Watching the chariots and airships in the sky fly away, Ye Fan asked Scout Gui Wu, "Do these strong warriors come here often?"

"No, judging by this situation, they must be heading to Frostbite Cliff, the number one perilous place in our Northern Wastelands. Tong City is right on the edge of that cliff; if anything happens at Frostbite Cliff, Tong City will definitely be affected. These prominent figures are probably heading there."

Gui Wu, eyes fixed in the direction the airships went, spoke to Ye Fan.

"Roar~"

At that moment, a loud beast roar suddenly came from the direction the airships headed. The roar was earth-shattering, piercing the heavens, causing fear with its sheer volume. Gui Wu trembled all over, looking over in terror.

"A giant beast has appeared, and it seems to be of Fourth or Fifth Grade. No wonder those big shots are heading to Frostbite Cliff."

Gui Wu exclaimed in shock, looking ahead with fear. A Fourth or Fifth Grade beast is beyond his rank’s capability to handle. Even those powerful warriors on the airships can’t just kill it instantly. A beast like this could easily obliterate all of Tong City.

Luckily, that roar sounded very far away and should still be at Frostbite Cliff. Although that was the case, Gui Wu’s face was still grim. His duty as a scout cavalry means he must go check it out. But with the current situation surely dangerous, he genuinely didn’t want to go.

"Gui Wu, immediately return to the Great Elder’s fortress and report what happened here. I need to scout Frostbite Cliff. Inform everyone that Liew Family isn’t causing trouble here, but we must remain vigilant against enemy ambushes."

Ye Fan, eyes forward, was filled with curiosity about the beast and spoke to Gui Wu.

"Yes, Sect Leader, I will report back immediately. It’s very dangerous at Frostbite Cliff; the Sect Leader must be careful."

Gui Wu joyfully accepted the order and hurriedly left, eager to avoid the peril at Frostbite Cliff, leaving like a rabbit in flight.

Ye Fan descended the mountain, heading toward Frostbite Cliff, but suddenly heard a "sha sha sha" sound of footsteps. Looking back, he saw men from nearby forces gathering in this direction.

"Listen up, everyone. Tong City’s prominent figures have ordered us to guard Frostbite Cliff’s outer perimeter and prevent those beasts from causing harm. After the task is done, there will be rewards from the big shots! Each of you will receive a piece of gold!"

A tall, robust man, like a strong leopard in appearance, addressed the gathered men.

"Ah..."

The gathered men cheered, knowing gold can do many things, as their opportunities to receive such rewards are rare.

"Let’s go! Hey kid, what’s your story? Where are you from?"

The leader named Gu Tian noticed Ye Fan observing from a corner and inquired.

"I’m a scout cavalry from Skeleton Sect, here to investigate what’s happening!"

"Skeleton Sect’s scout cavalry, no wonder you’re so weak. A giant beast is ahead; you take care!"

Having said this, Gu Tian led hundreds of gathered men charging forward. Watching their departure, Ye Fan’s eyes filled with curiosity.

What’s happening at Frostbite Cliff? First chariots and airships, now giant beasts roaring, and people gathering to guard. I must check it out; there might be good stuff waiting for me.

Thinking of potential benefits made Ye Fan excited, stepping forward energetically.

"Hmm? There’s someone ahead!"

After walking five or six miles, just before entering a valley, hurried footsteps came from the forest ahead. Ye Fan stepped aside, planning to let the owners of those footsteps pass.

He saw a woman jogging past him, appearing somewhat clumsy on her feet, and four robust men followed closely behind, visibly not belonging to Gu Tian’s group.

The four were clearly pursuing the woman, stopped upon seeing Ye Fan, consulted briefly, and soon one approached Ye Fan, while the other three continued pursuing.

"Kid, stop wandering your eyes around, or I’ll gouge them out, you got it?"

The one approaching Ye Fan spoke harshly, full of threatening demeanor.

Ye Fan smiled, having not provoked him, yet he intentionally sought trouble; he surely had an agenda.

"I looked at you, so what can you do to me?" Ye Fan deliberately replied.

"You brat, looks like you’re asking for death; I’ll fulfill your wish!" Saying this, the robust man swung a punch at Ye Fan, his cultivation wasn’t low; it seemed he intended to kill Ye Fan with one strike.

Ye Fan didn’t hesitate, slashing with his sword, unexpectedly severing the man’s legs. The man screamed in pain, collapsing on the ground. The three still chasing the woman paused, one noted, "That idiot Sun Bao, told him to just kill and be done, yet he created such a stir."

"That’s typical of him, enjoys tormenting people. Let’s hurry, don’t let that girl escape; the patriarch instructed us to bring her back quickly."

"Alright! Ignore him, once he’s done tormenting, he’ll catch up."

Finished speaking, the three turned, continuing to chase the woman.

"You’re dead, dare to challenge my Zhong Family, kid, you’re doomed."

The man whose legs were cut off shouted at Ye Fan, never expecting that the seemingly frail Ye Fan could be so ruthless. With just a disagreement, Ye Fan had cut off his legs, though he had forgotten that he was the one who first attacked Ye Fan, wanting to take Ye Fan’s life.

"What is the Zhong Family! Let me tell you, you’ve messed with the wrong person. If you keep wailing like this, I’ll cut you up immediately."

With killing intent in his eyes, Ye Fan said to the man, he has always been this way—if others do not offend him, he will not offend others, but if anyone offends him, he will eliminate them.

"Spare me, young hero, it was my mistake not recognizing greatness, please spare my life!"

Seeing Ye Fan’s killing intent, the man quickly became submissive, thinking that although his legs were severed, as long as he kept his life, there would be a day for revenge.

Ye Fan looked at the man and asked, "Who are you, why do you want to kill me!"

The man’s eyes flickered, pondering how to answer, but Ye Fan did not hesitate, swinging his sword out. The man was shocked, instinctively raising his hand to block, losing two fingers, and couldn’t help but scream again.

"Let me tell you, if you hesitate to answer my questions again, I’ll cut you into pieces and feed you to the wolves."

Ye Fan said coldly to the man, knowing this person was vicious and certainly no kind soul, so Ye Fan showed no mercy in his actions.

"I’ll speak, my name is Zhong Jue, don’t kill me, I’m a subordinate of Zhong Family’s young master Zhong Wushang. Young Master instructed us to bring that woman ahead back to Zhong Family and told us not to be seen. You saw us chasing that woman, so my boss told me to kill you."

Zhong Jue has always been ruthless; when killing, he never does it in one strike, always enjoying torturing the opponent until they are thoroughly broken before killing them, but he never imagined he’d face a day like this himself.

"Oh, why does your young master want to chase that woman?"

"That I don’t know, the young master just said to bring that girl back and instructed not to let others know." Zhong Jue growled, truly feeling what it meant to be worse than death now.

Seeing there was nothing more to be asked, Ye Fan swung his sword, and Zhong Jue clutched his throat and fell down.

"Hmph, Zhong Family, it seems we are destined to be enemies." Sheathing his sword, Ye Fan contemplated for a moment before chasing after the three people, wanting to save that seemingly frail girl.

With a few leaps and bounds, Ye Fan pursued in the direction of those three, soon seeing all three unexpectedly fallen on the ground. Despite killing Zhong Jue in less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea, these three were already dead, but the girl was nowhere to be seen.

The three had no external injuries, but their internal organs were all shattered, seemingly killed by Inner Strength. The girl appeared very delicate, yet unexpectedly had such cultivation.

As Ye Fan examined the death state of the three, suddenly, a swift wind came from behind, aimed at his head. Ye Fan was startled, rolling sideways to evade the attack, looking up, shocked to see.

"Roar~"

A gigantic Winterclaw Bear roared at him, its blood-red mouth wide open towards Ye Fan, the sight horrifying.

Even the Winterclaw Bear was ravenous, but it had some intelligence, knowing the people around here move in groups, so it dared not attack easily. Finally seeing Ye Fan, it immediately struck, always preferring not to eat dead creatures, ignoring the three corpses on the ground.

"Beast, you dare attack me, prepare to die!" Ye Fan raged, thinking his luck was terrible—did he really look so easy to bully even an Ice Bear came for him.

Ye Fan’s Flying Sword shot out with a "whoosh," hitting the bear, but unexpectedly, the bear’s robust body trapped the Flying Sword within.

"Roar~!"

The Winterclaw Bear roared, lunging at Ye Fan. Ye Fan couldn’t avoid, knocked down by the bear.

Ye Fan grasped his Flying Sword trapped by the bear, pushing and stabbing with all his might, the sword penetrating into the bear’s body. Switching to one hand on the sword, his other hand pushed against the bear’s body, the Flying Sword erratically stabbing inside the bear.

"Roar~~!"

The bear finally let out a wailing roar, collapsing dead in an instant, all happening in a flash, after a while, Ye Fan exhaustedly pushed the bear aside, slowly standing, drawing the Flying Sword from its body, both sword and body covered in blood.

"Sigh, really, it seems I need a bath!" Ye Fan was thinking this, when suddenly hearing two wolf howls, turning to see two Wolf Kings leading nearly a hundred wolves charging at him.

"Oh no!"

Ye Fan was alarmed, covered in blood now, surely the wolves were attracted by the scent, seeming destined for more trouble.

Before he could respond, the wolf pack was already upon him, attacking Ye Fan. Ye Fan pulled out another Treasured Sword from his Hundred Treasure Bag, controlling it with one hand while the Flying Sword in the other hand slaughtered any wolf that drew near, quickly piling wolf bodies around him.

The accumulated wolf corpses formed a natural defense barrier, cushioning the wolves’ attacks, slightly relieving Ye Fan’s pressure, allowing him to contemplate. How did the wolves get past the few powerful defenders ahead? Could someone have deliberately let them through? Considering the Great Elder’s castle was not far behind, Ye Fan thought it very possible.

"Woo~~" "Woo~"

Just as Ye Fan relaxed slightly, two more wolf howls came from ahead. Looking up, he saw another two Wolf Kings leading more wolves joining in.

"No, I can’t fight like this, I have to run. If this continues, the wolf pack will grow larger, eventually exhausting me to death here."

Thinking this, Ye Fan suddenly leapt out of the wolf corpse barrier, left hand’s Treasured Sword slashing any close wolves, right hand directing the Flying Sword towards those two Wolf Kings.

The wolves saw the Flying Sword heading for the Wolf Kings, suddenly rushing at the Sword to protect their Kings, while Ye Fan turned and fled!