Spirit of Wind

Two more days passed in the blink of an eye. Guxiong Mu no longer led his tribesmen to the forest where the conflict had occurred. Instead, they cautiously explored more hunting grounds.

Wu Tian's Listening to the Wind skill, as expected, reached perfection during the hunts.

Ding, System Notification: Your skill Listening to the Wind has been upgraded to Perfection. You can now awaken it into a talent. Please choose one of the following two talents.

Option One: Child of Wind. You are favored by the wind. Your affinity with Wind Spirits increases, and you can begin to borrow the power of the wind.

Option Two: Spirit of Wind. The wind is your eyes and ears. You can gain more information from the wind, thus foreseeing fortune and disaster.

This time there were only two options, but they filled Wu Tian with immense surprise.

The Child of Wind option instantly made him think of spirits. If he gained this talent and continued to upgrade it, he would surely be able to become a demon, a spirit that controlled the power of wind.

But the second option, Spirit of Wind, was equally formidable. If it continued to upgrade, it would likely become the talent of foreseeing fortune and avoiding disaster. Those great demons and auspicious beasts from myths and legends all possessed such talents, allowing them to grow from their weak beginnings.

One was to master the power of wind, the other was to foresee fortune and avoid disaster.

Honestly, Wu Tian wanted both options; he couldn't bear to give up either.

But alas, he could only choose one.

In the end, he had to reluctantly part with one and chose Spirit of Wind.

The Spirit of Wind talent, if upgraded, had a high chance of granting the ability to foresee fortune and avoid disaster. The fact that mythical beings possessed such talents was not without reason; even cultivators referred to them as auspicious beasts and were unwilling to harm them.

Conversely, those spirits that could swallow clouds and exhale mist, or command water and fire, were easily killed if they encountered an immortal eradicating demons.

After careful consideration, Wu Tian chose Spirit of Wind.

Once he made his selection, he immediately felt a difference. A cool aura surged from his body and converged at his brow, like a small stream watering his forehead.

Wu Tian felt as though some magical changes had occurred within him. When he looked at the world, it was as if a layer of sheer gauze had been removed; everything became more distinct.

When the wind in the world stirred, he could perceive the information carried within it.

Yes, perceive!

It wasn't through listening with his ears, but a profound sense of perception.

He seemed to feel, wherever the wind blew, where poisonous insects were, where giant snakes lurked, where foxes and squirrels were. He could even follow the wind to see farther.

"Is this Spirit of Wind?"

Wu Tian's heart filled with joy. At this moment, the wind seemed to have become his eyes, his ears. He could see farther through the wind, hear farther, and also use it to detect dangers arising from afar.

"Woof woof woof!"

Wu Tian suddenly barked loudly, first howling at Silver Frost, then roaring at Guxiong Mu.

The hunting party had been fruitless all morning, and with meager harvests for several consecutive days, they were already irritable.

Now, while they were resting, Wu Tian suddenly cried out. What's more, Silver Frost and the other white dogs remained still, which made the hunting party grumble impatiently.

"White Dragon, why are you barking?"

"If you keep barking, I'll skin you."

"Get down!"

But Silver Frost soon understood his barks and barked back at him twice. Wu Tian responded with another series of roars.

Soon, Guxiong Mu also walked over and asked Silver Frost, "Silver Frost, what's wrong? Did White Dragon find something?"

He and Silver Frost had been together for many years and had a deep understanding. When Silver Frost barked at him, Guxiong Mu's eyes lit up, and he said, "Everyone, follow White Dragon!"

Seeing that Guxiong Mu understood, Wu Tian no longer hesitated. With a flash, he darted into the depths of the forest like a white shadow.

He was no longer the same as before. With both his Hunting and Listening to the Wind skills at perfection, his physique was now comparable to that of an adult white dog, and his hunting skills were second only to Silver Frost.

Coupled with his innate agility and the Spirit of Wind talent, his speed had surpassed all adult white dogs. At full burst, even Silver Frost would struggle to keep up.

Wu Tian ran wildly through the forest, the wind whistling. His fur lay smoothly against his back in the wind, a feeling he had never experienced before.

The entire forest seemed to have become his home. He could even run with his eyes closed. The fallen branches blocking his path, the hidden venomous snakes – nothing could escape the wind, and thus nothing could escape him.

Wu Tian ran with increasing exhilaration. The deep mountains and old forests that were once incredibly dangerous to him had now become his hunting grounds where he could run and hunt freely. He even spotted a herd of Dulong Oxen from a great distance.

There were many of them, over twenty.

Dulong Oxen were a herd that lived by the Dulong River. They were large, with strong bones, and their short, uniform black fur was like silk. The lower parts of their legs were white, as if they were stepping on snow.

Their horns, in particular, were thick and robust, gradually tapering into a cone shape upwards, with blunt, sharp tips, giving them a wild and rugged appearance.

A herd of over twenty Dulong Oxen gathered together was enough to deter even tigers and bears. When they went berserk, they were terrifying.

Wu Tian had discovered the herd from afar through the wind. If they could capture this herd of Dulong Oxen, the entire winter could be spent peacefully in the village.

More importantly, these Dulong Oxen often traveled along the river, which indicated that there were streams nearby, perhaps tributaries of the distant Dulong River that extended into the depths of this forest.

Where there were streams, there were usually more living creatures, and perhaps they could catch fish and shrimp, which would be good news for the entire village.

Wu Tian was deliberately controlling his running speed so that Silver Frost and the other white dogs would not lose his trail.

"Where is White Dragon going?"

"He's already run so far, and so fast, isn't he afraid of alerting other fierce beasts?"

"Speaking of which, when did White Dragon get so fast?"

The tribesmen were both confused and surprised, but they soon discovered that the path Wu Tian led them on was very safe. Apart from a few poisonous insects and harmless wild animals, they encountered no ferocious birds or beasts.

Guxiong Mu's eyes grew brighter and brighter. Although the chieftain had long said that White Dragon was a promising candidate for a dog king, it hadn't been long, and White Dragon already possessed such ability. This was in no way inferior to Silver Frost.

As they ran, some people initially worried that Wu Tian was leading them into a dangerous beast's lair.

But as time passed, everyone became increasingly astonished.

The route Wu Tian led them on was not a straight line, but rather winding and circuitous, avoiding the dangers of the jungle. The journey was very safe the entire way.

After running for more than half an hour, Wu Tian finally stopped. It prevented the other white dogs from getting any closer, hiding deep within the woods and peering towards a spot not far away.

Guxiong Mu and the others soon arrived. When they spotted the herd of oxen in the distance, they were ecstatic at first, but soon all their gazes fell upon Wu Tian.

Everyone knew what this represented...

To be able to discover prey from such a distance and carve out a safe path through the jungle was no longer just a promising candidate for a dog king; this was practically a divine dog.

Such divine dogs had appeared in the village in the past, and they had heard the elders speak of divine dogs, always believing them to be legends.

But they never expected that the legend had now become reality!

Some even prostrated themselves and bowed down to Wu Tian.