The Mo Family pinned the culprit on Shadow and several other major families, never suspecting the attacker was actually a Martial Apprentice.
Thus, no matter how much the Mo Family investigated, it was all in vain because they couldn't find anything.
Shadow was already dead—how could they find him?
It could be said that as long as Ye Tian did not deliberately reveal the Shadow Knife or Shadow Talent, the Mo Family would never find him.
In the following days, Ye Tian practiced the Body Tempering Method every day, pretending to know nothing and keeping a low profile. Meanwhile, Seaside Base was in turmoil over Mo Shaobei's death.
The death of an Intermediate-grade Cultivation Talent prodigy drove the Mo Family into madness. They clashed with several families, resulting in many secret deaths, and the dispute only ceased after the intervention of the strongest family in Seaside Base—the Lin Family.
As time passed, the Mo Family still couldn't find Shadow and believed he had escaped Seaside Base. They had no choice but to admit defeat, though the bounty on Shadow remained active in secret.
As soon as Shadow showed up, he would face the Mo Family's relentless revenge.
Ten days later, Seaside Base returned to calm, and Ye Tian prepared to leave, venturing into the vast wilderness to hunt Ferocious Beasts.
Only enough Ferocious Beast blood could help him rapidly advance to Martial Artist level. Even after reaching Martial Artist, quickly increasing strength still required the aid of Ferocious Beast blood.
However, once entering the wild, he wouldn't return for at least a day or two, so he had to explain this properly to his sister.
Ye Tian casually made up a reason, saying the academy was taking a group of outstanding apprentices for closed training and wouldn't return soon. His sister didn't question it and believed him easily.
This time, Ye Tian brought two swords: a Shadow Knife for use when alone, and a newly bought Refined Iron Knife for use when others were around, along with some daily necessities.
With everything ready, Ye Tian headed out of the base.
At the East Gate, a group of soldiers patrolled. Most were Martial Apprentices; only the squad leaders were Martial Artists.
After all, Martial Artists were too prestigious to guard gates. In fact, the base had many Martial Apprentice soldiers, since if Ferocious Beasts attacked, only sufficient numbers of Martial Apprentices could hold them off.
Being a soldier was one of the most promising careers in Seaside Base, though risky—countless soldiers died at the hands of Ferocious Beasts every year.
Ye Tian passed through the city gate. A soldier watching his back shook his head: "Another Martial Apprentice chasing overnight wealth. Does he think the wild is like inside the base? Not even a day, and this kid's dead for sure!"
Obviously, he saw Ye Tian as the reckless type risking his life for profit.
In fact, many Martial Apprentices were like this. If lucky enough to find a Ferocious Beast corpse in the wild and bring it back, they could avoid hard work for years.
The lure of huge profits naturally pushed some Martial Apprentices to take risks.
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Within one or two kilometers outside the base was basically safe, because any Ferocious Beast entering the base would have been killed by Martial Artists, unless there was a beast tide, then many Ferocious Beasts would appear.
To hunt Ferocious Beasts, one had to go further out.
Ye Tian's destination was a Ferocious Beast habitat called Small Green Mountain.
A hundred years ago, Small Green Mountain was just a small hill range, but the Earth had expanded hundreds of times, and Small Green Mountain had become a huge mountain range, with towering ancient trees and dense Ferocious Beasts—a true paradise for Ferocious Beasts.
"It is said that deep inside Small Green Mountain there are Advanced Ferocious Beasts, maybe even higher-level ones. I wonder if it's true?"
Ye Tian thought while traveling.
Advanced Ferocious Beasts were terrifying creatures only Great Martial Artists could handle. Even Elite Martial Artists could hardly escape them.
Ye Tian's goal was not deep inside Small Green Mountain; he planned only to secretly hunt a few Ferocious Beasts at the outskirts.
However, less than ten minutes after leaving the base and before reaching Small Green Mountain, he encountered a Ferocious Beast.
"Iron Hide Ox!"
Ye Tian stared solemnly at the three-meter-long massive Iron Hide Ox.
The Iron Hide Ox was no rookie Ferocious Beast like the Striped Snake. It was a true Low-level Ferocious Beast, far superior in strength and defense. Even a typical early-stage Martial Artist would have trouble against it.
Normally, several Martial Artists would be needed to surround and kill such an Iron Hide Ox.
Ye Tian wielded the Refined Iron Knife, activated Speed Talent, and struck the Iron Hide Ox's neck with Shadow Kill.
Bang!
The Refined Iron Knife hit as if it struck steel. The Iron Hide Ox's neck only showed a white mark, with no skin broken.
"This Refined Iron Knife is too poor in quality, and my strength is only 800 pounds. I can't break through Iron Hide Ox's defense!" Ye Tian said helplessly.
He then took out the Shadow Knife.
The Shadow Knife was far sharper than the Refined Iron Knife and could at least pierce the Iron Hide Ox's defense. With no one around, he wasn't afraid of revealing his identity.
"Kill!"
Ye Tian became a blur, launching attack after attack at incredible speed against the Iron Hide Ox.
The Iron Hide Ox tried to trample Ye Tian to death, but speed was its weakness. It was much slower and could not catch Ye Tian.
After a full minute of relentless attacks, the Iron Hide Ox finally collapsed to the ground.
Collecting Ferocious Beast blood!
Ye Tian took out a water bottle and collected a full ten units of Ferocious Beast blood before stopping. He didn't take the rest because he couldn't carry more.
He also cut off ten pounds of Iron Hide Ox meat, which was said to be of good quality and delicious.
He continued onward.
An hour later, Ye Tian arrived at Small Green Mountain.
Along the way, He encountered danger several times—small beast packs and once a very powerful Ferocious Beast whose oppressive aura he felt from afar.
Each time, he found a shadowed spot and entered shadow state to escape with his life. Otherwise, he would have died at their hands.
He truly realized the dangers of the wild. Without a team, a lone person had over a fifty percent chance of perishing. Even a hunting squad could be wiped out if not careful.
This was near the base where Ferocious Beasts were fewer; farther out, they were outrageously numerous and stronger. Even all the Martial Artists of Seaside Base together would be no match.
Ye Tian had heard from his parents that Seaside Base was a remote corner with few resources. Even strong Ferocious Beasts avoided it; otherwise, Seaside Base would have long been destroyed.
At Small Green Mountain, Ye Tian didn't rush to hunt.
He already had enough Low-level Ferocious Beast blood and planned to train a few days before hunting again.
He searched around and finally found a hidden small cave to stay temporarily.
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