Over a million demon beasts, all crammed into one place—it was truly a magnificent sight!
Retracing his path, Li Su looked at the vast black mass in the distance, swallowing the mountain ranges and burying the forest beneath it, and could not help drawing a quiet breath.
Green, red, yellow, purple.
The instant he arrived, thousands upon thousands of differently colored pupils fixed themselves on him.
As expected of wild beasts. Although Li Su was still beneath the shade of the trees, his figure not yet fully exposed, they discovered him at once.
Ahead lay a stretch of open ground spanning more than ten li.
It had not been like this before. There had been rocks, trees, and undergrowth—at least, that was how it had been when Li Su retreated.
But now, it had all been leveled.
Clearly, they had cleared the barriers and fields. So they could feast alone, the Beast King had ordered the demon beast hordes to remove every obstruction before Eight-Thousand-Foot Mountain.
In other words, if he wanted to seize the precious medicine, he could only charge straight in and carve his way through this million-strong horde of demon beasts.
This was no longer merely a matter of being delayed. Against such an enormous army, even a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator would collapse from exhaustion if they truly fought their way through.
Li Su did not hesitate. Once he understood their intentions, he walked directly out of the forest and fully exposed himself before the demon beast horde.
ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!
The moment he stepped out, savage roars and astonishing bloodlust came crashing down upon him.
Facing that terrifying bloodlust and savagery, Li Su started forward, crossing a hundred meters with every step.
He was not walking quickly.
Every step was clearly visible.
Yet with almost