Chapter 27: Slaying the Wolf King, Arrival at the Mountain Summit

  Shangguan Yu charged in front of the Wolf King, without any hesitation, and slashed his knife towards the Wolf King. The Wolf King, hearing the wind sound, immediately turned to Shangguan Yu. The Wolf King actually stood upright, stretched out its two front paws to grab Shangguan Yu's knife.

  Clang

  The big knife and the wolf's claw collided, sparks flew everywhere, and Shangguan Yu's hands were numb from the shock. What surprised him was that the iron knife had broken into several sections. The Wolf King's claws were too sharp, and after a few swipes at Shangguan Yu's knife, it turned into several sections that fell to the ground.

  The wolf king rushed directly at the officer, its fangs reflecting the moonlight and appearing exceptionally bright in the dark night. In its green eyes, a fierce light shot out, even emitting strands of red light.

  Xiang Tianlang and others were unable to arrive in time for rescue, but Li Ruolan launched a "Nine Heavens Embracing the Moon" attack. Nine Li Rulans simultaneously attacked the Wolf King, who was bathed in endless moonlight.

  At this time, the Wolf King also felt the crisis, and in the air, he agilely turned around, no longer caring about Shangguan Yu. The wolf claws swung, and the sound of clanging was endless. However, Li Ruolan's sword didn't know what material it was made of, and until now, there was not a single scratch on it. The Wolf King also let out a mournful howl, his technique that could make other wolves explode directly, even if he withstood it, his body had suffered no small amount of damage internally.

  "Ten thousand miles piercing the clouds, one branch standing alone!" Qin Shou shouted loudly, an arrow of light shot towards the Wolf King, and he fell to the ground even more weakly. This arrow infused all his internal energy into his body, carrying boundless power, unstoppable and unyielding.

  The Wolf King was fighting Li Ruolan when he heard the sound of breaking air, and prepared to dodge the arrow. He could feel the threat of this arrow to him, but he didn't dodge. It wasn't until then that he discovered his tail had been pulled back by someone - naturally, it was Shangguan Yu.

  After a day of fighting side by side, Shangguan Yu and the other three naturally had better tacit understanding than with others. Qin Shou's loud shout was clearly to remind Shangguan Yu. The Wolf King moved quickly, wanting to shoot at his waist, but it wasn't that simple.

  "Waaaah..."

  The Wolf King was in pain, and the arrow had actually penetrated half of its body. At this time, Li Ruolan's attack also took effect, taking advantage of the Wolf King's distraction, she stabbed another sword at the Wolf King's waist. Moreover, it happened to be the position of the arrow, she rotated her internal yuanqi, and suddenly pulled down, pulling out a long wound.

  Shangguan Yu's life-or-death push sent the Wolf King flying forward, but the Wolf King was desperately trying to retreat backward. Under the influence of both forces, the Wolf King's entire body became arched. The strength of both the Wolf King and Shangguan Yu was extremely great, and suddenly the Wolf King soared into the air.

  "Good opportunity, don't bother with the small wolves around you, kill the wolf king!"

  Everyone reacted quickly, all sorts of martial arts and various weapons were directed at the wolf king's abdomen. The wolf king's eyes were filled with unwillingness, but it couldn't dodge now. Shangguan Yu also took out a long spear and directly stabbed into the wolf king's abdomen.

  The wolf king crashed to the ground, its abdomen full of weapons, and its eyes still showed a hint of unwillingness. It really didn't expect that these few humans would take its life. Seeing that the wolf king was dead, the pack of wolves howled and fled in all directions.

  "We're done, we actually made it out alive, haha..." Lu Zhan Tu laughed maniacally, having just seen Zhang Dou and Shang Guan Jian Cheng being surrounded by the pack of wolves one after another. He was scared to death. Shang Guan Yu wanted to stay behind to hold off the wolf pack, and he cursed him as an idiot in his heart. Being able to make it out alive had truly exceeded his expectations.

  Everyone was filled with the joy of surviving a disaster, and no one wanted to die. They were all covered in blood, some of it wolf's blood, some their own. But they didn't rush to deal with it; what they needed to do now was leave this place. The smell of blood on them would attract other wild beasts, and with their current strength, they could only become food for the beasts' stomachs.

  "Qin Shou, are you okay? Can you walk?" Shangguan Yu walked to Qin Shou's side and pulled him up.

  "It's nothing, just a temporary faint. I'm fine now and can move around normally." Qin Shou walked a few steps and signaled to Shangguan Yu that he was unimpeded.

  "Let's hurry to the top of the mountain, it's only safe once we're there!" Shangguan Yu looked up at the mountaintop, and now they were not far from it. He estimated that by dawn, they should be able to make it.

  Everyone tacitly agreed without dissent, although each person had injuries on their body, yet no one asked to stay and rest. The wolf pack was already so frightening, but there must be even more terrifying things in the mountains.

  "It's almost done, this test can be considered as passed." The wine old man muttered to himself. He sat in a pavilion, with a pot of wine on the stone table in front of him, "This fine wine is really good, I'll have to get some more next time."

  Shangguan Yu discovered a strange phenomenon, after the wolf pack disappeared, they never encountered any ferocious beasts again. Logically speaking, this didn't add up, how could the mountain be so safe? However, he didn't think deeply about it, being able to safely reach the summit was the best outcome anyway.

  The dark night has finally gone, and the sun has risen from the horizon without knowing when.

  "You young ones have done well, despite my help. I must admit that you are excellent." Suddenly, Jiu Lao appeared in front of everyone, as mysterious and unpredictable as ever. "You have also passed the test set by me. Next, you will start searching for the Tong Ling fruit. I still have things to attend to, so I'll take my leave first." As soon as he finished speaking, Jiu Lao vanished from everyone's sight.

  "Ah...... a ghost!" Lu Zhantou shouted and quickly ran behind everyone.

  "What are you yelling about in broad daylight? There's... Ah, it really is a ghost!" Wu Ziming was originally lecturing Lu Zhantou, but he also let out a loud shout.

  Shangguan Yu naturally also saw that Shangguan Jiancheng and Zhang Dou were standing here. He thought they had both been eaten by wolves, but unexpectedly they were both here. However, Shangguan Yu did not shout loudly, all of this was indeed strange, but he didn't believe that the people in front of him were ghosts.

  "What's going on? This time it was just a test by the Wine Old, and they were also saved by the Wine Old at critical moments." King Weiwu said, "Don't be surprised, the Wine Old is indeed on the mountain top, but he knows all your movements. Shangguan Jiancheng and Zhang Dou were rescued by the Wine Old, but their qualifications to compete for the Tongling fruit have been cancelled. You eight people rest for a while first, and then look for it again later!"

  It's really hard to imagine what kind of state Shangguan Yu was in, being able to know everything that happened on the entire mountain while standing at the summit. What's even more terrifying is that he could also save Shangguan Jiancheng and Zhang Dou from the summit. At that time, he was also present, but he didn't notice anything about it.

  Shangguan Jiancheng looked at Shangguan Yu, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart. However, looking at his face and eyes, Shangguan Yu knew that nothing good would come of it. This time, Shangguan Jiancheng's qualifications were cancelled, and Shangguan Xinghong scolded him again. If Jiu Lao hadn't been present, Shangguan Jiancheng's outcome would have been even more miserable.

  Everyone's heart was excited, the Lingguo was getting closer and closer to them. However, a night of rushing around was indeed exhausting, and everyone looked tired. Each person casually found a place to rest.

  "Everyone get up, this is the lunch prepared for you, after eating, you can start searching." The voice of King Weiwu sounded again, and it was already noon without realizing it.

  This time, the eight children were particularly delicious. The food doesn't matter, the mood is the key. After dinner, they can get the Lingguo fruit. Everyone thinks so, but unfortunately, there is only one Lingguo fruit.

  "Hmph, I won't let you get the Spirit Fruit." Shangguan Jiancheng said in a low voice. This time losing the qualification was not originally Shangguan Yu's fault, but he insisted on pushing the responsibility onto Shangguan Yu. His resentment towards Shangguan Yu had already surpassed everyone else.

  Eight people chose a place to gather, and at this time, they didn't fight each other. Last night's battle made the contradictions between them fade away, after all, they had experienced hardships together.

  "Haha, I found it!" Wu Ziming was the first to shout out loud, he had dug up a spatial ring.

  "Don't be too envious, people can't be compared to each other, some people are just lucky!" Wu Ziming's face was full of smiles, he was as happy as could be.

  "Bring it out and let us take a look, we also want to know what the Lingguo fruit looks like." someone shouted.

  "Alright, let you see... uh..." Wu Ziming's smile disappeared from his face. "Impossible, how could this happen? Where is the Lingering Fruit?" He held a piece of paper in his hand. "Congratulations, you got one of the eighteen fake rings."

  "Cut it out, are you going to cry now? The Space Ring isn't just yours alone, that one of yours is definitely fake, no Spirit Fruit, right?" Qin Shou raised an eyebrow and said with a smile.

  "Hmph, it's just a mistake, even if it's fake, it's better than you not finding anything!" Wu Ziming didn't dare to call out anymore and continued digging with his knife. He thought he had found something, but unexpectedly it was a fake one. Wu Ziming was so frustrated that he wanted to vomit blood.

  Others also started digging, anyway, they didn't dig deep, just a little digging would reveal whether there was anything or not. However, each person's speed was different, it was very obvious that Qin Shou and Li Ruolan were the fastest. The two of them were warriors at the extreme boundary, and their digging was even more swift, with layers of soil flying off directly.

  One by one, the space rings were dug up, but they all turned out to be fake, with nothing inside.

  The most special case is Shangguan Yu, he has not dug at all, but just kept walking around the field. He doesn't need to dig at all, his sense of perception has been trained for a period of time and now it's also useful. However, unfortunately, he hasn't sensed even one fake ring until now.

  However, he didn't dig with his hands, he believed in his perceptive ability. When the other few people dug out all eighteen fake rings, he was still one who hadn't found any.

  At this time, a ring shape suddenly appeared in Shangguan Yu's mind, he knew that this time it was definitely the real ring, and the Ling fruit must be inside!