Chapter 62 - Chapter 62: Chapter 52: One Sword Slices Through

Chapter 62: Chapter 52: One Sword Slices Through

Foundation Establishment 1

Translator: 549690339

The valley was tranquil with a clear spring flowing, surrounded by azure layered peaks!

Two gigantic wolves, each standing taller than a man, with green fur all over their bodies, were drinking from the stream.

Roar!

After one of the green wolves finished drinking, it howled towards the sky, causing all the birds, fish, and insects within a hundred meters to scatter in fear.

The other green wolf raised its head, got close to its companion, they intertwined their necks affectionately for a moment, then left the stream, racing towards the southwest.

The wolves were fierce, yet their footprints were silent as if they were not stepping on the ground but walking on air.

Every leap took them several tens of meters forward, their bodies surrounded by a green aura, their speed making them appear like two streaks of green light.

After dashing for some time.

They came to a sudden halt.

A silhouette in a blue robe rushed out from right in front of them.

Six eyes met!

Both people and beasts paused for a moment.

The next moment, the human figure abruptly swiveled and sprinted in another direction.

“Roar!

The slightly larger green wolf recognized its enemy and let out a roar, leaping forward and furiously pursuing the fleeing figure.

The other green wolf promptly followed suit.

The three of them, one leading and two chasing, disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

“Good thing I took the initiative. If the two tier four monster beasts attacked simultaneously, even if I survived, the others would have surely died!” thought Xu Mu, feeling fortunate.

The wind howled in his ears, but despite being pursued by two tier four monster beasts, Xu Mu’s eyes showed no signs of panic.

Whoosh, whoosh!

He performed a leap, nimbly avoiding the wind blades striking from behind, abruptly turned around, clasped his hands together, and released several fierce fire dragons, attacking the chasing giant wolves.

Emerald light glowed at the feet of the green wolves, stepping into the void, they avoided the incoming fire dragons with incredible agility. With a sudden leap, they closed the gap between them.

Their gaping mouths wide open, they launched another offensive, making a direct attempt to bite.

Xu Mu’s eyes sparked, a smirk tugged at the corners of his mouth, and a frosty longsword suddenly appeared in his gloved right hand.

The sword’s blade shimmered with frost, surrounded by white mist, dropping the surrounding temperature by over a dozen degrees.

A tier five Spiritual Artifact — the Ice Soul Cold Chi Sword!

Brandishing the Spirit Sword, Xu Mu moved forward bravely, charging towards the green wolf.

The aura unique to the Spirit Artifacts caused the pupils of the green wolf to shrink.

However, in the face of the charging Xu Mu, the green wolf also showed a mocking smile, as if it had anticipated this move.

A green light engulfed the wolf, rapidly coiling around to form a layer of solid wind armor on its body.

This was a skill the wolf hadn’t used before. It obviously had been holding back, planning to catch Xu Mu off guard at the right moment.

You think this can block me?”

Xu Mu scoffed, his heart pounding as his body began to swell like it was being inflated. His muscles bulged, veins popping out prominently on his skin. He stomped on the ground, causing it to shake violently. The ground within ten meters split apart like a spider web.

Utilizing the force from the ground, Xu Mu leaped into the air, swinging his sword. The viscous air tore apart, and a white vacuum force field formed beneath the longsword.

Rumble, rumble!

The air exploded, echoing like a thunderclap!

Thunderbolt Sword Skill – Thunder Strike!

Splutch!

The wind armor that could have blocked the blow of a typical Foundation Establishment attack was shattered by the vacuum-created sword strike.

The blade pierced through flesh, there was a flash of the sword’s glow, and a man and a wolf crossed each other’s path in mid-air.

The green wolf landed on the ground, stumbled forward a few steps, then drop down headfirst into the ground.

Crack, crack!

Layers of blue frost spread from the wound, swiftly encasing half of the green wolf’s body.

Xu Mu handed the Ice Soul Cold Chi Sword to his left hand, looking at the other green wolf, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

The wolf he had just slain was the one that had persistently targeted him. The remaining wolf, a slightly smaller one, was called for help by the other one.

Howl!

Eyeing Xu Mu, the other green wolf slowly retreated. It gave a glance to the dead body of its partner, fear creeping into its eyes. With a low whimper, it turned around and dived into the jungle, disappearing in no time.

Xu Mu was somewhat speechless.

He was prepared for a fierce battle.

Although the previous sword strike was powerful, the recoil had injured his arm, leaving at least three fractures. It might as well be considered useless now.

If the remaining green wolf had been desperate to fight him, even if he could ultimately win, it would certainly be a hard-fought victory.

“When disaster strikes, even a pair of birds in love would fly their separate ways! Excellent!”

Xu Mu grinned, swiftly putting away the Ice Soul Cold Chi Sword.

He didn’t even like holding the Ice Soul Cold Chi Sword in his gloved hand, much less his bare hand.

Looking at his right hand, the gloves that Leng Yuening had sewn for him were completely torn apart.

“It seems like I have to bother Lady Yue Ning to sew me another pair when I get back!”

In the beginning, he wanted Lan Shijin to sew them, but Leng Yuening volunteered to do it herself and her work was impressive.

He was about to discard the gloves when he noticed a small ‘Yue’ character sewn onto them.

He chuckled and put them into his storage bag.

He took out a Return Yuan Pill and swallowed it.

Xu Mu, sword in his left hand, quickly skinned the wolf, cut the carcass into pieces, and placed everything into his storage bag.

Every part of a Foundation Establishment Stage monster beast was valuable. As a thrifty person, how could he waste it?

After dissecting the body, Xu Mu kept a chunk, cooking it via the Fire-controlling Skill.

He didn’t even season it, biting in as soon as the meat was roasted.

The flesh of the Green Wolf was tough, almost rubbery, but Xu Mu, who had fully grown teeth now, had an extraordinary ability to chew. So much so that even if it were iron, he could bite it into pieces.

The beast meat transformed into a surge of warmth upon entering his stomach, flowing throughout his entire body, quite similar to consuming miraculous elixir pills.

“The beast meat of a Foundation Establishment Stage Monster truly is excellent!” Xu Mu exclaimed emotionally.

Compared to it, a tier three monster beast’s meat was at least ten times inferior.

Feeling the vigorous energy within, Xu Mu didn’t hesitate and immediately started adding points to his Thunderbolt Sword Skill.

By enhancing the Thunderbolt Sword Skill, he healed the bone fracture in his right arm.

He eventually stopped when the Thunderbolt Sword Skill reached the Grandmaster level: 20/3200.

He took out a Soul-searching Talisman and upon activating it, it transformed into a shimmering light, leading him in a certain direction. He leapt and followed the It.

To eliminate future issues, he didn’t want another Green Wolf eyeing him.

He didn’t care about himself, but it would be problematic if his wife and child got hurt.

The light from the Soul-searching Talisman finally stopped in front of a mountain cave, scattering into specks of light and dissipating.

The heightened senses brought about by the blood transfusion allowed him to detect the presence of the Green Wolf inside the cave.

“Hmm? What’s this feeling?”

Aside from the aura of the Green Wolf, Xu Mu also felt a refreshing sensation.

Could it be-

“Spiritual Energy?”

The aura emanating from the cave entrance gave him a feeling akin to being inside a Spirit Gathering Array.

“Could it be a Spirit Vein?”

Monster beasts are not capable of setting up arrays, so strong spiritual energy could only mean one thing—this place housed a Spirit Vein.

“No wonder it’s a Foundation Establishment Stage monster. It does know how to choose its locations!”

Even Xu Mu was a bit envious.

Living atop a Spirit Vein was like being in a Spirit Gathering Array constantly, and as long as the vein wasn’t significantly damaged, it would not only remain inexhaustible but would also continue to grow. It was the optimal location for establishing a family.

Such a pity it is too remote; otherwise, it would be a good place for seclusion!”

Judging by the concentration of Spiritual Energy, this was a mini Spirit Vein, which wasn’t worthwhile for him to reside in.

Xu Mu made a hand sign, summoning several flame shields surrounding his body, then added another layer of body protection skill and activated his defensive magic artifact. Only then did he cautiously enter.

The cave was not deep. After a few steps and a turn, he saw the entirety of the inside.

Six gray wolf pups lay on a mat of rushes on the ground, each as large as a wild dog.

Next to the rushes was a small mountain of white bones.

The cave was filled with Spiritual Energy, comfortably cool, and surprisingly free from any foul odor.

“Awoooo, awoooo!”

Seeing Xu Mu enter, the six little wolves immediately stood up from their rushes, dropping the bones in their mouths, and growling at him, baring their teeth decidedly.

“Didn’t expect to find a brood!”

Xu Mu gave a grin, manifesting no mercy. His sword shimmered brightly, and all six pups, each equivalent to a tier one monster beast, were killed.

After properly storing the bodies, he looked around and surprisingly found several storage bags, presumably from a few unlucky fellows.

Aside from these, nothing else of value was present.

A somewhat regretful Xu Mu was preparing to leave.

A tiny, almost unnoticeable, squeaking sound suddenly came from the pile of bones.

Xu Mu raised a hand and summoned a flame dragon, blasting apart the bone pile.

A skinny, dirt-covered wolf pup appeared.

This pup not only had a maldeveloped form, being half the size of the other pups, but it also had an uncommon coat of white fur, with peculiar red eyes.

“A variant monster beast?”

Xu Mu frowned.

Occasionally among monster beast species, peculiar variants would be born, some of which might possess great strength while others were inherently flawed.

These variants, due to their different looks, were often ostracized by their own kind, finding it hard to survive and grow.

The presence of one right in front of him had clearly been rejected too; it had been buried beneath the bones and was nearly starved to death, its vitality so weak that even Xu Mu had not sensed it.

Xu Mu raised his longsword, initially planning to kill it, but then he suddenly thought of Little Ling’er.

The kid adored small animals. She would run after Ouyang Ying’s Blaze Rat every day. Maybe she would like it if he brought this pup home.

Xu Mu stretched a finger towards the white pup’s mouth.

The white pup listlessly looked at him. It didn’t show the fierce look that the other pups had; instead, it extended its little pink tongue and licked his finger.

“Seems like you’re pretty smart!”

A smile spread across Xu Mu’s face.

If this fellow dared to bite him, he certainly wouldn’t spare it.

Its docile nature suggested a high chance of domestication.

If he acquired a Beast Controlling skill in the future, perhaps he could raise it as a controlled beast.

Xu Mu picked up the white wolf, fed it a Fasting Pill, and then used a cleaning cloth on its body, helping it get rid of all the dirt.

The cleaned up white wolf, besides being overly skinny, looked rather cute with its white fur.

“Woo woo!”

The white wolf, having regained quite a bit of energy after consuming the Fasting Pill, let out a soft whimper. Nuzzling its head against Xu Mu’s arm, it showed signs of bonding.

“Great! Great! Little Ling’er should like you!”

Xu Mu laughed and then left the cave with the white wolf.

After searching the nearby vicinity and not finding another Green Wolf, he, with the white wolf, had to return first.

He was worried that if he stayed out too long, the others might face unexpected incidents..