We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

This time.

"This, this... isn't this a bit too exaggerated?!" Shen Bailian stared blankly at the attribute values ​​on the panel. Even as steady as an ancient tortoise, his breathing became rapid at this moment.

Compared to before his basic swordsmanship advanced to the second level, Shen Bailian's physical attributes increased by a terrifying 0.8 levels, as did his mental attributes.

His physical attributes reached an astonishing level of 25.9, and his mental attributes reached level 24.0.

This is a level of martial arts that no one could have predicted. Even Shen Bailian, two days ago, never imagined that his martial arts improvement would be so rapid.

Do not!
This is no longer just amazing, but an astonishing speed of progress that has exceeded the limits of common sense.

In the more than three hundred years of history of the Great Xia New Era, such a phenomenon has never occurred before, let alone such an extraordinary and peerless genius.

If it were normal training, excluding the period of implantation of the Dragon Gate Seed, such a leap in physical fitness level could only be achieved during the apprentice stage of martial arts.

Even at the stage of establishing one's destiny, it is very difficult to achieve this.

The reason is also very simple.

Because humans ultimately have limits, just like a junior or senior high school student in puberty, whose body develops rapidly and whose height increases dramatically.

However, if nutrition is inadequate, the rapid development and stretching of bones can cause some damage to the skin around the knees.

It will show stripes like zebra stripes.

In just two days, he grew from a martial artist who had just entered the Sea Opening Realm to a martial artist in the middle stage of the Sea Opening Realm, and was only one step away from the late stage of the Sea Opening Realm.

Two days ago, if Shen Bailian needed to exert all his strength and unleash a surprise attack to defeat that teacher from Chang'an Martial Arts University, then...

but now?

Shen Bailian could defeat his opponent directly or even completely crush them with a casual punch or a casual slash.

It is a life-threatening pain that the other party cannot bear.

"Fortunately, fortunately, I upgraded the Heavenly Qi to Hunyuan Qi ahead of schedule this time."

"Otherwise, in my current state, others would easily see through my disguise." Shen Bailian felt a sense of relief as he assessed his condition.

This greatly improved his security.

After all, if one's strength could be easily seen through, many people in the Great Xia would probably lose sleep.

"Everything is ready, now all that's missing is the divine substance." Shen Bailian thought to himself, then looked towards the place where the sun was setting, which was the direction of Hulao Pass.

"boom!"

……

"Waaaaah—!" "Waaaaah—!!!"

The alarm blared suddenly, tearing through the sky, like ripples spreading across the sky above Hulao City, lingering and penetrating to the heart.

Citywide alert!

This is the city's final warning, but in the perilous Hulao Pass, the city's vigilance can be heard at any time.

Extremely frequent.

It can often be triggered two or three times within a month.

Some might say that two or three times a month is extremely frequent, averaging less than once a week.

But be aware.

This is not acting; it is a matter of life and death. As one of the most dangerous Heavenly Gates in the Great Xia Dynasty, the average duration of a defense battle has been three to five days in the past year.

The intensity and scale of the war were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"Residents of Hulao City, please remain calm and continue with your normal activities..."

"Warning: All business groups, do not arbitrarily raise the prices of any resources, or you will bear the consequences! We have already dealt with 13 companies and 18..."

Don't say you weren't warned!

"All martial artists at or above the Life Establishment Realm who wish to gain military merits should adjust their condition as soon as possible, take the corresponding intercity rail line, and arrive at the designated location for a physical examination. The intensity of this ferocious beast tide is within the normal range, level three, codenamed Capricorn..."

"Among them, there are three king-level ferocious beasts, their locations and approximate strength information have been sent to your smart bracelet. Martial artists whose strength has not reached the Opening Sea Realm, please detour..."

"All martial artists at the Life-Giving Realm who wish to gain military merit, please bring your equipment and armor to the Municipal Service Hall for testing. You will not be allowed to leave the city without proper documentation..."

"Those who disobey orders will be executed!"

The once prosperous and peaceful city of Hulao was suddenly filled with alarms and a series of solemn reports.

Residents of the city have long been accustomed to this; they go shopping as usual, or continue their secluded cultivation as usual... They are hardly affected at all.

only.

"Buzz—!" "Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Inside Hulao City, the moment the alarm bells rang, it was like a sophisticated machine, instantly starting to operate.

A complex network of vacuum tubes was suddenly constructed above the city, underground, and in the sky, with high-speed trains traveling at speeds exceeding tens or even hundreds of times the speed of sound within those vacuum tubes.

Furthermore, black specks would occasionally fall out of the high-speed intercity train.

In reality, those black dots are individual martial artists, but the high speed of the intercity train creates an illusion.

Even martial artists at the peak of the Transcendent Realm need to concentrate and observe carefully to be able to distinguish them.

Compared to the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, Hulao City was in no way inferior. In fact, due to certain special devices and its narrowness, it presented a rectangle that was longer from north to south and shorter from east to west.

The north-south span reached an astonishing 800 li.

As a result, Hulao City also acquired another name, which is—

The Hulao Pass, stretching for eight hundred li.

In addition, within Hulao Pass, there are many important military restricted areas for ordinary residents and martial artists, and high-altitude flight is even more taboo.

Only those who have passed the application process, or those who are experts at the Embracing Moon Realm, are qualified to fly over Hulao City.

Of course, there is one exception.

That is when Hulao City is about to be breached, and naturally this rule will no longer exist.

However, the probability of such an event occurring is extremely low. If such an event were to actually happen, it would mean that the Great Xia Dynasty was facing a life-or-death situation.

Extremely dangerous.

Getting back to the original topic. Due to the existence of various military restricted areas, and the prohibition of high-altitude flight, it is difficult for martial artists to travel hundreds of miles to reach a designated location in a short period of time.

It is extremely difficult and could easily delay the opportunity to strike.

However, with the advent of high-speed intercity trains, coupled with the unimaginable technology of flexible force fields, the combination of the two allows hundreds of thousands of martial artists to be deployed to designated locations in a very short time.

Even traversing the entire Hulao Pass only takes about twenty seconds.

This speed, approaching Mach 100, is something even ordinary Moon Embracing Realm experts would find difficult to match.

……

On a battle platform atop a city wall thousands of meters high, stood numerous martial arts students.

"Are these the martial arts students of this year's class at Tiangang Academy?"

"That should be it. Based on the timeline, this period is indeed the time for the final exams of first-year martial arts students in various universities." At this point, the man sighed softly, looking at the "scorched earth" below, where red worms could be faintly seen wriggling, and said softly, "Year after year, after this year, I'm a year older."

"I wonder when this will end."

“That’s not right.” The other person clearly hadn’t been listening to the man’s words. Looking at the thousands of first-year martial arts students from Tiangang Academy standing straight like pine trees, he frowned and said, “Other martial arts universities only have a few thousand martial arts students here, but why are there so many from Tiangang Academy?”

"Haven't been back for a few years, has Tiangang Academy already risen to the top of the six academies?"

"Don't overthink it." The man, though used to his rudeness, still felt a sense of urgency, and his tone turned colder: "It's just because an unexpected incident occurred during the first training session at various universities..."

"Senior Brother Shen, if you don't come soon, our Lionheart Society will really have to fall apart!" Chen Yifei stood up straight, as upright as a pine tree, and shouted in his heart as he listened to the conversation between the two.

As the saying goes, adults don't care about feelings, they only care about interests.

For these martial arts students, the martial arts university is a small society. Shen Bailian is indeed very strong, but what established his status as the senior disciple was that battle in the Divine Ruins.

If it weren't for Shen Bailian, the number of martial arts students that their Tiangang Academy could currently attend would be at least 50% less.

The problem now is that Shen Bailian has not shown up for a long time, failing to play the role that the senior brother should play, nor has he fulfilled his responsibilities as the senior brother.

Some martial arts students were naturally dissatisfied with this.

Unless Shen Bailian returns...

After an unknown amount of time, the once bright and sunny sky was now shrouded in thick, leaden clouds, within which thunderous roars and flashes across the horizon.

An astonishing burst of lightning erupted.

This sky full of lightning, like a raging storm, reflected on the slightly immature faces of every freshman martial arts student, and was etched into their pupils and the depths of their hearts.

From some unknown moment, the ground, along with the alloy walls of Hulao Pass, began to tremble, and the tremors intensified.

The faces of all the martial arts prodigies, including Chen Yifei and Li Feiyu, turned solemn as they gazed at the skyline outside the city. Some of the martial arts students were visibly shaken, swallowing nervously, a chill running down their spines, their palms sweating...

Because hundreds of miles away on the horizon, stretching to the very edge of sight, another thick black fog appeared, covering the sky and the earth.

However, the martial arts students present had all reached the mid-stage of the Life-Establishing Realm, so their eyesight was naturally not bad. In addition, with the super-range detection of the martial soldiers' armor, they were able to see the true appearance of the black mist.

Ferocious beast!

Countless ferocious beasts!

Chen Yifei, Su Ruozhi, Feng Yanqiu, Wang Yuxuan, and hundreds of other martial arts students stared at the horizon, their breaths suddenly caught in their throats, because they had seen the true face of the black mist.

The next instant, as if by telepathy, they all simultaneously activated the counter, and the data on the screen in front of them began to rise wildly.

In less than a few seconds, the number of ferocious beasts calculated alone reached an astonishing five digits, and as the black mist continued to emerge and the sky was torn apart, the data rose even faster.

In the time it takes to breathe, the number of ferocious beasts has already reached a terrifying six figures.

"Sigh~"

"This, this... is this the ferocious beast tide?" Su Ruozhi stared blankly at the terrifying scene on the horizon, his hands and feet feeling numb. He murmured to himself:
"Moreover, the intensity of this beast tide is only level three. Isn't that a bit too outrageous..."

“That’s outrageous.” Li Feiyu swallowed twice.

He wasn't afraid, but rather yearning, yearning for the battle to begin quickly. His pupils suddenly turned a blazing, golden color, like flowing lava, like an old lecher who had been abstinent for centuries.
"However, that's also why we came here, isn't it? And this time we've been quite lucky; the intensity of the ferocious beast tide is only level three."

"Unless someone deliberately courts death, there is a high probability that their life will not be in danger."

After speaking, Li Feiyu stopped talking and closed his eyes. He had already sensed the extremely rich spiritual energy in the air and the domain pressure of a king-level ferocious beast. The bloodline hidden deep within his body spontaneously burst forth.

If it's not suppressed, it can easily lead to a loss of physical strength.

In the tide of ferocious beasts, the battle is a protracted war, which means that every bit of energy and physical strength must be taken seriously.

"Hmm." Upon hearing this, Chen Yifei and Su Ruozhi exchanged glances for a moment, then both nodded.

This time it was truly a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Before they arrived at Hulao Pass, the school had already given them a three-day training session on the basics of Hulao Pass.

To avoid complexity, the intensity of the ferocious beast tide is divided in a simple way. The intelligent hub of Hulao Pass will classify the intensity from low to high according to the composition of the ferocious beast tide, namely, Level 1, Level 2... Level 7.

Of course, so far, there has never been a level 7 intensity.

A level 6 ferocious beast tide signifies the appearance of a demigod-level ferocious beast. This level of ferocious beast tide has only occurred three times in the history of the Great Xia New Era.

As for the first and second level ferocious beast tides, they were encountered not long after the beginning of the new era. At that time, they were extremely difficult for the Great Xia to deal with, but with the development of the times, they have now become cannon fodder.

This time, the intensity of the ferocious beast tide was only level three.

This means that among the ferocious beasts in the tide of ferocious beasts, 20% possess combat power at the third-tier overlord level, while the strength of the remaining ferocious beasts is generally below the third tier.

Furthermore, each wave of ferocious beasts is accompanied by the appearance of king-level ferocious beasts.

To assume the role of a leader.

Of course, this level of ferocious beast tide is unlikely to cause substantial damage to Hulao Pass now, even if it were a level four ferocious beast tide.

"Boom!" "Rumble—!"

"Roar!!!"

"..."

As the distance closed further, Chen Yifei and the other martial arts students were able to see clearly the colossal beast, over a hundred meters tall and resembling a mountain in a raging torrent, shattering the earth in the tidal ocean.

And it was accompanied by roars that drowned out the thunder in the sky.

For some reason, all the martial artists and students felt an overwhelming aura of ferocity and hatred, just like an ordinary human facing a black bear that had just awakened and was empty inside.

The battle is about to begin! (End of Chapter)