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"This is a pack of wolves?" On the side, Zhuge Yan, who only had half his head exposed, jumped in fright when he saw the pack of wolves. At this moment, every single one of the giant wolves surrounding Lu Que were gathering their strength. All they had to do was wait for the Wolf King's order and they would unceasingly charge towards Lu Que. This was the battle formation used by the wolves to deal with the larger beasts.

Zhuge Yan also knew that Lu Que had just pierced through the throats of six huge wolves with his spear. Although that seemed easy to deal with, that kind of attack would take a lot of effort and stamina. With Lu Que's current level, he probably wouldn't be able to use that attack many times. Moreover, amongst all the wolves, the Snow Mountain Wolf was the best at attacking and killing. With the attack of over a hundred wolves, even if Lu Que was not injured in the end, he would not have much stamina left.

What Zhuge Yan could think of was naturally what Lu Que could think of. The Twelve Longevity Spear Arts was a spear technique created by his father, Lu Chun, in the Qi Resisting Realm. After twelve years of continuous improvement, it finally had the current Twelve Longevity, one hundred and twenty types of Spear Arts.

With his current cultivation level of the Blood Eye, it was a bit difficult for him to control the Twelve Longevity Spear techniques. Just now, he had shot out six spear flowers. This was already the limit of his cultivation. If he had more, he would have broken his bones and muscles. But even so, he wouldn't be able to use that move many times.

Just now, Lu Que had swept the six wolf corpses in front of the Wolf King. Even though he had the intention to test the Wolf King, he mostly wanted to intimidate it and let it know the difficulty of doing so. He did not expect the wolf king to be so intelligent, to have reacted so quickly. He might be bluffing, to actually use a pack of wolves to deal with him.

Lu Que knew he couldn't wait for the wolves to take the initiative to attack him, or else he would definitely not be a match for so many Snow Mountain wolves. Lu Que knew he couldn't wait for the wolves to take the initiative to attack him, or else he wouldn't be a match for so many Snow Mountain wolves. He and Zhuge Yan were both in the Blood Vein Realm. If this pack of wolves could hold on for three to seven days, then their lives would truly be miserable.

With that thought in mind, Lu Que bellowed lightly. Instead of retreating, he advanced and charged straight at the boulder that held the Wolf King. Without waiting for the Wolf King's order, the two giant wolves in front of Lu Que pounced towards him. Lu Que moved his body to the side and with a flick of his spear, the body of the spear lashed towards the two giant wolves' waists.

The so-called copper head, iron bone, and tofu waist could be said to be the most vulnerable part of the wolves, even if it was the Snow Mountain Great Wolf with a strong and robust build. The two huge wolves howled miserably in the air, and were sent flying by Lu Que into the wolves on their left and right.

"A good chance." Lu Que was overjoyed. He tapped the ground with the tip of his spear and exerted force with his hands. The Dragon-Strangling Spear was bent into a bow shape in the blink of an eye.

The four Wolf King Guards guarding the surroundings saw that Lu Que actually planned to attack the Wolf King. Their white fur started to stand on end as they leapt into the air and pounced towards Lu Que. As for the White Wolf King who was standing on the boulder, he revealed a human-like expression, as if he was a spectator who was looking at Lu Que's reaction in the air with great interest.

Lu Que, who was still in the air, felt the blood and energy in his body tremble. One of his feet avoided the fangs of the wolf king guard on the left, landing heavily on the head of the wolf king guard. The wolf king guard felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.

Lu Que borrowed the power of the Wolf King Guards to fly a little higher into the air. The long spear in his hand moved like a snake and struck the faces of the other three Wolf King Guards.

Lu Que also borrowed the force of the fall to raise his spear high above his head and threw it towards the Wolf King.

The White Wolf King suddenly stood up and used its front claws to block Lu Que's spear. It lifted its right claw and slammed it down heavily on the spear's body.

Lu Que felt a powerful force hit him from the spear. His entire body shook as he inwardly sighed. This Wolf King was indeed a high-grade yellow-rank beast. It truly had a lot of strength. Lu Que clenched his teeth and pushed with his arms. The spearhead once again hit the ground, borrowing the force of the kick to push back with his right foot, but he managed to store both the Wolf King's strength and the body of the spear onto the kick. Borrowing the force of the kick, he kicked the White Wolf King's chest.

Before the White Wolf King could even react, it was kicked away from the mountain rock. As it landed, it even slid two to three meters on the ground, leaving a long four rows of claw marks on the ground.

Seeing that the Wolf King had been attacked, the wolves did not care about any more wolf formations. They all rushed towards Lu Que. Seeing that Wolf Head had broken through the formation, Lu Que was overjoyed. He stomped his feet on the mountain rock and once again leaped into the air, dodging the bite of the giant wolves. Once again, he landed back at his original position and retreated two steps.

Lu Que had covered the area beneath the dead leaves with Phrenia Grass. The wolves that had surrounded the area again were outside, growling and gritting their teeth. However, they did not give chase.

"What is it? Still not leaving? " Lu Que took a few steps forward and found a relatively safe distance. Placing his spear upside down on the ground, he placed both his hands behind his back and looked at the White Wolf King that was climbing up the mountain again with a smile. Even though Lu Que was smiling, he knew his own business. The action just now seemed to have taken only a few breaths' time, but it had consumed most of his energy.

With his current level of cultivation, he was barely able to move the spear through the air. At this moment, he felt a wave of discomfort from his waist, as well as a numbness in both his arms, and a piercing pain in the muscles of his forearms and upper arms. Although he had used the spear to remove most of the Wolf King's strength, he was still injured by the Wolf King's immense strength.

Zhuge Yan, who was lying at the edge of the cliff, could see the hands that were constantly trembling behind Lu Que's back. He couldn't help but feel somewhat anxious, but he knew that even if he went up, he wouldn't be able to help Lu Que too much with his martial arts prowess. He would also disrupt Lu Que's plans, even though he had yet to figure out what Lu Que was scheming.

Although Lu Que had only exchanged one blow with the Wolf King a moment ago, he immediately realized that this White Wolf King was a spirit beast. Because when he went by the Wolf King, he could smell a fragrant scent from the Wolf King's body, which was completely different from the smell from the giant wolf.

Although there were different ranks among the beasts, they were roughly divided into three categories. Ordinary beasts, spirit beasts, and vicious beasts. If the White Wolf King in front of him was a ferocious beast, then Lu Que would turn around and return to the cave. However, the Snow Mountain Wolf was once revered as a Saint Beast by the Green Sheep Empire and the Great Desolate Temple. This was also the reason why Lu Que kept testing the wolf king.

This was because the intelligence of a Spirit Beast was far greater than that of a berserk beast, and it would not initiate an attack on humans. The reason why the Wolf King had tracked Zhuge Yan's scent to this place and waited here all night was because there must be something on Zhuge Yan's body that was attracting it. This was also the reason why Lu Que only killed a few giant wolves in the beginning and intimidated the wolves. However, he did not kill any of the giant wolves' guards afterwards. He did not want to form a death feud with this wolf pack.

"Awoo ~" The White Wolf King saw Lu Que stick his spear to the side, with his hands behind his back, looking like an otherworldly expert, and was stunned for a moment. After contemplating for a moment, the White Wolf King let out a low howl. It pointed its right claw at Zhuge Yan, who had revealed half of his head. It was obvious that the wolf was saying that Zhuge Yan had something that it needed.

"It's his, not yours." Lu Que smiled and shook his head.

Seeing the Wolf King's eyes suddenly turn fierce, Lu Que took out the Spirit Controlling Cauldron that had been hanging on his chest and asked, "Are you still not leaving?"

Zhuge Yan, who was behind him, did not feel much. However, the entire pack of wolves instantly sensed the aura of the beast when Jade Cauldron appeared. This was a bloodline pressure, causing the entire pack of wolves to be in an uproar as they continuously retreated.

The Wolf King was also shocked by the Jade Cauldron that Lu Que suddenly took out. However, its performance was much better than that of the other huge wolves. The Wolf King revealed an extremely human-like pondering expression.

After thinking for a while, the Wolf King let out a long howl. The wolf pack picked up the corpses of their dead comrades as if they had received an imperial decree. Then, they turned around and fled into the forest. Obviously, the White Wolf King also felt that it was not a good idea to continue this stalemate. Although the items on Zhuge Yan's body were indeed attractive to him, there was no reason for him to have a death grudge with this unknown person.

"Wait."

When the White Wolf King saw that the wolf pack had retreated, and was about to turn around and leave, Lu Que suddenly called for it to halt.

Lu Que's hands moved. He took out a flickering leaf from somewhere and said to the White Wolf King, "I killed 12 of your men, so I used this item with you for karma." With a flick of his finger, the leaf pierced into the soil in front of the Wolf King like a sharp arrow.

The White Wolf King looked at Lu Que in surprise and lowered its head to smell the leaf. Its eyes lit up and carefully rolled the leaf up with its tongue and put it into its mouth. It revealed a human-like smile and nodded at Lu Que.

Seeing that the White Wolf King had left, Lu Que let out a long breath and relaxed. Holding onto the spear, he sat down on the ground while panting heavily. All the pores on his body opened up and sweat soaked Lu Que's clothes in the blink of an eye.

"Mei Zhang Zu, who was standing on the mountain peak ten Li away, was hesitating about whether it was time to attack, when he suddenly saw the pack of wolves retreat. He was also shocked. What was going on? Why did the pack of wolves retreat? And what did this Lu Family kid give to the Wolf King in the end? "

In the past few days, he had seen quite a few students being attacked by a pack of wolves and facing life and death situations, which resulted in them being eliminated. Those wolves were not like the pack of Snow Mountain wolves in front of him. He could not figure out what Lu Que did to make the wolves retreat on their own. Since he was somewhat open-minded, he didn't think too much into it. Seeing that Lu Que and Zhuge Yan were already safe, he moved and disappeared from the mountaintop.

"Lu Que, are you alright?" Zhuge Yan walked up to Lu Que and asked in concern.

"It's fine, it's just that we're a bit weak. Our luck is good, this White Wolf King is a peak Huang grade spirit beast. If it were a vicious beast, we would really be trapped here." Lu Que said as he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

"Spirit beast?" Zhuge Yan was also shocked. Vicious beasts were bloodthirsty and valiant. Spirit beasts were kind and intelligent. This was a common understanding between people regarding spirit beasts and spirit beasts. Only now did Zhuge Yan understand why Lu Que had been talking to the Wolf King. He had already known that the Wolf King was a Spiritual Beast. However, he still could not understand why a Wolf King had emerged from the pack of wolves that were supposed to be bloodthirsty.

"Since the Wolf King is a Spiritual Beast, then why did this pack of Snow Mountain Wolves surround them for a night?" Zhuge Yan asked.

"Do you have anything special with you?" Lu Que sat for a while, recovered some of his stamina, stood up and said to Zhuge Yan.

"No, we were all searched when we came in." Zhuge Yan shook his head.

"Then have you obtained anything special in the past two days?" Lu Que asked again.

"Something special?" Zhuge Yan seemed to have thought of something. He took out a vermillion fruit from his bosom. The fruit was round and was only half the size of an egg. "Gulp. This is a fruit I picked up. I was chased by a leopard for tens of miles."

Seeing the fruit, Lu Que immediately understood that it was a Spirit Heart Fruit. No wonder the Wolf King had followed Zhuge Yan here.

The Spirit Heart Fruit was a Profound Ranked heavenly treasure, and was the main ingredient of the Enlightening Mind Pill. After being combined with other medicinal materials to make the Enlightening Mind Pill, it could be used to increase one's intelligence. Although each person could only consume one Clear Heart Pill in their lifetime and it had the best effect before the age of seven, it was still extremely rare. The Zhuge family was known as the "Great Gan Intelligence Unit", there must be records of the Clear Heart Pill in their family.

The White Wolf King that had already gained consciousness must have discovered the aura of the Spirit Core Fruit and followed it all the way here.

"Are you saying that the Wolf King wants the Spirit Core Fruit?" Seeing Lu Que staring at the Spirit Core Fruit in silence, Zhuge Yan instantly understood the Wolf King's intention.

"Yeah. That White Wolf King is indeed talented. Although it looks huge, judging by its eyes and teeth, it should only be around three years old. It will naturally not let go of the Spirit Core Fruit on your body. "

"Then they won't come back." Zhuge Yan was shocked and hurriedly said, "Why don't we just give these Spirit Heart Fruits to them."

"This group of Snow Mountain wolves will no longer cause trouble for us." Lu Que shook his head, patted Zhuge Yan on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't think too much about it. You won't be able to use this Spirit Core Fruit. Wait until you make it into a Clear Heart Pill for my future nephew."

"That's what I think." Zhuge Yan replied without the slightest bit of embarrassment. You've been fighting with the wolves for a long time, so you must be hungry. I've seen the cave and the pheasants and hares, let's go back and roast them and worship the temple. "Then, I'll go and find something to eat while it's still daylight."

"You go back first. I'm going to take a bath over there, then I'm going to wash my clothes as well. Otherwise, I'll leave behind the smell wherever I go. Maybe I'll even provoke some ferocious beasts." Lu Que pointed at the waterfall not far away.

"Then I still need to go wash. I haven't had a bath for three or four days, and I've sweated a lot these past two days. My body has been rancid for a long time now." Actually, Zhuge Yan had long wanted to take a bath, but in the past few days, she had been busy fleeing for her life and didn't have the time to care about this. Besides, every step of the forest was dangerous, so he didn't dare to rashly descend into the river.

Even though he had changed into Lu Que's spare hunting suit the night before, he still could not block the smell off his body. Pulling Lu Que along, he walked towards the waterfall. Moreover, he knew that since Lu Que dared to say that he would take a bath there, there would be no danger there.

The two of them took a bath on top of the waterfall. The cool river water also made the two of them feel much better. Lu Que found a few more stalks of Phrenia Grass and lit up their clothes. Only then did the two return to the cave to prepare breakfast.

However, before a rabbit could roast, the sound of rustling could be heard from the cliff above. Zhuge Yan saw that Lu Que didn't even pay any attention to the sound and was only focusing on fiddling with the rabbit meat on the fire. Curiosity sprouted in her heart as she volunteered to climb up the cliff to see what was happening.

After Zhuge Yan carefully climbed to the top of the cliff, he only exposed half of his head like he did in the morning to see what had happened. He saw two Wolf King Guards that were even larger than ordinary Snow Mountain wolves dragging two goats and walking in their direction. When the two Wolf King bodyguards saw that half of Zhuge Yan's head had been exposed, they loosened their jaws and threw the two goats that had just recently died onto the ground. They nodded at Zhuge Yan, then turned around and returned to the forest.

Zhuge Yan was simply stupefied by the scene before her eyes. What in the world is going on? Lu Que had killed more than a dozen of these wolves and they had to retreat before they actually brought him more food?

"What happened up there?" Lu Que, who was roasting meat, saw that Zhuge Yan was neither going up nor down, just lying on the cliff with a vine in tow. He was also a little curious.

Seeing that the two giant wolf guards had already left, Zhuge Yan returned to the platform on the cliff and said incredulously to Lu Que, "Two Wolf King Guards have sent two goats over and put them on top."

"Oh?" Lu Que looked up and asked, "Where's the wolf?"

"Gone. They saw me put the goat down and they left. "

It really is a Spiritual Beast of Heaven and Earth." This could also be considered to be getting good results from good causes. " Lu Que laughed when he heard this. The loss of a dozen wolves meant nothing to such a large wolf pack. However, the leaf that Lu Que gave to the Wolf King had an extraordinary origin. It was reasonable for the Wolf King to repay him in such a way.

"What are you talking about? Why can't I understand it? " He really didn't understand the meaning behind his words. Although he had seen Lu Que give the Wolf King a leaf, he didn't know what the leaf was. He had thought it was just some herb with a certain grade.

"It's nothing, the rabbits are done roasting. You eat first, I will go up and clean up the two goats. If you let them go for too long and get caught by some other wild beast, then you will have wasted Wolf King's good will." After saying that, Lu Que passed the roasted rabbit meat to Zhuge Yan, patting the sawdust on his hands.

"Alright then, be careful." Seeing that Lu Que was unwilling to speak, Zhuge Yan didn't ask any further questions. As a descendant of a noble family, Zhuge Yan naturally knew that everyone had their own secrets. Sometimes, knowing about it might not be a good thing. As long as he knew that Lu Que was his friend and that Lu Que wouldn't harm him, that was enough.

Seeing Zhuge Yan's smile, Lu Que walked over to his side and whispered a few words into his ear. Before Zhuge Yan could react, Lu Que pulled an vine and climbed up.

"Heavens, it's actually that thing. No wonder the Wolf King was acting this way. So that's how it is, so that's how it is." Looking at Lu Que's back, Zhuge Yan suddenly realized something. A lot of the puzzlement in his heart was easily solved by the few words that Lu Que said.