In the Age of Gods and Demons, I evolved into the final boss.

Chapter 43 Target 1

"There are no defective fire orchids left in our inventory."

"Then let's get nine plants."

At a price of 22 points per plant, after exchanging nine Fire Orchids, Chen Zheng had 5 points left.

In the cultivation room, Chen Zheng arranged the nine Fire Orchids in a row on the platform, then took a deep breath and activated the Myriad Spirits Plunder!

Whoosh! The intense medicinal power flowed out of Chen Zheng's hands, which were holding the Fire Orchid. In just two minutes, the medicinal power of the two spiritual herbs was gradually absorbed into his body.

Then he plundered two more plants... It was only then that Chen Zheng felt his body swell up a bit.

Boom! The floor of the training room trembled under the stomping of the bull. The muscles in his legs, which were filled with power, tensed up at that moment, and were tempered by the shockwave from the heavy stomp.

As the bull charges forward, the muscles in the arms and shoulders tighten, and the deltoid and trapezius muscles work together, pushing the energy and power from the shoulders all the way to the fists.

A bull swishes its tail, a bull rams into a mountain...

As Chen Zheng practiced the Body Tempering Fist Technique repeatedly and refined the medicinal power, the strength of his muscles increased continuously with each tempering until he stopped an hour later.

"Plundered 53 points of essence potion power."

"Raging Bull Body Refining Fist, Fourth Stage 71 → Sixth Stage 20%"

"Basic punching power +220 kg"

Looking at the prompt in front of him, Chen Zheng smiled. The standard punching force of an ordinary level nine martial artist is one thousand kilograms, while his basic punching force has reached more than one thousand four hundred kilograms.

Based on the data, his strength is only 40% higher than that of an ordinary level nine martial artist.

But don't forget that attack speed and movement speed are both ultimately based on strength.

With faster attack speed, faster movement speed, and stronger explosive power, coupled with his mastery of top-tier swordsmanship, Chen Zheng's strength was now enough to crush ordinary level nine martial artists.

"Number One, activate the testing equipment in the training room and conduct a full-range data test for me."

"receive."

"The first test: strength."

Boom! With a burst of energy and the power gathered throughout his body, he slashed at the strength testing device, unleashing a deafening roar, and the numbers on the screen jumped wildly.

"Extreme slash bursts at 2305 kilograms"

"Next is the test of the total number of consecutive attacks, please be prepared."

Chen Zheng took a deep breath, his body slightly lowered, his right hand gripped the hilt of the knife, his eyes focused on the testing device in front of him, and he suddenly drew the knife... Bang bang bang!

In an instant, dozens of slashes were unleashed. The speed of the slashes was so fast that even afterimages appeared. Each slash was powerful and heavy.

With a whoosh, Chen Zheng sheathed his sword after a second of continuous slashing, his breathing calm.

"Swings 20 times per second, with an average interval of 0.05 seconds. The highest slashing force is 1847 kg, and the lowest slashing force is 1240 kg."

"Next is the speed test, countdown begins."

Along the 30-meter track, Chen Zheng positioned himself with one foot in front of the other in a sprinting stance, as the countdown timer reached zero...

Thump! The ground shook, and Chen Zheng's figure disappeared instantly. In the blink of an eye, he crashed into the retractable net at the end of the track with a thud.

"32.2 seconds, which is better than the standard of 28.1 for a level nine martial artist."

After testing all the values, Chen Zheng did not leave, but continued to cultivate the Wuwang Blade Scripture until 11 o'clock before returning home.

Back in his dorm, Chen Zheng took a quick shower, then lay down on his bed. His consciousness sank, and he descended into the abyss.

Awoo!

Awooo!!

Inside the chaotic and oppressive cave, hundreds of dog-headed monsters huddled together. Most of them wore simple leather armor and carried weapons, creating a scene of utter disarray.

Whenever a group of kobold monsters emerges from the low passage ahead, the kobold shaman will howl to urge another group in.

The dog-headed demon that rushed out carried several worm-like demon corpses, each over three meters long, in its claws, and placed them in front of the black flame dragon, which was fourteen and a half meters long and over four meters tall at the shoulder.

*Poof!* The black flame dragon's sharp, long tail skillfully pierced through the monster's corpse, devouring its flesh and blood.

Soon, the monsters were devoured, and their remains were carried away by the dog-headed monsters nearby and placed aside to be taken back as waste material for the mushroom tree.

After only a few minutes, a group of dog-headed monsters carried out the corpses of several worm-like monsters. The dark gray giant squatting next to the Black Flame Dragon looked up, his eyes filled with curiosity.

The dark gray giant opened its mouth slightly and spoke in a slow, deep voice: "Your Majesty, Stone Mountain also wants to eat."

"...I'll give you one." The Black Flame Dragon paused, then swung its tail and pushed a monster corpse in front of the Molten Giant.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The lava giant's eyes lit up, and he was as happy as a child. He reached out and grabbed the monster's corpse, opened his mouth and took a bite, then froze.

...Bang! The monster's corpse was thrown to the ground by the molten stone giant.

"Your Majesty, it doesn't taste good."

"Of course it doesn't taste good. You're a stone monster, you don't have any taste buds." With that, the Black Flame Dragon flicked its tail, piercing through the monster's corpse and continuing to devour it.

After being redeployed in the afternoon, the search party led by the dog-headed demon Vala discovered traces of these worm-like monsters, and there were many of them.

However, the lair of these worm-like monsters is located deep underground, in a narrow, interconnected network, allowing the dog-headed monsters to enter in small teams to search and hunt.

The massive Black Flame Dragon, unable to enter, crouched at the entrance, waiting for its dog-headed minions to carry out their prey.

These worm-like monsters contain very little energy; several of them are equivalent to one jackal monster. However, their large numbers allow the Black Flame Demon Dragon to grow at a slow pace.

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At dawn, when the sky was just beginning to lighten, Chen Zheng opened his eyes precisely at six o'clock.

After a good night's rest, all the fatigue from yesterday has vanished. I got up, washed up, and had roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) for breakfast, which I had packed from the cafeteria yesterday. I just needed to heat it up and it was ready to eat.

Inspecting the equipment, the black broadsword remained as sharp as ever; it hadn't dulled even after slaying dozens of mutated creatures yesterday.

My personal terminal is fully charged. I have several bottles of water, instant food, bandages, and other items in my backpack.

Compared to yesterday when he entered the interview without knowing anything, Chen Zheng, who already had experience, was well prepared today.

As for why the school didn't remind them yesterday, it was obviously intentional, and the students in the martial arts department should have also received orders to shut up and not to post reminders online.

Otherwise, Chen Ye would have reminded him.

When Chen Zheng walked down the stairs to the first floor, Jiang Mo and the other two were already waiting for him.

Jiang Mo also had a large backpack on his back with an entrenching tool hanging outside. He waved to Chen Zheng from afar after seeing him.

"You guys are here so early." Chen Zheng was a little surprised.

"We just came down too, let's go." With that, the four of them followed the crowd out of the dormitory building, with Bai Su and Li Tang in front, and Chen Zheng and Jiang Mo behind.

Today, Bai Su still carried her small backpack, her long hair was tied in a ponytail, and the unsheathed longsword hung at her waist. Li Tang's weapon had been changed to a wider and longer battle sword.

As they headed towards the south playground, they encountered more and more students along the way, all carrying weapons and backpacks.

Moreover, these students all had bright eyes and were full of energy. They had completely lost the casual and relaxed attitude they used to have when they went to school. Instead, they had a fierce and tough air about them.

Outside the teleportation hall, homeroom teacher Song Hui flipped through the list in his hand.

"Class 9 should have 103 students, and 103 students are present." As he spoke, Song Hui glanced at several students with bandages wrapped around their arms and nodded slightly.

"Step onto the stage, prepare for teleportation."

The oppressive feeling was still suffocating. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they felt their feet sink. The sun was high in the blue sky, and their personal terminals sent out network connection notifications.

"Just like yesterday, gather here before six o'clock." After saying that, the homeroom teacher, Song Hui, signaled that everyone was free to do as they pleased.

"Let's go over there first." With that, Jiang Mo led the way to the tree not far away, then opened his personal terminal, and a detailed hand-drawn map appeared.

"Last night, I exchanged information about yesterday's exploration with some classmates and drew it into a map."

Jiang Mo swiped his finger across the screen, a hint of smugness in his voice: "This map coordinates are based on the Eye of Eternity, so the deviation won't be too large, and it covers a range of over 100 kilometers."

"Here, here are all water sources, and mutated creatures from the surrounding area will actively gravitate towards them."

"Mutant creatures have been found in this area and in this jungle. Because there are too many of them, they dare not go deeper and have only marked the areas."

"This is a pride of mutated lions, numbering twelve, led by a level nine mutated giant lion."

"Wow, Jiang Mo, you've done such thorough preparation."

Jiang Mo chuckled, his tone smug: "I can't help it, Chen Zheng, you want to get first place in the humanities joint list, I have to give you a hand."

Chen Zheng paused: "...I don't think I ever said I wanted to be number one on the contribution list."

Jiang Mo rolled her eyes: "Stop pretending. I know you well enough after all this time. Your eyes were so obviously asking you to be number one when we were eating yesterday."

To be honest, Chen Zheng was indeed a little touched at this moment, but he said disdainfully, "Get lost. Why do you know me so well? Go and get to know Li Tang."

"Don't drag me into this, you two," Li Tang said speechlessly.

"I am indeed interested in being number one on the contribution list, but..." Chen Zheng pondered, looking at Bai Su and the others.

Bai Su shook her head: "You don't need to worry about us. I came here to complete the school's mission and accumulate some experience in fighting mutated creatures. I don't care about making any contributions."

With her grades and points, she could easily earn a lot by completing bounty missions and academic tasks, so she had no interest in fighting mutated creatures.

Li Tang laughed generously, "I also want to climb the rankings, but unfortunately my strength is only level seven, which means I can only deal with some ordinary mutated creatures. My contribution is so small that I won't even be seen at the bottom of the rankings."

"We discussed this last night. Our task today is to help you find the coordinates of the mutated creatures, saving you search time. You will still be responsible for killing them."

Chen Zheng paused for a moment, then took a deep breath and stopped being polite.

"Leave those mutated creatures to me."