Lin Chen continued to move toward the inner area of the secret realm. He had heard from some senior students that points could be earned by killing strange creatures within the realm.
Although he didn't know what these creatures were or what they looked like, he knew he had to kill them to secure a spot in the top ten and gain more cultivation resources.
As Lin Chen moved forward, he heard a strange cry that shocked him. 'How can there be a baby crying here?' he thought.
Suddenly, the bushes started to move, and from the fog emerged a creature. It was a hairless being that looked as pale as death, walking on four disjointed limbs. It had no eyes, only a vertical slit for a mouth filled with needle-like teeth. It was small, roughly the size of a wild dog.
Seeing this extremely strange but living creature, Lin Chen understood that this was the "strange creature" he sought. He killed it directly, as its strength was only at the Body Building stage. He then saw the points on his token change from zero to one. He said to himself, "It seems the strength of a creature determines the points."
He said nothing more but continued forward, killing dozens of creatures similar to the one before. "If I don't find stronger ones, it will be hard to collect enough points," he mused.
As Lin Chen searched for more creatures, he suddenly sensed a team of five approaching him. The group consisted of four boys and a girl. They quickly surrounded him, and the one in the middle let out a loud laugh. "Boy, leave the points you have and I'll spare your life, or else..."
The burly man didn't even get to finish his words before he suddenly found himself flying through the air, smashed against trees and stones. The remaining teammates looked at Lin Chen in horror; he was now standing exactly where the burly man had been a second ago.
Lin Chen didn't attack again but looked toward the others and asked, "Can points be transferred from one person to another?"
Witnessing the scene before them, the remaining people didn't dare say anything foolish and hurriedly nodded. The girl came forward and explained, "If we touch our token to yours, the points will be transferred to the one who initiated the contact."
Lin Chen nodded and gestured to them. They immediately understood and, with pained expressions, handed over their tokens. By adding their points, Lin Chen's total increased from a few dozen to a hundred.
"It seems we have to go to the inner area to find more powerful beasts," Lin Chen said. He returned the tokens to the five people and, without a second glance, vanished.
After dealing with that team, Lin Chen looted many other groups, and his points reached nearly thousand. After more fighting and looting, he finally reached the entrance of the inner area. Just as he was about to enter, he heard the cries of many strange creatures. He stopped and scanned the area with his spiritual sense.
Lin Chen discovered a large gathering of strange creatures, all much bigger than the ones he had previously encountered. He approached the location and, after killing two or three in secret, discovered they all possessed the strength of the peak Qi Refining stage. He earned five points for each kill.
Lin Chen was overjoyed. "There seem to be at least a hundred creatures here. If I kill them all, I'll have five hundred more points, bringing my total to over fifteen hundred."
Without hesitation, Lin Chen lunged into the group, killing them with single sword strikes. However, what he didn't see was a much larger creature sitting in their midst, surrounded by the others.
As Lin Chen continued the massacre, the giant creature stood up and leaped toward him. Lin Chen noticed it just in time and dodged hastily.
"How can this creature have the strength of a Fake Pill realm?" he thought, shocked.
Lin Chen had the confidence to fight enemies across levels in a head-on battle, but a sneak attack from such a beast left him momentarily vulnerable.
Just as he was about to use the Void Shattering Palm to kill the Fake Pill strength creature...
Swish!
A flash of sword light struck the creature through the head, killing it instantly.