Chapter 4 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The concentrated Essence flowed into his Sea of Qi, and it felt as if a fog was defusing rays of the morning sun. Wutian could see sceneries that were hundreds of feet away, and his spirit was refreshed as his perception extended. It was a type of transcendence, where the Essence broke free from its shackles and entered another realm.

Right then, Wutian felt that a forceful surge of energy was about to burst out of his body like a powerful sea current rising to the surface.

He rose to his feet all of a sudden. Immediately after, he lunged forward and punched his fist into the ground. The cave shook as rocks and soil fell from above due to the earthquake.

Wutian was startled. The power he currently possesses after he had unlocked his physique was on another level. Compared with what he previously had, the difference was akin to the gap between Heaven and Earth. Only by closing that gap was he able to see the scenery on the other side.

It was a scary transformation. No wonder everyone wanted to become a cultivator.

Running out of the cave, Wutian disappeared into the forest. Not long after Wutian left, a man arrived in front of the cave. His face sank when he saw the scene.

“That bastard’s still alive? Impossible! The cliff is thousands of feet high; he couldn’t have survived the fall. Some monster beast was probably just practicing its cultivation here. Nevertheless, I still need to find his body just to make sure,” Longhe mumbled to himself. A cruel glint flashed in his eyes as he stepped out and disappeared into the dense forest.

“Caw!” Three hundred feet from the cave, a sound came from one of the trees in the dense forest.

“Stop making noise, you rascal, or we’ll be exposed.” Wutian cupped his hand over Little Tian’s mouth as he fixed his eyes on a figure that was weaving through the forest.

“By the looks of things, Longhe will not give up until he finds me. He will surely wait at the village entrance. Hiding at the back of the mountain is the only choice for now until the Fire Cloud Clan comes to recruit students. When that time comes, I can get out and he won’t dare to do anything to me in front of everyone else regardless of how daring he is.”

Wutian mumbled to himself and jumped down from the tree. Soon after, he hopped about and disappeared into the mountainous area.

Time flew, and twenty days passed by.

At the break of dawn, while the earth was still engulfed in darkness.

Roar!

Somewhere on the rear side of the mountain, an ear-shattering roar rose, as though some monster beast was looking forward to seeing the morning sun. Upon careful listening, however, one could make out the despair and fear in the call.

Zooming in closer, it turned out that it was a Wild Boar. Its body was massive at two meters long, and it had muscular limbs like that of an ox. Its body was also covered in inch-long black hair that glinted like steel needles.

Wild Boars were the most common monster beasts in that part of the mountain. The Wild Boars’ sweet meat was a common food for the villagers in Dragon Village. But since the wild boars had Reborn-Alpha strength, only Longhe could hunt them. Others would flee whenever they faced these beasts.

Right then, Longhe was not there, but the beast had wounds all over its body with blood continuously oozing out. Its fearful eyes were wide open, similar to a pair of lanterns.

Standing ahead of the beast was a teenager, who was holding a dagger in his hand, his clothes seemingly drenched in blood. Yet, some parts of his clothes appeared to be tan, which meant that he was not wearing clothes. Instead, his body was covered in blood that gave off a strong pungent smell.

There seemed to be a fist-sized Demon Toad behind the Wild Boar, but a closer look would confirm that it was not a Demon Toad. It turned out to be a Gobbler, which was ranked tenth on the list of exotic beasts.

The human and “toad” were none other than Wutian and Little Tian.

“Let’s corner it, Little Tian.”

Wutian commanded quietly as he leaped out with his glinting dagger, aiming straight for the Wild Boar’s head. At the same time, Little Tian cawed and sprang into the air with its mouth wide open to reveal two rows of heinous, shiny-white, steel teeth.

The Wild Boar grunted loudly as it went mad. Standing on two feet, it pounded its chest and stomped its feet before it rapidly charged at Wutian. Just as it approached its target, the wild boar kicked out his muscular front leg, seemingly at Wutian’s dagger.

“Do all mad Wild Boars behave this way?”

Wutian was struck dumb. Over the past few days, every time he went hunting, any Wild Boar he encountered would inevitably go mad, just as it did now. They would lose their minds and aimlessly charge at their attacker.

Having dealt with such a situation for several days, Wutian was quick in his reaction. While he bent his body backward to dodge the attack, he flipped the dagger over and thrust it into the Wild Boar’s belly. Blood gushed out of the wound instantly.

“Caw!”

Simultaneously, a shadowy figure in the form of Little Tian moved past in a flash and sank its teeth into the Wild Boar’s neck, severing its throat. That resulted in blood spewing out of the creature’s neck.

The Wild Boar’s body convulsed as it dropped to the ground with a grunt, its eyes turning whitish. Wutian quickly rolled aside to avoid getting crushed by the falling beast.

After he scrambled to his feet and saw the bloodstains, as well as dirt all over his body, Wutian forced a smile. He had been so engrossed in cultivation, fighting the monster beasts, and gaining combat experience for the past few days that he had not been conscious about how dirty and stinky he was. He was now no different from a beggar.

Wutian shook his head and looked up at the rising morning sun. “Today, the Fire Cloud Clan is coming to recruit students. I should head back now.”

…

As the morning sun rose into the sky, six bare-chested children stood in the open field before the village. They would shout energetically each time they swung their fists.

“Kids, the day starts in the morning. When the sun rises, that’s when it is easiest to inhale qi and turn it into an element that unlocks our physiques. It helps us to become powerful cultivators!” Longhe pointed out any shortcomings as he taught the kids, who were only eleven to twelve years old. But they all looked like they meant business, sweating profusely even in the wintry weather.