Chapter 354: Chapter 354: Hold Me Tight
When Yang Xiao returned, Monk Ben Yin and the others had gone out hunting. Seeing that it was still early, Yang Xiao rode out on his Flame Horse to try his luck.
With Yang Xiao’s current abilities, he had no problem dealing with a Mutant Monster at the Enhanced Gene Advanced Level on his own, unless it was one of the particularly perverse and ferocious ones. What he feared was being surrounded by a group of such monsters; in that case, all he could do was flee.
Yang Xiao rode his Flame Horse toward the Desert Forest about ten kilometers away.
Approaching the edge of the forest, he saw several girls from the Shenming Mountain Sect surrounding and fighting a huge wild boar about five to six meters tall and more than ten meters long.
Yang Xiao pulled the reins and watched from the sidelines.
The wild boar, apparently also at the Enhanced Gene Advanced Level, had formidable Defense. None of the Sword Qi attacks from Lan Xin and the others could do much damage to it.
Although the wild boar wasn’t as Agile as Lan Xin and the others, it was as sturdy as a small mountain. Every charge bore an extremely strong Killing Aura.
The girls from the Shenming Mountain Sect didn’t dare to confront it head-on and could only dodge with agile movements and Qinggong.
The boar’s exposed fangs were half a meter long and extremely sharp.
After watching for about fifteen minutes, Yang Xiao realized something: Although the Martial Arts from Ancient Martial Cultivation were powerful, they also relied on the foundation of Genetic Evolution. The higher the Level of their Genetic Plan, the more powerful their Martial Arts would be.
However, these people were unable to directly use the flesh and blood of Monsters to enhance their Genetic Evolution. The Genetic Fragments they obtained directly were very limited, resulting in a slower pace of Genetic Evolution.
The most important Evolution resources at this desert resource spot were not the Genetic Balls dropped by the Monsters, but their flesh and blood. Only those who could directly use the flesh and blood of Monsters to enhance their Genetic Evolution would enjoy the best Evolution resources.
Yang Xiao had been wanting to get some Genetic Evolution Pills from the Genetic Store to change this situation. After taking them, they could directly utilize the flesh and blood of Monsters, thus greatly reducing their reliance on Genetic Fragments.
However, the last time he was in Magic City, he asked the owner of the Genetic Store, and learned that these Genetic Evolution Pills were only distributed selectively and for free to certain people in some cities at the onset of the apocalyptic era, and were no longer available.
Thinking of the remote locations of Cultivation sects like Wudang, Shaolin, Emei, and Shenming Mountain, naturally, they wouldn’t have received Genetic Evolution Pills. Yet, nobody expected that, based on the foundation of Genetic Evolution, these people could unleash such formidable power through the Martial Arts of the Xuanming Clan.
If this advantage couldn’t be exploited further, it would truly be a pity.
"Ah!"
A girl from the Shenming Mountain Sect was not quick enough to dodge and let out a cry of alarm as the sharp fangs of the boar almost hit her.
Lan Xin and the others had been attacking for a long time and were somewhat exhausted. They had noticed Yang Xiao for a while now but wouldn’t call out for help due to their pride and face.
Holding a Golden Eagle Bow, Yang Xiao said:
"Wow, what a huge boar. This pork must be delicious. Let me heat things up a bit."
With that, he drew his bow and an Elemental Arrow of the Fire Element shot towards the boar’s eye.
The wild boar, being besieged by Lan Xin and the others, was covered with wounds and on the verge of exhaustion.
Yang Xiao’s entry into the battle immediately changed the situation, after all, he was at the Enhanced Gene Stage, with strong Combat Power.
With a bang,
The Fire Element Arrow exploded on the boar’s head. The boar closed its eyes and exhaled a puff of white mist, which managed to block the explosive damage of the Fire Element Arrow.
But in this moment of distraction, the boar’s belly was pierced again by Lan Xin’s sword, twenty to thirty centimeters deep, causing blood to flow long and freely.
Moreover, Yang Xiao, mounted on his Flame Horse, kept firing arrows from his Golden Eagle Bow without pause, aiming at the boar’s head, specifically its eyes.
Although he couldn’t kill the boar with one arrow, he greatly constrained the boar’s attacks on Lan Xin and the others.
Consequently, Lan Xin and the others landed successive hits. Their spirits lifted, their Sword Qi surged like rainbows, and they continuously thrust at the boar’s belly.
The wild boar howled in agony.
The wild boar immediately became furiously enraged.
Yang Xiao, riding the Flame Horse, was assigned for long-range shooting, so naturally, the wild boar couldn’t attack Yang Xiao.
With a howl, the boar’s body lit up with light, triggering a defensive light screen around itself, then it charged towards Lan Xin, who had the strongest offensive power.
When the boar activated its defensive light screen covering its whole body, it was almost invincible in front of Yang Xiao and the others. Of course, this full-body defensive light shield lasted only one minute.
The boar roared furiously and rushed towards Lan Xin.
Lan Xin had always been the main force of the team, always fighting at the forefront. She didn’t expect the boar to suddenly enter this invincible mode and quickly leaped up, avoiding the charging boar.
Who knew that the boar would also make a forceful leap, jumping ten meters high, and collided straight with Lan Xin.
Lan Xin was directly opposite the direction of the boar.
In mid-air, it was somewhat late to turn around in time.
Then there was a scream as the wild boar’s sharp tusks pierced Lan Xin’s calf, causing a ten-centimeter-long wound from which blood flowed profusely.
Lan Xin gritted her teeth and, taking the moment, slashed her sword towards the boar’s head.
However, the boar was still in its invincible defensive light screen mode. The fierce Sword Qi struck the boar’s head, emitting only a dull sound without harming it.
The rest of the girls rushed over, six strokes of Sword Qi stabbing at the boar, still unable to hurt it.
Yang Xiao then dashed over on the Flame Horse, instantaneously drew his Longsword, and slashed fiercely at the boar’s head.
Relying on its invincible defense mode, the boar completely ignored the attacks from Yang Xiao and the others, resolutely determined to subdue Lan Xin first.
Lan Xin’s left leg was injured, she quickly tapped on the boar’s head with her right leg, borrowing its momentum to spring into the air.
Little did she know, the boar’s tail swung and suddenly grew over ten meters long, wrapping directly around Lan Xin’s right leg, and with a strong pull, Lan Xin was dragged back to the ground. Then, with a howl, it charged towards Lan Xin.
If Lan Xin were hit by the boar’s sharp tusks this time, she would either die or be severely injured, and even being trampled by the boar’s hoof would leave her in excruciating pain under the weight of several thousand jin.
However, being a senior sister from the Shenming Mountain Sect, Lan Xin, after being pulled down by the boar, flipped herself like a carp leaping out of the water and immediately stood up. But the very moment she got up, the boar was already upon her.
Lan Xin exclaimed in alarm.
The other junior sisters also shouted simultaneously:
"Sister, be careful!"
Suddenly, a swathe of red clouds rushed over.
"Give me your hand!"
A loud voice reached Lan Xin’s ears.
Without a second thought, Lan Xin stretched out her hand, and then a strong hand grabbed hers, her body lightened as she was pulled onto the horse.
"Hold on to me!"
Lan Xin heard another magnetic voice, without thinking, she reached out both hands to hold onto Yang Xiao’s waist, and with a squeeze, held on tight.
Yang Xiao felt a warm body against his back, stirring emotions inside him.
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