Into the Wilderness Alone!

Whoosh!

Little Shadow landed in Wei Fan's palm again. Its originally dark bluish feathers were now streaked with strange threads of red, like flowing flames.

"Why does it look a little like the crimson blood aura of the Blood Rage Realm?" Wei Fan was somewhat surprised.

He had never expected Little Shadow to possess an ability similar to devouring evolution.

"Go!" Wei Fan released Little Shadow into the sky.

Little Shadow immediately vanished into the darkness, flying toward the Inner Circle.

With Wei Fan's current strength, he did not need Little Shadow's help to kill monsters. But it could protect his younger sister, Wei Yingying.

Now that the Zhu family had already made a move against him, he was somewhat worried about his sister's safety.

Afterward, Wei Fan threw Zhu Luo's mangled remains down from the city wall.

The beasts lurking in the darkness seemed to catch the scent of blood and were drawn over one after another.

Before long, Zhu Luo's corpse was dragged into the bushes and vanished into the darkness.

Wei Fan glanced at it, paid it no more mind, and turned to leap down from the city wall as well.

Wei Fan had not originally planned to venture deep into the wilderness. But since the Zhu family had already set their sights on him, he could no longer sit still and wait for death.

Zhu Yiwu possessed peak Mortal Realm strength. There was no need to think about it—he had to be powerful. Without absolute confidence, Wei Fan did not dare fight him to the death.

So, while he still had time, Wei Fan intended to gather as much energy as possible and make himself stronger.

Wei Fan's figure moved through the darkness, while the surrounding grass and trees rustled softly.

The moment he entered the wilderness, Wei Fan sensed many gazes spying on him.

In unknown places, countless eyes were coveting him.

Swish!

Just then, a vine appeared beneath Wei Fan's feet and coiled up his leg like a python.

"Hmph!" A Qi Vortex Node in Wei Fan's leg lit up, shattering the vine.

Wei Fan then turned to look behind and to his right. In that direction, a tall, tree-like creature was slowly moving.

"Die!"

The Wild Goose Wing Saber in Wei Fan's hand glimmered red as he slashed out.

The saber light cleaved the tree-like monster in two, leaving a cut as smooth as a mirror.

Ding, Black Ghost Level monster killed. Energy +10

The system's voice rang out, confirming to Wei Fan that the monster was dead.

Wei Fan then continued searching the outskirts of Wushan Village, hunting for monsters hidden in the darkness.

As for the deeper wilderness, he still did not dare enter. His instincts told him that danger lay there.

After searching for about the time it took an incense stick to burn, Wei Fan spotted a crouching black shadow ahead, like a small mountain.

Roar!

As if sensing Wei Fan's approach, a pair of lantern-sized eyes opened, revealing an incomparably ferocious gaze.

"Hm?" Wei Fan's hairs stood on end. He immediately entered the True Intent State, unleashing twelve times his full-body strength.

Then a massive arm came crashing down from above.

Boom!

The earth shook and the mountains swayed. The ground cracked inch by inch, forming a small pit with a radius of three meters.

At the center of the pit, Wei Fan held his saber horizontally to block. The Wild Goose Wing Saber was bent directly under the pressure.

"That's got some kick!" Wei Fan's tiger's mouth was numbed by the impact. This was the first time he had fallen into the inferior position in a contest of strength.

Yet the Iron Ridge Art's formidable defense did not let him suffer any injury. Instead, the blood aura throughout his body surged and boiled, yearning for a hearty battle.

"Again!"

Wei Fan's blood aura erupted, his muscles bulging like a gigantic furnace, endless heat radiating from his body.

Boom!

Like a prehistoric beast, Wei Fan slammed into the enormous black shadow.

Only then did Wei Fan recognize that the shadow was a giant bear.

Wei Fan stood two meters and six tall, while the giant bear was nearly five meters tall, almost twice his height.

Even so, Wei Fan's strength was not the least bit inferior.

Every punch left a bloody hole in the giant bear's body.

Awoo! Awoo! Awoo!

The giant bear let out howl after howl of pain.

Its attacks could not harm Wei Fan when they struck him, but every blow Wei Fan landed left bloody, mangled wounds on its body.

Though such wounds could only be considered superficial injuries to the giant bear's enormous frame.

Still, as small amounts accumulated into great, the giant bear was beginning to struggle.

Wei Fan, on the other hand, grew braver the longer he fought.

Awoo!

The giant bear cried out miserably and turned to flee.

"You mongrel, you think you can run?" Wei Fan leaped into the air and landed on the giant bear's back.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Punch after punch crashed into the giant bear's spine. A huge gash opened across its back, nearly exposing its grim white bones.

Even so, the giant bear did not slow in the slightest, charging desperately toward the depths of the wilderness.

At that moment, a powerful sense of danger rose within Wei Fan's heart.

Bang!

Wei Fan threw another punch, shattering the giant bear's spine.

Blood Ghost Level monster killed. Energy +25

Hearing the kill notification, Wei Fan pushed off with his feet and used the force to leap backward.

At the same time, an enormous spike suddenly rose from the earth, piercing straight through the giant bear's corpse.

Immediately afterward, the giant bear's body rapidly shriveled, as if its bones and flesh had been sucked dry, leaving behind only a tattered hide.

Seeing this, Wei Fan felt his scalp go numb.

Before entering the wilderness, he had memorized the simple map Liu Yin'er had given him. It showed a forbidden area marked in red near Wushan Village.

Beneath this forbidden area lurked an extremely powerful monster. Any living thing that entered had never come back out.