"Little Dragon hasn't completed his breakthrough yet." Observing the Little Dragon in his arms, Li Lin could feel that Little Dragon was in a mysterious state and decided it was best not to disturb him.

"I'll go outside and look for news about the Rampant Wolf Mercenary Group," Li Lin said softly, storing the Spirit Jade Bed in his storage ring before leaving the canyon.

There were still five members of the Rampant Wolf Mercenary Group. Li Lin had no intention of letting them go. Not seeking revenge was not in his nature. Moreover, using these people to hone his skills was a good choice, especially given his recent progress.

It had been twelve days, and Li Lin had no idea where the members of the Rampant Wolf Mercenary Group might be. Finding a few people in the vast mountain range was not an easy task.

"What's this smell? It's medicinal herbs." A scent drifted into Li Lin's nose, and he instantly identified it. To his left, there were medicinal herbs.

Not far to the left, Li Lin saw a purple Lingzhi mushroom growing under a huge rock, its medicinal fragrance wafting from there.

"Purple Lingzhi," Li Lin smiled slightly. This was a valuable find, often used in the preparation of third-grade Dan medicines. After harvesting the Purple Lingzhi, he stored it in his storage ring. His time in the Misty Mountain Range had led to encounters with many medicinal herbs, and together with the storage rings he had obtained, it would be much more convenient for him to make Dan medicines in the future.

After collecting the Purple Lingzhi, Li Lin continued forward, still searching for news of the Rampant Wolf Mercenary Group. He guessed that the members of the group would also be searching for him and wouldn't be far away.

The strength of the burly leader was formidable. Li Lin was considering how to deal with him, as a direct confrontation would likely result in having to flee, or perhaps not even having the chance to escape. He didn't have a third-order demon beast at his side, and Little Dragon, the Little Dragon, was in the midst of a breakthrough, unable to help.

However, now that his cultivation as a spiritual practitioner had reached the sixth layer of Spirit Warrior, and he had the Sword Spirit Technique, the Roar of the Furious Sea, the Green Spirit Armor, and the Vermilion Bird Art at his disposal, Li Lin thought that if he had to face the giant leader of the mercenaries head-on, he might still have a chance to fight back.

In the Misty Mountain Range, within a disorderly and rocky ridge with no surrounding forests, an unusual place nearby, two graceful figures floated towards it. They were the stunningly beautiful girl in green and the pretty maid.

"Big leader, look, there are two women coming, they seem somewhat similar to that woman from the Beast Sect," said a man in black, among the five figures resting in the rocky ridge. Far away, they saw two figures approaching. These five were none other than the remaining members of the Rampant Wolf Mercenary Group.

The girl in green, from a distance, bore some resemblance to the woman from the Beast Sect.

"It's not someone from the Beast Sect. Those two from the Beast Sect, I don't know where they've hidden. We must find and kill them," said the giant leader coldly. He was determined to obtain the treasure, and having thoroughly offended the Beast Sect, he couldn't let those two go. If they returned to the Beast Sect, they would surely bring strong fighters to kill him in the future. Therefore, he absolutely could not spare them.

"Big leader, the second leader has been killed. The strength of that man and woman is too terrifying. It seems we are no match for them," a man in black clothing said timidly.

"Slap..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man was swiftly slapped across the face, leaving five finger marks visibly emerging.

"Useless! If they had enough strength, they would have come looking for us by now. Would it be our turn to look for them? The second and third leaders must have been ambushed. If we are careful, we won't be caught off guard by the enemy," the giant leader shouted loudly, then focused on the two graceful figures approaching in the distance, sneering, "Hmm, coming right to us, just when I need to vent some anger."

On the rocky surface, the stunningly beautiful girl in green suddenly stopped, then whispered to the pretty maid beside her, "Someone's coming. Be careful, they are strong."

"Little girl, hand over what you have, and keep me company for a few days. I'll let you go then. Otherwise, I won't be polite," said a giant man, leaping out from behind a pile of rocks, gazing at the beautiful girl in green. Even he was momentarily stunned by her beauty, which seemed ethereal and otherworldly.

Four muscular men in tight clothing appeared behind him, each astounded by the beauty of the girl in green, almost breathless at her sight.

"You'd better leave quickly, otherwise, I won't hesitate to slaughter you," the beautiful girl in green said indifferently, her gaze sweeping over the five men without much concern.

"I'm in a bad mood today. You better not make me force you. You are so beautiful, I don't want to hurt you," the giant man said, feeling a momentary pity for the extraordinarily beautiful woman before him.

"Seeing that you are not good people, you might as well die," the girl in green said with a sinking expression. A green afterimage, cutting through the void and accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound, swiftly emerged. Her exquisite body surged with true qi.

True qi vibrated, causing the air around her to churn like a river, creating a series of sonic booms. Her beautiful eyes showed a hint of coldness. With a slight leap, she lightly tapped the ground with her toes, transforming into a light shadow. The green afterimage, with a faint blue glow, swept through the air like a cunning snake emerging from its hole.

The distance between them was about thirty meters, but the green afterimage extended tens of meters. With the beautiful girl's leap, the green afterimage instantly entered the attack range, whooshing with a sharp and formidable force, extremely tricky and ruthless.

"Martial Artist," the giant man's face turned pale with shock. He rapidly retreated, immediately setting up a protective aura around himself, narrowly avoiding the attack.

The green afterimage missed in mid-air but eerily circled back. The girl in green swiftly raised her wrist, rapidly rotating it, and instantly, the green afterimage, like a venomous snake, circled back in mid-air, creating a sharp whooshing sound, and shot towards the giant man like lightning.

The speed of the green afterimage was too fast, almost invisible, breaking through the air's resistance in a flash and appearing right in front of the giant man. The afterimage suddenly trembled, transforming into several light beams in mid-air, eerily enveloping half the space.

The giant man's face turned pale with shock, realizing the strength of his opponent and the eeriness of her speed. It was clear that complete evasion was impossible. In an instant, the giant man rapidly formed a hand seal and then curved his five fingers, throwing a claw imprint enveloped in flames forward to block the attack.

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"Whoosh, whoosh..."

The green afterimage, as if it had eyes, quickly maneuvered in mid-air. Several phantoms moved, and then it directly struck the center of the giant man's claw imprint.

"Sizzle..."

The glow on the claw imprint quickly dimmed, and then the green afterimage fiercely hit the palm of the giant man. As the two forces collided, their true qi intertwined and scattered, creating a burst of sparks and lightning. The true qi dissipated, and the giant man was instantly repelled by a tremendous force, a powerful surge of energy causing severe pain in his hand.

"A ninth-level Martial Artist."

The giant man was horrified, stumbling back dozens of meters before falling to the ground. From the strength of his opponent, he realized that the girl was a ninth-level Martial Artist, far stronger than himself.

"Sizzle, sizzle."

The beautiful girl in green retracted the green afterimage into her hand, revealing a whip as thick as a finger and several meters long, emanating a faint green glow. It was clear at a glance that it was no ordinary object.

"This is a misunderstanding, we'll leave now," the giant man quickly said, struggling to get up. Facing a ninth-level Martial Artist, he stood no chance.

"You think you can just leave?" the beautiful girl in green snorted lightly. Without any hesitation, her wrist flicked, and her true qi surged under her feet, transforming into a green shadow. The whip in her hand, like a dragon soaring to the skies, lightning-fast, wrapped around the giant man.

"Damn it, I'm not easy to bully," feeling the oncoming whip and the fierce invisible true qi, the giant man's expression darkened. His hot claw imprint reformed in his hand, furiously sweeping towards the incoming whip.

"Whoosh, whoosh."

The whip stirred, piercing through the air currents, creating sharp whooshing sounds. The giant man incredibly dodged it at the last moment with an unbelievable sidestep, his immense body showing surprising agility.

At that moment, the giant man fiercely stomped on the ground, causing it to crack and spread fissures. He leaped up, ghost-like, closing in on the beautiful girl in green. His fiery claw imprint quickly enveloped her from above.

Although the giant man was not as powerful, his combat experience and ferocity were superior to that of the girl in green. This was honed from constant battles in the Misty Mountain Range.

"Hmph." The stunningly beautiful girl remained unmoved, coldly snorting as she watched the incoming claw imprint. Just as it was about to close in within ten meters of her, she finally moved.

Her exquisite body instantly shifted. Her hair fluttered without wind by her ears, and her body almost instantaneously moved forward, shifting position. At that moment, her true qi suddenly shifted, instantly enveloped by a ring of earthy yellow light. True qi burst forth, causing the surrounding air to ripple like waves in water.

All this happened in an instant. Then the beautiful girl's fist imprint thunderously swept out, even faster than lightning.

"A dual-element ninth-level Martial Artist." The giant man was shocked in his heart. It was too late to retract his attack. His claw imprint and the opponent's fist imprint collided with a thunderous impact.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In the space, the sound of sonic booms was unceasing. The force of the impact scattered, and the surrounding stones burst into the air, one figure being directly blown away.

"Spurt..."

The giant man felt a tremendous force surging up from his palm, as if his hand was about to break. His blood churned violently, and a stream of blood spurted out.

"Run." The giant man, not caring about his injury, used the momentum to leap away, retreating rapidly. Facing a dual-element ninth-level Martial Artist, likely a direct disciple of a major sect, he stood no chance. There might even be other powerful individuals nearby, and not fleeing would mean certain death.

The remaining four men in tight clothing, who were already retreating slowly, saw their leader flee and immediately ran as fast as they could.

"I can't be bothered to kill you, it would dirty my hands," the stunningly beautiful girl said lightly, flicking her wrist to retract the green whip, watching the fleeing figures without any intention of pursuing.

"Miss, we are really in danger. Let's go back," the pretty maid said helplessly, having been on edge the whole journey.

"It's been so long, and we haven't encountered any real danger. Let's keep going," the beautiful girl said with a slight smile, revealing two dimples. Her smile would undoubtedly captivate anyone who saw it.

Three days later, in the forest at dawn, the air was exceptionally fresh, as if filtered. The dense fog obscured everything in the distance, turning the landscape into a vast expanse of white.

After a moment, the sunlight pierced through the dense foliage, gradually dispersing the morning mist. As the fog slowly cleared, the figures of three people were faintly visible.

"The Rampant Wolf Mercenary Group." Li Lin watched the three cautious figures below from atop a towering tree, scanning the surrounding area. He was concerned about falling into another trap.

"One fifth-level Martial Warrior, one third-level Martial Warrior, one fourth-level Martial Warrior." Sensing the aura of the three men, Li Lin's brow relaxed slightly. He should have no problem dealing with them now.

Without hesitation, Li Lin lightly leaped down, accompanying his descent with a Mountain Splitting Palm. His true qi vibrated, swiftly plunging down, distorting the surrounding air.

"An ambush!" The highest-cultivated fifth-level warrior was the first to detect Li Lin, but by then, a powerful earthy yellow palm imprint was already bearing down on them.

The three quickly set up protective barriers, but at the same time, Li Lin's palm imprint directly struck the head of the fourth-level Martial Warrior.

"Bang..."

The palm imprint hit the top of the fourth-level Martial Warrior's head, the protective aura violently shattering. A tremendous force crushed down on his skull, instantly killing him with a gruesome crack.

Meanwhile, Li Lin didn't hesitate. His body flipped backward, and amidst surging true qi, five Fiery Shadow Fingers swept towards the other two men. All this happened in less than two seconds.

The finger imprints, piercing through the air, whooshed at lightning speed.

The remaining two men, including the fifth-level Martial Warrior, reacted. The fifth-level warrior unleashed a blade light to block the finger imprints, but only two were stopped, with one penetrating through his shoulder.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

The third-level Martial Warrior's body was surrounded by a protective aura, which instantly twisted and held. Two finger imprints fiercely shot forward, piercing through his chest. A stream of blood spurted from his mouth as he too met his end.

"Spare me, it was the big leader who sent us to find you," the fifth-level Martial Warrior, clutching the bleeding wound on his shoulder, retreated to a towering tree. His eyes were filled with terror, and his large sword had fallen to the ground.

"Then after you die, you can go find your big leader," Li Lin said softly, his true qi surging around him as he unleashed another palm imprint.

"I'll fight you to the end." The big man, facing imminent death, was driven by a surge of combat spirit. Preferring to fight rather than wait for death, he met the attack with a fierce punch.

However, he had underestimated his opponent. His strength was decent, but Li Lin didn't consider him a threat. Li Lin was shrouded in a faint yellow light, his body covered in a scale armor. He allowed the man's punch to land on him, the Qi Ling Armor absorbing most of the force, though the remaining power still caused Li Lin's blood to churn.

At that moment, Li Lin turned his palm into a claw, with a flowing yellow light in his palm imprint, instantly grabbing the fifth-level Martial Warrior's crown.

"Ah..."

The man screamed in agony, unable to break free. His true qi was uncontrollably being drained by Li Lin, and even his soul felt like it was being pulled out, causing unbearable pain and convulsions throughout his body.

Moments later, a horrifying dried corpse lay beneath Li Lin's claw, his expression darkening slightly before revealing a smile.

"The devouring power of the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art and the Soul Searching technique can indeed be used together, making things much more convenient," Li Lin softly commented. He had just used the devouring power from the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art to not only absorb the man's true qi but also employed the Soul Searching technique from the Heavenly Spirit Record to probe the man's mind, learning everything he knew.

From this man's memories, Li Lin learned that the giant leader had been severely injured by a stunningly beautiful young girl three days ago. The leader was hiding in a valley, healing his wounds.

"Your misfortune for letting me know," Li Lin murmured with a smile. Now was the time to act, as the giant leader was severely injured and weakened. It was the perfect opportunity for revenge.

From the man's memories, Li Lin clearly knew the location of the valley. Currently, only the leader and a fourth-level Martial Warrior were there. However, Li Lin was surprised to learn from the man's memories that the one who had injured the leader was a stunningly beautiful girl in green, a dual-element martial artist with formidable strength. He wondered who she might be.

Having absorbed the man's true qi, Li Lin planned to refine it later. Refining it on the spot would have been more effective, but it wasn't the right time or place, especially with the knowledge of the mercenary leader's injury, Li Lin didn't want to miss this rare opportunity.