Chapter 19: Deep into Broken Tooth Mountain
Broken Tooth Mountain.
Layers of verdant Peaks, shrouded in mist.
Over a thousand feet tall, it was named for its summit, which was split into two halves, resembling a giant beast’s broken tooth.
From afar, it looked like a prehistoric Vicious Beast lurking in a sea of clouds.
The surrounding ten miles of mountains, forests, and fields all depended on Broken Tooth Mountain for their existence. Even though villagers continuously cleared parts of the forest, it still only occupied a very small portion.
Deep within Broken Tooth Mountain, there were mostly various ferocious beasts, moving in groups.
Even a first-rate Martial Artist could not guarantee that he could traverse the entire Broken Tooth Mountain.
Because, it was rumored that intelligent Yao Beasts lived here.
At this moment, a dark cyan figure leaped like an ape through the dense mountain forest, his movements incredibly agile.
Each time he changed position, a flock of birds would be startled.
This person was Xu Mingwei, carrying two bows: one a black iron great bow, the other a pine-colored long bow.
The black iron great bow was a specially made strong bow.
Just to draw it required a thousand catties of strength, and to draw it to a full moon shape required over three thousand catties.
Only a first-rate Martial Artist could draw it to a full moon with pure strength.
Only an Acquired Peak Martial Artist, with all his Zhou Tian acupoints connected, could use it with ease and freedom.
Arrows shot from this bow chased clouds and electricity, possessing the force of a thousand jun.
Even a Martial Artist who had just entered the Innate realm could be severely wounded by one arrow if an opportunity was found.
As for Xu Mingwei, Heavenly Strength now granted him four thousand two hundred catties of strength in a single arm, coupled with his Eagle Eye talent, which allowed him to lock onto targets.
If he seized an opportunity, it would be far more than just a severe injury.
It would definitely be a one-hit kill!
The other pine-colored long bow was much more ordinary, but it was more than enough for hunting common fierce tigers and vicious wolves.
Only when dealing with some exotic beasts would Xu Mingwei use the black iron strong bow.
This place had already passed the outermost cultivated mountain forests and fields by more than ten miles.
Hunters from various villages would not venture this deep.
“Last time, I almost reached here.”
Xu Mingwei moved a few more positions, and finally found the mark he had carved with his dagger on the trunk of a large tree.
It was the character ‘Xu’.
Deeply carved, with flowing strokes like a Dragon, it possessed a heroic Aura.
Xu Chuan required the Xu Family children to practice calligraphy daily until they were fifteen years old.
Ten years of arduous practice.
Practicing calligraphy was also cultivating the heart.
Xu Mingwei had only recently discovered this truth, and his admiration for Xu Chuan grew even stronger.
Therefore, he still practiced frequently to show his ambition.
“I’ll look for the small animals Xue Ji wants on the way back.”
Xu Mingwei looked around and continued to move quickly deeper.
Compared to running on the ground, leaping through the trees was much safer.
Suddenly.
A “whoosh” sound of something breaking through the air came from his side, and he saw a fist-sized object smashing towards his head.
Xu Mingwei twisted his waist, his body shifted slightly, dodging the sudden attack.
However, because he was ambushed while in mid-air, he could only land on the ground.
Looking up, on a thick tree trunk tens of meters away, a human-sized, large, red-faced, white-furred ape with a beak-like mouth was baring its teeth and gesticulating at him.
“What a strong monkey!”
Xu Mingwei’s pupils contracted. It was his first time seeing such a monkey species.
“That single arm must have at least a thousand catties of strength, right?”
If an ordinary hunter encountered it, he would probably be smashed to a bloody pulp in one encounter.
The white-furred ape seemed a little annoyed, and the black, round object in its other hand was thrown at him again.
Xu Mingwei easily dodged again.
He even felt curious, walked to one side, picked up the object, and looked at it.
“Fruit?”
“How peculiar, it’s actually so hard.”
Xu Mingwei squeezed it hard, as if he was squeezing a stone, which made him very surprised.
“I’ll take it back and let Father have a look.”
Xu Mingwei glanced at the ape, picked up a small stone, and threw it at the white-furred ape.
Although the white-furred ape was also agile, Xu Mingwei’s throwing speed was far superior to it.
It dodged, but not completely.
Its waist was still grazed, and a splash of blood flew.
“Roar~”
The white-furred ape cried out in pain, covering its wound with its hand.
It glanced at Xu Mingwei, a hint of fear in its eyes, then let out two more “hoots” and quickly left with a trace of resentment.
“You know what’s good for you.”
Xu Mingwei’s lips curved slightly. If it attacked again, Xu Mingwei would definitely kill it.
He found another black fruit, put it into the satchel on his back, and then continued forward.
Entering the depths of Broken Tooth Mountain, Xu Mingwei was not simply hunting wild beasts.
Because that would be too busy.
He could find several in almost an instant.
He mainly wanted to find some exotic beasts for tempering himself.
For example, fierce tigers and giant bears.
Among the excellent species, their pure strength was even more astonishing than some first-rate Martial Artists.
However, fierce beasts were ultimately fierce beasts. Unless they relied on numbers to suppress, they would not be a Martial Artist’s opponent.
Even a third-rate Martial Artist could kill these fierce beasts with the help of weapons, movement techniques, and strategy.
Xu Mingwei sought them out for close-quarters combat and practical tempering.
Suddenly.
The view ahead opened up.
A light blue small lake, shimmering, came into his sight.
Around the lake was a patch of green grass.
“The scenery here is quite pleasant.”
Xu Mingwei murmured in his heart, his gaze sweeping around, and he saw a fierce tiger on the other side of the lake, more than half the height of a person, with brownish-yellow fur and black stripes all over its body.
Its limbs were strong, its tail thick and long, with black rings, and a black tip.
Its overall lines were smooth and gave a sense of power.
Xu Mingwei’s pupils contracted slightly, and he could even clearly see the character ‘King’ on its forehead when it turned its head.
At this moment, it was biting a horned deer, dragging it into the woods.
“What a fierce tiger, more robust and majestic than any I’ve encountered before.”
Xu Mingwei immediately followed it.
He followed it all the way, and soon arrived at the foot of a small hill.
The side of the mountain was almost vertical, as if it had been split open by a single sword stroke.
The wall was covered with clematis, blooming with large and enchanting flowers.
At the foot of the mountain was a cave, which was clearly the fierce tiger’s dwelling.
Xu Mingwei approached quickly.
The fierce tiger’s ears twitched, as if sensing something, it released its mouth and turned to look.
A pair of large, bright tiger eyes, amber-colored, gleamed with sharp light, staring intently at Xu Mingwei.
Xu Mingwei put his long bow, quiver, and other items aside, laughed loudly, and leaped up, clenching his fist, and smashing it down fiercely.
The fierce tiger’s eyes flashed, it also leaped up, swinging its front paws, and striking fiercely.
Bang ~
Fist and paw collided.
The man and the tiger were evenly matched, each retreating backward.
“What powerful strength!” Xu Mingwei said with a grin, baring his teeth.
An ordinary tiger only had about two thousand catties of strength, with a limit of about three thousand catties, but the one in front of him could unleash more than four thousand catties of strength.
Even an ordinary bear could be dazed and sent flying backward with one slap.
“Again!” Xu Mingwei’s Battle Intent was awe-inspiring, and his blood surged.
“Roar, roar, roar ~”
The fierce tiger felt its dignity challenged, and it roared furiously, its eyes completely fixated on Xu Mingwei as if he were prey.
Xu Mingwei stomped on the ground, cracking it, and shot out like an arrow.
The fierce tiger, however, did not meet him head-on, but instead leaped to the side.
As Xu Mingwei’s movement paused, a thick, long, black-ringed tail whipped over like a long whip.
The whooshing sound reached his ears in an instant.
Xu Mingwei blocked with both arms, and his entire body was sent flying several meters.
And at this moment, the fierce tiger bared its fangs, opened its bloody maw, and pounced to bite him.
Xu Mingwei’s lips curved slightly, he supported himself with one hand on the ground, and his right foot shot out like a long spear, striking the fierce tiger and kicking it more than ten meters away.
The fierce tiger rolled two or three times upon landing before getting up, its pair of tiger eyes staring solemnly at Xu Mingwei.
Just at this moment.
Another tiger roar came from the cave, followed by a fierce tiger with slightly lighter fur and a slightly smaller build slowly walking out.
“A tigress?”
“So, a tiger couple lives here.”