Seizing High-Grade Spirit Medicine

Ruins City.

Abandoned Amusement Park.

The Monster Potion Company martial artists advanced in the dark.

There were many Heaven and Earth Spiritual Items, but timing the grab was everything.

At night, monsters were active, but they were just monsters—if you couldn't beat them, you could run.

Daytime was different.

You had to watch out for monsters, and also for other martial artist squads.

Men die for wealth, birds die for food.

Sometimes the knife in your back didn't come from a monster.

Human martial artists were more frightening.

That was why

the Monster Potion Company chose to move at night.

One, to avoid the mantis stalking the cicada with the oriole behind, and two, to go all out against the monsters.

"Captain, a lot of teams on the forum got robbed."

A low-level Martial Artist looked at the woman leading the way ahead, dressed in a full black leather bodysuit.

The Leather-clad Woman sneered, "There's always a bunch of fearless idiots. Relax, they wouldn't dare touch the Monster Potion Company."

"But... it's the same person hitting all those teams."

"Oh?"

The Leather-clad Woman stopped, extended a slender jade hand wrapped in black leather, and took the Electronic Light Screen to scroll through it.

Soon, her expression turned slightly grim:

"Anyone bold enough to rob that many teams alone is at least a High-level Monster."

In the squad, she was the strongest.

A Seventh-order Advanced Martial Artist.

Facing an Eighth- or Ninth-order Advanced Martial Artist, she really had no confidence.

But she wasn't scared either.

The Monster Potion Company had several Martial Dao Grandmasters backing it. Not just any Advanced Martial Artist—even a Grandmaster would have to think twice.

"Don't worry. In Jinling City, no one dares to cross the Monster Potion Company."

The Leather-clad Woman pushed aside her concern and injected a dose of reassurance into the squad.

Hearing that, everyone relaxed.

It was just that the forum had hyped up the Ghost Face Martial Artist way too much.

Talking about how he could control objects from a distance, even lift huge rocks to crush people, and take heads from a thousand meters away like picking something out of a bag.

Could that be true?

They didn't believe it anyway.

The squad walked for a few more minutes. The Leather-clad Woman at the front raised a hand to stop them.

Her voice was cold: "We're here."

Everyone looked up.

In their field of vision, coiled on the Roller Coaster Track of the amusement park, was a massive snake glowing green.

Under the moonlight, its scales reflected a cold gleam.

A High-level Monster, the Jade Scale Snake.

At the snake's head, in a pool of water, swayed a spiritual herb with seven purple star-shaped petals.

"Dew Star Grass?"

Standing in the distance, Lu Xuan, who had been keeping an eye on the Monster Potion Company's squad, raised an eyebrow.

He didn't know much about martial artists.

But he knew monsters and spiritual herbs inside out.

The monster-clearing warehouse had posters and dedicated books on them.

If anyone found remnants of these herbs in a monster's stomach while clearing it, they'd get a hefty bonus.

Back then, Lu Xuan had spent a month familiarizing himself with these herbs, hoping for some luck.

Now that he saw one, he recognized it at a glance.

"This spiritual medicine seems to be used for making psychoactive drugs... I wonder if it'll help my Psychic Power?"

"This grass has a destiny with me!"

Lu Xuan stared at the plant, eyes blazing.

He didn't act rashly.

Standing in place, he watched the battle.

At that moment, the Jade Scale Snake was locked in combat with the High-level Monster and three other Intermediate Martial Artists.

The remaining low-level Martial Artists stood guard around them.

The Leather-clad Woman cracked her long whip, lashing it toward the Jade Scale Snake.

Each strike sent sparks trailing through the air, occasionally lighting up the night.

The other three Intermediate Martial Artists also unleashed their own skills, giving the Jade Scale Snake no chance to rest.

They were going all out to suppress it in one go.

"Good tactics!"

A grin curled beneath Lu Xuan's ghost mask: "Fighting with such relentless effort—even if they kill the High-level Monster, they'll be too exhausted to fight on... That'll be my moment to strike."

Boom! Boom!

The sound of breaking air rang out.

The Leather-clad Woman moved nimbly, landing on the roller coaster track. She channeled her blood energy, swung her whip, and sent blade-like flames slicing toward the Jade Scale Snake.

Spiritual Energy externalized—a High-level Monster!

Wherever the flames passed, vegetation vaporized and steel melted to liquid.

The Jade Scale Snake's scales were torn open, revealing vicious, jagged wounds.

"Roar—!"

The Jade Scale Snake howled, its hundred-zhang body writhing as it spewed freezing breath from its maw. Wherever the breath touched, frost formed and ice crystallized; anyone tainted would have their organs wither in an instant.

The two sides clashed.

Dozens of exchanges passed, neither gaining the upper hand.

Though the Jade Scale Snake was strong, it was outnumbered.

Half an hour into the fight, the Leather-clad Woman pushed off with both legs, her slender figure shooting forward. She swapped her whip for a Pulse Cannon.

Aiming at the Jade Scale Snake's wounds, she pulled the trigger.

Boom—!

A Spiritual Energy Pulse blasted out.

"Roar!" The Jade Scale Snake screamed in agony, several bloody holes appearing in its belly. Realizing it was outmatched, it thought of retreat and twisted its body to flee.

"Stop it!" the Leather-clad Woman shouted.

The remaining ten low-level Martial Artists struck together.

Energy surged, smoke billowed.

Under the barrage of fire, the Jade Scale Snake had nowhere to run. It was heavily wounded and collapsed to the ground.

The Leather-clad Woman and the three Intermediate Martial Artists seized the chance and closed in.

Pfft!

A blade pierced the snake's head. Blood sprayed, and the Jade Scale Snake breathed its last.

"As expected of a High-level Monster—if it weren't for the company's new weapon, it might have gotten away today."

Everyone exhaled, drenched in sweat.

The Leather-clad Woman quickly sat down to regulate her breath, not forgetting to remind the others, "Hurry and pick the Dew Star Grass—delay and things could change!"

"Yes!"

Several low-level Martial Artists turned and lunged toward the Dew Star Grass in the pool.

But suddenly.

Everyone froze, staring wide-eyed at the pool.

There stood Lu Xuan in his ghost mask, already holding the Dew Star Grass, looking at them with a smile in his eyes. He said insolently:

"Thanks for delivering this high-grade spiritual medicine."

At those words.

The Leather-clad Woman, who had been meditating, opened her eyes. When she saw Lu Xuan's ghost-faced monkey mask, her face turned the color of liver.

"Ghost Face Martial Artist!?"

The Leather-clad Woman gritted her teeth. "Sir, are you really going to oppose the Monster Potion Company?"

Lu Xuan pocketed the Dew Star Grass and nodded. "Is the Monster Potion Company really that strong? Strutting around Jinling City like you're someone important?!"

"You're not a Jinling City martial artist?!"

"A dead man doesn't need to know!"

Lu Xuan raised both hands. Within twenty meters, every sharp object came alive, floating suspended in midair.

"Th-this..."

"Gh-ghost!"

"What kind of technique is this? How can you... pfft!"

Hundreds of blades shot out like bullets, carving graceful arcs through the crowd and sending sprays of blood flying.

The men, already drained of their blood, qi, and Spiritual Energy, had no strength left to resist.

Dead on the spot!

"You can't kill me!"

The Leather-clad Woman roared. Strangely, a golden light burst from within her body. The moment Lu Xuan's Mental Power-controlled flying knives struck, it enveloped her, only managing to sever both her arms. The golden light then wrapped around her and fled into the distance.

"No good!" Lu Xuan's face twisted. He condensed his Psychic Power into a single point and hurled a blade at the Leather-clad Woman with all his force.

"Aaaah—I'll kill you!"

The Leather-clad Woman's voice echoed across Ruins City until it faded into the night.

It all happened in an instant.

She had escaped!

"How is that possible?!"

Lu Xuan dropped to his knees with effort, staring wide-eyed at the woman vanishing into the distance, shock and terror churning in his heart:

"What kind of power is that?"

"An immortal? Or the legendary Heaven and Earth Martial Saint?"

He didn't know much about martial artists' abilities.

He only knew the cultivation stages: Martial Artist, Martial Master, Martial Grandmaster, Martial Saint, Martial God...

What kind of being could possess a golden light that saved someone?

He had no idea.

"I was careless."

Lu Xuan's mood grew heavy. "That woman's identity is probably no simple thing..."

A young lady from a wealthy family—why come to the Wilderness for training?

He closed his eyes slightly.

Lu Xuan let out a sigh. "Whatever. The one who killed them was the Ghost Face Martial Artist. What does that have to do with me, Lu Xuan?"

Zhou Shuren was Zhou Shuren.

Lu Xun was Lu Xun.

He steadied his mind, recovered a little, picked up the storage ring from the ground, collected the Jade Scale Snake corpse, tossed down a fire, and vanished.

Half an hour later.

Satellite City No. 3.

A golden light fell, and a graceful figure slammed into the ground, drenched in blood. It was the Leather-clad Woman.

She trembled all over, her eyes filled with terror: "How is this possible? How can someone control objects from a distance?"

"No, I have to report this to the company!"

"This man cannot be allowed to live!"

Both her arms were severed, blood gushing out. Unable to get up, she shouted at the city-guarding martial artists: "I'm a Monster Potion Company martial artist! Take me to the hospital!"

At the same time, She looked down at her abdomen. A massive, bloody hole had been torn through it.

Her martial foundation was destroyed!

"Aaaah!"

"Ghost Face Martial Artist, I'll kill you!"

Lu Xuan stood atop the Ferris wheel, his Mental Power slightly recovered. He watched the scene below, now reduced to complete ashes, and let out a heavy breath:

"Escaping is fine. It'll just muddy the waters for the major companies and factions."

He comforted himself.

In the Leather-clad Woman's mind, the Ghost Face Martial Artist was not a Jinling City martial artist!

That way, he could kill Xu Long and seize the Earth Dragon Egg without any burden.

The Xu Family would ultimately search for the killer outside Jinling City. By the time they figured it out, he would already be a different person.

"Next step—get stronger!"

Lu Xuan took out the Dew Star Grass and swallowed it in one gulp.