Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

If all the rat tunnels leading to this underground cave hall were counted, Zhou Chun felt that it could accommodate tens of thousands of Gold-Eating Rats without any issue.

At this time, because the Mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King had issued a summoning order, many Gold-Eating Rats that were out foraging had hurried back.

Therefore, when the Silver Lightning Python Baibai dragged Zhou Chun into the underground cave hall, thousands of Gold-Eating Rats had already converged here.

Yet even at that moment, the Mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King remained hidden within its nest, not showing itself.

Squeak squeak squeak—

The clamorous squeaking of the rats rose in a chorus.

Like an army that had long been prepped for battle, when the Silver Lightning Python Baibai dragged Zhou Chun into the underground cave hall, thousands of Gold-Eating Rats scurried toward their master and servant in a frenzy, like a tidal wave threatening to engulf them.

Seeing this situation, Zhou Chun hurriedly ordered the Silver Lightning Python Baibai to fire at will, and he also quickly took out the black gourd magic artifact he had obtained from the bandit cultivator Wei Tong in Lingzhou.

Boom boom boom!

The roar of thunder and lightning was deafening as the Silver Lightning Python Baibai, upon receiving the order to fire freely, let loose with a wild barrage of attacks.

Particles of silver-white lightning Dharma Spheres were spat out, blasting toward the incoming tide of rats.

The originally pitch-dark underground cave hall was instantly illuminated as bright as day.

The smell of rats scorched by the lightning instantly overpowered the foul odor of ancient rat excrement that normally filled the place.

But there were too many Gold-Eating Rats!

After several rounds of bombardment by the Silver Lightning Python Baibai, which seemed extremely powerful, less than ten percent were killed.

And those that didn’t die soon reached Zhou Chun and Baibai’s front.

Fortunately, by that time, Zhou Chun had stimulated the gourd magic artifact, releasing a black poisonous smoke.

The poisonous smoke, not particularly lethal under normal circumstances, was of the slow-acting variety.

However, since the Cultivation Levels of the Gold-Eating Rats were so low, they were significantly affected by inhaling the smoke.

Instantly, many of them fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

Squeak squeak!

The hidden Mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King hurriedly issued a loud order to retreat, directing the tide of rats to withdraw from the range of the black smoke.

Zhou Chun, at this moment, located the Mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King by its cries.

With this in mind, he immediately pointed out the location to the Silver Lightning Python Baibai, sending it to hunt down the Rat King.

But as soon as Baibai made a move, the Mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King seemed to anticipate its intentions, screeching orders that commanded the swarm to intercept and rush toward Baibai.

This time, even some first-grade mid-quality Rat Demons and first-grade high-quality Rat Demons surged out from the crowd.

They deployed various innate spells to fierce attack Baibai, attempting to hold it back.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately used the golden Long Nail Talisman to target and kill these Rat Demons.

In the face of the unstoppable low-grade second-order magic artifact, those Rat Demons, even if they hid behind other rats, were simply pierced through the heart and died together.

As for Baibai, at this point, it was erupting with lightning all over its body, electrocuting and shaking off the Gold-Eating Rats that clung to it, tearing at it. With sparks and lightning trailing behind, it charged through the underground cave hall and burrowed into the tunnel leading to the Mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King’s location.

Once inside the narrow tunnel, the number of Gold-Eating Rats able to attack Baibai decreased significantly.

It moved its head around inside the tunnel, following Zhou Chun’s Divine Sense instructions, heading straight for the Mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King’s lair.

But at that moment, the Mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King shifted its position again, moving deeper into the nest.

"This cunning rat breed!"

Zhou Chun cursed inwardly and could only let the Silver Lightning Python Baibai continue the pursuit.

Meanwhile, he was left with no choice but to encompass himself with the black poisonous smoke, preventing himself from being overwhelmed by the wave of rats.

But after a short while, Zhou Chun’s face changed dramatically.

For he suddenly realized that the Mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King was making a beeline for him.

"Does this wretch also want to capture the leader to defeat the enemy?"

Zhou Chun was slightly stunned, then couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.

If that were the case, it would save him a great deal of trouble.

He reached to his waist, slapped his storage pouch, and took the upper second-grade magic artifact "Flying Dragon Snatch" into his hands.

Before long, the silhouette of the mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King emerged in the underground cave hall.

It was a gigantic golden rodent larger than Zhou Chun by a notch, elongated in body, measuring nearly seven feet without including the tail.

The moment the gigantic golden rat appeared in the underground cave hall, it opened its mouth and spat out a golden blade of light, shooting it towards Zhou Chun.

At the same time, it dashed without hesitation towards Zhou Chun, who was shrouded in the smoke, as if not at all afraid of the poison within the dark fumes.

Of course, Zhou Chun wouldn’t indulge it.

He didn’t even try to intercept the golden blade; instead, he flung his hand and released the "Flying Dragon Snatch," directly aiming for the head of the incoming golden giant rat.

The flying claw sliced through the air; sensing the danger, the golden giant rat hastily twisted into a spiral turn to evade the strike.

But before it could feel relief, the missed Crimson Gold Flying Claw rotated slickly and grabbed at it once more.

Seeing this, the golden giant rat quickly burrowed into the ground, transforming into a streak of golden light that tunneled below.

Yet, the Crimson Gold Flying Claw followed suit, tearing through the soil to reach several meters underground, clawing deep into its hindquarters.

In such a state, its escape technique instantly failed, causing its body to get stuck underground.

Squeak squeak—

In a flurry of panic, the golden giant rat urgently let out shrill cries, calling for its rodent horde to come to its defense.

Suddenly, the Gold-Eating Rats, which had been previously restrained from entering the black smog area, surged madly towards Zhou Chun, heedless of all risks.

Under such a relentless and fearless onslaught, they indeed managed to break through the poisonous smoke protection, reaching the front of Zhou Chun.

But Zhou Chun knew that now was absolutely not the time to let go; otherwise, the injured and alarmed mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King would surely flee the nest and become even harder to kill later on.

If that happened, even if he killed all the other Gold-Eating Rats, this mission would still be considered a failure.

So, he continued to exhaust his mana, using the "Golden Cauldron Profound Light" to fend off the attacking Gold-Eating Rats, while also controlling the "Flying Dragon Snatch" to firmly grasp the body of the mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King, giving it no chance to use its escape technique again.

After persisting for a while, the Silver Lightning Python Baibai finally made its way back into the underground cave hall.

At this moment, it too was extremely infuriated by the mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King’s mocking behavior.

Immediately, it vented its anger on those Gold-Eating Rats. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Dharma Spheres of lightning were vomited one after another from its mouth, exploding amidst the rat horde.

The rampant currents electrocuted the Gold-Eating Rats into dry corpses, with the cleaning effect being exceptionally good.

"Baibai, don’t worry about me, go take down that mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King first," Zhou Chun swiftly halted its venting behavior, instructing it to capture the leader first.

With his command heard, Baibai instantly withdrew its Divine Skills and dived down through the hole made by the "Flying Dragon Snatch."

Below ground, the mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King, seeing its escape technique rendered useless, immediately raised its paws to dig a tunnel, trying to burrow its way to freedom.

But although it burrowed swiftly, it could not possibly be faster than Baibai, which was directly boring down.

Soon, Baibai locked onto the burrowing golden giant rat and unleashed a direct lightning strike.

Squeak—

A scream filled with terror emanated from the golden giant rat as it exploded with golden light, forming a protective barrier to withstand the electric attack.

But with elemental disadvantage at play, even if the barrier temporarily held off the electric assault, slivers of current still seeped through, electrifying the rat until every hair stood on end.

After several rounds of ongoing offense and defense, it could no longer fend off Baibai’s attacks and was ultimately stunned into unconsciousness.

At that time, the horde of Gold-Eating Rats were still unaware that the mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King had been captured, and continued their fearless assault on Zhou Chun, with more arriving to join the battle from outside.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun, despite his significant mana depletion, couldn’t help but be stirred by a bold idea.

After all, the reward offered by the Zhao Family was three Spirit Coins for every Gold-Eating Rat carcass!

And now, the number of dead Gold-Eating Rats in this underground cave hall was close to two thousand!

If he didn’t kill the mutant Gold-Devouring Rat King right now, and instead exploited the horde’s desperate attempts to save their leader and slaughtered those ordinary Gold-Eating Rats, wouldn’t that be like exploiting a bug to farm money?