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Chapter 240 The Powerful Dong Ya

The carcass of the Blackhorn Bull crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The dull thud echoed through the stone forest for a long time before gradually fading away.

Chen Mochuan's left shoulder was still firmly pinned by that sharp black horn, and he was forced to kneel on the ground by the carcass of the bull.

He gritted his teeth, braced his right hand against the bull's head, and slowly pulled his shoulder off the horn tip.

"puff----"

The moment the horn tip detached from the wound, a stream of blood gushed from the gap in the ruptured inner armor, flowing down the arm and dripping onto the rubble on the ground.

The sharp pain in his shoulder caused Chen Mochuan to lose all feeling in his left arm, but he quickly calmed himself down, tightened the muscles around the wound, and stopped the gushing blood.

The intense muscle contractions further aggravated the pain in the wound, and even with his strong will, he almost roared out loud, and a large amount of sweat immediately seeped out from his forehead.

He glanced down at the injury on his left shoulder. The "Heavenly Blessing Type VI" protective inner armor had been pierced through the shoulder socket with a fist-sized gash. The composite fiber layer at the edges was torn and jagged, and the dark red muscle inside could be vaguely seen.

Fortunately, the inner armor provided some protection, causing the Black Horned Bull's horn to deflect slightly as it pierced through; otherwise, with the force of the bull's thrust, his shoulder blade would probably have been shattered.

Even so, this penetrating wound was by no means minor. He tried to move his left arm, and his fingers could still barely clench into a fist, but the sharp pain from his shoulder made him immediately give up the idea of ​​continuing to try.

"Brother Chen!"

Li Cheng struggled to his feet from the pile of rubble, clutching his chest and limping over.

Zhong Xu and Han Hao also arrived at the same time.

"I'm fine." Chen Mochuan waved his right hand to indicate that he was alright, then looked at Han Hao, "Senior Han, go and bring the wounded out of the cave first. We need to leave here as soon as possible."

Han Hao nodded, turned around, and ran towards the cave.

Chen Mochuan's gaze swept over Zhong Xu. The taciturn boy's face was somewhat pale due to the overuse of his spiritual talent, but he had no obvious injuries. The long sword in his hand still retained the residual heat from the burning of the crimson flames.

Noticing Chen Mochuan's gaze, Zhong Xu nodded slightly, indicating that he was fine.

Chen Mochuan then looked at Li Cheng beside him, "How are you?"

"I won't die." Li Cheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and grinned.

He had just taken a kick from the bull, leaving a shocking purplish-blue bruise on his chest. Fortunately, his Iron Spine Body Technique had reached its peak, and the blow only broke two ribs. With the help of internal vision, he manipulated his muscles to reset the misaligned bones. Although his movements were still somewhat sluggish, he was no longer seriously injured.

"Alright, I'll treat my wound. You and Zhong Xu keep an eye on our surroundings for me," Chen Mochuan reminded him. "We made quite a commotion just now; we need to be careful not to attract other ferocious beasts."

The two responded and dispersed, each guarding a direction and becoming alert.

Chen Mochuan then took out a bottle of blood clam ointment from his storage space, unscrewed the cap, and poured half a bottle of the precious ointment directly onto the wound on his left shoulder.

The intense pain made him furrow his brow, but his hands did not tremble at all.

The ointment touched the rolled-up flesh and quickly melted and seeped in, a cool sensation spreading rapidly throughout the shoulder, and the excruciating pain slowly receded like a tide.

Chen Mochuan could clearly sense that the medicinal power of the blood clam ointment was working deep inside the wound, the damaged muscle fibers were beginning to repair themselves at an accelerated pace, and the ruptured blood vessels were slowly healing under the combined effects of the medicine and the ointment's own powerful regenerative ability.

Although he can't move freely yet, at least his arms can perform simple movements.

After treating his most serious injuries, he immediately turned his attention to the corpse of the black-horned bull and activated "Spirit Devouring".

Above the enormous corpse, a bright sphere of spiritual light, larger than any other remnant spirit of a ferocious beast, was suspended.

At the core of the sphere of light, a wisp of grayish-brown light flowed, exactly like the malevolent aura he had seen before.

[You activated your "Spirit," absorbing a fragment of the Black Horned Bull's remnant spirit. This remnant spirit contains viewable memory fragments and carries a portion of its spiritual essence.]

[Mental Strength: 100.31 → 101.08]

Since his spiritual power was advanced to the Innate level, it would usually take more than ten ferocious beasts of the late stage of the first tier to bring an increase of 0.01. This black-horned bull, as a second-tier ferocious beast, obviously provided more refined and abundant spiritual energy, which increased the value by nearly 0.8 in one go.

He then glanced at the several notifications that appeared on the golden screen when he killed the Blackhorn Bull.

[You encountered an extremely powerful opponent, fought a grueling battle, and gained a deeper understanding of martial arts. At the same time, the pressure enhanced your mental strength.]

[Tiger Roar Body Tempering Technique: Mastery (66%) → Mastery (71%)]

【Hundred Beasts Fist Technique: Mastery (72%) → Mastery (78%)】

[Feng Hu Xing: Da Cheng (64%) → Da Cheng (68%)]

[Mental Strength: 100.29 → 100.31]

Chen Mochuan had anticipated the improvement in the Hundred Beasts Fist Technique and Wind Tiger Movement.

Fighting to the death against an opponent of the Black Horned Bull's caliber, every move was a dance on the edge of a knife, pushing his understanding of boxing techniques and his use of body movements to the limit.

However, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the Tiger Roar Body Tempering Technique, which was already extremely difficult to improve, had actually made a small progress.

On second thought, the attack by the black-horned bull that penetrated deep into the muscles and skin was actually equivalent to a disguised "attack" that was far more effective than Li Cheng's, which made sense.

Indeed, the best form of training is real-world practice.

Then, Chen Mochuan separated a wisp of his mind and sank into the martial arts space, where he saw the extremely conspicuous ball of light resembling a black-horned bull.

He finally obtained the spirit body of a second-tier ferocious beast, which he could use for mental martial arts practice.

This means that from now on, he can engage in life-or-death battles with second-tier ferocious beasts every day, rapidly improving his strength.

Suppressing his excitement and suppressing the urge to immediately begin a mental martial arts exercise, Chen Mochuan focused his mind.

At this moment, Han Hao and the knife-wielding man they had seen earlier had just returned to this side, each carrying a wounded person on their backs.

The two injured men were unconscious, but their breathing was relatively stable, and they did not appear to be in life-threatening danger.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Chen Mochuan knew that it was not safe to stay there any longer, and immediately began to organize everyone to retreat.

He didn't even bother dealing with the carcass of the black-horned bull. Although a second-tier ferocious beast was a treasure trove, it was insignificant compared to the safety of the team.

However, before they had taken more than a few steps, Chen Mochuan's ears twitched, and he heard something approaching them at an extremely fast speed.

His expression changed slightly, and he immediately turned around to look behind him, becoming cautiously wary.

This time, the arrival was significantly faster than the Black Horned Bull. Even though speed doesn't fully represent strength, everyone's condition had already plummeted. Even if the weakest second-tier ferocious beast were to arrive, it would mean they would face annihilation.

Having already witnessed Chen Mochuan's keen senses, Han Hao and his two companions stopped in their tracks. Even though they hadn't noticed anything unusual, they all turned to look into the depths of the stone forest.

"Are there more ferocious beasts coming?" Li Cheng asked in a hoarse voice.

Chen Mochuan shook his head slightly, "I'm not sure. Judging from the voice, there was only one person coming. It could also be the supporter the officer mentioned earlier."

"That would be best—" Li Cheng had barely finished speaking when a sound was heard.

Before he could say anything more, the source of the voice had already approached.

"So fast!"

In just a few breaths, a figure appeared in everyone's sight.

The moment he saw who it was, Chen Mochuan, who had been looking serious, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

This was a senior student from Yunhan Martial Arts University. He had seen the other person more than once in the open-air martial arts arena on campus.

Although he didn't know the senior's name, he knew that the other person had also practiced the Hundred Beasts Fist like himself, and judging from his practice, he had already mastered the fist technique to a very high level, and should have reached the level of great accomplishment.

In an instant, the figure, accompanied by the sound of something cutting through the air, stopped in front of everyone.

The newcomer was a bald young man, tall and straight like a pine tree. Although he had a handsome face, his brows revealed a sharp and fierce aura, which contrasted sharply with his shiny bald head.

Looking at the wary crowd, Dong Ya raised an eyebrow, not expecting to run into a "familiar face" like Chen Mochuan here.

Of course, the so-called "acquaintance" is just that he is paying attention to this junior student on his own. The two have never had any direct contact, and it is unknown whether the other party even knows him.

Not long ago, while he was clearing out ferocious beasts, he received a request for support, saying that a group of students from Yunhan Martial Arts University were surrounded by a large number of ferocious beasts and were having difficulty breaking through.

Seeing that the place where the call for help was not far from him, he naturally would not sit idly by and immediately rushed over.

During their journey, the mission situation was updated again. It was reported that a team had already gone to provide support, but they encountered a second wave of ferocious beasts, including a second-tier beast, making the situation extremely critical.

But now—it seems I've come to the wrong place. Where are there any second-tier ferocious beasts here?

However, when he raised his wrist to confirm the mission coordinates, his brows furrowed even deeper; this was indeed the target location.

He glanced around at the group of junior students before him, who, though disheveled, remained composed, and couldn't help but ask, "I am Dong Ya from Yunhan Martial Arts University, here to provide support. Did you encounter a second-tier ferocious beast?"

As the team leader, Chen Mochuan stepped forward. "Yes, senior, but we have already dealt with that second-tier ferocious beast."

"The second-tier ferocious beast—is it resolved?" Dong Ya's doubts deepened. He was about to say something more when he noticed that everyone opposite him was looking in a certain direction.

He turned his head to look in the direction everyone was looking.

"This is—" In a flash, he arrived beside the enormous corpse not far away.

After a quick check, he already had his answer: "It really is a second-tier Black Horned Bull?"

This black-horned bull had obviously died recently, and some of the blood and qi fluctuations on its corpse had dissipated, which is why he hadn't noticed it immediately.

But the shocking fist mark on the bull's forehead and the bloodstains remaining in its seven orifices clearly indicate that it was brutally killed by a heavy punch.

"You killed it?" Dong Ya turned around and looked at Chen Mochuan and the others, his eyes filled with obvious surprise.

He could sense that the person with the gun was the one with the highest martial arts level among the people in front of him. His qi and blood had reached the perfection of the Transcendent Realm, and he only needed to build a complete true qi network in his body to advance to the Innate Realm.

Besides, the other junior students are still some distance from achieving the Transcendental Perfection stage in their blood transfusion process.

Can this lineup really kill this Black Horned Bull?

Especially since, apart from the two seriously injured soldiers who were unconscious, the others seemed to be in pretty good condition. Only Chen Mochuan, whom I was most concerned about, had a penetrating wound on his left shoulder. It seemed that the whole team had not suffered any heavy losses.

Chen Mochuan nodded slightly, his fingers tracing over Han Hao and the other two. "Yes, this Black Horned Bull was killed by the four of us working together. Senior Han restrained its movements, Li Cheng and Zhong Xu created opportunities, and I delivered the final blow."

Dong Ya remained silent for a moment.

He naturally knew how troublesome the Black Horned Bull was. This ferocious beast was known for its strength and defense. Once enraged, it would charge wildly, and its pair of black horns could easily pierce through ordinary protective equipment.

More importantly, after his examination, he discovered that this beast seemed to have mastered the method of releasing ferocity, and its burst at critical moments was enough to severely injure or even kill a Transcendent Realm martial artist.

He inquired about the details of the battle, and when he heard that Chen Mochuan had taken the bull's horn head-on with his left shoulder, creating an opportunity for the final blow, his eyes narrowed slightly.

This style of fighting, which trades injury for life, requires extremely precise timing and absolute confidence in one's own defense; the slightest carelessness can lead to disaster.

It's tantamount to sending someone to their death.

After learning the general situation of the battle, Dong Ya's mood gradually calmed down, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Truly, the younger generation is formidable!"

Just then, Chen Mochuan suddenly sensed something, looked at a certain spot behind Dong Ya, and felt a strong sense of unease.

"Oh? Junior Chen, you noticed too?" Dong Ya immediately became interested when he saw the boy's expression.

His perception range far exceeded that of the Transcendent Realm, and he had already sensed the beast lurking in the shadows, but he did not alert it.

"Hmm, there seems to be something over there. It should be a ferocious beast that is good at hiding its tracks—" Chen Mochuan's tone was very confident. With Dong Ya, this great god, here, he also relaxed. Judging from the other party's state, he must have already sensed something.

"I didn't expect Junior Chen to have such keen senses." Dong Ya smiled and turned around, releasing a trace of his aura.

As if sensing that it had been discovered, a dark figure darted out from behind a giant rock a dozen meters away and rushed straight towards them.

Everyone's hearts jumped instantly. The aura emanating from the black figure was extremely powerful, even surpassing that of the black-horned bull from before!

This is a powerful second-tier ferocious beast!

Chen Mochuan could see it clearly: the black shadow's outstretched claw carried a nearly three-inch-long grayish-brown aura, its target being Dong Ya, who was closest to it. That aura was far more concentrated than the ferocious energy released by the Black Horned Bull, clearly indicating that this beast was more sensitive to ferocity.

They have become more adept at controlling it.

However, Dong Ya neither dodged nor avoided the situation.

Just as the dark figure was about to pounce on him, he raised his hand with a seemingly slow but actually swift motion and suddenly threw a punch forward.

The fist instantly unleashed a foot-long, bright yellow aura, condensed to the point of being tangible, which directly shattered the three-inch aura attached to the shadowy claw. Then, with its remaining force, it struck the opponent's head.

"Bang!"

After a loud bang, the dark figure stopped its forward lunge and fell to the ground with a "thud" like a puppet with its strings cut.