As one of the strongest movement techniques specializing in speed, Thousand Jun Formation Breaker's extreme velocity was among the best of its level.
Chu Kuang crossed thirty zhang in a single breath. Like a fierce general charging out from the heart of an army, he rushed straight before Shen Xiao.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."
Seeing Chu Kuang's terrifying speed, Shen Xiao's expression changed drastically. He retreated while attacking, sending an endless stream of flying knives shooting out like raindrops.
However, although the hastily launched flying knives were dense, the power contained within them was far too weak.
Chu Kuang ignored the flying knives and charged straight through them, then spun his spear and thrust it directly at Shen Xiao's chest.
Seventy percent of Shen Xiao's ultimate techniques lay in his flying knives. How could he possibly be a match for Chu Kuang in close combat?
In just one exchange, Chu Kuang's war lance struck Shen Xiao's alloy battle armor and sent him flying more than thirty meters away.
"You have been eliminated. The battle armor will now be taken over by the intelligent brain and escort you out of the Dark Domain."
Shen Xiao crashed heavily onto the ground. Turning back to look at the figure clad in black battle armor, a shocked expression appeared on his face.
"Is this... Blood Battle in All Directions and Thousand Jun Formation Breaker?"
Shen Xiao murmured softly, but could only leave regretfully under the battle armor's escort.
At this moment, Chu Kuang stood calmly atop the valley peak. His eyes swept over the surroundings, only to find that Jiang Feng and Chu Linfeng had already fled several hundred zhang away.
As for Liu Meng'er, she had collapsed limply to the ground. After looking at him in shock, she too was taken away by her battle armor and disappeared from the valley.
"They ran pretty fast."
Chu Kuang muttered, but did not pursue Jiang Feng and Chu Linfeng.
The two had fled in different directions. Chasing them would likely waste quite a bit of time.
He had just obtained some Source Energy Treasure Liquid. This was the perfect time to raise his strength, and those two were not worth wasting time on at such a crucial moment.
With that thought, Chu Kuang rose and left. Before long, he arrived at a desolate mountain with no one around.
After confirming that there were no threats, he opened the jade gourd and drank the Source Energy Treasure Liquid in one gulp. He also swallowed several drops of Mysterious Iron Treasure Liquid, then began cultivating the Iron Armor Technique and his basic cultivation method.
During this cultivation session, Chu Kuang discovered that the energy in his body was being consumed extremely quickly. In just over ten minutes, he had exhausted all the energy from the Source Energy Treasure Liquid, and even felt a wave of hunger.
Chu Kuang took out Nutrient Solution and swallowed twenty vials in succession. Only then did the hunger fade.
"Why is the consumption so high?"
Somewhat surprised, Chu Kuang immediately focused and sensed his panel.
Name: Chu Kuang Race: Human Life Level: Level 6.5 → 6.7 Iron Armor Technique (Major Mastery 27% → 45%) Gold-Splitting Spear (Major Mastery 17% → 28%) Blood Battle in All Directions (Minor Mastery 74% → 99%) Thousand Jun Formation Breaker (Minor Mastery 72% → 99%) Iron Bell Shield (Minor Mastery 21%)
"The Iron Armor Technique's proficiency increased by 18%, and the Gold-Splitting Spear increased by 11%. The proficiency of both Minor Mastery movement techniques rose by more than 25%."
"And the first volume of Golden Bell Shield directly stepped into Minor Mastery."
Chu Kuang murmured inwardly, surprise appearing on his face.
With his current cultivation speed and the enhancement from his traits, the daily cultivation progress of Minor Mastery techniques was around 10%.
For Major Mastery techniques such as the Iron Armor Technique and Gold-Splitting Spear, proficiency usually increased by around 3% to 4%. Yet after cultivating for merely ten minutes, those techniques had improved so greatly.
"It definitely wasn't just the Source Energy Treasure Liquid's effect."
Chu Kuang murmured inwardly. He understood Source Energy Treasure Liquid well enough to know that, while wondrous, it could not possibly produce such exaggerated results.
So the only possibility was the improvement brought by fighting everyone.
"Real combat at the edge of life and death can rapidly increase martial arts progress."
"And my combat talent probably isn't bad. I can accelerate my growth during battle."
Chu Kuang murmured inwardly, vaguely gaining a trace of understanding.
Actual combat could accelerate one's growth, and combat talent was an instinct everyone was born with.
The dangers of real combat could send one's adrenaline soaring, making every gain and loss deeply memorable. This was something the Star Realm training grounds could never compare to.
However, combat talent varied from person to person. Even after experiencing bloody battles, those with poorer combat talent would not gain anything too extraordinary.
Others possessed exceptionally high combat talent. Not only were they skilled at summarizing experience, but what they gained from battle was often several times, or even ten times, that of ordinary people.
Even if the former had high comprehension and bone structure, their ultimate achievements would often not be too remarkable.
Even if the latter had somewhat poorer bone structure and comprehension, as long as they continued participating in real combat and tempered themselves through life-and-death trials, their eventual achievements might not fall short of those heavenly geniuses with Top-grade Bone Structure.
As for the Human Kings who had suppressed the world, every one of them possessed extraordinary bone structure and comprehension, as well as extremely high combat talent.
Chu Kuang estimated that his own combat talent was likely not low. It might even belong to the highest tier; otherwise, this improvement could not have been so tremendous.
"Blood Battle in All Directions and Thousand Jun Formation Breaker have already reached their limits, but breaking through will still take some time."
"The Iron Armor Technique has improved greatly. At this rate, it may not be long before I can cultivate it to the peak of Major Mastery."
With those thoughts arising, Chu Kuang directly ended his cultivation and headed deeper into the Dark Domain.
Now was not the time for cultivation. The Source Energy Spring Eyes in the Dark Domain and the tempering brought by battle were the true keys to Chu Kuang's rapid improvement.
"..."
Chu Kuang strolled through the Dark Domain, heading ever deeper as he continuously searched for Source Energy Spring Eyes.
After searching for more than two hours, he found three Source Energy Spring Eyes in succession, only to discover that all of them had already been claimed by others.
"They're fast."
Chu Kuang frowned slightly. From the traces left on the battlefield, he deduced that the Bio-Beasts guarding those Source Energy Spring Eyes had all been surrounded and killed by groups.
One had likely been killed by two or three people working together, while the other two bore traces of many martial artists attacking. They had probably been surrounded and killed by entire classes.
"The Source Energy Spring Eyes in the outer regions are all relatively small, and the Bio-Beasts guarding them are fairly weak. As long as two or three people with Major Mastery External Martial Arts Compendium work together, or dozens to hundreds of students attack together, they can be dealt with quickly."
"If I want to obtain a Source Energy Spring Eye, I can't stay in the outer regions."
Chu Kuang murmured inwardly, then decisively headed deeper inside.
This time, after walking for roughly half an hour, he soon stopped on a wasteland.
Ahead, on the wasteland, a group of students surrounded a small hill and fought fiercely against three wolf-shaped Bio-Beasts.
With a single glance, Chu Kuang recognized both sides.
These three Bio-Beasts were slightly smaller than Wolf Lizard Beasts, but far larger than ordinary tigers. They were one of the most common ferocious beasts in the Dark Domain: Wasteland Wolves.
Of the three Wasteland Wolves, two had Life Levels of roughly Level 6.0. Their leader, the Wolf King, had a Life Level of 6.2, on the same level as the Wolf Lizard Beast.
In a one-on-one fight, none of the three Wasteland Wolves could match the Wolf Lizard Beast. But working together, the Wolf Lizard Beast would definitely be no match for them.
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