21: Chapter 21 Bald Man vs. Bloody Bear

In the middle of the Wanfeng Mountain Range.

Zhang Bufan found an open space and poured out all the Spirit Medicine from his Storage Ring.

More than two hundred Spirit Medicine piled up into a small mountain in front of Zhang Bufan; most of these Spirit Medicine were Rank Four to Rank Six, but unfortunately, there were no Wang Rank ones.

However, it was not surprising. For a Wang product spirit medicine to grow, it would take at least ten thousand years, and even if there were any, they would probably have been eaten by those King-level Demon Beasts.

Baldy's eyes lit up, and he was about to pounce on the pile of Spirit Medicine.

Zhang Bufan, with quick eyes and hands, grabbed Baldy back and said, "Baldy, wait a moment. Let me see if there's anything I need."

Zhang Bufan checked the list of Spirit Medicine needed to revive the Old Man, then rummaged through the pile of Spirit Medicine a few times, and sure enough, he found five or six stalks. After putting them away, he said to Baldy, "Alright, you can eat now."

After speaking, Zhang Bufan released Baldy.

Baldy's eyes gleamed as he pounced directly onto the pile of Spirit Medicine, opening his mouth. In a short while, the mountain-like pile of Spirit Medicine was swallowed into his belly.

The muscles on Zhang Bufan's face twitched wildly, and he said with a dark expression, "This wasteful fellow is hard to raise, isn't he?"

Baldy turned back and glanced at Zhang Bufan, looking unsatisfied, as if to say, "Is there more? It's not even enough to fill a tooth gap."

After eating so much Spirit Medicine, Baldy showed no changes, the only difference being a tiny feather growing on the top of his head.

"Host, Baldy's Physique is extraordinary! He ate so much Spirit Medicine and only grew half a feather," the System exclaimed in admiration.

"You don't need to tell me that," Zhang Bufan replied with a dark face.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp!" Baldy chirped, showing the half-feather on his head to Zhang Bufan, looking very excited.

"Let's go, Baldy, it's time for us to leave." Zhang Bufan had no intention of appreciating Baldy's feather. His mouth twitched violently, and he turned to walk outside.

Baldy quickly jumped onto Zhang Bufan's shoulder. He felt that his big brother seemed unhappy and rubbed his head affectionately against Zhang Bufan's cheek.

To maintain his big brother demeanor, Zhang Bufan forced a smile, reached out, and stroked Baldy's head, saying grandly, "Baldy, follow big brother well. Those Spirit Medicine just now were just appetizers. Big brother's Sect has plenty of Spirit Medicine, Wang Rank Spirit Medicine are like fields upon fields, there's a good amount of Imperial Grade Spirit Medicine, and there's even the legendary Emperor Grade Spirit Medicine."

"Chirp, chirp, chirp!" Baldy let out excited chirps and rubbed against Zhang Bufan's cheek again and again.

System: "Host, you're boasting so much, do you even believe yourself?"

"What do you know? If I don't say this, wouldn't Baldy look down on me as his big brother?"

"But aren't you drawing too big a picture?"

Zhang Bufan said seriously, "What do you know? I'm cultivating a relationship with Baldy."

System: "..."

"Roar, roar, roar."

Just then, a Yao Beast blocked Zhang Bufan's path, letting out a low roar.

Zhang Bufan raised an eyebrow; he recognized this Yao Beast—it was a Rank Five Yao Beast, a Blood Qi Bear.

The Blood Qi Bear currently had several wounds on its body, with fresh red blood still flowing, indicating it had recently been in a big battle.

From its fierce expression and its mouth full of bloodstains, it was clear that it had won.

Zhang Bufan remembered that someone had offered a bounty for a Blood Qi Bear's demon beast's inner core, but he had no interest in that Rank Five Spiritual Artifact. If this Blood Qi Bear was sensible, he wouldn't bother with it.

"Roar, roar, roar!" The Blood Qi Bear roared a few times and slowly walked towards Zhang Bufan. Its blood-red eyes stared intently at him, flickering with ferocity, seemingly having already considered him prey.

Zhang Bufan frowned, glancing at Baldy on his shoulder. Logically, even King-level Demon Beasts feared Baldy, but this Blood Qi Bear seemed not afraid at all. Did it leave its brain at home?

"Baldy, I'll leave this beast to you," Zhang Bufan said, turning his head to Baldy.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp!" Baldy chirped a few times.

Zhang Bufan didn't know what Baldy was expressing. He directly grabbed Baldy and threw him in front of the Blood Qi Bear, saying, "Baldy, blow it up for me."

Baldy looked back at Zhang Bufan with a resentful gaze, then chirped a few times at the Blood Qi Bear in front, "Chirp, chirp, chirp!"

"Roar, roar, roar!" The Blood Qi Bear's eyes widened as it let out several angry roars at Baldy in front of it. Its gaping maw was less than two meters from Baldy, and the wind from its roar made Baldy's downy feathers sway in one direction.

"Baldy, why are you wasting so much time talking to him? Just attack him directly!" Zhang Bufan stood with his hands behind his back, loudly directing from behind.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp!" Baldy chirped, and a golden beam of light shot out from his mouth, instantly striking the Blood Qi Bear's chest.

The Blood Qi Bear lowered its head and looked at its chest, finding that not a single hair had fallen off.

Zhang Bufan was also bewildered. He had originally thought Baldy could solve this Blood Qi Bear with one slap, but he didn't expect the attack it launched wasn't even enough to tickle the Blood Qi Bear.

The Blood Qi Bear seemed to have suffered a great insult. It let out an angry roar, raised a paw, and slammed it fiercely towards Baldy.

Baldy did not retreat; he just looked up at the Blood Qi Bear, "Chirp, chirp, chirp!"

Zhang Bufan couldn't watch anymore. He raised a hand, and a wave of Spiritual Qi burst out, directly blowing off the Blood Qi Bear's head.

Boom!

The headless corpse of the Blood Qi Bear fell backward, stirring up a cloud of dust.

"Baldy, come back," Zhang Bufan beckoned to the proud Baldy.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp!" Baldy chirped and jumped directly back onto Zhang Bufan's shoulder.

"System, what's going on?" Zhang Bufan was very confused.

"Host, although Baldy's Bloodline is powerful, he was only recently born. He hasn't even grown two feathers yet, and you're making him fight a Rank Five Yao Beast. Isn't that too hard on him?" the System explained.

"Seeing that he could scare King-level Demon Beasts, I thought he was very strong," Zhang Bufan said, feeling a bit awkward.

"Even top-tier Yao Beasts need to grow. Some top-tier Yao Beasts might be very powerful from birth, but others are no different from human children when they are first born. Baldy should belong to the latter," the System paused, then continued, "This Blood Qi Bear's Rank is not high enough, so it can't sense Baldy's Bloodline, which is why it wasn't afraid."

Zhang Bufan nodded in agreement, then looked at Baldy, whose mood seemed a bit low. He reached out and stroked his head, comforting him, "Not retreating in the face of danger, Baldy, you performed very well and were very brave. It's normal not to be able to win now. When you grow up, you can beat anyone you don't like."

Upon hearing Zhang Bufan's words, Baldy's somewhat dim eyes rekindled with light, and he puffed out his chest, "Chirp, chirp, chirp!"

"Hmm, that's right."

Zhang Bufan came to the Blood Qi Bear's corpse, waved his hand, and directly crushed the Blood Qi Bear's body. A blood-red demon beast's inner core rolled out.

Zhang Bufan picked up the demon beast's inner core, then turned his head to Baldy and asked, "Want to eat it?"

Baldy glanced at the demon beast's inner core, then shook his head.

Seeing this, Zhang Bufan said nothing, put away the demon beast's inner core, and continued walking outside.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Bufan heard sounds of fighting from a distance. He swept his Divine Sense over, and his expression immediately changed, "It's her."