Bloody Battle

"Ding! The host has defeated a One Star Dou Shi for the first time and earned an achievement. Reward: one Battle Through the Heavens world Profound Rank Dou Technique Summoning Card."

"Defeating a One Star Dou Shi counts as an achievement?" Ye Qiu said to the system as he walked along the ancient road.

"Considering the host's past record, defeating a One Star Dou Shi can indeed be considered an achievement," the system explained.

"Past record..." Hearing the system's words, Ye Qiu thought back. Since arriving in the Dou Qi Continent, aside from killing a Rank 1 Magical Beast Blue Eagle, he really had not defeated anyone.

Although having Fa Hai and Lin Pingzhi spar with him had improved his strength, he had never actually won even once.

"Use the Profound Rank Dou Technique Summoning Card," Ye Qiu silently commanded.

"Ding! Congratulations Host, you have obtained the Profound Rank High Level Dou Technique—Water Overflowing Mighty Dragon!" A beam of light shot into Ye Qiu's mind.

"Summoning cards are still better. You learn the skill directly. Unlike drawing a card and having to read the Secret Manual yourself. But it seems that the skills from the store are all Secret Manuals too. Only rewards give Skill Summoning Cards!" After some exploration, Ye Qiu discovered one of the system's traits.

Half a month later, on the outskirts of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, "Gravity Blade - Fierce Tiger!" Ye Qiu compressed gravity onto the Aluminum Alloy Sword and fiercely swung it forward.

Though gravity could not be seen with the naked eye, after the Gravity Blade was unleashed, the countless shattered rocks and enormous wind pressure stirred up as the ground split apart were clearly visible.

He directly severed the neck of a Tier 2 Magical Beast. Its head hit the ground, blood sprayed through the air, and its body crashed down.

Roar! Seeing its companion die, another magical beast charged at Ye Qiu like a madman. With a sweep of its enormous claw, several Wind Blades shot toward Yun Yi. "Heh, you still dare struggle at death's door? Let's see whose wind is stronger. Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

A powerful gale burst from Ye Qiu's mouth, blowing away the magical beast's Wind Blades and forcing its body backward, leaving its limbs unable to stretch out.

Wind Release: Great Breakthrough was a C-Rank Ninjutsu from the Naruto World. After forming hand seals, the user expelled wind from their mouth, capable of blowing enemies away and restraining them. The technique itself did not possess much destructive power.

"Gravity Field!" Ye Qiu raised the Aluminum Alloy Sword high before pressing it down. The magical beast instantly felt an immense pressure envelop it, forcibly crushing it to the ground and leaving it unable to move.

"Yah! Water Overflowing Mighty Dragon!" An enormous waterfall-like column of water surged up before Ye Qiu and slammed into the magical beast at astonishing speed, forcibly piercing straight through its body...

Bang! The magical beast fell to the ground. There were quite a few other magical beast corpses around, most of them Tier 2 Magical Beasts, along with a small number of Rank 1 Magical Beasts.

The youth wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked over to the Tier 2 Magical Beast's abdomen. He thrust his hand in, digging directly into its body as he searched continuously. Before long, he pulled out a blue sphere.

"A Tier 2 water-attribute magic core. Not a bad haul." He wrapped it up and placed it into his storage ring. Looking at the dozen or so magic cores of various colors inside, Ye Qiu revealed a satisfied smile.

This youth was none other than Ye Qiu, who had been working hard to complete his latest magical beast hunting mission. When he first came here, he had only intended to fight magical beasts whose strength was close to his own and had no plans to kill those Rank 1 Magical Beasts.

But unexpectedly, a week later, the Weekly Task arrived: kill thirty Rank 1 Magical Beasts and ten Tier 2 Magical Beasts. The mission reward was generous, so he had no choice but to take the initiative and charge in with sword drawn!

For the first few days, he continuously slaughtered those harmless Rank 1 Magical Beasts. But who would have thought that later, those beasts would actually gather together? Whenever he hunted one, the rest would all swarm him at once. Damn it, even the Tier 2 Magical Beasts did the same. They had no shame at all!

At first, he had not wanted to suffer such a disadvantage by fighting them in groups. But on second thought, it really was a good opportunity to familiarize himself with his Dou Techniques and the abilities of the Gravity Fruit. He knew quite a few skills now, but lacked actual combat experience. During those days in Green Mountain Town, he had only exchanged a few moves with Fa Hai and Lin Pingzhi. Even though they had suppressed their cultivation, they had still gone easy on him and had not fought with their full strength. This time, fighting magical beasts was the perfect chance to use them as sparring partners and whetstones!

Another seven or eight days passed before he finally found and dealt with three Rank 1 Magical Beast packs, killing a total of forty or fifty Rank 1 Magical Beasts. Just as he was preparing to search for the remaining Tier 2 Magical Beasts, a group of Tier 2 Magical Beasts, perhaps attracted by the blood of the Rank 1 Magical Beasts Ye Qiu had slain, rushed over. That was how this scene came about.

"Ding! Magical Beast Hunting Mission completed. Rewards: Level One Forging Technique inheritance and one bottle of third-grade medicinal pills, Origin Returning Pills."

"Ah! I'm so tired. Finally done. Forging Technique? Is this system planning to make me forge my own weapons and refine puppets?" Ye Qiu joked before leaping into the distance.