Too Good to Be True

"Fuck!"

Seeing it in person truly was different from reading about it. Watching the scene Lin Suchou had read about unfold in reality, he finally understood why Wu Yingying would later make things so difficult for Mu Chen.

Worthy of the protagonist!

In the end, Mu Chen picked up her dress and gave it a shake, telling her not to be so overbearing next time before turning and leaving.

"Mu Chen, just you wait! I'll kill you!"

Wu Yingying was humiliated and furious, her killing intent ringing through the valley.

After calming down in the stream for a while, Wu Yingying finally stood up and got dressed again.

But the noise just now had been too loud and had attracted quite a few spirit beasts.

Wu Yingying was at the height of her killing intent. Without another word, she gripped her blade and began slaughtering in every direction.

Before long, more than a dozen spirit beasts lay dead across the valley's rocky shore.

The girl was in no mood to collect the Spirit Beast Essences of these low-level spirit beasts and headed in Mu Chen's direction.

"System, does this woman meet the requirements?"

Watching her furious retreating figure, Lin Suchou asked on impulse.

"Ding. Scanning target: Wu Yingying. Appearance meets requirements. Talent meets requirements. Granddaughter of King Wu Tian, dean of the Martial Spirit Academy among the Five Great Academies. Still a virgin... Scan complete. Requirements met!"

Hearing that the system actually deemed her qualified, Lin Suchou could not help but shudder.

Forget it. He was not Mu Chen; he could not tame her.

Besides, only after a successful contract and increased intimacy would he receive rewards.

That woman was far too overbearing. In the original novel, she had even been a battle maniac. Even if she were given to him for free, he would not dare take her.

Lin Suchou hid for a while longer. Once he saw that no spirit beasts were appearing, he began collecting Spirit Beast Essences.

When all twenty-odd Spirit Beast Essences turned into spiritual energy and entered his body, it seemed that the quantity had brought about a qualitative change.

Lin Suchou felt that his skin had become denser and tougher, as though a layer of membrane had formed beneath it that could block part of an attack.

The greatest change was in his bones. Every bone had become tougher.

Wanting to test it, Lin Suchou walked up to a massive tree that would take three people to wrap their arms around and threw out a fierce sweeping kick.

Crack—boom!

The huge tree was kicked clean in half by Lin Suchou!

He could hardly believe it. A few hours ago, he had not even been a combat-power-five weakling. Now, he was practically comparable to Superman from his previous life.

This fantasy world truly was amazing!

Just then, a message from the Blood Token entered his mind:

Level 1 Spirit Body unlocked. The more spirit beasts you kill, the higher your level will be. The faster your Spirit Body level rises, the stronger the effects of Spiritual Energy Infusion will become!

"Already a Level 1 Spirit Body..."

Lin Suchou murmured. Then his gaze hardened, and he headed off slightly to the right of where the two of them were.

He had a guilty conscience now. He absolutely could not let that woman discover him.

Still, he had received a favor from Wu Yingying today. He would repay her when he had the chance.

Roar!

In a clearing within the mountains, a spirit beast covered in blood-red fur, resembling both a pig and a tiger, with a black horn growing from its head, was circling a young man.

"A Blood Pig Tiger?"

As a common low-level spirit beast in the early part of the original novel, Lin Suchou recognized it.

This Blood Pig Tiger had thick hide and tough flesh, but it appeared to still be in its juvenile stage. Lin Suchou decided to give it a try!

He gripped a sharp, polished black stone tightly in his hand and charged at it first.

Seeing its prey take the initiative to approach, the Blood Pig Tiger froze for a moment before shuddering and charging toward him in great strides.

Just as Lin Suchou neared the Blood Pig Tiger, he suddenly leaped up and smashed the sharp stone in his hand toward its left eye.

Roar!

The Blood Pig Tiger cried out in pain, its left eye already a bloody mess.

After landing, Lin Suchou did not rush to attack again. Instead, he positioned himself beneath a rocky cliff face.

Low-level spirit beasts did not possess much intelligence. After recovering slightly, it charged fearlessly at Lin Suchou again.

Seizing the right moment, he took a running start and kicked off the cliff face with both feet. After another backflip, he landed behind the Blood Pig Tiger.

Boom!

Unable to stop in time, the Blood Pig Tiger drove its pair of tusks straight into the cliff face.

Crash, crash.

There happened to be quite a few rocks above the cliff face. With its violent thrashing, all of them came crashing down.

Bang! Bang!

Watching the rain of rocks descend from above, Lin Suchou retreated several dozen more steps.

Only after the Blood Pig Tiger stopped struggling and breathed its last did he collect its Spirit Beast Essence.

"Ah, if only I had a handy Spirit Artifact."

Lin Suchou looked at his hands, covered in blood and brain matter, and let out a sigh.

This was his third day on the Spirit Road. Over the past two days, he had not encountered a single person.

Not to mention the Guardian Land. There was no map on the Blood Token either, so he could only explore on his own.

After absorbing the Spirit Beast Essence, Lin Suchou felt his physical body improve slightly once more and continued onward.

Ahead lay layer upon layer of mountains, with strange peaks and treacherous ridges. Unfamiliar birds chirped cheerfully, towering trees surrounded him, and a stream babbled beside his feet.

If only this were not the Spirit Road.

The system was to blame for throwing him directly into the Spirit Road without even asking for his opinion...

After hurrying along for another two days, Lin Suchou killed several low-grade spirit beasts one after another.

Yet he discovered that absorbing the essences of low-grade spirit beasts no longer improved him much. The Blood Pig Tiger had been a spirit beast at the early-to-mid Spirit Movement Realm.

To advance to a Level 2 Spirit Body, he would need at least several spirit beasts at the late Spirit Movement Realm.

The realms of spirit beasts were similar to those of cultivators. Low-grade spirit beasts were comparable to the Spirit Movement Realm, mid-grade spirit beasts to the Spirit Wheel Realm, and high-grade spirit beasts to the Spirit Soul Realm.

Among them, particularly powerful high-grade spirit beasts could rank on the Myriad Beasts Record Earth Ranking.

Beyond that were spirit beasts equivalent to the Three Heavens Realm. Such spirit beasts were also known as Heavenly Beasts.

As for the spirit beasts on the Myriad Beasts Record Heaven Ranking, every one of them was extraordinarily powerful, comparable to the Ninth-Grade Supreme Realm.

As for Lin Suchou right now, he was not even at the Sensing Realm.

Of course, perhaps he already was. However, the Spirit Road cut off spiritual power, and Lin Suchou could only feel a warm current gathering in his dantian.

To find an easier route, Lin Suchou climbed to the top of a mountain peak.

Looking into the distance, mountains stretched endlessly beyond sight.

When he looked back at the places he had passed through over the last few days, they too were nothing but mountain ranges.

Lin Suchou gave himself a bit of encouragement and even painted himself a rosy picture.

Just hang on a little longer. Maybe once he got down the mountain, he would run into a beautiful girl who met the system's requirements and had 36D curves.

He then headed down the mountain. The entire way was deathly quiet, as though this place had already been swept clean.

Forget people—even spirit beasts were nowhere to be found.

Two days later, Lin Suchou emerged from the endless mountain range and was greeted by a vast grassland.

Seeing so much green, Lin Suchou felt as though he could see hope as well.

"Young Master, could you come over and help this humble one?"

Just as he continued forward, a delicate female voice reached his ears.

"Hmm?"

Lin Suchou followed the voice and finally noticed a red-skirted girl sitting atop a rock a hundred meters to his left, her face alluring and charming.

Unfortunately, she looked to be in quite a sorry state.

Her face was stained with dust, and her skirt was riddled with ragged holes that exposed the fair skin beneath.

A pair of long, beautiful legs extended from under her skirt, though they too bore traces of blood.

On the surface, she looked as though she had suffered some misfortune.