Gao Wu: I became a saint through daily settlements

boom--

A deep, muffled roar suddenly exploded, causing the surrounding rocks to tremble slightly.

The group of brown rock boars, with their bloodshot eyes and bristles standing on end, charged at Lin Yue like madmen.

"Watch out!" Xu Beihai warned from the side.

Having just fought with the Brown Rock Boar, Xu Beihai had already realized how powerful it was.

This creature not only has an absurdly high health bar, but its attack power is in no way inferior to his.

Lin Yue ignored Xu Beihai's words.

"They're just a bunch of Tier 1 Star Beasts."

With those two probing strikes, Lin Yue had roughly figured out the combat strength of this Brown Rock Boar.

They are skilled, but not many, and they can't even compare to the Netherwolf.

If converted to a martial artist's life energy level, it would be at most 14.0.

However, its health bar is too thick, making it troublesome for the average person to deal with.

However, with the advantages of Heavenly Enlightenment and Earthly Illumination (100% damage bonus) and the ability to see weaknesses, the Brown Rock Boar's defense is simply not enough.

"Besides, the second-tier star beast inner core I took earlier hasn't completely lost its effect yet."

Star Beast Inner Cores can not only increase a martial artist's Qi and blood, but also enhance their combat power, stamina, and so on in a short period of time.

Therefore, many martial artists choose to consume star beast inner cores when engaging in prolonged battles.

"Wave-Treading Steps!"

As the low shout fell, Lin Yue's leg muscles tensed instantly, and the true energy in his meridians surged and churned, suddenly unleashing tremendous power, pushing his movement techniques to their limit.

Lin Yue moved with the grace of a gentle breeze across the waves, breaking through the encirclement of the savage boars in an instant and rushing straight to the brown rock savage boar.

"roar!"

Seeing Lin Yue so close, the leader of the brown rock boars was enraged. It pushed off the ground with its thick limbs and charged at Lin Yue with tremendous force.

Seeing this, Lin Yue remained calm and composed.

"Take this!"

Lin Yue suddenly exerted force with his arm, and the Mo Dao, carrying a sharp wind, slashed out with power.

"boom!"

The charging brown rock boar was instantly slashed away by Lin Yue's blade, knocking out several smaller brown rock boars behind it.

hiss--

Qin Jin, who was watching the battle from a short distance away, gasped.

"What terrifying power this is..."

These brown rock boars are known for their thick skin and tough flesh. Lin Yue's strike actually severely injured an adult brown rock boar.

"Lin Yue's true strength is probably already above mine..."

After taking Lin Yue's heavy blow, the brown rock boar had a horrifying gash on its fat head, from which beast blood was gushing out, clearly indicating that it was seriously injured.

"Die."

Lin Yue remained indifferent, firmly gripping the heavy broadsword in both hands. He stepped forward and, with immense force, brought it down heavily on the fallen leader of the brown rock boars.

"Whoosh—"

A single, decisive blow.

This strike cleaved the skull of the brown rock boar in two, and the boar died before it could even struggle.

[Slay a Brown Rock Boar, Innate Martial Bone Progress +1]

After the brown rock boar died, the group of brown rock boars following behind it showed no fear, but instead charged at Lin Yue with even greater frenzy.

"It seems that this Brown Rock Boar is ferocious by nature and has no idea what fear is. It only knows how to fight to the death based on its ferocity."

Lin Yue looked around and saw that every Brown Rock Boar was filled with boundless hatred for him, and their eyes seemed to want to devour him.

"Just what I wanted." Lin Yue's lips curled up slightly, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"Come on, let's fight!" Lin Yue brandished his Mo Dao and charged towards the group of angry Brown Rock Boars.

One cut, two cuts, three cuts.

"Pfft."

Lin Yue's every strike was so fast it was almost invisible, and each one was deadly.

Having experienced the battle with the Devouring Demon Monkeys before, Lin Yue is now much more adept at handling such chaotic battles, even to the point of being able to do so with ease.

"boom--"

In the blink of an eye, the three brown rock boars collapsed and rolled into the valley with a loud thud.

[Slay three Brown Rock Boars, Innate Martial Bone Progress +3]

Xu Beihai on the other side was not to be outdone. His short blade was equally sharp, and with a swift stroke, he also took down a Brown Rock Boar.

"Let's go too!"

Seeing this, Qin Jin and Yan Ziyue also jumped down from the stone pillar and joined the battle.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop practical skills.

War, war, war!

Kill! Kill! Kill!

One after another, the brown rock boars collapsed with a thud, their squeals attracting the attention of Zhou Minghao and his companion who were not far away.

"Hmm?" Sensing something was wrong, the two rushed to the source of the sound.

"Attack together!"

Before long, the six of them and the Brown Rock Boar were locked in a deadly battle.

"roar!"

The squeals of the brown rock boars rose and fell, echoing throughout the valley.

On a hill not far away, a group of students from Shandong Province gathered. Hearing the continuous screams, many of them stopped to watch.

"A student from Jiang Province?" someone recognized him.

Students from Shandong Province and Jiangxi Province had met once before at the Prince Peninsula Hotel, so they had some impression of each other.

"I can't believe my eyes, students from Jiang Province are fighting with a herd of brown rock boars?" a boy of medium build with a village-style hairstyle asked in surprise.

However, his height is only average compared to students from Shandong Province. Shandong Province has a strong martial arts culture, and its disciples are all tall and robust, almost all over 1.9m. In addition, they have been practicing martial arts for many years, so they look quite imposing.

"Tianyou, should we go and help?" the man asked.

"After all, our teacher Zhao and the teacher leading the team from Jiang Province are close friends, so it's only right and proper for them to help each other out."

Upon hearing this, the boy named Chen Tianyou simply shook his head and then said:

"Let's see. If they really can't beat these brown rock boars, then we'll go help them."

"If they can win, and we go to help them now, we'll just be stealing their credit."

Upon hearing this, many people nodded in agreement.

"You're right."

……

"roar!"

[Slay a Brown Rock Boar, Innate Martial Bone Progress +1]

+1...+1

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the brown rock boars had fallen, and a few faint whimpers could be heard occasionally in the valley before falling silent again.

At this moment, the once barren mountain ridge has been stained blood red by the carcasses of the Brown Rock Boar, a truly spectacular sight.

The people from Shandong Province watching from a nearby hill were surprised to see the Brown Rock Boar herd completely wiped out, and nodded to themselves in surprise.

"Students from Jiang Province are really amazing."

……

"Huff." Lin Yue gasped for breath.

After battling a whole group of brown rock boars, the intense fighting and continuous circulation of his true energy had almost exhausted most of his strength.

The others, including Xu Beihai and Qin Jin, were also struggling with their breathing and their foreheads were covered in sweat, clearly having expended a great deal of energy in this deadly battle.

After this battle, the medicinal power of the second-tier star beast inner core that Lin Yue had previously taken had completely dissipated, and the residual amplification aura in his body slowly dissipated, having no effect whatsoever.

"Fortunately, this second-tier star beast inner core provides a continuous supply of qi, blood, and stamina," Lin Yue thought to himself.

The Brown Rock Boars are creatures with extremely strong vitality. Without this Star Beast Inner Core, he could never have so easily slaughtered all of them.

[A total of 26 Brown Rock Boars were killed this time. Innate Martial Bone: 28/3]

"I have nine more innate martial bones. Adding them to the previous 14, I now have a total of 23..." Lin Yue did a quick mental calculation.

After counting all the Brown Rock Boars, Lin Yue obtained three more Brown Rock Boar inner cores.

[Brown Rock Savage Boar Inner Core: Replenishes Qi and Blood, increases strength; consuming it can significantly enhance defense in a short period of time]

After obtaining the inner core of the Brown Rock Boar, the Martial Arts Treasures Record unlocked many new illustrations.

"What a waste of these Brown Rock Barbarian meats!" Lin Yue said regretfully.

The meat of the Brown Rock Boar is a popular delicacy in the martial arts market. It contains rich blood and qi, and long-term consumption by martial artists can nourish their bodies and strengthen their foundation. Its market price is as high as 500 Blue Star Coins per kilogram.

These brown rock boars in front of us are as big as bread carts, and each one is estimated to be worth at least 200 million.

"It's just strange that there's no king among this group of brown rock boars."

Lin Yue didn't know whether to feel sorry or relieved about this.

As martial artists, which one doesn't crave battle? Which one doesn't yearn for a stronger opponent? Lin Yue was no exception.

Fighting is an instinct etched into the genes of martial artists.

On the other side, Zhou Minghao felt the same way.

"Don't you feel heartbroken that the Blue Star Coins you just got are flying away?" Lin Yue teased.

"Of course!" Zhou Minghao affirmed.

"Don't you feel sorry for me?"

"nonsense."

"These brownstone boars combined could buy a fighter jet."

After a short rest, the group's strength had almost fully recovered.

"Let's all go together this time. If we run into another herd of beasts like this, we'll be in big trouble," Xu Beihai said.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

They were already struggling even without any intelligent star beasts present. If they encountered a horde of beasts led by an intelligent star beast, what would happen?

"Speaking of Lin Yue, your swordsmanship has improved quite a bit!" Zhou Minghao exclaimed.

He had personally witnessed Lin Yue slicing a pig in half with one knife.

"You didn't actually take some kind of magic pill, did you?" Zhou Minghao teased.

Lin Yue's rapid progress is already common knowledge at Jiangcheng Martial Arts Affiliated High School.

However, Zhou Minghao was still a little shocked, or rather, unaccustomed, every time he saw Lin Yue's progress.

Talent is something that no one can explain or define.

"There are many rare and precious materials in the secret realm, so it's normal to make rapid progress," Yan Ziyue said.

Normally, during cultivation, one might only use some qi and blood tonics, but within the secret realm, there is an abundance of animal meat and medicinal herbs.

Besides Lin Yue, the others have also made a lot of progress.

Just swallowing a single Star Beast Inner Core can increase one's life energy level by a month of arduous cultivation—something no one dared to imagine before arriving at the Nanyang Secret Realm.

"That's true." Zhou Minghao nodded.

"It seems that the people of Southeast Asia are really very generous. They are willing to share so many treasures with us people from other provinces."

Zhou Minghao had felt somewhat dissatisfied when he saw the large and impressive Nanyang delegation before, but now it seems that Nanyang has really toned it down.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yue simply smiled faintly and said nothing.

Soon, night fell, and the group arrived at the end of the fourth floor, which was also the entrance to the fifth floor.

"This is the fifth floor?" Lin Yue stood on the high ground and looked around.

Before me stretched a continuous range of low hills, lush and verdant, covered with many oddly shaped trees.

Raise your head.

The red moon in the sky seemed to grow even larger, adding to the eerie atmosphere.

"This secret realm is quite peculiar; the moon can even grow bigger and bigger." Zhou Minghao leaned against a low rock, staring intently at the moon.

From the first day he entered this secret realm, Zhou Minghao felt that something was wrong.

"No, it's not that the moon has gotten bigger, it's that the moon is getting closer to us," Lin Yue replied.

This statement piqued the interest of many people.

This was the first time anyone had heard such a statement.

"The moon is getting closer and closer. If it gets any closer, won't we be able to land on the moon?" Zhou Minghao joked.

The moon landing is a term that feels both distant and near.

As early as the era of humankind's first-level civilization, manned lunar landings had already been accomplished.

The reason it is "far" is because human civilization accomplished the feat of landing a spacecraft on the moon as early as 500 years ago.

Furthermore, 100 years after the first moon landing, some humans completed their extraterrestrial migration and began to live and reproduce on other planets.

This is also an inevitable result of technological expansion following overpopulation.

Earth's resources are not exactly abundant.

The reason it's "near" is because now everyone can go to the moon, and going to the moon has become a profitable product.

After completing a small-scale population migration, human civilization built the space elevator, which "connected" the Earth and the Moon.

If you can afford 1000 million Blue Star Coins, the Martial Arts Alliance can send you to the moon immediately.

Alternatively, if a martial artist is strong enough, they may not need technological products and can complete interstellar flight and travel between universes on their own, relying solely on their internal energy and physical strength.

You're right.

"It really is possible to go to the moon."

Lin Yue recounted to the others what Wang Teng had previously told them about his experiences.

……

"Martial arts will..."

"It's a pity that only you and Xu Beihai among us possess the will of martial arts." Yan Ziyue sighed and cast an envious glance at the two of them.

The will to fight is something that cannot be acquired through cultivation alone.

If you have it, you have it; if you don't, don't even think about acquiring martial arts will through arduous training.

However, even if we don't make it to the Red Moon, the resources we get from the entire sixth level of the secret realm alone will make the trip worthwhile.

There's nothing to regret if we don't make it to the Red Moon.

People should be content.

silence……

"So, what's above the red moon?" Zhou Minghao asked curiously.

The fear and longing for the unknown are innate human traits and the fundamental reason why humans differ from ordinary animals.

The greater the fear, the greater the longing; it's as if it's an instinctive reaction etched into our genes.

Because of the unknown, fear arises; after the fear subsides, curiosity arises.

The human moon landing is a prime example.

"I don't know about that." Lin Yue shook his head; it was his first time entering this secret realm as well.

"Above the red moon, only by going up will you know what lies there."

In addition, there are few records of these secret places from predecessors, so people can only explore them on their own.

"In short, let's break through these six levels of the secret realm first!" Lin Yue said firmly.