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"My precious little one."

After landing, Yao Leden didn't argue. Instead, he blurted out a colloquial phrase and stared blankly at the Ironclad Boar, whose head had been gouged into a large hole, then at Li Ye's fingers, which were covered in red and white matter.

"Your hands are that tough?"

Even attacking with weapons felt like striking metal against the Ironclad Boar. Killing one was very time-consuming, and other demons were far more dangerous than Ironclad Boars.

Yao Leden had seen people who took the Adamantine Gate route before. Even Yang Jie from their school was considered half a Break Through Realm expert, and he could handle an Ironclad Boar's attack, but he certainly didn't have the strength to instantly kill one.

Those who took the Adamantine Gate path usually focused on strengthening their bodies. But who could grab an Ironclad Boar like Li Ye and leave a hole in its head?

"What are you doing, flying around so frantically? Why not save some energy? There's still plenty of time."

Yao Leden said, "It'll take a few more days to finish this training session."

"I can't wait a few days," Li Ye chuckled.

A few days?

How much would he have to share then?

Since he was already here, it was best to finish it all at once.

"Perfect, I saw you guys, so I'll give this to you." He extended his fist.

Yao Leden: "..."

"No, isn't this a bit too fast? We've only known each other for a week. Even if you're exceptionally talented and have a boundless future, I still need to consider it!"

"What is it?"

Li Ye opened his hand, revealing the Green Bamboo Dart Mantis, which was peeking out its small head, and showed it to her. "You wanted to collect them, right? This must be worth a lot."

Yao Leden's eyes lit up. "Green Bamboo Dart Mantis? Caught alive?"

As she spoke, she pulled out her phone and turned on the flashlight on the back, shining it on the mantis. The sudden light instantly stilled the mantis, which was still struggling with its small head.

The Ironclad Boar's weak points were its eye sockets and rear, susceptible to physical attacks. The Green Bamboo Dart Mantis's weakness was its fear of direct, strong light. They usually lived in shady areas and were active at night.

It was indeed rare to catch one during the day.

"I'll buy it! If you sell it to me, the school usually pays ten thousand. How about this, I'll give you twelve thousand, a 20% premium," Yao Leden said.

"What?!"

Deng Hao exclaimed, "This bug is worth twelve thousand? Is it made of gold?"

"Do you understand what 'aesthetics' means?"

Yao Leden took the mantis, keeping the phone's backlight on it, not daring to let go. "Look at its jade-like color under the light, look at its forelegs, like flawless jade. This is worth more than jade. Keeping it as a pet is also aesthetically pleasing, and selling it to someone who likes it would fetch twenty thousand."

Buying bugs for appreciation.

While he didn't understand it, there were indeed people who liked such things.

"Don't underestimate the practical uses of demons, especially those that are mutated plants and animals. Take the Ironclad Boar, for example. Although the meat isn't tasty, it has seasonings, and the most valuable part is its hide, which can be made into high-quality leather shoes."

"For a Green Bamboo Dart Mantis, which is hard to catch, setting aside its aesthetic value, its forelegs can be used as materials for microsurgery in ophthalmology. The small dart-like spines under its wings are also an excellent ingredient for painkillers. Have you bought 'Mantid Wind Pain Relief Patches'? This is the main ingredient."

"Ah? This is the main ingredient?" Jia Dong was taken aback.

They had indeed bought such things before. When training at the martial arts school, everyone would get bruised and swollen. Applying a patch to the sore spot worked very quickly.

Traditional Chinese medicine in this world was much better than in his previous life, especially in the Divine Land, where it held a status superior to modern medicine.

It couldn't be helped. There were too many things that could be used as medicinal materials. Some of these demons were great harms, but some also possessed healing properties.

The ingredients Li Ye ate were all highly effective, far better than medicinal cuisine from his previous life.

For example, eggs. Everyone knew that eating more eggs could enhance immunity, promote brain development, and protect eyesight. But in his previous life, no one paid much attention to them because of their limited effects.

Here, however, as long as it was related to demons, even an egg had a very noticeable effect.

"Brother Ye."

After receiving one, Yao Leden immediately smiled and said, "Let's find more, get a few more of these. We can skip the rest of this training session."

"Do you think they're like cabbages? I don't have time to run errands for you. I just happened to see you guys. If I hadn't met you, I might have just crushed it. I'll see what I can do later."

Li Ye was here to earn Nutrient Solutions, not to work for Yao Leden.

After saying this, he once again kicked out a wave of energy, rising a few steps. He disappeared like a swimming dragon.

Deng Hao watched Li Ye disappear, then looked at the Ironclad Boar below with a hole in its head. After a pause, he asked, "Who gets credit for this?"

"There are usually specialized people who analyze and assess these things, and they'll calculate the points. Don't worry," Yao Leden said. "It definitely won't be counted for you guys, since you didn't provide any assistance and almost got counterattacked."

"So it was for nothing?"

"What else did you expect? Do you think you can just leech experience? If a powerful expert is determined to steal a kill, you won't get anything. Rest up and let's look for the next one. Tracking demon traces is also part of the training assignment."

With Li Ye going all out, the Martial Arts Students basically had no chance to play. The most visible Ironclad Boars, as soon as he found one, he would leap down. Regardless of whether anyone else was already fighting it, he would strike with a grab, take the Ironclad Boar's life, and then move on.

In just two to three hours, all the Ironclad Boars that could be seen within the training area were slaughtered by Li Ye.

He landed on the trunk of a giant tree on the mountain peak to rest, after surveying the area from the air and confirming there were no more Ironclad Boars in sight.

"There aren't many of them either."

Li Ye estimated that he had only taken down about fifty before the Ironclad Boars disappeared.

"Next, I'll have to search for them."

Green Bamboo Dart Mantises were a bit hard to find. During the day, you could only hope to stumble upon them by chance. As for nighttime... Dragon Mountain's nights were off-limits for training.

There were also very few other types of demons, but there was one kind that Li Ye knew of, which belonged to a similar broad category as the Ironclad Boars and should still be present in Dragon Mountain.

Whirlpool Saliva Grey Toads, or toads in general, usually lived in places with water.

There were flowing streams on the mountain, and he had seen signs of them when he used his Lightness Skill to traverse the area. If he followed them, he should be able to find this type of demon.

After resting for about ten minutes, Li Ye leaped up again, using the tree trunk for leverage to propel himself into the air.

Not far from Dragon Mountain, there was a small military camp. Inside the camp, on one of the surveillance screens, several staff members were watching over a hundred videos that provided an unobstructed view of the training scenario. Another monitor next to them displayed some individual perspectives.

"This kid is pretty ruthless."

One of the staff members pointed to a video showing a rapidly moving figure, with the camera mostly in the air, occasionally descending to kill an Ironclad Boar.

The drone footage also recorded a short-haired teenager in a silver-white school uniform cleanly piercing a demon's head with a single strike.

"Is he practicing a Break Through Realm martial art? Which school is here at Dragon Mountain this time?" a person who looked like an officer asked.

"It's still Fourteenth Middle School. Their training hasn't ended yet; it will only conclude after this session is over."

The officer was taken aback. "Besides that young lady from the Fu family, that school has someone this capable? Last time, there was someone with good Lightness Skill, but I don't see them this time, and their attacks weren't this swift."

Before the summer break, Fourteenth Middle School had also trained at Dragon Mountain, and two individuals had left a deep impression on them: one was a two-meter-tall student, who was also here now and had a good Iron Body Technique.

The other had excellent Lightness Skill and impressive claw techniques, easily defeating demons, but they didn't appear as clean and efficient as this person.

In fact, the efficiency was so remarkable that the officer was somewhat surprised.

His Lightness Skill was decent, but his attacks were devastatingly powerful.

Ironclad Boars had very tough hides; even pistol bullets could barely penetrate and would get stuck just under the skin. This person, however, could create a gaping hole with a single grab. Such a feat was uncommon at Fourteenth Middle School.

"The Ironclad Boars are gone?" the officer noticed a problem.

"All the ones we deployed are gone."

The staff member said, "Should we deploy another batch? Otherwise, at this rate, they'll finish this training session in a single day."

"What was allocated is what was allocated. There's no need to deploy more. If we do it this time, what about next time? They were supposed to clear out this batch anyway. We're not here to serve the schools; we're just giving them a little help."

The officer waved his hand and looked back at the screen. "Are you sure you haven't seen this person before?"

The staff member replied, "No, he should be a newly promoted Martial Arts Student."

The officer nodded. "Find out who he is later. If he meets the criteria, see if we can sign him. If not, try to get a targeted recruitment."