Chapter 14

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Chen Xun did not expect that even before reaching the deepest part of Python Tooth Ridge, he would encounter such a troublesome fierce bird as the Green-eyed Giant Eagle. He secretly felt that the deep mountains of Python Tooth Ridge were truly not easy to navigate.

Although the giant eagle was screaming mournfully outside the cliff cave, it was only the right eye that was destroyed, which was not fatal to the fierce bird. Instead, it might double its ferocity. In comparison, Chen Xun's injuries were more severe.

The spear was broken, the sword was damaged, and the tendons and bones in his right arm were injured by the first blow. The large wound on his left arm was so severe that the bones were almost completely severed by the giant eagle's red-scaled claws.

Now, apart from his legs, Chen Xun's hands were temporarily useless.

Such injuries made Chen Xun secretly alarmed.

The cultivation of middle-stage Martial Warrior from the fourth to sixth layers mainly involves drawing true blood essence from the blood and qi to temper the tendons, bones, and flesh.

When a Martial Warrior reaches the peak of the fourth layer, the skin and flesh will be tougher than an old buffalo's hide, comparable to wearing a layer of hard leather armor.

After enlightening the savage soul, Chen Xun now walked swiftly on the rugged mountain path without being cut and injured as he used to, indicating that he had reached the peak of the fourth layer of Martial Warrior.

Chen Xun did not expect that in his two exchanges with the Green-eyed Eagle, his skin and flesh, which seemed as tough as an old buffalo's hide, were as thin as silk paper and could not withstand a single blow from the Green-eyed Eagle's iron beak and sharp claws. He realized that even if he practiced Martial Warrior to the peak of the fourth layer, making his skin and flesh as hard as wood and stone, it would still be far from enough to resist the sharpness of divine weapons.

Although the Green-eyed Eagle was not a savage species, it was far beyond the reach of ordinary fierce beasts like mountain pigs and wild wolves. Its red-scaled iron claws and iron beak were no different from divine weapons.

At this moment, Chen Xun also realized the importance of divine weapons and thought that if he had taken the long fangs of the Black-scaled Fox from Zong Ya and carried them with him, he might have directly pierced through the Green-eyed Eagle's iron head at the first blow at the cave entrance.

But thinking about the spear breaking into several pieces and his right arm's tendons and bones almost being shattered by the counterforce, Chen Xun knew that to further enhance his strength, he needed to break through the fourth layer of Martial Warrior as soon as possible.

Only by reaching the fifth layer of Martial Warrior and forming a tangible savage soul could he more thoroughly temper his entire skeleton.

If he could reach the peak of the fifth layer, with his bones as hard as iron, he would not be so狼狈 when fighting the Green-eyed Eagle, even if his spear broke.

At the sixth layer, the peak of middle-stage Martial Warrior, the tangible savage soul would focus on tempering the tendons and ligaments.

Lifting the tripod requires strength, which comes from the tendons.

For Martial Warriors, tempering the tendons and strengthening the body is the most critical step.

Grandpa Zong Tu said that when he first enlightened his savage soul, he could lift a 2,000-pound weight with his arms. When he reached the peak of the sixth layer of Martial Warrior, his arms might have the strength to lift 4,000 pounds.

If Chen Xun could reach the sixth layer of Martial Warrior, where he could temper his tendons and strengthen his body, capturing and killing the Green-eyed Eagle outside the cave would not be a difficult task.

However, the peak of middle-stage Martial Warrior is a difficult hurdle for most savage warriors.

The Black Python clan has a thousand-year tradition, but in the past decade, only Wu Sang and Nan Liao have crossed this hurdle and advanced to the upper stage of Martial Warrior.

Apart from Wu Sang and Nan Liao, the Black Python clan has fourteen middle-stage Martial Warriors, but most of them have not crossed this hurdle even in middle age.

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Seeing that the giant eagle dared not easily enter the cave, Chen Xun used his knees to push two large rocks to the front as a door, then sat inside the cave.

With the fierce enemy, the Green-eyed Eagle, circling the cave entrance and his arms severely injured, Chen Xun did not hesitate to take out two Fish Yang Grass plants from his pocket, chew them, and swallow them, visualizing the tangible savage soul to refine the medicinal power and heal his injuries.

For a long time, there was no movement inside or outside the cave. After an unknown period, a strange sound, "sizzle, sizzle, sizzle," disturbed Chen Xun's thoughts.

Opening his eyes, he saw a green-scaled snake, about seven to eight meters long and as thick as a water bucket, slithering in from a stone crevice, with two emerald eyes larger than eggs.

Chen Xun was greatly startled and quickly stood up. He saw the giant eagle standing outside the cave, looking in with its intact left eye.

Damn! Damn! Damn!

Chen Xun did not expect that this feathered beast, which dared not enter the cave again, had caught such a large snake and thrown it in!

The more he thought about it, the more he was frightened. If this feathered beast had not underestimated him earlier, with its intelligence, he might not have had a chance to survive if they had met in an open valley.

Fortunately, the green-scaled snake, after being thrown into the cave by the giant eagle, was already dazed and disoriented, and its natural fear of the giant eagle behind it suppressed its ferocity as it slithered inward.

Chen Xun aimed a kick at the green-scaled snake's vital point.

"Chirp!" The green-scaled snake's vital point was stepped on, and it suddenly flipped and coiled around Chen Xun's waist and legs, which were thicker than his thigh.

Chen Xun's foot was like an iron stake, and with one kick, the stone shattered and the ground cracked.

The green-scaled snake, though large, was not a savage species. Stepped on by Chen Xun's foot, which was as hard as an iron pillar, its vital point was instantly bloodied and its vertebrae shattered. However, the green-scaled snake's dying counterattack almost suffocated Chen Xun.

This was the perfect opportunity for the giant eagle to enter the cave, move the rocks, and kill Chen Xun. However, the giant eagle, having been tricked once, became more suspicious and did not immediately enter the cave, unsure if Chen Xun was setting a trap.

Chen Xun took a while to catch his breath. Seeing that the giant eagle was still hesitating at the cave entrance, he slowly pulled the green-scaled snake off his body, took the broken sword, and cut open the snake's belly along a white line, first removing the venom sac to ensure it was not damaged, then put his mouth to the broken vertebrae and sucked out the snake marrow...

The green-scaled snake, though not a savage species, had a snake gallbladder that was as valuable as a Fish Yang Grass plant, and the snake marrow had some nourishing effects, strengthening the blood and qi.

The giant eagle, with its immense strength and hard skull, must have gained its power from daily consumption of snakes and insects.

"Thanks, brother eagle!"

Though his mouth was full of the bitter taste, after eating the snake marrow, Chen Xun still removed the snake gallbladder, which was twice the size of his fist, and waved it at the giant eagle.

To safely leave this mountain range, it would be best to lure the giant eagle into the narrow cave and kill it. If he were to be caught by this fierce bird in an open valley, Chen Xun thought he would have little chance of escaping.

The giant eagle let out a fierce cry but still dared not easily enter the cave.

The two, man and eagle, stood off, and the sky soon turned completely dark.

The stars shone brightly at the cave entrance. Although the giant eagle was not guarding the cave, Chen Xun knew it was perched on a dead tree at the top of the cliff. If he showed his face at the cave entrance, the giant eagle would pounce with lightning speed.

He sat cross-legged to rest and recover, but he remained partially alert, not daring to fall asleep.

The snake marrow and Fish Yang Grass were quite nourishing. After a night, Chen Xun's arm injuries were mostly healed. His body, which had been tempered by the six-armed giant, healed much faster than a normal person's, and the effect became more noticeable as his cultivation advanced.

He used the broken sword to cut off a piece of the snake's body, wrapped it in animal skin, and pushed it out of the cave entrance.

As expected, as soon as the snake's body appeared at the cave entrance, a fierce wind rushed in, and the giant eagle's red-scaled claws, sharp as lightning, reached out from the top of the cliff, grabbing the snake's body wrapped in animal skin and tearing it into two pieces.

Without hesitation, Chen Xun visualized his tangible savage soul, and a powerful force surged into his arms. His right fist struck like a thunderbolt.

The giant eagle's right wing root was hit as if by a heavy hammer, and countless black feathers shattered and flew like snowflakes, drifting down.

Although this plan succeeded and he injured the giant eagle with one punch, the cave entrance was about 40 to 50 meters above the ground, and Chen Xun did not dare to leap out and kill the fierce bird mid-air. He stood at the cave entrance, hands on his hips, watching the eagle cry in pain mid-air.

Seeing the eagle regroup and prepare to pounce again, Chen Xun retreated back into the cave.

The giant eagle, having been tricked, clung to the rocks at the cave entrance with its sharp claws, its fierce head with the injured right eye staring intently at Chen Xun's every move inside the cave.

After being on guard, the giant eagle's movements were also very agile. Chen Xun threw two large rocks, but the giant eagle easily dodged them.

Chen Xun did not waste his efforts and returned to the inner part of the cave, peeling off two pieces of the snake's scales.

Although the green-scaled snake was not a savage species, its scales were extremely tough. If not for the vital point being broken by Chen Xun's foot, it would have taken a lot more effort to deal with it.

Chen Xun tied the two pieces of scales to his arms with a rope, which served as good arm protection. He then took the broken sword and slowly chewed on a piece of snake meat.

It was fortunate that the giant eagle had thrown in this green-scaled snake, otherwise, the meat in Chen Xun's medicine bag would have only lasted him two days, and he would have no way to hide in the cave and engage in a prolonged battle with the fierce bird.

Now, after eating and drinking, Chen Xun went to the cave entrance to fight the giant eagle.

The movements of the man and the eagle were both extremely swift.

Ordinary combat techniques were hard to injure the giant eagle, but after Chen Xun visualized his tangible savage soul, the Great Peng Secret Fist he used was powerful and heavy, with the shadow of the savage soul's aura flashing between the heavy punches.

The savage soul's aura, like the release of primordial energy, integrated into the punch, making it incredibly powerful.

The only drawback was that after visualizing the tangible savage soul, if there were no spiritual medicines to replenish, the consumption of blood and qi was very high. After three to five exchanges, he would be over-exhausted and fall into a weakened state.

However, the giant eagle also relied on its incredibly sharp claws and iron beak to fight Chen Xun. The cave entrance was quite narrow, making it difficult for the giant eagle to maintain balance. After one failed attack, the eagle's body would roll outward, avoiding a prolonged struggle.

Thus, although Chen Xun and the giant eagle were said to have a big fight, each contact was a matter of a split second. Either Chen Xun was clawed and injured, retreating back into the cave, or the giant eagle was hit, feathers flying, and it would flip its wings and fly away.

Throughout the day, they engaged in a dozen or so battles at the cave entrance, and the previously narrow cave entrance, which was only slightly taller than a person, was now more than twice as wide.

Chen Xun's body, tempered by the six-armed giant, showed its advantages at this moment.

Not only did his wounds heal quickly, but as long as he was not injured in vital areas, his combat strength was almost unaffected. He still had a few Fish Yang Grass plants and a Black Python Pill left, which were his life-saving and healing medicines, and could promptly replenish his combat strength.

There were also several hundred pounds of snake meat in the cave to satisfy his hunger. By the end of the fight, Chen Xun became more and more courageous.

The giant eagle, however, was feathered and damaged. By dusk, a large part of its body was bald, with the exposed wings and body bloodied and mangled. It flew unsteadily in the air, unable to eat for the whole day while guarding the cave entrance.

Chen Xun did not allow the fierce bird to fly away to find food. Whenever he saw the bird trying to fly far, he would emerge from the cave, pretending to climb to the top of the cliff to attack its nest, forcing it to stay close.

However, the giant eagle was also cunning. Unable to fly far to find food, it caught small animals it usually despised, such as rabbits and weasels, and even caught fish from the stream, leaving Chen Xun helpless.

Since the giant eagle did not fly far, he did not dare to expose himself on the steep, bare cliff and climb up.

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