11: Target: Dahuang Mountain, Tianyuan Spirit Tree!

I remember that the tian yuan fruit tree appeared about a month after the mutation, so if I go now, I have a good chance of getting it.

Xia Fan moved like the wind, his massive body darting through the forest with surprising agility, always choosing the easiest paths to avoid obstacles.

After the blood rain, not only did animals evolve into ferocious beasts, but even plants received immense opportunities, transforming into various heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

The thunder essence fruit he had consumed earlier was one such heavenly material and earthly treasure.

And the tian yuan fruit tree was an extremely famous one among these heavenly materials and earthly treasures; even in his previous life, it was something people eagerly sought after.

To grow stronger, Xia Fan naturally wouldn't miss out on such naturally formed spiritual objects, in addition to hunting various ferocious beasts.

The tian yuan fruit tree could bear a spiritual fruit called the tian yuan fruit, which possessed an incredibly heaven-defying effect—helping ferocious beasts accelerate their evolution and rapidly increase their strength.

Whether before the blood rain mutation or now, humans mostly united to face various difficulties and disasters together; this was a necessity for humans to survive as a social species.

However, among animals, carnivores would prey on herbivores, especially after they became ferocious beasts, making the slaughter and struggles even more intense and frenzied.

Strength was the only guarantee for survival in such circumstances.

The tian yuan fruit tree was almost a natural aid provided for ferocious beasts; after all, it bore fruit every year, and it could be relied upon to cultivate a large number of powerful ferocious beasts.

Moreover, consuming this spiritual fruit had almost no side effects; it was simply a perfect catalyst.

Xia Fan still remembered that in his previous life, the King-level ferocious beast Amethyst Lion King had controlled the tian yuan fruit tree and used it to unify the Great Wilderness Mountain, becoming its overlord.

When a ferocious beast's strength grew to a certain stage, it would develop its own intelligence, just like humans.

Although this intelligence was far inferior to that of humans, for ferocious beasts, it was a huge change and enhancement.

The Amethyst Lion King had relied on the tian yuan fruit tree to create a powerful army of ferocious beasts, becoming a nightmare for countless humans.

Reborn into this life, Xia Fan naturally also wanted to become an overlord, and he had been doing so ever since.

He possessed the memories of his previous life, knowing what opportunities would arise and where they were located, allowing him to be one step ahead of both humans and ferocious beasts, rapidly increasing his own strength while they were still ignorant.

And with this tian yuan fruit tree, his grand ambitions for hegemony in the future could be easily realized.

Thinking of this, Xia Fan moved even faster through the forest, choosing to leave the Dali Mountains directly, and his target was precisely the Great Wilderness Mountain.

"In this life, no one can stop my path to becoming stronger."

His eyes were firm, and his strong will guided his direction forward.

After consuming the thunder essence fruit and the Thunder Giant Bear's remains, becoming a late-stage first-order ferocious beast, any newly awakened ferocious beasts he encountered along his path dared not show him the slightest disrespect.

In fact, some ferocious beasts that were in his path and couldn't escape even voluntarily prostrated themselves on the ground, showing submission, with only their trembling bodies revealing their inner terror.

Xia Fan paid no attention to any of them.

He no longer cared for the rewards these ferocious beasts could offer...

"Beast, I'll kill you!" the officer roared, sending all his remaining bullets into the wild boar's body.

They had fought arduously until now; their original thirty-plus comrades were mostly dead, their bodies scattered haphazardly nearby, some even beyond recognition.

Facing such terrifying losses, the officer was on the verge of madness, but his remaining sanity made him realize that he had to kill the wild boar in front of them for the surviving fighters to have any hope of living.

Fortunately, a comrade had, at the cost of his life, opened a wound in the wild boar's mouth, causing it horrific damage.

Only then were they able to gradually wear down the wild boar's strength and finally succeed in killing it.

"Captain, they're dead, all dead!"

In the forest, a blood-soaked soldier came up to the officer, his eyes filled with sorrow. "Xiao Qin, Third Brother, Tiantian... they're all dead, all killed by this beast!"

The officer looked extremely haggard, his former high spirits completely gone.

He stared blankly at the five remaining people around him, his voice hoarse and bitter as he asked, "Is that beast dead?"

Before them, the large wild boar lay lifeless on the forest floor, riddled with tiny bullet holes. Especially around its mouth, the flesh was almost rotten, and blood flowed silently.

"Captain, it's dead."

A soldier gripped his rifle tightly, his intense hatred almost making him lose his mind, wanting to chop the culprit into mincemeat. But because of their mission and orders, they would later have to take the beast's remains to Jianghai City and hand them over to Professor Professor Xia Xinyu.

"It's good that it's dead."

The officer let out a long breath, trying to calm himself. "Everyone, hold on a little longer. First, let's send our brothers back to the helicopter and take them home."

"Yes!"

The five remaining soldiers nodded silently, went to their fallen comrades, and used the ropes lowered from the helicopter to tie them up and transport them aboard.

More than half an hour later, all the bodies were loaded onto the helicopter.

The two remaining helicopters continued to lower ropes for the soldiers to tie up the wild boar.

This was the trophy they were about to send to Jianghai City.

"Beast!"

The officer's anger had not yet dissipated.

While securing the ropes around the wild boar, he kicked it hard. "Because of you, so many of my brothers died. You truly deserve ten thousand deaths!"

"Hmph! Just you wait. Professor Li will dismember you, then figure out the abilities in your bloodline, and come back to deal with your kind."

"I swear, from now on, I will kill every last one of your kind to avenge everyone!"

The other soldiers just listened quietly, their expressions sorrowful.

They no longer had the strength to vent; they only wanted to return to Jianghai City as soon as possible and complete this mission.

"Everyone, hurry!"

Just then, a helicopter pilot suddenly spoke in a panic, "It looks like there's trouble ahead! If we don't leave now, it'll be too late!"

The officer looked up at the sound, his pupils suddenly contracting.

He clearly saw a massive dark shadow suddenly rush from the horizon. Before the helicopters in the air could react, several wind blades followed closely, directly hitting the helicopters.

Boom—

Instantly, the three helicopters disintegrated, and the explosion, carrying the wreckage of the helicopters, flew in all directions.

"No—"

The officer roared, but fear quickly enveloped him.

It was a giant avian beast.

After destroying the helicopters, it refused to leave. Instead, it swooped down, its sharp giant talons directly seizing the officer and the other five soldiers, crushing them into minced meat as it ascended.

The team sent to capture the ferocious beast was completely wiped out!