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Flames, ice, lightning—a multitude of energies clashed and slammed into the Golden Centipede.
The combination of electric currents and freezing air affected even the thick-skinned centipede.
Although it was a Sixth Rank beast, it was still a mortal being that needed to eat and breathe.
If it remained in the water for too long, it would drown.
The Golden Centipede truly feared water!
It began to struggle desperately, emitting howls like a trapped beast.
As the spirit chains began to snap one by one, the group panicked.
If they couldn't hold onto the Golden Centipede, it would burrow underground after reaching the lake bottom, and then they would be doomed.
But Wu Liang was about to step in!
Flapping his phoenix wings, his two claws gripped the Golden Centipede's hind legs tightly to prevent its escape.
Simultaneously, he unleashed 'Ink Annihilation Dragon Strike', blasting a bloody gash in its abdomen, causing the Golden Centipede's internal fluids to gush out.
The others, experienced as they were, immediately directed their attacks towards the gash. Countless energies intertwined, creating a violent explosion that sent dust billowing everywhere.
Devouring Domain activated, and Wu Liang began drawing energy from the surrounding area to suppress the Golden Centipede.
The besieged Golden Centipede was practically going mad. It wanted to escape but couldn't, wanted to fight but couldn't—it was practically being bullied by a docile beast!
"Roar!"
All it could do was roar in fury.
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through its abdomen. It looked closely and saw...
Wu Liang was eating it!!
Was this for real? It wasn't dead yet!
It was swallowed alive!
A terrifying devouring force erupted. Wu Liang's mouth was like a high-powered water pump, and the energy within the Golden Centipede's body was being devoured at an alarming rate.
This rate of devouring was enough to make even the Golden Centipede tremble.
It was finished...
Without the advantage of the ground and the sheer number of its kind, it would truly be worn down to death by these cunning two-legged beasts.
As the last wisp of energy drained from the Golden Centipede's body, it closed its eyes completely, dying an utterly miserable death.
It couldn't even retaliate from beginning to end, making it arguably the most pathetic-looking Sixth Rank beast to die in the entire Insect King Secret Place.
Wu Liang swallowed it whole, finally ending the battle.
The crowd erupted in cheers.
The advantage of numbers was immediately apparent.
With everyone's combined strength and the terrain advantage, even a Sixth Rank beast could be killed!
And in that case, they might have a chance in this military training!
"Wow, that was awesome! This is our second Sixth Rank beast kill. To be honest, Sixth Rank beasts aren't as powerful as we thought; they're just ordinary creatures!"
"This is thanks to our captain's advanced tactics, and it wouldn't have been possible without the power of Kunpeng and Taotie. Without them, we wouldn't have been able to defeat a Sixth Rank beast."
"We're a team, so the merit is collective. Everyone contributed. If we can keep going until the end of military training, we might just be the most awesome freshmen in recent years!"
Two months of military training in the high-level Insect King Secret Place, and they even killed two Sixth Rank magical beasts.
With this achievement, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them the most awesome freshmen in recent years.
The highest level of freshmen in recent years had never been more than Third Rank mid-stage. Let alone killing a Third Rank beast, even managing to defeat a Fifth Rank peak beast together would be something to brag about for a year.
Fighting against higher-rank beasts was inherently difficult, and numbers could not completely compensate for a significant difference in strength.
Only Wu Liang had a cheat code, allowing him to forcibly absorb the energy within the Golden Centipede's body with his Devouring Power until it was drained to death.
However, the happiest person at this moment was probably the Fifth Rank late-stage Golden Centipede. It had successfully become the leader, not only enjoying a prestigious position but also gaining a new wife.
After replacing the old leader and becoming the new one, a bright future now awaited it!
Wu Liang let out a satisfied burp before flying back to the island in the middle of the lake.
He had been eating a lot recently, but the bugs tasted much worse than other beasts.
Their whole body was covered with a dry and hard carapace. How could it taste good?
Although he gained a lot of evolution points, he was still too far away from the next evolution, so he spent all of them on skills.
[Skills: Taotie Feast (bloodline divine skill), Gluttonous Stomach Lv40, Greed Lv35, Damage Reduction Lv35, Size Control Lv20, Supernatural Smell Lv20, Devouring Mark Lv25, Devouring Domain Lv46]
Devouring Domain was so useful that he focused primarily on upgrading this skill.
In addition, there were 'Gluttonous Stomach', which increased the speed of digestion, and 'Greed', which increased explosive power. The improvement in these skills significantly enhanced his overall strength.
Even though he was currently only at the Fourth Rank mid-stage, at his peak, he could still fight against a Sixth Rank early-stage magical beast.
This leap in strength was unmatched even by the Northern Sea Kunpeng, and the same went for Liu Fufeng's Golden Dragon.
And once Ling Qingxue finished refining the Heavenly Spirit Spring, he could break through directly, and his strength would experience another explosive surge.
"The second month of military training is approaching, and that Seventh Rank Insect King will likely appear. It's hard to say how long we can hold out. Everyone, focus on improving yourselves during this time."
Ling Qingxue gave a few brief instructions before returning to her tent to continue refining the Heavenly Spirit Spring.
Her spiritual power was about to break through to the Fourth Rank early stage with the help of the Concentration Liquid, while her Physical Cultivation rank was also rapidly increasing under the influence of the Heavenly Spirit Spring.
Progressing on two fronts simultaneously, her rate of improvement was truly unmatched.
Xu Yunqing and Su Yan exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with deep resignation as they saw the gap.
Although both were among the top ten in the martial arts exam, the combined strength of Ling Qingxue and Wu Liang far surpassed theirs.
Their peak strength, combined with that of their magical beasts, was only enough to fight a Fourth Rank beast.
Wu Liang, however, could fight a Fifth Rank magical beast!
Such a gap had never existed in all these years, yet they managed to close it.
On another corner of the lakeside, Xu Yunqing and the others watched the entire battle unfold.
Xu Yunqing sighed helplessly. "I finally understand Xuan Tianwen. Facing an opponent like Ling Qingxue is truly… frustrating."
She was like an insurmountable mountain; no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't cross it.
Having such an opponent was their fortune, but also their greatest misfortune.
"Let's go, let's hurry and add some performance points. If we fail because of our unfortunate actions, we're doomed!"
...
Beiming Lengyue and Beiming Feng watched everything unfold with strange expressions.
They also couldn't understand the level of this year's freshmen.
Ling Qingxue seemed like an exception; she made this year's freshmen appear exceptionally outstanding, yet without her, they seemed somewhat dull.
"What a promising candidate for the Spiritual Master path! Why doesn't she follow me and focus solely on this path?" Beiming Lengyue sighed.
Beiming Feng laughed upon hearing this.
"The best is to cultivate both body and spirit simultaneously. Qingxue possesses such talent, and she can even advance in both simultaneously. This kind of talent is rare!"
Beiming Lengyue waved her hand. "Just saying. Our Great Xia needs geniuses like her right now, but I think her talents are not limited to this. If she can achieve something unprecedented, that would truly be making the most of this military training!"
On the ground, the restraints on the Seventh Rank Insect King quietly vanished.
Next, it was its turn.
Seventh Rank Insect King: Finally released from prison...