Traceless Three Blades Perfected

Zhang Hua made that decision, and everyone fell silent.

It was impossible not to want compensation, but opening their mouths to demand it would be a little shameless.

Before coming here, they had all volunteered to help.

All for the sake of clinging to Zhang Hua's thick thigh.

Cao Ye spoke up. "Then it's settled. Rest."

The others did not dare say that, afraid of offending Zhang Hua.

But he dared. He was also a super top student, at Peak Nebula Level, no weaker than Zhang Hua.

Cao Ye and the others went to rest. Zhang Hua looked at Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue. "Ladies, let's talk off to the side."

Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue exchanged a glance. Could this guy have seen through them?

Impossible. They shouldn't have revealed any flaws.

Filled with doubt, the two followed Zhang Hua off to the side.

Zhang Hua's expression darkened. "You two, after we deal with the special Star Demon, it'll still take some time to get back."

"What?" Ji Ziling frowned, but inwardly she let out a breath of relief. From the sound of that, he did not know about their matter.

Zhang Hua said calmly, "Nothing much. I'm just asking you two, on the way back, to hunt Star Demons with all your strength and make up for the losses."

Ying Yanxue's expression turned cold. "Your own mistake, and you want us to make up for it?"

Ji Ziling also looked furious.

How could she not hear it? For the Star Stone losses this time, he wanted them to help make up the difference!

As for taking out the special Star Stone and selling it?

If the Star Stones were made up for, would there still be any need to sell the special Star Stone?

No wonder this guy was so generous. So he was trying to steady Cao Ye and the others first, get the special Star Stone in his hands, and then talk.

"Calm down, ladies. Zhou Wen is still waiting for you to save his life." Zhang Hua wore a smile, not taking their anger seriously at all.

"You..."

Ji Ziling had just opened her mouth when Ying Yanxue stopped her. "Forget it, Ziling. We'll settle accounts with him later."

"Then I'll have to trouble you two."

Zhang Hua smiled faintly, then turned and left.

Settle accounts later?

Once I get the special Star Stone and obtain that recoil skill, will I still be afraid of you settling accounts?

When the time comes, I'll make you understand who the number one top student really is!

After Jiang Changkong finished watching this scene, he turned and left, heading off to find the corpses of the Star Demon horde.

He busied himself for a full two hours before finally extracting all the essence, energy, and spirit.

There was less this time. The essence, energy, and spirit only came to 4,538.

There was still a while before the agreed time. Looking at the Star Demons that had not completely dispersed yet, Jiang Changkong began hunting again.

He kept killing for an hour, adding in the Star Demons he had killed during the day today.

Total essence, energy, and spirit: 6,238

He was not in a hurry to improve himself. He returned near Zhang Hua and the others, and before long, the Primordial Martial Compass vibrated.

Jiang Changkong hid himself. After confirming it was Ji Ziling, he finally came out.

Ji Ziling asked, "Where are the Star Stones?"

Jiang Changkong dragged the Star Stones out: three backpacks, packed full.

"Divide them into three shares. One for you, one for me, and one for Yanxue."

Ji Ziling said, "Yanxue and I only want those at mid stage or above. Everything below that goes to you."

"How can that do? This is all your credit. I was just putting on a disguise."

Jiang Changkong waved his hand. He had already gained a huge advantage.

"Why be polite with your brother? These first-tier Star Stones are just a breath's worth to us."

Ji Ziling toyed with a top first-tier Star Stone and said, "You've absorbed quite a few Star Stones too, right?"

Jiang Changkong nodded.

Ji Ziling continued, "When you were absorbing them, did you notice that the Star Power you can absorb from first-tier Star Stones is actually very little?"

Jiang Changkong: "..."

I always extracted them directly. After extracting them, there's no Star Power left in the Star Stones. How would I know?

"These Star Stones will still be a bit troublesome to bring back directly, so use what you can."

Ji Ziling lowered her voice. "Even if they're wasted, we can't bring them all back. These two backpacks can't be used either."

"What do you mean, waste them?" Jiang Changkong rolled his eyes.

"Unprocessed Star Stones don't let you absorb much Star Power. Of course that's wasting them."

Ji Ziling explained, "The power inside Star Stones contains a lot of impurities. They have to be processed first before the Star Power can be fully absorbed."

Jiang Changkong: "..."

He had never done it that way. He had always extracted them directly.

"Enough. It's settled. Take the Star Stones and leave. For the first-rank ones, just absorb them a couple of times and toss them."

Ji Ziling said, "Put the second-rank ones in the bags. If they don't fit, throw away the lower-grade second-rank ones too. Then you leave with the Star Stones."

"Leave?" Jiang Changkong frowned.

"Yes. They've already been squeezed dry."

Ji Ziling rubbed her chin and said, "Zhang Hua won't give up on the special Star Demon. You won't be able to help with what's left, so leave early."

Jiang Changkong opened his mouth, just about to say something, but Ji Ziling didn't give him the chance. She turned and left.

He looked at the three backpacks. Fine, then he would take the advantage.

But he couldn't just take advantage for nothing. The Star Stones above Mid Nebula Level definitely wouldn't fill the bags.

He would help fill them up, then. He would treat it as a trade for these.

He counted the backpacks. One backpack could hold more than a hundred Star Stones. Three backpacks held over four hundred.

Among them were two hundred and eighty-three Star Qi Peak stones, and one hundred and fifty-six Early Nebula Level stones.

There were six Peak Nebula Level stones, and the rest were all Peak Nebula Level.

He extracted all the first-rank peak and second-rank early-stage ones, along with the Essence, Qi, and Spirit from before.

Total: 17,668!

This was a colossal windfall!

Jiang Changkong did not hesitate. He directly raised Traceless Three Blades to perfection.

The rest went into Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique.

The Star Power inside his body surged by a huge amount, and his five senses strengthened quite a bit.

A coppery gleam flickered over his skin, his bones gave faint cracks, and the slight injuries on his body healed completely.

His strength also increased greatly.

In his mind, he also gained some insight into Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique and Traceless Three Blades.

It strengthened both his blade technique and his defense.

Jiang Changkong: Peak Nebula Level

Low-grade mid-tier martial arts:

Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique: Greater Mastery 12020/16000

Taiji Fist Classic: Greater Mastery 1/16000

Traceless Three Blades: Perfection 1/64000

Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 0

As Traceless Three Blades improved, his insights increased, as if he had practiced the blade tens of millions of times.

In his mind, path after path kept emerging—those were the routes for unleashing Traceless Three Blades.

It became ever more silent, ever more elusive, like an antelope hanging its horns, leaving no trace to follow.

But his insights into Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique were much fewer. This martial art was only for body tempering, increasing defense and strength.

Clenching his fist, Jiang Changkong was certain that if he faced a Peak Nebula Level super top student again, he could hang them up and beat them.

"As for going back? How could I?"

Jiang Changkong was not willing to just go back like this. Right now was a perfect chance to earn Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

Zhang Hua was unwilling to give up on the special Star Demon. If he was lured in, there would very likely be another slaughter.

If Jiang Changkong hunted Star Demons every day and gained a little more, Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique was certain to reach perfection.

After that, his Traceless Three Blades could become even stronger.

Even after scamming Zhang Hua dry, it still would not be over.

He had some ideas about that special Star Demon too.

In any case, he had already smashed one super top student to death. As long as he hid himself well, getting another special Star Stone didn't seem like a big deal, right?

His Traceless Three Blades could also improve a little more. Even if he couldn't bring it fully to perfection, he still had to suppress those super top students.

After Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique leveled up, he would continue focusing on Traceless Three Blades.

Jiang Changkong thought it over. Only by continuing to upgrade Traceless Three Blades, together with a perfected Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique, could he perfectly carry out the idea in his mind.

Putting the backpacks away, Jiang Changkong changed locations to rest.

Since he had decided, then he would hide himself. Ideally, even Ji Ziling would not know.