BATTLE THROUGH THE HEAVEN
entering the magic beast mountains

A large group of people were walking through the silent forest. There were many pairs of alert eyes that continued to scan the dark spots hidden around the forest while hands tightly grasped weapons at various waists, ready to handle the sudden happenings.

As a veteran mercenary who had survived in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for so many years, although many of them cooperated with each other for the first time, they can still maintain a basic understanding of each other. When they exchanged glances for a moment, they could recognize the safety and danger signs from the other party's eyes.

The weight of the huge black sword and its strange ability to suppress Dou Qi caused Xiao Yan to have difficulty traveling. Every time his foot landed on the ground, he would sink into the soft ground. After traveling a short distance in this manner, he began to pant and sweat.

Xiao Yan wiped the sweat off his face and turned to stare at the tightly guarded ‘Home Thousand Medicines’ medicinal herb collecting team. After randomly sweeping his gaze at the team, his gaze finally led to the woman in white in the middle who looked like a moon crowned by the stars.

At that moment, the fragile beauty known as the Fairy Doctor coincidentally straightened her back as she lightly wiped the sweat grains gathered on her forehead. Her light gasps, along with her beautiful face, formed an image of gentle beauty.

Watching the Fairy Doctor present such an image, the few mercenaries in the surroundings gained the reckless motivation to take her straight to their destination. However, they knew that even though they wanted to carry her, the Fairy Doctor would reject their offer with a smile.

When everyone's gaze was fixed on Fairy Doctor, a slightly handsome young man full of smiles, moved away from the mercenary group. He lowered his head and said something to the Fairy Doctor.

After a short conversation, the Fairy Doctor simply smiled and shook her head before continuing on foot.

Despite being rejected by the Fairy Doctor, the young man did not show the slightest hint of anger on his face. Instead, he smiled faintly, waving his hand as he exclaimed, "Members of the Wolf Head Company, we will now enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Don't screw up! "

"Yes, Young Master."

Upon hearing the young man's call, the dozens of large men surrounding him immediately responded in unison. A disciplined tone attracted many views from the side. Even the Fairy Doctor looked back.

Being very satisfied with his response, the young man slightly smiled and sped up his pace to catch up with the Fairy Doctor. Walking beside him, he enthusiastically gave him close protection.

"Damn. All he relied on was his father's position as the head of the Wolf Head Mercenary Company. Did she think she could win the Fairy Doctor's heart just because of this? " Watching the young man who could approach the Fairy Doctor and talk to her, one of the mercenaries beside Xiao Yan immediately fought in a voice full of jealousy.

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and swept his gaze at the young man. His eyes were finally fixed on the badge on the chest of the latter; on it was a wolf head carving with one eye.

Leaping his gaze towards the young man, Xiao Yan looked at over thirty mercenaries with the same badge and blinked. It seemed that the group was part of the Wolf Head Company, one of the three large mercenary companies in Qingshan City.

Looking at the extent of the protection offered by the Wolf Head Mercenary Company to the members of the medicinal herb collecting team, it was clear that they were specifically hired by ‘Home of a Thousand Medicines’ to offer their protection. Moreover, it seemed that the trust ‘Thousand Medicinal House’ placed on the Wolf Head Mercenary Company was much greater than that placed on the other mercenaries up front. Otherwise, the Medicinal House would not let them become their personal bodyguards.

Xiao Yan slowly withdrew his gaze. He had no interest in the young man and Fairy Doctor. Thus, he simply shook his head and with his heavy footsteps, once again stepped towards the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Everything was calm outside the Magic Beast Mountain Range. However, not long after the Company entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range, a small-scale attack by a Magical Beast was ruthlessly carried out before Xiao Yan's eyes.

The attackers were the three First Rank Magic Beasts known as the Scarlet Ice Snake. These Magical Beasts often appeared on the edge of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and had ice attributes; within them was an ice poison. If a person is not treated within half a day after being poisoned, this poison will freeze the blood in the victim's body and result in death.

Three rank one Magic Beast Scarlet Ice Snake hung on the three branches. With lightning-like speed, they shocked the mercenaries, quickly and easily poisoning their three members. Instantly, the faces of the three members turned ice-cold pale. Their feet and hands became cold as they collapsed.

Realizing that they were being attacked, everyone immediately retaliated angrily. A moment later, the three rank one Magic Beasts were unexpectedly killed by the mercenary group. After not finding the monster core within their corpses, the mercenaries could only sigh in regret. In the wild, suffering serious injuries and not getting any rewards after killing Magical Beasts was common. As such, they did not have much hope of finding anything.

After the Scarlet Ice Snake was killed, the three mercenaries who were exposed to the ice poison were quickly transported to the back where the medical herb collecting team had gathered in order for the Fairy Doctor to personally remove the poison from their bodies.

With the encounter from the Scarlet Ice Snakes attack, the Mercenary Group became even more cautious. Nevertheless, it was impossible to completely avoid Magical Beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, which was densely populated by Magical Beasts.

For the next half kilometer that the group covered, they were attacked by three waves of Magical Beasts. Fortunately, the large number of mercenaries exceeded the number of Magical Beasts and they managed to repel three attacks at the expense of more mercenaries suffering from minor injuries.

Seeing the cunning Magical Beast escape after Xiao Yan's futile attack, Xiao Yao clenched her teeth furiously. If not for his Dou Qi being suppressed by the great sword, he would definitely have killed that Magical Beast.

Even though he let the Magical Beast escape, the strength that Xiao Yan had displayed had resulted in the surrounding mercenaries staring at him with admiration.

"Little brother, you are strong enough, to actually be able to defend against the Snake Tail Leopard known for its strength"

"Ck ck, being so strong at such a young age .. I can't imagine how strong he will be in the future."

"Ha ha, this man should be the two youngest star Dou Zhe in this group, right? Looking at his strength, it seemed that it was true. "

The cheers of the surrounding mercenaries caused a small commotion within the group. When the gazes of the mercenaries fell on the young man with the big sword, the glint of their question was replaced with something else in their eyes.

In this circle, where one's strength determined his status, as long as one displayed strength that shocked others, he would gain their respect. This is a simple and straightforward rule.

Xiao Yan only smiled at this cheering. In his smile, there was no arrogance or satisfaction. He simply followed the group and quietly continued advancing towards the location of the medicinal herb retrieval.

"Everyone. We're close to the herb picking site. After walking for so long, everyone must be tired. Please rest for a while. " After traveling a longer distance, a soft and sharp female voice suddenly called out from within the quiet group.

The advancing footsteps slowly came to a halt as the entire group stopped advancing at the same time. Turning around, they faced the plain smiling young lady and obediently nodded their heads.

After a brief discussion, over ten mercenaries scattered into the surrounding area to act as scouts. The remaining people simply sat down and began to recover the strength they had consumed during the trip.

Sitting on the ground, Xiao Yan slowly let go of his breath. He raised his finger, prompting the Strength Recovery Pill to appear in his hand. He swept his gaze around her then raised his head and yawned. His palm covered his mouth as he did so, moving the pill to his mouth. He then quickly swallowed the pill without leaving any signs he had done so.

Once the pill was inside his body, its effects quickly spread throughout his body. Xiao Yan leaned against the tree and closed his eyes, letting the medicinal effects quickly replace the depleted Dou Qi in his body.

With the help of ‘Pill’ Recovery Strength, Xiao Yan managed to quickly return to his peak form. All around him, the other mercenaries were still waiting for their strength to recover.

After whispering in his heart about how good it was to have a pill, Xiao Yan stood up. He whispered to the surrounding mercenaries about to urinate before slowly heading towards the dense forest area beside him.

Within the dense forest area, the light dimmed significantly. However, this place had been scouted by other mercenaries before, so Xiao Yan was not worried about being attacked by Magical Beasts. His gaze swept around him, looking for a suitable training ground.

After surveying the surrounding Xiao Yan, he began to move deeper into the dense forest region. After walking some distance away, the dim environment suddenly brightened. He raised his head and discovered that he had come out of the small dense forest area. In front of him was a steep cliff. The bottom of the cliff is filled with lush greenery, giving a beautiful view.

Xiao Yan's gaze swept over the top of the cliff before suddenly stopping. He rubbed his nose as he headed towards the edge of the cliff where a kind of plant with white blossom flowers stood.

This particular plant has pale white flowers. Among the blooming pale white flowers, the red fruit was quietly hidden while emitting a faint medicinal smell.

After scanning the vegetation carefully, Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows in surprise. After which, he lowered his body and extended his hand to the plant, intending to pluck it.

Just as his hand came into contact with the vegetation, a jade-white hand suddenly stretched out from the other side of the cliff, targeting the same plant only to grab Xiao Yan's hand instead.

After the jade-like hand came into contact with Xiao Yan's hand, it paused for a bit before being pulled as fast as lightning. A moment later, a beautiful face appeared from the other side of the cliff and appeared before the astonished face of the crouching youth with a puzzled face.