Liang Hui had no time to think further.
Roar!
The giant green wolf howled and darted into the jungle.
Bushes, branches, coupled with complex terrain, did not slow the Green Wolf down in the slightest.
Dry branches and fallen leaves constantly brushed past his side as Liang Hui finely perceived the way the wolf's body exerted force, while also combining it with the boxing manual to summarize.
At some point, the surrounding scene began to blur, and when he opened his eyes again, what he saw was the flickering firelight inside the cave.
After one last look at the cave, which was already slightly charred, Liang Hui turned and strode into the jungle.
The direction he left in was the very direction the Green Wolf had fled in during the 'dream.'
...
The silver radiance of the Jiao Yue poured down on the swiftly moving figure in the jungle.
The figure moved at extreme speed, able to dodge and leap over anything in its path, whether branches or complicated terrain.
Suddenly, the figure stopped, the bloodstains on the ground's dry leaves catching his attention.
"Found it. I didn't expect it to run so far with such serious injuries!"
Liang Hui bent down and, with his glove-covered palm, picked up a leaf smeared with bloodstains.
Then, he looked up at the Silver Moon in the night sky and accelerated once more.
Following the bloodstains for about half an hour, the scent of blood suddenly became stronger.
The young man also slowed his pace to calm his rapidly beating heart from the running.
Approaching the source of the blood scent step by step, he pushed aside the leaves blocking his view, revealing a clear valley before his eyes.
A stream flowed down from the rock walls like a ribbon of jade, creating ripples before continuing across the ground.
The giant green wolf was lapping at the stream with its head bowed, occasionally looking around vigilantly.
And Liang Hui watched the Green Wolf with an indifferent gaze. After scanning the clearing and seeing no other animals or people, his body lunged forward like an arrow.
Thud!
The deep and sacred sound of a bell echoed through the valley.
Everything on the open land seemed to freeze until the sound of the wolf's body crashing to the ground broke the silence, bringing life back to the scene.
Simultaneously, Liang Hui had already reached the side of the Green Wolf, with his dagger rapidly stabbing towards its beastly eye.
Then, he stirred it fiercely.
Seeing that the Green Wolf had no reaction, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He sat on the wolf's corpse, breathing heavily.
This night he had gone through a brutal fight and a long chase, which had nearly drained all his strength and spirit.
However, the reward was just as rich, as the flesh and blood of the Green Wolf could greatly advance Liang Hui's Skin Refining Level.
Moreover, with the Divine Skill 'entering into dreams,' he had also added three dream-entering tools.
In the following time, his strength would experience rapid growth.
After resting on the wolf's corpse for a while, Liang Hui stood up, dragged the carcass away from the stream, and only stopped when he reached a rock wall.
He then picked up some dry branches nearby to start a fire and sat down, leaning against the corpse of the Green Wolf.
His taut spirit gradually relaxed with the warmth brought by the firelight.
Unconsciously, he fell into dreamland, yet his hand still tightly gripped the dagger.
The next day, noon.
A bone-chilling cold awakened Liang Hui from his sleep.
His eyes opened to see a thin layer of snow had fallen in front of him, and even his own body was dusted with a bit of snow.
The fire that had been in front of him had gone out at some unknown time.
Liang Hui extended his palm to feel the icy chill of the falling snowflakes, a smile unconsciously forming at the corners of his mouth.
In his previous life, he was a northerner who particularly loved the sensation of falling snow.
However, since he was tricked into going to a neighboring country, he hadn't come in contact with snowflakes for a very long, long time.
Moreover, this snowfall could also conceal the various traces left by yesterday's skirmish.
But although the heavy snow had its benefits for him, it also had its drawbacks, such as temporary shelter.
In such heavy snow, without temporary shelter, even with his current physique, he wouldn't last very long.
Lost in thought, Liang Hui had already picked up a short knife and stood up, heading toward the nearby trees.
He quickly chopped down several longer tree trunks and began to construct a shelter.
After setting up a rudimentary dwelling with the help of a rock wall, Liang Hui took out some animal hides he had collected in the past and laid them on the shelter to block the wind and snow.
Next, he dragged the corpse of Green Wolf into the shelter and brought back some dry branches.
Then he wrapped his body with a clean bear hide to keep out the cold and began to start a fire to warm up.
Once the temperature in the shelter rose, Liang Hui cut a large piece of meat from Green Wolf, placing it over the fire to roast.
Crackle! Crackle! Sizzle!
Listening to the sound of the dry branches burning and watching the grease ooze out as the meat heated, the young man began to carefully recall the information he had acquired yesterday.
The region he was in should be Leizhou, adjacent to Yunzhou, but as to where in Leizhou and where exactly was Small Golden Mountain? Liang Hui wasn't too clear at the moment.
After all, he had selected a "dream entrance" randomly from among three people yesterday and had not learned much information.
However, it was enough to stay away from the quagmire that was Yunzhou.
What he needed to do next was to figure out his location and fully assimilate the spoils of last night's fight.
Green Wolf's flesh, the force generation and Qi-Blood circulation techniques of Green Wolf, the boxing techniques of Tian Qing, a bone-strengthening fighter—all these needed to be digested by Liang Hui.
Once the aroma of meat drifted from the fire, Liang Hui put an end to the chaotic thoughts in his mind.
He took the short knife, stabbed it into the block of meat, and began eating heartily.
As he took a bite, the youth's brow knitted slightly.
The wolf meat was too tough, and he hadn't been able to completely chew it at once with his teeth.
Clamping down hard with his gums, he chewed everything thoroughly before swallowing it into his stomach.
At first, there wasn't much sensation after entering his stomach, but as he ate more wolf meat, streams of warmth ran from his stomach to the rest of his body.
Liang Hui felt his whole body heat up, his face also turning red, and after swallowing the rest of the roasted meat,
he tore off the bear hide wrapped around him.
Large amounts of steam dissipated from his body.
Without hesitation, Liang Hui stood up and strode out of the dwelling, positioning himself in the snow to start practicing Green Wolf Fist.
The movements of the boxing technique were fluid, with not a hint of stiffness or pause.
The fist, carrying snowflakes, continued to dance in the air.
Compared to the day before, it had an added touch of grimness and ferocity, indicating that this style of boxing was meant for killing.
As Liang Hui incorporated the force generation techniques gained from Green Wolf into his boxing, his punches got faster and faster.
Until the naked eye could no longer see the boxing technique clearly, only a multitude of afterimages streaking through the air.
Sigh~
After practicing the boxing techniques several times, Liang Hui finally retracted his fists and slowly exhaled.
The white breath from his mouth was solid up to one meter before slowly dissipating.
At that moment, he immersed his consciousness into the light of the Flowing Light Bell in his mind.
(Skin Refining 3.78%)
After the fight yesterday, and after eating the Exotic Beast meat followed by practicing the punches, he had completed 1/25 of the journey to Skin Refining Level.
Does that mean that as long as he has enough Exotic Beast meat, he could cross over the Skin Refining Level in less than a month?