Ambushed

"Should I try out my Mental Power?"

He also wanted to know just how powerful a Psychic Master could be. Xu Feng immediately activated the Spiritual Bead in his mind—

A golden mist surged out from his sea of consciousness, transforming into Mental Power.

Xu Feng could not help growing excited.

What a powerful feeling. No wonder Psychic Masters are treated like treasures by every major force. I only awakened not long ago, yet I already possess such strength.

As expected of a Psychic Master!

"My current power is four times stronger than before." Xu Feng controlled six throwing knives.

Xu Feng's eyes suddenly widened—

The six throwing knives instantly shot out at high speed and pierced straight into the wall.

A series of tremors rang out as rubble naturally fell from the stone wall where the knives had sunk in.

Xu Feng felt as though he had stabbed into rotten mud.

Too powerful.

"Ha!"

With an excited shout, Xu Feng controlled the throwing knives and fired them at the nearby wall. Knife holes immediately appeared one after another, with broken stones continually sliding down.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"... The throwing knives turned into black afterimages.

One moment they landed on the ground, the next they shot into the sky, and then they embedded themselves in the wall.

A moment later—

"I should have reached the Intermediate General level."

The golden sphere in his mind had not changed in size at all.

"It should be enough to cultivate all the way to the peak of God level. Once I reach beginner God level and completely absorb the energy of the golden sphere, I should become an Invincible God level expert."

The next morning, Xu Feng ended a night of cultivation. After eating some leftover beef brisket from yesterday, he carefully continued on his journey.

He knew that the biggest taboo in the Wilderness Zone was constantly making noise, as that would cause many monsters to discover him.

Even if he made some noise, Xu Feng had to leave the area as quickly as possible.

The wounds he had suffered yesterday had already healed, and the bloodstains on his body were gone.

Xu Feng nimbly leaped over the tangled branches and vines blocking his path like an ape, but after taking only two steps—

"Hiss..." Xu Feng could not help sucking in a cold breath at the sight before him.

The corpses of four men and one woman lay ahead.

The bodies a dozen meters away had not decayed much yet.

However, the signs that they had been bitten apart and devoured were extremely obvious.

None of the bodies were intact. More than half of some thighs had been eaten, some arms were missing, some stomachs had been bitten open into huge holes, and severed intestines lay scattered all over the ground.

Half of one woman's head had been eaten away. One eyeball remained, while maggots crawled over her ghastly white skull.

Xu Feng's face turned pale. He held his breath, then began to vomit.

He had never seen dead people in this life. In his previous life, he had only seen people who had died of old age. He had never witnessed a scene like this.

His mind was in complete chaos.

A voice kept echoing in his heart.

You will die. Just like them, your body will be eaten by monsters.

Xu Feng clutched his head with both hands, terrified. In his previous life, he had only been an ordinary person, always living at the bottom. He had never had any chance at success. He had worked hard all his life, yet never succeeded.

After a while, Xu Feng lowered his hands.

"In my previous life, I stayed at the bottom and constantly complained that I had no opportunities and no connections.

"The chances of success were almost zero. In this life, am I supposed to complain until I die of old age that I have no opportunities?

"I have connections, strength, backing, and a background.

"What reason do I have not to succeed? In this life, I will either become a powerhouse or become a corpse."

Xu Feng stood up. His face was pale, but his eyes were resolute. He walked toward the corpses and carefully examined the five bodies, his expression still relatively calm.

They should have died two or three days ago. Upon closer inspection, Xu Feng noticed an inconspicuous bloodstain on the clothes over the chest and heart of each corpse. From what he could tell, the five had likely been killed by humans.

"I didn't expect this kind of thing had existed all along."

"That shouldn't be the case. In the original work, monsters evolved much faster than humans, so humans were relatively united, and the major forces prohibited warriors from killing one another. It seems warriors in the Wilderness Zone need to be wary of people as well."

Xu Feng thought to himself.

"I'm not in any condition to fight right now. I need to find somewhere to calm myself down."

Xu Feng muttered to himself. Then he leaped onto a tall building, found a well-hidden spot, and sprinted toward it.

By noon, Xu Feng had recovered mentally and brought himself back to peak condition.

Several dozen meters away from Xu Feng, in Great Xia, stood a small wooden cabin. Beside it was a sturdy Iron Hoof War Pig. A sharp horn protruded from its snout, its entire body was packed with bulging muscles, and veins spread across it like the roots of ancient trees.

Iron Hoof War Pig, Beginner Beast General!

"This Iron Hoof War Pig has thick hide and extremely strong defenses. The Blood Shadow Saber can break through its defenses, but I'll just finish it off from behind."

With a thought, Xu Feng made his decision. He immediately focused his mind and mobilized his Mental Power. Gradually, he controlled the six throwing knives and gathered them together. Then six arcs appeared before him and shot toward the Iron Hoof War Pig!

"Whoosh!"

A piercing sound rang out as the throwing knives slashed toward the wild boar at a terrifying speed. Xu Feng also leaped down, almost following the black arcs as he charged after them.

The Iron Hoof War Pig, which had been grazing, raised its head at the piercing sound. But the throwing knives were too fast. In an instant, they were only a few meters away, their extreme speed producing a sonic boom.

"Roar!" The Iron Hoof War Pig let out an angry growl and thrust the blood-red horn on its snout toward the throwing knives.

Bang!

The six throwing knives slammed fiercely into the Iron Hoof War Pig's forehead, burying themselves deep in its head. Struck by the knives, the Iron Hoof War Pig involuntarily dropped to its knees on all fours. A streak of blood appeared on its forehead, and it was already taking in more air than it breathed out.

Thud! Thud!

The Iron Hoof War Pig fell straight down. Its limbs twitched two or three times before going still. Xu Feng, who had originally intended to finish it off, gave up on doing so.

"Among Beginner Beast Generals, the Iron Hoof War Pig and the Bloodthirsty Iron Bull probably both have IQs below zero. It actually used its head to block the throwing knives." Xu Feng walked over to the Iron Hoof War Pig's corpse, took out the Blood Shadow Saber, and chopped at its snout, pulling out the horn.

A huge white shadow crashed down like a small mountain, completely blocking Xu Feng's retreat.

At the sight of the suddenly appearing giant monster, a chill ran down Xu Feng's back. His body froze in place, and he did not dare move.

Before Xu Feng stood an enormous Giant Rock Black Bear. It was probably three or four meters long, its body covered in long black fur. Fangs protruded from its savage maw, while its pair of huge blood-red eyes radiated brutal killing intent.

Xu Feng swept his gaze over the black bear and sucked in a cold breath. "Advanced Beast General, Giant Rock Black Bear. Damn it, I was careless." The disturbance from killing the Iron Hoof War Pig had still alerted a monster. Xu Feng had thought that since he had killed it in a single attack, no other monster would have time to react before he retreated. Yet the Giant Rock Black Bear had still cornered him.

The Giant Rock Black Bear was an Advanced Beast General. It possessed tremendous strength, but it was slow.