Chapter 173 The Fighting Capacity of Little Monster

At the foot of the hill, there were three people from Jinwu Sect, two men and one woman.

Judging from the howls of Little Monster, they thought it was probably the sound of a Spirit Beast promoting to the next level, so they came out to search for it overnight. Originally, Jin Yang himself was about to come, but his men thought it was inadequate to put the young master in danger. Thus, they sent the three of them to scout the way. If something unexpected happened, they could ask for help in time.

"Elder Ouyang, are you sure that the voice came from here?" Amongst the three of them, a man in his fifties asked an old man in his sixties who was standing in front of them.

The old man called Ouyang raised his head and looked at the mountaintop. He answered with a half-certain tone, "It should be here."

"Why do I feel this place is a little familiar to me?" The middle-aged woman in her forties spoke.

With her reminder, the two men came to react. Turning their heads to look around, they found this place was familiar to them, too.

"Isn't this the hill we came to last night?" The man in his fifties shouted, "Oh right, the Black and White Elders died on this mountain. I remember that Elder White seemed to have died not far away from here."

Mentioning the death of the Black and White Elders, the three of them couldn't help feeling a chill in their hearts. As they looked into the darkness of the forest, their eyes showed a little bit of hesitation, considering whether they should continue climbing upwards.

The three of them looked at the dark forest in silence for a while, then the middle-aged woman said: "Do you still remember when we were chasing Ye Tianping last night, we also heard the beast howls from this direction?"

Women are always a little more careful than men.

After the woman's reminding, the two men seemed to recall something. The man in his fifties immediately said, "I remember that at that time, there was the same sound on the mountain over here, but we were searching for Ye Tianping at that time, so we didn't notice it. Could it be that the Black and White Elders heard this sound and came up to check as well, but as a result… He wasn't sure of the rest, so he didn't continue, but the other two had understood what he meant.

"You mean the Black and White Elders might have been hurt by the beast?" Old Ouyang asked.

"That is impossible. Didn't the young master say that the two elders were killed by the master-hands of Medicine Sect who came to support Ye Tianping?" The middle-aged woman also asked.

"The Young Master was just doubting." The man in his fifties replied, "Besides, if Ye Tianping had his reinforcement here, would he let us go? He would come to avenge. We are not the match of the master-hands who could even kill the Black and White Elders."

"But the fact is, we couldn't find Ye Tianping last night, and we didn't find any trace of him all day. It seemed he had disappeared into thin air. Don't you think that doesn't make sense? If the master-hands of the Medicine Sect were here, they should at least leave some traces. "

After analysis, they felt that this sound more reasonable. Even the oldest man, Elder Ouyang, believed that the two elders were possibly killed by a ferocious beast in the deep dark forest.

At this moment, the mountain wind blew from the forest and whined. In the darkness, the trees were swaying, as if some beasts were moving within the deep woods.

When the mountain wind passed by the three, they felt a little cold, and their backs were chilled.

"Let's … go back? We didn't find anything here." The middle-aged woman approached the two men and said somewhat nervously.

"Mhmm, I think so too. There's nothing here. That howl just now was probably from a wild wolf. There aren't any spirit beasts here at all. How could there be a spirit beast in the city?" The man in his early fifties immediately agreed, but he missed one thing. These days, the forests on the outskirts of the city basically were protected areas, and there was no possibility of wild wolves. At least, there were no wild wolves in this protected area.

"Mhmm, I completely agree with you two. Let's go back and report to the Young Master." Old man Ouyang also agreed. The three of them looked around arbitrarily, then turned around and walked down the hill.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The three of them had not gone far, a roar suddenly came from behind them. They turned back in astonishment and saw a huge beast rushing out of the bushes like lightning. In the darkness of night, its sharp horn hit to the man in his early fifties directly.

"Be careful!" Elder Ouyang and the woman cried out.

The beast was rushing down from the mountaintop. Its speed was breakneck, and its strength was terrifying. If someone were hit by it, even the most powerful master would be crippled or dead.

The man in his fifties felt a cold and violent wind behind him. He was scared out of his soul, but a Spirit Stage expert was a Spirit Stage expert, so he instinctively dodged to the side.

With an angry roar, the monster soared into the air and passed by the man, almost hitting him.

Following a rustling sound, the man's clothes were torn by one of the monster's horns, leaving a trail of blood. The man also let out a terrified and miserable cry.

In fact, he was already lucky to keep his life. When the monster rushed over, many trees were knocked down, leaving a trail in the thick forest.

When the three of them spread out and looked at the trail, their faces were still filled with shock and panic.

This was probably a beast or a spirit beast.

"Roar!"

Another roar came up from the below, followed by a rumbling sound. The beast was rushing up, and its speed was not much slower than before.

"Everyone show your weapons! Let's kill this evil beast together!" The old Ouyang who was quite experienced in fighting, was the first person to react. He calmly gave the order and took out a sword-knife wrapped in black cloth from his back. Then he shook the knife, and the wrapping cloth immediately disintegrated into pieces, revealing the shiny sharpness of the blade. It was a ghost-head blade.

The woman pulled out a soft whip from her waist. There was a button on the handle, allowing to control the length of the whip freely.

Although the man who was attacked just now was injured, it was just a superficial wound that did not hurt his muscles and bones. To a Spirit Stage Martial Cultivator, this sort of injury wouldn't affect his strength much, and he also took out his weapon, a chain hammer. The hammer was a bit small, like a mini ball, but it was covered with sharp thorns.

The three of them were indeed Spirit Stage experts. When the monster appeared, they had already lined up in a triangular formation, waiting for the beast to rush in.

This monster was Qin Hao's Earth Spirit Beast — Little Monster.

Little Monster rushed forward and crashed to the person at the top of the triangular formation. This position was guarded by the most powerful of the three, Elder Ouyang. He was waiting for Little Monster to attack him, so he had already prepared. Once Little Monster rushed to him, he immediately dodged to the side and slashed at Little Monster's body. Little Monster rushed over, and the blade left a significant mark on its body. There was an only little amount of blood on its body. From this, it could be seen that its thick skin had become even more abnormal after leveling up.

As Ouyang stepped aside, Little Monster rushed to the heart of the triangle and were surrounded by the three experts.

"What a good spirit beast!" When Ouyang saw the awe-inspiring appearance of Little Monster, he became excited for a moment.

In the Half Ancient Martial Sect, with a spirit beast guarding the mountain, there would be additional security. If anyone wanted to attack them, firstly, they would have to consider it carefully. This spirit beast never looked ordinary. If they captured and nurtured it, it would make Jinwu Sect's ranking rise a level. They also would make a significant contribution.

Of course, the most important thing was that this spirit beast was still a low-level spirit beast, and its power was not very strong. The three Spirit Stage Experts were confident of settling it down. Otherwise, they would have escaped early. Nobody would be willing to die for a spirit beast.

"Attack together! Be careful, don't kill it!" Old Ouyang shouted and attacked from behind with his ghost-headed blade. The two people in front also moved quickly.

The woman's soft whip swept towards one of Little Monster's forelegs, and the other man's spiked ball was hitting at Little Monster's eyes. Its eyes were the most fatal part. It was evident that this man didn't take Ouyang's words in mind. Just now, he had been attacked by Little Monster. He was still in anger. How could he want to spare its life?

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Little Monster was attacked by the three of them, its fearsome aura was immediately suppressed. The cooperation of the three Spirit Stage experts was not kidding.

It roared as it rushed and dodged around. The battle between the three experts and the beast was so intense that the plants and trees in that area were all swept into a mess.

As the fierce battle continued, it was unknown how many hits, Little Monster had taken from the blade, the whip and the spiked ball.

In any case, its skin was thick enough. After fighting for a long time, it was still energetic like a dragon and its roars were like thunder.

The three experts felt speechless and astonishing. That was too abnormal. The beast wasn't mighty, but it was so good at taking hits. The scariest thing was its physical strength. The three of them were already panting, but it continued to rampage as if nothing had happened.

"Elder Ouyang, this beast is not ordinary. If this continues, we won't be able to tame it, and we must make a fatal move." The woman panted as she snapped her whip.

Because they wanted to tame the monster perfectly, they held back their attacks and didn't attack the monster's vital parts. The man in his fifties attacked the beast's crucial parts at the beginning, but after stopped by the old man, he could only obediently avoid the vital parts and attack the other parts of the beast.

However, by the present condition, it was impossible to continue. The three cultivators had limited strength, but it seemed the beast's power was limitless. They would be exhausted to death, so they had to change their attacking patterns.