Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 323 - 308: Seeking Cooperation_2

If the Flame Rhino Beast King really wants Qin Qing to face off against a Divinity Transformation Realm ferocious beast, then it is undoubtedly sending Qin Qing to his death.

Even if a hundred Qin Qings went, it would still be a death mission.

A Divine Might Thunder Eagle from the Divinity Transformation Realm could casually spit out a bolt of lightning and turn a hundred Qin Qings to ash.

"No... No! Not a Divinity Transformation Realm!" the Flame Rhino Beast hastily said.

"That Thunder Eagle has not yet matured, it’s still a juvenile... It just recently broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm."

"Even if it just recently broke through the Nascent Soul Realm, it’s still not something you or I can deal with!" Qin Qing said helplessly, waving his hand: "If there’s nothing else, forget it."

Qin Qing obviously didn’t want to take the risk.

Although Qin Qing hadn’t seen the power of the Thunder Eagle with his own eyes, he had seen it in many books.

He had also heard it mentioned a few times.

"That Thunder Eagle is injured!" The Flame Rhino Beast King spoke again: "It battled a human and both were badly hurt! Now, the power that Thunder Eagle can wield is probably less than a third of its full strength!"

"Oh?" Qin Qing’s eyebrows slightly raised, showing a contemplative look; he then seemed to think of something and asked the Flame Rhino Beast King: "What sort of grudge do you actually have with that Thunder Eagle that makes you want to kill it so badly?"

"This... this, it’s because, a few times... it killed my people. Devoured my people, so... I want to seek revenge!" The Flame Rhino Beast King said.

Qin Qing couldn’t help but smile inwardly.

Clearly, the Flame Rhino Beast King was lying!

Compared to humans, the ability of ferocious beasts to lie was evidently much poorer.

The Flame Rhino Beast King said the Thunder Eagle killed its people, so it wants revenge, but in fact, Qin Qing and Bai Qiuhe had also killed quite a few Flame Rhino Beasts, and the Flame Rhino Beast King was indeed very angry at first, as Qin Qing had trespassed on its group.

But after realizing it couldn’t take advantage against Qin Qing, the Flame Rhino Beast had weakened and proactively sought reconciliation with Qin Qing.

So...

It’s clear! The Flame Rhino Beast King is lying, only its lying skills are quite average.

"If you don’t tell me the real reason, I think I have no need to cooperate with you." Qin Qing said with a smile.

The Flame Rhino Beast’s big eyes whirled around, obviously conflicted.

But after a moment, it still said: "Fine. You humans are truly cunning... The Thunder Eagle somehow obtained an Ice Spirit Pearl. Relying on that pearl, the Thunder Eagle frequently bullies our kind..."

"The Thunder Eagle, relying on the Ice Spirit Pearl to bully your kind?" Qin Qing’s brow furrowed slightly: "If the Thunder Eagle really wanted to bully your kind, it wouldn’t need something like the Ice Spirit Pearl at all, right?"

The Thunder Eagle is at least in the Nascent Soul Realm.

For an Ancestral Beast of the Nascent Soul Realm, and moreover a ferocious type, to plunder a group of Flame Rhino Beasts would be all too easy...

"Right." The Flame Rhino Beast King nodded: "If it were just our Flame Rhino Beast group, indeed we wouldn’t last against that Fuzzy Feathered Bird. But... our Flame Rhino Beasts submit to a Flame-Eyed Golden Ape. Without that Ice Spirit Pearl, the Flame-Eyed Golden Ape could completely protect our group from being bullied by that Fuzzy Feathered Bird..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Qing had already understood the situation.

Turns out the Flame Rhino Beasts were under the protection of a creature named the Flame-Eyed Golden Ape, which could stand against the Thunder Eagle.

But...

The Thunder Eagle somehow got its claws on an Ice Spirit Pearl, and that pearl could counter the Flame-Eyed Golden Ape.

"You didn’t mention the Ice Spirit Pearl to me before because you wanted to keep it to yourself after killing the Thunder Eagle, didn’t you?" Qin Qing teased, looking at the Flame Rhino Beast King.

With Qin Qing’s question, the Flame Rhino Beast King suddenly showed an embarrassed expression.

"That... I..."

For a moment, the Flame Rhino Beast didn’t know how to respond, its bumbling manner almost endearing.

"Alright." Qin Qing waved his hand: "The Thunder Eagle is too formidable, I think... I’ll pass!"

As Qin Qing said this, the Flame Rhino Beast King immediately became anxious.

During this period, their group indeed suffered greatly at the hands of the Flame Rhino Beast, especially itself, constantly hiding here and there. If not for the Thunder Eagle getting injured, it probably would have already died under the Thunder Eagle’s claws.

"But—"

As Qin Qing uttered the word ’but,’ it once again brought a glimmer of hope to the desperate Flame Rhino Beast King.

"But what? Just say it... You’re killing me here!" The Flame Rhino Beast King snorted fire from its nostrils.

"I want that Ice Spirit Pearl!"

Qin Qing said with a smile, "You see, I’ve solved your problem. Without that Ice Spirit Pearl, the Thunderclap Eagle won’t be able to deal with the Flame Rhino Beast King. Doesn’t that solve the trouble for your clan? The Ice Spirit Pearl isn’t of much use in your hands."

The Flame Rhino Beast King grumbled to itself, thinking that humans are indeed quite conniving.

What do you mean, the Ice Spirit Pearl isn’t of much use?

Isn’t it a great treasure?

Beasts like the Flame Rhino Beast King, which are at a higher level than ordinary ferocious beasts, also hoard some human treasures.

Some human martial artists who perished in the Tianjue Forest at the hands of these ferocious beasts would naturally leave their magical treasures to fall into the claws of these beasts.

Some beasts would dig a hole and bury the magical treasures, or take them into their stone caves deep in the mountains.

And then there are some even more powerful beasts that manage to refine these magical treasures directly for their own use.

However, weighing the pros and cons, the Flame Rhino Beast King seemed to have compromised.

"Fine! The Ice Spirit Pearl is yours," it said through gritted teeth.

"Then hurry up!" Qin Qing urged.

Qin Qing’s intention to join the Flame Rhino Beast King in dealing with the Thunderclap Eagle was not for any other reason but for that Ice Spirit Pearl.

Qin Qing himself had no use for the Ice Spirit Pearl, but he thought perhaps it could be of use to his sister, Xiaoshuang.

After all, his sister was suffering from Fire Disease.

If she had the Ice Spirit Pearl, maybe it could help alleviate the Fire Disease...

After all, even the Fruit of Life might not truly be able to cure the Fire Disease afflicting his sister.

The assumption that the Fruit of Life could cure the Fire Disease was just speculation by Qin Qing and Bai Qiuhe.

Moreover, just because Qin Sheng wanted to use the Fruit of Life to address the Fire Disease didn’t mean that it would cure Xiaoshuang’s Fire Disease.

Therefore, since the Ice Spirit Pearl represented another ray of hope, Qin Qing would not give up on it.

After all, there was still ample time before he needed to head to Heifeng Valley.

The Flame Rhino Beast King led its tribe to a specific location and then set off swiftly towards the nest of the Thunderclap Eagle with Qin Qing.

It didn’t take much time before they reached a massive mountain ridge.

According to the map, this ridge was known as Dull Eagle Ridge.

The notes on the map stated that there were numerous ferocious birds within the ridge, particularly many species of ferocious eagles, among them the Thunderclap Eagle.

"Up there!"

The Flame Rhino Beast King brought Qin Qing to the base of a cliff and, with a gesture reminiscent of a human pointing, indicated towards the top of the cliff.

Qin Qing held his breath and began to climb swiftly up the side of the cliff-face.

The cliff was steep and had just been wetted by rain, covered with slippery moss.

But...

For Qin Qing, these were minor obstacles.

His movements were exceedingly agile; likely, even the most nimble climbing monkeys couldn’t surpass him.

The Flame Rhino Beast King trailing behind him was utterly flabbergasted.

It couldn’t fathom how this human, clearly at the Divine Might Realm, could confront it, a Golden Core Realm Beast King, time and time again!

Golden Core Realm humans were able to fly, and even at the preliminary stage of the Golden Core Realm, short flights posed no issue.

Since Qin Qing hadn’t yet condensed his Golden Core, he couldn’t fly and had to resort to this most primitive method of climbing.

It didn’t take long for Qin Qing to reach the top of the cliff.

Indeed, at the other side of the cliff, there was a large nest. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The nest was vast, with a giant god eagle lying within. Bolts of lightning swirled around it, occasionally bursting forth from the nest.