Terrifying Sixth-Rank Mutant Beast

Lu Yun had no idea that he had already caused a tremendous uproar.

After unhurriedly putting away all the beast cores, he prepared to continue deeper into the valley and see what else he could gain.

However.

Before he had even left the cave, he heard an enormous roar from dozens of kilometers away, the sound seemingly brimming with fury.

"Hmm?"

"It feels like this mutant beast is heading this way. Why don't I... wait by the stump for a hare and stay here?"

A thought crossed Lu Yun's mind, and he simply sat down where he was. Rather than going out and trying his luck, he might as well wait here for a while.

By his estimation...

The mutant beast rushing over should be around the sixth rank in strength.

If I can kill this mutant beast, my strength will definitely rise again in a short time! Lu Yun silently decided. And... I might even break through to the Star-Gathering Realm soon.

Having thought it through, Lu Yun sat cross-legged on the ground and quietly waited for the mutant beast to arrive.

Although the two sides were evenly matched, he believed that with his own strength and the boost from critical-hit amplification, he should be able to deal with this formidable mutant beast.

"Roar~~"

A deafening roar echoed through the valley. Lu Yun looked up and saw a black shadow rapidly approaching from afar. His gaze flickered, and he clearly saw what the mutant beast looked like.

It was another Netherworld Wolf!

However.

Compared with the sixteen Netherworld Wolves from before, this one was far larger.

By visual estimation alone, it stood over ten meters tall and was a full thirty to forty meters long. Its eyes glowed faintly red, its pair of fangs were savage and razor-sharp, and its entire body was packed with knotted muscles that radiated immense power.

The moment this Netherworld Wolf charged in, it halted and fixed Lu Yun with a savage glare.

"Human! Was it you... who killed my subordinates just now?"

"So what if it was?"

Lu Yun gave a cold laugh.

"Good!"

The Netherworld Wolf opened its mouth and spat out a milky-white mist reeking of blood and rot. It spread through the air, making the atmosphere inside the cave turn viscous.

"Then I'll send you on your way!" The Netherworld Wolf suddenly pounced at Lu Yun.

Lu Yun snorted coldly, flipped his hand, gripped the Ancient Moon Elephant-Trunk Saber, and rose to his feet.

"Swish!"

The two clashed in midair, and Lu Yun viciously slashed at the Netherworld Wolf's abdomen.

"Crack!"

The Netherworld Wolf actually used its two incomparably hard, thick hind claws to firmly seize the Ancient Moon Elephant-Trunk Saber. It then twisted the blade around and drove it toward Lu Yun's face.

Lu Yun's expression abruptly turned icy, and he quickly twisted aside to evade.

He had not expected the Netherworld Wolf's attack to be so swift.

"As expected of a sixth-rank mutant beast. Its strength can fully rival a human at the Sea-Opening Peak Realm."

Lu Yun silently marveled.

But.

He showed no sign of retreating. Instead, he once again slashed at the Netherworld Wolf's belly.

Moreover, this time, he had secretly activated thirty-three layers of amplification within his saber technique, causing his saber speed to surge explosively.

"Awooo~"

The Netherworld Wolf threw back its head and howled as its enormous claws simultaneously swatted toward Lu Yun's head.

Both sides were as swift as lightning. It looked like a completely mutual-destruction style of fighting.

Of course.

The Netherworld Wolf had no way of anticipating that its opponent's speed and strength would increase dozens of times in an instant.

It could be said.

Lu Yun's current strength had even surpassed Sea-Opening Perfection Realm, coming infinitely close to the legendary Star-Gathering Realm.

At the very least...

He had reached the Half-Step Star-Gathering Realm.

And such strength was already far beyond what the Netherworld Wolf before him could contend against.

A mocking smile appeared at the corner of Lu Yun's mouth.

Did this beast really think its claws could seize his head?

"Boom!"

His saber came crashing down onto the Netherworld Wolf's head.

"Crack!"

The Ancient Moon Elephant-Trunk Saber passed straight through the Netherworld Wolf's neck, instantly chopping its head into fragments.

[ Ding! Detected that the host is using the Thousand Mountains Saber Technique... ]

[ Saber technique experience +1 ]

[ Congratulations, Host! 300x critical hit triggered. Saber technique experience +300 ]

The system notifications rang out continuously beside Lu Yun's ears.

Then...

He opened his attribute panel, and a stream of light suddenly flashed forth.

System Stage Three Activated: 300x Critical-Hit Amplification

Host: Lu Yun

Martial Skills: Thousand Mountains Saber Technique (lv87 65%), Primordial Unity Fist (lv36 72%)

Strength Level: Sea-Opening Perfection Realm

"Ha ha! Awesome!"

Lu Yun was overjoyed. With a leap, he jumped into the air and looked down at the mutant beast's corpse, which was as large as a small mountain, his face filled with wild delight.

His gaze fell upon the Netherworld Wolf's head, where he discovered a beast core the size of a fist.

"Heh heh!"

The corner of Lu Yun's mouth curled upward as he removed the beast core and stored it in his storage bag.

This time, his harvest could be called enormous.

Leaving everything else aside, just the beast core of this sixth-rank mutant beast would bring him at least tens of billions of Star Coins if sold on the market.

Not to mention...

He had already obtained the beast cores of sixteen Netherworld Wolves before this!

"I never expected that... taking part in one practical assessment would not only greatly increase my strength, but also bring me a windfall!"

However, amid his ecstatic joy, Lu Yun could clearly sense that his true strength could no longer remain hidden.

After all...

On one hand, the matter of his SSS+-grade martial arts talent being detected earlier had surely already been reported to the Martial Dao Alliance Headquarters.

On the other hand, only a few short hours later, he had caused such a terrifying commotion during the practical assessment.

If killing the first third-rank mutant beast had still been considered normal, then subduing the fourth-rank Windchasing Tiger afterward, followed by wiping out all sixteen fifth-rank Netherworld Wolves, was already enough to be called astonishing.

What was more...

In the end, he had utterly crushed the sixth-rank Netherworld Wolf chieftain, whose strength was equivalent to that of a human at the Sea-Opening Peak Realm.

Such a record was simply earth-shattering and shocking beyond belief!

It felt like thinking someone was merely bronze, only to discover that they were actually a king.

If this news spread outside, it would immediately trigger a huge uproar throughout the entire human race.

In truth, Lu Yun's premonition was entirely correct.

When he walked out of the cave and had just summoned the Windchasing Tiger, which had long been waiting outside, the communicator in his arms began beeping nonstop.

When he opened it, he found that it was a message from the chief examiner, Lei Tian. Someone from the Martial Dao Alliance Headquarters had arrived and wanted him to return to the hall as soon as possible through the teleportation array.

"It seems... this Martial Arts Assessment really is going to end early."

"I just don't know whether the Martial Dao Alliance Headquarters is so eager to call me back solely to see me, or whether there are other hidden reasons."

Although Lu Yun was somewhat puzzled, he soon shook his head and stopped guessing.

What were they planning, anyway?

Once he reached the hall, everything would naturally be revealed!

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