Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, Second Level

Bang, bang!

The black bear panted heavily through its huge jaws, its blood-red eyes fixed tightly on the human. Its massive claws pressed against the ground, crushing several stones into powder.

Looking at the Giant Rock Black Bear, which made no attempt to conceal its killing intent toward him, Xu Feng swallowed. An Advanced Beast General... with his current strength, he did not know whether he could fight one.

I was originally planning to find an Intermediate Beast General to fight in a few days. Looks like I'll be taking on an advanced one directly. Good. Let me see just how strong an Advanced Beast General is. If I can't beat it, I should be able to escape, right?

Xu Feng thought to himself. If he had not seen those corpses that morning, he would have run long ago. But after what had happened that morning, his mindset had undergone a transformation.

Xu Feng believed that if he wanted to leave, this Advanced Beast General, a Giant Rock Black Bear not known for its speed, would never be able to catch him. It might have blocked the road, but if he wanted to go, he could definitely get away. That was the absolute confidence of a Psychic Master.

He needed to create distance. For a Psychic Master to let a monster get close was the stupidest thing possible.

Xu Feng was a warrior, but he was also a Psychic Master. Creating distance and controlling flying daggers to attack was his best option. He hurriedly mobilized the flying daggers around him.

Xu Feng fixed his gaze on the Giant Rock Black Bear again and carefully examined its body. Then, he abruptly discovered an extremely horrifying wound on its lower abdomen.

The wound had nearly torn open the Giant Rock Black Bear's entire lower abdomen. As it twisted its body, streams of blood continuously gushed out, staining the nearby black fur crimson.

Judging from the terrifying wound, it had likely been inflicted by some ferocious clawed monster. Injured bear-type monsters were usually exceptionally irritable, and unlucky Xu Feng seemed to have run into this heavily wounded Giant Rock Black Bear.

His eyes locked onto the horrifying wound that kept pouring blood. Xu Feng narrowed his eyes, and an idea stirred in his heart. Under normal circumstances, he could not possibly defeat a black bear. He had originally planned to exchange a few moves before fleeing for his life. But now, the situation seemed quite favorable to him.

"Hmph, you came looking for me yourself..." Xu Feng snorted inwardly. He gripped his saber and stared hard at the black bear. In this situation, he could not afford to hold back in the slightest.

To the enraged Giant Rock Black Bear, Xu Feng's actions were undoubtedly a provocation. At once, it slammed its two claws heavily against its chest, producing a series of clanging sounds.

Its giant feet moved. With bloodshot eyes, the Giant Rock Black Bear charged violently at Xu Feng. White energy rapidly gathered around its enormous claws, and the surrounding air suddenly turned cold.

Xu Feng lightly tapped the ground with the tip of his foot.

Accompanied by a sonic boom, the Seven-element Flying Daggers spread toward the Giant Rock Black Bear like a net. Using the Microscopic Level Movement Technique, Xu Feng widened the distance by more than ten meters. The Giant Rock Black Bear knocked the daggers away and charged at Xu Feng.

"Roar!" The black bear let out a furious roar as its massive claws pounced toward Xu Feng.

Relying on the Microscopic Level Movement Technique, Xu Feng's body shifted strangely aside, effortlessly evading the black bear's attack.

After dodging, Xu Feng once again controlled six flying daggers, aiming them at the hideous wound on the black bear's lower abdomen and pouring all his Mental Power into them.

"Whoosh!"

A sharp sonic boom rang out as the flying daggers shot fiercely toward the black bear at a terrifying speed.

The flying daggers struck directly into the Giant Rock Black Bear's wound. The bear immediately steadied itself, but an intense pain erupted from its lower abdomen. Looking down, it saw blood gushing endlessly from the still-unhealed wound like flowing water.

The severe pain made the already irritable Giant Rock Black Bear lose even more of its sanity. With steps that shook the earth and mountains, it pursued Xu Feng, blood continually dripping from its wound.

With the boost of the Microscopic Level Movement Technique, Xu Feng never directly took a single attack from the Giant Rock Black Bear. Even so, he still suffered some minor injuries.

Beside the wooden hut, a bizarre scene unfolded. The Giant Rock Black Bear, so enraged it was nearly mad, continuously smashed at the small figure beside it. Having lost its sanity, it was not much different from an ordinary monster. Yet the figure flitting around it like a fly escaped every one of the Giant Rock Black Bear's attacks.

Dark red blood had nearly covered the ground, creating a horrifying sight.

After dodging the Giant Rock Black Bear once more, the opportunity Xu Feng had been waiting for finally came. Almost by reflex, he swung his saber in a savage slash.

The strength of his entire body erupted to its utmost limit, powerful force instantly transmitting from his legs to his waist and hips.

Crack, crack, crack—

Xu Feng's vertebrae rose one by one as powerful force transmitted into his right arm.

At the same time, his waist, hips, and back rippled in succession like waves spreading across water, releasing two bursts of Hidden Strength.

The force connected!

Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, Second Level—twenty-onefold strength, erupt!

"Splat!"

Three consecutive waves of force surged into his arm. The Blood Shadow Saber turned into a cold flash and streaked through the air.

Instead of retreating, Xu Feng advanced, chopping his saber toward the Giant Rock Black Bear's wound. The Giant Rock Black Bear had not expected this human to dare counterattack, and it failed to react in time. The Blood Shadow Saber viciously hacked into its wound. The instant the blade went in, Xu Feng abandoned the saber and retreated at once.

Having suffered a fatal blow, the Giant Rock Black Bear's roar gradually faded. Its blood-red beast eyes remained wide open as it crashed heavily to the ground like a collapsing hill.

The moment the Giant Rock Black Bear fell, Xu Feng also collapsed, his entire body numb and aching. Ignoring the blood all over the ground, he lay flat on his back and panted heavily.

After taking several breaths, he slowly recovered some strength. He raised his head, looked at the enormous Giant Rock Black Bear corpse in the distance, and immediately went over to pull out his saber. He chopped once at the Giant Rock Black Bear's head, removed its hide, threw away his blood-soaked clothes, and quickly ran off into the distance.

If he encountered even an Elementary Beast Soldier now, it could kill him. He was almost out of strength, and his Mental Power had been completely exhausted.

After finding a place where he could hide well, Xu Feng immediately concealed himself. Once inside, he lay down flat again and panted heavily. A lingering fear rose in his heart. If the black bear had not already been heavily wounded, if the agony had not made it lose its mind, if not for the fighting experience he had gained over the past two days... if he had encountered it yesterday, he truly would have died here...

Xu Feng slowly recovered some strength and began his training for the day. Crossing his legs, he assumed a cultivation posture and began restoring the strength he had expended.

It was not until deep into the night, when everything was pitch-black, that Xu Feng opened his eyes. He carefully replayed the battle in his mind.

He picked up the Blood Shadow Saber beside him.

Eighteen saber forms intertwined, merging seamlessly.

Almost by reflex, Xu Feng swung his saber in a savage slash.

He had mastered the second level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade.

"Combat truly is the best way to improve one's cultivation. No wonder those protagonists are all battle maniacs. I need to fight more in the future too."