《Immortal Hero: I Can Replicate Talents》 Chapter 1 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL In the bedroom, on the bed. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Am I actually still alive?¡± Su Chen felt that his mind was a mess. He sat in his bed for a long time before he slowly woke up. In his mind, a brand-new memory fused with his soul. ¡°I actually transmigrated?¡± Su Chen realized that he had transmigrated to a young person with the same name and surname as his. He came from 2019, and it was now 2119! In other words, he had arrived a hundred years later, and the current world had entered a new era, known as the era of talent! Su Chen remembered detailed information about that period of history. In 2019, the Earth and another world collided. Spatial cracks quietly appeared on the surface of the Earth, and ferocious beasts emerged from them, almost causing the extinction of mankind. Mankind tried to use technological weapons to attack the ferocious beasts. However, they discovered that at the same time as the world was changing, a type of energy entered the earth, causing all the thermal weapons to lose their effectiveness. The power of technology was completely sealed. Even the most powerful nuclear weapon could not be activated, turning into a pile of scrap metal. Humans could use cold weapons, but with such a weak physique, they were no match for the ferocious beasts. The only good news was that the space rift had just appeared, and only the weak ferocious beasts could enter the earth. Even so, the human side suffered heavy losses. Scientists continued to research and finally discovered that certain forces could be absorbed and utilized by humans. From then on, a brand new occupation was born for humans- as martial artists! Their bodies and life forces were refined. Humans could become martial artists after absorbing the forces on earth and break the limits of their physical bodies. Not only that, but there were also some humans who had awakened their innate abilities. Among their talents, was the ability to awaken their cultivating powers faster. Some quickly awakened talents such as fire, frost, and lightning. With the power of martial arts and force absorption, humans became stronger and could contend against the fierce beasts. Under the influence of the forces, the earth was now hundreds of times larger than it was a hundred years ago. It had become extremely vast. Even so, humans only had a small portion of their territory. Most of the areas were still occupied by fierce beasts. In 2019, when the spatial rift had just appeared, and the force descended on the Earth, one in ten thousand people were able to awaken their talent. But at that time, the humans¡¯ physique was too weak. The humans who awakened their talent were broken by their own sudden strength; their bodies couldn¡¯t adapt at all. Su Chen smiled bitterly at the thought of it. At that time, he had also awakened his innate talent. Although he had not known what kind of innate talent he had awakened, he knew that a huge amount of force had fused into his body. It caused his entire body to explode on the spot! Others who had awakened their innate talents were either stuffed to death or crippled. But for him, he had exploded! Even now, he did not know what kind of terrifying innate talent he had awakened. He felt somewhat regretful because of it. Su Chen began to examine his current body. He was fifteen years old. This was the golden age for cultivating innate talents, and his body had already developed to the point where it could absorb the force. He knew that once one reached the age of twenty, the speed at which his body could absorb the force would slow down. No matter how awesome the talent he awoke was, there would be very limited use for it in the future. As he continued to examine his body, Su Chen¡¯s expression suddenly changed drastically. His talent was very poor! In this era, where one could possess the force and cultivate it, talent determined everything! If one wanted to become a true expert, high-grade cultivation talent was very important! The grades of talent were divided into weak-grade talent, low-grade talent, medium-grade talent, and high-grade talent. It was said that even higher levels of talents existed! However, Su Chen was not too sure about this. Anyone at the age of fifteen could buy a talent stone to check their talent level. However, this talent stone could only check their cultivation talent. If they wanted to check their other talents, they would need a special talent stone. Before he had transmigrated to his new body, the preceding Su Chen had bought a talent stone. After checking, he found that he had the weakest talent. In a fit of anger, he died on the spot! Su Chen, who had transmigrated, had a headache. Weak talent was the worst. Although he could cultivate it, he was no different from an ordinary person. There had never been anyone with weak talent who could become a martial artist. To become a martial artist, one needed to have a thousand pounds of strength! If he didn¡¯t have the strength, then he would never be called a martial artist. To become a martial artist, one had to have inferior talent at the very least. Moreover, with inferior talent, whether one could become a martial artist depended on luck. Once one became a warrior or martial artist, even the weakest warrior could surpass an ordinary person in strength. One could be considered a big shot! However, he knew that his current talent was a level lower than inferior talent; he could not even meet the minimum requirements for a warrior. On his path to cultivating talent, he had basically been sentenced to death. ¡°Perhaps there will be a way to change his talent in the future?¡± he wondered. Su Chen could only console himself this way. Human scientists had been researching vitality for the past hundred years. Who knew when weak talents could be cultivated? Chapter 2 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Dong! Dong! Dong! Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. ¡°Brother, are you there?¡± A clear and melodious voice came from outside the door. Su Chen searched his new memory and concluded that this was his two-year-old sister. When he opened his bedroom door, a girl with ponytails ran into the room. ¡°Brother, what¡¯s your talent level?¡± Su Han asked curiously. Talent was a secret for everyone. People with high talent might be killed if others found out about it. It had happened many times. The murderers who had violated the interests of the whole human race had died a horrible death. However, unless it was necessary, nobody should reveal their talent. ¡°Su Han, my talent is very strong, okay?¡± ¡°I can become a very powerful warrior in the future!¡± Su Chen said with a smile. A hint of sadness hid in his smile. The next second, Su Chen¡¯s expression changed drastically. A virtual screen suddenly appeared in front of him! ¡°Human: Su Han.¡± ¡°Cultivation talent: inferior.¡± ¡°Ice Talent: elementary (yet to be awakened).¡± ¡°What just happened?¡± Su Chen said, confused. He thought that he must have been hallucinating as a result of transmigration. However, after shaking his head, Su Chen found that the virtual screen was still clearly visible. It was not an illusion! Is this my hidden talent? Su Chen wondered. Su Han was still young and hadn¡¯t reached the age of cultivation yet. However, she had been born with the talent of cultivation. Su Han¡¯s ice talent was rare. Once it was awakened, she would be able to crush others at the same level as her, and even defeat others at a higher level than herself. ¡°My talent¡­ is the ability to see other people¡¯s talent?¡± Su Chen scratched his head. He felt that his talent had a lot of room for improvement. Quickly, he began testing his new talent. When he touched his sister, a message popped up in the system, ¡°Do you want to copy this talent?¡± This option could only appear after the talent had been cultivated and awakened. Her talent couldn¡¯t be copied because it hadn¡¯t been awakened yet. Su Chen chose the option, ¡°no.¡± Su Han¡¯s sub-talent was trash, although it was better than his own weak talent. But duplicating it was useless. After his sister left, Su Chen studied his talent in his room. Since I can see my sister¡¯s talent, I should be able to see my own, too, he thought. Su Chen focused his attention on himself. Soon, a string of content appeared in his vision. ¡°Human: Su Chen.¡± ¡°Cultivation Talent: weak.¡± This simply meant that Su Chen indeed only had a weak talent, and he did not have any other special talent. In this era, he was only a little stronger than an ordinary person. He was still far from being close to any martial artist. My situation now is clear, he thought, My ability must be the reason why I exploded a hundred years ago. This is my own talent! My talent is to be able to read and copy other people¡¯s talent. The only troublesome thing is that to copy other people¡¯s talent, you need to touch it first, he pondered. After thinking for a while, Su Chen had a plan. His plan was to find a genius and copy their talent. With his weak talent, he would never be able to become a martial artist in his lifetime. If he didn¡¯t become a martial artist, his life would be ordinary. His parents had been killed by ferocious beasts two years ago. It had been very difficult to survive. In this world, countless families were being destroyed every day. Su Chen was currently in a small human base. It was called the Great Beginning Base. There was a total of 300,000 ordinary people and about 1,000 martial artists. In this place, martial artists had a very high status. Su Chen¡¯s parents had both been martial artists. After their death, they were considered martyrs who had sacrificed their lives in glory. After Su Chen became a martyr, he received subsidies every month until he became fifteen years old. Su Chen and his sister had relied on subsidies to survive. However, now that he was over fifteen years old, only his sister could receive a subsidy. He knew that one subsidy could not support two people. He was only fifteen years old now; it would be very difficult to go out and work to earn money. Throughout the years, in order to save money, Su Chen and his sister had dropped out of school, just to keep the remaining tuition fees. The money left by their parents would probably last for another two years. He knew that he would have to become a martial artist, or else he would have to work to earn money. Su Chen sighed. He had to become a martial artist! Su Chen decided to go out for a walk and see if he could find any opportunities on the street. After talking to his sister for a while, Su Chen went out alone. On the streets, the pedestrians were very lively. After all, the Great Beginning Base had a population of 300,000, which was very high. As Su Chen walked along the road, he saw some martial artists walk towards him. Their powerful auras pressed down on Su Chen, making it difficult for him to breathe. He had inferior talent! Inferior talent! They had such talent! ¡­ Su Chen walked around and saw that many people didn¡¯t have any talent. Most of the people he found who had talent, also had inferior talent like him. Even elementary talent was only found in a few martial artists. Chapter 3 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL In the Great Beginning Base, even elementary talent was very rare. Su Chen frowned. After thinking about it, it made sense to him. This was only a small base. The strongest in the base was only at the level of a great warrior. Cultivating from secondary talent to extreme talent was only the initial stage of becoming a warrior. But elementary talent could lead to becoming a warrior, and from there was hope to become an elite warrior! If he gained a second-rate talent, he could become an elite warrior, and have a chance to become a great warrior! Su Chen guessed that, in the entire base, there must be a few old great warriors with second-rate talent. ¡°I need to find a second-rate talent to replicate,¡± Su Chen thought to himself. However, he knew that once he got close to the warriors, it would be very dangerous. If a warrior had a bad temper, they could kill him. At most, the warrior would be punished, but there would be no need to pay with his life. Su Chen stood on the spot and thought for a while. He felt that this was not very safe. It would be terrible to sacrifice his life just to replicate a talent. He knew that there was a total of 300,000 people in the Great Beginning Base. He could only check the talent of others within a distance of three meters. He knew it would take too long this way, and thought that he should first ask where martial artists could be found. If he could find a secondary, or medium talent, he could duplicate that talent. Su Chen could not believe that in such a large base, 300,000 people could not find someone with a middle-talent. Martial artists were all in Primordial Force Academy¡¯s. There were a total of five Primordial Force Academies in the base. Youths above the age of fifteen who had passed the test and had elementary talent could enter. However, it was said that, with the exception of the Great Beginning Base¡¯s first Primordial Force Academy, the other academies would allow entry as long as you paid. Su Chen figured that the geniuses of the martial disciples would all be in the Great Beginning Base¡¯s number one force academy, and knew that his current talent was a weak grade talent, so he couldn¡¯t enter. He could only go to the other force academies. Only in an academy could he learn ways to cultivate his talent. Even if he had talent, he wouldn¡¯t be able to absorb force and his physical fitness would never increase. ¡­ The Great Beginning¡¯s fifth Force Academy, in the third training ground. ¡°If you want to become a powerful warrior, you must have high-grade talent. Most of you probably don¡¯t even have elementary talent,¡± a teacher said. ¡°If you don¡¯t have elementary talent, there¡¯s a high chance that you won¡¯t become a warrior in the future. However, if you learn a martial arts disciple, after practicing the body tempering method, it will be easier to find a job than an ordinary person.¡± The students were convinced by the teacher¡¯s very honest words. All of them had learned the body tempering technique through school. If they didn¡¯t hear what the teacher said, there was a chance they would practice incorrectly and hurt themselves. Su Chen was among the students. He had been there for a week. Here, the teacher taught classes every day and personally demonstrated the twenty-three movements of the body tempering technique. Su Chen had a very good memory. In a week¡¯s time, he had already mastered all of the movements. The others were slower. Most of them needed a month or even longer. ¡°The body tempering method must be completely mastered in order to effectively absorb vitality.¡± The teacher earnestly demonstrated in front of the podium, explaining each movement clearly. The class lasted one hour. After the class was over, the students left one after another. A little fatty ran over to Su Chen and said, ¡°Su Chen, how¡¯s your mastery going? I¡¯ve already learned eighteen movements. I¡¯m almost able to practice them!¡± This little fatty was called Zhang Wen. He was a classmate that Su Chen had gotten to know over the past few days. Their relationship could be considered quite good. ¡°I¡¯ve only mastered ten moves.¡± Su Chen said with a smile. He had said this on purpose to conceal his cultivation progress. If he had said that he had mastered all twenty-three moves, he would probably alarm the entire school. That would definitely cause unnecessary trouble, so he believed it was better to keep a low profile. ¡°Come on, Su Chen! I believe that you can do it. We will become powerful martial artists in the future!¡± Zhang Wen encouraged him. However, Su Chen saw a trace of despair in his eyes. Su Chen could see that Zhang Wen¡¯s talent was slightly better than his through his duplication talent. He had a second-rate talent. People with second-rate talent had a chance at becoming a warrior. However, it required a lot of time and resources. Zhang Wen was from an ordinary family. How could he continue to cultivate? It was quite possible that he might have to leave school to find a stable job. He might continue like this until he grew old, or he might die from a fierce beast attack. ¡°Zhang Wen, do you know who has the highest talent level in our academy?¡± ¡°The best talent?¡± Zhang Wen was stunned for a moment. ¡°Nobody would foolishly tell others about their talents. However, one can judge from the speed of cultivation. The true geniuses are all in the Great Beginning¡¯s first academy, but our academy has one!¡± ¡°Who is it?¡± Su Chen asked curiously. ¡°Chen Dong!¡± Zhang Wen moved closer to Su Chen¡¯s ear and whispered, ¡°Chen Dong¡¯s family is very poor. He came to the academy a month ago. He only took half a month to master the martial disciple and was accepted as the principal¡¯s disciple. Now, the principal is personally guiding his cultivation.¡± After hearing this, Su Chen¡¯s eyes lit up. To be taken in as a disciple by the principal and be personally guided would be a dream! Chen Dong¡¯s talent was definitely not weak! One had to know that the principal¡¯s strength was at the peak of elite martial artists! He was already a true expert. To be able to catch his eye, he had to be a true genius, or at least have a mid-level talent! Chapter 4 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL After communicating with Zhang Wen, Su Chen began to think. How could he get close to Chen Dong? Such a genius would probably be busy cultivating his talents all day long. It wouldn¡¯t be easy to find him. Suddenly, a loud noise came from afar. ¡°Chen Dong is here!¡± ¡°Is that the Chen Dong who was accepted as the principal¡¯s disciple?¡± ¡°He¡¯s in our training ground! Quickly go and take a look!¡± Many students rushed in his direction, their eyes filled with envy and jealousy. Those with medium talent had the chance to become great martial artists in the future. Su Chen came over and activated his duplication talent. All of his attention was focused on Chen Dong. ¡°Human: Chen Dong.¡± ¡°Cultivation Talent: medium.¡± He really does have medium talent! he thought. Su Chen¡¯s heart filled with excitement. This plan was his heart¡¯s desire. ¡°Chen Dong, I heard that you are now the dean¡¯s disciple! What level has your strength reached?¡± a student asked. ¡°I already have two-hundred pounds of strength!¡± Chen Dong said proudly. Everyone gasped. One-hundred pounds of strength was enough to become a martial artist. Chen Dong had only been a martial artist for half a month, yet his strength had already increased to two-hundred! This speedy increase in strength would mean that he would become a martial artist very soon. Su Chen finally understood why Chen Dong had come here. He had come here to show off. Su Chen couldn¡¯t help but feel that it was a little laughable. Cultivation was his business. Why did he have to show off his achievements everywhere? ¡°Chen Dong, can you give me an autograph?¡± ¡°Chen Dong, can you give me an autograph?¡± A group of academics gathered over, all hoping that Chen Dong would give them an autograph. Chen Dong had hopes of becoming a great martial artist in the future. His autograph might be sold at a high price in the future, enough to cover his living expenses for a few months. ¡°Alright! I¡¯ll sign It!¡± Chen Dong was flattered to the point that he felt as though he was floating. As long as it was just an autograph, he would not reject anyone. Su Chen squeezed into the crowd, but he was here to copy his talent. ¡°I touched it!¡± Su Chen reached out to touch Chen Dong¡¯s wrist, and in an instant, he retracted his hand. The entire process did not attract anyone¡¯s attention. After all, this action was small. ¡°The intermediate talent has been duplicated. Do you want to fuse it?¡± Su Chen would not fuse it rashly. He wasn¡¯t sure what would happen during the fusion. It was better to find a place where no one was around to fuse it. The academy was very relaxed; if you wanted to leave, you could, so long as you trained well. Teachers did not have the time to manage every student. In any case, he had already learned the body tempering method. The rest was up to him to practice and master his talent. Of course, this was the fifth academy. If it was the first academy, it would be a completely different picture. Compared to the first academy, the other academies were dojos. The first academy was the true place to train talents at the Great Beginning Base. After returning home, Su Chen saw that his sister had been learning martial arts. She had used all books that his parents had left behind. Su Chen walked into his bedroom and locked the door. ¡°Merge!¡± Boom! A wave of heat swept through his entire body. Su Chen felt a powerful pain. His skin felt as if it was being burned all over again; a terrifying power was circulating within his body, and it was as if he was going to explode at any moment. How can merging with a talent be so painful? he thought. Su Chen lay on the bed in extreme pain. Despite the pain, he didn¡¯t hesitate to merge with the talent. He was changing his fate. After his talent leveled up, his future would change. Compared to that, a little pain was nothing. Su Han heard Su Chen¡¯s voice and she hurried to ask, ¡°Brother, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Su Chen gritted his teeth and insisted, ¡°Nothing!¡± He tried his best not to make any sound; he wouldn¡¯t be able to explain this. Luckily, the pain came and went quickly. Ten minutes later, Su Chen felt that he had been reborn, and all the pain disappeared. He felt comfortable, and every inch of his body felt relaxed. Su Chen immediately checked his cultivation talent. ¡°Human: Su Chen.¡± ¡°Cultivation Talent: medium talent.¡± Looking at this information immediately made Su Chen excited. He had medium talent, which meant that there was the possibility of a better future! With his current medium talent, he had hope of becoming a great martial artist. But what if he could fuse with a stronger talent? he wondered. Great martial artists were not his limit. He could still be stronger! e realized that he could only continue to duplicate his talent after a month! Su Chen had obtained this information after duplicating his new talent. He could only use this ability once a month. I¡¯ll give it a try first! he decided. Su Chen could not wait any longer. He wanted to see how fast he could cultivate his new medium talent. Two days ago, he had mastered all twenty-three movements of the body tempering method, but the effect had been very small. The amount of strength and force that he could absorb was very, very small. Su Chen wondered for a moment if there was a problem with what he had learned. If he listened again during class, he would find that he had not practiced it wrongly. It was just that the rate at which he absorbed the new talent was slow. unless he trained for a very long time, he would see no effect. If he trained hard, it would take him a year to reach the martial artist realm. Chen Dong had only taken half a month. There was a huge difference between a weak talent and a medium talent! ¡°The first move!¡± ¡°The second move!¡± ¡°The third move!¡± Chapter 5 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Su Chen practiced the body tempering method in his room. The movements looked very strange, but they held the potential of absorbing the strength of heaven and earth. If he wanted to practice all twenty-three movements, he would need more than half an hour. A whole set of movements only had an obvious effect on him when he sat down. After nearly half an hour, Su Chen had finished a whole set of body tempering movements. A stream of heat flowed into his body. His physical fitness was increasing. He knew that this stream of heat was the potential of the human body. Body tempering methods could help effectively activate the ability of the human body and train the human body to endure extremes. Of course, the body could not be overexploited. There were strict restrictions on the use of body tempering methods. One could only train the body ten times a day at most. This was the conclusion of countless predecessors. Practice any more, and you could hurt your body. Medium talent is a few hundred times stronger than my own talent! No wonder Chen Dong¡¯s strength increased so quickly! thought Su Chen. Su Chen was very satisfied with this realization. This was only medium talent. Above that, there were even stronger high-grade talents. He wondered to himself what the rate of improvement of a genius would be each day, Su Chen knew that he still needed to work harder. After performing the body tempering technique three times in one breath, Su Chen felt very hot. He felt that he must have reached the limit of his training, and his body needed to rest. He was drenched in sweat, and there were some black impurities on the surface of his skin that had been carried out from his body through his sweat. Su Chen took a shower and ate a meal. His appetite had increased tremendously, and he ate five large servings at once. Practicing the body tempering technique required a lot of energy, so he had to eat more to make up for it. ¡­ One month later: Very few people would come to the forest behind the fifth academy. Therefore, the place became Su Chen¡¯s training ground. ¡°Hey!¡± Su Chen exercised. He had already cultivated ten times with the body tempering technique today. He walked out of the forest and returned to the training grounds. There were many large stones on the training ground which were used to test and train one¡¯s strength. Some of those rocks weighed one-hundred pounds, some weighed two-hundred pounds, and some weighed three-hundred pounds. If one could lift a one-hundred pound rock to the top of one¡¯s head and hold it for three seconds, it meant that one had the strength of one-hundred pounds. Similarly, to be able to lift a three-hundred pound rock meant that one had the strength of three-hundred pounds. This kind of method was a simple and direct way of testing one¡¯s strength. After practicing the body tempering technique for a week, Su Chen had already cultivated the strength of one-hundred pounds and had reached the qualification of a martial artist. Chen Dong¡¯s strength would have reached two-hundred pounds by now, Su Chen thought to himself. Of course, Su Chen knew that Chen Dong had cultivated under the guidance of the principal, so he would improve faster. However, he was still dissatisfied. Su Chen¡¯s talent was fusing medium talent with weak talent. Strictly speaking, he was even stronger than Chen Dong. During the month, Su Chen had not slacked off at all. Every day, he had completed the body tempering techniques ten times. This had been a very painful process. Most people could practice it three or four times a day if they were able to. Su Chen estimated that Chen Dong would be lucky if he could complete it seven or eight times a day. His strength could not increase as fast as his own. Su Chen sat beside the training ground and rested for a while. After he recovered his strength, Su Chen slowly walked to the front of the two-hundred-pound stone. ¡°Exert your strength!¡± Su Chen shouted. He held the large stone with both hands and exerted all his strength, managing to lift it directly above his head. After maintaining it for three seconds, Su Chen threw the stone away and sat on the ground, panting. He had the strength of two-hundred pounds. This was a very good start. He knew that with his current medium talent, if he worked hard for a year, he could be able to become a fighter! Su Chen rested for a while more before leaving the academy and returning home. Although it was already evening, there were still many shops on the streets that were still open for business. Their bright lights did not suggest the lateness of the light at all. The current world no longer had electricity. It was said that in some large-scale bases, there were experts who used their vitality talents to replace electricity, recreating the glory of human civilization before the apocalypse. However, this kind of thing had nothing to do with the Great Beginning Base. A small base like theirs lit oil lamps and candles at night. As Su Chen walked on the street, he felt strange. Suddenly, someone shouted. ¡°There are fierce beasts! Run!¡± ¡°Run for your lives! The fierce beasts are here!¡± For a moment, the entire street was filled with fear. ¡°Fierce Beasts?¡± Su Chen was stunned. He hadn¡¯t seen a fierce beast since his transmigration. The fierce beasts were very terrifying. They could instantly kill ordinary people. Only experts who had reached the level of the martial artists could fight the fierce beasts. At the outermost perimeter of the Great Beginning Base, there was a wall that defended people against the fierce beasts. However, the fierce beasts would often break through the wall and sneak into the city. At this time of night, it was very dangerous. If ordinary people encountered fierce beasts, they would definitely die! ¡°Hurry Home!¡± Su Chen hurriedly rushed home. This place was not far from his home, and his sister was still there! While Su Chen was running, he saw a snow-white figure shuttling back and forth at the end of the street. Every attack meant that a human¡¯s life had been taken away from him. Its speed was terrifying. Su Che was shocked. His eyes couldn¡¯t keep up with the speed of this white figure. This was from a distance; he knew that if the beast saw his face, he wouldn¡¯t even be able to see its shadow before being killed by the beast. Su Chen felt a wave of fear. At a time like this, he knew that he should use all his strength to escape. However, the direction the beast was chasing in seemed to be the way he was going. Chapter 6 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL This is bad! he thought. Su Chen¡¯s forehead was covered with a layer of fine sweat. This ferocious beast probably wasn¡¯t targeting him at the moment, but if he were to encounter it, he would definitely die. ¡°Beast, how dare you kill Innocent people?¡± A few martial artists flew over from afar. The leader was a middle-aged man with a face that showed an intention to kill. ¡°We¡¯re saved! The Wind Dragon Hunting Squad is here!¡± a resident shouted happily. Wind Dragon Hunting Squad? he wondered. Su Chen had heard of this name before. They were a very famous squad in this area. Their leader¡¯s nickname was ¡°Wind Dragon¡±. His strength was at the late stage of the martial artist realm, and he had more than a dozen weaker martial artists under him. Upon seeing that they were here, many people let out a sigh of relief as they watched with great interest. ¡°Quickly move to the side, it¡¯s very dangerous¡± The Wind Dragon captain roared. The people reacted immediately. The level of this martial artist was far higher than theirs, and the destructive power of the battle would be very terrifying. It was very likely that the aftershock of the battle would affect them, and they were at risk of being crippled, or even dead. Everyone retreated far away. Su Chen was the only exception. He did not leave- he was still observing. He wanted to see what a martial artist looked like in a battle. The battle had begun! The Wind Dragon captain took out a sharp, long blade. It flickered with a cold light as he slashed out! A huge crack appeared on the stone pavement of the street. Unfortunately, the speed of the fierce beast was too fast. It easily dodged this fatal attack. ¡°So strong!¡± Su Chen exclaimed in admiration. Just from the power of the wind, the slash of the blade had split the street in half! Su Chen wondered if it landed on a person, would they be split in half? Was this the true strength of a martial artist? The Wind Dragon Hunting Squad took out their weapons and engaged in an intense battle with the ferocious beast. Suddenly, a martial artist was hit by the ferocious beast. He flew backwards, and a hole appeared in his chest. ¡°Be careful!¡± The Wind Dragon captain turned around to take a look, but he was still in the middle of a battle, so he didn¡¯t have the time to properly check on his injuries. Although the ferocious beast was rampant, it had been surrounded by the martial artists, and he knew that it couldn¡¯t hold on much longer. ¡°Be careful! He wants to escape!¡± The Wind Dragon captain let out a loud laugh and hurriedly rushed over. As expected, the fierce beast fled at high speed. Its entire body turned into a snow-white stream of light and was close to escaping. Whoosh! At that same moment, an arrow shot out and hit the fierce beast¡¯s shoulder. There was a loud bang. This fierce beast fell on the street. Its body could be seen clearly by the ordinary people who still hid. ¡°Is it a ferret?¡± Su Chen saw it clearly. This ferret was about 1.5 meters long, and its claws were very sharp and stained with blood. ¡°This silver ferret has been shot, and it¡¯s about to die. Everyone, we must kill it!¡± The Wind Dragon captain shouted and led all his team members to charge forward. By his hands, the strength of the silver ferret had decreased, and it was no match for his team. However, the silver ferret had not completely given up. His body suddenly flashed with a dazzling light, and all the hair on his body rose. ¡°He has activated his bloodline power. Be careful!¡± The Wind Dragon Captain quickly retreated. The other warriors also retreated, wanting to avoid the oncoming attack. However, this silver ferret, crazy from the battle, began to charge toward the nearby residents. ¡°Everyone, scatter!¡± The Wind Dragon captain looked worried. If the silver ferret charged into the crowd, who knew how many people would die! The silver ferret was too fast. How could the ordinary people scatter? In an instant, more than ten people were sent flying. He was unsure whether they were alive or dead. Whoosh! Another arrow flew out and hit the silver ferret¡¯s previous wound. It pierced through the other side of the wound again and the silver ferret, who was already heavily injured, could no longer withstand it. It let out a blood-curdling scream and fell to the ground. Its life gradually faded away, and then it was dead. The ordinary residents did not dare to stay any moment longer. All of them were scared out of their wits. Only a single fifteen-year-old youth walked towards the silver ferret¡¯s corpse to gently stroke its fur. ¡°Haha! Kid, you have guts. You actually dare to come over and touch it?¡± The Wind Dragon captain walked over and said with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s my first time seeing such a fierce beast. I want to touch it,¡± the youth replied with a smile. ¡°I can see that you¡¯re already a martial disciple and that you¡¯re very young. In the future, you might be able to become a martial artist. When that time comes, you can join our team!¡± ¡°Thank you, captain of the Wind Dragons!¡± the young man said happily. The Wind Dragons did not stay for long. They left with the silver ferret¡¯s corpse. Only the young man was left in the middle of the street, still grinning foolishly. After having chatted with the captain of the Wind Dragons, he was happy. Passersby walked past and shook their heads. However, Su Chen, knew why he was so happy. He had copied his second talent from the fierce beast! When the silver ferret died, it had been less than three meters away from him. If he had been unlucky, the silver ferret could have killed Su Chen. Su Chen had been very lucky. Su Chen immediately activated his talent and checked the silver ferret¡¯s talent. ¡°Fierce beast: silver ferret.¡± ¡°Bloodline ability: inferior.¡± ¡°Speed ability: elementary.¡± Shocked, Su Chen¡¯s pupils suddenly constricted. Chapter 7 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Like humans, fierce beasts also needed talent in order to become stronger. Their bloodline talent was equivalent to the cultivation talent of humans. Without a high-grade talent, it was impossible to become a truly powerful threat. This silver ferret only had a low-grade bloodline talent, and its strength was equivalent to an ordinary warrior. However, the reason why it could be so troublesome and even kill warriors was that it had another talent: the speed talent! This beast had been very fast, and so it was very powerful. Now, combined with his strength as a warrior, he could resist the attacks of other warriors. Su Chen had copied this speed talent. In the future, he would be invincible among those of the same level! Let¡¯s go home! he thought. Su Chen jogged all the way home. After having dinner with his sister, Su Chen rushed into his bedroom, intending to fuse with this talent. Normally, besides cultivating talent, other talents could only be awakened after reaching the level of a fighter. However, Su Chen used the duplication talent to break this rule. ¡°Fuse!¡± Su Chen no longer hesitated. He quickly chose to merge. Boom! An incomparable pain burned Su Chen¡¯s body, but he was prepared. After resisting for ten minutes, he felt comfortable. He had now merged with the silver ferret¡¯s speed ability. He focussed his attention on his body, and the status of his ability immediately appeared. ¡°Human: Su Chen.¡± ¡°Cultivation talent: medium.¡± ¡°Speed talent: elementary.¡± Since his speed talent could not be tested at home, Su Chen decided to sleep. Early the next morning, Su Chen went to the forest behind the academy. There was no one else here, so he could try his speed talent. After Su Chen activated it, his speed instantly soared, and his entire body turned into a flash as he dashed into the distance. ¡°Such fast speed!¡± Su Chen felt a little shocked. After he started moving, everything around him rapidly retreated. His speed was roughly three times faster than before! This was only his elementary speed talent, but it allowed his speed to be comparable to an ordinary martial artist. He knew that as his strength increased, his speed would become faster! No wonder people with other talents were called geniuses. With just a basic talent, Su Chen was confident that he could beat most martial artists, and he would even be able to contend with martial artists soon. While Su Chen was excited, he also knew that if he wanted to be truly powerful, he still needed to have a high level of cultivation. Without strong cultivation, no matter how many talents he had, it would be impossible to be as strong as he wanted to be. ¡°There¡¯s still a month¡¯s time before I can duplicate a new talent!¡± Su Chen set a new goal for himself. In a month¡¯s time, he would use the body tempering technique to increase his strength to three-hundred pounds. With this goal in mind, Su Chen continued to work hard. He didn¡¯t hide the fact that he had learned the body tempering technique. After such a long time, many people were now able to cultivate it, so he wouldn¡¯t attract too much attention. Usually, Su Chen would check everyone¡¯s talent in the academy. Other than Chen Dong and himself, the best talent in the academy was the elementary talent. Soon, a month had passed, and Su Chen had reached the strength of three-hundred pounds. He felt like It had taken a while to cultivate his strength. Su Chen was thinking this from his heart. He felt that it would be great if he could achieve cultivation faster. While he was walking along the road, Zhang Wen suddenly ran over. ¡°Su Chen, have you have become a martial artist?¡± Su Chen nodded. Becoming a martial artist only required one hundred pounds of strength. There was nothing to hide. Zhang Wen suddenly became serious. ¡°Do you want to increase your strength faster?¡± ¡°Do you have a way?¡± Su Chen asked. ¡°Have you ever heard of fierce beast blood?¡± Su Chen nodded. ¡°I¡¯ve heard of it.¡± Su Chen¡¯s parents were both martial artists. He had known things about martial artists and fierce beasts ever since he was young. The fierce beast blood contained powerful energy, which could provide tremendous help to a martial artist¡¯s body. Drinking it while practicing the body tempering method could help to quickly absorb energy and strengthen the body. The increase in his strength would be very obvious! Unfortunately, after his parents passed away, Su Chen had struggled. He didn¡¯t have any way to obtain the fierce beast¡¯s blood. ¡°Su Chen, our talents aren¡¯t that good. If we continue to train this slowly, we might not ever be able to become a martial artist. But, with the fierce beast blood, we might have a good chance!¡± ¡°Once we break through and become martial artists, we won¡¯t have to worry about our lives!¡± Su Chen nodded. This was the truth, but where should they get the fierce beast blood? Zhang Wen came closer again and whispered into Su Chen¡¯s ear, ¡°I trust you, so I¡¯ll tell you a secret!¡± ¡°The academy is preparing a trial competition. They¡¯ve opened up a small area in the wild, and all the fierce beasts inside have died. Only some of their descendants are left. They¡¯re called fierce beasts.¡± ¡°Fierce beasts are relatively weak. We can deal with them with weapons. After killing the fierce beasts, we can use them to exchange for fierce beast blood. It is said that the one who gets the most will be rewarded with the power of intermediate fierce beast blood!¡± Intermediate fierce beast blood! Su Chen¡¯s pupils suddenly constricted. The strength of intermediate fierce beasts was comparable to elite warriors. Their fierce beast blood was naturally a very precious thing. If they could obtain it, Su Chen was confident that he could step into the warrior realm within half a year. ¡°How did you know about this?¡± Su Chen asked curiously. Chapter 8 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°I know an old student who has a strength of six-hundred pounds. He told me about it. However, this trial competition is a little dangerous. People like us who have just become martial artists haven¡¯t received any notice.¡± ¡°I am very clear about the benefits of the fierce beast blood. My parents used a lot of it before and bought me a set of low-level fierce beast blood. I relied on that to become a martial artist.¡± ¡°Su Chen, your talent is better than mine. If you have the fierce beast blood, you might be able to become a martial artist! Do you want to form a team to participate?¡± Zhang Wenmei said with excitement. Su Chen hesitated for a moment and asked, ¡°Have you invited others?¡± Zhang Wen nodded, ¡°I¡¯ve already invited eight martial artists, and they all agreed. Including you, we¡¯ll have a total of ten people! After we enter, we will definitely become competition.¡± Su Chen thought for a moment, then shook his head and rejected. ¡°I don¡¯t really want to form a team.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Zhang Wen didn¡¯t force him. He was only here to ask. He was fine with Su Chen¡¯s refusal. Considering that Su Chen had just become a martial artist, it didn¡¯t really matter if there was one more or one less person on their team. However, what Zhang Wen hadn¡¯t expected was Su Chen¡¯s refusal to participate in the trial match. The trial tournament was a very good opportunity! Su Chen thought to himself. Perhaps by relying on this training room, his strength would soar! Su Chen found his teacher. ¡°You mean you want to participate in the trial tournament?¡± The teacher looked astonished. ¡°To participate in the trial tournament, it is best to have the strength of five-hundred pounds or more. It will be very dangerous entering.¡± It wasn¡¯t as if the teacher had never seen an academic like Su Chen before. Upon deciding that his strength wasn¡¯t too bad, he was sure that he wanted to participate in the trial tournament and try his luck. There were differences in strength between the ferocious beasts. Some ferocious beasts were much stronger than the majority of martial artists. An academic like Su Chen, who had just become a martial artist, wasn¡¯t much stronger than an ordinary person. There was a high chance of death if he entered. ¡°Teacher, I have already formed a team. It should be fine if we have more people,¡± Su Chen Lied. The teacher sighed and nodded. ¡°Fine, I won¡¯t advise you anymore. This is your own matter. However, to enter the trial competition, you need to sign a life and death contract. If you were to die in there, it has nothing to do with our academy.¡± Su Chen nodded, ¡°Of course.¡± He calmly signed the life and death contract. ¡°The trial tournament will be held in ten days. Come to the training grounds at eight in the morning. A teacher will bring you there.¡± ¡°Alright!¡± After leaving, Su Chen¡¯s mood improved. In the next ten days, he would have to redouble his efforts to raise his cultivation. Although he was still very confident in himself, his strength was only equal to three-hundred pounds, after all, so he had to be careful. Su Chen planned to make sufficient preparations and buy all the weapons and equipment. In this era, weapons were not regulated and could be carried around. Weapons were divided into levels. Weapons made of ordinary steel were called ordinary weapons, while weapons made of vitality materials were called essence weapons. These essence weapons could be infused with vitality to further enhance their power. However, since Su Chen could not afford them, he could not buy them. He made a trip to the weapons store and bought a steel knife, a bow, and some arrows. This purchase cost him a year¡¯s living expenses. However, Su Chen felt that it was worth it. Making preparations in advance would be more efficient and he would be safer in the trial competition. Ten days passed quickly. Su Chen didn¡¯t tell her sister about this because he was afraid that she would be worried. He mentioned that he was going to participate in a school activity before he left. ¡­ When Su Chen arrived, he found that there were more than a hundred people already there. The total number of people in the trial must have exceeded at least 150! ¡°Su Chen, why are you here?¡± Zhang Wen asked in astonishment. ¡°I didn¡¯t say that I wouldn¡¯t come. I just didn¡¯t want to form a team.¡± Su Chen smiled. ¡°You must have found an expert!¡± Zhang Wen became envious. He assumed that Su Chen must have formed a team with an expert, which explained why he hadn¡¯t been willing to join them. Su Chen smiled and didn¡¯t try to explain. After another half an hour, everyone had arrived. There was now a total of 180 people. The vast majority of the participants all had second-rate talents. Some of them weren¡¯t young. It was precisely because of this that they were willing to give it their all. If they obtained the fierce beast blood, they might have a chance to soar to the skies. There were very few young people like Su Chen. Because the time they had spent cultivating was short, their strength was relatively weak. A teacher stood at the front of the crowd. There were now 180 people, but he knew that after the trial, there would be quite a number of people who would not return. ¡°Since everyone is here, let¡¯s begin.¡± The teacher led the teams into a bus. Many students looked surprised. In the apocalyptic era, cars were a rare sight. Cars from a hundred years ago could no longer be used. ¡°This is a newly developed car, powered by a force. The Great Beginning Base has just obtained the means to use this technology. After becoming a martial artist, you can buy one like this. You will likely see these in the future,¡± the teacher explained. The students felt enlightened. They had not expected to see such high technology in the Great Beginning Base. Chapter 9 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL After all the students got on the bus, they slowly drove towards the wild area outside the base. It was their first time leaving the city, so many people felt a little flustered. After all, they had been taught in their youth that fierce beasts were dangerous! They could take their lives in an instant. Once they left the Great Beginning Base, it was very likely that they would encounter fierce beasts. The teacher smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± All the great martial artists had checked the area within a radius of five kilometers, and so there were no fierce beasts left. The venue of the trial was very close, and it was likely that there wouldn¡¯t be any danger. After the teacher explained this, many students appeared more at ease. There were more than ten teachers in the car. All of them had the cultivation skill of martial artists. Even if there were fierce beasts, they wouldn¡¯t be so blind as to come forward. After driving for twenty minutes, they arrived at a valley. This was the venue of the trial competition. After getting off the bus, Su Chen noticed that there were many buses from other academies around. ¡°The fifth academy is also here?¡± Su Chen heard, ¡°Hahaha, their academy is the trashiest one in the Great Beginning Base. Why are they here to participate?¡± ¡°They probably haven¡¯t even seen a single ferocious beast before. They¡¯re not like our academy, where our teachers catch weak ferocious beasts for us to kill and practice with.¡± ¡°When the time comes to see the ferocious beasts, the people from the fifth academy will probably be scared silly. They will all be so scared that they will wet their pants.¡± The people who were ridiculing were all from the first academy. In the Great Beginning Base, besides the first academy, the other force academies were all very weak. The students from the fifth academy gnashed their teeth. ¡°Damn it.¡± However, they did not dare to fight back because the students from the first academy were much stronger than them. After getting out of the bus, Su Chen looked at the students from the first academy as if he was staring at a group of prey. The students of the first academy definitely had geniuses. Su Chen could use his duplication ability again. Perhaps he would be able to duplicate another decent talent. Everyone gathered at the entrance of the valley. In half an hour, the trial match would begin. Su Chen seemed to be leisurely walking among the crowd when in reality, he was using his duplication ability to check the talents of others. His main target was the students of the first academy. ¡°Elementary!¡± ¡°Elementary!¡± ¡°Elementary!¡± Su Chen walked around the crowd and frowned. It seemed that most of the students of the first academy only had elementary talents. Due to the strict requirements of the first academy, the number of students was relatively small. Only about 40 people had come. There are still six people left! Su Chen thought to himself. Su Chen calmly walked towards the remaining six people. When he was three meters away from them, Su Chen checked their talents one by one. They were all medium cultivation talents! Su Chen was a little surprised. It seemed that the students of the first academy were indeed a little more powerful. They had reached the peak of the martial artist realm and were only one step away from becoming a martial artist. He knew it was useless to copy any intermediate talents. It would be great if they had other elemental talents. Su Chen sighed. He walked around and only saw a few weak and inferior elemental talents. However, they could not be awakened before becoming a martial artist. Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd. ¡°Liu Mubai, I want to challenge you!¡± A young man, with medium cultivation talent, suddenly appeared in front of the six students, holding a knife. The young man pointed his knife at a student called Liu Mubai. Su Chen stood nearby and looked at him in surprise. The young man, who had come from the second academy, had actually dared to challenge the students from the first academy? Moreover, Liu Mubai had medium cultivation talent and had already reached the peak of martial arts. ¡°Wang Yunhai, you know the best saber technique in the second academy! But your saber technique is very good, and it can¡¯t make up for the gap between our strengths. I have the strength of nine-hundred-and-fifty pounds, and you only have a strength of two-hundred pounds. What right do you have to fight with me?¡± ¡°I actually have the strength of three-hundred pounds!¡± Upon hearing Wang Yunhai¡¯s words, Liu Mubai burst into laughter. ¡°Really? What difference does it make to me?¡± Beside him, the five middle-tier cultivation academics looked at Wang Yunhai with disdain. Wang Yunhai¡¯s cultivation talent wasn¡¯t high enough, and his strength was only so-so in this lifetime. He would never be able to compete with them. Upon hearing those words, Wang Yunhai felt indignant. With a swoosh, he pulled out his saber. A teacher shouted, ¡°The trial tournament hasn¡¯t started yet, so you can¡¯t use force!¡± Only then did Wang Yunhai obey the order. He silently walked to the side. His cultivation talent wasn¡¯t strong, so this trial tournament was a good opportunity. If he could obtain more beast blood, he would have a chance to become a fighter. After he left, Su Chen followed him. ¡°Brother, your knife skills are pretty good. Can you make friends?¡± ¡°You are?¡± Wang Yunhai turned and saw the unfamiliar-looking Su Chen. He was a little confused. However, the two still shook hands. ¡°My name is Su Chen. We will be friends from now on.¡± After Su Chen chatted with him for a while, he left, leaving Wang Yunhai standing there in a daze. Wang Yunhai¡¯s talent appeared in Su Chen¡¯s mind. ¡°Human: Wang Yunhai.¡± ¡°Cultivation Talent: level.¡± ¡°Blade Talent: medium.¡± Blade talent was the same as cultivation talent. Both were born with it and could be copied. Wang Yunhai¡¯s cultivation talent was not high, but his blade talent was very good! Su Chen immediately chose to copy and obtained medium blade talent. Chapter 10 Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Su Chen saw that there was still some time to kill before the trial began. He found a hidden place, behind a big rock, and began to fuse with his medium blade talent. A sharp pain ran through his entire body. Su Chen frowned. After about ten minutes, the pain gradually faded. Su Chen checked his talent. ¡°Human: Su Chen.¡± ¡°Cultivation Talent: medium.¡± ¡°Speed Talent: Elementary.¡± ¡°Blade Talent: medium.¡± Su Chen picked up the blade and felt something strange. The blade seemed to grow on his hand and had become a part of his body. He waved the blade in the air and could calculate the perfect movement, the fastest speed, and how to use the strongest power! ¡°So strong!¡± Su Chen was a little shocked. The power of this medium-grade blade technique was actually so impressive. Even if he didn¡¯t have the talent for speed, with this blade technique, Su Chen could already fight against a martial artist with a strength of five-hundred pounds. If he learned from some blade technique manuals, he would become even stronger! After practicing, Su Chen quietly returned to the team. Soon, the trial began. Everyone was filled with determination. They were all aware that this was a good opportunity to change their fate. The first place reward was three sets of intermediate beast blood and 100,000 yuan in cash. The second place reward was one set of intermediate beast blood and 100,000 yuan in cash. The third place reward was three sets of low-level beast blood and a 50,000 yuan reward. Lastly, fourth to tenth place was rewarded one low-level savage beast blood. All rankings were calculated based on points. As long as the designated parts of the savage beasts were cut off, they could be exchanged for points. The trial would last three days, and it was as though they would stay in the forest forever, regardless of life or death! ¡°Prepare to enter!¡± a teacher shouted. The students of the first academy rushed into the forest first and gradually disappeared from sight. Next came the second, third, and fifth academy. After entering the forest, Su Chen observed the terrain. The trees here were very lush, and the terrain was very complex. Upon entering, it became very difficult to see other people. He saw that the forest was very large, and concluded that there could be ferocious beasts hidden anywhere. He had to be extremely careful. After walking in the forest for a while, Su Chen suddenly heard the hissing sound of a snake nearby. ¡°Ferocious green snake!¡± A two-meter-long green snake looked back at Su Chen. This kind of snake was not very strong, and ordinary martial artists could deal with it. However, the green snake had a dangerous aspect. One should be wary of being entangled by it. Even a martial artist with a strength of five-hundred pounds would not be able to break free. Whoosh! The great green snake dashed out and opened its bloody mouth. Su Chen had the talent of speed, so it would be was very easy for him to dodge, but he did not dodge. Whoosh! A shining blade light slashed out, and the great green snake instantly froze and fell to the ground with a thump. Seven inches of the snake had been cut off by Su Chen. This kind of ordinary fierce beast was too weak for Su Chen. Su Chen dug out the eyes of the great green snake, which would be designated for the trial. This pair of eyes was enough to prove that he had killed the green snake and he would be able to exchange it for one point. The great green snake was the most fierce beast in the area. He heard that there had once lived a fierce python around these parts. It had been a powerful fierce beast, before being killed by the combined efforts of martial artists. The green snakes were all descendants of that fierce python. Su Chen had roamed in the forest for half a day, and it was almost night time. Su Chen opened a package and took a look. The ferocious beast materials inside were equivalent to thirty points. Su Chen frowned. He wasn¡¯t being fast enough. If he compared himself to ordinary students, he wouldn¡¯t feel as bad, but as he was competing for a top place, he knew this was far from enough. Su Chen settled in a tree. The only fierce beast that lived in the trees was the green snake. He just had to be careful and not be attacked by other beasts. If a green snake approached him, Su Chen was confident that he could kill it instantly. The night passed very smoothly. The next morning, Su Chen caught a small deer and had a barbecue. After eating and drinking, he continued to explore. He planned to head deeper into the forest. The strength of the beasts in the depths of the forest would increase, and the points would be worth more. A powerful beast could be exchanged for five points after being killed. As Su Chen walked, he suddenly heard a shout coming from the nearby forest. ¡°Help!¡± ¡°Come and save me!¡± At the same time, he heard noisy footsteps and wolf howls. Was it a wolf pack? he asked himself. Su Chen identified the direction of the shouts and ran towards it. If there really was an entire wolf pack, they would be worth a lot of points. Especially the alpha wolf, which was worth ten points. It was a very precious beast. Su Chen soon arrived, to find an empty space. There were many corpses on the ground. Some were wild wolves, and some were humans. More than ten wild beasts were attacking five or six students. It was obvious that they could not hold on much longer. ¡°Zhang Wen?¡± Su Chen said, stunned. Among these people, he had found a familiar face. Zhang Wen looked in tatters. Under the siege of the wolf pack, he had fallen into a terrible state. He was covered in wounds, and blood was all over the ground. He continued to wave his knife and attacked in all directions. Su Chen quickly rushed over. Zhang Wen and the others were not strong enough. They had not faced this kind of wolf pack before. Su Chen sighed. These people had come here for nothing, but he didn¡¯t say that out loud. Chapter 11 - News of the Great Green Leaf Python! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Su Chen took out the bow on his back and shot an arrow. Whoosh! The arrow pierced through the wolf¡¯s body and took its life. ¡°Awooo¡ª¡± The alpha wolf found Su Chen and howled. Under the command of the alpha wolf, the wolf pack immediately surrounded Su Chen. ¡°Su Chen, run! You don¡¯t have to save us!¡± Zhang Wen shouted. He knew that Su Chen¡¯s strength was about the same as his. And he had just become a martial artist. Su Chen felt warmth in his heart when he heard this. This little fatty didn¡¯t want to drag him down. He was quite a nice person. Su Chen thought for a moment. If he went all out, he would be able to kill all these wild wolves very quickly. However, his strength would also be exposed. After thinking for a moment, Su Chen still felt that he should reserve some strength. The strength of these wild wolves was not weak. Especially the alpha wolf. It was able to contend against a martial artist with a strength of 500 jin1. However, Su Chen was able to completely suppress the wolf in terms of strength by using his blade skills and speed. He had reserved a certain amount of strength and only used 1.5 times his speed. Still, his intermediate talent with blade skills allowed him to slash at the vital parts of the wild wolf with every slash. Swoosh! The blade sliced through the wild wolves¡¯ necks, directly killing them. These wild wolves pounced over at the same time. Su Chen still had a way to dodge their attacks. With his speed, he was like a fish swimming in the sea¡ªhe would not be hit at all. However, these wild wolves would not be able to dodge Su Chen¡¯s attacks. Every time he attacked, he would kill one wolf! Not long after, the wild wolves were all killed, including the strongest alpha wolf among them. Su Chen also had a lot of bloodstains on his body. Yet they were not his but the wolf pack¡¯s. He let out a long sigh of relief. Su Chen sheathed his saber and looked at the dumbfounded Zhang Wen and the others. ¡°Are you guys okay?¡± ¡°We¡¯re okay¡­¡± Zhang Wen said while trembling. ¡°I killed these wild wolves, so I¡¯ll take their fangs away. What do you think?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± The group of people nodded. They didn¡¯t dare to fight with Su Chen. If Su Chen hadn¡¯t came to save them, they would have all died here. How would they dare to fight with Su Chen? For each wild wolf, Su Chen needed to take away their two big teeth. There were more than ten wild wolves. They had a total of 30 big teeth and a big bag full of them was heavy. Fortunately, Su Chen¡¯s strength was 300 jin, so these things were not a problem for him to carry on his back. ¡°You guys should hurry up and leave. It¡¯s still too dangerous for you guys to stay here with your strength. You can¡¯t throw away your lives just for the sake of the fierce beast blood.¡± Su Chen said to Zhang Wen and the others. ¡°Su Chen, wait!¡± Zhang Wen suddenly called out to him, ¡°With your strength, it shouldn¡¯t be too difficult for you to get a portion of the fierce beast blood. But¡­ I have some news that I don¡¯t know if I should tell you¡­¡± ¡°Speak.¡± Su Chen was a little curious. ¡°A half-ferocious beast level great green leaf python has appeared in the depths of the area. The students of the First Academy have gone to hunt it. It is said to be worth 500 points!¡± After hearing this, Su Chen¡¯s heart was shaken! A half-ferocious beast worth 500 points! If he were to obtain it, there would be no doubt in obtaining first place in this trial competition. ¡°Is the news true?¡± Zhang Wen solemnly nodded. ¡°It must be true! When we passed by, we saw that the people from the First Academy were dealing with the great green leaf python. But we didn¡¯t manage to catch it. Many people must have rushed over by now.¡± ¡°Which direction is it?¡± ¡°Southeast!¡± Zhang Bao pointed towards the depths of the forest. ¡°Thank you.¡± After saying that, Su Chen¡¯s speed was pushed to the limit. His body turned into an afterimage and quickly disappeared from their sight. Zhang Wen looked in the direction where he had gone and sighed. ¡°At first, I thought that my strength was about the same as Su Chen¡¯s and wanted to invite him to join our team. In the end, he hid it so deeply. Su Chen¡¯s talent is probably middle-tier as well. In the future, he might be able to become an elite fighter.¡± He was very envious. In this world that emphasized talent, good talent represented a bright future. ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡± Zhang Wen sighed. ¡°Are we going back now?¡± A student beside him asked unwillingly. ¡°What else? With our strength, we could die at any time in this forest. In this trial competition, the so-called fierce beast blood had nothing to do with us. The rewards belonged to geniuses. Ordinary martial artists like us won¡¯t even care if we die here. We might as well leave as soon as possible.¡± Zhang Wen said with some sadness but he was telling the truth, so the others also fell into silence. All the martial artists could register for this trial. But obviously, they were only here to fill in the numbers. ¡­ After heading deeper for a while, Su Chen stopped. He was carrying a big bag of materials. Although it was not very heavy, it would affect him once he joined the battle. There were two ways. First, he had to return to the entrance of the valley and hand in these materials. He could exchange them for a few points. However, it would take a lot of time to go back and forth, so it was not worth it. Second, he had to find a place to hide the materials and take them out when he had time. Su Chen thought about it and decided to choose the second method. He found a very eye-catching tree, dug a big hole under the tree, and stuffed his backpack into it. After filling in the hole, he covered it with a layer of leaves as a cover. The trial competition¡¯s forest was very big, and his hiding place was very hidden, so he should not be discovered. After everything last night, Su Chen felt very relaxed. He sped toward the southeast direction to the maximum! Let¡¯s go! Chapter 12 - 1000 Points and Stalactite Milk! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Boom! After advancing for some distance, Su Chen heard the sounds of battle coming from the front. ¡°It should be here.¡± Su Chen nodded. From the sounds, the battle ahead was very intense. Could it be that the half-beast great green leaf python was besieged again? Su Chen gradually approached it. Although it was a half-beast, it was very powerful. However, there were many martial apprentices at their peaks on the team. If they besieged the great green leaf python, it should be very easy. Su Chen increased his speed and arrived at the scene in less than a minute. However, the situation here was somewhat different from what he had imagined. More than ten martial apprentices were besieging the great green leaf python. This great green leaf python was 15 meters long! It had already evolved to the level of a fierce beast! However, it had just become a fierce beast, so its strength was not too strong. Su Chen looked at it for a while and was puzzled. How did this great green leaf Python suddenly become a fierce beast? A half-fierce beast was worth 500 points. But if it was a fierce beast, it was worth 1000 points! Su Chen licked his lips. This was a beast. If he killed it, the beast blood in its body could also increase his strength. Moreover, the beast¡¯s body was full of treasures. Its skin, teeth, and bones were all very valuable. It could be said that they were very lucky to be able to encounter this great green leaf python that had just become a beast. In fact, its strength was not much stronger than a peak-level martial artist. Su Chen hid in the forest to observe and did not make a move. He watched the battle for about ten minutes. The outcome of the battle was about to be decided. Most of the martial artists who were besieging had retreated with injuries. Only six people were left. They were the six geniuses with intermediate cultivation talent from the First Academy. The six of them were all peak disciples and there were many wounds on their bodies. However, the great green leaf python¡¯s injuries were even more severe. Its skin was filled with arrows and there were wounds everywhere. Even the top of its head had been slashed open. All of a sudden, the great green leaf python went crazy. It directly activated its bloodline power and its speed soared to a whole new level. It chose to escape! Its huge body fled into the depths of the forest and soon disappeared. ¡°F*ck! It ran away again!¡± Liu Mubai cursed. It was the same last time. As long as this great green leaf python realized that it couldn¡¯t beat them, it would run away. And they couldn¡¯t catch up. In the dark, Su Chen grinned and his body rapidly flew out, shuttling through the forest. ¡°This is awesome. After I activated my speed talent, my speed is even faster than this fierce beast!¡± Su Chen was very excited. His speed was above that of the great green leaf python. Even if he could not beat it, he could still escape. Soon, Su Chen caught up in a cave. This place was extremely dark and quiet. The great green leaf python was already very weak. It lay on the rock and did not move. Seeing this, Su Chen did not show any mercy and directly rushed forward with his blade. Using his speed talent to the maximum, he instantly slashed at the great green leaf python¡¯s head. One slash after another. Although Su Chen¡¯s strength was only 300 jin, more than ten slashes were enough to kill the great green leaf python. ¡°I can collect the fierce beast¡¯s blood now!¡± Su Chen excitedly took out his canteen and cut open the scales of the great green leaf python, stabbing it in the heart. The great green leaf python had just evolved and there was only the blood in the heart. It was fierce beast¡¯s blood. Su Chen only wanted this. The blood flowing in the heart was just enough to fill a pot. This pot was equivalent to five portions of low-level fierce beast¡¯s blood. It was a huge profit! Su Chen continued to size it up. The skin of the great green leaf python was also very valuable. However, he couldn¡¯t get it removed in a short period of time. Liu Mubai and the others would probably catch up soon. Su Chen had to leave quickly. ¡°What¡¯s here?¡± Su Chen walked towards the depths of the cave step-by-step. That great green leaf python wanted to return here no matter what. Could it be that there was some treasure that attracted it? Walking to the end of the cave, Su Chen¡¯s eyes widened in shock. There was a small stone pool in front of him. There was some milky-white liquid gathered inside. From the rock ceiling above, came some pale white liquid that was condensing and about to drip down a stalactite. ¡°This is a stalactite?¡± Su Chen had never seen this thing before. It was all based on guesses. He went over and sniffed it. He could feel the powerful energy contained within. It must be something good! Su Chen took out another water bottle and took all the stalactite milk away. Liu Mubai and the others were about to rush over. Su Chen thought for a moment and directly collapsed the cave entrance. It covered up the fact that there were treasures here. According to Su Chen¡¯s guess, since stalactite milk would be born here, there might be something more precious in the rock wall. He wanted to explore it slowly in the future. After erasing all traces, Su Chen dug out the eyes of the great green leaf python and left this place. When more than ten minutes passed after he left, Liu Mubai and the others arrived. ¡°What happened?¡± A student exclaimed. Liu Mubai walked closer to take a look and his expression instantly became gloomy. They had chased for half a day, and so many people were heavily injured, but the results were actually taken away? The eyes of the great green leaf python were gone, as was the vicious beast blood in its heart. These were the two most important things! Looking at the mutilated corpse of the great green leaf python, the people of the First Academy were extremely infuriated. If they were to meet the person who had stolen the vicious beast¡¯s eyes, they would definitely not let him off! Chapter 13 - First Place! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL At that moment, Su Chen was already very far away. He found another small cave and planned to cultivate there for a period of time. He already had 1000 points, which was something that others could not catch up to no matter what. The trial competition had already gone on for one and a half days and there were still one and a half days left, so it was impossible for anyone to surpass him. Su Chen took out the fierce beast blood and poured it into his mouth. After drinking it, Su Chen immediately began to use the body tempering technique. Boom! Warm energy gathered in his internal organs. Su Chen felt his body heating up and his strength constantly rose. After completing all twenty-three movements, Su Chen clearly felt the fierce beast blood in his body had been used up. Su Chen checked the increase in his strength and was immediately overjoyed! His cultivation speed had increased by five times! Moreover, this was only the low-grade fierce beast blood. If it was the middle-grade fierce beast blood, the improvement would be even more obvious! No wonder so many people had become martial artists, or even elite martial artists at such a young age. Su Chen finally understood. Not only were they talented in cultivation but they had also poured in a large number of resources. To put it bluntly, many people had piled up the resources. After Su Chen practiced body tempering ten times in the cave, he found that he was not that tired. It seemed that he could continue practicing. After practicing the body tempering technique once again, he found that it was very easy and his body did not suffer any harm. Su Chen seemed to have understood something. ¡°Under normal circumstances, a person can only practice body tempering technique ten times a day because the human body had a limit. But after using the blood of fierce beasts, the blood of fierce beasts can help a martial artist break through the limit and they can practice body tempering technique twenty-three times a day.¡± Su Chen immediately became excited. Like the martial artists in some large families, they had a lot of resources and could use the blood of Fierce Beasts to continue practicing. Therefore, their strength increased very quickly. Su Chen felt the strength of his body. According to this speed, before the end of the trial competition, he should be able to have 400 jin of strength. While Su Chen was cultivating, the other students had already started fighting. It wasn¡¯t just the hunting of wild beasts. Many students were fighting among themselves. Although they didn¡¯t dare to kill easily, some of the weaker martial artists had all the wild beasts that they had painstakingly hunted taken away. Three days passed very quickly. The trial had ended. ¡°Chen Zhuo, 20 points!¡± ¡°An Sheng, 15 points!¡± ¡°Liu Yang, 40 points!¡± ¡°Wang Dong, 0 points.¡± The teacher who was counting the points looked at Wang Dong in surprise. This unlucky fellow was covered in injuries. Without guessing, he must have been robbed of all his materials. The teacher was already used to such things. This kind of situation would happen every year during the trial competition. ¡°Wang Yunhai, 210 points!¡± The surrounding students exclaimed, especially the students of the Second Academy, their faces were full of conceit and pride. Liu Mubai sneered disdainfully. A mere 210 points and he was qualified to challenge him? Wang Yunhai looked at Liu Mubai proudly. His gains were three large backpacks. However, the next moment, the teacher who counted the points counted Liu Mubai¡¯s gains and came up with a shocking score. ¡°530 points!¡± ¡°So many!¡± Wang Yunhai¡¯s face was filled with shock. He didn¡¯t expect Liu Mubai¡¯s score to be so high! ¡°You must have snatched other people¡¯s materials!¡± Liu Mubai sneered. He didn¡¯t admit it. But he didn¡¯t deny it either. Wang Yunhai¡¯s face flushed red but there was nothing he could do. ¡°Liu Mubai should be the champion this time. He has a total of 530 points. Among the geniuses of the First Academy, he is the strongest!¡± ¡°Liu Mubai can be considered as the number one disciple of our Taichu Base1! He will definitely be in first place this time.¡± ¡°Not necessarily. Don¡¯t you know that a fierce beast appeared in the forest and escaped after being severely injured by Liu Mubai and the others? I heard that it was picked up by others in the end. That fierce beast is worth 1000 points!¡± ¡°There is such a thing? If someone killed that fierce beast, he would probably be in first place.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think that he¡¯s lucky to be able to snatch it from Liu Mubai. This person is seriously gutsy.¡± ¡°If he uses the beast¡¯s eyeballs to exchange for points, the matter will definitely be exposed. Liu Mubai won¡¯t let him off.¡± ¡°So what? The first prize is three portions of intermediate beast blood! If it were me, even if I offended Liu Mubai, I would still exchange for the prize.¡± ¡°I guess he still wouldn¡¯t dare. Liu Mubai¡¯s family is very powerful in the Taichu Base. Although they can¡¯t directly attack you, they can still make you wish you were dead.¡± At this moment, Liu Mubai¡¯s gaze had been locked at the entrance. He was waiting. He wanted to see who was courting death and actually dared to steal his things. Just as the trial competition was about to end, Su Chen whistled as he walked out of the forest. He was carrying a large backpack and a small backpack. After placing the large backpack on the table, Su Chen raised his head and said to the teacher, ¡°Teacher, please help me calculate my points.¡± After the teacher finished counting, he said, ¡°A total of 170 points.¡± Su Chen nodded. This was already quite a lot of points, roughly ranked around 15th place. However, at the next moment, Su Chen took out the eyeballs of the great green leaf python from the small backpack and placed them on the table. When the pair of eyes were placed on the table, a thick smell of blood permeated the air. Chapter 14 - Increase in Strength! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°This is the eyeball of the great green leaf python. It¡¯s actually with you!¡± The teacher said in surprise, ¡°This material is worth 1,000 points. Including the previous materials, there will be a total of 1,170 points!¡± Hearing this, the gazes of everyone present focused on him. Especially Liu Mubai¡¯s eyes, which were emitting cold killing intent. ¡°You are truly bold. You actually dared to snatch my things.¡± Liu Mubai said coldly. A lackey beside him came over and whispered, ¡°Brother Liu, this person seems to be from the Fifth Academy.¡± The Fifth Academy¡­ Liu Mubai was even more furious. The Fifth Academy was the weakest one in the Taichu Base. Liu Mubai had always looked down on the Fifth Academy, thinking that the students there were all trash. In the end, his prey was snatched away by the trash in his eyes. He didn¡¯t care about a portion of the fierce beast blood but this incident had made him lose face. ¡°What do you mean by robbing you? The fierce beasts in the forest are ownerless. Since I killed them, then the materials are naturally mine.¡± Su Chen wasn¡¯t afraid at all as he said with a smile. As long as he obtained the reward of first place this time, he would be able to rise to the level of a martial artist very quickly. Moreover, he would be able to replicate the achievements of others in the future. He would be far above Liu Mubai. As long as he was in the Taichu Base, Liu Mubai wouldn¡¯t be able to touch him directly. If he wanted to use his family¡¯s status to suppress him, Su Chen wouldn¡¯t care at all. As long as his strength rose, he would definitely become a big shot in the Taichu Base in the future. There were plenty of ways to make Liu Mubai regret it. Liu Mubai glared at him fiercely. Just like what Su Chen had said, even if he disliked Su Chen again, there was nothing he could do. Just as Su Chen had planned, he obtained first place in this trial competition. Three portions of intermediate beast blood! 100,000 yuan! ¡­ A few days later. During these few days, Su Chen did not directly drink the intermediate beast blood. Instead, he drank the low-level fierce beast blood first to solidify his foundation. The great green leaf python¡¯s fierce beast blood had all been refined and Su Chen¡¯s strength had also increased to 450 jin. Now, his strength could be considered mid-level in the five diagrams. But it was still not enough! Su Chen held a small bottle full of anticipation. This was the mid-level fierce beast blood that he had obtained from the trial competition. He didn¡¯t know how much of an improvement it would bring! Su Chen didn¡¯t dare to drink it in one gulp. He only took a small sip. Incomparably violent energy entered his body through his throat. Boom! Su Chen felt as if a bomb had exploded within his body. His entire body was in intense pain. His internal organs and blood vessels seemed to be on the verge of being destroyed. The intense pain caused Su Chen¡¯s mind to turn white and his thoughts became chaotic. Only his muscle memory could help him continue to perform the body tempering technique. If he could not hold on to his true heart, he would very likely become a lunatic. This was the danger of using the blood of fierce beasts but, at the same time, the danger also brought huge benefits. The energy of the blood of fierce beasts was almost exhausted and only then did Su Chen feel better. He was surprised to find that he had practiced the body tempering technique eight times in a row! This was something that he had never dared to think about before! The improvement brought by the body tempering technique eight times was also very huge. And this was only a small sip! Feeling the change in his body¡¯s strength, Su Chen smiled in satisfaction. If he kept using the fierce beast blood, he would be able to become a warrior in about a month¡¯s time! However, the mid-level fierce beast blood was limited, and it was only enough for him to practice for five days. In these five days, Su Chen was confident that his strength would increase to 600 jin. With 600 jin of strength, coupled with his speed talent and mid-grade blade technique talent, Su Chen felt that there should be no martial artists who were his match. Even martial artists who were weaker might not be able to defeat him. Su Chen suddenly remembered that he still had a pot of stalactite milk that he had not used. He still didn¡¯t know the function of the stalactite milk, so he needed to inquire about it. To inquire about the function of the world treasure, he needed a treasure illustrated book. This was all accumulated from the experience of previous people. Such a treasure illustrated book cost 1,000 yuan. If it was in the past, he would definitely be very distressed. But after receiving the 100,000 yuan reward from the first place winner, he could be considered a bit wealthy now. That afternoon, Su Chen went to the store and bought a very high-quality treasure illustrated book. After flipping through half a book, Su Chen finally saw the records of the stalactite milk. ¡°The stalactite milk is formed after absorbing the Heaven and Earth yuan qi. It is a very precious cultivation resource. It can increase one¡¯s cultivation talent and is effective for people with intermediate cultivation talent and below. There¡¯s a small probability that Earth elemental stones will appear in the place where the stalactite milk is found. It can help high-level cultivation talent warriors increase their talent.¡± Su Chen was immediately shocked. In this world, there was actually a treasure that could directly increase one¡¯s cultivation talent. If this kind of thing was sold outside, it was estimated that one set would be worth millions or even tens of millions of yuan. However, Su Chen understood that people could not reveal their wealth. Once someone knew that he had such a treasure, he would probably be robbed the next day. Su Chen thought for a moment and finally understood why the great green leaf python was able to break through to become a fierce beast. It must have used the stalactite milk in the cave, so its talent had broken through. However, this kind of thing was not necessary for Su Chen. He could copy other people¡¯s talent directly and he had an intermediate cultivation talent now. However, Su Han¡¯s talent was only a low-level cultivation talent, so it was difficult for her to become a warrior. Why not¡­ give it to his sister? Chapter 15 - Improvement of Little Sister’s Talent! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL After dinner, Su Chen took out a small bottle of milky-white stalactite liquid. ¡°Su Han, this is a health product I bought in the shop. You should drink it.¡± ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Su Han took it curiously and tasted it. It was a little sweet but it tasted good. As soon as she drank it, Su Han felt warm and comfortable. ¡°Wow, it¡¯s amazing!¡± Su Han said in surprise. She soon remembered that her brother hadn¡¯t drunk it yet. ¡°Brother, aren¡¯t you going to drink it?¡± Su Chen smiled and said dotingly, ¡°I¡¯ve drunk it. This is for you.¡± His sister nodded and drank all the stalactite milk in one go. ¡°How do you feel?¡± Su Chen asked with concern. ¡°Very comfortable!¡± Su Han burped as she spoke. Su Chen smiled and then told his sister seriously, ¡°The thing I gave you today is very precious. You can¡¯t tell anyone about it outside.¡± If others knew about the stalactite milk, they might be killed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t tell anyone.¡± Su Han nodded heavily. After drinking, they continued eating. Su Chen activated his duplication talent and observed his sister¡¯s changes. After a few minutes, Su Han¡¯s situation changed! Human: Su Han Cultivation Talent: Elementary Ice Talent: Elementary (not awakened) After about an hour, Su Chen found that his sister¡¯s situation had changed again. Human: Su Han Cultivation Talent: Intermediate Ice Talent: Elementary (not awakened) The effect was so obvious! Su Chen observed for another day, but his sister¡¯s talent did not continue to increase. This was because the stalactite milk only affected those below intermediate talent. His sister had already reached the limit and could not continue to increase. However, with his sister¡¯s intermediate cultivation talent, there was a high chance that she could become a warrior, so Su Chen was relieved. As his own strength increased, the conditions at home would definitely become better and better. Su Chen contacted the nearby schools. He was now very rich, so he chose to send his sister to school. Staying at home all day, it was very easy for her to become autistic. His sister was only thirteen years old. At this age, she should be playing with her peers without any worries. At first, his younger sister didn¡¯t agree because she knew that her family was very poor. However, Su Chen told her that he had participated in an activity organized by the school and got a placement and a bonus. Only then did Su Han nod and agree. After settling his younger sister¡¯s situation, Su Chen devoted himself to cultivation. He cultivated for a month in one breath and his strength had broken through to 800 pounds. Now, he was already an advanced level martial apprentice and was about the same level as a martial artist. And according to his real combat strength, the average martial artist could only fight him 50-50. Unfortunately, without the fierce beast blood, the speed of his cultivation slowed down. According to Su Chen¡¯s estimation, it would still take some time for him to become a martial artist. At the same time, the Liu family held a celebration banquet. Because Liu Mubai had been in seclusion for a month, when he came out again, he had already stepped into the level of a martial artist. He immediately found his servant and began to calculate in a low voice in the room. ¡°Elder Li, how¡¯s the investigation going?¡± The old man standing next to him was his servant, Li Zheng. He was a low-level martial artist who usually helped Liu Mubai with his work. ¡°Young Master, we have investigated thoroughly. That Su Chen doesn¡¯t have any background. His parents were both martial artists but they are both dead. Only his younger sister lives with him.¡± Hearing this, a terrifying killing intent appeared on Liu Mubai¡¯s face. ¡°I actually allowed this little brat to live until now. If I wasn¡¯t in seclusion, he would have died long ago.¡± ¡°Find someone to kill him.¡± Li Zheng¡¯s expression changed drastically when he heard Liu Mubai¡¯s words. ¡°Young Master, you want to kill him in the base? You can¡¯t do such a thing. If you¡¯re found out, it will implicate the entire family.¡± Liu Mubai snorted coldly. ¡°That¡¯s because you¡¯re found out. As long as you¡¯re not found out, everything will be fine.¡± ¡°Young Master, what do you mean?¡± ¡°Hire an assassin organization!¡± Li Zheng was stunned. There was indeed such an assassin in the Taichu Base, called the Shadow Assassin. ¡°But to kill a martial apprentice and spend so much money¡­¡± Li Zheng hesitated for a moment. In his opinion, this deal was not worth it. Su Chen had already reached the strength of a martial apprentice. If he wanted to hire an assassin to kill him, he would need at least a million! ¡°Hehe, what do you know?¡± Liu Mubai laughed. ¡°Looking at his resume, he has only just turned 15 years old and has already reached the martial apprentice realm. I reckon that his talent is not weak. In the future, it is very likely that he will become a martial artist.¡± ¡°Killing him now requires a million. But when he becomes a martial artist, killing him is very likely to cost 10 million yuan! So do you think¡­ it is worth it?¡± ¡°Young Master, I understand.¡± Li Zheng nodded repeatedly. ¡°I¡¯ll go and contact the assassin organization right away.¡± After saying that, Li Zheng left. Only Liu Mubai remained in the room, thinking about something. ¡°The Shadow Assassin. That fellow awakened an attribute talent called shadow. Although it¡¯s only an elementary talent, it¡¯s still very powerful. He can hide in any shadow. Even an elite martial artist would find it hard to find him. That¡¯s why this guy dared to kill people all over the base.¡± According to Liu Mubai¡¯s understanding of the Shadow Assassin, it was impossible for him to fail in assassinating Su Chen. Chapter 16 - Shadow Assassin! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Two days later, Su Chen was cultivating in the forest behind the academy. All of a sudden, Su Chen¡¯s expression changed as he looked at the shadow under a tree not far away. By now, he had already formed a habit. Usually, he would keep his cloning talent open and he would be able to receive the corresponding data for any creature within three meters. Human: Xiao Xuan Cultivation Talent: Inferior Shadow Talent: Elementary ¡°There¡¯s actually a person?¡± Su Chen was stunned for a moment. He looked at the shadow but he couldn¡¯t see it with his naked eye. ¡°It seems that this person used his attribute talent to hide. This person¡¯s strength is probably at the level of a fighter but his talent is only inferior, so his strength shouldn¡¯t be too strong.¡± Su Chen quickly deduced the situation in front of him. It was already very late and he was the only one in this small forest, so Xiao Xuan¡¯s goal could only be him! Want to assassinate me? Su Chen laughed. But this smile contained cold killing intent. He didn¡¯t know this Xiao Xuan and he hadn¡¯t provoked anyone recently. Then the answer was very clear. ¡°Liu Mubai!¡± Su Chen knew that Liu Mubai wouldn¡¯t let him off easily but he thought that the other party would only give him some trouble. He didn¡¯t expect that the other party would directly hire an assassin to assassinate him. ¡°I will definitely kill you.¡± Su Chen stated softly. The current situation was very dangerous. After all, the other party was a martial artist and he was very experienced in assassination. However, there were also opportunities in the crisis. Su Chen¡¯s duplication talent could be used. The other party had a shadow talent. This was a good opportunity to increase Su Chen¡¯s strength. If he could duplicate the shadow talent, Su Chen could go to many places that he couldn¡¯t reach before. ¡°I must get rid of him!¡± Just as Xiao Xuan was about to make his move, Su Chen made his move first. His speed talent was pushed to the limit in an instant. At this moment, Su Chen¡¯s speed was so fast that even an ordinary martial artist could not keep up with him. Xiao Xuan hid in the shadows under the tree. He did not take this mission very seriously. He was just a martial apprentice. He was a shadow assassin with the strength of a martial artist. How could he miss? At this moment, a figure flashed past in front of him. Xiao Xuan widened his eyes in shock. ¡°Die!¡± The blade in Su Chen¡¯s hand slashed out rapidly. Swoosh! Su Chen¡¯s speed was very fast but the blade in his hand was even faster! After all, he had an intermediate-grade talent in blade arts. In the shadows, a smear of fresh blood splattered out. ¡°Ah!¡± Xiao Xuan let out a blood-curdling scream and immediately appeared. A large gash had already appeared on his shoulder. If Su Chen¡¯s strength had increased a little earlier, his arm would have been chopped off. Xiao Xuan¡¯s face was gloomy. He did not expect to be seriously injured when facing a martial artist. His right hand was useless. Xiao Xuan held a short blade in his left hand and rushed toward Su Chen. It was no longer an assassination mission. He had to take revenge on Su Chen. In his opinion, he was a martial artist while Su Chen was only a martial apprentice. There was no reason for him to lose. But when they seriously fought, he was dumbfounded. Su Chen¡¯s speed was much faster than his and his blade skills were incomparably exquisite. Every move was aimed at him at an extremely tricky angle. Xiao Xuan only had a short blade in his hand, so he couldn¡¯t move his sword at all. Su Chen found an opportunity and slashed at his chest. ¡°Humph!¡± Xiao Xuan snorted coldly. His body quickly disappeared into the shadows beside him. He realized that he couldn¡¯t beat Su Chen, so he naturally chose to escape. However, Su Chen rushed to the grass beside him and slashed at an empty spot. Xiao Xuan¡¯s body was directly sent flying, covered in blood. ¡°How did you find my position?¡± Xiao Xuan¡¯s face was full of shock. His talent was very unique. Even elite warriors couldn¡¯t find him with the naked eye. Unless he was a great warrior who had cultivated spiritual power, only then could he find out his position. It was also because of his shadow talent that Xiao Xuan dared to kill people in the Taichu Base unscrupulously. He didn¡¯t expect to fall in the hands of a warrior today! Su Chen didn¡¯t give him the chance to talk nonsense. He rushed forward and chopped off his head. If the body was damaged, it was impossible to duplicate the talent. Therefore, during the fight, Su Chen had already completed the duplication. And he started to merge on the spot. Now that his physical fitness was very strong, the pain of merging the talent was also reduced a lot. In less than ten minutes, the fusion was completed. Su Chen stretched out his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead. This kind of pain was nothing to him. His talent had increased by one more. Human: Su Chen Cultivation Talent: Intermediate Speed Talent: Elementary Blade Talent: Intermediate Shadow Talent: Elementary There were only four types of talent! Su Chen was very satisfied with his own strength. No one in the Taichu Base had more talent than him. He was absolutely invincible in a battle of the same level! Su Chen walked to Xiao Xuan¡¯s side curiously and checked his bag. Xiao Xuan¡¯s short blade was very good. It was completely black and extremely sharp! ¡°This seems to be a yuan weapon?¡± Su Chen waved it twice and felt that it felt very good. After he became a martial artist, this short blade should be able to display even more power. He continued to search Xiao Xuan¡¯s body and found a secret manual and a few savings cards. ¡°This is!¡± Su Chen suddenly became excited. These few savings cards were worth several million yuan! This was the wealth that Xiao Xuan had earned from killing people for many years and all of it fell into Su Chen¡¯s hands! Chapter 17 - Assassinating Liu Mubai! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL This kind of stored-value card could be used between major bases. In other words, no matter where he went, Su Chen now had over three million! This was a huge fortune. If he bought some resources that could improve his strength, Su Chen felt that he could grow faster. ¡°Liu Mubai!¡± When Su Chen said this name again, his eyes were full of killing intent. Xiao Xuan had already died in his hands. He could not hide this matter. When Liu Mubai found out, he would definitely send someone stronger to attack him. It could be a peak martial artist or even an elite martial artist! That would be the real danger. Therefore, Su Chen wanted to kill Liu Mubai first to get rid of future trouble! After thinking for a moment, Su Chen suddenly thought of a brilliant idea. He had already copied Xiao Xuan¡¯s shadow talent and obtained Xiao Xuan¡¯s black dagger. Then his current identity was equivalent to Xiao Xuan. Su Chen no longer hesitated and directly found a place to bury Xiao Xuan¡¯s body. In order to not be discovered, he buried the body very deep and even did some cover-up. It was not until late at night that Su Chen returned home. He chose to familiarize himself with the shadow talent he had just obtained. This talent also consumed energy and could not be maintained for a long time. It only said that one could hide in the shadows, which was equivalent to a kind of camouflage. If one was attacked, they would immediately reveal themselves. This talent was very suitable for assassination or concealment but it was not of any help in a frontal battle. Su Chen suddenly remembered that Xiao Xuan still had a secret manual on him. He hurriedly took it out and found that it was a blade technique secret manual! It corresponded to his intermediate blade technique talent! This secret manual was called the Shadowless Blade. It was a special blade technique that allowed him to make his blade move faster, to the extreme! The book also gave a very detailed description of the blade technique. These were all things that Su Chen did not know before. The path of the blade technique was divided into three levels¡ªform, force, and intent! Ordinary people could only grasp the form within. And those who had talent in blade technique could grasp the force within. According to the secret manual, blade techniques were divided into four levels: heaven, earth, mystic, and yellow. The corresponding power and cultivation difficulty were also different. This shadowless knife was a yellow-grade knife skill. Su Chen had already made up his mind to kill Liu Mubai. However, he had to cultivate the Shadowless Blade first. After he entered the sect, his chances of killing Liu Mubai would increase by a few points. Liu Mubai already had a strength of 950 jin. After obtaining the fierce beast blood, he should have broken through to the level of a martial artist by now. If he hadn¡¯t killed him, his identity would have been recognized and Su Chen would have suffered the crazy revenge of his family. Therefore, he only had one chance to attack! During these three days, Su Chen had been practicing at home. Fortunately, he had the talent of intermediate blade technique, and his speed of practicing was very astonishing. Ordinary people could only practice the basic Shadowless Blade after several decades, but Su Chen had taken three days to master it. Moreover, his blade technique could be considered to have achieved great success! He would soon reach the level of blade force. That night. Liu Mubai was at home. He held a long sword in his hand and stabbed at the dummy in front of him crazily. ¡°Please calm down, Young Master.¡± Liu Mubai smashed the sword heavily on the ground. ¡°Did that bullsh*t shadow assassin run away with the money? He tried to kill a martial apprentice in three days and it took him so much effort!¡± Liu Mubai¡¯s face was full of anger. ¡°If he ran away with the money, he would be dead!¡± After saying that, Liu Mubai sat on the chair next to him. He waved at Li Zheng, indicating for him to leave first. He wanted to be alone. After Li Zheng left, he frowned after walking for a short while. As a martial artist, his perception was stronger than that of an ordinary person. Just now, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. What happened? In the next few minutes, the surroundings were silent. Li Zheng smiled. It should be because he was too nervous. This was the headquarters of his family. How could there be any danger? At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared from the shadows beside him! It was holding a short black blade in their hand! ¡°This is!¡± Before Li Zheng could finish his sentence, the black blade brushed past his neck and his head fell to the ground. At this moment, Li Zheng saw the short blade clearly and a person appeared in his mind¡ªthe Shadow Assassin! But why did he want to kill me? With such doubts, Li Zheng was already dead. ¡°What happened?¡± Liu Mubai suddenly stood up. He heard a slight movement outside the door. Although the sound was very soft, as a martial artist, his hearing was very good. ¡°Uncle Li!¡± Liu Mubai shouted but there was no response. He immediately became worried. Li Zheng was also a martial artist. Logically speaking, he should be able to hear his voice. Could it be that something had happened? Liu Mubai took two steps back, his body pressed against the wall. He felt that there was some danger. If he went out, he might die! ¡°Someone come quickly!¡± Liu Mubai shouted at the top of his voice. This was his family after all. As long as his cry for help attracted the attention of the family¡¯s experts, it would be safe. Outside the house, Su Chen was hiding in the shadows. ¡°This Liu Mubai is too timid.¡± Su Chen sighed. He wanted to wait until Liu Mubai came out to assassinate him. In the end, this guy didn¡¯t even leave the house. Chapter 18 - The Liu family’s Rage! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL After leaving the shadows, Su Chen sped up and rushed into Liu Mubai¡¯s room. ¡°Why is it you?¡± Liu Mubai was stunned when he saw Su Chen. Then, his gaze landed on the black tanto in Su Chen¡¯s hand. ¡°You killed the Shadow Assassin?¡± He finally understood why the shadow assassin had disappeared for three days. It turned out that this guy had already died at the hands of Su Chen! ¡°You¡¯re not a martial artist yet, right?¡± Liu Mubai sneered. The difference between a martial apprentice and a martial artist was very big. Su Chen might be able to kill Xiao Xuan and Li Zheng with some methods but it was absolutely impossible to kill him. ¡°There¡¯s still one minute left. The experts of our clan are about to arrive. You¡¯re dead for sure!¡± ¡°One minute?¡± Su Chen smiled. ¡°You¡¯ll be dead in ten seconds.¡± Shadowless Blade! The black blade in Su Chen¡¯s hand suddenly stabbed at Liu Mubai at an astonishing speed. Liu Mubai was a genius from the First Academy of the city. He had undergone a lot of professional training, so his reaction speed was very fast. Just now, when he was hiding in the room, he had picked up the sword on the ground to protect himself. Now, he held the long sword in front of him, trying to block Su Chen¡¯s attack. But he still underestimated Su Chen. The speed of the Shadowless Blade was far beyond his imagination. Liu Mubai¡¯s right arm was directly cut off. Before the useless arm fell to the ground, Su Chen¡¯s second slash was launched! This slash was aimed directly at Liu Mubai¡¯s throat! ¡°Ah!¡± Liu Mubai roared angrily but he could no longer dodge. His entire head flew up high and crashed heavily onto the ground. After confirming that he had killed Liu Mubai, Su Chen didn¡¯t even have the time to look for the things on his body. He immediately started to run. This was Liu Mubai¡¯s family. Su Chen was sure that they definitely had a great warrior in their family! On the surface, there were only a few great warriors in the entire Taichu Base. However, as Su Chen¡¯s understanding of warriors deepened, he realized that there were many geniuses with intermediate cultivation talent every year. It was impossible for there to be so few great warriors! Great martial artists were a force¡¯s trump card. Therefore, they would usually hide it very deeply. He had the shadow talent. Elite martial artists might not be able to find him, but great martial artists definitely could! With a sweep of his spiritual power, he would have nowhere to hide. Su Chen was on tenterhooks all the way but he still escaped from the Liu family. Just as he left, Liu Mubai¡¯s body was already discovered. The room he was staying in was filled with many important figures of the Liu family, all of whom were well-known figures in the Taichu Base. ¡°Mubai!¡± A woman saw Liu Mubai¡¯s body and cried until she fainted. A middle-aged man walked over. When he saw his son¡¯s body, he immediately flew into a rage. ¡°Who was it?¡± His aura instantly exploded and everyone around him retreated. This was an elite warrior, and he was almost at the late-stage of the elite level. He was Liu Mubai¡¯s father, Liu En! He was also the sixth elder of the family. ¡°Sixth Elder, calm down.¡± An elder beside him gently patted his shoulder. ¡°This is my son. Liu Mubai¡¯s talent has reached the intermediate level and he¡¯s a true genius! I only have elementary talent, and I spent countless resources to reach my current strength. And my son had a chance to become a great warrior, but now he¡¯s dead! And he died at home!¡± At this moment, an even more powerful aura came from afar. It was an old man with white hair and beard. When he appeared, everyone lowered their heads. Even Liu En calmed down a little and fell into silence. This was the great warrior of their Liu family! ¡°Patriarch, Liu Mubai is dead!¡± ¡°I know.¡± Patriarch nodded. He was also very angry about this matter. The murderer dared to intrude into the family and kill people, which meant that they didn¡¯t put him in their eyes. ¡°Li Zheng was stabbed to death with one blade, and Liu Mobai was killed by two moves in the room.¡± Patriarch frowned. ¡°This murderer¡¯s strength should be at the early or middle stage of the warrior realm and they are good at using knives. Moreover, they were able to intrude into our Liu family without being discovered by anyone. This means that this person has very strong concealment methods.¡± ¡°It¡¯s the Shadow Assassin!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± The forefather nodded. It was very likely that the Shadow Assassin had received a mission. Someone had paid him a lot of money to kill Liu Mubai. ¡°He actually dared to attack our Liu family!¡± Liu Mo was furious to the extreme. In the entire absolute beginning base, the Liu family was also a well-known top force. Someone actually attacked the younger generation of their family. It must be to prevent their family from rising up! It wasn¡¯t a secret that Liu Mubai had an intermediate cultivation talent. Many people knew about it. It must be some other family that had a grudge against the Liu family that had paid the Shadow Assassin to do it! ¡°Find out which family did it!¡± ¡°And the Shadow Assassin must die, too.¡± ¡°Let everyone in the Taichu Base know that they will regret it for the rest of their lives if they attack the Liu family!¡± The forefather of the Liu family said that he would use all the resources of his family to find the murderer. However, they would never think that the murderer was just a nobody martial apprentice. No matter how much they investigated, they would never be able to find out. After all, when Liu Mubai entrusted the Shadow Assassin to kill Su Chen, he didn¡¯t tell anyone. The only person who knew about it, Li Zheng, was already dead. As long as Su Chen¡¯s shadow talent wasn¡¯t exposed, even if the Liu family racked their brains, they wouldn¡¯t think that he was the murderer. As for finding the Shadow Assassin. The Shadow Assassin had already been killed by Su Chen. His corpse was buried in the forest behind the Fifth Academy. How could they find him? In order to kill Liu Mubai, it could be said that Su Chen had made all the preparations. Chapter 19 - Hunting in the Wild! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL In the following period of time, Su Chen hid at home to practice his blade technique and body tempering technique. Since he wasn¡¯t going out anyway, the matter of Liu Mubai¡¯s death had nothing to do with him. However, Liu Mubai¡¯s death caused the Liu family to go crazy. They mobilized all the forces in the family to search for useful clues and the whereabouts of the Shadow Assassin. There were also many times when they fought with other big clans and many of them even lost their lives. In the end, it was the biggest clan of Taichu Base that took action to settle the matter. Ten days had passed but they still hadn¡¯t found the whereabouts of the Shadow Assassin. The Liu family guessed that this Shadow Assassin must have used the money to escape. Perhaps he had already left Taichu Base. Although the bounty hadn¡¯t been removed, the Liu family no longer had high hopes. At this time, Su Chen had already decided to leave the Taichu Base and go out to search for the murderer. In order to quickly increase his strength, he needed enough fierce beast blood. Even if he had reached the level of a martial artist, he still needed a large amount of fierce beast blood. Therefore, the only way was to leave the base and go out into the wild. Once he went into the wild, he would not be able to return for a short period of time. Therefore, Su Chen made up a reason and told his sister that the academy was going to take him for closed-door cultivation. It was not certain when he would return. Su Chen brought two blades and the black tanto. This short black blade could only be used when no one was around. Once it was reported, it would be troublesome to say that he had the Shadow Assassin¡¯s weapon in his hands. After everything was prepared, Su Chen left the base. At the city gate. A group of soldiers were patrolling. The soldiers were all martial apprentices and the captain of the patrol team was a martial artist. They were in charge of the security at the city gate, as well as dealing with the attacks of fierce beasts. If they could become soldiers, they would receive a considerable amount of subsidies every year. But the risk was also very high. Every year, a large number of soldiers would die, all of them killed by fierce beasts. After Su Chen left the city gate, a soldier looked at his back and sighed. ¡°He looks like he¡¯s only in his teens, yet he wants to go out on his own. These kids are too childish.¡± According to his estimation, this kid would not live for more than a day. He thought of Su Chen as the kind of martial apprentice who risked his life to earn money. There were many people like this in the Taichu Base. If they wanted to search for the murderer¡¯s body in the wild, they could make tens of thousands of yuan if they found it. Of course, most of these desperate people who took advantage of the situation died. ¡­ A certain area outside the Taichu Base was relatively safe. The fierce beasts here had been killed by the martial artists. Therefore, Su Chen could only go to a distant place. The place he was going to was called the Blackthorn Forest. A hundred years ago, the Blackthorn Forest was just an ordinary small forest. However, after the Earth began to undergo great changes, this place became an incomparably huge forest. There was a strange tree growing there called the blackthorn tree. The blackthorn tree was over a hundred meters tall, reaching straight to the clouds. Its entire body was covered with sharp little thorns. There were fierce beasts everywhere in the Blackthorn Forest. It was very dangerous. ¡°It¡¯s said that there are high-level fierce beasts in the depths of the Blackthorn Forest. I wonder if it¡¯s true?¡± While Su Chen was hurrying on his way, he looked at the treasure illustrated handbook that he had bought last time. It had some descriptions of the terrain near the Taichu Base. High-level fierce beasts were existences that only great warriors could deal with. Even elite warriors could only run for their lives when they saw them. Of course, this kind of thing had nothing to do with Su Chen. He just wanted to kill some weak fierce beasts at the outermost part of the Blackthorn Forest. ¡°This is¡­ ¡°Steel-armored lizard?¡± Su Chen saw a three-meter-long giant lizard not far away. Its entire body was covered in incomparably hard armor, like steel. The strength of the steel-armored lizard was not something the great green leaf python could compare to. Clang! The strength and defense of this kind of lizard was very terrifying. Under normal circumstances, even a martial artist would not be able to deal with it. Su Chen activated his speed talent. At an extremely fast speed, he charged towards the steel-armored lizard. Clang! A crisp sound rang out. Su Chen felt as if the blade in his hand had hit an iron plate. There was only a small mark on the back of the steel-armored lizard and its defense was not broken at all. Su Chen scratched his head helplessly. His strength was only about 800 jin and he was not even a martial artist yet, so he could not hurt the steel-armored lizard at all. Su Chen took out the black tanto again. The material of this weapon was much better. After he attacked, he could barely break the scales of the steel-armored lizard. Su Chen¡¯s attacks became dazzling and he launched high-frequency attacks at the steel-armored lizard. The steel lizard was enraged. In its eyes, a human was just a little bug that kept harassing it. The steel lizard wanted to kill Su Chen but its speed was too slow compared to Su Chen¡¯s, so it couldn¡¯t touch him at all. Su Chen attacked for five minutes. Countless small wounds were created on the steel lizard¡¯s body and, in the end, the steel lizard fell to the ground because it was bleeding too much. Su Chen was panting heavily. This series of attacks was also a huge drain on his stamina. Taking out the specially prepared canteen, Su Chen collected ten portions of fierce beast blood in one go. This was the limit that he could carry. After collecting all these, Su Chen continued to advance. After about half a day¡¯s time, Su Chen finally arrived near the Blackthorn Forest. After arriving here, the number of ferocious beasts had obviously increased. There were even groups of ferocious beasts, which were exceptionally dangerous. When he encountered groups of murderers, Su Chen could only use his shadow talent to hide. If he was discovered, he would definitely die. Chapter 20 - Breaking Through to Become a Martial Artist! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Su Chen gradually realized the dangers in the wild. If it weren¡¯t for his shadow talent, he would have nowhere to hide and would have died without a doubt. This was also why the death rate was so high when martial artists went out to hunt fierce beasts alone. Even if some experienced martial artists formed a small team, they would hear the news of their team being wiped out from time to time. The appearance of groups of fierce beasts was too terrifying. The location of the Taichu Base was already very remote. There weren¡¯t too many powerful fierce beasts around. But even so, for ordinary people, it could be called hell. After Su Chen came to the Blackthorn Forest, he first looked for a small cave. He planned to drink ten servings of low-level fierce beast blood first to increase his strength. Su Chen looked around the small cave. If he guessed correctly, this was once the den of fierce beasts. But judging from the dust on the ground¡­ It had been a long time since any living creature had come here. It was possible that the fierce beast had died and this place had become ownerless. Su Chen found a few large rocks and placed them at the entrance of the cave, covering them with a simple cover. He began to cultivate in the cave. After gulping down a portion of the low-level fierce beast blood, Su Chen immediately began to cultivate the body tempering technique. Just like that, he stayed in the cave for five days. His strength also broke through to 900 jin. After 900 jin, the effect of the low-level fierce beast blood was already very weak to him. 900 jin was a dividing line. If it was a person with poor talent, it would be very difficult to increase his strength even a little bit after cultivating to this level. This was also why it was so difficult to become a martial artist. After the fierce beast blood was exhausted, Su Chen left the small cave to hunt fierce beasts. The food he ate every day was all fierce beast meat. It had to be said that he had been nourished by Heaven and Earth yuan qi. The fierce beast meat was rich in nutrients and also very delicious. From a certain point of view, the nutrients in the fierce beast meat also increased Su Chen¡¯s strength. Su Chen continued to hunt and cultivate. Hunt and cultivate. Very quickly, a month passed. Su Chen practiced the body tempering technique once again. His strength had already reached 990 jin. However, during these two days, the growth of his strength was very slow. He had already reached the bottleneck of a martial apprentice. As long as he increased his strength a little more, he would be able to break through to a martial artist. Since it was difficult to increase his strength, Su Chen decided to stop practicing his blade technique. He had an intermediate innate talent, so his cultivation progress was very fast. Now that he had reached the perfection of the blade form, he was only a little bit away from being able to practice his blade technique. According to the secret manual, it was also very difficult to break through the blade technique. He could only calm his heart and practice slowly. Slowly comprehending. Once his understanding of the blade technique reached a certain level, there was a possibility of a breakthrough. Su Chen just kept swinging his blade in the cave. Every time he swung his blade, he would think about the mystery behind it. After practicing the blade technique, he would drink a mouthful of fierce beast blood when he was tired and also practice the body tempering technique. Time flew by and, soon, more than half a month had passed. One day. Su Chen¡¯s eyes suddenly opened and he brandished the short black saber in his hand. He seemed to have suddenly realized something and this blade instantly split the surrounding air. A deep ravine appeared on the stone wall three meters away! Blade momentum! Su Chen¡¯s eyes lit up. He had finally cultivated it! It was also at this moment that Su Chen felt his body heating up. ¡°Could it be?¡± Su Chen hurriedly picked up the kettle and poured a few mouthfuls of fierce beast blood into his mouth. Then, he began to cultivate the body tempering technique. The energy from the fierce beast blood spread throughout his entire body. Su Chen felt every inch of his muscles surging with powerful strength. It was as if his body was undergoing a transformation. This process lasted for half an hour. Su Chen stood up from the ground and threw two punches into the air. He could feel that his body was much, much stronger than before. ¡°My strength has already broken through 1000 jin. Now I¡¯m a martial artist.¡± Su Chen kept smiling. His purpose of coming out this time was actually to break through to a martial artist. He had already achieved it. However, Su Chen did not plan to go back. He wanted to cultivate his Shadowless Blade to the great success stage. As he had already comprehended the blade force, Su Chen¡¯s understanding of the blade technique was much more thorough. In just a day¡¯s time, the Shadowless Blade had reached the mastery level. The speed at which he brandished the blade was ridiculously fast. Even a peak-level martial artist might be hit if they did not pay attention. Su Chen stretched his muscles and bones. He felt that his strength was already equivalent to the middle-stage martial artist. When facing a late-stage martial artist, he could fight or escape. As for a peak martial artist, Su Chen was unable to deal with him. If he slashed out, he might not even be able to break through his opponent¡¯s defense. Furthermore, the body tempering technique was already unable to strengthen his physique anymore. After all, the body tempering technique was meant for ordinary people. For a martial artist to break through the limit of 1000 jin¡ªfrom a certain point of view¡ªhe had already completed the transformation of his life level. From now on, the way he cultivated was to absorb yuan qi and refine it. A martial artist previously cultivated his physical body. After that, a martial artist cultivated his inner body. Previously, it was purely to increase the strength of his body. However, after becoming a martial artist, he had to cultivate the energy in his body. This was also why there was such a huge difference in strength between a martial apprentice and a martial artist. Because in terms of the nature of cultivation, the two were completely different. ¡°I should go back too.¡± Su Chen put the fierce beast blood and materials he had obtained into a big bag. He turned around and looked at the small cave that he had lived in for nearly two months. Surprisingly, he was still reluctant to part with it. Then, he walked towards the Taichu Base. Chapter 21 - Martial Artists’ Black M Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL When Su Chen returned, his clothes were tattered and dirty, and his body was emitting a foul smell. When he walked to the gate of the Taichu Base, the soldiers didn¡¯t dare to stop him. Because Su Chen¡¯s body was emitting a powerful aura, he was obviously a martial artist. This kind of martial artist who dared to enter the wild alone was usually very powerful. Su Chen bought a set of clothes from the shop on the street, booked a hotel room, and took a shower. He returned home after he was refreshed. At home, Su Han was studying. Su Chen was relieved. After being away for so long, he was most worried about Su Han. The next morning. Su Chen went out to look for the martial artist¡¯s black market. The martial artist¡¯s black market was a trading place that only martial artists could enter. Some prohibited goods could be bought here but martial apprentices and ordinary people were not qualified to enter. Su Chen had heard about the martial artist¡¯s black market from his parents a long time ago but he had never been there, so he was very curious. Now that he had finally reached the martial artist level, of course, he wanted to take a look. The two guards who were at the entrance of the black market were both martial artists. They were responsible for determining the cultivation level of the people who came here. The two martial artists sized up Su Chen. He looked very unfamiliar but he was indeed a martial artist, so they did not stop him. They continued to walk inwards from the entrance, following a flight of stairs that led to the underground. There was a very vast space here, at least over a thousand square meters. Many shops were displayed. Many martial artists walked among them, sizing up the treasures they wanted. Soon, Su Chen found a shop that sold materials for fierce beasts. He sold all the materials he brought back and sold them for a total of 300,000 yuan. ¡°Martial Hall!¡± Su Chen came to the door of a shop. This was the largest shop in the entire black market. After walking in, a female attendant walked over and asked respectfully, ¡°Sir, what do you need to buy? We have an ample supply of goods here.¡± As those who could come here were definitely martial artists, the attitude of the service staff was very good. ¡°Do you have any martial artists¡¯ cultivation techniques here?¡± ¡°Are you talking about the essence energy body tempering technique?¡± The female attendant smiled and said, ¡°Our Martial Hall has low-grade essence energy body tempering techniques, and higher-grade ones need to be purchased from the large base.¡± ¡°Essence energy body tempering technique?¡± This was the first time Su Chen had heard of it. There were too few martial artists in the Taichu Base, so it was very difficult for ordinary people to come into contact with the knowledge of martial artists. The academy would not teach these things either. ¡°Do you have a list of things to buy? I want to take a look.¡± The female shop assistant quickly brought over a list and handed it to Su Chen. After roughly scanning through it, Su Chen discovered that there were many strange items on it. There were materials for fierce beasts, rare herbs, weapons, and some special secret manuals. However, the prices were also very expensive. They were all worth a few million yuan. The more Su Chen looked down, the more he felt that he was poor. The few million yuan he had on him could not buy anything here. At most, he could only cultivate at the martial artist level. ¡°I want a low-grade elemental energy body tempering technique, a list of martial artists from the Taichu Base, a fierce beast illustrated handbook, five sets of mid-grade fierce beast blood, and two bottles of elemental fluid.¡± The female shop assistant quickly counted the trees. ¡°A total of 1.8 million yuan.¡± This was already half of Su Chen¡¯s wealth. Fortunately, he had obtained the Shadow Assassin¡¯s wealth previously. Otherwise, he really wouldn¡¯t be able to afford it. One hand handed over the money, the other hand recieved the goods. After completing the transaction, the female shop assistant suddenly opened her mouth and said, ¡°Sir, our Martial Hall¡¯s Honorable Manager wants to see you. I wonder if you have the time?¡± Su Chen was stunned. Why did the Martial Hall¡¯s manager want to see him? However, out of curiosity, he still chose to meet them. Under the guidance of the shop assistant, Su Chen came to the second floor of the Martial Hall. ¡°It¡¯s actually a girl?¡± When he saw the Martial Hall¡¯s manager, Su Chen was shocked. He thought it would be an old man or at least a middle-aged man. He didn¡¯t expect it to be a young woman. Su Chen used his duplication ability to check her information. Human: Luo Ling Cultivation Talent: Advanced Sword Art Talent: Intermediate Speed Talent: Inferior Su Chen was shocked! This was the number one genius he had seen in the Taichu Base! Advanced talent, plus two attribute talents! Compared to this kind of genius, Liu Mubai was nothing. He didn¡¯t care about intermediate sword art talent because Su Chen¡¯s blade art had already been cultivated to a very high level. Her low-tier speed talent, if replicated, could make his speed a little faster. However, there was only one chance to replicate, and Su Chen still hoped to use it on her high-tier cultivation talent. Advanced cultivation talent, there might not even be many in the entire Taichu Base! ¡°Hello, my name is Su Chen.¡± Su Chen smiled and stretched out a hand. Luo Ling looked at him with some surprise. After hesitating for a moment, she still stretched out her beautiful jade-like hand and shook Su Chen¡¯s hand. In an instant, Su Chen had duplicated the other party¡¯s advanced cultivation talent. When he separated his hands, a strange smile appeared on Su Chen¡¯s face. Advanced cultivation talent, obtained! ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Luo Ling, the general manager of the Martial Hall.¡± Luo Ling didn¡¯t beat around the bush and said directly, ¡°Su Chen, you should have just become a martial artist. Do you know the origin of our Martial Hall?¡± Su Chen shook his head. ¡°Your Martial Hall¡­ should be a big force in the Taichu Base.¡± ¡°Not really.¡± Luo Ling shook her head. ¡°Although the Taichu Base is very small, its geographical location is very important. There are also 300,000 residents stationed here. And our Martial Hall was sent by the big base to be stationed here.¡± Chapter 22 - Luo Ling’s Recruitment! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Great Base!¡± Su Chen was a little surprised. This was the first time he had come into contact with people from the large base. No wonder the Martial Hall had so many treasures to sell. With Luo Ling¡¯s high-level cultivation talent, she should be considered a genius even in the great base. Why did she come to the Taichu Base? Just as Su Chen was thinking, Luo Ling suddenly asked. ¡°Su Chen, you came from a grassroots background. You don¡¯t belong to any force. You¡¯ve cultivated to this level with your own hard work.¡± ¡°I wonder if you¡¯re willing to join our Martial Hall?¡± Su Chen shook his head without thinking. ¡°Thank you for your good intentions, Manager Luo. I don¡¯t want to join for the time being.¡± Su Chen refused on the spot. If he was just an ordinary martial artist with intermediate or high-level cultivation talent, he would definitely join. This was because after joining such a large force, he would be able to obtain a lot of cultivation resources and improve his strength. However, Su Chen was different. He had the talent of duplication. As long as he continued to duplicate stronger talents, he would become the person with the highest talent in the entire world. After joining the Martial Hall, his talent would definitely be tested. If his talent changed in the future, wouldn¡¯t it be exposed? Therefore, Su Chen couldn¡¯t join any force unless he set up one of his own in the future. ¡°You actually refused.¡± Luo Ling was a bit surprised. She didn¡¯t expect that an ordinary martial artist would actually refuse her invitation. ¡°Our Martial Hall is very strong. Any expert sent out by us is enough to crush the entire Taichu Base.¡± She didn¡¯t know why Su Chen would refuse. Even in the large base, their Martial Hall was a top force. There were countless geniuses who wanted to join them. Seeing Su Chen refuse, Luo Ling didn¡¯t force him anymore. After saying a few words, Su Chen left. After he left, an old man with white hair and beard walked out from the room next door. ¡°Miss, why did you invite him to join?¡± The old man asked with some doubt. Although Su Chen was very young, his cultivation talent should only be average. It was nothing in the large base. Luo Ling shook her head. ¡°I just saw that his talent was not bad and he was very young, so I wanted to recruit him. If he doesn¡¯t want to, then forget it.¡± In Luo Ling¡¯s view, Su Chen was not important, but she felt that this should be a big opportunity for Su Chen. If he missed it, he would miss it. After returning home, Su Chen was still immersed in joy. According to his intermediate talent, it would take a long time for him to become an elite martial artist. However, he had obtained an advanced cultivation talent by chance. According to his own estimation, he could become an elite martial artist in two years. Su Han went to school, but there was no one at home. Su Chen walked into his room and directly chose to fuse with his talent. Boom! A familiar pain spread throughout his body. Su Chen gritted his teeth and endured for ten minutes before he finally completed his transformation. Now, his talent had become like this: Human: Su Chen Cultivation Talent: Advanced Speed Talent: Elementary Blade Talent: Intermediate Shadow Talent: Elementary ¡°I copied Luo Ling¡¯s advanced cultivation talent, and I also have an intermediate cultivation talent. Overall, my talent is even stronger than hers.¡± Su Chen took out the essence energy body tempering technique. He carefully studied it once and also gained a basic understanding of martial artists¡¯ cultivation. Ordinary body tempering techniques, which were the kind that martial artists cultivated, were used to temper the body. After the body reached a strength of 1000 jin, it would transform. After becoming a martial artist, cultivating the essence energy body tempering technique, one could absorb heaven and earth yuan qi in the body and convert it into one¡¯s own yuan qi. The tempering at the martial artist level was targeted at the skin, muscles, and bones. After all the tempering was completed, one would be able to reach the peak of the martial artist realm! At that time, a martial artist would possess a strength of 10,000 jin! If one used essence energy, one would be able to exert a strength of 20,000 Jin! If one advanced one step further, one would be able to become an elite martial artist! 10,000 jin was the limit of a martial artist! 100,000 jin was the limit of an elite martial artist! The limit of a great martial artist would be even more terrifying! That was already another level of life. ¡°Begin training!¡± The essence energy body tempering technique only had nine movements, but each movement could draw heaven and earth yuan qi into the body. Su Chen¡¯s movements were a little slow at first. But he quickly became familiar with them. After Su Chen finished each movement, he could feel pure yuan qi flowing into his body, condensing all of it in his dantian. yuan qi transformed into yuan power in his dantian. Yuan power spread into his body and began to refine his skin. His entire body felt numb and there was also a slight pain reminiscent of being pricked by needles. This was a sign that his skin was being refined. After being refined to the extreme, his skin could become incomparably hard and even weapons couldn¡¯t pierce it. At the same time, Su Chen felt that his strength was increasing. He possessed advanced cultivation talent. When he used the essence energy body tempering method, the amount of yuan qi he absorbed could be said to be a sea. If it was someone with poor cultivation talent, even after becoming a martial artist, they would be able to absorb very little yuan qi from their body. It was possible that they would not be able to reach the mid-stage of a martial artist even after decades of cultivation. Moreover, fierce beast blood was also unable to help a martial artist absorb yuan qi. But it was different for Su Chen. He possessed advanced cultivation talent, so his improvement speed was astonishing. He even tried to use the mid-grade fierce beast blood. This contained extremely violent energy, which could help Su Chen refine his body better. When combined with the essence energy body tempering method, the effect was extremely good. When using the mid-grade fierce beast blood, his cultivation speed reached three times his normal state! Chapter 23 - Moving! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL After Su Chen had been cultivating at home for a few days, the idea of moving emerged in his mind. After advancing to the martial artist realm, when he cultivated the essence energy body tempering technique, every move of his carried a very powerful might. If he wasn¡¯t careful, the vases and cups at home would be broken. Moreover, his home was originally at the edge of the base, because the houses here were cheaper. However, it was also very dangerous. Once a fierce beast broke through the wall, they would be in danger. Su Chen often had to hunt fierce beasts in the wild, so he couldn¡¯t protect his sister at home. Now, Su Chen had two million yuan, and the martial artist could take out a loan. He could buy a good house. During lunch. Su Chen suddenly said, ¡°We can move. We can live in a villa in the green area of the central base.¡± Su Han widened her eyes and said in surprise, ¡°Brother, what are you talking about?¡± When they were chatting, they had talked about the green area in the central base. A small villa there cost ten million yuan! It was not something that they could afford. ¡°Hehe.¡± Su Chen smiled and took out two gold cards from his pocket. ¡°This is two million yuan. Besides, I¡¯m a martial artist now, so I can buy a house with a loan.¡± ¡°Brother, you¡¯re a martial artist!¡± Su Han¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief. She remembered that Su Chen had only awakened his talent for half a year but he had already become a martial artist? ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense when you get out.¡± Su Chen patted his sister¡¯s head lovingly. Su Han nodded. She was not a child anymore. Of course, she understood this. If others knew that her brother was so talented, he might be in danger. In the next few days, Su Chen was busy buying a house. He needed to go through a procedure and register as a martial artist before applying for a loan. However, this small house was not bad. It looked like an ancient house. It was three stories high and had a small courtyard. The total area was also 450 square meters¡ªmuch bigger than Su Chen had imagined. The Taichu Base was actually very big. The 300,000 people hardly filled it up. After buying the new house, the next step was to move. Su Chen and his sister did not have much luggage. In addition, Su Chen¡¯s strength was very terrifying. He could move half of the house at once. Therefore, in a few hours, he had moved all of it. ¡°I finally live in a new house!¡± In the spacious living room, Su Chen shouted happily. The loan for this house was eight million, and Su Chen needed to slowly repay it. If it was an ordinary martial artist who relied on subsidies and work to earn money, he wouldn¡¯t be able to pay it off in a few decades. However, Su Chen was different. He hunted fierce beasts very quickly. Moreover, after he became an elite martial artist, he would earn money even faster! For more than twenty days in a row, Su Chen went out to hunt fierce beasts, specifically to kill those petite ones. Now, to Su Chen, low-level fierce beasts posed no threat at all. After killing one every day, Su Chen would drag the corpse back and sell it. All the treasures in its body would be sold to the Martial Hall. Each one could be sold for a high price of around 200,000 yuan. Just like that, in twenty days, the money in Su Chen¡¯s hands had already exceeded three million yuan. Only Su Chen would dare to do such high-intensity frenzied killing. Because it was too dangerous. Su Chen also relied on his speed talent so, after encountering danger, he had the confidence to escape. That was why he dared to be so impudent. After killing the fierce beasts, Su Chen chose to go into seclusion. He entered closed-door cultivation for another half a month in one breath. He consumed the blood of fierce beasts every day. Relying on his advanced cultivation talent, Su Chen¡¯s strength increased rapidly. Soon, he had 2,000 jin of strength and his skin had become tough. Ordinary iron weapons could not pierce through it. Su Chen came to the black market again. This time, he was not selling materials but buying things. In the Martial Hall¡­ Su Chen said to the female shop assistant, ¡°I want the map of the Lake of Death!¡± ¡°The Lake of Death!¡± The female shop assistant was shocked. The so-called Lake of Death was 20 kilometers away from the Taichu Base and there were many fierce beasts there. As for why it was called the Lake of Death, it was because there were many fierce beasts in the water and it was very difficult to deal with. Even low-level aquatic fierce beasts could kill elite martial artists. This was also why very few people would go there. It was too dangerous! Su Chen¡¯s goal was a fierce beast called the lighthouse jellyfish. Before the world changed, there were actually such sea creatures. However, with the change of vitality, the lighthouse jellyfish became a fierce beast and lived in the Lake of Death. A lighthouse jellyfish was the size of a football. It looked very weak but its tentacles could instantly pierce through a martial artist¡¯s body. Even if the martial artist¡¯s skin was tempered to the extreme, it could not stop it. Moreover, this kind of lighthouse jellyfish would recover quickly after being injured. Moreover, the lighthouse jellyfish often appeared in groups. If there were hundreds of them swimming together, even elite martial artists would not dare to fight with them. Su Chen saw it in the Fierce Beast Handbook and was instantly attracted by it. According to his guess, the reason why this fierce beast could heal quickly was that it had a special talent for recovery. If he could copy this talent, Su Chen felt that his combat ability would rise by a few levels again! Therefore, even if the Lake of Death was very dangerous, Su Chen still had to go there. Only through tempering could he become stronger. Su Chen felt that such a risk was very worth it! Chapter 24 - Ancient Dragon Crocodile! Top-Tier Ferocious Beasts! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°The map of the Lake of Death has a normal and exquisite version. The normal version costs 10,000 yuan and the exquisite version costs 100,000 yuan. Which one would you like?¡± Su Chen scratched his head. ¡°What¡¯s the difference?¡± ¡°10,000 yuan only includes the terrain and the route, while the exquisite version costs 100,000 yuan. It will indicate where the danger is and where all the ferocious beasts are located.¡± ¡°Give me 100,000 yuan.¡± 100,000 yuan was nothing to Su Chen. However, after buying the exquisite edition, Su Chen¡¯s confidence increased by a lot. Apart from the map, Su Chen also bought some medicine. The three bottles of Yuan Ye he bought previously were used to recover elemental energy. Now, he bought some healing medicine that could recover his wounds and stamina. After all the preparations were done, Su Chen left the Taichu Base. ¡­ The twenty-kilometer journey was neither far nor near. If Su Chen were to run freely, he would be able to arrive in an hour. But he needed to maintain his stamina because it was very likely that he would encounter fierce beasts on the way and it was still very dangerous. Boom! The sound of battle suddenly came from not far away. Su Chen was somewhat surprised. The wilderness was very vast. Moreover, there were very few people in such a dangerous place. There were actually martial artists coming here? Su Chen carefully hid in the shadows. There were many shades of trees in the forest. It was very suitable for him to hide his figure. When he was close to the battle location, Su Chen hid behind a tree and looked over. ¡°It¡¯s actually her?¡± Su Chen discovered that the person who was fighting was the general manager of the Martial Hall, Luo Ling. She was leading more than ten people and fighting against a group of huge beasts. The power spread and caused the ground to shake. ¡°Prehistoric giant crocodile!¡± This was an extremely terrifying mid-level beast. Moreover, it was a group of primary selections. The leader of the group was a prehistoric giant crocodile that was 25 meters long! The moment it moved, the earth shook. This was¡­ a high-level beast! Su Chen¡¯s expression changed greatly. He didn¡¯t expect there to be so many terrifying existences near the Lake of Death! Besides Tang Ling, there were ten elite martial artists and a great martial artist. It could be considered a powerful team. These powerful martial artists all protected Tang Ling in the center. It was obvious that Tang Ling¡¯s identity wasn¡¯t simple. Su Chen was somewhat puzzled. What was the purpose of gathering such a team here? It was very dangerous here. Su Chen did not plan to come out and continued to hide in the shadows to watch. Suddenly, the waves in the Lake of Death parted and a figure rose up. ¡°It¡¯s pertaining to the water talent,¡± Su Chen whispered. This kind of talent could help people move freely in the water. Even their clothes were dry. ¡°Miss, I¡¯ve got it!¡± The middle-aged man who came out of the lake shouted. He quickly went ashore and came to Luo Ling¡¯s side. He handed something to Luo Ling. ¡°Retreat quickly!¡± The group of people shouted and were about to retreat. At this moment, the lake shook violently and an enormous body rushed out of the water. ¡°Ancient Dragon Crocodile!¡± Su Chen was shocked. This was the leader of the prehistoric giant crocodile¡ªancient dragon crocodile! It was said that it had a trace of dragon bloodline in its body, so it was an existence that surpassed high-level fierce beasts! The moment this ancient dragon crocodile came out of the water, a terrifying pressure spread out for thousands of meters. The fishy smell of blood spread out and the air became cold. This was a true top-level fierce beast! ¡°I¡¯ll hold on. Miss, you retreat first!¡± The old man shouted. He was the great martial artist on the team. The middle-aged man who came out of the water was also a great martial artist. This was the full strength of their team. But it was far from enough to deal with a top-tier fierce beast! A top-tier fierce beast was equivalent to a human grandmaster! It was a truly terrifying existence in the world! ¡°Miss, run!¡± All the elite martial artists in the Martial Hall rushed up and attacked the ancient dragon crocodile. But their attacks were like tickling, completely ineffective. The old man used origin energy to push Tang Ling¡¯s palm, sending her a hundred meters away. He and the middle-aged man joined hands to act as the last line of defense. Luo Ling began to flee but a few giant prehistoric crocodiles chased after her from behind. She didn¡¯t have much time left. Bang! Luo Ling¡¯s aura was completely released, extremely powerful! According to Su Chen¡¯s deduction, Luo Ling had already reached the peak of elite martial artists! Much more powerful than him! Luo Ling turned her head to take a look and discovered that the prehistoric crocodile was chasing very closely. Gritting her teeth, Luo Ling activated the secret technique. The origin energy in her body was burning. She forcefully raised her strength to the great martial artist level! However, this was only temporary. Once the time passed, she would fall into a state of weakness. Whoosh! A flying sword shot out explosively, directly piercing through the body of a giant crocodile. But there were too many prehistoric crocodiles around. She could only look for an opportunity to flee while fighting. Relying on the strength of a great martial artist, Luo Ling bought enough time for herself. She did not know how long she fled, but she finally could not see the silhouette of the prehistoric crocodiles. Luo Ling fell headfirst under a tree. She was already very weak and couldn¡¯t even move. It was time for the secret technique! The current her was weaker than an ordinary person. Her consciousness was getting weaker and weaker. She was about to faint. It wasn¡¯t safe here. Fainting in the wild was very dangerous. Any random beast could take her life but she really couldn¡¯t hold on any longer. Just before fainting, Luo Ling saw a figure running over and landing beside her. Chapter 25 - Treasures Left Behind by Luo Ling! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Luo Ling didn¡¯t know how much time had passed before she woke up. She looked around and realized that she wasn¡¯t dead? She had been saved? Luo Ling¡¯s first thought was that her guards had saved her. But thinking about it carefully, it wasn¡¯t very likely. These guards would only be in a more difficult situation than her when facing a top-tier beast. ¡°Who are you?¡± Although it was very dark, Luo Ling could clearly feel that there was someone nearby! Behind her, a somewhat familiar voice sounded. ¡°You¡¯re awake.¡± ¡°It¡¯s¡­ Su Chen!¡± Luo Ling widened her eyes in shock. She hurriedly turned her head and saw Su Chen sitting on the ground not far away. ¡°Seeing that you¡¯re not dead, I brought you to this little place.¡± ¡°Thank you!¡± Luo Ling said gratefully. Su Chen waved his hand. He had only saved her while he was at it. At least he had copied an advanced cultivation talent from Luo Ling. It could be considered as returning a favor to her. As for the treasures and money on Luo Ling¡¯s body, Su Chen didn¡¯t touch them at all. He still had his bottom line. He wouldn¡¯t take advantage of others when they were in danger. Luo Ling took out a small stone from her pocket. With a light tap, it emitted a gentle and bright light. ¡°This is a stone of light. It can store light and is used for illumination,¡± Luo Ling said. Although this kind of thing was precious, it was nothing to her. A small jade bottle suddenly appeared in her hand. Inside it was a dark green healing liquid. Luo Ling drank it in one gulp. It suddenly appeared! Su Chen was stunned for a moment. Then, he realized that it should be the legendary storage space! Moreover, the healing liquid that Tang Ling drank seemed to be very precious. It was much better than what he had bought himself. The wounds on Tang Ling¡¯s body began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. ¡°This is a storage bag. It was refined from the spatial pocket of the space kangaroo. It can be used by martial artists.¡± Tang Ling noticed Su Chen¡¯s surprised gaze and explained with a smile. ¡°Space kangaroo?¡± Tang Ling explained again. Space kangaroos were a kind of high-level fierce beasts. They were very difficult to deal with. They also had a space pocket that could store many things. After killing Space kangaroos, they would take off their space pockets. After being refined by martial artists with space talent, they could form storage bags. ¡°I¡¯ve learned a lot.¡± Su Chen was a little surprised. He didn¡¯t think that there were so many amazing things in this world. It was a pity that he didn¡¯t have the chance to see many things in a small place like the Taichu Base. In the next few days, Su Chen stayed with Luo Ling. Because Luo Ling¡¯s injuries hadn¡¯t fully recovered, Su Chen couldn¡¯t leave. From Luo Ling, Su Chen also learned a lot about martial artists. Above great martial artists were grandmasters. Grandmasters were experts who could contend with ancient dragon crocodiles. In the Taichu Base, great martial artists were already very strong and there were very few of them. But in a truly large base, great martial artists were only at the middle level of battle strength and the true experts were grandmaster-level martial artists! Moreover, Grandmaster-level martial artists could live for 200 years! Hearing this news, Su Chen was stunned. Fortunately, he had the ability to replicate, so he still had the qualifications to work hard towards the grandmaster level. Under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult for someone with advanced cultivation talent to become a grandmaster. ¡°Su Chen, I plan to go back.¡± After Luo Ling¡¯s body recovered, she said goodbye to Su Chen. Su Chen nodded and said, ¡°Take care on the road.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give you the things here. They should be useful!¡± Luo Ling threw down a bag and quickly disappeared. The speed was so fast that Su Chen could hardly see it clearly. Su Chen smiled helplessly. Picking up the bag from the ground, he found a secret manual, ten portions of fierce beast blood, and ten gold cards! ¡°Intermediate elemental energy body tempering technique! Ten portions of high-grade fierce beast blood! Ten million yuan!¡± Su Chen was stunned. This gift was too precious! Especially the intermediate elemental energy body tempering technique. This was something that even money couldn¡¯t buy. It was still uncertain if the entire Taichu Base had this kind of thing. Su Chen looked at these treasures and smiled. With these things assisting his cultivation, Su Chen grasped the opportunity to become an elite martial artist within a few months! After witnessing the power of the ancient dragon crocodile, Su Chen planned to stabilize his hand. The Lake of Death was too dangerous for him. He planned to explore the Lake of Death after advancing to an elite martial artist. Thus, Su Chen changed plans and returned to the Taichu Base first. On the second day after returning, Su Chen went to the black market and spent all ten million. He used all of it to buy mid-grade fierce beast blood. During these three months, he planned to use mid-grade fierce beast blood to cultivate and occasionally use high-grade fierce beast blood. This way, he could use these resources most effectively and not waste them at all. In the courtyard of the villa, Su Chen was meticulously practicing the body tempering technique. The nine movements of the mid-grade elemental energy body tempering technique were extremely profound. It was very difficult to achieve precision. But the effects were equally obvious. Su Chen could feel that incomparably pure yuan qi was being infused into his body. ¡°The effects are actually so good! It¡¯s three times better than the low-grade elemental energy body tempering technique!¡± This was just pure training. If the blood of a fierce beast was used as a supplement, the effect would be even stronger! Su Chen couldn¡¯t help but drink a mouthful of the high-grade murderer¡¯s blood. Incomparably pure energy flowed into his body, and in an instant, Su Chen felt as if he was about to explode! It seemed as if he had somewhat underestimated the energy intensity of the high-grade fierce Beast¡¯s blood! Su Chen immediately began to cast the middle-grade elemental energy body tempering technique. After practicing it more than ten times, he finally exhausted this large amount of terrifying energy. The efficiency of cultivation was roughly eighteen times that of using the low-level elemental energy body tempering technique! The cultivation speed was too terrifying! Chapter 26 - Top-Tier Healing Talent! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Three months passed very quickly. Su Chen felt like he had been reborn. All of his skin had been tempered to the point that it was as hard as steel. Not even a scratch would be left on his body. Moreover, his strength had reached the limit of 10,000 jin! The current Su Chen had officially become an elite martial artist. However, he could not be considered an early-stage elite martial artist because he still needed to temper his blood. Only by tempering all the blood in his body to a more powerful level could he replenish his body and allow his body to complete another evolution. Cultivation was a process of evolution! Su Chen had not started to extract the blood, so he needed to first make sufficient internal organs. Refining the blood was a very troublesome process. He needed to extract all the impurities in the blood bit by bit, and then refine the pure blood. This process required a lot of blood. All kinds of supplies also needed to be followed. Once the blood in the body was used up, even elite martial artists would die without a doubt. The best way to replenish the blood, of course, was to take the fierce beast blood. As the saying went, what was eaten was replenished. Therefore, the process of extracting the blood required a large amount of fierce beast blood. If it wasn¡¯t for the cultivation of the big families, at the elite martial artist stage, the speed of growth of strength would be very slow. In the entire Taichu Base, fierce beast blood was very scarce. It was since elite martial artists hoarded the vast majority of it. The fierce beast blood they consumed every day was enough to shock ordinary martial artists. Fortunately, Su Chen had ten portions of high-grade fierce beast blood that Tang Ling had given him. Otherwise, it would not have been enough for him to squander. During these three months, Su Chen did not waste his duplication talent. In the Taichu Base, he duplicated three intermediate cultivation talents and fused them into his body. His advanced cultivation had already reached the peak. If he could fuse another advanced cultivation talent, he should be able to transform! Perhaps he could directly become the legendary top-tier cultivation talent! After another three days, Su Chen was refining his blood. After the initial refinement was completed, Su Chen had successfully stepped into the early-stage elite martial artist. His strength had also become 13,000 Jin! With this kind of strength, Su Chen was much more confident in his heart. He planned to continue heading to the Lake of Death. The lighthouse jellyfish¡¯s talent was very important to him. He had to get it! ¡­ In the forest near the Lake of Death, Su Chen was hiding in a dark shadow. Although his strength had increased a lot¡­ His cultivation had reached the elite martial artist realm, his blade aura had reached the initial success realm, and his shadowless blade had reached the peak of the great success realm. However, the danger level of the Lake of Death was much more terrifying than he had imagined. One had to know that there were top-tier fierce beasts here. Once one encountered a top-tier fierce beast, even a martial grandmaster would die instantly, let alone an elite martial artist like Su Chen. Night gradually descended. The entire world was hidden in the shadows. At this moment, Su Chen began to move, approaching the lake as fast as he could. Although his shadow talent would be discovered by high-tier fierce beasts, he could avoid the sight of low-tier fierce beasts and mid-tier fierce beasts. Su Chen carefully entered the lake. The lake water was bone-chilling, and there was a gloomy aura everywhere. If an ordinary person came here, they would probably be scared to the point of fainting. In the somewhat viscous lake water, Su Chen couldn¡¯t help but shiver. He was now an elite martial artist, so he could stay in the water for an hour without inhaling. Therefore, Su Chen only had one hour! He had to find the lighthouse jellyfish, or else he had to quickly go ashore. It was extremely dark under the water and Su Chen could only see about one meter with his naked eyes. Fortunately, he still had the ability to duplicate. After becoming an elite martial artist, Su Chen¡¯s ability to duplicate had been improved, and now he could detect any creature within ten meters. Soon, an aquatic fierce beast appeared nearby. Fierce Beast: Tigerhead Fish Bloodline Talent: Intermediate This tigerhead fish was not weak and Su Chen did not want to provoke it. Relying on his shadow talent, Su Chen carefully avoided it. Underwater, there were hidden dangers everywhere. Su Chen even detected a high-level fierce beast. When he was ten meters away, Su Chen hurriedly stopped. Fortunately, that high-level fierce beast did not release his spiritual power. Otherwise, Su Chen would have died here. After exploring in the water for more than half an hour, Su Chen finally found his target. In front of him, there was a large group of lighthouse jellyfish! Fierce Beast: Lighthouse Jellyfish Bloodline talent: Elementary Healing talent: Top-tier ¡°Top-tier Talent!¡± Su Chen was shocked. He knew that the lighthouse jellyfish¡¯s healing ability was very strong but he did not expect it to be a top-tier talent! He had to get it! Su Chen was so excited that his hands were trembling. He followed behind the group of lighthouse jellyfish and calmed down, looking for a good opportunity. When the lighthouse jellyfish stopped, Su Chen suddenly appeared and touched the tentacles of a jellyfish. In an instant, Su Chen completed the duplication. Then he immediately began to escape. Su Chen¡¯s speed talent was still useful in the water, faster than the lighthouse jellyfish¡¯s swimming. Su Chen quickly ran out of the lake and sat on the shore, taking a few deep breaths. The situation just now was very dangerous. If he was surrounded by the lighthouse jellyfish, or if he provoked other fierce beasts during his escape, he would definitely have died. Su Chen took a few deep breaths and immediately escaped. The shore of the Lake of Death was definitely not a good place! Soon, he ran to the small cave he had found and blocked the entrance. Chapter 27 - Searching for Strength Ants Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Merge!¡± After Su Chen chose to merge, the intense pain penetrated into every single cell in his body. This was a top-tier healing talent that surpassed all the other talents that he had duplicated before! Every single cell was undergoing drastic changes. The cells¡¯ DNA was crazily abundant, causing every single cell in Su Chen to be filled with healing factors. Su Chen seemed to have experienced a rebirth and the pain was more painful than any previous fusion! It was unknown how much time had passed before Su Chen slowly opened his eyes. Human: Su Chen Cultivation Talent: Advanced Speed Talent: Elementary Blade talent: Intermediate Shadow Talent: Elementary Healing Talent: Top-Tier Su Chen was a little curious as to how strong the top-tier healing talent was. He took out a small knife and gently cut open a wound on his arm. What shocked him happened. The blood that had just started to flow instantly froze. Under Su Chen¡¯s gaze, the wound healed in less than a second. Su Chen sucked in a breath of cold air. This healing speed was too shocking! As long as it wasn¡¯t a fatal injury, Su Chen could almost complete the healing in an instant. Right now, if he wanted to be killed, unless he was instantly killed by an incomparably powerful attack, it wouldn¡¯t be easy for him to die. However, this kind of healing also required energy. If the energy in his body disappeared completely, he wouldn¡¯t be able to continue healing. In front of a powerful opponent, he would only be able to endure for a period of time. If he wanted to truly become stronger, he still needed to raise his cultivation. Cultivation was the true principle! Su Chen waited in the cave until the next morning before rushing back to the Taichu Base. Then, for half a month, Su Chen hunted fierce beasts everywhere. With his current strength, hunting ordinary fierce beasts was too easy. His efficiency had increased a lot compared to before. Su Chen used the money from hunting fierce beasts to buy a small truck. It was the latest model of an essence-powered car. Only martial artists were qualified to buy it. This car had cost a total of one million yuan. But this money was nothing to the current Su Chen. He had the talent of healing. Even if it was a medium-sized fierce beast, it wouldn¡¯t be able to kill him. On the contrary, Su Chen was able to use his speed and saber techniques to forcefully exhaust it to death. In just half a month, Su Chen had paid off the 10 million yuan loan and saved 5 million yuan. His family also had a lot of mid-level fierce beast blood. After having these resources, Su Chen could rest assured and cultivate boldly. Su Chen¡¯s current strength was less than 20,000 jin. And the peak of an elite martial artist could reach a strength of 100,000 Jin! Therefore, Su Chen still had a long way to go. Su Chen was summarizing the experiences he had gained from cultivating for such a long time. Although he had many talents, they were basically all support-type talents, but none of them could be used for offense. ¡°Next time, I¡¯ll look for an offensive-type talent!¡± Su Chen thought for a while. He didn¡¯t plan on becoming a martial artist of the Taichu Base. There were a total of 300,000 people and there were very few people who could become martial artists. There were even fewer people who had talent in attributes. Su Chen¡¯s goal was still to become a fierce beast. Among fierce beasts, many had talent in attributes. Once one locked onto a fierce beast, one could search for it purposefully. It was much better than aimlessly trying one¡¯s luck in a crowd. Su Chen trained at home for half a month in one go. He trained crazily every day, cultivating the vital qi body tempering technique non-stop. If it was someone else doing this, their body would have been crippled long ago. However, Su Chen now had top-notch healing talent. He did not have to worry at all. The injuries to his body could be healed in an instant. As for the energy used for healing, it was all replenished by the Beast¡¯s blood. His cultivation speed instantly soared. In just half a month¡¯s time, Su Chen¡¯s strength had increased to 30,000 jin! This was the result that he could only achieve in a few months under normal conditions. Su Chen went to the martial arts hall again. This time, he bought a detailed fierce beast illustrated handbook. ¡°Huge strength bear, an intermediate fierce beast. It has twice the strength of an ordinary fierce beast. It should have a strength talent.¡± Su Chen shook his head after reading it. The strength talent of this huge strength bear wasn¡¯t high. It should be a low or low grade beast. If Su Chen wanted to increase his attack power, he would need at least an intermediate talent. ¡°Flaming bird, an intermediate beast. It can spit high-temperature flames.¡± Su Chen estimated that the flaming bird¡¯s fire talent should only be at the low grade. After flipping through a few pages, Su Chen¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. ¡°This will do!¡± Su Chen suddenly saw a suitable target. ¡°Strength ants!¡± Su Chen looked at the introduction in the illustrated handbook. Strength ants were only low-level fierce beasts. Su Chen could easily kill them. However, these strength ants usually appeared in groups, and there were tens of thousands of them. Even a great martial artist would definitely die if they continued to fight with them. The strength of the strength ants was definitely not weak. As a low-level fierce beast, their strength could surpass most of the middle-level fierce beasts. Even an ordinary ant¡¯s strength was a hundred times heavier than its body weight. Not to mention the fierce beast ants after the world¡¯s upheaval. According to Su Chen¡¯s estimation, this kind of strength ant¡¯s strength talent was at least middle-level or even higher! Su Chen scratched his head. Although he had a target. But there were no such terrifying beasts near the Taichu Base. If there was a nest of strength ants near the Taichu Base, the entire base would have been destroyed long ago. ¡°That¡¯s not right.¡± Su Chen suddenly scratched his head. He seemed to have fallen into a logical error. Why was he looking for the strength ant? As long as he found the complete corpse of the strength ant, he could obtain the strength talent. Chapter 28 - Fierce Beast Cleaning Plan Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL The next day, Su Chen went to the Martial Hall. After all, this was the biggest shop in Taichu Base. Everything could be traded, including the corpses of fierce beasts. ¡°Honorable Martial Artist, what would you like to buy?¡± Su Chen often came here to sell materials for fierce beasts. The shop assistant already knew him. ¡°Excuse me, do you have the corpses of the power ants here? I want them to be complete.¡± Only the complete corpse of a fierce beast could be duplicated. ¡°Power ant?¡± The shop assistant was stunned for a moment. ¡°I¡¯ll help you ask.¡± Not long after, the female shop assistant came back and said apologetically to Su Chen, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, our Martial Hall doesn¡¯t have the corpse of a power ant.¡± Su Chen nodded. This was also within his expectations. The Taichu Base was located in a remote area. It was only a small base, so it was normal that it didn¡¯t have these fierce beast materials. ¡°If you have the corpse materials of the power ant, or if you have any relevant information, feel free to contact me. I¡¯m willing to pay a high price to buy it.¡± At this time, a Martial Hall martial artist walked over. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Zheng Heng, the Martial Hall Deacon. May I ask if you want the corpse of the power ant?¡± Su Chen nodded. ¡°I do have an idea. Do you want to tell me?¡± Su Chen raised his eyebrows and was immediately interested. ¡°What idea?¡± ¡°You should know that the Taichu Base is only a small base. Recently, the Taichu Base is preparing to open a trade channel with the nearest medium-sized base. Therefore, we need to clear and kill the fierce beasts on the 140-kilometer journey.¡± ¡°Coincidentally, there is a nest of power ants between the two bases. If you are willing to join the clearing operation, it is not difficult to obtain the corpse of a power ant.¡± ¡°Of course, the assistance to clear the fierce beasts is still a medium-sized base. However, if you participate in it, you will also receive a lot of rewards.¡± Zheng Heng said with a smile. ¡°Trade route!¡± Su Chen was stunned for a moment. This was too bold. Currently, 90% of Earth¡¯s territory was occupied by the beasts. Humans could only hide in their bases to survive. Just a medium-sized base and a small-sized base were like opening up a trade route? Weren¡¯t they afraid of encountering some top-tier beasts and causing a wave of annihilation? However, the two bases were naturally very clear about what Su Chen could think of. It was probably because there weren¡¯t any terrifying ferocious beasts in this area that the bases had the courage to do so. Su Chen was only participating in this operation, so there was nothing to be afraid of. ¡°I agree to join.¡± Su Chen nodded and said to Zheng Heng. After participating in the ferocious beast clearing plan, he only needed to touch the power ant¡¯s position to be able to replicate his talent. ¡°This is the token.¡± Zheng Heng took out an ancient square token from his pocket and handed it to Su Chen. ¡°In three days, the Lin family headquarters will arrange a mission.¡± Su Chen nodded and took the token. The Lin family was the biggest family in the Taichu Base. When the Liu family and the other families started a fight, it was the Lin family who settled it. The Lin family had a total of five great martial artists, and one of them had reached the peak of the great martial artist realm! Su Chen only learned about this after he became a martial artist. A few days later, Su Chen arrived at the entrance of the Lin family¡¯s headquarters on time. There were already many martial artists gathered here, more than a hundred of them. There were many elite martial artists, but not even one of them was a great martial artist. ¡°There¡¯s actually a familiar face?¡± Su Chen was stunned for a moment. He saw someone he knew. It was a martial artist from the Wind Dragon Hunting Squad that he had met before. Back when the Wind Dragon Hunting Squad hunted silver ferrets, Su Chen¡¯s elementary speed talent was copied from there. Speaking of which, his speed talent was very helpful to Su Chen. It had saved his life countless times. Su Chen had made up his mind that if the Wind Dragon Hunting Squad was in danger during this mission, he might be able to lend a hand. Although he recognized the Wind Dragons, the Wind Dragons did not recognize him. Because in less than a year, Su Chen had changed too much. His entire person seemed to have matured by a few years. His entire body emitted a fierce and stern aura, and his height had also increased by a lot. At that time, the Wind Dragons and Su Chen had only met once. At that time, Su Chen was only a martial artist. Now, he had already become an elite martial artist and his strength was already above Wind Dragon¡¯s. Su Chen stood alone in a corner. He did not speak to anyone else. All the martial artists who wanted to befriend him were all politely rejected by him. These people saw that Su Chen was already a martial artist at such a young age and felt that he would definitely have extraordinary achievements in the future. If they knew that Su Chen was already an elite martial artist, they would probably be shocked to the extreme. However, Su Chen restrained his aura. Unless he was a great martial artist, no one would be able to tell his depth. As long as Su Chen did not display his strength, he did not have to worry about his cultivation being discovered by others. The crowd in front suddenly became restless. ¡°Lin Dong Is Here!¡± Su Chen had heard of this person before. He seemed to be the eldest young master of the Lin family. He had just turned thirty years old and was already at the peak of elite martial artists. It was said that he had the confidence to become a great martial artist within a few years. Lin Dong only had medium cultivation talent. In this lifetime, he would at most be at the early stage of the great martial artist realm. However, the early stage of the great martial artist realm was enough to rule a small place like the Taichu Base. Even their Lin family only had five great martial artists. ¡°Quiet down!¡± Lin Dong stood at the front of the crowd and shouted. Chapter 29 - Team Up! Let’s Go! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°We¡¯re all here to participate in the beast clearing plan. Once the trade route is opened, the benefits to the Taichu Base will be unimaginable. In the future, we¡¯ll be able to buy many treasures that we¡¯ve never seen before.¡± ¡°Of course, this operation will be dangerous, but the harvest will also be very bountiful. All the treasures obtained in the process will belong to you. If you can not take away the materials for the fierce beasts you have killed, we will also send half of them to you after the operation is over. As long as you are participating in this operation, each martial artist will be rewarded with 20 portions of fierce beast blood and 2,000,000 yuan. Elite martial artists will be rewarded with three portions of high-grade fierce beast blood and 10,000,000 yuan.¡± Lin Dong¡¯s words instantly caused the surrounding crowd to boil with fervor. Everyone was extremely excited. If they survived this trip, they would be rich! Looking at these excited martial artists, Su Chen helplessly shook her head. These people were too childish. The Lin family had only made empty promises, yet they had so many free thugs. No matter how one looked at it, it was a business that was guaranteed to make a profit. Moreover, if these martial artists were to be sacrificed in the operation, the Lin family would not give a single dollar. In total, the Lin family would never be at a disadvantage. ¡°There are 200 martial artists here¡­¡± Su Chen looked around and saw that almost everyone had arrived. Adding on the martial artists that the few large families had stirred up, the total number of people in this operation exceeded 1000! One-third of the Taichu Base¡¯s martial artists had participated in this operation! Not long after, the Lin family pulled out a large pillar. This was a type of equipment that tested strength, and it was also a piece of elemental energy equipment. As long as one punched with their fists, it would be able to display the strength of the martial artist. The martial artists walked forward one by one to test and then were divided into groups. Su Chen suppressed his own strength. A punch with a strength of 9,000 jin was also at the late stage of the martial artist realm. Even so, it still caused everyone to exclaim in surprise. This was because Su Chen was too young, which meant that he had extremely high talent. Even Lin Dong wanted to recruit Su Chen but was rejected by him. Lin Dong did not mind. From his point of view, Su Chen was probably only an intermediate cultivation talent. Although he was not weak, it was enough for the Lin family to view him as a treasure. Next, it was time to divide into groups. The tasks they needed to complete were different. Elite martial artists needed to deal with mid-level fierce beasts, while martial artists only needed to clear some low-level fierce beasts. Ten people in a group. Su Chen glanced around and saw that the Wind Dragon Hunting Team only had eight people, and was still short of two people. ¡°Captain Wind Dragon, do you want to form a team?¡± Wind Dragon hesitated for a moment. ¡°Little Brother, your talent is very strong. You can totally join a team that is made up entirely of late-stage martial artists. I am the only late-stage martial artist on our team. I might be a burden to you.¡± Su Chen waved his hand. ¡°I have long heard of Captain Wind Dragon¡¯s reputation. I think you are a good person, so I am willing to team up with you. If you are not willing, it is fine.¡± Wind Dragon smiled and then extended a hand to Su Chen, ¡°You are welcome to join us.¡± Soon, another mid-stage martial artist joined the team. The other teams were also divided one after another. As the leader of the team, Wind Dragon took out a map that had just been distributed and spread it out in front of everyone. ¡°Our mission this time is to clear out the fierce beasts in this area.¡± Su Chen looked over. That area was not close, about 40 kilometers away from the Taichu Base. ¡°This is too far.¡± One of the team members frowned. ¡°Leader, we have never been to such a far place.¡± ¡°We have no choice. The mission this time is more difficult. After all, the trade route spans 100 kilometers.¡± Everyone nodded. The danger was unavoidable. Otherwise, the reward for this operation would not be so high. After making a simple battle plan, everyone set off. The 40 kilometers journey was very dangerous. Ten people were all martial artists, so they chose to go on foot. If they encountered danger, they could escape faster. On the way, Su Chen made plans in his mind. First, he would complete the assigned tasks with the Wind Dragon and then go alone to the place where the power ants were to duplicate their talents. Soon, Su Chen also became familiar with a few of his teammates. The name of the Wind Dragon was Yang Feng. The Wind Dragon was the name of the entire hunting team. However, after a long time, he was also called the Wind Dragon. His talent was only at the elementary level. It was already quite difficult for him to cultivate to the advanced stage of the martial artist realm. After all, it was only a theoretical matter for elementary cultivation talent to be able to cultivate to the elite martial artist realm. In fact, it was already very difficult for him to cultivate to the advanced stage of the martial artist realm. The reason why the Wind Dragon participated in this operation was to obtain some precious materials and try to see if there was a chance for him to breakthrough. He had been fighting fierce beasts all year round, so he was confident that he could carry out this kind of mission to eliminate fierce beasts. ¡°Little Brother Su Chen, with such a strong talent, why did you come here?¡± Wind Dragon asked curiously. ¡°To train!¡± Su Chen only said two words. After Wind Dragon heard it, he was immediately filled with respect. It must be known that a genius like Su Chen would not go to the wild alone but would join some big forces. In large factions, not only were there abundant cultivation resources but if they wanted to come out and temper themselves, there would also be experts from their families protecting them in the dark. Su Chen had such high cultivation talent, yet he was willing to come out and take risks alone. Wind Dragon was secretly surprised. If he was Su Chen, he probably would not be able to do all of this. Chapter 30 - Fire-Breathing Lizards Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL They had walked for more than half a day on the 40-kilometer journey. Because their team was full of martial artists, the forest was still full of danger to them. After arriving at their destination, the Wind Dragon reminded them, ¡°We are here to clean up the fierce beasts but if we encounter an mid-level fierce beast that is beyond our ability to deal with, immediately call for reinforcements!¡± At such a time, they couldn¡¯t risk their lives just to show off. In Wind Dragon¡¯s hands was a communication machine. It was also powered by essence energy and could contact others within ten kilometers. Everyone nodded. If they encountered a mid-grade fierce beast, they would naturally request the help of an elite martial artist at the first possible moment. Su Chen sighed in his heart. Only after he had truly become an elite warrior did he realize how huge the gap between an ordinary warrior and an elite warrior was. If they really encountered a mid-level fierce beast, they would probably die within a few minutes. Would the other teams really come to support? Not necessarily. In the face of life and death, who would be so selfless? ¡°There are three greedy wolves in front. They are all low-level fierce beasts. Let¡¯s attack together!¡± Wind Dragon pointed at the three low-level beasts not far away and said in a low voice. These ravenous wolves were the weakest among the beasts. Their strength was only at the level of low-level martial artists. Ten people attacked together and quickly killed the three ravenous wolves. The materials they had on them were not very valuable, so they were directly given up. They continued to search along the area and soon found other fierce beasts. Kill the fierce beasts! Continue to move forward! Kill the fierce beasts! Continue to move forward! Their progress was very smooth. The number of fierce beasts in this area was not many, and the strength of the fierce beasts was not considered strong. Otherwise, they would not have handed this area to them. This small patch of forest was almost clear. If they continued to move forward, it would be an even more dangerous valley area. The valley area was very complicated. There were all kinds of places where powerful fierce beasts could lurk. Not long after, a fierce beast rushed over with rumbling footsteps. ¡°What is this?¡± Someone asked in surprise. As a member of the Wind Dragon hunting squad, he had seen a lot of things but he had never seen such a fierce beast. It was a three-meter-long giant lizard. Its entire body was covered in red scales and there were sharp barbs growing on its body. Even the Wind Dragon captain had never seen this fierce beast before. The information about this lizard immediately appeared in Su Chen¡¯s mind. Fierce Beast: Fire-Breathing Lizard Bloodline talent: Elementary Fire Talent: Inferior When Su Chen saw the situation of his talent, his face became much more solemn. ¡°This fierce beast has fire talent! Be careful!¡± As soon as Su Chen finished speaking, everyone¡¯s faces changed. This was a very powerful attack talent. When placed on a fierce beast, its power would increase by more than a little. ¡°This fierce beast is a low-level fierce beast, it won¡¯t be that strong!¡± Wind Dragon forced himself to become calmer. ¡°Su Chen, you know the origin of this fire lizard. What is his talent?¡± ¡°Inferior fire talent.¡± Wind Dragon nodded. ¡°If it is inferior fire innate talent, its fire attack power will be twice that of an ordinary fierce beast. However, it seems that this fierce beast is relatively heavy and its attack level is relatively simple. Let¡¯s try to join hands and kill it!¡± Wind Dragon turned his head and said to the few people beside him, ¡°All of you, back off!¡± The few members he mentioned were only at the early stage of the martial artist realm, so they couldn¡¯t be of any help in this kind of battle. Wind Dragon took the initiative to attack, wanting to test the waters. Just as he rushed over, this fire-breathing lizard opened its mouth wide and charged over to bite him. Wind Dragon¡¯s long saber slashed horizontally. When it collided with the fire-breathing lizard¡¯s bloody mouth, it directly repelled the lizard and even shattered one of its teeth. Su Chen was at the side, estimating the battle strength on the field. ¡°The fire-breathing lizard¡¯s strength is about 9,000 jin, reaching the late stage of the martial artist realm.¡± ¡°The Wind Dragon¡¯s strength is also about 9,000 jin. However, with the amplification of origin energy, it should be able to reach 15,000 jin or more. It should be able to deal with this fire lizard.¡± Since the Wind Dragon could be dealt with, Su Chen did not plan to make a move. Roar! The fire-breathing lizard let out a furious roar and activated his fire talent. Bang! A huge fireball was spat out from his mouth and shot towards the Wind Dragon at an extremely fast speed. The Wind Dragon quickly slashed out. Origin energy transformed into a sharp blade aura that directly broke the fireball and heavily smashed onto the fire-breathing lizard¡¯s body. The other martial artists also made their moves. Under the siege of so many people, the fire-breathing lizard quickly died. ¡°Looks like fierce beasts with elemental talent are just like this.¡± A martial artist said with a grin. ¡°Don¡¯t be careless. There might not be only one fire-breathing lizard in this valley.¡± Su Chen reminded. After Wind Dragon heard Su Chen¡¯s words, his expression immediately changed. One had to know that Su Chen had heard about the fire-breathing lizard. If it really was a group of fierce beasts, it would be very dangerous for them to stay in the valley. ¡°We should be more careful,¡± Wind Dragon said in a low voice. ¡°We haven¡¯t figured out the situation here yet. Even a fierce beast like the fire-breathing lizard has appeared. It seems that the Lin family didn¡¯t figure out the situation at all and assigned us the task. They don¡¯t care about our lives at all.¡± The Wind Dragon gnashed his teeth and said. Since they had come here, they couldn¡¯t retreat. They could only be as careful as possible. Chapter 31 - I Am an Elite Martial Artist Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Not long after, they encountered another fire-breathing lizard. Just as the battle started, another fire-breathing lizard joined the battle. Ten martial artists fought against two fire-breathing lizards. In the end, a few of them suffered minor injuries but killed the fire-breathing lizard. At this time, they had just entered the valley. No one knew what was in the depths of the valley. However, with the Wind Dragon¡¯s many years of experience fighting fierce beasts, he could determine that the entire valley should be the nest of fire-breathing lizards. If they continued fighting, they might very well fall into danger. Even a martial artist like the Wind Dragon was somewhat tired after experiencing so many battles. More than half of the yuan Qi in his body had been depleted. It was already very difficult for him to solo a fire-breathing lizard. If he were to enter the fire-breathing lizard¡¯s cave, he would definitely die if he were to be besieged. ¡°Let¡¯s retreat first.¡± The Wind Dragon sighed. It did not matter even if he did not complete the Lin family¡¯s mission. Living was the most important. They had just retreated a short distance when they saw ten fire-breathing lizards blocking their only exit not far away. ¡°This is bad.¡± Wind Dragon felt a little hopeless. It would be difficult for their team to deal with two or three more fire-breathing lizards. Now, there were ten of them. How could they deal with them? Wind Dragon immediately took out his communicator from his pocket and pressed the help button on it. The group retreated while waiting for a reply. However, after sending so many messages, there was no reply. Wind Dragon¡¯s expression changed. He was a little angry. ¡°There must be other teams within ten kilometers of us, but they are not willing to save us.¡± Su Chen shook his head. This was already within his estimation. In such a dangerous place, everyone only wanted to save their own lives. Humans were always selfish. ¡°Captain, there¡¯s no need to call for help anymore. No one will come to help us,¡± Su Chen said in a low voice. The Wind Dragon captain also sighed. He didn¡¯t expect to die here today. ¡°I¡¯ll stop these fire-breathing lizards. You guys run!¡± The Wind Dragon gnashed his teeth and said. He was the captain. Whether it was this temporary team or their Wind Dragon Hunting Squad, he was the captain and the most powerful person. At a time like this, he naturally had to shoulder the responsibility. He had once promised his brothers¡¯ families that he would let them return home safely. His resolute aura moved everyone. These martial artists were also stimulated. ¡°Team Leader, I¡¯ll stay with you!¡± A martial artist suddenly shouted. ¡°We¡¯ll stay too!¡± ¡°Me too!¡± No one else was cowardly. There was only one person, the last one to join the team. He was also the only one who was not a member of the Wind Dragon Hunting Squad. He was ready to escape. ¡°Everyone, fight with the fire-breathing lizard. I¡¯ll leave first!¡± He rushed into the valley at high speed. Although the valley was also very dangerous, finding a place to hide was better than sending himself to his death. ¡°Shameless!¡± The members of the Wind Dragon Hunting Squad cursed angrily. The Wind Dragon shook his head. ¡°Let¡¯s leave it at that. We can¡¯t count on him.¡± Then, he looked at Su Chen beside him. ¡°Little Brother, your talent is so high. It¡¯s a pity to die here. Moreover, you¡¯re not from our hunting squad to begin with. It¡¯s better for you to run away quickly.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll be fine as long as we hold the fort here.¡± Su Chen smiled slightly after hearing it. ¡°It¡¯s alright. It¡¯s just some fire-breathing lizards.¡± As soon as Su Chen finished speaking, an extremely powerful aura instantly erupted from his body. Elite martial artist! Wind Dragon¡¯s eyes instantly widened. He couldn¡¯t believe what he was seeing. Su Chen was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child, but he had already become an elite martial artist! This was the goal of all of them in this lifetime! They only had some elementary cultivation talent. Wanting to become an elite martial artist of the political commissar was too difficult. It was practically impossible. But Su Chen was different. He was already an elite martial artist at such a young age. What did this mean? Advanced cultivation talent! This was a true genius! One had to know that the ancestor of the Lin family was also only an advanced cultivation talent. If nothing went wrong, he would definitely become a great martial artist in the future! To be able to be in the same team as Su Chen was already a high position for them. To be able to befriend such a genius was simply their honor! Su Chen lightly took a step forward and his body instantly disappeared without a trace. Because his speed was too fast! Even the Wind Dragon at the late stage of the martial artist realm was unable to catch Su Chen¡¯s movements with the naked eye. In just half a minute, ten fire-breathing lizards were all killed by Su Chen¡¯s blade. Each slash killed one of the fire-breathing lizards! ¡°Honorable Su Chen!¡± Seeing that the battle was over. Under the leadership of the Wind Dragon, all the martial artists bowed. The difference between an elite martial artist and a martial artist was too big! Even though the difference between 9,999 jin and 10,001 jin seemed very small, there was a huge difference in the level of life. They couldn¡¯t be compared at all. Previously, they thought that Su Chen was a martial artist. No matter how talented he was, he could still be called a brother. However, after knowing that Su Chen was an elite martial artist, they could only be respectful and did not dare to climb up the social ladder. ¡°There¡¯s no need to be so restrained. Just call me Su Chen,¡± Su Chen said with a smile. ¡°Also, regarding the matter of me being an elite martial artist, I hope that everyone can help me keep it a secret!¡± Chapter 32 - Intermediate Fierce Beast Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Okay!¡± Wind Dragon said straightforwardly, ¡°I will call you Su Chen from now on. I will not reveal that you are an elite martial artist.¡± ¡°Right, brothers?¡± He turned around and looked at his brothers behind him. The other members nodded repeatedly. Su Chen had just saved their lives. They were not people who would be ungrateful. Not far away, a scream suddenly came. ¡°It¡¯s Zheng Yuan!¡± Wind Dragon looked in that direction. Zheng Yuan was the middle-stage martial artist who had escaped from the team. This scream was also from him. Wind Dragon wanted to save him. After all, they were all on the same team. However, Su Chen stood in front of him. ¡°There¡¯s no need to save this person.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Feng Long was stunned. ¡°I trust your character but he is different. If I save him, I suspect that he will leak my secret.¡± Feng Long was silent. He looked at the expressions of the people around him, then nodded. The screams in the distance suddenly stopped. Zheng Yuan was dead. ¡°Let¡¯s continue moving forward.¡± Wind Dragon nodded. With the help of an elite martial artist like Su Chen, they were more than enough to deal with the fire-breathing lizards. After walking for some distance into the valley, they found Zheng Yuan¡¯s body. His body was in tatters and was being eaten by a group of fire-breathing lizards. Su Chen led the group and quickly killed these fire-breathing lizards. Along the way, whenever they encountered fire-breathing lizards, Su Chen would instantly kill them. Thus, they advanced very quickly. Soon, they arrived at the depths of the valley. Standing on a huge rock, they looked into the distance. In front of them should be the nest of the fire-breathing lizards. There were a total of thirty fire-breathing lizards gathered there. In the middle of them, there was an incomparably huge fire-breathing lizard. This body size¡­ Su Chen frowned. This should be a mid-level fierce beast with an attack talent. This kind of fierce beast was already very difficult to deal with. If it was an ordinary mid-level fierce beast, Su Chen wouldn¡¯t care at all. But after having an attack talent, the power of this fire-breathing lizard was three times that of an ordinary mid-level fierce beast! ¡°This is a bit troublesome. where there is an intermediate fire-breathing lizard and thirty ordinary fire-breathing lizards.¡± After Su Chen told them what he had seen, the expressions of Wind Dragon and the others changed. Even if Su Chen was an elite martial artist, it would not be easy to deal with an intermediate fierce beast with special talent. ¡°Let¡¯s retreat first.¡± Wind Dragon gritted his teeth and said. He was also very reluctant, but facing such a powerful fierce beast, he felt that Su Chen would only die if he went up. His life was more important. Su Chen smiled, ¡°Wind Dragon, I¡¯m not as weak as you think. Although the fire-breathing lizard has fire talent, I also have a special talent.¡± ¡°Special talent!¡± Wind Dragon was stunned. A martial artist with a special talent completely suppressed a martial artist without a special talent. Therefore, under normal circumstances, an elite martial artist with special talent had an extremely high status. Even a great martial artist would not dare to underestimate him. ¡°I have the talent of speed, which can increase my speed by three times. Moreover, my saber technique is also very good. It should not be a big problem for me to kill this medium-sized fierce beast.¡± ¡°However, when I make my move, you guys should not participate to prevent accidental injuries.¡± ¡°If I am lucky, I will rush in at the fastest speed. I should have the confidence to directly kill that medium-sized fierce beast.¡± ¡°Okay!¡± The Wind Dragon nodded. He was very clear about their own strength. If they went up to participate in the battle, they would be creating trouble for Su Chen. After they had gone far away, Su Chen began to make his move. ¡°Speed talent!¡± Su Chen¡¯s speed immediately soared to the limit, and he used three times his speed to charge towards the group of fire-breathing lizards. After the fire-breathing lizards sensed the danger, they instantly woke up. A furious roar! Roar! The football-sized eyeball stared at Su Chen and anger appeared in its eyes. In its eyes, Su Chen was just a small bug and it actually disturbed its rest! The fire-breathing lizard king instantly became furious! With a furious roar, all of its underlings surrounded Su Chen and attacked him. However, these small lizards couldn¡¯t pose any threat to Su Chen. Su Chen¡¯s speed was fast but his blade was even faster. After cultivating to the great success stage of his blade aura, he slashed out with his blade. The blade aura that tore apart was enough to directly cut a fire-breathing lizard in half. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Shadowless Blade! The blade in Su Chen¡¯s hand turned into an illusion. The naked eye could only see the blade light flying everywhere. One fire-breathing lizard after another died on the spot. These low-level fierce beasts were unable to get close. They couldn¡¯t even touch the corner of Su Chen¡¯s clothes. This was the difference between a low-level and a mid-level beast. Unless hundreds or thousands of fire-breathing lizards attacked at the same time, Su Chen didn¡¯t care at all. Seeing his little brothers die one by one, the fire-breathing lizard king was furious. From his mouth, a huge flame shot into the sky. The eight-meter-long huge body actually stood up slowly. Its body was covered with sharp long thorns, and each thorn was more than half a meter long. It looked extremely terrifying. When the fire-breathing lizard rushed to Su Chen¡¯s side, Su Chen checked his information. Fierce Beast: Fire-Breathing Lizard Bloodline Talent: Intermediate Fire Talent: Elementary ¡°It actually has elementary fire talent!¡± Su Chen was somewhat surprised. Those ordinary fire-breathing lizards only had inferior fire talent and could double their attacks. And elementary fire talent could triple their attacks. If it was an ordinary elite martial artist, they simply wouldn¡¯t be a match for this fire-breathing lizard king by relying on elemental energy amplification. From a certain point of view, this fire-breathing lizard king¡¯s strength was already above Su Chen¡¯s. Chapter 33 - Exhaust the Fire-Breathing Lizard to Death! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Exhaust him!¡± This was the only way Su Chen could use his speed to exhaust the fire-breathing lizard king to death. Boom! A loud sound. A huge fireball flew out from the fire-breathing lizard king¡¯s mouth. The fireball exploded in mid-air and turned into a sea of fire, pressing toward Su Chen. Facing such a large-scale attack, Su Chen naturally couldn¡¯t avoid it. But he didn¡¯t plan to dodge it and chose to ignore it. Facing the impact of the flames, Su Chen rushed to the front of the fire-breathing lizard king. Shadowless Blade! Su Chen attacked at an astonishing speed. The short black blade in his hand slashed toward the opponent¡¯s head at an astonishing speed. Three times the speed, coupled with his medium innate saber technique, made the power of this saber strike terrifying. If it was an ordinary elite martial artist, they wouldn¡¯t be able to face it at all. However, the fire-breathing lizard king had hard scales all over its body, forcefully blocking this attack. After taking a few steps back, the fire-breathing lizard king let out an angry roar. A wound more than half a meter long appeared on its body and fresh blood flowed out. Roar! Following his furious roar, Su Chen measured its strength. 50,000 jin! Strength was 50,000 jin. Then, after adding the amplification of its fire innate talent, its strength would reach 150,000 jin! As for Su Chen himself, he only had 30,000 jin of strength. Adding the amplification of origin energy, he could reach 60,000 jin. Counting as the amplification of his saber technique, he could reach 120,000 jin. Even so, there was still a huge gap between him and the fire-breathing lizard king. Su Chen looked at his body. The flames had burned his entire body. Such a heavy injury, if it was another person, they would have already died without a doubt. But Su Chen had the talent of healing. The burns on his body only took an instant to completely recover. But the fire-breathing lizard king was different. With his injuries, his strength had decreased by a lot. Su Chen had the top-tier talent of healing. If he continued to fight, it would be very beneficial to him. Su Chen recklessly came to the fire-breathing lizard king¡¯s side and attacked crazily. More and more wounds appeared on the lizard king¡¯s body. As blood continued to flow out, its movements became slower. However, Su Chen was able to heal continuously. Just like that, he fought against the lizard king for three minutes. ¡°Roar!¡± The lizard king¡¯s roar was filled with despair and sorrow. Its eight-meter-long body crashed heavily onto the ground and its life force had completely dissipated. Su Chen took a few deep breaths. In reality, even without his healing talent, Su Chen could still win this battle. However, the process would be more troublesome. Su Chen could only use his speed talent to launch a sneak attack and hide in the shadows so that the fire-breathing lizard wouldn¡¯t notice him. He might even have a chance to kill it in one hit. In order to hurry, Su Chen chose the most rigid method. After dealing with the fierce beast, Su Chen began to dispose of the corpse. The first thing was to bleed. This was an intermediate fierce beast, and his fierce beast blood was very precious. Especially since the fire-breathing lizard king had the fire talent, and there was fire energy in its blood, it had a high effect on the body¡¯s refinement. ¡°Su Chen, you actually killed this intermediate beast?¡± The Wind Dragon heard the commotion and came over to take a look. To his astonishment, he discovered that the intermediate beast fire-breathing lizard king was already dead. He looked at Su Chen and discovered that there wasn¡¯t a single wound on Su Chen¡¯s body. He was secretly shocked. It seemed that Su Chen¡¯s strength was even more terrifying than he had imagined. He probably had other trump cards. The Wind Dragon did not continue to ask. After Su Chen agreed, he divided the fierce beast meat on the ground and took it away. Su Chen did not think much of this thing. In a day, after clearing the entire mission area, Su Chen suggested that he leave for a while. ¡°What? You¡¯re going to look for power ants?¡± The Wind Dragon was shocked. Chapter 34 - Arrived! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL The Wind Dragon had heard of a fierce beast like the power ant. He also knew that there was a nest of power ants in the plan this time. There were a large number of power ants in it. This kind of fierce beast was very famous. Ordinary power ants were low-level fierce beasts. But they were very strong. With their enormous strength, most of the martial artists were not their match. Even if there was only one power ant, it could be considered strong among the low-level fierce beasts. If it was just that, it would still be fine. However, these power ants were just like the ordinary ants in his previous life. They would appear in groups. There might be thousands or even tens of thousands of power ants in a nest. If they came together, even if a great martial artist was surrounded, he would probably die here. This kind of fierce beast had received a gift from God and was a very terrifying existence. ¡°Wind Dragon, don¡¯t worry.¡± Su Chen patted Wind Dragon¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I have my own plans and I also have life-saving methods.¡± Wind Dragon sighed. He couldn¡¯t persuade Su Chen. Moreover, Su Chen was an elite martial artist and, in terms of strength, he was far above him. In the end, he could only let Su Chen leave. ¡­ According to the route on the map. Su Chen rushed toward the nest of the power ants. The journey wasn¡¯t short. The destination was about dozens of kilometers away from the Taichu Base. After leaving the Taichu Base, Su Chen also encountered many high-level fierce beasts. Each high-level fierce beast was an existence that was comparable to a great martial artist. Su Chen couldn¡¯t afford to provoke such a high-level fierce beast. Even his shadow talent would lose its effect in front of this level of fierce beasts. As long as the high-level fierce beast used his spiritual power to scan, he would be able to find Su Chen¡¯s location. His life was important, so Su Chen was very careful along the way. Even some of the stronger mid-level fierce beasts, he tried his best to avoid them. Along the way, he also met some martial artists from the two bases, who were eliminating fierce beasts. Su Chen didn¡¯t help them. At this time, he couldn¡¯t meddle in other people¡¯s business. He did not know those people and they had nothing to do with him. Even if he went up to help, others might think that Su Chen wanted to take credit, which would cause misunderstandings and unnecessary trouble. Just like that, they carefully walked all the way until they finally arrived at the location of the power ant nest. As soon as they arrived here, Su Chen was shocked. So many people! In front of this small mountain, there were more than a hundred martial artists gathered here. Many of them had reached the level of elite martial artists and some of them emitted a powerful aura. If Su Chen guessed correctly, these people should be great martial artists. With a simple glance, Su Chen saw a familiar face Liu Mo! This middle-aged man with a cold expression was Liu Mubai¡¯s father. After Su Chen had assassinated Liu Mubai, Liu Mo had mobilized his family¡¯s forces to search the entire Taichu Base for the murderer¡¯s whereabouts. Unfortunately, Su Chen had made ample preparations, so he couldn¡¯t do anything about it. At this moment, he ran into the Liu family again. Su Chen narrowed his eyes. He felt that he had to be more careful. If his assassination attempt on Liu Mubai was exposed, the entire Liu family would probably go all out to kill him. At the front of the Liu family¡¯s team, an old man with white hair and beard stood there. Behind him was the Liu family¡¯s member, who was respectful. ¡°This should be the Liu family¡¯s old ancestor.¡± Su Chen silently shifted his gaze away. An expert of this level had very developed mental energy. Even if they did not use mental energy to scan, they would still have very strong sensory abilities. It was also known as the sixth sense. If he discovered it, it would be bad. Even so, a cold snort came from the crowd! ¡°Who is it? In the forest?¡± Su Chen¡¯s expression changed. Although he didn¡¯t use his shadow talent, he was very careful along the way. He hid his body in the shadows of the trees and didn¡¯t make any sound. Even so, was he still discovered? However, it wasn¡¯t the Liu family¡¯s patriarch who discovered him. It was a great martial artist that Su Chen thought was unfamiliar. He was wearing armor that Su Chen had never seen before. It should be that great martial artist from the medium-sized base. Everyone present turned around in unison and looked in the direction of Su Chen. A few elite martial artists instantly arrived by Su Chen¡¯s side at an extremely fast speed. Su Chen didn¡¯t run away. He could be considered as one of the members of this fierce beast elimination plan. Moreover, he was only here for the power ant¡¯s corpse. He didn¡¯t want to do anything guilty, so there was no need to be afraid. Su Chen walked out of the forest and was exposed to everyone¡¯s field of vision. ¡°He seems to be from our Taichu Base.¡± Soon, someone recognized Su Chen¡¯s identity. The big martial artist in armor frowned and asked, ¡°Which family is he from?¡± The man beside him shook his head. ¡°He¡¯s not from our Lin family.¡± ¡°He¡¯s not from our Mo family.¡± ¡°He¡¯s not from our Su family.¡± ¡­ A few people from the big families shook their heads and denied it. Su Chen could only tell the truth, ¡°I¡¯m not from a big family. I¡¯m just here to participate in the fierce beast elimination plan. I¡¯m very curious about the strength of the ants here, so I wanted to take a look.¡± At this moment, the young master of the Lin family, Lin Dong, who had previously met Su Chen, stood out. ¡°He is indeed a martial artist participating in this operation. I just didn¡¯t expect him to complete the mission so quickly and even come here.¡± Lin Dong had a deep impression of Su Chen. After all, he had tried to recruit Su Chen back then and he had been rejected. In his opinion, to be able to become a martial artist at such a young age, his talent was very good. At that time, he had guessed that Su Chen should have intermediate talent. Chapter 35 - The Power of the Magic Explosion Ball! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Your talent is not bad.¡± The armored old man nodded slightly and said, ¡°You should be less than 20 years old and have already become an elite martial artist. Then, you should stay.¡± With his strength as a great martial artist, of course, he could easily see Su Chen¡¯s cultivation. ¡°What! Elite martial artist!¡± Lin Dong was shocked when he heard it. He was already over 30 years old. Under the pouring of countless resources from his family, he had become a peak elite martial artist. This 20-year-old youth in front of him actually had a cultivation level similar to his. What did it mean? It meant that Su Chen must have an advanced cultivation talent! Otherwise, his cultivation speed would not have reached such a monstrous level. Lin Dong was extremely regretful. If he had known that Su Chen had an advanced cultivation talent, he would have kept him in the Lin family no matter what. With advanced cultivation talent, as long as he had enough cultivation resources, he would definitely be able to become a great martial artist in the future. One had to know that the Lin family only had five great martial artists. In a place like the Taichu Base, every great martial artist was a peak expert and had the right to speak for the family. ¡°Advanced cultivation talent¡­¡± The expressions of some family heads changed. A martial artist with advanced cultivation talent meant that he would become a great martial artist in the future. And a great martial artist would affect the overall situation of the Taichu Base. Some clan leaders already had dark thoughts in their hearts. If he couldn¡¯t serve their clan¡­ Then they might as well get rid of him! If Su Chen knew what they were thinking, he would probably laugh out loud. These clan leaders were too short-sighted. They could only stay in the Taichu Base for the rest of their lives. They would never be able to reach a higher level. Su Chen didn¡¯t want to become enemies with them, nor did he want to have any interactions with them. Because he had a bigger stage. It was impossible for him to be limited to a small place like the Taichu Base in the future. After possessing the duplication talent, Su Chen would be able to become a great martial artist, or even a grandmaster or an existence of a higher level. He wouldn¡¯t even care about a small Taichu Base. When that time came, Su Chen would take his sister and leave this place. He would go to other places and never meet these families again. So¡­ What did they have to worry about? It was a pity that these shallow people would never understand his aspirations. Since it was the armored old man who asked Su Chen to stay¡­ The people of these families couldn¡¯t say anything. About five or six minutes passed. In the open space at the front of the crowd, a figure suddenly emerged from the ground. Su Chen looked at him in surprise. To be able to emerge from the ground, he must have awakened a talent related to the Earth attribute. After he emerged, there were no holes in the ground. It was as if he had melted into the earth. Traveling underground was like an ordinary person being useful in the water. This was a talent that was easy to detect and escape. It was very rare. However, it was also very limited. Once one encountered rock layers, rivers, and metal barriers, they would not be able to pass through. Compared to this talent, Su Chen preferred talent that was more direct, especially those with stronger attack power. For example¡­ the strength of a power ant. This person shook off the dust on his body and faced the old man in armor. He said respectfully, ¡°Elder Zhang, it¡¯s done.¡± This great martial artist called Elder Zhang nodded. He was the person in charge of this operation and he came from the big base that cooperated with the Taichu Base. ¡°All of you, get out of the way!¡± With a wave of his hand, all the martial artists retreated dozens of meters. Su Chen also retreated, although he didn¡¯t know what was going to happen. ¡°Get ready!¡± ¡°Detonate!¡± Su Chen heard someone shouting in front of him. Then, he saw the people around them covering their ears. He followed suit and covered his ears with both hands. Boom! A loud earth-shaking sound shook his ears, making them hurt. A huge explosion occurred in the empty space where everyone was standing. A black hole appeared on the ground. Flames spewed out more than ten meters high and the entire wilderness became hot. The dust that was raised was blown away by the violent wind pressure and spread hundreds of meters away. ¡°What kind of power is this!¡± Many martial artists were shocked. Even a great martial artist could not create such a powerful attack. ¡°It¡¯s the magic explosion ball!¡± Lin Dong said in a low voice. As the young master of the Lin family, he was very knowledgeable. Although the Lin family did not have many things, they had heard of them. ¡°This kind of magic explosion ball is a superweapon that is detonated with essence energy. It is said that the materials are very precious and need to be found on high-level fierce beasts. Moreover, the core of every magic explosion ball needs to find an extremely powerful high-level fierce beast called the magic tyrannosaurus.¡± ¡°The magic tyrannosaurus¡¯s heart is the core of the magic explosion ball. Therefore, the value of each of these superweapons is close to that of a high-level fierce beast!¡± Under the astonished gazes of the surrounding martial artists, Lin Dong continued to speak. ¡°Not only that, with all the materials, we also need the formation master to forge it and inscribe an array on the materials in order to have an effect.¡± ¡°Even after the creation is complete, we still need a great martial artist to detonate it.¡± ¡°In the explosion just now, you only saw the hole in the ground, but you didn¡¯t see the dozens of meters deep hole in the ground.¡± After Lin Dong finished speaking, a martial artist beside him asked in a daze, ¡°This kind of superweapon should be very expensive, right?¡± ¡°What do you think?¡± Lin Dong glanced at him. ¡°Every magic exploding ball is worth around one billion yuan and it¡¯s very difficult to buy! Even our Lin family can¡¯t get it.¡± Chapter 36 - Power Ants Appear! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Looking at the terrifying explosion caused by the magic explosion ball. Su Chen swallowed his saliva. This power was quite shocking! It was comparable to the missiles in his previous life. If it was detonated in the Taichu Base, it could probably destroy an entire street. He didn¡¯t expect that this world also had such a terrifying weapon. ¡°The power ants shouldn¡¯t have all died, right?¡±Su Chen looked nervously at the entrance of the cave. If the power ants inside were all killed by the magic explosion ball, then he wouldn¡¯t be able to get the whole body. Wouldn¡¯t this trip be in vain? While everyone was looking at the entrance of the cave. Elder Zhang suddenly pulled out a green longsword from his waist and shouted, ¡°Be careful!¡± ¡°There are still many power ants that aren¡¯t dead. Get ready for battle!¡± A few seconds after he finished speaking, several figures crawled out from the hole. They were all power ants! In this big hole, many power ants were directly killed by the magic explosion ball but there were still many that were only injured or unharmed. At this moment, they continued to crawl out from the hole. The appearance of the power ants was similar to that of the ordinary ants in their previous lives, only that they were many times larger. Although they were low-level fierce beasts, their strength was extremely terrifying. Astonishing speed, hard armor, and terrifying strength! Even martial artists would find it hard to deal with one. Not to mention so many. Fortunately, they still had many elite martial artists and great martial artists. Soon, a battle broke out. Although it was not easy for elite martial artists to face the power ants, they could still kill them after fighting for a while. Great martial artists were much simpler. With a casual punch, the terrifying power directly crushed seven or eight power ants into pieces. With a light sword, the power ants that touched the sword qi were directly broken into two halves. To a great martial artist, these low-level fierce beasts were too weak. They could be easily killed. While fighting, Su Chen was distracted and looked at Elder Zhang. His pupils suddenly shrank. Elder Zhang¡¯s fighting strength was too fierce! Elder Zhang¡¯s green treasured sword slashed out, and the shadow of a large sword descended from the sky. It was about twenty meters long and it heavily fell to the ground. It slashed out a long chasm. Within the range of the chasm, all the power ants were directly crushed. This sword had killed about 30 to 40 power ants. Su Chen turned his head to look at the power ants that were fighting with him and only then did he feel the huge difference in strength. Although he was stronger than the low-level power ants, it would still take some effort to kill them. ¡°Scan!¡± Su Chen focused his attention on the power ant in front of him. Their information immediately appeared in his mind. [Ferocious Beast: Power Ant] [Bloodline Talent: Elementary] [Strength Talent: Advanced] Advanced! Su Chen grinned. As he had expected, the power ant¡¯s strength talent was very good. It seemed that this trip was not in vain. ¡°Since Elder Zhang is so strong, there shouldn¡¯t be any problems with this mission, right?¡± Just as Su Chen was thinking this, he heard a loud noise. From the hole, more than ten exceptionally huge power ants crawled out. Ordinary power ants were about one meter long. And these huge power ants were seven to eight meters long. Every joint on its body, even its antennae, looked very thick and strong. Every step they took caused the ground to tremble. They hadn¡¯t even fought yet. Just a glance was enough to tell how powerful they were. ¡°These are¡­ mid-grade power ants!¡± Su Chen¡¯s eyes widened. He hadn¡¯t expected that there would be mid-grade power ants in this cave and there were quite a few of them. Mid-grade power ants with strength talents weren¡¯t something an average mid-grade beast could compare to. Compared to the fire-breathing lizard, it was many times stronger. Even the fire-breathing lizard was very troublesome for Su Chen to deal with. He had used his top-level healing talent to exhaust the mid-level fire-breathing lizard king to death, not to mention the power ant in front of him. Even if it was a one-on-one fight, Su Chen reckoned that he was not a match for it. Among the elite martial artists, perhaps only the strong ones had the chance. Even a great martial artist would not have an easy time dealing with these intermediate power ants. Su Chen quickly scanned them with his duplication talent and found that these intermediate power ants had the same talent as ordinary power ants. Therefore, it was safer to clone ordinary power ants. While fighting with the power ants, Su Chen suddenly rushed to the front, reached out and touched their carapace, and completed the cloning. The high-level strength talent had already been obtained. However, the current situation was chaotic and was not suitable for fusion. The addition of the mid-level power ants caused the battle to fall into chaos for a moment. But very quickly, the great martial artists on the human side reacted and unleashed their ultimate strength. Each great martial artist was able to suppress a mid-level power ant to fight. Although it was not easy to kill the mid-level power ants, there was still a realm of difference after all. These power ants were not a match for the great martial artists no matter what. The strongest, Elder Zhang, was now using his peak combat strength. The power on his body far surpassed that of the other great martial artists. He was able to hold off a total of six intermediate power ants by himself. Moreover, in less than a minute, he had killed one of them. Su Chen saw everything that had happened in the battle and estimated in his heart. Now, the humans had maintained the upper hand. As long as they continued, they should be able to wipe out all the power ants in about half an hour. Chapter 37 - High-level Power Ant! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL As time passed, Su Chen felt that something was wrong. Among the power ants that had appeared, none of them seemed to be the leader. Normally, there would be a leader among the ants. And currently, although there were many mid-level fierce beast ants in the nest, their strength was about the same. So¡­ There was a high possibility that there was something stronger! Su Chen frowned, feeling he was in danger for a slight bit. Hopefully, this stronger ant was not a high-level ferocious beast, or else it would be troublesome. After fighting with the power ants for three minutes, the humans gradually gained the upper hand. ¡°Something¡¯s wrong!¡± The strongest person from the mid-level base, Elder Zhang, suddenly felt alert. He looked at the hole created by the magic explosion ball and his expression immediately changed. ¡°There¡¯s a high-grade power ant, run!¡± When everyone heard this, their expressions changed. A high-grade vicious beast was equivalent to a great martial artist of the human race. Logically speaking, the human race had several great martial artists here, so they shouldn¡¯t be afraid of high-grade vicious beasts. However, the power ant was different. After possessing a high-grade strength talent, it had undergone a qualitative leap. After receiving the boost from a high-grade strength talent, the strength of the power ant was already close to that of a grandmaster. Even a powerful great martial artist like Elder Zhang wouldn¡¯t be a match for a high-grade vicious beast. This was because the difference in strength was too great. A casual attack from the power ant had already reached the peak of a high-grade vicious beast. It was able to heavily injure a great martial artist with one strike or even directly kill them. Su Chen scanned his surroundings and immediately decided to escape. There was no point in staying here. It was too difficult for them to deal with the high-level fierce beast in front of them. If they stayed, there was a very high chance of dying here. Su Chen immediately activated his speed talent, increasing his speed by three times. Su Chen was originally an elite martial artist. Under the three times increase in speed, his speed directly soared to the peak of an elite martial artist. Whoosh! Su Chen¡¯s body turned into a series of afterimages. His speed was a few times faster than everyone around him. Boom! A loud sound came from underground. The hole created by the magic explosion ball had doubled in size compared to before. An enormous power ant that was nearly twenty meters tall crawled out. The carapace on his body had already started to glow with a golden color. ¡°So terrifying!¡± Su Chen¡¯s pupils suddenly contracted. The carapace was glowing with gold. This was the manifestation of a high-level fierce beast evolving into a great fierce beast. This high-level power ant had already surpassed what they could handle. Boom! The golden power ant took a step forward, causing the ground to suddenly tremble. The power ant¡¯s spiritual power spread out and a terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire area. Su Chen felt that the surrounding air instantly became thick and heavy. His movement became difficult. His body became heavier and his speed, which had just soared to the limit, also slowed down at this time. As if he had fallen into a swamp. ¡°So terrifying!¡± This golden power ant didn¡¯t even attack. Just the pressure from its body was enough to make elite martial artists like them unable to move, not to mention those ordinary martial artists. Whoosh! Two figures ran past Su Chen at high speed. They were two great martial artists. Great martial artists and golden power ants were on the same level, so they weren¡¯t affected by this pressure. Each of them was faster than Su Chen, who was three times faster, and soon disappeared from Su Chen¡¯s sight. ¡°These old foxes!¡± Su Chen cursed in his heart, ¡°After encountering danger, they run faster than anyone else.¡± Sure enough, when the golden power ant appeared. The most powerful Elder Zhang had already started to run away. Even if he was an outstanding high-rank martial artist, if he didn¡¯t have any special methods, he would definitely die in front of the high-level power ant. Su Chen took a deep breath and calmed his heart. ¡°Blade Force!¡± Su Chen recalled the profound meaning of the blade force that he had grasped and treated himself as a sharp blade. Using himself as the blade energy! Breaking the shackles of space! Bang! A crisp sound rang out. Su Chen felt that the pressure around him was instantly removed and his body also regained control. Returning to three times his speed, Su Chen dashed toward the forest in the distance. While escaping, Su Chen used the corner of his eye to look behind him. Those ordinary martial artists were directly frozen on the spot, unable to move. They were directly crushed by the power ants that were fighting with them. The elite martial artists seemed to have fallen into a quagmire, their speed much slower than before. Being besieged by the ants, many elite martial artists lost their lives very quickly. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that so many elite martial artists would lose their lives in this mission.¡± Su Chen sighed in his heart. However, his footsteps were not affected at all. Soon, he was far away from this chaotic place. Su Chen ran for a very, very long time in one breath. More than ten kilometers away, Su Chen ran back to the place where he had killed the flame lizard in one breath and regrouped with Wind Dragon and the others. ¡°What happened?¡± Seeing Su Chen¡¯s face full of panic and sweating profusely, Wind Dragon asked curiously. ¡°Something big happened.¡± Su Chen found a big rock and sat on it to rest. ¡°We need to hurry back to the base. High-level power ants have appeared in the nest of the power ants. Even the great martial artists in the middle-level base have escaped. We need to retreat as soon as possible.¡± After hearing these words, Wind Dragon and the others were also shocked. After taking the spoils of war from hunting fierce beasts, everyone prepared to leave this place. Chapter 38 - : Talent Fusion! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL The power ant¡¯s speed was very fast and was about the same as an ordinary elite martial artist. Most importantly, they could track the scent on the ground. At this moment, after two hours of traveling, the essence energy in Su Chen¡¯s body had been completely exhausted. He took out a bottle of recovery medicine from his pocket and drank it all in one gulp. Only then did Su Chen feel that his physical strength had recovered a little. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± After Su Chen had recovered, he led everyone out of the valley. After learning that Su Chen was an elite martial artist, he had unknowingly taken on the role of the team leader. In the entire team, no one would deny Su Chen¡¯s decision. After all, if it wasn¡¯t for Su Chen, they would have already died at the mouths of the flame lizards. They didn¡¯t encounter any danger along the way. All the powerful fierce beasts were carefully avoided by them. In the end, they returned to the Taichu Base safely. After they parted ways, Su Chen rushed back home. Su Han was in school and there was no one at home. Therefore, the first thing Su Chen did when he returned home was to integrate his talent. Today¡¯s experience gave him a strong sense of crisis. While his strength was increasing rapidly, he had encountered such a life-threatening situation. From this, one could see how terrifying the wilderness was. ¡°It seems that I still need to improve my strength.¡± Su Chen sighed. In Taichu Base, his strength was not weak but it was still far from enough. ¡°Talent Fusion!¡± A wave of intense pain spread through every strand of Su Chen¡¯s muscles. The intense pain caused Su Chen¡¯s face to contort. This was even more painful than any talent fusion he had done before. Because today¡¯s fusion was to increase his strength. If he wanted to obtain even greater strength, he had to pay a price. For example, the pain before his eyes was unavoidable. The intense pain hit him. Su Chen lay on the bed in the bedroom. He gritted his teeth and curled his body into a ball. Even his consciousness started to lose focus as if he could faint at any time. However, Su Chen was still struggling. He would rather suffer such pain every day than die in the mouth of a ferocious beast one day. The only thing that was gratifying was that Su Chen could clearly feel that the power in his body was increasing. After fusing with his talent for ten minutes, the pain gradually disappeared. Su Chen slowly opened his eyes and checked the condition of his talent. Human: Su Chen Cultivation Talent: Advanced Speed Talent: Elementary Shadow Talent: Elementary Healing Talent: Top-Tier Strength Talent: Advanced Su Chen clenched his fists. He could feel that his body contained a terrifying explosive power. It was as if every punch he threw could blow up a building. Su Chen found a huge stone block and tried to lift it. He could actually lift a huge stone weighing ten thousand pounds easily. In his hands, it was ridiculously light. ¡°My strength¡­¡± Su Chen was a little shocked. ¡°Before, my strength was about thirty thousand pounds. But after I fused with a high-level strength talent, my strength now is a full three hundred thousand pounds!¡± This kind of increase caused Su Chen to feel shocked. 10 times! A high-grade strength talent actually allowed his strength to directly increase by 10 times! If added with the increase in origin energy strength, his strength should be able to reach 500,000 jin. This was a terrifying number! After all, the peak strength of an elite martial artist was only 100,000 jin. In other words, Su Chen¡¯s current strength had already surpassed his realm. Including some great martial artists, if their strength hadn¡¯t been completely stabilized, their physical strength was only 110,000 to 120,000 jin. Compared to the current Su Chen, they were still far from it. ¡°No wonder¡­¡± Su Chen muttered softly. He finally understood why the great martial artists like Elder Zhang wanted to escape when facing high-level power ants. Because the difference in strength was ten times too terrifying. It had already reached the level of crushing. Even a great martial artist wouldn¡¯t be able to fight back under such terrifying strength. For example, Su Chen himself. Although he hadn¡¯t become an elite martial artist for long, after fusing with a high-level strength talent, he was already able to fight against a great martial artist. However, the great martial artist¡¯s speed was far above his. If he wanted to escape, Su Chen still couldn¡¯t stop him. Su Chen clenched his fist and felt the abundant strength in his body. He revealed a trace of a smile. If he were to cultivate the Shadowless Blade to the next level and combine it with his current terrifying strength, he might be able to injure a peak great martial artist. He now had a total of four special talents. He could completely cross realms to fight! The gap in realm could be made up by other means. Moreover, he also had a top-tier healing talent. Unless he was killed in one strike, he could quickly heal. It could be said that there were not many great martial artists who could kill him. ¡°What I lack now is a high-level blade technique.¡± Su Chen thought for a moment. He had already cultivated many aspects to the extreme. It was very difficult for him to advance further. However, a profound saber technique could allow his strength to increase rapidly. Unfortunately, the Taichu Base was a small base, and many cultivation techniques and secret manuals were not available. Su Chen sighed. He hoped that after opening up the trade channel with the mid-sized base, the situation would improve. Otherwise, he would only have a chance to obtain good secret manuals when he went out to train in the future. Chapter 39 - People from the Liu Family! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL Three days later¡­ During these few days, Su Chen had been cultivating at home. His strength had suddenly skyrocketed and he needed some time to get used to it. Three days later, Su Chen finally walked out of his house. He came to the restaurant near the front of his house to eat. Su Chen¡¯s current place was the central circle of the entire Taichu Base. The houses here were very expensive and those who could live here were all wealthy people. And in Taichu Base, most of the rich people were martial artists. Otherwise, they would be the family members of the martial artists. In the restaurant, a few people were chatting. ¡°Do you know that a few days ago, many people died in the martial artist team that went to participate in the fierce beast cleaning!¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t they say that there was a mid-sized base taking the lead? Why did so many people die?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. Many people also died in that mid-sized base. I heard that they provoked a nest of powerful fierce beasts and, in the end, they died tragically.¡± Su Chen lowered his head and ate, but his attention was on the content of their conversation. ¡°It¡¯s said that three great martial artists died!¡± A person said mysteriously. ¡°Great martial artists!¡± The others were shocked. There were less than ten great martial artists in the entire Taichu Base and they were existences like the ceiling. Especially for ordinary people like them, great martial artists were unreachable existences. ¡°Three great martial artists died, then after our Taichu Base¡­¡± ¡°But of the three great martial artists, only one seems to be one of us. The other two are from that mid-sized base.¡± When Su Chen heard this, his heart was also very shocked. That day, he clearly saw that all the great martial artists had escaped. In the end, three great martial artists actually died! If his guess wasn¡¯t wrong, it should have been the high-grade power ant that chased out and killed the three great martial artists. ¡°Fortunately, I ran fast.¡± Thinking about it now, Su Chen felt some lingering fear. If the high-level power ant chased after him, he probably wouldn¡¯t be able to escape either. Those few people continued to chat. ¡°My brother-in-law is a member of the Lin family, so I heard a lot of insider news.¡± ¡°Whether it¡¯s the Taichu Base or that middle-level base, a lot of people died! Then, that middle-level base¡¯s higher-ups were furious and directly sent out a grandmaster expert!¡± ¡°Grandmaster? What is a Grandmaster?¡±The person next to him put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked curiously. ¡°You don¡¯t know about this, right? A grandmaster is a level higher than a great martial artist! There isn¡¯t such an expert in the entire Taichu Base!¡± ¡°There is such a thing? Then what happened after the Grandmaster made his move?¡± The person who spoke shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t know either but if a grandmaster made his move, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem to deal with a group of fierce beasts, right?¡± Su Chen nodded when he heard that. A grandmaster was a new level. The difference between them and a great martial artist was like heaven and earth. High-level power ants. Although their strength had already reached the grandmaster level, their overall fighting strength was too weak. A grandmaster could easily crush all the power ants. ¡°Now that the trading channel between the Taichu Base and the mid-sized base has been opened, it will be able to be put into use after some time.¡± ¡°Great. We should be able to buy a lot of good things by then.¡± At this time, Su Chen finished his meal, paid the bill, and walked out of the restaurant. He frowned and thought hard in his heart. Why did that mid-sized base pay such a big price to open the trade passage with the Taichu Base, even sacrificing so many martial artists? And two great martial artists died. Was it really worth it? For the Taichu Base, opening up a trade channel had great benefits. It could quickly increase the average strength of the entire base. But what about that mid-sized base? What benefits did it have to establish a trade channel with the Taichu Base? However, this kind of thing wasn¡¯t something Su Chen should worry about. He thought about it casually and went home. The next day, the Wind Dragon sent over the mission rewards. There were quite a number of savage beast blood, savage beast materials, and money cards. However, Su Chen didn¡¯t really care about these things anymore. As his strength increased, it would be extremely easy for him to obtain them. After sending Wind Dragon away, Su Chen continued cultivating. In less than two hours, he was disturbed once more. A series of angry knocks on the door made Su Chen frown. This huge knock on the door was really worrisome. It made Su Chen somewhat unhappy. ¡°Who is it?¡± Su Chen asked and opened the door. Standing outside the door was a young man who looked at Su Chen Up and down. ¡°You¡­ are Su Chen?¡± Su Chen nodded and asked, ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m from the Liu family. I have something to ask you.¡± Su Chen¡¯s first reaction was that the Liu family had found out the truth about Liu Mubai¡¯s death and wanted to seek revenge on him. However, if he thought about it carefully, if he was really exposed, it wouldn¡¯t be an ordinary martial artist but a great martial artist. It seemed that the Liu family hadn¡¯t discovered it. Su Chen let out a sigh of relief. He didn¡¯t have the capital to fight against the Liu family. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Su Chen asked impatiently. He didn¡¯t have any good impression of the Liu family. Everyone in this family was quite annoying. ¡°Our Liu family¡¯s patriarch wants to invite you as a guest.¡± After Su Chen heard it, he laughed madly in his heart. The Liu family actually invited him as a guest. If these people knew that he was the one who killed Liu Mubai, how would they react? They would probably go crazy from anger. Su Chen only thought about it in his mind and felt that it was very interesting. However, he still rejected the Liu family¡¯s invitation. He didn¡¯t want to join any family. Moreover, he had killed Liu Mubai. He would never have any relationship with the Liu family. Chapter 40 - Cripple One of Your Arms! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Our Liu family wanted to invite you but you don¡¯t want to come?¡± This martial artist of the Liu family showed some anger on his face. In the entire Taichu Base, the Liu family was also a well-known big family. Now, they came to invite a young man but this young man still didn¡¯t give them face. This was something that the martial artists of the Liu family couldn¡¯t accept. ¡°I advise you to think about it. This is our Liu family¡¯s invitation.¡± The Liu family martial artist said with a serious face. In his opinion, the Liu family was high and mighty. To be able to offer an olive branch to an elite martial artist was already a great gift. ¡°Don¡¯t be ungrateful!¡± After hearing it, Su Chen smiled. The times had really changed. A small martial artist actually dared to say that he was ungrateful. Su Chen waved his right hand lightly and a very powerful pressure came from his body. His cultivation was trained through life and death training. He had gone from an ordinary person without any cultivation talent to the hand given today. It was unknown how much fierce beast¡¯s blood had been drained. A cold murderous aura spread out from Su Chen¡¯s body and instantly locked onto the Liu family martial artist in front of him. ¡°What are you doing!¡± Sensing danger, the Liu family martial artist took two steps back and shouted in fear. ¡°This is the Taichu Base. Killing is illegal. You don¡¯t dare to kill me!¡± Su Chen walked to his side with a cold smile. He reached out his hands and grabbed one of the martial artist¡¯s arms. Crack! With a crisp sound, the martial artist¡¯s arm was broken by Su Chen. ¡°This is the price you have to pay for being disrespectful to me!¡± Looking at the Liu family martial artist kneeling on the ground due to the intense pain, Su Chen¡¯s face didn¡¯t have the slightest bit of pity. This guy totally deserved it. Their entire Liu family, to come to this point, also totally deserved it. The Liu family martial artist¡¯s arm in front of him was already crippled. A martial artist with a crippled arm¡ªhis talent and combat ability were greatly reduced. Although there were some very rare treasures that could help a person¡¯s arm regenerate, the higher-ups of the Liu family would not waste such treasures on a useless person. It could be said that the guy in front of him was already a useless person. ¡°Get lost!¡± Su Chen said in a stern voice. The Liu family martial artist immediately rolled and crawled away. Seeing the Liu family martial artist leave, Su Chen closed the door. He had a feeling that something was going to happen. He had to be more careful. ¡­ Half an hour later. Liu family. The martial artist of the Liu family crawled to Liu En, who was also Liu Mubai¡¯s father. The Liu brothers were not very talented in cultivation. Liu En¡¯s talent in cultivation was only at the elementary level. He had relied on a large number of resources in the family to become an elite martial artist. However, as the sixth elder of the family, Liu En still had a lot of authority. After all, his father was the patriarch of the Liu family, so his position in the family was very high. ¡°Sixth Elder, this guy is too impudent!¡± The Liu family martial artist cried and cried as he knelt in front of the hall. One of his arms was broken and he no longer looked human. All these years of cultivation had become meaningless. Now, he had become a complete cripple. ¡°What happened?¡± Liu En frowned and asked. The martial artists of the Liu family cried and told him everything that had happened. They portrayed themselves as a pitiful and innocent person. They described how cold and heartless this Su Chen was, how he looked down on the Liu family, and how he had broken one of his arms without reason. ¡°I got it. Leave me.¡± Liu En waved his hand and the guards beside him took the Liu family martial artists away. Liu En also didn¡¯t mention anything about the treatment of the arms. The medicine for the treatment of the arms was very precious. Of course, it wouldn¡¯t be given to this kind of trash. Liu En took a deep breath in anger. ¡°What trash!¡± He couldn¡¯t even do such a small thing well, which filled Liu En¡¯s heart with anger. Of course, Liu En knew the character of his family¡¯s martial artists very well. He could only believe half of what the martial artists said. It was probably because his family¡¯s martial artists weren¡¯t polite, which caused Su Chen to attack out of anger. However, there was one thing that Liu en could be sure of, which was that Su Chen absolutely refused their Liu family¡¯s invitation. ¡°Huu¡­¡± Liu En sighed. Not long ago, their Liu family had also become like this. When they participated in the fierce beast elimination plan, their Liu family progenitor was injured by a high-level power ant and his strength was greatly reduced. Their Liu family patriarch, who was also Liu En¡¯s big brother, was also heavily injured by the power ant. He now didn¡¯t have much time left. The entire Liu family¡¯s vitality was greatly damaged. Otherwise, there was no need to ask an elite martial artist to join their Liu family. ¡°But this Su Chen¡­¡± Liu En clenched his fists, the veins on his arms bulging. ¡°A seventeen-year-old elite martial artist with high cultivation talent. If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely become a great martial artist in the future.¡± ¡°If such a genius can join our Liu family and give him a large number of cultivation resources, in the next few decades, our Liu family will have nothing to worry about.¡± Right now, their Liu family¡¯s situation was too dangerous. Who knew how many families in this Taichu Base were enemies with them? Their Liu family¡¯s strength had suffered a great loss. It was very likely that they would be trampled under the feet of these families and face a catastrophe. Thinking of this, Liu En went to the Liu family¡¯s patriarch¡¯s room. He wanted to discuss what method he could use to get Su Chen to join the Liu family. Chapter 41 - The Invitation Failed! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°The invitation to Su Chen was unsuccessful?¡± The Liu clan leader, who was also Liu En¡¯s eldest brother, Liu Qing, asked. At this moment, he was lying on the bed and his aura was already very weak. When he was fighting with the power ants, he was besieged by two mid-level power ants and he took a heavy blow from one of them. This was a devastating blow to his body. It directly broke all the meridians in his body. It seemed that he couldn¡¯t live much longer. The situation of the Liu family¡¯s forefather wasn¡¯t much better than him. He could live for three to five years at most. Moreover, his strength had dropped from a great martial artist to the peak of an elite martial artist. Although he wasn¡¯t weak, the entire Liu family became very dangerous without a great martial artist. If those hostile forces fought with them now, the entire Liu family could be destroyed. No matter what, they were a big family with 50 years of history. They had to find a way to continue. ¡°Liu Yuan messed up?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Liu Mo nodded. Liu Yuan was the name of the martial artist of the Liu family. ¡°Ah, he¡¯s too impatient and doesn¡¯t know how to respect people.¡± Liu Qing sighed and said. ¡°Should we contact the Ye family? As long as the Ye family punishes him, this Su Chen Won¡¯t be able to survive in the Taichu Base.¡± Liu En suggested in a low voice. Liu Qing looked at his younger brother from the corner of his eyes. ¡°Use your brain.¡± ¡°Such a genius, you want to hand him over to the Ye family. Su Chen was a high-level cultivation talent, and he would definitely become a great martial artist in the future. Even the Ye family lacked such a genius. Although Su Chen rejected the Liu family¡¯s invitation, the Ye family will not offend such a genius just because of us.¡± Liu Qing was silent for a moment before he slowly opened his mouth and said, ¡°In that case, there is only one way.¡± He struggled to get up from the bed. If it was an ordinary person who suffered such a serious injury, they would definitely not be able to survive. However, he was still an elite martial artist, so he could still move around like an ordinary person. He walked to the bookcase, pulled open a secret door, and walked into a secret room. After about two minutes, Liu Qing took out a small emerald bottle from it. ¡°In this fierce beast cleaning plan, that big base rewarded us with a medicine that can erase his intelligence. As long as Su Chen takes it, it will make him lose his memory and then we can take him into the Liu family to slowly cultivate him.¡± Liu Qing handed the small bottle to Liu En. He was also in charge of this matter. In order to ensure the absolute success of the mission, Liu Mo chose ten elite martial artists. Moreover, these people were all powerful existences among the elite martial artists. Among them, three people had awakened their special talent. One had a poison talent. One had a sword talent. One had the talent of a fist technique. These three people were very strong and were the best among the younger generation of the Liu family. Liu Mo gave this bottle of poison to the Liu family martial artists with the talent of poison. With his talent of poison, he could control this bottle of poison better and make the poison take effect faster. Such a team could even fight against an elite martial artist at the peak. According to the information the Liu family had, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem for Su Chen to become an elite martial artist in less than half a year. Unfortunately, they didn¡¯t know. What kind of monster they were going to face. ¡­ The next day. The central garden of the Taichu Base. There were many small villas here. Each family had its own garden. For example, Su Chen had planted some flowers and plants in the yard and set up a recliner. When he had nothing to do, he would come back to bask in the sun. Ten pitch-black figures landed in the central garden. They surrounded Su Chen¡¯s family¡¯s villa. The leader of the Liu family¡¯s team was Liu Mo¡¯s younger brother, the eighth elder of the family, Liu Sheng. His cultivation talent was much better than Liu Mo. He was already a mid-level elite martial artist but he was still young, so his position in the family wasn¡¯t high. ¡°According to the information we have, there are two people in Su Chen¡¯s family. One is himself and the other is his sister, Su Han.¡± ¡°It will be difficult to attack Su Chen directly. We don¡¯t know if he has any special talent. Therefore, our strategy is to kidnap his sister Su Han first. As long as we can control her and make her our hostage, we can force Su Chen to drink the poison.¡± Everyone nodded. Then, they entered the courtyard with a swoosh. All of them were elite martial artists and they were very agile. Soon, they sneaked into Su Chen¡¯s house through the window. ¡°Something¡¯s wrong!¡± The elite martial artist who was talented in fist arts said in a low voice. He looked at Liu Sheng with a pale face. ¡°There¡¯s no one at home!¡± ¡°Su Chen and Su Han are not at home.¡± Before they could react, a tall figure suddenly appeared in the corridor. ¡°Who said I¡¯m not at home?¡± It was Su Chen and he looked at the people in front of him coldly. He was sleeping just now but his hearing was very sharp. The few people sneaked into the courtyard and opened the window. Su Chen heard all of them. He used his duplication talent to scan the people around him and what talent they had. He knew all of them clearly. Chapter 42 - Kill Them All! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL After that Liu family martial artist came, Su Chen knew that the Liu family would come to find trouble with him. Although today was a weekend, so the students didn¡¯t go to school at all. But Suchen still insisted on letting Suhan live in the school. No matter how crazy the Liu family is, they wouldn¡¯t dare to send someone to infiltrate the school and attack the students. That kind of behavior was the bottom line for all families. Once they were found out, the Liu family could not afford to pay the price. Su Chen originally thought that he was too sensitive but now it seemed that what he did was not wrong. This Liu family was really that crazy! Liu Sheng looked left and right, and the Liu family martial artists took a step forward at the same time, surrounding Su Chen in the middle. ¡°Attack together!¡± Liu Sheng gave the order. All the martial artists of the Liu family rushed forward. Whoosh! Su Chen activated his speed talent, which was much faster than these people. His body turned into a series of afterimages. The martial artists of the Liu family couldn¡¯t even see Su Chen¡¯s movements clearly. Boom! Although Su Chen didn¡¯t take his knife, at this moment, his palm was his knife! In order to kill these intruders with the fastest speed¡­ Su Chen didn¡¯t hold back. ¡°Shadowless Saber!¡± Not only that, when he activated the Shadowless Saber, Su Chen also activated his strength talent! The strength of hundreds of thousands of jin directly chopped at the neck of a martial artist. The enormous strength directly chopped off the head of this elite martial artist. The body and the head turned into two parts and were sent flying. Su Chen¡¯s strength completely crushed him. Whether it was speed or strength. They were all existences that these Liu family martial artists couldn¡¯t compete with. That elite martial artist with poison nature talent didn¡¯t even have the chance to release poison and was directly killed by Su Chen with one punch. In less than ten seconds, only Liu Sheng was left standing on the spot in a daze. ¡°How can you be so strong?¡± Liu Sheng was stunned. The strength that Su Chen had displayed was almost that of a great martial artist. Was this really the strength that a seventeen-year-old child should have? Monster! Su Chen smiled coldly and did not waste time talking to him. He directly blew up Liu Sheng¡¯s heart with a punch. Just like that, the ten great martial artists of the Liu family all died in battle. They did not even say a few words. They had already turned into a room full of corpses. Su Chen looked around the room full of corpses and his gaze gradually turned cold. This Liu family finding trouble with him like this; they would definitely become big trouble in the future. Moreover, he had killed the top ten experts of the Liu family today and the Liu family would not let him off. Since that was the case¡­ A dangerous thought gradually emerged in Su Chen¡¯s heart. Rather than waiting for the Liu family to find trouble with him, he might as well go directly to the Liu family and kill them all! Thinking of this, Su Chen decided to make a move. Yesterday, after the Liu family martial artist visited, Su Chen went to find out about the situation of the Liu family. Although they were trying their best to hide it, it was unknown who had obtained the inside information and intentionally spread it. It was that the Liu family¡¯s patriarch had suffered a serious injury and his strength had been greatly reduced. In Su Chen¡¯s opinion, this was a good opportunity. Moreover, after he had obtained a high-level strength talent, his strength was now close to a great martial artist. He wouldn¡¯t be afraid even if he fought the Liu family¡¯s patriarch head-on. Moreover, Su Chen also had the shadow talent. Besides the Liu family¡¯s patriarch, no one else could discover him. ¡­ It was late at night. A figure was hiding on the street of the Taichu Base and traveling at a terrifying speed. There were still four hours before daybreak and Su Chen needed to capture the entire Liu family in four hours. He was not a person who liked to kill. However, the Liu family had bullied him, so how could he bear it? He was on guard this time. If Su Han was the only one in the Liu family could use against him, wouldn¡¯t his sister be in danger? This was Su Chen¡¯s bottom line. No one could bully his sister. Therefore, after tonight, the Liu family would cease to exist. With Su Chen¡¯s full speed and talent, he soon arrived at the Liu family¡¯s residential area. The elders of the Liu family didn¡¯t sleep. They were waiting for a reply. They sent out ten elite martial artists. They were full of confidence that they could kill Su Chen. There were many elite martial artists in the entire Liu family. In the fierce beast cleaning plan, several died. Just now, Su Chen killed another ten. In addition, the family also had nearly twenty elite martial artists. Many of them belonged to the hidden strength of the Liu family. They wouldn¡¯t show it normally, so they were the real trump cards of the family. One great martial artist and more than thirty elite martial artists were the top forces of the Taichu Base. However, their mistake was to provoke Su Chen. Su Chen alone could put their entire family in danger! ¡­ ¡°Ah¡ª!¡± A miserable cry resounded in the air above the Liu family¡¯s residential area. In the Liu family¡¯s meeting hall, Liu Mo¡¯s expression changed slightly. This miserable cry reminded him of the night his son died. ¡°Someone ambushed the Liu Family!¡± Liu Mo shouted and rushed out of the meeting hall. Apart from him, a few elders also ran out. ¡°Come!¡± Su Chen stuck out his tongue and licked his lips. He had decided to start a massacre. The more the Liu family fellows came, the happier he would be. Tonight, Su Chen wanted to destroy the entire Liu family! Boom! With a slash, he beheaded a martial artist next to him. From not far away, another four elite martial artists ran over. They all heard the commotion and quickly rushed over. Chapter 43 - Exterminating the Liu Family! Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL ¡°Just four low-level elite martial artists?¡± Su Chen said with a smile. The gap between him and the low-level elite martial artists was too big. The strength of these low-level elite martial artists was only tens of thousands of jin but what about him? After activating his high-level strength talent, his strength exceeded hundreds of thousands of jin! It was already a gap between heaven and earth¡ªa gap that no technique could cross. Not to mention, it was not just strength. In terms of speed, technique, and healing ability, Su Chen was far ahead of them in every aspect that they could imagine. The gap was too big! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Four blade lights flashed, and the necks of these elite martial artists were directly cut off, and their heads were thrown high into the air. ¡°Killing you is easier than killing a chicken.¡± Su Chen sneered. Under the cover of the night, he was like a god of slaughter. Two more elite martial artists surrounded him. ¡°Shadowless Saber!¡± The black tanto in his hand was so fast that it was hard for the naked eye to catch it. These elite martial artists hadn¡¯t seen anything clearly before they were killed by the pitch-black saber light. At that moment, the higher-ups of the Liu family, as well as a large group of martial artists and elite martial artists, all rushed over. After seeing the corpses on the ground, everyone stood rooted to the ground. Because Su Chen wore a black mask on his face, the people of the Liu family couldn¡¯t recognize him. ¡°Who are you? How dare you come to our Liu family to be so presumptuous!¡± Liu Mo shouted. Although he looked fierce on the surface, he was actually not confident in his heart. Because the big martial artists of the Liu family no longer had the battle strength of a big martial artist. Su Chen didn¡¯t want to waste time talking to them. He just wanted to kill all the people of the Liu family as fast as possible. Not a single one was spared! Whoosh! Su Chen rushed toward them at an astonishing speed and the short black blade in his hand slashed forward. ¡°Kill him!¡± The head of the Liu family was seriously ill in bed, and the one who had the most say was Liu Mo. With his order, the powerful martial artists of the Liu family rushed forward. Some of them were the hidden strength of the Liu family. They were all elite martial artists who had received special training. However, in front of Su Chen, they still didn¡¯t have any ability to resist. All of them were instantly killed by Su Chen¡¯s saber. The gap was too big. As for those ordinary martial artists, Su Chen¡¯s saber could kill a large number of them with his sharp saber qi. Su Chen¡¯s astonishing speed made the martial artists of the Liu family feel despair. No matter which direction they ran to, before they could run more than ten meters, a dark figure would appear in front of them, like a grim reaper, taking their lives. This made them despair. Soon, all the powerful martial artists of the Liu family were killed by Su Chen. The entire residential area of the Liu family looked like an Asura field, with corpses all over the ground. Fresh blood gathered into a small river and flowed into the distance. Only Liu Mo was left, shivering. He had lived for forty to fifty years but he had never seen such a scene. At that moment, he was scared out of his wits. Su Chen¡¯s cold killing intent locked onto him and Liu Mo immediately woke up with a shiver. ¡°Patriarch, save me!¡± He ran toward the place where the Mo family¡¯s patriarch lived like a madman. However, his speed was too slow compared to Su Chen¡¯s. Su Chen was like a pitch-black phantom, following closely behind him, wanting to catch up with him at any moment. The door of the Liu family patriarch¡¯s residence broke open and an old man with white hair walked out. ¡°Patriarch, save me!¡± Liu Mo seemed to have seen his savior as he cried out. ¡°Stop!¡± The Liu family¡¯s patriarch roared angrily. Then, he burst out with all his strength and rushed toward Su Chen. Whoosh! It was too late. Su Chen caught up with Liu Mo and the short black blade in his hand quickly struck out. In front of the Liu family¡¯s patriarch, he cut Liu Mo in half from the middle. ¡°Ah!¡± The Liu family¡¯s patriarch roared. When Su Chen invaded the Liu family, he was recuperating in a secret room. At this time, he released his spiritual power and checked the entire area of the Liu family. He found that there were not many living people left. The corpses on the ground were enough to drive the Liu family¡¯s patriarch crazy. This was the foundation he had worked hard for his whole life! ¡°No matter who you are, you must die!¡± The Liu family¡¯s patriarch roared and rushed toward Su Chen. When he was fighting against the power ants, he suffered internal injuries and his strength dropped from a great martial artist to a peak elite martial artist. But at this time, he used a secret technique. He burned a part of his blood essence and forcefully raised his fighting strength to the peak! At this time, he had returned to the great martial artist realm! No, it was even more beyond his peak! The originally white-haired Liu family¡¯s patriarch appeared even older at this moment. The meridians in his body appeared to be black and red in color, and his entire body was enveloped in balls of blood mist. Originally, his physical strength was 150,000 jin. But now, after being strengthened by a secret technique, it was a full 300,000 jin! In addition to the eruption of origin energy at the great martial artist level, his strength had already exceeded 600,000 jin! A punch was thrown out and the terrifying strength had already compressed the space, causing some distortions to occur. The power of this punch was extremely terrifying. Even an ordinary primary great martial artist wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand it. Bang! The void seemed to be blasted apart! Facing the terrifying attack, Su Chen¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change in the slightest. The opponent¡¯s strength was formidable. His strength was even more formidable! After activating his high-grade strength talent, Su Chen¡¯s strength was far beyond 600,000 jin. In addition, he used his blade technique talent and the blade technique secret manual he cultivated, ¡®Shadowless Blade.¡¯ ¡°Shadowless Blade!¡± The black tanto flew into the air and instantly appeared in front of the Liu family¡¯s patriarch. A resplendent black light and the Liu family¡¯s Patriarch¡¯s fist collided heavily!