Chapter 387: Chapter 100: Wilderness, Inventing Martial Arts

The intelligence on the Fire Armor Beast flashed through Lin Chen’s mind.

The First Tier Demon Beast, naturally an insignificant existence to Lin Chen and even the elite troops on this expedition.

Yet the Fire Armor Beast before him was regarded as a nightmare for low-level martial artists.

Not to mention the martial artists or warriors.

Even for some martial artists who had just entered the Martial Master level, a careless mistake could be serious.

All because this Fire Armor Beast had a special ability...

Self-destruction!

Lin Chen flicked his finger, and a ball of True Essence captured the Fire Armor Beast.

The Fire Armor Beast immediately lost control, struggling in the air.

Then it slowly floated towards Lin Chen, finally stopping about a yard in front of him.

The martial artists and cultivators beside him suddenly turned pale.

"Commander..."

Lin Chen waved his hand, signaling the guards not to worry.

Then he released his Divine Sense to thoroughly investigate the Fire Armor Beast inside and out.

This wasn’t Lin Chen’s first encounter with the Fire Armor Beast; he had seen a specimen of this demon beast in the research institute before.

He was rather familiar with its body structure.

Yet, this was Lin Chen’s first time seeing a live Fire Armor Beast.

In Lin Chen’s perception, it seemed as if there was an unstable fire burning inside the Fire Armor Beast, like a bomb...

Lin Chen slightly relaxed his suppression.

The Fire Armor Beast immediately sensed the danger, and within less than a breath, its whole body turned bright red.

Boom!

Immediately, the entire Fire Armor Beast exploded within Lin Chen’s Protective True Essence.

It turned into a cloud of blood mist.

However, due to the barrier of True Essence, the Fire Armor Beast’s explosion did not cause any disturbance, not even the slightest sound.

Lin Chen, through his True Essence, felt the power of the Fire Armor Beast’s self-destruction.

Murmured:

"Hmm? It’s not bad... Probably comparable to the full force strike of a Foundation Establishment early stage."

"This Fire Armor Beast, although just a First Tier Demon Beast, is indeed a nightmare for low-level martial artists..."

Lin Chen shook his head and continued to explore ahead.

In the next half two-hour, Lin Chen explored the entire desolate mountain.

He encountered more than ten different First and Second Tier Demon Beasts.

Although these low-tier demon beasts each had their characteristics, unfortunately, they still couldn’t pique Lin Chen’s interest.

"The First and Second Tier Demon Beasts have not yet condensed a ’Demon Core’, their value to martial artists is not significant."

"However, some body parts can be used to refine weapons... Besides, some of their flesh can be made into nutrient fluids, which is still quite good."

Lin Chen, accompanied by a group of martial artists, quickly cleared out a batch of demon beasts.

On the mountain, more than a hundred demon beasts were reduced to just over a dozen in half two-hour.

Including those four Third Tier Demon Beasts.

The group gradually ventured deeper into the barren mountain, Lin Chen’s expression remained relaxed.

At this time, the earlier Golden Core Cultivator spoke:

"Commander, if we continue forward... we’ll enter the territory of a Third Tier Demon Beast. It is a Third Tier Barbaric Rhinoceros. Its strength is about middle-level Third Tier, close to Martial Sect strength..."

Lin Chen glanced at him and nodded:

"Alright, let’s go have a look first..."

So, after walking several miles more, the ground suddenly shook.

Thud!

Thud, thud!

About a hundred yards away, muffled sounds seemed to be echoing. It was some creature constantly colliding with the mountain, causing the ground to tremble.

Lin Chen’s mind stirred, releasing his Divine Sense like a tide towards the direction of the vibrations.

Soon, in his spiritual perception, he saw the target of this expedition.

A terrifying demon beast, towering at three yards high, nearly six yards long, with a giant horn on its head.

"Third Tier Demon Beast, Barbaric Rhinoceros..."

The demon beast’s intelligence flashed through Lin Chen’s mind.

This Barbaric Rhinoceros was a Third Tier Demon Beast with an extremely tough flesh body.

Its defense was not only astonishing, but its strength was also terrifyingly great.

Covered in armor-like thick skin, it effectively shielded against most blunt forces.

Moreover, the Barbaric Rhinoceros’s favorite activity was crashing into mountains.

This was one of its cultivation methods.

It is said that after a Third Tier Barbaric Rhinoceros knocks down a mountain, it can undergo a bloodline evolution, becoming a Fourth Tier Mountain-Bashing Rhinoceros.

"Third Tier Demon Beast, it’s somewhat interesting..."

Lin Chen didn’t have much concern, continuing to walk deeper into the mountain under the protection of the group.

Before long, Lin Chen stood atop a giant stone and saw the imposing Barbaric Rhinoceros not far away.

Its three-yard-tall body, like a small clock tower, was enormous and intimidating.

Lin Chen’s eyes showed a curious expression.

"Uncle Wang, let me give it a try..."

Lin Chen stepped out dozens of yards and appeared in front of the Barbaric Rhinoceros.

The Barbaric Rhinoceros, sensing the sudden appearance of an unusual aura, its eyes instantly turned red, turning its head to gaze at Lin Chen.

"Moo!"

The Barbaric Rhinoceros let out an enraged roar, its strong hind legs constantly kicking the earth, charging with force towards Lin Chen.

Boom!

Lin Chen stood in place, extending a hand.

The massive brute force collided directly with Lin Chen.

Like a terrifying train engine.

But Lin Chen still stood firm, unmoved, using his palm to firmly stop the rhino’s head.

"The strength is not bad... but a Third Tier Demon Beast doesn’t seem to pose any threat..."

Lin Chen murmured.

Gaining a clear understanding of the actual combat strength of the Third Tier Demon Beast.

It’s roughly equivalent to a Golden Core Cultivator in the Cultivation Realm...

After gauging the strength of the Barbaric Rhinoceros, Lin Chen lost interest.

With a gentle leap, he jumped three zhang high.

Then Lin Chen grasped the bull’s horns of the Barbaric Rhinoceros forcefully.

With a slight exertion of his arm...

The Barbaric Rhinoceros, as big as a small mountain, was lifted into the air, spinning 360 degrees.

Ultimately, Lin Chen slammed it onto the ground over his shoulder.

The Barbaric Rhinoceros struggled to get up, letting out a painful howl.

But Lin Chen calmly stepped forward and punched out.

Boom!

The Barbaric Rhinoceros remained lying there, but its eyes suddenly widened, losing all signs of life.

Upon closer inspection, even though the Barbaric Rhinoceros’s body was intact, its internal organs, flesh, and even bones beneath the skin had turned into a mush.

Lying there like a pile of dead meat.

Clearly, it was as dead as could be.

"This... Commander Lin is so strong!"

Behind him, several Warriors from the first battalion showed astonishment.

Although they knew Lin Chen was at the Martial King level, killing a Third Tier Demon Beast so silently still startled them.

Especially since the Barbaric Rhinoceros was intact, without a single wound, they couldn’t even tell how it died.

Wang Lishan, upon seeing the death of the Barbaric Rhinoceros, chuckled bitterly and said:

"Lin Chen is showing off a bit! This method of killing the beast from within... seems to be some kind of technique?"

Max observed and thoughtfully said:

"Seems like a fusion of technique and martial path..."

"I remember Lin Chen previously learned a technique called Yin Wood Force, which involves injecting True Essence into the enemy’s body to explode it..."

"If this technique is combined with martial path, it must be a powerful martial art!"

On the other side, Lin Chen carefully examined the dead Barbaric Rhinoceros before him.

With that strike just now, he had indeed combined martial arts and technique.

It was essentially a martial art he invented himself.

Penetrating power into the target’s body, destroying from within to inflict greater damage.

This martial art is extremely effective against large-sized demon beasts.

"Martial art, Dark Force?"

Lin Chen murmured.

Then he gently leaped, landed on the corpse of the Barbaric Rhinoceros, and used the Demon-slaying Blade to easily cut open the skin. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

After a slight spiritual perception, Lin Chen confirmed the location of a certain item.

With his hand wrapped in True Essence, Lin Chen forcefully tore out a piece of flesh essence that was smooth like a pill.

"Flesh essence of a Third Tier Demon Beast..."

Lin Chen looked at the fresh flesh essence in his hand.

About the size of a palm, emitting a faint golden glow, heavier than ordinary flesh.

"It’s a pity, the flesh essence of a Third Tier Demon Beast is not very useful to me anymore..."

Shaking his head, Lin Chen stored it away.

A single Third Tier Demon Beast only produces a jin of flesh essence.

Returning to the group, Wang Lishan quickly ordered:

"Send a few people to collect the corpse of the Third Tier Demon Beast... The bones and rhinoceros horn are excellent materials for artifact refining and array formation..."

Soon, several people collected the corpse of the Barbaric Rhinoceros.

...

For the next two-hour, Lin Chen followed Wang Lishan and others, exploring this desolate mountain thoroughly.

Four Third Tier Demon Beasts, all died at the hands of Lin Chen.

This was Lin Chen’s first expedition to hunt demon beasts...

However, it seemed to offer little in terms of training.

With Lin Chen’s current strength, mere Third Tier Demon Beasts posed no threat.

Soon, the warriors of the camp occupied the entire desolate mountain.

Lin Chen continued north with Wang Lishan and others.

This time, Wang Lishan’s goal was to advance the secure zone a hundred li northward.

Clearing all the demon beasts within this 100-li radius.

Opening up a new wasteland, which will serve as a plantation for Spiritual Medicine.

According to expert predictions, if successfully developed, the spirit fields within the 100 li will at least support the cultivation practices of millions of cultivators.

For many years to come, the cultivation realm of the Great Xia Country will further develop.

Going more than dozens of li north.

Lin Chen gained a lot of knowledge.

Danger in the wilderness is everywhere.

A snake in the grass, or an insect, might be a low-tier demon beast.

Posing a huge threat to warriors.

Beyond that, lying dormant dozens of meters underground might be a sleeping demon beast.

If not discovered in advance, once awakened, this beast could cause a great loss to the warriors.

Quickly, as the sky darkened.

Max lit a flame, and several huddled by it to warm up.

Feeling the cool wind blowing through the wilderness, Lin Chen frowned slightly.

"Uncle Wang, the climate in this wilderness... is really strange."

"It’s clearly thirty to forty degrees during the day, but at night... it’s already minus sixteen degrees."

Close to a fifty-degree temperature difference in one day.

Even for a Martial Master level expert, it’s hard to bear.

Wang Lishan chuckled and said:

"You’ll get used to it... The wilderness is relatively safe. In the Martial Realm... a hundred-degree temperature difference in a day is common."

"That place is truly uninhabitable..."

Lin Chen nodded and asked again:

"Uncle Wang... how long till we return from this trip?"