35: Chapter 35 Friends, Delicious

The Yao Beast that jumped out was a type of wolf with bright, blood-red fur that looked like flames; its teeth were deeply exposed, as long as fingers, and sharp enough to pierce steel.

"It's actually a Crimson Blood Wolf?"

Seeing this, Lin Yuan recognized what kind of ferocious Yao Beast this was.

Although this Crimson Blood Wolf was only a Level 1 Yao Beast, its individual combat strength was extremely high, almost reaching the limit of a Level 1 Yao Beast, equivalent to a human Qi Refining Peak Martial Artist. The key was that it never acted alone.

When they appeared, they came in packs. Not to mention Qi Refining Martial Artists, even some True Aperture Martial Artists would not dare to make an enemy of them.

Within the borders of the Yue Kingdom, incidents where an entire village was wiped out by a pack of Blood Wolves occurred frequently.

However, by provoking me, you've kicked an iron plate.

Lin Yuan didn't even think; he pointed a finger, striking the top of the skull of the Blood Wolf standing in front of him. The fierce finger force pierced through the bone, crushing its brain.

The Yao Beast, comparable to a Qi Refining Peak, couldn't even survive one round in his hands and died on the spot.

Seeing this, the surrounding Blood Wolves swarmed up in a pack, hoping to create an opening and find an opportunity using a wolf-sea tactic.

Unfortunately, in the face of Lin Yuan's one hundred and eight thousand jin of strength, their so-called attacks were so weak. With just a few sweeps and elbow strikes, the dozen or so Blood Wolves surrounding him were either dead or injured.

The battle... or rather, the slaughter, ended in a very short time.

Looking at his own hands and the miserable corpses of the Blood Wolves, Lin Yuan was lost in thought.

"It seems I need to find some time to Cultivate a hand-based martial art, otherwise this body's stats are being wasted."

After dealing with these small fries, Lin Yuan continued to go deeper.

Then he discovered, why were there so many monsters and demons in the Mushroom Forest?

After the Crimson Blood Wolves, there were Silver Moon Violent Bears; after the Silver Moon Violent Bears, there were Profound Iron Black Tigers; and after the Profound Iron Black Tigers, another Scorpion-Tailed Demon Wolf jumped out!

Endless and ceaseless!

Moreover, the strength of the Yao Beasts he encountered became stronger and stronger, soaring from the initial Qi Refining Realm to the later True Aperture Realm. The final Single-Horned Flood Dragon Snake he encountered was even a monster comparable to the sixth level of the True Aperture Realm.

After all, it carried the word "Dragon" (Flood Dragon), which meant it possessed Dragon blood. Although it was unknown how many generations it had crossbred and degraded to the point where even its ancestors wouldn't recognize it, a Dragon was still a Dragon. It was a sign of an emperor and a name of the strong.

Lin Yuan's battle with it lasted for a full half hour, causing soil to fly everywhere, the landscape to change color, and even the Dao to be obliterated.

In the end, the Single-Horned Flood Dragon Snake could not withstand the toughness of Lin Yuan's Physical Body and was decapitated by him, and its Dragon Pearl was dug out.

It was only because it was Lin Yuan; if it were any other Disciple, even five so-called Geniuses, they would only have the option to run away!

Two hours later, after fighting all the way, Lin Yuan finally walked out of the Mushroom Forest.

Looking at the shimmering horizon, he let out a long breath.

"It seems I underestimated this trial. The underground world is not bad!"

...

"It seems I overestimated this trial. The underground world, is this it?"

On the other side, a three-person team successfully passed through the Mushroom Forest. Apart from encountering a Level 2 early-stage Yao Beast, they did not encounter any decent enemies.

What happened to the Mushroom Forest being filled with swarms of Yao Beasts and being extremely dangerous?

I think it's nothing more than this; the Senior Brothers exaggerated, it only makes people laugh!

One of them laughed and said: "I heard the king here is a powerful Single-Horned Flood Dragon Snake. In my opinion, it's nothing much. If there is still time after finding the token, perhaps we can come back and hunt it. A Yao Beast possessing Dragon blood is of immeasurable value!"

Another person chimed in: "That's right, this old snake has over a hundred years of cultivation. If it were refined into a Medicinal Pill, it would be enough for us to raise our level by one small stage."

The last person nodded: "The premise is that we must find the token first. Junior Brother Ankang, does the map indicate where the nearest Yaksha tribe is?"

The Disciple named Ankang took out a piece of parchment that had been passed down from his Senior Brother's Senior Brother's Senior Brother, spread it out in front of him, and carefully identified it.

"Yes! If there are no major changes, walking thirty or forty kilometers along the southeast direction, we should be able to see Yakshas."

"Very good, let's hurry. After finding the token, we'll hide immediately. We'll meet at Ziyun Peak in seven days!"

Just as the three were preparing to set off, a rumble of thunder suddenly occurred in the sky. Boom!

"Strange? Where would there be thunder underground?"

Someone curiously looked up, and it just so happened that the top flashed again. In the suddenly brightened residual light, he saw—a tall, demonic shadow standing on top of a mushroom, staring fixedly at them.

The next moment! Ah! Three shrill screams rang out outside the Mushroom Forest, followed by the gnawing sounds of some animal feeding!

...

After leaving the Mushroom Forest, Lin Yuan walked in the wilderness for several hours. Seeing that it was night, the faint light on the underground ceiling slowly disappeared, and he casually found a relatively spacious cave.

After having a heart-to-heart conversation with the owner of the cave, he successfully moved in and set up a campfire to start roasting meat.

Looking at the hot-blooded owner of the cave, Lin Yuan drew a simple map of the places he had passed during the day and marked several places worth noting.

With his speed, he had actually discovered the dwellings of the non-human tribes long ago and had seen their appearance from a distance.

These humanoid creatures were generally the same as humans, but their bodies were exceptionally tall. Almost everyone was a warrior. They used steel forks as weapons, and their backs were slightly bulging, as if they had two large meat buns.

In some miscellaneous books of the Sect, there were introductions about them. They were called Yakshas, a terrifying race that possessed the Physique of a Yao Beast and the intelligence of a human.

As long as they were adults, even without Cultivating, they would possess a Physique comparable to the combat power of a human at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining, and elite individuals among them could even reach the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining.

Of course, they could also Cultivate, and their Aptitude was equivalent to a human's ninth-grade special Physique.

What was terrifying was that besides being able to become stronger through Cultivating, they also had the chance to transform their Bloodline!

A Yaksha's evolution was a Flying Yaksha, a higher level was called an Asura, and above that was a Great Asura. It was said that above the Great Asura there was another form, whose name was unknown, with potential combat power comparable to a True Dragon!

"Very good." Lin Yuan clenched his fists. What was the point of bullying a group of the old, weak, sick, and disabled? A real man should pick the hardest bones to gnaw on. The meat next to the bone is the most fragrant.

...

After a simple rest, Lin Yuan continued to go deeper. This time, he intended to make direct contact with the local inhabitants.

When approaching the first marked location, the number of Yao Beasts decreased significantly, and some farmland slowly appeared on the ground—someone had planted edible mushrooms.

Climbing over a dirt slope once again, Lin Yuan saw a village. It was extremely strange and did not fit human aesthetics, but he could smell the aura of life activities from it. It was a Yaksha village.

Just as Lin Yuan took a step, with a swish! A bronze steel fork shot over, aiming at his neck.

Such an attack naturally could not threaten him. He just casually swatted it, and the steel fork was knocked away, landing in the hands of a tall Yaksha with hair disheveled like tangled hemp.

Its scarlet pupils stared fixedly at Lin Yuan, and it made a strange sound in its mouth. "Hu, Human, Friend."

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow. Friend? Is your way of treating friends to throw a fork at them when you meet?

But he had obviously misunderstood, because immediately after, the saliva in the Yaksha's mouth couldn't stop flowing down. "Friend, delicious!"