"Bang..."
It seemed to sense the commotion in the cave, and the Silver-Backed Bull crashed even more violently.
As Wang Ruoxie just stepped out of the cave, it bellowed a roar and immediately thrust its sharp horns towards Wang Ruoxie.
Clearly, the long wait and incessant ramming at the cave entrance had made it impatient, and it only wanted to kill Wang Ruoxie and swallow him whole.
Facing the charging Silver-Backed Bull, Wang Ruoxie remained extraordinarily calm, as he casually lifted his hands and directly grasped the two extremely sharp horns.
No matter how the Silver-Backed Bull struggled, even as its hooves dug a pit into the ground, it still couldn't break free.
"Roar!"
The Silver-Backed Bull's eyes turned blood-red, and it roared furiously, clearly enraged.
However, even though the Silver-Backed Bull erupted with a thousand pounds of force, it still couldn't escape Wang Ruoxie's grip.
"This guy... what great strength, a Body Tempering Realm Fifth Layer can overpower a Silver-Backed Bull, and hasn't even used his bloodline power. Could this person have innate divine power?"
Seeing this scene, a young man in the nearby bushes showed a look of surprise, secretly thinking to himself.
At this moment, Wang Ruoxie let out a light shout and amazingly lifted the massive body of the Silver-Backed Bull, smashing it fiercely to the ground.
"Boom, boom..."
Time after time, in a very short period, the Silver-Backed Bull was smashed back and forth dozens of times by Wang Ruoxie, the ground being pounded into a deep pit.
If it weren't a Tier One demon beast, and a thick-skinned Silver-Backed Bull at that, it might already have been crushed to death.
Immediately after, Wang Ruoxie transformed his palm into a fist and delivered a vicious punch directly on the Silver-Backed Bull, with a powerful force of fifteen hundred pounds, combined with the power technique of the Ninth Layer and Fifth Layer, killing the Silver-Backed Bull with a single blow.
"Body Tempering Realm Fifth Layer is indeed incomparable to the previous Body Tempering Realm Third Layer."
Looking at the corpse of the Silver-Backed Bull before him, Wang Ruoxie silently marveled.
Not long ago, he was being hunted by this Silver-Backed Bull, yet now, he had killed it effortlessly. In just half an hour, the situation had dramatically reversed, proving that in the Martial Arts World, strength determines fate.
"Clap, clap..."
Just then, a round of applause was heard, causing Wang Ruoxie to frown slightly and turn to look.
This was a young man of considerable elegance, dressed in an extremely luxurious manner, indicating he was of no ordinary status.
"Friend, you are quite skilled. To be able to kill a Tier One demon beast Silver-Backed Bull with a Body Tempering Realm Fifth Layer cultivation, at least in terms of strength, you are probably no weaker than a typical Body Tempering Realm Seventh Layer."
The young man smiled at Wang Ruoxie and then spoke.
"It's just that I'm naturally a bit stronger, nothing much."
Wang Ruoxie responded indifferently. This person must have been hiding nearby for a while, and his sudden appearance was probably not just to greet him.
"Even so, it's still quite impressive."
The young man responded with a faint smile, internally confirming his guess that this person, despite having only a Body Tempering Realm Fifth Layer cultivation, had innate strength much greater than ordinary people, making him comparable to a Body Tempering Realm Seventh Layer in terms of power.
His eyes glinted, and the young man continued, "Friend, I see you just came out of that cave, did you find anything inside?"
"Are you talking about the Vermilion Fruit?"
Wang Ruoxie had already discerned that the young man was probing him.
He knew well that even if he claimed not to have found the Vermilion Fruit, the young man wouldn't easily let him leave, just to be sure. So, he didn't bother wasting words with him.
Upon hearing Wang Ruoxie's words, the young man's eyes darkened. He had hoped that perhaps this guy hadn't discovered the Vermilion Fruit, but now it seemed his opponent not only found it but likely pocketed it.
"Give me the Vermilion Fruit, and I'll let you go, and I, Zhou Jun, am willing to be friends with you."
The youth's eyes locked onto Wang Ruoxie as he spoke again.
"What if I refuse?"
Wang Ruoxie smiled indifferently and replied.
"You better think clearly. I was the one who discovered the Vermilion Fruit first. It wasn't ripe at the time, so I was waiting. I didn't expect you to beat me to it."
Zhou Jun's face darkened as he spoke, "If you hand it over now, I can pretend nothing happened; otherwise, face the consequences."
"I've already eaten the Vermilion Fruit."
Wang Ruoxie's response made Zhou Jun's face change, eyes flashing with murderous intent. To obtain this Vermilion Fruit, he not only waited here for over ten days but also killed several demon beasts trying to snatch it.
However, it turned out he had paved the way for someone else, and how could he not be furious?
"Fine, very well."
Zhou Jun laughed out of anger, then coldly said, "I suppose you've just consumed the Vermilion Fruit, and its effect is yet to be absorbed. Then I'll kill you first, draw all your blood, and refine it into a Blood Pill. Although some of the potency will be lost, it should still help me break through to the Body Tempering Realm Ninth Layer."
"Extract my blood to refine a Blood Pill?"
Hearing this, Wang Ruoxie internally sneered. In his past life as a Blood Demon, he had devoured unknown amounts of Celestial Human Realm essence blood and bloodlines. Now, an insignificant Body Tempering Realm Eighth Layer dared talk such nonsense in front of him.
"Die."
At this moment, Zhou Jun shouted coldly and immediately punched towards Wang Ruoxie's head.
In his view, even with innate divine power, his opponent only had Body Tempering Realm Fifth Layer cultivation, and could neither match his Qi and Blood nor his body strength. One punch would be enough to deal with him.
Wang Ruoxie also moved, throwing a punch of his own towards Zhou Jun's fist.
Seeing his opponent dare to confront him head-on, Zhou Jun's eyes showed a cold smile. A Body Tempering Realm Fifth Layer actually dared to clash with a Body Tempering Realm Eighth Layer, utterly reckless.
However, the next moment, the smile on his face froze completely.
Because at the moment of the punch collision, he felt an extremely terrifying force from his opponent's fist, wave after wave, each fiercer than the last, surging into his body like a raging storm.
"Pfft!"
A mouthful of fresh blood spewed out, and Zhou Jun's entire body was instantly knocked into the air.
Subsequently, his body landed heavily on the ground, spitting out another mouthful of blood.
"How is this possible, how are you so strong..."
Struggling to get up, Zhou Jun looked at Wang Ruoxie with disbelief.
In the earlier clash, he could feel that their strength was almost equivalent, each possessing the strength of one bull and one tiger, but his opponent's attack contained fivefold force, with immense power that he couldn't possibly withstand.
Taking steps forward, Wang Ruoxie slowly walked towards Zhou Jun.
"What do you plan to do?"
Zhou Jun asked, his face showing an unpleasant expression.
"Kill you."
Wang Ruoxie coldly spat out the chilling words; never commit offenses against others, but never forgive if others offend against him.
Zhou Jun intended to kill him and even extract his blood to refine a Blood Pill, so naturally, he would not let him go.