The Ling Clan Bloodline Power Sealed in the Jade Pendant

In the silent forest, Ling Xi relied on his sharp eyesight to dart and weave between the towering trees.

In a forest like this, night was often the most dangerous time.

Not to mention that Ling Xi himself was only a two-star Dou Master—some second-order magical beasts skilled at hiding in the dark could already pose a fatal threat to him.

"That howling sounds like some kind of wolf-type magical beast..."

Having drawn closer, the howls in Ling Xi's ears grew clearer.

"But what's the other spirit beast?"

"Why would two fifth-order magical beasts be clashing here in the dead of night?"

Magical beasts were creatures with a strong sense of territory, and their territories were generally fixed.

So the chances of high-order magical beasts fighting to the death were not very high.

In the pitch-black sky, violent energy fluctuations swept outward in all directions along with the howls.

Even though Ling Xi was standing quite far away, he could still feel the powerful aftershocks brushing past him.

Ling Xi slowed his pace, releasing his formidable Soul Power to envelop himself before cautiously moving toward the source of the sound.

"Is that a fifth-order Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf?"

Standing atop the crown of a lush giant tree, Ling Xi finally saw what was happening.

Outside a small valley nestled against a mountain, a silver wolf three zhang long was howling at the sky.

The silver wolf's body was covered in silver-gray scales that gleamed with a metallic luster under the moonlight.

But the most peculiar thing was its tail—the fork at the end took on a strange lightning-bolt shape, and electric sparks flickered around it from time to time.

"This is a fifth-order... Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf?"

Ling Xi studied the wolf-shaped magical beast for a moment and recognized its species.

"Strange. Wolf-type magical beasts should be the most territorial by nature."

During his half-year in the Ling Domain, Ling Xi had learned not only cultivation and alchemy from Ling You but also a fair amount about magical beasts.

According to Ling You, wherever high-order magical beasts guarded, there was usually something good.

If Ling Xi ran into such a situation, he could take advantage of the chaos.

"That snake facing off against the Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf looks a bit like a Great Earth Boa..."

Ling Xi shifted his gaze from the Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf to the giant python guarding the valley entrance.

The python was entirely yellowish-brown, as thick as several people could wrap their arms around, and looked much larger and more imposing than the Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf.

"But ordinary Great Earth Boas are at most third- or fourth-order. Why is this one so huge?"

"And its aura doesn't seem any weaker than the Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf's?"

Magical beasts were similar to humans—their potential determined their limits.

The name "Great Earth Boa" sounded imposing, but it was actually just a large snake without venom or elemental attacks.

It usually relied on its massive body to constrict its prey to death, far inferior to the Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf.

"Hiss!"

The standoff between the two beasts lasted only a moment. The Great Earth Boa's massive body suddenly lunged, kicking up clouds of dust as it charged at the Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf.

There was no denying that the Great Earth Boa's enormous size carried considerable intimidation—the moment it moved, Ling Xi felt the ground tremble.

"Roar!"

The Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf let out a long howl. Facing the Great Earth Boa's attack, it actually retreated instead of advancing.

It turned into a zigzagging silver lightning bolt, shooting sideways at astonishing speed, barely dodging the Great Earth Boa's charge.

In the instant they crossed paths, a blinding ball of lightning suddenly erupted from the Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf's claws, slamming heavily into the boa's torso.

"Boom!"

Thunder roared, electricity splattered everywhere, momentarily illuminating the surroundings as bright as day.

Amid a grating, teeth-clenching sound, the scales where the Great Earth Boa had been struck turned charred black, with even a hint of blood visible.

But the attacked Great Earth Boa only paused for a moment before its thick tail swept toward the Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf with immense force.

The Thunderblaze Celestial Wolf dodged again with its agility, and the spot where it had stood was smashed into a several-meter-long trench by the snake's tail.

"These two fifth-order magical beasts are fighting to the death over this valley—could there be some treasure inside?"

Watching the two fifth-order magical beasts below tearing into each other like mad dogs, countless thoughts raced through Ling Xi's mind.

Wherever there was a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, there was bound to be a guardian magical beast.

Ling Xi's figure flickered, and he climbed up the rocky cliffs on both sides like an ape.

It was nighttime, and with Ling Xi using his Soul Power to conceal his aura, the two fifth-order magical beasts locked in fierce combat below didn't notice him at all.

The cliffs surrounding the valley were extremely treacherous. Even with Ling Xi's strength as a two-star Dou Master, climbing was incredibly difficult.

But fortunately, Ling Xi managed to scale the cliffs around the valley without incident.

"The fog is thick..."

Looking down from the cliff wall, Ling Xi could see nothing but a hazy mist.

After a moment's thought, Ling Xi took some soft cloth strips from his Nakai Ring and wrapped them around the soles of his boots, then pulled the long spear from his back and gripped it in his hand.

Once everything was ready, Ling Xi took a deep breath and leaped abruptly from the cliff.

During the violent descent, Ling Xi drove the Star-Splitting Spear in his hand fiercely into the cliff face, halting his fall completely.

With a light bound, Ling Xi landed safely in the valley, and he retrieved the Star-Splitting Spear from the rock wall.

The valley was thick with fog, and with the night so deep, Ling Xi couldn't make out his surroundings at all.

He suddenly released his Soul Power, and everything around him became clear in his perception.

He continued deeper into the valley, guided by the sensation of his Soul Power.

Ling Xi moved with caution, but after walking for a while, the sounds of the two magical beasts fighting at the valley entrance gradually faded away.

"This place is quite good—all the natural energy in the valley is concentrated in this small pool."

After walking a bit further, what came into Ling Xi's view was a pool of unknown depth, with a flat patch of land at its center.

"So that's why those two Fifth-order magical beasts, equivalent to Dou Kings, were fighting to the death!"

A jade-green plant, about a foot long with four leaves, grew on the flat ground in the middle of the pool.

"Form-Shaping Grass!"

Ling Xi uttered the name of the plant, word by word.

To humans, Form-Shaping Grass was utterly useless.

But to magical beasts, its importance went without saying.

Besides being the main ingredient for the Seventh-grade Form-Shaping Pill, mature Form-Shaping Grass also had the ability to allow magical beasts to take human form.

Once a magical beast transformed into a human, it would gain human cultivation talent while retaining its powerful physique and long lifespan.

In the eyes of magical beasts that hadn't yet transformed, the allure of Form-Shaping Grass was easy to imagine.