Published: February 19, 2025
Chapter 26: Mutated Beasts
"Such strong power!"
Lu Haitao's face flushed as he slowly lowered his trembling arms.
Chen Chu also let out a sigh, gradually calming the boiling energy within him. Looking at Lu Haitao a few meters away, he smiled and said, "Student Lu, you’re not bad either."
At this moment, the elevator door opened in the distance, and a few classmates walked out.
Although it was Saturday, many students chose to come to school to cultivate, working hard to catch up with those geniuses who had established their foundations earlier.
Seeing others arriving, both Chen Chu and Lu Haitao lost interest in continuing their sparring.
They had a rough understanding of each other's strength; overall, their abilities seemed comparable. However, Lu Haitao knew in his heart that he had actually lost.
He had established his foundation four days earlier than Chen Chu and had been cultivating true martial for a longer time, with slightly better initial talent. Yet after exchanging more than ten moves with Chen Chu, he found himself unable to gain an advantage.
This outcome made Lu Haitao somewhat silent.
He quietly moved to the training area filled with obstacles and began to practice his leg techniques more earnestly.
Meanwhile, Chen Chu stood in place, reflecting on the experience gained from their bout, while also circulating the energy in his arms to reduce the swelling.
In terms of power comparison, using his arms to block kicks was inherently disadvantaged. If it weren’t for his skin being as tough as cowhide, being hit by over a dozen kicks would have resulted in more than just a bit of swelling.
However, Lu Haitao wasn’t doing well either, as evident from his inability to lift his arms now.
During this time, it wasn’t just his opponent who was improving; he too was making progress.
Currently, his physical attributes were at 27 points, while his strength attribute had reached 29 points, with an arm strength test of 150 kilograms.
With his full force punch, his base punch power had already surpassed three hundred kilograms, combined with the domineering power of the dragon elephant skill and a one-fold increase.
If an ordinary person faced such a punch, not only would their arms be shattered, but their ribs and chest cavity would collapse, leading to death.
This battle involved not only a contest of speed and strength, but also the characteristics of their respective techniques. Lu Haitao's ghostly phantom had sharp and penetrating force, while the power of dragon elephant skill was profound and domineering, providing a certain increase to defense.
Of course, Chen Chu’s ability to easily block Lu Haitao’s attacks was also thanks to his significantly heightened senses; although he hadn’t yet entered the heart eye realm, these past few days of training hadn’t been in vain.
How fast could one move? Could it surpass the speed of a swing?
Moreover, if his last punch had transformed into a palm strike, seizing Lu Haitao's arms in an instant, even if it couldn’t deal a fatal blow, it would definitely leave him severely injured.
Chen Chu pondered, summarizing the experiences from this battle.
……
At four in the afternoon, after completing his training tasks for the day, Chen Chu looked slightly fatigued. After taking a shower in the changing room, he made his way to the library on the thirty-third floor.
Following the labels, Chen Chu flipped through the shelves and took out a book titled "Latest Compendium of Mutated Beasts 2055."
Now that his training progress had slowed, he planned to enrich his knowledge of the cultivation world during his spare time, while also looking into information about mutated beasts.
In addition, some notes from other cultivators were worth reading as well.
They recorded their insights about cultivation, which would be of significant help to newcomers like Chen Chu.
At this hour, many students were also reading books. For instance, Chen Chu noticed a long-haired girl sitting by the window.