Talent

As one of the strongest movement martial arts specializing in speed, Thousand Jun Formation Breaker's extreme velocity was top-tier among its peers.

In just one breath, Chu Kuang crossed thirty zhang, like a fierce general charging through an army, and directly arrived before Shen Xiao.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

Seeing how terrifyingly fast Chu Kuang was, Shen Xiao's expression changed drastically. He retreated while attacking, his continuous stream of throwing knives shooting out like raindrops.

However, although the hastily thrown knives were dense, the power they contained was too weak.

Chu Kuang ignored these throwing knives and charged forward, then spun his great spear, thrusting directly at Shen Xiao's chest.

Seventy percent of Shen Xiao's ultimate skills were in his throwing knives; how could he be Chu Kuang's match in close combat?

In just one exchange, Chu Kuang's battle spear struck the alloy Battle Armor, sending it flying more than ten zhang.

"You have been eliminated. Your Battle Armor will be taken over by the AI, and you will be sent out of the Dark Domain."

Shen Xiao fell heavily to the ground and looked back at the figure clad in dark black Battle Armor, a look of shock on his face.

"This, this is Blood Battle in All Directions, Thousand Jun Formation Breaker?"

Shen Xiao murmured slowly, but could only regretfully be carried away by the Battle Armor.

At this moment, Chu Kuang stood calmly at the peak of the valley, his eyes scanning the surroundings. He saw Jiang Feng and Chu Linfeng had already fled hundreds of zhang away.

As for Liu Meng'er, she too was slumped on the ground. After giving him a shocked look, she was taken away by the Battle Armor and disappeared into the valley.

"They did run quite fast."

Chu Kuang muttered but didn't pursue Jiang Feng and Chu Linfeng.

With them fleeing separately, chasing them would likely waste a lot of time.

He had just obtained some Source Energy Treasure Liquid, and now was the perfect time to improve his strength. These two were not worth him wasting time at such a crucial juncture.

With that thought, Chu Kuang also got up and left, soon arriving at a deserted barren mountain.

After confirming there were no threats, he directly opened his jade gourd, took a swig of the Source Energy Treasure Liquid, swallowed a few drops of Mysterious Iron Treasure Liquid, and then began cultivating the Iron Armor Technique and basic cultivation methods.

During this cultivation session, Chu Kuang found that the energy within his body was consumed extremely quickly. After only a dozen minutes, the energy from the Source Energy Treasure Liquid was depleted, and he even felt a sense of hunger.

So, Chu Kuang took out Nutrient Solution and downed twenty tubes consecutively before the hunger finally subsided.

"Why is the consumption so high?"

Chu Kuang was a little surprised and immediately focused his senses on his status panel.

Name: Chu Kuang

Race: Human

Life Level: 6.5 → 6.7

[Iron Armor Technique (Great Accomplishment 27 → 45%)]

[Gold-Splitting Spear (Great Accomplishment 17 → 28%)]

[Blood Battle in All Directions (Minor Accomplishment 74 → 99%)]

[Thousand Jun Formation Breaker (Minor Accomplishment 72 → 99%)]

[Iron Bell Shield (Minor Accomplishment 21%)]

"Iron Armor Technique proficiency increased by 18%, Gold-Splitting Spear by 11%, and the proficiency of both Minor Accomplishment movement techniques increased by over 25%."

"And the first volume of the Golden Bell Shield directly advanced to Minor Accomplishment in one step."

Chu Kuang mused inwardly, showing surprise.

At his current cultivation speed, with the boost from his attributes, the daily cultivation progress for Minor Accomplishment techniques was around 10%.

For Great Accomplishment techniques like Iron Armor Technique and Gold-Splitting Spear, the proficiency increase was about 3-4%. Yet, in just ten minutes of cultivation, these techniques had progressed so much.

"It's definitely not just the effect of the Source Energy Treasure Liquid."

Chu Kuang thought to himself. He understood Source Energy Treasure Liquid; while it was wondrous, it couldn't possibly have such exaggerated effects.

Therefore, the only possibility was the improvement gained from his battles with others.

"Real combat in the face of life and death can rapidly increase martial arts progress."

"Moreover, my combat talent should be quite good, allowing me to accelerate my growth speed during battles."

Chu Kuang mused inwardly, a faint understanding dawning upon him.

Real combat allowed for accelerated growth, and combat talent was an innate instinct everyone possessed.

The danger in real combat caused adrenaline to surge, and every gain or loss was deeply imprinted in one's memory, something the Star Realm training grounds could never replicate.

However, combat talent varied. Some individuals with lower combat talent wouldn't gain overly exaggerated benefits even after experiencing bloody battles.

Others with exceptionally high combat talent not only excelled at summarizing experiences but often gained several times, or even ten times, the rewards from combat compared to ordinary people.

The former, even with high comprehension and bone structure, would often not achieve extraordinary heights.

The latter, even with slightly inferior bone structure and comprehension, as long as they continuously engaged in real combat and honed themselves through life-and-death trials, their ultimate achievements might not be inferior to those prodigies with top-grade bone structures.

And the human race's world-shaking Human Kings were all individuals with exceptionally good bone structure and comprehension, as well as extremely high combat talent.

Chu Kuang estimated that his combat talent was quite high, possibly even at a very high level, otherwise, this improvement wouldn't have been so significant.

"Blood Battle in All Directions and Thousand Jun Formation Breaker have reached their limits, but breaking through would waste some time."

"Iron Armor Technique has improved greatly. At this rate, it might not be long before Iron Armor Technique reaches Great Accomplishment Perfection."

Thoughts flickered through Chu Kuang's mind, and then he directly ended his cultivation, stepping towards the depths of the Dark Domain.

Now was not the time for cultivation; the Source Energy Spring Eyes in the Dark Domain, along with the tempering from combat, were the keys to Chu Kuang's rapid improvement.

"..."

Chu Kuang strolled through the Dark Domain, heading deeper into it, constantly searching for Source Energy Spring Eyes.

As a result, he searched for over two hours and found three Source Energy Spring Eyes, only to discover they had already been claimed.

"They're really fast."

Chu Kuang's brow furrowed slightly. From the traces on the battlefield, he deduced that the bio-beasts guarding these Source Energy Spring Eyes had been jointly killed.

One was likely taken down by two or three people working together, while the other two showed signs of a large number of martial artists attacking, suggesting they were taken down by the entire class.

"The Source Energy Spring Eyes in the outer areas are smaller, and the bio-beasts guarding them are weaker. As long as two or three External Martial Arts masters at Great Accomplishment work together, or a few dozen to a hundred students attack, they can be dealt with quickly."

"If I want to obtain a Source Energy Spring Eye, I can't stay in the outer areas."

Chu Kuang murmured to himself, then decisively moved inward.

This time, he walked for about half an hour and soon stopped on a wilderness.

On the wilderness ahead, a group of students was surrounding a small hill, fiercely battling three wolf-like bio-beasts.

Chu Kuang recognized both sides with just a glance.

These three bio-beasts were slightly smaller than Wolf Lizard Beasts but considerably larger than common fierce tigers. They were one of the most common ferocious beasts in the Dark Domain, the Wasteland Wolf.

Among these three Wasteland Wolves, two had a Life Level of around 6.0, and the leading wolf king had a Life Level of 6.2, on the same tier as the Wolf Lizard Beast.

If they fought one-on-one, none of these three Wasteland Wolves could match a Wolf Lizard Beast. However, working together, a Wolf Lizard Beast would definitely not be able to defeat these three Wasteland Wolves.