Li Cai and the others were so terrified their jaws nearly dropped to the ground. Long Chen's cultivation was clearly lower than theirs, but with a single strike, he could kill a terrifying Thunder Tiger with a single punch.
You have to know, the Thunder Tiger is a famous ferocious beast, containing the power of Thunder. If struck by its thunder, even if not killed, the whole body would be paralyzed.
Generally, a hundred-person hunting party, even with heavy weapons, would be reluctant to provoke it. One wrong move could cost someone a fatal life, or they could even be wiped out.
Such a terrifying Thunder Tiger was utterly powerless before Long Chen. The disciples of the elite group grew even more in awe of him. They had never seen such a terrifying existence in their lives. Although his cultivation was clearly lower than theirs, the difference between him and the others was like night and day.
Long Chen had once said that even if there were tens of thousands of them, they would all be killed by him. Now they truly understood that Long Chen was not boasting.
"Buzz buzz buzz... Long
Chen opened his large hand and pressed it on the Thunder Tiger's head. Arcs of light appeared on Long Chen's palm as he absorbed the Thunder Tiger's thunderous power.
The thunder power of the Thunder Tiger is deadly to others, but to the Thunder Dragon, it is a great tonic. Therefore, Long Chen was reluctant to let Li Cai and the others deal with it, lest the Thunder Tiger's thunder power be wasted.
"Crack."
As the thunder runes around Ben Lei Hu began to dimm, Long Chen pried open Ben Lei Hu's head and took out a palm-sized crystal core radiating terrifying thunder power.
Long Chen held the crystal core, and a dragon-shaped pattern lit up on his arm. Nourished by the power of thunder, the thunder dragon began to consciously absorb the power of the Thunder Tiger.
After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the Thunder Tiger Crystal Core in Long Chen's hand dimmed and finally cracked, absorbing all its power.
"Unfortunately, the power is too weak. If there were ten or eight, maybe we could awaken the Thunder Dragon." Long Chen thought to himself.
If Lei Ling'er could awaken, it would be a tremendous help to Long Chen. With it, he could purify the pill, remove some flaws, make the pill more spiritual, and the medicinal effect stronger. Unexpectedly, he found a pleasant surprise here.
"Are there plenty of Thunder Tigers like this here?" Long Chen asked.
"There are quite a few, because in the hunting area, the Thunder Tiger is extremely troublesome. Most hunting teams don't want to provoke them." Li Cai replied respectfully.
At first, they only submitted to Long Chen's ruthlessness, but now that Long Chen had awakened their talents and demonstrated astonishing combat power, they admired him even more.
"Alright, we'll focus on searching for the Thunder Tiger along the way. If we encounter other ferocious beasts along the way, you'll handle them.
But let me be clear: I know your strength very well. If the beast exceeds what you can bear, I will personally take action.
But if you can handle it and die because of your cowardice or poor coordination, I will not intervene.
You fight for your own life, you change your destiny. If you don't work hard and fight for your life, no one else can help you. Long Chen said.
Long Chen had to make this clear in advance, so that these guys, seeing his formidable combat power, wouldn't think he had a guarantee and wouldn't risk their lives.
"Mentor Long Chen, rest assured, we have been completely transformed and are no longer the cowards we once were.
However, although this is the outskirts of the hunting zone, if luck is unfavorable, you might encounter a fierce beast at the Divine Fire Realm, which even experts at the Divine Fire Realm would have to avoid ...," said a disciple.
"I don't like to repeat myself. I've said before, if the beast exceeds your tolerance, I'll personally take action. Let's go." Long Chen frowned.
Hearing Long Chen's words, the disciples were shocked. Judging by his tone, he didn't even care about divine beasts at the Divine Fire Realm? Is it that he can defeat divine beasts at the Divine Fire Realm above his level?
What they didn't know was that fighting above his level was routine for Long Chen. Even though the mundane energy within Long Chen hadn't faded, he still had the confidence. What's more, he was facing a brainless beast.
Half an hour later, the elite team finally encountered a bloodthirsty lion. After a bloody battle with more than a dozen wounded, Li Cai found an opportunity and slew the lion with a single sword strike.
This was the elite team's first fierce battle with a ferocious beast. Almost everyone was stained with blood, but their faces were full of excitement. The thirty-six of them had actually managed to defeat a bloodthirsty wild lion—something they couldn't have imagined before.
"Mentor Long Chen, we performed pretty well, right?" Li Cai probed, but the pride in his eyes was impossible to hide.
"Trash,"
Long Chen glanced at him sideways and spat out just two words, leaving Li Cai as if cold water had been poured over him.
The excitement in the eyes of the other disciples also faded. Their achievements, in Long Chen's eyes, were treated as trash—this was truly discouraging.
"In the fierce battle that takes the time it takes to burn an incense stick, you made seventeen fatal mistakes and lost thirty-one chances for a fatal blow.
After dragging and fighting for ages, half of them got injured. Let me tell you, that Bloodthirsty Lion wasn't killed by you, but because of your lousy tactics. Long Chen said coldly.
After Long Chen finished speaking, seeing the disciples' bewildered and defiant expressions, he sighed. Perhaps he shouldn't have held these guys to the standards of the Dragonblood Legion.
After the criticism, Long Chen directly described the mistakes they had made during the process and the opportunities they should have seized.
"If you spot an opportunity but don't dare to take risks, that's timidity. Fear comes from fear of death, fear of death comes from a lack of confidence in yourself. If you have enough confidence, you don't need to worry about any consequences.
What f***ing the most infuriated me is that during the fight, someone blocked an attack and actually closed their eyes.
Close your eyes? How stupid and foolish must that be? If you can't even overcome this instinct, you still want to change your fate? Long Chen said with a grim face.
People have an instinct: when an attack reaches the face, they instinctively close their eyes to protect them from being harmed by the fierce wind.
However, cultivators must overcome this situation, especially when their spiritual sense is not strong enough. They rely on their eyes to catch enemy attacks; closing their eyes is suicide, and some people have no common sense at all.
Although Long Chen was furious, he didn't name who had just turned a blind eye, because he also sympathized with these guys—they all had their own helplessness.
"Mentor Long Chen, I was wrong. Next time, even if I die, I'll keep my eyes open." A disciple stood up, clenching his fist.
Long Chen nodded and said, "You guys are weak now, but it's okay. I have ten thousand ways to make you stronger."
But if you don't have the determination to become stronger, even if I have a hundred million methods, it won't work. Everything depends on yourselves.
Remember the moment of battle, forget death, forget fear, and have only one belief: to take down your enemies.
Confidence is cultivated through battle, accumulated through countless successes, so every battle must succeed and never accept defeat. After
speaking, Long Chen corrected the mistakes everyone had just made against the Bloodthirsty Lion, and also taught some of the most basic practical skills. Anything too profound was unacceptable to them.
After adjusting in place for a while, the injured person took medicine to recover. After half an hour, everyone regained their strengthResume, continue on the road.
But just as they set out, they encountered a hunting squad of three hundred people along the way. When this squad encountered Long Chen and the others, they suddenly attacked and surrounded them.