"He... he... he has Lightning Ability too?"
"Since when did Lightning Abilities started appearing in pairs?"
"Silver and purple intertwined—his lightning is of even higher quality than that Heretic's?"
"So this is the Lin Mo that Old Lu from Southern Province mentioned? He really is a monster!"
"Haha, good! The Xiao Family girl can be saved!"
"..."
In an instant, all the accompanying instructors beamed with delight.
Lin Mo had given them a tremendous surprise.
In contrast, Lu Chen's group stared at Lin Mo in disbelief, as though they had seen a monster.
Who would have thought that such a freak had been hiding here?
"Boom! Crackle~"
In the blink of an eye, Lin Mo and Lu Chen's fists collided, unleashing arcs of electricity.
Clearly, Lin Mo's Lightning Element was stronger.
Lu Chen was sent flying straight away, his body scorched black on the outside and tender within by the silver-purple currents.
Fortunately, he had completed Skin Refining and Bone Refining, allowing him to quickly dissipate the damage.
Otherwise, one hit like that would have crippled him even if it did not kill him.
"Good, good, good! Lin Mo, very good! Hahaha!"
Though Lu Chen had been blasted away, he instead burst into laughter, looking utterly deranged.
"Has this kid gone mad?"
Lin Dabao could not help staring dumbfoundedly from the rear.
Lin Mo had knocked Lu Chen back twice in a row, yet he was still laughing and shouting that it was good. That was simply... insane.
"Something's wrong! Lin Mo, be careful!"
Xiao Ya and Chen Jia cried out at the same time.
Just as the two women shouted, Lu Chen vanished from where he stood, moving at a speed that made people click their tongues in astonishment.
"Bang!"
As if he had teleported, Lu Chen appeared beside Lin Mo and threw a punch.
That punch was even fiercer than before.
Lin Mo raised his right arm to block it.
"Thud, thud, thud!"
He staggered three steps sideways. The moment Lin Mo regained his footing, Lu Chen's next attack arrived.
"Bang, bang, bang~"
Lin Mo forcibly adjusted his posture and engaged him in battle.
This time, Lin Mo's expression turned grave.
Lu Chen, meanwhile, laughed wildly. Each punch was more ferocious than the last, as though his strength had no upper limit.
"Boom~"
A savage punch sent Lin Mo reeling seven or eight steps away.
Both of Lin Mo's arms were in excruciating pain. Looking at Lu Chen's nearly crazed expression, his face grew several shades more solemn.
"Is that all you've got? Can't you make me a little more excited?"
A wicked smile spread across Lu Chen's face as he stared at Lin Mo, anticipation actually appearing in his eyes.
He had not expected Lin Mo to have awakened Lightning Ability as well, and for its enhancement to be even stronger than his own Thunder Element.
However, Lu Chen had misunderstood. He believed Lin Mo's Lightning Ability had come from Natural Awakening.
After all, Lu Chen's Thunder Element had been acquired later in life, through a fortunate coincidence.
Back then, though, he had absorbed a third-rank Thunder Element Mutant Beast.
Naturally, its power could not compare to Lin Mo's after absorption.
But rather than disappointing him, this only made him more excited.
The stronger Lin Mo was, the greater the thrill would be when he killed him.
And the organization's reward would be even greater.
Lu Chen was highly confident that he could kill Lin Mo.
No matter what, he was in the Bone Refining Realm.
"How can he be this strong?!"
This round of battle shocked Liu Sheng, Wang Gan, and the others once more.
When they saw that Lin Mo's Lightning Ability was stronger than Lu Chen's, they had all thought they could win this time.
But now they realized that Lu Chen did not seem to have used his full strength yet.
Xiao Ya and the others, on the other hand, were not shocked because Lu Chen had strength left in reserve.
They were shocked by Lin Mo!
"He completed Skin Refining in such a short time?"
"Is he even human?"
"He completed Skin Refining in half an hour? Damn!"
"Could he have already been close to completing Skin Refining before this?"
Those were the thoughts of Xiao Ya's group of four at that moment.
They had watched Lin Mo pick the Hundred Life Flower. In such a short while, he had completed Skin Refining?
The shock in their hearts was beyond compare.
"Brother Mo, catch."
At that moment, Lin Dabao suddenly threw a box toward him.
Lin Mo had been considering how to deal with Lu Chen next.
Lu Chen's strength had truly exceeded his expectations.
With his current strength, defeating Lu Chen was not very likely!
Yet Lin Dabao had unexpectedly thrown him a box at this moment.
"What is this?"
When he opened the box, he found three golden pills inside.
"These are Hundred Beasts Bone Refining Pills, refined from the skulls of ninety-nine Beast Kings and Rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. They're the best materials for Bone Refining."
Lin Dabao had more or less figured it out. The difference between Lin Mo and Lu Chen seemed to be the Bone Refining Realm.
If Lin Mo lost before the rescuers arrived, the fate of everyone here went without saying.
Those instructors were currently being suppressed and could not rescue them at all.
Right now, they could only treat a dead horse as if it were alive.
The materials were precious, but if they died, they would only be leaving them to someone else.
Rather than that, they might as well gamble on Lin Mo.
Since this kid could complete Skin Refining in half an hour, perhaps giving him the Hundred Beasts Bone Refining Pills would produce an unexpected result.
[ Ding, detected that the host possesses sufficient Bone Refining materials. Begin ritual refinement and absorption now? ]
The situation was not looking good. There was a considerable gap in strength between both sides, and no one knew how much longer it would take for reinforcements to arrive.
If he did not absorb them, his current combat strength clearly would not be enough to defeat Lu Chen.
His opponent was at Peak Fifth Rank and had completed both Skin Refining and Bone Refining, on top of Thunder Element enhancement and martial skills.
If Lu Chen unleashed everything, his combat strength would definitely be greater than Lin Mo's.
But if he absorbed them, the bone-piercing agony brought by his previous Skin Refining remained unforgettable.
If that happened during battle, even wanting to die would be difficult.
[ Ding, detected that the host is facing a powerful enemy and is in combat. Absorption will be moved to the background! ] [ Background processing can temporarily exempt the host from all adverse reactions caused during Bone Refining. These reactions will only emerge once the host is absolutely safe. ] [ Ding, does the host wish to absorb them now? ]
"Background processing? What does that mean?"
Seeing the prompt, Lin Mo froze.
"Damn, it can do that?"
Lin Mo was overjoyed upon hearing it.
"Absorb!"
With that, all his concerns vanished. What was he waiting for?
He needed to become stronger quickly. He only hoped this Bone Refining process would finish faster.
Thus, he swallowed all three Hundred Beasts Bone Refining Pills and connected to the system with his mind.
[ Ding, absorption beginning... ] [ Ding, Bone Refining activated... ] [ Ding, detected the host's earnest desire to rapidly grow stronger. Critical trigger activated: Hundred Thousandfold Return obtained! ] [ Ding, time required for this Bone Refining: 1 minute. ]
"What the hell? Hundred Thousandfold Return?"
Hearing the system prompt, Lin Mo was completely dumbfounded.
He had thought ten-thousandfold was the limit. He had never expected hundred-thousandfold to be waiting for him here.
This came at such a damn perfect time!
Sure enough, systems were a transmigrator's most considerate companion. Truly reliable!
"Hahaha, kid, do you think there's still time to take those Hundred Beasts Bone Refining Pills now?"
Lu Chen had noticed all those little movements by Lin Dabao and Lin Mo, but he was in no hurry to step forward.
Even after seeing that Lin Dabao had thrown out top-tier Bone Refining materials,
he did not care at all that Lin Mo had swallowed those three Hundred Beasts Bone Refining Pills.
Bone Refining—how could it possibly be so easy?
To him, watching prey run out of options and fall into despair and terror was his greatest pleasure!
"Heh, thank you!"
Lin Mo did not care about Lu Chen's mockery in the slightest. Instead, he smiled and thanked him.
"Thank me?"
For a moment, Lu Chen was utterly confused.
Why was this kid thanking him?
"Of course. I have to thank you for giving me time to refine my bones," Lin Mo said with a smile.
At the same time, he began counting along with the system's countdown in his heart.
"Pfft! Kid, have you lost your mind? Don't tell me you really think swallowing those Hundred Beasts Bone Refining Pills means you can immediately succeed at Bone Refining?"
Lu Chen clutched his stomach and laughed, amused by Lin Mo's words.
"Five seconds!"
Yet Lu Chen paid him no mind and raised one hand.
"Five... four... three... two... one."
As Lin Mo counted down, the smile on Lu Chen's face gradually vanished.
At first, he had thought this kid had gone mad, still putting on an act at such a critical moment.
But slowly, he realized something was wrong.
With every number in the countdown, Lin Mo's aura grew more powerful.
The instant Lin Mo counted to one, Lu Chen could no longer maintain his smile. It instantly turned into terror.
"Bastard! How is this possible?! Die!"
At that moment, Lu Chen seemed to have witnessed some great horror. His eyes widened, and none of his previous arrogance and frivolity remained.
Lu Chen panicked!
"Bone Refining Realm? H-he entered the Bone Refining Realm!"
"How is that possible? Didn't he just take the Hundred Beasts Bone Refining Pills? It has only been... one minute, and he completed Bone Refining?"
"Is he even fucking human?"
"..."
For a moment, everyone present was dumbfounded.
What kind of monster was this Lin Mo before them?
Completing Bone Refining in such a short time was unheard of!
"Die!"
Lin Mo ignored the discussions around him. The highest priority now was killing Lu Chen.
As his words fell, he had already transformed into a hurricane and charged toward Lu Chen...
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