Chapter 7

Yitian and his three companions darted through the mountain forest, their bodies sprinkled with a secret medicine made by the tribe, which could repel venomous insects and snakes.

In less than half an hour, they had ventured more than twenty miles deep.

Along the way, they encountered numerous fierce beasts, which flashed by and quickly disappeared from their sight, maintaining a considerable distance from each other.

Suddenly, Yitian and his group faintly heard the sounds of two fierce beasts roaring and fighting.

Something's happening!

Yitian and Yifeng immediately lightened their steps and moved toward the direction of the sounds.

After walking for three to four miles, they found the scene of the fight in a small valley. A giant white wolf and a golden python, as thick as a barrel and over ten zhang long, were locked in combat.

The white giant wolf was three zhang long and one zhang seven chi tall, but compared to the golden python, it was like an infant.

However, the battle between the two was evenly matched.

The white giant wolf moved swiftly, circling the golden python and launching attacks. Its figure transformed into streaks of white, leaving claw marks and tearing wounds on the python's body.

The golden python, seemingly on the defensive, occasionally launched fierce strikes. Its thick, agile tail slashed at the white giant wolf like a divine blade, carving deep gashes several zhang long and several chi deep into the ground.

Even with the white giant wolf's incredible speed, a single strike from the golden python's tail could shatter its bones and cause it to bleed profusely.

The battle between the giant wolf and the golden python affected the entire small valley. The ground was riddled with cracks, large boulders were shattered into countless fragments, and vegetation was broken in large patches, making the scene extremely intense.

"These are two dangerous-level beasts!"

Yifeng couldn't help but be startled and whispered, "We should leave quickly. We probably can't withstand dangerous-level beasts."

Yishan and Yili shared the same thoughts.

They had just begun their cultivation and weren't even first-stage warriors, so their chances of defeating dangerous-level beasts were slim.

Beasts could be classified into three levels: ordinary, dangerous, and extremely dangerous.

Ordinary-level beasts were already far beyond the capabilities of ordinary people without cultivation, requiring a large number of people and traps to hunt.

As for dangerous-level beasts, only warriors could handle them.

Extremely dangerous-level beasts were just a step away from becoming ferocious beasts, and even fourth-stage warriors found it difficult to hunt them.

The golden python and the white giant wolf before them were dangerous-level beasts. Even if they were first-stage warriors, hunting them would be very dangerous, and a single misstep could result in casualties. Only second- and third-stage warriors could engage in combat with dangerous beasts.

"Let's wait a moment!"

Yitian said, "These two dangerous-level beasts are very dangerous, but if they continue to fight, we might benefit. If there's no opportunity, we can retreat later."

Yifeng and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

The impact of the two dangerous-level beasts was significant. It was their first time facing such powerful beasts, and they were quite uneasy.

Moreover, if they couldn't find an opportunity to act, they were still a considerable distance from the battle between the golden python and the white wolf, giving them enough time to leave calmly, which calmed their nerves.

Yitian, however, was somewhat excited.

He couldn't believe his luck to encounter two dangerous-level beasts just twenty miles into the forest.

Dangerous-level beasts generally lived more than a hundred miles from the outskirts, and for their strength, venturing a hundred miles into the mountains would be overestimating their abilities.

Yitian had originally planned to hunt a few ordinary-level beasts in the outer area.

In the small valley, the battle between the golden python and the white giant wolf continued.

As time passed, their injuries became more severe.

This made Yifeng, Yishan, and Yili's eyes light up, seeing an opportunity.

Suddenly, the battle in the valley took a turn.

The white giant wolf, in a moment of carelessness, was struck by the golden python's tail on its hind leg. With a crack, its left hind leg was instantly mangled, the bones shattered.

The white giant wolf was enraged.

Although it had lost a leg and its speed slowed, it leaped onto the golden python's body, its sharp claws tearing into the python's flesh.

It focused its attacks on the golden python's head.

In an instant, the golden python's head was covered in broken scales and torn flesh, revealing white bones.

At this moment, the golden python's body coiled around the white giant wolf, continuously tightening. The bones in the white giant wolf's body snapped, and its entire body began to deform.

Finally, the white giant wolf stopped struggling.

The massive golden python emerged victorious.

However, its condition was also dire, with severe injuries, though not life-threatening, significantly affecting its strength.

"Should we do it?"

Yitian asked Yifeng, Yishan, and the others.

Yifeng, Yishan, and Yili's eyes flashed with excitement. Clearly, they had noticed the significant reduction in the golden python's strength, and they had a good chance of successfully killing it.

Hunting a dangerous-level beast was highly attractive to them.

Moreover, the skin of the golden python and the fur of the white wolf were worth at least twenty to thirty gold coins, a considerable fortune for them.

The flesh of the two dangerous-level beasts weighed at least several thousand or even ten thousand pounds, containing as much essence and energy as the blood deer Yitian had previously hunted.

The meat of these two beasts alone would be enough to feed them for four to five months, and if they succeeded, they wouldn't need to hunt in the mountains for a long time.

Most importantly, if they managed to hunt two dangerous-level beasts on this trip, they would become famous in the Yi tribe, a great honor for the young and ambitious Yifeng and Yishan.

As for Yili, his fighting spirit was intense.

"Let's do it!"

Yifeng, Yishan, and Yili decided to act.

Thus, Yitian, Yifeng, Yishan, and Yili began to spread out, each taking out their Blood Pattern Bows.

The Blood Pattern Bow was made of iron and infused with the blood of ferocious beasts using secret techniques, with blood-like patterns on its surface. It was a divine weapon that conducted true qi very well.

A single Blood Pattern Bow cost fifty gold coins.

Yitian, holding the Blood Pattern Bow, drew the string with his immense strength.

Yifeng and the others also drew their Blood Pattern Bows, but Yifeng and Yili only managed to draw it a third of the way, while Yishan drew it to a half-moon shape. To fully draw the Blood Pattern Bow required at least three thousand pounds of strength.

Yifeng, glancing at Yitian, was shocked to see that Yitian had fully drawn the Blood Pattern Bow.

How did Yitian's strength become so great?

Boom!

The arrow in Yitian's hand whistled as it shot out like a black light.

Carrying the power of five layers of true qi, Yitian's arrow was terrifying, instantly piercing a hundred zhang and embedding itself in the golden python's left eye, half of the arrow disappearing inside.

Roar!

The golden python, injured, let out a long, beast-like roar.

It quickly spotted Yitian and the others, but if it hadn't been severely injured from the battle, it would have detected them much earlier.

The golden python immediately slithered toward Yitian and the others, shattering rocks and sending sand and stones flying along the way.

"Kill!"

At this moment, after Yitian's first arrow, Yishan, Yili, and Yifeng's arrows followed in quick succession.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Instantly, the golden python's head was struck again. One arrow pierced through the scales on its head and embedded itself in the skull, another blinded its other eye, and the last one penetrated its mouth.

The golden python went completely berserk.

Its eyes were blind, but this didn't affect it.

Yitian and the others' attacks further injured the golden python, but they weren't fatal. It accelerated its attack on Yitian and the others.

The golden python's speed was very fast, and it covered a hundred zhang in the blink of an eye, reaching seventy zhang away. It would be at their throats in a few breaths.

"Kill!"

Yitian and the others didn't think of fleeing. The python's speed was too fast, and they couldn't escape its pursuit. Their only option was to do their best to kill the golden python.

This was the first life-or-death crisis they had faced.