Martial Arts Ascendancy: Beginning with Diligence Rewarded by Heaven's Will
Chapter 19

Fierce Beasts Turn on Each Other, Reaping the Fisherman's Profit

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Above the sheer cliff, Lu Chuan stared at the three fruits, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

He did not recognize what medicinal ingredients those three fruits were, but he was absolutely certain that all three were Hundred-Year Great Medicine, just one step away from nurturing a trace of spirituality and transforming into Spirit Medicine.

Great Medicine and Spirit Medicine differed by only one word, yet their value was worlds apart.

Any Spirit Medicine was beyond price. Once one emerged, it would inevitably stir up a bloody storm.

Lu Chuan had heard some rumors. Thirty years ago, someone had brought a Spirit Medicine back from Python Mountain.

The result had been blood flowing like rivers throughout Fengle City, with countless people perishing because of it.

At that moment, Lu Chuan could no longer remain calm. He felt his heart pounding like a drum being hammered.

Though these three fruits were not Spirit Medicine, they were still the finest among Great Medicine, their value incalculable.

If he sold them, even a single fruit would probably start at ten million.

"If I can obtain these three Great Medicines, not only can I buy a house in the Inner City, but I won't have to worry about money for a long time to come."

Lu Chuan forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart and muttered, "It's just that this Great Medicine won't be easy to take.

There are at least a hundred Fierce Beasts in the Valley, including quite a few First-Order Peak Fierce Beasts.

Once I make a move, I'll inevitably be attacked by the whole group..."

Lu Chuan was confident, but he was not arrogant enough to think he could deal with more than a hundred Fierce Beasts alone.

He secretly pondered what method he could use to snatch food from a tiger's mouth and pluck the Great Medicine.

"Hmm..."

Suddenly, just as Lu Chuan was secretly thinking, a faint disturbance arose in the Valley below.

He fixed his gaze on it.

One of the White Apes, standing six or seven meters tall, suddenly sprang forward and launched the first attack, pouncing toward the Great Medicine in the center of the pool.

Roar! Roar!

The White Ape's movement immediately shattered the balance within the Valley.

Beast roars exploded through the air. A black Fierce Tiger leaped forth and fiercely swiped a claw at the White Ape, forcing it to block in midair. The two Fierce Beasts collided head-on.

The powerful impact instantly sent both sides flying backward.

At that moment, from another direction, a Fierce Beast resembling a Pangolin suddenly darted out. Taking advantage of the clash between the White Ape and Black Tiger, it sought to reap the fisherman's profit.

But at that very moment, several more First-Order Peak Fierce Beasts charged out from the Valley and blocked the Pangolin.

Within the vast Valley, over a hundred Fierce Beasts instantly began a savage melee.

Roar after roar echoed endlessly, resounding through the mountain forest.

Every Fierce Beast seemed to have gone mad, frantically attacking the other Fierce Beasts around them. They wanted to seize the three Great Medicines, yet refused to let any other Fierce Beast obtain them.

For a time, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and Fierce Beasts were constantly being torn apart.

A thick stench of blood instantly filled the entire Valley.

On the cliff, Lu Chuan was stunned by the sight before him and failed to react for a moment.

Everything had been fine just moments ago. How had they suddenly started killing one another?

"Brutes are brutes. No matter how strong they are, their intelligence is still low. Don't they know how to coexist peacefully?" Lu Chuan could not help complaining, though a gleam flashed in his eyes.

This was a perfect opportunity!

The more chaotic the scene in the Valley became, the more advantageous it was for him!

"Fight! It'd be best if all of you perished together. Then I won't even have to make a move."

Lu Chuan sneered. He was in no rush to pick the Great Medicine now. The Fierce Beasts in the Valley had clearly been stimulated by the Bloody Baleful Qi, each of them red-eyed with slaughter.

If he dared rush over at such a time, he would definitely become the target of everyone's wrath and be jointly attacked by those brutes.

He took out his Bow and Arrow, a sharp glint in his eyes as he watched every movement in the Valley.

Suddenly!

About four or five minutes later, Lu Chuan moved.

The bow bent like a full moon, the arrow flashed like a shooting star.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After streaking across half the Valley, a sharp arrow suddenly pierced through the head of a Rock Wolf that had just leaped onto the white jade boulder at the center of the pool.

The violent impact carried the entire Rock Wolf corpse flying twenty to thirty meters away.

Only then did the Rock Wolf's head explode with a bang.

"Trying to seize the Great Medicine? Not a chance. Killing each other obediently is what you should be doing."

From atop the cliff, Lu Chuan sneered and fired another sharp arrow at an Eagle Vulture Fierce Beast that had shot down from a cliff on the other side of the Valley, Straight towards the Great Medicine.

He naturally would not interfere with the Fierce Beasts slaughtering each other.

But if any of those brutes failed to recognize their place and tried to seize the Great Medicine, then they could not blame him for being ruthless.

Whoosh... Boom...

The gleaming arrow shot out at an astonishing six hundred meters per second, producing a low sonic boom as it flew straight at the Eagle Vulture Fierce Beast.

Screech!

This brute truly deserved to be called a First-Order Peak Fierce Beast. Its reaction speed was astonishingly fast.

With a long cry, it abruptly shifted its body at the very instant before the arrow struck, successfully avoiding a vital point.

The arrow flashed past, instantly piercing one of its wings and scattering feathers all over the ground.

At once, a blood hole as thick as the mouth of a bowl exploded open on that wing.

Blood gushed down like spring water.

Severely wounded by that arrow, the Eagle Vulture immediately abandoned the three Great Medicines. It forcibly flapped its wings in midair and soared skyward.

In the blink of an eye, it vanished into the clouds and mist.

"It actually got away."

Seeing this, Lu Chuan frowned and silently reflected, *My Archery still has plenty of room for improvement.

*Basic Archery is fine for killing ordinary Fierce Beasts, but against First-Order Peak Fierce Beasts, especially those First-Order Peaks known for speed, it's still far too difficult.

*Once I return this time, I need to get a genuine ranked Archery Martial Skill from Chen Qingfeng.

*Not only that, I also need to get a blade Martial Skill.

Close combat is important too. Otherwise, once an enemy gets close, the Bow and Arrow will lose its usefulness. I'll have to rely on the War Blade. With blade techniques to support me, my Combat Power will be completely different.

Lu Chuan silently made his plans, but his hands did not remain idle.

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, constantly watching the movements within the Valley. From time to time, he drew his Bow and Arrow, shooting down Fierce Beasts that attempted to approach the Great Medicine.

With his current strength, every arrow he fired carried more than thirty thousand jin of force and traveled at over six hundred meters per second.

Unless it was a First-Order Peak Fierce Beast like the Eagle Vulture from before, one that excelled in speed.

Such beasts could barely evade vital points, making it impossible to kill them with a single arrow.

As for the other Fierce Beasts, they were basically dead with one arrow.

Of course, that was on the condition that he launched sneak attacks rather than faced them head-on. After all, the Fierce Beasts in the Valley had already gone mad with slaughter. Only by occupying the high ground could he achieve such results.

If he faced them head-on, with more than a hundred Fierce Beasts besieging him, then no matter how superb his Archery was, he would certainly die.

After all, with so many Fierce Beasts, as long as they paid some price to get close, they could completely surround him and wear him to death.

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