Why Aren't You Praising Me Anymore?

Zhou Wen did not try to persuade him again. Jiang Changkong was right. They really ought to be beaten to death.

Zhou Wen would not go soft on anyone who wanted to harm him.

But Jiang Changkong let go. "Brother Wen is right. We can't kill people."

Zhou Wen froze again. Weren't you the one who just said that if we didn't beat them to death, leaving them alive would be a disaster?

Jiang Changkong walked over to the weeds, picked up his phone, stopped the recording, and saved the footage he had just filmed.

Only then did he walk toward Wu Jun, who was like a puddle of rotten mud. Without waiting for him to speak, he stomped him to death.

Zhou Wen understood. This guy had recorded it.

Once they returned to the city, with this video, even if everyone knew they had killed them, there would be no proof. There would only be proof that they had wanted to kill Zhou Wen and Jiang Changkong.

And they could pin everything on the Star Demons.

They could say they had crippled the two and then left them alone. Whether their enemies lived or died had nothing to do with them, did it?

If they were eaten by Star Demons, that was just their bad luck!

"Don't kill me! Spare me! I'll never..."

Li Yuantong was so scared he wet himself, begging in terror.

But Jiang Changkong refused his plea for mercy. He punched down, shattering his heart meridians.

"Changkong, your improvement speed is pretty fast. Mid Nebula Level?"

Zhou Wen looked at him with mixed emotions.

He had never expected that an ordinary person he knew would, in such a short time, already catch up to him—no, surpass him.

"Let's leave this place first."

Jiang Changkong led him away.

The two moved far from the battle site, and Jiang Changkong also extracted the two men's essence, energy, and spirit.

Compared with Star Demons, it was a bit worse. There were only 200 points, equivalent to a second-tier middle-grade Star Stone.

Essence, Energy, and Spirit: 950

Soon, he would be able to improve another martial art.

He had also taken care of part of his revenge. Beautiful.

Jiang Changkong took Zhou Wen and moved far away from the battle site. Whenever they encountered Star Demons on the way, they chose to avoid them.

"Changkong, it's all thanks to you."

Zhou Wen said gratefully, "You have strength, talent, and loyalty. I didn't misjudge you as a brother."

Earlier, when he had been surrounded by Star Demons, Jiang Changkong had risked his life to come over.

Just now, when he had almost been killed, Jiang Changkong had stepped in to save him.

This brother was worth making!

His heart surged for a long time without calming, and Zhou Wen's head felt a little hot. "Senior Sister was right. My brother values loyalty the most."

Jiang Changkong felt a little happy inside and really wanted to hear him praise him a few more times. He stayed silent, smiling.

Zhou Wen continued, "Brother, didn't you leave?"

Jiang Changkong said, "Why aren't you praising me anymore?"

Zhou Wen: "..."

You really were pretty damn shameless.

He curled his lip. "I'm out of words. Hurry up and tell me what's going on."

"What else could be going on? Didn't I say before that I brought three soldiers with me..."

Jiang Changkong told him everything, then said, "Wu Jun almost got me killed. How could I just let that go?

I never found a chance, so I kept following them. This time, I happened to hear that they wanted to deal with you, Brother Wen."

Zhou Wen's face was full of anger. "Zhang Hua really isn't anything good. He wants to pursue Senior Sister Yanxue, yet he actually used so many despicable tricks."

"Brother Wen, what are you planning to do next? How about going back to the city?"

Jiang Changkong asked.

"I'm not going back. What use would there be in returning to the city now?"

Zhou Wen's expression turned slightly cold. "Senior Sister Yanxue and Senior Sister Ziling are also very angry. We'll keep following them."

"Wait until Ying Yanxue's injuries recover, beat Zhang Hua up, then leave directly?"

Jiang Changkong narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Or even kill him?"

"We can't kill him."

Zhou Wen shook his head. "They're all top students of the school, treasured very highly. Besides, Zhang Hua has two other top students beside him."

Jiang Changkong was slightly startled. "Three Peak Nebula Levels?"

Zhou Wen nodded helplessly. If not for the two Peak Nebula Levels following him, Zhang Hua would never have had the nerve.

Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue together made two Peak Nebula Levels. Against one Zhang Hua, wouldn't they crush him with ease?

But the other side had three!

"Then there's no point in us following them. Even if something happens, we won't be able to help."

Jiang Changkong thought for a moment, then sighed.

Although he had reached the Mid Nebula Level, there was still a gap between him and the Peak Nebula Level.

"We're only following to take a look. Ideally, we'll gather evidence against Zhang Hua."

Zhou Wen's expression turned cold. "As long as we get evidence, Zhang Hua will be spitting blood."

"He's the school's treasure. Even if we get evidence, the school won't do anything to him, right?"

Jiang Changkong muttered, "Even if the Federation intervenes, the school's influence can protect him."

"Senior Sister told you about the professional martial artist certificate, right?"

Zhou Wen lowered his voice. "As long as there's a stain on his record, Zhang Hua can forget about becoming a professional martial artist. That'll be a huge loss for him in this life."

"Oh? Are there benefits to being a professional martial artist?" Jiang Changkong's brows twitched.

Ji Ziling had mentioned the professional martial artist certificate to him, but she had never said how many benefits it brought.

Aside from one: being able to swagger around with a weapon.

"Of course. Who'd do something with no benefits?"

Zhou Wen smiled and began to explain.

Aside from letting one carry weapons around, being a professional martial artist proved one other thing: that you had a clean record!

There were no shortage of geniuses in this world, and no shortage of top students either. Under the same conditions, people would definitely use someone with a clean record first.

Moreover, professional martial artists could also take part in martial artist tournaments hosted by the Federation and obtain generous rewards.

Apart from that, all kinds of good jobs and good assignments required one to be a professional martial artist.

"Doesn't that mean if you're not a professional martial artist, you'll miss out on a lot of benefits for the rest of your life?"

Jiang Changkong fell into deep thought. He felt a little uneasy.

Who never made mistakes? He didn't believe he would never make one.

"Not necessarily. Everything comes down to two words: strength."

Zhou Wen chuckled softly. "If you have enough strength, or if some big shot vouches for you, some stains can be washed away.

"But for students like us, who has strength? Who knows any big shots?"

Jiang Changkong understood. In that case, he had nothing to fear.

It was still the same saying: those with ability could do as they pleased, while those without ability should keep a low profile.

If they could get evidence of Zhang Hua's stain, they could definitely make him so angry he half died, and his treatment as a top student would be discounted along with it.

"I'll give you my phone. I'll go kill Star Demons nearby."

Jiang Changkong had no intention of staying here the whole time. With Zhou Wen watching, he could go kill Star Demons with peace of mind.

"Your strength has already surpassed mine, so I'm not worried about your safety. Leave me two bottles of water and set a marker."

Zhou Wen said.

If the two of them split up, once Zhang Hua and the others left, he would have to follow them.

If Jiang Changkong did not return in time, he could follow the marker and catch up.

After agreeing on the marker and deciding that Jiang Changkong would return at night, Jiang Changkong even left his backpack with him, then turned and left.

He could upgrade another martial art soon. He could hardly wait.

Having experienced the enormous boost the Star Demons gave him, he was definitely going to raise himself as much as he could this time.

Peak Nebula Level might be a little difficult, but Late Nebula Level would definitely be a breeze.

He turned and vanished into the weeds, like a fierce tiger released back into the mountains.

With no more restrictions on him, Jiang Changkong unleashed himself and slaughtered every Star Demon he encountered.

Before long, he gathered a thousand points and upgraded the Taiji Fist Classic as well.

Then he continued killing, and only returned to Zhou Wen's side after night fell.

Zhou Wen's expression was a little strange. Jiang Changkong asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"Zhang Hua found the two bodies, and he also sent people to search, but they found nothing."

"Isn't that good?" Jiang Changkong said.

"The two bodies were stinking, like they'd been dead for a long time."

Jiang Changkong's expression did not change. He said, "Maybe there was some special reason. Are there any Star Demons that can make corpses stink?"

Their essence, energy, and spirit had all been extracted. It would be strange if they didn't stink.

"I've never encountered one, but that possibility can't be ruled out," Zhou Wen said.