Violent Aesthetics, Overlord Spear Technique!

Xu Jingming stood six foot one, and with the added height of the bus roof, he immediately drew the attention of the Arm Blade Tigers in the plaza the moment he appeared.

Aside from the Arm Blade Tiger King in the center, which still lay lazily where it was, the other nine resting Arm Blade Tigers all rose at once.

Their eyes gleaming fiercely, they stalked toward the bus.

They were not moving quickly, but the pressure brought by nine massive Arm Blade Tigers, each the size of a sedan, gathered together was terrifying.

That was precisely why ferocious beast packs had always been so difficult to deal with.

It could be said that even First-Order High-Level Ferocious Beasts would not dare provoke these nine Arm Blade Tigers lightly!

Yet Xu Jingming showed no fear whatsoever as he faced the nine Arm Blade Tigers approaching him at once.

He leaped down from the roof of the bus and landed on the ground with a bang.

"Roar—"

With a low growl, the nine Arm Blade Tigers that had been advancing slowly actually spread out with startlingly human-like coordination.

Then, they charged Xu Jingming from different directions!

"As expected of a ferocious beast pack with a leader. They've even learned a simple formation."

With a backhanded grip, the Black Obsidian Spear was already in Xu Jingming's hand.

The bus was less than thirty meters from the plaza. To these First-Order Low-Rank Arm Blade Tigers, that distance was nothing.

In the blink of an eye, the nine Arm Blade Tigers had closed to within five meters of Xu Jingming.

But instead of swarming him all at once, five Arm Blade Tigers charged first, pouncing toward him!

The five huge Arm Blade Tigers crowded together, blocking every path ahead of Xu Jingming!

Behind him was the abandoned bus, leaving him no room to retreat!

In other words, Xu Jingming had nowhere to run at this moment!

Faced with this situation, Xu Jingming's gaze remained firm as he swung the seven-foot Black Obsidian Spear like a Windmill.

The spinning Black Obsidian Spear turned into a black afterimage, like a propeller rotating at high speed!

At that moment,

the Arm Blade Tigers realized something was wrong, but it was already too late!

The five Arm Blade Tigers, completely unprepared, crashed into the rapidly spinning Black Obsidian Spear.

Slash—

Slash—

The sharp spearhead of the Black Obsidian Spear was like a meat grinder, tearing the heads of the five Arm Blade Tigers apart until blood sprayed everywhere.

Then, under the force of the collision, they toppled headfirst to the ground!

Although their heads had suffered severe injuries, the five Arm Blade Tigers were not dead yet. Lying on the ground, they were clearly still breathing.

"My raw physical strength is still a little lacking."

Xu Jingming could not help shaking his head.

This Windmill move relied purely on his physical strength. It was not a Battle Technique.

If it had been a Battle Technique that combined physical strength and abilities, these five ferocious beasts would have been instantly killed in that brief moment.

"But it's fine. I just need to finish them off."

Xu Jingming charged forward again. The remaining four Arm Blade Tigers tried to stop him.

But Xu Jingming evaded them all with nimble footwork.

Then, the Black Obsidian Spear became like Death's scythe, claiming the lives of the five heavily wounded Arm Blade Tigers one after another.

"Roar—"

At this point, the First-Order Mid-Rank Arm Blade Tiger King that had been lying in the center finally realized something was wrong. It rose and walked in front of the remaining four Arm Blade Tigers.

"Perfect. I'll deal with all of you at once."

With a sharp ring, the Black Obsidian Spear was pulled from an Arm Blade Tiger's corpse.

Xu Jingming held his spear and faced five Arm Blade Tigers alone.

There was not the slightest trace of fear in his clear eyes—only endless coldness and killing intent.

"ROAR!!"

Perhaps because too many of its companions had been killed or injured, or perhaps because Xu Jingming's unyielding gaze had enraged it, the Arm Blade Tiger King let out a furious roar and charged with the remaining four Arm Blade Tigers!

Xu Jingming raised his spear and charged head-on, clashing with the five Arm Blade Tigers.

Though Arm Blade Tigers were ferocious beasts, they possessed a certain degree of intelligence.

This pack in particular had fought together many times. No one knew how many powerful ferocious beasts they had killed through cooperation!

If these five Arm Blade Tigers were placed in a city, they would have been enough to wipe out an elite squad of over a hundred soldiers!

Yet Xu Jingming became a black afterimage, weaving through the gaps in the Arm Blade Tiger pack.

The Arm Blade Tigers could not inflict any real damage on Xu Jingming at all!

Meanwhile, every thrust of Xu Jingming's spear targeted a vital point. The Arm Blade Tigers were either killed outright or left gravely wounded.

Thus, in less than two minutes, every Arm Blade Tiger had fallen beneath his spear.

"A First-Order Mid-Rank Ferocious Beast is nothing special. It couldn't even force me to use my ability."

Looking at the Arm Blade Tiger King at his feet, now devoid of life, Xu Jingming shook his head.

Although the system had improved his physique, he did not actually know exactly how strong his combat power had become.

He had dared to attack the Arm Blade Tiger pack because he had Purple Heaven Divine Lightning as a safety net.

Unfortunately, this pack of ferocious beasts was not even strong enough to make him use his ability.

Xu Jingming then glanced at the system panel.

This wave alone had earned him a full 106 Ability Points!

"A huge haul!"

Xu Jingming's face lit up with delight.

At this rate, who knew how many Ability Points he would accumulate by the end of the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination!

"Thinking too much about it now is useless. Harvesting Ability Points comes first. I need to get to the next location."

After wiping the blood from his spear, Xu Jingming slung it across his back and hurried toward the next location...

On the day of the college entrance examination, every middle school in Jiangcheng organized first- and second-year students to watch the live broadcast of the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination.

On one hand, it allowed those students to understand the bloodiness and cruelty of the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination.

On the other hand, it was meant to familiarize them with the habits of ferocious beasts in advance.

At this moment, at Jiang City Second High School's field.

A virtual projection identical to the one in the Military Region floated in midair.

The first- and second-year students in the surrounding stands had already been watching the broadcast for quite a while.

In previous years, Jiangcheng's top ten had all been students from First High School.

Therefore, they had mostly discussed contestants from other schools.

But this year was different. Their school also had a contestant who had entered the top ten!

Xu Jingming!

When Xu Jingming reached ninth place on the big screen, the teachers and students of Second High School erupted!

The scene where he killed a Shadow Cat with a single spear thrust especially thrilled the students.

"Holy shit! That spear strike was so cool!"

"I hadn't heard Xu-senior's name before, but from today onward, he's my idol!"

"Senior is tall and muscular. He's ridiculously handsome!"

"..."

Unlike the regret felt by the directors and principals in the Military Region, the students were sincerely happy and excited to see Xu Jingming enter the top ten.

Quite a few even took him as a benchmark and role model.

However, Xu Jingming spent the next half hour or so traveling and rarely made a move.

The students were immediately disappointed. Especially after Xu Jingming's ranking dropped to tenth place, some of them became extremely anxious.

They wished they could become Xu Jingming themselves, slaughter ferocious beasts everywhere, and reclaim his ranking.

"Sigh, looks like our Second High School still isn't good enough. We finally got a senior into the top ten, but he's already running out of steam."

"Though I hate to admit it, Senior Xu really is losing momentum."

"Forget it, I'll just watch first place, Gale Sword Zhou Mingyang."

"..."

The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Second High School had finally produced a contestant who entered the top ten, so naturally they wanted him to aim for an even higher rank.

Yet Xu Jingming's performance caused scattered disparaging remarks to arise from the stands.

A large number of students even began watching the broadcasts of other star contestants again.

"Look, Senior Xu found ferocious beasts!"

Suddenly, a voice from somewhere drew everyone's attention back to Xu Jingming's broadcast.

In the footage, Xu Jingming stood atop a bus, while beneath him were enormous Arm Blade Tiger ferocious beasts!

"Oh no, Senior ran into a ferocious beast pack!"

"An Arm Blade Tiger pack? He's done for, he's done for."

"Why isn't Senior leaving?! If he doesn't leave now, he's really finished!"

"Oh no, the Arm Blade Tigers have surrounded him. He can't get away."

"Why hasn't Senior activated his safety sphere? This is already really dangerous."

"..."

Although Xu Jingming's earlier performance had disappointed the students somewhat, he was still a senior from their school.

Thus, when he encountered a ferocious beast pack, every student could not help worrying.

When five Arm Blade Tigers pounced at Xu Jingming, who had not activated his safety sphere, some of the girls were so frightened that they covered their eyes.

Yet the scene they imagined, of him being devoured by ferocious beasts, never appeared.

Instead, Xu Jingming swung the Black Obsidian Spear and sent the five Arm Blade Tigers flying with an invincible air!

"Holy shit? He's that strong?!"

At that moment, everyone in the stands felt their hearts jolt.

"You can use a spear like that?"

"That strength is insane! If an ordinary person swung a spear like that, not only would they fail to injure the Arm Blade Tigers, they'd be pinned to death by those massive bodies!"

"It looks like Senior Xu must have awakened a body-enhancement ability. Otherwise, he couldn't have done something like this!"

In that brief instant, all the students' prior dissatisfaction with Xu Jingming vanished completely!

Then, Xu Jingming transformed into a black afterimage, Black Obsidian Spear in hand.

Like lightning, he darted between the five Arm Blade Tigers, constantly charging and killing.

His black spear turned an intense crimson from being stained with too much ferocious beast blood.

No one felt uncomfortable watching such a scene. Instead, they found it incredibly exhilarating.

"So violent, but I love it!"

"Yes! This feels so much better than watching that light and floaty Gale Sword!"

"Every strike hits flesh! What a domineering spear technique!"

"..."

Ferocious beasts were humanity's enemies. That was something everyone understood.

Therefore, no one felt pity as the Arm Blade Tigers were slaughtered one-sidedly. Instead, they found it immensely satisfying.

Especially that tall, slender figure weaving among them—every thrust of his spear carried a distinct kind of violence.

Yet that violence did not seem bloody. Instead, it was filled with a sense of beauty.

It made these sixteen- and seventeen-year-old boys and girls, in the prime of their youth, boil with passion until every one of their faces flushed red.