The Mutated Eagle Owl was indeed injured, but its speed was extremely fast.
In just a short time, the large eagle owl had left Ding Huan’s divine will range.
Ding Huan wasn’t worried, though, for he had placed a Mark of Divine Will on the mutated owl.
No matter how far the owl fled or how well it hid, as long as Ding Huan could sense his Mark of Divine Will, the owl wouldn’t have a chance to escape.
Ding Huan couldn’t claim that he could find it anywhere on Earth as long as his soul mark was intact, but as long as it didn’t flee into the ocean, it wouldn’t get away.
The Fierce Beasts of the Kunlun Mountains were indeed plentiful; whether it was the large eagle owl or Ding Huan, traveling through the mountains was a fleeting moment.
These Fierce Beasts didn’t even get a chance to confront Ding Huan before he had already moved far away.
After tracking for some distance, Ding Huan realized that this large owl was even more cunning than he had imagined.
With tremendous speed, the owl first followed a stream for about fifteen minutes, then suddenly dived into the water and when it burst out again, it was moving back in the direction it had come from into a forest.
The owl was injured, and its blood continuously sprayed, so the trail of blood was very clear on the way to the stream.
After washing in the stream and rushing into the forest, the owl was now flying above the trees, where most of the dripping blood was blocked by the leaves, making it virtually traceless.
If Ding Huan didn’t have the Mark of Divine Will, his first reaction would be to think that the owl had hidden in the stream.
However, Ding Huan often used this trick himself, so even if he was deceived for a while, he would soon realize the truth.
What’s more, Ding Huan had placed a Mark of Divine Will on the owl, so he didn’t need to follow the trail of blood, and he went directly back into the forest.
The self-proclaimed clever owl was just wasting its time.
After nearly three to four hours of tracking, Ding Huan’s divine will finally sensed that the owl had stopped fleeing and settled in one place.
Ding Huan slowed his pace, keeping his divine will extended.
Eventually, his divine will found the large owl in a cave.
The cave was not large, and outside the cave was a huge ancient tree with a circumference of probably more than fifty meters.
It appeared as though the ancient tree had been split by lightning, and it was hollow inside.
It was not unusual for the owl to seek shelter in an ancient tree.
Strangely, the owl, whether due to injury or some other reason, did not hide atop the ancient tree.
Within this hollow, Ding Huan’s divine will discovered an iron pot.
Did this Mutated Eagle Owl really want to become human, to the extent of even collecting pots?
The eagle owl was still an animal, cautious and sly, but it had never expected Ding Huan to find its lair, so once it reached its nest, it started healing.
In its cave, it had hidden some unknown medicinal herbs that Ding Huan’s divine will observed the owl swallowing, then applying some to the wounds inflicted by his wooden spear.
Ding Huan executed the Wind Control Skill and silently arrived at the entrance of the owl’s cave.
While the owl was still healing, True Yuan converged, and the spear transformed into infinite gun light bombarding the owl.
Almost the moment Ding Huan launched his spear, the owl sensed it, and without considering, it rushed out of the stone cave.
But this was tantamount to exposing itself to Ding Huan’s spear a second time.
Even if Ding Huan’s spear had broken, his full-force surprise attack managed to sever the owl’s neck.
The spear tore through the owl’s neck and pierced right through.
"Chiow!" the eagle owl let out a pitiful screech, its massive talons still trying to grasp Ding Huan.
Unfortunately for the creature, it had been outwitted by Ding Huan twice. Now, with barely any strength left, before the talons could touch Ding Huan, he shattered them with a punch.
"Crack!" The sound was crisp and clear.
The owl, along with Ding Huan’s spear, was sent flying by his punch, striking the cave entrance and tumbling down.
Blood clots continually flowed from the owl’s wounds; the creature was too severely injured. Despite wanting to rise and attack Ding Huan, it no longer had any strength.
As Ding Huan approached, the owl’s eyes flickered with reluctance.
It should have been the one to ambush the human, but instead, it had failed to ambush its adversary and had been tricked twice in a row.
Cultivating in the Kunlun Mountains until today, it had never suffered such a heavy blow, and likely it was the last time.
Wasn’t ruling the Kunlun Mountain good enough? Why did it have to steal from the human?
The owl felt some regret, but if given another chance, it would probably be unable to restrain itself from seizing those Blossom God Crystal Stones.
"Have you achieved Foundation Establishment?" Ding Huan stopped a few meters away from the owl and asked.
The owl’s eyes showed scorn and it ignored Ding Huan.
Even in death, it wanted this rude human to suffer a loss.
It indeed couldn’t rush out to attack the human, but if this human came close, it wanted to give the one before it a bloody lesson before dying.
With Ding Huan’s rich experience, he questioned the owl at a distance of five meters.
Seeing the owl was unresponsive, he couldn’t be bothered to ask again and sent out several Wind Blades straightforwardly.
Sensing danger, the owl screeched in agony once more, but the Wind Blades cleanly severed its head.
Its plans of giving Ding Huan a final blow before death were thwarted.
Ding Huan walked into the Hawk’s cave and found it empty except for some medicinal herbs that he couldn’t even recognize; there was nothing else.
He really didn’t understand why the Hawk had established its lair in this place. Or could it be that this wasn’t the home of the Large Eagle Owl at all?
Now that the Hawk was killed, even if this wasn’t its lair, he had no way to continue searching for its nest.
Ding Huan guessed that this Hawk was very likely the same Demon Beast that surpassed a level 9 Fierce Beast, as mentioned by Cang Beichun. After all, such Demon Beasts were extremely rare.
Even with the vastness of the Kunlun Mountain Range, it was not possible for two of these Demon Beasts to appear.
Now certain that there was nothing in the lair of the Large Eagle Owl, Ding Huan walked up to a giant tree.
The Large Eagle Owl had hidden an iron pot within the hollow of this giant tree, but surely the pot was not an ordinary one?
Ding Huan’s Divine Will unfolded, preparing to lift the pot, but to his surprise, it didn’t budge.
This piqued Ding Huan’s interest. He didn’t destroy the hollow but entered it, grabbed the pot with his hand, and brought it out.
The pot wasn’t heavy. How come his Divine Will couldn’t move it just now?
The pot didn’t seem big at a glance, with a diameter of about forty to fifty centimeters. It had no handle but did have three lugs.
Ding Huan carefully examined the pot, but it looked just like an ordinary pot.
However, when Ding Huan tried to penetrate the pot with his Divine Will, he was immediately stunned, as his Divine Will couldn’t seep in.
This reminded him of the star-shaped stone in his pocket, which his Divine Will also couldn’t penetrate.
The pot in front of him was certainly no ordinary pot, Ding Huan concluded.
His Divine Will could have penetrated an ordinary pot one hundred percent of the time.
Besides, would a Mutated Large Eagle Owl hide an ordinary pot in such a place?
This creature had a certain level of intelligence and had cultivated to the level of a Demon Beast, capable of discerning valuable items.
Perhaps the Large Eagle Owl set its lair here precisely to guard this pot.
Ding Huan, holding the pot, walked up to the Large Eagle Owl, unleashed a Wind Blade, and split open the creature’s head, pulling out a green Demon Core.
With the green Demon Core in his hands, Ding Huan felt that it should be considered a true Demon Core. Even the lowest-level Demon Core was still a Demon Core.
Unlike the Fierce Beast Demon Cores he had obtained before, this green Demon Core contained an energy far surpassing those of the Demon Cores.
Stashing the Demon Core in his pocket, Ding Huan picked up the deceased Large Eagle Owl with his other hand and swiftly returned.
Even at its lowest level, the Demon Beast was valuable, even just its carcass.
Moreover, the flesh of such a Demon Beast should contain rich Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
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Seeing Ding Huan returning with the carcass of the Large Eagle Owl, Lao Liu excitedly rushed out to meet him.
The Hawk had launched its attack on Ding Huan so quickly that it hadn’t even seen it clearly.
Such a powerful creature had also been killed by Mr. Huan. It seemed that giving Mr. Huan its soul mark wasn’t such a bad deal.
Qi Xinyue was also very delighted. Seeing the Large Eagle Owl in Ding Huan’s hands, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She was well aware that if this powerful Demon Beast remained in the Kunlun Mountain Range, Ding Huan would certainly not be at ease leaving.
"Xinyue, collect the claws and primary feathers of this Large Eagle Owl, and stew the meat. I’m going to cultivate here for a few more days," Ding Huan said as he tossed the body of the Large Eagle Owl to the ground.
"Oh, and use this pot," he added, handing over the pot to Qi Xinyue.
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"Lao Liu, go help Xinyue get some firewood and set up a stove. We’re going to be here for at least a few more days," Ding Huan decided to cultivate inside the spaceship for a while.
He wouldn’t consider leaving until his cultivation reached the Ninth-level Perfect.
Lao Liu was now full of enthusiasm; it too was eager for Ding Huan to leave sooner.
After all, Ding Huan had promised that once they left this place, they would first return to Luoh River City. And once back in Luoh River City, he would find a way to help Lao Liu acquire a Spirit Root.
Ding Huan returned to the Blue Star and upon entering, he immediately felt the rich Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
Looking at the abundant Blossom God Crystal Stones and the energy vein over ten meters long, Ding Huan felt very satisfied.
It was just unfortunate that he had severed the energy vein, and it was not perfect.
Nevertheless, with this energy vein and over a hundred thousand Blossom God Crystal Stones, at least after entering space, he wouldn’t have to worry about not having Primordial Qi for cultivation, nor about starving to death.
After performing the Dust Removal Technique, Ding Huan simply sat on the energy vein and began to Circulate.
To Ding Huan’s shock, just one Cycle had his cultivation level rising rapidly.
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Ding Huan stopped cultivating, hardly believing it as he stroked the over ten-meter-long energy vein with his hand.
This energy vein was many times better for cultivation than the Divine Crystal Stones.
Had he been cultivating here all along, he would not have needed nearly a month to advance to a Ninth-level Genetic Cultivator.
What exactly was this energy vein, so powerful?
Also, if the energy vein hadn’t been severed, would cultivating with it have been even better?
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