Opening Move: Slaughter Stat Allocation, My Power Surges Beyond Limits
Chapter 28

Shocking Everyone's Hunting Results

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Under the gaze of a crowd, Chen Yu placed the right ears of the demonic beasts from the cloth bag at his waist into the metal container on the registration desk. After the silver-armored general verified the count, he announced loudly, "Chen Yu, 16 right ears from Iron-Haired Dogs, 10 right ears from Fox-Faced Dogs, 4 Two-Tailed Cats. Chest wound. Next."

Although the number of demonic beasts Chen Yu hunted was not as high as Chen Fan's earlier submission, his count was still among the top compared to the martial artists who had already registered.

This earned him quite a bit of admiration.

Returning to Chen Lin's side, Chen Yu curiously asked, "A'Lin, when are you going to register?"

Facing Chen Yu's question, Chen Lin glanced at Xu Tao, who had just appeared not far away, and a slight smile touched his lips. "I'll go now!"

With that, he squeezed out of the crowd and headed for the registration desk.

As soon as Chen Lin appeared, he drew considerable attention.

"Look, Chen Lin is here. I wonder which demonic beasts he hunted and how many."

"Chen Lin, what will your score be?"

"I don't know how many demonic beasts you hunted, I'm really looking forward to it!"

The reason Chen Lin garnered so much attention was due to the conversation between Huo Lixuan and He Yanjun being spread from one person to another, eventually becoming common knowledge.

As a result, even martial artists who didn't personally know Chen Lin had heard gossip about him.

This sparked great curiosity among many martial artists about how many demonic beasts Chen Lin could hunt.

"Hmm?"

As Chen Lin's spiritual soul continuously improved, his perception also became incredibly sharp.

When a large number of martial artists stared at him, he instantly felt a prickling sensation.

"Chen Lin, is it? Hand over the right ears of the demonic beasts you hunted to me!" the silver-armored general, responsible for supervising and recording information, said to Chen Lin with a blank expression.

"Mm!"

Chen Lin nodded and took off the bulging cloth bag from his waist.

Instantly, the gazes of many martial artists in the surroundings focused entirely on the cloth bag in Chen Lin's hand.

They were all curious about how many demonic beasts Chen Lin, who was favored by the Martial Ancestor powerhouses of two major factions, had hunted, and what their quality was.

Chen Lin untied the mouth of the bag, grabbed the bottom, and dumped all the right ears of the demonic beasts inside onto the metal container in front of him.

"Clatter, clatter!"

The right ears of the demonic beasts were continuously shaken into the metal container by Chen Lin, gradually piling up until they nearly filled the container.

"How is that possible?"

"So many?"

"How could this guy have hunted so many demonic beasts?"

"Am I hallucinating?"

The martial artists not far away, who had been staring at Chen Lin's actions, showed expressions of shock, each unable to believe their own eyes.

The silver-armored general, who was responsible for supervising and recording information, was first startled, then began to personally count each right ear of the demonic beasts.

A moment later, the silver-armored general's face showed a kind smile for the first time. He said to Chen Lin, "Chen Lin, you are very good. A total of 82 right ears from demonic beasts, including 37 Fox-Faced Dogs, 13 Iron-Haired Dogs, and 32 Two-Tailed Cats."

"Up to now, including all previous Demon Slayer Envoy assessments, the number and quality of demonic beasts you have hunted are the highest. Hmm, your clothes are slightly tattered, but I see no signs of injury. Good, you are a talent."

"Thank you for your praise, General." Chen Lin smiled, nodded, and turned to leave, walking towards the surrounding crowd. At the same time, he thought to himself, With this result, passing the Demon Slayer Envoy assessment is a sure thing. Next, I need to settle the grievances left by my predecessor.

Chen Fan and Xu Tao watched Chen Lin walk back into the crowd, exchanging glances with complex emotions, unsure of what to say for a moment.

The onlookers were still immersed in the astonishing number of kills Chen Lin had achieved, standing stunned in place. For a short while, no one stepped forward to register their demonic beast ears.

Seeing this, the silver-armored general had to call out loudly again, "Next!"

"A'Lin, you're amazing!" Chen Yu said with a smile, looking at Chen Lin, who had returned to his side, with admiration. "I was just shocked by your haul. How are you so monstrous? Those demonic beasts aren't like defenseless sheep."

"Nothing special, just skilled hands!" Chen Lin joked with a smile.

"You're already this capable, and you're still so informal. But seriously, give me a hint, what's your current cultivation level? Those Two-Tailed Cats are no easy opponents. Their speed is faster than mine, not to mention they're incredibly cunning. I fought with all my might just to kill a few. How did you manage to hunt so many?" Chen Yu asked earnestly, his eyes wide.

Seeing that everyone around was subtly perking up their ears, Chen Lin curled his lips, ignored their envious glances, and pulled Chen Yu into a corner.

"Brother Yu, to be honest, my movement technique has already reached the 'Entering the Hall' stage. I'm just one step away from 'Mastering the Art.' Therefore, Two-Tailed Cats are nothing to me," Chen Lin whispered to Chen Yu.

Two-Tailed Cats are indeed formidable. The strongest among them are almost equivalent to mid-stage Martial Masters, while the weakest possess the strength of early-stage Martial Apprentices.

If he hadn't upgraded his Basic Movement Technique and awakened his Spirit Sense Power, hunting Two-Tailed Cats wouldn't have been so easy.

To be honest, Chen Lin truly admired Chen Yu for hunting Two-Tailed Cats purely through his own strength.

After hearing Chen Lin's explanation, Chen Yu's eyes widened even further, and he exclaimed, "What? Your movement technique has reached 'Entering the Hall'?"

"Shh! Brother Yu, keep your voice down!" Chen Lin covered Chen Yu's mouth and whispered.

"Mmph!" Chen Yu, his mouth forcibly covered, nodded frantically.

When Chen Lin released him, Chen Yu still looked incredulous. "How did you cultivate your movement technique? How is it so fast?"

"Perhaps it's my talent!" Chen Lin explained casually.

If he had spent his kill points on movement techniques earlier, his progress would have been even faster.

Even so, the speed at which Chen Lin's movement techniques broke through left Chen Yu utterly astonished.

He had to remember that when participating in the War God Temple's entrance test, Chen Lin's movement techniques were at best in the early stages of the intermediate level, nearing the late stages.

To think that in less than a few days, Chen Lin's movement technique cultivation had undergone such a drastic transformation, leaving him both shocked and envious.

With such an exaggerated cultivation speed and such high comprehension, if Chen Yu didn't know that a martial artist's cultivation was always a step-by-step process with few shortcuts, he would have suspected Chen Lin had gained some immense benefit or taken some shortcut.

"Why don't I have such great talent!"

Chen Yu, who originally wanted to say a few discouraging words about Chen Lin's narcissism, could only complain helplessly in the face of ironclad facts, unable to do anything.

"Chen Lin, do you have time to talk alone?"

Just as the two were about to continue their conversation, a voice suddenly came from behind, startling Chen Lin.

Ever since he awakened his Spirit Sense Power, his five senses had become extremely sharp. In normal circumstances, in sparsely populated areas, very few people could approach within ten meters of him without being detected.

The reason he was startled was that he hadn't expected someone to get right behind him without him noticing.

This situation immediately made Chen Lin a little alarmed, and he secretly reminded himself not to become complacent or lose his vigilance just because his five senses had improved. Otherwise, one day an enemy might sneak up behind him without announcing themselves.

Turning his head towards the sound, Chen Lin immediately relaxed upon seeing the person's face.

The person was Huo Lixuan, who was many realms higher than him. Being able to approach him from behind without being detected was something he could somewhat accept.

"Senior Huo, what do you need me for?" Chen Lin asked curiously.

"This place is too chaotic to talk. Come with me!" Huo Lixuan said with a smile.

"Okay!"

Facing Huo Lixuan's invitation, Chen Lin gave Chen Yu a look before immediately following Huo Lixuan towards the central tent of the temporary camp.

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