Thunder-Silk Flower, Growing Stronger

"Blue light?"

Wu Pang looked into the distance and saw that a faint blue glow was indeed rising there.

"It was probably because this student accidentally entered the Green Nether Snake's territory, causing it to mistake him for someone trying to steal the treasure it guarded."

"That was what led to what just happened."

Su Yuan followed Xu Yu's gaze into the distance. The moment he looked, he felt an inexplicable pull ahead, as if something were guiding him forward.

Seeing this, Su Yuan raised his spear and slowly walked ahead, with Wu Pang and the other three following behind.

As they stepped across the muddy ground, extremely damp air hung around them.

Su Yuan focused his eyes and saw a flower emitting faint blue light swaying in the air. As its stem danced, faint crackling sounds could occasionally be heard.

The ground around the flower was exceptionally dry, with none of the surrounding muddiness.

Clearly, this flower was something precious. Otherwise, the ruler of the Secret Realm would not have guarded it here or even launched such a frenzied attack on Su Yuan.

"This is... a Thunder-Silk Flower!"

Wu Pang rubbed his eyes, his pupils suddenly widening.

"Boss, there's actually a Thunder-Silk Flower here!"

Neither Xu Yu nor Zhong Sheng had expected something like a Thunder-Silk Flower to grow in such a damp place.

It seemed rather unreasonable.

"No, the soil beneath the Thunder-Silk Flower is loose. It clearly didn't grow here."

Wu Pang examined it closely. The entire flower looked as though it had been forcibly stuck into the ground, and more than half its petals had yellowed slightly, showing signs of withering.

"What a pity. This flower could originally raise a First-Realm Martial Artist's Blood Qi Value by ten points, but now its effects have been greatly reduced. It can only increase it by around two points."

"If you cultivate the Lightning-Attribute Breathing Technique, the effect doubles."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Pang seemed to think of something and turned his gaze toward Su Yuan.

Wasn't there a martial artist who cultivated the Lightning-Attribute Breathing Technique right in front of him?

"This flower is useless to the three of us, and you were the one who killed the Green Nether Snake, so we won't take it."

"It should rightfully belong to you."

Wu Pang gestured to Xu Yu and the others, then took three steps back.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Su Yuan smiled faintly at Wu Pang and the others before bending down and pulling up the Thunder-Silk Flower.

"It's best to consume the unwithered parts of the Thunder-Silk Flower now. Otherwise, its effects will only get worse."

Wu Pang gave him a reminder.

"Alright. Thanks for the reminder, sir."

Su Yuan stared at the Thunder-Silk Flower in his hand and swallowed its two intact petals.

The moment they entered his mouth, a tingling numbness lingered on his tongue. After only a few chews, the petals slid into his stomach.

Suddenly, the petals' energy seemed to turn into lightning snakes that rampaged through Su Yuan's body. Yet before long, he refined them, and the Blood Qi became his own.

In Wu Pang and the others' eyes, Su Yuan's aura abruptly rose by a level. The effects of those two petals were surprisingly good.

[Realm: 98.7 Blood Qi (Uninitiated Martial Artist)]

Su Yuan opened his panel and checked his current Blood Qi Value.

"It actually increased by four points. Didn't sir say it would only be two?"

Even Su Yuan could not help but marvel at how easily he had gained four Blood Qi points.

"How is it? How do you feel?"

Wu Pang looked expectant. He noticed that Su Yuan's expression seemed rather pleased.

"Not bad. The increase in Blood Qi was decent."

Su Yuan gave an ambiguous answer.

Seeing Su Yuan look completely unaffected, Wu Pang was once again shocked.

Su Yuan was not even a First-Realm Martial Artist, yet after consuming such a rare flower, his body showed no reaction at all. Just how strong was his physique?

Even they would be numb for a while after consuming a Thunder-Silk Flower.

"Sir, if there's nothing else, I'll be going first."

Su Yuan was short on time. He wanted to use the little time he had left to kill a few more exotic beasts.

"Alright, student. Go ahead."

Just as Wu Pang finished speaking, he added something else.

"Take this." Wu Pang handed Su Yuan the gun case slung over his back, the one holding the Sonic Gun.

"You can't just carry that spear around in your hands. It's inconvenient."

Xu Yu and Zhong Sheng silently exchanged glances and sighed inwardly.

Their boss was practically giving away most of his possessions.

Although the gun case was not as valuable as the Sonic Gun itself, the weapon fit inside it perfectly, without the slightest gap.

It could also be carried on one's back, making it far more convenient.

"Sir, that wouldn't be appropriate. The Sonic Gun has already been exchanged for the Green Nether Snake. It wouldn't be right for me to take more of your things."

Su Yuan shook his head and refused directly.

Then Su Yuan turned around. Before leaving, he spoke again.

"Thank you, three sirs. I'll be going now. Thanks for the Sonic Gun!"

With a whoosh, Su Yuan's figure vanished from Wu Pang and the others' sight.

"Well, the gun case wasn't given away."

Xu Yu glanced at Wu Pang and found his face full of delight. He was grinning happily.

"Meeting is fate. We'll have a chance to see each other again someday."

"The gun case—I'll give it to you the next time we meet."

Wu Pang stared expectantly at the gun case he had failed to give away.

Neither side had mentioned their names, but the impression they had left on one another had already taken root in their minds.

"Process the Green Nether Snake's corpse and sell it, then go ask around at Second High School."

"That kid is bound to achieve great things in the future. At the very least, we need to know his name."

With that, Wu Pang led Xu Yu and Zhong Sheng back to where the Green Nether Snake had died.

Su Yuan continued deeper into No. 39 Secret Realm. In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.

During that time, Su Yuan killed nineteen exotic beasts of various kinds.

With the Sonic Gun, no exotic beast could withstand even a single shot before being instantly killed.

The Sonic Gun provided an enormous boost to Su Yuan's Thunder-Chasing Spear. Its power and speed had risen several levels compared to before.

The advantage of a weapon was especially apparent.

The Thunder-Chasing Spear's proficiency had even increased by two percent.

Actual combat truly was the best way to improve martial skill proficiency.

Along the way, Su Yuan even encountered Ding Kun from Qianshan No. 1 High School, the person who had asked whether he needed help in the Ice Stone Passage.

He discovered that Ding Kun's combat strength was extremely fierce. His Blood Qi Value was around 115, yet he could suppress an exotic beast with roughly 130 Blood Qi.

Moreover, he looked incredibly composed, as though he had not used his full strength.

After only a few glances, Su Yuan left, because Zhao Xinxuan was following Ding Kun from behind.

Since he did not have a locator on him, Zhao Xinxuan did not notice him.

Even if she had, she would not have connected him to Su Yuan.

After all, in Zhao Xinxuan's impression, Su Yuan's Blood Qi Value was only in the seventies. He was most likely hiding somewhere right now.

Another half hour later, Su Yuan sent an exotic beast flying with a sweep of his spear when his phone suddenly vibrated.

[Pei Xuan: Su Yuan, the training period is almost over. We're preparing to leave No. 39 Secret Realm.]

[Pei Xuan: If you receive this message, reply within ten seconds.]

Su Yuan planted his spear in the ground and swiftly replied to the message.

[Su Yuan: Understood. I'll return to the starting point right away and retrieve the locator.]

Su Yuan then retraced his route. He ignored every exotic beast he encountered along the way and soon returned to the place where he had first entered the Secret Realm.

After searching through the grass for a while, Su Yuan put the locator into his pocket.

He then walked around on the spot, allowing the locator to function.

Twenty seconds later, Pei Xuan arrived with Fang Yan, Xu Li, and Li Yongxin, joining up with Su Yuan.

"Su Yuan, where did you get that spear?"

Fang Yan spotted the spear in Su Yuan's hand at once, his face filled with curiosity.