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Chapter 195: Strength surges, second mission (7k)

When Chu Mu was training at Longquan Martial Arts University before, he had practiced in the training tower of Longquan Martial Arts University.

The training tower there is divided into eighteen floors in total, and the best training room on the top floor is of C9 level.

Chu Mu, who was still in the Nayuan realm, was not lucky enough to enjoy such a training room. But now, for him who has reached the Tengkong realm, it is of great help to his training.

As soon as he entered the training room, Chu Mu felt the cosmic energy around him, which was nearly ten times denser than the normal environment.

When he sat cross-legged on the specially made cushion, extremely pure cosmic energy was released from the mechanism under the cushion, gushing out like a spring, washing Chu Mu's body.

The effect of practicing martial arts in such an environment is several times greater than that in the outside world. Although it is expensive, it is worth it for star warriors who are at a critical juncture in their practice.

Chu Mu slowly closed his eyes. He could feel the Destruction Martial Arts running on its own under the stimulation of the rich cosmic energy. At the same time, it continuously absorbed the surrounding cosmic energy to strengthen itself. A few minutes was equivalent to half an hour of hard work in the past.

"Such a speed is indeed astonishing." Chu Mu murmured in a low voice, with a gleam of brilliance in his slightly opened eyes, "However, the efficiency of absorbing cosmic energy is still a bit low!"

Although the energy concentration in the training room has reached ten times the energy concentration of the universe under normal conditions, Chu Mu's training speed will not increase tenfold.

The cosmic energy that rushed like a spring promoted his practice, but Chu Mu could clearly feel that less than one percent of the surging cosmic energy was actually absorbed by him.

Chu Mu's consciousness sank into his body and projected above his Qi sea. He looked at the four light spots of different colors above his Qi sea, and then controlled the source power to flow into the blue light spots.

Source skill: Devouring, first level!
The moment the light spot was activated and lit up, a suction force burst out from the light spot and began to quickly absorb and consume the source power in Chu Mu's Qi sea.

But at the same time, a terrifying suction force that was dozens of times stronger than this one erupted from Chu Mu's body, like a black hole, madly devouring the surrounding cosmic energy and accelerating the process of converting it into source power.

As one thing grows while the other shrinks, the consumption of using source skills is almost zero!

An extremely excited look appeared in Chu Mu's eyes.

It was his first time to practice in a C9-level practice room. Although he had anticipated that the source-devouring skill would be of great help to him, he really didn't expect that the effect would be so good.

In just a few breaths, all the cosmic energy in the huge training room gathered around Chu Mu's body. More than half of the cosmic energy surging from the mechanism under the cushion was forcibly intercepted by Chu Mu's body, and the remaining part could not leave Chu Mu's body.

The extremely concentrated cosmic energy formed wisps of mist beside Chu Mu. The extremely uneven cosmic energy concentration triggered the energy collection mechanism of the training room. The central control system mistakenly believed that the cosmic energy concentration in the room was very low and automatically gathered the cosmic energy from the surroundings to replenish it.

The cosmic energy that replenished the training room was also affected by the source-devouring technique, gathering around Chu Mu, allowing the central control system to continuously collect cosmic energy for replenishment.

Eventually, the entire practice room was almost filled with materialized cosmic energy, like a sauna filled with thick white mist droplets.

Chu Mu was completely unaware of the unexpected events that occurred in the training room due to his use of his source skills. At this moment, he was completely immersed in the joy of improving his cultivation.

Thirty-eight...Thirty-nine...Forty...

The rapidly circulating source power grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. The source power that originally could only be increased by one or two days now became significantly stronger in just a short moment. This astonishing growth rate made Chu Mu feel unprecedentedly comfortable, and he couldn't help but have the urge to roar to the sky.

But soon, Chu Mu's expression became ferocious.

As the source-devouring skills continued to explode, the speed of his skills continued to accelerate, and the thickness of his source power continued to increase. After reaching a certain critical value, he suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from the meridians throughout his body.

Meridians also have limits!
Resisting the urge to continue speeding up, Chu Mu carefully controlled the outburst of the Devouring Source Technique, and ultimately maintained his own cultivation speed within the upper limit that his meridians could bear, and began to practice madly.

After the initial trials and attempts, Chu Mu's practice gradually got better. In the misty fog, his figure sitting cross-legged on the cushion in the center of the practice room was like an old monk in meditation, motionless.
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"The C9-level training room... is here."

Constantine took a card and walked to the C9 level training area. He looked at the closed training rooms with an unhappy expression.

"How can 12 training rooms be enough?" He murmured in a low voice, "The camp should prepare more training rooms."

There are a total of 9 C12-level training rooms in the camp.

Constantine completed two one-star tasks in one go, and wanted to use the camp points he had already obtained to upgrade before accepting a two-star task. Unexpectedly, when he arrived, all 12 training rooms were occupied.

Fortunately, the teacher in charge told him that the time for one practice room was about to end, and he only needed to wait a little while before he could use the other practice room.

"Study Room No. 3..." Constantine strode to the door of the corresponding study room, on which the usage time and remaining time of this study room were written.

Seeing this, Constantine's pupils couldn't help but shrink.

"Practicing for 20 hours straight?" He couldn't help but gasp, "Who's in there? How could they be so stubborn?"

Is it Ji Qingzhou?

Or is it Bater Jean, who ranked second in the initial screening?
Or is it the mindless swordsman who is in a daze every day?
Constantine's mind flashed through the three figures who were ranked higher than him in the initial screening, and he wondered which one of them was in the practice room.

At this moment, the door of the practice room was suddenly opened.

Before he could clearly see the figure in the practice room, a large cloud of white fog was already rushing towards Constantine's face.

White mist?

Constantine was shocked.

This is not fog!

This is cosmic energy that is extremely rich and has already materialized!

In a C9-level training room, is there such a concentration of cosmic energy?
Constantine knew very well that this was impossible.

Because of his family background, the C9-level training room is not unfamiliar to him. Let alone C9, even the higher-level B-level training room cannot have such a terrifying concentration of cosmic energy!

With his mind racing, Constantine rushed into the training room and closed the door to prevent such rich cosmic energy from spreading further.

Chu Mu, who was about to go out, asked: "?"

"What are you doing?" Chu Mu raised his eyebrows slightly as he looked at Constantine who rushed in. "I haven't left yet."

"The concentration of cosmic energy here..." Constantine looked around the training room and was surprised to find that the entire training room was covered with such a thick white fog. "How did it come from?"

Chu Mu didn't say anything, but just crossed his arms and looked at the other person calmly.

Constantine's attention then returned from the white mist to Chu Mu. His brows raised slightly, somewhat surprised that the person in the training room was not anyone he had guessed. However, thinking of the astonishing concentration of cosmic energy in this training room, these were no longer important.

"You should leave now. Your time is up. This place belongs to me." Constantine spoke quickly.

At this moment, he just wanted to start practicing quickly and feel the extremely rich cosmic energy.

Hearing this, Chu Mu burst out laughing.

When he finished his practice, he discovered that because of his source-devouring skills, the cosmic energy concentration in the entire practice room had reached such a level. Although this was what was left after his practice, it was undoubtedly a great benefit to the next person to practice.

Originally, Chu Mu didn’t care who the next cultivator would be.

But spiritual practice is a part of personal privacy. Constantine broke in without waiting for him to leave, which was already a reckless act. His tone was also very impolite, so he naturally would not swallow his anger.

"Okay, but I've been practicing for twenty hours and the room is full of sweat odor. I'd better let it air out first." Chu Mu said with a smile.

Constantine was silent.

The practice room is made of special materials that can block the spread of cosmic energy and seal the high-concentration cosmic energy inside the practice room. Once the door is opened to let in some air, the concentration of cosmic energy inside will quickly return to normal.

This is absolutely unacceptable to him.

Until this moment, he didn't think that the abnormal cosmic energy in this training room was caused by Chu Mu.

He was more inclined to believe that this was an anomaly caused by some kind of bug in the central control system, and Chu Mu was just a guy who got lucky.

In Constantine's view, Chu Mu's behavior at this moment was as hateful as if he were about to smash the bowl after eating secretly.

Thinking of this, Constantine looked at Chu Mu with a bit more hostility in his eyes, "What do you want to say?"

"100 Secret Weapon Points, I'll leave now." Chu Mu smiled, "Otherwise, just open the door and take a look."

Seven-star points and camp points are not allowed to be transferred privately, but secret weapon points, as the common points of the alliance, are not included.

100 secret weapon points are equivalent to 10 hours of training in a C9-level training room, and such a high concentration of cosmic energy will help Constantine far more than 10 extra hours of training.

Thinking about it this way, Chu Mu felt that he was not asking for too much.

Constantine's eyes flashed coldly, and he quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind, then gritted his teeth and said, "Account."

After getting Chu Mu's account, Constantine simply transferred 100 secret weapon points and then pointed to the door.

"Thank you for your patronage." Chu Mu smiled slightly, turned and walked towards the door of the practice room.

"I know your name is Chu Mu, and you are in the same group as the fat man from Tushan's family." Constantine looked at Chu Mu's back and said in a low voice, "I will settle this account with you later."

"My Constantine's things are not so easy to take."

Chu Mu didn't even turn his head. He pushed the door of the training room as wide as possible and stepped out.

A look of distress emerged in Constantine's eyes, and he rushed over to close the door. Looking at the energy mist in the training room which had obviously become thinner, his face became even darker.
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"100 Secret Weapon Points..."

Chu Mu walked out of the training area and looked at the extra secret weapon points in his account. He couldn't help but laugh, "I didn't expect there would be extra gains."

“But in comparison, the improvement brought by these 20 hours of practice is more important.” Chu Mu murmured, with excitement in his eyes.

In just 20 hours, his total amount of source power had achieved a qualitative leap. The source power that was originally only more than had doubled and now exceeded .

The increase in the total amount of source power not only means that Chu Mu’s own endurance has been greatly enhanced, allowing him to cope with more lasting battles, but also means that Chu Mu can use more source skills.

Before this, Chu Mu could only use the second level of transparent vision for a short period of time as a backup plan.

Now, turning on the transparent vision for one or two seconds during the battle has made Chu Mu's burden much lighter. Although he cannot keep it on all the time, he no longer needs to use it too sparingly.

In addition, the second level of the hidden source skill was successfully unlocked due to the increase in the total amount of source power.

The second level of stealth has the same effect as that used by the mantis, which will immediately turn you invisible and hide all your breath, and the effect will disappear after a while.

Each use consumes about 40 source powers.

For Chu Mu now, he can barely use it once in a battle.

It became Chu Mu's new trump card.

The second level of the source-devouring skill still has not been activated. This source skill currently has only one level, but the devouring strength of this level can be adjusted according to the amount of source power injected. Chu Mu has not reached its upper limit so far. He even suspects that there is no so-called second level of the source-devouring skill.

Finally, there is another trump card that Chu Mu added in this upgrade, the fourth source skill that he had been unable to use before: Burst.

This source skill requires 30 source powers to be used once, which can make the next attack burst out with more powerful force. But before that, Chu Mu will directly drain the source power when using the source skill, and will not be able to launch the next attack, so the source skill will be meaningless.

Now, it was different. The consumption of 30 source powers was acceptable to Chu Mu at the moment, and he also tried the first gear of the burst source skill for the first time in the training room.

When Mantis uses this ability, it can burst out double the power, but the first-level burst source skills cannot reach this level.

According to Chu Mu's estimation, the explosive attack is equivalent to an additional 50% of strength. If it is used unexpectedly at the critical moment of the fight, it can play a decisive role in the battle situation.

The only regret is that these two trump cards cannot be used at the same time for the time being.

After all, the two combined would consume seventy source powers, which directly drained Chu Mu's source power.

If Chu Mu wanted to be able to launch a fatal attack unexpectedly after becoming invisible like a mantis, his total source power would have to be at least more than one hundred.

But Chu Mu was not in a hurry.

Next time he can directly accept a two-star mission, and after completing it he will receive another 40 camp points, which he plans to continue using for cultivation.

After using up the training time in the C9-level training room, there was still some time before the three-day rest and improvement period agreed upon with other friends. Chu Mu familiarized himself with his new abilities, while also never giving up honing his techniques and secrets.

Time flies, and soon it is time for the seven-member team to take on the second mission.

The maximum number of people allowed for a two-star mission is five, so this time Chu Mu and the others did not split into three teams like last time, but divided into two teams to carry out the mission.

Team 1: Tu Shanming, Yu Qianqian, Xu Yuncan, Lepani
Team 2: Chu Mu, Song Yan, Lin Changfeng
Considering that the two-star mission is more difficult, there is a greater risk to Xu Yuncan's strength. As the "brain" of the team, he needs a certain amount of protection. Lepani is the "sword" and is much inferior in protection. Among the crowd, except Song Yan, the most suitable one is Tu Shanming.

Until now, no one knows how many fancy source weapons this guy has in his pocket.

Yu Qianqian's participation will supplement the team's mobility.

As for Team 2 that Chu Mu is in, it is very simple. Chu Mu and Song Yan had a tacit understanding in the last mission, and with the addition of Lin Changfeng, this crazy teammate, they are a strong combination.

Moreover, a team of three has an additional advantage when performing two-star missions.

"The upper limit of the number of people for a two-star mission is only 4 or 5." Standing on the second floor of the mission tower, Chu Mu looked at Song Yan and Lin Changfeng behind him. "For the same star-level mission, the more people there are, the greater the difficulty will be."

"And the reward for the mission is based on the upper limit of the number of people."

"The reward for a 4-person mission is 160 camp points, and the reward for a 5-person mission is 200 camp points."

"That is to say, if the three of us complete the four-person camp mission, each of us can get 3 camp points."

"Then why don't we just complete the five-person mission?" Lin Changfeng crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows.

"Because a 5-person mission will be more difficult." Chu Mu sighed, "Although the previous mission was temporarily upgraded to a two-star mission due to special circumstances, we have not completed a two-star mission properly after all, so it is best to be cautious."

"We only need to complete a two-star mission, and then we can take on a three-star mission. I've checked on the third floor, and a three-star mission can be completed by up to seven people." Chu Mu looked at Lin Changfeng, "By then, we won't have to split up into two groups."

"So this mission is just a transition."

"Okay." Hearing this, Lin Changfeng nodded.

"I have just discussed with Xu Yuncan that it is best to complete this mission in a nearby area so that we can take care of each other." Chu Mu said with a smile. Just as he was about to say something else, Xu Yuncan came over with the other three.

"We have already chosen the mission, and the location is in the Nordic Province."

"Nordic Province?" Chu Mu showed a surprised look, "That's not close."

"But the mission is very interesting." Xu Yuncan paused, "It is to track down the whereabouts of a forbidden technique and find the person who spread it."

Chu Mu showed a look of understanding.

In the previous mission, they happened to encounter the Evil Blood Cult related to the forbidden martial arts. Now that they have encountered a two-star mission related to the forbidden martial arts, Xu Yuncan and others naturally want to give it a try.

The Nordic Province, located in the northern part of Europe in the past, is a certain distance away from the Beidou Province, but if you travel there at full speed by aircraft, you will only spend a few more hours on the road.

The distance is not a big problem.

"In that case, let's choose the Nordic Province for our mission." Chu Mu searched the mission wall and soon found a mission whose location was also in the Nordic Province.

[Mission number: L0927]

[Mission Difficulty: ☆☆]

[Mission Description: Go to the Ice City in the Nordic Province and cooperate with the local police department to carry out a wormhole elimination mission. ]

[Number of people on the mission: 4]

[Camp Points: 160]

Wormhole eradication and other tasks involving star beasts would be much easier for Chu Mu.

This task is just right for Chu Mu and the other two.

Song Yan and Lin Changfeng had both witnessed Chu Mu's ability to see through the weaknesses of star beasts, so they naturally had no objection to this mission.

"It seems that our progress will be even slower this time." Xu Yuncan smiled helplessly, "Our mission goal is to explore the entire Nordic Province. It will take a lot of time just to cover such a large area."

"Don't worry, if we complete the task earlier, we will come to help you." Chu Mu patted Xu Yuncan on the shoulder.

Although we are divided into two teams, we are all companions, and it is only right for us to help each other in the process of completing the task.

After the last mission was confirmed, everyone needed to make some preparations before setting off. During this three-day rest period, everyone has been fully prepared and can set off directly.

After the two teams accepted the mission together, they rented a flying vehicle with ease and headed straight for the Nordic Province.
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Nordic Province, Extreme Ice City.

This island city completely covered by ice is sparsely populated. Almost all the residents in the city gather in the southern part of Jibing City, where the temperature is slightly warmer and more suitable for human habitation.

At this moment, at the empty Jibing City Airport, an aircraft slowly landed at the designated location. The hatch opened and Chu Mu and his seven companions walked out.

"As expected, it's close to the Arctic Circle, it's really cold here." Tu Shanming crossed his arms over his chest and shivered uncontrollably.

"We are all in the Tengkong realm, so don't embarrass yourself when you go out." Yu Qianqian covered her forehead with her hands with a helpless expression.

It is indeed very cold here, but for the Star Warriors whose physique has been greatly enhanced, it is nothing.

"Well...I'm not yet." Xu Yuncan silently pulled up his collar.

Yu Qianqian: “…”

"The three of us plan to go directly to the local police station. What are your plans, the four of you?" Chu Mu asked with a dumb smile.

"Well... we're just on the way." Xu Yuncan nodded, "The forbidden martial arts 'Cold Demon Martial Arts' has been privately circulated in various cities in the Nordic Province, so I plan to ask the local police stations first."

"Since we have landed in Jibing City, let's start from here."

"Then we have a lot of places to go." Yu Qianqian sighed, "There are 21 cities in the Nordic Province."

"It's okay, I'll pay for the travel expenses!" Tu Shanming puffed out his chest, looking like a wealthy man.

"Remember to get the invoice so that you can get reimbursed." Chu Mu said seriously.

After the last mission was over, he took everyone's invoices to find Mr. Zhang Yangsheng, who was in charge of the mission tower, to get reimbursed. Although Mr. Zhang's dark circles seemed to have become a little darker, the reimbursement was real.

A few of them chatted and took a taxi straight to the Jibing City Police Station.

Upon learning the purpose of the crowd's visit, members of the local police department showed great enthusiasm.

"The four of you who are investigating the spread of the forbidden technique, follow me." A beautiful young lady with blond hair and blue eyes smiled and motioned Xu Yuncan and the other three to follow, "I'll take you to the archives room to check the files."

Chu Mu watched the young lady and the four others leave. Before he could look away, a hand patted his shoulder. The owner of the hand was a burly man with short brown hair. At this moment, his deep facial features looked a little... vulgar because of his winking.

"Isn't she pretty? Kanna is the most beautiful girl in our police station."

"If you do a good job in helping to destroy the wormhole, I can give you her contact information~"

"Brother Paris, this reward is not attractive at all." Chu Mu's expression was firm. "So when are we going to destroy the wormhole?"

“Hahaha!” Paris laughed heartily. “Don’t worry. It will take some time for the wormhole to open again. You just got here, so I’ll take you to try some local food and beer. We can eat and chat at the same time.”

Chu Mu looked at Song Yan and Lin Changfeng. They had not eaten on the way here and were indeed a little hungry.

"Thank you very much."

"You're too polite. Chu, you're a reserve member of the Security Bureau, which means you're one of us. Song and Lin are also students of the Beidou Training Camp. The Beidou Training Camp is our long-term partner." Paris laughed and pulled the three of them together, and quickly found a local restaurant nearby.

After the four of them had finished eating and drinking for half of the time, they finally got down to business.

"Because Jibing City is not suitable for living, there are very few permanent residents, and all of them are concentrated in the southern part of Jibing City." Paris raised a large glass of beer and spoke slowly.

"Other areas are covered with ice and snow all year round and are uninhabited. This geographical location makes Jibing City one of the hunting grounds of the Security Bureau."

"A wormhole opens here every three days. After destroying the wormhole, the corpses of the star beasts harvested are transported to other cities in the Nordic Province."

"The last time the wormhole was opened was the day before yesterday, so it will be opened again the day after tomorrow. You can only wait patiently for the next two days."

"The day after tomorrow..." Chu Mu nodded in understanding, and then couldn't help asking, "Brother Paris, I feel that the atmosphere of the Jibing City Police Station seems to be different from other police stations I've been to?"

"You mean, I'll take you out for a drink during work hours?" Paris understood and chuckled, "This is the difference between the hunting grounds and other regional police stations."

"Because there are few residents in the hunting ground area, the police department does not spend much energy on maintaining public order. More efforts are put into the wormhole eradication every three days."

"Don't underestimate the number of people. Our Jibing City Police Department is the only city-level police department in the entire Nordic Province that has three powerful people in the All-Things Realm."

Seeing the surprised expressions on Chu Mu and the other two's faces, Paris laughed triumphantly, took a big gulp of beer, and then burped. "According to the hunting ground safety management requirements of the Security Bureau, only one wormhole is allowed to be opened at the same time in the hunting ground on the Life Star."

"During each hunt, we will open ten wormholes in succession. If a medium-sized wormhole appears among them, we will stop opening them."

"If the first time is a medium-sized one, then only one wormhole will be opened. If the seventh time is a medium-sized one, then seven will be opened."

"If a medium-sized wormhole appears, the three masters of the All-Things Realm from the Security Bureau will need to take action. If there is only a small wormhole, they will not take action."

Chu Mu and the other two nodded to show that they understood.

"Will there be a large wormhole?" Lin Changfeng couldn't help but speak.

"The possibility is small, but not completely impossible." Paris's expression became more serious. "The probability of a large wormhole appearing is already extremely small, and the alliance has been developing for so long that it has already found some ways to reduce the probability of a large wormhole appearing."

"If it really appears..." Paris paused. "All the Heaven and Earth Realm experts in the Nordic Province will come immediately."

(End of this chapter)