Chapter 18

On this day, the game meat at home had been completely consumed.

Yitian put on his quiver, which contained thirty fine iron arrows and five armor-piercing arrows, and took the Blood Pattern Bow and the tungsten iron heavy sword, preparing to head into the mountains again.

This time, he had agreed to set out together with Yifeng, Yishan, and Yili.

Having just broken through to the first rank, Yifeng and the others were eager for a big fight, and they were highly motivated for this trip into the mountains.

Yitian did not stop them.

Now, his cultivation had greatly improved, and he had broken through to the third rank, mastering the ninth level of the Stacking Waves Secret Technique. Although he could only unleash a small portion of its power, it still significantly boosted his combat strength, reaching a terrifying level, allowing him to dominate the outer regions of the Fulong Mountains.

The four of them set out into the mountains again.

Along the way, they encountered many fierce beasts, but unfortunately, those that dared to attack them were easily shot down by Yifeng, Yishan, and Yili.

Ordinary fierce beasts posed no threat to the first-rank warriors of the Yi tribe.

With their mastery of archery, even second-rank martial artists were no match for them, and they could even threaten third-rank martial artists.

If their sword skills reached the ninth level of the Stacking Waves Secret Technique, they could even kill third-rank martial artists, making them virtually invincible among their peers.

Yitian and the others walked through the outer mountains with ease.

When they reached about fifty miles into the outer mountains, Yitian and the others became more cautious.

In this area, dangerous-level fierce beasts began to appear.

At this moment, from a position two hundred paces to the right of Yitian and the others, a Shadow Leopard, three zhang in length, suddenly dashed out from behind a large rock, moving silently like a shadow, charging towards Yitian and the others at an extremely fast speed.

The sound of rustling leaves came.

The moment the Shadow Leopard dashed out, Yitian and the others immediately sensed its presence.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three arrows shot through the air, directly targeting the Shadow Leopard leaping on the rocks.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The three arrows pierced through its oily fur, deeply penetrating its body, with only a small part of the arrows visible.

The heavily wounded Shadow Leopard almost fell to the ground.

Although Yishan and the others' attacks injured the Shadow Leopard, they did not hit its vital points. It quickly stabilized itself, roaring and becoming even more frenzied, continuing to charge towards Yitian and the others.

However, due to its severe injuries, the Shadow Leopard's speed was limited, giving Yifeng and the others ample time. The second arrows were already drawn and released, piercing through the Shadow Leopard's head, neck, and other vital points.

Boom!

The massive Shadow Leopard finally died, crashing to the ground.

"I actually killed a dangerous-level fierce beast!"

Yifeng grinned.

Back then, when they encountered the dangerous-level Golden Python, they almost lost their lives, a truly perilous situation.

But this time, their situation had reversed.

Dangerous-level fierce beasts now only met their end under their arrows.

Yishan cheerfully rushed forward to skin the beast.

Yitian did not join in. He had a clearer understanding of the situation and said, "Don't be careless. If you faced the Shadow Leopard alone, you might have been killed before you could shoot it."

Indeed, with the strength of Yifeng, Yishan, and Yili, they could not easily hit the vital points of the Shadow Leopard, making it difficult to kill it with one arrow. For a dangerous-level fierce beast with strong vitality, failing to kill it with one arrow would put them in a dangerous situation.

Their strength was still relatively weak.

This was why the hunting teams in the tribe hunted together. For large and fierce beasts, they could not kill them with the first shot and needed to attack in coordination, otherwise, the casualties would be significant.

Facing a dangerous-level fierce beast, a second-rank warrior from the tribe had a fifty-fifty chance of winning. If a third-rank warrior from the tribe attacked, they could kill it with one arrow.

After skinning the Shadow Leopard, they continued forward.

This Shadow Leopard could not satisfy their needs, or they did not find it appealing. Carrying it would have been a burden.

As they ventured deeper into the outer region, they encountered dangerous-level fierce beasts more frequently. There were a few times when they faced danger, and Yifeng and Yishan did not manage to kill them.

In the final moment, Yitian immediately took action.

That one arrow pierced through the Moon Shadow Black Bear charging at them, and they harvested a pair of bear paws, a bear gallbladder, and a Moon Shadow Black Bear pelt.

It was then that Yifeng and the others truly realized that Yitian's strength far surpassed theirs. From that one arrow that easily killed the Moon Shadow Black Bear, which had terrifying defenses, they could see a glimpse of Yitian's true strength.

Yifeng and Yishan were greatly excited. Having such a powerful brother made them proud.

As for Yili, he saw Yitian as a goal to catch up to.

"Let's go. This time, we will hunt extremely dangerous-level fierce beasts. Only then will this trip be worthwhile."

Yifeng, seeing their strong and spirited team, said with enthusiasm.

Yitian did not object.

As long as they encountered fierce beasts, he was confident.

Of course, if they hunted an extremely dangerous-level fierce beast, it would cause a sensation in the entire tribe, unprecedented.

At that time, they would attract the attention of the tribal elders, which would not be a good thing.

Yitian was somewhat troubled by this.

Later, Yitian came up with a plan to deceive everyone.

They would only bring back the meat of the extremely dangerous-level fierce beast, discarding the rest. This way, others would think the meat was from ordinary or dangerous-level fierce beasts.

When Yitian told Yifeng and the others, they agreed.

After all, Yitian did not want to attract the attention of the tribal elders too early, as it involved his secrets. Yifeng, Yishan, and Yili, though they sensed that Yitian had some secrets and found him mysterious, did not ask too many questions or investigate further.

They ventured about eighty miles into the outer region, encountering many dangerous-level fierce beasts.

By this time, it was already late afternoon.

They took a short rest, eating the dry rations and dried meat they had brought, and then continued forward.

Suddenly, Yitian and the others, who were advancing, heard a commotion ahead, with the roar of a fierce beast, but it quickly disappeared.

Go!

Yitian and the others cautiously approached.

When they got closer, they saw a five-zhang-long lizard tearing apart a seven-zhang-long fierce elephant at the base of a thousand-zhang-high cliff, six hundred paces ahead. It was devouring the elephant it had hunted, piece by piece.

Not far behind it was a ten-zhang-high, three-zhang-wide cave entrance, likely the home of the fierce elephant.

"That's a Dragon Blood Lizard!"

Yitian couldn't help but whisper to Yifeng and the others.

Upon hearing this, Yifeng and the others were all surprised and began to carefully observe the large lizard tearing apart the elephant.

Sure enough, they saw some scales on the large lizard's body, covering its head, legs, and other areas. Its golden eyes glinted coldly.

Its sharp claws left deep claw marks on the hard ground, easily tearing through the thick skin of the fierce elephant.

The Dragon Blood Lizard was an extremely dangerous-level fierce beast, just one step away from becoming a fierce beast.

It was said that the Dragon Blood Lizard had a trace of dragon blood in its body, which could eventually grow into a land dragon, a highly ferocious fierce beast.

Yitian immediately determined that this Dragon Blood Lizard was their target for this trip.

"I will take the lead, and you will support from the sides!"

Yitian told them.

Yifeng and the others agreed and began to find their positions.

Yitian and the others drew their bows and aimed their arrows at the Dragon Blood Lizard, which was tearing apart its prey.

But at that moment, the Dragon Blood Lizard turned its head and looked in the direction where Yitian and the others were hiding, sensing danger from that direction.

They were discovered.

Yitian's eyes narrowed, and his arrow shot out like a bolt of lightning, the power of the seventh level of the Stacking Waves Secret Technique bursting forth, with a faint glow of fire on the arrow.

Puff!

The arrow, like a thunderbolt, traveled two hundred and fifty paces and accurately pierced the Dragon Blood Lizard's head.

It did indeed hit, but the arrow only just pierced through, causing minimal damage.

At the same time, Yifeng and the others' arrows also shot out, hitting their marks, but they only just broke through the Dragon Blood Lizard's skin and scales, unable to penetrate further.

What?

Seeing this, Yitian and the others felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

The Dragon Blood Lizard's defenses were much stronger than they had expected.

"Use the armor-piercing arrows!"

Yitian immediately reminded them.

He immediately took out an armor-piercing arrow, drew his bow, and the Fiery True Qi flowed through the mysterious trajectory, rapidly building up layer after layer of Fiery True Qi.