A Crisis of Life and Death, Ye Chen Enraged, Wood Dragon Technique

Zanghai City had the sea on one side and mountains on the other, and was located in the south.

Ye Chen left the city alone. Naturally, he was not foolish enough to head toward the sea.

In this era of spiritual energy revival, the sea was far more dangerous than the land.

The outskirts of Zanghai City were surrounded by mountains that were not very tall, mostly covered in shrubs and the like.

Occasionally, low-level mutated beasts appeared there, so Ye Chen's target was the Lianhai Mountains.

The Lianhai Mountains consisted of the many mountains west of Zanghai City. Some might ask: Ye Chen's home was in the south of the city, so why didn't he leave through the southern gate?

Why did he have to go through the western gate?

Nonsense... They said the city had the sea on one side. What did you think was to the south?

The Lianhai Mountains were named for the mountain range that stretched all the way to the sea.

Moreover, a Lion King presided over the mountains, with strength comparable to the Myriad Stars Realm.

At present, it was not too difficult for humanity to launch a campaign against this mutated beast, but...

A being in the Myriad Stars Realm could destroy a city with a casual wave of its hand. Since the Lion King did not act recklessly, humanity did not dare to make a rash move either.

If a Myriad Stars Realm mutated beast knew it was certain to die and decided to fight to the bitter end, Zanghai City would probably lose eight or nine out of every ten of its people to the Lion King.

The moment Ye Chen stepped into the forest at the foot of the mountain, he sensed that something was wrong.

The aura in the forest was far too strange.

One enormous tree after another blocked out all the sunlight.

Although it was broad daylight, the gloom was terrifying.

"Is this what a real forest is like?" Ye Chen did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

He understood that these trees might also have mutated after being tempered by spiritual energy.

The forest's extreme darkness was probably partly due to this as well.

Ye Chen began exploring the forest aimlessly. For a time, the strange creatures and bizarre plants left him utterly shocked. "Sure enough, in a world where spiritual energy has revived, everything is strange."

"Looks like the forest isn't that dangerous after all." Ye Chen looked toward the distance. "Should I go a little deeper?"

The Blue-Tailed Rabbit and Demon-Eyed Pig were the mutated beasts Ye Chen had seen most often so far.

They were both basic, first-level mutated beasts. They had little offensive power and were relatively docile.

At present, Demon-Eyed Pigs and Blue-Tailed Rabbits were both artificially bred, so they were not worth much.

Moreover, Blue-Tailed Rabbit meat was not very tasty. It could only be said to have decent nutritional value, and its price was even lower than that of Demon-Eyed Pig meat.

Just as Ye Chen was letting his mind wander, a black shadow suddenly flashed past in front of him.

Ye Chen widened his eyes and stared fixedly at the shadow that had stopped in the distance.

"Major General Bai, we've already searched within ten kilometers outside the western part of the city... but there's no sign of Ye Chen."

A man in military uniform reported to Bai Zhan with an ugly expression.

"Keep looking! Bring over the Heaven's Eye user from the City Defense Bureau!" Bai Zhan was extremely anxious.

Then, as though he had suddenly thought of something, he took out his phone and called Zhang Daosheng.

"Teacher... We haven't found any trace of Ye Chen. I suspect..."

"He entered the Lianhai Mountains?" Zhang Daosheng's face went pale.

A freshman who was only in the Awakening Fourth Realm, and an auxiliary-type user at that...

If he encountered a high-level mutated beast, he would certainly die!

The two of them hurried toward the Lion King's dwelling.

Ye Chen had no idea that leaving the city had caused such a huge mess.

At that moment, he was staring intently at the mutated beast before him—a cheetah...

The appearance of a creature as fast as a cheetah within Great Xia's territory was already outrageous enough.

Why was its strength only at the Awakened Sixth Realm? That Shadow Cat yesterday had already been at the seventh realm...

"What an idiot. This is a Wind-Chasing Cat that underwent a bloodline return, and it is now a Windchaser Leopard. Also, a friendly reminder: you'd better kill it, because you can't outrun it."

The system's voice rang out at that moment, and Ye Chen's expression changed drastically.

I'm screwed. I actually ran into a mutated beast that I have to fight to the death.

There was no way to run.

The instant the Windchaser Leopard saw Ye Chen lose focus, it seized the opportunity and vanished from in front of him.

Ye Chen felt terrible.

What should I do? What should I do?

This question filled Ye Chen's mind. It was obvious that this was different from what had happened yesterday.

Although he had killed a Shadow Cat, its target at the time had been the other two people.

But now... he was truly experiencing the approach of death.

The Windchaser Leopard had survived in the forest for so long and had naturally committed countless killings.

It knew exactly how to hunt its prey. At that moment, Ye Chen was the prey it was toying with.

"Whoosh!"

The grass in the distance suddenly rustled.

Ye Chen whipped his head around, but found nothing unusual.

Yet a chill ran down his back, and his eyes instinctively glanced behind him.

The Windchaser Leopard's claws were just about to tear through Ye Chen's neck.

"Wood Release: Exploding Spear Tree!"

At the critical moment, Ye Chen circulated the spiritual power within his body.

This was a powerful Wood Release technique that combined offense and defense. It could defend while also possessing astonishing offensive power.

"Roar!" The Windchaser Leopard was completely bewildered by the sudden attack.

Several wooden vines and branches sprouted from Ye Chen's body, instantly growing into a giant tree that swallowed the Windchaser Leopard.

Ye Chen watched as the enormous tree blocked the Windchaser Leopard's attack and inflicted considerable damage on it.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he widened the distance between them. His face turned slightly pale. If he had failed to dodge that attack...

His body would probably have been torn in two.

Ye Chen subconsciously touched his neck.

At the thought of this, Ye Chen's face filled with murderous fury. "If I don't take you down today, I won't deserve to use the Wood Release of Hashirama Senju, the Versailles fool!"

He clapped his hands together!

The Sage Chakra Orb in his mind activated, and several sage markings appeared on Ye Chen's face.

Eye shadow also appeared around his eyes.

Ye Chen was enraged.

As he looked at the Windchaser Leopard before him, his killing intent surged.

The Windchaser Leopard specialized in speed, but it had yet to break free from the restraints of the Exploding Spear Tree.

Ye Chen watched as it struggled desperately to escape and laughed without the slightest sympathy.

One had to understand that from beginning to end, the Wood Release he had used consisted of Yamato's ninjutsu. None of it had been Hashirama Senju's true techniques.

That was also because the spiritual power consumption of his ninjutsu was simply too great.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and sensed the spiritual power in his body, which had surged several times over.

He formed hand seals. "Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"

A gigantic tree suddenly burst out of the earth behind Ye Chen.

After breaking through the ground, the tree actually curved downward like a dragon.

The wood dragon's eyes lit up, and it looked down at the Windchaser Leopard before it.

Unlike Hashirama Senju's wood dragon, Ye Chen's wood dragon had actually manifested four limbs.

This delighted Ye Chen greatly. The Wood Dragon Technique was certainly powerful.

But it could only bind, crush, and bite its enemies to death.

Now that it had limbs, it had other means of attacking as well.

The tremendous commotion attracted the border defense forces exploring the forest.

A huge, bizarre creature broke through the forest and looked down from above at the entire forest.

And Ye Chen!

Was standing atop the wood dragon!

The Blue-Robe Envoy of the Beast God Cult, who had been following behind the border defense forces while concealing his presence, also widened his eyes.

Everyone was dumbfounded!

The person standing atop the wood dragon was none other than the Awakening Fourth Realm Ye Chen they had been searching for!