14: Did I really understand it wrong?

Outside, the sky was full of hail, while at home, Shen Ying was also doing her part.

From the beginning, it was like smashing walnuts, and then it became more and more numerous.

Finally, Shen Ying directly brought out a baking oven and sat under the eaves to start melting the ice around the zhen crystal.

"Squeak squeak squeak~"

Just then, a small, furry mouse the size of a hamster squeaked loudly at Qingyang inside the house.

This was Qingyang's fifth subordinate after King Kong, Red Fire Ant Queen, Little Luan, and Colorful Parrot.

White Ling Ancient Mouse.

This little creature wasn't strong in combat, but it excelled in numbers; a single litter could produce over a dozen, and they could have a litter on average every month.

The main reason Qingyang took this subordinate was to add another layer of protection to his already safe home.

Another reason was finding zhen crystal; these little creatures were truly skilled at it.

In ancient times, this little creature had another name, called Treasure Seeking Rat. It could find medicinal herbs, minerals, and the like, as long as they existed.

After hearing the Treasure Seeking Rat's report, Qingyang raised his python head and nodded slightly.

Just then, a furry mouse queen the size of a chinchilla jumped onto Shen Ying's shoulder from her arms, raised her two front paws, and squeaked while gesturing to Qingyang.

It turned out that the so-called ten-mile radius was centered around Qingyang's villa, extending five miles forward, backward, left, and right, with the straight-line distance adding up to exactly ten miles.

But Qingyang had now domineeringly killed the White Wolf and charged into his territory.

In other words, Qingyang now had ten miles of territory just to the east.

He crossed the boundary!

No Fierce Beast dared to break the rules set by the Mountain Lord.

But Qingyang acted as if he hadn't heard and immediately spoke.

"Hiss hiss~ (I understand. Afterward, I will personally go into the mountains to explain to the Mountain Lord. But for now, your mission is not to miss a single treasured crystal.)"

After saying this, Qingyang looked at the nearly thirty zhen crystal already beside him, and the treasured crystal ice blocks that the Red Fire Ant and Treasure Seeking Rat were continuously bringing back.

Qingyang immediately swallowed twenty-three zhen crystal and waited for the Devour Points to appear.

A few minutes later, after [Devour Points +23] appeared, Qingyang said again, "Maximize Defense."

[Species: Black Golden Ancient Patterned Python (Fierce Beast).]

[Realm: Second Order Peak.]

[Strength: 50 (Evolvable).]

[Speed: 50 (Evolvable).]

[Defense: 50 (Evolvable).]

[Devour Points: 0.25.]

[Skill: Winter Black-striped Freeze (Can instantly release -135℃ low temperature) Cooldown: 24 hours.]

After doing all this, Qingyang wriggled his black golden python body, which was already over six meters long, and looked towards the mountain forest behind him.

There, there was a Scarlet Water Snake, also a Second Order Fierce Beast.

But according to the Treasure Seeking Rat, the other party had an identical twin brother, who had also now advanced to Second Order strength.

The two brothers were closely connected, supporting each other all the way, and even the Mountain Lord made an exception, allowing the territories of the two Scarlet Water Snakes to be adjacent.

Qingyang's target this time was the older brother among the two brothers.

Because the Scarlet Water Snake had potent venom, to be honest, Qingyang didn't dare to be overconfident.

So, just in case, Qingyang even waited for King Kong to bring back the eleven Forest Wolf corpses before setting off together.

After all, King Kong was also a First Order Peak Fierce Beast and could provide some assistance to Qingyang.

This time, the hail was getting heavier and heavier. After seeing King Kong's figure returning on the hillside from afar, Qingyang also crawled outside the door.

"Hiss hiss~ (King Kong, do you dare to challenge the Scarlet Water Snake brothers with me?)"

The moment Qingyang's voice sounded, King Kong violently threw the Forest Wolves onto the ground, howled at the sky, and simultaneously pounded his chest.

After a python and a black gorilla had traveled through mountains and rivers for over ten minutes, Qingyang instantly sensed the aura of a Second Order Fierce Beast.

But not long after Qingyang sensed this aura, another Second Order aura also entered Qingyang's sensing range.

On a thick tree trunk, a Scarlet Water Snake nearly five meters long, with a body like blood, flicked its tongue and said.

"Hiss hiss~ (You've crossed the boundary.)"

As he spoke, another Scarlet Water Snake quickly appeared behind him.

Without further ado, Qingyang had come this time to seize territory, so he directly charged towards the other party.

As for King Kong, although he was afraid of the deterrent power of a Second Order Fierce Beast, seeing his Qing Yang so brave, he could only brace himself and charge forward.

This time, because Winter Black-striped Freeze was still on cooldown, Qingyang directly chose close combat.

As fellow snake creatures, the Scarlet Water Snake possessed deadly venom.

Therefore, Qingyang immediately opened his gaping maw and restrained the Scarlet Water Snake's mouth.

What followed was a pure contest of strength.

Clearly, the Scarlet Water Snake was no match for Qingyang at all.

But just as Qingyang was about to strangle the "older brother", the "younger brother" in the distance directly broke free from King Kong's entanglement and fiercely bit towards Qingyang.

Although Qingyang's defense was strong, as a fellow Second Order Fierce Beast, the "younger brother" still bit through Qingyang's hard black scales.

From the fist-sized snake head, surging venom was frantically injected into Qingyang's body.

At this moment, Qingyang felt an extreme threat, and his entire black golden python body actually emitted a deterrent force like the king of beasts.

"Hiss~"

As the Scarlet Water Snake "older brother" was instantly strangled by Qingyang, Qingyang felt his entire python body begin to tremble due to the venom injection.

But at this critical moment, Qingyang still bit the "younger brother's" head, his mouth suddenly exerting force, and actually bit off the other party's head in one bite.

It was essentially torn off by force.

After doing all this, Qingyang shook his slightly dizzy python head and quickly instructed King Kong.

"Hiss hiss~ (Carry me back and put me in the nest under the bed. Order the Treasure Seeking Rat and the Red Fire Ant Queen to advance five miles. I need to promote and break through. Hang the corpses of these two guys outside the door. During this time, if any other Second Order Fierce Beast attacks, just take Shen Ying and escape.)"

After saying these words, Qingyang whispered directly at the last moment, "Promote."

The next second, Qingyang's consciousness disappeared, and his entire python body also twisted unconsciously.

In the distance, King Kong scratched his head, somewhat confused.

But subconsciously, he still followed Qingyang's instructions, first carrying Qingyang on his neck, grabbing a Scarlet Water Snake with one hand, and quickly walking towards the villa down the mountain.

Upon returning to the villa and placing Qingyang in the nest under the bed, King Kong also hung the two five-meter-long, blood-red Scarlet Water Snakes directly outside the main gate.

It looked just like hanging two strings of firecrackers during the New Year.

But the auras emanating from the two Second Order Fierce Beasts constantly intimidated those peeking minor Fierce Beasts.