Where Was Iron Bull?

"This... I just felt like my mind was being affected. When did you get here?

If you had attacked me just now, then wouldn't I have..." Thinking of what had just happened, Sister Tao broke out in a cold sweat.

This was far too terrifying, wasn't it?

Bearded Uncle and the others were all dumbfounded.

What kind of Soul Skill was this? They had never even heard of it.

Fortunately, they were no longer surprised by strange things. Chen Feng was a genius, so they could understand.

At this moment, Chen Feng also came over to help clean up the remaining corpse. Meanwhile, he was assessing the domain he had just used.

"This domain doesn't seem to be at its strongest yet. If I release my aura with all my strength, I can probably increase its power by another twofold, though the consumption is astonishing. This move can defeat an enemy in one blow. If I use it at a critical moment, I can remain invincible!"

Chen Feng was extremely excited.

His realm was still Essence Gathering, but his actual combat strength was no longer something ordinary Essence Gathering cultivators could compare with.

This domain was an innate Soul Skill of the Bodhi Divine Tree.

With such an effect, it was far more terrifying than Martial Souls with immense offensive power. Of course, the user first had to possess offensive strength. Simply slowing someone down without a way to kill them would not work.

But Chen Feng did not need to worry about that at all. With his current strength, even an expert in the Magnetic Field Realm, once caught in his domain, would only need to give Chen Feng one second. He could charge more than ten meters and instantly appear before them, slicing their throat open.

Now, Chen Feng had experienced the true power of his Martial Soul.

The key was that this was only his first Martial Soul. If all eight of the others were awakened, it would be unimaginable.

"No wonder Bodhi said my potential was enormous!"

Chen Feng completely agreed with Bodhi's words. But speaking of Bodhi, it had not spoken to him at all so far. It was probably still dormant.

Because the Mountain-Shattering Iron Bull's corpse was far too massive, the group was still dissecting it. Some of the tendons and ligaments inside were valuable, and even the Iron Bull's internal organs had nourishing effects. They were all treasures, so no one intended to leave anything behind.

They had to collect everything.

Chen Feng joined in as well. Before long, the cleanup work would be complete.

Just as they were dissecting it, at the same time.

A thousand meters away, there was another five-man squad.

This five-man squad was moving through the forest behind them, but they were in no hurry.

Gong Shi was at the front, holding a longsword. Beside him was the woman who had previously scolded the Bald Man, as well as Zhou Heng, the middle-aged man they had poached from Bearded Uncle's team.

There was also a burly man, another one of their teammates.

The last was Guo Tao, a rather young-looking Martial Soul User.

Guo Tao narrowed his gaze as he watched the direction in which Iron Bull had fled. "Just now, I sent the Phantom Wolf after it. Yet this Iron Bull had no interest in fighting and simply fled at full speed. It seems that this beast still remembers us. But it didn't come looking for revenge. Heh heh!"

Gong Shi laughed. "Your Phantom Wolf's presence is too powerful. I reckon the Iron Bull was afraid of us, so it ran away!"

Zhou Heng also laughed. "No matter what, if that beast keeps running like this, its stamina will be exhausted. When the time comes for us to kill it, we'll suffer fewer casualties!"

Guo Tao nodded.

"Back when I encountered that beast, it nearly killed me. This time, I returned after increasing my strength. It recognized me, yet it did not seek revenge. I've long heard that the stronger a demonic beast is, the greater its intelligence. It seems that is indeed true. But no matter how it runs today, I will kill it. Pick up the pace! Once we kill it, I'll leave. You can continue hunting on your own afterward."

Gong Shi nodded. "We'll do as Brother Guo says. We'll move at full speed and pursue the Mountain-Shattering Iron Bull. I believe that Iron Bull has already expended quite a bit of strength by now."

Gong Shi knew that Guo Tao only wanted to kill Iron Bull quickly and return to the Martial God School.

"If that Iron Bull hadn't run so fast just now, I would've dealt with it long ago." At that moment, Guo Tao heard movement ahead. Excitement appeared at the corner of his lips. "I see it. Look, the tracks are just ahead."

As Guo Tao spoke, he led everyone forward. After racing onward without pause, they arrived at the place where the Mountain-Shattering Iron Bull's tracks came to an end.

"It's here. Hmm, no... where's Iron Bull?"

The woman frowned as she noticed the collapsed trees in the distance and the disturbed ground.

"Judging from the traces at the scene, a battle took place here. And there are five people ahead. What are they crouching there and doing?"

Gong Shi focused his eyes. At first, he was somewhat puzzled. Encountering people here was nothing unusual, but this was the last place where the Mountain-Shattering Iron Bull had been active. What were those people crouching on the ground and dissecting? He could not make it out at first, but then Gong Shi's expression suddenly changed.

"That's the Mountain-Shattering Iron Bull's corpse! Look at those four hooves—isn't that the Mountain-Shattering Iron Bull? Damn it, did those people kill the Mountain-Shattering Iron Bull?"

"Impossible!"

Guo Tao's expression turned ugly. "We pursued it all the way here. How long has it even been? How could it have been killed so quickly?"

"But that does seem to be Iron Bull's corpse. They stole our prey. We chased it for nothing!"

The woman felt a little furious. It had been prey that was practically theirs for the taking, yet someone had beaten them to it.

Just moments ago, she had been delighted that Guo Tao had joined them. Guo Tao did not care much about the Iron Bull's value. He was the strongest among them, and without him, they simply could not kill Iron Bull.

After killing it, their shares would all be equal, so they would have gained quite an advantage.

She knew Guo Tao had come specifically to kill Iron Bull. If not for that, he would never have joined their team.

Now that Iron Bull was gone, their piece of the pie was gone too. Someone else had taken it.

How could they feel good when someone else had taken away their benefits?

"I know those people in the distance!"

Suddenly, Captain Gong Shi said, "That middle-aged man in front with the full beard is Old Zhu, along with his sister and several teammates. And that young Martial Soul User who rejected us before is among them too."

"Who exactly killed Iron Bull? As far as I know, Old Zhu's team is only at the Blood Qi stage. Even if they joined forces, they couldn't possibly defeat Iron Bull. If they encountered it, they should have been wiped out!"

Gong Shi frowned. He truly could not figure it out.

Not just him—his female teammate, Zhou Heng, Guo Tao, and the others could not understand it either.

"Could it be that the Iron Bull we were chasing just now wasn't the same one being dissected?"

The woman gave herself a sliver of hope.

Gong Shi shook his head. "Impossible. I've had people gathering information and keeping an eye on this Iron Bull all along. There's only one in the area. There's no way two of them could appear in the same place.

Combined with the traces at the scene, it really is the one we were chasing just now. It vanished here, and now we've seen these people. There's no other possibility!"