Beast Taming Patrol

Although the Nirvana Pool was not close, the path they took through Qiuqiu's home terrain, a snowy environment, was already quite fortunate. Had they encountered a less friendly elemental environment, Lin Su might have even considered taking a detour to the Nirvana Pool.

Qiuqiu lightly leaped up and quickly returned with the direction of the snow mountain. Lin Su did not hesitate and rapidly headed towards the destination with Qiuqiu keeping watch.

Not all the mystical creatures in the secret realm were aggressive, but not all were friendly to humans either. It was impossible to go the whole way without encountering any attacks from them.

Perhaps because the chosen path was good, initially Lin Su and Qiuqiu were safe, but when they were about halfway from the forest to the outside of the snow mountain, some problems occurred.

"Meow!" (Be careful!)

Following Qiuqiu's warning, Lin Su's running halted abruptly, and at almost the same time, a pale green vine whip swept in front of him, whipping through the air with a "whoosh" sound.

If he hadn't paused, the vine whip would now be striking him.

Lin Su's expression changed, and he quickly stepped a few paces to the side away from where the vine whip had come from, simultaneously turning his head to look.

About five meters away, a slender mystical creature with whip-like long arms and three narrow, willow leaf-shaped blades on top of its head appeared in Lin Su's view.

"Flying Leaf Blade?"

His expression shifted slightly, recognizing it as a mid-ranking leader of the plant-type mystical beings, endowed with core skills Flying Leaf Blade and Talent Skills Vine Whip, Absorb.

Judging from its appearance, this Flying Leaf Blade creature was still in its juvenile stage.

As Lin Su recognized the creature's species, the one that had missed with its whip shook its head, and the narrow, pale green leaf blades spun in the air like throwing knives, aiming directly at Lin Su's face with a slight whistling sound.

"Frost Storm!" Lin Su commanded without hesitation.

The already enraged Qiuqiu slammed down a palm, unleashing a large storm wrapped in Frost Snow, instantly sweeping towards the Flying Leaf Blade. The Tier I Flying Leaf Blade was caught in the surging storm and instantly shattered like a leaf in a torrent.

After shattering the Flying Leaf Blade, the force of the Frost Storm undiminished, roared and engulfed the unable-to-dodge Flying Leaf Blade creature.

That should have solved it, right?

Lin Su muttered to himself, cautiously eyeing the battlefield where the energy storm had not yet dissipated, but Qiuqiu's voice overhead suddenly quickened.

"Meow!" (So many Flying Leaf Blades!)

"What, so many Flying Leaf Blades?" Lin Su asked instinctively, then seemed to think of something and without a second word scooped up Qiuqiu and ran.

Grass! (A type of plant)

He suddenly remembered the Flying Leaf Blades were not solitary creatures.

Under normal circumstances, they gathered in groups of twenty to thirty.

What Qiuqiu just mentioned about so many Flying Leaf Blades likely meant others had heard the commotion and were coming their way.

Wild juvenile Flying Leaf Blades generally had skills at Tier I, easily defeatable by Qiuqiu even if they were of a leader species.

But that was one-on-one. Facing twenty to thirty at once, running away was the only option.

"Meow!" (Left!)

Qiuqiu, who was constantly watching behind, suddenly called out.

As Lin Su was running, he immediately stepped to the left, and the next moment, seven or eight pale green vine whips tore through the air, lashing out and tangling with a crisp "pop" sound in the void.

Hiss... That was close.

While dodging, he glanced behind and saw the number of Flying Leaf Blade creatures chasing him. Seeing the dense, narrow leaf blades, Lin Su's scalp tingled.

"Frost Storm counterattack, cover all the Flying Leaf Blades, hold them off!"

After giving the order, Lin Su kept his head down and continued to run forward, while Qiuqiu above him fiercely struck down, engulfing the Flying Leaf Blades behind them in the raging storm.

Facing the approaching Frost Storm, the utterly enraged Flying Leaf Blades coordinated in a surprisingly unified manner.

Shake heads, Flying Leaf Blade!

Numerous green Flying Leaf Blades launched into the Frost Storm, and though they shattered under the storm's abrasion, there seemed to be an endless supply of them, with each destroyed blade replaced by a new one.

The roar of the storm gradually weakened and eventually, under the relentless assault of the Flying Leaf Blades, it was riddled with holes and completely dissipated.

The all-out Frost Storm Qiuqiu unleashed had bought Lin Su a few breaths' worth of time, enough for him to escape the range of the Flying Leaf Blades' attack.

Yet, it seemed the group of Flying Leaf Blades were seeing red and continued to relentlessly pursue, occasionally swinging a Flying Leaf Blade in Lin Su's direction, displaying a determination to avenge their kin.

This caused him no end of trouble, forcing him to keep bursting with all his might towards the direction of the snow mountain.

Soon, under the strain of continuous exertion, Lin Su's stamina gradually waned and his running speed began to slow.

He turned to look behind, his face instantly changing.

Unbeknownst to him, the Flying Leaf Blades had gradually narrowed the distance behind him. His own energy was significantly drained, but the group of Flying Leaf Blades was still vigorously lively.