Hunting again

The first stage of the Everlasting Turtle Technique was the tempering stage. Which consisted of three levels, Mortal Tempering, Earth Tempering, and Heaven Tempering. Within each level, one will temper his skin, viscera, muscle, bones, and heart.

Within each level of tempering Wang Yu will receive a skill akin to what beasts have. Right now he is in the very beginning of Mortal Tempering so he has only one technique which is Blood Devouring.

This skill didn't need training, he could use it to increase his strength but there is one problem. He can only use it if his target can't resist like if it's dead or half dead. So he had to kill his opponent before using the skill, and there is also a psychological problem. Wang Yu didn't want to suck other blood even if they were beasts. But after remembering the fox which had toyed with him.

"Being merciful while I'm weak, what is it? Good men are the strong ones. If I'm weak then my mercy is because I'm incapable of harming not because I'm good." Wang Yu changed after the incident, becoming colder and crueler.

While he could cultivate the technique normally without consuming materials that contain a lot of vitality. It would slow his progress immensely which is why he decided to hunt.

After walking outside the sect and before reaching the forest, two eyes were looking intently at him. Something he was oblivious of, he continued his way searching for prey and avoiding animals that were in packs like wolves.

On the way, he met some small animals like rabbits and squirrels but he decided against using them as a test for his devouring skill, since they won't bring any benefits he might let them live and not waste his time.

After some time he approached the forest where most animals stayed. Suddenly something big jumped on him from behind, shocked he stepped back before slashing his swords at his opponent's stomach. Surprisingly the attackers fell after a short time.

Coming before it, Wang Yu discovered that it was an arctic lynx at the late stage of the bronze tier. Normally this fight should have taken him more time and even if he managed to win he would have received a lot of injuries, but fortunately, his strength doubled after receiving that golden drop.

Seeing the corpse in front of him Wang Yu stilled his heart and put his palm on the corpse's body.

The instant he put the palm on the corpse, he felt something hot entering his body. Soon something horrible happened. What has been a lynx a moment ago, turned into an ugly skeleton as if it's been dead for a long time.

Wang Yu was shocked, even though he knew what the skill does, He didn't know how fast it would be. Sensing the change in his body, Wang Yu felt that there was a lot of energy inside him that needed to be released.

So he continued his way and soon entered the forest within, he wanted to release the energy he had but also see how he had improved. Ten minutes later, Wang Yu saw a wild boar.

"It should be at the beginning of the silver tier, or maybe at the peak of the bronze tier." Hunting for all this time Wang Yu developed the ability to sense his opponent's strength.

Hearing Wang Yu's steps, the boar turned in his direction before running toward him.

"Let's test my strength." Said Wang Yu before slashing his sword toward the boar's head.

"Clank"

The sword couldn't go deep inside the boar's skull. And due to the collision, Wang Yu was thrown out.

Fortunately, nothing was on his behind, nonetheless, he coughed a mouthful of blood.

Looking at the boar which was running furiously towards him Wang Yu smiled before jumping onto a large tree.

"I will return." Said Wang Yu to the boar was looking at him with hatred, while his sword couldn't kill it. He had hurt it badly.

After the confrontation, Wang Yu felt that this boar was at the beginning of the silver tier, and for him to survive its attack he felt some satisfaction.

"I will choose those who are at the late stage of the bronze tier for now."

Afterward, Wang Yu continued hunting, until the evening before leaving the forest and entering a cave to stay for the night. He had decided to stay until he was able to kill that boar.

After closing a cave he had chosen as a base with a huge rock, he took out his teapot and a cup which he had brought along with him for this trip.

Despite its small size, the teapot could hold up to 100 liters for now. But the more tea it holds the less benefit he would gain, so for this trip, Wang Yu has decided to use 5 liters of tea, and test its effectiveness.

After Drinking a cup of tea, Wang Yu felt extremely comfortable, his mind became clearer, and he even felt that he could hear the sound of insects. And this was only after waiting for a few hours, so what would happen if he waited for more time

All the tiredness he had been feeling a while ago because of hunting had disappeared, within this state, Wang Yu decided to train his swordsmanship. and review his fights for today.

2 hours later Wang Yu burned some herbs for insect repelling, before closing his eyes. While sleeping Wang Yu would wake up from the minimum sound from outside the cave, fortunately, no animal bothered him.

Early in the morning, Wang Yu drank another mouthful of tea, before heading to the hunt.

For half a month Wang Yu continued the same routine, hunting during the day, and revising what he had learned in the evening before sleeping.

"Hoof, hoof." The boar which had made Wang Yu run out was now extremely tired, wounded everywhere in front of Wang Yu. After an unwilling roar, the boar succumbed to death.

"I've only won because of my agility, in terms of pure strength I'm still weaker than this boar. I will need to train more but before that let's see what benefits this boar will bring me." Said Wang Yu who couldn't hide his eagerness, after swallowing the blood of some late-stage bronze-tier beasts, the effect started to diminish until he felt no more increase in strength just some energy.

According to Wang Yu's interpretation, it should be because of the quality of blood, and if he can use the skill on a beast at the silver tier, he would improve more.

Putting his hand on the boar, Wang Yu started to unconsciously guide the blood within the boar toward his body. He didn't understand what he was doing but he could execute it perfectly.

This is the beauty of inherent skills, while the beasts didn't have those flashy and complex techniques that humans could create. They had inborn skills, this is a way of equality.

The boar started to change, losing its blood until it turned into a Mommie.

Wang Yu felt hot inside and nearly passed out. He couldn't move for some time, and neither could he see or hear.

The only thing he could feel was the extreme pain from his skin, it was changing, becoming more resilient and tough.

A moment later Wang Yu regained control over his body. The first thing he did was glance at his skin, which had turned bronzer and tougher.

" So I've finally started mortal tempering." Smiled Wang Yu who felt as if he could carry more than one hundred kilograms.

"If I fight against the boar again, I'm sure to win more easily."

After winning the fight Wang Yu took its skin and buried its rest carefully. He didn't want the sect to investigate it.

After finishing, Wang Yu went to a lake to wash his body before returning to his basement.