Wu Shattered Star River

Deep within the valley's earth, a powerful giant beast, suspected to be a top-tier Rank Three demon beast, the Suanni, was hidden. Yet, when this demon beast emerged, it didn't attack Jiang Han and the little fox.

Instead, the little fox arrogantly leaped onto its head, scratching and clawing, even baring its teeth. The demon beast didn't get angry; it merely stared at Jiang Han with an icy gaze.

Jiang Han felt somewhat bewildered, unsure of the situation. He didn't know whether to flee immediately or stand still.

Ultimately, he chose to remain still. This demon beast was far too close. If he made any rash moves, the demon beast could pounce in an instant. If it truly was a Suanni, a single burst of flames would turn him into roasted meat, even if he burrowed underground.

Furthermore, the little fox's actions and the giant beast's reactions were too strange. He sensed that the giant beast and the little fox might know each other? Otherwise, the giant beast wouldn't allow the little fox to climb onto its head.

"Yoo yoo ~"

The little fox cried out a few more times, and the giant beast finally reacted. It slowly moved its body and walked towards Jiang Han.

Jiang Han's entire body tensed up, and he almost couldn't resist releasing his Dragon Roar Divine Power.

He stared at the giant beast with wide eyes, hesitating for a couple of breaths before ultimately refraining from making any rash movements.

Although the beast's aura emanating from the giant beast was terrifying, he didn't sense any murderous intent.

The giant beast advanced slowly, soon reaching Jiang Han, stopping just a foot away.

Its head, several times larger than Jiang Han's body, lowered slightly and slowly approached him.

The giant beast's aura was too powerful. Jiang Han felt his body turn icy, trembling uncontrollably, reaching the peak of tension.

Soon, the giant beast's head drew near to Jiang Han. The scene resembled an elephant approaching a small dog, incredibly bizarre.

It stared at Jiang Han for a few moments, its nose twitching slightly. After a while, the beast's aura gradually subsided, and it opened its massive mouth, extending a scarlet tongue to lick Jiang Han.

"…"

Jiang Han was enveloped in a sticky, foul-smelling liquid, nearly causing him to vomit.

However, at this moment, his heart was shaken violently. He had a feeling—this giant beast, like the little fox, seemed to be actively trying to get close to him? Actively trying to please him?

Sure enough!

After licking Jiang Han, the giant beast's front knees actually bent, and it willingly knelt on the ground. The ferocious and terrifying expression on its face vanished, replaced by a hint of affection.

"What's going on?"

Jiang Han wiped the sticky liquid from his face, staring wide-eyed at the now docile giant beast.

He seemed to recall something, his gaze suddenly shifting towards the little fox. He repeatedly said, "Little fox, did this giant beast, like you, follow my parents back then?"

Jiang Han's words were a bit complex, and the little fox's eyes showed some confusion. It nodded its head, then shook it.

Jiang Han frowned, pointing at the giant beast and saying, "Did it used to follow my mother?"

This time, the little fox understood, nodding its head and chirping incessantly, appearing very happy.

"This!"

Jiang Han's body stiffened, his face displaying shock.

The little fox was his mother's spirit beast, and it could be said that the little fox was picked up by his mother just after it was born.

This top-tier Rank Three giant beast was also his mother's battle beast, which Jiang Han couldn't comprehend.

As mentioned before, the higher the rank of a demon beast, the higher its intelligence, and the harder it is to tame. Even if it can be tamed, a prerequisite must be met: the tamer must be stronger than the battle beast, and much stronger!

It's still uncertain whether this giant beast is a Suanni, but its aura and size are definitely that of a top-tier Rank Three demon beast, comparable to a peak Mountain Sea Realm human expert.

In other words—if this giant beast was his mother, Yan Qin's, battle beast, then Yan Qin's realm must have reached at least the peak of the Reincarnation Realm, and there's a high probability it was the Celestial Human Realm, otherwise, it would be impossible to subdue it.

"My mother is a super expert?"

Jiang Han blinked, feeling a bit dazed.

In his memory, his mother didn't seem to possess any martial strength, or rather, wasn't strong, because he had never seen her take action.

The Yan Qin he remembered was beautiful and gentle, speaking softly and kindly, very amiable. Now, he discovered that Yan Qin might be a super expert? A supreme expert capable of taming a top-tier Rank Three demon beast.

"Wait, could it be that my father tamed it?"

Jiang Han considered another possibility. He'd rather believe that his father had hidden his strength than believe that the gentle woman was a powerhouse.

He turned his gaze to the little fox and asked, "Little fox, do you recognize my father?"

The little fox was somewhat confused. Jiang Han thought for a moment, then took out a portrait of his mother, pointing at it and asking, "Is she your master?"

This time, the little fox nodded, and Jiang Han even noticed the giant beast casting its gaze at the portrait, its eyes revealing a hint of reverence.

"It's Mom!"

Now Jiang Han was certain that his mother was a super expert, at least at the peak of the Reincarnation Realm, or even higher!

"That's right!"

Jiang Han suddenly slapped his forehead, remembering the Celestial Beast Cauldron!

The jade token was given to him by his mother. After he crushed it, the Celestial Beast Cauldron appeared. This Celestial Beast Cauldron was exceptionally abnormal. As long as he killed all ten demon beasts on it, he would obtain twenty-seven powerful divine powers.

Previously, Jiang Han didn't quite understand the power of the Celestial Beast Cauldron, thinking it was a Profound-grade or Earth-grade artifact or something.

Now it seemed that it was definitely an existence beyond the Celestial grade. Celestial-grade artifacts were strong, but compared to the Celestial Beast Cauldron, it was like heaven and earth.

To leave him such a powerful treasure, how could his mother be an ordinary person?

"The problem is… if my mother is so strong, why would she marry my father, who is only at the Profound Origin Realm? And why did she never reveal her powerful combat strength? She stayed in Jiang Family Village for ten years."

"Since she has such strong combat strength, why did she lie low in a small town for so long? Why didn't she help my father? With a casual move, she could easily conquer Cloud Dream Pavilion, and even possibly conquer Seven Fiends Manor!"

Countless doubts surfaced in Jiang Han's mind. He pondered for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up, his face turning a bit ruddy.

He suddenly thought of a question!

Since his mother was so strong, then maybe his parents weren't dead!

Jiang Han didn't know how strong the Celestial Human Realm was, but within a thousand miles, the strongest forces were only at the level of feudal lords, and the strongest experts among the feudal lords were only at the Reincarnation Realm, definitely not capable of killing Yan Qin.

His mother was so strong that she could walk sideways even in the Heavenly Fox Mountain Range, right? Even if she encountered high-level demon beasts, his mother could at least escape, right?

So, it was very likely that his parents hadn't died!

"Perhaps… my parents went to do something important, went to a very far place, and then got delayed? Or perhaps something happened to my mother's family, and my parents went to help, and because the matter was relatively tricky, they haven't returned yet?"

The more Jiang Han thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and the more excited he became. He took two deep breaths, rubbed his face, and forced himself to calm down.

He turned around twice, feeling uncomfortable from the stickiness on his body, and after thinking about it, jumped into the hot spring to wash off.

He changed into a set of clean clothes, and his gaze turned to the giant beast, slowly approaching it.

The giant beast pressed its massive head to the ground, its powerful beast aura retracted, its eyes half-closed, appearing harmless.

Jiang Han boldly reached out and touched the giant beast's head. The giant beast didn't react at all, instead, it closed its eyes.

"Jackpot…"

Jiang Han swallowed, his eyes darting around. He leaped up, jumping onto the giant beast's head.

The giant beast still didn't react, allowing Jiang Han to stand on its head.

Jiang Han crouched down, patted the giant beast's head, and said, "Get up, move forward!"

Something that made Jiang Han incredibly happy happened: the giant beast quickly straightened its body, then slowly walked forward.

This giant beast could actually understand his words! Most importantly, this giant beast obeyed his commands!

"Jackpot, I really hit the jackpot!"

Jiang Han was so excited that his face turned red. This was a peak Rank Three demon beast!

He had actually subdued a peak Rank Three battle beast! In other words—he possessed a super-strong fighter comparable to a peak Mountain Sea Realm expert!