Chapter 33: Chapter 33: A Yao Beast is a Treasure Trove?

CRACK—

The brick smashed viciously onto the Snake Demon’s head.

The blow sent the Snake Demon stumbling back several steps.

Before it could react, Lin Yi’s fists were already upon it.

Fist after fist slammed into its flesh, giving the Snake Demon no time to retaliate.

It could only take the beating passively.

Lin Yi lost count of how many punches he had thrown.

The Snake Demon’s body was already starting to sway unsteadily.

Just then, the corners of Lin Yi’s mouth curved up slightly.

His Qi and Blood gradually enveloped his fist.

Just as the Snake Demon began to recover, Lin Yi shot forward in a single stride.

His fist smashed into the Snake Demon’s chest.

CRACK—

BOOM—

With a sharp crack of bone, the Snake Demon’s body went limp like a ragdoll.

Lin Yi’s punch sent it flying straight into the wall.

Then, like a heap of mangled flesh, it slowly slid down to the floor.

Lin Yi walked up to the Snake Demon and looked down at the creature, which was barely breathing.

He chuckled and said, "With your level of skill, you thought you could launch a sneak attack?"

The Snake Demon slowly raised its head to look at Lin Yi.

It opened its mouth, seemingly wanting to say something.

Its scarlet tongue flickered in and out.

However, Lin Yi had no intention of giving it another chance.

He followed up with another heavy punch, smashing it into the Snake Demon’s head.

With another crack of bone, the Snake Demon’s head was caved in.

[Congratulations! You have slain a Tier Four Snake Demon.]

[Plunder Talent Entries?]

[Bronze Sinews, Iron Bones (Blue): Sinews like bronze, bones like iron. Possesses formidable defensive power.]

[Iron Fist (Blue): Fists like iron. Strength +5%.]

[Snake-shaped Stepping Technique (Blue): Agile footwork, making your movements difficult to track.]

Although the Snake Demon’s talent entries were all Blue quality,

their uses were far superior to the Dog Demon’s.

Lin Yi smiled. "It’s delivering talent entries right to my doorstep. I’ll take them all!"

[Congratulations! You have plundered the talent entries ’Bronze Sinews, Iron Bones (Blue)’, ’Iron Fist (Blue)’, and ’Snake-shaped Stepping Technique (Blue)’.]

[Name: Lin Yi]

[Occupation: Student]

[Martial Arts Realm: 1-Star, Rank 0]

[Qi and Blood Value: 43%]

[Martial Skills: Basic Fist Technique (Perfection), Basic Leg Technique (Perfection)]

[Talent Entries: Absolute Focus (Purple), Heaven-defying Comprehension (Purple), Destiny (Gold), Fist Technique Mastery (Blue), Godspeed (Blue), Wall-walking (Purple), Iron Fist (Blue 2/3), Tenacity (Blue), Bronze Sinews, Iron Bones (Blue), Snake-shaped Stepping Technique (Blue)]

[Plundered Entries: Wall-walking, Iron Fist, Tenacity, Bronze Sinews, Iron Bones, Snake-shaped Stepping Technique]

[Cultivation Technique: Star River Qi Transformation Technique]

After plundering all three of the Snake Demon’s talent entries, Lin Yi smiled and was about to turn and leave.

Suddenly, he heard someone sigh from not far away.

"Friend, what a shameful waste. Are you just going to leave something so good behind?"

"Who’s there?"

Startled, Lin Yi quickly looked in the direction of the voice.

There, sitting on a nearby wall, was a person wearing a Chinese opera mask.

They wore a windbreaker, their legs dangling and swinging below.

The sight of this person horrified Lin Yi.

’When did he get here?’

’How long has he been here?’

’Why didn’t I notice him at all?’

’If he had malicious intent and wanted to ambush me,’

’he could have succeeded just now.’

As a chill ran down Lin Yi’s spine,

the talent entries above the person’s head appeared one by one.

[Certified 2-star Martial Artist: Possesses a formidable Martial Arts Realm.]

[Deterrence (Purple): An oppressive aura that causes Martial Artists and demons of a lower realm to feel dread.]

[Heaven Rewards the Diligent (Purple): As long as you are willing to work hard, you will reap rewards.]

[Fist Technique Proficiency (Purple): Possesses a certain degree of attainment in fist techniques.]

[Weaponry Minor Success (Blue): Has achieved minor success with weapons.]

[Berserk Blade (Blue): Skilled in the use of blade techniques.]

Six talent entries had appeared in a row.

Although there were no Gold ones, there were three Purple entries.

And the person sitting on the wall had actually reached the Two-Star Realm?

’No wonder I didn’t notice him,’ Lin Yi thought. ’We’re a whole star apart in realm!’

He looked up at the person and said, "When you said ’something good,’ were you referring to this Snake Demon’s corpse?"

As he finished speaking, the person said nothing, simply leaping down from the wall.

The moment he landed, he didn’t make the slightest sound.

It was as if a leaf had drifted naturally to the ground.

’Is this the terror of the Two-Star Realm?’

Lin Yi’s brow furrowed, and he grew a bit more cautious.

This person before him wore an opera mask; his identity was clearly the same as Lin Yi’s.

He was also a Demon Hunter.

However, his build was a bit on the slender side.

He was about 1.7 meters tall and sauntered up to Lin Yi.

He first glanced up at him before letting his gaze fall on the Snake Demon’s corpse on the ground.

The next moment, he stretched out a hand.

With extreme speed, he thrust it toward the Snake Demon’s abdomen.

SQUELCH!

His hand, like a steel claw, easily tore open the Snake Demon’s body.

After rummaging around inside for a moment,

he pulled his hand back to reveal a somewhat dim, blue bead.

"This is..."

Lin Yi was utterly shocked.

’Did this Snake Demon have a fucking kidney stone?’

The blue bead was a malformed stone, appearing roughly spherical.

But it had sharp edges and corners; calling it a stone was more appropriate than calling it a bead.

"This is called a Demon Core. See the blue liquid inside?" the masked man said with a light laugh.

Lin Yi looked closely and saw that, sure enough, inside the "stone,"

there seemed to be a blue liquid slowly flowing.

Lin Yi nodded in surprise. "I see it!"

"This stuff is called Source Qi, which is what we commonly refer to as Qi and Blood!"

"If you take this as a material and find a Pharmacist to refine it into Qi and Blood Pills, their effect will be much stronger than the ones sold on the market. Even if you just sell this, you can get some good money!"

"And you were just going to leave something this good behind? Tell me, isn’t that a shameful waste?"

After the masked man finished speaking,

Lin Yi was overcome with regret.

’I can’t believe demons have Demon Cores! What about the Dog Demon and Cat Demon I killed before?’

’Doesn’t that mean I missed out on a ton of good stuff?’

And just as a flicker of regret crossed Lin Yi’s eyes,

the Snake Demon’s corpse beside them

suddenly deflated like a punctured ball.

In an instant, it shriveled up.

Only a set of clothes was left behind. The masked man bent down and picked them up.

After a few shakes, a green snake over a meter long and as thick as a grown man’s wrist fell out.

The masked man picked up the green snake’s corpse and said with another smile, "A demon is a demon for a reason. Their cultivation cycle is much longer and more difficult than ours."

"Even a talented demon needs at least a hundred years to cultivate until it can take shape."

"If you take this hundred-year-old spicy stick to a high-level Culinary Master for a little processing, not only will it taste great, but it can also boost your Qi and Blood..."

"A single demon beast has so many treasures on it, and you were just going to toss it all? Are you a prodigal or what?"

Lin Yi: "..."