This was the first time Lin Mu was directly using his Nascent soul to battle, and yet he didn't find it uncomfortable.
Rather than that, he felt like it was the same as his body, other than the fact that it had no body cultivation. Though it didn't matter either, as Lin Mu had the support of his entire Dantian.
The immortal Qi around him heeded his commands and took the shape of a sword as ordered. Normally something like this would not be possible without a Qi skill, but within the Dantian, Lin Mu's will reigned supreme.
Every single wisp of Immortal Qi here was refined by him, thus there was no way it wouldn't listen to him.
~CLANG~
Lin Mu's sword clashed with the horns of the Tyrant Bull sending waves across the entire Sea of Qi. With the support of the Dao Shell below him, Lin Mu had no issues in withstanding the impact and stood in place.
~SHUNG~
The Tyrant Bull wasn't going to stay in a stalemate though, and turned his head sideways, making the sword slide off the horns. It took this chance to ram its snout into Lin Mu, but met a firm palm.
~THUD~
"Not so easy…" Lin Mu muttered as he endured the force on his left hand.
He felt weaker using the body of the Nascent soul directly, but knew that this was just because he was not used to it.
"Let's try something else." Lin Mu willed the Immortal Qi to surround him.
~WHOOSH~
The sea of immortal Qi surged and rushed into Lin Mu's body.
"Now that's more like it!" Lin Mu felt his raw strength increase and started to push back.
~DENG~
He swung the sword as well, making the Tyrant Bull tilt to the side. Taking this chance, Lin Mu kicked the bull's neck, sending it flying back!
~WHOOSH~
~SPLASH~
The Tyrant Bull fell into the sea of Qi while Lin Mu looked for it. He knew the bloodline figure wouldn't be defeated just by that.
~MOOOOOOO!~
And just a few seconds later, the Tyrant Bull rose out of the sea of Qi, as if a volcano was erupting.
Lin Mu flicked his hand as the sword shot towards the Tyrant Bull. By the time the sword reached the bull, Lin Mu had already condensed several more weapons around him from the immortal Qi.
~DENG~
The sword that was shot by Lin Mu was met head on by the horns of the Tyrant Bull and was dissipated.
~TWANG~
But then in the next moment, the sound of a bow string was heard as tens of arrows shot towards the Tyrant Bull. The bull tried to dodge them and stomped, creating a large wave of Qi that blocked the arrows.
~SPLASH~
Lin Mu pierced through the wave and appeared above the Tyrant Bull before stabbing downwards with a spear.
This time the Tyrant Bull couldn't dodge it in time, and the spear tip stabbed into it. The beast let out a furious cry and whipped around, trying to throw off Lin Mu.
Lin Mu simply pivoted off the beast's back, leaving the spear in place and held another weapon. This time it was a large axe and he spun around, creating a crescent slash that targeted the Tyrant Bull.
The bull rammed into it head on, without fearing the slash. Lin Mu watched as the slash left a cut near its horns, but was unable to go any deeper.
"Tough body… I'll have to use penetrating attacks." Lin Mu understood.
It was a surprise as to how the bloodline figure of a beast was still able to manifest the characteristics of the real beast. Though Lin Mu could at least tell that the beast had none of its innate abilities.
The tyrant bull had several such innate abilities that terrified many immortals and beasts alike. This was also why killing the beast was so difficult, as it could use multiple Qi skills along with its terrifying body.
Lin Mu didn't falter though, and condensed another spear.
~MOOOOOOOO~
The Tyrant Bull charged towards Lin Mu with a burning look in its eyes. Lin Mu didn't move though and instead prepared for something else.
'The Tyrant Bull has no fear but also doesn't think well.' Lin Mu understood.
Thus, instead of attacking the Tyrant Bull directly, Lin Mu decided to turn its power against it. He took a firm foothold on the Dao shell and invoked the True Earth Heart Dao Embryo within it.
~RUMBLE~
The True Earth Heart beat like the thunder as a layer of rocks condensed on the Dao Shell. Within moments, it had transformed into a platform and wrapped around Lin Mu's legs, locking him in place.
~THUD~THUD~THUD~
The Tyrant Bull's steps made it impossible to stand on top of the ocean of Qi, but Lin Mu didn't have to worry about that now. With the Dao Shell supporting him, he could simply stand on top of it.
He was like an unshakable mountain in the sea, that could not be drowned by a tsunami.
Lin Mu stared into the eyes of the Tyrant bull as it did the same. He could sense the rage inside the bull. It was angry that it had been killed. It was angry that its bloodline was being treated like this.
This was the Raising Spirit part of the process after all.
One needed to awaken the bloodline figure of the Tyrant Bull and then fight to subdue it. Since the Tyrant Bull had a character just like its name, it wouldn't allow one to just do as they pleased.
Thus, even if one managed to refine and absorb it, the bloodline could still choose to attack them when one expected the least. No tricks were good here, and one needed to defeat the spirit in a frontal battle to be able to truly subdue it.
As the two gazed into each other's eyes, the distance between them reduced before finally they clashed once more.
~SLICK~
But this time, the Clash didn't last long.
The rage in the eyes of the Tyrant Bull fell quickly ands they turned dull. The spear in Lin Mu's hand was half buried into its head, having been forced in with the bull's own momentum.
"Seems like old tricks still work," Lin Mu couldn't help but chuckle.
This wasn't the first time he had used a tactic like this, but it had been used a long time ago. With the increase in the cultivation of beasts, their intelligence increased as well, and those tactics wouldn't work.
But with the enraged Tyrant Bull, simple methods worked again. Though it was also dangerous for Lin Mu, as without the support of the Dao Shell, he would have been thrown back and possibly impaled.
An injury to the Nascent soul was rather severe and would make Lin Mu weaker.
"Go on now, disperse. I'll make good use of your strength." Lin Mu spoke to the Bloodline figure.
The eyes of the Tyrant Bull flashed one last time, this time with a hint of intelligence. It let out a low cry before turning into red mist.
"Now for the final part…" Lin Mu muttered.
He relinquished control of his Nascent soul and let his mind return to the body. He then utilized his immortal sense, letting it tame the red mist.
"Gather!" Lin Mu commanded.
The red mist now had no will and was easily pulled along with Lin Mu's Immortal sense. It traveled along with the Immortal sense and was sent out of the Dantian.
He carefully controlled the red mist and brought it to his back. This led to a change in the real world, as the robes on Lin Mu's back directly burst apart.
A gush of energy spread from his back, as a red outline appeared on it.
The red outline continued to change and soon took on the form of a six legged beast. This was none other the Tyrant Bull.
The outline flickered for a bit before fading away. Most of its parts disappeared, leaving only the head of the Tyrant Bull and that too, without its horns.
The figure of the Tyrant Bull was now incomplete.
~HUU~
Lin Mu opened his eyes as he took a deep breath.
"I succeeded at least." Lin Mu muttered.
He pulled out a mirror and took a look at his back, that now had the hornless head of the Tyrant Bull on it.
"The Hornless Bull… I'm at the starting stage of the Tyrant Bull Marrow Secrets!" Lin Mu was pleased by the outcome.
While it might seem like the process was failed due to the incomplete outline, it was not so.
If one wanted a complete outline, they would have to continue to cultivate the Tyrant Bull Marrow Secrets to the peak.
"I finished the First form of the Totem. But I still have more marrow left… perhaps I can go further." Lin Mu puled out another bottle.
