Chapter 70: Another Attack!

"What the hell is this?!"

Ryan abruptly turned his head.

A black shadow was streaking toward him at terrifying speed.

In the blink of an eye, it had already reached his right side, moving so quickly that Ryan couldn’t even identify it clearly.

Seeing the black shadow suddenly appear so close, Ryan was instantly startled.

There was no time to dodge.

He immediately activated his Overlord Body Bloodline, crossed his arms in front of his body, and covered them with surging yellow Origin Energy, firmly protecting himself.

BANG!

A terrifying force exploded between his arms.

At the same time, the phantom of the Overlord Body Battle Armor instantly appeared around his body.

Even so, the tremendous impact still caused Ryan’s entire body to tremble violently before he was sent flying backward.

After being thrown several meters through the air, Ryan’s expression became extremely ugly.

He quickly reacted.

With a thought, two thick strands of Spider Silk shot from his hands and wrapped tightly around a towering tree.

Using the rebound force of the Spider Silk, Ryan swung backward and used the momentum to dissipate the terrifying impact.

Only then did he finally stabilize himself and land steadily on the ground.

However, his expression remained solemn.

Only after landing did Ryan fully realize just how terrifying the collision force had been.

Although the Overlord Body Battle Armor had absorbed most of the impact and he hadn’t suffered any injuries, both of his arms were faintly numb.

At this moment, Ryan suddenly focused his gaze.

He finally saw the true appearance of the black shadow.

It was a huge wild boar covered in glossy black fur.

However, it was completely different from an ordinary wild boar.

Its body was as large as a buffalo’s, its build fat yet powerful, and its appearance extremely fierce.

Its crimson eyes were filled with ferocity, while two long, sharp tusks curved upward from either side of its mouth.

Nearly eighty percent of its body was covered in thick black Iron Armor.

Under the fragmented sunlight filtering through the forest canopy, the armor shimmered with cold metallic light, giving it an intimidating appearance.

"First-Tier Exotic Beast, Iron Armor War Pig?"

Ryan’s expression changed slightly.

He had seen information about this type of exotic beast in various books and scrolls.

[Iron Armor War Pig: First-Tier Exotic Beast. Possesses a C-Grade Ordinary Enhancement-Type Bloodline, "Iron Armor." Its passive ability greatly strengthens the body’s toughness and grants immense physical strength.

Its active ability allows most of its body surface to harden into thick and tough Iron Armor, further increasing its physical defense and strength. It is considered a relatively powerful existence among First-Tier Exotic Beasts.]

Ryan hadn’t expected that he would encounter such a troublesome existence among First-Tier Exotic Beasts immediately after entering Ashfall Forest.

The C-Grade Ordinary Iron Armor Bloodline was far stronger than the Iron Clad Bloodline and was one of its evolutionary branches.

Although the Iron Armor War Pig was only a First-Tier Exotic Beast, its Origin Energy reserves were at least comparable to someone at the peak of the Ninth Stage of the Origin Sea Convergence Realm.

Both its strength and endurance surpassed Ryan’s current cultivation at the Sixth Stage of the Origin Sea Convergence Realm.

"Chii!"

At this moment, the Iron Armor War Pig’s eyes were blood-red.

Thick yellow air continuously blasted from its large nostrils, while one of its hind hooves repeatedly scraped against the ground.

It appeared extremely furious.

Just now, it had launched a full-powered sneak attack using the Medium-Grade Profound Rank Combat Skill, Savage Charge.

Yet despite catching Ryan completely off guard, it had still failed to knock him down.

Naturally, this enraged it.

SWISH!

The next moment, the Iron Armor War Pig stomped its massive hooves against the ground.

Its enormous body instantly transformed into another black streak as it charged madly toward Ryan.

Despite its seemingly bulky and fat body, its speed was surprisingly fast.

Perhaps driven by its fury, it was even slightly faster than before.

In the blink of an eye, it had closed the distance to less than ten feet.

"Hmph!"

Ryan snorted coldly.

This time, he was prepared and remained completely calm.

His eyes locked onto the charging Iron Armor War Pig.

He waited.

Closer.

Closer.

Just as the Iron Armor War Pig was about to crash into his chest, Ryan suddenly twisted his body and turned sideways.

The massive body of the Iron Armor War Pig narrowly passed beside him.

At that exact moment, Ryan’s eyes flashed coldly.

He activated his Overlord Body Bloodline to its fullest and twisted his waist, throwing a full-powered backhand punch directly toward the beast’s exposed, fleshy waist.

BANG!

A thunderous impact erupted.

The Iron Armor War Pig was instantly sent flying by the terrifying force of Rampaging Tyrant Strength.

A deep fist imprint appeared on the Iron Armor covering its waist.

"Wuu!"

A miserable squeal echoed through the forest as the massive beast flew backward.

It didn’t stop until its body slammed heavily into a thick ancient tree.

BANG!

The impact caused the tree to shake violently.

The Iron Armor War Pig slid down the trunk before crashing onto the ground, stirring up a cloud of dead leaves and mud.

"Lulu..."

After a moment, it struggled to its feet.

Its nostrils twitched violently as strange cries escaped its mouth, while dark-red blood continuously flowed from its lips.

A strong smell of blood immediately spread through the surrounding forest.

The arrogance in its eyes had completely disappeared.

It knew it was no match for this human.

After barely stabilizing itself, the Iron Armor War Pig immediately turned around and fled without hesitation.

"Hmph. Trying to run?"

Seeing this, Ryan sneered.

He slammed his palm against the ground.

"Profound Rank Low Grade Secret Art, Spider Silk Entanglement!"

WHOOSH!

In an instant, massive strands of Spider Silk, each as thick as a thumb, shot out from beneath the Iron Armor War Pig’s hooves.

The Spider Silk instantly wrapped around all four of its legs, tightly binding them in place.

"Uh! Uh!"

The Iron Armor War Pig abruptly halted.

It let out a series of furious cries toward the sky and began exerting force with all four legs and its powerful waist.

Its enormous body twisted violently.

PUFF! PUFF! PUFF!

The Spider Silk snapped one strand after another.

In less than a breath, the Iron Armor War Pig had forcibly broken free from the restraints around its four legs and regained its ability to move.

However, that brief moment of restraint had already been enough.

The instant Ryan finished casting Spider Silk Entanglement, he had already activated his Ultimate-Grade Origin Realm divine travel boots.

His body shot forward like a swift gust of wind.

He arrived in front of the Iron Armor War Pig just before it could completely break free.

Ryan’s Overlord Body Bloodline surged violently.

He leaped into the air, performed two rapid spins, and then suddenly unleashed his strongest kick.

"Superior-Grade Origin Realm Combat Skill, Explosive Cyclone Kick!"

BANG!

An explosive sound reverberated through the forest.

Ryan’s terrifying leg force struck the Iron Armor War Pig’s head.

Its entire head was violently twisted to one side before its massive body was smashed headfirst into the ground.

BOOM!

A deep crater appeared beneath its head.

Dead leaves and dirt were blasted into the air, scattering in every direction.

The terrifying force of the kick had completely pulverized the Iron Armor War Pig’s brain tissue.

It was utterly dead.

Its head was deeply buried in the ground, leaving only its body below the neck exposed above the surface.

Ryan looked at the scene and smiled faintly.

He was quite satisfied with the power of Explosive Cyclone Kick.

With his C-Grade Top-Tier Overlord Body Bloodline, he felt that there were very few people within the same realm who could rival him in close combat.

With a wave of his right hand, he immediately stored the Iron Armor War Pig’s corpse inside his spatial ring.

SWISH!

However, just as Ryan was preparing to continue forward, a sharp gust of wind suddenly descended from directly above his head.

"Again? It’s endless. What is it this time?"

Ryan’s expression instantly darkened.

He abruptly raised his right arm and blocked above him.

CLANG!

A resounding metallic clang echoed through the forest.

The force behind the attack was extremely heavy.

Ryan felt as though something had smashed directly into his right wrist.

His entire body suddenly sank.

Half of his boots were forced into the soft mud beneath his feet.

Fortunately, his Overlord Body was sufficiently powerful.

Combined with the Overlord Body Battle Armor that instantly manifested around him and absorbed a portion of the impact, the attack failed to break through his physical defense.

Only a shallow white mark remained on his right wrist.

"Squeak, squeak..."

A strange sound suddenly came from above.

Ryan’s eyes narrowed as he immediately looked up.

Yet above him, there was nothing except dense branches and leaves swaying slightly in the breeze.

The attacker had disappeared.

"Where did it go?"

Ryan’s expression darkened.

He immediately assumed a defensive stance and rapidly scanned his surroundings.

The forest fell silent once again.

Only the faint rustling of leaves could be heard.

Ryan’s gaze became increasingly sharp.

Whatever had attacked him just now was clearly much more cunning than the Iron Armor War Pig.

And judging from the force of that attack...

It was definitely not something he could afford to underestimate.