Zhou Quan was hesitant and reluctant, but he finally agreed on the other end of the communicator to follow Chu Feng into the mountains.
The main reason was that his psychological shadow from the last trip was too large; first chased by fierce birds and monsters, almost scared out of his wits, then witnessing Chu Feng fighting a group of ruthless people with rocket launchers, heart-stopping and soul-shaking. At that time, he felt cold all over.
Chu Feng and the yellow cattle were fast enough to pick him up outside the county town.
Zhou Quan arrived late, coming reluctantly and slowing down his steps from afar.
Chu Feng was somewhat stunned, then couldn't help laughing.
Zhou Quan's slicked-back hair had been permed, shiny and thick, making his head look even bigger than before, combed back just to cover a pair of horns.
"What an unusual hairstyle!" Chu Feng really couldn't find any other words to praise it.
Moreover, after not seeing each other for a few days, Zhou Quan had become thinner again, not only no longer fat but also quite lean.
"In the future, I can't call you Fatty anymore, calling you Zhou Thin is more appropriate, this is too slim, did you take weight loss pills every day?" Chu Feng laughed.
The yellow cattle was also somewhat stunned because this Zhou Quan seemed like a different person compared to when they first met, directly downgraded from the Buddha Maitreya to Skeleton Spirit.
Zhou Quan was indignant, pointing to the horns on his head, saying: "All the essence has been absorbed by it, if this continues, I'll want to get an electric saw to cut it off!"
The horns on his head had grown much thicker, carrying a wild aura. Initially, he called the yellow cattle Bull Demon King, now it rather matched him.
Chu Feng looked amused.
The yellow cattle went over, touched his horn, grinned widely, surprisingly without disdain, and patted his shoulder very friendly.
"What do you mean?" Zhou Quan stared, being wary. He felt uneasy all over, this cow had never treated him well, always fighting with him before, how did its attitude change?
"Becoming handsome." The yellow cattle wrote on the ground, which was truly rare as it had never praised anyone.
Hearing this, Zhou Quan felt comfortable, lifted his head, confidence increased, isn't it just growing a pair of horns? Actually, he still looked pretty handsome, even this cow was praising him.
The yellow cattle added another sentence: Among the Minotaur race, you could rank top.
"Bull Demon King, damn you, I will kill you!" Zhou Quan raised his voice, angry. After all this, the yellow cattle meant he was becoming more like a minotaur, infuriating him.
Along the way, Zhou Quan's scolding, painful cries, and the mooing of the yellow cattle didn't stop!
Finally, they approached the primeval mountain range again.
Just stepping into the mountain entrance, seeing the dense primeval forest, Zhou Quan started trembling slightly. The last impression was too deep, various monsters scared him nearly to death, having nightmares for many days.
"I say, let's walk slowly!" He muttered softly, wanting to gradually adapt.
However, just as he spoke, he jumped up, rushing inside himself, not daring to stop.
Because behind him, a three-meter-high spider fell from mid-air, then chased after him.
"Life is hard, it starts again!" Zhou Quan cried out in despair.
Thinking about the previous experience, he still felt lingering fear.
But he knew that more experiences, more tempering in danger, would make him stronger to survive in the future.
Chu Feng had already told him that nowadays, many beasts and birds of prey across the country are mutating, more than abnormal people, but all are lying low, who knows when something might happen.
In the primeval forest, fallen leaves piled up several feet thick, most rotted long ago, becoming fertile soil.
Some vines were thicker than water tanks, while big trees covered the sky, their trunks thick, like giant umbrellas supporting the sky.
In the woodland, ancient trees formed patches, miasma was thick, ordinary people's physique surely couldn't withstand it, unable to endure such harsh environmental damage.
In the air, mist churned, almost obscuring the sun, occasionally huge ferocious birds crossed the sky like clouds, a frightening scene.
At the same time, beast roars sounded continuously around.
Coming here was like entering another world, completely different from the outside.
"This time... we're going dragon hunting?!" Zhou Quan found it hard to believe, do dragons really exist in this world?
Chu Feng was also doubtful, were there really dragons lurking in the depths of the mountains? Were they opponents, how could they fight against such legendary creatures?
The yellow cattle nodded, confirming.
At the same time, its expression was serious, reminding Chu Feng to be careful, never to be careless this time.
"You mean, let me hunt the dragon alone?" Chu Feng widened his eyes.
"Of course!" The yellow cattle wrote these two words.
"I think this cow is just setting us up, don't listen to it!" Zhou Quan said.
The yellow cattle glanced at him, staring with ill intent, then indicated it would temper him thoroughly later.
Zhou Quan shivered, immediately closing his mouth, not daring to say more, last time it was the yellow cattle that provoked the monster to temper him.
The mountain forest became steeper and steeper, very primitive, occasionally requiring climbing cliffs, clearly they were crossing the mountains, heading to another region.
Finally, they even passed through several swamps.
Almost there, the yellow cattle's pace gradually slowed down.
Ahead, the giant trees were sparse, the ground dry and rocky, with a menacing aura.
This area was noticeably different, giving a sense of danger.
Miasma lingered, occasionally fierce beasts passing through here seemed fearful, unwilling to stay long, fleeing in panic, extremely wary of this place.
They arrived!
The yellow cattle signaled that ahead was a pond, and beside it, in the stone forest, was an open area, bones scattered everywhere.
It looked like some creature ate its prey, discarding the bones carelessly.
Deep in the clearing, the miasma was thicker, when arriving here, Chu Feng felt a fierce oppressive aura, this place was extremely terrifying.
The yellow cattle stopped, pulling Zhou Quan back, letting Chu Feng go alone.
Chu Feng took a deep breath, walking boldly into the stone forest, reaching the clearing.
Behind, Zhou Quan tensed up, watching closely, was there really a dragon here?
The miasma was blown away by the wind, at this moment, Zhou Quan's hair stood on end, almost shouting out loud, he saw a pair of eyes in the mist ahead, as big as lanterns, cold and emotionless, staring at Chu Feng!
At this moment, goosebumps rose on Chu Feng's body, he saw a colossal creature.
It was a giant beast, ten meters tall, silver scales covering its body in the mist, exuding overwhelming ferocity, looking down.
A pair of pupils, silver light intimidating, eyes as big as washbasins!
Instantly, the giant beast erupted, charging over, incredibly fast, accompanied by terrifying oppressive energy, the ground trembled with each step.
Chu Feng dodged sideways.
Boom!
There was a pile of rocks ahead, it shook them apart effortlessly, unstoppable.
"Raptor?"
Chu Feng finally recognized this giant beast, its shape exactly like a raptor, but silver, towering ten meters high, even more astonishing length, dense scales gleaming.
"Hum!"
This silver raptor whipped its tail, swinging horizontally, incredibly swift, despite its size, showing no clumsiness, bringing a terrible gust of wind.
Chu Feng dodged again, the tail striking the stone forest, instantly causing numerous boulders to burst, scattering rocks everywhere.
"Roar..." the silver raptor roared, the sound deafening, shaking the earth.
This was the dragon the yellow cattle mentioned!
Chu Feng was somewhat alarmed, wasn't this a dinosaur? But clearly different from what paleontology described, much larger.
"This is the dragon you mentioned?" In the distance, Zhou Quan's voice trembled.
Even from so far away, he could feel that dragon was abnormally terrifying, far surpassing those monsters seen earlier, its silver scales shining, indestructible by giant rocks, overwhelming oppressive energy, could humans possibly resist it?
Standing before it, humans were too insignificant, powerless to harm it.
In the clearing of the stone forest, Chu Feng's battle with the silver raptor began!
He took the initiative, using transcendent speed, rushing to one side, delivering a punch with all his strength towards the raptor.
Clang!
An exceptionally ear-piercing sound, the silver scales on the raptor's body were harder than steel, hitting it produced a horrifying metallic resonance.
Chu Feng's heart sank, this was a monster, tough flesh, difficult to break its scales, let alone kill it.
Then, he noticed something strange, the raptor's breathing was peculiar, especially during his attacks.
"It knows the Breathing Technique?!" Chu Feng was shocked.
No wonder it was so strong, his punch capable of smashing ten-thousand-pound rocks felt like hitting iron, it was resisting, related to some Breathing Technique.
For a moment, Chu Feng's heart surged with waves, a raptor actually understood this technique.
His gaze turned odd, carefully observing, it appeared the silver raptor's Breathing Technique was simple, crude, incomparable to the yellow cattle's.
Its strength came from its enormous size, naturally thick-skinned, sturdy, and armored, an innate advantage.
Chu Feng encountered trouble, seeing a beast understanding the Breathing Technique for the first time.
However, reassuringly, though the silver raptor was fast, it wasn't faster than him, and his punches weren't ineffective, continuous attacks caused pain, its eyes turning increasingly vicious.
Far away, the yellow cattle signaled Zhou Quan could start his tempering journey.
Zhou Quan was surprised, "Is it okay to leave him alone here, what if he gets eaten by that savage dragon?!"
Without a word, the yellow cattle lowered its head, using its horns to charge at Zhou Quan's buttocks.
"Ao..." Zhou Quan leaped high, turning to run, seeing the cow was serious, avoiding was essential.
Soon, from the distant mountain forest, Zhou Quan's terrified screams echoed, he plunged into dire straits, alarming some monsters.
His tempering began!
Half an hour later, after escaping a colorful snake, he returned to see Chu Feng still battling the raptor.
An hour later, Zhou Quan came again, exhausted, spitting out fearsome flames, burning a six-meter-long bat chasing him to death, now too tired to move.
Dragging his weary body to the edge of the stone forest, Chu Feng was still fighting the silver raptor.
But the battle neared its end, visibly Chu Feng was exhausted, drenched in sweat, clothes tattered, almost in rags.
"Puff..."
The silver raptor breathed heavily, nostrils exhaling airflows like silver flames, powerfully shaking nearby giant trees, leaves swirling.
It was desperate, some scales forcibly broken by Chu Feng, bloody!
Those silver eyes cold and merciless, filled with bloodlust and brutality, opening its massive mouth revealed white fangs like broadswords, easily slicing through an opponent's bones, incredibly sharp.
Roar!
One final roar, the raptor fought to the death.
Its breathing was peculiar, its entire body quivering, as if a mysterious force within burst forth, intensifying its oppressive aura.
Though Chu Feng was extremely tired, his spirit was highly focused, using his strongest force, capturing the rhythm, attempting to forcefully interrupt the raptor's breathing pattern.
He leapt up, continuously punching with the Great Bull Demon Fist, utilizing extreme speed, attacking various parts of the raptor, simultaneously performing his own special Breathing Technique, enhancing the punch force significantly.
His judgment proved effective, punches landing on the raptor's nostrils, throat, chest, abdomen, disrupting its breathing rhythm.
Puff!
Finally, cracks appeared all over its body, constantly breaking open, blood spurting out.
"Dragon slain!" In the distance, Zhou Quan shouted.
The yellow cattle also appeared, entering the clearing of the stone forest.
The silver raptor fell, crashing to the ground, shaking the area, its massive corpse bleeding into a small stream.
Chu Feng sat on the raptor's mountain-like body, not moving, panting heavily, blood at the corner of his mouth, once hit by the raptor's tail, luckily not severely injured.
After a bitter battle, finally overcoming this colossal creature.
"With the dragon sinew, I'll repair the Great Thunder Sound Bow tomorrow, entering the Taihang Mountains to test its true power." Chu Feng panted."