In the eastern part of Dongtu, the Suohe Mountains are towering and meandering, like a natural barrier separating Zhongzhou from Lanzhou.

The Suohe Mountain Range is the third largest mountain system in Kyushu in the East and the birthplace of the Lingjiang River, the second largest river in Lanzhou.

Dongtu Kyushu is the last home of the human race, but it is not completely under the control of the human race, deep mountains, swamps, forests, everywhere there are beasts, threatening the safety of human beings at all times.

Fortunately, powerful demon beasts rarely set foot in the eastern soil, although they are occasionally seen, but they are mostly infested in the deep mountains and old forests, and rarely take the initiative to harass the human race.

The strong temporarily died down due to various concerns to avoid disputes, but the first consideration of ordinary humans and demon beasts is survival, so the battle between humans and beasts has never been interrupted, especially the people who live on the side of the mountain, hunting is one of the skills they rely on to survive, every day I don't know how many beasts die at the hands of humans, and it is not uncommon for the entire human village to be washed in the blood of wild beasts.

In the 10,000th year of the Buluo Dynasty, in late autumn, in the evening, a group of more than ten people was walking on a mountain road on the periphery of the Suohe Mountain Range.

Looking at the clothes, it should be the hunters of the nearby villages, all wearing wolf skin tiger clothes, which looks a little swaggering in the mountains where wild beasts are frequently infested, but the big bow with horns one meter away, the sharp tiger-headed spear, the thick back knife with a bright tile, and the bloody beast corpses at both ends of the flat shoulder, all show that this group of men is not easy to mess with!

In front of that group of burly and fierce hunters, there were two young men who had not yet taken off their childishness, one of them was stout and honest-looking, and carried a very eye-catching bow on his back, which was a few points longer than the bows of those adults, and I did not know if he could pull it away with his strength.

The other person is a little thin, his facial features are mediocre, only a pair of eyes are smart, although he talks and laughs with people all the way, he always vigilantly looks at the surrounding environment, and does not let go of a little wind and grass.

When a hunter enters the mountain, he must be prepared to become the prey while hunting, so in addition to a team's strong combat power, the ability to perceive danger is also very important, which requires people with organic spirits to explore the way ahead.

Generally speaking, the person in charge of this work is usually a hunter with a lot of experience in dealing with wild beasts all year round, and it is really rare for two teenagers to be at the forefront of the group.

"Qingyang, in two days, you will go back to Xiajia Town to take the soul power test, you should stay in the village to recuperate, that's a big deal. ”

The stout boy chatted casually while looking at the environment on both sides.

Xiajia Town is the residence of the Xia family, and it is also the only town within a radius of hundreds of miles, ruling hundreds of villages, and the Houjia Village, where these hunters are located, is one of them.

Xia Qingyang is the only son of Xia Feng, the contemporary patriarch of the Xia family, who is stubborn by nature, and can be called evildoer, many families in Xiajia Town have suffered from its scourge, although they are all insignificant pranks, but they are really unpleasant.

Xia Feng, as the patriarch, was busy with family affairs and had no intention of disciplining this naughty son, and his wife Zhu Ruyun doted on Xia Qingyang very much, resulting in Xia Qingyang never getting the corresponding punishment although he kept getting into trouble.

Until he was six years old, Xia Qingyang burned down his grandfather Xia Zhenjiang's study, burned the old man's beloved books and paintings, and almost set fire to the Xia family's treasury, which was the place where soul stones, elixirs and soul arts were stored, and it was the foundation of the Xia family.

This time, no one can keep it, Xia Feng wanted to be punished heavily, but his wife begged in every possible way, and Xia Zhenjiang didn't hurt his daughter-in-law's face too much, and finally decided to "exile" Xia Qingyang to Houjiazhai for ten years, hoping that under the bath of simple folk customs, he could change his past.

I have to say that Xia Zhenjiang made the right move, after Xia Qingyang arrived in Houjiazhai, although it was still difficult to change his flying and jumping personality, he never harmed the family again, because in the face of those simple and honest hunters, seeing them work hard all day but still be in the dilemma of being surrounded by walls, where can he play.

If you like pranks, it doesn't mean that your heart is black.

In the past, he did evil just to vent the restless heart in his chest, fortunately, no one can harm him, and there are wild beasts, vast mountains, and strange birds and beasts, which brought Xia Qingyang into contact with another world.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, Xia Qingyang has grown into an excellent hunter, a young man who is loved by everyone in the village, although he is still lively, he is more stable.

He casually glanced at the grass in the distance, turned his head and smiled: "What's the big deal, isn't it just a test, it's better to go to the blind bear's nest to get the excitement." ”

The stout young man smiled wordlessly, and said in his heart: It is more difficult for ordinary village people to get a chance to test their soul power than to ascend to the sky, this guy is so unimportant, he is really more popular than people.

Xia Qingyang seemed to see the stout young man's thoughts, his eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "Ah Kuan, do you want to take the soul power test?" Don't worry, when I become the head of the Xia family, I will let you take the test first." ”

The stout young man's name is Hou Kuan, and he is the only person in Xia Qingyang's age who is qualified to follow Hou Jiazhai into the mountains to hunt, and he has practiced a good martial arts, especially archery.

Hearing Xia Qingyang's words, Ah Kuan's eyes lit up, and then a touch of gloom flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "When you become the head of the family, I don't know how old you are, even if you can pass the soul power test and get the soul refining technique, it is unknown whether you can step into the ranks of elite soul masters in your lifetime." ”

Hou Kuan's voice revealed a trace of loneliness and helplessness, this is the gap, some people don't have to worry about these problems as soon as they are born, such as the one next to him, even if he has lived with him for ten years, the same hunting in the mountains, the same practice of martial arts, but as soon as he turns sixteen, he can return to the family to accept the soul power test, and then get the soul alchemy and start cultivating.

And for them, hundreds of villages can only get ten places every year, even if he cultivates hard every day, he is also outstanding among his peers in the nearby villages, but among the hundreds of villages in the entire Xiajia Town, it is difficult to say whether it can be ranked in the top ten, after all, this is the best opportunity for ordinary people to come out, and everyone is working hard, even desperately.

Xia Qingyang was also a little helpless, he was not a person who didn't know the importance of it, not to mention whether he could become the head of the family in the future, even if he got to that point, he would not be able to ignore any family rules and decide such a big thing at will, after all, the financial resources spent on testing soul power for a family like them were still very amazing, otherwise they wouldn't want to cast a wide net and collect more geniuses.

Talking and laughing, the group gradually walked out of the deep mountains, and the beasts on the periphery have become fewer and fewer over the years, especially with the coming of winter, it is difficult to hunt decent prey without going into the deep mountains.

Xia Qingyang and Hou Kuan had their own thoughts, and their vigilance relaxed a little, deep in the mountains, this is extremely dangerous, because even if the danger is discovered a few seconds in advance, it may help the entire team avoid a catastrophe, but they have walked this road countless times, and they have already reached the periphery of the mountain, and there is generally no accident.

However, danger often comes unnoticed.

At this time, the team happened to turn a foot of a mountain, the location is a little delicate, on the left is a towering mountain wall, the bare rock is slippery, no matter how good the rock climber is, he will not be able to go up, but on the right is the grass more than half a person high, dense, has been yellowed, the wind blows the grass, and the sound of Suo Suo came.

"Oh no!

The captain of the hunter team was an experienced middle-aged man, and they had walked this road countless times, so they didn't pay too much attention, but his keen hearing and extraordinary perception of danger still made him the first to detect the danger coming.

Xia Qingyang was the second person to feel the danger.

"Damn soul test!"

He cursed in a low voice, obviously, he said that he didn't care, but this test that can almost determine the height of a person's future life, no one can really not care.

The hunters showed great combat qualities, and after the initial panic, they immediately set up a battle formation, with the broadsword team in the front, the spear team in the middle, and the archers in the end, with their backs to the mountain wall, and a round of arrows had been fired.

Sneering - the wooden arrow fell into the grass, and there was no sound, and everyone became solemn, it stands to reason that there are no large beasts in this area, and it is just a precaution, no one thinks that if they encounter a big one, it is most likely a hamster or a rabbit or a python or something.

Judging by the voice, the guy in the grass definitely didn't slip away, and after a round of arrow rain he boldly stayed where he was, this was definitely not a timid guy like a rabbit hamster.

Hou Kuan lightly crossed the big knife formation, walked into the edge of the grass, and half-squatted down to observe, his vision and hearing were second to none in the team.

"Be careful!"

The two voices sounded almost at the same time, but it was Xia Qingyang and the captain, and at the same time as the two of them reminded him, their footsteps moved quickly, and they rushed towards Hou Kuan on both sides.

Hou Kuan's reaction was also extremely fast, a few seconds before the two of them spoke, he also noticed that something was wrong, dodged and retreated, and at the same time bent his bow and arrows, ready to strike a fatal blow after Xia Qingyang and the captain suppressed the sudden guy!

With keen perception, quick response, and perfect strain, Hou Kuan almost did what he should have done to the extreme.

However, this does not seem to be enough.

A huge head suddenly rose from the grass, it turned out to be a giant python, the scarlet letter poked out like lightning, wrapped around Hou Kuan's waist, and then quickly retracted, no matter how Hou Kuan struggled, but it was difficult to get rid of.

"Ah Kuan!"

The captain and Xia Qingyang pounced almost at the same time, one person and one knife aimed at the snake's head and slashed it fiercely, it was the first time they had encountered such a big python, so a trace of worry flashed in their hearts when they went under the knife.

Sure enough, the double knives slashed down, making a clanging sound of gold and iron, as if they were slashed on a hard rock, and even sparks burst out, and the huge force of the shock directly shook the knife in Xia Qingyang's hand away.

Although the captain's arm was numb, he was able to hold the thick-backed broadsword, and with a loud shout, it was another slash, and at this time the rest of the people also rushed up, and the broadsword and spear greeted him in one go, and no one was afraid.

The giant python seemed to be enraged, and its tail hidden in the grass was thrown out violently, and its whole body was more than ten meters long, sweeping thousands of troops with one blow, which could be called devastating, and all formations were declared over, and the big sword, spear, bow and arrow fell to the ground, and blood was also spilled on the ground.

Although the captain's second knife left a trace, it was still in vain, and the violent shock force made it no longer able to hold the broadsword, and its two arms were unable to fall.

Hou Kuan was strangled and had difficulty breathing, and when he was about to enter Shekou, Xia Qingyang was so anxious that he pulled out a dagger from his boots with red eyes, which was a talisman given to him by his mother before being exiled, and it was extremely sharp.

"Die, brute!" Xia Qingyang roared angrily, holding the dagger in both hands and slashing at the scarlet letter.

Xinzi didn't break, but there was a gap, the giant python obviously didn't expect to be traumatized, Xinzi let go of Hou Kuan, and the giant tail swept Xia Qingyang down easily, Xinzi spit and swallowed, and swept Xia Qingyang into his abdomen with lightning speed, and disappeared into the vast grass.

At this time, the only person standing in the field was the captain, who was stunned to see this giant python that swallowed a person but was still fast, and he was powerless to chase it.

The setting sun is like blood, reflecting the mess of the land.

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