Chapter 32

Looking at the beast core in his hand, which continuously radiated immense power, the emotions Xiao Ming had suppressed for so long finally erupted at this moment.

From the very beginning, Xiao Ming had been fiercely suppressed by the bear-shaped magical beast before him, repeatedly finding himself in peril.

Had he not relied on Gungnir in his hand, Xiao Ming would likely have long since perished beneath the bear-shaped magical beast's claws.

Fortunately, heaven did not disappoint those who persevered. At the final moment, Xiao Ming finally seized the opportunity to kill it.

Xiao Ming then turned his gaze toward the other bear-shaped magical beast and wolf-shaped magical beast that had died in the earlier melee.

After some effort, Xiao Ming possessed three fourth-tier magical beast cores in the blink of an eye.

"Ha ha ha... I never expected to be this lucky!"

Looking at the three beast cores in his hand that continuously shimmered with strange light, Xiao Ming laughed excitedly. He then swiftly left the area, intending to find somewhere quieter to absorb the three fourth-tier magical beast cores into his body.

However, what Xiao Ming never expected was that before he had gone very far, he sensed intense fluctuations coming from behind him.

"What's going on?"

Hearing those unusual fluctuations, Xiao Ming immediately felt a trace of confusion and turned around to look.

Yet as he turned, Xiao Ming clearly saw two figures rapidly charging toward him.

"Damn it! They're here again!"

When he saw the two figures madly pouncing toward him, Xiao Ming could not help cursing aloud, his expression turning incomparably grim.

"No, I have to run."

Upon seeing the two figures pursuing him from behind, Xiao Ming immediately realized that this time, he was truly in grave danger.

However, Xiao Ming also knew that although he had fortunately slain one bear-shaped magical beast with his spear, if he were caught by the other wolf-shaped magical beast, he would be completely finished.

Thus, after noticing the two figures closing in from behind, Xiao Ming immediately concealed his aura and hid within a nearby mountain hollow.

But when the two figures in the distance drew near, Xiao Ming realized that they were not the two wolf-shaped magical beasts at all. They were clearly an old man and a young man.

Just as Xiao Ming breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing that the arrivals were not wolf-shaped magical beasts, the emblem of a silver sword amid clouds on their sleeves appeared clearly in his sight the very next moment.

The three words Misty Cloud Sect echoed endlessly in Xiao Ming's mind, and his confusion reached its peak at that moment.

Why had people from the Misty Cloud Sect suddenly appeared in the Magical Beast Mountain Range? The Misty Cloud Sect was located quite far from the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and under normal circumstances, its people would not come here.

Just as Xiao Ming thought it was all merely a coincidence, the old man's words caused his expression to abruptly change.

"A fierce battle took place here not long ago. It seems that the Xiao Clan bastard who severely injured Xi'er must be somewhere nearby."

"Yun Rui, quickly follow your master. Do not let that Xiao Clan bastard escape."

Looking at the old man's clothes, along with the Xi'er he had just mentioned and the terrifying aura radiating from his body, Xiao Ming roughly guessed the old man's identity.

The old man before Xiao Ming was none other than Yun Ling, the First Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, who had traveled thousands of miles to the Magical Beast Mountain Range in search of Xiao Ming!

When Yun Ling mentioned him, his entire face revealed extreme hatred. Clearly, he was furious over what had happened to his grandson Yun Xi, and he even had the urge to grind Xiao Ming's bones to dust.

Although Xiao Ming had little fondness for Yun Ling, he also knew very well that trying to confront Yun Ling head-on with his current cultivation would be like striking a stone with an egg.

He could only hide first and wait until his strength had improved before making further plans.

Yet even as he hid, Xiao Ming remained puzzled. He had only just left the Black Demon Stockade and entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range, so how had Yun Ling arrived here right afterward and discovered his trail?

Could someone have exposed his whereabouts?

Though filled with countless questions, Xiao Ming's heart was full of vigilance.

Sensing that Yun Ling and Yun Rui were about to head in his direction, Xiao Ming hurriedly prepared to flee.

But at that moment, the magical beast horde that had been drawn over by the fierce battle between Xiao Ming and the bear-shaped magical beast somehow surrounded Yun Ling and his disciple in the middle of the clearing.

Looking at the magical beasts continuously closing in around them, Yun Rui, who had come to the Magical Beast Mountain Range for the first time, had already begun trembling all over.

Seeing this, Yun Ling beside Yun Rui merely shook his head slightly.

Sure enough, compared to his grandson, who ran wild outside every day, this disciple of his was truly disappointing.

Although his grandson was unruly every day, he at least possessed talent in cultivation that surpassed countless others.

At such a young age, he had already reached the Great Dou Master realm.

As the saying went, comparison was the thief of joy. After seeing Yun Rui's sorry state, Yun Ling secretly resolved that no matter what, he would bring his grandson back to the Misty Cloud Sect this time.

At that moment, Xiao Ming, who was hidden in the shadows, suddenly heard heavy breathing repeatedly coming from all around him.

Following the direction of the sound, Xiao Ming saw clouds of dust rising from the valley not far away.

Before long, through the dust filling the sky, Xiao Ming saw an endless beast tide appearing in the valley.

When Xiao Ming had been fiercely battling the bear-shaped magical beast earlier, countless magical beasts dwelling nearby had sensed the powerful aura unleashed by the battle and gathered here one after another.

However, because the auras emitted by Xiao Ming and the bear-shaped magical beast had been too powerful, those magical beasts could only watch from afar, intending to reap the benefits after both sides were exhausted.

Now that Xiao Ming had successfully slain the bear-shaped magical beast, the many magical beasts immediately sensed that the aura once belonging to it had vanished. Only then did they all emerge in force, hoping to pick up some scraps.

It just so happened that Yun Ling and his disciple had arrived here at that very moment.

But Xiao Ming also knew that although the beast tide before him appeared immensely imposing, Yun Ling was, after all, a genuine peak Dou King. Relying solely on the beast tide to keep Yun Ling here forever was clearly impossible.

Thus, Xiao Ming's mind began rapidly racing.