The next day, as the first ray of morning sun shone directly onto the faces of Lin Chu and the other three, they all opened their eyes in unison. Each of them exuded a full aura, clearly having recovered to their peak after a night of tempering.
"What a shame, just a little bit more," a hint of helplessness flashed in Lin Chu's eyes, as he could faintly feel that he was just a sliver away from the intermediate stage of the Chu Ling Realm.
"Senior Brother Lin Chu?" Just as Lin Chu was lost in thought, Su Jinlong's voice reached him.
"It's nothing, alright, let's go." Lin Chu stood up upon hearing the sound and smiled at Su Jinlong and the other two. Since he was still a little short, he would achieve it today.
Su Jinlong and the other two nodded, their faces filled with eagerness. Clearly, through yesterday's battle, their combat prowess had improved significantly. Naturally, they were filled with fighting spirit for today's battle.
As Lin Chu and the other three proceeded, their expressions gradually became more solemn. After all, the vast mountain range was filled with many unknown dangers. Although their strength had all improved, maintaining vigilance was the basic guarantee for their safety.
"Senior Brother Lin Chu, haven't we gone quite deep here?" Along the way, Lin Chu and the other three encountered quite a few first and second-tier beasts. However, few of them could withstand more than three moves in their hands.
In the end, Lin Chu and Su Jinlong stopped making moves, directly leaving it to Chen Desheng and Chen Lingang. As they went deeper, Su Jinlong looked around and frowned slightly, saying.
Chen Lingang and Chen Desheng also became a little nervous upon hearing this. According to the distribution of the Cang Mang Mountain Range, they were now about to pass the edge of the mountain range and enter the central region.
The ferocious beasts in the central region were not the first and second-tier existences of the edge region. It was no wonder Su Jinlong was reminding Lin Chu at this moment.
"We'll stop here. Although we are about to pass the edge region, it doesn't necessarily mean we will encounter fourth-tier beasts. With your strength, dealing with third-tier beasts should not be a problem. I don't think first and second-tier beasts can generate much desire for battle in you anymore,"
Lin Chu nodded upon hearing this and then stopped, saying.
"Good! Then as Senior Brother Lin Chu said, we will set up camp here. To break through oneself, one must cast aside the fear of life and death. I hope our luck won't be too bad here." Su Jinlong nodded upon hearing this.
Having witnessed the move Lin Chu displayed last night, their fear of third-tier beasts naturally diminished considerably.
"What if we encounter a fourth-tier one?" Chen Lingang asked somewhat timidly.
"Fourth-tier? Fourth-tier ferocious beasts, leave them to me!" Lin Chu smiled slightly upon hearing this, and then his eyes revealed a determined gaze, saying.
"Senior Brother Lin Chu, won't that be too risky?" Su Jinlong frowned and said.
After all, Su Jinlong himself was at the early stage of the Chu Ling Realm, and it was already a struggle for him to deal with third-tier beasts. If it were a fourth-tier beast, he would probably only have the option to flee. Now that Lin Chu wanted to face a fourth-tier beast alone, Su Jinlong was naturally worried.
"It's fine. I feel like I'm on the verge of breaking through. Perhaps a fourth-tier beast will help me break through smoothly. Alright, don't worry, fourth-tier beasts are not that easy to encounter." Lin Chu smiled, naturally hearing Su Jinlong's concern.
Su Jinlong was then somewhat relieved. He then glanced around, taking Chen Desheng and Chen Lingang with him to move towards the left to begin searching.
After about a quarter of an hour, Su Jinlong made a shushing gesture first, then crouched down. Seeing this, Chen Desheng and Chen Lingang also crouched down. Lin Chu's heart moved upon seeing this, and he looked ahead.
Upon looking, he immediately nodded. Less than three hundred meters in front of Su Jinlong and the other two, a two-headed lion was leisurely eating the corpse of a second-tier beast.
Two-headed lion, a third-tier beast. Among third-tier beasts, it was considered a dominant existence. With its two heads, it was much more intelligent than ordinary fourth-tier beasts.
However, Lin Chu had sufficient confidence in Su Jinlong, Chen Lingang, and Chen Desheng. Although this third-tier two-headed lion was somewhat powerful, it should not be a significant problem for Su Jinlong and the other two to deal with.
Moreover, even if they encountered unforeseen dangers, Lin Chu was there to provide support.
Su Jinlong and the other two seemed to know this. After a brief discussion, Chen Desheng and Chen Lingang stealthily flanked from the sides. As for Su Jinlong, he advanced steadily from the front.
Seeing this, Lin Chu found a large tree, moved his figure, and leaped onto it to observe.
When Su Jinlong and the other two were in a triangular formation, they all launched their attacks simultaneously. They immediately unleashed powerful attacks, targeting the two-headed lion.
Roar.
Sensing danger, the two-headed lion roared to the sky with both its heads. It actually retreated immediately and then frantically ran towards the rear.
Lin Chu was stunned upon seeing this. This third-tier two-headed lion actually ran away?
Just as Lin Chu was about to intercept, he saw powerful spiritual energy erupting from Su Jinlong and the other two. The three strands of spiritual energy intertwined, forming a large net that quickly enveloped the two-headed lion.
Seeing this, Lin Chu smiled. He didn't expect Su Jinlong to have even calculated that the two-headed lion would attempt to escape. Now, the two-headed lion had no way to retreat and could only fight to the death.
Lin Chu was not worried about this. Since Su Jinlong had even accounted for the two-headed lion's escape, there would be no problem with a frontal assault.
Indeed!
Facing the two-headed lion with no escape route, Su Jinlong and the other two launched their attacks respectively. The two-headed lion, enveloped by the intertwined spiritual energy, was now like a target tied to a tree, with nowhere to hide. In a short moment, scars covered the entire body of the two-headed lion.
"Tiger Collapse Palm!"
"Crane Flowing Fist!"
"Dragon Roaming Four Directions!"
As Su Jinlong and the other two unleashed their final attacks again, the dying two-headed lion was instantly killed.
"Congratulations. I didn't expect you three to kill this third-tier two-headed lion so easily with your combined efforts." Seeing that the two-headed lion had been killed, Lin Chu's figure moved, and he leaped down from the tree branch, smiling as he looked at Su Jinlong and the other two.
Chen Lingang and Chen Desheng's faces naturally showed excitement. They were obviously thrilled to have killed a third-tier two-headed lion.
Thump!
Thump, thump!
Just as Su Jinlong was about to speak, a violent tremor suddenly sounded. Lin Chu immediately looked in the direction of the sound.
He saw towering trees falling one after another, kicking up dust and sand that obscured the sky. Then, a giant beast appeared in the eyes of Lin Chu and the other three.
"Fourth-tier Rhino Beast!"