Monsters Die When Killed

"Huh? You broke through *yet again*?"

Shao Qiming knew where Su Zhou had gone this time. He also knew what great benefits a trip to an Otherworld could bring.

But rationally speaking, even someone like him, who knew Su Zhou so well, had to admit that Su Zhou’s rate of advancement was a little ridiculous.

"I worked so hard to reach Awakening Peak, and I thought maybe I could try to break through to the Extraordinary Tier before the year was out... I was thinking that then I’d only be a few minor tiers behind Azhou, not an entire major realm."

At that moment, the normally gentle and refined young man felt like a living salt meme, just short of slamming his fist on a table to vent his frustration. "Now the gap is two whole major realms! How is anyone supposed to catch up?!"

As for whether it was true, Shao Qiming didn’t doubt it for a second. After all, while his friend loved to talk big, he was the type to call it as he saw it.

The Daoist Saint, however, was so shocked that he instinctively questioned the claim. "Commander Tier? Su Zhou, could it be that you’ve just reached Extraordinary Peak and are mistaking the feeling for something close to the Commander Tier? What I mean is, the Commander Tier is an incredibly difficult threshold to cross. It doesn’t just require sufficient raw power; you also need to gain enlightenment on your own path and comprehend Divine Techniques..."

You have to understand, in ancient times, the Commander Tier was what they called a ’Human Immortal’! While not a true Immortal God who had joined the Immortal Class, they were still revered enough that the masses would build shrines to worship them!

"Exactly. That’s why I said I *might have* already broken through to the Commander Tier."

Su Zhou always tried to be considerate of his elders, doing his best not to give the old man a heart attack. So, he explained patiently, "I have awakened Divine Techniques, but I don’t think my Commander Tier is complete. I’m a Half-step Commander Rank at most. I’ll probably need to train, temper myself, and cultivate for a good while longer to stabilize the realm."

Daoist Saint: "?"

Objectively speaking, Su Zhou’s current Commander Realm was indeed incomplete.

He had used the Mingxun Dragon Transformation Technique, along with the Water God’s Flesh and Blood, to forcibly break through to the Commander Tier in his True Body, which compensated for his lack of raw power.

However, after reverting from his True Body, Su Zhou felt that while he was much stronger than someone at Extraordinary Peak, it didn’t feel right to call that his true strength at the Commander Realm.

The Mingxun Dragon Transformation Technique wasn’t his primary Cultivation Method; Water Attribute was just a Supportive Cultivation Method Su Zhou had started practicing in the last six months or so. His primary method, Sacred Geometry, was still at the Pentagram Realm within the Extraordinary Tier.

’The Mingxun Dragon Transformation Technique is just for fun. For a true advancement, I still have to rely on Sacred Geometry!’

’Now that I have experience breaking through to the Commander Tier, I have the capital to forge my own path with Sacred Geometry or to try out brand-new Techniques.’

With that, Su Zhou, who planned to use Sacred Geometry to advance once his life settled down, came to a decision. ’Fire Attribute is my core Cultivation Method. For Water Attribute, I have the Mingxun Dragon Transformation Technique and the Water God’s Evil Soul. As for Thunder Attribute, both the Five Extremes Divine Thunder True Technique and the Thunder Marsh Inheritance are already powerful enough.’

’Of my four main elemental Spiritual Powers, the weakest is my Wind Attribute—even after being enhanced, Gale Armor can’t compare to those complete inheritances... Perhaps I can focus on strengthening this aspect during my next advancement.’

’As it happens, the form of my True Body’s wings is still undecided. I can look for some relevant inheritances from the Zhengguo Government to use as a reference.’

Never mind Su Zhou, who was already humming a cheerful tune in his head.

The Daoist Saint, choked speechless, slowly turned his head. His vacant eyes stared at the road ahead, his heart a whirlwind of complex emotions. Half of him was thinking, ’With such a great talent in Zhengguo, we can surely bring peace to these chaotic times!’ The other half was thinking, ’I’ve cultivated for decades. How has a junior surpassed me by an entire major realm in just two years?’ His feelings were complicated, to say the least.

’After so many years of arduous cultivation, it was already hard enough to swallow being on the same tier as a junior. How did it come to me having to chase after *his* realm now?’

’Wait a minute, my own speed isn’t slow!’

Upon reflection, the Daoist Saint felt his own rate of advancement had been quite smooth—the historical Classics of Zhengyi Academy even proved that his cultivation speed was considered exceptional for the Spiritual Energy Revival. To go from Awakening Peak to Extraordinary Peak in two years... that wouldn’t be considered slow even in the Ancient Earth Immortal God Era!

After all, whether it was the American Alliance’s NW Foundation (NEW·WORLD) or Europe’s Harmony Bureau, the Daoist Saint had plenty of old friends, and the vast majority were at his level. Everyone was a genius, one of the world’s top Cultivators. How could such a huge gap appear between them? *This* was how things were supposed to be!

But Su Zhou’s speed wasn’t merely genius-level. He was a monster!

The atmosphere in the car was polarized. On one side, Su Zhou was cheerfully contemplating his future advancement paths, even taking out his phone to post an update on social media. This immediately triggered a storm of comments like "He’s alive! He’s alive! Chief Judge Su is alive!" and "Grandpa, that user you followed back in your youth has come back from the dead!"

On the other side, Shao Qiming’s face was grim. He was already planning to continue his secluded cultivation tonight to break through to the Extraordinary Tier as soon as possible. The Daoist Saint’s gaze was solemn; the exact same thought was running through his mind.

After a while, the self-driving car reached its destination. They had arrived at the Hongcheng Spiritual Energy Security Bureau in the Hongcheng New District.

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