hunting!

(Well, there was a problem with the editing site I use, so this chapter is probably buggy (more than usual). Read at your own risk!)

.....

Sky Cloud Forest.

A black bolt streaked through the trees in an instant. When the figure finally stopped, it was shown a handsome teenager with long hair and black robes breathing heavily while wielding a black katana.

The young man's body was scarred in several places, in addition to his black cloak being partially torn. However, it was still possible to recognize her beautiful face.

This young man is none other than Yang Tian! It had been more than a month since he decided to delve deeper into the Forest to find the true emotion of the fights, but it almost ended up taking his life in a few days of being here.

Here, he ended up encountering several beasts with much higher cultivation than his own, which forced him to fight with all his knowledge (which wasn't much), and on the edge of life and death.

However, this also led him to further increase his understanding of his true strength, and about the knowledge still in his mind.

In addition to that, he also had several chance encounters always being in the places where the qi of heaven and earth were densest.

His special world also benefited greatly from this trip, managing to absorb the purest energy even faster than usual.

Suddenly:

Sensing the danger quickly approaching him again, Yang Tian crouched down, before jumping more than five meters over a huge tree for cover.

He also controlled his breathing, and energy flow so as not to expose his location. 

Not long after hiding, a huge snake over thirty meters long, and five meters wide appeared!

She had two red eyes, black scales, and what looked like a small horn forming over her forehead. Her aura was frightening, causing several beasts to cower in fear.

Realm of the True Spirit!!

Yang Tian knew that fighting this snake at this point would be suicide. That's why, while he was fleeing here, he used one of his special techniques to regulate his body temperature before swallowing a pill that would change his scent completely.

"Damn it! How unlucky would it take to meet just such a powerful snake with Dragon bloodlines in this area?"

Yang Tian mentally cursed his bad luck.

However, as he remembered his earnings this month, a smile appeared on his lips.

"At least I got something good!"

Roar--"

A muffled roar sounded below Yang Tian, ​​the huge snake suddenly began to move, quickly looking for its prey.

Its body was erect, and its tail was flicking rapidly bringing strong winds over the ground.

His head was up, staring in every possible place. Also, she had a hideous scar across her eyes and a big, blood-curdling mouth.

But now, not seeing his prey, his body began to tremble slightly, before quickly crawling away in infinite rage.

Sigh!

Yang Tian breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and also left shortly after realizing that the snake could no longer reach him. This month he fought many different beasts, and there were several moments when he thought he would die. However, none of those were like the fear he had this time!

This forced him to understand that this was not a fictional world, but the harsh and cruel reality! If he dies here, there's no other opportunity to come back!

"I must rethink my knowledge of this world... I can't keep thinking that I will always be the strongest among my peers, or I will die without knowing how it happened"

Thinking about it, Yang Tian's body split into several afterimages running in the same direction.

Its speed was so high, that even the fastest beasts in its path couldn't even see a glimpse when following with their naked eyes.

Two hours later!

Yang Tian sat on a huge rock on top of a mountain, and looked up at the sky.

"That snake probably had a lot of Dragon blood in its horn. But even if I were even stronger, I still wouldn't have much of a chance against her..."

Yang Tian muttered, and then began to recover his Qi and his wounds. 

It was already night when all his injuries had healed. Looking at the dense constellation of stars in the sky, Yang Tian thought about how he was even less than a grain of sand in the middle of this universe.

Yang Tian knew he was in an isolated and backward area of ​​the world, and it irritated him greatly. Knowing that people possibly weaker than he were in more advanced places made him feel strangely bad.

Thinking of the 13 clans that were above most mortals on the Celestial Continent, a smile appeared on his lips. At this moment, it is not long before he leaves this place late!

After spending a few more days fighting various powerful beasts, Yang Tian finally decided to return to his home. On this trip he made huge gains, in addition to receiving a lot of combat experience which was his main reason for coming here.

Running through the forest, Yang Tian suddenly felt the ground shake slightly, followed by sounds of fighting coming from not far away.

Curious as to who was here, he changed his direction in an instant and ran towards the fight.

The bushes in front of him were shaking, as if something was coming out.

Very quickly, the head of a direwolf appeared, quickly followed by the appearance of its body. It was the size of a water buffalo and blood red, though its skin had several rotting scars scattered all over its body. It looked a little gross.

"Hmm? A rotting wolf of the ninth martial level? What is a beast like this doing in this area of ​​the Forest?"

Yang Tian's eyes widened. A wolf of this level should be more in the outer area of ​​the forest, and not in the deepest part where the beasts were already in the Ascended Realm!

The Rotting Wolf continuously let out deep growls. In front of him was a small human. The human didn't look very menacing, but the aura around his body felt very strange. However, due to a wolf's fierce nature, he was unwilling to give up his prey.

However, even with his instinct telling him to attack, the wolf was still very cautious.

"Come, attack me!" Yang Tian smirked mockingly.

The Wolf's fierce nature was immediately awakened. The claws of its front paws dug into the ground and its jaws opened, revealing two rows of sharp teeth shaped like daggers, exhaling a cold air.

Yang Tian bent his finger and said, "You big stupid dog, come, come, come!"

"To the!" The rotting Wolf let out a howl, leaping abruptly at surprising speed.

Yang Tian smiled and didn't panic. His katana suddenly appeared in his hand, and the katana arts were initiated instantly.

"Your!" Only one movement was made, but two flashes of cold light appeared. One of them was the sword itself, while the other was a white colored energy.

"Katana's Intent!" Yang Tian muttered.

 The Katana's intent was confirmation that he was on the right path, just as the bearer of a saber needed to have the "Sabre's Intent. He was incomparably sharp and extremely powerful.

"Pu!" 

Blood spattered as a crimson flower suddenly bloomed on Rotten Wolf's neck. His large body toppled over with a loud crash, his eyes widened as if he still couldn't believe the human in front of him was on a completely higher level than his own.

Yang Tian looked at his "art" and nodded in approval. The katana's intent was still in its early period, but it was already able to cut through a ninth-level beast with such ease. It would be hard to imagine if he used all his strength in one attack.

Leaving there, he started chasing the sounds of fighting again. The forest was very dense, so his eyes of Truth weren't very useful for looking for beasts or humans, so he didn't use them.

Ten minutes later, he arrived in an open forest field and spotted three people sitting in a clearing not far ahead.

The three of them looked like they had been through a big battle, each of them looking quite unhappy.

There were two men and a woman. 

Their ages were around seventeen or eighteen, with the oldest being probably twenty.

...

If Zhao Feng was here he would be shocked! These people were the same people he saw defeating the huge Hyena while still trapped in the cave. 

...

It didn't take long for the three of them to notice Yang Tian as he wasn't hiding from them.

"Brother, what city are you from?" 

one of the youths asked. His tone was full of confidence, hinting that he must be from some large and wealthy clan.

Yang Tian smiled and said, "Sun Feather City."

The three young men looked at each other, but they didn't seem to know where it was. That's why they made the decision not to come into conflict with this young man who suddenly appeared. Furthermore, they also noticed that they could not see through the cultivation of the young man in front of them.

"We are all from Cloud Country," that young man continued to say, and began to introduce his group, "I am Liu Yong, he is Chen Peng, and this beauty here is Ran Xiaoyuan."

Yang Tian waved at the three and said, "I'm Yang Tian!"

Yang Tian didn't give her family name as they probably wouldn't know anyway.

"Yang Tian, ​​we discovered an Earth Spirit Fruit just now, but there is a very powerful demon beast standing guard nearby, so we have no way of reaching him. How about you, are you interested in working with us?" Liu Yong suggested to Yang Tian.

The reason behind his friendly attitude was revealed by his words.

"Oh?" Yang Tian practically lost all interest the moment he heard the name of the fruit. Not that the fruit wasn't good, but rather that Yang Tian already had several in her special world. Even the trees he found were replanted by him in the special world.

The fruit of the earth was only useful to one who was below the second Heaven, or who was at the beginnings of the second Heaven. Yang Tiam had already recently entered the Third Heaven, being even stronger. So this fruit was no longer of much help to their cultivation.

Of course, it was still something that was worth a lot of money if it was sold in the Zhao family to the elders. Or even the clan leader, but Yang Tian had no intention of doing that just yet.

"What is the level of this demon beast?" Yang Tian asked.

"Golden Ring Serpent! Ascended Realm, First Heaven!" Liu Yong said through gritted teeth.

Yang Tian faked a shocked expression, before looking at the three people's cultivation.

The two young men were at the peak of the ninth level, while the young woman was in the middle of the eighth level.

Well, it should be considered suicide to try to fight a beast so much stronger than they are. However, it also depends on the level of your martial arts, and understanding of your cultivation.

"However, you must show us your cultivation before we can start attacking you. You know, we don't want you to be killed if you are weaker than us."

Chen Peng said with an evil glare, which he quickly hid. The two could see that even though Yang Tian appeared to be older, he was actually no more than 14 years old.

How much cultivation could someone like that have?

"All right!" 

As soon as Yang Tian responded, his breathing became heavier as the energy in his body began to circulate rapidly revealing his Ninth level cultivation like the two young men.

"Wah! What?" 

Liu Yong and Chen Peng looked in disbelief at the blue energy circling over Yang Tian's hands. Ran Xiaoyuan also looked curiously at this young man who had appeared so suddenly but was so strong even at such a young age.

"So? Are you satisfied?" Yang Tian smirked at the two of them, before retracting his aura again.

"Ah! Mm.. Yes. It's good!" Liu Yong gritted his teeth but still responded with a friendly smile.

"Let's wait until we recover from our injuries first, then we can go to where the snake is. We've already prepared the bait, so you don't have to worry about anything else!" 

Chen Peng said somewhat hostilely, before getting ready to heal his wounds.

Yang Tian long ago realized that the two were trying to kick him out of the group, but they couldn't do that after finding out about his cultivation. The only one who probably still hadn't realized this was the young woman who was sitting there recovering as well.