Lin Fan used that location as the center and sped through the dense forest and ravines, following hoofprints, broken trees, and lingering traces of bloodshed. He investigated every cliff, cave, secluded valley, and thicket that might conceal a Ferocious Beast. His Bright Force Realm senses spread in all directions, making the entire Black Mang Mountain seem laid bare within his perception.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
He had found nothing!
Who knew where that boar had hidden itself.
From the foot of the mountain, he had searched through most of the range, crossed several ridges, and inspected hundreds of caves and piles of jagged rocks.
Finally, after an hour, a violent, heavy sound of beastly breathing drifted into his ears on the wind.
Delight flashed across Lin Fan's face. Right, that was the scent—the scent of a boar, and an extremely powerful one at that.
Lin Fan abruptly slowed his steps, concealing his aura as he silently parted the dense shrubs before him and looked ahead. The longspear floating at his side seemed to understand its master's intent as well. Its shaft tilted slightly as it quietly slipped through the thick brush.
In a modestly sized cave ahead, an enormous wild boar lay sprawled across the middle, seemingly asleep.
This Ferocious Beast's body was like a small mountain, covered in coarse, jet-black bristles. Two thick, snow-white tusks curved slightly upward, glinting with a chilling light. Several old wounds remained on its hide, scars left from its earlier battle against eight Bone Tempering Realm martial artists.
The boar's muscles bulged all over its body. With every breath, its chest rose and fell violently, while thick white vapor continuously poured from its nostrils and mouth. Lin Fan sensed its aura once more. It was indeed at the