Battle Through the Heavens: Achievement System at the Start

After a while, the leader stood up and called out to them, "We've rested enough. Everyone, get ready to pack up. We'll continue in five minutes."

Five minutes later, the group continued walking forward. Soon after, small-scale attacks by magical beasts came one after another, mostly first-tier magical beasts, with occasional attacks by second-tier magical beasts. Xiao Yao would only lend a hand when attacked by second-tier magical beasts, since his task was simply to protect Little Fairy Doctor, so no one said anything.

After several attacks by the monsters, and at the cost of more than a dozen mercenaries sustaining minor injuries, the monsters were finally repelled.

Just then, Xiao Yao sensed the aura of many demonic beasts approaching them from not far away. He shouted, "Everyone be careful! A large number of demonic beasts are approaching us!"

The mercenary group members wore expressions of extreme fear. As Xiao Yao shouted, everyone's gaze turned in the direction he pointed.

Ten wolf-shaped magical beasts slowly emerged from the bushes, their eyes cold and fierce, their bodies emitting a nauseating stench.

These wolf-like magical beasts were enormous, with muscular bodies, and every step they took seemed exceptionally heavy, as if the earth itself was trembling.

Behind these wolf-like magical beasts followed a fifth-tier magical beast, the Thunder Wolf, along with a third-tier Green Wood Wolf and a third-tier Wind Demon Wolf, as they approached them.

The Thunder Wolf is the largest of the three, and its eyes gleam with a ghostly blue light, as if they contain endless lightning power.

The Green Wood Wolf and the Wind Demon Wolf exuded strong auras of vegetation and wind elements, respectively, making the already oppressive atmosphere even more tense.

A fifth-tier magical beast, the Thunder Wolf, and two third-tier Green Wood Wolves and a third-tier Wind Demon Wolf followed closely behind.

The mercenaries turned pale the moment they saw the magical beasts, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

Some timid people even closed their eyes, unable to bear watching any longer. Their hearts were filled with fear and despair, as if they could already see their own doom.

Looking at their terrified expressions, Xiao Yao felt a sense of helplessness. He knew that these people couldn't handle just these two third-tier magical beasts; it seemed he would have to intervene secretly.

At this moment, the lord of the pack, Thunder Wolf, stepped forward, looking at the group with his deep eyes, and said, "I am Thunder Wolf, and this is our territory. You shall leave immediately, or those who trespass shall die!"

The voice, like rolling thunder, echoed through the silent forest, each word filled with awe-inspiring power.

The Thunder Wolf's eyes were deep and cold, as if they could see through all illusions.

Its body was tall and mighty, radiating intense lightning power, as if it were the overlord of heaven and earth.

The mercenary group's leader stepped forward. Looking at the ferocious Thunder Wolf before him, he took a deep breath to calm himself, then said to the wolf, "Honorable Lord Thunder Wolf, I recall this wasn't your territory before. If you had known, you wouldn't have passed through here. We have no intention of invading your territory; we're merely passing through on our way. Could you please allow us passage?"

Xiao Yao thought to himself, "It seems to be caused by what happened when I was undergoing my tribulation here before. Looking at this lightning-attribute wolf king, it must have come here not long ago to occupy the position and seek the opportunities left behind."

Just as Xiao Yao was pondering this, the Thunder Wolf, seeing their refusal to leave, let out a howl towards the sky: "Humans, do you intend to wage war against us?"

The mercenary group leader took a deep breath, straightened his back, and said to Thunder Wolf, "If you insist on this, we will not sit idly by and wait to die."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Is this leader really that brave? He certainly has the pride of a strong person."

Little Fairy Doctor also stood beside Xiao Yao, clutching the poison powder she had concocted in her hand, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

Her eyes were firm and resolute, as if she were ready for a life-or-death struggle.

Upon hearing the leader's words, the Thunder Wolf smirked coldly.

It looked disdainfully at the group of weak humans before it and said, "Hmph, you ant-like humans dare to be arrogant in front of me? Today I will show you true power! Go, my people, let them experience the might of magical beasts!"

They each displayed their fighting skills and martial arts, picking up their weapons and battling the first-tier demonic wolves.

Their figures darted through the air, sword light and wolf claws intertwining to form dazzling beams of light.

Despite the mercenaries' best efforts, the Thunder Wolf pack was simply too ferocious.

They launched relentless and fierce attacks, forcing them into a series of defeats.

The monsters roared, their fangs bared, as if they wanted to devour everything into their bellies.

Seeing this, Xiao Yao had no choice but to take action himself. So he secretly used the soul power within his body. Just as they were about to be exhausted, Xiao Yao suddenly opened his eyes, and a powerful soul power burst forth from his body, instantly enveloping the entire battlefield.

That force was as fierce as a storm, irresistible.

The group of demonic beasts were directly suppressed to the ground by that force, their bodies were frozen in place, and they could not move. Even the Thunder King was suppressed. After all, Xiao Yao's soul power was mainly focused on suppressing the Thunder Wolf at the Dou Wang level. They seemed to be suppressed by an invisible force and could not move.

At that moment, the Thunder Wolf felt a terrifying soul force suppressing him. As the leader of this group of magical beasts, he also felt unprecedented pressure.

It tried to break free from the force's hold, but no matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't move an inch.

Its eyes flashed with resentment and anger, but even more so with fear of that power.

It hurriedly shouted to the sky, "Which senior is here? We have offended you in any way. Please spare our lives!"

"Get out of here! Anyone who doesn't escape within ten breaths will die."

The aged voice came from the sky, shocking everyone present.

Just then, everyone looked up at the sky, but one person noticed that Xiao Yao was muttering to himself.

Upon hearing this, Thunder Wolf could only grit his teeth and helplessly shout at the monsters in front of him, "Withdraw! All of you, get out of here!" After he finished speaking, Thunder King's voice was like rolling thunder, echoing throughout the entire forest, making everyone present feel trembling.

The magical beasts that were still fighting stopped after hearing the Thunder King's command and slowly followed the Thunder Wolf away from there.

Xiao Yao stood aside, silently withdrawing his soul power and quietly watching everything.

Xiao Yao's face was expressionless. Just as he turned his head, he saw Little Fairy Doctor staring at him. Xiao Yao touched his face and asked in confusion, "Little Fairy Doctor, why are you staring at me? There's nothing dirty on my face."

After giving a mysterious smile, Little Fairy Doctor did not answer his question but walked forward to bandage the wounds of the injured mercenaries.

Upon seeing Little Fairy Doctor's mysterious smile, Xiao Yao thought to himself, "Could it be that the mysterious person has been discovered to be me? How was I discovered? That's strange."