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Chapter 419: Chapter 415 Transformation
Martial Arts Academy.
Gu Jinlai opened his eyes.
His injuries were severe, but...
The new version of the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Method inherently possessed an extraordinary healing effect. As long as the body wasn’t torn to shreds, even the most severe wounds could recover.
This was also due to his own healing power. One of the most important stages from becoming a Martial King to a Martial Saint was the transformation and rebirth of the body.
Once this process was completed, even regenerating a severed limb was no difficult task.
Some life forms, particularly adept at recovery, could even achieve blood rebirth with sufficient preparation.
He estimated that his current wounds would take about three to five days to heal.
"It’s not important that it takes three to five days to recover. The key point is, under the surge of power from the Eternal Furnace, I was also severely injured and fell into a coma. At that time, my life and death were beyond my control. In some ways, I have already died once; it’s just that I was lucky and came back to life..."
Gu Jinlai thought to himself.
This was the reason why he always hesitated to use the power of the Eternal Furnace.
It was too difficult to control.
Without the Cheng Ying Mecha, even the slightest fluctuation could cause the unleashed energy to obliterate him as well.
"The full power of the Eternal Furnace can rival a Great Divine Power, which is... the power of a Great Divine Ability User level. At the moment, I am at most at the standard of a high-level Martial King. This kind of power is a bit too much for me at this stage."
Gu Jinlai said and sensed the two new streaks of Qingguang that had appeared in his spirit world.
Then...
Without hesitation, he infused them into the Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body.
Immediately, he gained a new understanding of the Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body.
If the progress from the Small Achievement to the Mahayana Stage of the Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body could be described in percentages, it would be approximately...
Small Achievement 39% → Small Achievement 42%.
"I still need thirty-eight to thirty-nine streaks of Qingguang."
Gu Jinlai arrived at this figure.
"Previously, my hunting of Out-of-Control individuals and Demonic Cultists was mainly to quickly gather enough Contribution Value. Contribution Value is akin to currency issued by the Holy Dynasty, which can be quite useful in a stable world. But if it’s in a society where the upper class does not abide by order or rules and is filled with hierarchies of power, currency is utterly meaningless."
Wind and Rain City was such a world.
Therefore, rather than hunting the Demonic Cultists and Out-of-Control on the danger list, his real target should be on the ordinary list, hunting down military generals, Martial Sect members, and Primordial Spirit Monarchs, to obtain more Qingguang.
At this moment, he heard some noises.
Soon, the door was pushed open, and a faint fragrance of a young girl wafted in.
It was Zhao Yushu.
Seeing that Gu Jinlai had opened his eyes, Zhao Yushu was both shocked and overjoyed, "Senior Gu, you’re awake, that’s great."
Then she remembered something and quickly said, "I’ll call a doctor to come and check on you."
Gu Jinlai gave her a glance and quickly realized something.
He had been in a coma for a whole day, and during that day, it was she who had taken care of him.
But that made sense; he didn’t have any family in Wind and Rain City.
Yan Lie, who had brought him back, might have arranged for someone to treat him, but to stay by his side without leaving an inch was unlikely.
After all, Yan Lie had his own affairs to attend to.
Soon, Zhao Yushu summoned a doctor who started a new round of examinations on Gu Jinlai.
After preparing some medication to speed up his recovery, Yan Lie and Black Sword both rushed over.
Seeing that Gu Jinlai was relatively unharmed, Yan Lie breathed a sigh of relief, "It’s good that you’re okay."
"Do you remember what exactly happened?"
Black Sword asked directly.
"I needed to speak with Jin Yuhai about something. But when I met him, I was suddenly attacked. Jin Yuhai reacted and retreated immediately, while I couldn’t even see clearly who the attacker was before I felt an intense destructive energy surge and was blown away, losing consciousness."
Gu Jinlai replied with an excuse he had already concocted.
The reason he dared to attack Jin Yuhai directly was partly because of the precedent set by Zhuang Ying, providing a perfect scapegoat.
Furthermore, he saw through the indifferent and uninvolved attitude of the upper echelons of Wind and Rain City.
There was almost no sense of unity or overall perspective among the higher-ups of Wind and Rain City.
They were completely self-centered and uncaring about the future development of their society.
The mid and upper echelons were no different.
To them, whether it was the title of City Lord, Demon Slayer Hall Master, or even Dean of the Martial Saint Institute, these positions were only for obtaining greater rights and benefits.
The greater the ability, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility?
All they thought about was power.
Responsibility?
Let those who were capable bear it.
Gu Jinlai, upon returning, thought of the hopeful glint in the eyes of the commoners...
They contrasted sharply with the upper echelons of Wind and Rain City.
"Is that so."
Black Sword nodded.
Gu Jinlai’s account was more or less the same as what they had found in their investigation.
After a moment, he said, "The person who attacked Jin Yuhai should be Ji Lie, an extremely dangerous Demonic Cultist. Fortunately, his main target was Jin Yuhai, and since he fled before he had the chance to check after your Qi fell to its lowest, he failed to notice that the direction of your evolution was actually self-healing."
Gu Jinlai nodded.
Remembering the peril of unleashing the power of the Eternal Furnace without the Cheng Ying Mecha and its Eternal trait, he couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear.
"Martial King Gu, you were injured on duty this time, so I’ve requested a month’s leave for you from the Captain. Take a good rest," he said.
Black Sword also voiced his approval.
"A month?"
Gu Jinlai was somewhat surprised.
"It is mainly out of concern for your safety," said Yan Lie. "Your identity must have been leaked. To prevent you from being attacked by Out-of-Control individuals and Demonic Cultists when you are alone, like Martial King Zhuang, it would be best if you keep a low profile for this month..."
After pondering for a moment, he continued, "Or you might as well stay at the Martial Saint Institute. Over the next month, our Wind and Rain City will carry out a massive Thunder operation against the Out-of-Control individuals and Demonic Cultists. After the Thunder operation concludes, the numbers of Out-of-Control individuals and Demonic Cultists will surely decrease sharply. Moreover, following the operation, the identities of all Sweepers will become known to the world. I believe that by that time, if the Demonic Cultists and Out-of-Control individuals want to make a move, they won’t just focus on you alone."
"Thank you, Dean, for your kindness," said Gu Jinlai, his voice heavy. "However, these Out-of-Control individuals and Demonic Cultists are so rampant, launching attacks on me in broad daylight. If I hide for a month and do nothing, I really can’t accept it. Hence, once I’ve recovered, I’ll make use of the Spiritual Artifact Thousand Faces to hunt down those Out-of-Control individuals and Demonic Cultists within my capabilities, making them pay the price for their attack."
"Are you planning on operating covertly again like you did before?"
Upon hearing this, Black Sword nodded, "That’s a good idea. In fact, I don’t quite agree with the decision to bring Sweepers to the forefront. It puts us in a vulnerable position, exposed to our enemies... However, it seems that because the situation with Out-of-Control individuals and Demonic Cultists has gotten out of hand in several cities, the higher-ups issued this order to bring Sweepers into the light, to deter the Out-of-Control individuals and Demonic Cultists, and to lure more powerful fighters to join our ranks with substantial rewards."
"I have some Contribution Value on my side, and I’d like to exchange it for a Hidden Breath Skill," said Gu Jinlai.
"Hidden Breath Skill..."
Meditating on this for a moment, Black Sword said, "You only have thirteen million Contribution Value, which can only exchange for very basic Hidden Breath Skills. How about this - I’ll exchange a Hidden Dragon Technique for you to use first, and when you have enough Contribution Value later, you can repay me. What do you think?"
Hidden Dragon Technique?
Gu Jinlai was startled.
This technique was valued at eighty million Contribution Value.
It was not much inferior compared to the Thunder Origin Divine Body or the Great Thunder Sword Technique.
Black Sword was actually...
"Thank you, Captain," Gu Jinlai said.
"Don’t mention it. Just kill as many Out-of-Control individuals and Demonic Cultists as possible to maintain the stability of Wind and Rain City," Black Sword said. "I will send the Hidden Dragon Technique to you in a while."
Gu Jinlai nodded, then glanced at Yan Lie, "As Sweepers are now in the spotlight, and I do not operate with the Sweeper Team, for convenience, please arrange a public identity for me, Dean."
"Sure, I’ll get you a consultant title from the City Guard Army," Yan Lie responded with ease.
For a Martial King to get an ordinary consultant title from the City Guard Army was naturally a small matter for him.
"Thank you for the trouble, Dean."
"You’re welcome. Take good care of yourself," spoke Yan Lie cordially before parting with Black Sword.
Watching Black Sword’s departing figure, Gu Jinlai fell silent.
Black Sword’s Karma...
Although it had not reached the pitch-black level, it belonged to the Bright Red level.
In the past month or so, he didn’t have much contact with Black Sword, yet he could tell from the way Black Sword handled things that he wasn’t an evil man; however, the amount of Karma on him was certainly not small.
The main reason for this was...
Orders from his superiors forced him to do some unclean things.
Gu Jinlai couldn’t help but think of the people he had seen over the month who could truly be called the pinnacle figures of Wind and Rain City.
Each of them had exceeded the Dark Red level.
Pitch-black as flames.
The "evil" on them was so apparent that even Gu Jinlai could "see" it clearly with his spiritual perception.
It was as if countless resentful spirits surrounded them, constantly wailing and screaming, wishing nothing more than to obliterate their flesh and bones.
...
Four days later, Gu Jinlai’s recovery was complete.
During this time, others had inquired about the specific cause of Jin Yuhai’s death.
This included a Peak Martial King from the Jin Family.
However, Jin Fantian, the Dean of the Demon Slayer Hall and a Saint at his peak, had never shown up in front of him.
Perhaps he had enquired about Jin Yuhai’s death through other channels, but his absence of a personal "interrogation" with Gu Jinlai suggested that this son, who had achieved Martial King status, wasn’t held in high regard.
He didn’t even seem to be valued as much as some of the younger Primordial Spirit True Monarchs who had shown promising talent.
Regardless, Gu Jinlai still dared not relax after recovering from his injuries.
"Even though Jin Fantian didn’t come to ask me about Jin Yuhai’s death, it doesn’t mean I can entirely let my guard down. After all, he was a son who has cultivated to Martial King..." he thought.
With that in mind, he did not linger, and began to search for any possible hidden Out-of-Control individuals and Demonic Cultists, starting with "Karma" as a clue.
