What was that!?
Chen He was shocked!
Even though the Stonecrack Ape had already collapsed, in his mind, Su Yuan’s rapid triple-strike with the spear kept replaying over and over!
That had to be a combat technique!
Three thrusts in an incredibly short span of time!
Each thrust was fast, precise, and brutal!
Each one more powerful than the last!
The layered momentum caused the third strike’s power to skyrocket—enough to pierce through the ape’s hardened armor and kill it in an instant!
Simplicity was the ultimate sophistication.
The principle seemed straightforward, but executing it was incredibly difficult!
As someone who specialized in spear techniques, Chen He knew this very well.
Sure, he could unleash three consecutive thrusts too.
But never with the same seamless fluidity as Su Yuan! His technique had been as natural and flowing as a river!
Not only that—Chen He had noticed Su Yuan showed no signs of fatigue afterward!
That meant… he hadn’t even used his full strength.
Perhaps… he could’ve fired off a few more thrusts in succession!
“I was just thinking earlier that if his technique in real combat seemed immature, I could offer him some pointers.”
“Now that I think about it… what a joke!”
Moved beyond words, Chen He couldn’t help but applaud Su Yuan, “Brilliant kill!”
“Thanks,” Su Yuan replied with a smile, not particularly concerned.
He simply felt the mid-tier 1st stage Stonecrack Ape… was a bit too weak.
The Nine Slaughtering Spear was an A-grade combat technique, and its full potential required the use of Source Energy.
At the Awakening Stage, thanks to his Ancient God Bloodline, he could cover his body with Source Energy, but he still couldn’t project it outward.
So what he used just now was merely a shadow of the real Nine Slaughtering Spear—just the form, without the substance. A massively weakened version.
Even so…
Just three strikes were enough to instantly kill the Stonecrack Ape.
Then, what if he used the complete form of the Nine Slaughtering Spear?
Would he be able to instantly kill even high-tier 1st stage beasts, or those at the 1st stage limit?
As for 2nd stage beasts…
There was a fundamental difference between 1st and 2nd stage beasts. He wasn’t certain—but maybe, just maybe… he could fight them too?
While Su Yuan’s thoughts drifted—
Chen He suddenly seemed to remember something. His eyes lit up as he slapped his forehead, “Brother Su!”
“In our circle of spear cultivators, there’s a combat technique that’s extremely well-known. It’s said to be one of the most destructive techniques beneath the S-grade level!”
“It’s called Nine Slaughtering Spear! Its principle is very similar to the technique you just used. Us ordinary warriors rarely have the chance to study it—but you’re different! You’re an SSS-grade Talent user. You’ll definitely have access!”
“If you can master it, your strength will skyrocket!”
Hearing this, Su Yuan smiled. Visit g.com for the full chapter.
He primarily practiced spear arts himself, so of course he knew the reputation and status of the Nine Slaughtering Spearamong spear cultivators.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have picked it from the list of A-grade techniques back then.
However—
Master it?
Sorry.
His Nine Slaughtering Spear was already at the Perfect realm.
…
[Announcement: In the 1st stage fierce beast challenge zone, congratulations to challenger Su Yuan for achieving an S-rank rating against a mid-tier 1st stage fierce beast!]
BOOM!
Another broadcast!
Another S-rank rating!
The Fierce Beast Park immediately erupted again!
“No way! Isn’t Su Yuan way too monstrous? He just awakened today and already came to challenge 1st stage beasts! And not just that—he’s defeated both lower and mid-tier 1st stage beasts—and got S-rank for both!”
“Lan City has given birth to a freak this year!”
“Too bad the challenge zone is sealed. No outsiders are allowed in. Otherwise, I’d really want to see if he has three heads and six arms!”
“You think… he might challenge high-tier 1st stage beasts too?”
“That might be tough. SSS-grade Talents are strong, but not invincible. If we say a lower-tier 1st stage beast has a combat rating of 1, and mid-tier is 2, then high-tier is at least 4! I think this might be his limit.”
“True. Still, what he’s achieved is already insane. I’m guessing this year’s Martial Champion of the Nanjing Administrative Region might just go to our Lan City!”
…
[Shock +18]
[Shock +21]
[Shock +16]
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A massive wave of Emotion Points came flooding in.
Su Yuan glanced at his system panel:
[Host]: Su Yuan
[Realm]: Awakening Stage, 1st Segment
[Cultivation Method]: Heavenly Origin Cultivation Method
[Combat Technique]: A-grade Nine Slaughtering Spear (Perfect)
[Emotion Points]: 751
Already over 700 Emotion Points?
As expected—showing off in a place filled with warriors like the Fierce Beast Park was the way to go!
Every single one of them was like a fat sheep waiting to be sheared!
The stronger they were, the more points he could harvest from them!
Thinking this, Su Yuan was immediately full of energy again. He decided he would grind out S-rank ratings for the entire 1st stage challenge zone today.
“Uncle Chen, next!”
“Coming right up!”
Chen He had long realized Su Yuan still had energy left after killing the Stonecrack Ape, so he agreed readily.
But just for safety’s sake, he still gave a small reminder, “High-tier 1st stage beasts are twice as strong as mid-tier ones. Be careful.”
“I know. Don’t worry.”
…
At the same time—
Lan City Education Bureau.
Director’s Office.
“Yes, the list I just sent you—deliver all the required materials within three days.”
“Mhm, that’s all.”
After hanging up, a bright smile appeared on Shangguan Ru’s face.
After her last special training experiment failed, the project had been suspended for a long time. She’d been punished by her family and reassigned to the Lan City Education Bureau as its director.
Yet it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Here, she happened to encounter Su Yuan—who had just awakened with an SSS-grade body-strengthening Talent…
Heaven truly had eyes. It would not allow a genius like her to go to waste.
Buzz—Buzz!
As soon as Shangguan Ru sat down, a message popped up on her phone.
The moment she saw it, her eyes sparkled.
“Oh? Someone just achieved an S-rank rating?”
Before Su Yuan appeared, Shangguan Ru had issued a directive to the Fierce Beast Park:
If anyone managed to get an S-rank rating, they were to inform her immediately.
She had intended to use this to scout talented individuals for the next experimental round—as backup candidates for the body-strengthening Talent experiments, in case no SSS-grade subjects could be found.
“Let me see who it is…”
Shangguan Ru opened the challenger’s profile.
When she saw the name, her beautiful eyes froze, surprise flickering across her face.
“Hmm?”
“It’s that Su Yuan kid?”
She had thought Su Yuan would be home cultivating—absorbing the Source Crystals she just sent him—or maybe excitedly studying that A-grade combat technique he would normally never have access to.
So how did he end up at the Fierce Beast Park… and score two S-rank ratings?
“Defeated a lower-tier 1st stage beast in 19 seconds.”
“Defeated a mid-tier 1st stage beast in 31 seconds.”
“SSS-grade Talent is powerful, but this level… shouldn’t be possible already…”
Interest immediately surged in Shangguan Ru’s eyes as she opened Su Yuan’s battle recordings.
When she saw him explode into action and land a killing blow before the Dread Wolf could even attack, her eyes lit up.
“Not bad, not bad… That kind of combat instinct is rare in students. He really is a battle genius.”
Next—
The footage switched to the moment Su Yuan killed the Stonecrack Ape.
Click.
Shangguan Ru tapped her mouse, paused the footage, then rewound and replayed it several times.
After watching it closely, a look of growing shock spread across her face.
Her strength was far beyond Chen He’s, so she instantly recognized it:
Su Yuan’s triple strike that pierced through the Stonecrack Ape’s armored hide… was from the Nine Slaughtering Spear!