16: A third-level monster!

A space within the endless Exotic Beast Mountain Range suddenly twisted and fluctuated.

A figure holding a long blade and wearing a black combat suit descended.

Lin Chen opened his eyes.

"It's still the same place where I arrived last time."

Lin Chen took a breath of the air in the Exotic Beast Mountain Range and felt the cells in his body boiling.

He needed to fight now to stabilize his strength after his Realm had improved.

He chose a direction and set off!

Lin Chen released his Mental Energy, keeping it covering a range of one thousand meters around him.

Suddenly, he discovered a small Blood-Devouring Poison Scorpion nest ahead.

The Blood-Devouring Poison Scorpions were covered all over in thick, blood-red carapaces.

The barbs on their tails not only contained potent poison but could also devour essence blood!

The small nest had about thirty or forty Blood-Devouring Poison Scorpions.

"One at the Second-Rank Middle Stage, two at the Second-Rank Early Stage, and the rest are First-Rank."

With a sweep of his Mental Energy, Lin Chen sensed the situation of the entire exotic beast nest.

"Let me test the power of my Domain."

Lin Chen took a step out and instantly appeared inside the nest.

Lightning Domain, activate! It shrouded the entire nest!

The First-Rank exotic beasts were directly suppressed by the Domain and couldn't move.

The three Second-Rank exotic beasts could barely move, but their movements were exceptionally slow.

Boom, boom, boom! One after another, finger-thick purple lightning bolts struck the Blood-Devouring Poison Scorpions.

Hiss, hiss, hiss~ The Blood-Devouring Poison Scorpions roared in pain.

It was overwhelming. The bodies of the First-Rank exotic beasts were instantly shattered!

The two Second-Rank Early Stage exotic beasts were still struggling to hold on despite their carapaces being shattered.

Only the Second-Rank Middle Stage exotic beast had its carapace glowing, resisting the power of the lightning.

"So strong!" Lin Chen was shocked inside.

Second-Rank exotic beasts correspond to the human Martial Master Realm.

This meant that by unleashing his Domain, he could easily crush Martial Master experts!

Looking at the three exotic beasts, Lin Chen instantly drew his blade!

A purple Saber Qi over ten meters long was slashed out.

The Saber Qi was entwined with dense, finger-thick purple lightning!

Boom! The two Second-Rank Early Stage exotic beasts were instantly slashed into several pieces and scattered all over the ground.

Lin Chen's expression was shaken again. "The Purple Lightning Thunder Blade has also become stronger with the Domain's enhancement!"

Lin Chen looked at the last Second-Rank Middle Stage exotic beast, his thoughts stirring. Swish!

His Mental Energy wrapped around an E-Rank flying knife and sent it flying out. The flying knife was also entwined with purple lightning!

The head of the Second-Rank Middle Stage Blood-Devouring Poison Scorpion was instantly pierced through as if it were a block of tofu.

"My Mental Energy actually carries a lightning attribute as well." Too strong!

After this increase in Mental Energy, his overall strength had risen by a large step.

Hum~ Lin Chen retracted his Domain. He saw the ground covered in broken exotic beast corpses.

He wondered if he could still absorb energy. Lin Chen was speechless.

Absorb! [energy points] 5200

Awesome! "It can actually still be absorbed!"

Now, relying on his Domain, his hunting efficiency was astonishingly fast! It's just that many Materials had been destroyed.

With a wave of Lin Chen's hand, all the life cores and the partially intact exotic beast Materials were stored in his spatial ring.

36 First-Rank life cores! 3 Second-Rank life cores!

Continue! Lin Chen began to frantically hunt First-Rank and Second-Rank exotic beasts.

"That is...!" Suddenly, within his Mental Energy perception, Lin Chen discovered a terrifying exotic beast group!

The Raging Fire Ape clan! Raging Fire Apes have red fur all over and are violent by nature.

They are born with the ability to control fire, possess great strength, and like to live in groups.

He saw hundreds of Raging Fire Apes in a huge valley ahead.

Under his Mental Energy sensing, most were First-Rank exotic beasts. There were dozens of Second-Rank exotic beasts, with five or six at the Second-Rank Late Stage.

Suddenly! Inside the valley, on a giant rock. Roar~

"Human!" A Raging Fire Ape with a massive body suddenly roared in Lin Chen's direction.

"A Third-Rank exotic beast!" Lin Chen's heart trembled with fear!

Third-Rank exotic beasts have already developed intelligence, can speak human language, correspond to human Martial King experts, and their flight speed can reach the speed of sound!

The Third-Rank Raging Fire Ape discovered Lin Chen's Mental Energy spying and instantly transformed into a red figure, flying towards Lin Chen.

Feeling the terrifying pressure descend, Lin Chen did not run away; his Battle Intent was boiling!

Boom! A Raging Fire Domain shrouded Lin Chen, and the surrounding temperature rose sharply.

Thick streaks of fire attacked Lin Chen. "So terrifying!"

Lin Chen hurriedly unleashed his own Lightning Domain. Boom!

Lin Chen's Domain was suppressed and could only be maintained within a two-meter radius around him.

"A human Martial King Early Stage!" "It's been a long time since I tasted the deliciousness of a human!"

The Third-Rank Raging Fire Ape's Mental Energy fluctuated, its expression extremely excited.

Lin Chen looked at the Raging Fire Ape in the distance and slashed out with his blade!

A purple lightning Saber Qi dozens of meters long was slashed out.

However, under the suppression of the Raging Fire Ape's Domain, the Saber Qi only left a white mark when it finally struck its body.

"The gap is too big; this is at least a Third-Rank Middle Stage exotic beast."

Roar! The Raging Fire Ape roared angrily and pounced towards Lin Chen.

"Return!" Hum~ The space fluctuated for a moment, and Lin Chen's figure disappeared.

The Raging Fire Ape pounced at nothing and looked suspiciously at the place where Lin Chen had disappeared. "Spatial power!"

... Lin Chen woke up suddenly on the bed in Jingxiu Residential Complex.

Although he would wake up if he died in the Dream World, the taste of death was not pleasant.

Immediately after, Lin Chen became very excited again. Relying on his Domain, he should be able to barely contend against the Martial King Early Stage Realm.

He checked his panel: [energy points] 10500. life cores: 48 First-Rank, 9 Second-Rank.

As his strength improved, he would also be able to hunt higher-Rank exotic beasts. The speed at which he obtained energy points would also rapidly increase!

"Profound Rank Cultivation Techniques have limited power compared to Martial King Realm experts."

Lin Chen searched on the Federal Exchange. He discovered that there were very few Earth-Grade Cultivation Techniques for sale, and none were very suitable for him.

It seems he could only go to the Martial Arts University to take a look.

Lin Chen was not in a hurry to sell this batch of Materials. After all, the number of exotic beasts he hunted was too astonishing.

He had just sold a batch yesterday, and selling so many again today would inevitably arouse suspicion.

Although Chu Liang looked reliable, he should wait a bit longer.

Lin Chen planned to continue hunting exotic beasts every night to accumulate energy points, waiting until he went to a prestigious school to obtain an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique before using them.

Inside a luxurious villa in Su City, one of Qin Yu's arms was wrapped in thick bandages.

"Dad, that brat Lin Chen is too much of a Prodigy; he must have some unspeakable secret."

"My spot at the prestigious school is also gone." Qin Yu said with a mournful face.

Qin Jun looked at his son and sighed.

"Lin Chen is now a key focus of the school, so it's not easy for me to make a move in secret."

"However, he has already attracted the attention of those people in the shadows." Qin Jun said with a cold gaze.

"Dad, could it be...!" Qin Yu swallowed deeply and said.

"In any case, don't worry about Lin Chen's matter; there will be people to deal with him for us."

"As for the spot at the prestigious school, I will find a way. The captain is willing to help us; you can take one of the three spots in Beihai City."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu's face was filled with ecstasy.

... One week later. Lin Chen opened his eyes on the bed. He pulled up his panel information.

[energy points] 68600

Looking at the more than 60,000 energy points, Lin Chen's expression was extremely excited.

During this week, he hunted exotic beasts frantically every night. Whenever he encountered a place suspected of having a Third-Rank exotic beast, he would avoid it early.

He checked his spatial ring again: 336 First-Rank life cores, 52 Second-Rank life cores, and the exotic beast Materials were piled up like a mountain!

"Today I am going to Modu to participate in the prestigious school trial."

For the trial of the two major prestigious schools, students who are qualified must choose in advance which prestigious school to go to.

Lin Chen chose Modu Martial University.

"Prestigious school, let me see what is so special about you!" Lin Chen said confidently.