Misty Mountain Valley

"With my agility and claws, I don't even need something like a Levitation Spell!"

Squeak squeak~ (Boss, Brother Yun, what's there to argue over such a trivial matter? Watch me~)

Lin Lei, who had been arguing with Fengyun, heard Beibei squeak twice and immediately saw him dart toward the Blueheart Grass on the cliff face. Alarmed, he hurriedly sent a mental message: "Beibei, be careful!"

Fengyun also drew the Light Shadow Blade, his expression grave as he watched the mist shrouding the valley.

He knew there were many high-level magical beasts in this valley. The reason he had volunteered to pick the Blueheart Grass in Lin Lei's place was to keep Lin Lei from drawing the pursuit of a large flock of Winged Bird Dragons, just as in the original story.

As Level Six pack-dwelling flying magical beasts, even Fengyun did not dare provoke the Winged Bird Dragons. Otherwise, if they kited him, it was entirely possible he could fall here.

After all, the Winged Bird Dragon flock's methods were not limited to breathing flames. He was not sure whether Beibei could still slip directly into their flock and kill them into retreat as he had in the original story.

Fengyun had intended to pick it himself. If he controlled the disturbance properly, he should have been able to avoid being discovered. If he was careful, he might even have found some other good things.

Who would have thought Beibei would think the two of them were dragging things out and charge over to pick it himself!

Given Beibei's speed and small size, he truly was the most suitable one for the job.

But because of his playful, immature nature, both Lin Lei and Fengyun had always treated him like a younger brother. Thus, neither of them had ever considered having Beibei pick it.

And the situation truly developed just as they had expected. Once Beibei made his move, he was fast and made little noise, but his reckless, speed-only approach made Fengyun realize that a round of pursuit was unavoidable!

Caw caw~

Caw caw caw~

Caw~

Before Beibei could return with the Blueheart Grass, a flock of Winged Bird Dragons had already appeared before the two of them.

When Beibei returned like a black bolt of lightning, two Seventh-Rank Green Patterned Giant Pythons were also chasing after him.

"Run!"

With a loud shout, Fengyun, who had been gathering strength for some time, immediately charged in the opposite direction. Dodging the Winged Bird Dragons' flame breaths and the Green Patterned Giant Pythons' ice arrows, he arrived before the two startled pythons. Then, a Great Brightness Slash containing ninety percent of his battle-qi flew from his blade.

The Great Brightness Slash radiated dazzling white light. The instant the two Green Patterned Giant Pythons reflexively shut their eyes, it swept effortlessly across their necks and severed their heads.

Green Patterned Giant Python, dead *2!

Beibei, who had been standing on Lin Lei's shoulder and watching behind them, exclaimed through a mental message, "Whoa, Boss, is Brother Yun this domineering after reaching Level Six?"

"He wiped out two Seventh-Rank Magical Beasts with one slash!"

Beibei could also easily defeat Seventh-Rank Magical Beasts, but due to his lack of powerful offensive techniques and his small size, killing them still took some time. That was why he had not directly killed the Green Patterned Giant Pythons.

Now that he had seen Fengyun kill two Green Patterned Giant Pythons with a single slash, his young heart was genuinely shaken!

Lin Lei was likewise dumbfounded as he stared at the two decapitated Green Patterned Giant Pythons behind them. He muttered, "I knew Brother Yun's attacks had to be powerful now, but I never thought they would be this powerful!"

"The difference in strength between the seventh and sixth ranks is more than tenfold, and magical beasts are already stronger than humans to begin with."

"Brother Yun has only just entered Level Six, yet he can kill two Green Patterned Giant Pythons with one slash!"

Just as the man and mouse were still marveling, Fengyun, who was exceptionally skilled at speed, swiftly darted over to them and said, "What are you still standing around for? Run!"

"Taking out those two Green Patterned Giant Pythons just consumed ninety percent of my battle-qi. I don't even have the strength left to strike another blow and intimidate this flock of Winged Bird Dragons."

"If we don't run now, are we waiting to get roasted?"

Squeak squeak~ (Hahaha~, don't worry, Brother Yun. I only ignored those big birds earlier because I was afraid of damaging the Blueheart Grass. Now watch me, Boss. Cast a Levitation Spell on me, then toss me into that flock of big birds.)

Fengyun could not understand what Beibei meant as he stood on Lin Lei's shoulder, patting his tiny chest and squeaking away, but Lin Lei understood.

Without another word, he cast a Levitation Spell on Beibei and directly threw him toward the flock of Winged Bird Dragons.

Lin Lei knew Beibei's strength, especially his terrifying speed and defense. The Winged Bird Dragons were formidable, but he truly did not think they could hurt Beibei.

Now that Beibei was making such a confident guarantee, Lin Lei naturally threw him over without hesitation.

What followed was a bizarre scene. Fengyun and Lin Lei fled in a sorry state across the ground, dodging the Winged Bird Dragon flock's flame breaths, while the arrogant Winged Bird Dragon flock dominating the skies kept dropping one after another.

In no time at all, several Winged Bird Dragons had already been killed by Beibei!

In the end, unable to bear any further losses to their flock, the Winged Bird Dragons fled back to Misty Mountain Valley after losing another companion. Fengyun and Lin Lei were no longer in danger of being pursued.

A short while later, when Beibei returned, he was holding eight Winged Bird Dragon Magic Crystal Cores in his paws.

One look told Fengyun that this little money-grubber had gone to dig out the Magic Crystal Cores from all the Winged Bird Dragons he had killed. As for the Magic Crystal Cores of the two Green Patterned Giant Pythons, Fengyun had dug those out while he was at it after killing them.

Having led Lin Lei through the Monster Mountain Range for so long and finally found this treasure land, Fengyun was in an excellent mood.

After his strength broke through Level Five, he could no longer continue training in the Light Church's hunting grounds, where safety was somewhat guaranteed.

That was because the highest level of those hunting grounds was only Level Four. Building magical beast hunting grounds for Level Five and Six beasts deeper within would be extremely uneconomical even for the Light Church.

Furthermore, those hunting grounds existed to help students adapt to the Monster Mountain Range's environment. If one still could not adapt to the Monster Mountain Range after reaching Level Five, there was no need to continue nurturing them.

Therefore, if he wanted to undergo a Monster Trial again, he could only venture deep into the Monster Mountain Range for a true trial.

In a true Monster Trial, one wrong move could lead to being devoured clean by a magical beast stronger than oneself.

Although he had realized that he had previously been stuck at a bottleneck because he lacked sufficient life-and-death danger, that did not mean he wanted to undertake Monster Trials where his life could be at risk at any moment.

It was not that Fengyun, already a Level Six Warrior, had yet to develop the heart of a strong warrior or the will to fight.

Ever since he had begun training with the goal of becoming a Saint Warrior, he had already prepared himself to temper his abilities amid danger and accept the risk of death.

The joke that he "treated the Monster Mountain Range as home," along with the title "Light Shadow Swordsman," were proof that he feared neither life nor death in pursuit of his goal, constantly moving forward.

The reason he did not wish to continue such excessively dangerous life-and-death training was that his strength was currently in a period of rapid growth. Training grounds with a certain degree of safety, like the Light Church's magical beast hunting grounds, were the most suitable environments for him at present.

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