Shameless Things

Slaughter Practice x1

Ancient Martial Spear (Proficient)

345/1000

Kill one mid-tier beast: +10.

Transformation Attributes: Penetrating Force, Copper Transformation

Copper Transformation

Trait: Transformative Force in the blood and qi, condensed into copper

Penetrating Force

Trait: Force gathers in the limbs, flesh and blood break armor

Of the two Transformation Attributes, the former came from a high-quality body-tempering breakthrough into the Iron Flesh Realm. It could consume blood and qi to reinforce his skin. At present, even the Red-Armored Great Lizard's teeth could not bite through it.

The latter came from the Red-Armored Great Lizard's ambush. He had comprehended it through a Life and Death Simulation. It was a technique that transferred the overt and Subtle Force of the Ancient Martial Spear to his fists and feet. His fists could now break armor as well.

After this battle, he could confirm that most mid-tier beasts below the Red-Armored Great Lizard were no match for him.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qiu let out a long sigh and dragged the Red-Armored Great Lizard, which weighed at least five or six hundred jin, back as he muttered, "Mid-tier beasts are clearly more cunning than low-tier ones. If I didn't have Copper Transformation, I would have been seriously injured at the very least. I have to be more careful from now on."

He dragged the Red-Armored Great Lizard's corpse into the pitch-black supermarket floor. Firelight spilled down from the stairs, accompanied by a patter of footsteps.

Looking up, he saw Liu Zili holding a long spear in each hand. The one in her right hand had a cone-shaped spearhead, while the one in her left had twin crescent blades. "Jiang Qiu, are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Jiang Qiu shook his head. Before he could say more, Zhang Shan and the other students who came down after him snatched the beast corpse from his hands. "Wow, even with spears, we couldn't pierce that armor. Brother Jiang, you smashed its skull open with your fists?"

"Brother Jiang, that's incredible! You killed a mid-tier beast barehanded. Even Li Juefeng might not be this strong!"

"That tail nearly snapped my spine when it hit me. But Brother Jiang's physique doesn't seem affected at all. It's so tough."

"Yeah, good thing Brother Jiang was here. Otherwise, our field would have been the first to have someone withdraw on the very first night."

"Haha, sticking with Brother Jiang is safe."

The joy of surviving the disaster rang out like a song. Surrounded by the others, Jiang Qiu returned to the second floor, back to that draft-free storage room, and rebuilt the bonfire.

After scattering another layer of beast-repelling powder at the entrance and shutting the iron door, Jiang Qiu took out a brand-new black shirt from his pack and changed into it. The ridged muscles across his body were fully exposed as he changed, prompting Zhang Shan and the others to laugh again. "Brother Jiang only looks a little sturdy and thin on the surface. Turns out his muscles underneath are condensed like steel bars. Unlike me, I still look a little chubby!"

"Haha, Brother Jiang has to be at the Iron Flesh Realm already. How could he be fat?"

Only Li Si widened his eyes, trying his hardest to spot something unusual, yet he could not even see a single tooth mark.

So Copper Skin Iron Flesh wasn't an adjective.

Once everyone had settled down, as the bonfire died out, they each hugged their spears and slept against the walls. They glanced at Jiang Qiu before closing their eyes, then soon fell asleep.

The night passed quickly. Early the next morning, Hu Yeye dragged over an entire beast from the warehouse where they had stored the Beast Meat yesterday, lit a fire, and roasted it for breakfast.

Following Zhang Shan's example, she cut off a large chunk of belly meat and handed it to Jiang Qiu.

"Thanks."

"Mm."

Meeting Jiang Qiu's calm, waterlike gaze, Hu Yeye's heart skipped a beat. She lowered her head and continued dividing the meat, occasionally drawing teasing from Zhang Shan and the others for her clumsy hands and taciturn nature.

"Brother Jiang, what are we doing today?"

Zhang Shan tore off a huge bite of meat, his thick brows twitching.

"Find beasts, then kill them." Jiang Qiu chewed, paused, then said, "We occupy the best area of Qingmu Town. There should be the most beasts here. If we search building by building, we can find quite a few."

"Yeah. Before Li Juefeng recovers, we need to seize the time and kill beasts," Zhang Shan said with a nod. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. "How about this? I suggest we give all the killing opportunities to Brother Jiang. We can practice capturing beasts alive. After all, Brother Jiang is the core of Field No. 8!

"With Brother Jiang's strength from killing that Red-Armored Great Lizard barehanded yesterday, plus all of our combined strength, I dare say it'll be very hard for Li Juefeng to catch up again.

"What do you think?"

One stone fell, stirring a thousand waves.

"Good!"

"I support Brother Jiang!"

"We should've done this long ago. Which field doesn't support their leading student with everything they have?"

"Right!"

Jiang Qiu froze slightly. Liu Zili and Zhang Shan were looking at him with blazing eyes, while Wang Guanjia, Li Si, and the others also turned to look at him. The blood surging through his heart felt like tea steeping in warm water.

In the end, he had only killed beasts for money, for the reward of "best performance," and because he had the ability to kill beasts.

Naturally, being able to kill more beasts was even better.

"Thanks for your support."

A faint smile spread from Jiang Qiu's greasy lips. His chest eased, and all the stale air within him dispersed.

Extremely Low-Quality Body Tempering x1

Extremely Low-Quality Body Tempering x1

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After the meal, the Outstanding Students led by Jiang Qiu strode out of the supermarket. Their spearheads angled toward the ground, their killing intent coiled like tigers. They moved slowly down the main road, occasionally entering buildings along the street, killing a few low-tier beasts before emerging drenched in blood.

[Kills: 12]

[Kills: 13]

[Kills: 14]

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Swish—

Inside a restaurant, as the twin crescent blades severed an Iron-Armored Lizard's head, the two students pinning down its belly let out sighs of relief and wiped the sweat from their faces. "Capturing one alive is much more exhausting than killing it. My spear shaft is getting steadier and steadier."

"Yeah, but there don't seem to be as many beasts on Central Street as we imagined. We spent half the day and only found this one Iron-Armored Lizard nest, killing five of them."

"If only we knew where the center of the secret realm was. The beasts there must be densely packed. Maybe we could even run into Demon Plants."

"Dream on. Beasts? Demon Plants? The center of the secret realm is twisted and chaotic. If you accidentally get sucked into the secret realm space, just stay there until the Practical Training Hunt ends before coming out."

Amid the banter, after asking Jiang Qiu for permission, Hu Yeye gathered wooden boards and plastic, or tore down the dried vines covering the walls to start a fire. They immediately began their meal.

Before long, the rich aroma of oil filled the air, and they had another hearty feast of Beast Meat.

Just as everyone was eating happily, a rapid patter of footsteps came from the road outside, drawing nearer.

"Hey, it's Xie Kuang and his group. They're down one person."

Li Si stuffed his mouth with Beast Meat without delaying his loud shout.

The footsteps stopped, and Jiang Qiu's group turned to look.

Xie Kuang stood at the other end of the road, holding a long spear. No one knew where yesterday's glorious light armor had been torn apart. The shocking claw marks on his back had already clotted with blood. He turned back like a wolf, his bloodshot eyes as vicious as a ghost's.

Li Si instinctively furrowed his brows and shrank his neck. Remembering that Jiang Qiu and the others were behind him, he grinned, curled his lips, and waved. "Xie Kuang, I'll share some meat with you. Want some?"

"Humph!"

Xie Kuang dragged his feet away. The surviving students behind him twitched their lips and gritted their teeth as they looked at the people inside eating meat around the fire. A sourness rose in their noses. After hesitating for a moment, they left as well.

Those who had cursed Jiang Qiu before still had the nerve to eat Beast Meat with him?

How shameless were they?

A bunch of shameless things!

"Heh, Li Si, your mouth is really vicious."

Zhang Shan slapped his thigh and laughed, then bit off another huge mouthful of Beast Meat. His heart felt unexpectedly refreshed.

Li Si curled his lips. "Otherwise, who's paying me back for the beating I took yesterday morning? He only happened to hear me say a couple things about him, and now he holds a grudge. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Nothing like Brother Jiang."

He turned and smiled at Jiang Qiu, making everyone laugh knowingly.

Jiang Qiu silently withdrew his gaze and continued eating, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

The noise continued, while two or three green shoots quietly sprouted from the withered yellow vines hanging on the wall outside the door.