Jing Xia (Monthly Pass Requested)

"Liu Wei... he's definitely hiding something from me!"

After school, Fang Xing did not head home with Liu Wei. Instead, he walked alone toward Happy Home District.

Above the white embankment, the river flowed on with its gentle murmur, the sound unchanged.

But Fang Xing knew that their relationship could never return to what it had been.

If I were the original owner, I'd probably be heartbroken, right? After all, Liu Wei was his best friend. But to me, he's just an ordinary friend...

With a sigh, he returned to his dormitory, made his preparations, and began crossing over.

Other World, temporary camp.

Fang Xing began by practicing his stance, followed by his daily digging. He remodeled and expanded the temporary camp, then continued studying the language of the Other World.

Under the effects of multiple advantages, he improved at an astonishing pace.

Chirp chirp!

As he practiced, the Simulated Birds returned one after another, their claws clutching surveillance devices disguised as stones, beetles, and other objects.

Retrieving the equipment is important too...

Although this world is completely different from the Blue Star Federation, with no unified Order whatsoever, and their limited imagination probably wouldn't lead them to consider something like crossing worlds. Even if the surveillance devices were discovered, they'd most likely be mistaken for some exquisite puppets...

Still, if perfection is possible, I should strive for perfection. I can't leave behind even the slightest flaw... Even broken surveillance devices must all be recovered.

I have enough Qi Blood Pills for now, so there's no need to rush into making contact. I should master the foreign language first...

Fang Xing had long since mapped out his next steps.

This semester was nearly over anyway. After the Final Exam, he would have two months of vacation.

There would be plenty of time then to properly explore the Other World.

After all, with classes tying him down every day, he could only explore at night or on weekends. It really was hard to enjoy himself properly that way.

Early morning.

Fang Xing jogged all the way toward Yucai High School.

These Qi Blood Pills really pack a punch. If I pair them with the Great Dragon Stance, I should be able to complete Flesh Refinement before the Final Exam... Completing Flesh Refinement by the end of First Year High School? That's only barely acceptable, but at least I finally have some hope of getting into university.

As he ran and trained, countless thoughts passed through Fang Xing's mind.

By then, with the help of the pills, my Great Dragon Stance should be able to enter the Third Stage. Even if I reveal my Jade Skin, it won't matter. On the contrary, I could attract more investment...

The streets were quiet in the early morning, and there were few pedestrians on the road beside the river embankment.

Only a mature-looking woman in sportswear and a baseball cap was out for a walk while walking her dog.

"A Bully Dog?"

Fang Xing glanced over, slightly surprised.

After all, it was relatively rare for a woman to keep such a large Bully Dog.

Perhaps drawn by his gaze, the Bully Dog immediately sprang forward on all fours and landed right in front of him. Its face was exceptionally vicious and ferocious.

For some reason, Fang Xing actually felt a terrifying sense of danger!

I'm a Flesh Refinement martial artist who has completed Jade Skin. Why would I feel threatened by a dog?

Fang Xing's thoughts stirred, and he found it rather strange.

"Sheng Jiang! Sit!"

At that moment, the mature woman in the baseball cap shouted.

The Bully Dog immediately sat obediently, though its canine appearance still looked immensely fierce and savage.

"Sorry, Sheng Jiang isn't in a very good mood today."

The woman in the baseball cap smiled apologetically. "My name is Jing Xia. What's your name, little brother?"

"When I'm out and about, I never give my name."

Fang Xing shook his head and continued jogging.

"Hehe, what an interesting little brother."

Jing Xia watched Fang Xing's departing back and touched her waist.

Ring ring ring!

Her phone rang. Jing Xia pulled a phone from her waist, and after listening for only a few moments, impatience appeared on her face. "Your whole team can't even handle a single Heretic? Pathetic! Rookies! Wait for me!"

She put away her phone and tapped her wristwatch.

Whoosh!

A hoverboard appeared in midair and floated directly before her.

Jing Xia stepped onto it and, in a flying posture, swiftly "glided" toward the nearby urban district.

"Woof woof!"

The Bully Dog named Sheng Jiang let out a roar. The flesh on its back wriggled, and a pair of demon-like fleshy wings actually grew out, carrying it into the air behind Jing Xia.

Not far away, Fang Xing watched the scene with a grave expression. "They dared to fly around so openly without fearing air traffic control... They're either powerful Heretics or one of the authorities' own! Even Heretics wouldn't be stubborn enough to fly in public, so they must be official personnel? I wonder if they're martial artists, Mecha Pilots, Ability Users, or beast tamers?"

Recalling the Bully Dog's earlier abnormality, Fang Xing's expression grew slightly more serious as he touched his pocket.

Inside it was a Qi Blood Pill.

I was a little careless... That dog's nose is really sharp.

Life is always like this, full of surprises... Tomorrow and accidents—I wonder which will come first?

But fortunately... they don't seem to suspect anything.

After thinking it over, Fang Xing decided to stick to his usual schedule and go to school.

And he had to work hard and get good results on the final exam!

A little martial arts genius would inevitably receive more attention and investment. Having a few good things on him occasionally was still within normal limits!

Somewhere in the city center.

Boom!

A massive burst of flames appeared, with several figures within it.

Some were clad head to toe in pitch-black Nano Protective Suits, while others wore Exoskeletons and carried firearms with barrels as thick as cannons. They looked fierce and capable.

But at this moment, they appeared somewhat disheveled.

"They're from the Blood Descent School!"

One team member shouted, releasing an icy blast of freezing air from his Exoskeleton.

In an instant, all the flames were extinguished, leaving behind not even a few wisps of smoke.

"We're screwed. A covert arrest turned into an open battle... We'll have to write several extra pages in the report afterward, and Big Sister will call us useless rookies!"

The team member in the black Nano Suit looked somewhat despairing.

To them, Big Sister seemed far more terrifying than writing a few more reports.

Roar! Roar!

"It's coming!"

Accompanied by several bizarre beastly roars, a monster charged out from the frozen landscape.

It was humanoid in shape, yet over three meters tall. Its entire body was covered in folds and mucus, while all manner of heads had been "grafted" onto its chest and shoulders.

Some belonged to humans, while others belonged to beasts such as tigers and leopards.

It looked like a humanoid figure haphazardly stitched together.

Simply seeing such a sight would inflict a powerful mental shock and impact on anyone whose will was not firm enough.

"It has some of the Contamination traits of a Lower Servant... An Aberration? The Blood Descent School really does love making these things."

The first team member to speak was filled with disgust.

Evil God Cults!

They were a cancer within the Blue Star Federation!

Those Extraterrestrial Evil Gods possessed Authority over Imaginary Space, allowing them to project their power into human territory!

Although the Blue Star Federation had established defensive lines, generally speaking, the larger the individual, the harder it was to break through!

It was like a fishing net. Small fish and shrimp could easily slip through its mesh, but large fish could only end up trapped in the net!

Projecting Servant Grade beings was the easiest, but they were basically of little use against humanity.

Only at Vassal Grade did they become somewhat threatening, though not by much.

What the Extraterrestrial Evil Gods tirelessly sought was to descend into human territory themselves and begin a frenzied harvest!

Of course, such a descent was difficult!

Thus, they settled for the next best thing: first descending part of their power through their vassals, "corrupting" humans into Heretics, then having those Heretics find ways to "summon" them into the world.

So far, not a single such attempt had succeeded. Their greatest accomplishment had merely been creating massacres through all kinds of bloody, cruel methods while giving birth to Evil God Spawn!

Because of this, many Blue Star researchers believed that those Extraterrestrial Evil Gods possessed a certain degree of rationality. Yet this often ran contrary to the occasional Disorder and madness displayed by their followers.

One could only say that even Evil Gods had to keep company with madness. Rationality was always only temporary.

The Blood Descent School was one of the many cults.

The Extraterrestrial Evil God worshipped by these Heretics was codenamed Endless Blood Sea, while its true name was an extremely highly classified secret.

After all, for such an existence, even its true name and pronunciation might bring Contamination and corruption!

Even the dead Star Devourer Realm was the same. What was recorded in textbooks was not its true name, but an alias.

For existences of that level, even the concept of their existence possessed duality. Contradictory aspects could exist simultaneously, and the boundary between death and survival was exceedingly blurred.

In the Heretics' words, before their master, even death would vanish...

"What the hell are you doing?"

Just as the Blood Descent School's monster let out a roar, a flying board descended from the sky.

Slash!

A dazzling blade light fell, splitting the monster cleanly in two.

Splat!

Then, a leather boot stomped down on one of the monster's heads, making it burst like a watermelon. Brains and blood splattered across the ground.

Jing Xia looked up at her team members. "Trash! All of you are trash! You're not even as useful as my dog!"

"Woof!"

Beside her, the Bully Dog opened its mouth wider and wider, far beyond the size of its head or body. Its gaping maw stretched endlessly like rubber, countless serrated teeth within forming a vortex that devoured every last scrap of the monster's flesh and blood...

The other team members fell silent at the sight. "..."