"Haha, Zhang Tang, you're mighty! You killed such a huge python, you're truly powerful!"
"You're much stronger than Guang Hong. From now on, we'll obey your every word without any objection!"
"..."
A group of Hunyuan realm experts shouted excitedly.
Zhang Yang waved his hand slightly and returned to the crowd, smiling and asking,
"Stop the praise. As long as you master the techniques and strike at the enemy's vital points, you can also defeat your opponents."
"Take my recent battle style, for example. If you had observed carefully, you would have noticed I was constantly probing the giant python. Once I found a way to kill it, I attacked with overwhelming force!"
This...
Upon Zhang Yang's reminder, everyone fell into recollection.
They had been so engrossed in admiring Zhang Yang's battle with the giant python.
They had forgotten to consider Zhang Yang's intentions.
Fortunately, the event had just happened.
After recalling it, they remembered the details of the battle.
Immediately, everyone nodded repeatedly.
They understood Zhang Yang's good intentions!
Seeing the gazes of the crowd shift from respect to awe, Zhang Yang couldn't help but smile.
"Study hard. Your combat experience is still relatively limited. You can display your full strength in ordinary sparring, but in a life-and-death battle, merely displaying your full strength is not enough."
"You need to seize every opportunity to kill the enemy, because if the enemy doesn't die, then you will be the one to die."
Everyone nodded in agreement and then bowed deeply to Zhang Yang in unison.
"Thank you, we remember!"
"We will be crossing the snowy land soon. Once we enter the Thorn Marsh, we might encounter the descendant of the Ink King, so we must be extra careful," Zhang Yang cautioned.
Following that.
The group prepared to set off again.
However, the originally flat snowy ground suddenly began to bulge with long, thin mounds of earth.
Gradually, more and more mounds appeared!
Everyone was very confused, not knowing what these were.
"Not good!"
Zhang Yang thought carefully.
He immediately guessed what the bulging mounds were and shouted urgently.
"Quick, retreat! These mounds should contain pythons!"
What?
There are more pythons?
Everyone was startled upon hearing this and quickly retreated.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~
Fortunately, Zhang Yang had warned them early. Just as they left their positions, the mounds burst from the ground!
As Zhang Yang had predicted, the mounds were indeed hiding pythons.
In total, there were over a hundred of them.
Fortunately, their size was much smaller than the python Zhang Yang had killed earlier.
However, although these pythons looked small and not as fierce as the previous one,
They all had ferocious eyes. As soon as they appeared, they let out mournful cries towards the dead giant python.
Then, in the next second, they charged directly towards Zhang Yang's group!
Seeing this scene.
Zhang Yang smiled, about to issue an order.
Ming Longjun and the other Hunyuan realm experts were the first to laugh heartily.
"Hahaha, everyone, our chance has come! Let's go together! It's time for Zhang Tang to rest. Now it's our turn to shine."
As the words fell.
The group unleashed their vital energy and rushed forward to battle these pythons!
And they didn't just blindly clash their vital energy; each of them used techniques, learning to target the pythons' weaknesses.
This made Zhang Yang very gratified; he had finally taught them.
About half an hour later.
The battle here concluded.
The snowy ground around them was stained red with blood.
There were countless snake corpses on the ground, and everyone had bloodstains on them to varying degrees, with some even injured.
Fortunately, no one was lost.
After this battle.
The group had grown significantly.
Zhang Yang led them to rest on the spot for a while before continuing their journey towards the Thorn Marsh.
About a day and a half later.
The group finally emerged from the snowy land.
Along the way.
They had experienced more than a dozen battles, large and small.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have wasted so much time in the snowy land.
Although the process was arduous, their growth was also extremely rapid.
Everyone's bodies were imbued with killing intent, and their faces had become much more resolute.
Having traversed the snowy land.
The group arrived at a patch of black-green fertile land.
This should be considered the central area of the Extreme West.
However, as far as the eye could see, there were still no signs of human habitation.
The descendant of the Ink King was likely still in the deeper Thorn Marsh.
At this moment.
Zhu Zhi, leading Hong Tao and the other two, came up. He patted Zhang Yang's shoulder and thanked him.
"You've done well, kid. Bringing you out this time has been a great help to me."
"You're too kind, Great Elder. If you really want to thank me, let me absorb the Vast Righteous Qi again after we return," Zhang Yang said with a smile.
"You!" Zhu Zhi was stunned for a moment, but then, surprisingly, he nodded.
"Alright, you can absorb it again when we get back! Consider it your hard work fee for training them."
Hearing this, Zhang Yang immediately smiled.
"Haha, then it's a deal. Great Elder, you can't go back on your word."
Zhu Zhi gave Zhang Yang a look of exasperation. "Don't worry, I won't go back on my word once I promise."
"However, you've surprised me quite a bit. Your combat experience and your experience facing fierce beasts in the wild are both very rich. Do they teach these things at Qingcheng Mountain too?"
Zhang Yang's heart skipped a beat.
He wasn't sure if Zhu Zhi's words contained any probing intent, but he smiled and explained.
"When you possess a treasure like the Azure King Wood and are hunted by countless terrifying experts, these things can be learned and honed rapidly. Before I entered Linhai City, I basically lived in the deep mountains, foraging and camping."
Zhu Zhi chuckled and didn't delve further.
In fact, he didn't suspect Zhang Yang; he was just being curious and asked the question.
Afterward.
Zhu Zhi concluded his conversation with Zhang Yang and called all the Ming Long Army members over.
"Lu Gong, you and the rest of the Ming Long Army members come here."
The Ming Long Army members quickly approached. "Great Elder, what are your orders?"
"We are now at the outer perimeter of the Thorn Marsh. Prepare to set up the formation for tracking," Zhu Zhi said, handing the Azure King Wood he carried to Lu Gong.
"Understood."
Lu Gong nodded and then instructed the Ming Long Army members to position themselves in the nine palaces.
Only then did Zhang Yang understand Zhu Zhi's intention for bringing him along; it was to set up another formation here.
However...
Had they forgotten something?
They hadn't brought the Gentleman's Sword, so how were they going to set up the tracking formation?