CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 56: BLOODTHIRSTY DEMON GU

Jiang Che snapped back to reality, discarding all the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and stepped forward to follow behind Nangong Luo.

"Chirp chirp!"

Seemingly aware of returning to the mountain, the little purple creature on his head was very excited, chirping happily.

Feeling the little one’s joy, Jiang Che seemed to be infected by it, walking with much more ease.

Speaking of which, after Little Purple broke through to the second tier, the boost it provided to Jiang Che was even greater.

Because they were only one tier apart, when they merged now, they could produce a sevenfold power increase.

With a sevenfold boost, not to mention that a third-tier fierce beast had yet to appear, even if a group appeared, none would be Jiang Che’s match.

With a deadly thunderbolt, all would turn to ashes!

The two tigers swiftly shuttled through the forest.

Nangong Luo, now at the second tier, was much faster compared to before.

Though Jiang Che still had to accommodate her while traveling, the increased speed significantly shortened their return journey.

Two days later, Jiang Che and Nangong Luo reached the outskirts of Changbai Mountain—a large and small tiger quickly blended into the forest.

At this moment, the valley filled with peach trees was still hazy, shrouded in a dense spiritual mist.

The Bodhi Holy Tree deep in the valley still took root there, full of vitality, its branches stretching out, illuminating all around with Bodhi Golden Light, dyeing the spiritual mist, forming beautiful halos.

Threads of light tore through the barrier formed by the spiritual mist, spilling out of the valley.

All around the valley, on ridges and slopes covered with green trees and grass, lay decomposed, fragmented carcasses of fierce beasts, exuding a pungent stench that deterred living creatures from approaching.

These, of course, were set by Jiang Che before he left.

It was also to scare off those fierce beasts coveting the Bodhi and Immortal Peaches, ensuring they dared not take a single step over the Thunder Pool.

However, perhaps due to time passing, the third-tier aura Jiang Che left had faded, and there was faint movement around the valley originally akin to a forbidden zone for living creatures.

Mild cries echoed on the western ridge slope.

Many dark shadows moved in the forest, scraping against bushes and weeds, creating rustling sounds.

Dozens of gray wolves paced back and forth, making low sounds, seemingly communicating with each other.

Their movements varied, but their eyes were all filled with greed, uniformly gazing deep into the valley.

There, amidst the thick spiritual mist, faint golden light flickered.

"Hum hum... hum hum..."

Meanwhile, strange grunts came from the eastern hillside.

A group of black giant wild boars wandered around uncertainly...

Besides these herds of fierce beasts, some occasionally revealed themselves on the surrounding peaks.

On a huge canopy, a towering green giant python flashed momentarily; on a boulder, a massive leopard sat, exuding a ferocious aura; in the sky, a golden eagle with a wingspan of over ten meters...

These fierce beasts were already on edge.

If not for still fearing the faint third-tier aura of Jiang Che, they might have long surged down.

However, the Bodhi Golden Light’s allure to fierce beasts was too strong, and Jiang Che’s aura wouldn’t deter them for long. These fierce beasts would inevitably take the risk and venture into the valley.

"Awooo!"

With a wolf howl, a gray giant wolf stepped out.

Under the pack’s gaze, the gray wolf cautiously moved toward the valley.

Evidently, this gray wolf was the wolf pack’s probe against the third-tier fierce beast, Jiang Che.

The gray giant wolf, its eyes filled with fear, observed ahead as it slowly entered the Peach Grove.

Soon, its figure disappeared into the spiritual mist.

"Awoo!"

A few breaths later, an excited wolf howl came from within the Peach Grove.

"Awoo awoo awoo!"

As if receiving a signal, the waiting wolf pack howled at the sky, rushing toward the Peach Grove in unison.

The wolves’ actions stirred up beasts from all directions, with many starting to charge into the Peach Grove too.

Rumble!

But at this moment, a massive boom echoed through the valley, as amidst thunder and lightning, a figure flashing with brilliant purple light leaped from the ridge.

Following that, the sky lit up as bright as day, and dozens of thunderbolts, as thick as arms, struck down.

The leading gray wolf pack wailed in waves as one after another, they incessantly received the baptism of thunder, turning to flying ash.

The thunder’s power was astonishing, causing the entire Peach Grove’s ground to tremble continuously.

"Roar!"

A roar that shook the heavens and earth!

Jiang Che descended into the valley, letting out a mighty roar, with a terrifying aura sweeping through the entire area.

Amidst the dancing purple thunder, one fierce beast after another rushing into the Peach Grove was struck dead.

As if a grim reaper, whichever beast struck by thunder would completely vanish from this world.

In merely a moment, the rushing fierce beasts in the Peach Grove were wiped out.

On the surrounding peaks, the fierce beasts that were poised to enter were scared out of their wits, howling uncontrollably as they fled in all directions.

Jiang Che had no interest in pursuing them; instead, he quickly turned and looked toward the Bodhi Holy Tree beside the Cyan Stone Pool.

Upon discovering the Bodhi Holy Tree was unharmed, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Luckily, I came back in time, otherwise..."

Jiang Che felt a sense of relief.

At this time, Nangong Luo, who had fallen behind, hurried over.

She ran to the Bodhi Holy Tree and took a look. After finding out it hadn’t been damaged by the fierce beasts, Nangong Luo also felt relieved.

After a bout of massive slaughter, Jiang Che once again established his dominance over the nearby fierce beasts.

As long as he didn’t leave the valley for too long, the nearby fierce beasts likely wouldn’t dare approach again.

...

Wulong Mountain.

In the dark forest.

Among the dense shrubbery, a poisonous scorpion the size of a millstone was lurking, its two massive pincers open threateningly, while its long tail was raised high in the air, the stinger at its tip resembling a sharp dagger, emitting a purple-black gleam.

Just then, a crimson centipede over five meters long slowly crawled past from outside.

Whoosh!

In an instant, a shadow flickered, and the scorpion’s long tail jabbed toward the crimson centipede.

The stinger, exceedingly sharp, pierced through the air, precisely stabbing into the centipede’s head, effortlessly breaking through the crimson shell with a piercing strike.

"Sss hiss..."

The crimson centipede struggled violently, letting out a series of painful hissing before its vitality gradually faded away.

The poisonous scorpion crawled out from the shrubbery, reaching the corpse, its two large pincers waving as it prepared to feast.

Bang!

A gigantic shadow charged past, and the poisonous scorpion vanished without a trace.

"Crunch!"

Not far away, a giant lizard covered in black scales with a ferocious appearance was chewing the scorpion in its mouth.

In a few bites, it swallowed the scorpion whole, its cold eyes turning toward the crimson centipede’s carcass as it slowly approached.

Suddenly, a blood-red light shot over from the forest, fleeting as it pierced into the giant lizard’s body.

"Roar!"

The giant lizard let out a pained howl, its body trembling, black scales bursting open, as if something inside was gnawing away, with faint red light even spilling out.

Gradually, the giant lizard stopped moving, its body withering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Moments later, the giant lizard had become nothing more than a pile of skin and bones, utterly lifeless.