Wolf Venom Must Die!

Li Qingshan forced his exhausted body upright, walked to the kitchen, dug a piece of beef out of the refrigerator, and dropped it into a pot of plain water.

The water boiled furiously, white steam rising.

Li Qingshan stared fixedly at the mist, but his attention was on the panel.

"My Body Tempering progress finally went up."

He had been stuck at [Body Tempering 9/100] for more than ten days, and today, he had finally taken another step forward.

Of course, the increase in his Body Tempering progress was not solely thanks to a bottle of Nutrient Solution.

Still, the Nutrient Solution's effects had far exceeded Li Qingshan's expectations.

"One bottle of Nutrient Solution can actually support four full training sessions."

At noon, he had also discussed the effects of Nutrient Solution with Yu Lei and the other two.

According to them, one bottle of Nutrient Solution was only enough for two cultivation sessions.

"So this is what they mean by 'it varies from person to person'?"

Thinking of what the salesgirl had said at noon, Li Qingshan quickly understood the reason.

His The Stars Are Calling was at the Third Realm, while Yu Lei and the others were only at the Second Realm. That was why the difference was so great.

"But with Yu Lei and Hong Qian's low absorption efficiency, their Body Tempering progress still hasn't fallen behind. They must be drinking Nutrient Solution like water, right?"

Li Qingshan clicked his tongue enviously, his mind wandering for a moment.

"If I could keep up one bottle of Nutrient Solution a day..."

Beep! Beep! Beep!

The stove timer shut off the heat, and the beef floating in the pot pulled Li Qingshan back to reality.

He only had thirty thousand Star Coins left in savings. Even if he spent it all on Nutrient Solution, he could only buy ten more bottles.

By then, he would not even be able to afford rent!

Li Qingshan's mouth twitched. He picked out the beef, rinsed it under cold water, and started gnawing on it.

After finishing the beef and taking a quick shower, Li Qingshan returned to his bedroom and lay down on the bed.

"If resources aren't enough, talent will make up for it!"

His gaze swept over the [Martial Arts Space] section of the panel.

Filled with anticipation, Li Qingshan closed his eyes and willed it into action.

When he opened his eyes again,

an empty platform came into view.

"So this is the Martial Arts Space?" Li Qingshan looked around curiously.

There was no sky overhead, only a vast void.

A hazy glow seeped from the void, barely allowing him to make out the platform's edge roughly five hundred meters away.

The edge curved around him. Or rather, the ground beneath his feet was a circular platform one thousand meters in diameter.

After a brief observation, Li Qingshan spread his limbs and prepared to cultivate.

Just then,

Roar!

A low growl came from behind him, rapidly drawing closer.

"Hm?"

Li Qingshan had only just turned around when a foul gust hit his face and a gaping maw was suddenly right before him.

Crunch!

Fangs snapped shut, and his head burst like a watermelon.

"Fuck!"

Li Qingshan jerked upright on his bed, drenched in cold sweat.

"Wolf Venom!"

His heart raced, and his eyes were filled with lingering terror.

After all, he had just "died" once.

"What's going on? Why did Wolf Venom appear directly? I didn't summon its projection..."

His chaotic thoughts abruptly paused.

Li Qingshan recalled the information that had appeared when the [Martial Arts Space] was first unlocked.

The Martial Arts Space was a mysterious place for cultivation. It automatically recorded the projections of all monsters that had died by his hand.

"Automatically recorded? So when a monster projection is first recorded, it appears directly in the space?"

At that thought, Li Qingshan felt a headache coming on.

Perhaps as far as the panel was concerned, if he could kill it once, he could naturally kill it a second time.

Whether the monster projection appeared directly or not made no difference.

But to Li Qingshan, the difference was enormous.

After all, the Wolf Venom he had killed had all four limbs nailed to an alloy steel plate!

"So this is the price of cutting corners?" Li Qingshan was speechless for a moment.

Strictly speaking, him unlocking the [Martial Arts Space] today had indeed been a result of cutting corners.

The unlock condition for the [Martial Arts Space] was killing a monster.

Without Wan Keshan's "The First Martial Dao Lesson," he would not have had a chance to encounter Wolf Venom anytime soon, much less possess the strength to kill it head-on.

"Strength?"

Li Qingshan muttered to himself as a fierce glint flashed through his eyes.

"If I can kill you once, I can kill you countless times. I refuse to believe it."

The existence of the Wolf Venom Projection had disrupted his plan to improve his cultivation technique proficiency.

If he wanted to cultivate in peace, this Wolf Venom had to die!

Li Qingshan rolled off the bed, went into the living room, picked up the machete beside the wall, and returned to his bedroom.

Gripping the handle tightly, he drew the blade, sat cross-legged on the bed, and closed his eyes.

Space shifted.

The moment Li Qingshan opened his eyes, he turned around and tightened his grip on the blade.

The machete had successfully come in with him. A pair of crimson eyes stared at him from a hundred meters away.

Roar!

With a howl, Wolf Venom pushed off with its hind legs and sprang forward.

Its legs blurred, moving at incredible speed. In the blink of an eye, it had crossed more than half the hundred-meter distance.

Li Qingshan's eyes narrowed. He stepped back with his left foot and twisted sideways.

The Feral Beast's exposed skin flashed past his eyes. Li Qingshan raised the machete in his right hand and brought it down hard.

The two passed each other.

Wolf Venom landed ten meters away with only a trivial wound across its shoulder and neck, while Li Qingshan's wrist was already numb.

After landing, Wolf Venom's vicious gaze grew fiercer. It leaped, twisted around, and pounced again.

The ten-meter distance vanished in an instant.

This time, Li Qingshan could not dodge. He could only barely raise the machete in front of him.

Bang!

Its claws slammed down, and terrifying force surged toward him.

The machete flew from his hand instantly. The claws pressed into his chest without resistance, crushing bone, internal organs...

Li Qingshan's entire body shuddered. His eyelids flew open, and a flash of fear passed through his eyes.

He had died again.

After calming down slightly, Li Qingshan carefully recalled the exchange just now.

Though it had only lasted a few seconds, it was enough to show that Wolf Venom far surpassed him in both speed and strength.

"So this is Wolf Venom's true strength?"

Li Qingshan's expression darkened. He gripped the blade handle tightly and began trying again.

Giving up was impossible.

It had blocked his path of cultivation. This Wolf Venom had to die!

In the dark room, Li Qingshan sat cross-legged on the bed, his right hand tightly gripping the machete.

Every few seconds, his body would shudder. He would open his eyes with lingering fright, then close them again.

Time slowly passed.

The frequency with which he opened his eyes barely changed.

But his body no longer trembled. Beneath his lifted eyelids, his eyes were calm and still.

Boom!

A sonic boom exploded through the air, deafeningly loud.

"Sky Patrol?"

Li Qingshan opened his eyes once more, quickly rose, and walked to the window.

Although Sky Patrol Mecha constantly cruised between the cities of the province, they rarely broke the sound barrier above the city at night.

This deployment meant there had to be an emergency.

The Mecha had already vanished into the night sky, leaving only rings of airwaves behind.

Li Qingshan looked along their trajectory.

"Is that toward Linjiang Road?"

"Could that purple-red-haired woman really be an Evil God Follower?"

Galaxy River Bar was on Linjiang Road.

With the report submitted at noon, the Patrol Bureau would certainly have set up surveillance at Galaxy River Bar.

"I hope so!"

Li Qingshan offered a brief prayer and withdrew his gaze.

If his report had truly worked, then the reward money would not get away.

His Communicator had not received any emergency notifications, so everything was clearly under the Patrol Bureau's control.

Li Qingshan rubbed his brow, then sat back down on the bed and began another attempt.