After leaving Fenlai City, Li Yue didn't even look back as he headed in the direction of the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts. That was his next stop.
The journey was long, but he didn't care.
At this moment, Li Yue was still dressed in black, tight-fitting clothes, carrying a quiver of arrows, and a backpack slung over his shoulder. Inside the backpack, there were only two sets of clothes. There wasn't much rations, only some jerky and a bottle of water. But there were quite a few bottles of seasoning, which was more than enough for him.
"If only … I had an interspatial ring, that would be even better. But right now, an interspatial ring … is nothing more than a dream."
Li Yue stared at the backpack on his shoulder, feeling helpless. This was the way things were in the Yulan continent. The strong grew stronger, while the weak grew weaker. Only the strong had access to good things.
In the later stages, in the Higher Planes, interspatial rings were as common as cabbages. Even if you threw them on the ground, no one would pick them up. But in the material plane, interspatial rings were incomparably rare. Unless you were extremely powerful, you couldn't even dream about it.
The Mountain Range of Magical Beasts was boundless.
Stepping into it, one could see ancient trees that were hundreds or thousands of years old. They covered the skies, and all sorts of weeds grew everywhere. Thorns grew everywhere as well. Withered leaves littered the ground, and each step made a sound. The surrounding area was filled with old vines and weeds.
"This sort of ancient forest has been here for who knows how many years. The weeds and vines are so dense that it's easy to hide in. To newbie adventurers, it's extremely dangerous. If they aren't careful, they can easily be ambushed by magical beasts hiding in the shadows."
It wasn't just magical beasts. Humans were even more dangerous here. The Mountain Range of Magical Beasts was filled with bandits. Sometimes, many people didn't even know how they died.
But Li Yue was different. He could be considered an experienced hunter. Naturally, he was very cautious.
Slowly slowing down, Li Yue strolled through the peaceful Mountain Range of Magical Beasts. His heart was as calm as still water, without any restlessness. He was in a very good mood. Slowly walking deeper into the mountain range, he saw that there were only two or three magical beasts in the outer perimeter. On his way out, he encountered a few magical beasts of the first rank or second rank. He didn't see any high-level magical beasts.
However, this was the outer perimeter, and the powerful magical beasts were all in the depths.
The deeper one went into the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, the more abundant the surrounding natural energy was. Perhaps this was the reason why powerful magical beasts liked to stay in the depths of the mountain range. Over time, such a pattern had been formed.
The Mountain Range of Magical Beasts was simply too large. It was over ten thousand kilometers long and seven or eight hundred kilometers wide. In the outermost hundred kilometers, most of the magical beasts were low-level magical beasts. If one went deeper than a hundred kilometers, most of the magical beasts would be of the fifth or sixth ranks. If he ventured deeper, he would encounter many magical beasts of the seventh, eighth, and ninth ranks. In fact, he might even encounter Saint-level magical beasts.
Li Yue made up his mind as he walked. This was his first time entering this place, so it was best to be cautious. He would explore deeper first, stopping after 50 kilometers at most. He wanted to be safe.
In the future, when he was more familiar with it, he would slowly go deeper into the heart of the mountain range.
Otherwise, Li Yue wouldn't be able to defeat level eight or level nine magical beasts if he were to encounter them later. At least for now, he wouldn't be able to.
The deeper he went, the more numerous the trees became. Gradually, they became denser and denser, forming a dense forest.
In an ancient forest like the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, the dense foliage of the ancient trees blocked almost all of the raindrops. Only a few drops of rain would occasionally fall.
The surrounding area was very peaceful, with an exceptionally quiet atmosphere.
"Something's wrong!"
Li Yue muttered to himself. From the perspective of a hunter, this place didn't seem like a place with any wild beasts. In addition, there wasn't any fishy smell. It didn't seem like there was any hidden danger.
But this was the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, after all. Only magical beasts lived here. Li Yue knew far too little about magical beasts.
After circling the area a few times and not discovering any dangers, Li Yue estimated the distance, and then decided to rest here for the time being and eat some food to replenish his energy.
As he thought about it, he leaped up and landed on a tree branch that was seven or eight meters high. He leaned against the tree trunk and took out the dried meat and water bottle from the bag on his back. He started to eat them one mouthful at a time.
Soon, he was full. After lying down for a few more minutes to rest, he was about to get up when he suddenly heard a cry.
Roughly a hundred meters away, he saw a giant bear with a long horn and black and white stripes striding towards him. It looked incomparably ferocious, and its large red eyes were fixed on Li Yue, who was on the tree trunk. It was coming at him menacingly.
"A single horn, black and white stripes, at least three meters tall, and its aura isn't weak. A bear type magical beast?" Li Yue muttered to himself. Unfortunately, he didn't recognize it. He didn't know much about magical beasts, but he could sense that this magical beast's aura wasn't weak. It was around the same level as his own, around the fifth rank.
A magical beast of the fifth rank, a bear type with a single horn and black and white stripes. And it had already set its sights on him.
Li Yue reacted very quickly. He immediately retrieved the Night Crow Longbow from his back and nocked an iron arrow, preparing to kill it in one shot.
But as he pulled back the bowstring, he hesitated.
"My purpose in coming to the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts is to temper myself and become stronger step by step. If I kill magical beasts, I'll never become a powerful warrior. At most, I'll become an accurate archer." This wasn't what Li Yue wanted, and so after weighing the pros and cons, he came to a decision.
Letting go of the longbow in his hand, Li Yue put the Night Crow Longbow back on his back, and then jumped down from the tree trunk, landing in the weeds below.
His entire body was like a dragon emerging from its cave, suddenly leaping out from the weeds below the tree. By the time the Horned Bear had turned its head in alarm, Li Yue's body had already appeared less than a meter away from it. Bringing with him a gust of wind, he appeared in front of the Horned Bear. Without saying a word, he viciously lashed out with a whip kick.
"Awooo!"
The Horned Bear roared angrily, its two eyes bloodshot. It waved its two large paws, smashing down at Li Yue. It looked as if it wanted to smash him into a meat patty.
Li Yue's eyes turned cold. His body twisted in midair, brushing past the large paws of the bear. Then, his five fingers formed into hooks, directly grabbing the right arm of the Black Bear.
"Hah!"
Li Yue let out a low roar. His entire body's muscles vibrated as he grabbed the Black Bear's arm and lifted it up.
That nearly five hundred kilograms of Black Bear was lifted up by Li Yue. And at this moment, Li Yue leapt up, his right leg viciously lashing out like a mountain. A terrifying ripple exploded in the air, and like a bolt of lightning, it smashed into the Black Bear's head.
"Bang!" With the sound of bones shattering, the Black Bear was kicked heavily into the grass. The entire ground shook, and a large crater was formed.
Naturally, the black bear was in an incomparably miserable state. Its skull was shattered, and traces of blood dyed its shiny black fur red. Its huge eyeballs protruded out, and dense blood streaks filled them. Its pair of ferocious large mouths were still oozing out blood.
The Black Bear lay there, its four limbs trembling. After a slight struggle, it completely died.
"Not bad!"
Li Yue nodded in satisfaction. He was quite satisfied with his skills. This series of actions did not go to waste after all these years of hard work. The Class 5 black bear was directly killed, and its skull was shattered. It died a clean and tidy death.
But these were just some combat skills. For Li Yue, they weren't difficult. If Li Yue's combat skills were further improved, reaching the level of lifting something heavy as if it were light, then dealing with this Black Bear would be much easier. With a single kick, the Black Bear's internal organs would probably all be crushed.
"Unfortunately, many Level 9 Warriors are unable to grasp lifting something heavy as if it were light. This skill is already slowly attuned to the natural Dao of Heaven and Earth. With my current blank Dividing Soul, if I want to grasp it, I can only slowly fumble around!"
It was very troublesome.
But Li Yue believed that he would succeed. Not only would he be able to lift something heavy as if it were light, but he would also be able to grasp the power of Heaven and Earth.
Grasping the power of Heaven and Earth was equivalent to becoming one with the world. Every movement of his would carry the power of Heaven and Earth. At that time, he would be a Saint-level powerhouse.
"It's too early to say this, but … my meals for the next few days will be much better!"
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