Flat Blade Carving

"Die!"

Luo Feng had no intention of wasting time. With a low growl, he shot forward like a bolt of lightning.

Inside the Gravity Space, a ring of earthy yellow light surrounded Luo Feng's feet, but it didn't affect his speed in the slightest.

The Iron-Armored Battle Blade in his hand flashed with a cold gleam, slashing straight toward the vulnerable spot on the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat's neck.

But just as Luo Feng drew close to it—whoosh!

A dark shadow swept toward his head.

"So fast."

Luo Feng was startled. He pushed off hard with his feet and barely managed to twist aside, dodging the shadow.

The shadow was the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat's terrifying claw!

"This beast is clever. It actually wants to trade its life for mine.

"And in just this short time, it seems to have adapted to the Level 5 Gravity Art. It's moving much faster than before."

Indeed, it was unrealistic to expect a Level 5 Gravity Art to deal with a High-Level Beast General Rank monster.

But Luo Feng had never expected the Gravity Art to have much effect in the first place. All he needed was to slow it down a little.

Otherwise, with only the speed of an Intermediate War General Level fighter, it really wouldn't be easy to deal with a Four-Tailed Tiger Cat, a monster known among High-Level Beast Generals for its speed.

But to hone himself more effectively, Luo Feng naturally didn't want to weaken the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat too much.

If he used a Level 6 Gravity Art to suppress its speed, it would be a one-sided slaughter and wouldn't help him improve at all.

This was just the right balance. The Four-Tailed Tiger Cat could put him under tremendous pressure without being so weak that he could easily crush it.

As it gradually adapted to the Gravity Art, the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat's agility soared. It suddenly pounced at Luo Feng.

Its massive paw and sharp claws came straight at him.

"Damn, this Four-Tailed Tiger Cat is way too fast. After adapting to the Level 5 Gravity Space, it's much faster than me."

Luo Feng immediately retreated a step. When the force of the Tiger Cat's strike had weakened, he seized the moment and thrust his shield forward.

"Boom!"

The shield slammed into the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat's paw. The instant they collided, Luo Feng used the rebound to fly backward and dive, rolling across the ground to absorb the impact.

But the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat swiftly pursued him again. It had already realized that this human's close-combat ability was poor, nowhere near as formidable as his Spiritual Telekinesis.

The best thing would be to kill him while he was overconfident.

The Four-Tailed Tiger Cat saw this as its best chance.

As the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat rushed toward him, Luo Feng remained calm. When its paw struck again—

At that moment, Luo Feng's body spun with the agility of a butterfly, deftly dodging the claw.

As he spun, the Iron-Armored Battle Blade in his hand borrowed the momentum, and he struck in an instant!

"Nine-Layered Thunder Blade—explode!"

The blade's gleam accelerated rapidly along an arc!

Then the second burst of force erupted. Luo Feng tried to unleash a third, but he was still just a little short.

"Thud!"

Fast as lightning, the spinning slash struck the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat's neck.

"Chhk—"

But at the critical moment, the Tiger Cat's quick reaction saved its life. It twisted its head with all its might, preventing the blade from cutting too deeply.

Bright red blood welled from the wound.

"Awooo!"

The blood awakened the Tiger Cat's bloodlust. The Four-Tailed Tiger Cat's eyes turned red, and in that instant, the wounded beast went completely berserk.

It no longer cared whether the human was strong or a Spiritual Telekinetic. It didn't think about escaping while it had the chance, either. Now, only one thought filled its mind: kill the human before it.

The Four-Tailed Tiger Cat whipped its head around and opened its jaws, intent on tearing Luo Feng apart.

Madness gleamed in the wounded Four-Tailed Tiger Cat's eyes, and its movements grew even quicker.

Amid a series of low growls, it charged at Luo Feng again and again, each attack as fast as lightning.

Its paws, jaws, and tail unleashed a relentless barrage.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

"This is exactly the state I want you in."

Luo Feng grew excited as he fought. Though each dodge seemed to leave him on the brink of death, he had begun to enjoy the process.

He slipped away from each attack with graceful evasions. Every time, the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat's strikes came within just a few centimeters of his body.

Yet those few centimeters were like an impassable chasm. No matter how crazed it became, the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat couldn't so much as graze him.

Throughout the fight, Luo Feng's Movement Technique improved rapidly.

At the same time, he mentally reviewed the flaws in the slash he had just performed.

At last, after who knew how long—

Luo Feng had been evading without attacking. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

The next instant, he struck!

The Iron-Armored Battle Blade in Luo Feng's hand came down from above in a fierce vertical slash!

It let out a piercing whistle.

The first burst, the second, the third...

Sensing death in the path of that swift slash, the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat instinctively gathered strength in all four paws, trying to dodge.

But... Luo Feng's slash had come too suddenly. It was too fast.

The next second, the blade bit into flesh.

"Shhk—"

A tiger's head, more than a meter across, was cleaved off. The massive Four-Tailed Tiger Cat crashed to the ground.

"I was just a little short. I almost released the third burst. What a pity."

Luo Feng looked at the enormous tiger's head before him and sighed.

"But after honing myself for half a month, it's time to leave."

Then Luo Feng began to collect the spoils with practiced ease.

"Hm?"

Seeing the glowing orb dropped by the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat, Luo Feng was pleasantly surprised.

Flat Blade Carving Technique: Cultivates the mind and character. With practice, carving can rapidly increase spiritual power.

"I didn't expect it to drop the unique spiritual cultivation method of Doehring Cowart, the Saint-level Magus from the Coiling Dragon World."

Although the Flat Blade Carving Technique involved nothing more than carving stone, it was a genuine treasure. It cultivated the mind and character and subtly strengthened his Mental Will. With enough practice, carving would become a relaxing pastime while also rapidly boosting his Spiritual Telekinesis.

The process of carving stone also brought his spiritual power closer to Earth elements, which would benefit his future comprehension of the Laws of Earth.

The Flat Blade Carving Technique didn't appear in the form of a book. It was just a small glowing orb. Luo Feng tried holding it to his forehead.

The next instant, the little orb vanished.

In an instant, the method of Flat Blade Carving imprinted itself in his mind.

Of course, mastering the Flat Blade Carving Technique would depend on Luo Feng practicing and carving more in the future.

Afterward, Luo Feng also dealt with the nearly hundred ordinary Tiger Cats.

He skillfully stripped off the valuable materials from their bodies.

The ordinary Tiger Cats had also dropped three pieces of equipment.

"All done. I should let my family know I'm safe."

When he was away from home, Luo Feng often called his family to keep his parents from worrying.

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