Chapter 2101: Chapter 2056: Pretty Good Luck
This Killer Forest is vast in area, with most of the ferocious beasts living in its inner regions.
They wandered around the outer regions for a whole day and didn’t encounter a single beast.
"If we can’t find anything on the outskirts, let’s venture a little further inside," Chen Yang said directly.
"Huh?" Nangong Zheng was taken aback.
Just coming to the Ferocious Beast Forest was already a huge risk for them.
And now they wanted to go even deeper?
Wasn’t that akin to courting death?
"Chen Yang, you mustn’t be rash. If we can’t find the Canghuo Wolf, at worst, we lose fifty contribution coins. It’s better to live another day," Nangong Zheng quickly advised.
Chen Yang, however, smiled casually, "Nangong, have a little confidence in yourself. We’ll venture just a bit further; nothing will happen."
"But in there, the beasts are in packs. You and I stand no chance," Nangong Zheng expressed his concern.
"We haven’t even gone in yet. How do you know what it’s like inside? Trust me; let’s take a look. We might get lucky and find the Canghuo Wolf," Chen Yang replied with a smile.
He had the strength of half a step into the Condensation Realm, so going a bit deeper was no big deal. He was fully capable of handling it.
So he wasn’t worried at all.
But Nangong Zheng lacked confidence in his own cultivation.
And displayed his worry clearly.
"Nangong, I don’t want to go back and see Xu Ming’s smug face. Do you want to suffer this silent grievance?" Seeing Nangong Zheng’s hesitation, Chen Yang immediately used a taunting strategy.
Nangong Zheng was stubborn and pursued his principles strictly.
Upon hearing this, how could he hold back?
He agreed without hesitation.
"Alright, Chen, since you’re so confident, I’ll risk my life to accompany you and venture a bit further in," Nangong Zheng said angrily.
Chen Yang couldn’t help but smile, saying nothing more as he led Nangong Zheng deeper into the Ferocious Beast Forest.
Their luck was astounding. They had barely gone two kilometers deep and had already found a target.
The Canghuo Wolf!
And fortunately, the Canghuo Wolf was currently engaged in a fight with another beast.
The two were locked in a fierce battle, fighting for their lives.
It was wild.
As it was his first time seeing a Canghuo Wolf, Chen Yang wasn’t entirely sure.
Hiding in the grass, he intentionally took out a drawing to compare it with the beast before him.
Upon comparison, it truly was the Canghuo Wolf.
"Chen, you really are a person with great fortune! Luckily, we listened to you and ventured a bit deeper; otherwise, we wouldn’t have stumbled upon this opportunity." Nangong Zheng beamed as he watched the two beasts locked in combat.
Because the two beasts were attacking each other violently.
It was clearly a do-or-die situation.
For them, this situation was incredibly advantageous.
No matter who won or lost, they could sit and reap the benefits, expending much less effort.
It was a scenario Chen Yang hadn’t anticipated.
And indeed, very surprising.
"Let’s just watch quietly. Once one falls, we’ll charge out," Chen Yang said with a smile.
"Alright." Nangong Zheng nodded, squatting down with Chen Yang to wait.
At this moment, the distant Canghuo Wolf was fighting against a white ape.
Their battle was at a fever pitch, intense and fierce.
From the grass, Nangong Zheng watched the Canghuo Wolf’s ferocity and felt both thrilled and frustrated.
The thrill was from the opportunity afforded by the ape’s battle with the Canghuo Wolf. Otherwise, he couldn’t have entertained any thoughts about the Canghuo Wolf.
After all, it was a late Gathering Spirit Canghuo Wolf, a whole major realm above him.
And the frustration was naturally because of Xu Ming.
That guy knew they were newcomers, yet he sent them to their deaths. His heart was truly malicious!
He pondered silently.
If they could take the Canghuo Wolf’s inner core back today, Xu Ming would pay a price!
Roar!
While Nangong Zheng was absorbed in his thoughts, a plaintive howl suddenly echoed from ahead.
And then, the ape fell with a crash!
Dead!
"Damn, how did it die?" Nangong Zheng exclaimed in shock.
Chen Yang hadn’t overthought it. His attention had always been on the Canghuo Wolf, so he saw clearly what happened.
The ape had initially been dominant because its strength surpassed the Canghuo Wolf’s, continuously suppressing it.
But just now, in one exchange, the Canghuo Wolf unexpectedly changed its attack strategy, catching the ape off guard.
The wolf’s claw pierced its chest, straight to the heart... which led to sudden death!
"My God, this Canghuo Wolf is so fierce, a one-shot kill," Nangong Zheng started to feel a bit tense.
He had imagined both sides would fight to exhaustion before one prevailed. But as it turned out, the Canghuo Wolf was not quite as worn as expected.
After the ape fell, the Canghuo Wolf didn’t act immediately, instead standing there, panting heavily.
It hadn’t reached total exhaustion or a drained state, but it was close to it.
It had little power left.
"Nangong, the opportunity is now, let’s attack and catch it off guard," Chen Yang decisively said.
They couldn’t delay any longer. Any delay would give the Canghuo Wolf time to recover!
"Alright, I’ll go first."
Nangong Zheng also understood there was no time to waste.
Without hesitation, he rushed out of the grass.
He unleashed his strongest strike!
All his power converged into one palm, striking fiercely at the panting Canghuo Wolf!
The Canghuo Wolf had just endured a fierce battle, its injuries and spiritual energy not yet recovered.
Moreover, it hadn’t expected anyone nearby.
Though Nangong Zheng’s strike wasn’t fast, it was unexpected.
Thus the Canghuo Wolf had no time to react.
Bang!!
With an explosive sound, Nangong Zheng’s palm struck the Canghuo Wolf squarely.
The Canghuo Wolf was sent flying, crashing into a large tree before falling to the ground, spitting blood, life or death unknown.
"Haha, we did it." Nangong Zheng was overjoyed to see this!
He thought the Canghuo Wolf was surely dead.
Not even mindful of Chen Yang, he sprinted forward to extract the Canghuo Wolf’s inner core.
What he didn’t know was that the Canghuo Wolf was pretending to be dead!
Though it was seriously wounded and very weak.
Still, it was a late Gathering Spirit realm beast, and Nangong Zheng was only in the Qi Cultivation Realm.
The difference between the two was a whole major realm. How could it possibly be killed with one slap from Nangong Zheng?
"Nangong, watch out!"
Chen Yang noticed something was wrong and shouted a warning.
But it was already too late.
Nangong Zheng was already within three steps of the Canghuo Wolf.
He heard Chen Yang’s warning and was momentarily stunned, missing the chance to retreat.
Then they saw the previously lifeless Canghuo Wolf suddenly open its eyes and pounce at Nangong Zheng with a manic leap.
Although Nangong Zheng didn’t react instantly, Chen Yang’s warning made him instinctively twist his body slightly.
Slush!
This slight twist saved his life!
