Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 761: Chapter 332: The Unquenchable Black Flame! Fire Spirit Devouring!

At this moment, Ye Zhou, anxious as can be, was naturally unknown to Su Ping.

Of course, even if he knew, Su Ping wouldn’t be concerned. Since learning from Little Flame that the other split flames of the Flame Venerable were nearby, what else could Su Ping care about?

Leading Old Sha, they left the Heart of Myriad Spirits.

Little Flame also sensed that this opponent wouldn’t be too strong. Even if it was stronger than Little Flame, its strength was still quite limited, mainly because of this so-called ’mount’.

Clearly, in the early stages, the split fire spirits of the Fire Supreme mainly relied on controlling these close avian ’mounts’ to protect themselves and get through their extremely frail developmental stage.

Compared to adversaries much stronger than Little Flame itself, they weren’t worth mentioning; after all, Little Flame was far too feeble now.

However, the strength of the mount was undeniably something Su Ping needed to be concerned about.

But with Old Sha around, unless the opponent was an Emperor Level Pet Beast, Su Ping had no reason to fear, whatever the case.

Moreover, this was obviously impossible.

The trouble in the Eastern Sea had just begun to subside. How could there be an Emperor Level flying Pet Beast in Jianghai Realm?

Indeed, Su Ping’s assessment proved correct.

North of the Heart of Myriad Spirits, beyond the gradually constructed shops lining the streets and Su Ping’s extended connection to the Heart of Soul, lay a wilderness.

Perhaps twenty or thirty years ago, this place was farmland, but after that Beast Tide, it was now nothing but a desolate land, overgrown with weeds and dense with trees.

“Little guy, can you sense how far that thing is from us? And if we just head over like this, will it refuse to appear out of fear?”

Su Ping vigilantly scanned his surroundings.

As Little Flame said, what they were compatible with and what they controlled were likely avian Pet Beasts. Even if the avian Pet Beast controlled by the opponent had a much lower Level Realm than Old Sha, the advantage of flight remained.

If the opponent sensed Old Sha’s presence from the air and simply left, Su Ping would be powerless to stop them.

So, if possible, luring the snake out of its hole was a viable option.

However, Little Flame shook its head, hissing.

“HISS HISS HISS (Merge… instinct… won’t resist, fear… ’Death’…)”

Huh?

Su Ping’s eyebrows rose.

He could clearly understand the meaning in these intermittent words.

Merging is an innate instinct of all fire spirits. When devoured in battle, they wouldn’t fear so-called death. So, what’s the deal with this Little Flame?

From what I’ve seen before, Little Flame seems very unwilling to be devoured, doesn’t it?

Therefore, Su Ping asked directly, “If that’s the case, then why are you so resistant to being devoured?”

Upon hearing this, Little Flame paused slightly, a hint of confusion and naivety flickering in its fiery red eyes.

“HISS HISS HISS (Don’t want to die… I don’t want to be devoured!)”

Clearly, Little Flame couldn’t articulate the reason, but it was firm in this conviction.

In fact, Su Ping had already grasped the crux of the matter as soon as he voiced the question. The biggest difference between Little Flame and the other Flame Lord Fire Spirits lay in its consciousness. It wasn’t naturally born in the wild, greatly influenced by the dying consciousness of the Flame Venerable to become a collective entity. Rather, it was an entirely new life and conscious entity, stimulated by some unknown means and ability of Biyao Chunshen. This was a type of means and ability Su Ping had never heard of; it must be a legendary Life Series ability. Therefore, it was perfectly normal that the consciousness of Little Flame, born of such a method, naturally possessed far greater wisdom and self-awareness compared to other Fire Sprout incarnations.

As he pondered this, Little Flame’s fiery gaze became unwavering.

“HISS HISS HISS (Devour… I am… the true Fire Totem… the Ten Thousand Bird Faith!)”

“HISS HISS HISS (Not far now… human, help me…)”

Listening to Little Flame’s feedback via Psychic Communication, Su Ping’s eyes narrowed slightly.

He conversed with Little Crow on his shoulder and Little Flame, but Old Sha beneath him didn’t delay at all, its paws moving swiftly across the soft ground.

Thorn bushes, forests—none of it hindered Old Sha; it moved as if treading on flat ground.

Powerful Wood Element abilities allowed Old Sha’s speed through the jungle to rival that of a sports car speeding down a highway.

In just under half an hour, Su Ping could feel a significant rise and fluctuation in the air temperature.

He could even feel the pitch-black talons of Little Crow, perched on his shoulder, tighten slightly.

“GAGA! GAGA! GAGA!”

Little Crow’s excited cry echoed.

Back on Crescent Island, the little creature had greatly admired the battles of Old Sha, Xiao Qing, and Qian Yi. Now, finally, it was its turn.

Old Sha’s pace suddenly slowed.

Eventually, Old Sha came to a halt and tilted its head back. Su Ping followed its gaze, looking in the same direction.

Clearly, just as Little Flame had sensed the other’s trail, the other presence had also sensed Little Flame. Both sides had almost immediately begun moving towards this location.