Chapter 488: Chapter 488: Territory of Level 5 Fierce Beasts

Xu Yi used his spiritual power to sense around and discovered an extremely terrifying aura, making him feel cold all over.

Xu Yi was certain that if the Fierce Beast above them launched an attack, no one present would be able to escape.

Because it was just too powerful, it could completely immobilize your actions.

Is this a level 5 Fierce Beast?

Or, level 6, level 7?

If it’s a level 5 Fierce Beast, Xu Yi felt that even if he advanced to level 5, he might not dare to enter the territory of a level 5 Fierce Beast.

Fortunately, the Fierce Beast merely swept past them overhead without attacking them.

"Xu Yi, what happened?" Lu Ke asked worriedly. She had never seen such a look of fear on Xu Yi’s face before; this was a first.

Xu Yi calmed down a bit, then said, "A Fierce Beast just flew over us, the kind that could kill all of us in an instant. I’m not sure if it’s a level 5 Fierce Beast either."

Upon hearing Xu Yi’s words, everyone immediately had a grave expression on their faces.

Instant kill, Xu Yi mentioned it could instantly kill everyone. That includes himself.

A level 5 Fierce Beast, is it really that formidable?

A level 6 Fierce Beast shouldn’t fly over a level 4 Fierce Beast’s territory, right?

Higher-level Fierce Beasts don’t seem to have much interest in lower-level ones. They almost never cross boundaries to hunt them. Of course, if you offer yourself on a platter, they won’t mind eating you.

So, they felt it was more likely to be a level 5 Fierce Beast.

Xu Yi had previously estimated the power of a level 5 Fierce Beast, and they all thought Xu Yi was a bit exaggerated.

Now it seems, Xu Yi’s estimate might have been conservative, right?

"Do we keep going?" Su Yan asked with some concern, as encounters with level 5 Fierce Beasts were still possible at the border.

"Keep going. If we’re scared to stop like this, then we might as well just give up." Xu Yi said with firm determination.

Indeed, the Fierce Beast was formidable, but Xu Yi wasn’t scared witless.

Just as he said, if he dared not move forward like this, he might as well give up.

After all, this wouldn’t be the only time.

The higher the level of Fierce Beasts, the more terrifying their power.

"That’s right. We’re not at level 5 yet. Maybe when we get to level 5 and see a level 5 Fierce Beast, it won’t be so scary." Qin Fan felt he should step up and say something.

"Yes, and I’m not even sure if that Fierce Beast was level 5. It might as well be a level 6 one. So, we need to check the situation at the edge of a level 5 Fierce Beast’s territory." Xu Yi continued from where Qin Fan left off.

But what if it was a level 5 Fierce Beast?

This thought crossed many people’s minds, but no one dared to voice it.

They weren’t willing to let themselves be frightened.

They were also not willing to give up and go back just like that.

After all, they’ve been holding on for over 160 days now, almost a third of the journey was completed; they couldn’t easily give up, could they?

Especially when the situation hasn’t been confirmed.

After Xu Yi finished speaking, he continued roasting his meat skewers.

The others did the same. After they finished eating, they returned to their tents one after another to cultivate.

It seemed that none of it affected them.

The cultivation time passed quickly, and soon the sky was getting bright.

Last night, no level 4 Fierce Beasts attacked their encampment.

"System, check-in."

Xu Yi completed his 170th-day check-in and started practicing the Body Refining Technique.

Xu Yi planned to have everyone begin practicing this Body Refining Technique once they all reached level 5.

Before level 4, their strength wasn’t strong enough; they couldn’t withstand the damage in case of mistakes in the Body Refining Technique.

To them, Xu Yi couldn’t directly infuse the Body Refining Technique into their brains since they hadn’t practiced the Spiritual Meditation Method.

Xu Yi could explain the Body Refining Technique, but the Spiritual Meditation Method was hard to explain.

Xu Yi didn’t want the Spirit Race to suspect anything about him, thus exposing the existence of the system.

Unless Xu Yi could come up with a perfect explanation, he might be able to teach Qin Fan and the rest the Spiritual Meditation Method within these 500 days.

If not, he’d have to wait until the 500 days ended, and the Spirit Race completely withdrew from Spirit Blue Star to teach them.

After finishing the Body Refining Technique, Xu Yi and Lu Ke left the tent and packed it up.

Today, they still had to keep pushing forward.

No one knew how far the territory of a level 5 Fierce Beast was.

So, they pressed on for three days straight and finally approached the edge of the level 5 Fierce Beast’s territory.

Calling it the edge isn’t quite right.

Xu Yi felt they were still quite far from the actual territory of a level 5 Fierce Beast. They might need to travel another day to officially enter the territory.

For these three days, they barely rested, stopping to camp only after midnight and setting off again at 7 AM.

If they hadn’t pushed this hard, they wouldn’t have reached here in three days.

"Xu Yi, should we pull back a bit?" Qin Fan touched the fierce beast that refused to move forward and couldn’t help but ask.

All the fierce beasts dared not move forward upon reaching this spot.

Because, they smelled the aura of a level 5 Fierce Beast.

"Let’s retreat. There’s a water source about two kilometers back; we can find a suitable place to camp around there. We might have to live in this area for the next thirty-odd days." Xu Yi said with a grave expression.

He felt that the Fierce Beast encountered three days ago was likely a level 5 one and not level 6.

Because he could also sense a formidable aura ahead.

But clearly, no level 5 Fierce Beasts were present, only their lingering aura.

This is when the benefits of having a mount become apparent. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

They won’t venture into a higher-level Fierce Beast’s territory even if you force them. This is the moment to stop.

Qin Fan and the others couldn’t clearly sense the aura, but instinctively felt danger ahead, so it’s best to stay away.

When Xu Yi mentioned retreating, Qin Fan and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Then they went to find a suitable spot.

A good campsite is usually near a water source, has an open view, and slightly elevated ground. This way, they won’t get flooded in case of heavy rain.

They found a small hill with an elevation five to six meters higher than the surrounding ground, less than 20 meters from the water source, making it an ideal place.

The trees here weren’t as dense.

Because many were broken.

It was evident these fallen trees were the work of Fierce Beasts.