Chapter 25: Second-Rank Spirit Beast Ironclad Rhino

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since Shen Chen and Senior Brother Lin Hai had been sparring with each other.

Unconsciously, Shen Chen had become the most talked-about person among the inner disciples and had become the idol in the hearts of many inner disciples!

Imagine, someone who had just advanced from the outer sect to the inner sect, with a strength of only the third level of the Blood Fusion Realm, could actually fight to a draw with Senior Brother Lin Hai, who had been in the inner sect of the Flowing Cloud Sect for several years and whose strength had long reached the sixth level of the Blood Fusion Realm. How many people could achieve such strength?

Even the few powerful beings currently ranked in the top ten of the inner sect of the Flowing Cloud Sect probably could not have achieved such a glorious record when they first entered the inner sect!

It could be said that Shen Chen's achievement was absolutely unprecedented and unparalleled, with no one before or after him able to match it!

It was precisely because of this that Shen Chen became the idol in the hearts of many inner disciples.

Although it was said that he had rested for a full half a month, in reality, Shen Chen had taken this opportunity to thoroughly study and practice the "Mysterious Shadow Fox Steps" technique given to him by Elder Situ Ya.

Thanks to Elder Situ Ya's various annotations and insights, combined with Shen Chen's frequent and sudden enlightenment, in just half a month, Shen Chen had already mastered the Mysterious Shadow Fox Steps to a considerable degree.

On this day, Shen Chen, who had fully recovered, left his room and walked towards the bulletin board with Wang Yue.

More than half a month had passed, and in order to heal and practice, Shen Chen and Wang Yue had already used up all the Body Tempering Pills they had taken from Liu Yong and others, as well as those distributed by the sect.

If they did not find a way to earn more Body Tempering Pills, their cultivation speed would surely fall behind other inner disciples.

Therefore, Shen Chen and Wang Yue planned to take on some missions to earn more Body Tempering Pills and quickly enhance their strength.

"Junior Brother Shen Chen! Long time no see!"

"Junior Brother Shen Chen's injuries seem to have fully healed, right?"

"Where are you going, Junior Brother Shen Chen?"

On the way, many inner disciples greeted Shen Chen, each with a smile on their face, and some even had deep admiration in their eyes.

For these inner disciples who greeted him, Shen Chen warmly returned their greetings with a bow, without showing any air of entitlement or disdain.

Shen Chen understood that, no matter when, the strong were always respected. If you did not show enough strength, others would never treat you well!

Before Shen Chen sparred with Lin Hai, he was just an ordinary disciple who had recently advanced from the outer sect to the inner sect. At that time, Shen Chen dared to accept the challenge to spar with Lin Hai, so many inner disciples thought Shen Chen was arrogant and overconfident, lacking self-awareness.

However, after sparring with Lin Hai, Shen Chen demonstrated sufficient strength, and those inner disciples who originally looked down on him immediately changed their attitude. This was not strange or blameworthy.

Respect was never earned through empty words but through one's own efforts and strength!

Shen Chen and Wang Yue arrived at the bulletin board and carefully read the various bounty missions posted there.

"Killing a first-rank spirit beast, the Blazing Flame Lion, can earn you five Body Tempering Pills!"

"Killing a first-rank spirit beast, the Wind Shadow Leopard, can earn you five Body Tempering Pills!"

"Killing a second-rank spirit beast, the Ironclad Rhino, can earn you ten Body Tempering Pills!"

"Killing..."

The bulletin board was densely packed with dozens of bounty missions, available for all inner disciples to choose from.

In fact, even the first-rank spirit beasts listed on the bulletin board were the top-tier first-rank spirit beasts, equivalent to the strength of human warriors at the fifth or sixth level of the Blood Fusion Realm.

If an inner disciple wanted to take on a bounty to hunt these spirit beasts, they generally needed to form a small team of three to five, or even ten, disciples at the fourth level of the Blood Fusion Realm or higher to complete the bounty.

After all, these spirit beasts had already developed intelligence and were not ordinary beasts that only knew how to attack without fleeing. When these spirit beasts sensed great danger, they would choose to run, and to catch them, one needed enough manpower to intercept them.

"Boss, which spirit beast should we choose this time?" Wang Yue, looking at the bounty missions on the bulletin board, was eager to try, with a determined look on his face.

More than half a month had passed, and with the help of sufficient Body Tempering Pills, Wang Yue had already reached the peak of the fourth level of the Blood Fusion Realm, just one step away from the fifth level.

Such strength was already considered a small expert among the inner disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect!

Therefore, Wang Yue had long been eager to try his hand at the Blackstone Ridge.

Most of the Body Tempering Pills had been consumed by Shen Chen, allowing him to fully recover from the internal injuries he had sustained while sparring with Lin Hai. A significant portion of these pills had been absorbed by the mysterious mirror in Shen Chen's mind.

However, the mysterious mirror also shared a portion of pure energy with Shen Chen, enhancing his strength to the peak of the third level of the Blood Fusion Realm.

Although Shen Chen's realm was at the bottom of the inner sect of the Flowing Cloud Sect, only slightly higher than those who had just joined the inner sect, his true strength had greatly improved compared to half a month ago!

If Shen Chen were to spar with Lin Hai again now, he had absolute confidence that he could inflict greater injuries on Lin Hai. Even more, Shen Chen was convinced that if he were to use a desperate attack, he could kill Lin Hai!

However, all of this was based on Lin Hai's strength from half a month ago.

But in the past half a month, Lin Hai could not have remained stagnant and must have been diligently practicing, thus improving his strength to some extent.

Shen Chen understood that since he had already formed a grudge with Lin Hai, there was no possibility of reconciliation.

If Lin Hai knew when to back down, it would be fine; if Lin Hai continued to be stubborn and opposed Shen Chen, then Shen Chen did not mind suppressing Lin Hai!

In his previous life, Shen Chen understood that no matter how eloquent one was, it was impossible to gain the recognition and favor of one's enemies. To thoroughly conquer an opponent, one had to strike hard and teach them a lesson until they were convinced!

"I think we should choose the second-rank spirit beast, the Ironclad Rhino!" After pondering for a moment, Shen Chen said calmly.

"Great! I want to see if the Ironclad Rhino's hide is thicker or if my Mountain Splitting Axe is sharper!" Wang Yue said eagerly.

The second-rank spirit beast, the Ironclad Rhino, was an extremely difficult opponent among second-rank spirit beasts, with a thick armor covering its entire body, making it impervious to blades and spears. Many people would rather hunt third-rank spirit beasts than the second-rank Ironclad Rhino.

If it were before Shen Chen had fought to a draw with Lin Hai, and he and Wang Yue had said they were going to hunt the second-rank Ironclad Rhino, they would have been laughed at by other inner disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect.

But now, when Shen Chen said he was going to hunt the second-rank Ironclad Rhino, no other inner disciples showed any signs of ridicule or disbelief, as if it were all expected.

This was the respect that strength brought!

The same task, when done by someone with strength, was considered appropriate, while when done by someone without strength, was seen as overestimating oneself!

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