Chapter 41: Fire Cloud Beast

"Are you serious, Liang Xiaole? That's a bit too exaggerated, right? Two people who haven't even reached the Sage level actually have the ability to kill over seventy magic beasts in a day. How is that possible?" A young man holding a long spear said with a look of disbelief.

"Yeah, that's too much. Even a Great Sage would find it hard to kill over seventy first-stage magic beasts in a day. They would probably be exhausted halfway through. I don't believe their Sage power is infinite," said a girl holding a long bow, her voice very melodious.

At this moment, the young man who had previously invited Jianchen and Tietower to join their team suddenly asked, "Liang Xiaole, do you know who these two people are? When did such powerful figures appear in our Kagas Academy? They can easily hunt first-stage magic beasts without becoming Sages." As he finished speaking, the young man's expression changed slightly, as if he had just thought of something.

Liang Xiaole looked very proud, as if he had done something glorious. He said leisurely, "I can tell you. The big guy who just exchanged axes with you is Tietower, the famous disciple of the Dean, and the other one is Changyang Xiangtian, the new champion of this year's Freshman Combat Conference."

Everyone let out a collective gasp, then immediately began to chatter.

"Turns out it's those two freaks. No wonder they are so powerful."

"Indeed. I heard that Tietower fought to a draw with Young Master Cheng in the library..."

"That Changyang Xiangtian even defeated Sage Kadai. That battle was incredibly intense. I watched it from below, and Changyang Xiangtian is indeed very powerful."

"I heard that outside the library, Luo Jian, a Middle Sage, couldn't do anything to Changyang Xiangtian without using a Sage weapon. In the end, he had to reveal his Sage weapon."

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Without Liang Xiaole as a burden, Jianchen and Tietower's speed increased significantly, and they quickly entered the third area.

At first glance, the third area seemed no different from the second area, but as they continued to move forward, they gradually realized how harsh the third area was. Compared to this, the second area could be called a paradise.

The third area was filled with various poisonous insects, and the ground was dotted with many swamps. One misstep could lead to a deep fall, but fortunately, these swamps seemed to be artificially dug and were not very deep. Otherwise, if someone fell in without help, it would be almost certain death.

Perhaps due to the ground conditions, the weeds in the third area were not as dense as in the second area, providing a very open view.

Jianchen and Tietower carefully moved through the forest. They had both applied a layer of powder to their bodies, a mixture of several plants that effectively repelled mosquitoes and other insects.

"Changyang Xiangtian, you seem very familiar with the forest. Have you been here before? How can you be even better than me?" Tietower asked, looking at the light green powder on his body.

Jianchen chuckled and said, "I read a lot of books in the library, and many of them contained information about this. So I have a lot of knowledge about surviving in the forest."

"Oh, I see," Tietower said, nodding in understanding.

Just then, Jianchen's gaze sharpened, and his expression became serious. At the same time, the ground began to tremble slightly, as if an earthquake were happening.

Before Jianchen could speak, Tietower had already become alert, his axe in both hands.

Jianchen stared intently to the left and said, "Tietower, be careful. We've encountered a large magic beast this time."

"Got it!" Tietower nodded firmly, his expression becoming serious. After all, the magic beasts they encountered in the third area were not first-stage but second-stage, much stronger than first-stage beasts, with power comparable to a Great Sage.

Even though these magic beasts were not very powerful in attack, they still dared not underestimate them.

Under the tense gaze of the two, a large magic beast finally appeared before them. This magic beast had fiery red fur, was three meters tall and five meters long, and had two white tusks extending from its mouth. The tusks were as thick as fists and a meter long, tapering to a fine point, clearly very sharp. If not for its short nose, Jianchen might have thought it was an elephant from his previous world, though this beast was much larger.

"Tietower, be careful. This is a Fire Cloud Beast, a second-stage magic beast with strong defense. It can breathe fire, making it very difficult to deal with," Jianchen said, instantly identifying the beast. Having read many books in the library, he knew a lot about magic beasts and their strengths.

Tietower nodded slightly, not speaking, his eyes filled with vigilance as he prepared to attack.

"Roar!" The large Fire Cloud Beast let out a roar, its massive hooves slowly advancing towards Jianchen and Tietower. With each step, the ground shook violently.

Jianchen's eyes flashed, and he said, "I'll attack from the front, Tietower, you go around to its back." With that, he pushed off the ground, leaping high into the air and landing on the Fire Cloud Beast's head.

As soon as Jianchen moved, Tietower also left his position, circling around to the beast's rear.

Standing on the Fire Cloud Beast's head, Jianchen shouted, gathering Sage power in his iron staff and thrusting it at the beast's head.

"Clang!" A sharp, metallic sound rang out. Jianchen's iron staff left only a shallow mark on the Fire Cloud Beast's head, unable to penetrate its defense.

Jianchen's expression changed slightly. Although he knew the Fire Cloud Beast had strong defenses, he didn't expect them to be so formidable. His full-strength attack couldn't even break through its defense.

"Ah!" At the same time, Tietower leaped high, swinging his axe and striking the Fire Cloud Beast's rear. However, the situation wasn't much better for him. Tietower's axe only scratched the surface of the beast's skin, causing no real damage.

Their attacks clearly enraged the Fire Cloud Beast, which let out a roar and began to shake its head, flinging Jianchen far away.

Jianchen's body flew through the air, but he quickly adjusted, using his feet to lightly touch the trees on either side to slow his momentum, finally landing steadily on a branch.

After flinging Jianchen away, the Fire Cloud Beast turned abruptly, opening its massive mouth to bite at Tietower.

Tietower leaped to avoid the beast's mouth, and at the same time, his axe struck the beast's long tusks.

"Clang!" With a metallic sound, the Fire Cloud Beast's tusk was cut off by Tietower's axe, though the axe blade now had five notches.

"Roar!" The Fire Cloud Beast roared in anger, charging at Tietower with its hooves.

Tietower's eyes flashed with ferocity. Seeing the charging Fire Cloud Beast, he did not dodge but instead threw his axe and grabbed the beast's tusks with both hands. The two were now locked in a struggle.

At this moment, Tietower seemed to transform into a fierce beast, letting out a low growl and gripping the Fire Cloud Beast's tusks tightly, matching its strength.

Despite Tietower's innate strength, his body was much smaller compared to the Fire Cloud Beast's massive form. Despite his considerable strength, he was still being pushed back, his feet leaving deep marks in the ground.

"Ah!" Tietower's eyes flashed with madness, and he let out a roar, his arms bulging with veins. His arms suddenly swelled, and he exerted all his strength.

"Snap!" With a sharp sound, the Fire Cloud Beast's two-foot-long tusks were broken by Tietower. The intense pain made the Fire Cloud Beast let out a惨叫.

Tietower, now fully enraged, used the broken tusk to stab the Fire Cloud Beast's head with its sharp end.

The other end of the Fire Cloud Beast's tusk was extremely sharp, not inferior to a sharp weapon. However, it only managed to pierce the beast's skin, causing it to bleed.

Seeing Tietower use its own tusk against it, the Fire Cloud Beast's eyes turned red. It opened its massive mouth and, with a deafening roar, a huge fire snake spewed from its mouth, burning towards Tietower. The temperature around them rose rapidly.

Feeling the intense heat from the fire snake, Tietower's face changed, and he hurriedly fled. Even so, he couldn't completely escape the fire snake's attack, and his body was engulfed in flames.

Seeing Tietower completely engulfed in flames, Jianchen was shocked. He immediately broke off a branch with lush leaves, pushed off the tree trunk with his feet, and shot towards Tietower like a bullet.

"Roar!" The Fire Cloud Beast roared and stepped heavily towards the burning Tietower, then opened its massive mouth to bite him, completely ignoring the flames.

Just as the Fire Cloud Beast's mouth approached Tietower's body, Jianchen arrived in front of him. He swung his arms, wrapping Tietower in the branch with lush leaves, and pulled him away from the Fire Cloud Beast's mouth, quickly retreating over ten meters to create distance.

Jianchen quickly removed the branch from Tietower's body, ignoring the intense heat, and reached into the flames, tearing off the wolf skin Tietower was wearing.

The flames on Tietower's body were mostly caused by the wolf fur. Once the wolf skin was removed, Tietower was free from the flames, revealing his old school uniform underneath.

Tietower jumped up from the ground, moving around and shouting, "So hot, so hot, I'm burning, I'm burning..." Despite the intense flames, he seemed unharmed, but his already short hair was completely burned off, and even his eyebrows and eyelashes were destroyed in the fire.

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