Chapter 74: Combat Blood Moving
Tang Rong laughed angrily in rage: “I’ve roamed the Desolate Mountains for years and have never seen such a shameless bastard. Eat my saber.”
Not only had he lost his brother, but now he was being robbed at his door. Anger surged up in his heart instantly.
He instantly drew his saber and leaped forward, charging straight at Su Yan.
Such strong Qi and Blood!
Su Yan saw his aura and sure enough, he was a Blood Moving Realm expert, with Qi and Blood as solid as if condensed.
He drew his bow and nocked an arrow, firing three shots in succession within a breath, blocking Tang Rong’s path ahead.
This guy’s Archery
Tang Rong’s eyes sharpened. The speed of these arrows was beyond his expectations. When did such an Archery expert emerge?
He immediately swung his saber to chop, saber light flashing continuously, splitting two arrows completely, and dodging the remaining one by tilting his head.
His charging pace did not slow even a bit.
He consecutively blocked several more arrows, his large hand slightly numb, but a ferocious smile already appeared on Tang Rong’s face.
What a bold and reckless thief, unaware of the gap between Muscle and Bone and Blood Moving, yet daring to come deliver death.
The power on the arrows confirmed Su Yan’s strength for him, and his charging steps became even faster.
He was determined in his heart to snap this guy’s neck.
Thus, his gaze became even more ruthless.
Su Yan moved his body, pulling away distance, constantly drawing his bow and shooting arrows.
The arrows became faster, the blocking angles more tricky. Even Tang Rong would need to expend more effort to dodge.
Thirty meters, twenty meters, ten meters.
In the short twenty-meter distance, Tang Rong’s charge took only a dozen breaths, yet Su Yan had shot over ten arrows at him.
Some arrows were completely dodged, others barely grazed past, drawing a bloody gash.
Tang Rong was slightly panting, his eyes like those of a Fierce Wolf.
‘Seven steps, thief, come die!’
At seven steps’ distance, Tang Rong suddenly erupted with Qi and Blood, instantly rushing to Su Yan’s front.
He swung his saber down, saber light surging greatly, intent on cleaving Su Yan in two.
Su Yan tossed aside his bow and arrow, dodging with a body movement like an ape.
“Golden Ape Martial Arts School?”
Tang Rong was immediately startled, not expecting this person to use Golden Ape Martial Arts School techniques.
Su Yan was now in close range, his Muscle and Bone thundering like drums, a fist coming straight at Tang Rong’s face.
Tang Rong swung his saber to chop, his face growing more ferocious: “Bold and reckless bastard, I’ll teach you to be buried in White Stone Mountain today.”
Clearly only Muscle and Bone Realm, yet daring to Combat him. Truly unknown whether brave or stupid.
Su Yan swiped his arm, the Punch Attack failing, immediately evading the saber edge.
Tang Rong thrust his saber forward, wanting to stab at Su Yan with the blade’s edge.
Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he glimpsed Su Yan’s cold smile, and his heart skipped a beat.
At this moment, a pale white figure suddenly burst from under the black robe, pouncing straight at his arm.
Not good!
Tang Rong wanted to retract his saber-holding arm, but it was already extended too far. Su Yan changed his hand form, pressing down with both arms like an old ape grabbing a peach, like iron hoops.
He shook his Qi and Blood, powerful force scattering out, wanting to shatter this kid’s fingers with Qi and Blood force.
However, this sight startled him even more, causing him to panic.
Although Su Yan’s arms were shaken away by him, those arms were rock-colored, faintly with Scale Patterns on them, completely unharmed.
Golden Ape Jade Body Skill Stone Fetus Realm!
Consecutive schemes, unable to break free of the arms.
Tang Rong decisively abandoned the Beast Head Saber, withdrawing his arm.
His reaction was extremely fast, so the White Bone Poison Centipede only drew a small cut, unable to bite through.
However, even this one bite was enough.
Tang Rong retreated two or three meters, looked at his arm, and it had already turned pitch black.
Half his hand had gone numb.
“You are so vicious!”
He immediately reached into his bosom for antidote pills, but Su Yan pounced over, unleashing Fierce Ape Three Forms fully, especially ruthless.
At this point, even in Blood Moving Realm, Tang Rong could not ignore Su Yan’s attacks.
Bang~ Bang~
Each of Su Yan’s strikes was heavy and forceful. Clearly only Muscle and Bone Realm, but Qi and Blood abundant, power full.
The powerful eruption from Great Accomplishment Fierce Ape Three Forms made it hard for Tang Rong to cope.
He had already cursed Su Yan countless times in his heart.
First, he had Combated two adult Red Mountain Armadillos. Though their Realm was slightly stronger, Qi and Blood consumption was inevitable.
Then, dodging Archery consumed another wave. He only wanted a quick battle, and this eruption consumed no small amount of Qi and Blood.
Now schemed against and lost the Beast Head Saber, bare-handed how could it compare to Su Yan’s refined Fist Techniques?
Not to mention one arm poisoned, now completely numb.
With such shift in balance, Su Yan’s punch attacks were already making it somewhat hard for him to parry.
Moreover, the White Bone Poison Centipede had now joined the attack. Its Carapace was hard as iron, hard to break when struck, and fearing its oral Toxin, making him even more restrained.
Thus, Tang Rong was turned into Su Yan’s human stance training dummy, punches hitting flesh solidly.
It was not that he didn’t hit Su Yan, but damn it, this guy wore Inner Armor and had strange protective methods. Blood Moving attacks landing on him only caused a slight pain.
After about half a quarter-hour of stalemate, Tang Rong’s Toxin attacked his heart. Su Yan’s Fierce Ape Suppresses the Sea move directly shattered his chest bones.
His body thudded to the ground.
Su Yan’s Qi and Blood nearly exhausted, feeling pain all over. If he undressed, probably bruises everywhere.
“Hoo, Muscle and Bone Minor Accomplishment.”
He let out a long breath, looking at Tang Rong’s Corpse: “Without schemes, even with three layers of defense, I could only preserve life, not defeat the enemy. Must refine techniques further.”
Fist Techniques are forged in battle. In the previous fight, frequently deterred by this Tang Rong, under this dangerous lock, progress in Fierce Ape Three Forms could be called rapid.
Accumulations from Combating Feral Beasts were all unconsciously converted when fighting people.
Now, though not yet broken through to Transformation Realm, he had passed a quarter of the major threshold.
With Realm naturally progressing to Muscle and Bone Minor Accomplishment, it could be called the harvest of this battle.
“Roar”
The young beast’s low roar came. Su Yan looked at the five immature Red Mountain Armadillos netted, his eyes lighting up.
“Feral Beast young beasts should be worth quite some money, right? But selling them…”
Su Yan frowned slightly. Lu Ba knew he came hunting Red Mountain Armadillos. If sold through his real identity, even to Golden Ape Martial Arts School, it would quickly be linked.
So he could only sell secretly.
“First let the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect Metamorphosis, then plan other matters.”
Su Yan came to the two Red Mountain Armadillo corpses, didn’t skin them, directly ordering the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect out.
He tossed out the Red Gold, a huge chunk placed before the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect.
The Fierce Insect Cauldron trembled slightly, a red glow seeming to light up on the Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect.
It gnawed at the Red Gold voraciously, finishing it in no time.
Then the Red Mountain Armor Plates from the two Red Mountain Armadillos.
It gnawed them one by one, swallowing the plates raw.
Su Yan originally thought one would suffice, but it ate a full one and a half plates before stopping.
The Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect turned into a Cocoon, constantly receiving power from the Fierce Insect Cauldron, beginning to Metamorphosis bit by bit.
Su Yan waited in White Stone Mountain until the moon reached mid-sky, when the bright moonlight fell.
Finally, the Cocoon began to crack, a blood-red monster drilling out from inside.
Its entire Carapace ferocious, blood-red Patterns like ghost faces, a pair of Claws especially huge, covered in Spikes.
【Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect devours Molting Material Red Mountain Armor Plate, Red Gold, Metamorphosizes into Red Armored Mad Scorpion】
【Red Armored Mad Scorpion 1/100（Nascent Stage）】
The Red Armored Mad Scorpion emerging from the Cocoon was already as tall as a person’s small leg, Carapace extremely thick, like wearing a layer of thousand-jun armor.
It pounced on the Cocoon, devouring it in big mouthfuls. In just three to five breaths, it had eaten it all.
Su Yan immediately instructed, directly using Tang Rong and the others as new Rations.
The Red Armored Mad Scorpion knew no taboos, devouring six corpses in big mouthfuls, like an abyss monster under the moonlight.
Su Yan’s expression calm, eyes especially bright: “This appetite is even fiercer than the White Bone Poison Centipede’s initial Metamorphosis, and the Insect Yuan aura is slightly stronger than the White Bone Poison Centipede’s. Could advancements have high-low differences?”
As he pondered suspiciously, the Red Armored Mad Scorpion gave him a huge surprise.
In just half an hour, the Red Armored Mad Scorpion’s body kept growing, already nearly a zhang long, body half-person height. If its blood-red Tail Hook stood upright, it was no less than a person.
The two Claws touching each other produced a clanging sound, seemingly no less than metal and iron.
“Insect Realm Space can’t hold it temporarily.”
Su Yan saw this and his heart skipped. With this size, how could a one-cubic Space contain it?
The Fierce Insect Cauldron buzzed, a stream of light emerging from the cauldron, directly entering the Red Armored Mad Scorpion’s body.
The Red Armored Mad Scorpion also changed, following the stream of light into the Fierce Insect Cauldron.
More precisely, it became an Insect Pattern engraving on it.
“It can do that?”
Su Yan showed a surprised expression, then sensed the Red Armored Mad Scorpion’s state.
Compared to free movement in Insect Realm Space, this engraving state was like being sealed, falling into slumber.
Though not taking space, injuries and strength unchanged.
“Fine, for now like this.”
Better than unable to store, at least not wasting its martial prowess.
Su Yan resummoned the Red Armored Mad Scorpion, tied the two mangled Red Mountain Armadillos on its back, and fully knocked out the several young beasts.
Then making three trips back and forth, he brought everything here back to the original cave.
【Tier 1 Insect Master:69/100】
【Insect Realm:1 cubic meter】
【Body Tempering Realm:Muscle and Bone 24/200（Minor Accomplishment）】
【Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique 122/200( Minor Accomplishment）】
【Golden Ape Jade Body Skill 136/200（Minor Accomplishment）】
【Golden Ape Stance Training：367/400( Great Accomplishment）】
【Fierce Ape Three Forms 43/400( Great Accomplishment）】
【White Bone Poison Centipede 89/100( Nascent Stage）】
【Red Armored Mad Scorpion 21/100( Nascent Stage）】
【Jade Beetle 1/200（Growth Stage）】
Su Yan performed a fluid set of Fierce Ape Three Forms, then Stance Training to breathe and circulate, Qi and Blood surging like a long river.
Clearly only Muscle and Bone Realm, but this body and Qi and Blood faintly had Blood Moving aura.
“Insect Yuan stronger again, not only strengthening my Qi and Blood, but solidifying my Foundation. At this rate, in one or two months, Blood Moving Realm breakthrough certain.”
Su Yan’s expression settled. After entering Desolate Mountains, acquired Resources greatly increased.
Even refining three Insect Tamers, daily consumption of flesh and blood, Pills no less than a Martial Artist.
But even so, effort yields harvest.
He had tested Red Armored Mad Scorpion’s Combat Power, surprisingly stronger than him. Though Fire Toxin progress small, Copper Skin Iron Bones with huge body suppressed him strongly.
In terms of Combat Power, this Red Armored Mad Scorpion was half a Blood Moving Realm.
The head-on hard steel kind.
Thus, forces Su Yan could mobilize were truly substantial.
White Bone Poison Centipede and Red Armored Mad Scorpion together could match one or two Blood Moving Martial Artists.
Plus Su Yan layered with Jade Beetle, Tiger Demon Soft Armor, and double Body Refining Cultivation Manuals, this combination, except Spirit Nurturing Realm experts with Beast Spirit intent, Blood Moving Realm absolutely no problem.
“Materials here…”
Su Yan glanced at the cave’s Materials. The huge Horned Boar tied beside a large stone in the cave, snoring in sleep.
Beside it piled Su Yan’s hunted Feral Beast Materials and Spirit Herbs these days.
Among Feral Beast Materials, Beast Hide, Beast Bone, keratin etc. special materials dominant, stored Feral Beast Flesh and Blood not much.
Even with Su Yan as Martial Artist consuming huge corpse amounts, plus Insect Tamers consuming flesh and blood, hard to fully consume Feral Beast Flesh and Blood.
Some had to be discarded or made into Dried Meat.
But now the situation was different.
After getting the Blood-Strengthening Pill Prescription, Su Yan had a more efficient and economical way to process Feral Beast Flesh and Blood.
Su Yan took out the Medicine Furnace, lit fire with charcoal, began refining the two Red Mountain Armadillos’ flesh and blood.
Not his first time refining Pills. Compared to Poison Dragon Powder, Poison Dragon Pill etc., Blood-Strengthening Pill difficulty lower.
Put in blood-nourishing, body-strengthening Medicinal Herbs, remove impurities, fuse flesh and blood with Medicine, finally grind to powder, condense into Pills.
Full day passed before Su Yan finished processing the Red Mountain Armadillos’ flesh and blood.
Remaining Bones directly gnawed by White Bone Poison Centipede as one of its Rations.
With Metamorphosis racial change, White Bone Poison Centipede’s diet also changing.
Powerful Feral Beast Bones under its devouring converted efficiently, only slightly less than Pills, turning to bone essence strengthening its Bones.
“Fifty-four bottles of Blood-Strengthening Pills, ten per bottle, quality stronger than ordinary Blood-Strengthening Pills.”
Su Yan showed a satisfied smile. This yield rate not bad.
Took one and swallowed, like a hot soup dumpling dissolving from abdomen, Qi and Blood power diffusing to whole body, activating his own Qi and Blood power.
Su Yan breathed rhythmically, using Breathing Technique to mobilize Qi and Blood, absorbing it fully into his own Qi and Blood foundation.
“Feral Beast Meat excels in long-term warm nourishment, Blood-Strengthening Pill excels in aiding Cultivation, quickly mobilizing and filling Qi and Blood. Though refining has loss, effect stronger.”
With judgment in heart, he stored all fifty-four bottles of Blood-Strengthening Pills.
【Basic Alchemy 149/200（Minor Accomplishment）】
“Refining more Blood-Strengthening Pills gives less Proficiency at end. Time to find new Prescriptions to refine. Moreover, compared to Blood-Strengthening Pills, some Pills may have better effects, more valuable.”
Su Yan’s eyes flickered, estimated time, searched Red Mountain Armadillo, Metamorphosis, Alchemy, finished hand matters, three days passed in a flash.
Time to find Lu Ba for final payment, and probe Lu Ba’s tone.
Though he had Gao Zheng Senior Brother and others in Golden Ape Martial Arts School for News, News is never too much.
More News, better to verify truth.
Moreover, most importantly, since Lu Ba could probe Red Mountain Armadillo News, what about insect-type Feral Beasts?
Such Feral Beasts, they should have some information.
