Chapter 69

A thousand feet away, the distance vanished in an instant. Lin Tian approached the thicket where he had previously encountered the Flame Lightning Boar, moving cautiously. After about a dozen breaths, he delved deep into the thicket but found no trace of the Flame Lightning Boar.

"Did it go hunting?"

Lin Tian was puzzled. The Tianyi Soul Technique activated, enhancing his perception, allowing him to detect the demonic aura in the air. The Flame Lightning Boar could spew flames and release lightning, making its demonic aura quite unique. Moreover, as a fourth-level demonic beast, its aura was dense, leaving some residual traces in the air. Lin Tian quickly captured this demonic aura.

"Southeast direction."

Looking up, Lin Tian felt somewhat relieved. When he had come to complete the Yin Soul Flower mission, he had obtained an introduction to the Dark Forest from the Array Master Guild. At that time, the area was mainly inhabited by second-level demonic beasts, which was not too dangerous.

Without hesitation, Lin Tian headed southeast. He maintained a steady speed, neither too fast nor too slow, with a consistent breathing rate. Soon, after covering over a thousand feet, he sensed intense fluctuations of true essence energy coming from ahead.

Since the direction was the same, Lin Tian did not avoid it and continued forward. After another dozen breaths, Lin Tian stopped. A few young men were battling a third-level mid-tier demonic beast. One of them, Lin Tian recognized, was Lu Sheng, who had once been with Zhou Hao.

"Roar!"

With a惨叫, the third-level mid-tier demonic beast fell in a pool of blood.

At this moment, Lu Sheng noticed Lin Tian, his expression showing surprise. He said in a deep voice, "It's you?! You're really still alive!" He had seen Lin Tian being dragged away by a Centipede Beast and thought Lin Tian was dead. However, when the news spread that Lin Tian had stayed in the Mad Wave Heavy Array for six hours on his first entry, Lu Sheng realized Lin Tian was still alive.

Lin Tian narrowed his eyes and scanned Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng was startled, recalling the incident with Lord Xu, and immediately showed some wariness. "What do you want to do?!"

"Don't be afraid, I won't do anything to you."

Lin Tian sneered. He glanced at Lu Sheng indifferently and then left. He was not surprised that Lu Sheng was here. Lu Sheng was just an ordinary disciple of the Martial Academy, likely taking some missions to earn spirit coins from places like the Array Master Guild or the Treasure Exchange Pavilion, and then coming to the Dark Forest.

Although Qingfeng Ridge was also a haven for demonic beasts, it could not compare to the Dark Forest. After all, Qingfeng Ridge was enclosed by the Martial Academy as a place for disciples to hone their skills, and the variety of demonic beasts was far less than in the Dark Forest. Moreover, Qingfeng Ridge did not have as many rare herbs and other things as the Dark Forest.

In a flash, Lin Tian disappeared from Lu Sheng's sight.

"Brother Lu, who was that person just now?"

Lu Sheng's companion asked.

"Lin Tian!"

Lu Sheng's face was grim.

The young men were somewhat surprised. "Is he the Lin Tian who ranked first among the freshmen and second in the Outer Academy?"

"Yes!"

"This... I heard that this guy killed Mo Sen of the Mo Family, and the Mo Family is trying every means to get rid of him. At this time, this guy actually dares to step out of the Nine Yang Martial Academy. He's really quite bold."

Someone said.

The Nine Yang Martial Academy was a natural barrier. Even though the Mo Family was a powerful martial family, they did not dare to directly storm into the Martial Academy to do anything to Lin Tian.

Lu Sheng looked up, his eyes flashing with a sinister light.

"Let's go! Back!"

Lu Sheng said coldly.

"Back?" Someone looked puzzled. "But Brother Lu, we haven't finished our mission yet."

"What's the mission worth? Perhaps, we can earn dozens of times more spirit coins than this mission."

Lu Sheng sneered.

...

After passing by Lu Sheng, Lin Tian's speed remained unchanged, but the Tianyi Soul Technique operated even faster, his powerful soul perception spreading all around, following the trail of the Flame Lightning Boar.

"Boom!"

A strange bird descended from the sky, its eyes as sharp as an eagle's, its talons reaching out to grab Lin Tian.

This was a third-level mid-tier demonic beast, the Giant Flying Bird, comparable to the eighth level of the Body Tempering stage.

Lin Tian turned his head, grabbed the bird's talons, and threw it backward.

"Bang!"

The thousand-pound body of the Giant Flying Bird crashed down, crushing countless old trees.

Ignoring the fate of the demonic beast, Lin Tian continued forward.

After about half an hour, a wave of intense heat and cries of pain came from ahead.

Looking around, a hundred feet away, a two-zhang-tall demonic beast was surrounded by a group of armored middle-aged men. The demonic beast was covered in red fur, which stood on end, giving it a sharp appearance. Most importantly, flames and lightning surrounded its body, making it look ferocious and terrifying.

"Ah!"

In an instant, another cry of pain rang out, and someone died in the demonic beast's mouth.

Lin Tian leaped onto a branch of a giant tree, his eyes showing delight.

"Flame Lightning Boar, finally found you!"

Lin Tian muttered to himself.

Ahead, the dozens of middle-aged men were not weak, but compared to the Flame Lightning Boar, they were far inferior.

Lin Tian was not concerned. He leaped several times and finally approached the battlefield.

"Clang!"

A long sword appeared in his hand, and he slashed out a gust of sword energy, striking the Flame Lightning Boar.

The Flame Lightning Boar, in pain, let out a roar, turned its body, and stared at Lin Tian with blood-red eyes.

"Stupid pig, come here and bite me."

Lin Tian shouted.

The Flame Lightning Boar, a being comparable to the Divine Pulse stage, could not tolerate such provocation. With a roar, it abandoned the dozens of middle-aged men and charged at Lin Tian, smashing through old trees along the way.

Lin Tian was startled; the Flame Lightning Boar was indeed terrifying.

He lightly stepped on an old tree and leaped away.

"Stupid pig, come on!"

He called out.

The Flame Lightning Boar, a fourth-level demonic beast, clearly had its own consciousness. Hearing Lin Tian's words, it roared again and spewed a ball of raging flames, distorting the air.

Lin Tian stepped in the Two Instruments Step, quickly moving forward.

There were too many people here, and he needed to find a place with fewer people and fewer demonic beasts to withstand the Flame Lightning Boar's thunderous attack.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

With the Two Instruments Step, Lin Tian quickly covered two hundred feet.

The Flame Lightning Boar, being a fourth-level demonic beast, was also fast, closely pursuing Lin Tian.

Not far away, the dozens of middle-aged men who had been battling the Flame Lightning Boar breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master, are you alright?"

Behind the battlefield stood an old servant and a young man in his late teens, dressed in fine clothes. The old servant asked cautiously.

"I'm fine." The young man in fine clothes shook his head, his eyes shining as he waved in the direction Lin Tian had run and shouted, "Hey! Brother, you're so awesome, thanks!"

The young man's voice was loud, and the distance between them was not far, so Lin Tian naturally heard it. He glanced back at the young man in fine clothes but said nothing, his speed increasing even more.

"Boom!"

The Flame Lightning Boar charged forward, its powerful body smashing through old trees, raising a cloud of dust.

"Fourth-level demonic beasts are truly terrifying."

Lin Tian thought to himself. If not for his Two Instruments Step reaching the second level, he would not have dared to provoke such a being.

As he ran forward, Lin Tian carefully observed his surroundings. After about half an hour, he finally found a spacious grassland with no other powerful demonic beasts around. He immediately dashed over.

With a "whoosh," he stopped and landed on the grass.

Turning around, he faced the approaching Flame Lightning Boar, his expression becoming extremely serious.

This was a fourth-level demonic beast; he might die if he wasn't careful.

The Flame Lightning Boar roared, finally approaching, its eyes fiercely staring at Lin Tian.

"Stupid pig, use your lightning!"

Lin Tian shouted.

The Flame Lightning Boar roared, pawing the ground, and charged at Lin Tian.

Lin Tian was speechless, using the Two Instruments Step to leap into the air, moving to the side.

"Boom!"

A ball of demonic fire shot out, startling Lin Tian, who quickly stepped in the air to narrowly avoid the flames. Even so, he still felt intense pain, as if his skin was about to melt.

"Too terrifying."

Lin Tian felt a chill. If he had been hit by that flame, he would have lost his fighting ability instantly.

"Thus, I can only withstand one attack from this stupid pig."

Lin Tian thought to himself.

Using the Two Instruments Step, Lin Tian circled around the Flame Lightning Boar on the spacious grassland. He dared not make any other moves, relying solely on the speed of the Two Instruments Step to dodge the Flame Lightning Boar's ordinary attacks.

"Stupid pig! Use your lightning!"

"Use your lightning, you stupid pig!"

"Stupid to the bone! You're really a pig!"

Lin Tian's curses echoed continuously.

If someone saw this scene, they would be shocked to the core. A Body Tempering stage cultivator daring to provoke a fourth-level demonic beast like the Flame Lightning Boar!

"Stupid pig, if you don't use your lightning, I won't play with you anymore!"

Lin Tian cursed again.

Using the Two Instruments Step also consumed physical strength and true essence. If this continued, it would be very disadvantageous for him.

Lin Tian kept cursing as he used the Two Instruments Step.

After another half an hour, the Flame Lightning Boar was finally thoroughly enraged.

With a roar, the flames around the Flame Lightning Boar weakened, and then a surge of lightning power gathered, crackling with electricity.

"Here it comes!"

Seeing this, Lin Tian felt both fear and excitement.

"Roar!"

Another roar, the Flame Lightning Boar's eyes turned blood red, and a three-foot-wide ball of lightning appeared in its mouth, crackling with electricity, shooting fiercely at Lin Tian. The air distorted as the lightning ball passed, the ground turning black, as if scorched by the lightning, and a terrifying wave of energy spread instantly.

Lin Tian's heart raced. This was the power of lightning, too terrifying! Even more terrifying than the flames the Flame Lightning Boar had previously spewed! Looking at the lightning ball, Lin Tian suddenly had some doubts. Could he really withstand such a terrifying lightning attack with his current strength?

"Already this far, let's go!"

Lin Tian gritted his teeth.

His eyes flashed with determination, and he did not dodge, charging straight at the lightning ball.

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