Traversing the path of life and death

Chapter Twenty-Six: Deep Forest and Hidden Cave

The Wild Beast Forest is an endless expanse of forest with numerous mountain ranges, which means that the climate in the forest must be very humid. Several days of heavy rain have washed the roads into an even more muddy mess, and the withered branches and leaves have been rejuvenated. The rain has taken away the deathly atmosphere in the forest and brought in a more magnificent vitality.

Beneath an inconspicuous mountain in the Wilderness Forest, there is a huge cave. The cave is unusually dry, without a single drop of water, which is quite peculiar. A few large rocks are scattered unevenly around the cave, each with obvious grooves on it. They do not look like they were dug by man, but rather the result of years of corrosion, covered in rust.

If you walk up to the largest oval rock, you will find a boy of about eight or nine years old lying there, his body covered with scars, his long hair casually draped over his chest, his eyes closed, and a small animal skin wrapped around his body to keep him warm.

Beside the boy was a giant white wolf, which was lying quietly beside him, its kind eyes fixed on him. At the same time, the wolf was licking the boy's wounds with its huge tongue. The giant white wolf also had many wounds, but they had all scabbed over and were not serious.

The boy was Lin Yu, who saved the snow-white giant wolf. When the snow-white giant wolf woke up, it saw that the Tiger King was dead, and Lin Yu was lying weakly next to the Tiger King. It knew that Lin Yu had saved it.

The wild beast, being sentient, dragged the exhausted Lin Yu into a cave and carefully tended to him, as Lin Yu's body was indeed too weak.

The five-colored mark within Lin Yu's body releases elements continuously every day. Of course, most of these elements are absorbed by the five-element spiritual seeds nearby. Lin Yu has tried to control the five-colored mark to release elements, but he has never succeeded. It seems that the five-colored mark simply ignores Lin Yu and just keeps swirling within his body.

Each time, the five-color mark releases elements little by little. During the battle a few days ago, a large amount of elements were suddenly released. At that time, Lin Yu was already exhausted. Faced with such intense elements in his body, Lin Yu felt his body swell and longed to release them. His nerves were extremely tense, and his eyes were bloodshot. The elements in his body slowly seeped out from the inside and slowly condensed outside his body.

At that moment, Lin Yu had only one thought left: to defeat the Tiger King. Lin Yu's cold gaze was fixed on the Tiger King, and flames raged around his body, making him look like a fiery god from hell. This shock reverberated in the Tiger King's heart, causing him to be severely affected and paralyzed on the ground.

Lin Yu was completely numb at that moment, but his gaze remained sharp as he walked step by step toward the Tiger King. The Tiger King was already motionless, its entire body filled with fear, and could only look at Lin Yu with extremely pitiful eyes. But Lin Yu did not want to let the Tiger King go. He slowly extended his arm, which was covered in flames, and struck the Tiger King heavily.

Faced with the sudden, heavy punch, Tiger King's eyes were filled with the aura of death. The dazzling punch landed lightly on Tiger King, a seemingly insignificant punch that silently burned his body, leading Tiger King to his death.

When Lin Yu woke up, he was completely exhausted and his body ached. Looking at the snow-white giant wolf beside him, he felt a sense of tension, but he couldn't move at all. He lay helplessly on the boulder, watching the snow-white giant wolf approach him step by step.

However, things did not go as Lin Yu had imagined. The snow-white giant wolf approached step by step, its gaze gentle and without any hatred in its eyes, but Lin Yu could see a trace of sadness in its eyes.

After all, the snow-white giant wolf had just suffered the destruction of its own clan, and it was inevitable that it would feel sad. Just when it was facing death, the human in front of it saved it. Although it had eaten many humans in the Wild Beast Forest, the human in front of it did not watch it die, but instead reached out a helping hand and saved it from the tiger king's mouth. Even a cold-blooded person like itself could not forget such a kindness.

The giant white wolf placed a round, exotic fruit from its mouth in front of Lin Yu. Lin Yu looked at the round, exotic fruit that the snow-white wolf had placed there, and he knew that he had fainted after killing the tiger king. When he woke up and saw the snow-white wolf, Lin Yu understood that it was the snow-white wolf king who had put him there.

That round, exotic fruit is a very rare thing. Lin Yu had seen it in a book. This kind of exotic fruit grows in places rarely visited by humans, and it is rare to bear fruit for a hundred years. It is called 'Snake Fruit'.

Lin Yu was incredibly lucky to have been able to eat this fruit after he fainted. However, this exotic fruit was more suitable for refining pills. Once refined into pills, the effects would be even greater. Eating this exotic fruit didn't require much trouble. He only needed to cut a small opening and slowly suck the liquid from the snake fruit, which would flow continuously into him.

The snow-white giant wolf gently nudged the snake fruit toward Lin Yu with its ferocious head. Only then did Lin Yu stretch out his trembling hands and pick up the strange fruit. His hands, which were originally powerless, held the snake fruit. After taking a small sip, Lin Yu felt streams of gas enter his body. The feeling was indescribably comfortable, like slowly sinking into a state of pleasure, like smoking marijuana.

Little red dots suddenly appeared on Lin Yu's body, gradually spreading from the first spot all over his body. His originally pale face became rosy, and his strength gradually returned.

Time passed minute by minute. After consuming the snake fruit, Lin Yu slowly stood up. At this moment, Lin Yu no longer felt weak at first; instead, he was full of energy.

After standing up, Lin Yu reached out his right hand and slowly stroked the head of the snow-white giant wolf. The wolf seemed to enjoy it and lowered its head. Lin Yu smiled slightly and muttered to himself, "I'm very grateful for your care these past few days. I've recovered now and must be leaving."

The snow-white giant wolf seemed to understand Lin Yu's words. It widened its eyes, revealed its sharp white teeth, and bit into the hem of Lin Yu's clothes, refusing to let go. Lin Yu was puzzled when he saw the snow-white giant wolf's appearance.

The snow-white giant wolf showed no sign of letting go, continuing to gnaw at Lin Yu's clothes. Lin Yu then slowly said, "I have important things to do, so I can't stay here. I'll come back to see you after I'm done."

"Where are you taking me?" Lin Yu asked as the giant wolf tugged at his clothes and they disappeared into the cave.

The Wild Beast Forest is vast and full of dangers, but it is also full of adventures. Lin Yu sat on the back of the snow-white giant wolf and headed deeper into the Wild Beast Forest, finally stopping at a mountain stream with water.