Suppression! Mutation!

"Impossible!"

For the first time, Lu Chen's expression turned grave. He had always looked down on everyone else.

What had happened to Lin Mo was simply too abnormal.

This was Bone Refining. An ordinary person needed nearly three months to complete it.

Even geniuses needed at least a little over two months.

And that was only if they had excellent Bone Refining materials and guidance from an experienced mentor.

Otherwise, forget three months—even three years or thirty years might not be enough.

Take Lu Chen himself. Back then, he had spent over two months completing Bone Refining.

But what about this Lin Mo before him?

Lu Chen had watched that chubby Lin fellow hand over the Hundred Beasts Bone Refining Pill. He had personally watched Lin Mo swallow it and begin Bone Refining.

In merely one minute, this kid had completed Bone Refining?

How was that possible?

Even if Lu Chen were beaten to death, he would not believe it.

Even though he had witnessed it with his own eyes, he still fiercely rejected the fact.

In truth, if he learned that Lin Mo had spent only thirty minutes on Skin Refining, his jaw would probably drop even further.

Of the Six Martial Artist Refinements, the first refinement, Skin Refining, might have been the simplest step among the six.

Yet it was also the most time-consuming.

Compared to it, Skin Refining actually required even more time.

After all, it was the initial foundation.

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

Only then could one bear the explosive increase in strength brought by the following five refinements.

To complete this step, ordinary martial artists generally needed more than two hundred days.

Even with miraculous pills and the guidance of an experienced teacher, it would still take at least three months.

Other than Psychic Masters and certain exceptional freaks.

Some of them could cut the time in half.

But Lin Mo had the system. It directly compressed the normal martial artist's progress, allowing him to complete Skin Refining within half an hour.

If Lu Chen and the others found out, their jaws would likely drop. They would be even more shocked than they were now.

Lin Mo's fist had already reached Lu Chen's face.

The fierce fist wind interrupted his thoughts.

"So what if you've completed Bone Refining? Meteor Fist!"

Lu Chen erupted with his strongest combat power yet and finally unleashed a martial skill.

An equally violent pressure instantly took shape.

Facing Lin Mo's fist, he threw his own punch.

In an instant, Lu Chen's fist seemed to become countless meteors, blasting toward Lin Mo from every direction.

But Lin Mo's martial skill held not a trace of flashiness.

There was only one punch, domineering enough to crush heaven and earth!

"Boom—"

A thunderous explosion rang out, and both men staggered backward.

But this time, Lin Mo only retreated two steps.

Lu Chen, on the other hand, stumbled back more than a dozen steps before barely steadying himself. The shock in his eyes needed no words.

"Impossible!"

This time, Lu Chen was truly stunned.

He could sense that although Lin Mo had previously possessed the combat power of Peak Fifth Rank, his Blood Qi was nowhere near what Peak Fifth Rank should have.

At most, it was Fourth-grade Blood Qi.

Now, both of them had completed Skin Refining and Bone Refining, and he had even used a Mystery Grade martial skill.

In terms of Blood Qi, he should have surpassed Lin Mo.

But what was the result? Not only had he failed to suppress Lin Mo, he had instead lost the exchange.

He could not accept such a result!

Could it be... that Lin Mo was using a Mystery Grade martial skill too?

That was the first thought to surface in his mind.

But how could that be?

Judging by Lin Mo's attire, he did not look like the descendant of some great lineage.

How could he possibly obtain a Mystery Grade martial skill?

Even if he had one, Mystery Grade martial skills were not so easy to learn.

Without anyone to guide him, relying solely on oneself...

Without spending several months, one might not even reach the Beginner stage.

Let alone achieve a level comparable to Lu Chen's current mastery.

After Lu Chen had obtained this Mystery Grade Meteor Fist, he had cultivated bitterly from the age of eighteen until now, at twenty-eight.

A full ten years had only allowed him to advance from Beginner to the peak of minor accomplishment. He was just one step away from entering the Major Accomplishment Realm.

That was only because his comprehension was outstanding.

For an ordinary person, reaching such a realm in a Mystery Grade martial skill would require even more time.

He was extremely confident in his talent for comprehending martial skills.

But how old was Lin Mo? Only eighteen.

Could Lin Mo's realm of martial skill comprehension really surpass his own?

"A Peak Fifth Rank Bone Refining martial artist really isn't easy to deal with."

Lin Mo was also somewhat shaken inside.

Even though he had gained the upper hand after going all out...

It would not be easy to kill Lu Chen.

"My Blood Qi Value is still too low. I can't unleash the full might of my martial skill and my own strength."

As he sighed inwardly, Lin Mo's desire to grow stronger deepened.

Right now, he was like someone who possessed an enormous treasure vault but had tools too small to carry out all the treasures at once.

Only by greatly increasing his Blood Qi Value could he unleash the true power of a Mystery Grade martial skill at the Perfection Realm.

Moreover, he could feel that if his Blood Qi and rank rose, the power of his lightning would also increase severalfold.

Even the boosts brought by Skin Refining and Bone Refining would be further strengthened.

"Well done!"

As Lu Chen and Lin Mo each fell into thought, the instructors nearby all burst into cheers.

Lin Mo had brought them far too many surprises.

They had been held back by their opponents and could not break free to lend aid.

Originally, they had believed this was a certain death trap.

Even though they had already sent out a distress signal, they feared that by the time reinforcements arrived, it would be too late.

A Peak Fifth Rank Bone Refining martial artist who also possessed a Mystery Grade martial skill.

Such an opponent would find it as easy as turning over one's hand to kill Xiao Ya, Chen Jia, and the others.

Who could have expected that, amid their anxiety and despair, a heaven-defying freak named Lin Mo would emerge?

His repeated interference had bought them time.

"Lin Mo, hold them back! Reinforcements will be here soon!"

Liu Sheng shouted loudly.

Lin Mo's heaven-defying Bone Refining speed had indeed shocked them.

They had also seen that Lu Chen was now being suppressed by Lin Mo.

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

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

They did not ask Lin Mo to kill Lu Chen. He only needed to hold them back until reinforcements arrived.

Heretics of this strength absolutely could not be allowed to escape. Killing even one would be a gain.

Otherwise, they would become an enormous hidden danger.

Furthermore, they needed to pry from these people how the Heretics had infiltrated the examination venue.

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

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

A red pill also appeared in his hand.

At the same time, his teammates each produced an identical red pill.

At that moment, every one of them wore an eerie and cruel smile.

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

Liu Sheng and Wang Gan cried out at the same time, both charging toward their respective opponents.

But their opponents were evenly matched with them, even faintly suppressing them. How could they possibly stop them in time?

In the blink of an eye, all ten of them, Lu Chen included, swallowed those red pills.

The next instant, a violent aura swept forth, directly blasting away Liu Sheng and the others who had lunged at them.

"You all deserve to die!"

Lu Chen's face became incomparably savage. His eyes turned blood-red, and the waves of air raised by his pressure lashed at everyone's cheeks until they stung.