Martial Saint!
Chapter 332 - 0223 Combat Enhancement (1 more update! 5k, two-in-one extra update for double monthly tickets)_3

Chapter 332: 0223 Combat Enhancement (1 more update! 5k, two-in-one extra update for double monthly tickets)_3

Not long after,

Lu Chenzhou dug out a fist-sized, honeycomb-shaped organ.

This object, once turned in, could be exchanged for 300,000 in cash.

"Let’s continue."

Lu Chenzhou looked ahead at the towering mountain range. On the other side was the forbidden zone, where Heavenly Calamities could descend at any moment. There were many Void Things there, but it was also much more dangerous. He asked the two team members for their opinion, and everyone agreed to stick to the safer areas.

While Hunting Void and practicing his fist technique, Lu Chenzhou found that most of the Void Things he killed were low to medium risk, with only four being high risk, adding up to a total of 20 Battle Merits.

It was already evening in the Human World.

Lu Chenzhou said,

"Let’s go, time to head back."

Wang Hongdao nodded in agreement.

Li Jia thought for a moment and said,

"Why don’t you guys go back first? I want to earn a few more Battle Merits."

After thinking it over, Lu Chenzhou responded,

"Just be careful, and don’t go into the forbidden zones."

...

Inside the stronghold,

Lu Chenzhou, who had returned early, was now back in the dormitory.

He looked at the electronic display.

[Dragon City Lu Chenzhou: 20 Battle Merits, rank 136.]

"Just 20 Battle Merits and I’m at rank 136, seems like everyone’s haul is pretty average."

The number of Great Void was small, and even when encountered, one couldn’t guarantee a 100% kill rate.

Others would flee if they couldn’t prevail.

Lu Chenzhou glanced at the number one spot.

[Galaxy Li Guyi: 125 Battle Merits]

Li Guyi, last year’s Galaxy Chief, had once seen the Cangtian Dragon King and cultivated the "Point Star True Skill", a finger method peerless, striking like a spear, more powerful than the Yong Chun lineage.

This individual most likely encountered a high-risk Void Thing swarm, or a Great Void.

Lu Chenzhou, with a heart as still as an ancient well, focused on Practicing Heavenly Pile.

His main purpose was to refine his fist and spear techniques through combat.

In a blink of an eye,

Everyone had been in the isolated Void Realm for a week.

After gradually getting used to the terrain of Zone 9, Lu Chenzhou, Wang Hongdao, and Li Jia finally decided to go their separate ways. Li Jia was especially driven, Hunting Void and earning Battle Merits outside for most of the time, aside from necessary rest and time for Practicing Heavenly Pile.

His rank in Battle Merits was even higher than Lu Chenzhou, who was the Chief.

And the first place, Li Guyi, had already reached 500 Battle Merits.

The second was Yue Ximen from Hua Mountain with 490 Battle Merits.

These two were far ahead of the cliff’s edge.

The third place, Fang Xue, only had 400.

As for Lu Chenzhou, with 200 Battle Merits, he ranked 56th.

He wasn’t sure if his luck was good or bad.

Anyway, until now, he hadn’t encountered a single Great Void.

He had thought about crossing the mountains to check out the forbidden zones many times but always refrained. The good news was, through repeated battles, his third-rate fist technique "Flying Tiger Fist" rapidly approached Great Success—indeed, real combat was the best teacher.

...

On the 15th day of the venture,

Within the military camp,

Before setting off, Lu Chenzhou found a group of people crowding around a notice board.

[Notice! Yu Xiu from Huang He Wu Da unfortunately perished during the pioneering operation and is hereby awarded the Spark Pioneering Medal, and his direct kin will receive the benefits designated for the families of heroes. Once again, we remind everyone not to harbor any luck in the forbidden zones; the importance of life safety surpasses everything.]

People talked among themselves.

"How did this person die?"

"Seems like he was killed by the ’Withering Wind Calamity.’ By the time he was found, only his bracelet remained, and his bones had turned into a pile of humanoid ashes that crumbled at the slightest touch."

"Alas..."

Lu Chenzhou mused to himself.

"The state issues equipment to its prodigies on the off chance... If it’s once or twice, it’s still fine, but if you venture into the forbidden zones every day, it really is like courting death."

Beside him, Li Jia’s face was pale, a shiver running down his spine.

During this time, he had frequented the forbidden zones as well, earning many Battle Merits, but it was a lethal game. Without the strength of a Martial Arts Master, staying inside the Oasis was the safest bet.

While Martial Artists do need the tempering of life and death,

Facing a Heavenly Calamity was not tempering but courting death.

Fang Xue cautioned,

"Everyone from Dragon City, please be safe."

...

In Zone 9,

The constant buzzing was deafening, as a swarm of mosquitos with faces as terrifying as humans on their backs, and sharp mouthparts, circled around a figure. Their actions coordinated like a hive, at times converging, at others scattering.

Lu Chenzhou was enveloped in electric light, emitting a strong heat, and with a spin of his body, he shook the ground with both feet, leaping a good ten feet into the air, his sturdy legs whirling like a windmill!

Crackle and pop!

Golden Innate Power burst forth continuously. Within a ten-foot radius, the air twisted from his relentless onslaught of scorching waves, filling the area with the stench of charring.

Flying Tiger Fist·Big Spin!

After a round of attacks, the mosquitos soared into the sky, Lu Chenzhou stepping through the air, a second time in mid-air, reaching the height of a six-story building, using fists and feet together, with the sound of electric currents and rising heat zigzagging wildly in the void, many of the mosquitos smoking and falling to the ground.

A few flew even higher.

As Lu Chenzhou fell, the Mystic Tiger Spirit surged forth!

"Roar!"

Tiger Power surged to the heavens, shocking the area for miles around!

One after another, the mosquitos dropped to the ground, twitching uncontrollably.

After scanning the surroundings, Lu Chenzhou exhaled a breath of hot air. Following an exhilarating battle, the forest was now shrouded in a white mist released by him.

Although the Blood-face Mosquitos were low-risk, their group behavior was formidable, with hundreds moving together, their needle-like mouthparts having penetration as powerful as alloy nails. This battle just now was the most thrilling he had experienced since entering the Void Realm; a proper warm-up at last.

He started to pull out the mouthparts one by one, which were Void Relics. The external Virtual Authority would buy them for 50,000 apiece, and with the swarm’s corpses scattered all around, the total value exceeded 5 million.

Lu Chenzhou felt a slight pain in his leg; a mouthpart had managed to penetrate the torn Advanced Protective Suit and embed itself into the Golden Film, releasing corrosive toxins.

"If there are too many ants, they can kill an elephant... If one encounters those kinds of super swarms by the thousands, even a Martial Artist would have to flee. From now on, I can’t let my guard down."

He purchased 30 injections of medicine targeting different poisonous creatures in the Void Realm with his Battle Merits. These items were not expensive, costing only 1 Great Merit each. Although a Martial Artist’s body could withstand it, one must always maintain peak condition while in the Void Realm.

On the Martial Arts Tree, another fruit ripened.

[Flying Tiger Fist: Perfection]

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