Two hours have passed since I entered the forest with the night devourer in my hands, I have only been walking at the outer area of the forest but I haven't seen any beast yet which is unusual, as this is the outer area only beast at the body tempering realm is here, they are supposed to be common but i haven't seen any despite walking for hours.
Sensing something i snap head towards the right as I looked at the unmoving bush, I cautiously took a step back and continued looking at the vigilantly, as if knowing it ambush had fail and it has been caught a ferocious brown lion with a light green mane appeared in my view.
"ROAR!" It's roared loudly as it stood with might, letting it ferocious third stage foundation establishing realm aura press down on me.
Feeling the aura pressing on me I repeatedly cursed my luck in my head, " damn it , this isn't right, why is their a forest lion here, this isn't fair, why am I receiving the strongest opponent right of the bat,am supposed to face something like a fifth to peak stage body tempering realm beast not a foundation establishing realm one. What's it's even doing hear in the outer area it's supposed to be in the inner area not here", I cursed and complain bitterly at my luck.
Focusing as I prepared for my first very disadvantagious and risky fight that any mishaps can cause me my life.
Tightening my grip on my sword I watch as the lion slow walk around me looking at me as an easy prey, it suddenly stopped moving, noticing it's movement I enter hyper focus mode watching it intently as it vanished from my view.
" Damn What speed!", I shouted in my head as I immediately dodged to the left while also feeling a fierce breeze pass over my head turning my blood cold.
"Boom!" A 10 inches wide pit appeared in my previous position.
After stabilizing myself I looked and saw the huge lion slowly lifting it's paw from the pit it created. Cold sweat slide down my back as I manage to escape death by a few inches.
" I can't escape even if I wanted to because it faster than me, and judging from the previous attack a single hit can seriously injure me,worst case it's kills me, and it's seems to be in a hurry as it wants to kill me in a single strike, since it impatient I will take that to my advantage", my mind raced as I frantically run my cultivation technique, unbeknownst to me my eyes start glowing purple.
Roar!, the lion enraged that it missed charges again towards me and swinging it claw,but this time I was able to follow it's movement and dodge to the side and immediately follow up with a swing of my sword towards its paw.
Jumping backwards after slashing it, I was greatly disappointed by the small cut I was able to it deal to it.
"Roar!!" The lion roared crazily as I manage to injure it even a little, it's glared at me as it moved with with an even faster explosive speed.
Not expecting it to suddenly gets faster I was only able to raise my sword to block it as it slaps towards me.
Bam!, I broke a tree before crashing into another. I spat out blood as I have received some broken bones and internal injuries.
Still Disoriented I quickly dived to the right as the lion rams into the tree breaking it, in the process it got a little dizzy because it did not expect I would dodge.
Taking this opportunity I did the most logical thing to do in a situation like this, I ran.
Running through the forest like my life depends on it cause it really does, I began maneuvering around the trees to try and confuse it as I heard it charging towards me again.
After running for about 5 minutes and my Qi reserves reaching half it began catching up to me,my heart began beating loudly as I felt death was near, the sound of my heart beating drowned out the other sounds in my surroundings, I can feel my adrenaline rising, my blood pumping,rushing through my veins as various plans flash through my brain as i think of a way out of this situation, only to decided on the logical one ,"to fight or die".
As I felt the beast breath at my back I decided to act, quickly running towards a nearby tree I jumped and did a backflip landing behind the beast.
The beast not expecting that ramed into the tree getting dizzy again, taking use of the opportunity again but this time not to run, I jumped deciding to end this quickly I injected my Qi in to the sword causing it to glow a hint of purple ofcourse I was to focus to notice it, I prepared to slash directly towards the beast neck.
The beast sensing danger twisted it neck so I wasn't able to slice deep in it side. Even though it's not a direct fatal blow it will become dangerous over time as the beast moves. The lion after being slash at tried to claw at me and I blocked in a rush and because I wasn't able to regain my balance my sword fling out of my hand stabbed deep into I nearby tree.
The beast feeling it strength leaving it slowly as it's blood flows decided to end me quickly so it raised it claw to slap me.
I quickly took out the katana and raised it to block but this time I wasn't sent flying probably because it's getting weaker, despite that I who have been seriously injured by it barely managed to deflect it. This continued on for awhile as I slowly get used to fighting, I got better at dodging, looking for openings to attack, and blocking.
The beast noticing that it's can't win against me again decided to flee but ofcourse I wouldn't let it.
Accumulating my strength in my legs I jumped and using the last bit of Qi in me to slash at the beast neck successfully cutting it off.
The beast headless body slump down to the ground as I lay untop of it gasping for air.
"I..(inhales)... I did it" I said between breaths.
After resting for a few minutes I stood up and looked at the corpse of the beast, signing I squat down and cut open it chest before inserting my hand in it looking for something. Touching something my eyes lit up as I grap onto it and removed it. What came into view is a reddish green crystal the size of a of a babies fist, this is the beast core.
Just like how humans have dantain which they use to cultivate, beast to have but they don't cultivate like we do, they cultivate by directly abortion the qi the air into their core which humans can't do because the Qi in the air ownerless so it to be assimilated and turn it into our qi, it is said that everyones Qi is unique you can never find two people who have the same type of qi even if they are twins. Although all are qi but their is a subtle difference in them between people, but the way to differentiate beast qi is different. Beast qi usually have the same characteristics of the beast, if a beast is ferocious alive their Qi in their core will also be ferocious and if they are gentle when alive their Qi in their core will also have a gentle feel to it. But beast qi all have one thing in common they are berserk, that is why they can't be absorbed directly, they can only be used for alchemy or for setting up formations.
With excitement alen put the core away and walked towards were his sword is, pulling it out he kept it before dragging his tired and injured body way, after finding a safe place he treats him injuries and lie down to sleep.