Li Zhuo was still grinning foolishly.
The Squirrel had already leaped in front of him, simultaneously raising its tiny fist!
“Heh, you dare to strike? An ant trying to shake a tree, how laughable and self-unaware… ”
Bang!
Before he could finish his sentence.
The Squirrel’s tiny fist had already landed on Li Zhuo’s face!
The force was so great that it sent Li Zhuo flying backward!
Then he crashed heavily onto the ground.
Kicking up a cloud of dust and fallen leaves.
Li Zhuo clutched his face, his eyes full of disbelief.
He considered himself to have achieved Physical Body Perfection, with a strong Physical Body.
Yet, he hadn't expected to be knocked to the ground by a Squirrel.
Even though he was in the Safe Zone, Li Zhuo’s Physical Body did not suffer any damage.
But his heart was churning with immense shock.
Before he could speak.
The Little Squirrel bounced again, landing in front of Li Zhuo.
It actually spoke human words, while also raising its fist.
“You—”
“How dare you—”
“Steal my treasure!”
Following the Little Squirrel’s angry and clear words.
Its tiny fists rained down like a downpour, striking fiercely at Li Zhuo’s body.
After beating him for a long time.
The Little Squirrel finally jumped off Li Zhuo.
It turned back to glance at the hateful neighbor, the Squirrel looked utterly disgusted.
“Pah, serves you right!”
Then.
It was about to retrieve its nuts.
It hadn't taken two steps.
The Little Squirrel suddenly heard a patting sound coming from behind him.
It turned back, somewhat confused.
It actually saw that hateful neighbor standing up as if nothing had happened.
He even patted off the dirt and fallen leaves clinging to his body.
“You, you’re okay?!” The Little Squirrel’s mouth dropped open, utterly shocked.
Li Zhuo brushed the dirt off his body, then frowned and said, “As expected of the cultivation world, is just any Squirrel so powerful?”
“Uh, you’re a Squirrel, right?” Li Zhuo confirmed again.
The Little Squirrel opened and closed its mouth, finally recovering, “Nonsense, of course I’m a Squirrel!”
“It seems the cultivation world is much more dangerous than I imagined… Maybe I should give up on the plan to go down the mountain…”
Muttering to himself, Li Zhuo walked towards the hundred-poison bramble ball.
He reached out and picked up the already poisoned whip, then turned to look at the Squirrel.
He said, “You ambushed me, that doesn’t count. Let’s start over.”
Then.
He instructed the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan and Little Red, who was quickly climbing towards the Safe Zone, “You two, don’t help.”
Li Zhuo hesitated whether to give up on his plan to go down the mountain.
He decided to give it a try first.
If he could subdue this powerful Little Squirrel with his almost zero combat experience.
It would mean he barely possessed the ability to protect himself.
If he was a bit more cautious, avoiding conflicts when possible.
The danger of going down the mountain wouldn't be too great.
But if he couldn't even beat this Squirrel, then he should promptly abandon the idea of going down the mountain.
He would honestly stay hidden in the mountains.
Hoping that some Immortal Fairy with a broken engagement, or a crippled Prodigy, would enter the mountains and impart cultivation methods to him.
Looking at the hateful Human Race holding the vine, the Little Squirrel frowned, “I’ve already beaten you, and my anger has subsided. Just give me back my nuts.”
“…”
After a moment of silence, Li Zhuo was a bit helpless.
“Hey, you acting like this makes me look like the villain.”
“Aren’t you?” The Little Squirrel was not at all polite!
“I am!”
Li Zhuo kicked the snakeskin bag into the core area and said, “If you win this time, I’ll give you half the nuts back, and a magical fruit!”
The Squirrel snorted coldly, “You want a beating? I’ll satisfy you!”
With that.
Its legs bent slightly, and it pushed off with a sudden burst of power!
Its speed was even faster.
Li Zhuo held his breath, gripping the whip.
He carefully stared at this grey-brown little creature.
Seeing the Little Squirrel already close, Li Zhuo held the whip and swung it fiercely.
With the blessing of his Physical Body Perfection Realm, Li Zhuo’s strength was immense.
Even without any prior foundation.
With brute force, he swung the whip.
It still whistled through the air.
Feeling the whip cut through the air, the Little Squirrel’s expression became a little more serious:
“You’re quite strong, but you lack combat experience! The whip can’t hit me, and it actually allows me to borrow its force!”
As it spoke.
The Squirrel dodged the whip sideways, extended its claw, grabbed, and pulled!
Its entire body leaped high into the air.
Then…
It fell straight down.
Thud!
The Squirrel crashed onto the ground, kicking up bits of dust.
Its eyes rolled back, it foamed at the mouth, and its tiny body twitched.
“Poison… you, despicable…”
Before it could finish speaking, the Little Squirrel’s eyes rolled white.
It fainted directly.
The sudden change made Li Zhuo’s eyes widen.
He looked at the whip with red patterns in his hand, then at the unconscious Squirrel.
Li Zhuo mumbled, “This whip’s poison attribute is only 27 points… So you don’t have any poison resistance at all…”
After complaining a bit.
Li Zhuo cupped the now unconscious Squirrel in both hands.
At the same time, he opened the All Things Modifier.
To check the Little Squirrel’s attributes.
He didn’t know until he looked, and when he looked, he was astonished.
Individual Information: Animal Type — Song Ling Rat ★
Rank: 24
Qi and Blood: 4257
Age: 14
Friendliness: 13 (Wants to give you a good beating.)
Racial Talent
Spirit Martial Dao (White): Song Ling Rats cannot store Spiritual Qi, but can use Spiritual Qi to enhance Physical Body strength.
Attributes
Intelligence: 25
Attack: 33
Speed: 24
Defense: 17
Stealth: 40
Body Impurities: 36
Special Attributes
Poison: 15 (Quite deeply poisoned)
“Uh, so it’s not an ordinary Squirrel, that scared me.”
“Its racial talent is to use Spiritual Qi to enhance its Physical Body, no wonder it’s so strong.”
“It’s just, you’re too specialized.”
“You’re quite a reasonable Squirrel, and I was also in the wrong first, so I’ll help you heal~”
“In return, those two bags of nuts are mine~”
“Healing the world, curing diseases and saving rats, I really am a great philanthropist~”
After a few self-muttering words, Li Zhuo directly cleared the Squirrel’s poison attribute and Body Impurities.
And added them to its Attack, Defense, and Speed.
As expected.
The Squirrel leveled up and starred up, becoming a more powerful Squirrel.
Individual Information: Animal Type — Earth-Suppressing Song Ling Rat ★★
Rank: 27
Qi and Blood: 6657
Age: 14
Friendliness: 31 (Has quite complex emotions towards you, a bit wants to beat you, but also very grateful to you.)
Racial Talent
Spirit Martial Dao (Yellow): Earth-Suppressing Song Ling Rats enhance Physical Body strength with Spiritual Qi. By consuming Qi and Blood, they can enter the Earth-Suppressing Rat state, drastically increasing various physical stats for a short period.
Attributes
Intelligence: 25
Attack: 69
Speed: 44
Defense: 38
Stealth: 40
“Not bad, not bad, a two-star Spirit Beast, it could even be the guardian Divine Beast for a low-level School or cultivation Family.”
Li Zhuo praised his own handiwork.
The Little Squirrel also slowly woke up.
Opening its eyes, it happened to see Li Zhuo’s foolishly grinning big face.
Feeling the warmth and softness from its back.
The Little Squirrel’s body stiffened: “You, what are you doing, let me down quickly!”
“Uh.”
Li Zhuo was stunned, then separated his hands.
The Squirrel then dropped straight through the gap between his hands, landing on the ground with a thud.
“Ouch~”
The Squirrel subconsciously frowned and rubbed its backside, but then suddenly noticed the changes in its body.
It sprang up, its eyes wide.
Its face was filled with disbelief.
Raising its head, looking at the hateful Human Race, the Little Squirrel’s voice trembled slightly: “You, did you do this?!”