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

Musha!

Brother Xiong was now completely certain of Shen Tian's identity.

A martial artist comes to work at his own slaughterhouse.

He never dared to imagine such a scene.

He looked at Shen Tian, ​​his eyes filled with nothing but awe.

Shen Tian flicked the blood off his knife, his movements clean and efficient.

He looked at Brother Xiong.

"Is there any left for today?"

Brother Xiong suddenly snapped out of his daze and quickly waved his hand.

"That's all, Brother Shen."

He swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing.

"All orders for today have been processed."

Shen Tian nodded and sheathed the knife back at his waist.

"Then I'm off work."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Brother Xiong dared not stop him, and didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

He smiled apologetically, bent over, and saw Shen Tian's back all the way out of the factory gate.

"Take care, Brother Shen. You've had a long journey."

His voice trembled noticeably as he spoke.

The workers in the factory remained frozen in place, staring in the direction Shen Tian had left, not daring to utter a sound.

Only after Shen Tian's figure completely disappeared at the factory gate did the oppressive aura that had been suffocating slowly dissipate.

"call……"

Brother Xiong let out a long breath.

He looked down and saw the half-smoked cigarette at his feet, then crushed it out with his toe.

"Stop standing there like idiots!"

Brother Xiong suddenly turned around and roared at the group of stunned workers.

"Get to work! Can't you see all these pigs waiting to be processed?"

The workers were jolted awake by the shout and only then did they come to their senses.

They looked at each other, and the fear that had not yet faded still lingered in each of their eyes.

"Get moving! Get moving now!"

Old Li was the first to react and started shouting instructions.

"Hooks! Tow trucks! Get the fuck moving!"

The entire factory instantly went from deathly silent to noisy.

The workers hurriedly picked up their tools and began to deal with the enormous corpse on the ground.

However, their movements were much clumsier than usual.

A young worker hooked an iron hook around the leg of a tin pig and tried his best to pull it, but the pig didn't budge.

He couldn't help but look at the fatal wounds on the corpse.

orbital.

Throat.

heart.

Every single spot is a precise and vital point.

"My goodness... is this even human?"

He muttered to himself.

"Shut your beak!"

The old worker next to him whispered a rebuke.

"Don't drag us down with you if you want to die! From now on, that man is Master Shen, not someone you can talk about!"

Brother Xiong walked over to the four corpses that had crashed together, staring at the twisted and deformed pig heads, his eyelids twitching wildly.

He took a deep breath, walked over to Old Li, and lowered his voice.

"Old Li."

"Hey, Brother Xiong."

"From now on, Brother Shen can come and go as he pleases."

Brother Xiong's tone was more serious than ever before.

"His wages, at the highest standard—no, double the highest standard!"

Old Li was taken aback, then nodded emphatically.

"I understand, Brother Xiong!"

Brother Xiong looked at the mess on the ground with a complicated expression.

……

Shen Tian walked through several old alleys and returned to his home.

The room wasn't big; it contained a bed, a table, and a wardrobe—that was all.

He took off his blood-stained and torn T-shirt.

I stepped into the cramped bathroom and turned on the shower.

The warm water washed over my body, taking away the smell of blood and all my fatigue.

A throbbing pain emanated from deep within my muscles, a consequence of pushing myself to the limit in a short period of time.

But his tense nerves gradually relaxed under the washing of the water.

He closed his eyes, his mind replaying the events of the day.

The sensation of a knife blade cutting through flesh.

That power that teetered on the edge of life and death, that control over everything, made every cell in his body tremble with fear and cheer.

A dozen minutes later, Shen Tian dried himself off and changed into a clean and refreshing set of clothes.

He sat down on the edge of the bed.

The room was very quiet.

Faint sounds of city life drifted in from outside the window.

A thought suddenly occurred to him.

A pale blue virtual panel, visible only to him, slowly unfolded before his eyes.

[Host: Shen Tian]

【Mental Power: 10】

[Martial arts realm: mortal body (10/20)]

[Kill Value: 10]

[Martial Arts: Basic Swordsmanship 5/5; Basic Body Tempering Technique 3/8]

[Talent: Swordsmanship Proficiency - White]

Shen Tian's gaze fell on the line showing "Kill Value: 10".

This was earned with one's life.

Ten iron-skinned pigs, ten kill points.

He did not hesitate at all.

Become stronger.

"Add some points."

"Add all of it to your martial arts realm."

The moment the thought settled, numbers began to jump on the pale blue panel.

[Kill Value: 0]

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

boom!

A warm current burst forth from his heart without warning, instantly washing over his limbs and bones!

The muscle soreness from the previous burst of power was completely swept away by this warm current.

Instead, there was an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.

Shen Tian could clearly feel that his bones had become denser and his muscle fibers had twisted into a stronger rope.

He slowly clenched his fist.

The air in the palm of my hand made a slight squeaking sound.

strength!

The overwhelming sense of power gave him the illusion that he could punch through a steel plate!

The mortal realm has been perfected.

He could feel that his body had reached its limit.

A thin, invisible barrier lies in front of us.

Once you break through it, a whole new world will open up before you.

That is the true realm of martial arts!

Just one step away from the goal!

Just then.

A new line of small text quietly appeared on the system panel.

[Note: The mortal realm has been perfected.]

To break through to the first rank of martial artist, one must learn an advanced body tempering technique.

Shen Tian's pupils contracted slightly.

What he practiced was just a common, basic body tempering technique.

It was promoted in high schools across the country by the Dragon Kingdom.

Three years of high school training in basic body tempering techniques refined one's qi and blood to the peak of an ordinary person.

This is what is known as "the perfection of the mortal body".

Having achieved perfection in one's mortal body during the senior year of high school, one gains admission to a regular martial arts university.

After entering university, one can learn advanced body tempering techniques.

Break through to the Martial Artist level in one fell swoop!

Advanced body tempering method.

Shen Tian looked at the prompts on the panel.

Of course he knew.

For three years of high school, the teachers talked themselves hoarse about this.

They trained relentlessly, honing their bodies, all for the sake of achieving perfection in their mortal form during the college entrance examination, thus gaining a ticket to a martial arts university.

Shen Tian looked down at his clenched fist.

He thought of those so-called top students in school.

When they entered school, their vitality far surpassed that of ordinary people, and they were cherished by the teachers and enjoyed the best resources.

However, it took them a full three years to reach the perfection of mortal form.

And what about yourself?

one day.

No, strictly speaking, it took less than half a day.

In that bloody slaughterhouse, ten unfinished alien beasts were killed.

In just one year, he covered the distance that others would take three years to complete.

Why bother going to university!

His system is called the Kill Value System!

It's not a learning system!

Can you become stronger by staying in an ivory tower?

Only slaughter!

Only through constant killing can he climb to the top as quickly as possible!

This world is teeming with strange beasts and fraught with danger.

Comfort is itself a sin.

He was going outside the city.

Go to the wilderness area.

Go to those places where real, bloodthirsty beasts roam!

That's the only place that's his paradise!