257: Chapter 257 The Molted Tapir

The alligator-shaped Yao Beast no longer had any thoughts of hiding, sprinting rapidly through the swamp and fleeing toward the sinkhole.

Lin Qing landed back on the ground, blocking the advancing path of the alligator-shaped Yao Beast.

However, the alligator-shaped Yao Beast did not slow down; it wanted to slip past under Lin Qing's feet.

Lin Qing shook his head. It was not as if he did not know the Will of Water; he also possessed the restraining Will of Earth.

Lin Qing raised his foot and stomped down fiercely. The ground became hard once more, continuously expanding outward with Lin Qing at the center.

Under the augmentation of Lin Qing's Will of Earth, the ordinary ground became hard and heavy. With no other choice, the alligator-shaped Yao Beast had to burrow out of the earth.

"My Lord, it's a misunderstanding! I was also directed by someone else!"

Just like the previous White Giant Wolf, even though their Realm had reached the Level 11 Peak, when facing death, they all had to lower their heads.

"My Lord, me too! Coming to this place was not my original intention!"

In the distance, the bear-shaped Yao Beast fighting the White Giant Wolf also chimed in. Of course, it had also witnessed the deaths of the deer-shaped Yao Beast and the eagle-shaped Yao Beast. It wanted to run as well, but the White Giant Wolf dragged it down stubbornly.

Lin Qing shook his head. He did not intend to let the remaining two Yao Beasts go the same way he had spared the White Giant Wolf.

After all, they were subordinates of that Divine Venerable-level Yao Beast. If that Divine Venerable-level Yao Beast were to emerge from the Secret Realm in the future and wreak havoc across the continent, these two Yao Beasts would also pose a huge trouble to others.

Seeing Lin Qing shake his head, the alligator-shaped Yao Beast finally abandoned its last illusion. With its mouth wide open, it launched a final charge toward Lin Qing.

"Clang——!"

Lin Qing materialized a Spiritual Qi shovel. When the alligator-shaped Yao Beast rushed over, he struck it right on the forehead with a shovel blow, causing the alligator-shaped Yao Beast's Divine Soul to be instantly destroyed.

Casually putting away the corpse of the alligator-shaped Yao Beast, Lin Qing did not go to support the White Giant Wolf in the first instance; instead, he rushed toward the remaining Level 11 Yao Beasts.

The battle on the White Giant Wolf's side was still within its control. If they continued fighting the way they were right now, it would probably take a few months to determine the victor.

However, those Level 11 Yao Beasts in the distance were different. After seeing several Peaks perish so easily, they turned around one by one and began to flee, wanting to return into the sinkhole.

Lin Qing did not care much about the other Yao Beasts, but the Mist-Ridge Fang was his target. If it were allowed to escape back into the sinkhole, Lin Qing really would not dare to chase after it.

This Mist-Ridge Fang was only at the Level 11 Late Stage, so it naturally could not stir up any storms in front of Lin Qing. When he returned once more, the battle between the White Giant Wolf and the bear-shaped Yao Beast had already stopped.

The bear-shaped Yao Beast lay on the ground, its eyes closed and motionless. It had not been defeated by the White Giant Wolf, but knowing it would surely die, it simply ceased resisting.

If Lin Qing had only killed one of them, it might have still put up some resistance. However, Lin Qing had killed its comrades one after another, and the strength of that alligator was clearly superior to its own by a notch, so it simply could not be bothered to launch a final strike.

Lin Qing gave it a swift death.

"This corpse belongs to you."

Lin Qing looked at the White Giant Wolf and said. Since the other party was willing to come and help, Lin Qing naturally would not treat it unfairly. The flesh and blood of a peer-level Yao Beast was a great tonic for it.

The battle ended, and Lin Qing put away his Dharmic Form. Everyone looked at him with an expression as if they had something to say, probably words marveling at his strength. Lin Qing waved his hand at them.

"Let's change places first!"

There had always been some bold Cultivators watching the battle around them. Now that his identity and location information had been exposed, this place was naturally no longer suitable for a long stay.

"Wait!"

It was the White Giant Wolf that spoke. Lin Qing cast his gaze over, meaning to ask what was wrong with it.

"You seemed to have stayed in that tribe for a long time before. Were you looking for that Lanwen Tapir?"

"Mn, it was killed by you, right?"

The White Giant Wolf nodded, and then continued speaking:

"However, I only ate its flesh and blood; I kept its bones, fur, and other things. If there is anything you need among them, I can give it to you."

Hearing these words, even Lin Qing could not help feeling a bit excited. Although he had already collected a complete set of Formation Materials, it was not as if he could only set up one set.

"Do you have the molted skin of the Lanwen Tapir?"

"Yes!"

The White Giant Wolf opened its big mouth, and a translucent animal skin glowing with a light blue luster was spit out from its mouth. Clearly, the opponent also had its own storage means; the tooth disproportionate to its body size earlier was also spit out like this. Perhaps it had a piece of Void Beast bone stuck in its throat?

Looking at the Lanwen Tapir molting lying quietly on the ground, Lin Qing solemnly cupped his fists in salute. Afterward, he took out the corpse of the alligator-shaped Yao Beast and placed it on the ground.

"This corpse is for you as well."

"No need. You spared my life earlier, already..."

After putting away the Lanwen Tapir molting, Lin Qing waved his hand to interrupt it.

"Put it away, and let's leave this place first."

Then Lin Qing led the crowd and turned to soar into the air. With Lin Qing's speed, none of the surrounding Cultivators could keep up with him. As long as they flew for a period of time, the people of the Central Continent would lose his information once more. Of course, estimatedly, no Cultivator around would dare to track them either.

After flying for a while, Lin Qing stopped and looked at the motionless White Giant Wolf behind him.

"What are you doing? Move! What, do you want me to carry you too?"

"Ah, do I have to go together too?"

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and keep up."

The White Giant Wolf hurriedly put away the corpses of the two Yao Beasts on the ground and followed closely behind.

At present, Lin Qing still did not understand why that Divine Venerable-level Yao Beast could not come out, and naturally, he did not know when it would be able to emerge.

Lin Qing did not exterminate all the Yao Beasts coming out of the Secret Realm. The news of the White Giant Wolf stepping in to help him would inevitably be passed back into the Secret Realm. Moreover, Lin Qing simply could not kill them all; among those Yao Beasts, there were even characters who had been watching the battle right above the sinkhole.

If that Divine Sovereign Realm Yao Beast came into the world by then, the White Giant Wolf would definitely not have a good ending. Even if there were still Level 11 Peaks inside the Secret Realm, the White Giant Wolf would not come out well either.

A Level 11 Peak, plus a few mid-to-Late Stage Level 11 ones, would be enough to take down the White Giant Wolf. Since the other party chose to help Lin Qing, Lin Qing would naturally protect it.

During the flight, Lin Qing's Divine Thought swept across that previous tribe. They were too close to the battlefield and were heavily affected by the beast tide; almost none of the buildings in the tribe survived.

Fortunately, those Yao Beasts were all busy fleeing for their lives and had no time to stop and hunt the people in the tribe. However, the tribe's population still decreased by about a tenth or so.

Although they could be said to have been implicated by Lin Qing, Lin Qing had no intention of going to check on them. Establishing a tribe in the Southern Domain—this was their destiny, and one day they would be annihilated.

After flying with the crowd for a long time and confirming that they would not be tracked, Lin Qing stopped on a mountain Peak.

"Grandmaster, Grand Aunt-Master, why did the two of you appear here, and why were you together with Ren Wudi and the others?"