The large man in yellow sensed something was amiss early on, but in that instant, it exceeded his reaction time. Before he could respond, several finger imprints of true Qi violently smashed into him, instantly sealing his blood vessels and acupoints, solidifying his true Qi, and rendering his body immobile.

  "What incredible speed," Ouyang Lengji and Jiang Yuan observed Li Lin, their eyes showing a hint of approval. Such speed was something they would find very difficult to contend with.

  "And you." After capturing the quadruple-level martial general, in the next moment, Li Lin's figure appeared beside the stunned single-level martial general.

  The face of the single-level martial general changed drastically, and in a panic, he hastily set up a blue misty light shield.

  But before the blue misty shield could be fully deployed, Li Lin's figure had already appeared with a trace of coldness. His palm imprint, trailing shadows, instantly landed on the blue misty shield.

  "Bang!"

  As the palm imprint crushed down, a cracking sound was heard, and the blue mist instantly cracked.

  In that instant, Li Lin changed the hand imprint in his hand, and at the same time, turned his palm into a finger, with several finger imprints instantly landing on the body of the single-level martial general.

  "Whoosh whoosh…"

  As the finger imprints landed, they brought up a series of deep, tearing wind sounds. When the sound disappeared, the single-level martial general was already captured in Li Lin's hand.

  All of this happened in a very short time. Li Lin captured two martial generals in just a few blinks of an eye, one single-level and one quadruple-level martial general already in his hands.

  The thirty or so people from Tianyi Sect had already turned pale with shock. They had hardly reacted, as the opponent's speed was too fast, and his strength was absolutely formidable.

  For Li Lin, dealing with a single-level martial general was naturally effortless at his current strength, and even a quadruple-level martial general posed no difficulty. His own peak triple-level martial general's strength had already surpassed that of a quadruple-level martial general, not to mention that this quadruple-level martial general was not one of the top disciples from the three sects and four factions.

  The top disciples from the three sects and four factions, each of their strengths was several times stronger than their cultivation level. Now, dealing with these ordinary quadruple-level martial generals was naturally no difficulty for him, especially with the fleeting shadow body technique combined with the wind attribute, his speed was far beyond what a quadruple-level martial general could compare.

  "Roar…"

  The Winged Snow Lion shrank its body and circled within the mountain range. Li Lin, holding two martial generals, directly jumped onto the Winged Snow Lion, his voice spreading, "Little Dragon, Shiyuan, kill them all, leave none behind."

  As his words fell, the Winged Snow Lion flapped its wings and soared into the high sky.

  "Don't worry, boss." Little Dragon's body instantly expanded, and a huge pressure burst forth, its huge body directly lunging towards the people of Tianyi Sect.

  "Hiss!"

  "Roar!"

  "Chirp!"

  At this moment, seeing Little Dragon start to attack, the Dual-Headed Aquatic and Fire Jiao, the Blood Jade Tiger, and the Taiyin Rabbit, three huge beasts also charged into the sky one after another. Their demonic aura emerged, restoring their huge bodies, and with a great pressure, they crushed down.

  "Whoosh!"

  The Dual-Headed Aquatic and Fire Jiao, with its huge body, opened its blood-filled mouth, suddenly a flame pressed down, and in an instant, its tail swept across, directly breaking several large trees at their waists.

  After a roar from the Blood Jade Tiger, its huge body also returned to its original large size, immediately its ferocious mouth crushed down, a suction force spun out, three disciples from Tianyi Sect were directly swallowed into its belly.

  The Taiyin Rabbit, with its huge body leaping out, its forelimbs' sharp claws instantly tore one of the Tianyi Sect's martial souls into pieces.

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  The Blood Lizard and the Stone Ape Demon King also instantly enlarged their bodies and charged forward.

  At this moment, with several beasts attacking, the space was filled with explosive sounds. The ground shook, beast roars echoed, and towering trees were broken at their waists.

  The entire space was in chaos, completely filled with the might of these beasts. At this moment, the thirty or so disciples of Tianyi Sect were absolutely dumbfounded. Under the formidable demonic might, they were stunned in place, and most of the disciples had completely forgotten to flee for their lives.

  "It's the Blood Lizard!"

  "That's... actually a late-stage fifth-order Taiyin Rabbit, and there's also a mid-stage fifth-order Blood Jade Tiger and Dual-Headed Aquatic and Fire Jiao."

  At this moment, Ouyang Lengji and Jiang Yuan were completely shocked. They had some suspicions that these beasts were not simple, and with their eyesight and strength, they could also see some clues.

  But at this moment, seeing these terrifying beasts, their hearts couldn't help but be shocked. A late-stage fifth-order Taiyin Rabbit, along with the Stone Ape Demon King and Dual-Headed Aquatic and Fire Jiao, plus the Blood Jade Tiger, three mid-stage fifth-order beasts, even the Yellow Serpent was absolutely extraordinary, its aura made them feel terrified.

  The two exchanged glances, a look of surprise in their eyes. How could there be so many beasts around this sect leader, and they were not ordinary beasts.

  "Bang bang bang!"

  Within the space, the sound of explosions in less than two minutes, the thirty or so disciples of Tianyi Sect were all killed, none escaped. Under these powerful beasts, their strength was no match.

  Ouyang Lengji and Jiang Yuan didn't need to make a move. Watching the few powerful beasts make their move, their faces changed for a long time.

  In the high sky, on the back of the Winged Snow Lion, Li Lin sat cross-legged, beside him were already two dried corpses. The secrets of the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique, Li Lin did not want Ouyang Lengji to know, so he had to let the Winged Snow Lion to the high sky, so he could make his move to devour.

  Devouring the true Qi of these two martial generals, Li Lin knew that as long as he immediately refined it, he could break through to a quadruple-level martial general. However, recently he had no time to break through immediately, so he had to make a brief stop. In these days, his goal was to deal with all the large mercenary groups, the time was very tight, and the area of the Misty Mountain Range was not small, it was very difficult to search in a few days, so he had to ask the Stone Ape Demon King to command two hundred flying beasts to search together.

  "Whoosh!"

  When Li Lin came down to the ground again, within a few thousand meters, it was already a mess, but there were only a few bodies, most of the people were directly eaten by the beasts.

  "Master."

  The Taiyin Rabbit had already shrunk its body and, with its forelimbs, handed over thirty or so space bags to Li Lin.

  Li Lin took the thirty or so space bags and noted the surprised expressions of Ouyang Lengji and Jiang Yuan, then said to them, "Let's go, sect leaders."

  "Yes, sect leader," they replied, their respect for Li Lin visibly increased.

  "Whoosh whoosh…"

  All the beasts shrank their bodies and, transforming into streaks of light, landed on the back of the Winged Snow Lion. The ease with which the beasts had acted was as if they had barely exerted themselves at all.

  On the back of the Winged Snow Lion, when Ouyang Lengji and Jiang Yuan looked at these beasts again, their gazes were distinctly different.

  "Sect leader, are we entering the Misty Mountain Range to deal with all the mercenary groups?" Ouyang Lengji asked, his expression now free of surprise, returning to his usual sinister demeanor.

  "Not all of them. We only need to deal with some of the larger mercenary groups," Li Lin replied lightly. To deal with all the mercenary groups was unnecessary and impractical. Besides, with the Stone Ape commanding thousands of beasts in a frenzied hunt for mercenary groups, that would be enough for them. Moreover, Li Lin estimated that at this moment, the Ghost Fairy Bai Ying should have arranged for people from the Flying Spirit Gate to enter the outskirts of the Misty Mountain Range, with a strict order that only exit was allowed, no entry. Those who left, if they were not truly from mercenary groups but other sect forces, would be killed on the spot. In short, within these ten days, it was crucial to take control of the entire Misty Mountain Range to secure the medicinal resources, which was closely related to his upcoming plans. There was no room for error.

  Continuing to hunt for mercenary groups, Li Lin found time to refine the true Qi he had just devoured. Devouring a quadruple-level martial general and a single-level martial general had reached his limit.

  Sitting cross-legged to refine, the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique circulated, and strands of refined true Qi energy steadily entered the Dantian Qi sea.

  "Gaga…"

  An hour later, in the distant sky, the cries of beasts were heard, with several flying beasts circling in the nearby sky.

  Li Lin stopped refining and opened his eyes.

  "Master, not far ahead, we've found a large mercenary group, estimated to have over a hundred people," the Stone Ape said to Li Lin.

  "Let the flying beasts lead the way. We'll head over now," Li Lin stated. A mercenary group with over a hundred people would be considered a second-tier mercenary group.

  Half an hour later, in a gorge, when Li Lin and his party along with the beasts leaped down from the back of the Winged Snow Lion in the low sky, the hundred or so people in the gorge were already watching the three of them and the beasts.

  This was a second-tier mercenary group of over a hundred people, led by only four martial souls and two spirit masters, one eight-layer spirit master, and one nine-layer spirit master, proving that this mercenary group was indeed respectable.

  The hundred or so people in the mercenary group seemed to sense the oddity of the three arrivals and the four-tier flying beast they rode, their faces immediately changing. The leader, a four-level martial soul practitioner, immediately asked, "Gentlemen, what guidance do you have for us? We are the Iron Blood Mercenary Group."

  "Who you are doesn't matter much to me. Hand over all your space bags, and I can spare your lives. I don't want to make things difficult for you, and I don't want to make your wives, children, and parents sad. If you don't hand them over, then you'll have no choice but to die. I'm not without mercy," Li Lin said, looking at them.