As Yao Xuan sprang into action, his [Stealth] state ended.
Sensing the sudden burst of terrifying killing intent, the Thunder Warhorse in the distance instantly grew alert. It galloped away in a frantic attempt to escape!
Though it reacted quickly, the Thunder Warhorse was no match for Yao Xuan, who was an Auspicious Beast and had the added momentum of a dive from above!
In the next instant, Yao Xuan's razor-sharp claws plunged mercilessly into the Thunder Warhorse's back. He tore them apart with a fierce pull!
Riiip!
Amid the sound of flesh tearing, Yao Xuan's claws ripped open the Thunder Warhorse's back, and bright-red blood sprayed everywhere!
So gravely wounded, the Thunder Warhorse could no longer run. It collapsed to the ground, crying out in grief as if begging Yao Xuan for mercy.
Yao Xuan showed no mercy. He swung a claw once more and slammed it hard into the beast's skull!
Thud!
With a muffled impact, the immensely heavy Golden Dragon Claw crushed the Thunder Warhorse's skull, killing it painlessly!
"Devour!"
Looking at the Thunder Warhorse's limp corpse on the ground, Yao Xuan grinned and activated the system ability [Devour Evolution]!
A dazzling red light swept over the corpse, and a surge of pure bloodline cultivation flowed into Yao Xuan's body!
"My cultivation increased by thirty years. Not bad!"
"By the looks of it, I only need to hunt a few dozen more Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to complete my next bloodline evolution!"
After refining the cultivation into his body, Yao Xuan looked at his panel, where his bloodline cultivation had risen from 1,072 years to 1,102 years, and grinned!
His third bloodline evolution was definitely not far off!
Time flew by, and before long, night had fallen!
By then, Yao Xuan had been hunting for ten hours!
Even though he had ventured into the more central regions of the Star Dou Great Forest, Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were still relatively rare.
Despite having the [Eye of Detection] to help him, Yao Xuan still needed an average of an hour to find a suitable prey. Then he would mercilessly kill and devour it!
After a full day of hunting and devouring, Yao Xuan's cultivation had reached 1,500 years!
He only needed to double his bloodline cultivation to complete the third evolution of his Golden Dragon King Bloodline!
"It's getting late. Time to get some proper rest! Besides, Xiao Wu is waiting for me at home."
With a thought, Yao Xuan went to a nearby lake to wash the blood off himself, then used the [Teleportation Point] to return to the cave where Xiao Wu lived.
"Brother Yao Xuan, you're back!"
Seeing Yao Xuan arrive at the cave entrance in human form, Xiao Wu leaped onto him and wrapped herself around him like an octopus.
"Yeah, Xiao Wu, I'm back!"
Yao Xuan gently stroked Xiao Wu's head and smiled faintly. With a thought, he took a luxurious bed out of his Storage Space.
"Wow, Brother Yao Xuan, are you doing magic? That's amazing!"
Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes shone with excitement as she gazed at Yao Xuan with admiration at the bed that had appeared from nowhere.
"It's not magic. It's just a Storage Soul Tool. If I get the chance, I'll give you one as a gift, too!"
"All right, it's pretty late. Shouldn't we make good on our promise?"
Yao Xuan smiled and asked as he looked at Xiao Wu.
"Of course! But, Brother Yao Xuan, I'm a little hungry."
Xiao Wu nodded at his words, then rubbed her stomach. She gazed at Yao Xuan shyly and spoke with pleading eyes.
"Oh, so that's it! As a Soft Bone Charm Rabbit, you must like carrots, right?"
Yao Xuan nodded and asked.
"Mm-hmm, I do, Brother Yao Xuan!"
Xiao Wu nodded emphatically.
"Then it's your lucky day, Xiao Wu. Come on, let me treat you!"
Yao Xuan smiled, took out a carrot, and offered it to Xiao Wu.
"Brother Yao Xuan's carrots are so delicious! Xiao Wu wants more next time!"
After enjoying a hearty meal, Xiao Wu smiled happily.
"If you want more, I'll treat you again next time. But it's already pretty late, so we should go to sleep together!"
Looking at Xiao Wu's satisfied face, Yao Xuan smiled. The ability of this "Root of Origin" was pretty great.
"Okay, Brother Yao Xuan!"
Xiao Wu obediently nestled in Yao Xuan's arms, enjoying his warm embrace as they drifted off to sleep together.
The night passed quickly in sweet dreams.
After Xiao Wu's good-morning kiss, Yao Xuan stretched and got to his feet, feeling refreshed.
"Good morning, Brother Yao Xuan!"
Xiao Wu smiled sweetly at him and greeted him.
"Mm, good morning, Xiao Wu! I'll continue cultivating after breakfast!"
Yao Xuan rubbed Xiao Wu's head, treated her to another carrot, and said goodbye before heading back into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt.
After a day of hunting, Yao Xuan returned to Xiao Wu at dusk and fell asleep in her tender embrace.
This happy routine continued day after day. Before long, a week had passed.
After a week of hunting, Yao Xuan's cultivation had risen from 1,500 years to 2,950 years.
As his cultivation grew, ordinary Soul Beasts with ten thousand years of cultivation only gave him a little over ten years when devoured.
Now, only Soul Beasts with twenty or thirty thousand years of cultivation could keep his evolution progressing at a rapid pace.
That was why, although Yao Xuan had gained more than four hundred years of cultivation on the first day, his gains over the following six days of hunting had only brought him close to the three-thousand-year mark.
That day, Yao Xuan had just finished feeding Xiao Wu dinner and was preparing to rest.
Suddenly, a strange rustling sound came from outside their cave, and a foul stench drifted in through the entrance!
"Is there an enemy? Xiao Wu, be careful. I'll go take a look!"
Feeling the unpleasant presence, Yao Xuan told Xiao Wu to stay safe. Then, with a thought, he activated [Shape-Shifting], returned to his Auspicious Beast form, and walked out of the cave.
There, a short distance from the cave, a giant spider had appeared. Its body was pitch-black and more than three meters across. Its eight razor-sharp legs were over five meters long, like eight deadly spears!
White markings covered the spider's lower abdomen, standing out starkly against its black body.
The markings came together to form a terrifying, hideous human face. On either side of it were four pairs of eyes—eight in total—glowing with a purple light.
It was the legendary Soul Beast known as Nightmare, a terrifying, evil killer: the Man Faced Demon Spider!
In that instant, Yao Xuan recognized the Soul Beast without needing the help of [Eye of Detection]!
After all, no transmigrator could be unfamiliar with this Soul Beast!
"This aura—it must be a ten-thousand-year-old spider! Looks like I won't have to keep exhausting myself searching for the resources I need for my next breakthrough!"
Looking at the distant Man Faced Demon Spider, Yao Xuan's lips curled into a faint smile!
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