Zhuang Xun led the way, with Su Yuan closely following behind.
The two swiftly moved through the mountain woods for nearly half an hour, finally finding the Green Flame White Wolf Zhuang Xun had described in a clearing in the forest.
Zhuang Xun immediately stopped and leaned against a large tree that would take three people to encircle, lowering his voice, he said to Su Yuan, "Su Yuan, look, it's right in front of us."
Su Yuan leaned over to see from behind the tree, and indeed there was a massive Green Flame White Wolf. The wolf was larger than a man, its snow-white body adorned with green patterns resembling flames, its eyes glittered menacingly, and its presence was imposing!
[Green Flame White Wolf]
[Grade: Elite]
[Species: Wolf]
[Element: Fire]
[Talent: Wolf Nature: The more injuries it receives, the higher the damage it deals, up to a maximum of 24%.]
[Six Dimensions: Strength D, Agility E, Defense E, Constitution E, Spirit F, Star Power D]
[Skills: Gray Flame Strike (Green), Fierce Flame Claw (Normal), Beginner Stage Healing Skill (Normal)]
For mammalian Star Beasts, generally, the larger the size, the stronger the strength.
At this moment, the enormous Green Flame White Wolf was lying on the ground, holding a fist-sized Crystal Red Ore in its arms, the very Flame Crystal Stone Zhuang Xun was seeking.
Su Yuan observed for a while and then whispered, "The Star Power fluctuation of this Green Flame White Wolf is unstable, it must have evolved recently."
Zhuang Xun nodded and replied, "It must have. The information I got was only about a Bronze Level Fire Stepping Wolf."
Su Yuan looked expressionlessly at Zhuang Xun, "But you never mentioned there were four Ninth Stage Fire Stepping Wolves here earlier?"
Indeed, around this Green Flame White Wolf, there were four Fire Stepping Wolves, each larger than the ones they had encountered before, at the Ninth Stage!
Zhuang Xun laughed, "I figured four Ninth Stage Fire Stepping Wolves wouldn't be much for the two of us, right?"
Su Yuan scoffed. This guy was not being honest, hiding the truth was clearly because he feared Su Yuan would not come.
"Fine, four Fire Stepping Wolves are indeed nothing, but to deal with the Green Flame White Wolf, they surely need to be dealt with first." Su Yuan pretended to ponder then said, "Let's do this - the four Fire Stepping Wolves are mine; you can handle that Green Flame White Wolf alone, okay?"
Since they had already come, there was no question of retreating without a fight; after all, they needed to get their hands on Gray Flame Strike. Yet, Zhuang Xun had set Su Yuan up, how could he let him have it his way?
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Xun's face darkened, aware of his own guilt. He coughed twice before stiffly saying, "No problem, but try to be quick..."
After briefly discussing their plan, Su Yuan put down his backpack and, holding his knife, stepped out, immediately capturing the attention of the Green Flame White Wolf and the four Fire Stepping Wolves.
The Green Flame White Wolf sized up the suddenly appearing human, and noticing that Su Yuan's Spiritual Power fluctuation was only at the Eighth Stage, it unceremoniously raised its head and roared, causing two of the four Ninth Stage Fire Stepping Wolves to immediately leap out towards Su Yuan.
Zhuang Xun closely observed from behind the tree. Previously, due to also being attacked by three Fire Stepping Wolves, he had not seen the full extent of Su Yuan's abilities.
Now was the perfect time to watch!
As the two Fire Stepping Wolves ran, blue flames suddenly ignited around their feet, their momentum significantly increased. Even before getting close, they opened their mouths and shot out two basin-sized blue fireballs.
For ranged attacks, if they can be dodged, don't block them.
Wind Attribute Star Power gathered around Su Yuan's feet, stirring a refreshing breeze. With a light sway left and right, he casually dodged the two blue fireballs.
"Boom, boom!"
Small fireballs hit the trees and the ground, causing loud explosions.
"Dammit, Su Yuan, you didn't do that on purpose, did you?"
Zhuang Xun emerged from under the large tree blasted open by the explosion, his face grim. However, his body bore no injuries, not even a speck of dust.
Su Yuan ignored Zhuang Xun as the two Fire Stepping Wolves rapidly approached. The leading Fire Stepping Wolf extended its paws, glowing with green Fire, performing the Fierce Flame Claw!
"This scene is somewhat similar to the first day I encountered those two big-eared steel-toothed dogs, but now I no longer need to avoid them."
Su Yuan's expression remained unchanged. Without dodging, he stepped forward and swung his battle-scarred longsword down!
The longsword met the Fiery Fire Claw, and after a brief stalemate, it powerfully forced the fastest-approaching fire-stepping wolf to retreat.
Meanwhile, another fire-stepping wolf had already crashed into Su Yuan's reach and snapped at him with its gaping jaws.
Zhuang Xun, watching the battle, slightly furrowed his brow, "His strength is indeed formidable. To possess such strength at the Star Apprentice Eighth Stage, he must have at least a D-grade strength Talent. But after forcefully repelling the first fire-stepping wolf so dominantly, how will he dodge this second one's attack... Huh?!"
Zhuang Xun suddenly widened his eyes as he saw Su Yuan extend his left hand and actually grab directly at the attacking fire-stepping wolf!
"What is he doing, is he seeking death!" Zhuang Xun exclaimed in shock.
However, the next scene exceeded Zhuang Xun's expectations.
Indeed, Su Yuan managed to grasp the upper jaw of the fire-stepping wolf. Despite its sharp teeth biting into his palm, they did not sever it!
"This... How is this possible? How could his flesh withstand the fire-stepping wolf's sharp teeth and powerful biting force!"
Zhuang Xun felt bewildered, but the next moment, he noticed that from his forearm to his palm that held the fire-stepping wolf, Su Yuan's hand had turned into a metallic gray-black color.
"No, wasn't he supposed to have a Fire Element Enhancement Talent? Could it be mistaken? Is he actually a Defense Specialization? Damn, this doesn't make sense!"
Zhuang Xun couldn't imagine that this was a C-grade Defense Talent coupled with a Great Success Stage Defense Skill, the Hardened Iron Skin—a scenario hard to believe for most people.
After Su Yuan grasped the fire-stepping wolf's upper jaw, he didn't wait for it to claw or struggle; he forcefully twisted it backwards and upwards, flipping the wolf over and pinning it to the ground.
"Die."
Su Yuan inverted the grip on his longsword in his right hand and plunged it down towards its head!
Blood spattered as the Ninth Stage fire-stepping wolf died!
"Why the heck do I always encounter such an abnormal person every time I go out..."
Zhuang Xun swallowed nervously, killing a Ninth Stage fire-stepping wolf was nothing special, but this Su Yuan was just too damn tough!
Defeating a Ninth Stage fire-stepping wolf with his bare hands, what a tyrant.
Zhuang Xun suddenly realized that Su Yuan might be even stronger than he expected, possibly even surpassing himself.
And what's more terrifying, this man was still just at the Star Apprentice Eighth Stage!
"Where in the world did this monster come from? I remember that during the last special recruitment assessment in Shuzhou, Fang Kun was also from Guangchuan City. I still have his contact information; I must ask him about this when I get back!"
As Su Yuan finished off the fire-stepping wolf, he completely enraged the distant Green Flame White Wolf. With a high-pitched howl, the other two fire-stepping wolves, including the one that had been repelled earlier, all charged over together.
"I'll leave the Green Flame White Wolf to you to hold off."
Su Yuan didn't even look back as he called out to Zhuang Xun, pulled out the longsword piercing the fire-stepping wolf's head, and his form blurred towards the remaining three fire-stepping wolves, clashing with them in an instant.
Seeing that Su Yuan had completely drawn the fire-stepping wolves' attention, Zhuang Xun too sprung into action, bypassing the battlefield where Su Yuan and the three wolves fought, and with sword in hand, he charged towards the Green Flame White Wolf.
The Green Flame White Wolf had already noticed Zhuang Xun but scorned to attack. Seeing Zhuang Xun approach, a fierce light sparked in the wolf's eyes, a surge of Star Power erupted from within its body, and the green patterns on its snowy white body ignited quietly in flames!
The fire-stepping wolves merely had green flames on their limbs, but the Green Flame White Wolf was shrouded in a layer of light green flames during combat.
The moment the Green Flame White Wolf stepped forward, it transformed into a whirl of green and white fierce flames and charged at Zhuang Xun.
The terrifying pressure of a Bronze Level Elite Demon Beast was now palpable in a direct confrontation!
Zhuang Xun's expression was intensely solemn as he swung his longsword, streams of fierce flames rising from the blade, almost enveloping the entire sword.
"Such terrifying Star Power... I hope Su Yuan can wrap things up quickly on his side, otherwise I really can't handle this!"
Zhuang Xun gritted his teeth and engaged in battle with the onrushing Green Flame White Wolf...