"Clang!"
Zhou Yan raised his long sword and blocked it in front of his chest, then shook his arm, forcing the flood dragon back.
"Roar..."
The flood dragon let out a roar, and just as it was about to attack again, a low cry was heard: "Beast, be quiet."
After speaking, the voice suddenly sounded: "All of you, quiet down..."
As the voice echoed, the restless demonic beasts immediately stopped their commotion, and Zhou Yan took this opportunity to stealthily sneak in another direction.
As he went deeper, the number of demonic beasts increased, and they were no longer just fighting amongst themselves as before.
Behind these demonic beasts, there was a peculiar plant. This tree was different from ordinary wild plants; its leaves had a faint golden hue. This was a spiritual herb called Golden Vine, which could strengthen muscles, bones, and blood, and enhance one's own strength. However, it had a fatal flaw: it could only grow at night.
During the day, it couldn't grow at all.
This was also the reason why, although the number of demonic beasts in this valley was large, none of them had ever left. They could only stay here, absorbing spiritual energy and slowly evolving. Moreover, these demonic beasts fed on this Golden Vine, which led to a much larger population of demonic beasts in this valley than in ordinary wild areas.
Zhou Yan was currently searching for the Golden Vine. As long as he picked the Golden Vine, this mission would be considered successfully completed.
Just as Zhou Yan had moved a certain distance away, his expression suddenly changed.
He sensed a sense of danger that instantly locked onto his head.
"Hum..."
The next second, a crisp buzzing sound suddenly rang in Zhou Yan's ears.
Immediately after, a black bee, the size of a fist, flew rapidly towards Zhou Yan.
The speed of this bee was as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it had already rushed in front of Zhou Yan.
"Slap!"
Zhou Yan's reaction was also extremely fast. Almost the moment the bee approached him, he raised his hand and slapped it, sending it flying.
The bee clearly did not expect to encounter such a surprise attack. It stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Zhou Yan seized this opportunity, leaped up, and instantly pursued it, slapping the bee's back again.
"Puff!"
A spurt of bright red blood shot out.
A crack had appeared on the bee's abdomen from Zhou Yan's blow. The intense pain also sent the bee into a complete rage.
It let out a roar to the sky, opened its mouth, revealing its sharp and pointed poisonous fangs, and lunged at Zhou Yan.
A faint, foul stench emanated from the poisonous fangs. If he were bitten, even with Zhou Yan's current cultivation at the second level of Body Tempering, he would surely die.
However, would Zhou Yan sit idly by and wait for death?
Zhou Yan's brow flashed, and a ghostly blue divine sense instantly condensed.
"Hum!"
With a thought from Zhou Yan, this ghostly blue divine sense immediately entangled the bee. At the same time, this ghostly blue divine sense also merged into the bee's sea of consciousness. Immediately after, the bee's movements slightly paused.
"Whoosh!"
Taking advantage of this moment, Zhou Yan swung his sword and directly cleaved the bee. Instantly, the bee's body exploded with a boom, and blood splattered all over Zhou Yan.
At this moment, the ghostly blue divine sense also returned to Zhou Yan's mind.
"Is this divine sense?" Zhou Yan murmured to himself, his eyes deep.
He had known for a long time that he possessed divine sense but had never used it himself.
And just now, that ghostly blue divine sense was his divine sense.
"This divine sense can be used to detect the enemy's situation, and at critical moments, it can also help the owner block the opponent's attacks, and even counter-control them..."
Zhou Yan silently recalled. The existence of divine sense made him more proficient in the use of martial skills.
"Since you bastards all want to kill me, then I have no reason to be polite."
Zhou Yan snorted coldly and suddenly swept his sword towards the surrounding jungle. In an instant, rocks flew everywhere in the entire forest. Zhou Yan's sword sweep directly snapped dozens of ancient trees in half, which collapsed to the ground with a crash.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Zhou Yan used the shockwave to his advantage, leaping forward and instantly darting out, then maneuvering to return to the cave he had previously hidden in.
"Hoo..."
"These guys are indeed cunning."
"However, this time, I've finally managed to lure them all away. It seems that this herb-gathering mission should be able to end smoothly..."
...
At the same time, in the forest, several giant pythons were coiled together.
"Lord Snake King, do you think that mouse will really escape our hunt?" one of the giant pythons asked.
"Impossible!"
This sentence seemed to sentence the mouse to death. The Snake King slowly shook his head and said, "Over the years, that kid has been the weakest demonic beast here. How could it possibly escape alive? It must have run off somewhere to hide and cultivate in secret."
"Heh heh, Lord Snake King, should we continue searching? What if it's nearby..."
"Hmm, you're right. After all, this fellow is too cunning..."
After speaking, the Snake King waved its hand, signaling the other demonic beasts to continue searching for Zhou Yan. It then leisurely slithered off in another direction. It wanted to go to another place to eat that plump female monkey, as the meat of this female monkey was extremely delicious and would greatly benefit its cultivation after consumption.
In another direction, the bee also seemed to sense the Snake King's movements. It immediately changed direction and swam towards the Snake King, its wings flapping with even greater frequency.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Small wind blades swept down from mid-air.
The bee's gliding posture in the void was incredibly elegant.
However, a look of deep mockery appeared on Zhou Yan's face. "You dare to chase me, you're really tired of living."
The next moment, Zhou Yan stomped on the ground, his body suddenly rose, and he darted away into the distance.
The bee seemed to realize that it would be impossible to catch up to Zhou Yan in a short period.
However, it still did not give up and continued to pursue closely.
Seeing this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but shake his head. This fellow was truly persistent.
He ran while observing the bee.