Live Strong in the Wilderness

Chapter 503: The Level 5 Fierce Beast Arrives

Time flies swiftly.

Unknowingly, another 6 days have passed.

In these 6 days, apart from cultivation, everyone continued to cultivate without any hesitation.

Jerry was the most relentless, going without sleep for 6 days straight and catching up with Li Kang.

Now, he was only 20 centimeters away from Li Kang.

However, Jerry was on the verge of collapse, about to fall asleep at any moment.

So, he made a tough decision, pulled out his sleeping bag, struggled to stand up after getting in, and then jumped forward.

He jumped over a meter before collapsing.

Fear?

No, he was so exhausted that he was beyond fear.

He fell asleep just three seconds after collapsing.

Li Kang was dumbfounded, not expecting Jerry to be so ruthless.

Jerry fell half a meter ahead of Lei Jie.

But falling asleep there wasn’t useful.

So, Li Kang took a look and continued his cultivation.

The further they went, the slower the progress.

Now, it took five hours to take one step.

As for Xu Yi and his team, besides themselves, no one knew where they were.

A day ago, even Liu Li, the last one, had crossed into the territory of level 5 Fierce Beasts.

They had all reached the peak of level 4 Mage.

Now, their strength had greatly increased.

If a peak level 4 Fierce Beast attacked now, they could deal with it together.

As for what lies beyond level 5, no one knows.

Even Xu Yi has not reached level 5.

Xu Yi was cultivating 500 meters away from them and hadn’t returned.

Without seeing his coordinates, they’d be worried something might have happened to Xu Yi.

Now, the one still with Xu Yi was Lightning.

Although it was quite scared, it gathered its courage to stay by Xu Yi’s side.

Even the Black Qilin couldn’t accomplish this now.

Of course, Lightning gained significant benefits, nearing the peak of level 4 strength.

Additionally, Xu Yi frequently used skills that improve vitality on it, helping Lightning grow quite a bit.

Xu Yi felt that in at most a month, Lightning could serve as a mount.

It wouldn’t be able to carry two people, but it should be more than sufficient for him alone.

They had been quite peaceful these days.

However, Xu Yi didn’t relax his vigilance.

He had ventured over a thousand meters into the level 5 Fierce Beast territory; not that he couldn’t go further, but he didn’t want to risk it. What if Lu Ke and the others faced something, and he couldn’t get back in time?

His strength was enough to venture deeper.

However, it’s uncertain if he could fight a level 5 Fierce Beast.

After all, he hadn’t encountered any 5-level beasts yet and wasn’t sure if he could handle it.

He took out some dried meat and water, prepared his dinner, and continued cultivating.

Tomorrow would mark the 196th day of the journey.

Only 10 days left until 200 days.

Could he reach level 5 within these 10 days?

Xu Yi had little confidence now; he’d been at the peak of level 4 for almost ten days without any sign of breakthrough.

Breaking through was extremely difficult.

As he pondered, Lightning suddenly flew up, grabbed Xu Yi’s clothes, and tried to carry him skyward.

At that moment, a force surged forward, striking Xu Yi and Lightning, knocking them down.

A Fierce Beast—it was a level 5 Fierce Beast.

"Lightning, run, tell Lu Ke they need to retreat, retreat backward," Xu Yi shouted, turning back to charge towards the level 5 Fierce Beast.

He also initiated his Spiritual Power attack.

Spiritual Power condensed into a Sharp Arrow, shooting towards the level 5 Fierce Beast.

It was a level 5 Fierce Beast, resembling a giant rabbit, larger than a Tibetan Mastiff, yet similar in appearance to a rabbit, especially with its ears.

Additionally, its eyes were red.

However, its mouth was totally different, filled with sharp teeth, with yellow mucus dripping out, looking extremely ferocious.

"Lightning, run!"

Xu Yi noticed his Spiritual Sword being scattered by the other’s Telekinesis and shouted again. At the same time, he formed another Spiritual Arrow.

Lightning glanced at Xu Yi, roared, and then turned to carry out his order.

Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, focusing on the level 5 Fierce Beast.

The 5-level Fierce Beast was clearly cautious and hadn’t directly lunged at Xu Yi.

"A level 5 Fierce Beast finally appeared. It doesn’t look very big, but it’s dangerous."

"Even through the screen, I feel trembling, is this the legendary killing intent?"

"Xu Yi, good luck, kill the level 5 Fierce Beast. You’re the Divine Master; if you fail, everyone else is doomed."

"Though its size isn’t large, it seems difficult to handle, and it merely tried probing me just now."

"Clearly, level 5 Fierce Beasts developed intelligence. Unlike before, where they seldom fled even when knowing they were outmatched."

"Holy crap, Xu Yi couldn’t block it, he’s blown away, and the distance between them exceeds 50 meters now, right?"

Xu Yi indeed got knocked back, although he used his Spiritual Power to land on a tree while airborne.

"Swish."

Xu Yi felt a coolness on his arm, followed by the rush of blood.

The speed was too swift, Xu Yi didn’t have time to block before the level 5 Fierce Beast darted past him, launching an attack.

Xu Yi’s Spiritual Force Field couldn’t repel the beast’s assault.

"Holy crap, what happened? How did Xu Yi’s arm get hurt, where’s the beast?"

"Damn it, the speed is unbelievably fast, it flashed past Xu Yi, breached his defenses, and injured him. How can anyone fight this?"

"But Xu Yi is a peak level 4 now, yet impossible to defend against?"

"It’s over. Is it possible Xu Yi might have to utilize his opportunity to concede early?"

At that point, Lightning had already reached Lu Ke’s side.

It bit Lu Ke’s arm and started pulling backward.

Lu Ke’s face changed, asking, "Lightning, what happened to Xu Yi? Did something happen to him?"

Lu Ke’s query prompted everyone to stand up instantly.

Because of their differing strengths, they were about a dozen meters away from Lu Ke.

Lightning kept pulling Lu Ke backward; it couldn’t speak but hoped Lu Ke understood its intention.

"You want me to retreat?" Lu Ke asked next.

Lightning then let go of Lu Ke’s arm and nodded vigorously.

"Did Xu Yi encounter a level 5 Fierce Beast?" Lu Ke’s face immediately turned pale, biting her teeth, she looked back at everyone and commanded, "You all withdraw, I’m going to help Xu Yi."

Then, she dashed forward.