Shi County Li Family, Little Stone

After the chase, the boy's breathing grew ragged. He had only just entered the Body Realm, and his stamina was no match for the demon boar's. It drew closer and closer.

At that life-or-death instant,

the boy threw himself to the left and rolled behind a dense thicket.

A huge boulder stood directly in the demon boar's path.

It tried to slow down and stop, but it was too late.

Bang!

Stone fragments flew. The demon boar reeled backward, dizzy from the impact.

The boy sprang from the thicket and slid beneath its belly. His short blade flashed coldly as he drove it into the boar's abdomen with unerring precision, then slashed downward with all his strength!

A massive wound opened in its belly, and blood gushed out like a spring.

The demon boar let out shrill howl after shrill howl. Maddened by the pain, it charged wildly in every direction.

The boy seized his chance to climb a tall tree. Gasping for breath, he waited for the boar to bleed out.

Its frenzied charges gradually weakened. At last, it crashed to the ground.

Once he was sure it was dead, the boy finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He jumped down and went to the carcass. With a hard pull, he freed the bone arrow lodged in its shoulder blade, then washed the blood from his short blade and hands in a nearby stream.

"That was a little risky, but the reward was huge. With this demon boar, I won't have to worry about cultivation resources for the next few months."

The boy looked at the enormous boar, delight written all over his face.

Then, as if something had suddenly occurred to him, he sighed. "I only entered the Body Realm so quickly thanks to the unknown herb that