( Author's Note : Hello guys I hope you all are doing well and before continuing , I have some very important announcements to make so I hope you will listen to this very carefully .
So after releasing this chapter , I have decided to change my approach to the story .
First of all I have decided to keep this novel totally independent and uncontracted . I am doing this so that the novel remains free for a large number of viewers and so that I can have the most creative freedom I can get .
The story is like a dream project for me and right now I am giving my best skills to the world and character building here and it will be a long and interesting novel I can assure you that much .
And this will also help us to continue this magical journey that we have together started without any unnecessary barriers .
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Writing long , high quality chapters with over 2000 words takes time effort and a lot of research .
Along with that I am also working on some other novels that I have been delaying so that I can continue releasing one chapter of this story per day .
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Hence I have decided that from this chapter onwards I am transitioning to a non daily schedule of release .
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Chapter : 50 : Heng Mao Forest :
Location : Yu Shan Kingdom : South Of The Glory City : Heng Mao Forest :
Situated at the southern side of the Glory City there was a huge field of a dark and ever green forest called Heng Mao Forest .
The forest covered an area 5 times larger than the Glory city itself .
The forest was home to a variety of flora and fauna with various kinds of exotic magical beasts and medicinal flowers being found here .
In fact it was in the inner regions of the forest where Xiao Ming in his life simulation faced the lion beast .
The forest itself was roughly divided into three parts : The Outer Region , Inner Region and the Core Region.
The outer region most commonly visited by the people is the outer region .
This area has been thoroughly searched and cleaned by the authorities of the Xiao clan so that no strong beasts come there .
Only smaller animals like rabbits and dears are seen here which are perfect for normal people's safety .
However once you pass the outer region you will reach the central region of the forest .
This is where the real side of the forest starts .
The central region is the home of various magical beast and medicinal plants .
As such normal people did not come out to this area as it would be a significant risk to their life .
However despite the danger this natural wealth attracted a lot of cultivators and hunters in the region .
The hunters and small independent cultivators come here to hunt for magical beasts and to find precious medicinal herbs that they can sell in the market .
And since the market of the glory city was just nearby this business venture was quite booming .
At the same time many members from this Xiao clan also came here for training experience .
Fighting magical beasts would provide a new type of experience that you cannot gain from friendly matches inside the clan .
Here the risk is real .
With no oversight you would have to grow faster or else it might be your last mistake .
But this also means that the growth of their combat experience will also be larger here .
Additionally if they can find some kind of rare medicinal plants or other treasures that would be good as well .
The last part of the forest was the core region .
Covered by a thick canopy of trees that did not even allow the sunlight to pass through , this core region was the heart and soul of the forest .
And it was also the most dangerous place .
For example the lion beast that Xiao Ming faced in his life simulation most likely livsd at the edges of the core region .
And the strength of that beast was at Dou desiple stage , then just think what would be the levels of strength of those beast who live in the proper core region of the forest .
What ? You don't think it's still that serious .
Well then let me tell you this .
According to a official rule set by the imperial family and the Xiao clan it is stated that no one above the strength of a Dou King should enter the core region of the forest .
And even if they do they must inform the Xiao clan before hand.
This just showed how dengerous the core region truly is .
Obviously not everyone followed this instructions especially the dark cultivators and other bad people who found such places easy to hide from the authorities .
In the recent clashes with the Xiao clan many dark cultivators ran to the deeper regions of the forest to hide .
But most of them became prey to the beasts leaving inside the core region .
But as they say the more mysterious the places the deeper the curiosity goes .
And the secrets hidden in its roots are just waiting to be discovered .
Location : Edges Of The Central Region Of The Heng Mao Forest :
" Roar !!! "
" Swiss ! Clang ! "
" Roar !!!! "
" Take this ! "
" Roar !!! Bamm !!! "
" Swiss ! Swiss ! "
At this moment an intense battle was going on between two combatants near a cliff at the central region of the forest , tearing the surrounding area apart .
As the battle went on the trees which were as large as one story building fell apart like a house of cards .
Finally when the dust cleared and visibility became better the two fighters came into view .
The first was a huge 2m tall brown bear with white fur covering parts of his body .
It is a magical beast known for its extremely strong defence and raw strength .
On the other hand in front of the huge beast stood a small human who was not even at the size where he could be considered a worthy opponent .
However from the damage inflicted on the terrifying beast it was quite clear that in this case , size was certainly not the real factor .
The human who stood with his sword looking at the huge beast in front of him with constantly dodging and counter attacking was non other than Xiao Ming .
Yes ! He came to this area exactly for this training purpose .
After facing three consecutive endings at his life simulations and feeling that his combat experience was not progressing as fast , Xiao Ming decided he needed to go out and see more real challenges then hiding behind the safety of the clan walls .
After taking some special permissions from the second elder's he came to central region of the Heng Mao forest to train his skills .
Fortunately or unfortunately he did not have to wait too long to find a strong opponent because he accidentally came in front of the giant beast 5 minutes after entering the forest .
Well ! Protagonist luck what can you say .
" This big fellow have some good defence I can say that much . " - Xiao Ming after once again dodging an attack from the bear quickly made some distance .
The fight had been going on for around 10 minutes already and yet neither of them had been able to win .
Xiao Ming was faster and had the advantage of the cultivation techniques something the beast did not .
However the beast had other physical advantages that quite literally made up for this difference .
The raw strength and its unnatural speed despite the weight was truly astonishing even for Xiao Ming .
But the biggest problem was the thick layer of fur and strong muscles that prevented any of his strikes from going in too deep .
Overall it was quite understandable that the magical beast in front of him , at least had the strength of a complete core formation stage cultivator .
This was quite weaker than the lion beast from the life simulation .
But still it is stronger than Xiao Ming who was at initial core formation stage .
As such a perfect opponent to test his skills against .
" Take this .... Multiple water hands technique . "
After retreating a few steps Xiao Ming quickly used the multiple water hands technique to create four separate water hands which directly caught the bears four legs.
" Roar !!!! " - feeling that his movements were being restricted the beast shouted in anger trying to get free of the strange water hands.
However before it could break free another of those annoying water hands came from behind and struck with force .
This eventually help it to break free but still the damage from that attack give a lot of pain .
In his anger he look at Xiao Ming with a look that said .
' You dirty little human ! Using such cowardly tactics against me ! Face me with real strength you coward !!!! '
Obviously Xiao Ming didn't care about it .
If he were to hear what the beast was thinking he would simply laugh and reply - ' then you should just obediently take my strikes . '
" Roar !!! "
Now once again free , the beast charged at Xiao Ming in a slamming attack .
However the moment it came close Xiao Ming using the knowledge from the evading fist technique dodged the attack .
The beast couldn't control his momentum and slamed into the tree behind Xiao Ming's previous position .
" Bamm !!!! "
The force from the attack was so strong that the tree which was at least two stories big immediately broke into half .
And it was no doubt that if they attack had hit Xiao Ming even he would have been severely injured .
" Alright let's end this . "
Seeing that it was no longer needed to continue the battle Xiao Ming decided to quickly end it .
" Multiple water hands technique : water bind . "
Before the beast could recover from the impact once again multiple water hand surrounded and got it in a bind .
But this time the strength behind this technique was double and the bear couldn't move an inch .
' Again with this dirty tactics . ' - the beast thought bitterly in it's mind as it looked hatefully at the human infront .
But before the magical bear beast could try anything else Xiao Ming had already made his move .
" Nine Images Piercing The Mirage Technique : First Form : Mirror Slash . "
With a blinding speed Xiao Ming covered the distance between him and the magical beast in an instant .
And without any wasted movement he created a dazzling mirror like energy slashing attack that struck the magical beast body in half .
" Roar ! " - the force from that attack made the beast cry out in pain as it struggled to even stand up .
But the very next moment without giving any respite Xiao Ming struck once again .
This time however the beast had no strength left .
And after a few seconds of struggling in pain and a last roar of defiance the massive body of the beast fell to the ground .
This finally brought an to the battle with Xiao Ming standing victorious on the ground .
To Be Continued .