"Why? Are you still unwilling to admit to it? "
Seeing the other party's lips twitching uncontrollably, Zhang Xuan frowned.
If this fellow refused to admit to it, he wouldn't mind using a more powerful technique — Soul Refinement!
The Soul Refinement Art of soul oracles allowed one to extract one's soul and refine it to death. It was extremely effective in interrogation and interrogation.
However, doing so would result in the death of the target. It was simply too cruel, so Zhang Xuan didn't want to use it. To think that this fellow would be so stubborn!
He had heard the conversation in the Beast Language just now. You ordered your aerial spirit beasts to attack the master teachers, and yet, you still refuse to admit to it? Do you really think that I can't do anything about it?
Do you believe that I can kill a few of you in a matter of minutes?
"If you want to kill me, go ahead. I might be a beast, but I'm not a coward. I won't allow you to humiliate me as you wish, and I won't do anything that will let my master down!" the Byzantium Helios Saint Beast gritted its teeth.
The other party was clearly trying to smear its name. If it were to relent, its reputation would be ruined. Even if it were to die, how could it face its master?
The old principal had spent his entire life fighting to protect mankind. As a tamed beast, if it were to succumb to the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe and spout nonsense, it would surely die of guilt.
"Continue beating it up!"
Not expecting the Byzantium Helios Saint Beast to be so stubborn as to die in order to protect its master, Zhang Xuan frowned and flung his arm.
"Cough cough …"
Just as the puppets were about to charge forward, Vicious suddenly spoke up, "Zhang Shi, if you continue beating it up, I fear that it might die here!"
Hearing those words, Zhang Xuan realized that the puppets were extremely vicious, and the Byzantium Helios Saint Beast was on the verge of death. If they were to continue beating it up, it might really die on the spot.
"What should I do?"
Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella in frustration.
Other spirit beasts would submit to him as long as he gave them a sweet date, but this fellow would rather die than submit to him!
Even though he was speaking viciously, he couldn't really kill the Byzantium Helios Saint Beast.
If the Byzantium Helios Saint Beast were to die, no one would know who ordered it to attack the master teachers. As long as the Otherworldly Demons were still around, the Master Teacher Academy would be in grave danger.
As long as he was still a student of the Master Teacher Academy, he didn't wish to be schemed against.
"How about this … I'll heal it first, and you guys beat it up. Let's see if you can make it yield!"
After pondering for a long time, Zhang Xuan came up with an idea. With a flick of his wrist, he took out a wine gourd and infused his zhenqi into it.
After the previous incident, Zhang Xuan realized that it was extremely convenient to conceal his Heaven's Path zhenqi with wine, so he bought quite a few wine gourds to carry with him.
Zhang Xuan poured the wine in the gourd on the Byzantium Helios Beast, and it took two hours for the Byzantium Helios Beast to fully recover from its injuries. Zhang Xuan was only at the Cosmos Bridge realm at the moment, so his Heaven's Path zhenqi allowed him to heal wounds of the same cultivation realm easily.
When his external injuries were all healed, he had four puppets press down on his limbs. Two puppets tore open their mouths and forced half a pot down his throat.
After pouring in four to five gourds consecutively, it took more than an hour for his internal injuries to recover.
"Alright … Let's continue!"
Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that this fellow had recovered from his injuries.
Since he couldn't beat him to death, he would take it slow.
Aren't you afraid of getting injured? Since that's the case, I will continue treating your injuries. If this goes on, one day, you won't be able to hold on any longer!
"Roar!"
Hearing Zhang Xuan's instructions, the puppets grew excited. Roaring furiously, they charged forward and pummeled the Byzantium Helios Beast frenziedly.
Not too long later, the Byzantium Helios Beast's body swelled up once more, and it seemed like it was on the verge of death.
Once more, the Byzantium Helios Beast consumed his zhenqi to treat the Byzantium Helios Beast's injuries.
After three consecutive rounds, the Byzantium Helios Beast's eyes dimmed.
However, it still didn't reveal anything regarding the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. From the looks of it, it was extremely loyal to its master.
"Let's call it a day then …"
Raising his head, Zhang Xuan saw that the sun was already setting in the west. Knowing that he wouldn't be able to clear the examination if he didn't return soon, he could only stop his actions.
To think that even a saint beast wouldn't submit to him after such a long time.
But then again, this fellow wasn't even afraid of death, so what was the point of pointing out its flaws?
If it didn't fear death, what was there to fear?
It would only be a waste of time for him to continue. Thus, he could only drag it out and see when the Byzantium Helios Beast would submit.
In any case, he had plenty of time.
"This fellow is so huge, I can't possibly carry it around, right?"
Regardless of whether he returned or not, he had to bring this fellow along with him. Just that … how was he supposed to bring such a huge fellow along?
He could still carry it, but … this was a saint beast! If others were to learn that it had been beaten up so badly, the matter regarding Vicious and the puppet might very well be dug out.
Since this matter concerned the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, it was best for him to be careful.
Besides, he had just arrived at the Master Teacher Academy, so it would be best for him to keep a low profile. There was no need for him to cause a huge commotion and let everyone know that he was capable of killing even saint beasts.
"The Myriad Anthive Nest might be a little small, but if I roll this fellow up, I should be able to fit it in …"
After taking a closer look, Zhang Xuan stroked his lower jaw.
The Byzantium Helios Beast bore some resemblance to an ape-type spirit beast. Even though it was rather large, if one were to place its head into its pants and tie it up with a rope, it might be able to fit into a two-meter wide Anthive Nest.
In his previous life, there were some yoga practitioners who were able to squeeze their way into a small fish tank with ease.
"Let me give it a try!"
Without any hesitation, Zhang Xuan took out a spirit beast pelt from his storage ring, cut it into a rope using the Glacier Rain Sword, and passed it over to the puppets.
The puppets pummeled the Byzantium Helios Beast into a half-dead state before rolling it up and tying it up with the rope. Then, they stomped on it and pummeled it a few times.
In any case, the other party was a saint beast, so it possessed incredible vitality. On top of that, it was nourished by his zhenqi, so it wouldn't be easy for it to die.
After circling around the Anthive Nest, Zhang Xuan realized that it was about enough to fit the Byzantium Helios Beast. Flicking his wrist, he took out the Anthive Nest and kept it.
Peng!
Inside the Anthive Nest, the Myriad Anthive Queen was squeezed to the edge of the nest, and its face was plastered to the wall. Its body was distorted into a '大' character, and it looked as if it was on the verge of shattering.
It was slightly smaller than a human, and it had been able to live comfortably in the two-meter wide Anthive Nest. However, with the appearance of the Byzantium Helios Beast, it felt as if it was about to puke.
It was fortunate that its physical constitution was still decent, or else it would have been crushed to death.
"Alright, hang on for a while. When I find a place to stay, I will let you out!"
Knowing that the Anthive Nest was cramped, Zhang Xuan instructed sheepishly.
Regardless of whether it was the Byzantium Helios Beast or the Myriad Anthive Queen, it would still be a little too shocking. Thus, it would be best for them to squeeze in the Anthive Nest for the time being.
Keeping the Anthive Nest back into his storage ring, Zhang Xuan scanned the surroundings, and with a flick of his hand, two storage rings fell into his palm.
They were the storage rings he had snatched from the hands of Brother Yu and Senior Feng.
The Byzantium Helios Beast had been pummeled to the point of near death by the Otherworldly Demon puppets, so naturally, he had lost his storage ring. With his Eye of Insight, it wasn't too difficult for Zhang Xuan to locate it. With a tap of his finger, he infused a droplet of fresh blood into the storage ring.
The Byzantium Helios Beast had already erased the Soul Imprint on the storage ring, so it could acknowledge him as its master.
"There are so many spirit beast inner cores here … It should be enough for me to clear the trial and win the bet. It seems like there's no need for me to hunt anymore!"
Scanning the storage ring, Zhang Xuan immediately noticed quite a few spirit beast inner cores.
Through the Beastscale Incense and the Seeking Mouse, Brother Yu and Senior Feng had managed to hunt quite a few spirit beasts by themselves.
It was obvious that they had cleared the trial, but now that Zhang Xuan had lost the Seeking Mouse, it would be difficult for him to hunt so many spirit beasts within half a day.
Not only so, there were several thousand middle-tier spirit stones in the storage ring. All kinds of treasures and even formations could be found in the storage ring.
"Those two fellows sure are rich. But this is good as well. This will solve my problem!"
It just so happened that Zhang Xuan was a little poor at the moment, and these two storage rings would solve a lot of his problems.
As for whether he should return them or not …
You must be joking!
It wasn't like he was the one who snatched them. After all, he had put in so much effort to pummel the Byzantium Helios Beast into such a state.
Hu!
Just as Zhang Xuan was about to place the storage ring into his pocket, a thought suddenly came to his mind. With a flick of his wrist, a jade token appeared in his palm.
It was the Aerial Strike Amulet that 'Brother Yu' had used to make the bet with him!
Zhang Xuan had used the Library of Heaven's Path to check on it, and it was indeed a valuable artifact.
He thought that he would only be able to obtain it if he won the bet, but he didn't expect to obtain it so easily.
"With this, I won't have to fear even a Saint 1-dan cultivator anymore!"
With a smile, Zhang Xuan kept the amulet close to his body.
Back then, his Dragon Scale Protective Amulet had saved his life several times. This Aerial Strike Amulet was even more valuable than the Dragon Scale Protective Amulet. With it on him, even if he were to be assaulted by a Saint 1-dan cultivator, he would still be safe.
As long as he could dodge the assault and release Vicious and the puppet, the situation would surely turn around.
"It's a pity that I didn't manage to capture the Seeking Mouse …"
Keeping the storage ring and the other treasures, Zhang Xuan shook his head regretfully as he recalled the Seeking Mouse.
The Seeking Mouse could be used to track down spirit beasts or other treasures, so it was definitely an invaluable treasure.
That aerial spirit beast had only taken the storage ring and not the Seeking Mouse. Perhaps, it had let it go because it was a spirit beast.
Once the Seeking Mouse was out of control, it would be nigh impossible to capture it with its sensitive nose.
"Let's return!"
Zhang Xuan looked around the thatched cottage, but there were no other treasures to be found. Disappointed, he kept the puppet and Vicious back into his storage ring and flew down the mountain.
Previously, after beating up the Byzantium Helios Beast, he had the Myriad Anthive Queen send a message to the aerial spirit beast to have it release the master teachers. As long as the master teachers stopped attacking the spirit beasts, it shouldn't be too difficult for them to slay a few spirit beasts.
There was no need for him to worry.
After all, he was here to undergo the trial as well. If he were to die under the assault of spirit beasts, he could only blame it on his own incompetence. He had no obligation to save them.
Executing the Red Dust Heaven Ascending Steps, Zhang Xuan traveled swiftly. He passed by a few valleys, and there were indeed signs of battle. From the looks of it, both the spirit beasts and the master teachers had sustained some injuries, but it didn't seem to be too severe.
It was still within the acceptable range.
Along the way, Zhang Xuan encountered a few spirit beasts, but they were all killed with a single punch and their inner cores were taken away.
Soon, Zhang Xuan arrived at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that there were already people ahead of him, he found a secluded area to land and followed the crowd down the mountain.
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