Killing Fierce Beasts, Improving

Pitter-patter-pitter-patter!

The instant the camouflage-clad middle-aged man finished speaking, the once relatively quiet platform erupted into clamor, with all kinds of blood-and-qi surging wildly.

Every examinee summoned all the strength they had, sprinting desperately toward the gate entrance.

All kinds of ways to hurry along emerged one after another.

Quite a few people seemed to have cultivated some sort of movement combat skill. They leaped up and ran swiftly across the shoulders of the crowd, thump-thump-thumping away and earning a chorus of curses.

But none of them were as fast as a golden figure!

The instant the middle-aged man in camouflage finished speaking, Nangong Ao transformed into a streak of golden light.

Everyone only saw a golden figure whip up a violent gale before their eyes. It flashed past and vanished without a trace.

"No wonder he's a Speed Talent awakened one! At this speed, he's probably already as fast as a car!"

"But I, Wang Long, am no slouch either!"

Wang Long stared wide-eyed at the afterimages Nangong Ao had left behind and let out a cold snort.

Then he put on his two fists, shouted, and the arms—already thicker than other people's thighs—seemed to swell another full circle.

He swept out his huge hands, brutally shoving the people blocking his path aside.

In less than a moment, he had left a crooked, chaotic stretch of empty ground behind him.

So long as no one's life was endangered during the Martial Arts Exam, there were no other restraints to speak of.

"Xia Lin, let's go too. We'll head straight to the core area and start killing Fierce Beasts from there, working our way toward the central area!"

Xia Lin looked at the figures surging toward the Wilderness Area passage from all directions. She drew the long sword at her waist and spoke decisively to Zhao Yanan, who stood beside her with the same solemn expression.

With that, the two of them exerted themselves and raced into the Wilderness Area.

"Hmph! If all of you are going to the core area, how could you leave out Bai Haoran?"

Li Ziyu looked at the students around him, wave after wave of them pouring toward the Wilderness Area like ocean tides, and curled his lips.

"Every one of them complained about how difficult and unfair it was, but when the real exam started, they became more eager than the next."

Li Ziyu was not anxious in the slightest.

The entire Martial Arts Exam lasted five days, and there were so many Fierce Beasts inside that they could not possibly kill them all. Even if he entered a while earlier than the others, how many more Fierce Beasts could he kill?

Li Ziyu followed at the tail end of the main group, strolling unhurriedly toward the Wilderness Area.

"Hmph! Boy, at least you know your place!"

Nangong Ao had already entered the gate of the Wilderness Area.

He had been watching Li Ziyu the entire time. When he saw that Li Ziyu had not only failed to go with Xia Lin but was also walking along at a leisurely pace, Nangong Ao gave a disdainful snort.

For an important event like the Martial Arts Exam, which concerned one's future, he was still acting so calm and unhurried.

Li Ziyu had clearly recognized his own status and strength. He had probably given up on the Martial Arts Exam.

After only one glance, Nangong Ao withdrew his gaze from Li Ziyu.

An existence like roadside wild grass was not worthy of the attention of a prodigy from Xijiang City like him.

His goal was to rank first in Xijiang City's Martial Arts Exam!

He even aimed to enter the top ten of the entire Su Province Martial Arts Exam!

Xia Lin and Zhao Yanan were also keeping an eye on Li Ziyu. Seeing him walking unhurriedly at the very back of the group, a trace of emotion flashed through Xia Lin's beautiful eyes.

"As expected of Li Ziyu! Not only is his strength formidable, even his temperament is this steady."

"Compared with Li Ziyu, I still have so much room to improve!"

Kun City examination grounds, peripheral area.

A ruined city stretched before them, with broken walls and shattered tiles everywhere, along with the wreckage of cars.

Moss covered the ground, while terrifying roars from Fierce Beasts rose and fell around the ruined buildings.

A dark-brown combat boot stepped onto the wreckage of an off-road vehicle.

The wreckage of the off-road vehicle, abandoned for who knew how many years, creaked beneath the brown combat boot as it was crushed down, groaning under the strain.

The owner of the combat boot was a black-haired youth wielding a blade.

He currently held the blade in his right hand, gazing at the figure of a Fierce Beast that flashed past in the distance.

"Although most of the Fierce Beasts in the peripheral area are Level 1 Beginner Fierce Beasts, and the blood-and-qi power gained from killing them is inferior to that of higher-level beasts, their enormous numbers should still be enough to raise all my combat skills to Peak Level!"

There, in the distance, was a Level 1 Beginner Fierce Beast that resembled a wild boar, except it was several times larger, with tusks curved like saber blades.

"Level 1 Beginner Fierce Beast, Sabertooth Wild Boar."

"Main characteristic: thick hide and dense flesh."

When other examinees encountered a Level 1 Beginner Sabertooth Wild Boar, they might have to circle it cautiously and wear it down bit by bit.

But Li Ziyu did not need to.

With his current realm, he could easily kill a Sabertooth Wild Boar in an instant even without using a weapon.

With that thought, Li Ziyu drove power through his thigh. With a bang, tremendous force crushed the off-road vehicle wreckage beneath his foot, caving it in.

His entire body turned into a black afterimage and shot straight toward the feeding Sabertooth Wild Boar.

When he reached the Sabertooth Wild Boar, it raised its head in confusion, glaring with two scarlet eyes as it tried to see where the earlier noise had come from.

But the instant the Sabertooth Wild Boar lifted its head, it saw a black saber wrapped in a hurricane rapidly expanding before its forehead.

The next second.

The Sabertooth Wild Boar felt a pain in its forehead and collapsed without even managing a grunt.

Killed Level 1 Beginner Fierce Beast Sabertooth Wild Boar. Blood-and-qi value +0.03.

Name: Li Ziyu.

Realm: Level 1 Advanced Warrior.

Combat Skills: Advanced Raging Bull Body Tempering Method, Vajra Body, Gale Blade Technique, Intermediate Blade Technique, Intermediate Movement Technique.

System: Martial God System.

Function: Can absorb all things and increase blood and qi. The remaining functions await the host's own discovery.

With one slash, he instantly killed the Sabertooth Wild Boar. Li Ziyu opened the Martial God System's invisible panel. No plus signs had appeared after either his realm or his combat skills, so they still could not be improved.

After taking one look, Li Ziyu casually closed the system panel.

He then tapped the silver-white bracelet on his right hand several times.

With a clear chime, a blue light flashed across the silver-white bracelet. Then a blue 3D Virtual Projection appeared before Li Ziyu.

First Place: Nangong Ao, Points 50.

Second Place: Xia Lin, Points 20.

Third Place: Wang Long, Points 20.

Fourth Place: Bai Haoran, Points 20.

Killing one Level 1 Beginner Fierce Beast awarded 10 points. Killing one Level 1 Intermediate Fierce Beast awarded 50 points. Killing one Level 1 Advanced Fierce Beast awarded 100 points.

"Looks like Nangong Ao's strength isn't bad. He already has 50 points, so he must have hunted a Level 1 Intermediate Fierce Beast too."

After taking one look, Li Ziyu stopped paying attention. He moved his feet and continued deeper into the city ruins ahead.

Ding! Killed Level 1 Beginner Fierce Beast Sabertooth Wild Boar. Blood-and-qi points +0.03.

Ding! Killed Level 1 Beginner Fierce Beast Sabertooth Wild Boar. Blood-and-qi points +0.03.

The notifications of increased blood and qi rang in Li Ziyu's ears like rain beating against banana leaves.

Li Ziyu glanced at the Sabertooth Wild Boar lying on the ground with its eyes still open in death. He pulled back his bloodstained saber, casually found a place nearby to wipe it clean, and vanished from where he stood with a step.

"Big Black, I'll use my speed advantage to lure the Sabertooth Wild Boar over later. Then Wang Liu Can and I will attack together. The three of us will ambush it!"

"The Sabertooth Wild Boar has thick hide and dense flesh, and it'll go berserk if the fight drags on too long. We have to coordinate properly later and make sure to strike its vital points!"

Wang Hao tightened his grip on his weapon and solemnly instructed the two figures standing behind him, one tall and one short.

The two figures nodded solemnly in reply.

"Good. Then I'm going."

"Big Black gets the final blow this time. I'll take the next one, and Liu Can gets the one after that."

"If we take turns like this for five days, we'll have enough points for all three of us to get into an undergraduate martial arts university!"

As Wang Hao spoke, a knowing smile appeared on his face.

This was the strategy the three of them had come up with after discussing it carefully.

What was this called? This was called brains!

It was just a pity that they had not found Brother Yu. Otherwise, if they called him over too, they could help him get into a martial arts university as well.

Wang Hao's thoughts wandered for a moment. Then he shook his head, gathered his thoughts, and hurried toward a Sabertooth Wild Boar seventy or eighty meters away that was chewing on garbage.