Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet

With a sound like tearing silk, Qian Yunfeng felt a chill on his neck, followed by a sensation of lightness, as if he were flying. His consciousness gradually faded.

Bang!

As his headless corpse collapsed to the ground, twitching and spurting blood, his severed head landed with a thud, coming to rest at Gu Yuan's feet.

"That fellow had some tough bones…"

Gu Yuan flicked his wrist, shaking off the trace of blood from the Autumn Water Sword, leaving it as bright and clean as new, without a speck of blood or dirt.

His words held no hidden meaning, only their literal sense.

Just now, when his sword struck Qian Yunfeng's bones, it felt as if he had hit a diamond, requiring considerable effort to cut through.

But since the man was already dead, Gu Yuan didn't dwell on it, figuring it was probably due to his cultivation of the "Rakshasa Sutra."

He didn't bother searching for spoils, but first looked towards A' Wu. Seeing that A' Wu, though injured and lying on the ground, was still able to move and hadn't suffered any fundamental harm, he felt relieved.

Fortunately, Qian Yunfeng had already been severely wounded and poisoned, not in his peak condition.

Otherwise, A' Wu's injuries would probably have been even more serious.

"Didn't you bring this on yourself?"

Sensing A' Wu's low mood and lack of energy, Gu Yuan reprimanded him:

"I warned you just now, but who would have thought you'd not only ignore my advice and not use your venomous arrow spell for ranged attacks, but also try to engage in close combat? Now look, you're injured, aren't you?!"

Of course, while that's what he said, as a master, he had to reward his subordinates for their contributions.

A' Wu had rendered meritorious service and suffered injuries, so naturally he had to reward him handsomely.

When Gu Yuan promised to cut off a large piece of spiritual herb as compensation upon their return, A' Wu began to twitch his antennae, perking up.

Squeak, squeak, squeak!

Just then, A' Huang began to squeak, his voice sharp and full of warning.

He was alerting Gu Yuan!

"Hmm?"

Gu Yuan sensed something was wrong. The Autumn Water Sword in his hand trembled slightly, and he stared intently at the corpse on the ground.

Only then did Gu Yuan realize that Qian Yunfeng's corpse was silently undergoing some changes!

The originally robust corpse had rapidly withered, its flesh drying up as if it had lost all moisture and essence.

The same was true of the head, which had become a skeletal skull covered only by a layer of dull yellow skin!

And strangely, its mouth was opening and closing, as if it were alive.

At the same time, the headless corpse was also trembling slightly, and the withered flesh covering it began to turn into powder, falling like dust.

When the flesh had completely fallen away, only a skeleton remained, its bones white and delicate, like jade sculptures, exuding an eerie beauty.

The same was true of the head, as white as jade, with each tooth sparkling and shimmering faintly in the firelight.

It didn't look like the bones of a dead man, but rather a masterpiece of craftsmanship.

But in Gu Yuan's eyes, it was just a dead man's bones, and ones that exuded an aura of evil!

However, he didn't rush forward.

Something strange must be afoot!

At this time, it was best to wait and see. He didn't believe that Qian Yunfeng could come back to life at this point!

This transformation was likely due to some trickery his master, the Old Freak Xuan You, had done to him.

Besides the Old Freak Xuan You, Gu Yuan couldn't think of anyone else who possessed such abilities.

Sure enough!

The next moment, the headless skeleton stood up, its bony claws groping on the ground, finding the skull and picking it up, trying to place it on the neck bone.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a streak of black light shot out, hitting the skull squarely. With a crisp clang, sparks flew as it was knocked away.

The black light ricocheted off the stone wall with a clatter before falling to the ground.

It was a dark, heavy iron arrow!

The skeleton froze for a moment, seemingly not expecting such a thing to happen.

And the skull's mouth "clacked", and a faint glimmer of light appeared in its empty eye sockets. Gu Yuan suddenly felt a subtle sensation of being watched by something.

There seemed to be a special consciousness within this skull.

But what interested Gu Yuan even more was the skeleton itself!

The sleeve arrow he had just used was cleverly designed, obtained from the Qian family's patriarch, Qian Cheng, last time.

Its power was so great that it could penetrate a one-inch thick iron plate within thirty meters!

The arrow used was also made of refined iron, extremely sharp.

It was an excellent hidden weapon!

But even such a thing, when shot at this skull just now, failed to cause any damage, not even leaving a mark.

How hard was this skeleton?

Even if he used the Autumn Water Sword to chop at it, he might not be able to break it!

Gu Yuan's expression was strange:

"Could this skeleton be some kind of demonic puppet refined by the Old Freak Xuan You? Like a Fiend?"

The reason he had this idea was because Gu Yuan discovered that this skeleton not only could move, but also exuded a rich spiritual light!

This meant that every bone of this skeleton was a spiritual object!

Just as Gu Yuan's thoughts were racing, the headless skeleton ran a few steps to the skull, picked it up, and placed it on the neck bone. With a "crack", it became a complete skeleton.

It seemed to have little consciousness, not even glancing at Gu Yuan, and ran straight towards the cave exit, its speed not even a bit slower than A' Huang.

Gu Yuan waved his sword, intending to stop it, but who would have thought that the skeleton wouldn't dodge or avoid, letting him chop at it.

Clang!

The Autumn Water Sword struck the skeleton's chest, the sword body clashing with the bones, bursting out a burst of sparks, and leaving a white mark.

The skeleton only staggered, paused for a moment, ignored Gu Yuan, and continued running. In the blink of an eye, it had left the cave and disappeared.

Squeak, squeak, squeak!

A' Huang's eyes lit up, and he excitedly clamored to chase after it, meaning that he couldn't let this treasure slip away.

Obviously, his instinct to collect treasures had begun to kick in.

"Alright, then you go after it. Remember to hide yourself and don't expose yourself. If you encounter danger, run quickly and don't try to fight!"

Seeing this, Gu Yuan simply gave a few instructions and let A' Huang follow.

Qian Yunfeng was clearly set up by the Old Freak Xuan You!

He seemed to have cultivated a demonic art that absorbed people's blood, essence, and vitality, but after death, his corpse couldn't rest in peace, and he didn't even have a complete body, turning into this evil thing!

But one thing was certain.

This skeleton must be quite important to the Old Freak Xuan You, otherwise… the Old Freak Xuan You wouldn't have started planning more than ten years ago!

And now, this skeleton was likely going to find the Old Freak Xuan You.

Gu Yuan knew too little about the Old Freak Xuan You, and these old freaks in the Celestial Realm were not something he could afford to provoke.

So at this time, he should call for backup!

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