Chapter 546: The Flame Lions canyon depths (1/2)

Ying Gui's eyes lit up when he remembered how close to Yanzhu city they were right now, and after taking a look at his surroundings and realized that it was almost nighttime already, he nodded his head before he sat on the back of the 'Ironhide cow' in the lead and started leading the carriages forward.

Since Shun Long was ready, Ying Gui wouldn't waste more time waiting in this place until they were discovered by any of the wandering magic beasts around the region.

Getting out of this dangerous place as quickly as possible and reaching Yanzhu city were his most important priorities.

Of course, Shun Long's thoughts weren't much different from Ying Gui's since he also wanted to get to Yanzhu city as quickly as possible.

After taking care of the 2 slave traders and destroying their shop to complete his second mission, he was planning to return back to the Holy city and train himself in the Dao Tower until he returned back to the Holy sect.

Thankfully, despite their massive size, the 'Ironhide cows' were among the fastest, as well as the most resilient rank 4 magic beasts, as they continued to pull the 4 carriages deeper inside the canyon without a break.

Forget about 1 day, the 'Ironhide cows' could easily keep travelling for 2 weeks without a need for food or rest.

Like that, their group continued forward, and in just 4 hours Shun Long and Ying Gui had already covered more than two-thirds of the distance that they needed to cross, as they reached the deepest parts of the canyon.

During these last 4 hours, Shun Long had dealt with a handful of peak rank 4 as well as 2 early rank 5 magic beasts, obtaining their magic beast cores as well as the rest of their bodies that were still considered treasures to him. Now that he had broken through to the early fifth stage in his 'Monarch's Eternal body', dealing with early rank 5 magic beasts wasn't an issue even if he didn't use his qi and simply relied on the strength of his body.

However, the moment that they arrived in this place, Shun Long noticed that Ying Gui's expression had turned even more solemn than it previously was, as the fat merchant turned around and looked at him with a look that couldn't hide his anxiousness, as he then said

''Young master Shun Long, we have already reached the deepest parts of the 'Flame Lion's' canyon. As long as we manage to successfully cross this final part without attracting any magic beasts, we should be able to exit the canyon and be just half a day away from Yanzhu city! I simply hope that if any middle rank 5 magic beasts show up, young master Shun Long can do your best to hold them off.''

Although Ying Gui had already seen Shun Long deal with 2 early rank 5 magic beasts in the past 4 hours, he knew that the difference between an early rank 5 and a middle rank 5 magic beast was enormous, and what he was asking for right now was already past the limits of the mission.

After all, it was just a simple D-rank personal mission but Shun Long had already dealt with the 2 cultivators from the Su family, as well as a handful of peak rank 4 and 2 early rank 5 magic beasts all by himself. However, for a disciple of the Holy sect to fight against a middle rank 5 magic beast, the mission's difficulty would be almost at the same level as a C-rank personal mission!

Ying Gui clearly understood that even if the 2 experts from the Su family -who had nearly destroyed his caravan- were forced to fight a life and death battle with a middle rank 5 magic beast, they would probably be the ones to lose their lives in the process.

After all, it was common knowledge that at least a handful of peak rank 6 Nascent Soul stage experts were required if they wanted to truly take down a middle rank 5 magic beast.

As for the peak rank 5 magic beasts that he was transporting in his carriage? In order to actually subdue a rare magic beast like the 'Solar hound' and the rest, even 7 or 8 peak rank 9 Nascent Soul stage experts may not be enough.