Chapter 46: The Young Follower Who Has Perfectly Learned the Ropes

The Lord of the Wolfma suddenly pushed with all four legs, dodging Qin Chuan’s deadly attack.
“Damn, you actually have such a heaven-defying skill!”
“This rotten sword, now it’s my turn! Shadow Claw!”
The Wolfma Lord, seething with rage, swung his sharp claws and roared, as if ready to fight to the death.
In the next moment, a green light flashed across his body as he activated Swiftwind.
His speed surged instantly, and he desperately fled backwards, embodying the spirit of “a gust across the plains.”
“Damn, aren’t you supposed to be a warrior?”
“Wasn’t it a fight to the death?”
“Aren’t you supposed to avenge your brothers?”
Qin Chuan was dumbfounded once more, his jaw dropped. He had expected a ruthless opponent, but in the end, he was just another coward.
In truth, it was hard to blame the Wolfma Lord.
With the insane power Qin Chuan had displayed, any spirit creature on the Plains of Deer would be terrified!
In the blink of an eye, the Wolfma Lord had already fled twenty meters away.
“Damn it, you’re forcing me to play a masterstroke!”
Qin Chuan raised his hand and unleashed a Flow Strike, swiftly pursuing his quarry.
As he fled, the Wolfma Lord sensed a chilling aura, fear gripping his heart.
“No way? Isn’t this guy only able to shoot ten meters? How is he hitting me from so far away now?”
“Ugh!”
“Ah! Damn! That hurts like hell!”
“Surprised? Didn’t expect that, did you?”
Qin Chuan, grinning, activated his sliding maneuver, following close behind and unleashing a flawless series of moves.
“Slash slash slash!”
“Aaah!”
In three seconds and eight sword strikes, the Wolfma Lord was slain. Even in death, he could hardly believe what had happened.
“I am the gust of the plains—no one can catch me!”
“Ding! Killed level 17 elite mutated Wolfma Lord, gained 15,750 experience points, bonus for level-overkill: 100% extra experience, congratulations, host received 31,500 experience points.”
“Devour the essence!”
“Ding! Devouring successful, received 2,100 evolution points.”
Before returning to his origin, Qin Chuan activated Devour once more.
“Yes, done!”
“This guy is cunning, but his strength is far inferior to the Cold Iron Spear Lord.”
“Heh, a total of 101 kills—not a bad haul!”
Qin Chuan, feeling pleased, checked his attribute panel.
Evolution points: 26,075 / 409,600
Experience: 238,600 / 3,276,800
Rage: 50 / 100
Qin Chuan’s consciousness shook his head with mild dissatisfaction: “Just relying on hunting spirit creatures is far too slow.”
At that moment, Sleepy Bug poked its head out of the ground, its cute eyes sparkling with excitement.
“Big brother, it’s over! Let’s go loot the Wolfma Lord’s base!”
“Damn, you’re really getting the hang of this!”
Qin Chuan laughed and cursed. This fellow was never keen on fighting, but when it came to looting spoils, he was a master.
Thus, sword and bug swaggered into the Wolfma Lord’s base.
If any other spirit creature on the Plains of Deer saw this, they would be struck dumb with astonishment.
After searching, Qin Chuan found a mountain of spirit cores in the underground cave.
The Wolfma Lord’s collection wasn’t varied—mostly ordinary spirit cores, as the high-quality ones had already been devoured.
These spirit cores were the result of years of hunting by the Wolfmas, never fully refined, and now they were a windfall for Qin Chuan.
“Little brother, this Wolfma Lord is really stingy—such a big bandit chief, and this is all he has?”
“Yeah, it’s strange. He should be either fat or at least not so thin!”
“Hmm, why don’t you search again?”
“Mm, okay.”
Sleepy Bug was unwilling to give up. He couldn’t devour spirit cores, so he gained nothing from this round.
Qin Chuan began devouring the spirit cores; after all, it was a large pile of essence.
“Ding! Gained 170 evolution points.”
“Ding! Gained 160 evolution points.”
“Ding! Gained 150 evolution points.”
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The mountain of spirit cores began to vanish before their eyes.
Sleepy Bug was fully alert, his nimble nose twitching, but even after Qin Chuan finished devouring all the spirit cores, he found nothing.
Sleepy Bug hung his head, unwilling to accept defeat. “Big brother, I searched—looks like there really isn’t anything else.”
“Little brother, if there’s nothing, let’s leave it at that. Next time, I’ll share more with you.”
Qin Chuan had just devoured over a thousand spirit cores, raising his essence by more than a hundred thousand. Seeing Sleepy Bug’s disappointment, he comforted him.
“Mm, thanks, big brother.”
“Let’s go then.”
“Yeah!”
Sleepy Bug answered absently, his adorable blue eyes still scanning the surroundings, unwilling to let go.
Suddenly, he noticed something odd about the spot where the spirit cores had been piled.
“Big brother, wait! I think there’s something there!”
“Really?”
Qin Chuan looked at the spot where the spirit cores had been piled and saw it was indeed different—the ground seemed uneven.
Sleepy Bug darted over and began digging into the earth.
“Bang!”
“Ouch, damn! Why is it so hard?”
Sleepy Bug, anxious to investigate, crashed headfirst into something solid.
His cute eyes filled with stars, and a bump swelled on his head, making him cry out in pain.
Qin Chuan’s consciousness smiled gently. “Little brother, don’t rush. Stay calm.”
After speaking, Qin Chuan jumped over and gently tapped the ground.
“Clang clang clang!”
“Little brother, clear away the dirt—this looks like a box.”
“Mm, okay.”
Moments later, they dug out a black box, about twenty centimeters across.
“Big brother, this box is weird—no lock, but it won’t open.”
Sleepy Bug circled the box, clueless about how to proceed.
Qin Chuan frowned. “Little brother, this thing has an unusual origin; it’s definitely not made by spirit creatures. Flip it over and take a look.”
“Okay.”
When the black box was turned over, sword and bug were both pleasantly surprised.
“Damn, big brother, there’s a groove here!”
“Looks like our luck is good. Take out the jade token from Purple Spirit Mansion.”
“Alright.”
Sleepy Bug replied, and a part of his body began to wriggle.
“Ugh!”
Sleepy Bug spat out a purple jade token, but unusually, it was clean and free of slime.
Sleepy Bug had a natural ability to store certain items inside his body for emergencies.
Qin Chuan picked up the purple jade token and placed it into the groove.
“Click!”
With a click, the black box sprang open, and sparkling light shone from within. Inside lay two beads, one amethyst and one emerald green.
“Ding! Discovered Amethyst Bead, grants permanent +5% sharpness.”
“Ding! Discovered Green Poison Mother, grants deadly poison effect.”
Hearing the system’s notification, Qin Chuan couldn’t contain his joy. “Damn, little brother, we’ve struck it rich this time!”