Devouring the Starry Sky: Cultivation Makes Me Stronger

Leaving aside his psychic power, Luo Feng could easily crush him with his own strength alone. After all, Luo Shen still had yet to master the second level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, while Luo Feng had mastered it more than a month ago.

"All right, let's go. Those Tiger Mastiff monsters like to gather in packs. If we move too slowly, we might end up surrounded." Captain Gao Feng walked over, patted Luo Shen on the shoulder, and said, "Not bad!"

Luo Shen grinned.

As he began to show his potential, the members of the Fire Hammer Squad clearly became more willing to accept him. Even Wei Qing, who had initially kept a cold face, had visibly changed his attitude toward him.

The atmosphere within the squad grew better and better.

Luo Shen's arrival had not changed the course of events. The Fire Hammer Squad's destination for this trip was still Vanke Dream City, located in the outskirts of City No. 003.

Early the next morning, the sky was dim and overcast.

The Fire Hammer Squad had already arrived at Vanke Dream City.

"Quick, upstairs!" Gao Feng said in a low voice.

Luo Shen and the others did not dare let their guard down. They quickly slipped out of the alley and darted into a residential building. The building had twenty-one floors and an open view of the surrounding area, making it a good choice.

The group fought their way from the first floor to the fourteenth, then picked a nearby four-bedroom apartment of about 140 square meters.

"There aren't many monsters active around here, so we'll make this our temporary base." Seeing that everything had gone smoothly, Gao Feng let out a long breath and smiled. "It wasn't easy finding a place like this."

Luo Shen and the others nodded in agreement.

This was no ordinary small wilderness town. City No. 003 had large numbers of flying monster birds, so they did not dare rest on rooftops. Not only rooftops—even some of the higher floors ran the risk of exposing their whereabouts.

That was why they had chosen the fourteenth floor.

Fortunately, this was the outskirts, where they could still find areas with fewer monster activities. If this had been the main urban district, high-level monsters would likely have been everywhere, and one wrong move could have led to them being surrounded.

"All right, get some rest first. Tomorrow, we begin our expedition into City No. 003!" Gao Feng said with a wave of his hand.

"Yes, Captain."

Luo Shen and the others answered in turn.

Fortunately, there were enough rooms.

With Chen Gu and Wei Qing taking turns on watch, the remaining four rooms worked out perfectly—one for each person.

In this city, no martial artist dared truly relax. This was Shanghai: a paradise for monsters, a hellhole for humans, and a battlefield for martial artists!

Anyone careless had already been buried here!

This was the lesson countless predecessors had taught them through bloody pain!

After a night had passed, dawn arrived.

Luo Shen stood on the balcony and looked down. On the street below, monster after monster had appeared, searching for prey. A casual glance revealed more than twenty of them, including several Beast General Level monsters!

It truly was a monster stronghold!

They had killed so many monsters on the way here without encountering a single Beast General Level monster. Yet after arriving here for such a short time, he had already seen several!

"Up so early?"

Luo Feng came up from behind him, followed Luo Shen's gaze, and laughed. "Whoa, there are quite a few good targets. Wake up, everyone. Time to head down and collect our haul."

"Perfect. I've been waiting forever!" Wei Qing's eyes lit up.

Being stuck at home for the past few months had nearly driven him crazy.

Gao Feng laughed. "Young people really are full of energy. All right, get ready. We're setting off immediately!"

City No. 003 was indeed dangerous.

But danger and opportunity had always gone hand in hand. There were many powerful monsters here, and those lacking strength who forced their way in would only end up smashed and bloodied. Even the strong could easily be besieged by monster hordes... but the advantage was that Beast General Level monsters here usually did not have many subordinates following them, greatly reducing the difficulty of hunting them!

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With Luo Feng, a humanoid detector, around, they avoided quite a few monsters lying in ambush.

"This way!" Luo Feng said quietly.

Monsters had extremely sharp hearing, smell, and vision. Even when speaking, the group had to keep their voices as low as possible to avoid alerting the monsters and putting themselves in danger.

They were preparing to make a move on a Beast General Level Black Striped Cat Demon.

It was a Beginner Beast General.

Because of its strength, only three ordinary Beast Soldier Level Black Striped Cats followed it. At the moment, they were crouched at the entrance of a building. The building's signboard was long covered in dust, and only the faint words "xx Club" could still be seen.

"That's the one," Luo Feng said quietly.

After hesitating for a moment, he still asked Luo Shen, "A-Shen, are you confident you can handle it?"

Although he had learned the limits of Luo Shen's strength over their time together, he was still somewhat uneasy about having Luo Shen face a Beast General Level monster alone so soon.

But Luo Shen flashed a mouthful of white teeth and smiled. "Leave it to me!"

Luo Feng looked toward Captain Gao Feng and the others.

Although he was now the Fire Hammer Squad's strongest fighter, it was not his place to make every decision alone. A decision like this still required his teammates' support.

Gao Feng pondered for a moment, then said, "Luo Feng, provide support. Everyone else, stay on guard and watch the surroundings!"

Luo Shen's face lit up with delight.

Though Gao Feng had not said it outright, his attitude clearly meant he had agreed.

This was also thanks to Luo Shen's earlier performance in the Wilderness Area. Otherwise, no matter how open-minded Gao Feng was, he would never have agreed so quickly to let Luo Shen face a Beast General Level monster alone.

After exchanging a glance with Luo Feng, Luo Shen charged out first.

Luo Feng followed close behind.

The other four spread out according to their formation, remaining alert for other Beast General Level monsters nearby while also guarding against human martial artists coming to cause trouble.

This was the Wilderness Area, not a base city.

Besides monsters, they also had to watch out for humans!

He sprinted and drew his blade!

Luo Shen was extremely fast.

Meow!

The three Black Striped Cats on the outskirts spotted Luo Shen immediately and pounced at him first.

Splat...

Yet with just one slash!

The battle blade carved a fierce arc through the air. In the briefest instant, the throats of the three Beast Soldier Level Black Striped Cats were cut open, blood spraying wildly as that single strike directly killed three high-level Beast Soldiers!

At the same time, the Beginner Beast General Black Striped Cat Demon had already pounced before Luo Shen.

It swung out a claw.

The air itself let out a piercing shriek as it tore apart!

A Beast General Level monster could instantly reach a speed of one hundred meters per second! Not to mention a cat-type monster known for its speed—an ordinary high-level warrior could not evade this claw strike in time.

But Luo Shen was different.

His legs bent, erupting with twice the explosive force, and his speed instantly surpassed 100 m/s!

His feet shifted.

With an almost millimeter-perfect dodge, the Black Striped Cat Demon could only watch as its sharp claws swept past Luo Shen's chest and struck nothing but air!

It was not over yet!

The Ghost Shadow Battle Blade in Luo Shen's hand swept upward in a diagonal slash! As he swung, a strange hum suddenly erupted within his body, his speed accelerating again and again—one surge, two surges... three surges!

The second level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade was complete!

Three layers of hidden force stacked together, making the battle blade instantly become hazy and ethereal!

Whoosh!

The black blade flashed like moonlight, sending invisible waves of air rippling outward.

Although Luo Shen's base punching strength was only a little over 4,000 kilograms, after mastering the second level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, the three layers of hidden force combined into 2.1 times his power—over 8,000 kilograms of force!

"Splat!"

A cold gleam burst forth, instantly slicing across the Black Striped Cat Demon's neck!

"Rumble~" A trace of confusion flashed through the Beast General Level Black Striped Cat Demon's eyes before they went completely dim. Its body continued flying forward from inertia, sliding several meters along the ground before crashing into the wall of a nearby shop. The entire building shook once before it finally came to a stop.

"Freak!"

"Monster!"

Wei Qing and Chen Gu each blurted out one of those words.

If Luo Shen's earlier performance while traveling had already won them over, then what he had just shown left them completely stunned!

"Unbelievable! That movement technique, that blade technique... Is he really only eighteen?"