His biggest problem was encountering Exotic Beasts that used Sonic Attacks. He had almost no real way to fight back, still relying on the Wilderness World and clever tricks.

Without that support, if he ran into one of these Exotic Beasts and couldn’t escape, there would be only one outcome!

So, he still wanted to test his true strength against this kind of Exotic Beast in the simulation Cultivation Room.

He set the initial time for 10 minutes.

There was also a notification: within the 10-minute period, if one party dies, the simulation will restart unless he manually stops it. This will continue until the 10 minutes are up. However, once he stops and exits, the time is not prorated. This means the ten-minute Cultivation session is over.

Points: -100

Remaining Points: 8409

The environment instantly changed, and he found himself in a primeval forest.

His Cultivation was still that of an Eighth Grade Martial Artist. He held a Tang Blade in his right hand, an Ironwood Bow was strapped to his back, and he had nothing else.

Before Cheng Zongyang could even collect his thoughts, the Gray Wolf King had already taken the initiative, charging at him. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Sprinting on all fours, it was as fast as lightning, closing to within thirty meters in the span of a breath. At the same time, the Gray Wolf King opened its mouth and unleashed an overwhelming sonic roar at Cheng Zongyang!

"ROAR!!"

A visible shockwave of sound instantly blasted Cheng Zongyang away, slamming him hard against a thick tree trunk. He collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

[You have lost!]

The environment instantly changed back to how it was before.

Cheng Zongyang was both shocked and dumbfounded.

He was shocked because the speed and the intensity of the Sonic Attack from this Gray Wolf King far surpassed those of the real one!

There was only one explanation for this—the Gray Wolf King he’d fought before hadn’t been using its full power!

From the moment the simulated Gray Wolf King charged until it was upon him, the only action he could take was to raise his hand into a Sword Rack block.

But it was obvious that this time, he didn’t have the medicinal effects of a Centennial Ginseng to keep his mind sharp. He couldn’t remain even slightly conscious through the sonic impact. The moment it hit him, his brain suffered a severe blow, and his vision went black.

’So this is the Gray Wolf King’s true strength?! Under these conditions, even the effects of the Centennial Ginseng would be useless.’

This time, Cheng Zongyang tossed his Tang Blade aside. Without waiting for the Gray Wolf King to make a move, he quickly created some distance and drew his Bow and Arrow.

Just like before, the Gray Wolf King again charged Cheng Zongyang at full speed, its pace still terrifying!

He instantly used the Wind-Stepping Step to put distance between himself and the Gray Wolf King in the forest, but he was nowhere near as fast.

This led to a predictable outcome: he didn’t dare get close, but when he tried to create distance, he couldn’t match its speed. And when he stopped to shoot, the Gray Wolf King would just nimbly dodge the arrow!

And so, the Gray Wolf King closed the distance again. Another unstoppable roar, and the last thing he saw was its massive, bloodthirsty maw lunging for his neck!

[You have lost!]

The environment reset once more.

"Fuck!!"

Cheng Zongyang roared a curse.

He’d been crushed twice!

’I refuse to believe it!’ Cheng Zongyang tossed the Bow and Arrow aside, holding only his Tang Blade.

This time, he used his Wind-Stepping Step and charged straight at the Gray Wolf King!

Seeing the two-legged beast before it not flee but actively provoke it, a flicker of rage appeared in the Gray Wolf King’s eyes. As its opponent drew near, it unhesitatingly unleashed a roar it had been holding back!

It was a roar so mighty it felt like it could blast apart an army of skeletons!

Cheng Zongyang had just reached the Gray Wolf King’s flank, blade swinging in for the kill, when his brain was once again assaulted by a wave of sharp, disorienting pain. Then, his vision went dark.

[You have lost!]

Cheng Zongyang surveyed his surroundings, his brow deeply furrowed.

’He understood it clearly now. He couldn’t defeat Exotic Beasts with sonic abilities until he found a way to resist their attacks.’

’But to counter a Sonic Attack, he either needed a way to shield his brain from the impact or a way to cancel out the sound waves themselves.’

’Right now, he had absolutely no way to do that. Unless... he could seal the Gray Wolf King’s mouth! Force it to shut up!’

’Without its Ability, the Gray Wolf King was only a little stronger than an ordinary Fierce Beast.’

And so, when he saw the Gray Wolf King charge again, Cheng Zongyang simply stopped the simulation.

Those 100 Points had at least made him recognize one thing: at his current strength, he had no solution for Sonic Attacks.

Not unless he cultivated True Qi!

[The confrontation has ended. You have gained 0 proficiency points.]