Chapter 337 - 299: Sharing the Demon Hunting Pressure

Chapter 337: Chapter 299: Sharing the Demon Hunting Pressure

Lin Yi and his friends weren’t the only ones who had the idea of going Demon Hunting that night.

The students of Xingwu University specialized in Demon Hunting, and after graduation, most of them would join the Demon Hunting Bureau.

Although this demon beast invasion had thrown many of the local students, who had grown up in a Nest of Comfort, into a panic, it was a source of great excitement for the martial arts candidates from the Old District.

Thus, they formed small teams on that very day.

All of them planned to go out and hunt demon beasts under the cover of night.

One reason was to gain practical combat experience.

Another was that the demon beasts they killed could be sold for money.

They weren’t as lucky as Lin Yi, who had a rich cousin.

These martial arts candidates from the Old District, after arriving at the university in the New District, had to rely on themselves for every step of the way.

The path of cultivation was fraught with hardship, and the price of compound potions was like a great mountain pressing down on them.

Normally, besides going to Jail City to hunt demon beasts, there were basically no other opportunities to make money.

For them, this demon beast invasion was like a fortune knocking on their door.

How could they possibly miss it...

[Current Cultivation Realm: Tier Four, Star Seven]

[Qi and Blood Value: 31.49%]

The sky gradually darkened.

When Lin Yi withdrew from the Blood Prison Map, dusk had already fallen outside.

The bloody rays of the setting sun spilled across the school’s athletic field, making it look as if it had been stained with blood.

Lin Yi called up his personal panel. When he saw his Qi and Blood value, he wasn’t too surprised.

Breaking through from Star Seven to the Star Tempering Realm was a huge leap to begin with.

For many people, just being able to cultivate to Star Seven in their lifetime was already a sign of extraordinary talent.

Even though it wasn’t the end of the path of Martial Arts, to cross the Star Seven threshold and charge into the Star Tempering Realm was not something that could be achieved just by wishing for it.

This was because breaking through to the Star Tempering Realm required one to completely convert the Qi and Blood in their body into source qi.

Only by using that source qi to assail the realm boundary would it be possible to break through to the Star Tempering Realm.

Coach Yang had spoken about matters of cultivation realms before.

Below the Star Tempering Realm, cultivation relied on Qi and Blood.

As long as one could maintain healthy growth in their Qi and Blood, reaching Star Seven was just a matter of time.

However, maintaining a "healthy" cultivation method was the truly difficult part.

How many people, in pursuit of rapid advancement, had practiced some unorthodox Cultivation Techniques? Or consumed things like Blood Replenishing Soup and Blood Replenishing Pills that came with side effects?

In the end, this led to stagnated Qi and Blood, making it impossible to advance another inch, and even causing their realm to drop...

Or they would suffer a backlash from the side effects, severing the foundation of their cultivation and making it impossible for them to ever cultivate again.

In truth, the early stages of cultivation mainly relied on one’s own Martial Arts talent and hard work.

Only then could one’s power grow slowly.

Talent was certainly important, but effort was also indispensable.

For someone with high Martial Arts talent, if they also put in the effort, their realm would naturally advance more than twice as fast as an ordinary person’s.

But if someone had decent talent yet lacked ambition, having that talent was not much different from having none at all.

So, the early stages of Martial Arts relied on talent, but also on effort.

But in the later stages, at Star Six and Star Seven, talent and effort alone were not enough; some external assistance was also needed.

Especially at Lin Yi’s current realm.

To break through from Star Seven to the Star Tempering Realm, he had to completely convert the Qi and Blood in his body into source qi.

He had to rely on purified source qi to assail the realm boundary.

Only then would it be possible to reach the Star Tempering Realm...

And after reaching the Star Tempering Realm, it was a world apart from the previous realms.

The two couldn’t even be mentioned in the same breath.

Lin Yi was feeling this right now.

In the past, an afternoon of visualization—even slaughtering inside the Blood Prison Map—would net him a good amount of Qi and Blood.

But now, an entire afternoon had passed, and he had only increased his Qi and Blood by a dozen or so points.

And now, this so-called Qi and Blood could be completely replaced by source qi.

In other words, it was the source qi converted through the purification of Qi and Blood.

For example, after purification, 50% of Qi and Blood might yield 10% to 15% of source qi.

Or even less.

This was also why breaking through to the Star Tempering Realm was so much harder.

It was because a massive amount of Qi and Blood had to be purified.

And this was with Lin Yi having the Star River Qi Transformation Technique, which allowed him to purify Qi and Blood into source qi on his own.

If it were any other Martial Artist, it would be even more difficult.

The amount of source qi they could convert would be even lower than Lin Yi’s.

Therefore, trying to break through to the Star Tempering Realm, or even higher realms, every step became extremely difficult, like being constipated.

Some people might even struggle their entire lives without breaking through this realm.

Therefore, Lin Yi had no reason to be dissatisfied with his current Cultivation Realm.

He had just started his freshman year, wasn’t even twenty years old, and had already reached Star Seven.

Even those so-called geniuses and chosen ones would be shocked by this.

It was a height they could never hope to reach.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Lin Yi glanced back at the door and extended a tendril of his divine sense.

He saw Wei Nan standing outside.

CLICK—

The door opened, and Wei Nan walked in.

"Hm? You’re awake?"

"What’s up?"

Lin Yi smiled and nodded.

Wei Nan whispered, "Didn’t we agree to go Demon Hunting tonight?"

"It’s already dark. How about we go downstairs, grab a bite, and then head out?"

Seeing Wei Nan’s cautious demeanor, Lin Yi chuckled. "Alright. Let me wash my face first, then we’ll go down and eat!"

Closing the door, Lin Yi went to the bathroom first.

A few minutes later, he came out with Xiaoqi.

He had also changed into a different set of clothes.

It was the black tracksuit he often wore for Demon Hunting at night back in the Old District.

Seeing him, Wei Nan grinned and said, "That’s practically your battle gear, isn’t it? You always wore that when you were Demon Hunting in the Old District, right?"

Lin Yi nodded. "It’s a habit. Let’s go. Did you tell Zhou Qi and the others?"

"I did. They went to the cafeteria ahead of us. Let’s head over now!"

After they finished talking, Lin Yi swept his divine sense over Wei Shang’s and Feng Lei’s rooms.

He found that neither of them had returned.

Lin Yi didn’t overthink it. ’Things are probably busy at the Town Martial Department.’

After all, the cities in the New District were in chaos now.

The demon beast invasion had shattered their originally peaceful and comfortable way of life.

So their workload must have increased significantly.

The two of them left the dormitory and made their way to the cafeteria.

There were a few more students eating in the cafeteria now than during the day.

But with only a dozen or so scattered tables occupied, the vast cafeteria still felt empty.

Sun Tao, Zhou Qi, and Shen Mengyi were sitting there, each eating their food.

Looking at their clothes, it was clear they had also prepared carefully.

They were all wearing black, combat-friendly clothing.

Lin Yi and Wei Nan got their food and sat down with them.

He glanced at Shen Mengyi.

She smiled and said, "Senior Brother Lin!"

"What are you doing here?" Lin Yi frowned.

He hadn’t planned on letting Shen Mengyi join the Demon Hunt.

In Lin Yi’s eyes, she was like a little sister.

Demon Hunting was risky, and once they entered the city, it would be every man for himself.

They would probably split up to hunt down demon beasts.

The danger would increase.

Shen Mengyi smiled. "How could I miss out on something as big as a Demon Hunt?"

Looking at her mischievous, impish expression, Lin Yi sighed softly and glanced at the others.

As a result, Wei Nan, Zhou Qi, and Sun Tao all stared down at their food.

Shen Mengyi continued, "Senior Brother Lin, it has nothing to do with them. I figured it out myself!"

"With demon beasts in the city now, I knew you wouldn’t be able to sit still. You’d definitely want to go Demon Hunting!"

"This is a perfect opportunity for me to get some practical experience. Otherwise, when I join the Demon Hunting Bureau in the future, I won’t even know how to track a demon beast..."

Shen Mengyi said earnestly, trying hard to justify her presence.

Lin Yi took a few bites of meat, then turned back to her. "Just make sure you can protect yourself."

"Okay..."

A smile flashed across Shen Mengyi’s face.

Lin Yi’s words were tantamount to giving her permission to join.

Instantly, Wei Nan and the others also breathed a long sigh of relief.

After they finished dinner, the group got up and headed outside.

Although the entire city was on alert, the university didn’t forcefully restrict its students’ freedom.

Even if students wanted to leave campus, the guards wouldn’t stop them.

They just had to undergo a check and identity verification upon returning.

Some demon beasts were proficient with the Illusion Technique.

If one was careless and let a demon beast in disguise slip into the university, the consequences would be severe.

Fortunately, the university had identity verification devices. When a demon beast passed in front of one, no matter how skilled its Illusion Technique, it would be immediately detected and an alarm would sound.

It was similar to a Demon-Revealing Mirror.

Lin Yi’s group came out of the dormitory cafeteria and headed straight for the university’s main gate.

When they reached the gate, a few Xingwu Guards stopped them.

"Students, demon beasts are causing chaos outside. You should stay on campus!"

Hearing this, Lin Yi smiled. "We have to go do a mission!"

The Xingwu Guard stared at them with a deep frown.

After a long moment, he said, "Alright. Be careful!"

"Thanks!"

Lin Yi responded politely and walked out the gate.

Watching their retreating figures, the Xingwu Guard sighed softly.

"The skilled are bold. This is the third group to head out, isn’t it?"

"Yes, Captain!"

"Are they really going on a mission?"

"A mission? You believe that? Don’t forget, this is Xingwu University. Demon Hunting is their major!"

"If I’m not mistaken, these kids are planning to go out and hunt demons!"

"But that’s a good thing. Songshan City is under a lot of pressure from the Demon Hunt right now, and Captain Chu and his team are overwhelmed. It’s not a bad thing to have these students go lend a hand!"

The other Xingwu Guard members all nodded in agreement.

But one of them quickly said, "Oh, right, Captain! I think the principal gave a strict order that if a student named ’Lin Yi’ was to leave, we had to report it to him!"

"I remember that. Right, which dormitory zone is that student Lin Yi from?"

"I think he’s from Zone 1, a martial arts candidate from the Old District..."

"Dormitory Zone 1? A martial arts candidate!"

The captain pinched his chin and fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he said, "It can’t be that much of a coincidence, can it? Those students just now were from Zone 1. They couldn’t be the ones the principal was talking about, right..."

As soon as he said it, the atmosphere changed instantly.

The other team members all looked at each other, a hint of worry visible in their eyes.

If they had unintentionally let the students the principal mentioned leave without reporting it, they didn’t dare to imagine the consequences.

Being stripped of their Xingwu Guard uniforms would be the lightest punishment.

"Alright, stop scaring yourselves. Just keep a good watch. If any more students come out, be stricter with your checks!"

"Yes, sir!"