Chapter 47: Companions

  They say you don't know someone until you've fought them. At first, Jiang Heng just thought of the Golden Horned Beast as a sparring partner, but after two days together, he slowly started to like this little pig, although it was gluttonous and stupid, at critical moments it didn't drop the chain.

  With Jiang Hao's current half-dragon body and extremely condensed battle aura, dealing with two Thunder Wolves shouldn't be a problem as long as he is careful. If it were four, however, he wouldn't have any chance of winning at all. The Golden Horned Beast didn't counterattack, but instead helped him block the two Thunder Wolves, getting injured and wounded in the process. This made Jiang Hao feel a thread of guilt in his heart.

  Before dawn, Jiang Huan woke up from his cultivation and quickly used the Breaking Wind technique to disembowel the Thunder Wolf, removing its internal organs and skeleton with a few swift motions reminiscent of Butcher Ding's skill. He then took out some clear water to rinse the wolf meat clean, cutting it into several pieces.

  He took out a piece of iron plate as thick as his finger from the necklace, held it in his right hand, and spread the meat evenly on top. With a wave of his left hand, a faint yellow flame emerged, evenly heating the iron plate. The temperature of the flame was well controlled by Jiang Huan, neither too high to make the meat charred nor too low to prevent it from being cooked through. After half an hour of gentle heating, the meat on the iron plate had turned a tempting golden color, and a rich aroma began to spread, making people salivate at the smell.

  "Gulu!"

  A sound of swallowing saliva came, and it was the golden horned beast that had woken up to the fragrance.

  "Hehe, little pig can really sleep, it's almost time to eat!" Jiang Hao flipped the meat over, revealing the already roasted golden brown side, "How is it, are your wounds much better?"

  The golden horned beast stared fixedly at the piece of meat in Jiang Hao's hand, its two small eyes gleaming with golden light. It didn't respond to Jiang Hao's words at all, and a large drop of saliva had already flowed down uncontrollably, wetting the ground.

  Seeing this foodie with a pig-like face, Jiang Huan suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed. Was this guy really a weird-looking pig?

  Sprinkle some salt and pepper, and a pinch of ground herbs, the rich meat aroma made Jiang Huan himself salivate uncontrollably, haha, it turns out he still has a talent for being a chef, Jiang Huan's heart was delighted, and he became complacent again.

  Bang!

  Just as Jiang Hao was indulging in his fantasy, the iron plate in his hand was suddenly knocked flying out. The Golden Horned Beast couldn't hold back and rushed over, picking up both the plate and the meat together with its mouth. With a roll of its tongue, those several pieces of golden roasted meat were swallowed down into its belly. Its movements were so smooth and continuous that Jiang Hao was left standing there in shock, unable to react.

  "Grandma's, scared to death! Only knows how to eat, with a pig-like face." Jiang Hao pointed at the still-chewing Golden Horned Beast and scolded, as if he was resentful that it hadn't lived up to his expectations.

  "Hmmph!"

  The Golden Horned Beast was chewing on one side, its big mouth constantly chomping away, a pair of small eyes staring at Jiang Heng, revealing a pitiful expression, as if Jiang Heng was a piece of fatty meat, making Jiang Heng's whole body feel a chill.

  "Come and die, little pig."

  Jiang Hao beckoned with his hand and patted the side, seeing the Golden Horned Beast's expression, Jiang Hao thought this guy was a complete rogue demon beast.

  Bang!

  The Golden Horned Beast saw that Jiang Hao didn't say anything, and also knew it had gotten anxious, so it hurriedly came to Jiang Hao's side, bent its hind legs, and sat down beside him with a thud, causing the dust that rose up to almost engulf Jiang Hao.

  "Hey, Haonan, you're not planning to raise this stupid pig as a pet, are you?" Yi Tian floated out, looking at the man and beast sitting together, and couldn't help but laugh.

  "Teacher, I don't have that much food to feed it, but this guy seems to have a strong sense of awareness. Just now when I was using my spiritual power to check the surroundings, I didn't discover those four Thunder Wolves, but it did." Jiang Hao said.

  "Heh, I thought you hadn't noticed? This Golden Horned Beast's attack power isn't great, but its abilities are quite many. That golden horn of its indeed has a sensing function." Arcane smiled and nodded in agreement.

  Jiang Hao took over the meat block, processed it according to the method, and continued to roast it. However, his soul power kept communicating with Yi Tian.

  The pale yellow flame was quietly released, and except for the scorching sound transmitted from the iron plate, it seemed that the temperature of the flame could hardly be felt. At this moment, Jiang Huan can easily control the flame, using it at will without worrying about exhausting his fighting spirit.

  In his dantian, crystalline battle qi had already filled up, and with each circulation, a whooshing sound of breaking wind could be heard. Jiang Hao's cultivation at this time had reached the peak of an eight-star warrior, and he was one step closer to the realm of a war master.

  Jīn jiǎo shòu is really good at eating, Jiāng Hào roasted two heads of Lei Lang and they all fell into the mouth of Jīn jiǎo shòu. This guy eats without any restraint, wolfing down food as if he's worried that Jiāng Hào will compete with him for it.

  Deeply breathed a sigh of relief, the Golden Horned Beast lay comfortably on the ground, its four legs stretched out towards the sky, basking in the warm sunlight.

  "Alright, it's about time, I should get going too, Little Pig, goodbye!"

  Jiang Hao patted the dust off his body, beckoned with his hand, and walked into the depths of the forest.

  The Golden Horned Beast slowly got up, looked in the direction where Jiang Hao had left, and a hint of hesitation flashed in its small eyes.

  "Heh heh, are you so confident it will come after us?" Di Tian thought of this as soon as Jiang Heng said let's go and left.

  "It goes without saying, if it doesn't come, I'll write my name in reverse from now on." Jiang Hao said with a flick of his head.

  Tianyi stopped talking, his eyes flashing repeatedly, and he didn't know where Jiang Huan's confidence came from.

  Jiang Hao didn't use the Wind Chasing Step, but instead walked forward slowly. After all, he was just a little kid, and he still liked the silly appearance of the Golden Horned Beast, hoping it could follow him.

  Whoa!

  The grass behind was pulled open, and the Golden Horned Beast rushed out, seeing Jiang Heng's figure, those small eyes flashed wildly again.

  "Little pig, since you're here, let's be together."

  Jiang Hao had already sensed the Golden Horned Beast through his spiritual power, and with a gentle wave of his right hand, he slowly said.

  The golden horned beast let out a hum, jumped to Jiang Hao's side, and nudged him with its stout body. Jiang Hao raised his hand to pat the golden horned beast's head, and then continued on his way.

  Under the sunlight, one man and one beast move further and further away.

  Companion, this thing was unattainable for the former Jiang Hao. Cold eyes and ridicule have become history. Even if the Golden Horned Beast is just a demon beast, Jiang Hao feels that it's better to be with a demon beast than those who are treacherous and greedy. Jiang Hao has never liked to fight, but if someone bullies him, he will not suffer in silence.

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  Wow!

  In the dense jungle, a giant white bear suddenly rushed out, running wildly while looking back with a terrified face, as if there was something extremely terrifying behind it.

  "Haha, little bear, aren't you very fierce? Come and eat me."

  A distant laughter echoed, a figure with a faint golden glow appeared ghostly on the right side of the giant bear, and punched towards the bear's head.

  "Roar!"

  The white bear let out a loud roar, the white fur on its back bursting open like silver needles and shooting straight at Jiang Hao. At this moment, Jiang Hao's fist was already in mid-air, and it was too late to dodge.

  Just as that white streak, like a misty pine, was about to reach his body, the results of Jiang Hao's cultivation over the past few months were revealed. Suddenly, Jiang Hao's upper body folded violently, and his entire person presented a strange posture. His legs swung open fiercely, like a hurricane, and collided with the white fur.

  Pffft pffft pffft

  A dull hum pierced through the flesh.

  "Ahh!"

  Jiang Hao covered his buttocks with both hands and let out a loud cry, although he dodged the attack at the last minute and his legs had already swept away most of the fur, there were still many that slipped through and rushed towards Jiang Hao's tender buttocks. The only place on Jiang Hao's half-dragon body that was not covered in dragon scales was his buttocks, which allowed the white bear's fur to penetrate.

  "Ahh!"

  Jiang Hao was going to turn the war gas into a start, and the white needle-like hair on his buttocks was all swept out, but the pain and itching still remained, and Jiang Hao kept gnashing his teeth.

  "You beast, you're trying to harm me? Just watch me beat you to death!"

  Jiang Hao's Wind Chasing Steps reached its peak, and in a few flashes, he appeared in front of the white bear again. The fast-moving white bear didn't even have time to react before Jiang Hao grabbed one of its legs.

  "Let you stab me in the butt, damn it, I'll knock you dead."

  Jiang Hao's terrifying arm strength directly sent the white bear flying, slamming it to the ground with a force of over a thousand kilograms, causing the bear to stumble and lose its footing. The next moment, Jiang Hao caught up again, lifted it up, slammed it down, lifted it up, and slammed it down once more.

  The poor white bear was directly knocked unconscious by Jiang Hao's brute force, and it was unknown how many bones in his body were still intact.

  The golden horned beast standing behind Jiang Hao covered its eyes with its claws, making a gesture of extreme reluctance.

  "Little pig, you're still pretending, does this guy have a grudge against you? You brought me to its lair in one go, but this guy's fur is indeed very hard."

  Jiang Hao rubbed his butt, looked at the Golden Horned Beast covering its eyes, and was speechless. Since the last time the Golden Horned Beast followed him, this guy had been leading Jiang Hao to find many second-tier magical beasts, and this white bear was already the second one today. Jiang Hao really suspected that this beast must have stolen things from others before, otherwise why would those second-tier magical beasts' first reaction upon seeing the Golden Horned Beast be to hide their food?

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  It has been several months since leaving the mountain range, at first occasionally encountering some second-order magical beasts, but with the addition of the Golden Horned Beast, Jiang Heng no longer had to worry about finding magical beasts to fight.

  Actually, sometimes having a companion is really a good thing. At least Jiang Hua's heart was no longer lonely. With the teacher's guidance and Xiao Zhu's companionship, Jiang Hua suddenly felt that this world wasn't so bad after all!

  He gathered his limbs, shook off the wind and dust, Jiang Hao rushed away with a loud whoosh, while on one side, the Golden Horned Beast hummed along happily.