High Martial: One Effort, Ten Thousand Times Return!
Chapter 20

Seize Your Illness, Take Your Life! (Seeking Collection)

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Lin Mo hadn't expected this misfortune to turn into a blessing.

A Thunder Bead—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Can this thing be swallowed raw?"

After looking up some relevant information, Lin Mo stared curiously at the purple crystal orb, slightly larger than a pigeon's egg, in his hand, puzzled.

The texture was hard—could this thing even be digested if swallowed?

But the records said to swallow it raw.

"Screw it!"

Lin Mo didn't hesitate. Fortune favored the bold.

In one gulp, Lin Mo swallowed it directly.

A cool, numbing sensation slid down his throat into his belly.

Lin Mo began to sense it.

Three seconds later, his expression shifted violently. His whole body trembled, as if struck by electricity.

"Damn, that hurts."

Sweat beaded on Lin Mo's forehead as he collapsed to the ground, writhing.

And faint traces of electric current actually appeared on the surface of his skin.

"Bullshit ecstasy. Bullshit comfort."

Lin Mo cursed loudly.

The records had just said swallowing this thing would bring immense ecstasy and unparalleled comfort.

Turns out that was the exact opposite.

Agonizing ecstasy was more like it.

Damn, as expected, comments on the internet were all liars—untrustworthy!

At this moment, Lin Mo was wrapped in lightning from the inside out.

Skin, flesh, bones, meridians—everything was undergoing countless rounds of tempering.

"Zzzt, zzzzt~"

The current surged through his body, and Lin Mo's face went pale from the pain.

He gritted his teeth and endured.

Under the immense agony, he could feel his body undergoing drastic changes.

On the surface of his skin, layer after layer of black scabs oozed out.

Occasionally, a pungent odor accompanied them.

Clearly, the impurities inside Lin Mo were being continuously purged.

But these black scabs shattered the moment they appeared, crushed by the electric current on his skin into charred dust.

After about another fifteen minutes, Lin Mo's pain vanished.

By now, he was drenched in sweat, his clothes and pants soaked through.

"Hah~"

He spat out a mouthful of turbid air and slowly sat up.

"That was brutal!"

Recalling the pain just now, Lin Mo still felt a lingering fear.

It really wasn't something an ordinary person could endure.

If his will hadn't been strong enough just now, he would have passed out.

And if he'd fainted, the effect of absorbing the Thunder Bead would have been at least halved—what a huge loss that would have been.

After resting a bit more, Lin Mo stood up and clenched his fists.

"Zzzt~"

With a thought, a surge of Lightning Power instantly appeared, wrapping around his fists.

"Hegemon Fist!"

"Boom!"

With Lin Mo's low shout, the Hegemon Fist was unleashed.

Infused with Lightning Power, this punch was exceptionally fierce.

The Hegemon Fist was, by nature, all about dominance!

Overbearing, fierce, unstoppable.

Now, with the lightning's enhancement, it was even more terrifying.

A single punch landed, and several giant trees over ten meters away exploded on impact.

Thick tree trunks that would take four people to encircle were blasted into flying wood chips.

The broken ends were charred black, with a few electric serpents crackling across them.

"Holy shit, that's insane!"

Seeing the effect of this punch, it was clearly much stronger than before.

Previously, his Hegemon Fist could at most score 7128 Combat Power Value.

But now, Lin Mo estimated it could reach at least 10,000 Combat Power Value.

An increase of about fifty percent.

At his current level, going all out, he had already reached the combat power of a Fifth-grade Martial Artist.

Moreover, as his Blood Qi Value increased in the future, his combat power multiplier would only grow larger.

"What a great item!"

Although absorbing this Thunder Bead hadn't significantly boosted his Blood Qi Value, in the long run, the gains were far greater.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, an enraged howl rang out again.

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"Holy shit, you persistent bastard."

Hearing that familiar roar, Lin Mo cursed.

Clearly, the Wolf King was back.

Earlier, after losing track of the Thunder Bead and Lin Mo's scent, the Wolf King had searched elsewhere.

But after searching for a long time, it found no trace at all.

This drove it into a frenzy.

Still, it made the Wolf King suspect that the human must have hidden along the way.

So it turned back and searched along the original path.

When it reached this area again, it instantly caught Lin Mo's scent and the Thunder Bead's aura, and was overjoyed.

Leading its pack of underlings, it charged over.

"You think I'm scared of you?"

Having absorbed the Thunder Bead and greatly boosted his power, Lin Mo no longer chose to flee.

Now that he had strength to rival a Fifth-grade Martial Artist, facing the Fifth-level Wolf King again naturally stripped away his earlier fear.

Seeing the Wolf King appear before him, Lin Mo roared a curse and stopped running.

The Wolf King stopped ten meters in front of Lin Mo, its furious gaze replaced by confusion.

This human wasn't running?

But after sniffing once, the killing intent in its eyes blazed without concealment.

This brat had actually swallowed the Thunder Bead.

That was something it had kept for itself.

Damn it, this man must die!

"Oww~~"

The Wolf King went berserk, howling as it charged at Lin Mo, its bloody maw wide open.

"Hmph! Come on!"

Lin Mo advanced instead of retreating, twisting both fists and stepping forward with his right foot.

"Boom!"

That single stomp caved the ground into a deep pit.

Lin Mo sank his stance, channeling all his strength from his waist through his arms, converging into both fists.

At the same time, a piercing crackle of electricity rang out.

Silver and purple intertwined currents coiled around his entire body.

In that moment, Lin Mo seemed like a thunder god descending.

"Get back!"

"Boom!"

A fist of overwhelming force blasted straight toward the Wolf King.

"Whine~"

The terrifying aura made the Wolf King's whiskers and fur stand on end before the fist even arrived.

In that moment, the Wolf King's eyes flashed with fear, as it actually sensed a deadly crisis.

But after so many years here, the dignity of being a beast king made it believe this was just an illusion.

A puny human, who had just been fleeing in panic under its tyranny.

How could he suddenly become this powerful?

It had to be an illusion.

Yet the next second, the clash between fist and wolf head decided the victor.

"Ow... woo~"

With a mournful cry, the Wolf King was sent flying by a single punch, blood streaming from its forehead, soaking its purple fur.

"Bam!"

Its massive body crashed heavily to the ground, unable to get up for a time.

Its eyes were filled with terror as it stared at Lin Mo not far away, unable to believe it.

It was a Fifth-grade beast king. Which of the humans who came here to explore and hunt didn't take a detour when they saw it?

Even those Fifth-rank martial artists, if they ran into it alone, wouldn't dare to face it head-on.

But now, it had been knocked down by this brat, whose qi and blood only felt like Third-rank?

This was impossible. This was an insult!

This scene not only left the Wolf King in disbelief, but even the surrounding beast horde was stunned stupid by that punch.

Their beast king couldn't even withstand a single punch from this human? Was this human so strong?

"Hmph! Die for me!"

Lin Mo didn't care about any of that. Strike while the iron was hot.

He wasn't going to give the Wolf King a chance to catch its breath and recover.

His fists fell like raindrops, madly hammering toward the Wolf King's head.

"Think you can keep chasing me, huh? I'll give you face!"

He cursed as he beat it.

Each punch was heavier than the last.

The miserable Wolf King never expected to run into such a freak.

Slowly, the Wolf King's struggles ceased, and its breath faded.

At that moment, all the surrounding Mutant Beasts fixed their eyes on Lin Mo's face.

They had to remember—from now on, they would give this human a wide berth. He was way too terrifying.

The Wolf King had been beaten to death by this human with his bare hands!

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