Chapter 46: Third-Layer Body Refinement, Beating the Beasts

[Host detected with severe injuries and facing death. Spend ten thousand drops of Spirit Liquid to repair the damage?]

Just as Qin Xiao helplessly chose to give up, the System’s voice rang out again.

“Repair it! Repair it! Do it now!”

Qin Xiao could not afford to hesitate; when survival was on the line, who wanted to die?

[Ten thousand drops of Spirit Liquid deducted. Host’s body fully repaired.]

Instantly, the System’s voice sounded once more.

Qin Xiao felt wonderfully comfortable. All the pain vanished, as though nothing had happened, and his body was still changing.

The bull did not attack again; Qin Xiao lay motionless. Nor did it dare eat his body. If the giant ape arrived to find no corpse, the bull would be in trouble.

About a minute later, golden light began shining from Qin Xiao’s body.

The light alerted the nearby Blazing Flame Savage Bull. Puzzled, it walked toward Qin Xiao.

[Congratulations, Host. You have reached Body Refinement Third Layer. Fifth layer unlocked.]

Repairing his body with those ten thousand drops of Spirit Liquid had also helped him break through the second layer of Body Refinement and reach the third.

The third layer of Body Refinement was said to grant the strength to shatter mountains and an indestructible body. His strength had leapt to a new level, and his body had improved enormously too. Being indestructible meant he could essentially say goodbye to disabling injuries.

Once the golden light faded, Qin Xiao stopped pretending and stood up.

The Blazing Flame Savage Bull had not expected the human to stand up. It attacked again, red Spiritual Qi spraying from its nostrils in anger. The same red Spiritual Qi enveloped its body like flames—the trait that gave the bull its name.

This time Qin Xiao did not dodge. He felt he might be able to withstand the attack. Whether that was an illusion or not, he intended to try.

Seeing Qin Xiao stand his ground only fueled the beast’s fury as it charged straight at him.

Third-layer Body Refinement improved not just his strength and defenses, but his reflexes too. He could actually see the path of the bull’s attack.

He raised both hands and seized its horns.

The force drove Qin Xiao rapidly backward, smashing trees and rocks behind him. He had no idea how many, but he kept hold of the horns and endured.

Perhaps it was exhausted, or perhaps it sensed something wrong; the bull stopped. Qin Xiao had been driven into a huge rock, but still had no intention of releasing its horns.

“You really do live up to your reputation for strength. I almost couldn’t take it.”

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The Blazing Flame Savage Bull tried to back away upon realizing its horns were still trapped, but Qin Xiao had no intention of letting it escape.

“You’ve had your turn pushing me. Now it’s mine.”

Putting all his strength into it, Qin Xiao pushed the bull back several steps and tightened his hold on its horns.

The bull sensed something wrong. Qin Xiao’s exertion had already lifted its hind legs, leaving them unable to push off, so it could not break free.

Without delay, Qin Xiao heaved the huge bull up and smashed it into the boulder behind him.

The beast’s vision swam with stars from the impact, but before it could recover, another blow followed.

The crashes kept coming. The more Qin Xiao swung it, the easier it became, and he began venting his fury wildly.

He stopped only when he began to tire. By then the bull was dead, its whole body mangled.

The Dark Night Wind Wolf had left to find spiritual herbs to heal its wounds. Hearing the noise, it returned and found Qin Xiao sitting on the ground, somewhat exhausted.

Seeing the bull’s mangled corpse, the wolf turned and ran. It had already suffered at this human’s hands. If even the bull was dead, it did not think it could beat him.

“Oh? You dared to come back?”

Catching sight of the fleeing beast, Qin Xiao surged with renewed energy and gave chase.

Third-layer Body Refinement brought an astonishing boost. Even the famously swift wolf could not shake Qin Xiao off. He kept gaining on it.

On open plains, Qin Xiao might not have caught the wolf. But this was a forest with difficult terrain. The wolf’s huge body lacked agility. With their speeds comparable, Qin Xiao’s greater agility let him steadily close the gap.

Unable to escape, the wolf stopped. It was in an out-of-the-way place, far from the other beasts, and had to fight. It refused to accept defeat. The bull was stupid; of course a human could find a weakness. The wolf was different.

“Not running anymore?”

When the wolf stopped, Qin Xiao looked around. This had better not be a trap.

The wolf answered him with its sharp claws.

It had turned to watch Qin Xiao, waiting for an opening. When he looked around, it attacked. This time, it dared not use its mouth and struck only with its claws.

“Damn it, even a Demon Beast knows how to launch a sneak attack.”

Fortunately, third-layer Body Refinement had improved his reflexes too. He just managed to dodge the claw.

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Qin Xiao gathered his strength and charged the wolf.

After his transformation, his speed was nearly the wolf’s equal. It could not dodge this sudden attack, so it twisted around and swept its tail at him.

Though its tail was not its main weapon, at this cultivation it was already as hard as profound iron. The wolf did not expect the sweep to kill Qin Xiao, but at least it should counter his strike.

But it had misjudged him. Qin Xiao did not dodge the tail. Changing his attack, he opened his fist and grabbed it.

“Hehe, you handed this to me yourself. Don’t mind if I do!”

A mischievous grin spread across Qin Xiao’s face.

Gathering his strength, Qin Xiao began spinning the wolf by its tail.

The pull on its tail threw the wolf off balance and toppled it. Under that powerful pull, its whole body began to swing around.

With his current strength, swinging the wolf was easy. After a few turns, Qin Xiao began smashing it down to his left and right.

The wolf felt the world spin, and every part of its body hurt. It could not speak human language to beg for mercy. With its body smashed apart, it could no longer gather Spiritual Qi. Qin Xiao battered it to death.

“Finally done.”

Qin Xiao released the tail and casually dusted off his hands.

Looking at the wolf’s body, Qin Xiao had an idea. If he could put it in the System Space, that would be another source of income.

He did not lack Spirit Stones, but having money did not mean he could buy anything the moment he wanted it. A beast’s body was full of useful parts for making Spirit Weapons and pills. At this realm, just about everything on it had a use.

“It actually worked? Excellent.”

At a thought, the wolf’s body entered the System Space. Qin Xiao was very pleased.

One corpse took up a whole slot. A System slot could hold a stack of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, but it did not matter that this corpse occupied one by itself. He had plenty of empty space.

After storing the wolf, he went back for the bull. That was another Golden Core beast’s body; he could not let it go to waste.

Only two Golden Core beasts had chased Qin Xiao because he was a mortal. Others were not so lucky. Almost all were pursued by seven or eight beasts, or even more than ten, at the same or a higher realm.

“Master, run! There’s a peak Nascent Soul beast behind me!”

Just as he had collected the bull and was about to rest, Yun Man flew overhead, taking a moment to warn him as she passed.

“Damn! What kind of disciple gets her master into trouble like this?”

With no time to spare, Qin Xiao got up and ran off in another direction.