High Martial Arts Races: I Ascend to the Future in a Simulation

[You became interested and commanded the savages on dozens of river islands to weave a giant net, which was then spread across the islands, forming a vast and intricate network for encirclement.]

After nearly a month of effort, a giant, purplish-gold carp was finally caught and brought ashore!

This carp was a full ten feet long and weighed over a thousand pounds!

You think it's truly the king of carp.

[King of Carp?]

【Um? 】

"Um?"

[You seem lost in thought, but you're not thinking about the treasure dream; you're thinking about the wild boar king you encountered before!]

"Could it be?"

You pulled out your stone spear and plunged it into the head of the giant purple-gold carp. Having become intimately familiar with the carp's anatomy through fishing these past few days, you easily pierced its brain, killing it instantly.

[Achievement Obtained: Magikarp]

"That's so true to me!"

"Even if he's mentally impaired, he can still think of this."

Xu Fei nodded in satisfaction.

"But... there's a wild boar king in the mountains to the east, and a carp king in the river to the southeast? Are they farming map bosses? If that's the case, then the giant crocodile in the great lake to the northwest must be the crocodile king."

"I've been to the Great Northern Grassland twice, but I've never ventured deep into it, so I don't know if there are any beast kings hiding there."

"But the Central Plains are different. It's a flat area. I spent some time there in my previous life and the life before that, and I didn't encounter any powerful beast kings."

"Could it all just be a coincidence? Or perhaps the map boss hasn't even been spawned yet?"

"Or perhaps..." Xu Fei recalled his memories of his second prehistoric life.

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"Weak! Weak! Still weak!"

It was a short figure, but every punch he threw was as heavy as a thousand pounds, and when it landed on someone, it was at least an explosive pain, causing blood to rush to their head and muscles to be strained.

It can even crack bones!

Bah!

Xu Fei's arm, which he had been holding in front of his chest, was swept away by a palm strike. The short boy then threw another punch, which landed hard on Xu Fei's chest. A loud cracking sound came from Xu Fei's chest and abdomen as his ribs were broken!

He collapsed heavily to the ground. The ribs that pierced his internal organs were just the last straw that broke the camel's back. At this moment, he was suffering from multiple injuries, with more than ten broken bones of varying sizes, and there was no hope of recovery.

Blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth; he was surely going to die!

"You're already very strong, so strong that I even forgot to hold back."

The boy's eyes showed regret: "It's such a pity, I'll probably never forget you for the rest of my life."

"Remember the man who killed you, my name: Tie Man!"

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"Holy crap! No way?"

Xu Fei was astonished by his own wildly imaginative idea.

If, he meant if, this prehistoric simulation really does have a map boss setting, then could the leader of the Central Plains be a human?

Of course, calling it a map boss is too gamified. We can use a different term, such as "a being that gathers the fortune of the region".

In those mountains, the Wild Boar King is the master who gathers all the spiritual energy and fortune of the mountains and rivers; while in the great river, the Carp King is the one who gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

"At just over ten years old, he was able to easily crush and kill me, who was already a first-class soldier at the time. If I took even a slight blow from him, my bones would break."

Xu Fei remained silent. Even with his current physique at 33 points, he might not necessarily have that combat power!

Of course, it should be getting closer.

"But that kid is only ten years old. If he grows up, wouldn't he be comparable to a level two martial artist?"

"And it's a nimble human, unlike a clumsy elephant. In an action game, it would be called a 'dung monster'—no special counter, just pure stats!"

Xu Fei felt that even after this simulation, or even until the end of the next one, he might not be able to catch up with that kid's combat power. That talented monster could equal Xu Fei's several lifetimes in one lifetime.

At age 12, you started walking south. Soon, your surroundings became increasingly damp, and you could often wade through the mud under your feet.

Along the way, you've endured countless mosquito bites, but thankfully, you've regained your natural health, greatly increasing your resistance to most insects, so the bites don't leave any welts.

[After being bitten by many insects, you don't even feel the progress of your "Hot Blood Technique" slowing down.]

You were quite brave enough to pick up a red umbrella and eat it.

Xu Fei slammed his fist on the bed and jumped up: "Are you out of your mind?!"

[After practicing your hot-blooded kung fu, you sighed softly, realizing you almost ate that red umbrella whole.]

Xu Fei: "..."

However, he still breathed a sigh of relief.

So you painstakingly started a fire by rubbing sticks together in this damp area, roasted the red umbrella (a type of wild fruit), made sure the bacteria inside were killed, and then ate it.

Xu Fei, looking utterly exasperated, exclaimed, "So you still ate it after all!"

He really wanted to stop practicing the Hot Blood Kung Fu.

However... there are too many variables, and too many dangers in the wild. Although he has grown safely to his teens in several simulations, he cannot perfectly replicate his actions from the last time.

For example, in the third simulation, when he was only a few years old, one night a saber-toothed tiger circled the clan dozens of meters away a dozen times before leaving. Perhaps with just a moment's hesitation, that saber-toothed tiger would have pounced.

If he sets up camp a dozen meters off course in another simulation, the saber-toothed tiger might be able to make him decide to attack. Without using the Bloodlust Technique to accelerate his growth, he wouldn't even be able to escape!

He wanted to gain power more quickly.

Moreover, the upgrade speed of ordinary martial arts is extremely slow. He practiced ordinary martial arts in the second simulation, and it took him sixteen years for his physique to increase from 16 points to 18 points.

What about this time?

He glanced at the simulation interface: 12 years old, 30 points in physique, and that didn't even include the four years of growth value. The initial physique he brought in was only 28 points.

In prehistoric times, when various tonics for qi and blood were scarce and safe medical treatments were lacking...

His own potential is the best medicine!

One year of the Bloodthirst Technique was equivalent to five or even ten years of ordinary martial arts in prehistoric times!

As for brain damage?

Let's wait until he levels up again, reaching the eighth or ninth level of martial arts, or even the peak, before considering stopping his training of the Hot-Blooded Technique.

Later, when one becomes a martial arts master, one can completely abandon the hot-blooded kung fu, because at that time, cultivation relies on "vital energy".

After eating the roasted red umbrella, you see many beautiful little people dancing in front of you, inviting you to a grand party.

After comparing the sizes of the two groups, you regretfully declined their offers, as you didn't want anyone to die. So the little people danced away.

A moment later, you realize you might have been hallucinating.