Wilderness

Amidst the gunfire, all the remaining monsters in the city were killed.

Most prospective martial artists breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, while a few looked worried, fearing they might not pass the test.

More and more people gathered in twos and threes, converging on the city wall gate.

Zhou Tong, dressed neatly, carried a bulging backpack and looked as relaxed as if he were strolling through the streets, seemingly living in a different world from the others who were more or less disheveled.

Some people were intrigued and wanted to strike up a conversation, but they were intimidated by Zhou Tong's unrestrained murderous aura and could only whisper to those around them, speculating about Zhou Tong's background and origins.

"He's not among the most sought-after geniuses by the major powers in Tianfu City?"

"Dark horses, well, they pop up every now and then. Don't be surprised."

Zhou Tong had already reached the military checkpoint, and the person blocking his way subconsciously made way for him.

"What a huge bag!"

"It's almost overflowing."

Amidst the gasps of amazement around him, Zhou Tong calmly poured the animal ears into the metal bin of the counting machine.

The military soldiers responsible for counting and recording the results were taken aback by the number of animal ears Zhou Tong handed over; it was the most they had ever seen before.

Several minutes later, the counting machine finally displayed the number of animal ears.

【123个】

The aspiring martial artists around them, already amazed, were now even more shocked.

"I only have 12 beast ears, not even as many as him. I wonder if I can pass this test?"

"My God? I can't even match a fraction of his."

"Compared to those unlucky guys over there, at least you're still alive and have a future."

At this moment, a transport vehicle carrying the deceased quasi-martial artists from this assessment passed by the checkpoint, and the atmosphere of the originally lively procession immediately became somber.

This situation caused Zhou Tong's originally calm expression to darken.

"I will never become like them, immortality! Eternal life is my future!"

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At noon, Zhou Tong returned to the low-rent apartment looking exhausted.

As expected, he was recruited by various powerful forces, and it took him a lot of effort to get rid of them.

China is not the HR Alliance's home turf, and the military was also very straightforward, but the Thunder Martial Arts School and the Extreme Martial Arts School dragged things out with him for a long time.

Tianfu Base City is located on the border between two martial arts schools and the forces of two countries, so the competition between them is much fiercer than in other places, and the heads of the two martial arts schools are even somewhat at odds.

Zhou Tong preferred fighting monsters to dealing with these people. With that in mind, he decided to head to the wilderness early the next morning.

Now he still needs to do some preparatory work. First, he needs to learn about the various cultivation information that only martial artists can know, as well as the situation in Shennongjia, the wilderness map, and so on.

He didn't need to prepare food or equipment; nature had already provided them for him.

He possesses the Three Thousand Great Daos and has no need for Earth's cultivation methods and martial arts techniques.

He has enough cultivation resources and wild monsters to get through the early stages; he lacks nothing except time.

"Welcome to the House of Extreme Challenges!"

Skipping the introduction, Zhou Tong found the Martial Arts Forum and quickly began searching.

Shennongjia is extremely dangerous!!!

The first thing you see is a line of large, bold, and very eye-catching red text.

"Deep within Shennongjia lies a Zerg mother nest of World Lord level; how could it not be dangerous?"

Right now, the toxic gas emitted by the insect hive is so potent that no one on Earth can withstand it. Fortunately, the toxic gas is part of the insect hive's defense mechanism and will not spread for the time being; otherwise, Earth would have become a dead planet long ago.

Ignoring the risk warnings, Zhou Tong quickly scrolled down to find the information he needed.

[Brief Introduction to Site No. 31]

[Introduction to the Monsters of Shennongjia]

[Complete Illustrated Guide to Plants and Trees]

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The blessing of the Gate of Truth and the power of his mind gave Zhou Tong an almost photographic memory. He didn't need any storage devices; his brain could memorize all the information.

However, reviewing the materials took quite a while, and Zhou Tong didn't finish reading them until the early hours of the morning.

The next morning, Zhou Tong traveled light, taking almost nothing with him, and headed out of the city.

At the entrance of the supply base.

"one person?"

The guard saw on the instrument that Zhou Tong had only recently become a martial artist and had not yet joined any martial artist team.

"I'm just curious about the wilderness, so I came to take a look."

"Heh, yearning for freedom? The wilderness is no benevolent place."

After confirming that Zhou Tong's qualifications were not in question, the soldier did not say anything more. He had seen this kind of thing many times before. Many young people who grew up in the base city and had never seen what was outside the city walls would do similar things when they became capable.

After leaving the base, Zhou Tong ran for nearly two and a half hours, only stopping to rest when he was far away from the base's patrol area.

The Tianfu Base City is more than 600 kilometers away from Shennongjia in a straight line. Even at Zhou Tong's current mental telekinetic flight speed, it would take him nearly an hour to fly there at full speed.

However, his mental power couldn't last that long, and there were countless flying monsters along the way, so Zhou Tong had to conserve enough energy to deal with unexpected events.

Besides, he came to the wilderness to hunt monsters, search for resources, and cultivate the Three Thousand Great Daos, so there was no need for him to rush.

After resting and recovering, Zhou used alchemy to forge two ordinary steel swords as weapons and a shuttle-shaped skateboard for transportation before setting off again.

After flying for another two and a half hours at a leisurely pace, Zhou Tong left the Tianfu Basin and entered the Wushan area.

There are three main types of monsters here: the King Kong Ape, the Sword-Spined Deer, and the Shadow Leopard. They are all mutated animals that once lived here.

As soon as Zhou Tong arrived, he was spotted by a warrior-level flying monster called the Spear Heron.

The spear heron gets its name from its spear-like beak, which it uses to pierce through enemies with a high-speed impact, much like a spear thrust.

Although Zhou Tong's strength was only at the advanced warrior level, he possessed the Three Thousand Great Daos and spiritual power. If Qiang Lu treated him as prey, he would only be reduced to ashes.

Therefore, Zhou Tong directly confronted the enemy head-on.

Using the Great Soul Technique, he condensed his spiritual power into a death scythe and slashed at Gun Heron's consciousness.

Before the gun egret could even utter a scream, it plummeted from the sky.

Zhou Tong also landed, feeling a bit tired after traveling for half a day, and decided to use the gun egret as a treat.

Having chosen a pleasing spot, I used alchemy to create a pot, light a fire, and start cooking the spear heron.

As for whether doing so would attract monsters, Zhou Tong would be even happier if more came, so he wouldn't have to search all over the mountains and fields, saving him time and effort.

For this reason, Zhou Tong specifically placed the bloody entrails and other parts of the gun egret in a high, windy spot.

The introduction to the monsters in Shennongjia states that there are no lord-level monsters within a 100-kilometer radius of the No. 31 ancient civilization ruins.

Zhou Tong kills as many as there are warrior-level monsters, which is why he is so bold as to bait and lure monsters.

After eating and drinking his fill, Zhou Tong didn't waste the remaining flesh and blood; he used it to cultivate the Great Blood Soul Technique.

However, the monsters' flesh and blood were far worse than Zhou Tong had expected. At his current level of cultivation of the Great Blood Soul Technique, even if he refined all the monsters on Earth, he would at most only reach the beginner level.

Even a mosquito's leg is still meat, so take it slow. Little by little, it will add up eventually.

Although there are better resources on Earth for cultivating the Great Blood Soul Technique, such as the immortal corpses of Meteorite Star or the upcoming Golden Horned Beast egg.

However, these are not things Zhou Tong can obtain right now. He should first improve his strength and master the Great Poison Technique before making any further plans.