Shortly after Xiao Jingting entered the forest, a spider the size of a millstone dropped down.
Xu Mu’an quickly shot out a flame, burning the spider to ash.
“This spider is poisonous. If you get bitten, your whole body will be paralyzed. You must be very careful,” Xu Mu’an said.
Xiao Jingting nodded with lingering fear and said, “I understand.” The forest really was dangerous. No wonder, although many treasures were hidden in the forest, very few people came here.
Xiao Jingting followed Xu Mu’an as they wandered through the forest for a long time without any gains. “Grapes.”
Xu Mu’an turned to look at Xiao Jingting and said, “What?”
Xiao Jingting pointed at the grape vines in the mountains and said, “I want to cut some grape vines to transplant back home.”
The grape vines before them had only two sparse clusters of grapes hanging on them. Xu Mu’an had wanted to say that these wild grapes were sour enough to make your teeth ache, and even if you successfully grew them, no one would eat them. However, seeing Xiao Jingting’s enthusiastic appearance, Xu Mu’an didn’t have the heart to dampen his spirits.
Xiao Jingting remembered that fruits held a special status in this world—long-term consumption could improve spiritual power. If he could cultivate large quantities of delicious grapes, he could earn substantial silver.
Xiao Jingting placed the grape vines in his basket while secretly transferring some into his space.
Xu Mu’an didn’t watch Xiao Jingting’s movements, staying vigilant on the side.
“Run quickly! A Tusk Pig is coming!”
A wild boar nearly two meters long instantly charged up to the two men. Xiao Jingting looked at the giant beast before him and secretly swallowed his saliva. Was this still a pig? The Tusk Pig was over two meters long, with a pair of tusks gleaming with metallic luster, and its hide was covered with turtle shell-like armor.
Xu Mu’an launched a flame attack at the Tusk Pig, but the Tusk Pig moved extremely fast, and all of Xu Mu’an’s attacks missed their mark.
The Tusk Pig bellowed twice and charged toward Xu Mu’an.
Xiao Jingting generated a vine, hooked it around a tree trunk, wrapped his arm around Xu Mu’an’s waist, and used the vine to carry Xu Mu’an up to the treetop.
Being embraced by Xiao Jingting, Xu Mu’an’s mind went blank for a moment.
“BOOM BOOM BOOM!” The Tusk Pig below frantically rammed the tree trunk, bringing Xu Mu’an back to his senses.
“Does this pig know you or something?” Xiao Jingting said somewhat strangely.
“I previously hunted a rabbit that seems to have been prey it had its eye on,” Xu Mu’an said. The Tusk Pig below was also at the Third Level of Qi Cultivation. With its armor being impervious to weapons and immune to flame attacks, it was extremely difficult to deal with.
Xiao Jingting: “…” Pigs actually had rabbits on their menu? This world was truly incomprehensible!
“Can it climb trees?” Xiao Jingting asked.
Xu Mu’an shook his head and said, “No.”
“That’s good then,” Xiao Jingting breathed a sigh of relief.
“BOOM.” Xiao Jingting felt the large tree shake violently. “BOOM.” The tree shook again.
When the Tusk Pig below had nearly knocked down the tree, Xiao Jingting controlled his vines to leap with Xu Mu’an to another tree.
“If we could slaughter this big fellow, we could improve our meals,” Xiao Jingting said with bright eyes. The pig below had considerable strength, so the spiritual power contained in its meat wouldn’t be low either. Eating such wild beasts could enhance one’s cultivation.
Xu Mu’an couldn’t help feeling tempted. He alone wasn’t a match for this Tusk Pig, but now he wasn’t alone!
“ROAR ROAR…” The Tusk Pig roared angrily at Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an.
“In a moment I’ll restrain it, and you attack its eyes,” Xiao Jingting said.
Xu Mu’an nodded and agreed, “Alright.”
Xiao Jingting mobilized his spiritual power and generated countless vines to wrap around the Tusk Pig’s legs. The Tusk Pig angrily bellowed, snapping quite a few of the vines binding it.
Xiao Jingting continuously generated vines to hinder the Tusk Pig’s movements. Xu Mu’an took the opportunity to attack the Tusk Pig’s eyes. The enraged Tusk Pig roared, and Xu Mu’an seized the chance to throw a fireball into the Tusk Pig’s mouth.
The Tusk Pig charged wildly, and its body actually grew much larger out of nowhere.
“It’s gone berserk!” Xu Mu’an exclaimed in alarm.
The berserk Tusk Pig’s eyes turned blood red, its strength doubled, and it appeared extremely bloodthirsty. Xiao Jingting frantically mobilized his spiritual power to obstruct the Tusk Pig’s movements, while Xu Mu’an no longer held back.
The Tusk Pig charged forward violently, smashing the large tree where Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an were perched into two pieces.
Although there were many trees in the forest, few could withstand such impacts. Xiao Jingting barely managed to carry Xu Mu’an to another tree.
Xiao Jingting manipulated a tree branch and thrust it fiercely into the Tusk Pig’s rear end. The Tusk Pig screamed shrilly, and Xu Mu’an was startled by Xiao Jingting’s move.
“Attack now!” Xiao Jingting urged.
Xu Mu’an furiously threw fireballs into the Tusk Pig’s mouth. The two worked together and literally wore the Tusk Pig to death.
Seeing the Tusk Pig lying motionless on the ground, Xu Mu’an breathed a sigh of relief. This time he had thought Xiao Jingting would be a burden, but unexpectedly he had been a great help. Xu Mu’an couldn’t help but view Xiao Jingting in a new light.
“It got smaller,” Xiao Jingting said, looking at the Tusk Pig’s corpse.
“It’s dead, so the berserk state ended and it naturally returned to normal size,” Xu Mu’an said flatly.
