Snow Demon Spotted in the City

Qin Ming instinctively felt that Su Wuming's words were not well-intentioned, but he still nodded unconsciously.

Su Wuming immediately revealed a gratified smile, pulled Qin Ming aside, and whispered:

"Go to her house after school and take the initiative to call off the engagement. Tear up the proof of the marriage alliance right in front of her family. The key is to emphasize that you're the one dumping her, then say this: 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Never bully a poor young man!'"

"That's it?" Qin Ming was rather speechless.

"Damn, don't underestimate the buff from that last line! It's a famous saying from some great emperor. It really works!"

Su Wuming wore a completely serious expression, as if the great emperor's words were not to be taken lightly.

In truth, he was already overjoyed inside. He had decided to follow along after school and watch the show.

Before that, however, he asked about the "person" Qin Ming had mentioned earlier.

Clearly, Su Wuming had taken those words to heart. At the same time, he grumbled about the principal and the Board of Directors. For the sake of university admission rates, those people were really going all out, poaching students from everywhere and getting them to transfer schools.

Qin Ming did not know much about that person. He only knew that the other party was called Ji Boxiao and came from the Ji Clan, the foremost family of Riverside City, south of Dry City.

The area around Riverside City was not occupied by Demon Beasts, and it was far more prosperous overall than Dry City. It was not comparable to a border city like theirs.

Truly influential major clans would never establish businesses in a city like Dry City, which could be overrun by Demon Beasts at any time.

Most importantly, Ji Boxiao had already reached Bronze One-Star. There was no need to mention his talent—he was definitely of Grade-A Aptitude. His specific awakened ability was unknown.

This information genuinely shocked Su Wuming a little. As expected, children of major clans were different. That cultivation speed was simply ridiculous.

Coupled with Li Zhihao's arrogant expression earlier, it was obvious that once Ji Boxiao arrived, the first person he would target would be Su Wuming.

There was no avoiding it, and that was not Su Wuming's style anyway. It seemed a hard battle was inevitable.

After school that afternoon, Su Wuming did not follow Qin Ming. Qin Ming had been picked up directly by the family car, so Su Wuming could only ask him about the outcome tomorrow.

He went to the Monster Hunters' Office and exchanged all the Beast Crystals in his Beast Card. He needed to raise his cultivation.

At Black Iron Eight-Star, he was simply no match for someone at Bronze. Rubber Constitution could not make up for that gap at this stage.

Lin Pangpang also learned from Su Wuming that another transfer student was coming, that he was an expert, and that he would target Su Wuming. He grew anxious as well.

Because of the heavy snow, setting up a stall was out of the question, so he cultivated together with Su Wuming.

However, when he took out a Beast Crystal and began absorbing it, he saw Su Wuming toss one directly into his mouth, crunch it a few times, and swallow it.

"Wuming, are you crazy? Can you even eat that thing? Aren't you afraid it'll make you explode?"

"Isn't this how you use it?"

"Bro, the Dao Guidance Method! Guide it, absorb it, refine it! Mentor Mo Lan taught us that!"

"Oh, this is faster. The Dao Guidance Method is too slow." As he spoke, Su Wuming tossed another one into his mouth.

Hey—not bad. Purified Beast Crystals did not have those side effects when eaten. It seemed the blood-and-vitality chicken drumsticks he had prepared in advance to repair his body would be unnecessary.

When Lin Pangpang saw Su Wuming eat another one, his heart leaped into his throat. He even instinctively raised his arms to shield himself, afraid Su Wuming would explode the very next second.

Yet what he saw was Su Wuming toss another one into his mouth.

Then he recalled Su Wuming's terrifying absorption and digestive abilities when eating blood-and-vitality chicken drumsticks. He had also wondered earlier why Su Wuming had taken out all the Beast Crystals. Now it seemed he had worried for nothing. This guy must have been confident enough to do this.

So, he stopped paying attention to him and began cultivating on his own.

But after cultivating for only a short while, Lin Pangpang stopped, because the sound of Su Wuming chewing Beast Crystals was too distracting. He simply could not calm down.

Worst of all, Su Wuming had actually started scrolling through short videos on his phone!!!

In response, Lin Pangpang said nothing. He stood up, went into his bedroom, shut the door, and put on earmuffs to block out the sounds outside.

Su Wuming could now multitask perfectly, cultivating while watching videos.

Every so often, he popped a Beast Crystal into his mouth and ate it with great relish. Crunchy and crisp—it felt just like eating potato chips.

Because of his special constitution, he required more Beast Crystals than Spirit Martial Practitioners of the same rank. As a result, this breakthrough used up a full fifty Beast Crystals.

That was twenty more than the thirty he had expected.

After spending two hundred and fifty thousand in half a night, Su Wuming's heart ached. Cultivating as a Spirit Martial Practitioner was truly expensive.

Do not forget that he could achieve perfect absorption by swallowing Beast Crystals whole. Anyone else would only need even more than he did.

And this was only cultivation at the Black Iron stage.

The future consumption would only increase!

It seemed that before graduation, he would have to find other ways to make money. Selling starch sausages could no longer support him.

Su Wuming directly stored the remaining ten Beast Crystals in the System Space. He also spent ten System Coins to expand the space a little.

Current System Coin Balance: 85

The previous mission had rewarded him with 150. He had spent 100 to exchange for the Opening Gate, and with the 45 he had accumulated from hunting Demon Beasts before, he had 85 left.

He was still far from the 1,000 System Coins needed for one spin of the lucky roulette, so he was not considering it for now. Besides, the system had said that the higher his cultivation level, the luckier he would be.

Moreover, he could unlock the Rest Gate at Bronze Tier, which would require System Coins then as well. At Silver Rank, Rubber Second Gear and the Life Gate would likewise require quite a few System Coins.

He could only hope the system would issue more missions so that he could spend more time hunting Demon Beasts and saving up.

After sorting out his thoughts, Su Wuming prepared to sleep for a while. There was still some time before dawn.

The instant he stood up, a scream suddenly came from downstairs. Someone was calling for help!

It was followed by the sound of a heavy object smashing through a window, painfully sharp in the silent night.

And it was in the very building where he lived. From the sound of it, it was on the first floor.

Su Wuming hurried to the living room window, opened it, and looked down.

"Wuming, did you see anything? That sounded like Sister Wu from the first floor." Lin Pangpang poked his head out of the bedroom as well.

Sister Wu was their landlady. She was a kind and warmhearted person. Knowing that the two of them were orphans and that attending school was not easy for them, she had never raised their rent. She even allowed monthly payments and did not charge a deposit.

Reminded by Lin Pangpang, Su Wuming said nothing and immediately climbed out the window, jumping down from the fifth floor.

Just before landing, he clearly saw what had caused the commotion below.

A memory about the creature instantly surfaced:

[Snow Demon! A top-tier Black Iron Demon Beast from the Nunu Beast lineage. It possesses immense strength and can instantly condense huge snowballs to attack, with power comparable to iron balls.]

Why was this thing here???

This was a Demon Beast found only in Frost Gorge at the far northern edge of the Dark Forest. Such creatures had never appeared in the Dark Forest before, much less in Dry City.

Could it be because of this snow?