High Martial: Martial Exam Replaced? I Became a Martial God—Why Are You Panicking?
Chapter 3

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Lin Ming watched everything before him. The war between Mutated Beasts and humanity had never ceased.

Three hundred years ago, a Red Calamity Star descended. Countless lifeforms on Blue Star were infected and mutated, plunging humanity into crisis... High martial arts emerged, and humans could cultivate their qi and blood to grow stronger.

Major base cities were established at random to resist the attacks. Everywhere else was Mutated Beast territory, making human travel difficult.

Dragon Nation had eighteen base cities...

Among them, the most powerful forces were Peak Martial Arts Hall! As well as martial arts universities like Huaxia Academy!

It was said that peak experts of the Ninth Martial Realm existed!

Humanity took pride in martial cultivation!

"So these are Mutated Beasts?"

Having grown up in a base city, this was also Lin Ming's first time facing a Mutated Beast head-on. Yet for some reason, he did not feel the slightest fear.

All he felt was his blood boiling!

On the wall, Guard Army soldiers relied on battlements and firepower positions as they fired wildly.

Bullets struck the thick hide armor of the Mutated Boars, scattering sparks, yet they struggled to inflict fatal wounds. Only the occasional armor-piercing round that precisely struck vital points such as the eyes and mouth could make a boar howl and collapse.

"Vanguard Reserve Camp! Down the wall! Block them head-on! Buy time for the heavy firepower to deploy!"

Zhao Tie's roar exploded from the loudspeakers, drowning out every clamor of the battlefield.

"If you don't want to die right now, charge with me!!"

With that, he was actually the first to leap from the edge of the wall! A heavy alloy battle axe whirled in his hand as he chopped through the air at a Mutated Boar that had just smashed through a barbed-wire fence!

"Kill!!!"

"Fight them to the death!!"

The Death Squad veterans, their eyes bloodshot, let out beastlike howls and leaped down after him.

Lin Ming took a deep breath. Air mixed with gunpowder smoke and blood rushed into his lungs, cold yet carrying a strange thrill.

He did not hesitate. Bracing one hand against the battlement's edge, he vaulted down!

A Mutated Boar over three meters long and nearly two meters tall at the shoulder had just sent a knife-wielding recruit flying. Lowering its head, its crimson eyes locked onto the newly landed Lin Ming!

It let out a violent roar, its thick hind hooves stomping the ground. Carrying a reeking gust of wind, it charged like an out-of-control war chariot!

The other Death Squad members, veterans and recruits alike, instinctively gathered together, back to back, or sought cover. They tried to stall through skirmishing and harassment. No one dared to meet such a tyrannical charge head-on.

But Lin Ming moved.

He neither retreated nor dodged. Instead, he took a step forward to meet the charging boar!

Power surged beneath his feet, and the ground sank slightly! His waist and back drew tight like a bow!

The strength of his entire body rose from the soles of his feet, passing through his legs, waist, and spine, linking together segment by segment before finally pouring into his arms and flooding the dark spear!

Basic Spear ArtThrust!

No flourish, no variation—just the simplest, most direct, fastest straight thrust!

The spear tip tore through the air with a shrill whistle! With unerring precision, it stabbed toward the boar's gaping mouth, dripping with foul-smelling saliva!

The boar's charge was too fierce. It had no time to close its huge jaws!

Pfft!

A dull, teeth-gritting sound rang out!

The half-meter-long sharp spear tip, carrying the power of Lin Ming's entire qi and blood, pierced in through the boar's mouth and burst out through the back of its neck! It brought with it a spray of scorching, foul blood and brain matter!

Driven by inertia, the boar's massive body charged another few meters before crashing to the ground. Its limbs twitched, and the crimson light in its eyes rapidly faded.

Instant kill!

[Target killed: First Realm Sixth Layer · Mutated Boar. Kill Points obtained: 60.]

An announcement sounded in Lin Ming's mind.

The few veterans nearby who had been preparing to support him froze in an instant, their eyes bulging wide.

"Holy shit?!"

"One spear?!"

"Who the hell is this kid?!"

Lin Ming, however, acted as though he had done something insignificant. With a flick of his wrist, he pulled the bloodstained spear from the boar's skull, dragging out a trail of red and white matter. His cold gaze swept across the battlefield.

More Mutated Boars were charging in.

"Roar!"

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Another Mutated Boar noticed this dangerous human and charged over with an angry roar. This one was larger and gave off an even stronger aura—it had clearly reached the First Realm Sixth Layer!

Lin Ming neither dodged nor evaded, instead taking the initiative to meet it! He narrowly avoided the boar's tusk sweep, while his spear shot out like a venomous snake from its hole, stabbing into the boar's relatively soft flank from an uncanny angle!

His wrist twisted, and force erupted!

"Pfft!"

The spearhead viciously twisted inside the boar's body before being yanked free! Blood spurted out like a fountain!

The boar let out a miserable scream, staggered a few steps, and crashed to the ground.

[First Realm Seventh Layer · Mutated Boar killed. Kill Points obtained: 70.]

The cold notification sounded again.

Lin Ming's figure began to stand out on the battlefield. Everyone else fought as they retreated, delaying and circling. Only he was like a red-hot sharp blade, plunging himself into the densest mass of Mutated Beasts!

His spear moved like a dragon. Every strike was concise, ruthless, and fatal! He specifically targeted First Realm Mutated Beasts, attacking their weak points—the eyes, mouth, belly, joints, and more!

In his hands, Basic Spear Art seemed to have broken free from the bounds of "basic," becoming incomparably fierce!

Lin Ming turned a deaf ear to the clamor around him. His mind was highly focused; his eyes held only his targets, and his hands held only the spear. Thrust, lift, sweep, smash! The most

simple moves, coupled with precise judgment and ruthless resolve, became an efficient killing machine.

[First Realm Fifth Layer · Mutated Boar killed. Kill Points obtained: 50.] [First Realm Sixth Layer · Mutated Boar killed. Kill Points obtained: 60.]

The notifications rang continuously in his mind, like the most beautiful melody.

After a while, the Mutated Beasts' attack was temporarily repelled, giving everyone a brief chance to catch their breath.

Lin Ming closed his eyes and sank his consciousness into his mind.

A simple, cold, translucent interface appeared before him:

[Host: Lin Ming] [Martial Realm: First Realm Sixth Layer (Bone Tempering Realm)] [Breathing Method: Basic Breathing Method (Beginner)] [Martial Skills: Basic Spear Art (Proficient), Ironstep Armor (Proficient), Mountain-Splitting Palm (Beginner)] [Martial Talent: None] [Current Kill Points: 720]

720 points!

In just one battle, he had killed more than a dozen First Realm Mutated Boars and gained 720 Kill Points!

Lin Ming's gaze locked onto the [Martial Realm] field.

He focused his consciousness and tried to "upgrade."

[Consume Kill Points to upgrade Martial Realm? Upgrade currently available. Estimated cost: 700 Kill Points. Can upgrade to 'First Realm · Iron Bone (Seventh Layer)'.]

"Confirm!"

[You have consumed 700 Kill Points. After long accumulation, you... successfully broke through to First Realm Seventh Layer Peak!] [Remaining Kill Points: 20]

Lin Ming stroked his chin. "Uh... that's it? As expected, I'm still too hardworking."

The entire process lasted only a few seconds.

When that surge of warmth gradually subsided, the "cultivation memories" in his mind had completely fused with him.

Lin Ming suddenly opened his eyes, and a sharp gleam flashed through them!

He lightly clenched his fist, and his bones let out a string of crisp crackles! His strength had increased by at least thirty percent! His qi and blood had grown more abundant, flowing more smoothly!

Even his five senses seemed to have sharpened slightly!

First Realm Seventh Layer Peak!

He had effortlessly risen by an entire minor level.

Seven hundred Kill Points, one battle—saving him at least several months of hard work.

Then...

What about three thousand points?

Ten thousand points?

One hundred thousand points?

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