Chapter 26

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Thank you for your kindness, clan brother. However, I am not used to facing dangers with others!” Li Changsheng turned down the offer with almost no hesitation.

In addition to being unfamiliar with this person, there was another reason that was related to Li Changsheng’s special ability. He had a total of three goals for diving into the wilderness this time. 

One, to improve the strength of his demon pets.

Two, to get paid for completing missions.

Three, to search for high grade demons.

The most important was the third. There were simply too many high grade demons in the wild that have not been contracted. If he encountered a wild demon of excellent grade, Li Changsheng’s power would improve by leaps and bounds after the contract.

If it was an ordinary high grade demon, he could also make a temporary contract, and then go to the trading market to look for a deal. Based on the rarity of a high grade demon, it could definitely bring a steady stream of resources to Li Changsheng.

For a demon tamer, to earn a place as one of the elite, there was nothing more important than demon pets and resources.

In a way, demon pets represented the upper limit. Even so, if there were not enough resources, it would be difficult to reach this peak, which might as well be wasting the potential of the demon pet.

To make things clear with the others, Li Changsheng naturally chose to refuse.

After the rejection, the expression of the thick-browed young man did not change and he did not say anything more. After all, everyone had their own pursuit, and there was no reason to force matters on anyone.

Meanwhile, his companion, a teenager with a pockmarked face, gave a cold snort and said, “How ungrateful!”

“Farewell, clan brother!” Li Changsheng glanced at the pockmarked faced young man, cupped his hands respectfully at the thick-browed young man, and turned to leave.

As soon as he left Li Manor, Li Changsheng said to Ai Xi, “Ai Xi, can I ride you?”

In addition to combat, Ai Xi could also serve as a mount now.

Awooo~

After hesitating a bit, Ai Xi nodded. Ai Xi was more than two meters long and nearly one meter tall, just barely big enough to carry a human.

When Li Changsheng clambered up, Ai Xi could feel its back sink in. Fortunately, Li Changsheng was thin and was not a fully grown man, otherwise Ai Xi would have to endure a fair amount of strain.

Nevertheless, Ai Xi’s speed was affected to a certain extent.

However, Ai Xi was accustomed to weight training. Due to that, even with Li Changsheng on its back, its speed was still respectable. With silent strides as fast as lightning, the surrounding scenes rapidly slipped past them.

After some traveling and resting, Ai Xi finally stopped at the foot of Green Mountain. Li Changsheng vaguely made out a trail in the surroundings grown with weeds. The place was still an undeveloped wilderness.

Although there were occasional wild demons breaking into Li Manor, they were few and far between in the land so far from the wilderness. On the other hand, this place was a huge base of wild demons and naturally, high grade wild demons were aplenty.

Li Changsheng shifted over and dismounted the tiger. Stepping onto the trail, he observed the surrounding environment while advancing.

The wild, desolate area was filled with dense wormwood about half the height of a man, dotted with wild flowers of various colors, and the occasional murmur could be heard as the silhouette of a wild demon flashed past.

The wild demons could essentially be divided into active and passive dispositions. The former was fierce and would take the initiative to attack, and were mainly carnivorous. The latter was the stark contrast of the former, mainly comprised of herbivorous demons. As long as they were not attacked or provoked, they usually would not display any aggression either. In fact, they were more likely to take the initiative to stay away.

For the first time, Li Changsheng released his omniscience, covering a distance of more than 30 meters around him. With the development of his omniscience, the radius of its dispersal had increased slightly, which potentially boosted his special abilities.

In the next moment, like a radar, several bright dots appeared. These were the wild demons within his range. Their brightnesses were mostly similar and were all Inferior Grade ones.

Li Changsheng was not surprised. He ignored their signals and moved on.

Ai Xi looked at Li Changsheng with a human-like doubtful expression in its eyes. It was obviously puzzled by Li Changsheng’s peculiar ‘action’.

“Ai Xi, don’t loosen up. Be alert at all times. This will be your first lesson on survival in the wild!”

Li Changsheng did not explain in detail. Even if he did, Ai Xi might not understand it.

Although demons were capable of intelligent thought, before they became high-level demons, they were not as smart as humans. Their IQ may be slightly higher than apes, but they could not understand complex things.

Ai Xi was a little confused, but just at this moment, its ears twitched and its gaze instantly became vicious as if it was ready to devour someone in one bite. It immediately shielded Li Changsheng, staring warily at the lingering grass ahead.

Li Changsheng stopped. His omniscience was still active, and after spotting the movement in front of him, he instantly perceived the hidden figure.

At this moment, the rustling sound from the grass amplified, and then, a porcupine-like demon charged out, aiming to slam into Ai Xi

The demon resembled a porcupine and was about one meter in length. It had a plump body with stubby limbs, and sharp and hard white spines on its back and tail.

“A sharp-mouthed porcupine!” With just a glance, Li Changsheng confirmed the identity of the demon.

Contrary to ordinary porcupines, the sharp-mouthed porcupine was larger and had a sharper mouth. This was a more common type of demon that often appeared in grasslands.

“Avoid its attack and use Bite!”

Just as the sharp-mouthed porcupine charged forward, Ai Xi immediately dodged to the left, just barely brushing past the other demon.

In the next moment, Ai Xi completed its evasive maneuver and immediately surged forward, rushing toward the sharp-mouthed porcupine with lightning speed.

In the process, Ai Xi opened its mouth widely, revealing its sharp white fangs. Ai Xi avoided the thorny back of the porcupine and aimed a bite at its neck.

Before the sharp-mouthed porcupine could react, Ai Xi’s fangs sunk into its neck.

Howl~

A terrible pain overcame the sharp-mouthed porcupine and it let out a shrill, piteous shriek. It shook its body vigorously, trying to shake off Ai Xi.

Ai Xi fended off the porcupine’s struggles with its strength and tore off a chunk of flesh. The neck of the sharp-mouthed porcupine erupted like a fountain, spewing a copious amount of bright red blood. It had suffered serious damage.

At this moment, the sharp-mouthed porcupine pointed its back at Ai Xi again, as if trying to turn tail and flee.

“Ai Xi, watch out!”

Seeing that Ai Xi was about to chase after it, Li Changsheng hurriedly gave a loud warning. Ai Xi immediately used the Whirlwind skill, and its body was instantly covered by light green wind energy.

Not a moment too soon, the sharp-mouthed porcupine shook its body vigorously, and the white spines on its back broke off instantly with a puffing sound. An ear-piercing sound was produced as the projectiles flew through the air toward Ai Xi.

A single spine might not have much destructive power, but if that many spines hit the target, the consequences would be disastrous.

With the support from the Whirlwind skill, Ai Xi once again moved and maximized its speed, swiftly rushing out of the attack range of the spines, causing the white spines to fall to the ground harmlessly.

“Very good. Give it a final Claw Crush!”

After dealing with the spines attack, Ai Xi lunged forward again and, in the blink of an eye, it caught up to the fleeing sharp-mouthed porcupine, and swung its right paw at the porcupine’s head.

The sharp-mouthed porcupine was too late to react and received the direct blow to the head.

Snap~

With the sound of snapping bones, the sharp-mouthed porcupine’s head sank at a sharp angle and it fell heavily to the ground. Its limbs twitched violently for a second and then it moved no more.

“Ai Xi, good job!”

Even though the battle was not the most challenging, Li Changsheng still gave Ai Xi adequate affirmation for the success.

Awooo~

After being praised by Li Changsheng, Ai Xi looked very happy and howled at the sky.

As there was no space for items, Li Changsheng only kept the demon core of the sharp-mouthed porcupine and none of the other materials, before moving on toward Green Mountain.