Fierce Horned Rhinoceros

The next day, as dawn broke.

Duke, carrying a large bag, boarded the Black Beetle Car early.

The car would depart in a while, so he simply closed his eyes to rest, and looked inward at his Spirit Sea.

In the vast ocean of the Starry Sky, Nine-Ring Xiao Yi and One-Ring Desert Eagle shone like two stars, with a pool of faint, transparent light blue liquid beside them.

This was Spirit Liquid.

There were a total of three hundred and forty-eight drops, the result of Xiao Yi's continuous cultivation day and night.

"Master, according to Xiao Yi's calculations, when the Spirit Liquid gathers to three hundred and sixty drops, it will undergo a qualitative change from quantity, Condensing Liquid into Line, forming the first energy line." With Xiao Yi's computational power, Duke was basically fully aware of his Spirit Sea's condition.

"Hmm, not bad, not bad. How many more days do you think it will take to Condense Liquid into Line with the current AFK speed?"

"At the current AFK speed, it will take about another month."

Duke silently estimated: "A month... I opened my Spirit Sea on May 23rd, and officially started practicing the meditation method at the end of May. Today is June 21st. This means, in two months, I've gone from a One-Star Spiritual Apprentice to a Two-Star Spiritual Apprentice... This speed is actually not slow."

His talent for cultivating his Spirit Sea was below average, and he had even used potions to open it.

Being able to advance one star in two months was basically no different from those geniuses who naturally opened their Spirit Seas. As for the geniuses among geniuses, he couldn't compare.

It was recorded in the book Opening the Spiritual Arcane.

There was a great Arcane Mage who, on the day he opened his Spirit Sea in his youth, spontaneously comprehended a closed energy route, then solidified it into a Spirit Core, and advanced to a 1-Ring Arcane Mage.

Comparing oneself to others could be infuriating.

Of course.

Duke wasn't angry; he already had Nine-Ring Xiao Yi. According to the theory of the Spiritual Arcana system, an Arcane Mage could not control an Arcane Artifact higher than themselves. He was currently equivalent to a 9-Ring Arcane Mage.

Although this was an unknown change caused by his transmigration.

He figured with Nine-Ring Xiao Yi's existence, he could at least grind his way to the unheard-of supreme realm of 9-Ring.

Woo woo woo!

The whistle echoed through the west station, and the Black Beetle Car slowly advanced along the gravel road. In a short while, it left the billowing black smoke of Chen Jiao City, and the sky above returned to azure.

When the route was halfway through, the Black Beetle Car suddenly jolted and stopped immediately.

They had encountered a spirit beast blocking the road ahead.

Two Great Knights accompanying the carriage, one of whom was Great Knight Owen, who had attended a public lecture at the Spirit Society, dismounted, each carrying a knight's longsword and a knight's round shield.

"Everyone, please remain calm. The spirit beast blocking the route is a 2-Ring Spirit Beast, the Fierce Horned Rhinoceros. It will require a tough fight," the attendant announced to the carriage passengers to appease them.

Duke leaned by the window, carefully observing the scene outside.

Although he had encountered spirit beasts blocking the road more than once, each collision of extraordinary powers made him feel exhilarated and eager to thoroughly explore the root of all this power.

"Roar!"

With a panther's roar, Great Knight Owen's Contracted Spirit Beast, the 1-Ring Spirit Beast - Swift Black Panther, leaped down from the roof of the car and joined Owen in battle.

The other Great Knight's Contracted Spirit Beast, the 1-Ring Spirit Beast - Long-horned Antelope, also jumped down from the roof.

The two Great Knights mounted their steeds and approached the Fierce Horned Rhinoceros from the left and right. The Fierce Horned Rhinoceros resembled a rhinoceros in size, but its body was more slender, and the single horn on its head was spiral-shaped.

There was no verbal communication.

The Great Knights attacked fiercely from left and right. The knight's longswords instantly released two sword beams, slashing towards the Fierce Horned Rhinoceros's neck.

The Fierce Horned Rhinoceros dodged nimbly, and then its spiral horn erupted with two flames. These flames were as agile as fish, flying precisely to the left and right towards the two sword beams.

Sizzle.

The sword beams and flames annihilated each other.

The Fierce Horned Rhinoceros scraped the ground with its front hooves, and its spiral horn condensed flames again, blasting towards the Great Knight on the left.

The Great Knight, riding the Long-horned Antelope, leaped to the side, dodging the flame attack. But the next second, the flame turned back and continued to blast towards the Great Knight's back.

"Hmph!"

The Great Knight snorted coldly, raising his shield with his right hand to block.

Boom!

The flame exploded against the knight's round shield, causing no damage to the Great Knight.

On the other side, Great Knight Owen, riding the Swift Black Panther, darted towards the Fierce Horned Rhinoceros like a black shadow. His knight's longsword slashed at a strange angle, directly stabbing towards the Fierce Horned Rhinoceros's belly.

The Fierce Horned Rhinoceros twisted its body frantically, but its belly was still grazed by the knight's longsword.

Splat, blood dripped.

"Roar!" The Fierce Horned Rhinoceros was enraged.

Its sturdy, bull-like body began to charge with brute force towards Great Knight Owen, but the Swift Black Panther beneath Owen's mount moved like black lightning, dodging far away with a few leaps.

Taking advantage of Owen's distraction, the Great Knight on the other side quietly crept up behind the Fierce Horned Rhinoceros. The knight's longsword, showing no mercy, directly attacked the Fierce Horned Rhinoceros's anus.

Before the sword tip could even touch its rear.

The Fierce Horned Rhinoceros leaped high into the air as if electrocuted, then stomped heavily on the ground, clamping its tail and turning around, ready to charge the Great Knight.

The Great Knight squeezed the Long-horned Antelope with his legs and disappeared in a few blinks.

Then it was Great Knight Owen's turn. He quietly crept closer and, catching the Fierce Horned Rhinoceros off guard, struck it with his sword. The sword's light flashed, leaving a not-too-serious wound on the Fierce Horned Rhinoceros's back.

The Fierce Horned Rhinoceros, toyed with by the two Great Knights attacking from front and back, raged fruitlessly for a while before finally regaining a sliver of clarity.

It turned and ran away.

Seeing that it had moved away from the flight path, the two Great Knights did not pursue. They silently returned to the Black Beetle Car.

After all, a 2-Ring Spirit Beast was powerful. It was difficult to kill without full preparation, and it was hard to say whether the Fierce Horned Rhinoceros had companions nearby. Driving it away was the best course of action.

"Although the Seven Towers Federation is ruled by Arcane Mages, Arcane Mages are ultimately few in number. The Federation's main combat force is still the Knight class."

Duke looked forward to opening his Blood Sea even more.

When the Black Beetle Car stopped at the Snakehead Town station, he impatiently went to a new potion shop and spent eleven silver dragons to buy a Blood Boiling Potion.

He went home.

The door was still locked.

When Duke opened it, he could hear faint chirping sounds from the ceiling.

He quickly opened the ceiling and took out a cardboard box. Inside, the palm-sized long-haired mongoose cub was already crying from hunger. The pot of milk he had prepared earlier had already been drunk.

"It eats so much!"

Duke picked up the cub, feeling that in just a few days, it had grown two sizes larger.

Just then, the long-haired mongoose cub, which had kept its eyes closed, suddenly felt its eyelids tremble. Then, under Duke's expectant gaze, it slowly opened its eyes.

"Chirp." The cub chirped at Duke.

Its small eyes were filled with bright, clear gazes, without a trace of fear.

It was said that spirit beasts recognize their master the moment they open their eyes, but Duke had recently consulted many books on spirit beasts and found that this was not the case. Recognizing a master was a behavioral pattern that developed through long-term raising and taming.

However, spirit beasts would naturally be drawn to the first thing they see, which was well-documented.

Of course, spirit beasts were strange and varied, and could not be generalized.

He had found records of Long-Haired Mongooses in books. These 2-Ring spirit beasts primarily judged by scent.

The reason the cub was now close to Duke was likely because Duke had fed it every day for the past few days, making it familiar with his scent and seeing Duke as its closest person.

"Here, drink up." Duke mixed a cup of milk powder.

The cub held the milk bottle with its little paws, its squirrel-like mouth biting the nipple, and gulped down the milk. After finishing the pot of milk powder, it let out a burp, found a comfortable corner in the cardboard box, stretched, and went back to sleep.

Duke withdrew his gaze.

He took out the Blood Boiling Potion he had just bought, took a deep breath, and drank the entire tube of potion in one go. He then quickly rinsed his mouth with water twice and drank it down, ensuring not a single drop of residue was left.

Immediately.

He waited quietly: "Xiao Yi, it's up to you."