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Hooo~~~

A fierce wind whistled past his ears, and the wild grass before him was swept away in patches.

Zhou Hao swung his arms, his feet pushing off the ground with the strength of his waist and abdomen, each stride covering two or three meters.

If he were on a city street, his current speed would be faster than a car; an ordinary person would only see a blur pass by before they could even register a figure.

But he was currently in a desolate, uninhabited wasteland.

...While running, Zhou Hao glanced behind him with the corner of his eye.

Over a dozen Gray Wolves, each the size of a buffalo, were still in hot pursuit.

"I only slaughtered one of your companions! Is it really necessary to chase me for this long?"

"Are you all fueled by gasoline? Don't you get tired?"

Even knowing that wolves possess great stamina and can track prey for over a dozen kilometers, a normal wolf's running speed is only fifty or sixty kilometers per hour.

Now, not only did their bodies seem mutated, being several times larger than normal wolves, but their speed had also more than doubled.

By the looks of it, they could likely keep running for dozens of kilometers more without issue.

But Zhou Hao was nearing his limit.

The intense exertion had generated a massive amount of heat within his body, and that heat was struggling to burst through his pores in the form of sweat.

Yet, Zhou Hao had locked his pores tight with his internal energy, preventing the heat from dissipating.

If they keep chasing and my energy leaks, I'm done for.

Zhou Hao's eyes were bloodshot, and the heat inside made him feel as though his entire body were swelling, ready to explode at any moment.

This was an illusion that only occurred when the practice of refining essence into energy reached its limit.

In the past, when his training reached this stage, Zhou Hao would slowly come to a stop, perform his boxing stances to settle the internal heat into his lower abdomen, and then gradually circulate it throughout his body.

This was the best way to cultivate vitality and refine energy, serving as a form of health preservation.

But once he passed his limit and could no longer hold his pores shut, all the energy contained within would surge out, causing sweat to pour down like rain in an instant.

It was like a dam filled to the brim suddenly bursting; not only would it fail to preserve his health, but he would suffer from exhaustion, potentially falling into shock or even dying.

Many of the fierce generals in ancient battles who fought until they collapsed and died likely perished in this very manner.

For those who practice internal martial arts, this situation is particularly perilous.

But Zhou Hao could not stop now.

When he first encountered that Gray Wolf upon arriving in this strange wasteland, he had used every trick at his disposal just to kill it.

Now, there were over a dozen Gray Wolves behind him, and the alpha leading them was several times larger than the others.

Master, it seems I'll be going to see you and the Three Pure Ones today... Zhou Hao wailed in his heart.

Thinking of how he had just finished the funeral rites for his master, True Person Daoyi, and now it was his turn, he feared he wouldn't even be left with a whole corpse...

"Awoo~~~"

The alpha wolf behind seemed to be growing impatient with the chase; it let out a howl while running, and the speed of the other Gray Wolves visibly increased.

"Damn it! Even if I die, I'm taking a few more of you beasts with me."

Hearing the panting of the Gray Wolves drawing closer, the hot breath from their maws almost touching his back, Zhou Hao knew he couldn't run anymore.

If he kept running and his energy leaked, he would truly have no hope of survival.

He suddenly spun around, the power of his waist and abdomen driving his arm as he slammed his right fist directly toward the nearest Gray Wolf.

The heat within, which had reached its limit, finally found an outlet; his force erupted from his knuckles, striking the Gray Wolf square on the nose.

Bang!

Blood and sweat splattered.

The Gray Wolf crashed heavily to the ground with a thud, its body sliding forward for over ten meters due to momentum before coming to a stop.

Zhou Hao didn't care if it was dead or alive; his eyes quickly scanned the positions of the remaining wolves. He shifted his body to dodge the claws of another wolf lunging at him, then drove his left elbow into its stomach like a cannonball.

Though the wolf's thick fur provided some resistance, Zhou Hao's explosive "cannon force" still penetrated its body, shattering its internal organs.

Boom!

Another Gray Wolf fell to the ground.

"Come on, you beasts!"

Zhou Hao's eyes were filled with madness; driven to the brink, he had abandoned all caution.

He knew that if he wanted to find life in the midst of death, he had to appear even more ferocious than the wolves.

Given the intelligence of predators, if he could make them believe he was the stronger one, there was a chance they might shrink back and retreat.

Zhou Hao glared viciously at the pack.

With two Gray Wolves falling in quick succession, the others hesitated, not daring to act rashly for the moment.

"Hooo~~~~" Zhou Hao slowly adjusted his breathing, not daring to show the slightest sign of weakness.

The rapid sprinting and sudden bursts of attacks left his legs and arms trembling slightly.

But he had to hold on.

If he couldn't hold on, he would die!

"It would be best if I could kill the Gray Wolf leader." Zhou Hao looked toward the leader trailing at the back.

It was pacing forward unhurriedly, its glowing green eyes fixed on Zhou Hao.

"This wolf..."

When Zhou Hao's gaze met the leader's, he clearly saw emotions like disdain, cunning, and coldness within them.

Could this wolf have become a spirit!? Zhou Hao felt a jolt of shock in his heart.

A body several times larger than an ordinary wolf on Earth, combined with eyes that didn't belong to a common beast...

Could it be that this isn't Earth? Am I... transmigrated, just like in those fantasy novels?

Thinking back to when he was tidying up his master's belongings, the Taiji Stone Diagram that his master had treasured suddenly shattered and emitted a light, after which he appeared on this strange wilderness.

Zhou Hao had a vague suspicion.

"Awoo!"

Following a sudden howl from the leader, the remaining ten Gray Wolves lunged at him from all sides.

He could even smell the foul stench from the mouths of the four closest Gray Wolves.

"Fight to the death!"

Suddenly—

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Four silver-glinting arrows flashed from the distance and struck.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The four leading Gray Wolves were hit instantly; bowl-sized bloody holes erupted in their vital spots, and the arrows pierced through their bodies, continuing on to skewer three more wolves trailing behind.

Everything happened too fast for Zhou Hao or the wolves to react.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Four more arrows flew in.

The remaining three Gray Wolves and the massive leader were struck instantly as well.

The leader, in particular, had a silver-tipped arrow pierce through its eye and out the back of its skull, causing its entire head to explode with a splat.

Splattered Gray Wolf blood covered Zhou Hao, but he couldn't care about that now.

A lithe figure in the distance moved like the wind, arriving before him in the blink of an eye, revealing a bright-eyed girl dressed in animal skins and wielding a bow.

She must be three or four hundred meters away, right? The arrows she fired were faster than bullets? And she shot through such large wolves entirely... Zhou Hao was stunned. Is she a deity or a monster?

Even though he had suspected he was no longer on Earth and had transmigrated like in the novels, the fact that someone with such supernatural archery was just a young girl left Zhou Hao dumbfounded.

"What deity or monster?"

The girl had sharp ears and heard Zhou Hao's unconscious, shocked muttering.

"You mean cultivators and great demons?" She said with a smile. "These are just a few Gray Wolves, not even worth calling demon beasts. If they were truly great demons, I wouldn't have dared to come save you."

The girl's voice was crisp, and although her language and accent were a bit awkward, they were still understandable.

"There really are cultivators and great demons?" Zhou Hao looked at the girl, his gaze suddenly turning fervent.

"Of course there are." Being stared at by a strange man, the girl couldn't help but feel her cheeks heat up. "Didn't the elders of your tribe teach you?"

This place really isn't Earth. Countless thoughts flashed through Zhou Hao's mind. With cultivators and great demons... this isn't an ordinary world!

Thinking of this, Zhou Hao looked down at his left arm.

When he had used his elbow to strike the Gray Wolves earlier, the force of his exertion had shredded his sleeve into rags.

On his exposed, fair arm, there were nine extremely fine tattoos.

Each of those nine tattoos looked like a Taoist Cloud Seal, winding around his arm as if he were wearing a cyan armband.

Master protect me, Three Pure Ones protect me... In this life, this disciple finally has hope!

Zhou Hao's lips curled up, and as his spirit relaxed, an endless wave of exhaustion suddenly surged over him, drowning him.

Vaguely, Zhou Hao seemed to hear the girl exclaim, and then he completely lost consciousness.

"...This guy!"

Looking at the young man collapsed on the ground, the girl felt a bit helpless.

"Fainting before even saying which tribe he's from."

She checked him briefly and felt a little relieved to find no wounds on Zhou Hao.

The girl grabbed the clothes on Zhou Hao's chest and his arm, looking as if she intended to lift him up.

Seeing Zhou Hao covered in blood, she hesitated for a moment before pulling a soft piece of animal hide from her bosom, carefully wiping the bloodstains from his face and body.

"So thin. You don't look like a warrior of our tribe at all; you're more like those young masters from the great clans."

Hmm... he's actually quite good-looking.

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