11 Alone in the Cloud Wilderness. (1/2)

Li Yang did not care for what the Vine Wolf felt, all he knew was that he needed to release this excitement, this strength that coursed through his entire body. He charged directly at the Vine Wolf, his eyes ignoring the blood that was streaming down his face, completely focusing on the Vine Wolf.

The Vine Wolf tried to charge to the side, but it found that Li Yang had already moved to the side as it made it's move, blocking its path. When his eyes completely focused on the Vine Wolf, he could notice even the slightest of its movements. It was easy to know where it would move if he could just read the signs.

He struck out with his sword the moment the Vine Wolf moved, his sword slicing through the air like a silver bolt of lightning. The Vine Wolf lowered its body, but it found that it could not dodge the sword. The edge of the sword sliced a small wound on the back of the Vine Wolf, severing several vines.

Li Yang took this chance, kicking out with his leg. His foot made contact with the lower jaw of the Vine Wolf, forcing its head upwards and disorienting it. He had not forgotten what they were here for. He could not kill this Vine Wolf, as Liang Xinyi still needed to tame it.

With the Vine Wolf slightly disoriented from having it's lower jaw struck, Li Yang attacked once more. He twisted the sword in his hand, stabbing it downwards and through the paw of the Vine Wolf, nailing it to the ground.

Without the ability to dodge like it used to, the Vine Wolf was forced to become Li Yang's punching back. He could not kill the Vine Wolf, but he still needed to release all the excitement and strength that his body was filled with.

He rained a flurry of blows down upon the Vine Wolf, hitting every single part of its body, causing it to let out a mournful howl. It had lost battles before, sometimes even getting close to losing its life, but it had never been beaten this badly before.

After releasing all the excitement in his body, Li Yang raised his head towards the sky and released a long breath, a content smile on his face. His face was still bleeding, the taste of blood stuck on his lips and tongue, but he did not care. Right now, he felt nothing but contentment.

While he was feeling this contentment, he felt all the strength in his body gather beneath his navel, at the location of his dantian. He hurriedly turned his vision inwards, inspecting his dantian. The energy had gathered there, creating a small crack. He had not managed to open his dantian yet, but he had gotten much closer to opening it.

Upon noticing this, he felt like letting out a loud laughter, but he quickly pushed that thought out off his mind. They were still inside the Cloud Wilderness, so there was no telling what his laughter could attract.

He grabbed the Vine Wolf and dragged it over to Liang Zhou, who was currently applying some medicinal paste to Liang Xinyi. Liang Zhou was looking at Li Yang with an astonished gaze, almost finding it hard to believe that the Li Yang he knew and the Li Yang he had just seen was the same person.

The Li Yang he knew was calm and kind, a faint smile always at the corner of his lips. But the Li Yang he had just seen had a crazed excitement in his eyes as he fought, completely ignoring the wound on his face. He had savagely beaten that Vine Wolf with his bare fists.

”How is she? Will she still be able to tame the Vine Wolf?”

Li Yang dropped the Vine Wolf down in front of Liang Zhou, sitting down with his legs crossed after doing so. He took out some paste made from Closing Grass and applied it to the three gashes on his face. It would leave going from the middle of his forehead, down over his right eye and onto his cheek, but the attack had not managed to wound his eye, so he did not mind it.

”Ah? Ah, yes. She has some broken ribs and some of her organs have been slightly displaced, but she should be able to make a full recovery once we return to the tribe. There also should not be a problem with taming the Vine Wolf.”

Liang Zhou quickly regained his clarity, quickly nodding his head and responding to Li Yang's questions. He felt like he had seen a completely new side of Li Yang, a side that made him happy that Li Yang was part of their tribe. With the three of them, there would be no problem for the Liang tribe to rise.