31: Failure again

Moo~

Under Gu Chang's relentless assault, the blood-soaked wild bull completely entered a state of frenzy.

At this moment, its eyes turned crimson, its breathing became abnormally heavy, its entire body's blood was scorching hot, the two massive horns on its head swung like two long spears, and each time its thick hooves landed, the ground would tremble and crack.

This creature's hide was incredibly tough; Gu Chang's attacks hadn't inflicted fatal wounds, but instead had greatly aroused its ferocity!

Even Gu Chang at this moment dared not approach this giant beast, which had completely fallen into a frenzy, otherwise, if he was even slightly careless and got gored or trampled, he would be crippled even if he didn't die.

After all, the wild bull's size was simply too enormous; every move it made caused immense destruction.

His current strength was not enough to confront such a brutish and thick-skinned enemy head-on.

So, Gu Chang simply distanced himself, letting the wild bull roar and rampage there, waiting until it was exhausted before striking to kill it completely.

"Big Brother! What should we do now?"

"Everyone, don't get close!"

"Yes!"

The others wanted to help, but the current situation was clearly not something they could intervene in.

Gu Chang led them to completely distance themselves from the completely maddened wild bull, then watched silently from afar as the wild bull rampaged and destroyed everything in the mountain forest.

It had to be said that its strength was indeed incredibly violent; even trees as thick as a waist could be directly snapped by it.

Its thick, sharp, and hard horns could easily poke several large holes even in mountain rocks.

Time passed, and the sky noticeably darkened, until at this point, the wild bull gradually lay down on the ground, no longer moving.

"Looks like it's about time!"

"Later, you will approach from all sides, always paying attention to any movement. If you find anything amiss, retreat immediately!"

Gu Chang glanced at the sky, then at the wild bull, and then spoke to the soldiers beside him.

If this hunt succeeded, they would acquire enough resources, so they had to give it their all no matter what.

"Yes! Big Brother!"

"Understood!"

Soon, everyone, following Gu Chang's arrangements, surrounded the wild bull with their long spears, Gu Chang included, and once they got close enough, he immediately drew his bow and shot arrows.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three consecutive arrows struck the wild bull, but it showed no movement, giving the impression that it was completely dead.

But even so, he was still somewhat uneasy, after all, it wasn't so easy for such a thick-skinned, large creature to die.

They approached cautiously, testing as they went, and when they were close enough, Gu Chang instantly activated his Cultivation Technique and used the Seven Kill Saber Technique to strike at the wild bull's chest and abdomen.

As long as he could completely disembowel it, no matter how powerful this massive wild bull was, its ultimate fate would be death!!

Swish! Pfft!

Moo~~~ Boom!

The moment Gu Chang's steel military knife tore open the wild bull's chest and abdomen, the next moment, the wild bull suddenly struggled to its feet, its massive body slamming towards Gu Chang, and even with a large amount of its internal organs spilling onto the ground with its movements, it remained unaffected.

"Big Brother! Be careful!"

The others, seeing this, thrust out their long spears, attempting to block this massive, fierce creature.

Swish, swish, swish!

Die!!!

Gu Chang felt its fierce Aura, its heavy breathing seemingly hitting his face, and the bloody smell mixed with the wild bull's musky odor was suffocating; if it were any other ordinary person facing this situation, they would probably have been terrified.

But Gu Chang's combat instincts reacted, and his steel military knife swung seven times in an instant, each strike landing on a vital point of the wild bull.

Its eyes, ears, nose, throat, and other parts were directly struck by him, but the wild bull's horn still slammed heavily into his body.

Crack!

Although his Jade Skin was tough enough, he ultimately failed to complete Refining Bone, and facing this terrifying force, his bones directly fractured, followed by severe internal organ damage.

Bang!

Big Brother!

Pfft! Pfft!

The others attacked the wild bull like madmen to stop it, but Gu Chang was still hit.

By the time he reacted, he was already pinned beneath the wild bull, and the strong smell of blood and the terrifying weight instantly caused his bones to fracture, internal organs to rupture, and his breathing to stop.

[Martial Dao Minor Achievement, murderous intent solidified, the Dao of the Martial Artist, in killing and in restraint!]

[This Reincarnation evaluation: Ding Shang]

[This Reincarnation reward: 8 Reincarnation points]

[You already have 14 Reincarnation points. You can use Reincarnation points to exchange for: Wild Bull Carcass (25 points), steel military knife (5 points), Current Cultivation (10 points)]

A moment later, Gu Chang's consciousness returned, but his expression was still quite grim in the face of this result.

"Damn it! I didn't expect to still perish with it!"

"But at least I killed it. If I had been more careful this time, I should have been able to kill it without injury!"

It had to be said that the wild bull's final burst of destructive power was indeed terrifying; even though he had prepared beforehand, he couldn't avoid it.

"I won't exchange the wild bull's carcass for now; the key is my current Cultivation!"

In this Reincarnation, he successfully broke through to the Jade Skin level and officially began Refining Bone; such Martial Dao strength could be considered a notable figure even in the military.

So Gu Chang immediately chose to exchange, and as the Reincarnation points disappeared, he immediately felt his body become lighter and tougher.

His originally dark skin, due to Iron Skin, now gradually lightened, eventually turning into a special jade-like color; if one didn't look closely, they wouldn't notice any difference from his original appearance.

At the same time, his muscles and bones also strengthened; although there was still some distance to go before reaching Minor Achievement in Refining Bone, after this battle with the wild bull, he gradually gained enlightenment within his heart.

"Hoo! I'll continue tonight!"

After sorting out his mood, Gu Chang immediately got up and became busy; come rain or shine, his life had to continue.

He made a fire to cook, ate two catties of tiger meat, then Gu Chang began practicing his Cultivation Technique, fishing, and tidying up the Island.

The entire Island was not large, no more than ten mu in total, with nothing but some weeds on it, and being located in a deeper part of Taihu Lake, no one usually came there.

Gu Chang had also found it previously while aimlessly drifting in his fishing boat, and realizing it was secluded enough, he made it his spot for trying various fishing methods.

"To be honest, there's nothing to be nostalgic about here, but after all, I've lived here for so many years."

Gu Chang didn't particularly care for this Island; it was merely a temporary resting place.

However, now that his strength had increased, the fishing boat could no longer accommodate his martial arts practice, and the value of the entire Island became apparent.

After some simple tidying and leveling, there was now a suitable piece of land in the middle of this Island.

If he could find some Materials later, he could even build a house or something, but Gu Chang no longer had such thoughts now.

Thus, the entire day was spent in busyness, until night fell, when he returned to the boat.

However, what Gu Chang didn't know was that a few days after he left Linhu Town, information about him also reached the Great Green Gang's Sixth Master.

"Heh, an ordinary fisherman suddenly gained martial arts?"

"And no matter how much he was persuaded, he refused to live with his relatives?"

"It would be strange if there wasn't some big secret here!"

"Practicing martial arts consumes a lot, is selling fish once every ten days or half a month enough for him?"

"I'm afraid he has other sources of wealth!"

After understanding some of Gu Chang's situation, the Great Green Gang's Sixth Master narrowed his eyes in thought.

However, he didn't act rashly immediately, after all, no one could guarantee whether that small fisherman had some expert behind him; perhaps he should first find someone to test him out.