Chapter 16: Winged Snake
"Bai Xuanyang, how impressive you are!" At this moment, a cold snort rang out.
Thud, thud, thud, thud.
Bai Xuanyang was actually forced back four steps from the impact.
A tall young woman with a cold expression on her beautiful countenance walked over.
"It's Xiao Yafei…" Many people cried out in shock. The eyes of many students flashed with reverence when they stared at this woman.
"Eldest apprentice sister!" Upon seeing Xiao Yafei, Zhang Qichu had a look of joy on his face.
"Bai Xuanyang, who gave you the guts to act against a disciple of my Long River Branch Court?" Xiao Yafei's voice was extremely cold.
"Brat, consider this your lucky day. I shall spare your dog life today. But when you see me the next time, you won't be as lucky." Bai Xuanyang's face had a sinister smile on it. He waved his hands and was preparing to leave with the other students of the Purple Light Branch Court.
A cold voice abruptly rang out. "Three months later, let's fight on the life-and-death platform of the inner court."
"What? The life-and-death platform of the inner court? Has this Lin Feng gone crazy?"
Many people exclaimed in shock.
Lin Feng was only at the sixth-level of the Martial Student Realm and Bai Xuanyang was a cultivator at the tenth-level of the Martial Student Realm.
Let alone three months, even in three years, Lin Feng might not be able to catch up to Bai Xuanyang.
In the perspectives of many people, Lin Feng challenging Bai Xuanyang was simply akin to courting death.
Bai Xuanyang was startled. After that, a malevolent smile curled his lips up. "Haha. Fine. I will let you live for another three months. After three months, in the arena, I will crush you to death like how I crush ants…"
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"ROAR!"
From within the ancient Desolate Forest, the roar of a giant tiger echoed through the air.
A young man leaped down from a giant tree. He was barehanded as he started to fight against the giant tiger.
This young man was none other than Lin Feng who entered the Desolate Forest to temper himself.
Only three months left to a life-and-death battle between him and Bai Xuanyang. Therefore, Lin Feng had to increase his cultivation base as quickly as possible.
The day after the conflict, he had immediately gone to the Mission Hall to choose missions of killing ferocious beasts. After that, he had entered the boundlessly vast Desolate Forest to fulfill his missions.
Missions of killing ferocious beasts usually had ample rewards. Moreover, the disciples were allowed to use the inner core of ferocious beasts to exchange for Qi Replenishing Pills.
The higher the grade of the inner core, the more Qi Replenishing Pills they could be exchanged for.
At the same time, Lin Feng could temper himself while collecting the inner cores of ferocious beasts, killing two birds with one stone.
This giant tiger had a strength of roughly 10,000 jin. It was extremely savage and clashed against Lin Feng for over ten rounds. Only after a long time of fighting did Lin Feng manage to find an opportunity to injure the giant tiger.
There were quite a few times where Lin Feng almost died under the fangs and claws of a ferocious beast. However, he managed to find a path of survival each time.
Time flew by quickly.
Another ten days then passed. After experiencing so many life-and-death battles, Lin Feng could faintly sense that the time for a breakthrough was near.
Tempering oneself in the midst of a life-and-death battle was the most optimal way to increase one's strength.
"ROAR!"
At this moment, inside a stretch of trees, the sounds of roaring shook the sky. A double-headed lion lunged out and rushed Lin Feng.
This double-headed lion was five meters long and three meters tall. It had boundless strength and very fast movements.
The double-headed lion had strength equivalent to a human cultivator at the seventh-level of the Martial Student Realm. However, ferocious beasts of the same level would usually have strength far surpassing the human cultivators.
Finally, Lin Feng found his chance.
His body flashed as he moved to the left side of the double-headed lion and threw a punch over.
"BANG!"
Lin Feng's punch directly slammed into the double-headed lion's back.
The ferocious beast suddenly let out a howl of pain. It turned and sped into the distance, wanting to run away.
"Can you even flee from me?" Lin Feng coldly laughed and pursued after.
RUMBLE~
Another three punches were blasted out. The double-headed lion lifted its head and howled helplessly at the sky. Next, its gigantic body slumped down lifelessly.
Lin Feng steadied his breathing. After that, he took out a dagger and began to dig out the inner core of the double-headed lion.
He stood up and was about to leave.
Swish, swish, swish~
All of a sudden, the sound of something breaking the air rang out from afar.
"Someone is here?" Lin Feng frowned. He didn't want any trouble; hence, he sped up and rushed into the distance.
However, it was already too late.
"Hold it there." A cold snort rang out from his back. Five to six cultivators rushed over, each with a powerful aura. This was especially so for the man in the lead. His aura was heavy, and each of his movements was accompanied by the sound of crackling thunder. His exhalation resembled a sword, and the sound of his breathing was thunderous. Even from afar, he gave Lin Feng a sense of pressure.
"An expert at the ninth-level of the Martial Student Realm." Lin Feng felt shocked in his heart.
He stopped and asked, "Everyone, why do you ask me to stop?"
The cultivator in the lead cast a glance at the double-headed lion on the ground and spoke, "Since you could hunt a double-headed lion, it means that your strength isn't bad. Follow us back."
"Follow you guys back to where?" Lin Feng furrowed his brows.
"Follow us to meet with the third young master," said the cultivator in the lead coldly.
Lin Feng initially wanted to reject this. But when he saw the cold looks and ferocious expression on their faces, he knew that he would end up being attacked from all sides the moment he rejected it.
In addition, Lin Feng also wished to see what these people were up to.
He nodded his head. "Sure, please lead the way."
Their group then began to move toward the distance.
They ran and headed for a lake located ten miles away.
"Shriek~"
About two to three miles away from the lake, a sharp ear-piercing noise suddenly rang out from it.
After that, a hundred-meter-long gigantic creature suddenly rushed out from the waters.
"Winged snake!" Lin Feng exclaimed in shock.
He had read the [Mountains and Rivers Classic] before.
The Mountains and Rivers Classic had recorded that: Winged snake, had a body of a snake and the wings of ancient winged dragons, possessing tremendous speed and brutal nature. It was a demonic snake that had a trace of the ancient winged dragons' bloodline.
Demons had intelligence, and they understood cultivation. In the future, if their cultivation climbed to a certain level, they would be able to speak the human tongue and even transform into a humanoid form.
"The winged snake has appeared. Quickly!"
The lead expert in Lin Feng's group roared, making Lin Feng and others increase their speed as they rushed toward the lake.
"Help, help!" From afar, a voice crying for help could be heard.
There were five cultivators at the lake's side with their arms tied behind their backs. The winged snake was currently rushing at them.
"Prepare to fire the arrows."
Within the forest, over ten people were waiting in ambush. The man in the lead was a young master. When the winged snake rushed toward the human baits, the young master called out to remind his subordinates.
The winged snake was extremely quick. It opened its huge maw and directly devoured the five baits.
"FIRE!" The young master waved his hand.
Swish, swish, swish~
The over ten cultivators waiting in ambush began to fire their arrows. After that, they rushed toward the winged snake.
However, the speed of the winged snake was simply too fast. After devouring its prey, it directly rushed back into the lake and vanished from sight.
"Damn! The winged snake got away again."
The expression of the young master turned gloomy.
"Young master, we are back," greeted the cultivators that brought Lin Feng back.
"Mhm, how many people have you all captured?" the young master asked.
"Replying to the young master, there are very little people that appear in the surroundings. We only managed to capture one man."
The young master frowned. "Bring him over."
"Brat, come over." The cultivator in the lead shouted at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng furrowed his brows. He saw the previous scene extremely clearly. These people were using humans as bait to lure the winged snake out. Their methods were truly brutal to the extreme.
"Spare us! Young master, please spare our lives!" Not far away, over ten cultivators were tied together. Their faces were pale and they begged pleadingly for mercy.
"Shut up. Whoever dares to talk will be killed directly." The expression of the young master was ice-cold.
The remaining cultivators that were tied up paled even further. Their bodies were trembling and despair covered their faces. They no longer dared to beg for mercy.
Because the bodies of their fellow comrades lay on the ground before their eyes. These bodies were those who had tried to run away or been screaming loudly. The subordinates of this young master had ended their lives with a stab of their swords.
"This man is so ruthless," Lin Feng silently mused as he walked over, staring at this young master. He felt astonishment in his heart as he moved closer. This young master was actually an expert at the ninth-level of the Martial Student Realm.
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