I might have been playing a fake cultivation game.

Chapter 026 Killing the Tiger

Upon hearing Zhou Yunshen's words, Captain Chen turned to look at Zhou Yunshen, whose pale, bloodless face revealed a complex expression.

He had witnessed Zhou Yunshen's battle with the cultivators.

Zhou Yunshen's ability to kill that cultivator in one fell swoop thrilled him.

The strength that Zhou Yunshen displayed shocked him.

That blood-red skin, and the blood mist slowly seeping from it—this is the 'Boiling Blood' state that only a fully-fledged martial artist can enter.

This was a state he had strived for for many years, a state he had dreamed of achieving, yet now it was appearing in a kid who had only been practicing martial arts for a few days…

Captain Chen was overwhelmed with emotions, but without hesitation, he tossed the long sword he was holding to Zhou Yunshen, shouting, "Catch!"

The long sword sliced ​​through the darkness and was caught steadily in Zhou Yun Shen's hand.

Zhou Yunshen decisively threw the red-hot iron bar he was holding in his other hand to the ground. As he charged towards the ferocious tiger, he roared, "Get back! All of you, get back!"

Tonight, enough people have died; there's no need for any more to die.

Captain Chen and the remaining two hunters did as they were told and retreated.

Zhou Yunshen gripped the sword with both hands and raised it high.

A look of pain crossed his face.

This is his hand, which was burned by the high temperature when he gripped the knife. Because he gripped the knife tightly, the burned area was squeezed, causing excruciating pain.

But Zhou Yunshen did not loosen his grip; instead, he tightened his grip on the hilt.

As Zhou Yunshen charged towards him, the ferocious tiger seemed to sense the danger. It shook its head, flinging the hunter's severed body aside, and then roared as it pounced on Zhou Yunshen, its body covered in blood.

Both are very fast.

Just as they were about to collide, at the critical moment, Zhou Yunshen kicked off the ground hard, shifting his body to the side. In the nick of time, he avoided the tiger's fierce pounce. Then, he brought down his long sword, slashing at the tiger's neck from the side.

This strike contained all the power that a fully-fledged Acquired Perfection martial artist could unleash in their Boiling Blood state.

With a soft "plop," the longsword tore through the tiger's thick fur and pierced its flesh, continuing its relentless advance until it severed a hard, thick bone within its flesh.

This bone must be the spine of a vicious tiger.

Driven by its powerful momentum, the tiger ran forward for another ten meters or so before silently collapsing to the ground.

Beneath it, a pool of crimson blood quickly spread out.

Zhou Yunshen gripped his long sword and walked step by step to the ferocious tiger. He kicked the tiger's head with his foot, and seeing that the tiger was no longer moving, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

ended.

This time it's really over.

Zhou Yun Shen exited the "Boiling Blood" state.

As soon as he exited the boiling blood state, an extremely strong feeling of weakness surged over him.

Zhou Yunshen's legs gave way and he fell to the ground, but a hand reached out and caught him.

Zhou Yunshen turned his head with difficulty and saw that the person supporting him was a hunter, a hunter he did not know.

"Thank you," Zhou Yunshen said weakly.

Seeing Zhou Yun Shen actually thank him, the hunter's face showed an expression of being flattered, and he quickly said, "No need to thank me, no need to thank me, Er Zhu Zi, you...you are really too amazing, too fierce!"

He had personally experienced just how powerful that ferocious tiger was.

When facing this ferocious tiger, not to mention him, even Captain Chen, the village's recognized strongest man, felt powerless and even lost an arm in the tiger's attack.

As a result, this terrifying tiger was killed by the young man in front of him with a single slash.

Zhou Yunshen's slash had left a very deep impression on him.

Upon hearing the man's praise, Zhou Yunshen managed a forced smile, but couldn't utter a single word.

He was so weak that he was in excruciating pain all over his body, and his consciousness was becoming blurred from the pain.

The side effects of the "Boiling Blood" state are far too strong.

Especially after a long and intense battle, the side effects of the "Boiling Blood" state reached their peak.

Soon, Captain Chen, who had lost an arm, walked over with a pale face.

Accompanying him was a hunter named Wang Dashi.

The fine iron knife that Zhou Yunshen was holding when he was dealing with the cultivators just now belonged to Wang Dashi.

When Zhou Yunshen saw Wang Dashi, he forced a slightly apologetic expression onto his face.

In the fight just now, he destroyed the other person's hunting knife and said he would return it, but now he was going back on his word, which made the thin-skinned Zhou Yun Shen feel a little embarrassed.

Wang Dashi made no mention of his fine iron hunting knife, but instead looked at Zhou Yunshen with a look of awe.

This is a world where strength reigns supreme, and Zhou Yunshen's formidable strength, which he had just displayed, greatly shocked him.

The way he looked at Zhou Yunshen had changed completely.

As time passed, the scattered villagers gradually came over.

The surroundings gradually became noisy.

Everyone wore expressions of relief, and many were filled with indignation, cursing the village chief as a scoundrel.

If the village chief hadn't called them over in the middle of the night, they wouldn't have experienced this calamity and almost lost their lives here.

Not long after, Dashan brought Zhou Xiaoya over.

Zhou Xiaoya's eyes were red and swollen, clearly from crying. She gripped Zhou Yunshen's arm tightly and refused to let go.

"Second Brother," Da Shan called out to Zhou Yun Shen as he walked over, asking with concern, "Second Brother, what happened to your face?"

"It's nothing." Zhou Yunshen shook his head, forcing a smile. "Just a minor injury."

After a while, he felt much better. Although he was still very weak, he was able to stand up on his own.

Zhou Xiaoya turned her head and glared at Dashan. If Dashan hadn't been holding her back, she would have rushed over long ago.

Da Shan was glared at by Zhou Xiaoya, and a helpless bitter smile appeared on his face. What could he say? He was responsible for taking care of Zhou Xiaoya at Zhou Yun Shen's request. Under those circumstances, he certainly couldn't let Zhou Xiaoya run over.

Aunt Li, who had squeezed through the crowd at some point, her face still swollen and red, pointed at Zhou Yunshen, who looked pale and weak, and said to the hunter who had just helped him, "Nephew, it's him! His sister is a cripple no one wants. I kindly tried to arrange a marriage for her, but he not only refused, he also hit me and kicked me. Look at my face, it's all swollen from his beating! Nephew, you have to stand up for me!"

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yunshen's smile immediately faded.

He barely survived this ordeal by fighting for his life, and was in a pretty good mood. But then Aunt Li suddenly jumped out in front of so many people and started attacking him, making him feel like he had swallowed a fly.

It seems he didn't hit hard enough back then.

Before Zhou Yunshen could speak, Dashan said angrily, "Aunt Li, you have to have a conscience! You say you're kind enough to arrange a marriage for Xiaoya? You're letting Xiaoya marry Old Zhao, an old man old enough to be her grandfather, and you call that kind of kindness?"

Aunt Li, hands on her hips, exclaimed, "I'm doing this for her own good, I..."

Before she could finish speaking, her nephew Li Tie, the hunter who had just helped Zhou Yunshen, raised his hand and slapped her hard across the uninjured side of her face.

The sound of slapping was crisp and pleasant.

Aunt Li was so stunned by the slap that she spun halfway around on the spot.

She couldn't understand why her cousin, who was usually quite polite to her, had suddenly turned on her and dared to hit her.