Chapter 30: Yun Cong's Departure (Part 2)

  The fallen corner deer beast did not die, its lower abdomen was pierced by a knife from Ling Feng, and due to the narrow blade, the wound was only two fingers wide. Although the bright red blood flowed profusely, it could not kill it in a short period of time.

  What really took away the Angle Deer's chance of escape was the Gu poison technique that Ling Feng had just learned. As early as last night, he had made sufficient preparations for today's hunt. A few days ago, when learning the poison technique from the Gu tribe master, Ling Feng had kept a close eye on him and obtained some "paralysis powder" from him.

  This 'paralyzing powder' is a poisonous drug concocted from the secret formula of the Gu tribe, with an extremely potent effect. It doesn't need to be swallowed; just a slight contact with the skin will immediately cause the entire body to become numb and paralyzed, unable to move even a fraction.

  However, although the 'paralysis scatter' medicine is potent, it will not be fatal to humans, and those who take it do not need an antidote, as the effects of the medicine will automatically wear off after a few hours.

  Last night, Ling Feng mixed the 'paralysis powder' he had obtained with water and re-smelted it over a small fire, turning it into ***, then evenly applied it to his two daggers. After drying, the blades were coated with a layer of 'paralysis powder', becoming genuine 'poisonous knives'. When facing an enemy, as long as they were scratched by the knife tip or came into contact with a bit of skin, they would immediately be poisoned.

  At this moment, the horned beast that fell to the ground with its whole body stiff and paralyzed was the first victim of Ling Feng's poisonous knife!

  Arriving at the side of the horned deer beast, Ling Feng didn't say a word and went forward to add another knife. The horned deer beast immediately died.

  Then, Ling Feng took out a dry cloth and wiped the animal blood off the blade. He then put it into a leather pouch he was carrying with him. Next, he took out a jade bottle from the pouch.

  It seems he is preparing to start collecting the essence of Qilin!

  In fact, the method of collecting the demon beast's soul is very simple. Just release one's own spiritual power and draw out the demon beast's soul from its physical body. Ling Feng did as he was told, a pure stream of spiritual energy emerging from his brow and shooting towards the horned deer-like creature's skull.

  As the power of the soul infused, a small horned beast about an inch long emerged from the skull of the dead corner deer, its body seemingly pulled by an invisible force. Despite struggling to escape, it was unable to do so. Finally, it transformed into a stream of light and was sucked into the jade bottle with a 'whoosh' sound.

  After capping the bottle, Ling Feng put the jade bottle into his waist pouch with a smile on his face.

  The essence of the horned beast that was captured in the jade bottle would, without the support of a secret art, be able to survive for only one or two days at most before its soul dispersed and disappeared. However, for Ling Feng, time was already sufficient; as long as he hunted enough essences of three demonic beasts, he could contact the strange little beast in the Soul Cave through his Yuan Shen consciousness at any time and have it collect the goods.

  "Just two more!"

  Ling Feng looked at Yun Cong standing beside him, smiled slightly, and then transformed into a giant bear, taking Yun Cong with him as they burrowed underground to search for their next prey.

  …………………………

  "Roar......"

  By the side of a mountain stream, a monster with scales all over its body like a crocodile lay on the moss-covered rocks, its cold eyes staring at the two enemies in front, opening its bloody mouth and letting out a shrill scream.

  After smoothly killing the Angle Deer, Ling Feng and the other person fled forward, searching in the nearby mountains and forests. After about a few hours, they found their second target, a Blood Crested Fire Boar.

  Long before the blood veins were awakened, Ling Feng and his cousin Chu Hei went up the mountain to hunt, where they encountered a Blood Fiery Boar. The situation was very dangerous at that time, but fortunately, their father, Ling Tu, arrived in time and killed the boar with one blow, allowing the two of them to escape from danger.

  Now he encountered a Blood Fiend Fire Boar again, but not as miserable as before. With the help of Earth Escape Technique and two poisonous stabbing knives in his hand, he almost didn't use much effort to kill the fire boar and took away its essence.

  I've already obtained the essence of two demon beasts, and I'm just one short of fulfilling my promise to that despicable guy. Ling Feng hastened his search in this mountain forest, but for some reason, perhaps due to its proximity to the Hidden Dragon Valley, there were very few demon beasts nearby. After searching for several hours, Ling Feng and his companions still hadn't found their final target.

  After exhausting his mind, he finally discovered a demon beast in this mountain stream. The one called Qinglin Jiao is much more difficult to deal with than the previous two demon beasts. Lingfeng launched a sneak attack, but the scales on this demon beast were as hard as gold and iron. Even the dagger mixed with Xuan Tie refining couldn't break through its scale armor defense.

  Moreover, the medicinal properties of 'Mabi San' on the blade were also blocked by the green scales and shell, unable to penetrate its internal organs and cause poisoning.

  The green-scaled alligator, which had been attacked, immediately launched a frenzied attack. This water-attribute monster was extremely formidable, spewing out wave after wave of water arrows that rained down on Ling Feng and the other person.

  They could have used the Earth Escape Technique to leave this place and find other easier targets, but there were too few demon beasts in this mountain forest, and if they let go of the one in front of them, they didn't know when they would find their next target.

  So Lingfeng and Yunying consulted with each other and decided to join forces to get rid of this troublesome guy.

  In terms of individual attack power, Yun Cong is much stronger than Ling Feng. This little girl has mastered the Shadow Clan's secret technique, her figure changing and unpredictable, virtual and real, swirling around Qinglin's body in a blur, like a spinning top, making it impossible to discern her true location.

  Suddenly, a sharp and fierce aura burst out from the void, shooting towards Qinglin.

  Ling Feng didn't idle either, dodging the incoming water arrows while swinging his twin daggers with both hands, their movements as agile as a venomous snake spitting out its tongue, launching a frenzied and torrential attack on the giant in front of him.

  Unfortunately, all the attacking power of both parties was blocked by each other's impenetrable scales, and only the sound of "clang clang" metal echoes continued to rise. Neither Lingfeng's stabbing knife nor Yuncong's sharp gas could hurt Qinglin crocodile at all, but instead provoked this big guy's ferocity, and the counterattack force became even more frantic.

  The battle lasted for about the time it took to burn an incense stick, and Ling Feng gradually became unable to hold on. He looked up and saw that Yun Cong's movements were no longer as agile as before.

  "This won't do!" Ling Feng thought to himself. He had already prepared to call off Yun Ning, as the green-scaled alligator in front of him was too troublesome; if he wasn't careful, not only would he be unable to hunt and kill the beast, but he would also be threatened with harm by it.

  "Roar!"

  Another roar, the green-scaled alligator opened its mouth and shot out more than a dozen water arrows, carrying a "hissing" sound, striking towards Ling Feng head-on.

  After dodging, Lingfeng looked at Qinglin's bloody big mouth and had an idea.

  "This guy is covered in scales all over his body, just like a turtle shell. With the current strength of Yun Cong and me, we are completely unable to break through its defense. But it's not entirely without weaknesses, at least this guy doesn't have scales in his mouth, as long as my spear hits him, he's done for!"

  Aim at the weak point of the green scale alligator, Ling Feng stops the thrusting knife attack, takes three steps forward, and constantly moves his feet to sway in front of the green scale alligator, making a provocative gesture.

  The green-scaled alligator let out a furious roar, suddenly opening its huge mouth and preparing to shoot a water arrow at the detestable human in front of it, ready to deliver a fatal blow.

  "Just waiting for you to open your mouth!"

  Ling Feng had already grasped the initiative, and when Qing Lin's big mouth opened, he saw his two hands shake, and two black shadows shot out like lightning, hitting their targets with precision.

  A shrill and mournful howl rose, as the two daggers shot into the mouth of the green-scaled alligator. The beast's large jaws closed, its sharp teeth biting off the animal sinew tied to the dagger. At the same time, the 'paralyzing powder' on the blade took effect, causing the green-scaled alligator's body to stiffen and become completely immobile.

  "Alas—"

  A weight was finally lifted off his mind, Ling Feng looked at Yun Cong who had stopped attacking and made a victorious gesture towards her.

  As he walked up to the Qinglin crocodile, Lingfeng saw that this ugly creature's eyes were filled with an unspeakable terror, and his heart was greatly pleased. Yun Cong also came over, her big black eyes carefully examining the Qinglin crocodile, then she turned her head to look at Lingfeng and asked: "Ah Feng, although we have subdued this Qinglin crocodile, its body is covered in scales that are too defensive, how can we kill it?"

  This is indeed a difficult problem!

  Ling Feng furrowed his brow, thought carefully, and had already made up his mind.

  He leaped onto the back of the green-scaled alligator, and immediately reached out from behind to grab its upper jaw, using force to pry it open.

  Since this big guy's body has scales for defense, can't we just pry open its huge mouth and attack from the inside!

  This green-scaled alligator's body was over 3 meters long, and its head alone was almost as big as Ling Feng's body. It was easy to say that it would open its huge mouth, but it was actually quite difficult to do so.

  After exhausting the strength of nine cows and two tigers, Ling Feng finally pried open the two-foot-wide gap in the green-scaled alligator's mouth. Yun Cong had understood his intention from the start and turned to find a sturdy branch. As Ling Feng pried open the alligator's jaws, Xiaoyao inserted the branch into its mouth, propping open its upper and lower jaws.

  He let out a breath of relief, Ling Feng jumped down from the alligator's back, reached out and pulled out the two daggers that were slanted in the alligator's mouth, smiled triumphantly, and said: "Your time is up!" After speaking, he held the knife in his hand and stabbed at the Qinglin alligator's throat.

  "Ah Feng, hold on a minute!" Yun Cong intervened from the side.

  "This green-scaled alligator's flesh and blood have been infected with the 'paralyzing powder' poison, if you attack like this, you'll likely be poisoned too!" Yun Qingyan smiled sweetly and said: "Let me do it!"

  Ling Feng thought for a moment and felt that Yun Cong's words were extremely reasonable. He immediately smiled and said: "Still, Sister Yun is meticulous!"

  Yun Ningchong flashed a charming smile, and immediately stretched out her slender white hand like jade, pointing at the Qinglin crocodile's throat, shooting out strands of sharp energy like a sharp sword. In an instant, the Qinglin crocodile's mouth was filled with fresh blood flowing out, its throat including internal organs were already rotten and shattered, dying instantly.

  Next, it was Lingfeng's turn to take action. He captured the soul of Qinglin Jiao into a jade bottle, and the purpose of this trip was finally fulfilled. Originally, he still wanted to dig out the inner elixir of Qinglin Jiao, but thinking about it, it was too much trouble, and if he accidentally got some crocodile blood on him, he would be poisoned by the "paralyzing powder" and that wouldn't feel good at all. Therefore, Lingfeng gave up this idea.