Lyren felt that his feet had loosened and he could run faster. He could clearly see the bull as it charged at him and it was very basic yet lethal in its attack.
He could already see it trying to escape from his line of vision but he could not let it as he made sure that they were charging head on at each other.
The two met almost immediately to the observers but the real battle was slow as the two saw this as normal speed.
The bull should have rammed into him but it realized that he had offset its trajectory just slightly such that they were inches away from each other as they went past each other.
The bull's eye obviously saw Lyren clearly but he could only give it a side glance.
The bull wanted to turn immediately but it was just in time as Lyren swung his sword and slashed at its stomach causing a shallow gash through its fur and white flesh appeared where the sword cut through.
The attack was not deep enough to cause that much damage but the pain of having the entire side cut to the end got through the bull as it bellowed and fumed.
Lyren wanted to follow up but the sword's angle could not let him and he had to regroup and so did the bull which had eyes turning bloodshot. Blood started dripping from the gush.
There was no time to waste anymore as the two charged at each other again one from malice and the other from a cold calculative gaze that did not seem to miss any movement.
The bull only wanted to ram into him and that was where it made a mistake. It developed tunnel vision and all it wanted to do was end him in the most brutal way.
Lyren easily escaped from the horns even as it swung them sideways when they passed each other the second time.
He slashed at the other side where the fire arrow had hit the bull and midway, he stopped the sword's momentum just slightly and pierced into the wound once again causing another bellow that sent more birds flying.
The five watched with horror as the bull was mutilated the second time in a row as the bellows seemed to get to their rapid beating hearts
They held tightly on to each other as they saw the kid pull his sword from the wound and he ran sideways creating a larger distance between them both.
The bull had pained eyes and it appeared that it was bleeding too much as the grass below was already getting a tinge of red. When the sword was pulled, blood gushed out and pooled down below.
The bull looked around and made eye contact with the kid. It was expecting another face off but Lyren was not leaving any openings as he charged once more.
Agitation was written all over its face as it charged at him too. It had become slower and he realized that his approach was right. He had an easier time and this time he copied Sera's and Kaelen's ultimate move after copying the spearman's trick.
He slid beneath the bull not minding the blood and he slid to the opposite side. When the bull was at the right position, he swung his sword sideways and cut through the rear tendon of the left leg.
The bull once again bellowed but it could not keep running as it fell sideways and as it tried to stand up, Lyren realized that he had done it.
He watched the bull try to stand up painfully but it could only stagger. It turned and tried to run at him.
Lyren stood before it around ten meters away and performed the first sword comfortably. He had all the time in the world and he performed the seventh swing which merged with the rest.
But this time it was different.
Off course there was a gale of wind that surged when the seven swords merged but this time though, he had finally imbued his will and also flames!
His sword lit up and as the wind gale shot to the bull which had been immobilized, a flame arc that flew vertically was released from the sword.
That would have appeared to be all but who could have thought that the VANTAGELESS BOADE was also a movement technique?
He felt he should move and when he moved, he swung his sword vertically and flames lit up on his sword again.
He reached the bull instantly and he did not know when or how he appeared behind the bull by ten meters.
His sword finally hit the ground and a small hole of around thirty centimeters was made where the tip hit.
He took in deep breaths and he turned his neck to look at what had happened and when he did, he saw the bull stationery and he thought that he had missed. He felt it was not that bad and he could just kill it then.
He suddenly saw blood droplets falling from below the bull and its feet seemed to move away from each other and more blood flowed as the bull split into half.
Each half fell on the ground with the black fur covering the grotesque sight. The bull still had blood shot eyes and it was written all over its head that it still wanted to have fun once again and ram into the kid once more.
Lyren looked at the sword and he realized that it had no blood on it. Even the one that had stained it after pulling it from the wound.
His body shook. Not because he was tired or something but because he realized.
Back in the city, he had just scratched the surface of the first sword.
The VANTAGELESS BLADE was so powerful to leave five stage six cultivators alive.
If he could have managed to do what he had done, he had a feeling that he could have killed them all. He also felt excited because it was obvious that the technique was even more dangerous than he had thought.
He wanted to analyze why there were flames and he could only conclude it was a quirk that came with his increased cultivation.
What were the changes that were going to happen after he increased his cultivation to the eighth stage?
He felt anticipation build up because he was still scratching the surface of the first sword.
***
"He did it! of course he did it."
"It's our turn now. He did a good job and we all know how valuable those horns are."
"The kid is tired and this is our chance before he recovers. Obviously, he is tired."
The group of five quickly reached a decision and acted on it. In no time, they were already standing behind Lyren and surrounding the corpse.
"I will be taking the core and you guys will have to share the rest evenly among yourselves. The horns are obviously valuable and so is every part of the silver horned black bull. Are we all in agreement?"
"We agree. I will be taking one of the horns."
"The hooves are used for weapon forgery so I will be taking them."
"Leave the meat to me."
"I will take the fur and the other horn."
"Kid, you really are a resilient one. To be able to hold up on your own is very amazing. We were entertained."
"Don't blame us though. This is just the way of the world. We are doing you a favor by helping you carry these parts away."
"Now be a good boy and take a rest."
They said and each started taking whatever they had agreed upon.
This was such a bounty!