Leaving the base and walking a few miles north, you'll reach the Fierce Beast Hunting Ground.
To prevent ferocious beasts from escaping and harming the people, the hunting grounds are surrounded by a tight steel fence, hundreds of meters high, with ultra-high voltage current running 24 hours a day, like a lightning Great Wall, sealing off the entire primeval forest.
In addition, the government has also deployed a special operations force to guard the hunting grounds.
The cost is obvious.
That's an astronomical sum.
But it's worth it.
As long as the training camp produces one Knight each year, the Donglin Government can break even.
The remaining students, regardless of their achievements, are equivalent to net profit.
"This is a key Federation territory; outsiders are not permitted to enter!"
At the gate of the Fierce Beast Hunting Ground, a burly man armed with a gun stopped Ning Chuan.
"I am a student of the Mountain and Sea Genius Training Camp."
Ning Chuan raised his right hand, revealing a black wristwatch.
This is a monitor issued by the base, which can record information about the ferocious beasts killed by trainees so that the leaderboard can be updated.
At the same time, it also reveals his identity.
Seeing this, the burly man took a step back and stopped blocking Ning Chuan, allowing him to enter the hunting grounds.
In an open space behind the door, several teenagers were sitting and resting, wearing monitoring devices on their wrists; they were clearly trainees at the training camp.
However, Ning Chuan didn't recognize the face and guessed it was Martial Artist student.
"I came here before dawn, and after a whole morning of hard work, I didn't even find a single hair on that beast!"
"Sigh, don't say anymore, me too."
"I did encounter a general-level ferocious beast, but it turned out to be a level two Ten Thousand Poisons Arrow Beast. I almost lost my life!"
Several trainees were talking.
Their words were filled with complaints about the difficulty in finding the ferocious beast.
Hearing these words, Ning Chuan remained expressionless and continued to walk deeper into the hunting grounds.
He knew that the lush vegetation in the primeval forest would obstruct his view.
Whether your eyesight is good or bad, it's not very useful to find ferocious beasts among them; both are very difficult.
But he has more than just excellent eyesight.
"Call!"
Ning Chuan walked through the forest, constantly sniffing and carefully sensing. Before long, he smelled a faint fishy smell near a bush.
A ferocious beast must have passed by not long ago.
This sense of smell is incredibly powerful!
After all, detecting the lingering scent of a ferocious beast is difficult even for a fifth or sixth-rank Martial Artist, let alone someone at the Awakening Realm.
"It came from the west."
Ning Chuan sniffed the air and quickly moved forward in the direction of the scent.
More than ten miles later.
The fishy, pungent smell grew stronger and stronger, permeating everything.
Ning Chuan was certain that the ferocious beast was nearby.
He looked up and scanned the area.
However, due to the dense foliage and layers of obstruction, the scene beyond a hundred meters is almost invisible.
Suddenly, Ning Chuan's ears twitched slightly as he caught a faint chewing sound.
"It's at the 11 o'clock position, about 750 meters away from me."
Ning Chuan made a judgment.
He then leaped onto a tree, used his Gale Step technique, and sped toward the direction from which the sound came.
He leaped and bounded without making a sound; the branches he landed on didn't tremble; he was like an invisible ghost.
" Giant Hammer Ox!"
Ning Chuan stood on a horizontal branch, his figure slender, his gaze piercing through the obstruction of branches and leaves, and saw the ferocious beast dozens of meters away.
Its shape is roughly similar to that of a black ox, and it is taller than Ning Chuan, especially its head area, which is quite striking.
There, sturdy, large armor plates grow, densely stacked layer upon layer, exuding an astonishing sense of power, like a heavy, giant hammer.
"A general-level ferocious beast, a high-level first-tier one, but I can defeat it!"
Ning Chuan pushed off with all his might, leaping down the tree trunk like lightning. Gripping the Silver Blood Saber tightly in both hands, he used the momentum of his fall to slash fiercely at the neck of the Giant Hammer Ox.
Sizzle!
The air made a sound like tearing silk.
Thirty-Six Torrential Rain Slashes!
The Giant Hammer Ox reacted quickly and cleverly, shaking its head with heavy force, using its giant hammer to meet the incoming battle blade.
Thump!
Amidst the clanging of metal, sparks flew everywhere.
The massive, Giant Hammer Ox was instantly sent flying by Ning Chuan's blade, its four hooves leaving the ground.
The Thirty-Six Torrential Rain Slashes, is not known for its sheer force.
However, Ning Chuan's physical strength was too great, and he also used the momentum of his fall to make the force of this slash exceed ten tons!
Bang!
Ning Chuan didn't stop moving. As soon as he landed, he pushed off with his feet again and used the Three Thousand Wind Shadows technique. In the blink of an eye, he was back in front of the Giant Hammer Ox.
Sizzle!
A horizontal slash missed the target as Ning Chuan swung his Silver Blood Saber, tearing through the air with even greater speed than his previous strike.
This is the second strike in the Thirty-Six Torrential Rain Slashes!
The Giant Hammer Ox, enraged, glared at the human before it. Its muscular neck suddenly contracted and sprang forward, swiftly thrusting out its giant hammer, which struck the incoming sword with a resounding thud.
Ning Chuan's eyes were cold and indifferent as he unleashed his third strike.
The Thirty-Six Torrential Rain Slashes, each slash faster than the last.
The initial few strikes were merely to build momentum.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The Giant Hammer Ox swung its giant hammer, sparks flying, and blocked Ning Chuan's three strikes in succession.
However.
When Ning Chuan unleashed his sixth strike, the loud clang of metal against metal was replaced by a muffled thud, as if the metal was being pierced.
puff!
Blood splattered as the Giant Hammer Ox couldn't intercept it in time. The left side of its body was struck by the Silver Blood Saber, leaving a gruesome wound a meter or two long, from which blood gushed out.
"Eye"
The Giant Hammer Ox grew even more ferocious, roaring as it opened its mouth. Amidst the deafening bellow, a dark light rose from its head, covering the heavy hammer above it and emanating a chilling aura.
It charged forward with all its might, trying to smash Ning Chuan's body with its giant hammer and sever his life.
Ning Chuan remained calm and composed. He exerted force with his feet, unleashing the Three Thousand Wind Shadows, and with a flash, successfully dodged the attack. At the same time, he swung his Silver Blood and unleashed the seventh strike of the Thirty-Six Torrential Rain Slashes.
Sizzle!
The Silver Blood sliced through the air with lightning speed.
The Giant Hammer Ox tried to stop it, but it was too late. As soon as the heavy hammer was raised, with a "thud," another bloody wound appeared on its body.
It was even more serious than the previous cut; blood gushed out like a fountain.
Sizzle!
With a whooshing sound, the eighth strike was unleashed, severing several ribs of the Giant Hammer Ox!
"Moo..."
Having been repeatedly suppressed and unable to gain any advantage, the Giant Hammer Ox realized that the humans before it were not to be trifled with, and its roar gradually became lower and less ferocious than before.
It possessed a certain level of intelligence and knew that if the fight continued, it would be killed.
Driven by instinct, the Giant Hammer Ox immediately tried to flee, but its speed was far inferior to Ning Chuan's. After several attempts, it failed each time, and ended up with several more bloody wounds on its body.
Sizzle!
Finally, Ning Chuan unleashed his thirteenth strike, a flash of lightning that severed the Giant Hammer Ox's head in one blow.
Ning Chuan waited a while, staring at the corpse of the Giant Hammer Ox.
But no notification sound came to my mind.
Ning Chuan couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
When he first Flash Thunder Slash his Thunder Sparrow Strike, he directly broke through to the Minute Subtlety Realm.
That's why he deliberately used the Thirty-Six Torrential Rain Slashes to kill the Giant Hammer Ox, hoping to gain an upgrade.
Unfortunately, it didn't work.
It seems the Giant Hammer Ox cannot trigger the Thirty-Six Torrential Rain Slashes.
However, this was not unexpected by Ning Chuan.
The Thunder Sparrow contained the essence of thunder, which allowed the Flash Thunder Slash to gain some understanding. The Giant Hammer Ox, a ferocious beast, really didn't seem to be related to the Thirty-Six Torrential Rain Slashes.
"The training camp rules state that any ferocious beasts killed belong to the government, but since you get points, it's not a bad deal."
Stopping his focus on martial arts, Ning Chuan noticed the Giant Hammer Ox lying on the ground.
He killed the ferocious beast while in the Awakening Realm, so his points are doubled, and he can get 200 points.
If converted to cash, it would be at least 2.4 million!
"Hurry and find the next ferocious beast!"
After taking only a few steps, Ning Chuan turned back.
He suddenly remembered something: the Silver Blood Saber could repair itself by absorbing blood.
" The Silver Blood appears damaged, but it is actually incredibly sturdy. I wonder what profound meaning lies behind this restoration."
Ning Chuan murmured to himself as he plunged the Silver Blood into the corpse of the Giant Hammer Ox.