Dark Horse

"This kid, what's his background?" In midair, several mentors were observing the situation below. A mentor in a purple robe fixed his gaze on Lin Mu's back and couldn't help asking.

"Lin Mu, a student from Third High School, seems to be a dark horse!" The man beside him pulled up some information and said promptly.

"Third High School! Interesting!" the Purple-Robed Mentor said.

His gaze swept forward.

"Do you think he can surpass those few?"

The man beside him shook his head slightly: "Probably hard. Those few should be the strongest young martial artists in Li City. Given his current situation, surpassing them is almost impossible!"

The Purple-Robed Mentor nodded slightly. He knew very well that those few were not only gifted but also came from extraordinary families.

More importantly, among them was someone with a special bloodline.

Such a person was different from others from birth.

Their physical qualities in every aspect were naturally different too.

If Lin Mu knew what he was thinking, he would certainly be shocked.

Because he had never considered that bloodlines could differ between people.

If he understood this, he would also grasp why someone in Dragon Capital could be born a Third-Order Martial Artist and reach Seventh Tier Martial Artist by adulthood.

Such people were different from ordinary folks even in the womb.

Lin Mu controlled his breath, charging forward without pause.

As he moved, the figures around him grew fewer and fewer.

But he noticed that in the distance ahead, several silhouettes were still maintaining an extremely fast pace as they ran.

His heart stirred.

He had thought that with the system's help, his body would grow more adapted to this environment, and his speed would keep increasing.

He should have already surpassed the vast majority.

Yet unexpectedly, there were still so many people faster than him.

And he could sense that these people didn't seem to be going all out.

Because so far, only half the distance had been covered.

"Indeed, the gap between people is still huge!" Lin Mu thought to himself.

He took a deep breath, and his steps quickened a little.

By now, he had largely adapted to this intensity, and his speed far exceeded others'.

But compared to those ahead, he was still lacking.

After all, Qian Mu was at least three or four kilometers behind him.

This made it clear that those few were definitely geniuses far more formidable than Qian Mu.

Time slowly passed. Another half hour went by, and Lin Mu stopped again.

A system notification rang out at that moment.

"Weighted endurance run completed. Efficiency multiplier: 117x."

Lin Mu immediately felt his body lighten, and his Blood Qi was noticeably fuller than before.

He took a deep breath, gazed at the distant figures, then kicked off the ground with both legs and shot forward.

His speed was even greater than before, and his breathing was steadier.

In an instant, the distance between him and those few began to shrink.

The mentors flying in midair saw this and their expressions shifted noticeably.

"He can still accelerate? What's up with this guy?"

"Amazing stamina. To speed up under these conditions—his physique is no ordinary thing!"

"Before, he was only a bit faster than Qian Mu. Now he's at least a third faster! I'm starting to wonder if he's been playing the fool all along!"

"Very possible! This kind of endurance can already match those few!"

"..."

They discussed among themselves.

Their attention toward Lin Mu had clearly increased.

Qian Mu also noticed Lin Mu accelerating again, and his expression shifted.

Clearly, his Blood Qi Value was higher than Lin Mu's.

Yet in many aspects, he was inferior to Lin Mu.

Lin Mu's figure moved forward continuously, and his speed kept increasing.

After about ten minutes or so, he caught up to those people.

These individuals, male and female alike, all possessed extremely formidable Blood Qi without exception.

The man at the front had dark skin and a sturdy build, with a very distinctive tattoo on his arm.

As he ran, the tattoo on his arm flickered with a faint glow, and his entire aura was like that of a primordial ferocious beast.

Lin Mu's expression shifted noticeably.

He hadn't felt such an aura even from Qian Mu.

These people were definitely not simple!

The dark-skinned man at the lead was especially extraordinary.

Seeming to notice Lin Mu's figure, several gazes turned toward him.

The leading man's expression was calm, paying him little heed.

But one person narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of hostility in his gaze.

Lin Mu found it strange—he didn't know this person at all, yet the other looked at him like that.

Still, he didn't dwell on it, adjusting his breath as he kept running.

His speed was now slightly faster than theirs, but as they neared the final twenty kilometers, their pace gradually increased.

Before long, they drew level with Lin Mu, showing signs of accelerating further.

"These guys are insane!" Lin Mu thought to himself.

After running another five kilometers or so with them, he stopped, and a system notification followed.

"Completed weighted running training. Obtained 152x efficiency."

Lin Mu let out a light breath, a hint of excitement in his eyes.

He had fully adapted to the weight on his body, and his Blood Qi Value was extremely abundant.

He wanted to see if, in this state, he could surpass these prodigies.

With a shift of his body, he started running again.

This time, his speed was much faster than before, and he kept accelerating.

Soon, he caught up to those people again.

And he steadily closed in on them.

Some seemed to notice this and picked up their pace.

But they found that Lin Mu's acceleration was even greater.

Before long, Lin Mu drew level with them, and after just a minute or two, he overtook them.

The dark-skinned man's expression changed somewhat.

He let out a roar, and the tattoo on his arm flashed with streaks of blood-red light.

His Blood Qi Value surged even stronger.

He was like a rampaging Fierce Beast.

His figure charged forward, seeming on the verge of surpassing Lin Mu.

But he hadn't expected that just as he was about to draw alongside Lin Mu, Lin Mu accelerated again.

His speed was far greater than the man's, and in an instant, he left him dozens of meters behind.

He maintained this pace as he sprinted toward the finish line.

Several instructors floating in midair watched this scene with shock in their eyes.

Those people were the most outstanding prodigies of Li City.

Each had a Blood Qi Value above 8.5.

They had received excellent education since childhood, with strong abilities in all aspects.

Especially the man at the front, who possessed the Barbarian Star Race bloodline, making him naturally far stronger than ordinary people. Yet, near the finish line, he was overtaken by Lin Mu.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it.

"Are you sure he's from Third High School? Not some big family scion?"

"That's incredible! Is he an electric motor? He can still accelerate!"

"Impressive. Being able to accelerate in this state is definitely not something an ordinary person can do."