Breaking Through to Fifth-Order Martial Artist!

In the carriage.

Lu Xuan stared at the Martial Artist squad sitting opposite him for a few seconds, then parted his lips and uttered two words.

"No need."

Team up?

He didn't need to.

He could avoid a lot of trouble by leveling up alone.

What's more, With future messages, he could avoid fatal choices and didn't need to add unnecessary burdens.

Most importantly, Lu Xuan's identity in the wilderness was that of the well-known Ghost Face Martial Artist.

"Ambitious."

Scarhead took out a storage ring and tossed it to Lu Xuan. "We met for a reason. I have some things I don't need, so I'll give them to you."

"Why?"

Lu Xuan swept it with his psychic power.

He found nothing amiss; it was just some common resources, monster meat, low-level spirit herbs, and various rare materials.

The total value was around a hundred thousand.

But he couldn't understand why the other party would give him things.

Did they want to harm him?

Or were they simply helping?

A female Martial Artist, resting with one leg crossed over the other, covered her mouth and chuckled, "Heh heh~ Little brother looks too young. Our captain means the wilderness isn't as good as you think. Take these things and go back."

"Don't lose your life."

"That's right."

Another Martial Artist took a drag from his cigarette and said, "With your strength as a fourth-tier Martial Artist, going into the wilderness without a team might not yield much more than this."

"You know that's not what I'm asking..."

Lu Xuan wanted to say more, but suddenly the hovercar jolted violently and stopped.

Ding--!

The door opened, and the Martial Artist squad stood up one by one.

Scarhead walked over to Lu Xuan, patted his shoulder, and said, "I've seen many young people like you."

"I was like you before."

"You're about the same age as my son. You must have parents at home. With this harvest, you should go back early."

After speaking, Without waiting for Lu Xuan's reply, the entire Martial Artist squad jumped out of the cabin and disappeared into the wilderness.

"Interesting..."

Lu Xuan glanced at them again. "There are still Martial Artists like this in the wilderness. I hope you all stay safe."

He shook his head and sat back in his seat.

Some people were indeed sentimental and would offer help to others.

Without overthinking it, he looked at the virtual projection.

Finally, the hovercar stopped again.

The door opened.

Lu Xuan stood at the doorway, feeling the blood mist and chill rushing towards him. He took out the Ghost Face mask and put it on.

"Don't disappoint me."

He pushed off with both feet and leaped into the mist-shrouded wilderness.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Swish!

A flash of blade light.

The corpse of a Red Horned Wild Boar King was split in two.

Blood splattered, splashing onto the cold ground and steaming in wisps of white mist.

Lu Xuan bent down, grabbed the Red Horned Wild Boar King's horn with his five fingers, and with a slight effort, pried it off.

A warm sensation swept over his palm.

Lu Xuan felt a slight sense of relief.

He put away the Red Horn, lowered his head, and scanned his surroundings. Blood flowed like a river, and the corpses of the Red Horn boars piled up like mountains.

The smell of blood entered his nose.

His insides felt like they were burning with fire, hot and dry.

"Fifth-order Intermediate Monsters are no longer my match." Lu Xuan's voice was slightly hoarse. As his gaze shifted, he looked into the distance, where clouds and mist gathered, as if a giant beast was about to emerge.

"My Martial Skills have all reached the introductory level. Counting the time, the beast tide should break out soon."

Over several days.

Lu Xuan did not slacken in the slightest.

He hunted monsters during the day and cultivated his cultivation technique and Martial Skills at night.

Although his strength had not broken through, his foundation had become even more solid.

Ordinary Fifth-order Martial Artists were no longer his opponents.

"Before that, I must first master a defensive Martial Skill."

During this period, he had only focused on killing.

He had honed his offensive Martial Skills and had no time to cultivate defensive Martial Skills.

When the beast tide arrived, without sufficient defense.

Fourth-order Martial Artists would be instantly crushed into meat paste.

One had to know that the smallest monsters in a beast tide were comparable to heavy trucks.

A light bump could leave a low-level Martial Artist bedridden for a month.

Now...

Lu Xuan collected the monster blood on the ground and leaped through the ruined buildings.

Before long, He appeared deep in a forest.

Before him was a blood lake reflecting the moonlight.

"I've finally collected monster blood of five attributes."

The Martial Skill My Golden Spear Never Falls required tempering the body's strength in the early stages. The beginning of the Martial Skill required tempering the body with Spiritual Items of the five elements.

Spiritual Items of the five elements.

Were difficult to find.

So Lu Xuan thought of a method: to temper his body with monster blood of the five elements.

Blood energy itself was a special existence.

Even if ordinary people or ordinary animals easily swallowed blood energy, it would bring significant enhancement, let alone mutated monster blood with attributes?

Its power was comparable to spiritual medicine.

"Hoo!"

Lu Xuan took off his combat suit and walked naked into the blood pool.

"I hope to break through to the first level."

He calmed his mind and circulated his cultivation technique.

The blood energy in the blood pool had five attributes. As it followed the movement of his cultivation technique, it converged towards Lu Xuan's body like trickling streams.

It did not enter his body but formed a layer around him.

Then, the attributes in the blood energy spread and mixed.

Bang bang bang! The five attributes collided, producing violent reactions, like ten thousand needles piercing Lu Xuan's flesh and blood.

Lu Xuan's skin tensed, and his hair stood on end.

At this moment, He felt as if he had jumped into a river three feet deep in ice. Countless ice shards struck his skin, causing his hair to contract rapidly, his heart to begin its final startup, and his brain to instantly lose the ability to think.

An indescribable palpitation surged.

He hurriedly circulated his cultivation technique.

Under the guidance of the Spiritual Energy within his body, the power of the five attributes began to pound every inch of his flesh and blood.

Lu Xuan sometimes felt icy cold, and at other times, he was in a sea of fire, a swamp, or a mountain of knives... His skin cracked and healed, his flesh was cut and regenerated, and he was trapped in a torture chamber, undergoing extreme torture every moment.

Time passed bit by bit.

One minute.

Twenty minutes.

Three hours...

The blood pool's vital energy gradually faded.

Bang!

Finally, with a dull thud.

Lu Xuan's body trembled, waves of energy rippling outwards, blasting the pool water several yards high. The surrounding trees shook violently, and even branches as thick as arms snapped on the spot.

A majestic pillar of vitality shot towards the sky.

It startled the Martial Artists and Monsters nearby.

"What's going on? Is there an Awakened Level Monster around?"

"Such strong vitality fluctuations... could it be some kind of rare treasure appearing?"

"Whatever it is, let's go check it out!"

"..."

Lu Xuan was unaware of the commotion he had caused.

At this moment, he only felt himself growing stronger.

"My Golden Spear Never Falls is less a Martial Skill and more a body-refining cultivation technique. While my defense improved, my vitality also surged, directly helping me break through to become a Fifth-order Martial Artist."

Bang! Lu Xuan threw out a punch, his vitality resonating.

Trees ten meters away were instantly crushed.

The punch cut through the air—a Fifth-order Martial Artist!

"Now, I should have some self-preservation ability against the beast tide."

"Hm?"

Just then, Lu Xuan's Mental Power sensed several approaching auras.

"What's happening... is there a treasure here?"

He quickly changed clothes and put on his Ghost-faced Monkey mask.

Just as he was about to hide, Martial Artists appeared behind him.

"It seems someone beat us to it."

Lu Xuan's Mental Power scanned them.

There were three of them.

The one who spoke was a woman, wearing a tight, moon-grey combat suit. Her long legs were like bamboo joints, and she slowly emerged from the dense forest, holding a blade in her hands, her figure alluring.

Beside her were two male Martial Artists with no weak auras.

One wore a mechanical battle suit, while the other was bare-chested, his muscles as hard as iron blocks.

Seventh-order Martial Artists!

"Friend," the female Martial Artist saw Lu Xuan's back, unmoved. She licked the blood from her blade with her tongue and spoke in a highly seductive voice, "Our Dark Night Squad always values peace. Would you be willing to part with the opportunity found here?"

"We are willing to pay compensation."

"Oh?"

Lu Xuan turned his head, his Ghost Face casting a cold gaze at the three, sneering, "How much are you willing to pay?"

The terrifying Ghost Face seemed to pierce their souls, and the three felt an icy chill sweep over them, their hair standing on end. They couldn't help but take a step back.

"A, a Ghost Face Martial Artist?!"

The name Ghost Face Martial Artist was infamous.

An unscrupulous rogue cultivator who specialized in plundering others' fortunes. No one had ever seen his true face.

But they all knew one thing: this guy had killed an elite Martial Artist squad, a squad from the Monster Potion Company, no less.

The most bizarre thing was his ability to manipulate objects from a distance.

Killing without a trace!

"Yo~ My reputation is that big now?"

Lu Xuan slowly turned around, his long saber reflecting a cold glint.

Almost simultaneously, Countless figures appeared by the blood pool, emanating powerful vitality.

All of them were Fifth-order or higher Martial Artists!

"Ghost Face Martial Artist?"

"How could he be here? Wait, could it be that the opportunity here has already been taken by him?"

The crowd murmured in surprise.

Yet, no one dared to step forward and speak.

Lu Xuan's expression also gradually turned solemn. He thought to himself, Could it be that my breakthrough caused some unusual phenomenon, leading these guys to think there's treasure here?

"Tsk!"

This is troublesome.

"Everyone!"

The Dark Night Martial Artist suddenly spoke, "The opportunity must have been taken by Ghost Face. Even if we all rush him, we won't get much benefit... But don't forget, the Monster Potion Company and the Xu Family have issued a kill order against him. Whoever captures Ghost Face will definitely be cultivated into a Qi and Blood Martial Master by both families!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The dense forest fell into a brief and eerie silence.

Soon, this tranquility was broken by a surging killing intent. The dozens of Martial Artists present all revealed a glint of greed in their eyes.