The Way of The Dao

"All right, we're here!"

Quickly, the whole group gathered around the elders as they listened once more to their warnings.

The group was inside the forest, in a wide place. It seemed as if there was a great clean space, with no obstacles in between, whether trees or rocks. It was an ideal training ground.

Several demon beasts were sleeping or eating one another. Some demon beasts sensed the presence of the intruders in its territory, so it let out a low threatening roar as it glared fiercely at them, as if it were about to eat them.

Since there were fewer than 20 demon beasts, the elders could easily supervise the safety of the young.

The demon beasts were quite scattered, as each had its own dominance. So every 50-100 meters you could find some demon beast.

So, each young man chose a demon beast to kill. Some got together in pairs or in teams while addressing the other demon beasts.

One young man came out with his head held high, while showing arrogant behavior and heading alone to the demon beast Teriger. This demon beast was in the Black rank.

"It's Zhang Bing!"

"He's already a 2-star Heaven rank!"

"Even if one is a Heaven rank, it is still difficult to face a demon beast alone in the Black rank."

Zhang Bing smiled smugly, as he glanced at Zhang Xinya, as if to tell her to look at him.

Zhang Xinya rolled her eyes while an expression of disgust crept discreetly across her face. She did not like this Zhang Bing at all. He was very arrogant and always thought he was too far ahead.

Zhang Bing withdrew his sword from his back as he slowly made his way toward the demon beast, showing a battle stance.

Groar!

The two-tailed tiger jumped at incredible speed, moving its claw in the direction of its prey.

Fwoosh

Zhang Bing managed to quickly dodge by a small margin.

Though he managed to dodge the attack, inside he was scared and somewhat afraid of facing the demon beast alone, but, on the surface he was somewhat calm as he rigidly smiled arrogantly at the demon beast.

"Wow!"

"He managed to dodge the attack of that demon beast!"

The people around began to exclaim when they saw Zhang Bing's reaction speed.

Zhang Bing held his sword firmly as he ran towards the tiger with two tails and wielded it towards its body, trying to kill it in one cut.

Hit

Groar!

A somewhat painful grunt came from the mouth of the demon beast.

Zhang Bing could not swing his sword towards his body because, the demon beast reacted even faster and directed its claw against the sword.

Although Zhang Bing's strength managed to make a deep cut to the two-tailed tiger's foreleg, he still failed to kill it. It only made a deep wound.

Zhang Bing was internally surprised that he could not easily kill the demon beast. He should have done it in that one attempt!

He had to impress the goddess in his heart with his skills!

Zhang Bing did not hesitate and charged back to the demon beast

In less than a stick of incense, Zhang Bing managed to slay the demon beast

Although he was victorious and received many ovations from his companions, he still got some wounds on his body.

He turned to look discreetly in the direction of Zhang Xinya, but was disappointed to see that she showed no joy or amazement.

But his arrogance would not allow him to give up.

He was stronger than the others!

Therefore he was the most suitable to become Zhang Xinya's fiancé!

Quickly, he tried to heal his wounds with the elixirs he carried with him, and then to fight another demonic beast again, until the young miss recognized him and began to look at him.

After observing Zhang Bing, the group walked towards the scattered demon beasts, either alone, in pairs or in somewhat large groups.

The elders gave a nod when they saw the battle of Zhang Bing.

It seemed that he had grown up a lot, so he could face a demon beast alone.

But, his arrogance was something that needed to be changed.

The young men fearfully began to fight the demon beasts. Using their own weapons, they managed to kill them arduously.

There were only a few wounded. They got a little too confident and ended up getting hurt.

Zhang Xinya didn't want to be left behind. She needed to gain experience in the battle against the demon beasts.

So she chose a two-tailed tiger too, to get used to the fight first. She had knowledge of her own and wouldn't jump in, just like that against any demon beast.

She held her spear firmly in both hands and moved cautiously against the demon beast.

The elders, especially the two women, were almost always close to Zhang Xinya. They had to protect her in case of an accident.

After some effort, Zhang Xinya managed to kill the demon beast she was facing.

The two elders and the two women nodded in approval as they watched the young miss perform.

She is worthy of being the young miss of the Zhang family!

Very diligent in martial arts training!

Her power will surely surpass them!

Almost an hour later, everyone finished killing the demon beasts near the area.

They all lay down on the ground while trying to inhale too much air to fill their lungs and relax their body in the grass.

Zhang Xinya was no exception. She was also a little tired, so she sat down elegantly on the grass.

The elders and the two women looked around and confirmed that there was no demon beast nearby, so they ordered everyone to gather there.

Slowly, they checked the conditions of each young people. They gave them elixirs and placed bandages around the wounds.

A little far from there, there were 20 hooded men, who were hidden among the trees while they watched with a device the place where the members of the Zhang family were.

Fifty demon beasts were near the site. They were together without making any movement, as if they were submissive pets.

"We must act now that they are relaxed!"

Someone spoke quietly while he was signaling the others.

"Once the demon beasts eliminate the two elders and the two women, we will approach and capture the young miss of the Zhang family! Then we will proceed to kill everyone else using the demon beasts! It is an order from the Lord!"

They all nodded in response.

They began to order the demonic beasts that were near the place to go to where the young people were.

GROAR!

SZZZ!

GHAR!

ROAR!

Horrible grunts and screams were heard around, frightening and alarming the members of the Zhang family.

"What the...!"

The young people looked on in horror as they saw nearly 50 demonic beasts surrounding them.

The elders and the two women were stunned because these demon beasts appeared out of nowhere and not only that...

There were five Peantres Panthers!

They were demon beasts in the King's rank!

These demon beasts were black panthers. Its eyes were red. It had two dragon horns on its head. Its fur seemed to glow when it received the rays of the sun. Each panther had three long tails.

The characteristic of this demon beast to be able to classify it, was by the number of its tails.

Panthers with one tail were Heaven rank.

Two tails are Great Heaven rank.

Panthers with three tails were of King rank. The latter needed at least two martial artists at King rank to face and kill it.

But now... there were 5 of them!

Zhang Xie, one of Zhang Xinya's personal protectors, reacted

"Young Miss!"

The others reacted to the scream, coming out of their dazed states while turning to see Zhang Xinya.

Due to the fact that the two old men and the two women approached the group of young people to check their wounds, they moved away from Zhang Xinya who stayed a little distance from them.

Zhang Xinya was frightened at the sight of so many demon beasts and, above all, panthers in the King's rank.

Yes, she had recognized it. As an only child and young miss of the Zhang family, she had access to almost all the information. Therefore, she studied the rankings of all the demon beasts that Star City has faced.

She knew that they were in a desperate situation.

ROAR!

Unexpectedly, one of the five panthers headed in her direction, jumping straight at Zhang Xinya as it opened its huge mouth and showed its sharp teeth, intending to bite her.