Vol.3-Chapter 40 – Tiger Flood Dragon

In the forest a few dozen kilometers from the temple, a bald young man looked toward Zhao Jiuge’s direction.

This young man had a bald head, red lips, and white teeth. He was only about 17 or 18 years old, and he looked over in shock and muttered in disbelief, “I didn’t sense that fluctuation wrongly!”

However, the young man’s question received no reply. He didn’t have anyone accompanying him and only the sound of the wind echoed.

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The bald young man hesitated a bit and then made a decision. He got up and walked toward the direction.

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In the dilapidated temple.

As time passed, the golden light around Zhao Jiuge's body faded. The smiling Buddha had long disappeared.

The golden light around his legs slowly stabilized, and everything seemed to be going in the right direction. He was immersed in his cultivation, so he didn’t know what was happening outside.

Fortunately, he had Pei Su Su guarding him, which allowed to completely focus on cultivation. A few hours later, the full effect of the Seven-Colored Flowing Light Grass was released and absorbed by Zhao Jiuge.

The golden light around him slowly withdrew back into his body. After he finished absorbing the Seven-Colored Flowing Light Grass, he didn’t immediately stop cultivating; he took this chance to improve his spirit force. His golden dragons were also recovering.

Zhao Jiuge looked at the blue and white spirit core that was the size of a dragon’s eye. It emitted a soft glow, but he still hadn't managed to reach the late stage of the Spirit Core Realm.

When Zhao Jiuge was about to attempt to break through to the late stage of the Spirit Core Realm, he was awakened by Little Black causing a mess. He could only exit his cultivation state, but fortunately, the Seven-Colored Flowing Light Grass was not wasted. His Sanskrit Divine Body had undergone a substantial change, but it wasn’t enough.

When he was cultivating, Little Black had been lazily lying on the dried grass next to the campfire. However, at this moment, he suddenly got up and his fur stood straight, and his eyes were very serious.

This only lasted for a moment before Little Black got up and squeaked. His squeak was filled with a little uneasiness but also a little excitement.

The constant squeak not only awakened Zhao Jiuge, it also distrubed Pei Su Su, who was immersed in her own thoughts.

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Zhao Jiuge opened his eyes and saw Little Black’s strange expression. He then looked at Pei Su Su and asked in doubt, “What’s the matter?”

Pei Su Su was also filled with doubt. She frowned and spread out her spirit force. After finding nothing, she said, “I don’t know either. He was fine while you were cultivating, then he suddenly got up and acted like this. There is no movement nearby either.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Pei Su Su’s expression sank and she quickly said, “No, wait, there is a spirit force fluctuation, but it's only at the Spirit Core Realm. Strange. I’m at the Nascent Soul Realm, while Little Black is only at the Spirit Core Realm. How did he notice before me?”

“Perhaps the abnormal change with Little Black was due to this sudden arrival?” Zhao Jiuge asked Pei Su Su, but Little Black completely ignored them. He continued to squeak with his fur raised.

“I don’t know. That aura is rushing toward us, so we’ll know soon. I’m just afraid the person is coming with ill intent.” Su Su was no longer as calm as before and frowned. A spirit force that suddenly appeared in the middle of the night couldn’t be good news.

Zhao Jiuge was no longer in any mood to cultivate. He didn’t know if it was a person or a spirit beast. After all, the night in the wilderness was filled with unknown danger, so he had to be careful.

Fortunately, they didn’t have to wait for long before they could see a figure through the broken wall. The figure slowly brushed past the leaves. ?In the dark of the night, they could see a pair of green eyes followed by a yellow flame.

Because its body was still a bit far and covered by leaves in the darkness of the night, they couldn’t tell what it was. They could only hear the sound of the friction between the leaves and coarse breathing.

Little Black’s expression also changed, and his claws were reached out. His eyes contained joy and the intent to battle. His roar was filled with urgency.

Zhao Jiuge looked at the green eyes and he broke out in cold sweat. There couldn’t be some kind of spirit or ghost that only came out in the middle of the night, right?

After a while, the figure revealed itself. It was a spirit beast!

This spirit beast was about three or four meters long and had four legs. It was like a tiger but not a tiger, like a leopard but not a leopard. It had a snake-like tail with a yellow flame at the tip.

Its head had horns like a bull; its body was covered in a dense, yellow, leopard pattern; and its tail was as dark as ink. It coldly stared at them, and its breathing sounded like that of a dog.

Zhao Jiuge had never seen something like this, so he was shocked by its appearance. This spirit beast gave off a ferocious aura, and it wasn’t hiding its aura at all. It’s late stage Spirit Core Realm aura was on full display.

Zhao Jiuge knew that spirit beasts at the Spirit Core Realm all had intelligence even though they couldn’t take human shape yet. However, the degree of intelligence depended on the bloodline of each spirit beast.

The ferocious beast had a cold gaze, and its two front claws had already grasped the ground so hard, they were buried in the soil. Zhao Jiuge knew this kind of spirit beast was cruel and cunning. It wouldn’t bother communicating with anyone, and if there was a chance, it would go straight for the kill.

However, Little Black’s reaction shocked both of them. The tiny Little Black jumped off Zhao Jiuge’s shoulder and arrived a few meters away from this spirit beast. His black and white fur stood straight and he let out a ferocious roar like he was responding to this spirit beast’s provocation.

A behemoth about three or four meters long and Little Black, less than one meter tall. Zhao Jiuge and Pei Su Su couldn’t help but want to laugh. If it wasn’t for the fact that Little Black’s aura was not losing out to this spirit beast, Zhao Jiuge would have already called him back.

Ever since Little Black started following Zhao Jiuge, he had been in a very lazy state—all he ever did was sleep and eat spirit stones. If it wasn’t for his actions right now, Zhao Jiuge would have forgotten that Little Black was a spirit beast at the mid stage of the Spirit Core Realm!

After not seeing Little Black for several years, he didn’t know what had happened exactly. However, he knew that Little Black was no longer someone who needed his protection.

Only now did Zhao Jiuge and Pei Su Su understand that this spirit beast wasn’t here for them, but for Little Black. No wonder Little Black’s reaction was so abnormal.

Looking at the two spirit beasts provoking each other, Zhao Jiuge couldn’t help but ask, “What exactly is this? Even when I was back at the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect, I didn’t see a record of this kind of spirit beast.”

When this spirit beast first appeared, Pei Su Su was confused but then relaxed a little. However, her brows were still slightly furrowed. After hearing Zhao Jiuge's question, she answered, “This is a Tiger Flood Dragon. It's a relatively rare species with the horn of a bull, the head of a tiger, the body of a leopard, the voice of a dog, and the tail of a snake. It has a very powerful body and even its own bloodline spell. Forget exotic beasts, you probably haven’t even seen all the common spirit beasts. After all, the Huaxia Dynasty is so large that there are simply too many different kinds of spirit beasts.”

Pei Su Su paused for a moment and then continued, “This spirit beast likes to devour items with spirit force, and it loves the blood of living things with spirit force. The aura you released while cultivating must have alerted it, then Little Black’s provocation caused it to rush here. As for its strength, a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator with a fragile body might even die to it.”

After learning about the origin of this spirit beast, he didn’t care about Su Su’s final swords. He believed that a spirit beast with a powerful physical body could be strong against cultivators at the same cultivation level. However, he didn’t believe a cultivator a full realm higher would die to it.

Zhao Jiuge forgot what Pei Su Su had just said. This spirit beast had its own bloodline spell. It was like the spells cultivators used, and a cultivator being careless could easily be caught off guard. When Zhao Jiuge went out to do a mission for the sect, the Three Tailed Yin Cat he encountered also had its own bloodline spell.

Zhao Jiuge didn’t listen to this or else he would have wondered what Little Black’s bloodline spell was.

“Little Black, come back here. This isn’t something you can handle,” Pei Su Su shouted at Little Black, then she turned toward Zhao Jiuge. “This kind of exotic species is a body full of treasures. Not only is the inner core worth a lot and can be used to refine treasures, even the flesh and bones are worth a lot. You want to go? Or should I go?”

Exotic beasts were already rare, and as a result, they would grow to become super strong. The cub of an exotic beast was worth no less than a very powerful treasure. Spirit beasts had to be raised from a young age because without the emotional connection, it would be impossible to subdue them. Once an exotic beast grows up, it can be of great help.

“I’ll go.”

Zhao Jiuge’s words were filled with recklessness and his eyes revealed battle intent. He had just improved his Sanskrit Divine Body after devouring the Seven-Colored Flowing Light Grass and wanted to try out its power.

Zhao Jiuge looked at the Tiger Flood Dragon with a smile.?“So you have a strong physical body? Then let me use my body-refining spell to see whose body is stronger!”

Pei Su Su had naturally seen through Zhao Jiuge’s intent and revealed a smile. She was ready to see Zhao Jiuge end up in a sorry state.

While they were talking, less than 100 meters away, the delicate young man with red lips and white teeth was looking at all of this with great interest.