Level Up in Martial World

"Oh, I still don't know much about that physique till now, huh…." The man wore a contemplative expression on his face, as if he were pondering a certain matter.

"So, what do you want from us? And where is the real ancestor of Lu Ming?"

"Boy, you really dare to question me?" The man suddenly released his entire aura, covering the entire place.

Ordinary mortal soldiers fell unconscious, martial trainees dropped to the ground while retaining a sliver of consciousness, third-stage martial artists were forced to bow, and second-stage martial artists struggled to stand up. Even Lu Ying found it challenging to move, looking at the man with a ruthless glint.

The entire army of the Lu family was instantly rendered useless, as if they were cabbages on a chopping board.

However, somehow Lu Zhen remained standing, his back straight, his eyes emotionless, his crimson gaze fixed upon the man. His body emitted crushing sounds, as if his bones were breaking every second.

"You are not afraid, kid?" The man was stunned as he stared back at Lu Zhen.

"No."

A smile appeared on Lu Zhen's face as he instantly withdrew his aura, returning to that of an ordinary youth.

"Well, your ancestor Lu isn't exactly dead. Actually, I am just an old friend of his, casually touring the place until I found this spot where the inheritance cave was."

"I am sorry, elder, for being disrespectful, but could you tell me where our ancestor Lu is?" Lu Zhen respectfully inquired.

"Oh, a sassy boy, huh? Relax, he is just in his seclusion, trying to break the middle tier of the first-stage martial artist…" The man chuckled as his skin melted, resembling a larva, until a middle-aged man with green hair and green eyes revealed himself. He wore a Japanese-style green yukata that matched his green eyes.

"Eh," Lu Zhen was stunned when he saw the transformation.

"Let's talk somewhere other than here…" The green man looked at Lu Ying, who observed him with a cold expression.

"You can come too if you want to," he added.

"Yes." Lu Ying disappeared from her position and reappeared right beside him, her eyes burning as she observed the man.

"Mother, you don't have to worry…" Lu Zhen reassured her, narrating the entire story. Lu Ying's expression relaxed, although she continued to glare at the man.

"Let's go." The green man casually swiped his hand, and a portal appeared, with Lu Zhen and Lu Ying entering it as well.

As Lu Zhen's vision was filled with darkness, he suddenly found himself in a different environment, free from the stinging sensation. A barrier materialised around him.

"Elder, you don't have to protect me."

"Oh."

The barrier around Lu Zhen completely vanished the moment he uttered those words.

Lu Zhen felt the prickling sensation again, but this time it was so weak that he couldn't even feel a tickle from it.

"No, I have just become stronger, not this nihilith dimension becoming weaker."

"Hmm…" Lu Zhen began to assess his situation as he checked his body.

Sensing that almost nothing in his body was harmed, he started to move around the place, and as expected, the prickling sensation became more and more apparent, but it was relatively weaker.

Lu Zhen frowned, sensing this. "So what can I do to get stronger?" He wore a contemplative expression.

He increased his pace as he floated in this deep darkness. Finally, some effects showed, which helped him slightly develop more compact muscles; however, it didn't last for long.

With a disappointed expression, Lu Zhen could only leave. "Oh well, there goes my place to level up my physique," he thought with a sigh on his face.

Although Lu Zhen could naturally strengthen his physique by just being injured, there were certain conditions to it. It needed to have enough power to damage his body to a certain extent, and it needed to be constantly hurting his body at every moment to have any noticeable effect.

That is the reason Lu Zhen couldn't fully strengthen his body in fights; after all, a moment of delay could lead to his death.

"Should I go to the bottom of the ocean again?" A chill ran down his spine, as just thinking of it made Lu Zhen break out in a cold sweat.

"I will go after I get enough strength." His gaze turned cold, to the indifferent eyes that seemed to see Lu Zhen as a mere bug, someone to be crushed at will. It was still vividly in his memory, as those eyes almost killed him, putting him in a coma even after he escaped.

"I will get my revenge."

With that thought, Lu Zhen moved towards the light, and suddenly, he appeared at the familiar house, which was simple and luxurious at the same time.

The woman with black hair, wearing a kimono, greeted him again.

"Umm, this is…"

"Follow me." The woman nodded her head as she started to walk, and curiously, Lu Zhen followed.

As Lu Zhen followed her, he saw a garden eventually in his vision, where there was a serene pavilion, and there were two men slowly sipping their tea. Even Lu Ying was there, standing on the railing.

"Eh, son, you finally arrived." Her eyes lit up as she quickly materialised in front of him in thin air as she vanished from the railings.

"Mother." Lu Zhen bowed, having a confused expression on his face.

"What happened to my son?"

"How were you so fast to come here?"

"We weren't fast; you were too slow." Lu Ying shook her head.

Lu Zhen scratched his head when he heard this. The exploration he did in nihilith naturally took some time, but he didn't expect it would take this much time.

"So what are we doing here?"

He said as he looked at Lu Ming, who was pleasantly drinking his tea, while the green-haired man was also slowly enjoying his tea.

"Ancestor Lu." Lu Zhen bowed with respect; he could tell that he was Lu Ming as the mark of the divine physique was there.