Hit Me!

Chapter 26: Hit Me!

The next day.

Qin Yu and Xiong Tatian continued their journey. The Abyss Golden Lizard's speed was not slow either, and its movements caused the earth to tremble. With the Abyss Golden Lizard around, they hadn't encountered a single Fierce Beast along the way.

"Xiong Tatian, can you put Little Black into the beast pouch?" Qin Yu asked, glancing at a bag made of beast hide hanging from Xiong Tatian's waist. Qin Yu recognized it as a beast pouch.

"Sure!" Xiong Tatian nodded, took the beast pouch from his waist, and prepared to put Little Black inside.

"Wait, Xiong Tatian, could you… let some blood out of Little Black?" Qin Yu asked tentatively. If he hadn't known that Xiong Tatian was keeping Little Black to temper his physique, Qin Yu truly wouldn't have been able to ask this.

"Brother Qin, what do you need Little Black's blood for?" Xiong Tatian asked, puzzled.

"I'm a bit thirsty…" Qin Yu's face flushed, feeling a sense of guilt, as if he were deceiving a child.

"I thought I was the only one who liked drinking blood. Turns out Brother Qin does too! That quiet guy Li Tianji looks down on me, I even called him foolish. Oh right, Brother Qin, you should drink this. It tastes much better than Little Black's blood." Xiong Tatian seemed to have found a kindred spirit and excitedly took out a gourd, handing it to Qin Yu.

Qin Yu took it doubtfully and asked, "What's in here?"

"It's blood. Not Little Black's, but… blood of I don't know what, but it's very tasty. I've been drinking it since I was little," Xiong Tatian replied after thinking for a long time.

Qin Yu suspiciously uncorked the gourd and sniffed it. He found no particular scent. After a moment of thought, Qin Yu took a small sip. The moment the liquid entered his mouth, Qin Yu was confused. The blood tasted sweet.

It really tasted good!

To his surprise, Qin Yu swallowed the blood. But the instant the blood flowed down his throat, Qin Yu's eyes widened. He felt a surge of intense heat descend into his abdomen, and a wave of heat washed over his entire body. Qin Yu felt as if his body had been thrown into a furnace.

"Oh, right, Brother Qin, you can't drink too much of this blood at once. Right now, I can only drink three drops at a time. You…" Xiong Tatian suddenly remembered something and quickly said.

Hearing Xiong Tatian's words, Qin Yu almost lost control. The surging power within his body made him extremely uncomfortable, as if his entire body was burning. The intense pain was ten times more agonizing than the Triple Bone Tempering Art.

Qin Yu immediately sat cross-legged, his face contorted in agony, gritting his teeth and desperately guarding his mind. However, the origin of this blood was unknown, and it contained an astonishing amount of Blood Essence.

"Buzz buzz!"

Qin Yu's body buzzed. His originally lean physique rapidly expanded under the force, as if the power was about to burst out of his body.

"This is bad!" Qin Yu exclaimed inwardly. The power of this blood was too ferocious. If this continued, he would surely explode and die.

"Mad Demon First Transformation!" In the face of crisis, Qin Yu didn't have time to think and directly activated the Mad Demon First Transformation.

Instantly, Qin Yu's aura erupted, and a faint red light emanated from his skin. Pure and potent power filled his limbs. To Qin Yu's immense horror, the power contained within the blood was still erupting!

"Hit me!" Qin Yu roared at Xiong Tatian, his face contorted.

Xiong Tatian looked at Qin Yu's ferocious expression and guessed that Qin Yu had drunk too much blood. He became flustered and anxious. Hearing Qin Yu's words, he looked at Qin Yu doubtfully and said, "Brother Qin, do you really want me to hit you? I'm afraid you… can't take it…"

"Hit!" Qin Yu, burning with anxiety, roared.

Hearing this, Xiong Tatian slowly raised his fist, which was the size of a hammer, and gently punched Qin Yu.

Qin Yu was furious and leaped up, launching his attack…

"Boom boom boom!" Qin Yu's attacks rained down on Xiong Tatian like a storm, but Xiong Tatian was forced to retreat repeatedly. Although Qin Yu's attacks were fierce, his physical body was incredibly strong, rendering them useless.

"Hit me harder!" Qin Yu roared again. Only by getting injured could he burn more Blood Essence.

Xiong Tatian understood Qin Yu's urgency. He glared at Qin Yu and said, "Brother Qin, then… be careful. My strength is immense."

Qin Yu punched Xiong Tatian's chest, forcing him back a step, and roared again, "Hit!"

"Boom!" Qin Yu felt his Blood Essence boiling within him. A powerful force slammed into his chest, nearly breaking his ribs. His body was sent flying like a meteor, crashing into a large tree behind them, snapping the tree that was thick enough for two people to embrace.

Qin Yu, dizzy and disoriented, climbed up. Although Xiong Tatian's punch had nearly displaced his internal organs, Qin Yu was pleasantly surprised that the power had stopped expanding. Filled with joy, Qin Yu immediately charged at Xiong Tatian and shouted, "Again!"

Boom boom boom!

Muffled explosions continued to erupt.

The blood contained such immense Blood Essence that no matter how injured Qin Yu became, it couldn't be burned away. In the end, Qin Yu simply began cultivating the Myriad Heavens Battle Art.

Initially, he had created the Myriad Heavens Battle Art as a body-refining Spirit Art that focused on the layering of power. Qin Yu had gained inspiration from an ancient text. When power reached a certain level, it could be layered to greatly enhance its might.

Now, with the Six Transformations of the Mad Demon activated, Qin Yu's body was filled with surging power, and he began to attempt to condense layered power, which Qin Yu called Myriad Heavens Power.

"Every strand of power has a resonance point. What I need to do is find the resonance point of the power, and only then can I condense the Myriad Heavens Power," Qin Yu mused as he attacked.

Gradually.

Qin Yu became immersed in the Myriad Heavens Battle Art, and Xiong Tatian's fighting spirit was also ignited by Qin Yu. He shouted, "Brother Qin, I'll suppress my strength a bit. Let's spar." With that, Xiong Tatian let out an excited roar and launched his attack.

While Qin Yu and Xiong Tatian were "sparring," Li Tianji emerged from behind a large tree with a grim expression. He looked unwilling to give up, constantly scanning his surroundings, as if still hoping to see the person his master had predicted appear. However, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Finally, Li Tianji gritted his teeth and decided to stop caring. He began to watch Qin Yu and Xiong Tatian spar. Seeing Qin Yu, covered in wounds and glowing with fiery red light, Li Tianji's lips curled into a cold smile, as if mocking Qin Yu's overestimation of his abilities.

Li Tianji had personally experienced Xiong Tatian's monstrous strength, which was incredibly overbearing and powerful. He believed that perhaps only cultivators in the Heavenly Tempering Realm were qualified to fight Xiong Tatian. With Qin Yu's cultivation at the sixth level of the Martial Realm, facing Xiong Tatian was akin to seeking death.

Li Tianji, being arrogant and proud, held great disdain and aversion for Qin Yu. He thought Qin Yu was truly audacious, shamelessly accepting Xiong Tatian's address of "Brother." Xiong Tatian was from the Mad Bear Clan. Although few people knew about the Mad Bear Clan now, Xiong Tatian's potential was limitless, and his future achievements would be extraordinary.

However, although Li Tianji didn't want to admit it, Xiong Tatian calling Qin Yu "Brother" made him feel very uncomfortable. He had known Xiong Tatian for nearly two years. Even though he had saved Xiong Tatian's life, Xiong Tatian had never called him "Brother," often just shouting loudly.

Li Tianji also guessed why Xiong Tatian called Qin Yu "Brother." For the past two years, Xiong Tatian had constantly emphasized that he was from the Mad Bear Clan, but he was met with indifference, and even ridicule from others. This had caused the less intelligent Xiong Tatian great frustration and unwillingness. Qin Yu's sudden recognition of Xiong Tatian's identity had made Xiong Tatian extremely excited.

"This is just Xiong Tatian's momentary whim," Li Tianji sneered. Even though he knew the reason, Li Tianji still felt a pang of bitterness. Why hadn't Xiong Tatian just whimsically called him "Brother"?

"Forget it. I wonder if the person my master predicted has entered the Land of Beast Burial. My master once said that person possessed infinite potential, could become my friend, and could help me overcome many tribulations… When my master was divining, he saw a vast expanse of stars. That person's name should contain the word 'star,' or if not, it must be related to stars… Wait, stars… Could it be the Star Sect?" Li Tianji pondered.

Suddenly, he froze and looked at Qin Yu again, thinking, "Could it be him? His name doesn't contain the word 'star.' Is it possible… he's from the Star Sect?"

"Impossible! How could a disciple of the Star Sect end up in this remote little place."

A wry smile played on Li Tianji's lips. He really was overthinking things. How could this person possibly be the one his master had painstakingly calculated? This person was, at most... a mere clown.

Li Tianji thought to himself.

One day later.

"Haha, Brother Qin, not bad! Keep going, haha! It's been a long time since I've had such a satisfying fight," Xiong Tatian roared with laughter.

Li Tianji looked at Qin Yu, who was still fighting Xiong Tatian, with surprise and suspicion in his eyes.

Did this person actually have such endurance?