Hunting God Era

Chapter 104 Demon Realm
at home.

Li Ye's mother, Liu Qingxia, used to cook a special soup for him to boost his blood and energy. This had become a habit, and Li Ye now followed their example.

Whatever effect they expect, Li Ye will just give them that effect.

"Xiao Ye, the martial arts competition is coming up again soon, right? You have to do well this time and not let the school down," Liu Qingxia encouraged.

The school gave them two million, plus the three hundred thousand that Li Ye had given them before, totaling two million three hundred thousand. This huge sum of money made them all feel that Li Ye could not let the school down.

"But we must act within our capabilities and not really push ourselves to the limit," Li Haihua added.

Li Ye lowered his head and took a spoonful of soup, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, the martial arts competition is just everyone exchanging skills. If you really can't beat someone, you can admit defeat. It's nothing serious."

The two of them agreed, but simply added a word of advice out of habit.

They were more worried about Li Ye joining the extermination bureau than about any martial arts competition or training.

The incident involving the painted skin left them somewhat frightened. Out of concern for their son's safety, they even inquired about what the "Disinfection Bureau" was.

The owner of the chain supermarket where his parents worked had heard of the pest control bureau. In his understanding, it was similar to the public security bureau, both of which maintained social order.

However, Li Ye's aunt's family gave a completely different story. Because they were worried about their son's safety, they also asked them about it, and of course, the feedback they received was quite unpleasant.

It roughly means something like, "Does someone from the stinky pest control department even deserve to eat at the table?"

The tone was full of disdain for the disinfection bureau. After all, to put it nicely, it's called the disinfection bureau; to put it bluntly, it's just a sanitation worker with official status. To be serious, they're a place that doesn't even have a plaque with that official name.

The sanitation worker sweeps the streets, while the data clerk records which streets have litter and tries to come up with ways to sweep them.

This gave the parents a general understanding of the extermination bureau and confirmed that the data clerk was just a job that relied on general education grades to investigate demons, and that there was not much danger involved.

Once you understand this, that's enough. As for whether the disinfection bureau is the kind of low-class entity that someone claims it to be, they don't really care.

After all, they have a government job with a decent salary, and as ordinary people, they are already quite satisfied.

Two days later, Li Ye set off for the school and arrived at the martial arts class.

"Brother Ye."

Good morning, Brother Ye.

When the thirty people saw Li Ye, they all greeted him.

"Brother Ye!"

Deng Hao and Jia Dong approached with smiles on their faces, "Can we finally take first place in the city this time?!"

The training grounds for the last district martial arts competition were much easier and more rewarding than the wild boars in Longshan.

This is truly the best in Dongcheng District. If it were the best in Ningjiang City, the choice would definitely be better.

The martial arts competition was closely related to them. Moreover, the martial arts class of No. 14 Middle School all regarded Li Ye as their elder brother. As the initial juniors, the two of them were part of the preparatory class. They were proud of the achievements brought by Li Ye and enjoyed them without feeling any psychological burden.

If you're not convinced, then you should at least become a disciple of a powerful elder brother.
"Li Ye!"

Yao Ledan, however, had a complicated expression when she saw Li Ye, with a mixture of regret and sympathy.

Li Ye asked with a smile, "What's wrong with you now?"

"again?"

Yao Ledan looked puzzled.

How come it's "again"?

Recently, something happened in her family, and it was a misunderstanding. Her father said that the last batch of goods had problems, and to prevent the problems from being exposed, he cut off the supply and prevented people from receiving them. He said that everything was fine a few days ago.

"It wasn't me, it was you."

Yao Ledan sighed, "But don't be too sad. Some things can't be helped. Some geniuses are just even more geniuses. Let's see what happens next."

Li Ye: "?"

"Li Ye".

Before Li Ye could even ask a question, a voice came from the doorway. Li Ye turned around and saw the principal and Teacher Gu arriving together, neither of them looking too happy.

The principal forced a smile, stepped forward, grasped Li Ye's hand, shook it hard, and then pursed his lips, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

After a long while, he finally said:
"Li Ye, don't feel pressured this time. The school has overdrawn a year's worth of rewards for you, but this is an investment the school is making in you. And investments are always subject to unforeseen circumstances."

"With your talent, you have a bright future. Don't get impulsive over a momentary competition. If we have to admit defeat, we should. If we can't get first place, second place is fine too. We can still participate in the provincial martial arts competition."

As he spoke, he patted Li Ye on the shoulder again, showing an encouraging smile, before walking onto the stage with Teacher Gu to begin their speeches before the martial arts competition.

"What, what's wrong?"

Deng Hao and Jia Dong were a little stunned. "We haven't even started fighting yet, why are you suddenly saying things that sound like a declaration of defeat?"

Li Ye frowned and looked at Yang Jie, who had followed behind. The latter shook his head, also looking puzzled.

He had been so bothered by the martial arts school recently because he mentioned going to the disinfection bureau that he had no time for anything else. And in the past two days since he resolved the matter, he has been busy practicing his skills and hasn't paid much attention to school matters.

"Give me an explanation." Li Ye looked at Yao Ledan.

"I thought you knew."

Yao Ledan was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "In short, don't fight Wuyu Middle School in this city martial arts competition. They've invited two great geniuses who are both at the Breakthrough Realm and want to take first place in this city martial arts competition!"

"what?!"

Before Li Ye could react, Deng Hao exclaimed in surprise.

Breaking through the barrier realm—let alone seeing it, you rarely even hear about it.

Among the students of their school, the one closest to breaking through to the next level was Fu Chuxue, who was elusive and had reached the Eight Dragon Gate realm.

This is because Fu Chuxue is special; in a normal, ordinary school, the fifth or sixth Dragon Gate would be enough to make her the center of attention.

Breaking through the barrier is like a dimensional reduction attack.

"Oh."

Li Ye's reaction was indifferent.

He wasn't surprised that some of the students had broken through to the next level. If breaking through three levels was difficult, how could breaking through one level be easy?
Moreover, times have changed. In his master's era, both technology and methods for dealing with demons were relatively outdated, unlike now where technology has advanced, making the methods for dealing with demons more scientific, and high-quality ingredients are more standardized.

Back then, passing through the Nine Dragons Gate, which involved passing three checkpoints, was a privilege reserved for the elite. Although it remains the same today, the prestige of that achievement has diminished.

There are many more geniuses now.

Seeing that Li Ye had no reaction, Deng Hao and Jia Dong exchanged a glance, and the former comforted him, "Brother Ye, things change, so there's no need for us to rush things."

Jia Dong also said:
"Yes, victory and defeat are common in war. It's not shameful to lose. It's more important to use the time to train. Brother Ye, you beat Hua Zihang from Wuyu Middle School too badly last time. Let's let it go this time. We'll definitely get our revenge later."

Li Ye laughed and said, "I don't have time to cross the river back and forth. Alright, the principal has finished speaking, let's go."

Just treat a city-wide martial arts competition as a form of leisure.

After he finishes fighting, he still has to go back to continue catching demons and practicing martial arts so that he can break through the six barriers as soon as possible.

……

Jinze City, Tongguanshan Mining Area.

boom! Bang bang bang!
Deep inside the mine shafts, several men, guns in their left hands and weapons in their right, were firing and retreating.

Inside the pitch-black mine, only the muzzle flashes from gunfire provided a glimmer of light, and within that light, a terrifying face seemed to flash by.

"what!"

As someone screamed, they were pulled and dragged into the darkness.

In the darkness, a tremor came, and the remaining people retreating towards the cave entrance were horrified to discover that the light at the cave entrance seemed to be much farther away from them, growing increasingly distant.

Distance increases
The number of demons increased
One of them suddenly realized something and roared in despair, "The Demon Realm!"

(End of this chapter)