Frenzied Slaughter

It took Xiang Zhonghua a long while to come back to his senses. Unable to resist, he punched Xia Zhi in the chest and said, "I already knew you were talented. After all, the Limitless Martial Arts School recruited you early. Your physical fitness reaching the 'High-level General' level was exaggerated enough, but it didn't shock me too much. There are others who improved faster than you."

"But... how long has it been? You've already cultivated the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade to the third level! And now you can even surpass what the manual describes and unleash even greater power on your own. That's simply too freakish. A monster—you really are a monster!"

There were still plenty of people around the world whose physical fitness improved quickly!

Even during the Great Nirvana, the world's strongest, Hong, and the second strongest, Thunder God, became Transcendent War God level beings in just a few short years, capable of flying through the air!

Reaching that level in only a few years meant their rate of improvement and evolution was simply terrifying.

One had to know that the further a martial artist progressed, the harder it became to improve.

At the War God level, it was perfectly normal to be stuck at a bottleneck for years without making any progress.

However, cultivating a manual like the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade depended on one's comprehension.

Xia Zhi's physical fitness had improved so quickly, yet he had also cultivated the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade to the third level and even vaguely surpassed the scope of the manual itself. He was absolutely freak-level.

Such a freak would be hard to find even across the entire world!

"Quick, test your speed again." Xiang Zhonghua excitedly went to switch on the speed tester for him. He looked even happier than Xia Zhi himself.

Whoosh!

Xia Zhi burst forth in an instant, like an arrow loosed from a bow. He shot past with a howl, then stopped.

A line of numbers appeared on the speed tester—"223 m/s."

"Not bad. That's fairly standard for a High-level General." Xiang Zhonghua said with a smile.

Xia Zhi was also quite satisfied with the number. He knew very well that as a martial artist's physical fitness improved, their strength would continually rise.

Strength was one thing, but speed became increasingly difficult to improve the further one went.

The faster one moved—whether running, dodging, or shifting—the more terrifying the air resistance generated by that astonishing speed became!

The faster the speed, the greater the resistance, so increasing speed became harder and harder.

"My current physical fitness gives me a speed of 223 meters per second and punching power of around 39,981 kilograms. With the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade's force exertion, the 4.2-fold amplification brings my burst speed to around 930 meters per second and my burst punching power to around 180,000 kilograms."

"Haha, even War God level is only this much. Add in the fact that my Mental Power has already reached the Intermediate War God level. If I encounter the Earth Bear Lord again, I'm absolutely confident I can kill it alone!"

"I'll head back, pack up, and keep hunting monsters in the Wilderness Zone to train. Only actual combat combined with grueling cultivation can improve my strength the fastest. I will raise my strength as quickly as possible and cultivate the Primordial Golden Body Art."

Thinking of the supreme secret scripture within the Supreme Golden Chapter, which cultivated the body and raised one's Gene Level, Xia Zhi's heart burned with excitement.

He could see it but couldn't practice it. It was fucking unbearable!

After chatting with Xiang Zhonghua for a while longer, he bid him farewell and left, preparing to return to the Wilderness Zone to hunt monsters and temper his movement technique.

To perfectly merge with Oneness of Heaven and Man and maintain his movement technique at the perfect level, he still needed extensive battle tempering.

Wilderness Zone, City No. 012.

When Xia Zhi had previously come to City No. 012 with the Golden Spear Squad, the original four Lord-level monsters had all been wiped out in Bear Lord's bloody rampage after giving birth. In the end, Xia Zhi and the others reaped all the benefits, earning over ten billion Huaxia Coin.

Recently, conflicts and slaughter had been constant throughout City No. 012.

Foreign Lord-level monsters came over from other cities to fight for the vacant territories.

Newly advanced local Lord-level monsters fought to defend their own territories.

The frequently rampaging monster packs had caused many martial artists who were used to venturing into City No. 012 to stop coming recently.

But this suited Xia Zhi perfectly. Alone, with no companions at his side, facing nothing but vicious monsters, he did not dare relax his mind in the slightest. He remained ready to fight and kill at any moment. All of it made him deeply intoxicated.

Inside the basketball court of a ruined residential complex, a gigantic bull that seemed forged from steel armor attacked madly. Its entire body was fiery red, and two streams of white vapor blasted from its nostrils as it relentlessly attacked the human it hated most—the young man who, like a fly, always circled around it.

This bovine monster was from the Ironclad Bull race, renowned among cattle monsters for its astonishing defense. Its fiery red scales clearly marked it as a High-level Beast General monster.

The other two Mid-level Beast General Ironclad Bulls it led were already lying nearby, their blood staining a large stretch of ground beneath them red.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Xia Zhi's elusive steps appeared slow, yet were actually swift as lightning. Like a phantom, he casually toyed with the enraged Ironclad Bull.

Several wounds had already appeared on the Ironclad Bull's body, but unfortunately, they had not affected it much.

"Pfft!"

A cold gleam flashed, like a bolt of lightning.

Blood sprayed into the air as the Blood Shadow Battle Saber slashed upward from beneath the Ironclad Bull's neck. The thick iron armor covering its body was split open, and the blade sank halfway into its throat. Then Xia Zhi drew his saber and vanished like lightning!

The Ironclad Bull let out a low, unwilling roar. With its throat cut, even that roar was weak and airy.

"Thud—"

Its enormous body crashed to the ground, violently shaking the entire area. The dusty, bloodstained concrete court split open with a crack.

"Keeping my physical fitness at the ordinary High-level General level and not using the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade's Hidden Strength, relying solely on this Willow Catkins in the Wind movement technique, dealing with one or two High-level General monsters alone is no longer difficult."

Xia Zhi himself knew that if he used the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade's Hidden Strength, then under the 4.2-fold burst in power and speed, he could even instantly kill High-level Lord monsters like these. But that would serve no purpose in tempering his movement technique and combat skills.

The Willow Catkins in the Wind movement technique was something he had found among the vast collection of manuals in the Inheritance Space of Taiyu Tower. It counted as a foundational movement technique that he could use at his current stage.

Using this technique allowed one to align with the fluctuations of the wind's laws, helping one better comprehend the Origin Laws. It was also highly practical in battle.

"I'll keep searching. This time, I'll find a larger monster pack. The pressure needs to be greater."

After quickly carving out the most valuable materials from the Ironclad Bulls, Xia Zhi rapidly departed.

The sky was overcast.

Alone, with a shield in one hand and a battle saber in the other, Xia Zhi strolled through the streets and alleys of City No. 012 without concealing himself at all.

None of the monsters drawn to him could withstand his dreamlike movement technique. A cold gleam would flash now and then, sending monster blood and severed limbs flying!

Xia Zhi deliberately used himself as bait, brazenly drawing monsters in to attack him. He even frequently pushed himself to the limit, charging into monster packs to fight and kill!

Again and again, he strove to push his movement technique to its limit. In battle, he used other monsters and the surrounding environment to aid himself, comprehending the mysteries of harmonizing his mind with heaven, earth, nature, and the fluctuations of the Origin Laws of the universe.

A long, long time passed...

Only when Xia Zhi's body had become exhausted enough would he use his Mental Power to control his shield, carrying himself swiftly away through the air and ending the battle.

Any monsters that gave chase were directly dealt with using Mental Power to control throwing knives.

With Mental Power that had already reached the Intermediate War God level, Xia Zhi feared no monster in this city, even if they surrounded and attacked him.

That was the trump card that gave him the confidence to temper himself so brazenly.

Today's Chapter Two. I was discussing the later plot arrangements with the editor, and I've confirmed my previous idea. A single fanfic is very difficult to write without following the original plot, but combining two works creates conflicts, collisions between the original settings, and sparks—it's exciting just thinking about it! It isn't realistic to write fanfics for my favorite Tomato novels one by one, so let them create some sparks together! Fellow readers, do you like it? Just imagine the True Meaning of Heaven Opening, the True Meaning of Void Realm, the True Meaning of Universe, the True Meaning of Eight Dragons, and so on, encountering the Mixed Laws of Time and Space. It's quite interesting, isn't it?

Don't worry, everyone. There won't be a system, and it won't affect Devouring the Starry Sky. I'll handle it properly. Foreshadowing has already been laid in the previous chapters, and the action will begin after entering the universe. I'll write several of my favorite plot scenes from Devouring the Starry Sky properly.