Chapter 2102: Chapter 2057: Slaying the Canghuo Wolf
The Canghuo Wolf’s claw was originally aimed directly at his throat.
But as he twisted, the claw deviated.
It struck his shoulder!
Although it was the shoulder, the injury was still serious, with a large chunk of flesh torn off, exposing the bone!
Nangong Zheng cried out in pain, lying on the ground with a face full of terror.
Howl!!
The Canghuo Wolf didn’t succeed with its first strike, it had a second one!
It lunged at Nangong Zheng again, intent on killing him instantly.
Nangong Zheng lay on the ground, completely defenseless.
He could only watch as the Canghuo Wolf lunged at him, baring its teeth and claws.
Despair overtook him... He closed his eyes, preparing for death.
And just at that critical moment! Suddenly, he heard an angry shout beside him!
"Beast!"
This shout was like a thunderclap, jolting the eyes-closed Nangong Zheng awake. He opened his eyes wide.
He saw a sharp blade shoot out from the side of the Canghuo Wolf.
In mid-air, it pierced the body of the Canghuo Wolf charging at him, pinning it to a nearby tree.
Awwoo... Awwoo...
Initially, the Canghuo Wolf wasn’t quite dead, letting out a few piercing screams, its body trembling a few times before ceasing its breath completely.
At this moment, Nangong Zheng’s eyes were wide open, his chest heaving!
That was so close!
He almost died at the hands of the Canghuo Wolf.
After calming down a bit, Nangong Zheng barely managed to get up and looked at Chen Yang.
Who else could have saved him just now if it wasn’t Chen Yang?
"Friend Chen Yang, thank you for saving my life. If you hadn’t been there just now, I fear I would have been done for." Remembering the scene earlier, Nangong Zheng felt some lingering fear in his heart.
This Canghuo Wolf was too cunning, it even pretended to be dead.
"No problem. Going out on missions together, you can’t just watch someone die and not help. Just now, if I had been in danger, you would have saved me too." Chen Yang said casually, not taking it seriously.
He reached out to pull out the Stone-Cutting Sword, causing the Canghuo Wolf’s body to fall to the ground.
Then Chen Yang sliced open the Canghuo Wolf’s body and took out a bead burning with flames!
This was the Canghuo Wolf’s inner core!
"Alright, mission completed, we can go back now." Chen Yang said with a smile, holding the bead.
Nangong Zheng saw the inner core and his face also seemed to relax instantly.
"Yeah, let’s go, it’s still too dangerous here." Nangong Zheng nodded, then dragged his injured right arm and left the Ferocious Beast Forest with Chen Yang.
On the way back, Chen Yang used medical skills to treat Nangong Zheng.
His wound, although large, was fortunately just a normal external injury, missing a piece of flesh.
This isn’t a big problem for a cultivator, as long as he recuperates properly, works hard on his cultivation.
It won’t be long before he heals completely.
"Brother Chen Yang, you actually know medicine? You’ve really surprised me." Nangong Zheng said somewhat incredulously, looking at Chen Yang.
After what happened, Nangong Zheng clearly regarded Chen Yang as a friend.
No longer addressing him as a fellow cultivator, but directly as brother.
Chen Yang didn’t say much more.
Nangong Zheng is still a good person.
Though a bit stubborn.
He’s still worth befriending.
"Haha, before I started cultivating, I was just a doctor, nothing special, just a minor medical skill." Chen Yang said modestly, then the two returned to Cangnan Academy.
By then, it was almost dark.
The two originally planned to go back directly to report.
But as they passed a small square in the academy, they found a large group of students gathered in front of an academy notice, seemingly watching some spectacle.
These experienced students rarely left their dwellings. To see such a gathering was very rare.
There’s only one possibility, a major event occurred at the academy, attracting so much attention.
Thinking of this, Chen Yang’s curiosity arose, feeling like checking out the excitement.
"Want to go and see?" Chen Yang asked with a smile at Nangong Zheng.
Nangong Zheng was not very interested.
"Better not. Important matters take priority, if we miss the time, Xu Ming will definitely stir up trouble!" Nangong Zheng replied.
"There’s still some time before it gets dark, right? Looking around won’t delay us, and since we’re new here, we should get to know more about the academy." Chen Yang said, ignoring whether Nangong Zheng agreed, he directly dragged him to join the excitement.
"Wow, it’s incredible, been here just about two months? Challenged and succeeded against the 300th rank in the fourth area! So exaggerated."
"Indeed impressive, I estimate this guy challenging the 300th rank isn’t even his limit."
"Ah? You mean this Li Keba can further climb in ranks?"
"That’s quite possible, this guy is really strong, I saw him in the Sutra Pavilion recently!"
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The scene was filled with lively discussions, all focused on a person named Li Keba.
And the notice on the wall, it was nothing else.
It was the ranking for the fourth area of the academy!
Chen Yang looked at it and found Li Keba’s name listed at the 300th spot.
"Two months, challenged the 300th rank? Has some skill huh." Chen Yang muttered with a smile, almost silently.
Unexpectedly, someone beside him overheard.
"Brother, who are you? Saying Li Keba has some skill? He’s really awesome, don’t you think!" The person beside him said excitedly, almost like he was Li Keba himself.
"Yes, indeed impressive."
Not wanting unnecessary trouble, Chen Yang didn’t argue, just smiled and agreed.
"Hmph." The person found Chen Yang sensible, didn’t say much more, snorting coldly and continued discussing with others.
Chen Yang smiled and continued focusing on the rankings.
Because the rankings not only display the ranks of various masters but also show their Realm and strength behind the rank.
That’s the point Chen Yang was interested in.
After some examination, he discovered.
In the fourth area, experts at the Half-step Condensation Realm were hardly seen.
Only the first and second ranks were at Half-step Condensation! The rest were all at Spirit Gathering Realm.
Seeing this situation, Chen Yang was quite pleased.
This showed that with his strength, even in the Mystic Realm, he could be considered outstanding!
If he wishes, he could anytime claim the highest position in the fourth area, or advance to the third area, it’s not impossible.
Because if he wishes, he could anytime break through the Half-step Condensation, entering the true Condensation Realm.
With the Condensation Realm, entering the third area wouldn’t be a problem.
Just uncertain about the exact rank.
"Seems we need to cultivate well too, Brother Chen Yang, and soon get onto this ranking to absorb better cultivation resources."
While Chen Yang was calculating when to challenge, Nangong Zheng voiced his aspirations beside him.
"Indeed, the higher you go, the better the cultivation resources, definitely worth the effort." Chen Yang nodded, then didn’t bother focusing more.
With Nangong Zheng, he left the square and returned to the registry hall.
By the time they returned to the registry hall, the timing was perfect, the sun had set.
Just as the two were about to enter the hall, they heard a burst of mocking laughter from inside.
"Hahaha, Brother Xu, it looks like they won’t complete the task. That’s the consequence of offending you."
"Indeed, dare to offend Brother Xu, isn’t this courting death? Giving them some lesson is even lenient."
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