Two Exotic Beasts, Both Drained Dry!

As the energy within the Star Source Stone continuously surged in, True Qi coursed endlessly through Hong Kun's meridians before finally converging in his Dantian.

Boom!

Accompanied by a muffled burst of surging True Qi, he successfully opened up a space within his Dantian capable of holding a vast amount of True Qi—this was the Qi Sea Warriors called the "Energy Sea."

The formation of the Energy Sea marked Hong Kun's official entry into the Fourth Realm Warrior.

"Finally, I did it!"

He could not hide the excitement on his face.

After cultivating for over twenty years, he had finally broken through to the Fourth Realm today.

From here on, he could focus more on running the club.

As long as he accumulated another hundred or so points of Military Merit, bringing his total above ten thousand, he could apply to the military to Join Expedition.

If all went smoothly, once he returned from the Expedition, he could cultivate in peace for Decades and strive to break through to the awe-inspiring Martial Artist Fifth Realm within his lifetime!

On July 27, Lu Feng had been with Skyfire Club for Over a Month.

Over those forty-odd days, tamed Exotic Beasts were sent to the military base every two or three days, while new Exotic Beasts were transported in at the same time.

Altogether, the club had successfully tamed nearly forty Exotic Beasts of various kinds.

Besides taming Exotic Beasts every day, Lu Feng went to the Cultivation Room to train, converting the energy absorbed from the beasts into his own cultivation.

His Martial Realm had also advanced through consecutive breakthroughs in a short period.

However, as his cultivation continued to rise, Lu Feng noticed that the Chest Imprint seemed capable of holding more and more energy.

That day, the club brought in another two Exotic Beasts of Huge Size.

Hong Kun immediately contacted Lu Feng and told him to come deal with them as soon as possible.

When Lu Feng arrived at the Containment Area, he saw the True Appearance of the two Exotic Beasts:

One was a Thunder Mane Hyena Pig, roughly two meters tall, covered in brown fur, with steel-needle-like bristles covering its back;

The other was called a Zou Dragon. It resembled a Tyrannosaurus, stood nearly five meters tall, and had over a hundred thirty-centimeter-long fangs filling its gaping maw, making it terrifying to behold.

"Both are Tier 3 Mid-stage Exotic Beasts. Tame them as soon as possible." Hong Kun gave only that brief instruction before leaving.

By now, he had no doubts whatsoever about Lu Feng's ability to tame Exotic Beasts.

Whenever the military sent over new Exotic Beasts, it seemed like nothing more than a formality.

Those violent Exotic Beasts from different planets often became exceptionally docile after merely being watched by Lu Feng a few times, and could generally be sent back to the military that very night.

When Lu Feng looked through the glass window into the Holding Cell, the Thunder Mane Hyena Pig inside was ramming the walls like mad, making the entire room tremble slightly.

"This wild boar sure has a temper."

But the instant the Thunder Mane Hyena Pig saw Lu Feng, it abruptly stopped moving and stood there in a daze, its pitch-black eyes fixed on the window like some adorably foolish pig.

At the same time, the enormous energy within its body began streaming endlessly toward Lu Feng's chest.

Lu Feng braced both hands against the iron door. A burning pain came from his chest, twisting his face with agony, yet a powerful sense of satisfaction rose within him.

"Awesome!"

He knew that on the Martial Path ahead, only by constantly enduring this kind of pain could he grow stronger.

The energy absorption continued for over twenty minutes before suddenly cutting off.

The Thunder Mane Hyena Pig lay sprawled on the ground, its breath weak.

Lu Feng frowned. "What happened?"

The Mark clearly was not full yet, so why had the energy stopped?

He turned toward the Zou Dragon in the other Holding Cell.

Unlike the Thunder Mane Hyena Pig, the over-five-meter-tall beast was not slamming into the walls. Instead, it paced back and forth endlessly inside its Holding Cell, occasionally letting out chilling roars like some ancient dinosaur.

When Lu Feng looked at it, it too fell silent instantly and began transmitting energy.

Over ten minutes later, the Mark was filled.

Lu Feng hurried to the Cultivation Room, converted all the energy into his cultivation, then immediately returned to continue absorbing more.

A dozen or so minutes later, the energy transmission cut off again.

At that moment, the Zou Dragon, like the Thunder Mane Hyena Pig, was lying on the ground with weak breath.

"How could this happen?"

Seeing them both half-dead, Lu Feng felt somewhat worried.

Could it be... that he had drained them dry?

Would the military still accept Exotic Beasts weakened to this extent?

Would it implicate the club?

Thinking of this, Lu Feng hurriedly contacted Hong Kun and asked him to come take a look personally.

When Hong Kun arrived at the Holding Cell and saw the Exotic Beasts on the verge of dying, he was stunned. "Damn! How did this happen?"

He quickly switched on his Communicator and called for specialists to conduct a thorough examination of the two Exotic Beasts.

Before long, several club specialists responsible for dissecting Exotic Beast corpses rushed over with their instruments.

After examining them, they discovered that the two Exotic Beasts were not seriously harmed. They were merely extremely weak from excessive energy depletion.

"Strange. How did they get so depleted for no reason?" Hong Kun muttered, stroking his chin.

Lu Feng asked worriedly, "Uncle Hong, will the military refuse them after they became like this?"

"No. They just overexerted themselves and need more good food. It's like when a Warrior exhausts all their True Qi—they'll recover after resting and regulating their breath for a few days."

Only then did Lu Feng let out a sigh of relief.

Hong Kun was still puzzled. "They've been locked in there the whole time. How could the energy in their bodies have Vanished Into Thin Air?"

"Um... I don't know either."

Lu Feng hurriedly cleared himself of suspicion.

Of course, Hong Kun did not know that Lu Feng absorbed energy from Exotic Beasts while taming them.

When he had first absorbed energy from an Exotic Beast, no matter how much he drew from a Tier 3 Exotic Beast, he could not drain it dry.

But now, the energy from one Tier 3 Exotic Beast was no longer enough to fill the Mark.

It was also from that day onward that Lu Feng realized that as his cultivation rose, the Chest Imprint could hold increasingly more energy.

After leaving the Containment Area, he went to the Cultivation Room once more to convert the energy.

Ever since Hong Kun had allowed him to use the Cultivation Room whenever he wished, Lu Feng came over almost every time he had free time.

However, the club's beast-taming business was gradually becoming insufficient to meet his daily cultivation needs.

He had to find a way to come into contact with more Exotic Beasts.

"If only I could go to the Beast Fighting Arena every day."

There were several beast-fighting matches there every night. It was absolutely the best place for Lu Feng to absorb energy.

But spending money at the Beast Fighting Arena was simply too expensive.

The cheapest ticket alone cost twenty thousand Star Martial Coin. Add in at least two mandatory bets after entering, and it would cost two hundred thousand Star Martial Coin.

He simply did not have that much money.

After entering the Cultivation Room, Lu Feng quickly lay down in the Cultivation Pod and began converting the energy.

However, he did not know that when he left the Containment Area, Hong Kun had already secretly followed behind him.

"Does This Kid have some other secret hidden away?"

The sudden weakness of those two Exotic Beasts had made Hong Kun suspicious of Lu Feng.

Over ten minutes later, Lu Feng emerged from the Cultivation Pod.

Feeling the tremendous increase in strength within his body, he walked over to the Tester, preparing to test his current strength once more.

Bang!

As he threw a full-force punch, the numbers on the Tester's screen began jumping wildly.

The moment the value finally settled, Hong Kun, hiding in the shadows and watching the scene, nearly had his eyes pop out of their sockets.

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