The next morning, Xia Mo, having rested through the night, stood up on a tree branch, stretched lazily, and gazed at the dawn glow in the distance.
"Feeling refreshed!"
With a light push of his feet, Xia Mo flipped down from the tree. After checking his direction, he immediately set off. He was already far from the academy; returning from here would take five days, and that was assuming nothing unexpected happened along the way.
However, Xia Mo intended to remain in the primeval forest for another month to gain better control over his strength. After all, going from a three-star Da Dou Shi to the peak of an eight-star Da Dou Shi was no small leap.
To avoid attracting trouble, Xia Mo had decided not to take the main roads, instead traveling directly through the uninhabited forest. Though Magical Beasts roamed these places and they could not be considered especially safe, compared with people, these Magical Beasts were clearly much easier to deal with.
Moreover, while traveling through the mountains and forests, Xia Mo could search for treasures and medicinal herbs, as well as hunt Magical Beasts for training—practical combat cultivation...
In a forest filled with towering ancient trees, an enraged beastly roar suddenly rang out. A massive shadow carrying a stench of blood crashed through several giant trees and burst out of the forest. Only then could one see that this Magical Beast was covered in vicious wounds, blood pouring from them like a stream. After struggling onward for some distance, it finally collapsed to the ground with a bang.
As the Magical Beast fell, a figure darted out from the woods and nimbly landed atop the huge beast's corpse, a faint smile on his face.
The Swift Shadow Leopard before him was a ferocious beast stronger