Live Strong in the Wilderness

Since Xu Yi made a decision, everyone calmed down.

Now that everyone had a brain crystal, there was no need to panic.

"Xu Yi, what should we do with this Black Armored Wolf?" Lu Ke asked as Xu Yi approached the Black Armored Wolf.

"Keep it. I’ll tame it after I recover. Do you like it?" Xu Yi knew Lu Ke was fond of Juhua. So, when leaving the Newbie Village, he didn’t kill Juhua for points.

"It’s for me?" Lu Ke’s eyes sparkled with surprise. She previously thought that since Xu Yi gave Yao Ji to Qin Chao, he wouldn’t give her a mount so soon.

"Yes, it’s much fiercer than Juhua, don’t you think?" Xu Yi said with a smile and patted Lu Ke’s head.

This was a level 2 Fierce Beast, significantly more menacing.

The Black Qilin, technically a level 1 Fierce Beast, shivered slightly in the presence of the Black Armored Wolf named by Lu Ke. However, despite its fear, it followed Xu Yi’s command, watching the Black Armored Wolf.

If the Black Armored Wolf broke free from the ropes, the Black Qilin would attack without hesitation.

Having been tamed by Xu Yi multiple times, Xu Yi never considered giving the Black Qilin to someone else to replace it with a new mount.

"Yes, I like it," Lu Ke smiled happily, still looking forward to Xu Yi taming it.

However, she knew it wouldn’t be easy to tame.

"Xu Yi, are you really okay?" Lu Ke glanced at Xu Yi, still very concerned about his condition.

"It’s under control. Being completely unscathed is impossible. However, the situation is better than I expected," Xu Yi said, scratching the Black Qilin’s neck before sitting down beside it.

Without the Supreme Profound Meditation Method, Xu Yi felt that relying only on the Basic Meditation Method would have slowed his recovery.

Closing his eyes, Xu Yi entered a state of cultivation.

Previously, Xu Yi thought he could just sit anywhere, but later found sitting cross-legged felt more like cultivation and was more comfortable.

Not just him, others did the same.

Other sitting positions felt very awkward over time.

As Xu Yi began his meditation, Lu Ke also started practicing Spiritual Meditation nearby.

Others also gradually gathered around Xu Yi. This was to protect him. If there were a Fierce Beast attack, Xu Yi wouldn’t be caught off guard.

Xu Yi got injured protecting them, so they naturally needed to protect Xu Yi.

Xu Yi was aware of this and felt deeply touched.

He focused on cultivating, wanting to recover quickly.

Although he still had three Rapid-Acting Body Repair Potions, they only targeted physical injuries and had no effect on Spiritual Power damage.

Currently, the only effective method was cultivating the Supreme Profound Meditation Method.

Time flew quickly, and another night passed.

At night, they heard the cries of Fierce Beasts but did not appear near their temporary camp.

Later in the night, they had four people on guard to prevent any unexpected situations.

When morning came, everyone gradually got up to practice the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening.

After Xu Yi completed his 131st daily check-in, he also got up.

Practicing the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening for half an hour, Xu Yi began massaging certain points on his head.

Then, Xu Yi discovered the effect of the Healing Hand.

Three hours later, Xu Yi noticed his injuries had healed.

Having such an effect was entirely unexpected for Xu Yi.

With the Healing Hand, Xu Yi felt he could use the Thunder Strike Gun more often in the future.

Of course, the Thunder Strike Gun was effective against level 2 Fierce Beasts but might be insufficient against level 3 and 4.

At that level, the Fierce Beasts were strong not only in Telekinesis but also in other aspects.

After recovering, Xu Yi cultivated the Supreme Profound Meditation Method for another hour to restore his Spiritual Power.

After all, using Healing Hand consumed Spiritual Power.

After an hour of cultivation, Xu Yi’s Spiritual Power was restored. Moreover, it seemed a bit stronger than before.

Therefore, Xu Yi used the Taming Skills on the Black Armored Wolf.

In an hour, he could use it 11 times consecutively, one more than before.

Unfortunately, none of the 11 attempts succeeded in taming the Black Armored Wolf.

Then, Xu Yi continued cultivating.

After cultivating for over forty minutes, Xu Yi used the Taming Skills on the Black Armored Wolf 11 more times.

Continuing until late at night, Xu Yi used the Taming Skills on the Black Armored Wolf 88 times in total.

But not a single attempt was successful.

Xu Yi simply calmed down to cultivate further, so that by tomorrow, they could continue to advance deeper.

"Fierce Beasts, there’s a Fierce Beast attack," Zhou Mo suddenly shouted near dawn.

Because he was wearing the Night Vision Device, he saw Fierce Beasts running towards them.

Everyone immediately awoke.

Having been in the wilderness for so long, everyone’s alertness was very high.

At a single shout, everyone sprang into action.

"Xu Yi, fall back. Leave it to us," Qin Fan stated, pulling out his Brain Crystal to prepare for battle.

"Use the Level 1 Brain Crystal first," Xu Yi suggested, considering they were about to enter the level 2 Fierce Beast area, and they might not be needed later.

Thus, Qin Fan and the others stepped back, allowing teammates with Level 1 Brain Crystals to take the lead.

"Three Fierce Beasts, don’t panic," Xu Yi advised after seeing them with Spiritual Vision.

Two headlamps flew up, illuminating the space ahead.

Xu Yi, now fully recovered, naturally controlled the headlamps.

With light, the appearance of the Fierce Beasts was startling.

Giant rats as large as goats emerged.

"Whew."

The quickest to act was Zhou Mo.

After all, having battled for all these days, over a hundred, his reflexes were still sharp.

Then it was Qin Chao, who was almost evenly matched with Zhou Mo.

Lastly, Liu Li, and the others didn’t act.

There weren’t many Brain Crystals, each having only one. They figured three attacks should be enough. If not, they could act then.

Three Military Daggers shot toward the three giant rat-like Fierce Beasts, piercing through their defenses and into their bodies.

However, it did not end their lives.

After the stab, the three lost control over the Military Daggers.

The three rat-like Fierce Beasts cried out and turned to flee.

"Whew."

A Military Dagger darted out, shooting towards the direction they fled.

Xu Yi took the shot, as these three injured Fierce Beasts couldn’t be let go.

"Qin Fan, Lu Ke, let’s chase," Xu Yi shouted, then darted out.

Three Fierce Beasts represented three Brain Crystals. Judging by the situation, they were level 2, so they couldn’t be missed.