Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 49: Second-level Ferocious Beast
Although Sha Lao's statement was like a shot of adrenaline for Jiang Xuan, it was clearly not enough to reassure him completely. However, Jiang Xuan had no better solution and could only take things one step at a time.

"Guard Jiang, follow me." The excited Sha Lao had already distanced himself from Jiang Xuan and shouted from a distance. Jiang Xuan observed briefly and found that Sha Lao's pace had actually quickened a bit.

Jiang Xuan smiled bitterly, shook his head, and quickened his pace.

The two walked quickly along a path roughly in the middle of the forest, with the roars of wild animals constantly echoing from both sides. Jiang Xuan couldn't help but stop when he heard the beasts' cries, wanting to go deeper into the forest to look for traces of the beasts, but every time he tried to enter the forest, he was stopped by Sha Lao.

"Wild beasts also have a lot of good things. Why doesn't Mr. Sha like them?" Jiang Xuan muttered to himself, not understanding why Mr. Sha completely ignored the beasts that were closer.

When in Yingzhou, just after Jiang Xuan's strength reached the Earth Level, Jiang Yuan ordered Jiang Xuan and Jiang Xian, brother and sister, to go hunting in the forest outside Qingxi Town, which was closer to Yingzhou City.

Qingxi Town was located within Yingzhou, and the nearby forest was the Dian Forest, renowned throughout the surrounding states. The Dian Forest, so named because it was largely located within Dianzhou, was quite large, significantly larger than the forest Jiang Xuan was currently standing in.

However, precisely because of the vast area of ​​the Yunnan Forest, most wild beasts and ferocious beasts are active in the depths of the forest, so places like Qingxi Town, which are close to the edge of the Yunnan Forest, do not have many wild beasts, and ferocious beasts are even rarer to see.

It was for this reason that Jiang Xuan and Jiang Xian acted so incredibly when they encountered the second-level scaly-eared white bear that day.

Of course, with Jiang Xuanfang's initial strength at the Heavenly Stage at that time, it was naturally not enough to hunt a second-stage ferocious beast so easily. The reason why he was successful was because he relied on surprise.

The scaly-eared white bear that day, having reached the second level, had already developed intelligence. Its ability to observe situations and think about problems far surpassed that of ordinary beasts, even surpassing that of first-level beasts.

However, it was precisely because of its abilities beyond those of ordinary beasts that the scaly-eared white bear misjudged Jiang Xuan and Jiang Xuan's black rhino spear.

One of its misjudgments was regarding Jiang Xuan. Seeing that he was just a teenager, the scaly-eared white bear concluded that Jiang Xuan wasn't very strong. As a result, it hadn't anticipated Jiang Xuan's powerful, self-created spear technique. Furthermore, the trajectory of Jiang Xuan's throw was completely unexpected.

The second misjudgment was regarding the Black Rhino Spear in Jiang Xuan's hand. A spear, being a long weapon, naturally carries considerable weight, but the Black Rhino Spear is made of unusual materials and possesses a terrifying heft. Consequently, the piercing power of that throw was something the scaly-eared white bear had completely failed to anticipate.

In short, Jiang Xuan was able to successfully kill the second-level ferocious beast that day entirely because of surprise and luck, and not entirely due to Jiang Xuan's hard power.

However, facing a ferocious beast, you can rely on luck, but in today's forest where wild beasts and the roars and cries of ferocious beasts are heard one after another, it is not realistic to hope to always face a ferocious beast alone and win by surprise.

Jiang Xuan was very clear about this.

Jiang Xuan understood this, and Old Sha was also very clear about it. Old Sha was not a reckless person, which meant that there was a high probability that Old Sha was, as he claimed, a special warrior whose strength far exceeded that of ordinary peak-level warriors.

"Hmm? It is indeed a first-level ferocious beast. That warrior is quite powerful and he should be able to take it down." As the two men moved forward quickly, General Sha tilted his head slightly to the left and spoke in a very light voice.

"What beast?" Jiang Xuan asked, not having Sha Lao's superb hearing. "Follow closely," Sha Lao didn't respond, instead picking up his pace.

Seeing Mr. Sha suddenly quicken his pace, Jiang Xuan's mouth twitched, as if the feeling of fatigue from yesterday had come over his legs again.

Jiang Xuan quickened his pace and tried to catch up with Mr. Sha.

In fact, just now, Old Sha had already found the middle-aged warrior he met in the canyon. Once again, it was a little beyond Old Sha's expectations that the middle-aged warrior gradually gained the upper hand in the battle with a first-level ferocious beast with the help of the giant sword. It was estimated that he would win the battle soon and successfully hunt down the ferocious beast.

If the middle-aged warrior is lucky, there happens to be a first-level inner elixir in the body of the first-level ferocious beast. In addition to the reward from the City Lord's Mansion of Qizhou City, he can also sell the first-level inner elixir separately, and the price may be much higher than the reward.

But no matter what, this matter cannot be reported to Jiang.

Elder Sha had only met Jiang Xuan for a day, but he already had a deep understanding of the young man. If he told Jiang Xuan about the middle-aged warrior now, he would surely rush to help in a frenzy.

Now that the middle-aged warrior had the upper hand, Jiang Xuan's assistance wouldn't be risky. But if you, a reckless boy, were to plunder the fruits of their labor, not only would it waste their time, but what would become of the City Lord's Mansion's reward? And if there was an inner elixir, what would become of that?
Thinking of this, Mr. Sha couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling a little troubled by the behavior style of his "guard".

"I got it." Just as he was feeling worried, he heard the roar of a ferocious beast. The sound of fear for others became a beautiful melody in Sha Lao's ears, very pleasant.

"Giant bone wolf? And it's level two? Very good." Old Sha recognized the ferocious beast he had encountered before with just a quick glance.

Jiang Xuan was barely able to keep up with Sha Lao's speed at this time, but fortunately he had the support of the fifth level of Heavenly Rank. Although his speed was a little faster than yesterday, he felt a little more relaxed than yesterday.

In reality, both Sha Lao and Jiang Xuan were moving much slower than they did in combat. However, speed in non-combat and combat were two completely different things. If one used combat speed in non-combat, not only would their stamina be depleted quickly, but even more frighteningly, if an emergency occurred during the journey, they would be unable to recover their stamina in time, putting them in a passive position.

Although Jiang Xuan could keep up with Sha Lao's pace, the speed at this time had exceeded his estimate of the ideal speed of travel, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Little kid, come closer." Old Sha said in a deep voice to Jiang Xuan who was several feet behind him.

Jiang Xuan felt a little overwhelmed, but hearing a hint of seriousness in Sha Lao's tone, he did not dare to be negligent. He exerted force with his feet and closed the distance between him and Sha Lao.

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