Great Swordsman

Ch.7 - Ciao Yi's

It was already night time when Xu Feng left the sect and once again headed to the Thousand Night Forest.

According to Xu Feng, now was the most appropriate time to hunt down Ciao Yi.

“Hopefully the man was not killed by a demonic beast.”

Xu Feng muttered lowly as he walked towards the city gate.

What she didn't know was that Tang Guan was tailing her from the very beginning. When he saw Xu Feng come out of the sect, he smiled viciously and immediately called out to his comrades.

It seems that he did not forget what happened today.

It took a long time for Xu Feng to reach the outer circle of the Thousand Night Forest. It was midnight when he arrived.

The various howls of demonic beasts filled the silence in the dark forest.

“Ciao Yi should be around here.”

Xu Feng thought in his heart while remaining vigilant towards the surroundings. He knew that every mission related to the Thousand Night Forest for every outer disciple was limited to the outer circle only.

The inner circle would only get them killed for nothing.

“Although my strength has increased, I still have to be careful.”

Xu Feng walked through every area in the outer circle. His steps were slow and calm, his entire mind focused on the environment in anticipation of danger.

Time slowly passed however Xu Feng did not find any trace of Ciao Yi in the slightest.

And when Xu Feng was about to give up, he suddenly heard a rather faint voice.

Curious, Xu Feng immediately came to the origin of the voice. The closer he got, the more the voices became clear.

And when the distance was very close, Xu Feng realized that it was the sound of a fight because he heard the clashing of metal and the sound of shouting here and there.

“Damn it! Why are there two?”

“Didn't you say there's only one Tigers Beetle in the nest!?”

A man with a rough face shouted loudly while fending off the claw attack from an animal similar to a tiger.

The difference was that the beast was green with black spots and had a body as big as a calf and a pair of long canine teeth dangled from within its mouth.

“Bos Ciao Yi, I have really confirmed it since! The tiger was completely alone in its nest.. ”

“I don't know where this one came from!”

One of the young men replied in a hurry while sweating coldly. He and three of his comrades were facing the remaining Beetle Tigers.

“Backing..”

Ciao Yi jumped backwards after he repelled the claw attack the second time. His hands were trembling from the impact of the great power.

“Bos, what should we do?”

One of the young men glanced at Ciao Yi and hoped for an answer.

“It is impossible to escape, the speed of the Beetle Tiger is very fast. The only thing we can do is fight!”

Ciao Yi's expression was very ugly. He wanted to curse his luck for meeting two Tigers of Beetles at once.

The Tigers Beetle was a one-star demonic beast, meaning its strength was equivalent to the First Stage – Third Stage of the mortal realm, depending on its age. And the two in front of them were the Teenage Beetle Tigers, who were on par with Second Stage cultivators.

Ciao Yi was not even sure that he could defeat one of them in a one-on-one fight despite being in the Second Stage. After all, demonic beasts were always stronger than humans.

“Damn it, if I only mastered one technique.!”

Ciao Yi cursed low while trying to dodge the attacks that came continuously. The speed of the Tiger Beetle was too fast that sometimes he could not react in time avoiding the bite and claw of the Tiger Beetle.

As time passed, more and more wounds on his body. His stamina also started to decline over time and he started to get exhausted. The condition of his four comrades was even more tragic, one of them had already died from a bite on the head.

They were only at the First Stage, there was no chance of defending against the Teenage Tigers Beetle.

Ciao Yi and his comrades could only grit their teeth and continue to fight back. But no matter how persistent they are, it makes no difference at all.

In the end their persistence was replaced by an expression of despair.

When Ciao Yi resigned himself to the circumstances, he suddenly saw the silhouette of a silver-clad man emerging from the bushes.

He was immediately happy and wanted to shout for help but stopped because he recognized the young man's face.

“Isn't he the young man I met in the sect? How can he still be alive?”

He did not understand why the young man had not died but everything was not important now.

Ciao Yi initially thought it was a favor but it turned out to be wrong. He knew that the young man was only at the first stage.

Ciao Yi's face was again in despair. Even if he asked for help, the silver-haired youth would not make a difference.

“Looks like I'll die here today.”

Ciao Yi seemed to accept his fate and slowly closed his eyes. He was exhausted and no longer able to stand.

They wanted to shout at Ciao Yi to keep fighting but stopped halfway. It was because something extraordinary happened in front of them.

A few seconds passed, but the death that Ciao Yi expected did not come.

Perplexed, Ciao Yi opened her eyes and was immediately dumbfounded to see what was happening.

Just in front of him lay the corpse of the Tigers he had just fought, on his neck was a deep sword wound.

And not far from him, he vaguely saw a blurry silhouette moving at high speed while fighting the remaining Beetle Tigers.

He could not clearly see whose silhouette it was, but Ciao Yi could already guess. It's just that he doesn't want to believe it.

“Bos do you know who that silver-haired young man is?”

The three comrades immediately approached Ciao Yi and helped him stand up. They were amazed to see the fight that was happening in front of them.

“This ..”

Ciao Yi gulped and lost the ability to speak. He could only gawk at how the young man had easily toyed with the demonic beast that had nearly killed them.

The fight was going on in a fast tempo.

The Beetle Tiger's most outstanding ability was its speed, followed by its powerful fangs and claws.

Even so, the abilities of the Shadow Step Technique were still superior. Xu Feng even had the upper hand in a speed fight with the Tigers Beetle.

“It looks like this animal deserves its reputation.”

Xu Feng clicked his tongue as he avoided the incoming bite. He in the blink of an eye appeared beside the beast and swung his sword with all his might, targeting its neck.

The Tigers managed to block using its fangs and retaliated with its sharp claws but Xu Feng was no longer in place and suddenly appeared in front of the demonic beast and once again swung his sword precisely to neck.

With a high survival instinct as a predator, the Tigers managed to react in time and jump backwards.

“Hooo.”

Xu Feng's eyes narrowed. Although he excelled in speed, it was not an easy matter to kill that one-star demonic beast.

The reason he was able to so quickly kill the Tigers earlier was because he used sneak attacks when the tiger was focused on Ciao Yi.

Yet Xu Feng was still confident of being able to win.

“You are the first opponent since I mastered this technique. Be happy for that!”

Xu Feng smiled faintly, the look in his eyes was so sharp.

Sensing Xu Feng's gaze, the Tigers howled and growled furiously. He knew that gaze was the same gaze when he looked at the prey.

As an animal born as a hunter from birth, he certainly did not receive such treatment.

But in the end the survival instinct of the beast was still more dominant. He knew that the man in front of him was dangerous and he would have no chance to fight back.

Beetles are hunters, but they are not the only hunters in this forest. They also sometimes become victims.

Therefore, the animal still knows how to distinguish prey and which is not.

“Ohhhh wants to escape? ”

Seeing how the Tigers were slowly stepping back, Xu Feng immediately understood the beast's mind.

“No I'll let you go!”

Xu Feng shouted loudly and turned into a blurry shadow. The Tigers Beetle that carefully stepped back immediately panicked and immediately turned around quickly and fled.

His speed was like a gust of wind, yet Xu Feng was still able to catch up to him and shorten the distance. He used Shadow Steps several times and managed to catch up with the demonic beast.

“Mati!”

With a stern look, Xu Feng swung his sword and sliced the neck of the Tigers Beetle that had no time to react.

Slurrpp…

A metallic sound that pierced through the fresh flesh rang out and warm blood spurted into the air.

The beast fell to the ground and rebelled for a while before finally stopping moving.

“He's dead!”

One of the young men exclaimed in joy, waking Ciao Yi from his confused condition.

He looked at Xu Feng's back then at the corpse lying beside him, and could not help but throw a question in his heart.

“How can the young man become so strong?”

While Ciao Yi was busy with his thoughts, Xu Feng had already approached them. He immediately approached Ciao Yi and looked at her calmly.

“Do you still remember me?”