Chapter 183
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Chapter 183: The Wildfire Deer
Quickly, Yi Chen came to a decision.
He would improve all the skills related to his strength.
At the moment, he had only three skills related to strength: the "Cloud Treading Technique," the "Heaven-Slashing Technique," and the "Method of All Laws."
Each of these skills was crucial.
Of course, there was also the "Flying Blade Technique," but that was an early self-defense attack method he had created and had discarded long ago.
After some contemplation, Yi Chen decided to start improving the "Heaven-Slashing Technique."
He sat cross-legged and quietly contemplated the true essence of sword intent.
In Yi Chen’s view, sword intent was the foundation of all sword techniques.
Every sword technique was an extension and variation of sword intent.
Thus, when he originally created the "Heaven-Slashing Technique," he focused on integrating sword intent into the energy circulation pathways and did not delve deeply into some intricate sword techniques.
As long as one comprehended sword intent to a sufficient degree, various similar sword techniques could be executed effortlessly.
An hour later, Bai Ruo Xin finished arranging all affairs and returned to the stone house.
"I’m improving various skills; you handle the arrangements," Yi Chen’s voice echoed in her ears.
Bai Ruo Xin pouted slightly; he was indeed a god-like man, unwilling to waste a single second even when he was out.
It was so boring.
She infused her spirit power into the stone house, and it quickly took off into the sky.
The Little Gold Ball excitedly jumped onto her shoulder, eager to get started.
Without a doubt, Yi Chen was the closest and most relied-upon person for the entire Flame Mountain Tribe.
This bond of closeness and reliance had formed the moment the Little Gold Ball first absorbed Yi Chen’s spirit power, making it the sole source of its energy.
As its strength continued to grow, this bond deepened, becoming ingrained in its very soul.
Yet, if one asked who it liked the most, it would undoubtedly be Bai Ruo Xin.
She was the only one who didn’t take it seriously, willing to play with it and teach it new games.
It had also attempted to interact with the guard team and Jin Hu.
The guards merely followed its commands in its presence.
If it tried to have fun and gave the guards some outrageous orders, Yi Chen would surely send it flying against the wall.
As for Jin Hu, he was undoubtedly the Little Gold Ball’s least favorite person.
The captain of the guard team completely regarded it as invisible.
In fact, Jin Hu had started treating everyone as if they were transparent.
Under Bai Ruo Xin’s guidance, he ignored everyone except for Yi Chen’s commands.
Even Bai Ruo Xin sometimes needed to assess Jin Hu’s strength or teach him how to command the guards and strategize; she had to use Yi Chen’s name to get him to comply.
The Little Gold Ball knew about this method, but it didn’t have as much courage as Bai Ruo Xin to casually use Yi Chen’s name to instruct Jin Hu while being under Yi Chen’s divine consciousness coverage.
Under Bai Ruo Xin’s control, the flying treasure slowly headed toward the area where the nearest fierce beast was located.
Although Yi Chen remained the stereotypical introvert, showing a complete indifference to everything except creating skills, enhancing the tribe’s members, and improving his own strength, this situation was still much better than not even seeing anyone at all every day.
After more than an hour, the flying treasure finally arrived above the first fierce beast.
This was a male Level 52 fierce beast, named the Gale Tiger by the Military, that dominated a vast grassland.
It stood twelve meters tall, with long and powerful limbs capable of breathing flames that could reach up to five thousand degrees.
In the entire grassland, it was truly an invincible presence.
Even after the Sacred Water Tribe merged with the Flame Mountain Tribe and acquired a Level 50 Gale Tiger, they could do nothing against this Gale Tiger.
Bai Ruo Xin turned to Yi Chen and saw him indifferent.
She immediately understood that Yi Chen intended for the Little Gold Ball to play for a while.
"Alright, little fellow, it’s your turn to act."
She grabbed the eager Little Gold Ball from her shoulder and threw it down towards the Gale Tiger.
Squeak…
The Little Gold Ball dived down.
Golden needles transformed into sparkling golden light, shooting towards the Gale Tiger.
"Target the vital points!"
Bai Ruo Xin instructed from above.
The Little Gold Ball readily complied, adjusting all its needles to aim for the Gale Tiger’s eyes and the center of its forehead.
Below, the Gale Tiger raised its head, its gigantic eyes flickering with an imposing aura.
It felt insulted.
The energy core within the Little Gold Ball was approximately equivalent to that of a Level 38 fierce beast.
When faced with such a level of fierce beast, they would usually bow down and submit upon sensing its aura.
This was the first time it had encountered someone daring enough to actively attack it.
Whoosh…
A flame that burned through the very air rushed towards the golden light.
The golden needles melted instantly in the fierce flames.
Still, the flames continued their relentless pursuit, surging toward the Little Gold Ball.
So fast was the speed that the Little Gold Ball, still mid-air, could not evade.
Squeak…
From within the flames, the furious cries of the Little Gold Ball echoed.
When the flames faded, the Little Gold Ball had been burned to ashes.
“……”
Bai Ruo Xin was somewhat speechless.
The level difference was too great; they were on completely different levels.
As she guessed, it only took about five to six seconds for the Little Gold Ball to come back to life.
In its furious state, it dove down at full speed under the amazed gaze of the Gale Tiger.
Boom!
When it was only about one meter away from the Gale Tiger’s head, the Little Gold Ball chose to self-destruct.
The terrifying energy wildly spread outwards, resembling a giant bomb containing incredible power.
However, at the moment the energy exploded, the Gale Tiger lightly pushed off the ground with its front limbs and effortlessly soared several dozen meters away.
Even with its Level 52 strength, it found it hard to completely withstand the explosive energy.
But with its reaction and speed, it could easily escape the moment the explosion occurred.
Boom boom boom…
The Little Gold Ball soon entered a rampage state.
It revived time and again, attempting to get close to the Gale Tiger for another self-destruction.
Yet the effect was minimal.
Instead, its ability to keep coming back to life drove the Gale Tiger quite mad.
It couldn’t understand how, even after being destroyed into powder, the Little Gold Ball could reassemble and come back to life.
Its gaze involuntarily shifted towards the stone house above.
If it couldn’t eliminate the Little Gold Ball, perhaps it could focus on that strange object.
Bai Ruo Xin was obviously not foolish.
She immediately controlled the stone house to rise higher, until it was over two hundred meters away.
She figured that even if the Gale Tiger’s flames could reach that distance, with her reaction and the speed of the stone house, she could quickly evade before stopping.
Roar…
The Gale Tiger immediately decided that the stone house was a significant problem and made new countermeasures.
It let out a roar that echoed into the sky.
In the distance, fierce beasts began to gather toward this side.
Among them were some flying fierce beasts.
Bai Ruo Xin showed no fear and took out a long sword from her storage ring, preparing to fight.
With her current strength, she had a great chance of winning against fierce beasts around level 40.
Inside the stone house,
Yi Chen still kept his eyes tightly shut.
He seemed oblivious to everything, but with his divine consciousness covering a range of one hundred meters, he understood the situation outside very clearly.
There was no need to worry about the Little Gold Ball.
If Bai Ruo Xin encountered danger, he could intervene at any time.
Thus, he wasn’t anxious and allowed her to gain some combat experience.
After successfully mastering his sword intent to its utmost limit, he took out the spiritual sword.
A trace of divine consciousness infused with spirit power entered the spiritual sword.
He began to experiment with controlling the spiritual sword through the divine consciousness left inside it.
The spiritual sword was only a third-grade spiritual artifact, with very weak spirituality, relying purely on the connection between divine consciousness for manipulation.
For Yi Chen, using divine consciousness to control objects was not difficult.
However, controlling objects using the divine consciousness left within them was not easy at all.
Even at close range, the spiritual sword stumbled around like a drunken person, swaying and wobbling.
