Right!

  In mid-air, my body flew out like I was on a plane, and a huge force came from the Hundred Battle Blade in my hands. Oh heavens! The Water Buffalo Beast is not to be underestimated, one collision is too powerful, even if I use both hands, I absolutely cant handle it!

  The moment we collided, I was immediately knocked flying by the massive strength of the water buffalo. Our powers were completely disproportionate and I didnt even have the qualifications to block it, just like a person hit by a train, flying out over ten meters before falling to the ground.

  My arm is completely numb and I have no feeling at all, even the 40-kilogram battle sword cant be held anymore, it fell to the ground with a clang.

  With a sudden lift of its head, the water buffalo continued to charge towards me with an air of triumph. Looking at its horns gleaming with cold light, I couldnt help but smile wryly. It seemed... I should dodge, or else Id be done for.

  After a dozen or so clashes, I dodged at the last moment every time before contact, and the Water Buffalo Beast was driven mad by me, hung its head, and charged at me again.

  At this time... my arms had already begun to feel, severe pain transmitted along the arm into my brain, damn it, both painful and numb, this feeling was unbearable. The most unbearable thing was that my tigers mouth was completely shattered, and a stream of fresh blood kept flowing out from the crack, my hands were soaked in blood!

  Helpless to dodge the Water Buffalos impact once again, I couldnt help but sigh, Alas... truly underestimating my own strength, foolishly competing with the Water Buffalo, now its all over, my tiger mouth is injured, and for a while, it seems I wont be able to wield my 40-kilogram Battle Blade.

  Just as I was lamenting, suddenly... a surge of heat rose from my dantian and instantly flowed through my veins to my hands and arms. In an instant, the numbness and pain completely disappeared, and the bleeding at the tigers mouth miraculously stopped! My arms were once again filled with strength!

  Surprise flashed through the Water Buffalo Beasts impact, I quickly bent down and easily picked up the Hundred Battle Knife on the ground. Suddenly...I felt that my whole body had endless strength, as if I couldnt wait to fight the Water Buffalo Beast again!

  But... of course I wouldnt be foolish enough to actually do that, feeling is one thing, whether it can be done or not is another matter, if its going to hurt even more, then getting better will be twice as difficult.

  I flipped the blade over and, as I brushed past the Water Buffalo Beast, I slashed its spine with the back of my knife. I didnt want to kill it randomly; since I wasnt going to eat its meat, killing it would be pointless. Besides...it was already bothersome enough that someone had to get up early in the morning to accompany me for training, how could I also take their life?

  So... under the morning sunlight, I and the Water Buffalo Beast started our morning exercise. In the repeated clashes, my Hundred Battles Blade was heavily chopping at the Water Buffalo Beasts back, heh heh... if I wanted to kill it, it would have probably been dead a long time ago.

  Zheng was practicing happily, suddenly... I found that the water buffalo beast was a bit off, and it was standing still with its legs trembling, its eyes weakening, pitifully looking at me, slowly lowering its head, its four limbs kneeling on the ground one after another, a big head looked at me with infinite grievance.

  Im full of question marks, whats going on?! Arent we done yet? How did it end up like this?! Dammit... I havent practiced enough yet, and just when I was getting into the zone, why did it stop working?!

  Cautiously taking one step at a time to approach the water buffalo, it surprisingly just looked at me with pitiful eyes, its gaze no longer containing any hostility.

  Gently crouching in front of it, slowly stretching out its hand, stroking its fluffy big head, this guy actually showed a look of enjoyment, dizziness... Whats wrong with it?

  Helplessly shook his head, since others didnt want to fight with me, I couldnt just bully them, besides, the morning time had almost passed, might as well eat something and start going out to find hematite.

  Slowly getting up, I walked towards the big tree where I rested last night. There was the smoked venison I roasted last night on the tree, so Ill just have it for breakfast.

  I didnt know that, one morning, after nearly three hours of torment, especially the last two hours, every time I used the back of my knife to look at the water buffalo beast, it had some effect on its psychology. When it knelt down on all fours, it was actually already surrendering to me. If I knew how to capture fantasy beasts at that time, I could have captured it as a fantasy beast!

  Unfortunately, I dont know how to tame a Phantom Beast yet. But even if I did, I wouldnt necessarily want to tame this stupid thing. Not only is it not very powerful, but just look at its silly appearance! Who am I? Im a genius! How could a genius like me possibly use such an idiotic creature as a Phantom Beast?

  I spent a whole week searching for hematite on the vast prairie, but... no matter how hard I looked, I couldnt find what I was looking for.

  Every evening, I would return to the pond, firstly because there was water here, and secondly, there were water buffalo that served as my sparring partners for my evening and morning training. Within a week, the hundreds of water buffalo by the pond had all been intimidated by me, and upon seeing me arrive, they would kneel on the ground with a tame appearance, no longer displaying their fierce demeanor with red eyes and digging hooves.

  A week later, my tiger mouth crack had basically healed. I dont know if its an illusion, but since being injured by the water buffalo beast, until now, my arm strength and wrist strength seem to have increased greatly. Now, with a casual knife on its back, I can make the water buffalo beast let out a loud snort, whereas when I first came, it would only let out a low hum and pass out.

  Early this morning, after waking up from meditation, I practiced a solo Seven Cuts Thrust. Then, I went to the edge of the pond and patted the water buffalos head one by one. Today, I have to leave because... within a radius of ten miles around the pond, there is no existence of red iron ore, so... I must go further to explore.

  After a simple breakfast, I carried the heavy Baodao on my back, under the gaze of hundreds of water buffalo, and walked towards the direction of the sunrise. Under the sunrise... My figure was embedded in the huge red sun, slowly... Slowly... Finally, it disappeared...

  Its high noon, and Im advancing on a rocky hillside with sweat dripping down my back. From the moment I set out at dawn, facing the rising sun, until now, I havent stopped for a single moment. Now, Ive finally arrived at a place that even I dont know what it is.

  I stopped in my tracks, shading my eyes with my hand to look around. Everywhere was desolate and barren, not a blade of grass in sight, just piles of rocks all around. Although I could occasionally spot some ore that I could identify among the rocks, it wasnt anything valuable, nothing worth mining.

  After walking for so long under the scorching sun, Im extremely thirsty. The fiery sun is sucking out a large amount of water from my body every minute. If... if I dont find a source of water or a shaded area soon, Ill get heatstroke. In this desolate place with no village in front and no store behind, getting heatstroke is almost as good as dying directly.

  Enduring wave after wave of dizziness, if it werent for the Nine Yang Divine Skill that made me extremely heat-resistant, I would have probably fallen down long ago. However... even so, I wont be able to hold on for much longer!

  Suddenly... My eyes lit up, and in the distance to my right, a faint, alluring green color appeared. Haha... Where theres green, there are plants; where there are plants, there is water!

  Thinking of this, I dont know where the strength came from, excitedly running forward, rushing towards that faint green at full speed, water! Im coming...

  They say that if you gaze at a mountain, the horse will die of exhaustion. I finally understand this saying now. After running for more than half an hour, I stumbled into that small grove, although I still havent found water... but having some shade is already very precious.

  Lying relaxed in the shade of the forest, I breathed deeply and greedily the precious air, feeling the cool breeze blowing around me from time to time, my whole body cooled down...

  Roar!

  As I was greedily feeling the cool breeze around me, suddenly... a low roar came from deep in the woods. Judging by the sound, it was only tens of meters away from me, but the dense forest blocked my line of sight, making it impossible for me to see what was roaring with anger.

  I took a few deep breaths, exerting myself, and quickly sat up. I knew... that I couldnt rest for too long now, or else... I might not even have the strength to stand up.

  I drew out the precious sword that had been tempered in a hundred battles, its weight feeling much heavier than usual. I used it to cut through the underbrush in the forest, and slowly made my way in the direction of the sound.

  Danger or not is no longer a consideration for me, I must find water as soon as possible, otherwise... even if Im not killed by the monster, I will lose my ability to fight due to dehydration in the wilderness... If I lose my fighting ability, its basically equivalent to being dead already.