A huge explosion echoed through the streets. The arrogant Spiked Armor Cheetah shuddered slightly and imdiately toppled to one side.
As the cloud of dust dissipated, a figure gradually ca into view.
Standing tall and proud, the figure spat contemptuously toward the Spiked Armor Cheetah. "TCH! I thought a mid-tier royal level beast would be more formidable. Turns out it's this weak? Can't even withstand a single blow from ?"
Wang Zhan was genuinely exasperated. The main reason I'm here is to hone my Black Yellow Energy against a mid-tier royal level beast, he thought. Well, now who knows where the next one is?
"Wang... Wang Zhan?"
Just as Wang Zhan was wondering where to find another opponent, a voice filled with surprise, emotion, and excitent echoed from behind a battlent.
Imdiately afterward, a robust man in his twenties erged, tears welling in his eyes.
"Huang Fu?"
Wang Zhan was sowhat dumbstruck as he looked at the nearly two-ter-tall, incredibly robust man before him.
Hearing Wang Zhan call his na, Huang Fu could no longer hold back. He burst into tears like a child of over two hundred pounds, rushed over, and threw his arms around Wang Zhan.
To be in this place and run into a brother with whom I've been through life and death... it would be a lie to say I'm not excited at all, Wang Zhan thought. He was undeniably excited. Thrilled, even. But being hugged so tightly by a grown man was sothing Wang Zhan couldn't get used to.
He lifted his leg and kicked Huang Pufeng away, an expression of disgust on his face. "Get lost! You got snot all over !"
Faced with Wang Zhan's reaction, Huang Fu just kept chuckling.
Unable to deal with Huang Fu's current deanor, Wang Zhan decided to change the subject. "Huang Fu, why did you co here alone? Don't you know how dangerous Quan State City is right now?"
Huang Pufeng laughed, plopping down on the ground. "The Academy assigned a mission to hunt beasts, didn't they? I had to co hunt beasts to earn academic credits!"
Hearing Huang Pufeng's words, Wang Zhan then noticed the aura Huang Pufeng was unconsciously emitting. It suggested he had already reached the rank of a level 5 Martial General, a level higher than Wang Zhan himself.
He stared, dumbfounded. "What? Huang Fu, you're a level 5 Martial General now?"
Huang Pufeng laughed heartily, puffing out his chest. "How about that? Impressive, right?"
However, as soon as the words left his mouth, Huang Pufeng's expression darkened. He looked at Wang Zhan with resignation. "Don't tell
you're still sticking to that crazy idea of getting a fifty percent augntation before breaking through each ti?!"
Wang Zhan replied matter-of-factly, "Of course. How else do you get stronger? If not, you end up weak like you, unable to even handle two Spiked Armor Cheetahs."
Huang Pufeng's face fell. "Do you think everyone is a monster like you? I'm here to earn academic credits, not like you!"
Hearing this, Wang Zhan nodded and patted Huang Pufeng on the shoulder twice. "Let
ask you, Huang Fu, which is more important: academic credits or your life?"
Huang Pufeng's expression suddenly dimd. He looked at Wang Zhan. "I know staying alive is important, but I have to do this. Otherwise, I'm afraid Dongming... he won't make it!"
"Dongming won't make it?"
Wang Zhan's face turned ice-cold, his voice seeming to emanate from the depths of the netherworld. "What's going on? Is it the Chu State Martial Arts Academy?"
Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Huang Pufeng sighed. "Our Academy has been in decline ever since you left. How could they bear to lose
and Dongming, their top talents?"
Then, Huang Pufeng sat dejectedly on the ground and began to recount the events of the past few months.
After Wang Zhan left, Huang Pufeng and Song Dongming were deeply upset. They had even considered leaving the Academy, which had disappointed them so much. But after witnessing how powerful Wang Zhan's enemies were, they realized it had been the best choice for him. While their resentnt towards the Academy lessened sowhat, it didn't vanish entirely.
At the sa ti, this incident motivated Huang Pufeng and Song Dongming to beco even more dedicated to their cultivation, hoping to one day catch up to Wang Zhan. They were determined to rebuild the team that had fought side-by-side through life and death. So, whenever the Academy announced a mission, they were the first to sign up.
Coincidentally, six months ago, the Academy posted a high-level mission: to hunt a King-level beast. For Huang Pufeng and Song Dongming, whose combat power was already at the Martial General level, this wasn't supposed to be a problem. So, they signed up imdiately.
However, when they reached the mission location, they discovered the situation was completely beyond their control. The target was indeed a King-level beast, but there wasn't just one—there were two.
After an intense battle, they successfully killed both King-level beasts. Just as they were thinking about exchanging the academic credits for dicine to improve their strength, they were unexpectedly ambushed by the Original Organization.
To protect Huang Pufeng, Song Dongming single-handedly fought three General-level experts from the Original Organization. Although he ultimately killed all three top experts, Song Dongming himself was gravely injured. By the ti Song Dongming returned to the Academy, he had fallen into a deep coma.
Severely injured and on the brink of death, the only thing that could save Song Dongming was the Spirit Soul Pill from the Federal Treasury. However, acquiring it required both military rit and contribution points. Over the years, Song Dongming and Huang Pufeng had accumulated enough military rit, but their contribution points were insufficient. Left with no other choice, Huang Pufeng had decided to co to Quan State City to quickly earn a batch of contribution points.
Wang Zhan's expression softened slightly upon hearing Huang Pufeng's explanation. When I left the Chu State Martial Arts Academy, I might have seed carefree, but it's not like I could truly let go of Huang Pufeng and Song Dongming, Wang Zhan thought. After all, we faced life and death together. We beca brothers who would give our lives for each other long ago.
Without hesitation, Wang Zhan grabbed the bag at his waist, took out several King-level beast cores, and tossed them to Huang Pufeng. "Take these and exchange them for contribution points. As for Quan State City, you should leave quickly!"
Wang Zhan took a deep breath. "I, Wang Zhan, don't have many brothers left. I don't want to see anything happen to any of you!"
Looking at the cores in his hand, Huang Pufeng didn't refuse. He gathered them up but didn't leave imdiately. Instead, he said, "Wang Zhan, are you looking down on us brothers that much? Our combat power might not be as strong as yours right now, but we're still level 5 Martial Generals—that's a level higher than you! You..."
"Cut the crap!" Wang Zhan punched Huang Pufeng lightly on the arm. "Alright, I don't have much going on for the next couple of days anyway. I've been training sothing new with the Old Man recently, so I can protect you. You can stick around here with
for now."
Huang Pufeng was taken aback. "Training sothing new again?"
Even though Wang Zhan is my good brother, I've always seen him as a towering mountain peak I'm trying to climb, Huang Pufeng thought. But it seems like, far from surpassing him, this mountain just keeps getting higher and higher.
Wang Zhan nodded, his expression perfectly natural. "Of course. I'm out here facing countless life-or-death battles every day. You think I'm like you guys, being a good little student in the Academy all day?"
Huang Pufeng rolled his eyes. "Right, Wang Zhan, how did you end up here anyway? And we haven't heard from you in so long. Did you know..."
Before Huang Pufeng could finish, Wang Zhan waved his hand dismissively. "It's a long story. Let's go back and rest first. Look at the state you're in. We can talk about whatever it is later."
Seeing Wang Zhan deliberately change the subject, Huang Pufeng didn't press further. He just nodded and followed Wang Zhan back to his temporary dwelling.
When they arrived, Wang Zhan prepared a simple al, and the two began to chat about everything under the sun.
Listening to Wang Zhan recount his experiences over this period, Huang Pufeng clenched his fists tightly and cursed, "Damn it! Dongming and I should have left with you back then! You wouldn't have had to go through so much hardship!"
Wang Zhan laughed. "Left with
back then? Then, on top of constantly being on the run, I would've had to take care of you two burdens? No thanks, I think I'll pass."
Suddenly rembering sothing, Wang Zhan looked at Huang Pufeng. "Right, you guys have advanced so quickly. You haven't been honing your physique to its limit each ti, have you? Isn't that going to be a problem?"
Hearing Wang Zhan bring this up, Huang Pufeng's spirits imdiately deflated. He shook his head. "Pushing our physique to the limit before every breakthrough? Do you think everyone is a monster like you? We can use supplents at the Academy, but they're limited. And the further you advance, the more expensive the supplents beco. We can't afford them anymore."
What he said was true. In the Academy, without constant life-and-death battles, truly unlocking one's full potential was nothing more than a fool's dream.
After a mont's hesitation, Wang Zhan said, "Wait here for a bit. When the Old Man cos tomorrow morning, I'll ask him if you can also awaken your Black Yellow Energy. If you can, it'll be a great thing for you. At the very least, your strength will definitely increase!"
Although Huang Pufeng had no idea what this Black Yellow Energy was, seeing Wang Zhan speak so seriously, he didn't question it further. He simply nodded and continued to reminisce with Wang Zhan about old tis.
It wasn't until late at night, after Huang Pufeng had fallen soundly asleep, that Wang Zhan stood up. Without turning his head, he said, "Old Man, you heard all that, didn't you? Can my brother also awaken the Black Yellow Energy?"
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