Wind Spirit

Two more days slipped by. Guxiong Mu no longer led the tribespeople to the woodland where the clash had occurred, instead carefully exploring more places suitable for hunting.

Wu Tian's Listen to the Wind skill reached perfection during the hunt, just as expected.

Ding. System notification: Your Listen to the Wind skill has reached perfection and can awaken as a talent. Please choose one of the following two talents.

Option One: Child of Wind. You are the darling of the wind. Your affinity with wind spirits increases, allowing you to borrow the power of the wind at an elementary level.

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

This time, there were only two options, but both filled Wu Tian with immense delight.

The Child of Wind option instantly reminded him of demons. If he obtained this talent and continued upgrading it, he would surely be able to Become a Demon—a demon beast capable of controlling the power of the wind.

But the second option, Spirit of Wind, was equally terrifying. If he continued upgrading it, there was a good chance it would become the talent Auspiciousness and Avoidance of Disaster. The great demons and auspicious beasts of myth and legend all possessed talents like this; only with them could they grow from weakness into strength.

One meant mastering the power of the wind, while the other meant auspiciousness and avoidance of disaster.

To be honest, Wu Tian wanted both options. He could not bear to give up either one.

But helplessly, he could choose only one.

In the end, he could only grit his teeth and let go of what he loved, choosing Spirit of Wind.

If Spirit of Wind could be upgraded, he would very likely obtain Auspiciousness and Avoidance of Disaster. There was certainly a reason that the creatures in myths and legends all possessed such talents. Even cultivators called them auspicious beasts and were unwilling to harm them.

By contrast, if a demon beast capable of swallowing clouds, spitting mist, and wielding water and fire happened to encounter an immortal who slayed demons and banished evil, it would be killed without a second thought.

After weighing everything, Wu Tian still chose Spirit of Wind.

The moment he made his choice, he immediately felt something different. A cool current surged from within his body before finally gathering between his brows, as though a small pool of stream water had been poured over his forehead.

Wu Tian felt that some wondrous change had taken place within him. When he looked at heaven and earth, it seemed as though a layer of gauze had been wiped away, making everything far more vivid.

When the wind stirred through heaven and earth, he could sense the information carried within it.

Yes, sense it!

It was not something he heard with his ears, but a mysterious perception.

He seemed able to sense where poisonous insects and giant snakes were, where foxes and squirrels were. He could even follow the wind and see farther away.

"Is this Spirit of Wind?"

Wu Tian was instantly overjoyed. At that moment, the wind seemed to have become his eyes and ears. Through it, he could see farther, hear sounds from farther away, and even discover dangers arising in distant places.

"Woof, woof, woof!"

Wu Tian suddenly began barking loudly. First, he howled at Silver Frost, then he turned and bellowed at Guxiong Mu.

The Hunting Team had spent the entire morning running themselves ragged without gaining anything. On top of that, they had come up nearly empty-handed for several days in a row, leaving everyone already restless and irritable.

Now, while they were resting, Wu Tian suddenly began barking loudly. Worse still, Silver Frost and the other white dogs showed no reaction at all, which immediately made the Hunting Team members shout in annoyance.

"White Dragon, what are you barking for?"

"Keep barking nonsense and I'll skin you!"

"Get down already!"

But Silver Frost soon understood what he was saying. It barked twice at him, and Wu Tian answered with another roar.

Guxiong Mu quickly came over as well and asked Silver Frost, "Silver Frost, what's going on? What did White Dragon find?"

He and Silver Frost had been together for many years and had long since developed a tacit understanding. Silver Frost barked once at him, and Guxiong Mu's eyes immediately lit up.

"Everyone, follow White Dragon!"

Seeing that Guxiong Mu understood, Wu Tian wasted no more time. With a flash of his body, he shot into the depths of the forest like a streak of white.

He was already vastly different from before. His Hunting and Listen to the Wind skills had both reached perfection, making his physique no weaker than that of an adult white dog. His hunting ability, meanwhile, could be matched only by Silver Frost.

With the addition of the talents Agility and Spirit of Wind, his speed had already surpassed that of every adult white dog. When he unleashed himself at full strength, even Silver Frost found it difficult to catch him.

Wu Tian raced through the woods as the wind roared around him. His fur lay sleek against his back in the rushing air. It was a sensation he had never experienced before.

The entire forest seemed to have become his home. He could even close his eyes and run. Withered branches blocking his path, venomous snakes lying in ambush—nothing could escape the wind, and therefore nothing could escape him.

The farther Wu Tian ran, the freer he felt. The deep, ancient forest that had once been incomparably dangerous to him had now become a hunting ground where he could roam and hunt at will. From far away, he even discovered a herd of Dulong Ox.

There were more than twenty of them.

Dulong Ox lived along the banks of the Dulong River. They were tall, with thick bones and short, even black fur that gleamed like satin. The lower parts of their four legs were white, as though they had stepped through snow.

Their horns were especially striking—thick and solid, gradually tapering upward into a conical shape, with rounded yet sharp tips. They looked savage and rugged.

With more than twenty Dulong Ox gathered together, even tigers and bears would not dare approach. Once they went berserk, they were truly terrifying.

Wu Tian spotted the herd from far away through the wind. If they could capture this group of Dulong Ox, the entire village could make it safely through the winter.

More importantly, Dulong Ox often traveled along rivers. That meant there had to be a stream nearby. Perhaps a tributary of the distant Dulong River had narrowed into a creek and wound deep into this forest.

Where there were streams, there were often more living creatures. They might even be able to catch fish and shrimp. This was good news for the entire village.

Wu Tian deliberately controlled his running speed so that Silver Frost and the other white dogs would not lose track of him.

"Where in the world is White Dragon going?"

"We've already come this far, and he's running so fast. Isn't he afraid of startling some other vicious beast?"

"Come to think of it, when did White Dragon get so fast?"

The tribespeople were puzzled and astonished, but they soon discovered that the route Wu Tian led them along was extremely safe. Aside from a few poisonous insects and harmless wild animals, they did not encounter a single ferocious bird or beast.

Guxiong Mu's eyes grew brighter and brighter. Although the Chieftain had said long ago that White Dragon was a seedling of a Dog King, how long had it been? White Dragon already possessed such ability. He was no weaker than Silver Frost at all.

At first, some people worried that Wu Tian might lead them into the lair of a vicious beast or into some other danger.

But as time passed, everyone grew increasingly astonished.

The route Wu Tian led them along was not straight. It twisted and wound around, avoiding the dangers in the forest, and remained completely safe all the way.

After running for more than half an hour, Wu Tian finally stopped. He prevented the other white dogs from coming any closer and hid deep among the trees, peering toward the nearby distance.

Guxiong Mu and the others soon arrived as well. When they spotted the herd in the distance, they first erupted with wild joy, but before long, everyone's gaze fell on Wu Tian.

Everyone knew what this represented...

To be able to discover prey from so far away and carve out a safe route through the forest—this was no longer merely the potential of a Dog King. This was practically a divine hound.

The village had produced such a divine hound in the past. They had heard the elders tell stories about divine hounds and had always thought they were legends.

But who could have imagined that the legend had now become reality!

Some people even prostrated themselves on the ground and kowtowed toward Wu Tian.