Jungle Encirclement

In the dense forest at the foot of the mountain range, Han Fei continuously darted through the trees. He loved this wild environment. The endless forest admitted not a single ray of sunlight. Han Fei sighed inwardly; even the most natural primeval forests of his previous life could not compare to one ten-thousandth of this.

As Han Fei moved swiftly through the forest, his brows suddenly furrowed. There were fluctuations of spiritual energy behind him. It seemed someone was following him.

With that thought, Han Fei stopped beside a small stream.

The spiritual energy fluctuations behind him vanished the moment Han Fei stopped.

Only then was Han Fei certain that someone was tailing him.

Chiyou shook his head. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Your vigilance is truly terrible. I followed you for so long before you noticed."

Yellow Emperor chuckled. "Well? You lost, didn't you? Hurry up and honor the bet. I told you the group leader couldn't possibly notice them right away."

Chiyou: "..."

Han Fei said somewhat unhappily, "You... were betting on me?"

Chiyou hurriedly said, "I swear to heaven, I only wanted to see how alert you were, and win against him while I was at it."

Han Fei asked strangely, "You have nothing but soul power now. What were you betting with?"

Chiyou: "The loser has to call the winner Ancestor for three days."

Han Fei was speechless. "I'm truly impressed by you two. You've completely overturned my impression of Ancient Gods."

Back in the outside world, since Han Fei had confirmed that someone was following him, there was no need for him to be polite.

Whoosh. His figure suddenly vanished, stirring a gust of wind through the surroundings. When Han Fei appeared again, he was already standing before He Wu.

He Wu was the man left behind to keep watch on Han Fei, the lackey of Eldest Senior Brother Wang Rui.

When He Wu saw Han Fei suddenly appear, he was instantly frightened. He tilted his head aside and narrowly dodged Han Fei's fatal strike.

Bang! Han Fei's fist slammed into the large tree behind He Wu with a thunderous boom.

He Wu was terrified. His cultivation was only at the Innate Realm Second Level, and he had been present in Taihe Hall as well. Now that he was facing Han Fei one-on-one, he did not even have the courage to fight.

He Wu immediately dropped to his knees and begged for mercy.

"Ninth Senior Brother, don't kill me... I had no choice either. I'm already over twenty, yet my cultivation is only at the Innate Realm Second Level. If I don't rely on Eldest Senior Brother, I'll be expelled. Please spare me. I promise I won't reveal your whereabouts. I'll just say I lost you."

Han Fei withdrew his fist, clasped his hands behind his back, and said with a look of disdain, "He Wu, you were held back from the previous class at Taihe Peak. Yet you're actually willing to serve Wang Rui. Where is your self-respect?"

He Wu slowly lowered his head. By seniority, he was actually Wang Rui's senior brother and had entered the sect much earlier than Wang Rui. However, Wang Rui later became the Head Disciple, and among the Head Disciples currently on Taihe Peak, Wang Rui had the highest seniority. Thus, he naturally became the Eldest Senior Brother.

Seeing that He Wu remained silent, Han Fei pointed at him and said, "Don't follow me again. Otherwise, I don't even know whether I'll spare you next time."

With that, his figure flashed and disappeared into the dense forest.

He Wu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Good thing he didn't intend to kill me."

After slowly steadying his breathing, a large amount of rustling suddenly came from behind him.

Whoosh... A succession of sounds rang out as a large group of experts appeared before He Wu. There were more than twenty of them, all at varying levels of the Innate Realm. At their forefront was Wang Rui, personally leading the group.

Lu Zhong stood beside Wang Rui. One was at the Eighth Level of the Innate Realm, while the other was at the Sixth Level of the Innate Realm. They were especially conspicuous among the crowd.

"Where is he?"

Wang Rui looked at He Wu and asked.

He Wu recounted what had just happened. Wang Rui cursed angrily, "Trash... Aren't you best at tailing people? How could you let yourself get discovered?"

He turned slightly toward Lu Zhong and said, "Send the signal flare to everyone. We'll split up shortly. The moment anyone finds Han Fei's trail, release a signal flare immediately."

Everyone answered, "Yes," and immediately scattered in all directions. Following the direction He Wu had provided, they began a fan-shaped search. At the same time, the distance between the more than twenty experts steadily widened.

Although Han Fei did not know any of this, he could guess it. Who was he? A graduate student from his previous life. That alone proved his intelligence far surpassed that of ordinary people.

However, Han Fei paid no attention to those pursuing him from behind. He had already entered the Tianyuan Mountain Range, and his luck was exceptionally good. He had encountered two stalks of Floating Spirit Grass, one of the three main ingredients needed to refine Spirit Gathering Pills.

Fuxi said, "Your luck is really good. You found two stalks of Floating Spirit Grass even in the outer region. All that remains are Jingyuan Flower and Three-leaf Clover, and you'll be able to refine Spirit Gathering Pills."

Han Fei was also very pleased. After all, he had taken another step toward his goal so quickly, which left him quite satisfied.

However, just after picking the Floating Spirit Grass, Han Fei sensed danger. Every hair on his body stood on end, the most instinctive reaction of a living creature when facing danger.

With a thunderous crash, a large tree snapped in response and came smashing straight toward Han Fei.

Han Fei moved nimbly, flipping backward to avoid the spinning broken tree before landing over ten meters away.

Opposite Han Fei, a Simple Bear nearly five meters tall appeared and threw back its head with an angry roar.

The corners of Han Fei's lips lifted slightly. "I was wondering why there wasn't a single demonic beast nearby. So this is your territory."

Han Fei had found it strange earlier. He had been traversing the dense forest for over an hour, yet he had not encountered even one low-level demonic beast.

The Simple Bear beat its chest with both hands and charged straight at Han Fei without giving him much time.

Han Fei clenched his fists and only then realized, "Why didn't I prepare a weapon before entering the Tianyuan Mountain Range?"

The Simple Bear rushed before Han Fei, its massive bear paw slapping toward his forehead.

Han Fei narrowed his eyes. A faint golden radiance appeared over his skin.

"A mere Level Twelve demonic beast. Do you really think you're invincible?"

His right hand clenched into a fist. He actually intended to meet the Simple Bear head-on.

Bang! Force spread outward. Han Fei took a single step back before stabilizing himself.

The Simple Bear, on the other hand, was sent flying seven or eight meters before crashing to the ground.

Han Fei shook his arm. "As expected of a Simple Bear. Its brain doesn't know how to turn."

Chiyou said, "This Simple Bear probably never expected that in a contest of physical strength, it would lose to a human one level below it. It's probably completely dumbfounded."

The other Ancient Gods all displayed "hahaha," and even Pangu was amused.

Han Fei slowly walked over to the Simple Bear. Its face was twisted in pain. Han Fei's punch had shattered its entire right arm, and it now had almost no ability to resist.

He gathered spiritual energy, and a faint golden halo lit up around his right fist once more.

Bang! A ring of white force blasted outward in all directions, ending the Simple Bear's life.

In the distance, Wang Rui and the others also noticed the spiritual energy fluctuations and immediately rushed toward the site of the battle.

By the time they arrived, only the Simple Bear's corpse remained. Its entire chest had been compressed by force, its breastbone crushed into powder and caved inward.

Lu Zhong said quietly, "Han Fei must have killed this. That kid's strength seems to have increased again."

Wang Rui's face grew solemn. "We have to deal with him quickly. Otherwise, sooner or later, he'll become our nightmare."

Shao Bing, standing nearby, said, "Boss, the Simple Bear's gallbladder is gone."

Wang Rui narrowed his eyes. "Didn't he kill the Simple Bear for that gallbladder that stores spiritual power? Find his location quickly. We can't let him continue growing."

On a giant tree several hundred meters away from Wang Rui, Han Fei tilted his head back and slowly placed a palm-sized lump of flesh into his mouth.

The spiritual energy turned into a warm current that traveled through the meridians of his body before finally returning to his sea of qi.

Han Fei let out a breath. "The Simple Bear's level was still too low. Absorbing its gallbladder that stored spiritual power barely improved me at all."

Yan Di said, "Stop being so picky. No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. Eating more won't do you any harm. Once your level rises, use the inner cores of higher-level demonic beasts to refine pills. Then the improvements will be significant."

Han Fei nodded, feeling that Fuxi's words made sense.

Chiyou said, "Stop talking. Someone's coming."

Han Fei immediately became alert. A few breaths later, Shao Bing passed below.

Yellow Emperor said, "Hey, group leader, want to experience what it feels like to be a hunter? How about doing some hunting?"

Han Fei asked in confusion, "You mean kill them? Didn't you hear what He Wu said? Wang Rui alone has more than twenty Innate Realm experts under him. Do you really think I'm invincible?"

Fuxi laughed as well. "Hunting, hunting. It doesn't mean fighting them head-on. You're so smart, yet you still can't figure it out?"

Han Fei frowned and glanced at Shao Bing, who was slowly walking away. A cylindrical object was stuck into Shao Bing's back. Han Fei recognized it—it was a signal flare used for gathering people.

With that thought, Han Fei immediately understood. He leaped directly down from the giant tree.

"I spared your life yesterday, but you didn't cherish it. Since that's the case, then go die."