In the world of martial arts, grind your skill level to become a saint.

Snapped!

Su Hao turned around, and with lightning speed, slashed his machete hard across the head of a black snake as thick as a forearm.

The black snake's head was severed instantly, falling to the ground with blood splattering everywhere.

Its snake body, hanging helplessly from the tree, fell and crashed in front of Su Hao.

"Black-spotted viper... wild game delivered right to my doorstep!"

A look of delight appeared in Su Hao's eyes as he picked up the black snake's corpse and threw it into the animal trap.

As he approached the area, he spotted the black viper hiding in the shadows of the leaves.

This is a highly venomous snake, and it is extremely adept at camouflage and concealment, delivering a fatal blow to its prey.

However, the meat is very delicious and is a rare tonic that replenishes qi and blood.

Moreover, this level of venomous snake poses virtually no danger to Su Hao at his current level, except for avoiding getting the venom sprayed into vital areas like his eyes.

Iron-skinned warriors have skin like iron and strength like an ox. Ordinary venomous snakes cannot penetrate their defenses. In the entire Dayan Mountain, apart from some large ferocious beasts and exotic animals, there are practically no other threats to Iron-skinned warriors.

Having dealt with the black viper, Su Hao continued along the edge of the mountain stream, searching for a path down into the valley, preparing to look for traces of the strange beast on the other side.

Although there are several locations marked with red dots on the map in this area, he was not familiar with those places, so out of caution, he chose to start from the valley area.

Not long after Su Hao left, at the spot where he had been standing, a dark figure slowly emerged from the bushes on one side, revealing two cold and murderous eyes.

His gaze was fixed on the direction Su Hao left in, then disappeared back into the shadows, vanishing silently into the distance.

Following the route in his memory, Su Hao quickly arrived at a slightly gentler steep slope.

Looking down from here, you can see that the valley's elevation has decreased significantly.

Furthermore, there are traces of people walking on the road.

He had been to this place before with He Dazhong, so Su Hao wasn't unfamiliar with it.

Ok?

Just as Su Hao was about to follow a relatively new trail, his brows furrowed slightly.

Looking at the dark, dense forest behind him, Su Hao had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

But I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong.

After looking around and finding nothing unusual, Su Hao didn't delay any longer and continued down the path below the valley.

Half an incense stick later, Su Haobiao arrived at the valley area.

Walking through the valley covered with smooth white pebbles, Su Hao found a shallow spot and successfully crossed the river.

Then they began searching for clues and traces along the opposite riverbank.

Soon, Su Hao discovered some traces of animal droppings on the riverbank.

Some of these droppings are granular like sheep droppings, while others are bird droppings and droppings from carnivores.

However, most of the feces had dried out, indicating that they were left a long time ago.

Su Hao glanced at it casually and continued walking.

The feces had dried out and no fresh droppings were produced, which means that these animals had not been present recently.

Therefore, these clues are not of much value.

Walking along the valley, it soon became almost evening.

Su Hao glanced at the seemingly endless valley ahead and couldn't help but sigh.

Hunting is indeed not an easy task.

He searched all the way, and although he could occasionally see traces of fish and birds, he rarely encountered any strange beasts, or even animals of slightly larger size.

Along the way, they caught a pheasant.

He could only smile helplessly and prepare to return.

Hunting depends not only on skill but also on luck; you can't just hunt whatever you want today.

Su Hao wasn't in a hurry. He had rented a small house in Shilipo for twenty or thirty coins a month, which made it convenient for him to go hunting in the mountains without having to travel back and forth to the city frequently.

However, just as Su Hao turned around, out of the corner of his eye, he inadvertently saw a somewhat red figure flash past from the dense forest at the upper edge of the valley above.

The red figure was very fast and moved lightly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

If Su Hao hadn't become a martial artist and possessed eyesight beyond that of ordinary people, it would have been very difficult for him to see something so tall.

"What is that?"

Su Hao frowned slightly.

The red figure appeared so quickly that if he couldn't still see the bushes swaying slightly from the previous movement, he would have thought he was seeing things.

Shaking his head, Su Hao stopped thinking about it and continued walking back.

Regardless of what that red shadow is, it is at least two hundred meters away from me, so even if I wanted to chase it, I wouldn't have time.

Starting from the mountain path, Su Hao traveled alone. His stamina and explosive power as a martial artist allowed him to quickly leave the deep mountains and return to Shili Slope.

Back in the courtyard of the small wooden cabin he rented, Su Hao took off his equipment and began processing the snake meat.

Although such a large snake, and the meat of a black-spotted viper, should cost at least three taels of silver.

But Su Hao didn't plan to sell it; he wanted to keep it for himself.

He already has enough of these wild game and exotic animal meats to eat, and even if he sold them, he would still have to spend money to buy them back to eat, so why bother?

Su Hao tied the snake's neck with a hemp rope, then quickly peeled off the snake's skin, cleaned out its internal organs, and chopped it into sections.

The snake's body was about as thick as an arm, and its length was over four meters. After being chopped up, it was as big as a large wooden barrel.

Su Hao sprinkled salt and some seasonings and spices on the snake meat to marinate it.

Then a fire was built, and some of the snake meat was skewered on iron rods and roasted on top.

The remaining half of the snake meat was thrown into the iron pot by Su Hao, along with the whole, cleaned pheasant. Thus, the highly nourishing Dragon and Phoenix Soup was born.

After taking care of all that, Su Hao continued his cultivation in the courtyard.

The next day.

Su Hao got up early and, just like yesterday, carried his bow and arrows and went out hunting.

However, as soon as they arrived at the entrance to the mountain, they saw a large group of people gathered in the area, pointing at a wooden board standing on the ground.

Su Hao's gaze sharpened as he recognized the group of people: herb gatherers carrying baskets of herbs, hunters carrying bows and arrows, and other groups of people.

But at this moment, their eyes were all on the contents of the wooden sign.

Su Hao stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the wooden sign as well.

His expression changed slightly.

The wooden sign bore an official notice stamped on it, stating that tigers had been spotted in Yanshan City recently, and that several people had been killed in one go yesterday, warning all those entering the mountains to be cautious.

"It really is a ferocious tiger..." Su Hao looked at the notice about the tiger attack that was spreading like wildfire in Shili Slope, Yanshan today.

I was also somewhat surprised.

Surprisingly, so many hunters went in to surround and hunt this man-eating tiger, yet they still haven't managed to catch it.

It is evident that this man-eating tiger was not only ferocious and bloodthirsty, but also cunning and intelligent.