Zi Yan's Little Scheme

The Ironback Nether Beast struggled to get back on its feet, its four hooves gouging mud from the ground.

That punch had dazed it, but it was far from fatal. After all, as a peak sixth-tier magical beast, its vitality was naturally terrifying.

It swung its massive body around, lowered its head, and charged at Lu Heng with its pair of bull-like horns aimed at him.

Lu Heng did not dodge. The Ironback Nether Beast's horns slammed into his left arm.

A dull thud rang out.

Lu Heng's feet slid half a step across the ground before he steadied himself.

Not even a red mark remained on his left arm. Instead, a crack appeared in the Ironback Nether Beast's horns, and fear surfaced in its beastly eyes for the first time.

"Good lord." Even Lu Heng was somewhat surprised.

Half a month ago, he would at least have needed a Dou Qi armor to withstand the full-force charge of a peak sixth-tier magical beast. Now, taking such a blow head-on with his bare arm felt little different from being lightly shoved.

Behind a tree, Zi Yan's little mouth hung open for a long while.

She rubbed her eyes, making sure she had not seen wrong.

A human had used his physical body, without any Dou Qi protection, to withstand the horn charge of a peak sixth-tier magical beast.

Zi Yan lowered her head and looked at her little fists.

Her true form was an unknown magical beast, and ever since awakening, Zi Yan's physique had hardly ever been suppressed. Yet now, Lu Heng's physical body was this absurdly powerful.

"This is way too ridiculous," Zi Yan muttered.

The Ironback Nether Beast had completely lost its nerve and turned to flee.

Lu Heng clenched his right fist, grayish-white Dou Qi wrapping