Underground Alliance

"This Black-striped Poisonous Python should be close to breaking through to Lord-level. The materials on its body should sell for four or five hundred million Huaxia currency..."

Yue Ming did not hesitate. He drew the battle sword at his waist, then leaped into the air. The ground beneath his feet cracked as he shot skyward, crossing dozens of meters before landing on the rooftop with a thunderous boom.

"Hiss hiss~~"

The Black-striped Poisonous Python's two enormous heads and four cold snake eyes stared icily at Yue Ming. Its massive body coiled and twisted, its necks raised high as its triangular heads continuously flicked their tongues.

The instant Yue Ming landed, the Black-striped Poisonous Python attacked first. It opened its bloodthirsty maw and shot forward. One head bit toward Yue Ming while the other sprayed dark green venom.

Though the Black-striped Poisonous Python was massive, its reaction speed was anything but slow. Its venom was the most troublesome part—it was an extremely terrifying neurotoxin that even War God-level martial artists would not dare touch.

"You're courting death!"

Facing the Black-striped Poisonous Python's assault, Yue Ming remained calm. Its speed might have been fast, but that depended on who it was compared to. As a peak High-level War God, Yue Ming surpassed the Black-striped Poisonous Python in strength, speed, and reaction time.

The instant the Black-striped Poisonous Python closed in, Yue Ming lightly swayed and sidestepped. His battle sword thrust out, piercing one of the python's snake eyes in an instant. Before it could retaliate, he had already retreated over a hundred meters away.

"Hiss~"

The Black-striped Poisonous Python let out an enraged hiss. The severe injury to its eye drove it mad as it rolled violently across the rooftop. Its immense strength made the entire residential building shake as though it could collapse at any moment.

The Black-striped Poisonous Python roared madly. Its python tail, as thick as a man's waist, lashed toward Yue Ming like a long whip carrying terrifying force.

Yue Ming kept his gaze fixed on the Black-striped Poisonous Python. As he shifted sideways to evade, the battle sword in his hand swung once more, like a streak of cold light flashing past.

The Black-striped Poisonous Python's scales, hard as iron, were sliced apart like paper. One snake head was severed by the blade, and blood erupted like a fountain.

Before the Black-striped Poisonous Python could launch a final desperate counterattack, Yue Ming swung his sword again and cut off its other head. Its enormous body crashed to the ground with a boom.

Looking at the Black-striped Poisonous Python's corpse, Yue Ming calmly began dissecting it. Its body was too large to carry back in its entirety, so he only took valuable materials such as its gallbladder, eyes, and venom sac.

Over the next ten-odd days, Yue Ming began a frenzied hunting journey around the outskirts of City 003. Every day, he killed hundreds of monsters.

During that time, he encountered six Lord-level Monsters, one of which was even a High-level Lord-level. Yue Ming had to expend considerable effort to kill it.

The main reason was that the quality of Yue Ming's equipment was too poor. It simply could not break through a Lord-level Monster's defenses. Killing a High-level Lord-level Monster barehanded was naturally no easy task.

Fortunately, Yue Ming was a peak High-level War God and possessed threefold genes. Only by relying on his overwhelming strength could he kill a High-level Lord-level Monster.

If it had been any other peak High-level War God without equipment, they might not have been able to do anything to a High-level Lord-level Monster.

"It's about time I went back!"

Standing atop a dust-covered, dilapidated residential building, Yue Ming calmly looked down below. Dried bloodstains could be seen everywhere, along with scattered corpses and bones.

After nearly half a month of frenzied slaughter, Yue Ming's temperament had completely changed. He had finally adapted to life in the Wilderness Zone.

At the same time, his backpack had long since been filled with materials from High-level General-level monsters and above. Preliminary estimates put their value at no less than forty billion.

That was why Yue Ming was eager to return. His backpack simply could not hold any more, and he needed to dispose of the monster materials first.

Level: Apprentice Ninth Tier (First Tier)

Realm: Perfected Swordplay, Perfected Movement Technique

Genes: 3x

Force Exertion: 3x

Secret Technique: None

In addition, Yue Ming discovered that his comprehension was exceptionally good. In less than half a month, both his swordsmanship and movement technique had successively broken through.

Yue Ming vaguely suspected that the reason his comprehension had become so good might have been related to the fusion of two souls during his transmigration.

Moreover, his predecessor's comprehension had already been excellent. Otherwise, with only the strength of a Beginner Warlord, he could not have cultivated Shadow Stream Swordplay to its pinnacle and achieved threefold force exertion.

After spending around six days, Yue Ming finally returned to Jiangnan Base City. Mainly because he was carrying a pile of monster materials, he naturally could not travel as quickly as he had on the way there.

After returning to Jiangnan Base City, Yue Ming headed straight for the Underground Alliance, intending to sell the large pile of monster materials he had brought back.

"Materials from sixty-seven High-level Beast Generals are worth a total of 20.7 billion. Materials from five Low-level Lord-level Monsters are worth 6.3 billion. The materials from the final High-level Lord-level Monster are worth 15 billion. That comes to a total of 42 billion..."

"Transfer the money to my anonymous account at Swiss International Bank..."

Yue Ming did not sell the monster materials at a legitimate shop. Instead, he came to a place similar to a black market and found a buyer with a fairly good reputation.

The advantage was that they did not ask about his identity or the origins of the monster materials. The disadvantage was the risk of being robbed, so it had both benefits and drawbacks.

After the transaction concluded smoothly, Yue Ming left the Underground Alliance. He carefully sensed his surroundings and found no one following him.

"Looks like they're fairly honorable. I can keep dealing with them next time..."

Yue Ming was not afraid of them trying to rob him anyway. With his current strength, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was invincible below the Planetary level.

Yue Ming also did not plan to return to South Bank Residential Area. It had only been a temporary place for his predecessor to recover from his injuries. Since he was no longer short on money, he intended to find a hotel to stay in.

After finding a decent hotel, Yue Ming booked a luxurious suite, took a comfortable bath, and prepared to get a good night's sleep.

After fighting in the Wilderness Zone for half a month, Yue Ming had never truly rested. This time, he slept for an entire day and night.

When Yue Ming opened his eyes, it was already the following evening. The first thing he did after waking was open his Combat Communication Watch and transfer all the money from the anonymous account into his own account.

He then anonymously transferred one billion to the orphanage. His predecessor's parents had died early, and he had grown up in the orphanage. Since he had inherited everything from his predecessor, this money could be considered repayment for the orphanage's kindness in raising him.

After pondering for a moment, Yue Ming anonymously transferred one billion to each household of his predecessor's deceased teammates. This money would be enough to let their orphaned children live prosperous lives. There was only so much he could do.

"Let the past be buried in the past!"

After doing all that, Yue Ming did not know why, but his heart suddenly felt lighter. It was as though an invisible burden that had weighed upon his shoulders had finally been cast off, leaving his entire body relaxed.