Three Tigers

The mission was successfully established, letting Lin Yun breathe a sigh of relief.

Especially when he saw that the reward was a Fifth Grade Returning Spring Pill, Lin Yun grew even more excited.

The effect of a Returning Spring Pill was healing and recovery.

At fifth grade, its effect was even better.

Right now, this Fire Python Tiger's injuries were severe. It had lost too much blood, and coupled with the physical exhaustion of giving birth, ordinary methods would basically find it very difficult to save it.

But the Returning Spring Pill was exactly right.

However, he needed to subdue the Fire Python Tiger first.

At this moment, the Fire Python Tiger stood at the mouth of the cave, its tiger eyes fixed firmly on Lin Yun, filled with wariness.

It seemed to have some misgivings. Even though Lin Yun was right in front of it, it did not charge over again, only trying to force him back with its roars.

"Come on!"

Lin Yun provoked it, assuming an attacking stance.

Time was pressing now, and he could not afford any delay. He had to subdue the Fire Python Tiger before the other contestants arrived here. Although he was doing this to save the Fire Python Tiger's family, he did not understand tiger language, and the Fire Python Tiger, having just given birth, was filled with vigilance. Reasoning with it was impossible, so he could only persuade it physically.

"Roar!"

The Fire Python Tiger lowered its body. There were hideous wounds across its abdomen, as if they had been torn open by some powerful Demon Beast, and large amounts of fresh blood flowed out.

The Mother Tiger was not weak, and a mother was even fiercer! Whoosh... The Fire Python Tiger pounced over, its eyes blood-red, its jaws wide open, its ghastly white fangs flashing with cold light. Claws extended from both paws as its massive body was about to cover Lin Yun.

This attacking motion was full of openings to Lin Yun, whose Flowing Wind Movement Technique had already approached Superb Skill.

If he wanted to put it to death, he only needed a sliding tackle to attack the Fire Python Tiger's already injured abdomen, worsening its wounds, speeding up its bleeding. It would not take long before the Fire Python Tiger weakened and died.

However, Lin Yun's goal was to save it, so his attacks could not be so ruthless.

With the Flowing Wind Movement Technique combined with Eight Steps Catching Cicadas, Lin Yun's body swiftly moved to the left, dodging the pounce. At the same time, his feet tapped rapidly against the rock. Using the terrain, he leaped high, grabbed the Fire Python Tiger's neck, and flipped onto the tiger's back.

"Roar!" The Fire Python Tiger rolled and reared back, its claws spreading as it tried to claw Lin Yun down.

However, Lin Yun was like a nimble monkey. His two hands alternated in gripping the Fire Python Tiger's nape, moving up and down as he dodged the Fire Python Tiger's attacks in succession. At the same time, he unleashed Eight Desolations Palm, slapping the Fire Python Tiger on the head.

The Fire Python Tiger's tail was a python burning with flames. The snake's mouth opened and suddenly attacked. With a whoosh, it bit back in the opposite direction, catching one off guard.

Lin Yun was startled. Just as the snake's mouth was about to bite his shoulder, he immediately flipped over, dropped from the tiger's back, and dodged the strike.

"That was close. Looks like I have to show you a little color." Lin Yun thought to himself.

Gentler methods would not work. This Mother Tiger was in a cub-protecting state, and fighting meant risking its life, the kind that was not afraid of death.

Moreover, it was itself a Demon Beast of the Heavenly Yuan Realm. It was just that right now, it could only display the strength of the middle to late Earthly Yuan Realm.

It was no small threat.

Fortunately, Lin Yun's movement technique was extraordinarily fast. Even a Heavenly Yuan Realm expert might not necessarily compare to Lin Yun.

The injured Fire Python Tiger simply could not react when facing the agile Lin Yun.

The initiative in the attack was always in Lin Yun's hands.

"Mountain Shocking Fist!"

Lin Yun seized the opportunity and threw an uppercut, striking the Fire Python Tiger's lower jaw. The powerful shock force unleashed by the fist technique sent it flying directly, making it dizzy and disoriented.

This blow was enough for the Fire Python Tiger to suffer. It was even difficult for it to stand up.

Lin Yun gave it no chance. He directly took off his two-hundred-jin Black Iron Clothes and, with a backhand motion, put it over the Fire Python Tiger's head. While blocking its vision, he also applied a "weakness" to its head.

Next, Lin Yun took off the one-hundred-jin Iron Shoes and smashed the tiger's head twice with them.

After taking the impact from the Gravity Shoes, the Fire Python Tiger was smashed unconscious directly.

"To avoid hurting you, this was the only way."

Lin Yun said faintly. The damage from his fists was too high. Shoes had cushioning, and with the gravity impact added, the stunning effect would be better.

Seeing that the Fire Python Tiger no longer had any strength left to resist, Lin Yun finally sat on the tiger's body and put his shoes back on.

"Now that I've stepped into the Earthly Yuan Realm, it's about time I got a weapon to keep on hand. Using shoes is never quite appropriate." As Lin Yun put on his shoes, he thought, "I hope the system knows what's good for it and arranges a weapon among the upcoming mission rewards."

After putting on his shoes, Lin Yun stood up and took out the alchemy furnace.

"Chi Ling, put this Fire Python Tiger into the furnace," Lin Yun instructed.

"Master, should I refine it into Pills?" Chi Ling transmitted, looking as if she was ready to start work. "This guy is too big, so extracting it will be very troublesome. I need Master's yuan power to help before I can refine it into a pill."

"Hiss—Demon Beasts can also be directly refined into Pills?" Lin Yun sucked in a cold breath. Wasn't that too brutal?

Thankfully, Chi Ling had not acted on her own. Otherwise, the Fire Python Tiger he had gone to such effort to save would have been gone on the spot.

Chi Ling explained with complete seriousness, "Of course they can. Humans can also be directly refined into Pills. Alchemy is only a process of extracting, merging, and condensing energy. Anything that contains energy can be used to refine Pills. It's just that materials like Demon Beast corpses are too troublesome to process, and the extraction process is complicated. It requires Pill Fire to refine them continuously for a long time."

"All right, as expected of the Divine Alchemy Furnace." Lin Yun praised in admiration. "But don't touch this Fire Python Tiger. I want to save it and keep it for a use. You can try using your Pill Fire to help stabilize its injuries first."

After putting the Fire Python Tiger into the alchemy furnace, Lin Yun entered the Rock Cave.

He immediately saw three little cuties.

"Ying-ya! Ying-ya! Ying-ya!"

The three little tigers whimpered and cried. They seemed to have been frightened by the battle outside just now and were crawling around wildly. Since they had only just been born, there were still traces of blood on their bodies, and their eyes had not even fully opened.

"Little ones, from now on, I'm your nanny."

Lin Yun walked over, picked up the three little tigers, and tossed them all into the Alchemy Furnace.

With Chi Ling there, she could control the intensity of the Pill Fire inside the Alchemy Furnace's inner space. Pill Fire itself was a kind of energy, and that warm aura was enough for their family of four to stay inside the Alchemy Furnace for a while.

Mission: Rescue and adopt the Fire Python Tiger family.
Reward: One bottle of Fifth Grade Returning Spring Pills, elite-grade mental secret manual "Beast Taming Art."
Completed. Claim reward?

"Claim!"

Lin Yun raised his hand, and with a familiar flash of white light, a bottle of Returning Spring Pills appeared in his hand.

The information on the Beast Taming Art also merged into his mind.

After receiving the reward, Lin Yun was in no hurry to go out. The Hunting Event would last for a long time, so he planned to deal with the Fire Python Tiger situation first.

The Beast Taming Art rewarded by the system happened to be useful for subduing the mother Fire Python Tiger.

The mother Fire Python Tiger was a Demon Beast of the Heavenly Yuan Realm. Her mind was already fully mature, so trying to build a relationship with her would be extremely difficult, and it was not something that could succeed in just a day or two.

If he wanted to keep her by his side, he had to tame her completely. Otherwise, she would be a hidden danger.

Lin Yun immediately created a mission to learn the Beast Taming Art.

Mission: Read the Beast Taming Art 10 times.
Reward: Beast Taming Art beginner-level comprehension experience +1.

Compared to the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art, the contents of the Beast Taming Art were much simpler. Lin Yun only spent half an hour reading it 100 times, reaching the familiar level of comprehension.

The Beast Taming Art controlled Demon Beasts through Mental Energy. It required one to merge the imprint of one's own Mental Energy into the Demon Beast's spiritual sea, using that to take control.

Lin Yun had not yet begun cultivating Mental Energy, but he had 17 points in his Spirit attribute, so his innate Mental Energy already surpassed that of ordinary people.

He began cultivating the Beast Taming Art, mainly by condensing a Mental Energy imprint. Lin Yun only tried twice before successfully condensing it.

As expected, he was extraordinarily gifted.

Now he could create a mission.

Mission: Cultivate the Beast Taming Art 1 time.
Reward: Beast Taming Art beginner proficiency +1.

Another half hour passed.

Beast Taming Art beginner (+10) — Beast Taming Art (minor achievement).

Lin Yun successfully cultivated the Beast Taming Art 10 times, reaching minor achievement.

At this point, the Mental Energy imprint he condensed was already very stable, and he could control it well enough to release it.

"This should be enough to give it a try."

Lin Yun prepared to enter the Alchemy Furnace and subdue the Fire Python Tiger.

"Let's try creating a mission first."

Mission: Use the Beast Taming Art to tame the Fire Python Tiger.
Reward: One bottle of Fourth Grade Soul Nourishing Pills.