[Host: Lin Mo] [Level: First-grade Martial Artist] [Blood Qi: 234.38 cal] [Combat Power Amplification Limit: 12] [Martial Skills: Military Boxing (Mortal Grade, perfect), Hegemon Fist (Mystery Grade, perfect)] [Movement Technique: Unranked (1/10)] Note: Movement Technique levels are divided into Unranked, Beginner, Subtle, and perfect.
As he looked at his panel, Lin Mo's hands never stopped moving, while his mind raced.
He had never cultivated any movement technique manual, yet he had somehow comprehended a movement technique through battle.
That was a good thing.
High-grade martial artists, aside from enhancing their blood qi and combat power, also pursued movement techniques.
If one's movement technique was formidable, it could allow a martial artist to move freely through beast hordes in the wilderness, coming and going without obstruction.
It would greatly increase one's survival and combat capabilities.
He had previously watched a video of a Seventh-grade Martial Artist fighting a small beast tide.
It was precisely because he possessed a Subtle-level movement technique that he could charge in and out of the beast tide several times without suffering so much as a scratch.
In contrast, martial artists with poor movement techniques might not necessarily possess much combat ability even after reaching Seventh-grade or Eighth-grade.
Just imagine it: even if you had greater combat power, what use was it if you could not hit your opponent?
Conversely, your opponent's combat power might be somewhat inferior to yours, yet they could rely on a Subtle movement technique to fight you in a drawn-out battle.
In the end, the one who lost would only be yourself.
They could wear you to death through sheer attrition!
Besides that, Lin Mo noticed that his panel now displayed a Combat Power Amplification Limit.
A limit of 12?
Did that mean his current ultimate attack should be twelve times his Blood Qi Value?
In other words, his maximum Combat Power Value could reach 2812.56.
That was not far from the 3000 Combat Power Value threshold for Fourth-grade.
At that thought, the corners of Lin Mo's mouth rose, and he fought with even greater vigor.
But while he was having the time of his life, Guo Hong beside him had grown impatient.
"Kid, are you done yet? You've been fighting for ages. Are you just fooling around?"
"Uh, sorry. This Mandala Beast is pretty strong. Almost done, almost done."
Lin Mo pretended to be struggling as he spoke and fought.
"It's fine, no rush. For your first battle, you're already doing very well. Fight carefully and don't make mistakes. Getting rammed by this thing is no joke."
Zhang Junjie comforted him, his eyes never leaving Lin Mo.
On the surface, he, Wang Ling, and Qin Bufan appeared to be casually watching.
In truth, they were all keeping a close eye on Lin Mo.
The moment Lin Mo made a mistake, they would step in to remedy it.
They acknowledged Lin Mo's talent in becoming a certified martial artist at eighteen.
But this was the wilderness, and he was facing real Mutant Beasts.
Even if it was only a Level One Exotic Beast, they could not afford to be careless.
Guo Hong swept his gaze over the others and saw that Qin Bufan and Wang Ling did not seem to be in any hurry.
Though impatient, he could not say much more and could only sulk by himself.
The way he looked at Lin Mo was filled with disgust and contempt.
Guo Li, however, kept watching Lin Mo, her gaze constantly shifting. Yet she had her veil on the entire time, so no one could tell what she was thinking.
"This bastard is really wasting time."
Guo Hong walked over to Guo Li and spat to the side.
"He's not simple!"
For no apparent reason, Guo Li softly muttered those words.
"Hm? Sis, what did you say? He's not simple?"
Guo Hong looked at Guo Li in confusion, then pointed at Lin Mo in the distance and asked quietly.
"Yes. Judging from his movements, this truly does seem to be his first time fighting Mutant Beasts in the wilderness, and he's rather inexperienced. But judging from his strength, every strike is controlled just right, never allowing himself to get hurt.
That level of control is not something someone with 160 blood qi can possess.
Take the Military Boxing he uses. It's a common street commodity, anyone can use it, but look at how smoothly he performs it. His mastery is definitely not low."
After hearing Guo Li's words, Guo Hong frowned and looked toward Lin Mo.
Looking more carefully, it really was as his sister had said.
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"This kid has hidden his strength?"
"I don't know. But if he has, then he must be a monster among monsters. Watch yourself and don't offend him."
Guo Li shook her head. She had not sensed any powerful aura from Lin Mo.
Yet she had a persistent feeling that it would be best not to provoke this person.
"Humph!" Guo Hong glanced at Lin Mo and snorted coldly.
Even though his sister had said so, he still found the sight of this kid irritating.
After a while, when the system notification sounded once more, Lin Mo finally finished off the Mandala Beast with a punch.
[Ding! You fought on relentlessly, triggering a critical hit. You have received a Hundredfold Return.] [Ding! Blood Qi Value +25.42.] [Current Blood Qi Value: 259.8 cal] [Ding! Movement Technique +1]
"Phew!"
Lin Mo let out a long breath and wiped away sweat that did not exist on his forehead.
He put on an appearance of having struggled greatly.
"Haha, good kid! You actually beat a Grade 1 Exotic Beast to death with nothing but your fists. Impressive!"
"Hehe, little brother Lin Mo, not bad at all."
Zhang Junjie and Wang Ling walked over with smiles, while Qin Bufan in the distance also nodded at Lin Mo.
Guo Hong naturally kept a cold face and showed no reaction. Guo Li, however, also gave Lin Mo a slight nod.
"Hehe, Brother Zhang, Sister Ling, you flatter me. I'm still far from good enough. These Mutant Beasts really aren't easy to deal with."
Lin Mo smiled and spoke modestly.
"Very good. To do this well in your first battle is already very impressive! Clean up, then let's keep moving. There are quite a few Datura Flowers to harvest this time."
Zhang Junjie said with a hearty smile. At the same time, he helped Lin Mo begin cleaning up the Mandala Beast's corpse.
As they worked, he explained the finer points.
He really is such a good guy.
Along the way, Zhang Junjie had indeed seemed like a very warmhearted person who took good care of everyone in the team.
His temper and patience also seemed excellent, and he constantly explained wilderness knowledge to Lin Mo.
Lin Mo had benefited greatly from it.
Moreover, Lin Mo had learned from Wang Ling that she and Qin Bufan were considered Zhang Junjie's longtime fixed teammates.
They had already gone out together many times to hunt Mutant Beasts and carry out gathering missions.
No wonder the three of them seemed to have such a good relationship.
The Guo Siblings, on the other hand, were like Lin Mo—joining their team for the first time.
That was why they seemed somewhat out of place.
After cleaning up, they began searching the nearby area.
This region was precisely where Mandala Beasts gathered, and before long, they found the next group.
"Ten of them? Are we doing this?"
Looking at the gathered Mandala Beasts in the distance, Zhang Junjie looked toward the others.
There were six people in their team. In their estimation, Lin Mo's combat power could only handle one.
That meant the remaining nine had to be divided among the other five, with four of them facing two at once.
"I'll take three by myself. You siblings take two. Is that okay?"
This time, the usually quiet Qin Bufan spoke first and looked at the Guo Siblings.
"We have no problem with that," Guo Li said.
"Wait, I want to take on two..."
At that moment, Lin Mo was unwilling to accept it and stepped forward.
These Mandala Beasts were absolutely leveling tools for farming Blood Qi and movement technique proficiency. Naturally, he could not let them go.
"Are you sure?"
Qin Bufan unexpectedly did not refuse him outright. Instead, he looked deeply at Lin Mo.
"Yeah." Lin Mo nodded.
"Fine. Then I'll give one to you. Shout if you can't handle it! Don't force yourself."
"Alright!"
"Move!"
This time, Qin Bufan instead took the initiative and directly gave the order.
In an instant, everyone charged toward those ten Mandala Beasts...
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