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"Bzzz..."

A shocking surge erupted as the berserk Dark Demonic Ape clashed fiercely with Lin Feng, who had unleashed a Dou Technique. The energy between them generated terrifying shockwaves that spread endlessly in every direction, annihilating everything in their path.

After realizing they had reached a stalemate, Lin Feng had intended to take a step back and adjust his stance. However, the Dark Demonic Ape, having long since lost its senses to its berserk state, paid no heed and kept swinging its enormous fists at Lin Feng.

"Boom..."

As the fierce battle continued, Lin Feng's blood was stirred by this fist-to-fist combat. He stopped using Dou Techniques altogether, relying solely on Dou Qi to envelop his hands.

Although he inevitably fell into a disadvantage, the feeling was truly exhilarating. And though he was covered in blood, his life was not in danger.

"What a pity!"

Though the Dark Demonic Ape's aura remained terrifying as it continuously hammered Lin Feng, forcing him back step by step, Lin Feng's powerful Soul Force clearly sensed traces of weakness within it.

Finally, after another direct clash, Lin Feng sent the Dark Demonic Ape flying over a hundred meters away, while he remained standing in place without moving an inch.

"Fine, let's end this here!"

Lin Feng's hand seals shifted as Dou Qi rapidly surged throughout his body. His entire aura condensed, and he shouted.

"Lightning, Adamantine Finger!"

The moment the combined Dou Technique was unleashed, an immense aura erupted from Lin Feng's body, forcing the surrounding rubble to roll away into the distance.

Affected by this, the weakened Dark Demonic Ape also awoke from its berserk state. Sensing Lin Feng's terrifying aura, it let out an unwilling roar, as if it understood what had already happened.

"Roar..."

It slowly shrank back to its original five-zhang body, glaring fiercely at Lin Feng with unyielding defiance, as though it would rather die than submit.

"Swoosh..."

His figure flashed like lightning, darting through the air. Accompanied by the sound of tearing flesh, Lin Feng slowly appeared behind the Dark Demonic Ape.

"Pfft..."

Blood sprayed wildly from the Dark Demonic Ape as if it cost nothing. Immediately afterward, its enormous body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Roar..."

A weak beastly roar sounded beside Lin Feng's ear, but he did not turn around. He slowly walked toward the exit of the great canyon, flipping his palm as several jade bottles appeared in it.

After weighing them in his hand for a moment, Lin Feng casually tossed them before the Dark Demonic Ape lying on the ground. Ignoring its act of playing dead, he vanished from the spot in a flash.

"I never expected this savage fellow to know how to play dead. Interesting."

After his figure disappeared, only his voice lingered in the air.

Some time after Lin Feng left, the Dark Demonic Ape, lying on the ground with blood still pouring from its body, suddenly opened its eyes slightly. After quickly scanning its surroundings, it sprang to its feet and roared furiously in the direction Lin Feng had departed.

It then immediately picked up the medicine bottles from the ground, flicked the jade stoppers away with a finger, and, upon smelling the familiar strange fragrance, its enormous eyes lit up. It swallowed everything in one gulp.

Within a lush ancient forest in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, sunlight seemed to have been blocked out by towering trees that had grown for untold years. Only the occasional ray struggled to shine through, forming pillars of light.

Yet beneath such beautiful scenery, two figures utterly out of place were clashing fiercely.

"Bang..."

After another violent collision, the large and small figures separated and stood on opposite sides, watching each other warily.

"Huff..."

Lin Feng's chest heaved violently. Only after taking a deep breath did he gradually calm down.

"I didn't expect Second Senior Brother to be far more troublesome than Eldest Senior Brother. With that thick Mud Armor covering its body, I can barely inflict any real damage without using Dou Qi!"

Looking at the enormous Black Pig King in the distance, Lin Feng could not help sighing.

"And," he said, raising his hand to look at the huge scar that had begun to heal, "I didn't expect this fellow to know a technique similar to Explosive Step. I let it land a vicious hit on me because I wasn't careful."

At that moment, a strange snorting sound suddenly reached Lin Feng's ears. The enormous Second Senior Brother began violently pawing at the ground behind it, then charged straight toward Lin Feng, seemingly intending to trample him into minced meat.

Facing the rapidly charging Peak Rank 4 Magical Beast, the Crimson Tusker Pig King, Lin Feng did not dare let down his guard in the slightest and focused all his attention on it.

Dou Qi surged forth in great quantities. Possessing the Five Elements Art, Lin Feng did not fear the consumption of Dou Qi. Maintaining his Dou Qi Armor, he fearlessly charged toward the Pig King.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

The sounds of collision rang continuously through the forest. Along with them came the rustling of leaves on the towering trees, blown by the shockwaves of battle. Sometimes, when Lin Feng dodged one of the Pig King's fierce charges, an unlucky tree would be violently smashed apart.

Whenever that happened, Lin Feng seized the opportunity to strike the Pig King viciously, inflicting considerable damage upon it.

Of course, Lin Feng had not used Dou Qi. Otherwise, once he unleashed his strongest current method, the Five Elements Sealing Technique, any beast below the fifth order would have no hope of resisting.

After an unknown amount of time spent exchanging blows, the Crimson Tusker Pig King suddenly let out an unwilling roar and crashed to the ground.

Lin Feng showed no mercy toward this Second Senior Brother and killed it without hesitation.

This fellow truly had no sense of honor. It had actually used a sinister trick called Heaven-Shattering Earth-Splitting Pig Cannon. Had Lin Feng not remained focused after being ambushed by it once, never daring to relax even slightly, the reputation he had built over more than ten years might have been ruined by this bastard.

A ball of energy rose from Lin Feng's palm. With a flick of his hand, he threw it onto the Pig King, blasting it into the air once more. Only after ensuring that it was dead did Lin Feng stroll over, collect its Demonic Core, and cut off its tusks.

As for the other parts, Lin Feng truly did not want to touch them. The very sight of them reminded him of that terrifying move. He immediately flashed away, waved his hand to retract the colorless light curtain, and departed without lingering.

After facing Peak Rank 4 Magical Beasts such as the Dark Demonic Ape and the Crimson Tusker Pig King, Lin Feng struck while the iron was hot and continued searching for Magical Beasts of suitable ranks to temper himself.

His Dou Qi steadily stabilized throughout the process, his control constantly improved, and through continuous battles supplemented by the nourishment of Body Tempering Fluid, his physical strength gradually reached a level comparable to the body of a Mid-tier Rank 4 Magical Beast.

Naturally, as an alchemist traveling continuously through the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he also gathered many medicinal ingredients that were extremely scarce even within the Alchemist Guild.

This was why Lin Feng had not returned to the Imperial Capital for many days yet still had an ample supply of pills. He had even found new ways to use the Body Tempering Fluid.

Whenever he felt the timing was right, Lin Feng would consume a Five Elements Pill to advance. As a result, the ranks of the Magical Beasts he sought for battle continued to rise.

He had even begun alarming the true overlord of the Magical Beast Mountain Range's core region, the Sixth-order Demonic Beast—the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Thus, Lin Feng began considering a return to the Imperial Capital. In truth, this was also because his Dou Qi cultivation had reached a point where further progress was impossible.

Lin Feng stood beneath the waterfall outside the cave, admiring the majestic torrent plunging from above. When it reached the valley floor, it sent up enormous waves, filling one with a sense of peace and exhilaration.

"I've been in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for over four months now. Even my Dou Qi has reached the Peak Dou Ling level with the Five Elements Pills and the Three-patterned Azure Spirit Pills refined by Elder Fa."

Lin Feng raised his eyes and looked beyond the Magical Beast Mountain Range, toward the distant direction of the Imperial Capital.

"I wonder how Xiao Yi Xian is doing. Perhaps it's time to return!"

He took out a specially made long flute and blew it in a peculiar rhythm, its sound waves slowly spreading into the distance.

"Cry..."

Half an hour later, an enormous Griffin flew over from afar. Upon approaching, it remained above Lin Feng and slowly circled through the air.

With a leap, Lin Feng landed on its back and fixed his gaze in the direction of the Jia Ma Imperial Capital.

"Go!"