If I let you practice martial arts, you'll compress your vital energy ten thousand times?

The third day of the special training camp, early morning.

As the sharp assembly whistle blew, three thousand martial arts students, fully armed, gathered in front of the camp gate.

Ahead lies the boundless 043rd mutated forest, exuding an ancient and wild aura.

The head instructor stood on the high platform, his voice booming like thunder.

"Today is a real-world combat training exercise!"

"Everyone will be scattered and allowed to form teams of up to five. Your mission is to survive for three days on the outskirts of the forest and hunt as many low-level beasts as possible to obtain crystal cores!"

"You are under strict danger! Crossing the red line and entering the deep danger zone is absolutely forbidden!"

"That place is infested with terrifying beasts of the third tier or higher. Even if an instructor went in, he'd be badly injured!"

Hearing the head instructor's warning, the students swallowed hard and immediately began enthusiastically searching for strong teammates.

"Ah Yuan, let's team up!"

Zhao Hai sidled up to Lin Yuan, patted his chest, and said, "I brought three bottles of high-grade Qi and Blood Powder. Let's find a tree hollow on the outskirts and hide for three days. We'll easily get a passing grade!"

Lin Yuan, carrying a faded and worn-out schoolbag, shook his head.

"Fatty, go find someone else to team up with, preferably a small team with a lot of people."

I'm used to doing things alone.

Lin Yuan's voice was calm, but it conveyed an undeniable determination.

Are you kidding me?

His stomach felt like it was on fire.

With Zhao Hai, this burden, on his side, how could he possibly indulge in a feast in the deepest districts?

You can't exactly smash a multi-story-tall monster into mincemeat in front of Fatty, and then swallow half a rib in one gulp, can you? That would definitely drive Zhao Hai insane.

"But it's too dangerous inside..." Zhao Hai wanted to persuade him again.

Just then.

The once noisy square suddenly fell eerily quiet.

The crowd parted automatically, like Moses parting the sea, creating a wide passage.

A stunningly beautiful and aloof white figure walked straight toward Lin Yuan, amidst a chorus of intensely fervent and awe-inspiring gazes.

Su Qinghan!

Today, she wore a tight-fitting black military combat uniform that accentuated her stunningly tall and slender figure. Although her left arm still looked a little unnatural, her icy aura as a military elite made the boys around her feel breathless.

"Holy crap! School beauty Su is here!"

"Who will she team up with? It'll definitely be one of those top ten Bone Forging Realm geniuses!"

All the boys in the room followed Su Qinghan's every step, their eyes red with envy.

however.

Under the utterly incredulous gaze of everyone.

Su Qinghan ignored the proud martial arts geniuses and stopped steadily in front of Lin Yuan.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment.

"Student Lin."

Su Qinghan's clear, spring-like voice rang out, and her beautiful eyes, which seemed to see through everything, stared intently at Lin Yuan's calm face.

"This training exercise is fraught with danger, and I would like to invite you to join my team."

boom!

Upon hearing this, the students around him nearly popped their eyes out!

What's going on?!

The aloof and icy school beauty actually invited a good-for-nothing who only sleeps in the gravity chamber to team up?!

Could it be that Lin Yuan is the illegitimate son of some wealthy family?

Zhao Hai, standing to the side, was so excited that his fat jiggled, and he frantically nudged Lin Yuan's lower back with his elbow, urging him to agree quickly. This was the perfect opportunity to be alone with the school's dream girl!

Facing the murderous, jealous gazes of everyone present, Lin Yuan didn't even raise an eyebrow.

He looked at Su Qinghan, his dark pupils completely unmoved.

Women will only slow him down.

"Not interested."

Lin Yuan uttered three words without hesitation, his tone as cold as a block of ice.

hiss--!

Gasps of astonishment filled the air.

This kid's gone mad! He actually refused Su Qinghan's invitation!

"I only like one person. Goodbye."

Lin Yuan didn't bother with any more words. He tightened the shoulder strap of his backpack, turned around, and prepared to walk towards the forest.

"etc."

Su Qinghan was not angry at being rejected in public.

On the contrary, the excited light in her eyes became even brighter.

"As expected of a disciple of a master, this disregard for beauty and pride is exactly the same as that grandmaster!"

Su Qinghan was secretly furious.

She took a step forward, and a stunning smile bloomed on her beautiful face, a smile that could outshine all the flowers.

"Since Lin prefers to travel alone, I won't force her."

I wish you success in your exam.

As she spoke, Su Qinghan generously extended her fair and jade-like right hand.

This is a perfectly normal farewell ceremony.

Lin Yuan frowned slightly, but in order not to cause any more trouble, he still perfunctorily extended his hand and shook hands with Su Qinghan lightly.

It feels cool to the touch and is as soft as if it has no bones.

But in that extremely brief moment when their hands touch.

On Su Qinghan's palm, a drop of colorless, odorless, and even temperatureless strange liquid seeped into the skin texture of Lin Yuan's palm without him noticing.

Military-grade S-level tracking drug – "Shadowless Incense"!

This potion is non-toxic and does not produce any fluctuations in internal energy. Its only unique characteristic is that it can remain on the prey for three days and three nights, and only those wearing specially made filter glasses can see the faint fluorescent glow it leaves in the air!

Lin Yuan felt a slight slip in his palm, but his extremely hungry nerves had already flown to the plump beasts deep in the forest, and he didn't pay any attention to this insignificant touch.

"Thank you for your kind words."

Lin Yuan released his grip, strode out of the camp, and quickly disappeared into the dense jungle.

Watching Lin Yuan's figure gradually disappear into the distance.

Su Qinghan slowly withdrew her right hand, a confident smile curving her lips.

"The successor of a grandmaster..."

"I'd like to see what it is about you that makes that senior think so highly of you!"

Su Qinghan took out a pair of transparent military goggles from the pocket of her tactical vest and put them on.

Through the lens.

A pale blue fluorescent trail, visible only to her, was winding its way into the depths of the forest.

"Instructor, I request to participate in solo training."

Su Qinghan turned her head and coldly said something to the head instructor on the high platform. Without waiting for the instructor's permission, she swiftly leaped into the jungle like a white nimble cat.

She followed the trail of the glowing light, slowly and deliberately beginning to secretly stalk it.

After half an hour.

The mutated forest, at the boundary between the outer and deep zones.

The trees grew incredibly thick, blocking out the sky, and the air was filled with a nauseating miasma.

There were no students in sight, only eerie roars coming from ahead.

This is the red line that the head instructor strictly forbids from being crossed.

Lin Yuan stopped in his tracks.

He looked around to make sure there were no surveillance cameras or drones nearby.

He slowly unzipped the faded, worn-out backpack.

From the very bottom, he pulled out a pale white plastic mask without any patterns.

"I've been suppressing this feeling for three whole days..."

"My stomach acid is almost digesting me."

Lin Yuan put the mask on his face, and his voice instantly became hoarse and cold.

clack clack...

A sickening, bone-grinding sound suddenly rang out in the dark forest.

Lin Yuan no longer suppressed his physique, and his bones and muscles, which had been tightly locked by a hundred thousand times the strength of the extreme Dao Qi and blood, began to stretch wildly.

His body grew to over 1.9 meters tall, and his originally loose old school uniform was instantly stretched taut, outlining terrifying muscle lines as sharp as rocks.

Although he hadn't activated his battle form, Lin Yuan, having regained his imposing physique, caused the surrounding air to groan slightly as he simply stood there, unable to withstand his terrifying physical density.

"Finally, we can eat."

Beneath the mask, two gleams of green light, like those of a hungry wolf, burst forth from those pitch-black eyes.

boom!

Lin Yuan suddenly exerted force with his feet.

The soil instantly exploded, creating a huge crater more than three meters deep. He was like a heavy bulldozer charging at full speed, ruthlessly smashing through the thorny bushes blocking his way.

With overwhelming and ferocious momentum, they plunged headlong into the deep danger zone fraught with peril!