《High Martial Arts: Invincible From Being Away from Keyboard》


 Chapter 1

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Starry Sky University was currently broadcasting the news of supernatural events happening everywhere.


    [Someone found a type of extremely supernatural creature deep in the mountains. They had large white wings and looked like human beings!]


    [Yesterday, an immensely special supernatural environment was discovered within the borders. The people who entered the environment lost their memories the next day after they came out. The relevant departments are currently investigating this incident and the area is being isolated.]


    [Near the coast, dozens of people saw a pair of green eyes stay among the waves for a few seconds. When they wanted to take pictures of it, the eyes disappeared at once.]


    [Deep in the mountains and forests, the sky was originally clear for miles on end. In the very next moment, the sky was suddenly filled with dark clouds and lightning. Someone filmed a blurry figure within the clouds, and it was suspected that someone had experienced the ¡°Thunder Tribulation¡±!]


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    This was the supernatural news that all the students had to watch before school ended every day.


    Qi Shu looked at the news in the video calmly.


    When he had first seen the content of the video, he had indeed been shocked, but he could maintain his composure now. After all, he had seen too much of it. Plenty of similar incidents had happened around him as well.


    The last time he had barbecued skewers with his friend, his friend had accidentally gotten drunk. For some reason, he had started to spit fire, which burned down the entire block of buildings. It took the fire department half a day to extinguish the fire, and then his friend had been taken away by the Supernatural Department. It was still unclear if he was currently dead or alive.


    Then there was the girl next door. He did not sense anything special about her in the past, but after she started practicing martial arts, her bodily strength increased every day. The last time, she had broken through the door of her own house when her home was equipped with a heavy iron door.


    The revival of magic, which only existed in his imaginations, had actually happened in real life. Either he was crazy, or the world was actually crazy.


    Qi Shu was sure that he was not crazy. The world must be crazy.


    The video on the podium had finished playing. Miss Lin Ruxue, who was sitting next to him, stood up and gently pushed her smooth, long hair behind her back. She slowly walked up and spoke up.


    ¡°Today¡¯s news has been broadcasted. All of you have seen it many times. In addition to the things that have happened around you, I believe that all of you can understand the world¡¯s current situation.¡±


    ¡°These unknown things will definitely cause panic, but you do not understand these things at the moment. Those extraordinary people are known as Awakened Ones. Later, they will send people to explain about this. Please do not worry too much!¡±


    ¡°Other than that, if you experience a weird incident that you can¡¯t understand, you have to report it to the relevant departments. The phone number on the blackboard will be operating 24 hours a day! Okay, everyone, make sure to go home after school!¡±


    After Miss Lin Ruxue finished speaking, she walked out of the classroom gracefully. The students cheered and began to pack up their belongings.


    Qi Shu looked at his teacher¡¯s back as she left. It felt like there were too many strange things happening around him. It was impossible to hide it anymore.


    Since someone would be coming here to explain these incidents after a while, it seemed like the government had made a decision to reveal the secret of these incidents to the public to avoid causing excessive panic. After all, anything that was unknown was the most terrifying!


    Qi Shu packed his things and walked back to his house. In the past, he might have gone to the internet cafe or the arcade to have fun for a while instead.


    However, this world was in the process of recovering its magical energy, so staying at home was the right thing to do.


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    Qi Shu¡¯s place was not far from the school, so he reached his destination in ten minutes.


    ¡°Hey! Ha!¡±


    Qi Shu was about to arrive at his house when he realized that his neighbor¡¯s sister was boxing with a huge rock on her shoulder. She was practicing some kind of ancient martial art.


    Her small hands quickly punched the air. The sounds of her fists splitting the air apart in a quick series could be heard. However, the boulder on her shoulder did not move at all, which showed just how powerful she was.


    The girl was only ten years old, and this boulder weighed at least half a ton. If this happened in the past, she would have been an immortal.


    Qi Shu waved at her and said, ¡°Little Ling, you¡¯ve grown stronger again? You have to control yourself. Don¡¯t break my door again.¡±


    When Xiaoling heard what he said, she looked over angrily and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t do it on purpose. Your house door was too fragile! Well, you can destroy my house one day. I won¡¯t ask you to compensate me!¡±


    After saying that, Xiaoling threw the huge rock over provocatively. Just as the rock was about to hit someone, she immediately rushed over at an extremely fast speed and caught the rock firmly in her hand.


    Xiao Ling then tilted her head to look at him and said with a mischievous smile, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Brother Qi Shu. My hand slipped just now!¡±


    The corner of Qi Shu¡¯s mouth suddenly twitched. This little girl was really petty. He did not ask her to compensate him at all. She was taking revenge on him just because he complained a little about her!


    Qi Shu shook his head. He ignored this girl and walked towards his house straight away.


    This was a world where magical energy was being revived. However, he could not sense the presence of magical energy within him. He did not have the talent to be a martial artist as well. He could be described as a truly ordinary person. He was an ordinary person in a world where magical energy was being revived!


    Nevertheless, it was quite difficult for a normal person to live a good life in a world where magical energy was being revived. Most people placed their hopes on their descendants.


    Meanwhile, the neighbor living next to his house had given birth to a daughter with extremely good potential. She instantly won over the love and resources of the entire family, which made her a little arrogant. However, she had the right to do so.


    Qi Shu returned home and lay down on the sofa. He watched the news on the television and thought about his future.


    He was currently living in the suburbs. Nothing seemed to have happened for the time being, but it was only temporary.


    If something bad happened, it would be very difficult for the relevant departments to arrive immediately, so it would be better for him to move to the city center while everything was still peaceful.


    Furthermore, he was living alone now, so there was no need for him to discuss with other people. He would sell this vacant house if it was possible.


    After careful consideration, Qi Shu immediately started to pack his belongings.


    After all, it was a matter of life and death. This was not a small issue.


    Very soon, he packed up his personal belongings. He planned to keep an inventory of the other large items that he owned and arrange for a moving company to transport them to him.


    However, just as he was counting the items in the room, Qi Shu suddenly realized that there was a small cabinet that was around one meter tall upstairs. It was a cabinet with intricate and exquisite carvings on its exterior.


    He remembered his parents telling him that this was something that had been passed down from his ancestors, and he had to keep it safe. The descendants of their family could lose anything except for this item.


    Since he was going to move, he should take a look at what was inside it. Otherwise, he would become the sinner of his family if he lost it.


    Qi Shu reached out and pulled gently to open the small cabinet. He found a silver-white motherboard. The design of the motherboard was from an extremely old model, but it was well-preserved and looked like it was brand new.


    Qi Shu looked at the motherboard and asked curiously, ¡°Is this what you wanted me to safeguard?¡±


    He then reached out to take a look to see what was so special about it.


    Just as Qi Shu¡¯s hand touched the motherboard, a blinding light suddenly erupted from the board. It slowly turned into a ball of silver fluid that flowed into his body through his arm.


    Before he could wonder why something like this was happening to him, he felt a sense of searing pain that he had never experienced before.


    ¡°Eh¡­did I encounter a supernatural incident?¡±


    There was only one thought in Qi Shu¡¯s mind before he fainted!


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 Chapter 2

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    After some time.


    Qi Shu slowly opened his eyes, and he immediately saw what was outside. It was still daytime, so it seemed like he had not been unconscious for long.


    Qi Shu stood up and moved his stiff body around. He examined his body carefully and found no points of discomfort. He then relaxed.


    When Qi Shu looked at the cabinet again, the cabinet was still open, but the strange motherboard had disappeared without a trace. It was as if it did not exist at all.


    However, in Qi Shu¡¯s mind, he clearly remembered that the motherboard definitely existed. His memory could not be wrong.


    ¡°It seems like this thing has entered my body. I wonder if it¡¯s good or bad for me to have encountered this strange event!¡±


    He shook his head and prepared to go downstairs to get something to eat when he heard a mechanical voice in his head.


    [Ding! Respected player, the cheats system has been activated!]


    Qi Shu was attracted by the voice in his mind. He muttered to himself, ¡°Cheats? System?¡±


    As soon as Qi Shu finished speaking, a few simple text messages appeared before his eyes. The images were extremely clear. He could read everything at a single glance.


    Host: Qi Shu


    Power: Mortal


    [Instance zone cheats]: Jiangnan Residential Area


    [Skills cheats]: None


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    Qi Shu looked at the unfamiliar interface in front of him and felt slightly excited and emotional. After all, he knew a little about this system although he had never seen it before. This was the legendary system.


    With this system, he would at least have the ability to protect himself in a world where magical energy was being revived. Now that it had really happened to him, it did indeed feel like a dream.


    Qi Shu asked softly, ¡°Can I have an introduction?¡±


    However, there was no reply, so Qi Shu started to search on his own. He looked at the words ¡®Jiangnan Residential Area¡¯, which were before him, and clicked on it.


    A notification appeared on the interface at once.


    [This is the instance zone cheat for Jiangnan Residential Area. Do you want to open it?]


    He clicked open straight away.


    [Successfully activated. This is the instance zone cheat for Jiangnan Residential Area!]


    When Qi Shu saw that the system notification, which notified him of the successful activation, he immediately looked around and tried to find something different.


    Qi Shu asked in a bored tone, ¡°Is there supposed to be a monster or a newbie gift bag after activating the instance zone cheat?¡±


    Qi Shu then searched through the house, but nothing happened after searching for a long time. The house was still the same. Nothing had changed at all.


    Qi Shu ran out to wander around the residential area, but the surroundings were still the same as before. Some of the residents ate their meals whereas there were some children playing by the roadside.


    Qi Shu walked home in confusion.


    ¡°That¡¯s it? Are you sure that you¡¯re not making fun of me?¡±


    However, no one replied to him. Qi Shu could not be bothered anymore. After searching for some time, he was famished. He decided to get something to eat.


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    Qi Shu bought some instant food from a roadside store and prepared some simple food. He looked at the interface as he ate, but he did not notice any changes.


    He had been studying it for three hours from the moment he woke up till now. It was already nine o¡¯clock at night. His eyes were sore, but nothing had changed.


    ¡°Forget it, I can¡¯t be bothered anymore. I think I should go to school tomorrow and apply for a transfer. If I stay here for too long, I¡¯ll gradually become abnormal!¡±


    Qi Shu shook his head. He had spent the whole night studying a broken panel, but nothing had happened. If he had time, he should go to the relevant department to take a look in case something bad had happened to him.


    Qi Shu then walked straight into his bedroom. After taking a quick shower, he crawled into bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.


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    A dreamless night.


    Qi Shu had a good biological clock. No matter how late he slept last night, he would know that it was 6.00 am as soon as he opened his eyes in the morning.


    He got out of bed, washed up, and put on his clothes before leaving the house. He had not forgotten the decision that he had made yesterday. Today, he was going to go to school to settle the transfer procedures. He needed to move now.


    Most importantly, he had to find the relevant departments to see if he had been bewitched by some creature. In this day and age, any small thing could be fatal!


    However, the moment he stepped out of the house, a notification appeared before Qi Shu¡¯s eyes.


    [Successfully activated cheats system. These are your rewards.]


    [You have logged into the instance zone cheats system of ¡®Jiangnan Residential Area¡¯ for 12 hours. You have obtained: Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques, Tiger Fist, and 5 Primary Stones!]


    Qi Shu looked at the notification in front of him speechlessly. He had been on the cheats system for twelve hours. It had been around six in the afternoon when he woke up yesterday, i. It was exactly twelve hours.


    However, he had been busy going around from upstairs to downstairs yesterday, and he had even wandered around the residential area several times. Now, it seemed like he had nothing better to do. He did not need to worry about these functions. He just needed to wait.


    Qi Shu planned to go to school later. He still had some free time anyway. He wanted to see if there were any other functions!


    Qi Shu turned around and walked back home. Suddenly, he felt something heavy in his left pocket. There seemed to be something inside. He reached inside his pocket and took it out.


    There were five small and round stones in his palm. The stones were milky white in color and oval in shape. Right then, they were emitting a faint fluorescent light. They looked very beautiful!


    Qi Shu looked at the milky white stones in his hand in shock. He could clearly feel that there was something special about it.


    Holding it in his hand, he immediately felt a cooling sensation spread throughout his body, which gave him an indescribable sense of comfort. He knew for sure that this was definitely a good item!!


    ¡°Are these the primary stones that I was rewarded just now? I don¡¯t know what functions they serve for now. I¡¯ll put them away first!¡±


    Qi Shu kept the few primary stones and opened the system interface at once.


    Host: Qi Shu


    Power: Mortal


    [Instance zone cheats]: Jiangnan Residential Area


    [Technique cheats]: Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Technique, Tiger Fist


    Compared to last night, a few additional small words had appeared on the bottom column. Based on the notification just now, it should be the reward for entering the ¡®Jiangnan Residential Area¡¯ instance zone for the first time.


    It seemed like there were cheats for this cultivation technique as well. This was definitely a good thing. Others would have to work hard on their cultivation to improve even a little bit of their capabilities.


    Take the neighbor girl next door for example. She was forced to be supervised by her family members from a young age. She could not relax for even a day. Meanwhile, all he had to do was to click on the cheats system to upgrade himself.


    If he told his neighbor¡¯s daughter about this, her morale would probably collapse immediately. She would never want to practice martial arts ever again. She would just lie flat on the ground!


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 Chapter 3

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu looked at the interface. Currently, the only instance zone option was Jiangnan Residential Area Without any hesitation, he clicked to continue using the cheat. This was the capital that he could use to become stronger right now.


    [Successfully activated the instance zone cheat for Jiangnan Residential Area!]


    [Primary stones detected on the host. One primary stone can be used to activate the cheats of the Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques!]


    Qi Shu looked at the notification in front of him and used his finger to tap it lightly.


    [Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Technique cheat requires one primary stone. Do you want to use it?]


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    [Successful activation. One primary stone consumed. The technique cheat for the Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques has been activated!]


    After Qi Shu activated it, he felt himself. There was not much change to his body. It seemed that he would be rewarded after the duration of the teecnique cheat ended.


    Qi Shu looked at the time. It was neither too early nor too late to go to school now. He walked out of the house and went straight to school.


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    Qi Shu passed by a breakfast shop and saw a kind-looking middle-aged woman in a checkered shirt waving at him with a smile on her face.


    ¡°Xiaoshu, what do you want to eat today?¡±


    Qi Shu walked over. This was the place where he ate breakfast all year round. He said straight away, ¡°Aunt Xue, please prepare a bowl of beef noodles for me. Sorry for the trouble!¡±


    Aunt Xue nodded lightly and said, ¡°Yes, go in and wait for a moment. It will be ready soon!¡±


    Qi Shu agreed and found a place to sit down. The morning news was being broadcasted on television.


    Qi Shu had just raised his head to look at the television when he realized that the content of the news broadcast had changed to a news announcement.


    [Breaking news: On the left side of Yangcheng Garden District, an ancient tree has suddenly started to grow crazily overnight. It is now over three hundred meters tall.


    ¡°Currently, the government has already evacuated the people around and quarantined the area. The relevant departments are involved. The residents living nearby should not be overly curious. Do not go near the ancient tree to prevent any accidents from happening.¡±


    Qi Shu read the message. This garden district was not far from where he lived. It was only two kilometers away.


    Aunty Xue walked in with a flushed face. She placed a bowl of noodles on the table and said, ¡°Xiaoshu, your noodles are ready!¡±


    ¡°Thank you!¡±


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    Qi Shu finished his breakfast and ran out of the door. ¡°Aunt Xue, I¡¯m leaving first!¡±


    Auntie Xue shouted from behind, ¡°Slow down, it¡¯s still early. Why are you in such a hurry to go to school?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s something that I need to do! ¡±


    Qi Shu waved his hand without looking back. Soon, he arrived at a relatively empty spot and looked in the direction of the ancient tree that had been broadcast on the television.


    With a single glance, he could see the trunk and branches of the ancient tree that were reaching the sky. Under the morning sun, the lush leaves emitted a faint emerald glow. It was as if it contained a strange magical power that captivated others.


    The ancient tree was like a towering giant standing there. The tall buildings around it were like little brothers before it. It was hard to imagine that it was just a wilting ancient tree yesterday.


    Qi Shu retracted his gaze and took a deep breath. He slowly exhaled and calmed himself down. Then, he walked quickly towards his school.


    Qi Shu silently thought about the situation that had happened today. His surroundings were gradually changing. Regular methods could no longer solve these problems. It was only a matter of time before chaos broke out.


    Due to the recovery of magical energy, the whole world had started to move out of the right track. Not only were humans affected by the revival of magical energy, but animals, plants, and even certain environments had started to undergo strange changes as well.


    In the past, he had only seen these changes in the plants and animals far away on television, but now they had really started appearing near him. It was less than two kilometers away.


    This was hard to accept. They had yet to report the situation of the people living at the spot of the incident, but he knew that it would not be easy for them. After all, such tall trees required a huge space to grow.


    The residential area might have been destroyed. The underground waterway system and everything else might have been infiltrated.


    He was currently living in the suburbs, and there were many wild animal protection zones surrounding the area. There were also many wild beasts living there.


    In the past, there were many people who used special transportation to go inside, but the government had now completely sealed off these routes. No one was allowed to enter, and they were monitored day and night.


    It seemed that the government was also afraid that something bad would happen. After all, the animals were extremely wild, and an accident could happen if they were not careful.


    If one of the large animals suddenly mutated and broke into this suburb, there would be scary consequences!


    Most of the people here were ordinary people. Perhaps the humans who had trained in ancient martial arts could defend themselves a little, but ordinary people would have no ability to resist an attack. They might die straight away.


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    ¡°Bang!¡±


    While Qi Shu was thinking, he did not pay much attention to the person in front of him. At that moment, he suddenly bumped into someone. He raised his head and was about to apologize when he realized that the person had given him a cold look before quickly turning around to leave.


    Qi Shu frowned as he looked at the middle-aged man who had left. The man had stared at him like a hungry wolf that had been starved for a long time just now. It made him shudder. It was as if he was going to pounce on him and tear him apart the very next moment.


    Qi Shu looked around. He walked on this path every single day. Even with his eyes closed, he could accurately walk to the place that he wanted to go. He was very familiar with this place.


    Even if he did run into some pedestrians, he should have seen 90% of them before, but pedestrians were all different today although the streets were the same.


    The pedestrians around him all had unfamiliar faces. Each of them had cold expressions on their faces. After the small incident earlier, they only glanced around briefly before leaving in a hurry.


    Qi Shu looked at the pedestrians around him, and an alarm blared within his heart. His brain forced him to leave this place immediately. This place was definitely abnormal. It seemed like the goals of these people¡¯s were related to the ancient tree that had appeared out of nowhere.


    Every single stranger that he had met earlier was not an ordinary person. They were the ¡°Awakened Ones¡± that his teacher had mentioned. It was best for ordinary people to not provoke them. Otherwise, they might disappear the next day!


    Qi Shu quickly walked towards the school. He could not stay in this suburb for long. No matter what, he had to get a transfer certificate today. It was better to go to the city.


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 Chapter 4

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    When he entered the classroom, many students had already gathered around to discuss what had happened this time around.


    ¡°Did you see that? The miracle that had happened to this plant has really appeared next to us. If not for the government¡¯s control, I would have run over to take a closer look.¡±


    ¡°You guys are really not afraid of danger. Rumor has it that many of the houses there have been destroyed by the tree branches, and many of the residents have been injured. Many of them have gone missing as well. Besides, the underground water system has been disabled by the tree roots.¡±


    ¡°When I went out earlier, I told my grandfather that I wanted to go and take a look. My grandfather was so angry that he almost slapped me. I didn¡¯t dare to go there!¡±


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    Qi Shu had just walked to his seat when a plump student behind him waved at him mysteriously. It was as if he had a secret to tell him.


    Qi Shu sat down and turned around to ask, ¡°Wang Xingchen, what¡¯s wrong? What are you doing? Did you not do your homework again? Do you want me to help you?¡±


    Wang Xingchen chuckled and said mysteriously, ¡°Am I the kind of person who doesn¡¯t do homework? I want to ask you if you knew what other functions this ancient tree has? I know a little about it!¡±


    Qi Shu¡¯s interest was piqued. He asked him at once, ¡°Other functions? What other functions could this tree have? Can it bear fruit?¡±


    Wang Xingchen looked around and realized that no one was looking at him. Then, he leaned forward and whispered to him.


    ¡°I think you and I have the best relationship, and you¡¯re not the kind of person that doesn¡¯t keep their mouth shut. That¡¯s why I¡¯m telling you about this. However, don¡¯t go around telling people, or my father will beat me up.¡±


    Qi Shu¡¯s curiosity was aroused. He asked straight away, ¡°It¡¯s me. How can you be worried? Tell me quickly!¡±


    Wang Xingchen spoke slowly.


    ¡°I remember that my dad had mentioned something about this before. An ancient tree that has suddenly undergone evolution will give birth to a source of life, but this source of life will be highly beneficial to humans. It might be able to speed up human evolution.¡±


    Wang Xingchen¡¯s expression turned serious as he spoke softly.


    ¡°It can even allow an ordinary person to become a powerful evolver without any side effects. It can even extend one¡¯s lifespan. Can you imagine how valuable it is?¡±


    Qi Shu was shocked when he heard this. It was definitely a valuable skill to let an ordinary person become a powerful evolver without any side effects. Countless people have dreamed of it!


    It was no wonder that the government had used the army to lock down the place. The strangers that he had met along the way were definitely there for this source of life.


    Other things aside, just the increase in lifespan alone was enough to make plenty of people fall for the temptation.


    Qi Shu did not doubt the truth of his words. His classmate¡¯s had a pretty good family background. He heard that his father was an evolver that was working in the government department.


    Just as Qi Shu was about to ask something else, he suddenly felt the classroom quieten down. He turned around and saw that Miss Lin Xueru had arrived at the lecture podium before class started.


    Lin Xueru was a little different from she was usually. At that moment, there was a hint of panic and worry on her face. She clapped her hands to make everyone calm down.


    ¡°Students, I¡¯ve just received a notice from the school¡¯s higher-ups. Due to a special situation, our school is temporarily suspended. We¡¯ll notify you when classes resume.¡±


    ¡°Also, the students living in the dormitory are not allowed to leave the school. After returning home, try not to wander around, especially at night.


    ¡°As your teacher, I have to remind you that curiosity kills the cat! Okay, after the bell rings, you can leave school and go where you should go!¡±


    After Lin Xueru said these words, she hurriedly left the classroom.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why are classes being suspended just like that? Is it because of the ancient tree? What¡¯s the big deal about it? It¡¯s just a tree that grew a little bigger, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! It¡¯s one or two kilometers away from us. What¡¯s there to be afraid of?¡±


    ¡°Forget it, I¡¯m going home. I¡¯ll listen to the teacher¡¯s arrangement and won¡¯t go out for the time being. After all, I¡¯ve never seen her so flustered before. This time, things are definitely not that simple!¡±


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    An uproar broke out among the students as they began to discuss fervently. Some did not pay it any mind, while others quietly packed their things and hurried home.


    Qi Shu recalled what he had encountered today. At that moment, he felt like a storm was coming.


    This place was like a barrel of gunpowder. Normally, nothing would happen, but the barrel would explode as long as there was a spark. The consequences of this incident were definitely not something that an ordinary person could bear.


    Wang Xingchen spoke up seriously.


    ¡°Qi Shu, the supernatural incident that the teacher mentioned is probably related to the ancient tree. Don¡¯t go out after you return home. I didn¡¯t want to tell you this, but you have to know now.¡±


    ¡°Currently, the internal operations of the government have been severely affected due to the recovery of magical energy because many evil criminals have evolved and become harder to control. Although they have been suppressed through violence, it is only temporary.¡±


    ¡°The influence of the revival of magical energy is increasing. There¡¯s no way to hide it anymore. The government wants to publicize the revival and the evolvers so that people will bee aware of how to defend themselves against it. After all, many people have developed evil thoughts after they evolved.


    After Qi Shu heard these words, his heart became heavy. He did not expect the recovery of magical energy to cause such serious consequences to society in such a short period of time.


    It was no wonder that the stranger he met just now had a gaze that was as chilling as that of a hungry wolf¡¯s. It was very likely that this person was one of those highly vicious people. At this moment, they had already set their eyes on the source of life that was about to evolve from this ancient tree.


    If that was the case, then his previous analogy was not wrong. This place was like a barrel of gunpowder. It took just a little bit more for the spark to explode the barrel. This spark was the source of life!


    The school had made the decision to suspend classes this time around. It seemed that there were definitely many evil people hiding in the vicinity. Even the government might not be able to find them immediately.


    He did not dare to act rashly. After all, these vicious criminals would not care about the lives of ordinary people. Otherwise, the higher-ups would not have made the decision to suspend classes.


    This was definitely a huge crisis!


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 Chapter 5

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu analyzed the situation for a while and confirmed his predictions. This place had become a gunpowder keg and a millstone of flesh and blood. If one did not pay attention, they would die an unnatural death.


    Qi Shu had to leave this place as soon as possible. He now had the resources to become stronger, but he could not do so quickly. His current strength was definitely not enough to let him participate in such matters.


    Qi Shu wanted to understand everything. He spoke up slowly.


    ¡°I¡¯ve decided to transfer schools. I¡¯ll leave this place and head to the city center. The world is getting more and more dangerous. If I stay in a suburb like Yangcheng, I might die one day.¡±


    Wang Xingchen was slightly taken aback when he heard this, but he quickly recovered and said, ¡°I agree with what you said, there¡¯s nothing wrong with that. The city center is indeed safer, but¡­¡±


    Wang Xingchen paused at this point. A meaningful smile formed on his face as he said, ¡°However, you¡¯d lose a lot of mysterious opportunities that way. You have to consider this carefully, lest you regret it endlessly in the future!¡±


    Qi Shu understood the meaning behind his words. Moreover, his father was also an evolver, so he should know some things that ordinary people did not. Perhaps there would be some great opportunity here that would allow one to soar to the sky.


    However, these so-called opportunities were not very important to him. What he needed to do now was find a safe place to stay until he became stronger. By then, he would be able to obtain those opportunities easily.


    Qi Shu nodded and said, ¡°I understand what you¡¯re saying, but I¡¯ve already made up my mind. This is the path that I have chosen, and I will not regret it. There¡¯s something that I need to do, so I will leave first!¡±


    Qi Shu stood up and prepared to go to the teacher¡¯s office to get a transfer certificate.


    Wang Xingchen looked at Qi Shu, who had already made up his mind. He did not try to persuade him anymore. Opportunities required one to rely on oneself. If he tried to persuade Qi Shu too much, it would not end well. In fact, it might even backfire.


    Wang Xingchen also stood up and patted Qi Shu¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Since you¡¯ve decided, I wish you a safe journey!¡±


    ¡°Yes! Thank you!¡±


    Qi Shu nodded replied to him. He then walked out of the door straight away.


    Wang Xingchen watched his departing figure and shook his head gently. He sighed internally.


    ¡°I wanted to help you out since you have a good character. However, since you don¡¯t have any ambition, we have no choice but to give up. Nevertheless, I¡¯m afraid that we will never be the same again if we have the chance to meet again in the future, right?¡±


    ¡­


    Qi Shu came to the office door and knocked. Soon after, a gentle voice could be heard. ¡°Come in!¡±


    Qi Shu pushed open the door and walked in. He realized that the teacher was packing some documents. The teacher looked up and realized that it was a student from his class. She smiled and said, ¡°Qi Shu, is there anything I can help you with?¡±


    Qi Shu said, ¡°Miss Lin, I want to get a transfer certificate. I would like your help!¡±


    ¡°You want to transfer schools? There¡¯s¡­¡±


    Lin Xueru put down the document in her hand and was about to ask for the reason when she stopped herself. The reason was obvious at a glance.


    This place was not as peaceful as it used to be. Transferring schools was a normal thing. Many students from other classes were already doing the transfer procedures.


    Lin Xueru nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ll bring you there. You don¡¯t have a guardian, so you need me to sign something!¡±


    ¡°Thank you, teacher!¡±


    Qi Shu followed the teacher to the Academic Affairs Office. From afar, he saw many people queuing up to enter. It seemed like they were all students who wanted to transfer schools. There were quite a number of them. If he had to wait for his turn, it would definitely take a few hours.


    Lin Xueru turned around and smiled. ¡°Wait for me. Don¡¯t go over there.¡±


    After speaking, she strode inside. She then walked out of the room in a few minutes.


    She took out a piece of paper and handed it to Qi Shu. She really did try to cut the queue. It was no wonder she did not let him head over.


    Lin Xueru hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°Qi Shu, I understand what you are thinking. I believe that with your intelligence, nothing will happen to you. However, I still have to give you a reminder.¡±


    ¡°Due to the revival of magical energy, the whole world is not as peaceful as it used to be, let alone this place. You have to be careful and not trust people too easily!


    After hearing that, Qi Shu nodded and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Miss Lin. I¡¯ll be careful!¡±


    Lin Xueru said, ¡°Yes! Go. It¡¯s better to leave this place as soon as possible. If you¡¯re late, the higher-ups might lock down this entire place. If that happens, you will not be able to leave!¡±


    ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll meet again, Miss Lin.¡±


    ¡­


    Qi Shu got the transfer certificate and walked straight home. Many of the surrounding shops and convenience stores were closed, but the number of pedestrians did not decrease. In fact, it seemed to have increased.


    Qi Shu did not want to pay attention to these people, much less receive the attention of these people. He silently walked towards his house.


    After returning home, he grabbed the supplies that he had packed earlier and headed for the bus stop.


    The next moment.


    ¡°Rumble!!!¡±


    A loud boom rang out from afar. The ground shook violently. It was as if there was an earthquake. The signboards on the street swayed, and many pedestrians almost fell to the ground.


    Qi Shu supported himself by holding onto the electricity pole and looked in the direction of the commotion. He caught sight of the towering greenery in the distance. The commotion was coming from the ancient tree. It seemed like something had changed.


    ¡°Is the gunpowder barrel about to be ignited?¡±


    At this moment, Qi Shu felt a bad premonition in his heart. He did not stop to watch the next change.


    When the ground calmed down a little, he headed toward the bus stop.


    There were no more cars on the street. Thankfully, the bus stop was not far from his home, so it only took him ten minutes to arrive there.


    Qi Shu quickly bought tickets to the city center and went to the bus stop to wait for the arrival of the bus.


    However, right then, a flurry of footsteps rang out from afar. Turning around, he saw that there were more than twenty mysterious men dressed in black. They had a clear purpose. They walked toward the bus stop straight away.


    Not long after they entered, an announcement came from the express station.


    [Hello, respected passengers! Due to some special circumstances, the operations of this bus station have been terminated. All passenger cars have been stopped. A refund will be automatically returned to the accounts of those who bought tickets. To those who paid in cash, please come to the counter to obtain your refund!!!]


    The repeated broadcasts stunned everyone. They could not even leave this place if they wanted to?


    ¡­.

 Chapter 6

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu listened to the broadcast at the bus station. He did not have the time to listen to other people¡¯s complaints. He simply dragged his luggage home straight away.


    Qi Shu walked back home and looked at the ancient green tree how it had been when he saw it in the morning.


    The ancient tree had grown taller. Right then, it looked like a huge emerald green jade tree. It seemed to be crystal clear. The entire area was filled with green light being reflected off the tree under the sun¡¯s rays.


    It seemed like there was an indescribable commotion coming from the ancient tree when he left the station. After that, he ran into a group of men dressed in black when he headed to the bus stop. The operations of the bus station were then terminated. These three incidents were definitely related.


    It was possible that the services of the bus stop were not the only transport service being terminated. There might be checkpoints at other transportation hubs as well. No cars or people were allowed to enter or leave this place.


    The entire Yangcheng was probably being completely sealed off. No one was allowed to enter or leave.


    ¡­


    Qi Shu bought many essential items on the street and then walked back home.


    After returning home, he put down the items that he had purchased and headed straight to his bedroom. He turned on his computer and began to look up the city that he was currently in.


    Just as he had expected, the search results of Yangcheng were either completely blocked, or pages with the words error 404 on it. There was no useful information.


    Qi Shu suddenly thought of something. He immediately took out his phone and searched through his contacts. He dialed the number when he saw a familiar name. Soon, a deep male voice rang out on the other end of the call.


    ¡°Xiaoshu, what¡¯s wrong? Did something happen?¡±


    Qi Shu had called an uncle who worked as a taxi driver nearby. Both of them were quite close, and they had each other¡¯s phone numbers saved.


    Qi Shu asked him straight away, ¡°Uncle Li, I¡¯m preparing to head to the city center. I realized that the bus station is no longer operating, so I can¡¯t go to the city center. Do you know anything about this?¡±


    Uncle Lee gave him a quick reminder at once.


    ¡°Xiaoshu, you can¡¯t get out now. The taxi company has told us to stop operating. All the major traffic routes have been blocked by the higher-ups. It should be because of that weird ancient tree. Please don¡¯t go out.¡±


    Qi Shu replied, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t go out.¡±


    On the other end of the phone, Uncle Li said worriedly, ¡°You¡¯re staying alone. Why don¡¯t you come to my house? My child isn¡¯t at home right now anyway. You can stay in her room!¡±


    Qi Shu immediately rejected his offer. ¡°It¡¯s alright. I¡¯m already grown up now. I can protect myself! I can think things through clearly. Don¡¯t worry!¡±


    ¡°Okay, call me if you don¡¯t know what to do. Even if I can¡¯t make a decision for you, I know a lot of people, so I can help you ask them!¡±


    ¡°Alright!¡±


    Qi Shu hung up on the call. It seemed like his predictions were correct. The transportation hub of Yangcheng City had been completely sealed off. It was impossible to get out using transportation.


    Based on the current situation, there was only one way to get out, and that was to cross the mountains and forests on foot and leave this place. However, it was being influenced by the revival of magical energy.


    The mountain range was an extremely dangerous place. Carnivorous animals or even small herbivores could mutate into extremely dangerous creatures due to the revival of magical energy.


    There was no chance of survival in the face of such a creature for ordinary people like him. It was no different from suicide.


    ¡­


    Qi Shu stood inside his room. There was no way for him to leave this place. He looked at the time. There was still a lot of time left before 12 hours passed since the moment he activated the instance zone cheat.


    ¡°Forget it. Since I can¡¯t avoid it, I won¡¯t think about it anymore. There¡¯s no need to be so tense!¡±


    Qi Shu went to check the windows and doors nearby. Then, he brought the things that he bought into the kitchen and started to prepare some simple dishes.


    After finishing his meal, Qi Shu sat on the sofa and started to watch the news on the television. He needed to understand the situation at all times right now.


    ¡­


    Time flowed by beyond his awareness, and a notification appeared before his eyes.


    [Instance zone cheat successful, sudden reward activated.]


    [You have logged into the instance zone cheat of ¡®Jiangnan Residential Area¡¯ for 12 hours. Received: 10 Primary Stones!]


    Before Qi Shu could check the reward, another notification appeared.


    [Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques cheat is successful. The rewards are as below.]


    [Your ¡®Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques¡¯ cheat has been activated for 12 hours. Magical energy enters the body and reconstructs the physical body. Cultivation progress has been greatly improved. Strength has increased to level 1.]


    The moment the notification appeared.


    Qi Shu sensed an indescribable force rising from his diaphragm. A strong force of energy and blood then surged within his entire body. His bones emitted crisp cracking sounds. It was as if he were enduring some kind of powerful pressure.


    Before Qi Shu could react, another surge of strong powerful force pressed down on his organs.


    Qi Shu felt like his body was being filled with something. His heartbeat started to accelerate, and his blood began to heat up. It flowed through his body like flames.


    ¡°Pfft!¡±


    Qi Shu opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black blood. A distorted expression appeared on his face due to the sudden pain.


    However, the pain soon disappeared. An unprecedented sense of comfort filled his body. It was as if he was being completely cleansed.


    ¡°Whoosh!¡±


    Qi Shu let out a turbid breath of air. The comfortable feeling made him forget the pain that he had felt earlier.


    Qi Shu carefully sensed the changes in his body and immediately discovered something unusual.


    The frame of his body, which was originally thin, had become sturdier. His muscles bulged slightly, exuding a sense of strength.


    ¡°My current strength and speed has increased a lot in comparison to my previous state. The effect of the Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Technique¡¯s 12-hour cheat program is really quite strong.¡±


    Qi Shu clenched his right hand into a fist. He could feel the power coming from all parts of his body. This was the first time that he could clearly feel the power of his body. He finally felt that he had the resources to stand up in a world where magical energy was being revived.


    The muscles on Qi Shu¡¯s arms did not seem to have changed much from the outside, but they were much more tenacious now. He was very satisfied with the scale of this upgrade.


    Qi Shu then went to the bathroom and washed the slightly stinky smell of sweat off his body. After he was done, his entire body felt refreshed. The air that he exhaled was fragrant as well.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 7

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu opened the interface the moment he walked out of the bathroom.


    [Host]: Qi Shu


    [Power]: Martial Artist Level 1


    [Instance zone cheat]: Jiangnan Residential Area


    [Technique cheat]: Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Technique, Tiger Fist


    [Primary stones]: 15


    [More than ten primary stones have been detected on the host. Primary stones collection interface activated!]


    [It has been detected that the host¡¯s power has exceeded Martial Artist Level 1. The rewards for logging into the Martial Artist Level 1 instance zone of ¡®Jiangnan Residential Area¡¯ will decrease. You can use three primary stones to open a new instance zone. Do you wish to begin?]


    Qi Shu clicked on it right away.


    [Successfully unlocked. Entering instance zone cheat map: Yangcheng Mountain Range.]


    After Qi Shu unlocked the new instance zone, he looked at the control panel of the technique cheats. Right now, he already had the ability to protect himself. However, he did not have any moves to fight his enemies, so he would definitely be at a disadvantage.


    Qi Shu then clicked on the Tiger Fist on the interface of the technique cheats and immediately received some notifications.


    [It has been detected that the host has more than ten primary stones. Activating the primary stone top-up function. Topping up primary stones can increase the speed of the cultivation of technique cheats. Every top-up of ten primary stones can double the cultivation speed.]


    Qi Shu clicked on the top-up interface without hesitation and topped-up ten primary stones.


    [Topped-up successfully. In the following time period, the speed of your cultivation of technique cheats will be doubled.]


    [The technique cheats has been activated successfully. One primeval stone has been consumed. The technique cheats for the Tiger Fist has been activated!]


    ¡­


    Time passed very quickly, and it was already the next morning in the blink of an eye. Nonetheless, the ancient jade-green tree had fallen silent. It had not shaken for the entire night.


    However, when he looked down from the window, the busy streets were now empty. There was a deathly silence everywhere. Not a single sound could be heard. It was as if Yangcheng had become a dead city.


    Given the current situation, anyone with a discerning eye could tell what was going on. Right now, even the surrounding air was filled with a strange sense of heaviness. Who would seek trouble outside at such a time?


    [Instance zone cheats successful. The rewards are as follows.]


    [You have been logged into the ¡®Yangcheng Mountain Range¡¯ first pass instance zone for twelve hours. You have obtained: 10 body strengthening pills, 10 primary stones!]


    [Technique cheat successful. Cultivation speed has increased twofold. The rewards are as follows.]


    [Your ¡®Tiger Fist¡¯ tecnique cheat has been activated for 12 hours. Your moves are ferocious whereas your fist is unparalleled. Cultivation progress has been greatly improved. Tiger Fist has been upgraded to the small success stage.]


    At the same time.


    Qi Shu suddenly felt the scene before him begin to change. He appeared in a forest. There was a person half-squatting in front of him. The person was staring straight ahead.


    Qi Shu took a closer look and realized that the person squatting in front of him was himself.


    Right then, he slowly raised his hands, which were hanging downwards, until his arms were completely spread out in front of him. His clenched his hands into fists. With a powerful leap, he charged towards the tree in front of him.


    This person emanated a powerful gust of wind that flowed from both sides of his body. His fist suddenly struck the large tree in front of him.


    A muffled sound rang out as the tree, which was as thick as a man¡¯s arm, was split into two by the punch.


    Just as the upper half of the tree was about to fall to the ground, the person pounced forward and punched out several times, turning the already broken tree into pieces!


    Without a moment of pause, he leaped forward and crossed a distance of more than ten meters before arriving at a tree, which had a girth as thick as that of two to three people¡¯s arms. His fist struck out in an extremely odd manner.


    The tree dregs scattered all around, revealing a huge hole on the tree. It would take approximately one more blow for this tree to be directly pierced through!


    Right then, Qi Shu was watching carefully from the side. When he saw these moves, he could not help but blurt out the names of the moves. It was as if he was using these moves personally. The moment the person started to move, he could recognize the name of the moves.


    ¡°Tiger leaps into the stream, three chain punches, black tiger heart drill!¡±


    The person before him did not stop. In just ten minutes, the man had turned the whole forest into a mess. Countless trees were either broken or covered in holes.


    Qi Shu watched the man¡¯s moves within the short span of ten minutes. This person had used at least ten moves, and he had managed to grasp all of them. It was as if they were carved into his mind.


    In the end, the man turned around. He then realized that he was himself. His face and expression were identical to his own. Then, the man lunged at him like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.


    After the demonstration, the scene before him started to crumble and disappear. He returned to his bedroom. It was as if everything had just been an illusion.


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Qi Shu slowly let out a breath. Right thent, his entire body was drenched in sweat. He felt as if he had run at top speed for more than ten kilometers, but the moves and power of the Tiger Fist were still fresh in his mind!


    After that, Qi Shu adjusted the instance zone and technique cheats properly right away once again. The instance zone was the Yangcheng Mountain Range. As for the technique cheat, he decided to continue with the Tiger Fist Technique. This fist technique would definitely be able to maximize his combat power.


    Qi Shu then looked at the elixir he had just obtained. There was a small box on the table in front of him. When he opened it, the content of the box was revealed.


    Ten black pills the size of peanuts were neatly placed inside. The pills emitted a faint medicinal fragrance. With just a sniff of the pills, the fatigue that he felt from earlier was immediately swept away!


    ¡°The body strengthening pill is quite magical. It can sweep away fatigue, but it will definitely have more medicinal effects than this alone!¡±


    He carefully took out a body strengthening pill and swallowed it. As soon as the pill entered his stomach, it transformed into a warm current that flowed through his entire body.


    Qi Shu stood inside his bedroom. His legs were slightly bent whereas his arms were placed at his waist. His muscles were tense. The internal force and blood within his body were surging. His bones were also trembling slightly. Each and every part of his body was absorbing the medicinal effects of the body strengthening pill.


    This was the basic circulation method of the Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques. It could effectively absorb the medicinal effects of the body strengthening pill into one¡¯s body.


    ¡­


    Time passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.


    [Host]: Qi Shu


    [Power]: Martial Artist Level 2


    [Instance zone cheats]: Jiangnan Residential Area, Yangcheng Mountain Range


    [Technique cheats (Triple)]: Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Technique, Tiger Fist.


    [Primary stones]: 7 primary stones.


    In the past few days, Qi Shu¡¯s power had steadily increased to level 2. Even his Tiger Fist was at the large success stage.


    He recalled when he had attained the large success stage of the Tiger Fist. Back then, he had faced a huge tiger. He managed kill it with a single punch. The power of the Tiger Fist was evidently terrifying.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 8

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu stood in front of the window and looked at the ancient tree in the distance. That area had already been sealed off by the government. If ordinary people entered that place for no reason, they would definitely be regarded as terrorists by the government.


    After three short days of transformation, the ancient tree was now twice as tall compared to when it had first appeared. The branches and leaves on its trunk had become even greener, and they emanated a faint glow.


    It had been a cloudy day, so the entire Yangcheng was rather dim. However, the light from the huge and complicated body of the ancient tree bathed half of Yangcheng in an emerald green light.


    As Qi Shu looked at the ancient tree, he suddenly noticed that the branches of the ancient tree had begun to sway. The branches also began to grow brighter.


    As time passed, the branches swayed faster and faster. Soon after, the thick trunk of the tree and the ground shook violently.


    Right then, all the tree branches and leaves were visibly growing at a rapid rate. They stretched out to higher heights.


    ¡°Again!¡±


    Qi Shu did not think too much about it. Something like this has been happening every day for the past few days. Each time it happened, the ancient tree would grow taller. It would not be long before the ancient tree grew above his head, right?


    ¡­


    The shaking lasted for five minutes.


    A serious expression formed on Qi Shu¡¯s face. The duration of this upheaval was twice as long as before.


    Based on what had happened a few days ago, the shaking should have stopped around two minutes at most. However, the shaking did not stop. Instead, the shaking intensified. It was as if there was something different this time.


    ¡°Rumble!!¡±


    At that moment, a loud rumble rang out from the ancient tree. The houses around it had collapsed.


    Qi Shu looked at the situation in front of him as a bold guess formed in his mind. ¡°The gunpowder barrel in Yangcheng seems to have been prepared to induce the explosion of the spark. The source of life is about to be born.¡±


    ¡­


    The shaking that had lasted for almost an hour slowly stopped.


    Under the gazes of almost everyone in Yangcheng, a strange sight appeared on the ancient tree. Logically speaking, it should have continued to grow, but it suddenly began to shrink in an abnormal manner.


    In just a few minutes, it had returned to its original size. It was truly shocking how the power of nature was so incomprehensible.


    Just when everyone thought it was over, the green leaves on the tree suddenly turned yellow. The leaves then turned yellow at an unimaginable speed.


    The withered leaves were supposed to fall to the ground, but the moment they fell, they turned into powder. In a moment, the huge ancient tree became bare.


    The trunk of the ancient tree became even brighter after all the leaves had fallen. It became brighter and brighter. The green light coming from the tree illuminated the whole of Yangcheng.


    However, just when the light emitted by the tree reached its brightest point, the entire trunk suddenly dimmed until it turned into a withered yellow color.


    Yangcheng, which was originally a gloomy place, became exceptionally dim after losing the light that had been cast on it by the ancient tree.


    The next moment!


    ¡°Rumble!!!¡±


    The ground started to shake like there was an earthquake. Everything inside the room started to sway.


    In the area where the ancient tree was, a green ball of light suddenly rose into the sky and illuminated the dark land of Yangcheng like a sun.


    Qi Shu looked at the green ball of light in front of him and tried his best to suppress his restlessness. Right then, his body developed an instinctive sensation of desperate want toward the light although he was so far away. It was as if this light could enlighten his physical body.


    ¡°The source of life!!¡±


    At this moment, Yangcheng City had exploded in chaos. Countless people hidden in the dark began to move. They only had one target, but something changed to the source of life once again.


    The source of life exploded right away. Centered on Yangcheng, green specks of light filled the vast expanse of dark sky, turning it into a sky filled with stars. The huge phenomenon covered a radius of several hundred kilometers.


    ¡°Roar!!!¡±


    A deafening roar came from the ancient tree immediately after.


    Qi Shu stood on the roof. For some reason, he could detect a strong sense of anger and hatred from the loud roar!


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? Is this the ancient tree¡¯s voice? Why is it filled with anger and hatred?¡±


    As soon as he finished speaking, countless green dots of light of various sizes began to descend rapidly from the sky.


    The entire Yangcheng and even the mountain ranges were covered by plenty of green lights as the furious roar continued to ring out.


    Many animals cried out excitedly. Even many of the plants around them began to sway in excitement as they waited for the source of life to descend from the sky.


    These light dots, which were the source of life, favored all animals and plants over humans!


    At that moment, no one was aware of the situation. They had all gone insane. They were all headed toward the largest and brightest spots in the sky.


    ¡­


    In the river of Yangcheng, a huge blackfish leaped into the air and swallowed the source of life that was slowly descending.


    His entire body suddenly expanded. From its original length of 30 centimeters, the blackfish grew to over one meter within a split second.


    The blackfish¡¯s appearance had changed drastically. The scales on his body, which had black patterns on it, shone with a metallic luster. Coupled with his mouth full of sharp teeth, he had transformed into a terrifying aquatic beast.


    At this moment, the blackfish happened to catch sight of a little fish that was devouring another piece of the source of life. Its tail suddenly swayed as it quickly charged over. Its sharp teeth bit the little fish, which was about to complete its evolution, into two.


    After devouring the fish in a few bites, its body expanded once again. The blackfish had already become the ruler of the river. He frantically searched for various sources of life and slaughtered all the fish around him.


    Based on its instincts, this river could only have one ruler, and the other fish were only fit to be its food. They were not fit to be on the same level as it.


    The blackfish in the river was only a microcosm of everything that was going on in the many regions of Yangcheng!


    These things began to happen one after another in Yangcheng, the mountain ranges around Yangcheng, and so on. Their goal was clear. A region could only have one king. The organisms did not allow existences stronger than themselves to appear.


    When two kings meet, everything would only come to an end if either of them died.


    This was the new law of survival among animals and plants during the revival of magical energy. It was the cruelest and most useful law.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 9

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu did not chase after the larger blobs of the source of life right then. The people who headed over to the restricted area were definitely powerful people that belonged to an organization. Otherwise, they would not dare to go against the government.


    It just so happened that a relatively small piece of the source of life flew towards him. He just needed to wait for a while!


    Soon enough, the piece of the source of life floated down to a height where he could grab hold of it.


    Qi Shu¡¯s legs bent slightly. He then propelled himself forcefully towards the source of life in the air. However, just as his hand was about to touch it, the source of life instantly sped up and evaded his grip.


    Qi Shu¡¯s attack was unsuccessful. He swung his hand downward, grabbed onto the telephone pole beside him, and hung from it. He frowned as he looked at the source of life that had left He could definitely have caught those pieces just now.


    However, just as he was about to grab it, he felt a distinct sense of resistance within the source of life. It was as if this thing had an instinctive resistance towards him!


    ¡°How strange!¡±


    Qi Shu stabilized himself and was about to chase after it again when he saw the source of life fly onto the body of a stray dog by the side of the street and instantly meld into its body.


    The stray dog fused into the source of life, and its body, which was extremely thin due to malnutrition, began to tremble slightly. Its body began to fill up and grow slowly.


    Its originally dirty fur, old teeth, and dull claws began to fall off.


    In just a while, a three-meter-long, one-meter-tall, green wolf with bluish-gray fur, a strong body, and sharp teeth was born. It could no longer be called a dog. It had returned to the roots of its ancestors and turned into a wolf.


    It looked like the wolf was hungry. It stared at the creature on the pole. Its mouth wide was open, and its saliva slowly dripped to the ground.


    Qi Shu watched the scene unfold before him. It seemed like the wolf was treating him as food. However, he was also very puzzled right now. ¡°Is the source of life only compatible with animals? It won¡¯t allow me to capture it!¡±


    Qi Shu was about to go down and catch the wolf to study it when he saw the girl from his neighbor¡¯s house walk out. She looked around and seemed to have the same thoughts as him. She wanted to find the source of life.


    The appearance of Xiaoling meant that other living creatures had appeared. The wild wolf immediately changed its target. With a ferocious look in its eyes, it charged forward.


    Even though Xiaoling was pretty strong, she was still a ten-year-old girl. When she saw this situation unfold, she stood rooted to the ground in fear. She did not know how to resist or even dodge.


    The moment Xiaoling came out, Qi Shu felt that something bad was about to happen. He stepped on the telephone pole forcefully for leveraget, and instantly traversed more than ten meters using the hungry tiger pounce. He then arrived beside the frightened little girl.


    The punch landed squarely on the wolf¡¯s face, causing its eyes to turn bloodshot. It looked like it had been severely injured.


    However, the green wolf did not retreat after being injured. Instead, it erupted with the ferocity of a wild beast. It roared and charged forward, determined to tear the creature that had injured it into pieces.


    Qi Shu looked at the Green Wolf that was charging towards him and lowered his waist slightly. He made a clever and beautiful Tiger Fist stance. His entire aura was like a ferocious tiger that was ready to strike, causing people to tremble in fear.


    Right then, the green wolf finally reacted. The natural suppressive force that Qi Shu exuded instantly made the entire green wolf cower in fear and turn around to escape.


    It was impossible for Qi Shu to let go of this target. He had already executed the Tiger Fist, and no creature could easily escape the tiger¡¯s hunting range!


    Qi Shu suddenly jumped up and pinned the green wolf to the ground. His fist mercilessly struck its neck.


    With a cracking sound, the spine of the green wolf snapped. It struggled for a while before dying.


    It was impossible for Qi Shu to let it go. Otherwise, his neighbors would definitely be threatened. His neighbors treated him very well. Since he was here, he did not want them to be threatened.


    Qi Shu stood up and was about to leave this place when he suddenly noticed that the green wolf¡¯s body had slowly returned to its original appearance. The source of life appeared once again. It t wanted to escape as soon as it came out.


    At such a close distance, it was impossible for the source of life to escape. He grabbed it in his hand, but it continued struggling to escape.


    Qi Shu looked at the source of life in his palm and clenched his fist. The source of life turned into specks of green light and fused into his body. The power of the source of life quickly swept through his entire body.


    Right then, Qi Shu felt his blood boiling, his bones cracking, and his flesh trembling. He felt as if his entire body had undergone a complete transformation.


    This time, the upgrade was not painful at all. It was a comfortable upgrade. He could clearly feel that his strength had broken through. His strength had increased exponentially from the bottleneck of Class 2 to Class 3.


    Qi Shu felt the changes in his body and praised, ¡°As expected of the source of life. This was only a small piece of it. If I¡¯d absorbed the huge mass that I¡¯d seen at the very start, I¡¯d definitely soar into the skies!¡±


    Qi Shu grabbed the corpse of the wild wolf and threw it into a nearby trash can. Then, he went to Xiaoling, who was scared stiff. He then patted her head and spoke to her.


    ¡°Go home. It¡¯s best if you don¡¯t go out. It¡¯s dangerous outside.¡±


    Qi Shu¡¯s words woke her up. She hugged herself and cried loudly.


    ¡°Brother Qi Shu, there¡¯s nobody at home now. Don¡¯t leave me alone at home! I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m really sorry. I only treated you like that because I thought you never played with me! I¡¯m so scared! Sob sob sob!¡±


    Qi Shu patted her back. She was really still a child. In the face of such a situation, even if she had great strength, most people would be so scared that they would not even be able to use one-tenth of their strength.


    Furthermore, Xiaoling had been living with her parents. However, her parents were both government workers, so for some reason, they had to leave their daughter at home. Thankfully, she had met him, or it would have been a disaster.


    Qi Shu squatted down and gently wiped her tears away before saying, ¡°Alright, stop crying. You can go to my house first. I¡¯ll call your parents later and get you settled in a safe place.¡±


    Qi Shu could not leave the child alone. He brought her home and contacted her parents.


    Xiaoling immediately nodded and said, ¡°Brother Qi Shu, I¡­I will listen to you!¡±


    Qi Shu then brought her to his house. He glanced at his watch. He needed to go back too. It was almost time to collect the reward. He would decide his next move after collecting the reward.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 10

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    After Qi Shu brought the little girl home, he called her parents and told them about the situation. He told them that there were many mutated cats and dogs nearby.


    He did not tell them about the part where he was attacked by the green wolf. After all, he could not explain himself and did not want to trouble himself. When Xiaoling¡¯s parents heard about the situation, her father turned pale with fright and said that he would immediately come to fetch her.


    Qi Shu hung up the phone and pointed at the food in his fridge. ¡°Xiaoling, what do you want to eat?¡±


    Xiaoling said obediently, ¡°Brother Qi Shu, you can cook whatever you want. I don¡¯t eat food that is too spicy!¡±


    Qi Shu nodded his head and went into the kitchen to prepare some delicious dishes. In the past, he had always casually cooked his own dishes. This was the first time that he had carefully studied someone else¡¯s appetite.


    When Xiaoling saw that the food was ready, she went to serve the food on the table. Both of them then started to eat.


    Qi Shu chatted with her as they ate. She was very obedient and cute. He immediately changed his view on her.


    In the past, Qi Shu had thought that this was her true nature. She was arrogant, despotic, and condescending. Now, it seemed like it was caused by her parents¡¯ long-term neglect.


    Thinking about it, she was quite pitiful. She had been working hard to become a powerful evolver. Every day, she would train in ancient martial arts alone just to receive praise from his parents whenever he saw her.


    When Qi Shu thought about this, he felt a trace of sympathy for her. He continued to put some food into her bowl and said with a smile, ¡°Come and eat more!¡±


    Xiaoling was speechless. She rubbed her stomach and shook her head. ¡°Brother Qi Shu, I really can¡¯t eat anymore, but this is the best meal I¡¯ve ever had.¡±


    ¡°Brother Qi Shu, leave this place with me. It¡¯s so dangerous here. The big wolf almost scared me to death!¡±


    Qi Shu shook his head and said, ¡°Xiaoling, you are still too young. You need to be protected, and I am already an adult. There is no need to trouble the government, and I have the ability to protect myself!¡±


    ¡°Ding dong~!¡±


    Xiaoling was about to say something when the doorbell rang.


    Qi Shu said to Xiaoling, ¡°Xiaoling, don¡¯t tell anyone about what I did. This is a secret!¡±


    Xiaoling nodded heavily and said, ¡°Brother Qi Shu, don¡¯t worry. This is a secret between us. I will definitely not tell a third person!¡±


    Qi Shu nodded and went straight to the door, opening it. The person outside was her father, Yu Tianlu. There was a man dressed in black behind him. Qi Shu could feel that he was a strong person.


    Yu Tianlu immediately stepped forward and said emotionally, ¡°Thank you so much. I was too busy that I forgot that my daughter was still at home. Thank goodness you reminded me. Why don¡¯t you come with me?¡±


    Qi Shu immediately waved his hand and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need. I have all the resources here. Even if I stay here for half a month, there won¡¯t be any problems. There¡¯s no need to trouble the government!¡±


    Yu Tianlu nodded his head and said, ¡°Then I won¡¯t force you. However, you mustn¡¯t go out. This district has already been guarded by people. As long as you stay at home, there won¡¯t be any problems. If anything happens, you can call me.¡±


    Yu Tianlu then waved at his daughter, ¡°Xiaoling, come over and follow daddy!¡±


    Xiaoling jumped into her father¡¯s arms and turned to say, ¡°Brother Qi Shu, I will play with you after this is over! Bye bye!¡±


    ¡°Okay! Bye!¡±


    The three of them returned to the car.


    Yu Tianlu asked in a soft voice, ¡°Xiaoling, when I came here earlier, I saw blood on the door of my house. I even found a dead mutated wolf in the trash can. Do you know who did this?¡±


    Xiaoling¡¯s body trembled reflexively when she heard him mention the wild wolf. She was about to cry and complain when she suddenly remembered her promise. She immediately pretended to be confused and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. We didn¡¯t dare to go outside. We don¡¯t know what happened outside.¡±


    When Yu Tianlu saw this, he smiled lightly and did not ask further. What schemes could a ten-year-old girl have? Her father could see through her at a single glance. It seemed like Qi Shu did not want to expose himself. He might even have saved his daughter.


    Yu Tianlu was rather grateful to him. If anything happened to his daughter, he would never forgive himself.


    Then, he shook his head at the driver in front and hinted for him not to report what had happened this time around.


    ¡­


    Qi Shu sent them off. Not long after, he received the reward from the cheats system.


    [Instance zone cheats successful. The rewards are as follows.]


    [You have been logged into the ¡®Yangcheng Mountain Range¡¯ instance zone for 12 hours. Obtained: 3 Primary stones!]


    [Technique cheats success. Cultivation speed has increased thrice. The rewards are as follows.]


    [Your ¡°Tiger Fist¡± technique cheats have been operating for 12 hours. Your moves are ferocious and your fist force is unparalleled. Your cultivation progress of the Tiger Fist has been raised to the great perfection stage. After completing the great perfection stage, you will no longer be allowed to continue using the technique cheats.]


    Qi Shu immediately felt that the moves of the Tiger Fist in his mind had become more well-rounded. Each move revealed endless domineeringness, making him feel like a ferocious tiger that was out to hunt.


    At this moment, the aura on Qi Shu¡¯s body was especially obvious. If the green wolf came back to life and met him now, just the aura on the surface of his body was enough to scare him away.


    It was the nature of animals. Unless there was a huge difference in strength between the both of them, the green wolf would always be at an absolute disadvantage when facing the ferocious tiger.


    Qi Shu closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He withdrew all his aura. He was no different from an ordinary person.


    He then opened the interface.


    [Host]: Qi Shu


    [Power]: Martial Artist Level 3


    [Instance zone cheats]: Jiangnan Residential Area, Yangcheng Mountain Range


    [Technique cheats (3x Speed)]: Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques, Tiger Fist (Great perfection stage)


    [Primary stones]: 21 primary stones


    [It has been detected that the host¡¯s strength has broken through to Martial Artist Level 3. The rewards from the instance zone of ¡®Yangcheng Mountain Range¡¯ for a Level 2 Martial Artist will be reduced. A new instance zone can be activated with 8 Primary stones. Do you wish to begin?]


    ¡°Activate!¡±


    [Successfully unlocked. Entering instance zone cheats map: Cave of Mutations.]


    Qi Shu then topped up ten primary stones, raising the cultivation speed of his technique cheats to four times the original speed. Now, he could only operate the technique cheats for the Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques. He clicked on the technique cheats right away.


    [Technique cheats successfully activated. It costs one primary stone. The technique cheat for Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques has been selected. The cultivation speed is 4 times the original speed!]


    After Qi Shu was done, he came to the window. It was already dark outside. Normally, ordinary people would not be able to unleash their combat power if they did not use the light at night.


    However, now that he had the tactile senses of a ferocious tiger, and his strength had increased to Martial Artist Level 3, his senses had also increased greatly. The nighttime was now his home ground, and the increase in his battle prowess was definitely higher at night than during the daytime.


    After absorbing a piece of the source of life during the day, he was able to raise his Martial Artist Level 2 directly to Martial Artist Level 3. This was much faster than how he increased his strength through the cheats system. He could not give up on such a huge benefit.


    Qi Shu closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings. Then, he rushed in a certain direction.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 11

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Yangcheng Mountain Range.


    This was the area where most of the source of life had scattered, causing many wild beasts to fight crazily. In just half a day, countless wild beasts had died fighting for the throne.


    This place could be said to be more than ten times crueler than the inside of the city. When so many wild beasts came into contact with each other due to their source of life, they would either be swallowed by another beast or submit to another beast wholeheartedly. If both parties survived, that would be a scenario where both parties would suffer greatly.


    However, if both sides were heavily injured, it meant that both sides would lose their battle prowess. If they met a beast weaker than them, they would kill it without mercy, so it was almost impossible for both sides to be injured. Only one side would die.


    This was the cruel law of nature. There could only be one king in a mountain range, and the other beasts had to submit.


    Right then, at the very center of the mountain range, a green ball of light the size of a watermelon hovered in the air. Countless beasts charged over crazily from afar.


    At this moment, a huge tiger that was over seven meters long appeared. Under its black and yellow fur, it had a body that was as tough as steel. As it ran, it exuded an endless domineering aura. As it charged forward, countless trees were instantly destroyed.


    The tiger was the first to arrive at the scene. Looking at the huge mass of source of life in the sky, a trace of greed similar to that of humans appeared in its eyes. The beast had absorbed a large amount of source of life, so it had already gained a certain level of intelligence.


    ¡°Roar~!!!¡±


    The giant tiger looked at the huge source of life that was descending, and suddenly let out an earth-shattering roar. The surrounding wild beasts did not dare to take a step forward. The kingly presence of the giant tiger was not to be violated.


    However, the tiger could not intimidate the entire Yangcheng Mountain Range. Countless wild beasts were filled with endless desire for the huge source of life before them. If they got it, they would definitely be able to turn the tables and become king.


    The natural allure of the source of life, coupled with the innate nature of the species, caused countless wild beasts to stare at the tiger before them.


    Moreover, these ten beasts were not simple. They were the strongest beasts from their respective regions. Right now, they were fighting for the throne of the final king. There was no way they would retreat.


    ¡°Hoo hoo~!!¡±


    One of the wild beasts let out a rushed cry. The dozen or so beasts seemed to have received some sort of order, and they all charged forward at the same time. They were determined to kill the hindering tiger on the spot!!


    At this moment, they could sense that this giant tiger was the strongest with the intellectual capacity that they had. If the giant tiger did not die, they would definitely not have the slightest chance of obtaining this huge benefit!


    The tiger looked at the many wild beasts charging at it, and an indescribable fury appeared in its eyes. It had roamed this mountain range for so many years, but no wild beast had ever dared to challenge it. The might of a king could not be violated by any animal.


    The tiger roared. Its strong muscles trembled crazily as it charged at the beasts with its four limbs.


    The first to bear the brunt of the impact was a wild boar with a mouth full of tusks. It vomited blood from the impact of the gigantic tiger¡¯s tremendous force. With a wail, it flew backward and fell far away. Its fate was unknown!!


    The giant tiger looked at the surrounding wild beasts. Its arrogant nature caused it to be unafraid of anyone. It leaped high straight away and relied on its powerful strength to trample the two wild wolves to death under its feet.


    As soon as the tiger stabilized itself, its soft abdomen suffered a full-powered attack from another wild boar. Its soft abdomen immediately became bloodied.


    The giant tiger let out a furious roar. Its tail, which resembled a steel whip, swept over fiercely. The wild boar¡¯s tough skin was instantly torn apart. It was then sent flying away.


    Right then, two orbs of green light appeared on the wolf¡¯s body. The tiger opened its mouth and swallowed them. Its injured body was instantly healed, and it was completely unscathed. The aura on its body was elevated once again!


    ¡­


    The blood and death here had driven all the beasts into a frenzy. They were determined to kill until they became the last king.


    At that moment, furious roars rang out from the very center of the mountain range. The blood of countless vicious beasts gathered together. The battle became more and more intense, and beasts from other places took part as well.


    The center of the mountain range had become synonymous with mountains of corpses and seas of blood.


    Just as all the wild beasts were red-eyed from killing, a black wolf appeared near the battlefield like a ghost. It silently observed the source of life in the sky.


    Those green eyes made one feel despair when they looked into them. It was as if they were looking into the eyes of the god of death. Another beast with the aptitude of a king had arrived.


    The battle at the center had already reached its climax. Although the tiger was powerful, it could not withstand the endless attacks. Its wounds gradually increased.


    Right then, the source of life that was the size of a watermelon in the sky seemed to have lost its power. It fell straight down. It fell in the area where the tiger was.


    Seeing this, the giant tiger suddenly erupted with its final burst of strength, instantly repelling the attacks of many wild beasts. It leaped up and opened its mouth, wanting to devour the huge source of life.


    However, the black wolf in the distance immediately began to move. Like a ghost, it appeared in the center of the battlefield in an instant and directly collided with the tiger¡¯s body.


    The tiger in the air was unable to change its trajectory, and it was instantly sent flying. The black wolf then opened its mouth and swallowed the source of life.


    ¡°Hoo hoo hoo~!!!¡±


    The black wolf landed on the ground and let out a loud and clear sound. It then burst out with a terrifying aura. As the aura swept across the land, the surrounding sand, plants, and other things started to tremble.


    The black wolf¡¯s body began to grow rapidly. Its body grew several times larger in an instant. It grew to a shocking size of over ten meters, and its mountain-like body shook the entire mountain range.


    The surrounding beasts felt the terrifying presence, and they finally knew fear. They fled frantically, but the black wolf did not care. Its eyes were focused on the tiger before it as it charged forward.


    The giant tiger had no ability to resist it. Its neck was instantly crushed by the black wolf¡¯s bite. It died tragically there. A fist-sized source of life appeared before its eyes. It then swallowed it directly.


    At that moment, the source of life in the black wolf¡¯s body seemed to have reached its limit. Its huge body stopped growing. However, a purple-gold stripe appeared on its black forehead.


    The appearance of the purple-gold stripe caused the black wolf to be surrounded by a faint black aura, surrounding it with a dreamy air.


    ¡°Hoo hoo hoo~!!!¡±


    Right then, the black wolf jumped onto a huge rock and let out a loud and clear cry towards the sky. The howl spread throughout the entire mountain range. Its voice revealed a single thing¡ªI am the king of this world.


    After the howling ended, the black wolf stood on top of a huge rock. It looked at the city outside the quarantine zone in the distance with a cruel look in his eyes. Then, he moved away and entered the dense forest.


    All that was left were the corpses of the beasts that had failed in the battle for the throne and the endless stench of blood.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 12

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu was heading to an abandoned factory. There were more wild beasts here, so there might be more mutated beasts that had absorbed the source of life.


    However, as soon as he arrived, he heard a huge commotion inside. It seemed like his thoughts were right. There was a creature that had absorbed the source of life here.


    Qi Shu took a few steps and went up to the roof of the abandoned factory to check on the situation inside. Otherwise, he would not be able to withstand the attack of so many cats and dogs.


    Qi Shu checked on the situation inside. A bald man was confronting a black cat. However, looking at the size of the black cat, it was better to call it a black panther instead of a cat.


    The bald man had the ability to control fire with one hand. He cut off all the escape routes of the black cat. If it were not for the black cat¡¯s extreme agility, it would have been defeated long ago.


    Qi Shu soon realized that the bald man had the ability to kill the black cat. However, he seemed to need to capture the black cat alive. He did not attack it to the full of his abilities every single time.


    When Qi Shu saw this scene unfold before him, he no longer intended to treat the black cat as prey. After all, this man had arrived first. There was no need for him to get into a conflict with these people. It would not be good for him if he was a member of the government.


    Qi Shu then stood up and took a small step forward. He wanted to leave this place. However, the roof of this abandoned factory seemed to have been out of repair for a long time. The tiles on it shattered after he took a light step.


    Fortunately, Qi Shu reacted quickly. He bent down and patted the ground lightly. He then prepared to leave the factory.


    The bald man inside had knocked the black cat out and was holding it in his hand. Suddenly, he heard movement above the factory. He then raised his hand to launch a large fireball towards Qi Shu.


    Qi Shu cursed under his breath. He could feel the heat from the flames distinctly. He would definitely feel uncomfortable if he got burnt. The supernatural powers of a mutant were indeed extraordinary.


    He flipped himself over and dodged the fireball, but he could not avoid the heat. His face was flushed due to the heat.


    The bald man slowly walked out, and only then did he manage to get a good look at the man¡¯s face. There was a scary scar on the man¡¯s face. The scar extended from the bottom of his left eye to the bridge of his nose and all the way to his lips.


    At that moment, the man with a scar on his face let out a cold smile. The scars on his face trembled slowly. He looked scary, and his tone was as cold as ice. ¡°So it¡¯s a little kid. Are you leaving just like that?¡±


    Qi Shu frowned. ¡°Why? I¡¯m just passing by. Do you want to collect protection fees?¡±


    Qi Shu did not give in. He did not show any fear through the tone of his voice or his actions. This man was obviously an outlaw. He would push his luck if he appeared weak. There was no need to fight with him over a black cat.


    The scar-faced man threw the black cat aside and sneered], ¡°You don¡¯t have to pay protection fees after seeing my scarred face. I¡¯m very amiable, right?¡±


    Qi Shu was too lazy to waste time talking to this fellow. He snorted coldly and said, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, I¡¯ll be leaving first!¡±


    Qi Shu took a few steps back. When he felt that he was at a safe distance away from the man, he prepared to leave.


    However, the scar-faced man was waiting for this moment. He took out a silencer from his pocket, aimed at Qi Shu, and fired several shots at him. He had aimed his shots at the critical parts of Qi Shu¡¯s body.


    Qi Shu looked at the bulletss, which were inches away from him. He immediately exerted all of his strength. He then rolled on the ground and hid behind a rock.


    This man was indeed an outlaw. He wanted to kill anyone that he saw. Everything was was still fine a few days ago. The government was in control of the nearby areas. Now that the source of life had erupted, countless wild beasts had evolved. The government did not have the time to care about them. These people had already started acting recklessly.


    The scar-faced man shot wildly at the rock. A perverted expression appeared on his face. Right then, he was already thinking about ways to torture and kill Qi Shu.


    ¡°Hehe! Little kid, why are you running? Why don¡¯t you come play with me?¡±


    The scar-faced man opened fire at Qi Shu as he slowly approached him. His eyes were filled with a murderous intent.


    Qi Shu hid behind a rock. The aura surrounding him slowly changed. He showed off his battle stance and picked up a rock in front of him. After that, he suddenly dashed out and threw the rock in his hand over, which sent the man¡¯s pistol flying.


    The scar-faced man did not care about this at all. He smiled even more cruelly and licked his lips excitedly.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be so strong. You¡¯re a young genius, but unfortunately, you¡¯re going to die in my hands. Just thinking about it makes me excited.¡±


    The scar-faced man spread his hands, and a ball of flame appeared in his hands. With a gentle push of his palm, he charged over.


    Qi Shu huffed coldly. He lowered his body and ran at full speed. He circled around the scorching fireball. A ferocious tiger would use its full strength to chase after a rabbit. Moreover, this guy was not a rabbit. He was a hungry wolf instead.


    The scar-faced man did not expect him to move so quickly. He reacted at once when he noticed that Qi Shu was about to get close to him. He waved his hands and a long whip formed from flames appeared in his hands. He waved it over.


    Qi Shu moved away quickly and narrowly dodged the fire whip. Although he did not get hit, the shockingly hot flames burnt off the chest area of his clothes. His chest stung in pain due to the searing heat.


    ¡°How troublesome!¡±


    ¡°Hehe!! You really are a little genius. Unfortunately, you¡¯re just a weak evolver. You¡¯ll never be able to catch up with us mutants!¡±


    The scar on the scar-faced man¡¯s face, coupled with his maniacal laughter, made him look like a psycho. Right then, he waved the fire whip in his hand wildly and threw fireballs toward Qi Shu with his other hand. The frequency of his attacks was extremely high.


    ¡°Either one of us would die here today. I¡¯m going all out.¡±


    Qi Shu was dodging his attacks back and forth right now. Many parts of his body was already charred black. He had to end this quickly. Otherwise, he would definitely be faced with death.


    Qi Shu jumped away and landed in front of an abandoned tricycle. He kicked the tricycle hard and sent it flying. He then leaped over to the left side of the tricycle.


    ¡°Hmph! Are you fighting with all your might? However, I¡¯m not done yet!!¡±


    The scar-faced man suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a wisp of pure white flames. The temperature of the surrounding air began to rise as soon as the flames appeared. The entire tricycle was then completely burnt to ashes.


    Qi Shu¡¯s hair stood on end when he caught sight of the white flames. If he got hit by the flames, he would definitely die. He immediately spread the gravel in his hand and threw it at the man¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Ah ah¡­¡±


    The scar-faced man¡¯s eyes were severely injured, which caused him to lose control of the flames. He took the opportunity to dodge and hit the man¡¯s heart with the black tiger heart drill technique.


    Qi Shu watched as the scar-faced man flew backward and vomited blood. Without giving the man a chance to catch his breath, he quickly punched out with his right hand. Three consecutive punches landed on a weak spot on the man¡¯s neck. His throat was shattered. He would definitely die!


    If you do not attack me, I will not attack you, but if you want to kill me, I will definitely kill you.


    ¡°¡­Uh¡­¡±


    Right then, the scar-faced man¡¯s eyes were wide open. He tried his best to breathe, but blood gushed out of his mouth. Soon, he stopped breathing and died with remaining grievances.


    Qi Shu looked at the scar-faced man as he lay on the ground. This was the first time that he had killed someone. However, he did not feel any guilt or regret. This person deserved to be killed according to his personal principals!


    He walked to the black cat, which had just woken up from its coma. It pounced on him and opened its mouth to bite through his neck.


    Qi Shu reached out and grabbed the black cat¡¯s neck. He exerted some force and the black cat died at once A green source of life appeared before his eyes.


    Qi Shu grabbed it and absorbed all the source of life into his body.


    After absorbing the source of life, the spot that had been burned by the flames quickly returned to normal. If not for the fact that his clothes were still charred black, it would have looked like he had never been injured.


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    Risk and benefits coexisted. He estimated that he could advance to Martial Artist Level 4 if he managed to absorb another source of life of the same size.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 13

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Not long after Qi Shu left, two men dressed in black arrived nearby. Each of them carried a black bag.


    One of the men dressed in black looked around suspiciously and said, ¡°Black Knife, what¡¯s going on with Scarface? Isn¡¯t he just chasing after an evolutionary black cat? Logically speaking, he should have caught it faster than us. Why isn¡¯t he here after such a long time?¡±


    Black Knife glanced at the locator and said, ¡°Scarface¡¯s location information shows that he is right here. Let¡¯s hurry and check around. I hope that nothing happened to him!¡±


    The followed the direction of the locator and soon arrived at the left side of the abandoned factory. They saw a human body and the black cat¡¯s body lying a distance away.


    The man in black immediately ran over and looked at the scar-faced man¡¯s corpse. He exclaimed in shock, ¡°Scarface!! He¡¯s actually dead? That¡¯s impossible. He died together with the evolutionary beast?¡±


    Black Knife slowly walked forward and squatted down to examine the corpse. He then stood up and spoke in a cold tone.


    ¡°Scarface must have suffered a sneak attack. His eyes are filled with sand, and his chest has caved in from a heavy blow. He has acquired fatal wounds on his throat and trachea. The entire set of fist techniques that the attacker used was as smooth as flowing water. The person who killed him was no ordinary evolver.¡±


    After analyzing the situation, both of them were shocked by the conclusion that they had arrived at. They were both from the Deity Organization. Other than the military, nobody dared to attack members of their organization!


    Besides, based on the information that they had received, there was only a small portion of the army stationed in Yangcheng. It would take some time for the main force of the army to arrive. Otherwise, they would not have dared to act so recklessly.


    Their organization spanned across many powerful countries, and the forces behind them were even more complex. It was rumored that the few most powerful families in the world were involved in the organization. Some weaker countries did not even dare to go against them.


    This was still not the scariest part. The source of all benefits was the most mysterious person in his organization. It was impossible to find out if the person was a man or a woman. This person had never shown his or her face before either. However, his or her reputation was something that all the countries in the world valued.


    This person was wanted by various prominent countries in the world, and he or she was rumored to be a SSS-ranked figure who was capable of destroying a country. That was the reason why they were here, and dared to go against the world¡¯s most powerful countries to fight for the source of life. However, the corpse in front of them came to them like a slap across their faces.


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    Black Knife rubbed his chin and thought about it for a while. He then shook his head and said, ¡°There aren¡¯t many people in Yangcheng who are capable of killing Scarface. However, according to intelligence, there isn¡¯t such a powerful master of fist techniques here. Sixth Bro, what do you think?¡±


    Sixth Bro pouted and said in a nonchalant tone, ¡°I don¡¯t have any guesses at all. I think that it¡¯s more important to get down to business. So what if he¡¯s dead? Does he think that he¡¯s a mutant? He¡¯s always so arrogant. He deserves to die!¡±


    Black Knife frowned and said, ¡°He can¡¯t die for nothing. Although this guy is a little arrogant, he has long been favored by his superiors because of his identity as a mutant. You should know this better than I do!¡±


    Sixth Bro shrugged and asked, ¡°What do you think that we should do then?¡±


    Black Knife smiled coldly after registering his words. ¡°Ask someone from the organization to investigate this incident secretly. There are not many people that use fist techniques. Look into them one by one. Kill them as long as they are suspicious. We¡¯d rather kill the wrong person than let them go off freely! It doesn¡¯t matter if Scarface is dead, but no one that goes against the organization should be allowed to survive. The organization¡¯s authority cannot be violated!¡±


    Sixth Bro immediately frowned and said, ¡°I have to remind you that changes have happened to the source of life. The military¡¯s main forces will arrive here soon. If we send people here to investigate this incident, they might easily get wiped up by the military.¡±


    Black Knife harrumphed coldly as he looked at the corpse before him and said, ¡°I am the leader now, so I have the final say! Hurry up and get rid of this trash¡¯s corpse. I will stay nearby and see if there are any clues.¡±


    Sixth Bro smacked his lips after hearing what he said. He was too lazy to say anything else. Anyways, he did not need to be responsible for anything that had happened. He then grabbed the corpse of the scar-faced man and the black cat, found a bush and threw them in it.


    Black Knife investigated the scene, but he did not find any clues. Both of them then quickly left the scene.


    ¡­


    Right then, Qi Shu had returned home and changed into a new set of clothes.


    When he recalled the battle just now, he thought that it was rather dangerous. The mutants were indeed much more terrifying than the evolvers, and their methods were also stronger than them. .


    The last bit of white flame that Scarface spat out looked very small, but it was extremely powerful. Fortunately, he had managed to fool this guy. Otherwise, it was hard to say who would have won.


    However, he finally understood some of the mutants¡¯ weaknesses right now. As long as he got close to them, they would wind up dead. Their physical strength was still relatively weak.


    Qi Shu was about to take a rest when he heard intense gunshots from afar. It seemed like someone had started a gunfight in the city. Had the government¡¯s main forces arrived?


    Qi Shu turned on the television and saw a red warning pop up.


    [All residents of Yangcheng, please pay attention. Close all the doors and windows. Do not go out. The military forces has already entered Yangcheng and is clearing up all the unstable elements within the city.


    If there are troops entering the residential building, please do not approach them, lest unnecessary trouble happens.]


    Qi Shu looked at the report on television and felt a sense of urgency rise within him.


    At this moment, the military forces had already entered Yangcheng. This meant that the army was ready to start a great purge. It was impossible for any evolvers to survive.


    He could not tell what would happen to the Yangcheng Mountain Range. The danger there was definitely a hundred times greater than here.


    On the other hand, the evolutionary creatures in Yangcheng were relatively safer and fewer in number. He had to speed up the process of hunting creatures in Yangcheng while the army was clearing them up. This was a rare opportunity.


    Qi Shu immediately made a decision. He rested and replenished his supplies before heading out to search for some evolutionary creatures.


    ¡­


    At the same time.


    A group of fully armed soldiers was shooting at a blurry shadow on both sides of the river. The shadow seemed to be several meters long. When light shone on it, it gave off a faint luster. It was a fish-type evolutionary beast.


    However, it was a pity that most of the evolutionary beasts were still unable to resist the firepower of the firearms. They were now fleeing in a sorry state. This was because they had tried to seek their own deaths by provoking the fully armed troops.


    Just as the group of military forces entered the city and drove past the small bridge, a black shadow crawled out from the river and slammed into their car. The huge force almost knocked the whole car into the river.


    Right then, one of the officers used his night vision binoculars to scan the river. The creature had already disappeared. Furthermore, it was still nighttime, so it would not be a good idea for them to search for itt. He immediately gave the troops his order.


    ¡°Everyone, stop shooting. The creature that attacked us has escaped. Inform everyone that this river is now a danger zone. Send some men to seal off the upper and lower ends of the river. Do not let the waters pass into other territories of the river.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    The soldiers with a fearful expression on their faces as they finally stopped firing the guns in their hands.


    ¡°Yangcheng is definitely a dangerous place. There¡¯s such a huge fish here. It¡¯s at least four to five meters long. Thankfully, our car is quite sturdy. Otherwise, we would¡¯ve been knocked down.¡±


    ¡°However, there are advantages when there¡¯s danger. That kid killed a stray dog just now. A flash of green light then entered his body. He obtained an unexpected benefit!¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s time to soar to the skies. I would like to become an evolver too!¡±


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 Chapter 14

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    After a brief rest, Qi Shu went out to search for the evolutionary creatures nearby. However, it was as if someone had cleared up the area. He found nothing despite searching for a long time.


    Qi Shu suddenly recalled that there was a rather remote park on the opposite side of the river. There should be many evolutionary creatures there.


    Qi Shu quickly ran away. Time was precious. If he was late, he might not even be able to get a single piece of the source of life.


    Qi Shu soon arrived at the river. Just as he was about to go over, he sensed a dangerous presence hidden in the river. It was as if there were something watching him.


    Qi Shu was very familiar with the river in front of him. He had come here to play before.


    The river was not very deep. It was only about one meter deep and about twenty meters wide. Many children used to swim in it. However, after the revival of magical energy, the fish in the river had become extremely fierce. Therefore, no one dared to swim.


    The place that Qi Shu headed to was one of the two small bridges on the river. This small bridge did not have any railings. It comprised of only a few bridge piers and a large slab of stone.


    It was still in the middle of the night right now. Even with the streetlights on both sides of the river, he still could not see the bottom of the river. It was pitch black everywhere. He could not see the danger that was hidden inside either.


    Qi Shu hesitated for a moment by the river. He decided not to waste any more time bothering about the creature in the water. He quickly ran to the other side and went to the park to harvest for the source of life. That was the most important thing.


    Qi Shu immediately ran towards the opposite side. However, he had a bad feeling immediately when he passed by the middle of the bridge. He squatted down slightly at once to maintain his stability.


    The next moment, he saw the water beside him splash violently. A black shadow rushed out from the water. He was its target.


    ¡°Bang!¡±


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    Qi Shu immediately felt a huge impact. It felt like a small car had crashed into him. Fortunately, he was prepared. Otherwise, he would have fallen into the river instead of being knocked two steps back. This creature would have a complete advantage over him in the water.


    He looked at the monster before him. It was a huge black fish. The scales on its body were looked extremely hard. It had a mouthful of sharp teeth. If he got bitten by it, he would definitely lose half a kilogram of his flesh.


    However, there were bullet holes all over this guy¡¯s body. It seemed like the loud gunshots in the city had been caused by this guy. This black fish really knew how to pick on people. It first provoked the army, then tried to go against him. This was truly an animal that did not fear death!


    Qi Shu let out a cold snort. He held the fish¡¯s head with both hands and lifted him high into the air. He then slammed it onto the bridge, which caused it to tremble violently.


    Qi Shu looked at the black fish, who was still struggling on the verge of death. Then, he pressed it down with his left hand and raised his right hand to smash its skull. Muffled sounds rang out as Qi Shu landed a few fierce punches on its skull.


    After a few punches from Qi Shu, the black fish¡¯s life came to a perfect end. This source of life was definitely big enough. It was much bigger than the pieces that he had obtained from the previous two evolutionary beasts.


    As Qi Shu absorbed the source of life, he noticed that his heart rate had slowed down. It was definitely not because he had become weak. It meant that he had become even stronger instead. He had successfully arrived at Martial Artist Level 4 right away!


    Qi Shu then prepared to kick the black fish¡¯s corpse into the river. However, he broke its body with a single kick. He had managed to kill it with just a few punches earlier, and he had now exploded its body with a single kick. He was simply being way too violent.


    Qi Shu had newly turned into a martial artist of level 4, so he was yet to control his strength perfectly. Such a situation had happened because he had used too much of his strength.


    Qi Shu grabbed the two pieces of the black fish¡¯s body and threw them into the river. After that, he headed towards the park on the other side of the river.


    The more pieces of the source of life that he obtained, the better that it would be. It had only been such a short period of time, but he had already been directly upgraded to a martial artist at level 4. His power had increased way too quickly. He had to quickly collect more pieces.


    ¡­


    When Qi Shu arrived at the park, he suddenly heard a commotion going on there. it was not a small commotion. It seemed like someone had gotten there first. He hesitated for a moment before deciding to go over to see who it was.


    When he reached one of the trees in the park, he immediately recognized a familiar figure. It was his classmate, Wang Xingchen.


    Wang Xingchen was fighting against a small monkey. He did not know whose pet it was, but it had a colorful collar around its neck. Although this monkey was relatively small, its speed could not be underestimated.


    The only thing that Qi Shu found strange was the fact that Wang Xingchen was currently fighting with the monkey barehanded. However, he was still able to send the monkey flying away when he punched out without even touching it. It was really puzzling.


    He remembered that he had talked about this before. Creatures affected by the revival of magical energy mostly took two paths. Firstly, there was the path of evolution, which was the most common path.


    That was Qi Shu¡¯s current situation. He had chosen the path of the Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques. This was the more common path. As long as one had some aptitude, they could enter it. However, if one wanted to go far, it would depend on one¡¯s willpower and other special opportunities.


    The other path was the mutant pathway. This was an extremely special path that was rarely seen even in the world. Mutants were much stronger than those who had taken the evolution path because undergoing mutation was equivalent to the awakening of one¡¯s own magical powers.


    The scar-faced man was a mutant, and he was very powerful.


    Wang Xingchen¡¯s situation showed that he was probably a type of mutant right now. However, it was hard for others to defend themselves against his invisible attack. Even the monkey could not touch him.


    Qi Shu¡¯s horizons were broadened after he saw his abilities. Once again, he got a new understanding of what it meant to be a special person like a mutant. It seemed like not all mutants were like the scar-faced guy from just now. There were high-level and low-level mutants.


    Fire control was probably a low-level ability, but this ability seemed to be of a much higher level than that of fire control. The attacking methods of this ability were extremely strange.


    Wang Xingchen waved his hand and sent the monkey flying. Then, he opened his hand and clenched it in the air. The monkey seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand as it floated in mid-air.


    Wang Xingchen then pinched hard, and the evolutionary monkey immediately died. Its source of life slowly floated over and entered his body.


    Right then, Qi Shu had prepared to leave. Wang Xingchen¡¯s power was extremely strong and strange. There was no need to go out and meet him now. Both of them needed a large amount of source of life to increase their strengths now. It would be better for them to fight separately.


    Qi Shu then gave up on this park area and headed toward somewhere else.


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 Chapter 15

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu headed towards another location. When he left the house, he had already planned to head to several places. If he couldn¡¯t go to the park, he could go somewhere else. This was the advantage of being familiar with the surrounding environment.


    Soon after, he saw his destination. It was a dilapidated building. He had not gotten near when he heard a commotion coming from inside. There had to be an evolutionary creature inside.


    Qi Shu took light steps and slowly walked towards the dilapidated building. With the help of the moonlight in the sky, he soon saw two mutated beasts. It seemed like they were fighting for the ownership of this territory.


    There was a large gray rat and a hedgehog covered in steel needles. Rats would not normally deal with such hedgehogs since it was not easy to bite them. However, the source of life was extremely tempting to them. Therefore, they could not give up.


    This rat had absorbed a lot of the source of life. It was almost two meters long, and it looked like a human when it stood up. It was much bigger than the hedgehog.


    Additionally, the mouse had an extremely agile body and sharp teeth, so the hedgehog could do nothing even if its hard spikes were bitten off one by one. The flesh on its back had been bitten off. It could only let out a helpless howl.


    ¡°Not bad, I got two of them in one go.¡±


    Qi Shu nodded and immediately restrained his movements. While the two evolutionary beasts were busy fighting, he took the opportunity to move behind the mouse. The best option was to kill the mouse first.


    Qi Shu was about seven to eight meters away from them. Just as he was about to move closer, the direction of the wind suddenly changed. He could not wait any longer. He immediately rushed out and headed towards the evolutionary rat.


    The change in the wind direction enabled the evolutionary rat to sense danger in the air at once. Since rats were timid by nature, it fled immediately.


    Of course, Qi Shu did not want the item that he had just obtained to fly away just like that. He immediately released his full aura and let out a long howl. The tyrannical aura of a ferocious tiger spread out through the air.


    This was the nature of animals regardless of how much they evolved. The aura at the top of the biological chain caused the evolutionary rat¡¯s body to stiffen as it fled the area. It just took Qi Shu one or two seconds to make it do so.


    Qi Shu arrived in front of the rat in an instant. He kicked it into the air and struck the spot below the rat¡¯s neck. This was the rat¡¯s heart. It died instantly withouut experiencing any pain.


    Qi Shu grabbed the source of life that was slowly rising up and slowly absorbed it into his body. He looked at the hedgehog, who was breathing heavily. He then ended its suffering by killing it.


    However, the two sources of life combined were not as big as the source of life that he had gotten from the black fish. They only increased his strength slightly, so he was still quite far from reaching Martial Artist Level 5.


    Qi Shu then walked into the building. However, there were only corpses of cats and dogs inside. It seemed that the rat had cleared out this place. Otherwise, it would not have evolved into such a big-sized rat.


    Qi Shu had some guesses about this as well. He then headed towards the next marked location. It was good to have a plan before collecting the source of life. There was no need for him to randomly go around.


    ¡­


    Qi Shu soon arrived at the next place. It was a large field of abandoned farmland. However, before he got close, he realized that there were lights flashing. There seemed to be many people there.


    Qi Shu climbed onto a big tree and looked inside. He discovered a few armored vehicles.


    Qi Shu frowned and asked, ¡°Have the military started to take control so quickly?¡±


    He had no choice but to give up on this area and head to the next area. However, before he could get far, he heard gunshots from afar. It seemed like there was military personnel here as well.


    Qi Shu could only change directions. However, when the gunshots rang out here, it seemed like all the military had received orders. The sound of gunshots rang out from many different places.


    Qi Shu came to a place where the sound of gunshots could not be heard. There were also quite a number of military personnel patrolling and guarding this area. It was really difficult to make a move.


    Qi Shu looked at his watch. It was already 3 am.


    ¡°Forget it. Let¡¯s call it a day!¡±


    When he returned home, the sky had already begun to slowly brighten. After a busy night, he had pretty good gains. He had already reached Martial Artist Level 4, so he could stand up for himself now.


    Now, all he had to do was wait for the morning to end and unlock a new instance zone. Every time he got a first pass into a zone, he would get a lot of benefits.


    Qi Shu was not very tired now. He immediately switched on the television. In order to appease the citizens of Yangcheng, they would probably report the extermination of the evolved beasts.


    As soon as he turned on the television, he saw the live footage of a helicopter. A valiant-looking female warrior dressed in a military uniform was reporting military reports in a meticulous manner. .


    [Residents of Yangcheng, please be at ease. All the evolutionary beasts that appeared in densely populated areas have been eliminated. The military has already spread out to eliminate the evolutionary beasts hidden in other areas.


    Please do not go out now. The government will distribute free supplies periodicallly. If you encounter any evolutionary beasts that we have missed out, hide immediately and call 19999 to report to the higher-ups.]


    The television then started to broadcast scenes of shooting and killing evolutionary beasts. There was no doubt that firearms could still play a huge role in the early stages of the revival of magical power.


    Qi Shu looked at the mutated beasts that were being killed one by one. His heart was bleeding. If he had all of them, he would be able to upgrade himself by breaking through a few stages!


    Qi Shu then went to the bathroom to wash the blood off his body. He returned to the sofa and watched the television. He silently waited for the deadline of the instance zone cheats to arrive.


    ¡­


    Soon, it was time to reap his rewards.


    [Instance zone cheats successful. The rewards are as follows.]


    [You have been logged in to the ¡®Cave of Mutations¡¯ instance zone for 12 hours. First pass instance zone. Obtained: Mind Moving Teechnique, 30 primary stones!]


    [Technique cheats successful. Cultivation speed has increased by four times. The rewards are as follows.]


    [Your technique cheats for ¡®Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Techniques¡¯ has been activated for 12 hours. Magical energy enters the body and molds the physical body. Cultivation progress has increased. Strength has increased.]


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    Qi Shu slowly let out a breath of turbid air. He could feel that his strength had become a little stronger. It seemed like he had arrived at a bottleneck. However, he could feel that he would be able to advance to Martial Artist Level 5 after two more attempts at activating the cheats system.


    He opened the interface.


    [Host]: Qi Shu


    [Power]: Martial Artist Level 4


    [Instance zone cheats]: Jiangnan Residential Area, Yangcheng Mountain Range, Cave of Mutations


    [Technique cheats (4x Speed)]: Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Technique, Tiger Fist (Perfect), Mind Moving Technique


    [Primary stones]: 22 primary stones


    There didn¡¯t seem to be any new maps to unlock for Martial Artist Level 4, so he continued to click on the Cave of Mutations to connect to the cheats system. This was an important source of primary stones, so he had to start here first.


    Qi Shu then looked at the new technique. It seemed to be related to footwork, which had greatly increased his battle prowess. After all, the Tiger Fist was focused on offense, but was relatively weaker when it came to footwork.


    [Technique cheats successfully activated. 2 primary stones have been consumed. The technique cheats for ¡±Mind Moving Technique¡¯ has been selected. 4x cultivation speed!]


    He then clicked on the top-up button.


    [Top-up successful. 20 primary stones have been consumed. In the following period of time, the cultivation speed of your techniques will be doubled. Currently, it is five times faster.]


    Qi Shu looked at the notification in front of him. This newly obtained cultivation technique required more primary stones than the first two. However, since it was expensive, it was definitely something good. He looked forward to seeing the results after successfully cultivating it.


    After Qi Shu was done, he returned to his room to rest. There was military personnel everywhere outside. There was no need for him to go out and cause trouble.


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 Chapter 16

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Right then, the military was conducting a large-scale operation that involved the searching and killing of the evolutionary beasts in the city. They sent out large batches of drones to search for the evolutionary beasts. It was very difficult for the evolutionary beasts to hide. Meanwhile, they would need manpower to investigate the abandoned houses and other places one by one.


    The evolutionary beasts in the city had been effectively purged. Nevertheless, the evolutionary beasts in Yangcheng Mountain Range were also being exterminated. However, the ones who killed them were not humans, but the king of beasts born in the mountain range. The birth of a king had to be accompanied by endless slaughter.


    Most of the source of life that had been dispersed by the ancient trees were scattered around Yangcheng Mountain Range. Due to the large amount of the source of life here, the battles between the evolutionary creatures and plants in Yangcheng Mountain Range were especially intense.


    Creatures could die at any moment, but the ones that remained were almost the elites among all elites. However, there could only be one king in Yangcheng Mountain Range. Those who were qualified to be kings were all trying to accumulate their strength.


    Right then, the Black Wolf King stood on top of a huge rock. Unparalleled explosive power surged within his body, which seemed to be made of steel. The purple and gold stripes on his forehead were even more dazzling. They flickered with a soul-stirring light.


    The black aura around his body shook slowly and produced strange sounds. Coupled with his immensely evil green eyes, the Black Wolf King was like a god of death that was waving at everyone.


    The Black Wolf King then leaped into the distance. Just as it passed by a patch of grass, a cruel look appeared in its eyes. It suddenly changed direction and charged towards another patch of grass at an extremely fast speed.


    ¡°Bang!¡±


    A man dressed in black flew out from the grass. Half of his body had been reduced to minced meat. The blood that spurted out of him did not even have the right to touch the black wolf. The blood was blocked by the black aura surrounding it before it could splatter onto him.


    The moment the man died, three men in black appeared from three different places. Without saying anything, they immediately headed in three different directions in an attempt to escape.


    However, those who attempted to spy or harbor evil intentions could not possibly survive the pursuit of a king.


    One of them was caught in the blink of an eye. The man¡¯s soft attacks could not harm the black wolf at all. His body was directly split into two by the Black Wolf King.


    The Black Wolf King immediately bit down on the corpse. A terrifying bone-cracking sound came from its mouth as it swallowed the corpse.


    The Black Wolf King did not even bother to look at the two who had escaped. Perhaps it was because the Black Wolf King was too lazy to chase after such a weakling, or perhaps it felt like it could not gain any benefits by doing so. It licked the blood on its lips and slowly left the area.


    ¡­


    Somewhere in Yangcheng Mountain Range, two people that had escaped death were sitting on the ground while they panted heavily. There was only fear in their eyes.


    One of them said in fear, ¡°Cyclone, what should we do? San Mao and Ninth Bro are dead. They couldn¡¯t defend themselves against it at all. The Wolf King is too strong. I can tell that it hasn¡¯t used its full strength.¡±


    Right then, Cyclone spat out a mouthful of saliva. Suppressing the fear in his heart, he said coldly, ¡°What else can we do? Let¡¯s notify the others! However, I¡¯m certain that this rascal is about to advance to the Warrior rank. This rascal will stir up trouble right now.¡±


    When his companion heard him mention the Warrior rank, he immediately opened his eyes wide and screamed, ¡°Warrior¡­¡±


    Perhaps he felt that it was inappropriate to speak loudly here, so he immediately covered his mouth.


    Cyclone glared at him fiercely and shouted in a low voice, ¡°Are you seeking death right now? What kind of place is this? Why are you shouting? If you want to die, don¡¯t involve me in it!!¡±


    Just as Cyclone finished speaking, he suddenly felt an itch in his ear. Nevertheless, he immediately felt that something was wrong when he turned around and saw a tree vine land on his shoulder. He turned around to run away at once.


    Cyclone had just run a few meters away when he heard a scream behind him. At that moment, he did not even turn back to look. His companion was definitely dead.


    It was the hardest to deal with the mutation of plants. After encountering a mutated plant, the first thing that one should do was to run away and use far-range weapons or fire attacks from mutants to attack them. Otherwise, they would not be able to get close to the plants.


    This was the absolute truth that countless people had revealed with the sacrifice of their blood. Otherwise, fighting with a mutant plant would definitely exhaust them to death. Unless one had the power to crush it, they would definitely die.


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    Yangcheng.


    Qi Shu woke up from his sleep as well. He slowly stood up and walked to the window. He looked at the streets. There were still groups of fully armed people patrolling around.


    He took a closer look and realized that all the sounds of gunshots around him had ceased. There were only a few gunshot noises from afar. He would not have heard them if not for the increase in his power and sensitivity of his five senses.


    He washed his face and found some food to eat. A notification popped up before his eyes.


    [Instance zone cheats successful. The rewards are as follows.]


    [You have logged into the ¡®Cave of Mutations¡¯ instance zone for 12 hours. Obtained: 6 primary stones!]


    [Technique cheats successful. Cultivation speed has increased 5 times. The rewards are as follows.]


    [The technique cheat for the ¡®Mind Moving Technique¡¯ has been in use for 12 hours. You have godly movements, and you can move as you please. You can move your mind as you please, and your movement technique has been upgraded to the small success stage.]


    At the same time.


    Qi Shu felt the scene before him begin to change. He appeared in the dilapidated cave, and the familiar figure once again stood in the distance. The last time he had seen this figure, it had acted as his own shadow. He could be considered his own shadow.


    Right then, the shadow was facing close to ten evolutionary beasts of different sizes. They let out a loud roar and charged towards him. The shadow did not seem to notice these evolutionary beasts. He simply stood still without moving.


    Just as the evolutionary beast was about to attack, the shadow moved slightly to the left with a weird posture and immediately dodged one of the beasts¡¯ attacks.


    The attacks from the other nine evolved beasts arrived before him immediately. The shadow suddenly took a few steps forward and ¡°walked¡± through the gaps between the attacks of the evolutionary beasts.


    The evolutionary beasts seemed to be provoked as they attacked the shadow frantically.


    Qi Shu stood at a distance and looked at the shadow. He could not help but think that if he were to be attacked by ten mutated beasts, he would definitely be severely injured. However, at this moment, he was confident that he could break through their surrounding attack and even come out unscathed!


    As expected, the shadow moved. Sometimes he moved to the left, and sometimes he moved to the right. It retreated, advanced, twisted his waist, and took one step at a time. He moved as if he were taking a stroll.


    These small movements caused the ten evolutionary beasts to be unable to touch him at all.


    Qi Shu was also very shocked. This was a movement technique that followed one¡¯s heart. It was indeed befitting of the name ¡°mind moving¡±.


    Ten minutes later, he finished demonstrating the movement technique. The shadow took a step forward and merged into his body.


    The evolutionary beast in front of Qi Shu and the surrounding scenery also began to slowly collapse and dissipate. He then returned to his own living room.


    Qi Shu immediately felt light all over. It felt as if no one would be able to stop him regardless of where he wanted to go. Combined with the Tiger Fist, this technique was strong and gentle. It was perfect.


    After Qi Shu reactivated the instance zone and technique cheats, he prepared to get something to eat. After all, if humans were made of steel, food was made of iron. He would starve if he did not eat a meal!


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 Chapter 17

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    After Qi Shu finished his meal, he sat on the sofa and watched the news. Suddenly, he heard a gunshot nearby. It was very close to him. It seemed to be a few hundred meters away.


    Qi Shu immediately jumped out of the window and landed on the roof with a flip of his body. He immediately saw the situation unfolding in the distance. The gunshots were not aimed at an evolutionary beast. It was aimed at a living person.


    Seven soldiers fired at the man. The man who had been attacked moved very quickly. He dodged most of the bullets like a monkey, but he could not avoid all of them. He had been shot several times. It seemed like his life was in danger.


    Qi Shu felt bored when he saw his movement technique. His movement technique was way too clumsy. He looked like a monkey jumping around. However, it looked like he was about to break through the encirclement.


    ¡°Bang!¡±


    However, a gunshot suddenly came from a tall building far away. The man¡¯s right leg was then broken. The shot was so powerful that it left a large crater in the ground.


    Qi Shu could tell that this shot had been fired by someone from a tall building in the distance. It should be someone from the military. At that moment, the group of soldiers chasing after him went forward and captured him alive. Then, they sent him back into the armored car and quickly drove away.


    ¡­


    Qi Shu had also returned home. Around ten minutes later, he heard someone ring the doorbell. It was almost dark outside. He had to be careful if someone came looking for him.


    Qi Shu went to the door and checked. He saw that it was Xiaoling¡¯s father and the person who had come over with him the last time. He opened the door and let them in.


    Yu Tianlu smiled and said, ¡°Qi Shu, I passed by this place on a mission and came to have a chat with you!¡±


    Although Qi Shu was puzzled as to why they were looking for him, he turned and said, ¡°Please come in!¡± Could it be that the military had found out about what he was doing?


    Yu Tianlu and Qi Shu sat down in the living room. As soon as Qi Shu sat down, he heard a flurry of gunshots and even the sound of something exploding. He was shocked.


    Yu Tianlu seemed to have received some news through his headset. However, there was a rather unpleasant expression on his face. He then took a deep breath and said, ¡°All of the evolutionary beasts in the city have been eliminated. Do you know why we still can¡¯t relax the regulations at all?¡±


    Qi Shu registered his question and said indifferently, ¡°I¡¯m very familiar with the surroundings here. Anyways, when that ancient tree mutated, many strangers appeared around it. I think it should be related to those people, right?¡±


    Yu Tianlu nodded and spoke up in a straightforward manner.


    ¡°Yes, there are those reasons, but that¡¯s not all! There is a notorious organization in the city that is committing evil. However, this organization still has some principles. They won¡¯t attack ordinary people and will only kill evolvers and mutants. Several stronger evolvers in the city have been killed.¡±


    Qi Shu was slightly stunned. It seemed like his identity had been exposed. However, when he thought about it, she was just a ten-year-old girl. Even if she did not tell the truth, her father would have been able to tell.


    An organization that was specialized in killing evolvers and mutants. This seemed to be bad news for him. He might be targeted by these guys.


    Yu Tianlu added, ¡°We captured two people and killed four people within a day of moving into Yangcheng. It¡¯s very likely that more people still exist. It¡¯s an organization called the Deity Organization.¡±


    ¡°After some questioning, we discovered that they were looking for a person who had mastered the fist technique. They killed anyone who knew the fist technique. Before they died, they were tortured cruelly, and they died a horrible death. I wonder if you know this person. If you do, we will provide them with some protection. At the very least, we will ensure their safety.¡±


    Yu Tianlu was implying something. However, he didn¡¯t think that Qi Shu was the master of this fist technique. Instead, he guessed that Qi Shu was the disciple of this person. Now that he came to look for him, Qi Shu had better tell his master to come to the government immediately. Otherwise, there would definitely be danger.


    He really did not believe that someone at Qi Shu¡¯s age could be that strong. He had done some research when he went back. Qi Shu was just an ordinary person with good grades. He was not the one who killed the stray dog. There must be someone else.


    Qi Shu must be related to this person or he must know him. Otherwise, he would not have saved his daughter by coincidence.


    When Qi Shu heard this, his heart sank. It seemed that the person that he killed was from this organization. From the way that he killed him, it was easy to tell that his death was caused by his fist technique.


    However, he did not want to be exposed in front of everyone. He only wanted to develop himself peacefully. After all, the enemy was in the dark. If he was exposed, who knew what he would face?


    Qi Shu already knew what was going on now. He just had to stabilize his growth carefully until they could not do anything to him.


    Qi Shu smiled and said straightforwardly, ¡°How can an ordinary person like me know a master of fist techniques? You¡¯ve found the wrong person! However, I¡¯m very curious. What kind of organization dares to go against the military?¡±


    Yu Tianlu sighed lightly in his heart when he heard this, but he still explained things to him.


    ¡°This organization is a transnational organization. Of course, no one dares to fight us head-on. However, we are in the open, and they are in the dark. Furthermore, our power is very scattered, which is why we are in the current situation. They came here to fight for the source of life that the ancient tree gave birth to. You should have heard about it. The source of life is something that can turn ordinary people into evolvers.¡±


    ¡°We received news that this organization is being overseen by an extremely strong person. They came here for the source of life and want to cross the Martial Artist realm to become a Martial Master!!¡±


    Qi Shu was stunned when he heard this. He immediately asked, ¡°Martial Master?¡±


    Yu Tianlu said solemnly, ¡°Yes, a Martial Master! Martial Artists are divided into stages 1 through 9. When they reach stage 9, there will be a surge of energy in their bodies. We call it the True Qi, but it can¡¯t be activated on its own. It can only increase their strength.¡±


    ¡°However, once you become a Martial Master, you can control your True Qi at will. Ordinary firearms are no longer able to harm you. Only heavy firearms or sniper rifles will be able to harm you. Each and every Martial Master out there is a great threat to us.¡±


    When Qi Shu registered his words, he felt a yearning within his heart. The Martial Master rank was definitely the watershed of human strength.


    Qi Shu immediately asked, ¡°What about those evolutionary beasts? Will they also have such a realm?¡±


    Yu Tianlu said, ¡°The evolutionary beasts that we cleared out are all at the Soldier level. They will evolve to the Warrior level in the future. At this stage, they will gain some intelligence.¡±


    ¡°Under normal circumstances, evolutionary beasts do not have any special abilities, but there are special cases. Just like humans, there will be special mutants. However, regardless of humans or beasts, mutants are naturally powerful. Mutants will definitely win in a battle between two people of the same rank.¡±


    Qi Shu nodded. From the looks of it, the beasts that he killed were all evolvers of the Soldier level. They were not too strong and they simply relied on their instincts to fight. Even if he encountered a Warrior, he had to escape.


    Qi Shu smiled and said, ¡°Hehe, we don¡¯t have any Warrior-rank beasts here, right?¡±


    Yu Tianlu¡¯s expression darkened slightly upon hearing this, and he hesitated momentarily before replying to him.


    ¡°It probably won¡¯t be long before it¡¯s born. That¡¯s because most of the source of life has entered Yangcheng Mountain Range, causing it to become a heaven for evolutionary beasts. It¡¯s only a matter of time before a Warrior-rank beast is born.¡±


    ¡°Our people have also suffered many casualties in the mountain range. We¡¯ve also discovered the corpses of many people from the Deity Organization. Our men have already retreated and are waiting for the reinforcements sent over by the higher-ups!¡±


    At this moment, Yu Tianlu seemed to have received another message through his earpiece. He immediately stood up and said, ¡°Yangcheng has been closely monitored and sealed up by us in order to prevent anyone from entering the city and causing trouble. It¡¯s fine as long as you don¡¯t go out. We¡¯re leaving.¡±


    The two of them then left. They seemed to be in a hurry. It was as if they had received some bad news.


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 Chapter 18

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu watched both of them leave through the window. He then fell into deep thought.


    He had obtained a lot of useful information just now. Right now, Yangcheng was surrounded by danger both internally and externally. Even the military was forced to take up a defensive stance and await reinforcements.


    He had also obtained another piece of good news, which was the fact that there were many pieces of the source of life within the Yangcheng Mountain Range. It seemed like not many people from the military and the Deity Organization had entered that area. If he headed there, he would definitely gain quite a lot of benefits.


    One would understand the benefits of the source of life after absorbing it once. Just a small amount of it was equivalent to a few days of upgrades through the cheats system.


    Yangcheng Mountain Range was like a treasure trove right now, and it was so nearby. It would definitely be a pity if he did not go in and get some of the source of life.


    Although it was relatively dangerous, he thought about the movement technique he possessed. It would be hard for ten evolutionary beasts or so to threaten him. He would head there to search for some of the source of life. As long as he was careful, there should not be any problems.


    Qi Shu was also confident that as long as he did not encounter any evolutionary beasts that were about to evolve to a Warrior rank, he could easily escape even if he could not defeat them.


    The military¡¯s investigation say that it was still too early for the evolutionary beasts to attain a Warrior rank, right? Therefore, he had made a good choice by entering Yangcheng Mountain Range now.


    He followed through with his plans. The sky had already darkened, and it was the best time for him to act. He immediately slipped out of the house and relied on his movement technique to move through the darkness.


    In such a dark environment, one would only feel a shadow flash past if they saw him. When they tried to look again, they would realize that he had already disappeared.


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    Qi Shu soon entered a shopping mall.


    The dim lights in the mall were still flickering, and the items inside were scattered all over the place. There were many bloodstains and bullet shells on the ground. It seemed like the military had already killed all the evolutionary beasts in here.


    Qi Shu found what he wanted very quickly. He got a backpack and stored some essential items and food that he would need in the wilderness. Most importantly, he had to hide his identity.


    Qi Shu searched for a while. He then found a shop selling special clothes. He took a set of jungle camouflage clothes and a mask before slowly leaving the mall.


    Qi Shu prepared everything and headed straight to Yangcheng Mountain Range. As he headed over, he caught sight of several military drones that were patrolling the area. He easily evaded the detection of these drones and quickly headed to Yangcheng Mountain Range.


    Qi Shu moved faster and faster. The tall buildings behind him slowly decreased. As he strolled on the farm, he resembled a swift cheetah that was dashing forward.


    However, just then, a muffled sound suddenly rang out from behind him. The sound of something piercing through air headed toward him from behind. The thing moved at an unimaginable speed.


    Alarm bells rang in Qi Shu¡¯s head. The moment this muffled sound appeared, his body fell forward reflexively. It was as if he had fallen while walking. He then fell into the paddy field.


    After that, he felt something pierce through his backpack, and some of the supplies fell out. He did not have the time to care. He then moved several meters away.


    The paddy on the farm that he was in right now had just started to grow. Standing on the field, one might not even be able to hide a child that was only a few years old. Qi Shu lowered himself to the ground to completely hid himself from others in the farm.


    Qi Shu hid well and immediately noticed the spot where he had fallen earlier. Mud had splattered everywhere, and there was an obvious pit on the ground. It was obvious that someone had fired a sniper rifle from afar.


    There was a high chance that this person was from the Deity Organization. One thing was for sure, and the person who used the sniper rifle had an extremely high proficiency in using firearms. If it was not for the fact that he had excellent movement techniques, he would have been seriously injured at the very least.


    Qi Shu raised his head slightly and looked through the gap. He realized that the only place that the sniper had shot was the low building in the distance. It should be where the water pumps were placed.


    Qi Shu instantly analyzed his situation. He was in an open area, and the surrounding terrain was very disadvantageous for him.


    Qi Shu looked coldly in that direction. That person had fired at him for no reason. This guy was already on his kill list, but now was not the time to fight. It was better for him to leave.


    Qi Shu immediately lay down on the ground. His body was just like a water snake as he silently moved through the paddy field. It was impossible for the person in the distance to discover him.


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    Not long after Qi Shu left, a man with paint all over his face walked over slowly with a gun in his hand. The equipment on his body were all of a premium quality. He had a pair of infrared night vision binoculars and a thick bulletproof vest. He carried a sniper rifle that looked just like a venomous snake.


    The man looked around. He did not detect any living creature through the infrared night vision binocular, so he started to look around. Soon, he discovered a trail that was moving away into the distance.


    A hint of surprise appeared in the man¡¯s gaze. He looked at the two bullet holes below him and kept nodding.


    ¡°You actually managed to evade my attack. Since when has there been such a powerful person in the military? It¡¯s no wonder that you dared to come here to investigate alone. You¡¯re indeed capable! However, you¡¯re way too rash. I wonder if the military will go crazy after this genius dies?¡±


    Then, he shouted into his earpiece, ¡°Attention, someone from the military is headed in the direction of Area A. This person has exceptional movement technique. He has dodged two of my long-range sniper shots. You should know how capable he is to be able to dodge two of my shots.¡±


    The next moment, a mocking voice rang out in the headset. ¡°He actually managed to dodge your sniper shot? Viper, I think that it¡¯s been a few years since you last took action. Has your sniping skills declined? Or were you being too merciful?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I think that you¡¯ve been fooling around with the ladies too much. Has your hand started shaking?¡±


    Viper did not care about their words at all. He smiled coldly and said mercilessly, ¡°Cut the crap. At the age when I was playing with guns, you guys were still playing with glass balls. Scram to the side. Don¡¯t blame me for not warning you if you die.¡±


    Viper then hung up on the call and looked around before hiding in a new location. He then waited for the next fated person to arrive.


    Qi Shu could already see the quarantine zone in the distance now. He found a tree and climbed up. After the previous situation, he realized how dangerous this place was. He checked his backpack. Fortunately, he only scraped the outer layer of the bag, so he did not lose many supplies.


    Qi Shu began to be careful as well. It seemed that Yangcheng and Yangcheng Mountain Range were not the most dangerous places. Instead, the humans hiding in the dark who harbored evil intentions were the ones that were the most dangerous. If they were not careful, they might die here.


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 Chapter 19

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu lowered his body and continued to conceal himself as he moved forward. Just as he was about to lift his hand to push away the grass in front of him, he saw an extremely thin thread in front of him in the grass under the illumination of the moonlight.


    If it were not for the fact that he was accustomed to night vision, it would have been difficult for him to discover the existence of the thread. He discovered the source of the thread and soon caught sight of a warning device.


    ¡°How professional!¡±


    Qi Shu continued to advance slowly. He was even more careful this time around. He took each step forward cautiously to see if there were any traps. Right then, he was like a tiger looking for its prey that was listening carefully to his surroundings.


    Along the way, he saw at least ten warning devices. It felt like he had entered a minefield. He would be torn to pieces if he took one wrong move. However, he was already close to Yangcheng Mountain Range.


    Nevertheless, just then, he suddenly smelled smoke. The smell was very faint, but for someone who did not smoke, he could smell it instantly.


    Following the smell of cigarettes, he slowly moved toward the source of the smell. He immediately noticed a red light behind a rock far away. Someone was definitely smoking there.


    Qi Shu sneered in his heart. ¡°Trash, you are indeed trash. How dare you smoke at night? You are flirting with death.¡±


    The man soon finished smoking and staggered into the mountains. Qi Shu followed behind him like a ghost. Death was slowly approaching him.


    The man suddenly turned around and looked around strangely. Perhaps he was sensitive to others¡¯ intentions to kill. When he realized that nothing was wrong, he mumbled, ¡°Strange, why do I feel a little cold tonight?¡±


    He shook his head and moved his body around. He then continued moving forward. Soon, he arrived at his hiding spot. It was a natural pit in the ground. There were weeds growing inside. This was the perfect hiding spot.


    When his companion inside the pit saw him return, he shot him a glance before looking away. He looked like he was extremely annoyed with this guy.


    ¡°Sixth Bro, why are you looking at me like that? I¡¯m just checking to see if the traps have failed.¡±


    Sixth Bro laughed out loud after registering his words. He then said in disdain, ¡°Smoker Ghoul, who doesn¡¯t know you in the organization? You¡¯re famous for being a longtime smoke addict. Even if you¡¯re about to die from being held at gun¡¯s point, you¡¯ll probably say that you want to smoke a cigarette. If you die, you¡¯ll just die. How d*mn unlucky. Black Knife actually assigned you to be my partner!¡±


    Smoker Ghoul chuckled and patted his chest. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. If anything happens, I will definitely take the bullet for you. I mean what I say!¡±


    Sixth Bro then snorted and said, ¡°Let¡¯s talk about something good instead. Didn¡¯t you hear the warning from Viper earlier? Someone with good movement skills came here. Even though we¡¯re in Zone B, that person might have came over here.¡±


    Just then, Sixth Bro¡¯s hair stood on end. He immediately stood up, picked up his pistol, and looked behind him. His expression was extremely serious.


    Smoker Ghoul stood up and looked around. He did not find anything. He asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why are you reacting so strongly?¡±


    Sixth Bro took a deep breath and said, ¡°Just now, I felt like I was a sheep. I felt like I was being targeted by a hungry tiger and was about to be torn to pieces.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not a sheep, but a fox who¡¯s¡­looking for death!!¡±


    Before Smoker Ghoul could finish his sentence, he saw a black shadow dashing towards him. It was so fast that he could not stop it in time.


    Qi Shu attacked them at the moment both of them were relaxed. He attacked the person closest to him. He felt that that person was weaker than that of the other person.


    The speed of Qi Shu¡¯s explosive hungry tiger pounce attack and the enhancement of his movement technique was astonishing. There was a saying that one¡¯s attack would be strengthened when one¡¯s speed reached its limit.


    Sixth Bro felt his vision blur. A man wearing a ghostly mask and camouflage uniform appeared before him. He was about to shoot when he felt a heavy blow to his throat. The silencer in his hand was then snatched away.


    Right then, Sixth Bro¡¯s throat was a mess of flesh and blood. He fell to the ground powerlessly as he clasped his neck with his hands. He couldn¡¯t even make a sound.


    ¡°Sixth Bro!!!¡±


    Smoker Ghoul suddenly let out a roar and tore off the clothes on his body to reveal his solid muscles. He roared and charged over.


    Qi Shu sneered and raised his gun to shoot at the guy¡¯s head. Smoker Ghoul immediately raised his hand to block the shot.


    However, something strange happened at that moment. The man¡¯s skin was like an iron plate. The gunshot only left a few small holes on his arm. He had terrifying defense skills.


    Snoker Ghoul sneered and said, ¡°Kid, I have trained the Iron Skin Technique for more than ten years. Your lousy gun will not affect me. I will tear you into pieces to avenge Sixth Bro¡¯s death!¡±


    Qi Shu smiled coldly. ¡°Is that so? I¡¯ll show you what the true fist technique is!¡±


    Qi Shu took in a deep breath as he focused his gaze upon him. He looked like a fierce tiger that had just woken up. His arms stretched to the side as his fingers slowly clenched into fists. His body bent slightly. His entire stance now resembled a fierce tiger that was leaving the mountain.


    His muscles were like steel bars whereas his veins bulged out like earthworms, making him look particularly ferocious.


    Smoker Ghoul¡¯s eyes filled with shock when he saw his actions. Having practiced martial arts for more than ten years, he could tell what was going on. Right now, the thought that he was a sheep that was waiting to be slaughtered by a ferocious tiger actually flashed across his mind. He could not resist from thinking so.


    ¡°You¡­you¡¯re the one that the orgnization is looking for. You killed Scarface. The higher-ups are extremely furious. You¡¯ll definitely die!¡±


    ¡°Even if I die, you will die before me!¡±


    Qi Shu shouted as he leaped forward. Smoker Ghoul immediately saw the heavy punch headed towards his face. He could only raise his hand to defend himself against it.


    Qi Shu¡¯s fist landed heavily on his arms. He then felt a sharp pain in his arms. His arms had been broken by the punch, and the force of Qi Shu¡¯s punches did not decrease at all. His punches rained down on his broken arms and hit his chest again.


    The terrifying force pressed down on Smoker Ghoulm causing him to fall to his knees. The bones in his legs creaked like they had been overloaded.


    Qi Shu then aimed a kick at the throat of his opponent, instantly shattering his throat into pieces. After which, he kicked his opponent in the chest. He then used the force of the recoil as leverage to rush towards Yangcheng Mountain Range at once. He could sense that there would be people arriving soon.


    The scream earlier had probably alerted the other people that were hidden around the area.


    About two minutes after Qi Shu left, a total of six people came from two different directions. There were men and women. They were all wearing black combat uniforms and black masks. Their fierce eyes were the only parts of them that could be seen!


    They saw two corpses after arriving at the crime scene. Blood was still flowing out of the corpses. One of them went forward to check on their injuries and spoke up in a serious tone.


    ¡°Sixth Bro¡¯s throat was shattered in a single blow, and there was no sign of resistance. Smoker Ghoul¡¯s arms were shattered by a powerful force, and the wounds on his throat were caused by the same force. This was done by one person, and he¡¯s extremely powerful.


    ¡°This should be the person that Viper was talking about. His movement technique is impressive, and his fist technique is unparalleled. He also has terrifying strength. Besides, he killed quite a few people from our organization!¡±


    When the man in the lead heard this, an extremely furious expression appeared in his gaze. His voice was as cold as the bitter winter. ¡°Search for him! If he¡¯s alive, I want to see him. If he¡¯s dead, I want to see his corpse!!!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


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 Chapter 20

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    At this moment, Qi Shu was slowly moving forward within a patch of grass. His sharp gaze swept across his surroundings, not letting go of any details.


    Along the way, he saw many weak lights behind him. It seemed like everything that had happened earlier had caused many people to search for him.


    Qi Shu did not care about these people at all. He turned around and headed to another place. How could there be anyone who knew more about this place than him?


    Qi Shu knew of a place where there was a cable car that could enter Yangcheng mountain range. However, due to certain reasons, its development had come to a pause, leaving only a cable car that led to the outskirts of Yangcheng Mountain Range.


    He only needed to use the lock that he had prepared in his backpack to easily enter Yangcheng Mountain Range. These outsiders might not know about this place.


    Qi Shu immediately headed towards that place. It was nighttime now, and the felt like attacking others just like a ferocious tiger. Those who were capable of sensing their night environment were at an absolute advantage.


    Qi Shu quickly arrived at the intersection. There was not a single sound. Only the cries of small creatures could be heard. It seemed very safe, and there was no one there.


    Qi Shu did not believe that this place was safe. As the old saying went, the safer a place was, the more dangerous it was whereas the more dangerous an area seemed, the safer it was.


    Qi Shu looked around and saw a few tall pine trees nearby. The field of view there was higher and wider. It was definitely a very suitable place for them to observe the surroundings, but he had to find up if there were other people hidden among them.


    Qi Shu then lowered his body and advanced in a standard crawling posture. He crawled owards the tree without making a single sound. Soon after, he arrived near a few trees.


    He listened carefully to his surroundings, but he did not hear any sound. There was only the sound of his own steady breathing. He had to maintain his calm, or else a chain reaction would occur.


    Qi Shu quickly climbed up. It was definitely comfortable to observe the surroundings from a high vantage point. After observing his surroundings for a long time, he only found three suspicious areas and nothing else.


    However, the hiding methods of this group of people were indeed much stronger than the group that he had encountered earlier. Furthermore, their eyes were still human, so they could not be too powerful even if they looked like tigers. He could tell that there was someone hiding in the dark corner.


    Qi Shu looked at the pine cones on the tree and smiled. He picked one of them and threw it towards the direction that he had come from. A few strange sounds immediately rang out from that area. The sound was exceptionally ear-shattering in the quiet night.


    The moment Qi Shu threw out the pine cones, he quickly ran under the tree and lay within the grass in the distance.


    Qi Shu had just hidden properly when a strong flashlight shone on the spot where he had thrown the pine cones. A few shadows that darted out from the darkness followed behind. Their intentions were clear.


    The few of them quickly began to search the place thoroughly without missing a single detail. However, they did not find even a single strand of hair after searching for a while. The person who was walking behind cursed.


    ¡°D*mn it! It must¡¯ve been caused by some small animal. Why are you being so alarmed?¡±


    ¡°Do you think that I want to do this? Three of our best men died at this man¡¯s hands. If a few more men die in his hands, there would be more casualties than the last time we went against the military. When the boss comes over, none of us will have a good time.¡±


    ¡°Tsk!¡±


    The man pouted and stopped arguing. He then continued to search the area.


    Qi Shu counted carefully. There were a total of five people, and it was not easy to fight them. Anyways, he already had somewhere to go to, so he took advantage of the commotion that they had created to evade them and head in the direction that he wanted to go.


    Qi Shu started to move. He hid in the low grass and passed through the place where they had been hiding.


    However, just as he was about to cross over, a strange gurgling sound rang out from above him.


    Qi Shu tilted his head and looked up. He saw an owl looking at him with a tilted head. When the group of people heard the sound, they immediately stopped and rushed over.


    ¡°He has been exposed!¡±


    Qi Shu knew that he had been exposed. He had discovered the owl, but he did not expect the owl to be their spy.


    Qi Shu immediately stood up and ran into the distance with large strides. His muscles and bones were strong, and his stamina was abundant. His explosive power was astounding as well Even without training, his running speed was several times faster than that of professional athletes before the revival of magical energy in the world.


    He looked like a leopard in the forest. He ran two to three meters away with each step that he took. The people behind him were too far away. They could not stop him anymore.


    When Qi Shu arrived at a certain location, a black shadow broke out from the ground. He was faced with two sharp attacks at once. The attacks were aimed at his weak spots, namely his throat and abdomen.


    Qi Shu did not dodge. He clenched his hands into fists and directly collided with the attack.


    Although both their bodies were made of blood and flesh, the collision between them produced a sound that resembled the clanging of a steel pillar. It resonated far into the night for a long time!


    Qi Shu looked at his fist. There were three blood marks on it. This person¡¯s claws were very powerful. This sneak attack had put him at a disadvantage.


    The man laughed and said, ¡°What a young hero. If it weren¡¯t for my baby, you would have managed to escape!¡±


    There was a middle-aged man in front of Qi Shu. This man¡¯s appearance was not impressive. At this moment, he was not wearing a combat uniform like the others. Instead, he was dressed in coarse clothes. His ordinary clothes could not conceal the cold and fierce aura that he gave off.


    The man raised his hand, and the owl flew into his hand. He took out a piece of meat from his pocket and fed it to the owl. It looked like the owl was his pet.


    Right then, Qi Shu frowned when he saw the person¡¯s hand. The back of his hand was densely covered with meridians. Each of them bulged and protruded from his skin. The meridians were black and green in color. It looked extremely frightening.


    The person raised his hand, and the owl flew far away. Its sharp eyes looked over at him. It made him feel like he was being targeted by a hungry lone wolf in the wilderness. It was extremely sinister and vicious!


    Qi Shu could sense that he had met one of the most powerful people out there. However, that did not mean he was afraid.


    Qi Shu¡¯s gaze was extremely frigid. He looked at the person in front of him like a tiger that was examining its prey. Right then, their gazes met. The flash of light from a blade flickered between them.


    As the saying went, you should first hit someone in their guts when you decide to hit them. Putting aside the type of skills and power that they had, one would not even be able to use half of their abilities as long as they had lesser courage than their opponent.


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 Chapter 21 - Eagle Claw Technique, Instant Double Kill

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    As their eyes met, the man chuckled and spoke up straight away, ¡°Your skills are truly pretty good, but you have chosen the wrong path. You should not have killed the people from our organization. I¡¯m Li Er, the man that will kill you.¡±


    Qi Shu sneered after registering his words. ¡°I don¡¯t know if the people from your organization deserve to be killed, but they love courting death. They all died for nothing.¡±


    Qi Shu looked around and realized that these people had gradually circled him. They were getting closer and closer, but they had also entered his attack range.


    Perhaps he had seen through their intentions. Li Er immediately shouted, ¡°No one is allowed to get close to him. This person has strong and violent forces. Your pistols have no effect on him!¡±


    Li Er¡¯s attack had caused his hands to go numb just now. He had been practicing martial arts since he was young, so his magical energy naturally recovered faster than that of an ordinary person.


    His Eagle Claw Technique could even crush a rock. However, this guy¡¯s fist was as hard as steel. Moreover, his movement technique was very impressive.


    Li Er took this matter very seriously. In actual combat, movement techniques and footwork were very important. For generations, experts had competed with each other. Due to the high concentration of their essential energy, life and death was determined in a brief moment. It was impossible to engage in a prolonged battle. The consequence of being inferior in movement techniques was often death.


    He knew about Viper¡¯s sniping. There was no way he could have dodged Viper¡¯s sniper shots. However, this person had managed to dodge it. The few of them only needed to hold him back. If they got too close to him, there would definitely be a problem.


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    Qi Shu kicked the rock under his feet and threw it at the man in front of him. Then, he moved in another direction and rushed over. His speed was so fast that everyone only saw a blur. He took a few steps forward and arrived in front of a burly man within three seconds.


    ¡°Boy, do you think that I¡¯m made of clay? How dare you choose to break through our defenses in front of me?!¡±


    The burly man was furious. He felt that he was being underestimated. He threw out the fist in his hand in anger. This was accompanied by a whistling sound in the air.


    ¡°It seems like he has never lost to me before!¡±


    The strength in Qi Shu¡¯s hand suddenly increased, and he ruthlessly threw out a punch. With a crack, the man¡¯s arm was instantly broken. He then kicked the man¡¯s throat as he aimed for a one-hit kill.


    However, the other four charged over as well. Their teamwork was quite good. Qi Shu¡¯s intentions to continue attacking the man was cut off.


    Qi Shu twisted his waist and dodged all the attacks with an extremely strange posture. He moved to the side.


    Qi Shu shook his hand and looked at the people that he had injured with disdain. These people were weaker than he had imagined. How dare this kind of organization go against the government? As long as he took care of the hidden dangers within the city, these people would be cleared out very quickly.


    When Li Er saw this, he immediately cursed, ¡°D*mn it! Trash, come with me. Don¡¯t be careless. Let¡¯s go all out!¡±


    The others were shocked as well. If they had not acted earlier, Clay Mountain would have been killed instantly. He was indeed powerful.


    At this moment, Qi Shu gave up on this group of people. He would be able to kill a few of them if he went against five of them alone. However, he estimated that he would be injured. If he dragged things out for too long, their reinforcements might arrive.


    Qi Shu immediately stepped forward and walked far away. He did not want to continue fighting with these people.


    Noticing that their target was about to escape, they immediately shot at him. Qi Shu did not care. It was almost impossible for this kind of lame pistol to hit him. It would just consume more of his energy.


    Li Er said to the guy who was groaning in pain by the side, ¡°Clay Mountain, if you¡¯re not dead, inform the others. The rest of you, quickly chase after him!!¡±


    After that, the five of them chased in the direction that Qi Shu had fled. They did not dare to split up right now. They had to surround and attack the opponent. If they fought alone, they would definitely die.


    Qi Shu¡¯s destination was very clear. It was the cable car. He looked at the people chasing after him. It was fine as long as they did not follow him. Since they were here, they should not think about leaving.


    There was nowhere to hide earlier, so he could not attack well. However, this place was considered half a forest. They would die for sure.


    Qi Shu continued to head towards the mountains. After some time, he would be able to head directly to Yangcheng Mountain Range.


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    The group of people chased after him. They ran at their fastest speed for almost two kilometers. Furthermore, this was an uphill road, and the road was uneven. It was quite uncomfortable.


    After Li Er and the others reached the top of the mountain, they realized that they could not keep up with the opponent¡¯s speed. It was as if the guy in front of them had been playing with them.


    The few of them were already panting from exhaustion. If they ran at a constant speed, they would be alright even if they ran for dozens of kilometers. However, it was already good enough that they could keep up so long while sprinting continuously.


    Two of them sat down on the ground and spoke while panting, ¡°Hah! This kid¡¯s speed is too¡­ fast. We can¡¯t catch up with him. He¡¯s like an animal. He can run so fast even in this kind of terrain.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m curious, what¡¯s this man doing here? Even if he plans to enter Yangcheng Mountain Range, he shouldn¡¯t pass by here. He¡¯s not from the military either. He¡¯s only wearing a camouflage uniform.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about you guys anymore. I¡¯m too thirsty, so I¡¯m going to pick some fruits to eat. On the way here, I abandoned the kettle because it was too heavy. If I had known that I¡¯d be so thirsty now, I wouldn¡¯t have thrown it away!¡±


    One of them saw some peach trees by the side and immediately headed over.


    ¡°Wait for me, I¡¯m going to pick some too. I¡¯m way too thirsty.¡±


    One after the other, the two ran to the tree to pick fruits and started to eat happily. However, one of them suddenly heard a sound above their heads. Something was wrong. Just as he was about to raise his head, he got smashed by a heavy blow and instantly lost consciousness.


    Not long after Qi Shu had hidden on the peach tree, he saw the two people walking towards him. He thought that he had been exposed, but they actually came to him. He really meant it when he said that they liked flirting with death.


    With such a heavy blow to the man¡¯s temple, death was inevitable. The peaches in the other man¡¯s hand fell to the ground. He then turned around and ran away, but it was too late.


    Qi Shu rushed forward and punched the man in the neck. The man was sent flying away. He then crashed into a tree. The sudden attack caused the expressions on the faces of the other three men to change.


    They did not expect it to be such a coincidence. Qi Shu had been hiding on this peach tree all along. There were six people in the group. One of them was heavily injured, and two were dead. In addition to the three people that they had killed earlier, this person had killed more of their people than the military.


    Qi Shu looked at the nervous people and smiled. He asked, ¡°Don¡¯t you like chasing? Why don¡¯t you come and chase after me?¡±


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 Chapter 22 - Killing Them All, The Wisdom Of The Ancient Tree

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu¡¯s aura burst out from his body. He lowered his body as an icy gaze formed in his eyes. He walked towards the three of them step by step like a fierce tiger.


    Li Er looked at the person in front of him. He was just like a ferocious tiger. Li Er could not help but feel a trace of fear. They had no choice but to defend themselves with all their might right now so that they could hold on until reinforcements arrived.


    It seemed like only their boss could kill this guy. Otherwise, he might only be able to injure him even if he fought with his life on the line.


    However, the two men under him did not think so. It felt like each of Qi Shu¡¯s steps was pressing onto his heart. His heart started to tighten and become numb, and his body could not stop shaking.


    Both of them were far from good in terms of their strength or inner strength. As they watched the demon approach them, they finally could not hold it in anymore. They turned to run without considering the punishment of the organization.


    Qi Shu had been waiting for this moment. He swirled around like the wind and rushed to the side in an instant. His footsteps curved like a bow, and he struck out both of his fists from his chest at the same time!


    A roar rang out from his mouth. It was like a tiger¡¯s roar in the forest. It resembled a tiger coming out of its cave. No one could block his tyrannical attack.


    Li Er looked at the two strikes in front of him. In that instant, it was as if he could see death waving at him. Under the threat of death, Li Er injected all of his energy into the Eagle Claw Technique that he had practiced for many years.


    The black veins on his hand expanded and contracted violently. His strength and sharpness were raised to the extreme. The strength on his fingers was enough to turn the rock into powder.


    When the two collided, a crisp sound could be heard. Li Er let out a muffled groan. The palm that he relied on to become famous had already been twisted around toward his forearm. It was crippled now.


    However, the overbearing force did not decrease at all. It charged viciously towards his chest.


    Li Er could only bear with the pain and use both his hands to defend himself. However, the force was so strong that it was just like a speeding freight train that could not be stopped.


    The two escaping men heard a loud bang from behind them and realized that there was a gust of wind coming from behind them. Turning around, they saw a person flying toward them. The person then slammed into them.


    The two of them vomited blood and fell to the ground unconscious.


    Qi Shu took in a deep breath. As he looked at the dead body on the ground, he could not help but wonder if it was really okay for the revival of magical energy to occur? It had only been a day, but his hands were already stained with the blood of several people.


    He then shook his head and headed towards the peak. He only wanted to survive. If they did not provoke him, he would not kill them easily. Everything was their fault.


    He continued to walk to the other side of the mountain. That was where the cable car was built. He only had some rope left now. With this thing, he could save a lot of time traveling. He could also avoid the endless obstruction of the Deity Organization.


    Then, he took out a hook from his backpack and hooked it onto the cable. After fastening the belt around himself, he jumped down and immediately moved forward.


    The cold wind blew past his ears, and the scenery beneath his feet kept moving forward. He felt extremely comfortable. Furthermore, the rope was not very steep, so his speed was just nice. Even if there was an accident, he could still jump into the river.


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    At the same time, a group of people hurried over.


    The leader looked at the three people and the two bodies in the distance.


    One of them examined the bodies and hesitated before saying, ¡°Boss, these two are still alive!¡±


    The boss said coldly, ¡°Wake the two of them up. They abandoned their companions and run away! Black Knife, are these your men? Do you want me to teach you how to manage them?¡±


    When Black Knife arrived and saw what was happening, his face turned pale. Both of his men had fallen down with their faces facing the ground. Everyone could tell that they were abandoning their companions to escape.


    Now that he was being directly punished, he immediately thought about the terrifying punishment from the organization. He knelt on the ground with his body trembling, not daring to say a word.


    The boss looked at him coldly and said, ¡°Hmph! If it weren¡¯t for the fact that we need people now, you would already be dead. Would you still be able to kneel? The rest of you, go and search the surroundings.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    The group of subordinates agreed and immediately headed towards the surrounding area.


    At that moment, both of them were slowly waking up. When they opened their eyes, they saw the even terrifying man before them. They suppressed the pain of their injuries and knelt down in front of him.


    The boss then said indifferently, ¡°Come, tell me. Tell me about the person that can actually manage to kill three of your team members when he was being besieged. Li Er also died in the hands of this person!¡±


    However, the two people kneeling on the ground immediately buried their heads in the ground and said while trembling, ¡°He¡¯s too strong, and he has a terrifying aura. We¡¯re not his match at all. Only you can kill him!¡±


    The leader said nonchalantly, ¡°Then explain it to me. If the five of you attack me together, even I wouldn¡¯t be able to kill all of you so cleanly. Tell me.¡±


    The person on his knees stammered, ¡°He¡¯s¡­very strong. We can¡¯t beat him. We want to¡­¡±


    ¡°I want the reason!!!¡±


    The boss let out a loud shout. Then, his eyes turned bloodshot as he slowly walked towards both of them. He grabbed one of them by the neck and shouted, ¡°I¡¯m asking you the reason!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­I didn¡¯t want to¡­¡±


    The boss¡¯s eyes were filled with mocking gaze. He exerted strength with one hand and broke the man¡¯s neck with a snap.


    The other man¡¯s expression changed drastically. He gritted his teeth, jumped up, and ran. He knew his boss¡¯s personality. If he did not run, he would definitely die. No one would dare plead for mercy on his behalf, and he would not survive.


    ¡°Hah!¡±


    A cold expression appeared on the boss¡¯s face. The moment the man jumped up to escape, he stabbed his hand into his heart. He then pulled out his hand. A warm, beating heart was pulled out from the man¡¯s chest.


    The boss looked at the beating heart in his hand. There was only a cold smile in his eyes. ¡°Isn¡¯t your heart red in color? Why did you abandon your teammates?¡±


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    At the same time.


    Inside the command center of Yangcheng.


    An officer sat opposite Yu Tianlu. The officer¡¯s expression was cold as he listened to his subordinate¡¯s report.


    A serious expression immediately appeared on the officer¡¯s face. ¡°You said that something happened in the area where the Deity Organization was located and many people disappeared?¡±


    His assistant immediately nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Even the people who harassed us to clear up the evolutionary beasts have all disappeared. They seem to have retreated from Yangcheng. We have not received any more important news for now.¡±


    Yu Tianlu frowned and said, ¡°They might have retreated, but it¡¯s not very likely for them to do so. After all, they haven¡¯t gained anything yet, and many people have died in Yangcheng Mountain Range. They definitely won¡¯t give up.¡±


    The officer slammed his hand against the table and said angrily, ¡°They¡¯re the scum of society. If they hadn¡¯t snatched the source of life and angered the ancient tree, they could have spread the source of life out. Otherwise, there wouldn¡¯t be so many things happening!!¡±


    Yu Tianlu nodded and said, ¡°At that time, we didn¡¯t expect the ancient tree to have developed intelligence. We had already made an agreement with the ancient tree to only send people in to cultivate. Who knew that this group of people would seize the opportunity to snatch it? This caused the ancient tree to become furious and sacrifice itself. It offered all of its source of life to the evolutionary beasts so that they could destroy humans.¡±


    The officer stood up and immediately said, ¡°Forget it! Let¡¯s not think about this anymore. Once we settle down in the city, these guys will be met with their deaths. None of them can leave!¡±


    ¡°Yes! That¡¯s the only way now.¡±


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 Chapter 23 - Entering The Mountain Range, Encountering The Black Panther

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    After a long time, his subordinate quickly ran back.


    ¡°Boss, there¡¯s an abandoned cable car stop on the other side of the mountain. Based on my observation, it leads directly to Yangcheng Mountain Range. There are fresh footprints on the ground there. It looks like this person has entered Yangcheng Mountain Range.¡±


    Black Knife was also shocked. He said straight away, ¡°Is this person an idiot? Yangcheng Mountain Range has become a playground for monsters. The evolutionary beasts there have gone mad. They kill every living thing they see. They don¡¯t turn around unless you¡¯re dead, and¡­that black wolf is ridiculously powerful!¡±


    At that moment, the subordinates¡¯ faces were filled with fear. If their boss had ordered them to search the place, it would be a near-death experience. However, they did not dare to say anything else. They had witnessed his cruelty just now.


    ¡°He¡¯s headed to the Yangcheng Mountain Range? This guy is really not afraid of death!¡±


    The boss glanced at the scared faces around him and snorted. ¡°I know what you¡¯re thinking. The chances of this person dying inside are very high. You guys should just wait for reinforcements from the organization here. If this happens again, you should know what to do, Black Knife!¡±


    Black Knife¡¯s body trembled after registering his words. He immediately nodded. ¡°Understood! It definitely won¡¯t happen again.¡±


    The boss did not say anything. He left the scene straight away, leaving behind a group of survivors. They were afraid of being asked to enter Yangcheng Mountain Range. Instead of calling it a mountain range, it was more like a living hell or a paradise of death.


    It took half of their men to scour through a small portion of the region with great difficulty. It was evident just how terrifying it was. Vicious beasts that had survived in such a brutal environment like the Yangcheng Mountain Range possessed extraordinary battle experience. None of them were easy to deal with.


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    At the same time.


    Qi Shu headed towards the outskirts of Yangcheng Mountain Range. Looking at the endless forest in the distance, he felt like he was about to enter the arena of death. All the hairs on his body stood on end. He managed to detect even the slightest of movements.


    Just as he was about to reach his destination, Qi Shu jumped down and slammed his right hand on the cable pillar. After stabilizing himself, he released his grip and landed on the platform.


    It was extremely high up here. Unless he encountered evolved beasts like birds or snakes, nothing else would pose a threat to him.


    He lowered the rope from the platform and reached the bottom. He saw that the trees there were covered in battle scars. There were bloodstains on them as well. The marks exuded a bloody and murderous air!


    He had only taken a few steps forward when he discovered a few large evolutionary beasts that had been killed. The ground was dyed red by the blood that sprayed out from their bodies. The thick stench of blood assaulted his nostrils and made him feel like he had fallen into an icy cave.


    The three evolutionary beasts were all deer with horns. Their horns had been broken, and the heads of two of them had been smashed. However, looking at the sharp teeth in the mouth of the remaining deer, Qi Shu felt that they were no longer vegetarians.


    The soft organs in their abdomen had been completely hollowed out. Many of their organs were thrown everywhere, and some were even hanging from the trees.


    However, one thing was certain¡ªthese three creatures did not kill each other. Instead, they had been bitten to death by a certain creature. There was a huge piece of missing flesh on their backs, and even their bones had been crushed. The evolutionary beast that had killed them was very large.


    Qi Shu looked at his surroundings and felt the cold killing intent and bloody chills overcome him. His senses and vigilance automatically heightened to its maximum limit. In such a dangerous environment, his brain had reacted on its own accord. He had to force his body to leave the area. This place was dangerous.


    This was a physical state that one¡¯s body would automatically activate when one is faced with absolute danger. Some people would just stay fixated on the spot. There was nobody who did not want to stay away from danger. However, there were some people who were as tough as steel and would reject this feeling straight away.


    Qi Shu had underestimated Yangcheng Mountain Range. He sucked in a deep breath of cold air before exhaling slowly. He completely dispersed the restlessness in his heart and slowly walked into the distance.


    The sky was gradually lighting up, so he could still see his surroundings relatively clearly.


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    Qi Shu did not disregard any of the details along the way. He kept listening carefully to the movements around him. In a harsh forest like this, evolutionary beasts that managed to survive either had extremely strong life-preserving abilities or were capable of surviving a massacre.


    The former probably would not be found by him, while the latter was fearless. They definitely had a lot of combat experience. It was mandatory for them to know how to carry out sneak attacks, ambushes, hide themselves, and so-on.


    As Qi Shu slowly walked forward, he suddenly felt a cold murderous gaze looking at him from his right. He immediately turned his head and realized that the murderous aura had disappeared.


    However, he was sure that he had not been mistaken because he was nervous. The murderous gaze was real.


    Qi Shu¡¯s heart sank slightly. He had only been here for less than five minutes, yet he had already been targeted. This evolutionary beast was indeed smart. It didn¡¯t get too close to him so that he was unable to sense its exact location.


    The senses of wild beasts would always be many times stronger than that of humans. Furthermore, this was their home ground. This was not a battleground. At the very least, they had to take the initiative to turn their prey into a hunter.


    Qi Shu made up his mind and immediately moved in another direction. He ran back in the direction that he had come from. Along the way, he used his movement technique to move through the forest. He moved like a phantom as he quickly left the forest.


    However, the evolutionary beast hiding behind him was also rapidly approaching.


    Qi Shu turned back to take a look. He could only hear the rustling of the grass around him, but he could not see the creature that had made the noise.


    Qi Shu laughed coldly. How could a beast be smarter than a human? He immediately changed his direction and sped up as he headed towards another direction.


    Qi Shu suddenly moved in another direction. The evolutionary beast quickly stopped and ran over. However, after a second, it lost track of its target.


    The evolution beast could only slow down. It used its nose to take in the lingering smell in the air in an attempt to find its prey.


    Qi Shu climbed up a tree and looked at the evolutionary beast. He could not help but feel secretly impressed. It was as expected of a creature that had managed to survive. It was obvious that this was a creature that was not to be trifled with.


    It was a black panther that was at least five meters long. Its black fur was black and shiny, and the tuft of white fur on its chest was extremely eye-catching. It had a plump body, and its muscles were well-developed. Its limbs were short but strong.


    When the black panther moved, the muscles on its body rippled like waves. Coupled with its orange eyes, it was filled with a sense of wildness and the intent to kill!


    Just then, the black panther was looking around cautiously. It twitched its nose like it was trying to sense something, but it was cautious with every step that it took. It would not move forward recklessly without the target in sight.


    Evolutionary beasts that tended to move forward rashly had probably died in the first wave of massacres.


    Very soon, the black panther arrived at his hiding spot. This was the perfect opportunity.


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 Chapter 24 - Innate Magical Power, Triple Blood Tiger Moves

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu suddenly jumped out of the tree using the move of the ferocious tiger¡¯s descent from the mountain. With the gravity of his body and the strong kick of his hind legs, the wind from his fists produced a strong gust of wind that was extraordinarily powerful.


    The black panther seemed to know that he was on the tree. The moment he attacked, it jumped back lightly and looked over.


    There was a cold glint in the black panther¡¯s eyes. He looked at his opponent, who could not hover in mid-air, and quickly jumped up. He used his strong forelimbs and his bloody mouth to attack viciously. If the black panther managed to grab hold of him, he would definitely be met with death.


    Qi Shu finally returned to his senses. He was yet to change his mind. He continued using the same method that he used against humans to deal with the evolutionary beast. The other panther¡¯s sense of smell was terrifyingly strong. How could he get ambushed by a man?


    Right then, Qi Shu could only forcefully change his move in the air. He used both of his arms to block the front limbs of the black panther, and then he used his feet to kick fiercely at the black panther¡¯s face to stop it from biting him.


    The man and the beast separated immediately after the attack. They stared at their respective targets and searched for each other¡¯s weaknesses. However, each of them felt that their opponent could not be dealt with easily. They could not act rashly.


    Qi Shu looked at the black panther in front of him. Its skull was as hard as steel. When he kicked it, even his feet went numb from the impact. His arm burned in pain. The strength of the black panther¡¯s forearm was simply astonishing. It almost sent him flying backward.


    The black panther was not feeling well either. Its head was the weakest part of its body. After suffering such a heavy blow, it felt slightly dizzy. If it were not for the support of his strong body structure, the battle might have ended just like that.


    Qi Shu stretched his arms. Even if he couldn¡¯t kill it, he had to drive it away. An animal¡¯s endurance and sense of smell would definitely be better than that of a human¡¯s. It was impossible for him to run away.


    Qi Shu looked at the black panther. He could attack its soft abdomen now. Where was its weak spot? It might be hard to cause major harm if he aimed somewhere else.


    Qi Shu put up his attacking stance and slowly walked towards the black panther. The black panther had a cold and stern expression on its face. He analyzed if he had a high chance of winning against the black panther. Beasts like black panthers were extremely afraid of getting injured.


    The black panther did not feel much fear. Perhaps it was due to its opponent¡¯s petite build. It let out a roar and charged forward at a speed that was even faster than before.


    Qi Shu only felt a black shadow flash before his eyes. The black panther had landed before him. He could even smell the stench coming from its bloody mouth.


    Qi Shu¡¯s muscles tensed up. He moved his feet and withstood the black panther¡¯s ferocious attack. After that, he drew his bow from left to right, grabbed the front of the black panther¡¯s chest, and punched it hard in the abdomen.


    After that, he slid like a water snake and landed on the black panther¡¯s back in an instant. The three consecutive ferocious tiger strikes landed on the black panther¡¯s neck, causing it to scream as it rolled onto the ground.


    Qi Shu immediately retreated. The panther¡¯s cervical vertebra had suffered a heavy blow. He had distinctly heard the sound of bones cracking. Although it was an evolutionary beast, its cervical vertebra could not have evolved to become so strong and powerful.


    The black panther had suffered a huge injury. Its eyes were bloodshot, and there was a cruel expression on its face. With a wild roar, the tuft of white fur on its chest started to flicker. A faint white glow surrounded that tuft of white fur. It was very beautiful.


    However, the moment this white glow appeared, the black panther¡¯s aura suddenly increased greatly. Its body grew slightly larger, and its muscles bulged violently. Its eyes were filled with endless killing intent, and its speed was at least doubled as it charged over fiercely.


    Qi Shu did not expect the black panther to have such power. His vision blurred as the black panther¡¯s huge body crashed into him.


    Qi Shu immediately dodged to the side. However, he could not dodge the second attack despite having managed to evade the first one. The black panther twisted its body and swept its thick tail at him.


    Qi Shu only had time to use his hands to protect himself. He felt as if he was hit by a truck. He flew backward uncontrollably and formed a deep pit in a tree before stopping.


    He could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood. The black panther¡¯s speed had reached its limit. No matter how powerful his movement technique was he could not dodge its attack a second time without the assistance of his physical strength,


    ¡°What¡¯s this? How does it have such explosive speed? Has its innate magical power been awakened just like human mutants?¡±


    Qi Shu endured the pain in his body and frowned at the black panther in front of him. Right then, the black panther¡¯s magical power seemed to have just been awakened. It looked like it did not know how to control this power. The aura on its body was not very stable either. Otherwise, he would not just be spitting out blood right now.


    Qi Shu made up his mind. ¡°Let¡¯s see who will be the first to fall!¡±


    He then prepared to use the most tyrannical move of the Tiger Fist. This move could even harm his own body. After all, a human¡¯s physical strength was definitely not as high as that of a tiger¡¯s.


    Qi Shu immediately lowered his body and stomped on the ground. He clenched his fist like a tiger¡¯s claw, and the muscles on his body began to twitch violently. Slowly, his face turned red, whereas his eyes turned bloodshot!


    ¡°Triple Blood Tiger Moves!¡±


    When the Tiger Fist reached the stage of perfection, the shadow showed him its strongest killing move. With two punches and an elbow, it directly smashed a huge rock into several pieces. Back then, he had only been at Martial Artist Level 3. Putting up the battle stance itself almost tearing his muscles and injured his physical body.


    Now that he was at Martial Artist Level 4, his body still found it hard to withstand this move. His heart constricted rapidly, and his heartbeat raced quickly. His heartbeat reached at least 200 beats per minute.


    Blood flowed through his body rapidly, causing his entire body to flush red. It was as if he were about to explode.


    Right then, even the black panther before him seemed to tremble. A sliver of fear appeared on its face, and it retreated half a step unnaturally. It could sense that the thin prey before him was extremely dangerous now.


    ¡°Roar!!¡±


    Qi Shu let out a wild roar. Like someone that had gotten possessed by a demon, his eyes filled with blood. His speed exploded to the limit, and he crossed more than ten meters to arrive in front of the black panther in the blink of an eye.


    His reddened fist and the cold wind caused the black panther¡¯s fur to stand on end. He had only felt such great danger the last time he saw the black wolf.


    The black panther could not sit still and await its death. With the threat of imminent death and the enhancement of its talent, the black panther let out a wild roar and slammed its front claws forward.


    Qi Shu¡¯s blood fist collided against the panther¡¯s balck claw. The sound of metal colliding rang out. A terrifying force shook the trees and grass surrounding them and blew them everywhere.


    However, the situation had already been reversed. The huge force of the blood fist directly knocked the black panther away. It fell onto a tree far away and vomited blood.


    Qi Shu was not feeling well either. The aftereffects of the Triple Blood Tiger Moves were too intense. A mouthful of blood surged up his throat.


    Qi Shu swallowed his blood immediately. He could not waste all his efforts right now. Since he had spit out blood, that meant that his fist technique had lost its effectiveness. He would definitely die in this battle against the black panther.


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 Chapter 26 - Vipers, Rats, And Ants, Encountering A Group Attack

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    He continued to walk further into Yangcheng Mountain Range. However, the deeper he went, the more corpses of evolutionary beasts there were around him. Most of the corpses were torn apart. Blood seeped into the ground.


    The trees here were abnormally tall. They were several times taller than the ones in the city. Perhaps it was because they had absorbed the blood of the evolutionary beasts or there was some other special reason. However, other than the trees that had been destroyed, most of the trees looked like they were a hundred years old.


    Qi Shu continued to walk forward. He immediately caught sight of an extremely thin thread in front of him. He followed the thread and looked over.


    Qi Shu had just raised his head when he heard a sound coming from above. He immediately moved away and avoided the attack.


    Qi Shu immediately saw that the thing that had attacked him. It was a dark green liquid. Right then, it had landed on the spot where he had been standing and started emitting black smoke. It was obvious that it was poisonous.


    Qi Shu looked up and saw a furry black spider that was attacking him. It was the size of a basin and had a pair of frightening dark eyes.


    It had been hiding on the tree. Perhaps it felt like it had been discovered, but he immediately started to escape. He moved quite quickly.


    Qi Shu looked at the spider. It seemed that it had also obtained some of the source of life. Not only did Yangcheng Mountain Range had dangerous evolutionary beasts, but even these small creatures could poison you to death.


    Qi Shu then picked up a stone from the ground. With extreme precision, he instantly pierced it through the spider¡¯s head. The spider¡¯s corpse fell to the ground, and a grain-sized source of life slowly rose from its corpse.


    Qi Shu shook his head and kept away the source of life. He felt that the improvement within him was almost negligible. After that, he continued walking forward. However, he became even more careful. He definitely could not fail in his mission because of a small animal.


    The dangers that followed were all avoided. The deeper he went, the more dangerous it became. It was as if he had entered a paradise of poisonous insects, rats, and ants.


    Colored caterpillars that were half a meter long fell from the trees whereas large centipedes that were one meter long camouflaged in the soil. Meanwhile, poisonous snakes that looked like tree roots lay motionless on the ground.


    Only now did Qi Shu understand that reason why the people from Deity Organization and the military were so terrified of Yangcheng Mountain Range.


    Those who practiced fist techniques had extremely shocking sense. Besides, he practiced the Tiger Fist. In a place like a forest, it felt like he was like entering his own home. In addition, he had attained the large success stage for the Mind Moving Technique.


    Qi Shu had all of these abilities. Along the way, he had been ambushed by poisonous insects. However, he had been able to dodge them easily. If it were someone else, they would have been able to dodge them once or twice. Nevertheless, they might have been killed or driven away by these creatures after the third attack.


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    After walking for a long time, the sun started to rise. Just as he was about to move forward, he suddenly felt heavy footsteps crashing into the ground.


    Qi Shu¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Hearing the footsteps, it was definitely a huge creature. He observed the direction of the wind, bent down, and lightened his footsteps. He came to an upper wind outlet behind a dense plant.


    The upper wind outlet could at least conceal his scent. Otherwise, he might be discovered by the creature before it got close.


    Soon, he saw the owner of the footsteps. It was a wild boar. It had a black body, and its muscles bulged. Its body was huge, and its limbs were short and thick. Its two long tusks protruded forward like a rake. There was an extremely sharp horn on its head that was half a meter long.


    The terrifying wild boar was digging into the ground with its head like it was looking for food. The pair of horns on its head was stained with dark brown blood. It was unknown how many creatures had died under its horns.


    The strong wild boar, which had muscles all over its body, completely renewed his understanding of evolutionary beasts. The black panther was thin in comparison to this wild boar.


    Just as he was observing it, he suddenly heard a sound behind him. It was a squirrel. It was looking at him, and it let out a sharp cry. The sound startled the boar.


    The wild boar immediately looked over. Its eyes were red, and it panted heavily. It aimed the huge horn that shone with cold light above its head and charged over. The aura that it exuded while running was terrifying, and even the ground shook.


    Qi Shu raised his hand and threw a stone at it, killing the creature that had exposed its location. Then, he saw that the wild boar was right in front of him. Just as the huge horn on its head was about to hit him, Qi Shu nimbly twisted his body and moved to the side of the wild boar in the blink of an eye. The wild boar looked strong, but its body was not flexible at all.


    Qi Shu raised his fist, and the muscles on his right arm bulged. His fist landed heavily on the boar¡¯s neck. Under this blow, the boar¡¯s huge body tilted to the side.


    Qi Shu stopped his attacks, and threw another punch on the same spot. Flesh collided against flesh, and the sound of a heavy blow rang out. The wild boar was heavily injured, and it let out a painful hiss. After returning to its senses, it was completely enraged.


    The wild boar let out a short roar and its eyes turned even redder. It took two steps back and charged forward like a gust of dark wind. It was determined to smash him into pieces.


    Qi Shu¡¯s expression did not change. Just as the boar was about to hit him, he easily moved to the side and dodged the attack. Then, he grabbed the boar¡¯s fur and jumped onto its back.


    Qi Shu then ruthlessly hit the wild boar¡¯s neck. This kind of wild boar had rough skin and thick flesh. Its attacking power was extremely strong, but it did not have high agility.


    Qi Shu moved to the back of the wild boar. He could only jump and roll violently to avoid the attack. There was nothing else that he could do.


    After the attack, blood started to seep out of the boar¡¯s mouth and nose, and started to slow down. It was about to die.


    Suddenly, the ground in the distance began to shake. It seemed like something was rushing over.


    Two loud roars were heard, and two more wild boars appeared. The three of them were about the same size, and they seemed to be companions. Their eyes turned red as the looked at their tortured companion, who was on its last breath. They then rushed over straight away.


    Qi Shu quickly dodged them. The two wild boars instantly caused the big tree behind him to shake violently. If not for the thickness of the trees, the trees would probably have broken been broken in an instant.


    The wild boar roared and rushed over after receiving help. The other two boars also rushed over. They wanted to squeeze Qi Shu into meat paste.


    Qi Shu grabbed the wild boar that was right in front of him and grabbed the horn of the nearest wild boar. He moved them in a circle mid-air and continued to advance toward the injured wild boar.


    Qi Shu looked at its two helpers and prepared to end the battle as soon as possible. The blood in his body flowed rapidly, and his skin began to turn red. The trace of True Qi in his diaphragm started to surge even faster.


    He did not feel uncomfortable as before when he used the Triple Blood Tiger Moves now. His body had gotten used to it.


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 Chapter 27 - Large Success Stage Of The Pinnacle Movement Technique, Life Repayment

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu looked at the wild boar that was still trying to shake him off as he fiercely smashed his fist onto the neck of the wild boar. The sound of bones cracking immediately rang out, and the wild boar let out a deafening cry as its huge body fell to the ground.


    Qi Shu jumped to the side. The wild boar¡¯s red eyes stared at him unwillingly. Its four legs kept twitching. It was not completely dead yet, but it was almost near death.


    Qi Shu was stunned. His speed increased by several times, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived in front of another wild boar. He punched the wild boar hard in the face, and the sound of bones breaking could be heard.


    The wild boar slowly fell to the ground as it bled from its seven orifices. The remaining boar wanted to escape, but it could not. After thrusting out the last elbow attack of the Triple Blood Tiger Moves, it fell to the ground.


    Qi Shu then stood in the middle of the three wild boars¡¯ corpses and slowly let out a breath. His body was instantly overcome with fatigue, and the feeling of hunger filled his stomach. This move consumed a lot of energy. If not for the three wild boars, he would not have used it so easily.


    He put the three sources of life that were bigger than his fist into his backpack. His harvest was not bad this time around. He could probably upgrade himself by another level.


    He then took out a dagger from his backpack and tried to cut some meat, but the dagger could not scratch the boar¡¯s fur. He could only use brute force to break one of the boar¡¯s legs and pull the huge leg off. He pulled out the boar¡¯s horns as well. He wanted to bring them back.


    Qi Shu continued walking forward. With these three wild boars, there probably wouldn¡¯t be any other powerful evolutionary beasts in this area. The meat of these evolutionary beasts was definitely good stuff. He would eat his fill first.


    Qi Shu ate the day¡¯s worth of dry rations in his backpack and fought several battles. It was time to replenish his energy.


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    Qi Shu found an empty space. There was a cave in the distance. Looking at the footprints around him, the wild boar must have dug out the cave. He then entered the cave and found some dry wood to light a fire.


    Qi Shu tore off a large piece of meat and skewered it on the wild boar¡¯s sharp teeth. Then, he began to roast it. He took out an iron can from his backpack and sprinkled the meat with the salt inside the can.


    He could already smell the fragrance of the meat before it was cooked. He would be able to eat it soon. This was indeed the meat of an evolutionary beast. If he sold it, its price would definitely be extremely high.


    Qi Shu looked around. The fragrance of the meat and the fire did not attract any wild beasts. He gave up on using this method to attract the evolutionary beasts and started to eat the wild boar meat. It was definitely better than any meat that he had eaten.


    Other than the strong fragrance, it also swept away the fatigue in his body. It was even stronger than a stimulant. He could not stop after taking a bite.


    Qi Shu finished it very quickly. His stomach was a little bloated. He only felt a little regretful for only bringing salt with him. He did not have any other seasonings.


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    Qi Shu ate and drank his fill. He put out the fire and began to absorb the source of life.


    Qi Shu sat cross-legged on a rock as he held the three sources of life in his hands. He saw the source of life slowly transforming into a green light and entering his body at once. This warm current of energy quickly entered his internal organs.


    If he could look into his body, he would see a thin green membrane covering his organs as it slowly strengthened his body.


    Qi Shu slowly opened his eyes and clenched his fists. He could distinctly feel that his strength had increased tremendously once again. Even the sliver of True Qi in his body had become stronger.


    After absorbing all three sources of life, he immediately felt like he was about to break through another level. It seemed like he had already reached the peak of the Martial Artist Level 5. He was about to break through to the next stage.


    Qi Shu looked at the time. It was still a little too early for him to get the reward. He did not know what benefits he would get from the new instance zone.


    Qi Shu then entered the cave and inspected it. There was no danger, and it was rather spacious inside, which made it suitable for living. He then went to the outside of the cave and collapsed a large tree. After returning to the cave, he sealed the entrance with the tree and slowly entered a light sleep.


    It was impossible to fall asleep in such an environment. Otherwise, he would not even know how he had died. The slightest noise outside would wake him up!


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    After some time!


    Qi Shu slowly woke up. With a leap, he arrived at the entrance of the cave and threw a punch at the tree at the entrance. After resting for a while, he felt that his whole body was full of energy.


    The timing was just right.


    [Instance zone cheats success. The rewards are as follows.]


    [You have been logged into the ¡®Black Wolf Valley¡¯ instance zone for 12 hours. First pass of the instance zone. Obtained: Life Repayment, 40 primary stones!]


    [Technique cheats success. Cultivation speed is 5 times faster. The rewards are as follows.]


    [The technique cheats for ¡®Mind Movement Technique¡¯ has been operating for 12 hours. You move as you please just like a god. The speed of your movement technique has been raised to the peak of the large success stage.]


    Qi Shu¡¯s Mind Movement Technique was at the peak of the large success stage. He rushed out of the cave with a ghostly speed. His punches rained down on the tree and caused a huge number of leaves to fall.


    Qi Shu watched as the leaves floated down. When they reached the top of his head, his body suddenly began to move. He reached out and grabbed one leaf after another, but not a single leaf fell to the ground.


    Qi Shu threw away all the leaves. He had reached the peak of the large success stage in the Mind Movement Technique, which allowed his speed to reach an unprecedented level. One could only imagine what kind of state he would be in after reaching the large success stage.


    He opened the interface.


    [Host]: Qi Shu


    [Power]: Martial Artist Level 5


    [Instance zone cheats]: Jiangnan Residential Area, Yangcheng Mountain Range, Cave of Mutations, Black Wolf Valley


    [Technique cheats (5x Speed)]: Ancient Martial Arts Physical Training Technique, Tiger Fist (Perfect), Mind Movement Technique, Life Repayment


    Primary stones: 41 primary stones


    He clicked on the introduction of the cultivation techniques.


    [Life Repayment: Let the heart beat crazily and burn the user¡¯s life force. The force of blood will be attached to the entire body, allowing the user to achieve unimaginable power and extremely strong resistance.]


    [Note: If you use it for too long, your flesh and blood will not be able to withstand the overload of energy. Your body will explode and you will die. Use it carefully!]


    Qi Shu looked at the introduction. This was a technique that would harm definitely harm both one¡¯s enemy and oneself. It was a technique of life and death. If it could not kill one¡¯s opponent, one would die for them as well.


    At this moment, Qi Shu had the Mind Movement Technique. If he had reached the great perfection stage of the Mind Movement Technique, it would be much easier for him to deal with his enemies. He should leave this technique for later.


    Qi Shu immediately activated his Mind Movement Technique. After all, this was the most important thing. If he relied on this movement technique to fight the three wild boars just now, the wild boars would not even be able to touch his clothes.


    Now that he had more primary stones, he spent 30 primeval stones to raise his cultivation speed to six times the original speed. He had to quickly perfect his movement technique.


    After Qi Shu logged back into the cheats system, he continued walking away. It was time to hunt.


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 Chapter 28 - Extreme Danger Zone, Black Wolf Valley

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Right then, Qi Shu slowed down as well. When he arrived here, he discovered that the surroundings around him were very quiet. Even the sounds of snakes, insects, rats, and ants were gone.


    Coupled with the occasional blood stains and the corpses of evolutionary beasts, this place felt like an extremely eerie land of death. An extreme sense of oppressiveness enveloped his heart, and he could not shake it off.


    As Qi Shu continued walking forward, he suddenly felt like something was wrong. Just then, the trees around him seemed to be suffering from malnutrition. Withered yellow leaves started to appear.


    It was summer now, so it was impossible for something like this to happen. Furthermore, such a thing had not happened on the way here. Everything started becoming abnormal here, so this was a truly strange place.


    Qi Shu hesitated for a moment and prepared to continue walking forward. However, the deeper he went, the shorter and more withered the trees became. Some of them had even become bare.


    However, there were some small green trees around him, and they looked normal. Perhaps the other trees were sick.


    Qi Shu continued to walk forward. He soon saw a huge tree in the distance. Although it couldn¡¯t compare to the ancient tree in the city, it was still extremely tall. It was at least a hundred meters tall, and its thickness was around the girth of at least ten people¡¯s arms.


    It looked like a willow tree. Countless willow branches drooped down, and there was not a single blade of grass within a hundred meters of the tree. It was as if the tree had taken away all life.


    Qi Shu observed the tree carefully and realized that there was a person leaning against the tree trunk in front of him. He seemed to be asleep. However, this guy was quite bold. He dared to sleep without any form of protection in the wilderness. He seemed to be an expert!


    Qi Shu was not sure about the things here. He was about to leave when he suddenly realized that this person¡¯s clothes were similar to those of the Deity Organization. He changed his mind. Since he had already offended the entire organization, he would kill whoever he could.


    Qi Shu then headed off in that direction. However, when he got closer, he inadvertently discovered that something was wrong with his surroundings. He noticed that the branches above his head were wrapped in huge balls. Some were very big, while the others were very small.


    At that moment, he also saw the member of the Deity Organization. He realized that this person had already died a long time ago. His death was quite miserable. His eye sockets had sunken in deeply, and his entire body had dried up. He was no different from a dried corpse.


    Qi Shu looked at the strange scene before him. He was not sure what kind of place this was. What did the man from the Deity Organization encounter for him to become like this? Nevertheless, he would not go near them.


    Qi Shu then looked at the huge rock beside him. It seemed to weigh about a ton. He picked it up easily and threw it at the member of the Deity Organization.


    The rock let out a whistling sound in the air as it flew off and smashed into a tree trunk. However, something strange happened. He knew his strength well. That was why he had used such a heavy rock to smash it.


    Logically speaking, it should not have been possible to break such a thick tree, but it should have created a dent at the very least. However, only a piece of tree bark fell off from the tree before the rock bounced off it and fell to the ground.


    Qi Shu looked at the unusually tall tree in the distance and was beyond puzzled. ¡°What kind of tree is this? Why is it so hard?¡±


    However, at the next moment!


    Countless drooping branches danced crazily in the air. Only then did he discover what was inside the willow branch. They were the corpses of evolutionary beasts. Right then, the corpses were being flung over by the tree branches. A cannonball-like roar rang out in the air.


    Qi Shu dodged all of them. At this moment, he finally understood something. This tree must have absorbed a lot of the source of life. Evolutionary plants were indeed terrifying. So many evolutionary beasts had failed to defend themselves against it. Fortunately, plants could not move.


    However, it was too early to rejoice. The ground began to shake violently. Countless black roots broke out of the ground and intertwined with one another. The roots were just like black pythons that wanted to devour people.


    When Qi Shu saw this, his soul almost left his body. If he was sucked by the roots, he would definitely die. He immediately burst out with unparalleled speed and fled frantically.


    Meanwhile, the roots charged over and sealed off a large portion of the road ahead. There were only extremely small cracks in the path before him.


    Qi Shu jumped up and stepped on the tree roots in mid-air. With an odd twist, he avoided all the tree roots that were coming at him as well as the sand, stones, and corpses of the evolutionary beasts that were being thrown at him. He then darted away!


    Qi Shu dodged crazily. He stepped on tree trunks, rocks, and corpses using his abilities from the large success stage of the Mind Movement Technique. He used his strength from different directions and allowed his body to change directions mid-air.


    Thankfully, these things were relatively slow. They were relatively huge as well. He was much smaller compared to them.


    Qi Shu dodged the attacks between the countless tree roots as if he were dancing on a sword. He would die without a grave if he made one wrong move.


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    Qi Shu kept running for several thousand meters before he was able to escape from the pursuit of the roots. Now that he was running backward, the entire ground seemed to have been turned upside down.


    Countless trees had been destroyed, leaving only the green liquid and black roots, which were dancing endlessly in the distance.


    Qi Shu was standing on top of a big tree. His face was still filled with fear. When he threw that rock, it felt like he had poked at a hornet¡¯s nest. It was truly terrifying.


    However, when he turned around, he saw a huge commotion coming from afar. It looked like some creatures were fighting there. The commotion was so loud that the whole tree started shaking. It shook just like the tree from just now!


    Qi Shu was speechless. How could he be so unlucky? He had just escaped from an ambush , and he was met with another attack?


    Qi Shu hesitated for a moment. He still had to check it out. It was best to mark the most dangerous zones to prevent himself from entering.


    He immediately headed toward the source of the commotion. After climbing over a mountain, he saw a valley below him. He was at the top.


    Qi Shu caught sight of the situation at a single glance. A few evolutionary beasts were confronting each other. The few beasts in the exterior part of the group were riddled with injuries. It was as if they would die in the next moment. The target of their battle was shrouded in a dark aura.


    Qi Shu could vaguely see a black wolf among them. Its forehead was shining with a dazzling purple-gold light, and its entire body surged with a black aura. It emitted a single type of aura from head to toe-an invincible aura.


    Qi Shu looked at the black wolf. He took a deep breath, turned around, and left.


    He was definitely not a match for this black wolf. If he got too close, he might even be killed by its strong forces!


    It seemed like this black wolf was the evolutionary beast that the military had mentioned. This wolf was about to evolve to the Warrior rank. It would be best for him to not provoke it. Otherwise, he would definitely die!


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 Chapter 29 - The Team Leader Of Deity Organization Is Here To Help

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Meanwhile, in a natural cave located in a stronghold outside Yangcheng Mountain Range.


    Most of the people from the Deity Organization were gathered together, but none of them let out a single sound. Everyone did not even dare to breathe loudly.


    More than ten men dressed in black stood at the sides with their heads lowered. If one took a closer look, one would realize that their bodies were trembling slightly. It was as if they were about to face something bad.


    Soon after!


    The sound of footsteps came from outside. The sound was like a hammer that knocked on everyone¡¯s hearts. Everyone swallowed reflexively, and their heads dropped even lower.


    At that moment, a middle-aged man walked in. He was dressed very plainly. He wore a white shirt paired with a pair of black pants. There were a pair of glasses on his high nose bridge. There was a calm expression on his face. It looked like he did not care about anything.


    The middle-aged man was followed by a group of people from the Deity Organization. Among them was a familiar person¡ªthe boss. There boss¡¯s expression was rather unpleasant. The arrogant expression on his face when he killed the two traitors was no longer there.


    The moment the middle-aged man entered, the surrounding members of Deity Organization shouted in unison, ¡°Team Leader Black Dungeon!¡±


    Black Dungeon waved his hand gently and glanced at the people around him. There was a trace of coldness in his eyes as he walked to the seat at the top and sat down. He then said indifferently, ¡°I trusted you very much, but your actions this time have left me extremely dissatisfied. Why did so many people die? Scarface died as well!¡±


    The boss stood up and hurriedly said, ¡°Team Leader, this was an accident. There¡¯s a person that seems to be from the military. His fist technique is extremely impressive, and he has the power of a martial artist above level 5 at the very least. Scarface has godly fire magical powers, yet he still could not defend himself against him.¡±


    Black Dungeon immediately asked, ¡°Oh! Is that so? I¡¯m too lazy to pursue this matter then. However, do you know what I hate the most?¡±


    The boss hesitated for a moment before replying in a low voice, ¡°Traitors!¡±


    Black Dungeon huffed coldly and said in an icy tone, ¡°Do you actually know that? In that case, tell me why is the group leader that betrayed me still alive?¡±


    The moment Black Dungeon said that, one of the men standing by the side immediately knelt down. His face was extremely pale as he buried his head deep into the ground. His entire body was trembling. He was Black Knife.


    After Dark Dungeon finished speaking, his pupils turned blood red. He raised his right hand and gently pushed his glasses. After that, a terrifying wave of energy circulated within the cave. As this terrifying wave of energy surged within the area, the sand and rocks on the ground of the cave began to tremble.


    Just then, the people from the various branches of Deity Organisation immediately felt themselves being envoeloped by an extremely strong pressure. They were like ants that were at the mercy of Black Dungeon.. They had no intentions of resisting against him, so they all knelt down involuntarily.


    Black Knife shouted in fear, ¡°No, no! Team Leader, something happened to Sixth Bro. I went there to check on him. If I was there, this person would definitely have died in my hands!¡±


    ¡°Hah!¡±


    Black Dungeon sneered without showing any mercy. He moved his finger slightly and a golden wave of energy pressed down upon Black Knife, who was immediately pinned down to the point where he could not move. Blood slowly seeped out of his body as if he were about to die.


    Everyone surrounding him were as quiet as cicadas in winter. Although they were not the target, they would not ask for help on his behalf. Even if they could save him, they would not do so.


    Veins bulged on Black Knife¡¯s face as his entire body trembled. The desparity of death caused him to release his full potential. He forcefully broke free from the force of suppression and fled frantically.


    ¡°Hehe!¡±


    Black Dungeon stared calmly at him as he lifted his palm. A golden light appeared in his palm as he struck out his palm through the air.


    Everyone watched as a huge golden palm whizzed past and left a deep gully on the ground. In an instant, it collided against Black Knife, who was fleeing. Black Knife¡¯s body then shattered into pieces.


    The golden palm did not end its killing spree. It slammed into the wall of the cave, creating a loud noise that shook the interior of the entire cave.


    A large amount of rubble flew outwards. A huge hole then appeared before everyone¡¯s eyes. Everyone¡¯s faces were filled with fear. The walls of this cave were at least seven to eight meters thick. The golden palm was capable of piercing through the walls with such ease. If it landed on a person¡¯s body, the person would definitely be smashed into pieces. There would not be a trace of them left.


    All the members of the Deity Organization immediately shouted, ¡°Congratulations, Team Leader! You¡¯ve succeeded!¡±


    Black Dungeon said indifferently, ¡°Hehe! Work hard for me. You can also own such abilities. As for whether you manage to master it or not, it will depend on your own abilities!¡±


    The boss exclaimed in surprise, ¡°Team Leader, you¡¯ve advanced to Martial Master Level 1? Does that mean that we can¡­¡±


    Black Dungeon glanced at the boss and said, ¡°I heard your report as soon as I advanced. Teeny Yangcheng actually gave rise to such a creature. This is really surprising. Let me come out and exercise my muscles!¡±


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    ¡°Also, keep your thoughts to yourself. Even if you¡¯re a Level 1 Martial Master, it¡¯s not appropriate to go against a country. Otherwise, you won¡¯t even know how you died. As for the person who killed the organization, I¡¯ll just kill him when I meet him!¡±


    The boss immediately lowered his head and said, ¡°Yes! I understand!¡±


    That was true. Although someone at Martial Master Level 1 had an invincible physical body, could destroy souls with a single palm strike, and was extremely powerful, the country had rockets, tanks, and missiles. Humans did not have the ability to defend themselves against them.


    Black Dungeon then strode out and led everyone towards Yangcheng Mountain Range.


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    At the same time.


    In the military command center, Yu Tianlu¡¯s expression was unsightly as well. He had just received news that there was a weak defense area in the northwest direction, and a group of black-clothed figures had forcefully passed through the checkpoint. However, they didn¡¯t kill anyone. Only a few of their man had been injured.


    Yu Tianlu slowly said, ¡°Li Yunhe, can you guess the level of their powers? They actually managed to break through the blockade. This group of people is extremely powerful. I¡¯m afraid that they¡¯re not simple!¡±


    Li Yunhe rubbed his chin and said, ¡°According to the video from the frontline, someone destroyed several fire coverage locations and shot down the helicopters that were chasing them. It seems like he¡¯s a martial master!¡±


    Yu Tianlu frowned as well when he heard that. ¡°As expected of martial masters. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t have been able to dodge our defenses at all. It looks like their target is the Wolf King in Yangcheng Mountain Range. We can¡¯t let them succeed!¡±


    Li Yunhe spread out his hands and said, ¡°But there¡¯s really nothing that we can do now. No one here can fight against this martial master. If we send soldiers to kill him, there will definitely be a lot of casualties.¡±


    ¡°However, I don¡¯t think that they¡¯ll succeed so quickly. After all, the Black Wolf King isn¡¯t someone to be trifled with. It¡¯s probably about to advance to the Warrior rank, and this man might not be its match. Moreover, our men are about to arrive. By then, none of them will be able to escape!¡±


    Yu Tianlu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The evolutionary beasts around Yangcheng have been gradually cleared up. I think it¡¯s time to evacuate the masses. Otherwise, the members of Deity Organization won¡¯t be able to control the Wolf King if it advances to the Warrior rank in advance. The people will probably suffer casualties.¡±


    Li Yunhe said, ¡°Yes! Prepare to evacuate. Evacuate all the residents to the city center. All the preparations should be almost complete!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


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 Chapter 30 - Two Danger Zones, Martial Artist Level 6

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu quickly headed in the opposite direction. He now knew the locations of two extremely dangerous territories.


    One of them was the valley that he had left earlier. The Black Wolf King was extremely powerful. There was no doubt that the evolutionary beasts surrounding it would not be able to cause much damage to it.


    The black wolf was the most dangerous evolutionary beast. It might not stay in one place for a long time, so it was best for him to stay as far away from it as possible.


    Secondly, the area surrounding the huge tree was much better in comparison. It was about a thousand square meters large. It was relatively less dangerous. There was not much danger as long as he did not enter the tree¡¯s best attack range, which was the area directly under it.


    Besides, this place had treated him well so far. In the worst-case scenario that he was really that unlucky to have run into the Black Wolf King, he had to rely on his Mind Movement Technique to avoid its attack for a short period of time. After that, he had to rely on the tree to escape.


    How nice!


    When Qi Shu thought about this, he could not help but laugh. He felt that Yangcheng Mountain Range was not that dangerous. It felt just like his own backyard!


    ¡­


    Qi Shu continued to search through the mountain range. Soon after, he found a clear river. He came here to replenish his water resources and most importantly, to search for evolutionary beasts. After all, there would definitely be wild beasts in places with water.


    He came to the riverside and observed the area silently for a while. He did not find any evolutionary beasts. Then, he went down to the river to wash the blood off his body and wash off his scent. It would allow him to approach the evolutionary beasts quickly without disturbing them.


    After washing up quickly, Qi Shu went to a tree near the river and squatted down. His vision and senses would definitely be poorer at night, so it was the best choice for him to stay here to wait for the arrival of evolutionary beasts.


    ¡­


    Qi Shu had been waiting here for about an hour. However, there were not any evolutionary beasts. He could not help but wonder if these evolutionary beasts did not need to drink water.


    Qi Shu was about to leave when he suddenly heard a sharp cry from the sky.


    Then, a huge figure appeared in the sky. It was a bird-type evolutionary beast. This bird had green feathers all over its body. Its wingspan was ten meters, and a cold glint reflected off its sharp claws.


    It flapped its wings and slowly circled the river as its fierce eyes scanned the river inch by inch. It was unclear whether he was looking for danger or prey.


    The green bird suddenly flapped its wings harshly. The power of the wings was immense. It was as if a hurricane was blowing. The trees began to sway, and the weak animals hidden in the many hiding spots were revealed. They then hid in fear.


    The green bird circled the sky. It was unwilling to come down. It seemed to be considering the risks of flying down to drink water.


    Qi Shu looked at the green bird and waited for it to fly down. An evolutionary beast like this bird posed no threat to him. He only needed to pay attention to its beak and claws.


    However, there was nothing he could do about it if it did not come down. He only had one chance to capture this bird.


    Right then, Qi Shu was as motionless as a wooden statue. He looked at each and every move of the green bird in the sky.


    Soon after, the green bird slowly descended. It was about to drink some water after circling the sky for about five to six minutes. It was still quite a distance away from him. He had to enter its attack range.


    Qi Shu slowly slid down from the tree and crawled on the ground. He moved towards the direction of the green bird. This green bird was extremely alert. It immediately raised its head and looked around after taking a sip of water.


    It took him more than a minute to get close enough to cover the twenty-meter distance between them. This was the furthest he could get. He had nowhere to hide.


    Qi Shu took a deep breath and looked at the green bird in front of him. The moment it lowered its head to drink the water, he burst out with explosive speed and accelerated to his maximum speed. His goal was clear¡ªit was the green bird in front of him.


    The green bird was highly alert. The moment Qi Shu rushed out, it flapped its wings and flew up.


    Qi Shu snorted and threw the stone in his hand toward the bird. It hit the bird, who was right in front of him, and caused its body to tremble. He then kicked back against the stones by the shore and jumped over ten meters to grab the green bird¡¯s claw.


    The green bird¡¯s reaction was extremely fast. Its other claw swiped over fiercely, but it missed its attack.


    The moment Qi Shu grabbed its claws, he quickly landed on the green bird¡¯s back. He wrapped his left hand around its neck and tried to punch it.


    However, a strong wind suddenly surrounded the green bird, and the air turned into ten small wind blades that slashed towards him at once. There was not much space for him to evade the attack. Several bone-deep wounds then appeared on his body.


    The green bird also began to rapidly dive and rise in the air. Qi Shu, who was on top of it, felt like he was standing on top of a fighter jet. It was difficult for him to stabilize himself.


    Furthermore, in addition to the surrounding wind blades, the green bird could still turn its head around to attack him. Gradually, more and more wounds appeared on his body, and his blood continued to flow as it spilled onto the ground!


    However, he did not dare to attack recklessly since he was on the back of the green bird. After all, he might hurt himself. One could be capable of using godly techniques, but that did not mean that one was immune to damage.


    ¡°F*ck!¡±


    Qi Shu was also determined to win. He resisted the attack of the tiny wind blades forcefully and grabbed the green bird¡¯s tiny head. He then smashed his hammer down onto its head. After a few punches, the green bird could not take it anymore.


    Blood leaked out from the corner of the green bird¡¯s eyes. It was completely enraged. Its cruel and bloodshot eyes looked at Qi Shu, who was standing behind it. After that, it let out a distinct cry. It seemed like it was going to go all out.


    A huge wind blade slowly formed. It was about to slash down on him harshly. It looked like both of them were going to fall to their demise together.


    However, it was already too late. Qi Shu grabbed the bird¡¯s neck, and he used both his hands and feet to break the bird¡¯s neck as if he were breaking a tree branch. Its life came to an end, and its body fell down.


    Then a fist-sized source of life slowly appeared. Qi Shu immediately tried to absorb it. After all, there were horrible wounds all over his body. He had lost too much blood, and he felt extremely dizzy. He needed to heal his wounds. Unfortunately, his clothes and the supplies in his backpack had all fallen elsewhere. He could not find them anymore.


    After absorbing this source of life, the bone-deep wounds on his body began to heal at a visible speed. In just a minute, he had transformed back into an energetic tiger bursting with spiritual energy.


    If an ordinary person lost the amount of blood that he had just lost, they would have fainted and died.


    Qi Shu did not expect the green bird to be a mutated beast. It had the power to control the wind. It was no wonder that he found it odd that it had managed to survive in Yangcheng Mountain Range although it was not as strong as the other beasts.


    It seemed that he could not underestimate any evolutionary beast that had managed to survive. They must have their own way of survival if they managed to do so.


    The black panther and green bird both had their own special divine powers. As for the wild boars, the three brothers had worked together to survive!


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 Chapter 31 - The Familiar Sounds Of Gunshots, The Strength Of A Martial Master

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu looked around for his backpack, which he had dropped. He still remembered where it had landed.


    After walking for a while, he found his backpack hanging on a tree. He had just taken it off when he heard the few gunshots coming from afar!


    Qi Shu¡¯s heart sank. This person must not be from the military as he was very familiar with the sound of the gunshot. He would definitely not mistake the sound of the sniper rifle that he had heard when he was preparing to enter Yangcheng Mountain Range.


    This sound came from a special type of silenced sniper rifle. Its sound was very unique. The military probably would not coincidentally possess the same type of sniper rifle as the Deity Organization.


    The Deity Organization did not dare to enter the mountain range. They must understand the dangers of this place. There were too many evolutionary beasts here, and the situation here was extremely complicated as well.


    After all, these guys did not have the same powerful movement technique as he did. If they ran into the black panther, a few of them would die.


    If they encountered that weird tree again, they might even be wiped out!


    However, there was only a single possibility since they had ignored the imminent dangers and entered the mountain range. They probably had strong reinforcements now, so they no longer cared much about most of the danger. Otherwise, they would have entered long ago.


    A notification appeared before him.


    [Instance zone cheats success. The rewards are as follows.]


    [You have logged into the ¡®Black Wolf Valley¡¯ instance zone for 12 hours. Obtained: 10 primary stones!]


    [Technique cheats success. Cultivation speed is 6 times of the original speed. The rewards are as follows.]


    [Your ¡®Mind Movement Technique¡¯ technique cheats have been activated for 12hours. You move around as you please like a god. Your cultivation progress of the Mind Movement Technique has arrived at the peak of the great perfection stage. After attaining the great perfection stage, you will no longer be able to continue activating the cheats system for this skill.]


    In the next moment, a strange chill ran through his body. An extremely magical feeling immediately overcame him. He felt like the environment around him was no longer an obstacle. His surroundings were helping him instead.


    He stepped on the weeds in front of him lightly and instantly leaped ten meters away. He felt like a bird in the air as he suddenly swooped down. After that, he slapped the ground with one of his hands and sprinted another ten meters into the distance.


    ¡°This is awesome!¡±


    Qi Shu felt the changes in his body. He had to follow his own heart. By following his own heart, he seemed to be capable of doing many unexpected things.


    At this moment, he felt like he could go anywhere in the vast world.


    However, if he wanted to fly, he would have to be more realistic. Instead of following his heart, he was daydreaming right now!


    Qi Shu looked in the direction of the Deity Organization and decided that it was better to avoid them. Given their intelligence, they should know about the existence of the black wolf. Since they dared to enter the mountain range now, there must be someone who could contend against the black wolf by their side.


    After Qi Shu activated the ¡°Life Repayment¡± technique cheats, he immediately headed in the opposite direction.


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    At the same time.


    Under the leadership of a martial master, the people from the Deity Organization entered Yangcheng Mountain Range as soon as the sun rose.


    A muffled sound rang out as Viper took out his sniper rifle and shot a cheetah in the eye. Blood splattered everywhere. The three groups immediately went forward to surround and attack it. They retreated after one hit and stopped fighting. They had extremely good cooperation.


    The cheetah could not hold on anymore after a single round of attacks. It then died with plenty of grievances!


    Immediately after, a piece of the source of life the size of a fist slowly appeared. His underlings immediately took it over to him. It was as if they were buttering up against him.


    Black Dungeon glanced at the source of life and grabbed it, instantly absorbing it into his body. He nodded and chuckled. ¡°Hmm! Not bad. It looks like I came to the right place!¡±


    Black Dungeon then looked at the huge rock by the side and casually hit it. The huge rock immediately shattered into pieces and flew everywhere. The subordinate standing the closest to him was almost scared out of his wits.


    The subordinate thought that Black Dungeon wanted to kill him because he had done something wrong. Luckily, he had hit the boulder beside him. The subordinate looked over curiously.


    With a single glance, he noticed the huge centipede hiding underneath the boulder. It was at least two meters long. Overcome with shock, the centipede jumped out to bite his subordinate harshly.


    It was impossible to dodge the attack at such a close distance. The subordinate could only watch with his eyes wide open as the huge mouth of the centipede devoured him.


    The moment Black Dungeon saw the centipede dash out, his body disappeared from where he was. In an instant, he dashed out and grabbed the centipede¡¯s mouth without any hesitation.


    The centipede bit against him in a frenzy, but the sound of metal colliding against metal could be heard. The centipede¡¯s mouth did not even leave a single mark on his large hand.


    Black Dungeon shook his head and squeezed the centipede. The centipede¡¯s mouthpart exploded, and the liquid that spurted out of it was blocked by a pale golden membrane.


    Black Dungeon shook his hand and flung off the liquid. The next moment, a fist-sized piece of the source of life slowly floated up.


    Black Dungeon cast him a disdainful glance before turning around to leave. While he walked, he said, ¡°I¡¯ll reward this to you. Get someone to speed up the search and quickly find the Wolf King. I shouldn¡¯t be taking action on an evolutionary beast like this.¡±


    The boss immediately went forward to pick up the source of life. He then said gratefully, ¡°Thank you for the reward, Team Leader! Widen the search area, everybody. Report to me immediately if there are any movements!¡±


    The subordinates immediately started to spread out.


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    Everyone advanced quickly. The boss suddenly discovered the corpse of a black panther in the distance. It did not look like it had been killed by an evolutionary beast. He then went forward to check its injuries.


    The boss took a few glances and it and immediately realized that it had been killed by fist techniques. However, he was also secretly shocked.


    This person was extremely powerful. He had killed the black panther with just three strikes. Furthermore, this black panther was obviously a mutated beast. Its skull had been smashed, and even he could not do it so easily. It was not an injustice for his men to die in this person¡¯s hands.


    The boss then retreated and spoke up in front of him.


    ¡°Team Leader, given the bloodstains on the black panther¡¯s body, the black panther¡¯s time of death shouldn¡¯t be too long ago. It has three fatal wounds on its body, and it was killed by a fierce fist technique. It¡¯s the same killing technique that has killed many people from our organization. It seems like this person didn¡¯t die in Yangcheng Mountain Range, and he¡¯s not too far away!¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡±


    Black Dungeon walked over at once and looked at the black panther¡¯s corpse. He then said with disdain, ¡°It looks like it¡¯s a mutated beast with innate divine powers. However, this kind of trash also needs to be punched a few times. His strength isn¡¯t that great, right? I don¡¯t know what you guys are doing. How did he manage to kill so many of you?!¡±


    The boss immediately lowered his head. He did not dare to retort against him.


    Black Dungeon looked at him coldly and said, ¡°Forget it. When I find traces of this fellow, I¡¯ll personally capture him alive. By then, I¡¯ll definitely torture him properly!¡±


    The boss hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°Team Leader, we suspect that this person is from the military!¡±


    Black Dungeon suddenly laughed out maniacally after hearing what he said. ¡°The military? In that case, I¡¯ll throw his corpse into the military¡¯s area of jurisdiction when I am about to leave. We¡¯re very merciful people. We¡¯ll leave his corpse intact.¡±


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 Chapter 32 - The Black Wolfs Power, Advancement To The Warrior Rank Soon

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    ¡°Howl!!¡±


    A loud and clear roar of a beast reverberated throughout the entire valley. Just then, the aura on the Wolf King¡¯s body surged once again. The highly dense black aura had almost materialized.


    The surrounding vegetation immediately began to wither after encountering the black aura. The vegetation gradually turned into dust wherever it went.


    However, in the next moment, the black wolf¡¯s dark green pupils suddenly turned solemn. Its hind legs suddenly exerted a strong force. It kicked against the stone walls of the valley for leverage to quickly reach the top of the valley. It then stared into the distance.


    The black wolf stared fixedly into the distance. Its innate vigilance told it that there were powerful enemies approaching, and it was certain that it was no match for them.


    The black wolf then looked at the other two locations and quickly headed there. It currently planned to finish killing the other large prey to quickly advance to a higher level.


    At this moment, the black wolf¡¯s strength was about to reach the limit of its current rank. It was about to advance to the warrior rank. However, it was very difficult. After hunting many evolutionary beasts, it was still difficult for it to achieve a breakthrough.


    The black wolf stood high above the ground as its eyes filled with endless hatred. It had been captured when it was young, and its parents had been slaughtered by hunters when they resisted. That was why it hated humans.


    The black wolf hunted evolutionary beasts all the time just to evolve completely. By then, it would be time for it to enter the city and slaughter the humans!


    As an evolutionary beast absorbed a large amount of source of life, it would gain a high intelligence. It would not directly attack humans since it knew how powerful human firearms were. The memories of it were imprinted in his mind and impossible to be forgotten.


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    The black wolf quickly left its residence and charged forward. The trees nearby the black wolf were either crushed or withered!


    Ten minutes later, the road started to stink. The ground was also wet. This was the lair of a powerful evolutionary beast. It was small lake within the mountain range.


    The black wolf did not want to come here so quickly. After all, although the beast here was not very strong, the terrain here suited it well. The black wolf would only be at a disadvantage if it came here.


    Very soon, he saw the owner of the terrain. It was a huge green snake. Its head was half a meter long, and its body was completely submerged in the lake. Only its head was resting comfortably on the shore. It was as if it were sleeping.


    Given the length of the snake, it had a head that was half a meter long and its body was at least 30 meters long. Meanwhile, its body was as thick as a bucket. It was like an ancient titan python.


    The black wolf¡¯s body was slightly smaller than it. It was only about twenty meters long. Standing there, it moved like a small mountain. If the two were to fight, its body size would not have much of an advantage.


    As soon as the black wolf¡¯s terrifying aura arrived, it immediately woke up the giant snake. Its fist-sized eyes stared intently at the black wolf. Its huge, ferocious head slowly lifted up. Countless streams of water surrounded the giant snake. This snake was also a mutated beast that had innate divine power!


    From the looks of it, the two beasts had fought many times, but they did not confront each other much. The two beasts immediately began to attack.


    The water flowed crazily and bombarded straight at the black wolf. The black wolf did not dodge it at all. The purple gold mark on its forehead flashed, and the black aura all over its body instantly swept out and struck the water. Countless water streams were immediately blocked.


    Just then, the giant snake moved. Its attack was as fast as lightning. Its terrifying bloody mouth was already biting towards the black wolf. The black wolf did not seem to dodge and allowed the giant snake to bite its neck.


    Even the giant snake was confused. It had fought many times, and this was something that it could easily deal with. If it dared bite its neck, it would kill it.


    A hint of joy appeared in the giant snake¡¯s eyes. Just then, tts body came out of the water and rolled over fiercely as it attempted to show off a killer move that was commonly used by snakes, Flesh Strangle, in front of the black wolf!


    The black wolf¡¯s skin had already been pierced by the snake¡¯s sharp teeth. Blood flowed out profusely immediately. However, the black wolf¡¯s eyes revealed a trace of coldness. It ignored the attack on its neck and directly bit the giant snake¡¯s body before retreating frantically.


    The black wolf¡¯s intentions were very clear. He had to bring the giant snake out of the lake, or else there would be no chance of killing it. It was its best choice to inflict injuries upon the snake in exchaange for the injuries that it had caused it.


    At this moment, the giant snake understood. It also knew its own strength. If it was on land, it would definitely not be able to defeat the black wolf. Otherwise, it would have gone to hunt other evolutionary beasts instead of sleeping in the lake.


    Once it left, the black wolf would follow it. It would have been dead if it were not alert.


    The giant snake released its jaws and twisted its body to continue moving into the water. After that, countless water droplets flew out from the lake and turned into water droplets that shot towards the black wolf like cannonballs in an attempt to make it release its bite.


    However, the black wolf ignored him. The urgency of reality forced it to do so. Otherwise, this cowardly snake would not come out for a long time.


    The black wolf immediately activated its black aura to protect itself as it resisted the python¡¯s fierce attack. It refused to let go, and the muscles on its body suddenly bulged as it shook its head.


    The thirty-meter-long snake was flung hundreds of meters away by the black wolf¡¯s terrifying strength.


    The black wolf ignored the blood flowing down its neck and ferociously charged over. It knew that it had to end this quickly. If that powerful human was drawn over, things would be bad.


    With a flash of its body, it immediately pounced forward. Both of its feet stepped heavily on the giant snake¡¯s body. Immediately after, it opened his mouth and bit at the snake¡¯s heart. This was a vital spot for snakes, and the black wolf knew about it as well. After all, it had gone through this plan many times in its mind.


    The huge snake had escaped from the lake. It was weaker than the black wolf to begin with, so its innate divine power could not cause much damage to the black wolf. It could only open its mouth and bite at the black wolf¡¯s neck.


    The black wolf didn¡¯t care about the flesh at the heart of the giant snake at all. It quickly bit through its body. However, the entire body of the black wolf was covered in blood, and the ground was wet with it as well.


    There was the blood of the black wolf, but it was mostly the blood of the giant snake. As the black wolf attacked, the giant snake¡¯s body began to weaken, and it stopped moving soon after.


    The black wolf then looked at the corpse. When a source of life the size of a watermelon appeared, it quickly rushed forward and swallowed it.


    ¡°Howl~!!¡±


    The black wolf stood on the huge snake¡¯s corpse and let out a loud cry that shook the entire mountain range.


    Following that, the black aura on the black wolf¡¯s body expanded once again. Under the aura, the giant snake¡¯s corpse rapidly melted. Even the surrounding ground melted rapidly.


    The black wolf¡¯s body expanded. It was more than thirty meters long and over five meters tall. Its head was bigger than a car.


    At this moment, the black aura covered its entire body, only revealing a pair of eyes that shone with a dark green light. There was only one word in its mind when the other living creatures looked into the its eyes¡ªescape!


    The black wolf then looked into the distance, retracted its aura, and headed in another direction. Just a little more, just a little more, and it would be the day of your deaths!!!


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 Chapter 33 - Investigating Mutants, Encountering An Attack

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    At this moment, the members of the Deity Organization began to search the evolutionary beasts in Yangcheng Mountain Range in a fan-shaped formation. Everyone was extremely excited.


    The team leader had already given his order just now. As long as they could find the Wolf King or the Fist Technique Grandmaster, each member of the three-member team would receive a source of life. They would also gain priority of the benefits that they would gain after they returned to the organization. This was their ladder to power. It would be up to them to succeed.


    The members of one of the three-man teams looked even more excited. It was because one of their teammates had ears that were much bigger than the others. They did not look like human ears.


    ¡°Macaque Ears, I have protected you for such a long time. Is it finally time for you to be useful?¡±


    Macaque Ears smiled and said directly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we will definitely soar this time. Look around and don¡¯t make too much noise!¡±


    Macaque Ears gently removed the stopper on his ears, and his pair of ears began to grow bigger. Then, a white glow appeared in his ears.


    Macaque Ears closed his eyes and listened carefully to the surroundings. His other two companions stopped what they were doing. Even their breathing slowed down to prevent from making any noise.


    This type of ear was one of the supernatural mutant organs. It could amplify one¡¯s hearing and monitor all movements within a large range. However, there was one weakness, and that was that it was extremely afraid of sharp sounds, which could cause temporary deafness. Normally, one would need to use earplugs to protect it.


    Macaque Ears slowly walked forward as he carefully searched through everything in Yangcheng Mountain Range.


    Not long after, Macaque Ears suddenly opened his eyes. There was a hint of joy in his eyes. He immediately retracted his ears and stuffed the earplugs back into them.


    ¡°I found it. There¡¯s someone¡¯s voice three kilometers away. From the sound, I can confirm that it¡¯s a person. He¡¯s using his fist technique to attack an evolutionary beast. It looks like it¡¯s the Fist Technique Grandmaster that the team leader is looking for!!¡±


    ¡°What? Then we¡¯ve won a fortune! Let¡¯s inform the team leader immediately!¡±


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    At the same time!


    Qi Shu was currently fighting against a monkey covered in black fur on top of a pile of rocks. This ape had extremely strong battle experience. Its arms were as hard as steel, and its strength was on par with his own. It also had an extremely strong resistance to attacks. It was just like the tyrant of the forest.


    ¡°Roar!¡±


    The iron-armed ape let out a wild roar as it revealed its sharp teeth. Then, it suddenly charged forward. Its palm, which was the size of a cattail leaf fan ruthlessly grabbed him as it emitted waves of hissing sounds.


    Qi Shu moved his feet slightly and immediately darted out. He easily dodged the ape¡¯s grasp and went behind him to attack the vital part of its neck.


    However, the ape was extremely smart. After being hit twice on the neck, it had already come up with a countermeasure. It immediately shrunk its neck and used one hand to protect its head while it swung its other arm.


    Qi Shu could only block the ape¡¯s attack on the spot. Then, he kicked the ape¡¯s lumbar spine right away. However, the muscles on the ape¡¯s back were extremely hard. It felt like he was kicking a huge piece of steel when he kicked the ape. It did not move at all.


    Qi Shu looked at the ape coldly. He did not want to use the ¡®Triple Blood Tiger Moves¡¯ unless it was absolutely necessary. The main reason was that this move consumed a lot of his bodily energy. Killing this ape and absorbing its source of life would consume at least half of his body¡¯s energy.


    Qi Shu looked at the ape, and the ape looked back at him. Both of them felt that it was not easy to deal with the other. The ape wanted to retreat. After all, this person was too fast, and the ape had started getting annoyed.


    Qi Shu looked at the ape as it tried to retreat and made a decision. ¡°In that case, let¡¯s play some dirty tricks. Don¡¯t blame me, little monkey!¡±


    Qi Shu immediately rushed forward. His speed was so fast that even the ape was stunned. However, it immediately shrank its neck and used one hand to protect its head.


    Qi Shu sneered. He came to the ape¡¯s back and ruthlessly kicked it between its legs. The powerful kick sent the gorilla flying half a meter off the ground.


    ¡°Oh!!!¡±


    Qi Shu¡¯s attack was a sure hit. The ape¡¯s eyes were wide with rage, and his eyes were bloodshot. It covered his crotch with both its hands and rolled violently on the ground while making an extremely strange sound.


    He then saw the ape squatting on the ground while trembling. It wanted to get up and fight, but its face was filled with extreme pain. Its ts body was weak as well!


    Qi Shu watched from the side. He had inflicted this injury upon it, but he was still a little afraid. Was it really hurting?


    Qi Shu suddenly shook his head and threw all the boring thoughts out of his mind. He leaped forward and ruthlessly unleashed a series of three hits on the neck area. The three punches landed on the same spot, and with the sound of bones breaking, the ape¡¯s life force began to weaken.


    Not long after, an extremely large source of life slowly rose up. He grabbed it and began to absorb it.


    Qi Shu immediately felt all the blood in his body rumble, and even his bones started trembling slightly. The strand of True Qi in his body quickly began to strengthen, and it rapidly circulated around his body.


    As the True Qi flowed through his body, his flesh, blood, and meridians started to wriggle. Black blood was gradually expelled from his pores. These were the impurities within his body. The elimination of the impurities caused his muscles to become more solid and full of explosive power!


    This was especially so for the surface of his body. Under the sunlight, a faint golden membrane appeared. It was as if it were protecting him. Was this the protection of the True Qi?


    Qi Shu did not have the time to feel himself properly when he suddenly heard gunshots. Countless bullets rained down on him.


    Qi Shu subconsciously dodged the bullets. Like a ghost, he instantly dodged most of the attacks. He turned around and hid behind a huge rock.


    However, there was such a dense rain of bullets, so he still got hit by quite a number of bullets. Nevertheless, he had just advanced to Martial Artist Level 7 and had True Qi protecting his body. These bullets could not advance much further after penetrating his physical body.


    Qi Shu looked over and saw 15 to 16 people appearing in the distance. They were all holding AK rifles. Everyone was looking at him with cold smiles.


    ¡°The Deity Organization!¡±


    These people did not pose much of a threat to him, but he could clearly feel a powerful pressure slowly approaching. The threat of death was even more dangerous than that of the Wolf King!


    Qi Shu¡¯s heart sank. It looked like he was a martial master. He immediately dashed out and disappeared into the forest.


    The members of the Deity Organization were stunned as well. He could dodge such a dense rain of bullets, and most of the bullets simply brushed past this body. It was simply amazing.


    When the group was about to surround him, they realized that the man had darted out from behind the rock. With a few steps, he disappeared. They could not catch up to him.


    At this moment, the martial master slowly walked over. He thought that his subordinates would be able to easily injure and capture him alive. Nobody expected him to run away.


    Black Dungeon heard his subordinate¡¯s report and chuckled. ¡°Not bad! He¡¯s a good warm-up target. Find him for me. I want to kill him myself!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


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 Chapter 34 - Being Pursued, The Hunter and His Prey

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    ¡°Chase him! This person can¡¯t run far!¡±


    A group of people chased after him. They fired their guns without hesitation, but it was impossible to hit him at such a far distance.


    This place was already considered the center of the Yangcheng Mountain Range, and there were more evolutionary beasts hiding in the surroundings. The sudden gunshot agitated countless evolutionary beasts.


    After all, these evolutionary beasts had once been surrounded before. However, the people retreated since the evolutionary beasts were way too ferocious and powerful. After hearing gunshots, these evolutionary beasts gave up on their opponents and stared in the direction of the gunshots with hatred.


    Viper looked around and said solemnly, ¡°Everyone, stop firing. Can¡¯t you tell that the roars of the beasts are getting closer? Gunshots are a signal for them to attack!¡±


    His companion immediately said disdainfully, ¡°What¡¯s the big deal? We have a martial master to back us up. No matter how many evolutionary beasts come at us, they¡¯ll just be delivering themselves as appetizers for us. Viper, why are you so timid? Why don¡¯t you go home and drink some milk?¡±


    ¡°Yes! I think it¡¯s better for you to go home and look for your mother!¡±


    Viper was not very strong within the organization. He relied on his powerful sniping skills to gain the team leader¡¯s recognition. The people who came to Yangcheng Mountain Range were all elites in the team leader¡¯s hands. They looked down on those who relied on external objects to climb up the ranks and mocked him mercilessly.


    Viper trembled in rage, but he did not dare to say anything else. After all, if he dared to say anything, he would definitely be killed. No one in the Deity Organization was easy to deal with!


    The team leader could not possibly kill any of his elite subordinates on his behalf. His admiration toward him was merely admiration, not love!


    ¡°Tsk! Useless trash!¡±


    The men had initially wanted to vent their anger on him, but who knew that he would endure it? After cursing, they chased after Qi Shu and left Viper standing there with a dark expression on his face.


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    Qi Shu leaped into the forest quickly. He could sense that there were quite a few pursuers behind him, but he had stayed in Yangcheng Mountain Range for so long that he had already figured out the surrounding terrain. He ran without any worries.


    A centipede that was half a meter long suddenly jumped out from the ground. It raised its head fiercely and tried to attack him.


    Qi Shu did not slow down at all. He did a beautiful somersault and jumped over its head. After running a few steps, the path ahead was blocked by a huge broken tree. With one hand for support, he strode lightly over the broken tree.


    The wind whistled past his ears as he passed through obstacles one after another like he was in his own home.


    Qi Shu moved smoothly. He was completely unaffected by the attacks of the poisonous bugs. However, the bugs caused great trouble to the pursuers behind him. They even caused them pain.


    Qi Shu turned around to glance at them. The men from the Deity Organization were getting further and further away from him. He specifically chose places with complicated terrains and an abundance of poisonous bugs and rats so that they would suffer quite a bit.


    As Qi Shu ran, he thought about it carefully. He had purposely avoided these people. Logically speaking, in Yangcheng Mountain Range, where the terrain was extremely complicated, it would be extremely difficult to find someone that wanted to hide. It would just be like finding a drop of water in the ocean.


    However, it did not make sense for these people to find him so quickly and attack him.


    Qi Shu had a sudden thought. All the beasts had special mutations, just like the ape earlier. Its arms were as hard as steel. Not even a scratch was left on its arm after a heavy blow. Although his own fists had gone numb from the backlash. He temporarily lost his ability to attack it as well.


    If not for this, Qi Shu would not have been held back by this evolutionary beast for so long. He had no choice but to use underhanded methods to defeat it!


    ¡°Perhaps there are some strange mutations among the men that have detected my location.¡±


    Qi Shu deduced something. Since that was the case, he had to find this person. Otherwise, he would be discovered no matter where he went!


    Qi Shu took in a deep breath and started to increase his speed. He continued to throw off these people. After all, there were still a lot of bullets lodged within his body. Running was still a hassle to him.


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    Qi Shu suddenly sped up, and the pursuers immediately felt the figure in front of them disappear in a flash. They had lost their target.


    ¡°Macaque Ears, listen up. Where did this guy go? He was trying to lure us in. D*mn it, I was almost bitten by a centipede. If it had bitten me, I would have been crippled!¡±


    ¡°Shut up! Let me see where he went to.¡±


    Macaque Ears immediately closed his eyes and pricked up his ears to listen carefully.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡±


    Macaque Ears shouted, and his face twisted in pain. Blood immediately flowed out of his ears. He stuffed the earplugs in with difficulty and heaved a sigh of relief. He could not obtain intelligence in such a noisy environment.


    Just then, the beast roars that rose and fell around him made it difficult for him to hear whether it was an evolutionary beast or the person who had escaped. Furthermore, the sounds were so loud that it caused some damage to his ears.


    Macaque Ears wiped off the blood on his ear. Then, he shook his head and said, ¡°No! The roars of the surrounding evolutionary beasts are too loud. If I continue listening, I will go deaf. I can no longer track this person! I can only wait for the roars to stop before I can continue using my ability!¡±


    Everyone was disappointed as well. However, this place was indeed too noisy. There were many ferocious beasts around.


    ¡°F*ck! This person¡¯s speed is really fast. It feels like this person is entering his own home. Each and every one of his movements is extremely natural, and he knows the dangers everywhere. How annoying!¡±


    Macaque Ears frowned and spoke into his headset, ¡°Team Leader, many evolutionary beasts have been alarmed by us. It is difficult to determine the man¡¯s location. However, we can confirm that he is within one or two kilometers of where we are!¡±


    After hearing this, Black Dungeon let out a cold laugh. ¡°Is this a cat-and-mouse game? Split up half of the men and spread out to search the area. Report to me immediately when you find any traces of him. I will be there immediately!¡±


    ¡°The other half will go back to look for the black wolf. The black wolf is our first target!


    The group of subordinates received their orders and split up into three groups. They then quickly spread out.


    ¡­


    Qi Shu sensed the movement around him, but he did not notice any pursuers. It seemed that they were still quite far away from him.


    Then he jumped onto a tall tree and pulled out a small knife to pry out the bullets from his arms, shoulders, and thighs. These wounds were not serious at all.


    Qi Shu controlled the flow of blood and stopped the bleeding. As his strength increased, he perfected the control that he had over his body as well. This was something that could be done easily.


    After checking his surroundings, he realized that the terrain suited him well. There were paths for him to attack and escape, and most importantly, he was familiar with this place. This was his home ground. It was a slaughterhouse.


    Qi Shu¡¯s eyes gradually turned cold whereas his aura, heartbeat, and everything else gradually weakened. It was as if he had become one with the tree. He stayed there and waited quietly!


    ¡­.

 Chapter 35 - Lurking And Hunting, Moving Like Flowing Water

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu lay quietly on the tree. He was like a cheetah in the dark. He was completely hidden and ready to kill his prey at any time. He closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings.


    Just then, Qi Shu suddenly opened his eyes. A hint of malice appeared in his gaze. He slowly slid down from the tree and onto the ground. He then quickly moved dozens of meters forward and hid in a bush.


    He gently opened a gap in the grass. He immediately caught sight of three members of the Deity Organization fighting a huge boar. The three of them cooperated well. One of them moved quite quickly and kept harassing the boar. The other two immediately attacked.


    Firearms were useless against wild boars unless the bullets hit their eyes or the other parts of their body. However, that would attract the attention of their companions.


    ¡°Hehe! Let¡¯s split this wild boar equally among the three of us. If we can¡¯t find that brat, killing an evolutionary beast isn¡¯t too bad either!¡±


    ¡°Of course! Strength is the best guarantee in the organization. Otherwise, no one will respect you. The coward earlier could even endure such humiliation!¡±


    ¡°Stop chatting, you two. Hurry up and get serious. Otherwise, if the others find out, we won¡¯t be able to split it out evenly!¡±


    When the two heard that, they started showing off their killer moves as well. Soon, the wild boar could not take it anymore.


    Qi Shu looked at the situation from afar and smiled in his heart. It seemed like he could get a source of life for free!


    Qi Shu observed the few of them. Only one of them had acceptable movement techniques. He avoided the attack of the wild boar and used his dagger to attack the weak parts of its eyes. He was very decisive.


    The other man¡¯s muscles bulged like a dragon in human form. He was so strong that he could grab the wild boar¡¯s mouth and push it back. It was obvious how powerful he was.


    The last person was relatively normal, but his palm was completely black. It looked like he had practiced the Iron Palm. When his palm hit the wild boar, it made it howl in pain.


    The three of them were quite strong. They did not look like the ones that he had encountered outside. They looked like the elites of this organization!


    ¡­


    Soon after, the wild boar let out a miserable roar as its blood splattered all over the ground. It fell heavily to the ground as a source of life slowly floated up. A look of greed on the faces of the three of them.


    The time was now!


    Qi Shu dashed out the moment the wild boar fell. He was as fast as lightning. While the three of them were attracted by the source of life, he charged towards the fastest man.


    ¡°Who is it?!¡±


    This person¡¯s reaction was extremely fast. Just as he was about to extend his arm to grab the piece of source of life, he suddenly noticed movement behind him. He quickly grabbed the dagger in his hand and suddenly turned around to slash backward.


    Qi Shu moved and instantly dodged this person¡¯s attack. He appeared on the other side of the person and spoke out coldly by the side of his ear, ¡°Over here!¡±


    Just as the member of Deity Organization was about to counterattack, he felt a large hand restricting his necks. The next moment, the large hand suddenly exerted a strong force, and they realized that they could not see the attacker anymore.


    Just as he was about to raise his hand to attack, he realized that he could no longer control his arm. At the same time, he was shocked to discover that other than being able to see the attacker, he could clearly see his own back as well.


    His back? Was his head twisted over? This was the only thought in his mind as his life ended. After that, his consciousness fell into endless darkness.


    Qi Shu flung his hand out and threw the corpse aside.


    The other two men were stunned. They had just been killing the boar together, but now, one of them had fallen to the ground. For a moment, they wondered if it was real. How could he have died so quickly?


    ¡°You¡­ actually dared to kill Ghost!!¡±


    The burly man¡¯s eyes were filled with rage. At the same time, the muscles on his body started to swell. He looked as sturdy as a bear. He was frighteningly daunting.


    The other man had a cold expression on his face. He stopped the brawny man who was about to rush over, took out the rifle from his back, and started to shoot.


    They had not been able to react to Qi Shu¡¯s quick speed earlier. If they had gone up against him, they would have been dead meat. They could only use their guns to attack and get their friends to come over to help them out. They only needed to defend themselves well now.


    After Qi Shu killed one of them, he quickly rushed forward. His movements were as fast as that of a ghost. The man¡¯s spear could not penetrate his skin at all.


    ¡°What gun should we use to attack him? Let¡¯s attack together. I¡¯ll twist this guy¡¯s head andd break it off just like he did to Ghost just now!¡±


    The brawny man sneered. He cracked his neck and strode over.


    When his companions saw this, they had no choice but to come forward and attack as well. They cursed the man inwardly for flirting with death. If he died, they would definitely not be able to escape or defeat Qi Shu alone!


    Initially, they thought that Qi Shu had been running at the fastest speed possible, but now that they looked at it, that was simply nonsense. Ghost could not even react in time to his actions. The team leader was the only one who could go against him, right?


    Qi Shu looked at the person rushing towards him and flew toward him. He needed to end this quickly. Just as the man¡¯s fist was about to hit him, he grabbed the man¡¯s fist and quickly circled behind him. He kicked the joint of the man¡¯s leg. After the man¡¯s joint got attacked, he would definitely lose his balance no matter how strong he was.


    Qi Shu took advantage of the moment when the burly man lost his balance. Qi Shu jumped up and smashed both of his fists into the burly man¡¯s temples, knocking him unconscious.


    Right then, the other man started attacking as well. The man¡¯s pitch-black palm flew toward him with a whistling sound in the air. If Qi Shu were to get hit, he would not have a good time.


    Qi Shu then grabbed the unconscious man and pulled him back. He then used his body to block his own back. The man¡¯s palms dug into the unconscious man¡¯s chest.


    The burly man fainted, and he was left completely defenseless. His chest caved in from the impact. He then spat out a mouthful of blood. His aura weakened. He was now close to death.


    ¡°You¡­¡±


    The man¡¯s companion was shocked. He did not even have time to stop his attack. No one expected him to move so quickly. He had knocked out his companion in an instant, and he still had time to pull his body before him as a shield.


    Qi Shu laughed coldly. With a sudden movement of his feet, he dashed forward and appeared in front of the man. The fierce attack did not give the man a chance to breathe.


    Qi Shu easily dodged the man¡¯s counterattack. He quickly attacked him with both of his fists. His ribs were instantly broken, and his other fist directly shattered his throat. Under such damage, even a cow would be kicked to death, let alone a person.


    Qi Shu looked at the man who was still struggling on the ground and instantly killed him. Then, he picked up the source of life and left.


    The set of attacks that he launched was as smooth as flowing water. His moves were comparable to that of a professional assassin.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 36 - The Brutal Team Leader, A Strike From A Martial Master

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Ten minutes after Qi Shu left, twelve men from the Deity Organization arrived. The person in the lead had a cold expression on his face as he stared at the three corpses before him.


    He was just like an angry lion. The people around him did not even dare to breathe. No one dared to say a single word.


    Black Dungeon looked at the three corpses with boundless killing intent in his heart. At this moment, he felt that the Wolf King was no longer that important anymore since the thirteen subordinates that he had brought along were elites among the elites.


    The black wolf was all that he needed. The other pieces of the source of life would be rewarded to his subordinates to increase their strength further. His subordinates were his foundation. The stronger his subordinates were, the more authority he had within the organization.


    Now that three of them had died, he was beyond furious.


    It seemed like he was mistaken about this person. Not only was this person skilled in movement techniques and fist techniques, but he should be a martial artist of at least level 7 or 8. Otherwise, he would not have killed his three subordinates so easily.


    He had a better understanding of these three subordinates. Their strengths were all at Martial Artist Level 6. Additionally, each of them practiced a special physical training cultivation technique. If the three of them worked together, someone at Martial Artist Level 7 would also die in their hands.


    After some time, Black Dungeon took a deep breath and slowly walked towards the three corpses. Terrifying undulations began to radiate from his body and shake the surrounding grass and sand. He then pressed his palm downwards.


    With a muffled sound, the three corpses in front of him exploded instantly. Blood and flesh were scattered everywhere. The white shirt that he was originally dressed in was now covered in blood. The subordinates surrounding him were also splattered with blood.


    However, the flesh, organs, and white liquid on the ground were the things that scared everyone the most. They resisted the sense of discomfort and remained standing stil.


    Black Dungeon stuck out his tongue and licked the blood on his face. The smile at the corner of his lips suddenly widened, and he let out a wild laugh that shook the surroundings. There was an extremely frenzied expression on his face.


    ¡°Find this man and kill him without mercy!¡±


    The icy voice of Black Dungeon caused goosebumps to spread all over his eleven subordinates¡¯ bodies. They did not dare to say a word as they began to search the area.


    ¡°Macaque Ears, stay back!¡±


    Macaque Ears gulped down and stood beside by the side obediently.


    Black Dungeon took in a deep breath and regained his composure. Then, he said, ¡°The surroundings are much more peaceful now. You¡¯d better observe the people who are out searching. This fellow that¡¯s hiding in the dark will definitely attack again!¡±


    Macaque Ears¡¯ heart sank when he heard his words. It seemed like the team leader had already made up his mind to kill the man. He was using the elite members that he treated like a treasure as bait. However, this had nothing to do with him. He was not the one who had died.


    Macaque Ears immediately nodded heavily and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Black Dungeon glanced at him and said, ¡°Hmm! Use more effort. I don¡¯t want too many subordinates to die. Otherwise¡­¡±


    The corners of Macaque Ears¡¯ eyes trembled. He lowered his head and said, ¡°I understand, Team Leader!¡±


    ¡­


    Qi Shu had already found a place to hide. He then began to absorb the source of life.


    These people were quite powerful. However, he would not be afraid of them as long as there was not more than five of them or they did not fight him to the death. He could easily kill them.


    ¡°Hehe! I¡¯d like to see how many men you have for me to kill. You were the ones who provoked me first. Don¡¯t blame me for being merciless after you die!¡±


    Qi Shu immediately headed in another direction as he prepared to find another evolutionary beast to kill. He had to increase his strength as soon as possible. If he reached Martial Artist Level 9, he probably would not need to fear that martial arts expert anymore.


    However, just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw three more people from the Deity Organization behind him. One of them even had a sniper rifle. This was the person who had almost killed him. He was out of luck this time around.


    Viper and the other two men were carefully walking forward. Their expressions were extremely solemn, and they always kept their fingers on the trigger.


    ¡°Viper! You¡¯re good at fighting in the jungle. See if there are any signs of movement around you!¡±


    Viper sneered. Just now, there had been a look of disdain on their faces. Now that they knew how powerful the other man was, they were frightened. They were even thick-skinned enough to ask him for help. However, he was now on the same boat as these people. He had been observing the surroundings in secret a long time ago.


    Viper then said coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! I¡¯ll tell you immediately if I find any clues!¡±


    ¡°Hehe! That¡¯s good. There are people who aren¡¯t familiar with jungle warfare. All of them¡­there¡¯s someone!¡±


    The man was about to say something when he felt movement above his head. Just as he was about to raise his head, he felt his neck tighten. Then, his consciousness was filled with darkness.


    Just as the other person was about to launch his attack, an iron fist shot toward his face. He could only watch helplessly as it landed on his throat. He could not even counterattack.


    Before he died, there were only two words in his mind-How fast!


    Qi Shu waved his hand. These three people were obviously weaker than him. They did not even have the chance to defend themselves, especially the man who had sniped at him. He had only reacted to his attacks after he had killed the two of them. However, there was an ashen expression on his face. He could not use his powers at such a close distance.


    ¡°Die! This is the price of sniping at me!¡±


    Qi Shu mercilessly killed him. However, just as he was about to leave, he suddenly felt goosebumps all over his body. A huge oppressive force materialized behind him.


    Qi Shu did not hesitate at all. He rolled on the ground and directly evaded the attack. His speed rose to the maximum. Like a shadow, he flew directly into the distance.


    ¡°Can you run?¡±


    At this moment, there was a cold expression on Black Dungeon¡¯s face as a sinister aura erupted from his body. He raised his right hand and ruthlessly struck out with it. A huge golden palm suddenly whistled past him.


    Just then, Qi Shu suddenly felt a suppressive force overcome him. Just as he was about to break free from the suppressive force, he felt a strong gust of wind behind him. The attack was right in front of him and he could not dodge it. With a loud bang, he was sent flying away by the attack.


    ¡°Pfft!¡±


    Qi Shu¡¯s body flew out involuntarily and he spurted out a mouthful of blood uncontrollably. His internal organs felt like they had shifted and his bones seemed to have fallen apart!


    He would probably be on the verge of death if iit were not for the fact that he had absorbed a large amount of the source of life and his flesh, bones, and five viscera had become extremely tough.


    Qi Shu endured the pain as he slammed his palm on the ground. His body shot forward at the speed of lightning.


    Black Dungeon was extremely confident in his attack. He wanted to go over and take a look, but this fellow¡¯s life force was extremely tenacious. He suddenly leaped up and rushed out of his attack range in the blink of an eye.


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 Chapter 37 - Running For Dear Life, Danger Going Against Danger

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Right then, there was a solemn expression on Qi Shu¡¯s face. He spread his legs and ran forward without any regard for his life. The wind blew past his ears, and his speed increased to an unprecedented level. The thread of True Qi in his body automatically circulated throughout his body, and his speed suddenly increased.


    Just then, the martial master behind him had also managed to catch up with him. A golden aura circulated around his legs. When he ran, the ground emitted muffled sounds as he rapidly approached him.


    Qi Shu did not look back. He had no other choice but to flee for his life. He knew very well that if this martial master caught up with him, not only would he be unable to put up much of a resistance, but he would be met with death at once!


    That one strike from just now had caused his organs to shift within him. All the bones in his body felt like they were about to shatter as well. If he continued to run at such a high speed, he would not be able to last for long.


    The footsteps of the martial master were not far behind him. Even without turning around, he could sense the extremely dangerous aura that belonged to him.


    Just then, a huge rock was ruthlessly smashed towards him. Qi Shu did not hesitate at all after hearing the sound of whistling behind him. He suddenly jumped up and landed on the surface of the huge rock. He kicked off from the huge rock forcefully and used it as leverage to ruthlessly leap into the distance. His speed increased by several times.


    The great perfection stage of the Mind Movement Technique allowed him to use everything within Yangcheng Mountain Range to his own advantage. He used the rock the martial master had attacked him with as his stepping stones!


    The martial master stopped attacking him. Perhaps he knew about this situation. He silently followed behind instead and waited for Qi Shu¡¯s injuries to completely flare-up!


    Qi Shu¡¯s eyes were fixed on the road ahead. He walked as if he was flying. He breathed in and out slowly and forcefully. He tried his best to suppress his injuries as he ran.


    Such intense exercise caused a large amount of heat to be produced within his body. Even though he tried his best to adjust his breathing, it still caused his heart to beat like a drum. His sweat fell like rain as well.


    ¡°D*mn it, if I keep running like this, my lungs will explode even if the people from the Deity Organization won¡¯t be able to catch me!¡±


    Given his withering stamina and injuries, Qi Shu felt that his energy was almost depleted. He could feel his muscles bulging. Meanwhile, his limbs felt as heavy as lead.


    He swallowed mouthfuls of air into his stomach, and it felt scorching hot in the blink of an eye. His entire chest swelled up like a pair of bellows, and his rapid breathing could be heard even from dozens of steps away.


    ¡­


    Just then, Black Dungeon¡¯s True Qi surged. He then exploded with astonishing speed as he followed closely behind him.


    Black Dungeon had relied on his physical strength to chase after him just now, but he felt that he could not catch up with him. His body was slowly being pulled away from him. He could only match his opponent¡¯s speed with the aid of his True Qi. However, all he could do was match his opponent¡¯s speed, but he could not catch up with him.


    Black Dungeon was shocked beyond words. To think that this fellow was able to unleash such speed even after taking a blow from him. He was practically a monster. Luckily, he was injured. Otherwise, he would have let him escape.


    When Black Dungeon thought about this, he only had a single thought in his mind: ¡°This kid definitely has a secret. I must make use of this secret!¡±


    Just then, Black Dungeon had already made up his mind to chase after this man. The True Qi within his body was being depleted at an exorbitant rate. It did not matter even if he was unable to stop the black wolf from reaching the Warrior rank due to the excessive consumption of his forces.


    Once the black wolf reached the Warrior rank, its strength would increase by leaps and bounds. Humans of the same rank could not compare to wild beasts. Most of them could only barely defend themselves against it unless they possessed some powerful techniques or were battle geniuses.


    Black Dungeon then spoke out in an extremely cold voice. ¡°Run! Run! You have nowhere to run in Yangcheng Mountain Range.¡±


    Black Dungeon was already driven by benefits. He no longer cared about the situation around him right now. Countless black vines filled his surroundings. It was obvious that this was not a good place. However, as a martial master, he did not care at all!


    Black Dungeon sneered inwardly. ¡°Are you planning to use this place to your advantage to avoid my attack? You must be dreaming. You probably don¡¯t know the strength of a martial master!¡±


    ¡­


    Qi Shu looked at the huge trees in the distance. This was the only thing that he could do now. He had to face the danger with danger.


    Qi Shu rushed over and kicked a rock by the side of the road. The rock whistled past and hit the tree trunk.


    Qi Shu had once again poked the hornet¡¯s nest. The stone suddenly smashed into the tree trunk, and countless branches and roots rushed out to attack him in a frenzy.


    Qi Shu coldly laughed. He was more than familiar with the attacking method of this tree. In between these black python-like tree branches, he swiftly leaped and escaped the tree¡¯s surrounding attack.


    He ignored the martial master and quickly headed in another direction. He had already seen through this martial master. This fellow did not have any profound movement techniques, so he could only defeat him with brute force. However, this huge tree wasn¡¯t something to be trifled with. Even the black wolf probably would not provoke it easily.


    Black Dungeon was stunned as well. There was indeed a plant-type evolutionary object in the intelligence report, but nobody realized that it had undergone such a major evolution. The tree¡¯s coverage was already close to a thousand square meters.


    Black Dungeon suddenly struck out with his King Kong Palm and immediately shattered several tree roots that were as thick as buckets. However, more tree roots followed closely behind and sealed off all escape routes.


    Black Prison did not panic after noticing this situation. The True Qi in his body surged and created a huge gap in the surrounding attacks. However, there were still countless black tree trunks waiting for him outside the circle of his aura.


    Black Dungeon quickly retreated back the way that he had come from. He only managed to dodge the attacks of the tree roots after retreating nearly a kilometer. However, the black tree roots did not stop. They danced wildly in the distance as if they were greatly alarmed.


    Black Dungeon looked at these things with a cold expression on his face. There was only endless anger in his heart. He had actually failed to track down a person. This was simply a great humiliation.


    Black Dungeon did not expect a mutated plant to appear here. This kind of life force and intelligence was extremely tenacious. They absorbed the nutrients of the earth, and they were simply invincible.


    Unless this tree was an idiot like the ancient tree in the city that was willing to share its own source of life for others to increase their cultivation. One had to attack such plants from their interior part, which was also the weakest part of the plant. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to kill it. This part of the plant was usually deep underground. However, he did not have the time to look for it right now.


    Black Dungeon had already lost his target. He could only ask that special subordinate of his to look for some clues, or it would be impossible for him to find a single person in such a large mountain range.


    Black Dungeon immediately took out his headset and said coldly, ¡°Macaque Ears, quickly come in my direction. Tell everyone to give up on finding the black wolf and gather here. I want all of you to capture the person who has just escaped! I want him alive!¡±


    ¡°Roger, Team leader!¡±


    ¡­.

 Chapter 38 - Large Success Stage Of Life Repayment

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu continued to retreat from the forest domain.


    Qi Shu had been running at his fastest speed previously. Even with his powerful muscles and bones, he had reached his limit.


    Qi Shu did not stop now. Instead, he began to slow down his pace while gradually adjusting his breathing rate. That way, he could minimize the damage caused by the huge physical consumption caused by excessive exercise. He could then turn harm into a benefit by strengthening his body, and ultimately breaking his own limits.


    He continued to run for close to two kilometers before proceeding to hide in a tall bush.


    His burning body slowly came to a stop, and he could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood. A dispirited expression appeared on his face. This time, he was definitely heavily injured.


    Qi Shu prepared to rest for a while before leaving Yangcheng Mountain Range. After all, he was heavily injured and it would be difficult for him to hunt evolutionary beasts. Even if he could kill the beasts, he had no choice but to retreat. There was a person in the Deity Organization who could locate him.


    After about half an hour, the sky gradually darkened. The mountain range in Yangcheng was extremely dangerous at night.


    Qi Shu silently calculated the time. It was almost the deadline of the cheats system.


    [Instance zone cheats success. The rewards are as follows.]


    [You have been logged into the ¡®Black Wolf Valley¡¯ instance zone for 12 hours. Obtained: 10 primary stones!]


    [Technique cheats success. Cultivation speed is 6 times the original speed. Double Reward activated.]


    [Your ¡®Life Repayment¡¯ technique cheats has been activated for 12 hours. A decline in the years of one¡¯s lifetime corresponds to the repayment of loan. The cultivation for Life Repayment has been raised to the large success stage.]


    The next moment.


    A memory automatically appeared in Qi Shu¡¯s mind. It was as if it were his own experience. However, this time, there was no battle scene. The scene showed him how to stimulate his flesh, organs, blood, and so on to reach the level with the highest effectiveness instead.


    Most importantly, he had to stimulate the potential of the heart, as well as to block the brain¡¯s thoughts. This was because when damaging one¡¯s own body, the brain would prevent others from damaging it. Life repayment could blind the brain¡¯s thoughts until the person who used this technique died.


    Qi Shu no longer care about wasting his life right now. He immediately circulated the forces within him to operaate Life Repayment according to his memories. He needed to use this technique to recover some of his strength. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to leave Yangcheng Mountain Range.


    As soon as he activated a small portion of his potential, he immediately felt his heart begin to beat faster. The wounds on his skin immediately began to glow with a faint blood-red light. His wounds began to scab, and the organs in his body slowly returned to their original positions. His injuries immediately stabilized.


    Qi Shu looked at the changes in his body. His body, which had been aching and sore juustt a moment ago, had regained its strength. He felt like he had been reborn. He believed that it would not be long before the injuries caused by that martial master were completely healed.


    ¡°So, this is Life Reepayment. I¡¯m able to take full control over the regeneration ability of my body. However, I can¡¯t use it too much. My own lifespan would be consumed to recover quickly. I¡¯d better to use it less!¡±


    Qi Shu looked around and did not notice any problems. It was time to leave this place. Although his injuries were much better, there was no need to fight with the martial master.


    Qi Shu glanced behind him coldly. He had completely memorized the face of the martial master. He would definitely teach him a lesson the next time when he met him. He believed that it would not be long before that happened!


    Qi Shu then headed into the distance. However, he moved rather slowly in order to avoid getting injured. He tried his best not to use Life Repayment.


    Qi Shu had used his lifespan to stabilize his injuries. He felt a wave of weakness in his body. If he used it for a while longer, he would have fainted.


    Life Payment was squeezing out the potential within him. It was extremely damaging to the core strength of his body!


    ¡­


    At the same time.


    Black Dungeon was sitting on a rock. His expression was slightly dark as he looked at the subordinate before him silently.


    Macaque Ears trembled as the team leader looked at him.There were traces of blood on his ears. The excessive use of his ears had almost caused him to collapse. However, he did not dare to stop.


    Macaque Ears had noticed something when he came here. This person had managed to escape from the team leader. One could only imagine how angry the team leader was. Even if he gone deaf, he had to continue using his abilities.


    Black Dungeon slowly raised his head. His eyes were slightly red whereas his expression did not change at all. He said calmly, ¡°Macaque Ears! Haven¡¯t you found him yet? Hmm?¡±


    After hearing what he said, Macaque Ears¡¯ body started trembling uncontrollably. While sweating profusely, he said, ¡°Team Leader, I¡¯ll be done soon!¡±


    Macaque Ears gritted his teeth and spread his abilities further. He enhanced his superpower to the maximum at the risk of going deaf. He then started to search for any signs of human activity.


    After a short while, Macaque Ears¡¯ face lit up. He shouted, ¡°Team Leader, I heard some movement. Someone is running in that direction. It¡¯s not fast, and it seems like it¡¯s the injured man!¡±


    Black Dungeon immediately stood up and sneered, ¡°Is that so? Looks like this fellow can¡¯t help but try to escape. Show me the way. I must capture him. Otherwise, it will be hard to appease the hatred in my heart!¡±


    Macaque Ears immediately closed his ears and ran forward. Black Dungeon followed behind him silently.


    In the following period of time, it was easy to figure out the general direction. He only needed to activate his ability from time to time to determine if the prey was running in the right direction.


    However, not long after, blood suddenly flowed out from his ears. He let out a shrill scream, and the ground started to shake.


    Black Dungeon frowned and lifted his ear. He was about to ask something when he heard a shocking roar from afar. It was the roar of a wolf.


    Black Dungeon immediately understood what was happening. The roar was extremely loud. Since they were able able to hear such a loud sound from so far away, Macaque Ears¡¯ scream of pain was understandable.


    ¡°Is it the black wolf? However, my target isn¡¯t you. You¡¯re lucky!¡±


    Black Prison looked at Macaque Ears and shouted, ¡°If you aren¡¯t deaf, continue to look for that kid!¡±


    Macaque Ears endured the discomfort in his ears and said, ¡°Team leader, the place where the black wolf roared is the place where the person that we¡¯re chasing had escaped toward. It looks like he has gone up against the black wolf. It seems like he is not far from death.¡±


    Black Dungeon frowned and said, ¡°He encountered the black wolf? I don¡¯t know if this guy is lucky or if I¡¯m unlucky!¡±


    Black Dungeon then carried Macaque Ears with him and headed off.


    That kid had run into the black wolf. Given the injuries that he had caused him, that kid was definitely dead meat. It was a pity that he did not manage to get his hands on his secret. Otherwise, his harvest this time around would have allowed him to upgrade his abilities further.


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 Chapter 39 - Encountering the Black Wolf King, A Death Loan

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Qi Shu quickly moved through the forest.


    Very soon, he arrived at a strange place. His surroundings were completely silent. Even the snakes, insects, rats, and ants that were everywhere had stopped making noises. Furthermore, the trees here were starting to rot.


    Qi Shu stopped at once. This was definitely not normal, but just as he was about to leave this place¡­


    ¡°Whoosh whoosh whoosh.¡±


    The wind blew on the grass. There seemed to be the sound of a large animal moving around, and it was very close to him.


    Qi Shu¡¯s heart sank. He raised his vigilance and scanned his surroundings. It seemed like he had encountered an evolutionary beast. He did not know what kind of strength it had, but he was not in a good state right now!


    The next moment, Qi Shu heard an earth-shattering roar coming from the forest behind him.


    Just then, he felt his entire body turn cold. He felt a cold gaze staring at him from behind. It was as if the god of death was whispering in his ear!


    Qi Shu suddenly turned to look in that direction. In the next moment, he saw countless black auras swirling around him, and the surrounding trees began to melt.


    The trees slowly melted, and an empty space appeared before him. He then saw a huge figure hidden in the black aura. A pair of green eyes looked at him coldly.


    ¡°The black wolf!!¡±


    There was an unpleasant expression on Qi Shu¡¯s face. Although he could not see the appearance of the black wolf, only this black wolf had such power in Yangcheng Mountain Range.


    ¡°I¡¯m so unlucky to have run into this guy. However, I¡¯m not running in the direction where the black wolf lives!¡±


    Qi Shu did not have time to think. He immediately turned around and ran. This was not the time to fight with this guy. His injuries had not fully recovered yet. Fighting with him was no different from courting death.


    However, when the black wolf saw that its target was preparing to escape, a trace of mockery appeared in its eyes. Its huge body suddenly leaped up as it jumped across a distance of a hundred meters and blocked his path.


    The black wolf had already locked onto this target. It was attracted by a huge source of life. However, when it came here and saw this human, it immediately felt that the human in front of him was the creature that had a large amount of source of life.


    What made the black wolf the happiest was the fact that the target in front of him seemed to have suffered rather serious injuries. This was like a pie falling from the sky.


    As long as the black wolf swallowed it, it would definitely be able to advance to the Warrior rank. By then, everyone else would be killed by it!


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    Qi Shu looked at the black wolf blocking his path. There was already a difference in the quality of their abilities. With such a huge body, the distance that it could cover was more than a hundred meters. What was he running?


    If this was in the past, he could only rely on his small body to evade the black wolf¡¯s attack. However, now that he was injured, there was an even greater danger waiting for him.


    Qi Shu¡¯s eyes gradually turned cold as he looked at the black aura approaching him. There was only one way to resolve the current crisis, and that was to kill the black wolf before the martial master arrived and absorb its source of life.


    With the black Wolf¡¯s source of life, not only would he be able to break through to the next rank, but he would also be able to completely recover from his injuries. When that happened, he wouldn¡¯t be at a disadvantage even if he encountered that martial master regardless of whether he planned to escape or fight!


    Qi Shu suddenly let out an explosive shout. The muscles on his body bulged rapidly. He looked malevolent and terrifying. The sound of his heart beating was like a war drum. His heartbeat shook his surroundings!


    The blood and forces within his body began to surge crazily as it gradually rose to the surface of his body, matching the black wolf¡¯s corrosive aura.


    The man and the beast had the same thought¡ªto kill the other party and absorb their source of life.


    ¡°Roar!¡±


    The black wolf howled as the purple-gold mark on its forehead flashed. Its pair of green eyes emitted a bloodthirsty glow as it opened its mouth to reveal sharp teeth and pounced over.


    At this moment, Qi Shu¡¯s eyes were red, and the muscles all over his body seemed to have exploded. His blood and internal forces surged wildly within his body. However, at this moment, he still retained a trace of consciousness that a human should have.


    Then, he charged fiercely at the black wolf and struck it heavily across its face.


    ¡°Boom!¡±


    The impact created a large crater on the ground. The black wolf was stunned by the force of the attack. Even though it was not heavily injured, it was knocked back around five to six meters.


    It was a great humiliation for the black wolf to be forced back by such a small creature. With a roar, the steel-like muscles on its body bulged and it charged towards the creature in the distance.


    Qi Shu rubbed his fist and looked at the charging black wolf with a fierce expression on his face. He shouted again, and his eyes instantly turned red. Only a blood-colored figure could be seen from the outside. He was emitting an incomparably terrifying aura.


    ¡°Life Repayment- Death Loan!¡±


    Qi Shu¡¯s last sliver of consciousness had completely vanished. He had released his body¡¯s full potential, which caused him to completely fall into madness. Either the wolf died or he died right now.


    ¡°Roar!¡±


    Qi Shu¡¯s entire body erupted with boundless blood-red light as he let out a beast-like roar. Blood started to seep out from all the pores on his body, and his eyes were filled with endless killing intent.


    Qi Shu strode towards the black wolf. The ground beneath his feet could not withstand the terrifying force. Footprints were left on the ground and dust flew everywhere.


    Qi Shu grabbed the black wolf¡¯s front paw and punched its left jaw. After the huge force landed on the black wolf, the crisp sound of bones breaking could be heard.


    The black wolf was unable to withstand such a terrifying attack, and its jaw cracked from the impact. The black wolf roared in anger and suddenly flung Qi Shu away. Then, its four limbs slammed into him.


    ¡°Bang!¡±


    Qi Shu was ruthlessly slammed into the ground. The ground shook violently, but the tremors did not stop. A blood-red figure suddenly dashed out and landed on the black wolf¡¯s huge head. He ruthlessly punched into the black wolf¡¯s eyes and began to stir violently.


    The black wolf let out a blood-curdling scream as blood gushed out from its body. Unable to bear the pain, the black wolf extended its giant claws and swiped at the person who was trying to destroy its eyes, leaving behind a bone-deep wound on Qi Shu¡¯s back as he was sent flying away.


    Qi Shu was just like a wounded beast. His entire body was covered in blood as he glared at the black wolf in front of him. Even after suffering such serious injuries, he did not show any signs of stopping. His gaze remained unchanged. There was only endless killing intent.


    At this moment, the black wolf widened its remaining eye, and its eye was filled with extreme rage. It had never imagined that this little thing would actually be able to erupt with such great strength and cause it to suffer such severe injuries.


    At this moment, the purple-gold mark on the black wolf¡¯s forehead suddenly began to flicker. All of the black aurae that permeated the surroundings retracted back to the surface of its body. Its aura rose once again, and it charged towards Qi Shu once again.


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 Chapter 40 - Tragic Battle, Huge Increase In Power

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Just then, Qi Shu and the black wolf both erupted with their greatest strength and engaged in a frenzied battle. Both sides fought madly in the center of the battle with the intention of killing each other.


    Qi Shu seemed especially frenzied. He was just like a wild beast. He attacked the wolf with offensive techniques using his fists, feet, body, and teeth. If he couldn¡¯t kill the Wolf King and absorb its source of life, he would die because of his cultivation technique even if the martial master did not come here.


    ¡°Bang!¡±


    Qi Shu¡¯s fist landed on the black wolf¡¯s nose, causing blood to gush out. However, the black wolf was not to be outdone. The sharp spikes on its front claws swiped over, and several pieces of Qi Shu¡¯s flesh were ripped off.


    Qi Shu didn¡¯t even bat an eyelid at the loss of flesh and blood. Both of his hands attacked the black wolf¡¯s throat ferociously as he attacked it crazily.


    The black wolf¡¯s throat had already been bitten through by the giant snake. However, after suffering such a heavy blow, blood gushed out crazily, and the black wolf¡¯s injuries worsened.


    Qi Shu and the Wolf King engaged in an intense and cruel battle. The way Qi Shu fought as if he were trading a life for a life made the black wolf extremely furious. This human seemed to not care about his own life at all, and he did not even seem to feel any injuries. He was fighting so intensely with such a thin and small body, yet he was not at a disadvantage.


    Right then, both of their wounds were worsening. Qi Shu¡¯s entire body was oozing with blood. The wounds on his body were so deep that even his bones could be seen. The wounds had covered his entire body. His left arm had been twisted behind his back and was left completely useless. However, he continued to fight the black wolf like a madman.


    At this moment, the Wolf King¡¯s blood was boiling. It was not to be outdone either. The battle between the two was bloody and terrifying!


    Qi Shu was sent flying, but he stood up with difficulty, ignoring his broken left hand. His body suddenly began to shake, and he almost fell to the ground. His body felt weak. He was about to die.


    A look of joy appeared in the black wolf¡¯s eyes. In the end, it was still the winner. It ran over quickly.


    A trace of clarity appeared in Qi Shu¡¯s blood-red eyes, but it was mostly madness. He suddenly gathered strength in its remaining right hand, and the blood-red color rose in his muscles once again.


    He suddenly collapsed to the ground and clenched his fist tightly with one hand. Explosions rang out from all over his body as blood sprayed out of him. If an ordinary person lost so much blood, they would immediately die.


    Qi Shu was currently hanging on to his last breath by using the Life Payment. He did not die. All of his potential would be transformed into this punch. Whether he lived or died depended on this moment.


    Qi Shu looked coldly at the charging black wolf and slowly closed his eyes. It was as if he had entered the boundary between life and death. There was life in front of him, and death behind him. At this moment, the territory of death kept eroding the hope of life. Once death completely overtook life, he would definitely fall into eternal slumber.


    When Qi Shu closed his eyes, he immediately felt a pain in his waist. The black wolf had already bitten him previously, and its teeth had pierced his body. It wanted to bite this human to pieces.


    The moment Qi Shu¡¯s body was bitten, he immediately struggled free from the black wolf¡¯s jaws. However, he was almost bitten into two. He could even see the bleeding organs in his body.


    There was not a single part of Qi Shu¡¯s body that was intact. Even his organs were bleeding.


    ¡°It¡¯s over!¡±


    Just then, Qi Shu gathered his strength and charged towards the black wolf with large strides. With every step he took, the ground within a few hundred meters shook violently!


    A punch that burned the last of his life force would definitely result in death.


    Noticing this attack, the black wolf actually revealed a trace of fear in its heart. It could feel the aura of death in its fist!


    The black wolf wanted to escape, but a powerful aura suddenly pressed down on its body, causing its limbs to sink into the ground. It could not dodge at all!


    The black wolf roared. It could only unleash all of its strength. At this moment, it finally understood that humans were not to be provoked. Evolutionary beasts were easier to kill, but it was already too late.


    Right then, the bloody red light on one side of the battle and the extreme black light on the other side clashed fiercely!


    ¡°Boom!¡±


    The violent forces clashed violently. The tyrannical power swept in all directions with a cracking sound. The black wolf¡¯s head, which had endured countless punches, was finally shattered. The purple-gold mark on its forehead dimmed, and his body slowly collapsed.


    At this moment, Qi Shu staggered two steps forward and leaned against the black wolf¡¯s corpse. Perhaps kings were born from the same roots, but the blood flowing out from both of them slowly merged together!


    Only then did the commotion stop. The surroundings were silent. It was as if there had never been a battle. However, the ground around them was in tatters, and blood covered the entire ground. It was enough to show just how devastating the battle was.


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    At this moment, Qi Shu¡¯s eyes were unfocused as well. He slowly closed his eyes. Within his consciousness, the hope of life rapidly vanished. Death had almost consumed him.


    However, at the last moment, a dazzling green light burst out from the endless void of his consciousness. Then an endless amount of life force instantly dispersed the aura of death.


    In the external world, the wounds on his body wriggled rapidly. Green tendrils of flesh sprouted out and connected the wounds at a visible rate.


    In less than five seconds, the terrifying wound on his physical body was quickly healed. At that moment, the ruptured organs seemed to expand rapidly.


    Qi Shu slowly woke up. He hit the ground with one hand and jumped up. Scabs of blood fell from his body. He seemed to have been reborn, and there seemed to be endless power in his body.


    There was no sign of injuries on his chest and back, which had originally been filled with crisscrossing wounds. His flesh was as smooth as new. If not for the black wolf¡¯s corpse, the battle just now would have felt like a dream.


    At this moment, Qi Shu was surrounded by traces of blood-colored aura. After this battle, the True Qi produced by his body seemed to have undergone a strange change.


    Qi Shu immediately rushed out. His speed was now several times faster than before. As he ran, he could feel the blood-red aura circulating around his legs and increasing his speed.


    Qi Shu then punched a boulder on the mountain. He used his blood-colored True Qi to break it into pieces.


    Qi Shu looked at the changes in his body as a trace of joy appeared on his face. ¡°Martial Artist Level 9?!¡±


    Qi Shu then looked not far behind him. At this moment, he could clearly feel a familiar aura rapidly approaching him. However, this aura no longer felt invincible anymore!


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