13: Full power

"Roar—"

The bear's roar shook the heavens, scaring the surrounding low-level fierce beasts into trembling.

The Diamond Bear was the overlord of the ten-mile radius, and relying on its Qi Refining Eighth Star strength, it was invincible!

Seeing Lu Yuan provoke the Diamond Bear, the examinees, who hadn't reached any conclusion, changed expression instantly, and the flat-topped examinee burned with anger.

"Are you crazy?!"

"If you want to die, go do it yourself, don't drag us down with you!"

The flat-topped examinee said.

His name was Huang Jinhe, and the reason he had been so active and outspoken in the discussion earlier was that he had awakened a Space Attribute Combat Class.

This attribute made it easy to catch others off guard and land the final blow on the Diamond Bear to gain points!

However, it was too late to say anything now; without a confirmed strategy, they couldn't handle a Diamond Bear in a state of rage!

Of the twelve Qi Refining First Star examinees, ten quickly ran away, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire!

"Buddy, what are you doing?" Jiang Zhengyu was dumbfounded.

Attacking without a word?

He didn't even look at what level of fierce beast the Diamond Bear was; one slap could smash Lu Yuan into meat paste!

"Run, I'll cover you." Jiang Zhengyu made a prompt decision and summoned over a hundred Skeleton Warriors and ten heavy-armored Skeleton Warriors.

Remembering that Lu Yuan had given him the points for a Golden Lion, he decided to cover Lu Yuan's retreat.

Li Jinxue hesitated for a moment upon seeing this, then looked at the enraged Diamond Bear and cast a Time Attribute Spirit Skill.

The Diamond Bear's fur stood up like steel needles, and as it beat its chest in anger, it seemed as if time had stopped; it stood frozen in place, unable to move.

"Five seconds." Li Jinxue said, then left.

She didn't know Lu Yuan at all, but since they were from the same city, stalling for five seconds was the limit of what she could do!

Meanwhile, the audience in the livestream was filling the screen with question marks.

"What is Lu Yuan doing? Why is he provoking the Diamond Bear for no reason? He doesn't actually think he can kill a Qi Refining Eighth Star fierce beast, does he?!"

"It's over, it's over. He finally became the number one in Tianhua City and got 7400 high points, but now he's going to hit the protective barrier and forfeit the Martial Examination!"

"Serves him right for being so cocky; now he's in trouble!"

There were thirteen examinees, each ranked at the top in their respective cities, and the total number of viewers in the livestream reached tens of millions!

Even though they couldn't hear their conversation through the livestream, the audience could tell.

These examinees wanted to cooperate to hunt the Diamond Bear, but for some reason, they hadn't reached an agreement—likely regarding who would get the points for killing it.

Just when the audience thought they had parted on bad terms, Lu Yuan attacked and caught the Diamond Bear's attention!

Fighting a Qi Refining Eighth Star fierce beast as a Qi Refining Second Star?

That's a joke!

"Are you not leaving yet?" Jiang Zhengyu was sweating profusely with anxiety, and his heart stopped when he saw Lu Yuan walking straight toward the Diamond Bear.

This guy was truly crazy!

"Jiang Zhengyu, be careful or you won't be able to leave either." Huang Jinhe, who had run over a hundred meters away, said sarcastically, feeling resentful that Lu Yuan had ruined his plan.

Jiang Zhengyu had no choice but to leave; he didn't want the points he had worked so hard to earn to go to waste.

"Buddy, this is all I can do to help you."

The eerie screaming continued, and Lu Yuan walked step by step toward the Diamond Bear, whose pupils were blood-red and which had gone completely berserk.

With every step he took, a Guie appeared by his side.

Blood Calamity Blood Butcher, Wood Calamity Rotten Scab, Water Calamity Vast Nether, Earth Calamity Zhang Sha!

"A Dark Attribute Practitioner?" Li Jinxue thought, having reached a safe position.

A violent explosion rang out!

The Puppet Master Profound-rank Spirit Skill, Sorrowful Puppet, cast by Lu Yuan, let out shrieks while splitting into seven identical dolls that surrounded the Diamond Bear.

Bang—

The already dilapidated gymnasium suffered another heavy blow!

"Holy crap, that much power?" Jiang Zhengyu was startled.

"No, a Dark Attribute Practitioner doesn't have this kind of Spirit Skill!"

Jiang Zhengyu blinked, wondering where Lu Yuan had learned such a Spirit Skill.

Dust rose everywhere, and the bear's roar was filled with rage. Injured by the Sorrowful Puppet, the Diamond Bear charged on all fours, eager to swallow Lu Yuan alive!

"Watch out!" Jiang Zhengyu instinctively shouted a warning.

The Diamond Bear's strength and defense, including its speed, were top-tier among fierce beasts!

There were two choices left for Lu Yuan: wait for death or activate the protective shield!

But Lu Yuan chose a third option: condensing another Guie to float in the air.

Puppet Master Profound-rank Spirit Skill: Cursed Puppet!

The moment it saw the Cursed Puppet, the Diamond Bear stood frozen in place with a dull expression, then squatted on the ground like a human, pounding its head hard!

It was in great pain!

Images it least wanted to recall in its bear life flashed through its mind!

"It's your turn."

Having cast two Spirit Skills in succession, Lu Yuan decided to end the battle quickly and controlled the four great calamities to surround the Diamond Bear.

The Blood Butcher's serrated chain blade pierced into the Diamond Bear's chest, then spun continuously; the immense pain dragged the Diamond Bear out of its memories!

The Earth Calamity Zhang Sha mounted the Diamond Bear, and its fists, truly the size of sandbags, rained down!

Rotten Scab and Vast Nether used all their might, joining the Blood Butcher and Zhang Sha in besieging the Diamond Bear!

The bear's roars gradually grew weaker, and the examinees hiding in the distance watching the spectacle scratched their heads hard.

"Is he really a Qi Refining Second Star Practitioner? Could he be intentionally hiding his strength, and is actually a Qi Refining Fifth or even Seventh Star Practitioner?!"

"You're dreaming. Even Chu Wushe couldn't have broken through to Qi Refining Fifth Star in this short time; maybe Fourth Star, but that's it."

"Holy crap, he... he's not a human, he's a monster!"

An examinee spoke incoherently, pointing at Lu Yuan as if he had seen a ghost!

"So strong." Li Jinxue finally understood why Lu Yuan had dared to provoke the Diamond Bear; it wasn't suicide, but because he actually had the strength to kill the Diamond Bear solo!

Thinking about how Lu Yuan and she both came from Tianhua City, Li Jinxue looked at her own points and had a rough idea of the rankings.

The question marks from the livestream audience had never stopped, but the meaning of the question marks from the first time was completely different from the second!

Puchi—

The Blood Butcher crushed the Diamond Bear's heart with its bare hands, retrieved the demon crystal, then knelt on one knee and offered it with both hands!

Lu Yuan picked up the demon crystal and put it into his backpack; his points rose from 7400 to 8400!

"Seriously, buddy, if you had said you were this fierce, I wouldn't have been scared to death!" Jiang Zhengyu trotted over to Lu Yuan's side.

"Didn't you see it before?"

Lu Yuan said.

Jiang Zhengyu chuckled.

"A Golden Lion can't compare to a Diamond Bear. Big brother, my name is Jiang Zhengyu, I'm that one..." Jiang Zhengyu introduced himself and gave Lu Yuan a shy smile.

Lu Yuan: "???"

"Straight man." Lu Yuan said.

"No, big brother, can you teach me the Spirit Skill you just used? Don't worry, the reward will definitely satisfy you. Do you know Jiang Tianxia? She's my cousin." Jiang Zhengyu brought up Jiang Tianxia, promising to give Lu Yuan a satisfactory reward after the Martial Examination ended.

"You can't learn it." Lu Yuan shook his head.

He had heard of Jiang Tianxia; she had awakened a Gold Attribute Combat Class and, like him, was an SSS-Rank Talent!

He was a special class Puppet Master, and Jiang Zhengyu was a Dark Attribute Practitioner; how could he teach Jiang Zhengyu a Puppet Master-exclusive Spirit Skill?

"Big brother, dear brother, I beg you." Jiang Zhengyu acted spoiled. He had a baby face and didn't look eighteen; he looked more like thirteen or fourteen.

"You really can't learn it. I'm a Puppet Master; we aren't the same class."

Lu Yuan said.

"Nonsense, I'm a straight-A student. If Blue Star had a class called Puppet Master, I'd wash my hair while doing a handstand!" Jiang Zhengyu thought Lu Yuan didn't want to teach him.

A vine quietly wrapped around Jiang Zhengyu's neck, then gently stroked his back; the Wood Calamity Rotten Scab smiled like a flower.

"Big brother, I was wrong." Jiang Zhengyu gave in.

"This thing is still the most effective."

Lu Yuan thought.

The Diamond Bear's massive corpse lay in the center of the gymnasium, and the examinees hiding in the distance walked up to take a look.

Huang Jinhe's throat bobbed, and his gaze toward Lu Yuan held a bit more awe. No one had expected Lu Yuan's combat power to be so ferocious!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lu Yuan, having absorbed the Diamond Bear's blood, broke through to Qi Refining Realm Three Star, and a system notification sounded in his ears.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the A-Rank quest "Fighting Braver with Each Battle"; reward: spirit power reserve increased by 50 times!]

Feeling the spirit power in his body expand from a small river to a vast ocean, Lu Yuan looked at the ghost puppet soldiers in his backpack.

Previously, he had too little spirit power to control all the ghost puppet soldiers, but now it was the opposite: there were too few ghost puppet soldiers, and his spirit power was overflowing!

Controlling the Blood Butcher to finish collecting the useful materials from the Diamond Bear, Lu Yuan looked around and walked straight ahead.

Time waits for no one. Today was the third day of the Martial Examination, and he aimed to break his score into five digits before dark!

"Lu Yuan..." Li Jinxue silently memorized the name.

Qi Refining Realm Three Star, plus his endless array of eerie methods—she suspected Lu Yuan's score far exceeded her own!

Having left the crowd, Lu Yuan entered into endless slaughter once again!

Seeing a fierce beast, he controlled the four great calamities to take it out with thunderous force; seeing another fierce beast, then a one-hit kill...

By the end of the killing, Lu Yuan's expression was numb; he only felt his backpack growing heavier.

9,000 points, 10,000 points, 20,000 points...

The sun set, and moonlight illuminated the earth. Lu Yuan, having found an abandoned shopping mall as a temporary shelter, raised his wrist; the bracelet showed his score had unknowingly reached 30,000!