Zhou Yan frowned, just as he was about to activate the power of the runes to repel these demonic beasts.
But at that moment, an extremely dangerous feeling descended suddenly. Immediately after, the sharp teeth of this steel demonic beast suddenly lit up with a blinding light. The sharp fangs, like sharp blades, pierced towards Zhou Yan with destructive power.
Zhou Yan's pupils contracted. He hadn't expected these steel demonic beasts to cooperate. At first, they hadn't attacked Zhou Yan proactively. Instead, they played a game with him, letting him watch from the side, attracting his attention, and seizing the opportunity to sneak attack him.
"Bang..."
The next second, Zhou Yan raised his arm and punched out directly.
Zhou Yan's fist was covered with faint golden true qi. A punch thrown out was like a clap of thunder. This steel demonic beast could not withstand Zhou Yan's power at all and was directly blown up by his punch.
"This world is indeed full of schemes and tricks. It seems these demonic beasts are not as simple as I imagined..."
Zhou Yan's expression sank slightly. These demonic beasts were actually a group of intelligent creatures. They knew how to endure, knew to first paralyze the enemy, and only strike when the enemy was complacent.
"As expected of the demonic beasts from the ancient ruins, they actually possess intelligence."
Zhou Yan nodded inwardly. It seemed this secret realm indeed had problems, or perhaps these secret realms contained some treasures, and he was lucky enough to stumble upon an ancient ruin.
"Roar..."
Zhou Yan's thoughts raced, while these demonic beasts, seeing Zhou Yan kill one of their companions, actually adjusted their tactics again and began to circle around Zhou Yan, seemingly searching for an opportunity to attack.
However, how could their movements escape Zhou Yan's eyes?
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Suddenly, Zhou Yan's hand flicked, and dozens of stones shot out from his fingertips. In an instant, these stones pierced through the heads of these demonic beasts, perforating their skulls. Some stones even penetrated deep into their marrow, directly crushing their souls.
"Boom..."
At the same time, Zhou Yan swung his twin blades. In an instant, the blade light crisscrossed the sky, slaughtering all these demonic beasts.
And at this moment, Zhou Yan's body was already stained with quite a bit of demonic beast blood. His clothes were tattered, and there was even a claw mark on Zhou Yan's wrist.
"Awooo..."
Just then, a miserable howl echoed from deep within the jungle, and then, a demonic beast that was entirely crimson and weighed four to five hundred pounds stepped out.
This demonic beast had a sturdy build, bulging muscles, and was covered in red fur. Its back was adorned with thick manes, within which were interspersed hook-like barbs that glinted coldly.
"This is a Lava Lion..."
Seeing this demonic beast appear, Zhou Yan's eyes revealed a solemn expression.
Lava Lions were incredibly ferocious demonic beasts. A special lava-like liquid flowed within their bodies. This liquid was highly poisonous, and once injured by a Lava Lion, ordinary humans would be unable to escape.
Moreover, Lava Lions preferred to hunt other demonic beasts, a trait typically seen in predatory creatures.
Each of these Lava Lions possessed the strength of the peak early second-order, equivalent to a warrior-level cultivator.
"Roar..."
With the appearance of the Lava Lion, the demonic beasts surrounding Zhou Yan seemed to be summoned. One by one, they all ran to the Lava Lion's side and then lay down on the ground.
These demonic beasts appeared to be extremely reverent towards the Lava Lion.
The Lava Lion, however, stood above them, looking down at Zhou Yan.
"It seems these demonic beasts mistook me for their king, and they believe I am the overlord of this domain, hence they want to pledge allegiance to me."
"However, I do not need these useless creatures. No matter who sent them, since they dared to attack me, I must make them pay."
With a thought from Zhou Yan, strands of true essence fluctuations instantly spread from his body, transforming into a mass of black mist before the eyes of these demonic beasts.
"Roar..."
These demonic beasts clearly sensed the danger and let out angry roars, their pairs of green eyes filled with caution.
Although these demonic beasts had some intelligence, they had not developed high-level wisdom. They only possessed basic instincts.
"Swoosh..."
Just then, Zhou Yan suddenly extended his right hand, grasping the air. A pitch-black long sword appeared out of nowhere and fell into his hand.
Zhou Yan waved his right hand, and a streak of sword light swept across.
"Pfft!"
This sword, light as a feather, cut across the Lava Lion's neck, severing its head.
"Huff..."
After dispatching the Lava Lion, Zhou Yan let out a long breath. The skin of this Lava Lion was as hot and scorching as lava. Zhou Yan estimated that even he would feel immense pain if he were burned by this fire.
The defensive capabilities of these demonic beasts were even more formidable than those of the Iron Armored Dragon Bulls, and Zhou Yan's combat style became increasingly intense.
However, the appearance of this Lava Lion also made the other demonic beasts in the valley much more cautious. One by one, they avoided Zhou Yan's attacks, no longer daring to approach him, which thwarted Zhou Yan's desire for practice.
"Forget it, I won't practice anymore."
Zhou Yan shook his head. Although these demonic beasts were weak, they had excellent endurance. If he were to exhaust a large amount of true qi to wear them down, Zhou Yan might not be able to sustain it.
After all, Zhou Yan's current cultivation was only at the third level of Body Tempering. Even if he devoured a demonic beast, it would not improve his cultivation, but rather consume too much of his true qi.
"Swish!"
Just then, a black shadow flickered past and lunged directly at Zhou Yan.
"Bang!"
Zhou Yan's peripheral vision caught sight of this black shadow. He immediately shifted his steps, quickly moving to the left, narrowly dodging the attack. Then, the long sword in his hand swept out, and a sharp sword light slashed towards the black shadow.
"Bang!"
The sword light flashed, and a powerful impact surged forth. At this moment, Zhou Yan's pupils contracted: "Not good, this is actually a Flood Dragon..."
Zhou Yan's heart suddenly quickened.
This Flood Dragon was seven to eight meters long, covered in black scales. Its tail was like a steel whip, and with a flick, it was like a metal lump smashing over. If it landed a blow, one would definitely be injured.