After walking deep into the Luo Yan Mountains for a long time, Lin Bai, light as a swallow, darted through the forest.
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Under a large tree ahead, there was a huge pile of feces.
"It seems I'm about to encounter a demonic beast."
With just a glance at the feces, Lin Bai knew that there must be a demonic beast nearby.
Taking a few more steps forward, Lin Bai suddenly saw a black bear gnawing on a wild boar.
"A True Martial Third Rank Mountain Guardian Bear!"
Lin Bai immediately recognized the strength and origin of the demonic beast.
The Mountain Guardian Bear is one of the more powerful demonic beasts at the True Martial Third Rank, especially its pair of claws, which can shatter a thousand-pound boulder with a single strike.
"Good, let's start with you."
Lin Bai suddenly drew the Spirit Severing Sword, his killing intent flashing.
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The Mountain Guardian Bear, which was eating, suddenly sensed the killing intent and roared in anger. Turning around, it saw a martial artist charging at it, a sharp sword gleaming in his hand.
The Mountain Guardian Bear was enraged; it had been starving, and after finally hunting a demonic beast, it was interrupted while eating.
How could it not be angry!
"Evil beast, die!"
Lin Bai rushed forward, his figure becoming a blur in the forest as he lunged at the Mountain Guardian Bear with a ghostly strike.
The lightning-fast strike was so swift that even a True Martial Third Rank martial artist might not have time to react before dying under Lin Bai's sword.
But as the Mountain Guardian Bear saw the sword thrust, it angrily swatted a palm.
The Spirit Severing Sword was deflected, and the powerful force also numbed Lin Bai's hands!
"True Martial Third Rank demonic beasts are indeed formidable!"
Lin Bai's face showed a hint of shock after his first strike failed.
The Mountain Guardian Bear, having deflected Lin Bai's attack, quickly charged at him, its mouth dripping with blood.
Bang!
A palm strike shattered a tree trunk.
The splintered wood shards flew at Lin Bai like arrows.
"Such high intelligence!"
Lin Bai was surprised again.
The Mountain Guardian Bear actually knew how to use the surrounding environment to attack Lin Bai, a level of intelligence not far below that of an eight-year-old child.
The wood shards flew like swords, and Lin Bai hurriedly swung the Spirit Severing Sword, creating a wall of sword energy to block the attack.
"Ten Steps to Kill One Man!"
After blocking the wood shards, Lin Bai's eyes turned cold. He took ten steps, and four blood-colored figures merged back into his body. A sword strike, drenched in blood, pierced the Mountain Guardian Bear's left shoulder.
"Damn, such tough skin!"
Lin Bai's sharp strike only penetrated three inches into the flesh, failing to pierce through the Mountain Guardian Bear's shoulder.
Bang!
The Mountain Guardian Bear suddenly counterattacked, striking Lin Bai's chest with a palm, sending him flying and crashing into a tree before stopping.
With a successful strike, the Mountain Guardian Bear did not give Lin Bai a chance to catch his breath. It quickly advanced, raising its palms to crush Lin Bai's chest into pulp.
"Trouble!"
"Thunder God Sword!"
Seeing the Mountain Guardian Bear's fierce attack, Lin Bai swiftly flipped up, a lightning strike from his sword hitting the bear's throat.
The sharp blade pierced through the Mountain Guardian Bear's tough skin, drawing blood.
The injured Mountain Guardian Bear retreated, its eyes filled with anger, roaring continuously.
"Now it's my turn!"
"Meteor Falling Moon Slash!"
Seeing the injured Mountain Guardian Bear, Lin Bai suddenly lunged forward, reaching the bear in a few steps and delivering a heavy strike.
This strike seemed to have the power to split the heavens and earth.
From the Mountain Guardian Bear's left shoulder, the sword cut down to its right waist, slicing it in half!
The severed Mountain Guardian Bear fell to the ground, blood spilling everywhere.
"Who would have thought that a True Martial Third Rank demonic beast would be so troublesome!"
Lin Bai chuckled.
"I wonder if such a troublesome demonic beast can bring me equal value!"
"Divine Demon Prison Technique, absorb!"
The technique activated, and the fresh blood from the Mountain Guardian Bear flowed into Lin Bai's body.
With the blood energy entering his body, Lin Bai had three choices.
First, use the blood energy to cultivate the Divine Demon Prison Technique and quickly break through to the second level.
Second, use the blood energy to enhance his cultivation and quickly reach the peak of the True Martial realm.
Third, use the blood energy to condense Dragon Force Sword Qi.
Almost all of Lin Bai's skills required a large amount of blood energy.
But Lin Bai had a clear goal in mind.
The Divine Demon Prison Technique was already cultivated to the first level and did not need to be advanced quickly.
Lin Bai had already condensed a strand of Dragon Force Sword Qi to protect himself, which should be sufficient for now.
Therefore, to prepare for the duel with Xiang Tianyi and Xu Zailong in two and a half months, Lin Bai needed to quickly enhance his cultivation.
The blood energy entering his body allowed Lin Bai to advance from the early stage of True Martial First Rank to the peak stage of True Martial First Rank.
"A True Martial Third Rank demonic beast actually allowed me to advance from the early stage of True Martial First Rank to the peak stage."
"If I encounter three more, I will definitely break through to the Second Rank of Martial Arts."
"Indeed, these demonic beasts are the tools for my cultivation!"
"Let's continue."
Lin Bai felt his realm beginning to loosen and was overjoyed.
He picked up his sword and prepared to continue forward.
However, at this moment, a "rustling" sound came from the forest behind him.
Six martial artists emerged from the grass, seeing Lin Bai and the dead Mountain Guardian Bear.
"The Mountain Guardian Bear has already been killed?"
These martial artists were surprised.
"My goodness, a True Martial Third Rank demonic beast, dead just like that?"
"Oh, what a waste of a trip."
"Finally, we saw a True Martial Third Rank demonic beast in the outer area, but we were too late."
The martial artists said with some frustration.
Seeing the newcomers, Lin Bai immediately flicked his storage ring, storing the Mountain Guardian Bear's corpse in his storage bag.
"Junior Brother, hello. May I ask if you killed this Mountain Guardian Bear?" One of the six martial artists, a young man with a dark face, smiled and asked Lin Bai, bowing.
"I killed it, what's the matter?" Lin Bai answered calmly.
The dark-faced young man smiled and said, "Junior Brother is indeed skilled. At the True Martial First Rank, you can easily kill a Mountain Guardian Bear."
"It was just good luck. If there's nothing else, I'll be on my way."
After saying this, Lin Bai did not intend to stay any longer, as the Luo Yan Mountains were not within the Lingjian Sect, and killings and lootings often occurred.
"Junior Brother, please wait a moment."
The dark-faced young man called out again.
This time, Lin Bai was somewhat displeased.
"Senior Brother, is there anything else?"
Lin Bai asked curiously.
"I see that Junior Brother's cultivation is quite good. Are you interested in joining us to raid a demonic beast lair? There, we can hunt more demonic beasts!"
"Moreover, there is a True Martial Sixth Rank demonic beast in that lair."
"Are you interested?"
The dark-faced young man asked with a smile.
"A True Martial Sixth Rank demonic beast!"
Lin Bai's heart raced upon hearing this.
With Lin Bai's current martial arts cultivation, he was not yet capable of killing a True Martial Sixth Rank demonic beast; at most, he could handle a True Martial Third Rank, which was his limit.
"How much will a True Martial Sixth Rank demonic beast help me advance?"
"Will it directly break through to True Martial Third Rank?"
Lin Bai's eyes gleamed with excitement, and he licked his dry, cracked lips in anticipation.