Invincible through Touching Corpses

Once everyone had boarded the large transport plane and taken their seats, Jian Hua stood at the front, his expression serious. "There are two important things I need to discuss with you," he said.

"First, let’s go over the rules for the upcoming midterm exam. The academy is taking this test extremely seriously—even more so than your final exams."

"The reason is that we at East Sea Academy won’t be the only ones reinforcing the 11th Abyssal Passage. Students from other universities will also be there to eliminate Abyssal Creatures."

"It’s no exaggeration to say this midterm has essentially become a national university league."

"Therefore, I expect you to give it your all and bring honor to the academy. Of course, the rewards for doing so will be substantial. The National Education Bureau will be sending supervisors for this university league, and they’ve set up a points-based leaderboard."

"The leaderboard has a total of 1,000 spots. If any of you make it onto that board, the academy will immediately award you 100,000 Credit Points."

"Furthermore, for every 100 ranks you climb, the reward will increase by another 100,000 Credit Points. Breaking into the top 100 will net you 1,000,000 Credit Points."

"Once you’re in the top 100, the reward increases by another 1,000,000 Credit Points for every 10 ranks you climb. In other words, if any of you can take first place, you’ll earn 10,000,000 Credit Points."

The moment Jian Hua finished speaking, the students in the cabin erupted with excitement.

They didn’t quite understand why a midterm exam had suddenly turned into a national university league, but that didn’t matter. What mattered were the incredible rewards for getting on the leaderboard!

Just making the list meant an instant 100,000 Credit Points. Even for the members of the Xinghai Squad, that was a massive sum. As for the other students in the class, their eyes were practically glowing red with envy.

"Instructor, how are these Points calculated?" Lin Xinghai, arguably the calmest person in the cabin, asked, cutting straight to the core of the issue.

"By killing Abyssal Creatures or Mutated Zombies. I’ll send you a detailed chart later showing the Point value for each type of Mutated Zombie," Jian Hua replied promptly.

"Are there any restrictions on the weapons we can use?" Lin Xinghai asked after a moment of thought.

"That’s a key question, and it’s something I wanted to emphasize. According to the Rules, there are no restrictions on the weapons you can use. However, your choice of weapon will directly determine the percentage of Points you earn."

"For example, according to the Rules, killing a Tier One Spitter is worth 100 Points."

"But that comes with a condition: you only receive the full amount if you kill it with a melee weapon."

"If you use Firearms, depending on their power, you might only receive 90 Points, or perhaps 80."

"If you kill it while piloting a Mecha, the Points you get will plummet to just 30. And if you’re piloting a Rare Level Mecha, you’d probably only get 10 Points."

"In other words, the more advanced your weapon, the fewer Points you’ll earn for killing a Mutated Zombie," Jian Hua explained.

"That makes sense," Lin Xinghai nodded.

Little Fatty, who had been itching for a big fight, instantly deflated. ’The bombing run I was just picturing in my head is dead in the water,’ he thought.

After accepting this reality, Little Fatty thought of an even more serious problem. He quickly raised his hand and asked, "Instructor, will the Points leaderboard be split between the Blood Qi Realm and the Body Shaping Realm?"

Under the crowd’s expectant gaze, Jian Hua shook his head. "No. That means your true competitors will be those in the Body Shaping Realm, including even High Tier experts."

"Of course, in the interest of relative fairness, the Education Bureau has made an adjustment. Anyone with a Cultivation below the Body Shaping Realm will have all the Points they earn from killing Mutated Zombies doubled."

Even with the promise of double Points, an indescribable feeling of despair washed over the students as they thought about competing on the same leaderboard as those in the Body Shaping Realm.

A few more students asked questions about the Rules, and Jian Hua answered each one.

When the questions died down, he looked at the students and said earnestly, "The academy leadership is taking this university league extremely seriously. If any of you perform exceptionally well, the potential rewards go far beyond just Credit Points."

"You must understand, there are many things that can’t be bought with Credit Points—rare treasures like Creation Essence Liquid, for example. But if your performance is outstanding enough, I believe the academy leadership could be persuaded."

Jian Hua’s words were aimed squarely at Lin Xinghai.

If anyone in the cabin had a chance to stand out from the crowd, it was undoubtedly Lin Xinghai.

Hearing this, Lin Xinghai’s interest was instantly piqued.

’Just for the Marrow Tempering Realm, cultivating the Divine Demon Body requires 5,000 Body Tempering Pills to reach 100% completion.’

’What about the Body Shaping Realm, or even the Divine Demon Realm?’

’Will the number of Body Tempering Pills needed increase to 50,000?’

’Even if I had the money to buy them, I don’t have that much time to waste!’

’But Creation Essence Liquid is different. If I have enough of it to absorb during my breakthrough, I could even complete my Divine Demon Body cultivation in one go.’

’The amount of time that would save is simply staggering.’

"Alright. I’ll do my best," Lin Xinghai said.

Hearing Lin Xinghai’s commitment, Jian Hua instantly felt half of his worries lift.

"Good. Now, for the second important announcement. This one is directly related to your own personal advancement."

Jian Hua paused for effect before continuing. "The government has developed a new Cultivation System. According to the news they’ve released, there is actually another Realm between the Blood Qi Realm and the Body Shaping Realm called the Marrow Tempering Realm."

"It’s a Realm focused on cultivating one’s internal organs, which greatly increases your capacity for Blood Qi Power."

"The government is currently codifying the Cultivation System for every type of Divine Demon Body and will make an official announcement in one week. Therefore, I strongly advise all of you not to attempt a breakthrough during this week."

The moment he said this, the buzz of discussion in the cabin grew even louder than it had been for the rewards.

No one had ever imagined that the Cultivation System, which had been established for so many years, would suddenly have a new Realm added to it.

Perhaps only the members of the Xinghai Squad, who had already been given a heads-up by Lin Xinghai, could remain relatively calm.

At this moment, however, Lin Xinghai, the one who already knew, raised his hand. "Instructor, I’d like to ask a question. What about people like you who have already reached the Body Shaping Realm, or those experts in the Divine Demon Realm? What are they supposed to do, having missed this Realm?"

This was a question he had thought of yesterday. At the time, however, Chang Yudar had only just deciphered one of the stone tablets and was still in the exploratory phase, so he certainly wouldn’t have known the answer. But a night had passed. Since they were releasing this kind of information, they must have had a major breakthrough, which prompted him to finally voice the question on his mind.

"We can go back and cultivate the Marrow Tempering Realm, but it’s extremely troublesome. Our Cultivation speed will be less than half of what it was. What’s more, re-cultivating the realm doesn’t produce Source Blood, which means we permanently lose out on a portion of our potential strength."

Jian Hua then gave a brief explanation about Source Blood and the transformation of one’s organs. He urged everyone to raise their total Blood Qi Power above 1,000 points, if at all possible, before attempting to break through to the Marrow Tempering Realm.

Lin Xinghai, however, had no mind to listen to the rest. A single thought now occupied his mind: ’Perhaps a being who surpasses the Divine Demon Realm could soon emerge among humanity.’

’After all, if they can re-cultivate the Marrow Tempering Realm, it means the path forward for Divine Demon Realm experts isn’t a dead end. As long as they can strengthen their internal organs, they can attempt another breakthrough.’

"I’ve made a huge contribution to all of humanity! It wouldn’t be excessive to reward me with a few hundred million Merit Points for it, right?" Lin Xinghai muttered under his breath.

He figured that after the university league was over, he could go find Director Chang Yudar and have a little chat about the matter.

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