Chapter 156 A mere freshman, a senior genius who was defeated
Just before Chen Chu heard the roar of the giant mountain bear, a group of people in the other direction also heard the roar of the mutant beast.
Five sophomores from Longshan Wu High School stood on the hillside.
Everyone is wearing battle armor, and the armor on the leader is even more gorgeous, made from the scales of a golden unknown creature, exuding a halo of light.
It was obvious that it was an extraordinary armor, with far more powerful defense than ordinary armor.
The burly young man at the head looked into the distance and narrowed his eyes slightly: "The roar shook the mountain and was majestic. The mutant beast is at least level four, and it is expected to be late level four."
Because he killed too many mutant beasts, Zhang Lin roughly estimated the level of the mutant beast through the powerful power contained in the roar.
A smile appeared on the face of the girl in red armor: "I didn't expect to be so lucky today. I encountered a level four mutant beast before I left the Nine Rings Mountains."
The Jiuhuan Mountains stretch horizontally for more than a thousand kilometers, and there are fifty-nine Wugao bases distributed. The distance between the neighboring Wugao bases is only a few dozen kilometers.
Coupled with the fact that tens of thousands of 'geniuses' are hunting vertically deep into the mountains, there are fewer and fewer high-level mutant beasts in the Nine Rings Mountains.
Within 200 kilometers around the base, there are basically first- and second-level ordinary mutant creatures. Only after going three to four hundred kilometers deep into the Nine Rings Mountains can you encounter third-level mutant beasts.
Level 4 mutant beasts are relatively rare in this area. If you want to find mutant creatures above level 5, you have to go further into the Yunwu Mountains.
At the same time, as humans have continued to hunt and kill them over the years, many mutant beasts nearby have become more insidious and cautious.
It is rare to see high-level mutant beasts like this one roaring to declare their territory. Generally, such mutant creatures come from other places.
After discovering that the living environment here is very good, the mutant beast roared to declare its territory, and then...
It will attract martial arts geniuses who go out to practice.
Thinking of this, Zhang Lin, the leader, said in a deep voice: "Let's go over and have a look. If it's later, the mutated beast might be snatched away."
"Yes, let's go."
The other four people nodded and followed Zhang Lin down the mountain in a flash.
Zhang Lin, who is the leader among the five, has the strongest momentum, and his realm is close to its peak in the late Fourth Heaven, followed by two middle Fourth Heavens and two early Fourth Heavens.
Therefore, I didn't take the mutated beast that was suspected to be a late-level four beast to heart.
As geniuses in the second grade of Longshan Martial Arts High School, each of them has refined their weapons into extraordinary warriors and practiced more than two secret techniques.
Coupled with the advanced martial arts and combat skills that he has practiced for two years, his combat power can at least surpass a small level.
Not to mention Zhang Lin, who is famous on the record list. A month ago, he single-handedly killed a late-level fourth-level mutant beast with a trace of king-level blood.
He even used the mutant beast's heart scales and extraordinary materials to refine a set of extraordinary armor.
However, after everyone had rushed down the hillside for several kilometers, the angry roar and screams of the mutated beast came from ahead, and the expressions of several people suddenly changed slightly.
"No, someone got there first."
"Quick, go over and take a look!"
The girl named Tang Tian was the fastest when speaking. She was in the middle of the fourth heaven and surrounded by cyan power, flashing rapidly in the mountains and forests like an afterimage of the wind.
After just a few breaths, he rushed out of the forest, turned around and shouted: "Zhang Lin, that mutated beast is right in front, follow up quickly."
As she spoke, the sound of wind surrounded her body, and her whole body turned into a blue wind shadow that shot up along the rocks, spanning hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye.
But when she rushed up the hillside, she couldn't help but froze.
In the valley below, I saw the body of a twenty-meter-long mountain giant bear lying quietly on the ground, its huge head and bear paws broken with flesh and blood.
The bright red blood flowing out almost dyed the surrounding ground red.
Next to the corpse of the mutated beast, a figure wearing ordinary dark red armor stood holding a halberd, with black and red light flowing on his body, exuding a heavy aura.
And just when she appeared on the hillside, the figure also looked up.
"What's wrong, Tang Tian..."
As he spoke, Zhang Lin also rushed up the hillside, followed by the other three people behind him, and then they all saw the mountain giant bear that had been killed below.
"Sure enough, someone got there first." Zhang Lin sighed with a little pity.
Ding Chen, another mid-level fourth-level man, looked solemn: "Which martial arts school does this person come from? He is so strong that he killed this mutated beast so quickly."
"It's really strong." The other person nodded.
It only took a minute or two from the time they heard the roar of the giant mountain bear declaring its territory to the time it exploded at a speed of ten kilometers.
The opponent was able to kill him in such a short period of time, and the combat power displayed could not help but make people look at him. The most important thing was that the opponent's aura was also from the fourth level.
Zhang Lin said in a deep voice: "The closest one in this direction is Nantian Wugao, and the one beyond is Langshan Wugao, and there is nothing in between."
"Let's go, this mutated beast already belongs to someone else." After saying this, the group of people prepared to turn around and leave.
As for snatching, this rarely occurs in the alien beast battlefield.
One is that these geniuses have arrogance in their hearts, and if word spreads about robbing other people's trophies, they will have a bad reputation.
Secondly, there are more than a hundred satellites in the sky watching, and the school also has regulations not to kill classmates.
Although the satellites are sometimes inoperable, no one has killed someone for a hundred or two hundred points so far, so there is no need to injure the opponent and snatch the corpse of the mutated beast.
It is easy to form a deadly feud.
Who knows if the genius who was robbed of his trophies will one day explode in cultivation, overtake him, and then seriously injure or even kill someone in revenge?
Therefore, currently the overall atmosphere of martial arts cultivation in Eastern Xia is relatively ‘clean’.
There is no cruelty and cruelty like that of Heisehui. Either you are targeting me, or I am going to suppress you.
However, no one is perfect, and some people are just vicious and evil by nature.
Therefore, after entering the depths of more than a thousand kilometers of mountains, there is no satellite monitoring. After discovering resources, the danger is not only those powerful mutant creatures, but also the people behind you.
At this moment, Chen Chu suddenly said under the valley: "Longshan Wu Gao, Zhang Lin!?"
Obviously his voice was not very loud, but the calm voice spread throughout the valley, causing Zhang Lin and the five of them to stop in their tracks.
Looking back at Chen Chu who was several miles away, Zhang Lin said loudly: "Yes, I am Zhang Lin of Longshan. I wonder which school this classmate comes from?"
Sure enough it was him.
Chen Chu's eyes showed a hint of excitement and he said politely: "Nantian Wugao, Chen Chu, classmate Zhang, I have a suggestion. I wonder if you are interested?"
"What proposal?" He said he was asking, but in fact, Zhang Lin already roughly knew the other party's purpose.
Chen Chu said calmly: "I want to compete with classmate Zhang and use this fourth-level peak mutant beast as a bet. If I lose, this mutant beast and the life crystal that may exist in the body will belong to you."
Tang Tian shook his head: "Sure enough, he is another guy who wants to step on Zhang Lin and get the upper hand."
After Zhang Lin entered the 1,000th place in the performance rankings last week, some students from the fourth level of the Longshan Gaowu Base where he was located challenged him.
After all, compared to slowly accumulating points by killing mutant beasts, it is not faster to directly defeat Zhang Lin and get on the scoreboard.
But those classmates were all defeated by Zhang Lin and lost many bets.
Ding Chen looked a little solemn: "I didn't expect this mutant beast to be at the peak of level four. The opponent's combat power is quite strong."
As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Lin and advised: "Zhang Lin, forget it. There is no need to compete with him for a fourth-level mutant beast."
"Indeed." The other three people also nodded.
For these geniuses, the ranking hanging on the record list is much more precious, or more honorable, than the dozens or hundreds of contributions.
However, Zhang Lin chuckled: "I decided to agree to him."
"What!" The other four people were stunned.
Zhang Lin said slowly: "I already know who this person is, Nan Tian Wugao, Chen Chu. Don't you think this name is a bit familiar?"
After being reminded by Zhang Lin, Tang Tian was slightly startled, and then blurted out: "The one who ranks sixth on the first-year genius list?"
Zhang Lin nodded: "Yes, that's him."
They returned to Longshan Base late last night and did not see the big red characters shining on the big screen at the base.
But later when I went to the cafeteria to eat, I also heard from other students that there was a first-year student who shot straight to sixth place on the genius list.
"It's actually him."
Zhang Feng, who was wearing a red armor, narrowed his eyes slightly: "It seems that this new student wants to imitate the person named An Fuqing this morning. If you defeat Zhang Lin, you will enter the record list."
"I dare to challenge you. This freshman should be very strong, and his ranking is higher than that of the freshman this morning. He should not be underestimated."
Zhang Lin nodded: "I know, but I am also somewhat interested in him. This is a challenge from the new students to the old students, and I am not weak, am I?"
Yes. The other three nodded slightly.
As geniuses who have practiced for an extra year and been in the alien beast battlefield for more than half a year, their accumulation is far beyond that of a freshman like Chen Chu who has been practicing for half a year.
Especially Zhang Lin, whose cultivation in the late Fourth Heaven was close to its peak was two small realms higher than Chen Chu's.
Coupled with the powerful extraordinary armor, extraordinary weapons, defense and attack have been upgraded to the limit.
In addition, Zhang Lin also spent nearly a thousand contribution points to practice three secret techniques that increase strength, speed, and sword energy to a small degree.
Therefore, even though he is only at the late stage of the fourth heaven, his combat power has already surpassed that of the fifth heaven.
If he hadn't been restricted by his realm, he would have reached the top 500 on the record list.
And this new student broke through to the fourth level in half a year. This speed of cultivation made them envious, but they would have to fight to know if he could beat Zhang Lin.
Moreover, in just one semester, he may not even have time to learn the secret technique, and the weapons in his hands look like ordinary alloy weapons, so Zhang Lin still has a good chance of winning.
A confident smile appeared on Zhang Lin's face: "Don't give up the contribution points and life crystals that were delivered to your door. Let's go down and meet this genius from Nantian Wugao."
As he spoke, the five people flew down the hillside one after another, and in a few flashes they passed through the woods and appeared in the valley.
Looking at the tall figure more than ten meters away, Zhang Lin said solemnly: "Chen Chu, let me ask again, are you sure you want to fight me?"
"My current cultivation level is at the late stage of the Fourth Heaven. I have practiced three secret techniques and possess extraordinary armor and extraordinary weapons. If you lose then, don't say I bullied you."
Zhang Lin was very upright and stated all his advantages.
"Senior Zhang was joking. It was me who proposed this proposal. Naturally, if I lose, I am not as good as others."
Chen Chu said modestly: "I just came to the Alien Beast Battlefield, and I am not familiar with everything here. I happened to meet a senior today, so I wanted to see the genius of the previous grade."
"I want to see how big the gap is between me and you, so that I can work harder to catch up afterwards."
Chen Chu's attitude surprised Zhang Lin and others. They originally thought that this genius who challenged him whenever they met was very arrogant, but they didn't expect him to be so humble.
Seeing this, Zhang Lin showed a smile on his face, nodded and said: "Okay, no matter whether we win or lose today, I have made you a friend. I will come to Longshan Base as a guest when I have time."
Chen Chu also smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will definitely come to Longshan Base if I have the opportunity."
After saying that, the atmosphere between the two became solemn. They both clicked on their wrists. After the virtual touch screen option popped up, they clicked to lock the position.
In an instant, at an altitude of more than 100,000 meters, a high-definition satellite camera adjusted slightly and captured the scene happening in the valley below.
Of course, this satellite can only roughly capture images of the two people, just as a witness to this challenge.
Because after the positions of Chen and Chu were locked, their detailed information was simultaneously transmitted to the supercomputer, and by default they entered the 'match' state.
If Chen Chu wins, he will replace Zhang Lin in the ranking, but if he loses, nothing will happen.
When Tang Tian and others saw this, their expressions became condensed, and they retreated away from the battlefield.
boom!
A strong golden power burst out from Zhang Lin's body, and the lines on the golden scales on his body lit up one by one, and the golden light emitted to form a layer of transparent armor five centimeters thick.
Under the double-layer protection, a sense of immobility and solidity permeated the air. The powerful aura squeezed the surrounding air and turned into a strong wind that blew up the dust within several meters of the surrounding area.
Then a black sword that was three meters long and as wide as a door panel appeared in Zhang Lin's hand. There was also a faint golden light flowing on it, exuding a sharp aura.
As a genius who has been accumulated for a year, Zhang Lin also redeemed the Xumi bracelet.
"Junior Chen, the real martial art I practice is called Eight-Armed Vajra. It has the supporting advanced combat skill Eight-Armed Wheel Slash. It mainly focuses on fierce and domineering slashes. Be careful later."
"Thank you, senior, for reminding me. I am practicing the dragon-elephant hegemony, and the combat skills are eight desolate purgatory. My style is also mainly domineering and heavy." As he spoke, Chen Chu's body exploded with black and red power.
boom!
Squeezed by the overbearing and substantial power, the air around Chen Chu almost solidified, and the ground within three meters of his feet sank slightly by an inch.
Facing a senior genius like Zhang Lin, Chen Chu did not dare to take a peek. At this moment, with the explosion of dragon elephant power in his body, the muscles all over his body swelled, full of oppression.
Especially the ferocious dragon power, which was unknown whether it was the absorption of high-level dragon essence and blood or the soul contaminated by the clone's evolution, made him look like a awakened dragon beast at this moment.
The invisible aura of dragon power made Zhang Lin and others gasp for breath.
"How is it possible? Isn't he a new student in the early stage of the Fourth Heaven?" Tang Tian's face turned pale slightly after exiting 100 meters, and he looked at Chen Chu in the distance with some surprise.
As a senior in the middle of the Fourth Heaven, she was actually frightened by the aura erupting from Chen Chu.
Suddenly, both Chen Chu and Zhang Lin moved with a bang, the soil under their feet exploded, and the two of them instantly turned into two rays of light, one black, one red, and one golden, shooting out.
Clang!
The Bahuang war halberd was instantly cut together with the golden war sword. The black-red halberd light and golden sword energy entwined on it were slightly stalemate, and exploded like high explosives.
Boom! In an instant, the ground around the two people shook, and a black-gold halo exploded. The violent burst of real power squeezed the air into a white shock wave, sweeping across a range of more than ten meters.
Chen Chu stood still in the roaring wind, as heavy as a mountain, like a dragon and elephant, full of domineering and fierceness.
On the opposite side, Zhang Lin's body was flashing with dazzling golden light, and the huge power coming from the halberd on the opposite side only made him sink slightly before being blocked by the golden power.
This attack was just a test by both sides, so neither side evaded it.
Feeling the heavy and domineering power on the opposite side, Zhang Lin's face showed excitement.
Before, he was worried that this first-year genius didn't have enough foundation, what if he shot too hard and injured the opponent, but now it seems that the opponent is still very strong.
On the opposite side, Chen Chu was also a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, under the blow of his three-point power, the opponent's figure just swayed. The combination of the extraordinary armor and martial arts seemed to have strong defense.