Danwu Refining Spirit

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Rescue

Broken Soul Ridge, early morning.

It's the third day of the hunting competition. Yin Feng is in a bad mood, feeling frustrated and fearful.

As a relative by marriage to the Xiao family, his martial arts cultivation had already reached the Martial Apprentice realm two years ago, but he had only opened one acupoint in his body.

A disciple of his level was clearly there to die, yet he was branded as someone who would bring glory to the family. He knew this was the result of factional infighting within the clan, and even though his father had reached the Martial Master realm, he couldn't change it.

From the moment he was thrown into the heart of Broken Soul Ridge, he felt his luck was incredibly bad. In two days and one night, although he hadn't encountered any disciples from the other two families, he had already run into several ferocious beasts.

Thanks to a sharp sword his father had specially prepared for him before he left, he managed to avoid becoming food for wild beasts despite sustaining multiple injuries.

But what about now? Can we escape this time?

Looking at the Bloodthirsty Silver Bear that was only a few steps away from him, Yin Feng was filled with despair.

The Bloodthirsty Silver Bear is enormous and ferocious, ranking among the top ten most deadly beasts in Broken Soul Ridge.

Moreover, this beast runs extremely fast and is highly aggressive. When it encounters humans, it goes berserk and will relentlessly pursue them. It is truly immortal and incorruptible, and even martial artists with more than ten acupoints in their bodies will find it troublesome.

The Bloodthirsty Silver Bear glared angrily at Yin Feng. It had no qualms about turning this human, who dared to invade its territory, into its breakfast, even though he was a little thin and might not get enough to eat.

"Roar!"

The Bloodthirsty Silver Bear roared and stood upright, its large, fan-shaped paws bringing a gust of foul wind as it slammed down on Yin Feng's head.

Encountering a beast of this caliber, there's no way to avoid it; you can only fight! Yin Feng gritted his teeth and slashed at the Bloodthirsty Silver Bear's massive paw with his sword.

With a soft "snap," the sword's edge collided with the Bloodthirsty Silver Bear's claws, scattering a few sparks before being swatted away by the bear's paw. The remaining force of the bear's paw was undiminished, continuing its trajectory towards Yin Feng's head.

"Can't even stop it once?" With the bear paw less than a foot from his head, Yin Feng had one last question in his mind and closed his eyes tightly.

"puff!"

A dull thud sounded overhead, and a gust of wind ripped Yin Feng's hair out of his bun, his messy long hair obscuring his eyes.

There was no pain, no bloodshed, only the stinging sensation of the fierce wind cutting across my face.

The imagined scene of brains splattering did not appear. Yin Feng opened his eyes in surprise and was immediately stunned by the scene before him through his hair.

It’s too shocking!

A young disciple dressed in the uniform of the Xiao family was exchanging blows with the Bloodthirsty Silver Bear!

The disciple was not old, and looked even younger than me. He had probably just passed the martial arts tempering test.

"Luckily, I wasn't a disciple of the Tie or Situ families, otherwise I would have run away long ago. There's no way anyone would be kind enough to save me."

Overjoyed at escaping death, Yin Feng felt his mood wasn't as bad as before. While grateful, he also secretly worried for his fellow disciple.

Once he calmed down, Yin Feng took a closer look at the disciple and suddenly recognized him.

It's Xiao Chong! It's Xiao Chong!

That disciple who shattered someone else's dantian right after tempering his body!

That disciple who has recently gained the patriarch's favor in the Xiao family!

That disciple who, without any prior knowledge of martial arts, had already decided a life-or-death situation with Tie Changqing, a peak martial arts apprentice!

That disciple who caused a huge uproar in Flying Moon City, getting 99% of the city's residents involved in a crazy gamble!

Recalling an embarrassing incident his father had casually mentioned while drunk, Yin Feng suddenly felt that his father was full of wisdom, not only not embarrassing, but also incredibly wise.

"So it was him! No wonder he was so fierce!" In his excitement, Yin Feng muttered to himself and began to focus on the battle before him.

The Bloodthirsty Silver Bear was over ten feet tall and possessed immense strength. Every step it took left a deep footprint on the ground, and every swipe of its paw brought up a fierce gust of wind.

Fortunately, although Xiao Chong was not as strong as it, he was more agile and quick in punching, so for a time they were evenly matched.

But the Bloodthirsty Silver Bear was born with superhuman strength and seemed to never tire, constantly slapping down on Xiao Chong's head with one palm after another.

Xiao Chong could only rely on speed to deflect his opponent's attacks. Often, when the Bloodthirsty Silver Bear struck out with a palm, he would unleash more than ten punches in the blink of an eye, using rapid, concentrated strikes to offset the difference in strength. However, after a while, he began to feel the strain.

After fighting for a while, Xiao Chong felt that he was familiar enough with the changes in his body, and that he was finding it increasingly difficult to cope, so he didn't want to continue fighting it.

"We need to change our tactics. If we continue fighting like this, we'll probably suffer losses."

With a thought, Xiao Chong stopped exchanging blows with the Bloodthirsty Silver Bear. He dodged and weaved around it, and when he found a suitable opportunity, he struck its soft spot with force.

The Bloodthirsty Silver Bear had thick hide and initially treated Xiao Chong's punches as nothing more than a tickle, but after repeated blows, it finally became enraged.

"call!"

The enraged Bloodthirsty Silver Bear uprooted a tree as thick as a human head and swung it fiercely at Xiao Chong. Wherever the tree went, sand and stones flew, leaving a scene of utter devastation.

Another sway came from the tree. Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Xiao Chong jumped up and stood on the treetop. He swayed back and forth with the tree, like a leaf stuck to the trunk.

The Bloodthirsty Silver Bear became even more enraged, raising a large tree and swinging it sharply into the sky, trying to throw Xiao Chong off.

"A good opportunity!" Xiao Chong exerted force with his right foot, tapped the tree trunk, and used the momentum of the tree rising to propel his body more than five zhang high.

With a slight turn in mid-air, Xiao Chong swiftly drew his crossbow and fired an arrow at the back of the Bloodthirsty Silver Bear's head.

The Bloodthirsty Silver Bear's hide is as hard as iron, and ordinary weapons cannot pierce it. Its most vulnerable spot is three inches behind its head, where the hide is as thin as paper. This information was gathered by Xiao Chong.

A faint, cold light flashed through the air. The crossbow bolt was as fast as thunder and as swift as lightning, yet it made no sound at all thanks to the sound-absorbing effect of the runes on the shaft.

"Hey!"

The crossbow bolt pierced the back of the Bloodthirsty Silver Bear's head, spraying out a spray of dark red blood. The Bloodthirsty Silver Bear roared wildly, collapsing to the ground and rolling around, snapping trees as thick as bowls at their roots.

Xiao Chong moved like a nimble cat, landing with a quick bend in his knees and a spring in his step, moving far away from the struggling Bloodthirsty Silver Bear until it came to a complete stop before turning his gaze to the Xiao family disciple.