Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Qifeng Mountain spans several hundred miles, and although its range is not considered large in the Cultivation World, compared to those mountains that stretch for thousands of miles, it may seem insignificant. But in the eyes of the local people, it is still an insurmountable giant mountain.

The mountain is lush with vegetation and rampant with wild beasts, among which Demon Beasts influenced by the local climate are not uncommon.

If it were not for the Cultivator Families in the vicinity frequently hunting the ordinary Demon Beasts emerging from the mountain, many locals would likely lose their lives to these creatures every year!

Thus, even if some Cultivator Families act ostentatiously, the locals find it acceptable because these cultivators protect their safety.

Qin Feng rode a Two-Legged Flying Dragon, soaring over Qifeng Mountain.

Having a mount at his disposal, he felt too lazy to fly using escape skills himself.

The wide wings of the Two-Legged Flying Dragon flapped vigorously, stirring up a strong wind that helped it fly swiftly through wind element magic.

This was only Qin Feng's second time venturing deep into Qifeng Mountain.

However, during his previous visit, his cultivation level was low, merely at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, insufficient to subdue those Demon Beasts in the mountain that had formed Demon Cores, and he didn't even dare to provoke them. He merely explored briefly to get a general idea of the movements within the mountain and the situation with the Demon Beasts before leaving Qifeng Mountain.

His mindset this time was completely different from before.

Now, not only had he achieved the Golden Core Realm, making his cultivation much stronger, but he also commanded two Spiritual Beasts at the Purple Mansion Realm.

With such formidable strength at hand, Qin Feng no longer regarded the Demon Beasts in the mountain as threats.

Therefore, riding the Two-Legged Flying Dragon, he headed straight for the area where the Demon Beast closest to the Qin Family resided.

Not wanting to alert the other two parties' Demon Beasts to avoid them realizing something was wrong and either hiding or temporarily fleeing Qifeng Mountain, he kept his aura concealed, potentially leaving risks for his family.

He had already merged with the "Dragon Power" Divine Power. If he were to release his full aura, it might cause all the Demon Beasts on the mountain to panic and even might catch the attention of certain Sword Cultivators from the Huang Family, potentially leading to unforeseen issues for Jiang Yinghong.

However, allowing the Two-Legged Flying Dragon to release its aura was not a problem. Since the creature did not know how to conceal its own aura, it served perfectly to draw the Demon Beasts' attention, making other parties believe that it was a fight among the Demon Clan.

Upon receiving his master's command, the Two-Legged Flying Dragon gathered its strength and flew towards the valley where the Demon Beast was located with a threatening aura.

"Squeak..."

Feeling the brazen challenge from the Two-Legged Flying Dragon, the valley immediately echoed with a sharp cry.

Then, from a not-so-large cave, a massive creature covered in brown scale armor suddenly emerged.

This monster was nine meters long, covered in armor that shone with a metallic sheen, showing extreme hardness. Its limbs ended in delicate yet frighteningly sharp claws that could easily penetrate hard rocks, embedding deep with little effort.

Its body was long but its head small, limbs thick, and its round eyes shone brightly, displaying a ferocious and aggressive demeanor as it fiercely glared upward at the Two-Legged Flying Dragon.

Clearly, it had mistaken the Flying Dragon above for another Demon Beast coming to fight over its Spirit Vein.

Such disputes were common among the Demon Clan.

If it could not repel the invading enemy, it would have to flee disgracefully, relinquishing its occupied Spirit Vein to another, more powerful Demon Beast for its cultivation.

"Huh, it is actually a Pangolin Demon practicing the Wild Beast Path?"

Above, with a sweep of his Divine Sense, Qin Feng instantly recognized the identity and cultivation path of this Demon Beast and was somewhat surprised.

After all, Demon Beasts practicing the Wild Beast Path were relatively rare since most of the Demon Clan, whether for better Enlightenment or to blend in with the Human Clan, preferred to transform into human forms.

Ironically, those that extensively practiced the Wild Beast Path were mostly the Spiritual Beasts under the control of the Beast Taming Sect disciples, as untransformed Spiritual Beasts were easier for them to command.

Yet, Qin Feng was only slightly startled and soon didn't dwell on this anymore.

To him, it didn't matter what path the Demon Beast practiced; since he had arrived, he would not allow it to continue occupying this area.

Moreover, from the aura alone, this Pangolin Demon was merely at the mid-stage of the Demon Core, and with his Physical Body Power, Qin Feng was confident he could defeat this creature.

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The most important thing was that it sensed the aura of the Two-Legged Flying Dragon to be weaker than its own, and even though the opponent was a flying Demon Beast, it didn't take it seriously.

As long as this big fellow dared to land in the valley, it was confident it could trap it there forever, using it to intimidate other Demon Beasts.

However, when it saw that there was actually a human figure on the back of the Two-Legged Flying Dragon, it was shocked.

This indicated that it wasn't a battle for territory among the Demon Clan.

Perhaps this human was harboring murderous intentions and wanted to subdue the demon, or maybe he intended to kill the Demon Beast and use its core to refine magical treasures or Elixir Pills.

It had encountered such cultivators before, most of whom had already perished inside its belly, which allowed it to cultivate in peace for so many years.

But this time was different, the Human Clan cultivator had managed to tame the flying Demon Beast, obviously a person of no ordinary means. If the human and beast joined forces, it probably wouldn't stand a chance.

The Pangolin's not-so-bright mind turned a gear, but it wasn't scared.

For these Demon Beasts who cultivated along the Wild Beast path were inherently strong and excelled in battle, as long as the opponent wasn't much stronger, they were fearless.

Moreover, even if it really couldn't match its opponent, it had its own escape tactics.

Thus, the Pangolin bared its teeth and shrieked at Qin Feng in midair, its eyes revealing a ferocious light, trying to scare Qin Feng away.

With the screech of the Pangolin Demon, seven or eight other Pangolin Demon Beasts of various sizes and shapes emerged from the cave behind it.

Clearly, this was a small group of Demon Beasts, most of them possessing Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation.

Due to the exceptionally strong physical bodies of those from the Wild Beast lineage, it was relatively more difficult for them to reproduce. The fact that this Pangolin could have a few of its own kind as offspring was quite impressive; this was especially true when considering their current not-so-strong state. Otherwise, if they advanced to a higher realm, the difficulty of producing offspring would be ten times more challenging than it was now.

Qin Feng knew that for such Demon Beasts who practiced the route of Wild Beasts, it was impossible to reason with them before defeating them.

So, he didn't waste words, immediately drew his Sky Battle Halberd from his back, and leaped down from the Two-Legged Flying Dragon rushing directly towards the Pangolin Demon.

The Two-Legged Flying Dragon excelled in Poison and Wind Element Magic and was adept at aerial combat. Letting it land on the ground would drastically reduce its combat power, so Qin Feng did not let it engage the particularly short-stature Pangolin Demon in combat.

"Bang!"

A loud crash made the whole valley seem to shake twice.

It was Qin Feng using the momentum of his fall to drive his halberd directly at the Pangolin Demon. However, the Pangolin Demon wasn't foolish, seeing Qin Feng's imposing momentum, it swiftly dodged, causing Qin Feng's strike to hit the ground.

Without waiting for Qin Feng to change his move, the Pangolin Demon leapt toward Qin Feng.

Its claws and teeth were sharp, capable of slicing through giant rocks as if they were nothing, obviously intending to use its sharp offensive to wound Qin Feng.

"Hmph, such petty tricks, and you dare to act fierce in front of me!"

Qin Feng didn't even flinch, thrusting his long halberd forward, directly colliding with the Pangolin Demon's claws. With a gentle clanging sound, the Pangolin Demon was knocked to the ground.

However, what surprised Qin Feng was that the physical body of the Pangolin Demon was incredibly strong, not injured by his strike. Instead, its scales rattled rapidly, and it curled its body into a tight ball, rapidly rolling toward him.

On its spherical body surface, those sharp scales, continually rotating with the beast's body, began emitting a whistling sound, as if slicing through the void. Clearly, under the boost of its robust Demon Energy, each scale's sharpness was comparable to that of common Flying Swords of Spiritual Artifacts.

Qin Feng swept his halberd horizontally, with a "bang", sending the ball-formed Pangolin Demon flying out, smacking into a nearby cliff.

But soon after, like a rubber ball, the Pangolin Demon bounced back at an even faster speed.

After several such exchanges, Qin Feng realized this creature, once curled into a ball, could distribute the power of any strike it received across every scale on its body, and with its rotation, it was able to significantly deflect his power, preventing it from getting injured by his powerful blows.

"Quite interesting!"

Qin Feng chuckled lightly, and as the Pangolin Demon rolled toward him again, he didn't send it flying off. Instead, he flicked his long halberd, transforming it into an Azure Dragon.

The Azure Dragon twisted around, looping several times around the round body of the Pangolin, tightly winding it within. Then, it settled in front of Qin Feng.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."

The previously fearless Pangolin Demon, upon seeing this, instantly panicked. It was no longer able to maintain its round shape and began to struggle.

Otherwise, once trapped by the opponent, it would not even have a chance to escape.

The crisp clashing sounds of scale armor could be heard, and Qin Feng could distinctly feel a tremendous force transferring from the Pangolin Demon's body to the Azure Dragon, seemingly about to break free.

Just as Qin Feng was about to take advantage of the Pangolin Demon's entrapment to completely subdue it, he suddenly felt several presences rushing towards him.

They were the slightly smaller Pangolin Demons from behind.

Seeing their leader in trouble, they immediately jumped out to attack Qin Feng, trying to help their leader escape the predicament.

These Pangolin Demons, being at most at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, weren't something Qin Feng cared about. With his robust body, he didn't mind how sharp the scale armor on these Pangolin Demons was. With just three punches and two kicks, he sent a group of smaller Pangolin Demons flying.

However, during this brief moment, the major Pangolin Demon had already broken free from the Azure Dragon's binding and landed on the ground.

Seeing that the Human Clan Cultivator in front of it had knocked its subordinates to the ground, the Pangolin Demon became enraged instantly. Its body shook, and suddenly, dozens of oval-shaped sharp scales flew off its body making a whooshing sound as they rotated towards Qin Feng.

"Not bad."

Qin Feng nodded, thinking that the demon beast's strength was decent and that it could be useful to keep at his family home to ensure his clan's safety.

He stretched out his hand to summon back the Sky Battle Halberd, and after swinging it a few times, he deflected all the scales.

However, seeing this, the Pangolin Demon's body shook again, this time sending out even more scales—thousands of them attacking from all around, each altering trajectories under the Demon's control, making it somewhat tricky to predict their exact path.

However, Qin Feng was not concerned about these attacks. Instead, he looked at the now bare and fleshy body of the Pangolin Demon and was somewhat speechless.

This fellow sure likes to strip when fighting.

Seriously, for a Pangolin Demon following the path of Wild Beasts and not one that could transform into a pretty banshee, what's the use of stripping clean?

Could it possibly want to show off its plump body, suitable for stewing in a pot?

Qin Feng swung the Sky Battle Halberd for a while to fend off the continuous scale attacks and grew tired of dawdling with it.

He activated the Big and Small Ruyi Divine Power, instantly shrinking his height to just over half a foot, dodging the scales by sticking close to the ground. Then, using the Shrinking Ground to Inch technique, he stepped forward and appeared right in front of the Pangolin Demon.

Then, under the bewildered gaze of the Pangolin Demon, who appeared quite puzzled, Qin Feng transformed into a three-zhang-tall giant. He stretched out his large hand and grabbed the Pangolin Demon, now soft due to losing its scales, holding it in front of him while smiling and asking, "How about it, are you willing to surrender to me now?"

Of course, accompanying these words was also the incredibly sharp Sky Battle Halberd.

"Squeak squeak…"

Frightened by the sharpness of the Sky Battle Halberd, which could slice through its body at any moment, the Pangolin Demon shrieked twice in a panic and lost its composure. It didn't care if Qin Feng might kill it, and it manipulated many scales to fly towards its body.

However, with so many scales, the directions they flew in also ended up enveloping Qin Feng's body.

Qin Feng frowned, swinging the Sky Battle Halberd behind him a few times to fend off the scales.

With a light clicking sound, thousands of scales returned to the Pangolin Demon's body.

Now protected by robust armor, the Pangolin Demon regained its courage and suddenly struggled forcefully, breaking free from Qin Feng's grasp and then stretching its sharp claws towards him.

"Stubborn!"

Qin Feng coldly snorted, instantly merging with the Ruyi Golden Snake. His body immediately showed dense, dark golden scales.

These scales were much tougher than those on the Pangolin Demon, making a tearing sound as the Demon's claws scraped across Qin Feng's body, only managing to tear his Magic Robe without injuring him in the slightest.

The Pangolin Demon inwardly panicked, wondering what was going on with this Human Clan Cultivator for his body to have stronger defensive abilities than its own scales.

But before it could react, Qin Feng's somewhat annoyed voice had already reached its ears: "You've ruined my Magic Robe. Can you afford to compensate for it?"

His Magic Robe was allocated by the Sect when he was at the Foundation Establishment Realm. Now, it was somewhat inadequate for his Golden Core Realm cultivation, but after returning to the Sect, he had not yet remembered to go to the Internal Affairs Hall to exchange it.

During his time in the Demon Realm, having battled many times, his magic robe had already sustained some damage, so it couldn't withstand the sharp claws of the mid-stage Pangolin Demon.

Although the prohibitions within the robe were already somewhat damaged, the fact that this Pangolin Demon had ruined his robe, coupled with its unwillingness to surrender, immediately angered Qin Feng.

Golden light flickered over Qin Feng's hand as he pointed with his Golden Hole Finger, and with a crisp crack, he directly shattered the scale in the center of the Pangolin Demon's forehead.

Had it not sensed danger and frantically dodged, even its skull might have been pierced by this finger from Qin Feng.

Now realizing the power it faced, the Pangolin Demon instantly knew that this formidable enemy was not one it could contend with. A yellow light flashed on its body, and it dove directly into the ground, attempting to use its Earth Escape Divine Power to flee.

Qin Feng snorted coldly and harshly stomped his foot on the ground.

Immediately, the ground shook violently, rocks tumbled, and the just subsurface Pangolin Demon felt an immense force pressing against it, nearly crushing it into a pancake.

This was the Divine Power Earth Shaking, a talent skill of the Earth Element Giant Dragon that Qin Feng had acquired after consuming the Earth Element Dragon Spirit Fruit.

As Qin Feng himself was particularly proficient in Earth Escape Divine Power, he had a thorough understanding of it. After obtaining the Divine Power Earth Shaking, he started considering how to counter similarly skilled opponents, using himself as a hypothetical enemy.

Eventually, he combined the Rock Giant's Earth Shattering Technique and the Earth Shattering Technique from the Earth Element Skills in the Cultivation World, significantly enhancing the power of this divine power, which now effectively handled the escaping Pangolin Demon underground.

The terrified Pangolin Demon burst out from the ground.

Blood hung from its mouth, inflicted by Qin Feng's sudden Earth Shattering Divine Power which had damaged its internal organs.

In panic, the Pangolin Demon turned and burrowed into its original cave, with seven or eight other smaller Pangolin Demons also escaping.

These creatures had been entrenched in Qifeng Mountain for many years, having dug dozens of narrow tunnels in the depths of the valley caves, suitable only for their passage due to their elongated but short stature, preventing other larger Demon Beasts from entering.

Clearly, they aimed to escape through the other passageways.

However, the Pangolin Demon seemed to have forgotten that Qin Feng had previously demonstrated the ability to alter his body size with the Big and Small Ruyi Divine Power.

Thus, when the Pangolin Demon reached the depths of its old nest in the cave and was about to relax and ease its tense spirit, it heard Qin Feng's voice from behind, "You think you can just walk away without compensating for my robe?"

"Squeak?"

The Pangolin Demon turned abruptly and saw Qin Feng, who had shortened his stature, leisurely using the Shrinking Ground to Inch skill to follow.

In terror, the Pangolin Demon leaped upwards and used its Earth Escape Divine Power to bury itself into the rock above.

It couldn't believe that this Human Clan Cultivator, able to use Earth Shattering Divine Power on the ground, would also be able to use it against the mountain peak above.

Indeed, Qin Feng did not deploy the Earth Shattering Divine Power upwards, as that would have definitely caused the mountain to collapse and bury all the caves.

Even though being buried wouldn't likely trap him, it was unnecessary since using Earth Shattering Divine Power upwards had limited power and wouldn't force the Pangolin Demon out again.

So, he also deployed his Earth Escape Divine Power, continuing to leisurely follow the creature.

Soon, realizing that Qin Feng was proficient in Earth Escape Divine Power, and even faster than it, the Pangolin Demon nearly despaired.

What kind of freak was this Human Clan Cultivator, who seemed able to do anything anywhere? All its methods of escape seemed futile against him.

Still unwilling to give up, the Pangolin tried to fly away from the rear peak.

It wished to see if it could escape before Qin Feng's Riding Tool arrived.

But unfortunately, if it couldn't even surpass Qin Feng in its best skill, Earth Escape, how could it possibly shake him off with flight, its weakest ability?

Thus, it wasn't long before the Pangolin Demon, having just taken to the air, was bound tightly around its limbs by ropes transformed from Ruyi Golden Light by Qin Feng, resignedly waiting to be dealt with.

At this point, the Pangolin Demon had lost any will to resist; its best attack, the scale armor, was useless against Qin Feng. Without its armor, Qin Feng could easily capture and handle it, and even its sharpest claws couldn't penetrate Qin Feng's defenses.

Facing an opponent it couldn't defeat or escape from, it seemed it had no choice but to surrender obediently.