Chapter 116: Madman and Genius
As it neared noon, a heavy atmosphere filled the bar’s room, with a few empty bottles in the corner with faint traces of egg liquid dripping from them.
“That stuff is really potent.”
With eyes as red as if they were bleeding, Su Jiu gritted her teeth, holding E Huo in her right hand, and stared intently at the small booklet her Old Man had given her. The veins on her face, like intertwined old tree roots, spread to her neck, which was becoming flushed.
Relying on E Huo’s enhancement, she had impulsively tried it just now. Fortunately, it was only for a few seconds, and she stopped in time to minimize damage.
After calming down slightly, Su Jiu’s pale face actually showed an unnatural flush. She felt that thanks to the increased egg liquid, her Qi seemed to have condensed further.
“Hoo—”
Taking a deep breath, Su Jiu felt as if her body had been tortured, struggling to even stand up.
She then couldn’t help but marvel, “The person who designed this cultivation technique is truly a genius. Using every acupoint in the body as a furnace to instantly release high heat and compress cells, causing them to erupt with vitality… If I cultivate with this—!!!”
She had thought that after obtaining the Vampire bloodline, she might have to wait until after the Gaokao to break through, but now, it seemed she might not need to at all!
Thinking this, Su Jiu’s eyes lit up. My goodness, I really am a genius.
Anyone else would have gone mad thinking this, but Su Jiu, with her Ice Dragon Transformation and vast life force as a backup, was willing to risk her life.
“Mommy, so hungry…” E Huo’s soft voice chimed in.
“I’ll give you squid flavor later,” Su Jiu replied perfunctorily, her gaze still fixed on the notebook. Ten minutes later, she slowly closed it, her eyes burning, “One more crazy attempt, and screw the timid…”
First, she used her Ice Dragon Transformation and began her attempt. At first, nothing happened, but then, the sound of a subtle impact echoed within her body – the sound of cells being squeezed and exploded.
Her gentle face immediately tensed, a look of ferocity appearing. A strength that felt both immense and effortless surged into her body. The surrounding Qi flowed like a turbulent river, and a sharp frostiness erupted, dispelling the oppressive atmosphere.
Feeling her body like a battlefield where life force was replenished only to be compressed by the furnace, and then burst forth with power, Su Jiu had a feeling that in this state, she could withstand that Japanese elder’s sword strike!
She could even go toe-to-toe with him!
Su Jiu didn’t stand idle either. Seizing the opportunity of this state, she began to cultivate. In less than three minutes, veins started to show on her face again, and she quickly dispersed the technique, then assessed her body.
The small pool in her dantian had become a slightly larger pool, completing about 1/100th of the process.
For an ordinary person, this might have been nearly 1/5th of the amount, but Su Jiu’s Qi was immense. Although the Qi used by her three transformations could be converted and shared, it also meant she had three empty mana bars to fill.
And now, each was a top-tier bloodline. A single one was already several times the difficulty for an ordinary person, and the difficulty of condensing into a Battle General doubled that.
However, once she became a Battle General, someone like her could basically counter some High-Rank Battle Generals who could condense nascent forms of Bloodline Phantoms.
“I originally thought I was just here to sign in and travel, but so many things have happened. I need to go back after this week.”
“Although the Ancient God Sect there has quieted down, I have a feeling, according to the original plot, that it won’t be that simple.”
She looked at her reddened skin, then at the bottles on the floor, and without a word, she took out the shared food with E Huo – the large purple squid Magic Crystal – and began to eat.
“Bad guy!! Liar!”
Then, E Huo’s voice appeared in her mind. She scratched her head. “Hmm, I need to buy something to replace the egg liquid. The egg liquid’s effect is weakening on me, and I need the Magic Crystals for sustenance, so I can’t squander them like this.”
She then picked up her phone from the bedside table and opened the official app. Seeing the nearly twenty thousand merit points inside, she couldn’t help but smack her lips.
“Dragon’s Breath Grass, 500 merit points. Should I buy it?”
“Crimson Flame Lotus Fruit, 800 merit points. So expensive.”
…
While eating, she used her merit points to buy a bunch of things in the app store and sent them back home. She essentially bought whatever provided more energy.
Finally, she got some ice-attribute materials for her Old Man and younger brother, spending nearly five thousand merit points.
Seeing that her body had recovered, she began to condense again. She repeated this cultivation process for another round.
“Su Jiu, it’s time to send that little Siren home. I heard those Dragon Hunters are guarding there, and many official big shots are there, seemingly to award you a medal.”
Finally, a knock on the door interrupted her. It was Youyou’s voice.
“Okay.”
Su Jiu exhaled a breath of air, assessing herself. She had reached about two percent, and with a smile, she got up.
…
On the coast, it was a sea of people, like a grand square. Many curious citizens who had heard the news had crowded there, eager to know which Battle King Level expert had resolved this large-scale disaster.
This morning, there had been various voices calling for the cleansing of Cherry Blossom Country’s forces. Some perceptive citizens quickly drew conclusions – the tide crisis was related to Little Cherry Blossom, and they followed the information to this place.
Dragon Hunters wearing bronze medals had cordoned off the entire outer area, forming a massive temporary zone. On one side was the capital city’s Mayor, a tall middle-aged man with glasses.
“You said someone single-handedly rescued Ling Ling? Where is she now?”
And on the other side of the sea, an alien dimension shimmered with mist. There stood a cold woman, clad in a flowing robe, surrounded by dew drops, exuding immense pressure.
She was clearly a Battle King Level expert!
“Don’t get so heated! We brought your sister back, didn’t we? She’s on her way, and you’ve seen the documents, haven’t you?”
But the Young Mayor just smiled and casually dispelled the pressure, as a Mayor of a capital city wouldn’t have a weak cultivation base.
He was actually curious himself – who was it this time who had single-handedly rescued someone from the notorious K Organization and obtained crucial information?
A Dragon Hunter?
He glanced at the majestic man beside him. The man wore a blue Magic Crystal Dragon Hunter medal on his chest, but judging by his expression, he didn’t seem to know either.
Could it be… those guys?
…
In the area maintaining order on the outskirts, two figures, one tall and one short.
“You haven’t officially joined yet?” Liu Wei asked Lu Xin curiously, looking at the medal on her chest. They were old acquaintances, and Liu Wei was her Senior Sister.
“I can’t officially join. That Sub-Dragon Flame Crystal is completely lost, so I can only go back home to do missions and earn credits. I heard the organization will assign me to assist a senior expert.” Lu Xin’s smile was somewhat forced; she had been feeling down lately, constantly witnessing life and death.
“Senior expert? I wonder if they’re Battle General level.” Liu Wei smacked her lips, her face showing a hint of disbelief, as it was unlikely for a place like Huayang to have such an expert.
“Instead of discussing this, why don’t we see who’s coming later? I suspect it might be one of our senior Dragon Hunters, as only we would have this kind of strength,” Lu Xin said, shaking her head instead of responding to Liu Wei.
Liu Wei shook her head at Lu Xin’s words. She looked at the specially made platform for awarding medals and said softly, “Our local commander said it wasn’t…”
Then, she muttered curiously, “Then who else could it be? Is it those elusive Night Watchers? Even if not, it should at least be a High-Rank Battle General, right?”
“Do you think that person could be a Priest?”
Lu Xin found an empty spot and sat on the railing. Listening to Liu Wei, for some reason, she kept thinking of Su Jiu’s pale face – ugh… so scary.
“Huh? How is that possible?”
