Slaying

Crack!!!

A crisp sound rang out.

The rusty longsaber struck precisely at the base of the boar demon's tusk.

The tusk snapped off at the blow.

"Roar!"

The boar demon let out a miserable scream.

It stared at the lean figure charging out of the forest.

"Xiao Yuan, what are you doing? That's a demon beast, not a wild beast. Get out of here!"

Watching Lu Yuan rush toward him.

Liu Tieshan shouted loudly.

He was already an old man; he did not want his grandson to lose his life here.

"You little brat, Grandpa Boar will tear you to pieces."

Watching Lu Yuan charge over.

The boar demon was thoroughly enraged.

The black bristles all over its body stood on end.

Like a war chariot.

It rammed straight toward Lu Yuan.

That terrifying force of impact.

Was even more imposing than the Gray-Skinned Rat Demon's.

Smack!!!

When he was less than half a meter from the boar demon.

Lu Yuan stomped down hard with his right foot.

Using his left foot as the center.

He spun a full three hundred and sixty degrees.

And directly neutralized the boar demon's charge.

Lu Yuan could even smell the boar demon's foul, fishy stench.

Riiip!

But the boar demon was charging too quickly.

Lu Yuan did not evade it completely.

Its sharp tusk sliced a wound about an inch long across his waist.

Blood dripped down.

"Grandfather!"

Lu Yuan skidded across the ground, leaving a trail over thirty meters long.

And arrived before Liu Tieshan.

At the same time, he gripped the rusty saber he had thrown earlier.

"You brat, what are you doing? Who told you to come?"

"Get out of here, hurry!"

Liu Tieshan was frantic.

"Grandfather, stop the bleeding. I'll kill it."

Lu Yuan did not waste words.

Because the boar demon was already charging at him.

Just what I needed—experience!

At that moment, Lu Yuan poured his remaining experience into Wild Bull Force.

[Host: Lu Yuan]

[Realm: Mortal Realm (Not Grade Entry)]

[Techniques: Basic Demon-Slaying Saber Technique (Perfection Realm 0/1000), Wild Bull Force (Not Initiated 0/50)]

"Ding!"

"50 experience points consumed."

"Wild Bull Force has been raised to Minor Mastery (Minor Mastery 0/100)."

"Ding!"

"100 experience points consumed."

"Wild Bull Force has been raised to Major Mastery (Major Mastery 0/300)."

Lu Yuan poured all 150 experience points he had left into Wild Bull Force.

This was a technique that tempered the body, amplified brute strength, and increased the power of close-quarters combat.

Lu Yuan had not even entered the door before.

But now, with the infusion of 150 experience points.

Wild Bull Force crossed the Initiated and Minor Mastery realms, rising directly to Major Mastery.

A flood of cultivation knowledge concerning Wild Bull Force surged directly into Lu Yuan's body and mind.

Moreover, the already perfected Basic Demon-Slaying Saber Technique seemed capable of being raised even further.

It simply required 1,000 experience points.

"Come on, then!"

Facing the charging Bristle-Haired Boar Demon, Lu Yuan activated Wild Bull Force.

At that moment, every muscle in Lu Yuan's body tensed.

His bones also crackled with a series of explosive pops.

His chest rose and fell like a war drum being beaten.

The strength in both his arms surged.

The hand gripping the rusty saber.

Slashed down at that very instant.

The Perfection Realm Basic Demon-Slaying Saber Technique had returned complexity to simplicity.

There were no flashy movements.

Only a flash of silver light.

Saber light descended before the boar demon like falling snow.

Splat!!

The boar demon raised its sharp claws, intending to smack Lu Yuan into a pile of mush.

But its claws were severed in an instant.

The saber cut through them like butter.

Its momentum did not diminish.

Layered with the terrifying power unleashed by Wild Bull Force.

It directly sliced through the boar demon's throat and neck together.

"Roar!!!"

A miserable howl resounded.

The boar demon's massive charging body.

Slammed fiercely into the ground from inertia.

Its head rolled away, only stopping after crashing into a large tree.

Unwillingness remained in its pupils, but its gaze slowly scattered.

Pfft!!!

Lu Yuan also spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fortunately, he managed to support himself with the rusty saber.

His realm was too low.

He had forcibly used Wild Bull Force and Basic Demon-Slaying Saber Technique.

His body simply could not withstand it.

And after the headless boar demon's body twitched a few times.

It completely lost all signs of life as well.

Hoo!!!

Lu Yuan let out a long breath.

When the boar demon's body had twitched just now.

Lu Yuan had feared that it was not truly dead.

After all, demon beasts possessed formidable vitality.

But fortunately, the Bristle-Haired Boar Demon, with its head severed from its body.

Had ultimately lost its breath completely.

"Ding! Detected that the host has slain a First-Order Mid-Grade demon, the 'Bristle-Haired Boar Demon.'"

"Experience gained: 150 points."

Afterward, Lu Yuan dug out a crimson Demon Core the size of a pigeon egg, giving off a faint fragrance.

Only then did Liu Tieshan come back to his senses.

This was a demon beast, not a wild beast.

And it had been slain just like that?

"Xiao Yuan, you..."

Liu Tieshan opened his mouth, wanting to ask.

But Lu Yuan had long prepared an explanation. "Grandfather, the county office received word that the nearby villages have been unsettled lately. This time, I came with a mission."

Liu Tieshan had originally had a whole heap of questions to ask.

But now that Lu Yuan had said this.

He could not press further.

After all, some information was not something ordinary folk like them could know.

He understood that Lu Yuan had a mission to carry out.

"Grandfather, please keep this boar demon's head for me. You can deal with the body yourselves."

Lu Yuan gave his grandfather this instruction.

Then he went and found Zhao Dong and Ma Kui, who had been frightened away by the boar demon earlier.

Fortunately, the two had not run far.

When they saw the scene before them, they were stunned.

Lu Yuan did not say much, merely leaving the place.

"Stop staring and get to work. The county office will send people to handle this boar demon."

Liu Tieshan waved his hand.

The reason Lu Yun did not go down the mountain with Liu Tieshan and the others.

Was because he wanted to see whether there were any other demon beasts nearby.

After all, he had only gained 150 experience points from killing the boar demon, which was nowhere near enough to level up.

Especially since Basic Demon-Slaying Saber Technique still needed 1,000 experience points; one First-Order Mid-Grade demon beast was far from enough.

Lu Yuan's heart itched unbearably at the thought of the already perfected Basic Demon-Slaying Saber Technique.

He wanted to see just how Basic Demon-Slaying Saber Technique could improve after reaching Perfection Realm!

"System, open the panel."

[Host: Lu Yuan]

[Realm: Mortal Realm (Not Grade Entry)]

[Lifespan: 30 days]

[Techniques: Basic Demon-Slaying Saber Technique (Perfection Realm 0/1000), Wild Bull Force (Major Mastery 0/300)]

[Experience Points: 150]

Looking at the glaring "30 days," Lu Yuan's brow furrowed tightly.

He had just risked his life to kill a First-Order Mid-Grade Bristle-Haired Boar Demon, yet he had only gained 150 experience points.

And breaking through beyond Perfection Realm with Basic Demon-Slaying Saber Technique actually required a full 1,000 points!

One Mid-Grade demon beast was not even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.

Lu Yuan was also consumed with anticipation for the already perfected Basic Demon-Slaying Saber Technique.

He wanted to see how Basic Demon-Slaying Saber Technique could continue to improve after Perfection Realm!

"System, can experience points be exchanged for lifespan in reverse?"

Lu Yuan's voice echoed in his mind.

But the system directly rejected it.

[Notice: Experience points cannot be exchanged for lifespan.]

[Notice: Only by raising one's martial realm and breaking the limits of the fleshly body can the host increase lifespan.]

The cold mechanical voice completely shattered Lu Yuan's fantasies.