Chapter 278 - 177: Dragon and Tiger

Chapter 278: Chapter 177: Dragon and Tiger

A flash of a blade streaked through the air.

It pinned an unranked fiend directly to a tree trunk.

The unranked fiend struggled a couple of times before its breathing ceased completely.

Its eyes, wide in death, were filled with confusion.

’I was hiding so deep and didn’t even cause any trouble for these humans. Why did they have to target a small, unranked fiend like me?’

’Haven’t they killed almost everything within a few miles of this area?’

"You punk, you got to it first!"

Two Taiping Captains walked over. One of them pulled out the blade and casually stuffed the unranked fiend into a pouch.

A fiend’s fur, flesh, and bones were all valuable materials.

The other Taiping Captain had said, his voice tinged with envy.

"Didn’t we already divide up the territory? You should be patrolling your own area. What are you doing in the sector I’m responsible for?"

said the Taiping Captain who had just killed the fiend.

"Isn’t it because I’ve already killed everything in my area? I can’t even find a wild beast anymore."

The Taiping Captain said, a bit frustrated.

Ever since Master Su took charge, they had changed their previously passive defensive strategy and taken the initiative to attack.

Under Master Su’s leadership, they had slaughtered every last fiend within a five-li radius.

Now, in the area they guarded, you couldn’t even find a damn rabbit.

All the Taiping Captains now felt that working under Su Mu was a bit exhausting, but damn, it was satisfying!

In just over a month, the merit they had earned was already equivalent to what they used to make in one or two years.

Now, even the fiends in Daxing Mountain knew their guarded territory was dangerous. Even if they wanted to leave Daxing Mountain, they would take a detour.

This five-li stretch of land they guarded had become a veritable forbidden zone for fiends.

To find a single fiend, they now had to resort to poaching in the territories their comrades were responsible for.

If this kept up, they’d have to go to the areas guarded by other Taiping Captains just to find any fiends.

"I used to be afraid of running into fiends. I never thought I’d reach a day where I’m desperate to find more of them."

the Taiping Captain lamented.

"This is just as Master Su said. Are those fiends? No, that’s walking merit!"

the other Taiping Captain said.

Speaking of Su Mu, a look of admiration immediately appeared on their faces.

...

Su Mu sat quietly on a tree trunk more than a hundred feet off the ground, looking down at the territory he guarded.

This five-li defensive line had now become a fiend-free zone. The occasional fiend that wandered out of Daxing Mountain knew to steer clear of this place.

He didn’t know if it was because he’d been too ruthless before, but in any case, he hadn’t seen the shadow of a fiend for nearly half a month.

After communicating with the Taiping Captains from the neighboring regions, he found they felt the same way: the number of fiends emerging from the depths of Daxing Mountain had clearly decreased recently.

Although they didn’t know the reason, for the Taiping Bureau, a reduction in fiends was always a good thing.

’Fortunately, the number of fiends doesn’t affect my Points. As long as I complete my duties as a Taiping Captain, my daily Points will reach their limit.’

A smile touched Su Mu’s lips as he looked at the contents of his system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Silver-faced Killer (Concurrent), Taiping Captain (Sixth-Rank)]

[Points: 1400]

[Realm: Rebirth Realm (11x Blood Exchange, Body Tempering Extreme Realm)]

[Divine Techniques: Indestructible Golden Body, Blood Body]

[Cultivation Technique: Four Symbols Rebirth Technique (White Tiger Body (Uninitiated/+), Black Tortoise Body (Perfection), Vermilion Bird Body (Perfection))...]

[Martial Arts: Li Fire Realm (Major Accomplishment), Kan Water Realm (Major Accomplishment), Xun Wind Realm (Major Accomplishment), Gen Mountain Realm (Major Accomplishment), Archery (Perfection)]

After more than a month—nearly two months—of hard work, he had finally cultivated the Black Tortoise Body to the Major Accomplishment stage.

To achieve this goal, he hadn’t returned to Wuling City even once in nearly two months, holding his post outside the city day and night.

Fortunately, the rewards were very satisfying.

With his Black Tortoise Body at Major Accomplishment, Su Mu now had the ability to enter water without drowning. His Kan Water Realm had also progressed substantially. Although it hadn’t reached Perfection, it was becoming increasingly masterful.

"Senior Brother Su!"

A clear, crisp voice came from below.

Su Mu looked down to see Luo Anning standing charmingly under the tree, waving up at him.

With a light leap, Su Mu jumped down from the tree, landing gracefully in front of Luo Anning.

Luo Anning had been running, her small face flushed red. A smudge of dirt was on her cheek, though she didn’t know from where.

Su Mu raised his hand with a flick. A ball of watery mist glided across Luo Anning’s face, washing the dirt away.

Then, with another wave of Su Mu’s sleeve, the ball of water fell to the ground with a SPLASH.

Luo Anning’s big eyes blinked.

"Senior Brother Su, has your Kan Water Realm improved again?"

Luo Anning said in amazement.

She had also comprehended the Kan Water Realm, but she couldn’t do something like that.

’As expected of Senior Brother Su. If I could learn this, wouldn’t taking baths be so much easier in the future?’

Patrolling in the mountain forest was fine in every other regard; it was just that bathing was inconvenient.

"You could say that."

Su Mu smiled faintly. It wasn’t just the Kan Water Realm, but also his Black Tortoise Body.

However, if one cultivated the Kan Water Realm to Perfection, they could achieve something similar.

"Did you need me for something?"

Su Mu changed the subject.

"Ah! I almost forgot!"

Luo Anning came to her senses. "Senior Brother Su, news from the city! The Dragon and Tiger List is out!"

"Oh? It’s finally out?"

Su Mu said.

He had learned about the Dragon and Tiger List from Xue Shan before. He had originally wanted to look into it, but later discovered that the Inspection Bureau was behind it.