Chapter 1731: Continue Fighting Desperately

Ye Liuyun immediately released a Soul to help his avatar.

However, the elk instead rushed toward Ye Liuyun, released another Soul, and attacked into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

The elk's Soul power is indeed strong; its size is exactly twice that of Ye Liuyun's Soul.

If Ye Liuyun did not release a Soul to help his avatar, the outcome would truly be uncertain.

Lei Ming had a Sealing Demon Tablet ahead of him; the elk was unsure whether it could block its Soul attack.

Meanwhile, the avatar had wounded it, so it naturally wanted to take revenge on the avatar.

When Ye Liuyun released a Soul to help his avatar, the elk thought the opportunity to kill Ye Liuyun had arrived.

So it wanted to first eliminate Ye Liuyun, then destroy the avatar's Soul.

At that point, without Ye Liuyun's control over the Sealing Demon Tablet, it could easily kill Lei Ming.

But unexpectedly, the Soul that entered Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness was actually the first to be destroyed.

Inside the avatar's Sea of Consciousness, its Soul struggled in the Nether Ghost Fire for a while before being destroyed.

Once both of its Souls were destroyed, its physical body collapsed directly.

Lei Ming also breathed a sigh of relief, put away his gilded bow and arrow, and then lay down on the ground to rest.

After Ye Liuyun's Soul helped his avatar devour the elk's Soul, it returned to his own Sea of Consciousness and absorbed the Soul power that the Ten Thousand Gods Command had helped him absorb.

The three of them rested in place for a while, then stored the elk's corpse in the Space World.

"This elk is too fierce! It knocked me dizzy!"

Lei Ming sighed.

"Its Soul is also exceptionally strong, its body is very agile, and its reactions are quick!"

Ye Liuyun also praised.

"Have we encountered the strongest of the early second stage?"

Lei Ming asked.

"Judging by Soul power, it's not the strongest but almost as strong! The rest should be average! Its speed and reactions are actually not as fast as the Black Panther's."

"It's just that the Black Panther's cultivation level hasn't reached that yet."

Ye Liuyun explained.

"Is Little Black that formidable?"

Lei Ming asked doubtfully.

She always calls the black panther Little Black, and often beats it for no reason.

"Haha, that's because its cultivation level isn't enough; otherwise you couldn't catch it!"

Ye Liuyun laughed.

"Are all early second-stage ferocious beasts this formidable?"

Lei Ming asked Ye Liuyun.

"I think their overall strength should be about the same, at most their Souls aren't as strong as this elk's!"

Ye Liuyun analyzed.

"Then let's rest a bit, then go look for an early second-stage ferocious beast to fight?"

"Or should we just go all out fighting these ferocious beasts!"

Lei Ming asked Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also wanted to fight such a strong opponent: "Alright, let's go back to cultivate and fully recover before we go."

"We must not be careless against early second-stage ferocious beasts!"

Afterwards, the three returned to the Xuan Kong Shi to cultivate and recover, leaving the Magic Vine to guard the original spot.

Once they had fully recovered, they then continued to search for early second-stage ferocious beasts.

Ye Liuyun's analysis was correct; the overall strength of ferocious beasts at this level is about the same, only each beast's strong and weak points differ.

Some ferocious beasts are easier for them to deal with, while others are harder for them to fight.

For example, they encountered an ape that could petrify.

Various powers were ineffective against it.

In the end, only Ye Liuyun and his avatar could launch a Soul attack to kill it.

There were also ferocious beasts capable of casting illusions.

If it weren't for Ye Liuyun having the Ten Thousand Gods Command, they would all have been killed.

Ye Liuyun, his avatar, and Lei Ming—each battle was extremely perilous, requiring them to exert twelvefold effort to fight desperately.

"If this continues, our armor probably won't last long before it's ruined!"

Lei Ming said worriedly.

"That won't happen; at least ferocious beasts of this level aren't enough to destroy our armor!"

Ye Liuyun assessed the strength of ferocious beasts at this level and felt the armor could withstand it.

But Lei Ming still took off his armor, fearing that over time it would suffer damage.

"These armors must wait until we fight desperately against the Foreign Tribe before being used; we can't let them be scrapped prematurely."

Lei Ming said.

"That also makes sense!"

Ye Liuyun and his avatar also followed suit and took off their armor.

"Since we're going to train, let's train hard!"

The three of them all took off their protective armor, preparing to train their physical bodies as well.

Afterwards, whenever they encountered ferocious beasts, they would often get injured, and their rest periods would become longer.

They also didn't go deeper; instead, they searched horizontally within the same realm's tier for ferocious beasts to practice on.

After another four or five days, they retreated back to the First Level Late-stage ferocious beast area.

Ye Liuyun and the others, when they fought the First Level Late-stage ferocious beasts again, found it much easier.

"Challenging higher levels really speeds up progress! Fighting these First Level Late-stage ferocious beasts now is incredibly easy!"

Lei Ming sighed.

"Yeah!"

Ye Liuyun also agreed with this view.

So he released Long Nv, Man Shu, Ye Tiandao, and the Black Panther, letting them fight the First Level Late-stage ferocious beasts.

The Magic Vine was then let go by Ye Liuyun, allowing it to go hunt on its own deep in the mountain range.

Not long after the Magic Vine left, Ye Liuyun and the others heard terrified roars and wails of ferocious beasts coming from all around.

"This guy, how many ferocious beasts did he take on at once!"

Ye Liuyun smiled helplessly.

The Magic Vine has an innate advantage, able to attack countless ferocious beasts at once.

He should be back to sleep before long.

Ye Liuyun and the others didn't pay attention.

But those who came to Maple Fire Forest to practice against ferocious beasts were not just Ye Liuyun and the others.

So many ferocious beasts roaring at once also startled the other teams, who thought something major had happened.

Some teams immediately began to retreat.

The team nearest to Ye Liuyun and the others also happened to run toward their direction.

After Ye Liuyun devoured the elk's soul, the range of his Divine Sense probe had expanded to about ten miles out.

He also quickly discovered that this group of people was approaching.

Ye Liuyun immediately recalled his clone.

That way, if they clashed, he could still strike the opponent unexpectedly.

The others also stopped and prepared for battle.

"Don't stray too far from me—I've encountered a team of Human Martial Cultivators over here!"

Ye Liuyun also used the Divine Soul Contract to inform the Magic Vine, telling it not to run too far, lest fighting break out and there wouldn't be time to rescue Ye Liuyun and the others.

Among that group were an old man at God Realm Second Level Mid-stage, a guard captain at God Realm Second Level Early-stage, and a young woman also at God Realm Second Level Early-stage.

The group numbered over twenty, as if the old man was taking the woman for training while the guards stood watch.

They, hearing the ferocious beasts' howls from afar, were also filled with fear.

Once the Elder's Divine Sense detected Ye Liuyun and the others, he immediately led his group straight over.

"The ferocious beasts' cries sound like they're getting closer?"

The young woman anxiously said to the Elder,

"Miss, don't worry."

"I've detected a few Martial Cultivators; we'll approach and let them block any danger!"

The Elder said.