Chapter 26 – A Soul-eating Battle Beast (1/2)

Chapter 26 – A Soul-eating Battle Beast

“Who… Who’s talking?”

Anyone who accidentally heard such a booming voice that came out of the blue, would be scared half to death, especially in this soundless and gruesome cave. Qinghan was no exception. He jumped off the ground, looking around with hyper alert eyes, as though he had just seen a ghost.

“Keep your shirt on, Boss. It’s me, Little Black!”

When Qinghan was about to go out of the cave to find the origin of the voice, that weird sound appeared again.

“Little… Little Black?”

Immediately, Qinghan turned around with a suspicious expression, “Little Black, are you talking to me?”

“Yes, Boss! I am Little Black. I can finally convey my voice through my soul.”

Looking at the big dog-like head that nodded at him, Qinghan put one of his fingers into his own mouth and bit down on it, as he was trying to reassure himself this was reality and not one of his many absurd dreams.

“Ouch…”

Subsequently, a miserable howl echoed in the spacious cave…

……

Ten minutes later, Qinghan grasped the general picture of what had happened.

He really wasn’t dreaming and his beast was not a ghost either. Actually, Little Black inherited some secret method from its ancestors, which allowed it to convey its voice to Qinghan. Plus, Qinghan and his beast had formed the Soul Agreement, which had laid a basis for comprehending each other’s mind.

“Little Black, since you have inherited some secret method, then do you have any clue what grade of battle beast you are? I really want to know...” Qinghan looked into the eyes of Little Black, as he was extremely nervous to hear the result. He reckoned, that since his beast could “talk” like a human being, its ranking should be really high.

“Wow, is it possible that you are actually a holy-grade battle beast?” Qinghan quickly added.

“As far as I remember, I’m a soul-eating battle beast. But I really have no clue about what grade I belong to. Well, one thing that I can assure you of, is that I’m no worse than that big snake.” Little Black blinked its eyes, conveying its voice without opening its mouth.

“Soul-eating battle beast? Hmm, I like this name. It sounds so cool… Wait, the big snake? Oh, do you mean the green dragon?” Qinghan was wild with joy. If it really was the green dragon, then he predicted that Little Black could really be a holy-grade beast. If that was true, then Qinghan would be the second member in the Ye Family to own a holy-grade battle beast. Thinking of this, the excitement in his heart surged up.

“Let’s suppose you really are a holy-grade battle beast, then what kind of unique techniques do you get? Like... Flying, spitting fire, or instantly killing an enemy?” Qinghan dragged Little Black into a little Q&A session.

“No. At present, I can only do some transfiguration, just like the one you’ve witnessed a few minutes ago. Oh, also, my speed has greatly increased.” Little Black waved its head.

“Greatly increased? I mean, how much faster than before?”

“More than doubled!”

“Oh, Gosh... That’s just crazy…”

Previously, judging from Little Black’s speed, it could be equivalent to that of a cultivator in the first level of the Realm of the General. Now, if its speed had doubled, then Little Black would basically be as powerful as a cultivator in the Realm of the Marshal.

“You improved a great deal. So… Are you already in the maturing period?” After some pondering, Qinghan asked with eager, inquisitive eyes. If Little Black had stepped out of its weak period, then Qinghan planned to go back home immediately. He missed his sister so much, who was most likely waiting in the courtyard for his return.

“No! Not yet. I think… I have to eat five more pieces of the green magic crystals that I ate just now.”

“Damn it! These are not sweet potatoes, which are available just anywhere. These are fifth-grade magic crystals! The previous ones in your stomach were our spoils from the huntsman. Oh, God, it’s impossible for me to kill fifth-grade demonic beasts!” Discouraged by the fact that Little Black was still in its weak period, Qinghan was slightly annoyed.

“Once I successfully shift my shape, my speed will be similar to those sixth-grade demonic beasts. So, for me, it’s a piece of cake to kill fifth-grade demonic beasts.” Little Black wrenched his neck confidently.

“Oh?” Qinghan frowned one of his eyebrows. He suddenly stood up and waved to Little Black, before he rushed to the entrance of the cave.