Chapter 20

"Kacha."

The chipped steel sword broke into two, and the other half was stuck in the Yellow Armored Lion's abdomen.

Gu Chen frowned slightly.

This was the second Fine Steel Sword that was broken.

He had been in the Forbidden Forest for two days. Because of the high-intensity battles, only the last of the three swords he had brought out from the sect was left.

Even the last sword had some chips on its blade, and it looked like it would not last for more than a few days.

The heavily injured Yellow Armored Lion wailed and soon died, but Gu Chen did not feel good either.

Before it died, it scratched his arm with its sharp claws, leaving a wound so deep that the bone could be seen.

After dealing with the wound, Gu Chen found that the healing medicine he had brought with him was almost used up.

He had experienced countless battles in the past twelve days. If not for the large amount of beast meat that made his body surging with energy and made his self-healing ability extremely strong, he would have died long ago.

Even so, he was at the end of his rope.

"If this goes on, I won't last three days. Do I have to go back?"

Gu Chen bit his lips.

So far, he had only broken through 41 of the 810 acupoints. If he were to return now, he would not be able to complete his original goal by the time of the Rising Dragon Ceremony, considering the time it would take to travel back and forth.

Moreover, the abyss in his body was about to transform. If he went back now, all his efforts would be in vain.

However, if he did not go back, he would not have any healing medicine. When the last sword was broken, he would be in a dangerous situation in the forest.

The Immaculate Sword Technique was powerful, but wild beasts had their own specialties. If he was not careful, he would fail miserably.

Just like the Yellow Armored Lion just now, if its claws had landed on his abdomen in the final counterattack, he might have died right now.

"Eh? Someone camped here? "

Gu Chen was thinking about whether to go back or to go deeper when he noticed the traces of a bonfire on the ground. It seemed to be left yesterday.

The Forbidden Forest was extremely vast and uninhabited. After so many days, this was the first time he had seen traces left behind by humans.

His eyes lit up. Looking at the traces, the other party had quite a number of people. They would definitely have healing medicine and other supplies. They might even have extra weapons.

Compared to leaving here, it was more practical to track this group of people.

He could observe from afar and see if he could trade with them.

Thinking of this, Gu Chen carried the corpse of the Yellow Armored Lion, which was two meters long, and followed the trail of the group of strangers.

This Yellow Armored Lion was one of the more valuable beasts he had killed. If possible, he would use it to exchange for something he needed.

A Yellow Armored Lion weighed at least ten thousand pounds, but Gu Chen easily carried it.

Currently, Zhang Xuan possessed a strength of 655,555 jin in a single arm. With just brute force, he could easily beat a savage beast to death.

…

"Hou ~ ~ ~"

"Awooo —"

At the foot of a cliff, the cries of beasts resounded incessantly. Savage beasts walked out of the forest continuously.

There were packs of Steelback Blue Wolves, huge White-fronted Black Bears, Fierce Tigers, Blue-Scaled Elephants …

Several hundred savage beasts bared their fangs and glared greedily at the group of people before them.

A few disciples of the Golden Crow Sect and the Purple Heaven Sect had disappeared, and the remaining disciples were covered in wounds.

Their faces were as pale as paper as they stared at the approaching beasts, their eyes gradually filled with despair.

"Damn it, I didn't expect to be tricked by that Connate Stage demonic beast."

A disciple of the Golden Crow Sect smiled bitterly.

Just half a day ago, they had finally found that Connate Stage demonic beast and chased it all the way here.

They thought they would succeed this time, but they did not expect that the Connate Stage demonic beast was so intelligent that it was a trap.

Once they were tricked, the Connate Stage demonic beast slipped up the cliff, and countless savage beasts emerged from the forest on three sides, completely surrounding them.

Originally, it was not difficult for them to climb up the cliff, but they did not expect a large flock of Golden Crowned Vultures to appear in the sky.

These birds were extremely ferocious. They circled low in the sky, obviously waiting for their prey. If they dared to climb up, they would definitely be attacked violently.

As a result, they were in a predicament where there was no way out. Life and death were on the line!

Seeing more and more savage beasts approaching and the flock of Golden Crowned Vultures eyeing them, how could they not feel despair?

"It's all my fault. I did not notice the Connate Stage demonic beast's trick. I did not expect it to be able to control the Golden Crowned Vultures. "

Lu Yichen had a sad look on her face. They had already lost a few companions, and the rest were exhausted.

"How can you be blamed? We made the decision together. You reminded us two days ago, but we were unwilling to give up and insisted on trying again. That's why we ended up like this. "

The others consoled her.

"I'll lure the savage beasts away. You guys take the opportunity to escape!"

Lu Yichen gritted her teeth and made up her mind.

A few Golden Crow Sect disciples were tempted, but the Purple Cloud Sect disciples objected strongly.

"How can we do that? Senior Sister Lu, we can't abandon you!"

"Furthermore, there are too many savage beasts. Their eyes are already bloodshot. It's useless. No one can escape!"

This was the truth. The crowd fell silent. It seemed like they could only wait for death.

"If I'm going to die, I want to leave my body intact. I don't want to be eaten by these beasts!"

A female disciple said with tears in her eyes. She took out a bottle of poison.

Savage beasts had a sharp sense of smell. They did not dare to eat poisonous food.

As long as they consumed the poison, they could avoid being eaten by hundreds of beasts and leave their bodies intact.

She was about to kill herself but was stopped by Lu Yichen.

"Don't be like this, don't give up hope!"

"What else can we do? Senior Sister Lu, I beg you. I just want to die a less painful death! "

Just as the crowd was debating whether to kill themselves, the hundreds of savage beasts surrounding them suddenly became restless.

"Awooo —"

The Steelback Blue Wolf howled, its eyes filled with fear.

The White-fronted Malevolent Bear and Fierce Tiger shivered as well. They stared in the direction of the forest, their hair standing on end.

This strange scene caused the crowd to fall silent. They looked in the direction of the forest in shock.

There, the leaves rustled, and footsteps could be heard.

As the leaves were too dense, they could only see a huge beast pass by the top of the tree. Their hearts sank.

It's over. From the looks of the savage beasts, an even stronger beast is coming!

For a moment, many of them had the urge to consume the poison first. That way, they would suffer less.

Lu Yichen smiled bitterly. She did not stop her junior sister. Perhaps she was the smart one in this situation.

Under the despairing gazes of the disciples of the two sects, the huge beast finally came out of the forest.

The Blue Wolf, Fierce Tiger, White-fronted Malevolent Bear and the other savage beasts subconsciously took a few steps back, as though they were welcoming the arrival of the king of beasts.

The crowd's breathing tightened. They could clearly see that the beast was the corpse of a huge Yellow Armored Lion.

And it was easily carried on the shoulder of a wild man.

That wild man bared his white teeth at them.

"Hey, brothers, are you guys alright?"