divided his scent, separating his two pursuers, planning to ambush and kill one of them here.

Or even killing the Spiritual Beast they used to pursue him would do, buying him some more time to escape.

As long as he could get into Chaotic Sky Valley, he was confident he could escape by making use of his familiarity with the Ancient Battlefield.

Even if those Beast Taming Sect disciples dared to pursue him into it, he could use the dangers of the Ancient Battlefield to his advantage to trap kill them, just as he had with the Zhang Family’s two Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

But when he saw, through a slit he had left, that the Spiritual Snake was not followed by Beast Taming Sect disciples, he was momentarily dumbfounded.

Squinting for a good while, he finally spotted Qin Feng sitting atop a Spiritual Vulture in mid-air.

“Despicable scoundrel!”

Gu Cheng was nearly exploded with rage. He was already so badly injured, yet Qin Feng was still so cautious, not even giving him a chance for a sneak attack.

Were all the cultivators from the Beast Taming Sect this cunning?

Using a Spiritual Beast to chase after him while hiding himself in mid-air, this move made Gu Cheng feel so frustrated he wanted to spit blood.

However, even though Qin Feng wasn’t coming down, he had no choice but to take action.

The Spiritual Snake had begun to circle the area, sensing that the enemy was near. Gu Cheng had obscured his own scent and laid down some tricks nearby, so the snake hadn’t found him yet.

But as the Spiritual Snake continued to narrow its search, it was only a matter of time before it would find him.

In midair, Qin Feng clearly sensed something was wrong as well. He understood, via the waves of intent from the Spiritual Snake, that the Bandit Leader was hiding right here.

“Retreat!”

Qin Feng commanded the Spiritual Snake.

Since that guy was hiding here, he was in no hurry now.

He planned to release all of his Spiritual Beasts to force the enemy into the open and have several beasts launch a group attack, which was better than letting the Spiritual Snake face the Bandit Leader alone.

If the enemy refused to show himself, he would instruct the Ghost-Faced Spider to weave a Spider Web Great Array around the area. He refused to believe that the Bandit Leader, with his severe injuries, could easily break through the Ghost-Faced Spider’s web.

But the moment the Spiritual Snake pulled back, Gu Cheng couldn’t hold back any longer.

With a ‘bang’, he burst out from under the dead branches and leaves, his figure shot out like a ghostly shadow towards the Spiritual Snake, holding a Flame Saber in his hand and slashing at the snake’s body.

Had it been one of Qin Feng’s other Spiritual Beasts, it would have likely not been able to dodge this sudden sneak attack. Yet the Spiritual Snake was known for its speed, and in the blink of an eye, it twisted its body and narrowly avoided Gu Cheng’s strike, instinctively spraying a puff of poisonous mist at him.

“Damn it!”

Gu Cheng cursed under his breath, not expecting that the Spiritual Snake’s sudden retreat would cause his sure-kill strike to miss its mark, and the snake actually dodged it.

Seeing the poisonous mist about to reach him, Gu Cheng quickly dodged, which in turn provided the Spiritual Snake with a chance to recover. By the time he advanced and swung his saber again, he had lost the advantage of his surprise attack. With the snake’s speed, he found it difficult to kill it in a fleeting moment.

Qin Feng quickly directed the Spiritual Vulture to land, then released several other Spiritual Beasts, ordering them to surround and attack Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng saw that the situation was dire and turned to flee. @@novelbin@@

But he had only escaped a hundred meters when he stopped on his own initiative.

With his current condition, he couldn’t run for long, and the spiritual beasts behind him kept unleashing spells from time to time, forcing him to dodge left and right. When he couldn’t dodge, he had to exert himself to block the spells, which significantly slowed his escape.

Gu Cheng, with no other choice, turned back to look at the pursuing spiritual beasts, then glanced at Qin Feng who was following far behind.

He shouted, “Kid, what skill is there in fighting me with spiritual beasts? If you have the guts, come at me yourself, and let me see if your Beast Taming Sect has any other capabilities!”

Qin Feng looked at him as if he were an idiot: “Are you crazy? You know I’m a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect and yet you still expect me to abandon my spiritual beasts to fight you in close combat?”

“You…”

Gu Cheng was furious, and just as he was about to yell, his vision blurred and he saw the Green Fox transform into a massive three-tailed fox demon with an intimidating presence, looking down at him.

“Not good!”

Gu Cheng was startled, knowing he had fallen for an illusion technique. He hurriedly cast a spell to steady his spirit, but as soon as he broke free from the illusion’s influence, he saw a giant crocodile, several meters long, fiercely pouncing at him.

The sight of the giant crocodile’s gaping maw filled with thick, six-inch-long teeth sent a chill through his heart.

No longer at his peak, Gu Cheng didn’t dare to meet the giant crocodile’s attack head-on. He swiftly moved aside, only to be met by a sharp ice spur.

With a loud bang, his Flame Saber shattered the ice spur, but a burst of spider silk threatened to wrap around him from the side.

As he tried to dodge to the left, he saw the Spiritual Snake already spewing poison mist in that direction.

The Swallowing Sky Toad, Green Fox, Giant Crocodile, Spiritual Snake, and Ghost-Faced Spider—five late-stage Qi Refining Spiritual Beasts attacking at the same time—Gu Cheng, severely injured as he was, couldn’t have withstood their assault even at his best, let alone now.

Ultimately, he failed to evade all attacks and was struck by the Giant Crocodile’s thick tail, flung over thirty meters away, and brutally smashed into the ground.

“Ah…”

Blood spewed from Gu Cheng’s mouth as he roared, “You forced me to do this, kid! Even if I die, I won’t let you off easily.”

As he spoke, he pulled out a pitch-black vial, poured out a blood-red elixir pill, and swallowed it.

Soon, violent energy surged through his body, and his strength astonishingly returned to its peak within a short time, even seemingly stronger.

“Kid, you’ve driven me to this point; I’m going to kill you!”

Gu Cheng’s eyes bloodshot, he stared intently at Qin Feng and charged toward him.

The Giant Crocodile lunged forward, opening its jaws to bite him.

“Get lost!”

Gu Cheng raised his sword and slashed at the Giant Crocodile.

With a bang, a wave of Flame Saber Qi forcefully sent the Giant Crocodile flying several meters away, causing it to bleed profusely, nearly splitting it in two.

Gu Cheng then made a mad dash toward Qin Feng.

His heart was filled with hatred, wanting nothing more than to tear Qin Feng to pieces.

With his current physical condition, taking the Blood Demon Pill, a violently potent elixir, was tantamount to suicide.

But he was ruthless, resolved to drag down the person who drove him to this point even in his dying moments.

However, before he could reach Qin Feng, he saw Qin Feng suddenly motion with his hand, calling down the hovering Spiritual Vulture from above, leaping onto its back and soaring high into the air.

“Ah ah ah…”

Gu Cheng was almost driven mad, his Flame Saber releasing several strands of Sword Energy from afar, but he wasn’t even able to hit the tail of the Spiritual Vulture.

With red eyes, he cursed, “Kid, if you have the guts, come down and fight me for three hundred rounds! What kind of skill is hiding up there?”

Qin Feng chuckled, “No hurry. I’m not one to take advantage of others. Seeing you’re badly wounded, I’ll give you some time to recover your injuries. After an hour, I’ll come down and fight you to the death.”

Upon hearing these words, Gu Cheng couldn’t hold back the raging anger in his heart any longer, and spewed out a mouthful of blood.

He wouldn’t last half an hour, let alone a quarter of it. Once the power of the Blood Demon Pill wore off, he’d be like a lamb to the slaughter.

No matter how Gu Cheng taunted and cursed from below, Qin Feng wouldn’t come down.

Let him curse. Once his peak condition passed, I will make him pay a hundredfold.

Qin Feng was cunning. Not only did he refrain from going down himself, but he also did not allow the Swallowing Sky Toad and others to attack proactively. Unless Gu Cheng attacked them, these Spiritual Beasts would just roam around him, waiting for his fall.

Now, there was no need to sacrifice his spiritual beasts anymore, just waiting for the Bandit Leader to die would suffice.

True to prediction, not even half an hour had passed when the once vigorous Gu Cheng quickly dissipated his energy and wilted. With a thud, he collapsed to the ground, his body penetrated by several Ice Spurs from the Swallowing Sky Toad.