Chapter 496: Lonely Souls and Wild Ghosts
Once the Wind Roar Beast cub emerged, it immediately flapped its wings and took to the air, hovering in front of Zhao Letian looking very obedient, its pitch-black eyes fixed on the several huge tornadoes in the distance, full of excitement.
"This Wind Domain feels very familiar to it."
Zhao Letian looked at the Wind Roar Beast cub and thought to himself.
The Wind Roar Beast cub had long since been bound to him as his Spiritual Beast, which allowed him to sense the cub's emotional fluctuations.
At the moment, the Wind Roar Beast cub was conveying a strong wave of intent to Zhao Letian - a desire to follow him and cultivate in this Wind Domain, as if the environment here were very beneficial to its cultivation.
"Being a wind attribute demon beast, the Wind Roar Beast will naturally get twice the results with half the effort cultivating in this wind attribute-enriched Wind Domain. Since you've had the luck to come here with me, it's your opportunity. I'll let you cultivate outside."
Zhao Letian gently stroked the Wind Roar Beast's head and said with a light smile.
"Roar!"
The Wind Roar Beast cub let out an excited roar, shaking its head and rubbing it in Zhao Letian's palm, showing great affection.
"Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!..."
At that moment, a strange howling of wind suddenly passed over.
Zhao Letian and the Wind Roar Beast cub's hearts stirred, and they quickly focused to look.
Ahead, through the vast sandy wind, a few strange transparent figures charged over.
The shapes of these figures varied widely, some resembling humans and some demon beasts.
However, what they had in common was the bloody red glow flickering in their eyes, radiating a cold murderous intent, firmly fixed on Zhao Letian and the Wind Roar Beast cub.
"This is? Wind Soul Beasts!"
Zhao Letian exclaimed softly and immediately frowned.
As far as he knew, these so-called Wind Soul Beasts were unique creatures in this Small World, formed by the Divine Soul Power left behind after the death of various beings, influenced by the environment of the Wind Domain.
Although the word 'beast' was in their name, they weren't true demon beasts, but were more akin to wandering souls without any reason, knowing only slaughter.
"Roar!"
Just then, after a moment of shock, the Wind Roar Beast cub suddenly let out an excited shriek, vibrated its wings behind, and turned into a swift red afterimage as it pounced on those Wind Soul Beasts.
"Danger!"
Zhao Letian's brows furrowed, and he couldn't help but cry out.
The strength of those Wind Soul Beasts was not strong, merely at the level of the Initial Stage True Martial Realm, but the Wind Roar Beast cub was only at the Ninth Level of the Primordial Martial; confronting these True Martial Realm Wind Soul Beasts was not without risk.
"Crack!"
However, just as Zhao Letian was about to step in personally to deal with those Wind Soul Beasts, the Wind Roar Beast cub had already bitten the neck of one Wind Soul Beast and was greedily absorbing some sort of special power.
"That is? The power of wind!"
A glint shone in Zhao Letian's eyes as he saw the power that the Wind Roar Beast cub was absorbing and immediately dismissed the intention to intervene.
Clearly, the power within those Wind Soul Beasts was highly beneficial to the Wind Roar Beast cub.
Zhao Letian could even sense that, as the Wind Roar Beast cub absorbed the power, its cultivation was rapidly rising.
"Whimper..."
Moments later, the Wind Soul Beast that had been bitten let out a weak wail, its life extinguished as it dissipated into nothingness.
"Whimper! Whimper! Whimper!..."
Only then did the other Wind Soul Beasts react, as they roared and dispersed, surrounding both Zhao Letian and the juvenile Wind Roar Beast.
Zhao Letian, of course, was not afraid of these Wind Soul Beasts that only possessed the strength of the Initial Stage True Martial Realm, and he looked very composed, hands clasped behind his back, providing cover for the juvenile Wind Roar Beast.
The juvenile Wind Roar Beast, however, had its blood-red fur standing on end, baring its teeth and glaring at the Wind Soul Beasts, growling warily from its throat, indicating extreme vigilance.
These Wind Soul Beasts, after all, were True Martial Realm beings, much more powerful than the juvenile Wind Roar Beast. Their presence posed a strong threat to it.
Nevertheless, in the eyes of the juvenile Wind Roar Beast, there was still a hint of greed.
The power within these Wind Soul Beasts was indeed of great benefit to it, not only enabling its cultivation to rise swiftly but also assisting it with understanding the power of wind.
Therefore, even at the risk of its own life, the juvenile Wind Roar Beast was determined to fight and endeavor to kill all these Wind Soul Beasts.
Of course, if Zhao Letian took action, he could wipe out these Wind Soul Beasts in an instant.
However, in this battle, Zhao Letian had no plans to intervene; instead, he wanted to give the juvenile Wind Roar Beast a chance for real combat training.
Unless the juvenile Wind Roar Beast really encountered a life-threatening situation, only then would he step in to end the fight.
"Boom boom boom!"
Just then, the ground beneath the feet of those Wind Soul Beasts suddenly stirred up gusts of sand, which coalesced into sandstone armor around their bodies for protection. In their hands, weapons made of condensed sandstone appeared as well.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!..."
Following that, the Wind Soul Beasts brandished their weapons and ferociously charged at both the juvenile Wind Roar Beast and Zhao Letian.
"Whoosh!"
Zhao Letian's figure flickered, easily avoiding the attack from the Wind Soul Beasts.
As for the juvenile Wind Roar Beast, it vibrated its wings and, with astonishing speed, also evaded the attacks of the Wind Soul Beasts, immediately grabbing onto one and starting to tear at it.
However, this time, with the added sandstone armor, the teeth of the juvenile Wind Roar Beast, despite their sharpness, couldn't penetrate this layer of defense and only gnawed at the surface, emitting a grating noise.
"This little fellow's speed is indeed swift, but it lacks any real combat experience and is fighting purely on instinct," Zhao Letian thought with appreciation in his eyes.
As a rare wind attribute demon beast, this juvenile Wind Roar Beast indeed did not disappoint him. In terms of speed, its talent was not the least bit inferior to that of a twice-mutated Fiery Flame Mantis. Even compared with these stronger Wind Soul Beasts, which were also adept in the power of wind, it did not fall short, in fact, it was even faster.
However, this little one's way of fighting was completely devoid of any technique; it knew only to bite at the neck, unaware of any concept of adaptability.
Of course, considering that this little one had just awoken and probably had no prior combat experience, this result was still acceptable.
Believing in the innate talent and intelligence of the Wind Roar Beast, it would soon be able to adapt and change.
"Roar!"
Finally, after a series of futile bites, the juvenile Wind Roar Beast let go, and after its black eyes flickered a few times, it suddenly let out a roar and shot out a series of incredibly sharp Wind Blades from its mouth, hitting precisely into the gaps of the armor.