"You're underestimating my mental endurance," Meng Chao said.
"Tell me, and I'll definitely believe you."
"When I was in Graveyard Forest, I ran into a Ghost-faced Bear!"
Chu Feixiong said with an exaggerated expression. "At that time, I had been wandering around Graveyard Forest with Shao Jianqing for a long time. Of course, we only dared to wander around the edge of the forest. The monsters there weren't too fierce, and at most, they were Grade One or Grade Two Nightmarish Beasts.
"But for some reason, as the ground trembled, all the monsters in Graveyard Forest, including the carnivorous etherealized plants, attacked us in a frenzy.
"I got separated from Shao Jianqing, and I lost my way. The more I ran, the darker it became, and I ended up in the depths of Graveyard Forest!
"I don't know how many monsters and etherealized plants I killed, but before I could even catch my breath, I ran into a Grade Four Hell Beast known as a Ghost-faced Bear. With one slap, that creature sent me crashing into a crack on the ground.
"Hey, guess what? An unimaginable thing happened. There was actually an unending stream of spiritual energy gushing out from this crack. When it swept over my entire body, my wounds felt cool and comfortable. This spiritual energy seemed to have a life of its own as it scrambled to drill into my body!
"Just like that, I was stuck in the crevice, and the spiritual energy drilled into me for a day and a night. I felt so refreshed and full of energy. I felt that my strength had never been so great before. Even my heroic spirit, Soldier, had become more condensed and intense!
"When the crack no longer gushed out, I crawled out with my hands and feet. Enemies are bound to meet, and I ran into that Ghost-faced Bear again. It was fighting against Shao Jianqing, and as they say, when enemies meet, their eyes burn with hatred. I went up and punched it!"
"Is that so?
Meng Chao did not want to doubt it, but the Ghost-faced Bear was a Hell Beast. Even he did not have the confidence to fight it, so how could Chu Feixiong, a half-baked heroic spirit user, kill it with one punch?
Chu Feixiong's face turned red. "Of course, before I crawled out of the crack, the Ghost-faced Bear had already fought against Shao Jianqing for a long time. It was cut into pieces by her heroic spirit, Female Battle God, and was heavily injured …
"But it's said that injured beasts are the fiercest. At that time, Shao Jianqing was already drained of spirit energy, and my soldiers were indeed the ones who delivered the final blow.
"You still don't believe me? Do you know what realm Brother Bear is in right now? I'm a two-star superhuman, and I'm at Spirit Transformation Realm. Amazing, isn't it? Exciting, shocking, and envious? You definitely didn't expect it, right? "
"… Oh."
Chu Feixiong switched to a bodybuilding pose and flexed his biceps, trapezius, and pectoral muscles. "Even I can't help but be envious of myself when I look at myself in the mirror. I've just awakened to supernatural abilities, but I've already become a two-star superhuman. Looks like I'm a legendary genius and a rare existence. I'm destined to be a superhero who changes the future, right?"
Meng Chao said, "Of course."
Chu Feixiong's friends by the side could not take it anymore. They pulled Chu Feixiong away in a flurry.
"This time, the large spirit energy gushing out is a blessing that Dragon City has never encountered in the past half a century. Many of the outstanding people in our age group seized the chance to cultivate and fight madly. They reached a breakthrough during the battle," Xie Feng, one of the Four Great Kings of Agricultural University's martial arts course, explained to Meng Chao.
Xie Feng, one of the Four Great Kings of Agricultural University's martial arts course, explained it to Meng Chao. "Wu Wu from our university and the other three specially recruited fighting course students from the alliance of the five universities have all reached two-star superhumans. Sun Ya, Duan Lian, Jiang Rui, and I have absorbed incredibly pure and thick spirit energy. Our spirit energy values have also surpassed the limit of one-star superhumans. As for the powerful people from Dragon City University's martial arts course, there's no need to even mention them.
"Not only did everyone's qi realms increase, the results of the bloody battles were also great. Many of them killed Grade Three Nightmarish Beasts and even Grade Four Hell Beasts that were much stronger than them. They left behind great marks on the war achievement ranking board and attracted the attention of all the factions of power.
"It's a pity that you went underground to explore mines. If you had come with us to Graveyard Forest to fight, you might have been able to obtain your own fortuitous encounter. Speaking of which, staying alive is better than anything else. Right now, Raging Waves is a circular area of one hundred kilometers, and the spirit energy density there is still really high. It's a legendary blessed land. If you seize the time to cultivate and fight, you'll definitely reach a breakthrough."
"Actually …"
Meng Chao did not want to hide the truth from his friends when they showed concern for him. He smiled and said, "I've also reached two-star superhuman."
"Huh?"
His classmates were a little stunned. "Didn't you go underground?"
Even though the spirit energy tsunami came from underground, the spirit energy had been suppressed by the high temperature and high pressure underground for billions of years. Its density was too high, and it was too violent. It only had destructive power that could destroy everything in its path. It did not have life force that could nourish the body, so it could not be directly absorbed and cultivated.
It was just like how drinking dozens of kilograms of water in one go would definitely cause one's intestines to rupture and water to be poisoned. If a person directly absorbed spirit energy that was too dense, they would go through spirit energy deviation. Their meridians would be broken, and their bodies would explode.
This was common knowledge in spirit energy studies.
Hence, when everyone heard that Meng Chao had gone underground, they thought that it was already pretty good that he managed to survive. They did not expect that he would be able to gain any benefits from the spirit energy tsunami.
"When the crystal mine erupted, we found a Blue Origin Crystal cave, and we hid there for a few days and nights," Meng Chao said briefly.
"Wow, then you're even luckier than me. It's no wonder why I felt that the spirit energy ripples around you were different from before!"
Chu Feixiong went forward and punched Meng Chao's chest so hard that Meng Chao grimaced. "But when it comes to leveling up, you'll only look cool when you reach a breakthrough in battle. Only then can your spirit energy turn into real fighting power. You must be thinking that you have power right now, but you don't know how to use it, right?"
"Um …" Meng Chao said nothing.
Chu Feixiong went forward and wrapped his arm around his neck in a friendly manner. He was eager to show just how powerful a soldier was after he leveled up. "It's fine. Leave it to me. Let's spar over the next few days, and I guarantee that you'll soon be able to get used to the new fighting style of a two-star superhuman. Hehehehe."
Meng Chao frowned. "Why are you smiling so sinisterly? Do you think that you have a chance to take revenge after I sparred with you so often that you think that you're a two-star superhuman now that you're a two-star superhuman? Do you want to beat me up so badly that even my parents won't recognize you?"
Chu Feixiong's eyes went wide in shock. "No way. We've been brothers for years. Am I that sort of person in your eyes? I'm really thinking for you. I want to help you get used to being a two-star superhuman as soon as possible. Hehehehe. "
"Good brother, since you're such a loyal friend, I won't let you down."
Meng Chao patted Chu Feixiong's shoulder. "Let's talk through the night and spar until morning!"
…
Before they sparred, Meng Chao had something more important to do.
The northern offense had lasted for three months, and they had obtained a stage victory. The transportation line from Shattered Starlake to the main city area was completely cleared, and many of the injured were sent back to the rear.
The lecturers and students from the universities who were providing reinforcements at the frontlines could also return to the rear to rest.
However, before the spirit energy density dropped to normal, no one was willing to let go of the chance to train and fight madly in the blessed land so that their strength could increase by leaps and bounds.
No one wanted to go back to the city, but the extreme weather and spirit energy magnetic field interference had been largely reduced. The signal towers had also been extended from Dragon City to Shattered Starlake, and the wireless communication lines were much more stable than they were a few months ago. The soldiers at the frontlines could finally video call their families without any obstacles.
"A 'chao!"
"Big Brother!"
When he saw his parents and little sister on the small screen and heard their familiar voices, Meng Chao sighed with emotion.
His parents on the screen had become a little thinner. He did not know whether it was because a lot of resources had been sent to the frontlines over the past few months and the situation at the rear was a little tight, or whether it was because they were worried about his safety at the frontlines.
However, no matter how thin they became, it was still much better than lying on a sickbed and unable to move in his previous life.
His parents asked Meng Chao to train and fight at the frontlines at ease. Everything was fine at home. Even though the frontlines had been rationed for a period of time during the northern offense and the vanguard sank into the mud, it was soon removed, and the resources in the market became abundant again.
Over the past few days, tons of monster meat and materials had been sent to the rear in an endless stream. Regardless of whether it was the Demonic Halberd Pigs or Iron-armored Rhinoceroses, the prices had dropped to the point that they were only left with the cost of transportation. In Bai Jiacao's words, they were "about to puke from drinking beef soup."
"Looks like you've definitely won a huge battle."
Meng Yishan was a harvester and had even opened his own resource recovery company, so he was the most sensitive to the changes in the battlefield. He smiled and said, "Over the past few days, Superstar has received quite a lot of orders. We don't care about the precision of harvesting, we only care about speed. Many of the valuable monster skeletons are tossed away or ground into bone powder as bone powder. They're all turned into bone powder to be used as food. This is practically extravagant spending. The frontlines must have won a huge battle, and there are so many monsters that we can't harvest all of them.
"Also, a few of the canneries have signed a partnership agreement with us to provide a large amount of food for the Red Dragon Army. By the looks of it, the Red Dragon Army is about to enter the northern frontlines on a large scale. Does this mean that the war is almost over?"
Before Meng Chao could answer, Bai Jiacao squeezed her way to the front of the screen and widened her eyes. "Big Brother, our school organized a group of people to watch the livestream yesterday, and they saw a few Apocalyptic Beasts being transported back to Dragon City by armored airships. Those are legendary Apocalyptic Beasts!"
"Big Brother, how many monsters did you kill? Were there any really powerful monsters? Did you contribute to the war and become a hero?"
Before his voice could fade away, his mother knocked him on the head. "Your big brother is just a freshman. He's just going to experience the atmosphere of war and learn from the seniors. It doesn't matter how many monsters he killed. As long as he came back safely, that's good enough!"
Bai Jiacao stuck out her tongue and covered her head. She whispered, "Mom, you're underestimating my big brother …"
But Meng Chao smiled from the bottom of his heart.
"I didn't become a hero, but I saw all sorts of heroes," he said seriously.
"Once I return to Dragon City and have the chance, I'll definitely tell you the stories of these heroes."
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