21: Chapter 21: Hunting the Monster Beast 21: Chapter 21: Hunting the Monster Beast Chu Fengmian chose to come to this savage mountain range firstly because he wanted to experience life-and-death combat, using one battle after another to achieve breakthroughs.
Secondly, he planned to seize this opportunity to hone his swordsmanship and accumulate experience.
Although Chu Fengmian’s Sword Intent was astonishing and his understanding of swordsmanship was extremely high, it was mostly theoretical; in his past life, Chu Fengmian didn’t even possess Spiritual Power, so how could he possibly have had combat experience?
In these ten days, Chu Fengmian’s realm hadn’t changed at all, but in terms of strength, one could say he had made rapid progress.
At least now, Chu Fengmian could easily defeat beasts at the eighth level of the Bone Strengthening Realm.
For a Martial Artist, even one at the ninth level of the Bone Strengthening Realm wouldn’t stand a chance against Chu Fengmian.
Chu Fengmian was confident that he could defeat a Martial Artist at the ninth level of the Bone Strengthening Realm within three moves.
“The beasts at the eighth level of Bone Strengthening Realm nearby have almost all been slain; looks like I need to go deeper.”
Chu Fengmian looked around, then picked up the Xuanqing Sword and continued deeper into the savage wilderness.
The closer one got to the depths of the savage wilderness, the more powerful the monsters would be.
It was said that there were even creatures at the Body Forging Realm and the Divine Sea Realm.
Encountering them would mean certain death for Chu Fengmian, but these powerful creatures generally resided in the deepest parts of the wilderness, unlikely to appear at the edges of the mountain range.
Chu Fengmian moved cautiously through the thick jungle, his every step silent without the slightest sound.
This was the marvel of the Phantom movement technique, an advanced technique, not just useful when activated; even the usual movements were affected.
Like Chu Fengmian now, moving through the jungle without making any noise, it was all thanks to the wonderful Phantom movement technique.
In this manner, it was rather difficult to startle any of the high-ranking monsters.
“There are traces of monster activity nearby.”
Chu Fengmian gradually came to a stop in the area, having faintly sensed the presence of monsters.
“The smell of blood.”
Chu Fengmian sniffed with his nose.
Not far from there, the scent of blood wafted over.
Chu Fengmian made up his mind and stealthily approached the smell.
Not far ahead, a gigantic rhinoceros, five to six meters long, lay continuously bleeding out.
Next to the colossal corpse, more than a dozen red figures were gnawing on it.
“Twin-Horned Rhinoceros?”
Seeing the gigantic rhinoceros’s corpse, Chu Fengmian was slightly surprised.
A creature as strong as the Twin-Horned Rhinoceros, which was a ninth-level Bone Strengthening Realm monster, possessed terrifying brute strength, almost unbeatable within its realm, now hunted.
Could there really be such a fearsome creature at the outer reaches of the wilderness?
While Chu Fengmian was wondering, he directed his gaze to the more than a dozen red figures.
These red figures weren’t very large, the longest no more than two meters, and their bodies were covered in thick, blood-red hair that was frightening to behold.
Chu Fengmian murmured to himself.
“No wonder the Twin-Horned Rhinoceros was hunted.”
Blood Wolves were creatures at the eighth level of the Bone Strengthening Realm, but they were known to live in packs, a group often comprising several to a dozen wolves.
Especially when Blood Wolves attack, they are immensely frenzied; over a dozen Blood Wolves attacking together could easily bring down a Twin-Horned Rhinoceros.
“This pack of Blood Wolves is just what I need to refine my swordsmanship!”
The Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves were merciless foes, especially when over a dozen of them coordinated their group attack.
Their teamwork made them even more terrifying than a similar number of martial artists assaulting in unison.
This pack of Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves was the perfect way to hone Chu Fengmian’s swordsmanship.
Chu Fengmian’s gaze turned icy as he suddenly leaped into action.
Confronted with the unexpected arrival of Chu Fengmian, the dozen or so Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves all stopped their feasting and turned to look at him, their eyes seemed to be assessing this uninvited guest.
The largest Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf, taking the lead, scrutinized Chu Fengmian intently, as if weighing up his strength.
Clearly, this Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf possessed some degree of intelligence.
Then, with a howl, all the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves charged at Chu Fengmian almost simultaneously.
The moment these Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves pounced, they moved incredibly swiftly, their claws cutting through the air with a powerful gust.
Beasts like the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves knew how to harness their strength in combat, making them no different from martial artists in battle.
Particularly, these dozen or so Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves almost attacked at the same time, lunging at Chu Fengmian from all directions.
Chu Fengmian bellowed as he moved his feet, his figure becoming elusive.
The dozen Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves had pounced on nothing but an afterimage, while the real Chu Fengmian had already positioned himself next to one of the wolves.
His hand grasped the Xuanqing Sword and thrust it fiercely towards its waist.
These Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves were notoriously tough everywhere but their waists.
Chu Fengmian’s sword struck right at the weakest point, immediately bringing the wolf down, cleaved into two halves.
The other Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves, seeing their fellow fall, became enraged and lunged at Chu Fengmian once more.
Meanwhile, Chu Fengmian weaved through their midst using the Phantom movement technique, and with his swordsmanship, he struck them down one after another.
Chu Fengmian’s form flitted amongst the dozen Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves, never once getting caught.
On the contrary, each stroke of his sword would kill another wolf.
“Young Master, there’s a strong scent of blood ahead.
There must have been a fight.”
Not far off, a group of people were making their way in the direction where Chu Fengmian was located.
The group consisted of ten people.
Nine of them were middle-aged men, each exuding strength in their stride, obviously no weak martial artists.
Amongst them was a much younger man who appeared to be in his early twenties and dressed in fine clothing, a sign of his esteemed status.
Let’s go take a look.”
The young man yawned upon hearing this news and gave the command.
The nine middle-aged men perked up and approached cautiously.
Underneath an ancient tree, they could clearly see a figure weaving through the pack of Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves.
In no time at all, they witnessed the figure slay one of the wolves.
“Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves?
Someone’s actually hunting these beasts?”
One of the middle-aged men exclaimed in surprise.
These Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves normally lived in packs and were crazily bloodthirsty.
Ordinary martial artists in this wild mountain range would give them a wide berth, much less actively hunt them.
Especially since the stranger among them, despite not appearing very powerful, was managing to hold his own against a pack of Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves thanks to his superb movement technique and exquisite swordsmanship.