Too Bad It Couldn't Be Tamed!

Far away in the depths of the Great Wilderness, where Shi Yi was suffering through hardships, he still did not know that his little brother, Shi Hao, had already begun enjoying the warmth of family.

Although Shi Ziling left only a few days after returning, going with the six Venerables to rescue his father, Shi Zhongtian, Shi Hao's mother, Qin Yining, chose not to go with them. Instead, she stayed at Martial King Manor to care for Shi Hao.

Thus.

Shi Hao was happy every day. He often clung to Qin Yining and asked her to tell him interesting stories about the Great Wilderness.

Whenever he heard of those Ancient Descendants and Pure-Blooded Ferocious Beasts that roamed the Great Wilderness, Shi Hao could not help but feel his blood surge.

He wished he could grow up in an instant, compete with those prodigies, and carve out a name for himself in the Great Wilderness.

Half a month later.

Deep within the Vast Mountain Range of the Great Wilderness, ten thousand li away from Stone Village.

After wandering around for who knew how long, Shi Yi had perhaps finally turned his luck around.

Just as he felt that he would be lost for the rest of his life, he successfully found an extremely inconspicuous Vast Mountain Range amid the boundless Great Wilderness. Stone Village happened to be located within this Vast Mountain Range.

The Great Wilderness stretched for hundreds of millions of li. It was a paradise for Ancient Descendants and Pure-Blooded Ferocious Beasts. Prehistoric Ferocious Beasts and Desolate Variants were nothing more than prey, while the human race could only struggle to survive.

For Shi Yi to find the inconspicuous Vast Mountain Range within the endless Great Wilderness spanning hundreds of millions of li, it had to be said that there was still hope for him. He was not some directionless fool who could not find his way.

"I'm no longer an immature youth. After you left, I was so miserable!"

Shi Yi had a foxtail grass stem in his mouth as he rode on the back of a Silver Demon Wolf. He hummed a song no one else could understand while enjoying the fierce wind brushing across his cheeks.

This Silver Demon Wolf stood three meters tall and five meters long. Its fur was soft and smooth. It was a Desolate Variant at the Celestial Passage Realm, and its running speed was more than twice that of a high-speed train on Azure Blue Planet.

Swift as the wind, flashing like lightning, it could travel ten thousand li in a day.

Shi Yi had subdued it half a month ago. Only after taking a severe beating had it reluctantly agreed to become his temporary mount, carrying him across several million li of the Great Wilderness.

Just then.

The Silver Demon Wolf, which had been sprinting at high speed, seemed to sense some terrifying danger. It abruptly stopped, its long limbs digging deeply into the earth.

Under the immense force of inertia, Shi Yi was flung into the air. However, he grabbed the Silver Demon Wolf by the scruff of its neck, preventing himself from being thrown away.

Almost instantly.

"Roar..."

An earth-shaking beastly roar rang out, making the mountains and valleys tremble without end.

The towering ancient trees around Shi Yi shed their leaves in a rustling cascade. The entire world suddenly turned cold, and a terrifying aura swept through the area like a flood.

In an instant.

The forest went from clamorous to silent. Ferocious birds and beasts all fell quiet at once, trembling with fear. None dared roar again, while the Silver Demon Wolf was so frightened that it tucked its tail between its legs.

Seeing this, Shi Yi had nothing to say. If this Desolate Variant, the Silver Demon Wolf, had not been so greedy for life and afraid of death, it would not have been so easy for him to subdue it as a temporary mount.

"This is..."

The Double Pupils in Shi Yi's eyes lit up. Nothing within ten thousand li could escape his gaze.

Under his watch.

A sturdy black figure appeared not far away, like an unrivaled demon king descending upon the world. It radiated overwhelming ferocity, and its terrifying presence plunged the countless ferocious birds and beasts among the mountains and valleys into dead silence.

It was a ferocious ape. Its fur was exceptionally thick, its half-foot-long black hairs glossy and intimidating as they covered its entire body, giving it an indescribably strange appearance.

Its body was not particularly large, only a little over two meters tall—not even as tall as the Silver Demon Wolf. Judging by its size alone, there was nothing special about it.

However, this ferocious ape had a pair of black flesh wings on its back and could fly. Shi Yi's Double Pupils saw clearly that it had just descended from an unknown height in the sky.

The ferocious ape also had a pair of thick, savage black horns on its head. It looked like a demon that had crawled out of hell, surrounded by black mist. A brutal aura rushed toward him, as though it had slaughtered countless living beings.

"An Ancient Descendant Demon Ape?"

Shi Yi recalled the yellowed ancient books he had read at Martial King Manor, books specifically categorizing Ancient Descendants and Pure-Blooded Ferocious Beasts. With the Innate Saint-level intelligence and perception of a Double Pupil User, he identified the ferocious ape's species almost instantly based on its build, appearance, and other traits.

"Good heavens, it isn't an ordinary Demon Ape either. It's a King-level Demon Ape with an exceptionally noble bloodline. Otherwise, it would not have grown a pair of Demon Wings capable of flight!"

Shi Yi sounded somewhat shocked. He definitely could not defeat a Demon Ape of this level, because it was a Venerable Realm ferocious beast on the same level as White-Haired Elder Suanni.

Just as Shi Yi had expected.

The King-level Demon Ape was incredibly powerful. The moment it appeared, it intimidated all beasts. With one sweep of its cold gaze, no beast dared resist, and all lowered their heads.

King-level was merely a title, not a realm. Just as outstanding human prodigies could be crowned kings, the King-level Demon Ape was the king of the Demon Ape race.

While Shi Yi was deep in thought.

Whoosh.

The King-level Demon Ape kicked off the ground, shattering the earth beneath its feet. It instantly leaped a thousand meters into the air before diving at high speed and landing atop the head of a strangely shaped Desolate Variant.

It was a ten-meter-tall bear with a bear's body and a pair of eagle wings, a rare Desolate Variant. This bear was far stronger than the Silver Demon Wolf Shi Yi had subdued.

To put it bluntly, ugly as this bear was, it could tear the Silver Demon Wolf apart with ease.

Yet at this moment, it was so frightened by the King-level Demon Ape that it trembled all over. It did not dare move, lying prostrate on the ground.

"Old Thing, you're finally about to die. From now on, I will be king of this mountain range." The King-level Demon Ape slowly raised its head and grinned viciously toward the depths of the Vast Mountain Range.

Immediately after.

The King-level Demon Ape unhurriedly extended a pitch-black claw and tapped the giant bear on the top of its head.

With a crack, its skull shattered.

The King-level Demon Ape easily lifted the millstone-sized skullcap. When it saw the white, steaming brain matter inside, its savage and terrifying face finally revealed a satisfied smile.

Its claw scooped casually.

It smacked its lips noisily, acting as though no one else was there.

The ten-meter-tall giant bear let out a dying wail, but it did not dare move until death. It was not that it did not want to move—it was simply crushed into immobility by the overwhelming ferocious aura emanating from the King-level Demon Ape.

"The strong devour the weak. Cruel and merciless." Shi Yi sighed.

He gently stroked the Silver Demon Wolf, which was shuddering all over and likewise unable to move. He gained a deeper understanding of just how cruel this boundless Great Wilderness was.

The strong were revered.

The weak died!

"Pah, the taste is so mediocre. Human flesh really does taste better."

After taking only a few bites, the King-level Demon Ape showed a disgusted expression, as though it had eaten something revolting. With distaste, it threw away the remaining brain matter in its hand.

The next moment.

The King-level Demon Ape forcefully pushed off with its feet and leaped toward the deeper reaches of the Vast Mountain Range. It was clear that it was eager to meet its old friend.

The King-level Demon Ape, with its Demon Wings, was not incapable of flight. This distance simply did not require it; leaping was faster than flapping its Demon Wings.

After the King-level Demon Ape left, the ten-meter-tall giant bear's eyes lost their last trace of life. It crashed to the ground, and its corpse was devoured by the surrounding ferocious beasts in the blink of an eye.

"Alright, it's gone. Don't be afraid anymore."

Shi Yi patted the Silver Demon Wolf on the head, and it shakily got to its feet.

"Awhoo!"

The Silver Demon Wolf whimpered as it hid behind Shi Yi. Its three-meter-tall, five-meter-long body now resembled that of a pitiful little puppy, afraid that Shi Yi would abandon it.

"I said that once you brought me back to Stone Village, I would set you free. Now, you're free. Hurry and leave this place. I have a feeling that a great battle will break out here soon."

Shi Yi gently pushed away the Silver Demon Wolf, which had moved closer in an attempt to lick him. He might not have been familiar with other parts of the Great Wilderness, but he knew the Vast Mountain Range like the back of his hand.

Stone Village was located in this mountain range. During the three years Shi Yi had lived in Stone Village, he often followed the village hunting party out to hunt for food. It was impossible for him not to be familiar with this mountain range.

"Awhoo!!!"

The Silver Demon Wolf raised its head and howled. For a moment, it wanted to give up its freedom and continue following Shi Yi.

But in the end, it still left. After looking back at Shi Yi once, it ran toward some unknown distant place.

It was a mutual choice.

The Silver Demon Wolf wanted to stay, and Shi Yi would not have driven it away, because he really did lack a mount. But its desire for freedom ultimately overwhelmed its wish to remain.

"Ah, I really don't have the charisma of a leader. If that stinky little brother were here, it might have chosen to follow him willingly."

Shi Yi shook his head helplessly. He felt that, aside from using a little violence when he first subdued it, he had treated it quite well afterward.

Too bad it couldn't be tamed!

"Moo..." A deep, heavy sound rang out.

Following the sound, Shi Yi looked toward the distant mountains. About two breaths later, an incomparably terrifying blaze came charging out from the distant forest.

It was a crimson giant bull, over ten meters tall and around thirty meters long, with flames burning beneath its four hooves.

Its entire body was bathed in fire. Its fur was as smooth as silk and shimmered with crimson light.

This flaming giant bull was not charging at Shi Yi.

Shi Yi was an extremely cautious person. He had long since concealed all his aura, making himself look as inconspicuous as a common roadside stone.

"An Ancient Descendant Demon Ape ahead, and an Ancient Descendant Li Fire Bull Demon behind. Could these two Ancient Descendants both be here for that decrepit old Suanni?" Shi Yi pondered.

As he had said before.

Although Shi Yi had once lived on Azure Blue Planet, there were many things about this world that he did not know clearly. He only knew some of the key major figures.

For example, Willow Deity and Shi Hao. He remembered these main characters, but he truly did not know much about the details.

Thus, Shi Yi found the appearance of the Ancient Descendant Demon Ape and the Ancient Descendant Li Fire Bull Demon rather strange.

During the years he had lived in Stone Village, two or more Ancient Descendants normally would not gather in this Vast Mountain Range.

At this thought.

The Double Pupils in Shi Yi's eyes flickered, and the scene deep within the Vast Mountain Range instantly appeared before his eyes, as though he were watching a live broadcast.

At that moment, deep within the Vast Mountain Range, facing the Li Fire Bull Demon that had suddenly barged in, the King-level Demon Ape spread its wings and soared into the sky. It hovered a thousand meters above the ground, confronting the Li Fire Bull Demon. Overwhelming ferocious auras erupted between them like a hurricane, ravaging the entire forest.

"Roar..."

"Moo..."

With two loud roars, they charged at each other at once and began a bloody battle. In an instant, the earth shook, mountains swayed, ancient trees shattered, and massive boulders flew through the air.

Not far from them, a hundred-meter-tall Suanni lay sprawled on the ground. Its eyes were vacant, as though it were already dead, without the slightest trace of life.

But was it truly already dead?