"Thousandfold Return?"
Hearing the prompt, Lin Mo was overjoyed.
All along the way, the return multiplier had ranged from tenfold to a hundredfold.
This was the first time he had received a thousandfold return.
[ Ding, Blood Qi Value +235 cards ] [ Current Blood Qi Value: 594 cards ] [ Ding, Movement Technique +3 ] [ Congratulations, host. Your Movement Technique has advanced. Current Movement Technique level: Beginner. ] [ Host's current attributes are as follows ] [ Host: Lin Mo ] [ Level: Third-grade Martial Artist ] [ Blood Qi: 594 cards ] [ Combat Power Amplification Limit: 12 ] [ Martial Skills: Military Boxing (Mortal Grade, Mastery), Hegemon Fist (Mystery Grade, Mastery) ] [ Movement Technique: Beginner (1/100) ]
"Whoa! What a giant leap!"
Looking at his current panel, Lin Mo was ecstatic.
Four waves of battles had actually pushed his Blood Qi straight past the 500-card threshold for a Third-grade Martial Artist.
Furthermore, his Movement Technique had entered its second stage—Beginner.
Having entered this realm, his ability to survive had greatly increased.
With this Movement Technique, Lin Mo believed that even when facing powerful Mutant Beasts, he could barely preserve his life.
"Right now, if I use Military Boxing, I can reach a fivefold amplification, bringing my combat power to roughly 2,970, nearly matching a Fourth-grade Martial Artist.
"If I use the Mystery Grade Hegemon Fist, then with a twelvefold amplification, my combat power can reach 7,128. I'm not far from Fifth Rank."
Lin Mo calculated silently.
How long had it even been since the system activated? Yet he had already reached such strength.
It was truly astonishing.
Sure enough, with a system, he could climb to the pinnacle of life.
But even as he rejoiced, he began calculating again.
He had Blood Qi and combat power now, and he could slowly temper his actual combat skills in the wilderness.
But upon reaching Fourth-grade Martial Artist, one had to begin Skin Refining, Bone Refining, and Tendon Refining.
This was also one of the key reasons why Martial Artists above Fourth-grade were far stronger than those below Third-grade.
To refine skin, bones, and tendons, one needed to know the proper methods. It was not something one could cultivate however one pleased.
If anything went wrong, the light consequence would be a decline in cultivation; the severe consequence would be lifelong paralysis.
Yet this was a step one had to undergo to become strong.
Those Rogue Cultivators were much weaker than orthodox Martial Artists precisely because they lacked good methods in this area.
"I hope Military Martial University and that Martial Alliance Special Training Camp can provide good cultivation methods."
This was also why Lin Mo had not refused Wang Xiao.
Only in the top Martial Universities and the Martial Alliance's special training camps could one possibly obtain martial skills and cultivation methods of higher grades than those available outside.
If not for that, he could have cultivated on his own in the wilderness.
With his system, surpassing other Martial Artists was merely a matter of time.
But without passing through the stages of Skin Refining, Bone Refining, and Tendon Refining, his realm could only remain below Sixth-grade, and he would never step into Seventh-grade.
For anyone else, reaching Sixth-grade would make them a major figure wherever they went.
After all, the strength of a Sixth-grade Martial Artist was far more formidable than that of a City Lord.
But now that he had a system, Sixth-grade naturally could not be his limit!
"Watch out!"
Wang Ling's voice rang out, and Zhang Junjie and the others also moved to attack.
At that moment, while Lin Mo was lost in thought, the four Mandala Beasts took the opportunity to charge at him.
"Ah!"
Lin Mo was startled, and the force in his hands unconsciously grew heavier.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Four consecutive punches sent the four Mandala Beasts crashing to the ground in an instant, their lives extinguished. Each had a fist-sized hole exposed in its head.
"What the hell?"
"Damn!"
"Holy shit!"
"Fuck me!"
"Heavens!"
The other five members of the team cried out at the same time, standing rooted to the spot with faces full of disbelief.
"Th-they're dead just like that?" Wang Ling cried out incredulously.
Who could have imagined that Lin Mo, who had clearly fallen into danger due to his distraction, would produce such an outcome in the blink of an eye?
He had directly killed four Mandala Beasts in seconds?
Even Qin Bufan, the strongest person in the team, would find it difficult to accomplish such a feat.
For a moment, the atmosphere became extremely awkward.
Everyone fell silent. Even Lin Mo did not know what to say.
"Good kid, you hid your strength?"
After a long while, Wang Ling was still the first to break the silence.
"Hehe." Lin Mo scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.
"I knew it. Your rate of improvement was way too fast. Hahaha, Lin Mo, you really gave us a huge shock."
At this moment, Zhang Junjie also spoke with a chuckle.
He was not angry about Lin Mo concealing his strength. On the contrary, he felt somewhat relieved.
At the very least, this kid was not a greenhorn.
He knew that when forming a team with strangers in the wilderness, he had to hold something back.
The worst kind were those people who flaunted themselves and strutted around outside just because they had a little talent. They would not even know how they died.
"Sorry, Brother Zhang. But my actual combat ability really isn't great. I only got such an opportunity thanks to all of you."
Lin Mo thanked them sincerely.
Along the way, these teammates had covered for him and had not grown impatient even when he delayed them.
They had also explained wilderness survival knowledge to him all the way.
That alone was enough to earn Lin Mo's gratitude.
After all, they had only met for the first time. For them to treat him like this was truly not easy.
Even Guo Hong, who had always worn a cold face toward him and never had anything nice to say, merely had a foul mouth and liked to grumble.
Every time, he had waited with the team for Lin Mo to finish his training.
From that point alone, Guo Hong merely had an odd temper and a foul mouth. He was not an evil person.
"You brat, tell me honestly. How much Blood Qi do you have now?"
Zhang Junjie laughed and scolded him as he asked.
"Almost... 300 cards."
After thinking it over, Lin Mo still told a lie.
Of course, it was a well-intentioned lie.
If he said that he already had 594 cards of Blood Qi, would he not scare the life out of them?
"Tsk, tsk. Old Qin, looks like the strongest member of our team needs to be replaced by little brother Lin Mo!"
Wang Ling could not help looking at Qin Bufan and teasing him.
Qin Bufan unexpectedly tugged at the corner of his mouth, which counted as a smile.
This scene also silenced Guo Hong, who usually loved taking jabs at Lin Mo.
"Alright, hurry up. There isn't much time left. Since you're this strong, Lin Mo, we can harvest them quickly. Next time, can you handle five on your own?"
"No problem!"
"Good. Come on, brothers. There's a group of twenty or thirty Mandala Beasts over there. Once we harvest that batch, today's mission will be more than enough."
"Alright!"
Everyone answered cheerfully and charged toward that side.
This time, Lin Mo rushed forward first. Since he had already exposed himself, there was no need to hide too much anymore.
Besides, his Movement Technique had reached the Beginner level, leaving him with even fewer concerns.
The moment he arrived, he drew the attention of all the Mandala Beasts.
There were a full twenty-five Mandala Beasts. Although they were all only First-grade, so many enormous Mandala Beasts gathered together still made one's scalp tingle.
Zhang Junjie and the others did not hesitate either, charging in right after him.
Since Wang Ling had the lowest Blood Qi Value, she took on three by herself.
Qin Bufan, Zhang Junjie, and the Guo Siblings each took on four, as their Blood Qi Values had all reached 200 cards.
The instant the battle began, everyone was stunned.
Lin Mo, no longer "hiding his strength," was like a war god.
He alone stood against six Mandala Beasts, yet showed not the slightest sign of being overwhelmed.
He was completely at ease, as though entering no man's land.
In a single exchange, he directly knocked down two Mandala Beasts.
"So this is his true strength?"
Everyone could not help but sigh in amazement.
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