"Besides..."

"Mr. Lin and I will also accompany as guards, the situation won't get out of control!"

Hearing this, the students seemed relaxed.

Having only the first-grade beasts, coupled with the presence of two mid-level warrior teachers, certainly increased their safety.

As they spoke,

The vehicle quickly left the base, drove a little further, and then stopped.

They had arrived at their destination!

Everyone alighted from the vehicle, curiously taking in the scene of the wilderness.

Li Feng was the same.

It was his first time in the wild.

Looking around, he found himself in a seemingly barbaric territory, with towering ancient trees and tortuous vines everywhere.

Had they not just left the base, he would have thought they had entered a deep, primitive forest.

Primal energy not only grants humans exceptional abilities but also allows beasts and even plants to mutate and grow.

These trees and vines, for instance, would have taken hundreds or even thousands of years to grow to such a size in the past.

But under the nourishment of primal energy, it takes only tens of years.

As for the beasts, some crawl out of space cracks while others mutate under the nourishment of primal energy.

Therefore,

The wilderness is full of dangers.

But where there are dangers, there are also opportunities.

The wilderness is also home to many natural treasures, some of which can increase strength after consumption, and some can even awaken talents.

These are usually very valuable; you can fetch a high price for them back at the base.

Moreover, beasts are dangerous, but their bodies are valuable, hence it also cultivates many hunter squads, wandering in the wilderness, hunting beasts.

"The score system will be used for this hunting trial. Points will be calculated based on the strength and level of the beasts you kill. The student ranked at the top will get three bottles of second-grade beast blood and a bronze-level martial art manual rewarded by the academy."

"The second place will receive two bottles of second-grade beast blood."

"The third place will receive one bottle of second-grade beast blood."

"There will be no rewards for ranks below third."

"This is a communication talisman. If you encounter any danger, immediately crush it. Teacher Lin and I will receive the message and rush to rescue... Don't think you can rest easy just because you have a communication talisman. The wilderness is full of countless dangers, always remember to be very cautious!"

"Alright, now everyone enter the wilderness. The hunting trial will last for five days, and you can only leave after it's over!"

Such rewards were extremely generous.

Especially the bronze-level martial art manual, making all the students excited and eager to try.

So, after the

rules were explained, all the students took their communication talismans and eagerly entered the wilderness one by one.

Zhou Qi, as the top student in the class, naturally entered first.

After receiving the talisman, he looked back at Li Feng, revealing a provocative look. Then he stepped forward with his head held high, making his way into the wilderness.

Li Feng responded to such provocation with no reaction, maintaining his composure.

Soon, it was his turn.

The teacher looked at Li Feng with a complicated expression on his face.

He seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he sighed and said, "You have no cultivation constitution. Once you get in, stay in one place and hide well!"

"Thank you, teacher."

For this well-meant advice, Li Feng thanked the teacher, then took the transmission talisman and entered the wilderness.

Behind him.

The teacher couldn't help but shake his head.

......

"The vegetation here is so dense!"

Upon entering the dense forest, Li Feng proceeded cautiously.

He didn’t start hunting wild beasts immediately but planned to try to find traces of others.

More exactly, traces of Zhou Qi.

This individual insulted Chen Xiwei and harbored the intention of killing him; Li Feng naturally intended to kill him at the earliest opportunity to eliminate future troubles!

Unfortunately.

This place was a primeval forest, full of trees and vines, making visibility poor.

He had lost track of the students from his group who had only begun their hunt a few steps ahead of him.

"Since I can't find them right now, I should start hunting beasts first and practise my combat skills."

"With plenty of time and a 20-mile area, I'm bound to run into them!"

With that in mind, he settled down.

He went carefully through the dense forest, on guard against any threat that might come at any moment.

Danger was ever-present in the wilderness, allowing no room for negligence.

Though he possessed the talent of lightning and was quite powerful compared to others, he was not invincible and needed to be on alert.

On his journey,

About half an hour later, Li Feng suddenly stopped.

His gaze was as sharp as a hawk's as he looked ahead.

In his line of sight,

Not far ahead, behind the cover of the dense forest, appeared a pair of deep blue pupils.

Behind those pupils was a body about two meters long, half a human height. At this moment, it was propped up on all fours, its fangs bared and staring at Li Feng.

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"A first-grade lower-level beast!"

"Iron-spine Hound!"

Li Feng focused his eyes, and the record of common beasts learned in the academy surfaced in his mind.

...

...It was usually said that wolves and dogs had the same structure - iron bones and tofu waists.

And the Iron-spine Hound,

As the name suggests, had an extremely hard spine.

To deal with an Iron-spine Hound, one needed to be wary of the first few attacks. Once those were dodged, the Iron-spine Hound would lose stamina and even an ordinary warrior, with a little care, could handle it.

But...

"There's no need!"

Just as these memories surfaced in Li Feng's mind, the Iron-spine Hound was already pouncing with a swoosh.

Li Feng's eyes hardened, and he didn't move out of the way but threw a punch directly!

Boom!

The punch shot out, carrying the power of lightning, and landed heavily on the head of the Iron-spine Hound.

Following a crisp sound of bone shattering,

The Iron-spine Hound got its skull crushed and was sent flying backward.

When it hit the ground, there was no movement.

It was an instant kill!

"With the power of lightning, I can possess a force exceeding 6000 Jin, equivalent to a late-stage warrior. A mere Iron-spine hound is no match for me!"

Li Feng shook his head.

He then stepped forward, used the small knife he was carrying to chop off one of the front legs of the Iron-spine Hound.

This was proof that he had killed the Iron-spine Hound.

Then,

Li Feng took out several small bottles from his bosom, cut open the heart of the Iron-spine Hound, and filled the bottles with the heart's blood.

Beast blood!

Despite being a first-grade lower-level beast, the blood it produced could help warriors increase their power.

After taking care of everything,

Li Feng, carrying the front leg and monster blood, continued on his journey.

......

Time flew by quickly.

Unconsciously, the sky began to darken.

In the dense forest,

Li Feng killed the Silver Ring Viper, a first-grade medium-level beast, with a punch, then wiped off the fresh blood from his face and stood in place, slowly catching his breath.

After a day of fighting,

With the addition of this Silver Ring Viper, Li Feng had killed seven beasts, all of either the first-grade middle or lower levels.

This allowed him to accumulate a lot of combat experience, and he became more proficient and restrained.

During this day's fight.

"The sky is already dark; I need to find a safe place to rest."

Looking at the time, Li Feng murmured softly.

The night is the playground for the beasts.

Many powerful animals awaken, and the wilderness becomes more dangerous.

That’s why even those hunting teams would find a safe place to recover during the night, and wait for daylight.

And in here, there are no powerful beasts available, but Li Feng had been through several fights and was a bit tired.

Besides, he had obtained quite a few bottles of beast blood, which was a perfect time for a workout.

With that in mind.

Li Feng removed the snake gall from the Silver Ring Viper, filled the bottle with blood again, and then left the place.

After a while.

The sun completely set, and nightfall shrouded the earth.

In a giant tree hollow.

It used to be the den of a first-grade medium-level mutant squirrel, but Li Feng had killed it earlier. Now, looking for a place to hide, he naturally thought of here.

First, he set up a few alert traps at the entrance. If someone triggered it, it would alert him.

Being in the wilderness, you must be careful.

During the day, Li Feng had seen occasional transmission signals in different parts of the forest. Presumably, those students encountered unforeseen dangers.

Although there were teachers to the rescue.

Whether those students could last until the rescue arrived was still unknown.

In other words.

On just the first day of trial alone, many students may have already lost their lives.

This is the cleaned-up, significantly less dangerous wilderness.

In an actual wild area, the level of danger is imaginable.

"Only by constantly improving my strength will I be able to survive in this era!"

Shaking his head, he pushed these thoughts aside.

Li Feng entered the cave, taking out the collected beast blood.

Only half a bottle was filled.

The blood of the seven beasts he killed should have filled more.

But the beast blood that warriors used for cultivation wasn't ordinary blood, but instead, the heartblood of the beast, for that was where the essence lay.

A single beast naturally doesn't have much heartblood.

Having killed seven beasts, Li Feng had obtained only this much.

"About five doses!"

Li Feng made an estimate, then pulled out the stopper and took a big gulp.

Huge amounts of energy immediately dispersed in his body.

Li Feng didn't dare to procrastinate; he quickly employed body forging techniques and began to exercise.

At nightfall.

The roars of beasts in the forest were non-stop, while Li Feng was concentrating on tempering his body, striving to increase his strength.

......

The next day in the early morning.

Li Feng woke up full of energy.

Consuming one dose of beast blood last night had almost increased his strength by as much as hundred jin (Chinese unit, 1 jin = approximately 0.5 kilograms), while the effect wasn't very strong, if he can continuously drink beast blood, the gain will be substantial.

Normally, one dose of beast blood would take at least a month for an average warrior to digest.

Taking more during this period could easily lead to a blood-qi disorder.

However, the digestion time also depends on the individual's talent.

Those with stronger talents have shorter intervals.

Considering Li Feng's moderate constitution along with secondary thunder attribute talent, his digestion time was reduced to three days.

That's to say, the next dose of beast blood should be taken after three days.

"Considering this rate, I can take it ten times in a month. Even lower-grade beast blood can increase strength by a thousand jin out of the blue!"

Li Feng was quite satisfied with this progress.

Meanwhile, he also understood why warriors with high talent and constitution made speedy progress, while those with lower talent and constitution progressed so slowly.

In reality, it was due to the digestion speed of beast blood, plus the different amounts of primal energy channeled when executing body forging techniques with different talents and constitutions.

The differences between these could multiply by factors of tens or even hundreds!

After briefly washing up.

He performed a set of body forging exercises as a warm-up, then took out a large chunk of beast meat from last night and started to grill it.

Half an hour later, after eating and drinking to his fill.

Carrying all his stuff, Li Feng continued deeper into the dense forest.

Yesterday, he had wandered around the periphery and killed beasts of first-grade lower and middle levels, which proposed no difficulty for him.

Today, Li Feng planned to test himself against first-grade upper-level beasts.

To see where his limit truly was.

However.

He had only walked for a while when he faintly heard intense fighting sounds from ahead.

He immediately became alert, and quietly approached the source of the sound.

Arriving at a forest, Li Feng looked ahead.

About a hundred meters away in a clearing, a warrior was fighting a beast.

The aftermath of the fighting was so fierce it knocked down and cleaved through the trees in the surrounding area.

The beast was a four to five-meter-tall giant bear, with a burly figure and a forceful demeanor. Each of its movements carried terrifying breaking wind sounds.

Despite its overwhelming statue, the warrior had difficulty defending and could only retreat continuously.

"This is a Berserk Giant Bear!”