Battle the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf!

Within the dim forest, a figure darted swiftly through the shadows.

After killing Mu Li and the others from the Wolf Head mercenary group, Flowing Cloud did not linger and continued deeper into the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Along the way, Flowing Cloud cautiously watched his surroundings, searching for traces of Xiao Yi Xian.

Suddenly, Flowing Cloud halted, his gaze warily fixed on a patch of forest ahead.

Whoosh!

An unusual sound came from the forest ahead, followed by a pair of blood-red eyes slowly emerging.

Amid the dark wilderness came waves of spine-chilling roars.

In the next instant, a blood-red figure tore through the air.

It was a giant blood-red wolf, standing in the forest with dazzling scales covering its tall, lean body.

"Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf!"

Flowing Cloud's eyes narrowed at the sudden appearance of the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf.

This giant blood-red wolf was a Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf, roughly at the Second Tier Beginner level, equivalent to a human Beginner Dou Shi.

Seeing the bloodthirsty gleam in the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf's eyes, Flowing Cloud knew that it had already marked him as prey.

"Perfect. I can see how the fighting methods of magical beasts differ from those of humans."

Looking at the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf before him, a faint smile appeared on Flowing Cloud's lips.

With his current strength, a mere Second Tier Beginner was naturally beneath his notice.

With that thought, Flowing Cloud chose to strike first, violently stomping his feet against the ground.

In an instant, Flowing Cloud unleashed Demonic Shadow Tracing. His body shot toward the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf like lightning as an incomparably sharp aura burst forth from within him.

A killing intent suddenly permeated the cold wind.

"Awoo!"

A wolf's howl soared into the heavens.

As though it possessed intelligence, the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf seemed to sense the aura emanating from Flowing Cloud. Its powerful limbs bent slightly, releasing a violent, savage presence.

Just as Flowing Cloud came within several yards of the giant wolf, its howl suddenly rose to an exceptionally shrill pitch.

Its blood-red eyes blazed with ferocious light. The scales around its limbs trembled slightly as its powerful body charged at Flowing Cloud, rampaging forward with brutal force.

A sharp, bloody wind swept toward him, but Flowing Cloud remained expressionless and calm.

"As expected of a magical beast. Its fighting style really is barbaric!"

The next moment, Dou Qi throughout Flowing Cloud's body gathered in his right palm, rapidly condensing into a sharp palm imprint.

Facing the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf as it pounced at him, Flowing Cloud's lips curled into a smile.

I wonder whether this giant wolf can withstand a single palm strike from me.

At the instant the two were about to collide, Flowing Cloud sent the palm imprint in his hand flowing out smoothly and cleanly, striking the giant wolf squarely on its waist.

The next moment, the sharp palm imprint smashed fiercely into the giant wolf's waist with the force to split mountains and shatter peaks.

Though the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf before him possessed an enormous body and a tough physical form, it became as fragile as tofu beneath Flowing Cloud's palm strike. Its body was blasted open, and its scales shattered.

After doing all that, Flowing Cloud calmly retreated several meters.

When he turned back to look at the giant wolf's miserable corpse, however, his brow suddenly furrowed.

"I nearly forgot. Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves are pack-dwelling magical beasts."

Awoo! Awoo!

The next moment, Flowing Cloud raised his head toward the dark wilderness. Pairs of blood-red eyes within stared straight into one's heart, fierce and vicious, their sharp white fangs colder than the wind.

Yet compared to those white fangs, Flowing Cloud's eyes were even more icy and piercing as he calmly watched the pack of Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves gathering around him.

An icy wind swept past, but Flowing Cloud did not move.

"In terms of individual strength, these Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves are nothing much."

"But if one encounters a pack of Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves, even high-level Dou Shi would likely have to flee in disgrace."

A pungent scent of blood spread through the forest.

Awoo!

At the smell of blood, the crimson glow in the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves' eyes became even more terrifying.

Licking their blade-sharp fangs, they exploited their speed advantage and pounced from every direction with terrifying momentum.

Flowing Cloud swept his gaze around and found that more than twenty Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves had already charged toward him.

"Wolf-type magical beasts truly are among the most troublesome. They even know how to cooperate with one another."

Looking at the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves closing in from all sides, Flowing Cloud stomped heavily on the ground.

As sharp sounds of tearing air rang out, Flowing Cloud's body split into several scattered afterimages. At the same time, he gathered Dou Qi into his legs.

Clang!

In an instant, without the slightest mercy, Flowing Cloud viciously kicked a Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf in the abdomen.

Flowing Cloud's body had been tempered by Magical Beast Essence Blood and was incomparably powerful.

An unimaginably immense force erupted from Flowing Cloud's leg, sending the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf flying backward as though it had suffered a crushing blow.

Flowing Cloud had not even used a Dou Technique in that kick!

Bang!

Flowing Cloud's figure streaked through the forest like a fleeting flash, trailing afterimages as his legs lashed out like lightning.

One Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf did not even have time to let out a cry before Flowing Cloud kicked its entire head off.

The force behind the blow hurled its heavy body dozens of meters away, scarlet blood spraying across the entire forest.

"Twenty Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves. That's somewhat challenging."

Licking his lips, Flowing Cloud charged fearlessly into the pack of Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves.

Every move was broad and sweeping, crushing everything in his path and stirring up a storm of blood.

"Especially now that my body has become even more nimble, as light as though weightless." Flowing Cloud moved with strange footwork, his figure ghostlike.

The Earth-tier Movement Technique, Demonic Shadow Tracing, allowed Flowing Cloud to deal with the pack of Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves before him with even greater ease.

Amid the flashing afterimages, Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves fell one after another beneath Flowing Cloud's hands.

The wolves' howls mingled with repeated thunderous impacts, shaking the skies as the entire forest was soaked in blood, crimson beyond compare.

A short while later, the forest gradually returned to silence.

At this moment, more than twenty Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves had all died at Flowing Cloud's hands.

Huff!

Taking a deep breath, Flowing Cloud looked at the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf corpses covering the ground and immediately felt a sense of exhilarating satisfaction.

"As expected, the Magical Beast Mountain Range is the best place to train."

Excitement flickered in Flowing Cloud's eyes. After that battle alone, he felt that his Demonic Shadow Tracing had improved greatly.

Sensing the pungent smell of blood hanging in the air, Flowing Cloud frowned slightly before preparing to leave.

The scent of blood could easily draw other vicious magical beasts here, and he was no longer fit to continue fighting.

After the intense battle just now and repeatedly using Earth Tier Dou Techniques, he had expended too much Dou Qi and needed time to recover.

Tap tap tap!

Just then, Flowing Cloud's ears twitched as he suddenly heard hurried footsteps.

That sound...

Humans!

Flowing Cloud's spirits rose. He had finally encountered humans, so he could ask about Xiao Yi Xian's whereabouts.

Flowing Cloud slowly approached in the direction of the footsteps, though vigilance remained on his face.

Within the Magical Beast Mountain Range, magical beasts were not the only danger. Humans might be even more terrifying.

Mu Li and the others from the Wolf Head mercenary group were proof enough.

Had Flowing Cloud lacked strength, he would likely have become a corpse in the Magical Beast Mountain Range by now.

Very soon, Flowing Cloud saw the source of the sound: a panicked figure was fleeing miserably through the forest.

That figure also noticed Flowing Cloud's presence and immediately ran straight toward him.

"Help..."

"I'm from the Myriad Medicine Pavilion..."