Chapter 1: The Embarrassing Crossing

  Qin Pan Shan devoted himself to cultivation, diligently and wholeheartedly, sweating profusely, yet without a hint of slackness.

  Lin Xiaofeng couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, carrying the expectations of his entire family on his shoulders. Qin Pan was also struggling hard, and he couldn't help but think back to when he was studying for exams, burning the midnight oil, burying himself in books, all just to get into a decent university. No matter how hard he tried, his grades just wouldn't improve, and in the end, he only managed to get into a third-rate university.

  Lin Xiaofeng jumped down from the wall and coughed lightly.

  Qin Pan Shan, who was immersed in his cultivation, suddenly came back to his senses and stared at the silver-faced stranger in surprise. "Who are you?"

  "Never mind who I am, Qin Pan Shan. Even if you practice for another three years, it's not certain that you'll be able to comprehend the Beast Ability!" Lin Xiao Feng said in a changed voice.

  Qin Pan's face turned red with rage, and he clenched his fists tightly.

  Lin Xiao Feng said: "Generally, people who have a good degree of fusion with beast blood can cultivate the Great Strength Shattering Stone Technique and comprehend the beast's ability in just a few months. But you yourself have a low level of beast blood fusion, if you continue to cultivate like this, there is no hope. I will teach you the Laborious Bone Tempering Blood Technique, according to the above cultivation method, it can help you thoroughly fuse with the beast blood!"

  Qin Pan Shan was both shocked and delighted, "You... why did you help me?"

  "I've told you before, don't care who I am, otherwise you'll never understand the power of a beast!" Lin Xiao Feng said in a deliberately stern tone.

  Qin Pan Shan was also honest and straightforward, hastily saying: "Yes!"

  "I'll tell you first, listen carefully and remember it in your heart!"

  Lin Xiaofeng's voice was low and solemn as he passed on the secret of Laborious Bone and Blood to Qin Pan Shan.

  Qin Pan Shan nodded his head like a little chicken pecking at rice, spending over ten minutes to memorize the short but laboriously crafted Bone and Blood Incantation.

  "When you fully merge with the beast's blood, understanding the beast's ability is a matter of course. Once you understand it, you must forget the Laborious Bone and Blood Technique and are not allowed to reveal it to anyone. Did you hear me? Otherwise, I will not only kill you, but also wipe out your entire Qin family!"

  Qin Pan Shan shuddered and hastily said with great respect: "Senior, rest assured, I, Qin Pan Shan, swear to heaven that I will never pass on this technique to anyone. If I do, may I die without a burial place!"

  Lin Xiaofeng nodded calmly, his voice coldly saying: "The Laborious Bone and Blood Technique is countless times better than the Great Power Stone Shattering Technique. If you still can't comprehend the Beast Ability within a month, I will personally take action to kill you."

  "Yes!" Qin Pan-shan's whole body trembled with fear, his face revealing a shocked expression. What kind of background did this silver-faced monster have? He was actually so ruthless!

  Qin Pan Shan was completely stunned, Lin Xiao Feng secretly smiled in his heart, then flipped over and jumped out of the wall, disappearing into the night.

  In the small courtyard, Qin Pan's sweat had turned cold, and he muttered to himself: "Am I dreaming?"

  He pinched his cheek hard with his hand, Qin Pan Shan couldn't help but let out a pained cry, and then he exclaimed excitedly: "It's not a dream, this is real..."

  "Qin Dumb Child, what's all the commotion at midnight, disturbing Grandma's good sleep..."

  Suddenly, a shrill angry shout came from next door, it was Liao Huanxiang.

  Qin Pan Shan immediately shut his mouth, but his expression was quite excited, and he buried his head in cultivation, practicing the Laborious Bone and Blood Technique passed down by Lin Xiao Feng.

  After dealing with Qin Pan Shan's affairs, Lin Xiao Feng quietly returned to his residence.

  In the battle with the Bumping Golden Mouse Beast in Dongxing Town, Lin Xiaofeng's Bumping Golden Mouse Beast combat skill "Head-Butting Escape" shone brightly, killing dozens of Bumping Golden Mouse Beasts at once, with remarkable results.

  This gave Lin Xiaofeng a lot of confidence, after moving into the Beast Ability Training Hall, Lin Xiaofeng also became lazy and didn't go to class every day, basically just staying in his room.

  In the morning, Lin Xiaofeng cultivated in the Beast Blood Castle for five days, equivalent to five hours in reality. After lunch, he rested for a while before entering the Beast Blood Castle again to cultivate the Head-Tucking Mouse Escape Technique, also for five days.

  After dinner and before going to bed, Lin Xiaofeng would re-enter the Beast Blood Castle, sometimes cultivating, sometimes playing with Little Bumping Golden Mouse Beast in the Mouse Castle.

  After so many days of contact, Lin Xiaofeng and Little Crash Golden Mouse Beast became friends.

  After a long period of cultivation, Lin Xiaofeng's cultivation had made tremendous progress.

  He would go to school every few days to pick up his sister and was delighted to know that her studies were progressing very quickly.

  Twenty days later, Lin Xiaofeng met Liao Huanxiang again in a restaurant and was invited by her to have a meal of braised bear meat.

  From Liao Huanxiang's mouth, Lin Xiaofeng learned that Qin Pan had successfully grasped the beast ability and smoothly entered the Middle Martial Hall a few days ago.

  "Alas, I originally thought that silly Qin would at least take another half year to comprehend the Beast Ability, but unexpectedly this guy grasped it so quickly. I've been in the Beast Ability Martial Hall for a year and a half now, and basically everyone who entered with me has already advanced. It's really desolate like snow... looks like this young lady should just go back to focusing on doing business!"

  Liao Huanxiang was both admiring and helpless, venting her frustrations to Lin Xiaofeng.

  "What was your old line of work?" Lin Xiaofeng asked casually.

  "Slap!" Liao Huanxiang immediately slapped the table, talking excitedly: "Hehe, I opened a material shop in Lie Feng City, went outside the city to collect various materials from warriors, such as monster corpses, herbs, minerals, etc., and then sold them through the material shop to some beastmen warriors who need to refine weapons, equipment, medicine, and other items, earning the price difference."

  Here is the translation:

  At this point, Liao Huanxiang's pretty face couldn't help but show a hint of gloominess, and she pouted her small mouth saying: "A year and a half ago when I was out purchasing goods, I was haggling with a group of warriors, who would have thought that suddenly a strange beast, the Heart Moon Fox Beast, appeared, both sides engaged in a fierce battle, and as a result, I unintentionally merged with the beast's blood."

  "Isn't this a good thing?" Lin Xiao Feng smiled and said: "Others find it hard to merge with the beast's blood."

  Liao Huanxiang shook her head and said, "If it were that simple, I would have thought so too, which is why I came to the Beast Ability Martial Hall! But as a result, there was no cultivation method or combat technique related to Heart Moon Fox Beast in the Beast Ability Martial Hall. I wasted one and a half years of my life in the Beast Ability Martial Hall, and I still couldn't comprehend beast ability. Tell me, how much money can I earn in one and a half years?"

  Liao Huanxiang loudly lamented and sighed while not forgetting to make money, Lin Xiaofeng couldn't help but laugh, "Then why don't you go to other beast families? Maybe they have this kind of gongfa and combat skills."

  "Easy for you to say!"

  Liao Huanxiang furrowed her brow and said, "As far as I know, the several beast families near the Lie Feng family do not have the Heart Moon Fox Beast's cultivation method or combat skills."

  Lin Xiaofeng nodded slightly, and suddenly said something strange: "There are also several kinds of monsters nearby, basically all first-level monsters. Like the Heart Moon Fox Beast, a third-level monster, it's rare to appear, and you actually encountered it, yet you're still alive... tsk tsk..."

  In these days at Beast Ability Martial Hall, Lin Xiaofeng spent most of his time cultivating and occasionally went to the martial hall's library to flip through some materials.

  Upon hearing this, Liao Huanxiang's expression was somewhat unusual. She secretly glanced at Lin Xiaofeng and suddenly smiled slyly: "I say, Lin younger brother, looking at your skills doesn't seem like an ordinary person, you must have had combat experience, right?"