C85 (1/2)
Hong Ling looked around in surprise. Within the range of his senses, he did not sense any Demonic Beast's aura, nor did he sense any humans' aura. This came as a huge surprise to him. He originally thought that he would run into a powerful creature upon teleporting over. Who would have thought that Jixia Academy was actually prepared enough to pick a safe place. He casually summoned his Sorrow Spirit and climbed up the treetops to take a look at the map. He was now certain that he was at the bottom of the map. He got his bearings, and with a tap of his feet, he quickly dashed forward.
Shiwan Mountain was the most dangerous part of his journey on this trip to the Heaven Assembly and he did not want to waste any time here. Previously, he and Lian Chengyue would train within this mountain range, but this time, they would pass through the entire mountain range and enter the middle section of the map. At that time, he was only at the middle stage of the Essence Refinement into Qi, and could only linger around the area between the outer and middle levels of the Essence Refinement into Qi. But now, even if he stepped into the early stages of Qi Refinement into Spirit, he would not even be considered worthy in Shiwan Mountain.
He put aside other thoughts and focused on his journey. However, just as he was about to leave that previously safe area, he felt some extremely powerful auras. Although it was just a first stage Demonic Beast, these Demonic Beast gave off a very dangerous feeling. It was because there were simply too many of them. Hong Ling casually found a map, looked ahead, and frowned. This group of Demonic Beast were blocking his only path. If he was unable to pass them, then he could only enter the blind zone that was not recorded in the map.
In the Shiwan Mountain, falling into a blind spot was the scariest thing to do. Once one stumbled into a strong Demonic Beast territory, they would probably die. Hong Ling held the Sorrow Spirit floating around him in his hands and lightly landed on the ground. His consciousness spread out, scanning the group of Demonic Beast in front, sensing their form.
”Wolf?” Hong Ling was startled, but when he truly saw this group of wolves that were crawling on the ground, he could not help but want to escape. This pack of wolves was simply too big. No matter how powerful a wolf was, it was not terrifying at all. However, if it was a pack of wolves, or even a group of extremely powerful wolves, then it would be somewhat shocking. These giant wolves were nearly 10 feet tall and 20 feet long. They were scattered all over the valley that Hong Ling had to pass through. They were lying in the shade of a tree, continuously sticking out their tongues. The stench of corrosive flesh came from the pack of wolves. It seemed that the pack of wolves had just finished their hunt and were in the process of eating.
Hong Ling stood on top of a hidden mountain cliff, pushed away the leaves in front of him, and stared at the pack of wolves as he thought about countermeasures. There were at least a hundred wolves in this pack. With his strength, it was still possible to kill them one by one. However, what he was most afraid of was that if this pack of wolves were to charge at him at the same time, no matter how strong he was, he would end up in a dangerous situation. Hong Ling could still sense that there were a few extremely tyrannical auras in the center of the pack of wolves. The strongest among them had already reached the late-Second Order. This was what Hong Ling was most afraid of. Once he fell into a bitter battle, these powerful wolves would definitely not sit idly by. Moreover, wolves were extremely cunning animals. Powerful wolves would usually only act at the most crucial moment. The strongest of this pack of wolves was only at the late second level, yet they were able to grow to such a scale within the Shiwan Mountain. They were definitely a tough nut to crack.
Hong Ling retracted his own aura to its limit, and with a casual wave of his hand, the Sorrow Spirit behind him, floated in the air, and silently split into nine, before piercing into the ground. The young man jumped down from the mountain cliff and pressed his hand on the ground. Authentic Qi started to flow into the ground. He seemed to feel that it wasn't safe, so he summoned the Eternity Sacred Flame and pressed it into the ground. Under his control, strands of lightning surged into the ground. Gradually, the outline of a large dark golden formation appeared on the ground. The teenager nodded in satisfaction. He clapped his hands in fear and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing.
Very quickly, the Authentic Qi that he had consumed all over his body returned to its peak. The youth stood up and dashed forward. Bang! His figure dropped down from the sky as he ruthlessly slammed his palm on the body of a gigantic wolf, shattering its skull. The huge wolf let out a blood-curdling screech as it was instantly killed. With a flash, he appeared behind a giant wolf and smashed its neck with his palm. His figure continued to wander among the pack of wolves, killing some of the weaker giant wolves in his senses. In an instant, all the wolves that were lying in the canyon were awakened and looked at him with bared teeth.
Hong Ling grinned, and in a flash, he rushed out of the valley towards an empty area. The wolves immediately started to revolt, as waves after waves of tyrannical aura soared into the sky. A baleful aura filled the entire valley.
AHH!” ”A deafening wolf howl resounded through the entire world, causing Hong Ling's eardrums to hurt slightly.
In his line of sight, a pack of wolves was quickly gathering and chasing after him. It was obvious that they were extremely angry. The running posture of nearly a hundred huge wolves was truly astonishing. A light blue vapor condensed on top of Hong Ling's palms. It was precisely the Flowing Water Palm Technique that he obtained from the Heavenly Desolate Martial Meet. His feet stepped on the Fish Dragon Steps and a pair of fleshy palms continuously struck out. A level one giant wolf simply could not withstand a single exchange of blows. It could be killed with a touch of its palm. However, there were simply too many wolves. With his strength, he could easily kill a level one giant wolf. However, against those level two elites, he was helpless.
In this pack of wolves, there were more than twenty second level elites. Although they were all early second level elites, they were all very strong. Even he had to be careful in dealing with them. However, he would not kill these Level Two Elite Giant Wolves, as that would consume a lot of Authentic Qi. What he needed to do now was to kill these giant wolves and reduce their harassment. It was fortunate that he had trained in the Jiuzhuan Profound Technique, and his physique was incomparably strong, allowing him to continuously release palm strikes. Otherwise, under the attacks of so many wolves, their strength would have been depleted and they would have died.
Gigantic wolves of the first step continuously died under his palms, and Hong Ling's heart sank to the bottom of the valley at the same time. Until now, that extremely powerful late Second Order Wolf King had no intention of attacking. Even the four giant wolves guarding it had no intention of attacking. This made Hong Ling shudder. Just the presence of over twenty early Second Order giant wolves, as well as nearly a hundred of them, made him feel even more pressured. However, the truly powerful Wolf King and its guards had yet to make their move.
Bang! With a palm strike to kill the last giant wolf, Hong Ling's figure flashed and rushed to the center of the empty space. Twenty early Second Order giant wolves also chased after him. The Wolf King and the four giant wolves followed suit and chased after them. Their eyes were blood-red, and their viscous saliva continuously dripped from their teeth, emitting an extremely fishy stench. However, they still did not make a move.