4: Space wormhole appears

Generally speaking,

an increase in Qi and blood will lead to changes in strength and speed.

If Qi and blood suddenly increase, the immediate consequence is a lack of adaptation to the body.

It takes a certain period of adaptation to fully master one's body.

This situation usually occurs among students who consume expensive Heaven And Earth Treasures.

After consumption, they may even experience uncoordinated movements.

Although Blood Tempering Agents also have the effect of boosting Qi and blood,

that negligible increase is not enough to cause significant changes.

However, in these dozen or so hours, Li Canglan's Qi and blood increased by nearly fifteen points!

Yet, not the slightest sign of maladaptation occurred.

"The enhancement brought by the System feels just like something I gained through arduous cultivation."

Li Canglan was very satisfied.

Now, this is what you call cheating!

Outside the teaching building, besides Li Canglan and Zhang Ganchao, only a few others were rushing to the teaching building just in time.

They only felt a gust of wind blow past, and a figure had already run ahead of them.

"Holy crap, which class's big shot is that?"

"That speed, his Qi and blood must be at least 80, right?"

"Could it be Chen Zhicheng from Class One?"

The moment Li Canglan stepped through the classroom door, the class bell rang.

Homeroom teacher Zhang Xin's eyes showed relief.

He had originally thought that after yesterday's events, Li Canglan would become dispirited and give up on cultural studies.

It seemed now that Li Canglan's Heart-Nature was still good.

However, upon seeing Zhang Ganchao sneak in through the back door, his face immediately darkened.

"Zhang Ganchao, stop right there!"

"Did I tell you to go back to your seat?"

"You're late for class, go to the back and listen to the lecture while in a horse stance!"

Zhang Ganchao, with a bitter face, held his textbook and went to the back.

What about sharing hardships?

Canglan ran off so fast, leaving Zhang Ganchao to suffer alone!

"Last class, we discussed Crawlers."

Zhang Xin turned on the projector.

A hideous creature, almost completely decayed, barely recognizable as humanoid, appeared on the large screen.

"Who can tell me, what is the Crawler's weakness?"

"It's fire!"

Xu Yifan, sitting in the front row, answered first.

"Student Xu Yifan answered very well."

Zhang Xin nodded, praised him, and then motioned for Xu Yifan to sit down.

Xu Yifan turned around and gave Li Canglan a provocative glance.

Li Canglan returned a roll of his eyes.

What's so difficult about answering such simple monsterology knowledge?

In the High Martial Era, cultural classes primarily focused on learning various knowledge about monsters.

Almost all students wanted to become Martial Artists.

Even if they couldn't get into a higher martial arts academy,

anyone leaving a Base City might encounter all kinds of monsters.

Even if they didn't leave the city, cult members would bring monsters into the city.

Therefore, monsterology naturally became a compulsory high school course.

Only then could they have a better chance of survival when encountering danger.

After cultural classes, it was physical education.

Martial Artist teachers would lead students in appropriate training to increase their Qi and blood.

Although this standardized training suited most people,

for someone like Li Canglan, their own training would be more effective.

For lunch, Li Canglan received his nutritional meal at school.

This was official assistance for poor families like Li Canglan's.

Lunch consisted of two meat dishes and one vegetable, providing Li Canglan with nearly one point of Qi and blood.

"Perhaps tomorrow, I should be able to Breakthrough to the Body Tempering Realm."

After school, Li Canglan and Zhang Ganchao took the bus together to the milk tea shop.

On the way, Li Canglan kept an eye on the news on the Martial Artist forum.

Many Martial Artists shared knowledge about tempering Qi and blood, as well as learning Martial Skills.

Just then, a blood-red exclamation mark suddenly flashed on his phone!

[Urgent Report: A spatial wormhole has appeared in Luofeng City. All residents are requested to evacuate to shelters as soon as possible, or quickly return home to take cover!]

Spatial wormhole!

These crimson words made Li Canglan's heart skip a beat.

Since the Spiritual Qi revival a hundred years ago, spatial wormholes have frequently appeared in various corners of Blue Star.

Various gigantic monsters appeared, and mysterious, inexplicable phenomena followed.

Some monsters appearing from spatial wormholes were extremely terrifying, even destroying central cities.

Every appearance of a spatial wormhole meant disaster!

And below the words 'spatial wormhole', the marked location was:

Luofeng City!

On the bus, everyone playing on their phones was startled.

Weren't they in Luofeng City?

Screech!

The ear-piercing sound of the vehicle braking sharply rang out.

Bang!

A heavy collision sound followed, and Li Canglan quickly looked up.

He discovered it was a monster he had only seen on projectors and online: a Crawler!

This Crawler was like a dead human, except it could only crawl on all fours, and the flesh on its body had long since rotted away.

The decaying flesh hanging from its skull was nauseating.

But more crucially, it had an ability that made it unafraid of injury.

The Crawler's arms gripped the bus ceiling tightly.

No matter how sharply the driver turned, he couldn't shake it off the bus!

Bang! Bang!

The Crawler's arms repeatedly slammed against the bus's windshield.

Each heavy impact made the passengers' hearts pound.

A few breaths later, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the windshield.

Seeing this, many people's hearts sank to rock bottom.

The windshield wouldn't hold much longer.

"What do we do? What do we do now?"

Many people on the bus had lived their entire lives in the city.

To them, these monsters only existed on screens.

Seeing them in person almost instantly shattered their psychological defenses.

The more timid women and children turned ashen, crying out in despair.

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die, can anyone save me..."

"Mommy... I'm scared."

Martial Artists were high-ranking existences in this era.

Even a One-Star Warrior wouldn't be riding a bus.

Therefore, the strongest person on this bus was merely in the Body Refining Realm.

The driver, closest to the Crawler, also had a pale face.

The putrid smell permeated his nostrils, making him want to vomit.

But he understood his duty: he had to safely take the passengers back.

He took a deep breath and roared,

"Hold on tight to the handrails!"

As his voice fell, he no longer cared if the passengers would listen to him.

He only knew that if he didn't act soon, once the bus's windshield shattered,

other Crawlers on the street would also rush in.

And devour them completely!

Thinking of this, a trace of determination flashed in the driver's eyes!

He floored the accelerator, driving the bus directly into the phone shop ahead.