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Chapter 698: You Must Be Hungry Too
Chapter 698: You Must Be Hungry Too
By the time Pan Hong returned to the flying boat, Lu Chen had resumed his gentle demeanor.
"The fierce beasts here are like that; they have no long-term memory and must be taught a brutal lesson from time to time to keep them in line."
Pan Hong's body gradually returned to normal, and he spoke to Lu Chen.
"I will keep Brother Lu's words in mind," Lu Chen said, cupping his hands together.
He stayed on the flying boat for almost an hour, during which he witnessed several occasions of Pan Hong brutally beating the fierce beasts.
The next day.
Lu Chen and Pan Hong left their dwelling deep in the secret realm together.
"Brother Lu, take these talismans and artifacts. They are the standard issue for this secret realm and can be used for self-defense."
"Although with your strength, you probably won't need them, it's better to be safe than sorry."
The burly cultivator handed Lu Chen a pile of items.
"Since you're new here, you can start by trying to tame those fourth-grade fierce beasts. Once you're familiar with them, we can tackle the fifth-grade demonic beasts with the power of pill formation together."
"Alright, then I'll take my leave first."
Lu Chen nodded and, like Pan Hong, mounted a flying boat and headed towards the area that had been assigned to him beforehand.
Although most of the fierce beasts in the secret realm were fourth-grade, they were extremely powerful compared to their peers due to their innate strength and the nourishment provided by the unique spiritual energy of the realm, making them much more challenging to deal with than ordinary fourth-grade demonic beasts.
As he flew through the air, Lu Chen recalled Pan Hong's instructions.
The cultivators from the merchant guild in the secret realm had only two main tasks: to raise fierce beasts and tame them to a controllable level, maintaining their ferocity while ensuring they didn't cause any trouble.
Lu Chen pondered this, his attention unwavering.
Suddenly, his spiritual sense detected a pitch-black giant tiger beast not far away. The beast's body was marked with flame-like patterns, its limbs powerful and sleek, and it exuded a fierce aura.
Lu Chen gently landed his flying boat, and through his spiritual sense, he perceived the giant tiger stealthily approaching his position.
"Come, have some food."
He threw a bloody chunk of demonic beast meat to the tiger.
The giant tiger beast leaped up, instantly covering a distance of several dozen feet, like a flash of black light. It devoured the dozens of pounds of demonic beast meat in one gulp.
Lu Chen focused his mind on the tiger.
{Ink Flame Tiger, a fourth-grade demonic beast, possesses incredible strength and can release the Ink Flame Divine Fire. It has a fierce and unruly temperament.}
As this information appeared in his mind, Lu Chen suddenly sensed a strong greedy devouring impulse from the tiger's thoughts.
"What? You're still hungry after such a big piece of meat, and now you want to eat me too?"
A smile appeared on Lu Chen's face.
Before he finished speaking, the giant tiger beast let out a low growl and appeared in front of Lu Chen in an instant, its giant palm covering Lu Chen and slamming down hard.
"Pat!"
Contrary to his expectations of blood and gore, the tiger only felt an irresistible force on its head, and with a crisp sound, it was slapped to the ground, a deep dent appearing on its head.
"Are you that hungry for meat? Then have some more!"
Lu Chen shoved his palm directly into the giant tiger beast's mouth.
Unexpectedly, this fierce beast was a gluttonous fellow, completely forgetting the lesson it had just received. It bit down hard.
However, instead of flesh, several of its teeth cracked and broke.
"You really dare to bite," Lu Chen said, laughing out of anger as he watched the faint tooth marks on his arm fade away rapidly.
"I intended to get along with you as an ordinary spiritual herbologist, but all I got in return was greed."
"No point hiding it anymore. I'm a beast tamer, and I'm showing my hand."
Lu Chen seized the opportunity and punched the giant tiger beast, causing its scalp to split open and blood to gush out.
Lu Chen threw another punch, landing it squarely on the giant tiger's head. This continued, punch after punch, until the tiger's greedy hunger for him finally faded away.
"So you're hungry too, huh? You even wanted to eat me."
Lu Chen looked at the giant tiger, sprawled on the ground. Its massive body remained motionless, except for its tail, which gently swayed, conveying a conciliatory message to Lu Chen.
Seeing this, a smile finally appeared on Lu Chen's face. He reached out, intending to gently stroke the fierce beast, but then he noticed that not a patch of intact skin was left on its body.
"That's a good boy!"
He withdrew his hand, feeling a bit embarrassed, and climbed back onto his flying boat to search for another fierce beast.
Thus, whenever he encountered a fierce beast, he would offer it demon beast meat to eat, and in return, he would gain detailed information about the beast, especially its thoughts about him.
Some beasts immediately submitted after being punched by him, while others were more stubborn. They would only calm their ferocity after being beaten to near-death, but as soon as Lu Chen turned to leave, they would become aggressive again, all bluster and no bite.
Fortunately, Lu Chen saw through their act and didn't pursue the matter further. Instead, he secretly marked them, so that the next time he came to feed them, they would recall the fear of being dominated by him, imprinting it firmly in their minds.
Due to the vast disparity in strength, he faced no challenges in the process of taming each fierce beast, and everything went smoothly.
{Rock Fiend Beast, a fourth-grade demon beast. Its body is composed of strange rocks, and it has almost no sense of physical pain. It possesses an incredibly strong regenerative ability and a fierce, vengeful temperament.}
"Hmm? Now this fierce beast is interesting."
Lu Chen observed a peculiar fierce beast oozing dark yellow blood and couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
After feeding this particular beast, its ferocity erupted, and it directly attacked him. In response, countless rocks from the ground served as his best gift in return.
"It doesn't matter how much of that stony flesh falls off; it won't do much damage. It doesn't learn its lesson. Next time I meet one like this, it will still try to attack."
Lu Chen fell into deep thought.
"It doesn't feel physical pain, and it has strong regenerative abilities. I wonder if its soul is the same?"
He swept his spiritual sense around, perceiving nothing unusual. Then, with a flick of his mind, a silver-white cone, engraved with countless intricate patterns, appeared and pierced directly through the Rock Fiend Beast's head.
It was the Spike of God Piercing, an item he had obtained long ago. It was capable of inflicting severe damage to the souls of cultivators and demon beasts alike, sometimes even causing their souls to dissipate and their lives to end instantly.
As soon as the Spike of God Piercing appeared, the Rock Fiend Beast felt its head being pierced through, its soul forcibly torn in half, as if it were being ripped apart.
In the face of this excruciating pain, the beast let out a piercing, miserable howl.
"Do you yield?"
Lu Chen retracted the Spike of God Piercing and transmitted a thought to the Rock Fiend Beast.
"I yield, I yield!"
The Rock Fiend Beast gazed at the silver-white cone dancing around Lu Chen's palm, its eyes filled with intense fear. It lowered its head in submission.
"There's always a way to deal with you beasts."
Having tamed yet another fierce beast, Lu Chen felt a sense of satisfaction. Following his usual habit, he once again focused his attention on the Rock Fiend Beast, whose body was constantly solidifying with rock.
"Kill him! Kill him!!!"
A surge of boundless hatred emanated from within the Rock Fiend Beast.
"Hmm? So deceitful? You can even pretend? If I couldn't sense your true thoughts, I would've been fooled."
Lu Chen was surprised, but his expression remained unchanged as he confirmed the fierce beast's intense loathing towards him.
"This beast can't be kept around."
With a flick of his mind, the Spike of God Piercing moved in and out of the Rock Fiend Beast's head, shredding its soul to pieces, despite its pleading gaze.
(End of Chapter)
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