Super Gene Hunting Ground

”What’s the situation?”

Yang Xiao asked.

”Boss, we’re already very close to the Lion Demon Forest. Judging by the looks of it, it’s very likely to be Lion Demons. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be such an imposing aura.”

Ah Bao said.

Wind Eagle Elder also spoke:

”There’s a large number, and their Genetic Evolution Level isn’t small. Other than Lion Demons, it’s unlikely for other Mutated Creatures to have so many High-Level Demon Beasts appearing at the same time.”

In the Primitive Forest, over a hundred pairs of huge eyes glimmered with yellow fluorescence, staring at Yang Xiao and the others.

Yang Xiao said to the Golden Lion King beside him:

”Golden Fur, call out to the Lion Demons ahead and ask them what they want.”

Upon hearing this, Golden Fur immediately stepped out of the campfire circle, took a few steps forward, roared, and shouted loudly:

”Friends in the forest ahead, what do you want?”

After a short while, a pair of huge eyes slowly moved out of the darkness of the Dark Forest and came to a stop.

A massive voice came through:

”We are from the Lion Demon Forest. You Wildmen can’t go any further, or else we will eat you.”

Yang Xiao was taken aback. To cross the Snow Mountain into Fire Wolf City, they must go through the Lion Demon Forest Kingdom. If they are not allowed, how would they reach Fire Wolf City?

Yang Xiao immediately walked over to Gold Fur’s side and shouted to the Lion Demons in the distance:

”Is your Lion King there? Call out your Lion King.”

”Heh heh, our Lion King is not someone you can meet whenever you wish. Tonight we are giving a warning—if you don’t leave this place by tomorrow, don’t blame us for being inhospitable.”

The Lion Demons were very arrogant. After all, they were the kings of this region, with numerous members and relatively high Genetic Evolution Levels, and they lived in groups, which meant their combat power was not something ordinary Demon Beast herds could contend with.

On Purple Origin Star, before the Witch Star people came, the top of the food chain was Wildmen, followed by Demon Beasts, and then ordinary wild animals.

Among the Demon Beasts, those with higher Evolution Levels include the Tyrannosaurus, Two-headed Crocodile, Snow Lions, Fire Wolves, Giant Apes, and others.

The Tyrannosaurus and Two-headed Crocodile are solitary or small group-living Demon Beasts. Even if they are formidable individually, their numbers are few, and they lack group battle capability.

Fire Wolves are considered group-living Demon Beasts with explosive combat power.

The first time Yang Xiao followed Ah Bao into Wildman Valley, they encountered a pack of Fire Wolves in the forest. They were clever and cunning with strong combat abilities.

However, the number of Fire Wolves in a single group is typically only several dozen, so their collective combat strength is still limited.

Only the Snow Lion Demon Beasts are quite unique among all Demon Beasts. Not only is their Evolution Level high and individual combat strength strong, but they also live in a mix of small and large groups.

Thousands of Snow Lion Demon Beasts joined forces, occupying this Primitive Forest, declaring themselves as kings, with extremely strong group combat power, which even the Wildman King rarely provoked.

Shan Kui had never encountered Snow Lion Demon Beasts before. Seeing the arrogant tone of the Lion Demon speaking to Yang Xiao from the darkness, he immediately roared:

”Stinky lion, mind your language. Do you think we Wildmen are easily scared? Be careful lest I peel off your skin to wear as a coat.”

”Roar—”

From the depths of the forest, hundreds of Snow Lion Demon Beasts roared in unison.

In an instant, hundreds of large yellow eyes flickered with fluorescent light, as they charged out of the distant forest.

Wind Eagle Elder yelled out:

”Bad news, the Lion Demons are attacking us. Everyone get ready!”

Everyone immediately raised their Longswords, preparing for the battle.

Suddenly, everyone felt a chill and shivered as the temperature around drastically dropped.

A cold wave spread like a blanket,

With snowflakes dancing in the sky, trees, and wild grass around them frozen, making a crisp ”crackling” sound.

”A Snow Lion’s cold wave attack, everyone stick together, strike!”

Ah Bao shouted out loud; he had followed the Wildman King to the territory of the Snow Lion Demon Beasts and had small-scale conflicts before, so he had some understanding of the Snow Lion’s attack methods.

Snow Lions are skilled with Cold Series Techniques; an Emperor Level Snow Lion can breathe ice, turning the surrounding area into blocks of ice.

If a group of Snow Lions simultaneously launched a cold wave attack, hundreds of cold currents are not something ordinary people can withstand.

What’s more troublesome is that these cold waves directly affect the ambient air environment; you don’t need precise aiming, you are already frozen stiff.

Hundreds of cold currents converged into a mighty cold wave, sweeping towards Yang Xiao and the others, turning everything in its path into a frozen world.

Yang Xiao stood in the front, tossed the Golden Lion behind him, took out the Bronze Divine Sword, and furiously cleaved it towards the surging cold current.

He shouted out loud:

”Break!”

The Bronze Divine Sword shone brightly, cleaving through the void, splitting the cold current before him in two.

The surging cold current, upon meeting the killing aura emitted by Yang Xiao’s Bronze Divine Sword, split apart like the tides when colliding with a massive ship.

Meanwhile, the Wind Eagle Elder, Shan Kui, Ah Bao, and others also drew their longswords, unleashing powerful genetic energy to hack at the incoming rush of cold air.

”Cra-ack, cra-ack, cra-ack...”

A series of crisp sounds of ice shattering.

Before the longswords of the Wildmen, the cold current was shattered within a meter or two.

After the cold wave had passed, ice blocks at least one meter thick formed a large circle around the group.

In the middle of the circle was a roaring campfire, and outside were Yang Xiao and the others.

Everyone’s body shivered, feeling the chill invading their bodies.

The Snow Lion Demon Beast’s attack was indeed formidable.

The Snow Lion Demon Beasts that attacked in the dark seemed somewhat surprised, not expecting Yang Xiao and his companions to easily neutralize their joint cold wave assault.

The leading Snow Lion Demon Beast paused for a moment, then growled:

”Wildmen, tonight is just a warning. If you don’t withdraw from this area by tomorrow, we will kill you all. Leave!”

After speaking, the Snow Lion Demon Beast turned and disappeared into the dark forest in the distance.

”Wow ka ka, so cold, achoo!”

Shan Kui sneezed, and the rest of the Wildmen also felt a wave of chilliness, particularly the Golden Lion King, who, despite a thick layer of fur, had a lower Genetic Evolution Level and naturally less resistance to the severe cold.

Golden Fur trembled all over, moving closer to the campfire, almost roasting himself on the fire.

”Yang Leader, what should we do now?”

Wind Eagle Elder asked.

”The ice here won’t melt anytime soon, so for now, let’s leave and find a place to rest overnight.”

Everyone nodded and ran to a flat area two kilometers away from the current location, chopped down two large trees, and lit another campfire.

Gathered around the campfire, they discussed the Snow Lion Demon Beasts once more, but now, having witnessed the power of the Snow Lion Demon Beasts’ cold wave attack, everyone held a certain degree of awe for them.

Ah Bao spoke:

”Boss, more than ten years ago, when I followed the King of the Wildmen on a hunt, we once pursued a demon beast, and in the process, a hundred of us intruded into the territory of the Snow Lion Demon Beasts and clashed with them.

The Great Chief of the Wildmen was resolute, and immediately killed over a dozen Snow Lion Demon Beasts. However, this alarmed their King,

That Lion King led over a thousand Snow Lions and launched a cold wave attack that lasted an hour, freezing the entire forest, several square kilometers in size, and the ice on the ground was three meters thick, causing the surrounding flora and fauna to all freeze to death,

We barely held on, and apart from the Great Chief of the Wildmen, we all nearly became icemen, with over thirty Wildmen frozen to death,

Eventually, the Lion King ceased the attack and let us go. However, since then, we rarely ventured into the territory of the Snow Lion Demon Beasts.”

”Why didn’t the Lion King continue the attack?”

”I remember at that time the Lion King said something. It said, ’King of the Wildmen, this is the territory of our Snow Lion Forest. We don’t encroach on your Wildmen’s lands, so don’t come to our domain trying to show off. I’m letting you off this time, but I won’t spare you next time.’”

”Ah, does this Lion King have some sense of camaraderie?”

”It wasn’t that the Lion King had gone soft, it had already frozen over thirty of our Wildmen brothers to death, thereby avenging the fallen Snow Lions and giving an explanation to its subordinates.

Moreover, while the cold wave could harm us, it was not very effective against the King of the Wildmen. Unless the Lion King personally fought with the King of the Wildmen, and regardless, the King of the Wildmen could have escaped on his own,

If the King of the Wildmen did escape, he could then lead a large force back for revenge, and that would cause enough trouble for the Lion King, given that the number of Snow Lions is far fewer than that of the Wildmen.”

Upon hearing this, Shan Kui, who was nearby, said:

”So, it’s basically impossible for our fifty people to enter the Snow Lion Forest, isn’t it? But why didn’t the Great Chief inform us of these details before we set out?”

”Yeah, why didn’t the Great Chief mention these details and let us make a wasted trip?”

Everyone suddenly realized that they had been duped by the Great Chief of the Wildmen, who was probably now enjoying himself daily at the Earth Village’s brothels, indulging in the utmost comfort.

”Cough!”

Wind Eagle Elder coughed lightly, glancing at Yang Xiao, and smiled, saying:

”It’s the Great Chief’s intention for us to come out for training and to look for possible solutions. If he had told you it was impossible before we even left, wouldn’t that have dampened everyone’s spirits?”

How could the King of the Wildmen directly pour cold water on Yang Xiao’s inspirational grand vision?

Moreover, the King of the Wildmen had witnessed Yang Xiao turning many impossibilities into reality, step by step creating miracles, so naturally, he let Yang Xiao come here to try for himself.

Whether successful or not, letting Yang Xiao experience it firsthand was always beneficial, better than him trying to convince everyone with earnest persuasion a hundred times.

According to the thinking of the King of the Wildmen, just maintaining the current achievements was already good enough.

Yang Xiao’s adventures were still a concern, so he deliberately had the Wind Eagle Elder accompany him and selected fifty elite Wildmen to follow and protect Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao naturally understood the intentions of the King of the Wildmen and the Wind Eagle Elder. He glanced over everyone and said indifferently:

”Who says we can’t enter the Snow Lion Demon Beast Forest? Everyone, rest assured and sleep well. I naturally have a way to make them obediently lead us into the Snow Lion Forest.”

(Thanks to the book friend, whose name translates to ”Invincible, Only Speed Is Unbreakable,” for the reward of 100 Qidian Coins, and to ”One Man’s Adoration” for the reward of 100 Qidian Coins, thank you for the support)