Qī Fēng Lín, initial battle with the demonic beast's disarray

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  (The fourth update as promised has been sent out, everyone's support was indeed powerful, thank you very much!!)

  Everyone walked and chatted along the way, not feeling bored or stuffy at all. The speed of their journey was not slow either. By noon, they arrived in front of a dense thicket.

  This forest is called 'Seven Peaks Forest', named after the seven towering peaks that pierce the clouds, stretching for hundreds of miles and covering a considerable area. Inside, there are many first- and second-class demonic beasts, and it's said that even third-class demonic beasts can be found deep within. However, the spiritual energy here is scarce, making it almost impossible to nurture fourth-class demonic beasts.

  Zheng Kai's preparation was far more sufficient than Lin Feng's, and he even had hot food. Under the envious gaze of others, he took out many foods from his storage ring, and everyone had a sumptuous lunch before entering Qifeng Forest in top condition.

  The destination of this trip is the 'Red Rock Mountain' tens of miles northeast of Qifenglin, one of the seven high peaks in Qifenglin. That's where Lin Feng and others are heading for their target, the gathering place of 'Fire-tailed Scorpion'.

  Within twenty or thirty miles of the forest, due to the frequent "sweeps" by the Qingyun City cultivators, almost no demon beasts can be seen. Only after gradually going deeper do they occasionally see a first-level demon beast. However, these demon beasts are much more vigilant than ordinary wild beasts. As soon as they see Lin Feng and his group, they almost all immediately flee. Since it's not their goal this time, the group doesn't waste energy and time chasing them, and instead heads straight to Chiyan Mountain.

  That crimson mountain peak that pierced the clouds could be seen from afar outside the forest, but it took everyone more than an hour to finally arrive at the foot of Red Rock Mountain. Looking up at the majestic peak, which seemed to be burning with a fiery red color, Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

  For twenty years, this was Lin Feng's first time leaving Qing Yun City, his first time experiencing the outside world, his first time hunting demonic beasts, and his first time seeing such majestic mountains...

  Even with twenty years of experience on Earth, Lin Feng was limited to that steel cage-like city, and had thought countless times about going out to travel and see the beautiful mountains and rivers outside, but until 'crossing over' he still couldn't fulfill this wish...

  "Beware of the monster!! Wait? It's just a lone fire-tailed scorpion!!"

  As Lin Feng was admiring the Red Rock Mountain, he suddenly heard Zheng Kai's slightly surprised reminder. He was startled and immediately looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a dark red shadow about the size of a millstone on the edge of a rock over a hundred meters away.

  The overall image is no different from a scorpion, only the head can be compared to an ordinary scorpion, several times larger. The whole body is covered with dark red armor, and the most peculiar thing is that on its high-raised tail, there is actually a flame burning as big as a human head!

  Although this is only the lowest and weakest level of a monster, for Lin Feng who saw it with his own eyes for the first time, he still felt extremely shocked. On Earth, such things only exist in movies, but now what's in front of him is alive!

  Zheng Kai signaled everyone to hide behind the thicket, then carefully observed for a moment before saying: "Hey, good luck! Most fire-tailed scorpions are social creatures, and we actually ran into a lone one. Moreover, it looks like it's already reached the late stage of level one, so it probably has a demon core."

  Lin Feng's eyes lit up with joy: "Oh? This Fire-Tailed Scorpion is a first-rate late-stage beast? And it has a Demon Dan? That's great!"

  Zheng Kai saw Lin Feng's impatient look and couldn't help but smile: "Brother Lin, don't be in a hurry. If we rush out like this, it's likely to scare it away. I'll go attract its attention first, if only one person appears, it shouldn't run. You all sneak up from the surroundings and block its escape route, that way it's foolproof!"

  Zheng Kai has rich experience in hunting and killing demonic beasts. Dealing with a single late-stage level one demonic beast is completely effortless for him.

  Duanmu Rui and Qin Ye nodded immediately, already prepared to move in both directions, while Lu Cheng had no objections. However, Lin Feng suddenly spoke up: "This, Zheng brother, why not let me take on the task of attracting its attention? I'd like to give it a try."

  "Huh?" Zheng Kai was slightly stunned, and said in dismay, "Are you sure? This Fire-Tailed Scorpion should already be at level 8 or 9. Even if I were to face it alone, I wouldn't dare say that I could win easily. Although it's just a restraint, it's still too dangerous for you to go... so let me do it instead."

  Lin Feng said seriously, "Let me do it instead. Don't worry, Brother Zheng, I have a good sense of judgment and I also want to accumulate more experience in dealing with demonic beasts. However, after we deal with this Fire-Tailed Scorpion, can you give me its demon core first?"

  "Are you really going?" Zheng Kai stared at Lin Feng for two seconds, then nodded and said, "Good! You have guts! I, Zheng Kai, admire people like that! Alright, you go first to attract its attention. Just be careful in case it suddenly attacks violently. If there's any change, I'll take action beforehand... As for the demon core, this was our previous agreement, of course, it's yours if you want it. Does anyone have any objections?"

  The rest of the people shook their heads in disapproval, and Duanmu Rui even nodded kindly at Lin Feng, saying "be careful", before flanking him from the left with Qin Ye.

  Zheng Kai and Lu Cheng quietly moved towards the right, Lin Feng waited for a moment, then walked out with some tension.

  "Shasha..."

  The sound of pushing through the underbrush immediately startled the fire-tailed scorpion in front, which suddenly turned around. Lin Feng only then saw clearly that the other party was actually "eating" - its mouth still held half a rabbit leg, with fresh blood dripping down.

  "Squeak!!!"

  The fire-tailed scorpion let out a strange, piercing cry and charged at Lin Feng with its two rows of abdominal feet moving rapidly.

  Most of the monsters didn't have high spiritual intelligence, let alone this first-class monster. As soon as it saw Lin Feng enter its warning range, it immediately identified him as an enemy and launched an attack.

  "So fast!!"

  Lin Feng was already somewhat nervous, and now seeing the speed of this fire-tailed scorpion, he was even more shocked in his heart. In just a blink of an eye, the opponent had already arrived right before him. Fortunately, he had been prepared early on, and at the moment when the opponent pounced, he kicked out with his right foot and dodged to the left side in time.

  "Whoosh!!"

  But just as Lin Feng thought he had successfully dodged the Fire-tailed Scorpion's attack, a sudden burst of wind sounded in his ear, followed by a wave of heat rushing towards him. He only saw a flash of fiery red light before feeling a massive force surge into his chest, sending him flying out horizontally!

  But it was that fire-tailed scorpion that swept out its long tail like a long spear and stabbed Lin Feng's chest at the same time!

  "Lin Feng!!!"

  Witnessing this scene, the several people around were all shocked and lost their color. They didn't expect Lin Feng to be so 'not worth a blow', and suddenly they couldn't help but rush out.

  But they had just rushed out a few steps, and then they all involuntarily stopped, because...

  "Ah!!!!!!"

  Lin Feng flew out for over ten meters before heavily falling to the ground, but after landing, he immediately jumped up like a carp, letting out a loud shout of surprise. He slapped his chest twice to extinguish a small flame, then reached into his bosom and pulled out two talismans, wildly flinging them forward!!

  This series of actions was smooth and natural, the fire-tailed lizard had just landed on the ground and turned around to counterattack when it suddenly collided with two ice thorns as thick as a baby's arm!

  Bang! Bang!!

  This fire-tailed scorpion didn't react slowly either, two huge pincers were raised, blocking off the two ice thorns, but its body was also shaken by the impact. And before it could even steady itself, four more ice thorns came in a row!!

  Secondary Linked Ice Thorn Symbol!!

  Lin Feng was anxious and directly took out two linked ice thorn symbols, recklessly swinging them out one by one!

  "Bang bang bang bang bang......"

  "Squeak! Squeak!!"

  A dense barrage of icicles shot towards the fire-tailed scorpion like they were free, instantly enveloping it. A series of sharp cries rang out, and all that could be seen was the scorpion desperately scrambling about amidst the countless exploding ice blocks. Although most of the icicles missed their mark, it still managed to get hit several times, with one of its abdominal feet blown off and one eye burst open by a flying ice block.

  Now Lin Feng is much stronger than when he dealt with Han Tie and his gang, consecutively launching dozens of ice thorns without stopping - of course, this may also be related to his nervousness.

  Finally, when the last ice needle talisman in Lin Feng's right hand was completely consumed and turned to dust, his movements paused for a moment. Then, he reached into his sleeve again and surprisingly pulled out another purple talisman, which he then waved forward!!

  Crack!

  A purple light flashed, a small arm-thick purple lightning bolt shot out, its speed was several times faster than the ice thorn before, and in the blink of an eye it hit the fire-tailed scorpion that dodged too late!

  Secondary Linked Violet Lightning Talisman!

  "Squeak!!!"

  The fire-tailed scorpion let out a shrill scream and fell to the ground with a thud, its entire body emitting black smoke, clearly dead.

  Crack!

  Without stopping, a second purple lightning bolt struck, and this time the fire-tailed scorpion didn't even have the strength to let out a scream, thoroughly exhausting itself to death.

  "Crack! Crack!!"

  Ke Linfeng seemed to have not seen the opponent's appearance, and continued to consecutively launch purple lightning talismans, striking the already motionless Huo Weixie again and again...

  “……”

  In the distance, Zheng Kai and others were all stunned...