Chapter 213 - 198: Journey to the Divine-level Wolf King Mountain

Chapter 213: Chapter 198: Journey to the Divine-level Wolf King Mountain

Wolf howls rose and fell all around him as Li Heng watched puffs of blood-red mist emanate from the Blessed Blood Wolves nearby.

This time, Li Heng had come with the goal of making some real progress. Sensing something was off, he didn’t dare to be careless. After his Yunhan Sword sliced into a Blessed Blood Wolf, he immediately threw a flying knife outward.

He flashed after it using the Shangxue Flying Knife Technique, instantly creating distance. Then, Li Heng saw blood spewing from the neck of the Blood Wolf Divine Guard.

But the spurting blood didn’t fall to the ground. Instead, it slowly surged upward, eventually completely covering the Blood Wolf Divine Guard like a suit of armor.

Once the blood finished covering it, the Blood Wolf Divine Guard’s status changed from the original "Blessing of the Blood Wolf God" to "Blood Armor Guard."

After the transformation, the creature’s strength and agility both increased by 5 points, but its Spirit dropped by 10 points.

Aside from its attributes, Li Heng could feel that the pressure it emitted had also grown more intense than before.

’This fight... is probably not going to be easy...’

Li Heng’s heart sank slightly as he watched the situation change. If it were only a matter of strength and agility, it would just mean the fight would take longer.

But this pressure was more of a mental attack, and Li Heng’s own Spirit attribute was only around 25 points.

His concentration, ability to withstand pressure, and other related faculties weren’t very high. He had a pretty good idea that fighting multiple opponents this time would likely result in injury.

But this was a Dungeon, after all. After quickly running through his options, he threw another flying knife and flashed forward once more.

This time, however, his goal wasn’t to ’capture the king to capture the bandits.’ Instead, he would first deal with the surrounding Blessed Blood Wolves and then face the Blood Armor Guard in a one-on-one fight.

As Li Heng launched his attack, the Blood Wolves didn’t just stand there idly. Although Li Heng’s figure flickered in and out of sight, the blood-red mist would surge toward him every time he reappeared.

Along with the blood-red mist came the claws of the Blood Wolves and their blood-drenched Wolf Fangs.

It had been a long time since Li Heng had to fight with such intense concentration. The main reasons were the sheer number of Blessed Blood Wolves and the constant need to resist the pressure emanating from the Blood Armor Guard.

He’d throw a flying knife to engage, follow with a slash from his Yunhan Sword, then immediately throw another knife outward to retreat. Throughout this, even though Li Heng was extremely focused, the blood-red mist still managed to scorch the back of his right hand and his left calf.

After several rounds of this, having used up nearly all his flying knives, Li Heng stood his ground. He didn’t throw another knife. Instead, he held his Yunhan Sword and faced the single remaining enemy before him: the Blood Armor Guard.

Although the pressure emanating from the Blood Armor Guard remained, with all the Blessed Blood Wolves eliminated, the strain Li Heng felt was no longer as intense.

He took a deep breath, gripped his Yunhan Sword, and charged. In a one-on-one situation, Li Heng wasn’t the least bit afraid of the Blood Armor Guard.

The Blood Armor Guard’s assault was ferocious. It bared its fangs and lunged at Li Heng, unleashing Soul Energy Skills at the same time.

As the Blood Armor Guard rushed toward him, Li Heng executed his Wolf Walk Technique. After dodging with a sidestep and a backward step, he thrust his sword toward the creature’s abdomen.

He felt the sharp blade sink into flesh. The initial thrust was followed by a rapid series of moves from his Ghost Butterfly Illusion Sword technique.

Three Divinity Points!

Soul Energy Points!

Boosted by the Cloud Cold Treasure Sword, the Blood Armor Guard was completely unable to withstand Li Heng’s sword techniques. In a near instant, its abdomen was riddled with bloody holes. The creature then collapsed limply to the ground, never to rise again.

Besides the 200 Soul Energy Value, Li Heng also gained an unexpected three Divinity Points. He didn’t rush to assign these three points, choosing instead to rest where he was.

’In a one-on-one fight, I’d be fine even if this Blood Armor Guard were a bit more ferocious. But dealing with a large number of them is still tough. It’s a good thing I have these flying knives, and that their range is ten meters. If it were only five, I probably would have been injured in more than just two places... This expedition might have even ended right here.’

By using the Shangxue Flying Knife Technique against those ten soul beasts, Li Heng had managed to get away with only two minor injuries.

Li Heng took a moment to recover, using the time to reflect on the battle with the ten soul beasts and summarize the situation.

After all, it had been a long time since he’d had a truly risky fight—one where he sustained a couple of minor injuries.

Once he had mostly recovered, Li Heng also took the opportunity to retrieve all the flying knives he had thrown. Then, gripping his Yunhan Sword, he slowly started walking up Wolf King Mountain.

This time, however, his target was the summit.

On the normal Wolf King Mountain, when Li Heng had reached the midway point, he had found the scenery to be quite nice. He had even stopped for a moment to leisurely enjoy the mountain view.

But upon reaching the midway point of the Divine-level Wolf King Mountain, Li Heng felt no sense of leisure—only the lingering stench of blood and an ever-increasing pressure.

After taking only about ten steps toward the summit, the pressure on his legs grew so immense that Li Heng had no choice but to activate his Wolf Walk Technique to keep moving.

’Blood Wolf Divine Guards! And there are three of them?’

A few minutes later, Li Heng spotted them in the distance: three Blood Wolf Divine Guards, inhaling the blood-red mist. He saw no Blessed Blood Wolves with them.