"Forgotten?!"
Ye Wushuang, upon hearing Li Zhexiong's words, truly wanted to kill someone.
Such a significant matter, and he had actually forgotten it?
Wait a moment...
Ye Wushuang suddenly thought of a question!
Li Zhexiong had just mentioned many years ago, could it be that he had stepped into the next realm from "Everything Can Be a Sword" long ago?
Over the years, who knows how many Sword Dao realms he had entered, causing him to forget that particular realm?
It's just like how adults can't remember how skilled they were at playing marbles as children.
Thinking of this, Ye Wushuang suddenly felt somewhat disheartened.
Li Zhexiong, with muddled eyes, said, "Actually, my path isn't suitable for you. If you want to become stronger, you still need to find your own path..."
"How should I forge my own path then?"
Although Ye Wushuang was annoyed by Li Zhexiong saying that he was following the path Li once trod, given that it concerned the path ahead, he still suppressed his temper and asked gravely.
"I'm not sure, I forgot..." Li Zhexiong slightly shook his head, then lifted his Wine Gourd and began to drink with gulping sounds.
"Forgot again?"
"You forgot this too?"
Upon hearing Li Zhexiong's reply, Ye Wushuang was so furious he couldn't contain himself and then, a thought struck him, and he began to carefully observe Li Zhexiong.
Li Zhexiong looked perplexed, but the Spiritual Energy around him surged with each of his breaths, like ocean tides!
And though he seemed utterly unguarded, filled with openings, Ye Wushuang felt a tremendous sense of crisis at the thought of taking advantage of the situation.
"Hmm?"
Ye Wushuang found Li Zhexiong's state very strange.
If he wasn't merely pretending, then his realm was too profound and inscrutable, utterly beyond Ye Wushuang's understanding.
Just like the time when they were in the same sect, Li Zhexiong had broken off a branch and easily cut through a senior brother's Divine Sword, similarly enigmatic.
And only now did he understand what realm that was.
"Sigh..."
Ye Wushuang breathed out deeply, feeling quite disheartened.
It seemed that Li Zhexiong had again entered a realm utterly beyond his comprehension. His inflated confidence upon emerging from seclusion, thinking that he might seize the first rank on the Divine Rankings, seemed completely unattainable now.
Ye Wushuang clearly understood, while both were in the Seventh Layer of the Divine Realm, the gap between their Martial Arts realm was like a chasm in the heavens, truly insurmountable!
"Awooo!!"
Just then!
A thunderous wolf howl suddenly came from afar.
This howl was exceedingly ferocious, filled with a chilling intent to kill!
"Hmm?!"
Upon hearing this wolf howl, Ye Wushuang's previously sullen expression suddenly changed, turning vigilant.
If he wasn't mistaken, the owner of this howl was likely a Ferocious Beast with the strength of the Divine Realm.
That is, one of the mutant Ferocious Beasts that had appeared recently!
In the few days since Ye Wushuang had left seclusion, he had learned that all around the world, various Exotic Beasts were causing chaos, but he hadn't encountered any until now and had not actively pursued them.
Unexpectedly, today he had encountered one.
Furthermore, this Ferocious Beast even dared to actively wreak havoc in the city?!
"Brave indeed, not fleeing like a dog without a home in the wilderness, but even daring to run amok in a human city; today, I will use you to venerate my sword!"
Ye Wushuang immediately rose from his seat, no longer minding the bemused Li Zhexiong lost in his recollections, and walked directly out of the teahouse towards the direction of the wolf howl.
"Don't go, please don't go, that's a ferocious beast, very terrifying, even missiles can't kill it!"
Upon hearing Ye Wushuang's words and seeing his readiness to step out, the restaurant owner quickly tried to stop him, urging him not to act impulsively.
Ye Wushuang was not annoyed; with a raise of his hand, a gust of wind surged out, pushing the skinny owner aside as he said, "Don't worry, boss, I'm no ordinary person!"
Having said that, he pushed open the door the owner had just managed to close and strode out!
The teahouse owner watched wide-eyed as Ye Wushuang left the teahouse, moving rapidly as if flying. He covered several meters in just a few steps, unbelievably fast.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Wushuang was reduced to a mere speck in his view.
"Is he...also an immortal?!"
The restaurant owner was shaken by this sight, never expecting to meet such a miraculously terrifying immortal-level figure, who had just enjoyed tea in his teahouse.
"Awoooo!"
At that moment, the howling resumed.
Terrified, the teahouse owner shuddered at the thought of the recent legends of a beast ravaging towns, no longer caring about anything else, he quickly shut the door again.
"Bang!"
"How many years has it been? I...really can't remember..."
Li Zhexiong seemed oblivious to the howling sound and Ye Wushuang's departure, still muttering strange things with a bewildered look in his eyes.
...
After leaving the teahouse, Ye Wushuang covered the distance to the source of the howls in just a few steps, employing the Shrinking Ground into Inches technique.
Along the way, he noticed that the already sparsely populated street was frantically being deserted by the few passersby, who were diving into nearby shops and securely locking themselves in.
Clearly, they were not fools; they knew what was happening and hid themselves immediately, waiting for the military to come with heavy weaponry to kill the ferocious wolf before they would consider going back home.
"Ah!!"
"Uh..."
Ye Wushuang arrived at the location of the howling. This was one of Qing City's widest streets, where around a dozen people were being pinned down by three wolf-like ferocious beasts as big as calves, screaming in agony.
With a single exertion, the beasts crushed them with their brutal strength, trampling them to death.
Among them, a wolf with the whitest and softest fur did not cry out like the other two but quietly stood over a man, tearing at his throat with its sharp teeth!
The man's throat was already torn apart, spewing blood like a fountain, dead for some time.
Upon closer examination, Ye Wushuang could tell that the man's capabilities were around the Complete Energy Transformation Stage in his lifetime.
He probably, emboldened by his misconception of his power in the flourishing age, fearlessly attacked these terrible beasts transmitted over the internet.
Regrettably, he was merely at the Complete Energy Transformation strength level, whereas each of these three fierce snow wolves had the abilities of the second and third layers of the Divine Realm!
"Hmph, audacious beasts, daring to wreak havoc in broad daylight without any regard for me, die!"
Seeing this scene, a wave of anger surged through Ye Wushuang. He bellowed furiously, stamped his foot on the ground, and instantly, the solid concrete burst apart, revealing the brown soil underneath. Then the concrete fragments, like hidden weapons, ferociously hurtled towards the three snow wolves!
Although the fragments of concrete were neither weapons nor divine swords, under Ye Wushuang's control, they burst forth with endless divine splendor, each shard turning into a divine sword. They swarmed towards the ferocious snow wolves in a barrage akin to a thousand swords launching simultaneously!
"Awoooo!!"
Realizing the attack launched by Ye Wushuang, the three snow wolves roared at the sky, their howls piercing through the gold and cracking stones, but sadly, they couldn't shatter the concrete shards fortified by Ye Wushuang's True Yuan!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Pfft!"
Their heads were instantly smashed by the shards, and their bodies collapsed limply, only to be further torn apart by the trailing fragments of concrete.
After all, as beasts of the second and third layers of the Divine Realm, they were no match for Ye Wushuang in the advanced stages of the Divine Realm!
"Awooo!!"
"Screech!!"
However, just then…
A thunderous bird's cry and howl rang out, and Ye Wushuang, who stood with his hands behind his back, suddenly felt a deadly threat!