During this period of time, Xu Lei had been practicing the Crouching Tiger Fist in the sewers. His progress was naturally fast. In a few days, he could clearly feel the changes in his body. His bones were much thicker than before, and his crippled hind leg had completely returned to normal. As he leaped, the muscles where he exerted force were clearly visible, and it seemed to contain a huge explosive force.
The other change was his eyes. The snake gall had a special effect. After absorbing the energy of the snake gall, Xu Lei's eyes shone in the dark. Although he couldn't see as bright as day in the sewers, he could still see clearly from a distance of nearly 30 meters.
If he were to dive deeper into the deep cave of Jinming Lake, he would definitely not be as blind as he was at the beginning.
The changes in his body made Xu Lei very excited. He also had more energy to practice the Crouching Tiger Fist. In the end, he broke through to the middle stage of the Skin Toughening realm in one go and strode toward the late stage.
He clawed at the cement wall with a weight of 400 pounds, and a bowl-sized hole appeared in the cement wall of the sewer. Although the sewers had cut corners and the quality of the cement was very poor, Xu Lei was secretly proud. If this continued, it might not take long for him to enter the realm of bone tempering. At that time, it would not be a problem for him to crack the stone.
However, what made him depressed was that the problem of the pain in his abdomen and lungs had not been resolved. Instead, as the Crouching Tiger Fist went deeper, it gradually worsened. Every time he finished practicing the Crouching Tiger Fist, he would feel a malicious intent in his chest, as if the blood in his body was about to vomit. Every time, he would forcefully suppress it.
This was not the way to go on. When Xu Lei calmed down, he was also thinking about whether there was a problem with his moves. However, his Crouching Tiger Fist had already displayed some tiger momentum. There was definitely no mistake in the direction.
As his body became stronger, his appetite also increased a lot. He originally thought that this big snake could eat for at least two weeks, but who knew that it would eat everything in only ten days.
Helpless, Xu Lei swept along the sewers to see if there were any more water snakes. (This chapter was uploaded by 79 Literature Network. Please strictly abide by the laws and regulations of the country. The website forbids all illegal text from being uploaded.(If you find illegal content, please contact the website to delete it. Thank you.)
Thinking about it, it made sense. Although that water snake wasn't a collection of the essence of heaven and earth, it was still very rare. How could it be so easy to find? Moreover," one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers ". The snake had grown to this extent and already had the demeanor of a king. The possibility of two coexisting was very small.
However, Xu Lei also saw the colorful world in the underground tunnel. Groups of rats, dirty weasels, and hedgehogs... With the acceleration of urban development, these things had long disappeared from people's sight. They had only been heard of a few times in the memories of the older generation. He did not expect that they were not extinct. They had just changed their way of survival. Moreover, there were quite a number of them. It was as if they treated the sewers as heaven.
These guys were either too small or dirty. Xu Lei really couldn't raise his appetite. Just as he turned around to walk back, a strange smell suddenly drifted into his nostrils.
This was a creature that he had never encountered before. Smelling the scent, Xu Lei came to a conclusion.
What was it? As he ran forward, the smell became stronger and stronger, and his curiosity grew.
" F * ck!" When he turned a corner, Xu Lei was shocked when he saw the scenery in front of him.
As far as the eye could see, the two sides of the sewer that was nearly the height of a person had been dug into holes the size of washbasins. There were at least dozens of them, and the ground was filled with messy cement blocks. It looked as if something had exploded.
What was this cave made of? Xu Lei was very surprised. He did not expect to see such a huge project underground. It was really a wonder.
Could it be a water snake? If it was, then there were too many of them. Could this be a snake cave?
He was a little hesitant about whether he should enter the cave to take a look. After hesitating for a while, Xu Lei decided to retreat. It wasn't because he was afraid, but because the hole was too small. He could just barely squeeze in. However, he could not use it at all. If he really encountered a water snake, he would not even have the chance to retreat.
" Humph…humph…" Just as Xu Lei was about to retreat, he suddenly heard a few sounds that sounded like domestic pigs not far away, followed by the sound of " tap ".
Smelling it, Xu Lei knew that this thing was the same kind of animal as the one hiding in the cave. Immediately, his abdomen bulged, and his breathing became slow and long, his voice inaudible.
However, his efforts were in vain. That thing's reaction was very sharp. When he was about 20 meters away from Xu Lei, he suddenly stopped. He hesitated for a moment, then turned around and fled quickly.
Xu Lei naturally couldn't let it escape. With a leap, he had already covered a distance of more than five meters. Within a few breaths, he had arrived behind that thing.
" Pa!" He pounced forward and pushed the monster to the ground.
That fellow did not want to be outdone. It let out an ear-piercing scream and turned its head to bite him.
However, in front of Xu Lei, its actions were really not enough. With a casual swipe of its paw, it directly knocked the thing unconscious.
At this moment, Xu Lei carefully sized up the guy in front of him. Its body was nearly a meter long, and its entire body was dark brown. There were three white stripes on its head, and it looked quite strange.
" Pig badger…" Xu Lei thought for a moment and came up with a name for this thing. He had seen it in the zoo before, and he had even recorded a detailed introduction of the pig badger.
This thing had a fierce temperament, and when it was angry, it would let out a roar like a pig being slaughtered. If they were attacked, they would suddenly stand up, straighten their front bodies, open their sharp mouths, and fight back. At the same time, they would use their sharp claws to attack the attacker. In addition, pig badgers had extremely poor vision and a developed sense of smell. They usually went out to look for food at night. Their diet was more miscellaneous, especially animal food.
This thing liked to dig holes and live in groups. No wonder he saw so many caves just now.
The conditions here were almost unique. There was no need to worry about human harassment, and there were no natural enemies. In addition, there was a rich source of food, so the pig badger grew very big, weighing more than 20 pounds.
The introduction said," Pig badger is fat and edible.”Seeing that he could not find a large water snake, Xu Lei decided to take the fat pig badger back for lunch. He was afraid that there was not enough food, so he continued to wait at the corner and caught another pig badger before stopping.
Recently, his body had been growing rapidly. Coupled with the practice of the Crouching Tiger Fist, Xu Lei could not eat without twenty to thirty pounds of meat.
After eating a half-pig badger, he began to practice the Crouching Tiger Fist in the cave again. Although pig badger meat was delicious, it was far from being as rich in blood essence as water snakes. A full meal could last for half a day.
In less than two hours, Xu Lei felt his stomach empty again. He had eaten all the meat for lunch. Helplessly, he could only eat the remaining half.
People who practiced martial arts used up their Qi and blood very quickly, so their bodies urgently needed food to replenish themselves. Xu Lei's appetite was considered normal. It was said that experts in the Republic of China could eat one sheep and half a pig for each meal.
In the evening, the pig badgers became active and dug around in the sewers to find food. Xu Lei did not spend much effort to catch another two as snacks.
Although there were hundreds of pig badgers in the sewers, they couldn't withstand his fierce eating. After a few days, the pig badgers realized that if this continued, the entire race would be in danger of extinction.
As a result, the pig badgers who were originally living and working in peace and contentment fled with their families…
There was no need to worry about food in the sewers, and there was no one to disturb him. Xu Lei had originally planned to stay in the sewers for a period of time and rush to the late-stage Skin Toughening realm in one go.
Without food, he could only crawl out of the sewers. The injury on his abdomen had also mostly recovered. It was just the right time to take revenge on the police.
Of course, the first task of leaving the cave was to find the porcelain bottle that he had hidden more than ten days ago. At that time, he was chased by a group of hunting dogs. Xu Lei stuffed the porcelain bottle into the firewood in a hurry. He did not know if it was still there.
Fortunately, no one had touched the pile of firewood, so it did not take him much effort to find the porcelain bottle.
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