In the game "High Martial Arts," players start with the blessing of the Martial God.

Chapter 82 Hunt

Several hours later, Ji Ming had already left the forest and arrived at a rocky outcrop.

He walked as if floating on the ground, without making a sound, and his breathing was extremely restrained.

Although he did not practice the secret technique of concealing his breath, he was self-taught in this area because he had mastered the mind of heaven and earth.

Ji Ming was extremely cautious because there was an extremely dense black light in the stone forest ahead, which was definitely the strongest alien race he had encountered on this journey.

At this point, his score on his bracelet had reached 92 points, ranking him 85th!

This was the result of several hours of fighting. Even those who were not among the top 100 races could hardly withstand a few of his attacks, let alone those at the late stage of the second tier. The Battle Demon Arena was still dominated by races among the top 1000, not much stronger than the Spirit Leopard Clan.

His faction value has also reached 98 points. Coincidentally, after testing, he killed a late-stage Tier 2 player and gained 3 points in faction value. Since he had accumulated 6 points in faction value in Shirakawa City, he is now only 2 points away from the perfect faction value!

[Activation conditions for Trait 4: Reputation value 8/10, Faction value 98/100]

Not long ago, he noticed that his reputation value had increased slightly. This was actually quite understandable, as reputation takes time to spread and develop. Moreover, Master Luo seemed to be very famous. With the identity of "Luo Zhao's student," he might not need to do anything at all, and his reputation value would slowly accumulate.

If he can accomplish something significant during this period, his reputation will definitely skyrocket.

Looking at the leaderboard, Ji Ming figured that if he could reach the top, he would only need about enough reputation points.

Before that, let's get the faction points!

As you slowly walk forward, a huge tiger lies crouching in the rocky forest. The "king" character on its forehead is dark gold, and it has two silver-white wings on its waist, exuding an imposing aura.

"The Flying Tiger Clan?"

Ji Mingxin mentioned that the Flying Tiger is a true top 100 race, and its ranking is quite high. Its strength is incomparable to that of the weakling Spirit Leopard Clan.

"It's still a second-tier, seventh-level Flying Tiger!"

He gripped his knife tightly. Although this guy was strong, he had no intention of backing down. If he couldn't even get past this hurdle, how could he compete for a core spot?

The top 100 alien races double the points, so this big tiger is worth six points. Kill him, and you'll have enough faction points!

"roar!"

Suddenly, the flying tiger in the rocky forest stood up. It was a full four meters tall, with broad shoulders and thick legs, like a small building.

A flash of light appeared on Flying Tiger's body, and he transformed into a middle-aged man with long, dark gold hair. He looked around warily and slowly backed away.

What a keen sense of perception!

Without further hesitation, Ji Ming raised his sword and slashed directly, unleashing a burst of heavenly rainbow energy with lightning speed.

"A human genius?"

Flying Tiger roared, and under the influence of the Battle Demon Arena, a hint of blood appeared in his pupils. His heart was filled with fighting spirit, and he would rather die than back down.

Ji Ming was not surprised. As a top-tier artifact, the Battle Demon Arena was definitely more than just a small world that imprisoned alien races. It must have many more powers that it had not yet revealed, and this method of stimulating battle intent was only a superficial understanding.

However, this also makes it easier for them to hunt; otherwise, if the alien races they encounter are only focused on running away, it will greatly reduce their efficiency in obtaining points.

"boom!"

Dark golden demonic power enveloped the Flying Tiger's entire body, instantly transforming it into its tiger form. Unleashing its strongest power, it pounced directly at Ji Ming.

Ji Ming remained calm, his alloy longsword humming softly. His eyes sparkled, and a heaven-splitting, earth-shattering will erupted from him.

Stellar Transformation! Heaven-Shattering Slaughter!

Ji Ming unleashed his most powerful attack!

squeak-!

The longsword, completely enveloped in the True Meaning of Breaking the Heavens, slashed at the Flying Tiger's giant demonic palm, making a sound like a knife cutting through butter. The longsword cut through the demonic energy shield and landed on its flesh, severing half of the Flying Tiger's hand!

"Ah! Roar!"

Intense pain struck, accompanied by a willpower that seemed to want to pierce through the skull, causing the bloodshot color in Flying Tiger's eyes to fade considerably.

"boom!"

His demonic power radiated outwards, filling the rocky forest with dust and sending pebbles flying.

The Flying Tiger's demonic power erupted and struck Ji Ming, forcing him to retreat unavoidably, his chest flashing with starlight as he blocked the attack.

"The Shattering Gold Technique!"

The roar of the Flying Tiger came from the sky. With a flap of its wings, it soared into the sky, the "King" character on its forehead reflected directly, and then transformed into a tiger head shockwave, trying to tear Ji Ming to pieces.

He finally unleashed his bloodline talent, a mark of a powerful race in the myriad realms. The Flying Tiger clan is extremely skilled in attack and killing, and the power of the Shattered Gold Technique is violent and swift.

Severely injured, this flying tiger has gone berserk!

"Oh!"

Ji Ming stood with his sword at the ready, his hair flying wildly. He fully activated the Stellar Transformation technique, his body rising slightly. The source energy in his Heavenly Vein surged like a river, and he unleashed several consecutive slashes without reservation.

The blade, several meters long, shot out like an arrow released from a bow, causing the air to roar!

"break!"

boom-!!

The dark blade of light collided with the shockwave from the tiger's head, and a terrifying explosion erupted in the rocky forest!

The powerful tearing force of the Shattering Gold Technique and the penetrating force of the Sky-Shattering Kill Technique collided continuously, and rings of golden-black solid ripples swept across the earth like waves, turning a stone pillar with a radius of ten meters into dust, forming a large open space.

The two extreme offensive forces clashed like needles against wheat awns, and once they started, they were unstoppable!

Ji Ming's face was as calm as an ancient pool. The power enhanced by the Stellar Transformation flowed through his meridians. He stomped his foot, and the ground sank a little. When he reappeared, he was already on the Flying Tiger Head.

The flying tiger's eyes still held a hint of panic, as if it couldn't believe that its clan's innate divine power had been so easily blocked.

"die!"

Ji Mingru, like a judge deciding life and death, swung his sword, unleashing the power of the Heaven-Shattering True Intent into Flying Tiger's mind. Instantly, Flying Tiger's eyeballs exploded, a line of blood appeared between his eyebrows, and then rapidly spread to half of his body.

"Splash!"

Blood spurted out like rain, splattering across the pile of rubble. Flying Tiger's wings drooped limply, and its corpse crashed heavily onto the chaotic ground.

Ji Ming landed on the stone pillar to rest for a moment, hesitated, and then took a Rejuvenation Pill. Although he had the upper hand the whole time, his victory was not easy.

The simultaneous use of Stellar Transformation, Sky-Shattering Strike, and Rainbow Blade consumed a great deal of energy, and in the end, the outcome was decided by a trace of the power of the will that had undergone a mutation.

Although the True Meaning of Breaking the Heavens has not reached the first level of the power of will, it still has some supernatural qualities and can be used to make a decisive move against the enemy!

"If even a mere sliver of the power of willpower possesses such might, I wonder what level it must reach to generate lightning from willpower?"

Ji Ming sighed inwardly. The first realm of willpower is the generation of thunder. This name is not given casually. When the power of willpower reaches this level, it is enough to begin to interfere with nature and can truly attract thunder!

A being with the power of lightning can suppress a third-tier professional even without using any other means!

Ignoring the gradually disappearing corpse of the Flying Tiger, he focused his attention on the identity card.

[Slayed a late-stage Tier 2 enemy, faction value +3]

[Activation conditions for Trait 4: Reputation value 8/10, Faction value 100/100]

The faction points are finally enough!

Well, the identity card obviously doesn't recognize double rewards; the acquisition of faction points only depends on the enemy's level.

My points have increased by six, bringing my total to 98, and my ranking has risen to 78th.

[Points Leaderboard]

First place: Wan Jue (183 points)

Second place: Zhou Youran (169 points)

Third place: Liu Hao (138 points)

Fifth place: Yuan Dongqing (125 points)

The people on the leaderboard have changed quite a bit since the beginning, but the top two have remained the same, which clearly shows that they have real strength.

The top two had a precipitous lead, and he suspected that these two might have killed a third-tier alien!

This is possible. A weak race at the third tier, first level is not much stronger than a second tier, perfect flying tiger. As long as one is strong enough, there is a possibility of a counterattack.

Of course, Ji Ming knew his own limitations; he couldn't do it. If he really encountered it, he would only turn around and run away.

There is a certain gap in strength between him and Yuan Dongqing. The reason why he is behind in points is because he is not as fast as others in killing late-stage second-tier enemies.

but!

Ji Ming was still confident in catching up. He looked up and saw several black orbs of light in the distance. As far as he could see, the alien race had nowhere to hide, and no amount of concealment could fool him.

The alien races in the Battle Arena are certainly not endless, and it won't be so easy to find them after a while. Before that, he needs to accumulate enough points to gain an advantage.

"Huh? Who?!"

Suddenly, Ji Ming's expression turned cold, and a blade of light slashed towards the stone forest behind him.

"boom!"

Five people, covered in dust and dirt, jumped out. The leader, a young man in green, waved his hand and said, "Brother, don't misunderstand, we mean no harm!"

"No malicious intent?"

Ji Ming sneered and stomped his foot hard on the ground. Several magical light patterns appeared, almost surrounding him.

The boy in green's expression changed, and he stopped pretending. "Since you've discovered it, then hand over the bracelet yourself! I might spare your elimination!"

His four teammates simultaneously spread out, blocking all of Ji Ming's escape routes.

Ji Ming shook his head. He had been focused on accumulating faction points, so he hadn't had time to search for other students to steal points from. But when someone offered him points, he didn't hesitate.

Robbing one person can earn you half the points, which is equivalent to how many alien races he has killed, even if he works himself to death.

"Have you thought it through?" the green-clad youth asked impatiently.

Ji Ming suddenly spoke up, revealing a friendly smile, "Fine, hand over the bracelets, and I'll betray you!"

"Are you kidding me?" the green-clad youth roared in anger.

"superior!"

Upon receiving the order, a burly young man punched Ji Ming in the chest with a crisp clang, but Ji Ming remained completely still.

"Oh no, the duck is hard and prickly!"

The burly youth exclaimed in alarm that they had only just arrived and had not witnessed the battle between Ji Ming and the Flying Tiger.

The green-clad youth's expression changed, and a skull staff appeared in his hand. "Gate of Death!"

He stomped his skull staff on the ground, and a massive, skeletal gate appeared behind him, from which skeleton warriors emerged one after another.

"A necromancer?"

Ji Ming frowned. This was indeed extremely rare. As expected, the Star Realm Grand Examination, which gathered all the talents in the eastern province of Fu, could attract all sorts of people.

The green-clad youth, who was not under the control of the Beijing authorities, looked at the burly youth in front of him who was still in a punching stance. He twisted his body and kicked out with his right leg. The air exploded and the wind blade struck his arm.

"Snapped!"

With a cracking sound of bones breaking, the burly youth was sent flying backward, crashing into the ugly pillar. His arm was twisted and deformed, and one could even see the white bone sticking out.

"Little Five!"

The green-clad youth was furious. He pointed his skull staff forward and shouted, "Undead army, charge!"

At the same time, his three other teammates also launched attacks using different magical artifacts.

A yellowish-brown banner turned the ground into a swamp, restricting his movements; a crimson gourd spewed out countless streams of flame; and a small emerald green fan unleashed streaks of wind blades, powerful enough to sever bright iron and melt the earth!

Ji Ming held his knife in one hand, facing hundreds of skeleton warriors with a single horizontal slash. The dark blade light seemed to cleave the heavens and earth, and all the skeleton warriors were shattered in two and crushed into bone dust.

Facing the wind blades and flames, a glint of starlight flashed in his eyes, and he exhaled heavily.

"ha!"

亍—!

Flames and wind blades shattered, and some even swirled back, knocking down the three immortal cultivators!

"Oh no!"

The boy in green turned pale instantly, realizing they had messed up.

"Whoosh!"

With a whoosh of wind, a handsome young face appeared before him. Seeing the fist so close at hand, the green-clad youth was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.

"No! Classmate! Stop! We surrender!"

Ji Ming smiled and withdrew his iron fist. "Where's the bracelet?"

The boy in green looked distressed, but dared not struggle any longer. He quickly collected the bracelets from his teammates, and Ji Ming deducted half of the points in turn, an unavoidable look of excitement in his eyes.

The team consisting of a mere second-tier fourth-level mage, three second-tier third-level cultivators, and a Jade Purity third-level martial artist had a combined score of 19 points. This time, he directly gained 9 points, which was only a fraction of what he gained from killing a third-tier early-stage alien!

But this level of alien race is not someone he can easily provoke at right now.

"Tsk!"

Ji Ming shook his head. It seemed that this Star Realm Trial was going to be a battle royale. Fortunately, he was a hunter!

The reason why those beasts at the top of the leaderboard have been leading is probably because they have been harvesting a lot of other students. Perhaps he could take the initiative to look for them.

[Points Leaderboard]

36th place: Ji Ming (107 points)

His ranking jumped directly to the top four, and he made a fortune!

The gap between each person on the leaderboard is quite small; some of them have the same score. The alien races in the Demon Battle Arena are not easy to kill. He also had a bad experience, encountering a powerful alien race and fleeing in panic, and even getting a duck wound.

After plundering the points, Ji Ming didn't make any more moves. They weren't enemies, so there was no need to eliminate them. Besides, if they met again in a couple of days, he might be able to get another chance to profit from them!

Ji Ming transformed into a rainbow of light and left the capital. The martial artist's injuries were not fatal, and whether or not he had any healing pills to restore his fighting strength was none of his concern.

"Boss, what do we do?"

The group of people supported each other, looking at each other with deep sorrow. This was truly a huge loss.

"What else can we do?" the boy in green said helplessly.

"How about we go to Jing and ask Brother Hongyu to help us get revenge?" the burly young man said, his face pale and unwilling.

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"Forget it!"

The boy in green waved his hand, "Just admit defeat, don't lose Brother Hongyu too! Besides, if he's nowhere to be found, where are we supposed to look for him?"

""

The four exchanged glances and could only silently admit defeat. Judging from his performance just now, Brother Hongyu might not be a match for him.

"Ugh, what bad luck!"

The boy in green sighed. "If I'm not mistaken, that person might be a top genius qualified to compete for a core student spot. Let's not try to cause trouble for him any further."

"Let's go, get out of this area, lest we get harvested again tomorrow!"

"hiss!"

As soon as he moved, the burly boy screamed in pain.

The green-clad youth's lips twitched slightly, and he reluctantly handed over a milky-white pill, saying, "Quickly refine it to recover!"

"Thank you, boss!" the burly young man said gratefully, unaware that his boss was actually heartbroken.

Half a day later, someone exclaimed, "Just how big is this Demon Battle Arena?!"

Ji Ming stood on a giant, ugly rock, gazing into the distance. He was covered in dust and his face was full of fatigue. In the distance, there was an endless grassland and forest.

Bad news: his plan to exploit the other trainees failed.

He walked hundreds of miles in half a day and didn't see a single person!

He then realized that the Battle Arena was too big. More than three thousand people were scattered inside and were inconspicuous. Trying to specifically hunt down a group of students was like finding a needle in a haystack. Before encountering the green-clad youth's group, he had only encountered a few scattered people.

But these lone wolves all possessed considerable skill. Upon seeing him approach, they would run away from a distance, disappearing into the forest and concealing their presence, making it difficult for Ji Ming to catch them.

Of course, it's not necessarily that there are only this many people in such a large area; rather, he may not have realized that all those who can participate in the Star Realm Grand Examination are genius students with all sorts of methods, and if they are determined to hide, they are extremely difficult to be discovered.

He observed that Blacklight's special ability was currently only effective against alien races of the opposing faction; it could not provide any indication against humans.

Ji Ming also realized that getting rich overnight was just a dream; he still had to be a down-to-earth, honest killer of the alien race!

"But—if that's the case, how will Yuan Dongqing target me?"

Ji Ming was puzzled. If you can't even touch the person, what's the point of targeting them?

Opening the leaderboard, his ranking had risen again.

[Points Leaderboard]

First place: Wan Jue (214 points)

Second place: Zhou Youran (203 points)

Third place: Liu Hao (175 points)

7th place: Yuan Dongqing (142 points)

12th Place: Ji Ming (135 points)

Almost there, almost there! We'll be in our past life soon!

In the past half day, apart from two third-tier alien orbs, he hadn't betrayed any of them. His points increased faster than most people, and the gap between him and Yuan Dongqing had narrowed to within seven points. However, this guy himself was also competing for a ranking.

Now he was certain that the top three could all kill early-stage third-tier alien races, otherwise their growth rate would not have exceeded his.

That's raw power, there's nothing Ji Ming can do about it. It's a third-tier alien world point, even if he killed three second-tier late-stage beings, it wouldn't be as good as that!

"They're definitely from the central region, they're just fishing for fish. There's no way there could be such strong high school students in eastern Virginia!"

Ji Ming thought viciously to himself.

Those three guys are probably all at the peak of the second level of an ordinary professional. They are very competitive in the central region. Otherwise, they would not have come here to fish!

However, what puzzled him the most was where Xia Qiwen was. The leaderboard only showed the specific scores of the top 400, and Xia Qiwen's name had not appeared since the beginning. Ji Ming did not believe that he could not even make it into the top 400.

"What the hell is going on?"

Ji Ming shook his head, too lazy to think about it anymore. He should just rush to the top of the previous life ranking as soon as possible. There must be many people watching this Star Realm test closely. Breaking into the previous life ranking means a completely different thing, and his reputation will definitely soar!

Feature four: Easily obtainable!