The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

However, just as Hu Xingtong was about to win, a larger Red Snake Wolf suddenly appeared in front of her. This wolf's aura was stronger than any of the previous ones, and it was obviously the leader of these wolfs.

Hu Xingtong did not retreat, but instead went forward to meet it. A leader-level monster beast was rare, and if you were lucky, you might even get an inner elixir.

The flames collided with the demonic wolves, erupting in dazzling sparks. Hu Xingtong engaged in a fierce battle with the leader of the Scarlet Snake Demonic Wolf, using all his strength in every attack and never letting up in every defense.

The battle lasted for a long time, and Hu Xingtong's physical and spiritual strength were constantly depleted. However, her sword sense was gradually improving. She gradually adapted to the rhythm of the battle and found a delicate balance between fighting and cultivation. Unconsciously, her realm had even loosened a little.

With a crackling sound, Hu Xingtong's realm reached the middle stage of the Golden Core. At this moment, she mastered the subtle fusion of spiritual power and strange fire. A sword light filled with fireworks passed through the air and pierced through the chest of the demon wolf.

Following a shrill howl, the demon wolf leader slowly fell down.

Hu Xingtong stood there, looking at the mess on the ground and the fallen demon wolf, and an indescribable sense of accomplishment surged in his heart.

Sheathing the Qing Huan Sword, he walked over to a dead Scarlet Snake Demon Wolf and extracted a glowing inner elixir from its body. His scanning eye scanned the entire area, revealing that all the demon wolves possessed inner elixirs, and their bodies were suitable for refining weapons, their tendons and bones being a rare refining material.

After collecting all the inner elixirs and corpses of monsters, Hu Xingtong began to explore deeper into the secret realm.

Along the way, Hu Xingtong did not find any spiritual vegetation or stones. Apart from the few red-banded demon wolves just now, there were no other living creatures. It seemed as if all this was built for trials.

As he was walking, Hu Xingtong suddenly noticed that the environment around him had changed slightly. There was a replacement among the vegetation, and the original forest began to wither. As Hu Xingtong continued to walk, it gradually turned into a barren grain of dust.

Hu Xingtong knew that the first trial was over and the second trial was about to begin. As she continued to go deeper, the yellow sand around her accumulated more and more, until she reached a relatively flat plain, and living creatures finally appeared in the sight of the scanning eye. This time, they were not monsters, but spiritual creatures, to be precise, three stone monsters made of stones.

The three stone monsters are all at the late stage of weapon refining, and their physical realm is probably the late stage of Qidong realm. The only difference is that the weapons used by the three stone monsters are not the same, and their corresponding body sizes are also different. The larger stone monster holds a heavy axe in his hand, the medium-sized stone monster holds a big knife in his hand, and the last smaller stone monster holds a giant sword with a wide blade in his hand.

It seems that the corresponding power levels of the three are also different. If Hu Xingtong deals with them at the same time, it may be a bit difficult.

Faced with three distinctive stone monsters, Hu Xingtong didn't immediately attack them. Instead, she stood at a distance and carefully observed their movements and habits. She found that although these stone monsters looked clumsy, their movements were extremely agile, and each attack was full of power.

It seems that a head-on confrontation will only lead to disadvantages, and we must use our wits to defeat them.

However, before outsmarting them, she planned to test the strength of the three stone monsters first.

She first chose the larger stone monsters wielding heavy axes as a breakthrough point. Using her compact stature, Hu Xingtong weaved between the monsters, constantly searching for opportunities to strike. She discovered that while the monsters had strong defenses, their attacks were relatively slow. As long as she could dodge their attacks, she would have a chance to counterattack.

"Xiao Wuzi, help me find out if there are any techniques in Master's technique that can enhance physical skills. I want the kind that can enhance flexibility."

While searching the system, Hu Xingtong treated it as a form of training. Thinking that his magical powers had not yet been perfected, he took advantage of this opportunity, attacking the stone monster while using his golden body. For the stone monster with a hard body, Hu Xingtong's unintentional attack was like a biting mosquito, not fatal but very annoying.

So, when Hu Xingtong was about to launch the next attack, the stone monster holding the giant sword rushed directly towards him. The giant sword cut out an arc in the air at such a fast speed that even Hu Xingtong's scanning eyes could not catch its movement trajectory.

"Clang--" The collision between the swords produced dazzling sparks. With just one strike, Hu Xingtong felt the numbness on his wrist. His right hand holding the Qing Huan Sword trembled slightly, indicating that its owner was in a not-so-good mood.

[Out of Ying Step, it has been transmitted.] As the system's reminder sounded, Hu Xingtong felt a warm current surge into his mind.

Chu Ying Bu: It is divided into two volumes, the upper volume, the sword shadow returns in the wind, and while swinging the sword, the body tilts and dances with the wind; the lower volume, the illusion overlaps, using the illusion created by high-speed movement to create the illusion of fast movement, while moving and changing position.

It seems that the first volume is relatively easier to learn. It is nothing more than using the relative force generated when swinging the sword to drive changes in the surrounding environment, thereby achieving the movement of the body. This is similar to the principle that the action of forces in the real world is mutual.

After figuring this out, Hu Xingtong thought about putting it into practice. The strange fire instantly surrounded his body, and the red-gold flame instantly wrapped around the sword body of Qing Huanjian. Then he swung it out violently with accumulated strength. At the same time, Hu Xingtong reduced his own strength and moved his body in the opposite direction of the sword shadow. This time, he really avoided the attack of the giant sword stone monster.

So, Hu Xingtong tried again, and after several times of practice, he finally mastered the upper part of Yingbu to an eight-point state.

After successfully dodging repeatedly, Hu Xingtong gave up the temptation. Seeing the right moment, he swung his Qing Huan Sword at the leg of the least agile Heavy Axe Stone Monster. The strike was powerful, its force intensified by the strange fire, severing one of the Stone Monster's legs and throwing it off balance. Seizing this opportunity, Hu Xingtong launched a swift combo, dodging the Blade and Giant Sword Stone Monsters while continuously swinging his Qing Huan Sword. The sword's radiant light finally engulfed and defeated the Heavy Axe Stone Monster.

After defeating the first heavy-axe monster, the three became less formidable now that their most powerful force was gone. Despite this, Hu Xingtong didn't let up, instead turning immediately to the second stone monster wielding a large sword. She discovered that this monster was not only more agile than the heavy-axe monster, but also had a more powerful attack and the most advanced reaction speed of the three. Therefore, she could only try to exploit her speed advantage, repeatedly sneaking around the monster's back to launch sneak attacks.

But despite this, he still couldn't break through the attack of the big knife stone monster, and was often disturbed by the giant sword stone monster, which eventually led to Hu Xingtong being injured.

What should I do? The reaction of the big knife stone monster is too fast. No matter how fast I am, I still can't break through its eyes, unless I can find a way to make its eyes deceive itself.

Then you may need to use the second volume of Yingbu, but is the illusion an illusion or a high-speed moving ghost?

Hu Xingtong couldn't figure this out, so he could only keep trying and exploring in the competition with the two stone monsters, and gaining insights through running again and again.

And during this process, the giant sword stone monster seemed to have caught her weakness of being distracted frequently. The sword swung quickly, and a series of illusory sword shadows were drawn in front of Hu Xingtong. It was at this moment that Hu Xingtong came to her senses. Illusion and double images can be superimposed. The illusion of double images can cover up the fact that there are no double images, but when there are double images, the illusion of illusion can appear. Therefore, the two can exist at the same time and complement each other.

So, having figured out the trick, Hu Xingtong started another attempt. This time, she pulled the giant sword stone monster into the test object, and ran in front of the two stone monsters again and again. The continuous loss of spiritual power and physical strength made Hu Xingtong gradually feel powerless. She took out a rejuvenation pill from the storage ring and swallowed it, chewing it hard twice.

He used his spiritual power to test it again. Finally, as Hu Xingtong ran in circles, the speed of the two stone monsters slowed down significantly, and their reaction speed also became relatively slow.

Seizing this opportunity, Hu Xingtong found the flaw of the Big Knife Stone Monster. There was a gap connected by a stone on its chest, and the Big Knife Stone Monster would subconsciously cover that gap every time it swung its sword. Hu Xingtong thought that perhaps that was the Big Knife Stone Monster's vital point, so, the Qing Huan Sword, which was amplified by the strange fire, pierced its chest through this gap.