Eternal Beast Taming Family

At the same time, the villagers, who were kneeling on the ground and whose faces were somewhat pale, shouted in unison:

"Since you have seen the deity, why not worship him?"

"Why not worship...?"

The sounds piled up together, as if converging into a wave, crashing towards the group who had just entered the cave.

The guards at the mortal level were clearly unprepared for this kind of mental shock. They were hit by this wave of mental energy and immediately clutched their heads, howling in pain.

Even Chu Jingyu's face paled a bit. He was able to deal with the "Bewitching Ghost," which belonged to the same spiritual category but was a level below him, with ease and without interference.

However, he also suffered greatly when facing mental attacks from the same level.

Chu Jingyu's gaze was fixed on the statue carved from the mine wall facing the cave entrance. Judging from the source of his spiritual power, the source beast should be inside this statue.

To be precise, it was in those exceptionally bright eyes that radiated a warm glow.

Chu Jingyu's mind stirred, and the "Golden Jade Beast" quietly climbed off his shoulder and burrowed into the ground.

At this moment, Zhang Yu frowned and scoffed, "Shut up."

The white crane appeared before them at some unknown time, its wings slightly spread, and a clear, melodious cry emanated from its beak.

A faint blue ripple spread out from its center, instantly clashing with the question, "Why don't you worship?"

"Buzz~"

After a brief buzzing sound, the villagers, overwhelmed by the intense mental shock, collapsed and fainted on the ground.

"Click."

In the brief silence, a strange sound came from the head of the mountain god statue.

Fine cracks appeared, and then with a "boom," the image exploded completely.

A hazy, misty figure flew out from within, followed closely by the small "Golden Jade Beast" with its gleaming pincers.

Seeing the source beast forced out, Zhang Yu's eyes lit up. The white crane, which had been nonchalant, flapped its wings and quickly approached the misty figure.

"scold"

A sharp sound came from the misty figure, and the spirit transformed into a shockwave that pierced towards the white crane.

The fog quickly dispersed into three parts, rushing off in different directions.

In a flash, Chu Jingyu made his decision: "Chase the one on the far right."

As soon as he said this, the "Golden Jade Beast" responded quickly, burrowing into the soil and disappearing. When it reappeared, its pincers had already cut one of the three wisps of mist.

"Bang."

The mist dissipated, revealing the true form of the source beast within.

It is generally similar to a human, but it has two sharp horns on its head, an unusually large pair of bright green eyes, and green, fluorescent patterns that look like cracks covering its thin, bony upper body.

It is somewhat better than the "Bewitching Demon" in that its lower body is not shrouded in mist, but has legs that are curved like scythes.

Thick mist swirled around its body, making it resemble a demon from hell.

Upon seeing this demon-like source beast, Zhang Yu's eyes brightened even more. He licked his lips and spoke excitedly.

"I've never seen this source beast before, Elder Chu. Do you know what it should be called?"

Chu Jingyu shook his head. "I've never seen a source beast like this before. It's probably some new species."

Although he said he didn't recognize it, Chu Jingyu had a guess in his heart that this source beast might be the evolved form of the mortal-level "Bewitching Ghost" at a different level.

However, there was no need to voice these speculations to the chief inspector at this time.

Zhang Yu's white crane quickly approached the "mountain god," its white wings piercing its chest like sword blades.

The mountain god's emerald eyes shone brightly, its body bent at an incredible angle, its hands supporting its weight on the ground, its legs serving as weapons to meet the white feather wings.

They were clearly made of flesh and blood, but when they clashed, they made a clanging sound.

However, although the legs and wings were equally matched, a hole emerged from the ground, from which a pair of pincers appeared. It clamped the "Mountain God's" arm that was supporting it on the ground, and then pulled it down hard.

The "Mountain God" instantly collapsed to the ground in a sorry state, and the white crane seized the opportunity, flapping its wings and soaring through the air.

Seeing that its abdomen was about to be cut off, the emerald green patterns on the 'Mountain God' instantly lit up, and the mist around its body instantly gathered into a solid shield shape, which floated above the 'Mountain God's' body and blocked the attack.

The white wings left only a faint white mark on the shield formed by the mist.

Seeing this, the Mountain God breathed a sigh of relief. Then, with a roar, he managed to tear his hands out of the Golden Jade Beast's pincers. One arm was severed at the wrist, and the other arm was left hanging down, with only bones remaining.

The withered hand and flesh did not remain in place, but turned into a cloud of mist and dissipated into the air.

New flesh and blood were forming on the 'Mountain God's' arm, but its aura had clearly weakened considerably.

As it retreated, it extended mist that transformed into threads, hooking onto the villagers who had fainted on the ground. "Don't follow me, or I'll kill them right now."

Zhang Yu frowned slightly, a cold glint in his eyes. "I don't accept your threats. What do the lives of some ordinary people have to do with me?"

As he spoke, a whirlwind of azure appeared in front of him, and the azure figure transformed into a gust of wind, chasing after the 'Mountain God'.

"Whoosh~"

A cyan whirlwind rushed into the mist, instantly filling the air with fog. The 'Mountain God' still maintained its fierce expression, but this time its arms and the shield protecting it all turned into the surrounding fog.

The mysterious figure responsible for all of this is now standing beside the 'Mountain God'.

It was an extremely thin crane-shaped source beast, its entire body covered in blue feathers, with sharp eyes, like a sword exuding murderous aura.

A faint blue vortex swirled around its body, stirring up the surrounding mist and gradually clearing the view.

Chu Jingyu looked at the crane-shaped source beast that appeared later and felt a chill in his heart. He realized that Zhang Yu really had more than just that one white crane source beast. This one that appeared later was probably his real trump card.

A swirling blue wind carried the 'Mountain God's' body toward Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu nodded to Qinghe, then looked at the dying 'Mountain God', "Your kind of source beast with such a spiritual tendency is quite rare. Perhaps we should go back and study it properly."

After saying that, he didn't look at the 'Mountain God's' resentful eyes, but turned to Chu Jingyu, "Mr. Chu, the culprit has been identified, and the villagers of Fuhe Village should be able to rest easy now."

Chu Jingyu cupped his hands slightly, "Thank you for your help, Chief Inspector. The villagers of Fuhe Village will certainly erect a longevity tablet for you to express our gratitude."

The reason Chu Jingyu addressed the chief of security at this time was to show that these were his duties, and that he should not be expected to thank him for his kindness; rather, it was the villagers' responsibility to express their gratitude.

Perhaps understanding Chu Jingyu's unspoken message, Zhang Yu's smile faded slightly, and then he nodded.

"Li Tie, you take some men and stay here to guard the village until the villagers wake up, then escort them home. Make sure they know that it was Mr. Chu who went to town to save them."

Chu Jingyu did not understand the deeper meaning behind Zhang Yu's actions. He then cupped his hands in greeting and said, "I have other important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first."

As he spoke, two crane figures, one white and one blue, left from the entrance of the mine.

Chu Jingyu looked at the villagers lying all over the ground and felt a headache coming on as to how to deal with the aftermath.

He glanced at the guards standing watch, and a thought struck him. He walked over to the burly Li Tie.

"Old man, I was slightly injured in the battle just now, so I'll leave this to Lord Li."

Upon hearing Chu Jingyu's words, Li Tie looked Chu Jingyu up and down suspiciously. "Mr. Chu, you didn't seem to be directly involved in the battle just now, did you?"

"Is this really an honest man? Didn't he realize I was just making an excuse?" Chu Jingyu's expression stiffened slightly. He could only rub his temples and sigh, saying:

"It might be a hidden injury caused by the mental shock just now. I was forcibly suppressing it, and I only noticed it now."

Seeing that Chu Jingyu's complexion was rosy and didn't seem to have any hidden injuries, Li Tie looked somewhat puzzled. "Alright...should I have someone take you there?"

"No need, no need, I walk this mountain path all the time, I know it very well."

With that, Chu Jingyu quickly left the cave, carrying the "Golden Jade Beast".

Seeing this, Li Tie scratched his head in confusion. A thin young man next to him chuckled.

"Brother Li, you didn't realize that the old man was making an excuse to leave, did you?"

Li Tie tapped his head. "But why didn't he just say so directly?"

……

In the Chu family compound, Chu Mu, who was idly browsing through stone books, suddenly sensed a change in the "Nameless Book".

He quickly opened the window to check and found that his Yuanling balance had suddenly increased by a large sum for some unknown reason.