Wilderness Trial, Lan Linglong's Complicated Feelings!

Lan Linglong gave Lu Sheng, whose face still held a trace of excitement, a long look. Surprise flickered in her beautiful eyes as well.

She knew Lu Sheng's life experiences quite well. He had never even left Cloud City before.

Logically speaking, someone who had never seen blood should feel more or less afraid upon hearing that they were about to fight Fierce Beasts.

So why was this guy...

Lan Linglong pondered for a moment before reminding him, "What you'll be facing later are Fierce Beasts. They're not on the same level as those Martial Arts Puppets you faced before. This will be a real fight to the death!"

After all, Lu Sheng was her Junior Disciple Brother, and after spending this time together, the two had become quite familiar with each other.

Lan Linglong did not want Lu Sheng to suffer at the claws of Fierce Beasts because of his carelessness.

Yet Lu Sheng seemed utterly unconcerned as he said, "I know!"

Seeing him like this, Lan Linglong hesitated to speak, but in the end, she merely sighed inwardly. Forget it. It'll be good for this little guy to suffer a little. Besides, with me here, he won't get hurt!

With that thought, Lan Linglong said nothing more.

Although Lu Sheng had displayed impressive talent during this period, talent and actual combat were worlds apart.

In Lan Linglong's eyes, Lu Sheng was merely a newborn calf unafraid of tigers.

This trial would be a good chance to let Lu Sheng see blood and suffer a little. It would be of great benefit to him.

Soon afterward, Lan Linglong led Lu Sheng deeper into the outskirts.

No one knew how much time had passed when Lan Linglong brought Lu Sheng before a forest.

Looking at the dense trees before him, Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly. Vaguely, he seemed able to sense dangerous auras emanating from within the forest.

"This is the place. Starting now, you'll spend the entire day in this forest!"

Lan Linglong smiled faintly. After saying that to Lu Sheng, she turned directly into a black shadow and vanished from his sight with a whoosh.

"Second Senior Sister..."

Lu Sheng still wanted to ask something, but Lan Linglong had already disappeared.

Lu Sheng awkwardly rubbed the tip of his nose.

"She just left?"

Lu Sheng scratched the back of his head. Looking at the forest before him, he pondered for a moment before ultimately stepping forward into it.

Yet the instant he entered the forest, Lu Sheng's vigilance rose to its utmost limit.

Although Lu Sheng had never left the city, years of schooling had given him some understanding of the outskirts.

"Although Blue Star's Fierce Beasts pose no threat to those in the city, that is only because the Military and the Martial Alliance are stationed there. Once one truly enters the wilderness, even Blood Qi Realm martial artists must stay on high alert!"

A faint gleam flickered in Lu Sheng's eyes as his gaze swept across his surroundings, guarding against everything nearby.

His steps slowly carried him deeper into the forest.

At the same time, atop the trunk of a towering tree not far from Lu Sheng.

Lan Linglong stood quietly above in a black combat uniform. The tight black clothing perfectly outlined her figure.

Curves in all the right places.

Her gaze remained fixed on Lu Sheng. Seeing how vigilant he was, a gentle smile finally appeared on her smooth face.

"Not bad. At least he knows to stay alert of his surroundings!"

Indeed, as Lu Sheng's senior sister, even if she had brought him out of the city to temper him, how could she possibly let him truly fall into danger?

In the outskirts, let alone Blood Qi Realm martial artists, even Blood Refining Martial Artists could die beneath the claws of Fierce Beasts if they were careless!

"Still, I need to observe him carefully. In the wilderness, vigilance alone is far from enough!"

Lan Linglong murmured softly, her figure shifting lightly as she followed Lu Sheng's steps.

Deep within the forest.

A giant bear covered from head to toe in golden fur stared hungrily at the young man in a white combat training uniform before it.

Its enormous pupils brimmed with savage violence.

Roar! Roar! Roar!!!

The Golden Giant Bear let out a roar, its massive paw sweeping fiercely toward the young man like a giant palm-leaf fan.

A fierce wind surged forth, accompanied by a turbulent force of blood and qi erupting from the Golden Giant Bear's paw.

It was so fast that afterimages trailed through the air.

However...

Just as that fleshy paw was about to strike the young man, his gaze remained incomparably calm. The next moment...

The young man slowly raised his right hand.

His right hand curled into a fist.

Blood and qi surged!

Golden light flashed.

Bzz!!!

A Sanskrit chant suddenly exploded through the forest. Faintly, it seemed as though Buddhist voices echoed within the radiance of his fist.

Then...

The young man's fist slammed viciously into the Golden Giant Bear's paw.

Thud!

A dull impact rang out. The paw, as large as a palm-leaf fan, was pierced through by the terrifying fist radiance the instant it came into contact with the young man's fist.

Roar! Roar! Roar!!

Blood sprayed forth, and the Golden Giant Bear let out a miserable howl.

A cold glint flashed through the young man's eyes.

Strike while you're sick—take your life!

The young man stomped down hard, his entire body shooting straight toward the Golden Giant Bear like a cannonball.

Thud!

Another punch swept out, and terrifying fist radiance burst forth in an instant.

In only a moment, it pierced through the giant bear's chest.

The instant its chest was pierced, the giant bear's life force began draining away at an astonishing speed. After stiffening for only a brief moment, it toppled straight backward!

Looking at the fallen Golden Giant Bear, a trace of exhaustion finally surfaced in the young man's eyes.

"The third one!"

The young man murmured softly.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a black figure appeared beside the young man. The sudden appearance of that graceful figure startled him, but when he saw her face, he let out a sigh of relief.

"So it's Senior Sister. How did you appear without a sound? You nearly scared me to death!"

The young man rubbed his chest as though he had truly been frightened.

Yet his face wore a mischievous grin.

Indeed, the young man before her was none other than Lu Sheng, while the black-clad graceful figure beside him was naturally Lan Linglong.

Lan Linglong looked at Lu Sheng with a complicated expression, then at the Golden Giant Bear lying on the ground without a trace of life. Shock quietly surfaced in her beautiful eyes.