However, a fully-grown bear’s strength far exceeds normal second rankers. Only third rankers could win against it.
Obviously, Zhao Feng’s target wasn’t a bear or large wild beast.
Although large wild beasts are worth a lot of money, their mass is too big. I cannot carry many back and forth. Zhao Feng had already made his plans.
Teng!
His body was like a feather as he used the branches to propel himself forward. Soon, Zhao Feng landed on top of a hundred-meter tall tree. This tree was higher than its surroundings, giving Zhao Feng an excellent lookout point.
If he hadn’t learned Lightly Floating Ferry, being at this height would have made his heart race.
As he stood on the tree, Zhao Feng used his left eye to survey his surroundings.
Shuah!
His left eye went into super-vision mode. He clearly saw anything within ten kilometers.
Zhao Feng first had to confirm whether there were any dangerous wild or deadly beasts around. Soon Zhao Feng understood the situation within that area.
Twenty beasts threatened him, and only one of them was close to him. Luckily, there weren’t any deadly beasts.
“I am starting now.” Zhao Feng took a deep breath, then slowly pulled out his Heavy Metal Bow.
Shou-----
As the bow string trembled, the arrow hit a golden-spotted snake one hundred meters away below him.
Si!
The golden-spotted snake jumped up and hissed in a fearsome manner. However, Zhao Feng’s arrow skills were perfect and directly hit its vitals. The golden-spotted snake thrashed wildly but soon died.
“Golden Striped Snake, super poisonous beast that can threaten even third rankers.” Zhao Feng slightly let out a breath and wiped his sweat off his brow. If they were fighting straight on, the Golden Striped Snake had a high chance of killing him as it was extremely fast and poisonous.
However, Zhao Feng had also gained a lot. The snake’s teeth and liver were extremely expensive.
After killing the snake, Zhao Feng continued to use his left eye to find new targets.
Shou ----------
Suddenly, Zhao Feng heard a screech in mid-air.
A metal-mouthed eagle, with a wingspan of one meter, easily killed a wolf of the second rank.
Zhao Feng had a solemn face. The metal-mouthed eagle was called a Metal Beak Eagle and was incredibly famous in the Sky Cloud Forest. Its strength easily exceeded that of normal second rankers, and it flew freely in the air. It had almost no natural enemies.
Metal Beak Eagles were extremely fast. Its feathers and defense were also strong. It was a nearly deadly beast. One would be worth seven to eight hundred pieces of silver, Zhao Feng thought, as he used his left eye to target the eagle.
This time, he took out an arrow coated with poison.
Zhi~
He soon pulled the Heavy Metal Bow to its limit…
Chapter 11 – Green Headed Tiger King
Shoosh—–
An afterimage was left behind as the arrow pierced through the air, heading towards the flying Metal Beak Eagle. This arrow was shot using the Continuous Meteorite Arrows skill and followed the route set by his left eye.
“Screeeeech——-”
An angry screech was heard coming from the eagle. Zhao Feng then saw the eagle charge towards him, with the arrow still lodged in its stomach.
“Not good!”
Seeing this, Zhao Feng’s expression changed, and he quickly used Lightly Floating Ferry to escape towards the underbrush. Although Zhao Feng’s arrow had hit the target, it did not hit any vital parts.
The Metal Beak Eagle’s reaction, flying speed and defense all far surpassed that of normal beasts. It was on par with deadly beasts. The arrow had not caused any life-threatening damage!
Teng!
Zhao Feng was like an agile bird as he flew through the forest. Nevertheless, his left eye did not forget to lock onto the the eagle.
Shou——-
Another arrow was shot out. However, although this arrow hit the eagle in the throat, it did not manage to pierce through its feathers.
The throat is usually the weakness of normal beasts. From the fact that it did not pierce through, it can be seen that the defense of this eagle is insane.
Zhao Feng stalled for a little while and then saw the Metal Beak Eagle fall towards the ground. This was because the arrows that Zhao Feng had shot contained poison, and it had finally killed the eagle.
Zhao Feng let out a deep breath and smiled happily. This Metal Beak Eagle was worth seven to eight hundred silver.
Adding in the Golden Striped Snake, Zhao Feng’s wealth now exceeded a thousand pieces of silver. He had never possessed such wealth in his entire life.
“However, the silver I have is still not enough for me to buy precious resources.” Although Zhao Feng was excited, he quickly calmed down.
For the next three days, Zhao Feng traveled around inside the Sky Cloud Forest, hunting. Every time Zhao Feng pulled back his bowstring, a scream of pain would soon follow.
“Five Poison Centipede, extremely poisonous. Can be used to make wine and strengthen one’s body. Worth two-hundred silver…”
“Green Wind Bird, strength is around the peak of the third rank. Worth nine-hundred silver…”
“Black-spotted Wild Pig, strength approaching the third rank. Worth four-hundred silver…”
To kill as many beasts as possible, Zhao Feng used Lightly Floating Ferry and Continuous Meteorite Arrows to the highest degree possible. Through these efforts, Lightly Floating Ferry had been trained to low level. His speed probably exceeded all of the sects third rankers and was now close to the fourth rankers.
Continuous Meteorite Arrows had easily been trained to the peak of the high level. Zhao Feng could not help but think that he was a born archer. If he were to face the Metal Beak Eagle again, he would only need one hit to kill it.
For the last three days, he had gained a lot. He had killed another two Metal Beak Eagles, as well as eight other different beasts.
“The beasts I now have are, in total, worth three to four thousand silver.” Zhao Feng had a satisfied expression on his face as he organized his two big bags.
On the way back, he still used his left eye to hunt prey. This was because his vision was blocked by trees, so he could not guarantee that there weren’t any targets that he would otherwise miss.
Roar——
A powerful roar came from the north side of Sky Cloud Forest. This roar made Zhao Feng ears burst with pain.
“What kind of beast is this? It’s so powerful.” Zhao Feng quickly used his left eye and saw that, seven kilometers away, there was a five-meter-long Green Headed Tiger King.
The Green Headed Tiger King was bigger than normal tigers by half again and gave off a devastating aura. Its roar caused all the animals within a ten-kilometer radius to tremble with fear.
Five or six youths, who had cultivations between the second and third rank of the Martial Path, were running away in fear.
“Everyone run in different directions!”
The leader of the group was a youth who had a scarred face. He seemed to be fifteen or sixteen years of age and had reached the peak of the third rank. He held a long sword that could easily cut a tree in half and moved to stall the tiger.
Boom!
The tiger waved his paws, and a tree shattered.
“The strength of deadly beasts is so dangerous,” Zhao Feng thought. Once a wild beast entered the ranks of a deadly beast, only Martial Artists of the fourth rank or higher could fight them. The strength of the tiger king could flatten two or three Zhao Fengs in one swipe.
“Xin Fei! Watch out!” some of the youths yelled. The Green Headed Tiger King was heading straight towards the scarred face youth, who had the greatest strength.
“They’re surnamed, Xin? Are they disciples of the Xin family, which is also one of the top th
ree families of Sun Feather City?” Zhao Feng quickly saw the symbols on their clothes which confirmed his guess.
Boom——
Everywhere the Green Headed Tiger King passed, destruction soon followed, as if nothing could withstand its might.
Normal Martial Learners would probably have died due to fear. Zhao Feng realized that this Xin Fei was extremely strong. He had learned a knife throwing skill and a footwork skill, and they were both high-rank martial arts. “This Xin Fei’s knife can easily slice through trees. His strength is probably double that of normal third rank cultivators. He is probably even stronger than Zhao Yijian!”
“Quickly! Save Xin Fei!” Two other disciples of the Xin family took out their bows and attacked the Green Headed Tiger. However, all their attacks did was stall it and scatter the tiger's concentration.
The tiger's defense was stronger than the Metal Beak Eagle’s by two or three times, so all the attacks that came from cultivators beneath the fourth rank only felt like a tickle.
If I can kill this Green Headed Tiger King, it will probably be worth around twenty to thirty thousand silver, which is the worth of around forty beasts, Zhao Feng thought out a dangerous plan.
Teng! Teng!
He immediately used Lightly Floating Ferry and closed in on the location of the fight. As Zhao Feng arrived, the six disciples of the Xin family were under great pressure.
“Cracking Wind Sword!”
Xin Fei eye’s flashed as he used his long sword to stab towards the forehead of the tiger.
What a dangerous sword! Zhao Feng saw the entire prowess of the sword; its power could instantly kill two normal cultivators of the third rank. Not even he would be able to block it. He also felt the faint green aura inside of Xin Fei’s body. This was the sign that Inner Strength would soon be formed.
Shuah——
The sword was able to cut half an inch into the Green Headed Tiger King’s head, but the force of it made Xin Fei vomit blood. His sword’s strength came close to the damage dealt by a fourth ranker. It was even able to hurt a deadly beast!
Roar——
The Green Headed Tiger King howled and then moved towards Xin Fei at an even greater speed. Xin Fei had reached the peak of the third rank, and by using his high-rank martial art skill, he dodged the attack. However, his sword attack also used up a lot of energy, almost falling victim to the tiger’s counterattack.
“Cracking Wind Sword!” Covered with blood, Xin Fei once again used the same move and left another bloody mark on the tiger’s forehead.
Once again, his body went flying.
Roar!
The Green Headed Tiger King opened its jaws and leaped towards Xin Fei. The latter was exhausted and could not dodge.
“Xin Fei!” the other disciples screamed, but just at this moment-
Sou—–
An arrow whipped through the air, straight through the branches and leaves, hitting the tiger.
Roar——–
The tiger mournfully howled. At that moment, every living thing trembled. The Xin disciples looked on in a daze as one of its eyes had been shot by an arrow. Although the defense of the tiger was strong, its eyes were its weakest part.
Because the tiger turned around to find the culprit, Xin Fei was able to escape. However, as it surveyed its surroundings, where was the culprit?
“So close!” Zhao Feng hid behind a towering, ancient tree, which was only one hundred meters away from the tiger.
As the tiger was trying to find the culprit, the Xin family disciples started to run. However, since the tiger could not find its target, it started to attack in a more frenzied manner.
“Ahhhhhh…”
There was a scream as one of the youths of the second rank was ripped to shreds. This view made Zhao Feng, who wasn’t far away, feel cold.
Just as another of the Xin family disciples were in danger...Sou———-
Another arrow came flying through the air, piercing towards the tiger’s other eye.
Roar!
The tiger roared and then closed its eyes; the arrow was barely able to scratch its eyelids.
“Ai…” Zhao Feng sighed as he shook his head.
It wasn’t that his archery skills weren’t high enough, it was because the tiger was on guard, making it hard for the same trick to succeed again.
“Cracking Wind Sword!”
Using the short time gap, Xin Fei quickly powered up another sword attack and hit the same spot as before.
“Good chance.” Zhao Feng’s eyes flashed as he drew more arrows and fired them. Every time he shot an arrow, it would hit the injury on the tiger’s forehead.
Eventually, the tiger’s attack rate slowed down. Firstly, it was because it was severely injured. Secondly, there was poison on the arrows.
Weakening rapidly, the tiger turned and ran towards the deep sections of Sky Cloud Forest.
“Follow!” The Xin disciples bit their teeth and vowed to kill the tiger in order to avenge their peers.
Although the tiger was severely injured, its speed was not something that cultivators of the second and third rank could catch up to. Only Xin Fei was barely able to catch up, but as he was exhausted, he did not have much spare energy.
“Hahaha! What a good chance! Where are you going to run?” Zhao Feng laughed as he used Lightly Floating Ferry to catch up to the tiger easily.
In his eyes, the tiger represented an enormous wealth of twenty to thirty thousand silver…
Chapter 12 – Splitting the Money
“Look! That person seems to be one of the Zhao family disciples!”
The other Xin disciples spotted Zhao Feng, who was chasing the tiger. Xin Fei looked at Zhao Feng’s back and murmured, “What a high level of footwork! His speed is no slower than mine when I go full out! His archery skills are not bad either…”
“Hmph! He’s just a guy who fires arrows! He better not let us catch up, or else…” another youth, who was at the third rank, said coldly. This youth’s strength was lower than Xin Fei.
His words were immediately agreed upon by the others “You are right! That kid let us be the bait and fired his own arrows while hiding!”
“Xin Gang, that person saved our lives,” Xin Fei shook his head in disagreement.
Just at this moment, a few kilometers out, the last roar of the Green Headed Tiger sounded. The expressions of the Xin family disciples changed. Without even thinking about it, they knew that the tiger must have died.
“Quick!” the youth named Xin Gang charged towards the direction of the sound.
Hu!
Zhao Feng leaned against a tree and breathed heavily. Down below, the five-meter-long tiger had a few arrows stuck in its forehead. Not long ago, the tiger was a ferocious being. Now, however, it had no life left…
Zhao Feng on instinct tried to take out another arrow but then realized that there were none left.
Teng!
Zhao Feng floated towards the corpse and went into deep thought.
Shua!
His left eye locked in on the Xin disciples who were now three km out. Zhao Feng stood still and did not move to touch the corpse. It wasn’t that he did not want to, it was just a bit hard for him to do so.
The tiger’s body weighed around three tons and was hard to move. Also, the tiger’s skin was tough to cut.
Soon enough, the five Xin disciples arrived.
“Kid! Move quickly! This is ours!” Xin Gang, who was at the front, arrogantly shouted. He was wary of Zhao Feng’s strength at first, but when he saw that Zhao Feng was only a second ranker, he obviously didn’t put Zhao Feng in his eyes anymore. Although they had lost one person, and Xin Fei was exhausted, they still had two people of the second rank and two more of the third.
Zhao Feng stood his ground and mockingly looked at Xin Gang. He was only wary of Xin Fei.
“Xin Gang! He saved our lives! We can discuss how to split the tiger,” Xin Fe
i said slowly, as he arrived.
Zhao Feng looked at him approvingly. “Just what I thought. The tiger corpse is this big, and I do not have to tools to cut it, nor the strength to carry it away.”
Xin Fei had put a lot of power into killing this tiger. They had also lost one person. Although Xin Gang was somewhat unwilling, he still agreed. Soon they started discussing how to split the tiger.
“Two-eight. The Xin family will take eight,” Xin Gang said with an iron tone.
“Hmph! Twenty percent is already too much for this kid!” The rest of the Xin family all had faces full of disdain.
“Two-eight? Hahaha…” Zhao Feng laughed immediately.
“Kid! What are you laughing about? I want to hear how much you want to take!”
“Two-eight. I get eight… You get two!” Zhao Feng shot back. At first, he wanted to split it fifty-fifty, but he did not think that the Xin family would have such an attitude.
“Don’t be arrogant! I’ll see how strong you are!” Xin Gang laughed and pulled out his sword.
“Stop!” Xin Fei tried to stop him, but it was too late.
“Illusion Wind After-Image!” Xin Fei was like a wind that whirled towards Zhao Feng.
“It is the high-rank martial art, Broken Wind Sword!”
“That kid is dead now. Xin Gang had already trained the first six moves of Broken Wind Sword to the low level.” The Xin disciples had sympathetic expressions.
“Small tricks!”Zhao Feng didn’t retreat but instead moved forward.
What speed! Everyone, including Xin Fei, only saw Zhao Feng turn into a blur.
Not good! Xin Gang’s Illusion Wind After-Image missed, and Zhao Feng was closing in on him at an insane speed.
“Angry Wind After-Image!” Xin Gang shouted as he used another attack.
Angry Dragon Breaking the Sky! Zhao Feng put all of his strength into his fists. The moment he merged Angry Dragon Fists and Air Pushing Breathing Technique, his power more than doubled.
“What strength!” Xin Gang felt as if a volcano was erupting. Zhao Feng’s strength almost surpassed the strength of third rankers.
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