Global Demon Transformation.

Chapter 41 Joke
The audience stared in disbelief at the figure sprawled on the ground. Apart from gasps of shock, the huge martial arts hall fell into an eerie silence.

People looked at each other, their faces filled with disbelief.

Did a high school student really beat up a martial artist?
Is this a commercial or a movie shoot?
"Wow!"

Even Lin Feng's little fans gasped in surprise, their mouths agape.

They came together from different schools and places, braving the scorching sun to come to the Thunder Martial Arts Hall to cheer for Lin Feng!

But in their hearts, they did not believe that Lin Feng would win this match where the strength of the opponents was so disparate.

Even these fans were so surprised, let alone those who didn't think highly of Lin Feng to begin with.

Some gamblers stared at the glaring screen, their faces filled with despair at the sight of the ten-win record.

Yesterday, these gamblers bet on Lin Feng to lose, and they lost nine games in a row. Today, although the odds are pitifully low, many people still placed bets based on the principle of making a sure profit and not missing out on the money. Little did they expect that reality would be so tragic.

"Damn it, trash, what a piece of trash."

"Why don't you just die instead of getting beaten up by a high school student?"

"Get down here right now! What are you still doing lying there? Washing the floor?"

Many gamblers lost control of their emotions, shouting insults and even throwing water bottles, causing a brief period of chaos.

Chen Xu, who was lying on the ground, was ashen-faced. At that moment, all he wanted to do was dig a hole and bury himself.
"They actually won!"

In the VIP section, Zhang Ling's face was filled with surprise and solemnity.

In her heart, although she thought highly of Lin Feng, her opinion of him was far from comparable to that of Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu, a first-rank martial artist, refined the Thorn Demon Dragon, ranked 17th on the Earth Ranking. He was a recognized peerless genius, a rare sight in decades.

Even a top-tier club like the Thunder was willing to risk team turmoil or even a strike to sign him.

'Autumn leaves fall in the south, wind blows through the northern forest!'

In her opinion, this statement was actually a joke.

All of this is just hype from forums and the media; it's only because of some netizens with a twisted sense of humor that Lin Feng has gained this kind of attention.

As a member of the martial arts forum, Zhang Ling had naturally read the posts on the forum.

On the martial arts forum, someone posted Lin Feng's senior year report card, one of which was from just half a month ago.

On that report card, Lin Feng's physical fitness and academic scores were nothing special, but his combat score was only 150 points.

For a senior high school student, a score of 150 out of 200 in a practical test is considered high, but for Lin Feng, this score is definitely low.

Very low!

You should know that Lin Feng is someone who can challenge opponents of higher levels and directly beat up a first-grade martial artist.

His actual combat score is at least 195 points, and Zhang Ling wouldn't be surprised if it were a perfect score.

In other words, Lin Feng did indeed conceal his actual combat achievements!

It was this transcript that convinced her that Lin Feng had deliberately concealed his true abilities in order to attend the same university as Ya Ge.

Although such a story is melodramatic and extremely childish, it is not impossible for a pair of childhood sweethearts who are deeply in love to do all sorts of absurd things for love.

However, in Zhang Ling's view, this only applies to martial arts talent!
She didn't quite believe the forum post that Lin Feng could have refined the ninth-tier Zi Lin but gave it up, choosing instead to refine a demon spirit from the Earth Ranking.

The spirit refinement process of a spirit master is not irreplaceable.

Replacing a spirit will almost never change its level.

However, even among spirits of the same level, there are differences in strength, especially in terms of a spirit's innate skills. A good innate skill is sometimes more important than the spirit's level.

If you encounter a spirit that is more suitable for you, you have two options.

The first option is to replace the first spirit, which is your destined spirit.

The second method is to not replace it, but to directly refine it into a second demon spirit.

Most people would choose the first option.

Although it may waste the time and effort spent cultivating your destined spirit, it is worthwhile in the long run.

Of course, this refers to within two years.

If more than two years have passed, the natal spirit will generally have evolved to the second or even third tier. Replacing it at this point would be too costly.

In just two years, while others have already become three-star spirit masters, those who replace their natal spirits are not even one-star spirit masters. Their natal spirits have to start growing from level zero, which seriously affects their strength and future development.

Very few people choose the second option.

After all, cultivating a demon spirit is extremely difficult, and a martial artist's soul power is limited. Having two sixth-tier demon spirits is not as powerful as having one eighth-tier demon spirit.

An ordinary person's soul power is insufficient to support the consumption of two demon spirits, unless they are a super genius with family support.

Even a super genius like him wouldn't choose to do that. In the early stages, cultivating two demon spirits simultaneously would be counterproductive.

Only when one becomes a Spirit King, and their natal demon spirit is powerful enough to condense into a life soul, will they no longer be so dependent on soul power. At this point, only a small number of people will consider refining a second demon spirit.

And this will be a long and expensive road.

Replacing a spirit will cause some damage to the Soul Sea, requiring approximately six months to recover.

Even with the aid of elixirs and some resources, it would still take at least three or four months, and there would be some aftereffects.

In other words, if you don't want a demon spirit after refining it, you need to wait half a year before you can refine it again for safety reasons.

It's not impossible for someone to give up if they don't encounter the spirit they want on the Awakening Day; in fact, she's heard of many such cases.

But those people are all from the Glorious Clan, the Bloodline Clan, or the children of large conglomerates.

They have spirit beasts prepared for them by their elders. These spirit beasts are not only of high level, but they can also complement the family's cultivation techniques, martial arts, or even bloodline abilities.

Because it has been passed down through generations, the clan has a wealth of experience and lessons learned, knowing how to help demon spirits advance quickly, what kind of soul skills to absorb, and how to increase the success rate.

Therefore, for these members of large families, participating in Awakening Day is simply about having more options.

They were going to refine those rare ninth-tier demon spirits or even earth-ranked demon spirits.

If they're unlucky and can't find a suitable match, they won't settle for just anyone; they'll simply give up.

Replacing the demon spirit would require up to six months to recover its soul power, a waste they couldn't afford.

They had carefully prepared demon spirits as backup options from their elders, but Lin Feng did not.

How could someone living in a riverside community have the audacity to give up a ninth-tier demon spirit?

Even the Purple Scale, which is considered high-level among the ninth-tier, is still remarkable.

Is it really for love?

Are you willing to disregard your own future for love?

Zhang Ling couldn't believe there were such foolish people in the world.

It was precisely for this reason that she suspected Lin Feng had the talent to become a demon spirit master.

His goal is most likely to attract advertising space and make some money.

At this moment, Zhang Ling still had doubts, but facing Lin Feng, who possessed such combat talent, she buried those doubts deep within herself.

At this point, the boy had already caught her attention.

If he has the talent to become a demon spirit master and can refine demon spirits of the ninth rank or above, Lin Feng's value might really be comparable to Ye Qiu's.

"Has the investigation been completed? Go now!"

"Go and confirm it quickly. If he really has talent for soul cultivation, sign him immediately—any contract, A-level or S-level."

The faint murmurs coming from the side caught Zhang Ling's attention, and she turned around to look.

Not far away, there was a middle-aged man with a slender build; he was the head of the Jiangcheng branch of the Zhaifeng Club.

As the person in charge of the same S-level club in Jiangcheng, she was naturally familiar with it.

In the VIP section, she was not alone in her thoughts; many people started making phone calls, while others hurriedly left their seats and walked out of the VIP room.

"Old Jiang, where are you going?"

Even Mr. Jiang from the Thunder Club, who was sitting next to her, got up to leave.

"Hehe, I'm getting old. I've drunk too much water and need to go to the toilet." Old Jiang paused, turned around, and smiled slightly.

Although he was smiling, Old Jiang was actually very anxious.

He naturally wanted to confirm whether Lin Feng had the talent to become a demon spirit master, fearing that someone else would snatch it away if he was a step too late.

He was very disappointed that he didn't get Ye Qiu on the Awakening Day the day before yesterday. Because of the promises and conditions the club made to Ye Qiu, many team members had a lot of negative emotions and almost went on strike, which had a very bad impact on the team.

Now that another genius with talent that might rival Ye Qiu has emerged, he doesn't want to miss out again.

Although he was very anxious, Old Jiang could not leave immediately and had to appear calm and composed.

After all, Juxing is the most threatening club among all the clubs.

"Believe it or not!"

Zhang Ling cursed inwardly, then smiled and said, "Perfect, let's go together then. I was just about to go to the restroom too."

She didn't want Lin Feng and Lei Ting to make contact first. Lei Ting's boldness and decisiveness yesterday had left a deep impression on her, and she had to be careful!
"Then let's go together."

Old Jiang smiled on the surface, but cursed inwardly.

(End of this chapter)