'Beast Tide' Plan

Since he had made his decision, Zhao Li no longer delayed and immediately began retreating cautiously.

At that moment, the Wind Wolf seemed to be attracted by something. It abruptly swept its gaze toward Zhao Li and looked over at him.

Seeing a human appear near the treasure it had guarded for so long, the Wind Wolf howled at Zhao Li. It seemed to be declaring its ownership of the Purple Leaf Ganoderma, warning Zhao Li that it was his and that he should leave immediately if he knew what was good for him.

Zhao Li had already been preparing to retreat when he noticed the Wind Wolf looking over. His heart jolted, and he stopped hiding. He circulated his Dou Qi, pushed off with his toes, and swiftly withdrew, keeping a third of his attention on guard against the Wind Wolf.

Seeing that Zhao Li had retreated, the Wind Wolf seemed to have no intention of pursuing him. Only then did Zhao Li breathe a sigh of relief. Remaining vigilant, he also quickened his pace.

A flicker of luck rose in Zhao Li's heart, and he once again reminded himself to be more careful.

This Wind Wolf really isn't someone to provoke. It actually discovered me long ago, yet it still managed to remain calm and put on such a convincing act. If I hadn't restrained myself earlier and had charged straight in, who knows what would have been waiting for me? Fortunately, it doesn't seem interested in pursuing me. This beast is much harder to deal with than that foolish bear. Sure enough, in the Myriad Beast Mountain Range, one could never be too careful.

Zhao Li had no idea that two old men at the Dou Zong level were scheming against him in the sky, merely wanting to probe his strength.

Above, Lin Lan and Xiong Ba watched Zhao Li cautiously dodge around. The two exchanged a glance and burst into laughter.

The two had seen Zhao Li preparing to snatch the ganoderma from the Wind Wolf's jaws and had been ready to enjoy the show. But when Zhao Li, for some unknown reason, began retreating, they quietly formed a Spatial Seal, drawing the Wind Wolf's attention toward Zhao Li. They hoped to trigger a battle and see whether Zhao Li was really as strong as Big Xiong had claimed.

Lin Lan did not stop him. With the two Dou Zongs here, they had no need to fear any accidents.

"Brother Lin, your disciple's senses are remarkably sharp. His soul power must be quite good. I wonder what grade his Alchemy Technique has reached?"

After laughing for a while, Xiong Ba turned serious and asked Lin Lan.

He could sense Zhao Li's exceptionally keen perception. Along this short stretch of road, Zhao Li had already avoided several Magical Beasts skilled at concealment and hunting. Xiong Ba naturally did not believe this was a coincidence.

Lin Lan remembered the shock he had felt when Zhao Li first copied the patterns on that black robe that suppressed soul power. After only a few attempts, Zhao Li had actually managed to complete the entire depiction in one go. Judging solely by his control, Zhao Li seemed to have already reached the threshold of a Fifth-Grade Alchemist.

Lin Lan decided to play it safe and said uncertainly, "If he had a formula and the Medicinal Ingredients, and tried a few times, he should be able to refine a Fourth-Grade Medicinal Pill on his own, right?"

Hearing the uncertainty in Lin Lan's own words, Xiong Ba was speechless. He grumbled inwardly, You don't even know how strong your own disciple is. Is this how a teacher is supposed to act?

Grumbling aside, Xiong Ba still caught the key point in Lin Lan's words: fourth grade!

He knew how exacting his old companion's eye was. Ordinary geniuses would never enter his sight. Moreover, judging from the way he spoke, it seemed that he had not taught this disciple for very long. Otherwise, he would not be unclear about the disciple's abilities.

Thinking of this, Xiong Ba was startled as well. He immediately said enviously, "I can't believe you managed to find such a genius. I really wonder what kind of outrageous luck you had."

Hearing the sourness in Xiong Ba's tone, Lin Lan stroked his beard and laughed heartily without arguing. Even he felt that this disciple was exceptionally monstrous and could not be judged by ordinary standards.

"Old Xiong, let's follow him. I'd like to see how this kid plans to get past these Tier 4 and Tier 5 Magical Beasts and continue deeper in."

After leaving the Wind Wolf's territory, Zhao Li became even more cautious.

Whenever he encountered a Magical Beast along the way, he avoided it if he could. If he could not, he settled the matter quickly. He did not make much of a disturbance, but as he encountered more and more Tier 3 and Tier 4 Magical Beasts, Zhao Li began to sense that something was wrong.

"Let's not mention the Tier 3 Magical Beasts. The Tier 4 Magical Beasts are considered powerful existences even in this mountain range. Although there are many of them, they're scattered throughout this vast mountain range. There shouldn't be so many in such a small area. Moreover, I just saw several Magical Beasts gathered together without any hostility. They were even cooperating with one another, advancing inward from the outside as if searching for something. Could that beast roar have summoned them? Are they looking for me? Good grief, what kind of existence did that foolish bear summon?"

Seeing that the Magical Beasts were advancing in clear order, Zhao Li felt a headache coming on. He could only make wild guesses and complain inwardly.

"This won't work. Although my concealment ability is decent, even a Tier 4 Magical Beast can discover me. Who knows whether I'll encounter even higher-level Magical Beasts later? I need to think of a way..."

Zhao Li took out his map and examined it. After roughly checking the distance to his destination, he realized that he still had to travel nearly a hundred li deeper into the mountain range. Continuing like this clearly would not work, but he could not think of a solution no matter how he tried.

"If I clash with these Magical Beasts again and start fighting, I'll fall into the surrounding beasts' encirclement in no time. By then, my fate truly won't be in my own hands. Hiding won't work, and fighting won't work either..."

Suddenly, Zhao Li remembered the scene of leading several Magical Beasts in a rampage earlier. A crazy idea surfaced in his heart.

I'll use magic to defeat magic.

Zhao Li turned around and retraced his path.

After sprinting for half an hour, Zhao Li calculated the distance. Feeling that he had gone far enough, he slowed down and began searching for Magical Beasts nearby.

Before long, Zhao Li captured a Tier 3 Red Fox. Through a combination of threats and inducements, he temporarily brought it under control. He then took the Red Fox with him to search for other Magical Beasts. After repeating this several times, the sky had darkened.

Zhao Li did not dare continue traveling at night and could only stop. Looking at the few listless Magical Beasts following behind the Red Fox, Zhao Li began to wonder whether his plan was actually feasible. At the same time, he was puzzled by the enormous gap between Tier 4 and Tier 3 Magical Beasts. Of the two Tier 4 Magical Beasts he had encountered, he had not even been able to break through the Black Demonic Bear's defense, while the Wind Wolf had discovered him early and waited for him to jump into its trap. Yet fighting these Tier 3 Magical Beasts had been as easy as playing around.

If Zhao Li knew that the Wind Wolf had discovered him because of two bored old men's prank, and that a real fight would actually not be much harder than fighting a Tier 3 Magical Beast, he would not know what to think.

Although he was filled with doubts, Zhao Li thought for a long time without reaching any conclusion.

Zhao Li stopped dwelling on it and returned to his 'Beast Tide' plan. The plan had only just begun, yet he was already wavering.

"Can a flock of sheep led by a lion really defeat a pride of lions led by a sheep?"

Zhao Li did not know the answer, but he had no other choice.

Since he was going to do it, he might as well make it a big one. Zhao Li decided to create a Beast Tide artificially and advance toward the depths of the mountain range.

"Forget it. They can still intimidate First and Second Tier Magical Beasts. It's a pity that I can't capture a Tier 4 Magical Beast for the time being. Otherwise, the chances of success would be much higher."