Second Grade Peak

"Don't worry, Teacher Li, I know what I'm doing. I have a sense of proportion."

"As long as you have a sense of proportion. After all, my own knowledge is no longer enough to guide you."

Lu Hao had thought about this matter as well. After all, he had already killed quite a few people. If it were an ordinary person at this age, they might have gradually become addicted to killing.

Their psyche might have become somewhat twisted, but Lu Hao felt absolutely nothing. To him, killing those people was no different from slaughtering pigs. Yet, did this count as a psychological disorder? After all, he no longer valued human life.

But later, Lu Hao discovered that he didn't look down on life; rather, he simply showed no mercy to those who deserved to die, while remaining very respectful toward ordinary people.

He didn't look down on ordinary people just because of his power and his killing. Lu Hao felt that it was likely due to the system panel, which ensured his mind wasn't eroded by the slaughter.

Otherwise, Lu Hao might have already turned into someone who would stop at nothing for power, perhaps even starting to massacre cities on a large scale.

Soon, some people were completely drunk, and about half of them had collapsed. The remaining people said they wanted to go to KTV, but Lu Hao didn't plan on going. After all, he knew his own limits; it was better to go home and cultivate.

After saying goodbye to those who were still sober, Lu Hao prepared to leave.

"Lu Hao, if you go to Martial University and encounter danger, remember to run. The worst that happens is you drop out. Don't get carried away—don't you dare die."

Lu Hao heard Xiao Jun say this from behind him.

He didn't look back, just waved his hand and continued walking forward.

As for Xiao Jun's advice not to take risks, in the Earth Cave, who wasn't living with their head on the line? No one knew when an accident might happen, but tomorrow would surely be better.

June 16th. Today, Lu Hao successfully tempered another bone, bringing his total tempered bones to 30. He successfully reached the mid-stage of the Second Grade. Furthermore, after such a long period of practice, Lu Hao's control over his blood energy had finally reached the level of a trump card.

Lu Hao's casual strikes could now reach 75 calories of blood energy. An average peak Second Grade martial artist only has about 400 calories of blood energy, and even if that peak Second Grade martial artist was skilled and could control their own blood energy, they could only burst out 40 calories. They absolutely could not beat Lu Hao.

As for those Third Grade martial artists who only had blood energy but relied on pills to pile it up, their blood energy was around 500, but they couldn't control their own blood energy and couldn't even burst out 50 calories. If they met Lu Hao, they would find it hard to escape death.

Although he had successfully mastered his trump card, this didn't mean Blood Battle Mad Blade was useless. On the contrary, now that he was at the mid-stage of the Second Grade, he could finally execute the final strike of Blood Battle Mad Blade.

The power stacked by the third strike allowed Lu Hao to unleash the power of a finishing move, bursting out nearly 120 calories in one go.

However, because this wasn't a finishing move he had mastered himself, executing this strike required consuming about 360 calories of blood energy—nearly a triple consumption.

Therefore, after three strikes, an average person would be out of blood energy and left at the mercy of others, but this couldn't hide the power of this combat technique. After all, it allowed one to unleash the power of a finishing move through stacking.

If it weren't for the fact that Lu Hao's father created it, Lu Hao probably wouldn't even have the qualifications to learn it.

June 29th. While in seclusion continuing to practice his blade techniques, Lu Hao received good news: a new Second Grade mission had appeared in the Beiding Detective Bureau. The perpetrator had just committed the crime and shouldn't have escaped far.

Lu Hao headed to Beiding District to accept the mission and immediately began the pursuit.

June 30th. Successfully killed the target, a mid-stage Second Grade. He harvested 311 Slaughter Points, enough to temper another 6 bones. He was one step closer to breaking through to the Third Grade.

July 8th. A new Second Grade mission appeared in Wanhui District, but by the time Lu Hao arrived, someone else had already accepted it. Lu Hao could only wait there to see if the other party could complete the mission; if they couldn't, he could step in immediately.

The result disappointed Lu Hao. The other party completed the mission cleanly and efficiently. They were likely also a student from Martial University. Lu Hao didn't have much contact with them and continued to go home to temper his bones and practice his combat techniques.

In any case, for Lu Hao, reaching the Third Grade before school started was enough. His goal was the Earth Cave. On the surface, Second Grade missions were pitifully rare, let alone Third Grade missions. As for the Fourth Grade...

Sorry, those who could reach the Fourth Grade in the civilian sector had generally already defected to the Evil Cult. Without the resources of the Evil Cult, an average person could at most cultivate to the Third Grade; after that, there was no way to progress.

August 17th. Over the past month or so, Lu Hao hadn't encountered a single Second Grade mission. The result left him quite puzzled, so he could only bury his head in hard training.

What Lu Hao didn't know was that the news of him completing several Second Grade missions in a row had spread. Although people didn't know who the person was, the martial arts circle in Magic City unanimously believed that a genius from Martial University had come over to gain experience.

Therefore, those Second Grade martial artists who were trying to fish in troubled waters hadn't dared to be too picky lately. After all, rumor had it that this "dragon crossing the river" had killed a peak Second Grade martial artist and possessed formidable combat power.

In the evening, Lu Hao poured his blood energy into his humerus. This was the last bone of his upper limbs to be tempered.

As Lu Hao's blood energy continuously poured in, impurities were constantly expelled, and the bone began to turn white and harden.

Half an hour later, Lu Hao stopped his movements.

Hoo~

Lu Hao instantly felt his blood energy increase significantly. He had felt a significant boost when he connected all the bones of his lower limbs, and it was the same now.

With a thought.

[Slaughter Point System]
[Host: Lu Hao]
[Blood Energy: 127/429 calories]
[Spirit: 134/314 Hz]
[Storage Space: 100 cubic meters]
[Slaughter Points: 69]

His blood energy had reached 429. Connecting all the upper limb bones had increased his blood energy by 20 calories. Although Lu Hao was still at the peak of the Second Grade, in terms of blood energy alone, he was definitely at the mid-stage of the Third Grade.

Moreover, his combat power was even more terrifying. Having mastered his trump card, his regular attacks could reach 85 calories of blood energy. He could even take down a high-stage Third Grade martial artist who hadn't mastered their blood energy.

If one has already mastered blood energy at the Third Grade, they can only handle those at the middle stage of the Third Grade; as for those at the Third Grade who have mastered a trump card, they are also only capable of dealing with the middle stage of the Third Grade.

It might seem like there is no difference between mastering a trump card and not, since both can only handle the middle stage of the Third Grade, but that is because once a Third Grade high-stage martial artist tempers their spine, their entire body becomes interconnected, leading to a massive improvement.

Therefore, the gap between the high stage and the peak of the Third Grade is not large, but the difference between the high stage and the middle or low stages of the Third Grade is significant; a high-stage Third Grade martial artist can easily take on three or four middle-stage Third Grade opponents.

So, even though Lu Hao has mastered a trump card, he would only dare to take on a high-stage Third Grade martial artist who hasn't mastered blood energy; if he were to face a high-stage Third Grade martial artist who has mastered blood energy, he might very well end up in trouble.

However, the number of people who have mastered a trump card by the Third Grade across all Martial University institutions combined should not exceed fifty; a trump card is not something as common as cabbage.

It was only because Lu Hao's soul merged after transmigrating, causing his talent to skyrocket, combined with his early insights into the Blood Battle Mad Blade, that he was able to reach the level of a trump card.

Most Martial University students are simply pursuing the mastery of blood energy, because once blood energy is mastered, one can unleash one-tenth of their blood energy, and combined with the blood energy reserves of the Third Grade, dealing with First or Second Grade martial artists becomes a simple matter.