That was the Beast Grave, a sacred place in the hearts of all Spirit Beasts, where no Spirit Beast would dare to enter while still alive. Only by running there could one consider themselves temporarily safe, and this was also Tang Feng's plan from the very beginning.
A swift and fleeting shadow unfolded, under the support of the heavenly stage, Tang Feng swept across dozens of meters in an instant. A slender figure, not too robust but somewhat lean, flashed through the dense forest, disappearing from one place only to reappear in another, all within a brief moment. Along this path, even a long, lingering afterimage was left behind, which slowly dissipated as Tang Feng ran far away.
Suddenly, a long and mournful howl echoed from behind. Tang Feng's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of unease surged up from the bottom of his heart.
This howl was either a natural or a crazy wolf's cry, but it was different from the initial cry. This time, the cry seemed more urgent and hurried. It wasn't to show off its power to Tang Feng, nor was it to vent its anger... It seemed like it was summoning its own companions!
It is the king of beasts, with a single command, all the spiritual beasts in Qu Ting Mountain have to bow their heads and acknowledge allegiance. Among the spiritual beasts that survive within this range, at least five grades are required, and there are no lack of six-grade spiritual beasts.
Tang Feng's body, which had been charging forward, suddenly stopped and stood still beside the trunk of a large tree, trying to calm his mind and sense what was happening outside.
A moment later, his complexion changed drastically, because under the perception of the Tianjie boundary, he found himself suddenly surrounded by countless spiritual beasts. Those fifth and sixth rank spiritual beasts were rapidly closing in on him from all sides.
Looking up, the forest in front of him ten miles away was even pushed with a trace, and several spiritual beasts ran with dust and smoke gathered far away into a straight line, clearly visible.
From time to time, a spiritual beast responded to Kuang Xia's howling voice.
If I want to rush to the Beast Mausoleum, I must head straight forward. However, there are at least four sixth-stage spirit beasts blocking the way ahead! If I charge forward like this, it will definitely be a dead end.
The left side is also not feasible, and there are six-stage spiritual beasts present. Only the right side, under Tang Feng's current perception, has weaker spiritual beast strength, with only three five-stage ones, because the right side is closer to the outer periphery of Qu Ting Mountain, so the spiritual beasts that survive on this side are relatively weak.
It seems I have to make a detour if I want to go to Beast Grave!
Having made up his mind, Tang Feng pushed off from the tree trunk and leaped out once again.
A fifth-order spiritual beast is equivalent to a top-notch Earth-stage expert. If their strength reaches its peak, they won't be weaker than a today's Heaven-stage cultivator.
However, Tang Feng's luck was relatively good this time. These three fifth-grade spiritual beasts were not particularly powerful and could only be said to be of medium standard. Even though Tang Feng had suffered quite a bit of injury, it would still be relatively easy for him to deal with one of them. If all three were to attack at once, that would be troublesome.
Spirit beasts also have their own territories and compete with each other. It's impossible for these three spirit beasts to gather together naturally.
Tang Feng was making a concerted effort to sense the movements of the spiritual beasts in all directions, while at the same time charging straight towards one of the fifth-grade spiritual beasts.
Within a distance of less than five li, Tang Feng saw the spiritual beast. It was a spiritual beast with spots all over its body, similar to a leopard, and it was equally extraordinary, with a slender and powerful physique.
Shadow Leopard! When searching with Ling Jue Yan, she had told herself the name of this spiritual beast. Its forte was its ability to hide, like a killer hiding in the shadows, ready to strike at any moment and deliver a fatal blow. It was one of the difficult-to-capture spiritual beasts. And its weakness lay in its waist, that was its fatal point.
This spirit beast is a bit like an assassin, with excellent stealth skills, and its ability to capture prey also relies on this innate talent. When it acts, it won't make any sound or leave any breath, and when the prey appears, it's already lying under its paws.
However, the current Shadow Leopard, after hearing the call of the Crazy Slaughter Sky Wolf, had to sneak out from hiding, and that hidden skill naturally couldn't be brought out.
As soon as it saw Tang Feng's figure, it let out a loud beast roar.
Tang Feng's expression changed slightly, and he knew in his heart that it was giving a signal to his companions. But at this time, even if he wanted to stop them, he couldn't. After the sound went out, those spiritual beasts all changed direction and rushed over here together.
In an instant, Tang Feng's eyes were filled with a strong killing intent! This leopard was the stumbling block in his path forward, and if he didn't kill it, he would absolutely be unable to escape smoothly.
And it must be done to the extreme!
The Shadow Leopard, after letting out a loud roar, surprisingly didn't hesitate at all and pounced towards Tang Feng. Tang Feng held the Shattered Star in his hand and used the Step of the Lotus to dodge the leopard's claw attack when it was right in front of him. The Shattered Star cleverly curved into an arc and directly pierced into its waist.
Two figures crossed paths, and a crimson blood burst forth in mid-air, splashing onto the ground.
Tang Feng didn't even turn his head, and directly ran forward. A soft thud came from behind, the Shadow Leopard fell to the ground, struggling to get up but failed.
This blow struck its weak point, and even if it didn't die, it was already seriously injured. In this simple jungle where the strong prey on the weak, its ultimate fate would be nothing more than becoming a meal for other spirits.
In this place fraught with crisis, Tang Feng cannot afford to let his enemies have any hope of survival, and can only rely on primitive and bloody means to kill his way out.
Using a heavenly middle-grade boundary to deal with an earthly upper-grade, Tang Feng naturally did it effortlessly, not even needing to use hidden weapons.
The movement behind grew louder, and although the entanglement with the Shadow Cheetah had only lasted for an instant, this brief moment of time allowed other spiritual beasts to get closer to him.
Constantly, the roars of beasts echoed through the mountains and forests. They judged the location of their enemy, Tang Feng, by listening to each other's calls, and incredibly, they managed to do so without a single leak, always hanging right behind Tang Feng's butt.
Less than a stick of incense later, Tang Feng felt that at least hundreds of spiritual beasts were chasing behind him. Among these hundreds of spiritual beasts, at least half were sixth-grade powerful existences!
A bitter smile flashed across his face. No wonder Aunties said that the interior of Qu Ting Shan was extremely treacherous, never allowing Tian Xiu to venture within three hundred miles.
This is not just dangerous, it's utterly ruthless! Ordinary people who venture in here will be forever trapped and never think of leaving again.
Humans have their own territory, spiritual beasts have their own territory, and Qu Ting Mountain is their territory. They won't go to human territory to make trouble, nor will they allow humans to come to their territory to cause trouble.
Only Tang Feng's artistic talent and boldness, relying on his own indestructible armor, with the help of the killing hand copper protection, plus Ling Jueyan's guidance, he was able to make it this far.
After calculating the distance, Tang Feng's figure suddenly turned a big curve and rushed to the left.
A powerful sense of perception gave Tang Feng a glimmer of hope for survival at this time. Every time he sensed the presence of a sixth-tier spirit beast ahead, he would detour around it. If it was fifth-tier, he would charge forward and knock it to the ground. Each of the fifth-tier spirit beasts that were knocked to the ground by him would let out a loud roar before dying, exposing Tang Feng's position.
Hundreds of spiritual beasts followed Tang Feng tirelessly, following him in circles within the Qu Ting Mountain, and their troops showed signs of growing stronger.
After knocking down several spiritual beasts that blocked his way, Tang Feng felt his condition getting worse and worse. Cold sweat poured from his forehead, and his whole body was drenched in sweat. His muscles were torn apart countless times, the pain was intense but not unbearable, what was unbearable was the pain in his Dantian.
His entire dantian was like being punched by someone, extremely hot and violent, the aura inside also gradually became disordered. If Tang Feng's meridians were not forged by the power of ghosts and gods to be as solid as gold, this time even his meridians would have been broken.
Even with this pain, Tang Feng still had to hold on tightly, maintaining the state of borrowing a corpse to return to his soul, suppressing every potential in his body. Because once this ability disappeared, he would absolutely not be able to escape with his life under the claws of the fifth-grade spiritual beast.
The beast tomb should be just ahead in that gorge, Tang Feng had gone around in a circle, but the direction was still correct.
It can be said that he has already exceeded the limit of Tang Feng's physical endurance, and the reason why he hasn't fallen down yet is only because of his strong willpower, which is his desire to survive and resist death.
The Tang wind was getting slower and slower as it rushed forward, the distance between the spiritual beasts behind him was getting closer and closer. At this rate, in less than half a stick of incense time, those spiritual beasts would inevitably catch up with Tang Feng, and then they would swarm up and tear him apart.
A faint, pungent smell of rot wafted through the air, and Tang Feng's exhausted spirit suddenly perked up. The presence of this smell meant that he had already arrived at the Beast Grave.
Less than a hundred feet further forward, the Beast Grave indeed appeared in front of him. It was still that gorge with vines entwining above. Tang Feng didn't even bother to look for a path into the gorge and directly climbed onto the vines. Using Shattered Star to break open a hole, he grabbed onto the vines with one hand and turned his head back to laugh loudly at those Ling Beasts whose silhouettes could already be seen: "Little rabbit cubs, you should just wash up and sleep!"
After finishing speaking, he jumped down from the entrance of the cave, using the force of the vines to swing downwards.
When the vine swung to its lowest point, Tang Feng's hands were too weak to hold on and he was flung out, flipping over several times in mid-air before landing on a pile of rotting flesh.
Finally managed to temporarily escape danger, with over a hundred fifth and sixth-tier spirit beasts chasing from behind. It's impossible not to be afraid, anyone would be scared, and Tang Feng was probably also terrified. But Tang Wind used up his last bit of strength, killing at least five spirit beasts blocking the way and running here, which can be considered as making the best of a bad situation.