You said you'd fail to awaken your powers, but you're actually a master of top-tier abilit

"Su Ming?!" Hearing Su Ming's voice from behind, Jiang Lingchuan turned around, his face full of surprise, and then asked in astonishment, "What are you doing here?"

"I happened to hear about the new underground cave that appeared in the hot spring town while I was at the Martial Arts Association, and my sister was also at the hot spring resort, so I rushed over here."

As Su Ming approached Jiang Lingchuan, he briefly explained why he had appeared there.

"I see."

Su Ming's answer made Jiang Lingchuan look knowing.

"No, that's not right! Su Ming, how come your qi and blood are so strong?"

But soon, he sensed something was wrong. He looked at Su Ming and carefully sensed him. His pupils suddenly contracted.

Su Ming had just been slaughtering ferocious beasts nearby, and the restless energy in his body had not yet subsided. With Jiang Lingchuan's strength, if it weren't for the excessive consumption of energy in the previous battle, he should have noticed that Su Ming's energy had increased several times compared to yesterday when he first saw him.

"This morning I was lucky enough to obtain a Three-Leaf Purple Blood Fruit in Cave 2. I swallowed it, and that's why my Qi and blood have increased so much."

Seeing Jiang Lingchuan's current appearance, Su Ming did not hide anything.

"Hiss! You mean you swallowed the Three-Leaf Purple Blood Fruit whole? That's a top-tier fourth-order rare treasure, and you didn't burst from overeating?!"

However, upon hearing Su Ming's reply, Jiang Lingchuan gasped sharply, the shock he felt far exceeding the shock he had felt when he first noticed Su Ming's surge of energy.

As a top-tier fourth-order natural treasure, the Three-Leaf Purple Blood Fruit contains extremely violent energy. Even a third-order peak martial artist with nearly 10000 Qi and blood needs to be very careful when consuming it.

However, Su Ming's Qi and Blood were only around 500 last night. With a body strength of 500 Qi and Blood, it was a miracle that he didn't explode and die after swallowing the Three-Leaf Purple Blood Fruit.

"Hehe, to be honest, Master Jiang, I almost burst today. I was just lucky to survive."

Seeing Jiang Lingchuan's expression, Su Ming was not surprised by his reaction. After all, if it weren't for the S-level ability that saved his life at the last moment, he would have died from the violent energy of the Three-Leaf Purple Blood Fruit long ago.

Even now, recalling the situation at that time, Su Ming still feels a lingering fear.

"Another stroke of luck..."

Jiang Lingchuan's lips twitched slightly, but seeing the look of lingering fear on Su Ming's face, he knew that Su Ming was not lying.

"Master Jiang, judging from your current appearance, did you just go to the newly appeared cave in the north to fend off the ferocious beasts?"

Seeing Jiang Lingchuan's expression, Su Ming didn't let him continue asking about his situation, but instead asked the question that had been bothering him.

"Not bad." Jiang Lingchuan nodded.

Su Ming thought to himself, "As expected," and then continued to ask, "Did Master Jiang encounter a fourth-tier ferocious beast, which is why he looks like this?"

However, Jiang Lingchuan shook his head, giving an answer that surprised Su Ming: "It's not a fourth-tier ferocious beast, but a peak third-tier exotic beast."

Upon hearing this, Su Ming was shocked and quickly asked, "A strange beast? What is that? How could a peak third-tier beast cause such a sorry state for you, a mid-fourth-tier master!"

This was the first time Su Ming had ever heard of the term "strange beast." He had only ever heard of ferocious beasts before, and had never heard of the existence of strange beasts.

Seeing the puzzled look on Su Ming's face, Jiang Lingchuan began to explain things to him.

"The so-called exotic beasts are actually just another name for special ferocious beasts. Exotic beasts are ferocious beasts with various special talents and abilities."

"You can think of exotic beasts as being the same kind of special existence among ferocious beasts as awakened individuals are among martial artists."

"The one I encountered before at the entrance to that cave was a Mountain Shaking Ape with a special talent. Although it was only at the peak of the third tier, it possessed a talent called 'Blood Rage'."

"The Bloodlust talent allowed that peak third-tier Mountain-Shaking Ape to increase its physical attributes several times over in a short period of time. Whether it was speed, defense, or strength, it received an all-round improvement, and its combat power surged in a short time, making it no weaker than a mid-fourth-tier ferocious beast."

"That beast was really cunning. When it first saw that I was a fourth-level martial artist, it did not immediately unleash its talent. Instead, after getting close to me, it took advantage of my underestimation and suddenly unleashed its power, causing me a lot of trouble."

"If I hadn't been ambushed by that cunning beast and injured first, even if that beast had used its Bloodlust talent, I wouldn't have let that guy fight me for so long."

"It's a pity I couldn't kill that beast with my own hands!"

After speaking, Jiang Lingchuan pointed to a clearly torn area on his combat uniform, revealing a wound that was still bleeding despite being treated with medicine, his eyes filled with indignation.

Clearly, he still harbored resentment towards the Mountain-Shaking Ape that had injured him at the peak of the third tier, and wished he could kill it with his own hands.

"I remember that the Deep Blue System not only gave me enhancement points when I killed ferocious beasts, but also allowed me to plunder their abilities. Could the talent the Gym Leader mentioned be the ferocious beast's ability?"

"The Bloodlust Talent instantly boosts one's physical attributes several times over. If I could obtain the Mountain-Shaking Ape's talent through the system, and combine it with the explosive power of martial arts, wouldn't my physical combat strength increase dramatically?!"

"I wonder if that Mountain-Shaking Ape is dead or not. Hopefully it's not, but rather severely wounded by the military's artillery fire, then I can kill it, steal its abilities, hehe!"

After listening to Jiang Lingchuan's description, Su Ming was shocked by the power of the peak third-tier Mountain-Shaking Ape. At the same time, he thought of the Deep Blue System's ability to plunder the abilities of ferocious beasts, and his heart burned with excitement.

He had killed no fewer than a thousand ferocious beasts during this period, but he had not encountered a single one with any special abilities. The system had also never plundered any so-called superpowers from those ordinary ferocious beasts.

He initially thought the system was faulty, but now it seems that it wasn't the system that was faulty, but rather that he simply hadn't encountered a suitable target.

"What are you thinking, kid? You're not thinking of going to meet that Mountain-Shaking Ape, are you?"

Just as Su Ming was lost in thought, a sudden voice pulled him back to reality.

When Su Ming came to his senses, he saw Jiang Lingchuan staring at him with a suspicious look.

"Master Jiang is joking. I am no match for that guy now. Besides, he might have been blown to bits by now."

"By the way, Master Jiang, now that you're here, I'd like to trouble you to go to the underground shelter at the hot spring resort and bring my sister and the others out, and then send them back to Linjiang City."

"There are still quite a few ferocious beasts in this hot spring town that haven't been dealt with. I'll go and kill them, ridding the people of this scourge!"

"If my sister asks about me, just tell her I'm fine and don't worry!"

Su Ming smiled at Jiang Lingchuan, and then, without waiting for Jiang Lingchuan's response, he dashed off towards the town area north of the hot spring resort.

"That brat is quite thoughtful."

Watching Su Ming rush towards the north of the town, Jiang Lingchuan smiled, shook his head, and muttered something, but did not stop him.

The town faces the newly appeared underground cave directly to the north, and there are many more ferocious beasts roaming in the north of the town than in the south of the town, which is closer to Linjiang City.

It's perfectly reasonable for Su Ming to go and hunt down the ferocious beasts still north of the town and help the townspeople. Even he has no reason to make Su Ming stop.

Moreover, after sensing that Su Ming's blood and qi had increased two or three times after being tempered by the Three-Leaf Purple Blood Fruit, he also gained a general understanding of Su Ming's strength.

With Su Ming's current blood and energy, coupled with the C-level martial art "Breaking Cloud Spear" which he has mastered to perfection, and the Renjin Battle Armor that Su Ming gave him, his strength is already no weaker than a late-stage third-tier martial artist.

Even if he encountered a ferocious beast at the peak of the third tier, Su Ming would be fully capable of protecting himself.

Su Ming would face no risk in eliminating the ferocious beasts, which were at most level three, that had stormed into the town.

After glancing at Su Ming's rapidly departing figure, Jiang Lingchuan withdrew his gaze and headed towards the passage leading to the underground shelter of the hot spring resort, intending to escort Su Xiaowei back to Linjiang City first.

He now needs to return to Linjiang City to rest and treat his injuries.

Although the external injuries inflicted on him by the Mountain-Shaking Ape were not very severe, the internal injuries he suffered from clashing head-on with the Mountain-Shaking Ape, which had entered a berserk state after unleashing its Bloodlust talent, were quite significant.

This time, he will need at least a week to fully recover.

On the other side, after Su Ming rushed to the north of the town, he once again wrapped his entire body in the Renjin Battle Armor, and then hunted down the remaining ferocious beasts in the north of the town.

Just now, because Su Xiaowei was at the hot spring resort, his main purpose was to protect her. He didn't dare to stray too far from the resort and could only kill the ferocious beasts around its perimeter.

Now that Jiang Lingchuan is at the hot spring resort, even though Jiang Lingchuan is seriously injured, his combat strength is much stronger than his. Therefore, he no longer needs to worry about Su Xiaowei's safety and can hunt ferocious beasts with abandon to accumulate enhancement points.

Of course, Su Ming was more interested in exploring the vicinity of the newly discovered underground cave, hoping to get lucky and perhaps even encounter that peak third-tier beast.