Chapter 19: Deep into Broken Fang Mountain

Broken Fang Mountain.

Layer upon layer of verdant peaks, wreathed in mist and haze.

Rising over a thousand zhang high, it earned its name because its peak was split into two halves, resembling the broken tooth of a giant beast.

Viewed from afar, it looked like a primordial fierce beast crouching in a sea of clouds.

The mountain forests and farmland within ten li in all directions relied on Broken Fang Mountain for their existence. Even though villagers continuously cleared the mountain forests, they still only occupied a very small portion.

Deep in Broken Fang Mountain, there were all kinds of fierce beasts moving in packs.

Even first-rate martial artists dared not guarantee they could traverse the entire Broken Fang Mountain.

Because, according to rumors, demon beasts with awakened spiritual intelligence lived here.

At this moment, a dark blue figure leaped between the dense mountain forest like a monkey, its movements extremely agile.

This person was Xu Mingwei, carrying two bows on his back. One was a black iron great bow, the other a pine-green long bow.

The black iron great bow was a specially made strong bow.

Just drawing it required over a thousand catties of force, and to draw it to a full moon shape required over three thousand catties.

Only first-rate martial artists could draw it to full moon by pure force alone.

Only Postnatal peak martial artists with their heavenly circuit acupoints fully connected could handle it with ease and freely.

Arrows shot from this bow chased clouds and lightning, with the force of a thousand jun.

Even martial artists who had just entered the Innate realm could be seriously injured by one arrow if an opportunity was found.

As for Xu Mingwei, Innate Divine Strength now granted him four thousand two hundred catties of force in one arm, and combined with the talent of Eagle Eye, he could lock onto targets.

If he seized an opportunity, it wouldn't just be as simple as serious injury.

It would absolutely be a fatal strike!

The other pine-green long bow was much more ordinary, but it was more than sufficient for hunting common tigers and wolves.

Only when dealing with some beasts would Xu Mingwei use the black iron strong bow.

This place had already crossed over ten li beyond the outermost mountain forests and farmland cultivated by common people.

Hunters from various villages would never venture this deep.

"Last time I got about this far."

Xu Mingwei moved to several more positions, finally discovering on a tree trunk the mark he had carved with a dagger.

It was the character 'Xu'.

Three parts deep into the wood, with strokes like dancing snakes and dragons, possessing a bold and heroic spirit.

Xu Chuan required that children of the Xu family must practice calligraphy daily until age fifteen before they could stop.

Ten years of bitter practice.

Practicing calligraphy was also refining the heart.

Xu Mingwei had only recently discovered this principle, and his admiration for Xu Chuan grew even more. Therefore, he would still practice frequently to demonstrate his aspirations.

"The small animals Xueji wants, I'll look for them on the way back."

Xu Mingwei looked around and continued rapidly advancing deeper.

Compared to running on the ground, leaping through trees was much safer.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound of something cutting through the air came from his side. He saw a fist-sized object smashing toward his head.

Xu Mingwei twisted his waist and shifted his body slightly, dodging the sudden attack. However, because he was ambushed while leaping through the air, interrupted, he could only land on the ground.

Looking up, on a tree trunk dozens of meters thick, a monkey as tall as a person with a thunder-god beak, red face, and white fur was baring its teeth at him, gesticulating wildly.

"What a robust monkey!"

Xu Mingwei's pupils contracted. This was the first time he had seen this monkey species.

"That one arm must have at least a thousand catties of force."

If an ordinary hunter encountered it, they would probably have their head bloodied by a single blow.

The white-furred ape monkey seemed somewhat annoyed. The black round object in its other hand was thrown at him again.

Xu Mingwei easily dodged again.

He even felt curious and walked to the side, picking up the object to examine it.

"A fruit?"

"How peculiar, it's actually this hard."

Xu Mingwei squeezed it forcefully. It felt like squeezing a stone, which greatly surprised him.

"I'll take it back and have Father take a look."

Xu Mingwei glanced at the ape monkey and picked up a pebble, throwing it at the white-furred ape monkey as well.

Although the white-furred ape monkey was also nimble, Xu Mingwei's stone-throwing speed far exceeded its own.

It dodged, but not completely.

Its waist was still grazed, blood spattering.

"Roar~"

The white-furred ape monkey cried out in pain, covering its wound with its hand.

It glanced at Xu Mingwei, a trace of fear showing in its eyes. It roared twice more, then quickly left with a trace of resentment.

"Smart of you."

Xu Mingwei's lips curved slightly. If it had attacked again, Xu Mingwei would have definitely killed it.

He found another black fruit, stored it in the bundle on his back, then continued forward.

Entering deep into Broken Fang Mountain, Xu Mingwei's purpose wasn't simply to hunt wild beasts because that would be far too busy.

He could discover several heads almost every moment.

His main purpose was to find some strange beasts for tempering.

For example, fierce tigers and giant bears.

Excellent specimens of these types had pure force even more formidable than some first-rate martial artists. However, fierce beasts were ultimately fierce beasts. Unless they relied on numerical superiority, they would not be a match for martial artists.

Even third-rate martial artists could kill these fierce beasts by relying on weapons, movement techniques, strategies, and the like.

Xu Mingwei naturally sought them out for close combat and practical tempering. Suddenly, the view ahead opened up.

A pale blue small lake, with rippling waves, came into his view.

Around the lake was a patch of green grassland.

"This place has pleasant scenery."

Xu Mingwei murmured in his heart. His gaze swept around and he saw on the other end of the lake a fierce tiger half as tall as a person, with brownish-yellow fur covered in black horizontal stripes.

Its four limbs were robust, with a thick long tail bearing black ring patterns, the tail tip black.

Its overall lines were smooth and gave the feeling of being full of power.

Xu Mingwei's pupils contracted slightly. He could even clearly see the character 'wang' (king) on its forehead as it turned its head.

At this moment, it was biting an antlered deer, dragging it into the forest.

"What a fierce tiger, more robust and mighty than any I've encountered before."

Xu Mingwei immediately followed.

Following all the way, before long he arrived at the foot of a low mountain peak.

The mountain face was nearly vertical, as if it had been split open by someone's sword.

The wall was covered with clematis, blooming with large and gorgeous flowers.

At the foot of the mountain was a cave, clearly the dwelling of this fierce tiger.

Xu Mingwei rapidly approached.

The fierce tiger's ears twitched slightly, seemingly sensing something. It released its bite, turned around to look.

A pair of large, bright tiger eyes, amber colored and flashing with sharp light, stared fixedly at Xu Mingwei.

Xu Mingwei set aside his long bow, quiver, and other items, laughed heartily, leaped up with his fist clenched, and fiercely struck.

The fierce tiger's eyes flashed. It also leaped up, swung its front claw, and struck heavily.

Boom~

Fist and palm collided.

The man and tiger were evenly matched, each retreating backward.

"Such fierce force!" Xu Mingwei grinned.

Ordinary tigers had only about two thousand catties of force, with a limit of about three thousand catties, but the one before him could deliver a strike of over four thousand catties.

Even ordinary bear species could be slapped dizzy and sent flying by a single blow from it.

"Again!" Xu Mingwei's fighting spirit surged, his qi and blood rushing up.

"Roar roar roar~"

The fierce tiger felt its dignity had been challenged. It roared furiously, its eyes completely viewing him as prey.

Xu Mingwei stomped and cracked the ground, shooting forward like an arrow but the fierce tiger didn't meet him head-on. Instead, it jumped aside.

When Xu Mingwei's movement stalled, a thick long tail with black ring patterns whipped over like a long whip.

The whooshing sound reached his ear in an instant.

Xu Mingwei blocked with both arms and was whipped flying several meters and at this moment, the fierce tiger revealed its fangs, opened its bloody maw, and pounced to bite.

Xu Mingwei's lips curved slightly. Supporting himself with one hand on the ground, his right foot shot out like a spear, striking the fierce tiger and kicking it flying over ten meters.

The fierce tiger rolled two or three times after landing before getting up, its pair of tiger eyes solemnly fixed on Xu Mingwei.

Just at this moment, another tiger's roar came from the cave, and immediately after, a fierce tiger with slightly lighter colored fur and a slightly smaller build slowly walked out.

"A tigress?"

"So a tiger couple lives here."