High Martial Arts: Slay enemies to become stronger, forge invincibility from billions of corpses.

Chapter 257 130 Million Kill Points

Song Chen dropped a nuclear bomb at the dense horde of strange beasts at the entrance to the bay, and at the same time, a sun rose over Tokyo Bay.

"go!"

The white light engulfed everything, and the waves, carrying the fragments of the strange beast, pushed them in all directions. The thick beast blood dyed the entire sea into a pot of boiling blackish-red soup.

The system notifications were so frequent that Song Chen couldn't even distinguish the individual messages. His kill count was skyrocketing, and he didn't even have time to check the numbers.

But he noticed that one of the prompts was different from the others. A new red marker popped up on the main system interface, lit up three times, and then disappeared.

One hundred million.

He glanced at the total value: 103 million.

And this alarming number is still rising rapidly.

Song Chen located Whale Yi's position, then drew his knife and chased after it underwater.

The underwater battle lasted even longer. Whale's speed and agility in the water far surpassed that on land. It used water pressure, undercurrents, and the darkness of the deep sea to constantly change positions, attempting to trap Song Chen to death on the seabed with water-based spiritual energy.

But Fuyao's effect in the sea is equally amazing. Song Chen's absolute control over the water makes him as agile underwater as he is in the air.

With each strike, the Seven Heavenly Thunder Slashes exploded underwater, the lightning spreading along the seawater, leaving a charred wound on Whale Yi's body with each strike.

However, with 480,000 units of Qi and Blood, Jingyi's defense and vitality far exceeded that of an ordinary sixth-tier warrior. Song Chen slashed dozens of times, each strike hitting the vital points precisely, but Jingyi's defense and vitality far exceeded those of an ordinary sixth-tier warrior.

When Song Chen finally cut open a section of muscle in its tail and prepared to pour lightning into the wound, Whale Yi unleashed its last bit of power.

It spewed out a huge cloud of inky mist mixed with blood and psionic energy, obscuring the entire sea area, and then used the recoil to plunge headfirst into the deep-sea trench.

"Despicable human, I will come back for you once I have recovered."

After uttering a harsh remark, Whale One's massive body disappeared into the depths of the trench.

Song Chen chased for two thousand meters and discovered that the bottom of the trench was connected to a deep ocean current he had never seen before. The current had an extremely high density of psionic energy, which completely concealed the psionic energy trajectory of Jing Yi's escape.

He hovered in place for a few seconds, his Eye of Truth scanning the underwater area to make sure he couldn't find any trace of him, before turning around and surfacing, returning to the platform soaking wet.

Water droplets dripped down his hair and armor, forming a small puddle at his feet.

The blade was still stained with whale blood. He shook the blade, and droplets of blood slid down the edge.

"That old man is really tough."

Song Chen looked up at the night sky and sent a mental message: "Teacher, it's over."

A few seconds later, Zhou Wangyue fell from the sky.

He looked at the battlefield before him, which had been blasted beyond recognition, and then turned to look at Song Chen, the student he had personally recruited to Tianhai University, who was now standing covered in blood amidst the pile of alien beast carcasses.

For the first time, Zhou Wangyue couldn't describe Song Chen's performance as "not bad" or "improved." He thought for a moment and then said, "Song Chen, your current strength has surpassed mine."

Before his words had even finished, the sea outside Tokyo Bay began to churn again.

This time, several sixth-order auras approached simultaneously from the deep sea, their speed astonishing.

The Eye of Truth swept across, revealing at least five creatures, all drawn by the nuclear explosion and the energy fluctuations of the battle.

They were originally patrolling in more distant waters, but were called back by Whale's distress signal and have just arrived.

Zhou Wangyue grabbed Song Chen's shoulder: "Let's go. The main force under the Sea Dragon King is heading this way. They'll blockade the entire Tokyo Bay in ten minutes at most. You're too exhausted now; you can't fight anymore."

Song Chen didn't push himself; he was indeed quite exhausted.

He took one last look at Tokyo Bay, then activated his soaring technique, leaving two streaks of azure wind behind him and Zhou Wangyue, disappearing into the night sky before the second batch of beast kings arrived.

An hour later, the two made a brief stop on an unnamed reef.

This reef is so small that it cannot be found on a map. It is only a few dozen meters in diameter and is surrounded by the vast Pacific Ocean. The nearest land is more than a thousand kilometers away.

The Star River was stopped on its high-altitude track, and Korean Railways' communication signals came down from above, saying they were ready to assist at any time.

……

"Aren't you coming back to the Star River with me?" Zhou Wangyue stood on the reef, the moonlight casting a long shadow over him.

"I won't go back." Song Chen stood on the edge of the reef, glanced down at the seawater at his feet, and then brought up the system panel.

He hadn't had time to look at it closely before, and only now did he have time to glance at the number.

Kill count: 130 million.

He stared at the string of numbers for two seconds, feeling a little dazed; it had already exceeded 100 million.

The upgrade notification in the corner of the system's main interface was still flashing red; the main program upgrade option that he had been keeping under wraps was now lit up.

He could use 100 million kill points to upgrade the system from level four to level five at any time, unlocking items of S rank or higher.

All those gray question mark boxes in the store, those things whose names you can't even see, will open up.

However, he also understands that system upgrades are a horizontal expansion, unlocking new products and opening up new functions, but they will not directly improve his hard power.

In the current situation, the marine monsters could launch a full-scale attack at any time, and every bit of extra strength increases the chances of survival.

He decided to stick to his original plan and break through to the Grandmaster level first.

Song Chen looked at Zhou Wangyue: "Teacher, I have gained a lot from this battle, and I would like to go into seclusion for a while."

Zhou Wangyue's gaze lingered on his face for two seconds, then he nodded and asked, "Approximately how long will it take?"

"A few days."

After Song Chen finished speaking, he paused for a moment and added, "Perhaps next time we meet, I will already be a Grandmaster."

Zhou Wangyue's expression changed slightly under the moonlight. Grandmaster, the pinnacle title of sixth-order martial artist, there are only twelve in the entire Great Xia.

Zhou Wangyue himself had been stuck at the middle stage of the sixth level for decades, with 420,000 units of Qi and blood.

The eighteen-year-old student in front of him now tells him, "Next time we meet, I will be a grandmaster."

Most importantly, Zhou Wangyue found that he did not doubt the truth of this statement.

Zhou Wangyue looked at Song Chen, then turned and walked to the edge of the reef, looking up at the starry sky.

"I'll wait for the day you become a Grandmaster. I'm going back to Great Xia to provide support. The ocean beast tide over Tianhai is about to erupt."

Then he left a trail of blue wind and flew directly through the atmosphere toward space orbit.

Song Chen watched the trail of wind disappear into the horizon before turning his gaze away.

He sent Han Tie a brief message, telling him to go back to Daxia with Zhou Wangyue first and not to wait for him.

Then he unleashed his mental power, sweeping the surrounding sea from the reef beneath his feet as the center. One hundred and twenty kilometers to the south, there was an uninhabited volcanic island.

The island is covered with lush vegetation, and at its center is an extinct volcano with a complex underground cave system inside.

He used his Eye of Insight to scan the depths of the earth and discovered an underground river 300 meters below the crater. The river was fresh water, the space was large enough, and the spiritual energy shielding effect was good, making it perfect for seclusion.

Fuyao was activated again, and the sea, stretching 120 kilometers, sped past beneath his feet.

The moment he landed, Song Chen flew around the island once, scanning the entire island three times from the inside out with his mental power. There were no people, no strange beasts, and the nearest group of sea monsters was active in the deep waters dozens of kilometers away, and would not approach this island.

He then used his mental power to set up a perimeter around the island, where any psionic fluctuations that approached within fifty kilometers would trigger an alarm.

Then he started digging a hole.

Using the Heavenly Blade for digging is indeed a bit extravagant, but its efficiency is ridiculously high.