Chen Yue was really troubled.

  Originally, when he was in the water, it wasn't obvious that the Blade Beast was flying. But once he got on land, the problem was exposed. Just imagine, when he was walking on the road, there was a dilapidated long sword following him like a shadow behind him. Moreover, this unmanned long sword was floating in the air.

  Thinking of this scene, Chen Yue shivered.

  Probably anyone who saw this scene would find it extremely eerie.

  Chen Yue didn't want to be regarded as a ghost or monster when he went back. If he irritated some high-level professionals and they came to slay the "evil spirits", he would really be in for a hard time.

  What was even more troublesome was that due to the lack of compatibility, this damned Blade Beast refused to enter the subspace, which made Chen Yue's attempt to hide it fail. Helplessly, he could only try to improve the compatibility first.

  Fortunately, according to Vinia, it was relatively easy to improve the compatibility in the early stage. Although it was extremely difficult to improve it to the level of "familiarity" so that the summoned beast could execute orders meticulously, at least, it wasn't too difficult to increase the compatibility from the level of "strangeness" where it completely didn't listen to orders to the level where it could listen to some orders.

  Going back was different from when he came. He didn't come with the purpose of ascetic practice this time. So he could completely take a flying beast in a nearby city. Although he had no money at all, he had hunted quite a number of magical beasts in the past few months and obtained a large number of crystal cores, so he didn't need to worry about the travel expenses. In this way, he could still stay in the Ace Mountains for about ten days.

  "Ten days." His eyes slightly narrowed, and Chen Yue fell silent. "Let's do it like this."

  ...

  Three days later, in the outer area of the Ace Mountains.

  The glittering and translucent world of ice and snow was as calm as usual.

  "Roar." A roar full of anger suddenly rang out in the territory of the fourth-order magical beast, the Snow Pole Leopard, shaking the surrounding snow and making it constantly fall down. The magical beasts that were foraging nearby, as if they had heard the most terrifying sound, immediately scurried away from that area as fast as they could. At the same time, a trace of confusion flashed through their muddled minds.

  In the outer area, fourth-order magical beasts were already extremely powerful existences. Except for a very small number of fifth-order magical beasts, they were the overlords of the outer area and each had its own fixed territory. Who would dare to casually invade them?

  Moreover, there were two Snow Pole Leopards in that area. Even human adventurers who hunted magical beasts for a living rarely dared to have ideas about them.

  "Roar." Then came another angry roar. Different from the previous one, this time the momentum was obviously much smaller, and there was less anger and more solemnity in the roar.

  They had encountered a formidable enemy.

  Under a small snow-capped mountain, two Snow Pole Leopards, famous for their speed and fierceness, had their muscles tensed up, exuding a fierce aura as they confronted their enemy. The battle hadn't been going on for long, but they were already covered with wounds, and half of their fur was stained red with blood. However, although they looked terrifying, these were not fatal wounds. With the vigorous vitality of magical beasts, it didn't affect their combat effectiveness.

  The one fighting against them was a young human.

  In this freezing environment where water could turn into ice instantly, he was only wearing some animal skins, but there was no sign of trembling from the cold at all. Obviously, he didn't take the low temperature seriously. His weapon was an ice spike about a foot long that could be seen everywhere. There was also bright red blood on it, which added a bit of fierceness to this ordinary ice spike.

  It was already very strange that there was a human in this icy and snowy world. As a human, he didn't wear the cold-proof clothes of an adventurer, nor did he have sharp steel weapons. Instead, he was dressed like a savage, which was even more unusual. If it weren't for the fact that his aura undoubtedly belonged to a human, these two Snow Pole Leopards would have suspected that he was a humanoid magical beast they had never seen before.

  Of course, what made them most vigilant was the dilapidated long sword floating behind the young human. Even during the intense battle, it still maintained a certain distance from the young human.

  Fourth-order magical beasts already had a certain level of intelligence. The reason why they were at a disadvantage even when fighting two against one was largely because they had to be on guard against that strange long sword.

  This young man was naturally Chen Yue.

  "This disobedient guy is finally a bit useful." Looking at the vigilant look in the eyes of the Snow Pole Leopards, Chen Yue couldn't help but smile. If they knew that he couldn't command the Blade Beast at all, what would they think?

  "However, the real battle will start soon." If the fight continued, the Snow Pole Leopards would soon find out that the Blade Beast wouldn't participate in the battle. At that time, without any scruples, they would go all out.

  Compared with human professionals of the same level, magical beasts, whose physical strength was naturally far stronger than that of humans from birth, were much more powerful. Even with Chen Yue's current body that was close to that of a fourth-order fighter and his skills that enabled him to challenge opponents of higher ranks, it would still take some effort to defeat the Snow Pole Leopards, not to mention that there were two of them.

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  The subsequent battle situation was just as Chen Yue had expected, and it soon entered the most intense moment.

  "Bang." With a powerful downward chop, the ice spike exploded on the forehead of the smaller Snow Pole Leopard. While losing his weapon, Chen Yue also sent it flying out. It crashed heavily into the distant snow-capped mountain, creating a big pit.

  Seeing the opportunity, the other Snow Pole Leopard immediately pounced over like lightning. If it caught Chen Yue squarely, even with his tough body, he would surely be torn to pieces. However, what the "Health Cultivation Art" brought to Chen Yue was not only strength but also speed.

  He lowered his center of gravity, intending to dodge. However, at this moment, a wave of drowsiness suddenly surged in his mind, making his movement stagnate for a moment. Although he recovered immediately in the next moment, it was already too late to completely avoid it. He could only barely move his vital parts away and avoid its sharp claws that could tear lions and tigers apart. However, there were still several deep bloodstains on his arm, and the flesh was turned up on both sides, looking rather shocking.

  A fierce look flashed in his eyes. Chen Yue slightly lowered his shoulders, and his right hand, with fingers together like a knife, slashed across its soft abdomen.

  "Ow!" The Snow Pole Leopard let out a sad howl, and blood spurted out of its mouth. How fierce was Chen Yue's strike! Although he didn't cut open its abdomen, he had already severely damaged its internal organs.

  "Hum." The Blade Beast, which had been completely motionless all along, suddenly let out a soft chirp, sounding both joyful and excited.

  Hearing this soft chirp, a relaxed smile finally appeared on Chen Yue's face. He shook his left hand, which was a bit numb due to blood loss, and chased after the severely injured Snow Pole Leopard. Every punch and kick he threw carried tremendous force, knocking it to the ground. By the time the Snow Pole Leopard that had been sent flying earlier rushed over, the outcome had already been decided.

  That Snow Pole Leopard still wanted to escape, but unexpectedly, a white rabbit jumped out from the side. It spat out a mouthful of freezing air containing extremely low temperature, blocking it for a while and also cutting off its vitality.

  "Goo." After the battle, the Ice Rabbit affectionately came over and stuck out its little tongue to gently lick Chen Yue's wound. There seemed to be a bit of reproach in its big eyes. Two fourth-order magical beasts were not easy to deal with. Chen Yue didn't win easily, and it was inevitable that he got injured.

  Gently patting the little head of the Ice Rabbit, Chen Yue slightly narrowed his eyes. Since the compatibility had reached the "intimacy" level, they had been able to have simple communication. Naturally, he could sense the Ice Rabbit's concern.

  Judging from the extremely effective freezing breath of the Ice Rabbit, if it had participated in the battle, they should have been able to win without getting hurt. However...

  Chen Yue glanced at the Blade Beast behind him and shook his head.

  If it was just for food, there was no need to hunt fourth-order magical beasts at all. The reason why he carried out such a dangerous challenge and didn't let the Ice Rabbit participate was to improve the compatibility with the Blade Beast.

  After racking his brains and trying countless methods, Chen Yue found that it was much, much more difficult to improve the compatibility with the Blade Beast than with ordinary summoned beasts.

  It was normal when you thought about it. After all, ordinary summoned beasts still had some biological characteristics, and there were always some ways to please them. However, for this sword, it was even more difficult to communicate with it.

  After countless failures, Chen Yue was almost about to give up. He planned to return to the Free Capital first and consult Vinia. However, an accidental change made him see a glimmer of hope.

  It was an ordinary hunting. However, unfortunately, he encountered a group of third-order magical beasts that lived in groups. After a hard fight, Chen Yue clearly heard the Blade Beast let out a clear chirp with an unclear meaning.

  That simple soft chirp was like a thunderclap in Chen Yue's ears.

  You should know that in the past, no matter what methods he adopted, the Blade Beast was like something without life, without any reaction at all, making people feel like a mouse trying to pull a turtle, not knowing where to start.

  Could it be that this battle made it happy?

  Did improving the compatibility with the Blade Beast depend on battles?

  Although he wasn't sure, since there was a reaction, it meant that there was a possibility of being correct. For Chen Yue, who had no other way, there was only the option of trying.

  After that, Chen Yue kept fighting with magical beasts, but the Blade Beast fell silent again, as if it hadn't been the one that let out the clear chirp last time.

  The second time the Blade Beast chirped was when he challenged a fourth-order magical beast.

  After the battle, Chen Yue thought for a long time and had some vague understanding in his heart.

  Next time, he picked a stronger fourth-order magical beast.

  Sure enough, when he spent a lot of effort to kill it, the Blade Beast let out another clear chirp.

  At this moment, all the doubts disappeared.

  Chen Yue understood that probably only in more challenging battles would the Blade Beast react. At the beginning, when he was hunting, he always chose to kill third-order magical beasts. When he encountered that group of magical beasts that lived in groups later, the intensity of the battle was far greater than that of ordinary battles, which naturally attracted the reaction of the Blade Beast. However, it was precisely because of this that when the intensity of the subsequent battles was slightly lower, it didn't take them seriously anymore. Only when Chen Yue picked a fourth-order magical beast did it react again.

  If battles were compared to delicious food, then the Blade Beast was a diner who would never be satisfied. Moreover, after trying a delicious dish, it would never be attracted to food that was inferior to that dish, even if it had been attracted to those foods before.

  "It's even harder to please than an emperor." Chen Yue thought helplessly.

  The Ice Rabbit carefully licked Chen Yue's wound. Soon, the wound stopped bleeding. The place licked by it felt itchy and numb, and it wouldn't take long to recover. It was impossible to have battles without getting hurt at all. During these days, every time he got injured, he relied on the Ice Rabbit to heal his wounds.

  Chen Yue noticed that later when it was healing his wounds, there was no silver substance on its tongue anymore, but the effect was still surprisingly good. It could completely be compared to low-level healing magic and was much faster than Chen Yue relying on his own restorative ability.

  After resting for a while, Chen Yue looked at the Blade Beast behind him, and his expression became solemn.

  In the past few days, during the continuous battles, it had already let out more than a dozen clear chirps. After each battle, Chen Yue would try. Although the Blade Beast was still too proud to let him touch it, it was obvious that its resistance was weakening.

  There was no doubt that Chen Yue's guess was correct. Every time the Blade Beast chirped, it represented an improvement in compatibility.

  "Hopefully, I can succeed this time." Looking calmly ahead, his mood gradually calmed down.

  Without any warning, Chen Yue suddenly turned around and placed his middle and index fingers on the hilt of the Blade Beast.