Chapter 335: Great Melee

In the valley there remained some weak ferocious beasts; upon first seeing Yuan Lang alone, they still drooled, saliva dripping all over the ground.

But afterwards, when the huge Shun Yuan appeared, each instantly became like a lamb seeing a wolf, howling and fleeing in all directions.

Indeed, the Shun Yuan Leader's build and aura were simply the kind that could take a beast's life in a moment.

Seeing all the ferocious beasts so fearful of him, the Shun Yuan Leader became utterly conceited; his 'hoo-hoo-hoo' cries practically shook the valley.

A gleam of pride flashed in his scarlet eyes, and he then strode toward Yuan Lang with those Hong Kong feet.

You little brat, if I don't take care of you, you actually think you can escape my big paw.

He then strode forward with those huge Hong Kong feet toward Yuan Lang, rumbling without any slowdown, clearly intending to crush him bodily.

Looking up at the Shun Yuan Leader howling as he charged, Yuan Lang flashed an international gesture, then took off running deep into the valley behind him—if not now, when?

The deep valley was filled with tall trees; for Yuan Lang in beastman form it was natural to navigate, but for the huge Shun Yuan Leader it was an obstacle everywhere.

After dodging a few times, the angry Shun Yuan Leader seemed to lose patience, roaring as he smashed straight through the trees in his way with brute force.

Hearing the heavy footsteps behind him drawing nearer, Yuan Lang looked at the somewhat crude wooden spear he had just made in his hand.

He took out a tightly wrapped small bamboo tube from his bosom, then dipped the sharp tip of the wooden spear into it.

When he pulled it out again, the tip was pitch black—this was the poison prepared for him by the little female.

After making three spears in succession, Yuan Lang finally halted before a large tree, then reversed his earlier flight and charged straight at the Shun Yuan Leader.

The Shun Yuan Leader's eyes brightened; he howled and lifted his palm, larger than a fan, and charged forward.

Yuan Lang dodged its attack, stepped on the trunk for leverage, and leapt onto the Shun Yuan Leader's back.

A cold smile flickered in his stern brows and eyes; his muscular arm gripped the poison‑smeared wooden spear, and before the Shun Yuan's arm fell, he thrust straight toward its armpit.

If the skin were pierced even slightly, the toxin could enter its body through the wound.

But the next moment, the feel of the wooden spear told him it wasn't that simple.

The Shun Yuan Leader's armpit skin was remarkably tough; where the wooden spear struck it only sank in slightly, without breaking the skin.

The pain made the already irritable Shun Yuan even more frenzied; he raised his hand and slapped his own back, trying to swat away the annoying little fly on him.

Yuan Lang turned and jumped onto a nearby large tree to dodge.

The enraged Shun Yuan charged straight ahead, roaring as he slammed into the large tree where Yuan Lang had landed.

While striking, he kept lifting his head to howl at Yuan Lang in the tree, and from time to time he poked with his thick finger at the spot where Yuan Lang had just jabbed his armpit.

After poking, he kept up his nagging; seeing Yuan Lang's indifferent look, the Shun Yuan Leader seemed angrier, roaring as he broke the trunk.

As the tree snapped, Yuan Lang flung a handful of sand from his clenched hand at the Shun Yuan's eyes; then, while it kept its eyes shut, he darted forward and thrust his wooden spear again at its eyes.

"Hoo-hoo!"

This time, the wooden spear did not pierce the Shun Yuan Leader's eye, but it sliced a wound at the corner of its eye.

The Shun Yuan cried out in pain, its injured eye squeezed shut, and it swung a hand at Yuan Lang.

As Yuan Lang flickered to dodge, he avoided most of the attack, but his left arm was still swept by that large palm, and a sharp pain shot through him instantly.

Clenching his teeth, he reversed the wooden spear and stuck it into the basket on his back; then, heading toward the nearby forest, he used his uninjured right hand to soothe his left arm, his expression grim.

On his long, large hand the veins faintly showed; after a low groan, the left arm that had just lain limp at his side could now barely move.

For the beastman warriors here, a dislocated arm would be a fairly serious injury.

But for him, Teng Qian, and Teng Kun, this was utterly ordinary.

The beastfolk's formidable recovery power became even more evident on such a minor injury.

By the time he closed the distance to the Shun Yuan again, his left arm was no different from before.

Behind him, killing intent burst forth from the Shun Yuan.

The few ferocious beasts caught up in their fight just then didn't even have time to flee before the Shun Yuan Leader's huge paw swept them away, kicking them ten-odd meters to slam into a large tree before they slowly came to a stop.

What remained was only a corpse.

The ferocious beasts scrambling around gave Yuan Lang good cover; amidst the beast horde he constantly dodged and escaped, so that for a moment the Shun Yuan Leader couldn't catch him and could only vent his anger on the nearby beasts.

Yun Lang couldn't help but wryly smile; if he could survive today, just from these ferocious beasts' corpses he could probably gather many crystal cores.

But no matter the time, there are always opportunistic beasts; seeing that the Shun Yuan Leader hadn't noticed Yuan Lang, the nearby ferocious beasts suddenly thought of scavenging.

Growling low, they closed in on him.

"Courting death!"

Looking at the few ferocious beasts closing in, Yuan Lang's tone turned grim; claws extended from his palms, tracing sharp arcs in the air.

In midair came several shrill cries, a few 'bang bang bang' sounds, and the few ferocious beasts that had been thinking of a hearty meal instantly turned into corpses.

Just as he was preparing to look for another chance to attack the Shun Yuan Leader, a formidable pressure came from behind him, absolutely stronger than the Shun Yuan Leader's.

He flickered and leapt onto a large tree; the small ferocious beasts around had already vanished.

At this point he finally made out the huge figure facing off against the Shun Yuan Leader—it was a black giant python.

Seeing the cave behind the giant python, he also finally understood why it had emerged to confront the Shun Yuan: the Shun Yuan Leader had, in his rage, collapsed the python's den.

The giant python, whose den had been smashed, also took offense at the Shun Yuan Leader's bad temper; sweeping its long tail, it lunged at the offending monkey opposite, and the battle erupted instantly.

The giant python roused from its den by the blow was dazed for a moment.

The giant python, prone to morning grumpiness, was given such a hostile wake‑up call that its irritation surged upward several levels.

What's there to say? They've come knocking, smashed the door, and still yell wildly.

I can't make out what they're shouting, but seeing that arrogant hooting, I know it's no apology.

Can I tolerate this anger?

I'll go up and beat it!

The little monkey looks filthy; the giant python thinks, you claim to be a female beast, yet you look like this—who are you trying to scare?

The giant python's inner monologue is unknown to the Shun Yuan Leader; it only feels that whatever blocks its attempt to seize that little male beast is no good beast.

Immediately it lets out a series of hoots, an angry roar mixed with Hong Kong foot stomps.

That damn little earthworm doesn't know how stinky it is, but I've taken quite a few hits myself.

Don't even mention it, it's still pretty painful...

As a result, the proper target sat on a big tree eating melons and watching the fun, while the two improper vicious beasts went at it hammer and tongs.

You lash me with your tail, I kick you with my foot—either way, nobody came out ahead.

Shun Yuan Leader got whipped and grew a notch fatter, and even the giant python thickened a bit.

How did that saying go? I'm not fat—I'm swollen from the beating.

Yuan Lang's attention was on the beasts' battle, but more on Shun Yuan Leader.

As the battle wore on, Shun Yuan Leader's movements grew increasingly stiff, and several times his steps staggered between exchanges.

And Yuan Lang, hidden in the tree, his deep eyes suddenly lit up—looks like the toxin is kicking in.

Sure enough, Shun Yuan Leader, who had been evenly matched with the giant python, grew increasingly bulky, sometimes even swaying his huge head.

I slept fine yesterday, didn't drink any fake liquor—why am I feeling a bit dizzy?

The fierce battle accelerated the toxin's spread through its body; even with a body as strong as Shun Yuan Leader's, it finally succumbed to the combined onslaught of the giant python and the toxin.

Seeing the little monkey suddenly collapse, the giant python glanced at its own just-raised tail—could it have gotten stronger again?

Thinking that, I instantly felt badass, wriggling my body toward the nearby stiff little monkey.

I poked the panting little monkey with the tip of my tail: 'hiss~'

Just now you weren't that badass? Get up and keep fighting for three hundred rounds?

Shun Yuan Leader bared its teeth: 'Roar!'

Little earthworm, you wait for this leader—I'll beat you until you howl!

The giant python smugly twisted its body: 'hiss hiss hiss!'

I'm right here—see what you can do to me!

Not far off, Yuan Lang watched a monkey and a python hissing and roaring; though he couldn't understand their words, the python's smug expression still showed a bit of smugness.

He immediately curled his lip: 'If it weren't for his toxin, you'd have to work hard to beat Shun Yuan Leader.'

It seemed to know Shun Yuan Leader no longer posed a threat; the giant python kept teasing it with its tail, hissing as if laughing smugly.

'Roar!'

Suddenly, an earth-shaking roar came from the direction where the vicious beast herd had fled; before Yuan Lang could get a good look, the source of that roar had already appeared in the valley.

It was a giant beast sitting on its rear, as if something had knocked it flying, with a very sharp horn on its head.

The giant beast's huge body slammed straight into Shun Yuan and the giant python; the two beasts didn't even have time to dodge.

After stopping, the giant beast didn't even glance at the two small vicious beasts it had pinned under its rear; its powerful hind legs kicked out and it swooshed away.

Only the two beasts remained on the ground, being pressed by the giant beast's huge rear to the point of almost losing bowel control.

Shun Yuan's breath grew ever weaker; seeing the similarly deformed giant python, it actually let out two feeble roars.

Little earthworm, we're both doomed now!

The giant python couldn't be bothered with it, feeling aggrieved; it had just won, but now it doesn't even have the strength to lift its tail.

Yuan Lang had been waiting for the vicious beasts that would chase the giant beast, but moments later a strong battle tremor sounded in the distance—looks like they went elsewhere.

Right then he took a wooden spear from the basket on his back, jumped down from the big tree and walked toward the two vicious beasts.

Hearing the footsteps, the two already crippled vicious beasts struggled to lift their heads and look over.

When the giant python saw Yuan Lang, its cold snake eyes were full of killing intent.

And Shun Yuan Leader beside it was in bad shape; in this condition, if it fell into the hands of this male Beastfolk, what good could there be?

He then moved the corner of his mouth, actually revealing a very ingratiating smile.

Yuan Lang's stepping foot paused; he instantly felt his eyes sting, 'You stinker, you haven't even cleaned the pits in your teeth, and you dare to learn to fawn?'

He quickly stepped forward and kicked: 'Just now, being chased by you, I wished I had six legs.'

After Shun Yuan Leader let out a weak whimpering roar, it could only lie there panting.

Although the two beasts were heavily injured, looking like they could die at any moment, their aura still permeated the valley, keeping some weaker vicious beasts from approaching.

After glancing at the two beasts, Yuan Lang walked straight to a big tree beside them amid their puzzled gazes, sat down, and then cut some meat from the corpse of a vicious beast he had killed earlier.

He lit a fire and started roasting the meat.

When the roasting meat began to sizzle and release oil, he took out some seasoning prepared by the little females and sprinkled it on top.

Instantly, an unusually tempting aroma spread through the small valley.

'Gurgle gurgle gurgle!'

'Gurgle~ gurgle gurgle!'

The fragrant roasted meat was about to be eaten when a burst of loud sounds suddenly rang out; Yuan Lang frowned and looked toward the direction of the noise.

What met his eyes made him startle: the heads of Shun Yuan Leader and the giant python, drooping on the ground, were about to be drowned in their own saliva...

And those two scarlet eyes were now full of longing as they looked at him... at the roasted meat in his hand!

Yuan Lang lifted the skewer holding the roasted meat, and the beasts' eyes actually moved along with the meat's motion, quite amusing.

'Want to eat?' the Beastfolk said in a low voice with a hint of enticement; the two vicious beasts, their big heads soaked in saliva, strained to nod, drooling uncontrollably.

The beasts are about to die; giving them a bit to eat would be an act of pity.

Yuan Lang chuckled: 'You can have some, but you see, I only have one piece—who gets to eat it?'

Shun Yuan Leader looked at the giant python; the giant python looked back, then turned its head toward Yuan Lang and hissed.

Yuan Lang: 'I don't understand.'

The giant python gave him a disdainful glance, then looked at Shun Yuan Leader, and then proudly looked at itself.

Yuan Lang: '...'

This means, I and Shun Yuan are not so great; you're the most badass?

He let out a cold laugh, tore off a piece of roasted meat and came to the Shun Yuan Leader's side: "Open your mouth."

The Shun Yuan Leader's eyes lit up, and with a low growl it opened its mouth.

Yuan Lang looked disdainfully at the giant python and simply threw the fragrant roasted meat into the Shun Yuan Leader's mouth.