16 Bested the copper bull
The northwest forest is the most profound and extensive in this region.
The last time Ning Yue thought he went in deep, that is only half of the outer layer; there are 2 more layers of this forest, the middle forest where those in the core-forming stage or the earth realm hunting, and the inner layer where even the strongest sect isn't there to venture in.
After learning from past mistakes by journey without proper medicine, Ning Yue gets the first aid pack prepared thanks to the help of Xiaoli.
'Last time, I just went straight to the north, but this is the northwest forest so let's go west this time!'
Ning Yue tries using the sun to guide the direction. This is noon meaning the sun is setting, and setting means west!
'Never eat salted weed.'
Ning Yue used his father's direction method and found himself in all directions.
'Better leaves a mark.'
He punched the tree along where he wanted to mark the way out.
After some time, he finally found his first target.
'That should be the iron-horned deer. Getting behind should be a better option.'
It works for the tiger, so let's try it with deer.
Ning Yue stealthy moved to get a better position, but when he touched branches, the deer noticed him and ran away.
"Welp…."
Ning Yue felt disappointed. Maybe he should target those that would fight back.
'Should I bring some weapons? Nah, using a weapon without training is suicide.'
He remembers when he first started farming, using farm equipment in the wrong way almost cost him an arm and a leg; sharp things are dangerous!
'Umm…'
Ning Yue walked up to the spot the deer stood on and examined its footprint.
'I can follow that deer, but it will cost me a lot of energy. I should go to the opposite side and look where it ran from.'
If the deer ran away from him, maybe this track can help him go to whatever the deer ran away from before meeting him.
He walks for around 30 minutes and then finds his prediction correct; one giant beast is gnawing on grass.
'Copper horn bull?! Jackpot!'
Ning Yue rubs his hands and smiles after finding one of the biggest prey on the list!
He sees the giant bull with 2m in height and a horn span of 0.5m, each eating the tall grass.
'That deer must get chased off by this bull to eat the grass; it sure looks tasty.'
The grass looks greener than regular grass and has a faintly green glow.
HM!!
The bulls seem to notice the presence of Ning Yue and turn their head to him while chewing the profound grass.
Profound beasts aren't stupid; they are more intelligent than their regular counterparts.
In the case of this bull's size and giant horn, no other beast ever wanted beef with it before; this time, the hairless monkey before it should be the same.
No need to risk injury if the reward isn't worth it; it is the law of the wild.
'This bull is it mocking me?!'
Ning Yue can feel the intimidated aura of the true profound beast, not the one who hunts to survive like a two-tailed tiger, but the one that is so strong it doesn't need to start a fight.
"Sheesh, I can sneak attack now, can't I?"
He laughed. It Looks like his sneak skill is useless in the wild; the animals got so much experience.
He now knows that when he sees an enemy, open the attack!
Blazing Wildfire!
The moment the two eyes meet, Ning Yue is the one who launched the first move!
His body slung out of place like an arrow with his fist flying forward like HUGH javelin soaring through the sky.
*TUB*
The sound of his foot imprinted into the ground from the massive amount of force before they all got redirected into his right fist!
Tidal wave fist, First form:
The bull's eye was wide open, trying to counterattack, but the fist was already at its head!
CRASHING WAVE!
*BOOM!!*
A loud sound can be heard across the area.
This first combined all the force from blazing wildfire and concentrated it all into a single punch with full body weight behind it, the tidal wave fist, crashing wave!
*Crack*
Copper bull head drops on the ground with a giant wound on its skull, bleeding.
"HOOM!!!"
But it isn't dead yet; it rams its head against Ning Yue and swings it, pushing Ning Yue off with the extreme force of a bull!
"You a tough one, aren't you?"
Ning Yue waits for the copper bull's next move. Now that the bull knows its enemy is willing to fight, it prepares to attack!
The bull paws the ground with its front feet and sends dirt flying behind its back.
"Hoom… Hoom.."
Big breath comes in and out of its nose before it charges straight at Ning Yue with full might!
*BAM!!*
But it was missed!
"Too close!"
Ning Yue left out a cold sweat. He stepped out before getting hit by it.
Thanks to the experience of fighting Liao Liwei, even though he didn't have the stepping bamboo leaf, he has learned some basic footwork and can do the minimal movement without the help of movement skills.
"Now you're finished!"
He stepped back in and used a crashing wave into the bull's rib.
*BOOM*
The bull cried while pulling its horn back from the tree and swinging it at Ning Yue.
"TSK!"
Ning Yue luckily grabbed the horn in time before it pierced him but still sent him flying in the air.
The bull raised its horn, waiting to pierce its butt!
Ning Yue looked down in horror before deciding to do something risky.
'I hope this work!'
Ning Yue used Blazing Wildfire again to reposition him mid-air!
*Tud*
He landed on the bull's back!
"HOOM!!!!"
The copper bulls left out a big roar. It swings itself around in a rage, trying to feint off the hairless monkey on its back.
"HA! HA! NOW LET'S TRY THE SECOND FORM!!"
Ning Yue lifted a big smile and tightened his thighs around the bull's body.
The moment the bull jumped, he relaxed his body and let the force pull him up, but when it came down, he launched his attack!
Tidal wave fist, second form: Ebb and Flow!
*BAM* *BAM*
Both punches attack continuously like a second motion that helps propel the first wave a little bit higher before both go back to the ocean.
*BAM* *BAM*
*BAM* *BAM*
*BAM* *BAM*
His left and right punches follow the flow of the up and down.
Unlike a crashing wave, an opening move, ebb, and flow is a follow-up attack.
Crashing wave weakness is it pulls the user's body forward in the direction of attack, but by using ebb and flow, the second attack will be the counterbalance to stop the body from moving too forward.
But in this case, Ning Yue uses the bull's force to his advantage, he doesn't need an opening power because he gets it from the bull jumping around, and it also helps him balance on its back!
"FUCK, HOW HARD IS YOUR HEAD!!"
His hand starts to get hurt because apart from the first direct blow, its head still doesn't affect much by his punch.
So Ning Yue change his plan.
*PISS*
He stabbed both of its eyes with his finger, making it blind with extreme pain.
"HOOM!"
*BAM!!*
"HOOM!"
The bull cries out loud and slams itself into the tree repeatedly, willing to damage itself for the sake of the rip of the monkey on its back.
Ning Yue has to give up the position and jump off to stand on the ground.
"HOOM!!!"
The bull shook its head around. After being hit many times, it starts to get unconscious and blind.
'So, your head is also copper. I should have known that faster, didn't I…'
Ning Yue flicked his hand off the blood and saw that his knuckle had a big wound.
'Should have been more careful.'
He carefully waits outside the copper bull attack range.
Now that it is blind, it attacks furiously, breaking trees around it with its mighty horn.
Ning Yue grubbed down his saliva; he couldn't imagine how bad he would end up if he landed on the ground instead of getting on it back.
He stays on his guard, but the bulls seem not to notice that their enemies are far away.
Ning Yue waited around 30 seconds, and the bull finally stopped from exhaustion.
And he immediately strikes!
'DIE!!'
*BOOM!!*
This time, instead of punching its head, he goes straight to its rib.
*crack*
With a single punch, the rib breaks open, and Ning Yue's follow-up attack destroys its internal organ!
Ebb and Flow!
*SQUISH*
"HOO!!"
The copper bull coughed out a large pool of blood before dropping down dead.
"Pew, that was better than last time wasn't it!?"
Ning Yue smiled proudly.
This time, he had no significant injury after a fight!
"Still some minor wounds, let's treat~."
Ning Yue happily sat down beside him and brought out the medicine in order as his senior taught him.
"This liquid first to clean~ Then-"
*BOOM!!!*
After he applies the alcohol to his wound, a tree flies above his head, alongside one shadowy figure.
