Talent

Chen Yixi stared at Su Han and asked coldly,

"Good talent? How good?"

Su Han ignored everyone's mockery.

There was no need for idle talk. Words were the weakest proof.

He stood up.

His qi and blood surged within him as he gradually activated it, displaying the qi and blood he had accumulated.

Zhao Lei and the others wanted to keep mocking him,

but their expressions suddenly froze.

Dark red flames of qi and blood had begun to rise from Su Han's body.

At first, they formed only a thin layer, wrapping his skin like mist.

But soon, the blood flames rose like a fire dragon.

They leaped higher and burned fiercer!

The blood flames finally reached a height of about half a meter, completely enveloping Su Han like a blazing coat of fire.

It was as though an enormous fireball had been stuffed into the private room. The temperature soared in an instant.

The cups on the table cracked from the heat, and the wooden tabletop sizzled as it scorched. In moments, wisps of smoke rose from it.

The air warped, and the dark red flames made the light in the entire room seem somewhat dim.

Even so, Su Han had not used his full strength. He had only used thirty percent of his qi and blood.

He also had the additional physique boost from his Divine Body talent.

He did not intend to reveal too much on that front. Displaying the qi and blood of the Hundred Refinements realm was enough.

And the effect was even better than he had imagined.

The private room was deathly silent.

Zhao Lei's mouth hung open, his eyes wide, the smile on his face completely frozen.

The bald, burly man stood up, paying no attention when he knocked over the chair behind him.

The short-haired woman instinctively took a step back and pressed a hand to the weapon at her waist.

Chen Yixi stood up as well.

She stared at the blood flames around Su Han, and for the first time, her gaze wavered.

"Th-this is impossible," Zhao Lei murmured, his voice trembling slightly.

"It's only been one day. Not even a day..."

"How could he have cultivated his qi and blood to this extent? How could he be stronger than us after we've trained so hard for years..."

Su Han saw the shock on everyone's faces.

Knowing he had achieved the desired effect, he reined in his qi and blood.

The blood flames slowly vanished, retreating into his body.

The temperature dropped.

All four stared at Su Han. The scorn and contempt from before had vanished from their eyes.

There was nothing but shock, as though they were looking at a monster unlike any they had ever seen.

After a long while, Chen Yixi finally came to her senses, the shock fading from her gaze.

She could not help asking,

"How did you do it?"

Su Han calmly ended his cultivation and answered just as calmly.

"I just trained like that, tempered my qi and blood, and then broke through."

"You just trained like that and then broke through?" Zhao Lei repeated, his expression as ugly as if he had eaten shit.

They were internal members of the Ten Thousand Immortals Cult, fundamentally different from outside recruits like Su Han.

They were all carefully selected heaven's chosen.

They were pioneers in whom great hopes had been placed.

Not only were they supplied with abundant resources, but the creator of Immortal Martial Arts had personally taught them the details of cultivation.

Even so, they had all cultivated bitterly for half a month before barely breaking through to the Hundred Refinements realm.

For anyone else, it would have taken at least a year.

But Su Han?

One day...

He had broken through in one day.

He had no guidance, no resources, and not even a Hundred Refinements cultivation method.

He had just kept training like that and broken through.

For a moment,

everyone had complicated feelings, as though they had spent their lives living on a dog.

"You really hadn't come into contact with Immortal Martial Arts before?" Chen Yixi asked again.

"No," Su Han answered truthfully. "The body-tempering chapter Zhao Lei gave me yesterday was the first Immortal Martial Arts secret method I'd ever seen."

Chen Yixi fell silent again.

She sat back down, picked up her coffee cup, then put it down again, her eyes flickering.

Zhao Lei and the others no longer dared to speak either. They all looked at Chen Yixi.

Finally, Chen Yixi took a deep breath and looked at Su Han.

She finally acknowledged it.

"I understand."

"Your talent... really is very good."

She took another booklet from her bag and placed it on the table.

It was a little thicker than the previous one. The cover was still blank, but the words on it had changed.

"Canglan Immortal Martial Arts: Beacon Fire Chapter."

"This is the Beacon Fire Realm cultivation method. Take it."

As Chen Yixi pushed it over, she continued her explanation.

"Besides the basic cultivation method for the Beacon Fire Realm, there's also a set of qi and blood martial techniques."

"There are three moves in total: 'Blood Flame Fist,' 'Blood Explosion Strike,' and 'Heaven-Engulfing Blood Sea.'"

"Each move is stronger than the last. They're all moves of pure destructive power."

Su Han picked up the booklet and briefly leafed through it.

Blood Flame Fist concentrated qi and blood around the fist, forming a coat of blood flames.

A single punch combined burning with impact, making for a terrifying attack.

Blood Explosion Strike compressed qi and blood to its absolute limit.

After driving it into an enemy's body, it was detonated, destroying them from within to astonishing effect.

Last was Heaven-Engulfing Blood Sea, a wide-area move.

By releasing qi and blood outward, one could form a zone of blood flames that enveloped enemies, continuously burning them and dealing critical hits.

All three techniques were exceptionally good.

Su Han closed the booklet and put it away.

"Thank you."

Chen Yixi nodded.

Seeing that everyone's emotions had settled for the time being, she dropped the subject of talent and began discussing the matter at hand.

"As for missions, now that you've joined our Ten Thousand Immortals Cult, you'll need to go on missions with us before you can raise your status and standing."

"Our squad's previous mission was to deal with the Red Fist Sect, which refused to join the Ten Thousand Immortals Cult."

"But..."

At this point, Chen Yixi glanced at Zhao Lei.

Zhao Lei's face was livid.

He had intended to use the Red Fist Sect to kill Su Han, but instead Su Han had earned merit and demonstrated terrifying talent.

His feelings were extremely complicated at that moment.

Chen Yixi paid him little attention and simply continued.

"But since the Red Fist Sect has already been dealt with, let's move straight on to the next mission."

"In the center of Jinghai City, there's a Giant Whale Sect. It's a large organization and the strongest Secret Martial Arts force in the entire city."

"Its sect master, Chen Wanjun, is fifty-five years old, a long-established True Gang grandmaster with a combat power of thirty-five thousand."

"The sect also has two other True Gang elders, both with combat power above twenty thousand."

"There are more than a dozen at the Baodan realm, and over three hundred Hua Jin and An Jin disciples."

"In addition, they have a white-grade enhanced human."

"The overall strength of this force is terrifying. Besides taking in disciples, they also accept all sorts of jobs: security, muscle, cleanup... and so on."

"They also have a long-term partnership with the Sturgeon Group."

At the mention of the Sturgeon Group, Su Han's eyes lit up.

The Sturgeon Group was the one that had handled his case back then.

The Sturgeon Group was certain to know about his enemy.

He had to take part in this mission too.

Chen Yixi continued explaining the mission.

"Our squad isn't the only one taking part."

"The cult's seventh and eighth squads will also participate. All three squads will act together."

"The goal is to invite them to join the Ten Thousand Immortals Cult. If they refuse, we'll wipe out the entire sect."

Su Han could not help asking curiously,

"Why wipe out the whole sect? Can't we just drive away anyone who refuses?"

As soon as he said that, the private room fell quiet again.

Zhao Lei and the others looked at him strangely.

Chen Yixi did not answer the question.

She simply took an electronic watch from her pocket and handed it to Su Han.

"This is a combat data watch. It can detect the combat power of people nearby. Take it, go back, and wait."

"I'll notify you when it's time to set out."

Su Han asked no more questions. He nodded, took the watch,

and turned to leave.