Nearby, Wu Qiyun also successfully killed the unicorn in front of him. This unicorn was as powerful as an eighth-rank swordsman, far superior to Wu Qiyun. However, Wu Qiyun knew its weaknesses, and with Mu Hanyan by his side, he felt emboldened and easily dealt with it. Relying solely on his nimble movements, he wore the unicorn down to exhaustion, then easily killed it with a single strike.
"Congratulations." Mu Hanyan said to the two of them.
"I have to thank you very much. If you hadn't been watching, I wouldn't have dared to take such a risk." Wu Qiyun said frankly.
After hearing what Wu Qiyun said, Mu Cheng calmed down from his excitement and secretly thought that if Mu Hanyan had not been by his side, he would not have dared to muster up the courage to go all out and give it his all, nor would he have been able to scare the unicorn away. In fact, it was really thanks to him.
"Why thank me? You relied on your own strength, and I didn't help you." Mu Hanyan smiled calmly and added, "As a swordsman, if you want to go further, you can only rely on yourself. Maybe others can help you temporarily, but no one can help you forever."
After saying this casually, Mu Hanyan continued to brush off the dust on her clothes and walked forward.
Mu Cheng looked at his back, but fell into deep thought.
Wu Qiyun looked at Mu Hanyan, then at Mu Cheng, and seemed to be thinking about something.
"Let's go, don't think about it. I guess we won't have an easy time from now on." Wu Qiyun patted Mu Cheng, who was still in a daze, and said.
"Wait." Mu Cheng woke up as if from a dream. He came to the unicorn that Wu Qiyun had killed. After searching for a while, he said with regret, "Strange, why are there still no beast blood beads?"
"Yeah, I find it strange too." Wu Qiyun also looked confused.
Compared to the rarity of animal bone relics, animal blood beads are much more common. Logically speaking, the levels of the exotic beasts they killed along the way were not low, but why didn't they find a single animal blood bead?
"Do you think it could be related to the ancient mythical beast?" Mu Hanyan turned around and said speculatively.
"Maybe, but what is the connection?" Wu Qiyun also had such a guess, but he couldn't figure out what the connection was.
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Gradually they left the Earth-Splitting Crocodile's territory, and the strange beasts they encountered became increasingly powerful. However, Mu Cheng's confidence had increased greatly after the previous battle, and he handled it in an orderly manner. Except for Mu Hanyan's occasional help in critical moments, most of the time he was safe.
A few days passed, and he had slain over ten exotic beasts. Although he still hadn't found any beast blood beads, he had discovered quite a few exotic flowers and plants, as well as meteorite gold ores. Furthermore, after a few days of training, he had become much calmer, his reactions to enemies much quicker, and his strength significantly improved compared to when he arrived.
For these pampered children, what they lack most isn't cultivation techniques or resources, but the experience of actual combat. In Mu Hanyan's eyes, it would take time for Mu Cheng to be honed into a beautiful jade. He used to be a smelly, ugly stone, and now, at least he's not smelly anymore, but he's still ugly!
What is strange is that as you go deeper into the valley, the chances of encountering strange beasts become fewer and fewer, as if all the strange beasts have gone into hiding again.
However, the mood of several people did not relax, but became even heavier.
Along the way, we often saw packages and bags left behind by other young swordsmen, as well as dried bloodstains. It was obvious that the owners of the packages had met with misfortune.
Mu Hanyan and the others felt a little heavy-hearted. Although they didn't know why the strange beasts in the valley disappeared, they could imagine how ferocious they would be once they appeared again.
As we walked forward, the silent valley became unusually dull, making people feel uneasy and irritable, like the brief calm before a storm.
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