Suppression! Anomaly!

"This is impossible!"

Lu Chen, who had never paid any other person any mind, wore a grave expression for the first time.

The events unfolding around Lin Mo were simply too abnormal.

This was Bone Refining—a process that would take a normal person nearly three months to complete.

Even those geniuses would need at least a little over two months.

And that was only possible with top-tier Bone Refining materials and guidance from an experienced mentor.

Otherwise, forget three months—even if you gave them three years or thirty, they might not finish it.

Take Lu Chen himself, for example. He had taken a little over two months to complete his Bone Refining back then.

But this Lin Mo in front of him?

Lu Chen had watched that fatty Lin hand over the Hundred Beasts Bone Refining Pill, and he had personally witnessed Lin Mo swallow it and begin refining his bones.

In just one minute, this kid had actually completed Bone Refining?

How was that possible?

Even if you beat him to death, Lu Chen wouldn't believe it.

Even now, with his own eyes seeing it, he still fiercely resisted the truth.

In fact, if he knew that Lin Mo had completed Skin Refining in only thirty minutes, he would probably be even more shocked out of his wits.

Among the Six Martial Artist Refinements, the first step—Skin Refining—was the simplest of the six.

Yet it was also the most time-consuming.

Comparatively, Skin Refining actually took longer.

After all, it was the very foundation.

Skin Refining required every inch of skin and flesh on the entire body to be reforged anew.

Only then could it bear the explosive surge in strength brought by the subsequent five refinements.

To complete this step, an ordinary martial artist would need at least two hundred days.

Even with miraculous pills and an experienced teacher guiding them, it would take a minimum of three months.

Except for Psychic Masters and certain monstrous prodigies.

Some of them could cut that time in half.

But Lin Mo had a system, which compressed the process according to the speed of a normal martial artist, allowing him to finish Skin Refining in half an hour.

If Lu Chen and the others found out about this, they would probably be even more stunned than they were now.

A fist was already right in front of Lu Chen's eyes.

The fierce wind of the punch snapped him out of his thoughts.

"So what if you succeeded in Bone Refining? Meteor Fist!"

Lu Chen unleashed his strongest combat power yet, finally employing a martial skill.

An equally ferocious pressure instantly took shape.

Meeting Lin Mo's fist, he struck out.

In that instant, Lu Chen's fist seemed to transform into countless meteors, hurtling toward Lin Mo from every direction.

But Lin Mo, in contrast, had no flashiness to his martial skill.

Only a single punch—one that dominated heaven and earth!

"Boom~"

A massive explosion rang out, and both of them staggered backward.

But this time, Lin Mo only retreated two steps.

Meanwhile, Lu Chen stumbled back more than ten steps before barely managing to steady himself, the shock in his eyes beyond words.

"Impossible!"

This time, Lu Chen was truly shaken.

He could sense that while Lin Mo had previously possessed combat power at the Peak Fifth Rank, his blood vitality was nowhere near that of a Peak Fifth Rank.

At best, it was Fourth-grade blood vitality.

And now, with both of them having completed Skin Refining and Bone Refining, and with him even using a Profound Grade Martial Skill...

In terms of blood vitality, he should have had the upper hand over Lin Mo.

But what was the result? Not only had he failed to suppress Lin Mo, but he had actually come out on the losing end.

He couldn't accept this outcome!

"Could it be... that Lin Mo is also using a Profound Grade Martial Skill?"

The thought immediately surfaced in his mind.

But how?

Judging by Lin Mo's attire, he didn't look like he came from any prominent family.

How could he possibly have obtained a Profound Grade Martial Skill?

Even if he had, Profound Grade Martial Skills were not so easy to master.

Without guidance, relying only on oneself.

It would take months just to reach the Beginner stage.

Let alone matching his own current level of martial skill attainment.

When Lu Chen first obtained this Profound Grade Meteor Fist, he had trained bitterly from age eighteen all the way to his current twenty-eight.

A full ten years, just to advance from Beginner to the peak of Minor Accomplishment, only one step away from entering Major Accomplishment Realm.

And that was thanks to his own exceptional comprehension.

For an ordinary person, raising a Profound Grade Martial Skill's realm to this level would take even longer.

When it came to martial skill comprehension, he was very confident.

But how old was Lin Mo? Only eighteen.

Could his martial skill comprehension realm possibly surpass his own?

"A Peak Fifth Rank Bone Refining cultivator is indeed no easy opponent."

At this moment, Lin Mo's heart was also somewhat shaken.

Even though he had exerted his full strength and gained the upper hand.

Killing his opponent would not be easy.

"Still, my Blood Qi Value is insufficient, unable to fully unleash the martial skill and my own power."

Sighing inwardly, Lin Mo grew even more eager to become stronger.

Right now, he was like someone possessing a vast treasure vault, but whose carrying tools were too small to take out all the treasures at once.

Only by greatly increasing his Blood Qi Value could he truly unleash the full power of a Perfection Realm Profound Grade Martial Skill.

Moreover, he could sense that if his Blood Qi and rank improved, the power of his lightning would multiply several times over.

Even the enhancements from Skin Refining and Bone Refining would be further strengthened.

"Well done!"

Just as Lu Chen and Lin Mo were each lost in their own thoughts, the instructors nearby burst into cheers.

Lin Mo had given them far too many surprises.

They had been held back by the enemy, unable to break free and lend a hand.

Originally, they thought this was a certain death scenario.

Even though they had sent out distress signals, by the time reinforcements arrived, it would likely be too late.

A Peak Fifth Rank Bone Refining cultivator with a Profound Grade Martial Skill.

Such an opponent could kill Xiao Ya, Chen Jia, and the others with ease.

Who could have predicted that, in the midst of their anxiety and despair, a monstrous prodigy would appear—Lin Mo.

His repeated interventions had bought them time.

"Lin Mo, hold them off. Reinforcements will be here soon."

Liu Sheng shouted at this moment.

Although Lin Mo's astonishing Bone Refining time earlier had shocked them.

And they could see that Lu Chen was now being suppressed by Lin Mo.

But they also knew that Lin Mo could not kill Lu Chen.

Suppressing an opponent and killing them were two entirely different matters.

They didn't expect Lin Mo to kill Lu Chen; just stalling until reinforcements arrived would be enough.

These Heretics of such strength absolutely could not be allowed to escape. Kill as many as possible.

Otherwise, they would become a massive threat.

Moreover, they needed to pry from these people's mouths the answer to how the Heretics had infiltrated the examination grounds.

"You want to keep us here? Dream on! Hahahahaha!"

Hearing this, a trace of disdain appeared on Lu Chen's face as he suddenly threw his head back and laughed.

And in his hand, a red pill had appeared.

At the same time, his teammates did the exact same, each holding a red pill.

All of them, at this moment, wore eerie and cruel smiles on their faces.

"Not good! Don't let them swallow it."

Liu Sheng and Wang Gan shouted at the same time, each charging toward their own opponent.

But with their strength evenly matched—or even slightly suppressed by their foes—there was no way they could stop them in time.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Chen and nine others had all swallowed that red pill.

The next moment, a violent aura erupted, sending Liu Sheng and the others who had lunged at them flying back.

"You all... deserve to die!"

Lu Chen's face twisted into a hideous snarl, his eyes bloodshot. The shockwave from his pressure blasted outward, stinging the faces of everyone present.