Seeing the Wasteland Wolf on the left die instantly, the one on the right was so terrified that it retreated explosively, losing every trace of its earlier arrogance.
"Thank you."
Only then did Lin Shuyao come back to her senses, hurriedly thanking Chu Kuang.
Chu Kuang merely nodded calmly. He casually pulled the war lance from the wolf's belly, then hurled it fiercely.
"Whoosh—"
The war lance broke the sound barrier, letting out an incomparably violent sonic boom as it tore through the air.
Before this Wasteland Wolf could react, it was instantly skewered and sent flying more than thirty meters before crashing to the ground.
"So strong!"
In an instant, Lin Shuyao's eyes widened, shock filling her gaze.
Yet Chu Kuang did not stop. With a single step, he crossed the corpse of the Wasteland Wolf in a flash, becoming a streak of light as he pursued the Wolf King.
"Awroo—"
At the brink of death, fear appeared in the Wolf King's eyes. It suddenly sprang into action, turning into a streak of light as it charged back, its claws aimed straight for Chu Kuang's eyes.
The power of this strike far surpassed the ordinary, and it was so fast that one could barely follow it with the naked eye. Yet the corner of Chu Kuang's mouth lifted slightly.
Before the absolute gap in Life Level, the Wasteland Wolf King's greatest advantage—its speed—was nothing more than that in his eyes.
His left hand became a claw and seized the Wolf King's forelimb. The muscles in his right arm bulged as an irresistible force of his fist came crashing down.
Boom—
With a deafening blast, a Mountain Suppressing Fist struck the Wasteland Wolf's head. Its terrifying force landed like a massive hammer, sending the Wolf King flying more than thirty meters away.
By the time the Wasteland Wolf King barely managed to rise, it was already swaying unsteadily, severely wounded.
Yet Chu Kuang shook his head, a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes. "A head of bronze and bones of iron. The lesser mastery Mountain Suppressing Fist is still lacking in power."
"Spear, come!"
As his words fell, Chu Kuang raised a hand toward the rear.
In an instant, mighty internal force surged forth. The war lance embedded in the Wasteland Wolf's corpse more than thirty meters away hummed faintly, then shot out violently, spinning through the air into Chu Kuang's hand.
"So cool!"
Someone in the crowd cried out, and admiration filled the eyes of several girls.
Chu Kuang paid it no heed. He simply stepped into the air, spun around, and descended with a thrust of his spear.
Splurt!
Golden Spear Piercing the Sun penetrated the Wolf King's skull. Even its so-called bronze head and iron bones could not withstand it, and it was pierced through on the spot.
Blood gushed out as the Wolf King struggled in its death throes, soon losing even the strength to struggle.
Only then did Chu Kuang stand with his spear in hand, wolf blood staining his armor as he calmly looked toward the others behind him.
"Damn, Chu Kuang, how was that move where you summoned your spear from afar so cool?"
Zhang Ming, who was close to Chu Kuang, ran over from the crowd and asked with an exaggerated expression.
Only now did everyone finally come back to their senses. Every gaze directed at Chu Kuang was filled with amazement.
"One whose inner and external martial arts have both reached perfection, stepping into the realm where inner and outer become one—back in ancient times, such a martial artist would have been a once-in-a-century legend of the martial world."
"Releasing internal force and drawing weapons from afar are merely ordinary methods to martial artists of that level. You should first cultivate both your inner and external martial arts to mastery before considering that step."
Lin Shuyao's voice rang out. She walked over, her gaze complicated as she said, "I never expected you to improve so much. I almost don't recognize you anymore."
"People always grow."
Chu Kuang spoke calmly, then walked up the hill and found the Source Energy Spring Eye guarded by the three Wasteland Wolves.
After only one look, Chu Kuang revealed a hint of delight. This Source Energy Spring Eye contained considerably more treasure liquid than the one guarded by the Wolf Lizard Beast before.
By Chu Kuang's estimate, the treasure liquid in this Source Energy Spring Eye would fill exactly one jade gourd—more than three times as much as that other spring eye.
"I'll take half. You can divide the rest among yourselves," Chu Kuang said calmly.
Lin Shuyao shook her head before saying, "You contributed the most in this battle. Why not take it all? I don't think anyone would object."
Chu Kuang said nothing. Though he lacked money, he also knew he could not keep everything for himself. After all, these people had contributed quite a bit as well.
He took out his jade gourd and collected only half of the Source Energy Treasure Liquid before rising and striding away.
"Chu Kuang."
Seeing that Chu Kuang was about to leave, Lin Shuyao called out to him.
Chu Kuang said nothing. He merely turned back calmly, a questioning look in his eyes.
"It's... it's nothing."
Lin Shuyao shook her head and ultimately swallowed the words in her heart.
She knew clearly that whether it was the lingering affection of her younger days or that suppressed flutter in her heart, no matter how many reasons she had, there was no going back in the end.
Just as Chu Kuang had tacitly stopped pursuing her back then, she should now tacitly refrain from looking back as well.
"Take care."
Chu Kuang spoke one last time, then turned and left without emotion.
To be fair, he had once felt a faint stirring for Lin Shuyao, but what was past was ultimately past.
"..."
After leaving the wasteland, Chu Kuang continued deeper into the Dark Domain. This time, he was not in a hurry to refine the Source Energy Treasure Liquid.
Time was limited. Everyone was currently competing for Source Energy Treasure Liquid, and every delay could mean someone else getting there first.
With that thought in mind, Chu Kuang continued onward at high speed and soon found a new Source Energy Spring Eye.
This Source Energy Spring Eye was guarded by only two Bio-Beasts. They were somewhat weaker than the Wasteland Wolves, and Chu Kuang defeated them with ease, obtaining half a gourd of Source Energy Treasure Liquid.
"Strike while the iron is hot."
Having gathered a full gourd of Source Energy Treasure Liquid, Chu Kuang suppressed the urge to absorb it immediately and continued deeper into the Dark Domain.
He kept moving forward in search of Source Energy Spring Eyes, but unfortunately, his luck was not very good afterward. Several spring eyes in a row had already been completely emptied by others.
Only after going farther in did he finally find, near the edge of the Dark Domain's core, a Source Energy Spring Eye guarded by five Bio-Beasts.
"Sabertooth Tigers."
Looking at the herd of wasteland beasts before him, Chu Kuang's brow furrowed slightly.
Sabertooth Tigers were no ordinary ancient beasts. They were stronger than Wasteland Wolves, and their individual strength even approached that of the Wasteland Wolf King.
There were five Sabertooth Tigers here. Four of them had Life Levels as high as 6.1, while the leading Tiger King had reached an astonishing Life Level of 6.3. Its combat strength was enough to crush that Wolf Lizard Beast.
"Any ordinary Sabertooth Tiger would be enough to contend with a Top Student who had mastered both external martial arts and weapon techniques."
"This Tiger King is extremely powerful. I'm afraid only one of the top five classes, working together as a whole, would have any confidence in taking it down."
Chu Kuang murmured inwardly. The rankings of the classes at No. 3 High School were determined by strength.
If the class Chu Kuang belonged to possessed the strongest overall combat power, then Xu Yue's Class Seven could become Class One.
Thus, the higher-ranked a class was, the stronger its overall strength would be. In particular, every one of the top five classes had at least five martial artists who had mastered External Martial Arts Compendium.
The strongest Class One even had eleven Top Students who had mastered External Martial Arts Compendium. Its overall strength completely overwhelmed the other ordinary classes, and it was known as half a Key Class.
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