Blood Qi Value, Increased by One Hundred Percent

"What? A D-Class ability, and a Support System one at that—a Command Flag?"

When Lin Jinwei received the news, he could not help but feel deeply disappointed.

He had thought Nanfang Martial Arts University would gain another genius, but it seemed this genius would only go as far as below Fifth Grade.

After hanging up, Zhang Wanke beside him looked as though he had won, shaking his head. "Elder Lin, what did I say?"

"There was a high chance he would obtain a D-Class ability. What a pity for Luo Tianji."

Lin Jinwei was in a foul mood. He shot Zhang Wanke a glance. "Nanfang University is different from your Qingbei University. Qingbei only wants geniuses, but among the students who died at Nanfang University, some had not even awakened a talent ability."

Zhang Wanke froze, then gave an awkward laugh and said nothing further.

"A demon has not made a move even now."

"Tell Lin Yuanliang that if his sister is willing to serve as bait, I can add another bottle of Sixth Grade Demon Marrow."

Medicinal Cuisine House.

"Senior Sister, aside from buying it, can't one obtain Demon Marrow that enhances talent abilities by killing exotic beasts?" Jiang Li asked as he ate the delicious dishes.

"What I'm about to tell you cannot be spread outside. Otherwise, someone will come looking for trouble with you." Seeing that Jiang Li still refused to give up, Yun Fei stopped trying to persuade him. "Ever since exotic beasts appeared a thousand years ago, humanity's martial path revived, and Awakened Ones appeared as well."

"And it was not just humans who awakened. Among the exotic beasts, some extraordinarily gifted beings also began to awaken. Those awakened exotic beasts were called demons."

"Every demon was exceptionally powerful, strong enough to sweep aside exotic beasts of the same realm. More than that, these demons possessed intelligence no less than that of humans."

"Six hundred years ago, during the Southeast '7.29 Beast Tide' incident, some demons had somehow transformed into humans and infiltrated cities throughout Great Xia. As a result, Southeast Gorge Pass suffered a devastating blow that spiraled out of control, allowing vast numbers of exotic beasts to enter Great Xia."

Yun Fei's expression was grave as she slowly said, "This information is strictly forbidden from being spread, because once it gets out, it will cause enormous panic."

"Demons transforming into humans?" Jiang Li could not help but suck in a cold breath, understanding the severity of the matter.

If everyone knew that the person beside them might be a powerful demon, who would not be afraid?

Although everyone in Great Xia practiced martial arts nowadays, most people were only at Ninth Grade.

An Eighth-grade Martial Artist was already the pinnacle for ordinary people.

Against powerful exotic beasts and demons, they had virtually no power to resist.

"You do not need to worry too much either. Demons transforming into humans also have to pay a tremendous price."

"First, only demons above Fifth Grade are qualified to transform into humans. And after transforming into humans, demons lose their original power and need to begin cultivating again."

"That also meant the number of powerful demons was scarce."

"And these demons possess two treasures. One is a Demon Core, which can greatly increase Blood Qi Value. The other is Demon Marrow, which can greatly enhance talent abilities."

Yun Fei crossed her long legs clad in black stockings and met Jiang Li's gaze. "Demon Marrow is a controlled item and does not circulate on the market. But even if you become a student of Nanfang Martial Arts University, buying a bottle of Ninth Grade Demon Marrow will still cost one million."

"For higher grades, such as Fifth Grade or Sixth Grade Demon Marrow, the value ranges from fifty million to two hundred million, and they are usually impossible to buy even when you have the money."

"So if you do not plan to give up on your talent ability, prepare yourself."

"According to Nanfang Martial Arts University's data, for a D-Class ability user to cultivate their ability to the Control Realm, they would need to consume at least a hundred bottles of Ninth Grade Demon Marrow."

"If you want to raise your ability to C-Class, you will need over a hundred years, perhaps even two hundred years, of painstaking cultivation. And the Demon Marrow you consume will be even harder to estimate."

After hearing this, Jiang Li's heart sank despite having the Yellow Book.

Raising a D-Class ability to C-Class would take one to two hundred years even using Demon Marrow. He obviously did not have that much money to buy Demon Marrow, so he could only rely on simply consuming Lifespan to improve it.

The Lifespan expended would very likely be several times more than that.

"I understand. Thank you, Senior Sister." Jiang Li smiled and stood up.

Yun Fei wanted to offer a few more words of persuasion, but after thinking about it, she gave up.

After leaving the Medicinal Cuisine House, Jiang Li found a hotel and checked in for the time being.

He would be leaving the city to hunt tomorrow, so improving his talent ability was imperative.

Inside the hotel, Jiang Li looked at the Yellow Book before him.

[Name]: Jiang Li

[Age]: 18

[Cultivatable Lifespan]: 727

[Ability]: Command Flag (D-Class Beginner)

[Technique]: Heavenly River Crimson Blood Art (Eighth Grade Perfected)

[Martial Arts]: Blade Wielding Technique (Self-Created), Swift Wind Thunderous Charge Saber (Perfected), Phantom Shadow Maze Steps (Perfected), Fire Spirit Breathing Technique (Perfected)

"Consume Lifespan and improve my talent ability!"

At Jiang Li's thought, words suddenly appeared across the Yellow Book.

[In the eighth month, you continuously used the Command Flag, finally allowing its ability to begin breaking through. The Command Flag's enhancement range expanded to five meters and could increase Blood Qi Value by five percent.]

[You continued using the Command Flag and training your talent ability. In the third year, you broke through again and could skillfully use the ability. The Command Flag's enhancement range increased to ten meters and could increase Blood Qi Value by ten percent.]

[You cultivated your talent ability even more diligently, pushing your ability to its limit every time. After each use, you felt utterly exhausted. But you discovered that the speed of your cultivation had gradually slowed. In the eighteenth year, your talent ability broke through once again. Its enhancement range increased to twenty meters and could increase Blood Qi Value by twenty percent.]

[In the sixty-sixth year, your talent ability broke through again, reaching the Mastery Realm. Its enhancement range reached fifty meters and could increase Blood Qi Value by fifty percent.]

[In the one hundred and third year, your talent ability had reached the Control Realm. Its enhancement range reached eighty meters and could increase Blood Qi Value by eighty percent.]

[In the one hundred and forty-ninth year, your talent ability had reached the Transcendent Realm. Its enhancement range reached a full one hundred meters and could increase Blood Qi Value by one hundred percent.]

[Ability]: Command Flag (D-Class Transcendent Realm)

[Cultivatable Lifespan]: 578

In merely a few minutes, Jiang Li's ability had reached the D-Class Perfected Realm.

The Command Flag before him trembled slightly, then transformed into a three-meter-tall banner that appeared inside the hotel room.

Aside from the tremendous increase to his own Blood Qi, Jiang Li also sensed that he seemed able to perceive everything within a hundred-meter radius.

That included the couple next door exercising in broad daylight... Jiang Li tested it a little by increasing the man's Blood Qi Value.

Bang!

Amid a scream came the woman's tearful curses. Realizing he had caused trouble, Jiang Li immediately withdrew his talent ability and turned to look out the window.

"It can not only enhance me, but also increase other people's Blood Qi Value."

"However, the consumption of physical strength and Mental Power doubles as well. Although it can cover a hundred-meter radius, I can at most enhance the Blood Qi Values of ten people, including myself."

"There is another drawback. Once the Command Flag begins enhancing, it cannot move."

Jiang Li muttered to himself, "Should I try raising my talent ability to C-Class? There are still more than five hundred years of Lifespan left. It might be possible."

But when he thought of being erased once his Lifespan reached zero, Jiang Li temporarily abandoned the idea.

"No rush. It will be fine to improve it after leaving the city and hunting some exotic beasts."

"A one-hundred-percent increase in Blood Qi Value is already terrifying. It is enough."

"If this improvement uses up all my Cultivatable Lifespan, that will be disastrous."

"Besides, even if I need a temporary breakthrough, it will not be too late. It only takes a few minutes."

With that thought, he quickly made his decision.

Early the next morning, Jiang Li, who was sleeping in, received a call from Yuan Tianhe.

He took a taxi to the Heavenly River Martial Arts Hall. At that moment, everyone in the Heavenly River Martial Arts Hall's hunting squad had arrived, and he was the last one.

The entire hunting squad had seven people, Jiang Li included.

Two of them were transport drivers, specifically responsible for transporting exotic beast corpses.

Aside from Jiang Li, there were four others, all Eighth-grade Martial Artists. The captain, Chu Dongyang, was an Eighth-grade Martial Artist at the peak of his grade.

"Alright, since everyone is here, let's set off."

Chu Dongyang glanced at Jiang Li, then got into the off-road vehicle in front.

But when Jiang Li was about to get in, he discovered there were no seats left in the vehicle.

"Young man, come sit here!"

Fortunately, the middle-aged driver of the transport truck behind them waved Jiang Li over.

Only then did Jiang Li's brows relax, suppressing the urge to slash that off-road vehicle with one stroke.

He got into the truck, and only then did the entire squad set off.