Overlord of the Wilderness

Ling Kongyun, sliced in two by Sword Qi, plummeted from the sky. With a flicker in his eyes, Zhaang Ye made a grasping motion, and all of Ling Kongyun’s possessions instantly flew into his hands.

Ling Kongyun had quite a few items on him. Besides a few bottles of Elixirs, Zhaang Ye also obtained two Martial Arts Secret Manuals and a piece of Beast Hide. Zhaang Ye quickly glanced at the Beast Hide and saw a pitch-black tree branch drawn on it. This branch seemed to possess an indescribable, profound aura, making Zhaang Ye take a second look.

Zhaang Ye was about to store these items in his Small Space when a Token suddenly caught his attention. Engraved on this Token was a purple Fierce Beast—it was the Purple-haired Wild Boar. What Zhaang Ye found even stranger was that this purple Token emanated a faint, violent aura, an aura that was identical to the Purple-haired Wild Boar’s!

WHOOSH!

Zhaang Ye subconsciously sent a stream of True Qi into the purple Token.

AWOOO!!

The Purple-haired Wild Boar had already closed to within two hundred zhang, its body brimming with killing intent, looking as if it was about to launch a fierce attack. But as soon as Zhaang Ye’s True Qi entered the purple Token, the killing intent from the Purple-haired Wild Boar vanished without a trace, and the violent energy in its eyes dissipated in an instant!

AWOO... WHIMPER...

Before Zhaang Ye’s eyes, the extremely ferocious Purple-haired Wild Boar suddenly slowed down, letting out painful moans.

”This...” Zhaang Ye reacted in an instant, a look of ecstasy appearing in his eyes. He stared intently at the purple Token in his hand and muttered, ”The Beast Taming Order, the Beast Taming Order! The aura from this Token is identical to the Purple-haired Wild Boar’s, and it seems to subtly control the boar’s blood and qi. This is the legendary Beast Taming Order! No wonder Ling Kongyun was able to control this Purple-haired Wild Boar!”

WHOOSH!

The True Qi in Zhaang Ye’s body surged out wildly, pouring into the Beast Taming Order. The order immediately emitted a faint purple light, and the engraved Purple-haired Wild Boar seemed to come to life.

AWOOO!!!

As Zhaang Ye’s True Qi flowed in, the Purple-haired Wild Boar let out an earth-shattering, miserable cry. Its huge body twisted as if in extreme agony.

Zhaang Ye’s expression didn’t change in the slightest as he continued to pour a steady stream of True Qi into the Beast Taming Order. This Purple-haired Wild Boar had an exceptionally violent temperament; if he didn’t break its spirit, Zhaang Ye wouldn’t dare let it near him. Therefore, Zhaang Ye completely ignored the boar’s miserable cries, his stream of True Qi unceasing, fully intent on disciplining it.

AWOOO!!!

The Purple-haired Wild Boar cried out miserably again and again, the purple fur on its body standing on end. Its massive body fell from the sky like a meteor, smashing a large crater into the ground.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Purple-haired Wild Boar’s miserable cries turned into pleas. A look of submission appeared in the eyes of this once-majestic boar, and it let out a series of wails that sounded utterly tragic.

Zhaang Ye knew the time was right. He beckoned to the Purple-haired Wild Boar and said, ”Get over here!”

This Purple-haired Wild Boar was an Ancient Exotic Beast that had developed intelligence after living in the Small Space for some time. The beast hated Zhaang Ye to the bone for the pain he had inflicted, wanting nothing more than to tear him to shreds and eat him piece by piece. But after Zhaang Ye’s latest round of torment, the Purple-haired Wild Boar completely submitted, not daring to resist in the slightest.

WHIMPER, WHIMPER.

The Purple-haired Wild Boar slowly approached Zhaang Ye, its huge body faintly trembling. The torment just now had instilled in it a bone-deep fear of Zhaang Ye, so much so that it could barely stand steady.

With a flash, Zhaang Ye appeared on the Purple-haired Wild Boar’s back. He gave a few casual commands, and the boar obeyed each one. The once-majestic Purple-haired Wild Boar was now like an obedient dog.

A trace of excitement appeared on Zhaang Ye’s face now that he had successfully tamed the Purple-haired Wild Boar. This boar had lived in the Little World for a very long time and was extremely familiar with it. With its help, the speed of gathering Medicinal Herbs and Essence Stones would be greatly accelerated. At the same time, this Purple-haired Wild Boar was one of the two strongest Fierce Beasts in the Little World. With its help, he wouldn’t have to worry about his safety, even if he encountered other powerful Fierce Beasts like the Sharp-headed Mongoose.

Zhaang Ye laughed heartily, gave the Purple-haired Wild Boar a firm slap, and shouted, ”Let’s go! Take me to the place with the most Essence Stones! Take me to the place with the most Medicinal Herbs! Take me to the place with the most treasure!”

The Purple-haired Wild Boar let out a whimper, rose into the air with Zhaang Ye on its back, and headed toward the depths of the Little World.

...

In the Da Ling Kingdom True Hall, beneath a ten-thousand-zhang waterfall, a white-bearded, white-robed old man was meditating cross-legged on a stone. Clouds and mist swirled around him, making him look like an immortal from a distance.

Suddenly, the white-robed old man’s eyes snapped open. He murmured to himself, ”Strange. I’ve been cultivating for two or three hundred years, so why can’t I enter a state of Cultivation today? Could something have happened?”

After a moment of contemplation, the white-robed old man gently curled one hand, his five fingers rising and falling in a profound pattern. The old man’s five fingers were as white as snow, their undulations pleasing to the eye and carrying a profoundly mysterious meaning, as if all things between heaven and earth were moving within his five fingers.

Suddenly, the white-robed old man’s expression changed. His five fingers began to move like the wind, too fast for the naked eye to follow. This continued for the full time it takes an incense stick to burn before the old man’s fingers finally came to a stop.

PTUI!

The white-robed old man suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, seeming to age several years in an instant. After a long moment, a horrifying killing intent appeared in his eyes. ”Yun’Er was actually killed! He lost his life in the Little World! Not only was Yun’Er slain, but the other four disciples also died in the Little World!”

The white-robed old man’s Cultivation had already reached an unfathomable level. In his fury, the ten-thousand-zhang waterfall before him paused for an instant. The deep pool below the waterfall froze over in a flash, a thick layer of ice instantly covering the dozens-of-mu-wide pool completely. The water from the ten-thousand-zhang waterfall crashed down upon the ice, its sound like the roar of a dragon!

With a flick of his sleeve, the old man took out nine tortoise shells. These nine tortoise shells were covered in Runes and possessed a primitive and mysterious aura. A single glance was enough to tell they were relics from Ancient Times.

The white-robed old man’s face was grim as he looked at the nine tortoise shells in his hand. He said in a chilling tone, ”Yun’Er was the most outstanding genius in centuries, and his talent for divination was in no way inferior to my own. I will find out who killed Yun’Er. This debt must be repaid!”

As he spoke, the nine tortoise shells in the white-robed old man’s hand suddenly moved, flying up into the air.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH! The nine tortoise shells spun in the air in a profound pattern. The white-robed old man watched the shells with a blank expression, then suddenly spat out nine streams of pure Innate True Qi. Aided by the Innate True Qi, the nine tortoise shells spun even faster, emitting a low whistling sound.

The white-robed old man stared at the nine tortoise shells and shouted softly, ”Commune with heaven and earth, manifest as my will dictates!”

He gently pushed his hand forward. The nine endlessly spinning tortoise shells instantly released a hundred-zhang-long radiance, then hovered silently in the air, displaying a mysterious hexagram.

The white-robed old man gazed at the hexagram before him. After a long time, a several-chi-long beam of light shot from his eyes as he slowly said, ”Ancient Sword Intent! Yun’Er was killed by Ancient Sword Intent! Among the young experts who entered the Little World, only two have comprehended Ancient Sword Intent. And the only one with the power to kill Yun’Er is Zhaang Ye! Zhaang Ye is the one who killed Yun’Er!”

”You killed my Yun’Er and ruined my plans! Zhaang Ye, I will never let you go!” The white-robed old man’s face was ashen, and he clenched his fists so hard they crackled, like an enraged Fierce Beast.

SWISH SWISH SWISH— Just as the white-robed old man was clenching his fists, three faint shadows suddenly appeared beneath the ten-thousand-zhang waterfall and solidified into three old men. These three who had appeared so suddenly were the three Hall Masters of the Da Ling Kingdom True Hall.

The Second Hall Master of the Da Ling Kingdom True Hall strode over and said in a heavy voice, ”Eldest Brother, I could feel your murderous aura from a great distance. Has something major happened?”

The white-robed old man nodded slowly and said, ”Just now, on a whim, I performed a divination and discovered that all of our Da Ling Kingdom’s True Disciples have been killed. Even Yun’Er couldn’t escape...”

”What!” The expressions of the Da Ling Kingdom’s Hall Masters changed drastically. The disciples who entered the Little World were all geniuses among geniuses, possessing the Cultivation of the Martial Arts Ninth Level Middle Stage at a young age. They were truly the future pillars of the Da Ling Kingdom True Hall. For all these talented disciples to die in the Little World was a massive blow to the Da Ling Kingdom True Hall.

The Second Hall Master said in disbelief, ”Eldest Brother, are you sure you didn’t make a mistake in your calculations? Ling Kongyun’s combat power was comparable to an expert at the Peak of Martial Arts Ninth Layer, and the Purple-haired Wild Boar in the Little World also obeyed his commands. Even if all the young experts in the Little World banded together, they wouldn’t necessarily be his match. How could he have been killed?”

The white-robed old man shook his head slightly. ”I made no mistake. To confirm it, I brought out the ancient tortoise shells to perform the calculation. There is absolutely no error.”

Hearing the white-robed old man’s confirmation, the faces of the Da Ling Kingdom True Hall’s Hall Masters immediately grew grim. The Third Hall Master erupted with a sky-high killing intent and said in a deep voice, ”Eldest Brother, who is the murderer? Who has such audacity? Who has such formidable strength?”

The white-robed old man spoke two words: ”Zhaang Ye.”

Killing intent flickered in the Second Hall Master’s eyes. ”Zhaang Ye? That new young expert from the Wei Kingdom? He just recently advanced to the Martial Arts Ninth Layer. How could his strength be so formidable?”

The white-robed old man said slowly, ”I can’t believe it either, but the hexagram is never wrong.”

At this point, a vicious look flashed in the white-robed old man’s eyes. ”Yun’Er was incredibly strong. With the help of the Purple-haired Wild Boar, he had a thirty to forty percent chance of retrieving that item from the depths of the Little World. Now, all hope is lost. Zhaang Ye, I will never let you go!” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with Recommendation Tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)