Chapter 85: Going Alone into the Magical Beast Mountain Range (2/2)

At that instant, a dark green figure leapt out from the weeds, and attempted to attack Jian Chen from behind with extreme speed.

Just as the dark green figure approached Jian Chen, a white light flashed past, and a silver sword suddenly appeared. It accurately pierced into the green figure’s concealed body with unmatched quickness.

The moment after the sword made contact, Jian Chen’s body swayed, and he shifted half a meter to the side. The moment he moved away, a soft ‘bang’ could be heard as the dark green figure fell at where Jian Chen had just been standing.

Only now was he able to clearly see that the dark green figure was a beast that looked similar to a leopard. Its neck was already soaked with blood that continuously poured out from its deep wound.

Jian Chen’s gaze swept across the leopard-type beast lying on the ground. He then continued to advance into the forest. He could tell from a single glance that the beast was only a normal wild animal; it wasn’t even a Class 1 Magical Beast. There were absolutely no monster core that could be retrieved from within its body; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to kill it so easily.

“Roar!”

“Aooo!”

As Jian Chen continued to travel deeper into the forest, the howls of magical beasts gradually started to fill the air. There were many different types of cries; some were unpleasant as they sounded like the wails of malicious spirits that made anyone hearing it feel terrified.

At that moment, Jian Chen suddenly stopped in his tracks. He turned around, and his eyes flashed with a serious light as he stared towards his side. The silver Light Wind Sword materialized in his hand.

This was the first time Jian Chen displayed such a serious expression since he first entered the forest.

A faint ‘sha sha’ sound emitted from the location Jian Chen was looking towards. Shortly after, a dusty yellow scorpion slowly appeared within Jian Chen’s line of sight.

The scorpion was extremely large. Its body alone was a meter wide, and two meters long. A poisonous stinger hung from the end of its tail, which was at least 5-6 meters long. Right on its head, a pair of jade, beady eyes started to flicker with a strange glow.

The scorpion headed straight towards Jian Chen. Only after it was 5 meters away from Jian Chen did it stop its advance. Its bright eyes flashed with a strange glint as it locked its gaze onto Jian Chen,brandishing its pincers at Jian Chen as a “zhi zhi” sound came from its mouth.

The silver Light Wind Sword in Jian Chen’s hand was enveloped in a hazy glow. Immediately, he attacked first and his body blurred as he shot towards the scorpion with his blade.

His original intent in coming here was to kill magical beasts, so he naturally wouldn’t hold back after encountering one.

The scorpion’s reaction was quick; as soon as Jian Chen began to move, the poisonous stinger at the end of its tail blurred, and rapidly darted at Jian Chen.

“Ding!”

Jian Chen’s Light Wind Sword simultaneously shot out towards the scorpion’s poisonous hook. As the two made contact in midair, a clear sound that was similar to metal striking metal rang out. The collision generated a powerful aftershock that caused both Jian Chen’s Light Wind Sword and the scorpion’s hook to recoil backwards.

With only a slight sway of his body, Jian Chen had already retreated back quite a few meters. He looked at the poisonous stinger of the large scorpion in shock. The hardness of it had surpassed his expectations. Jian Chen reckoned that even a superior type steel could not compare to this scorpion’s stinger. Moreover, the power that it contained was immense. After a single collision with it just now, Jian Chen’s arm had already begun to feel numb.

“The scorpion in front of me should be a Class 2 Magical Beast.” Jian Chen muttered to himself as he fixed his bright eyes on the scorpion.