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Translator: Silavin
In the blink of an eye, three days had pass.
Today was the day they would finally be able to leave the hunting zone.
One by one, the classmates walked out of the dense forest and arrived at the assembly area.
Two teachers were already waiting. They were taking account of the students and tallying the points.
“Mei Guangtao, 13 points.”
“Yuan Hanyi, 6 points.”
“Kui Ning, 21 points.”
“Lou Chen, 19 points.”
…
As the students came out one by one, they showed a look of joy when they saw their points ranked high. Naturally, when they saw their points rank at the bottom, they were downcast.
However, regardless of who it was, they all believed that they couldn’t contend for first place this time. After all, Zhou Qi, the strongest in the class, had yet to come out.
If things went as expected, when Zhou Qi came out, the points he obtained would place him first.
With this thought, the classmates all turned their gazes towards the exit.
Even the teachers showed a look of anticipation.
However, as time passed, seeing that the stipulated assembly time was about to end and Zhou Qi still hadn’t come out, everyone’s expressions gradually changed.
“What’s going on? Why hasn’t Zhou Qi come out yet?”
“Could it be that he…”
“Impossible! Zhou Qi is the strongest Martial Apprentice in our class! There’s no way he could have an accident!”
“But the wilderness is dangerous. No one can say that with absolute certainty. What if Zhou Qi was unlucky…”
The classmates started discussing privately.
Just then, a figure suddenly walked out from the exit.
Seeing this, everyone was instantly invigorated, thinking it was Zhou Qi.
But when this figure walked out, many students were greatly disappointed.
“It’s just Chu Mo!”
“This trash actually managed to come out alive?”
“Unbelievable!”
Chu Mo didn’t pay attention to these discussions around him, but came in front of the teacher and put down the package on his back, declaring, “Teacher, this is my harvest.”
The teacher opened the package and carefully calculated, looking a bit surprised as he said, “A total of 103 points!”
When these words came out, the surrounding students all had looks of disbelief.
103 points was the highest score obtained among all the students who had come out! In other words, if Zhou Qi really didn’t come out, then Chu Mo would become the champion!
But how was this possible!?
Chu Mo was clearly trash who couldn’t cultivate, how could he obtain so many Ferocious Beast Materials!?
Thinking about how the strongest Zhou Qi still hadn’t come out…
“Chu Mo, did you see Zhou Qi in the hunting zone?” A teacher paused and asked.
Of course Chu Mo couldn’t tell the truth, so he shook his head and said, “No.”
“Still not telling the truth!?” Teacher Li on the side sternly warned, “Then where did all these Ferocious Beast Materials come from?”
“Of course from my painstaking effort in hunting them down myself.” Chu Mo said with a calm expression.
When these words were spoken, no one believed it. It was well known that Chu Mo couldn’t cultivate and was just an ordinary person.
According to their speculation, the reason Chu Mo was able to obtain so many materials was perhaps because Zhou Qi met with an accident in the hunting zone, and Chu Mo had the great fortune to pick them up.
“It seems Zhou Qi really encountered danger in the wilderness and met with misfortune!” The teacher tallying the points couldn’t help sighing, feeling regretful.
Zhou Qi was a good seedling with hopes of becoming an elite class student. It was unfortunate that he perished in this wilderness trial, buried in the belly of Ferocious Beasts.
No one suspected that Chu Mo killed Zhou Qi. After all, this was too unlikely. If the two really met, the one to die would inevitably be Chu Mo.
“Teacher, any other questions?”
Chu Mo asked.
“No more, you all can get on the bus first.”
The teacher waved his hand, paused, and said to Chu Mo, “According to the rules, since you have the most points, you are the champion. The academy’s rewards will be given out later.”
Chu Mo nodded, then returned to the bus to wait to go back.
The students also got on the bus one by one.
Soon, the bus started and headed back to the base.
The bus was originally packed full with over forty people, but when returning, only thirty-two remained.
Just in one outing, more than ten people were lost.
This was the wilderness!
A truly dangerous and cruel place!
…
“Chu Mo, it’s best if you just stay in the base during this period. If there’s nothing important, try not to go out.” After returning home, Chu Mo recalled what the teacher said after he selected his Bronze-Grade Martial Skill Manual at the academy.
Of course he knew what those words meant.
Zhou Qi’s father, Zhou Cheng, was a Late-Stage Martial Artist. If he found out his son died in the wilderness, how could he let the matter rest?
Chu Mo had a myriad of suspicious connections with Zhou Qi’s death. Zhou Cheng didn’t dare question the academy, but he might set his sights on Chu Mo. The outcome of an ordinary person being targeted by a Martial Artist was obvious.
Inside the base, Martial Artists weren’t allowed to act against ordinary people as they pleased, so the teacher said this in hopes that Zhou Cheng would show some restraint.
It was just…
“I’ve already changed!” Chu Mo sneered.
After obtaining the Ten Thousand Year Old Spirit Essence to enhance his Talents and Physique, in the subsequent three days, he had been tempering his body and battling against wild beasts.
With the aid of Spirit Honey, Chu Mo could keep drinking Ferocious Beast Blood. In just three short days, his strength grew by leaps and bounds!
His physical strength alone had increased by 2,000 kilograms!
“Bang!” Chu Mo punched the strength testing machine in front of him. With a loud bang, the machine shook violently.
At the very top, a string of numbers jumped out.
6021!
Relying on just his physical strength, he could hit with 6,000 kilograms of force!
He had directly stepped into the Late-Stage Martial Apprentice Realm!
Not to mention, he still had the boost from his Lightning Element Talent!
His original Inferior Lightning Element Talent granted him double strength. After getting promoted to Low-Grade using the Ten Thousand Year Old Spirit Essence, it granted him a fivefold boost!
In other words, with one punch now, Chu Mo had a strength of at least over 20,000 kilograms!
Chu Mo could not truly comprehend how terrifying 20,000 kilograms of force was. Even the last day, he had once punched a giant rock twenty meters in diameter, and with just one strike, it was pulverized into dust!
With the Low-Grade Wind Element Talent providing a nearly five-fold speed boost, even against a Mid-Stage Martial Artist, he had the confidence to contend against them!
At this time, the Spirit Honey on Chu Mo could still sustain him for six days.
He still had six portions of Level 2 Ferocious Beast Blood and twenty-three portions of Level 1 Ferocious Beast Blood. Relying on these, plus his High-Tier Cultivation Physique, Chu Mo was confident he could become a true Martial Artist within ten days!
When that time came, even if a Late-Stage Martial Artist kuje Zhou Cheng confronted him, he believed he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage!
[I need to continue to cultivate! Become a Martial Artist in the shortest time possible!] With his mind made up, Chu Mo began secluded cultivation. He wholeheartedly devoted himself to enhancing his strength.
Silavin: Author originally wrote that the Lightning Talent gave a four fold boost but later five fold. Corrected this to be five.
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