Zhou Yan thought and immediately headed in another direction, towards Lin Hai City.
"Hmm?"
However, after walking for about an hour, he suddenly heard the faint sounds of a fight coming from ahead.
"Strange, besides me, is there anyone else in this valley?"
Zhou Yan was slightly taken aback, then immediately moved closer.
He carefully identified the location and found the exact position of the battlefield.
"Huh, these are... a group of rats!"
At this moment, rat after rat was lying on the ground, and in front of them lay five wolf carcasses. Three of the wolves were already dead, and the remaining four were severely injured and on the verge of death.
Zhou Yan took a look and immediately understood.
"So that's how it is."
A hint of coldness appeared on his face.
"It seems these rats wanted to ambush me, but instead, they were killed by these wolves. Heh, truly seeking their own doom."
Zhou Yan thought to himself and walked towards the rats.
"Swish!"
A few seconds later, Zhou Yan had eliminated all of these rats.
Rats from hell were actually monsters of the demon race.
However, they were not considered pure demons but rather a hybrid breed of the demon race.
But beings like this were quite bloodthirsty and extremely brutal.
The wolves that Zhou Yan had just killed were probably starving and directly ate the rats. The blood of these rats contained potent poison, and any contact with it would result in immediate death.
Zhou Yan walked up to the white wolf and kicked it with his foot, "Hey, are you dead?"
"Wuwu..."
At this moment, the white wolf opened its eyes, its gaze filled with pain and hatred, staring at Zhou Yan.
"Tsk tsk, how interesting."
Zhou Yan shook his head.
This white wolf actually understood how to hate humans.
However, these wolves seemed to have been scared out of their wits and dared not continue to attack him.
"Alright, stop fooling around. You beasts, go back where you came from."
Zhou Yan waved his hand. He was too lazy to bother with these wild beasts, after all, he was a powerful martial venerable. These wolves were not even worth his notice.
However, these wolves did not know Zhou Yan's might. Seeing his dismissive attitude, they immediately howled and charged forward.
"Puchi!"
Zhou Yan cleaved his sword into the wolf at the forefront. This wolf instantly fell to the ground, its blood splashing everywhere.
"Roar!"
At this moment, the other wolves also charged forward. Zhou Yan gently waved his wrist, and these wolves instantly fell to the ground with screams.
Zhou Yan saw that the eyes of these wolves were filled with fear.
These wolves were actually afraid of Zhou Yan!
"What's going on?"
Zhou Yan was a bit confused. Was his strength so much greater than theirs that it scared them?
"I get it. My strength must be more formidable than theirs, which is why they fear me."
Zhou Yan muttered to himself, then squatted down and reached out to stroke the wolves' heads. "Scram obediently. Remember, do not harm anyone, or next time, it won't be this simple."
"Wuwu..."
All the wolves lowered their heads, whimpered, then got up and fled into the distance.
"This..."
A wave of immense excitement suddenly surged through Zhou Yan's heart.
These wild beasts could actually understand human speech, and they possessed intelligence!
"Hahaha..."
"I've found a treasure!"
Zhou Yan laughed heartily and began collecting materials from the rats.
"These materials should be usable for crafting weapons or medicinal pills, or even for making arrows..."
Zhou Yan murmured to himself.
These materials were all excellent, priceless.
Especially the black powder, if utilized well, it would be a priceless treasure.
"It seems I need to hurry and make money, otherwise, these materials will be wasted."
Zhou Yan said, took out his belongings from his backpack, and began to search the rat corpses.
And within the bodies of these rats, a crystal core emitting a golden light appeared in his eyes.
"These rats actually have golden crystal cores."
Zhou Yan's face showed a surprised expression.
Golden crystal cores were rare resources.
These things were said to be condensed from the inner cores of some kind of demonic beasts.
Such items could fetch millions or even more on the market, with some willing to spend tens of millions for a single one.
"But now, all of this is mine for cheap."
Zhou Yan chuckled, then directly put this golden crystal core into his spatial ring.
Afterward, Zhou Yan stood up and began to examine his spoils.
His spatial ring was already packed to the brim.
"Hiss..."
At this moment, beside him, the white wolf's eyes flickered with greed.
Clearly, the white wolf knew that the young man must have a lot of good things on him.
"Roar..."
And at the corner of the white wolf's mouth, a chilling smile quietly emerged. It suddenly opened its mouth and bit Zhou Yan's leg.
"Bang!"
Zhou Yan raised his foot and directly snapped the white wolf's neck, causing its entire body to fall to the ground.
"Hmph, just a small wild beast."
Zhou Yan snorted coldly, then turned to leave, preparing to find a place to rest.
However, before Zhou Yan could walk a few steps, he heard a booming sound.
"Hmm? What is this sound?"
Zhou Yan stopped and frowned, looking into the distance.
He saw that deep in the dense forest, a group of wolves were surrounding a colossal being, constantly tearing at something, letting out roars.
And Zhou Yan followed the direction, only to see that in a pile of leaves, a huge bone lay there.
Faint golden runes flowed on the bone. This aura was somewhat similar to the dragon scales Zhou Yan had obtained before.
"This is... the corpse of a true dragon!"
Zhou Yan's pupils contracted sharply, and he hurried over.
This true dragon was fully ten meters long, its entire body a pale gold. Its skin was tough, and its bones were thick, resembling a small mountain.
"This is an adult true dragon!"
Zhou Yan looked at the true dragon's corpse with immense shock.
This true dragon exuded a majestic aura. Even in death, it still revealed a powerful presence.
"This is a genuine true dragon!"
Zhou Yan clenched his fists, his heart churning with tumultuous waves.
"Roar!"
And at this moment, an angry roar sounded.