Lush trees cast deep shade, wildflowers carpeted the ground. Sika deer strolled gracefully by the stream, while apes swung lazily through the woods. The entire forest was filled with a tranquil, harmonious atmosphere.
Suddenly, the sika deer by the stream pricked up its ears. Then, in panic, it darted into the bushes beneath the trees. The apes scrambled to the treetops as well, their fur standing on end as though they faced a formidable enemy. They nervously stared at a spot ten meters from where the deer had been. Ripples spread through the air there, and only after a child in azure robes was spat out did the space return to its usual calm.
The child collapsed onto the ground and dry-heaved. He gulped down fresh air, feeling immensely relieved. Good thing I had the Divine Artifact Instantaneous Teleportation Star Disk. Otherwise, I would have died beneath his sword.
Hun Han looked around. Aside from the frightened apes cowering atop the trees, there seemed to be no other danger nearby.
"This world is truly terrifying. I have to improve my strength as soon as possible! Only a hard fist is the true path!"
Having narrowly escaped death, Hun Han had learned a vivid lesson. This was the Dou Qi Continent, no longer the peaceful and prosperous age of his previous life. If he wanted to survive here, he had to raise his cultivation.
"Ding-dong!"
"Time Sign-in is available. Would you like to sign in?"
"Sign in!"
Without realizing it, a full day had passed since his last Time Sign-in.
"Ding-dong!"
"Congratulations. Through the timed sign-in function, you have obtained an item: Broken Egg!"
Broken Egg: This egg was not that egg. It was a medicinal pill Taishang Laojun had accidentally invented in his youth. Consuming this egg guaranteed a successful foundation breakthrough, allowing one to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage and enter the Qi Refining Stage.
Note: If used in the Battle Through the Heavens world, it would allow a Dou Zhe at the Peak of the Ninth Stage of Fighting Qi to form a Fighting Qi Vortex within their body with a one hundred percent success rate, becoming a genuine Dou Zhe!
"Damn, I actually got something this strange."
Hun Han examined the egg-like pill in his hand and could not help complaining, "If it isn't a Foundation Lollipop, then it's some Broken Egg. I get it now—Time Sign-in gives nothing but bizarre things. Hey, System, what weird item are you going to give me during the next Time Sign-in?"
The System did not respond to Hun Han's question at all. On the Time Sign-in panel, Hun Han learned that there were still three days until the next sign-in.
"It'll be dark soon. I need to find somewhere to stay."
Hun Han looked around. The sun was setting in the west. At present, he had no idea where the Teleportation Star Disk had sent him. If night fell while he was stuck in this forest without a place to stay, it would be extremely dangerous. [[emailprotected] Aiqi Literature, free reading]
At night, countless carnivorous beasts came out to hunt for food.
"There's a cave over there!"
Hun Han put away the Teleportation Star Disk in his hand. After being used once, the once dazzling star disk had already dimmed completely. If he wanted to use it again, he could only wait for it to replenish enough star power.
After looking around, Hun Han spotted a cave on a small mountain peak three hundred meters away. The cave stood halfway up a cliff, and with his physical strength, he was confident he could climb up to it.
Arriving beneath the cliff, he grabbed several vines and slowly began climbing upward.
However, after Hun Han had exhausted tremendous effort to reach the cave entrance, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly glared at him from within.
"Not good!"
Hun Han inwardly cried out in alarm. That creature had also noticed the intruder and charged toward him with heavy steps. With every step it took, the ground trembled faintly.
It moved quickly and reached Hun Han in the blink of an eye. A fist as large as a basin smashed toward him.
Black Tier Intermediate Movement Technique: Netherworld Ghost Shadow
Instinctively, Hun Han shifted his feet and used the only Dou Technique he had obtained by signing in from Qin Lan.
Hun Han stomped hard, but it was already too late. His body was still struck by the creature's fist. A brutal force hurled him against the rock at the cave entrance.
"He Yuan!"
The two words burst from Hun Han's mouth. With the light from outside the cave, he finally made out the creature's appearance.
It stood eight feet tall and could walk upright. Its body was covered in fur, resembling an ape but without a tail. Its buttocks were pink, and another part of its body was as long as a horse's—though it was definitely not its face!
Every feature pointed to one thing: it was the magical beast that made countless women pale at the mere mention of its name—He Yuan!
Hun Han wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, inwardly lamenting his rotten luck. He had just escaped one deadly danger, only to encounter such a strange beast!
After failing to land its first blow, the creature turned and swung another fist at Hun Han.
"Again?!"
Hun Han stomped hard and once more used the only Dou Technique he possessed.
Unfortunately, he had only acquired this Dou Technique the day before and had not even mastered the basics. He was far from moving like a ghostly shadow.
With a bang, Hun Han failed to evade in time and was struck by another punch. A crack appeared in the stone wall behind him, showing just how terrifying the force of He Yuan's attack was. Yet Hun Han, who possessed only Fighting Qi, merely had blood seep from the corner of his mouth.
The battle was almost entirely one-sided. With no combat experience whatsoever, Hun Han was completely at a disadvantage. He was hit again and again by He Yuan's fists.
Hun Han did not know how many punches he had endured. Yet as the battle continued, he somehow began to withstand the creature's attacks with his body alone, and not another drop of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
At last, something encouraging happened. At one point, He Yuan's fist brushed past him—and could no longer hit Hun Han at all.
"Haha, now it's my turn!"
A faint smile curled across Hun Han's lips as he pulled the rusty Black Sword from his storage ring.
Black Tier Intermediate Movement Technique: Netherworld Ghost Shadow
A fierce gust arose within the cave as a streak of black light slashed through the air. The rusty Black Sword stabbed into He Yuan's hind leg.
"Roar!"
The pain greatly provoked He Yuan. It roared and turned to strike at Hun Han behind it. However, Hun Han, who had begun to gain combat experience, used his movement technique to circle behind it. The Black Sword in his hand stabbed into He Yuan's other hind leg.
"Roar!"
The pitiful He Yuan had both legs wounded and dropped to its knees. It had barely let out an enraged roar when Hun Han viciously drove a three-foot black sword into its throat.
Hun Han retreated beneath the stone wall and watched He Yuan convulse. Only after it stopped moving did he approach and retrieve the Black Sword.
By then, the sun had set, and darkness began to shroud the land.
For safety's sake, Hun Han did not throw He Yuan's corpse out of the cave. Blood could attract many powerful magical beasts. With night already upon him, he had no choice but to make do in this cramped space and spend the night beside a magical beast's corpse.
"Cultivation absolutely cannot be neglected!"
After the earlier battle, a desire to become strong had taken root in Hun Han's heart.
At present, aside from the movement-type Dou Technique he had just used, Hun Han only had the Creation Ascending Dragon Art obtained through sign-in.
He immediately sat cross-legged and began his first cultivation session.
When the morning sunlight of the next day shone into the cave, Hun Han opened his eyes. But then he froze. Before him was not a trace of blood—only a dried corpse that seemed to have weathered endless ages!
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