Wild Dogs

"Young man, do you have any other questions now?"

Mu Qing was exceptionally enthusiastic when she saw Yang Fan.

Yang Fan shook his head.

"No, I'm all prepared. No matter what kind of opponent I encounter, I can handle it."

Yang Fan stretched his muscles a few times as he spoke.

"That's good, let's set off now."

Mu Qing spoke with great anticipation.

Yang Fan smiled and nodded, following Mu Qing on their journey.

On the way, Yang Fan lowered his voice and inquired about the situation in the mountains.

"The various gangs are all located in the mountains; how do they usually interact with each other?"

"When organizing a competition, we need to choose a venue that everyone can use."

"We've designated a public area, and this competition will be held here."

Mu Qing explained it to Yang Fan.

"The venue is surrounded by formations and restrictions, so the parties will not turn on each other and fight on the spot after the competition."

"The formation can block outsiders from detecting us and will not reveal our whereabouts, so it is particularly secure."

After Mu Qing finished speaking, she looked at Yang Fan.

"I told you about those two formidable opponents before. Are you confident in your abilities?"

"If I'm not absolutely certain, I'll try to get into the top three."

Yang Fan spoke calmly.

"Don't worry, I have a way to deal with them."

"As we agreed before, I'll help you get a good ranking, and you have to tell me the location of the Earth Spirit Milk."

"There's no going back on this."

Mu Qing quickly patted his chest to assure her and took out a jade slip.

"The location of the Earth's Spiritual Milk is all recorded in this jade slip."

"I'll give you the jade slip right away after the competition is over."

Mu Qing didn't hand over the jade slip beforehand because she wanted Yang Fan to give it his all.

Yang Fan understood what the other person was thinking and simply nodded.

"Don't worry, since I've agreed, I'm absolutely confident."

The group continued walking, and before long, they arrived at a clearing in the middle of the mountains.

The open space had been cleared away long ago, and a fighting arena had been built in the middle.

The arena was surrounded by layers of barriers, specifically designed to prevent people from intentionally injuring others after the competition.

Yang Fan nodded in approval after reading it; the arrangement was indeed very appropriate.

Each of the spirit hunter factions understands that fighting and killing each other will only deplete their own strength.

They discussed and agreed on the rules for the competition, aiming to minimize casualties in the fight.

Yang Fan looked around and felt quite satisfied.

At this point, in addition to the Scorpion Gang members, other gangs had already arrived at the venue.

Yang Fan's gaze swept over the crowd, and he frowned slightly.

The cultivators in this group were of average cultivation level. When they noticed Yang Fan's gaze, none of them dared to look up and meet his eyes.

Yang Fan sneered inwardly; the opponent's strength was really too ordinary.

These people were barely at the Foundation Establishment stage, and they didn't dare to step forward to fight.

Mu Qing said from the side.

"This gang is weak and has always been ranked last, so we usually don't pay much attention to them."

"However, young master, you must not underestimate your opponent, lest you lose due to carelessness."

Yang Fan nodded slightly upon hearing this; of course he knew that.

Even a lion has to use all its strength to catch a rabbit, let alone since we are all cultivators, we need to be even more careful.

He looked around, tapped the ground lightly, and then asked curiously.

"By the way, why hasn't the rest of you arrived yet?"

Mu Qing gently shook her head.

"I don't know what happened either."

Mu Wan'er, standing beside her, smiled beautifully.

"Don't worry, young master, they will arrive soon."

Then Mu Wan'er warmly approached Yang Fan and took out a pot of wine from somewhere to pour him a drink.

Yang Fan smiled slightly and waved his hand.

"I don't have the habit of drinking, so I won't drink."

Seeing Yang Fan's refusal, Mu Wan'er was a little disappointed, but she still smiled and nodded, putting the things away.

Then the group waited for people from other factions to arrive.

Not long after, hurried footsteps came from the forest.

Everyone immediately perked up and hurriedly looked in that direction.

After a while, they saw a large group of people walk out from the side.

Yang Fan raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Which gang does this belong to?"

Mu Qing, who was standing to the side, said in a low voice.

"These are from the Black Serpent Gang. They're fairly strong, but you don't need to worry too much, young master."

"I heard they only found one Qi Refining stage cultivator this time, which is nothing special."

Yang Fan's gaze swept across the group of people and soon spotted a young man in a black robe nervously looking around.

The black-robed youth was only at the Qi Refining stage, clearly the one in charge of the battle this time.

Yang Fan shook his head.

"What good can such a young kid do?"

Mu Qing took over the conversation.

"That's hard to say. The Black Snake Gang previously said they discovered a medicinal herb field elsewhere."

"They sent a lot of powerful cultivators over there, and they weren't that interested in this ranking competition."

"We've been thinking about how to get information about the Black Snake Gang lately."

Mu Qing spoke with great enthusiasm, and Yang Fan nodded slightly, then frowned and asked.

"By the way, besides the Black Snake Gang, why aren't the other gangs coming?"

Shortly after he finished asking the question, a series of soft sounds came from the other side, this time with a particularly loud noise.

After a while, Yang Fan raised an eyebrow. He saw that the large group of people who had arrived were actually wearing the clothes of the Giant Whale Gang.

Yang Fan's lips curled up in a smile.

"That's good. I'd heard about the Giant Whale Gang before, and now it seems they've finally arrived."

As the Giant Whale Gang members arrived, Mu Wan'er's face turned ashen.

Not only her, but other people who had previously clashed with the Giant Whale Gang had also gripped their weapons, clearly showing their particular dissatisfaction with them.

Mu Qing slowly raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling the others not to make any rash moves.

The others then obediently stayed put.

Just then, the members of the Giant Whale Gang looked at the Scorpion Gang, a hint of murderous intent flashing in their eyes.

"You Scorpion Gang members are incredibly audacious, daring to kill members of our Giant Whale Gang. Don't you want to live in the industry anymore?"

One of them pointed directly in this direction.

Mu Qing from the Scorpion Gang immediately raised his head.

"That's not right. It was clearly your people who threatened and coerced our people first, so how did it become that we attacked your people?"

Then Mu Qing looked at the other party coldly.

"I'll say it again, your Giant Whale Gang is indeed quite strong, but our Scorpion Gang is not to be trifled with either."

"If you're not satisfied, let's have a fight and see who's stronger."

As she spoke, Mu Qing pointed intently at the other person.

Seeing Mu Qing's tough stance, the Giant Whale Gang couldn't hold back any longer, and several of them even prepared to draw their swords and rush over.

But just then, a burly man who was the leader of the Giant Whale Gang waved his hand.

"Alright, everyone step back and wait patiently. We're not going to make a move right now."

Then a cold smile appeared on the burly man's lips.

"We'll show them what's what when the fight starts."

As he spoke, he winked at someone behind him, and a man in black robes nodded in response.