As Long as Life Goes On, the Trash Talk Never Stops

No sooner had it been said than the sphere of light came hurtling straight at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan was utterly dumbfounded. What the hell was this? This Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast was way too shameless. Bullying the weak and fearing the strong was one thing, but this was ridiculous.

Unable to beat Juhua, it had come to vent its anger on him instead. Damn it, that was truly despicable.

"Bastard, how dare you!" At the same time, Juhua noticed the Wild Baboon King's move, and the entire cat flew into a rage.

Its enormous paw swiped toward the sphere, trying to block the Wild Baboon King's attack for Li Yuan.

Unfortunately, it was still half a beat too slow. By the time Juhua reacted, the black sphere had already smacked Li Yuan right in the face.

In an instant, Li Yuan's mind went blank. An overwhelming sense of danger completely engulfed him.

Faced with such a lethal attack, Li Yuan summoned his martial soul almost instinctively. A black keyboard appeared in his hand.

As Soul Power flowed into it, the keyboard began to grow larger and larger.

"Before a Keyboard Knight, enemies either flee in panic or suffer crushing defeat!"

As long as life went on, the trash talk never stopped. Even in the face of an attack from a Sixty Thousand Year Spirit Beast, Li Yuan did not forget to keep up appearances. He gripped the keyboard and charged head-on while continuing to spout nonsense.

"Bang!"

With a dull boom, Li Yuan's keyboard slammed heavily into the black sphere, and the sphere exploded on the spot!

Then Li Yuan felt a terrifying surge of Soul Power crash into him. The massive impact sent him flying without the slightest suspense.

At the last moment, he could only gather the little Soul Power remaining in his body to protect his vital areas. Then his vision went dark, and he knew nothing more.

Am I... dead? After an unknown amount of time, Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes. Then a sharp agony washed over him. In an instant, every part of his body seemed to hurt, from his organs to his bones.

"Little Slave, you're finally awake. You've been asleep for three days. I was worried you'd died. Good thing you didn't—now I won't have to worry about no one cooking for me in the future!"

Before Li Yuan could react, he felt a weight on his chest as a soft body leaped directly onto him.

Only then did Li Yuan finally manage to open his eyes and take in his surroundings.

He appeared to be in a cave. It was not particularly small, and several openings could be seen around it, though he had no idea where they led.

He was lying in the cave, on something fairly soft. It was probably some Spirit Beast hide being used as bedding.

Of course, that was not the important part. The important part was the Orange Cat sprawled across Li Yuan's chest.

Though this Orange Cat looked tiny and adorable, Li Yuan knew perfectly well that it was all an act. The creature lying on him was a terrifying Ninety Thousand Year Spirit Beast.

It might look cute now, but if it grew larger, he would be the one who looked cute by comparison.

"Cough, cough. Tiger King? Did you save me?" Sorting through his memories from before he had passed out, Li Yuan vaguely recalled what had happened.

Before losing consciousness, he had followed Juhua to hunt Spirit Beasts and obtain a spirit ring. Unexpectedly, they had provoked a Sixty Thousand Year Savage Baboon.

What was even more outrageous was that the Savage Baboon bullied the weak and feared the strong. It did not dare confront Juhua, yet it had actually attacked him, a weak, helpless, and pitiful little cutie.

In his final memory, Li Yuan recalled grabbing his keyboard and taking one of the Savage Baboon's attacks head-on.

And I still didn't die. I'm pretty amazing, huh!

"Of course. Otherwise, how could you possibly still be alive?"

Seeing that Li Yuan had finally awakened, Juhua's tone carried a hint of relief as it explained, "I was careless at the time."

"I never expected that old baboon to be so shameless, attacking a child like you. It has lived all those years for nothing!"

"But don't worry. I've already avenged you!"

"What? Tiger King, you killed that Savage Baboon?" Li Yuan was startled. Was this Orange Cat really that violent? It could kill a Sixty Thousand Year Spirit Beast just like that?

"Not quite!" Juhua's furry ears twitched as it said somewhat awkwardly, "After you passed out, I gave that old baboon a vicious beating."

"But it still managed to escape in the end. Don't worry, though—its injuries are much worse than yours. Look, you're lying on that old baboon's hide right now!"

"Uh..." Li Yuan froze. Only then did he finally notice the unknown Spirit Beast fur spread beneath him.

Sure enough, it was the same color as the hide on that Savage Baboon. It had probably really been stripped from the Wild Baboon King.

Damn, this was the hide of a Sixty Thousand Year Spirit Beast. It had to be worth quite a lot, right?

Li Yuan felt both curious and excited. He had never enjoyed such treatment in all his life—using a Sixty Thousand Year Spirit Beast's hide as bedding was truly extravagant!

"Oh, right, Tiger King, how are my injuries?" After a moment, Li Yuan finally came fully to his senses and felt the intense pain throughout his body.

Li Yuan could not help feeling worried. After taking a blow from a Sixty Thousand Year Spirit Beast, would he be left with any lasting problems?

"They were indeed quite serious. When I saved you, you only had one breath left. Several ribs were broken, your internal organs were bleeding, and there wasn't a single part of you that was in good shape."

"I originally thought you were done for and was planning to find another Human Pet."

"But I didn't expect your little body's recovery ability to be so absurd. In just three days, your injuries have mostly healed. I estimate that in another four or five days at most, you'll be completely recovered."

"Now I'm certain that you must have Spirit Beast bloodline. Humans don't have such powerful recovery abilities."

"Oh, that's good. I was worried there'd be aftereffects!" Li Yuan immediately brightened at those words. As long as his body was fine, that was all that mattered. What he feared most was being left with some lasting condition.

Come to think of it, he had truly been unlucky this time. He had only wanted to hunt a Thousand-Year Spirit Beast for his spirit ring, yet things had somehow become so thrilling.

Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts, Spirit Beasts close to Hundred Thousand Years old, and even a Titled Douluo.

In just these past few days, he had seen them all.

He was only an eight-year-old child! He had merely wanted to find a spirit ring. Why was it so difficult?

Wasn't the Sunset Great Forest supposed to be the safest of all the Spirit Beast habitats? Why had it become so dangerous when it came to him?