Black Earth Forest.
Lin Sheng quickly moved through it, and before long, he had reached the edge of the Black Earth Forest. Just as he was about to leave the Black Earth Forest,
He suddenly stopped, as if sensing something, and his body shot up from the ground like a spring onion, dodging to the side.
Several faint sounds of air breaking rang out beside him, landing on the ground in front of him. They were clearly several arrows.
"Good kid, you really have some skills. You actually dodged all of them."
Lin Sheng stood firm, and a shout had already sounded from the bushes behind him.
Soon, figures quickly moved through. It was none other than Huang Lao Ba and his group.
However, this time there were only four people.
Huang Lao Ba was at the front, but Yan Feng was nowhere to be seen.
As Huang Lao Ba spoke, his hands were not idle. He took out a uniquely shaped arrow from his waist, drew his bow, and shot it towards the sky.
Whoosh—
A sharp whistling sound, accompanying the arrow as it ascended, echoed through the surroundings. It was actually a signal arrow.
It turned out that in order to catch up with Lin Sheng as quickly as possible, he and Yan Feng had split into two teams to search the vicinity.
Although they could determine the direction Lin Sheng had left based on the tracks, it was only a general location. Therefore, splitting up would undoubtedly allow them to find him faster.
They naturally wouldn't waste time waiting for the other party to escape down the mountain.
So, each person led three others to pursue.
They also had their own considerations for this distribution.
Although Huang Lao Ba's strength was much weaker than Yan Feng's, he was still a seasoned expert who had entered the Forging Tendons Early Stage many years ago, and he had rich combat experience. With the cooperation of several veteran Body Tempering Realm experts from the side, even if he really encountered Lin Sheng, he was confident he could hold him off for a while until Yan Feng and the others arrived, ensuring a foolproof plan.
"Who are you people?"
Lin Sheng stood still, his gaze sweeping over Huang Lao Ba and the others.
He was certain he had never seen these people before.
The other party had ambushed him in the dark with vicious methods. The arrows just now were all aimed at his vital points. If his dodging speed had been even slightly slower and he had been hit, he would have been severely injured even if he didn't die.
"Kid, you killed that Black Tiger Ape. I'll give you a chance. Hand over everything you have. I mean everything, and maybe I'll let you go."
He ignored Lin Sheng's question and spoke with a deep voice, warning him.
"Black Tiger Ape?"
Hearing the other party's words, Lin Sheng narrowed his eyes.
Although the Black Tiger Ape was a high-grade elite common beast, its value among high-grade common beasts was actually among the lowest. These people were so interested in the Black Tiger Ape.
Furthermore, encountering them in the Black Earth Forest clearly meant that these people were likely here for the Black Tiger Ape as well.
"Okay, I'll put it down. You guys let me go."
As Lin Sheng's thoughts raced, although he didn't understand what these people were after, they dared to be here. They were definitely not ordinary people, and judging by the stable Aura and footsteps of the few people, their strength was not weak.
As he spoke, he looked up and saw the signal arrow in the sky, which had already gone silent.
He took out large and small leather bags from his body and walked towards the few people.
"Hmm!?"
Seeing the other party walking towards him, Huang Lao Ba was stunned. His previous threatening words were just to buy time; he didn't expect the other party to be so cooperative.
Watching the other party walk closer and closer, he instantly reacted and immediately shouted sternly.
"Stop right there!!"
As he spoke, he had already drawn his bow and arrow, pointing directly at the other party.
However, in the next moment, Lin Sheng, who was originally walking slowly in his sight, swayed and charged towards the three of them like a cannonball.
"Shoot!"
Huang Lao Ba roared, but before they could shoot their arrows, several leather bags had already arrived in front of them with whistling sounds.
They were startled, but they were all seasoned experts with rich combat experience. They decisively released their bows and arrows, quickly took out their weapons from their waists, and slashed open the leather bags with a single strike.
The moment the leather bags were cut open, Lin Sheng's figure was already close.
He extended both hands, like giant pythons hunting for food, and imprinted them on the necks of the two hunters.
Crack... crack...
The sound of bones breaking rang out almost simultaneously.
Huang Lao Ba only saw his two brothers in front of him, their necks bent back 180 degrees, their eyes wide open, staring at him in death, and then they fell heavily to the ground with two thuds.
And the other brother had just raised the weapon in his hand when he was swept across the chest by a whip kick. The sound of bones shattering like firecrackers rang out, and this brother also flew backward, his chest caved in, and he instantly lost all signs of life.
This scene happened too quickly. Huang Lao Ba was horrified, but his quality was good enough. He didn't care about the turmoil in his heart, threw away the bow and arrow in his hand, gathered strength, and punched straight at Lin Sheng's head.
However, although his reaction was fast, Lin Sheng's speed was even faster.
Before his fist could land, a hand with thick knuckles had already grabbed his wrist.
Huang Lao Ba immediately exploded with strength in his hand, but the large hand gripping his wrist remained motionless, yet it was constantly tightening. Waves of intense pain were coming from his hand. He twisted the steel knife in his other hand and, without thinking, swept it towards the other party's lower body.
However, a knee strike landed on his chin first.
Crack, the familiar sound of bones breaking rang out. Huang Lao Ba only felt his vision go black, and his body flew up two meters, falling heavily to the ground.
This blow was full of force and directly shattered his chin. At this moment, tears and snot streamed down Huang Lao Ba's face, and his vision was very blurry, leaving only a gray expanse.
He struggled to get up, but a riding boot had already landed on his neck, and then pressed down heavily.
"One Forging Tendons Early Stage, three Body Tempering Warriors."
Lin Sheng now clearly understood the strength of the four people. He acted very ruthlessly, with no intention of leaving anyone alive.
Although he didn't know the identities of these people, their target seemed very clear, which seemed to be himself.
Coupled with the signal arrow shot by that ugly bald man just now, it was clear that there were others nearby.
Now that he had absorbed the Black Tiger Ape, his strength had increased significantly, but he didn't want to cause trouble unnecessarily. These few people had already died by his hand. He didn't know the strength of the remaining people. These people dared to pursue him even knowing that the Black Tiger Ape had died by his hand.
They had extreme confidence in their own strength, which was definitely not weak.
If he had ample time, he wouldn't mind leaving someone alive to inquire properly about what these people were up to.
However, the signal arrow had already been sent, and the remaining people would likely arrive soon. Lin Sheng had no intention of delaying further and quickly searched the enemies' bodies for items.
As for the few leather bags he had thrown out that were slashed open.
The things inside were basically some wild beast Materials he had collected. He didn't plan to waste time picking them up one by one. He simply decided not to bother and quickly ran towards the outside of the Black Earth Forest.
After running only a few dozen meters, he stopped and stared intently at the bushes ahead.
Clap clap clap...
He saw that a tall, thin figure had appeared in the bushes ahead at some point.
The figure looked like a scholar, holding an Iron Fan, and was looking at Lin Sheng with great interest. One hand was constantly tapping lightly on the Iron Fan, as if he had seen something very interesting.
"Ruthless in action, fast, accurate, and decisive, without any hesitation. Kid, you are very interesting."
Yan Feng looked at Lin Sheng, a cold smile on his face.
In fact, when Lin Sheng had just made his move, he had already arrived.
He had witnessed firsthand how Lin Sheng had resolved the few people in a flash.
Of course, he actually had a chance to stop Lin Sheng, but he didn't do so.
After all, even if Huang Lao Ba and his group who came in with him didn't die here, he would personally take action after getting the items.
How could a few useless people be qualified to share the profits with him?
"Who are you, sir? There seems to be no grievance between us. Also, I am from the Hunting Beast Hall of Zhenshan Tower."
Lin Sheng looked at Yan Feng, a hint of solemnity appearing on his face.
Although he hadn't reached the Blood Transportation Realm and couldn't truly sense the other party's strength, he could vaguely feel that the other party was quite strong from the temperament, or rather, a certain Aura, displayed by the other party.
They were far from comparable to the few people just now.
"People from Zhenshan Tower!?"
Hearing Lin Sheng's words, Yan Feng's face also changed slightly, but he quickly sneered twice.
"With your strength, you are definitely not an unknown person in the Hunting Beast Hall. I know several Tang Zhu in the Hunting Beast Hall, and I even know the captains. How come I've never seen someone like you?"
He wasn't lying when he said this. He was indeed quite familiar with the situation in the Hunting Beast Hall. After all, entering Yangping Mountain inevitably involved dealing with the Hunting Beast Hall, so he naturally knew the experts there.
In fact, when he first saw Lin Sheng, he was also somewhat surprised. After all, from his appearance, this young man in front of him didn't seem very old, but his strength was already quite formidable.
Such a person, even in the first-rate forces in the County Town, would definitely be a seed-level existence.
"Oh!? May I ask who you are, Senior?"
Hearing that the other party's tone was not small, Lin Sheng continued to ask.
"Hmph, my name is Yan Feng."
"Yan Feng? Iron Fan Scholar Yan Feng!"
Hearing the other party announce his name, Lin Sheng exclaimed in surprise, and his heart also sank slightly.
In fact, when he saw the Iron Fan in the other party's hand and the scholar's attire that was out of place with the surroundings, he had a hint of a guess in his heart.
He didn't expect it to actually be the Iron Fan Scholar.
He knew the name of the Iron Fan Scholar. After joining the Hunting Beast Hall, he had also specifically inquired about and collected information on many experts in Lin'an County.
Besides the few great experts at the peak of the Blood Transportation Realm, the most famous names were the ten Forging Tendons Late Stage experts known as the Ten Tigers of Lin'an.
One must know that there were no less than twenty to thirty experts who had reached the Forging Tendons Late Stage in Lin'an County.
Those who could rank in the top ten were naturally the true experts of this Realm.
And the Yan Feng before him was the fifth-ranked existence among the Ten Tigers.
One must know that people like Tian Hu in the Hunting Beast Hall had not even entered the ranks of the Ten Tigers.
Only Tang Zhu Zhao Fang was among these Ten Tigers of Lin'an, ranked fourth.
However, it is said that Tang Zhu Zhao Fang suffered a serious injury a few years ago and has not fully recovered. Therefore, Yan Feng was even stronger. In Lin'an County, even counting the few Blood Transportation Warriors, he could rank among the top ten.
Lin Sheng had thought that he would eventually fight against the true experts in the County Town, but he didn't expect this time to come so early.
It was even somewhat unexpected.
As his thoughts flickered, he quickly remembered the Offering Yan who had brutally killed the people from the Hunting Beast Hall when he entered the mountain earlier. Perhaps it was the Yan Feng before him.
"I didn't expect Senior to be the Iron Fan Scholar. This Junior has heard Tang Zhu Zhao mention Senior's great name, which is truly like thunder to the ears. I wonder what Senior wants? I can give Senior everything I have."
After confirming the other party's identity, Lin Sheng's face showed panic, and he spoke quickly.
"Zhao Fang? Hehe... I wonder how many more years that old fellow can live?"
Hearing Lin Sheng's words, Yan Feng's smile deepened.
"Kid, you are quite clever, but unfortunately, no matter who you are, today..."
Whoosh whoosh...
Before Yan Feng finished speaking, two sounds of air breaking came straight towards him.
However, the smile on his face didn't change at all. He simply opened his Iron Fan slightly and clamped the two flying darts between the fan ribs.
Looking at the exquisite flying darts between the fan ribs, he sneered.
"Flying darts? And poisoned? Use whatever other means you have. Where is your leg technique? Let me see."
As he spoke, his body had already charged towards Lin Sheng like a hunting eagle.
His speed was extremely fast, and his figure was very agile. It was clear that the Cultivation Technique he practiced focused on agility and speed.
As he approached Lin Sheng, the Iron Fan in his hand spun, and more than ten sharp sword tips gleamed with a chilling light.
Lin Sheng reacted extremely quickly, flipping his wrist and shooting out a few more flying darts. His other hand had already drawn the iron spear from behind and smashed it towards the other party.
As expected, the flying darts were ineffective, being easily batted away or dodged by the other party.
Clang clang clang...
A series of clanging sounds of metal striking metal, accompanied by a large amount of sparks, continuously echoed in the mountain forest.
Within just a few breaths, the two had exchanged more than ten moves. Yan Feng's offense was like continuous flowing water. The Iron Fan danced around his body, constantly striking down with extreme speed, even leaving behind streaks of afterimages.
Only with the enhancement of Lin Sheng's three points of agility could he keep up with the other party.
But the other party was not only extremely fast, but also not weak in strength. Although not as powerful as his strength after absorbing the Tusker Mountain Pig, it was still stronger than the Black Tiger Ape before.
This led to the fact that although he could keep up with the other party in terms of speed, his strength was significantly lacking.
At this moment, he was already at a disadvantage, and his body was inevitably retreating.
Moreover, the other party's combat experience was extremely rich, and the attack angles were tricky, making it difficult to guard against.
Not only was Lin Sheng surprised, but Yan Feng's surprise at this moment was no less than the other party's, and even exceeded it by a lot.
Originally, in his opinion, the other party could only be said to be decent, and still far inferior to him.
But he didn't expect that he could keep up with him. One must know that the Cloud Smoke Technique he practiced emphasized being ethereal and having an invisible movement technique.
This was something he had always been proud of, and yet this young man who didn't seem very old could keep up.
Although his speed was not as fast as his, it was only slightly slower.
While these things surprised him, what surprised him the most, even shocked him, was that as he fought against the other party, he also sensed the other party's cultivation Realm.
The result was something he found hard to believe.
"Forging Tendons Early Stage, how is this possible!?"
At this moment, although he was suppressing the other party all the way, his heart was like a tsunami, unable to calm down.