A long blade flashed, its edge faintly glinting, and it effortlessly cut through the body of the Azure Wolf Demon, slicing it in two.
Blood spurted up like a fountain, soaring several feet high before splattering in all directions, filling the entire cell with a chilling, putrid stench.
The two halves of the Azure Wolf Demon's body crashed heavily to the ground, its life force gradually dissipating, as it looked at Lin Baichuan in disbelief and growled, "You…how could you…"
Before it could finish speaking, its life completely extinguished.
Lin Baichuan casually wiped the blood from the blade on the Azure Wolf Demon's corpse before sheathing it, and sneered, "Copper head, iron arms, tofu waist…you probably don't know the wisdom of our Huaxia Old Ancestors…"
At the same time, a cold, mechanical prompt sounded in his Sea of Consciousness.
“Congratulations, Host, you have gained 10 Karma.”
“10 Karma, as expected…my deduction was correct. Killing demons can grant Karma. I just don’t know what the specific use of this Karma is.”
A sharp gleam flashed in Lin Baichuan’s eyes, and with a thought, he opened his attribute panel.
“name: Lin Baichuan”
“identity: Demon Suppression Division Trainee Demon Slayer Guard”
“cultivation: Ninth Grade”
“Cultivation Technique: Golden Bell Shield (First Layer, 12% +)”
“Martial Skill: Seven Kill Blade Technique (Initiate, 7% +)”
“Karma: 10”
It had changed. The attribute panel had changed. A ‘+’ sign appeared after both Cultivation Technique and Martial Skill. It seemed the purpose of Karma was to add points, directly improving Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills.
“Let’s try the effect first.”
Lin Baichuan thought, adding 1 Karma to Golden Bell Shield.
Immediately, a golden light flashed, and the percentage number behind Golden Bell Shield directly increased from 12% to 32%.
At the same time, a surge of immense power instantly integrated into his body. Lin Baichuan could clearly feel every inch of his flesh and blood being tempered and enhanced. His skin visibly tightened, and his Physical Body strength increased by about ten percent.
His current cultivation had just entered the Physical Body Ninth Grade, and his Physical Body strength was roughly 1200 catties. Now, with a ten percent increase, his Physical Body strength instantly rose by 120 catties, which was definitely an unexpected surprise.
“If 1 Karma can increase Golden Bell Shield by 20%, then wouldn’t 5 points allow me to reach the second layer of Golden Bell Shield, directly entering the Ninth Grade Body Refinement Middle Stage?”
A sharp gleam flickered in Lin Baichuan's eyes, his excitement overflowing, almost making him jump for joy.
In the path of Martial Dao, the first Realm is the Physical Body Great Realm, divided into nine Grades.
They are Ninth Grade Body Refinement, Eighth Grade Bone Tempering, Seventh Grade Organ Forging, Sixth Grade Blood Refining, Fifth Grade Meridian Unblocking, Fourth Grade Acupoint Opening, Third Grade Qi Gathering, Second Grade Aura Transformation, and First Grade Coalescence.
The Physical Body Ninth Grade is also known as Physical Body Nine Heavens in the mundane world, with each Grade representing a heaven, showing how difficult its cultivation is. In this world, Martial Dao flourishes, and almost everyone Cultivates Martial Dao, but among hundreds or thousands of people, perhaps only one can achieve a Martial Dao Grade.
Only such a Martial Dao Cultivator can be called a qualified Martial Artist.
Martial Dao cultivation, the first Realm is the Physical Body Great Realm.
Body Refining refers to tempering the skin and flesh of the entire body, enhancing one's Physique and strength. However, the human body has its limits; ten thousand catties of strength is the Physical Body limit for humans. Generally, most Martial Artists in the Body Refining Realm can only achieve a maximum of three to four thousand catties of strength.
If one's Physical Body strength can reach over five thousand catties, they can be considered a Genius.
Reaching the Physical Body limit of ten thousand catties, this is a Prodigy.
Perhaps only one in a million or tens of millions of people can achieve this; each one is an elite.
And the stronger a Martial Artist's Physical Body strength is in the Body Refining Realm, the deeper their foundation, and the more difficult it becomes to Breakthrough the Ninth Grade Body Refinement Realm and enter the Eighth Grade Bone Forging Realm.
However, this only applies to ordinary Martial Artists; true Geniuses are not suppressed by such rules.
Lin Baichuan had heard that a Prodigy once emerged from the Cangwu County Demon Suppression Division. Not only did he Cultivate his Physical Body strength to its limit, but his cultivation speed was astonishing. Within three months, he crossed three Grades, going from an ordinary person directly to Physical Body Sixth Grade, becoming a legend within the Cangwu County Demon Suppression Division.
And now he could use Karma to directly improve Cultivation Techniques. Theoretically, as long as he had enough Karma, he could even Breakthrough to Sixth Grade or even higher Realms within a single day.
Of course, these were just thoughts.
Not to mention that Karma is hard to come by, and the further one progresses, the more Karma will be required. Moreover, Karma does not directly increase his cultivation Realm, but rather improves the Cultivation Technique he Cultivates, thereby achieving a cultivation Breakthrough.
In other words, if he didn't Cultivate a Cultivation Technique, even with enough Karma, he might not be able to improve his cultivation. And the Golden Bell Shield he was currently cultivating was merely a Low Grade Body Refining Cultivation Technique.
At most, it could help him Cultivate to the Body Refining Peak, and even then, his Physical Body strength wouldn't be able to reach the human body's limit, only reaching a level of four to five thousand catties at most.
Lin Baichuan was naturally not satisfied with this. He was a man with a cheat, and if he couldn't raise his Physical Body strength to the human limit, wouldn't he be unworthy of the title of 'cheater'?
“It seems that besides obtaining more Karma, I also need to acquire enough contribution points to exchange for higher-grade Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills…”
Lin Baichuan muttered to himself, his expression incredibly solemn.
In the Demon Suppression Division, as long as you have enough contribution points, you can exchange them for various Cultivation Techniques, Martial Skills, and cultivation resources. Contribution points are the internal currency of the Demon Suppression Division, and the most direct and efficient way to obtain contribution points is to complete missions.
“Once the assessment passes and my identity token comes down, I can start taking on missions to earn contribution points.”
Lin Baichuan thought to himself, but he didn't linger. After glancing at the wolf demon's corpse on the ground, he turned and left the cell.
He didn't continue adding points, planning to return to his residence to study it slowly.
He returned the way he came.
At the entrance, many people had already come out. Their states varied; some had surprised expressions, with Evil Qi and excitement in their eyes, while others were pale, and a few were even vomiting to the side.
Clearly, these were all after-effects of slaying demons.
“Lin Baichuan, over here…”
As soon as Lin Baichuan stepped out of the prison, he heard someone calling his name from ahead.
It was Yang Zhan.
This guy looked normal and was waving at Lin Baichuan.
Lin Baichuan smiled faintly at him, then respectfully handed his identity token to the female Demon Slayer Guard standing at the entrance, saying, "Madam, I have not failed my mission!"
“Hmm!”
The female Demon Slayer Guard took the identity token and swiped it. Immediately, a light flashed on the identity token, and a wisp of black Qi emerged. Only then did the woman nod in satisfaction, saying, “Very good, congratulations on successfully passing the assessment. From now on, you are an official Demon Slayer Guard.
Within three days, your new identity token, and the Demon Slayer Guard's exclusive uniform and battle blade, will be delivered to you.
You can wait on the side for now; someone will take you to your new residence later.”
“Yes, Madam.”
Lin Baichuan respectfully cupped his fists and bowed, then turned and walked towards Yang Zhan.
"How was it, Lin Baichuan? How did you feel after killing a demon for the first time?" Yang Zhan quickly asked after Lin Baichuan walked over, "Were you scared? Let me tell you, don't have any psychological burden. My father often told me, 'Those not of our kind will surely have different intentions.' Demons and us are not of the same race at all. If you treat them like pigs, dogs, cattle, or sheep, you won't feel any guilt when killing them."
“It’s alright!”
Lin Baichuan smiled faintly, his gaze swiftly sweeping around.
Out of a hundred Trainee Demon Slayer Guards, less than thirty had emerged so far. It seemed there was still a wait. After chatting idly with Yang Zhan, he found an excuse and went to a cool spot to sit cross-legged by himself.
Since he couldn't leave for a while, he might as well thoroughly research the function of Karma.
“One Karma can increase Golden Bell Shield by twenty percent. Now let’s see its effect on the Seven Kill Blade Technique.”
Lin Baichuan thought to himself, and with a thought, he opened his attribute panel in his Sea of Consciousness.
Then, without hesitation, he added one Karma to the Seven Kill Blade Technique.