Warcraft Mountains

In the Warcraft Mountains, Xiao Yan, carrying a massive black sword on his back, darted swiftly through a dense forest. Suddenly, waves of beastly roars came from behind him.

A snow-white Snow Leopard sprang out of the woods and pounced directly at Xiao Yan, its sinister fangs and claws viciously striking for his neck.

Just as the Snow Leopard was about to reach Xiao Yan's back, he spun around in an instant and threw a punch, striking the Snow Leopard's head. Then came another punch, and with a miserable cry, the Snow Leopard was sent flying.

Seeing the Snow Leopard knocked away, Xiao Yan did not press the advantage and instead fled at once.

"Awoo!"

After the Snow Leopard was repelled, a snow-white fierce tiger charged after him again. It opened its bloody maw and roared at Xiao Yan. Its claws were as sharp as blades as it lunged fiercely toward him. The fierce tiger was enormous and powerfully muscled, its eyes gleaming with ferocity. Its tail was long and strong enough to shatter rocks with ease.

Facing the fierce tiger's attack, Xiao Yan did not dare let down his guard in the slightest. Unlike the Snow Leopard, which could be easily sent flying by his fists, this fierce tiger was so massive that even if Xiao Yan gave it everything he had, he could only match it in strength.

Xiao Yan quickly removed the massive black sword from his back and held it horizontally to block. When the fierce tiger's claws struck the sword, sparks flew from its blade, and Xiao Yan was forced back several steps. The fierce tiger roared and slashed at his chest again with both paws. Xiao Yan sidestepped, evading the attack, then raised the black sword with both hands and hacked fiercely at the tiger's back. Carrying immense force, the black sword directly shattered the tiger's spine.

"Awoo—"

The fierce tiger let out a miserable howl and lay on the ground, twitching without end.

"Awoo!" Another beastly roar rang out.

"Damn it! Does this ever end?!"

Xiao Yan shot the fierce tiger an unwilling glance, slung the black sword onto his back, and fled once more. This time, a Wind Wolf was chasing him. Its body was agile, its fur glimmered with silver light, and its eyes shone with cunning and savagery. Its tail swayed constantly, whipping up fierce whirlwinds in the air.

The Wind Wolf was incredibly fast. Xiao Yan had not gone far before it caught up to him and dug its sharp claws into his back. As a wind-attributed Magical Beast, the Wind Wolf was incomparably swift and attacked from extremely tricky angles. Xiao Yan could not dodge in time, and his back was torn open as blood streamed from his body.

A burning pain came from his back, and Xiao Yan could not help letting out a groan, though he forcibly endured it. He stomped hard on the ground and shot forward several feet. Taking advantage of the opening, he thrust his palm forward.

"Cloud-Discharging Palm!"

A powerful gust of wind, mixed with several streams of Force Qi, blasted viciously toward the Wind Wolf.

"Awoo—" With a cry of agony, the Wind Wolf was sent flying. It rolled through the air several times before crashing to the ground.

Just as Xiao Yan saw the Wind Wolf knocked away and was about to catch his breath, a dark shadow shot out from the forest and slammed viciously into him, sending him flying. The shadow possessed immense strength. Xiao Yan crashed through several trees before slamming heavily onto the ground.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and clutched his chest in pain. That strike had not only seriously injured him, but also left two deep wounds across his chest, blood pouring down without stopping.

Xiao Yan looked at the black Magical Beast before him. It was a huge Wild Boar. Its body was enormous and its hide rough, while its eyes gleamed with violent savagery. Its tusks were long and sharp enough to pierce rocks with ease. Those two tusks were exactly what had left two bloody holes in Xiao Yan's body.

"Teacher! This is going too far! This is already the fourth one!" Xiao Yan said angrily.

Unfortunately, there was no response from his surroundings. Only the Wild Boar's deep grunts could be heard.

"Damn it! Since I can't get away, I won't run!"

Xiao Yan growled, taking the massive black sword from his back and staring fixedly at the black Wild Boar before him.

The Wild Boar kept scraping its hind hooves against the ground, its eyes filled with vicious light. Then it kicked off with all four limbs and charged rapidly toward Xiao Yan.

As the Wild Boar neared him, Xiao Yan raised the massive black sword with both hands and chopped fiercely at its head. After a deafening boom, Xiao Yan was sent flying again, and the massive sword flew from his grasp.

Yet as the massive sword left his hand, Xiao Yan seemed to break free from some kind of restraint. He stretched his limbs, then stomped fiercely on the ground and charged toward the Wild Boar, which had been dazed by his strike.

His huge fist slammed viciously into the Wild Boar's head, sending it flying into a tree as blood sprayed out. But Xiao Yan did not stop. He continued rushing forward and drove an elbow fiercely into the neck of the Wild Boar, which had not yet landed.

The Wild Boar shrieked as it was sent flying backward once more. Seizing the chance, Xiao Yan struck the airborne Wild Boar with an Iron Mountain Lean. The Wild Boar tumbled several times before landing on the ground, lifeless.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to check whether it had a Magic Core, beastly roars sounded again. The Snow Leopard, Wind Wolf, and fierce tiger that Xiao Yan had driven back earlier, along with a massive Black Bear, rapidly closed in on him.

Facing four First-Rank Magical Beasts at once, even a Dou Master would have to respond carefully. Xiao Yan was clearly no match for them now. He shook his head helplessly, turned around, picked up the massive black sword from the ground, slung it over his back, and fled swiftly again. The four Magical Beasts behind him had no intention of letting Xiao Yan go, as though he possessed something precious. They pursued him relentlessly.

There are only four Magical Beasts left now. The Wind Wolf and fierce tiger are both injured. That Snow Leopard isn't very powerful and is the weakest of them, though it's fast. The last one is that giant bear. Its strength has clearly reached First-Rank High-Level, making it the strongest. I need to speed up, draw in the Snow Leopard, and kill it quickly. Then I'll kill the Wind Wolf and fierce tiger before dealing with the Black Bear.

With a strategy in mind, Xiao Yan quickened his pace once more. Fortunately, his Dou Qi could recover automatically, and at a rather fast rate. The injuries on his body were also healing quickly due to the Heavenly Flames. If not for the Heavenly Flames and his cultivation technique, forget using hit-and-run tactics—he would probably have died long ago.

After widening the gap, Xiao Yan slowed down slightly. In only a moment, the Snow Leopard caught up. Since the clothes on Xiao Yan's back were soaked in blood, the scent of it drove the Snow Leopard even more frenzied as it pounced, intending to tear him apart.

A disdainful smile appeared on Xiao Yan's lips. He spun around and threw a vicious punch at the Snow Leopard. The punch carried the force of Eight Extremes Collapse, and the Snow Leopard could not withstand it at all. A spray of blood shot out as the Snow Leopard was blasted away. Once it was sent flying, the soft flesh around its neck exploded, scattering blood and flesh everywhere. Its body struggled a few times, but it was already beyond saving. Finally, it collapsed to the ground without moving.

After the Snow Leopard died, Xiao Yan did not linger. The remaining three Magical Beasts were already very close. He sighed helplessly, cast an unwilling look at the dead Snow Leopard, then turned and ran again.

While fleeing, Xiao Yan repeated the same tactic and dealt with the fierce tiger and Wind Wolf. After killing four Magical Beasts in a row, both his physical strength and Dou Qi were nearly exhausted. Yet a Black Bear, a Magical Beast close to Second Rank, was still closely following behind him.

This giant bear was clearly quite intelligent. While the other four Magical Beasts attacked, it had been conserving its strength, trailing slowly behind Xiao Yan and pretending to be sluggish and cumbersome. After Xiao Yan dealt with the four Magical Beasts that had come with it, it finally revealed its fangs and claws.

The Black Bear suddenly accelerated and charged straight at Xiao Yan. It was even faster than the Cheetah known for its speed. Its heavy paw slammed viciously toward Xiao Yan's chest, erupting with tremendous force. Xiao Yan had no time to dodge this blow and was sent flying, crashing heavily onto the ground. Several deep wounds appeared on his chest, and blood flowed continuously from them.

"What a cunning Magical Beast! I thought you were only strong and tough, but I never expected your speed to be this terrifying too. You even chose the moment when my Dou Qi and stamina were both exhausted to strike. But so what?! You'll still die by my hand!"

Xiao Yan removed the pitch-black sword from his back and drove it into the ground. Though the massive sword had no edge, it still sank three feet into the earth, showing just how heavy it was.

Once the massive sword left his body, Xiao Yan felt every cell in his body come alive, greedily absorbing the energy between heaven and earth as he rapidly recovered.

The giant bear naturally would not let Xiao Yan stand there and recover his strength. It launched another swift attack, but without the heavy sword's restraint, Xiao Yan's speed had increased by far more than twice. With a flash, he evaded the giant bear's attack.

"Awoo—"

Seeing that it had missed Xiao Yan, the giant bear instantly roared. Its speed increased again as it pounced toward him.

But Xiao Yan smiled faintly and flashed aside once more, avoiding the giant bear's attack. Like a matador, Xiao Yan continually toyed with the Black Bear. Yet he was not truly playing with it; he was merely taking the opportunity to recover his Dou Qi and stamina.