Special War God

Xia Zhongnan climbed cautiously along the rugged mountain road to the top of the ridge. The height of this ridge was estimated to be no less than two or three thousand feet. The surroundings were unusually quiet, so he did not dare to be careless in case of making any noise. More than an hour had passed, and he had not yet reached the halfway point of the mountain.

Ever since he stepped into this deep valley, he always felt as if there was a pair of eyes secretly watching him. The feeling was like a sixth sense, but as long as the other party did not show up, he pretended not to notice it and continued to act calmly according to the plan, pretending that everything was normal.

At this moment, a faint voice suddenly came to his ears: "Little monk, your cultivation level does not seem to be very high."

The sound came and went without a trace, as if it was echoing directly in his mind.

Xia Zhongnan was secretly alert, but pretended not to hear it and continued to climb steadily towards the ridge.

At this time, the voice sounded again: "Are you deaf?"

He quietly tightened his grip on the black iron spear in his hand, but on the surface he remained calm and continued to move forward...

After a while, another voice was heard: "Is this a deaf-mute monk? How boring!" These words did not come directly into the ears, but seemed to come from the other party's self-murmur in the void.

Xia Zhongnan's face remained expressionless, but as a person in the Spiritual Transformation Realm, his spiritual sense was swift as a thread, searching for the source of the sound.

The place where his spiritual sense probed made him shudder with fear: behind a huge tree more than 30 feet away, there was a strange beast suspended in the air. It was sturdy and as big as an adult buffalo, with claws as sharp as those of a cat, fangs exposed in its mouth, horns on its head, and a pair of wings as hot as flames on its back. It did not make a sound when it spread its wings and flew, which was extremely strange.

What is even more striking is that through spiritual observation, Xia Zhongnan found that the monster's eyes were red, and the cold eyes revealed no emotion, just like an icy lake in winter, which was chilling. People often say that the eyes are the windows to the soul. With such a cold and ruthless look, Xia Zhongnan concluded that this monster must be cold and bloodthirsty, and it is definitely not a good person, and it is difficult to coexist with it.

Xia Zhongnan had made up his mind and decided to avoid this thing and continue climbing. While walking, he continued to lock onto the monster with his spiritual sense, while wondering who it was.

The monster only stayed behind the tree for a while when it was talking, and the rest of the time it quietly shuttled between the surrounding trees, circling around Xia Zhongnan. After walking for a while, an ancient name suddenly flashed through Xia Zhongnan's mind - "Qiongqi".

In the past, the ancient Chinese book "Classic of Mountains and Seas" recorded hundreds of strange monsters, among which the Qiongqi beast was mentioned, describing it as extremely powerful, cunning and cruel, and feeding on humans. At this moment, Xia Zhongnan became more and more wary of it.

At a certain moment, Qiongqi appeared silently in a bush six or seven steps away from Xia Zhongnan, a position that was sufficient for launching a surprise attack. Xia Zhongnan's heart rose to his throat, and the black iron spear in his hand trembled slightly.

However, Qiongqi did not launch an attack, but hid in the bushes and silently watched Xia Zhongnan walk away. Xia Zhongnan's consciousness detected that Qiongqi was also concentrating, so he did not take the initiative to attack.

Facing an unknown enemy's strength, Xia Zhongnan would never act rashly unless he was sure of a one-shot kill. He stepped forward cautiously until he was more than ten steps away from Qiongqi. Seeing that Qiongqi was still standing there, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If the man and the beast just passed by each other and were safe, that would be the most ideal outcome, Xia Zhongnan thought to himself. However, when he walked more than 20 steps, he sensed that Qiongqi was following him again and continued to circle around him, sometimes far away and sometimes close. At the closest point, the man and the beast were only five steps apart.

That time, Xia Zhongnan could hardly suppress the urge to strike first, but he finally held back. He had to admit that this Qiongqi was really suspicious and cunning, so he tried hard to recall whether the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" had recorded Qiongqi's weaknesses, but after repeated thinking, he could not recall any useful information, or perhaps there was no record at all...

Finally, Xia Zhongnan realized that this stalemate was not a long-term solution. There is a saying in the world: Only practitioners can change their fate, but they cannot defend forever. He knew that if he kept his nerves tense, no one could bear it. Instead of passively defending, it is better to take the initiative and set a trap to capture the monster Qiongqi in one fell swoop.

Although Qiongqi is a monster, how can its wisdom be compared with that of humans?

Xia Zhongnan began to think about how to lure Qiongqi into the trap.

At this moment, Qiongqi approached quietly again until he was only six or seven steps away from him. Xia Zhongnan continued to move forward calmly, but he suddenly pretended to be careless and kicked a stone. His feet suddenly slipped and his body fell forward.

Suddenly, a beast roar was heard beside him. Qiongqi seemed to sense this "rare opportunity" and rushed out from between the trees, pouncing on Xia Zhongnan who was about to fall.

Xia Zhongnan instantly took a step forward with his right leg, and the alchemical spear in his hand turned instantly. The spear, flashing with cold light, stabbed towards the abdomen of the Qiongqi that was rushing from the left with the force of thunder.

Although Qiongqi had already leaped into the air, it was too late to make any evasive action and could only helplessly watch as the alchemical spear pointed directly at his abdomen.

Unexpectedly, Qiongqi had thick skin and flesh, and Xia Zhongnan's extremely sharp shot failed to penetrate its abdomen, but only sent it flying seven or eight feet away.

After landing, Qiongqi screamed in pain and shouted angrily: "How dare the despicable human race plot against me!"

Xia Zhongnan shouted angrily: "You evil beast Qiongqi, you dare to attack me, today I will make you suffer!" Before he finished speaking, he gripped the spear tightly, his figure tumbled, and rushed straight to Qiongqi, stabbing its head and torso frantically.

Although the bullet failed to penetrate Qiongqi's abdomen, it caused serious injuries to him. His movements became unsteady and he could no longer display his previous agility.

However, Qiongqi had a strong physique, and even though Xia Zhongnan fired every shot at its head and back with all his strength, he could not cause much damage, and only made the monster let out painful and fierce wails.

Qiongqi tried to fight back, but due to the pain, his bulky body could not threaten Xia Zhongnan at all. Instead, he provoked Xia Zhongnan to attack more fiercely, making his screams even more shrill.

The fierce battle between man and beast lasted for more than half an hour. Qiongqi finally couldn't stand the prolonged disadvantageous confrontation and spread its wings to try to escape.

However, Xia Zhongnan did not give it a chance to breathe. Every time Qiongqi tried to fly two or three feet high, Xia Zhongnan would find an opportunity to shoot it down, and it would fall into endless torture again.