Lin Taichu quickly dodged to the side, avoiding the Mother Black Scale Beast's charge.
Having missed him, the Mother Black Scale Beast immediately turned around, opened its mouth, and spewed a ball of flame at Lin Taichu.
Lin Taichu quickly dropped to the ground. The flames flew over his head and landed on the nearby sand, which instantly became scorching hot.
Taking advantage of the moment when the Mother Black Scale Beast withdrew its flames, he rolled to his feet and rushed at its belly. He remembered reading in the ancient texts that the scales on a Black Scaled Beast's belly were softer and were one of its weaknesses.
Sensing danger, the Mother Black Scale Beast hurriedly retreated and swung its tail at Lin Taichu.
Lin Taichu quickly ducked beneath the Mother Black Scale Beast's tail. The tail struck a nearby poplar tree, snapping it with a crack.
What terrifying strength! Lin Taichu was startled. The Mother Black Scale Beast was even stronger than he had imagined.
Seeing that its attack had missed, the Mother Black Scale Beast charged at him again, thrusting the horn on its head toward him.
This time, Lin Taichu did not dodge. Instead, he raised his Short Blade and slashed at the Mother Black Scale Beast's horn.
With a clang, the Short Blade struck the horn, leaving only a shallow mark. The Mother Black Scale Beast seemed not to feel it at all and continued charging at him.
Lin Taichu hurriedly retreated, but he was still a step too slow. The Mother Black Scale Beast's horn grazed his shoulder.
A sharp pain shot through him. His shoulder felt as though it had been branded with a red-hot iron, and blood instantly soaked through his clothes.
Gritting his teeth against the pain, he took out the