Surviving in the chaos of war begins in the wilderness.

Chapter 122 One Man and One Tiger

half a month later.

The surroundings were a mess. Zhou Ye and the Demon Tiger were resting across the stream. The Demon Tiger was happily gnawing on a single-horned electric sturgeon, while Zhou Ye was roasting a deer leg weighing several dozen kilograms.

During these days, the man and the tiger fought six times. Each time, the tiger had the upper hand, but it couldn't defeat Zhou Ye. And whenever Zhou Ye retreated to the other side of the stream, the tiger would stop fighting on its own.

It seems to respect the two-legged creature's territory. But that two-legged creature keeps invading Tiger's territory? Isn't that incredibly inhuman?

However, Zhou Ye felt he benefited greatly from this intense battle. His external vision had become increasingly proficient, and his predictions about the demon tiger were becoming more and more accurate.

And just today, the Wind and Thunder Spear (third-rate) has been leveled up to the maximum level, and I have received the guaranteed reward of 1 point of natural attribute.

The beginner-level Azure Eye was also maxed out, granting the max-level rewards of +1 Essence, +1 Constitution, and 2 Natural Attribute Points.

After acquiring 4 points of natural attribute, Zhou Ye didn't rush to upgrade the Wind and Thunder Spear (second-rate) and the intermediate Azure Eye. Instead, he directly upgraded the intermediate poison skill to the advanced poison skill.

By now, the man and the tiger had developed a tacit understanding. To thank the demonic tiger, Zhou Ye would send it a one-horned electric sturgeon each time. Consider it tuition for its training session!

But it's quite interesting. Today, the Demon Tiger brought a demon deer that had reached the mid-stage of the Strength realm? It reciprocated by gifting it to Zhou Ye.

This is a polite demon tiger. It's just that some two-legged creature was too despicable and shameless.

Finding that the deer leg was almost cooked, Zhou Ye cut off a large piece of meat and threw it in front of the demon tiger on the other side: "Mimi, I have something to do these few days, so I won't be coming over."

"Awoo!" the demon tiger protested indignantly: Tiger is the most powerful tiger, you are not allowed to call Tiger Mimi anymore.

After smelling the aroma of the demon deer meat, Mimi immediately began to eat with great enthusiasm.

A few days later, in a depression in the gray swamp, Zhou Ye carefully picked a few glowing mushrooms from some rotten wood.

The fluorescent umbrella mushroom is highly poisonous and has an extremely strong hallucinogenic effect when ingested. In the past few days, Zhou Ye has collected several kinds of highly poisonous materials, which can be used in the blood exchange technique.

Okay! Actually, some foodie just wanted to take advantage of their high resistance to toxins and dry the Glowing Mushrooms, grind them into powder, and add just a little bit to soups or dishes for an incredibly delicious flavor.

As for what happens after eating it, maybe you'll end up riding a panda and racing with others? So what? I'm a citizen of the great foodie empire!

Seeing that he had gathered almost all the necessary materials, Zhou Ye took a leap and sped towards the seaside house. Two days later, Zhou Ye, fully armed, leaped across the stream. He carried a monster he had hunted in the gray swamp, threw it to the ground, and shouted, "Mimi, I'm back—!"

"Awooo—!" An angry tiger's roar echoed from the depths of the hills.

You two-legged beast, how dare you insult Tiger? Tiger will beat the shit out of you!

Mimi charged ahead recklessly, startling many birds in the forest.

However, before Mimi could even reach Zhou Ye, Zhou Ye drew his bow and arrows and aimed them at the big cat: "Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

Facing the incoming arrows, Mimi easily leaped and dodged. A disdainful expression remained on its face. Two-legged creatures, is that all?

Mimi didn't notice at all that among those arrows, there were occasionally a few small round balls. They exploded in the nearby air, releasing some colorless and odorless gas.

So it wasn't long before Mimi felt dizzy. She staggered a few times, then was easily knocked over and collapsed to the ground.

Zhou Ye laughed loudly, "Little Mimi, you think you can mess with me? You've finally met your match!"

After upgrading to advanced poison skills, Zhou Ye quickly reached the entry level and received an entry reward of 1 natural attribute point.

Furthermore, after breaking through to the Ming Jin stage, he finally gained a profound understanding of this realm, and many things that he had only a vague understanding of before were immediately put into practice.

With his rapid advancement in advanced poison skills, Zhou Ye immediately upgraded the previous types of poison pills, ultimately creating two new ones.

One approach combines the old stink bombs and colored mist bombs. Once the poison pellets are thrown, the released colored mist becomes more vibrant; the stench becomes more nauseating; and the spiciness becomes more intense.

In any case, it was all for the purpose of disgusting the opponent. Zhou Ye simply named this poison pill a tear gas grenade.

Another type is an upgraded version of the Softening Tendon Powder. It not only has excellent effects on those in the Ming Jin stage, but also poses a great threat to those in the An Jin and Hua Jin stages.

Zhou Ye named this poison pill "anesthesia bullet".

After mastering advanced poison skills, the required experience points immediately double. Reaching the maximum level becomes significantly more difficult.

Fortunately, Zhou Ye still possessed the complete Mirage Realm Free and Easy Skill, which contained considerable knowledge about poisons and sleeping potions. After continuing to study and understand it, he indeed gained a significant amount of experience points.

It must be admitted that those three thieves were like treasure trove deliverers; this Mirage Realm Free and Easy Skill was a treasure trove in itself. The wisdom accumulated by so many predecessors was enough to allow him to reach the Transformation Realm.

Therefore, Zhou Ye used tranquilizer darts in today's battle. Sure enough, the big, silly cat obediently fell for it.

Half an hour later, Mimi lay on the ground, angrily turning the back of her head towards Zhou Ye: "You two-legged beast, Tiger is really angry this time! You're so shameless!"

Zhou Ye suppressed a laugh as he coaxed the silly cat, "See that? Delicious-smelling monster meat? I brought it especially for you."

"Awoo!" Tiger refused to eat. Tiger was very embarrassed.

"Alright, Mimi. I promise you, I won't use any poison pills on you again."

Don't call me Tiger Mimi. After Tiger finishes eating, he'll beat the poop out of you!

"Huh? Then go ahead and fight! Don't cry later, okay?"

Two-legged creature, you're insulting Tiger! Tiger is the bravest, Tiger bleeds but doesn't shed tears!

"Alright, alright! Then hurry up and eat!"

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The man and the tiger bickered as Mimi happily devoured the monster. Once it was full, it suddenly roared, and after Zhou Ye prepared for battle, it pounced on him.

In an instant, the man and the tiger engaged in another fierce battle.

More than half a month later, Zhou Ye and Mimi fought eight times in succession.

Although all the battles ended in failure, with Zhou Ye slinking back to the other side of the stream in disgrace, these battles were no longer one-sided, and Zhou Ye was occasionally able to launch a counterattack.

And during the battle, I finally maxed out the level of the third-rate "Thread-Pulling Hand" skill, and received a guaranteed reward of 1 free attribute point.

With 2 free attribute points, Zhou Ye prioritized upgrading the basic Azure Eye to the intermediate Azure Eye. After all, the Azure Eye offers a slight assistance in external vision.

A few days later, he reached the entry level of the Intermediate Azure Eye and received the entry reward of 1 Natural Attribute Point.

Another twenty days have passed.

Before winter arrived, perhaps Zhou Ye was incredibly lucky, as he was pleasantly surprised to catch a single-horned electric fish at the early stage of the Ming Jin realm. So he and Mimi shared this feast together, one human and one tiger.

After eating and drinking her fill, Mimi took the initiative to demonstrate the tiger's roar several times, which gave Zhou Ye a lot of inspiration for the Nine Heavens Dragon's Roar.

Zhou Ye also demonstrated the Shadow Step, and Mimi, that silly big cat, seemed quite clever, having also borrowed a lot from it.

Two months later, Zhou Ye and Mimi had fought countless battles. Their Intermediate Military Sword and Shield Technique had finally reached the maximum level. The maximum level reward was: Strength +1, Agility +1, and 3 points of natural attribute.

This was also Zhou Ye's first second-rate martial art to reach max level. With 2 free attribute points added, it was successfully upgraded to Advanced Military Sword and Shield Technique (First-rate). Moreover, he quickly received the entry reward of 1 free attribute point.

Once you reach the first-class level of martial arts, the required experience points also double.

The same applies to the Wind and Thunder Spear and Silk-Pulling Hand techniques. Upgrading these two skills cost 4 free attribute points. However, the subsequent entry reward grants 2 free attribute points.

However, now, the bitter fruit of trying to do too much at once has finally appeared. With every third-rate martial art maxed out, Zhou Ye not only fails to accumulate free attribute points, but he also has to add them to his skill points every time.

What surprised Zhou Ye even more was that Mimi was also secretly honing her combat skills? Was she also using him as a whetstone?

Who would have thought that this goofy tiger with its thick eyebrows and big eyes would actually learn to use its brain?

More than ten days later, the New Year finally arrived, and Zhou Ye turned 18. He had finally grown up.

并且在这次的生日中，周野再次获得了一个新年大礼包生命值+10、力量+1、敏捷+1、体质+1、精魄+1、魅力+1

This was also the last time Zhou Ye received the New Year's gift during his growth spurt. As he grew into adulthood, his basic physical attributes finally stabilized.

And in the subsequent battle with Mimi, Zhou Ye was able to barely hold his own against the big, silly cat. Although still at a disadvantage, he was finally able to put up a fight.

Zhou Ye (Mid-stage Mingjin): 18/74

Root Bone: +7

Comprehension: +5

[Passive Talent]

Minor Imperfection (External Perspective): Minor Achievement (63/200)

[Basic Data]

Health Points: (150/150)

Strength: +5

Agility: +9

Constitution: +5

Essence: +6

Charisma: +2

[Technique]

Advanced Poison Skill (Mortal): Proficient (41/200)

Mirage Realm Free and Easy Skill (Mid-stage Ming Jin): Great Success (141/500)

【Skill】

Intermediate Concealment Technique (Mortal): Minor Success (194/200)

Intermediate Azure Eye (Mortal): Beginner (11/50)

Basic Blood Transfusion Technique (Mortal): Mastery (65/500)

[Martial Arts]

Advanced Military Sword and Shield Technique (First-Class): Beginner (3/100)

Immaculate Glazed Skill (Second-rate): Proficient (17/100)

Shadowy Steps (Second-rate): Minor Success (19/200)

Second-rate archery: Proficient (31/100)

Azure Dragon Swimming in the Water (Second-rate): Proficient (45/100)

Silk-pulling Technique (Second-rate): Beginner (1/50)

Wind and Thunder Spear (Second-rate): Beginner (11/50)

Eight Directions Night Rain (Third-rate): Minor Success (8/200)

Cloud Sea Overlapping Waves Sword (Third-rate): Beginner (0/50)

Nine Heavens Dragon Roar (Third-rate): Beginner (14/50)

Basic Hammering (Unskilled): Perfect (1000/1000)

Free attribute points: 2

After entering the middle stage of Mingjin, life expectancy increased by 2 years, reaching 74 years.

As for the +2 Charisma? Since all the base stats have been doubled, it's essentially equivalent to an average person having 24 Charisma. This should be considered far above that of ordinary people.

However, Zhou Ye discovered that charm is not the same as appearance or physique, and has nothing to do with being handsome. Even with his concealment technique fully activated, he still looked like an inconspicuous passerby.

However, when a Ming Jin martial artist releases their powerful qi and blood, they possess a certain indescribable aura, what is known as the aura of a master or the domineering presence of a king—mystical concepts. Therefore, they appear relatively attractive to ordinary people.

Furthermore, Zhou Ye's innate talent also reached an astonishing +7. In fact, he was only slightly inferior to Yuan Zhen, and almost on par with the super genius Du Juan.

Currently, the "Free and Easy Skill" grants 7 experience points per day, totaling 210 points per month.

Zhou Ye has almost stopped taking mid-grade Qi and Blood Pills and has switched to high-grade Qi and Blood Pills.

Unfortunately, in the early stages of Ming Jin (a martial arts skill), each superior Qi and Blood Pill provides 20 experience points, but after breaking through to the middle stages of Ming Jin, each pill provides only 15 experience points. You need to take 3 pills a month, which is 45 experience points.

There's also the meat of those early-stage Ming Jin demon beasts. The crocodile meat from the oil-armored crocodiles is almost all gone; less than 100 jin (50 catties) remains.

However, consuming these monster meats previously also granted 10 to 30 experience points per month (the difference between ordinary monster meat and heart meat).

Therefore, Zhou Ye's current cultivation technique yields approximately 270 experience points per month.

To be honest, Zhou Ye finally experienced the thrill of having extraordinary talent. His cultivation speed was so fast it was practically skyrocketing!

Now, in just five or six months, Zhou Ye can break through to the late stage of Ming Jin (明劲). He has taken another big step closer to becoming a master of An Jin (暗劲)!

That day, Zhou Ye packed his bags, and it was finally time to leave.

The key issue was that they couldn't continue; their weapons were becoming increasingly damaged. The sword was almost unusable, and the spear was similarly riddled with wounds. Even the crocodile-skin armor they had just donned was now a battered and partially destroyed piece of clothing thanks to Mimi's tiger claws.

Are you kidding me? Those are second-rate weapons, the swords and spears I just bought? Each weapon costs 3-400 taels. And the protective gear—

The price is generally more than three times that of ordinary weapons; that crocodile skin armor must be worth at least 1000 taels!

Unexpectedly, in the intense battle with the demon tiger, these swords, spears, and leather armor didn't last long at all?

On the contrary, with a gluttonous tiger like Mimi around, he barely managed to accumulate any monster meat. Without a doubt, he suffered a huge loss in this winter training exercise.

Carrying his luggage, Zhou Ye left the sea-view room and embarked on his journey home amidst the snow-covered mountains and fields.

But just then, they heard: "Awooo—!"

On the summit of a small hill in the distance, Mimi wagged her tail and roared like a tiger in Zhou Ye's direction.

Zhou Ye smiled. He waved to Mimi: "No need to see me off. When I come over next time, I'll beat the shit out of you."

"Awooo—!"

Two-legged creature! Tiger is waiting for you!

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