The Jiang Liu flowed cautiously along the grassy path.
Gradually, Jiang Liu sensed that the surrounding environment was changing; even the air was getting colder. He could see layers of thin ice forming on the grass.
Jiang Liu immediately realized that if this wasn't caused by Exotic Beast, then it must be a peculiar natural environment.
At this moment, Jiang Liu moved forward with even greater caution, pushing his Divine Sense to its limit.
After traveling another mile or two, they saw a pool of water in the distance. Jiang Liu felt a chill even before he got close, which immediately piqued his interest, as Jiang Liu hadn't felt such a strong chill in a long time.
This is the first time I've encountered this since Freezing Wind Valley.
After Jiang Liu circulated his vital energy once, the chill on his body immediately disappeared.
Approaching the deep pool, one cannot see the bottom at a glance, but through the refracted light, it seems as if there is a huge creature inside.
Looking at the deep pool, Jiang Liu hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to explore it or not. After thinking for a while, he decided to give it a try.
In an instant, he took a step and appeared in the middle of the pool, immediately unleashing the Eight Steps of Trampling, sending a surge of energy straight towards the pool.
He then drew his broadsword, channeled his inner energy, gripped the sword with both hands, and slashed it with all his might into the deep pool.
The enormous creature in the deep pool, having been struck twice, finally couldn't hold back any longer. With a roar, it flew straight up from the bottom of the pool.
Jiang Liu quickly retreated to the edge of the deep pool and looked at the enormous creature in front of him. It turned out to be another dragon-shaped Exotic Beast.
Its enormous fleshy wings were wider than its body, with a wingspan of at least twenty meters. It had a long tail, long and powerful legs, and rather small forepaws. Its mouth was open, revealing massive, protruding teeth. It emanated a chilling aura.
This Exotic Beast was also covered in wounds, likely from its fight with the Dwarf Dragon. However, this dragon-shaped ice Exotic Beast's mental power wasn't as strong as the Dwarf Dragon's, and its roars had no effect on Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu tried to unleash his mental pressure on the Frostwing Dragon.
With a flap of its wings, the Frostwing Dragon unleashed a storm that swept straight towards Jiang Liu. Jiang Liu dodged it. He raised his broadsword and slashed at the Frostwing Dragon.
Jiang Liu's mental pressure had already struck, causing the Frostwing Dragon to freeze for a moment, immediately taking a blow to its body, and then plummeting into the pool.
With a loud "splash!", water splashed everywhere, startling the Frostwing Dragon awake. It immediately roared repeatedly. The Frostwing Dragon spread its wings and floated on the surface of the pool, flapping its wings repeatedly, trying to take flight, but unfortunately, it lacked the strength.
Seeing the miserable state of the Frostwing Dragon, Jiang Liu immediately felt that now was the best time to tame it.
He hurriedly activated his Beast Mastery Art, unleashing a surge of mental pressure towards the Frostwing Dragon, attempting to subdue it.
The Frostwing Dragon repeatedly flapped its wings, trying to take flight again, but after struggling for a long time, it still couldn't get up. Jiang Liu's mental pressure caused its entire body to sink a little further.
The Frostwing Dragon roared repeatedly, its head held high, refusing to submit.
Jiang Liu quickly flew forward, drew his broadsword, and slapped it horizontally with the blade. With a "bang!", the several-ton Frostwing Dragon was sent flying by Jiang Liu and landed on the shore.
The Frostwing Dragon roared, trying to get up, but fell back down and lay sprawled on the ground.
The Frostwing Dragon was much smaller than the Dwarf Dragon, but Jiang Liu still looked like a dwarf when he stood in front of it.
Jiang Liu continued to slash horizontally at the Frostwing Dragon with his broadsword. With another "bang!", it flew even further and crashed into a large tree.
The Frostwing Dragon drooped its head, too weak to roar. Jiang Liu held his sword in both hands while using his Beast Mastery Art, probing the Frostwing Dragon with his spiritual power.
This time, the Frostwing Dragon did not resist Jiang Liu's mental power entering. As soon as Jiang Liu's mental power entered the Frostwing Dragon's mind, it successfully imprinted an image on its mind.
This Frostwing Dragon must have been terrified of Jiang Liu's greatsword, which is why it gave up resisting. Or perhaps it was simply powerless to resist?
Jiang Liu didn't care what it thought. As long as the mark was successfully imprinted, that was enough. As for whether it was afraid of backlash, with its pathetic mental strength, it would never have another chance.
Jiang Liu sat to one side, waiting for the Frostwing Dragon to recover its strength. The Frostwing Dragon had been badly beaten in its battle with Jiang Liu. It took quite a while before it finally had the strength to flap its wings. It shakily stood up.
Jiang Liu saw that the Frostwing Dragon could stand up, and he gave it a command through the mental imprint to follow him.
This Frostwing Dragon was probably smarter than the previous Giant Strength Demonic Ape, as it immediately grasped Jiang Liu's meaning.
Jiang Liu used his flight technique to lead the way, flying directly towards the direction of the Dwarf Dragon's corpse. The Frostwing Dragon quickly followed.
Before long, they arrived at their destination. Jiang Liu spread his Divine Sense to observe the area and found nothing unusual, so he was relieved.
Upon seeing the corpse of the Dwarf Dragon, the Frostwing Dragon was filled with rage, as if meeting an enemy. It opened its mouth wide, grabbed the Dwarf Dragon's tail, tore it off, chewed it several times, and swallowed it whole.
Jiang Liu ignored it, cut a few pounds of meat from the Dwarf Dragon's corpse, washed it, seasoned it, marinated it for 25 minutes, and then started a fire to roast it. Before long, a fragrant aroma filled the forest.
The Frostwing Dragon was enjoying its meal when it suddenly smelled a delicious aroma and quickly looked up to find the source. Upon seeing the roasted meat in Jiang Liu's hand, its eyes lit up.
"Roar!" Jiang Liu heard the Frostwing Dragon's roar, turned to look at it, and saw it staring at the roasted meat in his hand.
So I tossed the roasted meat to it, Frostwing Dragon opened its mouth wide and caught it. Unfortunately, there wasn't even enough meat to fill its teeth. After swallowing it, it continued to roar.
Jiang Liu ignored it this time; he had only let it have a taste earlier. Only a fool would roast such a large Frostwing Dragon.
With the corpse of the Lesser Beast King's Dwarf Dragon to eat, it's more than happy. What more could it want? Moreover, the Frostwing Dragon will definitely continue to improve its strength after eating the Dwarf Dragon's corpse.
Even if I don't advance to the Beast King level, at least I won't be at the bottom of the rankings at the Lesser Beast King stage.
After Jiang Liu finished his meal, he began to absorb the cores of ninth-grade Exotic Beast for cultivation.
The next morning, Jiang Liu got up and stretched, then used his Divine Sense to explore the surroundings.
The Frostwing Dragon was still gnawing on the corpse of the Dwarf Dragon nearby.
After a night's rest, the Frostwing Dragon's injuries had healed considerably.
Jiang Liu tried to communicate with it using his mental power and found that it was much better than yesterday!
After a night's rest, the Frostwing Dragon's Sea of Spiritual Energy has recovered a lot!
They are already able to convey basic information and conduct basic communication.
Jiang Liu placed the Dwarf Dragon's corpse on the Frostwing Dragon's body and prepared to continue alone into the depths of the mountains to see if there were any more Rank 9 Exotic Beast.
Jiang Liu first went to the deep pool and gestured for the Frostwing Dragon to recuperate there. Then, Jiang Liu used his Elusive Shadows technique to flash away and continue deeper into the mountains.
P. S.: Should we use our first pet to feed this Frostwing Dragon?