Wu Shattered Star River

On the lands of the Nine Provinces, humans and demon beasts coexisted. Almost every great mountain, lake, river, and sea was inhabited by demon beasts.

It was said that there were several forbidden areas on the continent, each containing demon emperors comparable to human Divine Advent Realm experts.

These demon races could transform into human form, possessing immense magical power. With a mere gesture, they could cause mountains to collapse and the earth to split, making them extremely formidable.

Leaving aside those forbidden areas, even Tianhu Mountain Range, where Jiang Han was, had rumors of a celestial fox residing in its depths, capable of transforming into a human and possessing extraordinary combat power.

The higher the level of a demon beast, the higher its intelligence.

In the Nine Provinces, many people tamed demon beasts. Youzhou in the west had a powerful sect renowned for its divine beast-taming techniques.

Each disciple possessed a powerful battle beast, and the sect's guardian beast was a seventh-order demon king comparable to a human Earth Immortal Realm expert.

Not to mention faraway places, Zuo Yiyi herself had a second-order white tiger battle beast.

This battle beast was subdued by Ling Yunmeng when it was still very young. However, there was a prerequisite for taming demon beasts: the taming martial artist had to be much stronger than the demon beast.

In the demon beast world, strength reigned supreme. Powerful demon beasts naturally suppressed lower-level demon beasts, so demon beasts would generally not submit to martial artists weaker than themselves.

The little fox appeared to be a cub, yet it was so fast and possessed such high intelligence, indicating that its level was at least second-order.

Jiang Han was only at the Profound Abyss Realm and had not defeated the little fox or displayed combat power far surpassing it. Yet, the little fox had taken the initiative to follow him?

This was extremely strange!

Demon beasts and humans had been fighting for tens of thousands of years, and their blood was filled with hatred. Any demon beast encountering a human would actively attack. Jiang Han had never heard of a little fox actively approaching a human.

Jiang Han couldn't understand it. He pondered for a moment, then decided not to think about it too much and focused on healing his injuries. Time was pressing, and he still needed to hunt two Demonic Sound Beasts.

After consuming two healing pills and circulating his Profound Power for half an hour, Jiang Han recovered. He took the little fox out and continued searching for Demonic Sound Beasts.

This time, he was very lucky. In just half an hour, he found a Demonic Sound Beast.

Looking at the Demonic Sound Beast coiled up in a bush in the distance, a trace of apprehension flashed in Jiang Han's eyes.

The demonic sound was too terrifying. Every time Jiang Han heard it, he felt uncomfortable all over and instinctively resisted it.

"Little fox!"

Jiang Han called out to his sleeve. The little fox poked its head out, and Jiang Han pointed to the Demonic Sound Beast in the distance, saying, "It's up to you. Go attack it. If you can kill it, I'll reward you with a Profound Crystal."

"Yiyo~"

The little fox chirped twice, its body shooting out and jumping onto a nearby tree.

It proudly raised its head, glanced at Jiang Han, chirped again, and then shot towards the Demonic Sound Beast.

"This speed is probably faster than a ninth-level Profound Abyss Realm expert, right?"

Jiang Han felt a flash of white light, and the little fox had reached the Demonic Sound Beast. It chirped at the Demonic Sound Beast twice, baring its teeth, as if to intimidate it.

What shocked Jiang Han happened!

The Demonic Sound Beast actually shrank back, prostrating itself, and didn't even let out a roar, as if it was suppressed by the little fox.

"Yiyo!"

The little fox chirped, its body flying onto the Demonic Sound Beast's head, and its two small paws scratched hard twice, instantly leaving two bloody marks on the Demonic Sound Beast's head.

The Demonic Sound Beast was scratched, but it still didn't dare to move, continuing to prostrate on the ground.

The little fox's sharp claws kept scratching, occasionally chirping, and blood flowed from the Demonic Sound Beast's body, but it still didn't move, not even daring to make a sound…

"Could this little fox be a third-order demon beast? Or even a fourth-order demon beast?"

Jiang Han watched in astonishment. The Demonic Sound Beast was a relatively strong existence among second-order beasts. If the little fox wanted to suppress it with its beast level, it had to be at least third-order.

The little fox was still a cub, and its beast aura was very weak. Even a third-order beast might not be able to suppress the Demonic Sound Beast, right?

Then it was very likely a fourth-order demon beast!

"Heavens…"

Jiang Han's mouth opened slightly. A fourth-order demon beast was comparable to a human Reincarnation Realm expert.

Although the little fox's combat power was weak now, when it grew up, it would be a powerhouse comparable to a Reincarnation Realm expert.

"I picked up a Reincarnation Realm expert!"

Jiang Han licked his lips, still feeling a little unbelievable. A fourth-order demon beast actually submitting to a second-order martial artist? Everyone would think it was a fantasy if this got out, right?

Over there, the little fox's figure flickered, its sharp claws waving, and soon the Demonic Sound Beast was covered in wounds and on its last breath.

From beginning to end, the Demonic Sound Beast didn't dare to move, prostrating on the ground, not even daring to make any sound.

"Alright!"

Jiang Han was afraid that the little fox would kill the Demonic Sound Beast, so he quickly rushed over and stopped the little fox.

He swung his blade and easily killed the Demonic Sound Beast with one strike. It couldn't have been easier.

"If I had known the little fox was so strong, I would have let it attack earlier!"

Jiang Han sighed. The little fox rubbed its claws on the Demonic Sound Beast's body, wiping off the blood.

It flew onto Jiang Han's shoulder, proudly raising its head and chirping, as if taking credit.

"Awesome, little fox!"

Jiang Han gave a thumbs up and took out a Profound Crystal to give to the little fox.

The little fox grinned, grabbed the Profound Crystal with its two small paws, and chirped happily before eating the Profound Crystal.

Jiang Han, carrying his battle blade, took out the Demonic Sound Beast's demon core and left with the little fox, his face full of excitement.

Nine demon cores were in hand, leaving only the last one. With the little fox's help, killing Demonic Sound Beasts was too easy now.

Jiang Han sped through the mountains and forests, avoiding powerful demon beasts and searching for Demonic Sound Beasts everywhere.

This time, he wasn't so lucky. He searched all afternoon, and it was already dark, but he still hadn't found a Demonic Sound Beast.

He only had a day and a half, which meant he had to return to Zuo Yiyi and Jiang Lang's side before dawn.

He was some distance away from them, and it would take at least an hour to get back, so if he couldn't find a Demonic Sound Beast at night, he would have to give up searching and return.

There were many demon beasts at night. Jiang Han would encounter a demon beast every so often, and sometimes even a group of them.

Fortunately, he had the Earth Penetration Technique, otherwise it would be difficult to move an inch in this place.

Jiang Han was very anxious, but he could only be patient and search everywhere. As time passed, he became more and more anxious, wishing he could fly into the air and shout for the Demonic Sound Beasts to come out.

"Roar~"

An hour later, a loud roar came from the distance. Jiang Han listened for a moment, and his whole body trembled. He almost cried with excitement.

He quickly rushed over, running several hundred feet. The roar came again, and he was overjoyed to confirm it was a Demonic Sound Beast.

He ran at full speed, and when he got close to the Demonic Sound Beast, he burrowed into the ground to investigate carefully.

The Demonic Sound Beast was fighting another second-order demon beast. The other second-order demon beast was almost shaken to death by the Demonic Sound Beast, obviously being a weaker one among the second-order beasts.

"Attack!"

After confirming that there were no powerful demon beasts nearby, Jiang Han shot out, rushing towards the dying demon beast and letting the little fox attack the Demonic Sound Beast.

The little fox attacked, and the Demonic Sound Beast was instantly suppressed. The little fox kept chirping, releasing a strange aura from its body, and the Demonic Sound Beast prostrated on the ground, not daring to move.

The little fox waved its claws, easily scratching the Demonic Sound Beast half to death. Jiang Han went over and killed the Demonic Sound Beast with one strike.

The tenth demon core was in hand!

Jiang Han excitedly hugged the little fox and kissed it. He burrowed into the ground, dug a cave, and, ignoring everything else, began to refine the remaining three drops of Demonic Sound Beast essence blood.

As the last drop of essence blood was refined, the Demonic Sound Beast carving on the Heavenly Beast Cauldron flew out, turning into green smoke and merging into Jiang Han's soul.

Jiang Han's face flushed with excitement. He closed his eyes, held his breath, and his face was filled with anticipation.

The Demonic Sound Beast was so powerful. What kind of divine ability would he awaken this time?

After a moment, Jiang Han opened his eyes, his eyes filled with joy.

As he had expected, the Demonic Sound Beast's essence blood allowed him to awaken a very powerful divine ability.

Dragon Roar!