Hunting God Era

Chapter 46 is just short of splitting the earthworm in half.

The swirling gray toad is fond of water and appears in streams and places where water seeps into rocks. After rain, even more of them will jump out.

Li Ye climbed straight up to another mountain peak and landed on a flat area near the summit, where a stream of water had accumulated, forming a small pool. Li Ye walked to the pool and circled its surface.

The water in the pool is not stagnant; it flows downstream, forming a stream on the mountainside.

Li Ye walked to the pool near a rock, staring at the spiral-shaped white foam on the surface of the pool, the frost-like marks in the cracks of the rock, and the viscous spiderweb-like marks under his feet.

He smirked, squatted down in front of the pool, and dipped his finger in, causing a ripple.

Those traces were all signs of the presence of the swirling gray toad. The white frost in the rock crevices and the slimy spiderwebs under its feet indicated that it had hunted nearby, while the white foam in the pool water further indicated that it was below.

These signs indicate that there must be a cave nearby, which should be inhabited by many whirlpool toads.

Wow!

Just as he was thinking this, his finger touched the water and made a sound. Li Ye then lifted his hand and pulled out a huge gray toad that had swallowed half of his arm and was as tall as Li Ye's knee.

"Want to swallow me? Your mouth isn't big enough!"

Li Ye grinned maliciously, reached inside with his hand, and hooked it upwards, forcefully pulling it out from the toad's back, dragging out a clump of flesh and blood. With a flick of his arm, he easily tossed the toad to the ground.
He washed his arm with the pool water, looked at his hand with his clothes completely torn, revealing the skin of his forearm, shook his head slightly, and then looked at the swirling gray toad that had been pulled out from his back.

Essentially, apart from being a bit bigger, it's not much different from a normal toad, but the saliva on its tongue is corrosive, so being hit by it normally would probably be quite painful.

Only someone like him, who has practiced external martial arts and hardened his qi and blood into a membrane, could withstand it.

Yao Ledan previously said that most martial arts students like the Ironclad Pig because it is the easiest to beat, and the others are not something they can easily defeat.

He had reviewed the information on the demons of Longshan. Those marked with green names were not difficult for him to deal with, and he didn't need to be too cautious.

"It should be around here."

Li Ye ignored the toad and walked downstream along the flowing stream. He then found a hole on the left and looked down into the darkness.

He took out his phone, turned on the light, and with a push of his foot, jumped down from the cave entrance, creating several ripples of air as he landed easily inside the cave, as if descending stairs.

This is a karst cave with water flowing down nearby. The surrounding area is covered with moss, and it is much cooler than the sweltering heat of the daytime.

"Goo-"

The distinctive thumping sound of toads rang out from nearby. Li Ye turned his phone around and saw a large number of toads and frogs jumping around. Among them were about a dozen gray toads that were much larger than them.

As soon as the bright light shone on them, the swirling gray toads reacted, opening their mouths and shooting out a blur of white foam.

Li Ye shifted to the side, his foot only taking a leap, as if he were skimming low in the air or floating in the air, quickly passing by, his fingers instantly spreading out and slashing forward.

"Golden Dragon Probes with its Claws".

laugh!
With fingers like hooks and claws, it easily tore a large gash in the head of the giant toad.

Boom!
With a single move, Li Ye leaped to the side, his hand forming a claw as he lunged forward, creating a whooshing sound.

"The White Tiger leaps over the ravine."

With a single grab, it tore the toad from the top of its head downwards, like pressing down on minced meat, tearing the toad in half.

A toad nearby seemed to sense the danger and tried to jump, but as soon as it did, Li Ye grabbed its leg and swung it straight at the cave wall in front of him.

"Golden Palace Guards the Prison".

boom!
Those with greater force smashed out with a muffled thud. The swirling gray toad is slightly harder than an ordinary toad, but the difficulty lies in its extremely fast-spitting tongue and the corrosion on it.

But Li Ye could ignore all of this.

His Dragon Gate Technique, with its light-footed, dragon-like movement, allows him to swiftly dodge those protruding tongues, and if he gets close, it's game over.

Golden Dragon Probing Claw is an attack that aligns with light footwork, White Tiger Leaping the Ravine is more about explosive power, and Golden Palace Suppressing Prison is pure force.

These are the three basic moves of his [Twelve Golden Palaces Dragon and Tiger Gates], and these three moves are enough to deal with many enemies.

Before long, he had wiped out all the eye-catching swirling gray toads, leaving only a clump of flesh in the cave. He then used his lightness skill to leap out of the cave again and head to the mountaintop above.

There are many demons to be trained, but the three main ones are: an armored boar on land, a swirling gray toad that lives in water, and a third one in the sky.

At the summit of the mountain, there dwells a bird called the Hidden Rock Owl, a kind of dove-like monster that likes to live in high places and builds its nest on the top of the rocks.

As long as you find the bare rocky top high up, you can find their traces. It was not difficult for Li Ye. With a display of his light-footed skills, he quickly found the birds roosting in the nest.

It looks like a large gray and white pigeon, but its long beak has sharp teeth. When it sees someone approaching, it immediately opens its mouth and cries out, eliciting a series of ear-piercing cries that make people dizzy.

The most distinctive feature of this demon is its ability to produce a howling sound, which makes the enemy dizzy and disoriented before it charges forward, using its sharp, long beak to attack.

But it was still useless against Li Ye.

He leaped onto the top of the rock, his hands flying. With his left hand, he grabbed a bird and squeezed it so hard that it turned into a bloody mess. With his right hand, he tore the bird into several pieces.

These birds must be caught quickly; if you're too slow, they'll fly away and become difficult to catch again.

Soon, feathers flew everywhere, blood and flesh splattered, and the nest was completely destroyed. He exhaled, casually flicked the blood off his hands, and laughed:
"Interesting. The Ironclad Pig tests a person's patience, strength, and martial arts prowess; the Whirlpool Toad tests one's knowledge of finding traces of demons and one's reaction speed; and the Hidden Stone Owl tests one's agility and quick problem-solving ability."

It is indeed for training purposes, testing a person's martial arts skills. The overall harm is far less. Not to mention the Five Plague Ghosts that can cause disasters, even the minor demons he encountered in the city would be more harmful if they developed.

No wonder Fu Chuxue didn't participate. For someone from the Eight Dragons Sect who seems to be practicing the Breakthrough Martial Arts like him, this kind of training is really unnecessary if it's not for resources.

But for Li Ye, this was great news, meaning no one was competing with him.

These demons are his lifeblood and sustenance!

Li Ye took a step forward, generating another wave of air that shot off to other locations.

Take down a few more and accumulate some points.

Li Ye wanted to exchange for more nutrient solutions, but the demons that were caught suffered greatly.

Even ordinary martial arts students, even those from the Third or Fourth Dragon Gate, have many things to consider when facing a demon.

To deal with a demon, if you are training alone, you need to make sure that the demon is alone, whether you have a suitable weapon, look for traces of the demon, and at the same time devise a strategy.

Once a demon comes down, no matter how hard it tries, it won't come down for several tens of minutes.

For someone like Li Ye, it's less about hunting and more about confirming his ecological status. Like a tiger entering the grasslands, he kills anything he sees, and no demon can escape his grasp.

After eliminating the three major demons, Li Ye turned his attention to the rarer demons and began to destroy them!
The rock-dwelling ground snake is a type of snake that lives under rocks or in crevices. It is very good at hiding. Li Ye directly broke through the rock and tore off the snake's body.

There's no need to search for it specifically; if you find one that's roughly the same, just destroy it first.

The pine needle cricket, resembling resin, was wrapped around the bark and was difficult to spot. Li Ye tore it off along with the tree.

The Rock-Armored Mountain Monkey, similar to the Ironclad Pig, possesses a hardness comparable to that of hard iron. It lives in a rocky cave on a slope. Li Ye directly smashed open the mountainside, grabbed the monkey, and tore it into pieces.

He swept away the steel-needle spider, a type of spider that lurks in bushes, along with the bushes, leaving only its remains.

None of the demons they encountered could escape.

This gave the military camp responsible for monitoring a major headache.

Pointing at the screen, a staff member exclaimed, "This can't go on! He can't even last a day, let alone the afternoon. What's wrong with this guy? He's done everything. Is he desperate for money?"

Not only the three deliberately released demons, but also the demons that were allowed to grow unchecked in this area were all found and killed by this student.

It wasn't about finding any clues; it was about directly and violently breaking through. Anything he thought looked like a clue was exposed.

The reason why those demons are allowed to thrive is firstly because they won't proliferate due to the ecological system, and secondly because they are also useful to the ecosystem.

For example, the rock monkey can remove loose rocks from the mountainside and prevent landslides.

Rock-dwelling ground snakes are food for the Hidden Stone Owl, and after they die, there is a chance that they will combine with rocks to form high-quality mineral veins.

These naturally occurring demons, as long as their numbers are controlled, are not only harmless but also beneficial.

Moreover, they are hard to find. Sending martial arts students to practice once would at most serve to control the number of them. Unexpectedly, this student performed a complete plowing and sweeping attack, almost turning up the ground and splitting the earthworm in half.

What is this for?
Poor crazy?
Wait a minute, if someone can train to this level, how could they be poor?
"Talent!"

The officer who had been drawn by the shouts had his eyes light up. "Being poor is good! Being poor means you're not getting any financial support. If no one is supporting you, then you're a wild genius, right? Great, great, then we can support you!"

"There is a situation!"

At this moment, another staff member cried out in surprise. Everyone turned to look, but it wasn't the student who had swept through the area, but rather the two-meter-tall, muscular student who had come to the side of the area, near a section of the mountain that had been mined. Suddenly, he was attacked and sent flying backward.

But nothing was displayed on the screen.

But this already speaks volumes!

"Mobile force!"

The officer called out and was the first to go out.

"That student is getting closer!"

"Use drones to block them and force them to evacuate!"

The officer paused, turned and glared at the staff, but didn't say anything.

It's possible that the investigation wasn't thorough enough; no one can be blamed for that. There are always some unexpected demons that appear out of nowhere.

This is also why they are in charge of monitoring, so that they can provide support at any time in case of emergencies.

Just as the officer walked out the door, the staff exclaimed again, "No, it's gone!"

He turned his head and saw on one of the screens that showed the first-person perspective. There, he saw a lizard-like creature broken in two and lying on the ground.

(End of this chapter)