Complete Annihilation of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group

After leaving the cave, Xiao Lei did not rush back to Green Mountain Town, but instead turned and dove into the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Given his current cultivation level, as long as he did not enter the core region, he would encounter virtually no danger in the outer perimeter.

Xiao Lei currently possessed cultivation but lacked any real combat experience.

Although the Dou Qi Continent did not emphasize sword techniques or the like, focusing instead on cultivating Dou Qi and Dou Skills to overwhelm opponents in a single burst, one still needed to cultivate some combat capability. At the very least, he couldn't afford to have his mind go blank and just take a beating when a fight broke out.

With this thought in mind, Xiao Lei spent his time along the way seeking out second and third-tier Magical Beasts to spar with.

A week later, Xiao Lei arrived beside the carcass of a Magical Beast, skillfully stooping down to draw his dagger and gouge out the Monster Core.

This was the corpse of a third-tier Magical Beast. Once a human reached the level of Dou Grandmaster, the Dou Qi vortex within their body would undergo a qualitative change, turning into solid Dou Crystals; similarly, Magical Beasts were guaranteed to possess a Monster Core once they reached the third tier.

After tossing the Monster Core in his hand, Xiao Lei hoisted the Magical Beast, known as a Poison Vine Snake, onto his shoulder.

This beast was somewhat unique. From the alchemy knowledge he had obtained from Guni, Xiao Lei had learned that one could refine a type of beast fire called Poison Vine Fire from the corpse of this specific creature.

This flame, when manifested, was seventy percent fire and thirty percent poison, making it unsuitable for refining medicinal pills, which was why Guni had never bothered to acquire it.

But Xiao Lei was different; he was extremely interested in this beast fire!

He could use Dou Qi to fuel the beast fire to spray poisonous gas, then absorb that gas to increase his cultivation.

It would be like stepping on his own left foot to spiral into the sky!

Furthermore, if Xiao Yi Xian decided to cultivate the Woe Poison Body, this Poison Vine Fire might also prove useful!

One of the reasons Xiao Lei had been venturing through the mountain range these past few days was specifically to hunt down a Poison Vine Snake.

With the Poison Vine Snake slung over his shoulder, Xiao Lei headed toward Green Mountain Town.

Refining beast fire required using a medicine cauldron to slowly process the flesh and blood of the Poison Vine Snake. The process was incredibly long and could not be interrupted, otherwise, the fire seed would be incomplete and fail to form a perfect Poison Vine Fire.

Being all alone, Xiao Lei had no intention of attempting the refinement in this desolate wilderness.

At dusk, the setting sun looked like blood!

On the small path leading from Green Mountain Town into the Magical Beast Mountain Range, mercenaries returning from the wild hurried back, exhausted, grateful to have survived another day.

Two mercenaries stood there, scanning the returning crowds as if searching for someone...

"This Young Leader is really something. It's obvious the guy has already left Green Mountain Town, yet he still makes us stand here watching every single day!"

These two were, naturally, the men Mu Li had sent to keep an eye on Xiao Lei, ever since Mu Li had inquired around and learned that Xiao Lei had entered the mountain range via this very path.

"Forget it, standing guard here isn't actually that bad! At least we don't have to go into the mountains and risk our lives. I heard that a few more guys from the group bit the dust in the mountains recently, and they were all six-star Dou Practitioners, too!"

Compared to the previous mercenary, Han Fan seemed to see things more clearly and had a much better attitude.

"That's true, but how did those guys in the group get taken out? Six-star Dou Practitioners, and they were moving together—even if they ran into a second-tier Magical Beast, it shouldn't have been that bad. After all, Magical Beasts aren't stupid; they won't fight a human to the death!"

"Sigh, I heard they ran into a third-tier Poison Vine Snake and got poisoned because they were too slow to escape!"

"Poison Vine Snake!" Lin Li muttered. He wasn't very sharp, and others were rarely willing to bring him along when entering the mountains. Most of the time, he only went in as a guard for herb-gathering teams rather than as part of the mercenary group's hunting squad, so he had never seen a third-tier Magical Beast before.

"Poi... Poison Vine Snake!"

Han Fan's astonished voice rang in Lin Li's ears, and Lin Li was immediately rendered speechless.

"What are you shouting for!"

It's one thing for me to be surprised because I've never heard of a Poison Vine Snake, but why the hell are you acting surprised when you're the one who told me about it!

"No, look, Xiao Lei is back, and he's... he's carrying a Poison Vine Snake!"

Han Fan stared at Xiao Lei, who was slowly walking toward them, and the long corpse of the Poison Vine Snake dragging behind him, shocked beyond measure.

No way, Mu Li, you want to mess with a monster like this? Why don't you just say you want to fly to the heavens while you're at it!

"What, Xiao Lei is here? Where? Let's hurry up and capture him so we can go collect the reward from the Young Leader!"

Hearing Han Fan's words, Lin Li failed to grasp the underlying meaning. Instead, he turned around excitedly, confirmed it was indeed Xiao Lei, and hurriedly turned back to call Han Fan to join him in the attack.

However...

"Where did he go? Wasn't he just standing right there?"

Lin Li looked at the empty space behind him; his sluggish brain seemed unable to process the answer to such a complex problem.

He simply turned and charged toward Xiao Lei.

"Xiao Lei! Our Young Leader told me to wait here for you, you'd better just surrender!"

As he charged, Lin Li didn't forget to shout his threats.

Xiao Lei looked at the four-star Dou Practitioner charging at him, then glanced at the Poison Vine Snake on his shoulder.

Where did this idiot come from?

Kid, have you always been this brave?

Without even putting down the Poison Vine Snake, Xiao Lei raised his free left hand, aimed it at the charging Lin Li, and activated Sucking Palm, violently yanking the man toward him.

"Who did you say is looking for me?" Xiao Lei asked with interest, looking at Lin Li struggling in his hand.

He was already a Dou Grandmaster; how dare this Wolf Head Mercenary Group still run headfirst into him!

The key was that Xiao Lei felt quite innocent; what had he done to make Mu Li so eager to rush to his own death?

"Our Wolf Head Mercenary Group's young leader, Mu Li, told me to wait here..."

Before Lin Li could finish his sentence, the suction force in Xiao Lei's hand surged violently, and his Dou Qi churned, pulling at Lin Li until his face became hideous and flushed crimson!

In the end, blood broke through the vessels and seeped out from under his skin!

In just half a minute, all the blood in Lin Li's body had drained away in this horrifying manner!

Seeing this, Xiao Lei felt not a shred of fear; this was not his first time killing someone.

Mu Li! Since that is the case, I will spare some time to personally send you to your grave!

With that said, Xiao Lei strode toward the headquarters of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

The surrounding mercenaries had long been scared witless by the method Xiao Lei used to kill Lin Li just now, and they scrambled to clear a path, looking almost as if they were lining the streets to welcome him.

As the saying goes, if you go all out, I will surely line the streets to welcome you!

As for the Wolf Head Mercenary Group headquarters, they had not received any news yet, because Han Fan had run away!

"Young Leader, in my opinion, that Xiao Lei is probably afraid of you and has already slipped away. These pretty boys are all spineless cowards; the moment they realized they offended you, they fled! Hahaha..."

"Well said! But I'm still not over it. If I really catch him, I'll have to beat him until he can't take care of himself, then chop off his manhood and feed it to the dogs!"

Mu Li and several mercenaries were drunk and talking nonsense at the top of their lungs.

Xiao Lei: Believe no rumors, spread no rumors, your manhood.

BOOM!

A low thudding sound rang out, and Mu Li shuddered in fright, his nerves, numbed by alcohol, suddenly sobering up quite a bit.

"W-what's going on?"

Mu Li mumbled incoherently, while the few people beside him remained silent.

BOOM!

Another low thud followed, immediately succeeded by the loud sound of the main gate crashing to the ground.

"Ah--!"

Screams rang out repeatedly outside the door, but they ceased after only a moment!

"Who! Who dares to cause trouble at my Wolf Head Mercenary Group! My father is..."

Mu Li shouted at the door, his voice cracking, as if doing so could dispel some of his fear!

Of course, his soaked crotch seemed to be doing the same!

BANG!

The door was kicked open, and Xiao Lei, carrying a blood-stained long blade, stared cruelly at Mu Li, a wicked smile curling his lips.

"Oh! Are you talking about him?"

Xiao Lei tossed the head he was holding, and it landed squarely in Mu Li's hands.

"Father? Father!"

"Oh, have you started calling out for your father just to save your own life?"

Xiao Lei raised his left hand, wiped his blood-stained cheek slightly with the back of his hand, and then walked toward Mu Li step by step, dragging his long blade with one hand.

The sharp blade scraped against the stone floor, creating a shrill, ear-piercing sound, and the blood on the blade dragged a long, thin trail of red across the stone!

"You--"

The voice came to an abrupt halt!