Chapter 20: Slaying a Second-Tier Magic Beast

In the Magic Beast Mountain Range, a forest composed of tall trees.

Lin Feng was currently running forward like a madman, occasionally glancing behind him.

His eyes were full of helplessness.

Today, he had really run out of luck; he never expected that after obtaining the item, he would still encounter the magic beast guarding the medicinal herbs.

Behind him, a white ape-like magic beast over three meters tall was closely pursuing him.

Man and beast continued to sprint madly through the forest...

"Why am I so unlucky today that I'd even run into you!"

He let out a strange cry, seeing the Blizzard Snow Magic Ape getting closer behind him, Lin Feng hurriedly sped up again.

Not long ago, Lin Feng discovered a Soul-Returning Scarlet Fruit tree in a part of the jungle.

Coincidentally, the magic beast guarding that tree happened to be absent.

Soul-Returning Scarlet Fruit is the main ingredient for a second-grade Qi-Returning Pill, and he had previously obtained two volumes of second-grade pill recipes from Liu Xi's storage ring.

Faced with the Soul-Returning Scarlet Fruit before him, Lin Feng could not resist this temptation.

He swooped in like the wind and picked them clean.

But he didn't expect that, after picking them, the second-tier Blizzard Snow Magic Ape guarding the Soul-Returning Scarlet Fruit happened to return injured, bumping right into him by the tree.

Both man and beast were stunned for a moment, but upon seeing it was a second-tier magic beast, Lin Feng immediately turned and fled without hesitation.

And the magic beast, seeing that the treasure it had intended to use for its upgrade had been completely ruined by a person, would not easily let Lin Feng off.

Thus, the current scene came to be...

After running for several minutes, Lin Feng glanced at the Blizzard Snow Magic Ape's abdomen.

There was a huge wound there, inflicted by an unknown magic beast's tearing bite.

Considering his current state, the gaseous battle qi within his body had begun to liquefy, and he was only a step away from reaching the Battle Master realm.

Furthermore, he had been training in the Magic Beast Mountain Range for two months, and his combat experience had greatly improved compared to before.

He estimated in his mind that he should be able to fight this heavily injured second-tier Blizzard Snow Magic Ape.

He gritted his teeth and immediately abandoned the plan to escape using a flight combat technique.

He raised his palm to chest level, and a layer of crimson-red battle qi quickly covered it, then he suddenly halted his running steps.

He then made a sharp 180-degree turn and charged at the magic beast behind him at top speed.

"Crimson Fire Palm!"

With a loud shout, Lin Feng accurately struck the wound on the Blizzard Snow Magic Ape's abdomen, and his palm sank into it.

"Roar!"

The wound was hit by the scorching battle qi, causing the beast to emit waves of painful cries.

Afterward, its fists swung up at extreme speed, violently pounding toward Lin Feng.

Instantly, Lin Feng felt a strong blast of air rush over him, and then his abdomen ached.

Shortly after, still somewhat slow to react, he was thrown into a patch of grass five or six meters away.

"Pfft~"

A mouthful of blood spurted out uncontrollably; looking at the Blizzard Snow Magic Ape that had only retreated a step, Lin Feng's eyes involuntarily flashed with disappointment.

Indeed, this magic beast comparable to a five-star Battle Master was not easy to deal with even when seriously injured.

However, Lin Feng glanced at his blood-stained palm; the previous attack was not without effect.

At least, the Blizzard Snow Magic Ape's internal organs had surely suffered considerable damage in that combat technique just now.

Although the magic beast's physique is robust, it surely wouldn't feel too good either.

Moreover, the wound on its abdomen has begun to bleed heavily.

Seeing the beast's wound continuously bleeding, Lin Feng immediately thought of something, and a hint of a smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

He took out a healing pill and swallowed it; then, enduring the pain, he turned and fled again.

Furthermore, he took out a Soul-Returning Scarlet Fruit and tossed it, luring the Blizzard Snow Magic Ape to come forward and pursue.

"Roar~"

Seeing Lin Feng flaunting the item he had snatched from it right before its eyes, the Blizzard Snow Magic Ape let out an angry roar.

It pounded its fists against its chest, producing a series of 'thump-thump' sounds, then quickly chased after him.

Seeing the Blizzard Snow Magic Ape give chase, Lin Feng's lips curled slightly; while fleeing, he occasionally launched a combat technique at it.

This continually provoked it, causing it to ignore its wounds and keep pursuing him.

Such pursuit lasted about ten minutes, after which Lin Feng noticed that the Blizzard Snow Magic Ape behind him was slowing down, its movements growing increasingly weak.

Seeing its weakened state, perhaps even a one-star Battle Master using a Mysterious Tier low-rank combat technique could kill it in one strike.

Lin Feng knew the moment had arrived; he swiped his storage ring and took out a long spear.

Afterward, his battle qi swiftly circulated through certain meridians throughout his body.

Soon, his body shifted, and a massive energy lion condensed into form.

The long spear in his hand then thrust toward the exhausted Blizzard Snow Magic Ape.

"Furious Lion Roar!"

With Lin Feng's motion, the energy lion fiercely collided with the Blizzard Snow Magic Ape's abdominal wound.

Along the way, the vegetation was also left in disarray by the combat technique.

"Boom!"

Due to massive blood loss, the weak and powerless Blizzard Snow Magic Ape could not dodge in time; it could only watch helplessly as it collided with the combat technique.

The fierce battle qi surged rapidly into its body through the wound and then exploded with a boom.

The retreating Lin Feng only heard a muffled sound emanating from within the magic beast's body.

Aoo!

Afterward, amid its howls, large chunks of internal organs spilled from the wound.

Despite such injuries, even a magic beast's sturdy physique could not endure any longer.

Thud!

Accompanied by a dull thud, the magic ape's massive body instantly fell straight to the ground.

Seeing this, Lin Feng wasn't certain whether it was really dead, and hastily delivered a Crimson Fire Palm to its head as a finishing blow.

With its life force gone, the magic ape's head lost its energy shield and was instantly blasted apart by a battle technique.

Pfft~

He spat another mouthful of blood, and yet, under the blazing noon sun, Lin Feng felt a faint chill that made him tremble slightly.

Looking at his abdomen starting to freeze, he said bitterly: 'As expected of an ice rank-2 magic beast; although I used medicinal pills to temporarily suppress the injury, if I don't quickly find a place to completely eliminate the cold energy within me, I might truly perish together with this blizzard magic ape.'

He swiftly circulated his battle qi to temporarily halt the cold's spread, pulled out a dagger, and stirred inside the blizzard magic ape's head.

Before long, he took out a white round pellet the size of a pigeon's egg.

His mouth corners split into a grin as he laughed: 'Heh, this danger wasn't in vain—I've finally obtained my first rank-2 magic core!'

'Captain, there's movement over there.'

'You heard it too, didn't you? Quickly go search—see if it's that brat; the regiment leader has offered a reward of a hundred thousand gold coins.'

'Yes!'

Hearing a clamor from the nearby forest, Lin Feng felt his still-dire state, and that his battle qi, now under twenty percent, was rapidly draining.

His brow twitched slightly, then he swiftly stored the magic core and the magic beast's body, and dashed off in a direction...