Ch615 - Star Beast

Pangpang and Uncle Bai emerged from Jiang Xu’s sleeve, landing on his shoulder in miniaturized form.

“Boss, what did you sense just now? Why did you stop us from following the hunting party?” Pangpang asked curiously, looking up at his Master.

“I smelled the scent of an orchid. Mufeng told me about them when we were in the Ink Realm.

These orchids are the most poisonous plants in the Upper Heavenly Domain; their venom and attack power are both incredibly strong. They’re also very good at hiding themselves and often change their hunting grounds, so they’re extremely difficult to deal with.” At this point, Jiang Xu frowned slightly.

If he had come with Mufeng, his poison skills could have neutralized the flower’s poison, and perhaps they could have even tried to kill the orchid as a meal for their Wisteria Vine. But now, he was alone, and he certainly didn’t dare provoke the thing.

“So that’s what it was. Looks like the Sacred Eagle Hunter Group is doomed.” Pangpang sighed when he heard about the orchid.

“There’s nothing I can do. I told them, but they wouldn’t believe me.” Jiang Xu spread his hands helplessly, indicating that there was no way for him to have intervened.

To be honest, Jiang Xu didn’t understand why the Wang Brothers had so little faith in him. For some reason, they seemed to harbor a deep hostility toward him, but there was no basis for it.

He hadn’t provoked them in any way, so how could they possibly be hostile toward him?

“Whatever, it’s fine if I’m not with them. They’re too weak, and besides, they’re all hard to get along with.” Bai Hu also felt that the others were being unreasonable, so leaving them now wouldn’t hurt.

“That’s right, they’re all useless when it comes to fighting. Even Wang Hui isn’t that impressive. There’s no reason for us to stick with a bunch of losers.” Pangpang’s lips curled in agreement.Their boss had single-handedly taken care of three level-10 immortal beasts, while that dog-breed captain had needed multiple helping hands just to take care of one level-10 immortal beast. Pathetic!

“Enough, let’s stop talking about them. Let’s go.” With that, Jiang Xu leapt forward into the distance.

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Three months later,

Jiang Xu’s luck was either incredibly good or incredibly bad. Within a cave, he found a trove of star stones, all of which were meteoric rocks from outer space containing potent star energy.

However, these rocks were not ownerless. They had been collected by a Star Beast for the purpose of its own advancement.

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Pangpang watched Jiang Xu’s battle with the Star Beast from a nearby branch. “Uncle Bai, should we help?”

“Not yet,” Bai Hu responded. “This beast is at the same level asXiaoXu; let him fight it first. It will serve as a good training exercise for him and his sword technique.” Bai Hu felt that it was best to observe for now.

“Ah, we had been stuck in the Ink Realm for a thousand years, then another hundred in the Heaven-Piercing Tower. We finally got a chance to come out here, but we’ve only encountered Green-Winged Wolves so far, and even then, Boss Xu took care of them himself without letting us out. My paws are itching for some action.”

Bai Hu chuckled at Pangpang’s words. “We were part of the hunting party, remember? We’reXiaoXu’s trump cards, so of course we couldn’t just jump into battle whenever we wanted. But now things are different—ifXiaoXu can’t handle this opponent, we can step in.”

“En, I see.” Pangpang nodded in understanding.

The Star Beast was a special type of immortal beast, one that was born with the innate ability to sense the power of the stars. As a result, they were adept at locating star stones and had some understanding of star energy, which allowed the star beast to evade Jiang Xu’s attacks time and again. The battle between man and beast grew increasingly fierce, yet neither could gain the upper hand.

Seeing that Jiang Xu couldn’t defeat the Star Beast, Bai Hu and Pangpang moved to intervene, but before they could, a group of ten people rode into the forest from afar.

These newcomers were none other than the ten remaining members of the Sacred Eagle Hunting Group. They had ignored Jiang Xu’s warning earlier and encountered the man-eating flowers, resulting in the death of thirty-five out of forty-five members. These ten were the only ones who managed to escape.

Upon seeing Jiang Xu engaged in battle with the Star Beast, Wang Hui’s eyes grew red. “Liu Xu, I can’t believe it’s you! Damn you, if it weren’t for you, my Brother wouldn’t have died! Neither would all our brothers in the hunting group have died!”

When Pangpang heard this, he rolled his eyes from where he was lying on a tree branch.What does your Brother’s death have to do with my Master? Isn’t this your own fault? My Master clearly told you to change your route, but you wouldn’t listen—how can you blame him?

When Bai Hu saw there were ten of them, one Immortal Emperor, five late-stage Immortal Kings, and four peak Immortal Kings, he narrowed his eyes.If these ten attacked Jiang Xu, he and Pangpang might not be able to defend him!

Seeing Jiang Xu under attack, the other nine felt mixed emotions. Back then, Liu Xu had suggested their captain change their route, but the captain hadn’t listened, and the Sacred Eagle Hunting Group had nearly been wiped out. Of course, Liu Xu himself bore some responsibility for this as well. If he had been more clear about the dangers they faced, perhaps their captain would have changed their route, and perhaps none of their fellow teammates would have died. But by not explaining himself clearly, he had led to the deaths of many, including Wang Meng, their captain’s younger brother.

The miniaturized Bai Hu and Pangpang leapt from the tree branch, transforming into giant beasts ten meters tall, appearing before Wang Hui and his group.

“Wang Hui, my Master has already left the Sacred Eagle. He has nothing to do with you people, so please leave.” Bai Hu said coldly to the ten men standing on the ground.

“You, who the hell are you?” Wang Hui frowned at the talking leopard. Most immortal beasts could not speak; only the cultivators of the Demon Clan could communicate, and they were also highly intelligent. Could this merely be a beast of the Demon Clan, not an immortal beast?

“You don’t need to know who I am. All you need to know is that it’s extremely dangerous here, and you should take your men and leave immediately.” Bai Hu responded coldly.

Wang Hui snorted in disdain at his words. “Even if you’re of the Demon Beast Clan, you’re only an Immortal King. How dare you speak to me, an Immortal Emperor, in such a manner! I see you have no idea who you’re dealing with!”

With that, Wang Hui attacked Bai Hu first.

Seeing Wang Hui attack, the other nine men also charged toward Pangpang.

Pangpang released a stream of thick water columns, tying up the nine cultivators, then opened its mouth and spat out ten pearls.

The pearls shattered one by one, setting free beams of colorful light that filled the sky. Soon, a colorful cloud of poisonous dust spread through the air.

Seeing the toxic cloud burst, Bai Hu and Jiang Xu quickly consumed their medicinal pills.

Pangpang had already warned them of the poison before unleashing it, and they had taken their antidotes accordingly. Now, he was controlling his water columns to deal with the nine cultivators.

“You? Your people released poison?” Sensing something was amiss, Wang Hui swiftly covered his nose and mouth.

Bai Hu let out a dismissive snort. “I did warn you this place wasn’t safe. But you’ve always been stubborn and refused to listen to others.”

Ten against two—neither Bai Hu nor Pangpang were fools; of course they wouldn’t engage in direct combat. They naturally chose to fight using the seven-colored light poison.

“You—you disgusting leopard!” Wang Hui waved a hand, sending a palm strike toward Bai Hu, before turning around and fleeing.

Bai Hu released his Divine Elephant Might, which blocked an attack from the Immortal Emperor, then flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground.

“Uncle Bai!” Pangpang cried out in alarm at the sight of Bai Hu being sent flying.

“I’m fine!” Bai Hu spat out a mouthful of blood before leaping to Pangpang’s side, helping him deal with the remaining nine cultivators.

With the aid of the Colorful Flowing Light poison, Bai Hu and Pangpang swiftly disposed of the nine Immortal Kings.

Jiang Xu’s battle was also fierce. One star chart after another flew from his sword, ensnaring the

Star Beast within a celestial net.

“Awoooo,awoooo…” The Star Beast howled furiously, struggling to free itself, but the net only tightened, refusing to yield.

“Explode!” Jiang Xu waved his hand, casting a level-10 spiritual talisman toward the Star Beast.

“BOOOM…!!”

The beast howled in pain, its body riddled with wounds, coughing up mouthful after mouthful of black blood.

“Stars Extinguish!” Jiang Xu’s sword slashed through the air, a golden flash of light shooting forth and piercing straight through the Star Beast.

“Awoooo…” Howling in anguish, the Star Beast’s body staggered and collapsed onto the ground.

After slaying the Star Beast, Jiang Xu descended from the skies to the ground, forcefully exhaled a long breath, then consumed a medicinal pill to restore his immortal energy. Turning, he looked at Pangpang and Bai Hu, who were busy cleaning up the battlefield. “Pangpang, Uncle Bai, how are you two? Are you injured?”

“I’m fine. Uncle Bai took a strike from that Wang Hui and he’s hurt!” Pangpang shook his head, indicating that he was unharmed.

“It’s nothing,XiaoXu. I’ve already consumed a medicinal pill for injuries. I used the Divine Elephant Might to block the blow, so it’s not serious.” As he spoke, Bai Hu tossed out a spiritual talisman of fire and burned the bodies of the nine cultivators.

“Uncle Bai, do you have enough medicinal pills?” Jiang Xu asked, looking worriedly at his beast pet.

“I have plenty. Mufeng gave me quite a few medicinal pills.” Bai Hu nodded, confirming that he possessed ample medicinal pills.

“That’s good. Let’s go. The stench of blood here is too strong; we must leave immediately.” With that, Jiang Xu collected the Star Beast’s carcass, took his two beast companions, and left the forest.