Lin Zheyuan sighed and said seriously to Wen Wen, "A while ago, I already sensed that your strength was nearing the critical point before assimilation, but I didn't expect you to complete your advancement so quickly."
Wen Wen smiled narcissistically and said, "Perhaps, I'm that one-in-a-million super genius in the story."
Looking at Wen Wen's slightly confident smile, Lin Zheyuan suddenly felt a touch of sadness.
His capable old general, Gong Bao Ding, had been transferred after his advancement. His right-hand man, You Han, lost his abilities and began working in administration. Now, Wen Wen wanted to become a hunter.
From now on, the only people he could dispatch were Lin Lu and Yan Xiu.
"Actually, I don't really want to let you go, but I won't force you to stay."
"How about this, you fight me. If I confirm that you have the strength to participate in the assessment, I'll let you go take it. If your strength is insufficient, then you'll have to train here for another year."
Wen Wen smiled and nodded in agreement. Participating in the hunter assessment required the consent of the local leader, so it was normal for Lin Zheyuan to want to assess his strength.
Next, Lin Zheyuan took Wen Wen to the association's training grounds. Yan Xiu and Lin Lu also followed to watch the excitement, and You Han, who was passing by, stopped out of curiosity.
After the two stood in their respective positions, Lin Zheyuan cleared his throat and said, "This is just a spar, we'll stop at a touch. I just want to see your strength."
"For qualified superhumans, the hunter assessment isn't particularly dangerous. But if you've only reached the realm without corresponding strength, you might die on the test grounds. Are you prepared for that?"
Wen Wen took a deep breath, then switched his Golden Eagle physique to the Curly Baboon physique, holding his dagger in a combat stance.
The Vampire physique and the Curly Baboon physique were Wen Wen's strongest in direct combat. Only by using both simultaneously could he possibly deal with a serious Lin Zheyuan.
Lin Zheyuan extended his right hand, and dozens of nerve-like tendrils, only as thick as blood vessels, unfurled from his hand. This was his combat preparation.
Wen Wen suddenly took a step forward, and his black short sword slashed downwards vertically. A black and red arc of sword energy hurtled towards Lin Zheyuan. This sword energy was merely a probe.
However, this sword energy, capable of splitting metal and shattering jade, stopped before it struck its target, blocked by a few slender tendrils. Su Dan Novel Network
Lin Zheyuan shook his head calmly and said, "If this is all you've got, I can't let you go to the assessment. It would be sending you to your death!"
Wen Wen grinned, stomped his right foot forcefully backward, creating a huge pit, and shot forward like a rocket.
The previous attack was just a probe; this was the real deal!
The sharp black short sword, carrying an energy flow that could tear through the air, thrust towards Lin Zheyuan's face.
Lin Zheyuan's gaze sharpened, and he retreated slightly. The red tendrils condensed into a net and blocked in front of him.
But just as the sword energy and the tendril net were about to collide, Wen Wen's figure suddenly disappeared and reappeared behind Lin Zheyuan, unleashing a torrent of black sword energy.
Lin Zheyuan gritted his teeth, his tendrils in front of him plunged into the ground, propelling him forward for more than ten meters, evading that blast of sword energy.
He frowned and looked at his clothes; his sleeve had been cut.
This speed and power had indeed surpassed the limits achievable by the mastered realm.
"When did you start using sword energy? I remember you only used to stab people with a dagger."
Wen Wen did not reply but continued to charge at Lin Zheyuan like a violent brute. His movements were accompanied by deafening explosions, the sound of his powerful stomps on the ground.
Now that Wen Wen was using the Curly Baboon physique, it was too difficult to fight and chat simultaneously.
"It seems I really need to get serious. If I get injured by you, I'll lose my standing with the remaining two team members."
Lin Zheyuan clapped his hands, and countless blood-red tendrils extended from his back, making him look like a large red sea urchin.
His eyes turned azure, eyes that would allow him to adapt to Wen Wen's speed.
You Han, watching from the sidelines, widened her eyes and said to Lin Lu, "Lu Lu... his speed is faster than yours, and his strength is much greater than mine was before. If the two of us fought him, we probably wouldn't last a single round."
Although she had lost her strength, her judgment remained.
Lin Lu nodded, then nudged Yan Xiu with her elbow and asked, "Are you always unconvinced by him? Find an opportunity to have a fight."
Yan Xiu turned his head to look at Lin Lu, and a confused expression appeared on his mask: (o_o)??
The confrontation between Wen Wen and Lin Zheyuan became increasingly intense. Lin Zheyuan was not a superhuman who strengthened his body, but those blood-red tendrils provided him with an invincible defense.
Even Wen Wen couldn't manage to injure Lin Zheyuan under the defense of so many tough tendrils. In fact, he was being beaten and forced to flee, with no ability to fight back.
The monstrous abilities he possessed were all incapable of dealing with these tendrils.
After all, those abilities were not on the same level as Lin Zheyuan's.
So Wen Wen snapped his fingers, and a mental power transformed into a mental shock, attacking Lin Zheyuan's head.
He simultaneously charged towards Lin Zheyuan, believing that the mental shock would create an opening, allowing him to gain the upper hand.
At this moment, Wen Wen wore a look of exhilaration. He had long forgotten that he only needed to demonstrate his strength; now, he truly wanted to defeat Lin Zheyuan!
It had been a while since he had experienced a evenly matched fight. Either the opponent was too strong and he was thoroughly beaten, or the opponent was too weak, and he could subdue them with ease.
One of the reasons Wen Wen actively hunted monsters was to pursue the thrill of combat.
This was also why he was eager to leave Furong River City. In Furong River City, there were no longer monsters that could provide him with the thrill he desired.
In the Curly Baboon state, Wen Wen could feel a purer kind of joy.
After the mental shock, Lin Zheyuan's expression became sluggish, and the movements of the blood-red tendrils also slowed down.
Wen Wen's expression lit up. He rapidly swung his short sword, parting the dense red thread-like tendrils, and quickly approached Lin Zheyuan.
But suddenly, the tendrils' movements became extremely agile, and the dullness on Lin Zheyuan's face vanished. He smiled and looked at Wen Wen.
Wen Wen abruptly stopped, finally realizing that Lin Zheyuan had not been affected by the mental attack at all. His sluggish appearance was just a trap he had set for himself!
So he hurriedly retreated, but at that moment, the blood-red tendrils surged towards Wen Wen like a tide.
Leaving Wen Wen with nowhere to hide, he was eventually entangled by a few tendrils, temporarily restricting his actions.
Lin Zheyuan slowly said, "Mental attacks are very useful abilities, but monsters of the Evil Eye type are best at mental attacks. My ability, True Sight Evil Eye, although different from ordinary Evil Eyes, is not affected by ordinary mental attacks."
After speaking, the azure light in his eyes flared, and a beam of azure light shot towards Wen Wen's abdomen.