So I Had This Life-Saving Method Too

"Hmph..."

The Boar Beast snorted, seeing Lin Li standing still. This time, it took the initiative to step forward, slowly approaching him.

It wanted to put pressure on this tender-skinned human, forcing him to turn and flee.

As long as he couldn't bear it and ran, exposing his back, that would be its perfect moment to strike.

This battle-hardened Boar Beast's strategy was sound. If Lin Li hadn't heard Hao Zhuang's warning, under the beast's relentless advance, as a newcomer, he'd surely have cracked and turned tail, baring his back.

But now, no matter how the Boar Beast pressed in, Lin Li had no thought of running.

"Damn it, since running means death, I'll just fight you to the end! It's anyone's game who lives or dies!"

Lin Li gritted his teeth, channeling Spiritual Energy from within into the Spirit Artifact Longsword in his hand, ready to battle the encroaching Boar Beast to the death.

"No, besides running, I've got another way to survive."

As he steeled himself for a final showdown, a flash of insight struck Lin Li's mind—a crucial detail he'd overlooked in his panic surfaced.

"Shit, I'm such an idiot! My golden finger—I'm a man with a golden finger. To dodge this Boar Beast now, I just need to hide on the Mysterious Small Island."

The Boar Beast, closing in on Lin Li, suddenly saw the tender-skinned human's face break into a relaxed smile.

It sensed that this human's fear of it had vanished in an instant.

"Hahaha... With a life-saving trick like this, as long as I'm not one-shotted, what the hell do I have to fear?" Lin Li burst into loud laughter, making the advancing Boar Beast halt.

"Hmph..." The Boar Beast snorted in confusion, watching the tender-skinned human suddenly laugh out loud. It wondered if he'd gone crazy.

"Stop dragging your feet, come on!" With no more worries, Lin Li stretched out his left hand and curled his index finger at the Boar Beast.

Alright. That human taunt clearly went over the Boar Beast's head, so he'd try another way.

Seeing the Boar Beast staring at him like he was an idiot, Lin Li lifted his right foot and kicked a small stone nearby.

"Whoosh..."

The stone flew up, arcing through the air before smacking into the Boar Beast's forehead.

"Hmph..."

Though the small stone didn't hurt, it was a serious provocation, and the Boar Beast's fury flared up instantly.

Lin Li watched the enraged Boar Beast pawing the ground with its right front hoof and grinned. "Heh, this kind of taunt is the most direct."

"Chirp chirp..."

A flock of birds flew overhead, spotted the standoff between man and beast by the mud pond, and veered off to land on a nearby tree, waiting for the fight to start.

"Hmph..."

After pawing the ground a dozen times, the Boar Beast let out a piercing snort, and a Pale Gold Spiritual Light flickered over its body.

Lin Li, now free of worry, had been relaxed, but when he saw the Pale Gold Spiritual Light on the Boar Beast, his expression turned serious.

Though he couldn't gauge the beast's exact cultivation level with his current skill, seeing it glow with Spiritual Light all over, he figured this Boar Beast, at the very least, had a First-Order High Stage cultivation. Stronger, and it might match him at First-Order Peak.

Facing a beast on par with himself, underestimating it would make him a total arrogant fool—and getting killed by it would be no less than he deserved.

Lin Li, steady by nature, never saw himself as arrogant. The moment he saw the Boar Beast channel Spiritual Energy, he didn't give it the first move—he charged in to attack.

That was the right call. Once the fat, sturdy Boar Beast got its charge going, Lin Li's scrawny arms and legs couldn't stand up to it head-on; he'd have to dodge and fall completely on the defensive.

The Boar Beast was surprised to see the tender-skinned human attacking it on his own.

After all, moments ago, he'd been terrified, backing away and looking for an escape route. Now, not only was he fearless, but he was also striking first—it just couldn't figure it out.

They were only about sixteen or seventeen meters apart. Lin Li, launching the attack, reached the Boar Beast in no time.

He raised the Spirit Artifact Longsword, glowing with Pale Gold Spiritual Light, and thrust at its eye.

Eyes were a vulnerable spot for any creature. If the Spirit Artifact Longsword struck, the Boar Beast would be gravely wounded, maybe even killed on the spot.

"Hmph..." The Boar Beast let out a sharp snort and dodged to the right.

"Damn, you're so bulky, how are you this quick?" Lin Li cursed inwardly as his thrust missed.

Then he twisted his waist, pushed off the ground with his right foot, and lunged at the dodging Boar Beast again.

"Hmph..." Facing Lin Li's renewed charge, the Boar Beast dodged once more.

This time, it couldn't evade Lin Li's accelerated pounce. The Spirit Artifact Longsword slashed a gash across the Boar Beast's rump, blood spilling out instantly, and it let out a deafening roar of pain.

"So you're not that tough after all! And here I was so scared of you." Lin Li's joy at landing a hit lasted less than two seconds before he suffered a counterattack.

The Boar Beast, wounded on its rump, stopped dodging after its earth-shaking roar. It braced its thick, powerful front legs, pushed off the ground hard, and changed direction, slamming into Lin Li with brutal force.

Its sharp tusks, coated in Pale Gold Spiritual Light, gleamed with a deadly edge.

If those hit, they'd pierce right through his body, leaving two massive holes.

Lin Li quickly sidestepped, narrowly dodging the Boar Beast's fierce counter. But as they passed each other, the beast twisted its stout body, and its injured rump slammed solidly into Lin Li.

"Thud."

Lin Li, weighing nearly a hundred and forty pounds, was sent flying by the fat, sturdy Boar Beast's impact.

He hit the ground and scrambled back up, a sharp sting in his left hand—he must have cut his palm in the fall.