Living steadily in the world of gods and mystery

Chen Li dealt with a scoundrel and returned to the burrow to ask Zhou Hong:

"How much food do we have left?"

"It won’t last more than ten days!" Zhou Hong said.

Chen Li nodded, "Hmm, don’t worry, I’ll go and get some more in the next few days."

As a Body Refinement practitioner, his daily consumption was staggering.

Apart from everything else, just the Demon Beast Meat alone, he would consume about three pounds every day. Especially after the Blood Qi Elixirs were gone, his appetite had increased even more. It could be said that most of the food at home was devoured by him.

But the effects were remarkable.

Now, his strength was such that he could easily lift a rock that weighed a ton.

And that was purely physical strength.

If it was explosive power, his muscles would coordinate throughout his body and concentrate his strength into a force, which could be five or six times that amount.

...

"Where to get food from?"

Lying in bed late at night, Chen Li silently pondered.

The Loose Cultivators in the shanty areas dared not venture into the wilderness anymore. Most likely, the majority were now close to running out of both arrows and food; there surely wouldn’t be any surplus food to sell.

"We have to find a way from the Demon Beasts!"

In fact, he had been practicing the Traction Skill, a close-quarters combat technique, for nearly half a month.

Chen Li was getting a bit impatient and couldn’t help but think about finding a weaker Demon Beast to test his sword skills.

Now was undoubtedly the perfect time.

...

In the following nights, each time Chen Li left the burrow.

He would stealthily leave, wandering around the shanty areas, and even boldly go to the riverbank and wilderness in search, but for some reason, for several days in a row, he found nothing.

During that time, he did hear a Demon Beast once.

However, by the time he got there, the Demon Beast had disappeared without a trace.

It was not until the fourth night that things took a turn.

As Chen Li left the shanty area and searched along the edge of the wilderness, a heavy step echoed near his ear; his figure flashed and quickly hid behind a slope, concealing himself.

The tender green grass of early spring, with the fresh fragrance of plants, could not hide any figure.

Chen Li lay cautiously on the slope, looking into the distance.

Under the bleak moonlight, a huge Demon Beast with reddish eyes and a dark brown body was slowly approaching.

It had rough, wrinkled skin like tree bark, a short tail, no horns, and its body length from head to tail was about six meters.

Such a creature should be very cumbersome by its size, but this Demon Beast moved with a lightness that seemed out of proportion to its body.

As it walked, its eyes constantly darted from side to side, its nose sniffing the air incessantly, occasionally pausing briefly to listen attentively to something, appearing exceptionally careful and cautious.

At first, Chen Li thought he had been discovered.

But then he realized why.

Demon Beasts aren’t naturally allies, and each belongs to different species; infighting among them was probably commonplace. Now that so many Demon Beasts had gathered near the shanty area, it was simply on guard against those ’colleagues’.

"It’s a low-level Demon Beast, completely lacking the terrifying aura of that Second Order Demon Beast from before."

Chen Li assessed in his heart, waiting for it to come closer.

Time ticked by, second by second.

The distance between them closed.

The heavy breathing of the Demon Beast, like bellows, rang clearly in his ears; his keen sense of smell could already detect the stench radiating from the Demon Beast.

Chen Li’s heart pounded uncontrollably.

He opened and closed his mouth, silently chanting spells.

At the same time, his hands rapidly formed seals.

With the frequent practice during this period, his Traction Skill had advanced to the ’proficient’ level, and spellcasting failure had become rare.

Soon, the domain of the spell quickly expanded.

"Done!"

After Chen Li slapped an Amulet on himself, he leaped up, his strength bursting forth, his speed reaching its peak in a short period.

His legs moved crosswise like the wind, the force he carried was like raising a level seven typhoon, sweeping up countless bits of sand and broken leaves to form a long wake behind him.

The Demon Beast, sensing the disturbance, swiftly turned its gaze toward Chen Li, baring its sharp teeth with a warning roar. Yet, its limbs began to retreat non-stop, seemingly unsettled by the rapidly approaching human.

Chen Li ran faster and faster.

The hundred-meter distance passed in a flash.

The demon beast suddenly sensed danger and turned to flee.

But it was already too late.

Chen Li let out a loud shout.

"Die for me!"

The Scolding Skill was activated.

The demon beast was so frightened that it nearly collapsed on the spot, its body stiffening where it stood.

Excrement uncontrollably trickled from its lower body.

The expert-level Scolding Skill was comparable to a second-tier mid-level spell.

For a low-level demon beast with far weaker mental faculties than a human Loose Cultivator, it was incredibly effective, a strike that hit the mark perfectly.

It stood rigid for a full second.

It then came to its senses and let out a mournful cry, desperately trying to move its weakened limbs in an attempt to flee.

But by this time, how could Chen Li let it escape?

Another ’Scolding Skill’.

This time, it was so terrified that it completely collapsed on the ground, shaking all over as if it had met its natural predator, completely resigned to its fate.

That’s it?

Chen Li stopped in his tracks and couldn’t help but scratch his head.

All the tension beforehand had been for naught.

He hadn’t expected it to be so weak.

He looked at the demon beast that was clearly terrified and felt somewhat troubled.

He had many more tricks he hadn’t used yet and needed practice.

"Get up!"

He used a Spiritual Power finger snap.

With a "bang!"

A blood hole the size of a bowl exploded on the body of the demon beast.

The demon beast trembled and let out a sorrowful, tragic cry without any resistance.

One had to say, demon beasts have strong bodies.

A Spiritual Power finger snap that could break a Protective Shield with two hits only caused superficial damage to the demon beast.

Although the wound wasn’t small and was over twenty centimeters deep, it wasn’t fatal for this large-bodied demon beast. It had a five-centimeter-thick outer skin alone, not to mention the thick layer of fat and muscle beneath that was excessively robust.

Chen Li continuously released Spiritual Power finger snaps.

Unfortunately, apart from wailing, the demon beast made no other moves.

"Forget it; it’s best not to delay. If its wails attract a second-order demon beast, that would be terrible," Chen Li thought to himself, "I’ll find another opportunity to test my swordplay later."

Immediately.

He silently recited an incantation.

He used the Scolding Skill again, to shock the demon beast.

Taking advantage of its daze. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Chen Li leaped five or six meters, and at the same time, he unsheathed his sword. An icy gleam of sword light, carrying a formidable Qi Force, vanished in a flash.

The sword passed!

The throat was severed!

Chen Li didn’t stop after the sword strike and quickly took several steps in succession. He didn’t stop until he was tens of meters away.

His gaze was tightly fixed on the dying demon beast.

It finally struggled to rise, but a torrent of blood surged from its throat like from a high-pressure spray head. It let out a hoarse and breathy cry of despair, and as the blood loss continued, its strength waned.

Its body swayed a few times.

And finally, it fell to the ground with a thunderous crash, making the ground tremble slightly.

Not until the demon beast lay completely motionless.

Did Chen Li approach, drew the flying sword out of his sleeve, and with a flick, the sword began to move, its edge consuming light, as he controlled it to dissect the corpse.

This demon beast’s body probably weighed five or six tons; he couldn’t carry it all at once.