Martial Artist Mid-Stage

"Awoo—"

A wolf's howl came from the woodland some dozens of meters ahead to the left.

"Yanran, get back! There are wolves on your side!"

Hearing the wolf's howl, Hua Qiang hurriedly charged toward Mo Yanran.

This girl was a little rash and had walked too fast.

Right ahead of her was where the wolf had howled.

It seemed this girl had barged into the wolves' territory.

Mo Yanran seemed to have been frightened by the wolf's howl as well.

She hurriedly turned and ran toward Hua Qiang.

"Brother Qiang, this is bad! There are wolves ahead!"

Although Hua Qiang's vitality was high and he was incredibly strong,

he had never learned a movement martial art. On top of that, his body mass was rather substantial, making it difficult for him to move quickly.

By the time he met up with Mo Yanran, he was so exhausted that he had to prop himself up with his saber, panting heavily.

"Brother Qiang, it looks like you need to get yourself a movement martial art. And you should lose some weight too."

Huff, huff...

Hua Qiang took several deep breaths. Once his heartbeat steadied somewhat, he straightened up and looked at Mo Yanran.

"Fine. When we get back, I'll start training and losing weight!"

"I'll get a movement martial art when I have the chance!"

"For now... stand behind me. That howl just now probably didn't come from only one wolf."

"That's right, Brother Qiang. Wolves are pack animals and basically never act alone unless they've been injured and separated from the pack."

"There are usually three or four of them at once."

"Looks like we've run into trouble this time. These opponents are a bit hard to handle. Should we retreat?"

Heh heh!

Hua Qiang laughed. Pack animals—he liked that!

The more that came, the more he could kill, and the more Slaughter Points he could accumulate!

After another round of killing, he would be able to advance to a mid-stage Martial Artist.

He had no idea how much strength he possessed now. All he knew was that it had at least doubled compared to before.

The reason he had been gasping for breath was that his original mass had been too great. Even after gaining vitality and shedding dozens of pounds of flesh, he was still a fat man weighing over two hundred pounds. That was not something he could change overnight.

Just as Mo Yanran was urging Hua Qiang to leave this area, four wolves burst out of the woods and greeted the pair in a most friendly manner.

Awoo... awoo...

"Level 1 Demonic Beasts, Purple-Eyed Howling Moon Wolves!"

The moment Mo Yanran saw the wolves, she cried out in alarm. Then she said urgently,

"Brother Qiang, we're in trouble now. These Purple-Eyed Howling Moon Wolves should be at the Level 1 mid-stage, equivalent to mid-stage human Martial Artists."

"We're both at the beginner stage. It'll be very difficult for us to deal with these wolves!"

"What do we do?"

"Yanran, it's fine! They're only a few Level 1 Demonic Beasts. Watch Brother Qiang take them down one at a time and slaughter every last one of them!"

Hearing Hua Qiang's slightly goofy tone, Mo Yanran's tense mood eased a little.

She gripped her sword tightly, glared at the wolves before them, and said, "Let's attack together. Two each, and finish them off!"

"Alright!"

Hua Qiang did not try to show off, nor would he say, "You stand here and watch while I handle them alone!"

After all, this girl had come here to train too. He had to let her temper herself. He would just keep an eye on her and make sure nothing happened to her.

These four wolves seemed rather intelligent. After huddling together as if discussing matters for a while, they actually split into two groups of two and attacked them separately.

"Good timing!"

Hua Qiang shouted, circulating Brute Ox Strength. The force in his body surged sharply. After locking onto the weak points of the two wolves, he unleashed two consecutive Savage Blade Slashes with the saber in his right hand.

Whoosh—

The great saber tore through the air with a sharp howl, cleaving the two wolves in half.

Mo Yanran had just rushed forward, preparing to fight the two wolves before her.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Hua Qiang kill two wolves so effortlessly.

She was startled at first, then overjoyed. At the same time, she could not help but admire him.

With two wolves dead, their pressure abruptly plummeted. It could even be said that there was no pressure left at all.

The remaining two wolves no longer posed a threat to them.

A thought flashed through Mo Yanran's mind: As expected of the man I chose. He's this powerful!

As a beginner-stage Martial Artist, he had crossed realms to fight demonic beasts. Not only had he won, it had been a crushing blow from a higher dimension!

Among the many newcomers to the Martial Artist realm, he was already one of the best.

When the other two wolves saw their companions get cut down in a single move, a trace of fear rose in their hearts. They stopped their charge, turned, and fled.

How could Hua Qiang possibly let the two wolves escape?

He did not even have time to check the voice in his mind reporting his Slaughter Points before he sprang up and chased after the remaining wolves.

Perhaps the two wolves had been enraged by Hua Qiang. They had already admitted defeat and backed off, yet he still pursued them. Wasn't that pushing his luck?

The savage bloodlust in their bones was stirred. They turned around and pounced at Hua Qiang.

The two wolves opened their jaws wide and viciously bit toward Hua Qiang.

They wanted to kill this human and avenge their companions.

Before Hua Qiang, who possessed a cheat device, the two wolves remained nothing more than trash despite being at a higher realm than him. He easily cut them down, one slash each.

Slaughter Points +240

Slaughter Points +240

Holy shit!

Only now did Hua Qiang have the leisure to check the Slaughter Points he had gained.

Another national curse slipped from his mouth!

Each wolf had contributed 240 points. The four wolves had provided him with a total of 960 Slaughter Points.

Seeing those golden numbers shining before him, Hua Qiang split into a wide grin.

Hahahahaha!

Mo Yanran thought Hua Qiang was laughing happily because he had killed the wolves and resolved the crisis.

A joyful smile appeared on her face as well.

To be honest, when she had charged toward the two wolves with her sword, she had been utterly flustered inside.

If she had faced one wolf, she might barely have been able to hold it off for a while. She might even have been able to defeat or kill it.

But facing two at once, she had absolutely no confidence, let alone any hope of killing them.

Just now, she had relied on nothing but reckless courage, blood rushing to her head, all to buy Hua Qiang time.

She had never expected her teammate to be this dependable. It had truly opened her eyes!

After laughing, Hua Qiang added all 960 Slaughter Points to his vitality.

He wanted to advance to a mid-stage Martial Artist. Once he did, his combat strength would definitely rise by a huge margin.

Mm—he felt a powerful surge of vitality form within his body, while a vast force flowed toward his limbs and bones.

Hua Qiang summoned the Void Panel, wanting to check his attributes.

Name: Hua Qiang

Age: 18

Realm: Martial Artist (Mid-Stage)

Vitality: 332.6

Cultivation Method: Brute Ox Strength (Yellow Grade Beginner, Mastered!)

Combat Skills: Fatal Slash (Yellow Grade Beginner, Mastered!), Savage Blade Slash (Yellow Grade Beginner, Mastered!), Prediction (Yellow Grade Beginner, Mastered!).

Martial Weapon: Dark Gold Great Saber

Slaughter Points: 0