Ryan relied on his Medium Reflex Talent to react to its movements, dodging its charges while attacking again and again.
The Ferocious Black Boar King wanted to trample Ryan to death, but although its strength and defense were terrifying, its movements were much less flexible.
Every time it charged, Ryan reacted quickly enough to avoid it.
At the same time, Ryan repeatedly targeted the same vulnerable areas with the Blazing Heaven Severing Saber.
After attacks that lasted for nearly a minute, the Ferocious Black Boar King finally fell to the ground.
Collect the blood of the fierce beast!
Ryan took out the containers he had prepared and collected a considerable amount of fierce beast blood before stopping.
As for the rest of the fierce beast blood, he had no choice but to leave it behind.
It wasn't that he didn't want to collect it, but he simply couldn't carry everything.
However, he still cut off around ten catties of meat. It was said that the meat of the Ferocious Black Boar King was of good quality and tasted very good.
Keep moving.
An hour later, Ryan arrived at the Blackridge Mountains.
Along the way, he was not without danger. Several times he encountered small fierce beasts, and once he encountered a very powerful fierce beast. Ryan sensed the terrifying pressure of the beast from afar.
These times, he found a dark place and entered the shadow state in time to escape, otherwise he might have died at the hands of the fierce beast.
And he truly recognized the danger of the wilderness.
Without a team acting together, the number of Blood Warriors who died alone in the wilderness was frighteningly high. Even hunting squads were sometimes completely wiped out if they encountered something they couldn't handle.
This was still near Greyhaven, where there were not too many powerful fierce beasts.
Farther away, fierce beasts became increasingly numerous and increasingly terrifying.
Ryan remembered one of his instructors at Aegis Martial Academy mentioning that Greyhaven was located in a relatively poor region.
There were few truly valuable resources nearby, and because of this, the strongest fierce beasts rarely had any reason to remain in the area.
In a sense, that was one of the reasons Greyhaven had been able to survive for so long.
Regions with richer resources also attracted far more terrifying fierce beasts.
When he arrived at the Blackridge Mountains, Ryan was not in a hurry to hunt another fierce beast.
Right now, he had already obtained the blood of a low-level fierce beast, and he was going to cultivate for a few days before continuing to hunt.
So, he searched around, and finally found a small hidden cave and stayed there for the time being.
"This cave should be the lair of a certain fierce beast, but judging from the situation in the cave, it has been a long time since a fierce beast entered here, and it is very likely that the fierce beast died long ago. It should be safe to cultivate in this cave for the time being!"
Ryan judged.
So, he was relieved and started cultivating.
After drinking a large mouthful of low-level fierce beast blood, Ryan began cultivating.
With sufficient low-level fierce beast blood, Ryan cultivated in the cave for five days, and his strength improved considerably again.
However, after reaching a certain point, it became more difficult to increase his strength, and the effect of low-level fierce beast blood was gradually weakening.
For such a situation, Ryan already knew.
His situation was relatively good. Although his improvement had slowed, he was still progressing. Blood Warriors with poorer Cultivation Talent could spend far more time and resources at the same stage and still find it difficult to advance.
After exhausting the fierce beast blood, Ryan hunted fierce beasts in the Blackridge Mountains, and every time he killed a fierce beast, he returned to the cave to cultivate.
As for his usual food, all of it was replaced by fierce beast meat. The nutrition and energy contained in fierce beast meat were far from comparable to ordinary food, and it also increased Ryan's strength to a certain extent.
Hunt, cultivate, and hunt...
And just like that, a month passed.
Cave.
Ryan ended today's cultivation and sensed the strength of his body.
"I'm already very close to the bottleneck of Rank 1 Initial Stage, but since yesterday, my strength has barely improved. It seems I've reached the critical point. Once I break through this bottleneck, I should be able to step into Rank 1 Middle Stage!"
Ryan muttered.
As he began practicing his saber technique.
In the past month, he had occasionally practiced saber techniques. Although he didn't spend much time specifically cultivating them, he possessed Advanced Martial Arts Talent, so his progress was naturally not slow.
Now, his mastery of the Blazing Heaven Severing Saber had reached an extremely high level within Form, but it was still very difficult to cross into Force.
"According to what I've learned, if my understanding of the saber doesn't reach the level of Force, it will be difficult for me to take another major step with the Blazing Heaven Severing Saber. My Form is already nearly complete, and I'm only one step away from Force, so I'll comprehend Force next!"
Ryan decided.
Force was the release of one's own understanding of martial arts, forming a unique momentum. Only with enough understanding of martial techniques could one comprehend it.
Ryan didn't know exactly how to comprehend Force, so he kept practicing his saber.
Slash after slash, constantly comprehending the mysteries contained in the saber technique, drinking fierce beast blood when tired, and cultivating when his body needed recovery.
That's it, another half a month passed.
This day.
Ryan suddenly had a feeling in his heart, and countless insights about the saber came to his mind. He couldn't help but close his eyes.
Gradually, his momentum changed.
His entire presence seemed to become like a saber.
The air around him felt heavier, while dust and loose stone slowly fell from the cave walls.
Boom!
A powerful saber momentum suddenly erupted from Ryan's body.
"Force!"
Ryan smiled slightly.
He had finally crossed from Form into Force.
Suddenly, he felt some kind of shackle in his body loosen.
"Could it be..."
Ryan thought of a possibility, so he hurriedly drank several mouthfuls of fierce beast blood and began cultivating.
Streams of energy from the fierce beast blood filled his body, refining and strengthening it.