Chapter 19

The terrifying beast tide did not last long. On the peak, Du Shaofu gazed at the fierce birds flapping their wings overhead, the strong wind stinging his cheeks and making his heart race.

The massive flying creatures were so large that they seemed to overshadow the sky like dark clouds, directly snapping the towering trees, their dominance and terror overwhelming.

"That place really seems extraordinary." Looking into the depths of the beast tide, the elegant woman in white, who had been sitting cross-legged, muttered to herself.

After the beast tide passed, Du Shaofu continued to roast a red-fire rabbit. When the aroma filled the air, this time he tore off a rabbit leg and offered it to the elegant woman in white.

The elegant woman in white did not refuse, wrapping it in a handkerchief and tasting it, as if she were savoring a memory rather than eating.

Du Shaofu, on the other hand, devoured it ravenously, finishing one rabbit and, still unsatisfied, directly roasted the remaining black ice snake.

"I don't eat snake meat; it looks strange."

When the aroma of the snake meat filled the air, Du Shaofu tried to offer it to the elegant woman in white, but this time she turned her head away without even a glance.

Du Shaofu didn't mind, continuing to eat ravenously. After finishing, he began to refine and perfect the Surging Waves Palm.

In the process of refining and perfecting, Du Shaofu found that perfecting the Surging Waves Palm was much more difficult than perfecting the Fluctuating Fist. There were some flaws and gaps that he could clearly sense but found it hard to perfect, which put him in a bottleneck.

At this moment, the heavenly flute music sounded again, the melody enchanting and purifying the soul.

The bottleneck he encountered in his refinement was instantly resolved under the heavenly flute music, as if he had suddenly gained insight, like a fish in water.

"What a wondrous flute sound, has someone already taken the lead?"

In the distant mountains, on a peak, a crane-haired elder looked at the mountains ahead, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Senior Crane, could it be one of those forces?" a middle-aged man asked.

"I don't know, but we must get there as soon as possible. We cannot let others take the lead. There have already been two beast tides, and the existence that rules this place must have encountered some changes, so it is clearing the area, not wanting any unexpected events to occur when it appears." the crane-haired elder said.

On the peak, Du Shaofu formed a series of hand seals, a stream of mystic energy flowing through specific meridians and acupoints in his body, seamlessly converging in his palm. In that instant, his aura became terrifying, a powerful wave of energy radiating from his body, drawing an endless stream of heavenly energy from the surroundings, causing the space around him to ripple like boiling water, and even making it seem as if light symbols were surging within him, emitting a terrifying aura like a suppressed volcano about to erupt.

"Hmm, he has stirred the martial pulse, reaching the pulse movement level."

The elegant woman in white, not far away, her gaze fixed on the faint light symbols and energy waves emanating from Du Shaofu, her eyes widening in surprise, more so than the last time.

"Surging Waves Palm!"

Du Shaofu roared, then struck out with a palm, mystic energy surging, a thunderous boom echoing on the peak as wave after wave of powerful energy crashed into a massive rock ahead.

"Rumble!"

The rock cracked and split into several large pieces, rolling down the peak, the sound of explosions echoing through the silent peak, reverberating through the mountains.

"Finally succeeded."

Seeing the power of his palm, Du Shaofu's face broke into a smile. He had finally perfected the Surging Waves Palm, and its power was much stronger than he had imagined. Moreover, he felt that he could still enhance the Surging Waves Palm further, but he had already reached his limit, and any further refinement felt beyond his capabilities.

"Grumble."

Looking at the sky, it was already dusk the next day, and his stomach began to rumble. Du Shaofu realized he had been eating a lot recently, and more strangely, even though he had not continued to refine the mysterious technique, his mystic energy had become increasingly full, giving him a sense of impending explosion.

"I'll go down the mountain to find some food."

After informing the elegant woman in white, who was sitting cross-legged, Du Shaofu climbed down the peak. With the experience from the last time, this trip was much faster. At the foot of the mountain, he found a few smaller demonic beasts not far away, planning to carry them back up to avoid encountering live demonic beasts.

However, Du Shaofu did not encounter any demonic beasts, but he did encounter people. A dozen figures appeared before him, old and young, male and female, led by a black-robed elder holding a peculiar snake-headed cane, the cane curved as if a python were coiled around it.

"Boy, who are you?"

A middle-aged man looked at Du Shaofu, his eyes showing some curiosity. He could not sense any aura fluctuations from the youth, but he could feel mystic energy.

"There are powerful demonic beasts here; you should leave early."

Du Shaofu looked up at these people, each of them emitting a remarkable aura, stronger than his uncles, clearly not ordinary. Even the few young men and women were more outstanding than his cousins.

"You haven't told me who you are. Are you not afraid of the demonic beasts?"

The middle-aged man was puzzled, looking around. Apart from this youth, there was no one else. After two beast tides, a youth still being here was clearly unusual.

"Who I am is none of your business."

Du Shaofu was somewhat displeased. He had been feeling frustrated recently, and these people were quite rude, so he was not too polite. Normally, facing such remarkable people, Du Shaofu would not be so impolite, but now it was different. He knew the elegant woman in white on the peak was also a strong person, and he could even sense that she was stronger than these people. Therefore, he was not afraid, especially since she had eaten his roasted meat and was waiting for the old rascal Fu Yibai, so she would not ignore his well-being.

"Where did you come from, mountain boy? Do you know who we are? Disrespecting us will bring you great trouble."

The middle-aged man's face darkened. He was well-known and respected in his area, and he did not expect to be ignored and contradicted by a youth.

"The Heavenly Snake Sect is quite impressive, coming to the Savage Beast Mountains to scare people, truly impressive."

A hearty laugh echoed, and Du Shaofu looked in the direction of the sound. From the depths of the forest, another group of people appeared, their auras all powerful, including a few remarkable young men and women. The one speaking was a particularly distinctive bald man, with strange green stripes on his bald head, adding a fierce aura.

[To all my fellow readers, the first update was supposed to be at 12:00, but due to the annual meeting at Zhu Lang, the automatic chapter release was delayed. I apologize and will add an extra chapter to make up for it.]