Chapter 45 (Part B) – JiaoLong Dragon

But Bi Fan was beginning to realize just how crazy this Ox really was.

“Boom….Boom….” The Ox bumped into a couple of trees successively, breaking them into two. Soon, it began running into the forest, bumping into trees along the way, severing a good number of them.

This mad, wild Ox was really powerful and really aggressive.

Bi Fan’s legs were wrapped around the Ox’s belly, so his body could distinctly feel every jolt along the way. If it wasn’t for his hands, which were tightly gripping the Ox’s sharp horns, Bi Fan would have been thrown off this Ox’s back by now.

The seventeen other Oxen in the herd had initially chased after them, but had eventually withdrawn.

The Ox’s violent behavior had gotten on the wrong side of Bi Fan, and he started using ‘the immortal finger’ to beat up the Ox, as that was the only technique that he could use in this situation.

The pain made the Ox even more violent and it started to rampage around the forest with an even greater momentum.

As it rampaged around the wilderness, it obviously disturbed a lot of other wild beasts.

Some of them, who were weaker than the Ox, simply gave way to the Ox and then circled back to their holes.

Others, who were stronger, initially gave way to the Ox, as they too, were afraid of the Ox’s damaging ability in case of a head-on collision, but later started to chase after them later. However, even these demons were forced to give up their pursuit, as the Ox was moving too fast.

However, at the this point, Bi Fan’s earlier playful expression had drastically changed to a very grave one, for he feared that if the Ox rammed down the lair of a goblin or a similar creature, then they certainly would feed him to the dogs.

Suddenly, Bi Fan was reminded of the Jade tablet and his mood calmed down a bit. Now, it was play time again, and he decided to take this Ox out for a real ride.

“I’m driving! I’m driving!” Now Bi Fan was really toying with this Ox; he sat there on top of its back, pretending to be soldier mounted on top of a horse.

The Ox’s eyes were red with raging fury and its breathing was getting more and more coarse.

“Moooooooo!”

The Ox continued to jolt violently, madly. Soon, it rammed into a large tree, on purpose, in the hope of unseating Bi Fan.

However, Bi Fan was awfully comfortable with all of this; he had gotten accustomed to all the jolting and bumping; in fact, he was enjoying it.

“Big guy, getting slower? Hurry up, giddy up horsey!” Bi Fan giggled and teased the Ox.

The wild Ox was becoming even madder, and kept bumping into anything and everything that it could lay its eyes on.

This had been going on for quite some time now, and the Ox’s endurance was paving way for fatigue, as it seemed a little tired now.

All of a sudden, the Ox jumped into a giant algal bloom, splashing countless sprays of water and algae, all over the surrounding area.

This pool of water was very clear, serene and hidden in depth.

To Bi Fan’s surprise, the Ox was an expert diver, and started diving into the most latent depths of the pool, and Bi Fan was forced to consider the idea of withdrawing himself.

Even though the Ox was mad with fury, it still hadn’t lost its sense of rationality yet. In fact, Bi Fan could tell that it was fairly smart.

Bi Fan held his breath and grabbed the Ox’s horns as tightly as he could and prepared for the oncoming assault.

The wild Ox started to tumble inside the water, in the hope of getting rid of Bi Fan.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a very powerful momentum broke out of the water, and left the entire pool swirling in its might. The pool suddenly had a different column of water, turning and twisting inside it.

Oxen are very heavy in weight, but even then, the Ox went flying.

Bi Fan found himself unable to breathe as the water column hit his body with the force of a hammer, leaving him in agonizing pain.

“Woah!” Bi Fan was completely astonished for a moment.

Certainly there was a very powerful monster hidden in the depths of this abyss, one so strong that it could shake the whole pool up.

The Ox seemed really scared and started swimming towards the surface, desperately.

Bi Fan and the Ox had just barely reached the surface when, the surface of the pool exploded open.

“Boom!”

A towering column of water splashed all across the area.

And suddenly, a huge head adorned with a horn, emerged from the water; it was the head of a massive monster. The monster seemed extremely big, and one could make out that the visible part of the monster’s body was barely half of its whole, but was still almost thirty meters in length. The whole body of this monster was covered in scales.

“JiaoLong!” Bi Fan exclaimed, terror-stricken.

JiaoLong was dragon by heritage, and was capable of evolving into a full-fledged dragon. This creature was exceptionally strong, and in this case, being an adult, deep into the ‘emerging from the womb’ layer.

The Ox’s limbs went cold and it started to shiver with fear, as soon as it saw the dragon. So much so, that it even forgot to escape, and just stood there.

“RRRRAGHHHH” The dragon roared, opened its bloody mouth and while doing so, revealed its sharp teeth, which quickly dug themselves into the Ox.

Bi Fan was so sacred that he couldn’t stay here for even one more second now, as he too, was too terrified, to even move, for fear had overtaken him as well.

He quickly pulled out the Jade tablet and disappeared in an instant.

Before being transferred out, the last thing that Bi Fan saw, was the Ox dying a miserable death, by being torn into two by the dragon’s vicious teeth.

Bi Fan felt numb, but couldn’t help secretly thanking his stars.

If it wasn’t for the Jade tablet, then Bi Fan was destined to suffer the same fate, as the Ox he had been playing around with.

All of a sudden, Bi Fan found himself in Xi Guan.

“This is really amazing; this Jade tablet makes for an excellent insurance policy!” Bi Fan was really grateful that he had purchased one of these tablets.

Bi Fan quickly restored his original look, and went into the town, as he didn’t exactly feel any need to rush into the devil’s territory immediately.

Bi Fan had been inside the second layer of the devil’s territory for a while and he had no idea what had happened with the evil spirits. A walk around the town would help him understand the circumstances a little better.

Additionally, Bi Fan also needed to buy a pet belt. A pet belt was used to incorporate animals into it, as if they were objects; it was quite similar to a Yin Yang pouch in terms of functionality, but slightly cheaper.

The Chimera was too big in size to tag along everywhere. On top of that, since the Chimera had been spotted with his disguise around the possessed zone, it was quite possible that people might recognize it, which could cause him a significant amount of trouble. However, if he managed to purchase a pet belt, then he could incorporate the Chimera into the belt and avoid any problems.

Bi Fan quickly made his way to the trading floor inside the market, and started searching for a pet belt.

A pet belt isn’t a very common accessory, and was only used by a very handful of practitioners, as not many of them kept wild beasts as pets.

Bi Fan searched for a long time, but couldn’t find one.

Out of desperation, Bi Fan set up his own booth and decided to use one of the Yin Yang pouches to procure a pet belt.

“Yin Yang pouch for a pet belt! One for one, interested people may come forth!” Bi Fan couldn’t wait much longer; so he started shouting as loudly as he possibly could, meanwhile waving a Yin Yang pouch in his hand to validate the authenticity of his trade.

In no time, a lot of people had surrounded him.

“Brother, how much for the Yin Yang pouch?”

“Brother, I want the Yin Yang pouch, quote a price for me!”

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“To be exchanged only for a pet belt, not for sale!” Bi Fan insisted, as loudly as possible.

“Oh, unfortunately, I don’t have a pet belt….”

“Brother, the Yin Yang pouch will fetch you some spars, and then you can use those spars to buy yourself a pet belt. Trust me; I will pay a premium price!”

Bi Fan had been surrounded by a lot of people, who, were trying as hard as possible to get hold of the Yin Yang pouch he had, and all their arguing was making him dizzy.

“Only available in exchange of a pet belt, not available for a sale at any cost!” Bi Fan stated out loudly, hoping to reaffirm his position on the trade.

“Brothers, there is no point doing business with someone who is that rigid. He’s simply not going to listen.” One distinct voice, subdued the crowd