Chapter 155: Loading Battle Armor, Beyond the World

Chapter 155: Loading Battle Armor, Beyond the World

"Is this for real? The second semester of high school starts tomorrow, and he's already broken through to the Fourth Heavenly Realm?"

"It's crazy! I find it hard to believe, especially since I'm still in the late stage of the First Heavenly Realm."

"Yeah, if it were An Fuqing suddenly breaking through, I could understand, but Chen Chu? Wasn't he the one who took half a month just to complete Foundation Building?"

"Half a month for Foundation Building is ancient history. I knew he was extraordinary when he ranked 49th in the competition with low-level arts."

"What makes him so extraordinary?"

"Don't you remember? He killed a level 4 mutated beast with a dragon bloodline yesterday! That kind of strength is already equal to the Fourth Heavenly Realm, if not greater."

"But he didn't kill that mutated beast alone. The wound on its head was clearly from Luo Fei's sniper cannon."

"Ugh... Are you underestimating my Brother Chu? He's killed Fourth Heavenly Realm cultivators completely on his own."

"Exactly! Brother Chen is our role model. With average talent and low-level arts, he's outshining all you geniuses. Feeling bitter, huh?"

"Exactly! I knew he was extraordinary in Leisteru City, but I never imagined he was this incredible. He truly lives up to his name."

Pfft!

In the afternoon, in the thirty-third floor reading room, Luo Fei couldn't help but laugh when she saw this comment. She scrolled through her phone screen and chuckled.

"I knew you'd surprise everyone once you broke through."

Chen Chu on the other side smiled. "Not everyone, apparently. You seem rather unimpressed."

Even though Chen Chu had subdued his aura and was sitting quietly, there was an invisible but palpable sense of heaviness emanating from him, causing the air around him to condense, as if a giant dragon was sitting there.

The girl blinked. "That's because I've gotten used to it."

As someone who had watched every step as Chen Chu surpassed not only the geniuses of his class but also all of the geniuses in the entire grade, Luo Fei had indeed grown accustomed to his particular brand of craziness.

"Are you about to reach the middle stage of the Third Heavenly Realm?" Chen Chu looked at Luo Fei.

The girl nodded. "Yes, probably in the next couple of days."

Considering she had been in the Third Heavenly Realm for almost two months, coupled with the substantial contribution points she had earned from Kyria and the recent purge missions, exchanging them for resources should accelerate her progress significantly.

At this point, however, reaching the middle stage could only be considered average, likely due to the recent decline of her mental state. Previously, as Luo Fei had entered a state of mental clarity and harmonized with her arts, her cultivation speed had rivaled that of Xia Youhui and others.

Unfortunately, she had recently lagged behind. Moreover, not just her, many contemporaries in the Third Heavenly Realm were about to break through to the middle stage around this time.

By comparison, Lin Xue and the others, who had been at the mutated beast battlefield for almost a month now, should have already broken through, especially since they had consolidated for over a month before leaving.

Luo Fei then asked, "Chen Chu, what are your plans next?"

Chen Chu pondered for a moment. "Next, I plan to consolidate my cultivation. After a few days, I'll apply to go to the mutated beast battlefield. I’ll also start practicing a high-level combat skill. I've set my eyes on a heavy halberd art that can fully unleash my strength."

Luo Fei nodded. "Yes, without any accompanying combat skills for the Fourth Heavenly Realm, the Insightful Blade seems a bit lacking for your current cultivation. Do you have enough contribution points now?"

Chen Chu nodded. "Yeah, I have enough. That high-level combat skill only requires 100 points, and I currently have 101."

"Exactly enough." The girl nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

Next, Luo Fei asked Chen Chu about his breakthrough experience and the process of transforming his true power, to which he shared some insights.

Although he had used attribute points to reinforce his breakthrough, he hadn't forgotten the process and insights he had gained during it.

***

The turbulent sea roared under the darkened sky, rain pelting down like spears while fierce winds whipped up waves several meters high that crashed against everything in their path.

A colossal beast, nearly twenty meters long, with a menacing black and red body, drifted with the current, its indifferent eyes fixed ahead.

After a few minutes, the Fiery Beast grabbed the lizard's carcass and disappeared beneath the sea.

Though humans couldn't control the ocean like they could the land, high-definition satellites constantly monitored the vast seas, recording information about the colossal beasts' whereabouts. The Fiery Beast’s menacing appearance made it easily recognizable compared to other mutated fish, so it rarely lingered at the surface for long.

In the depths of the ocean, the Fiery Beast feasted on the lizard's torn flesh. Its tail swayed as it located Chen Chu's position on the Linchuan coastline, starting to swim in that direction.

By now, it was five in the afternoon. Chen Chu withdrew some of his attention from the Fiery Beast, lifting his head slightly to gaze at the radiant sunlight outside.

"It's almost time."

After devouring the mutated beast at the beginning stage of level 7, the Sword Armored Fiery Beast's evolution points had nearly reached 2,900. It would likely evolve for the fourth time in just two or three days.

Whoosh!

A pure and powerful aura surged from the girl across from him. Her long hair cascaded despite there being no wind, emitting the aura of the middle stage of the Third Heavenly Realm.

She had broken through. Chen Chu turned around to look at Luo Fei in astonishment.

Just moments ago, she had mentioned it would take her another two days to reach the middle stage, but unexpectedly, she had broken through right here, this afternoon, after just sitting for a while and reading some scriptures.

Even Chen Chu couldn't help but feel envious of this effortless way of cultivation.

The girl looked up, her bright and profound eyes resembling a cloudless sky, clear, serene, and far-reaching.

Inexplicably, Chen Chu felt as if she was far away, standing beyond the world.

Shaking his head to dispel the strange feeling, Chen Chu smiled and said, "Congratulations, beautiful Luo Fei, on advancing further in your cultivation."

The girl returned to her senses with a blink, and the distant feeling in her eyes vanished. She pursed her lips and chuckled. "It's just the middle stage of the Third Heavenly Realm, far inferior to your Fourth Realm."

Chen Chu chuckled. "I've just taken a step ahead. The path of cultivation is long and arduous; short-term differences don't determine the future."

Luo Fei nodded. "I'm not in a rush. My aunt has already designed a cultivation path for me. I'll be able to equip real combat gear after reaching the Fourth Heavenly Realm."

"Combat gear? Don't you already have that sniper cannon?" Chen Chu looked somewhat surprised.

Luo Fei shook her head. "That’s just the weapon I’m using before I reach the Fourth Realm. If science and martial arts integration were that simple, it wouldn't be a separate path."

Watching the mysterious girl, Chen Chu felt curious. "I didn't expect you to have this up your sleeve. Can you tell me what the combat gear is?"

"Not telling you for now." The girl teased with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

"Let's go together to Old Pang and apply for permission to go to the mutated beast battlefield. I need to see if I can break through to the Fourth Heavenly Realm before the end of this semester, or else I'll be left too far behind by you guys."

"Sure, let's do that."

With that, the two stood up. After Luo Fei returned the book she had borrowed to its place, they went downstairs, found Pang Long, and submitted their application.

The bus to the mutated beast battlefield didn't run all the time; they had to wait for the notification of when the next scheduled one would be leaving.

When Chen Chu returned home from school, he found Chen Hu alone in the yard, busy carrying chunks of mutated beast meat weighing dozens of kilograms back and forth.

Seeing Chen Chu entering the yard, Chen Hu wiped off some sweat. "Bro, you're back."

Chen Chu was completely taken aback. "Didn't I ask you to wait for me to come back so we could move them together?"

Chen Hu grinned. "It's fine, I can handle most of it by myself. You focus on cultivating; leave these small tasks to me. I bought three large freezers and cleared out the storeroom. Mom’s cooking in the kitchen..."

While talking, Chen Chu also started helping, using ropes to tie up most of the mutated beast meat, then lifting one bundle, each weighing two tons, with ease. He would have carried even more, but the entrance wasn’t big enough..

Behind him, Chen Hu, carrying four large chunks of frozen meat, each weighing over three hundred pounds, said in admiration, "Bro, you're really strong."

"It's nothing. Once you start cultivating, your strength will also increase."

As he spoke, Chen Chu glanced back with a strange look in his eyes at Chen Hu, who was robust and relaxed despite carrying over three hundred pounds of meat.

Does this guy not realize he’s also very strong?