Devouring the Starry Skies: Seeking the Dao Across Realms
Chapter 43

Ren Ze's Strength [Seeking Follow-up!]

1,579 words5 min read1 views
1mo ago

Beast horde?

Ren Ze showed no panic as he walked straight toward the vast Tiger Cat horde.

In less than two seconds, the surging beast horde collided with Ren Ze.

In an instant, more than a dozen Tiger Cat monsters lay dead on the spot. Before the corpses at the front had even fully fallen, another seven or eight monsters were struck by his blade. The monsters were dying even faster than the reinforcements from the rear could replenish them!

Ten, thirty, a hundred, two hundred... Among them were quite a few beginner- and intermediate-level War General Tiger Cats.

Ren Ze rampaged freely, and the number of dead monsters rapidly climbed to a shocking figure.

The Tiger Cats at the front had already broken down in terror, while those further back on the street had yet to react and kept squeezing forward.

Everywhere Ren Ze passed, half the street was carpeted in layers upon layers of Tiger Cat corpses, beast blood flowing through the road.

The sight utterly stunned the warriors of the Mad Blade Squad! It also stunned Iceberg, who was watching from high above!

"War... War God?"

"A War God! He's a War God!"

The skinny young man's voice trembled with excitement.

Even the captain of the Mad Blade Squad was dumbfounded. He had seen several War Gods before; those War God warriors possessed strength and speed far more astonishing than this. But could a War General-level warrior be this powerful?

"Roar!"

The two Tiger Cat leaders in the distance roared in rage and alarm. Their own pack was being slaughtered like this—any monster leader would go mad.

This human was dangerous.

However, the strength and speed he displayed were inferior to theirs.

The two high-level War General Tiger Cat leaders surrounded Ren Ze from opposite ends of the street. The nearby beast horde quickly collapsed and retreated, leaving behind not even a single intermediate-level War General monster.

With a casual shake, Ren Ze sent the blood flying from his war blade, leaving it smooth as a mirror.

The two Tiger Cat leaders attacked at once, their paws making the ground tremble as two massive figures tore through the air and leaped toward Ren Ze from both sides.

Ren Ze suddenly sidestepped, precisely evading the first Tiger Cat leader's pounce. At the same time, he flicked his wrist and swung his war blade at the second Tiger Cat leader.

Clang!

The Tiger Cat's hard claws collided with the war blade, and the terrifying force generated a shockwave in the air.

The Tiger Cat's forepaws went numb, but Ren Ze's war blade shuddered sharply as though it had been unaffected. It traced a fierce arc and continued slashing toward the Tiger Cat.

The Tiger Cat instinctively lowered its head to evade.

Ren Ze's gaze sharpened.

Countless cells in his body erupted with power once again, merging into the blade light and increasing its speed and force yet again.

The strike cut straight into the throat of the first Tiger Cat leader.

Amid the sound of flesh being sliced apart, the second Tiger Cat let out a shrill, frenzied roar and lunged at Ren Ze with its jaws wide open.

Variable-Speed Lingbo Micro-steps!

Splat!

Ren Ze turned, his body flashing through an extremely fast and bizarre angle. A fierce blade light appeared before the Tiger Cat's eyes!

With its intelligence, it could not understand how this human's movement technique and blade strikes could be so swift and strange. But it had no chance to keep thinking...

In merely five seconds of combat, the two high-level War General Tiger Cat leaders were dead.

A smile appeared on Ren Ze's face.

That was right! This was the result of his nearly month-long training in City 023 since returning.

He had completely mastered the 3.5-times force exertion technique of the first four layers of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, reaching the point where he could use it freely. Against ordinary beast soldier-level monsters, he only needed baseline force—or even one-fifth of his strength—to defeat them. Against War General-level monsters, he would decide how much force to use based on the situation.

He could freely control force exertion within the range of 3.5 times. When applied to his moves and attacks, it allowed him to catch enemies off guard and strike where they were unprepared.

When applied to footwork and evasion, the Variable-Speed Lingbo Micro-steps had also gradually become proficient, surpassing perfect-level movement techniques.

At last, he had tasted the thrill of becoming stronger through his own training, proving his master Wu Yazi's assessment—that both his comprehension and innate talent were exceptional.

He had not even fully displayed his perfect-level movement technique just now. With only a few perfectly timed force-exertion tricks, he had consecutively slain both Tiger Cat leaders.

"Awoo..."

The surrounding Tiger Cat horde let out mournful cries. Following several intermediate-level War General Tiger Cats, they scattered into several smaller groups and fled.

Ren Ze casually began dissecting the two Tiger Cat leaders and collecting materials from their bodies. The materials from each high-level War General Tiger Cat were worth more than a hundred million Huaxia Currency.

Before long, several warriors emerged from the building and came before Ren Ze.

"I'm Chu Tian, captain of the Mad Blade Squad. Thank you for lending us a hand, sir. The Mad Blade Squad will never forget your life-saving grace!"

"Ren Ze. Captain Chu, no need to be so polite. It was only a small effort..."

As Ren Ze replied, he suddenly sensed an extremely powerful energy source high in the air within the range of his Psychic Power. Without bothering with further pleasantries, he hurriedly looked up. A purple-red triangular fighter jet had appeared in midair, drawing his attention.

"Looks like the Limit Dojo has noticed the change in my warrior rank. With my current strength, I should be able to establish myself in the Elite Training Camp and enjoy quite a few resources..."

Seeing the fighter jet hovering in the air, Ren Ze guessed that it had come for him.

Just then, he noticed a missed call on his combat watch. It was from Supervisor Zhuge Tao, so he called back.

"Ren Ze, the headquarters' envoy, Lord Iceberg, has arrived. We couldn't reach you earlier, so he has already headed over directly."

Zhuge Tao's familiar voice came through. He sounded somewhat anxious, speaking quickly.

"Did the envoy arrive in a purplish-red triangular fighter jet?" Ren Ze asked. "I think he's already here."

"Yes. Lord Iceberg is one of the chief instructor's three personal guards, an existence beyond the War God level. Ren Ze, you must be respectful toward the envoy."

After hearing Ren Ze say that Iceberg had already arrived, Zhuge Tao immediately gave him a quiet reminder.

"I understand, Supervisor. Don't worry."

At that moment, inside the fighter jet, the envoy Iceberg, his face concealed behind a golden mask, was also speaking with someone.

The screen projection before him was playing footage of Ren Ze strolling leisurely through the Tiger Cat monster horde. As the footage reached the end, showing him effortlessly killing the two Tiger Cat leaders, Iceberg spoke. His normally icy tone was now filled with respect.

"Chief Instructor, that is the situation. I have now arrived at Ren Ze's location. What do you think?"

"This young man named Ren Ze—have him come to headquarters in three days. I'll meet him personally."

The man addressed as Chief Instructor spoke in a deep voice. "Interesting..."

Iceberg was astonished that the Chief Instructor actually intended to meet Ren Ze in person. He knew that even among the peerless prodigies of the Elite Training Camp, only the one ranked first in annual points could receive an audience with the Chief Instructor and qualify for his guidance.

Seeing that the Chief Instructor had no further instructions, Iceberg respectfully responded before ending the call.

Even as one of that man's personal guards, with strength that had already reached beyond the War God level, he still felt instinctive reverence before him, as though facing a deity.

That was right. The other party on the call had been the world's strongest man, revered by Earth's people in this world as a god—the founder and Chief Instructor of the Limit Dojo, Hong.

"To actually catch the Chief Instructor's interest and be summoned for a personal audience."

At that thought, even someone as cold and detached as him could not help sighing. "At that age, he really is a monster!"

Below the fighter jet, seeing that there had been no movement for so long, Ren Ze stopped paying attention after ending the call. He dissected all the materials from the Beast General-level Tiger Cat corpses on the ground and stuffed them into his backpack, which was nearly full again.

Sssht!

The cabin door opened, and a figure flew out.

"As expected of a planetary-level powerhouse beyond the War God level."

Ren Ze watched as the newcomer descended slowly while floating in midair without relying on any equipment. The golden mask covered his face, and his entire presence was as cold as an iceberg.

Familiar with the original work, Ren Ze knew full well that in terms of strength within the Limit Dojo, Iceberg, as one of Hong's three personal guards, possessed a unique ultimate technique personally designed by the world's strongest man. Each of them was more formidable than the other Patrol Inspectors, making them unquestionably among the Limit Dojo's top combat forces.

"Greetings, Envoy."

Ren Ze bowed slightly.

End of Chapter
Novel
How was this translation?

Explore the wiki