Chapter 5292: Fight in the Mountains

Both Shiyou and Tuxi knew how important the formation was, so they wanted to get it at any price, so the deal was reached very quickly.

However, they overlooked an important issue from the beginning, that is, only one of them would benefit completely from obtaining this formation. If they each handed over the formation and finally obtained the complete formation, it was possible that neither of them could truly control the Arctic ice field.

After understanding this truth, Shiyou and Tuxi gave up completely and no longer had any expectations about trading the formation.

After all, the two sides were equally strong, and it would be extremely disadvantageous for both sides to fight to the end. Apart from forcing each other by fighting, they could not complete the transaction in a fair way, so they did not continue to struggle about the formation.

Although they failed to reach a deal and obtain the other party's part of the formation, after this incident, they had a general understanding of each other's strength. As "neighbors" in the mountains, there was less friction.

There was no fighting between them, but because of the unpleasant failed transaction, they began to dislike each other. After that, they each practiced in the mountains with the help of various conditions, with the goal of surpassing each other as soon as possible.

They both believed that as long as their own strength exceeded that of the other party, there would be a possibility of "trading" again, at least there would be an additional possibility of suppressing the other party to hand over the formation with strength.

If it were other beastmen, they would not know whether the other party really had the other part of the formation that they lacked, and deliberately targeting it would probably only waste time. But both of them knew that the missing part of the formation was in the hands of the other party, so at least they had a target.

However, as the years passed, Shiyou and Tuxi gradually discovered an embarrassing fact, that is, not only were their own strengths similar, but their talents in practice were also similar. In addition, they were in this mountain range, and the size and location of the territory they occupied were almost the same, so their practice speed was basically the same.

After they practiced for a while, Shiyou's patience was a little worse, and he took the initiative to find Tuxi to fight. Tuxi, who felt that his own practice had improved, could not hold back, and naturally welcomed the battle with Shiyou without hesitation.

It was not until both sides attacked at the same time and collided fiercely that they were surprised to find that the other party had always had the same idea as them, and after a period of practice, their strength was still comparable to theirs.

As a result, the two of them stopped fighting after just a few rounds, because they could feel that their strength was equal, and it was meaningless to continue fighting. If both sides were injured, it would give other beastmen around who were eyeing them an opportunity to take advantage.

Shiyou, who took the initiative to initiate the battle, also became the first to give up, and withdrew from Tuxi's territory without hesitation. There were still some beastmen around who were secretly watching this side, especially those who were in a less than ideal position in their territory, hoping to have a chance to take advantage, and they did not dare to stay and quickly moved away.

After that, several more battles broke out between the two of them, and it was still mainly Shiyou who took the initiative to attack, and Tuxi rarely took the initiative to challenge.

And as time went on, the number of battles between the two of them became less and less, and the time between battles became longer and longer. And later, although they would fight each other, they would basically just have a little contact, or just take the initiative to show their current strength, and then they would retreat.

Over the years, both of them have been working hard to cultivate, while being relatively restrained. Except for challenging the beastmen with better positions to help themselves obtain better cultivation resources after their strength has increased, they rarely have conflicts or fights with other beastmen.

Shiyou and Tuxi have always maintained this state for a long time. They use the most focused attitude to concentrate on cultivation. It seems that because they have a clear goal, they will not be disturbed by distractions, and they can achieve a high degree of concentration. The speed of cultivation is the fastest in the entire mountain range.

When they first entered this mountain range, they were only in the middle and late stages of the eighth level. They could only occupy a place slightly closer to the center of the mountain range, and the conditions and resources were very ordinary.

However, as their strength became stronger and stronger, they gradually moved from their initial position to the center of the mountain range, and began to be noticed by other beastmen.

Although their own strength is valued by the beastmen, the level of cultivation ability is actually more valued by other beastmen.

Especially Tuxi, the king of the Ice Horned Rhinoceros, and Shiyou, the king of the Ice Ghost Wolf, have good potential and various powerful innate skills. As their strength increases, their combat power is also constantly improving, and naturally they have begun to attract the attention of more beastmen.

Finally one day, several beastmen with the same strength as Tuxi appeared and joined forces to attack Tuxi.

One of them was originally slightly stronger than Tuxi, and his territory was adjacent to Tuxi. When it realized that Tuxi's strength had improved and was about to threaten itself, it decisively chose to unite with several beastmen who were weaker than itself, or even weaker than Tuxi, to launch an attack together.

As long as Tuxi can be defeated or killed, the beastmen who are slightly stronger than Tuxi can completely establish their own territory, and those beastmen who are slightly weaker than Tuxi will also have the opportunity to occupy Tuxi's territory.

In this mountain range, although battles for territory occur from time to time, it is not very common for several beastmen to join forces to deal with one.

Fortunately, Tuxi is always on guard against Shiyou, so when a beastman suddenly appears in its territory, it immediately perceives it keenly and quickly prepares.

At this time, Tuxi can't help but thank himself for the years of fighting with Shiyou. Both sides have always maintained a vigorous state of cultivation, and at the same time, they have to maintain a state of being ready to fight.

It is also because of the years of fighting that Tuxi has not only no discomfort in dealing with this sudden outbreak of battle, but also feels a little excited.

After all, facing Shiyou for so many years is like eating a meal for many years, even people with a good appetite will feel a little tired.

Now a group of new opponents suddenly appeared, Tuxi had no resistance in his heart, and he even took the initiative to attack the opponent.

In fact, this is definitely a very wise choice in terms of tactics and response. Since the opponent is well prepared, he will definitely be prepared in advance. They have already arranged tactics and have a relatively clear division of labor.

The best way to deal with this situation is not to act according to the opponent's expectations, that is, from the beginning of the battle, do not act according to the opponent's rhythm and expectations.

Although Tuxi took the initiative to attack, it was not reckless. It did not attack the strongest guy, but chose the weakest one.

Strictly speaking, the weakest beastman was not qualified to participate in the battle. Its original purpose was to take advantage of it.

Its own territory is not adjacent to Tuxi, but the territory of a beastman who attacked Tuxi is adjacent to Tuxi's territory. As long as Tuxi can be solved, then after dividing Tuxi's territory, the weakest beastman can naturally get benefits from it.

What I didn't expect was that I had just stepped into Tuxi's territory for a short time, and I suddenly encountered Tuxi head-on. In a panic, the weakest beastman's first reaction was to escape. He even forgot the purpose of coming here, and forgot that there were several other beastmen acting at the same time.

Before coming to the Arctic Icefield, many beastmen basically had good combat power, and they were pretty good in all aspects. However, after entering the ancestral land of the Icefield tribe, most of them slowly adapted to the mountains. This relatively comfortable life, even their combat ability did not improve but declined.

If this weakest beastman could take the initiative to attack, as long as he could hold on for a while, Tuxi would be besieged. As a result, he chose to escape at the first time, which gave Tuxi an opportunity. He was fully prepared to kill, and saw the other party running away in a hurry, leaving his entire back to himself.

Tuxi even felt that the other party deliberately put on such a posture to lure him to attack. It was really because the opponent's posture was too good. Tuxi rushed forward at high speed and instantly launched the accumulated attack towards the opponent.

It felt like everything happened in an instant. When the weakest beastman reacted, almost one-third of his body had been shattered.

Those beastmen who launched the siege noticed the fluctuation of the breath and quickly adjusted their direction and rushed over. What they saw was that the beastmen who participated in the action had been killed by Tuxi.

And Tuxi had already circled a little and attacked another beastman from another direction.

Fortunately, they were all prepared this time, and they surrounded them at the same time, and the distance between them was not too far. In addition, the beastman who was the target of Tuxi did not make the mistake of fleeing, but launched a means to fight Tuxi head-on.

Although it suffered some damage under Tuxi's active attack, it also dragged Tuxi and completely completed the siege.

Faced with the siege of several powerful beastmen, Tuxi was not afraid at all. Relying on his own strong strength and defense, he dragged the battle into a protracted war.