Entering the Magical Beast Mountain Range

"Swoosh!"

A black shadow suddenly darted onto Lin Feng's shoulder, propping itself up on its hind legs. It danced about, squeaking excitedly, while simultaneously sending a telepathic message to Lin Feng: "Boss, hurry up and open their packs to see what we've got!"

"Beibei really does love counting Magical Beast Cores." Lin Feng shook his head, ignoring him, and walked toward Delia, who had already stood up.

At this moment, Delia's pretty face was pale, her eyes filled with terror as she gazed at the scene of severed limbs, decapitated heads, and flowing blood before her. Her small hands were clenched tightly.

Walking to Delia's side, Lin Feng gently pulled her into his embrace and comforted her softly, "It's alright now, they're all dead."

"Waaah!"

After all, Delia was only a nine-year-old girl. The impact of the scene she had just witnessed on her young mind was immense. Hearing Lin Feng's comfort, the fragile side of her nature emerged, and she buried her head in his chest, sobbing loudly.

"Sigh." Lin Feng sighed. This was his first time killing someone, and the impact on him was also significant, but he possessed the mind of an adult and did not show any signs of cowardice.

"Delia, this was only our first battle. Once we enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range, there will be scenes ten or a hundred times more perilous than this. If you can't even handle this, I might as well send you back." Lin Feng was somewhat doubting whether his decision to bring Delia here was right. Although his intentions were good—wanting her to experience the cruelty of life and death early on, which would be greatly beneficial for her future cultivation—she was, regardless, only a nine-year-old girl. Forcing a child who was only nine, both physically and mentally, to face life and death was undoubtedly cruel.

"No, I want to follow you. I think I can overcome it." Delia's teeth chattered, but she spoke with a determined expression.

Lin Feng smiled, a happy smile. The fact that Delia could say such things proved that his approach was correct.

After comforting Delia once more, Lin Feng prepared to collect the spoils of war.

He walked over to the dozen or so bandits he had dismembered, bent down, and rummaged through their belongings. He discovered there wasn't much wealth; aside from the weapons in their hands, each person only had a few dull-colored Magical Beast Cores and a few gold coins.

"It seems most of this group's wealth is with their leader."

Casually picking up the cores and coins, Lin Feng walked toward the bandit leader's corpse.

"Eh? It's not here?" Lin Feng was surprised. He searched the bandit leader's body from top to bottom but found absolutely nothing—not even a single gold coin.

"Could this group of bandits have a lair? Is the wealth hidden there?"

Just as he was about to leave, the corner of Lin Feng's eye caught a ring on the bandit leader's finger.

"This is? A ring? Could it be..."

Lin Feng grew excited and reached out to pull the ring off the bandit leader's finger, but no matter how hard he tried, it wouldn't budge.

"Damn it, even in death, he guards his loot so tightly." Lin Feng cursed under his breath. He swung his Flat Blade and severed the bandit leader's finger at the root.

Just then, Doehring Cowart flew out from the Coiling Dragon ring. He looked at the ring now in Lin Feng's hand and smiled, "Lin Feng, you're in luck. If I'm not mistaken, this should be a Space Ring."

Lin Feng was thrilled upon hearing this. He had never doubted Doehring Cowart's judgment; after all, as a former Saint-level Magus, even if he hadn't used a Space Ring himself, he had certainly seen one, unlike Lin Feng, who had only heard of them.

Lin Feng did not intend to leave the Magical Beast Mountain Range quickly during this trial. According to his plan, he would stay for at least a few years. But a problem arose: the number of Magical Beast Cores he would collect over these years would certainly be substantial. Even if he and Delia both carried packs, they wouldn't be able to hold them all, and even if they could, it would hinder Lin Feng's ability to fight.

"Just as I was getting sleepy, someone brought me a pillow. Haha, my luck is truly solid."

Lin Feng chuckled to himself, used his Flat Blade to prick his finger, and dripped a drop of blood onto the ring.

Lin Feng stared intently at the Space Ring. When he saw his blood being absorbed by the ring and simultaneously felt a connection form between his mind and the object, he was finally one hundred percent certain that it was indeed a Space Ring.

"Hiss!"

Even with Lin Feng's composure, he couldn't help but gasp when he saw the wealth inside the Space Ring.

A small pile of colorful Magical Beast Cores was stacked up; a rough estimate suggested at least four or five hundred of them. Although most were low-level cores with weak energy fluctuations, there were quite a few high-level ones among them. Beyond that, the ten-cubic-meter space also contained a pile of glittering gold coins.

"This pile of cores is worth at least fifty or sixty thousand gold coins, and with this pile of gold, there's at least a hundred thousand in total. No wonder so many people like to engage in robbery and banditry. Truly, one cannot get rich without a windfall, just as a horse cannot get fat without night grass. Haha!"

Lin Feng laughed triumphantly. With these hundred thousand gold coins, he could be considered a wealthy man. A typical family of three could live on a dozen gold coins a year. A hundred thousand was indeed a massive fortune.

"It is a Space Ring, isn't it?" Doehring Cowart asked with a chuckle.

As Lin Feng slipped the Space Ring onto his finger, he said with some regret, "It is, but the space inside is a bit small, only about ten cubic meters."

Seeing Lin Feng's greedy nature, Doehring Cowart couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Be content! Space Rings are extremely rare in the Yulan continent. Even back in my day, I never managed to get one. Their rarity is evident. To be able to find one here is already a stroke of extreme luck, yet you're complaining that the space is too small. I really don't know what to say to you."

Lin Feng thought about it and realized it was true. Although everyone would have a Space Ring in the Infernal Realm later on, Yulan was, after all, just a material plane. Being able to obtain one was indeed a stroke of luck.

After tidying up the spoils, Lin Feng and Delia, carrying Beibei, continued on their journey.

At this moment, the previously overcast sky suddenly let out a "Boom-crack!" as a violent peal of thunder roared. Lin Feng looked up to see electric snakes flickering in the sky, with the rumbling of thunder echoing intermittently.

"It looks like a heavy rain is coming soon." Lin Feng frowned. He waved his hand, and a "Wind Shield" several meters in diameter slowly formed above the heads of Lin Feng and Delia.

The defensive capability of a Wind Shield was very strong. To block raindrops, Lin Feng only needed a small amount of magical power to maintain it.

Wind is naturally formless, and the Wind Shield was only a faint, transparent cyan layer.

The two humans and one beast hadn't traveled long before an endless mountain range, stretching north to south, appeared before them. This massive mountain range, which almost split the Yulan continent in two, was the number one mountain range in the entire Yulan continent: the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Looking at the endless, massive mountain range several miles away, Lin Feng couldn't help but hold his breath.

"What a huge mountain range."

The range was truly too long. Looking across, there were endless rolling peaks to the east, and to the south and north, it was still just mountains. Gazing at this boundless Magical Beast Mountain Range felt like facing an endless ocean.

Boundless!

"This is the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the number one mountain range, home to countless magical beasts, and even many Saint-level magical beasts." Doehring Cowart appeared beside Lin Feng, his gaze distant. "The Magical Beast Mountain Range... it has been a long time since I've been here."

Excitement erupted in Lin Feng's eyes.

"Let's go!"

Lin Feng was in high spirits. Amidst the torrential rain, he and Delia hurried toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range, while the little Shadow Mouse, Beibei, squeaked excitedly on Lin Feng's shoulder. Within the boundless curtain of rain, the two humans and one beast soon merged into the distant Magical Beast Mountain Range.