Qin Tiexin concentrated and held his breath, and stretched out Divine Sense in the direction of Blood Forest.
The aura in the forest was mixed and turbid, but after careful analysis, there were no human monks ambushing, and there were no obvious Golden Core Realm Demon Beast aura fluctuations.
The distance is not too far. If you go in and out at full speed, you can retreat after picking the fruits, so you won't waste too much time.
He adjusted his state to its peak, covering his whole body with a thin and solid layer of Qi Gang, tightly wrapping his whole body like a flowing light red water film. Then he took a deep breath and walked towards Blood Forest.
The ground under his feet became less and less like earth as he went deeper. At first, he could still touch the texture of sand and gravel. The further he walked, the more the soil was eroded by the blood. The graininess of the sand and gravel gradually disappeared, replaced by a soft and hard elasticity. After walking a few dozen steps, his feet had completely turned into a thick layer of blood scab. When he stepped on it, the blood scab broke into seven or eight dark red fragments and exploded around, making a crisp and sticky cracking sound.
Click. Click.
The cracking sound was particularly harsh in the silent woods, accompanied by the wet rustling of the wind through the blood-colored leaves, as if there were countless mouths whispering in the ears.
Qin Tiexin Approached the fruit trees step by step. One hundred steps. Ninety steps. Eighty steps.
Just when he was less than eighty steps away from the fruit tree, the hair on his body suddenly broke out.
A dozen naked killing intents struck from the front at the same time, without cover, as sharp as the tips of a dozen knives pressed against his throat. The killing intent was so strong that it almost solidified, pressing heavily on his senses, causing a fine layer of numbness to pass through the surface of his skin.
The location is in front, in the knotted aerial root holes at the junction of the outer woods and Blood Forest.
Demon Beast group, and it was an ambush from the beginning.
Qin Tiexin understood instantly, also, how could such a wonder of heaven and earth, which is full of Qi and Blood's power, not be protected by Demon Beast? This Blood Demon Fruit is a step to the heaven for these Demon Beast.
He stopped and slowly tightened his grip on Edgeless. The blade of the knife was placed horizontally in front of him, and his gaze was like cold lightning, piercing the air root hole in front of him.
One breath. Two breaths. Three breaths.
Time was stretched extremely slowly, and each breath was as long as an hour. Blood mist flowed slowly around, the leaves made a wet rustling sound in the wind, and the blood scabs under the feet were still sinking slightly.
Five breaths. Seven breaths. Ten breaths.
Finally, Demon Beast on the other side lost his patience.
With a low wolf howl, the long tail sound of "Ouch--" echoed in Blood Forest, and Blood-Patterned Wolf entrenched in the air root hole burst out at the same time.
More than a dozen pairs of crimson eyes lit up one after another in the blood mist, like will-o'-the-wisps being lit one after another. Low roars came from all directions at the same time, converging into a rolling muffled thunder that made the surrounding blood-colored leaves tremble, and the solidified debris on the blood-scarred ground jumped up due to the sound waves.
The wolves emerged from under the blood scab, sprang out from behind the twisted tree trunks, and trotted out silently from the depths of the blood mist. Their fur was dark red, almost completely blending in with the color of the forest. If it weren't for those red eyes, there would be no way to tell them apart.
Within a few breaths, there were wolves all around him.
There were more than twenty of them, each of which weighed at least Foundation Establishment Late Stage. They were half the size of any wolf demon he had ever seen, with a shoulder height of nearly seven feet. The bulging muscles on the back made clear ravines from under the blood-colored fur, and every muscle fiber was beating slightly. The wolf claws were clasped on the blood scab, and the tips of the claws as hard as iron penetrated deeply. When they were pulled out, they brought out a handful of dark red debris and a deep claw mark.
The leader is a giant wolf with a dark red mane covering its shoulder blades.
It was half a circle larger than the other Blood-Patterned Wolf, standing like a dark red hill in the blood mist. The crimson eyes locked tightly on Qin Tiexin, the pupils shrank into a vertical slit, and a very low whimper rolled in the throat. The cultivation level seemed to be that of Foundation Establishment Peak Stage.
This giant wolf stared intently at the human in front of it. It could smell the strong Qi and Blood smell on his body, which was almost as strong as its own.
But it will never let him pass. It has stayed in this Blood Forest for decades, waiting for the moment when Blood Demon Fruit matures. As long as it swallows those few fruits, breaking through the Golden Core Realm is a sure thing. After decades of dormancy, it must not be destroyed by any outsider.
It's a pity, this human being is very smart. If he takes a few more steps, he will be able to completely step into the death circle surrounded by wolves. At that time, more than twenty wolves will swarm him, and no matter how powerful he is, he will not be able to escape unscathed.
Qin Tiexin stood motionless on the spot. Edgeless hung by his side, the tip of the knife was only an inch away from the ground, and the rough back of the knife was matte in the blood mist. He slowly adjusted the hand position of the knife, holding the end of the handle with both hands, his center of gravity sank slightly, and his legs were embedded in the blood scab at his feet like the roots of an old tree.
This pack of wolves was very smart. They surrounded him on three sides, leaving only a gap behind him.
Surrounded by three walls, the gap was not a way out, but a door to death. As long as he dared to turn around and run, exposing his back, the wolves would pounce on him from three sides at the same time and tear him into pieces.
But he had no intention of retreating.
The giant wolf moved first.
Its hind legs kicked the ground violently, and its huge body instantly flew several feet away with this Great Strength. The wolf's claws drew several dark red afterimages in the air, and with a sharp sound of breaking wind, they shot straight towards the top of Qin Tiexin's head.
Almost at the same moment, two Blood-Patterned Wolfs on the left and three on the right burst out at the same time. Their fangs and claws blocked his upper, middle and lower routes, locking up all his room for dodge. The remaining wolves still stood on the outer circle, their red eyes fixed on the center of the battlefield, low whimpering rolling in their throats, ready to fill the gap at any time.
Qin Tiexin did not hide.
He has fought against wolves and is well aware of this Demon Beast habit. Once you take the first step back, you will be completely overwhelmed by their rhythm.
Dodging will expose weaknesses, showing cowardice will ignite their ferocity, and the attacks of wolves will come up in layers like a bursting tide, one wave after another, until you collapse from exhaustion.
There is only one way to deal with wolves: go head-on and run them over head-on. Beat them until they hurt, scare them, and instill fear in your bones. Then you will truly have the chance of victory in your own hands.
He held Edgeless tightly with both hands, and his legs dug into the blood scab at his feet like iron stakes.
Fire of Life burst into flames inside his body, and Essence Blood was pumped into his limbs and bones, and a layer of dense Qi Gang as solid as ruby instantly covered his whole body. The giant wolf's sharp claws were the first to hit him, grabbing firmly on his chest, and then the wolf claws on the left and right sides scratched his back and ribs almost at the same time.
The tip of the claw rubbed violently against Qi Gang, causing a "crack--" a very harsh scream, as if fingernails were scratching through glass, making one's teeth sore.
After Qi Gang covers his body with all his strength, even Golden Core Realm's Blood-Eyed Devil Ape may not be able to penetrate it with one claw, and Foundation Establishment Late Stage's Blood-Patterned Wolf cannot break through his defense at all.