I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

A sandstorm is starting to rise.

The abandoned highway, like a broken spine, winds its way into the hazy distance.

Shen Tian followed beside the one-eyed man, his steps steady.

His attention was now completely focused on the pale blue screen in front of his retina that only he could see.

[Host: Shen Tian]

【Mental Power: 10】

[Martial arts realm: mortal body (20/20)]

[Kill Value: 62]

[Martial Arts: Basic Swordsmanship 5/5 (Perfect); Basic Body Tempering Technique 8/8 (Perfect)]

[Talent: Innate Blade Bones - Green]

62 kill points.

This is a huge sum of money.

That Windblade Wolf just now contributed a full 20 points.

Combined with what I've accumulated before, my kill count is now more abundant than ever before.

But the problem also followed.

How to spend it?

Shen Tian's gaze swept across the panel.

The "Basic Sword Techniques" skill has been maxed out and turned gray, meaning you can no longer add points to it.

The Basic Body Tempering Method has also reached the limit of the Mortal Realm. To break through, one would probably need a more advanced technique or some kind of special opportunity.

As for martial arts level, being stuck at the 20/20 mark clearly indicates that he has encountered a bottleneck.

There is only one option left.

Shen Tian's gaze fell on the [Mental Strength] section.

Mental power: 10.

This is a value for a standard adult.

In the early stages of martial arts, the role of mental power is not obvious and is even ignored by many low-level martial artists.

They prefer to hone their physical abilities, pursuing the ultimate in strength and speed.

In this perilous wilderness.

Strong mental strength brings keen insight, which is the key to survival.

"All in."

Shen Tian silently recited in his heart.

Without the slightest hesitation.

Keeping kill points will not generate interest.

In this godforsaken place, every bit of improvement in strength means an increase in the chances of survival.

"System, allocate all points to Spirit!"

boom!

As soon as the command was given, the 62 kill points were instantly cleared to zero.

Followed by.

An indescribable cool breeze suddenly appeared deep within Shen Tian's mind.

Without the addition of physical pain, it would be an excruciating, tearing pain.

Adding a bit of mental energy creates a tremor that goes straight to the top of your head.

cold.

Extreme cold.

It felt as if someone had poured a bucket of ice water on his cerebral cortex.

Shen Tian paused slightly, his pupils suddenly contracting.

The world has changed.

The dust floating in the air, the shadows cast by the distant ruins, and every detail in the interplay of light and shadow are magnified countless times as if under a high-definition lens.

It was frighteningly clear.

【Mental Power: 72】

The numbers on the panel changed abruptly.

It surged from 10 o'clock to 72 o'clock.

This is a qualitative leap.

The average person's mental strength is 10, so Shen Tian's mental strength in terms of brain processing and perception is now seven times that of an average person.

This feeling is wonderful.

It's like replacing the brain with a nuclear-powered engine.

Shen Tian took a deep breath.

The previously murky air, when inhaled, gave him an unprecedented sense of control.

Everything happening within a 50-meter radius around him was clearly reflected in his mind, without him needing to see it with his eyes, just like a radar scan.

This is not just about enhancing the five senses.

This is a kind of... sixth sense.

Just as Shen Tian was immersed in the pleasure of this surge in power.

Sudden.

His back suddenly tensed.

A sharp, piercing pain, like a thorn in his back, suddenly pierced his nerves without warning.

Malice.

Pure and chilling malice.

In the past, Shen Tian might have thought it was just the cold wind in the wilderness, or his own imagination.

But now.

His mental strength of 72 points made him extremely sensitive to emotions.

That malice was like an invisible thread, clinging tightly to his back.

It was filled with jealousy, fear, and a madness that wanted to destroy everything.

Shen Tian did not turn around.

His expression remained calm, and his steps were not faltering at all.

The source of that malice was crystal clear.

It wasn't the one-eyed person walking in front.

Although One-Eyed is greedy, he still needs me as a fighting force. His malice is calculated, not pure killing intent.

It wasn't the bald guy next to him either.

The bald man was terrified by the knife he had just been stabbed, and now he felt nothing but awe towards himself.

The source of malice is behind you.

At the back of the line.

That figure, head bowed, hurrying along silently.

monkey.

Shen Tian's lips twitched slightly, and his eyes instantly turned cold.

It turned out to be the case.

With a little thought, Shen Tian figured out the logic behind it.

The monkey was scared.

Earlier in the car, the monkey had been mocking him relentlessly.

Treat him like an easy target, and make a joke of him.

But now, the "easy target" has become a "killer".

This stark contrast was enough to shatter the monkey's fragile psychological defenses.

He was afraid of retaliation.

To judge a gentleman by the standards of a petty person.

In the monkey's worldview, it is normal to be arrogant when one gains power, and it is in their nature to be vengeful.

Therefore, he was convinced that Shen Tian would definitely find a chance to kill him.

When fear reaches its extreme, it transforms into a frenzied desire to attack.

Strike first to gain the upper hand.

This is what the monkey is thinking right now.

"You want to kill me?"

Shen Tian sneered inwardly.

He hadn't initially taken this clown seriously.

After all, to him now, a monkey isn't even worth mentioning as a whetstone.

As long as he doesn't provoke him, Shen Tian is too lazy to waste time on him.

Killing him would be too dirty for the knife.

But now that the other party has decided to kill.

The nature of it then changes.

In the wilderness, to be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself.

Keeping a venomous snake lurking behind you, ready to bite you at any moment, is like having a death wish.

Shen Tian's fingers gently caressed the handle of the boning knife.

The rough texture he felt solidified his killing intent.

The surge in his mental power brought about an enhanced sense of perception, allowing him to even "see" the monkey's expression at that moment.

He was waiting for an opportunity.

Wait for the battle to break out, wait for the scene to become chaotic.

Then deliver a fatal blow to yourself from behind.

"Since you want to play."

A flash of cold light appeared in Shen Tian's eyes.

"Then I'll play with you."

"But the price is your life."

The team continued to advance deeper into the ruins.

The building ruins here are more densely packed than those on the outskirts; the collapsed high-rises resemble giant tombstones, shattering the sky into fragments.

"Be on guard."

The one-eyed man's voice sounded somewhat faint in the wind.

"This area used to be a commercial center, and its complex terrain makes it easy to hide things."

The voice just fell.

Shen Tian suddenly quickened his pace.

Without warning, his figure shifted two meters to the left, the boning knife in his hand drawing a pale crescent in the air.

laugh!

A soft sound.

A dark shadow that had just peeked half its head out from behind the broken wall had its throat neatly slit before it could even roar.

Blood splattered on the gray-brown cement wall was a shocking sight.

[Slaying a Tier 1 early-stage Corpse Hound grants 20 Kill Points]

Shen Tian didn't even glance at the corpse on the ground. He flicked the blood off his blade and returned to the flank of the group.

The movements were fluid and effortless, as if he had simply swatted a fly.

One-Eyed was stunned for a moment.

He hadn't even noticed the presence of the carrion dog.

"This kid's perception..."

One-Eyed was secretly alarmed.

If the previous kill of the Windblade Wolf was due to its explosive power, then this current reaction speed, which seems to be able to predict the future, is a bit frightening.

The procession continued forward.

Ten minutes later.

"hiss--"

Two spotted pythons shot out from the gap in the manhole cover, their fangs gleaming with a ghostly blue light, and lunged straight at the bald man in the center of the group.

The bald man was about to raise the iron bar in his hand.

Swipe!

Two flashes of cold light appeared.

Shen Tian had already sheathed his sword.

The two pythons broke into four pieces in mid-air and fell to the ground with a thud, still writhing nervously.

[Defeat the Tier 1 early-stage beast "Two-Headed Spotted Python" to gain 20 kill points]

[Defeat the Tier 1 early-stage beast "Two-Headed Spotted Python" to gain 20 kill points]

The bald man's hand, holding the iron bar, froze in mid-air, his mouth agape enough to fit an egg.

"That's... all?"

He glanced at the snake carcass on the ground, then at Shen Tian's calm expression, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

Is this still that seemingly gentle and unassuming high school student?

Along the way, every strange beast Shen Tian encountered was instantly killed the moment it showed its face!

What's most bizarre is that...

Shen Tian always seemed to be able to make a move before the strange beasts.

It felt like he had a full view of the map, and as soon as the monster spawned, his knife was already at its neck.

"That's too ruthless."

The bald man's eyes looked somewhat intimidated.

"Does this kid have some kind of weird fetish? I watched him kill those animals without even blinking, and he even seemed a little excited?"

I'm really excited.

Shen Tian looked at the constantly changing numbers on the panel and felt extremely happy.

Kill count: 60.

In just half an hour, he had accumulated 60 kill points.

and.

As the battle progressed, he became increasingly adept at using his surge of mental power.

That "radar scan" with a coverage radius of fifty meters allowed him to accurately capture every slight movement.

You don't need to use your eyes to see.

Once they enter the range of perception, their death is imminent.

Something's not right.

The one-eyed man suddenly stopped, his brows furrowing into a deep frown.

He crouched down and touched a pool of blood on the ground with his finger.

"What's wrong, boss?"

The bald man leaned closer and asked.

"Too frequently."

One-Eyed stood up, his gaze warily sweeping over the surrounding dark ruins.

"We've only just entered the edge of Zone C. Logically speaking, although there are Tier 1 beasts, they shouldn't be this densely packed."

"We encountered several waves of attacks in just three kilometers."

"And these strange beasts..."