A Fateful Reunion, Steel Fist's First Appearance
In the Archaic Ancient Remnant Realm, amidst a deathly silence of ruins.
Dongfang Yueming looked at the little girl in front of him, whose clothes were tattered and whose face was covered in dirt, but whose big, dark eyes still showed a bit of intelligence, and his heart suddenly trembled!
That familiar gaze, that stubborn expression...
Although, they are separated by endless time and space.
Although, right now, she is just a weak and helpless child.
However, Dongfang Yueming recognized her at a glance!
[Hong Ling...]
[It turns out that we really did know each other a long, long time ago.]
"You... you should leave now!"
The little girl looked at the strange older brother who had suddenly appeared, a hint of panic and fear flashing in her eyes. She clutched the half-moldy piece of dry food in her arms tightly and kept backing away.
"I'm a jinx... Anyone who gets close to me will be unlucky!"
"I'm not afraid."
Dongfang Yueming looked at her, a gentle smile appearing on his face.
He slowly stepped forward, ignoring the little girl's struggles, and gently took her dirty little hand in his.
"From today onwards, I will protect you."
"You..." Hong Ling was stunned.
From childhood to adulthood, everyone who saw her wanted to kill her and avoided her at all costs.
This is the first time someone has been willing to hold her hand and... protect her.
In front of the dilapidated stone house.
While starting a fire, Dongfang Yueming learned about the situation of this world from Hong Ling.
The spiritual energy is raging, Demonic Beast roam freely, and human life is as worthless as grass...
Of course, there are also cultivators here.
The first realm is called the Meridian Opening Realm, which involves using spiritual energy to forcibly open the meridians in the body to gain extraordinary power.
However, the process is painful and extremely easy to get injured.
[This is truly... a hellish start.]
He glanced at the panel.
He has lost all his cultivation and is physically weak.
The only thing we can rely on is... those hundreds of billions of points.
"Big brother..." Hong Ling cautiously approached him and offered him the half of the dried food she treasured. "You... you must be hungry. Eat this."
Looking at the moldy dried food, Dongfang Yueming felt a pang of sadness.
He pushed her back and gently patted her head.
I'm not hungry, you eat it yourself.
"Don't worry, follow me, and from now on... you'll not only have enough to eat, but also... candied hawthorns."
"Candied hawthorn? What's that?" Hong Ling blinked her big eyes, her face full of curiosity.
"It's something... very, very sweet."
Just then!
"Roar--!"
A ferocious and bloodthirsty roar shattered the tranquility!
A ferocious wild boar, the size of an ox and covered in iron spikes, crashed through the wall and charged fiercely towards the two of them!
Level 1 Demonic Beast - Ironhide Boar!
Equivalent to a cultivator at the Meridian Opening Realm!
Although the Ironhide Boar is only the lowest-level of the Demonic Beast, it is a deadly disaster for two mortals!
"Run!"
Hong Ling's face turned deathly pale instantly!
Without any hesitation, or even a moment to think, her small frame stood directly in front of Dongfang Yueming!
"Big brother! You go quickly! I'll hold it off!"
"Bang!"
The Ironhide Boar slammed into her!
"Puff!"
Hong Ling's petite body flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground, spitting out mouthfuls of blood!
"Cough cough... Hurry... Let's go..."
She struggled to her feet, her small, tender hands slowly clenching and raising, then resolutely waving at the Ironhide Boar!
[Am I about to... kill someone again?]
[I really am... a jinx...]
Just as she closed her eyes, preparing to accept her fate...
The Dongfang Yueming, but a sudden clench of the fist gripped his heart, and he lunged forward!
[I just met Hong Ling, and all I can do is watch her get into trouble?!]
Dongfang Yueming's gaze was fixed on Hong Ling's desperate... block!
That technique of exerting force, that resolute posture...
[Little girl, it seems you've suffered a lot.]
[Ding! Through observation, you have mastered the ordinary martial art—[Steel Fist]!]
[Steel Fist (0/1, Entry)]
[Point Allocation!]
[Ding! 1 point consumed, Entry!]
[Ding! Consumed 2 points, Minor Accomplishment!]
[Ding! Consumed 3 points, Major Accomplishment!]
[Ding! 5 points consumed, Perfection!]
"Boom--!"
A faint yet extremely pure force instantly flowed through his arms!
Countless insights into boxing techniques exploded in his mind!
The so-called "Steel Fist" is not a fist as hard as steel, but the will to swing that fist!
"Is this... power?"
Dongfang Yueming clenched his fist.
At this moment, the Ironhide Boar's sharp tusks were less than three inches from his chest!
A foul, fishy stench hit me!
"Die!"
Instead of retreating, Dongfang Yueming advanced with a loud shout!
[Perfection Level - Steel Fist!]
"Bang--!!!"
A dull, loud bang!
His seemingly frail fist was like a hammer forged from fine steel, slamming hard into the Ironhide Boar's forehead!
"Snap!"
The sound of bones shattering was clearly audible!
The arrogant Ironhide Boar let out a shrill scream as its massive body was sent flying by the punch!
Its skull collapsed, blood flowed from its seven orifices, it twitched a few times, and then... remained completely still.
The entire hall was deathly silent!
Hong Ling stared blankly at the figure standing before the Demonic Beast's corpse, covered in blood, yet as upright as a war god, her mind completely blank.
[He... he didn't run away?]
[He... killed the Demonic Beast for me?]
For the first time in a long time, no one abandoned her.
Two lines of clear tears slid down Hong Ling's cheeks.
She licked it; it tasted salty, but it wasn't blood.