Chapter 39 Senior!

Everyone who was fleeing, resisting, or watching in despair could not help but look up at that strike descending from the sky!

"Boom!!"

Centered on the point of impact, a visible ring-shaped shockwave, mixed with crimson flames and pitch-black collapsing energy, exploded outward, sweeping in all directions!

The Lord-level Ferocious Beast's mountain-like head, the moment it touched the hammer's edge, saw its incredibly tough pitch-black bone armor instantly covered in spiderweb-like cracks, as if it were porcelain struck by a heavy hammer!

"Puchi!"

The hammer head smashed into the depths of its skull without any obstruction, and the destructive power poured out and raged wildly!

The Lord-level Ferocious Beast's raised head suddenly sank downward, and the light in its scarlet giant eyes quickly dimmed and extinguished.

Its mountain-like massive body stiffened for an instant, then lost all strength and collapsed backward to the side with a loud crash!

"Rumble!!"

The earth shook violently, and dust and smoke shot up into the sky.

The entire Songjiang City, after such a long ordeal, finally quieted down.

All that remained was the swirling dust and that massive, Lord-level corpse slowly losing its life.

Zhang Fan suppressed the roiling blood in his body and slowly pulled the mystic heavy mountain-collapsing hammer out of the ferocious beast's shattered body.

That final "Sky-Falling Strike," which utilized the helicopter's altitude and concentrated all of his essence, energy, and spirit, had cost him quite a bit of strength.

"Lord-level... truly is extraordinary."

But the harvest was also huge.

[Contact with Lord-level Ferocious Beast corpse, obtained attribute points: 200!]

The pleasant notification sound rang in his mind, instantly dispelling all fatigue.

"Two hundred points!"

Zhang Fan felt a surge of joy; the gains from killing a high-level existence were far beyond ordinary. Added to the 57 points remaining previously, his total attribute points had now reached [257 points]!

"Upgrade!" He did not hesitate at all and sank his consciousness into the panel.

First was the Rank 9 secret technique he had just started, "Dragon Elephant Eight Desolations Cinder Dragon Technique." This battle had proven its power, so it must be upgraded first.

150 points of attributes were injected instantly!

Inside his body, the red-gold Cinder Dragon phantom that had been silent for a while roared and solidified again! The profound truths regarding fire, destruction, and the Eight Desolations Prison-Suppression were rapidly elevating!

[Dragon Elephant Eight Desolations Cinder Dragon Technique: Rank 9 (Complete)!]

Next, he cast his gaze toward the movement technique, "Wind-Thunder Extreme Body."

42 attribute points were invested, and the wind and thunder power circulated more smoothly and unimpededly through his limbs and bones, bringing his speed and agility to their current peak!

[Wind-Thunder Extreme Body: Rank 9 (Complete)!]

At this point, all the core techniques Zhang Fan practiced—the "Dragon-Elephant Source Body Technique," "Collapse Hammer Method," "Wind-Thunder Extreme Body," and "Dragon Elephant Eight Desolations Cinder Dragon Technique"—had reached the Rank 9 Complete level!

"The next step..." A glint flashed in Zhang Fan's eyes, "is to push for that legendary 'Super-Rank Martial Artist'!"

He slowly restrained his aura, snapping out of the exhilaration of his strength increase, and only then did he notice the deathly silence all around.

As far as his eyes could see, the members of the Martial Artists Alliance in Songjiang City, led by Chen Guodong and Ye Zhenxi, were all as if struck by a paralysis spell, each with their mouths wide open and eyes staring round, fixedly watching him and that massive beast corpse, their faces filled with disbelief and extreme shock.

The air seemed to have frozen.

A full two minutes later, Chen Guodong gasped sharply, "Zhang... Zhang Fan... you..."

Ye Zhenxi also subconsciously raised her hand to cover her mouth. She knew Zhang Fan was strong, but witnessing him single-handedly slay a monstrously fierce Lord-level Ferocious Beast so cleanly and decisively—the visual and mental impact was beyond compare!

"With Minister Zhang here, why did we even ask for reinforcements from Xijing Martial Arts University..." a high-ranking Alliance member muttered unconsciously, voicing everyone's inner thoughts. The gaze directed at Zhang Fan was filled with awe, even carrying a hint of adoration.

In the distance, behind the temporary defense line.

The class beauty Liu Qian and her classmates were even more like statues carved from mud and wood.

They looked at the classmate who used to be discussed privately in class as having "gone to the corpse disposal squad," yet now stood like a war god atop the corpse of a Lord-level Ferocious Beast.

"That... that is a Lord-level..." a male student's voice drifted, his legs trembling, "Smashed to death... with one hammer? Like smashing a watermelon?"

"Zhang Fan... how can he be this strong?" Another female student's eyes were dazed, unable to connect the boy in her memories with the powerhouse standing before her, whose aura soared to the heavens.

Liu Qian felt a complex mix of emotions; it turned out he had long since reached a height she could not even imagine.

Just at this moment.

A roar of engines came from the sky again, and the momentum was even greater.

Six large armed transport helicopters painted with the emblem of Xijing Martial Arts University landed on an open space not far away.

The cabin doors opened, and a slender figure leaped down first; it was Su Wan.

Behind her, more than a dozen male and female students filed out, each of their movements revealing the capability and tacit understanding unique to elites.

"Minister Chen!" Su Wan walked quickly to Chen Guodong, her speech rapid, "We received the highest-level call for help. Where is the Lord-level Ferocious Beast? What is the situation?"

Her gaze quickly swept across the devastated battlefield, and as she released her perception, the residual violent energy and scorching aura in the air made her heart tighten. The battle seemed to have ended, but the way it ended...

Chen Guodong's expression was complex as he pointed to the "small mountain" not far away: "You... arrived a step too late. That Lord-level Ferocious Beast has already been dealt with by Minister Zhang."

"Dealt with?" Su Wan was startled, her eyes following where Chen Guodong pointed.

The next second, her gaze landed on that massive corpse which, even in death, still emitted a heart-palpitating pressure, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

At the same time, their gazes followed Chen Guodong's to look at Zhang Fan.

Dealt with it alone? This young man?

Su Wan's heart gave a violent jolt.

Zhang... Zhang Fan?!

How could it be him?!

The Zhang Fan who, after graduation, was rumored to have failed the martial arts college entrance exam and, disheartened, joined the city defense corpse disposal squad?

He... is the "Minister Zhang" who solved this terrifying Lord-level Ferocious Beast? Is he that new branch minister rumored within the Alliance to have iron-fisted methods and astonishing strength in Qinggang City?

The massive cognitive shock left Su Wan stunned for a moment.

Chen Guodong nodded: "That's right, it is Zhang Fan. If it weren't for his timely arrival this time, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

At this time, among the Xijing Martial Arts University team, a few of the strongest students had already walked to the side of the massive beast corpse and begun to investigate carefully. The more they investigated, the deeper the gravity and astonishment on their faces became.

"The skull was instantly pierced by pure, extreme force combined with some kind of destructive power... What an overbearing method!" The tall male student, named Nangong Shuo, who was one of the team leaders for this reinforcement group, analyzed in a deep voice, his gaze toward Zhang Fan now filled with solemnity.