Chapter 20: Challenging the Fierce Beast

  In that empty space under the sunlight, two swift figures flashed in and out of shadows and light, suddenly colliding!

  "Rooooaaaar!" The fierce beast's roar, sharp claws tearing through the air as it charged towards Wang Tao.

  "Hah!" Wang Tao dodged the spell and swung his sword in a horizontal slash, shouting angrily at the same time.

  The blade and the fierce claw made contact instantly, and the powerful force on the beast's claw finally overpowered Wang Tao, forcing him to retreat horizontally for tens of meters, leaving a long trail on the ground covered with rotten branches! But at this moment, Wang Tao's eyes were filled with fervent madness as he stared at the wild dog beast, because the wild dog beast had also retreated several steps!

  "Your strength is only slightly greater than mine!" He licked his dry lips, which were parched from the heat of his excitement, and spoke in a cold, measured tone.

  The ferocious beast was repelled, its pupils slightly constricted, and as it let out a mournful howl, its entire body emitted a fierce aura. On the two sharp claws, a yellowish glow surged up, which was a manifestation of the increased power brought about by the attachment of demonic energy to its body!

  "Who would have thought it could be like this!"

  Watching the fierce beast's performance, Wang Tao's eyes flashed with a hint of insight, and he came to his senses. He circulated the true energy in his body, surging it towards his right hand, and transmitted it into the unnamed knife. Instantly, the unnamed knife emitted a soft gray glow!

  Precious light infused, the sword suddenly transmitted a rumbling sound, that was the sword's joy! A treasure-grade sword, with the support of true energy, would reveal its mighty power!

  Everything happened in an instant, just as they were about to be knocked back, the two figures suddenly clashed again!

  The ground shook, and this collision caused Wang Tao's blood to churn in his body. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, but he was not knocked back! He fiercely spat out the bloody water in his mouth, his eyes gleaming with frenzy as he stared at the ferociously enraged beast in front of him.

  "Earth-type abilities are indeed good at defense and troublesome, and they're more suitable for close-range combat when used for offense!"

  In the midst of the rumbling, Wang Tao didn't wait for the beast to retract its claws and attack again. With his left hand, he swung a dazzling iron fist that heavily smashed onto the forehead of the wild dog-like beast. Before it could even react, the beast was instantly knocked flying!

  "Haha, one on one, we're even! But next time, I'm going all out!" With a slight wipe of his left hand at the corner of his mouth, Wang Tao gazed at the Wild Dog Beast that had been sent flying and was now rolling around before stopping. His eyes narrowed slightly as he burst into laughter, "Your defense is strong, just right for me to practice with! Being able to become the first opponent of my 'Destiny Heaven Blade' is your good fortune!"

  Wang Tao didn't know if the fierce beast could understand his words, and with a swing of his knife, he charged out in a slanting dash!

  "Waaaah!!"

  Steady figure, wild dog beast furious, looking at the rapidly approaching human shadow, the whole body hair standing on end while suddenly jumping high and pouncing out!

  "Useless!" With a glance at the ferocious beasts pouncing from mid-air, he suddenly thrust upwards with his knife, practicing the first move of "Destiny Heaven Knife"!

  "Cheers!"

  A loud crackling sound erupted, the withered yellow branches and leaves on the ground shook violently. Wang Tao's body suddenly sank a little, while the wild dog beast was knocked flying by a single knife, crashing straight into an ancient tree, booming loudly!

  Wang Tao didn't hesitate for a moment, not giving the wild dog beast any chance to catch its breath. As the wild dog beast flew backward, he also charged out!

  "Perceiving Blade, Unparalleled Heavenly Blade!" Eyes wide open, a loud shout, at the moment when the wild dog beast was just blown away by the ancient tree, a slash tore through the air!

  Feeling the danger, the wild dog beast suddenly burst into a strong yellow light all over its body, and another loud roar sounded. The wild dog beast was blasted out again!

  "No way! This knife didn't even bring out a single thread of the power of the first move of 'Destiny Heaven Knife', otherwise it wouldn't have been just a simple slash!" Wang Tao knew that although he understood how to use each move in 'Destiny Heaven Knife', he hadn't even entered the door.

  "If once doesn't work, then ten times; if ten times don't work, then a hundred times! If a hundred times don't work, then a thousand times! No matter what, I absolutely must master it!" With an unshakeable conviction on his face, his long hair fluttering in the air as he charged forward with an imposing aura, his eyes suddenly locked onto the ferocious wild beast of a dog rushing towards him, his footsteps pounding out a rhythm to meet it head-on!

  Neither side can immediately kill the other, so the early stage is just a war of attrition and defense evasion. Although both sides have suffered some physical damage and also received some minor injuries, this is just a probe!

  "Huff...huff..." Heaving slightly, Wang Tao looked at his right hand, the knife in his hand trembling slightly. That was his hand's problem! The continuous and intense collisions had consumed not only his physical strength and energy, but also made his hand somewhat numb!

  "Haha, is this the limit of what my body can withstand? It's still far from reaching the realm of my own soul!" With a self-mocking smile in his heart, Wang Tao's gaze fell upon the also somewhat exhausted Wild Dog Beast, and he muttered to himself, "But even if my right hand is useless, I still have my left! I will definitely kill you here!"

  With a swift wave of his right hand, he decisively switched the nameless sword to his left hand and charged out again!

  "I can feel it, I'm about to grasp the true essence of the sword! But it's not enough, I need even more intense battles!" With his left hand wielding the sword in a horizontal sweep, he shouted out loud, "Sense the sword, Unmatched Heavenly Sword!"

  The first move of "Mingyun Tiandao" is 'Perceptive Blade, Unparalleled Heaven Blade', which requires an unparalleled aura and fearless courage to have a chance to comprehend! This blade technique, in addition to its powerful and fierce aura, can also enhance one's evasion ability through instinctive physical reactions to the blade's intentions. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's essential to master this move before moving on to the next eight moves of the technique.

  Wang Tao's sweeping knife scar broke through the air, while the wild dog's ferocious beast scattered its cold and sharp claws to dig into his heart! One wanted to cut him down on the spot, the other wanted to dig out his heart and end his life, both sides were firing on all cylinders, plunging into a white-hot frenzy!

  "Clang!"

  The blade and the yellow claw of the beast collided violently, emitting a sound like the clash of weapons.

  "Come again!" With a loud shout, the nameless sword swung with all its might once more, its movements becoming increasingly swift as its momentum surged!

  Time and time again, the collisions caused both sides' strength to rapidly drain away. Wang Tao could feel that there was not much true energy left in his body, and he couldn't even inject another burst of true energy into his sword!

  However, Wang Tao knew that the wild dog's demonic energy was almost depleted, and now both sides were competing in physical strength!

  "My control over my true energy is still not enough! Clearly, I have much more true energy than its demonic energy, but mine was used up first. This must be due to not having found the right method! However, these are things that can only be supplemented after the battle!"

  "Now, let's see who will win in a physical fight without the influence of true energy or demonic energy!" His eyes were filled with crazy flames, and his gaze was sharp as he stared at the Wild Dog Beast, whose expression seemed somewhat abnormal.

  Fierce hand-to-hand combat, absolutely more dangerous than the previous battle. A body without true energy and demonic energy to protect it is fragile under the unnamed sword and sharp claws, shattering at a touch!

  P.S: Today my neighbor next door got married, I'll go congratulate them! Does everyone want me to help bring some gifts to celebrate? Nothing else, just collection, recommendation tickets and clicks will do...