Chapter 44: Night Wolf King
"let's start!"
After exchanging glances with Xu Ruoyan, the emperor on the throne said to the eunuch beside him.
"yes."
The old eunuch cupped his hands and then came to the center of the training ground. When the field was quiet, he opened his drake-like voice and said, "Everyone is a talented person from all over the world who was invited by me. First of all, I would like to thank you for coming all the way to participate in this royal autumn hunt. Next, the official competition will begin."
"The rules of the autumn hunt are very simple. You must hunt the rare and precious animals in this hunting ground to the best of your ability. The stronger the rare and precious animal you hunt, the better your results will be."
"The hunting ground is full of dangers, and you may even lose your life. If you encounter a powerful beast that you cannot deal with, then saving your life is your top priority!"
"The hunting period is two days. When the sun sets tomorrow, come back here and show us your prey. Those who fail to do so will be deemed to have forfeited their rights."
"The Royal Autumn Hunt begins now!"
As the old eunuch finished speaking, the young geniuses took their positions and rushed into the hunting ground on horseback one after another.
Ying Wuqing kicked the ground with his legs and jumped lightly, showing his graceful and agile body movements. He landed on the back of one of the horses, stared at Ling Chen, and said, "Boy, I will let Miss Xu see clearly who is worthy of her. I hope you are not too far behind me. Go!"
"Snapped!"
Ying Wuqing whipped the horse on its butt, and the horse immediately opened its iron hooves, galloped away, and rushed into the hunting ground.
Ling Chen paid no attention to Ying Wuqing's ruthless gaze. He rode his black-maned horse and rushed into the hunting ground at top speed.
Looking at Ling Chen disappearing into the forest, a strange smile suddenly appeared on Prince Tai's face. He turned his head to look at the attendant beside him, "How is the arrangement of the things I ordered going?"
"Everything has been arranged." The follower whispered.
"Haha, that's good."
A hint of murderous intent suddenly appeared in the depths of Prince Tai's eyes, and it flashed away.
…
The Royal Hunting Ground was originally the hunting ground for the royal family. The mountains were extremely high, with waterfalls, cliffs, deep valleys, and dense forests. Almost all of the rare and exotic animals in the mountains were species that were rarely seen in the outside world, with only a few common wild animals.
Among these rare and exotic animals, there are many powerful ones. Otherwise, the old eunuch would not have reminded them that if they encountered an exotic animal that they could not deal with, it was important to save their lives.
Everyone is equipped with an Iron Eagle Bow, which is a military bow with great power, but it also requires a lot of strength to pull the bowstring. Only these young talents who are warriors can use the Iron Eagle Bow for hunting.
Each Iron Eagle Bow is equipped with three magic arrows. These magic arrows have extremely strong penetrating power and are used to penetrate the scales of the strange beasts at critical moments.
Sixty-nine young warriors entered the hunting ground like a handful of sand thrown into the sea. Not long after, everyone disappeared into the jungle.
“Wow!”
A black shadow flashed through the half-human-high brambles, and in an instant it crossed the open space twenty meters away and rushed into the dense forest in the distance.
The speed of the black shadow was so fast that if someone had not practiced martial arts, they would not be able to see its appearance clearly.
Ling Chen could naturally see it clearly; it was a strange beast that looked very much like a leopard.
The Sharp-toothed Leopard is not an ordinary wild leopard, but a rare species. It is extremely fast and has extremely sharp teeth and claws, but its defense is very weak.
His strength is equivalent to that of a fifth-level warrior, and his speed is equivalent to that of a seventh-level warrior.
In Ling Chen's opinion, the Sharp-toothed Leopard was just a low-grade exotic beast and was not his hunting target.
"call out!"
At this time, a sound of breaking wind was heard from another direction.
A magical arrow drew a trajectory in the air and accurately hit the head of the sharp-toothed leopard.
"puff!"
The Sharp-Toothed Leopard's head was pierced by the divine arrow, and the gunpowder embedded in the arrowhead exploded immediately, sparks flying everywhere.
The Sharp-Toothed Leopard died instantly and fell under the tree.
Ying Wuqing rushed forward on his horse without dismounting. He bent his waist, leaned his body toward the ground, grabbed the magic arrow that was stuck in the fang-toothed leopard's head with his five fingers, and lifted the fang-toothed leopard up.
"You don't even dare to kill a Sharp-toothed Leopard? Haha, you have to be braver when you enter the hunting ground. How can you accomplish anything great if you are so timid?" Ying Wuqing held the corpse of the Sharp-toothed Leopard with a sarcastic smile on his face, looking somewhat smug.
In his opinion, Ling Chen must have never seen blood, let alone killed anyone. Even killing a beast seemed timid in his eyes.
"A beast of this level is not worth my effort."
Ling Chen just glanced at the fanged leopard and said indifferently.
"What did you say?"
Ying Wuqing's expression suddenly turned ugly.
"Hunting is about who kills the stronger beast, not the quantity . What's the point of killing such a weak beast? It's just a waste of effort."
Leaving behind a few words, Ling Chen rode his horse forward and disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.
He had to admit that what Ling Chen said made sense. He had just made an attack to humiliate Ling Chen, which made him make a mistake and waste a magic arrow. He didn't expect that instead of humiliating him, he was ridiculed by Ling Chen.
"I want to see what level of prey you can hunt."
Ying Wuqing's face was grim. Ling Chen was so arrogant in front of him. He wanted to see what level of exotic beast Ling Chen could hunt in the end.
It would be so funny if you couldn't catch any rabbits.
After thinking about it, he turned his horse around and rode in another direction.
…
Ling Chen did not move forward at the fastest speed, but at half speed. If he rushed too fast here, he might alarm the strange beasts that he could not afford to offend, and then it would be too late to escape.
In half an hour, Ling Chen encountered a total of three inferior beasts, including the Sharp-toothed Leopard, the Sabre-toothed Tiger, and the Lightning Marten, but he did not attack any of them.
He is a person who , if he doesn't take action, it's fine. But once he takes action, he will definitely reap big rewards.
Ling Chen absolutely did not believe that there were only these few exotic beasts in this huge royal hunting ground. There must be more advanced creatures. You know, the richer the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the more powerful exotic beasts can be bred.
Legend has it that in ancient times, there were many mythical beasts, many four-elephant mythical beasts, and many powerful strange beasts such as the phoenix, Kunpeng, Hydra, and Guhuo bird. Although these strange beasts have become extinct now, these things do exist in the records of classics and cannot be fabricated.
This place might not have legendary beasts like the Hydra, but Ling Chen believed that there were still beasts like the three-headed snake and the four-headed snake.
Oooooh!
Suddenly, a deafening wolf howl suddenly came from the right.
"It's the voice of the Night Wolf King."
Ling Chen's heart was filled with joy, and he immediately rushed over in the direction of the sound. Soon, he saw a giant wolf that was pitch black but seven feet long at the foot of a small hill. The giant wolf had only a little white between its eyebrows, and a pair of green eyes that were filled with a cruel and bloodthirsty glow.
The Night Wolf King, although only a first-grade exotic beast, is a powerful exotic beast comparable to a first-level martial artist. I didn't expect to encounter it so soon.
However, someone had arrived here before Ling Chen. At this moment, a figure in a yellow dress was confronting the Night Wolf King.
