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nChapter 48: Rapid Growth

nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nAs soon as Chu Zhou and the other three appeared, they were immediately discovered by four Iron Thorn Wild Boars that were feeding on grass.

n“Onik onik…”

nThe four Iron Thorn Wild Boars instantly raised their heads and looked at Chu Zhou and the other three rushing over. Their eyes were red and they let out roars.

nThe four Iron Thorn Wild Boars suddenly ran like four tanks driving at high speed with sharp iron spikes all over their bodies…

nIt was terrifying.

nOne of the Iron Thorn Wild Boars rushed in front of Chu Zhou in the blink of an eye.

nDensely packed iron spikes were like a sharp steel forest, bringing with them a series of sharp whistles as the air was torn apart as they collided with Chu

nZhou.

n“This beast is so fast!”

nChu Zhou realized that the Beast Soldier-Tier Iron Thorn Wild Boar was really much stronger than the Iron Thorn Wild Boars he had killed in the elite trial.

nThey were on completely different levels.

nHe did not dare to take the risk as he looked at the dense iron spikes that collided with the lightning.

nOtherwise, he would probably be instantly pierced like a porcupine once he was hit.

nHe immediately used the Phantom movement technique and took a step forward, leaving two afterimages.

nThe Iron Thorn Wild Boar roared excitedly and collided with a figure, only to realize that it was only a phantom.

nIts huge body, which weighed at least 500 kilograms, could not stop with the inertia and crashed into the wreckage of an old car not far away.

nIt sent the remains of the small car flying into the air and shattered.

nChu Zhou’s figure caught up from the side the moment the Iron Thorn Wild Boar hit the remains of the small car.

nHe slashed at the neck of the Iron Thorn Wild Boar with lightning speed with the Dragon Tooth Battle Saber in his hand.

nHowever, a black shadow suddenly slapped the Dragon Tooth Battle Saber before his slash could hit the Iron Thorn Wild Boar.

nA strong recoil came from the Dragon Tooth Battle Saber with a clang. Chu Zhou immediately took a step back.

nHe focused and realized that the black shadow was the tail of the Iron Thorn Wild Boar.

nThis tail was like an iron whip that emitted a faint metallic luster.

n“Is this the strength of a Beast Soldier Level monster? Interesting. It’s more than ten times stronger than the monsters in the elite trial.”

nChu Zhou sized up the Iron Spike Wild Boar that kept growling in front of him with interest. He slowly calmed down.

nAfter the confrontation just now, he had roughly determined the strength of this Iron Thorn Wild Boar.

nThis Iron Thorn Wild Boar should be a Beginner Beast Soldier.

nBeginner Beast Soldiers were equivalent to human beginner Awakening Realm martial artists.

nMonsters had an advantage in terms of physique.

nTherefore, most human martial artists were not a match for monsters of the same level in a head-on clash.

nHowever… Humans were smarter and created all kinds of cultivation techniques and combat techniques. They were also good at using weapons and other tools.

nTherefore, as long as they did not foolishly engage in the most primitive barbaric collision with the monsters, and instead used his advantage to fight monsters, then, it would not be difficult to kill monsters of the same level.

nOf course, the situation was ever-changing and anything could happen in actual combat.

nAfter Chu Zhou figured out the strength of the Iron Thorn Wild Boar, he was certain that he could quickly deal with it in one move.

nHowever, he was not in a hurry at this moment. He wanted to use this Iron

nThorn Wild Boar to sharpen his World Destruction saber technique that he had yet to master.

n“Onik onik…”

nThe Iron Thorn Wild Boar’s eyes were bloodshot again. It galloped with its four hooves and charged at Chu Zhou.

nChu Zhou used the Phantom movement technique to dodge. Then, he waved the Dragon Tooth Battle Saber in his hand and slashed at the Iron Thorn Wild Boar with lightning speed according to the power of the World Destruction saber technique.

nHowever, his slash did not succeed.

nThe Dragon Tooth Battle Saber slashed at the iron spikes on the Iron Thorn Wild Boar’s body, producing a puff of sparks before being rebounded. However, Chu Zhou had patience.

nHe used the Phantom movement technique to dodge the Iron Thorn Wild Boar’s attacks again and again. Then, he used the World Destruction saber technique and made multiple slashes at the Iron Thorn Wild Boar.

nThrough this method, he constantly pondered over the profundities of the World Destruction Saber Technique.

nJust like Chu Zhou, Ling Zhan, Shi Meng, and Li Qingshi chose to use the Iron

nThorn Wild Boar as their training target after exchanging a few moves with it.

nOf course, the three of them were at the same level as the Iron Thorn Wild Boar, so they were far less relaxed than Chu Zhou.

nWhile Ling Zhan used the Iron Thorn Wild Boar to sharpen himself, he would occasionally unleash big moves and use the “Rainstorm Sword Technique” to rain down swords, forcing the Iron Thorn Wild Boar back.

nShi Meng’s combat Style was relatively wild. After advancing to an Awakening Realm martial artist, he seemed to have awakened as a humanoid monster and actually liked to fight head-on.

nHe held the hexagonal shield in one hand and kept colliding with the Iron Thorn Wild Boar again and again. He would wave his fists with metal gauntlets and punch the Iron Thorn Wild Boar ruthlessly from time to time.

nBoom, boom, boom! Tremors continuously sounded with astonishing momentum, as if two monsters were fighting the most primitive battle.

nLi Qingshi’s combat style had changed the most.

nThis time, she used a dagger and also a gun.

nHer entire body revolved around the Iron Thorn Wild Boar at high speed. Her two sharp daggers were elusive and often appeared suddenly. They were like two sharp lightning bolts, stabbing at the Iron Thorn Wild Boar’s eyes, ears, throat, and other vital points.

nWhen the Iron Thorn Wild Boar threatened her, the two sharp daggers in her hands would instantly be exchanged for a pair of guns.

nA kinetic pistol that used conventional bullets.

nThe other was a plasma pistol that used energy bullets.

nMetal bullets and energy bullets landed on the Iron Thorn Wild Boar.

nEven though these bullets avoided its vital points, they still shot the Iron Thorn Wild Boar until blood splattered and it kept roaring in pain.

n“The power of firearms is indeed very lethal to low-level life forms.”

nChu Zhou took some time to take a look at Li Qingshi’s situation and could not help but sigh.

nFirearms still posed a huge threat to Awakening Realm humans or Beast Soldier Level monsters.

nThey would basically die if a bullet hit a vital point.

nHowever, the higher the level of a life form, the less intimidating firearms would be.

nIt was very difficult for ordinary firearms, be it kinetic or energy weapons, to pierce through the bodies of Beast General Level monsters. The deterrence of firearms was greatly reduced.

nThe Emperor Level, which stood at the peak of the monsters, was even more terrifying. Even missiles could not hurt them.

nOnly a nuclear explosion could pose a huge threat to them.

nHowever, it could not make sure that they would be killed. It could even stimulate them to mutate and make them even more terrifying.

nTherefore, Chu Zhou would not envy Li Qingshi.

nHe understood that the strongest martial artist was still himself. After a martial artist reached a high level, they would be even more terrifying than those powerful kinetic and energy weapons.

nThis was because high-level martial artists were equivalent to powerful weapons that could be moved and hidden at will. Moreover, they did not need any logistics.

n“It’s about time!”

nAfter exchanging a few more moves with the Iron Thorn Wild Boar, Chu Zhou felt that it had begun to “skimp on its footwork” and was “no longer serious”. It actually kept thinking of ways to escape.

nThis kind of “employee” who always wanted to “escape from work” could not be kept!

nTherefore, the Dragon Tooth Battle Saber in his hand was suddenly covered in a layer of gray origin power, and wisps of incomparably sharp aura seeped out.

nChing!

nA sharp lightning-like gray saber beam flashed.

nThe head of the Iron Thorn Wild Boar flew away from its body.

nBlood spewed out of the cut like a fountain.

nIts body, which weighed 500 kilograms, fell heavily to the ground.

nThree minutes later, Ling Zhan, Shi Meng, and Li Qingshi also killed the Iron Thorn Wild Boar they were dealing with.

nHowever, they were dumbfounded when they looked at their captain, Chu

nZhou.

nChu Zhou took out a barbecue rack and a special high-temperature heating rod at some point. He actually roasted the meat of the Iron Thorn Wild Boar.

nWhat was even more terrifying was that Chu Zhou kept scattering salt, cumin, star anise, and other seasonings on the roasted meat on the grill as he opened a video called “108 ways to cook Monster Meat” to watch.

nHe would nod with relish from time to time.

nWaves of fragrance wafted into the noses of Ling Zhan and the other two, making them salivate. They had consumed a lot of physical strength after all.

nLing Zhan and the other two were in a daze. They suddenly felt that Chu Zhou did not seem to be here to hunt monsters, but to have a picnic.

n“Come and eat the meat. What are you waiting for? Don’t you know that the taste of the barbecue might attract the nearby monsters? We’ll eat and leave quickly…”

nChu Zhou shouted as he picked up a piece of roasted meat and wolfed it down.

nHey! And you claim you know that roasting in the wilderness might attract monsters?

nLing Zhan and the other two rolled their eyes at Chu Zhou. Then, they quickly walked to Chu Zhou’s side and picked up the roasted meat to eat.

n“It smells good! Boss Chu, you’re the best at living life!”

nShi Meng took a big bite of meat and clicked his tongue.

n“It seems that we don’t have to rely on high-energy energy bars to satisfy our hunger all day long when we kill monsters in the wilderness this time!”

nLi Qingshi smiled.

nThe high-energy energy bar was a common food for martial artists who went to the wilderness to kill monsters, but the taste… was hard to describe.

nNow that their team had an “Epicurean” like Chu Zhou, they seemed to be able to eliminate high-energy energy bars as food.

nLing Zhan did not say anything. He only chewed quickly and ate piece after piece of meat.

n“Hahaha, the wilderness is a natural ingredient vault. It would be a pity not to enjoy it…”

n“Eat, eat, eat… Eat more to become stronger quickly!”

nChu Zhou laughed loudly and started eating like a tornado.

nTo him, nothing was more important than food.

nEating could increase his attribute points and make him stronger.

nEspecially these Iron Thorn Wild Boars. They could only take away the two most valuable tusks from the Iron Thorn Wild Boars. The rest had been wasted.

nEating a portion now could be considered making up for his losses.

nChu Zhou and the other three continued on their way after a quick meal and cutting off the tusks of all the Iron Thorn Wild Boars.

nIn the following journey, they still encountered many monsters, some in groups, and some acting alone.

nIf they encountered them in groups and there were too many of them, they would choose to circle around them.

nIf they acted alone and were Beast Soldier Level monsters, they would use these monsters to train themselves.

nOther than that, Chu Zhou, the “Epicurean”, did not stay idle. He constantly used the monster meat to make all kinds of delicious food, allowing Ling Zhan and the other two to enjoy themselves.

nThe four of them were also growing rapidly. Their movements became sharper and more concise when dealing with monsters, and they often killed them with one strike.

nOn this day, after Chu Zhou finished eating delicious food, he held a palm-sized piece of titanium alloy in his right hand and silently cultivated the Extreme Titanium Golden Body.

nSuddenly, an undetectable point in his body was mobilized violently. Chu Zhou was immediately overjoyed.

n“Finally, a metal particle has successfully fused with my cells. I’ve finally begun my path to obtaining the Extreme Titanium Golden Body.”

n“In the past few days, I’ve been eating all kinds of monster meat and arrow eagle meat. The attribute points I’ve accumulated are enough to upgrade the

nExtreme Titanium Golden Body to the first level.”

nChu Zhou immediately looked at his Attribute Board.

nAttribute Points: 62.15

nExtreme Titanium Golden Body (C-rank): Beginner (Upgradable)

n“Upgrade the Extreme Titanium Golden Body!”

nWith a thought, he began to upgrade the Extreme Titanium Golden Body..

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