33: Conquer Yunxia Mountain (above)

“As expected of the seven-colored lotus, it’s not even mature yet, but it’s already able to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.”

Xia Fan stopped, feeling the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the valley, and couldn't help but exclaim.

As far as his eyes could see, the dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth was like a thin mist, floating in the air of this valley, swaying with the breeze. Coupled with the exotic flowers and plants, strange rocks, and small streams all around the valley, it was like a fairyland.

He took a deep breath and immediately felt refreshed. The slight fatigue from rushing on the road was almost instantly swept away.

There was a hint of coolness with each breath.

This was a direct feeling of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Not only him, but even the Magic Cat and the three fierce beasts also slightly narrowed their eyes at this moment, comfortably feeling everything around them.

To them, this place was like paradise.

“This is the place,” Xia Fan thought to himself after a while.

He then put down the tian yuan fruit tree, found a suitable spot nearby, dug a pit, and planted the tree.

There was abundant spiritual energy in this valley, so after planting the tian yuan fruit tree, it wouldn't be long before it bore fruit again.

Currently, the tian yuan fruit tree was of no use to Xia Fan and the Magic Cat, but it held immense allure for the other fierce beasts, such as his three newly acquired subordinates.

The moment the tian yuan fruit tree appeared, the three fierce beasts were all incredibly excited. If Xia Fan hadn't been there, they probably would have rushed forward to snatch it.

“Don’t rush, there will be enough for everyone in the future,” Xia Fan growled calmly a few times, telling the three fierce beasts not to be impatient. By this time, he had also finished planting the tian yuan fruit tree.

He stood beside the tian yuan fruit tree, gazing at the surroundings of the valley, and felt a surge of heroic spirit.

“The Yunxia Mountain Range is indeed a good place.”

“This place is blessed by nature, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has the seven-colored lotus, a spiritual object that gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It will only get better and better in the future.”

Xia Fan pondered for a while, then suddenly turned his head to look at the three fierce beasts and ordered, “Xiong Da, I’m going to leave here later to patrol the Yunxia Mountain Range. You will guard the tian yuan fruit tree.”

“No other fierce beasts are allowed to approach, except for us.”

“Roar—” The Giant Bear immediately roared, indicating that he understood.

He had already been named Xiong Da by Xia Fan. In his mind, this meant that the Boss acknowledged his first position among the current fierce beast brothers. Now that he was told to guard the tian yuan fruit tree, he was naturally very excited.

Next, Xia Fan instructed the Giant Tiger, “You will patrol intermittently, with this valley as the center, to ensure that no fierce beasts are hiding.”

“Hu Er, you are of the same clan as me, so you will certainly receive benefits in the future.”

Instantly, a tiger's roar erupted. At this moment, Hu Er was even more excited, as if he had received a great honor.

As the saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers.

Hu Er was very worried that Xia Fan would suppress him in the future, leaving him far behind the remaining Giant Bear and Giant Wolf. But now it seemed that he was still quite valued.

At this time, only the Giant Wolf, Lang San, had constantly flickering cunning eyes. Although he was eager to move, he dared not make any unusual sounds.

Seeing that Xiong Da and Hu Er both had assignments, but he seemed to have nothing to do, he couldn't help but move closer to Xia Fan.

Although they were all Xia Fan's subordinates, there was no prohibition against them fighting each other.

Once he fell far behind Xiong Da and Hu Er, he would probably die soon.

“Don’t worry, I won’t forget you.”

Xia Fan saw his eagerness, growled a few times to comfort him, then looked at the edge of the valley and gave his orders.

“Lang San, you will roam the edge of the valley, serving as the first line of defense for the base camp.”

“Therefore, your position is extremely important. You must patrol diligently and not let any fierce beast break into the valley!”

This arrangement maximized the effectiveness of the three fierce beasts and was very reasonable.

“Awoo—” Instantly, Lang San howled excitedly, wishing he could rush to the edge of the valley immediately and begin his task.

Although they had only just followed Xia Fan, they understood that their new master seemed to be better than the Nine-Tailed Fox, so they all wanted to do their best to perform and gain importance.

“Tiger Brother, what about me?”

Beside him, the Magic Cat, seeing that he was the first to accompany Xia Fan, but had not received any task, couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

He was playful, but he also understood that only by following Xia Fan would he have an endless supply of crystals to consume. If his thunder was stolen, wouldn't he miss out?

“Hehe, you’re coming with me.”

Xia Fan growled repeatedly, making the Magic Cat understand that he was still very important in Xia Fan's heart. “From now on, the Yunxia Mountain will be our base camp, but countless fierce beasts live within it.”

“If we let them continue to grow, it might cause big trouble in the future.”

“Therefore, what I need to do now is to unify the Yunxia Mountain Range and become the true master of this mountain range!”

“Little fellow, let’s go, come with me to kill the enemy.”

“Meow meow!”

In an instant, the Magic Cat cried out excitedly, rushing quickly to Xia Fan's side, leaping and frolicking up and down.

Xia Fan and the Magic Cat simply chose a random direction and left the valley.

He looked back and saw that Hu Er and Lang San had already gone to their positions, and Xiong Da was standing beside the tian yuan fruit tree, watching him leave. He immediately stopped hesitating and sped up.

In just half an hour, Xia Fan and the Magic Cat encountered a dozen fierce beasts, but they were all very weak, so Xia Fan easily swept them away, took their crystals, and then left.

“Tiger Brother, why do you kill some solitary fierce beasts directly, but let some gregarious fierce beasts live?”

When he saw Xia Fan defeat a first-order late-stage fierce beast but then let it go, the Magic Cat was immediately puzzled.

He felt that all fierce beasts that harbored ill will towards them should not be spared.

“Hehe, this is because I want to build a fierce beast army. Naturally, I have to keep the gregarious fierce beasts; lone wolves are useless to me.”

“Alright, let’s continue. We need to be fast, otherwise, it will be troublesome once those fierce beasts grow up.”

“Awoo, okay.”

The Magic Cat seemed to understand but didn't delve deeper, continuing to follow Xia Fan and help clear out the fierce beasts in the mountain range.

Xia Fan's actions this time were very easy. After all, by simply using Soul Fire to control the leaders of gregarious fierce beasts, he could easily control their entire tribe.

Moreover, with his current strength as a second-order fierce beast, coupled with the Magic Cat's assistance, he was almost unstoppable.

Unknowingly, Xia Fan swept all the way to the west of the Yunxia Mountain Range. Ahead was a dark, eerie forest, and from afar, he could hear the cries of apes.

He couldn't help but stop and ponder, and soon had a guess, “In my previous life, the Nine-Tailed Fox had three king-level fierce beast generals under her command, and one of them seemed to be a Giant Ape.”