Chapter Thirteen: Sword Demon Pig

  The bonfire in the dark night was like a magnet, always attracting some predators to come, of course, who hunted whom depended on their respective strengths. After entering this area, Liu Yu had already killed many magical beasts that regarded him as prey, which made him no longer worry about food, but this time the situation was different.

  Liu Yu gripped his long spear tightly beside the extinguished fire, intently sensing every sound around him. His forehead was already beaded with cold sweat. This time he had encountered an opponent who left him completely helpless. Liu Yu, who had been resting by the fire, suddenly came under attack from a dark shadow. The fire was immediately extinguished by a gust of black wind, followed by a flurry of swift and violent attacks. Unprepared, Liu Yu's arm and calf were both scratched, but fortunately his leather armor protected him so the wounds were not severe.

  Because he couldn't see his opponent at all, Liu Yu could only dance the long spear like the wind to completely protect his whole body, and the demon beast would temporarily retreat. But apparently it didn't give up, the rustling sound was still coming from the surrounding grass, this demon beast was very clever, flashing from one point to another like lightning, making Liu Yu completely unable to grasp its specific location, naturally he couldn't use magic to attack it either.

  In the center, Liu Yu tried several times to reignite the fire, but was interrupted by the opponent's attacks. Now he can only "remain unchanged in response to all changes", quietly waiting for the opponent's next attack.

  Because it was too dark and had no vision, Liu Yu simply closed his eyes and listened carefully with his ears. "Whoosh" The rustling sounds around him stopped abruptly, a strong sense of crisis came from behind, but it was already too late to turn around, Liu Yu instinctively used the long spear shaft to block his neck. "Crack" A massive force came from the wooden shaft, the long spear snapped loudly, and almost simultaneously Liu Yu felt a heart-wrenching pain spreading from his shoulder to his entire body.

  "Ah!" Liu Yu let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground. Under the faint starlight, Liu Yu seemed to see a black shadow that looked like a wolf slowly approaching him step by step. "Huff" Taking a deep breath, Liu Yu pressed his left hand against the wound and drew his sword with his right hand, preparing for a final struggle.

  But the black shadow suddenly stopped a few meters away from itself, "Uh, uh." Low cries kept coming out of its mouth. It seemed to have hesitated for a moment, then the black shadow quickly jumped into the dark thicket behind it, and soon there was no sound.

  Liu Yu, who had narrowly escaped death, looked around in confusion, "What made it give up?" Although he was puzzled, the wound on his shoulder that wouldn't stop bleeding didn't let him care about these things at the moment. He quickly took out two bottles of medicine from his chest, one red and one white, tore off a piece of his sleeve, poured some of the white medicine onto the wound, and bandaged it up.

  Fortunately, the long spear's wooden handle had dissipated a lot of the force from that previous blow, causing Black Shadow's attack to shift downward by several inches. With the protection of his leather armor, Liu Yu would have otherwise gone to meet the Beast God by now.

  Liu Yu, worried that the monster would come back for him, picked up the broken long spear and other debris, and walked into the darkness in a direction opposite to where the monster had gone.

  All the way, Liu Yu changed direction several times and finally couldn't hold on after a few miles. Although the medicine given by his father was very miraculous, he felt that the wound had stopped bleeding, but since his rebirth, he had never been as close to death as this time, highly tense mentally, plus the pain of the wound and blood loss, he felt extremely exhausted, in this state he could no longer move forward, casually finding a big tree, he sat down to rest without caring whether it was safe or not.

  A gray wild boar with two fangs like sharp swords on its mouth, three meters long, is leisurely drinking water by a clear stream. With its massive body, it has absolute dominance in the surrounding area, and naturally, no hunter dares to mess with it.

  But now, just a short distance away, a figure clad in leather armor was hiding behind a large boulder, staring coldly at it. This figure was naturally Liu Yu, who had already been in the Blood Refining stage for 25 days. His last injury was seven days ago, and during these seven days, Liu Yu had been recuperating except when he went hunting for food. The wounds on his calf and arm had healed, and the wound on his shoulder was not serious either. Because the Blood Refining was about to end, and Liu Yu still hadn't hunted a three-stage or higher magical beast, he set his sights on this early three-stage Sword Demon Boar, planning to slaughter it to complete his task.

  The Sword Demon Pig has two sharp fangs in its mouth, which can be forged into two sharp swords with some processing by a craftsman. However, the Sword Demon Pig is extremely stupid and no different from ordinary wild beasts, and as an earth-type demon beast, its defensive ability is not strong. On the other hand, Liu Yu encountered several other three-stage or higher demon beasts during this period, all of which were quite powerful, and Liu Yu had little confidence in taking them down. Therefore, this Sword Demon Pig became a soft persimmon in Liu Yu's eyes.

  With a decision in his mind, Liu Yu immediately stood up and drew his bow, shooting an arrow with a hint of golden light towards the Sword Demon Pig's head as it was drinking from the stream. "Clang" The arrow seemed to hit stone, unable to penetrate even a hair's breadth before falling to the ground.

  "Huh? Huh." Jianmo Zhu raised his head and looked at Liu Yu, he had already discovered Liu Yu, but didn't think that this short thing would dare to attack him.

  The second arrow shot again at his head, this time the sword demon pig was thoroughly enraged, crossing the small stream and rushing towards Liu Yu. Looking at the sword demon pig, which was about the same size as a small car, Liu Yu did not panic, drew his bow again and shot another arrow at its head. Then he turned around and ran deep into the woods behind him, the angry sword demon pig pursued relentlessly, although it didn't run very fast, but the short thing in front of it also didn't run very fast, always keeping a close distance from it.

  In front of a large tree, Liu Yu suddenly stopped and turned back to shoot an arrow, which again accurately hit the head of the Sword Demon Pig. The Sword Demon Pig, who had been chasing at a slower speed due to fatigue, let out a furious roar and charged towards Liu Yu with all its might, wanting to tear this short guy apart with its sharp tusks.

  Within less than two meters away from Liu Yu, the ground under Jianmo Zhu's feet suddenly sank without warning, and Jianmo Zhu fell down before he could react. A large pit then appeared.

  "Ahh" a miserable cry echoed from the pit, the abdomen of the sword demon pig inside the pit was deeply pierced by several wooden stakes, and fresh blood quickly stained the land in the pit red. Liu Yu on the edge of the pit drew his long sword and jumped down, using the momentum to directly strike through the head of the sword demon pig, ending its life.

  Originally, Liu Yu had never used his full strength to shoot arrows at Sword Demon Pig, but only wanted to lure it into his own trap and then kill it.

  Looking at the dead Sword Demon Pig, Liu Yu let out a sigh of relief. The last battle with the Dark Night had made him realize his own lack of strength. In fact, if he were to clash head-on with this Sword Demon Pig, he wouldn't dare say that he could definitely take it down. It wasn't that his cultivation was insufficient, but rather that he had too little actual combat experience and couldn't fully utilize his abilities. When facing an enemy in battle, it was inevitable that he would feel somewhat tense, so this time he chose to use strategy instead.

  "It seems I still have a lot to learn." With a sigh, Liu Yu went to draw his long sword, but found that the tip was already bent and deformed. It couldn't be used without being re-forged. Liu Yu wasn't too heartbroken about this, although it meant that unlike the Mongol warriors whose weapons were fixed, this sword had been given to him, implying that for the next three years before he left the camp, there would be no new weapon supplies for him.

  But the sword demon pig's tusks can make up for his loss, and looking at the two tusks, Liu Yu has another idea in his heart. Cutting off the sword demon pig's tusks, taking out its magic core and carefully collecting it, Liu Yu starts walking towards the direction of the big camp.

  The road back was much simpler, the requirement of Blood Refining was to stay in the wilderness for a month, so he just needed to go back after the first month was over, as for when exactly to go back, it was very free. Therefore, Liu Yu did not rush or slow down on his way, while observing the environment of the wilderness, he also found some first and second tier magical beasts to practice his skills and familiarize himself with his martial arts.

  More than a dozen days later, in the wilderness where he had set out last time, Liu Yu encountered two Bi Mongs waiting for his return. One was the Bi Mong guard who had informed him of the start of Blood Refining last time.

  There was also a chubby, pot-bellied Da Di, with a small nose and small eyes that looked quite amiable. He was much shorter than the guard, making him look like a meatball in comparison. However, the guard's respectful stance behind him already showed the difference in their status.

  Watching Liu Yu approach, Pang Bi Meng hurriedly ran to the front of Liu Yu and said with a smile on his face, "Your Highness, congratulations on passing the Blood Refining trial."

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