Chapter 183: Steel-Boned Wolves

One day later, the two left their cave and properly entered the level five zone.

Compared to the level three and level four zones, the level five zone had denser qi, and more spirit grasses and spiritual fruits but fewer monsters.

After walking for more than one hour, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu didn’t see a single monster and the double couldn’t help but be discouraged.

“Have all the level-five monsters been hunted?” He wondered with a disappointed expression.

“The East Sun Monster Mountain is a medium-sized mountain. There originally weren’t many level-five monsters, so we shouldn’t expect to find one so soon.”

“Is that so?” Shen Xu frowned before bending to look at something.

“Ayuan, look at this…, Do you think it’s a purple stone mushroom?” He asked.

Purple stone mushrooms were top-grade level four ingredients.

However, the mushroom was a little different from what was described in the books.

“The stem should be brown and the head purple. This one is all purple.”

“It hasn’t matured.” Zhen Yuan said.

“I didn’t know an immature purple stone mushroom was all purple.” The double said and unreservedly transplanted the mushroom into the space.

“I will make a good meal when the purple stone mushroom matures.” He said.

“I look forward to that.”

After that, the two found more spirit grasses, spiritual fruits, herbs, and other resources.

Unfortunately, they didn’t find any precious resources.

However, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu were not disappointed.

Although they didn’t get any precious resources, they achieved more than they expected, and the things they did get were not useless.

After leaving the East Sun Monster Mountain, those things could be turned into pills, wine, food, talismans, formations, inscriptions, and weapons.

Overall, the two were satisfied.

On this day, Shen Xu was marinating rabbit meat while Zhen Yuan was turning the spit.

“Brother Yuan, don’t turn it too soon.” Shen Xu reminded, and Zhen Yuan nodded.

“I know.” He said.

Soon after, the meat was ready, and the two sat to eat.

They ate, drank, chatted, and watched the night go by.

Unfortunately, a loud howl suddenly interrupted their tranquillity, and the two reflexively stood.

“Is it a wolf?” Shen Xu asked, his brows creased in a frown.

Wolves lived in packs.

If there was one, there were probably thirty.

Thinking of that, he drew his hammer and looked at Zhen Yuan beside him.

Zhen Yuan had also drawn his law scripting brush.

“Let’s use a trapping formation disk if there are too many monsters.” Zhen Yuan suggested, and Shen Xu immediately nodded.

Since the wolf pack was in the topmost layer of the mountain, the leader was probably a level-five monster. Additionally, the pack likely had many level three and level four monsters.

Considering that, the two couldn’t be careless or unnecessarily brave.

“They are heading towards us.” Zhen Yuan said with a solemn expression.

“How many?” The double asked.

At the same time, he put away their food, drinks, and equipment.

“Thirty-four. They will be within your detection range in a few moments.”

“Got it.” Shen Xu said, spreading his spiritual sense to the limit.

A few moments later, he saw the wolves and subconsciously gasped.

“One early-stage level five steel-boned wolf, one peak stage level four, three late stage, seven mid-stage, twelve early stage, and ten level three.” The double observed in an incredulous voice.

“What a powerful wolf pack!” He exclaimed.

“We can’t be careless.” Zhen Yuan reminded.

Although they could still escape, neither thought about it.

After all, Zhen Yuan wanted to challenge a level-five monster, while Shen Xu wished to continue training.

“Brother Yuan, focus on the level five monster. I will deal with the rest.” The double said with a determined expression.

“Good.”

The wolves arrived in no time.

However, after arriving, they didn’t attack directly but instead stood ten metres from the two.

“Good luck.” Shen Xu said.

Simultaneously, he activated a formation disk and collected twenty-three monsters in a level four trapping formation.

When the leader saw its pack disappear, it howled in anger and its eyes turned red.

A moment later, it rushed towards the two, and Zhen Yuan stepped up to meet it.

Similarly, Shen Xu attacked the ten level three steel-boned wolves.

Because he had a realm advantage, he quickly killed the ten wolves and collected their corpses before releasing three, level four, early-stage opponents.

On the other side, Zhen Yuan transformed his brush into a qiang and bravely met the level-five wolf.

Compared to the red-paw rage bear, the steel-boned wolf was smaller.

It was about three metres long and two metres tall.

However, it was several times faster and more vicious.

While Zhen Yuan was trying to find an advantage, vicious claws suddenly attacked his flank.

Seeing this, Zhen Yuan manoeuvred his Qiang and barely managed to block the claws.

However, the rushed manoeuvre affected his body position, and he couldn’t keep his balance when the Qiang and claws collided.

As a result, he flew three metres before hitting a tree.

However, the wolf didn’t let up.

Before Zhen Yuan could regain his breath, the wolf appeared in front of him, raised its claws and prepared to deal its enemy a death blow.

Zhen Yuan narrowed his eyes when he saw this.

Although he was blown away by the aftermath of the previous collision, he wasn’t injured.

At this time, he injected qi into the qiang and thrust towards the wolve’s paw.

Barely a breath later, a pain-filled howl echoed in the surroundings, and the wolf staggered back, but Zhen Yuan was not done.

After injuring the wolf, he chased his advantage and continued to attack the opponent.

After many years of training, Zhen Yuan developed a unique spear style.

At this time, he unleashed all his physical strength and attacked the steel-boned wolf.

Soon after, the wolf was covered in wounds, and its howls continued to echo in the surroundings.

However, Zhen Yuan was not fooled.

Although he had injured the wolf, the injuries were superficial and didn’t threaten the wolf’s life.

Thinking of this, Zhen Yuan intensified his attacks and spear shadows fell on the steel-boned wolf.

Similarly, the wolf tried to attack its enemies, but its attacks were not as effective as before.

After all, its legs were injured, and its speed was more than half.

Because of this, Zhen Yuan could often block and counterattack whenever the wolf tried to sneak attack him.

As this continued, the wolf fell into a disadvantage, and before it knew it, it could no longer keep up with Zhen Yuan.

Zhen Yuan didn’t become complacent after seeing this.

Instead, he intensified his attacks, never giving the wolf a chance to counterattack or escape.

A quarter of an hour later, the wolf died, and Zhen Yuan sighed in relief.

“It’s exhausting.” He muttered with a thoughtful expression.

At the same time, Shen Xu came to stand beside him.

“Good job.” The double said but soon frowned before he continued.

“Wolf meat is hard and bitter. Let’s harvest the materials and leave the meat for Yang Shi.”

“Are you already done?” Zhen Yuan asked, but Shen Xu shook his head.

“The level four peak stage, three late stage, and two mid-stage are still trapped in the formation disk. I will deal with them after replenishing my strength.”

“I will help you deal with the peak stage.”

“Okay.” Shen Xu didn’t argue.

Although he wanted to train himself, there was still some distance before he could easily deal with late-stage level four monsters, let alone peak stage.

Knowing that, he didn’t insist on keeping the peak stage monster.

After all, they were in a monster mountain.

Even if Zhen Yuan killed the wolf, Shen Xu would eventually encounter another opponent.

“Wolf bones are good materials for refining swords. I should be able to refine some good swords using the bones of the steel-boned wolves.” Shen Xu said, his expression revealing his good mood.

“I will inscribe the swords after you refine them.”

“Good. Inscribed swords are more marketable and expensive than ordinary weapons. We should be able to earn a few spirit stones from them.”

Thinking of spirit stones, Shen Xu frowned.

They originally had billions of low-grade spirit stones.

However, low-grade spirit stones were not useable in the Tianqi continent.

Knowing this, the two unreservedly used the spirit stones to advance, feed the space, and power the simulation room.

Years later, the low-grade spirit stones were gone, but fortunately, Zhen Yuan earned some mid-grade spirit stones in East Mountain City.

However, they bought two ships, numerous resources, and daily necessities.

After fifteen years in the East Sun Monster Mountain, their spirit stones were almost gone.

“We will be completely broke when we leave the monster mountain.” Shen Xu sighed.

“It doesn’t matter. We can settle in a nearby town for a few years. It won’t be too late to continue our journey when we accumulate more spirit stones and resources.”

“You are… “Shen Xu started but suddenly frowned.

At the same time, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

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