Chapter 85 Almost Ascended on the Spot

The purple lightning beast’s body trembled slightly, fueled by anger and a feeling of utter humiliation at encountering the same human twice in a row!

“Don’t be nervous, don’t be afraid. I’ve encountered a Purple Lightning Beast before, and it was much bolder than you. It was unruly, baring its teeth and wagging its tail at me,” Qin Ming reassured it.

However, he noticed that the temporarily summoned mount was trembling even more violently. Was it really that timid?

The Purple Lightning Beast was so angry that its fur stood on end, and it felt like it was about to explode on the spot!

It was a good thing that this enemy didn’t recognize it, but instead, it humiliated it “behind its back” the last time.

Shaking its head and wagging its tail, baring its teeth and snarling—what kind of rabid language is this? How could someone of its noble status do something so outrageous? The Purple Lightning Beast wanted to shout, “I’m so angry!”

“Hurry up, chase after that person!” Qin Ming urged, telling it that it wouldn’t be so tense if it ran.

The Purple Lightning Beast was not only about to explode, it was so angry that it almost ascended to heaven on the spot.

If it weren’t for the fact that this person possessed a sticky, adhesive quality, like a piece of dog shit plaster that once it sticks, it wouldn’t come off, it would have already flipped it off and kicked it so hard its face was covered in oozing liquid.

It is patiently enduring, slowly taking small, quick steps, jogging forward.

The Purple Lightning Beast knew this person was monstrous, and single-handedly wiped out Golden Rooster Ridge.

It was quietly waiting for its chance. After all, it had been reborn four times and was no longer the same as before!

It carefully assessed each other’s strength, concluding that it should be able to kick the other person away from its back.

“Stop, something’s wrong.” Qin Ming patted its back.

The Purple Lightning Beast felt a chill run down its spine and cursed inwardly, “This person is such a nuisance. One minute he wants me to chase someone, the next he stops.”

Qin Ming’s expression was serious as he focused his mind, his instinctive senses spreading.

The area around the lake was sparsely wooded, making it easy for him to observe the unusual “situation” in the shadows.

He noticed a talking bird that remained motionless, almost blending into a tree branch in the darkness, clearly observing him.

Qin Ming was immediately enraged. Which powerful force sent this person this time?

Even after he changed his appearance and became fat, he still couldn’t escape those people’s eyes.

Qin Ming remained calm and observed silently. He then spotted another crow that seemed not only spying on him but also extremely nervous.

He only went into the mountains once, and someone sent cunning birds to follow him.

Qin Ming was in no mood to chase after the man in gray; the hidden danger he was facing now made him even more concerned.

This time, although he did not bring the conspicuous heavy bow that he had seized from Zhao Jingshuo, he did carry the bow and arrows he had bought before.

Without a doubt, both birds were incredibly intelligent and highly alert. As soon as Qin Ming took off his bow and arrow, they both fluttered their wings and flew away.

Unfortunately, they encountered Qin Ming, who combined the four skills of sword, spear, hammer, and arrow into one. His archery skills at this distance were virtually flawless!

“Ah, spare me, don’t kill me!” The hawk is the most slippery bird, which also means it has no backbone. After being shot in the wing, it fell to the ground and began to beg for mercy.

The crow was resilient; it didn’t utter a sound even after being struck by arrows in both wings, and fell to the lakeside.

The Purple Lightning Beast thought to itself, “This is it, we’re doomed. Even our eyes have been shot down.”

Ever since its last incident, it has needed two little henchmen to keep watch even when it takes a bath. As a result, the two idiots did not play their due role and were captured by the two of them.

The two birds felt wronged. Who could have imagined that the person was so fast? Even the Purple Lightning Beast, with its incredibly sharp senses, hadn’t reacted, so naturally they hadn’t noticed either.

Moreover, the two birds were a little confused when they saw that the princess did not resist, and they wanted to observe first to see if they needed to send a message.

“You, remove the iron arrows from your wings yourself, then fly over here,” Qin Ming shouted.

Yuque felt like she was going to go numb. What kind of ruthless person had she encountered? Making things so difficult for a bird!

The jay, about the size of a palm, was pale blue all over with eyes like black gemstones; it was clearly a cunning thief. Enduring the excruciating pain, it flapped its wings and managed to free itself from the iron arrow.

“Go, help that crow,” Qin Ming ordered.

The blackbird, riddled with two arrows, seemed to be rolling its eyes. Who’s the crow?!

“Sir, it’s a myna, just a bit too big. Crows have black beaks, so people often call them ‘black-beaked.’ Mynas have yellow beaks, um, this one is golden.” Yuque said these words fluently while using her beak to pull the arrow from the myna.

Qin Ming, not understanding, felt a little embarrassed and said, “Who needs your explanation? You chatterbox!”

Lan Yingying immediately shut her mouth; this flattery had backfired spectacularly!

“Both of you come here,” Qin Ming threatened, holding a bow and arrow.

Finally, the two birds fluttered their wings and landed awkwardly on Qin Ming’s shoulder.

They felt as if their entire bodies were stuck, unable to struggle at all; it was a very special kind of “heavenly light energy”.

In an instant, the two sentinels of the Purple Lightning Beast had a guess: could this be the same person who had once made the princess furious and grit her teeth, the one who was like a “dog skin plaster”?

This is…another one? Both birds found it absurd and unbelievable. How unlucky must their master be? He must be furious!

The Purple Lightning Beast and the two birds were all cursing, feeling extremely awful.

Qin Ming was also very depressed. He had encountered many setbacks along the way, and the pressure on him was immense.

He sighed softly, “The enemy’s desire to destroy us will never die.”

Then, he glared menacingly at the two birds and said, “Tell me, who sent you? How long have you been secretly following me?”

What’s going on? The two birds were dumbfounded, confused and bewildered.

“Look at your innocent little eyes, still pretending to be stupid? Hurry up and tell me, or I’ll slap you all into mincemeat!” Qin Ming said.

Then, he slapped the Purple Lightning Beast on the back, making a crisp, clear sound.

The effect was very obvious; the two birds trembled with fear because their master had actually been attacked!

The Purple Lightning Beast exhaled clouds of light from its mouth, its fur flowing with purple mist. It had truly reached its limit; it had never suffered such an injustice before.

But at the last moment, it realized with horror that the natural aura emanating from this person was much stronger than before, and he… had also broken through?

Its desire to fight to the death immediately faded, and for the time being… it held back!

“Crow, starting with you, if you dare to utter a single wrong word, I’ll pluck a hundred of your feathers immediately!” Qin Ming threatened, feeling that the Yuque bird was too cunning, starting with that dark-skinned one.

“Sir, I promise I won’t lie, but I can’t be sure the meaning of every word is accurate. After all, I’m not human, and I don’t have that much talent for language. Also… I’m a myna bird.” Its voice trailed off as it saw the human staring at it.

“Do you expect me to call you ‘brother’? You’re just a crow now, don’t talk to me like that.”

“Okay, I am a crow, but that doesn’t mean I’m lying.” The myna was very serious and meticulous.

It then swore that it was not spying on Qin Ming, that it had never seen him before, and that it had no interaction with him whatsoever.

“My lord, how could we possibly provoke you for no reason? We belong to the mountains…” Yuque also swore that she had never seen Qin Ming before, and if she was lying, may her entire clan be wiped out.

Qin Ming glanced at it. Was this thieving bird really that ruthless when it swore an oath?

He thought back and realized that he shouldn’t have been followed along the way.

“Then what are you doing here?” Qin Ming asked sternly.

Yu Que said, “My lord, have you heard of the black market in the night fog? It appears once a month in the mountains. We want to follow behind the noble Purple Lightning Beast and see if we can sneak in.”

Qin Ming’s heart skipped a beat. He had heard Xu Sheng say that it was a special place for transactions between humans and other beings, and that one could only enter by invitation from an acquaintance. It was held once a month.

It is said that the black market in the night fog is also divided into levels. The higher the level, the deeper into the mountains it must go. Although there is no mountain lord here, there are still many dangerous aliens who are entrenched in the innermost part of the mountain range.

“What level of night market is this?” Qin Ming asked, somewhat intrigued, because if it was all mutated creatures, he really had nothing to fear.

Like humans, those who are different are exceptional; nine mutations are extremely rare and almost impossible to encounter.

Qin Ming had already tested the power of all the Heavenly Light Forces after they were fused together with Ge Qianxun, who had been reborn seven times. He felt that he could take a look at the black market in the night fog.

He wasn’t afraid of being targeted by monsters. If a mutated spiritual creature followed him, it might be able to meet his current needs.

“Can I sneak in with you?” Qin Ming asked the purple lightning beast sitting down.

The Purple Lightning Beast crushed the rocks on the ground with its hooves. If it were to carry this scoundrel inside, would it still have any reputation left? It would never be able to hold its head high again.

Yu Que said, “My lord, you definitely can’t go in like this. If other creatures see you riding on such a noble purple lightning beast, someone or some other creature will definitely be watching you secretly. You’re too conspicuous. A crane standing among chickens will be felled by the wind if it stands out in the forest.”

Qin Ming readily agreed and jumped down, because he felt that what Yu Que said made sense.

But his hand never left the Purple Lightning Beast; the sticky force could be used at any time.

He said, “Brother Zi or Sister Zi? I hope you won’t hold a grudge if I ride on your back like this? I don’t think so. I think you have a very good temper, a hundred times better than that grumpy Purple Lightning Beast. I’m just going to see the world. Can I come with you?”

The main reason is that Qin Ming is now confident and strong enough to protect himself in such places. Moreover, his appearance has changed, so he is not afraid of causing trouble.

“Is that your lair up ahead? Let me make this clear: if anything happens to me, you’ll blow it up before I do.” After Qin Ming finished speaking, the fully integrated Heavenly Light Force flowed with brilliant light in his right hand. With a gentle flick, a boulder on the road shattered silently.

The silence is more terrifying than a direct explosion.

The Purple Lightning Beast tensed up. It sensed that this villain was far more terrifying than before, but how could he be so fat after removing his mask and armor? It cursed inwardly: “Fatty!”

“Brother Zi, Sister Zi, two birds say you are noble. Where do you live, and which mountain do you reside on?” Qin Ming tried to ease the tension.

The Purple Lightning Beast thought to itself, “If I were to utter the words ‘blessed land,’ it would surely scare you to death, but I’d probably kill the beast to silence you.”

“You just said that Brother Zi or Sister Zi are noble. Where does that nobility lie?” Qin Ming asked the two talking birds.

“Born with divine markings.” Yu Que wanted to say more, but dared not reveal too much, so she could only use four words to deal with it.

“Hmm, let me take a look. There seem to be some subtle, mysterious patterns on its neck. Wait a minute, you’re wearing fake mane? No way, you’re even faking your fur. Are you bald or something?” Qin Ming exclaimed in surprise. It seemed that the Purple Lightning Beast had an extra layer of skin under its neck.

“You’re the one with bald patches! Those are my clothes!” the Purple Lightning Beast cursed inwardly, almost uttering a human-like curse aloud.

“That’s to keep a low profile; the divine markings all over your body are too dazzling,” Yu Que explained.

This time, the black market in the night fog was located in a valley. The fog was extremely thick, and the valley entrance was guarded by a mountain monster that had mutated six times.

Qin Ming warned as he approached, “All three of you better keep a normal expression. If anyone shows any abnormality and I sense something is wrong, I guarantee I’ll make sure you explode on the spot. You’ll all end up with smiles on your faces.”

He figured he might encounter a familiar beast from the Purple Lightning Beast in the mountains.

However, he didn’t care, as he might be able to obtain spiritual matter that would allow him to be reborn for the fifth time.

The valley was quite lively, with all sorts of creatures, such as masked humans, a giant one-horned bear that walked with a stagger, a silver bird of prey, and a large number of other strange creatures whose names I didn’t know.

Qin Ming felt something was amiss after walking around for a while, because the Purple Lightning Beast was attracting a lot of attention, mostly from strange creatures with impressive backgrounds.

“This is bad!” He realized that he had seriously underestimated the Purple Lightning Beast’s identity.

“Hmm, don’t worry, we can handle the current monsters. Quickly check if there are any rare items, and if not, run away immediately.” Qin Ming gave a brief assessment.

He was soon startled, because his sense of the light resonated with a yellowish-brown stone on a street stall, as if he wanted to… swallow it.

What’s going on? He’s never experienced anything like this before.

He then discovered something: when he touched the palm-sized rock, the Yellow Mud Palm was about to unleash its power.

“How much for this stone?” Qin Ming asked.

“It’s worthless, just something to weigh down the cloth. I’ll give it to you if you like it.” The humanoid mountain monster spoke, its body covered in blue animal fur, grinning with a blue face and fangs, quite frightening.

Although it spoke to Qin Ming politely, its eyes were fervent as it gazed at the Purple Lightning Beast.

Qin Ming guessed that it didn’t know what the stone was, and that it was being so generous mainly to please the Purple Lightning Beast.

“Here’s a gold nugget for you.” Qin Ming immediately pocketed the stone, but at the same time, he wanted to run away; the purple lightning beast beside him was acting very strangely.

“Hmm, how much is this book?” Before he even left, he saw an old book at the next stall and felt a spiritual connection with it, so he immediately stopped.

“Ten gold coins, that’s nothing special for advanced techniques.” The mountain monster was also very enthusiastic.

The Purple Lightning Beast was furious, cursing inwardly, “Do you think this is a friend who travels with me? You’re actually giving it away at a loss! I’ve been kidnapped by them!”

It discovered that Qin Ming was taking advantage of it, and it was both angry and furious, but it dared not show it, for fear of being sent away by the terrifying hand next to it. Most importantly, there were no high-level aliens here.