Pursuit

"Old Fang, Old Fang..." Liu Zhen said with a wry smile, repeatedly trying to calm him down.

"Don't get worked up yet. Listen to me..."

But inwardly, he was cursing up a storm. That bastard boss of his was truly unreliable—he said he was leaving, and then he vanished without a trace.

Leaving him here to placate Fang Sheng, this stubborn old mule.

Fang Sheng was so furious his beard stood on end. He roared, "Fine! I'd like to see how you people are going to explain this!"

"Come on, explain it! If you can't, then I'll f***ing... bleep bleep bleep... blah blah blah... bleep-blah... bleep blah, bleepity blah blah..."

Liu Zhen: ...

Damn, he was so pissed. What should he do if he really wanted to hit someone?

He glanced at that old fossil, Fang Sheng. A dignified Divine Ability Realm expert like him was actually being stood up to and cursed at by an old stubborn mule.

But remembering that the old man was doing this for the younger generation, he suppressed his displeasure.

"Old Fang, you have no idea just how gifted Su Bo is!" Liu Zhen said, barely containing his excitement.

"He..."

If Situ Ting had not said it himself—

To be honest, Liu Zhen would not have dared imagine just how monstrous Su Bo truly was.

Damn it, monstrous to a terrifying degree: he had perfected his boxing stance in the Fleshly Body Realm, comprehended martial divine intent as a quasi-martial artist, and as a peak quasi-martial artist, he actually possessed one hundred and eight strands of vitality and blood...

After breaking through to become a martial artist, his vitality and blood rivaled that of a Third Refinement martial artist, while his strength exceeded 10,000 kilograms.

He had even comprehended a secret mental technique comparable to that of a Spirit-Refining Gang-Forming martial artist. The sheer power of his mental strength was simply unprecedented.

A martial arts genius of such monstrous caliber—let alone on Red River Star—

Even on those great planets rich in martial arts resources, where Fifth and Sixth Realm martial artists were not uncommon, he would absolutely rank among the very best.

No, perhaps he would even surpass them.

Liu Zhen briefly picked out a few examples of Su Bo's monstrous talents and explained them.

He had thought it would quiet the old man down, but instead, Fang Sheng became even more enraged, wildly cursing Situ Ting for destroying Red River Star's martial arts prodigy.

No matter how monstrous Su Bo was, he could not escape the fact that he was only at the First Refinement of the Fleshly Body Realm.

The other martial arts prodigies on Red River Star were at least at the Third Refinement of the Fleshly Body Realm, with some even at the Fourth Refinement, before being allowed to participate in the Starry Sky Trial.

The stronger martial arts prodigies from other great planets would only be more powerful than Red River Star's prodigies.

A mere First Refinement of the Fleshly Body Realm...

Was he being sent to his death?

As for suspecting Liu Zhen of lying?

Come on. A Divine Ability Realm expert had no time to deceive a Spirit-Refining Gang-Forming martial artist like him.

"Liu Zhen, I... urgh—"

"You rotten old man, I gave you face, didn't I?" Liu Zhen withdrew his hand.

"Since when did students of our Third High School become yours to nag at?"

But that kid had only just become a martial artist. Was he really suited to brave the Starry Sky Trial?

Liu Zhen raised his head and looked toward the starry sky, silently thinking:

Boss, Boss, you'd better not let us down. If Su Bo really is as incredible as you say, then he is our only hope.

Red River Star could no longer withstand any greater turmoil.

Trial Star—Beast Planet!

"Die..."

Sword light crisscrossed through the dense forest, slicing through a demonic beast's body in an instant. The blood-colored blade cut it cleanly in half at the waist.

Su Bo leaped out. The Wind-Treading Step beneath his feet was like wind at his back, carrying him hundreds of meters in a single stride.

Nearly a hundred meters after he crossed over the demonic beast's corpse, the Sword Qi lingering upon its severed body dissipated. Streams of blood mist burst forth and splattered across the forest.

The thick stench of blood spread through the area for hundreds of meters around.

But this was no good thing for Su Bo.

"Awoo—!!"

The scent of blood drew over quite a few demonic beasts. They charged wildly through the forest, eyes red, demonic energy surging like a tide as they locked onto Su Bo and gave chase.

Some of the demonic beasts stayed behind, gnawing on the corpse of the one he had killed.

All of these demonic beasts shared an identical trait: they all looked like wolves, except they had one or two extra heads compared to ordinary wolves.

One-headed wolf beasts, two-headed wolf beasts, and even three-headed wolf beasts.

Soon, Su Bo, surrounded by dozens of wolf demons deep within the forest, swung his longsword. "Luminous—Solar Radiance!"

A streak of brilliant golden light flashed past...

"Awoo!"

The wolf demons' eyes were seared by the light, pain stabbing through them as their howls echoed through the forest.

The next instant, streams of sword light wreathed in blood-colored killing intent swept forth. With each slash, several wolf demons were beheaded, and Su Bo burst out of their encirclement.

He drove the Wind-Treading Step to its limit, sword light flashing again and again amid the pack of wolf demons.

Blood mist sprayed out, streaks of crimson dyeing the trees of the forest. One wolf demon after another toppled to the ground, their foul-smelling blood staining the soil red.

The blood on the sword light grew ever thicker...

Within a few breaths, dozens of wolf demons had all been slain by Su Bo.

After slaughtering the wolf demons, he did not pause for even a moment. With a flash, he took several strides, stepping on the trees as he sped toward the depths of the dense forest.

Not long after he fled, two three-headed wolf demons burst out of the thick forest.

"Awoo!" Their enraged howls shook the air.

The three-headed wolf demons almost instantly locked onto the direction Su Bo had fled, then stomped hard against the ground and gave chase.

Even from far away, Su Bo could sense that terrifying malice.

"Damn it, again?" Su Bo said helplessly as he raced through the deep forest, using the trees as footholds to move at astonishing speed.

He had merely wandered into this pack of wolf demons' territory by accident, accidentally killed one wolf demon, and then, quite accidentally, been crazily hunted down by the entire pack.

Su Bo had grown used to being hunted.

After staying in this place for so long, if he went a day without being chased, he would feel a little uncomfortable.

It was just that this pack of wolf demons was enormous. Of course, their numbers were not particularly useful—their strength was all pitifully weak.

Those one-headed wolf demons were only comparable to Second Refinement martial artists. One slash was enough to cleave them to death.

The two-headed wolf demons were slightly stronger, roughly equivalent to Third Refinement martial artists. If one sword strike did not kill them, then two more would do the job.

Only the two three-headed wolf demons were somewhat troublesome.

Moreover, the three-headed wolf demons possessed a special ability: they could control the wind. When their three heads opened their mouths, they could spew terrifying wind blades one after another.

Even rocks were sliced into tiny pieces with sharp swishes.

Su Bo did not think his body could withstand something like that.

So he had to run!

But these wolf demons' sense of smell was no worse than a dog's. They could catch his scent from several kilometers away, and this was already the third day he had been hunted.

Fortunately, the Wind-Treading Step had reached major mastery a few days ago. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to escape.

[Proficiency Attribute Panel]

[Clumsy martial arts break limits; Heaven rewards diligence: practice a punch ten thousand times, and its meaning will reveal itself; no effort is ever wasted, and perseverance makes one steadfast]

Name: Su Bo

Realm: Second Refinement of the Fleshly Body Realm

Vitality and Blood: 14 strands

Wind-Treading Step [Major Mastery (2561...2763??/4000) Practice ten times daily, perfection in three years]

Luminous Sword Art [Major Mastery (1024...1481...??/4000) Practice thirty times daily, perfection in seven years]

Bixi Divine Intent [6%]

He hurriedly swept his gaze over the attribute panel. Both the Wind-Treading Step and the Luminous Sword Art had improved again, gradually advancing toward the realm of perfection.

Slaughter and life-and-death battles truly were the fastest way to improve one's strength.

In just one short week, he had already completed the second refinement—the skin and flesh stage—of the Fleshly Body Realm!