Fang Jian and Gu Gang followed.
Coincidentally, the Red-eyed Wolf King was fleeing right in Shen Fan’s direction.
Shen Fan’s heart raced.
Gritting his teeth, he leaped into the river.
The Red-eyed Wolf King was incredibly fast.
Shen Fan had just hidden himself when it arrived, intending to cross the river and head for the distant mountains.
The very instant the Red-eyed Wolf King leaped into the air, Shen Fan shot out of the water like a flying fish.
He gripped his saber with both hands and, aiming for the wolf’s waist, unleashed thirty-seven slashes in a flash.
He had already cultivated his Fast Blade technique to the level of Great Success, mastering the essence of its three principles: fast, precise, and ruthless.
With this assault, he broke through the Red-eyed Wolf King’s Defense and slashed into the wound on its waist.
If the Red-eyed Wolf King had been at full strength, he would have fled long ago.
But the beast was heavily wounded, with only a tenth of its power remaining.
Under the cover of a surprise attack, there was a chance he could kill it.
The Red-eyed Wolf King was a King among Fierce Beasts, and its entire body was a treasure.
Its pelt alone was worth eight thousand Gold taels!
Not to mention, the Red-eyed Wolf King was one of the few Fierce Beasts that possessed an Inner Core.
If he could retrieve the Red-eyed Wolf King’s Inner Core, it would be worth at least thirty thousand Gold taels!
That converted to three hundred thousand Silver taels!
This was a massive amount of Cultivation Resources.
Shen Fan was in desperate need of money; how could he not be tempted?
‘If I let such a great opportunity slip by, I’ll never forgive myself.’
Empowered by the Primordial Qi and strength of the Third Rank of Meridian Opening, his Sword Light was sharp and chilling.
After more than thirty slashes, he had cut the Red-eyed Wolf King down at the waist.
“AWOOO!”
The Red-eyed Wolf King let out a wretched cry, not expecting someone to be hiding in the water to ambush it and sever its spine.
It opened its massive, bloody maw, gathered its Yuan Jin, and lunged for Shen Fan’s neck like a bolt of red lightning.
How vicious the Red-eyed Wolf King was, lashing out with a final bite even at death’s door!
Shen Fan’s expression turned grim, but since he had planned the ambush, how could he not have anticipated the Red-eyed Wolf King’s dying counterattack?
He lightly tapped his right foot with his left, as if ascending a Celestial Ascension Ladder, and instantly shot up a level, dodging the strike from its Wolf Fangs.
Unleashing his Power, his Great Sorrow Palm, which was nearing the level of Great Success, howled forth and struck the Red-eyed Wolf King squarely on its rear!
The Great Sorrow Palm was comparable in power to a High-tier Martial Skill.
This furious strike directly shattered the Red-eyed Wolf King’s spine, and its colorful entrails spilled into the river.
The Red-eyed Wolf King whimpered once, its body went limp, and its breath ceased.
Shen Fan shot forward, grabbed the upper half of the Red-eyed Wolf King’s body, and flew to the other side of the river, landing steadily.
From the surprise attack to the kill, the entire process took only two breaths’ time and was incredibly perilous.
If Shen Fan’s first slash had failed to hit the Red-eyed Wolf King, he would have been locked in a bitter struggle.
Wiping away a bead of sweat, he gasped for breath.
He had expended a great deal of his Heart Spirit, and his Primordial Qi was almost completely depleted from the saber and palm attacks.
With no time to harvest the Red-eyed Wolf King’s spoils, he sat down cross-legged to regulate his Blood Qi and Primordial Qi.
Fortunately, his foundation was solid, and the Refining effect of the Great Sorrow Palm on his body was extremely thorough.
In just over a dozen breaths, he had recovered seventy to eighty percent of his Primordial Qi.
Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps approached.
“Huh? I didn’t expect the Red-eyed Wolf King to die here!” Gu Gang’s voice came from the other side of the river.
He was on the right, with the sword-browed youth in the middle and Fang Jian on the left.
Among them, the sword-browed youth and Fang Jian had the strongest auras, while Gu Gang’s was the weakest.
Shen Fan knew they would eventually catch up.
His Yuan Jin had been nearly exhausted, and he didn’t have time to leave, so his only option was to race to recover his Primordial Qi to face Fang Jian and the others.
‘Fang Jian’s group deserves some credit for my killing of this Red-eyed Wolf King,’ Shen Fan thought.
‘If they want a piece of the pie, I won’t refuse.
I can let them have all the materials except for the Inner Core and the pelt.’
After all, even the remaining materials were worth over five thousand Gold taels.
“So it’s you, kid.” The three of them crossed the river and rushed toward Shen Fan.
Gu Gang wore a vicious expression as he barked, “This has nothing to do with you. Get lost!”
They had spent over a month hunting the Red-eyed Wolf King.
They wouldn’t let anyone else lay a finger on it.
“You little brat from Black Water Academy, we killed this Red-eyed Wolf King. Thanks for watching over it for us,” the sword-browed youth said with a slight frown.
“How about this: you can take one of its Wolf Fangs. It can be forged into a decent weapon.”
He noticed the Red-eyed Wolf King’s rear was missing and thought to himself: ‘Could this kid have cut the corpse in half after the wolf died? Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
No, a mere Third Rank of Meridian Opening like him couldn’t have withstood even a casual swipe from the Red-eyed Wolf King.
It must be that its back broke when it crossed the river.
That, plus the fact it was on its last breath, is why it died here.
Good thing we arrived early.
If we were a step later, that kid would have made out like a bandit.’
“Senior Brother Fang Yu, a single Wolf Fang is worth over a thousand Silver taels! Giving it to this kid is letting him off too easy!” Gu Gang complained.
“Hey, you! Pick a few strands of wolf fur and then scram!”
‘I killed the Red-eyed Wolf King, and you’re telling me to scram?’
Shen Fan’s face became as cold as frost.
If he hadn’t ambushed the Red-eyed Wolf King, their group wouldn’t have even been fast enough to catch its shadow!
“Heh, I killed the wolf!” Shen Fan laughed in fury.
“You’ll give me three strands of fur? Are you fucking kidding me?”
“You killed it? Haha! With your Second Rank of Meridian… Third Rank of Meridian Opening!” Gu Gang’s smile froze.
A closer look revealed that Shen Fan’s Cultivation was no weaker than his own.
‘Advancing a whole Realm in one month!
Even among the Inner Court Disciples of Bai Shan Academy, few can achieve such a Cultivation speed.
This kid must have taken some precious medicinal herb, that has to be it.
If he really had the Talent to advance one Small Realm a month, at his age, he would have been an Inner Court Disciple long ago.’
‘People who rely on medicine to advance often have very weak Combat Power.’
“You’re too late!” Shen Fan said, his face devoid of expression.
“Gentlemen, please leave. I’m taking the Red-eyed Wolf King for myself!”
Originally, he had been wary of the strength of Fang Yu’s group, especially Fang Yu himself, who was extremely powerful.
If they had been open to negotiation, he wouldn’t have minded giving them a share of the benefits.
But the sword-browed youth and Gu Gang were unbearably arrogant, clearly intending to just steal the Red-eyed Wolf King!
Since that was the case, he decided he wouldn’t give them so much as a single piece of the Red-eyed Wolf King’s shit!
“What nerve! You arrogant brat, let’s see how Grandmaster Gu teaches you a lesson!” Gu Gang roared in fury.
How dare a guy who relied on medicine to advance talk so big.
A month ago, he had underestimated Shen Fan and been taken advantage of.
This time, he was determined to kill him!
Like a Fierce Tiger, he charged at Shen Fan, wielding his Thick-Backed Mountain-Cutting Saber.
The Thick-Backed Mountain-Cutting Saber was forged from heavy iron, weighing about seventy-seven catties and seven inches wide.
A single chop from it could slice a large water buffalo in two.
Gu Gang was tall and strong, and he wielded the Thick-Backed Mountain-Cutting Saber with the might of a raging tiger.
The blade cut through the air, heavy and powerful, as he aimed for Shen Fan’s neck!