The Terror of the Rampaging Thorn Pig

Of course, Flender would not give Tang Jiu any money. Let alone a thousand Gold Soul Coins, he had not even planned to give him one!

"Brat, you've reached level twenty. Want me to help you hunt a soul ring? Looking at you, you'll need at least an eight-hundred-year soul ring!"

Tang Jiu chuckled. "How could eight hundred years be enough? My Soul Power has increased, and my body has broken through its limits. Even the soul rings I put on myself are over a thousand years old! My first soul ring should be at least fifteen hundred years!"

"A fifteen-hundred-year first soul ring? Aren't you afraid of bursting to death?" Flender snorted irritably. "Little Gang, hurry up and teach him some basic knowledge about absorbing soul rings!"

Master calculated for a moment. "Little Jiu's current limit for his first soul ring is fifteen hundred years. Then the limit for his second soul ring should be roughly equivalent to the limit of an ordinary person's third soul ring, around three thousand years. Flender, you're the one without common sense, aren't you?"

Flender's mouth twitched. Absorbing a soul ring over a thousand years old as a first soul ring was simply too abnormal.

Then he broke into a sly grin. "A fifteen-hundred-year soul beast—there's nothing you can do about that, is there, brat? I'll help you hunt one. Friendship price: one thousand Gold Soul Coins. What do you say?"

Tang Jiu rolled his eyes. "Why don't you just rob me?"

Flender was in no hurry. After all, he was the only one here capable of hunting a fifteen-hundred-year soul beast. The brat would be begging him soon enough.

"Little Gang, what kind of soul beast does this brat need? I'll help him look." Flender appeared exceptionally enthusiastic.

"A Power Type soul beast with Explosive Ability. For example, a Rampaging Thorn Pig, a Mad Blood Savage Bull, or an Evil Force Demon Ape." Master had already considered it for Tang Jiu.

"Fine, let's go!"

Flender used Martial Soul Possession and flew into the sky, heading deeper into the forest. Before long, he found all three types of Thousand-Year Spirit Beast. However, he kept an eye out and deliberately chose the most difficult one to deal with, intending to leave it for Tang Jiu so the brat would have to beg him.

"Found a Rampaging Thorn Pig!" Flender immediately led everyone charging over.

"Flender, did you do that on purpose? Of the three soul beasts I mentioned, only the Rampaging Thorn Pig has an Area of Effect Damage Skill!"

Master's expression darkened. The Rampaging Thorn Pig's fur was as hard as thorns, incomparably sharp and barbed. It could use Soul Power to spray those spikes out, much like a porcupine.

"I didn't see any others. Just make do with this one. Brat, get on with it!" Flender crossed his arms and leaned against a tree, looking as though he were enjoying a show.

The moment Tang Jiu saw the Rampaging Thorn Pig, it looked incredibly familiar. It was over eight meters long, like a small mountain of flesh. Black-and-white hardened spikes covered its entire body, huge boar tusks curled out from its mouth, and its volleyball-sized eyes gleamed with savage ferocity.

By Master's assessment, it was at least a fifteen-hundred-year Rampaging Thorn Pig.

"Oink—oink—"

The instant the Rampaging Thorn Pig saw Tang Jiu, it suddenly let out a howl and charged straight at him, its four hooves flying.

Tang Jiu hurriedly dodged to the side. The crazily charging Rampaging Thorn Pig did not brake at all, slamming headfirst into a tree a meter thick. With a crack, the tree toppled over. Only then did it shake its head, its eyes faintly reddening as it fixed Tang Jiu with a murderous glare. It opened its huge tusked mouth and howled wildly at him before launching another mad charge.

"Brat, it seems to know you! What kind of grudge do you two have?" Flender watched with great interest.

Master suddenly understood. "Little Jiu, you ate a lot of dried pork just now, didn't you? It was probably its mate. It smelled the scent."

Tang Jiu immediately understood. So Tang Hao had slaughtered this pig's other half.

"You actually ate Thousand-Year Spirit Beast Meat as rations. What a wasteful little spendthrift! It's not too late to beg me now. Don't let yourself get gored by a pig later. I'll give you a discount—twelve hundred Gold Soul Coins!" Flender felt that Tang Jiu would definitely have to beg him now. This pig had locked onto Tang Jiu; it was out for revenge.

"Even without you, I can still kill this pig!"

Tang Jiu rolled his eyes. Flender was really raising the price on the spot. He was far too greedy for money!

"Suit yourself!" Flender spread his hands.

"Third Brother, Master, help me!" Tang Jiu shouted. Then he activated his Martial Soul and placed the soul ring in his hand around the Rampaging Thorn Pig.

The Rampaging Thorn Pig's cultivation was immediately restricted to a thousand years, and its aura weakened considerably.

"What an abnormal Martial Soul!" Flender's mouth twitched. Still, he was not worried. The Rampaging Thorn Pig was not a Crimson Fire Scorpion. It still had a thousand years of cultivation left, which was simply not something Master and the others could handle.

More importantly, the Rampaging Thorn Pig could go berserk. Its strength and speed would surge dramatically, fully compensating for its suppressed cultivation. And the Rampaging Thorn Pig possessed an Area of Effect Damage Skill!

That was the most terrifying thing about the Rampaging Thorn Pig.

"Oink!"

The Rampaging Thorn Pig let out a shrill howl. Its eyes turned blood-red, and its body swelled by another size. It had clearly entered a berserk state directly.

Its speed suddenly soared. Tang San instantly felt as though he were using his Martial Soul to block a speeding heavy truck.

Without hesitation, he withdrew his Spirit Ring Spirit. If this continued, his Spirit Power Consumption would be too great. But the moment he released his suppression of the Rampaging Thorn Pig, its speed nearly doubled again.

"Third Brother! Move me!" Knowing he could not dodge it directly, Tang Jiu immediately called for help.

"First Spirit Skill, Entanglement!"

At that moment, Tang San finally moved. His Blue Silver Grass wrapped around Tang Jiu's waist, then he gave it a fierce pull. Tang Jiu easily dodged the Rampaging Thorn Pig's charge.

Boom!

Another large tree was smashed apart by the Rampaging Thorn Pig. It was exceptionally enraged as it turned its pig head toward Tang Jiu again, preparing to attack.

At that moment, Tang Jiu took out a piece of dried pork and threw it straight onto Flander. Its scent was dozens of times stronger than the pork he had eaten. Smelling that familiar scent, the Rampaging Thorn Pig went even crazier and charged toward Flander.

"Brat, you're playing dirty with me!" Flander was utterly annoyed. He kicked the Rampaging Thorn Pig in the head, sending it rolling over, then tossed the dried meat back toward Tang Jiu and activated his Martial Soul to fly up into a tree.

"Third Brother, it's up to you." Tang Jiu winked at Tang San.

Tang San immediately understood. He flicked the Blue Silver Grass in his hand, striking the dried meat and using it as a Hidden Weapon to send it flying back onto Flender.

"Oink—!"

The Rampaging Thorn Pig was enraged. It clearly could not climb trees, but it could ram them! After a violent burst of speed, it smashed into the tree Flender was standing on and knocked it down. Flender gritted his teeth in fury and glared viciously at Tang San before helplessly flying into the sky.

"Brat, let's see how you can keep playing tricks on me!"

"That was enough. Thanks for the help!"

A smile curved at Tang Jiu's lips. He had used Flender to stall the Rampaging Thorn Pig for nearly a minute.

The Rampaging Thorn Pig's berserk skill definitely had a time limit. It could not keep boosting its strength and speed so violently forever.

Master nodded in satisfaction. Tang Jiu and Tang San's cleverness truly made him see them in a new light. He also wanted to see what other methods Tang Jiu had for dealing with the Rampaging Thorn Pig, so he said, "Little Jiu, you take command from here!"