Chapter 83: Fierce Beast Battle

"Ah, what a beautiful day today!"

Shi Yun also came out of the cave, looking very content. Everyone could tell that he was beaming with joy, as if something wonderful had happened, his face glowing.

Tian Tian's expression was very unnatural. She didn't know what Shi Yun was so happy about, but she found it very strange.

She didn't know that Shi Yun had once discussed the issue of Xu Daoyan and Tian Tian with General Shi. At the time, General Shi firmly denied that the two could have a future together, which made Shi Yun very不服气 (unconvinced). Now that things were developing as he had hoped, he was naturally very pleased.

"Yes, the weather is really nice!" Behind Shi Yun, Sun Ling, with her mischievous nature, laughed brightly, "Good morning, Sister Yunwu!"

"Good morning, Ling'er!" Yunwu smiled slightly.

"Yunwu, what are your plans next? Are you going to leave or travel with us?" Tian Tian asked with a smile.

"Um, I've already discussed it with Master Xu Daoyan. We will travel together for mutual support. I don't think Master Tian will mind, right?" Yunwu smiled gently, looking directly at Tian Tian.

"Of course not, I welcome you." Tian Tian put her hands behind her back, nodded, and smiled, but in her heart, she was secretly despising Xu Daoyan.

"Since everyone is gathered, let's set off together and head deeper into the 'Heavenly Wasteland Forest'!" Xu Daoyan, who had been looking forward to this for a long time, looked at everyone and said solemnly, "But everyone must be careful. The Xiongnu assassins have already tracked us here, so we must be cautious to avoid being ambushed!"

"With Xiongnu assassins around, should we still go for training? If we encounter powerful beasts and Xiongnu assassins, it would be like adding insult to injury. Master, I think we should be more cautious, wait for the Xiongnu assassins to come, and then eliminate them before proceeding with our training." Bai Shi spoke up, as he was always cautious.

"Bai Shi, what you said makes sense, but the enemy is in the dark while we are in the open. If we keep hiding in the cave, the enemy will know we are well-prepared and won't easily make a move. So we need to train while maintaining a balance, luring them out. Yunwu, you are the strongest here, so the Xiongnu assassins will be your responsibility. Your strength is very high, and the beasts we will encounter in the deeper areas won't be too strong. If you take action, we won't get the training we need!" Xu Daoyan agreed with Bai Shi but had his own thoughts.

"Doing it this way is indeed a bit risky!" Shi Yun thought for a moment and said solemnly.

"Everything requires some risk. If we keep hiding in the cave, our strength will not grow much. If they have reinforcements, we will be at their mercy. But if we keep training and growing stronger, what do we have to fear?" Xu Daoyan's words were firm and resolute.

"Master Xu Daoyan indeed has insight. The Xiongnu assassins will be my responsibility. I will observe the surroundings carefully and stop their assassination attempts in the first moment. Everyone must remain highly alert at all times." Yunwu was surprised that her plan to get closer to Xu Daoyan had worked out so well, making them so cautious.

"Let's continue deeper into the Heavenly Wasteland Forest!" Xu Daoyan nodded, holding the Thunder Lance, and slowly landed on the rugged mountain wall.

The others followed closely behind him, and the group quickly moved toward the deeper parts of the Heavenly Wasteland Forest.

"Brother Daoyan, will we return to the cave tonight?" Sun Ling asked curiously.

"If we can find a suitable place to stay, we won't return. If not, we will have to come back. We need to get a general understanding of the Heavenly Wasteland Forest first. Let's speed up!" Xu Daoyan looked ahead, knowing that the place was rumored to be extremely dangerous for a reason.

"Wind Spirit Battle Formation!" Around Sun Ling, five flags floated in the air, and under her control, a mysterious force infused into everyone's bodies, making their movements more agile and swift, like the wind.

The first principle of military strategy is speed!

With the Wind Spirit Battle Formation, everyone felt as if they could fly.

The journey was desolate, with nothing but the forest. After traveling a hundred miles, Xu Daoyan finally sensed the presence of other living beings!

"There are fierce beasts ahead!" Xu Daoyan pointed forward. A group of creatures, resembling both wolves and dogs, with bodies about ten feet long, strong limbs, sharp claws, and bloodthirsty fangs, were staring at them with fierce eyes.

"These are Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs, extremely skilled at surrounding their prey. They all have at least the strength of Earth Immortals. Even Heaven Immortals could die if they are not careful when surrounded!" Tian Tian knew a lot about the creatures in the Heavenly Wasteland Forest.

At this moment, Xu Daoyan was still ten miles away from them.

He took out the Immortal Feather Bow, condensed the Golden Spear Immortal Arrow, and carefully focused, making the Golden Spear Immortal Qi more condensed. Indeed, he felt the power of the Golden Spear Immortal Arrow had increased significantly!

*Snap!*

An arrow was shot, the bowstring trembled, and in an instant, it reached the ten-mile distance.

A Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dog's head was pierced, and its body fell to the ground, still twitching but clearly dead.

The other Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs stared at the direction of the arrow, their eyes glowing with bloodlust.

In no time, two or three dozen of them gathered together.

"You really know how to cause trouble. These Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs are extremely agile and fast, skilled at surrounding their prey. Everyone be careful." Tian Tian took out an ancient zither, one hand supporting the bottom and the other plucking the strings, causing snow and frost to mix in the air, and the temperature to drop sharply.

"Brother Daoyan, I can only use the Wind Spirit Battle Formation to assist everyone. I can't do anything else." Sun Ling said quickly.

"Enough, Brother Shi Yun, protect Ling'er and Master Tian!" As Xu Daoyan spoke, he shot another arrow from the Immortal Feather Bow, the golden light piercing through another Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dog, blood splattering.

The Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs pounced at the group, moving extremely fast and quickly closing in.

Xu Daoyan shot seven arrows in quick succession, and seven more Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs were killed, each arrow hitting its mark.

Yunwu's eyes narrowed slightly, admiring in her heart, "Indeed, excellent archery. This must be the legendary Kong family's secret, the 'Form Arrow.'"

Almost at the same time, about twenty more Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs were closing in.

Bai Shi, like a human tyrannosaurus, held the Mystic Turtle Shield and charged at a Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dog.

*Roar!*

A loud howl, the Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dog's bones were shattered.

At that moment, *Pling!*

Tian Tian's fingers swept across the zither strings, and from the sky, eight ice swords formed from the snow, piercing through the bodies of eight pouncing Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs, pinning them to the ground, their bodies quickly freezing.

Shi Yun held the Dragon Slayer Sword, an excellent heavenly weapon. Although he couldn't fully activate it, the sword's sharpness was enough to cut through anything.

He slashed and swept, cutting two pouncing Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs in half.

Sun Ling's body rose into the air, and three Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs pounced at her. Suddenly, a strong wind swept them away, crashing into trees, dazed. Shi Yun took advantage of their confusion, harvesting them all, working together with Ling'er, feeling very accomplished.

Xu Daoyan held the Thunder Lance, thrusting it repeatedly, three times in an instant, instantly killing the beasts.

In one encounter, only three Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs remained, and they immediately turned and ran.

"Want to run? Not so easy!" Xu Daoyan held the Immortal Feather Bow and shot three more arrows, tearing their bodies apart.

As they continued, Bai Shi cleaned up the battlefield, collecting the inner cores of the Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs.

"Let's keep the items here. We have a total of twenty-nine inner cores from Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs. When we leave the Heavenly Wasteland Forest, we can sell them and split the money equally!" Xu Daoyan said.

"Uncle Daoyan, I don't need it!" Tian Tian, the princess, was wealthy and didn't care about these small items.

"Hehe, I'll give my share to Ling'er." Shi Yun, the son of a general, naturally didn't miss the opportunity to show his affection.

"Let's just leave it to Brother Daoyan!" Ling'er was straightforward.

Yunwu smiled and said, "I'll just watch from the side, no need to share with me!"

Xu Daoyan shrugged, didn't say much more, and continued forward, holding the Immortal Feather Bow on his back and the war lance in his hand. He instructed, "Everyone be careful. A group of Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs gathered here, so the beasts ahead will likely become more numerous!"

They continued forward, and after traveling less than twenty miles,

"Roar!" A fierce beast's roar came from about ten miles ahead.

*Howl, howl, howl...*

After that, the low growls of numerous Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs could be heard.

"Be careful!" Xu Daoyan frowned, his eyesight being very keen. He quickly ran to a high slope and saw about forty to fifty Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs, most of them at the Earth Immortal level.

In addition, there were two Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs, each about thirty feet long, at the Heaven Immortal level.

They were surrounding and attacking four Heavenly Wasteland Fierce Monkeys, each about thirty to forty feet tall, with every movement containing the power of natural martial arts.

Monkeys are naturally intelligent, especially at this level, where they can develop their own techniques, simple and natural.

Clearly, the relationships among the various beasts in the Heavenly Wasteland Forest were very complex.

Xu Daoyan saw that many of the Earth Immortal-level Heavenly Wasteland Fierce Monkeys had been torn into pieces, indicating that the Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs had planned this.

"They seem to be fighting over something. Let's observe and see what happens!" Xu Daoyan stopped the group, reducing their movements.

Yunwu clearly saw it too and said calmly, "These four Heavenly Wasteland Fierce Monkeys have profound cultivation and their own martial arts, though crude, they are enough to deal with the Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs. The Heavenly Wasteland Wolf Dogs have only two at the Heaven Immortal level, but they have a significant numerical advantage. The outcome is still uncertain!"

"Right, let's wait patiently, slowly approach, and don't let them notice us. Then we can take action!" Xu Daoyan led the group, slowly approaching the battlefield between the beasts.

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