Chapter 9: Roaring Sky Dog Appears
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"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
Amidst the sorrowful and indignant cries of the cultivators, the black dog ran faster and faster, its long tongue hanging out of its mouth, spraying saliva everywhere in a comically exaggerated way.
Roar! Roar! Roar...
Countless monster beasts roared one after another, shaking Cangqiong, and causing the energy-refining cultivators' hearts to tense up as they cursed under their breath for not having been born with an extra pair of legs.
Qin Jun, cradled by Daji, looked over the tsunami-like beast tide and thought, "System, will killing monster beasts give experience points?"
"Yes, but within the same rank, the experience gained from killing monster beasts is less than that from killing enemies."
The system quickly responded, instantly igniting a flurry of thoughts in Qin Jun's mind. With so many monster beasts here, how many experience points could be gained from killing them all?
Thereupon, he asked Daji, "Can you defeat the beast tide?"
Daji's mouth twitched with a sense of helplessness, "Young master, this is a beast tide; how could I possibly shake it by myself? Moreover, such a massive scale of a beast tide means it's either caused by a natural disaster or there is a Demon King leading it!"
Demon King!
Qin Jun cautiously asked, "Is the Demon King powerful?"
"Every Demon King is at least of the Transforming Void Realm, and the one behind such a scale of beast tide might be even stronger."
Daji's words left Qin Jun drenched in cold sweat. In his view, although Daji was also of the Transforming Void Realm, she was a woman after all, and in a fight against other strong beings of the same realm, she would surely be at a disadvantage.
Thinking this, he immediately dismissed the idea of taking on the beast tide.
"Save me! Don't leave me behind!!"
The terrified voice of Chang Hao came from behind. Qin Jun couldn't help being speechless. Chang Qianqian subconsciously looked back to see Chang Hao running desperately behind, completely lacking his usual demeanor.
She suddenly felt that the once all-powerful senior apprentice brother of hers was actually quite pitiable.
If Chang Hao knew of his junior apprentice sister's change of heart towards him, he would surely cough up blood.
"Qin Jun, can you save my senior apprentice brother? He will soon be caught by the beast tide," Chang Qianqian asked pitifully, her heart unable to bear the thought of seeing her senior apprentice brother torn apart by the beast tide, given they were from the same sect.
Qin Jun curled his lip, "How can I save him?"
"Besides, he could have retraced his steps and hid in the woods; it was his own choice to follow us."
Chang Qianqian was infuriated by Qin Jun's twisted reasoning, her eyes wide with irritation. She wanted to argue further, but Qin Jun cut her off decisively, "I only promised to take you back, not him!"
Are you kidding me? If it weren't for the mission, I wouldn't bother dealing with you at all!
Although Chang Qianqian was pretty, she paled in comparison to Daji.
Moreover, with no ties of kinship between them, Qin Jun had no desire to get entangled with her for too long.
Just wait until I sit on the throne, you all will be unworthy!
Chang Qianqian bit her lip in silence; at that moment, all she could do was pray that her senior apprentice brother would run faster and not fall behind.
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
Just then, a succession of barks came from behind. Qin Jun instinctively looked back, only to see a black dog running towards them.
Seeing this seemingly domesticated black dog overtake him, Chang Hao almost passed out from rage.
He, an esteemed disciple of Xuanling Sect, couldn't outrun a dog?
"Roaring Sky Dog?"
Qin Jun's expression became odd as the black dog, though larger than an average dog, was still far from being considered a Divine Beast, making it hard for him to equate it with the number one Divine Beast from "Journey to the West".
"Master! Don't run! I am Roaring Sky Dog!"
Just at that moment, the black dog's telepathic voice reached Qin Jun, causing his eyes to widen in shock.
Damn!
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It really is the Roaring Sky Dog!
I refuse to accept this, in my imagination the Roaring Sky Dog should be riding on a seven-colored cloud to meet me!
Qin Jun cursed inwardly, but he was still pleased. One shouldn't judge by appearances, no, one shouldn't judge a dog by its appearance. A Roaring Sky Dog with its full power unleashed was, after all, a super powerhouse in the Earth Immortal Realm. With it around, the monster tide was essentially not a concern.
With that in mind, he quickly said to Daji, "Stop flying, let's go down!"
"Why?" Daji frowned. If they were surrounded by the monster tide, escaping would become difficult.
Chang Qianqian also looked at him with puzzlement.
In response, Qin Jun said with a calm smile, "The demon king you mentioned has already arrived!"
According to Daji, the demon king that could incite the monster tide was probably the Roaring Sky Dog.
It seemed that the Roaring Sky Dog had a skill called the Canine King Command Technique, which was probably about mobilizing the monster tide.
Daji and Chang Qianqian's eyes widened instantly, could it be that Qin Jun knew that demon king?
As for the Roaring Sky Dog, they completely ignored it, a small dog that didn't look like a demon king at all.
Thus, Daji landed with Qin Jun and Chang Qianqian in her arms. The Roaring Sky Dog approached Qin Jun, and he squatted down to pet its head, his face filled with excitement. To Daji and Chang Qianqian, this scene was extremely odd.
Previously, the Roaring Sky Dog had communicated with Qin Jun telepathically, which they hadn't heard, so they were confused as to why Qin Jun was so friendly towards this seemingly ordinary black dog.
"You guys... finally... stopped flying..."
Chang Hao ran up to the three and stopped, hands propped on his knees, gasping for breath. This guy had actually forgotten about the massive wave of the monster tide approaching from behind.
"With it here, we don't need to run," Qin Jun stood up and said with a smile. The Roaring Sky Dog meanwhile kept circling around him, looking no different from an ordinary family dog and showing none of the majesty of a Divine Beast.
"Just this thing, a mongrel black dog!"
Chang Hao snorted disdainfully. Anyway, as long as Daji was around, he wasn't afraid. He'd be safe as long as he stuck with Daji, a powerhouse who could easily suppress even Xiahou En!
Upon hearing Chang Hao dare to call it a mongrel black dog, the Roaring Sky Dog suddenly stopped and stared at him with cold eyes. Chang Hao felt a terrifying killing intent washing over him like a tide, chilling him to the bone, rendering him unable to speak.
How is that possible...
Chang Hao looked at the Roaring Sky Dog in horror. He felt a pressure from it that was even more terrifying than Xiahou En and Daji, and with a thud, he fell to his knees, worshiping the Roaring Sky Dog.
"Senior brother, what's wrong with you?" Chang Qianqian asked with a frown, for the pressure from the Roaring Sky Dog was only targeted at Chang Hao; she didn't feel it.
Chang Hao knelt on the ground, drenched in cold sweat, unable to hear Chang Qianqian's words.
On the other hand, Daji frowned and looked toward the Roaring Sky Dog, sensing a hint of dangerous aura emanating from it.
Fortunately, the Roaring Sky Dog was very close to Qin Jun and not an enemy.
"I'm telling you, show some respect to the Roaring Sky Dog, or I'll have it tear you to pieces!"
Qin Jun snorted coldly. The divine beast of heaven's war god, was it something that mere mortals like you could slander?
Chang Hao didn't dare to speak and could only lie prostrate on the ground, shivering continuously.
Seeing her senior brother so pathetic, Chang Qianqian couldn't help but facepalm, her face full of disdain.
At that moment, the group of cultivators ran over.
"The monster tide is coming, why are you still standing around?"
"Damn! Don't bother with them! They're waiting to die!"
"Run quick, I don't want to die here!"
"Exactly, pay them no mind!"
Qin Jun glanced over, and there were a total of eighteen cultivators, all with cultivation above the seventh level of the energy refining realm, from their attire, it was clear they didn't come from the same power.