Chapter 56 : Chapter 56
Chapter 56: Break Through Five Realms in a Day, Reach the Divine Sea in a Month?
Lu Zhan arched a brow, confusion flickering in his eyes.
No, seriously. He had merely earned a bit of Slaughter Points, so why were they all getting so worked up? It was not as if he was going to let them spend any of it.
His expression turned complicated. He turned around and urged Wang Botao, “Let’s go!”
He was afraid that if he delayed any longer, the people from the Demon Extermination Bureau would come and steal his kills, so he unconsciously quickened his pace.
But when the crowd saw that, they all thought the same thing: Lord Lu the Just really did love the people like his own children.
Look, he was anxious now.
Watching this scene, He Rong took a deep drag on his cigarette.
“Prejudice in people’s hearts really is a mountain!”
Over the years, he had seen quite a few Jurisdiction Heads, but not a single one was as proactive in slaying demons as Lu Zhan.
In Lu Zhan, he seemed to see the hope of the human race.
Demon Nest.
The moment Wang Botao stepped inside, his field of vision turned pitch-black.
A sticky, soft sensation came from beneath his feet, and every now and then, the air carried the putrid stench of rot.
Wang Botao had just raised his hand to turn on his phone’s flashlight.
Then he suddenly felt a fishy gale rush at him, and his phone was knocked straight to the ground.
“This is bad, Brother Lu. Be careful. There are Demon Beasts nearby.”
In the next instant, a dark red arc of light blazed through the darkness, and streams of Saber Intent illuminated everything within a radius of thirty feet.
[ Ding! Congratulations, Host, on slaying an Aperture Opening Realm Third Level Demon Beast. Reward: 2,760 Slaughter Points ]
By that faint light, Wang Botao saw that just three meters away from him, an extra giant python had appeared on the ground, chopped into three pieces.
Then another light switched on.
“Catch!”
Lu Zhan tossed him a flashlight.
Wang Botao let out a sigh of relief. “That was close just now. I never thought there would be a giant python squatting right at the entrance. That beast really is cunning.”
“But Brother Lu, how did you spot it?”
The corners of Lu Zhan’s lips lifted slightly.
“How did I spot it? I just used my eyes.”
[ Eyes of the Candle Dragon Effect 4: Evernight Vision ]
[ You are the sovereign of the night. In darkness, you can construct a 360° [Panoramic Perception] with a detection range of 500 meters. When a living being steps into your detection range in the dark, it will be suppressed by [Shadow Weight], reducing its speed by 30%. If you gaze at a target for more than 3 seconds, it will trigger [Fear Aura], reducing the target’s damage by 20%. ]
This Talent was simply too satisfying to use in this world.
Today, he was going to level up hard.
Lu Zhan led Wang Botao through the Demon Nest like no one could stand in their way.
They crushed everything in their path.
Wang Botao had always known that Brother Lu was strong, but he had never had a concrete sense of just how strong.
Today, he finally understood, if only a little.
Strong!
Absurdly strong!
Since entering, Lu Zhan had already slain dozens of Demon Beasts.
Not a single Demon Beast along the way could withstand one slash from him.
[ Ding! Congratulations, Host... ]
The system notifications rang out one after another without pause.
“Brother Lu, do you know which way the residential building is?”
Lu Zhan swept his gaze around. A moment later, he said, “Found it. Follow me!”
Lu Zhan sprinted toward the residential building, clearing out every Demon Beast in his path.
“Help! Help!!! There are Demon Beasts! Run!”
“No, it’s too dark. We can’t see the road at all.”
“Turn on the flashlight!”
“We can’t turn on the lights. The moment we do, it will draw attacks from every Demon Beast in the whole Demon Nest.”
“Then what do we do? Just sit here and wait to die?”
“Look, someone over there turned on a flashlight. It’s over. In a moment, all the Demon Beasts will definitely be drawn over.”
But in the very next instant, the crowd saw dark crimson streaks pouring through the air like rain.
Terrifying power descended one strike after another.
Those fearsome Demon Beasts did not even have time to let out a scream before they all fell.
Then a sonorous voice rang out by their ears.
In a commanding tone, it said, “Quiet. I’m Lu Zhan of the Demon Extermination Bureau. Anyone who wants to live, follow him out.”
The moment Lu Zhan spoke, those people who had been running around like headless flies instantly calmed down.
“That’s great, Lord Lu is here to save us.”
By now, in Peach Blossom Alley, who had not heard Lu Zhan’s name?
Very soon, a group of people gathered together.
“Wang Botao, take them out.”
Most of the Demon Beasts along the way had already been slaughtered by Lu Zhan, so this stretch of road was safe for the time being.
“Brother Lu, then what about you?”
Lu Zhan looked at his quite impressive amount of Slaughter Points and smiled lightly.
“Me? Didn’t I just say it? I’m going to flatten this entire Demon Nest.”
After the crowd left, Lu Zhan continued deeper into the Demon Nest.
Along the way, the system’s voice never stopped once.
Finally, after he had almost completely cleared out the Demon Beasts, he opened his personal system panel.
Name: Lu Zhan
Identity: Demon-Subduing Guard
Realm: Fifth Level of the Aperture Opening Realm
Spirit Root: Spirit-grade Spirit Root
Title: Decisive and Ruthless (Equipped)
Cultivation Method: Seven Killings Scripture (Spirit Rank, Upper Grade)
Spirit Weapons: Longevity Saber (Spirit Rank, Middle Grade), Sumeru Mark 1000 cubic meters
Martial Arts: Iron-Slaying Saber Art, Entering the Divine (Mortal Rank, Upper Grade); Cloud-Crushing Fist, Perfection (Mortal Rank, Middle Grade); Glimmering Light Shadow Escape, Entering the Divine (Mortal Rank, Upper Grade); Nine Heavens Breaking Fiend Art, Entering the Divine (Spirit Rank, Upper Grade); Nine Flash Steps of Thunder Shadow, Major Mastery (Spirit Rank, Upper Grade)
Fixed Talents:
Rare: Driving God, Windshadow Step, Never-Extinguishing Soulfire
Elite: Absolute Poison Spirit Body, Refining Stomach, Eyes of the Candle Dragon (Mythic)
Talent Fragments: 40
Inventory: Aperture Opening Pill x40, Four Symbols Mountain-Guarding Array x1, 19 Spirit-Gathering Pills
Because the ones he had slain were all Spirit-Awakening Realm Demon Beasts, the drop rate was not very high.
But the Slaughter Points were plentiful.
“System, deduce my realm all the way to the Divine Sea Realm!”
Lu Zhan could sense that deep within the Demon Nest, there seemed to be some extraordinary creature lurking.
At the very least, it had reached the Demon Guard Realm, equivalent to the human Divine Sea Realm.
[ Ding! The Slaughter System is dedicated to serving you wholeheartedly ]
[ Host consumes 1,000 Slaughter Points to begin cultivation ]
[ Detected: Aperture Opening Pill x30. Cultivation speed increased by 200%. Detected: Spirit-Gathering Pill x19. Cultivation speed increased by 80% ]
[ Entering the Unceasing Cultivation State... ]
[ You are already a martial artist at the Fifth Level of the Aperture Opening Realm, and you have fully mastered every technique of aperture opening. On this day, you feel that opening the final aperture is extremely difficult, so you do not hesitate to swallow an Aperture Opening Pill. ]
[ You circulate the Seven Killings Scripture, feeling the medicinal power explode inside your body. This is the third time this month you have taken an Aperture Opening Pill. The first two times, the medicinal force ran out of steam after only forcing open the Yunmen and Zhongfu apertures, but this time is different. You can feel trembling sensations coming from within the apertures. ]
[ Congratulations, Host, on breaking through to the Sixth Level of the Aperture Opening Realm ]
...
[ Continue consuming 1,000 Slaughter Points to raise realm ]
[ Another month passes, and you sequentially open apertures such as Tianfu and Qihu within your body. Seven days later, when you open your eyes, you can clearly feel the smoothness of Spiritual Energy flowing through your apertures. ]
[ You lower your head and see that the 321 apertures and meridians inside your body have linked together into a faintly visible net. At the center of the net, you can vaguely make out a blurry figure. ]
[ As you look at it, it seems as though you are looking at yourself. ]
[ Congratulations, Host, on breaking through to the Ninth Level of the Aperture Opening Realm ]
...
[ Continue consuming 1,000 Slaughter Points to raise realm ]
[ Another three months pass. You feel your spiritual platform become perfectly clear. Even with your eyes closed, it seems that you can still sense the environment outside. ]
[ On this day, you suddenly feel your meridians and apertures begin to resonate. You know you are about to break through. Yet when you look inward through the Eyes of the Candle Dragon, you discover that there seem to be five extremely faint hidden apertures in your body that have not yet been opened. ]
[ Ding! You have detected 5 hidden apertures within your body that have not yet been discovered by the world. Do you wish to spend 5,000 Slaughter Points to open the five hidden apertures? ]