Before his voice had faded, Demon Venerable Bai Chen gently waved his hand, and a flash of white light passed. Yu Qingtan only felt a blur before her eyes, and her body had already appeared in a vast and unfamiliar valley.
Surrounded by towering peaks that reached into the clouds, the center of the valley boasted a vast grassland. On the grassland, a variety of spiritual beasts frolicked and leaped about, so soared in the sky, while others lurked in the grass, creating a vibrant scene teeming with life.
"The true inheritance trial of the Myriad Beasts Sect is divided into three hurdles that one must pass with the spiritual beasts. The first hurdle is the Valley of Spirit Beasts. In the valley, there are hundreds of thousands of spiritual beasts.
You have ten days to ta ten fourth-stage late phase spiritual beasts. Do not kill the spiritual beasts indiscriminately, defeat them, and they will submit!"
The voice of Demon Venerable Bai Chen rang in Yu Qingtan's ears, and she understood. She assessed her surroundings and found that her divine sense was severely suppressed, but it wasn't a big issue.
She was extrely confident in her own strength, but not so much in Xiao Tao's. After all, Xiao Tao was only at the third stage interdiate phase, and if there was a hurdle that required the spiritual beasts to cope on their own, it might be quite troubleso. But she possessed divine skills and was completely safe, not feeling the slightest bit nervous.
Yu Qingtan released Xiao Tao, explained the situation to him, then climbed onto his back, heading towards the Valley of Spirit Beasts. Riding on the back of a giant wolf with blue fur, she did indeed look quite imposing.
Within the Valley of Spirit Beasts, the types of spiritual beasts were diverse, each with its unique habits and abilities. Riding on Xiao Tao's back, Yu Qingtan used a Dao technique to silence and hide their presence completely, concealing their breath and using her divine sense to find suitable targets.
Xiao Tao also had learned the technique to converge his breath. Whenever Yu Qingtan encountered targets she did not want, such as third-stage or early-to-mid fourth-stage spiritual beasts, she simply instructed Xiao Tao to take a detour. The spiritual beasts could not detect their existence. The pair moved leisurely through the valley as if they were out for a spring outing. However, after an hour, Yu Qingtan's eyes brightened, and she pointed Xiao Tao in a specific direction.
Shortly thereafter, a majestic lion enshrouded in flas appeared in their sight. It was fierce, its eyes glead with a ferocious light, and it exuded the aura of a fourth-stage late phase Demon King; this was the first target Yu Qingtan had found.
She gently stroked Xiao Tao's neck, signaling him to approach the male lion. With Yu Qingtan present, Xiao Tao, although only at the third stage interdiate phase, faced the late fourth-stage Fla Lion without fear. He let out a low growl and moved forward.
"Submit, or get beaten up and then submit," Yu Qingtan said indifferently.
"Arrogant! A re mber of the human race dares to spout such nonsense here!" the Fla Lion roared furiously. However, it was all tensed up, its front claws digging into the ground, not daring to relax in the slightest.
As a spiritual beast in the true inheritance trial, it naturally understood its mission. Having not seen mbers of the human race for many years, it knew what their reappearance ant. Although the opponent looked like a fragile human girl, she couldn't be harmless.
"Seems like you want to resist, huh!" Yu Qingtan laughed, then stood up and stepped into the air, heading towards the Fla Lion.
The Fla Lion stopped talking. Its aura surged around its body, the flas grew more fierce, and it lunged at Yu Qingtan. These flas contained the power of the third level of the path of fire, but that was all.
A thin barrier ford around Yu Qingtan, hugging her body as she rushed towards the Fla Lion. The flas from the Fla Lion were completely blocked by the Five Elents Protective Barrier, not harming Yu Qingtan in the slightest.
The Fla Lion's lunge was extrely fast, but, unfortunately for it, Yu Qingtan was faster. With a sidestep, Yu Qingtan appeared on the lion's back and then pumled it with her small fists.
Yu Qingtan had broken through to the Body Refinent Nascent Soul Stage and had also comprehended the Path of Power. Her physical strength and power were no less than those of a fourth-stage late phase Fla Lion. Her fists, seemingly weak, were like hamrs pounding it.
The Fla Lion let out a painful roar, almost unable to stand under the pumling from Yu Qingtan's fists. It tried to attack her with its tail, but Yu Qingtan easily dodged. She was too fast.
Its eyes were filled with terror, it felt Yu Qingtan's astonishing power, which completely exceeded its imagination—it had never expected the challenger to be so formidable.
"Submit, or not?" Yu Qingtan's voice was calm and resolute, like a ruler in control of everything.
The Fla Lion's eyes flickered with reluctance. It then noticed Xiao Tao, who was watching the scene from the side, and an idea struck it. With a sweep of its tail to montarily fend off Yu Qingtan, it lunged with all its might toward Xiao Tao.
It had realized that Xiao Tao was not even at the Fourth Stage. If it could capture him, perhaps it could convince Yu Qingtan to let it go. Unfortunately for the Fla Lion, Yu Qingtan would not allow its plan to succeed.
She imdiately executed the Five Elents Qiankun Escape, appeared instantly in front of the Fla Lion, pressed her left hand against its forehead to drastically reduce its speed, and with her right hand, she struck down hard on its head, strengthened by the power of the Blue Star Dharma Aspect.
"It seems, I haven't hit you hard enough."
"Aoow～" The Fla Lion howled miserably, seeing stars.
"Do you submit now?"
"I submit, I submit!"
Ultimately, the Fla Lion lowered its proud head, and though it was unwilling, it finally submitted to Yu Qingtan's power.
"Wouldn't it have been better to submit earlier and avoid the beating?" Yu Qingtan dusted off her hands and returned to Xiao Tao's back.
Afterward, Yu Qingtan and the Fla Lion signed a Spirit Beast Contract, which was a type of Soul Oath Contract, a master-servant agreent.
"Princess, your talents are peerless, and your strength unparalleled!" Xiao Tao offered a flattery, which Yu Qingtan found pleasing as it was the truth.
Next, Yu Qingtan and Xiao Tao continued searching for suitable Spirit Beasts in the Valley of Spirit Beasts. With Yu Qingtan's strong abilities, she quickly tad another nine Spirit Beasts that were at the late Fourth Stage. Xiao Tao was just there for the ride, cheering and shouting "666."
During the search, they also encountered a late Fourth Stage Rogue Rabbit. Yu Qingtan had intended to ta it, but it teased her, earning itself a severe beating from her. If it weren't for the orders from Demon Venerable Bai Chen not to kill the Spirit Beasts at will, Yu Qingtan would certainly have slaughtered it.
Only six days into the ten-day period, Yu Qingtan had already successfully tad ten late Fourth Stage Spirit Beasts, passing the first challenge.
The mont they stepped out of the valley, Demon Venerable Bai Chen's voice rang out again: "Congratulations, Qing Shuang, for successfully taming ten late Fourth Stage Spirit Beasts and passing the first challenge. As a reward for your outstanding performance, you will receive a Spiritual Fruit—the White Crystal Dragon Saliva Fruit."
As soon as the words ended, a fruit the size of a fist fell from the sky into Yu Qingtan's hands. The White Crystal Dragon Saliva Fruit, which looked like a sparkling and translucent gemstone, emitted an enticing aroma. It contained powerful energy and was an extrely precious cultivation resource for Demonic Beasts.
Xiao Tao and the Fla Lion, along with the other ten Spirit Beasts, caught a whiff of this fragrance and their eyes glead with longing. Yu Qingtan gently stroked Xiao Tao's head and said softly, "Xiao Tao, this is for you, eat up."
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