"Let's begin!"
Watching the fierce beast suddenly rush out of the grey mist, Ye Cang's thought stirred, and a King Slayer Flying Sword slowly floated before him.
Above high-level ferocious beasts were soldier-grade ferocious beasts possessing the combat power of the martial artist tier.
They were also known as beast soldiers.
Beast soldiers were divided into three grades: beginner, intermediate, and advanced, corresponding to the martial artist realms respectively.
And right now, the one before him was a beginner beast soldier Arrow Spitting Hedgehog.
This kind of beast soldier could attack by launching the spikes on its back.
In the past, this monster was an existence the Rock Mountain Squad wouldn't dare provoke at all.
But now...
Swish!
Ye Cang's thought stirred, and the King Slayer Flying Sword shot out violently.
In the blink of an eye, before the Arrow Spitting Hedgehog could react, the small sword directly pierced the Arrow Spitting Hedgehog's skull, nailing it to the ground.
"Done!"
Looking at the monster dead as a doornail on the ground, Ye Cang looked at the system panel.
[Life Energy: 4.1]
In less than a breath, Life Energy increased by 2.5 points.
"As expected, using psionic power to kill enemies is faster!"
"If in close-range combat, with my current 1,100 kilograms of strength, I'd say I'd take a tumble on this beast."
Muttering softly, Ye Cang stepped forward to collect the spikes shot out from the Arrow Spitting Hedgehog's body, then continued onward.
Before long, he encountered another Arrow Spitting Hedgehog.
However, compared to the one he killed previously, this Arrow Spitting Hedgehog instantly shot out spikes from its back the moment it saw him.
Ye Cang's expression changed, and he hurriedly raised his sword to parry.
Clang, clang, clang...
The instant the God Slaying Sword collided with the spikes, astonishing force surged straight through the blade into his body, blasting him back in continuous retreats.
"Such astonishing force, every single spike has at least two thousand kilograms of force."
Ye Cang's arm was trembling violently. A trace of surprise flashed across his face; just now, he had executed his Minute Level Movement Technique with all his strength to narrowly fend off all the spikes.
"Courting death!"
Once he recovered his wits, a thought stirred, and the King Slayer Flying Sword mercilessly stabbed forth.
Bang!
The Arrow Spitting Hedgehog's skull burst apart with a loud crash.
3 points of Life Energy smoothly arrived in his account.
A day passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already evening.
At this moment, Ye Cang's backpack was stuffed with materials collected from monsters.
On the ground beside him were even several material packs wrapped in soft animal hides.
The quantity was astonishing.
Judging by the size, it was enough to rival the haul his squad brought back from three or four days out.
However, in terms of quality, the value of these materials of his was clearly higher.
Over the course of the day, the beginner beast soldiers he killed reached as many as twenty-four.
He had even ambushed and killed an intermediate beast soldier.
As for ferocious beasts below the beast soldier tier, there were already over sixty.
When the squad used to go out in the past, being able to kill a beginner beast soldier without any injuries among all members could already be considered heaven opening its eyes.
But now, beginner beast soldiers were no longer regarded by him at all.
Glancing at the pile of materials, Ye Cang cast his gaze toward the light-blue light screen.
Compared to his true harvest, these didn't count for much at all.
[Life Energy: 129]
Life Energy broke a hundred.
Looking at the system panel, with over a hundred points of Life Energy, he had more choices regarding stat allocation.
Aside from the 'Physique' and 'Spirit' attributes, he could now allocate points to 'Combat Techniques' to make them break through.
"According to the current ratio of Life Energy to stat allocation, 129 points of Life Energy yield 43 attribute points. Regardless of which one they're added to, it will be a huge help to me!"
"Adding to 'Physique' and 'Spirit' attributes can enhance my normal combat power, while adding to the 'Combat Technique' attribute can improve my combat skills."
"But with my current strength, it is not yet the time to pursue technique; having stronger strength can secure greater safeguards."
"The improvement of 'Combat Techniques' consumes too much Life Energy, and it can also be improved in combat, so there's no rush."
Pondering for a moment, Ye Cang looked at the 'Physique' and 'Spirit' attributes on the panel.
"Without the blessing of high-intensity techniques, strength can only match warriors of the same tier, possessing no advantage."
"Whereas a Psionic Warrior can fight across tiers, which is clearly the most cost-effective."
Making up his mind, Ye Cang directly began allocating points.
As Life Energy continuously consumed, the 'Spirit' attribute soared rapidly.
After finishing the allocation, Ye Cang hoisted all the materials on the ground onto his back and headed toward where his vehicle was located.
Within his sea of consciousness, his mental power was growing continuously.
Compared to the increase in strength, the growth rate of mental power after point allocation was a lot slower.
Arriving in front of the vehicle, putting everything into the compartment, Ye Cang glanced at the map and headed back toward Crimson Cloud City.
An hour later, he appeared in the area of Crimson Cloud City where materials were frequently sold.
Inside the Evolver Alliance's shop.
Following Ye Cang's arrival, quite a few people cast side-long glances.
"To think he's a lone wolf?"
"To be able to acquire so many materials at once and safely bring them back, this person's strength is not simple."
"Too astonishing! Even when I follow a squad out, it's not certain we can get so many good things all at once!"
"..."
Amidst the low exclamations of amazement, there were also mixed in quite a few ill-intentioned gazes.
"Calculate this for me!"
Ye Cang looked toward the staff member who had already stepped forward.
"The average value of intermediate beast soldier materials is 50,000 Huaxia Coins, totaling 1; that's 50,000 Huaxia Coins. The average value of beginner beast soldier materials is 20,000 Huaxia Coins, totaling 24; that's 480,000 Huaxia Coins."
The staff member finished tallying and said to Ye Cang.
"As for the ferocious beast materials, a total of 65 sets, with each set averaging 3,000 Huaxia Coins, totaling 195,000 Huaxia Coins."
"Altogether, that comes to 725,000 Huaxia Coins."
Hearing this, Ye Cang stated his bank card number.
"Transfer it to my card!"
Very quickly, the funds arrived in his account.
Over seven hundred thousand—something his predecessor would have needed several years and countless brushes with mortal danger to acquire—was now accomplished in his hands by spending a mere few hours.
And he didn't even run into danger.
Leaving the shop, Ye Cang found a restaurant to have a good meal, then headed straight home.
Returning to his room, Ye Cang washed up and laid directly on the bed to start resting.
Time slipped away; waking up from sleep and checking the time, it was already past three in the morning.
He woke up at this time because the enhancement of mental power in his sea of consciousness had already tended to stabilize.
[Ye Cang (Beginner Martial Artist, Intermediate Psionic Warrior)] [Spirit: 64] [Physique: 11] [Combat Technique: Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art (Mastery 21/100), Stinger Sword Technique (Foundation 23/30)] [Movement Technique: Minute Level (11/)] [Life Energy: 0]
His mental power had broken through a minor realm.
According to the characteristic of Psionic Warriors fighting across tiers, the strength of his mental power explosion now directly rose to the high-level martial artist tier.
In a mere day, his strength directly soared by so much that even he was somewhat dazed.
A moment later, Ye Cang recovered his wits and muttered softly.
"It's finally over. Let's see how much I've grown stronger!"
Releasing his psychokinesis, things within a radius of nearly a hundred meters were instantly visible to him with his eyes closed, ignoring terrain.
A thought stirred, and a 'King Slayer Flying Sword' stabbed outward, the flying sword's speed soaring by three to fourfold.
Furthermore, his control over the flying sword at this moment was even more handy and smooth.
"In just a single day, it elevated my combat power to such a degree—simply unimaginable!"
Ye Cang exclaimed in wonder.
Familiarizing himself with his strength, Ye Cang looked toward the second 'King Slayer Flying Sword'.
Swish!
The next instant, the second 'King Slayer Flying Sword' floated into the air, slowly rotating just like the first flying sword, the power aura emanating from it not a bit weaker than the first one.
Practicing for a short while, Ye Cang's thought stirred, and yet another 'King Slayer Flying Sword' flew into the air.
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