The Terrifying Golden Finger

Lush green trees and wild flowers covered the ground. A sika deer elegantly strolled by the stream, while monkeys swung through the forest. The entire forest was filled with a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere.

Suddenly, the sika deer by the stream perked up its ears. It then bolted in panic into the bushes beneath the green trees. The monkeys also climbed to the treetops, their fur standing on end, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They nervously stared at a spot ten meters away from where the sika deer had been, the space there rippling like water. Only after a child dressed in a water-blue robe was spat out did the space finally return to its former tranquility.

The child collapsed onto the ground and gagged. He took deep breaths of the fresh air, feeling immense relief: Fortunately, he had the Divine Artifact Instantaneous Teleportation Star Disk. Otherwise, he would have already lost his life to his sword.

Hun Han looked around. Besides the startled monkeys on the treetops, too afraid to come down, there were no other dangers.

"This world is truly terrifying. I must quickly improve my strength! A strong fist is the only way!"

Hun Han had regained his life, and it served as a vivid lesson! This was the Dou Qi Continent, no longer the peaceful world of his previous life. Here, if you wanted to survive, you had to improve your cultivation.

"Ding-dong!"

"Time Sign-in is available. Do you wish to sign in?"

"Sign in!"

Unbeknownst to him, a day had passed since the last Time Sign-in.

"Ding-dong!"

"Congratulations, you have obtained the item: Broken Egg, through the Time Fixed Sign-in function!"

Broken Egg: This egg is not just any egg. It was a type of pill accidentally invented by Taishang Laojun in his youth. Consuming this egg guarantees 100% success in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage and entering the Qi Refining Stage.

Note: If used in the Battle Through the Heavens plane, it can allow a Dou Practitioner at the Peak of the Ninth Stage of Fighting Qi to condense a Fighting Qi Vortex within their body with 100% certainty, becoming a true Dou Practitioner!

"Holy crap, I actually got such a wondrous item."

Hun Han examined the egg-like pill in his hand and couldn't help but exclaim, "First it was the Foundation Lollipop, now it's this Broken Egg. I get it now, Time Sign-in always gives me these weird and wonderful things. I say, System, what bizarre item will you give me next time?"

The System did not respond to Hun Han's question. On the Time Sign-in panel, Hun Han saw that there were still three days until the next sign-in!

"It's getting dark. I need to find a place to stay."

Hun Han looked around. The sun was setting. He had no idea where the Instantaneous Teleportation Star Disk had sent him. Being in this forest, it would be very dangerous if he didn't find shelter before nightfall.

At night, many carnivorous animals would come out to hunt!

"There's a cave over there!"

Hun Han put away the Instantaneous Teleportation Star Disk in his hand. After one use, the originally radiant star disk had dimmed. To use it again, he would have to wait for it to replenish enough starlight.

Scanning his surroundings, Hun Han spotted a cave on a small peak about three hundred meters away. The cave was situated on a cliff face, and with his stamina, Hun Han was confident he could climb it.

He reached the bottom of the cliff and grabbed onto some vines, slowly climbing upward.

However, just as Hun Han, with all his might, reached the cave entrance, a pair of crimson eyes inside suddenly glared at him.

"Not good!"

Hun Han inwardly cursed his bad luck. The creature had also sensed the intruder and was charging towards him with heavy footsteps. With each step it took, the ground trembled slightly.

The creature was fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was in front of Hun Han. A fist the size of a large pot swung towards him.

Black Tier Intermediate Movement Technique · Netherworld Ghost Shadow

Instinctively, Hun Han shifted his steps, executing the only Fighting Skill he had obtained from Qin Lan.

Hun Han stomped his foot forcefully, but it was too late. His body was still hit by the creature's punch. A brute force sent him crashing into the rocks at the cave entrance.

"He Yuan!"

Two words escaped Hun Han's mouth. In the light outside the cave, he finally saw the creature clearly.

It was eight feet tall, could stand upright, and was covered in fur, resembling a monkey but without a tail. Its buttocks were pink, and another part of its body was long like a horse's, but it was definitely not its face!

All its features indicated that it was the Demonic Beast that caused countless women to tremble – the He Yuan!

Hun Han wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, lamenting his misfortune. He had just escaped one danger only to encounter such a strange beast!

Failing to land a blow, the creature turned and swung its fist at Hun Han again.

"Here it comes again!"

Hun Han stomped his foot forcefully, once again using the only Fighting Skill he possessed.

Alas, Hun Han had only acquired this Fighting Skill a day ago and hadn't even mastered it, let alone reached the point where his body moved like a ghost.

With a "bang," Hun Han, unable to dodge in time, was hit by the creature's fist again. With a "crack," the rock wall behind Hun Han's back showed cracks, revealing the terrifying power of the He Yuan's strike. However, Hun Han, only at the Dou Qi stage, merely had blood trickling from his lips.

The battle was almost one-sided. Hun Han, with no combat experience, was completely at a disadvantage. Punch after punch, he was struck by the He Yuan.

Hun Han didn't know how many punches he had taken. As the fight continued, Hun Han could strangely withstand one of its punches with his physical body, and no more blood trickled from his lips.

A joyous moment finally arrived. At one point, the He Yuan's fist grazed past him. It could no longer hit Hun Han.

"Haha, now it's my turn!"

A slight smile played on Hun Han's lips as he took out the rusty Black Sword from his Storage Ring.

Black Tier Intermediate Movement Technique · Netherworld Ghost Shadow

A gust of wind was generated in the cave, and a black light flashed across. The rusty Black Sword pierced the He Yuan's hind leg.

"Roar!"

The pain greatly stimulated the He Yuan. It roared and turned to swing at Hun Han behind it. However, Hun Han, now with some combat experience, used his movement technique to circle behind the creature and plunged the Black Sword into its other hind leg.

"Roar!"

The pitiful He Yuan, his legs injured, knelt on the ground. He had just let out an angry roar when Hun Han thrust a three-foot Black Sword fiercely into his throat.

Hun Han retreated to the stone wall, watching the twitching He Yuan. Only after the latter stopped moving did he walk to He Yuan's side and retrieve the Black Sword.

By this time, the sun had already set, and darkness began to envelop the land.

To be safe, Hun Han did not discard He Yuan's corpse outside the cave. The blood would attract many powerful Demonic Beasts. Helplessly, as night had fallen, he could only make do and spend the night in this somewhat cramped space with a Demonic Beast's corpse.

"Cultivation must absolutely not be neglected!"

After the previous battle, a heart determined to become a strong individual was born within Hun Han.

Currently, besides the movement Fighting Skill from just now, Hun Han only possessed the Creation Ascending Dragon Art obtained from the sign-in system.

Immediately, he sat down cross-legged and began his first cultivation session.

When the morning sun's rays shone into the cave the next day, Hun Han opened his eyes. However, he was stunned. Before him, there was not a single trace of blood, only a desiccated corpse that seemed to have endured countless years!