Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 99: Chapter 98 Stunned

In the forest, Ma Jiu was riding on the back of a Silver Wolf.

This Silver Wolf had a coat of silvery-white fur, which looked extremely beautiful. It was bigger than a typical horse and carried Ma Jiu running as fast as flying, causing Qin Feng, who was running beside them on two legs, to be utterly envious.

He felt somewhat helpless. He had originally thought that having the Spiritual Vulture as a flying riding tool would be enough, but now it seemed he still needed to find another riding tool that could run on the ground.

Otherwise, in times when he couldn’t fly in the sky, he couldn’t always rely on his legs to travel. @@novelbin@@

Ma Jiu comfortably sat on the Silver Wolf’s back, turned his head to look at Qin Feng, who had pushed his Divine Movement Technique to the limit, his legs moving like windmills, and chuckled, “Junior Brother Qin, would you like to come up and ride with me?”

“Uh… no need.”

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Qin Feng quickly declined. He wasn’t used to being too close to other men, and besides, if he really rode together with Ma Jiu, would he sit in the front or the back?

Now, they weren’t afraid of those bandit cultivators getting away. Even without the Red Flame Colt, with two Spiritual Birds circling near those bandit cultivators, they weren’t worried about losing track of them.

The Beast Taming Sect’s Communication Spirit Birds were not just for messaging; they could also be used as scouting Spiritual Beasts. Since these birds were small and fast, ordinary cultivators could hardly detect them.

Although the Red Flame Colt was the lowest level of Spiritual Beast, it was still a Spiritual Beast. It ran through the forest as if flying, hardly affected by the terrain, so its speed was almost as fast as on the flat roads outside the mountains.

Qin Feng and Ma Jiu continued to follow behind for over an hour before they finally stopped.

They concealed their aura and hid behind a large tree in the forest, quietly observing the situation ahead.

This place was deep within Black Wind Mountain. The bandit cultivators hadn’t set their lair on a mountain peak, as that would be too conspicuous for cultivators. If someone flew over from above, it would be easy to spot their tracks.

Therefore, the group of bandit cultivators had set their lair in a valley, directly carving out caves on the cliff walls for them to reside in.

After those bandit cultivators returned, they quickly caused some commotion, especially since one of their leaders, Jiuye, had been involved.

But they couldn’t blame anyone else—after all, who could have imagined that guy would encounter such a powerful ghost while harassing someone else’s bride?

The bandit cultivators discussed among themselves, and in the end, none were willing to venture out to avenge Jiuye. It wasn’t necessary to risk their lives against such a formidable ghost just for a fallen comrade. Their bonds hadn’t reached that extent. Instead, after Jiuye’s death, his position sparked some covetous gazes.

Ma Jiu’s eyes flashed a silver light as he discreetly surveyed the situation in the valley, careful not to stare too long at the bandit cultivators before quickly retracting his gaze.

But he had already gained a rough understanding of the bandit cultivators. Although there were quite a few of them, and eight were at Qi Refining Late Stage, as long as they could successfully ambush them, the rest surely couldn’t escape from their hands.

He looked up at the sunset about to sink, and said, “As soon as it gets dark, we’ll make our move. See those few at the Qi Refining Late Stage? We’ll ambush them first.”

“Senior Brother, why not wait until the second half of the night to make our move?”

Qin Feng asked curiously, “A surprise attack on those at Qi Refining Late Stage might not be successful at one stroke. If they notice, won’t that alert the others?”

“Hehe…”

Ma Jiu laughed upon hearing this, “Junior Brother Qin, this must be your first time attempting such a thing, and you’re being somewhat naive. Do you think we can really attack everyone silently?

Waiting until the second half of the night when they are cultivating, they will definitely set up forbidden techniques outside their caves. Although they won’t be very strong, as soon as our Spiritual Beasts get close, they will detect them, voiding any surprise effect.

It’s best to act now while they are still unguarded. We let our Spiritual Beasts sneak up first, and when they emerge from the main cave, we strike immediately. If we can take down three or four of those at Qi Refining Late Stage first, the rest of the bandit cultivators, even if they resist, couldn’t possibly match us.”

“Senior Brother is indeed thorough in his considerations.”

Qin Feng raised his thumb, praising him.

A smile appeared on Ma Jiu’s face, “After you have done a few more missions like this, you’ll also accumulate this kind of experience.”

He then asked, “You are a disciple from Spiritual Snake Peak, so your Spiritual Beast is a Spiritual Snake, right?”

Qin Feng nodded, “Indeed, Junior Brother has a Qi Refining Late Stage Spiritual Snake.”

“That’s good.”

Ma Jiu pointed toward the creek nearby and said, “Later, let your Spiritual Snake follow the creek and sneak into the pond in the valley. Once those bandit cultivators come out, my spiritual beasts will strike first, forcing the bandits to scatter, and then have your Spiritual Snake ambush from behind.

Moreover, to prevent those bandit cultivators from escaping, we will split into two groups. I will stay here to block their path from the front, and Junior Brother, you go to the back slope to guard.

If I am not mistaken, there should be bandit cultivators fleeing toward the mountain behind. Junior Brother can intercept them, and if they’re not strong, just kill them.”

Qin Feng gave him a glance, a hint of suspicion flashing through his mind. This guy really wants to monopolize the Spiritual Objects looted by those bandits, even sending him to guard such a distant place.

However, he didn’t say much and simply agreed verbally.

Not long after, the setting sun dipped below the horizon, and the mountain forest quickly plunged into darkness.

Ma Jiu released three Qi Refining Late Stage spiritual beasts: a diminutive Lightning Mink, an eight-feet-long Pangolin, and his Flying Spirit Beast, the Iron Feathered Eagle.

The Lightning Mink flashed and darted into the forest, disappearing from sight.

The Iron Feathered Eagle flapped its wings and soared straight into the sky, ready to swoop down at any moment.

The Pangolin, with a dun-colored Spirit Light emerging on its body, burrowed straight into the ground, becoming invisible.

This deeply surprised Qin Feng.

He hadn’t expected Ma Jiu to possess so many Spiritual Beasts, including his Lifebound Silver Wolf, making four Qi Refining Late Stage Spiritual Beasts in total.

Ma Jiu’s strength appeared stronger than Qin Feng had estimated, likely having reached Qi Refining Perfection. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to control so many Spiritual Beasts.

Ordinarily, Outer Disciples of the Beast Taming Sect only managed one or two Spiritual Beasts, and many solely refined a Lifebound Spiritual Beast. This was not only because more Spiritual Beasts consumed more resources, but also because controlling them could divide one’s Divine Sense, affecting their cultivation.

Only those elite disciples who were not lacking in resources and whose Divine Sense could withstand the strain of so many Spiritual Beasts, would cultivate more than one.

With the strength that Ma Jiu was displaying, aside from being somewhat older, he was definitely not inferior to those prodigies in other aspects.

However, it seemed all his Spiritual Beasts were quite suited for ambush!

The Lightning Mink’s speed, the Pangolin’s Earth Escape, the aerial attacks of the Iron Feathered Eagle, and his Silver Wolf, which, if Qin Feng wasn’t mistaken, must possess the Bloodline Divine Power of Clone Illusion like a Silver Moon Demon Wolf.

Qin Feng muttered to himself inwardly, it seemed this guy had chosen his path when he had started subduing Spiritual Beasts, focusing only on those suited for surprise attacks.

Ma Jiu, glancing at Qin Feng whose expression showed surprise, couldn’t help revealing a smug smile.

These were the Spiritual Beasts he had cultivated with much effort, even slowing down his cultivation speed for it.

But it was also because of these Spiritual Beasts that he had been able to cultivate up to this point with relative safety.

“Junior Brother, there’s no need to envy. Once you have enough resources, you can also cultivate this many Spiritual Beasts.”

Ma Jiu said with a smile, “Junior Brother, summon your Spiritual Beast as well and get ready to sneak into the valley.”

“Alright.”

Qin Feng chuckled lightly, offering no resistance.

After all, battle was about to commence, and of course, he had to release his own Spiritual Beast, lest Ma Jiu mistake it for one of the bandit cultivators’ beasts.

Then, in front of a flabbergasted Ma Jiu, he waved his hand and released even more Spiritual Beasts.