Chapter 420: Second Senior Brother. Ginseng Baby
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Edited by Aelryinth
Although the huge pig had just rammed the Earthen Rock Demon’s body to pieces, the impact had aggravated its injury, too. Fresh blood continued pouring out from its wounds.
Under such circ.u.mstances, naturally Zhang Che would grab the opportunity to cut it down. It would get tricky if he waited until it recovered, and a high-tier epic-quality exotic beast’s recovery speed was shockingly high!
Moreover, if he didn’t stop that huge pig’s attack in time, the Earthen Rock Demon might really be knocked into pieces and succ.u.mb to its wounds.
It was Zhang Che’s first epic-quality subdued beast. How could he bear to watch as it died in battle in front of him and do nothing?
The scarlet and white sword flashed. The huge pig sensed a huge threat approaching, forcibly twisting its body around in mid-charge, trying to avoid Zhang Che’s sudden attack.
However, the scarlet and white sword had reached its target almost the moment Zhang Che willed it. How could it dodge so easily!?
With a whoosh, the big wound at the back of the huge pig’s head was quickly enlarged multiple times, and a cut was slashed open on its spine.
A sharp pig’s grunt rang out. The scarlet and white sword’s attack had severely injured the huge pig-like exotic beast, causing it so much pain that it wished it was dead. Its tank-like body quickly turned around, wanting to escape into the ravine.
“You won’t get away!”
A hint of excitement shone in Zhang Che’s eyes after the scarlet and white sword’s attack achieved merit in one strike. As he willed it, the sword light flashed once more, slas.h.i.+ng at the wound on the back of the huge pig’s neck.
In the next moment, Zhang Che heard a crisp and clear snapping sound. The huge pig let out another miserable grunt. Its spine was cut in half, large amounts of fresh blood spurting from the wound like a fountain, reaching a dozen meters high.
The huge pig could no longer maintain its balance after suffering such heavy injuries. It directly rolled to the side and fell to the ground loudly, raising a large cloud of dust.
“Strike while it’s down!” Zhang Che let out a cry. A powerful wave of energy suddenly erupted from the golden vortex. The scarlet and white sword sped up considerably, slas.h.i.+ng at the huge pig’s spine at the back of its neck for the third time.
Another crisp snapping sound rang out. The huge pig’s savage head fell and rolled on the ground. Large amounts of fresh blood sprayed from the wound, forming a thick layer of b.l.o.o.d.y mist in the air.
Seeing that pig’s head on the ground with its eyes still open, Zhang Che was suddenly reminded of his past life when he’d decapitated a pig during the new year. Wasn’t it exactly like this!?
-What a pity. Who knows how different it tastes compared to a domestic pig? It should be very nutritious, right?- Zhang Che sighed inside. The large pig head and the headless body quickly turned into a rainbow light. In the blink of an eye, the rainbow light dissipated, leaving a rainbow card with seven hexagrams on the messy ground, laying silently before Zhang Che’s eyes.
“Hahahaha!…” Zhang Che suddenly laughed out loud when he saw the seven-star epic-quality beast card on the ground, feeling a sense of relief.
This was the first time he had slain an epic-quality exotic beast without any injury, not to mention it was a high-tier beast!
Although the pig wasn’t as powerful as he had imagined, and it had exhausted all its skills during its battle against the Earthen Rock Demon, in addition to being wounded, it was Zhang Che’s first time killing a high-tier epic-quality exotic beast with his own strength nonetheless!
The scarlet and white sword having such combat strength left Zhang Che br.i.m.m.i.n.g with confidence.
Such combat strength was something most high-tier beastmaster could never hope to obtain. Going forward, as long as he didn’t encounter a nine-star or higher epic-quality exotic beast, or a divine-quality exotic beast, what was there for him to fear?
During his extended laughter, Zhang Che recalled the heavily injured Earthen Rock Demon back into his spiritual sea to recuperate, then strode forward with long steps and picked up the beast card on the ground. He swept his data eyes across it, and its comprehensive attributes were displayed before him.
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[Demonic Energy Large Boar]
Level: Seven Star (Level 68)
Quality: Epic
Characteristics: Excels in Ramming, Tough Defenses
Weakness: Metal-Attributed Elemental Attacks
Innate Attribute: Demonic Energy Protection. The Sharp Bristles on Its Body Contain Powerful Demonic Energy, Allowing it to Negate All Physical Attacks Weaker than it. Provides Tough Defense Against Physical Attacking Skills as Well.
Skill: Boar King’s Ram. After Activation, Turns the User’s Body into an Impact Bullet, Dealing a Terrifying Smash Attack Against its Target. Skill Attack Range: 100 Meters, Cooldown Time: 20 Minutes.
Skill: Demonic Energy Bristles. After Activation, the Demonic Energy Contained in Its Sharp Bristles Can Be Projected From Its Body, Forming a Volley of Demonic Energy Arrows, Causing Great Damage to Packs of Enemies. Skill Attack Range: 800 Meters, Requires One Day to Recover Demonic Energy After Use.
Halo: Demonic Energy Guard
Potential: E Rank
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“Woah, the Demonic Energy Large Boar’s physical defense is really impressive. It actually has an innate attribute like the Demonic Energy Guard. It’s no wonder the Earthen Rock Demon’s ordinary spear attack wasn’t able to injure it,” Zhang Che lamented, putting the beast card away in satisfaction.
Although the Demonic Energy Large Boar beast card didn’t have a False Domain, and its Potential was trash, it was a seven-star epic-quality exotic beast, after all. Its strength towered over a six-star epic-quality beast regardless. Once he broke through to Tier Seven beastmaster, his strength would increase greatly after equipping it!
“But, advancing to Tier Seven really isn’t easy!”
Zhang Che got a headache the moment he thought of the ma.s.sive amount of soul force he needed to break through to Tier Seven.
Going forward, he had to continue striving to hunt mid-tier exotic beasts. Otherwise, heavens knew how long it would be before he could equip that beast card.
-On the side of pets, the First Senior Brother that is the frisky monkey joined long ago. Soon, I’ll have a Second Senior Brother among the ranks of my subdued beasts. After including the Golden Elephorse King, all that is left is for me to recruit a humanoid exotic beast and I can set out for India on a quest to study Buddhist scriptures!-
{ TLN : Reference to Journey to the West.}
Thinking of that, Zhang Che blinked a few times, in awe of his own imagination.
-Thing is, who knows if there are humanoid exotic beasts…
-But, it’s very highly possible, isn’t it?
-After all, the beast worlds are vast without ends. It’s nothing strange even if there really are humanoid exotic beasts…
-The demon world, which obviously is closely related to the beast worlds, has many humanoid demonic soldiers. It doesn’t make sense that the beast world doesn’t have them…-
Done thinking, Zhang Che couldn’t help but fantasize…
Some day, he’d ride on the Golden Elephorse King, and a monkey, a pig, and a humanoid monster would follow behind him, heading west…
“Pei! Won’t I become Xuanzang, then?” Zhang Che spat, shaking his head fiercely. He already had Miss Tienan; why would he go become a monk!?
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After purging the strange thoughts in his head, Zhang Che summoned the frisky monkey and continued flying into the ravine.
The Demonic Energy Large Boar was dead. There wouldn’t be any danger now.
While the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon flew ahead, Zhang Che took out the Demonic Energy Large Boar beast card he’d just obtained and said to the frisky monkey, “Look, I found your Second Junior Brother. You have to work hard; that fellow’s strength is much higher than yours!”
The frisky monkey stared blankly at the beast card in Zhang Che’s hand, not understanding what he meant by that.
Earlier, in order to protect him, Zhang Che had recalled the frisky monkey back into his spiritual sea. Thus, the frisky monkey didn’t see the Demonic Energy Large Boar. What could he understand from looking at a beast card?
The Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon flew deep into the ravine.
Upon their arrival, Zhang Che realized this place was actually a hidden paradise. It wasn’t as dark and humid as he had imagined. Instead, it was filled with spiritual qi, the vegetation was rich, and the air fresh.
“What a nice place! No wonder the Demonic Energy Large Boar would live here, unwilling to leave. Who would’ve thought there’s actually such a beautiful side to this place?” Zhang Che sighed in admiration. Afterwards, under the guidance of the frisky monkey, they walked up to an ordinary-looking plant.
“This is a spiritual herb?” Zhang Che couldn’t help widening his eyes. He really didn’t think the plant seemed like a spiritual herb, no matter how he looked at it. If it wasn’t for the faint yet powerful spiritual fluctuations emitting from the plant, he would have continued searching deeper into the ravine.
“Let’s dig it out and take a look first,” Zhang Che mumbled. He retrieved an herbal hoe from his spatial storage and started digging.
As he dug, his complexion slowly changed.
Seeing those fat roots, as well as the concentrated hairs on them, Zhang Che finally realized. Wasn’t this a ginseng!?
-There’s actually ginseng in the beast world!?-
However, just as this doubt popped up in his mind, Zhang Che couldn’t help but break out in laughter, shaking his head.
Wasn’t ginseng a common herb in all kinds of Xianxia and fantasy worlds? What was there to be surprised about when it appeared in the beast world? It couldn’t get any more normal…
However, Zhang Che was still shaken when he saw the top part of the ginseng.
Just that top part visible to him was as thick as an adult’s arm. If it was in his previous life back on Earth, only a thousand-year-old wild ginseng would grow to be this big!
When he dug out close to half of the ginseng, his face changed again. “Why does its shape look a little like a human?”
Could it be that this was a legendary Ginseng Baby?
Of course, legends were only that; legends. Whether a ginseng looked like a human didn’t affect its medical efficacy. What was important was its age, as well as the environment it grew in.
If it really grew into human shape, it could be considered a good luck charm, increasing its value by a decent margin for no real reason. It was pretty good.
After a period of careful digging and finally unearthing the ginseng covered by root hairs, Zhang Che looked at the arm-thick, foot-plus long ginseng in a rough human shape in his hand, his eyes narrowed into slits.
Putting aside whether it was useful to beastmasters, the ginseng was surely a precious herb beneficial for ordinary people to extend their lifespans. After matching it with some other supplementary herbs, it could surely be made into medicinal pills extremely beneficial to ordinary people.
At the very least, if his mother consumed this kind of medicinal pill frequently, not only would it keep her healthy, her lifespan would be extended considerably.
After feeling the wave of joy was.h.i.+ng over him, Zhang Che looked at the ginseng in his hand again. He really felt like the term Ginseng Baby wasn’t suitable at all. With all those root hairs, it seemed more fitting to call it Ginseng Elder…