After a hearty meal, Qin Shou sat cross-legged on the ground.
Beside him, the Space Gate opened wide, and the head of the greedy snake poked out a bit. Star Power of deep blue surged swiftly into the greedy snake's body, circulated once, and returned inside.
The Star Power then grew stronger. Qin Shou nodded in satisfaction.
He believed that mingling with the wolf pack for three months, with enough Monster Meat supply and Beast Cultivation assistance, advancing to a Newborn Eighth Star shouldn't be difficult.
Newborn Eighth Star, this was already the minimum requirement for Breeding Beast System students in high-level academies.
"Awoo!!"
At this moment, fierce howling by the wolf pack came from outside the cave, mixed with the frantic barking of vicious dogs, causing Qin Shou's expression to change.
*What's going on, could there really be dogs mixed into the wolf pack?*
The next moment, the earth-shaking roar of the Killing Wolf King echoed, rushing through the barrier into the cave. Qin Shou's eardrums hurt, prompting him to quickly cover his ears.
"An enemy attack?"
*Stunned, Qin Shou's eyes turned, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.*
*The opportunity must not be missed!*
Having made up his mind, he retracted the barrier, took out the Reynard Transformation Card, transformed into Reynard's form, and slowly disappeared into the cave.
...
"Woof woof!"
"Awoo!"
Atop the mountain at this moment.
Howling wolves and barking dogs intertwined as one Two-headed Dog after another, comparable in size to the Killing Wolves, charged into the wolf pack, fearlessly launching attacks.
The number of Two-headed Dogs matched the wolf pack, and their strength was nearly equivalent.
Wolf pack and dog group fiercely battled, and the silver radiance shed from the high sky gradually stained with a touch of blood red.
Outside the wolf cave, the Killing Wolf King howled skyward, with its fury sweeping in all directions, causing nearby Two-headed Dogs to stagger back.
Its eyes shimmered with blue light, staring at the Two-headed Dog King at the foot of the mountain.
A wolf and a dog had no intention to engage in the chaos but just stared at each other without any sign of fierce battle.
...
Wolf-dog battlefield.
A Killing Wolf was not strong enough, inadvertently getting pinned by a larger Two-headed Dog. It seemed like it would be choked by the Two-headed Dog's two giant mouths.
"Swoosh!!"
Suddenly, a burst of blood appeared behind the previously empty Two-headed Dog.
It was the blood of the Two-headed Dog!
The Two-headed Dog's biting paused, and the bloodthirsty gleam in its eyes slowly dissipated.
"Boom!"
The massive Two-headed Dog fell to the ground, its heart carved into emptiness.
That Killing Wolf hurriedly stood up, puzzled by the mysterious death of the Two-headed Dog.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a low growl erupted behind it, causing the Killing Wolf's pupils to constrict as it prepared to turn and attack.
But before it could react, a claw already tore through its throat.
"Swoosh!"
Blood splattered on the ground, and the Killing Wolf fell convulsing, soon losing its life.
Two large footprints abruptly appeared on the grass beside it.
"Ding! Slay the Two-headed Dog, earn Synthesis Points…"
"Ding! Slay the Killing Wolf, earn Synthesis Points…"
In an invisible state, Qin Shou shook the blood from his claws, absorbing both bodies into the System Space.
He looked toward the Killing Wolf King at the cave's entrance, his heart stirred.
*Why hasn't it acted yet?*
*Could it be wary of the Two-headed Dog King?*
...
"Awoo…"
"Woof woof!"
The battle between wolves and dogs continued, with Qin Shou lurking in the dark, continuously reaping heads.
Soon, he noticed something amiss.
If he did not intervene, those dying in the clash between the Killing Wolf pack and the Two-headed Dog group were mostly the sick, elderly, and weak of both beast clans.
With juvenile wolves and dogs not involved, only the elite monsters of the two clans would remain.
*Qin Shou's eyes narrowed slightly. It seemed the two Beast Kings were aiming for this.*
*Food supply in this area was beginning to dwindle!*
*Otherwise, the two Beast Kings wouldn't choose such a desperate strategy.*
*But this was also a superb opportunity to farm Synthesis Points!*
*In just a short while, he had already harvested dozens of Synthesis Points and collected numerous bodies.*
*He wondered how Two-headed Dog tasted…*
*Damn it, I didn't bring cilantro!*
*Qin Shou lamented inwardly.*
Thus, turning grievance into motivation, he shook the blood droplets from his claws and charged toward the next target.
Finally, after ambushing the thirtieth Two-headed Dog, the two Beast Kings finally sensed something was wrong.
"Awoo!!"
"Woof woof!"
The two Beast Kings howled skyward, immediately ceasing the melee.
"Sniff sniff…"
With the melee halted, Reynard's scent was finally detected by the keen senses of both sides.
*In an invisible state, Qin Shou cursed inwardly.*
Without hesitation, he slapped the Big Big Wolf Transformation Card into his body, transforming into a short figure and darting into a pile of giant stones.
After a long while, losing trace of the foreign scent, coupled with casualties already exceeding expectations, the Two-headed Dog group retreated swiftly.
Next, only Kill Wolf King's howl was heard as it slowly returned to the cave.
Afterward, it was time for the Killing Wolf pack to clean up the battlefield.
Qin Shou poked his head out from the giant stones, immediately spotted by a mother wolf licking its leg wound.
"Awoo…"
The mother wolf limped to Qin Shou, carried him by the back of his neck into the cave, growled softly for him not to wander, then turned to contend for the Two-headed Dog's corpse.
Watching the mother wolf leave, Qin Shou shook his head and summoned the System Interface.
[Qin Shou]
[Synthesis Points: 333]
[Currently usable biological devices: Monster Battle Talent x1, Level 1 Magma Cell x1]
[Level 1 Gene Warehouse: Black Forest Giant Python, Yimuki, Pangolin Beast, Killing Wolf, Warick, King Big Big Wolf, Mermaid, Merfolk, Lion, Reynard, Wind God Winged Dragon, Two-headed Dog…]
With Synthesis Points reaching new heights, Qin Shou grinned and nodded in contentment.
His fingers moved slightly, and the model of the Wind God Winged Dragon was quickly established.
[Wind God Winged Dragon] + [Level 1 Magma Cell]
Qin Shou raised an eyebrow, his fingers sliding continuously.
Added ordinary bird genes, shortening the beak to look eagle-like.
Added ordinary goat genes, placing two horns atop the head.
Ordinary genes would only be assimilated by the Wind God Winged Dragon's original genes and wouldn't lower the biological level.
*What Qin Shou needed was merely a certain physical aspect.*
Finally, infused with the Magma Cells, the skin showed magma-like fiery red patterns.
"Ding! Model establishment complete, synthesis requires 200 Synthesis Points. Begin synthesis?"
"Begin synthesis!" Qin Shou painfully declared.
In an instant, the Wind God Winged Dragon's body merged into the model, with the model gradually solidifying.
A moment later.
"Synthesis successful. This creature is a Dangerous Nine-star Monster. Please name this creature!"
"Legendary Radon!" Qin Shou declared.
In Japanese movies, the Flame Demon Radon was humanoid and upright.
Yet this Radon wasn't humanoid and upright, so Qin Shou named it after the legendary movie Radon.
"Ding! Naming successful, data search and comparison in progress…"
"Ding! Similarity to Radon is fifty-two percent, reward Synthesis Points 100, reward Mechanical Heart Level 1."
"Ding! Similarity over fifty percent, reward Radon Transformation Card."
A string of notification sounds echoed in his ears, leaving Qin Shou surprised.
*What's going on?*
*Radon, at the very least, was a Nightmare-level Monster, while this Radon was only a Dangerous Nine Stars. How could the similarity be so high?*
*Could it be that the essence of synthesizing Radon's life is already very close to the original Radon?*
*Qin Shou speculated.*
And the subsequent reward of a Mechanical Heart further excited him.
*The damaged mecha finally had its use!*