Boom!

After one strike, the air still swirled violently, carrying with it the bloody scent of the Iron Armor Rhinoceros that had been killed with a single blow, spreading in all directions.

"Damn it... so fierce!"

Scholar Gu wiped the rhino blood off his face without regard for his image. Immediately, he changed his expression to a smiling one, hung his saber at his waist, and cupped his hands, saying:

"Little brother, your stick technique is truly ferocious. May I ask, who is your master? My surname is Gu and my name is Chuanjia. I am a Martial Arts Scholar from Qinghe County under the Qiu Dragon Mansion."

[Diagram Master killed Iron Armor Rhinoceros, gaining one Fourth Realm Evil Qi...]

Chen Ku continued to examine the corpse of the transformed Iron Armor Rhinoceros.

Earlier, he intentionally exerted a bit more force because he wanted to test the hardness of the material, which Scholar Gu had described as suitable for creating 'Famous Weapon Level Inner Armor.'

To his surprise, with a full-force strike, its skull was only flattened and not shattered, and even the body remained intact. This demonstrated the hardness, and Scholar Gu wasn't exaggerating when he said it possessed the strength of Famous Weapon Level Inner Armor.

However, while Chen Ku was observing the Iron Armor Rhinoceros's corpse,

suddenly,

his nostrils twitched as he thought to himself:

"Huh? Why does it seem like there's another Iron Armor Rhinoceros nearby? I can smell the scent of two Iron Armor Rhinoceroses..."

But probing with his nose, it seemed to encounter some obstruction.

He couldn't help but grow suspicious.

"Little brother?"

At this moment, Scholar Gu saw that Chen Ku did not respond and patiently asked again: "May I ask, where are you from, and who is your master?"

Forced to respond,

Chen Ku slowly turned his head, looked at the Scholar named Gu Chuanjia, and slightly cupped his hands:

"Chen Ku, from Baojiao County, disciple of Master Yang Luo from the Medicine King Hall."

"Baojiao County, you're from Baojiao County?" Gu Chuanjia found it incredible. How could he not know that this time, the Qiu Dragon Martial Arts Heaven and Earth were opened by a Grandmaster from Qiu Dragon Mansion, attracting young talents from all over Qiu Dragon Mansion, all seeking the Grandmaster's name?

Therefore, anyone could guess that with so many talents from various regions of Qiu Dragon converging on the small Baojiao County, local youths probably had no chance of securing a military scholar quota, let alone entering Martial Arts Heaven and Earth.

Who would have thought...

A fierce young person like this would claim to be a local of Baojiao County?

What kind of feng shui does Baojiao County have to nurture such a Little Fierce Person?

"Yang Lu Zen?"

Gu Chuanjia murmured to himself, thinking:

"I seem to have heard of this person."

Once he calmed down,

looking at Chen Ku again, a natural admiration appeared in Gu Chuanjia's eyes. Martial artists admire strength. Although his titles surpass Chen Ku's, just by looking at Chen Ku's ability to easily kill a Fourth Realm Iron Armor Rhinoceros with his stick technique and power, it's only a matter of time before the latter ascends to Scholar or Martial Arts Scholar.

He immediately had the desire to make friends.

Moreover, this was within Martial Arts Heaven and Earth. If... he could get an ally, wouldn't it be possible to jointly challenge some demons and big monsters he previously dared not confront?

"Brother Chen, at such a young age, to have such cultivation strength, I truly admire you," Gu Chuanjia said with a face full of smiles, "This should be your first time entering Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, right? Coincidentally, I've been here multiple times. If you don't mind, I can tell you more about the things within Martial Arts Heaven and Earth?"

Chen Ku was about to inquire about this and said, "I'm curious; isn't Martial Arts Heaven and Earth used to evaluate martial scholars? How is it that someone like you, who already has the Scholar title, can enter again? Also, won't engaging with me as a senior examinee be considered cheating or leaking questions?"

"Cheating? Leaking questions? There's no such thing,"

Scholar Gu waved dismissively, chuckling:

"Do you know, this Martial Arts Heaven and Earth is a place for the Imperial Court to train 'talented generals,' simulating various special environments from the outside world. For example, if you need to lead troops to attack a fortress but lack sufficient forces, you can either train your soldiers to be strong or use strategies to find weaknesses in the enemy. Besides these, there are many other ways, such as 'forming alliances' or 'borrowing troops'...

The Martial Arts Heaven and Earth is essentially a small-scale military sandbox. If everything is designed too rigidly, what's the difference from those bookish 'military scholars' who dead-read military books? We, who are not part of this martial arts evaluation, are akin to 'neutral countries' during wars between two countries.

If you have the skills, you can ally and coordinate with people like us to conquer territories, but you must also be cautious not to be used as a scapegoat or sold off."

Chen Ku was somewhat surprised to hear the last part from the other party.

This person, upon first meeting, was willing to share such information with him and even advised him to be wary of them?

But Gu Chuanjia just chuckled and continued:

"As for why experienced individuals like me can still enter Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, it's because it serves another fundamental purpose: not only is it a test for martial scholars, but it also remains a long-term trial that extends beyond the Tenth Martial Path.

Don't mind a Fourth Realm martial artist like me entering again; sometimes even Grandmasters, Generals, and even Princes will enter to test themselves in certain checkpoints. Of course, those Princes and Generals enter different Martial Arts Heaven and Earth than the one at Qiu Dragon Mansion; theirs are larger 'State Province Road' level Martial Arts Heavens and Earth.

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