Chapter 18 - Training ~ 2
Under the cover of the low gra.s.ses and trees, Xu Xuan moved forward little by little, not daring to make the slightest sound. Of course, if he were to rush up directly, he was still confident that he could kill the Steppe, but doing so would waste a lot of time and energy. He planned to use the smallest amount of strength possible to kill the Steppe!
Steppe s were indeed Rank 4 Beasts. With their huge bodies and mighty presence, if a normal person were to take a glance at them, even half of their souls would be scared off. It had just finished eating its Mystic Wind Boar, and was leisurely lying in the sun on an empty patch of land, slightly squinting its eyes. It looked to be enjoying itself, but what it didn"t know was that a great danger was slowly approaching it!
Very quickly, Xu Xuan arrived at a place about two meters away from it, causing Xu Xuan"s mind to become even more tense, because the place he was hiding at, was right in front of the Steppe.
Xu Xuan quietly waited for the best opportunity to make his move, he did not dare make any unusual movements, he knew that the dagger in his hand was extremely sharp, it could easily pierce through the head of an animal, and as long as it hit, the Steppe would definitely not hesitate to die.Suddenly, the defenseless Steppe twisted its head and looked towards the right. Right at this moment, Xu Xuan, who had been hiding all this time, suddenly moved.
He had already gathered his profound energy into his legs, and in that moment, with a jump, he flew towards the Steppe like a cannonball.
The distance of two meters was not far, and arrived in the blink of an eye. At this time, the Steppe also seemed to have sensed the approaching danger, and immediately turned its head as though it had a conditioned reflex.But, it was already too late. Two meters of distance and Xu Xuan using his Spirit Qi to help it jump, the speed was too fast. Just as the Steppe turned its head, the dagger had already fiercely stabbed into the center of its head.
Xu Xuan did not let down his guard. He fiercely stepped on the Steppe"s head, and his entire body immediately bounced backwards, his sharp dagger taking advantage of the impact and bringing out a mist of blood in the air. There were even some white substances within the mist.
"Roar!"The Steppe looked at Xu Xuan, and its standing body could not help but let out a roar, its eyes flashed with extreme rage, and it suddenly rushed forward, but blood kept on coming out of its head, and dyed the hair on its head red.
Even though the Steppe"s aura was getting weaker, Xu Xuan"s heart was still shocked by the roar. This was the first time it had killed a beast, and a Level 4 one at that.
This Steppe was about three meters tall when it stood up, but compared to that, Xu Xuan"s body was much skinnier and skinnier. After the Steppe roared at Xu Xuan, it opened its mouth and spurted a mouthful of blood at him.
Xu Xuan was shocked, he did not expect the Steppe to be so tenacious, and not only did it not die immediately, his body suddenly shot to the left in an instant, perfectly dodging the Steppe."Bam!"
The Steppe"s huge body fell to the ground with a thud. Finally, it could not stand up anymore.
Xu Xuan finally heaved a sigh of relief at the side, the corners of his mouth revealed a satisfied smile, the attack was powerful, it directly killed the Steppe, if he did not launch a sneak attack and directly stabbed the beast in the head, who knows how long it would take for him to succeed!
He quickly cut off the tiger skin and the two valuable items, took out his bag and put it into it, "As expected, this kind of a.s.sa.s.sination is the least time-consuming method. You"re out of luck today!"
After speaking to the corpse of the Steppe and tying the bag around his waist, Xu Xuan was ready to leave. However, very quickly, a round of "pa pa pa" applause sounded out from his right side, causing him to stop in his tracks.
"Marvelous!" Such a brilliant finishing move! A single fatal blow landed squarely on his head. Furthermore, his weapon wasn"t bad either. Could it be forged using superior materials? Tsk tsk, this brat"s strength is quite good! "
Following the clapping sounds, a middle-aged man"s rough voice came out. Although his words were filled with praise, Xu Xuan did not think that the person who appeared now was a good person.
This Dark Forest was a tomb of many people, for the sake of fighting, people would try to rob other people"s things, and would start a ma.s.sacre. But at the same time, this forest was also a paradise for the most vicious people, because here, they could start a ma.s.sacre unscrupulously, and freely lick the blood on their blades.There were also hunting team s who entered at random, evil beings who escaped while being chased by others to hide, and also small clans who came here to earn Qi Gathering Pill s. Thus, Xu Xuan immediately became vigilant.
Xu Xuan turned his head to look, and there were actually five people who appeared, and the direction in which they appeared in was exactly the direction that he went before he attacked the Steppe, and the Steppe turned to look, which meant that it was very possible that they were already hiding there at that time, or perhaps the Steppe had discovered something, and just took a glance, which gave him an extremely good opportunity.It was unknown why he was actually able to see through their cultivations, causing him to be startled. He did not know whether it was because he had fused with Hong Sha"s soul, that his mental strength was stronger than others, or that the cultivation technique was too unique, or even that the Nine-Swallowing Divine Jade had helped him, but he was actually able to see through their cultivation.
Wearing green clothes, his cultivation was the highest among the five, which was the late stage of the Sixth Stage of Profound Qi. As for the other four people, three of the middle-aged men with ordinary appearances, were in the early stage of the Sixth Stage of Profound Qi, and a woman who looked to be around twenty years old was in the late stage of the Fifth Stage of Profound Qi. This power was not low.
Of course, if it were only the four people at the back, Xu Xuan might not have minded it so much, relying on the purity of the Spirit Qi in his body, he could at least fight a little, but the knife-scarred man at the front gave him a headache. After breaking through to the Sixth Stage of Profound Qi, he had not completely tested his own fighting strength, and did not know if he could contend against this fellow.
He looked at the young man, his thoughts flashing through his head. The young man did not make a move immediately, so it was obvious that the young man could not see his cultivation level, and the young man was staring at him closely to see if he was nervous. If he was nervous, then the young man would definitely feel that his cultivation level was not high, and might even make a move immediately.
Therefore, Xu Xuan smiled at him, and said with a dull expression: "Thank you for your praise, just a simple method, not worth mentioning!"
After he finished speaking, Xu Xuan turned around and leisurely walked forward. Scarface, who was behind him, frowned. From Xu Xuan"s expression and his reply, he could not see any flaws.
But in the end, when Xu Xuan had already taken more than a dozen steps, he couldn"t help but loudly shout: "Little brother"s attack is decisive, his strength is extraordinary, but the Steppe that little brother killed just now, is my, Xiao Lang"s, prey.
After Xiao Lang finished speaking, he slowly walked towards Xu Xuan. Although he could not see through Xu Xuan"s cultivation, he could still feel that Xu Xuan was only around fifteen or sixteen years old, and was somewhat young and tender. In Cloud City, there was no one that was able to surpa.s.s seven stages of mystical Qi at the age of fifteen or sixteen, which made him feel a lot more at ease.There was one more thing, Xu Xuan"s clothes were tattered and there were bloodstains on it. He looked to be in a slightly sorry state, and probably because his cultivation was not high, he was able to cause it to look like this.
It could be said that this Xiao Lang was someone who thought carefully. Although he looked like a big sized man, he was still able to bring these few people along to earn some fame in the forest.
Therefore, Xiao Lang was able to quickly judge that Xu Xuan"s cultivation was not high, the caution just now, was also shocked by the sharp aura of Xu Xuan killing the Steppe with one move, and thought that he was an expert."Xiao Lang?" Hearing those two words, Xu Xuan"s fist involuntarily tightened! He suddenly turned around with a trace of viciousness in his eyes.