I Start with a Mysterious Island-Chapter 143 - 142: Is This Guy Still Human?

"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..."

The giant field mouse Mutant Beast licked the wound on its right forepaw a few times, its saliva stanching the bleeding. After letting out a sharp screech, its crimson eyes began to glow with a faint golden Spiritual Light.

Immediately after, a sharp, half-meter-long Earth Cone erupted from the ground beside the giant field mouse Mutant Beast.

Lin Li, who was on high alert for a Superpower attack from the giant field mouse Mutant Beast, saw the half-meter-long Earth Cone emerge from the ground, and his muscles instantly tensed.

"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..."

As the ear-piercing screech rang out again, the half-meter-long Earth Cone that had appeared beside the giant field mouse Mutant Beast shot out with a WHOOSH, aimed straight for Lin Li’s face.

"WHOOSH."

The moment Lin Li saw the giant field mouse Mutant Beast use its Superpower to form the Earth Cone, he had also formed a semicircular Cyan Wind Blade in his left hand, which he held behind his back.

Now, seeing the beast shoot the completed Earth Cone at him, he swung his left hand forward, sending the semicircular Cyan Wind Blade to meet the incoming attack.

"BANG."

The razor-sharp Cyan Wind Blade collided with the heavy, brown Earth Cone. The Wind Blade’s power was superior, and it instantly sliced the cone to pieces.

The two Superpowers collided, canceling each other out.

Seeing that its Superpower attack, just like the previous few times, had failed to harm the detestable human before it, the giant field mouse Mutant Beast let out a few enraged squeaks.

"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..."

"It’s rude not to return a favor. Since you attacked me with your Superpower, I’ll return the gesture," Lin Li said to the giant field mouse Mutant Beast. He then launched a series of semicircular Cyan Wind Blades.

"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..." Not to be outdone, the giant field mouse Mutant Beast activated its own Superpower, forming one Earth Cone after another in response.

"BANG."

"BANG."

"BANG."

The back-and-forth exchange of Superpower attacks continued relentlessly. The depression, usually a quiet place, now echoed with massive collisions so loud one couldn’t help but want to cover their ears.

As Lin Li and the giant field mouse Mutant Beast traded Superpower blasts, if a third party had been present, they would have clearly seen the Mutant Beast gradually begin to lose steam.

"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..." Unable to keep up with the consumption, the giant field mouse Mutant Beast was the first to stop using its Superpower. Seeing this, Lin Li didn’t stop his assault, continuing to launch the Wind Blades he formed at the beast.

Lin Li, having eaten the Magical Little Fruits from the Magical Little Tree on the Mysterious Small Island, had not only experienced a world-altering change in his cultivation aptitude, but his Dantian had also been transformed.

Although he was at the same Second Rank Initial Stage of cultivation, the amount of Spiritual Energy Lin Li’s Dantian could hold was ten percent greater than that of other Cultivators at the same level.

As he ate more and more of the Magical Little Fruits, the upper limit of Spiritual Energy his Dantian could contain would continue to increase.

In the future, Lin Li should be able to easily overpower Cultivators of the same rank.

"Hey, you’re not trying to run, are you? Weren’t you so fierce just now? Blocking my path and not letting me leave."

Seeing signs that the giant field mouse Mutant Beast was about to flee, Lin Li taunted it while increasing the frequency of his Superpower attacks.

"SHLICK."

Unable to dodge in time, the giant field mouse Mutant Beast was struck by a sharp Cyan Wind Blade. A deep gash was instantly carved into its sturdy body, and blood spurted from the wound, dyeing its gray fur red in an instant.

"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..."

The giant field mouse Mutant Beast shrieked in pain. A look of fear now appeared in its eyes as it stared at Lin Li.

Flee if you can’t win—this principle applied to both humans and Mutant Beasts.

The injured giant field mouse Mutant Beast turned and ran toward the dense grass in the distance.

When Lin Li saw the giant field mouse Mutant Beast flee, he immediately gave chase.

’I’ve spent so much time wearing this Mutant Beast down. I finally exhausted its Spiritual Energy and managed to inflict a serious wound. Taking it down is a sure thing now. How can I let it get away?’

"You can’t escape..."

Wielding his Spiritual Longsword, which glowed with a faint golden Spiritual Light, Lin Li quickly pursued the frantically fleeing giant field mouse Mutant Beast.

"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..."

The giant field mouse Mutant Beast, with a body the size of a calf, couldn’t just find a hole to dive into and escape like an ordinary field mouse.

At this moment, its only option was to sprint across the wilderness at top speed, hoping its relentless pursuer would give up the chase due to exhaustion. It had no other way out.

One fled, one pursued. Across the desolate wilderness, the man and beast seemed to have started a marathon testing their endurance.

If an ordinary Second Rank Initial Stage Cultivator had been chasing the giant field mouse Mutant Beast for ten or twenty minutes, they probably would have been forced to give up out of exhaustion. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Unfortunately for the giant field mouse Mutant Beast, its enemy was Lin Li. Having eaten the Magical Little Fruits from the Magical Little Tree, Lin Li’s physique had also been greatly enhanced, and his endurance far surpassed that of other Cultivators at the same rank.

"SQUEAK, SQUEAK SQUEAK, SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..." Unable to shake the terrifying human hot on its tail, the giant field mouse Mutant Beast, which truly couldn’t run anymore, was forced to stop.

It panted heavily, completely out of breath, its crimson eyes locked onto Lin Li, who was also panting slightly.

The giant field mouse Mutant Beast simply couldn’t understand. It was one thing for this human to have more Spiritual Energy than it did, but how could his endurance also be so much greater? ’Is this even a human?’

It wasn’t as if the beast had never encountered humans before; it had fought them. Against humans of the same rank, it had almost always held the upper hand. But this human was different, a fact the giant field mouse Mutant Beast found hard to accept.

"Phew... I’m exhausted." A panting Lin Li stared intently at the giant field mouse Mutant Beast, which could no longer run. "Why’d you stop running, you little beast? Come on, run some more!"

Its Spiritual Energy depleted and its physical stamina nearly gone, the giant field mouse Mutant Beast decided to go for one last, desperate struggle.

It would charge forward and engage the human in close-quarters combat. Even if it died, it wouldn’t let him off easy. It had to inflict a serious injury on this detestable human.

"SQUEAK, SQUEAK SQUEAK, SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..." After a few ferocious screeches, the giant field mouse Mutant Beast—with its crimson eyes and calf-sized body—mustered what little strength it had left. Pushing off with its powerful limbs, it charged toward Lin Li.

Unfortunately, having just gone through a life-or-death flight, the giant field mouse Mutant Beast had almost no stamina left. As it charged at Lin Li, its running speed was truly quite slow.

A faint golden Spiritual Light appeared on Lin Li’s hand, and a semicircular Cyan Wind Blade materialized above his palm.

"VMMMM."

The Cyan Wind Blade emitted a faint tremor, and then it began to rapidly expand.

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