Dragon Marrow Paste

Boom!

The war hammer and giant axe collided head-on, and their frenzied force sent the two men flying apart.

With Xue Long's death, the clash between the two War Venerables came to an end as well.

"Useless trash! You were a War Venerable, yet you couldn't kill a mere General. You deserved to die."

Looking at Xue Long, whose head Ye Cang had smashed, Huang Heyu cursed furiously under his breath, his face dark.

But he hadn't fared much better. He was covered in dust, clearly having been at a disadvantage in their clash.

"Get lost!"

Holding his giant axe, Hong Chen looked at Huang Heyu and gave a cold snort.

At that, Huang Heyu flashed away without looking back.

"I never imagined you'd actually kill a War Venerable!"

Hong Chen walked up to Ye Cang, a trace of shock flashing through his eyes.

To kill a War Venerable while only at the General level—across the entire King City, very few could manage that.

Those few were all born into major lineages.

For Ye Cang to reach this point all on his own was simply unbelievable.

"Venerable Hong, thank you for holding Huang Heyu off for me. Ye Cang is grateful."

Ye Cang cupped his hands.

"It seems our Divine Firmament Martial Arts Hall is about to produce an unparalleled genius!"

Hong Chen patted Ye Cang on the shoulder, full of emotion.

"All right. Now that this is over, we should head back."

"Yes, Venerable Hong!"

Wang Xu hurriedly answered.

Just then, Ye Cang quickly said:

"Venerable Hong, I still have some things to collect. You can go ahead; I'll catch up shortly."

Hearing that, a flicker of puzzlement passed through Hong Chen's eyes, but he still nodded.

"Be careful. There are matters to attend to in the King City, so I can only wait until tomorrow."

"Yes. I'll be there on time!"

Ye Cang nodded, then turned and plunged into the gray mist.

He checked his phone. It was already five or six in the afternoon.

First, he gathered the materials from the nearby Lion Mastiff Dogs at Beast General level. Then, following his memory, he went to the place where he had stored his belongings.

To his delight, all the materials were still there.

After that, he returned to the earlier battlefield.

The area was now a wreck, but fortunately, the bodies of the people he had killed were still there.

Ye Cang promptly salvaged all the valuable combat suits and weapons.

The spoils looked battered, but their true value far exceeded that of the vicious-beast materials he had gathered on this trip.

By the time he finished clearing the battlefield, more than two hours had passed.

Ye Cang then set off back with a large bundle of materials.

He had originally planned to hunt here for a few more days, but time waited for no one, so he had to give up on that plan.

He found his vehicle and saw that it hadn't been damaged, so he drove back.

It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that he returned to Crimson Cloud City.

At this hour, the places that bought materials would normally have long since closed.

But under Wang Xu's arrangements, staff were still on duty and waiting when Ye Cang arrived.

He had fewer materials this time, but every one of them was from a Beast General.

After waiting about half an hour, the staff finished their assessment.

"Mr. Ye, you traded in 48 sets of materials from junior Beast Generals, worth a total of 96 million Huaxia Coins based on their condition; 12 sets from intermediate Beast Generals, worth 90 million; and one set from an advanced Beast General, worth 39 million. The total value is 225 million Huaxia Coins."

"According to the martial arts hall's rules, you're entitled to 75,000 contribution points and 150 million Huaxia Coins. They've already been transferred to your account."

Ye Cang glanced at the deposit notification on his phone, then took off the battered combat suits and other items.

The truly valuable spoils were right here.

Although many were damaged, their intact parts could still be salvaged and reused.

He had killed a total of 38 Generals this time. They were all from major lineages, and their combat suits and weapons were standard equipment for their level.

The staff member stared at the items Ye Cang took out, then hurriedly began calculating their value.

A quarter of an hour later.

"Hello, Mr. Ye. We've tallied ten sets of fourth-tier weapons and combat suits, with a salvage value of 64.8 million Huaxia Coins."

Hearing the figure, Ye Cang furrowed his brows.

Junior Generals had mostly died from having their heads smashed, so their combat suits and other gear had sustained little damage.

He hadn't expected their value to have shrunk by nearly half compared with the original price.

"Seventeen sets of fifth-tier weapons and combat suits, with a salvage value of 236 million Huaxia Coins; eleven sets of sixth-tier weapons and combat suits, with a salvage value of 715 million."

"The total comes to 1.0158 billion Huaxia Coins."

Hearing the final figure, a smile appeared on Ye Cang's face.

Though he hadn't gotten to hunt to his heart's content, he had still made quite a haul.

"And the data in this recorder—please convert that into contribution points for me too."

As he spoke, Ye Cang handed over the recorder.

The staff member connected it to a computer. In less than a minute, the final result was ready.

[Contribution points:]

After everything was processed, Ye Cang logged into the Divine Firmament Palace.

[Name: Ye Cang

Gender: Male

Address: Vermilion Bird King City—Crimson Cloud City

Martial Artist ID number:

Level: General (Junior)

Contribution points: (Two-star)

Currency balance: 1.2466 billion Huaxia Coins]

After checking his balance, Ye Cang opened the mall.

[Dragon Marrow Paste: 240 million Huaxia Coins (full price) or 180,000 contribution points]

Looking at the information on the screen, Ye Cang clicked to buy it without hesitation.

After all this time, he had finally saved enough to buy the Dragon Marrow Paste.

Phew...

Letting out a long breath, Ye Cang wandered through Crimson Cloud City.

Tomorrow, he would leave with Hong Chen.

He wanted to take a good look around Crimson Cloud City.

Two hours later, he finally returned to the small villa in the residential area of the Divine Firmament Martial Arts Hall.

Villa 36.

Come to think of it, he hadn't lived here for very long.

His arrival immediately stirred the people staying here, including Shi Feng.

"Ye, Ye Cang!"

Seeing him, Shi Feng's eyes flashed with excitement and uncertainty.

"Are you all right?"

He asked cautiously.

Ever since Ye Cang had left last time, there had been no word from him, and Shi Feng had been worried for a long time.

Only now, seeing Ye Cang standing before him, did that worry begin to fade.

Just then, everyone came out. They all looked at Ye Cang with complicated expressions.

Ye Cang glanced at them and smiled faintly.

"I'm fine. I've dealt with Xue Long. From today on, none of you need to worry anymore."

At that, the relief on everyone's faces was unmistakable.

He walked up to Wu Guang, who still couldn't move, and a trace of guilt flashed through Ye Cang's eyes.

Wu Guang had suffered this ordeal because of him.

But by tomorrow, Wu Guang would be completely recovered.

After offering a few words of reassurance, Ye Cang sent everyone off to rest. He went to the training room and sat alone in meditation through the night.

The next morning.

Someone brought the Dragon Marrow Paste.

Ye Cang went downstairs to collect it and found that Lin Yan had come over too.

"Captain!"

He greeted him with a cheerful grin.

"It's only been a short while, and you've already reached such a level!"

Looking at Ye Cang, Lin Yan sighed with emotion.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Ye Cang stepped outside.

"Sir Ye Cang, Hall Master Wang and the others are waiting for you at the martial arts hall!"

The visitor handed him a steel box and added casually.

"All right. I'll head over shortly."

With that, Ye Cang picked up the Dragon Marrow Paste and went inside.

Everyone eyed the box in Ye Cang's hands with some puzzlement, while he walked straight over to Wu Guang.

"This is..."

He looked at the medicine in Ye Cang's hand and asked, puzzled.

"Dragon Marrow Paste!"