Chapter 49: Four-tailed Heavenly Fox, Black Wood Crow Flock

  After more than half a year.

  On an island village.

  "Are you all ready?" Chu Yun asked those around him.

  Yan Que and Jin Bi Han both nodded.

  "Let's begin then." As he spoke, Chu Yun pinched the incense pellet in his hand into pieces. The other two did the same, and the fragrance of the three pellets wafted with the wind into the dark forest before them.

  Soon, the entire forest was hit by a violent **.

  Quack quack quack...

  The shrill cawing of the black crows, forming a continuous sheet. A large group of black birds suddenly took to the skies from the forest, making a loud whooshing sound. This was the Black Wood Crow Demon Beast Group, led by the 250-year-old Great Demon King Black Wood Crow, consisting of several hundred smaller demon-level Black Wood Crows, resembling a swarm of flying arrows, shooting violently towards Chu Yun's direction.

  Jin Bi Han's eyes narrowed slightly, looking somewhat astonished. There were actually so many black crows, which didn't match the information from the Miscellaneous Hall's task.

  Yan Que stood at a distance, his body's Swift Thunder Whip moving like a tidal wave, diligently helping Chu Yun sweep the battlefield.

  "Heavenly Fox, use Meteor Shower, don't stop without my order." Chu Yun's arms were crossed in front of her chest, her face calm.

  In front of him was a snow-white fox the size of an adult warhorse, shaking its fluffy four tails behind it. When he heard Chu Yun's command, a pair of slender and bright fox eyes flashed with a hint of light.

  The fox tail swayed gently, and the Huo Yuan Qi around Tian Hu suddenly became more than ten times thicker. Large clusters of Dan fire instantly appeared out of thin air, quietly floating beside Tian Hu.

  Immediately afterwards, a burst of large dan fire shot out, forming a dense red flame net. The dan fire was like a meteor, thrown into the midst of the crow flock.

  Rumble... rumble... rumble...

  Explosions rang out one after another, rumbling on without end. A burst of dazzling fireworks exploded and bloomed, while large flocks of black crows, their bodies ablaze with flames, fell plummeting down.

  Generally speaking, ordinary fire-type demon beasts can only go this far. However, the Heavenly Fox has not reached its limit yet. Since Chu Yun ordered to continuously release the Flowing Star Fire Rain technique, the Heavenly Fox's four fox tails shook behind it, constantly shooting out large dan fires and continuously generating them in mid-air.

  Jin Bi Han and Yan Que both cast astonished glances. Even though they had seen this many times before, every time they saw it, they still couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: A top-grade Heaven Fox was truly abnormal!

  A meteor shower raged on endlessly, the fierce firepower causing the crow army to suffer heavy losses. In a short period of time, the number of crows plummeted, and by the time they reached Chu Yun's front line, only dozens were left.

  Tiemu Quewang let out a furious and resentful cry, his sharp double wings flapping violently. His pitch-black body was like a black feathered arrow, piercing through space, shooting towards Tianhu.

  "Do your best and use as many 'Di'anmen' as possible." Chu Yun's tone was flat.

  The heavenly fox let out a cry, its right front paw lifted up and then stomped on the ground. It stomped nine times in succession, finally reaching its limit.

  Every time I stepped on it, a huge city gate protruded from the ground. It was several meters high, with a magnificent and majestic structure, and the gates were tightly closed.

  "Hiss... He actually released nine consecutive Earth Conduction Methods 'Earth Gate'." Jin Bi Han took a light breath of cold air, and his view on Tian Hu's explosive power had another layer of depth.

  Tiemu Quewang launched a suicidal attack, and after piercing the first four layers of the Earth Gate, his long beak got stuck on the fifth layer. For a moment, he flapped his wings wildly but couldn't pull it out.

  "With utmost effort, use Golden Dawn Blast!" Chu Yun's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he seized the opportunity.

  The Heavenly Fox's mouth opened, and countless golden yuanqi instantly gathered. The golden light particles converged more and more, finally forming a golden light sphere with a diameter as large as a stone mill, condensed into a solid substance.

  A dreadful aura emanated from the light sphere and spread out. Even Yan Que's Swift Thunder Vine trembled slightly.

  Mmm...

  The earth gate opened one after another, and there was no obstacle between Tian Hu and Tie Mu Ya Wang who had just escaped.

  Boom! The golden ball exploded, forming a straight beam of light that shook the space and hit Iron Woodpecker King right on target.

  Tiemu Quewang let out a mournful cry, his black body dissolving into the golden light like smoke. Only a fairly large piece of demon crystal was left behind, like a transparent diamond, which fell to the ground.

  "With just one strike, the 250-year-old Crow King was killed, what a terrifying Dao law attack power!" Yan Que's eyelids twitched several times.

  Without the aura of Tie Mu Wang, the Tian Hu, which was already at a great demon level, suddenly exerted a hierarchical suppression over the remaining small demon-level Hei Mu Ya.

  Waah waah waah......

  Dozens of black crows tried to escape, but Chu Yun had no intention of letting them off. Even the smallest piece of meat was still meat. The cultivation of a demon beast was like this, gathering sand into a tower, gathering water into a sea.

  A Waterway Technique "Scattered Rain Arrows", a split attack, hundreds of pale blue water arrows assault and cover everything. The last bit of Black Wood Crow was also completely annihilated.

  "Using a cannon to kill a mosquito, what a waste of energy...". Yan Que sighed, the entire process was firmly controlled by Tian Hu, he didn't even have a chance to make a move.

  "The peerless demon beast, Tian Hu, has exceptional talent. If it's not trained to be a powerful offensive-type demon beast, it would be a waste." Jin Bi Han walked over, her expression also being uncalm.

  Jin Bi Han was able to show the top-grade demon beast, Golden Jade Butterfly, to Chu Yun. As a result, Chu Yun didn't keep her identity as the Heavenly Fox hidden from her either. Within these six months, after confirming Yan Que's loyalty, Chu Yun also revealed the secret of the Heavenly Fox to him. At that time, this strategist was moved to tears, and the feeling of being trusted felt pretty good.

  "Only by making the Tian Hu undergo the greatest consumption of demonic energy in each training, can it become familiar with and grasp the feeling of pouring out its firepower, and only then can its combat strength be even more powerful in the future." Chu Yun said as he fed the Tian Hu a nourishing Qi-replenishing pill.

  The Qi Dan is shaped like a pellet, pure white in color, and is an upgraded version of the Youyuan Dan. It can increase the recovery speed of the demon yuan within the demon beast's body for a certain period of time, allowing it to recover its demon yuan as quickly as possible.

  No more demonic yuan, whether it's a demon beast, a demon plant or a demon soldier, none of them can cast dao methods.

  The amount of demonic energy in the Tianhu is much more than that of other demons of the same rank. Even compared to top-quality demons of the same realm, it has an advantage in terms of demonic energy alone.

  Ordinarily, a demon beast would be satisfied with eating one Replenishing Pellet, but Chu Yun had to feed it three in a row before the Heavenly Fox's depleted demonic energy was fully replenished.

  "Come on, let's sweep the battlefield." Chu Yun finished feeding the elixir and patted Tian Hu's head, then suddenly jumped up and rode on Tian Hu's back.

  Generally speaking, the more powerful a demon beast is, the larger its body will be. Tian Hu has been secretly cultivating under Chu Yun's guidance for half a year and has successfully passed the Great Demon Tribulation, growing from a small demon into a 220-year-old great demon. Behind her, she trails a fluffy and beautiful fox tail, each strand almost as long as her body, representing the four elements of fire, earth, metal, and water.

  That is to say, Tian Hu has already been able to use the Taoist methods of fire, earth, metal and water.

  At the same time, the body shape also becomes larger and can be ridden.

  The fox's fur was fluffy and soft as silk, riding on its back felt quite comfortable. The celestial fox carried Chu Yun, elegantly taking strides towards the dark forest.

  Along the way, after Hei Mu Ya Wang's death, the demon crystal fell and was sucked into his belly with one mouthful. After a burst of digestion, Tian Hu's cultivation suddenly broke through 15 years, growing to 235 years.

  For the past half year, in order to avoid exposing Tian Hu's identity and triggering huge trouble, Chu Yun rarely summoned Tian Hu out in the academy. It was only when they were outside the island, in some remote places where people seldom visited, that she would use Tian Hu.

  Chu Yun's cautiousness brought a stable and secure development environment to Tian Hu. After being hidden for so long, Tian Hu's combat strength has already caught up with Zui Xue Dao.

  "A peerless demon beast can often transcend its cultivation and slaughter demon beasts of the same rank. By swallowing the demon crystal formed after they die, one's cultivation can make rapid progress. It's truly enviable..." Yan Que couldn't help but sigh as he walked behind Tian Hu.

  His Thunder Vine, only has a mediocre talent. From seed to cultivation, it took Yan Que nearly three years of hard work, just to go from a young demon to a small demon, and then to the Great Demon realm. The hardships in between are not worth mentioning to outsiders.

  Chu Yun's Tian Hu and Jin Bi Han's Jinyu Xian Die, both only took half a year to grow into great demons. During this time, Chu Yun and Jin Bi Han also spent a lot of time learning courses. In fact, the actual time used to cultivate demonic beasts was at most two or three months.

  Two or three months' time can be equivalent to one's own efforts of three years. This is still under the circumstances where Yan Que himself is diligent and serious, has a certain mind, and makes careful plans. If it were an ordinary demon hunter, it would not even be comparable.

  Jin Bi Han smiled and said, "Actually, all things in nature are balanced. The top-grade demon beast is just exceptionally talented and grows a bit faster. No matter how high its talent is, it will still be affected by the suppression of its rank. Moreover, in the grand scheme of nature, the growth of top-grade demon beasts also contains more crises. Those ordinary demon beasts with higher cultivation realms all yearn to devour top-grade demon beasts to enhance their own talents. It can be said that they are surrounded by natural enemies everywhere."

  Yan Que shook his head, revealing a look of yearning: "Although it's like that, who wouldn't want to have an extraordinary demon beast of their own?"

  Chu Yun's heart skipped a beat as he listened. In his memory, Yan Que originally had the qualifications to obtain the "Small Absolute" attribute of the Huàn Zhuǎn Dān Yuán Tree. However, now the Huàn Zhuǎn Dān Yuán Tree had been taken away by him, and even Yan Que himself had been kidnapped under his command through a gambling contract.

  "Yan Que's talent surpasses others, what he lacks is only opportunity. In the Star Ocean Dragon Palace, there are many high-quality superior demon beast eggs. If we can obtain them, it will greatly enhance Yan Que's strength."

  Chu Yun already had the ultimate Heavenly Fox, and before it was fully grown, he didn't have the energy to cultivate other demon beasts. Moreover, some of the demon beast eggs in the Star Ocean Dragon Palace were really not worthy of his attention.

  In his memory, many dangerous situations had "small ultimate treasures" and "ultimate treasure" quality demon beast eggs.

  "Now my strength, I have a 200-year-old great demon beast Tian Hu, a 450-year-old great demon soldier Drunken Snow Knife, and a 92-year-old small demon Zhi Huan Zhuan Dan Yuan Shu. Going to those dangerous places is not safe, the safest place is still Xinghai Longgong. However, near Xinghai Longgong, there is Weijia Island, if we rashly open the treasure, I'm afraid it will attract attention and bring big trouble."

  Chu Yun rode on the back of Tian Hu, furrowing his brow in thought. Tian Hu treaded with elegant steps through the dark forest, occasionally lowering its head to inhale the scattered demon crystals on the ground.

  The crystal has very strange properties.

  Only by killing one's own enemies with one's own hands can one absorb the condensed demon crystal after death.

  If a group of demonic beasts gang up to kill one of their own, the condensed demon crystal will be absorbed by the perpetrators in proportion to the amount of damage they dealt. The demonic beast that inflicted the most damage will be able to absorb the largest portion of the demon crystal.

  Therefore, the demon crystal itself cannot be traded. Even if Chu Yun has the powerful demon-slaying sword Zui Xue Dao in his hand, he still cannot use it to slay the demon beast and obtain the demon crystal for Tian Hu to absorb.

  Of course, we can make the first move and use Drunken Snow Blade to injure the demon beast until it's on the verge of death. Then, we can send out Tian Huo to finish off the demon beast, allowing Tian Huo to obtain a tiny portion of the demon crystal.

  In the "Cultivating Demonic Beasts" course at Tian Ge Shu Yuan, there is a special description of this behavior, called "leading practice". Unless the demonic beast that was killed has an extremely high level, it doesn't have much significance.

  After swallowing all the demon crystals on the ground, Tian Hu's cultivation increased by two or three years.

  At this time, Yan Que came over to report, with a hint of excitement in his words: "Found the Black Wood Crow King's nest."

  "Oh? In the nest of Hei Mu Ya Wang, there should be stored the entire crow group's demon beast eggs. Apart from that, there should also be...". Chu Yun's tone trembled slightly, and the Heavenly Fox had already changed direction on its own, heading towards the center of the Black Forest with a keen spirit.

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