BTTH : genius planner

One month later.

In a dense forest within the Beast Mountain Range, two figures, one large and one small, stood facing each other in the sky.

"Despicable humans, you have bullied the beasts too much. Leave this place immediately, and you may keep your life; otherwise, today you will die without a burial place." A massive beast, entirely covered in golden-red fur, roared fiercely at the figure ahead, surrounded by green flames. It was none other than the ruler of this region of the Beast Mountain Range, the Firestorm Lion.

The Firestorm Lion was born as a third-tier beast and could become a sixth-tier beast upon maturity. After reaching the sixth tier, its fur would turn golden, and as its strength increased and its bloodline evolved, fiery red patterns would gradually appear on its body.

The Firestorm Lion before them was enormous, measuring five to six meters in length, with wings sprouting from its back. Its golden mane shimmered in the sunlight, and fiery red patterns covered about one-third of its body, indicating that it possessed strength comparable to a three-star human Battle Emperor.

"Lion King, I am intentionally provoking you today to test my current strength. As the beast king of this place, you cannot back down. If you want to live, then show me your full power to overcome this life-and-death trial!" Lin Yuan, standing opposite the Firestorm Lion, spread his wings and stood in the void, surrounded by swirling green flames. His gaze was deep, and with a hint of disdain, he taunted the Firestorm Lion, while his left hand behind him gathered energy that felt almost tangible.

Upon hearing this, the Firestorm Lion roared, "Roar~! You speak arrogantly, foolish human! Do you think you can defeat me just by ambushing me? Little human Battle King, watch as I destroy you!"

With a deafening roar, a violent wave of energy erupted from the Firestorm Lion, igniting fierce flames that painted half the sky red, exuding a fierce and intimidating aura. However, upon closer inspection, one could see a blood hole about half a meter in diameter in the lion's abdomen, from which golden-red blood occasionally flowed.

"Come on, let me see your limits." Lin Yuan chuckled lightly, and then a massive amount of fighting spirit and flames surged from his body. Unlike the energy released by the Firestorm Lion, Lin Yuan's energy did not spread outward; instead, it rotated and converged back. Under Lin Yuan's excellent control, the massive energy transformed into a uniquely shaped blue spear, with green flames swirling around it, emitting a destructive wave as the flames flickered.

With a wave of his hand, the energy he had previously gathered transformed into several blue fireballs that shot toward the Firestorm Lion, while he himself followed closely behind, spear in hand.

Seeing this, the Firestorm Lion spewed out more red fireballs to intercept the incoming projectiles and counterattacked Lin Yuan. However, the fireballs did not hinder Lin Yuan's movements; he agilely dodged all the fireballs in mid-air and, in the blink of an eye, arrived beside the Firestorm Lion, thrusting his spear toward its heart.

The Firestorm Lion looked warily at the blue spear surrounded by green flames, sensing that the energy and heat on the spear were enough to break through its formidable physical defenses. With a sharp gaze, it unleashed a rich blood-red energy from within, enveloping its body like armor.

The two forces collided, and the air was filled with explosive sounds. With a loud "bang," Lin Yuan was sent flying backward. Indeed, competing in strength with the massive sixth-tier Firestorm Lion was not advantageous for him.

Seizing the opportunity, the Firestorm Lion pursued Lin Yuan closely, its sharp claws gathering immense energy as it swiped at Lin Yuan, determined to tear apart this overconfident human with a single blow.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan revealed a slight smile, having already gathered a small amount of fighting spirit in his feet, which he lightly tapped in a peculiar manner in mid-air.

"Attacking is when one is most likely to expose a flaw, especially for large creatures, as their inertia limits their agility."

"Now's the time. Cloud Dragon Spin."

The Cloud Dragon Spin was a technique from the Cloud Dragon movement style, which Lin Yuan had created by combining his own circumstances with various learned techniques, including Instant Step, Wandering Dragon Step, Cloud Dragon Dance, and many other collected movement techniques. Although it required high control over fighting spirit, soul perception, and physical prowess, it far surpassed advanced movement techniques in terms of agility and speed.

With light steps, Lin Yuan completed the unloading of force and precisely dodged the incoming claws by mere millimeters, spinning around to appear at the side of the Firestorm Lion.

Lin Yuan swung his spear, striking the junction between the Firestorm Lion's side and its forearm, unleashing a tremendous force that distorted the lion's normal flying motion.

Extremely adept at seizing battle opportunities, Lin Yuan immediately capitalized on this chance. Before the Firestorm Lion could adjust its movements, Lin Yuan continued to unleash rapid attacks, using his beast-like physique and strength combined with his powerful fighting spirit to keep the Firestorm Lion firmly suppressed. At the same time, Lin Yuan released his soul perception to anticipate the Firestorm Lion's movements, rendering its chaotic counterattacks ineffective against Lin Yuan's agile movements and strong perception. Thus, a rare scene unfolded on the battlefield: a human and a beast engaged in close combat, with the human firmly suppressing the beast.

As the battle progressed, the Firestorm Lion's injuries increased. The wound from Lin Yuan's earlier ambush, "Heavenly Fire Calamity, Setting Sun Divine Shot," continued to worsen.

Feeling its injuries worsening in the struggle without inflicting damage on the human before it, the Firestorm Lion made a decisive choice. When Lin Yuan raised his spear to attack again, it abandoned defense, allowing the spear to pierce its body, and then swiped a claw at Lin Yuan, intending to exchange injury for life.

However, Lin Yuan, already on high alert, released the grip on his spear the moment it pierced the Firestorm Lion, deliberately using the force of the lion's swipe to propel himself backward, calling out lightly, "Explode."

The blue spear that had pierced the Firestorm Lion erupted with a loud bang, unleashing green flames and fighting spirit that engulfed the Firestorm Lion's form.

Lin Yuan, flying backward, also conjured several high-speed rotating blue fire cones that shot toward the center of the explosion like shooting stars.

"Heavenly Fire Calamity, Meteor Fall."

Under the guidance of Lin Yuan's soul power, the blue fire cones continuously struck the Firestorm Lion within the fiery storm, causing a series of explosions.

"Roar~!" A thunderous beast roar accompanied by an explosion of energy dispersed the fiery storm, revealing the Firestorm Lion's battered body, which had significantly weakened.

"Damn human, today I will pay any price to tear you apart!" The injured Firestorm Lion's killing intent intensified. Looking at Lin Yuan, who still exuded a strong aura, a flash of blood light appeared in its eyes as it began to activate its bloodline power. Its previously weakened aura grew stronger, becoming frenzied and violent.

Yes, the Firestorm Lion possessed a violent bloodline similar to that of the Snow Demon Sky Ape, which is also the origin of the word "frenzy" in its name. Activating its bloodline allowed it to gain explosive power for a short time, but it would also become affected and turn frenzied, followed by a period of weakness after the frenzy.

"Oh? Have you activated your violent bloodline? Interesting." Lin Yuan had no intention of interrupting; instead, he watched with great interest. He was not joking when he said he wanted to measure his strength against the Firestorm Lion.

With the activation of its bloodline, the Firestorm Lion's aura reached a strength comparable to a six-star Battle Emperor.

"Good, this is the opponent I was looking forward to. Let's start the next round." With that, Lin Yuan clenched his hand, compressing and gathering endless fighting spirit and green flames to form a uniquely shaped blue spear. Notably, the spearhead was spiral-shaped, resembling a drill bit. Lin Yuan, holding the spear, fearlessly charged toward the frenzied Firestorm Lion.

"Human, today you will die."

How did I do in writing this battle scene? Did it feel uncomfortable to read? If you have any suggestions, please let me know. As a newcomer, there are still many things I don't understand. If you have any opinions or suggestions, please bring them up in a timely manner, and I will see if I can improve.

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