’The very thought makes me antsy,’ Zhang Qiang considered. ’But in this post-apocalyptic world where might makes right, we’re just small fry in front of Dongfang Ruoyu.’
’Might as well start with those two young ladies from the Han Family to whet our appetites.’
’They’re not a bad choice, either!’
Hearing this, his subordinates trembled internally.
’A Golden Tier expert!’
’What does that even mean?!’
’As long as they don’t venture too deep into the jungle, they can do whatever they please in the outer regions and within the barriers.’
’They’re unstoppable—they’d kill a god if a god stood in their way, and a buddha if a buddha blocked their path!’
’If Early-Silver Stage grunts like us ran into someone like that, forget about fighting. A single flick to the forehead from them would probably shatter our skulls!’
’Looked at it that way, Brother Qiang really was thinking things through!’
"Looks like the Nebula Barrier isn’t far ahead!"
"Let’s go, brothers! Speed up!"
"Charge!"
.......
A series of shouts rang out as the men spurred their mounts on, looking like a gang of bandits returning from a successful raid.
But in the next moment, a series of massive booms echoed from the distance!
In an instant, they reined in their mounts and came to a halt.
Looking in the direction of the sound, they were all stunned.
In the distance, a hundred-meter-tall tree came crashing down! Dust and smoke billowed into the air!
Before the smoke could even settle, another giant tree toppled!
BOOM!
The sound reverberated!
It was followed by the resounding clang of steel!
The impacts were powerful and heavy.
With every sound, a plume of dust rose into the air.
"Brother Qiang!" one of the underlings said, looking to Zhang Qiang for a decision.
Zhang Qiang stared at the situation in the distance. "Let’s go! We’ll check it out. It’s probably a fight between Exotic Beasts. Let’s see if we can’t swoop in and pick up the pieces after they’ve worn each other out!"
Zhang Qiang tightened his grip, the muscles in his arm bulging and coiling like horned dragons.
He yanked hard on the reins.
And in turn, his Wind-Chasing Leopard mount.
The Wind-Chasing Leopard changed direction, and the group of men galloped toward the battle!
On Ye Yunyi’s end of the fight...
SKREEE!
Within the swirling dust!
The cry of a Vajra Ant echoed.
Ye Yunyi leaped into the air!
Below him!
A Vajra Ant shot through the air!
Its extreme speed kicked up a fierce wind, mixing with the dust!
It was like a spinning cannonball fired from a barrel!
It smashed straight into a massive tree!
BOOM!
With a tremendous crash, splinters of wood flew everywhere!
The Vajra Ant’s single strike gouged a hole several meters deep into the trunk of a tree so thick it would take dozens of people to encircle.
Ye Yunyi’s eyes turned cold as he watched this final Vajra Ant.
His figure flashed!
The Vajra Ant’s attack missed!
It crawled out of the hole in the tree, just about to counterattack!
But!
In the next instant!
Ye Yunyi appeared right in front of the Vajra Ant!
Before it could react!
The Giant Axe in his hands chopped down fiercely!
THUD!
With a heavy thud, the Giant Axe bit into the Vajra Ant’s forehead!
However, it didn’t cut very deep!
SKREEE!
Feeling the pain, the Vajra Ant became even more ferocious!
It raised its pair of giant mandibles, preparing to snap them shut on Ye Yunyi’s neck!
Ye Yunyi dropped into a low horse stance!
With a single step, the ground beneath his feet spiderwebbed with cracks!
His ankles sank into the earth!
With both hands, he grabbed the Vajra Ant’s giant mandibles!
"Die!"
Ye Yunyi roared, unleashing all the strength in his body.
His muscles bulged all over, and his once well-fitting clothes were stretched to the tearing point!
His arms were like the claws of a great dragon!
CRACK!
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
RIIIIP!
A series of sounds like tearing tinfoil echoed!
The Vajra Ant’s head began to split apart, starting from the gash made by the Giant Axe!
"Die!"
Ye Yunyi roared again!
The power in his hands erupted once more!
SKREEE!
With the Vajra Ant’s final shriek,
its entire head was torn apart by Ye Yunyi!
SQUELCH!
Flesh and gore were ripped asunder!
Like a fountain!
It splattered everywhere!
*Huuu...*
Ye Yunyi’s strength gave out for a moment, and he sat down, still clutching the pair of giant mandibles.
He only rested for a single breath before getting up. After all, he couldn’t afford to be careless in a region teeming with Exotic Beasts.
He extracted the Crystal Core from the Vajra Ant he had just torn apart.
’Absorb!’
A surge of power instantly flooded into Ye Yunyi’s body!
Then, he tossed the Vajra Ant’s corpse into his System Space.
Ye Yunyi repeated the process, absorbing the Crystal Cores of three more Vajra Ants in a row.
*Huuu...*
Suddenly!
A strange sensation washed over him!
The next moment, a screen of light popped up!
[Name: Ye Yunyi]
[Height: 185cm]
[Tier: Mid-Silver Stage]
[Skills: Rapid Absorption, Divine-level Hunting Skill]
[Weapon: Upgradeable Battle Axe]
Looking at his new Mid-Silver Stage tier, the corners of Ye Yunyi’s mouth curved up.
’Finally, a breakthrough!’
He finished collecting the corpses of the three Vajra Ants.
Then, shouldering his Giant Axe, he walked toward the last remaining Vajra Ant.
By now, the dust had settled.
Ye Yunyi surveyed the devastation. Several hundred-meter-tall trees had been felled!
Not to mention the ground, which was pockmarked with deep craters and debris!
’What a brutal battle!’
Ye Yunyi was secretly amazed. ’Thank goodness for this Divine-level Hunting Skill!’
’Otherwise, as an Early-Silver Stage Mutant, it would have been impossible for me to annihilate so many Early-Silver Stage Vajra Ants.’
’Of course, I also have the ’Many Children, Many Blessings’ System to thank.’
Ye Yunyi thought of Zhou Huaiwei. ’When I get back tonight, I’ll have to "reward" her properly.’
He walked over to the Vajra Ant and was just about to crack open its head.
WHOOSH!
The sound of something slicing through the air!
Ye Yunyi spun around!
An arrow grazed past his head!
’Who’s there?!’
Ye Yunyi immediately glared into the distance.
"Heh, impressive. As expected of a Mutant who can fight an Early-Silver Stage Vajra Ant. You actually dodged my arrow." Zhang Qiang lowered his Bow and Arrow and dismounted his Wind-Chasing Leopard.
The others also dismounted, their eyes fixed on Ye Yunyi.
Ye Yunyi stared back at them.
He didn’t need them to say a word; Ye Yunyi knew what they wanted.
’They see I’m alone and want to rob me?’
"Alright, hand over that Vajra Ant, your axe, and all the Crystal Cores you have on you. Do that, and I’ll let you live," Zhang Qiang said, his eyes filled with casual indifference.
The moment he had seen only one dead Vajra Ant, he knew this person was his for the taking.
After all, the Vajra Ant was an Early-Silver Stage Exotic Beast.
’This guy struggled so much just to deal with one Vajra Ant, and he wrecked the battlefield this badly in the process.’
’His strength must be at the Early-Silver Stage, same as my underlings.’
’Nothing to be afraid of.’
He then glanced at one of his underlings.
The underling caught Zhang Qiang’s gaze and understood. This job was in the bag.
He grinned at Ye Yunyi. "Toss everything over here!"
His tone left no room for argument.
Ye Yunyi looked at the five or six men, then bent down to pick up the Vajra Ant, his mind already calculating.
He then tossed the Vajra Ant in his hands toward the man.
The massive Vajra Ant flew through the air.
In an instant, it captured everyone’s attention.
The underling hadn’t expected Ye Yunyi to just toss it over.
He was just about to catch it!
But as the Vajra Ant neared him,
a figure suddenly appeared beneath it!
Ye Yunyi was holding the Vajra Ant’s pair of giant mandibles, thrusting them forward!
He clamped them around the underling’s neck!
With a twist of his hands,
SCHLICK!
head and body were separated!
A perfectly good head went flying through the air!