Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

"We've walked for a long time, let's all take a rest."

Yang Xian spoke.

The group then spent another whole day trekking along the mountain path.

As the altitude increases, the air becomes thinner and colder, the surrounding trees gradually become covered with frost, and the distant mountain ridges are covered with snow.

This slight temperature change is still within a tolerable range for martial artists whose physical abilities far surpass those of ordinary people.

The group found a relatively sturdy old tree and sat down to rest.

"Now that you have a man, you've forgotten about your best friend..."

Ye Huairou's gaze once again drifted uncontrollably towards the couple not far away.

Zhou Xiyan was carefully taking out a water bottle from her backpack.

Yang Xian naturally took the bottle and, before unscrewing the cap, even tidied her blue hair, which had been ruffled by the mountain wind.

The two didn't exchange many words, but their tacit understanding and intimacy shut out everything from the outside world.

"Hmph! Traitor!"

Ye Huairou muttered something under her breath and turned her head to the other side.

Since she caught them in their relationship the night before last, she hasn't made any special effort to pull Zhou Xiyan away.

However, she always felt uncomfortable around these two people, like a bright light bulb with a particularly high wattage.

This awful, nauseatingly sweet smell of love!

Ye Huairou sullenly shifted her position, moving further away from the two men, successfully isolating herself in a corner of the group.

"Feng, Ling, you two don't look very well. Are you not feeling well?"

Yang Xian noticed that something was wrong with the little wolf.

The two sisters, who are usually lively and active, were unusually quiet today.

The closer they got to the summit, the more listless they seemed...

Logically speaking, since they are spatial-attribute demonic beasts, the environmental changes in high-altitude areas should have a negligible impact on them.

Feng let out a low sob, barely opening her azure eyes, her gaze filled with sorrow.

"dad……"

"I think...I think I saw my mother..."

Ling, on the other side, also looked up: "Mom...she's injured. I need to go save Mom..."

Mother?

Yang Xian raised an eyebrow.

Since their fathers possess terrifying strength at the fifth realm, their mothers' strength must also be at least at the fifth realm.

If an enemy can injure a powerful demon beast at the fifth level, what kind of terrifying existence must that enemy be?

Yang Xian felt a chill run down his spine: "Where are your mothers?"

Where are your mothers?

"She's right at the summit!" Feng pointed to the highest point of the mountain. "She must still be alive! I can feel it!"

I looked up in the direction she pointed.

At the edge of the view lies a mountain peak covered in millennia-old ice and snow.

It's also the place where that plume of black smoke shot out a few days ago.

Just then...

"Whoosh—Bang!"

A blinding red signal flare, trailing a long flame, suddenly exploded in the sky not far away, standing out conspicuously.

That was an officially issued distress signal!

"Someone's calling for help!"

The group of people stood up almost simultaneously, their expressions instantly turning serious.

Yang Xian glanced at the location where the signal flare had risen and quickly assessed the distance.

"The distance isn't far."

"Let's go! Let's go take a look!"

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In a clearing in the woods, the ground was ravaged by the aftershocks of the battle.

The two people were leaning against a rock, looking extremely disheveled.

Before them stood a giant wild boar.

The monster was covered in stiff black mane, and its two thick fangs gleamed with a cold light. Every charge it made was accompanied by an earth-shaking force.

"roar!"

The wild boar roared and charged again.

And at that very moment.

An ice dragon suddenly appeared from the side.

"boom!"

The ice dragon and the wild boar collided with a deafening roar.

The wild boar was knocked back more than ten meters by the enormous impact, plowing a deep furrow in the ground.

But the wild boar only shook its head, and apart from having a layer of frost on its body, it did not suffer any real damage.

"Her skin is really thick!"

"This defensive power... it's probably already at the late stage of the fourth realm, right?"

Yang Xian emerged from behind the tree and came to the two of them.

This wild boar is stronger than the fourth-realm monsters we encountered before.

Without using god-level techniques, it would be really difficult to kill it instantly.

But with outsiders present, Yang Xian didn't want to reveal his trump card of divine-level skills.

However, it's just a bit harder to kill, not impossible.

"Thanks for your help, brother!"

The young man in camouflage was panting heavily, his face full of relief at surviving the ordeal. "My name is Li Bing, from the military region."

An old and weak voice came from under the cloak.

"Thank you all for your rescue, I am extremely grateful."

"Once this beast is dealt with, you will be richly rewarded."

He is the one who just fired the signal flare.

When Yang Xian saw the face under the cloak, he was slightly taken aback.

"It's you."

The old man was none other than the poison expert who had been outmatched by Yang Xian in the previous exhibition match.

Sun Zheng clearly recognized Yang Xian as well.

He was also taken aback for a moment, and then a complex, bitter smile appeared on his wrinkled face.

"I never expected to meet my friend Yang here."

"We had some minor disagreements during the exhibition match, but that's all in the past."

Sun Zheng adopted a very humble attitude.

The two of them didn't really have any deep-seated hatred for each other.

Besides treasure hunting, everyone came to the secret realm this time to do official business.

We could be considered half colleagues.

In a place where death could come at any moment, having one more friend is always better than having one more enemy.

"We'll talk about those things later."

"Let me kill it first."

Yang Xian drew his straight sword and his gaze fell on the armored wild boar not far away.

I was just worried about not finding any beast cores from the Four Realms to feed those two sisters!

Once you leave the secret realm, you won't have such a good opportunity again!

"No!"

Sun Zheng's expression changed, and he hurriedly spoke.

Although the four realm monsters here do not have the support of the power of laws, their strength is still superior to everyone present.

Moreover, this armored boar has amazing defense and is at the late stage of the fourth realm.

A direct confrontation is definitely not advisable.

We have to outsmart them!

"Young friend Yang, there's no need to fight it head-on!"

"This beast has thick hide and incredible defense; it's extremely difficult to deal with!"

"That ice dragon attack was incredibly powerful, but it didn't damage its core!"

"You just need to restrain it head-on, creating an opportunity for me to poison it..."

Sun Zheng was interrupted by Yang Xian before he could finish speaking.

"There's no need for that," Yang Xian shook his head. "You should all rest."

Upon hearing this, Sun Zheng's voice carried a hint of anxiety.

"Young friend, you must not act rashly!"

"You can't beat it by yourself!"