Chapter 54

"Brother Jun Tian, you really know a lot. Speaking so well, what's a little chaos at the Ye Manor when we've already faced death?" Ye Li said. She had also taken the opportunity to stab a terrified, pulse-level five porcupine, her face flushed with excitement.

"Exciting, right?" Ye Jun Tian asked with a smile.

"Exciting, I actually took down a pulse-level five creature," Ye Li said, her lips trembling with excitement.

"Hehe, let's keep going. We should take on those stronger than us. What's the point of fighting the weak?" Ye Jun Tian chuckled, and the two of them crouched down and continued their attacks.

In this way, they managed to take down about seven or eight creatures each. Of course, most of the ones Ye Li took down were pulse-level four to five beasts. Ye Jun Tian, however, was not interested in such low-level prey and targeted only the fierce beasts at the lower to middle human martial realm.

Although these fierce beasts were at a higher cultivation level than Ye Jun Tian, they were, after all, just beasts. In battle, they only knew instinctual attacks. Moreover, the most critical point was that these beasts were all terrified. In their flight for survival, they never thought that two weak human beings were secretly ambushing them.

Often, they were caught off guard and killed with a few quick moves. In this way, the two of them happily collected several bags of fierce beast blood. Ye Jun Tian's bag even contained several hearts of human martial realm fierce beasts.

However, joy can turn to sorrow.

A few miles away, the powerful earth martial realm white tiger was being beaten up by the red bird couple, its body covered in blood as it roared and fled.

Although the tiger was severely injured, it was still the king of the jungle and ran very fast. The red bird couple couldn't catch up, and in the blink of an eye, the white tiger disappeared.

The red bird couple seemed to have caught a scent and angrily rushed toward the place where Ye Jun Tian and Ye Li were hiding.

"It seems we've been discovered, let's run," Ye Jun Tian shouted, and the two of them took off, running deep into the jungle.

"You stay here and don't move," Ye Jun Tian said, and Ye Li was taken aback, not understanding.

But she obeyed, quickly lying down in the grass. She saw Ye Jun Tian pick up a large stone and throw it at the red bird couple in the air. Then, Ye Jun Tian turned and ran, shouting, "I'll draw them away, you go home first."

Ye Li's eyes welled up with tears, touched by Ye Jun Tian's kindness. In a moment, the two birds and one person were already several miles away.

"Brother Jun Tian, take care! If you don't come back, Ye Li will serve your family as a maid for life," Ye Li said, tears in her eyes, as she quietly retreated to the edge of the jungle with the two bags.

Bang...

A sound overhead, a stone was grabbed by one of the red birds and hurled down. Ye Jun Tian quickly dodged, but the other red bird followed suit, and he was grazed on the left side of his waist, which immediately stung.

These damn birds had learned to use ranged attacks.

Moreover, the two red birds took turns picking up hard objects like stones and wood from the forest and using them in a continuous assault. Ye Jun Tian, though dodging through the forest, was in a sorry state. If this continued, he would either be crushed to death or exhausted to death.

With no other choice, Ye Jun Tian took out a heart from his bag and bravely bit into it.

Instantly, a surge of vital energy filled Ye Jun Tian's body. The heart of a human martial realm fierce beast contained abundant energy, comparable to a first-grade blood-replenishing pill.

However, it could only help him withstand the beating without being knocked out immediately. This was not a long-term solution. Ye Jun Tian continued to dodge while thinking of a plan.

Suddenly, Ye Jun Tian understood. The two birds were chasing him so desperately—could it be for the two eggs?

These damn eggs, Ye Jun Tian looked at the bag. At that moment, his sharp senses detected two terrifying auras approaching. A familiar scent wafted over.

Could it be that the injured white tiger had brought reinforcements?

If so, there was a way out. Ye Jun Tian made a quick decision. He gritted his teeth, took out one of the eggs, and threw it in the direction of the approaching auras.

The bird couple, seeing this, indeed fell for the trap, screeching and diving toward the egg in the air. Ye Jun Tian had already taken off, running deep into the jungle.

The egg whistled through the air, flying several miles away. Ye Jun Tian threw it high to prevent it from landing and breaking too soon, which would have made the bird couple even more determined to kill him.

He ran for several miles and then quietly climbed to the top of a towering tree to observe from a distance.

The commotion on the other side was even more terrifying than before, with trees falling in large patches. The sounds of tiger roars and bird cries echoed continuously. The two white tigers and the two red birds were locked in a fierce battle.

The earth martial realm fierce beasts and birds were indeed formidable, and Ye Jun Tian watched closely. He wanted to see the outcome and whether he could "pick up the scraps." Moreover, observing such a battle was a good opportunity to learn.

Many human martial techniques were actually derived from fierce beasts and birds, such as Dragon Fist, Tiger Palm, Monkey Palm, and Eagle Claw.

Sure enough, after three hours, the battle was about to end. The outcome was even better than Ye Jun Tian had hoped.

Because the four combatants had fought so fiercely, they were all severely injured. The two red birds could no longer fly, and their silhouettes were no longer visible in the sky. The tiger roars had turned into heavy breathing. Ye Jun Tian quietly approached.

He had struck it rich!

These four words popped into Ye Jun Tian's mind because he could see clearly that all four were severely injured. It seemed that only one was still breathing, while the other three were dead.

However, Ye Jun Tian did not rush over to "pick up the scraps." Who knew if these creatures were just pretending to be dead? Any one of them could still pose a threat. He quietly crouched in the grass, channeling his blood energy into his eyes to gain a clearer view.

His gaze first fell on the red bird couple, and he saw that their hearts had stopped beating—they were definitely dead. Then, he looked at one of the white tigers and saw that it was also dead.

The remaining white tiger's heart was still beating, but its bones were broken in several places, and its internal organs were filled with blood. It seemed that it wouldn't last much longer and had little fighting power left.

Only then did Ye Jun Tian walk out confidently, still holding his broken spear tightly in case of any sudden attacks.

The large white tiger, with blood streaming from its eyes, let out a hoarse cry and tried to pounce on Ye Jun Tian. However, Ye Jun Tian's "Stone Break" move sent it crashing to the ground. Despite its injuries, the tiger was incredibly resilient and continued to attack.

Ye Jun Tian was not afraid of it, treating it as a practice session. Fighting a white tiger at the earth martial realm would be a great story to tell back home. As the battle continued, he gained a lot, even though the tiger was severely injured, it still had the strength of a peak pulse-level creature.

However, due to its injuries and large size, it was not agile enough to reach Ye Jun Tian.

Finally, the white tiger collapsed from exhaustion, unable to move, and could only lie on the ground, gasping for breath. Blood was pouring from its eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, and it seemed to be on the verge of death.

Ye Jun Tian was about to finish it off with a spear thrust when the white tiger's eyes filled with tears. Its movements were strange, and it used its paw to clear a patch of ground.