Starting from the pharmacy, he grew into a martial saint among men.

With a cracking sound, the massive black panther's body went limp instantly, and it died on the spot.

The man breathed a sigh of relief and greeted Chu Hong with a face full of gratitude:

"Thank you so much, brother, for saving my life!"

The night was dark and visibility was poor. Coupled with his panicked state of mind, he did not recognize that the person in front of him was Chu Hong.

In response to his gratitude, Chu Hong remained calm, simply extending his hand and saying indifferently:

"This place is teeming with monsters. Your strength is too weak. You are lucky to have survived today. You should leave as soon as possible."

"Give me your ID card; consider it payment."

The man paused for a moment, then thought about it and realized it made a lot of sense.

If their partners were still around, they might have been able to hold on a little longer.

But now that both of his companions have been killed by Black Panther, he will die sooner or later if he stays alone in the mountains.

Having figured this out, he no longer hesitated and took off his identity token, handing it to Chu Hong.

Chu Hong took the identity token, sized up the man for a moment, and then continued:

"May I borrow your outer robe?"

Upon seeing this, the man covered his clothes and took two steps back, his eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Chu Hong's expression turned cold: "Hurry up, you're about to leave anyway, what's the point of keeping it?"

Seeing this, the man dared not disobey the order and quickly took off his robe and handed it over.

Chu Hong draped his robe over his shoulders, then hoisted the black panther onto his back and instructed:

"Hide yourself well, light the distress signal, and wait for the soldiers to come to your aid. Don't run around anymore."

"You won't be so lucky next time."

The man nodded repeatedly.

Chu Hong then turned and sped off towards the inner ring of Canglang Mountain.

His target was a monster's lair in the inner ring, where, according to the map, there should be a nest of three-eyed cat demons.

That is, the kind of demonic beasts that the Wuyou Sect controlled to attack when Chu Hong was escorting goods.

He came here to use the cat demon's power to give those attackers a big gift.

After running all the way, Chu Hong soon arrived at the outer edge of the cat demon's lair.

The cat demons were not disturbed by the changes in the mountains. They lazily and unceremoniously rested at the entrance of their nest.

Suddenly, the three-eyed cat demon leader twitched its nose slightly, smelling the scent of a living person.

It suddenly raised its eyes and instantly locked onto Chu Hong who was approaching.

"Meow!"

A wary cry rang out, and all the three-eyed cat demons instantly stood up, crouching low as if about to pounce.

Without hesitation, Chu Hong tore off a leopard leg and threw it far into the horde of cat demons.

But instead of turning away, he swiftly stepped forward and slapped the bewildered cat demon leader.

"Snapped!"

"Meow!!!"

The leader was provoked and became furious.

No matter how tempting the leopard's legs were to the cat, they couldn't compare to the humiliating slap that made it lose face.

He immediately became ferocious and kicked off with both legs to chase after Chu Hong.

Behind it, a group of three-eyed cat demons followed closely, drawn by the scent of blood, determined to tear Chu Hong to pieces.

Chu Hong was incredibly fast; these cat demons couldn't catch up with him at all.

However, to prevent these cat demons from losing sight of their target, Chu Hong slowed down from time to time and occasionally stopped to drop off a piece or two of black panther meat.

Steadily hanging on the cat demon army behind him.

In an instant, the entire mountain forest rustled with the sounds of grass and trees, creating a tremendous commotion.

The demonic beasts that were originally on Chu Hong Road hid and gave way upon seeing this fierce aura.

Chu Hong moved with impunity, leading a group of cat demons straight back to the gathering place of the attackers.

Meanwhile, on the gathering ground, several groups of people were arguing in hushed tones, completely unaware of the impending danger.

"Although Chu Hong has escaped, we can't give up now. How about we take care of Zhou Mingrui first?"

"No, we have already incurred Chu Hong's wrath. He may be plotting against us right now. If we don't get rid of him first, we will be in extreme danger."

"But Chu Hong is incredibly agile and very alert. We don't even know where he is now, so trying to surround and kill him would be as difficult as climbing to the sky. It would be better to break up the group and fight for our own identity tokens."

Some people are already considering quitting.

He saw it clearly: Chu Hong had missed all those good opportunities.

Trying to take action against Chu Hong again would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

It would be better to dissolve the alliance and let everyone go their own way.

But as soon as these words were spoken, someone coldly threatened:

"Hmph, you were so eager to get your ID card earlier, but now that you're facing a little difficulty, you want to leave? There's no such easy way out."

"You can quit if you hand over all your identification tokens, then I'll let you go."

The leader of the other team chimed in:

"That's right. If you want to leave, leave your identification card, or don't blame us for being impolite."

"How can this be? I also contributed." The team that suggested leaving was extremely dissatisfied.

"Exactly, we have to listen to you guys if we want to quit? What kind of logic is that?"

The crowd had split into two factions, and they began to argue and confront each other, creating a tense atmosphere.

Just then, a series of fluttering sounds suddenly rang out from the woods.

By the light, they saw large numbers of mountain birds frantically leaping from the branches and scattering in all directions.

"What kind of monster has arrived? It's caused so many birds to flee in terror?"

Some people looked in the direction the mountain birds flew, and were quite surprised.

But soon, someone noticed something amiss.

"Look, that thing seems to be heading this way!"

Everyone tensed up and immediately began to observe carefully.

It was discovered in an instant that this was indeed the case.

"No matter what kind of monster it is, let's leave first and avoid its attack!"

The teams had no time to argue about staying or leaving and immediately scattered and retreated.

But at that moment, a figure suddenly emerged from the shadows, carrying half a black panther on his shoulder, his body radiating a bloody aura.

Before anyone could react, the figure suddenly tossed the black panther into the air and then slammed a palm down on the panther's corpse.

"Bang!"

A dull thud rang out, and the black panther's corpse exploded instantly, sending pieces of blood and flesh flying everywhere, soaking everyone on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, this action took only a moment.

Just as everyone was about to make a move, the figure suddenly flickered, threw off the blood-stained robe draped over his body, and fled without hesitation, disappearing into the night in an instant.

At this moment, a large number of three-eyed cat demons had already arrived in the forest.

The cat demon leader instantly focused his gaze on the robe on the ground, and when he looked up, he saw the familiar smell of blood on everyone.

It suddenly became ferocious and pounced on the group of attackers.

In an instant, all the three-eyed cat demons sprang into action, launching a coordinated attack.

The great battle between the monsters and the examinees thus began.

This group of three-eyed cat demons is quite large, numbering about thirty or more.

Although most of them are only comparable to Ming Jin martial artists, a few have reached the An Jin level and are fierce in combat.

Moreover, each of them is agile and elusive, and because they are entirely black, they are extremely difficult to spot in the darkness.

For a moment, the candidates, despite their considerable abilities, were caught off guard by the surprise attack.

Furthermore, due to obstructed vision and chaotic formation, they had no choice but to hastily engage in battle.

In just a short while, some people were injured and forced to retreat by the cat demons.

The sounds of screams in the forest, the low growls of the cat demon, and the slicing of weapons through bodies blended together.

Orange distress signals were occasionally sent into the air, seeking help from soldiers.

Not far away, Chu Hong stood quietly in the shadows, watching the chaotic battle he had instigated.

Since the other side intends to surround and kill me, then let them also experience what it's like to be surrounded and killed.

The plight of those people did not evoke the slightest pity in him.

Only when everyone in the arena was too busy to help themselves and their fighting strength was almost exhausted did Chu Hong quietly slip out, ready to enter the arena and reap the rewards.

"Picking up" identity tags allows one to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.