739. The Newly Refined Enhancement Pill / 740. This Is No Place for Humans Like You

Izayoi could no longer worry about anything else. He hurriedly swung the weapon in his hand and slashed at the black shadow.

The black shadow also swung its fist at Izayoi. When their fists collided, a powerful shockwave spread in all directions. Both of them were forced back, but Izayoi was not defeated.

Seeing that Izayoi had not been defeated, the black shadow was clearly surprised and lunged at him again.

"Hehe." A cold smile appeared at the corner of Izayoi’s mouth.

Hah! Izayoi suddenly activated his Charge skill and rushed toward the black shadow. At that moment, the black shadow’s figure flickered in and out of sight.

"Damn it, it actually hid!" Izayoi could not help but curse.

Suddenly, the black shadow launched a fierce attack on Izayoi. In an instant, many wounds were torn through his body, and blood poured out.

Izayoi was greatly shocked. He had not expected to suffer such severe injuries.

He hurriedly took out a pill that could strengthen his power and swallowed it. A wild golden aura erupted from within his body.

Izayoi felt as though his strength had soared to the heavens, as if he could now do anything. With that thought, he charged at the black shadow at top speed.

He wanted to completely eliminate this enemy. He had no desire to waste time here.

The black shadow seemed to have anticipated that Izayoi would do this, and its speed became slower and slower.

Hah! Izayoi roared in fury. The long blade in his hand slashed down fiercely.

But at that moment, the scene before him suddenly changed. It was no longer the black shadow’s body, but an afterimage. A blade.

The Newly Refined Amplification Pill

The black shadow appeared again. This time, it looked even stranger. Moreover, the aura emanating from it was even more powerful, surpassing that of the previous black shadow.

"Fuck!" Izayoi looked at the scene before him and truly had the urge to curse. He no longer knew what words could describe his thoughts. What the hell was this supposed to be?!

At that moment, the black shadow grabbed Izayoi’s long blade and slammed it forcefully into the ground. A massive shockwave immediately burst forth.

Izayoi snorted coldly. He spun his longsword before him, then summoned several wind blades and sent them hurtling toward the ground.

With a series of booming sounds, the ground was torn open into a huge crater. Yet the black shadow still stood where it was, completely unharmed. Instead, Izayoi’s longsword broke.

"Fuck! This guy is ridiculously tough!" Izayoi exclaimed.

"Kid, I’ll teach you a little lesson now. Remember, this is only an appetizer. I’m not full yet!" As the black shadow spoke, it grabbed a handful of black shadows and threw them beside Izayoi.

Seeing those black shadows thrown at him, Izayoi hurriedly swung his longsword and attacked in every direction. Unfortunately, those black shadows showed no sign of stopping. Instead, they became even denser.

"Fuck, you really aren’t afraid of pain, are you?" Izayoi said irritably.

"Hehe, I’m not afraid of pain. What can you do to me?" the black shadow said with a laugh, looking incomparably arrogant.

"Fine, then I won’t hold back either." Seeing this, a wicked expression appeared on Izayoi’s face. He narrowed his eyes and softly muttered something.

Then he took out an even stronger longsword and carved a wound into the black shadow’s arm.

"Damn it! You filthy human, how dare you hurt me!" the black shadow roared. It was enraged. It had never received such treatment before, and it filled it with fury.

Izayoi looked at the black shadow glaring at him, a wicked smile curling across his lips. "Hehe, I want to make you angry. What can you do to me?"

"Bastard! I’ll kill you!" the black shadow shouted. Its body then began to transform rapidly.

In an instant, it became no different from an ordinary person. It stretched out an arm and beckoned to the black shadows on the ground. Those black shadows immediately vanished… and it became even larger.

The black shadow swung its enormous fist into Izayoi’s body, smashing him straight into the ground.

Blood gushed endlessly from his mouth. He lay prone on the ground, his body trembling, revealing the extreme fear in his heart.

"Bastard, just wait! Sooner or later, I’ll make you pay! I’ll make you die horribly!" the black shadow roared. As it spoke, its fist fell upon Izayoi again.

"Ah!" Izayoi let out a pained wail. His entire body was beaten until his flesh split open, leaving a trail of blood.

At last, Izayoi could no longer endure it. He struggled to his feet, blood continuously spurting from his mouth.

He gritted his teeth and glared at the black shadow. "You bastard, I won’t let you off! I’ll make you pay! I’ll show you the consequences of provoking me!"

"Hahaha! How arrogant! What a wild tone! But do you know the consequences of provoking me? You’ll die horribly!" the black shadow laughed loudly.

"Hmph! I’ll make you die horribly!" Izayoi said with a cold snort. Then he took a red pill from his spatial ring and swallowed it.

This Is Not a Place Humans Should Be

A ray of white light shone from his body. After a series of crackling sounds, his injuries recovered, and his entire body became filled with strength. "This is?"

"This is the Amplification Pill I just refined. After taking it, it boosts strength by fifty percent! I’ll show you the consequences of provoking me!" Izayoi stared at the black shadow with a savage expression, his words filled with killing intent.

"Hahaha! Arrogant brat, now you know how powerful I am, right?" the black shadow mocked.

"Is that so? Then I’d like to try. Let’s see what you’re capable of," Izayoi said.

Then his right leg suddenly kicked down at the ground. With a bang, the ground cracked beneath his foot, and Izayoi’s entire body shot into the air.

His left leg swept toward the black shadow’s head. His kick produced bursts of piercing air, while waves of wind blades shot out beneath his foot.

A harsh sound rang out, and waves of bone-chilling cold echoed through the forest.

"Hahaha! Come on! Catch me if you can!" the black shadow shouted.

Izayoi ignored it and charged straight at it.

The black shadow darted through the forest for some distance before stopping beside a boulder. Then a massive spear suddenly appeared in its hand.

"Kid, see this spear? I’ve defeated many powerful beings with it. This is my weapon, the Black Spear. Just wait to die!" the black shadow said.

After speaking, the black shadow raised the black spear.

Izayoi looked at the black spear from the air, and his pupils constricted. He knew very well how powerful the opponent before him was. This spear was definitely no ordinary weapon.

Its power was far greater than the strength he could wield with his longsword, and it was much heavier as well.

If that happened, his advantage would disappear completely. That was why he had not used his longsword earlier—because he simply could not unleash it properly here.

At this point, Izayoi knew he had to use all his strength. Otherwise, he might truly die here. He slowly closed his eyes, and then the aura around him suddenly surged, pressing directly toward the black shadow.

At that moment, the black shadow suddenly opened its eyes. Its gloomy gaze fixed on Izayoi, filled with an intense desire to fight. With a loud shout, it gripped the Black Spear and aimed it at Izayoi’s body.

Its body instantly flew toward Izayoi. Izayoi refused to be outdone and charged toward it as well. Their fists collided repeatedly, producing muffled impacts.

The two fought in midair, their powers resisting one another. Both went all out, yet neither gained the upper hand.

Then Izayoi’s speed suddenly increased. He severed one of the black shadow’s arms, and his speed grew even faster.

He was going to kill the black shadow now. He released a powerful pressure that left the black shadow unable to move at all.

Izayoi stomped the black shadow beneath him, then raised the sword in his hand and slashed fiercely toward its chest. The moment the blade fell, bursts of light erupted.

The black shadow’s body shuddered violently. Izayoi’s strike cleaved it directly in two, and its corpse rolled across the ground a few times before lying there stiffly.

Don’t Even Think About Living Again

Izayoi continued onward. Just then, he saw a strange-looking tree. While his attention was drawn to it, a peculiar ape leaped down from the tree. It looked at Izayoi with a hint of mockery, as though it found him incredibly foolish.

"Kid, this is not a place humans should come. Since you’re here, I’ll kill you!"

The ape was incredibly fast. It charged madly at Izayoi and swung a fist at him.

Izayoi watched the ape rush toward him, a faint smile still on his face. He raised an arm and blocked the ape’s incoming fist.

Bang! Izayoi’s arm was smashed hard enough to break the bones.

"Hahahahaha! Kid, I’m going to pound you into meat paste and turn you into roasted meat!!!"

The ape roared loudly, its face filled with madness, as though it had already eaten Izayoi alive.

Then it swung its fist at Izayoi again.

Izayoi still used his arm to block the ape’s fist.

Crack! The ape’s fist broke Izayoi’s arm. Izayoi swayed a few times, then dropped to one knee, supporting himself with a hand on his knee as blood spilled from his mouth.

"Ah!" Seeing that it had injured Izayoi, the ape let out an excited roar.

"Kid, how does it feel now?" the ape roared, seemingly mocking Izayoi.

"Very good. Very painful." Izayoi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then took out a tissue from his pocket and gently wiped himself a few times.

Seeing that Izayoi could actually still stand, the ape froze for a moment.

"You’re not dead yet?"

"I can’t die yet," Izayoi replied.

After hearing Izayoi’s words, the ape continued swinging its fists at him. By now, Izayoi was completely enraged. A powerful shockwave erupted from his body and sent the ape flying.

A stunned expression appeared on the ape’s face, as though it could not believe what had just happened.

"How is this possible? How did you, a weak human, suddenly become stronger?"

Izayoi snorted coldly and looked mockingly at the ape before him. Naturally, he would not tell the ape that he had been hiding his strength earlier.

"Die, monkey." Izayoi took out his sword and poured powerful strength into it. With one slash, he struck the ape’s arm.

A great deal of blood flowed from the ape’s arm, and shock appeared on its face.

"Good, very good! A filthy human actually dares to hurt me! Let me show you this ape lord’s power!" the ape shouted, swinging both fists at Izayoi while spewing poisonous gas from its mouth. Poisonous mist spread through the air.

Izayoi immediately dodged, refusing to let the poisonous mist spray onto him. However, the mist still seeped into his clothes and around his trouser cuffs, gradually corroding his skin.

An anxious look appeared on Izayoi’s face. He felt his entire body becoming numb, and he had to deal with this ape quickly.

So, he drew his sword and used the move he knew best: Heaven-Splitting!

At that moment, Izayoi’s eyes flashed with a sharp light. He focused all his mind on Heaven-Splitting.

Dazzling golden light burst from his eyes. This was the Gold Attribute radiance of Heaven-Splitting.

The golden light grew increasingly blinding.

Clang! Izayoi gripped Heaven-Splitting and clashed continuously with the ape, producing intense impacts.

Roar! The ape let out a miserable howl, and then a huge wound appeared on its body.

Not the Slightest Hint of Pain

Izayoi withdrew Heaven-Splitting and took a deep breath. The battle just now had exhausted all the inner energy in his body, and he wanted to recover quickly. But at that moment, strange red light appeared around the ape’s body, and its strength seemed to surge dramatically.

"Human, I admit that you are strong, but don’t even think about living again!"

The ape’s claws became sharper, and its body grew somewhat larger, making it look even stronger.

The ape swung its claws at Izayoi. Izayoi’s expression changed drastically. He knew that the ape was far too powerful now.

Izayoi summoned a shield, hoping it could block the ape’s claws, but the shield did not meet his expectations.

The shield was easily torn apart by the ape’s claws. Then the ape swung its arm again and struck Izayoi’s body.

With a loud bang, Izayoi felt his bones break as his entire body flew backward.

Pfft! Izayoi spat out a mouthful of blood, closed his eyes, and fell to the ground dead.

The ape was simply too powerful. It had only casually waved its claws a few times, yet it had torn the shield apart.

"Hahaha!" The ape threw back its head and laughed.

Izayoi’s expression was extremely grim. He had already suffered severe injuries, and he knew that he had to think of another way. Otherwise, he would definitely die here!

At that moment, Izayoi remembered that he possessed a very miraculous pill.

This pill could allow its user to recover quickly. As long as the user’s body had not lost all of its life energy,

they could recover very quickly. In just a quarter of an hour, their strength could return to normal.

However, this recovery speed was limited. The faster the recovery, the greater the consumption, so Izayoi had never dared to use the pill lightly. After all, its side effects were far too severe.

But his situation was critical now, so he could no longer care about that. He hurriedly took out the pill and swallowed it.

Izayoi immediately circulated his cultivation technique and began refining the pill.

The moment the pill entered his stomach, it quickly melted and flowed into Izayoi’s limbs and bones, merging with his blood and cells while also absorbing the medicinal properties.