Lu Yun had no idea that he had already caused an enormous uproar.
After leisurely 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 a tremendous roar from several dozen kilometers away, its voice seemingly brimming with fury.
"Hm?"
"It feels like this mutant beast is heading this way. Why don't I... wait by the stump for a hare and stay here?"
With a thought, Lu Yun 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 estimate...
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 secretly decided. And... I might even break through to the Star-Gathering Realm soon.
Having made up his mind, 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 sound echoed through the valley. Lu Yun looked up and saw a black shadow rapidly approaching from afar. His gaze flashed, and he clearly made out the mutant beast's appearance.
It was another Netherworld Wolf!
However.
Compared to the sixteen Netherworld Wolves from before, this one was much larger.
By visual estimation alone, it was more than ten meters tall and thirty to forty meters long. Its eyes glowed faintly red, its fangs were savage and sharp, and it looked utterly terrifying. Knotted muscles covered its body, radiating tremendous power.
The moment this Netherworld Wolf charged in, it stopped and fixed Lu Yun with a vicious stare.
"Human! Was it you... who killed my subordinates?"
"So what if it was?"
Lu Yun sneered.
"Good!"
The Netherworld Wolf opened its mouth and spewed a milky-white mist reeking of blood and rot. It spread through the air, making the atmosphere within the cave turn thick and viscous.
"Since that is the case, 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.
"Whoosh!"
The two clashed in midair, and Lu Yun fiercely 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 even twisted the blade around and stabbed it toward Lu Yun's face.
Lu Yun's expression instantly turned cold, and he quickly sidestepped to evade it.
He had not expected the Netherworld Wolf's attack to be so swift.
"No wonder it's a sixth-rank mutant beast. Its strength can fully rival that of a human at the Sea-Opening Peak Realm."
Lu Yun secretly praised it in his heart.
But.
He showed no sign of retreat and once again slashed at the Netherworld Wolf's belly.
Moreover, this time, he had quietly applied thirty-three layers of amplification to his saber technique, causing his saber speed to surge dramatically.
"Awoo~"
The Netherworld Wolf threw back its head and howled, its enormous claws striking toward Lu Yun's head at the same time.
Both sides moved as fast 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, infinitely close to the legendary Star-Gathering Realm.
At the very least...
He had reached the level of Half-Step Star-Gathering Realm.
And strength at that level 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 upon the Netherworld Wolf's head.
"Crack!"
The Ancient Moon Elephant-Trunk Saber pierced 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's notification sounds rang continuously beside Lu Yun's ears.
Then...
A stream of light suddenly flashed as he opened his attribute panel.
System Phase 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 straight into the air and looked down at the mountain-sized mutant beast corpse below, 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!"
Lu Yun curled his lips and directly removed the beast core, storing it in his storage pouch.
This time, his harvest could truly 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.
What was more...
He had already obtained the beast cores of sixteen Netherworld Wolves before this!
"I never expected that taking part in a practical assessment would not only greatly increase my strength, but also bring me a windfall!"
However, even as he was ecstatic, Lu Yun could clearly sense that he could no longer keep his true strength hidden.
After all...
On one hand, the matter of him being tested as having SSS+-grade martial arts talent had surely already been reported to the Martial Dao Alliance Headquarters.
On the other hand, only a few short hours had passed, yet 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 and subsequently wiping out all sixteen fifth-rank Netherworld Wolves was already enough to be called shocking beyond belief.
What was more...
In the end, he had utterly crushed the sixth-rank Netherworld Wolf chieftain, whose strength was comparable to a human at the Sea-Opening Peak Realm.
Such a record could simply be called world-shaking and utterly shocking!
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 massive sensation throughout the entire human race.
In truth, Lu Yun's premonition was completely correct.
When he walked out of the cave and had just summoned the Windchasing Tiger that had long been waiting outside, the communicator in his arms began beeping nonstop.
When he opened it, he found a message from chief examiner Lei Tian. People from the Martial Dao Alliance Headquarters had arrived and wanted him to return to the hall as quickly as possible through the teleportation array.
"Looks like... this Martial Arts Assessment really will have to end early!"
"I just wonder whether the Martial Dao Alliance Headquarters is so eager to call me back for reasons beyond seeing me?"
Although Lu Yun was somewhat puzzled, he soon shook his head and stopped guessing.
Whatever they were planning?
Once he reached the hall, everything would naturally be revealed!
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