ALL NOVEL Chapter 19: Battle with the Iron-Clad Bulls
The Star Dou Forest was vast. After walking dozens of kilometers from the outer region, Qi Han and the others finally emerged from the outermost layer of the forest and entered the intermediate layer.
In the outermost region of the Star Dou Forest, the primary Spirit Beasts were 10 Years old Spirit Beast, with occasional 100 Years old Spirit Beast. However, in the intermediate layer, the situation was different.
Here, the primary Spirit Beasts were 100 Years old Spirit Beast, with occasional 1.000 Years old Spirit Beast appearing.
If Qi Han had come alone, it would have been full of danger. But with Yue Hen accompanying him, the level of safety didn’t need to be overly concerned.
Quickly, the 3 of them arrived at the gathering area of the Iron-Clad Bulls. According to the system’s instructions, there were more than a dozen Iron-Clad Bulls living in this area, and Qi Han only needed to kill one of them to complete the Quest.
Qi Han had already explained his purpose to Yue Hen on the way and asked for her help in holding off the other Iron-Clad Bulls, leaving only one for him to deal with.
For a Spirit Emperor, a 100 Years old Spirit Beasts posed no threat, and for Yue Hen, it was just a trivial Quest. It was effortless for him.
The Iron-Clad Bulls harbored a strong Hostility towards Spirit Masters. When they saw the 3 of them, all the Iron-Clad Bulls stood up and slightly lowered their heads, pointing their sharp horn-like knives towards Qi Han and the others, entering a state of alert.
“Hmph.”
Yue Hen snorted lightly, and his figure suddenly soared, transforming from his slightly stooped appearance into a towering giant over 3 meters tall.
His short white hair instantly turned into silver shoulder-length hair, and a crescent moon appeared on his forehead.
At the same time, 6 halos appeared around him.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black.
It wasn’t the best combination of Spirit Rings, but it wasn’t far off either.
Yue Hen and Yue Lian both possessed a Beast Martial Spirit called the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf. At this moment, with Yue Hen’s Martial Spirit fusion, he looked like a werewolf.
The first Spirit Ring lit up, and a 2-meter-long silver claw shadow shot towards the herd of Iron-Clad Bulls, directly lifting one of the heavily armored bulls into the air.
Under Yue Hen’s deliberate control, only a slightly smaller Iron-Clad Bull was left.
Clearly, this one was left for Qi Han.
Qi Han’s eyes lit up, and he dashed towards the Iron-Clad Bull with the non-toxic Fine Rain Needle already in his hand.
【Please refrain from using poisonous weapons to kill the Iron-Clad Bull. Non-edible Iron-Clad Bulls will not count towards the Quest.】
There are such requirements?
Luckily, he was prepared for this.
In a flash, Qi Han switched the Fine Rain Needle in his hand to another Fine Rain Needle. If one were to observe closely, they would notice a special mark on the casing of this Fine Rain Needle.
He had bought 5 Fine Rain Needles in total, 4 of them poisoned and one without poison.
The non-toxic one was precisely for completing the Quest.
“Moo.”
The Iron-Clad Bull that Qi Han locked onto stood still, still stunned from the impact of Yue Hen’s claw. Suddenly, it realized that Qi Han was charging towards it and quickly snapped out of it.
After a low growl, the Iron-Clad Bull lowered its head, and a pair of horns, each about a meter long, pointed straight at Qi Han’s body like 2 horizontal daggers.
The surface of the Iron-Clad Bull’s body was covered in armor that reflected a cold light under the sun, like scales. Its imposing figure was much larger than the ordinary bulls on Earth, standing at 3 meters tall. It also had a fast running speed, and within a few breaths, it had already appeared in front of Qi Han.
Qi Han could even clearly see the powerful muscle lines on the Iron-Clad Bull’s massive and robust body.
He took a deep breath, and with his other hand, he took out the Flying God Claw, instantly launching it.
The Flying God Claw flew horizontally towards the direction of the Iron-Clad Bull, less than a meter off the ground.
The Iron-Clad Bull exerted force on its four legs, leaping into the air to dodge the attack. Its proficient hunting skills allowed it to accurately judge Qi Han’s landing spot.
Its four legs retracted, tracing an arc in the air like a projectile, heading straight towards Qi Han. The long horn that glimmered with a cold light was like a javelin, aimed directly at Qi Han’s position.
If this attack were to hit, Qi Han wouldn’t just be pierced by the horn, but also crushed into a pulp by the Iron-Clad Bull’s several-ton massive weight.
Thud
A light sound came from behind the Iron-Clad Bull. It was the sound of the Flying God Claw catching hold of a tree trunk. In the next instant, Qi Han’s body quickly moved forward, low and close to the direction in which the Flying God Claw was flying.
He leaned his body backward, facing upward, holding tightly to one end of the Flying God Claw. With the force of the Flying God Claw retracting, he pulled his body, evading the Iron-Clad Bull’s attack. At the same time, his other hand aimed the launching port of the Fine Rain Needle at the Iron-Clad Bull’s only weak point directly above him.
Its abdomen.
The Fine Rain Needle released countless flying needles, resembling a drizzle, but condensed and focused, concentrating the attack on the Iron-Clad Bull’s abdominal area. The 2 figures swiftly crossed paths, and Qi Han stabilized himself, retracting the Flying God Claw and turning around.
Behind him, the Iron-Clad Bull fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
The Iron-Clad Bull let out a pained and feeble roar. Its body twitched a few times but soon became motionless, and its eyes lost their light.
The Iron-Clad Bull’s body surface quickly emitted a faint yellow halo, which soon condensed into a yellow ring floating above its corpse.
【Please collect the Iron-Clad Bull’s beef flank as raw material and submit it to the system as proof of completing the Quest.】
Qi Han nodded and picked up a kitchen knife to start dissecting the Iron-Clad Bull’s soft abdomen.
The beef flank was the soft flesh located in the belly area and near the ribs of the bull. It was rich in tendons and marbling, suitable for stewing and cooking.
Since all the Fine Rain Needles had penetrated the Iron-Clad Bull’s internal organs, Qi Han did not leave any organs behind. He discarded them all nearby and carefully peeled off the Iron-Clad Bull’s armor.
【Ding!】
【Detected completion of Host’s Quest.】
【Time-limited Quest: Ingredient Acquisition (Completed)
Quest Reward: System Spirit Ring x1 (Claimable), 2 Star Recipe: Tomato Beef Brisket (Currently unavailable due to unfinished Dongpo Pork Knuckle training).】
‘It’s Done!’
Qi Han smiled faintly.
Naturally, he couldn’t claim the System Spirit Ring here, after all, he’s not alone.
Yue Hen came up behind Qi Han and looked curiously at the floating Spirit Ring in the air.
“Little Qi, aren’t you going to absorb the Spirit Ring?”
In Yue Hen’s opinion, it was already impressive that Qi Han could kill a 100 Year old Spirit Beast, so he should absorb the Spirit Ring as soon as possible.
Qi Han shook his head. “The Iron-Clad Bull’s Spirit Ring is not suitable for me. The main reason I wanted to kill the Iron-Clad Bull was to use it to make dishes.”
Looking at Yue Hen’s puzzled expression, Qi Han smiled slightly.
“After all, I am a chef, not a Spirit Master.”