Xiaoxiao.

Since the two successfully absorbed the Vermilion Fruit, the long-standing problem of absorbing beast core energy has finally been solved.

For so many years, they have been in a state of extreme depression because they have been unable to cultivate.

It felt like being bound hand and foot, having strength but nowhere to use it.

Now that this problem has been solved, their long-suppressed desires and impulses erupted like a volcano.

Therefore, once they had restored their bodies to their optimal condition, they were eager to throw themselves into hunting wild beasts in order to absorb the abundant energy contained within those powerful beasts to enhance their cultivation.

Kuang Zheng actually shared the same thought; he had long been fed up with the previous days of feeling restricted and unable to use his strength.

Thus, these individuals, as if by unspoken agreement, embarked on a perilous and challenging hunting journey after only a brief rest.

Without the worry of spiritual energy depletion, these individuals were finally able to unleash their full potential and strength without reservation.

For a moment, they seemed to have turned into crazed warriors, and would attack any wild beast they encountered without hesitation, giving it their all.

Whether they are enormous beasts or agile small animals, they are all just prey to be slaughtered in their eyes.

This indomitable spirit and determination are truly astonishing.

Now, those poor beasts are really in trouble!

The place they were in was merely the outer area of ​​the vast wilderness, and the most powerful beast in the area was only the leader of the Iron-Eating Beasts.

In the past, these people would have been extremely vigilant in dealing with these wild beasts.

But what about now?

The situation is completely different now!

Nowadays, any one of them could easily subdue these once-feared beasts.

This feeling of being carefree and unrestrained is simply wonderful and makes one feel incredibly happy!

From that day onward, the heroic roars of the three men in the midst of their fierce battle echoed from time to time across the vast plains.

In contrast, there were the mournful howls of the wild beasts after they suffered heavy losses.

For a long time, these ferocious beasts have always been the ones to attack humans, but now the situation has suddenly reversed, and the balance of power has shifted instantly.

In these fierce hunting operations, the combat skills and tactical level of these warriors are rising at an astonishing rate.

Their combat skills became increasingly refined and sophisticated, gradually transforming from a simple means of killing into a captivating art form.

Moreover, with each successful kill of a wild beast and absorption of the endless beast core energy contained within it, their own strength steadily increases, as if they are embarking on a path to the peak, striding forward with great strides.

Time slipped away quietly amidst the daily tension of hunting and rigorous training, and in the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

After a full year of arduous training day and night, Ying Yue finally broke through her own bottleneck, and her cultivation level has reached a new height of the initial stage of the Enlightenment Realm!

Although she had not yet mastered the mysterious and powerful "Kunpeng Transformation" technique to its fullest extent, Ying Yue could now use it at will.

At the same time, Wu Ren's progress is even more astonishing.

As time flew by, he underwent a complete transformation, becoming a top expert at the mid-stage of the Enlightenment Realm.

His cultivation of the extraordinary technique "Purple Thunder Guidance" has also progressed rapidly, and he has now reached the peak of the second stage of body refinement.

Right now, all that's missing is a fleeting, crucial opportunity to step into the even more profound third level—the Soul Refining Realm.

However, in stark contrast to these two is Kuang Zheng, who has consistently been far ahead of the other three.

What's puzzling is that Kuang Zheng's cultivation seems to have fallen into some kind of strange stagnation, lingering at the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

But what's extremely strange is that the vast spiritual energy contained within him is more than twice as strong as that of Wu Ren, who has the highest cultivation level among the three!

In this way, in terms of actual combat strength, not to mention that Ying Yue would be far behind, even the powerful Wu Ren would probably have little chance of winning against him.

Thus, a bizarre phenomenon occurred: Kuang Zheng, who was clearly at the bottom in terms of cultivation level, became the most powerful among the three.

This seemingly illogical situation is truly perplexing.

Faced with this perplexing phenomenon, the three of them were completely baffled.

After much deliberation, the only thing they could be certain of was that the amount of spiritual energy required for Zhengzheng to achieve a breakthrough was a full ten times that of the other two!

Don't underestimate this mere tenfold difference. You must know that on the path of cultivation, every leap across realms requires a massive amount of spiritual energy to sustain you.

Furthermore, the higher one progresses, the greater the demand for spiritual energy becomes.

A tenfold difference is truly baffling.

Fortunately, the ferocious beasts on this vast and boundless plain are virtually endless, as if they can never be hunted down.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about a shortage of spiritual energy.

Throughout the past year, Kuang Zheng has been frantically absorbing the immense spiritual energy contained within wild beasts by constantly hunting them.

To this day, the spiritual energy he has absorbed has accumulated to an extremely terrifying level.

Although he has not yet successfully broken through, everyone firmly believes that the long-awaited day of breaking through is not far away.

After a full year of continuous hunting, they had now ventured deep into this vast and boundless wilderness, a thousand miles away from their starting point.

As they ventured deeper, the overall strength of the beasts they encountered gradually increased.

Looking back at the beginning, almost all the creatures they encountered were fine-scaled wolves and iron-eating beasts, and occasionally they would run into snakes that were good at lurking and setting ambushes.

However, for them, who were seasoned veterans, dealing with such an opponent was a piece of cake and posed no threat whatsoever.

But as they ventured deeper, the number of these savage beasts increased at an alarming rate.

Although their individual strength is limited, their advantage lies in their large numbers and continuous supply.

What's even more troublesome is that not all of these beasts are simple-minded and lack wisdom.

On the contrary, as they ventured deeper into this mysterious and unpredictable wilderness, the leader of the Iron-Eating Beast tribe and the chief of the Fine-Scaled Wolf pack unexpectedly formed an alliance.

However, even though these three types of wild beasts have formed a close and seamless alliance, how could the huge gap in strength be easily bridged by simply increasing their numbers?

So even though they frequently cooperated in battle, they ultimately became nothing more than insignificant stepping stones for these three heroes on their arduous journey of training.

However, as they got closer to the central part of the wilderness, the beasts became increasingly powerful.

More importantly, as they delved deeper, they began to encounter some wild beasts they had never known before.

Humanity has explored the wilderness for countless years and obtained information about it, but at this point, it is no longer of any use.

Just like these three savage beasts in front of us, they have triangular bodies and long tails.

It has a large, luminous object on its head, which looks like a lantern from a distance.

It has no nose, and its lower jaw has gills like a fish.

Its huge mouth was full of fine, sharp teeth, making it look like a giant fish from the deep sea.

But the four thick, massive legs covered in fine scales shattered this perception.

Moreover, this area is a dense jungle, and there is no large body of water nearby.

Its body, nearly a kilometer wide and two kilometers long, could not possibly hide in a stream that is only a dozen meters wide, so it is not an aquatic animal.

This is a savage beast I've never seen before.

We know nothing about its habits, attack methods, physical weaknesses, and so on.

Upon reaching this point, the experience humans had accumulated over countless years in the wilderness was completely useless; they would have to rely on themselves for the rest of the journey...