Monarch Of Time

Chapter 211 - 211 Change of the situation

Looking at the purple forest in front of him, Shun Long was taken aback for a second.

Turning his head to the side to look at Liu Mei, he noticed the astounded expression on her face as well.

It was truly a forest that resembled a dreamland.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the forest, Shun Long placed the ʼSilver-winged panther kingʼ inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ along with Little Black, before he and Liu Mei entered inside on foot.

After all, this was a tempering exercise for the 2 of them, and having a high-level magic beast with them like the black panther, would make any other beast in the vicinity afraid to even get out of their lairs.

Liu Mei wasnʼt surprised when she saw the black panther disappearing.

Since she had already seen Little Black appear and disappear yesterday, she understood that the 2 beasts were always near her and Shun Long.

After looking around him, Shun Long started walking towards the south-west.

From the mission that they had accepted, he knew the general location of the rank 3 ʼFire-toothed hyenasʼ and the ʼMeridian heating fruitʼ.

While they walked through the forest, Shun Long and Liu Mei encountered many magic beasts that attacked them on the way.

Thankfully, since they were still in the outskirts, even the strongest magic beast didnʼt exceed the early rank 3.

She didnʼt even need to use a martial skill to deal with the magic beasts around them.

Waving around the ʼFour seasons azure swordʼ, she easily minced through the beasts, as the 2 of them walked deeper inside the forest.

An hour later, Shun Long and Liu Mei had arrived at the foot of a small mountain.

Shun Long activated the ʼMonarchʼs Hourglassʼ along with his golden eyes, but he still allowed Liu Mei to take the lead.

He knew that with his cultivation that had reached the early rank 9 in Heaven grade, any magic beast below the early rank 4 couldnʼt pose a threat to him.

He estimated, that with his ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ that was in the middle of the third stage, even if he allowed a middle rank 3 beast to freely attack him, it would still do little to no harm to his body.

Shun Long and Liu Mei didnʼt meet with any magic beasts as they were ascending the mountain.

When they reached near the mountainʼs peak, in between the purple trees, Shun Long saw 2 brown-furred beasts guarding a large crimson-colored tree.

The crimson tree stood out among the other trees around it. Not only was it taller than the rest, but its bright red color was also extremely eye-catching.

A single red fruit was growing in one of the treeʼs branches, that Shun Long recognized immediately as the rank 4 ʼMeridian heating fruitʼ.

Once refined into a pill, the ʼMeridian heating fruitʼ could enlarge the thickness of the meridians in a cultivator, allowing their qi to flow faster inside their body.

Looking at the 2 magic beasts that were guarding the crimson tree, Shun Long warned Liu Mei

ʼʼMeiʼer, your Dao of Ice wonʼt be very effective against the ʼFire-toothed hyenasʼ. Use your sword to fight against them, but be careful. Their teeth will also emit a fire poison in the air, and as soon as you breath it, you will feel your senses being dulled.ʼʼ

Liu Mei nodded her head at Shun Long as she understood what he wanted to say.

Waving her hand, she took out a pill bottle filled with the rank 3 anti-toxin pills that Shun Long had refined before she swallowed one of them.

That way, even if she ended up inhaling the poison in the air, the pill would still protect her body.

Shun Long nodded his head as he took a step back, allowing Liu Mei to fight against the 2 middle-rank 3 ʼFire-toothed hyenasʼ.

Normally, a middle rank 3 magic beast would be at least as strong, if not even stronger, than an average rank 6 Heaven grade cultivator.

However, since Liu Mei was cultivating in a Saint low-grade cultivation technique, Shun Long knew that her qi was purer than normal cultivators who were at the same level as her.

Additionally, with the ʼFour seasons azure swordʼ as well as her proficiency in using the sword, Shun Long was confident, that Liu Mei would be able to win against the 2 middle-rank 3 ʼFire-toothed hyenasʼ.

Liu Mei circulated the ʼMoonlight Sigilʼ, as a gust of wind suddenly appeared beneath her feet.

Shun Long had already taught her the Gale steps, and although Liu Mei had only reached the first rank, it still boosted her speed by quite a bit.

The 2 ʼFire-toothed hyenasʼ instantly felt the aura of an early rank 6 Heaven grade cultivator, as they turned their heads to look at Liu Meiʼs direction.

Looking at the white-veiled young woman who was running towards them, the 2 hyenas growled threateningly, before one of them jumped in the air towards her.

Liu Mei didnʼt back off once she saw the middle rank 3 ʼFire-toothed hyenaʼ bearing its fangs towards her.

Instead, she slashed forward with the ʼFour seasons azure swordʼ, bringing forth a gust of wind that was filled with ice shards.

The shards of ice were immediately disintegrated under the heat that the ʼFire-toothed hyenaʼsʼ teeth were emitting.

However, Liu Mei didnʼt let up.

She had practiced the moves of her sword countless times alone in the past.

Her repeated sword slashes quickly sent the ʼFire-toothed hyenaʼ on the defensive.

The other hyena that was watching over the ʼMeridian heating fruitʼ looked at Liu Mei with cold eyes, and after surveying its surroundings a few times, it also went to attack the white-veiled woman.

Fighting against 2 middle rank 3 ʼFire-toothed hyenasʼ, Liu Mei soon found herself in a losing position, as she was quickly suppressed by the 2 magic beasts.

And yet, even though she was suppressed, still defended herself against the attacks from the 2 magic beasts.

As the fight continued, Liu Mei started to extricate herself from her losing position.

Although she wasnʼt winning, she could now hold her own against the hyenasʼ combined attacks.

More than an hour passed like this, as Liu Mei finally started to get the upper hand in her battle.

Beneath her white veil, there was a dazzling smile on her face, as she could feel her sword arts improving under the pressure from the hyenas.

Only under pressure could a person truly go past their limits.

Finally, 2 hours later, Liu Meiʼs ʼFour seasons azure swordʼ stabbed through the eye of the first hyena, and continued all the way to its brain.

Less than 10 minutes passed since then, and soon, Liu Mei took care of the second magic beast as well.

This was the second time that Liu Mei had to fight by herself since she and Shun Long had come to the Night star continent, and yet, the pressure from the 2 middle-rank 3 magic beasts, was much higher than the pressure that the low-level guild members of the ʼDark Blade guildʼ had posed to her in the past.

This was a battle where she was truly pressured hard earlier, allowing herself to become even stronger this way.

Shun Long had a smile on his face as well, watching Liu Mei deal with the 2 middle-rank 3 magic beasts that had attacked her, all by herself.

However, just as Liu Mei started to move towards the ʼMeridian heating fruitʼ, Shun Longʼs eyes flashed with a blue light, while an ugly expression suddenly appeared on his face.