Chapter 8

"Go!"

Lin Yan's expression turned serious, and he pointed at the Fire Cloud Tiger. The black hand did not hesitate for a moment and directly reached out to grab the Fire Cloud Tiger.

This attack technique was taught to him by Gong Qianxue on the way to the Beast Mountain Range, and it was just right to try it out and see how powerful it was.

Roar!

Seeing the black hand quickly approaching, the Fire Cloud Tiger let out another angry roar, then raised its entire body and stretched out its two tiger claws to clash with the black hand.

Bang!

The clash between the tiger claws and the black hand still produced a dull sound as expected.

However, in the next instant, the massive body of the Fire Cloud Tiger was directly slapped away by the black hand and fell heavily to the ground.

Seeing this, Lin Yan quickly rushed forward, pounced on the Fire Cloud Tiger, and began to punch it like a hail of stones.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

One punch after another, Lin Yan's fists continuously hammered the Fire Cloud Tiger.

Although Lin Yan's strength was slightly weaker than the Fire Cloud Tiger's, the Fire Cloud Tiger had already been injured by the black hand.

Therefore, after about a minute of continuous punching, the final punch ended the Fire Cloud Tiger's life.

The Fire Cloud Tiger's breath ceased, and it lay on the ground, covered in blood.

"Phew... Finally got rid of this beast."

Lin Yan sat on the ground, taking a long breath. Sweat beads could be seen on his forehead.

Gong Qianxue's figure flashed, appearing on the Life and Death Coffin. She looked at Lin Yan and said in a calm tone, "Your combat experience is too limited. If you had more combat experience, even with the strength of a Fifth Rank Warrior, you could directly attack the Fire Cloud Tiger's vital points and kill it in one move."

"This is my first time fighting a beast. I should get better with more practice." Lin Yan smiled bitterly.

In the past, his cultivation was too low, and he could never come to a place like the Beast Mountain Range for training, or he would die without knowing how.

Even now, he only dared to move around in the outer areas of the Beast Mountain Range and did not dare to venture deeper.

Because in the depths of the Beast Mountain Range, there were beasts with strengths comparable to Martial Masters and Great Martial Masters. Facing such beasts, Lin Yan had no means of retaliation and would only be courting death.

"Take this time to fight more beasts in the Beast Mountain Range and quickly improve your combat experience."

Gong Lingxue's beautiful eyes flickered, and she said, "When two people with the same cultivation strength fight, the one with more combat experience will have a significant advantage."

"Understood."

Lin Yan nodded, knowing this principle well.

"By the way, since you are inside the Life and Death Coffin, does that mean I can't open the coffin lid when I use it to attack?" Lin Yan asked.

"I can merge with the Life and Death Coffin at any time. Using it won't affect me, and no one will know I'm inside." Gong Lingxue replied.

"I see." Lin Yan nodded. Since there was no such issue, he wouldn't have to worry about anything when using the Life and Death Coffin in the future.

After resting for a while, Lin Yan's strength was restored. He patted his hands, took out a dagger he carried with him, and tightly gripped it, stabbing it into the Fire Cloud Tiger's head.

Swoosh!

The dagger pierced the Fire Cloud Tiger's head, and Lin Yan's eyes immediately brightened. He reached out and took out the beast core from the Fire Cloud Tiger's head.

"It seems my luck is not bad. I got a beast core from the first beast I hunted." Lin Yan smiled, feeling quite satisfied with his harvest.

He picked up some leaves from the ground, wiped the blood off the beast core and the dagger, and then put them away.

Looking ahead, Lin Yan did not delay and continued to run forward.

Generally speaking, beast cores can be used in the preparation of medicinal pills.

However, Lin Yan clearly did not need to prepare any medicinal pills at the moment. The Fire Cloud Tiger's beast core he obtained was to be taken back and exchanged for spirit stones.

To prepare the medicinal ingredients Gong Qianxue mentioned, a considerable amount of spirit stones was needed.

A few days later.

Swoosh!

In the dense forest, Lin Yan's figure flashed, locking onto a beast ahead and quickly rushing forward, his fist suddenly smashing out.

Bang!

A surprise punch fiercely struck the beast's head, and a dull sound echoed. The beast was immediately sent flying and died upon landing.

This was a beast with the strength of a Fifth Rank Warrior. After this period of intense combat training, Lin Yan could basically achieve a one-hit kill when dealing with beasts of equal strength.

This was undoubtedly a significant improvement for him.

"No beast core again."

Lin Yan quickly took out his dagger and cut open the beast's head, but found no beast core inside. He sighed with a bitter smile, realizing that obtaining a beast core was not as easy as he thought.

However, after several days of intense combat training, he could feel that his inner strength had increased significantly.

At this rate, it wouldn't take long for his cultivation to advance to the Sixth Rank Warrior realm.

"Hmm? There's some movement!"

Lin Yan's brows suddenly furrowed, and he looked to the right.

Although the branches and leaves blocked his view, he could sense several cultivators' auras coming from that direction.

This was the first time he encountered other cultivators since entering the Beast Mountain Range.

With a sense of curiosity, Lin Yan quickly ran to the right.

At his speed, he soon reached his destination, carefully concealing himself and staring intently ahead.

There, three young figures were sitting on the ground, all around seventeen or eighteen years old.

"It's the Zhao family."

Lin Yan's eyes narrowed as he recognized the three. One of them, Zhao Gang, he had seen before. Zhao Gang was from the Zhao family and had the cultivation of a Sixth Rank Warrior.

The Zhao family was one of the four major forces in Jiangchuan Town. Zhao Gang was considered one of the top-tier young cultivators in the Zhao family.

As for the other two young men from the Zhao family, although Lin Yan did not know them, from the way they addressed Zhao Gang, it was clear that their cultivation did not exceed Zhao Gang's.