Yang Xiao took a long breath, his heart also filled with a surge of pleasant surprise. He originally thought that the cultivation of Ancient Martial Inner Power, which was supposed to take years, could actually achieve some success within a mere ten days.
Thinking that he actually possessed the Internal Cultivation Methods previously only described in wuxia novels, Yang Xiao felt as if he was dreaming.
According to Lan Xin, this was because he had a high base for Genetic Evolution, which is why his cultivation of Ancient Martial Inner Power could achieve twice the results with half the effort.
If that was the case, then spreading Ancient Martial Cultivation in Nanmu City would yield modest results in about half a year.
"Yang Xiao, you've also been tired these past few days; rest well for half a day today."
Yang Xiao nodded. He had been practicing the Inner Strength Mental Method of the Shenming Mountain Sect in the mountain cave for the past ten days, without inquiring about outside matters, so he asked:
"How are the Tibetan Mastiffs outside? Have they not left yet?"
Xue Mei hurriedly said:
"Young Master Yang, no, Junior Brother, the Tibetan Mastiffs haven't left, but we don't have much food left either, are we going to starve to death in the cave?"
Yang Xiao was startled, looking towards Lan Xin.
The Tibetan Mastiff carcass weighed about 2,000 pounds, and after removing bones and viscera, there was probably around 1,000 pounds of pure meat. With 17 people in the cave eating two meals a day, around forty-fifty pounds of meat would be consumed, which means after more than ten days, only about five hundred pounds were left.
The remaining meat was all dried, with about 6 taels (an ancient Chinese unit of weight) of dried meat per pound.
If there wasn't a new food source, even if everyone reduced their daily consumption, it could only last for about half a month.
The Tibetan Mastiffs at the mouth of the cave did not retreat, which started to worry everyone.
Yang Xiao casually said:
"Don't worry, as your junior brother, I won't let you go hungry. I'm just afraid you'll all get fat from eating too much meat, which would be terrible."
"It doesn't matter if we get fat, but you're worried that our sister Lan Xin will become less beautiful if she gets fat, right?"
After living together for more than ten days, they had come to understand Yang Xiao's easy-going nature, and became much more casual when talking. Moreover, since Yang Xiao had now joined the Shenming Mountain Sect as the youngest junior brother, these senior sisters joked without any reservations.
Yang Xiao could only chuckle foolishly while Lan Xin gave Xiao Lan a stare and said, "Today, you'll eat less."
Xiao Lan stuck out her tongue and giggled.
Lan Xin said to Yang Xiao:
"We can still manage with the food for the time being, but we have run out of charcoal, can't roast meat anymore, and even boiling water will be a problem."
"I'll go take a look at the cave entrance; I haven't checked it for several days, not sure what the situation is outside."
Yang Xiao, along with Lan Xin, Xiao Lan, and others walked to the cave entrance. Just reaching the entrance, a barrage of Ice Balls started to rain down from outside.
"Damn it, these Tibetan Mastiffs really know how to persist."
Yang Xiao was inwardly furious, wanting to stimulate everyone's morale, so he said:
"Lan Xin, follow me and charge out of the cave. You don't have to go far, just stand by my side and be on guard. I want to kill a few Tibetan Mastiffs to let them know our strength, and let them know that just because we haven't come out for these days, they can't take us lightly."
Lan Xin was astonished, "Is that okay?"
"Of course it is. Tibetan Mastiffs are also clever; they've been gritting their teeth and persisting as well. After more than ten days, they have consumed much more food than us, and probably don't have anything to eat either. If we suddenly kill a few fiercely now, we might even break their morale."
Lan Xin and others nodded.
"I'll count one, two, three, and we'll charge out together. Don't go further than ten meters from the cave entrance, and if something's not right, run back into the cave, got it?"
The crowd nodded in agreement.
Yang Xiao activated the Defensive Light Shield and charged out instantly. Several Ice Balls exploded on his body, and although he was now at the intermediate level of Enhanced Gene and had higher resistance to Ice Balls, he still felt a surge of Extreme Cold Energy rush into his body, causing him to shiver.
As soon as Yang Xiao dashed out, the direction of the Ice Ball attacks immediately shifted to follow him. Lan Xin and the others took this opportunity to charge out as well, swinging their swords and using the Sword Qi to shatter the incoming Ice Balls. This allowed the Ice Balls to explode prematurely three to four meters away from them, reducing the assault of the Extreme Cold Energy.
After Yang Xiao charged out, he immediately saw a crowd of Tibetan Mastiffs standing about twenty meters away from the cave entrance. His Divine Sense surged, and he launched several One Finger Splitting Earth attacks towards the distance.
Several loud explosions sounded. Giant spikes broke through the ground, overturning huge rocks and tossing dozens of Tibetan Mastiffs into the air.
The Tibetan Mastiffs clearly hadn't anticipated Yang Xiao's sudden charge, and most of them were taken aback.
The Tibetan Mastiff King let out an angry roar. Over a hundred Tibetan Mastiffs with golden Defense Auras charging at them, each activated their Defense Light Screens.
Yang Xiao instantly launched the Sweeping Void,
With a roar like rolling thunder, a huge monster's tail swept across towards the surge of Tibetan Mastiffs.
With a thunderous crash, the ten or so Tibetan Mastiffs running at the forefront were sent flying, followed by the second and third rows!
The energy of Sweeping Void was depleted, and the monstrous tail began to collapse and disappear.
The Tibetan Mastiffs in the back, having learned from past experiences, didn't hesitate and continued to charge forward, taking advantage of their numbers.
Yang Xiao instantly unleashed the Soul Skill, Black Hole Swallowing.
Boom! The ten or so Tibetan Mastiffs running at the forefront were caught in the pull, and those who continued to run were also affected, their speed slowed.
However, a distance of ten or so meters was too short for the Tibetan Mastiffs; the ones behind charged forward in no time.
Black Hole Swallowing had a time delay and was not as instantaneous as Sweeping Void, so Yang Xiao could not immediately retire the Soul Skill and run back to the cave. He had to hold on, not wanting to give up such a good opportunity.
With a cry from Lan Xin:
"Hold on, everyone, attack!"
More than a dozen Sword Qi strikes were directed at the charging Tibetan Mastiffs, slaying several on the spot.
The Tibetan Mastiffs caught by the Black Hole Swallowing were completely absorbed into the black hole. Yang Xiao, not caring about the second batch of monsters caught, quickly changed hand gestures, activating the engulfing attack of Black Hole Swallowing.
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Yang Xiao canceled the Black Hole Swallowing, and the flesh of about a dozen Tibetan Mastiffs fell from the sky, mangled.
A Tibetan Mastiff leaped towards Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao instantly drew out the Bronze Divine Sword, and with one strike, he cleaved through the Tibetan Mastiff's Defense Aura and killed it!
All this happened in a very short time, and Yang Xiao and his team were already surrounded by the surge of Tibetan Mastiffs.
Dozens of Ice Balls were launched from afar, exploding overhead, and a white fog of ice enveloped everyone.
Yang Xiao shouted, and Lan Xin immediately turned and rushed towards the cave entrance.
Merely five to six meters from the cave entrance, there were already about a dozen Tibetan Mastiffs blocking their path.
Obviously, they intended to cut off everyone's retreat.