Two-Star Sword-Toothed Pig

A moment later, the bloody battle came to an end.

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

Its chest rose and fell slowly, its breathing calm and steady.

Nearby lay the corpses of six Phantom Water Wolves.

Those Phantom Water Wolves had clearly failed to realize how important Little Wolf was to Gu Han.

They had simply assumed Little Wolf wanted to keep this human all to itself.

After all, such rich blood qi was a rare treasure to any Demonic Beast.

It was even more alluring to human martial artists than some natural treasures.

All they knew was to gang up on Little Wolf. In the end, Little Wolf had bitten 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 might well have been unable to defend both ends.

Fortunately, the Phantom Water Wolves were rather stupid, and Little Wolf was strong enough to just barely defeat them.

Just then, Gu Han slowly opened his eyes.

What met his gaze was a forest floor ravaged by the battle that had just taken place.

Once he understood what had happened, Gu Han was overcome with lingering fear.

He hadn't expected that breaking through to the Tenth Realm—especially with the system's help—would take so much time.

He had thought it would be over in an instant, just like last time!

If he hadn't felt a moment of compassion and formed a contract with Little Wolf beforehand, he might really have been in danger.

Even though Gu Han's defense was now frighteningly high, it was nowhere near as exceptional as his strength.

If the Phantom Water Wolves had relentlessly attacked his vital points, they still could have broken through his defenses.

"No wonder powerful experts always seclude themselves when breaking through, so they won't run into danger."

"Now I see. If I ever break through to the Tenth Realm again, I'll have to find somewhere secluded."

Gu Han crouched down and looked gently at Little Wolf, softly stroking its slowly rising and falling back.

"I have you to thank for this."

Little Wolf gave a soft whimper. It seemed exhausted, and even opening its eyes looked difficult.

Gu Han gathered all the Demonic Beast blood qi he had accumulated during this time and used it to treat Little Wolf.

Demonic Beast blood qi could not only improve a Demonic Beast's bloodline; for Demonic Beasts, it was also a better healing remedy than most natural treasures.

As long as there was enough Demonic Beast blood qi, any Demonic Beast that hadn't died on the spot could be saved.

Before long, Gu Han's stock of over eighty points of Demonic Beast blood qi was completely depleted.

Little Wolf's breathing, which had been growing weaker, became strong again. It soon slowly opened its eyes.

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

Gu Han fondly stroked Little Wolf's head and took a piece of roasted meat from his storage pouch.

"From now on, no one will ever be able to bully you."

At the same time, heavy footsteps suddenly sounded.

A moment later, two enormous Sword-Toothed Pigs appeared not far ahead of Gu Han.

The two Sword-Toothed Pigs were huge. They must have stood over one and a half meters tall at the shoulder!

Their sharp tusks pointed skyward like swords, making one's blood run cold!

"Sword-Toothed Pigs are a characteristic Demonic Beast of the Sword-toothed Country. Even though this place isn't far from the border, two-star Sword-Toothed Pigs shouldn't have crossed over."

Gu Han furrowed his brow, sensing that the situation wasn't as simple as it seemed.

The blood qi of these two Sword-Toothed Pigs was far stronger than that of the peak one-star Sword-Toothed Pig he had killed earlier.

It was already strange for a peak one-star Sword-Toothed Pig to appear on the border of the Running Wolf Nation. The appearance of two-star Sword-Toothed Pigs was even more baffling.

"Did the Sword-toothed Country's border troops drive them here to wreck the Running Wolf Nation's ecosystem, or have Sword-toothed Country soldiers simply crossed the border?"

Whatever the answer, Gu Han couldn't keep going deeper into this area.

If it was only a War Soldier scout, that was one thing. But if he had the bad luck to run into a Martial Master on Instructor Deng Li's level...

Even as a rare Tenth-Realm Martial Disciple, he probably wouldn't stand a chance!

"Roar!"

Gu Han's mind raced through the possibilities, but the two Sword-Toothed Pigs' roars dragged him back to reality.

The two Sword-Toothed Pigs seemed to have some experience fighting together. They surrounded Gu Han from either side and launched an attack.

Their enormous bodies charged with crushing force, making even Little Wolf, whose strength had only just returned, struggle to its feet.

Little Wolf let out an angry roar too, wanting to help Gu Han.

But compared with the Sword-Toothed Pigs, its roar sounded terribly young.

Gu Han grinned and rubbed Little Wolf's head.

"Don't worry. Two pigs can't make much of a ruckus. I'll roast you a suckling pig later."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Han pushed off with his toes and shot toward the Sword-Toothed Pig charging from his side.

He clenched his right hand into a fist.

A hazy, earthy-yellow aura seemed to swirl around it.

Fierce Fist!

In Gu Han's hands, now that he had reached the Tenth Realm, the Fierce Fist—mastered to the point of entering the hall—struck with a near-sonic boom.

A heavy crash rang out.

Gu Han's fist smashed into the Sword-Toothed Pig's sharp tusk, breaking it in an instant!

Basic Fierce Fist simply used blood qi and strength to empower the fist's attack.

But Fierce Fist, once mastered, rang out three times with every punch!

The Sword-Toothed Pig's tusk, hard as a weapon, exploded into countless fragments under that blow, scattering through the air.

Many fragments pierced the Sword-Toothed Pig's eyes, blinding it instantly.

The blinded Sword-Toothed Pig began trampling wildly in place.

As it rampaged, its wounds kept tearing open, blood gushed out, and its life force rapidly dwindled.

On the other side, the second Sword-Toothed Pig had already thundered up to Little Wolf on heavy steps.

It lowered its body, clearly intending to skewer Little Wolf on its sharp tusks like fruit on a candied-haw skewer!

A cold glint flashed in Gu Han's eyes. In an instant, he was in front of Little Wolf.

He drew the Cold Wind Sword Guan Shan had rewarded him with 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 it to the level of slight mastery.

The Cold Wind Sword tore through the air like an arrow loosed from a bowstring. With a hiss, it pierced the Sword-Toothed Pig between the brows.

Even its hard bones failed to slow the Cold Wind Sword; they were pierced straight through.

Its huge body crashed to the ground.

Gu Han reached out and scooped through the air.

Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have extracted 800 Blood Qi, 100 Defense, and 10 Demonic Beast Blood Qi from the Sword-Toothed Pig.

Then Gu Han pulled out the Cold Wind Sword and quickly returned to finish off the other Sword-Toothed Pig, whose struggling had gradually begun to quiet.

Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have extracted 850 Blood Qi, 50 Strength, 40 Defense, and 10 Demonic Beast Blood Qi from the Sword-Toothed Pig.

After killing the two Sword-Toothed Pigs, Gu Han called to Little Wolf, tossed the pigs into his storage pouch, and immediately turned to run.

Who knew whether there were Sword-toothed Country soldiers nearby? Better to get out of there while he could!

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

"Someone just killed our Battle Pets!"

Looking at the traces of the battle, one of them turned livid.