"Red fur? That made me very curious about who your mother was, to actually be comparable to the Cave God." The Cave Beast Priest spoke.
There was not a trace of brutality or ambition in the Cave Beast Priest's demeanor. Instead, like a human, he possessed lively intelligence.
"You actually haven't lost your mind?" Chu Danqing cut in.
"Without reason, how could I worship my father, the Cave God?" The Cave Beast Priest chuckled. "At the beginning, I truly had no reason."
"I also have Xianghua Village to thank. They created enough Village Guardians."
"I devoured too many brothers and sisters. The Cave God Bloodline within them gradually shaped my intelligence."
"That was why I was curious as to why you could retain your reason." The Cave Beast Priest sat back on his haunches, his expression teasing.
At that moment, Chu Danqing seemed to understand the whole chain of events. "So every time you fought Da Bao, you never intended to kill him."
"That's right. I needed his bloodline to fully awaken. Otherwise, even if I ate him, it would be meaningless." The Cave Beast Priest licked his claws as he spoke.
Without betraying any emotion, Chu Danqing took out White Dragon Fish's Roar and tossed it to Da Bao.
The Cave Beast Priest's eyes lit up at the sight. "A weapon? How interesting."
"But our claws are the weapons best suited to us."
Da Bao had given him far too many surprises.
The next moment, Da Bao directly activated White Dragon Fish's Roar's active effect, White Dragon Fish Power, adding 5 points of Strength to himself.
After tossing it back to Chu Danqing, he charged fiercely at the Cave Beast Priest.
During this process, Da Bao also activated his Active Skill, Rending Claws.
Blood Rage Power instantly covered his body. Especially the claws on his hands and feet, where a layer of bloody radiance flowed.
"Quite an unusual power. It is somewhat similar to that fish with thin dragon blood, but you still—" The Cave Beast Priest rose to his feet and counterattacked confidently.
But when Da Bao's claws landed on him, he understood that he had been far too arrogant.
With a Strength attribute as high as 12 points, the Cave Beast Priest could not resist at all. A huge chunk of flesh was torn from his body on the spot, blood pouring out like a fountain.
Not only was the Cave Beast Priest injured in the very first exchange, he was also afflicted with the Bleeding status.
That meant the Cave Beast Priest was about to face Da Bao with his Passive Skill, Bloodthirsty Pursuit, activated.
The setback stirred the Cave Beast Priest's ferocity. He opened his fang-filled maw and bit toward Da Bao's shoulder.
But Da Bao was no slouch in speed either. Rending Claws pierced through the Cave Beast Priest's chest.
This time, it was physical damage plus Rending damage plus Bleeding damage. The lifesteal effect activated, further worsening the Bleeding effect on his opponent.
And that was only the skill's effect. Da Bao's Bloodthirsty Fury talent also had an effect that made the damage he dealt higher the lower an enemy's health became.
Even though a large chunk of flesh was torn from Da Bao's shoulder by the Cave Beast Priest's bite, the recovery from lifesteal caused flesh buds to rapidly grow from his wound and begin repairing it.
On the other hand, when he pulled his claws back out, the Cave Beast Priest suffered a devastating wound.
He could barely remain standing.
Less than thirty seconds had passed since the two began fighting. If the Cave Beast Priest had no other tricks, the outcome was already decided.
The Cave Beast Priest swallowed the flesh he had torn from Da Bao's shoulder, satisfaction showing on his face. "The taste of anger flowing through the blood is truly delicious."
"This is the new power you gained, isn't it?"
"But in the end, it carries Father's bloodline, so..." As the Cave Beast Priest's words fell, a bloody aura also emerged from his body.
It was simply extremely faint compared to the one on Da Bao.
"I can do it too."
The bloody aura flowed onto the Cave Beast Priest's claws. Ignoring his injuries, he pounced at Da Bao once more.
The two clashed again.
Through his observations, Chu Danqing also sensed that something was wrong.
Although the Cave Beast Priest had not completely obtained Da Bao's talent and skills, only a simplified version of them—
His combat experience and intelligence far surpassed Da Bao's. Da Bao relied entirely on Beast Instinct in battle, which meant relying on instinct.
Naturally, Da Bao could not match the Cave Beast Priest in the use of talents and skills.
More importantly, a minute had already passed. The 5 points of Strength added by White Dragon Fish Power had disappeared.
Thus, Da Bao's Strength attribute had also fallen below the Cave Beast Priest's. Fortunately, the gap should not have been large, at most 1 point.
"Father, I am your most loyal offspring!" After the Cave Beast Priest bit a chunk of flesh off Da Bao's hand, Da Bao also tore the fur and skin from one of his hands.
Chu Danqing had thought it was merely a declaration of loyalty, but clearly the Cave Beast Priest was not idle enough to say something like that in the middle of battle.
As the Cave Beast Priest finished shouting, his fur began to expand, and his body swelled like an inflated balloon. Even his strength increased.
The wounds on his body visibly began to recover.
He had clearly used some kind of skill, most likely his trump card.
After all, as the Cave Beast Priest's health decreased and the Bleeding status intensified, the damage Da Bao dealt to him and Da Bao's lifesteal effects became stronger and stronger, forcing him to do this.
The Cave Beast Priest had grown stronger, but he had also paid a price.
He completely lost his reason and turned into a beast. Relying on instinct, he struck with fangs and claws together, and a single blow sent Da Bao's health plunging to a perilous 20%.
Chu Danqing's expression turned anxious, and then he saw Da Bao's Passive Skill, Beast Instinct, activate Berserk, causing him to lose his reason as well.
All attributes temporarily increased by 1 point.
"On the Cave Beast Priest, it was an Active Skill. On Da Bao, it mutated into a Passive Skill."
"And both of them recognized neither kin nor friend." Chu Danqing hurriedly tugged the donkey and ran to the side.
Judging by their berserk appearances alone, it was obvious that staying here would not lead to anything good.
To end Da Bao's Berserk state, his health needed to recover to 30%. He had lifesteal, so he should recover quickly.
The Cave Beast Priest, on the other hand—Chu Danqing had no idea what his situation was.
After reaching a safe distance, Chu Danqing finally opened Da Bao's status panel and observed through his health.
At this moment, his health was like a roller coaster, rising and falling, falling and rising, constantly hovering between 20% and 30%.
And the fluctuations grew faster and faster.
Until five minutes later, when it began increasing steadily.
That meant the battle was over.
But Chu Danqing did not go out. He waited until Da Bao's health had recovered to 31% before driving the donkey cart back.
Da Bao held an Excellent Grade treasure chest in his left hand, while his other hand clutched the Cave Beast Priest, whose entire body had been torn apart without a single piece of good flesh left, as he gnawed on him.
He ate extremely quickly. By the time Chu Danqing returned, the Cave Beast Priest's head and half his chest had already disappeared.
It was precisely because he was eating that his health recovered so rapidly.
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