In the dense forest, the sunlight shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows.
Xia He held the Mo Dao given by Governor Li in his hand and swung it lightly. The blade cut through the air, making a low humming sound.
The next moment, a huge rock that was more than one meter thick was cut in half like tofu, and the cross-section was as smooth as a mirror, as if it had been carefully polished.
Xia He put away his sword and stood up, his eyes full of admiration:
"It is indeed a good sword! It is worthy of being used by Li Dushi when he was young. Even after so many years, the power of the sword is still extremely sharp."
It contains the power of a martial saint, and it would scare people to death if you tell others about it!
Shan Xiong, who was standing by, curled his lips and said unhappily:
"Alright, stop showing off. I really want to hit you!"
Xia He smiled, feeling very happy, and sheathed the knife.
"Let's go into the mountains."
When the two stepped into the Huaiwu Mountains, the scene before them was immediately awe-inspiring.
The Daxinglong Ridge stretches for forty-four levels and is countless times larger than the mountains in Liangzhou.
It is no exaggeration to say that the area of this mountain range is even larger than the surrounding state capitals combined.
Strange beasts frequently appear in the mountains, and dangers are lurking everywhere. If you are not careful, you will fall into danger.
Although it is early spring, the snow on the mountains has not completely melted and there is a chill in the air.
In the sky, a mountain eagle was circling and soaring, making a clear cry.
"With Baimei watching from the sky, and the tracking skill at the 'Mastery' level on my dashboard, it shouldn't be difficult to find the strange beast."
Xia He pondered secretly in his heart.
However, things turned out to be beyond his expectations.
For two consecutive days, whenever Xia He followed Baimei's instructions and rushed to the target location, he only saw bloodstains and broken animal carcasses on the ground, but never saw any living strange beasts.
"Strange, why are all the strange beasts around here cleared out?"
Xia He squatted down and carefully examined the bloodstains on the ground with a frown.
Shan Xiong also had some doubts:
"Could it be the [Ba Dao Sect] on the mountain who did it? Who else could it be besides them?"
Xia He shook his head:
"Unlikely. Although the Tyrant Blade Sect is powerful, they are not capable of killing all the beasts in the entire forest. Moreover, these bloodstains do not look like they were caused by humans. Rather, they look like a fight between beasts."
Just as the two were puzzled, a loud noise suddenly came from the woods in the distance.
Immediately afterwards, a group of people rushed out of the woods in a panic, their armor was torn to pieces, their weapons were incomplete, and their faces were full of fear.
There were at least fifty or sixty people, fleeing in a panic.
"Help! Help!" someone shouted at the top of his lungs.
Xia He and Shan Xiong looked at each other and immediately became alert, yet at the same time they couldn't help but be shocked.
"Is it a soldier from Yunzhou?"
"Someone entered the mountain early? Didn't they give us five days?"
Before they could react, a group of huge black apes suddenly rushed out from behind the group.
These giant apes had red eyes and held crude weapons in their hands. They moved as swiftly as the wind, chasing the fleeing crowd and killing them crazily.
A soldier who ran a little slower was caught up by the giant ape, and the giant ape swung the big knife in its hand and knocked the soldier to the ground with one blow.
Then he cruelly took out his heart and stuffed it into his mouth to chew. Blood dripped from the corners of the giant ape's mouth, and the scene was extremely bloody.
"Knife Ape!" Shan Xiong widened his eyes and looked at the scene in disbelief.
Xia He was also shocked: "This monkey is a strange beast! But how can they use weapons? And how can they use martial arts?"
"Is it the same as the 'Burning Deer'?"
The strength of the Sword Ape is comparable to that of the Zang-refining Ape, and the cubs under his command are almost all at the peak of the Blood-refining Ape, and a few of them are obviously much taller and are already comparable to those at the Bone-refining Ape.
"What's going on! This sword ape shouldn't be on the periphery!"
At this moment, a giant ape discovered Xia He and Shan Xiong, and with a fierce light flashing in its eyes, it rushed towards them.
The giant ape swung the sword in his hand with great force, the blade pointing directly at Xia He.
"What a courageous beast!"
Shan Xiong shouted loudly and quickly drew his sword to fight back.
His blade flashed a cold light and accurately cut the giant ape's arm.
With a "crack" sound, one of the giant ape's hands broke off and blood gushed out.
It can be seen that Shan Xiong is only one step away from refining his internal organs.
He looked at Xia He first, feeling somewhat proud.
"how?"
"No matter what...we are surrounded."
The giant ape let out a painful roar, covering its broken arm and roaring continuously.
The rest of the giant apes also stopped chasing and slowly surrounded the two men.
The black giant ape in the lead was particularly large, and it stared at Xia He and Shan Xiong with its scarlet eyes.
Not far away, a hurried shout suddenly came:
"Brother Xia, it's me!"
Xia He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man stumbling out of the woods in a panic.
His armor was badly damaged, his face was covered in dust and blood, and his expression was filled with shame and fear.
Xia He took a closer look and immediately recognized him - it was one of the colleagues from the Shan Camp who followed Peng Xin when he visited him a few days ago, named Chen Yuan.
"Chen Yuan? Why are you here?"
Chen Yuan was panting, his face was pale, and his voice was trembling:
"Brother Xia, I...we originally wanted to explore the mountain ahead of time so as to make some preparations for selecting the peak. Unexpectedly...unexpectedly, just after we got some information, we encountered this group of knife apes. We were killed and thrown to pieces. More than a dozen people died..."
"What information did you find out?"
Chen Yuan took a deep breath, tried to calm down, and whispered:
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