210: Get the treasure card

With the burning passion in his heart, Xiao Shi considered hunting more ferocious beasts and collecting more treasure tokens before heading to the Myriad Treasure Pagoda.

Soon after, the Tai Mu Clan would have a larger hunting expedition.

Originally, the Tai Mu Clan did not intend for Xiao Shi to participate in this hunting expedition.

This hunting expedition was different from their usual hunts.

There would be a certain degree of danger in this hunting expedition.

If Xiao Shi died during the expedition, the Tai Mu Clan would not be able to send him to the Myriad Treasure Pagoda to receive the treasure token reward.

Now, however, Xiao Shi strongly requested to participate in this hunt.

In response, the Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan carefully assessed Xiao Shi's strength.

Xiao Shi's performance in hunts these past few days had given the Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan a general understanding of his strength, knowing that Xiao Shi's physical body was not weak.

He thought for a moment.

“If you insist… we can take you, but you must only operate in the outer areas and not enter any dangerous zones!” the Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan solemnly warned.

These body-refining clans were under a prohibition, so they didn't have to worry about anyone daring to attack outsiders.

However, the ferocious beasts living in the Realm had no such prohibition.

They had no qualms about these outsiders.

Nevertheless, the Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan figured that with Xiao Shi's strength, as long as he stayed in the outer areas and didn't provoke powerful ferocious beasts, there shouldn't be any problems.

With the Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan's approval, Xiao Shi also breathed a sigh of relief.

According to his understanding of this Realm during this period, there weren't many ferocious beasts around the Tai Mu Clan.

Their usual hunts didn't yield much; perhaps after three or four days, they could at most hunt four or five ferocious beasts.

If the Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan hadn't agreed to let him go, he would have had to search for and hunt these ferocious beasts in the surrounding areas, and the number of treasure tokens he could obtain would certainly not be many.

This time, the Tai Mu Clan's hunting expedition would head to Shuang Ren Mountain, where many ferocious beasts resided, for their hunt.

That place was the domain of ferocious beasts.

Only by hunting there could he obtain the most treasure tokens.

However, according to the information Xiao Shi currently had, the Tai Mu Clan was not the only one going to Shuang Ren Mountain for this hunt; other clans would also be present.

And these clans often couldn't avoid fighting and vying with each other.

Of course, as an outsider, Xiao Shi didn't have to worry about people from other clans attacking him.

The only thing he needed to guard against was having his kills stolen.

Xiao Shi knew that although his current body possessed a powerful physique, it lacked combat methods.

He couldn't use methods related to Natal Martial Blood, such as Blood Vein Finger, Blood Seal, Blood Burning Technique, or Blood Refining Art.

This included Blood Arts.

One could say this was his biggest weakness now.

If faced with a situation where someone tried to steal his kills, he would just have to be faster than the opponent.

After all, he had no means of long-range killing.

“I wonder if the Tai Mu Clan has any items capable of long-range killing? If they do, perhaps I can borrow them…” Xiao Shi thought to himself.

To ensure everything went smoothly, he felt he still needed to possess a long-range killing method… Two days later, the Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan personally led a group of clansmen to Shuang Ren Mountain.

The vastness of this Realm meant it was filled with various teleportation arrays.

However, most of these teleportation arrays had time restrictions.

Generally, the longer the teleportation distance, the longer the time restriction.

For example, the teleportation array to the Myriad Treasure Pagoda could only be activated once a month.

The teleportation array to Shuang Ren Mountain had an even longer restriction, requiring half a year before it could be activated again.

That day, everyone was directly teleported to Shuang Ren Mountain via the teleportation array.

This was a vast, green-covered mountain forest area with abundant and lush vegetation.

Most of the Tai Mu clansmen were not hunting here for the first time.

They had some understanding of the place.

At the same time, they had already clearly divided tasks before coming.

Now, without needing to say much, they immediately began their actions according to the pre-arranged division of labor.

“Remember, do not enter dangerous areas!” the Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan once again warned Xiao Shi and some of the Tai Mu clansmen who were visiting for the first time.

Everyone nodded.

They knew that within Shuang Ren Mountain, there were countless ferocious beasts, including some powerful and terrifying ones that even their Clan Leader could not contend with.

Once they encountered such a beast, it would surely be a dead end for them.

However, these powerful ferocious beasts generally resided in the depths of the mountain range.

As long as they stayed in the outer areas and didn't go too deep, they would generally not encounter such powerful beasts.

“Also, be careful of people from other clans!” the Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan sternly reminded, mainly speaking to his clansmen.

He wasn't worried that people from other clans would attack Xiao Shi.

After giving his instructions, the Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan moved and immediately began his actions.

Xiao Shi and the others also set off.

Since Xiao Shi's main goal this time was to kill ferocious beasts and obtain treasure tokens, he chose to act alone instead of teaming up with other Tai Mu Clan members for the hunt.

He knew that even the outer areas of Shuang Ren Mountain would have a good number of ferocious beasts, enough for him to acquire a large number of treasure tokens.

Whoosh!

He hadn't been walking for long when he saw a fiery red fox not far away.

Swoosh!

His figure flashed.

As he approached, his right foot descended like a heavy blade.

Pfft!

It struck the fox's waist, easily splitting its entire body into two halves.

This fiery red fox only had the strength comparable to the Qi Martial Realm, so killing it was effortless.

And with the death of this fox, a white treasure token immediately dropped from its corpse.

This made Xiao Shi's eyes light up.

He realized that whether he killed a ferocious beast comparable to the Qi Martial Realm or one comparable to the Blood Martial Realm, a white treasure token would drop.

In that case, he only needed to kill these ferocious beasts comparable to the Qi Martial Realm.

It was safe, fast, and without any pressure, much more efficient than killing those ferocious beasts comparable to the Blood Martial Realm.

However, as he searched, he found that such ferocious beasts comparable to the Qi Martial Realm seemed to be few in number.

After a search, he only found three such ferocious beasts in total.

Currently, he had already accumulated seven white treasure tokens.

Based on his understanding of the Myriad Treasure Pagoda, the more powerful the treasures inside, the more treasure tokens they usually required.

Although the number of white treasure tokens he currently possessed was enough to exchange for some items, it was clearly far from enough to exchange for those powerful treasures.

“It seems I still need to go to places with more ferocious beasts,” Xiao Shi thought to himself.

Just killing them one by one like this was too slow.

He decided to go a bit deeper.

Anyway, as long as he stayed in the outer areas, he would generally not encounter ferocious beasts so powerful that he couldn't resist them.

Whoosh!

Xiao Shi leaped fiercely along a cliff on a mountain peak, directly clearing a distance of thirty to forty meters to another mountain peak.

Then he continued to sprint forward.

Sometimes leaping, sometimes running, he moved through the mountain range as if on flat ground.

After he had traveled some distance, “Hmm?” he suddenly stopped.

He crouched on a mountain peak and looked down.

Below was a canyon, and within the canyon, there were indeed many monkeys.

These were monkeys with black fur, but their pupils were vertical emerald green slits.

At first glance, their pupils resembled those of venomous snakes, radiating a chilling eeriness.

The most distinctive feature was their arms; they were longer than their legs and as thick as their thighs.

Their sharp claws gleamed with a cold luster.

At a glance, these monkeys were numerous, at least a hundred of them.

At the same time, Xiao Shi also clearly saw a Monkey King among the monkey troop, whose body was larger than the other monkeys.

Its fur was not black but covered in thick, dense white hair, while its palms and fingers were yellow, as was its face.

At this moment, it was lying on a black-furred monkey with lustrous fur, rapidly thrusting.

Xiao Shi could tell that most of these monkeys had the strength of the Blood Martial Realm.

However, he couldn't quite fathom the strength of that Monkey King.

He thought it might be comparable to a three-blood Blood Martial Realm, or perhaps it had already reached the level comparable to the Martial Soul Realm.

“If I can wipe out this monkey troop… it should be enough to exchange for powerful treasures in the Myriad Treasure Pagoda!” Xiao Shi's eyes narrowed slightly.

He began to ponder whether he had the ability to destroy this monkey troop.

He wasn't worried about the number of monkeys.

His only concern was the strength of the Monkey King.

“If it has already reached the level comparable to the Martial Soul Realm, I might not be able to kill it…”

“However, now is when its vigilance is weakest; its blood is concentrated in specific areas, brain blood supply is reduced, and cognitive ability is weakened…”

Thinking of this, a fierce glint flashed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

He decided to act.

He was worried that the Monkey King wouldn't last long.

Once it entered its 'sage mode', this opportunity would be gone.

Boom!

Xiao Shi stomped the ground.

With the burst of his powerful physical strength, a deep pit exploded in the ground.

He shot forward like an arrow released from a bowstring, charging fiercely towards the Monkey King.

The Monkey King, already at the critical point of eruption, was suddenly startled by this unexpected commotion.

“Roar!!” it roared furiously.

It grabbed a nearby stone and hurled it violently towards Xiao Shi.

Given the Monkey King's massive palm, the stone it grabbed was nearly a meter in diameter.

It reached Xiao Shi in almost an instant.

The powerful air pressure caused by the giant stone vibrated and tore the surrounding air, emitting a piercing shriek.

Xiao Shi's figure did not dodge.

He directly crashed into the giant stone.

Boom!!

The entire giant stone instantly shattered and exploded.

However, at the moment the giant stone exploded, the air vibrated, even producing a visible shockwave.

A white-furred fist had already reached Xiao Shi's face, colliding fiercely with Xiao Shi's charging body!

Crack!

Under the harsh sound of bones breaking, the Monkey King's entire body was sent flying.

It skidded across the ground, leaving a deep, long gouge.

Blood seeped from its nose and mouth.

Its white fur was covered in dust.

With its strength, under normal circumstances, it would not have been like this.

However, being attacked while on the verge of eruption, it had no time to exert its full strength.

Nevertheless, Xiao Shi's charging figure also paused due to its strike.

Xiao Shi frowned deeply, showing no joy.

He had already realized that the Monkey King's strength had reached the level comparable to the Martial Soul Realm!

He knew very well that with the physical strength of his current body, when using the Raging Bull Ram, if the Monkey King had the strength of a three-blood Blood Martial Realm, even if it didn't die, it would certainly be severely injured.

However, the Monkey King's injuries were not as severe as he had imagined.

Its strength… must have already surpassed the Blood Martial Realm!

“I'll risk it all!” Xiao Shi knew he had no retreat now.

His physical strength erupted, and his fists shot out like cannonballs, smashing towards the Monkey King.

“Roar!!” the Monkey King let out a low growl.

It also swung its fists, directly clashing with Xiao Shi.

Booming sounds immediately echoed through the canyon.

In an instant, they exchanged dozens of punches.

Blood trickled from the corners of Xiao Shi's mouth, and his fists were bruised and bloody, a mangled mess of flesh.

The opponent's strength was considerably greater than his.

Fortunately, his previous attack had injured the Monkey King.

Now, as it continued to clash with his fists, the Monkey King's injuries were also gradually worsening, allowing him to contend with it.

A hint of madness flickered in Xiao Shi's eyes.

With a low growl, he continued to strike the Monkey King, completely disregarding his own injuries.

The Monkey King was not to be outdone.

The two continued to clash.

Dense fist shadows wildly intertwined; they were no longer just fists clashing.

Xiao Shi's fists would, in their movement, strike the Monkey King's body, and similarly, he was constantly being struck by the Monkey King's fists.

Boom!

With a huge thud, Xiao Shi's figure was sent flying dozens of meters away.

One could see… his entire chest was now caved in.

His sternum was shattered.

The parts of his arms below the elbow were reduced to bone, devoid of flesh.

Yet, he felt no pain whatsoever, as if nothing had happened, and stood up from the ground.

His current body was, after all, a corpse.

A corpse feels no pain.

Nor would injuries affect its combat power.

Unless the opponent broke his limbs or blew up his body, he could keep fighting!

In contrast, the Monkey King was at a great disadvantage.

Although its strength was superior to Xiao Shi's, it possessed sensation, and its combat power would decrease with its injuries.

Now, it was panting heavily, blood flowing from various parts of its body.

It looked at the human before it with utter horror.

Taking advantage of this gap, Xiao Shi quickly took out the body healing fluid and applied it to his body.

Combined with his self-healing ability, his injuries immediately began to recover at a visible rate.

His shattered sternum continuously reassembled.

The flesh below his elbows rapidly grew back.

In an instant, his injuries had already recovered by more than half!

Boom!

Xiao Shi stomped the ground fiercely and continued to charge towards the Monkey King.

He was confident he could wear down this Monkey King!

Panic appeared in the Monkey King's eyes for the first time.

It had the thought of wanting to escape.

However, Xiao Shi had already arrived before it, so it could only continue to clash.

At the same time, in a forest not far from this canyon, whoosh!

A tall, middle-aged man with a huge battle-axe on his back was traveling through the area.

From a great distance, he had already heard the booming sounds coming from afar.

This made his eyes flash, and he quietly approached the source of the booming sounds.

Not long after, from above a mountain peak, he saw Xiao Shi fiercely fighting the Monkey King below.

He was momentarily stunned, immediately recognizing that the person fighting the Monkey King was an outsider!

“An outsider actually got involved.” He frowned.

If the other party wasn't an outsider, this would undoubtedly be a great opportunity to reap benefits.

But since the other party was an outsider, there was nothing he could do.

He shook his head, about to leave, when suddenly, he saw a white treasure token in the canyon below!

Immediately, his eyes widened.

Besides hunting, these clans also had the intention of searching for treasure tokens here.

After all, they could only teleport here once every half a year.

It was very possible that there would be some scattered treasure tokens.

Now, upon seeing this treasure token, a cold glint immediately flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes.

No matter what, he had to get this treasure token.

“Although I cannot kill him, if a ferocious beast kills him, it has nothing to do with me. Even if the ferocious beast that kills him was lured by me, as long as I didn't kill him myself, it's fine…”