Contemplation Method, Life Pearl!

Illustration book!?

Fang Qingyu's eyes were tightly shut, his brow furrowed slightly.

It took him a while to understand the purpose of this illustration book.

Simply put.

Life Severing Ghouls, souls refined into ink.

The lineage chart could record the first Life Severing Ghoul he killed into the illustration book, thereby obtaining skill points.

And once the illustration books of the same type of Life Severing Ghoul were collected.

There would be even more generous rewards.

Immediately after, Fang Qingyu looked at a newly opened page in the illustration book.

Its name was written in the upper left corner.

[Umbilical Evil ★1]

However, there were also star symbols behind it, representing its strength.

Continuing to read.

The Umbilical Fiend belongs to the vengeful infant species, a symbiotic type.

There are a total of 7.

This meant he had to kill six more Life Severing Ghouls of the same species to unlock the collection reward.

Then, what are the other 6...?

Just as Fang Qingyu thought this, the page suddenly flipped to the next one automatically.

Its name was written in the upper left corner, [Pupil's Grudge ★1]

However, there was no ink painting below it, clearly waiting for Fang Qingyu to hunt and fill it in.

And there were five more behind it, all their names marked out one by one.

Marrow Gu, Finger Gu, Fontanelle Nightmare, Fetal Membrane, Fetal Prison.

The remaining total of 3 1-star, 2 2-star, and 1 3-star.

It seemed that collecting all 7 symbiotic type Life Severing Ghouls was not that simple a task.

Even the 1-star ones were stronger than him currently.

The difficulty of a 3-star was hard to imagine.

As soon as these thoughts crossed his mind.

The doctor beside him suddenly spoke.

"You can be moved now."

The next second, Fang Qingyu felt a sharp pain in his shoulder.

His consciousness gradually sank into darkness.

"Beep~ Beep~ Beep~"

After an unknown amount of time, Fang Qingyu's eyelashes fluttered.

He slowly opened his eyes.

The smell of disinfectant pierced his nostrils.

"You're awake?"

Before Fang Qingyu could respond, a pleasant, crisp voice sounded from beside him.

A nurse stepped forward, checked the status of the equipment, and then picked up the intercom.

"Patient number 33 is awake."

"This... is a hospital?"

Fang Qingyu frowned slightly as he sat up, only to find himself bandaged like a mummy, with pain all over his body, especially his right hand.

"Hey, don't move!"

The nurse quickly reminded him.

"This is a hospital, you don't need to worry, you're safe now."

However, as she spoke, she began to back away.

Is this right...?

Fang Qingyu looked at her strange reaction and examined himself.

He was covered in white bandages, but there seemed to be no problem.

However, soon, the door was suddenly pushed open.

A man and a woman walked in.

"Instructor Zheng, Instructor Qin."

Fang Qingyu wasn't too surprised to see them. The people from the Martial Hall were the first to arrive at the alley last night, which already indicated that the Martial Hall must know something.

"You can lie down first."

Instructor Qin, having spent more time with Fang Qingyu, spoke first.

Fang Qingyu obediently followed the instruction.

Seeing that someone had arrived, the nurse directly withdrew.

"Do you know what nickname you have now?"

Qin Hui sat down and, without immediately mentioning the incident in the alley, teased him.

"?"

"Self-destructing Truck."

"Huh?"

Fang Qingyu looked bewildered.

What did that nickname have to do with him?

"Below the Martial Practitioner level, you're the first person brave enough to charge directly into an Umbilical Fiend's embrace," Zheng Lin chimed in with a smile.

Fang Qingyu thought back to the fight and replied truthfully.

"There was no other way. I felt it was about to unleash a big move, and if I didn't stop it, I would have died. So, I had to get close."

At that moment, his Vigilance and Weakness Gaze skills activated simultaneously.

He acted instinctively.

There was no time to think.

"Your combat intuition is very accurate. That was indeed your only chance," Qin Hui said, nodding in agreement.

"You saw the whole thing?"

Fang Qingyu suddenly asked curiously.

"Oh, yesterday, as soon as you started fighting the Umbilical Fiend, our people had already arrived. They intended to intervene, but... you killed the Umbilical Fiend by yourself," Qin Hui explained.

"So, who exactly are you people?"

Fang Qingyu followed up on the conversation.

Qin Hui and Zheng Lin exchanged a look and simultaneously produced identification.

"Divine Management Bureau, Third Task Force reserve members, Qin Hui, Zheng Lin."

"Divine Management Bureau?"

Fang Qingyu blinked in surprise. Did someone really name an organization that?

"It's essentially a combat organization specifically targeting Life Fiends, directly under the Federation."

Qin Hui explained.

"The Martial Hall is like our part-time job, but it's also a Federation institution, equivalent to a school for cultivating and hunting Life Fiends, providing free education to young people like you who want to learn martial arts."

"Otherwise, do you really think you could learn so many genuine things for just eighteen thousand?"

"Uh..."

Fang Qingyu was momentarily speechless.

Come to think of it, it made sense.

To learn so many valuable things for eighteen thousand was practically free.

"So, as we progress, will we all have to hunt Life Fiends?"

Fang Qingyu suddenly thought of this.

"No, it's entirely up to you."

Qin Hui shook his head.

"Because when a disciple reaches 300KG, if they want to improve further, they need to learn the Contemplation Method. And the prerequisite for learning the Contemplation Method is to have this."

As Qin Hui spoke, he took out a transparent bead from his pocket.

"A Life Pearl."

"They only drop from Life Fiends."

Fang Qingyu took the bead and held it in his palm. It was cool to the touch. If one didn't look closely, it resembled a glass bead.

But with even a slight observation, one could see faint, flowing lights shifting within.

He had heard the term "Contemplation Method" once before from Ying Kai last night.

At that time...

He was saying that the Contemplation Method meant stepping into the Transcendent realm!!

"So, once Formal Disciples meet the strength requirements, we will tell you about the existence of Life Pearls, and you can decide for yourselves whether to be an ordinary person or continue advancing on the Martial Path."

Fang Qingyu looked at the bead, and after listening to Qin Hui's words, he suddenly noticed that both of them were silent, staring intently at him.

He couldn't help but chuckle.

"Are you two really thinking I'd stop my Martial Path at 300KG???"

With the lineage chart, the path to the Transcendent realm was right before him.

How could he possibly give up on his Martial Path and become an ordinary person because of a Life Pearl?

Even if he could live a life of wealth with the lineage chart.

But how could that compare to...

The fleeting moment beyond the Transcendent realm!?

Hearing Fang Qingyu's words, Qin Hui smiled, relieved, and turned to look at Zheng Lin.

"I won, pay up."

"Tch."

Zheng Lin chuckled and snorted, but she paid the money readily.

"No..."

Fang Qingyu shook his head with a wry smile seeing this.

"One last thing, sign this agreement."

Qin Hui happily pocketed the money and handed over a document.

[Confidentiality Agreement]

The general content was that the existence of Life Pearls could not be revealed to any ordinary person in any form.

Fang Qingyu signed it without a second thought.

Although he didn't understand why the Federation was hiding Life Pearls so thoroughly, it wasn't something he needed to think about right now.

"Alright, we'll be going then. You should rest well."

"The events of last night are still under investigation."

"And I'll bring you information about Life Pearls next time."

After signing the agreement, the two didn't linger.

Fang Qingyu was left alone in the room.

Since the appearance of the Life Pearl and the words of the two coaches just now, Fang Qingyu had figured some things out.

No wonder Coach Lin and Hao Zi said they would wait for him in the Elite Class...

It probably wasn't due to concerns about his talent.

But rather fear that because of the existence of the Life Pearl.

He wouldn't come.

However, their worries were a bit excessive.

The existence of the Life Pearl.

Not only did it not make Fang Qingyu afraid.

It made him even more excited.