Chapter 55

Ignoring the joy of his promotion, Ye Qingxuan was immersed in the sudden strange sensation that had appeared. This strange sensation, brought about by pressure, was undoubtedly his lifeline. Ye Qingxuan's spiritual awareness merged with his inner strength, clearly sensing that the green-armored demon bull was already running towards him. As soon as he landed, it would certainly arrive in the first moment and stomp him to death with one hoof.

Dark One gathered his energy, and a warm current surged from his dantian to his left foot.

During the descent, Ye Qingxuan turned his body sideways and kicked the tree trunk with his left foot, using the rebound force to fly over the charging green-armored demon bull, making the bull miss again. They narrowly passed each other, and Ye Qingxuan could even feel the sharpness of the bull's horns. He also clearly felt that his inner strength consumption was twice as much as usual.

The strange sensation had not disappeared, and all his senses were amplified.

Although Ye Qingxuan had avoided one crisis, when he landed with a thud, he immediately rolled several times to avoid the falling hooves. However, he rolled right under the green-armored demon bull's belly.

The steel sword aimed at the clearly soft abdomen, but it only penetrated the skin by less than an inch before encountering a tough membrane, causing the sword to slide to the side. A foot-long wound appeared on the skin, and a large amount of blood gushed out.

But Ye Qingxuan knew that the sword had not pierced through the tough membrane and had not truly injured the green-armored demon bull's internal organs.

The green-armored demon bull, in pain from the abdominal wound, immediately became even more agitated. Its hooves flew, and it stomped down fiercely on Ye Qingxuan.

After the failed sword strike, Ye Qingxuan had already rolled out, pressed the ground with force, and leaped up. He grabbed one of the bull's horns with his right hand, using the momentum to fly onto the bull's back.

The green-armored demon bull's eyes turned red, and it let out a long moo, like a mad bull, constantly leaping and trying to throw Ye Qingxuan off its back.

Ye Qingxuan, now transformed into a Western cowboy, clung to the bull's horn with one hand and held the steel sword with his thumb and index finger, while the other fingers and palm gripped the bull's mane, refusing to let go.

He knew that if he fell off the bull's back, he would be dead. The beast's short-distance sprinting speed was something he could not escape with his current legs.

However, staying on the bull's back was not a solution either. The impact of the green-armored demon bull's leaps and landings was far beyond that of ordinary bulls. After just a few leaps, Ye Qingxuan's body was already injured internally, and blood was already seeping from the corner of his mouth.

If this continued, he would definitely die!

In the midst of danger, Ye Qingxuan made the wisest choice.

"【Lan Huan Ling Miao Pavilion】, select martial arts, Green Rank martial arts, lightness skills, Daoist techniques, 【Golden Goose Technique】, learn—"

A "ding" sounded, "Congratulations, you have successfully learned the 【Golden Goose Technique】, level 'approaching perfection', progress 0%—"

Although the situation was dangerous, Ye Qingxuan did not want to learn martial arts recklessly. In an instant, he thought of this Daoist lightness skill that was passed down from the 【Complete Heart Technique】. Without looking at the description of the technique, Ye Qingxuan had only one thought in his mind—

Run!!!

The green-armored demon bull suddenly arched upwards, and Ye Qingxuan laughed, gathering his inner strength, and stepped on the bull's back, leaping forward, rising more than ten feet.

He landed on a branch of a large tree, stepped on it, and leaped forward another three feet... At first, Ye Qingxuan felt a bit unaccustomed, but after a short while, he quickly mastered the breathing and energy control techniques of the lightness skill. His movements became fluid, and he ran continuously towards the back mountain of Qingyun Temple.

The 【Golden Goose Technique】 was not a particularly powerful lightness skill. Its strength lay in vertical leaps, but it was lacking in mid-air turns and straight-line speed... Perhaps he had not yet mastered the correct method and techniques. Unfortunately, this was not the time to explore the secrets of lightness skills.

Looking back, the green-armored demon bull was indeed relentless, following Ye Qingxuan, crashing through trees, large ones tilting and small ones breaking... The rumbling sound was continuous, like a heavy tank in hot pursuit.

With the lightness skill as assistance, Ye Qingxuan was no longer worried about his life. However, this pursuit seemed to have no end.

Seeing the steep cliff ahead, Ye Qingxuan gritted his teeth, leaped with all his strength, and clung to the rock face. Looking back, he thought to himself: I don't believe you can chase me up this mountain. If you have the ability, knock it down—

The green-armored demon bull indeed arrived as expected, but it was not so foolish as to charge up the mountain.

It let out a long moo.

It did not move from the cliff, looking around anxiously, its hooves trampling the surrounding trees to pieces.

Come on, come on, come on, if you dare, come up—

Ye Qingxuan did not move, and the demon bull did not leave. The two of them were in a standoff on the mountain slope.

After half an hour.

Ye Qingxuan clung to the cliff, stepping on a few rocks, enduring the mountain wind.

The green-armored demon bull, with its stubborn nature, did not rush or get anxious. It calmly grazed on the grass at the foot of the cliff.

What? Are you going to play a long game with me?

Ye Qingxuan was so angry that his nose was twisted. He clung to the bare mountain face, with no shelter from the wind, relying on a few rocks to stand, feeling the mountain wind and a sense of desolation.

Another hour passed.

Ye Qingxuan's legs were sore and his back was numb, and he was struggling to hold on.

"Hey—Big Brother Bull, we met by chance, let me off, will you?"

"Big Brother Bull, Big Brother Bull, there's no stream here, I know you're thirsty. Go drink some water and moisten your throat..."

The sun gradually set, and it was about to get dark.

Ye Qingxuan felt an indescribable bitterness.

Looking down, he saw that the large bull had become two. The water buffalo Ah Hua had somehow broken free from its tether and trotted over. The two massive creatures were leisurely grazing and wandering at the foot of the cliff.

"Hey, Ah Hua, Ah Hua, is this Big Brother Bull your lover? You have good taste. Tell him, we're all one family, no need to take it out on me..."

The little Taoist Ye Qingxuan was trapped halfway up the cliff, unable to advance or retreat, muttering to himself, hoping that after dark, the green-armored demon bull would not be so alert, and he might have a chance to escape.

Taking advantage of the idle time, Ye Qingxuan clenched his fists, feeling the greater strength brought by his promotion. He thought to himself, the sudden strange sensation, where did it come from? Could it really be, as described in some穿越 (time-travel) novels, that he had been reborn, merging with the soul of this life, making his mental strength far greater than that of ordinary people? He mocked himself, but could not understand this sudden ability. After a moment of thought, he could only let it be.

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