“So that’s it, is this your true strength?”
Zhang Mo looked down at the one-eyed werewolf, his eyes flickering slightly.
The opponent's strength was not simply that of a Peak Second Rank, but was just one step away from reaching Third Rank.
This level is generally known as the Half-Step Third Rank.
“You are afraid, but it is too late.”
“I will use your flesh and blood to pay tribute to my brothers.”
He clenched his fist tightly, his eyes cold and cruel.
“Oh, I didn't expect you monsters to have such deep feelings. Well, I'll send you to join your brothers.”
His voice echoed in the air as Zhang Mo descended from the roof with the force of thunder, his palm quickly striking out.
Heart-Crushing Palm!
Sixteen different types of force erupted completely. Zhang Mo's palm had turned jet black, exceeding the power of Nine Dragons and Nine Elephants. It burst forth like the collapse of heaven and earth.
“Howl!”
The wolf’s howl shook the heavens and earth.
Faced with this palm, the one-eyed werewolf seemed to transform back into a ferocious beast. Dark energy coiled around its sharp claws, symbolizing misfortune and death.
Boom!
With a resounding boom.
Zhang Mo's Heart-Crushing Palm collided with the one-eyed werewolf's demonic art.
For a moment!
The entire alley was as if thousands of bombs were exploding.
Then!
Zhang Mo forcefully took a step forward, retracting his right hand in a move, his left hand flipping, delivering another Heart-Crushing strike aimed at the one-eyed werewolf's chest.
“This human…!”
The pain in his arm, as if it were tearing apart, filled the one-eyed werewolf with rage. But before it could react, it saw the jet-black palm looming in front of it.
Bang!
Another muffled sound, the one-eyed werewolf's arms fell unnaturally, spewing blood continuously. Its eyes were filled with unconcealed terror.
What kind of monster is this human?
Such terrifying power!
Why does he feel more like a demon beast than me?
What a bizarre palm technique!
The force had completely torn apart the meridians in his arms.
“Die!”
Killing intent surged in Zhang Mo's eyes. This time he struck with both palms at once.
He dared not underestimate a Half-Step Third Rank demon beast, so he was using all his strength.
“Damn it...!”
The one-eyed werewolf roared madly, trying to raise its arms to block, but it had no strength. It could only watch helplessly as the two palms landed on its chest.
“Puu!”
A large mouthful of blood erupted, and the one-eyed werewolf's body flew high into the air, finally crashing onto the ground in the distance. Blood instantly stained the ground red.
Half-Step Third Rank!
Fallen!
...
“What a nice fight.”
Looking at the one-eyed werewolf's corpse, Zhang Mo let out a sigh of relief, feeling an immense sense of exhilaration.
He had always been confident in winning the previous battles.
Now!
This was the battle where he truly felt the crisis.
But every cell in his body was incredibly excited.
Then!
Zhang Mo summoned the system in front of him with a fervent gaze.
【Late Second Rank Demon Beast, total lifespan 315 years, remaining 100 years, plundered complete. 】
【Late Second Rank Demon Beast, total lifespan 305 years, remaining 80 years, plundered complete. 】
【Late Second Rank Demon Beast, total lifespan 316 years, remaining 70 years, plundered complete. 】
【Half-Step Third Rank Demon Beast, total lifespan 350 years, remaining 110 years, plundered complete. 】
【Remaining plundered lifespan: 576 years. 】
Including the remaining plundered lifespan he had before, the lifespan Zhang Mo possessed had already exceeded the astounding number of 500.
“This should be enough for that martial art learning…probably.”
Zhang Mo didn't have much confidence in his martial art aptitude.
“I’ll have the Demon Beast Hunter Association deal with these demon beasts.”
He took his hunter certificate from his pocket and reported the news to them.
The appearance of these few demon beasts in this area was problematic and needed to be investigated thoroughly.
Then, Zhang Mo simply cleaned up the battlefield, took the valuable materials from the demon beasts, and disappeared into the dark alley.
......
Zhang Mo's home.
After taking a hot bath to wash away the blood from his body, Zhang Mo sat down with the Third Rank martial art manual, his eyes becoming increasingly brighter.
New data appeared on the system interface.
【Martial Art: Third Rank · Heavenly Star Sword Finger (Unlearned) 】
“This weapon is truly powerful. Even among Third Rank martial arts, it can be considered top-notch. I wonder where the principal got it.”
Setting down the manual, Zhang Mo thought for a moment, then shook his head.
Whatever!
Strong is all that matters!
However, Zhang Mo didn't start cultivating Heavenly Star Sword Finger right away, but instead took out a Breath-Condensing Pill, preparing to cultivate the True Yang Scripture.
While Third Rank martial arts were tempting.
Internal Qi was the foundation of everything.
Then, Zhang Mo swallowed a Breath-Condensing Pill and began cultivating the True Yang Scripture.
【First year, you absorbed the medicinal power of the Breath-Condensing Pill rapidly, operating the True Yang Scripture, your cultivation made incredible progress, opening up a new meridian. 】
Looking at the system interface, Zhang Mo's eyes flashed with surprise.
As expected!
Swallowing pills and then pouring lifespan into the cultivation, greatly benefited the cultivation of a technique.
Next!
Zhang Mo took out other Breath-Condensing Pills.
【Second year, with the help of two Breath-Condensing Pills, you opened the twelfth meridian. 】
【Tenth year, you opened the thirteenth meridian, True Yang Scripture, Minor Completion. 】
【Thirtieth year, you have six meridians flowing freely, True Yang Scripture, Major Completion. 】
This time, Zhang Mo's lifespan was abundant, and he continued to pour in lifespan crazily.
【Fiftieth year, your internal Qi has reached another realm. 】
【Fifty-ninth year, twenty meridians of internal Qi circulate throughout your body, you have reached Peak Second Rank, True Yang Scripture, Perfect. 】
【Sixtieth year, you continue to cultivate, hoping to break through and innovate, but you only continue to consume and recover your internal Qi repeatedly, with no progress. 】
“With the help of these pills, combined with the foundation of Pure Yang Technique, this time I’ve cultivated much faster.”
“It seems I went a little overboard though.”
Zhang Mo glanced at the last sentence, then began pouring lifespan into Heavenly Star Sword Finger.
【First year, you immerse yourself in Heavenly Star Sword Finger, but this martial art is like a heavenly script, you cannot even begin to understand it. 】
【Second year, begin to circulate internal Qi with a special method…】