Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 48 The Difference Between Peak Warriors
"Why are you hiding so much?" Jiang Xuan caught up with Mr. Sha and asked.

"Those kids are not much older than you. Most of them are at the early stage of Heavenly Rank, not as good as you. If you show higher strength, it will easily arouse their competitive spirit and waste time." Old Man Sha said calmly without replying.

Jiang Xuan scratched his head and couldn't help but sigh that the older you get, the wiser you become.

Walking in the long and narrow canyon, Jiang Xuan discovered that there were warriors in groups of three or four in the distance. They were all equipped with weapons and walking together. They were probably warriors who formed a team to hunt ferocious beasts and get rewards from the City Lord's Mansion.

"There are some arrangements for entering this forest this time. Don't agree to any warrior's request to join you." Old Sha said in a deep voice.

"Little brother." Jiang Xuanfang was about to speak when he saw a middle-aged warrior not far away waving and shouting at him enthusiastically.

Jiang Xuan took a look and saw that the man was wearing a set of heavy armor, with exaggerated shoulder pads. There was no arm armor below the shoulder pads, revealing his strong muscles with full lines. The huge sword on his back further demonstrated his identity as a powerful warrior.

"A huge sword, heavy armor, it seems that he is a warrior who came here specifically to hunt ferocious beasts." Old Sha whispered.

As the two of them were talking, they had already walked up to the middle-aged warrior who was waiting there.

The middle-aged warrior faced Sha Lao and the other man, clasped his fists in greeting, and said with a smile, "Are you two warriors here to hunt ferocious beasts?"

"Yes." Jiang Xuan clasped his fists and bowed to the middle-aged warrior, then replied.

The middle-aged warrior seemed very excited after hearing this. He adjusted the giant sword behind him and said with a happy face, "I have been hunting here for a long time. I see you two are unfamiliar. Let me tell you about the situation in this forest."

"Thank you." Jiang Xuan said to the middle-aged warrior with a fist.

Obviously, Jiang Xuan and the others still underestimated the enthusiasm of this middle-aged warrior.

"Originally, this was a very convenient route north of Qizhou City. Although it passed through this canyon and the large forest ahead, it was usually peaceful. A few years ago, for unknown reasons, ferocious beasts began to appear in the forest. Not only ordinary people, but even warriors were killed by them."

Although what the middle-aged warrior said was true, it did not arouse much interest from Sha Lao and Jiang Xuan. After all, the two of them had already known about this matter.

"Based on my hunting gains during this period, I found that there are some other strange things." The middle-aged warrior was obviously very proud of his discovery.

The middle-aged warrior's smug expression grew even more pronounced as he looked at Elder Sha and Jiang Xuan's expressions. He continued, "Although wild beasts and first- and second-tier beasts still exist in this forest, there have been some changes in their activity this year. Especially with the distribution of second-tier beasts. I heard they were initially more common on the west side of the forest, but this year, they've begun to move more towards the north."

Upon hearing this, an imperceptible change appeared on Sha Lao's face. Even Jiang Xuan, who was standing beside Sha Lao, didn't notice this change.

With the middle-aged warrior's introduction along the way, the three of them walked out of the narrow canyon. In an instant, a huge forest appeared in front of them.

Unlike the scattered small woods outside the canyon, the forest here is full of towering trees, and the sizes of various trees and plants are much larger than those outside the canyon.

Standing at the exit of the canyon, you can clearly see a path not far away formed due to the relatively low density of vegetation. It is connected to the path at the canyon mouth and leads into the depths of the forest.

"Roar!"

A roar echoed from the distant forest. Jiang Xuan roughly determined that the roar came from the west side of the forest. Upon hearing the roar, the middle-aged warrior could not hide his excitement. He clasped his fists and said to Old Sha and Jiang Xuan, "You two, that roar just now must have been from at least a first-level beast. Let's say goodbye now. I wish you good luck in hunting."

The middle-aged warrior was obviously a straightforward person. He clasped his fists and said, "Take care, both of you."

Seeing the middle-aged warrior being so straightforward, Sha Lao and Jiang Xuan also clasped their fists and said, "Take care."

After parting with Sha Lao and Jiang Xuan, the middle-aged warrior ran as fast as he could and disappeared somewhere on the west side of the forest.

"Old Sha, according to what the warrior just said, it seems that the second-level ferocious beasts in the forest are now tending to gather towards the northwest side of the forest." Jiang Xuan recalled what the middle-aged warrior just said and said to Old Sha.

"Ferocious beasts are more sensitive than humans in some aspects, including the ability to sense energy." General Sha expressed his recent thoughts.

"You mean, there is some kind of energy in the northwest of this forest?" After Sha Lao asked, Jiang Xuan immediately reacted.

"Not bad." Mr. Sha said with a little satisfaction.

"However, if there is some kind of energy, I'm afraid that where the energy is, a large number of ferocious beasts will gather, even a large number of second-level ferocious beasts. By then, even if you are a peak-level heavenly warrior, it will probably be difficult to deal with the large number of second-level ferocious beasts, right?" Jiang Xuan frowned slightly and said with some concern.

"Hmph, you little brat, you're still looking down on me." Old Sha snorted coldly, but without much anger in his eyes. He said to Jiang Xuan, "Didn't you ask me yesterday how many Heavenly Rank warriors that large mercenary group had? I tell you, that mercenary group had more than ten Heavenly Rank warriors. In theory, the number of Heavenly Rank warriors in that group has already reached the standard of a super-large mercenary group. Let me ask you, with the scale of a super-large mercenary group, why still couldn't protect that out-of-state pharmacist?"

Jiang Xuan thought for a while, scratched his head, and shook his head at Mr. Sha.

Seeing that Jiang Xuan couldn't answer, Old Sha said with some pride: "You only know that there is a huge difference between high-level Heavenly Rank warriors and peak Heavenly Rank warriors, but you don't know that even among the same Heavenly Rank peak warriors, the difference between them is even greater."

"Even though they are both warriors with the same peak Heavenly Rank strength, the difference between them is also huge?" Jiang Xuan frowned slightly and asked in confusion after hearing what Old Sha said.

"The difference is huge." Facing Jiang Xuan's question, Old Sha nodded and said in a deep voice.

Like most warriors, Jiang Xuan has always believed that once a warrior reaches the peak level of the Heavenly Stage, it means that the physical strength that the warrior needs to focus on cultivating in the Heavenly Stage has reached a peak level. Then, the only thing that can restrain these Heavenly Stage warriors is the inability to condense true qi.

Therefore, Jiang Xuan has always believed that there is not much difference in combat power between warriors who have reached the pinnacle of martial arts and the peak level of the heavenly rank.

Jiang Xuan touched his nose and said with sudden enlightenment: "I understand. What you mean is that you are much stronger than other warriors at the peak of the Heavenly Rank!"

"Yes."

At this moment, Mr. Sha couldn't hide his joy, he laughed and patted Jiang Xuan on the shoulder.

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