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Chapter 238 Ferocious Aura Released

"Bang!"

Chen Mochuan's back slammed heavily against the giant rock, his internal organs shuddering violently, and a mouthful of blood uncontrollably welled up in his throat.

The hard rock was subjected to such a powerful impact that countless spiderweb-like cracks instantly appeared on its surface. Then the entire boulder shattered, and countless tiny fragments flew into the air, raising a cloud of dust.

The field of vision was blocked.

But Chen Mochuan knew that the black-horned bull would never let go of this opportunity to pursue.

Sure enough, almost at the same instant the giant rock shattered, the black figure, like a bolt of lightning, crashed straight into the dust and smoke.

The Black Horned Bull lowered its head, its sharp black horns clearing a path, intending to pin the human it had knocked away directly to the pile of rubble.

However, when it rushed into the center of the smoke and dust, the pair of black horns pierced only air and gravel.

The target has disappeared.

The black-horned bull shook its head in confusion, then pricked up its ears alertly.

It heard a strange sound.

The sound was restrained and lingering, like the low roar of a tiger, rising and falling with a unique rhythm.

The black-horned bull suddenly turned its head and looked in the direction of the sound.

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The human who was bothering it was squatting on top of a stone pillar on the right.

A trickle of blood hung from the corner of his mouth, and one hand was tightly clutching his chest and abdomen, his chest rising and falling slightly with the low humming sound.

Each time that strange sound emanated from his body, a trace of color returned to his pale face, clearly indicating that he was using this special method to suppress his injuries.

The Blackhorn Bull let out a deep, angry roar.

It lowered its head, stomped its hind hooves on the ground, and its massive body, like a cannonball, crashed straight into the base of the stone pillar.

"Boom!"

The sturdy stone pillar was as fragile as rotten wood in the face of the brute force of the second-tier ferocious beast, breaking at the root and collapsing completely.

However, just before the stone pillar collapsed, the figure at the top of the pillar leaped up lightly, like a nimble monkey, and landed steadily on another stone pillar not far away.

The Blackhorn Bull became even more enraged.

It crashed again, sending stone chips flying everywhere.

Chen Mochuan leaps again.

Collide again, leap again.

When the sixth stone pillar collapsed with a crash under the charge of the Black Horned Bull, Chen Mochuan looked around and found that there were no more stone pillars in the area for him to stand on.

However, that's enough.

At this moment, Chen Mochuan had fallen from the top of the stone pillar back to the ground and slowly straightened his body.

The hand that had been on his chest had somehow come off, and his breathing had become steady and long. Although a strong pain still lingered in his chest and abdomen, the enormous impact on his internal organs had been temporarily suppressed.

He moved his shoulders slightly and clenched his fists again.

The black-horned bull stood amidst the swirling dust, its deep brown eyes fixed on the human who dared to mock it.

Chen Mochuan also stared at the ferocious beast before him.

The power of the opponent's attack just now completely exceeded his expectations; he never imagined that this bull would possess such a technique.

When he first encountered this second-tier ferocious beast, after several rounds of probing, Chen Mochuan roughly figured out the condition of the Black Horned Bull.

Its strength far exceeds its own. Once it charges, all rocks blocking its path will be smashed to pieces. Each collision will make its arms go numb. Although it is large, its agility and speed are quite remarkable. Its explosive power is amazing, and its pounce and change of direction are very swift.

In terms of overall strength, it is even superior to the Bone-Splitting Mastiff on the eighth level of the Beast Hunting Trial.

But Chen Mochuan remained calm.

His Wind Tiger Movement technique has been cultivated to near perfection. This superior movement technique is now being used under his feet, and he is not far from being able to ride the wind like a tiger. He can make extremely fast and exquisite changes of direction in a small space, causing the bull's attacks to miss repeatedly.

In simple, small-scale maneuvering, he even had a slight advantage, which gave him room to maneuver.

Therefore, he adopted a completely different fighting strategy than when dealing with the Bonebreaker Mastiff.

When facing the Bone-Splitting Mastiff, he would occasionally engage in direct combat, using his physically trained body and neutralizing techniques to find opportunities in head-on clashes.

But facing this even more powerful Blackhorn Bull, he cautiously adopted a completely defensive stance, and would never rashly counterattack unless he seized an extremely ideal opportunity to strike.

Because he knew that his task was to stall this beast as much as possible.

If we can create an opportunity for Li Cheng and his two companions to deal with the five first-tier perfected ferocious beasts without any worries, and then turn around to surround the Black Horned Bull, the situation will greatly improve.

However, even focusing on defense is not foolproof.

The Black Horned Bull has a wider range of attack methods than the Bone-Splittering Mastiff. It is good at charging and pouncing, and its pair of black horns are particularly agile and cunning.

It can not only use its horns to top, lift, and sweep, but even after a missed attack, it can, with the slightest difference, twist its body and use the tip of its horn to slash through Chen Mochuan's defense.

Fortunately, Chen Mochuan was wearing the "Heavenly Blessing Type 6" protective inner armor, and had a copper skin and iron bones forged by the Tiger Roar Body Tempering Technique at the Great Perfection Realm. In addition, he had the skill of neutralizing force and deflecting power. With these three layers of protection, as long as he was not stabbed head-on by those sharp horns, even if he was attacked by claws, he would only suffer minor injuries at most. With his physique, he would be fine.

Therefore, although he was under considerable pressure, he felt that everything was still within his control.

Until just now.

In the distance came the short, mournful cry of the red-scaled snake before its death.

The moment Chen Mochuan heard that voice, he was overjoyed.

The death of the Crimson Scale Serpent means that the balance of power between the two sides in Licheng has been completely disrupted. They will definitely clear out the remaining ferocious beasts quickly and come to support us.

However, perhaps sensing the death of its beastly subordinate, the already irritable black-horned bull became even more enraged and out of control.

Its offensive suddenly accelerated, and after Chen Mochuan either dodged or blocked several of its fierce attacks, it swung its front paws and unleashed an incredibly swift sweeping attack.

Chen Mochuan reacted extremely quickly, his body instinctively making a backward dodge movement in an instant. If nothing unexpected happened, he would escape the range of that claw attack by the slightest margin.

However, just when he thought he was safe, his heart suddenly tightened.

The mental energy of the Innate Realm cultivators issued a frantic warning, and an unprecedented sense of crisis suddenly arose.

The next instant, he saw a grayish-brown light suddenly burst forth from the tip of the Black Horned Bull's claws, which had already missed their mark.

The light was only an inch long, but it carried a chilling and ferocious aura. It was condensed to the extreme, leaving a distorted afterimage in the air.

Chen Mochuan wanted to change direction, to dodge, to do anything to avoid the strange light, but it was too late.

The only thing you can do is tense the muscles in that area before the light touches your abdomen, and prepare to tough it out.

Then, the light enveloped him.

Chen Mochuan felt as if he had been hit head-on by a truck traveling at full speed.

An overwhelming force slammed into his abdomen, his internal organs seemed to be displaced in an instant, and excruciating pain swept through his entire body.

He didn't even have time to use his internal energy to deflect the force before his body was already flying through the air.

When a person is in the air, there is nowhere to release their force.

The grayish-brown light seemed to transform into a strange force, penetrating directly into the depths of his internal organs and beginning a violent impact.

It wasn't until his back slammed heavily against the giant rock that he finally found an opportunity to release the force.

He used the technique of neutralizing and deflecting force to redirect the strange force that was still raging in his body to the giant rock behind him.

The rock mass shattered, sending debris flying everywhere.

Taking advantage of this brief respite, he endured the pain, jumped onto the stone pillar, and escaped the most dangerous situation.

Only then did Chen Mochuan have time to think about what exactly the grayish-brown light on the tip of the bull's claws was.

That's similar to the release of true qi by martial artists at the Innate Realm, but it's a higher-level offensive technique belonging to second-tier ferocious beasts—the release of ferocious qi.

Just as not every martial artist who has just entered the Innate Realm can master the release of true qi, under normal circumstances, even slightly weaker second-tier ferocious beasts cannot master the release of ferocious qi.

The Bone-Splitting Mastiff in the Beast Hunting Trial is a case in point. Chen Mochuan fought it over a hundred times, but it never revealed its ferocity.

He had assumed that this Blackhorn Bull, which was only slightly better than the Bone-Splitter Mastiff, would be the same.

Unexpectedly, the other party launched a "sudden attack." It was the first time he had faced such a tactic, and he was caught off guard and naturally fell victim to it.

If an ordinary martial artist at the peak of the Transcendent Realm were to directly withstand this outward release of fierce energy, they would likely be severely injured immediately.

Fortunately, with the long-term support of the gravity chamber, his Tiger Roar Body Tempering Technique has reached a high level of mastery (66%).

Although this intermediate-level external martial arts technique cannot completely make him immune to attacks from second-tier ferocious beasts, it grants him physical strength far exceeding that of martial artists of the same level. Even if he is hit head-on by some light firearms, he is confident that he can withstand it with his bare body without being harmed.

Moreover, he promptly redirected the malevolent energy that had entered his body to the giant rock behind him, greatly alleviating his condition at the cost of the entire rock wall shattering.

With the addition of the sonic internal vibration technique to regulate his breathing, his injuries were not too severe.

When all the surrounding stone pillars were destroyed by the Black Horned Bull and forced to the ground, Chen Mochuan's internal injuries had been temporarily suppressed, and the impact on his combat power was minimized.

He glanced down at his abdomen, where he had just been attacked.

The outer martial arts uniform had been completely torn apart, revealing the "Heavenly Blessing Type 6" protective inner armor worn underneath.

The dark gray inner armor was much tougher than he had imagined; it took a hit from the front with a fierce aura, but there were no obvious signs of damage.

"No wonder it's so expensive—"

He muttered something to himself, then raised his head again, his gaze fixed on the black-horned bull charging towards him.

The two sides clashed again.

This time, however, he was more cautious than before. He used all his strength to move the Wind Tiger, his figure constantly circling around the Black Horned Bull, always on guard against any possible release of ferocity.

However, he also had his own judgment: the Black Horned Bull's ferocity was not well controlled, otherwise it wouldn't have needed to hold back until just now.

Therefore, what he needed to do was to maintain a sufficient distance and have enough time to react before the Black Horned Bull unleashed its next burst of ferocity.

Soon, another mournful scream came from the other side of the battlefield.

Judging from the roar, it must be that dire wolf.

The Blackhorn Bull clearly heard it too, letting out a low roar, a hint of agitation flashing in its dark brown eyes.

It pounced on Chen Mochuan again, its front paws sweeping across, and once again a grayish-brown light, about an inch long, emanated from the tips of its claws.

But this time, Chen Mochuan, who was prepared, had already predicted the opponent's attack trajectory. He slid half a step back and skillfully dodged the release of the fierce aura.

The light only tore his outer garment at the chest, but failed to harm his flesh.

After losing two of his men in succession, Blackhorn Bull Siping realized that the situation was turning unfavorable.

Its bull-like eyes lingered on Chen Mochuan for a moment before looking at another battlefield. Then it suddenly turned around, ignoring Chen Mochuan, and ran straight towards the direction from which the sound came.

Chen Mochuan frowned.

We absolutely cannot let this beast get away.

Given the Black Horned Bull's second-tier combat strength, if it were to suddenly invade the battle there, the three who were finishing off the enemy would likely suffer casualties.

He unleashed the full power of his Wind Tiger stance, instantly boosting his speed to its maximum.

The black-horned bull had only run a dozen meters when it felt a sharp whooshing sound coming from behind.

It instinctively tried to dodge, but the attack was too swift.

Chen Mochuan's punch was aimed at the Black Horned Bull's rump.

That was one of the few parts of the other's body that wasn't completely covered by thick fur and strong muscles; after all, the hindquarters of most four-legged beasts are vulnerable.

Mountain-Crushing Fist - Mountain-Splitting!

The double layer of force, contained within the fist, transformed into a powerful destructive force, about to be unleashed upon the Black Horned Bull's hindquarters.

The Blackhorn Bull reacted extremely quickly, shifting to the side the moment it sensed danger, thus dodging most of the attacks.

However, the rivets on Chen Mochuan's boxing gloves still managed to cut a narrow gash on his side hip.

Fresh blood immediately gushed out, flowing down the bull's hind legs and staining its gray-black fur red.

"well!!"

The black-horned bull let out a deafening roar, its deep brown eyes appearing bloodshot and red with extreme rage.

Ignoring the battle on the other side, it suddenly turned around, revealing its sharp horns and charging at Chen Mochuan!

The man and the ox clashed again.

The enraged Black Horned Bull's attacks were even more ferocious than before. Its black horns swung wildly, creating an impenetrable barrier, and each charge seemed to crush everything in its path.

The huge rock was smashed to pieces, and its powerful hind hooves kicked deep craters into the ground.

But in this rage, its attack trajectory is actually easier to predict than before.

Chen Mochuan kept dodging and weaving, letting the bull's horns and claws leave scratches on his martial arts uniform, but he was never truly hit by a heavy blow.

Just then, he suddenly felt a warm and cool sensation on his chest.

It is that essence of spiritual energy.

He always wore this gift from his master, Fu Dongliu, close to his body.

At this moment, he felt that the free-floating energy in the surrounding world was being drawn by this essence, transforming into strands of pure and warm energy that seeped into his body through his skin.

This energy was not intense; it was like a gentle stream, continuously replenishing his depleted blood and spiritual energy. Especially in the areas where his internal organs had been injured and his breathing was still somewhat sluggish, the warm energy soothed a lot of the hidden pain.

"Truly worthy of being a top-tier earth-grade treasure!"

Chen Mochuan secretly praised him.

Whether in cultivation or in battle, this essence of spiritual energy has an undeniable and wonderful use.

Dozens more rounds passed.

After the Redscale Serpent and the Dire Wolf died one after another, on the other side of the battlefield, the remaining ferocious beasts were exhausted and were forced to retreat under the siege of Li Cheng and the three.

Soon, Chen Mochuan heard two dying roars from the ferocious beasts.

After the last horned rhinoceros let out a miserable howl, within just a few seconds, three figures emerged from the shadows among the stones and quickly approached the battlefield.

Their breathing was still steady, and their eyes were still bright. Clearly, killing the five ferocious beasts had not come at a great cost, which was quite good news for Chen Mochuan.

Li Chengchong was at the forefront. Upon seeing the scene of the man and the bull fighting, he immediately wanted to come over and help.