first battle!

"Did you see everything?" The beautiful woman bit her lip, her eyes filled with a cold fury.

"If it was exposed, I naturally saw it all," Shi Yan nodded, accepting the reality with calm composure.

"Did you enjoy the view?"

"Your snow-white skin, voluptuous figure—indeed, it was pleasing to the eye," Shi Yan replied earnestly, his gaze unwavering, showing no hint of shame.

"Would you like to take another look?" Mo Yanyu's body trembled with rage; she had encountered shameless men before, but none as brazen as this one.

"If you don't mind removing your pants and letting me take a closer look, I'd be happy to oblige," Shi Yan chuckled nonchalantly.

Shi Yan was clearly no hypocrite. Before arriving in this world, after every extreme sport session, he would always seek out a beautiful woman to unwind. Extreme sports were his greatest passion, and women were the spice of his life.

Mo Yanyu nearly exploded with anger.

Who was this person? This emaciated, ghost-like bastard had appeared out of nowhere, speaking with shameless audacity, yet with such sincerity that if shamelessness were an art form, he would have mastered it.

Mo Yanyu took several deep breaths, her chest heaving as she struggled to suppress the urge to tear Shi Yan apart, laughing in her fury, "Good! Very good! Excellent!"

Hearing her words, Shi Yan grinned with ambiguous amusement, "So, you truly don't mind. Alright, go ahead and undress. I'll watch closely this time, I didn't get a good enough look earlier."

Mo Yanyu froze, initially not comprehending the meaning behind Shi Yan's words. But when she realized, her previous restraint vanished, and she cursed, "You damned idiot!"

As the words left her mouth, Mo Yanyu crossed her hands, her delicate fingers glowing with a blue light. With a swift motion, a crescent of blue energy shot towards Shi Yan like lightning.

"Blue Crescent Slash!"

The crescent-shaped energy sliced through the air, shredding every leaf and branch between them, hurtling towards Shi Yan with unstoppable force.

"Boom!"

Shi Yan was sent flying, his frail body crashing into a patch of banana leaves.

His chest burned as if cut by a knife, the gash deep enough to reveal bone, blood pouring out. Just one strike nearly took his life.

After the "Blue Crescent Slash," all the obstacles between them were obliterated, leaving a charred path in its wake.

Mo Yanyu walked forward, her face cold as ice.

Shi Yan's expression grew serious, the pain in his chest made him realize she was deadly serious. The strike brought him back to reality.

In his previous world, if such an incident occurred, the woman might curse him at most, or take legal action; no one would try to kill over it.

He had just arrived in this place and hadn't yet adjusted to its ruthless nature, where human life was as cheap as grass.

Especially in this dark forest, where, unbound by any nation's laws, powerful warriors treated it as a training ground, and mercenaries and traders saw it as a treasure trove. 

In the Dark Forest, the strong could act with impunity, and the weak had no rights at all.

Because of this, he hadn't been on guard; he never imagined someone would try to kill over something so trivial.

Shi Yan suddenly became alert.

The faint essence within him had unconsciously gathered at his chest wound, quietly healing it. As the essence moved, the burning pain lessened.

"Shh! Shh!" The sound of footsteps in the wet ground echoed.

Shi Yan stood up abruptly, calmly facing the approaching Mo Yanyu. "Do you intend to kill me?"

"You're still alive?" Mo Yanyu frowned slightly, stopping 25 meters from Shi Yan. She scrutinized him with surprise, "You have essence flowing within you, so you're a low-level warrior. I must have held back too much…"

Shi Yan's face darkened. Without another word, he focused intently, knowing Mo Yanyu would strike again.

His mind was now clearer than ever. Faced with life and death, Shi Yan quickly regained the calm he had when challenging extreme sports.

He seemed to no longer feel the pain in his chest, only the rapid flow of essence through his meridians. Suddenly, a violent and maddening thought arose from deep within him. His mind buzzed, and suddenly, the world fell silent.

"Thump thump! Thump thump!"

He could hear his heartbeat clearly, and as it quickened, his body's cells seemed to come alive, his pores hypersensitive to every surrounding detail. He could even feel the faint tremor of hair as the breeze brushed against it…

Strange energy seeped from the 720 acupoints in his body, flooding into his bones and muscles. It was as if countless electric currents were racing through his body…

After a sharp pain in his eyes, the world suddenly became vividly colorful. He could see the fine details of a banana leaf 50 meters away, and as he looked at the beautiful yet deadly woman before him, he could sense the flow of essence within her snow-white arms.

The environment hadn't changed, but in his eyes, the world was now entirely different.

Before he could fully appreciate this newfound sensation, he noticed the speed of the essence flowing through the woman's arms suddenly doubled!

Shi Yan's hair stood on end!

Without thinking, Shi Yan instinctively pushed off with his left foot, a surge of force propelling him three meters to the right.

Another crescent-shaped blue light narrowly missed him!

The blue energy carved through everything within a two-meter radius of his left side, cutting a swath 50 meters long. This attack was even more lethal and precise than the last!

Shi Yan's back was drenched in cold sweat, but he couldn't help feeling exhilarated.

He suddenly found this life-or-death battle to be the ultimate thrill! He treated it as another extreme sport!

In his previous world, he could challenge various extreme sports, but laws, morals, and reason were like a giant cage, binding him. He couldn't act without restraint, couldn't fully indulge, couldn't trample on legal and moral boundaries.

But here, in this world where strength rules, there was nothing he couldn't do!

He suddenly realized this place suited him perfectly! It might even be his paradise!

…

"Huh!" Mo Yanyu gasped softly. She hadn't expected Shi Yan to evade her attack. Confident he would be shattered by that blow, she hadn't prepared a follow-up.

Mo Yanyu's soft gasp snapped Shi Yan out of his crazed excitement, pulling him back to reality.

Without hesitation, Shi Yan suddenly leaped like a monkey, grabbing a vine hanging from an ancient tree, swinging his body forward. Letting go, he flew through the air and swiftly grabbed another vine, rapidly closing in on Mo Yanyu.

Rock climbing often required the use of vines, and for an extreme sports enthusiast like Shi Yan, swinging through the vines was child's play.

Shi Yan moved like a wild monkey, his body swaying unpredictably among the vines, agilely advancing with no fixed path, yet getting closer and closer to Mo Yanyu.

Mo Yanyu sneered, launching crescent-shaped slashes at the vines around Shi Yan, slicing them down like snakes. However, Shi Yan managed to dodge each time, switching to another vine early, always eluding her grasp.

During his movements, Shi Yan's mind was clear as a mirror. He could sense the power fluctuations in Mo Yanyu's arms, allowing him to dodge in advance, avoiding her strikes at critical moments.

As he moved, Shi Yan vaguely realized that the blood pool had changed him. This once frail body, even under extreme exertion, didn't hinder him; instead, it enhanced his senses, allowing him to grasp new insights. Even his strength and flexibility surpassed the body he had spent a decade honing!

"Shhh!"

A crescent slash sliced through the air, cutting down the vines behind him. After the explosive release of Mo Yanyu's essence, there was a brief pause.

Now's the time!

Shi Yan suddenly dropped from the sky, swooping down like an eagle, crashing into Mo Yanyu with pinpoint accuracy before she could gather more essence.

"Boom!" Mo Yanyu fell backward.

Shi Yan landed on top of her, his limbs gripping her soft body like an octopus. Her voluptuous figure was tightly pressed against his bleeding chest.

Shi Yan was overwhelmed by her fragrance, a sense of comfort washing over him. He couldn't help but praise her body—she was the real deal, unlike the women in his world, who appeared full-chested but were often padded. Without the padding, they were flat as a board.

"Let me go." Mo Yanyu's face was filled with disgust, but she didn't struggle violently. She demanded, "If you want to die quickly, release me at once!"

"Hell no!" Shi Yan sneered, "You nearly killed me; do you think I'll let you go so easily?"

Mo Yanyu's face changed, but before she could react, she felt his lips press against her untouched cheek. His hands, already exploring, boldly grabbed her shapely rear, kneading it roughly…

Furious, Mo Yanyu's latent power surged.

Shi Yan, lost in his revelry, suddenly felt a terrifying current surge from the woman's body. His body went numb, his limbs powerless, his strength utterly drained.

Mo Yanyu shoved Shi Yan off, her eyes cold as ice, glaring down at him. After a moment of contemplation, she gritted her teeth, "Don't think you'll die so easily!"

She hoisted Shi Yan's limp body like a rag doll and, with

 a nimble motion, flung him over her shoulder, striding toward the forest exit.

If Shi Yan could have moved, he would have been utterly stunned.

This woman had just lifted him effortlessly like a sack of flour! Was she even human?

His thoughts fell into darkness.

…