Chapter 8

"Nice, to actually discover a wolf den a kilometer away. It seems I underestimated you, young man." Su Han looked at Su Ming with appreciation. "Although I can defeat those seven wolves, I can't guarantee that I can protect your life while killing them."

Su Ming pursed his lips, Su Han's words stirring his competitive spirit.

"Master, there is a two-tailed fox demon beast 500 meters ahead. It is a late-stage first-rank demon beast, with no offensive capabilities, skilled in confusion and escape. Killing it can complete the transformation task. Do you accept the task?"

"Accept, I must accept." Su Ming secretly rejoiced when he heard that the transformation task was just to kill a two-tailed fox with no offensive capabilities.

"Transformation task accepted successfully, cultivation level reduced to zero."

The little sprite's words made Su Ming's heart sink. When all his spiritual energy disappeared, Su Ming felt like crying. He also understood why the little sprite didn't let him accept the transformation task before. It seemed simple, but it was actually a trap, a deadly trap.

"Father, there is a two-tailed fox demon beast ahead. I want to take it as my hunting target. I hope Father will agree." Su Ming said with a stiff upper lip. He had to complete the transformation task, or he would forever be an ordinary person with no cultivation.

Su Han followed the direction Su Ming pointed and saw a two-tailed fox curled up under a big tree. He frowned slightly, puzzled by Su Ming's choice of a demon beast with no offensive capabilities as his hunting target. Was he trying to test his own steps?

"Go, don't embarrass me." Su Han agreed to Su Ming's proposal.

The two-tailed fox is the weakest type of demon beast among foxes, with no offensive capabilities but can confuse enemies and is extremely fast, making it a cunning demon beast.

Su Ming held a sharp sword, jumped off the unicorn, and quietly approached the two-tailed fox, afraid that it would suddenly run away. This was crucial for his future, and he couldn't afford to be careless.

When Su Ming was 50 meters away from the two-tailed fox, the fox, curled up under the tree, sensed danger. When it saw Su Ming approaching, it immediately ran without hesitation. Humans say foxes are cunning, and this is absolutely true.

"Fox, don't run, let me eliminate you." Su Ming, seeing the two-tailed fox run, became anxious, shouted, and ran after it.

The two-tailed fox, as if understanding Su Ming's words, turned its head and glanced at Su Ming, as if saying: This human is really shameless.

"Is this kid too confident, not even using spiritual energy to chase?" Su Han smiled slightly.

One chasing, one fleeing, Su Ming quickly disappeared from Su Han's sight. At this moment, Su Han had a bad feeling. As an experienced hunter, his intuition was usually very accurate, and it had saved his life several times.

"Bad." Su Han frowned, jumped off the unicorn, and ran in the direction Su Ming had disappeared. The direction Su Ming was running was where second-rank demon beasts existed.

At this moment, Su Ming was already very close to the two-tailed fox. Although the two-tailed fox was very fast, Su Ming, with his wondrous steps, could always strangely shorten the distance between them. If he still had his cultivation, he could instantly catch up to the two-tailed fox with his Cloud Trace Shadow steps.

Determined to catch the two-tailed fox, Su Ming completely forgot that he was in a dangerous wilderness forest. After chasing for over a thousand meters, the two-tailed fox was only ten meters away. Just a little more, and he could kill this annoying little fox, and then he would regain his spiritual energy.

Just as he was about to succeed, the two-tailed fox suddenly disappeared from Su Ming's sight. Su Ming realized something was wrong, paused in mid-air, and then a huge creature appeared in front of him. Before he could see what it was, Su Ming instinctively raised his sword and slashed down.

"Bang."

"Ah..."

A scream, Su Ming's body flew backward, landing heavily on the ground. His sword was thrown away, and the heavy slash felt like hitting a rock, directly sending him flying. His hands were still tingling.

"Saber-toothed tiger, late-stage second-rank demon beast, weakness: eyes, chance of victory: 0%, suggested to wait for rescue on the spot."

Su Ming, who was lying on the ground in great pain, suddenly jumped up like a monkey, staring straight ahead without blinking.

The saber-toothed tiger, three meters long and one meter high, was several times more majestic than the Siberian tiger on Earth. Its fangs could crush iron, its fur was as sharp as needles, and its paws had terrifying claws that glinted in the sunlight. The eyes that emitted a deathly aura made Su Ming feel that his life was in danger.

Su Ming instinctively took three steps back. When he saw the two-tailed fox beside the saber-toothed tiger, he stopped, looking at the tiger and the fox with a bewildered expression, thinking: Is this the legendary 'borrowing the tiger's might'?

Little fox, you are really something. I'll remember this. I'll go get reinforcements. Don't think that just because you have the saber-toothed tiger backing you, I'm afraid of you. My father is a mighty and fierce man.

After accepting the transformation task, Su Ming had no cultivation and was no match for the late-stage second-rank saber-toothed tiger. Therefore, he did not continue to attack the saber-toothed tiger or think about the two-tailed fox beside it.

Su Ming gave the two-tailed fox a contemptuous look, picked up the sword on the ground, glanced at the saber-toothed tiger, and turned to run before it moved. He used his wondrous steps, turning into a gust of wind in the opposite direction. He thought waiting for rescue on the spot was a foolish act; who would see a tiger and not run?

The moment Su Ming turned to run, the saber-toothed tiger moved. Su Ming's attack had already angered the saber-toothed tiger. If Su Ming had not moved, the saber-toothed tiger might have observed for a while before attacking. But now that Su Ming was running, the saber-toothed tiger would definitely not let the human who invaded its territory go.

A late-stage second-rank demon beast is equivalent to a human at the peak of the Mortal Heart Realm. The body of a demon beast is much stronger than that of a human, especially those with divine or demonic blood. Generally, at the same cultivation level, humans are no match for demon beasts.

When Su Ming was thrown back by the saber-toothed tiger's counterattack, his direction had already changed. Now, as he turned to run, he was not on the original path. The farther he ran, the farther he was from Su Han, and the closer he was to danger.

"Disregarding the wise man's advice, you will suffer. Master, I wish you good luck."

"Little sprite, can you stop being so cold? Quickly tell me what to do." Su Ming asked anxiously.

"Master, the advice I gave you earlier was the best answer. The direction you are running now is wrong. You have already moved away from your father, and you have no way to retreat. Run hard, Master, I wish you good luck."

The little sprite's words were like a bucket of ice water poured over his heart, making Su Ming break out in a cold sweat.