Chapter 42: Tian Fu

  The vast forest, hiding infinite crisis.

  In the vast field where butterflies dance and fragrance floats, a young man holds a fiery red sword in his hand, his feet moving swiftly across the grass like dragonflies skimming over water, leaving behind a trail of flames.

  Innumerable dark shadows followed closely behind, making shrill cries, quiet yet anxious.

  ……

  Ye Yang looked up at the sky, secretly anxious, it's almost noon, how can't they still find it?

  The mouse's speed is extremely fast and is not much slower than Ye Yang's. It's unlikely to shake it off, so a new method must be found, otherwise Ye Yang will only exhaust himself to death.

  The mountain wind blows gently, carrying the fragrance of the fields.

  Ye Yang's eyes suddenly lit up, he found it!

  In the woods, a cluster of oak trees finally appeared!

  That's right, it's an oak tree!

  In "Records of Strange Creatures", it is recorded that the rodents are extremely afraid of the aura of oak trees, and will inevitably flee far away when they encounter an oak tree. This is also one of the only ways to get rid of the rodents' entanglement. After all, it is impossible to kill off these thousands or even tens of millions of rodents one by one.

  "Whoa..."

  With a leap, Ye Yang floated up to the middle of the oak tree, leaning against the trunk, and took out clear water and food from the Qiankun bag, determined to have lunch first.

  As expected, those mice came to the oak tree, one by one becoming anxious, their fur standing on end, staring at Ye Yang with wide eyes, as if they were all drooling. However, in less than an hour, this group of mice finally retreated like a tide.

  Ye Yang was very certain that these mice would leave because they couldn't afford to stay, the large number of them staying here just for one person would probably starve to death.

  Of course, if they kill each other, that would be even better. Ye Yang's Qian Kun bag was filled with a large amount of meat, fine wine and clear water, which could be completely consumed!

  ……

  Watching the tide-like retreat of the Not-Exhausted Mouse, Ye Yang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Before entering the Qingyun Mountain Range, Zeng Xuan had warned him that on the outskirts of the Qingyun Mountain Range, the most terrifying magical beasts were not fifth-rank or fourth-rank, but rather first-rank Not-Exhausted Mouse and second-rank Quill Dog. These were all pack-dwelling creatures, with individual attack power prioritized, and their destructive power when acting in groups was enough to destroy heaven and earth.

  At this moment, a line of eight people emerged from the dense forest in the east. A line of warriors with gloomy eyes, their cultivation was not ordinary. Among them were masters of Earth Level 4 to Earth Level 6, and walking at the center of the formation was a young man holding a long sword, with an arrogant and unruly face.

  Looking at the leaves swaying on the big tree, the young man had a scornful smile on his face and said with a sneer: "The little guy on the tree, come down? A group of mice scared you into this state? If you don't know how to climb trees, I wonder if you would have become a white skeleton by now, haha..."

  Behind him, a warrior holding a long spear couldn't help but burst out laughing: "That little kid, you can come down now? With our Prince Tian Fu of Qi State here, those mice won't dare to hurt you!"

  Ye Yang couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, and with a flutter, he jumped down from the tree, landing steadily in front of this group of people.

  "This young man, called Tianfu, was proud and arrogant, laughing loudly: "You little kid, you can't easily survive to get here, you must have a cultivation level of around 4th or 5th rank. Why don't you join my team? I'll guarantee that you can move freely within the outer hundred miles of the Qingyun Mountains, and if you're lucky, you might even be able to hunt down a few high-level magic beasts to take back and get some credit for it. What do you say?"

  Ye Yang smiled faintly: "Tian Fu?"

  A warrior beside him immediately shouted loudly: "Young man, how dare you call our young master's name?"

  Tian Fu waved his hand to signal that nothing was wrong, and he glanced at Ye Yang with a scornful smile: "Since you want to die so much, then go ahead and die. But don't worry, if we see your corpse, we'll help bury it for you!"

  Ye Yang remained expressionless, holding the Broken Flame Sword, and brushed past the crowd from behind.

  Behind him, Tian Fu and his subordinates' cold laughter echoed, seemingly, Ye Yang alone entering the Qingyun Mountains was already a dead man in their eyes.

  ……

  Slowly moving forward, the sun sets in the west, this is Ye Yang's first night entering the Qingyun Mountain Range.

  He naturally understood that with some knowledge of camping in the wilderness, and in this two-thousand-year-old fantasy world where wild beasts were rampant, nighttime was even more terrifying for humans! Many magical creatures were extremely powerful and couldn't be scared away by just a pile of bonfires; they could judge human strength and weakness to choose their prey, and there was nothing more frightening than these magical creatures!

  Moreover, Ye Yang had always been able to sense a faint sense of crisis, as if something was staring at him all the time, and once he let his guard down, it would tear him to shreds!

  Afraid to start a fire, Ye Yang came to the edge of a dense forest, took a deep breath, and leaped up, landing on a solitary tree trunk after a few bounds. The surrounding leaves were lush, but not connected to other trees, providing protection without posing too much threat.

  Sitting on the trunk, he took out a piece of beef and a water bag. With one hand holding the beef, he applied a slight force, and flames burst forth. In an instant, the beef was roasted to perfection, with even a hint of charred flavor. Perhaps this would add some flavor, at least eating hot food would warm up his entire body.

  After eating and drinking to my heart's content, I took a look at the wounds on my body and found that they had already healed. I swung my arms and found that my strength had recovered by about 90%. It seems that after my abilities were upgraded, even my recovery ability has improved significantly.

  Taking a deep breath, leaning against the tree trunk, closing his eyes, and silently mobilizing the remaining true energy of the Fire God's scroll, he held in his hand the inner core of that white spider. If he could absorb the inner core of this eighth-order demon beast, his own strength would undoubtedly be greatly enhanced!

  The true qi in his body circulated, quietly entering the realm of hundred refinements. At the same time, he still maintained the internal restraint of his vital energy, and did not release the divine power of fire externally. His breath harmonized with nature, making it impossible for anyone to detect that there was someone on the tree.

  ……

  Also didn't know how long had passed, Ye Yang slowly woke up from the Hundred Refining Realm, only to feel that his entire being's vitality and spirit had increased greatly, the fire god force inside his body surging and churning as if it would never end!

  This feeling is very clear!

  "I broke through to the sixth level of the Great Earth?"

  Ye Yang smiled faintly, his palm opened slightly, and with a slight exertion of force, a pale green true energy appeared. Indeed, he had already reached the seventh level of the Grand Earth Realm!

  With this, possessing the Tai Xū Què and Huǒ Shén Cán Juàn Wǔ Què advantages, plus the power boost after transforming into a Fire God Warrior, in fact, although Ye Yang was only at the initial stage of the Seventh Level of the Earth Realm, his strongest combat power had already almost reached the peak level of the Eighth Level of the Earth Realm. At this moment, if he were to encounter the Eighth-Order Demon Beast Bai E again, he would definitely be able to kill it without taking any damage!

  At this moment, a rustling sound came from the jungle, and there was also a faint howl of wolves!

  In an instant, a group of people fled out of the forest in a state of panic. Seven people were running wildly ahead, while one person was bringing up the rear - a martial artist wielding a long sword, with dark red true energy aura emanating from his arms - Earth Level Five!

  Then, the branches and leaves in the jungle shook, accompanied by wolf howls, several blood-red figures darted out, only to have their two arms torn apart by the flying long knives of the five-level warrior!

  "Ah..."

  Heart-wrenching and lung-splitting wails echoed across the wilderness.