Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Extraordinary Level 3, an Invitation from Li Yue
As Su Bai continuously injected his True Qi, the boar-like Demon Fiend let out a series of squeals and grunts.
On the information panel, the Suppression Involvement for this boar Demon Fiend was also steadily increasing!
One percent... two percent... three percent...
What surprised Su Bai was that he had originally thought suppressing Demon Fiends would be the same as suppressing the Demon Beasts from before, with a maximum Suppression Involvement of only ten percent.
But on the panel before him, the Suppression Involvement continued to rise until it hit twenty percent, where it finally stopped and held steady.
The boar Demon Fiend, its entire body now suffused with True Qi, curled up in a corner, trembling uncontrollably.
Any thought of escape had vanished from its mind.
Sensing the creature’s state and actions, Su Bai fell into thought.
’Why is that? Could it be this Demon Fiend actually had a chance of escaping?’
’Because my True Qi suppression made it abandon the idea and not dare to try escaping again, the Suppression Involvement rose to twenty percent?’
Su Bai thought it over carefully and realized this guess was quite plausible.
’If that’s the case, my rewards from suppressing Demon Fiends might be even greater than I imagined!’
A happy expression appeared on Su Bai’s face.
He then circulated his True Qi and began to carefully observe the Demon Fiend’s body.
As his True Qi coursed through it, Su Bai discovered that the boar-like Demon Fiend’s visible form was merely a manifestation of Demon Power!
In other words, the true core of these Demon Fiends was their Demon Power!
As long as their Demon Power was not exhausted, these Demon Fiends could be dismembered and still immediately use their Demon Power to restore themselves to their original state!
Only when the Demon Power within their bodies was completely depleted could a Demon Fiend be truly killed!
’So that’s how it is. No wonder the Life Force of Demon Fiends is so tenacious!’
Su Bai murmured to himself as a question in his mind was finally answered.
When he killed that Third-Level Demon Fiend before, he had been deeply struck by the Demon Fiend’s tenacious Life Force and was quite shocked.
Now, everything made sense.
At this moment, he recalled the Martial Artist from the Demon-slaying Bureau, who had used a Jade Bottle to collect a pool of black blood from the ground before leaving.
’Could it be... that pool of blood was the so-called Demon Power?’
A guess formed in Su Bai’s mind.
Unfortunately, there was no one who could give him a definitive answer.
He would only be able to learn more once his status and strength had improved.
BUZZ!
The next moment, Su Bai withdrew a portion of his True Qi, lowering the Suppression Involvement to ten percent.
Only then did the Demon Fiend shakily stand up, its dark eyes hiding a trace of panic and unease.
’Hmm... This is a bit more stable.’
Su Bai nodded.
Then, he looked at the Demon Fiend’s information.
[Criminal: Fourth-Level Demon Fiend]
[Sin Level: Five-Star]
[Strength: Late Stage Level 4 (Comparable to a Martial Artist at the Divine Power Realm Ninth Layer)]
[Status: Lightly Injured (Imprisoned)]
[Suppression Involvement: 10%]
[Reward: 800 Experience Points / two-hour period]
’Not bad! The Experience Point reward is actually 800 every two-hour period!’
Su Bai’s expression was one of slight delight after seeing the Demon Fiend’s detailed information.
This way, his efficiency at breaking through Realms would be even higher!
He looked at the special prison cells around him, each a different color and shape.
A joyful look appeared on Su Bai’s face!
’The Demon Fiends locked up in here are a veritable gold mine of Experience Points!’
’Onward!’
He continued his patrol, circulating his True Qi to suppress the Demon Fiends imprisoned within.
After a period of trial and error, Su Bai discovered that he couldn’t use his True Qi to suppress every Demon Fiend.
Some Demon Fiends had exceptionally unique abilities, and even when Su Bai circulated his True Qi, he was unable to suppress them.
Other Demon Fiends were around his Level, or even surpassed him. The moment Su Bai’s True Qi seeped in, the Demon Fiends devoured it like a great tonic!
Nevertheless, after a full patrol, Su Bai had managed to suppress six Fourth-Level Demon Fiends and one Fifth-Level Demon Fiend.
Among them, a Fourth-Level Demon Fiend resembling a White Flood Dragon particularly caught Su Bai’s attention.
After this round of suppression, Su Bai’s daily Experience Point earnings successfully broke the 100,000 mark!
The haul was truly substantial!
’Coming to the A Prison Area this time was a huge score!’
Reaching the end of his patrol route, Su Bai was secretly overjoyed.
’Up ahead should be Demon Suppression Zone Two!’
At the same time, Su Bai’s expression grew slightly solemn as he gazed at the deep, dark area ahead, where flickering lights could be seen.
The area Su Bai patrolled was Demon Suppression Zone One within the A Prison Area. The number of Demon Fiends imprisoned here wasn’t large, and most of them were Fourth-Level Demon Fiends.
There were only three Fifth-Level Demon Fiends, one of which Su Bai had suppressed.
But Demon Suppression Zone Two was far more dangerous. According to the Prison Chief, the Demon Fiends held there were few in number, but nearly all of them were infamous Great Demons!
WHOOSH!!
Just as Su Bai was staring ahead, a thick, foul demonic gust swept out from the depths of Demon Suppression Zone Two!
’What terrifying Demon Power!’
As the demonic wind brushed past his ears, Su Bai’s Heart Spirit tensed.
Within that wisp of demonic wind, he sensed a dark and profound Demon Power!
It was astonishingly strong!
’Forget it. I won’t head to Demon Suppression Zone Two for now.’
’I’ll go suppress that Elder Demon after I have a breakthrough in my Realm!’
After some thought, Su Bai started to head back the way he came.
And so, six hours later, Su Bai’s patrol duty was officially over.
Time slowly trickled by...
「Inside his personal residence.」
After accumulating for some time, with the help of his Experience Points, Su Bai’s Cultivation broke through all the way to the Extraordinary Realm Third Level!
The True Qi in his body grew ever denser and more powerful!
His strength had increased by a large margin!
"Su Bai, the Qingxia Festival is here. Aren’t you going to go out and have some fun?"
Someone called out to Su Bai just as he was stepping out of his personal residence.
The speaker was a Martial Artist from the Prison Suppression Bureau, currently on patrol.
Qingxia Festival?
Su Bai had some impression of it. The festival was established to celebrate the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty!
On this day every year, a grand celebration banquet would be held in the Imperial City.
The air would be filled with joyous song and dance, and the aroma of fine wine would stretch for miles!
Tower Ships and fireworks would adorn the night, a perfect time for scholars and beauties to find their match!
And this time of year was also a day for many of these scholars and beauties to exchange love poems and confess their feelings.
Many celebrated tales of such couples circulated among the common folk.
’Going out to relax a bit sounds pretty good!’
After a moment of thought, Su Bai decided to go out, see the festivities, and relax his Heart Spirit.
Speaking of which, Su Bai was considered something of an oddball in the prison.
Day and night, he was either dealing with Demon Beasts and convicts or patrolling the Demon Fiend sections. In the eyes of the other Prison Guards and Prison Chiefs, he was truly a strange one.
Normally, a young man his age, full of vigor and Blood Qi, would be most interested in wine, women, money, power, and prestige!
BOOM! BOOM!!
At this moment, the Great Xia Imperial City was bustling with endless streams of carriages and people. The silver moon hung in the sky, and the city was ablaze with lights.
Every face was overflowing with joy.
Colorful, brilliant fireworks blossomed in the sky, and exquisite, luxurious boats drifted on the lake.
It was truly a pleasant and beautiful scene!
Walking along the lively and jubilant streets, Su Bai was infected by the atmosphere, and his Heart Spirit relaxed considerably.
Just then, a fair-skinned, beautiful, and shy young woman quietly approached Su Bai’s side. Rolling up her blue-and-white sleeve, she gently handed him a slip of paper.
Su Bai was a little surprised. After he took the paper, the girl’s face flushed red, and she darted into the crowd like a frightened fawn.
Su Bai opened the note.
The handwriting was elegant.
The moon on the water reflects the moon above;The person before my eyes is the person I love.
In the signature space, the young woman’s name was written.
Luo Liyue.
