C84 The More Thirsty You Are the More You Eat the Salt

The forest that was supposed to be silent and pitch-black was completely destroyed by a loud explosion. Accompanied by a loud sound, fire shot into the sky.

The light was eerie. From a distance, it was mixed with a faint green glow. It did not cause a huge fire, only a strong light that spread out in all directions with the explosion as the center. In such a dark night, even if one was several dozen miles away, as long as there were no tall mountains blocking them, they could clearly see everything.

Seeing this fire, all the warriors who were searching for it in the forest quickly closed in like beasts that had caught a whiff of the smell of blood.

At this moment, Zuo Feng's heart was filled with bitterness. All of this was the result of him failing for a moment. Knowing that there was not much time left for him, the other party would soon gather together and encircle and annihilate them even more crazily.

If he just killed the two men monitoring him in the camp, they would at most be extremely angry. Now that he had killed a total of six bandits, this Mountain Thief was most likely already starting to go crazy. He was probably going to catch him at the ends of the earth. This was a situation where there was no end to it.

As they advanced at a high speed, they were constantly thinking about what they should do next. Although this dense forest was quite large and had quite a few wild beasts within it, the conditions were almost the same for the two parties. Zuo Feng had only been able to persist until now because of his psychokinesis detection. And the enemy had the advantage in numbers and cultivation, which was an unshakable advantage in this chase.

Resisting the waves of pain in his leg, Zuo Feng walked forward as he smeared a hemostatic powder on his arm. During the chase, he had learned something new, which was to rely on smell to lock onto the target.

Previously, Zuo Feng thought that only wild beasts would use this method to search for prey. However, before he killed the pursuers, he realized that those people not only relied on clues on the ground, but also lifted up their noses and sniffed around like wild beasts.

When Zuo Feng first saw it, he thought it was very funny, but when he tried to distinguish the subtle changes in the smell, he realized that there were a lot of subtle changes in the smell. This was something he had never thought of before.

'To think that the nose could actually have such a great function. It seems like even the senses of a martial artist would be improved after their body strengthening process. 'If you rely on the combination of scent and traces to track the target, then the success rate of tracking will greatly increase. Zuo Feng thought in his heart.

However, he did not know that it was not possible to use the scent tracking technique in a short time. It required a long period of special training, as well as a certain level of cultivation.

The four warriors that he had killed earlier, not to mention relying on their scent to lock onto Zuo Feng, were not even able to see through the doorway. This was also the main reason why Zuo Feng could frequently launch sneak attacks. Only people like Zuo Feng whose body had been strengthened, who had expelled a lot of the impurities in their body during the process of strengthening, who had reached the level of emptiness, would be able to sense the subtle changes in the surrounding smell.

Zuo Feng believed that the wound on his arm would leave a strong smell of blood wherever they passed, so he tried to stop the bleeding while he ran. In fact, only the rat-faced man could detect the faint smell of blood in the air. However, it was very difficult for him to lock onto Zuo Feng with just this tiny clue.

Human silhouettes flashed through the jungle. These people were all extremely agile. More than twenty of them, no less, spread out at this moment. Like a huge net, they flew in the direction of Zuo Feng's escape.

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Zuo Feng had already been fighting against this group of people for more than an hour. During this time, they had even engaged in two skirmishes. Although he had successfully killed two people and heavily injured one person, the opposing team was completely useless. It was only because of his Spiritual Force's probing that he was able to successfully escape despite being surrounded several times.

The pursuers behind him were also enraged to the point that they were about to go crazy. The mouse-faced man finally felt that Zuo Feng was not simple and even gave the order to find him no matter if he was dead or alive.

In the face of such a precarious situation, Zuo Feng was even more depressed because the eastern horizon had already started to change. If he was still unable to shake off the pursuers before dawn, then once the sky completely brightened, the chances of him escaping would be even slimmer.

Zuo Feng, who was in the middle of running, suddenly stopped because a mile or so ahead of him with his psychokinesis, three life fluctuations clearly appeared in his mind. At this moment, Zuo Feng felt a strong sense of powerlessness all over his body, and deeply blamed himself for being so stupid.

'It's just that the more thirsty you are, the more you eat the salt.' Zuo Feng cursed in his heart.

The three waves didn't purposefully move closer to him, but Zuo Feng knew that he had already committed a grave mistake. He didn't need to see for himself that they were the grey-robed men who were searching for Teng Xiao Yun in the forest.

"Because he had previously left from that place, he had clearly remembered the dangerous position on that side.

However, ever since he had left the river, he had found a place and killed four bandits. However, since he had exposed his whereabouts, the Mountain Bandits' fury and viciousness had been thoroughly ignited. The subsequent escape had left him panicking.

Actually, this couldn't be blamed entirely on Zuo Feng, because he had been surrounded multiple times and he didn't have much choice in running away, so he was forced to run back to this area.

At this moment, Zuo Feng's scalp was aching. He knew that this situation was no longer as simple as it seemed. He only had two choices. One was to risk his life to break through the encirclement in the direction of Yan City, and the other was to take the risk to rush into the mountain.

The former option could be said to be a lifeless one, because from listening to the conversation between the rat-faced man and the middle-aged woman in the camp, it seemed like they had reached a tacit understanding with the gray-clothed man. In other words, he had to face two groups of powerful enemies at the same time, and there were already many people in gray waiting in ambush or searching in the direction of Yan City.

Choosing the latter to go into the Heavenly Mystery Mountain was almost no different from committing suicide. Even if he had a strong team composed entirely of Body Tempering realm martial artists, they would not be able to survive inside the mountain, let alone a little body strengthening stage martial artist like him.

There were all sorts of powerful demon beasts in the mountain. It was said that they were divided into different communities by their territories. It could be considered a forbidden area for humans, and was also a natural barrier for the Ye Lin Empire. The Empire never worried that the enemy could cross the Balanced Mountains and attack the hinterland.

Zuo Feng stood there hesitating. This choice might be the last one he would ever make in his life. If he had made the right choice, he might have had a chance to wash away the shame of today, but if he had made the wrong choice, he would be doomed forever. Of course, it was also possible that no matter how he chose, he would end up dying. However, he had no way of knowing what would happen in the future.

After considering for a while, Zuo Feng gritted his teeth and finally made a decision. At this moment, he didn't have time to think deeply about it. He could feel that the people behind him were getting closer and closer to him. If he did not immediately leave his current position, he would lose even the right to choose.

Zuo Feng still charged into the mountain in the end. In this choice, neither side held much meaning to Zuo Feng. However, there was a huge difference in the people behind him. It was this difference that allowed him to finally choose the Tianping Mountains, which had a lower chance of survival for him.

'Since I have no way out, then let this bunch of villainous bandits vanish into thin air with me. At this moment, Zuo Feng had also let go of all his worries. His heart was filled with longing and reluctance towards his family, but this decision helped his family to resolve some of the threats.

Zuo Feng resolutely rushed towards the forbidden zone that was the region for humans. The pursuers weren't too far away from him at the moment. He could faintly hear those people whispering orders to each other as the commanders spread out to surround them once more. However, their encirclement would definitely miss again, because no one would have thought that Zuo Feng would choose this direction that no one could have guessed at.

Zuo Feng, who was running at a fast speed, did not forget to release his mental energy at all. The three figures were also attracted over and gathered with the bandits.

Soon, a portion of the group surrounded Zuo Feng, and the three newly joined groups of bandits seemed to be having a good fluctuation. They seemed to be discussing something with a few bandits. After that, those few people were already outside of Zuo Feng's spiritual force detection, leaving a group of about 15 to 16 people to continue chasing him.

Not far in front of Zuo Feng was a small hill, which wasn't very high. It wouldn't be appropriate to call it a hill. It was more accurate to say that the numerous hills formed a protective barrier that stretched out endlessly in two directions. This gentle mountain range was the origin of this place's name. This seemingly unremarkable mountain range was the "Sky Screen Mountain Range" that everyone spoke of.

The so-called "Sky Screen" was a barrier set up by the heavens. It was a barrier formed between humans and wild beasts, and extremely powerful and terrifying demonic beasts lived within it. They would not cross this mountain range as if they were following some ancient rule, and humans would not cross this barrier to kill themselves on the other side.

Only the elders of the village had once said that there had once been a beast tide a thousand years ago. First, the beasts and beasts of different races gathered together to attack the humans. Then, those powerful demonic beasts walked out of the mountain and started to attack the humans. However, these ancient events seemed to have become legends.

At this moment, Zuo Feng had already arrived at the foot of the "Sky Screen". He did not hesitate to turn around and charge up the mountain. The pursuers at the back clearly had some hesitation. They had also lived here for a long time, so they were more clear about the dangers on the other side of the mountain than Zuo Feng. However, after a while, as if they had received some order, the group of people still chose to chase after Zuo Feng and rushed up the hill.