"Put this on!" Chu Feng gestured to the yellow ox, fetching a rough and simple animal skin robe, which he had sewn together himself.
The yellow ox’s fur was a golden yellow, smooth like silk, radiating a lustrous glow, making it extremely eye-catching.
If it were to swagger into the Taihang Mountains like this, it would be impossible not to attract attention. It would likely be immediately regarded as a strange beast, causing trouble.
The yellow ox was unwilling, mainly because the animal skin was too thick, covering it tightly. Apart from two holes left for its eyes, its mouth, nose, and ears were all covered by the animal skin.
"Moo!" The yellow ox was dissatisfied.
"There’s no room for negotiation; you have to wear it!" Chu Feng’s attitude was firm.
After putting on the animal skin robe, the yellow ox walked upright, looking like a strange person. However, the Taihang Mountains were full of strange people, so its appearance wasn’t unusual.
Chu Feng felt that the yellow ox’s head looked too swollen, making it look awkward. It would be better to expose its two light golden horns.
He cut two holes in the animal skin, allowing the two golden horns to show.
"There are always some horned strange people. Alright, from now on, you are the masked hero—Ox Demon King!" Chu Feng chuckled.
Then, Chu Feng put animal skin boots on it, and even its two front hooves were hidden, wearing a pair of golden gloves, making it a "fully dressed" outfit.
The yellow ox looked in the mirror, examining itself, and was so angry it wanted to tear off the outfit. What was this? It was too damaging to its glorious image.
"Don’t be unwilling. To match you, I’m wearing a matching outfit. Be content!"
Chu Feng put on a helmet, specially made to cover his head and face, leaving only his mouth, nose, and eyes exposed. On his head were a pair of silver horns.
"From now on, I’m called Ox God King!" Chu Feng said, patting the yellow ox’s shoulder.
The yellow ox looked at him and actually nodded, writing a few words: More handsome than before.
Scram! What kind of eyes are these? Chu Feng wanted to give it a couple of slaps.
"Let’s go!" He waved his hand, leading the yellow ox out, basking in the morning light, and marched toward the Taihang Mountains.
"Wait, where’s the sauce-drenched dragon meat?" Chu Feng turned back and asked the yellow ox beside him.
The yellow ox walked upright, patted its belly, meaning, don’t worry, it didn’t lose it, it had all been eaten.
"Dead ox, you hid in the room and secretly ate my share too?!"
"Moo!" The yellow ox stood on its hind legs, rubbed its belly, and looked unsatisfied, meaning it hadn’t had enough.
The sun rose, and the mist mingled with the mountains, turning everything a deep red.
Although it was still early, the Taihang Mountains were not quiet. Strange people could be seen from time to time, some coming alone, others in groups.
On the mountains, cliffs, and valleys, strange people could be seen everywhere.
Many already knew that the mysterious fruits on the strange pine trees in the Taihang Mountains were about to ripen, and those who dared to come here all harbored hope.
This naturally couldn’t avoid conflict!
Chu Feng walked in the mountains and had already discovered several bloody incidents. Some strange people had fought and died in the grass.
This was just the beginning!
Due to some friction, bloody conflicts had already occurred. One could imagine how turbulent it would be today, especially when the pine fruits ripened, it would be even more intense.
In front of White Snake Ridge.
There were many strange people here, some sitting on the peaks, some standing at the valley entrances, and some could even fly, hovering in the air.
With so many people, the noise naturally increased, making the area very lively.
However, people understood that this place was filled with danger. Once the competition began, the strange people around them might immediately become enemies.
Therefore, even as they conversed, they were all on guard.
Chu Feng and the yellow ox also arrived at White Snake Ridge. They had originally planned to sneak in, but found it unnecessary as strange people were everywhere.
"Why are you two hiding your heads and covering your heads with broken bags?"
As soon as they arrived, someone started trouble, scolding Chu Feng and the yellow ox, clearly trying to intimidate them.
This strange person looked somewhat terrifying, with a row of bone spines on his back, a layer of fine green scales on his body, a wide mouth, and fangs, looking very fierce, almost like a mountain ghost.
"What’s it to you, bullying people?"
As soon as Chu Feng said this, with this strange person as the leader, four or five people quickly surrounded them. Clearly, they wanted to establish their authority and set an example to gather more people.
Others had already done this before. Strong strange people, by showing their strength, could attract other strange people to join and form a team.
"Haha, you have a big mouth. Today, I’ll definitely take off that animal skin, I just don’t like the look of you!" The leading strange person sneered, and with a roar, his fist, covered in green scales, shot out like lightning, aiming for Chu Feng’s temple.
He was ruthless and vicious, attacking immediately after speaking. If he hit Chu Feng’s temple, it would likely cost him half his life.
Chu Feng’s eyes turned cold, and he kicked the green-scaled fist in mid-air. There was a crisp sound, and the man’s hand broke.
Then, Chu Feng kicked him in the chest, sending him flying backward like a cannonball, knocking down the others.
With just two kicks, he established his authority. The strange person was spitting blood, convulsing, and passed out, while the others turned pale.
They knew they had kicked a hard board. After getting up from the ground, they quickly retreated.
"Brother, you’re really strong. How about we travel together?"
Sure enough, with just two kicks, some strange people gathered around, recognizing Chu Feng’s strength and wanting to form a team with him.
"Sorry, I’m not interested." Chu Feng said.
In his view, a team formed on the spot, while it seemed to provide warmth and strength, was actually a mob, and would be useless in a critical moment.
"You’re too proud, aren’t you?" Someone muttered, dissatisfied.
Chu Feng glanced at him, and the person immediately fell silent, wary of provoking such a strong strange person.
"Brother, we’re following you!"
Some people, despite being warned, insisted on following him.
"I’m really not interested!" Chu Feng refused again.
However, he underestimated these people. Seeing his outstanding strength and unwillingness to join a team, they felt he might be a super expert. A group of people refused to leave, insisting on following him.
Chu Feng was speechless and let them be, walking forward.
As a result, these people were very proactive, some leading the way, others following him, implicitly regarding him as the core, and firmly following him.
The more Chu Feng refused, the more these people felt his strength, and they wouldn’t leave. In the end, dozens of people followed him, forming a considerable team.
These people had only one thought: following a strong person would allow them to better take advantage of the chaos. If they could rush to the strange little tree and grab the fruit, they could eat it and become experts like the Diamond or Silver-Winged Heavenly Deity. Who would they fear then? It was said that even thermal weapons couldn’t deal with them!
"Damn, it looks like the Heavenly Deity creatures are trying to monopolize this. They’re eating us out of house and home. Now, to enter the depths of White Snake Ridge, we even have to queue up, or they’ll act now!"
Someone cursed softly, very dissatisfied.
"What’s the situation? We’re in the thousands, are we afraid of the Heavenly Deity creatures?"
"Look over there, heavy thermal weapons are set up on the mountain."
Everyone looked and changed color.
"I don’t believe they’ll really act. Let’s go!" Someone said.
Mainly, there were too many strange people. Even if the Heavenly Deity creatures were strong, would they dare to fight thousands of strange people? That would make them public enemies.
In fact, this matter had escalated. Since the news leaked, the higher-ups of the Heavenly Deity creatures were very troubled, as the situation had gone out of their control.
Now, they were still trying to maintain order.
The path to the depths of White Snake Ridge was still guarded, maintaining order.
Chu Feng also joined the queue, not planning to climb the cliff to avoid this. Now, it was better to blend in with the crowd and appear ordinary.
At this moment, there was a commotion behind them. A group of people rushed in, very domineering, pushing those in front to the side.
Chu Feng was also pushed hard by the people behind, who were extremely arrogant.
He saw that the group who earlier wanted to form a team with him had all run away, proving to be a mob, completely unreliable.
"Are you too domineering?" Chu Feng turned back.
"Scram!" These people were very rude, and seeing Chu Feng not moving, they not only pushed but also tried to attack, with some even lifting their feet.
Chu Feng was angry. In the morning, he had been confronted by Lin Nuo Yi’s uncle, and now he was being bullied again. His anger burst out.
"You’re the ones who should scram!"
In the next moment, he acted, calling the yellow ox to join him, and they both fiercely attacked these people.
In an instant, many people were spitting blood, bones broken, and flying backward.
This team was indeed strong. The leading strange person was over two meters tall, with a shaved head, and a shiny forehead. At this moment, he emitted a terrifying aura.
In the next moment, he turned into a rock body, growing to seven meters tall, with immense strength. One step cracked the ground, and he charged over.
Someone couldn’t avoid it and was stepped on, screaming in pain, with their intestines and stomach burst, dying on the spot.
Such a heavy rock body crushing over, a living person could only turn into a pool of blood.
Seeing this, Chu Feng’s eyes glowed with intense light. He realized that the changes in the post-civilization era were different from before. Some people’s wildness had been unleashed, making them completely different.
Seeing the bald giant turn into a rock giant and become so vicious, Chu Feng didn’t hold back. He punched with lethal force.
In the shocked gaze of the crowd, Chu Feng punched one after another, ultimately shattering the rock giant, who screamed and fell to the ground, dying instantly.
This team immediately scattered.
After killing the giant, Chu Feng walked forward without stopping, causing a commotion behind him. Everyone was trembling, recognizing him as a super expert.
The mob that had run away earlier regretted it deeply but didn’t have the face to approach him again.
"Brother, what’s your name? Let’s get to know each other." Some people still called out from behind, clearly strong and valuing Chu Feng.
"My name is Ox God King!" Chu Feng didn’t beat around the bush and answered directly.
The group looked at each other, then stared at the silver horns on his helmet, feeling it was... quite fitting.
However, Chu Feng didn’t stop there. He pulled the yellow ox, standing upright in the animal skin robe, with only its eyes and two golden horns exposed, and introduced it: "This is my brother, Ox Demon King!"
This time, the group was a bit confused. Ox God King and Ox Demon King, they really were brothers.
"I think they’re more like the Golden Horn King and Silver Horn King." Someone muttered, staring at their horns.
Transformed strange people came in all shapes and sizes, and having horns wasn’t unusual.
Chu Feng turned and left without responding.
The strange people behind him discussed, and while Chu Feng’s name "Ox God King" didn’t spread, the name "Silver Horn King" was already known by many.
In the depths of White Snake Ridge, it wasn’t very noisy. Although many people had come, they were spread out, making it relatively quiet.
Clearly, those who dared to come here and stay were all experts.
Because many people, after seeing the situation, retreated, not daring to participate!
Chu Feng chose a mountain and climbed up. This position was good, allowing him to see the strange little tree nearby.
In fact, nearby mountains were all occupied.
"The fruit isn’t ripe yet. It looks like we need to wait for another half day." Chu Feng’s eyes were sharp, many times sharper than a normal person’s. He could see clearly that the pine cones on the little tree still had a hint of light green, not yet turned purple-gold.
A mountain spring was found on this mountain. Chu Feng looked at it, then went to hunt a small deer, as his breakfast had been eaten by the yellow ox. He planned to roast some wild game here.
Suddenly, he saw Lin Ye Yu and the woman again. The two had also entered the depths of White Snake Ridge and glanced in this direction.
Then, a strange person climbed the small mountain, politely asking Chu Feng to leave and give up this peak, as someone from the Heavenly Deity creatures had chosen this place.
"Disappear immediately!" Chu Feng glanced at him and responded with four extremely brief words.