The cheat system is useless, but I have the strongest living dad.

From the deep pit's walls, a low, guttural roar could be faintly heard. Chu Yun's ears twitched slightly, as if something alive was moving from the ground towards the bottom of the pit.

He flew into the air, using the vines as cover to conceal his figure. Cihao's corpse lay beside the pile of bones, and blood flowed all over the ground.

A rustling sound came from the dense vegetation behind the pile of bones.

From above, Chu Yun saw that the long, dense grass behind the pile of bones parted to the sides, and a black wolf appeared crouching behind the pile of bones.

Then came the second, third, and fourth wolf, and the fifth was a giant wolf that was significantly larger than the previous four.

Upon discovering that Thorn was dead, the alpha wolf let out a low growl, and the four wolves followed it back to the pile of bones, where they hid in the vegetation.

Time passed slowly, and the alpha wolf's sharp eyes scanned the stone wall above, searching for the intruder hiding in the vines.

Chu Yun observed the actions of the five black wolves below. It was clear that the largest black wolf had already gained sentience.

Suddenly! The alpha wolf and Chu Yun's eyes met!

Chu Yun had been exposed! The alpha wolf revealed its ferocity, baring its teeth and roaring at him. The two black wolves leaped high and pounced on the vines where he was hiding.

The pit was deep enough, and Chu Yun was hiding in the middle, which was also quite high from the bottom. If he had encountered a thorny beast that was good at leaping attacks, he would probably have been torn to pieces. Fortunately, he encountered black wolves, which could not pounce on him.

Although the black wolves cannot pounce, they can use spiritual power to attack.

The alpha wolf sat at the back watching the battle as the four black wolves attacked together. Chu Yun condensed a shield to defend and waited for an opportunity to counterattack.

He was a mid-grade fifth-level spiritual root, so dealing with one high-level beast was no problem, and he could barely manage two. But at the same time, he was defending against the attack of four black wolves. Even with the geographical advantage, he was struggling to unleash his full power.

Foreign aid is unavailable; we can only save ourselves.

Vines sway on the stone wall, and occasionally some vines break, causing soil and rocks to fall.

Chu Yun fought the pack of black wolves for a while, and finally found an opportunity to kill one of them.

He breathed a sigh of relief, having finally killed one. Under the cover of the vines, he swallowed a few Rejuvenation Pills during a lull in his defense, replenishing his spiritual power, and continued to fight the pack of black wolves.

The three-headed black wolf's spiritual power was also greatly depleted, and its dense attacks gradually slowed down.

Chu Yun continued to replenish his spiritual energy, and when he found an opportunity, he killed another black wolf.

With two companions dead, the alpha wolf roared in anger, stopped watching, and joined the attack.

The alpha wolf, having awakened its intelligence, wielded its spiritual power more skillfully than the other black wolves, causing Chu Yun to feel increased pressure and become extremely passive.

With his agility and the aid of medicinal pills, Chu Yun finally managed to wear down the other two black wolves and engage the alpha wolf in direct combat.

The alpha wolf was menacing and unleashed its full power. Chu Yun was covered in wounds, and he circulated his wood elemental energy, but the wounds healed very slowly under the wolf's oppressive aura.

The alpha wolf scratched at the ground a few times with its claws, then opened its mouth and roared at Chu Yun.

Several ice shards shot out into the air. Chu Yun lightly touched the ground with his toes and instantly leaped to the other side. The alpha wolf's ice shards could lock onto the target and then change direction. The ice tips emitted a cold light, carrying a chilling killing intent.

Chu Yun released a water shield to block the ice spikes. The ice spikes struck the water shield, and the water shield instantly froze.

'Not good! This giant wolf's spiritual power is stronger than mine!' Chu Yun used his wood spiritual power to grow vines, quickly weaving through them to prevent the alpha wolf from locking onto him again.

"Roar... Howl..." The alpha wolf's fur stood on end, and its body emitted electric light. The electric light scattered and struck the vines on the surrounding stone walls. The vines were instantly scorched and withered by the electric light. Chu Yun lost his cover and could only fly around in the air to avoid the alpha wolf's lock on.

If this drags on, his spiritual energy will not be able to outlast the giant wolf on the ground. Once his spiritual energy is exhausted, he will definitely be torn to pieces by the giant wolf.

Might as well take a gamble.

In his storage ring were high-grade enhancement pills. After taking them, his combat power would increase threefold within half an hour, making him comparable to a low-grade immortal saint. The price was that he would be exhausted for two days after the effects wore off.

He'd be dead if he didn't gamble, but if he took a chance, as long as the wolf pack didn't come to his aid, he still had a glimmer of hope.

Ice shards grazed his sleeve, instantly forming a layer of frost. Chu Yun took out a high-grade enhancement pill and swallowed it decisively. Moments later, his spiritual root expanded, and he felt a powerful force within his body that needed to be released immediately.

Chu Yun's eyes glowed blue, releasing a pressure even stronger than that of the giant wolf. He raised his sword and gathered spiritual energy, and the Chaoyang Sword, carrying lightning, slammed into the giant wolf's core.

"boom!"

The alpha wolf was stunned and unable to dodge in time. After a flash of lightning and thunder, only a standing wolf-shaped black charcoal remained on the ground.

With a gentle tap of Chu Yun's sword tip, the charcoal instantly turned into a pile of black ash.

Within the black and gray, a surge of spiritual energy flowed.

Chu Yun was surprised. How could someone who had died still possess spiritual energy? He used his wind spirit to blow away the black ash, and where the ash dispersed, there was a bright blue bead.

He picked up the bead to examine it. Blood from his cheek wound dripped onto the bead, and the azure bead shone with spiritual light. A spiritual thread connected the bead to his soul core.

His soul core received the information from the bead; it turned out to be an extremely rare beast core.

Chu Yun had heard that when a spirit beast grows to a certain level, a beast core will form in its body, containing the pure energy of the spirit beast.

But I've never heard of high-level exotic beasts having beast cores before. I never expected that this black wolf from Luoman Mountain would actually grow a beast core.

Knowing he would be exhausted soon, he put away the beast core, intending to absorb it again after the backlash period had passed.

Before he was too exhausted, he cleared away the vegetation where the wolves had appeared and discovered a pit in the ground behind the pile of bones, near the stone wall.

It appears to be a tunnel leading to the outside.

We can't get out from above, and I don't know if we can get out underground.

He took out the spirit lamp to illuminate the pit, which was not deep and had a winding interior.

The enhancement pill can probably last for another 35 minutes. If he can get out within 35 minutes, even if he encounters another pack of wolves, he can still put up a fight.

After going out, you can either return to the group or find a place to hide, which should help you cope with the two-day period of exhaustion.

Time was precious, so he carried his sword and hurried into the cave.

As he ran, he was teleported back to the bottom of the pit.

Chu Yun was somewhat annoyed; this barrier seemed to be targeting him from all sides.

Since the tunnel is impassable, the entrance must be blocked to prevent any more strange beasts from entering.

He threw all the animal bones into the cave and covered the entrance with stones and soil.

After sealing the entrance, he planted the Chaoyang Sword in the ground, sat down cross-legged, and the pattern on the sword was particularly eye-catching. Chu Yun stared at the pattern for a few moments and then sent a message to Wei Zhuang.

When Wei Zhuang replied, Chu Yun was already exhausted, lying limply at the bottom of the pit. He held the communication token out in his hand, watching it glow, but he didn't even have the strength to pick it up and open it.

Two days passed in the cycle of night and day. His long breaths echoed at the bottom of the pit, and he finally regained his strength after the side effects of the Enhancement Pill subsided.

Wei Zhuang's reply was concise and clear, with only one central message: he should discard his sword.

The Chaoyang Sword was forged by his master himself when he accepted him as a disciple.

It carries his master's deep affection and expectations for him.

Discard the sword.

Chu Yun couldn't do it.

Unable to abandon the sword, the only option is to use every means possible to break through the barrier…