Cultivation Makes Me Stronger

"You get the feeling the senior was implying something too? Are you sure a verbal thank-you is really enough?"

"How about we ask?"

Heaven and earth bear witness—Luo Shen had merely spoken on a whim.

After all, compared to Li Wei and the Tiger Tooth Squad, these two had attitudes that were practically heavenly.

Who knew why they had taken his words as carrying some hidden meaning?

So when the two offered to thank Luo Shen for saving their lives, saying they would give him all the materials from the Beast General Level monsters they had just killed, Luo Shen was rather dumbfounded. Were they really being this polite?

After refusing several times, he could only accept them helplessly in the end.

"Too polite. Far too polite."

Luo Shen sighed. There really were still more good people in the world. Knowing he was short on cash, they found roundabout ways to stuff money into his hands.

Unbeknownst to him, the two captains exchanged looks in secret.

"See? I told you the senior's words carried a deeper meaning."

"You're still the sharper one. If it were a blunt guy like me, I never would've caught the hidden implication."

Through their conversation, Luo Shen learned that the Azure Dragon Squad and the Yanshan Squad were both martial artist squads from Kyoto Base City, and their relationship was extremely close. Otherwise, Chen Qinglong would never have risked his life to lead his team here in rescue.

This made Luo Shen sigh even more.

Compared to them, those Tiger Tooth bastards were utterly rotten. They deserved to die at Luo Feng's hands!

Thinking of Luo Feng, Luo Shen suddenly wondered.

That kid hadn't sent him any news for so long. Could he really have killed Li Wei, just like in the Original Work?

"Probably not," Luo Shen muttered to himself.

"Senior, we've gathered all the materials," Chen Qinglong called out to Luo Shen from nearby.

Luo Shen nodded and walked over.

Although neither of these two martial artist squads had an expert like Luo Shen, capable of killing a Beginner Lord Level Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar, every one of them was an Intermediate Warlord or above, and their strength was quite respectable.

Chen Qinglong in particular was also a Beginner War God.

The Azure Dragon Squad had slaughtered their way here earlier, and after joining up with the Yanshan Squad, they had killed quite a few monsters as well. As a result, among the monster corpses scattered around them, there were still quite a few Beast General Level monsters.

But Luo Shen knew how to behave.

Just because they said they would give him all the materials didn't mean he could shamelessly take everything.

After a round of mutual insistence, Luo Shen took one of the two High-level Beast General Level monsters and refused all the rest.

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The rescue had been nothing more than a minor interlude during Luo Shen's time in City 023.

Over the following days, Luo Shen continued roaming the eastern suburban district, searching for monsters every day to hone his blade. He prioritized lone Beginner Lord Level monsters, or special High-level Beast Generals such as Fire Scale Three-tusked Boars and Silver Moon Fierce Wolves.

With more intense battles, coupled with the Nine Heavens Origin Guidance Art reaching the fourth level, Luo Shen's daily Gene Energy cultivation became even more effective.

Although he had no precise instruments to test exactly how far his strength had progressed, Luo Shen could still clearly feel that battle had become much easier.

Some ordinary High-level Beast Generals could not even last a single exchange under his hands.

When facing special High-level Beast Generals like Earth Brown Bears and Silver Moon Fierce Wolves, Luo Shen handled them with increasing ease. He even dared to charge directly into monster nests, fight Beginner Lords for hundreds of exchanges, and then drift away unscathed.

The few Beginner Lord Level monsters nearby had long since been driven mad by him.

He came during the day!

He came at night too!

He was more excessive than a 996 schedule, and he never cared whether they could take it or not. Every time, he forced it on them!

However, all of that came to an abrupt halt this evening.

Because of Luo Shen's reckless behavior, he accidentally provoked a Mid-level Lord Silver Thorn Dragon Lizard. It chased him through nine streets, and he only barely managed to escape with his life.

Of course, Luo Shen himself was to blame for this too.

Of all times to go, he had to show up while it was doing something unspeakable with another Silver Thorn Dragon Lizard. Anyone would be unable to endure that kind of humiliation!

Fortunately, he himself was fine.

After all, that Silver Thorn Dragon Lizard had been interrupted in the middle of its business. Its legs were weak, so it simply could not catch up to a Luo Shen who was determined to flee.

Unfortunately, the Ghost Shadow Battle Blade that had accompanied him through so many battles was completely ruined in this fight. The strength of an enraged Intermediate Lord Level monster was simply more than it could bear.

Of course, that was perfectly normal.

After all, a Model A6 Battle Blade could only be guaranteed to remain undamaged when fighting the vast majority of High-level Beast General Level monsters.

After days of intense fighting against all sorts of special High-level Beast General Level monsters and even Beginner Lord Level monsters, the battle blade itself had already suffered severe wear. Then the Silver Thorn Dragon Lizard put it through that—how could it possibly hold up?

As for his combat uniform, it had not suffered much damage.

After all, Luo Shen's movement technique had remained on point. He was rarely struck by monsters in battle, so naturally there was little damage.

Inside the temporarily occupied room.

"It's time to head back."

Looking at the combat backpack stuffed to the brim with monster materials, Luo Shen was overjoyed. If he sold all these monster materials, he would not only be able to buy a Model A7 Battle Blade, but also purchase the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade Fifth Level.

The combat backpack had a very ingenious design. It could unfold layer by layer, expanding to the height of an adult at its largest.

Luo Shen had put in no small amount of effort to cram all the monster materials inside.

"Bzz bzz~"

Suddenly, Luo Shen's communication watch vibrated.

He lowered his head and saw a conspicuous news alert pop up on the screen. The first few words of the headline were: Hundred-Billion Bounty!

One hundred billion!

That was an absolutely staggering fortune!

Not to mention ordinary people—even War God martial artists would find it difficult to resist such temptation.

After all, martial artists were people too. They had emotions and desires, all sorts of needs. In fact, the stronger the martial artist, the more terrifying their expenses became. High-grade weapons, combat uniforms, manuals—every single one cost an astronomical sum.

Luo Shen shook his head. "Looks like Luo Feng still took this path."

He had not expected that, even with his warning, Luo Feng would still kill Li Wei just like in the Original Work.

"Could it be that all fate was truly predetermined long ago?" Luo Shen sighed, somewhat lost. "If nothing can truly be changed, then what meaning is there in my appearance?"

Could the purpose of his transmigration really be to personally witness Luo Feng's great journey?

Shaking his head, he cast the stray thoughts from his mind.

"Bzz bzz bzz~" Luo Shen suddenly felt his watch vibrating again.

Looking down at the display on his communication watch—

It was a call from Luo Feng.

"Luo Feng is calling me at a time like this?" Luo Shen hesitated for a moment before answering. "Hello?" No one spoke on the other end. Only heavy breathing came through, again and again.

He checked once more and confirmed that it was indeed Luo Feng's number.

His thoughts turned in his mind.

Perhaps because of his earlier warning, Luo Feng had developed a sense of trust in him. Thus, under the enormous pressure of the hundred-billion bounty, he had subconsciously called him.

But Luo Feng did not know whether he could truly trust him, so he did not dare speak first.

After a moment of silence.

Luo Shen broke the deadlock. "Senior Brother, we've basically wiped out all the Beast General Level monsters in the eastern suburban district of City 023. Don't wander around outside tonight. Come back and rest. We should be heading back to the base city tomorrow."

He could clearly feel the breathing on the other end catch. Luo Feng probably had not expected him to say something like that.

The reason he said it—

Was because Luo Shen knew that only this could make Luo Feng lower his guard.

It had to be said that Vinina's tactic of crushing people with money was truly ruthless. Luo Feng was only eighteen or nineteen years old; faced with such a blatant open scheme, he simply did not know how to respond for the moment.

Just as Vinina had said.