Gao Wu: I Can Draw a New Talent Every Month

40: Ironback Bear”So poor!”

The two Martial Artists each carried a small bag.

Inside were parts like ears and teeth from about a dozen Demonic Beasts.

Besides that, there were two D-grade War Weapons and a few bottles of Elemental Potions.

These Elemental Potions were too dilute in energy for Li Canglan.

Far inferior to the effect of Crystal Cores.

Only the two War Weapons were not too damaged.

They were probably worth a few hundred thousand.

The An Ruolan sisters huddled together, watching Li Canglan kill and rob, not even having the courage to escape.

An Jianan could only tell that Li Canglan was very strong.

But An Ruolan was utterly terrified.

To be able to crush Wang Di and the other so easily.

This unfamiliar young man was at least a one-star Peak strength!

”This... student.”

An Ruolan thought for a long time, not knowing how to address Li Canglan, and could only call him ’student’.

”I only have one saber on me. Can you spare my sister and me?”

She carefully placed the saber on the ground, watching Li Canglan warily.

In her eyes, this stranger was a ruthless character who enjoyed killing and robbing!

Leaving them behind, besides the fact that they had no ability to resist.

He probably fancied their looks!

This was truly escaping a tiger’s den only to enter a wolf’s lair!

However, to her surprise, Li Canglan merely glanced at her before looking away.

He ignored them and walked towards his tent not far away.

”Sister... are we... saved?”

Only after Li Canglan left did An Jianan finally gasp for air.

The tense atmosphere earlier had almost suffocated her.

”Awooo!”

In the silent night sky, a wolf howl suddenly echoed.

An Ruolan quickly picked up her saber, glanced deeply in the direction Li Canglan had left, then averted her gaze.

”The wilderness is too dangerous. We must return to the city as soon as possible.”

At the same time, she needed to come up with a plausible excuse.

Why Wang Di and the other man died, while she and her sister were able to return to the city safely.

An Jianan turned her head, savoring the image of Li Canglan’s retreating back.

For some reason, she felt that figure seemed somewhat familiar.

But she couldn’t recall where she had seen him.

She clenched her fists, making a silent vow in her heart.

”I never want to be in such a helpless situation again!”

...

Back in his tent, Li Canglan took out the potions and activated Gluttony Desire.

The quantity of these potions was too small; they were completely devoured within a few minutes.

Late at night, no one else came to disturb Li Canglan’s cultivation.

He spent the entire night silently circulating his Cultivation Technique: Eight Directions Thunderclap.

After a night passed, he opened his eyes, and some bloodshot lines appeared in them.

Even when cultivating a Cultivation Technique, one couldn’t relax vigilance, which put a considerable strain on his spirit.

However, his Eight Directions Thunderclap finally reached the ’Initial Stage’ proficiency after a night of arduous cultivation!

[Eight Directions Thunderclap (Initial Stage): Martial Artists who reach this proficiency in the Cultivation Technique will have their Thunder Attribute Martial Skill damage increased by 10%, and their normal attacks will carry a faint Thunder damage.]

”A 10% increase, that’s not bad.”

Li Canglan rose contentedly, preparing to go out and hunt a Demonic Beast for breakfast.

Before long, Li Canglan encountered an Ironback Bear that was chasing several Martial Artists.

The Ironback Bear’s back was covered in hard bristles, making it impervious to blades and spears.

To kill it, one could only attack its front.

But for these disheveled Martial Artists, just escaping with their lives was good enough.

They couldn’t possibly hit the Ironback Bear’s belly, which was close to the ground.

A middle-aged Martial Artist who was fleeing noticed Li Canglan not far ahead.

He wanted to change direction, but the surroundings were all bushes, and they couldn’t blindly rush into them.

He quickly shouted worriedly, ”Little brother, run!”

Li Canglan nodded secretly; this person had good character.

He originally didn’t want to meddle, but he happened to be hungry.

So he was too lazy to look for new prey.

”You’re the one.”

With a dash, Li Canglan quickly appeared beside the middle-aged man.

He drew his saber.

A blue-violet saber light suddenly flashed.

”Roar!”

The Ironback Bear was not an easy opponent either; its massive paw swatted towards Li Canglan.

Only a crunching sound was heard.

The giant bear paw flew into the sky, and blood gushed out like a spring.

The fleeing middle-aged man stopped in astonishment.

He watched this scene in disbelief.

The two Martial Artists next to him were also dumbfounded.

”My goodness, a single slash cut off the Ironback Bear’s paw? Am I dreaming?”

The middle-aged Martial Artist rubbed his eyes, his gaze filled with shock.

”This person looks to be only around twenty years old. When did our Luofeng City get such a young Genius?”

However, at this moment, the pained Ironback Bear suddenly roared.

Invisible sound waves swept through like a scythe, cutting down the surrounding weeds.

Li Canglan felt a dizzy spell.

”Little brother, be careful!”

The middle-aged Martial Artist was a bit further away, so he wasn’t deterred by the Ironback Bear’s roar.

By the time Li Canglan recovered, the Ironback Bear had already charged in front of him.

At this point, it was too late for him to dodge.

Li Canglan felt wary; the methods of these Demonic Beasts were truly endless.

However, with his Qi and blood, taking this blow from the Ironback Bear head-on would at most result in minor injuries.

Yet, what he didn’t expect was that the middle-aged Martial Artist had rushed back in such a short time.

The middle-aged Martial Artist held a worn-out War Weapon great axe and chopped towards the Ironback Bear’s paw.

With a loud bang.

The middle-aged Martial Artist’s arms trembled, the battle-axe was shaken back and hit his chest, causing him to spit blood and fly backward.

The Ironback Bear was also shaken two steps back by this strike.

This rather surprised Li Canglan.

In a wilderness environment where one needed to be wary of all enemies, people like the middle-aged Martial Artist were definitely a minority.

”Big Brother!”

Several younger-looking Martial Artists quickly rushed over to help the middle-aged Martial Artist stand up.

Li Canglan said nothing more, and another Thunderbolt Slash descended.

Swish!

The second bear paw flew off.

The Ironback Bear roared, opening its mouth and biting towards Li Canglan’s neck.

The foul-smelling drool made Li Canglan frown slightly.

He raised his hand, and thunder and strong winds instantly condensed.

With a bang, the Ironback Bear’s head exploded.

White and red splattered everywhere.

Seeing this scene, the middle-aged Martial Artist, who had just gotten up, couldn’t help but freeze.

The Ironback Bear that had chased them for several miles... just died?

Li Canglan picked up a pair of bear paws, nodded to the middle-aged Martial Artist, and then turned to leave.

”He... he’s leaving the Ironback Bear’s corpse to us?”

Watching Li Canglan’s retreating figure, the Martial Artists murmured softly.

”Why are you still standing there in a daze? Go and collect the corpse!”

The middle-aged Martial Artist grumbled, ”If other Martial Artists are attracted later, it won’t be so easy to talk things over!”

”Alright!”

The two Martial Artists’ spirits lifted, and they happily went to skin the bear!

The Ironback Bear’s back hide was excellent Materials for crafting armor!

For their strength, this was definitely an unexpected pleasant surprise.

Although the middle-aged man was injured, thinking of this bountiful harvest, he couldn’t help but smile broadly.

”If only that useless kid had this talent, that would be great.”