Slaying an Earth Origin Realm Monster Beast, Carrying Qing Tan Home!

Without the slightest pause.

Liu Yuan immediately set off!

At his current Lesser Yuan Dan Realm cultivation, his five senses had long surpassed those of ordinary people.

Origin Power surged forth, and his body shot like an arrow released from the bow, racing at full speed toward the source of the sound!

At this moment.

Elsewhere on the Lin Family's Back Mountain.

Qing Tan was fleeing desperately, her little face filled with terror.

Behind her, a powerfully built Monster Beast was relentlessly pursuing her!

Black Scale Wolf!

This Monster Beast was covered from head to toe in cold black scales that gleamed with a metallic luster beneath the sunlight.

Its fangs were bared, foul-smelling saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth. Its scarlet beast eyes were fixed firmly on the girl ahead, brimming with brutality and greed.

Though Black Scale Wolves were nothing remarkable in the world of Wu Dong Qian Kun.

In a place like Qing Yang Town, they were already extremely dangerous beings!

Their combat strength was enough to rival an Earth Origin Realm expert!

Not to mention ordinary people—even the elites of the Lin Family Guard would have to pay a grievous price if they encountered one!

Qing Tan was merely a girl who had yet to formally begin cultivating. How could she possibly be a match for it?

She could only rely on her familiarity with the terrain and keep running.

Yet the instinct to survive was ultimately no match for the ferocity of a Monster Beast.

"Ah!"

Qing Tan tripped over a protruding tree root, and her entire body pitched forward onto the ground.

Sharp stones cut open her calf, and blood immediately began to flow.

The scent of blood instantly provoked the Black Scale Wolf behind her!

"Awoo!"

The Black Scale Wolf let out an excited roar and accelerated once more!

With several leaps, it arrived behind Qing Tan.

Its enormous shadow completely enveloped the girl's petite body.

Seeing its gaping maw and sharp fangs, Qing Tan trembled all over in terror, without even the strength to cry for help.

She closed her eyes in despair.

Was she going to be... eaten?

However.

The excruciating pain she had expected never came.

Instead, a fierce gale howled over her head!

Immediately afterward, an earth-shaking boom exploded before her!

"Boom!"

Qing Tan opened her eyes in shock.

A figure had somehow appeared in front of her, shielding her.

It was Liu Yuan!

As for that incomparably ferocious Black Scale Wolf, it had actually been sent flying backward like a cannonball!

"Rumble!"

The Black Scale Wolf's massive body slammed viciously into an ancient tree more than ten meters away!

The trunk shook violently, and countless leaves fluttered down.

"Awoo—"

An incomparably miserable howl echoed throughout the forest.

The Black Scale Wolf struggled to rise, but the scales on its chest had been completely caved in, while foul blood foam continuously poured from its mouth.

Its gaze toward Liu Yuan was filled with fear!

Liu Yuan slowly withdrew his fist and gave it a light shake.

A faint, negligible numbness lingered in his fist.

He could not help but sigh inwardly.

"As expected, it's my first real fight. I'm still not used to it."

His physical strength was too great; his control over it still lagged far behind.

With that punch just now, he had intended to kill the beast on the spot.

Instead, he had missed its vital point and merely sent it flying.

"Besides, I haven't had the chance to learn the Martial Arts and Cultivation Technique rewarded by the system yet."

"Luckily, it's only a Black Scale Wolf."

Brother Liu Yuan thought to himself.

"But it doesn't fucking matter."

"It's merely at the Earth Origin Realm."

"Relying solely on the physical attributes of the Lesser Yuan Dan Realm is enough to kill it with ease!"

Meanwhile, Qing Tan was completely dumbfounded.

She covered her little mouth, her clear eyes widened round with disbelief.

Brother Liu Yuan...

With one punch... he had sent the Black Scale Wolf flying?

That was a Black Scale Wolf!

She had once heard her father, Lin Xiao, say that such a Monster Beast possessed strength comparable to an Earth Origin Realm expert!

It was a ferocious beast that even the Lin Family Guard had to face in groups just to barely contend with!

Yet Brother Liu Yuan had severely wounded it with just one punch!

Didn't that mean Brother Liu Yuan was at least at the Earth Origin Realm? Perhaps even stronger?

How was that possible?!

Brother Liu Yuan looked only a little older than Brother Lin Dong.

And her Brother Lin Dong was still only at the Body Tempering Third Layer!

The gap between their strengths was simply the difference between heaven and earth!

What exactly was the background of this big brother who had only been rescued yesterday and claimed to have lost his memory?

Just as Qing Tan's thoughts ran wild, Brother Liu Yuan turned around.

Seeing the panic on the girl's face, he asked gently, "Qing Tan, are you all right? Are you hurt?"

"Huh? I... I'm fine."

Qing Tan was brought back to her senses by his voice and hurriedly shook her head.

Just as she was about to say something, she caught sight of the Black Scale Wolf dragging its heavily injured body, trying to slip into the dense forest and escape!

Her expression changed, and she hurriedly pointed in that direction, shouting at Brother Liu Yuan, "Brother Liu Yuan, it's running away!"

Hearing this, Brother Liu Yuan's gaze abruptly turned cold.

This beast had to die!

An open attack was easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow was hard to guard against.

If he let it escape today, who knew when it would hide in the shadows and leap out to ambush them?

Leaving behind such a massive threat was absolutely unacceptable!

It had to be completely eliminated!

"Trying to run?"

A cold smile curled at Brother Liu Yuan's lips.

He stomped down hard!

Bang!

The solid ground instantly cracked around his foothold, spiderweb-like fissures spreading outward!

His entire body became a blurred afterimage as he shot like lightning toward the fleeing Black Scale Wolf!

He used no Cultivation Technique.

Nor did he unleash any Martial Arts.

He relied purely on the terrifying physical strength of the Lesser Yuan Dan Realm!

His speed was ghostly fast!

The Black Scale Wolf had only just struggled back to its feet and had not even managed to run more than a few steps.

The shadow of death had already descended over its head!

Brother Liu Yuan's figure had already caught up!

Still just one punch!

This time, his aim was perfect.

"Bang!"

A dull sound, like a watermelon bursting apart!

The Black Scale Wolf's head was smashed directly beneath Brother Liu Yuan's fist!

Blood and brain matter, mixed with shattered bone fragments, splattered everywhere!

Its massive body twitched twice before completely losing all signs of life.

A Monster Beast of the Earth Origin Realm had fallen!

The entire fight had taken no more than two punches!

Qing Tan's little mouth had formed an "O," and she could no longer close it.

If the first punch had shocked her—

Then the second had utterly overturned everything she knew!

Clean and decisive!

Bloody and domineering!

Looking at the boy's back as he slowly withdrew his fist, a few drops of beast blood staining his body, she murmured:

"Brother Liu Yuan... so you were this strong?"

Brother Liu Yuan grabbed the several-hundred-pound Black Scale Wolf's corpse with one hand, and it felt as light as nothing.

Carrying the wolf's corpse, he returned to Qing Tan.

When his gaze fell upon the bleeding wound on the girl's lower leg, his expression changed slightly.

He had been so focused on dealing with the Monster Beast that he had not noticed she was truly injured.

He set down the wolf's corpse without saying anything more.

Then, with his back to Qing Tan, he slowly crouched down.

His gentle voice reached her.

"Qing Tan, you're injured. I'll carry you home."

"Ah?"

Qing Tan's little face instantly turned red.

The blush spread all the way to her snow-white ears.

Looking at Brother Liu Yuan's broad back—not especially burly, yet giving her an incomparable sense of security—her heart began pounding uncontrollably.

Since childhood, aside from her father, she had never had such intimate contact with another man.

But looking at her bleeding ankle, she knew it would indeed be difficult to walk back on her own.

She hesitated for a moment before finally agreeing in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

"...Mm."

Qing Tan carefully and gently lay across Brother Liu Yuan's back.

In that instant.

The masculine scent unique to a young man, mixed with a faint smell of blood, filled her nose.

Feeling the solid sensation of his back and its warm temperature, Qing Tan's heartbeat grew faster and faster, as though it were about to leap from her chest.

She gently rested her head on his shoulder, her cheeks burning hot.

Brother Liu Yuan carried Qing Tan on his back and found the girl as light as a feather.

He once again lifted the Black Scale Wolf's corpse with one hand, then started walking toward home.

Neither of them spoke along the way.

Only their soft breathing and Brother Liu Yuan's steady footsteps echoed through the forest.

Lying on Brother Liu Yuan's back, Qing Tan secretly watched his profile. The mysterious older brother who had appeared only yesterday now seemed even more mysterious—and... even more trustworthy.

Very soon.

The familiar courtyard of the Lin Family came into view.

Brother Liu Yuan carried Qing Tan on his back, holding the wolf's corpse as he arrived outside their home.

And just then—

A somewhat desolate figure stood at the courtyard gate, seeming to gaze into the distance.

It was Lin Xiao.

Hearing the footsteps, he turned around.

When he saw the scene before him, he froze.

His gaze shifted back and forth between Liu Yuan and Qing Tan on Liu Yuan's back.

He cried out in shock, disbelief filling his voice.

"Liu Yuan? Qing Tan? How did you..."

Before he could finish, his eyes locked onto the distinct bloodstain beneath Qing Tan's skirt hem, and his expression changed drastically!

A father's concern and anxiety instantly overwhelmed everything else!

"Wait, Qing Tan, you're hurt?!"