The group of ten.
The flaming lions had been the right choice. Without them, Ye Zichen really didn't know when they'd be able to leave the forest.
Although the ferocious beasts in the forest were only average in strength …
They posed no threat to Ye Zichen.
But if they kept going in circles, they'd break down.
Now that they'd run into the middle-aged man, Ye Zichen's group finally made it out of the forest.
"Brother, you're not a local, are you?"
Asked the middle-aged man. He'd already treated his wounds. His broken bones couldn't heal, so he'd have to wait until they got back to town. Fortunately, he was a star level cultivator, so he could absorb a certain amount of cosmic energy to numb his pain.
Ye Zichen didn't try to hide it.
"That's right."
"I knew it," laughed the middle-aged man. "There aren't any star level cultivators as young as you in the surrounding towns. Right, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Liu Shuiheng."
"Future."
"Future little brother, you truly are a young hero. You broke through to the star level at such a young age. I'm so envious," praised Liu Shuiheng.
"It's alright."
There was always someone better than you out there.
Ye Zichen wasn't going to get complacent just because he'd broken through to the star level.
At his age ….
There were plenty of people who could break through to the star level.
Just because he hadn't seen them didn't mean they didn't exist. In other words, when he was in Chaos City, there were no more than thirty star level experts in the surrounding villages.
How long had it been?
Liu Shuiheng was a star level expert, and his daughter, Liu Tianyin, was a level seven domain expert.
That kind of talent was unheard of in Chaos City.
"Future little brother, you're so humble," laughed Liu Shuiheng. "If only my daughter was half as humble as you. You've only just broken through to level seven domain, yet you're already yelling about being invincible. Hahaha ….."
"Dad!!!"
Liu Tianyin bit her lips and stamped her feet in embarrassment. Seeing his daughter's expression, Liu Shuiheng laughed again.
During this time, Liu Tianyin had been paying attention to Ye Zichen's expression. When she saw that he didn't care at all, she lowered her head in disappointment.
"Hahaha, I'll stop, I'll stop."
Liu Shuiheng laughed. Ye Zichen nodded.
"Your daughter's talent is actually very good."
Liu Tianyin's eyes brightened when she heard Ye Zichen's praise, then she lowered her head shyly.
"His talent is not bad, but he's too lazy …"
Liu Shuiheng spoke to Ye Zichen as if they were friends. That wasn't strange; they were both in the Star level. The way Liu Shuiheng saw it, Ye Zichen might even be a bit stronger than him.
A world where strength reigned supreme.
Age was never the main factor that affected the seniority of both parties. Even if it was an old man who was about to be buried, he would still respectfully call him senior when he saw a youth whose strength was higher than his.
That was how Liu Shuiheng treated Ye Zichen.
He felt that Ye Zichen was strong enough, so he naturally treated him like a junior. As he spoke, he didn't hold back too much.
Feeling his daughter's murderous gaze …
Liu Shuiheng hurriedly changed the topic.
"Where did the future brother come from?"
"I came from a village in the north," Ye Zichen didn't hide it and replied with a smile.
"The village in the north?"
As he spoke, Liu Shuiheng was stunned.
"Didn't the Vicious Beast Forest already seal off all paths? Did the future brother pass through the forest to get here?"
"Yes," Ye Zichen nodded.
Gasp …
Liu Shuiheng's two subordinates, who were carrying the earth dragon's corpse, couldn't help but gasp when they heard that.
If someone else said that …
They would definitely retort.
Was it really that easy to pass through the Vicious Beast Forest? Even someone in the seventh or eighth level of the Star level wouldn't be able to say for sure that they could.
And yet …
They couldn't refute Ye Zichen's words.
Didn't they see that he'd already tamed three flaming lions?
Someone who could even tame flaming lions couldn't possibly pass through the Vicious Beast Forest.
"Future brother, pardon me for asking, but your Star level …"
"Two levels," Ye Zichen replied.
"Only two levels?" Liu Shuiheng frowned.
"Is there a problem?"
"Then did the future brother encounter any beasts above the fourth level?"
"No!"
Ye Zichen shrugged.
"Forget the fourth level, I didn't even see a Star level beast."
"Future brother, you really are lucky."
"What do you mean?"
"To tell you the truth, there were even cosmic level beasts in the forest just now. If you came from the northern village, you should have passed by a few sixth level Star level beast hordes, but you said you didn't even see a Star level beast. Isn't that lucky?"
Liu Shuiheng explained with a smile. Ye Zichen's heart skipped a beat.
Sixth level Star level.
Vicious beast hordes!
Qing Hui and Han Qing hadn't told him about it.
If that was really the case, then he really was lucky. Ye Zichen might have died if he ran into them.
Of course …
Ye Zichen didn't blame them.
Qing Hui and Han Qing had tried very hard to persuade him. What's more, they hadn't been to the other side of the forest in tens of thousands of years. Their understanding of it came from ancient books.
After tens of thousands of years, the vicious beasts in the forest had evolved.
Understandable!
"Then I really am lucky," Ye Zichen nodded with a smile. Liu Shuiheng laughed along with him. "It's been a long time since anyone from the northern village came to our side. Future brother, since you're here, you must have come to determine the village's level, right?"
"Determine?" Ye Zichen frowned.
"Is that not the case?" Liu Shuiheng was stunned. "The reason our town is separated from your village by the Vicious Beast Forest is because of the difference in levels. Different levels live in different areas. That's an ancient rule. If you want to live in a higher level area, you need to go through a new ranking test. The Vicious Beast Forest is a barrier to prevent lower level villages from forcefully taking the test. "
"Something like that happened!?" Ye Zichen was shocked.
"Hey, little lion, how old are you?"
The young man walked at the back and chatted with the lion cubs.
Perhaps sensing that the young man had no ill intentions, the adult lions allowed him to fool around with their children. However, at that moment, Liu Tianyin walked up and grabbed the young man by the ear.
"Come over here."
"What are you doing, sis?" The young man frowned. Liu Tianyin pursed her lips. "Go and ask around. What's the relationship between those people and future big brother?"
Liu Tianyin indicated towards Bai Se and co.
"B-Big brother?!" The young man doubted his ears, then revealed a look of shock. "Sis, you can't be in love, right? Oh my god, even a stone girl can welcome spring. "
"Do you want to get beaten up?"
Liu Tianyin clenched her fist threateningly.
"Go and ask!"
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