On the second day …
Happy still did not head to Purple Bamboo Forest. Instead, once he circulated his Complete Reality Qi Cultivation Technique three times, he left Gusu City and arrived at Cold Mountain Temple in the western suburbs.
The area outside the city was not a safe zone, but as long as he was not too far away from the city, he would not run into mountain bandits or robbers. Mountain bandits had levels and intelligence. If he ran into someone who knew a little about martial arts and killed him with one slash, the losses would outweigh the gains. Happy arrived at the foot of the temple and went into the forest with familiar movements.
"What does he want to do?"
"Don't ask so many questions. We'll know once we follow him and take a look."
It would be a lie to say that the people who came out of the Murong Clan were not eye-catching. On his way, Happy had already attracted the attention of some observant people. They followed behind him and went into the forest as well.
But they were soon chased out.
There was no lack of wild beasts in the forest under Cold Mountain Temple. If anyone ran into it recklessly, it was very normal for them to run into one or two wild wolves. Before they reached Gate Realm, unless a new player had a lot of experience in fighting against wild beasts or had a sufficient number of people, it would be very difficult for them to escape from their hands.
Happy did not know that his careless actions had caused a few more deaths in Gusu City. He relied on his skills as a scout to enter the forest and set his sights on a lone wild wolf.
Adult wild wolves were the masters of the area outside Cold Mountain Temple. They usually wandered through the forest in search of prey, and their combat abilities were not that much inferior to a new martial artist in Gate Realm.
Happy's goal was this one.
In World of Martial Arts, the presence of wild beasts was even more real than that of NPCs, because wild wolves were easier to analyze and understand. Their instincts were rather simple, and they were far inferior to humans. The wild wolves in the game were the same as the fierce wolves in the real world. They were brutal carnivores.
Happy had come over this time with the intention of choosing a wild wolf as his opponent in a real fight so that he could familiarize himself with and increase the level of Shaolin's Long Fist. At most, he could only reach Novice Level when he practiced it. If he wanted to truly understand the essence of a martial art, he could only do it through actual combat.
The wild wolf immediately noticed a human who had entered its territory, and it was even a boy. A brutal light shone in its green eyes. Its limbs trembled, and it charged over like an arrow. It was so fast that it was definitely much faster than an adult.
When Happy put up the stance for Shaolin's Long Fist, the adult wild wolf was like a black ghost. It jumped high into the air, and with its sharp claws and fangs, it pounced on Happy with the unpleasant smell unique to wild beasts!
If it were any other newbie who faced a Wild Wolf for the first time, there were very few people who could remain calm and unmoved when they faced such a fierce and swift attack.
He couldn't be happy either.
He remembered the first time he went out for actual combat. When the wild wolf came, one of the three rookies was quickly bitten to death in a fluster. Their moves did not even manage to touch the wild wolf's body. In the end, they returned to the city dejectedly.
Of course!
This time was different.
He was confident that he could handle Wild Wolves.
From the start to the end, his gaze never left the Wild Wolf's body. Each of his actions was clearly reflected in his mind. He raised his hand, turned his body, and seized the Wild Wolf. These were three simple movements, and not only did he avoid the Wild Wolf's claws and fangs, at the moment he moved past the Wild Wolf, his hands were just in time to go up against the Wild Wolf's pouncing neck.
"Hah!"
Overthrowing a thousand catties with little effort!
He spun around nimbly and used the momentum to throw the adult Wild Wolf that was even bigger than him. It crashed violently into a tree nearby, and it howled in pain.
Even though the adult wild wolf was in pain, the brutality in its eyes became even stronger!
Happy quickly cast a glance at it, and his lips curled up slightly. The level of his Shaolin's Long Fist had begun to increase again. As expected, he had come to the right place.
However …
The threat of the adult wild wolf still existed. If he allowed it to gain the upper hand, the outcome of this battle would be hard to predict.
Roar!!
When it sensed Happy's provocation, the adult Wild Wolf viciously pulled out a few sharp marks from the ground before it vanished from the spot and jumped high into the air once more.
The Adult Wild Wolf was cunning, but Happy's adaptability was even faster. Almost at the instant the Adult Wild Wolf moved, he dashed forward quickly. Before the Adult Wild Wolf's speed reached its peak, he used Golden Dragon Stretches Claw to change from a grab to a press down. He intercepted the Adult Wild Wolf while it was in the air and delivered a single punch!
Even though his arm strength was small, if he were to land a heavy blow on the face, no matter how powerful the beast was, it would not be able to withstand it.
His angry roar turned into a howl of pain, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
Take advantage of their weakness and kill them!
Petrel Absorbs Water …
Happy grabbed the wolf's fur with his hands and kicked out with his right leg!
Chain Kicks!
After all, he only had the strength of a child. Even though the Adult Wild Wolf howled in pain, it did not suffer any fatal attacks. Happy did not care. He was completely immersed in the routine of restraining the wolf.
Boy Hugs the Tree!
Striking the Tiger Style …
Happy executed Shaolin's Long Fist in a practiced manner. He was like an agile ape that toyed with the Adult Wild Wolf.
Every time the Adult Wild Wolf wanted to break free of his control, Happy could pull it back with ingenious calculations and deliver a few punches. Once the Adult Wild Wolf turned fierce and tried to bite him, he would immediately break free or just deliver a vicious punch to its face.
The Adult Wild Wolf's fierceness slowly disappeared.
But Happy still did not let it go. He crushed one of the Wild Wolf's legs and continued to attack madly. Only when he used up all his strength did he end the Wild Wolf's life.
Whoosh …
Happy received the complete wolf pelt and a large piece of wolf meat the Wild Wolf contributed. Then, he sat down cross-legged and circulated Complete Reality Qi Cultivation Technique to recover his strength.
Even though Happy did not manage to completely relax to his heart's content, the Adult Wild Wolf had helped him increase the level of his Shaolin's Long Fist to Level 15.7. This was what he gained from fighting against high-grade wild beasts. If he fought against a newbie who was at the same level as him, the speed at which his Shaolin's Long Fist would increase would be much slower.
The level of a martial art depended on the level of the user's realm, damage, speed, and defense.
For example, Shaolin's Long Fist was a martial art that focused heavily on defense. The higher the level, the greater the strength of each skill. In other words, if two people with sabers attacked each other, the victor would be determined by whether one of them would be able to block the other's saber, which was a successful defense, or whether the other would be able to send the other's weapon flying and bleed.
Of course!
Martial arts did not rely purely on strength to determine the victor.
Body movements and the usage of martial arts were the most important!
It was just like Happy's fight against an Adult Wild Wolf.
With the attack and speed of an Adult Wild Wolf, it could kill multiple newbies in a normal situation, but when it ran into Happy, who had an extraordinary understanding of martial arts, it was completely different.
His understanding of both sides, his understanding of skills, and his usage allowed him to maximize the damage and target of each skill. He could completely counter the Adult Wild Wolf, who relied on its instincts to attack.
This was also why the people in the world of martial artists often tried to provoke their opponent's mental state before a fight.
A martial artist who could not calm down would not be much stronger than a wild beast with great damage in a real fight.
Once he finished circulating his qi three times, Happy quietly put the wolf pelt and wolf meat into his bag. Then, he walked deeper into the forest and continued searching for new Adult Wild Wolves who were alone!
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