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Chapter 65: Greetings Sword King
Wei Jiaping had reason to be furious.
Even though he was snarling and growling, part of it was because he was flustered.
He knew that Su Jingxing was difficult to deal with.
They had no say in the terms of the deal, it would depend on Su Jingxing. This made Wei Jiaping frustrated and mad.
But there was one thing about Su Jingxing that was worthy of praise.
He had principles!
It would be extremely difficult to find another trusted expert in the middle ranks who had principles, a bottom line, capabilities. Most importantly, he needed the Eight Steps Rising Dragon.
Yes, to Wei Jiaping and Wei Jiajia, Su Jingxing believed that Su Jingxing was a sixth-grade martial artist.
Finding a sixth-grade martial artist to reach a normal transaction with was very rare.
Although Su Jingxing had the final say in the deal, it was impossible for the Wei family to expand their business using it.
But if they were in a life-and-death situation, Wei Jiaping believed that Su Jingxing would not stand by and do nothing.
The reason was very simple. If the siblings were dead, who would Su Jingxing complete the deal with?
This was the benefit of meeting the conditions with a martial artist with principles!
Thus, the remaining two requests were Wei Jiajia and Wei Jiaping's life-saving trump cards.
The stronger Su Jingxing was, the stronger this trump card would be!
And what did Wei Jiajia do?
She had exchanged these two life-saving trump cards for "beauty" and "tutoring"!
The Muyan Flower's function was to preserve the freshness of a person's skin for decades.
As for selling it for money…
The Wei Family's problem now was not being short of money, but how to keep their money!
Why did Chen Xiaodao and the others covet the Wei Family's businesses?
It was all because they were valuable!
They did not lack money. What they lacked was powerful martial artists to protect their money.
Wei Jiajia had used up a request just for the sake of her skin. What else could it be for but beauty?
If Wei Jiajia was really a stunning beauty, she could rely on her beauty to find a backer too.
The problem was that Wei Jiajia was not!
As for the meeting appointment letter from the Ethereal Sword Immortal…
It was indeed rare to receive personal guidance from a third-grade big shot.
Take note, it was only guidance, not becoming a disciple!
The only way to get the Ethereal Sword Immortal to take in a disciple was if one was a martial arts genius with outstanding talent.
Wei Jiajia?
She obviously wasn't one!
If Wei Jiajia was a genius, she would have long taken an expert from Qinghe City as her master.
Li Linzhou was not the only fourth-grade martial artist in Qinghe City.
Ethereal Sword Immortal's guidance was actually referring to correcting some mistakes in cultivation, sharing about how to choose the most suitable martial arts, how to cultivate for the best effects, and what are some bottlenecks in the path of martial arts and more.
To put it simply, it was equivalent to a special-grade teacher coming to tutor you.
How much one could learn still depended on oneself.
If this kind of guidance wasn't "tutoring", what else could it be?
The most important thing was that this "tutoring" would only last for three days.
A life-saving trump card in exchange for three days of tutoring from a special-grade teacher.
How could Wei Jiaping not be furious!
The Eight Steps Rising Dragon was attractive to Su Jingxing, but to the Ethereal Sword Immortal, it was just an ordinary martial art.
The Ethereal Sword Immortal could fly in the sky by her own abilities.
To the Ethereal Sword Immortal, the characteristics of the Eight Steps Rising Dragon might not even be comparable to the Seven Steps Fist.
At least the explosive power of the Seven Steps Fist was pretty good.
Therefore, it was impossible for them to achieve a deal with the Ethereal Sword Immortal
The meeting with the Ethereal Sword Immortal was more of fulfilling Wei Jiajia's wish.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was "celebrity chasing".
This was exactly what Wei Jiaping was enraged about!
Wei Jiajia had used up two requests, and she had only considered herself.
Using the secret manual passed down through the Wei Family in exchange for her own benefits.
If this wasn't selfishness, then what was?
Perhaps when Wei Jiajia made the offer, she wanted to make things difficult because Su Jingxing wasn't cooperative.
After all, the Muyan Flower was priceless, and the meeting appointment letter from the Ethereal Sword Immortal was one in a billion.
But who could guarantee that Wei Jiajia did not take any chances?
No matter how much of a risk she took, it was a disgrace to the Wei Family!
It was precisely because Wei Jiajia was aware of this that she did not resist.
…
On the other side.
Su Jingxing was completely unaware that Wei Jiaping was panicking and angry, that he had yelled at Wei Jiajia and slapped her.
Even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
After the deal ended, the Wei siblings now have nothing to do with him anymore.
Next, Su Jingxing looked forward to meeting the Ethereal Sword Immortal.
This third-grade expert would arrive at Qinghe City on the second day after the draw.
Considering that there were two people chosen this time,
Su Jingxing wasn't sure who the Ethereal Sword Immortal would choose to meet first.
Of course, no matter who it was, it wouldn't take long.
The Ethereal Sword Immortal's guidance lasted for three days at most.
Su Jingxing was in no hurry.
And the result had Su Jingxing rather delighted.
The next evening, he received a message from the Ethereal Sword Immortal through the back end of the Big Fish Forum, asking to meet him at the sky garden at the top of Shi Wang Building tomorrow.
That's right, he was the first!
As for the Shi Wang Building, it belonged to the Shi Family, a hundred-year-old martial arts family clan in the Western District of Qinghe City.
There were a total of 33 levels, with the sky garden at the top. It was the top social gathering place in Qinghe City. Ordinary people could not step in here.
Almost all the major factions in the city wanted to receive Ethereal Sword Immortal.
The Shi Family had pulled some connections and somehow managed to invite the Ethereal Sword Immortal
In order to make it convenient for the Ethereal Sword Immortal to guide the lucky ones, they directly closed the sky garden to the public for a month.
For such gains in connections, the Shi Family was willing to give up a year of their profits, let alone a month's.
Even if they do not get to form a relationship in the end, the reputation of the Shi Wang Building would have been fully established after this.
The living advertisement of a third-grade expert only came by for the Shi Family once in so many decades.
Of course, they did not dare to publicize it openly. They only got people to keep an eye on the two lucky ones.
Yang Jian and Wei Jiajia.
The Shi Clan would be tired of living if they were to use the Ethereal Sword Immortal to promote their name.
But publicizing Yang Jian and Wei Jiajia would have no problems at all.
So.
When Su Jingxing disguised himself as Yang Jian and walked into the small square in front of the Shi Wang Building, he was immediately surrounded by a group of media reporters that the Shi Family had long prepared but pretended to have just stepped out of the building.
"Hello, Mr. Yang. Have you received a message on the meeting location with the Ethereal Sword Immortal?"
"Mr. Yang, on behalf of the netizens, I would like to ask, are you married?"
"Yang Jian, Yang Jian, do you think you deserve this opportunity?"
"Mr. Yang, did you come here because the Ethereal Sword Immortal summoned you?"
"Yes, Mr. Yang. Did the Ethereal Sword Immortal summon you to meet her at the Shi Wang Building?"
"…"
A group of people held microphones and guided Su Jingxing "unknowingly", wanting Su Jingxing to say what they wanted to hear.
The location set by the Ethereal Sword Immortal was inside the Shi Wang Building!
Su Jingxing was not prepared at first and almost fell for it.
But after listening for a while, he realized that these media people were deliberately trying to bait him.
Without batting an eyelid, he leaped into the air on the tip of his toes and stepped on the heads of these people as he quickly entered the building.
After entering, he continued to ignore the gazes of the other people in the building and took the elevator to the sky garden on the top floor.
Ding!
The elevator doors opened.
Su Jingxing walked out and stepped onto the grass-covered garden. His gaze swept around the surroundings and locked onto a graceful figure with cascading black hair.
"Greetings, Sword King, I'm Yang Jian. I'm not from any sect or organization.."
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Chapter 66: Two Paths
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Since ancient times, Earth Star has had a clear categorization of the nine grades of martial arts.
Specifically…
Ninth-grade, Superior; sixth-grade, Tyrant; third-grade, King.
Among them, "Superior" referred to one's status being higher than others after becoming a martial artist.
"Tyrant" referred to a martial artist possessing true energy after advancing to the sixth-grade. As such, the martial artist becomes even stronger and can rule over an area, becoming a local tyrant.
Finally, "King". At the very beginning, it was a noble title bestowed by the ancient dynasties' royal families to martial artists who advanced to the third-grade as a reward.
Of course, this title was an honorary one. There was no real power or fief associated with it.
In reality, the only use was to appeasement.
Martial artists who advanced to the third-grade were also well aware of this. Most of them were too lazy to bother with it and basically ignored it.
However, as time passed, the nature of this title slowly became a certification of strength, identity, and status, gradually becoming deeply rooted in the people.
At the end of this evolution, the title of "King" became the pursuit of every martial artist.
If anyone could advance to the third grade, they would gain the corresponding title.
For example, the Sword King, the Saber King, the Spear King…
Those who do not use weapons but with known surnames would carry it in their title.
For example, if Su Jingxing were to advance to the third-grade, people would address him as "King Su"!
Hence.
The actual title of the Ethereal Sword Immortal was Ethereal Sword King.
People called her a "Sword Immortal" because her temperament was very outstanding. She was very similar to Earth Star's legendary immortal.
Extraordinary, immortal, otherworldly.
She was captivating enough in photos, let alone in person.
Su Jingxing was in a trance.
Fortunately, he quickly reacted and bowed his head to stop looking at her.
The Ethereal Sword Immortal was indeed beautiful and had an extraordinary disposition, but she was also very old.
She was already in her early sixties!
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Su Jingxing didn't dare to think too much about a person who was already an old grandmother.
When the Ethereal Sword Immortal began asking questions and explaining the bottlenecks and other knowledge in martial arts, Su Jingxing quickly immersed himself in it. He no longer had any qualms about asking questions or seeking opinions.
Although the Ethereal Sword Immortal took the path of the sword, she was very familiar with the theories, changes, and explanations of other martial arts.
This was the sum of her decades of experience.
Su Jingxing listened, very absorbed.
With such a third-grade martial arts expert who was familiar with all kinds of martial arts personally guiding him, Su Jingxing was suddenly enlightened about some things that he did not understand in the past.
This included the reason why he wanted to unlock the True Energy Card previously but suddenly had a bad feeling and stopped himself.
According to the Ethereal Sword Immortal, the first strand of true energy in the dantian of a sixth-grade martial artist was the most important.
It determined whether the martial artist's future path would be blazing like fire or cold as ice.
If it was fire from the start, then he would have to take this path to the end. If he wishes to switch to water midway, he would have to reconstruct his dantian, abolish his cultivation, and start anew.
The reason was that the dantian was unique.
Once true energy appears in the dantian, only the same kind of true energy could appear in the future.
This characteristic, put together with his own situation, Su Jingxing figured out his hesitation almost immediately.
It was very simple. If Su Jingxing had unlocked the True Energy Card and absorbed the true energy from it into his dantian, his dantian would have adapted to the attributeless true energy that suddenly surged in.
By the time Su Jingxing wishes to cultivate by himself, his dantian would have lost the ability to produce true energy.
It was not that its dantian was damaged, rather, it had gone on strike!
With free true energy to "feed on", it did not wish to work hard to "produce" any on its own.
If that was the case, if Su Jingxing wanted to increase his true energy in the future, he could only continue to extract the True Energy Card.
This cultivation method was equivalent to closing off one of Su Jingxing's paths.
It might be easy for him to increase his true energy with the True Energy Card.
However, this method depended too much on luck.
Martial artists above the sixth-grade were not newbies, where one died every day.
God knew how long Su Jingxing would have to wait to become stronger and reach the third-grade.
It would be different if he produces true energy through his own dantian.
As long as there was an internal exercise specially meant for the cultivation of true energy, and a place with abundant worldly energy energy, he would be able to continuously increase his true energy.
At this time, if he uses True Energy Cards as a supplement, his true energy reserves would undoubtedly grow very quickly.
It was equivalent to taking two paths at one go!
After sorting out this line of thought, Su Jingxing heaved a sigh of relief.
His bad premonition was right!
Decisively stopping the unlocking of the True Energy Card was the wisest choice.
If one could take two paths at one go, who would be willing to take only one?
…
Su Jingxing listened to the Ethereal Sword Immortal's lessons for an entire day, and only left at nine in the night.
The day's gains helped Su Jingxing clear up a lot of problems.
And because he was able to take in everything quickly, he did not need to go to the Shi Wang Building tomorrow.
Which meant the guidance had ended.
Tomorrow, it would be Wei Jiajia's turn to head to the sky garden.
Su Jingxing didn't complain or feel dissatisfied.
It was not like he wanted to become the disciple of the Ethereal Sword Immortal. After clearing up the doubts and difficulties of the path of martial arts, Su Jingxing only needed to follow the prescribed routine and fulfill the relevant requirements and he would break through to the third-grade!
So, Su Jingxing was very satisfied.
If he had the chance, he wanted to return the Ethereal Sword Immortal this favor.
But come to think of it, this opportunity wouldn't come.
Su Jingxing shook his head with a smile and returned to the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
He'd asked for a day off today. He didn't have to go to the crematorium.
After a day of "lessons", he was already hungry.
Su Jingxing brought out some packaged foods he had bought when he moved. He ate as he went on the Internet.
He wanted to see how the media he stepped on in front of the Shi Wang Building in the morning would report the incident.
Su Jingxing knew very well that no matter what he says, the media would distort it.
As such, he left without another word.
After searching online, he found out that he had been mocked by the masses.
"Exposing The True Character of The Lucky Yang Jian."
"Yang Jian: An Arrogant and Overbearing Youth!"
"The Great Reveal of Yang Jian's Identity! He Turns Out To Be…"
"The Yang Jian You Don't Know!"
"…"
Under all sorts of titles, the articles were filled with sarcasm towards Yang Jian.
Of course, they left no traces in their diction. It was either "suspected" or "possible."
It was just an excuse so that Su Jingxing would not be able to find faults.
And the comments below the articles were unsurprisingly one-sided.
"I told you, this Yang Jian is a very difficult person."
"Haha, if it were me, I would be arrogant too."
"Yang Jian is nothing. If not for his dog-shit luck, how could he get to meet the Ethereal Sword Immortal?"
"By the way, did Yang Jian really meet the Ethereal Sword Immortal at the Shi Wang Building?"
"It's obvious. Yang Jian has yet to step out since he entered the Shi Wang Building."
"Doesn't that mean that the Ethereal Sword Immortal is in the Shi Wang Building?"
"Duh!"
"…"
At the end, as expected, Su Jingxing saw the words, Ethereal Sword Immortal.
Clearly.
Some paid comments were trying to lead the conversation to the Ethereal Sword Immortal through him!
"Shi Wang Building, the Shi Family?"
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Chapter 67: Big Xiong, What's Wrong?
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When it involved the Ethereal Sword Immortal, the Shi Family only dared to skate around the edges.
But they had no qualms about targeting Yang Jian.
True.
In everyone's eyes, Yang Jian was a lucky *ss.
If not for the fact that he had been chosen by the Ethereal Sword Immortal, few people would know him, much less care about him.
Perhaps in the eyes of the Shi Family, Yang Jian should feel honored that they were scheming against him!
The hundred-year-old martial art family clan had survived countless storms.
The Shi Family had the right to be arrogant!
Although the Black Tiger Gang and the Flying Cloud Sect were also major factions in the Western District of Qinghe City, they were at least two levels below the Shi Family.
The first two were only gangs, they do businesses in the underworld.
Meanwhile, the Shi Family was present in the government, the underworld, the lawful world, and in between the latter two.
The descendants of the family clan were spread over all the industries in Qinghe City.
In Qinghe City, they were only slightly weaker than the top family clan, the Li Family.
Against such a martial arts family, there was no way for Su Jingxing, a corpse mover at the crematorium, to get back at them.
Oh, that's not right either. I may not be able to do that on the surface, but I can still do something online!
After filling his stomach, Su Jingxing turned on his computer and quickly hacked into one of the company systems under the Shi Family. He messed up all the data and deleted some of them.
The resulting losses were not much, just a few billion.
This amount of money was nothing to the Shi Family.
Fortunately, Su Jingxing had no intention of fighting back online.
For a martial arts family, powerful martial artists were the foundation.
Money, women, looks, assets… none of that mattered.
Su Jingxing was merely venting his anger by hacking the Shi Family business.
After venting his anger, he turned off his computer and stopped surfing the Internet.
Everything else was useless. Only individual strength was most important.
Advancing to the sixth-grade required an exclusive internal exercise.
There was almost no such thing in the market.
Su Jingxing planned to look for it on the black market. Perhaps he could find one.
Of course, he had to prepare money to buy martial arts from the black market.
It was obvious that an internal exercise that could cultivate true energy would be expensive.
The prize money from striking the third prize of the lottery, a million dollars, was far from enough.
Su Jingxing regretted not hacking into the lottery center previously.
I might have enough money now if I had changed the third prize to first prize.
The prize money for first prize this time is more than ten million Great Yu dollars.
A misjudgment!
Slapping his head, Su Jingxing took a deep breath and suppressed his distracting thoughts.
It's all right. Since I've missed this time, I'll just do that next month.
Before that, I have to confirm if there is such a high-level internal exercise available in the black market.
With this in mind, Su Jingxing put on his equipment and headed straight for the black market.
The black market opens all night long, every night.
When Su Jingxing arrived, there were still many people on the streets.
As usual, he first walked around before entering a shop that specializes in the business of martial arts.
After asking around, he was informed that there was an internal exercise that allowed one to cultivate true energy!
It was not expensive either, only ten million Great Yu dollars.
That's right. Ten million Great Yu dollars for an internal exercise was not expensive.
Because this was the foundation to becoming a sixth-grade martial artist.
Earning money was a breeze for a sixth-grade martial artist. One easily earns 100 million dollars a year.
The true energy internal exercise was only sold for ten million yuan. It was definitely worth it.
The key was that cultivating these internal exercises could be a constant source of future troubles.
This was because they came from various large factions. Once one was discovered to have secretly cultivated them, one would be hunted down immediately.
That was one. Secondly, all the true energy internal exercises sold on the black market were not complete.
There was either only the first volume or the first level.
If he were to cultivate it without any follow-up mental cultivation techniques, even his strength would be affected, let alone making a breakthrough.
After all, true energy internal exercises were extremely rigorous and could not be cultivated carelessly. It would be very troublesome if one were to change his cultivation midway. It was equivalent to starting from scratch.
With several factors combined, Su Jingxing decisively gave up on buying internal exercises from the black market.
Compared to an incomplete internal exercise, he might as well look forward to the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven.
Among the Wei Family's three ultimate techniques, the Seven Steps Fist was a fist technique, the Eight Steps Rising Dragon was a movement technique, and the last Nine Steps Trampling Heaven was most likely an internal exercise.
One for true energy at that!
If it was an internal exercise for internal force, there would be no need for the ancestors of the Wei Family to value it so greatly and secretly hide this martial art alone.
Therefore, Su Jingxing had high expectations for Nine Steps Heaven Trampling.
After taking revenge, he would set off for the location where it was hidden!
…
After leaving the black market and returning to the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain, Su Jingxing slept for once.
The next day, he got up and continued working.
In the afternoon, after work, he returned to the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain to dress up. He disguised himself as Yang Jian and went to the lottery center's Western District branch to pick up his prize money.
Earth Star's third prize was different from Earth's third prize.
After deducting the taxes, he still had more than one million Great Yu dollars.
The money was enough for Su Jingxing's usual expenditure of more than ten years.
The process went very smoothly. There were not many people chasing after the third prize.
Su Jingxing asked the people at the lottery center to transfer the money into an anonymous account.
As such, he entered empty-handed and left empty-handed.
When he left the lottery center, no one was keeping watch.
On Earth Star and Yu Nation, bank robbers were few, but there were many who rob lottery winners.
This was because the banks were guarded by the government's martial artists, but lottery winners may not necessarily be martial artists.
It was quite dangerous when ordinary people picked up their prize money.
Even though Su Jingxing was not afraid, he was still vigilant of his surroundings.
In the end——
Hu!
Just as Su Jingxing passed by a small alley, a strong wind suddenly rushed out of the alley.
Accompanying it was a huge black shadow that charged towards him.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Su Jingxing, who was already prepared, dodged with lightning speed.
After stabilizing himself, he turned to look at the black shadow and his gaze froze.
It's huge!
The shadow that charged out of the alley was massive.
It was a dog, but it was bigger than an adult ox…
"Hmm? This isn't right!"
"This is not a normal dog. It's a Mutated Beast!"
Su Jingxing narrowed his eyes and sized up this creature wearing an alloy nozzle with a thick chain fastened around its neck. Pitch black, huge body, red eyes, and two pupils in each eyeball…
"Twin pupils? It's the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound!"
Su Jingxing recognized the black dog.
Savage Beast, Twin-Pupil Demon Hound!
"Don't run, Big Xiong! Come back, Big Xiong!"
Just as Su Jingxing was sizing it up, five people ran out of the alley.
Leading them was a young man. His hair was messy, his footsteps unsteady, and his face pale. He wore loose clothes, and he looked indescribably dispirited.
Shaking and shouting, he ran to the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound.
Under Su Jingxing's curious gaze, he, with what he thought was a concealed act, stabbed a needle into the Demon Hound's butt.
Then, Su Jingxing heard the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound's heartbeat gradually drop. This Savage Beast that had been forcefully tamed and wore an alloy nozzle, whimpered and fell weakly to the ground. It opened its mouth and panted hard, white foam flowing out from the corner of its mouth.
"Big Xiong, what's wrong?"
The young man cried out in alarm, his face full of panic as he cried out in fear, "Big Xiong, don't scare me! What happened to you?"
Su Jingxing was speechless.
He could not be bothered to watch the show anymore and turned to leave.
"Stop right there!"
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Chapter 68: Quite Pitiful
An angry shout came from behind him. Su Jingxing ignored it and continued walking.
"I told you to stop. Didn't you hear me?"
The young man ran in front of Su Jingxing and blocked his way. He yelled angrily, "Speak, was it you…"
Su Jingxing circled around him and continued walking.
"You!"
The young man's face twitched. He was obviously furious.
"You pieces of trash, what are you waiting for? Take him down!"
The young man turned around and shouted at the four others.
"Yes. Yes."
The four people who were holding back their laughter responded and quickly dashed in front of Su Jingxing to block the way.
"Kid, Young Master Shi told you to stop. Are you deaf?" A man with dyed blue hair shouted first.
"That's right. You can go, but leave the money behind!" Another bald man chimed in.
"Move." Su Jingxing said coldly, not interested in acting with these people.
"Move?"
The young man caught up from behind. His face was ashen as he growled lowly, "You injured my Big Xiong to this extent and you're asking us to give way? How arrogant of you!"
Without waiting for Su Jingxing to speak, he suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "Rascal, I don't care who you are. Since you injured my dog, then pay up! It's not much, just one million Great Yu dollars will do!"
"If you don't pay, don't think about leaving!" The blue-haired man and the three others echoed.
"…"
Su Jingxing finally understood, these people are after the prize money.
It was either they had men in the lottery center, or the people there were bribed.
They knew that he had just collected a million dollars worth of prize money.
As soon as he left, this group of young men received the news and hid in the alley. When he came over, they released the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound.
The needle pricked only reducing the Demon Hound's vitality. The foaming at its mouth was due to a minute amount of poison on it.
Given the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound's constitution, this amount of poison wouldn't cause much harm.
Compared to being extorted, Su Jingxing was more curious about the young man's background.
There were very few powers in the entire city who could tame a Savage Beast by force.
Right, the blue-haired man addressed him as "Young Master Shi".
His surname is Shi. Is this fellow from the Shi Family?
That can't be right. Why would someone from the Shi Family need this one million Great Yu dollars?
Just as Su Jingxing was puzzled, he heard the voices of the people gathered outside a shop nearby through his activated Advanced Hearing.
"Tsk, this Shi Yankai is scamming people again. He just extorted one in the morning, and now he's doing it again. The young master of the Shi Family, yet he's so downtrodden that he's trying to scam people who struck the lottery. Come to think of it, he's quite pitiful."
"Pity? You actually pity him? No matter how useless and downtrodden Shi Yankai is, he still has the Shi Family for food and a shelter over his head…"
"That's right. He has no problem with food and shelter, but he doesn't have much money to spend. Ten thousand Great Yu dollars a month, given Shi Yankai's extravagant spending habits from his past partying life, do you think he can tolerate this?"
"There's nothing we can do about that. Even if he can't, he has to. His father was defeated in the struggle and became a discarded pawn. He himself is useless, and terrible with both the pen and the sword. In the past, he could still be a good-for-nothing, but now, he even has to spend money to hire his followers. That's really quite pitiful."
"Hahaha…"
"…"
Su Jingxing picked up the conversation that was deliberately lowered and was enlightened. He began coldly, "You know best what's going on with that dog of yours. You probably know that your status as the young master of the Shi Family is useless now! If you want to extort money, go home and ask your father for it!"
"You…"
The young men and Shi Yankai's expressions turned extremely ugly when they heard Su Jingxing's words.
"Get lost!"
Without waiting for him to speak again, Su Jingxing pushed the five people away and strode away.
There was nothing to fear about a young master of the Shi family who had lost the fight.
For a large clan like the Shi Family, internal strife was normal.
Putting aside the fact that Shi Yankai was in dire straits now and had to rely on extortion to return to his carefree life, even if he was not down and out, Su Jingxing would not bear this.
Didn't I work hard to become stronger so that I won't have to yield when I encounter these descendants of power?
Furthermore, he was Yang Jian right now!
Even if his mask was removed and he was recognized, it was no big deal.
It was just a false identity, Su Jingxing could change it as he wished.
Without Yang Jian, there was still Sun Wukong, Nezha, and Lei Zhenzi…
…
"Young Master Shi…"
On this side, the blue-haired man and the three others stared at one another as they watched Su Jingxing leave.
Su Jingxing had separated the four of them without using much strength just now. Clearly, he was not an ordinary person.
As such, they did not make a move even if they wanted to. Or rather, it was fortunate that they didn't.
The four of them were gangsters who lived on the streets. They could freeload, engage in prostitution, and scare ordinary people.
However, if the other party was a martial artist, even a weakest ninth-grade one, they would have to kneel immediately.
Shi Yankai was different. In the past, he was the young master of the Shi Family. Although he was not talented and had not even reached the ninth-grade, he was able to come and go to all kinds of places. Each time he would be surrounded by people.
A ninth-grade martial artist?
That was merely a chauffeur, a servant that he could order around as he liked!
Now that he was being looked down upon and mocked, how could he accept it?
With a low growl, Shi Yankai pushed away the men surrounding him, turned around, and ran back to the Twin Pupil Demon Hound. He took out a box, opened it, pulled out a needle, and stabbed it into the Demon Hound's butt.
Soon, the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound returned to normal, and even its eyes became redder.
"D*mned bastard, looking down on me are you? Fine, I'll let you look down on me!"
Shi Yankai's face was somber as he looked at Su Jingxing, who was still in his field of vision. He stroked the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound's head and spoke coldly.
"Big Xiong, go, bite off one of his legs!"
Extending his hand and pointing at Su Jingxing twice, Shi Yankai gave the order, removing the alloy nozzle on the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound and the chain on its neck.
"Roar!"
The Twin-Pupil Demon Hound let out a low growl after regaining its freedom. Its red eyes stared fixedly at Su Jingxing as it charged forward, turning into a black shadow and pouncing towards Su Jingxing who had already reached the street.
Hu!
A foul wind swept across.
Sensing danger, Su Jingxing executed the Eight Steps Rising Dragon to dodge the attack from behind.
After standing still, he turned his head to look at Shi Yankai, who was smiling sinisterly with a slight frown.
"Is he recklessly going all out now?"
Su Jingxing's eyes turned cold.
The Twin-Pupil Demon Hound was a Savage Beast. If allowed to run freely on the streets, it could attack people at any time.
There were only a few people on the street since it was evening and there usually wasn't much traffic here.
Otherwise, it would have caused chaos.
Even so, cries of alarm could be heard from the shops on both sides of the street before they closed their doors.
I won't pay up, so he released a Savage Beast to attack?
As expected of a descendant of the Shi Family!
Su Jingxing retracted his gaze from Shi Yankai and looked at the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound that was still pouncing over.
Swoosh!
Swish!
Swoosh!
His figure flashed quickly, avoiding the Demon Hound's attack.
After confirming the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound's attack method, Su Jingxing suddenly gathered his strength in his feet. When the Demon Hound pounced at him again, he dodged sideways and quickly kicked out.
Thud!
There was a loud explosion.
The Twin-Pupil Demon Hound's head exploded, white and red splattering everywhere.
[Mutated Beast Corpse discovered.. Would you like to extract it?]
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Chapter 69: Died Laughing
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"Yes!"
Su Jingxing responded inwardly as he shifted quickly to avoid the splash.
When he stopped, he turned to look at Shi Yankai.
The latter was completely dumbfounded!
Shi Yankai was not the only one. His four hired lackeys and the people in the shops on both sides of the street were all stunned speechless.
One kick…
Breaking the head of the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound with one kick?
Was the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound's head made of watermelon or tofu?
That was a Savage Beast!
Ordinary swords and sabers would not be able to injure it at all. At most, it would lose a few hairs.
Now, it exploded with a kick from Su Jingxing…
How much strength would it take to do that?
Silence.
The entire street fell into dead silence, not a sound could be heard.
Until…
"Run!"
The blue-haired man screamed in fear. He was the first to return to his senses. He turned around and took to his heels.
The three others trembled as they sobered up and fled as well.
However, someone was faster than all of them.
Shi Yankai!
This fellow's face was deathly pale and his body was swaying. Yet the speed he burst out with was much faster than the bald man and the two others.
With how desperate he was running, one would think there was a man-eating beast chasing him.
In fact, to Shi Yankai, Su Jingxing was even more terrifying than a man-eating beast!
At the very least, a man-eating beast wasn't able to kill the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound in one strike.
This Savage Beast was a Combat Beast that his father had managed to keep with great difficulty. It followed him around and acted as his bodyguard. When its nozzle and chains were removed, it was capable of killing an eighth-grade martial artist.
Now, Su Jingxing kicked its head off!
How was he supposed to continue?
Shi Yankai didn't even dare to let out a fart, much less any harsh words. After sobering up, he burst out with all his energy and ran for his life, afraid that Su Jingxing would chase after him.
…
Su Jingxing did not move.
Firstly, Shi Yankai was too cowardly and fled without saying anything.
Secondly, they were on the streets and there were many people watching them.
Killing the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound with a kick was enough to intimidate.
Seeing that Shi Yankai and company had run into the alley and disappeared, Su Jingxing did not remain at the scene any longer. He turned around and strode away.
After he disappeared down the street, the people in the shops on both sides opened their doors and walked out.
"Impressive. This person is too impressive. He destroyed the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound's head with a single kick. What kind of leg technique does he cultivate?"
"It could also be an innate divine strength. I've seen similar martial artists who can punch through walls with pure strength!"
"Tsk tsk, Shi Yankai has met his match this time. He ran away rather quickly after trying to scam such an expert."
"Looks like the person who won the lottery is not just a lucky person, but also an expert!"
"Um, say, why do you think an expert of such a level still has the time to buy lottery tickets?"
"Look at what you're saying. What's wrong with buying lottery tickets? Even experts need to eat! Yes, it's easy for martial artists to earn money, but they also spend money quickly too. If they win the lottery, they'll get free money!"
"That's true…"
"…"
Su Jingxing did not know about the discussions on the streets.
If he was present, he would probably give the last person a like.
A martial artist did not just spend money quickly, the expenditure was simply a bottomless pit.
If he wanted to become stronger, he would have to eat supplements or the relevant pills every day.
Su Jingxing was in a pretty good situation.
His Internal Force Cards and Strength Pills could be replenished anytime.
But others did not have the help of a cheat ability.
Speaking of it, Su Jingxing's eyes lit up when he read the description of the card extracted from the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound's corpse back at his residence.
Skill Card!
It was a skill related to the eyes, Distant Vision!
Did the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound have excellent vision?
To be honest, Su Jingxing really didn't know. He had only read about the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound on the Internet.
After the development of the Internet, most of the information regarding Mutated Beasts could be found online.
Some were released by the government while others were private revelations.
When Su Jingxing hacked into the major forums the last time, he read some of them.
He did not expect to encounter the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound in real life so quickly. Moreover, he was lucky to have extracted the ability of Distant Vision.
Since it was not a secret ability, it required some stimulation using internal force to develop it.
After Su Jingxing unlocked the card, he could directly absorb the Distant Vision skill.
Su Jingxing's eyes felt numb at first, then it slowly became cool. By the time he returned to normal, Su Jingxing already had the ability.
He went to the courtyard and experimented. Without any obstructions, Su Jingxing could clearly see the scenery a thousand meters away.
For example, at the top of the mountain far away, a huge white bird flew across the sky. Su Jingxing could distinguish the feathers on the large bird's wings.
And this was not the limit yet.
Su Jingxing wasn't sure how far he could reach, but a thousand meters was enough.
Such an ability was like a telescope, controlled by Su Jingxing's mind.
Very convenient.
From this point of view, Su Jingxing had to thank Shi Yankai.
He had given him a skill for nothing.
He wondered if Shi Yankai would be punished by his father for the death of the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound.
Su Jingxing chuckled.
…
Wan Rong would be back soon.
Su Jingxing started to adjust himself so that nothing would go wrong when he took revenge.
Not only did he not let go of the job of moving corpses in the crematorium, he also stayed there every day.
His purpose was simple. Su Jingxing wanted to see if he could extract more Internal Force Cards in these final two days.
The more ample his internal force, the more powerful the might of the Human Origin volume of the Three Origins Saber Art would be.
In the end.
While Su Jingxing only extracted a few Internal Force Cards, he managed to get another Requiem Card.
When Su Jingxing read the description and realized that it was a Requiem Card, he was both surprised and delighted.
The Requiem Card was not inferior to the Martial Arts Practice Card at all.
The Spirit Accumulation Pill that obtained from unlocking this card would increase soul power upon consumption.
Su Jingxing won't get enough of them, but without knowing the extraction rules, he had no clue how to do that.
He didn't expect to extract it again. Moreover, he obtained three Spirit Accumulation Pills after unlocking it.
Su Jingxing, who was overjoyed, immediately looked for the source according to the order of the cards.
Finally, he successfully locked onto his target.
An old man with the surname Liang. He was 62 years old this year. He was not a powerful martial artist. He was just an ordinary person.
His cause of death was also very funny. He had died from laughing.
That's right, this Grandpa Liang died laughing!
Because his great-grandson had been born, the old man was extremely happy. He was grinning from ear to ear the entire day and finally died laughing!
It turned a happy occasion into a funeral.
The members of Team 2, who had gone to pick up the body, were mocking non-stop when they returned.
When Su Jingxing heard about it, he also found it a little weird, but he didn't take it to heart.
Now, combined with the birth of the Requiem Card, an idea flashed across Su Jingxing's mind.
Died laughing?
No, he was too excited and overjoyed!
What did the few corpses that I previously extracted the Requiem Card from encounter when they were alive?
Corpse Puppets!
A berserk barbarian!
Back then, Su Jingxing hadn't been able to figure out the cause of their deaths, but now he was 90% sure.
Fear!
Those corpses had been scared to death!
Great fear!
Great fear and joy…
"So, the rule for extracting the Requiem Card is that the emotions of the corpse were overly agitated when it was alive?"
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Chapter 70: Killing Wan Rong!
Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense!
Grandpa Liang encountered neither Corpse Puppets nor barbarians.
He died laughing.
He had been ecstatic!
From this perspective, the previous few corpses could only be associated with great fear.
Correspondingly, there was also anger and sorrow.
These people died during the intense transition of emotions, that's why the cheat ability could extract the Requiem Card.
Of course, Su Jingxing wasn't sure if his guess was 100% correct.
But he was 90% sure.
That was enough.
The corpses' emotions were too intense when they were alive. At least he had a target now.
It was completely different from before where he depended purely on luck.
With a target, Su Jingxing could pay more attention to the corpses in this category.
Ecstasy, intense sorrow, great fear, rage…
Thinking about it carefully, the chances of each of them happening were not high.
Luckily, Su Jingxing was not bent on getting more of the Requiem Card.
…
Time passed quickly while he was busy.
When Su Jingxing felt that it was about time, he went to Glory Security again and asked around.
As expected, Wan Rong had returned!
He was back, but his whereabouts were still unknown.
Su Jingxing spent half a day locking onto Wan Rong.
After confirming the target, Su Jingxing followed him from afar.
The secret abilities, Distant Vision and Night Vision, kept Wan Rong from disappearing from his sight.
At midnight, Wan Rong finished work and arrived at the entrance of an estate where his lover lived. Su Jingxing, who had been following him all the way, revealed himself.
He didn't conceal anything, directly exposing himself in Wan Rong's line of sight, and walked straight towards him.
Wan Rong, who was about to enter the estate, stopped in his tracks when he saw Su Jingxing. "You are…"
"The person who killed you!"
Swoosh!
A treasured weapon was brandished in the air and tore through the veil of night while emanating dazzling light.
Su Jingxing stepped on the Eight Steps Rising Dragon and covered five meters in an instant. Arriving in front of Wan Rong, he slashed down with a powerful strike.
Bam!
A muffled thud spread.
Wan Rong, who had only managed to raise his protective true energy in time to defend himself in a haste, tasted a sweetness in his throat. Blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth. Struck by this enormous force, he stepped back uncontrollably.
His heavy footsteps left footprints on the cement ground. A few of them contained bits and pieces, and several cracks appeared.
When he finally came to a stop, Wan Rong's hands trembled uncontrollably. His face was flushed red, his eyes filled with fury and killing intent.
That strike earlier felt like he had been hit by a heavy truck.
Against the terrifying force, his protective true energy only lasted for a second before it shattered.
The frightening impact shook his chest and abdomen, causing his Qi and blood to surge uncontrollably.
"Who… who are you?"
Gritting his teeth, Wan Rong suppressed his churning Qi and blood. His cold eyes were fixed on the masked Su Jingxing. "Why do you want to kill me? Who ordered you to come?"
"Do you still remember Wang Fugui?" Su Jingxing's voice was calm.
"Wang Fugui?" Wan Rong faltered.
"Why? Have you forgotten so quickly?" Su Jingxing shouted coldly. "A few months ago, you killed his entire family. Did you forget that so quickly?"
"I don't know who you're talking about." Wan Rong growled. "Wang Fugui? I've never heard of him. You've got the wrong person!"
"Ha." Su Jingxing sneered. "Never heard of him? Xingye Street, the Bald King, are you sure you've never heard of him?"
"It's him!" Wan Rong's expression changed.
"Why, now you remember?" Su Jingxing chuckled coldly. "I thought you would deny it to the end! Since you've admitted it, die!"
Swish!
The treasure weapon tore through the air. As he flashed around, Su Jingxing launched another attack.
"Courting death!"
This time, Wan Rong was prepared. With a low growl, he also executed a movement technique. As he dodged backwards, true energy swirled in his palms as he struck out at Su Jingxing.
Boom! Boom!
A string of explosions sounded in the air.
The semi-transparent palm print was cold and looked extremely eye-catching under the street lights.
As Su Jingxing brandished his saber, he decisively took out and unlocked a Golden Body Card. A wave of energy enveloped his entire body.
Then, he increased his speed and chased after Wan Rong.
Bang! Bang!
With a single slash, he shattered the first palm print.
The second palm strike struck his body, but was blocked by the golden body's energy. However, the counterforce did not cause any ripples.
Not only had the golden body's energy neutralize it completely, Su Jingxing's powerful physical body was also unafraid of this impact.
So, Su Jingxing didn't stop at all and continued forward.
With his treasure weapon in hand, he gathered his internal force to execute the Three Origins Saber Art.
First, Upwind Single Slash!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
The sharp blade ripped through the air, releasing waves of energy that surrounded Wan Rong, who had been caught up to. In the next instant, they slashed down fiercely.
Boom!
An enormous bang resounded as Wan Rong's entire body pushed back uncontrollably.
Blood spurted out from his mouth and splattered all over his face and chest.
In a single breath, he retreated more than ten meters and crashed into the wall of the estate. With a dull thud, cracks appeared on the wall before it stopped his movement.
At this point, fear finally emerged in Wan Rong's eyes.
How long had it been since he advanced to the sixth-grade?
It had been less than three months, and in such a short period of time, he hadn't even cultivated much true energy.
His mastery of the martial arts he cultivated was merely at the Advanced level.
As for internal force, he had stored a lot of it, but that was before. Now that he was focused on nurturing true energy, he had long converted the internal force that he had stored in the past to true energy. He had very little internal force left.
This amount of true energy was sufficient to deal with an ordinary seventh-grade martial artist.
But if it was those peak seventh-grade martial artists and engaging in close combat,
Wan Rong didn't have much of an advantage.
To put it bluntly, he had only broken through to the sixth-grade for too short a period of time. His foundation had not been established yet.
Ordinary seventh-grade martial artists could be killed with a single slap from afar.
But against Su Jingxing's strange strength and golden body's energy defense, his weakness was exposed instantly. Insufficient true energy!
Yes, Wan Rong could not hold on for long.
Without true energy, he only had one path left, and that was to be hacked to death!
At this moment, Wan Rong was filled with fear. His first thought was not to fight back, but to flee.
But even if he wanted to run, Su Jingxing wouldn't let him go.
Earlier on, he had deliberately revealed himself and mentioned Wang Fugui's name all to avenge the uncle who had helped the Original Su Jingxing.
Su Jingxing wanted Wan Rong to know that he was dying because of Wang Fugui!
Swoosh!
His figure shot out, chasing after Wan Rong.
100,000 catties of strength were completely released, transferring to the treasure weapon in his hands. Strands of radiance bloomed, tearing apart the air. The Three Origins Saber Art was released in three moves.
This saber technique only had a total of three moves——
"Upwind Single Slash!"
"Sweeping River Army Slash!"
"Ascending Dragon Overlord Slash!"
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Of the three moves, each was faster and stronger than the previous.
"Ah!"
Wan Rong, who was resisting with his life, sensed the danger of death and roared, "I'm a guest elder of the Shi Family! You can't kill me! If you kill me, you…"
Plkch!
Bang! Thump!
Along with a strange sound, Wan Rong's words ended abruptly.
That was because he had been split into two by the final slash.
The boss of Glory Security who had just advanced to the sixth-grade, this "foe" who had only enjoyed the treatment of a martial artist in the middle ranks for a few days was finally dead!
…
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Chapter 71: Wan Rong's Life
With Wan Rong dead, Su Jingxing felt a weight off his body and mind.
This feeling was very strange.
It was profound and mysterious.
It was indescribable.
The Original Su Jingxing's obsession couldn't be considered a shackle, but it had truly affected him.
Now that Wan Rong was dead and his obsession had been dispelled, Su Jingxing had the illusion that he was integrating into this world for the first time.
In short, it was both strange and refreshing.
"Speaking of which, Wan Rong really deserves death."
Su Jingxing converged his energy and calmed his surging Qi and blood.
The Original Su Jingxing didn't know how Boss Wang and his family died.
But Su Jingxing did.
He had specially investigated and found out why Wan Rong, a seventh-grade martial artist, would harm an ordinary person like Wang Fugui.
It was because Wang Fugui's daughter was very beautiful.
That's right, the details weren't complicated at all.
Wan Rong had met the daughter of Old Wang by accident once and had taken a liking to her at first glance. After that, he approached her and wanted her to be his lover.
Old Wang's daughter naturally refused. Wan Rong was even older than Old Wang, he was almost fifty years old.
Although he was a seventh-grade martial artist, Old Wang's daughter did not have a poor aptitude either, so she directly rejected him.
Wan Rong flew into a rage out of humiliation, and forced himself onto her.
Old Wang's unyielding daughter committed suicide after the incident.
When Old Wang's wife learned of this, she was overwhelmed with grief and took her own life as well.
Old Wang didn't follow. He found an opportunity to crash into Wan Rong with a car in the middle of the night, planning to perish together with him.
This might have worked on Earth.
But this was Earth Star, and Wan Rong was a seventh-grade martial artist.
A martial artist's perception was extremely keen and their ability to react and dodge was extremely outstanding. Two seconds before the collision, Wan Rong successfully escaped.
In the end, Old Wang died and Wan Rong remained unscathed.
Wan Rong should not have been able to escape death in such a tragic case where an entire family was dead, but there was no evidence against him!
As a veteran, Wan Rong did not leave any traces when he committed the crime.
Therefore, even though it was Wan Rong who forced himself on Old Wang's daughter, the cause of death of Boss Wang's family was suicide. Wan Rong didn't do anything from the beginning to the end.
This was f*cked up.
Wan Rong was not an ordinary person. He was a seventh-grade martial artist. His influence was not small and he had wide connections.
No matter how angry Boss Wang's relatives were, they could only swallow their indignance and accept the outcome.
When Wan Rong advanced to sixth-grade, they completely dispelled any thoughts of revenge.
Of course, Wan Rong had always been on the hit list of the Martial Suppression Office.
Now that Wan Rong was dead, the Martial Suppression Office would only be happy!
Su Jingxing would not feel guilty for killing such a scumbag.
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
After receiving a card, Su Jingxing took a glance at Wan Rong's corpse and turned away. Pushing the tips of his toes, he flew away from the scene.
Under the street lamp, the remaining two halves of Wan Rong's body lay quietly in a pool of blood.
The security guard at the entrance of the estate waited for a while. After confirming that Su Jingxing had really left, he walked out of the security booth with a gloomy face.
He looked at Wan Rong's corpse from afar and dialed the crematorium's customer service office on his phone.
"Hello, is this the crematorium? Yes, we have a corpse here… Okay, okay, thank you."
He hung up the phone with a smile and continued to dial the Public Security Team's number.
"Hello, Public Security Team? There was a fight at the entrance of our estate… Yes, a guy was split in half… How do I know what the murderer looks like? What if I go up and check and I get implicated? Alright, alright, I'm just making a call. It's up to you whether you want to come."
With that, he hung up the call impatiently and lit a cigarette. He stuffed it between his lips and cursed under his breath.
"D*mn it, can't you go somewhere else to take your revenge? I can't believe you chose to do it at the entrance of the estate. Don't you know that there are many people living here? How unlucky!"
…
After taking revenge, Su Jingxing leisurely returned to his small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
He sprawled out on the sofa and took out the card he extracted from Wan Rong's corpse.
Holding it in his hand, he read the description.
Memory Card!
Another Memory Card.
However, compared to Fan Chungang, Wan Rong's memories lasted 40 years.
Su Jingxing unlocked the card and played it on fast-forward in his mind like he was watching a movie.
40 years of memories nearly encompassed Wan Rong's entire life.
From being a street gangster to joining a gang, to becoming a senior member and the leader of the fighters, to turning independent and becoming the boss himself.
It could be said that the first half of Wan Rong's life was the life of most gang members.
If not for the fact that he had obtained a martial art by lucky chance, Wan Rong would have an ending like the other gang members——dead in a corner of an alley one day.
Relying on this opportunity, Wan Rong officially stepped onto the path of martial arts and became a martial artist.
But for martial artists to become stronger, they needed money. Therefore, Wan Rong swindled and cheated, using every means possible. Robbery, murder, kidnap, r*——he committed all sorts of evil deeds.
With his ruthless methods, he finally became a seventh-grade martial artist and gained a certain status.
But seventh-grade wasn't the limit. Wan Rong naturally wanted to take another step forward.
Because of this, he had paid a lot of money to get in touch with a direct descendant of the Shi Family, Shi Yankang. He had sold himself to the Shi Family in exchange for the first level mental cultivation technique that belonged to the Shi Family's ultimate technique, Cold Smoke Mantra.
The Cold Smoke Mantra was a high-level internal exercise that allowed one to cultivate true energy.
Just the first level alone was enough for one to advance to the sixth-grade.
After Wan Rong obtained it, he paid more money again, preparing no less than ten Wall Breaking Pills and the like.
On top of that, his aptitude was not bad. In just ten years, he really succeeded in advancing to the sixth-grade!
Sixth-grade martial artists were the backbone of the Shi Family.
Therefore, Wan Rong got his wish and became a guest elder of the Shi Family.
He had just obtained his identity token last month.
When Su Jingxing extorted him the last time, Wan Rong really thought that it was Chu Zhaoyun who sent him.
Therefore, when he returned from the prefecture city, Wan Rong immediately went to the Shi Family and had a discussion with the Shi Family's second master to make a move on Chu Zhaoyun. After all, Chu Zhaoyun also had a backer.
The Shi Family agreed.
As a matter of fact, Wan Rong had been contacting people all around once he returned. Unexpectedly, he was targeted by Su Jingxing and was split into two.
Su Jingxing was expressionless when he finished browsing through the memories.
Throughout Wan Rong's life, there was not a single thing worthy of praise.
Su Jingxing was able to write down from memory the first level of the Cold Smoke Mantra. If he cultivates it accordingly, it would solve a huge problem for him.
However, this internal exercise belonged to the Shi Family and there was only the first level available to him.
If Su Jingxing were to cultivate it, he would have to rely on the Shi Family to become stronger in the future.
This was not the life Su Jingxing wanted.
Therefore, the Cold Smoke Mantra was eliminated.
Needless to say, Su Jingxing had no use for Wan Rong's businesses and lovers.
Wan Rong's gain from his first lucky chance, a brutal palm technique, was not attractive to Su Jingxing. It could not compare to the Seven Steps Fist.
All in all, only the ten million dollars that he had hidden away would be of use to Su Jingxing.
Oh, and through Wan Rong's memory, Su Jingxing had watched all the major and minor incidents in Qinghe City over the past 40 years as if he was watching a documentary.
This included the rise of the Shi Family!
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Chapter 72: Found It!
40 years ago, the Shi Family was not as powerful and influential as it was now.
It was similar to the Black Tiger Gang.
The reason why they had their huge scale today was because the previous patriarch of the Shi family was very powerful. He was a formidable character. Through annexation, suppression, roping in, and destruction, he led the Shi Family to build up their fame and become the number one in the Western District.
Su Jingxing discovered through Wan Rong's memories that Wan Rong greatly admired the previous patriarch of the Shi Family.
30 years ago, he was already dreaming of entering the Shi Family.
Unfortunately, the Shi Family didn't not have Wan Rong in their sights at all.
When he entered the seventh-grade and made a name for himself, he was then accepted.
The first level of the Cold Smoke Mantra was his introductory gift.
Unfortunately, it was too troublesome for Su Jingxing to practice this internal exercise.
Let's wait for the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven instead!
The location of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven was not in the Changyang Prefecture but the Luori Prefecture, which was located in the westernmost part of the Yu Nation.
Su Jingxing had to take a plane to get there. And not a direct flight at that, he had to make two transits.
Therefore, he had to apply for leave again.
Luckily, Su Jingxing had become a full-time employee, and he often helped the others with their shifts, so it wasn't hard for him to get a week off.
Gu Bo was still concerned about whether something had happened. He told Su Jingxing that he must go to him if he needed help.
Su Jingxing expressed his gratitude but had to find an excuse to cover up.
He couldn't possibly say that he was going to the Luori Prefecture to get a high-level martial art manual that was suspected to be a true energy internal exercise, could he?
Su Jingxing still wanted to continue extracting cards at the crematorium.
…
Before setting off.
Su Jingxing followed his plan and made a trip to the valley in the Green Cloud Mountain Range where the big white goose was.
At night, he waited for the big white goose to fall asleep. Then, with the help of the silvery-white glow it emitted, he checked the little wooden sword.
And he did find something.
This strange wooden sword was indestructible, unable to be burnt by fire, made wet by water, or buried by soil. Under the silver-white glow, a layer of hazy green light appeared on its surface.
The green light even seemed to be alive. Under Su Jingxing's gaze, it constantly twisted and shook, releasing wave-like ripples.
As for what was going on, Su Jingxing could not figure it out, nor could he understand.
Helpless, he could only keep it in his storage space.
After bidding farewell to the big white goose, he returned to Qinghe City and took a plane to Luori Prefecture.
He made two transits in between.
Setting off at six in the morning, at three in the afternoon the next day, he arrived at the city nearest to the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven's location, New Fate City.
The reason why it took so long was because the plane had to take a detour.
The linear distance between Qinghe City and New Fate City was 2,500 kilometers.
However, there were several danger zones with chaotic magnetic fields in between, as well as three airspaces with avian Mutated Beasts.
To pass through safely, the plane had to take a detour.
It took him more than a day and a night to arrive, and this was still thanks to the fact that no avian Mutated Beasts had harassed them.
Su Jingxing had taken a week off just in case of such situations.
After arriving at New Fate City, things became much simpler.
The Nine Steps Trampling Heaven was hidden at Sunset Cliff, which was 50 miles away from New Fate City.
The Sunset Cliff extended for a long stretch of more than eight hundred miles.
The highest point on the surface was 5,000 meters, the lowest, 2,000 meters. Underground, the deepest part reached 1,000 meters.
It was truly a natural chasm.
In reality, after crossing Sunset Cliff, one would reach the outer region of the Boundless Mountain Range.
In order to guard the barbarians, Yu Nation had set up several observation points on the peaks of Sunset Cliff.
Su Jingxing didn't know if there were any observation points near the location of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven.
Just in case, he stayed in New Fate City for half a day and hacked into the government's system to confirm the locations of the observation points.
After he found them, he compared them to the location of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven. In the end, he concluded that it would not affect him.
That was enough.
Early the next morning, Su Jingxing bought a motorcycle, filled it with petrol, and left the city for Sunset Cliff.
Arriving at the predetermined location, he hid the motorcycle and activated the secret ability, Advanced Hearing to make sure that there was no one around. Then, he executed the Eight Steps Rising Dragon, stepped on the steep cliff and ran at top speed.
With the Eight Steps Rising Dragon at the Peak of Perfection, his speed had increased by at least five times compared to before.
Before coming to Luori Prefecture, Su Jingxing had climbed over the thousand-meter cliff on the outskirts of the valley where the big white goose was without any leverage. He charged to the top at one go.
This time, it was the same. Su Jingxing followed the route marked on the map and ran swiftly along the mountain face.
Looking down from the sky, he was like a flying snake slithering stealthily along the mountain face.
He kept going, forward and forward.
He covered more than a hundred kilometers, resting three times in between.
Su Jingxing finally found the location of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven secret manual——a cave covered with vines.
The cave was more than 700 meters above ground, and there were vines all around it.
Su Jingxing spent half an hour to find it.
He took out his treasure weapon and executed the Three Origins Saber Art. He split open the dense vines that covered the entrance of the cave and instantly shot five throwing daggers into it.
He didn't hear any abnormal echoes, and neither did Advanced Hearing pick up any extra noises.
Su Jingxing then flashed into the cave.
He stood at the entrance and activated Night Vision, getting a clear look of the area.
He discovered that the cave was very deep and it extended downwards.
Since he was already at this step, Su Jingxing naturally would not be timid. He retrieved the throwing daggers and held them in his hand, ready to fire at any time.
After walking through the pathway for more than ten minutes, he came to a karst cave that was flickering with green light.
The cave was huge, about two football fields.
Su Jingxing moved to a high point and scanned the surroundings. He then realized that the source of the green light was a type of crystal.
Under the illumination of these green lights, the karst cave presented a unique scene.
Activating Advanced Hearing, he listened to his surroundings and heard scorpions, centipedes, ants, and other species moving around.
Su Jingxing ignored them and searched for the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven secret manual in the cave.
According to the hints, the secret manual was placed in a special box.
Su Jingxing activated Night Vision and Distant Vision to scan the area.
Ten minutes later, he found a dark brown wooden box in a pile of sunken green crystals.
He picked up the wooden box and opened it gently. A strange fragrance wafted out.
Su Jingxing held his breath at once and looked into the box.
Indeed, he saw an old secret manual.
Five ancient words were written on it.
Nine Steps Trampling Heaven!
Found it!
Su Jingxing was overjoyed. He didn't hurry to look through the contents right away. Instead, he closed the box, put it into the storage space in his palm, and returned the way he came.
After returning to the cave entrance, he continued to execute the Eight Steps Rising Dragon and dash in the direction he came from.
Su Jingxing only heaved a sigh of relief when he stepped onto the ground again and found the hidden motorcycle. He got on and opened the box to let out the smell.
Su Jingxing couldn't be sure if it was poisonous or not.
After the smell had dissipated, he then picked up the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven secret manual and flipped through it.
Su Jingxing remained grinning.
True energy internal exercise!
He had guessed correctly. The Nine Steps Trampling Heaven was indeed a high-level martial art that could cultivate true energy.
Among them, the words "Trampling Heaven" came from one of the most terrifying Mutated Beast on Earth Star.
Heaven Trampling Elephant!
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Chapter 73: No Way!
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The Heaven Trampling Elephant was not a Mutated Beast that elephants turned into after getting infected by the Beast Spirit Devil Insect.
According to the records, the Heaven Trampling Elephant had a very long history on Earth Star. It could be traced back to the ancient era tens of thousands of years ago.
It was a mutated species of the world in its true sense!
It did not evolve from ordinary elephants.
The real Heaven Trampling Elephant was born with innate divine powers and was immune to physical attacks.
At adulthood, it reaches a height of 10 meters and would be immune to everything.
Physics, energy, the tangible and intangible. Wind, rain, thunder, lightning, water, fire, poison, everything.
This was not all.
Other than being immune to everything, the Heaven Trampling Elephant could also counter gravity and walk in the air.
Walking in the void like walking on flat ground.
In the end, it could even go berserk and transform into a hundred-meter-tall Giant Demon Elephant.
That was the true pinnacle, the God of Death who destroyed everything.
Destroying cities and countries was child's play. It could break even the continental plates.
Against this Mutated Beast, even a first-grade martial artist could only escape.
Of course.
The universe was fair.
An unbelievably powerful ancient variant like the Heaven Trampling Elephant was extremely difficult to reproduce.
Although they have very long life spans——almost a thousand years, a male and female Heaven Trampling Elephant might not even be able to conceive after 900 years together.
Even if they do, they would only have one child.
Therefore, since ancient times, there have been very few Heaven Trampling Elephants, and the number of people who had seen them was even lesser.
The Wei Family's ancestors were fortunate enough to have encountered them.
This talented ancestor of the Wei Family had actually created a martial art by observing the Heaven Trampling Elephant.
That was the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven!
Every internal exercise had its own attribute.
It was either blazing like fire, ice cold like frost, peerlessly sharp, or as heavy as a mountain.
Or perhaps impervious to all poisons, grand and imposing, extremely domineering, righteous and peaceful, wet to the bone…
The Nine Steps Trampling Heaven had its own attributes.
Weight!
Simply put, the Heaven Trampling True Energy cultivated through it was extremely heavy.
This heaviness was not only limited to the weight of a mountain.
The characteristic of being heavy as a mountain belonged to the earth attribute. It was stable and imposing, and its strength had its limits.
In theory, there was no limit to the Heaven Trampling True Energy.
This was because the Heaven Trampling Elephant that it was imitated after could superimpose its strength infinitely.
The Heaven Trampling True Energy did not have any other special characteristics, only that it could continuously strengthen.
The amount of weight that could be added was equivalent to the amount of true energy available.
With such true energy, even without the augmentation of a fist art, a single punch could easily shatter a car, destroy a house, or blow up a human body!
Of course, it was not easy to cultivate the Heaven Trampling True Energy.
Firstly, without an extremely powerful physique, there was no need to even think about it.
Secondly, one also had to have Herculean strength, whether born or bred.
Finally, when absorbing the first strand of worldly energy, it had to be at the point where Yin and Yang intersected in the wee hours of the morning. If missed, one would have to wait again.
All three conditions must be met.
Su Jingxing checked the first two boxes, and the third was the time, so it did not affect him much.
The Nine Steps Trampling Heaven was an ultimate technique that could bring one to the third-grade.
Not all true energy internal exercise could not necessarily help one advance to the third-grade.
The majority of true energy internal exercises could only allow a martial artist to reach fourth-grade at most.
Su Jingxing carefully flipped through the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven and discovered that it could bring him directly to third-grade. This saved him a lot of trouble.
When he flipped to the last few pages, Su Jingxing was even more speechless.
This ancestor of the Wei Family was too amazing.
On the last few pages of the secret manual, there were actually two more secret abilities.
One was the Demonic Elephant Stomp. Through visualizing the Demonic Heaven Trampling Elephant Diagram, manifest a Heaven Trampling Elephant in one's sea of consciousness, suppressing everything, including Martial Art True Intent.
Martial Art True Intent was a powerful ability that only third-grade experts could grasp. It could interfere with reality using one's mind.
The Demonic Elephant Stomp is actually able to suppress it. It was unknown if it was just a bluff.
This secret ability belonged to a defensive ability. However, if one had enough soul power, they could also release it externally and kill other people's souls.
That's right, while secret abilities were great and very powerful, they were extremely difficult to cultivate.
Only those with extremely powerful souls would be able to do so.
Night Vision and Distant Vision could be activated using Internal Force.
But the Demonic Elephant Stomp consumed soul power.
The other secret ability was slightly better. It targeted the physical body.
Demonic Elephant Physique!
As the name implied, this secret ability could change one's physique.
Once activated, one's size would instantly double, and strength would increase by tenfold.
In the Demonic Elephant Physique state, one's defense was invincible.
Although it was not as exaggerated as the Giant Demon Elephant whereby it would be immune to everything, one could still be immune to the attacks of the spirit weapons and most true energy attacks.
It was just as difficult to activate.
One's physique had to reach the limits of the human body!
If one activates the Demonic Elephant Physique when the strength of his physical body had not reached the limits of the human body, their body would explode on the spot.
Even at the limits of the human body, one still had to eat at least ten Vitality Supplement Pills after transformation. Otherwise, they would be extremely weak for three days.
Su Jingxing was not afraid of this.
He had already reached the limits of the human body.
As for the Vitality Supplement Pill, it also was a body-tempering pill. Unlike other pills, the Vitality Supplement Pill is very gentle in the process of tempering one's body. It would slowly stimulate and increase one's strength.
The Strength Pill could do the same!
Therefore, Su Jingxing could transform into the Demonic Elephant Physique right now if he wanted.
He just didn't know how many Strength Pills was equivalent to a single Vitality Supplement Pill.
Su Jingxing had to do some tests when he got back before he could transform.
Otherwise, if he was extremely weak for three days, even a little brat would be able to kill him.
Compared to the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven, the Demonic Elephant Physique was an unexpected gain.
He could use it immediately as a trump card.
As for the Demonic Elephant Stomp, visualizing the Demonic Heaven Trampling Elephant Diagram was too difficult.
Even though Su Jingxing could increase his soul power by eating the Spirit Accumulation Pill, so far, he had only extracted a few Requiem Cards.
He didn't know how long he would have to wait until he had the Demonic Elephant Heaven Trampling Diagram in his mind to manifest the Heaven Trampling Elephant.
Therefore, Su Jingxing temporarily threw this secret ability to the back of his mind.
After returning, I should try to cultivate the Heaven Trampling True Energy first. That is the right path.
While in thought, Su Jingxing flipped to the last page of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Su Jingxing's gaze froze.
Blank?
The last page of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven secret manual is blank too?
Similar to the Eight Steps Rising Dragon, there were no records on it.
"No way…"
Su Jingxing's heart started beating faster.
"Is this for real?"
On the last page of the Eight Steps Rising Dragon secret manual, the location of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven was recorded.
Now, the last page of Nine Steps Trampling Heaven was similarly blank.
Could it contain some secret?
This is extremely likely!
Su Jingxing could not help but think more about it.
The Nine Steps Trampling Heaven secret manual had already allowed him to obtain a true energy internal exercise that will move him directly to third-grade, as well as two powerful secret abilities.
If the concealed content on the last page also contained a secret…
Wouldn't that be even more outstanding than the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven and the two secret abilities?
"The ancestors of the Wei Family are too good at hiding things. Seven Steps Fist, Eight Steps Rising Dragon, Nine Steps Trampling Heaven, and there's more!"
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Chapter 74: Return Trip
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Su Jingxing sighed.
But it does not mean that the contents concealed on the last page of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven secret manual is definitely martial arts.
It could also be a map that noted the location of the treasure.
Or an extremely important secret that outsiders have no way of knowing.
Or perhaps it is a high-grade pill formula, a spirit weapon forging technique.
It might even be empty!
A prank left behind by the Wei Family's ancestor, and there is no secret at all.
All sorts of possibilities.
To uncover this secret, I have to meet the big white goose.
At this thought, Su Jingxing carefully examined the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven secret manual. After confirming that there were no other discoveries, he put it into his palm space.
Then, he sped towards New Fate City on the motorcycle.
Back in the city, he found a repair shop and sold the motorcycle at half price.
He then hacked into the aviation center at the Internet cafe and bought the earliest flight ticket before heading straight to the airport.
He only heaved a sigh of relief after boarding the plane.
If nothing crops up, I will be back in Qinghe City tomorrow night.
I'm just afraid that something might happen midway.
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The first flight safely arrived at its destination.
All was also well on the first half of the journey after the transit.
During the latter half of the journey, they encountered turbulence, but passed through safely.
Another transit, the last flight.
This time, Su Jingxing's luck seemed to have run out. The plane was finally targeted by an avian Mutated Beast.
"Dear passengers, we have encountered avian Mutated Beasts on this flight. Please be prepared."
"Dear passengers, we have encountered avian Mutated Beasts on this flight. Please be prepared."
"Dear passengers…"
In the quiet cabin, the loudspeaker repeated three times before stopping.
During the first broadcast, Su Jingxing looked around and saw all the passengers calmly bringing up the safety packages placed under their seats.
They took out goggles, mask, gloves, helmet, and a parachute bag and put them on.
Throughout the entire process, no one screamed, shouted, or panicked.
Su Jingxing followed the crowd to take out the package and strangely put on the various equipment.
This was Earth Star.
If this was Earth, the cabin would have been in a state of panic.
For the people of Earth Star, they were mentally prepared for danger before they boarded the plane.
If there was an accident midway, such as the plane getting attacked by the avian Mutated Beasts, resulting in an explosion or crash, the airline would not provide compensation.
Before boarding, everyone was to sign a waiver.
After boarding the plane, their life and death were in their own hands.
Compared to Earth, the chances of aviation disasters occuring were many times higher on Earth Star.
Almost every month, they would encounter incidents of avian Mutated Beasts attacking planes.
Of course, when they really encounter such incidents, the plane would not just be at the mercy of the attacks.
While Su Jingxing was putting on his equipment, the cargo hold at the bottom of the plane suddenly opened on both sides and four drones flew out.
The four drones were fully extended in the air. They looked exactly like giant birds, their wingspan was more than 10 meters.
Under human manipulation, they quickly flew forward.
Halfway through, let out resonant bird chirps.
Four drones was equivalent to four giant birds chirping. They turned to the left side while chirping.
After pulling away from the plane, the chirps became louder and louder, stimulating a huge eagle with a wingspan of 100 meters that was about to attack the plane.
The eagle heard the calls and its sharp eyes turned cold. It looked away from the plane and fixed its gaze on the drones.
Then, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, it turned around and chased after the drones.
Lure the avian Mutated Beasts away.
This was one of the planes' response strategies.
Other than that, it was facing the enemy head-on. Earth Star's planes were equipped with heavy firepower. For this reason, the planes were exceptionally large.
If a fight really were to start, they would request for help from the nearest air base.
Every day, fighter jets from the air bases of each prefecture patrol in the sky.
With this three-fold measure, while planes still get attacked, the probability of crashing and exploding was not high.
It only happened once or twice a year. Sometimes, only once every three to five years.
Therefore, safety was quite assured.
All passengers on the planes were essentially martial artists. They rarely panic when they encounter attacks.
Of ordinary people, those who dared to board planes were all bold people.
When the plane was out of danger and the situation was reported, Su Jingxing could not help but sigh again.
"That's really…"
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
Huh?
Su Jingxing was stunned. Someone had died?
We weren't attacked earlier on? How did someone die?
"Yes!" Su Jingxing responded inwardly with a strange expression.
Just as he was about to activate his secret ability, Advanced Hearing to listen to the movements inside the cabin——
"F*ck, how did this guy die? Cabin crew, someone has died here!"
Three rows behind Su Jingxing, a young man stood up and called out with a gloomy look.
On the seat beside him, a fat middle-aged man had his head bowed. He had stopped breathing.
"He's really dead."
"What happened? Didn't the attack never happen?"
"Ha, he must have some illness to begin with. And he got himself killed because he was too nervous."
"Why are you taking a plane when you're so seriously ill? Isn't that courting death?"
"…"
The passengers on the left and right glanced at the dead fat middle-aged man and began to discuss.
The attack did not come, but the man was dead.
This fat middle-aged man was really unlucky.
Su Jingxing looked behind for a moment and looked away before the cabin crew came over.
Since the person was already dead, they had to deal with it.
As for cremation, they could only wait until they reached their destination before sending him to the local crematorium.
Su Jingxing didn't take out the card he extracted.
The rest of the journey was safe and sound.
No accidents happened and they arrived at Qinghe City safely.
After getting off the plane, Su Jing walked into the washroom and entered a cubicle before taking out the card and reading the description.
Requiem Card!
"Requiem Card? That fatty died from shock?"
Su Jingxing was speechless.
It seemed that the person on the plane was right. The fat middle-aged man who had died was ill, severely ill at that.
And he still dares to take planes? How speechless.
He unlocked the card and got two Spirit Accumulation Pills. Su Jingxing put them away and walked out of the bathroom.
It was already past 11PM when he returned to the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
He ate some food and washed up before going to bed.
The next morning, he woke up early and rushed to the Green Cloud Mountain Range.
After entering the mountain range, he dug out the Red-Scaled Porcupine's tusks and put them in his palm space.
Then, he familiarly climbed over the thousand-meter cliff and arrived at the valley where the big white goose lived.
It was still early, so Su Jingxing did not go down into the valley immediately. Instead, he used his treasure weapon to cut out a flat area on the inner slope of the cliff to use a breakthrough point.
In order to break through to the sixth-grade, one had to choose a place filled with worldly energy.
The worldly energy in the valley was enough for Su Jingxing to absorb.
Only, as there were a lot of poisonous creatures in the valley. Su Jingxing chose to have the spot on the slope.
"Ga ga!"
A familiar call came from the valley.
When Su Jingxing looked up, he saw the big white goose spreading its wings and flying towards him from the sky above the valley…
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Chapter 75: Targeting First-Grade
"Yo, you discovered me so quickly?"
Su Jingxing arched his eyebrows and his consciousness reached into his palm space. He brought out ten Essence Energy Pills and kept them in his palm.
When the big white goose reached the slope and descended from the air, he tossed them gently.
"Brother Goose, catch."
Su Jingxing threw the Essence Energy Pills.
"Ga! Ga!"
The big white goose's eyes lit up. It swooped over and swallowed all ten Essence Energy Pills in the air.
Then, it landed on the flat ground that Su Jingxing had cut out, flapping its wings and crying out excitedly.
Strangers the first time, friends the second.
The last time Su Jingxing came, he had gotten along pretty well with the big white goose.
In the end, when he was eating the Essence Energy Pills to ease his fatigue, the big white goose flapped its wings and expressed that it also wanted some.
While feeling surprised, Su Jingxing happily fed it a few pills.
The big white goose liked it very much after eating it and asked for more.
Su Jingxing naturally satisfied it.
Great that it likes me, wonderful that it likes me.
When they get closer, the big white goose would probably be willing to follow Su Jingxing without needing an invitation from him.
Therefore, Su Jingxing was eager to see the big white goose and build their relationship.
Essence Energy Pills, he had stored a large pile of them.
In the beginning, he still had to rely on selling it to get money. Now, Su Jingxing was not short of money anymore.
Compared to the Essence Energy Pills, the big white goose as a Spiritual Pet was more important.
…
The big white goose that landed on the platform seemed very happy to see Su Jingxing again.
It opened and closed its bill, honking constantly.
Even though Su Jingxing didn't understand, it didn't stop him from guessing and making various gestures.
A man and a goose started a strange conversation.
In the end, after communicating for a long time, Su Jingxing really began to understand some of the big white goose's cries.
Similarly, as a Spiritual Beast, the big white goose also understood some of Su Jingxing's words.
This made the man and the goose rather delighted.
You call out while I gesture and speak, and we will continue to communicate without fully understanding each other.
In the evening, Su Jingxing decided to try to make the big white goose glow.
After half an hour of talking and gesturing, the big white goose finally understood what he meant.
A burst of silvery-white glow bloomed from its body and covered half of the slope.
It can glow without having to fall asleep?
Su Jingxing was pleasantly surprised.
He had, with a tentative attitude, wanted to see if the silver-white glow could be controlled by the white goose's consciousness.
Unexpectedly, it could!
Brother Goose can also shine while awake!
This made things more convenient.
In his excitement, Su Jingxing took out the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven secret manual and flipped to the last page.
Whoosh!
Indeed, as he had guessed, there was a secret hidden on the last page.
Su Jingxing took a deep breath and carefully read the contents of the last page.
"Ga ga~"
The big white goose leaned over and stretched its neck, also examining the glowing page.
Su Jingxing couldn't care less about it. He looked at the diagrams and ancient characters on the page. Holding his breath, he memorized every word with rapt attention.
The more he read on, the more serious his expression became. His pupils dilated and his breathing became heavier.
At the end, his heart was beating so fast that it was about to jump out of his throat.
It was not martial arts!
The hidden content recorded on the last page of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven was not martial arts, nor was it a secret ability, a pill formula or an important secret.
It was a passage and a map.
The map showed the way to a land of peril that was not in the Yu Nation. It was in the north of the Yu Nation, in a dangerous region that separated two large countries.
The accompanying message was about the hazardous region and the perilous area within it.
However, what truly visibly moved Su Jingxing was one sentence inside.
"Although the treasures in the land of peril can help one enter the Transcendent-grade, do not go there without entering first-grade. Remember! Remember!"
What does this mean?
Firstly, there is a treasure in the land of peril that the map pointed to.
Secondly, this treasure can allow a martial artist to advance to the Transcendent-grade.
Thirdly, before reaching first-grade, one must not head there!
Transcendent-grade…
There is actually a realm above first-grade.
Transcendent-grade, transcending first-grade?
It was the first time Su Jingxing was learning that the nine grades of martial arts was not the end. There was an even higher realm above first-grade.
Transcendent-grade!
And the land of peril indicated on the map actually contained treasures that could allow one to advance to the Transcendent-grade.
The impact of this piece of information was too great.
Su Jingxing had asked the Ethereal Sword Immortal before, but she had no idea either.
Now, through the hidden content on the last page of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven, he unexpectedly discovered this shocking piece of information.
If it weren't for the fact that Su Jingxing's soul power had been strengthened and his receptivity had been enhanced, he would most likely be at a loss right now.
Even so, his heart was pounding involuntarily like a drum.
Only after a long while did he calm down. Taking a deep breath, he placed the manual back into his palm space.
"The Transcendent-grade realm has existed since ancient times, but no one knows about it now. Is it because no one in the future generations has stepped into that realm?"
Su Jingxing fell silent.
"Ethereal Sword Immortal was unaware, perhaps because she came from an ordinary family.
"But those large factions that have existed for hundreds or even thousands of years should also know of the existence of the Transcendent-grade.
"Yet it hasn't been spread, they must have selectively forgotten about it."
After all, it was already very difficult to advance to first-grade, let alone above it.
If this sort of thing had been cut off for a thousand years, who would still remember that there is a realm above the first-grade.
Only by reading the relevant ancient books would one know.
"Of course, there is one possibility.
"That is that the Transcendent-grade real still exists in the present world, but few people know about it!
"As such, the public gradually forgets about it."
Earth Star was huge, more than ten times larger than Earth.
Earth alone contained countless secrets that had yet to be fully explored.
Not to mention Earth Star.
According to what Su Jingxing knew, other than the Boundless Mountain Range, there was still a third of Earth Star that was in a desolate state.
In such a large territory, are there any Transcendent-grade powerhouses living in seclusion?
Su Jingxing's heart raced.
Deep breaths, calm the mind.
Su Jingxing threw these distant thoughts to the back of his mind.
I have not even reached the first-grade, yet I'm thinking about the Transcendent-grade. It's too unrealistic.
The contents of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven had repeatedly reminded that one had to enter the first-grade before heading to the land of peril.
Then I shall advance to first-grade first!
As for now, I have to condense the Heaven Trampling True Energy before anything else.
After making the decision, Su Jingxing let the big white goose fly away from the empty space. Swallowing all the Spirit Accumulation Pills, he then began to attempt to break through to the sixth-grade.
Nine Steps Trampling Heaven referred to gathering all the internal force and strength in one's body within nine steps. In the newly opened dantian, one would merge with them with the unique strand of vital energy and guide the worldly energy to eventually give birth to true energy.
In this process, absorbing worldly energy was the final step.
Before dawn arrived, Su Jingxing attempted the preceding steps repeatedly.
When the time came and Su Jingxing sensed the Yin and Yang energies in the universe surge and change. He officially launched his breakthrough.
He failed the first time.
He failed the second time.
The third, still a failure.
The fourth time…
…
The twenty-fifth attempt still failed.
The period of Yin Yang intersection was about to end.
Su Jingxing, who was completely immersed in his cultivation, was suddenly enveloped by a milky white glow that descended from the sky.
As the glow landed on his body, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind. He guided the vital energy in his dantian to revolve rapidly. Then, he absorbed and blended a wisp of worldly energy from this time period into it.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Hu hu hu!
A strong wind seemed to be sweeping past his ears.
Within his withered and empty dantian, a silvery-black air current was successfully born as the vital energy, internal force, and worldly energy blended..
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Chapter 76: Good Friend
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When true energy is born, the sixth grade has been achieved.
In the last few seconds of the Yin-Yang intersection, Su Jingxing absorbed worldly energy and successfully advanced to the sixth-grade.
Of course, the big white goose had been a great help.
Even though Su Jingxing was immersed in his cultivation, he could still sense the abnormalities in the outside world.
At the last moment earlier, a strange energy had enveloped his entire body. With its help, the increase in soul power gave Su Jingxing's mind a boost of inspiration, and he ultimately succeeded in absorbing the worldly energy.
Su Jingxing had sensed this same strange energy before.
It was the silvery-white glow emitted by the big white goose.
So.
That he was able to advance to the sixth-grade this time, internal force, the Spirit Accumulation Pills, a physique at the limits of the human body, the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven, and the big white goose——none was disposable.
As such, once Su Jingxing opened his eyes, he immediately searched for the big white goose, planning to thank his Brother Goose.
Yet, within his sight, there was no sign of the big white goose on the slope.
Doing a good deed without leaving its name?
No, something is wrong.
For some reason, Su Jingxing felt his heart skip a beat. He stood up and used the Eight Steps Rising Dragon to descend the slope and arrived in the valley.
In the growth of grass next to the slope, he searched quickly and as expected, found the big white goose lying motionless.
A colorful snake as thick as an adult human's thigh with a triangular head was slowly approaching the big white goose.
Swish!
Su Jingxing threw out a throwing daggers.
Plkch!
Blood splattered as the throwing dagger struck the snake's head, killing it on the spot.
Su Jingxing walked over quickly and picked up the big white goose to check on it.
Firstly, it wasn't dead. Secondly, it was severely depleted of energy. Finally, its Spiritual Beast aura had disappeared.
No wonder the snake dared to come close and try to take advantage of it.
The disappearance of the Spiritual Beast aura is equivalent to being severely injured.
In order to help me, the big white goose has paid a huge price!
Su Jingxing sighed and carried the goose back to the platform on the slope.
He sat down cross-legged and took out ten Essence Energy Pills. He crushed them into powder using his internal force and fed it into the mouth of the unconscious goose. Then, he guided the powder into its stomach.
After that was done, he placed the big white goose on the ground and carefully sensed for changes in its vital energy.
There was nothing unusual at first, but soon, the Spiritual Beast aura of the big white goose started to recover.
Although it was still weak, it was good that there was some recovery.
Su Jingxing kept guard at the side the whole time. When the big white goose finally woke up, he heaved a sigh of relief.
He took out another ten Essence Energy Pills, placed them in his palm, and passed them to the big white goose.
Su Jingxing said sincerely, "Brother Goose, thank you!"
"Ga ga~"
The big white goose called out weakly and stretched its neck to swallow the Essence Energy Pills.
"I won't say anything else. Anyway, as long as I have something to eat in the future, I won't let you starve." Su Jingxing gently stroked the big white goose's white wings and promised seriously.
"Ga ga?" The big white goose cocked its head to the side and called out in confusion.
"It's fine. You just need to remember that we're best friends." Su Jingxing smiled.
"Ga ga!" The big white goose cried with all its might and flapped its wings.
"Yes, good friends." Su Jingxing chuckled.
During the exchange yesterday, Su Jingxing had already discovered that the big white goose was very innocent.
It seemed to have just gained sentience and had never come into contact with any humans before Su Jingxing.
As such, when it first encountered Su Jingxing, it hid in the dark and observed him secretly.
When Su Jingxing realized how powerful it was, and wanted to befriend it, they got close very quickly.
Su Jingxing had no other intentions. Otherwise, it would have been easy to coax it away.
The good thing about being sincere in befriending it was that the big white goose had been a great help this time.
Without it, Su Jingxing didn't know how long it would take for him to advance to the sixth-grade.
Compared to the efforts of the big white goose, the few Essence Energy Pills were really not worth mentioning.
…
In the latter half of the night, Su Jingxing did not cultivate much and kept the big white goose company.
When the sun rose, Su Jingxing fed the goose 20 more Essence Energy Pills. When its Spiritual Beast aura had recovered and it could fly in the sky, Su Jingxing then bade farewell and left.
For the time being, Su Jingxing didn't want to bring the big white goose out of the valley. He also reminded the big white goose not to fly out by itself.
The reason was simple.
Su Jingxing was not powerful enough!
Even though a sixth-grade martial artist could be considered a high-level figure in the Qinghe City, he was still not one of the best. It was not enough to protect a Spiritual Beast.
In addition, the white goose's innate divine power wasn't in combat.
If it were to head to Qinghe City, once exposed, it would surely be seized by others.
For this reason, it was safer for it to remain in the valley.
…
Back at the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
Su Jingxing casually ate some food before circulating the Nine Steps Heaven Trampling to condense more true energy.
The Nine Steps Trampling Heaven had a total of nine levels.
Although Su Jingxing had already produced a strand of Heaven Trampling True Energy in his dantian, when it came to mastering this internal exercise, he was merely a beginner.
The speed at which the introductory stage of the Nine Steps Heaven Trampling condensed true energy was extraordinarily slow.
Thankfully, Su Jingxing did not intend to condense his true energy in this courtyard at the foot of the mountain. If he really wanted to do so, he would only go to the valley where the big white goose was.
The valley was where the worldly energy was abundant.
Presently, the source of Su Jingxing's true energy was not the worldly energy, but internal force!
With the internal force that filled his body, Su Jingxing had intermittently accumulated a hundred years of cultivation.
Now that true energy was born, there was no longer any need to store the internal force. It was more suitable to convert it into true energy.
The process was not difficult. Under the guidance of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven, in less than half an hour, all his internal force was converted into Heaven Trampling True Energy.
Mm, I have one year of cultivation!
A hundred years of cultivation in internal force when covered into true energy, became only one year.
This ratio was very low.
The Ethereal Sword Immortal had once said that it was usually ten years of internal force to one year of true energy.
10: 1
But it was 100: 1 for Su Jingxing.
This was proof of the might of the Nine Steps Heaven Trampling.
10: 1 was for normal internal exercises. The conversion rates for high-level internal exercises were very low.
Other than internal force, Su Jingxing also had a True Energy Card.
The remaining True Energy Card contained two years of cultivation, and had no attributes.
Su Jingxing unlocked it and absorbed the true energy before converting it into Heaven Trampling True Energy. He discovered that not a single trace of it leaked out, and two years of cultivation had been successfully converted.
That is great!
However much cultivation the True Energy Cards extracted contained can be fully converted.
If my true energy cultivation is high enough, even if my cultivation realm is beneath others, I would still be able to crush them through my cultivation!
Su Jingxing, who had suddenly gained three years of true energy cultivation, rubbed his hands happily.
…
At night.
Su Jingxing disguised himself as Yang Jian and put on his cloak and mask. He first went to one of Wan Rong's secret rooms and took ten million dollars of dirty money.
Then, he headed to the black market and bought three Vitality Supplement Pills for testing.
One Vitality Supplement Pills was priced at 500,000 Great Yu dollars.
Ordinary martial artists could not afford such body tempering pills.
Su Jingxing bought three of them and ate them one by one to compare it to the effects of the Strength Pill.
He discovered that a single Vitality Supplement Pill was equivalent to a hundred Strength Pills.
After transforming into the Demonic Elephant Physique, he would need to eat more than ten Vitality Supplement Pills.
In other words, if Su Jingxing wanted to transform, he had to prepare 1,000 Strength Pills!
"I initially thought that I'll just keep the Strength Pills to prevent myself from being exhausted.. I didn't expect it to be so useful now."
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Chapter 77: New Card
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Su Jingxing sighed.
Not only was the Vitality Supplement Pill expensive, it was also selling very well in the market.
There were many rich martial artists in Qinghe City.
For example, the ordinary juniors of the Shi Family would usually eat the Vitality Supplement Pill like candy.
Under such circumstances, the Vitality Supplement Pills was often sold out as soon as it appeared.
The three pills that Su Jingxing bought at night were the last three in the apothecary.
The shop owner said it would be one and a half months before the next batch of Vitality Supplement Pill is put on shelves.
Wasn't this worrying?
With such a long time, it would be enough for Su Jingxing to accumulate 1000 Strength Pill by extracting the Strength Enhancement Card.
Extracting cards didn't require a single cent, and they were available almost every day.
In comparison, Su Jingxing found it more comfortable to stay at the crematorium and move corpses.
Before his leave ended, he went back to work. Gu Bo gave him lots of praise for that.
Compared to Feng Tiejian, who was always thinking about playing, Su Jingxing was simply an excellent employee.
"Sigh, Little Su works hard so that he can earn more money and raise his Rongrong. I don't need to raise anyone, so why work so hard?"
In the cafeteria, Feng Tiejian complained as he ate, "I'm a single man. I have so much money every month. What's the point of keeping them? If I don't play around with it while I'm still young, do I wait till I'm old to go look for girls? If that happens, I'm afraid I'll be strong in will but weak in power then!"
"Big thumbs up for Brother Jian!"
"I support you too!"
"That's right, you must go wild while you're young!"
"Haha…"
When the surrounding people heard Feng Tiejian's words, they began to cheer and laugh.
Gu Bo looked helpless.
And Su Jingxing was speechless.
Rongrong? Rongrong has long been burnt to ashes!
"Ridiculous logic. Continue to fool around. Sooner or later, you will regret it."
Gu Bo said unhappily, "Little Su, you must not learn from him. This rascal has a belly full of twisted logic. He just doesn't have proper knowledge!"
"I agree."
Feng Tiejian smiled. "Little Su, if you learn from me, your Rongrong will probably run away. Of course, if you want to have a change of taste once in a while, you can come to me. I'll introduce someone to you, you'll definitely be satisfied!"
As he spoke, he even winked at Su Jingxing.
"…"
"Get lost!"
Gu Bo was rather speechless as he scolded, "If you want to harm people, go look for someone else. Don't come for Little Su."
"Yes, Little Su is a good child. Brother Jian, don't lead him astray."
"Um, even though Little Su is still a child, he already has a 'girlfriend', but I'm still single. Is this embarrassing?"
"You do feel embarrassed too?"
"Hahaha…"
Everyone broke out in laughter again.
The crematorium staff were on good terms with each other and rarely had conflicts.
Therefore, they got along very well.
As they chatted and laughed, the group finished their lunch and then dispersed.
Some returned to their dormitory to rest and others heading into the city went to the public bus stop.
Su Jingxing naturally went to the working area with Gu Bo.
There were also people from the other departments with them.
They chatted and laughed as they walked through the entrance of the crematorium.
A group of people rushed out from a corner of the square straight ahead. The ruckus was very loud.
"What's going on?" Gu Bo frowned and quickly walked over.
Su Jingxing and the others followed behind without hesitation.
As they got closer and heard the commotion, they realized that people had broken into the crematorium to seize a corpse.
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
Su Jingxing responded inwardly, but he remained calm on the surface. He stood at the fringe of the crowd and looked at the five men with imposing auras. They ignored the workers of the crematorium who were stopping them and walked straight to the entrance with a corpse in their hands. Surprise flashed through Su Jingxing's eyes.
Shi Yankai!
The corpse that had been snatched away by the five men was named Shi Yankai.
It was none other than the member of the Shi Family who had used the Twin-Pupil Demon Hound to scam Su Jingxing.
That fellow is actually dead?
The body was collected by the Corpse Collection Team when someone else called the crematorium's customer service.
In the end, less than half an hour after they arrived at the crematorium, these five men had rushed in and forcefully seized the corpse.
The leader of the group was a man with an aquiline nose named Shi Yankang. He was the most ruthless.
The people who blocked his path were all injured by him.
As a result, everyone only dared to surround them and did not dare to go close.
While Su Jingxing was observing, the crematorium director, Wu Shouhan finally rushed over and shouted from afar, "Let them go! Let them go!"
"But Director…"
"No buts, let them go!" Wu Shouhan ordered with a grim expression as he strode over.
"Yes."
When everyone heard that, they could only make way for Shi Yankang and company to leave.
"At least there's someone who knows his place."
Shi Yankang snorted lightly and glanced at Wu Shouhan. Without saying anything else, he beckoned at his subordinates who were carrying the corpse bag and walked towards the entrance.
"Uncle Wu, why did you let them go?"
Gu Bo looked at the backs of Shi Yankang's group of five and frowned. "If we don't cremate the corpse as soon as possible, are we going to wait for it to turn into a Corpse Puppet? Even if they are from the Shi Family, they have to abide by the iron laws!"
"Don't worry. They'll send it back." Wu Shouhan said in a low voice, "The Shi Family has always had this practice. The body must be examined by the family before it is sent to the crematorium to be cremated."
"Is that so?" Gubo wondered.
Su Jingxing was also puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that the Shi Family wants to find the murderer through the corpse? Oh right, how did this Shi Yankai die?"
"I hear it's from anger."
Kong Dabao, who had not gotten off work yet, answered from the side, "The people who went to collect the corpse heard from the person on the phone that Shi Yankai suddenly went crazy on the streets and was shouting away. Then, he got overly agitated that he died on the streets."
Eh…
Su Jingxing was speechless. What cause of death is this?
Shi Yankai died from being too angry and agitated?
This fellow was always trying to scam others. His mental fortitude was extraordinary.
Of course.
If he was really angered to death, then I might have extracted the Requiem Card!
At this thought, Su Jingxing gathered his thoughts and stood at the side. After everyone ended the discussion and dispersed, he went to the bathroom, entered a cubicle and took out the card.
Holding it in his hand, he read the description.
The content had Su Jingxing's expression changing slightly.
It was not a Requiem Card, but a new card.
Bloodline Card!
The card he extracted from Shi Yankai's corpse was actually a bloodline.
Three Yin Candles Blood!
Looking at the information, this Three Yin Candles Blood was both special and powerful.
The strength lay in the person possessing this bloodline. In the cold lands, their cultivation speed would be extremely fast, ten times faster than ordinary martial artists.
After condensing true energy, a cultivator could even remain underwater for a long period of time and be unharmed.
He could move about in the water for ten days to half a month without worrying about suffocation.
The special part was that those who possessed the Three Yin Candles Blood would not live long.
At most, one would live for 49 years before his blood freezes and he freezes to death.
"No!"
Suddenly, Su Jingxing thought of the Shi Family and frowned.
"If I remember correctly, the current patriarch of the Shi Family is already past 50 years old! Not to mention the ambitious and ruthless patriarch head of the previous generation. He's almost 80 years old and still alive!"
"If they have the Three Yin Candles Blood, why didn't they die?"
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Chapter 78: Another Branch Wiped Out
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Would the two patriarchs of the Shi Family not have the Three Yin Candles Blood?
99%, they do!
The combat ability of the patriarch of a martial art family clan was the foundation.
If one's combat strength was lacking, no matter how outstanding one's abilities were, one would not be able to become the patriarch.
Even if he does manage to become one, he would not be able to hold the position for long.
The logic was simple.
The people below would not be convinced!
For example, would a fourth-grade martial artist listen to the whims of ordinary people?
Most would not!
A small part would, but because of other reasons.
This was especially so for the patriarch. If his own strength was insufficient, he wouldn't even know when he has been assassinated by the enemy forces.
Finally, the Shi Family's ultimate technique, the true energy internal exercise, Cold Smoke Mantra, combined with the Three Yin Candles Blood made a perfect match.
Not only would the cultivation speed be fast, the might was also stronger.
The two patriarchs of the Shi Family had no reason to refuse it.
Not to mention that it wouldn't make sense that Shi Yankai, who was also an abandoned and useless junior of the Shi Family, had the Three Yin Candle Blood yet the patriarchs do not.
Therefore, the two patriarchs of the Shi Family do have the Three Yin Candles Blood.
The reason they were able to achieve their current strength was most likely due to this bloodline.
Besides, the information provided by the Bloodline Card would not be wrong.
As long as one has the Three Yin Candles Blood, it was inevitable that one would not be able to escape to abilities and limitations of the bloodline.
There must be a reason why the two patriarchs of the Shi Family, including the other members of the family who have passed the age of 49, are still alive.
The move to seize Shi Yankai's corpse might be related to this secret!
Su Jingxing played with the card, deep in thought.
The function of the Bloodline Card was the same as the Skill Card. Once unlocked, it could be absorbed directly.
Su Jingxing could instantly obtain the power of the Three Yin Candles Blood.
Of course, he would also inherit the disorder of only living till 49 years old.
It was better not to have such a bloodline.
When it came to cheating, Su Jingxing was not afraid of others.
After playing with it for a while, Su Jingxing put the card back into his palm space.
While Su Jingxing was curious as to how the Shi Family would solve the problem of the Three Yin Candles Blood, he did not intend to delve into it.
After all, the flaw of the bloodline was only targeted at the members of the Shi Family. It could not affect outsiders.
…
In the afternoon.
Su Jingxing took over from Kong Dabao. He moved the corpses diligently and extracted cards.
After taking a week off, Su Jingxing's partner had changed.
The crematorium's Corpse Collection Team had many members. They had newcomers joining them every month, of course, there were also people leaving.
Not many people survived the six months of internship.
The partners in each group were therefore not fixed.
Su Jingxing's new partner was a man of few words. Basically, if Su Jingxing did not ask, he would remain silent.
After an entire afternoon, Su Jingxing figured out the other party's personality and was content and happy.
At night, he continued to move the corpses and extract cards.
Now, Su Jingxing stored up the Essence Energy Cards and Strength Enhancement Cards.
He would unlock them when he got home. He would put the Essence Energy Pills and Strength Pills obtained in their respective jars for use.
Just like the Internal Force Card, when he accumulates one hundred years of cultivation, he could convert it into a year of Heaven Trampling True Energy.
Of course, compared to the Internal Force Card, Su Jingxing preferred the True Energy Card.
Unfortunately, very few sixth-grade martial artists died.
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
…
The boring yet happy days lasted for several days.
He had already accumulated 400 Essence Energy Pills and 350 Strength Pills.
The latter was still a good half away from his target.
Only after gathering 1,000 Strength Pills and transforming into the Demonic Elephant Physique would he have no worries.
One morning, Su Jingxing was about to get off work when he suddenly received a notification to go into the city to collect corpses.
The location was a branch of the Black Tiger Gang.
That's right, another branch of the Black Tiger Gang had been wiped out!
Su Jingxing, who was rushing to his destination, sat in the car and was speechless for a while.
Hasn't Duan Feihong and his people been arrested?
How did the Black Tiger Gang targeted again? And another branch was annihilated?
"What an unlucky year. This year is clearly the Black Tiger Gang's year of calamity. Never mind if they do survive, but if they don't, the Black Tiger Gang will most likely be wiped out!"
The driver sighed.
"It's normal. Underground gangs don't last long to begin with. Every few years, a new batch will be formed."
"Sigh, while they change batch after batch, we will be the ones tired."
"That's right. It's almost time to get off work but we still got dispatched. Speaking of which, is there anyone guarding the Black Tiger Gang's branch at this time?"
"Who knows? Maybe the culprit had had his eye on it for a long time but only made a move in the early hours."
"…"
The corpse collectors who were dispatched started discussing among themselves.
At two or three in the morning, there shouldn't be many people left behind in the branch. However, when the Martial Suppression Office called the crematorium, they requested for three teams to collect the corpses.
There was clearly something wrong here.
Although Su Jingxing did not say anything, he was still curious.
However, compared to other people's complaints, Su Jingxing was happy.
The common people would only be happy if the gang members were dead.
To Su Jingxing, each time the Black Tiger Gang loses a branch, he would reap a bountiful harvest.
If possible, it will be best if the Black Tiger Gang is wiped out.
Cough! Cough!
…
The corpse transportation truck sped along the empty streets in the early morning.
Soon, they arrived at the destroyed branch of the Black Tiger Gang.
When they arrived at their destination, Su Jingxing and company finally understood why the Martial Suppression Office had asked for three teams.
Because this time, it was a group of people who attacked the branch.
Dressed in black, their faces were covered. Everyone's weapons were the same.
A horizontal blade to the Tang Dao, they were all semi-treasure weapons.
These people began fighting against the Black Tiger Gang's men who were guarding the branch.
In the end, a total of 35 Black Tiger Gang members, including the Branch Master, were all killed.
The men in black also left behind sixteen corpses. Their companions could not take them away in time.
From what the people from the Martial Suppression Office related, the commotion from this battle was extremely small. Not many people in the vicinity had noticed it, and there were no special silencers on the scene.
In other words, the 35 people from the Black Tiger Gang who were guarding the branch seemed to know that someone would come to visit tonight!
This was interesting.
One side launched a sneak attack in the wee hours while the other was waiting.
In the end, the Black Tiger Gang lost.
What kind of dispute was this? The highest ranked official from the Martial Suppression Office that was here immediately carried out an "investigation".
While Su Jingxing was moving the corpses, he activated his Advanced Hearing to listen.
He really did hear something.
To snatch a treasure!
The Black Tiger Gang had recently obtained a unique treasure. This was originally a top secret, but it was unknown who leaked it first, and the news spread.
Needless to say, it attracted people from all circles to inquire about the Black Tiger Gang.
After confirming the news, they immediately began to seize it.
The head of the Black Tiger Gang was unwilling to let it go just like that, so he assigned his subordinates to guard against other people coming to them.
This was not the first wave.
Prior to this, the other branches of the Black Tiger Gang had already encountered the infiltration of people from all circles, and they had already started a head-on clash.
However, Ouyang Qinhu had not expected the people who had stayed behind to guard the branch to be completely wiped out.
"You didn't think of that? You're just greedy!"
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Chapter 79: A Huge Piece of Gossip
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The Chief of Control of Martial Suppression Office Western District Branch, Sun Ye, stood at a corner of the street, away from the Black Tiger Gang branch. He shouted lowly at the ashen Ouyang Qinhu, "Do you think you are the patriarch of the Li Family? You dare to take anything and everything home? Is this your first day out here? Do you not know the principle of only taking as much as you can handle? Since you don't have the ability, how dare you be greedy? Don't know how to spell the word "death", do you?"
"Hmph, don't make it sound so nice. If it were you, you would be the same." Ouyang Qinhu said coldly.
"You…" Sun Ye's eyes turned cold, and he growled, "Although I don't know what you got, if I didn't force and threaten you to come clean, I wouldn't even know the reason behind this. But don't forget Ouyang Qinhu, who you relied on to get to where you are today!"
"In any case, it's not you." Ouyang Qinhu sneered.
"Heh, it is indeed not me. But, I am able to affect that person."
Sun Ye grinned and said sinisterly, "I just want to remind you that you, Ouyang Qinhu, have yet to obtain true freedom. You can choose not to hand over what you have obtained, but if something happens, don't look for us!"
Ouyang Qinhu's face darkened and his expression turned grim.
"Why? Are you afraid now?"
Sun Ye said disdainfully, "Do you think that with that little bit of capabilities of yours, you can defend what you have? The last three times you blocked the attacks, did you feel invincible? Did you think nothing of everyone else? How is it now? Have you tasted fear?"
"I'm not afraid to tell you that the people who came tonight still aren't the best. The real assassin group hasn't entered the field yet. If you think you can hold on, then continue to do so. When all of your branches are destroyed and you're dead, I'll help you to bury you."
"Don't worry, when that day comes…"
"Enough!"
Ouyang Qinhu growled and interrupted Sun Ye's threat. He gritted his teeth and said, "I can hand over the item, but it has to stay in my hands for another month!"
"Sure."
Sun Ye lightly smiled. "I'm not in a hurry. Even keeping it for a year isn't a problem, let alone a month, as long as you can hold on to it."
"… Half a month." Ouyang Qinhu took a deep breath.
"Ha, Big Brother, do you think that everything can be bargained for?" Sun Ye sneered. "That's right, you can bargain with me, but do you think that person will be willing?"
"…Three days." Ouyang Qinhu said weakly, "Three days at the most, I will definitely hand it over."
"Very good!" Sun Ye's brows arched. "I believe I can help you get three days' time. Within these three days, there will be news that the item has reached my hands. You just need to do the rest of your work well."
With that, he turned around and walked away.
In the corner, Ouyang Qinhu was the only one left standing in the shadows. His expression kept changing.
Su Jingxing, who was carrying a corpse in the branch more than 80 meters away, had an equally odd expression on his face.
What a big piece of gossip!
As the head of the Black Tiger Gang, one of the two big underground gangs in the Western District, he was actually in cahoots with the Chief of Control of the Martial Suppression Office Western District Branch!
Both men took orders from another person.
It was that person who made Ouyang Qinhu the head of the Black Tiger Gang and built them up to ultimately become the biggest gang in the Western District alongside the Flying Cloud Sect.
Su Jingxing could even imagine that the Flying Cloud Sect had a backer too.
Otherwise, the Black Tiger Gang wouldn't just be one of the two big gangs, but the only biggest gang in the Western District!
Su Jingxing had expected the gangs to have backers.
What Su Jingxing didn't expect was that as a Chief of Control of Martial Suppression Office, he would actually obey the orders of another. This was a bit unexpected.
This piece of gossip tonight was very satisfying.
But on second thought, it was understandable.
Because most of the people in the Martial Suppression Office were locals.
Other than the Commander of City Governance, which was sent by the Yu Nation's capital headquarters, and the Commissioners of Defense who were sent by the prefecture city. The Commissioners of Command and Chiefs of Control were all locals.
As locals, they naturally have connections with the local forces.
This situation was not only limited to Qinghe City, the same went for the other cities.
It was precisely because the people lower down the chain that were executing orders were involved with other factions that the Martial Suppression Office could only suppress them on the surface and not do so completely.
After figuring this out, Su Jingxing no longer bothered about Sun Ye's two-faced personality.
In comparison, he was even more curious about the treasure that Ouyang Qinhu had obtained.
A rare treasure that the various factions would compete for, what could it be?
Su Jingxing had no idea who had infiltrated the other branches of the Black Tiger Gang.
But tonight, these men in black were all martial artists.
A large group of ninth-grade martial artists and eighth-grade martial artists, under the leadership of a sixth-grade martial artist, attacked the Black Tiger Gang's branch. This resulted in the total annihilation of the people who stayed behind to keep guard.
Men of such capabilities were not people that ordinary powers could dispatch.
From this, it could be seen that the item in Ouyang Qinhu's hands was extremely rare.
To be honest, Su Jingxing also felt a little tempted.
But he quickly suppressed it and regained his composure.
Not that he was afraid of Ouyang Qinhu, but that he didn't have the courage to test his skills.
The commotion caused by this treasure was too big.
All the major factions in the Western District had mostly likely sent people to keep an eye on it.
If Su Jingxing were to jump in, his real identity might be exposed.
He still wanted to stay at the crematorium to continue extracting cards. He did not want to be exposed right now.
For this reason, Su Jingxing suppressed his agitation.
Of course, it was not good to participate directly, but it was fine to pay attention in secret.
Especially Ouyang Qinhu's whereabouts!
Su Jingxing decided to monitor his whereabouts after returning back.
…
More than 50 bodies were carried back to the crematorium.
Their information was registered and the order of cremation was arranged.
He worked until the morning and took care of everything.
Su Jingxing just got off work and returned to the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain. He ate an Essence Energy Pill and counted his gains.
Internal Force Card, Internal Force Card, Internal Force Card, Strength Enhancement Card, Internal Force Card…
51 cards were all checked.
He realized that most of the cards were Internal Force Cards. There were only a few Strength Enhancement Cards.
There were also two Skill Cards. One was a saber art and the other was a palm technique.
Su Jingxing read the relevant information and carefully comprehended them. He realized that both were inferior to the Three Origins Saber Art and the Seven Steps Fist, so he didn't unlock them and directly put them into his palm space.
The only True Energy Card was not bad. It contained five years of cultivation.
The Internal Force Cards were unlocked, and all the internal force combined had at least 103 years of cultivation.
Su Jingxing decisively converted all of it into Heaven Trampling True Energy.
That was equivalent to gaining six years of cultivation overnight.
Including the original three years, Su Jingxing's current cultivation had reached nine years!
This speed was something that other martial artists didn't even dare to imagine.
Even the members of the Shi Family who possessed the Three Yin Candles Blood wouldn't be able to achieve.
Su Jingxing was overjoyed. He turned on his computer and hacked into the traffic cameras. Starting from the location of tonight's destroyed branch, he locked onto Ouyang Qinhu's whereabouts.
Unexpectedly, he soon had a surprising gain!
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Chapter 80: Perfectly Justified
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According to the footage, after Ouyang Qinhu left the branch, he went straight to a bar.
There were cameras inside the bar, monitoring all corners.
Su Jingxing hacked in and used the cameras to continue locking onto Ouyang Qinhu.
In the end, he found that Ouyang Qinhu went straight to the basement.
Even though there were no surveillance cameras in the basement, Su Jingxing still spotted a woman's face through the camera at the entrance at the moment the door opened.
Shen Xinlan!
Who was Shen Xinlan?
The head of one of the two biggest gangs in the Western District of Qinghe City, the Flying Cloud Sect.
Although she was a female, she was vicious and merciless. Her nickname was Poison Scorpion. There were at least 80, if not 100 people who have died in her hands.
Ouyang Qinhu, as the head of the Black Tiger Gang, was actually meeting her in secret. This was very surprising.
Su Jingxing took a picture of the footage and compared it carefully, confirming that the other party was Shen Xinlan.
For a time, he did not know what to say.
Anyway, the amount of tea was growing.
The Black Tiger Gang and the Flying Cloud Sect were arch-enemies who had never stopped fighting each other.
Ouyang Qinhu and Shen Xinlan, who were their respective heads, were actually meeting in secret.
Was it a hookup? Or a collusion?
No matter which it was, once exposed, it would cause an uproar in the entire Qinghe City.
If it weren't for the fact that the surveillance footage only captured one image and he lacked conclusive evidence, Su Jingxing would have wanted to be the one to do the exposing.
Even so, he was filled with gossip and speculated about their relationship.
Unfortunately, there were no surveillance cameras in the basement.
When Ouyang Qinhu left in the morning and returned to the Black Tiger Gang's headquarters, Su Jingxing ended his stalking.
From the conversation between Sun Ye and Ouyang Qinhu, one could tell that the item in Ouyang Qinhu's hands was safe for the coming three days.
As such, Su Jingxing no longer kept an eye on him.
Moreover, there were very few surveillance cameras in the headquarters of the Black Tiger Gang. There were no cameras in Ouyang Qinhu's office or the training room.
I haven't gained much from watching him the whole time.
Su Jingxing only needed to confirm Ouyang Qinhu's whereabouts.
Secretly monitoring, not always monitoring.
After all, he still had to go to work.
Su Jingxing knew this very well.
…
The next day, he arrived at the crematorium and continued to move corpses.
It was unknown how Gu Bo made the arrangements, but Kong Dabao was back as his partner.
Kong Dabao was very happy about this, but Su Jingxing was indifferent.
The two of them were busy at first. When they were free, Kong Dabao invited Su Jingxing to play games together.
However, just as they pulled out their phones, they heard a commotion coming from the front.
Kong Dabao, who thought that something had happened again, quickly called for Su Jingxing and ran over.
When they arrived at the venue of the incident——the farewell ceremony hall, they realized that it was trouble for the crematorium. Instead, a conflict had occurred between the relatives of the deceased.
Among the two groups of people, one was led by a robust man in his thirties. He had an imposing manner and was arrogant.
On one side was a beautiful young girl. Not only was she extremely beautiful, her figure was also very outstanding. Her temperament was also exceptional. Although she was wearing mourning clothes, it was difficult to conceal her gorgeous figure.
However, facing the man on the other side, she didn't have a strong aura. The man in his thirties didn't relax just because she was pretty too.
Su Jingxing listened for a moment and figured out the source of the conflict between the two. He asked curiously, "Yu Shengmou didn't make it clear before his death? Who will inherit the dojo?"
"Who knows?"
Kong Dabao shrugged his shoulders and watched the show gleefully. "Yu Shengmou doesn't have any children of his own. One of them is his eldest disciple, and the other is his goddaughter. In terms of relations, neither of them is weaker. Without Yu Shengmou's personal words, there would be no way to conclude this conflict!"
"That's true. Both parties claim to be in the right. Without concrete evidence, if they wish to inherit the dojo, capabilities will decide the final ownership." Su Jingxing agreed.
"Needless to say, Du Liangjing will definitely win." Kong Dabao grinned and said, "Du Liangjing is a seventh-grade martial artist, while Yu Miaotong has just reached the ninth-grade. What will she use to go against Du Liangjing?"
Su Jingxing remained silent.
The two groups of people arguing in the farewell ceremony hall were from the White River Dojo.
The White River Dojo was quite famous in the Western District. The owner of the dojo, Yu Shengmou, was a sixth-grade martial artist when he was alive.
The robust man in his thirties was called Du Liangjing. He was Yu Shengmou's eldest disciple.
The beautiful girl's name was Yu Miaotong, Yu Shengmou's adopted goddaughter.
Yu Shengmou's sudden death, without a will, led to Du Liangjing and Yu Miaotong fighting over the ownership of White River Dojo.
If it were not for the fact that it was almost time to cremate Yu Shengmou, the two of them might have already come to blows.
Although Yu Miaotong was not as strong as Du Liangjing in terms of realm, there were many people in White River Dojo who were in support of her inheriting the dojo.
It was precisely because of the support of these people that Yu Miaotong dared to confront Du Liangjing head-on.
"Since ancient times, adopted daughters automatically gain the right of inheritance when their parents have no descendants. Du Liangjing, if you want to compete with me for the dojo, please get your identity clear before talking to me!"
Yu Miaotong stood at 1.73 meters tall, facing Du Liangjing who was slightly over 1.7 meters tall, she wasn't inferior. Her gaze was sharp as she spoke in a firm tone.
"Haha."
Du Liangjing chuckled. "The one who should do that is you. You're merely Master's adopted daughter, while I'm Master's eldest disciple. When I first became Master's disciple, many seniors of the Western District were present to witness it!"
"I've never heard of a goddaughter inheriting a master's inheritance. On the contrary, it's perfectly justified for a disciple like me to do so!"
Du Liangjing's voice was especially loud at the end.
"That's right, a disciple is a son. No matter where you go, the status of a disciple is on the same level, or even higher than the master's children!"
"Junior Sister Yu, we address you as Junior Sister on Master's account. If we're really talking about it, you're not a member of our dojo. Master has never recruited you into a dojo before. How are you qualified to inherit the dojo then?"
"What are you saying? If Junior Sister doesn't have the right, do you?"
"That's right. Disciples can indeed inherit Master's legacy, but Master's disciple isn't just Du Liangjing. We are his disciples! Why is it that this right is given to Du Liangjing? What's so outstanding about him? What qualifications does he have to represent us?"
"What are you talking about? Master values Eldest Senior Brother the most. If he doesn't inherit, who will?"
"Bullsh*t. Master never said that he would have Du Liangjing inherit the dojo. He planned to give it to Junior Sister from the start."
"Where's the evidence? Do you have proof that Master gave the dojo to Junior Sister?"
"Then do you have proof? If you don't, what are you saying here!"
"Haha, what a joke. You clearly don't have the qualifications, yet you're here stirring up trouble. Master's corpse hasn't even turned cold, yet you're willing to disregard the friendship between fellow disciples to get the dojo."
"Haha, so you guys do know that Master's corpse isn't cold yet?"
"What do you mean?"
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Chapter 81: Another New Card
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"I mean what you think I mean!"
"Why? Do you want a fight?"
"Come on then. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
"…"
It was noisy with constant clamoring
Two groups of people, one supporting Du Liangjing and the other supporting Yu Miaotong, were arguing in the farewell ceremony hall.
The others did not step forward to stop them. They stood aside to watch the show.
The crematorium's security team was keeping guard at the side to watch the situation.
Before Su Jingxing and Kong Dabao arrived, the security team had stepped in to get them to argue outside.
However, the two of them ignored them. They didn't come to blows either, they only moved their mouths.
In addition, there weren't many people in the hall, so they let them argue.
While they were doing so, Su Jingxing approached Yu Shengmou's body and extracted a card.
Su Jingxing, who was in no hurry to take it out to read the description, walked back and continued watching the show.
At the same moment——
"Tongtong, I'm sorry I'm late."
A gentle voice sounded. At the entrance of the hall, an imposing and handsome young man ran in.
"Young Master Shi!"
"Young Master Shi, you're finally here."
The group of people behind Yu Miaotong either waved or shouted excitedly when they saw the young man enter.
Yu Miaotong's eyes lit up as joy appeared on her face. Her beautiful eyes flickered as she said gently, "Yanfeng, you came just in time. My dad is still here."
"That's good, that's good." The handsome young man heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. Then, he straightened his body and said solemnly and respectfully, "I'll go say goodbye to Uncle first."
"Thank you, Young Master Shi. Come, come, this way please." A middle-aged man stepped forward with a smile on his face.
"Sorry for the trouble." The handsome young man nodded and followed the middle-aged man towards the corpse to bid goodbye.
"Hmph!"
Those who stayed behind all lifted their chins and looked arrogantly at Du Liangjing and his gang who had now suddenly shut up and seemed very uncomfortable.
…
"What's going on?" Su Jingxing, who had taken in from the beginning to the end, leaned close to Kong Dabao and asked in a low voice.
"What else could it be? Yu Miaotong found a powerful backer."
"Do you know who that fellow is?" Kong Dabao asked softly.
"I don't." Su Jingxing shook his head, even though the handsome young man looked a little familiar.
"His name is Shi Yanfeng."
"Shi Yanfeng? From the Shi Family?" Su Jingxing raised an eyebrow.
"That's right." Kong Dabao revealed the information he had gathered. "After Shi Yankai died and his corpse was brought back, I went to Director Wu and learned some information about the Shi Family, especially the direct descendants. It was only then that I learned that Shi Yankai's father lost the struggle, and he had lost to Shi Yanfeng's father."
"This Shi Yanfeng is not only handsome, but also very talented in martial arts. Of course, he is also very good in the arts. His score in the cultural exam alone was enough for him to enter Xuantian University. He is even more outstanding in martial arts. He is only 18 years old this year and is already a seventh-grade martial artist!"
"Tsk tsk, not many people in the history of Qinghe City have been able to reach the seventh-grade at the age of 18. It's said that Shi Yanfeng is currently charging towards the sixth-grade. If he advances to the sixth-grade within two years, then he'll set a new record!"
"He will be the youngest sixth-grade martial artist in the past hundred years in Qinghe City!"
"…"
Although it sounded a little weird, Kong Dabao was right.
Su Jingxing knew his own talent. Without using the cheat ability, even ninth-grade would be difficult. let alone sixth-grade.
Shi Yanfeng was adept with both the pen and the sword. He was handsome and came from a prominent family. His character seemed pretty good for now. He was polite, humble, and did not appear lofty at all.
Such a young and handsome talent, it was wonder Yu Miaotong would bow down to him.
The people around her supported her because they were aware of this.
Yu Miaotong had hooked up with Shi Yanfeng!
With Shi Yanfeng as her backer, what could a mere seventh-grade martial artist like Du Liangjing amount to?
"Right, I wonder if Shi Yanfeng has the Three Yin Candles Blood?"
Su Jingxing thought to himself.
An 18 year old seventh-grade martial artist. The chances of him having the Three Yin Candles Blood should be 99%.
…
While he was in thought, Shi Yanfeng had completed his farewell and returned to Yu Miaotong and Du Liangjing.
"Tongtong, what are you two doing?" Shi Yanfeng looked at the two of them confusedly.
"Nothing, it's just that Eldest Senior Brother wants to inherit the dojo. My father's corpse is still here, yet he has already come forward eagerly, wanting to get the dojo," Yu Miaotong explained gently.
"I…" Du Liangjing opened his mouth to explain.
However, Shi Yanfeng did not give him a chance. He frowned and said, "That doesn't make sense, Tongtong is Uncle's daughter. Logically and legally, Tongtong is the one who inherits the dojo. Senior Brother Du, how can you snatch it? Especially fighting with Tongtong for the dojo in front of Uncle's corpse, that's even more inexcusable."
Du Liangjing was speechless.
His supporters were speechless too.
Shi Yanfeng clearly supported Yu Miaotong.
What could they say? What would they dare to say?
If they were not wary of Shi Yanfeng's background, why would they quarrel with Yu Miaotong at Yu Shengmou's farewell ceremony?
It was because knew that there was a high chance of meeting Shi Yanfeng in the dojo
Du Liangjing did not expect Shi Yanfeng to come to the crematorium!
Looking at this gesture, Shi Yanfeng clearly doted on Yu Miaotong.
As the young master of the Shi Family, Shi Yanfeng could have as many women as he wanted.
Without him saying anything, countless beautiful women would come knocking on his door.
Now, for Yu Miaotong, he had personally come to the crematorium to send her father off.
This showed how much Shi Yanfeng valued Yu Miaotong.
"D*mned b*tch!" Du Liangjing cursed silently.
The more Shi Yanfeng valued her, the less likely he was to win.
He did not understand.
With Shi Yanfeng's capabilities and qualities, did he have to pamper a woman like this?
…
Su Jingxing was also curious.
Although Yu Miaotong was beautiful, Shi Yanfeng did not lack beautiful women. For Yu Miaotong, he had personally come to send Yu Shengmou off.
Has this guy really fallen in love with Yu Miaotong?
Su Jingxing was puzzled.
After watching Du Liangjing and company leave with their tails between their legs, he turned around and left the farewell ceremony hall.
Forget it. Whatever it was for, it had nothing to do with him.
Su Jingxing excused himself to go to the washroom. He entered a cubicle and took out the card he had extracted from Yu Shengmou's corpse. Holding it in his hand, he read the information.
Yu Shengmou was a sixth-grade martial artist, so there was a high chance that the card extracted would be a True Energy Card or a Skill Card.
But after reading it, Su Jingxing was stunned.
Deduction Card!
Another new card.
The Deduction Card, as its name suggested, when unlocked, would grant Su Jingxing the ability to deduce martial arts for a short period of time.
This ability included checking for loopholes to make up for the deficiencies, using the old to build the new, removing the drawbacks, combining them into one, and so on.
For example, Su Jingxing only had half of the mental cultivation technique for the Earth Origin volume of the Three Origins Saber Art.
However, by using the Deduction Card, there was a 10% chance of completing it!
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Chapter 82: Genius
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That's right, it was not a 100% success rate. There was only a 10% chance.
To be honest, this probability was a little low.
However, the ability of the Deduction Card moved Su Jing.
He did not know why the card he extracted from Yu Shengmou was a Deduction Card.
He only knew that he had hit the jackpot this time.
Deduction, deduction.
Once any martial art was successfully deduced, it would be a new martial art, with no repercussions.
Once such martial arts were cultivated, Su Jingxing would be the foundation.
Because he was the first to cultivate it.
Not to mention the ability to remove drawbacks.
Although there was only half of the mental cultivation technique in the Earth Origin section of the Three Origins Saber Art, compared to the Seven Steps Fist, at least there were no side effects.
The Seven Steps Fist was different.
This ultimate art of the Wei Family actually concealed a very big flaw.
The higher the level of mastery, the greater explosive the power of the punch, the greater the damage done to the body!
The Advanced level, combined with the strength of a few thousand to even ten thousand catties of strength, would increase the explosive power of a punch by seven times. With the limits of the human body, one could still withstand it.
But at Godlike Mastery, with 100,000 catties of strength, seven times of that would be 700,000 catties of strength. This strength was terrifying, but once the punch is made, the damage done to the body would also be extremely severe.
This was because the body cannot withstand the sudden eruption of power.
Even at the limits of the human body, one could only deliver one punch and there would be damage taken.
This was the shocking discovery that Su Jingxing had made when he used the Seven Steps Fist after attaining 100,000 catties of strength.
If he had unleashed seven times the power with a single punch regardless of the consequences, his body would definitely be in serious trouble afterwards.
Therefore, Su Jingxing could only take at most three steps with the Seven Steps Fist.
Any more would affect his body too much.
Wei Zhongting and his father had most likely died because they had overused the Seven Steps Fist.
This fist technique's demand for physical body strength was simply too great.
The limits of the human body were far from enough, or perhaps one could only withstand it after a complete transformation.
Now that he had the Deduction Card, the situation was different.
The Deduction Card could remove this drawback of the Seven Steps Fist. When executed, the demands on the body would no longer be as high.
Of course, the actual situation still depended on the deduction results.
This Deduction Card could only be used three times, with a probability of 10% success each time.
Altogether, there was just a 30% chance of success, at least there was hope, right?
At this thought, Su Jingxing suppressed his excitement, put away the card and left the washroom.
He had to go home to do the deduction, the crematorium wasn't the best place for that.
Speaking of which, Su Jingxing was very curious about why this sixth-grade martial artist, Yu Shengmou. Why is the card extracted from his body a Deduction Card?
The cards extracted by the cheat ability contain abilities that the extracted corpses had when they were alive.
He had not completely figured out the reasons behind the Martial Arts Practice Card and the Requiem Card. Now, there was another Deduction Card. What was the reasoning behind them?
Confused, Su Jingxing waited until he got off work. Back home, he turned on his computer and searched for Yu Shengmou's life story before he found some clues.
Yu Shengmou, the owner of the White River Dojo, was a sixth-grade martial artist. He had extensive knowledge in martial arts and a lot of martial arts theories.
Especially with martial arts theories, he could be called a true genius.
The White River Dojo's ultimate technique, White River Eight Trigrams Palm, was a powerful martial arts technique that he created after combining and repeatedly experimenting with various theories.
Mr. Yu even created a Eight Trigrams Disk containing martial arts theories. He welcomed all martial artists to observe and comprehend its subtlety and mysteries.
More than ten years ago, when the Eight Trigrams Disk was launched, it caused a sensation.
Every day, many people would come to White River Dojo to observe it.
In the end, in less than a week, nine martial artists went crazy and three martial artists died.
Fortunately, these 12 people did not have powerful backgrounds. Yu Shengde spent money to settle the matter.
However, this also scared the others, and they no longer dared to come.
At that time, the Commander of City Governance of the Martial Suppression Office had personally come to the dojo to take care of the Eight Trigrams Plate. He asked for Yu Shengmou to smash it.
Yu Shengmou was naturally unwilling. After a lot of persuasion, he finally put it away and placed it in his own house.
It was true that he was a genius. He had also researched martial arts theories very deeply. It was admirable.
However, in the end, martial arts theories were just theories and could not be cultivated.
To put it bluntly, it was Yu Shengmou's fantasies and empty talk.
It was the same for the Eight Trigrams Disk.
Li Linzhou's predecessor personally commented that while the martial arts theories contained in it were indeed exquisite and full of mysteries, upon closer inspection, they were all kinds of random conjectures. It was impossible to research them in detail.
If someone were to go deep into it, even if they weren't forced to their death, they would be driven insane!
…
After reading Yu Shengmou's life story, Su Jingxing more or less understood why the cheat ability had extracted the Deduction Card from Yu Shengmou's corpse.
One sentence.
The ability of the Deduction Card was actually the summary and strengthened version of Yu Shengmou's messy and random conjectures.
The cheat ability filtered out the unrealistic or wrong theories.
According to this rule, if a martial arts practitioner who has created his own martial arts were to die, there was a high chance that the cheat ability could extract the Deduction Card as well!
After coming to this conclusion, Su Jingxing was overjoyed. He was filled with curiosity about the Eight Trigrams Disk that Yu Shengmou left behind.
Strictly speaking, this Eight Trigrams Disk was also a treasure.
Ordinary warriors would either go mad or die if they delve deep into it.
But in the hands of genius martial artists, perhaps they could release its true charm.
"Go take a look?"
Su Jingxing's eyes flickered.
After Yu Shengmou's death, Yu Miaotong had most likely inherited the things he left behind.
Yu Miaotong had been charmed by Shi Yanfeng. There was a chance that she would give the Eight Trigrams Disk to Shi Yanfeng and let it fall into the hands of the Shi Family.
Or more straightforwardly, burnt.
After all, the Eight Trigrams Disk was very dangerous.
But if such a "treasure" were to be burned, it would be a huge loss.
Su Jingxing thought for a while and finally decided to go take a look. He had to take a few photos no matter what!
…
After making his decision, Su Jingxing immediately went out to buy a camera.
When he returned, he did more searching online and confirmed Yu Shengde's residence.
Then, at dawn, he disguised himself as Yang Jian, put on his cloak and mask, and set off.
Yu Shengmou had no children or spouse. His parents had passed on early.
He lived in the backyard of the White River Dojo. Every day, after teaching his students and disciples, he would hide in his house and study all kinds of martial arts theories to entertain himself.
The Eight Trigrams Disk was most likely in his bedroom.
When Su Jingxing arrived at the White River Dojo, he activated Advanced Hearing and listened to his surroundings. After making sure that there was no one around, he flipped in and entered the inner courtyard.
He searched through the rooms one by one and soon found the Eight Trigrams Disk hanging on the wall.
It was a big roulette with a diameter of two meters. Other than the Eight Trigrams lines, there were all kinds of complicated patterns carved on it. There was also a human body acupoint chart, with text labels at all the important points. There were many small words squeezed together in a pile. Combined with the lines, they formed common points, making one theory.
Similar theories kept appearing and converging.
It was like a ring, crisscrossing, intertwining, and fusing together, connecting into a vast expanse. The sight had one dizzy, and mad.
Su Jingxing took a few glances before looking away, not daring to look again.
After a while, he took out her camera and aimed it at the disk, clicking away at the top, bottom, left and right.
It was almost time to leave.
However, right at this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly entered his ears.
Du Liangjing's voice was also heard…
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Chapter 83: I Only Want Your Heart
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"Young Master Shi, it's already so late. Why did you call me over to the dojo?"
"You'll know soon."
Shi Yanfeng is here too!
"Senior Brother, are you scared?" Yu Miaotong's voice could be heard.
"Hmph, what am I scared of?" Du Liangjing shouted coldly. "Aren't you just taking advantage of the fact that no one else is around to force me to sign and part with the dojo completely?"
"Don't worry, you don't have to chase me away. Since you've hooked up with Young Master Shi, I admit defeat. The dojo will be yours from now on."
"Hehe, if you had recognized this earlier, wouldn't all be good?" Yu Miaotong was smiling smugly.
But Su Jingxing frowned.
He was hearing more heartbeats than just Du Liangjing, Yu Miaotong, and Shi Yanfeng's.
There were 11 heartbeats instead of three!
Eight other people were scattered around the dojo. They had just quietly climbed over the walls.
They did not alert Du Liangjing.
It was unclear whether Yu Miaotong and Shi Yanfeng were aware or not.
To Su Jingxing, Du Liangjing's words were not enough.
With Shi Yanfeng as her backer, Yu Miaotong can force him out of the dojo without much trouble.
Why did they bring him to the dojo so late at night?
Something is wrong!
Add to this the eight silent people who have just entered at the same time, there is definitely something going on here.
If it weren't for the fact that one of them had exceptional breathing and heartbeat, and was most likely an expert in the sixth-grade or higher in Su Jingxing's perception, he would have immediately retreated.
The conflict between Yu Miaotong and Du Liangjing had nothing to do with him.
Su Jingxing didn't want to be dragged into the mess between them.
However, that expert was standing in a corner less than 20 meters away from Su Jingxing. Su Jingxing could only endure it for the time being. He remained in the room and slowed down his breathing.
…
At the same time, in the courtyard where the street lamps were turned on.
Du Liangjing, Yu Miaotong, and Shi Yanfeng stood in the light.
The former's face was stiff, while the latter two were holding hands.
"Young Master Shi, if you have something to say, just say it. Since I've already admitted defeat, I won't continue to pester her," Du Liangjing said in a low voice.
"No rush."
Shi Yanfeng smiled and held Yu Miaotong's waist. He asked gently, "Tongtong, are you willing to do anything for me?"
"Of course." Yu Miaotong's eyes were filled with love. "Feng, I'm willing to give you anything you want. Even if its this dojo, or my father's martial arts."
Du Liangjing pursed his lips and turned to look away from her. Inwardly, he cursed, b*tch!
"I don't want these." Shi Yanfeng maintained his smile. "I only want one thing."
"What is it, just say it." Yu Miaotong blushed as she thought of something, before she lowered her head and said shyly," It can't be… that, is it? Feng, if you want it, I… I'm willing too…"
B*tch!
Shameless b*tch!
Crazy b*tch!
Du Liangjing was furious when he heard all that. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
While furious, he also felt sorry for her master.
His daughter whom he had raised with much difficulty ended up being fooled by a pretty boy.
How ironic! Hahaha…
Du Liangjing laughed bitterly in his heart.
In the room, Su Jingxing was also speechless.
This Yu Miaotong was terrifyingly brainless.
Of course, this also showed that Shi Yanfeng was not simple.
…
"Silly girl, what are you thinking?"
Shi Yanfeng spoke gently and lovingly rubbed Yu Miaotong's nose. "What I want is not that, but…"
"What is it?" Yu Miaotong was shy. "Feng, what exactly do you want?"
"I want your heart." Shi Yanfeng smiled. "I don't want anything else but your heart."
"This? My heart has long belonged to you." Yu Miaotong was confused and said shyly, "You were the only one in my heart since a long time ago. Be it now or…"
Plkch!
A strange sound of a blade piercing into flesh rang out.
Yu Miaotong's words came to a halt.
Her pupils dilated and her mouth opened and closed. She wanted to say something but couldn't make a sound.
Only her widened eyes were filled with shock, confusion, and helplessness.
She lowered his head stiffly and looked at her heart, which had a peculiarly shaped dagger stabbed in the center.
"W… W…Why…"
Yu Miaotong spat out this last word like she was sleep-talking. Then, with dull eyes, she breathed her last.
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"…Yes!"
Inside the room, Su Jingxing replied expressionlessly.
Dead!
Yu Miaotong is dead!
Stabbed in the heart by Shi Yanfeng and died on the spot!
I only want your heart…
Shi Yanfeng did not lie to Yu Miaotong. He had taken her heart!
But why?
Why did Shi Yanfeng kill Yu Miaotong all of a sudden?
Yu Miaotong was clearly mesmerized by him and was willing to give him anything. Why did Shi Yanfeng still want to kill her?
Su Jingxing remained silent.
…
In the courtyard.
Du Liangjing was dumbfounded.
Shi Yanfeng killed Yu Miaotong?
Weren't they hooking up? Yu Miaotong was even willing to give Shi Yanfeng the dojo?
Why did Shi Yanfeng want to kill Yu Miaotong?
Du Liangjing was puzzled, confused, shocked, and in disbelief.
He couldn't figure out why Shi Yanfeng killed Miao Tong!
Swish swish swish!
A strange sound came from the oddly shaped dagger.
Shi Yanfeng grabbed the hilt of the dagger and pulled it out of Yu Miaotong's heart. He let her body fall limply to the ground.
Throughout the entire process, he maintained a smile from beginning to end. He was calm and composed without the slightest trace of killing intent. It was like he'd stomped an ant to death, and there wasn't the slightest change in his emotions.
After putting away the dagger, he patted Du Liangjing who was stunned on the spot and said gently, "Senior Brother Du, I'll have to trouble you next."
"No… no trouble…" Du Liangjing snapped back to his senses with a shiver and replied in a trembling voice.
"Mm, thank you then."
Shi Yanfeng patted Du Liangjing's shoulder again to express his gratitude. Then, he turned to the corner and shouted, "Elder Zhu, we can leave now."
"Leave?"
Du Liangjing shuddered and suddenly came to a realization. His pupils dilated as he growled, "You can't leave! You killed Tongtong, how can you leave?"
As he spoke, he reached out to press down on Shi Yanfeng's shoulder.
Hu~
Thump!
Thud!
Shi Yanfeng shook his shoulders, stomped his feet, and turned sideways. He flung Du Liangjing hard onto the ground.
"Senior Brother Du, this is your fault."
Shi Yanfeng smiled. "Didn't you agree to help? How can you go back on your word?"
"Don't worry, it's just killing a person. You'll just spend ten years or more in jail and then you can come out again to inherit the White River Dojo. I will keep the White River Dojo until you come out to inherit it. I believe that you will definitely be able to restore the former glory that Mr. Yu has brought to the dojo!"
Du Liangjing was stunned.
In the room, Su Jingxing's pupils also constricted. While he was enlightened, he sighed inwardly.
How ruthless!
Even though it was unknown why Shi Yanfeng killed Yu Miaotong, he had clearly planned to do so long ago.
Calling Du Liangjing over at this time was just letting him take the fall!
In the day, Du Liangjing and Yu Miaotong just had a conflict.
At night, Du Liangjing killed Yu Miaotong. With the Shi Family's hand behind the scenes, the public would only believe that Du Liangjing held a grudge and in his indignance, killed Yu Miaotong.
They would never have thought or believed that the real murderer was Shi Yanfeng!
Good scheme, good strategy!
Su Jingxing was impressed.
…
In the courtyard.
After Shi Yanfeng "comforted" Du Liangjing, he turned around and left. As he walked, he shouted, "Elder Zhu, I'll leave the rest to you."
"Don't worry, Young Master. I understand."
An old and steady voice sounded, "The little rat in the room, you've heard everything till this point, you can come out now."
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Chapter 84: You Must Die!
Hmm?
When Shi Yanfeng, who was walking, heard this, his expression changed. He said in a low voice, "Elder Zhu, is there someone else here?"
"Yes."
The aged calm voice sounded, "This little rat came before us."
"Before us?" Shi Yanfeng's eyes flickered. "Did he sneak in to steal something?"
"We'll have to ask him."
Whoosh!
A strong gust of wind suddenly sounded, tearing through the night sky and heading straight for the room Su Jingxing was in.
Bang!
The wall was penetrated.
Su Jingxing, who was hiding in the room, saw a ruthlessly-shaped silver metal claw pierce through the wall and sweep past the spot where Su Jingxing was standing a second ago.
Swoosh!
The chain connected to the silver metal claw slid and pulled the empty metal claw back through the hole in the wall.
"He actually dodged it. Not bad."
The old man's steady voice carried a hint of surprise. "No wonder you dared to visit White River Dojo at night. I guess you do have something to rely on."
"Elder Zhu, we can't let him go," Shi Yanfeng said coldly.
Presently, he did not have any of the gentleness and smiles from before.
An extremely bloodthirsty aura emanated from his body as killing intent burst forth from his eyes.
"Don't worry, Young Master. He won't be able to leave."
Elder Zhu, who was less than 20 meters away from Su Jingxing, held a silver metal claw in each of his hands and replied in a deep voice, "This little rat thinks that we can't do anything to him just because he's hiding inside. How ignorant, fearless. So naive and adorable!"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The air tore and crackled.
Two silver metal claws suddenly shot out from Elder Zhu's hands. With the chains as they once again pierced through the walls of the room that Su Jingxing was in and attacked him.
Even though they could not see Su Jingxing, their iron claws kept locking onto him. The sound of the chains extending and retracting echoed in the dojo.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Su Jingxing used his footwork and easily dodged them.
"Everyone, I just happened to pass by and wanted to fish for some little things. I don't have any other thoughts, nor will I have any other thoughts."
Su Jingxing roughened his voice and said, "I can guarantee that there is no conflict between us and we won't meet again in the future. Let's part ways tonight. You'll go your way and I'll go mine. How about that?"
"None of that."
Shi Yanfeng shouted coldly, "Not interfering with each other? This can only be used to trick a child. You want us to believe that you won't spout nonsense? It's very simple. Step out of the room and kill yourself in front of us!"
"Only the dead can keep secrets?" Su Jingxing's voice was calm.
"That's right. Only the dead can keep secrets!"
Shi Yanfeng snorted coldly. "You're very calm and you're pretty strong. Unfortunately, you've heard things you shouldn't have. I can only send you to your death."
Su Jingxing remained silent.
The next moment, he walked slowly to the door. The door opened with a creak and he walked out.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
The others hiding in the corners all looked over and locked onto Su Jingxing.
Even Du Liangjing was shocked. At the same time, he felt a surge of hope in his heart.
If this cloaked man was very powerful, he might have a chance to escape!
Shi Yanfeng, however, was confident and chuckled. "A wise choice."
"Do it!"
He raised his hand and shouted, "After you kill yourself, I will send your corpse to the crematorium in one piece."
Su Jingxing remained calm and said aloofly, "I have no other choice?"
"No!" Shi Yanfeng was firm.
"I must die?" Su Jingxing pressed.
"You must die!"
Shi Yanfeng's voice became harsher. "Cut the crap and kill yourself. Once you're dead, it'll save effort for both of us."
"Yes," Su Jingxing agreed.
Hmm?
Shi Yanfeng frowned. "What do you mean?"
"I said, what you just said was very correct." Su Jingxing listened to his surroundings to make sure that no one else had appeared, and throwing daggers appeared in his palm silently.
"Which sentence?" Shi Yanfeng was puzzled and said impatiently, "Are you going to kill yourself or not? If not, I'll get someone to help you."
"Right away," Su Jingxing replied calmly.
The next second——
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Amidst the shrill sound of rushing wind, nine streaks of light suddenly bloomed and resounded through the night.
Within a second, nine flying daggers shot out like lightning towards the nine people.
Shi Yanfeng, Elder Zhu, and the seven other people hiding in the corners.
With the release of the Colossal Divine Dagger, each of the nine throwing daggers carried immense strength.
So——
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of explosions went off at almost the same time.
Every single one of the seven people hiding in the corners exploded and died.
"Wa!"
Shi Yanfeng spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward uncontrollably, crashing onto the ground.
A pendant hanging from his neck shattered at the same time, turning into dust.
The moment the throwing dagger arrived before him, the pendant suddenly glowed and produced a translucent membrane that wrapped around Shi Yanfeng's entire body.
The terrifying impact of the throwing dagger's explosion was mostly neutralized by the translucent membrane. Less than 10% of the force hit Shi Yanfeng.
Shi Yanfeng was sent flying. Although he wasn't dead, his entire body was aching and he couldn't move for the time being.
Among the nine people, only Elder Zhu controlled a silver metal claw to face the throwing dagger head-on.
The explosion from the collision destroyed both the metal claw and throwing dagger.
At this moment, his expression was ugly and the killing intent in his eyes seemed to materialize.
"How dare you! I misjudged you previously. I didn't expect you to have such a move!"
As his voice fell, Elder Zhu controlled his other silver claw to pierce through the air and attack Su Jingxing.
Swish! Swish!
Su Jingxing stepped on Eight Steps Rising Dragon and his body flickered agilely. As he dodged the metal claws, he charged at Elder Zhu with lightning speed.
"Courting death!"
A sharp look appeared in Elder Zhu's eyes. In his other hand, a stream of grayish-white true energy spiraled rapidly and seeped out of his body.
Bang!
The air exploded.
A withered yellow palm condensed and pushed towards Su Jingxing.
"Seven Steps Fist!"
Su Jingxing's true energy wrapped around his fist. With double the strength, his punch shattered the palm print.
His feet didn't stop moving. With his nimble steps, he had already arrived in front of Elder Zhu.
Elder Zhu wore a hideous expression. His eyes were wide open. He angrily roared, "Reckless fel…"
Swoosh!
Boom!
A saber light suddenly radiated and exploded the air.
Su Jingxing swiftly drew his treasure weapon slashed hard towards Elder Zhu.
Three Origins Saber Art, Human Origin——
"Upwind Single Slash!"
"Sweeping River Army Slash!"
"Ascending Dragon Overlord Slash!"
Boom boom boom!
Under the explosive force of 100,000 catties of strength, every saber strike caused the air to explode and battered Elder Zhu's body.
The three moves were executed in succession. As they were repeated, each slash became faster and fiercer.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Caught off guard, Elder Zhu summoned his protective true energy to defend himself.
However, his body was unable to withstand the enormous impact and was forced to retreat.
His heavy footsteps left clear footprints on the ground.
"Ahhh!"
As he retreated, he roared. His face quickly flushed red, his eyes filled with fear and disbelief. "Who are you! Who are you!? Think carefully, if you kill us…"
Plkch!
Suddenly, Elder Zhu's roar ended abruptly.
His head flew into the air the moment his protective true energy shattered!
[Corpse discovered.. Would you like to extract it?]
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Chapter 85: No wonder…
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"Yes!"
Su Jingxing didn't stop moving as he responded inwardly. In the blink of an eye, he arrived beside Shi Yanfeng.
"No, no, you can't kill me!"
The shocked Shi Yanfeng shouted in fear, "I'm a genius of the Shi Family, the next patriarch. If you kill me, the Shi Family won't let you off! The Shi Family won't let you off!"
As he shouted, his voice became hoarse.
"I know." Su Jingxing began calmly. "You said earlier, you must die."
"…"
Shi Yanfeng was stunned for a moment, then his whole body trembled as he begged with difficulty, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was just joking just now, Big Brother, no, Grandpa, Grandpa! Grandpa, I was wrong, I didn't mean to kill you, it's really a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, Grandpa1!"
He struggled to get up and kowtow.
"It's okay," Su Jingxing said indifferently. "It doesn't matter whether it's a misunderstanding or not."
"Yes, yes. Grandpa, you're absolutely right." Shi Yanfeng squeezed out a smile.
"But you were right about one thing." Su Jingxing continued coolly.
Shi Yanfeng was stunned and said in a trembling voice, "Grand…"
"Exactly. Only the dead can keep secrets." Su Jingxing held up his treasure weapon. "And once you're dead, it'll save effort for both of us."
"No, no!"
Shi Yanfeng's entire body trembled as he pushed himself backward on the ground. He shouted in horror, "No, no, no, I was joking. You can't kill me! You can't…"
Swoosh!
Plkch!
The treasure weapon streaked through the air, and a head flew up from the ground.
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
Su Jingxing responded inwardly and put away his treasured weapon. He glanced at Du Liangjing, who was standing rooted to the ground and did not react for a long time. Without saying a word, he pushed the tip of his toes and rushed towards the wall at high speed. With a flash, he climbed over the wall and left.
Hu~
The night breeze carried the scent of blood around the courtyard.
Du Liangjing, who was frozen on the spot with a dazed look on his face, suddenly jolted back to his senses.
"Ah!"
His legs were weak. On the ground, he hurriedly scooted backwards. As he did, and frantically got to his feet.
Something has happened…
Something big has happened!
Just from looking at Shi Yanfeng's head, Du Liangjing's heart beat wildly. It felt as if it was about to jump out of his throat.
Shi Yanfeng, a genius of the Shi Family, was killed in the dojo. Once this matter blows up, no one can hide anything, no one can escape.
Shi Yanfeng is dead, the Shi Family will definitely go crazy and cause a bloody storm.
Du Liangjing didn't dare to think further. Just the thought of it made his scalp go numb.
Presently, he only had one thought in his mind——run!
Escape in the dark of the night, leave Qinghe City, away from Changyang Prefecture, the further the better!
Staggering out of the dojo, he had no other thoughts but to flee for his life.
He rushed into the car parked by the side of the road. After starting it up, it shot out like a rocket and headed out of the city.
Boom!
The loud sound of the car flying off echoed through the streets.
On the roof of a building beside the dojo, Su Jingxing looked at the fleeing Du Liangjing and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Su Jingxing hadn't killed him, because one, there were no grudges between them, and two, letting Du Liangjing go would bring some trouble to the Shi Family.
Shi Yanfeng was not Shi Yankai. The Shi Family would definitely be furious that he was dead.
When they launch an investigation in a fit of anger, the first person to be found would be Du Liangjing.
Now that Du Liangjing had escaped and the Shi Family was chasing after him, it would take at least three to five days for them before they captured him. If Du Liangjing was able to hide well, it would be possible for things to drag out for half a month.
Su Jingxing didn't ask for much. Just having the Shi Family to run around for six to seven days without making any progress and then going berserk was enough.
As for whether Du Liangjing would betray him after being captured.
Su Jingxing was not worried at all.
From the beginning to the end, he did not reveal his face. Even when he spoke, he deliberately lowered and roughened his voice.
If the Shi Family wished to be led to him with these features, they would probably succeed in their dreams!
…
Su Jingxing stood at the top of the building and only left when he saw someone entering the White River Dojo at dawn. He returned to his small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
He took out the nine cards he had extracted, held them in his hand, and read the information.
Soon, he learned the contents.
One Skill Card, one True Energy Card, one Bloodline Card, and the rest were Internal Force Cards.
The Skill Card contained a martial arts skill, Split Eagle Claw . It was similar to the Cold Smoke Mantra and also belonged to the Shi Family. There was only the first half of the skill available. Su Jingxing took a look and put it into his palm space.
The True Energy Card came from Elder Zhu and contained eight years of cultivation. This was a good harvest.
All the Internal Force Cards added up to have 40 years of cultivation.
Su Jingxing also stored them into his palm space. When he had accumulated enough a hundred years of cultivation, he would unlock them in one go to absorb and convert into Heaven Trampling True Energy.
The final Bloodline Card most probably came from Shi Yanfeng.
Just as with Shi Yankai, it held the Three Yin Candles Blood.
However, this time, Su Jingxing sensed that it seemed to contain more of the Three Yin Candles Blood.
To verify this, Su Jingxing took out the Bloodline Card that he had extracted previously. Then, he unlocked it and got a soybean-sized, pale white blood pearl in his palm.
He then unlocked the Bloodline Card from Shi Yanfeng and obtained a blood pearl the size of a longan fruit.
In comparison, it was obvious that the Bloodline Card he had extracted from Shi Yanfeng's corpse contained more Three Yin Candles Blood!
"Is this the reason why Shi Yanfeng is a genius?" Su Jingxing wondered.
The more Three Yin Candles Blood one possesses, the faster his cultivation speed would be, so it would make sense.
Su Jingxing observed the blood pearls for a moment before putting them away in his palm.
The flaw of the Three Yin Candles Blood made Su Jingxing lose all interest in it.
"Hmm? Something is happening?"
All of a sudden, Su Jingxing sensed something unusual in the storage space in his palm.
As soon as he sent his consciousness into it, he was greeted by a shocking sight.
The little wooden sword!
The indestructible wooden sword, which had not seen any chances for decades, was now emitting a misty green light.
Su Jingxing knew that it would release green light.
However, the green light this time was exceptionally dense and affected an even larger area.
From the little wooden sword, it extended to the two blood pearls three meters away, the blood pearls…
The blood pearls seem to be attracted and rolling?
Su Jingxing was stunned.
At the next moment, he thought quickly and controlled the two blood pearls with his will to roll to the side of the little wooden sword.
Then…
Whish! Whish!
Accompanied by two strange sounds, the blood pearls formed from the Three Yin Candles Blood were actually absorbed by the little wooden sword!
Absorption in its truest sense, they had directly disappeared into the little wooden sword.
This sword has intelligence!
A self-consciousness would be exaggerated. It was almost an instinctive intelligence that was reflected and verified in this moment.
"Spirit weapon?"
An existence popped up in Su Jingxing's mind.
The strongest weapons on Earth Star since ancient times—spirit weapons!
"I can't believe that this little wooden sword is actually a spirit weapon. No wonder…"
It was no wonder that it cannot be broken with a knife or fire, water won't wet it, and soil cannot bury it. Even after hundreds of years, there were no changes.
Because it was a spirit weapon!
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Chapter 86: Not Giving A Chance
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The existence of spirit weapons could be traced back to ancient times.
In the beginning, all spirit weapons were born naturally.
Just like the Heaven Trampling Elephant, they were rare treasures (beasts).
Every spirit weapon has its own consciousness and possesses varying abilities.
For example, Burning Mountains and Rivers, Freezing Heaven and Earth, Instant Teleportation, Life Grafting, Death Devour, Eternal Light Barrier…
Any of these spirit weapons could make one extremely powerful.
Of course, one would also encounter seizing by countless people.
However, spirit weapons were harder to tame than Mutated Beasts. To control a spirit weapon, it was best to possess a trait that matched its ability.
Once that was settled, the spirit weapon would automatically recognize the individual as its owner!
Those known as ancient spirit weapons were extremely scarce, and very few people had obtained them since ancient times.
Right now, the spirit weapons that martial artists wielded were all the blood spirit weapons forged by the subsequent weapon masters after decades of hard work.
They were named blood spirit weapons because the moment a spirit weapon was born, it needed to be watered with a martial artist's blood and essence to awaken its intelligence.
That way, the spirit weapon obtained would automatically recognize the martial artist as its master.
When this martial artist passes on, it would move on to pick another.
Because ancient spirit weapons were rare, few people knew which was stronger, ancient spirit weapons or blood spirit weapons.
The little wooden sword had absorbed the Three Yin Candles Blood. Su Jingxing did not know if it was a good or bad thing.
It had not had any changes in the past few decades, perhaps it had been severely injured.
If a spirit weapon was severely damaged, it would also be impaired or may even break.
The little wooden sword had most likely absorbed the Three Yin Candles Blood to recover.
Su Jingxing took out the little wooden sword and concentrated his mental power to carefully sense the changes in its aura. He could feel that the little wooden sword's aura was becoming stronger!
It is recovering.
Recovery is a good thing, but who will the little wooden sword that has absorbed the Three Yin Candles Blood listen to in the end?
A spirit weapon will recognize its owner automatically.
If the little wooden sword is a blood spirit weapon, then would it, after absorbing the Three Yin Candles blood, ultimately acknowledge someone from the Shi Family as its master?
At this thought, Su Jingxing couldn't help but feel conflicted.
"Working so hard to give it all up to the Shi Family?"
Impossible!
Su Jingxing would never let such a thing happen. He would rather hide the little wooden sword forever.
"Of course, there is another possibility. That is that the little wooden sword absorbed the Three Yin Candles Blood just to recover. The Three Yin Candles Blood is merely its energy source!"
Su Jingxing pondered.
If so, the Shi Family would be the little wooden sword's ration.
Of course, absorbing other special bloodlines should also help the little wooden sword to recover.
If that was the case, Su Jingxing would have a chance to take the little wooden sword for his own use.
At this thought, Su Jingxing squeezed out a drop of blood and essence and dripped it on the little wooden sword.
No reaction…
The blood and essence landed on the little wooden sword, but it did not show any response at all.
"Not giving me a chance?" Su Jingxing chuckled. "Alright, I'll subdue you after I figure out everything about you."
As for automatically recognizing him as its master, Su Jingxing didn't hold much hope.
It was difficult to subdue spirit weapons, but there were also many examples of forcibly subduing them.
While the little wooden sword had not fully recovered, the chances of subduing it were the highest.
With this in mind, Su Jingxing prepared to make another trip to the valley at the Green Cloud Mountain Range, where the big white goose was.
I still need Brother Goose's help to figure out the little wooden sword's background!
As for today, he had to go to work.
…
The Shi Family.
Early in the morning, in the Shi Family's compound, located in an estate near the mountains in the Western District.
The Shi Family had a hundred-year-old legacy. The entire estate was filled with Shi Family members.
The central courtyard was the residence of the Shi Family's Patriarch.
At this moment, under the morning sun, nine corpses were placed on the empty field in the courtyard.
Shi Yanfeng, Elder Zhu, and the seven Shi Family guards lined up in a neat row.
Shi Yanfeng's and Elder Zhu's heads had been stitched back to their necks. The broken limbs of the seven guards had also been reassembled into one.
There were more than a hundred members of the Shi Family standing around the field.
All of them, who had high statuses, were burning with rage and killing intent.
"What audacity! He actually dared to kill people from the Shi Family. We must find him, flay his tendons, skin him alive, grind his bones and scatter his ashes!"
"That's for sure! Anyone who kills a member of my Shi Family must die!"
"Hmph, anyone can use harsh words. The problem lies with who the murderer is. There's no clue at all. If you want revenge, who are you going to get it from?"
"Isn't there Du Liangjing? That fellow escaped out of the city overnight. Once we capture him, we'll know who did it!"
"The people from White River Dojo must die too! If not for them, why would Little Feng wouldn't have gone there and he wouldn't have been killed!"
"Do you think the Martial Suppression Office is just a decoration? It's not a problem to destroy White River Dojo, but to kill all of White River Dojo? What are you thinking?"
"B*stard! What did you say? Are you still a member of the Shi Family?"
"I don't need your approval whether I'm a member of the Shi Family or not. You're not the patriarch, much less my father!"
"Say that again!"
"…"
A mix of curses, angry shouts, and discussions made the field seem especially lively.
The people standing right at the front, beside the corpses, ignored the noisy Shi Family members.
"How is it, Old Tang?"
The current patriarch of the Shi family, Shi Jinnian, stared at Shi Yanfeng and Elder Zhu's corpses and asked an old man who was examining them.
"It's clear now."
The old man remained in a squatting position as he replied, "Elder Zhu had resisted fiercely when he was alive, and he had greatly expended his true energy. The final fatal blow was his head being chopped off. The speed of that blow was extremely fast, so fast that Elder Zhu couldn't dodge in time. The moment his protective true energy shattered, his head was chopped off."
"It is about the same for Young Master Shi. His limbs, bones, and internal organs all show signs of being violently shaken. The fatal blow was also the beheading."
"It's relatively simpler with the seven others. They didn't put up much resistance and were instantly torn apart by a powerful force. That force could have been a cannonball or an explosive arrow. As for which it is, it has to be verified at the crime scene."
"The crime scene has been destroyed. It is enough that we know the causes of death." Shi Jinnian said as he waved a young man behind him to come forward. "Thank you for your appraisal, Elder Tang. We have prepared the remuneration. Please follow Little Lu to collect it."
"I'm ashamed that I can only come up with so much." The old man stood up and said apologetically.
"No, this is already enough." Shi Jinnian replied softly, indicating for the young man to bring the aged man away.
The old man bowed slightly and left with the young man.
After the old man walked far away and disappeared around the corner, Shi Jinnian's expression darkened. He shouted in a low voice, "The murderer used a swift saber and powerful explosive hidden weapons. His cultivation level is around the sixth-grade. Oh right, he might be born with innate divine strength! Get someone to run a check using these key points. Find all the martial artists that meet the requirements!"
"Yes."
Behind Shi Jinnian, a middle-aged man replied in a deep voice before turning around and quickly leaving.
"Old Seven, how much of Little Feng's origin blood was taken back?"
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Chapter 87: 20 Years
"None."
A middle-aged man with red eyes and clenched fists responded through gritted teeth.
"None?" Shi Jinnian frowned. "Not even a drop?"
"Yes, not even a drop!" The middle-aged man growled. "Little Feng's origin blood has been entirely drawn away by someone!"
"The same situation as with Yankai?"
When a burly man at the side heard this, he said in a muffled voice, "The cause of death was an attack of origin blood, but there was no origin blood in the corpse. Now the same thing has happened with Little Feng, could it be that someone is targeting the Shi Family?"
"It's not targeting, but watching!"
Shi Jinnian said in a low voice, "Someone is already on the Shi Family, their goal is to draw the origin blood!"
"This… What do they want the origin blood for?" An old man's eyes flashed with anger. "Once the origin blood leaves our bodies, it loses its vitality. What are they drawing it for?"
"It's good that we now know the reason," Shi Jinnian commented. "The problem is, we don't know why they want the origin blood!"
"If that's really the case, then aren't we all targets? Especially the younger generation, it would be very dangerous when they head out!" the elder said angrily.
"Therefore, subsequently, for a period of time, get the younger generation to stay at home. No one goes out!" Shi Jinnian ordered, "The other party only dares to act in secret. As long as we don't go out, he won't be able to do anything to us. Even if he had the biggest guts, he wouldn't dare to barge into the estate. Of course, it would be even better if he did!"
"D*mmit."
The burly man cursed loudly. "When we catch this smelly rat in the dark, we must give him utter misery!"
The others were similar, their expressions full of resentment.
The middle-aged man, whose eyes were red, didn't even notice that his fingernails had dug into his flesh.
This was because he was Shi Yanfeng's father!
Since he was young, Shi Yanfeng had always been outstanding. Countless people liked him and he was well-versed with both the pen and the sword. He was only 18 years old and already a seventh-grade martial artist. Since last year, he had been set to be the future patriarch.
But overnight, this genius that so many people were proud of had died.
His head was chopped off!
The heart-wrenching pain of losing his son left only one thought in the middle-aged man's mind——kill, kill, kill!
The murderer who drew the origin blood, the people from the White River Dojo, and the group of women Shi Yanfeng had slept with.
Kill them all!
Only by killing all of them to accompany Shi Yanfeng would it scarcely ease the pain in his heart.
…
The crematorium in the Western District.
Su Jingxing partnered with Kong Dabao and moved corpses as per usual.
Most of the journeys were from the morgue to the incineration room and occasionally to the farewell ceremony hall.
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
…
The cards he extracted along the way were stored in his palm space.
When he was free, Su Jingxing then used the excuse of going to the toilet to take out the cards and read the descriptions.
Internal Force Card, Strength Enhancement Card, Strength Enhancement Card, Essence Energy Card, Essence Energy Card…
The cards collected from the corpses of ordinary people were mainly Strength Enhancement Cards and Essence Energy Cards.
Su Jingxing was already used to it. These two cards were still effective when accumulated.
Until…
"A Martial Arts Practice Card?"
Holding a new card in his hand, Su Jingxing read the description and felt perked up.
He gripped the card and checked again and again that it was really a Martial Arts Practice Card!
And it was one with 20 years of practice time!
"How can that be?"
"The corpses that I extracted from today were all human. Moreover, they were basically ordinary people. How can there be a Martial Arts Practice Card?"
Su Jingxing's heart raced.
Holding back his excitement, he checked the last few cards and received the Strength Enhancement Card and Essence Energy Card.
Su Jingxing committed the sequence to memory and rushed out of the washroom. He gave an excuse and went to get the registration form. He found the body that the Martial Arts Practice Card was extracted from——a boy named Wang Yuning. He flipped through his information.
Wang Yuning, 16 years old this year. He had been excellent in both character and learning since a young age, an example of a good child to parents, and a good student to teachers, and a genius in the eyes of classmates. He was skilled in both the pen and the sword.
In short, anyone who knew Wang Yuning would give him a thumbs up.
However, such an enviable genius had suddenly committed s*icide by jumping off a building!
It was not because of a relationship, nor was it because he was being bullied. But he simply just jumped off a building and killed himself.
The Public Security Team investigated three times, but they didn't find any clues.
Instead, they found a sentence in a notebook from Wang Yuning's belongings.
"I'm so tired of living. I feel like a puppet."
From this sentence, the Public Security Team analyzed that Wang Yuning had long had thoughts of ending his life.
Then, through the word "puppet," they investigated his daily life. In the end, it was found out that Wang Yuning had a mother who was terrifyingly controlling.
Wang Yuning had been under the control of his frightening mother since he had a conscious mind.
Eating, walking, sleeping, studying, practicing martial arts, making friends…
No, Wang Yuning had no friends. His scary mother believed that there was no need for Wang Yuning to make friends. As long as he was good in his studies and outstanding in martial arts, he would naturally have everything.
Year after year, from kindergarten to high school, Wang Yuning did not have a single day of freedom.
Finally, he jumped off a building.
This was the cause of death that they had found out, the truth behind the s*icide attempt——a life that had been controlled!
"Controlled…"
"Controlled…"
After reading all the information, Su Jingxing repeatedly muttered this word and a light bulb slowly lit up in his brain.
He understood now!
He had figured out the extraction rule of the Martial Arts Practice Card.
Being controlled!
The Corpse Puppets were manipulated by the Corpse-raising Insect, that was why he extracted the Martial Arts Practice Card.
The Barbarians who wiped out the Dagger Gang and branches of the Black Tiger Gang were controlled by Duan Feihong's faction behind the scenes. Therefore, he also extracted Martial Arts Practice Cards from them.
As the barbarians left in the warehouse had yet to be activated and manipulated to carry out missions, few Martial Arts Practice Cards were extracted from them. The majority were the Mighty Strength Card and Body Strengthening Card.
The Mighty Strength Card and Body Strengthening Card corresponded perfectly with the Herculean strength and powerful physical bodies of barbarians.
Right now, Wang Yuning had been also under the grasp of his terrifyingly controlling mother.
Therefore, the Martial Arts Practice Card was also extracted
Practice, control.
As they were being controlled, freedom was very precious. Targeting this point, the cheat ability developed it into the function of practice.
The case was solved!
Su Jingxing, who strung everything together finally thought things through, sighed with emotion.
Although he had solved the case, getting the Martial Arts Practice Card still depended on luck.
When these people do not say anything, no one outside would know about their controlled lives.
Wang Yuning's situation was a special case. Very few people had the same experience.
Therefore, this Martial Arts Practice Card with 20 years of practice time could be considered an unexpected gain.
Su Jingxing did not know when he would encounter such a situation again.
After regaining his composure, he kept the card and continued to move corpses.
My Nine Steps Trampling Heaven has been stuck at the introductory level. With this Martial Arts Practice Card, I can probably cultivate to the fourth or fifth level in one go.
The higher the level of one's internal exercise, the faster one can absorb the worldly energy and convert it into true energy.
Given the density of worldly energy in the valley where the big white goose resides, it shouldn't be a problem for me to raise my true energy by 10 to 20 years, right?
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Chapter 88: Overjoyed
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Night.
Su Jingxing returned home from work. After dinner, he took out the Deduction Card.
At present, Su Jingxing had three martial arts that were worth deducing and perfecting.
The Seven Steps Fist, Colossal Divine Dagger, and Three Origins Saber Art.
Amongst them, the Seven Steps Fist was the most flawed and dangerous.
The Colossal Divine Dagger, with Saber Control with Energy and Saber Control with the Mind, was the most difficult and had the lowest success rate.
Comparatively, the chances of successfully completing the Earth Origin volume of the Three Origins Saber Art was higher because he already had half of the mental cultivation method.
But after some thought, Su Jingxing decided to deduce the Seven Steps Fist.
For no other reason, but because he had been using this fist technique with restrained strength right now. If he were to unleash it with all his strength, the damage done to his body would be too great.
Having made up his mind, Su Jingxing unlocked the Deduction Card. A burst of light suddenly bloomed and enveloped his body.
Su Jingxing felt his body warm up and his consciousness came to a blank world.
Seemingly sensing something, he executed the Seven Steps Fist.
All of a sudden, figures appeared above his head, beneath his feet, in front of him and to his left and right. The figure was moving and punching.
The Seven Steps Fist's moves and mental cultivation techniques were fully unleashed, extending from all directions.
Miraculously, even though Su Jingxing had unleashed his full strength, nothing went wrong with his body.
In this blank world, the flaws of Seven Steps Fist seemed to have disappeared.
Then, with all the "Su Jingxings" punching around, the flow of time in the entire world was suddenly accelerated.
Close to ten thousand changes to the various possible extensions of the Seven Steps Fist appeared in an instant.
The more changes there were, the faster the images were refreshed.
When the images stopped moving, Su Jingxing received the first deduction result.
Failure!
Not discouraged, Su Jingxing continued his second deduction.
The surrounding images were swiftly refreshed.
When they stopped…
"Success?"
Su Jingxing, who suddenly gained a ball of information in his brain, subconsciously moved his hands and feet and executed a brand new fist technique.
"Hundred Steps Reigning Fist!"
This was the name of the new fist technique, derived from the Seven Steps Fist.
Su Jingxing, who was reading the description, comprehended it carefully and realized that the Hundred Steps Reigning Fist was without the flaws of the Seven Steps Fist and also even more powerful.
The Seven Steps Fist could at most unleash a punch with seven times of his strength, but Hundred Steps Reigning Fist was a hundred times!
However, the Seven Steps Fist consumed physical strength while the Hundred Steps King Fist consumed true energy.
As long as one's true energy was sufficient, the strength of one's punch would be multiplied. 10 times, 20 times, 30 times…
Till a maximum of 100!
The distance of the punch when it was released could similarly reach a hundred steps away.
A hundred steps, not a hundred meters.
The external release distance of this fist technique was calculated based on Su Jingxing's steps.
When an ordinary person took a step forward, it was indeed about a meter's distance.
However, martial artists could do more, ranging between two to five meters covered per step.
Such a wide step didn't mean that a martial artist's legs were especially long, but rather, it was the distance that could be covered with the strength exerted when a step was made.
It was similar to the combination of standing long jump and crossing hurdles. It was a kind of extreme footwork after the explosion of full-body strength.
For example, Su Jingxing could take three meters with one step and five meters, if he uses his full strength.
With this stride, when he executes the Hundred Steps Reigning Fist, his punch could reach as far as 500 meters.
Advanced martial arts.
Without a doubt, the Hundred Steps Reigning Fist was two levels higher than the Seven Steps Fist.
He managed to deduce a martial art like the Hundred Steps Reigning Fist with his second deduction. He was indeed very lucky.
After a short rest, Su Jingxing calmed himself down and started his third deduction.
He would deduce the Earth Origin volume of the Three Origins Saber Art to complete it based on what was already available.
In the end… he failed.
There was no disappointment or dejection to speak of. Su Jingxing, whose consciousness had returned to his body, was already mentally prepared.
After three tries, he had gotten the Hundred Steps Reigning Fist. He had made a killing.
This new fist technique was derived from the Seven Steps Fist. The moves were all the same, but the method of exerting force and the source of the punching force had been changed.
Su Jingxing came to the courtyard and practiced a few times. He successfully mastered the new fist technique and reached the Advanced level.
Moving on, it would be the technique of using true energy.
Su Jingxing was already very satisfied to be able to reach the Advanced level so quickly.
The later half of the night.
Su Jingxing was familiarizing himself with the new fist technique in the courtyard. He practiced repeatedly, constantly experiencing the utilization of true energy.
He only stopped when dawn arrived.
Then, he went back to his room to take a shower, changed into his newly bought clothes, and set off for the Green Cloud Mountain Range.
Familiar with the route, he climbed over the thousand-meter cliff to reach the platform at the end of the steep slope where he broke through to the sixth-grade.
Su Jingxing did not enter the valley to disturb the big white goose. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the empty space on the platform and took out his Martial Arts Practice Card to practice the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven.
Unlocking the card, he entered the Martial Arts Practice Space and began circulating the mental cultivation technique of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven.
When the Martial Arts Practice Space collapsed and his consciousness returned to his body, Su Jingxing stabilized his mind slightly. Then, he executed the Nine Steps Heaven Trampling again and found that his mastery of this martial art had reached the sixth level.
The Nine Steps of Heaven Trampling contained nine levels. After cultivating day and night for 20 years, he had reached the sixth level.
Su Jingxing didn't know what to say about this speed.
He thought about it for a moment, then tossed it to the back of his mind, refusing to think about it.
The sixth level of the Nine Steps Trampling Heaven could be considered decent.
Su Jingxing took a deep breath and circulated the Nine Steps Heaven Trampling with his full strength to absorb the worldly energy in the valley.
Hu! Hu!
As soon as he started, the air currents around him were driven by an invisible force and started to rapidly circle around him.
Hu! Hu! Hu!
Mountain winds swept through the area, howling through the universe.
The airflow around Su Jingxing became faster and faster, and the rotation became increasingly stronger.
The air currents quickly turned into vortexes that could be seen with the naked eye. They surrounded Su Jingxing's body and gradually became a whirlwind.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Above the valley, the whirlwind grew larger and larger.
The strands of worldly energy that pervaded the valley were forcibly pulled away from their original position and rushed into the sky, gathering above Su Jingxing's head.
Hu! Hu! Hu!
Strong winds howled, and energy spiraled like a dragon absorbing water.
The Heaven Trampling True Energy in Su Jingxing's dantian rapidly grew.
Under the circulation of the Nine Steps Heaven Trampling, wisps of worldly energy transformed into Heaven Trampling True Energy and was stored within his Dantian.
One year, two years, three years…
The amount of true energy that was being generated continued to increase.
From morning to afternoon, from afternoon to night.
The amount of worldly energy in the valley gradually decreased, while the Heaven Trampling True Energy in Su Jingxing's dantian gradually grew.
The large white goose came honking and flew down from the sky, landing on the platform. It jumped up and down to get Su Jingxing to stop the absorption. By then, worldly energy in the valley had already become extremely thin.
Su Jingxing, who had stopped circulating the exercise, could not be bothered to greet the big white goose. He checked the true energy in his dantian.
He could not help but be overjoyed, his face full of smiles.
More than 50 years!
Circulating the Nine Steps Heaven Trampling with all his might, coupled with tyrannical absorption, his true energy cultivation was increased by more than 50 years.
Together with the initial nine years, he was only a little short of sixty years.
At this point, Su Jingxing immediately unlocked the Internal Force Card and converted the internal force into Heaven Trampling True Energy.
In the end, he successfully achieved 60 years of true energy cultivation!
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Chapter 89: No Rush
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How much power can the Hundred Steps Reigning Fist unleash with 60 years of true energy cultivation?
Su Jingxing decided to give it a try.
"Brother Goose, I'll catch up with you later."
With that, Su Jingxing stood up and executed the Eight Steps Rising Dragon. Driven by his true energy, he leaped into the air.
Thump!
He released his true energy externally and executed the Hundred Steps Reigning Fist. A fist imprint was formed with lightning speed and pushed forward.
With a muffled thud, the fist imprint broke through the air and flew 40 to 50 meters straight ahead, exploding in midair.
Energy surged, a whirlwind raged, stirring up large amounts of air currents.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Without pausing, he continued punching.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A deafening explosion echoed in the valley.
In the valley, all kinds of animals and poisonous creatures were terrified and fled into hiding.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
His body was like a swimming dragon, and his punches were like violent winds.
Wherever Su Jingxing went, the air was in chaos, and large waves of energy danced wildly.
There wasn't much worldly energy to begin with. With a series of explosions, it drifted further away.
First, it was three years of true energy cultivation, then five years, ten years, twenty years…
The offensive power of each stage was tested.
When he stopped, the airflow and energy in the air above the valley was chaotic, surging endlessly chaotic like boiling oil.
Swoosh!
Su Jingxing descended from the sky and returned to the platform at the end of the steep slope. He carefully savored the feeling of this punching practice.
Firstly, there was no doubt about the might of the Hundred Steps Reigning Fist. A casual punch was comparable to an ordinary bomb.
Secondly, the consumption of true energy, to Su Jingxing's surprise, was extremely large.
Only after activating ten years of true energy cultivation could he unleash twice the power.
With 30 years, its power would increase by five times.
When he unleashed his full power, with 60 years of true energy cultivation, the power increased by seven times.
Su Jingxing estimated that it would take about 150 years of true energy cultivation to increase the might by ten times.
If 20 times, at least 400 years!
Only 400 years of true energy cultivation could increase it by 20 times.
One could only imagine how many years of true energy cultivation was needed to boost the strength by a hundred times.
"It seems that if I want to unleash the true power of the Hundred Steps Reigning Fist, I have to reach the third-grade!" Su Jingxing murmured.
A third-grade martial artist's true energy would have completely turned into true essence.
In the nine grades of martial arts.
Ninth-grade, eighth-grade and seventh-grade were the lower ranks. The power that they circulate was internal force.
Sixth-grade, fifth-grade, and fourth-grade were the middle ranks. The energy they channel was true energy.
Third-grade, second-grade, and first-grade were top ranks. At this stage, the energy used was true essence.
True essence was the liquefied form of true energy, a transformation from quantity to quality.
To be very detailed, true energy is born in the sixth-grade.
When true energy turns into mist and does not dissipate after being released externally for a long time, that would be the fifth-grade.
When true energy produces liquid and begins to nourish the mind, that was fourth-grade.
From sixth-grade to fourth-grade, it was a step-by-step process. No shortcuts can be taken.
Once taken, it would be very difficult to advance to third-grade.
This was because from the fourth-grade to the third-grade, it was not only a complete transformation of true energy into true essence, but also the birth of Martial Art True Intent.
And the condensation of Martial Art True Intent required the support of a powerful mental strength.
It was extremely difficult to improve one's mental strength. Even though there were many treasures that could aid in doing so, most of the time, it was nourished by true fluid.
True fluid is the state when true energy has yet to completely transform into true essence.
In other words, when moving from fourth-grade into third-grade, the conversion of true energy into true essence and the condensation of Martial Art True Intent had to be carried out simultaneously.
Therefore, if one wishes to enter the third-grade, the more solid his foundation was built in the sixth-grade, the better.
The Ethereal Sword Immortal specially emphasized this point three times.
She said that there were many martial artists with outstanding talent who were eager for success.
From sixth-grade to fifth-grade, fifth-grade to fourth-grade, they moved very quickly.
With a large amount of resources and advanced true energy internal exercises, they went through these two stages within three years.
After that, they became stuck at fourth-grade for decades, and even at the time of their death, they had not advanced to third-grade.
The main reason was because their foundation was not stable.
It was like the construction of a building.
If the foundation is average, and the ground floor is made of ordinary bricks, how can a tall building of 50 to 60 floors be constructed?
The transformation from true energy to true essence was a qualitative change, requiring a long period of accumulation and careful polishing.
Otherwise, given Su Jingxing's current 60 years of true energy cultivation, with the might of the Nine Steps Heaven Trampling, he would be able to advance to the fourth-grade after a few months in retreat.
The question is what is the use of such a fourth-grade?
Su Jingxing also wanted to go to the land of peril mentioned by the Wei Family's ancestors and see what kind of treasure could allow a martial artist to move beyond first-grade and advance to the Transcendent-grade.
He did not want to be stuck in the fourth-grade for decades, not even for more than ten years.
…
"It is indeed good to make a breakthrough through repeated tempering of high-level true energy internal exercise."
"But wouldn't it be better if I could use the accumulated true essence from a vast amount of true energy to advance my cultivation?"
Su Jingxing narrowed his eyes, feeling tempted.
Other people relied on consuming large quantities of pills to raise their true energy cultivation, hiding in places filled with worldly energy, and cultivating day and night.
Su Jingxing was different. He had a cheat ability.
There was a high chance of extracting the True Energy Card from the corpses of any martial artist in the middle ranks.
For example, Su Jingxing had not used the True Energy Card with eight years of cultivation that he had extracted from Elder Zhu.
Once the card was unlocked, Su Jingxing's true energy cultivation would be 68 years.
He kept it and didn't unlock it. It was to be used as a backup.
For this reason, Su Jingxing had no lack of true energy. If he could use a vast amount of true energy to complete the conversion to essence, then entering the third-grade should be very easy.
With these thoughts in mind, Su Jingxing decided to give it a try. At the same time, he restrained his aura.
"Ga ga~"
The big white goose, who had been waiting for a long time, sensed that Su Jingxing had returned to his normal state. It flapped its wings and cried out.
Su Jingxing listened for a moment and said in surprise, "Brother Goose, are you saying that there are two other places that are very suitable for me just like this valley? Can you bring me to those two places?"
"Ga ga~" The big white goose raised its neck and nodded.
"…"
"Alright." With a surprised smile, Su Jingxing said apologetically, "It's my fault. I forgot there were other places where I could cultivate. Thankfully, you came in time. Brother Goose, I'm sorry!"
It was not easy to gather worldly energy. Once entirely absorbed, it would be very difficult for it to regenerate.
The valley was the home of the big white goose. It naturally did not want it to become an ordinary valley.
After Su Jingxing apologized, the big white goose quickly recovered. It flapped its wings and honked, wanting to bring Su Jingxing to the other two places that were filled with worldly energy.
"No rush." Su Jingxing smiled and said, "There's no hurry. I have something here that I need your help with."
"Ga ga~" The big white goose flapped its wings, signaling Su Jingxing to speak freely.
"Thank you in advance."
Su Jingxing took out an Essence Energy Pill and fed it to the goose. Then, he talked and gestured for the big white goose to glow.
After the big white goose swallowed the pill, it stretched its body in satisfaction and released a silvery white glow.
Swoosh!
The silvery-white glow brightened up the night.
Su Jingxing took out the little wooden sword and exposed it to the light.
A series of clear patterns appeared!
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Chapter 90: To Determine Who Is Stronger And Who Will Live
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The green light was still there.
The little wooden sword, which had absorbed the Three Yin Candles Blood, now had fine patterns on its body.
One of the marks was very big, it was eye-catching and unique.
Su Jingxing stared at it for a moment and suddenly recalled a general description of spirit swords that he had read online.
The most prominent point was the core of the spirit sword, which was also where its intelligence was.
The mental imprint!
When a spirit sword recognizes someone as its owner, it is recognizing the spirit and soul of the martial artist.
This shows on the sword as an imprint.
There is a fixed position for this imprint. After the martial artist becomes its owner, he would be able to "see" it.
With the help of the big white goose's silvery-white glow, Su Jingxing now saw it too.
The mental imprint on the little wooden sword was completely empty, only some traces were left behind.
This meant that Su Jingxing could apply an imprint again.
Spirit swords were difficult to subdue. Most importantly, he didn't know where the mental imprint was supposed to be.
With the help of the big white goose, Su Jingxing was pleasantly surprised. He decisively condensed his mental power and drove his soul power to concentrate on the mark left behind.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The little wooden sword's intelligence instinctively rejected this. The sword trembled, trying to stop what was happening.
However, under the silvery-white glow, Su Jingxing's eyes were fixed on the mark, and he forcibly applied his mental imprint on it.
The moment he successfully left his imprint…
Whoosh!
A light before his eyes flashed and his field of vision lit up. A segment of a memory appeared in Su Jingxing's mind.
It was about the birth of the little wooden sword, as well as the spectacular scene when it was activated.
Thick black clouds covered the sky. They were vast and mighty, rolling in nonstop.
Between heaven and earth, more than ten thick bolts of lightning descended upon the mountain peak accompanied by thunder.
On the peak of the mountain, a four foot long Star Ironwood Sword faced the strong wind and absorbed all the lightning and thunder.
At a certain moment in time, it suddenly glowed and released thick sword shaped lightning that destroyed mountains, tore apart the sky, and shattered the earth.
Thunderbolt!
This was the name that the little wooden sword's first master had given it.
That's right, the little wooden sword… No, the Thunderbolt Sword was a blood spirit weapon.
Su Jingxing forcibly subdued it and obtained most of the information about it.
For example, the Thunderbolt Sword's main ability was to absorb lightning and release it.
Where did the ancient lightning come from? It was naturally the lightning from the universe.
There was no need to go through so much trouble now. It could be charged directly.
Mm, even though it was unknown the range of the blackout it would cause when charging it directly, at least there was a channel to do so, no?
Furthermore, for the Thunderbolt Sword to absorb and release lightning, it had to continue recovering.
The way to recover was to continuously absorb special bloodlines.
When it fully recovered, Su Jingxing would charge it. By then, with the help of the Thunderbolt Sword, he could achieve the speed of lightning.
Be swift as lightning in its truest sense!
…
"Brother Goose, thank you."
Putting away the Thunderbolt Sword, Su Jingxing stroked the big white goose's feathers and thanked it.
"Ga ga~"
The big white goose flapped its wings and honked happily.
"We can go now? No need, I shan't go this time." Su Jingxing refused with a smile.
The big white goose was very attentive. After helping Su Jingxing, it quickly reminded him that it could immediately lead him to the other two places with worldly energy.
The problem was that it was almost dawn.
Su Jingxing had yet to refine the Heaven Trampling True Energy stored in his current dantian.
At this point, with a few more decades of true energy cultivation, it would only increase the difficulty of the subsequent refinement.
Su Jingxing planned to wait for three to five days to refine the existing true energy several times before producing new Heaven Trampling True Energy.
After a day and night, he could finally return to the city.
Su Jingxing had also thought of how he would make his return journey.
Flying through the air!
60 years of true energy cultivation was enough for him to fly all the way back to Qinghe City.
Just do it.
He took out a bunch of Vital Essence Energy Pills and fed them to the big white goose to thank Brother Goose for his help.
Then, facing the twilight, Su Jingxing circulated his Heaven Trampling True Energy, executed the Eight Steps Rising Dragon and soared into the sky.
In midair, he released true energy to wrap around his body as he flew straight in the direction of Qinghe City
Hu! Hu! Hu!
Strong winds howled by his ears, and his field of vision was unprecedentedly vast and magnificent.
The feeling of flying with one's physical body was unimaginable when one was on a plane.
The freedom, carefreeness and openness of soaring in the sky like a bird, one could not help but feel broad-minded and heroic.
After flying hundreds of meters in the air, Su Jingxing couldn't help but let out a long roar.
The roar echoed in the mountains under the morning sun, and as he moved, he left behind a fleeting dragon-shaped trail.
…
The linear distance from the big white goose's valley to the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain on the southern bank of the Sky Water River was about 40 kilometers.
Su Jingxing flew straight and arrived in less than ten minutes.
This speed was close to 240 kilometers per hour.
If he had not restricted his true energy and flew at full speed, his speed could exceed 600 kilometers per hour!
When my mastery of the Eight Steps Rising Dragon reaches the Advanced level, flying at full speed will probably be no problem.
With this in mind, Su Jingxing couldn't resist a smile. He returned to his room to shower and change his clothes.
…
At the same time.
Ouyang Qinhu's residence in the Western District of Qinghe City.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Urgent knocks on the door broke the silence of the morning.
Ouyang Qinhu, who had just finished washing up and was about to cultivate for a while, frowned and strode towards the door. He said in a low voice, "I heard you, stop knocking."
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The knocking continued.
Ouyang Qinhu's eyes turned cold. He quickened his pace and walked to the door. He opened the door and shouted, "I told you not to knock, did you not hear me…"
"Head, something big has happened!"
Before Ouyang Qinhu could finish his sentence, the person interrupted him hurriedly and shouted in fear, "Just now, a swordsman barged into the headquarters and injured all of us. He clamored to see you, and said that if he doesn't, he'll kill all of us and set a fire to burn down the headquarters! This guy is too arrogant. We wanted to stop him but no one was his match. Head, what should we do?"
"What should we do…" Ouyang Qinhu said through gritted teeth." He wants to see me, right? Fine, I will go see him now! "
Ouyang Qinhu didn't even have a chance to retreat after receiving such shocking news early in the morning.
Even though Ouyang Qinhu didn't know who the other party was, due to the other party's open scheme, Ouyang Qinhu could not even take a step back.
He was not an independent cultivator, but the head of the Black Tiger Gang, a great figure in the Western District.
If I were to retreat now, how will I survive in Qinghe City in the future?
With this in mind, Ouyang Qinhu gritted his teeth and went back into his house. Then, he came out quickly and called for the man who brought the news. They then got into his car and drove to the headquarters of the Black Tiger Gang.
He accelerated to his fastest speed.
In less than five minutes, they arrived at the headquarters.
As soon as Ouyang Qinhu stepped out of the car, he saw a thin man with messy hair hanging loosely. The man in his thirties with long and sharp brows was carrying a long sword on his back. In the sunlight, he greeted Ouyang Qinhu.
"I am Nie Renchou. Today, I challenge you to a duel to determine who is stronger and also who will live!"
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Chapter 91: Driven Mad By Anxiety
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Western District Crematorium.
Su Jingxing partnered with Kong Dabao and started the day's work of moving corpses.
Of course, there were only a few corpses early in the morning. The two of them quickly took care of them.
Finding a corner, Kong Dabao pulled out his phone and asked Su Jingxing to play games with him.
Su Jingxing was about to refuse when a commotion started in the front yard.
"Did something happen again?" Kong Dabao, who was holding his phone, looked up.
"I'll go take a look." Su Jingxing took the opportunity to leave and quickly strode to the front yard.
"Let's go together," Kong Dabao said, catching up from behind.
When the two of them arrived at the front yard, what they saw was not a scene of people quarreling or fighting, but a group of people surrounding the corpse transportation truck that had just returned from collecting a corpse. They were crying out in alarm.
There were both crematorium employees and relatives who had come to send their loved ones off.
Kong Dabao grabbed a familiar person and asked curiously, "What's going on? Big Long, what's going on?"
"Ouyang Qinhu! The corpse in the truck is Ouyang Qinhu!" Big Long said agitatedly.
"Ouyang Qinhu?" Kong Dabao was taken aback. "Are you talking about the Black Tiger Gang's head, the fifth-grade expert, Ouyang Qinhu?"
"Who else could it be?" Big Long rubbed his hands and said with puzzling excitement, "Tsk tsk tsk, Ouyang Qinhu is dead. An expert like him is actually dead!"
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
"He's dead? How did he die?" Su Jingxing asked.
"He was killed in three moves!"
Big Long answered beamingly, "Early in the morning, a swordsman named Nie Renchou charged into the Black Tiger Gang's headquarters and said he wanted to see Ouyang Qinhu. When Ouyang Qinhu rushed to the headquarters, Nie Renchou immediately pulled out his sword and challenged him. In the end, Ouyang Qinhu only managed to block two attacks before he was killed by Nie Renchou!"
"It was said that the scene was extremely shocking. Before anyone got a clear look of what was going on, Ouyang Qinhu collapsed to the ground with a bloody line on neck. His eyes were wide open!"
"This…" Kong Dabao's eyes widened." Are you serious? "
"Do you think I would lie to you?" Big Long pointed to the corpse transportation truck and raised his voice. "The corpse has already been transported back, how could it be fake?"
Right then, the person who went to get a trolley was back. They opened the back door of the truck and moved the corpse out onto the trolley.
"Old Ma, open the bag and let us take a look."
"That's right, we have to confirm whether it is Ouyang Qinhu or not."
"Open the bag! Open the bag!"
"…"
The watching crowd cheered and asked the two corpse collectors to open the body bag.
"This… isn't good, is it?" Old Ma hesitated.
"What's wrong with that?" Big Long rushed over and pulled open the zip on the body bag, revealing a familiar face.
Black Tiger Gang's head, a fifth-grade expert, Ouyang Qinhu!
"Holy f*ck! It's really Ouyang Qinhu! It's really Ouyang Qinhu!"
Kong Dabao cried out in disbelief, "Ouyang Qinhu was killed so easily. Is that Nie Renchou a fourth-grade powerhouse?"
"I don't know."
Big Long's face was covered in excitement. "According to the news, Nie Renchou had appeared out of nowhere. No one knows where he came from. They only know that his sword techniques are very powerful. He challenged Ouyang Qinhu and used fatal moves from the start."
"Heh, no matter how powerful his sword techniques are, if his realm is not high, can he kill Ouyang Qinhu? I don't believe it. Nie Renchou is at least a sixth-grade!"
"That's right. If he isn't a sixth-grade, he won't even be able to release sword energy, let alone kill."
"I am very curious. Did Ouyang Qinhua's enemies hire Nie Renchou?"
"Why don't you say that Nie Renchou has a grudge with Ouyang Qinhu to begin with?"
"Tsk tsk, now that Ouyang Qinhu is dead, won't the Black Tiger Gang be finished too?"
"Why would they be? Without Ouyang Qinhu, another person can just come up and take his position. Of course, the greater possibility is that the Black Tiger Gang will split into several smaller gangs."
"…"
They had seen it with their own eyes and confirmed that the corpse was Ouyang Qinhu.
The crowd was getting more and more excited and the commotion grew louder.
They couldn't be blamed for making such a big deal out of nothing. After all, an incident where an expert of Ouyang Qinhu's caliber being killed on the streets did not happen often.
Now that they'd abruptly encountered such a situation, the impact was too great.
Fifth-grade, not sixth-grade, or seventh-grade.
A fifth-grade cultivator was a major figure even in a prefecture city.
An existence of this level was too far away from ordinary people and low-level martial artists.
Not to mention that a few branches of the Black Tiger Gang had successively been annihilated recently. As head of the gang, Ouyang Qinhu was at the peak of his popularity.
Yet, he had suddenly died. And he was killed within three moves.
It was hard not to cause a commotion!
Kong Dabao, Da Long and Old Ma were old employees of the crematorium. However, this was the first time they were seeing and getting involved in the transportation of the corpse of an important figure like Ouyang Qinhu.
Everyone was excited, and it was within reason.
Su Jingxing was the only one who didn't quite show it. He stood at the side, deep in thought.
To Kong Dabao and Big Long, and the rest, the news of Ouyang Qinhu's death was shocking.
However, in Su Jingxing's eyes, there was nothing to be surprised about. Ouyang Qinhu was indeed a fifth-grade martial artist, but the chances of killing him in a surprise attack were very high.
If it had been Su Jingxing, he would have killed Ouyang Qinhu in three moves just like Nie Renchou.
In comparison, Su Jingxing was more concerned about the treasure in Ouyang Qinhu's hands!
A branch of the Black Tiger Gang had been wiped out because of this treasure.
Ouyang Qinhu's backer also wanted this treasure.
Now that Ouyang Qinhu was dead, there were too many mysteries hidden behind it.
Who sent Nie Renchou?
An enemy of Ouyang Qinhu? The backer behind him? The faction that wanted to seize the treasure?
Or perhaps, Nie Renchou had killed Ouyang Qinhu in order to snatch the treasure?
There were all kinds of possibilities.
Especially when it had been less than ten minutes since Ouyang Qinhu's corpse had been transported into the morgue, yet Sun Ye, who shared a backer with Ouyang Qinhu and had links with him behind the scenes, had rushed to the crematorium and charged into the morgue. He chased Su Jingxing, Kong Dabao, and the others out and picked an excuse of examining the body to stay in the morgue alone.
The Chief of Control of Martial Suppression Office Western District Branch personally examining the corpse?
This excuse was really bad.
Kong Dabao, who had been chased out of the room, couldn't help but deride him inwardly. He was in great disdain.
Su Jingxing only smiled and said nothing.
Others might not know the reason, but Su Jingxing did.
Sun Ye was driven mad by anxiety.
It was only because he was feeling so anxious that he forgot about everything else and acted abnormally.
It didn't matter if Ouyang Qinhu was dead, but it was extremely important who had taken the treasure from his possession.
This treasure was now in Nie Renchou's hands?
Or was it that Ouyang Qinhu had been prepared and handed it to Shen Xinlan?
Su Jingxing was curious.
Amidst the commotion, he found an opportunity and took out the card he had extracted from Ouyang Qinhu's corpse. He held it in his hand and read the information.
Su Jingxing's eyes lit up.
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Chapter 92: Sword Fanatic
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Deduction Card!
The card I've extracted from Ouyang Qinhu's body is actually a Deduction Card.
Yu Shengmou, the owner of the White River Dojo, was obsessed with studying martial arts theories and created his own martial arts. This was why the card extracted from him was the Deduction Card.
Now, a Deduction Card was also extracted from Ouyang Qinhu…
Was this head of the Black Tiger Gang also a genius?
He had created one or multiple martial arts of his own before?
It seemed like Ouyang Qinhu's ultimate technique was his own work.
Outsiders did not know where it originated from.
Su Jingxing decided to check on Ouyang Qinhu's background when he got back home.
Su Jingxing wanted the True Energy Card more——extracted from a fifth-grade martial artist, a True Energy Card would contain at least ten years of cultivation.
This deduction card, compared to the one from Yu Shengmou, could only be used twice. However, the probability was higher and there was a one-third rate of success.
Not too bad.
…
The crematorium was very lively on this day.
Everyone who came to the crematorium was surprised and delighted when they heard the news of Ouyang Qinhu's death.
Happy because Ouyang Qinhu was dead. Even if the Black Tiger Gang wasn't finished, they would still split into a few smaller gangs and become a lesser danger to the people.
With underground gangs, the citizenry wished for everyone, from the head of the gang to its ordinary members, to die.
The most shocking thing was that an expert of Ouyang Qinhu's level was killed in three moves at the main entrance of the headquarters. It was simply too shocking.
Nie Renchou, who killed Ouyang Qinhu, became famous after this fight.
Everyone gathered to discuss Nie Renchou's background and his relationship with Ouyang Qinhu.
Although they did not know the exact situation, they managed to make up a few scenes based on their imagination.
After listening to them, Su Jingxing couldn't help but suspect that to be the truth.
Such rumors, which were a mix of truth and lies, could be rather credible.
After a day, various versions had leaked out.
When it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, the customer service office received a call, and the people were roused once again.
Because Nie Renchou had attacked once more!
His opponent this time was the deputy head of Radiant Sword Dojo, Shan Jiantong, a famous sixth-grade expert.
He had just returned from outside in the afternoon and arrived at Radiant Sword Dojo. Nie Renchou stopped him and challenged him at the entrance of the dojo.
In the end, Shan Jiantong only had time to strike once before he was killed by Nie Renchou.
He killed Shan Jiantong in front of the crowds that were coming and going on the streets outside the dojo with one strike.
Nie Renchou was becoming increasingly famous!
Su Jingxing and Kong Dabao arrived at the scene in the corpse transportation truck. The entrance of the dojo was crowded with people.
"That's amazing! He decapitated the man in one strike! That Nie Renchou is definitely a fifth-grade!"
"Beyond that, in my opinion, he's more like a fourth-grade!"
"Tsk, why don't you say third-grade then?"
"Who cares what grade he is? In any case, this brother is too awesome. Right, do any of you know where Nie Renchou is from? He is so powerful, why haven't we heard of him in the past?"
"Need you ask? He must not be local!"
"Ouyang Qinhu in the morning, Shan Jiantong in the afternoon, who do you think it will be in the evening?"
"What do you mean? Are you saying that Nie Renchou will continue to kill?"
"I think so!"
"I think so too."
"Ahem, Nie Renchou must have a motive for killing. I'm more curious about what is the link between Ouyang Qinhu and Shan Jiantong? Why did Nie Renchou seek them out?"
"Yeah! Why?"
"…"
In the crowd, discussions continued.
Su Jingxing, who was working with Kong Dabao to move Dan Jiantong's corpse, couldn't help but become curious after hearing all kinds of speculations.
Indeed, it was possible that Nie Renchou had killed Ouyang Qinhu for the treasure.
But this move of killing Dan Jiantong was a little puzzling.
Compared to Ouyang Qinhu, Shan Jiantong was an honest man who could get along with everyone.
Although he was in the sixth-grade, his martial talent was not that great. He was able to enter the sixth grade with persevered and consistent hard work.
Why did Nie Renchou kill him?
Was it as Nie Renchou had said before he made his move, that it was merely a challenge?
"I am Nie Renchou. Today, I challenge you to a duel to determine who is stronger and also who will live!"
This declaration was so well-known now.
It was also because of this sentence that everyone treated Nie Renchou as a martial arts fanatic…
No, a sword fanatic!
A warrior born for the sword, a pure swordsman.
After all, the only thing that Ouyang Qinhu and Shan Jiantong had in common was that they both used swords.
Ouyang Qinhu used a heavy sword while Shan Jiantong used a soft sword.
Nie Renchou also used sword techniques when he attacked.
So Nie Renchou is really a sword fanatic?
Su Jingxing also wanted to know the answer to this question.
He extracted a True Energy Card from Shan Jiantong's corpse. It contained only seven years of cultivation.
If Nie Renchou was really a sword fanatic, he would definitely continue to challenge experts with the sword.
And with Nie Renchou's realm, only sixth-grade experts would be targeted by him.
If a martial artist of this realm were to die, it would be a good thing for Su Jingxing.
For that.
At night, Su Jingxing decided to stay in the crematorium and help the others. He would wait for news and see if Nie Renchou would continue to take action.
Kong Dabao did not get off work either. After dinner, he stayed at the crematorium.
The other two teams were the same, all were waiting for the commotion.
"Do you guys think Nie Renchou will attack again tonight?" Feng Tiejian moved close and gossiped in his idleness.
"As much as I'd love to say yes, it's unlikely," Gu Bo mused.
"Why?" Kong Dabao asked curiously.
"It's very simple, because the Martial Suppression Office is here." Su Jingxing continued, "Nie Renchou killed two experts in a row. We're all happy, but the entire Martial Suppression Office hates him to death."
"Haha, that's right. Little Su is very right." Feng Tiejian clapped his hands and laughed out loud. "Right now, the one who hates Nie Renchou the most is definitely the Martial Suppression Office. If Nie Renchou wants to challenge another person, he would first have to avoid the Martial Suppression Offices patrols."
"Well, what if Nie Renchou is not a sword fanatic and he killed Ouyang Qinhu and Shan Jiantong for something else?" Da Long asked.
"Then we can only say that the Martial Suppression Office's efforts were in vain. Nie Renchou has long fled." Feng Tiejian shrugged.
"Of course, it could also be that he was…"
"There's a call, it's from the customer service office!"
A shout suddenly came from nearby.
The few people who were chatting quickly stood up. They looked into the distance and waited.
Feng Tiejian could not help but shout, "Who's calling?!"
"Calling for corpse collectors, corpse collectors!"
Not far away, someone answered, "The deceased name is Shi Jindong, Shi Jindong from the Shi Family! He's dead! He died at the entrance of the estate where his lover lives. The person who killed him was Nie Renchou!"
Boom!
Inside and outside the long corridor, left and right, front and back.
Everyone exploded into an uproar when they heard the reply.
"Hahaha, Shi Jindong, it's actually Shi Jindong! If I remember correctly, this fellow also uses a sword!"
"That's right, Shi Jindong uses a sword. Many people in the Shi Family wield swords!"
"So Nie Renchou is really a sword fanatic?"
"Of course!"
…
Excitement, shock, disbelief.
No one expected Nie Renchou to attack again.
In addition, he had even approached the Shi Family, Shi Jindong!
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Chapter 93: A Good Person
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The Shi Family had many ultimate techniques.
What the public knew were the Cold Smoke Mantra, the Split Eagle Claw, and the Nine Yin Soul-Shattering Sword.
Among them, the Nine Yin Soul-Shattering Sword was the most famous.
This sword technique was aggressive and sharp. When it struck out, cold winds blew, and it was bone-chilling.
Combined with the Cold Smoke True energy produced using the Cold Smoke Mantra, ordinary martial artists of the same level were no match for them at all.
If the sword energy were to enter one's body, it would be even more difficult to remove.
With this sword technique, many members of the Shi Family gained an illustrious name.
Shi Jindong was one of them.
Shi Jindong, who was 50 years old this year, had once defeated a fifth-grade expert from the Northern District of Qinghe City with his sixth-grade realm.
What he relied on was the Nine Yin Soul-Shattering Sword.
It was said that although the fifth-grade expert from the Northern District had won, the cold and damp sword energy had entered his body, causing him to suffer a freezing torture day and night.
Now that Shi Jindong had been killed by Nie Renchou, it had undoubtedly highlighted Nie Renchou's might!
…
The crematorium was in an uproar.
Su Jingxing looked for Feng Tiejian and took the truck to the scene.
Feng Tiejian thought that Su Jingxing wanted to watch the show in person, so he didn't think too much about it. At this moment, he was also inexplicably excited.
Little did he know that Su Jingxing was going there to extract cards.
This was a corpse of a Shi Family member. If they do not beat the Shi Family to it, they would take the corpse back.
From an outsider's point of view, the Shi Family was seeking for traces from the wounds to find the culprit.
But Su Jingxing knew that tracking down the murderer was only a part of the reason. It was more for the bloodline.
The Three Yin Candles Blood!
Was the Shi Family bringing the corpse back for fear that the Three Yin Candles Blood would leak out?
Or to test the purity and concentration of the bloodline?
Su Jingxing didn't know nor care about these things.
The reason why he was rushing to the scene in advance was to extract the Bloodline Card.
Then, he would unlock it, obtain the blood pearl, and feed it to Thunderbolt so that this blood spirit weapon could recover sooner.
He went at the right time.
By the time the corpse transportation truck arrived at the scene, the Shi Family had already packed up Shi Jindong's body and were preparing to leave.
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
Su Jingxing leaned against the front of the car and replied inwardly. He stared as the Shi Family's vehicle slowly accelerated and disappeared from his sight.
"F*ck, if I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have come." Feng Tiejian kicked the tire of the truck, looking gloomy.
"The Shi Family is really fast." The driver sighed in agreement.
"Heh, so what if they're fast? Shi Jindong is already dead, and everyone knows who killed him. Nie Renchou! If they have the capabilities, they should find Nie Renchou!" Feng Tiejian's partner sneered.
"Speaking of Nie Renchou, this brother is really amazing. He doesn't seem to be in the sixth-grade at all. He's more like a fourth-grade."
After venting his anger, Feng Tiejian regained his vigor and gloated, "Do you think he will continue to approach people from the Shi Family? The Shi Family has many experts who use swords like Shi Jindong!"
"I don't think so." The driver shrugged.
"If it were me, I would continue to approach the Shi Family members." His partner said seriously and analyzed, "Think about it. According to cognitive inertia, since the Martial Suppression Office, the Shi Family, and the Radiant Sword Dojo are all looking for Nie Renchou, under normal circumstances, Nie Renchou would go into hiding.
"But if Nie Renchou doesn't do that and instead takes the opportunity to go to them, the Shi Family will definitely be caught off guard! As long as Nie Renchou is fast enough, he can still escape easily after killing one or two more people!"
"That's right." Feng Tiejian clapped his hands and said excitedly, "It's really like that. That is very possible! Looks like tonight will be lively!"
Su Jingxing was speechless.
It was indeed very possible for what Feng Tiejian's partner had analyzed to happen.
But Su Jingxing could not stick with them anymore.
After a busy day and staying behind for half a night, it would be conspicuous if he still did not go home to sleep.
This was not the way to watch a show.
After all, no matter who Nie Renchou wanted to kill, it had nothing to do with Su Jingxing on the surface.
To Kong Dabao, Feng Tiejian, and the rest, Nie Renchou's mass killing was nothing more than a very interesting topic of conversation.
Hence, Su Jingxing followed the truck back to the crematorium and knocked off.
Of course, before he left, he asked Feng Tiejian, who was on duty, to drop him a message if Nie Renchou continued to kill people in the latter half of the night.
Asking for a call would make him appear excessively concerned, but a text message was fine.
Compared to Earth, on Earth Star, crematoriums would be the first to receive the news if any person had died.
The people at the bottom rungs did not care about any grudges. They only knew that when corpses appeared, they had to be cremated as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if they were unlucky and the Corpse-raising Devil Insect Egg had gotten into the corpses immediately and turned them into Corpse Puppets, those suffering the most casualties would be ordinary people like them.
This was one of the reasons why Su Jingxing chose to stay in the crematorium.
News at the crematorium was the fastest and most convenient. They also had the most news!
…
Back at the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
Su Jingxing ate a pill to relieve his fatigue and replenish his energy.
Then, he took out the card that he had extracted from Shi Jindong's corpse and held it in his hand to read the information.
It was indeed a Bloodline Card!
He fed the bean-sized blood pearl that he obtained from unlocking the card to Thunderbolt.
Immediately after, he sensed the recovery speed of this blood spirit weapon. It was still far from enough.
Fortunately, Su Jingxing was mentally prepared and didn't feel discouraged. He put away Thunderbolt and continued to bring out cards.
The Deduction Card he got from Ouyang Qinhu!
Unlocking it, he deduced the Saber Control with Energy section of the Colossal Divine Dagger.
Although the success rate of deducing the Earth Origin section of the Three Origins Saber Art was higher, till now, the Saber Control with Energy section of the Colossal Divine Dagger had helped Su Jingxing even more.
The Earth Origin volume of the Three Origins Saber Art was more suited for fighting in the wilderness.
In the city, throwing daggers were more suitable!
This was why Su Jingxing chose the Colossal Divine Dagger after comparing them.
In the end…
Not only had he successfully deduced the Energy section, he had also obtained a portion of the Mind section.
The reason why it was so efficient was because the three sections of the Colossal Divine Dagger were written on the same foundation.
The difference was mainly in the way one exerted one's strength, true energy and mental power.
The same went for the three sections of the Three Origins Saber Art.
Su Jingxing was very satisfied with this.
Now that he had obtained the Energy section, he had to buy a throwing dagger.
Seeing that there was still time, Su Jingxing immediately changed into his equipment, got the dirty money, and headed straight to the black market. He found a weapon shop and bought three treasure throwing daggers.
As the throwing daggers were smaller, the price was lower. Three treasure throwing daggers cost a total of 8,880,000 dollars.
The ten million dollars of dirty money that Wan Rong left behind was used up.
In this aspect, Su Jingxing was very grateful to him.
The money for a treasure saber and three treasure throwing daggers were all paid by Wan Rong.
Mm, he was a "good person"!
…
Back at the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
Su Jingxing controlled three throwing daggers and practiced the Energy section of the Colossal Divine Dagger.
Due to the foundation laid down by the Strength section, by daybreak, his mastery of the Energy section had successfully reached the introductory stage.
He put away the throwing daggers and washed up.
Just as he left the bathroom, his phone rang.
Su Jingxing picked up the call——
"Hahaha, Little Su, are you up yet? Let me tell you some shocking news.. Nie Renchou killed another fifth-grade expert!"
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Chapter 94: Defeated
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Not sixth-grade, but fifth-grade!
Almost every fifth-grade expert was a leader, chief, or boss of a faction.
Nie Renchou evaded the investigations by the Martial Suppression Office, the Shi Family, and the Radiant Sword Dojo. Now that he had killed another fifth-grade expert early in the morning, it would be strange if it wasn't breaking news.
"I'll be there right away!"
After hanging up the call, Su Jingxing quickly pulled on his clothes, grabbed a slice of bread as breakfast, and went straight to the crematorium.
…
In the early morning, the crematorium would usually be very quiet, but today, it was especially lively.
Nie Renchou had attacked again and successfully escaped after. Everyone was especially excited.
The person who died this time was as everyone had guessed, still a sword expert.
Nie Renchou's title of a sword fanatic was firmly cemented.
The person who died was called Ma Zhengyang. He was the general manager of Tai Long Corporation's Qinghe City branch office.
The Tai Long Corporation was a famous corporation in Changyang Prefecture. Its headquarters was located in the prefecture city.
Even though the branch office in Qinghe City was just a branch office, it was still very powerful.
As the general manager, Ma Zhengyang was a frequent guest of the City Guard Office. He was their distinguished guest.
With his realm in the fifth-grade, he had never slipped up.
Yet this morning, he died under Nie Renchou's sword. It was truly shocking.
Regarding this, the people had more and more guesses about Nie Renchou's true realm.
Was he a sixth-grade? Or a fifth-grade?
…
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
In the morgue, Su Jingxing, who had rushed here, glanced at Ma Zhengyang's corpse and responded inwardly.
"Unexpected isn't it? Hehe, no one expected Nie Renchou to go to Ma Zhengyang instead of people from the Shi Family."
Feng Tiejian stood to the side and winked. "Now that Nie Renchou has made his move again, the Shi Family and the Martial Suppression Office are probably hopping mad. This is totally a slap on their faces!"
"As far as I know, the Shi Family and Martial Suppression Office searched the entire city last night. They mobilized all their manpower to search for Nie Renchou through the night."
"In the end, in the early morning Nie Renchou stopped Ma Zhengyang who was heading out and killed him on the street!
"I heard that when Ma Zhengyang saw Nie Renchou, he was completely stunned. Faced with Nie Renchou's sudden attack, he only had enough time to block two moves before Nie Renchou pierced through his heart with a single strike. He did not die in peace!"
"…Are you saying that Ma Zhengyang and Nie Renchou know each other?" Su Jingxing raised his eyebrows.
"Who knows?" Feng Tiejian shrugged his shoulders and spread out his hands. "It was just hearsay. Not many people know if it's true or not. When Nie Renchou appeared, the people nearby didn't react at all. Only when he killed Ma Zhengyang did they cry out in alarm and call the crematorium."
"Then it's probably fake," Su Jingxing muttered.
"Sigh, who cares whether it's true or false." Feng Tiejian waved his hand and said dismissively, "Whether Ma Zhengyang knows Nie Renchou or not doesn't matter anymore. He's already dead. Whether they're acquainted or not, it's all in the past."
"You're right." Su Jingxing smiled.
Inwardly, he had already prepared himself for this.
Nie Renchou had appeared too suddenly. He had jumped out without any prior warning.
Furthermore, he had killed Ouyang Qinhu in a single strike. His identity and background were extremely mysterious.
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Su Jingxing had a feeling that Nie Renchou had his motives for coming to Qinghe City!
And it wasn't just like what the masses thought, that he was a sword fanatic who specially sought out experts to challenge them for his path of the sword.
Of course.
It was a good thing for Su Jingxing that Nie Renchou was killing these people.
…
After leaving the morgue, he found a remote corner and took out the card he had extracted from Ma Zhengyang's corpse. Holding it in his hand, he read the information.
A Skill Card!
Unlocking it, he obtained a martial art, the Ghost Python Breath-holding Technique.
The Ghost Python was a kind of cold and terrifying Mutated Beast. In its dormant state, it was no different from an inanimate object.
The Ghost Python Breath-holding Technique was an ultimate technique that was simulated based on this Mutated Beast.
Once mastered, one would be able to control his aura, martial arts vital energy, flow of true energy, and even his normal breathing and heartbeat!
This martial art was extremely helpful in hiding, and ambushing.
Although only the first half of the volume was available, Su Jingxing was still overjoyed.
Without it, it would be very troublesome for Su Jingxing to control his sixty years of true energy cultivation.
He had to split half of his attention to restrain it all day so that no one would notice.
Furthermore, this was not a situation where he had to make a move. Once he were to do so and circulate his true energy, he would be exposed immediately. There would be no way to bring it back under control.
The acquisition of the Ghost Python Breath-holding Technique had come at a perfect time. It was simply a pleasant surprise.
Good man…
Like Wan Rong, Nie Renchou is also a "good man"!
Su Jingxing sighed with emotion.
He could not be bothered to guess Nie Renchou's motive for coming to Qinghe City anymore.
Who cares what he would do, as long as this sword fanatic continued to challenge martial artists in the middle ranks and kill sixth-grade and fifth-grade experts, to Su Jingxing, it would be a free lunch.
True Energy Card, Bloodline Card, Skill Card…
The more the better!
Su Jingxing looked forward to it.
…
Unfortunately.
Before noon, they received news that Nie Renchou had been defeated!
"A Commissioner of Defense of the Martial Suppression Office tracked down Nie Renchou. The two of them had a battle beside an amusement park. Nie Renchou was no match for him and was heavily injured. He fled in a sorry state."
Feng Tiejian stood in the crowd and explained excitedly with great gestures.
"That's a pity. The Commissioner of Defense is also a fifth-grade martial artist. If Nie Renchou were to launch a surprise attack, he would probably succeed." Someone sighed.
"You're thinking too much. It's not like everyone in the fifth-grade is the same. Some people are very capable, some not so much. Forget about everything else, a Commissioner of Defense from the Martial Suppression Office is definitely an expert among experts! It is reasonable that Nie Renchou was defeated by him."
"Right, if the Martial Suppression Office isn't a match for him, then we'll have to be careful. Who knows if Nie Renchou will attack us ordinary people if he goes berserk from killing?"
"That's right. Nie Renchou killed Ouyang Qinhu, Shi Jindong, Shan Jiantong, and Ma Zhengyang. He has made a name for himself, a killing!"
"…"
The casualties of the upper echelons were just a show worth watching for the lower echelons.
But the Martial Suppression Office was different.
The Martial Suppression Office was a shield, a wall, and a giant blade that protected the people's peaceful lives.
With this blade, shield, and wall, the people below would be able to sleep in peace.
If the shield cracks, the wall collapses, and the blade breaks, it would definitely cause panic. Everyone in the city would panic.
So.
Nie Renchou's defeat at the hands of the Commissioner of Defense was a good thing for the public.
While Su Jingxing found it a pity, he didn't take it to heart.
A single Ghost Python Breath-holding Technique was already a great harvest, let alone the rest.
Instead, it was Feng Tiejian who would sigh from time to time.
Without a topic of conversation, he became bored again and thought about playing all day long.
Three days after Nie Renchou was heavily injured and went into hiding, an annual festival was held in the Cloud Sea Square in the central district.
This fellow forcefully dragged Su Jingxing, Gu Bo, Kong Dabao, and the rest of Team One who were on leave to join in the fun.
After shopping for half an hour, Su Jingxing made an excuse of having a stomachache and went home.
Without the Martial Arts Practice Card, it would take time to master the Ghost Python Breath-holding Technique.
For the past few days, Su Jingxing had been practicing this martial art day and night, but he was still a step away from the introductory state. He had no time to waste on playing.
In the end.
He had just returned to his small courtyard at the foot of the mountain when he received a group message on his phone.
A Corpse Puppet has suddenly appeared in Cloud Sea Square!
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Chapter 95: Descending From The Sky
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
A Corpse Puppet?
Cloud Sea Square is holding an annual festival. There are more than a hundred thousand people there.
Now a Corpse Puppet has appeared?
"Fake news?"
This was the first thought that flashed through Su Jingxing's mind after he saw the message.
But it was quickly ruled out, because the sender was the City Guard Office.
The number was indeed an emergency notification number.
"Team Leader Gu and the rest are in danger!"
This was Su Jingxing's second thought after seeing the words "Corpse Puppet".
Gu Bo, Kong Dabao, and the others were still at Cloud Sea Square. Now that a Corpse Puppet had appeared, Gu Bo and company were immediately put in danger.
Including the hundreds of thousands of people at Cloud Sea Plaza and the nearby streets, everyone was facing death.
"Great!"
This was Su Jingxing's third thought as he stared at the words "Corpse Puppet".
There was a high chance of extracting Martial Arts Practice Cards after killing the Corpse Puppet.
With the Martial Arts Practice Card, he would be able to quickly master the Ghost Python Breath-holding Technique and the Energy section of the Colossal Divine Dagger.
These three thoughts flashed through his mind.
In the next second, Su Jingxing took out a cloak and a mask from his palm space and quickly put them on. He executed the Eight Steps Rising Dragon to soar into the sky.
…
Cloud Sea Square.
It was already chaos. Screams, angry roars, shrieks, and cries could be heard everywhere.
The festival was halfway through when a Corpse Puppet rushed out of the mall.
The moment it appeared, it dismembered a dozen people.
The bloody, brutal, and horrifying scene was displayed on the huge screens on both sides of the square. The sight shook everyone.
More than a hundred thousand people instantly became a mess as they fled in all directions. Their screams echoed through the sky.
The security guards in the square and the security team responsible for the venue were scattered by the panicking crowd before they could make a move.
The same went for Gu Bo, Kong Dabao, Feng Tiejian, and the others. Before they could recover from their shock, they had already charged in all directions along with the screaming crowd.
When Kong Dabao passed by a corner, someone pushed him from behind. He sprained his ankle and fell to the ground.
In his flurry, he couldn't care less about the pain. He hurriedly dragged his leg and quickly crawled on the ground. He hid in a corner and pressed himself against the wall, allowing the crowd to rush past him. He did not dare to move or make a sound.
"Roar!"
Yet a beast-like snarl slowly approached him.
The Corpse Puppet with disheveled hair and a hunched body was crazily killing. Like a cheetah, it chased after the fleeing crowd, leaving broken limbs everywhere it passed.
The repulsive smell of blood spread and lingered in the air.
"Don't come here, don't come here, don't come here…"
Kong Dabao, who was pressed into a corner and didn't dare to move, kept his eyes fixed on the Corpse Puppet as he prayed inwardly.
However, the more he prayed, the closer the Corpse Puppet got.
"What to do! What to do! What to do!"
Kong Dabao's entire body was trembling, and his heart was pounding so hard that it seemed like it was going to jump out of his throat. Despair filled his eyes.
50 meters, 30 meters, 20 meters, 10 meters…
Close, even closer now!
Bam!
There was a sudden loud bang in the sky.
The despaired Kong Dabao subconsciously looked up into the sky.
In his field of vision, he saw a huge, silver-black, translucent fist imprint explode the air and descend from the sky.
Boom!
The earth shook and dust billowed.
Under Kong Dabao's astonished gaze, the silver-black fist imprint that fell from the sky accurately struck the Corpse Puppet, smashing this monster controlled by the Corpse-raising Devil Insect Egg into the ground.
The terrifying force created a huge pit with a radius of three meters. The edge of the pit was full of cracks that extended for more than ten meters.
One of the cracks just so happened to brush past Kong Dabao's feet.
Kong Dabao was dumbstruck and forgot everything.
He stood rooted to the ground in a daze as he stared blankly at the figure that descended from midair. He had a blank gaze, shocked speechless.
…
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
[Corpse discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
[Corpse…]
…
Too many people had died, and everywhere the Corpse Puppet had passed, there were incomplete corpses.
Before Su Jingxing had landed on the ground, notifications for extraction were popping up.
Su Jingxing responded to them as he approached the large pit where the Corpse Puppet was.
[Parasitic Worm Zombie discovered. Would you like to extract it?]
"Yes!"
There was no change in his expression. Su Jingxing looked down at the Corpse Puppet at the bottom of the pit.
Right now, the incomparably solid and invulnerable body of the Corpse Puppet had already shattered into pieces.
A year's cultivation of the Heaven Trampling True Energy weighed around 1000 catties.
Su Jingxing was afraid of unexpected situations just now, so he had unleashed all his cultivation. He gathered all 60 years of true energy in his fist and released the Hundred Steps Reigning Fist.
A year carried 1000 catties. 60 years would make 60,000 catties, multiplied by another seven times.
Nearly 400,000 catties of strength!
Falling from 200 meters up in the air, under the acceleration of gravity, no matter how sturdy the Corpse Puppet's body was, it could not withstand the impact and shattered into pieces on the spot.
Even so, this Corpse Puppet, who was obviously a woman, was still alive.
On the remaining half of its face, it's mouth was still opening and closing, biting the air.
It's pale pupils shone with a deathly light.
"Extraterrestrial Devil Insect…"
After mumbling to himself, Su Jingxing did not stay any longer. Pushing on the tip of his toes, he soared into the sky and used the Eight Steps Rising Dragon to soar into the clouds.
Accompanied by a dragon's cry, he disappeared into the horizon.
In the square.
The crowd who had fallen behind that were screaming in panic and trying their best to escape now stood rooted to the ground and looked into the sky. For a long time, no one made a sound.
Too fast!
From the appearance of the Corpse Puppet to the frenzied slaughter, to the loud bang in the air, and then to killing the Corpse Puppet with one punch, the entire process took at most five minutes.
Countless people had died under the claws of this Corpse Puppet in these five minutes.
The people who had escaped the calamity were extremely agitated. They did not know how to express their emotions regarding the Corpse Puppet and the experts who had appeared in time to save them.
Hundreds of people stood rooted to the ground with blank looks in silent shock.
It was not until the sound of helicopters came from the sky and a dozen figures leaping from the roofs of the buildings on all sides of the square that the crowd came back to their senses.
At the next moment, cries and shouts filled the air. Hundreds of people who had escaped death collapsed onto the ground, crying and screaming to vent their emotions.
The experts from the Martial Suppression Office led by Li Linzhou arrived at the edge of the Corpse Puppet pit.
A group of people surrounded the two-meter deep pit and silently looked at the Corpse Puppet that was in a dozen pieces but still opening and closing its mouth.
…
In the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
Su Jingxing landed on the ground. Just as he removed his cloak and mask, the phone in his pocket rang.
He picked up the call.
"Little Su, where are you now? Are you still at the Cloud Sea Square?"
"No, I just got home," Su Jingxing replied.
The call was from the manager in charge of the Corpse Collection Teams at the crematorium.
"That's good, that's good."
The manager on the other end of the phone heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. Then, he anxiously asked, "Did you know that a Corpse Puppet appeared in Cloud Sea Square?"
Without waiting for Su Jingxing's reply, the manager continued, "Now the Corpse Puppet has been eliminated, the higher-ups have ordered us to go to Cloud Sea Square immediately and move the corpses back to the crematorium to cremate…"
"I'll head to the intersection right now!" Su Jingxing interrupted.
Beep… beep…
The line went dead.
Without any hesitation, Su Jingxing put away his phone and placed his cloak and mask back into his palm space.
He took out the card extracted from the Corpse Puppet and held it in his hand. As he walked out, he read the information.
Martial Arts Practice Card!
As expected, it was another Martial Arts Practice Card.
Furthermore, it had an exceptionally long practice time of 16 years!
What is going on?
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Chapter 96: Handsome With An Impressive Presence
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Su Jingxing had roughly figured out that the practice time of a Martial Arts Practice Card had to do with how long the corpse had been controlled.
Just like the barbarians controlled by Duan Feihong's gang.
The longer one had been controlled, the longer the practice time in the Martial Arts Practice Card extracted.
And vice versa.
This Martial Arts Practice Card came from the Corpse Puppet in the Cloud Sea Square. It had only appeared for less than five minutes, so why did this Martial Arts Practice Card extracted from it contain 16 years of practice time?
"Was this Corpse Puppet also under the control of others for many years before its death?"
Like Wang Yuning, the student who committed suicide by jumping off a building, it had never been free?
This is why it contained 16 years of practice time?
Su Jingxing put the card away as he pondered and rushed to the intersection.
After waiting at the intersection for half a minute, he got on the corpse transportation truck and headed straight for the square.
…
Dead people.
Dead people everywhere.
The Corpse Puppet raid killed more than 500 people in a few minutes.
More than 500 people were also injured or trampled to death by the hundreds of thousands of people running around in panic.
Therefore, when Su Jingxing arrived at the center of Cloud Sea Square with the truck, everywhere in sight was full of injured people and incomplete corpses.
A dozen ten ambulances couldn't even manage, and five corpse transportation trucks were moving in and out.
Gu Bo, Feng Tiejian, and the other members of Team One who were not injured did not have time to rest. Together with Su Jingxing and the other Corpse Collection Teams who had rushed here, they started to move the corpses.
It was mainly gathering a complete corpse and putting it into a corpse bag.
The Corpse Puppet was quick and fierce. With one charge, it dismembered more than ten people.
What Su Jingxing and the others had to do was to find the scattered corpse pieces and piece them back together.
Then, toss them into the corpse transportation truck to be brought back to the crematorium. Once there, do a simple documentation of particulars and send them to the incinerator, turning them into ashes.
There was no time for farewell ceremonies.
No one knew how many Corpse-raising Devil Insect Eggs were lying in ambush in the Cloud Sea Square.
This single translucent little creature like a tadpole could turn a corpse into a Corpse Puppet.
If there were still remnants of the Corpse-raising Devil Insect Eggs left in the mall and they crawl into the corpses on the square after smelling the blood,that would be a disaster.
Therefore, the City Guard Office ordered that all the corpses must be cremated within 36 hours.
There were two crematoriums in Qinghe City. A big one in the Western District and a small one over in the Eastern District.
Originally, the Eastern District's crematorium was only responsible for the bodies from the district and the university town.
This time, the two crematoriums worked together. The Corpse Collection Teams, the information registration offices, the customer service offices, the transport teams…
Everyone was mobilized.
After working hard for a day and two nights, they finally sent all the corpses into the incinerator and turned them into ashes. These ashes would then be brought back by their respective relatives to bid farewell or be buried.
As for whether there were any mistakes made, it was not important.
Ever since the arrival of the Extraterrestrial Devil Insect, every major city in Earth Star had encountered tragedies caused by Corpse Puppets every year.
The number of casualties ranged from the hundreds to the thousands. The people were already used to it.
Why did everyone on Earth Star worship the strong and wish to become a martial artist?
This was the reason!
When Corpse Puppets appeared in the city, ordinary people could only wait for death if they couldn't escape in time.
Martial artists were different. Even if they were no match for the Corpse Puppets, they could still put up some resistance and escape in time.
The Corpse Puppets' speed was like that of cheetahs, and ordinary firearms could not hit them at all.
Even if they did, it would not break through their solid bodies!
…
"It is different this time."
In the dormitory, Su Jingxing, Feng Tiejian, and the other members of Team One were looking at Kong Dabao with an ankle injury, who was lying on the bed and resting. Suddenly, someone walked in.
Wu Shouhan!
As the director of the crematorium walked, he said in a low voice, "The Corpse Puppet this time is already confirmed to be one at the intermediate level. Compared to low-level Corpse Puppets, it is faster and tougher. We can say that we were quite lucky to be able to kill it. There happened to be a fourth-grade expert near Cloud Sea Square who heard the commotion and rushed over in time to kill the Corpse Puppet. Otherwise, the number of deaths this time would be far more than a thousand!"
"…"
The dormitory was silent.
Kong Dabao, Feng Tiejian, Gu Bo, and the others were shocked.
Intermediate-level Corpse Puppet?
It was no wonder that its destructive power was so terrifying. In a single charge, it could kill and injure a dozen people.
It turned out that the level of the Corpse-raising Devil Insect Egg that manipulated the Corpse Puppet this time was of an even higher level!
That's right, there were different levels to the Corpse-raising Devil Insect Eggs.
In most cases, the Corpse Devil Insect eggs that appeared were all low-level.
For example, the Mei Jinju that Su Jingxing and Gu Bo encountered the last time was a low-level Corpse Puppet.
Above low level were the intermediate and advanced levels.
Martial artists in the lower ranks were simply no match for Corpse Puppets at the intermediate level.
Only martial artists in the middle ranks who have cultivated true energy can take care of them.
If not dealt with in time, an intermediate-level Corpse Puppet could cause tens of thousands of casualties.
As for advanced-level Corpse Puppets, Yu Nation had yet to see one, but they have appeared in other countries.
One appearance had killed and injured hundreds of thousands.
In the end, it took the joint efforts of several second-grade powerhouses to finish it.
So.
It was truly lucky that the intermediate-level Corpse Puppets had been dealt with in five minutes after it appeared in Cloud Sea Square.
Coincidentally, there was a "fourth-grade expert" in the vicinity!
…
"So he's a fourth-grade. I was wondering why he was so powerful. He killed the Corpse Puppet with one punch."
Feng Tiejian came back to his senses and murmured emotionally.
"That's right. With an intermediate-level Corpse Puppet, a sixth-grade martial artist can at most draw it away, a fifth-grade one can occupy it. But only a fourth-grade expert can kill it with one punch!" Gu Bo sighed.
"I saw that fourth-grade expert."
Kong Dabao, who had his legs crossed, said rather excitedly, "You guys didn't see. At that time, I was only ten meters away from him! I saw him descend from the sky and kill the Corpse Puppet with one punch! That posture, that imposing manner, that aura——he was simply amazing!"
"Is that so? Quickly, tell me, what does that fourth-grade expert look like?"
Feng Tiejian's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Male or female? Tall or short? Fat or thin?"
The others also looked curious and pricked up their ears in interest.
"A male! He's very tall and muscular!"
Kong Dabao gestured with his hands and said excitedly, "As for his looks, he's exceptionally handsome, elegant and charming with an impressive presence. I can guarantee that any woman who sees him will instantly fall in love with him!"
"Really…"
"Cough cough ~"
Su Jingxing couldn't help but cough and interrupt him. "Um, the director is here. Aren't you guys going to greet him?"
As a "fourth-grade expert" who was "exceptionally handsome with an impressive presence", Su Jingxing had to remind them.
"Haha, no need for that, no need for that."
When Wu Shouhan heard this, he waved his hand and said with a smile, "We're meeting in private. There's no need to greet me. Other than visiting Dabao, I just wanted to share that we've investigated the background of this Corpse Puppet."
"That's great!"
Feng Tiejian clapped his hands and asked, "Uncle Wu, quickly tell us who it was. Who was this Corpse Puppet when she was alive? And who killed her?"
"Ke Wenji."
Wu Shouhan said in a deep voice, "The Corpse Puppet was called Ke Wenji when she was alive. She committed s*icide."
"What? S*icide?"
Gu Bo, Feng Tiejian, and Kong Dabao were stunned.
Su Jingxing raised his eyebrows.
"That's right, it was s*icide."
Wu Shouhan continued, "Ke Wenji left behind a video that recorded her s*icide and the reason."
"Reason? What was the reason?" Kong Dabao couldn't help but ask.
"Revenge!"
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