Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 60 Deputy Senior
"call out!"

A cold light pierced the sky!

Out of caution, Ji Fuyou threw another short gun, only 1.5 meters long, the moment the mutated blood bat fell. Lightning pierced through the beast's body, pinning it to the ground.

At the same time, he held a sword in one hand and a short gun in the other, standing to the side of a boulder, his eyes fixed on the mutated blood bat.

It lasted a full minute.

Only when he finally sensed that the mutated blood bat's life force had completely disappeared did he relax slightly, but he still maintained the stimulation of his mental energy and went to where the mutated blood bat was.

Then, with a precise strike, the sword pierced through the back of the bat's head.

Even though the beast was lying motionless on the ground, it still felt a resistance when the longsword pierced its skull.

"The muscles and skin of these strange beasts are too tough. It's better if they're dead, but if they're alive and have internal energy flowing through them, a knife would probably be deflected when it hits their skin."

Ji Fuyou drew his sword again and began searching the monster's body for crystals with practiced ease.

Before long, he had found a blue, round crystal that was no smaller than the mutated giant scorpion.

This result was exactly the same as in the dream.

The difference is that a dream is always a dream.

And right now...

This source crystal felt real in my hand.

If he were willing, he could sell this Source Crystal to Fang Qiyun, and Fang Qiyun would sell everything he owned to raise 1 billion to buy it.

pity……

Upon acquiring the Source Crystal, Ji Fuyou almost immediately placed it between his eyebrows, using mental stimulation to guide the clear stream within it.

Instantly, an unprecedented feeling of coolness filled my entire brain.

The comfort that fills every corner of my mind is unmatched, even by the most luxurious spa treatments.

He could clearly feel that his understanding and perception of the world had been expanded, and the world had become clearer and more distinct.

"My depth of perception..."

Ji Fuyou remained immersed in this mystery for quite some time before finally recovering.

He investigated briefly...

It was discovered that while the clarity of his mental perception range had not improved significantly compared to before, it was as if a barrier had been broken through, allowing him to reach a deeper realm.

"This is... resonance."

Ji Fuyou understood.

A spirit value of 15 can cultivate the talent of precise perception.

Once the spirit value reaches 20, it can resonate with other spiritual life forms.

This resonance allows a spiritual practitioner's mental techniques to more easily break through the opponent's mental defenses, thus severely injuring them.

At this stage, even if a mental ability user has not mastered mental magic, they can still create an effect similar to a "Soul Suppression Curse" by using mental resonance to unleash a mental attack.

"My mental strength has exceeded 20, specifically... 20.4 seconds."

Ji Fuyou quickly figured out the extent to which the source crystal amplified his mental scale.

1.9 quarters!
Although the magnitude is somewhat reduced compared to the 2.5 seconds of the mutated giant scorpion, this value...

He was still quite satisfied.

"This mutated blood bat has similar mental and physical stats to the mutated giant scorpion, but because it has the ability to fly and its soul shriek is an area-of-effect attack, it is theoretically more threatening than the mutated giant scorpion..."

Especially the soul-piercing scream.

Within this area, any being with a mental level below 15 is doomed to die.

Those with a mental scale of less than 20 may die from ruptured blood vessels in their brains if exposed to whistling sounds for an extended period.

In other words, even a dozen or more advanced or even high-level martial artists would have little chance of defeating such a monster.

If a secondary-level mental ability user cannot end the battle quickly, they will also undoubtedly die. In summary, this is a monster that only a team of 3 to 6 high-level individuals can challenge.

Defeating such a powerful monster yielded a Source Crystal that boosted Spirit stat by 1.9 units...

It makes sense.

"If my mental strength exceeds 20, I can obtain the title of Associate Senior Mental Ability User. If I can further improve the quality of my mental strength to the crystallization level, I can obtain the title of Senior Professional."

Senior professional title!
That's the election criteria for the president of the state-level spiritual power association.

If he is elected president of the state-level association of spiritual beings, his official rank will exceed that of the chief executive officer of the municipal council and city hall, placing him at the same level as the lieutenant governor.

However, Ji Fuyou knew that he was still far from perfect.

"My current mental energy level is 20.4, but the quality is only at the atomization standard, and the operating efficiency is poor. Others may only need half a second to cast a mental magic spell, but it takes me a second, or even a second and a half. In a life-or-death battle, half a second is the difference between life and death."

Ji Fuyou had a clear understanding of his own strengths and weaknesses: "Although my mental strength is over 20, and with the dual drive of the Great Dream Scripture and sword intent, I can enter the liquefaction stage in the next month or two, but I am still far from crystallization."

After a moment's thought, he untied the mutated blood bat's corpse from the metal net.

They also pulled out the short guns from its body.

This short gun is designed specifically to deal with blood bats. The vibration generated by the friction between the grooves on the gun surface and the air can effectively interfere with the blood bats' detection.

Especially when there is interference from chime bells, it can achieve a synergistic effect greater than the sum of its parts.

"The biggest gains from the second level of Huanglong Cave have been secured. Next, we'll focus on the other blood bats. Among the blood bats, there are significantly more mental-type beasts than giant scorpions. In the hundreds of blood bats I've killed in my dreams recently, I've discovered two mental-type source crystals. The one closest to me is Blood Bat Number 1..."

Ji Fuyou discerned the direction and quickly determined the location of the target.

He hid the metal mesh and the mutated blood bat carcass, which were inconvenient to carry.

Although it's uncertain whether we can bring this strange beast out of Huanglong Cave, keeping it for now is never a bad idea.

At the same time, he also cleaned up the battlefield.

Before long, carrying a chime bell, three short guns, and holding a sharp sword, he headed towards the direction of his target.

……

Compared to giant scorpions, blood bats undoubtedly possess far superior perception and detection abilities.

Even though Ji Fuyou was extremely cautious and had a thorough understanding of the cave environment beforehand, he was still forced to kill two blood bats when he crossed 600 meters to reach the area where Blood Bat No. 1 was located.

Harvest...

Naturally, nothing was gained.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong at the location of Blood Bat No. 1.

This blood bat seemed to have just arrived at the second level of Huanglong Cave from the depths of the mist, and was cautiously exploring and flying around nearby.

Ji Fuyou found its trace only 60 meters away from its dream location.

This blood bat has a physical stat of around 22 and a mental stat of around 16.

Even after being misled by the sound waves emitted by the chime bells, they couldn't even block Ji Fuyou's sword intent.

Killing them seemed even easier than killing the giant scorpion.

"Blood bats are no weaker than giant scorpions. Blood bats that can fly are actually more troublesome than giant scorpions. The reason I can kill them so easily is because... I've become stronger."

Ji Fuyou used his sword to extract the spiritual crystal from the blood bat's body.

As I put the source crystal back into the box, an indescribable feeling welled up inside me.

"The problem of financial freedom... is solved."

Or perhaps from this moment on...

Or perhaps, when his mental strength surpassed 20, his perception of his inner identity had already changed without him even realizing it.

Billionaire.

He is now able to face it calmly.

(End of this chapter)