Lin Chen casually took a few bites.
Then he headed straight to the quiet room on the second underground floor.
Ordinary food simply could not satisfy his appetite.
With a casual wave of his hand.
A grill, Fifth-Level Demon Beast meat, and ice-cold beer appeared on the table.
Lin Chen, treating himself to a private feast, smiled faintly.
Then he got to work grilling the meat, ready to feast to his heart's content!
Inside a secret chamber somewhere in the Warrior Association.
Xiaoyuer, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, slowly opened her eyes.
She glanced at the time and felt increasingly uneasy!
"That guy isn't coming again tonight, is he?"
Muttering to herself, Xiaoyuer let out a sigh.
Then she closed her eyes and resumed cultivating.
But after keeping them closed for a while, she opened them again!
"It can't be that much of a coincidence, right?"
"I go into seclusion, and he comes here? He can't be targeting me that specifically, can he?"
Restless and unsettled, Xiaoyuer sighed.
She figured this could not go on.
In order to stop being affected by that guy.
She immediately activated Meditation Mode in the secret chamber!
Night fell.
The lights of Tianfu Avenue in Chuan City had just come on.
Men and women walked along the streets, the air filled with the feeling of spring!
Lin Chen, having eaten and drunk his fill, was no exception.
He made his way to the Martial Artist Training Ground!
As usual, he booked Room 5201!
Then he directly set Fourth-Level Demon Beast Hell Mode to maximum difficulty!
As the room environment transformed.
The surroundings instantly became perilous ruins.
One ferocious Fourth-Level Demon Beast after another surged forward!
Lin Chen, gripping the Demon Blade, smiled faintly.
Then he turned into an afterimage and charged forward!
With a lift of his hand!
Golden blade light rained down like a curtain of rain!
Everywhere it passed.
Bloody flowers bloomed one after another!
[ Ding! Used Sky-Rending Slash x1, proficiency +0.2!] [ Ding! Used Shadowless and Tracefree x1, proficiency +0.2!] [ Ding! Used Sky-Rending Slash x2, proficiency +0.4!] [ Ding! Used Shadowless and Tracefree x2, proficiency +0.4!]
The chimes rang without end!
Lin Chen's blade grew faster and faster!
As Shadowless and Tracefree's proficiency increased!
His speed visibly increased as well!
In this state!
Lin Chen gradually went all out!
Mad Demon Slash!
Wrathful Vajra!
God-Slaying Strike!
Even Gale Shadowstep was used alongside them all!
Facing this overwhelming tide of Fourth-Level Demon Beasts, like a locust swarm sweeping through!
Lin Chen did not underestimate them in the slightest!
In fact, the feeling was already not much different from real combat!
The only difference was flesh and blood versus simulation!
[ Ding! Used Sky-Rending Slash x350, proficiency +70!] [ Ding! Used Shadowless and Tracefree x160, proficiency +32!] [ Ding! Used Sky-Rending Slash x450, proficiency +90!] [ Ding! Used Shadowless and Tracefree x240, proficiency +48!]
Once there was no longer a single Monster in sight.
Lin Chen slowly put away the Demon Blade!
He thought that Fourth-Level Demon Beasts were far stronger than Third-Level Demon Beasts!
Within three hours.
He had only managed to clear one Hell-Grade Beast Horde!
[ Continue by renewing?]
Lin Chen glanced at the room prompt.
Then he directly chose yes!
Tonight, his goal was to bring Shadowless and Tracefree to the Novice Stage!
That would greatly improve his safety when leaving the city tomorrow!
Roars came rushing in.
Dense waves of Fourth-Level Demon Beasts emerged from the distant ruins once again!
Seeing this.
Lin Chen's body instantly became an afterimage as he charged forward!
Compared to before, his speed had increased by an unknown amount!
At this point, his speed had already exceeded 400 km/h!
With the boost from Wrathful Vajra!
Lin Chen, like a humanoid meat grinder, simply gave up using the Demon Blade!
He focused entirely on grinding Shadowless and Tracefree at full speed!
[ Ding! Used Shadowless and Tracefree x1, proficiency +0.2!] [ Ding! Used Shadowless and Tracefree x2, proficiency +0.4!] [ Ding! Used Shadowless and Tracefree x3, proficiency +0.6!] [ Ding! Used Shadowless and Tracefree x4, proficiency +0.8!]
The chimes by his ears sounded like beautiful notes!
Lin Chen's speed also grew faster and faster.
That speed had already far surpassed Gale Shadowstep at perfection!
The surrounding Monsters could not even react.
Before their heads had already fallen to the ground.
And his speed was still skyrocketing:
400 km/h!
450 km/h!
500 km/h!
Once he reached 500 km/h!
Shadowless and Tracefree directly reached the Novice Stage!
Lin Chen, having stopped, was ecstatic inside!
As expected of a Level Two movement technique!
Its Novice Stage speed had already far surpassed Gale Shadowstep at perfection!
Lin Chen shook his head slightly in amazement.
He glanced around at the completely empty surroundings.
And felt deeply satisfied!
Three hours in a Fourth-Level Demon Beast room cost three million!
Renewing cost another two million!
Five million for a Novice Stage Shadowless and Tracefree was absolutely worth it!
Having achieved his goal, Lin Chen smiled faintly.
Then he checked out, paid the bill, and left!
It was already three in the morning.
The moment Lin Chen came out, a cold wind hit him in the face.
He glanced at the moon shrouded by dark clouds.
It seemed tomorrow would bring another thunderstorm!
Unbothered, he shook his head slightly.
Then he sped home!
At six in the morning the next day.
Xiaoyuer came straight from the secret chamber to the training ground.
Because she was still uneasy.
She decided to come and take a look today!
She had thought that guy had not come again.
But the sight before her broke her completely!
That damned guy!
Why didn't you come when I was here?!
And when I wasn't here, you came again?!
Looking at the booking record for Room 5201.
Xiaoyuer wanted nothing more than to cut the guy named Chen into a thousand pieces!
With tears in her eyes, she sighed.
Then she took out her Black Card and headed for Room 5201!
She skillfully checked the replay records.
The scene before her left Xiaoyuer stunned once again!
In disbelief, she muttered:
"This is... the Level Two movement technique, Shadowless and Tracefree..."
It was obvious to the naked eye!
Lin Chen in the footage was as handsome as ever!
In an extremely short amount of time.
He had quickly raised Shadowless and Tracefree from beginner to the Novice Stage!
Xiaoyuer shook her head slightly, her face full of shock.
What kind of monstrous genius is this?!
Back when she had learned a Level Two movement technique.
Had it not taken her two months to reach the Novice Stage?
But this guy had reached it in less than five hours total!
Was he even human?!
Shaken, Xiaoyuer sighed.
Her curiosity about who this guy was grew stronger and stronger...
Early in the morning.
Lin Chen finished breakfast and headed out as usual.
Looking at Chuan City's drizzling sky.
He put on a Duckbill Cap to suit the weather!
When he passed a small convenience store.
He even deliberately bought two packs of Hongtashan!
After five minutes at top speed.
Station 502 came into view.
Old Zhang, the driver, was waiting alone beside the vehicle.
But the bus was completely empty!
Clearly, no one wanted to leave the city during thunderstorm weather.
Especially with only eight days left until the Guard Army Selection Competition!
The vast majority of Five-Star Martial Artists were preparing for battle!
Martial Artists below Five-Star Martial Artist hardly dared to leave the city alone!
"Morning..."
Looking at the two packs of Hongtashan being handed over,
Old Zhang, the driver, could not help but freeze.
He glanced at Lin Chen, who was wearing a duckbill cap, and said,
"You never miss a day, do you? Today's a thunderstorm!"
"So what..." Lin Chen said as he got into the car and sat down. "It's not like I haven't gone out before. I haven't showered in ages, so I want to wash up!"
"Then I'll give you Huazi to smoke." Seeing that Lin Chen was unusually talkative, Old Zhang spoke again.
"Why do you only give me Hongtashan?"
"What status do you have?" Lin Chen said with a faint smile.
"What status do I have? You insist on using the same stuff as me?"
Old Zhang: "..."
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