Two-Star Sword-Toothed Pig

A moment later, a bloody battle concluded.

Little Wolf, severely wounded all over, lay by Gu Han's feet, breathing faintly.

Its chest rose and fell slowly, calmly and steadily.

Beside it lay the corpses of six Phantom Water Wolves.

These Phantom Water Wolves clearly hadn't realized the importance of Little Wolf to Gu Han.

They had merely thought Little Wolf intended to monopolize this human.

After all, such rich blood energy was a rare treasure for any demonic beast.

It was even more appealing to human Martial Artists than some heavenly treasures.

They had only focused on surrounding and killing Little Wolf, who ultimately bit them all to death at the cost of severe injuries.

If even one Phantom Water Wolf had thought to attack Gu Han first, Little Wolf would have been unable to manage both threats.

Fortunately, the Phantom Water Wolves were rather stupid, and Little Wolf's strength was sufficient. It had barely managed to defeat them.

Just then, Gu Han slowly opened his eyes.

The first thing he saw was the forest, ravaged and scarred from the recent battle.

After assessing the situation, Gu Han was filled with lingering fear.

He hadn't expected that breaking through to the tenth realm, even with the System's help, would take so much time.

He had initially thought it would be as quick as before, a matter of moments!

If he hadn't acted on a whim and formed a contract with Little Wolf beforehand, he might have truly been in danger.

Even though Gu Han's Defense was terrifyingly high now, it wasn't as exceptional as his Strength.

If these Phantom Water Wolves had attacked his vital points without restraint, they could still have broken through his Defense.

"No wonder those powerful individuals need to go into seclusion when breaking through realms, to avoid danger."

"It seems that if I need to break through the tenth realm again in the future, I must find a secluded place."

Gu Han crouched down, looking at Little Wolf with gentle eyes, and softly stroked its slowly rising and falling back.

"This time, it's all thanks to you."

Little Wolf let out a soft whimper. It seemed somewhat exhausted, struggling even to open its eyes.

Gu Han gathered all the demonic beast blood energy he had accumulated during this time and used it all to heal Little Wolf.

Demonic beast blood energy not only allowed demonic beasts to enhance their bloodlines, but for them, it was a healing agent superior to most heavenly treasures.

With sufficient demonic beast blood energy, as long as they didn't die on the spot, they could be saved.

Soon, the more than eighty units of demonic beast blood energy Gu Han had accumulated were depleted.

Little Wolf, whose aura had been weak, began to breathe powerfully again and soon slowly opened its eyes.

Upon meeting Gu Han's gaze, Little Wolf immediately licked the back of his hand.

Gu Han dotingly stroked Little Wolf's head and took out a piece of roasted meat from his storage bag.

"In the future, no one will be able to bully you."

At the same time, heavy footsteps suddenly sounded.

Following that, two giant sword-toothed pigs appeared not far in front of Gu Han.

These sword-toothed pigs were enormous, their shoulder height alone likely exceeding 1.5 meters!

Their sharp tusks pointed straight towards the sky like swords, chilling to the bone!

"Sword-toothed pigs are characteristic demonic beasts of the Sword-toothed Country. Even though this place isn't far from the border, there shouldn't be two-star sword-toothed pigs crossing the border."

Gu Han's brow furrowed, sensing that things were likely not as simple as they appeared.

The blood energy of these two sword-toothed pigs was much stronger than the peak one-star sword-toothed pig Gu Han had previously slain.

The appearance of a peak one-star sword-toothed pig at the Running Wolf Nation's border was already strange; the appearance of a two-star sword-toothed pig was even more baffling.

"Were they driven across by the border troops of the Sword-toothed Country, intending to disrupt the Running Wolf Nation's ecosystem, or have the soldiers of the Sword-toothed Country already crossed the border?"

Regardless of which possibility was true, Gu Han could no longer venture further into this area.

If it were merely scouts or warriors, it would be one thing. But if he were unlucky enough to encounter a Martial Master like Instructor Deng Li, Even though he was a rare tenth-realm Martial Disciple, he likely wouldn't be a match!

"Roar~"

Gu Han's thoughts raced, but the roars of the two sword-toothed pigs pulled him back to reality.

The two sword-toothed pigs seemed to have some experience working together. They circled Gu Han, one on the left and one on the right, and launched their attack.

Their massive bodies charged with immense pressure, causing Little Wolf, whose aura had just recovered, to struggle to its feet.

Little Wolf also let out a roar, wanting to help Gu Han.

However, its roar sounded quite immature compared to the sword-toothed pigs.

Gu Han grinned, ruffling Little Wolf's head.

"Don't worry, those two pigs won't cause much trouble. I'll treat you to roast suckling pig later."

As his voice fell, Gu Han tapped his toes and charged fiercely towards the sword-toothed pig closest to him.

His right hand formed into a fist.

It seemed to be shrouded in an earthy yellow aura.

Fierce Fist!

With Gu Han at the tenth realm, his Fierce Fist, which had reached the 'Entering the Hall' stage, almost produced a sonic boom.

A heavy impact sound rang out.

Gu Han's punch landed on the sword-toothed pig's sharp fangs, instantly shattering them!

The basic Fierce Fist simply amplifies the fist attack with Vitality and Strength.

But the Fierce Fist at the 'Entering the Hall' stage, when unleashed, produces three sounds with its punch!

The sword-toothed pig's fangs, as hard as weapons, exploded into countless fragments that flew backward under this punch.

Many fragments pierced the sword-toothed pig's eyes, instantly blinding it.

Losing its sight, the sword-toothed pig immediately began to thrash wildly in place.

The frenzied sword-toothed pig's wounds tore open, blood gushing out, causing its Vitality to rapidly decline.

Meanwhile, on the other side, another sword-toothed pig had already charged to Little Wolf's side with heavy steps.

It lowered its head, clearly intending to skewer Little Wolf with its sharp tusks like a candied fruit!

A cold glint flashed in Gu Han's eyes, and his body moved almost instantaneously to Little Wolf's front.

He drew the Cold Wind Sword, a reward from Guan Shan, and hurled it through the air like a javelin!

Wind Breaking Stab!

After mastering Wind Breaking Stab, Gu Han had used Martial Skill Experience to raise its proficiency to 'Slightly Accomplished'.

The Cold Wind Sword tore through the air like an arrow loosed from a bowstring, piercing the sword-toothed pig's brow with a swish.

Even its hard bones couldn't resist the Cold Wind Sword in the slightest, being pierced through.

Its massive body crashed to the ground.

Gu Han reached out and summoned, "Ding, congratulations to Host for extracting 800 Vitality, 100 Defense attributes, and 10 Demonic Beast Vitality from the sword-toothed pig."

Immediately after, Gu Han drew the Cold Wind Sword and quickly returned to the other sword-toothed pig, whose struggles were gradually subsiding.

"Ding, congratulations to Host for extracting 850 Vitality, 50 Strength attributes, 40 Defense attributes, and 10 Demonic Beast Vitality from the sword-toothed pig."

After killing the two sword-toothed pigs, Gu Han called out to Little Wolf, tossed the sword-toothed pigs into his storage bag, and turned to flee.

Who knew if there were any soldiers from the Sword-toothed Country behind them? It was best to get away for now!

Not long after Gu Han left, several lightly equipped Sword-toothed Country scouts appeared in the forest.

"Someone just killed our war pets!"

One of them looked at the traces of the battle, his face ashen.