Oddity Duo

It's hard to imagine someone tall and sturdy, looking incredibly imposing with a fierce face, calling a fifteen-year-old boy "Big Brother."

No one would accept that, let alone... "Big Brother"...

However, Qin Yu was no ordinary person and quickly calmed down. He sized up Xiong Tatian and asked, "Xiong Tatian, how old are you?"

"Let me see. I've been home for a hundred and ten years, and I've been away from my family for two years. Big Brother, I'm not even eleven and a half yet," Xiong Tatian counted on his fingers.

Just as Qin Yu was stunned, a clear, cold voice rang out.

"His age is calculated differently from ours. They count ten years as one year!"

Qin Yu looked up and saw a young man, about fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in white, standing under a large tree. The young man was thin, handsome, with long hair cascading over his shoulders, exuding an elegant demeanor. Strangely, his pupils seemed to be layered, one darker than the other, making his pupils appear exceptionally dark and much larger than normal.

"Big Brother, you still haven't told me your name?" Xiong Tatian said in a gruff voice. He had been out for two years, proclaiming himself from the Mad Bear Clan, but hardly anyone recognized him, which annoyed him greatly. Now that Qin Yu recognized his identity, he was exceptionally pleased. Just as recorded in ancient texts, the spiritual intelligence of immature Mad Bears hadn't fully developed, and their minds were simple, like children's.

"My name is Qin Yu. You can just call me Big Brother Qin." Qin Yu glanced at Xiong Tatian, then at Li Tianji, finding their combination very strange. He looked at Li Tianji's pupils and couldn't help but stare for a few more moments.

"Okay, Big Brother Qin." Xiong Tatian said happily. He then glanced at Li Tianji, as if to say, "See? Someone else recognizes me, right?" Then, Xiong Tatian seemed to remember something and said, "Li Tianji, quickly tell me if the person we're waiting for is Big Brother Qin."

Li Tianji carefully examined Qin Yu and shook his head.

A hint of disappointment and impatience flickered across Xiong Tatian's fierce, fleshy face. He said, "Whether it is or not, Big Brother Qin will come with us. Let's go, we won't wait any longer. Let's go in."

Just then, the ground suddenly trembled, and Xiong Tatian abruptly turned his head to look in the direction of the forest. His eyes flashed with ferocity, and he roared, "Little Black, you're trying to run again? I'll beat you to death!" With that, he charged into the forest they had come from.

Watching Xiong Tatian sprint away, Qin Yu felt a sense of emotion. Xiong Tatian had a fierce and imposing appearance and a robust physique, but his heart seemed to be like that of a child. It seemed the ancient texts were correct!

Li Tianji glanced at Qin Yu, his handsome face filled with coldness. He turned and entered the forest in silence.

"What an arrogant person," Qin Yu thought to himself as he watched Li Tianji's retreating back. After a moment of contemplation, Qin Yu followed.

As he entered the forest, Qin Yu's expression froze, stunned by the scene unfolding dozens of feet ahead.

There, a massive Fierce Beast, no, a Ferocious Beast, ten zhang tall, squatted like a moving mountain. Its enormous body was covered in palm-sized black scales, and it dragged a thick tail. Xiong Tatian was furiously attacking the Ferocious Beast's thigh, yelling, "I'll teach you to run! I'll break your legs next time you dare to run!"

"Roar..." The Ferocious Beast let out a pained cry.

Seeing this, Qin Yu couldn't help but smile wryly. He vaguely guessed why there were no Fierce Beasts in the outer areas. It was likely due to this Ferocious Beast. And Xiong Tatian must have tormented it quite a bit on the way in, causing its screams to frighten the lower-level Fierce Beasts in the outer area into fleeing towards the center of the Land of Beast Burial.

Observing the Ferocious Beast closely, Qin Yu recalled fragments of information.

Abyssal Golden Lizard, dwelling at the bottom of the abyss, large in size, with short, thick limbs, agile speed, extremely high defense, and a tail with immense power. When young, their scales are dark black; as adults, their scales turn golden, and their strength can reach the peak of the Spirit Realm.

"An immature Abyssal Golden Lizard? Where did this Xiong Tatian find it?" Qin Yu was astonished. Although it was an immature Abyssal Golden Lizard, its strength should not be underestimated. It should be a second-tier Ferocious Beast now, equivalent to a cultivator in the Gangqi Realm. However, it would be difficult for anyone in the Gangqi Realm to defeat this Abyssal Golden Lizard.

"Stay here obediently. When I become stronger than you, you can leave," Xiong Tatian said, punching the Abyssal Golden Lizard's thick leg as a warning. Then, he looked at Qin Yu and shouted, "Big Brother Qin, what are you standing there for? Come over."

Qin Yu's expression twitched. So, Xiong Tatian was using this Abyssal Golden Lizard to train his strength. After a moment of thought, Qin Yu's eyes brightened. If he could get some of this Abyssal Golden Lizard's blood, it might help improve his own Blood Essence. Thus, Qin Yu walked and said, "Xiong Tatian, what are you waiting for?"

"I don't know either. Li Tianji, quickly tell Big Brother Qin what we're waiting for. My goal is the Ancestor Ape Blood inside, and I don't have time to waste here," Xiong Tatian said impatiently, looking at Li Tianji.

Li Tianji sat on the ground with his eyes slightly closed and did not answer. This made Xiong Tatian's eyes blaze. He strode towards Li Tianji and raised his fist as if to strike him. Seeing this, Qin Yu quickly stopped him, "Xiong Tatian, let's just wait here."

"Big Brother Qin, you don't know, this Li Tianji is such a shut-in. I've been annoyed with him for a long time. Hmph, if he hadn't saved my life, I wouldn't have wandered around with him for two years. He's a liar. He tricked me into thinking there was Ancestor Ape blood here... I only found out when we got here that he was waiting for someone!" Xiong Tatian chattered incessantly, as if he had been holding back his anger for a long time. In his rage, he turned and punched the Abyssal Golden Lizard.

"Roar..." The lizard let out a pained cry.

Seeing this, Qin Yu was completely petrified.

"Fellow Daoist Li, who are you waiting for? Perhaps we can go find him ourselves," Qin Yu said to Li Tianji, glancing at the almost berserk Xiong Tatian.

Li Tianji still had his eyes closed and remained silent.

Seeing this, Xiong Tatian could no longer hold back and roared, "Big Brother Qin, don't be fooled by him! He says he can divine heavenly secrets. Last time, he said he had a premonition that a treasure would appear somewhere. We rushed there, and you know what we saw? A group of women bathing... It was the back mountain of a sect, and we almost died there. Luckily, I grabbed him and we fled desperately, narrowly escaping that disaster. But they chased us relentlessly afterward."

Qin Yu was stunned. He glanced at Li Tianji, who was sitting there, but found that his handsome face was stiff, and his face was flushed red.

"Another time, he said he had calculated that a treasure would appear somewhere. When we rushed over, we didn't see any treasure, but instead, we saw a pack of third-tier wolves. If it weren't for Little Black, we would have been bitten to death by those wolves. Look... now he says a friend is destined to come here, and we've been waiting for half a month," Xiong Tatian roared, and then punched Little Black again.

Li Tianji's handsome face turned red. He closed his eyes tightly and said, "Alright, we'll wait three more days. If he doesn't come within three days, we'll leave. Is that okay?"

"Fine, we'll wait three days. If he's not here in three days, don't ever tell me you can divine heavenly secrets again, or I'll beat you every time I hear it," Xiong Tatian said in a voice as loud as a bell.

Li Tianji's facial muscles twitched. Qin Yu curiously observed Li Tianji, wondering if this person could really divine heavenly secrets. Qin Yu wouldn't believe it even if he died. Li Tianji was only in the early stage of Gangqi cultivation. How could he divine heavenly secrets with such cultivation?

"Oh, right, Big Brother Qin, why don't you go in first and wait for us for three days? We'll catch up to you in three days, and then we'll go in together, how about it?" Xiong Tatian asked Qin Yu.

Qin Yu pondered for a moment and shook his head. "It's fine, I wanted to meditate and rest anyway." Saying this, Qin Yu glanced at the enormous Little Black, wondering how to ask for some blood.

Three days passed in a flash.

The three of them waited there for a full three days. The surroundings were silent. Let alone people, not even a single Fierce Beast was seen.

Li Tianji opened his eyes suspiciously, his ears perked up, and he scanned the surroundings curiously, listening intently.

"Where is he? Where is he? Where is he? I've had enough of you, Li Tianji!" As soon as the time was up, Xiong Tatian slammed a powerful punch into Little Black, his eyes wide with rage.

Hearing Xiong Tatian's words, Li Tianji's face turned bright red, as if he wished he could dig a hole and crawl into it. His eyes darted around, and finally, he looked at Qin Yu and said, "Are you sure you used your real name?"

Qin Yu was taken aback and said calmly, "Of course. I am Qin Yu, the third son of the Qin Family from Tianwu Main City in Wu Kingdom. You can inquire if you don't believe me."

Xiong Tatian glared angrily at Li Tianji from the side, while Li Tianji's face turned even redder. "It... it might be... that person was delayed..."

"You mean we're still waiting here? Li Tianji, you wait here slowly. Big Brother Qin, let's go," Xiong Tatian roared angrily. With his irritable temper, waiting for three days was his limit. He then slapped Little Black and strode towards the depths of the Land of Beast Burial.

Qin Yu tried his best not to laugh, his facial muscles twitching. "Fellow Daoist Li, wait a moment. Perhaps he will come. We'll go in first. Whether you wait or not, you can catch up to us later." With that, Qin Yu quickly caught up with Xiong Tatian, leaving Li Tianji, who was still unwilling to give up.

"That's not right, that person should be coming... Could Master have miscalculated?" Li Tianji looked around suspiciously and muttered to himself.