The Spear Comes

As the Wasteland Wolf on the left died instantly, the one on the right was startled and retreated, its arrogant demeanor completely gone.

"Thank you."

At this moment, Lin Shuyao finally came to her senses and quickly thanked Chu Kuang.

Chu Kuang simply nodded calmly, casually drew the War Spear from the wolf's belly, and then hurled it out with force.

"Whoosh—"

The War Spear broke the sound barrier, its speed tearing through the sky with an incredibly fierce sonic boom.

Before this Wasteland Wolf could even react, it was instantly impaled like a string of beads, flying over ten zhang before landing on the ground.

"So strong!"

In an instant, Lin Shuyao's pupils widened, her eyes filled with shock.

But Chu Kuang didn't stop. He took a step forward, instantly crossing the corpse of the dead Wasteland Wolf and turning into a streak of light as he pursued the Wolf King.

"Roar—"

Facing imminent death, the Wolf King's eyes showed fear. It suddenly erupted, turning into a streak of light and charging at Chu Kuang, its claws aimed directly at his eyes.

The power of this strike far surpassed the ordinary, and it was too fast to follow with the naked eye. Yet, Chu Kuang's lips curled into a slight smile.

With the absolute gap in Life Level, the Wasteland Wolf King's most prized speed was nothing in his eyes.

He formed a claw with his left hand, gripping the Wolf King's foreleg. The muscles in his right arm bulged, and an unbeatable fist force descended.

"Boom—"

With a deafening roar, a Mountain Suppressing Fist landed on the Wasteland Wolf's head. The terrifying power was like a heavy hammer striking down, sending the Wolf King flying back over ten zhang.

By the time the Wasteland Wolf King managed to struggle to its feet, it was already swaying and heavily wounded.

But Chu Kuang shook his head, a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes. "Bronze head, iron bones, a minor accomplishment in Mountain Suppressing Fist. The power is still lacking."

"Spear!"

As his voice fell, Chu Kuang raised his hand and beckoned towards the rear.

Instantly, a mighty Internal Force surged. The War Spear, which was over ten zhang away, stuck in the corpse of the Wasteland Wolf, hummed slightly and then shot out fiercely, spinning as it flew into Chu Kuang's hand.

"So cool!"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed. Some of the girls' eyes revealed admiration.

Chu Kuang paid no heed to this. He simply stepped into the air calmly, turned, and thrust his spear down from above.

"Pfft!"

A Golden Spear Piercing the Sun pierced through the Wolf King's skull. Even its so-called bronze head and iron bones couldn't resist, and it was instantly impaled.

Blood gushed out. The Wolf King struggled feebly before quickly losing the strength to resist.

At this point, Chu Kuang retracted his spear and stood tall, his Battle Armor stained with wolf blood. He calmly looked back at the crowd.

"Holy crap, Chu Kuang, how was that move where you summoned your spear from afar so cool?"

From the crowd, Zhang Ming, who was good friends with Chu Kuang, ran over and asked with an exaggerated expression.

At this moment, everyone finally snapped back to reality, their gazes towards Chu Kuang filled with admiration.

"A martial artist whose External Martial Arts and Internal Force have both reached Perfection, stepping into the realm of Internal and External Unity. In ancient times, such a person would be a legendary figure of the martial world, appearing once in a century."

"Releasing Internal Force externally to retrieve weapons is merely a trivial skill for a martial artist at this level. You should focus on reaching Great Accomplishment in both Internal and External Martial Arts before considering such techniques."

Lin Shuyao's voice came. She walked over, her gaze complex as she said, "I never expected you to improve so much. I almost don't recognize you."

"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.

With just a glance, Chu Kuang showed a hint of surprise. The precious liquid contained in this Source Energy Spring Eye was significantly more than the one guarded by the Wolf Lizard Beast before.

According to Chu Kuang's estimation, the precious liquid from this Source Energy Spring Eye was just enough to fill a jade gourd, three times more than the previous one.

"I'll take half, and you guys can split the rest," Chu Kuang said calmly.

Lin Shuyao shook her head and then said, "You contributed the most in this battle. Why don't you take it all? I don't think anyone would object."

Chu Kuang didn't speak. Although he was short on money, he knew he couldn't be greedy. These people had also put in a lot of effort.

He picked up his jade gourd, took only half of the Source Energy precious liquid, and then got up and strode away.

"Chu Kuang."

Seeing Chu Kuang about to leave, Lin Shuyao called out to him.

Chu Kuang didn't speak, merely turning back calmly, his eyes filled with inquiry.

"It's... nothing."

Lin Shuyao shook her head, suppressing the words in her heart.

She knew clearly that whether it was the girlish affection from the past or a suppressed flutter of the heart, no matter how many reasons she had, it was ultimately impossible to go back.

Just as Chu Kuang had tacitly stopped pursuing then, she also needed to tacitly refrain from looking back now.

"Take care."

Chu Kuang spoke his last words, then turned and left calmly.

Honestly, he had once felt a flicker of attraction towards Lin Shuyao, but the past was the past.

"..."

Leaving the wasteland, Chu Kuang continued deeper into the Dark Domain. This time, he wasn't in a hurry to refine the Source Energy Treasure Liquid.

It was because time was limited. Everyone was scrambling for the Source Energy Treasure Liquid right now, and every moment of delay meant someone else could get it first.

With this thought, Chu Kuang pressed on quickly and soon found a new Source Energy Spring Eye.

This Source Energy Spring Eye was only guarded by two Bio-Beasts, their strength a bit weaker than the Wasteland Wolves. Chu Kuang defeated them with ease and obtained 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 quickly and continued heading deeper into the Dark Domain.

He kept moving forward, searching for more Source Energy Spring Eyes. Unfortunately, his luck wasn't good, and several consecutive Source Energy Spring Eyes had already been plundered by others.

It wasn't until he ventured further, finally reaching the edge of the Dark Domain's core, that he found a Source Energy Spring Eye guarded by five Bio-Beasts.

"Sabertooth Tigers."

Looking at the pack of wasteland beasts before him, Chu Kuang's brow furrowed slightly.

Sabertooth Tigers were no ordinary ancient fierce beasts; their strength surpassed that of Wasteland Wolves. Their individual power was even close to that of the Wasteland Wolf King.

There were five Sabertooth Tigers here. Four of them had a Life Level as high as 6.1, while the leading Tiger King had a Life Level of 6.3, its combat power alone enough to crush that Wolf Lizard Beast.

"Any ordinary Sabertooth Tiger is enough to contend with a top student who has achieved Great Accomplishment in both External Martial Arts and weapon mastery."

"This Tiger King is extremely powerful. I fear only the top five ranked classes, with the entire class working together, would have the confidence to take it down."

Chu Kuang mused inwardly. The class rankings at Third Middle School were determined by strength.

If Chu Kuang's class had the strongest overall combat power, then Xu Yue's Class Seven would become Class One.

Therefore, the higher the class ranking, the greater its overall strength. Especially the top five classes, which had at least five martial artists who had achieved Great Accomplishment in External Martial Arts.

The strongest, Class One, even had eleven top students who had achieved Great Accomplishment in External Martial Arts. Their overall strength completely overwhelmed the other regular classes, earning them the title of "half a key class" at Third Middle School.