Chapter 39

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The final victors of the frenzied battle soon emerged from the dense forest, appearing at the edge of the ravine.

Each of the nine-headed beasts was covered in blood and flesh, all suffering severe injuries from the frenzied battle. However, as they emerged from the depths of the forest, they all exuded a fierce and imposing presence.

Although these beasts were wary of each other, they did not engage in further combat.

Chen Xun thought that these beasts were likely the dominant forces in Dagu Peak and the surrounding forest. After centuries of conflict, they had a deep understanding of each other's strengths and weaknesses, forming a certain balance and compromise. Therefore, after driving away the external threat, they could restrain themselves and avoid further frenzied slaughter.

Leading the group was a giant wolf with a dark golden body. It was smaller than the two giant wolves that had died in the ravine, its body size comparable to that of an ordinary blue wolf, measuring only about four to five meters from head to tail, and standing about a person's height at the shoulder. It was far smaller compared to the bear-lion standing seven to eight meters tall beside it.

However, this seemingly "slender" divine wolf was the first to rush out of the forest, leaping onto a large rock and roaring at the other beasts, as if declaring its right to choose the prey in the ravine first.

The other beasts roared back at the divine wolf, but none of them dared to rush out of the ravine and surpass the rock where the divine wolf stood.

Chen Xun was secretly alarmed. After the frenzied battle, this divine wolf not only survived but also dominated the other beasts, demonstrating its terrifying ferocity and strength.

Chen Xun, hiding in the treetops a kilometer away, felt his soul shaken by the wolf's roars. He realized that before reaching the Rebirth Realm, he would not even have the资格 to stand before this golden giant wolf.

The divine wolf's body, resembling dark gold, shimmered with a metallic luster as it stood on the large rock in the ravine.

Although half of its body was torn and exposed deep, bone-visible wounds, it still exuded an imposing and fierce aura. Its emerald green eyes emitted a soul-chilling, ferocious flame.

Chen Xun recalled encountering a terrifying pack of blue wolves when he first entered the Lake Marsh Wilderness. He wondered if this divine wolf was the leader of that pack. If so, it would be bad news for Pythontooth Ridge.

The divine wolf selected the long-dead female leopard, perhaps noticing that the leopard's belly no longer contained any cubs. It roared in rage, shaking the snow off the distant treetops.

Seeing the divine wolf's bloodshot eyes turn toward him, Chen Xun's heart raced in fear. He had not expected this fierce wolf to have such keen senses, detecting him even from a kilometer away, despite his efforts to conceal his presence.

Chen Xun knew that the wolf was severely injured and at the end of its strength. He had a chance to fight, but with seven or eight other beasts around, what would he do if they all attacked at once?

Fortunately, the divine wolf only glanced in Chen Xun's direction and then slowly dragged the female leopard to one side, quietly enjoying its pure and life-essence-rich flesh.

The other beasts also sensed the presence of someone in the ravine and roared in unison, warning Chen Xun not to approach.

After the brutal battle, these beasts were also at the end of their strength. Apart from sharing the golden giant ape, the ravine offered a bountiful harvest.

These beasts, unable to trust each other, did not want to engage in another major battle. They only wanted to scare away any enemies lurking at the edge of the ravine and prevent them from coming to claim their spoils.

Chen Xun knew that after this feast of flesh and blood, these savage beasts would become even more powerful. However, with his current low cultivation, he had no ability to take advantage of their injuries and kill them. He could only quietly retreat from the ravine and regroup with Su Tang.

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Chen Xun hurried back to the edge of the forest where he and Su Tang had previously hidden. The forest floor was in disarray, but there was no sign of Su Tang.

The underbrush was flattened, and the snow was stained with blood. Two robust thorn tigers, each with an iron arrow embedded in their left eye, were struggling to survive in the snow, blood gushing from their wounds.

Su Tang was in danger!

Chen Xun was filled with shock and regret, realizing that he had been too overconfident. He had thought that all the beasts in the primeval forest and on Dagu Peak had gathered in the ravine to fight the snow apes for the golden giant ape's corpse. He had not expected several thorn tigers to still be hiding in the forest, ambushing Su Tang.

The wind howled through the forest, drowning out any distant sounds.

Chen Xun drew his broken sword and ruthlessly slit the throats of the two injured tigers.

The faint scent of blood in the forest had already been dispersed by the cold wind, leaving only broken trees and branches as evidence of Su Tang's desperate struggle with the beasts.

Chen Xun did not follow these traces, knowing they would lead him through a winding path in the forest. He climbed a giant tree, stood on its crown, and surveyed the surroundings. He saw the forest trembling and heard faint roars about twenty to thirty miles to the west.

Chen Xun focused his soul power in his feet and sprinted in a straight line toward the source of the sounds. He saw Su Tang being cornered by three giant thorn tigers, struggling to defend herself with an iron-bow.

Her quiver lay several meters away. Although Su Tang's archery skills were on par with Chen Xun's, without any iron arrows, she could only rely on the bow, putting her in constant danger.

Su Tang's back was against a giant tree, her right arm's sleeve torn, revealing her snow-white arm, which was bleeding from a deep and long wound. Her disheveled black hair covered her pale face, and her beautiful cheeks were scratched with blood. Her chest, protected by a tight-fitting beast skin, suggested that she had not given up the cub to the tigers but kept it close to her body.

Seeing Chen Xun arrive in time, Su Tang's expression showed a hint of relief.

The three giant thorn tigers, sensing the danger, quickly scattered. Chen Xun's sword, infused with a chilling aura, missed its mark, but his action had successfully distracted the tigers, allowing Su Tang to catch her breath. Chen Xun then positioned himself in front of her, protecting her.

"Roar!"

The leading thorn tiger, standing nearly four meters tall, blocked Chen Xun's path. Its body was covered in thorny, tough skin, like a giant armor. It roared at Chen Xun, its mouth open, revealing a blood-stained, foul-smelling maw.

Its fangs, sharp as spears, were embedded with bloody flesh, and its eyes, the size of small lanterns, glowed with a blood-red ferocity, fixated on Chen Xun's throat, ready to tear it out.

The other two thorn tigers did not idle. As the leader approached Chen Xun from the front, they pounced from the left and the center.

Their bodies moved at incredible speed, their mouths open in a roar that seemed to generate a powerful wind, sweeping away the dead leaves and branches on the ground, threatening to shatter Chen Xun's seemingly frail body.

Chen Xun realized that these three thorn tigers had hunted together for a long time and had developed a perfect coordination. If he did not move from in front of the tree, they would pounce on him simultaneously, and the wind generated by their roars would bind his limbs, making it difficult for him to move.

Chen Xun sensed that these tigers had already developed some supernatural abilities, but he remained calm. His soul, infused with the Nine Abyss Savage Soul, made his chest glow with black flames. In an instant, the intense cold aura of the Nine Abyss Savage Soul surged into his arms, giving him immense strength, and he broke free from the binding force.

Chen Xun did not retreat but advanced, leaping over the two tigers on the sides and raising his broken sword to strike the leading tiger.

The broken sword, glowing with a green light, transformed into a rainbow-like shadow in the air, slicing down with a freezing aura, aiming to freeze the tiger on the spot.

The tiger, sensing the danger, managed to avoid the fatal blow to its head but was still cut deeply on its left shoulder, exposing white bone.

The broken sword, originally four feet long, was now only two feet long with the handle. Chen Xun regretted not being able to sever the tiger's left leg and shoulder in one strike.

The two tigers on the sides missed their pounces, but Chen Xun did not give them a chance to attack again. His left palm, infused with the Nine Abyss Savage Soul, glowed with a black, cold aura, and he punched the left tiger's jaw with immense force. His right leg, like an iron pillar, swept across the back of the right tiger.

The left tiger, weighing several thousand pounds, had a head like a giant millstone. However, Chen Xun's punch, as powerful as a hammer, sent the tiger crashing into a nearby tree, breaking it in half.

The right tiger, with a back as hard as an iron whip, was also hit by Chen Xun's kick. Although its back was not shattered, the immense force made it collapse to the ground, whimpering and rolling away.

Chen Xun was surprised by the tigers' physical strength. Apart from the broken sword, his powerful punch and kick only managed to force the tigers back, without causing serious injury.

However, Chen Xun's bones and muscles were well-trained, and even with the immense force of the counterattack, he remained unharmed, unlike his previous battle with the blue-eyed hawk in the depths of Pythontooth Ridge, where his right arm had been injured.

His confidence grew, and he was no longer afraid of the three tigers' attacks.

Chen Xun swung his sword, creating a mountain-like shadow that pressed down on the three tigers. Su Tang took the opportunity to retrieve her quiver and draw an iron arrow.

The bow, fully drawn, glowed with a clear light, and Su Tang, infused with the essence of true yang, exuded a cold, piercing aura, making her seem like a sharp blade.

Seeing Su Tang in this state, Chen Xun thought, "This is what a proud daughter of heaven should look like."

The bowstring hummed like thunder, and the arrow shot out like lightning, accurately piercing the left eye of one of the tigers.

Chen Xun followed up with a powerful strike, splitting the tiger's head in two. The white brain matter and red blood did not spurt out but froze in mid-air, forming bloody ice shards that fell to the ground, as if the Nine Abyss Savage Soul had unleashed a cold hell.

The other two tigers, terrified by the broken sword's ferocity, whimpered and fled into the forest.

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