Chapter 98

As the earth howling wolf was about to retreat, it was strangely attracted by the peculiar light seal, and for a moment, it seemed to be somewhat dazed.

At this very moment, a strange and fierce force erupted from the mysterious light seal, finally bursting into the earth howling wolf's head.

Instantly, the earth howling wolf, caught off guard, weakened and fell to the ground, passing out.

"Your beast control seal has improved, congratulations," the young man in fine clothes said, seeing the woman in tight clothes knock out the earth howling wolf.

"The earth howling wolf is known for its strong defense, it's really hard to deal with," the woman in tight clothes said, taking out some kind of treasure from her hand. With a flash of light, she actually put the earth howling wolf inside it.

Lu Shaoyou watched all this from a distance, his heart full of doubts. Generally, spatial bags and storage rings cannot hold living creatures, but the object this woman took out could actually contain the earth howling wolf, which seemed to be a treasure.

"Who are you, and why are you here?"

At this moment, one of the four people, the Eighth Rank Warrior, looked at Lu Shaoyou at the valley entrance and said. The other three also turned their attention to Lu Shaoyou. They had already seen Lu Shaoyou during the fight with the earth howling wolf.

"We encountered a large mercenary group, and my teammates all died. I escaped. If it weren't for your intervention just now, I would have become the earth howling wolf's food," Lu Shaoyou said. There were many small teams here, so making up a story wouldn't make people too suspicious.

"Is that so? How many of you were attacked by which mercenary group?" The young man in fine clothes looked at Lu Shaoyou and said, his expression indifferent.

"We were six, and we encountered the Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group," Lu Shaoyou said, knowing only this mercenary group.

"Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group. Given your strength, which isn't very strong, the people with you probably aren't much better. The notorious Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group, you were lucky to escape," the young Ninth Rank Warrior said.

"Brother, what's your name, and where are you from?" The woman in tight clothes walked up to Lu Shaoyou, sized him up, and asked with a smile.

As she got closer, a faint fragrance wafted up. Lu Shaoyou looked at the woman, who was about twenty years old. Although it was dark, the view was not obstructed at close range. Her face was quite delicate, but her skin was a wheat color, not very fair.

This added a rebellious aura to her, like a wolf in the forest. Her tight clothes were somewhat unique, tightly wrapping her chest and upper abdomen, exposing her wheat-colored waist, which was extremely soft and slender, as if it would break with a slight twist.

Her lower body was clad in tight pants, hugging her long legs, and her buttocks were round and firm, making her look fiery and alluring.

Lu Shaoyou couldn't help but look at her a few more times. From her aura, this woman was not to be trifled with, wild and full of spunk.

"My name is Lu Shaoyou, and I'm from Fog City," Lu Shaoyou replied. These four people were not to be provoked, and he should avoid any conflict. The girl calling him "brother" made him inwardly sigh.

"Boy, what are you looking at? If you look again, I'll gouge out your eyes," the young man in fine clothes stepped forward and shouted, his eyes glaring at Lu Shaoyou.

"Senior Brother, don't scare him. He doesn't seem very strong. We'll rest here tonight and set off early tomorrow," the woman in tight clothes said, looking at the valley.

"Alright, boy, you go. We're taking this valley," the young man in fine clothes glared at Lu Shaoyou.

Lu Shaoyou's heart sank. He had to endure this small matter. His strength was not as strong as these four, so he could only play the part of a junior.

Lu Shaoyou then planned to leave. Being with strangers in the Fog City Mountains was not very safe.

"Senior Brother, it's dangerous to let him leave. There are many demonic beasts and notorious mercenary groups in here. Let him stay with us. We're about to leave the Fog City Mountains anyway," the woman in tight clothes said to the young man in fine clothes, then called out to Lu Shaoyou, "Brother, we'll rest in this valley tonight. Stay with us. It's dangerous for you to be alone in the Fog City Mountains."

"It's fine, I don't want to disturb you," Lu Shaoyou replied, turning around.

"My junior sister told you to stay, so stay. Don't talk nonsense, or I'll kill you," the young man in fine clothes shouted.

"Brother, stay with us. You'll be safer following us," the woman in tight clothes said.

"Alright," Lu Shaoyou hesitated for a moment and said. He had seen the young man in fine clothes give him a cold look, so he had to be careful.

The five of them returned to the valley, each finding a clean spot to sit in meditation. For cultivators, two hours of meditation was more effective than a night's sleep.

Lu Shaoyou discreetly observed the four people. The young man in fine clothes was always by the woman in tight clothes, seemingly pursuing her. However, the woman's attitude seemed to be warm but distant.

Staying with these four people, Lu Shaoyou had his own plans. The light seal the woman in tight clothes used was very strange, and the object that could contain demonic beasts was a treasure he wanted to know about. In the Heavenly Spirit Record, Lu Shaoyou knew that to contain demonic beasts, only the Ten Thousand Beast Bag from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect could do it.

The Ten Thousand Beast Sect was one of the three sects and four schools on the Spirit Martial Continent, as famous as the Yunyang Sect. The sect was known for its demonic and spirit beasts, with strong power and various demonic and spirit beasts. In the sect, there was a specially made Ten Thousand Beast Bag that could carry demonic beasts.

Lu Shaoyou speculated that these four people might be from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. It was said that the sect's ability to control demonic beasts was unparalleled and a closely guarded secret.

"Brother, how long have you been in the Fog City Mountains?" The woman in tight clothes sat in front of Lu Shaoyou and asked.

"Eight days," Lu Shaoyou lied. Then, the woman in tight clothes asked a series of questions, all indirectly probing Lu Shaoyou's identity.

Lu Shaoyou's lies were flawless, and he also subtly probed the four people's identities. In the end, he found out that the four were indeed disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, who had come to the Fog City Mountains for training. The woman in tight clothes was named Lan Ling, the young man in fine clothes was named Zhao Qing, the Eighth Rank Warrior was named Liu Peng, and the Seventh Rank Warrior was named Yan Boqing.

Seeing Lu Shaoyou and Lan Ling talking, Zhao Qing's face turned dark.

After a night, the first light of dawn appeared, and a light mist enveloped the mountains, like a shy maiden, faintly visible. The air was also much clearer.

"Alright, let's go. We should leave the Fog City Mountains early," Lan Ling exhaled, stretched, and her flat abdomen and slender waist were exposed, looking extremely alluring.

Lu Shaoyou stood up, having been on guard all night, wary of danger. It was better to be cautious.

The group got up and left the valley, heading southeast. From Lan Ling, Lu Shaoyou learned that the four disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect had been in the Fog City Mountains for almost a month and were about to go to Fog City before returning to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

In the vast mountains, the hills undulated, but the forest was the main feature. In some places, they even needed to cut their way through with swords.

Three days had passed since Lu Shaoyou joined the four people. They hadn't encountered any major incidents, but they had faced two second-rank demonic beasts the day before yesterday and yesterday. Both times, Lan Ling and the others worked together to contain the beasts in a bag similar to a spatial bag. Additionally, Zhao Qing seemed to harbor increasing resentment towards him.

On a hillside, Lan Ling looked around, her brows slightly furrowed, and said, "I sense a demonic beast nearby. Everyone, be careful."

Over the past few days, Lu Shaoyou had learned that Lan Ling was a direct disciple of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, and her cultivation method gave her a special sensitivity to demonic beasts. This made their journey in the Fog City Mountains much safer.

Hearing Lan Ling's words, the others immediately became alert, each drawing their weapons.

The surroundings were silent, but no one doubted Lan Ling's senses. They moved cautiously, no one daring to be careless, and quietly raised their true qi.

Lu Shaoyou was also on high alert but did not reveal his strength. It was better to hide his abilities. In front of these four disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, Lu Shaoyou maintained the appearance of a second-generation noble, not even reaching the Warrior level.

He was completely inexperienced, coming to the Fog City Mountains to play.

Because these four people could not sense Lu Shaoyou's strength, they did not suspect him much.

At this moment, Lan Ling's expression suddenly changed. True qi gathered in her palm, and she formed a hand seal. She then drew her blue longsword, which emitted a hot aura, and fiercely stabbed it into the ground in front of her.

"Ugh..."

The blue longsword pierced the ground, and a sharp animal cry immediately sounded. Lan Ling pulled the longsword out of the ground, covered in blood, and blood seeped from the ground. A twenty-centimeter-long giant rat twitched and fell to the ground.

"A first-rank earth-type demonic beast, ground rat. Let's continue," Lan Ling wiped her longsword on a pile of leaves. This ground rat was only a first-rank demonic beast, and its market price was not high, so killing it was not significant.

Lu Shaoyou glanced at the ground rat. These days, following the disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, he had gained a lot of knowledge and learned many ways to deal with demonic beasts. Each type of demonic beast had its weaknesses, and knowing these weaknesses made them easier to handle, provided that the strength difference was not too great. If the strength difference was significant, knowing the weaknesses would not help.

The corpse of the ground rat was not very useful, and the four disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect did not bother to collect it. As disciples of major sects, they did not care about the corpse of a ground rat. Lu Shaoyou naturally did not collect it either, and the five of them continued on their way.

The sun shone through the gaps in the trees, casting a mist in the forest, and the sound of dry branches breaking underfoot could be heard from time to time.

"Bang"

About half an hour later, a dull sound came from the forest ahead, indicating a battle.

"Let's go see," Zhao Qing said.

It wasn't far. On a hillside ahead, five bodies lay, and about fifteen people were searching the bodies.

"Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group"

Seeing the fifteen people, Lu Shaoyou's expression subtly changed. From their attire, these fifteen people were from the Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group, just like the two he and Xiao Long had killed.

"They are from the Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group. Let's go, they are not to be trifled with," Zhao Qing said, looking ahead. The Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group was notorious in the Fog City Mountains, though only for its bad reputation.

"You are not going anywhere. Since you saw us, you will stay," the five people were noticed by the Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group, and a shout echoed as sixteen people formed a circle around them.

The leader was a burly man with a large yellow axe in his hand, his eyes sharp and cold, clearly not someone to be provoked. From his aura, he seemed to be an earth-type warrior.

"Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group, what do you want? Who are we? You can't afford to provoke us," Lan Ling stepped forward and shouted. In front of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, the Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group was nothing.

"Nice girl, since you recognize us, you can't leave. Kill the men, keep the women," the fifteen men looked at Lan Ling's slender waist and fiery legs, drooling, and the leader continued, "Kill the men, keep the women."

"You dare? We are from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. Do you want to die?" Lan Ling shouted, and the disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect immediately raised their true qi, forming a protective circle around them, their auras spreading out.

"Two Warrior Masters" Feeling the auras of Lan Ling and Zhao Qing, the leader's expression darkened. Hearing they were disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, everyone looked at each other, knowing the Ten Thousand Beast Sect was not to be provoked.

"Girl, let you go," the leader shouted, not wanting to fight. He greedily scanned Lan Ling's body and had to give up reluctantly.

"Let's go," Lan Ling said, stepping back. The others naturally did not want to provoke the Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group.

Lu Shaoyou sighed inwardly. Following these four disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect was much safer.

"Damn Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group, I will destroy them in the future," Zhao Qing muttered half an hour later.

"Senior Brother, don't worry. It's just a small Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group. Let's go to Fog City first," Lan Ling said.

The group continued to move cautiously, weaving through the mountains, not daring to be careless.

On a hillside, about twenty figures appeared, and then a dozen more arrived, the Fierce Wolf Mercenary Group from earlier.

"Brother, Third Brother, we had a good harvest. How about you?" The burly man with the yellow axe looked at a giant man and a thin, sharp-faced man.

"Second Brother, we have a problem. We lost the treasure map," the giant man said.

"What, lost?" The burly man's face changed, and he shouted, "Who did it? I'll kill them."

"We don't know who did it. Ma Zi and Tie Qiu are dead. Ma Zi was killed by a demonic beast, and his spatial bag is missing. It was probably a mercenary group or a small team with demonic beasts," the thin, sharp-faced man said.

"Damn, that's the treasure map left by the White Wolf Mercenary Group. The rewards inside are enough for us to live well in the future. We must find out who did it," the burly man said, then frowned, "A group with demonic beasts. I met five disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect on the road. Could it be them? The disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect must have demonic beasts."

"Five disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, when, tell me," the giant man asked, his eyebrows raised.

"Just a little while ago, four men and one woman, two First Rank Warrior Masters," the burly man said.

"It's very likely them. Let's go stop them," the thin, sharp-faced man said, his eyes widening.

"But they are disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, not easy to deal with," the burly man said.

"It's about the treasure map. Even if they are disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, what can we do? After getting the treasure, we won't appear in the Fog City Mountains again. The Ten Thousand Beast Sect can't do anything to us. Let's go, we must catch up, don't let them get away," the giant man said.

About fifty figures rushed southeast.

"I wonder how long it will take to reach Fog City," Lu Shaoyou thought.

The Fog City Mountains seemed endless. After passing through one forest, another appeared. The trees were ancient, some hundreds or thousands of years old, towering and vast.

The ground was covered with various weeds and thorny bushes, and the fallen leaves were everywhere, making a natural sound when stepped on. This was the perfect place for demonic beasts to hide. The surroundings were also covered with old vines and weeds, like a spider's web.

Lu Shaoyou was somewhat relieved to be with these four disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. If he were alone, with no experience in the mountains, he might encounter fatal danger. Thinking about this, Lu Shaoyou felt a chill in his heart.