Chapter 132

Under the sunlight.

Lu En stood silently beside the icy corpse of the Sea King-class beast, feeling the warm sunlight bathing his body, the cool sea breeze gently brushing against him, and the pungent stench of blood filling his nostrils.

At the same time.

Without any warning…

The system's notification suddenly rang out inside Lu En's head.

【Total gains from this battle: Strength +0.002, Speed +0.001, Stamina +0.02, Six Styles Secret Art: Life Return Technique +0.1!】

【After 100-fold cultivation effect amplification…】

【Host gains: Strength +0.2, Speed +0.1, Stamina +0.2, Six Styles Secret Art: Life Return Technique +10!】

In an instant,

as the system's voice just ended,

Boom—

a warm current suddenly appeared, surging through Lu En's entire body and mind, washing over his internal organs, reshaping his limbs, meridians, bones, and blood…

Another slight increase in Lu En's strength!

Soon,

the transformation completed.

Lu En's strength rose to a new level.

At the same moment,

Boom!

A thunderous roar echoed in his skull.

A flood of unfamiliar memories surged wildly into Lu En's mind.

Lu En's mind now resembled a sponge, continuously absorbing the incoming stream of foreign memories and integrating them into his own being.

Gradually,

these memories solidified into Lu En's bodily instincts!

It was as if…

they were innate instincts!

As if someone's knowledge of Life Return had been forcibly ripped from their mind and stuffed into Lu En's.

Enlightenment!

In an instant,

once Lu En fully integrated these foreign memories,

he could officially declare…

he had mastered Six Styles Secret Art: Life Return 863!

The supreme secret art of the Marine Six Styles!

An extremely powerful combat technique.

Merely fighting a Sea King-class beast barehanded had granted Lu En mastery of Life Return.

This left Lu En in an exceptionally good mood.

Who would have thought…

there could be such an unexpected bonus!

With Life Return mastered, Lu En's strength had clearly risen another notch.

His combat techniques had become far more diverse!

Moreover…

in moments of life-or-death peril, he could use Life Return to shift his internal organs and evade fatal blows.

In short,

Life Return is a combat technique with exceptionally broad practicality!

Huh!

Lu En exhaled softly, suppressing all the thoughts swirling in his mind.

His gaze shifted,

and he stood atop the Sea King-class beast's corpse, gazing at the group of Marines who had gathered nearby.

"Handle the corpse here."

"I'll return to the warship first."

Lu En spoke slowly.

Dealing with the Sea King-class beast's corpse was a trivial matter—no need for him to handle it personally.

"Mr. Lu En, rest assured—we'll take care of it."

"You should go back and rest."

"Surely…"

"Tearing apart such a terrifying Sea King-class beast barehanded must have exhausted you."

One after another, the Marines bowed respectfully in immediate response.

After what had just transpired…

they all now profoundly understood.

This boy, merely four years old, harbored unimaginable power within him!

He…

What a terrifying monster!

After all,

they had used every ounce of their strength and brandished sharp bladed weapons, yet none of them could so much as scratch the Sea King's epidermal defense.

And yet this fearsome Sea King, so immensely powerful,

had been beaten to a pulp barehanded by the man before their eyes!

Every time they thought of it, every Marine present could not suppress the shock welling up within, and they looked upon Lu En with an unprecedented, burning reverence.

Next,

Lu En leaped into the air and plunged from the Sea King's corpse into the sea.

He rinsed off the blood staining his body…

A moment later,

the freshly washed Lu En headed back toward the warship.

Following the warship's gangway, he climbed all the way up onto the warship's deck; the seawater on his body kept dripping down, soaking the deck along the path he walked.

"Back?"

"Is the wound all right?"

Captain Kapu gazed at him with a look of relief, his gaze settling on the scar across Lu En's chest. Unable to help showing a concerned expression, he asked.

"Nothing serious."

"The wound will scab over on its own very soon—no need to treat it."

Lu En waved a hand.

Such an injury was, to him, nothing more than a minor scratch.

"Beautifully done this time!"

Captain Kapu came to Lu En's side and gave the latter's shoulder a heavy pat, the delight in his heart showing through completely without restraint. "Only four years old, and you tore apart a giant Sea King barehanded!"

"This feat…"

"Is simply unprecedented through the ages!"

"Looking across this entire sea, I doubt you could find a second example."

"You little rascal Lu En, you've really given this old man face!"

Being patted on the shoulder by Captain Kapu's big hand made Lu En cough involuntarily; he felt as though the organs inside his body were about to be severely damaged by that single slap.

"Old man, stop patting."

"I'm a wounded man here!"

"Could you show a wounded man the respect he's due? If you keep patting, it's possible that even though I didn't end up bearing a heavy burden from fighting the Sea King, I'd instead become heavy from being beaten half to death by your hand."

Lu En rolled his eyes, unable to hold back his complaint.

Hearing this,

Captain Kapu laughed awkwardly; the big hand that had been about to pat Lu En's shoulder stiffened in midair, unable to come down for a long while.

"All right, boy, go on down and rest."

"Once they've finished dealing with that Sea King, I'll have someone come notify you."

"Sea King meat is extremely delicious…"

"You little rascal, this time you can really eat to your heart's content."

Speaking of the delicious meat of a Sea King, Captain Kapu couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, his eyes flashing with a sharp gleam, shining with anticipation.

Clearly,

the expression Captain Kapu was showing at this moment…

was that of a classic glutton!

Only a glutton would wear such a look.

Taking his leave of Captain Kapu, Lu En returned to his room alone to rest.

This battle, he had taken a minor wound.

But overall,

he had gained immensely.

After the battle, his strength had improved by a small margin.

Besides that,

his experience fighting Sea Kings had also become far more practiced and abundant through this battle.

And finally…

the system's reward—Six Styles Secret · Life Return!

This, that was what Lu En considered his greatest gain.

Killing a Sea King and obtaining Life Return, such a powerful practical technique, left Lu En more than satisfied.

If he had to spend time cultivating it on purpose…

Lu En felt,

that even after half a month or more, he would have a hard time mastering Life Return.