Chapter 62

After three days of training in Wang Mountain, the number of first-tier superior savage beasts killed by Zhang Ruochen reached thirteen, and the number of first-tier medium savage beasts reached twenty-five.

Finally, he encountered his first second-tier savage beast, the Silver Dragon Lion.

A second-tier savage beast has at least the strength of a Xuanji Realm martial artist.

The Silver Dragon Lion's offensive power is comparable to that of a late-stage Xuanji Realm martial artist, its speed is comparable to that of a late-stage Xuanji Realm martial artist, and its defensive power is comparable to that of an early-stage Xuanji Realm martial artist.

In terms of overall strength, the Silver Dragon Lion is extremely powerful. A mid-stage Xuanji Realm martial artist would almost certainly die if they encountered it.

Apart from Zhang Ruochen, even a team of twenty elite martial artists at the peak of the Huangji Realm would be completely annihilated if they encountered the Silver Dragon Lion.

"Roar!"

The Silver Dragon Lion let out a long roar, the sound waves forming a fierce hurricane that spewed from its mouth. On the ground, sand and stones flew, and the surrounding trees swayed and bent, their leaves falling, leaving only bare branches.

A single roar was enough to stun and knock out any martial artist below the late-stage Huangji Realm.

The Silver Dragon Lion's body was four meters tall and six meters long, several times larger than a regular lion, like a small silver mountain standing in front of Zhang Ruochen.

Its pair of silver lion eyes were as large as Zhang Ruochen's head, exuding a bloodthirsty ferocity!

"Boom!"

With each step on the ground, there was a slight tremor.

Zhang Ruochen's feet lightly touched the ground, and he leaped up, landing on the Silver Dragon Lion's back. He gathered his true qi and struck a palm at the Silver Dragon Lion's head.

The Silver Dragon Lion, surprisingly, was highly intelligent and sensed the danger.

Thus, it exerted all four of its paws, charging forward at an astonishing speed of almost thirty meters per second.

Caught off guard, Zhang Ruochen lost his balance and was thrown off its back.

Zhang Ruochen struck the ground with a palm, immediately rolled to his feet, and retreated, stopping only after ten meters. However, he remained in a defensive stance, his legs bent, and a thick true qi gathered in his palms.

"Truly worthy of being an adult Silver Dragon Lion, its speed has reached thirty meters per second."

The speed of a typical peak Huangji Realm martial artist is only about twenty meters per second. A gifted peak Huangji Realm martial artist can reach twenty-two meters per second.

Even Zhang Ruochen can only reach twenty-seven meters per second, which is already considered extremely exceptional.

Although the difference between thirty meters per second and twenty-seven meters per second seems small, it is actually quite significant.

If Zhang Ruochen and the Silver Dragon Lion were to have a hundred-meter race, the Silver Dragon Lion would be ten meters ahead by the time it reached the finish line.

In other words, if Zhang Ruochen's strength cannot match the Silver Dragon Lion, he will have no choice but to die, as he cannot even escape.

At this moment, Zhang Ruochen and the Silver Dragon Lion are ten meters apart, but with the Silver Dragon Lion's speed, it can reach Zhang Ruochen in just one second.

Zhang Ruochen closely watched the Silver Dragon Lion's every move, and if it prepares to attack, he must strike first to have a chance of winning.

"Roar!"

The Silver Dragon Lion let out a long roar, transforming into a silver blur and pouncing towards Zhang Ruochen.

Its silver claws sliced through the air, emitting four sharp forces.

Zhang Ruochen sidestepped, dodging the attack.

"Slap!"

The Silver Dragon Lion's claw struck a tree as thick as a barrel, tearing it apart, and wood chips flew everywhere.

The tree trunk was severed and crashed to the ground.

"Elephant Charge!"

Zhang Ruochen seized the opportunity and immediately struck, using his full strength to hit the Silver Dragon Lion's abdomen, sending it flying.

The Silver Dragon Lion, enraged, got up from the ground and prepared to attack Zhang Ruochen again.

However, Zhang Ruochen struck first, delivering another "Elephant Charge."

The Silver Dragon Lion was thrown back again.

"Elephant Charge!"

"Elephant Charge!"

...

Zhang Ruochen delivered twelve consecutive strikes, each one sending the Silver Dragon Lion flying. On the thirteenth strike, the Silver Dragon Lion finally suffered an injury, with blood dripping from its nostrils.

The Silver Dragon Lion was finally enraged!

A layer of silver light emanated from its body, and it opened its mouth, spewing out a silver light beam. Like a luminous sword, it pierced towards Zhang Ruochen's heart.

Not good!

Zhang Ruochen kicked off the ground, leaping over ten meters high, and landed on a branch of a thousand-year-old tree, evading the Silver Dragon Lion's attack.

"Boom!"

The silver light sword struck the ground where Zhang Ruochen had been standing, creating a loud explosion and leaving a one-meter-wide crater.

"Dragon Soaring in the Sky."

Zhang Ruochen leaped down from the branch, with true qi surging through his thirty-six meridians, all the power converging to his arm, and he let out a low, dragon-like roar.

"Bang!"

A palm struck the Silver Dragon Lion's back, and a sound of bones breaking was heard. The Silver Dragon Lion let out a mournful cry and fell heavily to the ground.

Its spine was broken by Zhang Ruochen's palm, and it suffered severe injuries, unable to even crawl.

Zhang Ruochen was extremely excited, as he could severely injure the Silver Dragon Lion with just his physical strength.

If he used sword techniques, it would probably take no more than ten strikes to kill the Silver Dragon Lion.

"With my current strength, even though I am not yet a match for a late-stage Xuanji Realm martial artist, I can at least fight them."

After the battle with the Silver Dragon Lion, Zhang Ruochen could clearly feel that his control over the Dragon Elephant Bodhi Palm had improved.

Zhang Ruochen drew out the Flash Soul Sword and slashed, severing the Silver Dragon Lion's throat.

Not long after, the Silver Dragon Lion was completely dead.

Zhang Ruochen then made a one-foot-long incision in the Silver Dragon Lion's abdomen and dug out a fist-sized piece of flesh.

This piece of flesh was extremely hard, heavy like iron, and emitted a silver glow, with a faint, exotic fragrance.

It did not resemble flesh but rather a spiritual medicine.

"Truly worthy of being a second-tier savage beast, the Silver Dragon Lion has grown a half-pound of spiritual flesh." Zhang Ruochen held the silver spiritual flesh in his hand, a smile on his face.

Spiritual flesh is the most precious treasure inside a savage beast.

Martial artists who consume spiritual flesh can increase their physical strength and cultivation realm. Ordinary people who consume it can enhance their constitution and extend their lifespan.

The half-pound of spiritual flesh in Zhang Ruochen's hand, if sold in the martial market, could fetch at least three thousand silver coins.

Moreover, spiritual flesh often contains a spiritual stone crystal.

The price of the lowest quality spiritual crystal is one thousand silver coins.

For Zhang Ruochen, this piece of spiritual flesh was not very useful. He planned to take it back and give it to Lin Fei.

As long as the spiritual flesh is stored in a jade container, it will not rot or deteriorate even after a month.

Zhang Ruochen had purchased many jade items to refine a spatial ring. He took out a jade box from the inner space of the temporal crystal and placed the spiritual flesh inside.

The entire body of the Silver Dragon Lion was valuable, with its fur, blood, and bones all usable as medicine and selling for a high price. However, Zhang Ruochen's main purpose for coming to Wang Mountain was to practice the Dragon Elephant Bodhi Palm, so he did not take the Silver Dragon Lion's corpse.

Not long after Zhang Ruochen left, a group of armored soldiers arrived at the Silver Dragon Lion's corpse.

General Ge Qian walked out from among the soldiers and looked at the Silver Dragon Lion in the blood pool, saying, "Truly impressive, he even killed the Silver Dragon Lion. If he breaks through to the Xuanji Realm, I wonder how powerful he will become? Even the king, let alone me, is looking forward to it!"

The accompanying royal guards were also amazed, finding it hard to believe.

They had never heard of a peak Huangji Realm martial artist killing a Silver Dragon Lion. This impossible feat had actually happened right before their eyes.

General Ge Qian said, "Like the other savage beast corpses, take the Silver Dragon Lion's corpse back and send it to the treasury to be exchanged for silver coins. When the Ninth Prince finishes his training, I will personally hand over all the silver coins to him."