He was not kept waiting too long.
A small sound came from the dense forest to the east. It was the sound of paws stepping on the frozen soil and dead leaves. It was very light, but dense, and there were more than one. Qin Tiexin narrowed his eyes slightly and looked through the sparse bushes towards the direction of the sound.
Seven Ice-Spined Wolf walked out of the forest. The leader was like a calf, with gray-white fur and a row of bone spurs on its back, extending from its neck to the base of its tail. It glowed with a cold light in the dim light. Its eyes were light blue. Yes, its nostrils were quivering, and it was obvious that it had caught the strange scent and was searching in the direction of the smell. Its cultivation level was about Foundation Establishment Early Stage. The six heads following it were slightly smaller, but they were all close to Qi Refining Late Stage.
Qin Tiexin did not move. He squatted behind the rock, kept his breathing steady, and locked his eyes on the leading wolf, waiting for them to get to a suitable distance.
One hundred and fifty steps.
The leading wolf stopped, raised his head, and twitched his nose, as if he was confirming the direction.
One hundred and twenty steps.
It adjusted its direction and faced the ice wall - and the location of Qin Tiexin.
One hundred steps.
Qin Tiexin moved.
He held the first Frost Spear in his right hand, stood up, twisted his waist, and threw. There was no hesitation, no aiming test, and the javelin was fully charged the moment it was released.
Immediately afterwards, the second handle, the third handle, and the fourth handle - four Frost Spear, all shot at the leading wolf Foundation Establishment Early Stage at almost no particular order.
The leading wolf reacted very quickly. As soon as the javelin screamed through the air, its body had already made an evasive action, and at the same time it opened its mouth and sprayed out four gray-white cold winds Wind Blade to meet the incoming javelin.
But Qin Tiexin's power far exceeded its expectations. Frost Spear continued unabated, and Wind Blade hit the gun body, only causing the javelin's trajectory to deviate by less than half an inch - from the original aim The direction of the head was tilted towards the torso. A sharp look flashed in the eyes of the leading wolf. This level of attack was not enough to kill him. As long as he avoided the vital points and withstood this wave of counterattack, he could bite off the neck of the human monk who was hiding in the dark and making a sneak attack.
At this moment, it caught a glimpse of a Qi Refining Late Stage wolf beside it. Without any hesitation, the leading wolf bit the back of the wolf's neck and swung it towards the direction of the javelin.
Puff puff puff.
All three Frost Spears pierced into the body of the wolf that was being used as a shield. Ice chips spread rapidly from the wound, freezing the surface of its body into a gray-white ice shell. Its torso was penetrated by three layers of spear points, killing it on the spot.
But the calculation of the fourth gun, the leading wolf, went awry. The last gun, Frost Spear, was slightly adjusted in trajectory by Qin Tiexin at the moment it threw away its companion to block the gun. He made a very small arc, bypassing the thrown wolf corpse from the side, and accurately pierced the root of the lead wolf's left front leg. Ice chips exploded at the wound, and extremely cold spiritual power poured in along the wound, instantly freezing the entire front leg.
The leading wolf let out a short howl of pain, but before it had time to retreat--four more green and white Wind Blades followed the javelin from that direction. Each Wind Blade carried Foundation Establishment Middle Stage's spiritual power fluctuations, and the angle was tricky, blocking all its evasion routes. It tried its best to avoid the three main directions. It was struck from the front, and at the same time, it tried its best to retract the injured front leg, but the fourth slash was still severe on its back crotch. The blood flowed heavily, and the bone was deeply visible in the wound. The muscle tissue exposed under the fur was blurred by Wind Blade, and it was almost unsteady to stand. Foundation Establishment Realm's defense was useless in front of Wind Blade.
It wanted to escape, to signal retreat - but it had no chance.
A black shadow as heavy as a mountain had already rushed in front of it from that direction.
The figure of Qin Tiexin arrived almost at the same time as Wind Blade. The moment the javelin was released, he had already jumped off the rock, pedaling Metal Phase Steps and sprinting on the ice, seventy steps away Within three breaths, when the leading wolf was hit by Wind Blade and staggered back, he was already right in front of the prey. Edgeless was raised high, and the blade drew a heavy and smooth arc in the air.
Heavy Mountain Saber Technique.
The leading wolf only had time to turn half of his body sideways, trying to avoid the vital point. But Qin Tiexin turned his wrist slightly the moment the blade fell, and the direction of the blade deflected accordingly, pressing it from the head where it was originally aimed towards the torso.
One knife, two sections.
Edgeless cut diagonally into the body from the shoulder of the leader wolf, slid along the gap between the ribs, and split the entire body into two. The internal organs slid out of the crack with a crash, dragging a dark red trail on the ice and scattered in the snow. Braving the steaming heat, the leading wolf didn't even have time to let out a complete scream. The inertia of its forward motion caused the front half of its body to stumble forward for a small half step before falling to the ground. The pair of light blue eyes were still open, but the pupils were dilated.
From the time the first javelin was fired to the death of the leading wolf, it took less than ten breaths. The remaining five Ice-Spined Wolf hadn't even fully reacted yet.
Qin Tiexin did not stop. The moment the leading wolf fell to the ground, he flicked his wrist, knocking off the Blood Bead on the blade, and turned to the left.
The first wolf that pounced on him was still a foot away from him. He moved his legs and sprinted on the ice almost silently, leaving only a series of shallow paw prints on the ice. He lowered his body and opened his mouth at the position of his calf - Ice-Spined Wolf's usual tactic when hunting large prey, first bite off the hamstrings, so that the prey loses its ability to move, and then slowly consumes it to death.
Qin Tiexin did not retreat. He faced the direction of the wolf's sprint, took a step forward, planted his feet firmly on the ice, held the knife in both hands, lowered his waist, and slashed horizontally. The weight of six thousand three hundred kilograms, plus his Body Tempering Ninth Layer's whole body strength is transmitted to the blade through his arm. The heavy knife draws a complete arc in front of him, intersecting with Ice-Spined Wolf's attack trajectory. There is no skill, no fancy, only pure weight and speed.
The sound of the wolf's head shattering was drowned in the dull sound of metal wind. The wolf didn't even have time to grunt, and its entire upper body was smashed backwards. It rolled several times on the ice before stopping and stopped moving.
The other wolves did not flinch because of the rapid death of their companions. Their eyes glowed with a cold light blue in the dim light, they lowered their bodies, spread out, and pounced on them from different directions at the same time, drawing several silver-gray tracks on the ice. The tips of their claws left tiny scratches on the ice, as fast as they launched attacks at the same time.
The one on the front left attacked his calf from a low angle. The other on the right side sneaked up on his calf from a low angle. The other one circled around the edge of his sight, intending to bite him from the side while he was dealing with the frontal attack. Although the coordination between them was rough, the goal was clear - to block the movement of the prey so that the prey could not defend from multiple directions at the same time.
Qin Tiexin did not stand still waiting for them to surround him. He took a step forward, and Water Phase Steps dragged a short sideways movement on the ice to avoid the collision path of the wolf that was rushing towards him. At the same time, Metal Phase Steps exploded, turning his body instantly and facing the wolf head-on. The wolf tried to sneak attack from the side. The wolf obviously did not expect that he could complete the switch of speed and direction in such a short distance. Before he had time to adjust his attitude, Edgeless had already been swept. It was still a horizontal cut. This knife cut from the waist, almost cutting the wolf's body into two pieces, and he didn't even have time to scream.
The remaining wolves realized that something was wrong and began to retreat. But they retreated too slowly. Qin Tiexin did not let them go. He chased them and cut them one by one, killing the remaining Ice-Spined Wolf. The last wolf tried to turn around and escape, but Qin Tiexin held the last Armor-Piercing Spear in his backhand and threw it. The gun Penetration hit its hind legs, forcing it to stop. Qin Tiexin arrived and gave it a light knock with Edgeless, completely ending it.
Seven Ice-Spined Wolfs were all killed. The whole process was smoother than expected. The defense power of these Demon Beasts was much weaker than that of Devil Races. They lacked intelligence and were driven only by blood-devouring impulses.
Qin Tiexin stood there, gasped several times to calm down, and then placed the tip of Edgeless's knife on the wound of the leading wolf. Edgeless trembled slightly, and wisps of gray-black Sha Qi floated out from the wolf corpse, and were struck by the knife. He inhaled it all over his body. A feeling of satisfaction came from the blade - although Ice-Spined Wolf's cultivation level is not high, the Sha Qi in his body is stronger than that of monks of the same level. After all, he has been active on the edge of Devil Domain Forest all year round and has accumulated a lot of Sha Qi in his body.
But the red and black Blood Bead he was waiting for did not appear.
Sure enough, only Devil Race of Demon General level and above can condense Blood Bead, and neither can Demon Beast.
He retracted the knife, squatted down, and put the seven wolf corpses one by one into the storage ring. The fur, bones, and claws can be sold to the market to exchange for resources, and the meat can also be used to upgrade Qi and Blood.
Then he cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground and covered the most obvious dark traces with snow. But he also knew that this was an expedient measure - the smell of blood and the strange fragrance were still going on, and the sound of the battle just now was enough to attract the attention of creatures further away. He stood up and returned to the rock on the hillside.
Five of the ten javelins have been consumed, four of which were used to kill the leading wolf and the last wolf trying to escape. He took out five more javelins and added them to the front row. Then he squatted down and looked across the open space in front of the ice wall into the vast dark depths of the forest, waiting for the next wave of guests.
He didn't know how long the smell would last, nor how long it would take for Li Yun to come out.
But he knew that he would not retreat and could not retreat.