Chapter 245: Different Encounters

In the adorable, large eyes of the little rooster emanated a king’s disdain. This extremely contemptuous gaze caused the ferocious beasts walking ahead to tremble in fear, and an overbearing aura gently spread outward.

The leaping rooster kept crowing, and from its body as the center, a sudden burst of red light erupted.

A crimson storm surged upward, accompanied by flashes of lightning and peals of thunder, as if a phoenix had flashed by.

Those bloodthirsty ferocious beasts, who had intended to completely destroy this city, now looked at the crimson storm in terror.

The ferocious beasts wanted to turn and flee, but in that split second, the red light seemed to transcend time and space, piercing through the bodies of all the monstrous creatures.

On the city wall, Xiao Lihai and others stared at the scene before them in utter disbelief. What exactly was going on here?

Their hearts had been tossed up and down repeatedly today, unable to calm down at all.

“Cock-a-doodle-doo…”

At this moment, the red storm dissipated, and a figure leaped into the air, so domineering, so flamboyant, its featherless body appearing so mighty in the eyes of Xiao Lihai and others.

The little rooster lowered its head, gently flapping its wings. In that moment, it seemed as if time had frozen, with the countless ferocious beast corpses lying silently there.

And the rooster stood before those ferocious beast corpses, flapping its wings, leaving not a single cloud behind.

A general achieves fame atop ten thousand corpses.

At that moment, the little rooster’s tiny body appeared so towering in the eyes of Xiao Lihai and others, as if they were worshipping a deity.

With a flap of its wings, countless ferocious beasts turned to dust.

Lin Fan’s claws slowly advanced, continuously moving closer to Qingling Prefecture.

“We’re safe…” At that moment, Xiao Lihai took a deep breath and shouted across the entire city. Although not everyone could hear, the joy of the people regaining their lives spread quickly.

In that instant, Qingling Prefecture erupted into deafening cheers.

Countless people wept with joy; this feeling of rebirth was just too wonderful.

“Cock-a-doodle-doo…” At this moment, the rooster raised its domineering head, looking at the closed gates of Qingling Prefecture with some dissatisfaction and crowed.

“Quickly open the city gates!” Xiao Lihai shouted at this moment, then immediately went down to welcome their savior.

At this moment, the city gates opened wide, and Xiao Lihai and others excitedly went out of the city to greet the rooster.

When they saw this creature before them, Xiao Lihai and others’ expressions changed slightly, but in an instant, they returned to normal.

Featherless in appearance, shaped like a chicken—that was Xiao Lihai’s first thought. Yet recalling that this was a being left behind by a great cultivator, they warmly welcomed it.

Although it looked like a chicken, in this world, which chicken could be this powerful?

“Cock-a-doodle-doo…” The rooster raised its head, stretched out one wing, patted its own chest proudly, and then walked inside directly.

Just as it stepped through the city gate, the rooster stopped, glancing at the dense forest, then crowed again, completely forgetting about Lin Fan.

At this moment, the rooster was the center of attention. Under the escort of Xiao Lihai and others, it entered Qingling Prefecture in great style.

At that moment, a gorgeous hen passed by the rooster. The rooster immediately stopped, its eyes bursting with a gleam of excitement. But in an instant, that gleam dimmed. Its featherless wing patted its stomach, feeling hungry, and then it walked forward directly.

“Xiao Lie, quickly prepare the finest food to entertain… entertain…” At this moment, Xiao Lihai was at a loss for words, not knowing how to express himself.

“Yes.”

At this moment, deep within the forest.

Lin Fan locked eyes with the humanoid beast. The system prompt sounded again, and he couldn’t help but smile. The little rooster had indeed lived up to his expectations.

But now, it was time to deal with the current situation.

Now that no one else was around, Lin Fan also resumed his true self.

“You want some? Come get me,” Lin Fan taunted the humanoid beast with a finger beckoning.

“Roar…” At this moment, the humanoid beast seemed furious, letting out a deafening roar. Flames hidden within its body suddenly erupted outward, and a fist as large as the sky itself came crashing down toward Lin Fan.

At this moment, Lin Fan drew the Eternal Axe, ready to engage in a direct confrontation. However, he was well aware that the humanoid beast’s power far exceeded his own.

In an instant, Lin Fan dodged the punch and slashed toward the humanoid beast.

In an instant, a powerful hurricane surged forward. The humanoid beast’s tail seemed to tear through space itself, mercilessly lashing against Lin Fan.

“Bang…”

Lin Fan’s body flew outward like a small cannonball.

“Ding! Congratulations,《Invincible Demon Body》experience has increased by 500,000.”

At this moment, Lin Fan stood up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. Damn, this was really powerful. A late Small Heaven Stage expert was indeed no joke.

Even though his physical body had reached the peak of the Small Heaven Stage, he was still struck hard enough to spit blood. But if that was all it took to stop him, he still had a long way to go.

Just that strike alone would have left a fellow cultivator of the same level severely injured and spitting blood, but for Lin Fan, a cultivator who developed comprehensively, it was still not enough.

While martial artists generally cultivated their vital energy, most could only develop their physical bodies to the limit of an ordinary person—resistant to blades and swords. To further enhance one’s physical strength required dedicated cultivation.

However, enhancing physical strength was extremely difficult. Even cultivators at the peak of the Great Heaven Stage rarely managed to cultivate their physical strength to the level of the Small Heaven Stage.

“Come again…” Lin Fan roared furiously, extending one finger, causing space to shatter inch by inch.

Lin Fan knew that such attacks couldn’t kill the humanoid beast, but with such a perfect sparring partner available, he naturally wouldn’t let it go.

The humanoid beast roared, its eight tails behind it seemingly coming alive, churning the shattered space into a chaotic maelstrom.

“Bang! Bang!”

“Ding! Congratulations,《Invincible Demon Body》experience has increased by 500,000.”

“Damn, so strong,” Lin Fan exhaled, then took a pill and swallowed it instantly. A warm current surged through him, healing his injuries.

If this continued, he might really die while gaining experience from being whipped.

At this moment, the humanoid beast opened its giant mouth wide, unleashing a destructive flame furiously toward Lin Fan.

“What I want is hand-to-hand combat, not your damn fire!” Lin Fan roared furiously, then swung his axe powerfully.

“Ding! Congratulations,《Invincible Demon Body》experience has increased by 10,000.”

The flames had no effect on Lin Fan whatsoever, and this meager experience gain annoyed him greatly.

The humanoid beast hesitated slightly at this moment, seemingly unable to believe that the opponent had emerged unscathed after being engulfed in its flames. Then it roared furiously, launching a punch accompanied by a violent storm. The space around its fist violently shattered.

“Bang…”

“Ding! Congratulations,《Invincible Demon Body》experience has increased by 700,000.”

“Damn, this feels amazing…” At this moment, Lin Fan was buried deep in the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood furiously. That punch just now was even stronger than before.

“Come again…” Lin Fan shook his head, then swallowed several more pills.

“Roar…” At this moment, the humanoid beast was utterly enraged. This weak human before it was openly challenging its authority.