Chapter 52

Yang Dingtian was startled, but instead of fleeing, he instinctively raised his sword and thrust it fiercely at the giant wolf's throat.

The first move of the Pig Slaughtering Sword Technique: Throat Stabbing to Bleed.

The effect of practicing the sword technique ten thousand times came into play. With the fastest speed, Yang Dingtian thrust his sword into the giant wolf's throat before it could bite through his own.

"Bang!" Using the force of the Flame Wolf's charge, he quickly bounced back more than ten meters, putting some distance between himself and the dangerous giant wolf, then checked to see if the wolf was dead.

However, the result disappointed him. His sword had accurately hit the giant wolf's throat, but it hadn't even pierced the skin. The wolf's outer skin was as hard as armor, and his sword couldn't penetrate it.

Wolves are naturally suspicious. Although it wasn't injured after being stabbed in the throat, it didn't immediately attack. Instead, it slowly crouched, its blood-red eyes fixed on Yang Dingtian.

"Is it so tragic to be without Mystic Qi? Even a precious sword can't pierce the wolf's skin." Yang Dingtian looked at the tip of his sword. He had used all his strength, but there wasn't a single drop of blood on the tip.

"This is a young Flame Wolf. It discovered you early and has been hiding behind the boulder, preparing to kill you in one strike," Dongfang Niemie said.

Just a young one? Yang Dingtian was secretly alarmed. The wolf in front of him was nearly two meters long and one meter tall, yet it was still just a juvenile.

"Child, your first battle has come. You must rely entirely on yourself," Dongfang Niemie said. "This Flame Wolf has been hungry for a long time. It won't let you go. If you lose, you die. Flame Wolves specialize in biting throats, delivering a fatal blow in one strike."

Yang Dingtian's back hair stood on end. He crouched slightly, his eyes fixed on the giant wolf.

Indeed, this was his true first battle. Either the wolf would die, or he would. No one would help him, and he could be killed at any moment by a bite to the throat.

The giant wolf's body crouched tighter, its cruel gaze becoming more focused. It let out a series of roars, revealing teeth as sharp as daggers. If it bit his neck, he would surely die.

Yang Dingtian was extremely nervous. The real hunt was much harder than he had imagined.

The wolf's strength was many times greater than Yang Dingtian's. Its speed was many times faster, and most importantly, its entire body was almost invulnerable to blades and bullets.

What Yang Dingtian had was the exquisite Pig Slaughtering Sword Technique, but he lacked Mystic Qi. He also had the Deep Sea Mystic Robe to protect his upper body, but the Flame Wolf specialized in biting throats.

Time ticked by, and the man and the wolf faced each other from a distance of more than ten meters.

The giant wolf was looking for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow, while Yang Dingtian's speed and strength were too slow. He had to find an opportunity the moment the wolf attacked.

The only chance to kill the giant wolf was when it opened its mouth to bite his throat. He had to thrust his sword into its mouth as quickly as possible.

There was only one chance. If he missed, he would surely die. And the time he had was at most half a second.

The wolf, clearly hungry for a long time, had its eyes fixed on the prey in front of it. The bloodlust in its eyes grew stronger, and its roars became more fierce.

The giant wolf began to move, circling around Yang Dingtian.

What a cunning beast. Despite having such a huge advantage, it still didn't attack, giving Yang Dingtian no chance, but instead looking for an opportunity while moving.

Yang Dingtian didn't move, nor could he. If he moved, the giant wolf would pounce and bite his neck before he could react.

The wolf was incredibly cunning and dangerous.

So even when the wolf circled behind him, Yang Dingtian remained still, his right hand holding the sword, his body like a bow, ready to attack at any moment.

The cunning and dangerous giant wolf circled again and again.

Suddenly, it leaped like lightning, pouncing from Yang Dingtian's left side, opening its massive mouth to bite his throat.

What a cunning beast. This position was almost a blind spot for Yang Dingtian.

Its speed was incredible, and in an instant, it was in front of Yang Dingtian, aiming for his neck, and bit down fiercely.

"Dig Heart, Remove Lungs!" Yang Dingtian's right hand didn't move, but a dagger quickly emerged from his sleeve and thrust into the giant wolf's mouth, stirring it around, still using the Pig Slaughtering Sword Technique.

"Ao..." A fierce howl, and scalding blood spurted from the giant wolf's mouth as Yang Dingtian's left-hand dagger pierced its throat.

But the wolf didn't die.

It suddenly clamped its mouth shut, biting through Yang Dingtian's dagger.

"Boom..." Then, a ball of flame spewed from its mouth, instantly burning the broken dagger in its throat red and spitting it out.

Damn! Just a young Flame Wolf, and it was so powerful.

The injured Flame Wolf became even more enraged. After spitting out the broken dagger, its sharp front claws lunged at Yang Dingtian's neck.

This beast only attacked the neck.

Its speed was incredibly fast. If a strong wind blew, the sharp claws would instantly be in front of him, tearing his neck to shreds.

Yang Dingtian had no time to retreat. His body quickly leaned back, avoiding the wolf's deadly claws.

"Bang..." His chest ached, his ribs almost breaking, and a mouthful of blood almost spewed out.

The wolf's claws slashed across Yang Dingtian's chest.

Fortunately, he had the Deep Sea Mystic Robe, so the claws didn't tear his flesh, but the force still made him almost unable to breathe.

After slashing across Yang Dingtian's chest, the wolf's front claws lunged forward.

A huge force knocked Yang Dingtian to the ground, and the wolf pounced, trying to pin him down.

"Ao..." A fierce howl, the wolf's blood-red eyes glinted with savagery, and it opened its mouth, aiming for Yang Dingtian's entire head, biting down fiercely.

"Nine Void Sword, Lifetime Tribulation..."

Yang Dingtian's sword thrust out rapidly, shooting out dozens of strikes in an instant.

"Thud, thud, thud, thud..." In an instant, the wolf's mouth was shattered, and the sword pierced deep into its throat.

The wolf was startled, unable to howl, and tried to close its mouth to bite through the sword blade.

Yang Dingtian dodged the wolf's fierce bite and quickly pulled out the sword before it could bite through the blade.

Nine Void Sword, World Tribulation.

"Whoosh, whoosh..." Yang Dingtian quickly struck twice.

The sword pierced the Flame Wolf's two blood-red eyes.

"Thud..." Blood spurted out, and Yang Dingtian thrust all the way through, brain matter spraying out as the blade pierced deep into the wolf's brain, stirring it around, instantly turning the brain to mush.

"Ao..." A short, fierce howl, and the thousand-pound Flame Wolf fell heavily to the ground, dead.

A fierce beast that required five apprentice warriors to kill together was killed alone by Yang Dingtian, an Initiate.

After confirming the giant wolf was dead, Yang Dingtian's limbs went limp, and he fell to the ground, the wolf's body still on top of him. He felt as if he had no strength left, and he panted heavily. Only then did he feel the burning pain all over his body. Despite the protection of the Deep Sea Mystic Robe, he was still covered in wounds and blood.

"Finally killed this beast."

Yang Dingtian took a deep breath, pushed the dead Flame Wolf's body off him, and got up. He then used his precious sword to cut off the Flame Wolf's head.

When the wolf was alive, its skin was almost invulnerable, but after it died, Yang Dingtian's precious sword could cut through its skin and flesh, slicing off its head to retrieve the demon core inside.

The demon core was the size of a walnut, covered in complex patterns, and a fiery red.

"I've got my first demon core." Yang Dingtian felt a slight excitement, kissed the fire-type demon core, and put it in his bag.

With the fire-type demon core in hand, four more remained: wind, metal, ice, and lightning!

It was really easy. A young Flame Wolf had put Yang Dingtian in a life-threatening situation, leaving him covered in wounds.

"Xiao Tian, bury the Flame Wolf's body. Otherwise, it will attract other beasts, and it will be truly dangerous," Dongfang Niemie suddenly said.

"Yes, Master," Yang Dingtian replied.

He then used his precious sword to dig a hole, taking nearly half an hour to dig a pit more than a meter deep and three to four meters long.

After that, he struggled to drag the Flame Wolf's body into the pit and bury it.

After burying the wolf's body, Yang Dingtian rested for a moment to recover his strength.

Now, it was time to harvest another treasure, the Blood Black Gold, worth a fortune!

Yang Dingtian climbed onto the boulder and used his dagger to dig out the bright red Blood Black Gold.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Yang Dingtian felt the Blood Black Gold was even brighter and more radiant now, like a burning flame.

"This is the first step to my perfect sword soul..." Yang Dingtian said, then inserted his dagger under the Blood Black Gold and pried it up.

"Wow..." Whether it was an illusion or not, Yang Dingtian felt the Blood Black Gold let out a cheer, as if it was happy to be dug out.

"That's right, that's the cheer of the Blood Black Gold. It is formed from the fiery energy of heaven and earth, full of spiritual energy, which is why it can be used to forge a soul sword," Dongfang Niemie said. "It takes a hundred years for a piece of Blood Black Gold to grow."

After the Blood Black Gold was dug out of the boulder, its bright red color gradually faded, turning into a translucent dark purple.

"Whoosh..." Suddenly, the sky darkened, and a strong wind blew.

Someone was coming! Yang Dingtian was startled and quickly dug out the Blood Black Gold, tightly holding it in his hand.

Unexpectedly, a fist-sized piece of Blood Black Gold was so heavy, weighing more than ten to twenty pounds. But Yang Dingtian didn't have time to be surprised.

"Whoosh..." A griffin suddenly landed in front of Yang Dingtian.

Then, a handsome young man jumped off the griffin, his eyes greedily fixed on the Blood Black Gold in Yang Dingtian's hand. He drew his sword and sneered at Yang Dingtian, "Toad, hand over the Blood Black Gold, and I'll spare you a quick death!"

Yang Dingtian recognized the young man. He had been with Tang Li, saying he wanted to cripple Yang Dingtian.

"Finally, you left Cloud Peak City. I'm Yang Qi. My father died at the hands of Ximen Wuya. Today, I'll kill you to avenge my father."

"I'm a Fifth Rank Mystic Warrior. Killing you is as easy as turning over my hand. Die! I'll take good care of that bitch Ximen Yan."

With that, Yang Qi's eyes flashed with a murderous intent, and he lunged at Yang Dingtian with his sword, attacking fiercely.