Chapter Sixteen: Slaughter

  Can't help but say, the notorious reputation of this Iron Armor Qiu Niu is indeed earned through its own strength and prowess. In the mountains at the edge of Tian Ling, where low-grade demonic beasts are abundant, this Iron Armor Qiu Niu, without sharp claws or teeth, has made many higher-ranked demonic beasts retreat in fear. It's true that it has some capital to be proud of - its thick, iron-like skin, boundless brute strength, and unbelievable recovery speed. Gan Ping is smiling wryly at this massive demonic beast; the knife wound on its forehead has already completely healed, and it seems that before long, it will recover fully.

  The predicament in front of him made Gan Ping think of Huo Er. If Huo Er hadn't been dormant, with the combined strength of a man and a monkey, what was there to fear about this iron-armored Qiu Niu? Huo Er's body possessed the bloodline of the ancient divine beast, the Great Power Ape God, which was also renowned in the ancient desolate era. Its power could shake mountains and fill seas, grasp clouds and hold the moon, and its strength was unparalleled. After Huo Er's last slumber, he had awakened a hint of this divine beast bloodline. Although it was only a hint, it was still purer than the fire dragon bloodline in Gan Ping's body. The small monkey's strength was not inferior to 10,000 kilograms, and although the ferocious cow in front of him was powerful, it was far inferior compared to Huo Er.

  Gan Ping took a glance at Mr. Zhang, who was still sleeping soundly in his arms despite the loud noise. Sighing, Gan Ping realized he had to rely on himself. As he walked step by step towards his Iron Armor Qiu Niu, he felt an overwhelming need for powerful strength. Only with immense power could he protect himself and those around him. With a crazed look in his eyes, Gan Ping began to frantically circulate the Fusion Yuan Forging Body Technique. The large guandao in his hand had already transformed, and despite the numbness in his hands and feet, his battle intent surged forth.

  Come on, for the lives of all villagers, for the dawn that is about to come, fight! At this moment, Gan Ping's will to fight has reached its peak, fearless and undaunted, without sorrow or joy, only for one battle. Victory would allow him to see tomorrow's sun, defeat would turn the entire Ma family village into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Since that time when he suddenly understood the truth while rushing on the mountain road, Gan Ping once again entered that wonderful state. Unlike last time, his previous enlightenment was light and breezy, like a fairy floating in the air, understanding the carefree way of heaven and earth. But now, Gan Ping's will to fight is surging, fierce and violent, it is this bloody way.

  As Gan Ping's long sword was raised, a large amount of spiritual energy surged from all directions. For a moment, the winds and clouds moved together, and snowflakes scattered.

  A three-foot-tall child held up a broken greatsword several times his height, a posture that would have been comical under normal circumstances. However, in the eyes of the Iron Armored Qiu Niu, it was anything but amusing. The normally ferocious beast actually hesitated, feeling an urge to retreat. Just as the Iron Armored Qiu Niu was still trying to comprehend how the human before him could suddenly exude such a powerful aura, Gan Ping transformed into a flash of light and shot towards the Qiu Niu. In that instant, it seemed as though a red lightning bolt had streaked across the sky, illuminating the dark night sky above Majia Village.

  In the blink of an eye, a slightly deformed broken great sword fiercely chopped onto the head of Iron Armor Kui Niu, exploding with a loud crash, and the knife head forged from fine steel fragments flew in all directions.

  The iron-clad bull let out a mournful bellow, its two front legs heavily buckling to the ground. Gan Ping's knife had struck with such force that it had knocked the bull to its knees, its massive head swaying back and forth, its consciousness clearly clouded.

  This earth-shaking slash also sent Gan Ping flying, landing ten zhang away on the snowy ground. But he only touched his foot to the ground before turning the broken knife handle, and the long, four-edged tail of the knife was like a spearhead, as he shot towards that massive creature like a flowing light.

  Kui Niu, still dazed and confused, instinctively sensed a sharp gust of wind coming from in front, and with a fierce horn thrust, sent him flying into the air along with his spear. Then, opening its bloody great maw, it bit towards Gan Ping in mid-air. Don't think that just because Kui Niu has the word "cow" in its name, it's a herbivore; the rows of sharp teeth in its massive cow-like mouth indicate that this thing can't be satiated by eating plants alone.

  A loud roar, Gan Ping's body shape quickly rotated, strangely like flying, turned a corner and stabbed at the lower jaw of Tie Jia Kui Niu, which was the dragon clan's fighting skill - Yun Long Yinhuan.

  The dragon's head is visible but not its tail, referring to the cleverness of this technique. Without a strong physical strength, it is impossible to display such excellent combat skills. Even with Gan Ping's physical strength, he can only barely manage to perform it, and his body has already been covered in blood and wounds. After all, this flying technique that relies solely on physical strength rather than magical power causes too much damage to the body.

  Now, with a calm and clear mind, I only have this enormous monster in my eyes. Who else can kill this beast but me?

  He transformed himself into a flowing light, as if a fire dragon was dancing and weaving around Tie Kuiniao's body, each strike taking away a large chunk of the demon beast's flesh and blood. The various combat techniques stored in the Fire Dragon Yuan Shen were all brought out by Gan Ping one by one.

  This Iron Armored Qiu Niu was originally still furiously roaring and desperately resisting, but the dragon clan's body method was not something that this small monster could see through. It could only watch as its body was pierced again and again, and even its powerful regenerative abilities couldn't save it. After being stabbed by Gan Ping and having its four legs severed, it could only lie on the ground and weakly wail, no longer having its original majestic appearance.

  Kaiganping didn't stop, his body transformed into a roaming dragon, moving freely and striking with precision. This was the true essence of the Dragon Clan's combat technique, which he had come to understand through his battles. Clearly visible in Kaiganping's seven apertures, threads of fresh blood flowed out, indicating that his physical body could no longer withstand the enormous pressure and was on the verge of collapse.

  But Gan Ping was completely unaware of this, the soft green light wrapped around his body, it was the Wood Spirit Infusion that under this enormous pressure, little by little repaired Gan Ping's body. Gan Ping's originally crumbling physique under the nourishment of this divine object slowly healed and condensed, becoming even stronger than before.

  A flash of light streaked across the sky, shooting swiftly towards the Ironclad Kui's head. It was time to put an end to this. The previously sluggish Ironclad Kui seemed to sense danger as well, opening its massive mouth and letting out a deafening roar before falling silent. The long, sharp blade pierced its enormous maw, passing through its entire skull. The villagers watching from afar saw the invincible beast's head being pierced and couldn't help but erupt into cheers.

  That night, the monster attacked the village, killing 32 people and injuring 107. The iron-armored Qiu Niu died, the ghost-striped blood wolf died, and the colorful lizard retreated in defeat. Gan Ping single-handedly resisted the iron-armored Qiu Niu, saving all the women and children from danger, not a single one of them was killed by the iron-armored Qiu Niu. As Zhang and Old Ma rushed over, Gan Ping, covered in blood, stumbled and fell into Zhang's arms.

  When he woke up again, he was lying on the bed in Lao Ma's house. It seemed that he and this bed were really destined to be together, every time he fainted, he would wake up on this bed. Gan Ping looked at the ceiling, thinking to himself.

  At this moment, he suddenly felt a scorching gaze staring at him, and hastily looked over to see Ma Ling'er still wearing that red dress, leaning against the bedside, her bright big eyes flashing as she stared intently at him. Gan Ping's face twitched slightly as he said: "What are you looking at me for?" Ma Ling'er was staring at him, and upon seeing him wake up, her face turned red. Gan Ping was greatly surprised in his heart - this crazy girl could also blush, truly stranger than a monster attacking the village.

  Malinger is eleven years old this year, and after the New Year, she will be twelve years old, two years older than Gan Ping. Girls in the village can get married at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and Malinger, who is twelve years old, also knows some things about men and women. In the mountain village, only strong men are favored, although Gan Ping is not yet ten years old, he can kill a powerful monster, which makes Malinger, who is in her youthful admiration for heroes, cannot help but be moved.

  Don't bother with this precocious little girl, Gan Ping concentrated on examining his own situation. This battle was quite arduous for him, but the gains were enormous, breaking through and growing in the midst of combat. The Fire Dragon Clan's techniques were indeed mysterious and unparalleled. Previously, he had cultivated for so long, yet only barely entered the door, but after this great battle, Gan Ping fought a life-and-death struggle with Tie Jia Kui Niu, advancing fearlessly, and the repeated pressure made his mind even more determined. Moreover, it activated a portion of the Wood Spirit Tempering Body Milk and Fire Dragon Essence Blood that had been stored within his body, causing his cultivation to rapidly rise, already reaching the peak of the first layer, and he could enter the second layer at any time.

  The five layers of Beng Huo Rong Yuan are: Tie Jian, Xian Jin Zhan Yu, Rong Yuan, Hua Shen. When cultivation reaches the Great Completion stage, the entire body's yuan shen and chest's beng huo yuan gang merge into one entity, transforming into a pre-heavenly qian yuan beng huo true flame, nothing cannot be melted, wherever it points all things are destroyed, with just one strike it can knock down even a great mountain, in an instant it can refine it into a pool of magma, truly its power is unparalleled.

  At present, Gan Ping is at the peak of his cultivation in the Iron Cutting Stage, and he may enter the second stage of cutting jade at any time. At that time, he can cultivate the life-protecting dragon pattern triple fire, which can make up for the current lack of true yuan force. When facing enemies again, it will not be as embarrassing as today, and he can only go into battle bare-chested.

  Gan Ping was delighted with his own improvement, but didn't notice that there were several more people in the house. Mr. Zhang, Old Horse Head, Li Erniang, Ma Zhangshi and several other prominent figures from the village were all present. Seeing that Gan Ping had not acknowledged him, Mr. Zhang let out a loud cough, and it was only then that Gan Ping turned around, still smiling foolishly, to see the crowd of people inside.

  Both of us looked at each other, neither of us said a word. Lao Ma Tou and Mr. Zhang, who were familiar with Gan Ping, now seemed to be in a daze, the original disaster that was about to befall the village had been rendered null and void by this young child's words, this strong contrast made them hard to believe, they felt as if it was all just an absurd and bizarre dream. But Gan Ping didn't know where to start, so he remained silent.

  Li Erniang was indeed a seasoned and knowledgeable person, and she was the first to break free from this silent atmosphere. She said: "Xiao Ganping, I didn't expect you to be so powerful. On that day when the evil spirit disappeared without reason, I felt that you were not an ordinary person. It seems that I really didn't misjudge." This sentence made everyone who was lost in thought suddenly wake up and rush forward, praising Ganping one after another. Only Mr. Zhang stood aside, looking coldly, but his frequent concerned glances at Ganping's eyes betrayed him.

  Facing the inquiries of the uncles and elders, Gan Ping was annoyed but still politely answered one by one, fabricating a lie, only attributing his innate strength to himself, without mentioning the matter of the "Fire Dragon Fusion Origin Decision". Firstly, these villagers did not have the Fire Dragon bloodline and could not cultivate it. Secondly, the power of this decision was too great, and if not spoken carefully, it might lead to self-immolation. Gan Ping did not want his spread of the decision to turn a villager into ashes. Most importantly, the idea left by the Fire Dragon Ancestor God in Gan Ping's subconscious mind prevented him from sharing the decision with everyone. This secret method of the Fire Dragon clan could not be casually told to ordinary people.