A smile immediately appeared on Zhou Yan's face as he witnessed this. He then clenched his right fist and violently smashed it towards Li Hao's chest.
"Bang!"
Li Hao's entire body was sent flying out, crashing heavily onto a distant large tree.
Seeing Li Hao injured, the smile on Zhou Yan's face intensified.
"Li Hao, didn't expect this, you've fallen this time!" Zhou Yan said coldly.
"Pfft!"
Li Hao spat out a mouthful of blood and slowly got up from the ground.
"Zhou Yan, I won't dwell on this today, but the next time we meet, I will definitely not let you off!" Li Hao said coldly.
"Won't let me off?" Zhou Yan shook his head and smiled, sneering, "The next time we meet, it will likely be your death date!"
"Hmph, you'd better pray you don't run into me, otherwise, I will tear you to shreds!" Li Hao sneered.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan's expression turned grim. He was genuinely afraid of Li Hao seeking revenge, as Li Hao's strength was indeed formidable.
If Li Hao were to advance to the Martial Emperor realm, he would absolutely not be Li Hao's match, and at that point, he would likely only have death to look forward to.
And just as Zhou Yan and Li Hao were talking, suddenly, from beneath their feet, came rumbling sounds.
"What's going on? Could it be sea beasts from the oceanic domain?" Zhou Yan's expression changed slightly.
However, there were no demonic beasts in this area, so Zhou Yan could not determine the source.
"You few, search thoroughly and see if there's any danger nearby?" Zhou Yan immediately commanded several nearby demon race powerhouses.
These demon race powerhouses immediately dispersed, searching all around.
However, at this moment, a roar echoed from the distance: "Roar!"
"What is that?"
Hearing this sound, Zhou Yan's expression changed drastically. He quickly looked into the distance and saw a gryphon, its entire body engulfed in fierce flames, appearing within their sight.
Seeing this gryphon, Zhou Yan's face turned ashen, his eyes filled with terror.
Gryphons were among the most ferocious races of demonic beasts. Once provoked, one's fate was almost certainly sealed with only a slim chance of survival.
"Run!"
Zhou Yan's face contorted, and he immediately sprinted in one direction at an extremely high speed.
"Roar!"
Seeing Zhou Yan flee, the gryphon roared in anger and took to the sky, its wings flapping.
Its speed was astonishing, and in the blink of an eye, it caught up to Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan, seeing the gryphon close in, was terrified. He had no desire to die under the gryphon's claws.
However, the gryphon pursued relentlessly, its speed increasing with every passing moment.
"Ahhh..."
Zhou Yan ran desperately, but his speed was no match for the gryphon.
Before long, he was caught by the gryphon and slammed onto the ground.
"Bang!"
A violent impact reverberated.
"Crack!"
Accompanied by a crisp snapping sound, Zhou Yan's body was instantly torn apart.
Blood gushed out like a spring from the shattered corpse, dyeing a large area of the soil red, a truly shocking sight.
The gryphon seemed to relish the blood within Zhou Yan's body, lying there and licking it. The scent of blood made the other demon race powerhouses involuntarily swallow.
This scene was truly magnificent.
"Awooo!"
Suddenly, a wolf howl pierced the air.
The numerous demon race powerhouses looked up, and instantly, a monstrous wolf with a ferocious appearance appeared in the sky, looking down upon them.
Upon seeing the Wolf King, the few demon race individuals beside Zhou Yan immediately prostrated themselves.
"Greetings, Great King!"
Seeing the demon race individuals kneeling, Li Hao also couldn't help but prostrate himself, his body trembling.
This monstrous wolf was none other than the king of the wolf tribe – the Wolf King.
Behind him followed more than twenty monstrous wolves, numbering over two hundred.
Furthermore, each of these monstrous wolves had cultivation realms reaching the seventh level of Xiantian.
These wolves were the elites of the wolf tribe, each possessing Xiantian eighth-level cultivation.
They were clad in armor, and their cold eyes were filled with a ferocious glint that sent shivers down one's spine.
"You few, take these two away for me!" The Wolf King glanced at Zhou Yan and Li Hao, then said coldly.
Zhou Yan and Li Hao quickly responded, "As you command, Great King!"
Hearing the Wolf King's order, those demon race powerhouses led Zhou Yan and Li Hao to the Wolf King's side.
At this moment, both Zhou Yan and Li Hao wore expressions of sheer terror.
In this instant, they finally understood why Zhou Yan had been so wary of the Wolf King.
Because in the Wolf King's eyes, they saw a hint of savagery and a bloodthirsty demeanor.
"This is the king of the wolf tribe, the Wolf King, whose strength is unfathomable. It is said that it can devour any demonic beast and make it a part of its body, thus it can be considered a half-step Martial Venerable among wolves." Zhou Yan quickly explained.
"I see!" Li Hao nodded and then said, "So, does this mean we cannot escape this calamity?"
"We must escape even if we can't. If we can become the Wolf King's meal, that would be a true windfall!" Zhou Yan's eyes were filled with greed, as if he were fantasizing about that wonderful feeling.
Hearing Zhou Yan's words, Li Hao's face turned pale.
This guy was truly insane.
"Lord Wolf King, please allow your subordinate to capture these two humans and present them to you as pets!" At this moment, a demon race powerhouse said obsequiously to the Wolf King, respectfully.
"You two humans, come with me!" The Wolf King indifferently glanced at the demon race powerhouses, then looked at Zhou Yan and Li Hao and said calmly.
Upon hearing the Wolf King's words, Zhou Yan and Li Hao immediately prostrated themselves.
"Yes!"
The two responded in unison.
Subsequently, the Wolf King left with those demon race powerhouses.
Zhou Yan and Li Hao also stood up, watching the group gradually recede into the distance, their faces filled with bitterness.
They never expected to be targeted by the wolf tribe the moment they stepped into the Southern Wilderness. Now, it was likely impossible to return alive.
Just as the two were secretly sighing, they suddenly saw a colossal fierce tiger appear before them.
"Roar!"
This massive fierce tiger let out a low growl, its scarlet eyes filled with a ferocious aura, like the descent of a demon, causing both Zhou Yan and Li Hao to feel their bodies go numb and a chill run down their spines.
At this moment, Zhou Yan and Li Hao understood why Zhou Yan had wanted to kill them both.
The great king of the wolf tribe actually kept a fierce tiger as a mount; this was simply too terrifying.
However, after Zhou Yan and Li Hao clearly saw the appearance of the fierce tiger, they were immediately stunned, their eyeballs nearly popping out, revealing expressions of disbelief.