A Month's Results

A month later, in a mountain forest outside Gama Holy City.

Within the dim forest, a first-tier Lightning Rabbit cautiously nibbled on the weeds. Its tiny blood-red eyes swept through the woods as it ate, remaining constantly alert.

Suddenly, a blast of icy white air erupted forth.

The Lightning Rabbit, which had reacted and tried to kick off to escape, had its feet instantly frozen.

A huge maw of sharp fangs snapped shut, biting the Lightning Rabbit's neck with lightning speed.

The Lightning Rabbit twitched for a while before becoming completely motionless.

Having successfully completed a beautiful ambush, the white-furred horned wolf proudly set down the Lightning Rabbit and used its tongue to groom its fur.

The Frost Horned Wolf was a first-tier magical beast. It was relatively easy for it to deal with a Lightning Rabbit.

Just as it began enjoying its Lightning Rabbit on the spot, another unexpected change occurred.

"Bang!"

With a faint muffled sound, the dead leaves on the ground not far from the Frost Horned Wolf drifted into the sky, raining down like falling leaves.

The sudden disturbance made every strand of white fur on the horned wolf's body stand on end.

As it leaped backward in alarm for safety, a figure stomped down hard, shooting forward like an arrow and swinging a fist viciously at its head.

The horned wolf anxiously opened its mouth. Accompanied by a wolf howl, it spewed a stream of white icy air.

In an instant, the icy air enveloped the figure.

However, the figure's first Spirit Ring beneath his feet lit up, and a yellow, mountain-like barrier enveloped him.

Under the yellow mountain barrier, the white icy air not only failed to freeze the figure's body, but was also split into two streams of white air by the impact.

Seeing that its attack had failed, the horned wolf hurriedly turned around. The moment its feet touched the ground, it tried to flee.

"Explosive Step!"

As the shout rang out, the figure's speed abruptly increased. He shot toward the horned wolf like a cannonball.

In almost the blink of an eye, he had charged out.

The figure stomped heavily on the ground ten times in succession, producing ten muffled firecracker-like blasts. He ambushed the horned wolf at close range, and his fist landed on its head.

With a dull crack, the hard wolf skull exploded, splattering brain matter everywhere.

After killing the high-tier first-tier Frost Horned Wolf with a single punch, the figure took another dagger from his storage ring and retrieved a white magical core from the burst brain matter.

"A hundred first-tier magical cores. I've finally collected them all!"

The figure slowly raised his head, revealing the handsome, refined face of a young man. It was none other than Lin Hao.

By now, Lin Hao had trained in this small forest for an entire month.

Compared to a month ago, he now possessed an added sense of toughness. He looked more mature.

There was also a faint trace of killing intent around him.

After returning to the Misty Cloud Sect, Lin Hao had taken Yun Yun's advice. He could act as he saw fit in major matters, but in minor matters, he should avoid owing others favors whenever possible.

He had accepted a mission in the task hall to collect one hundred first-tier magical cores.

Upon completing this sect mission, he could exchange it for a high-grade, second-tier body-tempering medicinal pill.

After leaving the sect, Lin Hao chose this small forest, which lay only a little over fifty kilometers from both the Misty Cloud Sect and the imperial capital, and where third-tier magical beasts were almost never encountered.

Over the past month, Lin Hao had killed more than a hundred magical beasts. The pull of countless bloody battles had nearly transformed him completely.

Apart from the increased killing intent around him and his greater combat experience, the Dou Qi within his body had also become more stable.

Although his cultivation had only advanced from the middle stage to the late stage of nine-star Dou Zhe, he was now far stronger than he had been a month ago!

Furthermore, his Explosive Step, Wind Spirit Fractal Sword, Flying Catkin Movement Technique, and Thousand Wind Gale had all become much more proficient during this month of hunting.

In short, over this month of cultivation, Lin Hao's overall combat strength had more than doubled.

With all his current strength, it was entirely possible for him to defeat a two-star Dou Shi.

After assessing his own strength, Old Jack's face surfaced in Lin Hao's mind.

Although Old Jack had not taken Lin Hao in as his adopted son, he had raised him.

Without Old Jack, there would be no Lin Hao.

Lin Hao rubbed the ring on his index finger that held the magical cores and thought, Grandpa Jack is in for a pleasant surprise. Once I return to the sect and exchange for the Profound Opening Pulse Pill, Grandpa Jack will be able to open his meridians and become a Spirit Master. I really want to see how happy he'll be when he becomes a Spirit Master himself!

After this period of training, he had finally gotten what he wished for.

Now, Lin Hao only needed to return to the Misty Cloud Sect and exchange for the medicinal pill he wanted.

He walked slowly through the dense forest, watching in every direction and listening carefully to his surroundings.

Even as he watched the forest around him gradually thin out, Lin Hao still did not dare relax.

Even at the edge of this forest, a magical beast could suddenly appear.

After passing through another small grove, Lin Hao suddenly stopped.

"Hm? There's fighting over there?"

Out of curiosity, Lin Hao leaped between the tree trunks. Before long, he arrived a hundred meters away from the scene.

Pressing himself against a tree trunk and peeking into the woods ahead, he saw a group of people surrounding two individuals.

One of them fought back desperately, only to be stabbed to death.

"Hahaha, run! Let's see where you can run to!"

The person being surrounded was a young woman.

She had a graceful, slender figure and appeared to be around twenty years old.

She wore a vivid red, form-fitting brocade robe. The exquisitely crafted and luxurious garment perfectly outlined her alluring curves.

A stretch of dazzlingly pale, long legs extended beneath the robe, stirring a burning urge in one's heart. A silver sash wrapped around her willow-thin waist, accentuating its delicate slenderness to the fullest.

The person beside the girl had been killed, and tears welled in her eyes. As she looked at the vicious enemies, her gaze remained stubborn.

Even though she was trapped in danger, she showed no fear.

"I'd long heard that Mittel Ya Fei is one of Holy City's greatest beauties. Seeing her today, the rumors are indeed true!"

"I never expected that bitch could give birth to such a beautiful daughter. She really does make me think of her!"

"There's no one here. Keep watch for me. I'll go first, then it'll be your turns! Since her father killed my father, I'll fuck her to death today!"

Listening to the voices ahead, it seemed that enemies were taking revenge. The people surrounding the girl intended to gang-rape her to death.

"Ya Fei?" Lin Hao blanked out.

A middle-aged man who looked to be around thirty stepped out from among those surrounding Ya Fei. He began unfastening his belt in front of her.

Once he had taken off his pants, Lin Hao pushed off with the tip of his foot and strode forward, explosions ringing out beneath his feet.

"Explosive Step!"

He crossed the hundred-meter distance in the span of a breath.

The people surrounding Ya Fei reacted swiftly as well.

Lin Hao swung his sword in a surprise attack and killed one person, leaving five behind.

"Misty Cloud Sect!" The middle-aged man noticed Lin Hao's clothing, especially the embroidery on his chest. His brows furrowed as he pulled up the pants he had just removed and asked, "Who are you?"