Chapter 83: The Sparrowhawk

  "Thank you, Mu Qing Shijie, but since everyone has made an effort, let's just give one silver wolf skin to each person. The remaining ones will all be taken by my junior brother. Does anyone have any objections?" Shi Sheng didn't plan on monopolizing them, using a few pieces of beast skin to buy people's hearts and mix in with the good crowd, this kind of thing was still very cost-effective.

  "Haha, what's the disagreement? We shouldn't have had a share in the first place. Since our junior brother is so generous, let's get moving and shave off all the Silver Wolf Pelts!" Lin Paozi laughed loudly.

  "Alright, I'll open the Five Elements Flag's protective shield!" Mu Qing said as he spoke, and together with everyone else, they first withdrew the Five Elements Seal, then prepared to put away the Five Elements Flag.

  Squeak squeak!

  Jīn Líng once again poked his head out of Shí Shēng's sleeve, bared his teeth at Shí Shēng, then pointed to the distant dense forest, made a ferocious expression, and opened his mouth as if he were going to bite someone.

  "Are you saying there's a ferocious beast in the woods? And it's very powerful?" Shi Sheng asked tentatively, while Jin Ling's eyes lit up and he quickly nodded his head, giving Shi Sheng a look as if to say that this time he wasn't too stupid and had finally understood what he meant.

  Shi Sheng was speechless, originally not wanting to believe that this little guy was talking nonsense, but thinking back to when the wolf pack hadn't arrived yet, Jin Ling had been able to remind him in advance, so Shi Sheng didn't dare be careless this time either.

  As they were about to leave the light shield, Shi Sheng hastily spoke up: "Mu Qing shi jie, don't take down the Five Elements Flag yet. It seems like there are still ferocious beasts lurking in that dense forest, watching us."

  "Really?" Mu Qing was somewhat skeptical.

  "Can Shisheng turn his thoughts into sensory power? Otherwise, how can he sense the crisis from afar?" Guan Ping also found it hard to believe, as this was something that only a cultivator of the Yuanhe realm could accomplish. However, no one else noticed the conversation between Shi Sheng and Jin Ling.

  "Just a guess, I'm just thinking of everyone's safety, so as not to be caught off guard!" Shi Sheng's face turned serious.

  "Hey, Shi Shidi is too cautious, but this method is not bad. Let's not remove the Five Elements Flag for now, let's shave off these wolf skins first!" A young man named Wen Xin said, and everyone nodded in agreement, immediately taking action to shave off the wolf skins one by one.

  Guan Ping, Yuan Yong, Mu Qing, and Shi Sheng, although they did not help remove the animal hides together, also assisted the crowd in dragging more than 20 silver wolf corpses to one place, finally forming a small hill.

  "That Silver Wolf leader is probably at least a low-ranking spiritual beast, its wolf claws can sell for some Xuanjing jade!" Guan Ping said thoughtfully.

  "Low-level psychic? What's that equivalent to in human terms?" Shi Sheng asked.

  The wooden cyan spat out air like orchids, smiled and said: "It seems that the younger brother of the master only pays attention to cultivation, and rarely pays attention to these common sense. Any beast that can spit and cultivate is in the 'Tongling period', which means it has left the category of wild beasts and is called a demon beast."

  The lower stage of Tongling is equivalent to the human Jue Ling realm, the middle stage of Tongling is equivalent to the human Sheng Ling realm, and the higher stage of Tongling is equivalent to the human Huahai realm. As for the top stage of Tongling, it belongs to the human Huahai Daxuan realm.

  "The strength of a demon beast is generally stronger than that of a human of the same rank, after all, even a ferocious beast with brute force can rival a cultivator in the Sea of Consciousness realm, let alone a cultivated demon beast. Generally, they are much stronger than humans of the same rank, especially in close combat, it's terrifying."

  "So that's how it is. I wonder what level the spiritual period demonic beast is?" Shi Sheng asked casually.

  "The demonic beasts in the spiritual realm continued to cultivate, and the demonic energy within their bodies could condense into demonic crystals, known as 'crystallization period' demonic beasts, equivalent to the human Yuanhe boundary. Such demonic beasts... be careful, Shi brother!" Mu Qing's words had not yet finished when his face suddenly changed and he shouted a sentence.

  Roar!

  With a loud thud, the mud splashed behind Shi's body, and suddenly a giant beast with a height of nearly ten feet, resembling a giant ape, with a single horn on its head and brown fur all over its body, burst out from underground.

  Everyone's face changed color at the sight, Shi Sheng turned his head to see the monster and his heart tightened. The distance between them was too close, and the monster could trample Shi Sheng under its feet with just one step. Shi Sheng couldn't help but have a racing heart, his body hair standing on end, and his breathing became somewhat urgent.

  The hands inside the sleeve moved, and the Blood Shadow Dagger and a high-level Fire Talisman appeared in his hand. The two treasures shone brightly, and Shi Cheng quietly poured his thoughts into them, as if he could strike at any moment. However, Shi Cheng didn't dare to act rashly. At such close range, he was afraid that as soon as he made a move, the monster would swallow him whole.

  Apart from Mu Qing and the young Wen Xin, everyone else was around the monster, no one dared to make a move, nor did they dare to move an inch, for fear of who would be the first to provoke the monster and be targeted by it.

  Shi Sheng glanced at the Five Elements Flag Light Shield in the distance, and with a turn of his mind, he prepared to activate two treasures at the same time. Then, he would immediately use the Ling Kong Body Technique to escape into the protective light shield. Otherwise, continuing to stalemate like this wouldn't work either. Moreover, the monster's eyes were flashing with ferocity, constantly roaring as if ready to strike at any moment. Only by making the first move himself did he have a few chances of escaping.

  "Shi, don't make any sudden moves! This is a Tuchun Beast, born with the divine ability to control earth attributes. It can move through the ground faster than it can run on land. They say that as long as you don't attack it first, it won't attack humans!" Mu Qing hastily shouted at this moment.

  "Tuchun beast?" A glint of insight flashed in Guan Ping's eyes: "No wonder this monster can move as quickly as a cloud in the earth, and suddenly appear near us!"

  The stone-born heart secretly cried out in sorrow, although the golden spirit reminded him to be cautious and careful at all times. However, the sudden appearance of the earth cloud beast left him completely unguarded, and unfortunately, he had not yet reached the state of yuanhe, so he could not transform his thoughts into sensory power to observe the surrounding objects.

  However, facing such a monster and not taking the initiative to attack requires a kind of determination that is not ordinary. If the Tuchun beast suddenly goes crazy and attacks, it's likely that even he himself won't know how he died. Stone's forehead began to sweat, and he became somewhat hesitant.

  Roar!

  The Tucheng beast let out a loud roar, punching its chest with both fists, and charged at Shi Sheng with its bloody mouth open. Shi Sheng couldn't help but hold his breath, and was about to make a move, while the others around him were frozen in fear.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  At this moment, the Tuye beast let out a loud roar, and with a glare of its scarlet eyes, it suddenly turned around and retreated into the dense forest.

  Wow!

  The stone giant let out a long sigh, and the rest of the people were like deflated balloons, they didn't expect this monster to not attack humans on its own initiative, it retreated so easily, making everyone feel unexpectedly delighted and surprised.

  "This monster's head is too big, even if it's not a demon beast, with this slap coming down, I'm afraid we'll have to sacrifice a few disciples." Guan Ping said with some trepidation, the crowd stared tightly at the back of the Tu Yun beast, fearing that the monster would come back again.

  Just as the Tucheng beast had just run away, Shisheng was also slightly stunned, but he felt that thanks to Mù Qīng's reminder, otherwise everyone might have rushed out of hand. Shisheng turned around to thank Mù Qīng.

  Before he could even open his mouth, Shi Sheng suddenly narrowed his eyes and turned around. Behind Mu Qing, a huge bird of about 1.5 meters in size appeared out of nowhere. It had a curved beak with a sharp hook and two sharp claws that glinted coldly as it swooped down from mid-air, targeting Mu Qing and Wen Xin who were standing behind the crowd.

  The strange bird stretched out one of its sharp claws and pierced the unsuspecting lower abdomen of Wen Xin's head, who didn't even let out a cry before dying, with fresh blood splashing out. The other sharp claw of the strange bird then reached for Mu Qing, but Mu Qing seemed to be unaware of the danger behind him, as everyone was still staring at the back of the Tu Yun beast.

  "Quickly crouch down, Mu Qing!" Shi Sheng hastily reminded her, then with a flick of his sleeve, two objects shot out: a five or six foot long fire snake and a blood-red dagger, both flying towards the strange bird.

  "It's not good, at least it's a high-ranking spirit eagle, I'm afraid the Tu Yun beast was scared away when it saw it!" Guan Ping said with a drastic change in his expression, but the others were still staring at the Tu Yun beast with lingering fear, completely unaware of the even more terrifying eagle behind them. (End of this chapter, next chapter will be even more exciting!)

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