Neru continued his pace trudging through the dense vegetation of the forest. Although the forest was considered a forbidden forest, it didn't actually look like one. In fact, it looks like a paradise described by his grandfather on Earth.
As for the corpse of the black tiger? He left it to rot in there and only cut some of its fleshy parts for food. He couldn't possibly carry it with his injured weak body, right? Also, it would only become a burden that would attract other wild beasts due to its stench.
Neru knew that although he had mystical eyes. It's not enough to completely ensure his survival. Heck, there are wild beasts in this world that are far more dangerous than polar bears and sabertooth tigers on Earth. After all, he was in a cultivation world that didn't conform to the law of physics!
"Damn it... It's already two and a half hours since I've killed this shitty tiger. Walking had become more and more laborious with the pain and ache in my chest. Luckily, this darned tiger didn't have poisonous characteristics or I am so dead."
Neru had enough and decided to rest. He sat in the grassy area with his back facing what seems to be a mango tree. Though, it's not really one. He couldn't even be sure if it was edible or he would have eaten it already.
What's certain was according to the memories of his predecessor. Most wild beasts are edible! They even serve as a delicacy and powerful tonics for wealthy merchant families and martial arts clans.
It was a kind of resource to strengthen the body of younger generations of clans and sects to build a strong physique thus making breaking through the first realm of orthodox cultivation smoother. Of course, the original host of the body didn't know the specifics but it was enough for Neru to know that if he wants to survive. He needs to fight, kill wild beasts, and strengthen his body!
Just like that, Neru pulled out the five-inch-wide fleshy meat and stared at it with a hesitant face. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and force it upon his mouth!
Neru chewed the hard raw meat with all his might. He doesn't want to be known as a transmigrator who died because of choking!
Now, he didn't even know whether to laugh or cry at his plight. Raw and unsanitary food. There's not even a drink to eliminate the fishy texture on his tongue.
'Don't vomit. Don't vomit.'
Neru swallowed the chewed meat with some struggle with a bitter expression. His lips were filled with the blood of the tiger.
How miserable!
How helpless!
Suddenly, Neru felt a warm current flow through his chest. Then a miracle happened. The scratches on his chest recovered like the skin of a newlyborn baby and the pain on his slightly caved chest turned to only mild soreness. He could even feel the bones inside realigned a little!
It didn't fully heal but it certainly made him feel a lot better!
'What on Earth? Is this how exaggerated it is? Is it because of the large energy deposits stored in the flesh of the tiger that have healing properties or something?'
'It seems the energy wasn't sufficient because it was only a small part. What if I ate the entire corpse? Would that make me return to my peak condition and even possibly strengthen me? What an incredible body tonic!'
Neru clenched his fist and he felt that he found a way to reach the peak. Initially, he was worried about how to survive in this world. What's the ise of transmigrating to the cultivation world when you can't even cultivate?
On Earth, there's science and technology. Everyone wants to obtain superpowers like those in movies but the world works based on the law of physics and logic. One can't obtain superpowers like fire manipulation, invisibility, or even super strength at all! Well, it can be said that maybe science isn't just advanced enough.
But now, he was in a world where cultivators exist! Split a mountain with a mere chop of their hands. Move rivers and seas with thought and even become immortal and live for hundreds of thousands of years!
He gave up this burning desire since his body didn't have a dantian. But now, he can still reach the peak by strengthening his body and walking in the path of cultivation.
With his conceptual eyes of death. He only needs to train his speed and reaction time by cultivating his body and he would become a terrifying assassin. An assassin that ignores any kind of defense is scary.
After all, to kill or slash, he only needs to cut the lines and holes provided by his conceptual eyes of death.
An armor made of diamond or adamantium? Cut the lines!
An immortal vampire? Pierce the endpoint with the dagger!
There's nothing he can't kill as long as he is fast enough. Creatures with perverted regeneration ability that can recover with even one atom left on their body or an incorporeal intangible ghost... In front of his death perspective, everything and everyone is equal! They can only die like a pig.
Of course, the premise was he was fast enough to cut the lines or pierce the endpoint. It was all empty talk if he couldn't even keep up with their speed. Fortunately, he was the only one aware of lines of vulnerabilities and the end point of everything. His enemies wpuld be completely oblivious that they could die quickly and unsuspectingly without realizing what happened.
'I must not divulge others about my ability. Let them guess. Who would even come up with a conclusion of a power that allows one to end life or cut everything? I need to be prudent and only use my power once I'm sure that no one will witness it and I'll be able to wipe them out. Only ghosts can keep secrets after all...'
Neru took a deep breath. The prospect of powers and his future direction made his mind clear and more at ease. His conceptual eyes of death didn't give him a choice but to choose the path of a top assassin coupled with body cultivation to make his body as tough as steel to ensure that he wouldn't die easily against powerful wild beasts and cultivators.
'An assassin tank it is? Thankfully, I don't need to focus on my offensive damage or the lethality of my weapons thanks to my eyes. I can just focus on learning and mastering techniques and strengthening my body.' After all, a strong body is the foundation of everything!