Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 297: Chapter 294 Swallowing Sky Toad Advances to Demon Core Chapter 297: Chapter 294 Swallowing Sky Toad Advances to Demon Core The following day, as the first rays of dawn light filtered through the branches and leaves onto the ground, a group of boys and girls had already gathered at the mouth of the valley.

“Alright, kids, quiet down.”

A rugged-looking middle-aged man stood in front of everyone, waving his fist: “This trial is very important for you all, and if you pass, you will officially become Druids, the most loyal guards of the Forest Goddess.

Many of you have probably already decided which Demon Beast you want to transform into, but when in battle, you must also judge your own strength.

If you are no match for a Demon Beast, it would be better to use your brains more.

Besides directly fighting the Demon Beast, there are other means you can employ.

Of course, if you really can’t kill the Demon Beast you desire and collect its Demon Core, I advise you to give up and choose a weaker Demon Beast instead, lest you end up sacrificing your own life.”

After he finished speaking, the middle-aged man gestured dismissively with a clean sweep of his hand: “Alright, set off, this trial lasts for three days.

During this time, you are free to demonstrate your abilities.

If after three days you haven’t obtained a suitable Demon Beast, then consider it a failure, and you can continue to attend classes with those snotty little kids.”

The boys, unable to contain their excitement, hardly cared what he was saying.

Seeing him wave his hand for everyone to depart, they dashed toward the valley’s exit like wild horses breaking free from their reins.

Behind them, the middle-aged man laughed and cursed to himself, then turned to the dozen or so Druids behind him and said, “Let’s go too.

Keep a close eye out, but it’s best not to meddle in their trials recklessly.

Only intervene if high-level Demon Beasts appear; otherwise, let them manage on their own.”

The dozen Druids nodded in response and then, under the lead of the middle-aged man, transformed into giant eagles, Two-Legged Flying Dragons, Griffins, and other flying magical beasts, taking to the skies to monitor the forest from afar.

They were only responsible for ensuring that no high-level Demon Beasts or large herds appeared in the area of the youths’ trials.

Other than that, they left the youths to fend for themselves, and if their strength was insufficient and they died at the claws of a Demon Beast, that was just the way it was.

The world was inherently full of dangers, with constant warfare between nations on the continent.

Death was something they had grown accustomed to.

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And as Druids living in the Demon Beast Forest, they faced dangers daily that were even greater than those in other places.

If these young people couldn’t handle even the most basic dangers, then they had no one to blame for their own deaths.

“Duron, do you want to partner with me?”

Doru looked at Qin Feng and said, “If we work together, we can definitely handle the Demon Beasts with more ease.”

Before Qin Feng could reply, a youth beside them laughed and said, “I think you just want to take advantage of Randy.

He’s already a Mage now, so of course, he’ll handle low-level Demon Beasts easily.”

“What do you know?”

Doron said, “Although his spiritual power has reached the level of a Mage, he lacks Magic Power and hasn’t even started to practice intermediate-level magic yet.

In terms of war power, he might not be as strong as I am.”

The others nearby listened and felt there was some truth to that.

Qin Feng smiled slightly: “Let’s not.

It’s better for everyone to complete this kind of trial on their own; otherwise, it wouldn’t really reflect the meaning of the trial.

Of course, those who are weaker can look out for each other to prevent being eaten by a powerful Demon Beast.”

Doron was slightly disappointed when Qin Feng did not agree to go with him.

In his heart, he really hoped to undertake the trial with Qin Feng, since Qin Feng’s aura of genius was truly formidable.

The knowledge he’d gained in half a year exceeded what others learned in three to five years, especially regarding his understanding of various forest medicines, which allowed him to prepare many Medicine Powders and Insect Repellents effective against common Demon Beasts and Poison Insects, playing a significant role in the trials.

The advice from the middle-aged man earlier, to ‘use their brains,’ meant they could consider using some forest herbs to concoct poisons against Demon Beasts, thus weakening them.

It was only now that Doru and some of the other more frivolous youths realized they had many shortcomings.

After parting ways with the others, Qin Feng walked alone into the forest.

The Demon Beast Forest was not a flat plain; it had high mountains, dense forests, sheer cliffs, and undulating peaks.

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These places were inhabited by countless demon beasts, and even around the Druid Tribe, many demon beasts survived, although mostly of lower levels, especially the high-level ones, which had essentially been expelled and slaughtered by the Druids.

It was very difficult to navigate the forest because there were no paths at all, and everywhere were trees so large that several people could not encircle them with their arms.

Scattered branches and stout roots obstructed the way, and various strange and exotic poison insects lurked in the bushes.

At any moment, a demon beast might emerge from a formed tree hollow to ambush you.

If an ordinary person were to traverse this place, even if they didn’t encounter an ambush from a demon beast, they wouldn’t be able to cover twenty miles in a day.

However, it was a different story for Druid Apprentices who had practiced natural magic.

They could use perception magic to sense dangers through the surrounding vegetation, avoiding them in advance, and they had speed-enhancing magic that could increase their pace, allowing the young ones to cover about thirty to fifty miles in a day.

But these youths had come out to find suitable demon beasts, not to travel with haste, so once they had distanced themselves sufficiently from the Druid Tribe, they would slow down to begin their search for demon beasts.

Qin Feng raised his head to look up at the sky and saw several flying magical beasts circling above.

He knew that these must be the transformed appearances of the Druids.

Those Druids wouldn’t possibly leave these youths to their own devices, given this group lacked the ability to transform and possessed at best the strength of basic-level or intermediate mages.

They weren’t qualified to wander alone in the Demon Beast Forest and the slightest carelessness could lead to complete annihilation.

However, unless faced with absolute danger, those Druids would not come down.

Qin Feng ignored these facts and cast a speed-enhancing magic on himself, sprinting wildly for a while, before looking up at the sky again with a slight frown.

He noticed that a Thunder Hawk kept circling near where he was, and even though it might patrol elsewhere, it wouldn’t be long before it circled above his head again.

It seemed that the Druids paid extra attention to a talented individual after all, evidently afraid that he might encounter an accident, which was why they had arranged for one of them to follow behind him.

This left Qin Feng somewhat helpless.

The Swallowing Sky Toad had already digested most of the space crystal stone in its belly and was on the verge of advancing to the next level.

But because he had always been in the valley of the Druids, with no opportunity to provide a substantial food supply for the Swallowing Sky Toad, and fearing that rash advancement would cause some commotion that the Great Druid might notice, he had been suppressing the toad’s advancement.

This trial was an opportunity he had hoped to use to slip away from others and find a place for the Swallowing Sky Toad to advance.

Yet now, with someone constantly watching, how could he escape?

Forget it; let them follow if they must.

He refused to believe that fellow could keep on watching him incessantly.

As he continued on his way, he encountered quite a few demon beasts.

However, most of them were basic-level, and though there were some intermediate demon beasts, he didn’t take much interest in any of them.

Take, for instance, the Fiery Fire Mad Bull currently drinking water by the pond ahead.

This demon beast was quite powerful among the intermediate ones, with a fiery temper, tremendous strength, and capable of casting several fire element magics.

But Qin Feng absolutely did not wish to transform into a flaming red bull, as battling with the two horns on its head was definitely not his preferred style.

And as for the Tusk Giant Pig scratching itself under a big tree opposite the pond, he had even less interest.

This kind of demon pig that liked to roll in the mud, apart from having enormous brute strength and a rather strong defense, only had a few simple magics like ramming at its disposal.

As for the Bronze Demon Crocodile lurking in the pond, Qin Feng didn’t even spare it a glance.

Such a creature, once on land, was only of very ordinary strength.

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So, on the first day, he simply wandered around, occasionally picking a few herbs to make a simple Insect Repellent Medicine to wear on his body.

Although he did not need these things, he needed to show them to the Druid above.

As evening approached, he arrived at a cliff face and found a cave there suitable for shelter.

The Druid above, seeing him enter the cave, knew he was planning to rest there for the night and didn’t pay much attention, turning instead to rest in a spot on a nearby peak from which he could observe Qin Feng’s cave.

After nightfall, Qin Feng saw that the Druid had no intention of interfering with his trial, so he confidently set up an Array Plate in the cave.

After creating an illusion of himself, he left through the earth directly.

He resurfaced dozens of miles away and summoned the Spiritual Vulture to fly into the distance.

He needed to find a quiet place for the Swallowing Sky Toad to level up.

Of course, before leveling up, it would be best to first fill the Swallowing Sky Toad’s belly.

Ever since Qin Feng joined the Druids, the Swallowing Sky Toad had not eaten for over half a year.

For such a big-bellied glutton, the absence of food for so long only made its stomach feel emptier and emptier, which left it feeling very hollow.

Therefore, before leveling up, it needed a good meal to ensure it had sufficient internal energy during the process.

Qin Feng flew wildly for hundreds of miles, stopping only when he was sure he was far from the Druid Tribe.

Of course, the main reason was that he spotted a group of Demon Wolves in the valley ahead.

This group of Demon Wolves numbered over a hundred, each as big as a calf, with a few among them even larger, having leveled up to Intermediate Demon Beasts.

Qin Feng was quite pleased when he saw them.

So many Demon Wolves should be enough for the Swallowing Sky Toad to have a feast.

Furthermore, the Elemental Power in this valley was rather dense, which was suitable for the Swallowing Sky Toad’s leveling up.

He then summoned the Swallowing Sky Toad, conveying his intentions, and the Swallowing Sky Toad leaped for joy.

With a leap, it bounced out of Qin Feng’s hand and in a few bounds had covered hundreds of yards to land in front of the wolf pack.

The Demon Wolves were somewhat stunned to see the Swallowing Sky Toad leap over.

With their limited intelligence, they couldn’t comprehend why a little toad would land in front of them—was it not afraid of being eaten by them?

Although this little toad was not enough to fill any of the Demon Wolves’ stomachs, its plump body looked like it might offer a few bites.

Just as the few Demon Wolves in front were preparing to pounce and tear the little toad apart to eat it, they suddenly heard the Swallowing Sky Toad croak loudly.

Its body suddenly inflated like a balloon, growing to the size of a millstone and even larger than the strongest leader of the Demon Wolf pack.

The aura it emitted made the Demon Wolves, which were about to pounce on and eat it, retreat one after another.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

As the Swallowing Sky Toad opened its mouth wide, its tongue flickered like a shadow, and in a moment, it had swept several of the Demon Wolves into its mouth and swallowed them.

“Ao…

Ao…”

This act immediately enraged the wolf pack.

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As the Wolf King let out a mournful, long howl, all the Demon Wolves stood up and pounced toward the Swallowing Sky Toad.

However, the Swallowing Sky Toad seemed unconcerned; the Star Light behind it flickered and transformed into thousands of rays that shot forward.

With just one strike, dozens of Demon Wolves burst into mists of blood, a sight caused by their bodies being pierced by the Star Light.

The remaining Demon Wolves were instantly startled, not expecting this gigantic toad to be so formidable, and quickly retreated.

Then, under the command of the Wolf King, they began to attack from a distance with magic.

This somewhat troubled the Swallowing Sky Toad.

Although its strength was much greater than that of the Demon Wolves, facing so many magical assaults at once meant it could only temporarily avoid the brunt.

However, the Swallowing Sky Toad wasn’t just stronger than the Demon Wolves; its Divine Skills were incomparable to theirs.

It was seen leaping forward, instantly breaking through the Void and appearing in front of the Demon Wolf King.

It opened its mouth wide, disregarding the Demon Wolf King’s frantic Wind Blade attacks, and its long tongue instantly pierced the body of the Demon Wolf King, devouring the still furiously struggling creature.

Once inside its stomach, even if the Demon Wolf King didn’t immediately perish, it would soon be digested completely.

“Aoow…”

Seeing their Wolf King swallowed in the blink of an eye by this unknown Demon Beast, the other Demon Wolves were terrified.

Without the constraint of the Wolf King, they turned to flee.

But how could they possibly outrun the Swallowing Sky Toad with its Space Shifting Divine Power?

Even if the Swallowing Sky Toad didn’t use Space Movement, its form could leap like flying, much faster than ordinary Demon Wolves.

So it chased after the Demon Wolves with delightful leaps, its long tongue sweeping up, devouring every Demon Wolf in sight, and feeling a long-missed sense of fullness in its belly before belching contentedly.

Afterward, it lay quietly in the valley, digesting the food in its stomach for a while before beginning to advance its Demon Core.

Qin Feng felt that the Swallowing Sky Toad’s advancement this time should be smooth.

After all, it was already on the verge of advancing, and now with partially digested Space Crystal Stones inside, not to mention having eaten hundreds of Demon Wolves, each with a Demon Core in its head providing ample energy, it was unlikely to be short on power.

However, he soon realized he had been too optimistic earlier.

Owing to its unique independent space within, the energy required by the Swallowing Sky Toad was astonishing; it absorbed Spiritual Energy for more than two hours before it began to officially advance.

Elemental energies from all around the valley continuously surged in, and the momentum on the Swallowing Sky Toad’s body grew stronger, reaching a saturated state and on the verge of successful Core Formation.

The commotion caused by the Swallowing Sky Toad’s advancement wasn’t small; the lengthy absorption of Elemental Power naturally caught the attention of surrounding Demon Beasts.

Soon, numerous Demon Beasts gathered outside the valley.

Ordinary Demon Beasts were one thing; Qin Feng hadn’t paid much attention to them.

Those Demon Beasts were just in time; once the Swallowing Sky Toad completed its advancement, its internal space would certainly be broader, perfect for filling its belly with these creatures.

But when a huge Demon Beast with fiery red scales like a lizard approached from afar, Qin Feng’s brow furrowed.

He had seen it in the Demon Beast Album collected from the Druids; it was an eighth-level Iron Armor Beast, with razor-sharp claws and excelling at spraying intense flames to attack its enemies, extremely difficult to deal with.

Moreover, what was more important was that an eighth-level Demon Beast, in terms of strength alone, could already match a Cultivator at the Golden Core Late Stage.

This level of Demon Beast was not something he could handle now.