Chapter 91: The Dashing Little Gold

That is astonishing, Boss. I broke through again and reached the level of a fifth-tier martial master. I barely did anything at all!

Niu Wouji had experienced this before, but this time he had not lifted a finger. He had merely stood by and watched, yet he had advanced directly. Naturally, he was deeply surprised.

"Just because you improved by one realm, you have to act so shocked? If you jump a few more levels, will you fly straight into the heavens?" Wu Tian shot him a look.

"No, Boss, I really didn't do anything this time. I just stood on the side watching the battle!" Niu Wouji spread his hands, looking utterly blank.

"That's why following me is the right choice. Stick with me, and you won't be trapped by bottlenecks."

"I don't know why that is, but I know Boss is right. As long as I follow you, I'll have a future!"

That was one of the advantages of having a system. Wu Tian, Niu Wouji, and Xiao Hui were now in a party mode, and as long as Wu Tian killed someone, the whole team would gain experience.

"This is no place to linger. Let's move somewhere else first," Wu Tian said to Niu Wouji and Xiao Hui after killing the men from the Fierce Tiger Hall.

The three of them then shifted to a temporary resting place. On the way there, Wu Tian looked at Niu Wouji and asked, "Xiao Niu, what exactly is this Fierce Tiger Hall you mentioned? What kind of mercenary adventure band is it?"

"To be honest, I don't know the details either. The Frenzied Martial Empire has a Mercenary Alliance, and there are hundreds or even thousands of teams in it, along with many independent mercenaries. Fierce Tiger Hall's strength should place it in the top tier. If not in the top ten, then at least within the top fifty. It has many experts, and it became famous once for hunting down a seventh-level demon beast with the strength of the entire hall!"

"They can even hunt seventh-level demon beasts. Fierce Tiger Hall is indeed not bad. If I get the chance, I'd like to test myself against them properly," Wu Tian said with a smile.

"Since Fierce Tiger Hall sent assassins after Boss, someone must have placed a bounty on your head. If we can find someone with real authority in Fierce Tiger Hall, we should be able to trace it back to the source. But there isn't a Mercenary Alliance in this area. Otherwise we might have found some leads," Niu Wouji said.

"Once we reach a town with a Mercenary Alliance, we'll investigate it then. For now, let's just find a place to rest."

Wu Tian could go without sleep for a whole night, but Xiao Hui's cultivation was still shallow, and she was a girl besides. She naturally needed rest, so Wu Tian did not travel far before finding another place to rest.

After Xiao Hui fell asleep, Wu Tian did not rest. Instead, he waited nearby until dawn. The assassination attempt had served as a warning. Though he was confident, there was no telling whether his enemies would send out truly formidable experts. Take the Asura Sect, for example: after their last assassination failed, they would surely send even stronger masters. That simply was their style.

Just as dawn was about to break, Wu Tian, sitting in a tree, suddenly sensed unrest around the forest. At the same time, Niu Wouji and Xiao Hui noticed it too and crawled out of the tent.

"Young Master, could it be assassins again?" Xiao Hui asked worriedly.

"No. If it were assassins, there wouldn't be such a huge disturbance, and the number feels enormous," Wu Tian said as he leapt down from the tree.

Niu Wouji shrank his neck. "Could we be under ambush by a large force?"

At that moment, Xiao Jin, who had been sleeping on Wu Tian's shoulder, suddenly jumped down. With a vicious look in its eyes, it stared toward the surrounding woods and let out low, rumbling growls.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Suddenly, black shadows sprang out from around the forest. Over a hundred third-tier demon beasts, gale wolves, surrounded the three of them completely. All the wolves' eyes glowed with bloodthirsty red light, making them look terrifying beyond words.

Awooooo!

The pack threw back their heads and howled, their cries savage and chilling.

"Dammit! If there are no demon beasts, there's nothing; if there are, then it's a whole swarm of gale wolves. The heavens really know how to toy with people!" Niu Wouji jumped in fright at the sight of the hundred-odd wolves and said gloomily.

"They look fierce enough. I guess we'll have to go on a killing spree!" Wu Tian said without hesitation. The Black Dragon Blade instantly appeared in his hand, and he prepared to face this large pack of gale wolves head-on.

Suddenly, Xiao Jin jumped out of Xiao Hui's arms and stood directly in front of Wu Tian. Its golden fur bristled all over as it opened its massive jaws toward the wolves surrounding them.

Roar...

A roar that seemed to pierce the entire forest erupted, filled with authority and overbearing power. A violent aura spread outward from Xiao Jin's center in all directions, as if proclaiming whose territory this was. Even Wu Tian could feel the immense pressure of that aura.

Sensing the majesty in Xiao Jin's roar, all the gale wolves' crimson eyes flickered with fear. Their four legs trembled uncontrollably, and some of them even collapsed directly onto the ground.

Awoooo!

At that moment, the wolf king howled once, then took the lead by lying flat on the ground with its head tucked between its legs. The rest of the gale wolves followed suit and lay down as well.

"Boss, how is Xiao Jin so powerful that it actually made every single gale wolf submit? Damn, I've never seen such an amazing scene before. Just with its aura alone, it scared these third-tier demon beasts so badly their legs went weak. Too awesome!" Niu Wouji looked around, and not a single gale wolf was still standing; all of them had assumed a posture of submission.

Only then did Wu Tian react. He had actually forgotten that Xiao Jin was a divine beast, albeit one that had not yet matured. Though it was still young, the majesty of a divine beast was etched into its bones. Moreover, Xiao Jin belonged to the wolf clan itself, giving it a natural suppressive force over wolves. That was why these gale wolves had been so terrified they did not even dare move.

"So a divine beast is truly a divine beast. I actually forgot that," Wu Tian said with a grin, patting his own head.

Awoooo!

Xiao Jin gave Wu Tian a cheerful howl, then leaped onto his shoulder and lay down there.

"Boss, aren't we short on mounts for traveling? These gale wolves are completely obedient to Xiao Jin. We can just have them carry us," Niu Wouji said.

"Good idea. Xiao Jin, have the stronger gale wolves serve as our mounts."

Awoooo!

Xiao Jin swept the pack with a majestic look in its eyes, then let out another howl.

A few strong, large gale wolves slowly stepped forward and lay down in submission before Wu Tian. These wolves were extremely robust, and when they stood up, they were almost as tall as Wu Tian.

"All right, the sky is already growing bright. It's time to set off!" Wu Tian first jumped onto the back of one wolf, and Niu Wouji and Xiao Hui followed by mounting two other gale wolves.

"Move out!" Wu Tian patted the wolf's back, and the three gale wolves shot forward instantly.

The gale wolves truly lived up to their name, known for their speed. Even with a person on their backs, they did not slow in the slightest. They carried Wu Tian and the others racing through the woods, and in just one hour they covered a distance comparable to Wu Tian's entire journey from the previous day.

After another two hours of running, Wu Tian spotted a small city in the distance, and the three of them decided to rest there first.