Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Breakthrough to Extraordinary
After cultivating to the Divine Power Ninth Layer, Su Bai could clearly feel a distinct bottleneck in his Realm that was limiting him.
He could also choose to break through on his own, without using Experience Points.
’Better not. A man should know his own limitations. I’ve basically relied on Experience Points to reach my current Realm.’
’If I fail to break through the Realm, my foundation could be damaged. Both my Divine Spirit and physical body would suffer a certain degree of harm!’
Su Bai thought for a moment and decided against breaking through on his own. It was better to rely on the safest method: using Experience Points for the breakthrough!
Right now, he could gain over fifty thousand Experience Points every day!
To break through to the Extraordinary Realm, he only needed three hundred thousand Experience Points.
All told, it would only take about six days.
...
「Red District, in front of prison cell Sequence Seven.」
Su Bai watched the Red Fire Great Demon, who was sitting on the ground. Its flesh and blood alternated between red and white, and some areas were rotting and breaking down, emitting a foul, nauseating stench!
After just a few breaths, the Demon before him was drenched in sweat, its entire body resembling a rotting maggot!
Its face twisted, and it collapsed onto the ground, clenching its fists. Its body hunched over, and its knuckles made a hair-raising CRACKLING sound!
As for Elder Qing, the one carrying out the punishment, his usual cheerful expression was gone. He looked solemn, holding a Jade Disc that pulsed with blue light. He aimed the beam shooting from its center at the Red Fire Great Demon’s body!
The old Demon shrieked wretchedly as the beam struck it. The flesh it touched began to fester, melting into pools of blood!
And whenever the Red Fire Great Demon was on the verge of breaking, Elder Qing would flip the Jade Disc over and shine a golden beam on it, regenerating its rotted flesh!
Then, he would flip the Jade Disc again and continue to make it rot!
Such repeated torment!
It made the Red Fire Great Demon wish for death!
"This little gadget is called the Corrosion Disc. It was jointly developed by the Martial Artists of the Prison Suppression Bureau and that crew from the Demon-slaying Bureau!"
"Once that blue beam hits your body, tsk tsk... even a Demon at the Extraordinary Realm Ninth Layer can’t resist. Its physical body will putrefy and corrode!"
"But if the golden beam hits it, its injuries will heal, allowing for repeated torture!"
"That feeling... tsk tsk..."
"Also, don’t be fooled by that old codger’s usual cheery act. When it comes to torture techniques, he’s the best in the whole prison!"
Elder Yan, who was standing to the side, explained this to Su Bai while leisurely sipping his wine, pouring it down his throat all the while.
Su Bai looked at the agonized Red Fire Great Demon, then at the Jade Disc in Elder Qing’s hand, his expression one of astonishment!
’A torture device like this exists?’
’The people from the Prison Suppression Bureau and the Demon-slaying Bureau are truly extraordinary. I wonder what kind of genius created such a unique torture device!’
’It’s incredibly effective!’
’At the very least, not even a monster as savage as the Red Fire Great Demon can withstand such cruel torture!’
The entire torture session lasted for about two to three hours.
In the end, the Red Fire Great Demon was sprawled on the ground like a dead dog, a mangled mess of flesh and blood, with gore splattered everywhere!
The aura it emanated had also become incredibly faint!
Seeing such a savage Demon reduced to this state gave Su Bai a much deeper understanding of the Corrosion Disc.
After a short while, the high-Realm Red Fire Great Demon recovered a bit of its strength!
It shakily sat up and swept a cold gaze over the three people present. Although it said nothing...
...its ferocious glare made Elder Qing, who was holding the Jade Disc, narrow his eyes.
And so, a new round of torture began!
About half an hour later, looking at the Red Fire Great Demon, which had passed out in the cell, Elder Qing was finally satisfied!
After the punishment was over, Elder Qing sensed that the special True Qi stored within the Jade Disc was completely depleted.
"The Corruption Disc is out of energy. We’ll have to get the people from the Prison Suppression Bureau to take the Jade Disc back and replenish the special True Qi inside before we can use it again!"
Elder Qing explained this as they walked down the corridor.
Once the Corruption Disc’s energy was used up, they had no way to replenish it themselves. The little device used an extremely special type of True Qi, and they didn’t know how to refill it.
Only its creators—the people from the Prison Suppression Bureau and the Demon-slaying Bureau—knew the specific method for replenishment.
Then, Elder Qing took out a crimson wooden box and chuckled. "The Corruption Disc might be unusable for now, but I still have the Broken Vein Box!"
VMMMM!
And on the way to the next prison cell, the Purification Tripod in Su Bai’s mind suddenly vibrated three times!
’Huh? Have three convicts been executed?’
A thought crossed Su Bai’s mind.
Noticing that something seemed to be up with Su Bai, Elder Qing suggested, "Su the kid, if you’re not feeling well, you should head back and rest. We two old men can handle the punishments!"
"Then thank you, Elder Qing, Elder Yan!"
Su Bai didn’t refuse Elder Qing’s offer.
After thanking them, he departed.
Watching Su Bai’s departing figure, Elder Yan said to Elder Qing.
"Old man, did you notice? When Su the kid saw us carrying out the punishment just now, he showed no fear, only brief surprise. And he wasn’t the least bit scared facing the Red Fire Great Demon up close."
"My guess is, that Su the kid is probably hiding his true strength!"
"Alright, alright! Who doesn’t have a few secrets? As long as Su the kid doesn’t cause any trouble, it’s none of our business!"
"Right now, all I want is to retire early and get a good, long sleep. That’d be enough for me!"
"True enough..."
The two chatted for a while longer, then departed with their hands behind their backs.
...
「Late at night, inside his personal residence.」
’Third Grade Sword Technique, "Martial Extreme Sword Skill," Mastery!’
’Third-Grade Body Cultivation Technique, "Iron Mountain Back," Returning to the Essence!’
’Third-Grade Nourishing Body Technique, "Celestial Silkworm Skill," Mastery!’
’Hmm... getting these three random Cultivation Techniques is decent, I guess!’
The deaths of the three convicts had given Su Bai three chances to randomly acquire a Cultivation Technique.
But because those three convicts weren’t of a very high Realm, the grade of the Cultivation Techniques Su Bai could obtain was just so-so.
However, Su Bai still used some Experience Points to raise the level of these three Cultivation Techniques to the Returning to the Essence state!
As the number of Cultivation Techniques he practiced increased, Su Bai could clearly feel his strength improve.
Moreover, his foundation had become even more solid!
Afterward, Su Bai checked his status.
[Tripod Master: Su Bai]
[Realm: Divine Power Ninth Layer (120,000/300,000)]
[Cultivation Techniques: Purple Mist Saber Technique (Third Grade Technique) - Returning to the Essence!]
[Three Illusions Dustless (Fourth-grade Technique) - Returning to the Essence!]
[Golden Body Technique (Fifth Grade Technique) - Returning to the Essence!]
[Concealing Breath Scripture (Special Technique)]
[...]
[Stored Experience Points: 220,000]
’I have enough Experience Points!’
Su Bai’s face lit up with joy as he looked at the amount of stored Experience Points.
’Time to break through!’
After briefly regulating his breathing, Su Bai...
...allocated the Experience Points to his Realm!
