Chapter 97: Taming

  The Golden Beetle King's armor is far more powerful than the Earth Turtle Bug, and Qin Yun's golden fire mixed sword energy that can instantly kill the Earth Turtle Bug has almost no damage to it, and there is not even a weak link on its body.

  What's even more troublesome is that the Golden Beetle King has a large body, but its speed is extremely fast, flying in mid-air with ease and agility, posing a great threat to Qin Yun.

  Helpless, Qin Yun could only give up his idea of a quick battle and unfolded his body technique to patiently roam and fight with the Golden Armor Bug King in the orchard.

  The weakness of the Golden Beetle King is not without, its attack method is extremely single, relying on its strong defense and sharp horns to charge horizontally and vertically, completely a brutal way of fighting.

  So Qin Yun didn't collide with it head-on, using Lin Li's fruit trees as a shield, and unfolded his divine movement technique to dodge and weave around the Golden Armor Beetle King's encirclement.

  He wasn't just dodging, from time to time he would suddenly appear behind or beside the Golden Beetle King and slash, stab, pierce, and chop, causing the Golden Beetle King to let out angry roars.

  With his wise and discerning mind, Qin Yun's judgment of the Golden Armor Bug King's flight trajectory was extremely accurate. Coupled with his extremely fast sword speed, as long as he made a move, there was almost no chance of missing.

  The Golden Beetle King's reaction was extremely fast, but it always couldn't escape Qin Yun's attack. If its shell wasn't too hard, it would have been riddled with holes long ago.

  The Golden Beetle King was getting a bit overwhelmed.

  It can withstand Qin Yun's sword energy slash, but cannot completely defend against the powerful force contained in the sword energy. Every time it is hit by the sword energy, it will always tremble violently in mid-air and lose its balance.

  It's like a samurai wearing full armor, where the sword can't cut through the armor but the force of the slash can still affect the body inside.

  If the physical body is strong enough, of course, it won't matter, but King Jinjia obviously hasn't reached that point yet!

  Qin Yun keenly sensed the Golden Armor King's discomfort.

  He suddenly had an epiphany in his mind, shifted his footsteps and approached the Golden Armor King's left side, instantly switching the Qinghua Sword from his left hand to his right.

  The right fist was clenched and punched out fiercely!

  Wow!

  A fist condensed with tenfold strength radiated fierce flames, tearing through the air and causing the surrounding temperature to surge abruptly, striking squarely on the Golden Beetle King's body!

  Boom!

  Fists and shells clashed in the most direct and ferocious collision, with a deafening explosion that could be heard for hundreds of feet.

  "Hmmph!"

  Qin Yun let out a cold snort, and was knocked back half a step by the rebounding force. His right hand was in extreme pain, almost to the point of cracking open at the tiger's mouth.

  But the Golden Beetle King was in a much worse situation, this ferocious insect king was directly blown away for several steps, and heavily hit on the tree trunk.

  The fruit trees were shaking violently, with leaves rustling down, mixed with a few unopened green fruit.

  The golden beetle king bounced back and fell towards the ground, and when it was about to touch the mud, it spread its wings again.

  It was as if it had drunk too much wine and flew dizzily without any rules.

  It works!

  Qin Yun immediately realized that his idea was correct. The punch he had just thrown used the "Zhen" character technique from the Blazing Fist Method, and it had indeed taken effect.

  Qin Yun has been immersed in the fierce fire boxing technique for ten years, and his fist strength has long been practiced to the point of being deeply ingrained. With the true energy of the Nine Yang Xuan Gong, he can shatter the enemy with a single punch, causing even solid stone to crumble into powder without cracking its outer shell!

  It's like using an iron hammer to heavily strike a knight in armor, even if it can't penetrate the armor, it can still stun the knight to death!

  He ignored the pain in his right hand, put away the Qinglian sword and leaped up, with both fists alternately striking out, one after another pounding on the shell of the Golden Armor Beetle King!

  Bang! Bang!

  The Golden Beetle King was constantly being bombarded, with only sharp claws and teeth but no longer having the power to counterattack, completely becoming a living target for Qin Yun's fist practice.

  It's actually very simple to crack Qin Yun's battle strategy. Just fly up to a height of seven or eight feet, and Qin Yun will be powerless against it.

  If it can't be done, it can also escape underground, Qin Yun is still helpless.

  Unfortunately, this insect king was probably stunned by Qin Yun's fist and fell to the ground, only to fly up again, and then be blasted away once more.

  Thus cycling back and forth, King Golden Beetle didn't know how many punches he had taken, and it seemed like things were getting worse and worse.

  Before, Green Willow was still worried about Qin Yun, but seeing this scene, a smile reappeared on her pretty face. She put down the bamboo basket and clapped her hands, laughing: "Brother Yun, add more strength to knock it down! You're really awesome!"

  Her words had barely fallen when the Golden Beetle King was blasted back down to the ground once again.

  But this time, it was too weak to fly again, seemingly without even the strength to crawl away, its belly facing upwards, six limbs trembling, and letting out a low mournful cry.

  Qin Yun also stopped in his tracks.

  In fact, he was also about to collapse, apart from the intense consumption of internal energy and true gas, his hands were extremely painful, and it was estimated that there might be finger fractures.

  The skin on his fists was a deep purple, and the palms of his hands were covered in fresh blood. His arms ached with numbness after exerting himself to the limit, almost losing all sensation.

  He struck the Golden Beetle King with his fists as hammers, but after all, his fists were made of flesh and blood, killing a thousand enemies would also hurt himself eight hundred times.

  "Oh no!"

  Green willow hastily walked over, pulled up Qin Yun's right hand, took out a handkerchief and carefully bandaged the wound, anxiously asking: "How did your hand become like this? I'll go to Miss's medicine room immediately to get medicine for you!"

  "It's just a minor injury, no big deal..." Qin Yun shook his head and said: "Let's deal with this Golden Armor Beetle King first!"

  The green willow turned her head to look at the Golden Beetle King who was struggling on the ground, hesitated for a moment and asked: "It... it should be dying soon, right? Your fist is really ruthless, even more useful than a sword!"

  It's actually a miracle that Qin Yun was able to defeat King Golden Armor Bug like this!

  The Golden Beetle King was originally very rare and usually difficult to encounter. Others who encountered it would probably only use swords to slash, and would never think of using their fists to shock.

  Qin Yun's accidental strike happened to hit the weak point of the Golden Armor Beetle King, otherwise if he had only used his sword, at most he could have only scared it away.

  "I reckon I won't die just yet, I've still got a few tricks up my sleeve!" Qin Yun said with a kick of his foot at the Golden Armor Beetle King.

  Even if it becomes a half-dead dog, the Golden Beetle King is not so easy to kill. Swords can't chop it and axes can't split it open. Do you have to use fire or water to drown it?

  While he was thinking about how to thoroughly kill the Golden Beetle King, the Golden Beetle King on the ground struggled a few times and barely turned over.

  Chirp! Chirp!

  It lowered its head and let out a mournful cry, as if begging for mercy.

  Spare me?

  Qin Yun and Green Willow were both stunned because they both understood the meaning from Golden Armor King's mournful cry - Spare me, I admit defeat!

  This is quite strange!

  Qin Yun and Lü Liu couldn't help but look at each other in dismay.

  "Ah, I remember!"

  At this time, Green Willow seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and hastily took out a jade token from the brocade pouch she was carrying with her and handed it over to Qin Yun.

  "Qin Yun, take this Jade Symbol of Taming Spirits. Quickly drip a drop of your blood on it, and you can subdue the Golden Armor Beetle King to be your own spiritual pet!"

  Spirit Jade Token?

  The jade plaque in Green Willow's hand was about four inches long and two fingers wide, with a snowy white texture that was smooth to the touch and emitted a warm glow. The surface was carved with dense, intricate characters that seemed extraordinary.

  Qin Yun knew that he had a spiritual pet fox, but when he left Qian Chao, he gave it to Qin Mingzhu to raise and care for.

  "Hurry up, or it will be too late when it recovers!"

  Seeing Qin Yun didn't take the jade symbol, Green Willow became somewhat anxious and directly forced it into Qin Yun's hand: "Take it!"

  Qin Yun smiled slightly and clasped his palm together, holding the jade token and the soft, boneless small hand of Green Willow.

  "Ah!"

  Green willow was taken aback, thinking that Qin Yun was taking advantage of her. Her eyebrows furrowed in anger and embarrassment: "You..."

  Suddenly, Qin Yun used his fingernail to cut open her thumb, and bright red blood flowed out quickly, flowing onto the jade token.

  He immediately let go of his hand.

  "You!"

  Green willow stared blankly at her own blood being instantly absorbed by the jade plate, leaving it spotless. The originally white and greasy spiritual jade had turned pale pink.

  "It's not my blood!" She stomped her foot and scolded, "Now it's ruined! The Blood-Drinking Jade Symbol can't be used by anyone else after being activated, I only have this one Spirit-Control Jade Symbol!"

  Qin Yun smiled and said: "Don't switch people, I don't need spiritual pets, you come and collect it!"

  Having had experience raising Xiaoyao before, Qin Yun knew that taking care of a spiritual pet required a lot of time and effort. He needed to focus on cultivating his sword path, where would he have so much free time?

  And this golden beetle king is not weak either. If ordinary people like Green Willow can have it by their side for protection, that would be the most suitable thing.

  The green willow was completely stunned, she stared straight at Qin Yun, and her eyes sparkled with complex and inexplicable light.

  Qin Yun couldn't help but scratch his head and reminded, "Green Willow sister, hurry up, don't waste the Jade Symbol and the Bug King!"

  Green willow took a deep breath, she looked deeply at Qin Yun, and suddenly turned around and bent down.

  A soft light burst forth from her hand grasping the jade symbol, and the light quickly expanded to completely envelop the Golden Beetle King. Amidst the radiance, countless mysterious and profound talismans fluttered about, appearing and disappearing in a blur.

  At first, King Golden Beetle tried to struggle, as if resisting something with all his might, but soon calmed down.

  Qin Yun was seeing the whole process of the jade symbol's release for the first time and found it very novel and magical.

  He had heard that many Qi Refiners were skilled in refining talismans, and the folk remedies for driving out ghosts and evil spirits, praying for blessings and protecting homes with paper charms were very popular. However, those were clearly not on the same level as the Lingyu Talisman used by Green Willow.

  After a moment, the light dissipated, and the Golden Beetle King chirped a few times, crawling to the green willow's side to affectionately nuzzle her boots with his antennae, looking very obedient and well-behaved.

  It's hard to imagine that not long ago it was killing Qin Yun and he couldn't even defend himself.

  Jade fragments fell from Green Willow's hands one after another, and this Jade Symbol of the Spirit Rider had fulfilled its mission.

  The girl seemed to still be unable to believe that she had obtained a spiritual pet, or even the rare and precious Golden Beetle King. She wanted to touch the beetle king but was too afraid, her eyes full of an incredulous expression.

  "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to Green Willow for successfully taming the spirit pet!" Qin Yun said with a smile: "You can give it a name now!"