The fierce beast tide came and went quickly, leaving only some low-level demonic beasts and a field of corpses at the edge of Blackwind Ridge.
Of course, these corpses included both demonic beasts and humans, and the scene was extremely bloody, revealing the brutality of the beast tide just from the corpses.
This was merely a small beast tide; if a large one were to come, it was hard to imagine what would happen.
There were still many disciples of the Cloud Sea Sect at the edge of Blackwind Ridge, mostly outer sect disciples, fighting ordinary demonic beasts, trying to hunt some to hone their skills and obtain beast cores.
"Ha ha, it's a spirit demonic beast. Pujun, control it, I'll kill it."
At that moment, a cheerful voice echoed, the laughter very loud.
In a certain place, two outer sect disciples of the Cloud Sea Sect stood together. In front of them was a spirit demonic beast, a unicorn rhinoceros.
Between the two and the unicorn rhinoceros, the ground was littered with demonic beast corpses, the air thick with blood, but the two standing there did not even glance at them.
"The unicorn rhinoceros has strong defenses. Can you kill it?" The young man named Pujun, who was slender and calm, stared at the unicorn rhinoceros with a cold gaze.
"Don't worry, Pujun, you don't even trust my strength."
The muscular young man grinned confidently.
"I only trust myself." Pujun said coldly, but at the same time, two vines shot out from his body, moving swiftly and instantly entangling the unicorn rhinoceros.
"Ugh..." The unicorn rhinoceros thrashed wildly, causing Pujun's body to sway, but his eyes remained cold, his hands steady. The vines that climbed onto the unicorn rhinoceros sprouted more branches, tightening their grip.
"Move." Pujun shouted, and without waiting for his command, the muscular young man had already started.
He stomped his foot on the ground, dust flying, as if the earth itself trembled.
His powerful fists struck with overwhelming force, and with a single blow, the unicorn rhinoceros let out a mournful cry and was killed.
"Pujun, see, working with me was the right choice." The muscular young man grinned, and at that moment, Pujun had already stepped forward, taking out a dagger to extract the beast core.
"Once you reach the Spirit Martial Realm, it's different. Your martial soul can even materialize." Lin Feng saw Pujun use the vines, clearly a martial soul, similar to Mo Ye's, though not as powerful.
"I didn't expect this guy's strength to improve so quickly."
Lin Feng smiled and walked toward the two who were extracting the beast core.
"Who's there?"
At that moment, Pujun's body suddenly turned, a sharp and fierce aura rushing toward Lin Feng, and two vines shot toward him.
"Hmm?"
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow, not expecting Pujun to be so defensive and to attack him directly.
He took a step forward, and a sharp sword aura burst from his body, rushing toward Pujun, suffocating.
"Pujun, stop, it's my friend."
The muscular young man turned and quickly said.
The vines instantly retracted, and Pujun's aura disappeared, but his right foot stepped back slightly, his gaze fixed on Lin Feng.
"This person is so strong!"
"Ha ha, Lin Feng, you finally showed up. I've looked for you over ten times and never found you, I thought you didn't plan to return to the sect."
It turned out that the muscular man was Lin Feng's friend, Han Man.
"Just got back." Lin Feng smiled and said, "Han Man, you can even kill spirit demonic beasts, your strength has improved a lot."
When Lin Feng returned to Yangzhou City, Han Man was only at the eighth level of the Qi Martial Realm. How long had it been, and Han Man was already at the Spirit Martial Realm, which was indeed a surprise to Lin Feng, and of course, he was happy for Han Man.
"Hehe, I had some opportunities and entered the Spirit Martial Realm." Han Man scratched his head and grinned, "By the way, Lin Feng, what about you? You used to be much stronger than me, I wonder how you are now."
"Still okay." Lin Feng smiled casually, glancing at Pujun beside Han Man. This person was cold and calm, with quick reactions, giving off a dangerous vibe. If he had ulterior motives, it would be a disaster for Han Man.
"Right, I forgot to introduce you. Lin Feng, this is Pujun, his strength is very abnormal, but he's always low-key, much stronger than those top few in the outer sect."
Han Man introduced with a smile.
"Pujun, this is Lin Feng, my good brother. You'll be friends from now on."
"I'll finish extracting the beast core first."
Pujun said coldly, turned around, and squatted down to use his dagger to cut open the unicorn rhinoceros's flesh.
"Lin Feng, don't mind him, Pujun is just cold by nature."
Lin Feng smiled indifferently, not caring about Pujun's attitude since they weren't familiar.
"Han Man, everyone else has left, why are you still here?"
"Of course, they went to the sect competition. Only those who want to hunt for beast cores are still here. Pujun and I are two of them, taking advantage of the absence of others to get more beast cores."
"You're not planning to participate in the sect competition and enter the inner sect?"
Lin Feng was taken aback and asked.
"Of course, I'll still participate. If I go now, I should still make it in time, hehe."
Han Man still had that carefree smile, leaving Lin Feng speechless. This guy was completely carefree, but of course, such a person was simple-hearted and honest, easy to get along with.
"Pujun, are you done? Otherwise, we'll really miss it."
Han Man looked at Pujun and said.
"Done, let's go."
Pujun nodded and put away the extracted beast core.
"Lin Feng, are you going too? Let's go together." Han Man pulled Lin Feng and asked, "Lin Feng, how strong are you now?"
Lin Feng thought for a moment and then shook his head. He wasn't sure how strong he was, maybe he could try against a third-level Spirit Martial Realm expert...
"You're still keeping it a secret. If you go all out, can you handle a unicorn rhinoceros?" Han Man pressed.
"Handle a unicorn rhinoceros?" Pujun, standing beside, silently shook his head. Lin Feng was definitely at the Spirit Martial Realm. The sharp sword aura just now made him feel suffocated. If they fought, he was sure he would lose, of course, without using all his trump cards.
A unicorn rhinoceros, though with strong defenses, would be no match for the powerful sword intent Lin Feng emitted.
"Should be able to handle it." Lin Feng touched his nose. Handling a unicorn rhinoceros? A casual move would do, did he need to go all out?
"Hehe, as expected, you've also reached the Spirit Martial Realm. This time, the three of us will definitely get the inner sect spots. In the future, we'll work together in the Cloud Sea Sect." Han Man laughed heartily. With three Spirit Martial Realm experts, they would surely do well.
"Working together, who will be the leader?" Pujun asked casually, finding Han Man's idea naive.
"Of course, Lin Feng. His talent is definitely better than mine. Even if he's a bit weaker now, he will surpass me in the future. Besides, he's righteous and saved my life. Whatever he says, I'll follow." Han Man said carelessly.
"What about me?" Pujun asked.
"You can hardly beat me. Since I listen to Lin Feng, you should naturally listen to him too." Han Man's logic was very simple, leaving Lin Feng speechless. This guy was really simple-minded, and Pujun was far from as simple as he imagined, how could he possibly listen to him.