Cosmic-Level Demon God
Chapter 242 - 161: The Ancient Wilderness Trial, Defying Geniuses of the Specialized Level!_2

Chapter 242: Chapter 161: The Ancient Wilderness Trial, Defying Geniuses of the Specialized Level!_2

Known for its low survival rate and high level of brutality.

It was later urgently halted by the Martial Arts Association, citing a lack of humanitarian values and being too prone to causing casualties.

"Wilderness trials, tsk tsk, did the Martial Arts Association approve it? If true, the hype for this top hundred contest is definitely on! Tomorrow Media might even send people over to purchase exclusive broadcasting rights from us!"

A colleague from the Operations Department sighed.

Wilderness trials are essentially a scaled-down version of the Star Cup.

The latter event is arranged in a variety of ways, far from the simple ring battles.

It extracts the limits of the Mortal Body in various aspects of the Martial Arts Path.

"Wow! Old Wei, look, they’ve decided the winner! Instructor Tan doesn’t seem to have the upper hand!"

Wei Zheguang looked towards the ring. With a snap, two wooden swords broke. Two figures, as swift as flowing mercury, retreated to opposite corners.

"Youthful talent! Your weapon skills are no less than your cultivation aptitude!"

Tan Cong looked down at the sword hilt he was holding. Just now, in the bout with Qin Shi, he was using about seventy to eighty percent of his usual level, but he still couldn’t defeat him.

"Instructor Tan, you’re too kind. It’s mainly because your teaching is excellent and thorough."

Qin Shi said modestly.

Through his bout with Tan Cong, he had improved his skill level in the Four Blade Techniques, becoming able to use them flexibly and switch between them effortlessly.

His technique experience had improved further!

"With a student like you, it’s hard not to be a good teacher. You draw inferences and apply what you’ve learned. The Nanhuang Daoist School has truly found a gem in you."

Tan Cong discarded the broken wooden sword and laughed heartily.

He stepped down from the ring, leading Qin Shi out of the training room and to a vending machine, where he bought two bottles of energy drinks.

"Here, you’ve been training for a while now. Replenish yourself."

Tan Cong unscrewed the bottle cap and gulped down the drink, the refreshing chill making him take a long, contented breath. He then said:

"The formal event for the top hundred contest might be the wilderness trial. This thing has been abandoned for a long time. Qin, you best gather some information about it.

In the past, there were many grudges among the Old Martial Sect, and quite a few old foxes who loved to play dirty tricks used the wilderness trial to sabotage promising talents from other sects, causing very vicious bloodshed incidents."

Qin Shi’s heart tightened; both Old Zhang and Old Liang were from the Old Martial Sect. As a disciple of both Hong Sheng and Nanhuang, he naturally had heard a few of these past events.

At that time, Heng Province had a total of ten Daoist schools. Martial arts were flourishing, and there were both good and bad among them, including those with malicious intentions and jealousy for talent.

They privately colluded to send a large number of disciples into the wilderness trial, effectively forming teams for the trials.

If they encountered lone fighters without renowned teachers, they would eliminate them together. If they met formidable opponents, they would protect each other, seeing who had the greater numbers and power.

Over time, the trial rewards were monopolized by the Daoist schools, and others had no hope. Only after the Martial Arts Association conducted several rounds of cleanup and reforms did this situation ease slightly.

As for why Heng Province today only has Old Zhang’s Nanhuang Daoist School left and not the previous ten Daoist schools.

The reason is simple: a millennium ago, a ruthless figure from the Body Enlightenment Sect emerged in Heng Province. Using some unknown methods, he gained the favor of a certain divine patron, advancing rapidly in his cultivation, breaking the record of becoming a Grandmaster in twenty years.

He then exterminated all ten Daoist schools, leaving no one alive!

This case shocked Dongxia, and the Security Department and the president of the Martial Arts Association had to personally intervene to take down the nearly insane and completely fallen renegade from the Body Enlightenment Sect.

To some extent, this case solidified Dongxia’s determination to promote New Martial.

"The Old Martial Sect isn’t all good. There are too many outdated customs and flaws in this lineage."

Qin Shi nodded in agreement. He did not support the Old Martial Sect blindly just because he was from it.

"Traditionally, they might still choose a few heavily polluted areas, then send you there. With that Divine Weapon of yours, your self-preservation ability is definitely maxed out."

Tan Cong wasn’t really worried about Qin Shi. The kid’s learning ability was incredible, and his cultivation speed was monstrous. He wouldn’t lose to anyone even on a chaotic battlefield.

"Thank you, Instructor Tan. You’ve worked hard today."

Qin Shi remained silent, having skimmed over the strong competitors’ profiles collected by Lin Yunqing, still feeling a bit uneasy.

Talents were like carps crossing the river; they were never in short supply.

He could currently dominate his peers in the Tai’an Metropolitan Area, but to say he could be unparalleled in Heng Province, an administrative planet, was another story.

"Anyway, I’m rooting for you! Make our Inspection Department proud! I’ve long been annoyed by those guys from Central City!"

Tan Cong firmly patted Qin Shi on the shoulder, expressing his closeness, and then sighed:

"If there’s anything you don’t understand, feel free to come ask. I don’t want to take these still-acceptable skills to the grave."

"Alright, Instructor Tan. Please don’t get annoyed with my pestering or my stupidity."

Qin Shi smiled shyly, thinking about how he would integrate a few deadly moves from Old Tan later.

Striving to unlock the "Eternal Damnation Stance"!

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In the Central City stadium, Zhou Yuanchen, with short, neat hair and his hands in his pockets, connected a call from his terminal.

"The Ying family? Looking for me? Let them wait."

Zhou Yuanchen shook his head, gazing at the coach sent by the Education Department:

"I need to finish my last match and then focus entirely on the top hundred contest."

After saying that, he hung up the phone, putting down the terminal, and strode towards the tall figure standing in the center.

"Yuanchen, are you sure you want me to use my full strength?"

The tall figure, with muscular build, exuded a heavy, mountain-like aura.

His Specialized Level hundred Life Force had allowed his Life Seed to sprout and become a condensed, rich, active Life Crystal.

This enabled his flesh to approach Energy Transformation, ensuring a survival chance no matter how lethal the injury and temporarily overloading his body for an explosive power.

Hence, the gap between Amateur Level and Specialized Level was akin to a vast chasm.

As described by Dongxia’s top research center, it was "a mismatch in life levels, leading to a disparity in individual strength."

"I want to try, Teacher Song."

Zhou Yuanchen sincerely replied, taking a deep breath and saying slowly:

"My goal for the Heng Province Top Hundred Contest is first place, then to challenge the Star Cup. To ensure the championship reward, I must possess the combat power of a Specialized Level. Only then will it be guaranteed.

Even if I can’t beat you, Teacher Song, I want to know exactly how big the gap is. So please, don’t hold back!"

The tall and muscular Teacher Song pondered for a moment before saying:

"One punch! If you can withstand my full-strength punch, it will be enough to crush your competitors in the top hundred contest!"

"Alright!"

Zhou Yuanchen agreed.

He knew Teacher Song’s strength well. The degree of bodily development was high, maintaining muscle group training to ensure one hundred percent exertion.

In his explosive state, Teacher Song, at the Specialized Level, could destroy half a soccer field without any problem.

"Come on, Teacher Song."

Zhou Yuanchen regulated his breathing. His bones hummed, and wisps of extreme cold frost seeped from his pores, freezing the grass beneath into layers of white frost, resembling cracks on an ice surface.

His Life Force was pushed to its limit, causing the temperature to plummet swiftly within ten meters, with ghostly blue frost swirling around his palms.

"Incredibly close to the hundred threshold!"

Teacher Song squinted, nodding in approval.

Suddenly, his figure blurred.

In an instant, the powerful body of the Specialized Level tore through the air, almost creating a vacuum-like human-shaped tunnel with its movement.

Boom!

A conical shockwave surged, propelling Teacher Song’s fist towards Zhou Yuanchen!

To the surprise of the audience, Zhou Yuanchen also raised his fist to counter.

"How can an Amateur Level go head-to-head with a Specialized Level..."

The thought crossed Teacher Song’s mind, but everything was happening too fast. At one hundred percent exertion, his fist seemed to create a Mach ring, stirring up a wild gale that flung chunks of turf and sent dirt and debris spinning frantically!

Bang!

The clash of the hammer-like force echoed through the stadium with a deafening boom!

The two of them exploded into a parasol-shaped shockwave, smoothing out the turbulent air like an invisible hand.

Teacher Song’s eyes widened with disbelief. He felt an unparalleled, violent force transferring through his knuckles, frantically tearing at his tough muscle fibers that were as hard as alloy threads.

"Yuanchen, have you broken through to the Specialized Level?"

Teacher Song asked in shock.

"Not yet, but soon."

Zhou Yuanchen had directly endured the fierce attack of a Specialized Level. The turf under his feet was uprooted, then collapsed, forming a striking bowl-shaped pit.

He estimated Teacher Song’s exertion and had a rough idea.

He thought to himself:

"With my accumulated debt of seventeen billion, I can achieve a reverse breakthrough from Amateur Level to Specialized Level! Plus, with the ’Tenfold Borrow King Fist’ as my ace, I’m set to win the top hundred contest championship!"