Accepting Disciples, Ten-Thousandfold Returns: Starting from Battle Through the Heavens, Section 10

Just then, an enraged roar suddenly drew both of their attention. The Earthshaker Bear King let out a thunderous bellow, and its eyes instantly turned blood-red.

Before Qin Hao and Zi Yan's eyes, the Earthshaker Bear King's body actually swelled by an entire size, while its aura surged dramatically as well.

In an instant, the deadlock was broken, and the Earthshaker Bear King gradually gained the upper hand.

"Has it entered a berserk state? Looks like the winner will be decided soon!"

Qin Hao naturally recognized the Earthshaker Bear King's method. It was somewhat similar to the frenzy state of the Snow Demon Sky Ape he and Zi Yan had killed before.

Once it entered a berserk state, it was clearly time for a true fight to the death, because states like berserk frenzy and transformation carried severe aftereffects.

Thus, once activated, it was success or death.

The Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King clearly understood this as well and immediately tried to rely on its speed to circle around its opponent.

However, after entering its berserk state, the Earthshaker Bear King's speed had increased greatly too. Coupled with the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's severely depleted energy, it was unable to shake off the Earthshaker Bear King's pursuit.

The battle completely entered its most intense stage. The Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's savagery was also provoked, and the two sides became thoroughly entangled.

Every strike left a terrifying wound on the other's body. The injuries on both sides rapidly increased, growing more and more severe.

In the blink of an eye, a quarter of an hour passed. After this bout of frenzied combat, both of them could only be described as utterly miserable. There was practically no intact part left on either body.

Terrifying wounds deep enough to reveal bone covered them from head to toe. Both had clearly entered a seriously injured state, and the power they could unleash was far weaker than before.

Just then, the Earthshaker Bear King's body suddenly trembled. Its berserk aura rapidly receded like a tide, and its presence began to plummet. Its berserk state was clearly about to end.

"Roar!"

The Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King opposite it clearly noticed this as well. Its eyes shone brightly, for it understood that once its opponent exited the berserk state, it would be at its mercy.

"Roar! Damn it, I'll fight you to the death! Die! Annihilation Lightwave!"

Naturally, the Earthshaker Bear King understood this as well. A resolute, crazed expression appeared in its eyes.

It opened its massive jaws, and in an instant, all the battle qi within the Earthshaker Bear King's body gathered together.

The next moment, an earthen-yellow beam filled with destructive aura blasted ruthlessly toward the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King.

At that instant, the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's pupils contracted sharply. It had clearly sensed a terrifying aura of death from the attack.

It did not dare hesitate in the slightest. The energy within its body burned madly as it pushed its speed to the absolute limit.

"Boom!"

Amid a heaven-shaking explosion, the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King was blasted away like a cannonball. Its massive body flew backward dozens of meters before crashing heavily to the ground.

Although it had done its utmost to evade just now, the distance between them had been far too close, and the attack had been far too fast. It could only barely avoid a vital spot.

Yet even though it had avoided a fatal blow, the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King still suffered a terrifying injury. A gruesome, bucket-wide bloody hole had opened in its abdomen, crimson blood gushing endlessly from it in a horrifying sight.

Its aura had also weakened to the extreme, and it had nearly lost all combat ability.

Monster beasts possessed extremely powerful life force. If it had been a human, such severe injuries would have killed them long ago.

As for the Earthshaker Bear King, after unleashing that terrifying attack, its massive body crashed to the ground. Its life force rapidly drained away, and it was clearly beyond saving.

The Earthshaker Bear King had evidently attacked with the intention of perishing together, completely exhausting all its life force and potential.

The entire scene was incomparably tragic—a true mutual defeat!

Compared with the carnage before them, Qin Hao and Zi Yan, who had witnessed everything, wore ecstatic expressions.

Qin Hao Appears! Coercion and Temptation! Submission!

The situation before them could not have been any better.

Qin Hao and Zi Yan immediately stopped concealing themselves. Their battle qi wings unfolded behind them, and in an instant, they descended over the battlefield—or rather, before the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King.

"What!? There are actually humans!?"

Upon seeing Qin Hao and Zi Yan appear, the extremely weakened Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King, lying in a pool of blood, underwent a drastic change in expression. Its voice was filled with rage and despair.

It had clearly never imagined that a third party had been lurking in the shadows.

Under normal circumstances, even if it was not at its peak, it would not have regarded existences like Qin Hao and Zi Yan as worthy of notice.

But things were completely different now. Forget two Dou Kings—even ordinary Dou Spirits or Great Dou Masters could take its life.

It was truly at their mercy now, with its life and death entirely in their hands. How could it not despair?

"Qin Hao, what are you waiting for? Attack now. Delays invite trouble!"

Zi Yan spoke directly. After all, this was a genuine peak sixth-rank monster beast. Who knew whether it still had other methods?

"There's no rush!"

Qin Hao looked over the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King before him, his eyes flickering with light as an idea emerged in his mind.

This was a peak sixth-rank monster beast, equivalent to a peak Dou Emperor. At its peak, it was far stronger than ordinary human experts of the same realm.

To a certain extent, below the Dou Sect realm, there were almost no existences capable of threatening it.

If he could subdue it, it would clearly be no small aid to him at present.

It was not as if Qin Hao had never considered subduing a magical beast as a pet before. However, with his current strength, he could at most deal with fifth-rank monster beasts. To be honest, Qin Hao did not think much of such a level of monster beast anymore.

"Human, what do you want?"

Sensing Qin Hao's gaze, the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King could not help but tense up. It spoke warily, for some reason feeling that something bad was about to happen.

"Submit to me. Acknowledge me as your master. Then you can be spared from death."

Qin Hao spoke calmly.

"What!? Submit!? Impossible! You, a mere Dou King, want this king to submit? You're dreaming! Even if I die, I will never agree!"

As expected, upon hearing Qin Hao's words, the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King felt as though it had been insulted. It immediately roared, glaring at Qin Hao with eyes blazing with fury.

"Is that so? What a pity. I do feel sorry for that little Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin Beast, though. I wonder whether it can survive... whether it will become bloody food in the mouths of other monster beasts..."

Qin Hao showed no surprise at the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's reaction. He spoke in an indifferent voice, as though discussing something entirely unrelated to him.

"What!? You..."

As expected, the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's expression changed drastically the moment Qin Hao said this. It had clearly not expected him to know of the little Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin Beast's existence.

There was no need to think about it. Without its protection, the little Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin Beast's fate would definitely be incomparably miserable.

"I'll give you one last chance. Submit, or die!"

"If you submit, I promise that both you and the little Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin Beast will receive Blood-Origin Fruit. Or, once I have the ability in the future, I can refine the Blood-Origin Fruit into medicinal pills. That would be far more effective than consuming the Blood-Origin Fruit directly! Neither of you will be left out!"

Qin Hao said directly.

"Blood-Origin Fruit! Wait, are you an alchemist?"

Upon hearing Qin Hao mention the Blood-Origin Fruit, the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King hesitated for a moment before realizing something. Its gaze fell on Qin Hao once more.

"That's right. Let me introduce myself. My name is Qin Hao. I am from the Inner Academy of Canaan Academy, currently an elder of the Inner Academy's Alchemy Department. I'm twenty-three years old and a fifth-rank alchemist! With my talent, reaching the sixth rank or even the seventh rank will pose no problem at all!

"If I encounter sufficient opportunities in the future, even becoming an eighth-rank alchemist will not be impossible! Being able to acknowledge me as your master is your honor!"

Qin Hao said calmly.

Although he had yet to refine a fifth-rank medicinal pill, he was confident that with his current Spiritual Realm soul, refining fifth-rank pills would pose absolutely no problem.

"What!? Twenty-three years old! A fifth-rank alchemist! Is what you said true!?"

Sure enough, when it heard Qin Hao's age and alchemist rank, the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's eyes suddenly lit up. It naturally understood what that signified.

In its view, if Qin Hao was telling the truth, then with the talent he had displayed, he could reach the sixth-rank alchemist level within ten years at most. It might even be possible for him to probe the realm of a seventh-rank alchemist.

Ten years was not a short period for humans, but for monster beasts with long lifespans, ten years was nothing at all.

If Qin Hao became a sixth-rank alchemist in the future, acknowledging him as master would not be a loss. If he became a seventh-rank alchemist, it would be a tremendous gain.

As for the possibility of him one day becoming an eighth-rank alchemist, that would be an absolute windfall.

"Of course it's true!"

Qin Hao nodded. At the same time, powerful soul force erupted from him. A beast flame materialized out of thin air in his palm and continuously shifted through various forms.

"What terrifying soul force, what exquisite flame control!"

After sensing Qin Hao's terrifying, abyss-like soul force and his exquisite flame-control techniques, the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King no longer had the slightest doubt about his identity as an alchemist.

In particular, the terrifying soul force Qin Hao had unleashed left it utterly shocked.

Although it was not an alchemist, it still knew some common knowledge. Naturally, it understood perfectly well that the stronger one's soul force, the more advantageous it was for refining pills.

"Alright, now tell me your choice!"

Qin Hao said calmly.

"I agree!"

After its expression changed several times, the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King finally made its decision and voluntarily opened its mind.

Qin Hao did not hesitate. He directly planted a soul imprint in its soul, completing the master-servant contract.

After finishing all this, a satisfied expression appeared on Qin Hao's face. Having subdued such a peak sixth-rank monster beast, he was clearly in an excellent mood.

He immediately took several healing pills from his storage ring and gave them to the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King.

Although these pills were far from enough to completely heal the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's injuries, restoring its ability to move was easy enough.

While the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King refined the medicinal power, Qin Hao and Zi Yan went to the Earthshaker Bear King's corpse and began dealing with their spoils.

Scarlet Sun Jade! An Unexpected Surprise! A High-Grade Storage Ring!

The most valuable thing on the Earthshaker Bear King was undoubtedly its sixth-rank monster core. Its fur was also excellent material for crafting defensive gear.

It took nearly half an hour to completely process the Earthshaker Bear King's corpse. Qin Hao also cut off its pair of enormous bear paws, which were a rare delicacy.

After Qin Hao and Zi Yan finished dealing with the Earthshaker Bear King's corpse, the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King had also finished refining the medicinal power and barely recovered its ability to move. The two humans and one beast soon returned to the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's lair.

Qin Hao immediately plucked the Blood-Origin Fruit and sealed it within jade boxes.

Sure enough, once he had picked all the Blood-Origin Fruit, the Blood-Origin Fruit tree that had once brimmed with vitality withered at a visible rate.

Besides the Blood-Origin Fruit, many other precious medicinal herbs grew within the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's lair.

Moreover, due to the unique geographical environment here, the vast majority of them were fire-attributed medicinal herbs.

Afterward, Qin Hao entered the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's cave. The entire cave was extremely spacious; even given the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's enormous size, it still seemed quite empty.