Chapter 17: Furious Lion Roar

Heh.

Lin Feng softly laughed, then said: "How naive. If the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps were to spread rumors in Qingshan Town, claiming you obtained the Mysterious Rank technique in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, would your so‑called human connections still matter?"

"Well… Mu Li and his crew probably wouldn't dare. If the rumors spread and attract attention, even though the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps is the strongest force in Qingshan Town, they might not be able to get the items I have."

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Xiao Yixian felt a slight emptiness in her heart. Though she wasn't very interested in Battle Qi cultivation, she knew how attractive high‑level techniques were to the mercenaries of Qingshan Town. Yet she still didn't want to leave the Qingshan Town she grew up in, and she insisted, saying:

"If that's the case, then it's up to you."

Seeing this, Lin Feng only gave a slight nod and dropped the subject. After all, he and Xiao Yixian weren't that familiar yet; seeing her persistence, he didn't want to press further.

"And you?" Xiao Yixian tilted her head and asked with a smile.

"Me?"

Lin Feng clenched the feather of his Blue Eagle, his voice deepening as he said, "I won't go back. With the strength I just displayed, Mu Li will definitely try everything to kill me, so until I'm strong enough to wipe out the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps, I won't return to Qingshan Town for now."

Thinking of Mu Li, a flash of murderous intent crossed Lin Feng's eyes. He had no virtues, only a grudge‑bearing nature; he would repay any insult.

"You plan to leave here and go to other cities?" Xiao Yixian asked hesitantly upon hearing that.

"Leave?"

Lin Feng sneered, "Although I'm alone now and can't eliminate the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps, I believe within at most half a year I can defeat them single‑handed. I'll train in the Magic Beast Mountain Range for a while, then… settle the score with the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps gradually."

"The leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps is a Two‑Star Dou Shi. If you seek revenge, you'd better be careful."

After a pause, Xiao Yixian solemnly reminded him.

"It's nothing, just a Little Dou Shi. Give me some time, and I'll reach that level soon."

With a casual wave, Lin Feng smiled indifferently.

Seeing Lin Feng like that and recalling how he once reduced the Six‑Star Dou Zhe Mu Li to such a pitiful state, Xiao Yixian nodded and fell silent.

She turned, commanded the Blue Eagle, and flew into the mountains.

……

At dusk and dawn, the massive Blue Eagle spiraled down slowly, finally folding its wings and landing on a mountaintop.

"Below is the base of the herb‑gathering team. Since you aren't returning, I'll leave you here. After sunrise, you may go on your own, okay?"

Looking at the campfire below, Xiao Yixian turned to Lin Feng and smiled.

"Hmm." Smiling, Lin Feng clasped his fists, laughed brightly, "Then we part here. Next time we meet, it may be a long while."

"Hmm." The snow‑white chin twitched slightly; Xiao Yixian hesitated a moment, then took a small pouch of medicinal powder from her bosom and handed it to Lin Feng: "These powders aren't strong, but they can barely serve as self‑defense."

Taking the powder Xiao Yixian offered from her chest, Lin Feng felt a ripple in his heart.

Honestly, facing a beauty like Xiao Yixian, he couldn't possibly have no thoughts; he just suppressed them because more urgent matters occupied him earlier.

Coming to his senses, Lin Feng touched his nose, smiled, and gave a slight nod.

Then he waved at Xiao Yixian and said seriously, "Farewell. When we meet again, I'll eliminate that rotten mercenary corps, to vent our grievances."

With that, he turned and walked into the dark forest.

"Heh, I'll be waiting." She playfully blinked, laughing softly.

Watching the boy's silhouette fade slowly into the darkness, Xiao Yixian finally withdrew her gaze.

Turning her head toward the camp below, she whispered lightly, "Mu Li, you wait for me. A woman's memory of grudges runs far beyond what you imagine."

She sneered, leapt onto the Blue Eagle again, then slowly spiraled down, finally disappearing into the night sky.

Bathed in morning light atop the peak, watching the mercenary squad depart, Lin Feng twisted his head, clenched his palm, and sneered, "Mu Li, wait for me. Want to kill me? This grudge I, the young master, will remember firmly. Next time we meet, you'll repay double!"

He inhaled a breath of crisp morning air, turned sharply, and strode into the dense forest without looking back.

He had traversed so long without experiencing life‑or‑death trials; his combat experience was severely lacking. Facing someone of equal or higher level would cost him dearly!

In the forest surrounding the Magic Beast Mountain Range, a first‑tier Green Wood Mouse crawled cautiously, its tiny brown eyes scanning the woods vigilantly.

Two huge front teeth occasionally cracked open some nuts on the ground, devouring the fresh flesh inside.

Soon, while the Green Wood Mouse ate happily, a black shadow suddenly sprang from the withered grass nearby, its massive jaws clamping down on the mouse's head as it tried to flee.

Two sharp, long fangs pierced deep into the mouse's body; the shadow injected poison while wrapping the mouse tightly with its body.

About dozens of meters away, in a thicket, Lin Feng focused his gaze and realized the creature hidden in the grass was a Black Iron Mang.

Black Iron Mang, a first‑tier magical beast, its body covered in black‑brown rhombic scales, highly toxic, normally preys on small beasts like Green Wood Mice and Wood‑Eating Foxes, its attack power comparable to a human Nine‑Star Dou Zhe.

Watching the two beasts tangled, Lin Feng, concealed behind the shrubbery, slowly approached the Black Iron Mang, which was busy feeding.

When he reached about ten meters from the Mang, his internal Dou Qi surged, and his legs slammed onto the ground.

His body rushed toward the Mang, and the iron spear in his hand became instantly enveloped by raging crimson Dou Qi.

As the Dou Qi on the spear thickened, soon a faint image of a sky‑howling energy lion head formed.

"Advanced Mysterious Tier combat technique, Furious Lion Roar!"

With a thunderous shout, a massive energy lion erupted from the spear tip, its ferocious roar echoing across the small world. Accompanied by a booming roar, in an instant the energy lion head appeared beside the Mang's hindbrain.

Acting on its survival instinct, the Black Iron Python instinctively dodged to the side.

Unfortunately, it could not escape the energy lion head's attack range; the moment its contact met Lin Feng's technique, its head was torn to pieces by the raging Dou Qi.

The head shattered, the headless body twitched a few times, then collapsed helplessly.