Chapter 9: The Strength of Eighteen Oxen

  Xuanyuan was extremely annoyed.

  Listening to Qian Kui's words, he suddenly understood that it was his own kindness that had brought the pursuing soldiers who were thrown into the river by those two guys.

  I knew I should have killed them, and it would have been done quietly, without ending up in this situation today.

  Xuanyuan swept a glance, this Qian Kui possessed the strength of nine oxen, the other three had the strength of seven oxen, and four had the strength of six oxen. None were difficult to deal with, but Gu Xing was somewhat dangerous.

  Moreover, Xuan Yuan felt that the whip in Qian Kuai's hand was not simple, with a faint smell of blood. Although Xuan Yuan didn't understand this world, after being hit by this whip before, his whole body became numb and he immediately knew that this whip was poisonous.

  He dodged his head and Xuan Yuan avoided this whip, retreating three big steps in a row, coldly looking at Qian Kuai and others.

  "Do you really want to die?"

  Xuanyuan's power was now introverted, and others couldn't see how strong he really was. Listening to Xuanyuan's words, everyone seemed to be hearing the biggest joke in the world.

  "A mere child with the strength of eight oxen dares to utter arrogant words in front of us." The group of vicious slaves behind Qian Ku burst out laughing, perhaps one-on-one they would be afraid, but now it's eight against two, and another one is a wolf, they didn't take them seriously at all.

  "It's not clear who will die yet, all of you come at me. Today I must flay this little beast alive." Qian Ku's body leapt up, his long whip swung out, and with a crisp crack, it struck directly at Xuan Yuan's face. The seven lackeys behind Qian Ku also rushed forward in unison.

  Yoon Ji-Lo stood quietly in a nearby place, watching all of this.

  Xuanyuan dodged this whip, his face gloomy, and handed over a sentence:

  "Lone Star, find one that's relatively weak and bite them to death for me. Be careful yourself."

  Gu Xing hastily ran out, those people couldn't catch up at all, but seeing Gu Xing run, someone immediately burst out laughing:

  "Haha, it seems that the wolf you raised has also left you at this time, die!" One of the evil slaves burst out laughing, but just then, Lone Star quickly turned back and made a fierce pounce. Its sharp claws directly pierced through the body of this evil slave, and its sharp fangs bit deeply into the neck of this evil slave who possessed the strength of seven oxen. With a crisp cracking sound, this evil slave immediately stopped breathing.

  The other slaves, who had rushed forward with malicious intent, felt a chill in their hearts as Xuan Yuan charged forward without flinching. With a loud whoosh, the powerful energy burst forth from his body. In an instant, Xuan Yuan grabbed the necks of two evil slaves, each possessing the strength of six oxen, as if they were mere chickens. He took a few punches but didn't feel any pain and instead swung the two slaves around like windmills, wildly sweeping them about.

  A series of cracking sounds accompanied by wails, one after another, how miserable.

  In less than a moment, all of these people were knocked to the ground. Those who fell to the ground had their bones broken and couldn't move anymore. The ones who didn't die were finished off by Xing Xing's additional blow. The two evil slaves who were grabbed by the neck by Xuanyuan were even more miserable, having their throats crushed, and they also died. Only Qian Kuai was left.

  Qian Kuai did not expect that Xuan Yuan would be so terrifying, even with the strength of nine oxen, he could not withstand the punches and kicks of so many people, and at least he would suffer some injuries.

  "This little guy was hit by those few punches and nothing happened. Could it be that the divine art of toughening his skin he cultivated is actually of a mysterious level?"

  Qian Kuai felt a bit apprehensive, but at this moment, a hint of cunning flashed in Xuan Yuan's eyes as he slowly said to Gu Xing:

  "Lone Star, just watch from the side, this is a fight between him and me, don't get involved."

  Gu Xing retreated to one side, Qian Ku let out a breath of relief and sneered inwardly:

  "This kid is simply asking for death. If there were a wolf, the two of them would charge together and it wouldn't be easy to deal with. Now he actually wants to fight alone, well I can only grant his wish."

  "Good, good kid, you have backbone." As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Ku took a step forward and the 'Venomous Snake Whip' in his hand was instantly whipped out. Xuan Yuan charged up and directly resisted it with brute force, making a loud cracking sound. It could be seen that a blood mark had been lashed onto Xuan Yuan's arm, but despite being hit by the whip, he remained unmoved and continued to charge forward, punching Qian Ku's chestbone with one fist.

  Crack, a sound of shattering bones echoed, and Qian Ke's mouth spewed blood mixed with several pieces of lung tissue. Xuan Yuan only felt a stinging pain in his arm, but there was no numbness, and his heart skipped a beat.

  "You guessed it."

  Not far away, Yin Zhenluo smiled slightly:

  "This kid is indeed clever, 'Dragon Scale Powder' is not an ordinary product, the small amount of paralyzing venom can't even affect the skin that has been applied with 'Dragon Scale Powder', let alone cause paralysis."

  Qian Ke's face changed greatly, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. He suddenly raised his hand, and a 'Poisonous Snake Mark' burst out of thin air:

  "Go die."

  With a crisp sound, Xuan Yuan only felt a pain in his heart, but he was not seriously injured. He took a step forward and punched Qian Kuai's chest with one fist, directly shattering Qian Kuai's heart meridian. Only to see Qian Kuai's chest sink in a large block, his mouth seemed to spit out blood foam like a goldfish spitting bubbles.

  When Xuan Yuan came to his senses, he found that the 'Poisonous Snake Mark' that had just ambushed him was lying on the grass. The lush green grass immediately began to wither and turn yellow. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, thinking that this guy was simply too poisonous and had almost been sneak attacked. Rubbing his chest which was aching slightly, Xuan Yuan took out a dragon scale from his chest and sighed:

  "It seems that the beautiful master's dragon scales saved my life."

  Yin Zhenluo had just seen Qian Kuai's move, but it was too late to lend a hand, the distance was too far. Fortunately, Xuan Yuan's luck was good, and he hid this piece of dragon scales in his heart, otherwise he would have really died. This made Yin Zhenluo breathe a sigh of relief.

  Xuanyuan had just killed someone and his heart was still unsettled. After panting for a moment, he understood that if he showed any mercy, the one who would end up dead would be himself.

  That one 'poisonous snake mark' lying quietly on the ground is the best proof, Xuan Yuan has gradually begun to understand this world. The enemy is not you die or I live, and mercy to the enemy is cruelty to oneself. Fortunately, he didn't let Gu Xing fight alongside him earlier, otherwise it might have been Gu Xing who died, which would be even more unbearable for him than killing Xuan Yuan.

  Xuanyuan had secretly made up his mind, and from now on, he would absolutely not show any mercy. He quickly and efficiently took out the money bags from these few people's bodies. Among them, Qian Kuai was the richest, even bringing 380 Dou Shi coins to chase and kill people, plus the other seven people, totaling 600 Dou Shi coins, making Xuanyuan laugh with a wide open mouth.

  The other fighters' coins added up to 5,400 yuan, which was also a considerable fortune.

  When Xuan Yuan had finished sweeping all this away, he directly said to Gu Xing:

  "These corpses look like they're for you to eat. If you want to take them away, that's fine, just don't leave them here, it's offending Master Mei's eyes."

  He then turned around to find Yin Zhenluo staring at him, Xuan Yuan pulled out his signature silly smile, rubbed his own head and said awkwardly:

  "Thanks to the beautiful master's dragon scales, otherwise, my little life would not be preserved."

  Yin Zhenluo didn't say anything, she just shook her head and said:

  "People are treacherous, you're still young, be more careful in the future, don't give your enemies any opportunities."

  Xuanyuan nodded heavily and didn't say anything else.

  Another five days have passed.

  In these five days, Xuan Yuan worked day and night without any delay, and after wiping out a bottle of 'Dragon Scale Powder', he finally refined his skin to be transparent.

  At this moment, Xuan Yuan only felt a refreshing sensation all over his body, every inch of skin and every pore was breathing.

  His skin became incredibly taut, like jade in its luster, full of radiance, and his skin became extremely resilient. Xuan Yuan used the 'Venomous Snake Whip' to lash himself once, without even breaking the skin, leaving only a red mark behind.

  Xuanyuan has already entered the realm of the peak of Douzhe, at this moment he possesses the strength of eighteen oxen, far beyond Yin Zhenluo's expectations.

  I don't know how much power Xuan Yuan will have if he breaks through to the Dou Shi realm. At this moment, Xuan Yuan is definitely comparable to an ordinary Dou Shi. As long as it's not a top-notch Dou Shi, there won't be too much threat to Xuan Yuan.

  In these five days, Lone Star accompanied Xuan Yuan day and night, and also directly entered the Ten Oxen Force from the original Six Oxen Force. His body became more robust, his fur was extremely soft to the touch in ordinary times, but once Lone Star's hair stood on end, it immediately became sharp as a needle.

  "Next, from the realm of Dou Zhe to the realm of Dou Shi, one must rely on their comprehension of the physical body to enter. If you can comprehend the mysteries within the skin and flesh, you will be able to break through. A Dou Zhe refines the skin, a Dou Shi refines the flesh, taking the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and refining it into the flesh, strengthening the physical body, closing the pores of the skin, and tempering each piece of flesh on their body one by one."

  Just as Xuan Yuan stepped into the realm of the peak of Dou Zhe, Yin Zhen Luo's voice came from inside the tree house.

  Xuanyuan heard this and just nodded, these days, after killing the steward of the Yue Manor, he was probably already on the black list of the Yue Manor.

  Entering Moon Desolate City would be courting death, now I can only raise my own strength, raise it again and again, then avenge myself.

  In these five days, with Xuan Yuan's power growing stronger and stronger, the amount of food he consumed each day became more and more terrifying. Now, in one meal, Xuan Yuan already needed to eat over twenty kilograms of meat.

  In just eleven short days, Xuan Yuan felt that his height had increased by a lot. Originally, he was only about 1.6 meters tall, but now he has already reached 1.65 meters. Although he is still far from Yin Zhenluo's 1.76 meters, after all, he is only fourteen years old and there is still much room for growth in the future.

  "Beautiful master, the food is almost gone, I'll go hunting again." Xuan Yuan said, directly jumping onto the now shoulder-high, extremely majestic Lone Star's back, and galloping wildly towards the direction of the Magic Beast Forest.