"The King of Subdragon species, Tyrannosaurus Rex?" Wang Nan asked in confusion, "Didn't this Spirit Beast go extinct in ancient times?"
"That's not true," the young woman named Yan Huo stepped forward. "Actually, many Spirit Beasts didn't go extinct; they just fled to places Spirit Masters couldn't find."
"Most of them hid overseas, and some live in places humans can't reach, like the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest."
"This Tyrannosaurus Rex, if it weren't for..." Yan Huo lowered her head at this point, her eyes a little evasive. "If it weren't for our good luck, we probably wouldn't have encountered it."
Wang Nan nodded. This Yan Huo knew information that even Shrek hadn't recorded, and she had just mentioned that elders from her family were secretly watching over them. She probably came from a major family.
Thinking of this, he let down some of his guard. Firstly, these family disciples probably wouldn't care for his meager possessions. Secondly, the larger the family, the less they would dare to offend Shrek, so if anything unexpected happened, he could always invoke the academy's name.
When he was studying at the academy, this extinct Spirit Beast was only briefly mentioned. The books recorded that a ten-thousand-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex could be over sixty meters tall.
Wang Nan carefully observed the Tyrannosaurus Rex in front of him. Its height didn't exceed forty meters, so it probably hadn't reached ten thousand years yet.
"Miss Yan Huo, you're also here to acquire your fourth spirit ring. I wonder if this Spirit Beast's age is suitable for you?" Wang Xing asked.
Wang Xing hadn't seen this Spirit Beast before and couldn't judge its age, but from Yan Huo's previous words, he could tell she was quite knowledgeable about these Spirit Beasts, so he probed.
Yan Huo shook her head. "This Spirit Beast has a training age of seven thousand two hundred years, which is beyond my tolerance."
Wang Xing noticed that Yan Huo used the word 'training' rather than 'Spirit Beast age', but he didn't mind. Generally speaking, a Spirit Beast's age and its training are not very different.
"Then, could I ask you to wait a moment, Miss? I'd like to try." Wang Nan heard that Yan Huo's estimate was not far from his own, so he asked.
"Since we agreed to travel together, waiting for you is only right."
"Dad, let me try this time alone." Wang Nan saw Wang Xing reveal his Spirit and stopped him again. "This is the Mixed Zone, after all, and other Spirit Beasts might appear around here."
Wang Xing looked around, then secretly glanced at Yan Huo, and nodded in agreement. "Alright, you focus on dealing with this Tyrannosaurus Rex. I'll block everything else for you."
After making arrangements, Wang Nan said no more. With the Coiling Dragon Staff in his hand, he walked step by step toward the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Spirit Beasts living in the forest are naturally alert, and with Wang Nan openly releasing his spirit power at this moment, the Tyrannosaurus Rex quickly noticed the human approaching it.
With a roar, the Dragon's cry shook the surrounding trees, and its legs moved, its feet stomping on the ground causing violent vibrations.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex suddenly attacked, ferociously opening its huge mouth, its sharp teeth like swords stabbing towards Wang Nan.
Wang Nan's eyes were fixed on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's head. The spirit tool thrusters on his back and legs simultaneously activated, and his body swiftly moved to the side, agilely circling half a turn in the air before arriving behind the Tyrannosaurus Rex's head.
His first and second spirit abilities lit up simultaneously, and his mental force surged madly into the Coiling Dragon Staff. He attacked without holding back from the start.
Wang Nan's strike looked similar to the previous Tail Sweep, but it was also different. It was no longer an imitation of a Spirit Beast's movement, but a move that belonged to Wang Nan himself, born from a full understanding of the concept of this style.
This was also the fruit of his previous deep meditation. Python Thrust, Tail Sweep, and Rock Fury—these three extra skills previously required Wang Nan to imitate Spirit Beast movements to use them. But now, Wang Nan could release more powerful extra skills with his own moves.
The original Tail Sweep originated from the Scale-Armored Demon Crocodile's tail attack, which used the entire body's strength to drive the tail for a horizontal attack. But at this moment, Wang Nan simply held the rod with both hands, his right palm down, his left palm up, pulling and pushing. Spirit power and mental force intertwined, and a dark black rod shadow actually appeared on the outside of the Coiling Dragon Staff, landing on the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Before one strike ended, another followed. After the Coiling Dragon Staff swept past the Tyrannosaurus Rex's hindbrain, Wang Nan seized the opportunity to hold the Coiling Dragon Staff vertically, pushing it downwards with both hands. This strike contained the concept of the previous Python Thrust.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex possessed a trace of the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline, making its physical body extremely powerful, but under this strike, several cracks still appeared on its scales.
From the names like Python Thrust and Tail Sweep, it was clear that Wang Nan had no talent for naming. Therefore, for these new extra skills he gained after deep meditation, he simply gave them easy-to-remember names.
Dragon Coiling Third Form. The first style is Point Rod, derived from Python Thrust; the second style is Sweep Rod, originating from Tail Sweep; and Rock Fury, learned from the Rock Ridge Subdragon, transformed into the third style, Collapse Rod.
Integrating 'Concept' into basic rod styles allowed Wang Nan to infuse his mental force into every movement during battle, fully leveraging his superior mental force.
Therefore, if they only used spirit power to fight, an ordinary Spirit Ancestor might not even be able to harm this Tyrannosaurus Rex, but with mental force mixed in, the Tyrannosaurus Rex found Wang Nan's attacks a bit too much to handle.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex took two consecutive hits from Wang Nan, roared, and took several steps forward. Wang Nan seized the opportunity to pursue, raising his rod to attack the Tyrannosaurus Rex's neck again.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex cried out in pain, swinging its tail behind it, which descended towards Wang Nan with a strong gust of wind.
From the beginning of the battle, Wang Nan's attention had always been on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's head and tail. Seeing this attack coming, several thrusters of the spirit tool thruster operated simultaneously, carrying his body to nimbly avoid it.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex's tail strike missed, causing it to stumble. Anyone who has swatted a mosquito knows that the pain inflicted on oneself far exceeds the mosquito's bite. The Tyrannosaurus Rex's tail strike was far more powerful than Wang Nan's previous two hits.
However, this also made the Tyrannosaurus Rex even angrier.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex opened its mouth, and a low sound rumbled in its throat, causing the surrounding air to vibrate continuously.
Trees, unable to withstand the pressure, shattered one by one, scattering wood chips everywhere.
Wang Nan felt it most intensely. The Tyrannosaurus Rex's gaze seemed to have materialized, making his breathing rapid, and the spirit power within his body seemed subtly suppressed.
"This is Dragon Might. The reason the Tyrannosaurus Rex possesses combat power beyond its age is because it can use Dragon Might like a true Dragon. Under the influence of Dragon Might, its opponents are simply unable to exert their full strength."
Yan Huo, observing from the side, was unaffected and explained, "The Tyrannosaurus Rex inherently possesses a trace of the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline, and it was also affected by... which gave its Dragon Might a hint of true Dragon's Concept."
"I'll go help him." Seeing this, Wang Xing no longer cared about anything else.
"It's useless. This kind of might can only be faced by him alone. If he can't withstand it, even if we kill it, he won't be able to absorb its spirit ring."