Assessment Complete, The Hunt Begins

Su Zhe's eyes narrowed slightly, locking onto the thirteen Single-Horned Iron Rhinos ahead that resembled moving fortresses.

The strength of these dozen-plus Single-Horned Iron Rhinos was unevenly distributed; the strongest among them reached Stellar Level 7, while the weakest were merely Stellar Level 1.

They seemed to have just finished drinking at Demon Moon Lake and were lumbering slowly toward the depths of the forest.

Their heavy hooves struck the ground, producing thunderous, muffled booms.

"Thirteen... that's enough."

Only one Single-Horned Iron Rhino was needed to complete the assessment mission.

The strongest Single-Horned Iron Rhino here was only at Stellar Level 7.

Therefore, Su Zhe did not choose to ambush them; instead, he intended to test himself and see if he could take them all down head-on!

Su Zhe's figure appeared like a ghost in front of the Single-Horned Iron Rhinos, blocking their path.

"Roar!"

The few Single-Horned Iron Rhinos at the front immediately spotted this uninvited guest.

They locked their scarlet eyes onto Su Zhe and let out low, threatening roars. Su Zhe shifted his intent, and his domain unfolded!

The Domain of Fire instantly enveloped them.

The surrounding space turned distorted and dim in an instant. The skin of the leading Stellar Level 3 Single-Horned Iron Rhinos, tough as rock, began to groan under the erosion of the domain's power, with fine cracks spreading across their surfaces.

The Domain of Fire, constructed through the Nihility Devouring Flame, even possessed the ability to absorb the enemy's energy and convert it for his own use.

"Swish—!"

Su Zhe's figure flashed, appearing beneath one of the Single-Horned Iron Rhinos.

After killing the previous assassin, Su Zhe had gained significant insights into movement techniques. Although he was still some distance away from truly mastering Thousand Shadows, his footwork was already a tier stronger than before.

His right arm rapidly expanded and deformed, turning into a sharp blade that thrust upward through the rhino's neck and into its brain!

Devour!

The brain of that Single-Horned Iron Rhino was pulverized by Su Zhe. The Blacklight Virus deep within the rhino's body rapidly devoured its flesh and blood; in less than a second, the creature was completely consumed!

[Devoured a Stellar Level 3 ferocious beast, gained 10,240 Devour Points.]

The notification flashed, but Su Zhe's movements did not pause for a second. Like a phantom, he wove through the herd, swiftly reaping the lives of the Single-Horned Iron Rhinos.

With the massive influx of Devour Points, the milestone of 1 million points was drawing ever closer.

After reaching the Stellar Level, Su Zhe had tried devouring Planetary Level monsters, but the result was that Planetary Level monsters could no longer provide him with Devour Points.

However, that was not a problem.

In this Thunder World, there were vast numbers of Stellar Level ferocious beasts and adventurers.

Gathering 1 million Devour Points here was a relatively simple matter.

"Roar!"

As Su Zhe continued his slaughter, the Single-Horned Iron Rhinos fell into a frenzy.

They charged and trampled recklessly, and even before Su Zhe could reach them, they had already suffered casualties due to their own chaotic attacks.

In such a chaotic environment, Su Zhe was unable to dodge in time on a few occasions and was struck by some of the rhinos.

However, it was not a problem.

Having devoured the Single-Horned Iron Rhinos and many other ferocious beasts before them, in terms of defensive capability alone, even that Stellar Level 7 rhino was likely inferior to Su Zhe at this moment.

So what if he got hit?

They couldn't even break the armor that formed instantly on Su Zhe's skin—what use was that?

Not to mention, even if Su Zhe were injured, he could recover rapidly through devouring!

Just as Babata had assessed, perhaps Su Zhe's strength was mediocre in the Virtual Universe, but in reality, the more chaotic the battle, the stronger Su Zhe became.

With a constant supply of "blood bags" around him for Su Zhe to use, he could even increase his strength while devouring.

Coupled with that unique Domain of Fire, Su Zhe was an almost unsolvable existence in battles of the same level.

Unless one possessed the strength to single-handedly crush Su Zhe, it would be very difficult to truly kill him!

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Su Zhe's figure darted through the herd.

His arms shifted between blades and giant hammers, smashing into the Single-Horned Iron Rhinos.

Although Su Zhe studied blade techniques, blade techniques didn't necessarily have to be used only with a blade. Besides, what mattered more in Su Zhe's study of Flowing Fire Blade was learning the force-exertion techniques and the accompanying Law of Fire.

Mastering a domain and comprehending the laws were not mutually exclusive.

Take Luo Feng, for example; he had already grasped a trace of the Law of Gold when he was at the fourth or fifth level of his domain.

Su Zhe's talent in the Law of Fire, thanks to the existence of the Nihility Devouring Flame, was not inferior to Luo Feng's.

Therefore, comprehending the Law of Fire was not as difficult as one might imagine.

"Boom!"

With the final strike landed, that seventh-rank Star-level Single-Horned Iron Rhino was blasted to death by Su Zhe using Flame Thunder Burst. The fusion of lightning and flame erupted into brilliant sparks, engulfing the beast entirely.

A mere three minutes had passed.

The clamorous battlefield fell into absolute silence.

Those Single-Horned Iron Rhinos had been wiped out by Su Zhe, and he had even taken care to preserve the horn of the final beast rather than devouring it immediately.

At the same time.

Su Zhe's strength rose accordingly to the third-rank Star-level!

[Devoured seventh-rank Star-level ferocious beast, obtained 163,840 Devour Points]

[Martial Artist level increased: third-rank Star-level]

[Devour Points]: 643,538 (1,000,000)

Wiping out this batch of Single-Horned Iron Rhinos had yielded hundreds of thousands of Devour Points; the seventh-rank Star-level beast alone had provided nearly half of that total.

The goal of one million Devour Points was drawing ever closer.

Su Zhe had once wondered if a million Devour Points might be too difficult, but now, it seemed almost too simple.

"The Wind Horn Stone and the horn are both in hand; I can leave at any time." Su Zhe weighed the horn in his hand. "However... leaving just like this would be a waste."

His gaze turned toward the deeper reaches of Demon Moon Lake, where an even greater number of ferocious beasts resided.

In this Thunder World, for Su Zhe, resources were everywhere.

Su Zhe decided that within the Thunder World, he would accomplish both goals: obtaining one million Devour Points and advancing to the ninth-rank Star-level!

The assessment was complete.

The hunt, however, was just beginning.

"Xiao Yu, locate all ferocious beasts and adventurers from here on out."

Su Zhe gave the order directly.

Whether they were beasts or adventurers, both could provide Su Zhe with a massive amount of resources.

Although he had let one team of adventurers go earlier, it was only because they had knelt so quickly that it made it difficult for him to strike; any adventurers he encountered after reaching the vicinity of this lake would certainly not be so lucky.

"Master, there is a team of human adventurers 11 kilometers to the front right," Xiao Yu replied.