In a perfect world, you start by relying on your own strength.

Just as everyone was busy moving the two-headed fire rhinoceros's carcass, an arrow pierced through the air, fast as lightning, and shot straight into the rhinoceros's body.

"who!"

The villagers of Shi Village were all taken aback, then their hearts tightened. In the days since Shi Geng had swept through the ferocious beasts, they had become accustomed to the ease and their vigilance had greatly diminished. They hadn't even noticed that someone had silently crept up to them.

"Put down the prey, and you may leave."

A cold voice slowly drifted from the depths of the dense forest. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old standing in the forest, holding a longbow, his face as cold and stern as frost.

"You little brat, you dare to lay a finger on our prey?"

Shi Shoushan snorted coldly and strode forward. This was Shi Village's territory, and someone dared to come and steal their food; it was clearly a blatant provocation.

Upon hearing the words "brat," the boy's eyes suddenly turned cold. He immediately drew his bow, the arrow tip pointing directly at Shi Shoushan. The bow was drawn to its fullest extent, as if the iron arrow, over a meter long, would be launched into the air at any moment!

"Wind, don't make a move yet."

A rough voice suddenly rang out. Before the words had even finished, dozens of burly men filed out from the depths of the dense forest.

"People from Wolf Village?"

Shi Linhu and the others frowned instantly. Bei Village and Shi Village were not far apart and were considered neighboring villages. They usually guarded their own territories and did not disturb each other. Today, they had openly trespassed into Shi Village's territory to steal their hunt, which was really abnormal.

The hunting chief of Bei Village, leaning on his beast-tooth staff, slowly stepped forward. His gaze swept over the massive two-headed fire rhinoceros carcass on the ground, and he said calmly, "Friends of Stone Village, I hope you can reluctantly part with this ferocious beast."

"impossible!"

Shi Shoushan roared, "This is our Shi Village's territory! You people from Bei Village come to our territory to steal our prey. Do you really think our Shi Village is easy to bully?"

The hunting chief of the wolf village raised his eyelids, glanced at the people of stone village, and curled his lips into a disdainful smile: "Friends of stone village, please be lenient. If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame us for taking it by force."

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of strong men from Bei Village behind him gripped their weapons and surrounded him step by step, exuding murderous intent.

Just as Shi Shoushan was about to speak, a flash of cold light appeared, and his expression changed drastically. In haste, he raised the beast bone staff in his hand to block.

"clang--!"

With a deafening clang of metal against metal, the iron arrow, more than a meter long, slammed into the beast bone. The immense force sent him staggering backward, his tiger's mouth splitting open, and his entire arm going numb and weak.

"To be able to block one of my arrows, you do have some skill."

The young man drew his bow again, his cold gaze fixed on Shi Shoushan, who, in his eyes, was no different from a dead man.

Shi Shoushan was sweating profusely. If it weren't for the fact that his physique had greatly improved during his practice of the Ancient Beast Fist, that cold arrow would have already pierced through his body.

This kid is ruthless; he comes in with a sneak attack right away. He's really vicious!

"You from Wolf Village, you've broken the rules! Do you intend to be our Stone Village's mortal enemy?"

Shi Linhu stepped forward, shielding Shi Shoushan behind him, his gaze sharp as a knife, fixed intently on the young man.

In the Great Wilderness, the human race is inherently weak and isolated. Even if there are minor conflicts between villages, they all abide by unwritten rules and will not easily kill the young and strong of the other party unless they have a blood feud.

They and the wolf village had always kept to themselves, each guarding their own territory and hunting, and had lived in peace for many years.

Today, not only did the Wolf Village openly trespass into the Stone Village's territory to steal prey, but they also tried to kill Shi Shoushan. This not only violated the rules of the Great Wilderness, but was also a blatant provocation against the bottom line of the Stone Village!

However, the only response to Shi Linhu was a cold iron arrow that pierced through the air.

Shi Linhu's face darkened instantly. Without thinking, he drew the large black bow made of dragon horn from his back, flicked his fingers to nock an arrow, and fired it furiously at the last second.

The two iron arrows collided with a loud crash, their tips shattered, iron filings flew everywhere, and they both broke off and fell to the ground.

"You've got some skills."

Bei Feng's lips curled into a cold smile. He drew his bow to its fullest extent, nocking four iron arrows at once. The string loosened, and the arrows shot out, piercing the air and aiming straight for Shi Linhu's vital points with extreme ferocity.

Shi Linhu's face darkened, and he immediately retaliated in anger, drawing his bow and firing five arrows. Four of the arrows accurately deflected the opponent's attack, while the remaining arrow, like a thunderbolt, aimed straight at Bei Feng's head, moving so fast that it left only a blur, clearly showing that he was truly enraged.

The arrow pierced the air, and the strong wind made Bei Feng's face sting.

A flash of surprise crossed his eyes, and he dared not underestimate the arrow any longer. He darted to the side, narrowly avoiding the fatal arrow. The iron arrow grazed past his ear and embedded itself in the tree trunk behind him, its fletching still trembling violently.

"That was powerful!"

Bei Feng let out a low shout, his killing intent intensifying. He tightened his longbow again, the arrow tip flashing with cold light, pointing directly at Shi Linhu who was drawing his bow once more.

"Alright, Feng'er, step back. You are no match for him."

The leader of the wolf village hunting team raised his hand and pressed down on the bowstring of the wolf wind, speaking in a deep voice.

In that exchange of shots just now, it was clear to anyone with eyes that Beifeng had already lost ground.

However, no one paid much attention to it. After all, Shi Linhu was a battle-hardened adult man, while Bei Feng was still young and a recognized genius in the clan. His future achievements would be far beyond what the other could achieve.

A hint of arrogance flashed in Bei Feng's eyes, but he eventually lowered his longbow. However, his cold and sharp eyes remained fixed on Shi Linhu, the chill in his gaze undiminished.

"People of Shicun, I admit you do have some skills."

The leader of the Wolf Village spoke slowly, his tone carrying a condescending air of charity, but his gaze swept over the Stone Village members with a sinister look, "But you only have a dozen or so people now, and you're protecting a child who hasn't even grown up yet."

He paused, his tone suddenly turning cold, the threat undisguised: "Why don't you hand over this ferocious beast, and we can guarantee we won't make things difficult for you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze was fixed on Shi Geng, who had remained silent, and the threat was particularly obvious.

"What a bunch of scoundrels! They don't even spare children! I'll see how you try to make things difficult for us!"

Shi Linhu, enraged, laughed, his joints cracking, his rough face radiating murderous intent. He slammed his stone spear down heavily, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

He took a step forward, his tiger-like eyes wide open, staring directly at the villagers: "If you want a ferocious beast, come and take it! I'm just afraid that you might have the life to take it, but not the life to live!"

By taking this action, Bei Village is tantamount to declaring war on Shi Village!

Which of the men of the Great Wilderness is not full of vigor and ambition? How could they kneel down and back down like this?

If we swallow our anger and hand over the ferocious beast today, people will only think that our Stone Village is full of weak and easily bullied good-for-nothings, and we will have no standing in this wilderness in the future!

The atmosphere instantly became extremely tense. In the Great Wilderness, the strong prey on the weak, and a single disagreement could lead to a life-or-death struggle.

The people of Bei Village stepped forward with sinister smiles, each wielding bone blades and stone axes, their aura fierce and menacing. They had clearly made up their minds not only to seize the ferocious beast, but also to severely suppress the arrogance of Stone Village, and even... to eliminate them completely.

"Since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame us for being ruthless!"

The leader of the wolf village let out a cold shout and pounced first, his bone blade slashing straight at Shi Linhu, his eyes filled with killing intent.

The remaining members of the Bei Village tribe also launched an attack at the same time, their fierce aura sweeping across the surrounding area.