You're Old Enough for This

Early the next morning, Zhang Hua and the others burned the Star Smoke Ball again.

This time, they had deliberately hunted down a dozen or so Star Demons and drained their blood.

The group waited patiently. Up in the sky, a fly-sized device was watching everything.

With the scent of blood added to the Star Smoke Ball, it did not take long to draw in more than a dozen Star Demons.

After cutting down the Star Demons again, the group waited solemnly.

Zhang Hua said in a low voice, "The moment the special Star Demon appears, attack immediately. The window will only be an instant."

Cao Ye nodded. "Don't worry. The four of us are at Peak Nebula Level. We can definitely kill the special Star Demon in the shortest possible time."

With four super top students working together, all of them wielding top-tier second-rank weapons, they might not be able to cut down the Star Demon in an instant, but it would not take them long either.

They were confident they could take out the special Star Demon before the Star Demon horde arrived, then retreat at leisure.

"Your job is to hold off the other Star Demons."

Zhang Hua looked toward the others.

Everyone hurriedly nodded.

They would focus all their strength on dealing with the special Star Demon, while the remaining Star Demons would be temporarily restrained by the others.

Once they finished discussing the plan, the group waited patiently.

Time trickled by. More and more Star Demons appeared, but there was still no sign of the special Star Demon.

Someone started getting impatient. "Could it be that it isn't around here? This place is a little off from where we were yesterday."

"Be patient. A special Star Demon isn't something ordinary Star Demons can compare to."

Zhang Hua said in a low voice, "Special Star Demons possess intelligence and can command other Star Demons. Our attack yesterday may have made him wary, so he won't act rashly again."

Everyone could only keep waiting patiently.

Star Demons continued to be killed. In just one short hour, dozens had already died here.

Just as everyone was growing impatient again, Ji Ziling suddenly rushed out, a streak of sword light slashing straight ahead. "Special Star Demon."

"??"

Where?

Everyone froze, then saw a humanoid figure swaying in the weeds as a ball of golden Star Power flew out.

"Go."

At Zhang Hua's order, the group charged out.

Boom.

Splurt.

The sword light fell, Star Power collided, and the special Star Demon spat blood. Wounded in an instant, it turned and ran.

"Stop him! Don't let it get away!"

Zhang Wen cried anxiously.

Ji Ziling hurriedly rushed into the weeds and gave chase.

Rumble.

The earth shook, and great swaths of weeds toppled over. The Star Demon horde had arrived.

"Hurry! We can't let him escape!"

Zhang Wen rushed into the weeds, growing even more anxious.

"One-Sword Crimson Sun."

Ji Ziling gave a light shout. Golden light flashed on her sword, condensing into a crimson sun.

The humanoid Star Demon was startled. A powerful aura spilled out from it, and it let out a low roar as dazzling golden light bloomed from its body.

The longsword fell. The crimson sun dimmed and quickly dissipated, while Ji Ziling flew backward.

Her face flushed red, and she spat out a mouthful of blood, crying in alarm, "What powerful rebound ability."

Ying Yanxue: "..."

She really looked the part.

"The special Star Demon is wounded! Hurry, attack!"

Zhang Hua's eyes had gone red. Such a powerful rebound skill—if he obtained it, he would absolutely be number one in the school!

He would crush every top student and become the strongest top student!

Then the special Star Demon shamelessly ran off, and the Star Demon horde arrived.

"Ziling, rest first. Leave the rest to me," Ying Yanxue said.

Ji Ziling nodded and clutched her chest. "I'll hold off the other Star Demons."

Zhang Hua and the others clashed with the Star Demons again. Jiang Changkong, still disguised, strolled around in a circle and slipped behind them to the place where they had hidden.

Their backpacks were there—more than a dozen of them. Taking them all wasn't realistic.

He could only open the backpacks and pack up the Star Stones.

A backpack couldn't possibly be filled entirely with Star Stones. Even setting aside the fact that there weren't that many, they still had to carry clothes, food, and water.

Jiang Changkong's clothes had been gone for a long time, so this was just right for getting a few more sets to change into.

The flies in the sky stared at this scene in astonishment.

A special Star Demon even knew how to circle around and steal Star Stones?

Who would believe that if it got out?

Stealing Star Stones was one thing. After all, they contained Star Power and were helpful to Star Demons.

But you, a Star Demon, knowing how to open a backpack was going a little too far.

This was probably a fake Star Demon!

Jiang Changkong found that one backpack couldn't hold them all.

There were more than a dozen people, and each backpack had dozens of stones. That was several hundred pieces. How could one fit them all?

He had no choice but to take two backpacks.

Carrying three backpacks, Jiang Changkong left.

Out of caution, he made another trip through the Star Demon horde.

In any case, he could take it and wasn't afraid of Star Demons. This way, even if he left traces behind, the other side would only be able to track them into the Star Demon horde.

A Star Demon horde would destroy all traces.

With the backpacks on his back, Jiang Changkong moved far away from this place.

Using the Primordial Martial Compass, he went elsewhere to hunt Star Demons.

These Star Stones couldn't be used carelessly. There were still Star Demon corpses from the horde tonight, and he had already gained a huge advantage.

He planned to leave most of these Star Stones to Ji Ziling and the others and take less for himself.

Between brothers, one couldn't think only of oneself.

Jiang Changkong kept killing until night before returning.

He put the backpacks away, then went to spy on Zhang Hua and the others.

The dozen or so people had already blown up and were arguing in a mess.

"Zhang Hua, you said we were helping you, and what happened? Our Star Stones are all gone!"

"You need to give us an explanation. We went through hell to help you, and in the end, we've got nothing left. What do you say?"

A group of people surrounded Zhang Hua and denounced him together. "We were just about to complete our two-year college entrance exam. What are we supposed to do now?"

"Mine was three years." The Late Nebula Level cultivator was even more depressed.

Cao Ye also said unhappily, "Zhang Hua, my fifth-year college entrance exam was almost halfway done."

These Star Stones of theirs were all for the college entrance exam.

Now they were gone. This meant that all their gains during this period were gone.

They had wasted so much time for nothing. If they couldn't complete the college entrance exam, there would be punishment!

How would their jobs be assigned then? How would the school treat them?

Zhang Hua's expression was ugly, but he had to force out a faint smile. "Everyone, calm down first. The Star Stones were stolen, so it was definitely done by a person.

"My Star Stones are gone too, and I'm furious as well. The most urgent thing now is to find the Star Stones."

He was furious too. He was angry too. But what use was that?

They had to find the Star Stones.

"Zhang Hua, I have to criticize you here."

Ji Ziling stepped forward and said coldly, "We were killing the special Star Demon for you. You said to act immediately, and I acted at the first moment. What about you?"

Zhang Hua's face twitched. "Didn't we fail to see it at the time?"

He dared swear that he absolutely hadn't seen that special Star Demon.

"I saw it, but you didn't? We were killing the Star Demon for you, not for me!"

Ji Ziling said angrily, "I helped you with all my heart, and this is what you're like? It's your own business, yet you don't know how to take it seriously?"

Ying Yanxue wanted to laugh, but she couldn't, so she could only hold it in.

Zhang Hua felt stifled inside. Ji Ziling was scolding him like she was scolding a son, and the key point was that he damn well couldn't talk back.

"You're far too careless. I'm embarrassed for you, and you even dragged everyone else down."

Ji Ziling felt very pleased and continued scolding him. "This time it was Star Stones that got lost. Next time, will it be your life? You're already a grown man. It's time you learned to use your head."

Zhang Hua: "..."

Everyone: "..."

"Ahem, Ziling, say a little less."

Ying Yanxue gave a soft cough, her expression remaining cool and detached. "People all grow up through lessons. He's still young."

Zhang Hua...

You two had really gone far enough!

"Ji Ziling, everyone, this time I didn't think things through."

Zhang Hua's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth. "If I get the special Star Stone, I'll donate it to the school, or sell it, to compensate you all!"

"Zhang Hua..." Everyone's expressions changed, and they were all delighted.

Special Star Stones could be said to be priceless treasures with no market.

Zhang Hua was actually willing to take it out to compensate them?

Ji Ziling was also surprised, but thinking about it, it made sense. Zhang Hua couldn't afford to repay the loss of those Star Stones, so he could only compensate them with the special Star Stone.

A single special Star Stone, if sold and exchanged for Star Stones, would absolutely be enough to compensate them.