Devour

Each of the three hunters has a beast taming treasure.

Xing Jue took it out and displayed it. It was a treasure in the shape of an incense burner. When used, the medicine stored in the incense burner would be ignited to calm the monster. When the effect was exhausted, one could communicate with the affected monster, negotiate terms, and tame it for one's own use.

Lu Miaoting said with great interest: "The scorpion lion can run fast and fly, and is very powerful. It is well-known among the monsters on the mainland. It is admired by hunters as a mount, but it is a pity that it is too difficult to obtain."

Xing Jue said with a smile: "We traveled day and night to Lion Mountain just to get the Scorpion Lion mount. If we succeed in taming it, it will surely become a great story in the guild."

Cheng Baiqi asked, "Three of them appeared just now. Can't they all be tamed?"

"Each time the Beast Taming Treasure is used, one less will be left. It is not easy for the Weapon Master to refine, and there is no guarantee of success when using it, so it must not be wasted. What we want to subdue is the Nine-tailed Scorpion Lion King." Xing Jue boasted, with ambitious goals, and did not take the Six-tailed Scorpion Lion in his eyes.

Cheng Bai thought for a moment and said, "There is only one Scorpion Lion King."

Lu Miaoting sneered, "There will always be a king in a demon beast group. When one dies, decades later, or even just a year or two later, another one will appear. It's just the law of nature."

When the old king is lost among the monsters, the strongest and most outstanding new king will soon take his place. After natural selection, the best top monsters can be obtained. Hunters are most enthusiastic about this and talk about it with great relish.

Cheng Bai listened and seemed to be thinking about something.

Fu Ying praised: "With Brother Xing's outstanding achievements, only the Nine-tailed Scorpion Lion King as a mount can be worthy of the title of Absolute Sword King."

Xing Jue said politely, "Brother Fu, you are too kind. If you can tame it successfully, I will reward you handsomely. I will definitely help you get the Scorpion Lion King mount in the future, and we can share the supreme honor together."

Lu Miaoting modestly said: "I hope to get a five-colored moonlight deer king is enough. Among the young generation of hunters in the world, the four quasi-kings, the Absolute Sword King, the Fiery Fist King, the Light Blade King, and the Thunder Blade King, are worthy of having a mount like the Nine-tailed Scorpion Lion King."

The three hunters complimented each other and chatted happily.

Cheng Bai was stunned when he heard this. He lowered his head and enjoyed the delicious food with Xiaobai, unable to get a word in.

After a short rest after lunch, the four continued to climb to the top of Lion Mountain, looking for traces of the Nine-tailed Scorpion Lion King along the way.

Cheng Bai asked: "The monsters in Lion Mountain are incredibly powerful, why haven't they become a secret place?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Ying said, "Brother Cheng, you don't know that a secret realm must not only have powerful monsters, but also have common characteristics. First, there must be clear treasures, second, there must be wonderful legends, third, hunters must have some experience in coming and going, fourth, the guild leader must have in-depth research and can answer questions for hunters, and fifth, the hunter guild must have determined it to be a secret realm. These many conditions will attract hunters to come one after another."

Cheng Baiqi asked, "It has been studied in depth, how can it become a secret realm?"

Lu Miaoting continued, "Shishan has not been studied in depth, and few people come here, so it can only be called a wasteland. If you want to make it a secret place, you need more hunters to open it up, and the guild will have to approve it."

Cheng Bai pondered and said, "Could it be that the secret realm is a training ground for hunters to test themselves? The wilderness instead contains greater opportunities and dangers?"

Fu Ying shook his head and said, "That's not entirely true. Most wilderness areas don't have attractive treasures or legends, or there were special reasons that hunters were not recommended to go there. For example, the Watch Forest was said to have been designated as a secret area many years ago, but it was later cancelled and almost no one goes there anymore."

There are treasures in the Watch Forest, and there are many varieties. The monsters are numerous and strong. Cheng Bai harvested more precious medicines and spiritual roots than other secret realms. The reason is that no one has explored it, and the rare flowers and plants have accumulated over the years.

The most unique thing is the spiritual plum tree, which is known as the father of the forest. How strong is it? Cheng Bai couldn't be sure. From the perspective of the tree spirit, such an ancient and huge creature is so powerful that it is unique at present. It should not be provoked.

Cheng Bai thought for a long time before saying, "Is the south of the Faceless Rift a secret realm or a wasteland?"

Xing Jue interrupted and said, "That is neither a secret realm nor a desolate realm, but a forbidden area. The Hunter Guild prohibits hunters and any civilians from crossing the Faceless Rift Valley, and is not allowed to spread any rumors."

This is very strange.

There were more scorpion-lion nests on the top of the mountain. The four of them explored carefully and in depth. If these powerful monsters attacked in groups, with so many of them, the four of them would definitely not be able to resist. Cheng Bai could only hide and escape.

What everyone doesn't know is that the highest peak of Lion Mountain is called Lion King Peak, and the Nine-tailed Scorpion Lion King occupies the largest nest on the peak. During its routine patrols, it strides to the best position, looking down from Lion King Peak at the people of Lion Mountain. This is the privilege of a king.

The nine-tailed scorpion-lion king is intelligent and the strongest in the tribe. He has an extremely sharp vision. He looked from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain and discovered four uninvited hunters and noticed that several scorpion-lions were missing.

The six-tailed scorpion lions only make up a small part of the scorpion lion group and are an elite group. Their disappearance without reason has aroused the vigilance of the nine-tailed scorpion lion king.

It is majestic and roars to the sky, calling on its subjects to respond and confirm the number of lions.

All the scorpion lions on Lion Mountain raised their heads and roared in response one after another. There were more and more roars, and soon the endless roars resounded through the sky, alarming the entire Lion Mountain.

Other animals nearby, whether they were monsters or not, would flee madly upon hearing the continuous lion roars, away from the Lion Mountain. If a daring lunatic invaded the Lion Mountain territory, it would arouse the anger of the lions, and terrible revenge would take place.

Cheng Bai heard the lion's roar like a military bugle call and felt that the situation was not good.

Xiaobai was even more frightened and shrank back.

Cheng Bai did not dare to be careless and asked what happened.

Xiao Bai said, "Leave here quickly. The Scorpion Lion King is about to lead the lions down Lion Mountain. All animals they encounter along the way will be killed. Even if the Scorpion Lions don't want to eat anything, they will be bitten or trampled to death."

Cheng Bai didn't hesitate, jumped on Xiao Bai, turned around and shouted, "Run."

The three hunters came to their senses and hurriedly followed Xiaobai and ran down the mountain.

A large number of scorpion lions quickly surged down like a tide, following them for dozens of miles and chasing them.

The nine-tailed scorpion lion king was running in front. It was exceptionally tall among the lions, with a body length of nearly 20 meters. Its nine scorpion tails were dancing behind it, and its strong and sturdy footsteps trampled the ground, making sounds like war drums and thunder. It led a large number of scorpion lions to charge forward, as if they were coming as quickly as a violent storm. Its savage momentum was thrilling and unstoppable.

All animals in the wilderness fled away. Everything the violent lions encountered in their path was destroyed. Trees were knocked down and lives were trampled into meat paste. Individual forces were insignificant in the face of the lions.

Cheng Bai and others can kill a few scorpion lions, and perhaps even the scorpion lion king, but they are powerless in the face of the densely packed group of violent lions rushing towards them.

The three of them ran for a long time. Cheng Bai rode Xiao Bai but did not run in a straight line. He turned several corners over the hill and changed direction several times, but he was unable to shake off the pursuers.

The lions behind were chasing closely, faster than Xiaobai, gradually closing the distance to several miles. The rumbling sound of the lions' paws trampling the ground was majestic and particularly spectacular on the horizon.

The three hunters who were fleeing wished they had two more legs. Their faces were pale and their steps were messy.

Fu Ying and Lu Miaoting were slightly weaker in power and were gradually falling behind. It was difficult for them to continue. How could humans outrun monsters?

Cheng Bai realized that the scorpion lion group was here to hunt them down, and quickly shouted, "Everyone, run away. It doesn't matter if the lion tide is only chasing one person or we scatter. We all have a chance."

Xing Jue and the others came to their senses and quickly dispersed. The four of them split into four different directions and fled for their lives.

Cheng Bai rode Xiao Bai and ran for a long time. The lions behind him were still chasing him closely. The distance was getting shorter and shorter, approaching to 700 meters, 600 meters, 500 meters... The rumbling sound of trampling became louder and louder, as if they would not give up until they achieved their goal.

It turned out that the scorpion lion group were all following their leader, the king, and the scorpion lion king thought that Cheng Bai, who was running in the front, must be the hunter leader and the culprit, so he just kept chasing him, and the other three scattered people accidentally escaped with their lives.

Cheng Bai realized that the Scorpion Lion King was coming for him, and cursed in his heart: "I provoked you, but you are biting me so hard that you won't let go."

He looked around carefully and found that he was close to the Discipline Plateau, only two hundred miles away from the Yaoguang Temple. He could see the magnificent palace complex vaguely in the distance, so he slightly adjusted his direction and rushed towards the palace.

The wide Changshe River is right before our eyes.

Xiaobai's physical fitness and strength have been increasing. If he was still at the level of the One-Eyed Jungle, he would have been caught up by the scorpion lions long ago. Although he can't compete with the scorpion lions now, he is agile and quick. He jumped more than 30 meters away, jumped over the Long Snake River that once required the old black tortoise to carry him, and successfully ran into the Discipline Plateau and rushed towards the Yaoguang Temple.

The Nine-tailed Scorpion Lion King looked at the Yaoguang Temple with his sharp eyes. The black air rising into the sky there was becoming more and more obvious, and there were many strange things happening.

It sensed something was wrong and became alert. It quickly looked up to the sky and howled loudly. The roar was very different from previous ones, as if it was issuing a warning.

The scorpion lion group gradually slowed down and finally stopped at the bank of the Long Snake River.

To the Nine-tailed Scorpion Lion King, the Long Snake River was just a small ditch that he could jump over. But he paced in front of the lions for a few circles, looking at the Yaoguang Holy Temple with an anxious look, roared a few times, issued new orders, and the lions turned around and ran back to Lion Mountain again.