Chapter 4040: Chapter 4059: Giant Beasts Never Bow, Unless Food and Shelter Are Included

The giant beast was furious, its tail swinging, aiming to smash down on Lin Chen and the others.

Even if I have no energy left, I can still kill you all!

Lin Chen and the others darted aside, disappearing instantly.

The giant beast couldn’t hit them, and when the star ore was completely extracted, it became enraged and chased Lin Chen and the others from the sea back to the shore.

The chase lasted a long time, but finally, the giant beast stopped pursuing.

Although Lin Chen and his companions were small in size, their speed was not slower than the beast’s.

"Keep exhausting it, there has to be a result eventually."

With Lin Chen’s efforts, the souls of both him and the beast touched once again.

If you come with me, I won’t bother you anymore.

I won’t come with you; otherwise, I will kill you sooner or later.

You can’t kill me, but I can irritate you to death, exhaust you.

Leave now!

I won’t leave!

The beast’s soul roared angrily, but it was ineffective; through these two confrontations, it understood Lin Chen’s determination.

This guy won’t stop until his goal is reached. If I don’t agree to go with him, he’ll keep pestering me, even until he exhausts me to death.

In its anger, the giant beast felt a bit of fear.

It could indeed overpower Lin Chen and the others, but they never fought directly, always ambushing. If I ignore them, they’ll keep attacking lethally.

Even with thick skin and flesh, I can’t withstand their relentless assault; after all, they are strong, and each strike carries significant power.

Both sides were locked in a stalemate.

Entangle, fight, run...

Negotiate!

Negotiation failed!

Continue to entangle, fight, run...

Negotiate again!

As the beast’s energy depleted, and with no replenishments, all the star ore veins were extracted by Lin Chen and the others, leaving the beast both angry and helpless.

In terms of combat power, it was stronger, but these magical tactics were beyond its defense.

The veins are there; at most, it could consume a bit and store within, but the opponents could extract entire star ore veins effortlessly and take them away!

As the number of star ore veins in Lin Chen’s possession increased, the weary and hungry beast’s attitude gradually softened. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The main point was that Lin Chen had lots of star ore veins, enough for the beast to consume for a long time!

It wouldn’t need to hunt far and wide for veins; it could eat from what’s available.

When massive wounds finally appeared on its body, it became truly afraid.

Lin Chen indeed had the ability to kill it!

Although this took a long time, if things continued like this, it would truly die!

When overshadowed by the threat of death, things became simple.

After numerous soul negotiations, the beast finally agreed, reluctantly and aggrieved.

The beast would never be enslaved unless provided with food and shelter!

Lin Chen promised to prepare many star ore veins for it, providing star ore as food in future, and in return, the beast would follow Lin Chen and fight for him when needed.

Done!

Lin Chen summoned the Tao Ding and absorbed the surrendering beast within, promising it rest, and that once they leave Planet 472, he’d provide it with star ore.

Lin Chen did this to prevent its rebellion.

Once it devoured enough star ore, with energy restored, it could rampage in the Tao Ding, risking breaking free; the Tao Ding might not contain it, instantly shattering.

After leaving Planet 472, if it wreaks havoc, shattering the Tao Ding means it will drift alone in space or to another planet without star ore for sustenance.

These were directly negotiated through soul exchange, and sensing a life-threatening situation, the beast agreed reluctantly; further defiance meant it would be drained and bled dry.

Watching the enormous beast disappear into the Tao Ding, Lin Chen breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Finally succeeded!"

Nalan Wushuang chuckled, "Not easy at all, took quite a long time, always cautious, but at last we gained something."

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "Indeed, its attacks were lethal; sparring with it, one moment of carelessness and we’d be heavily injured, if not killed."

Shang Wenyin said cheerfully, "The effort was worthwhile, didn’t expect it to submit; initially, I thought it wouldn’t succeed."

Lin Chen responded, "The main reason is its high intelligence, enabling communication; it has a developed thought process, similar to ours, understands submission. Look at the Star-devouring Dragon Beast, though it’s not dumb, it’s purely beastly, fights to death, refuses to surrender."

Yao Xuanji chuckled, "This trip yielded great rewards, this fellow is a powerful weapon. If someone offends us, just release him, and they’ll have a tough time."

Thinking of that scene, Lin Chen chuckled, "I’m kind of looking forward to it, curious about when we’ll meet such an unlucky ghost, eager to witness its rampage."

Nalan Wushuang brushed away a few stray hairs, smiled lightly, "Next, besides collecting pheromones, we need to gather many veins; without these resources, feeding it post-departure will be impossible, veins are our leverage over it, running out would cause immediate unrest..."

Yao Xuanji laughed, "Not a big problem, the planet is enormous, star ore veins everywhere. Based on Brother Chen’s communication, it eats once, and if not in combat exhausting energy, can last many years without food, and one vein can sustain it multiple times."

"Collecting a few dozen veins will suffice for several hundred years, even longer."

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "Sure, there’s plenty, and we have time to gather more; visiting once is quite a hassle after all."

"Okay!"

During the following days, everyone seemed relaxed.

Half a year later, they completed pheromone collection, Lin Chen glanced at the neatly arranged bottles in the spatial ring, laughed, "It’s enough, not just for us; even if more advance to Level 8 later, it’s sufficient."

"Heard from Zhang Hongjiu, this only increases chance of advancing to Level 8, not guaranteed success, and the odds aren’t great. We’re eight people, with one potion each, two reaching Level 8 would be quite good."

Nalan Wushuang laughed, "Not bad, the time spent compared to cultivation, not to mention the bottleneck breakthroughs’ difficulty, just prepping medicinal pills and related stuff might take decades, even hundreds, thousands of years..."

Lin Chen touched his nose, laughed lightly, "Considering that, it’s indeed simpler compared to our cultivation level advancements."

Pausing, Lin Chen clapped his hands, laughed, "Alright, pheromone collection complete, let’s set off for Planet 11!"