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Chapter 153 - 0132 The Storm Settles Down (3.4k)

Chapter 153: 0132 The Storm Settles Down (3.4k)

Outside Wind Wave Forest.

The police were escorting cultists, preparing to interrogate them overnight.

Lu Chenzhou looked at the garden in a state of disarray.

"The main culprits are still the high-level cult and those evil gods behind the scenes, turning their believers into monsters that are neither human nor ghost. What kind of goddamn deities are these?"

After regrouping, the eight members of the genius class boarded the vehicle headed to the police station. They needed to assist the police with some investigative and evidence-gathering tasks, while also preventing people from smuggling prohibited cult items. In previous judicial assistance cases, Martial Arts University students secretly intercepted "evil artifacts" from a cult Incense Master and were bewitched by the power of the evil gods within, becoming new agents for the evil gods and continuing to wreak havoc in the human world.

Inside the vehicle.

Lu Chenzhou seemed to be closing his eyes to regulate his breath, but he was actually studying the Martial Arts Tree.

This satisfying real battle, whether practicing Arhat Skill or Tiger Spirit Divine Fist, both proficiency levels rose a bit, comparable to several days of arduous cultivation.

"Indeed, real combat is what truly hones a person. If I could have these satisfying life-and-death combats every day... Forget it, first it’s not realistic, second it’s too dangerous. When compared, life is more important. My cultivation is advancing quickly enough."

Lu Chenzhou opened his eyes and found Chen Xiaoyun curiously observing him.

"Do you need something?"

"Chenzhou, was this really your first field training?"

Lu Chenzhou smiled and said,

"Yes."

Leopard Woman, chewing gum, gave a thumbs up and said,

"For a first field training to perform like this, amazing... To be honest, I feel like when you slaughtered that Blood Feather Demon, the invisible evil qi you emitted means you must have killed before."

Lu Chenzhou gave a slight smile, which served as an acknowledgment.

The members of the genius class weren’t particularly astonished.

To encircle and suppress cultists in real combat training, killing was very normal.

These guys couldn’t be reasoned with, and they might use evil skills.

To protect yourself, you had no choice but to kill.

Aside from Xiao He, everyone in the genius class had been bloodied to more or less extent.

Lu Chenzhou changed the subject and asked Leopard Woman,

"Can I take a look at your four-finger fist technique?"

Leopard Woman nodded and handed it to Lu Chenzhou.

He wanted to try it on to feel it but realized it didn’t fit.

Leopard Woman laughed and said,

"This thing requires custom fitting, after all, it’s not elastic, not like the Void-breaking Gloves... You also want to get one? Mine’s cheap, only 3 million."

Chen Xiaoyun said,

"It just so happens to be the leftover change from my Green Snake."

Green Snake was the name of her whip. Like Ji Xuantong’s Swallow Form, both are middle-level Void Blades. One needs a middle-level certificate exam, usually available for purchase by a Martial Artist with corresponding cultivation, but the genius class often has some privileges. In addition to that, Chen Xiaoyun obviously came from a well-off Martial Arts Family, so she could always get it.

Middle-level Void Blades start at ten million.

Initially, instructor said his knife wasn’t expensive, he wasn’t pretending at all.

Indeed, it was relatively cheap.

Speaking of which, Lu Chenzhou only knew Chen Xiaoyun was from a family, but there were quite a few Da Xia families with the surname Chen. He also didn’t know exactly which one. Having been at the school for so long, it seemed like his classmates in the genius class were all shrouded in mystery.

Usually, everyone cultivated on their own and rarely communicated.

This real combat training had made them somewhat acquainted.

This was also the school’s intention for arranging group combats. While Martial Artists’ cultivation should be competitive, generally they should still remain united. Martial Arts and technology were certainly powerful, yet they were far from enough against the supernatural and unknown threats from the Void Realm.

This was not just an individual fight.

This was a war of civilization!

...

At one o’clock in the morning.

The vehicles of the Stone Lake police drove into the yard.

Just as everyone got out of the car, a figure walking with the vigor of a dragon and the ferocity of a tiger approached. It was Purple Lightning Palm Qin You, the Station Head of Stone Lake police station. Qin You clapped and laughed,

"It’s great, this arrest operation was a total success. Thank you for your hard work, colleagues, and the students of the genius class. All of you are heroes of this battle!"

Chen Zhen regretfully said,

"It’s a pity that no living culprit was captured, Xu Huaqiang burned himself to death."

Qin You said,

"No problem, let’s first see if we can get some useful information from the low-level cultists’ testimonies. The Holy Master Sect certainly has more than one secret stronghold in Su City. We need to intensify the inspection of various manufacturing factories; such situations might be more common."

Qian Ming looked at Lu Chenzhou and the others with a smile and said,

"This operation was so smoothly done without any casualties on our side, thanks to these eight students. Station Head, let’s first do a simple check so everyone can return to the university to rest. At their age, they shouldn’t stay up late."

Qin You nodded and said,

"Go ahead. Chen Zhen, call old Mister Zhang... tell him we’re too busy today, it’s urgent, we need the old master to come out of retirement to join us in interrogating this group of cultists, to prevent them from being silenced by evil skills."

It had happened before within the police, where a cult’s backup plan killed all of the cultists caught by the police, so it was necessary to interrogate them as soon as possible after the arrest.

"Okay."

Chen Zhen made the call, and a hoarse voice came through.

"What’s up, Chen?"

"Instructor Zhang, can you make time to come to the police station?"

"The net-closing operation is finished?"

"Yes."

"Good, that’s pretty fast. No casualties on our side, right?"

"None."

"And the kids from the genius class are all right?"

"Yes, safe and sound."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then a smile came through,

"That’s good, that’s really good... Start the interrogation without me, I’ll be right there."

...

Dragon City Martial Arts University.

The police escort delivered everyone safely back.

Upon entering the school gate, Lu Chenzhou immediately felt at ease.

The undercurrents in Su City were surging, yet it would be difficult to shake the Martial Arts University in a short time.

With a Breakthrough Fifth defender in place, there truly was a full sense of security.

Old Tian waved his hand and said,

"Everyone go back and rest early. The homeroom teacher said that the results of this actual combat training will be out within a week. Then, depending on your scores, the three million bounty will be distributed. He also said that everyone performed very well and he is very satisfied."

Hearing this, everyone felt a weight lifted from their hearts.

It seemed everyone would pass the assessment.

Wang Hongdao might even receive a special evaluation; facing the sudden attack of the Incense Master, he shielded the other students. The school would naturally reward such behavior.

Lu Chenzhou jogged back to Villa No. 32.

Then he tiptoed back to his room.

Li Xianghua and Lu Guoping had already fallen into a deep sleep. To maintain secrecy, such actual combat training couldn’t even be disclosed to family members, as telling them wouldn’t really make a difference.

After taking a shower.

Lu Chenzhou practiced the Heavenly Pile for a while, then lay on his bed, replaying today’s battle in his mind. This was his first real taste of actual combat; until now, it had all been small skirmishes.

"I do indeed have Ninth Rank battle strength now. Faced with green-clothed Void Things like those Spiritual Bodies, I have the Tiger Roar and Tiger Evil to counter them, and against cultists with organ mutations, I have Hard Qi Gong to protect my body, which means I’m more versatile than the average Ninth Rank."

The average Ninth Rank was no match for Lu Chenzhou.

What surprised him the most was the Mountain Forest Sovereign Divine Seed.

He desperately needed this ability to counter Void Things.

Lu Chenzhou pondered:

"Among ordinary Martial Arts, the strongest Sound Wave Technique is the ’Vajra Lion Roar.’ In the future when I have time, I should learn it. Swallow Form and Tiger Form share many common aspects. Perhaps in the future, I could integrate the strengths of the Lion Roar entirely into my Tiger Form training, creating a stronger Sound Wave Exorcism Skill!"

"And then there’s the Tiger Spirit Divine Fist. As expected of a method to invite the Gods, every time the Tiger God descends, it temporarily boosts my physical qualities and intangible presence. The Martial Arts that Teacher Hong Fu recommended to me, all were carefully selected by him, he put so much thought into it."

"No need to mention the Arhat Skill, which is too useful. Although it’s difficult to practice, once I achieve Great Success, under a Martial Artist, my defense will be unrivaled. If not for Hard Qi Gong, that woman’s feather blades wouldn’t be able to penetrate the protective clothing, but the impact alone could have seriously injured my internal organs. I must achieve the Golden Buddha Arhat this year!"

Lu Chenzhou couldn’t imagine just how tough he would be at that point.

Bear Form also performed well in the fight.

Lu Chenzhou said,

"The Martial Arts setup I have now is the best solution before I Breakthrough the shackles. In the future, I just need to follow this path and continuously strengthen and enhance it."

Fierce Tiger Form + Agile Bird Form + Hard Qi Gong + Evil Suppressing Sound Wave Technique.

Both offense and defense were covered, plus control, and even escape was formidable; whether facing Void Things or other cultists, he could handle them with ease. Right now, what Lu Chenzhou lacked was equipment; the Void-breaking Gloves had too low killing power, and Low-Level protective clothing wasn’t very effective.

He opened the official website of the Martial Arts Association.

On the Void Blade page, he clicked open a picture:

A pair of Fist Blades with retractable claws, made entirely of silver c9 alloy. Unlike regular Fist Blades, they were designed like gloves and completely conformed to the human joints, not hindering any of the various Tiger Form Fist Boxing movements.

[Void Blade]

[Type: Qi Men Fist Blade]

[Level: Mid-Level Void Blade]

[Price: 20 million]

[Suitable for: Elephant Form, Baji... and many other Fist Technique sects.]

[Status: Out of stock.]

"... I saw there were some in stock yesterday."

"No matter, I don’t have the money at the moment anyway. There are too many people practicing Fist Techniques, and while Fist Blades are a special Equipment, they are still in high demand. However, as the production technology for Void Blades matures and supply increases, as long as I have the money, I won’t worry about not being able to buy them."

...

Outside Wind Wave Forest, in a residential building far away.

Doctor Chen’s face was expressionless. Through his Divine Arts’ connection, he sensed that the Blood Bodhisattva he had released was about to die, marking the assassination attempt as a failure.

"The Blood Bodhisattva specializes in stealth and assassination. Even though the Martial Artist was secretly protected and the attack was launched at almost Extreme Limit Realm strength, it should have been possible to take out Lu Chenzhou, who was at Seventh Rank, before the instructors arrived, right?"

But according to the information from his spies,

All eight students from the genius class left unharmed.

Doctor Chen was baffled because Lu Chenzhou had risen through the Eighth Rank too quickly, and the school did a very good job of keeping the genius secrets. The intelligence department of the Heart Happiness Sect’s evaluation of Lu Chenzhou’s battle strength was still in the Seventh Rank range.

The Heart Happiness Sect was even less aware that Lu Chenzhou had already achieved Great Success in Arhat Skill. In short, their intelligence update speed... couldn’t even keep up with the pace at which Lu Chenzhou was improving.

Doctor Chen pulled out a heart from his right chest. The heart’s surface was faintly covered in dense, bird-shaped characters, the "Heart Music Secret Language," which only members of the Heart Happiness Sect could understand, unlike any written language in the world... of course, some linguists in the Void Realm of the Da Xia police force may have also cracked a part of it.

[Martial Arts Seedling Removal Plan·Lu Chenzhou]

[Age: 17]

[Strength: Seventh Rank]

[Martial Arts: Tiger Form, Hard Qi Gong]

[Talent Evaluation: Top-Level Martial University Genius Class]

[Hunt Reward: Divine Gifted Seed (Third Grade)]

...

[Wang Hongdao]

[Martial Arts: Whale Form]

[Hunt Reward: Divine Gifted Seed (Fourth Grade)]

...

[Liu Huan]

[Martial Arts: Bear Form]

[Hunt Reward: Divine Gifted Seed (Second Grade)]

As the bird-shaped characters blinked continuously, familiar names emerged one after another. The eight students from the genius class, the standout members from the regular class, students from Fangshan High School... all potential future Martial Artists from Su City were on this mysterious list.

This was the "Martial Arts Seedling Removal Plan" of the Heart Happiness Sect, aimed at clearing any potential obstacles that might hinder the spread of the divine glory of the supreme Forget Sorrow Mother.

As for those who had already become Martial Artists, they weren’t on this list. These people didn’t need a list; every Martial Artist was a sworn enemy of the Heart Happiness Sect!

When the gods descended upon the Human World, all Martial Artists... must be killed!

These Blasphemers, there was no need to nurture them.

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