Before deciding to hunt down Qing Huo Lu, Zhang Ruo Chen had carefully calculated it.

  With his current cultivation, he indeed has a huge gap in strength with Qing Huo Lu. Moreover, he still cant use the true martial treasure, because the Shanhun Sword and the Chenyuan Ancient Sword are both placed inside the Time-Space Crystals inner space.

  Once used, it will expose the Time-Space Crystal.

  If it were any other first-rate ferocious beast, Zhang Ruochen would have no chance of winning.

  However, the Qinghuo Deer is different. The advantage of the Qinghuo Deer lies in its speed, and its attack power and defense are far inferior to those of other first-class fierce beasts.

  Zhang Ruochens advantage lies in his possession of a spiritual power comparable to that of a Tianji Boundary Great Perfection martial artist, as well as his rich combat experience, allowing him to anticipate Qinghuo Lus attack direction one step ahead and respond with the most flexible approach.

  So, Qing Huo Lus terrifying speed may not necessarily be able to crush Zhang Ruo Chen.

  Roar

  Zhang Ruochen was like provoking, actively shouting at Qinghuo Lu.

  "Whoosh"

  The Qinghuo Deer was enraged, the flames on its body burning brighter, transforming into a cyan afterimage that instantly charged in front of Zhang Ruochen and violently collided with him.

  In the moment before Qing Huos charge arrived, Zhang Ruochen pushed off the ground with both legs, using the elasticity to propel himself over seven meters high.

  "Dragon in the Sky"

  Surging true energy rapidly circulated through the eleven meridians, Zhang Ruo Chens body was like a low-pitched dragon chant, mobilizing the strength of his muscles and bones, and suddenly slapped down with a palm.

  However, Qing Huo Lus speed was too fast, and Zhang Ruo Chens palm did not hit it, but instead landed on the ground.

  "Wow"

  A green shadow flashed by and appeared in front of Zhang Ruochen, the green deer horns on his head collided with Zhang Ruochens chest.

  Zhang Ruochen slapped out a palm again and had a fierce confrontation with Qinghuo Lu.

  "Boom"

  A powerful force surged from his palm, and Zhang Ruochens right arm immediately lost all sensation.

  Zhang Ruochen quickly retreated, looking at his right arm, only to see that the palm of his right hand had been burned by the flames on the body of the Qinghuo Deer, and even his sleeve had been burned to ashes, revealing his wrist and forearm.

  The true qi circulates in the meridians, and the originally numb arm gradually regains its sensation.

  Squeak squeak

  Qing Huo Lu attacked again and in an instant, he appeared right in front of Zhang Ruo Chen.

  At this moment, Jiugun Zhuang, who was standing far away, shot out two shocking thunder arrows in a row, both of which were aimed at the two eyes of Qinghuo Lu.

  "Boom"

  "Boom"

  Qing Huo Deers reaction speed was extremely fast, using the hard deer horns on its head, it deflected the two Shocking Thunder Arrows.

  "Rampage across the land"

  Zhang Ruochen seized the opportunity and rushed forward, using his bodys impact force to strike out with another palm, unleashing sixteen oxen of power that landed on Qinghuo Deers head.

  Qing Huo Lus mouth let out a mournful cry, his head cracked open with a bloody gash, suffering a not light injury, his reaction becoming dull.

  "Hmph"

  Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jiuzhous master drew her bow and shot an arrow, shooting out the last Thunderbolt Arrow, accurately and flawlessly piercing Qinghuo Deers left eye.

  "Boom"

  The arrowhead of the Thunderbolt Arrow exploded, and the left side of Qinghuo Deers skull was blown open, with his eyeball turning into a ball of bloody mist.

  Zhang Ruochen made a flip and arrived in front of the corpse of the sword-toothed red tiger, breaking off a half-foot long sharp fang from the mouth of the sword-toothed red tiger.

  The heavily injured Qinghuo Deers blue flames on its body also went out as it turned around and escaped.

  Zhang Ruochen grasped one of the sharp teeth of the Sword-toothed Red Tiger, as if holding a short blade, and suddenly kicked against the trunk with one foot. With the help of the rebound force from the trunk, he leaped into the air.

  "Hmph"

  Sharp tiger teeth, straight into the Qinghuo deers brow, pierced the Qinghuo deers skull.

  "Boom"

  The green fire deer struggled twice, finally fell to the ground and became weak.

  Zhang Ruochen pulled out the tigers fang and inserted it into the abdomen of the Qinghuo Deer, completely ending its life.

  Jiuzhou Lord rushed over immediately, looking at the corpse of the Qinghuo Deer on the ground, still somewhat disbelieving what had happened before his eyes. "Ninth Brother, you have killed a first-rate ferocious beast."

  Zhang Ruochen stared at her for a moment, then stood up and simply bandaged his burned palm with a cloth strip, saying: "Not me, but us."

  The Ninth Princess naturally knew that she hadnt been of much help. If it werent for Zhang Ruochens palm striking the top of Qing Huo Lus head, slowing down its speed, her Shocking Thunder Arrow wouldnt have possibly hit Qing Huo Lus eyes.

  Of course, her heart was still very happy, after all, she had participated in the hunt for that one-headed upper-class beast and succeeded.

  The nine county masters were extremely excited and immediately rushed towards Zhang Ruochen, embracing him.

  "Brother Nine, we are simply the best fighting partners, our coordination is too tacit!"

  Her soft jade arms tightly hooked around Zhang Ruochengs neck, and the pair of elastic peaks on her chest pressed against him, almost knocking Zhang Ruocheng to the ground.

  Zhang Ruochen raised one arm and pressed down on Jiugunzhus shoulder, keeping a certain distance from her, saying lightly: "We should head back now."

  The Ninth Princess saw Zhang Ruochens indifferent expression, so she stomped her foot and frowned, saying: "Im your sister, I wont eat you up, do you have to always look at me with such a disgusted face?"

  Zhang Ruochen walked out of Hu Xiao Slope, turned over and rode on the back of a Ling horse, staring at Jiuzhou Main for a moment, saying: "Lets go"

  The Ninth Princess flipped her eyelids, placed her hand on Zhang Ruochens palm, and fell onto his back. She stretched out a pair of jade arms, embracing Zhang Ruochens waist, and leaned her delicate face against his back. She teased: "Ninth Prince, quickly take your beautiful sister away from this bloody place."

  Zhang Ruochen gently shook his head, mounted the Qilin Horse, and immediately rushed out of the dense forest, galloping towards the direction of the Wang Clans Martial Arts Arena.

  Forty-three young warriors who participated in the hunt have already had twenty-six return to the royal martial arts arena, leaving seventeen still not back.

  At this time, the warriors who have not returned yet are either accidentally killed by the ferocious beasts or they have not hunted down the ferocious beasts yet.

  "Miner, how was your hunt this time?" asked Queen He, the birth mother of the Fifth Prince.

  The fifth princes face wore a confident smile, saying: "Rest assured, mother, this time at Wangshan hunting, there is absolutely no one with better results than mine."

  "Its best this way." Princess Huo nodded and smiled.

  Lin Fengxian also cast a questioning glance at Lin Xiang, saying: "Xianger, this is your first time participating in the Wangshan hunt, you must have encountered many difficulties, right?"

  Lin Xian shook her head, also very confident, and said: "Wang Shans hunting is easier than I imagined, without any difficulty. I have confidence that in this round of assessment, I will definitely be able to enter the top ten."

  Lin Xuanxiang glanced in the direction of Wang Shan, saw that Zhang Ruochen had not returned yet, and felt even more pleased with herself. She thought to herself, "It seems he hasnt hunted down the fierce beast yet. After all, its only been three months since he started practicing martial arts, and taking heavenly materials and earthly treasures can temporarily boost ones power, but it cant increase a persons combat experience."

  At this moment, Lin Fei also became tense, staring intently in Wang Shans direction with eyes wide open.

  Then, the young samurai who participated in the hunt came back one after another.

  At this time, the young martial artist who returned had no joy on his face. He looked worried and unhappy, it was clear that they did not hunt any fierce beasts in Wangshan.

  "The ninth prince and the ninth princess havent returned yet, hopefully nothing unexpected has happened."

  Everyone began to worry, after all, in previous years Wangshan hunting, there were also young warriors killed by ferocious beasts.

  The King of Yunwu County slightly furrowed his brow and was about to immediately dispatch someone to enter Wangshan to search for the Ninth Prince and the Ninth Princess.

  Suddenly, a voice rose from the crowd, "The Ninth Prince and Ninth Princess have returned together!"

  Lin Fei, Lin Xianxiang, and the other princes and princesses all turned their eyes towards Wangshans direction. They saw the Ninth Prince and Ninth Princess riding together on one horse, galloping from afar.

  Back at the Wang clans martial arena, Zhang Ruochen and Jiu Xiangjun jumped down from the back of the qilin horse and walked towards Yun Wugong.

  "Long live the king!" Zhang Ruochen said.

  "The nine ladies-in-waiting said: We pay our respects to the king."

  Yunwu Junzhu laughed loudly and said: "Jiuer, why are you sharing a horse with Xier?"

  The Ninth Princess spoke first: "Father, my ninth brother and I were attacked by the Iron-Skinned Barbarian Ox in the royal mountain. My mount was seriously injured, so we had to ride a single qilin together."

  The gaze of Yunwu County King was fixed on Zhang Ruochen, saying: "Jiuer, is this true?"

  "Yes." Zhang Ruochen said.

  Yunwu County King nodded and stared at Zhang Ruochens injured right arm, saying: "Jiuer, after all, this is your first time participating in the Wangshan hunt, your first battle with a fierce beast. Moreover, you only activated the Divine Martial Mark three months ago. Even if you didnt hunt down any fierce beasts, dont be too discouraged."

  I understand

  Zhang Ruochen didnt explain either, he just said lightly.

  The mistress of the nine counties had moved her lips, but in the end she still didnt say it.

  The Sixth Prince and Fifth Prince saw Zhang Ruochens injured appearance, and they were both very delighted in their hearts.

  Lin Xians mouth also slightly curled up, in the previous round of power assessment, Zhang Ruochen indeed showed off his skills, but when it comes to actually fighting against the fierce beast, he is still far from being enough.