Heaven Leak Divine Ability had advanced from Initial Completion to Minor Completion?
Seeing this message, Lu Ming finally understood why he had experienced that strange sensation.
He immediately opened the Divine Ability Panel to check.
[Acupoint Divine Ability]: Heavenly Leak (Minor Completion), Point Kill (Initial Completion), Flick Finger (Initial Completion).
"Just as I thought! The realm after Heavenly Leak is no longer Initial Completion—it has become Minor Completion!"
Lu Ming's eyes lit up. With a thought, he activated the Heaven Leak Divine Ability.
His vision changed at once. The wind became gray dotted lines, and countless Black Leak Points appeared in his field of view—on the Stone Tablet, on cracked floor tiles, on the courtyard walls that had fallen into disrepair over the years, and more.
"Huh? There really is a change!"
Lu Ming's gaze flickered as he discovered that his vision had suddenly extended much farther.
In the past, while standing in this courtyard, all he could see were the breeze within the courtyard and the Black Leak Points.
But now, his gaze actually "passed through" the courtyard walls, allowing him to see the wind and Black Leak Points outside!
"The bluestone road beyond the wall, the small holes in the roadside trees, and a cluster of Black Leak Points that keep moving... Oh, that's the direction of the Martial Arts Arena."
Lu Ming looked around in all directions, wildly excited.
Wherever his gaze reached, whether living beings or inanimate objects, as long as they possessed Black Leak Points or flaws, they would appear before his eyes.
Moreover, because he possessed the Point-Kill Divine Ability, he could sense the aura surrounding the Black Leak Points.
Thus, he could almost identify who someone was through their Black Leak Points alone!
Even with obstacles like courtyard walls in front of him, nothing could hide; his gaze would pierce straight through.
The range was... one hundred zhang in every direction!
That was more than three hundred meters!
This range was ten times that of the Earth-Splitting Divine Ability, Mountain-Pushing Divine Ability, and Flick-Finger Divine Ability.
"So strong!" Lu Ming was beside himself with joy.
With this divine ability, it was as though he had gained X-ray vision. He would no longer need to fear ambushes.
Of course, there was one small regret: this effect only worked where his eyes could see. If he closed his eyes, or if something lay beyond his line of sight, it was useless.
Still, that was no great matter. The effects possessed by the Heaven Leak Divine Ability at Minor Completion had already delighted him beyond measure.
"I never expected that after a divine ability broke through to a new realm, its effects would undergo such an enormous transformation!"
Lu Ming's thoughts churned. It seemed he needed to advance his divine abilities as much as possible.
However, as for how divine abilities could advance, he only knew one method: use them often. Practice made perfect.
The reason Heaven Leak had been the first to advance to Minor Completion was because whenever he walked, he constantly stepped on the Black Leak Points along the road.
He also frequently used the Heaven Leak Divine Ability to observe the Black Leak Points around him.
More importantly, using this divine ability did not consume any physical strength.
But divine abilities such as Earth-Splitting consumed an enormous amount of stamina every time they were used, affecting cultivation. They could not be used often.
Such divine abilities were destined to advance relatively slowly.
"Hm? What's going on?"
While pondering, Lu Ming continued using the Heaven Leak Divine Ability and curiously looked around.
Suddenly, he saw an utterly terrifying aura underground a hundred meters away, rapidly rushing toward the surface.
Simply looking at that aura made his heart pound with fear.
Even at a distance of one hundred meters, his body stiffened as he felt immense pressure.
The outermost edge of the Iron Stake Area was roughly that far away.
At that thought, Lu Ming's expression changed.
In other words, that thing's aura was more than ten times stronger than the Iron-Scaled Python Demon's corpse.
"A demon!"
Lu Ming's pupils contracted sharply as he guessed the thing's identity.
Other than a demon, what powerful being would be underground?
But hadn't it been said that demons had attacked a Military Service Bureau team, and Wei Jinlin had gone to provide support? Why would one appear here?
Could it be a feint in the east, attack in the west?
The demons actually possessed such intelligence?!
For a moment, Lu Ming did not dare move at all, his thoughts racing wildly.
As he considered countermeasures, he stared fixedly in that direction. At the place where the demon was rushing upward, there were two auras.
One of them felt familiar, as though it belonged to an acquaintance.
The other was utterly unfamiliar, yet powerful. It seemed to have been the first to notice the demon's arrival, suddenly pressing tightly against that acquaintance.
Boom!!
He clearly heard a thunderous crash from a hundred meters away—the sound of the demon bursting out of the earth.
The unfamiliar aura abruptly retreated. At that moment, the familiar aura rapidly weakened. By the time it collided with the demon, it had lost all signs of life, becoming no different from a dead object.
"You beast!"
Just then, an angry roar rang out from the sky, and a terrifying aura flew over at high speed.
Lu Ming looked up and saw Wei Jinlin returning after having left.
Wei Jinlin descended from the sky, his aura imposing. Lu Ming was both shocked and delighted at the sight.
Wei Jinlin's aura was actually somewhat stronger than the demon's! This meant Wei Jinlin was stronger than the demon!
In that case, the demon would no longer have a chance to strike. He was safe.
Rumble—
Within the Heaven Leak Divine Ability's vision, the demon's aura swiftly fled downward, not daring to contend with Wei Jinlin.
Lu Ming let out a long breath, his body relaxing as cold sweat streamed down him.
So this was how terrifying a true demon's aura was. Compared to it, the Iron-Scaled Python Demon's corpse was like a witch before a giant.
Yet something puzzled him. Although Wei Jinlin's aura was stronger than the demon's, it did not carry the same oppressive feeling. Instead, it was rather restrained.
Were human martial artists' auras more restrained while demons' auras were outwardly released? Or was there another reason?
Lu Ming had no time to think about that for now. Seeing Wei Jinlin return, he quickly walked out of the courtyard to join the others.
That way, if the demon returned, he would not be alone and caught in a sneak attack.
At that moment, outside the Grand Martial Arts Arena, many disciples had gathered before a collapsed courtyard, led by Wei Jinlin and Xu Shou.
Remembering that familiar aura, Lu Ming squeezed into the inner circle. When he looked inside, his expression immediately shifted slightly.
Half a body lay on the ground, shriveled all over. It seemed as though every drop of blood had been drained from it, leaving only skin wrapped around bones, yet there was not a trace of blood on the ground.
Lu Ming stared at the bizarre corpse. From the barely recognizable face, he recognized its features.
This person was none other than Zhao Family genius, Zhao Zhiqiu!
"It's Zhao Zhiqiu—it's actually Zhao Zhiqiu!"
"His luck was terrible. He actually ran into a demon."
"If he had stayed in the Grand Martial Arts Arena, he would have been fine. He just had to go out with someone."
"Who would have thought the demon would use a feint in the east, attack in the west? That was far too cunning."
The many Military Service Bureau disciples around them discussed the matter animatedly, most of them feeling the sorrow of the rabbit dead and the fox grieving.
The demons were far too fierce and brazen. Next time, it might be their turn.
Lu Ming's expression looked even worse. He had never expected it to be Zhao Zhiqiu.
Just earlier, the young master of the Zhao Family had been chatting and laughing with him. A martial arts prodigy ranked among the top five in the local Military Service Bureau, he had even made a deal with Lu Ming, casually offering two hundred taels. Lu Ming had held quite a favorable impression of him.
In the blink of an eye, he had become a dried corpse, dying an unnatural death!
Lu Ming's gaze shifted. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he fixed his stare on someone in the crowd.
That person's aura was the unfamiliar aura he had just seen—the one who had pressed tightly against Zhao Zhiqiu before the demon arrived.
"This person is..."
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