Chapter 687: Chapter 684: Enemies Meet, Extra Jealous!

“I’m fine, encountered two demon beasts and got injured by them!”

Ling Shuanghua glanced at her shoulder indifferently and responded nonchalantly.

“Oh!”

Li Chen casually uttered “Oh,” and paid her no further attention, turning around and walking away.

“Oh?”

Hearing this expressionless remark, Ling Shuanghua felt like her lungs were about to explode with anger.

But she was helpless about it.

After Li Chen took a few steps, noticing Ling Shuanghua was still following him, he stopped and said indifferently, “Go back to your sect, no need to follow me!”

Ling Shuanghua huffed angrily, “Pfft, you think I fancy following you? There’s only one path down the mountain. Why can you walk it, and I can’t?”

Li Chen smiled lightly and asked, “Then why didn’t you leave earlier, and had to wait till now?”

“I, I was… I got lost, okay?”

Ling Shuanghua mumbled for a long time before coming up with the poor excuse of “getting lost.”

Fortunately, Li Chen didn’t press further.

After walking about forty or fifty li, suddenly, the forest ahead erupted in chaos.

Various demon beasts were fleeing as if for their lives, as if something terrifying was chasing them.

Immediately after, a thunderous roar broke through the dense forest, reaching them.

Hearing this sound, Ling Shuanghua’s heart skipped a beat.

“It’s a Saber-Toothed Tiger!”

Li Chen glanced again at Ling Shuanghua’s injured shoulder and asked, “Was it that beast that injured you?”

Surprised by the question, Ling Shuanghua retorted defensively, “Why do you ask this?”

Li Chen did not respond, as the two demon beasts had already drawn near.

A large and a small Saber-Toothed Tiger approached; the larger one was a fourth-level middle stage demon beast, the size of an adult elephant.

The smaller Saber-Toothed Tiger was a tier lower, at fourth-level early stage, about two-thirds the size of the larger one.

“Roar roar!”

Seeing an enemy makes the eyes red with rage!

The smaller Saber-Toothed Tiger, seeing Ling Shuanghua, immediately let out an angry roar, its beast eyes emitting a red glow.

The larger Saber-Toothed Tiger, disdainfully looking at Li Chen and Ling Shuanghua, also let out a series of angry roars.

Its gaping maw sported two three-foot-long teeth on each side, resembling swords, which under the sunlight, flashed a daunting cold light.

Ling Shuanghua glanced at Li Chen, her eyes questioning whether to fight or retreat.

“Just two beasts, and they dare to block my way!”

After saying this, Li Chen waved his hand towards Ling Shuanghua, gesturing for her to step back and not hinder him.

Ling Shuanghua, seeing Li Chen was about to face two alone, exclaimed in alarm, “These are two fourth-level demon beasts, and one of them is in the middle stage!”

Li Chen replied unconcernedly, “You think I am as foolish as you?”

“You dare call me foolish?”

Ling Shuanghua, infuriated and in pain from her injury, had never had anyone so boldly calling her foolish to her face.

Li Chen’s gaze swept past her neck, down to her impressive peaks, and said mildly, “Big-chested and brainless, did I say something wrong?”

“How dare you…”

Ling Shuanghua was grinding her teeth in anger, wishing she could charge forward and stab Li Chen to death.

“Roar roar!”

The Saber-Toothed Tigers, seeing these two tiny humans completely ignoring them, feeling a sense of contempt, immediately became furiously enraged.

The smaller Saber-Toothed Tiger, unable to contain its temper, dug its hooves into the ground and, with its maw wide open like a gust of wind, charged towards Li Chen.

Even a Quasi Golden Core Expert had to temporarily avoid the brunt of a Saber-Toothed Tiger’s death charge.

However, Li Chen remained rooted to the spot, completely immobile, showing no intention of dodging.

Ling Shuanghua was tremendously startled, her fists tightly clenched, with fine beads of sweat even seeping through her palms.

She knew that Li Chen must have some countermeasure up his sleeve, yet she couldn’t help but worry for him.

As for why she was worried, she couldn’t quite articulate it herself.

The speed of the Saber-Toothed Tiger’s full sprint had already surpassed twice the speed of sound. A distance of a thousand meters was covered in the blink of an eye.

Yet, Li Chen was faster.

Just as the Saber-Toothed Tiger reached him, Li Chen suddenly raised his palm, striking down like a towering mountain.

With a “crack,” the entire head of the Saber-Toothed Tiger shattered on the spot. Its brain matter splayed across the ground.

Seeing this scene, Ling Shuanghua’s mouth hung open in shock.

Li Chen had not used any weapon, Magical Treasure, nor had he employed his True Yuan. With just the strength of his body, he crushed a Fourth-level Early Stage Demon Beast to death, which was simply terrifying!

The adult Saber-Toothed Tiger, seeing its cub being killed instantly by a mere human, let out an hysterical roar.

The surrounding trees and rocks, unable to withstand its piercing roar, snapped and even shattered on the spot.

In an instant, the entire forest looked as if it had been ravaged by a typhoon, completely devastated.

However, Li Chen still remained completely still, embodying the stance of “sitting steady in the midst of storms.”

After its violent roar, the adult Saber-Toothed Tiger transformed into a silvery-white bolt of lightning, rushing forward rapidly.

Li Chen’s expression darkened slightly as he summoned the Zhang Ling Sword. A rainbow-like arc traversing the sky and earth, he slashed straight down.

Now that the Dragon Soul had awakened, it could easily attract the attention of Cultivation Great Powers, even those reclusive old monsters.

Hence, unless absolutely necessary, Li Chen would refrain from using the Seven-star Dragon Abyss, opting to keep it as his trump card.

The Zhang Ling Sword, being Zhang Daoling’s Magic Sword before his ascension, had evolved into a Mid-grade Spirit Artifact after being nourished with True Yuan by Li Chen over the past two years. It was perfect for use, to divert attention.

This was an adult Saber-Toothed Tiger with developed Spiritual Wisdom. Seeing Li Chen swinging his sword, it changed its moves mid-air, meeting him head-on with its incomparably sharp Sword Teeth.

“Crack!”

The Magic Sword and Sword Teeth collided in mid-air, sparking thousands of stars that scattered with the wind.

Against the backdrop of alternating light and darkness, the eyes of the Saber-Toothed Tiger glowed red, resembling a ferocious beast from Ancient Times.

“Roar!”

Its head spun mid-air, the sharp Sword Teeth gliding along the blade of the Zhang Ling Sword, rapidly moving upwards, aimed directly at Li Chen’s sword-wielding right hand.

Should this strike land, Li Chen’s entire right arm would be cleanly severed.

“Be careful!”

Ling Shuanghua, seeing Li Chen in a perilous situation, urgently shouted a warning.

In this critical moment, Li Chen calmly responded. He tapped his foot on the ground, vanishing in mid-air and dodging the Saber-Toothed Tiger’s lethal bite.

Li Chen shook his nearly-severed right hand and said solemnly, “Worthy of a Fourth-level Middle Stage Demon Beast, I indeed underestimated you!”

The adult Saber-Toothed Tiger’s fierce light suddenly appeared in its eyes, shooting out two blazing trails of light, firmly locking onto Li Chen.

“Roar!”

Li Chen gave a grim smile and said solemnly, “Let us battle again!”

After uttering these words, he tossed the Zhang Ling Sword out.

This scene left Ling Shuanghua completely dumbfounded. She couldn’t figure out what Li Chen was thinking.

With the Spirit Sword in hand, he was still struggling against this adult Saber-Toothed Tiger.

Tossing the sword away, bare-handed, could he really fare any better?

“Hey, have you lost your mind? Why did you throw the sword away?”

Unable to contain her curiosity, Ling Shuanghua shouted at Li Chen.

Li Chen ignored her, focusing solely on the Saber-Toothed Tiger.

Seeing that Li Chen was ignoring her, Ling Shuanghua bit her lip, huffing irritably.

“Hmph, I really want to see how you, bare-handed, will deal with this Fourth-level Middle Stage Demon Beast, the adult Saber-Toothed Tiger?”