Gao Wu: I became a saint through daily settlements

Lin Yue looked up and saw that this brown rock boar was completely different from the ones he had seen before.

First, there's the difference in size. This second-tier Brown Rock Boar is twice the size of a normal Brown Rock Boar, looking almost like a small hill.

Secondly, this pig king has become quite intelligent and is no longer like the previous first-tier star beasts, which only attacked mindlessly.

"I never expected that this second-tier martial arts treasure, the Zhenyue Flower, would be connected to this Brown Rock Savage Boar."

At this moment, the Zhenyue Flower is swaying in the wind atop the head of the Brown Rock Barbarian Pig King.

Aside from the Nanyang Ancient Ginseng, which has an innate aversion to star beasts, most martial arts treasures have a corresponding guardian beast.

"This pig king seems to be injured?"

On the chest of this second-tier brown rock boar was a hideous, giant bite-shaped scar. The rock armor around the scar had shattered and fallen off, revealing dark red flesh underneath.

[Brown Rock Boar (Tier 2): Severely Injured]

"It looks like the Netherwolf did this."

The Netherwolf is a naturally warlike beast. Even after evolving into a Star Beast and gaining greater strength and speed, it still maintains its original group hunting habits.

This ingrained nature is difficult to change no matter how many years have passed or how much one's strength has increased.

Furthermore, star beasts also need to eat. As a carnivorous star beast, the Nether Wolf often hunts star beasts of other races.

"It was probably hunted by a group of Nether Wolves. It survived by sheer luck, but it was severely weakened."

Just then, the brown rock boar charged toward Lin Yue at incredible speed. Its massive body crushed the weeds and bushes on the ground, making a "crackling" sound and shaking the surrounding weeds violently.

"roar!"

Seeing this, Lin Yue pushed his movement technique, the Wave-Treading Step, to its limit, and stepped back to the side, barely managing to dodge the Pig King's powerful and heavy attack.

The pig king's massive body brushed past Lin Yue's clothes and crashed heavily into a towering ancient tree not far away. The tree trunk shook violently, leaves fell in a rustling sound, and a deep dent instantly appeared on the thick trunk.

"What speed!" Lin Yue thought to himself.

It should be noted that this brown rock boar was seriously injured, its bodily functions were much worse than before, and its blood and qi were also depleted.

Lin Yue was somewhat surprised that he could still unleash such speed under these circumstances.

"Fortunately, those low-level Brown Rock Boars have already been dealt with. If there were a few more first-level Brown Rock Boars to hold us back, it might be a bit tricky," Lin Yue thought to himself.

Before Lin could think any further, the Pig King had already turned around and charged at him again.

Lin Yue's eyes narrowed, and he stopped being on the defensive. With a flash, he used the agility of the Wave-Treading Step to circle around to the side of the Brown Rock Boar, raising his Mo Dao high.

"Clang!"

A crisp metallic clang rang out, sparks flying everywhere.

A rock was sliced ​​off the Pig King's shoulder by the knife, rolling to the ground with a gurgling sound.

However, this attack did not cause any real damage to the pig king.

"We must quickly take down this pig king and attack its vital points, otherwise the longer we drag it out, the more stamina we will consume, and we will end up in a passive position."

The rocks on the Brown Rock Boar's body are a kind of highly defensive "armor" that grows on its own. If Lin Yue hadn't already awakened the Heaven and Earth Connection effect, it would have been difficult to break through its defense.

"Again!"

Lin Yue became one with his sword, unleashing tremendous power from his body, which was then transmitted to his Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) through his spine.

"Whoosh—"

The slash was incredibly fast, a flash of silver light in the air, aimed at the pig king's chest.

"roar!"

The pig king cried out in pain, letting out a deafening roar. This roar stunned Lin Yue for a moment. Lin Yue gently rubbed his head, his Mo Dao sticking out to support himself.

"Deterrent attack..."

Why is the Beast King called the Beast King?

It's not just because of their own strength, but also because these star beasts are born with a kingly aura that makes lower-level star beasts submit to them.

Just a second later, Lin Yue came to his senses.

After Lin Yue's martial arts will entered the second stage, his mental stability was now far greater than before. This level of intimidating attack could only cause temporary interference to him and could not have much effect.

The moment Lin Yue opened his eyes, the pig king charged at him with lightning speed, opening its blood-red maw, wanting to swallow Lin Yue whole.

"Um?"

Just as the pig king's gaping maw was about to close, Lin Yue turned the longsword upside down and pierced through its jaw.

"Pfft."

The pig king had a sizable gash cut into its lower jaw by a long-handled sword.

"Uh...uh!"

The pig king, in pain, shook its head and spat out Lin Yue along with the Mo Dao.

"That was close!" Lin Yue thought to himself.

"If I hadn't woken up so quickly, I'm afraid I really would have been eaten by this pig king."

At this moment, Lin Yue's body was covered in the pig king's sticky saliva.

Seemingly sensing Lin Yue's power, the pig king began to flee, its four thick legs, as thick as pillars, unleashing tremendous force as it escaped into the distance.

"Trying to run away?"

Lin Yue naturally wouldn't let this Brown Rock Boar go, not only because the boar king had a very high probability of possessing a second-tier Star Beast Inner Core, but also because of the Mountain-Suppressing Flower on the boar king's body.

That Zhenyue Flower is an indispensable martial arts treasure for refining Martial Essence Pill.

"Drink!" Lin Yue roared, pushing his first-tier movement technique, Wave-Treading Step, to its limit, and began to press his advantage.

"The Pig King truly lives up to its name; its running speed is ridiculously fast!"

After reaching the 15.0 life energy level, Lin Yue's speed had already reached 28 meters per second.

"This pig king is only slightly slower than me when it runs."

The Pig King was already slightly slower than Lin Yue, and now that he was seriously injured, his stamina was being depleted very quickly. He soon became exhausted and slowed down.

Lin Yue seized the opportunity, leaped up, and landed on the top of the pig king's head.

"Killing you is easy, but don't destroy this Zhenyue Flower that I'm talking about."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yue uprooted the Zhenyue Flower along with its roots.

"roar!"

Upon realizing that the Zhenyue Flower had been plucked, the Pig King instantly flew into a rage.

"I had heard Wang Teng say before that there might be a symbiotic relationship between some martial arts treasures and star beasts. Now it seems that this is true." Lin Yue put the Zhenyue Flower into his pocket.

Having lost the Zhenyue Flower, the Pig King, carrying Lin Yue on his head, crashed headfirst into the stone wall beside him.

"Has she lost her mind?" Lin Yue asked, puzzled.

"You want to die with me?"

Seeing this, Lin Yue leaped up and quickly escaped from the pig's head.

"boom!"

Under the violent impact, large chunks of stone rolled down the rock wall. At this moment, the head of the brown rock boar was also firmly embedded in the rock wall, unable to move, with only its two hind legs still twitching.

"Then I will grant your wish."

Lin Yue's slash went straight for the heart of the beast, piercing through the back of the brown rock boar's rear and through the boar king's body.

The sharp blade pierced the pig king's internal organs, and blood gushed out, staining the surrounding rocks and weeds red.

"Die," Lin Yue whispered, his wrist twisting slightly, completely destroying the pig king's internal organs.

The pig king's body convulsed a few times before it went completely lifeless. Its hind legs stopped kicking, and its dark eyes lost all light, turning it into a corpse.

【Zhenyue Flower】

Born from the spiritual roots of the mountains, it absorbs the essence of brown rocks.

[Efficacy: When ingested, it strengthens the spine, bones, and internal organs, giving the body the "strength of a mountain," and greatly enhancing the user's defense and resistance to attacks.]

At this moment, of the six rare martial arts treasures required for the Martial Essence Pill listed in the Martial Arts Treasures Record, three have already been collected. Only three more are needed to refine the Martial Essence Pill.

"It seems I have a chance to break through to the Martial Master realm before the Martial Arts Examination," Lin Yue thought to himself.

It's September now, and there are still seven months until the annual martial arts exam. During this time, raising his life energy level by another 2.7 shouldn't be too difficult for Lin Yue.

Moreover, Lin Yue still has more than ten Star Beast Inner Cores that he hasn't used.

With proper use of these resources and the nourishment of Martial Essence Pills, breaking through to the Martial Master realm is not difficult.

"Once I leave this secret realm in Southeast Asia, I must devote myself to seclusion for a period of time," Lin Yue thought to himself.

The Starry Sky Martial Hall is an excellent place for secluded cultivation.

If I can really break through to the Martial Master realm before the Martial Arts Examination, I might be able to challenge the two top universities in the country, Tianjing Martial Arts University and Jinghua Martial Arts University, during the examination.

[Second-Tier Star Beast Inner Core]

Lin Yue pried out the inner core from the pig king's head.

"As expected, it contains an inner core."

Lin Yue glanced at it briefly before pocketing the second-tier star beast inner core.

"Next, we need to find the entrance to the Red Moon."

"Let's go and meet up with Xu Beihai and the others first."

……

In the afternoon, at the entrance to the sixth level of the secret realm.

"The entire fifth floor has been almost completely emptied of anything of real value," Zhou Minghao said with dissatisfaction.

"There are too many monks and not enough porridge, that's inevitable. Resources in the hidden realms of Southeast Asia are limited, so this kind of harvest is already quite good."

"If these people hadn't broken through the fifth floor, we might not have been able to get here so easily."

Yan Ziyue, on the other hand, was not so greedy.

"Yes, Ziyue is right. It's already pretty good to be able to pick up some bargains," Xu Beihai chimed in.

"That's true." Zhou Minghao nodded upon hearing this.

The sixth level of the secret realm.

Before me stretched a shimmering ocean, its waves churning under the moonlight, with fish-like creatures occasionally leaping out of the water with a splash.

"This sixth floor truly has a bit of a Southeast Asian feel to it," Lin Yue remarked, looking at the scene before him.

He recalled the scene when he came to Southeast Asia by airship.

The water and sky blended into one, shrouded in mist, and many students stopped to admire the view.

This sixth secret realm is a microcosm of the entire Southeast Asia.

Meanwhile, outside the Nanyang Secret Realm, the martial arts instructors responsible for monitoring the situation were gathered around the monitoring screen, observing the movements of the various teams within the secret realm, their faces showing expressions of satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad. Most of the teams have successfully reached the sixth level of the secret realm without too many casualties."

"The pass rate this time is actually over 40%!"

"Yes, it seems that the level of martial arts on our Blue Star is really improving, and more and more talented martial artists are emerging." Another middle-aged teacher said with a hint of pride in his voice.

Since a group of elite humans broke away from Earth, the level of martial arts on Earth dropped drastically. It was only in the last 100 years, with the emergence of various geniuses, that the world began to gradually recover.

The humans on the moon have long since developed and grown, possessing martial arts strength and resources far exceeding those of Earth. They no longer have much of a sense of belonging to Earth, let alone the human race that has ventured to more distant interstellar realms.

Therefore, the martial arts of each planet have always been in a competitive relationship.

Resources are always scarce and non-renewable. When a planet's resources become depleted, it leads to human migration to another planet. This migration process is often accompanied by competition and conflict.

Blue Star's resources are becoming increasingly scarce. If martial arts skills cannot be improved rapidly, future development will become increasingly difficult.

"Yes, in the interstellar competitions, our Blue Star has always been at the bottom. This time, we should be able to get a good ranking."

The Blue Star Martial Arts Alliance is actually affiliated with a larger organization, the Human Martial Arts Alliance.

Correspondingly, the moon also has its own martial arts alliance. The martial arts alliances of each planet do not interfere with each other and compete fairly.

Therefore, in the martial arts of each planet, whoever is stronger will obtain more resources and gain a foothold in the interstellar world.

This is why the Blue Star Martial Arts Alliance's current goal is to cultivate high-level martial artists.

The basic transition phase is over; now it's the era of high-level interstellar martial arts competitions.

"The martial arts on the moon have always been far ahead of ours on Earth. They have more resources and a better training environment than us. Their martial artists start from a higher level than us," someone sighed.

The moon is the closest inhabited planet to Earth, so it is naturally often compared to Earth.

"Our warriors on Earth have a long way to go if they want to catch up with them, or even surpass them."

"Don't be discouraged. The level of martial arts on our planet has been improving. Perhaps in another one or two hundred years we will be able to surpass the moon."

"Interstellar competitions are too far off. Our most important task right now is to nurture these promising talents and help them grow up as quickly as possible."

"However, judging from the current situation, there should be quite a few promising talents emerging from this National Martial Arts League." The middle-aged teacher nodded.

"In the future, they will be the hope of martial arts on Earth."

Within the secret realm.

As night fell, the red moon in the sky had grown to more than twice its previous size.

Contrary to expectations, the sixth level was not as dangerous as the first five levels, filled with all sorts of aggressive star beasts.

On the contrary, this place is more like a suitable place for cultivation. Many people chose to refine the resources they had obtained before in place to improve their strength.

Just then, the red moon drew closer and closer, emitting an extremely eerie light that enveloped certain people.

call out--

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