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The earth lizard screamed in agony, its head shaking violently.

Lin Feng's hand was pulled off course by the brute force, and his body was flung out, tumbling two and a half times in mid-air. His feet grazed the rock wall and bounced, barely dissipating the impact.

My palms were burning hot; I almost dropped the knife.

The lizard's right eye was pierced, and blood flowed down its head, staining most of it red.

It struggled to roll down the mountain of bones.

With a loud crash, the small mountain of bones collapsed, scattering bone fragments and raising a cloud of white dust.

The lizard fell to the bottom of the basin, its four legs braced itself for a couple of moments but couldn't hold on, and it fell back down.

Its abdomen is still contracting—it's still laying eggs!

Lin Feng wiped the blood from his face and stood up.

They can fight.

It only has one eye left, and its strength was already depleted during its weakened state; the ordeal just now had consumed a large portion of it.

He wasn't going to give it any chance to breathe.

"Lin Feng! It's about to spew!" Wang Tie shouted from behind the cliff.

Lin Feng has already seen it.

The lizard's throat swelled up, and a dark red light gathered and shone brighter in its mouth.

It wasn't the ordinary fire breath we just saw.

The temperature in the air was rising rapidly, and the gravel underfoot was starting to get hot.

Lin Feng took off running, not backwards, but diagonally around to the side.

boom!

A thick pillar of fire shot out from the earth lizard's mouth, sweeping straight across the basin.

Where the pillar of fire passed, the rocks melted into a dark red slurry, and the ground was plowed with a trench half a meter deep.

The heat wave hit him, burning Lin Feng's face.

The pillar of fire lasted for less than three seconds before it broke.

The ground lizard lay on the ground, panting even more heavily.

A lingering flame still clung to the corner of his mouth, flickering between light and darkness.

With that one bite, it revealed its last trump card.

Lin Feng didn't hesitate for even a second.

He rushed forward, stepped on the lizard's forelegs, and flipped onto its back.

The scales beneath his feet were scorching hot; he could feel the heat even through the soles of his shoes, but he couldn't care less.

He raised the long sword above his head.

He aimed at the junction of the lizard's head and cervical spine and chopped down with all his might!

This strike was unlike any other before.

With the armor-breaking effect combined with all the Qi and Blood of a martial artist at the first level, the moment the blade cut into the scales, even Lin Feng himself felt the exhilarating sensation of cutting tofu.

puff!

The blade was more than halfway in, deeply embedded in the spine.

The earth lizard suddenly stiffened.

Lin Feng twisted the knife to the side, and a series of sounds of bones cracking rang out.

The lizard's limbs began to twitch uncontrollably, and its tail lashed wildly across the ground, kicking up a shower of pebbles.

Lin Feng gripped the knife handle tightly with both hands and pressed down, pressed down.

Until the hilt of the knife was embedded in flesh and blood.

The lizard's convulsions grew weaker and slower.

Finally, the light in the remaining dark gold vertical pupil was completely extinguished.

boom.

Its massive body crashed heavily to the ground, causing the ground beneath its feet to tremble.

The system's voice exploded in my mind.

[Slayed an E-rank alien beast: Crimson Flame Earth Lizard]

[Gain 50 Martial Arts Points]

[First kill of an E-rank beast triggers a special loot drop!]

[Acquired Martial Skill: Mountain-Splitting Slash (Rank A Martial Skill)]

[The "Mountain-Splitting Slash": This technique cleaves mountains with a blade, splitting the earth with its force. When mastered to perfection, the blade's energy transforms into an arc of gale-force wind, tearing through the ground and creating a three-foot-wide fissure in its path. It can sever the remaining veins of a hundred-foot mountain. After striking an enemy, the blade's energy lingers in the wound, continuously tearing at flesh and blood, preventing healing for three breaths.]

[Should I study?]

Lin Feng jumped off the back of the earth lizard, his whole body covered in blood, making it impossible to tell which parts were from the earth lizard and which were his own.

"study."

A surge of heat rushed from my mind, flowing straight to my limbs and bones.

A flood of information exploded in my mind.

The starting stance, the trajectory of the blade, and the techniques for generating power were all instantly imprinted into his memory.

This feeling is very strange, as if he has practiced this sword technique for ten years and knows every movement by heart.

【"Severing the Mountain" (1/1000), already learned】

Lin Feng tried swinging the knife.

The air was torn apart, producing a sharp buzzing sound.

As the blade passed, a rock half the height of a person split in the middle, leaving a smooth cut.

Holy crap!

Wang Tie's voice came from behind the cliff.

He and Li Ming ran over, and the two of them stared at the huge corpse on the ground, speechless for a long time.

"Brother Lin, you...you really took him down all by yourself?" Li Ming's voice trembled.

Lin Feng pulled the knife out of the earth lizard's spine and wiped the blood on the corpse.

"Luckily, it happened to be in a weakened state."

Wang Tie circled the lizard's corpse, clicking his tongue in disapproval.

"Good luck? You call that good luck?"

He crouched down and looked at the shocking knife wound on the lizard's neck.

"That strike had the power of a second-stage martial artist. What level are you at, kid?"

Lin Feng did not answer this question.

"The magic core is valuable once it's dug out."

Wang Tie immediately perked up, pulled out a dagger, and began to act.

The magic core of an E-level alien beast can be sold for at least tens of thousands.

Taking advantage of this moment, Lin Feng glanced at the system panel.

[Host: Lin Feng]

[Realm Level: Martial Artist Stage 1 (0/100)]

[Technique: Basic Body Strengthening Technique (10/10)]

[Martial Skill: Mountain-Splitting Slash (1/100)]

[Talent: Steel Blade 76/500]

[Martial arts points: 150]

Looking at the talents and martial arts skills on the panel, Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction.

This trip to the rift yielded far more rewards than expected.

"We found it!"

Wang Tie excitedly picked up a fist-sized, dark red magic core and weighed it in his hand.

"My god, this one is worth at least fifty thousand!"

Lin Feng reached out and took it, then put it in his bag.

"We'll split it equally among the three of us when we get back."

Wang Tie and Li Ming exchanged a glance but didn't say anything.

The three of them packed up their spoils and headed back out of the crevice along the path they had come from.

The journey was much quieter. Those F-level beasts from before were probably scared away by the earth lizard's last scream; we didn't even see a trace of them.

After walking for about forty minutes, the light at the entrance of the crack was already faintly visible.

Lin Feng stopped in his tracks.

Wang Tie and Li Ming also stopped.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Feng listened for a few seconds, then slowly pulled the knife out of his hand.

"There are people outside."

Wang Tie's expression changed.

"How many?"

Lin Feng closed his eyes and focused his attention on sensing.

A martial artist's ability to perceive aura is far superior to that of a martial apprentice.

Those people outside made no attempt to conceal themselves, their auras openly spreading out on both sides of the crack entrance.

"Seven."

Lin Feng opened his eyes.

"They are all martial artists."

Wang Tie's face turned completely black.

"That old dog Zhao Tianxiong still has a backup plan."

Li Ming's legs began to tremble: "Seven martial artists? Then... should we still go out?"

Lin Feng sat down cross-legged with his eyes closed.

Improving our strength and forcing our way out is the only way now.

[Consumption of martial arts points×100]

[Martial Realm Advancement: Martial Artist Stage 1 → Martial Artist Stage 2!]

Upon seeing this, Wang Tie took two steps back, his face filled with shock.

"You're breaking through? At a time like this?"

Lin Feng didn't answer, his jaw clenched.

The heat within the body gathers in the dantian, constantly compressing and condensing.

The heatwave radiated outwards from overhead, and the boulders on the rock face were shaken off and scattered all over the ground.

Lin Feng slowly straightened up.

Wang Tie and Li Ming both retreated five steps away, not daring to breathe.

It wasn't fear, but the oppressive aura emanating from Lin Feng that forced them back.

"alright."

Lin Feng flexed his fingers and gripped the knife handle tightly.

"Let's go."

"Wait!" Wang Tie grabbed him. "There are seven martial artists outside. Even if you're a second-level martial artist, seven against one would be tough, wouldn't it?"

Lin Feng didn't even turn his head, just uttered two words.

That's enough.

Crack entrance.

The moment the sunlight streamed in, the seven figures moved simultaneously.