As someone who prioritizes killing others, I'm forced to stream a death game.

When it came time for dinner that evening, Liu Ren didn't let Liu Mucheng cook at home; instead, he opted for a family dinner as usual.

When he was still leading the team, they could get together occasionally, but the rest of the time they ate at home.

But he has now essentially left the team.

No, that's reversed. It's that his teammates have basically started going it alone.

Therefore, meeting once a day is very necessary.

They spend the rest of their time on missions.

They're only free in the evenings.

The location was still chosen to be "Qinghuanju".

This is a restaurant located near the headquarters of the Zero Association.

Business is quite good because of its location.

The main customers they target are mostly employees of the Zero Association.

Of course, as its reputation grows, people from other places also make a special trip to eat here.

The scale of Qinghuan Residence also grew larger and larger right under Liu Ren's nose.

It is also worth mentioning that the headquarters of Zero Association is located in the central area of ​​Hualan City.

Land prices here are already very high.

But since the establishment of the Zero Association, it has remained so to this day.

Land prices here have increased several times over.

The same applies to shop rents.

When "security" becomes increasingly scarce, the ability to guarantee security can fetch a high price.

How does it feel to carry out a mission alone?

After everyone arrived and started showing off, Liu Ren asked a question.

"I feel like it could be sent at any time," Yao Qing said, expressing her most straightforward feeling.

“Indeed.” Yan Ling nodded. “I feel completely unsafe. Even though I’m being very careful, it’s still easy to be ambushed by strange creatures and hiding mutants.”

"Sigh, I thought that once I entered the demonic realm, I could stand up again, but who knew that even after entering the demonic realm, I'm still just a weakling." Liang Nian seemed quite resentful about this.

A machete or other daggers are one thing.

The key issue is that she can't extract more power from herself.

The low-level monsters in the early stages are still too weak.

“Your target is only at the early stage of a low-level enemy. If you switch to a mid-stage low-level enemy, you’ll be blown up immediately,” Yan Ling said.

"If you were in charge of a low-tier mid-stage target, you'd blow it up too!" Liang Nian said, dissatisfied.

“If it were me, I wouldn’t have blown it up,” Yao Qing said smugly.

She is the strongest among them.

Low-tier mid-game!

Although there is only a minor difference in cultivation level, once you actually engage in combat, you will find that the difference in combat power is still obvious.

Upon seeing this, Yan Ling immediately said, "It doesn't feel as good as Bing Yu."

"Bingyu is exceptionally talented! There's no way to compare!" Yao Qing subconsciously reached for a cigarette, but hesitated and put it back. "I wonder how Bingyu was born... why did she start with the strength of a low-level peak?"

“People with naturally strong mental strength are like this.” Liu Ren glanced silently at Chang Bingyu, who was eating with her head down and not saying a word. “There are still geniuses in this world, so you don’t need to compare yourselves to her.”

After all, the more you compare yourself to others, the more incompetent you'll appear.

"So how exactly do we improve our strength?" Yao Qing thought of a question she had been pondering for a long time and immediately asked, "Those who haven't yet entered the realm of the supernatural can first improve their mental strength and then find a powerful supernatural being to complete the entry ritual. But how can those who have already entered the realm of the supernatural continue to improve their strength?"

“Yes, it seems like there’s always been a lack of information on this.” Yan Ling immediately chimed in; she was also quite curious to know.

If possible, she wants to improve her skills as soon as possible.

Even if you can't reach the peak of the low-level, you should at least be able to reach the mid-level of the low-level, right?

Otherwise, performing any task would feel like facing a tribulation.

“There are very few ways for someone who has already entered the realm of the supernatural to improve their strength,” Liu Ren said, listening to their questions. “They can be broadly divided into three types.”

Which three? *3

"First, increase the degree of depravity."

"Ah, this one passes." Yan Ling waved her hand. "I don't want to increase my level of corruption. If I increase it any further, I'll lose my human form."

“Me too,” Liang Nian and Yao Qing echoed.

Although they had all completed the process of entering the ghost realm.

But I don't want to make myself look completely inhuman.

That would require a lot of mental fortitude.

“Second, replace the strange creature residing inside the body.” Liu Ren held up a second finger.

"How do I change it? This thing can actually be replaced?" Yao Qing asked in surprise.

“Normally, once the evil spirit within you is consumed by another, stronger evil spirit from outside, you can replace it. However, what you will face next is the mental erosion of an even more powerful evil spirit. As usual, if you can withstand it, you will successfully enter the evil spirit realm.”

"That's too brutal..." Yao Qing thought for a moment and asked, "What's the last resort?"

“The last method is an even more sinister one—multi-parasitic infestation. If you’ve all watched my live stream replay, you should all know about that battle, right?” Liu Ren asked.

“That battle… ah, I remember now!” Yao Qing didn’t have to do much to know which battle Liu Ren was referring to.

"The one when we fought Tianchen Palace, right?" Fang Qian interjected at the right moment. "I watched that battle too. The guy you fought with, Brother Liu, seemed to have several strange creatures stuffed inside his body. He looked incredibly dangerous."

"The one with the eight-headed monster, right? I know that one too!" Yan Ling and Liang Nian both raised their hands to indicate that they had seen it as well.

It just took a little effort to remember.

"So, if we want to improve our strength, do we have to try doing that too?" Yao Qing asked.

“That’s right, this is the third method,” Liu Ren said. “Theoretically speaking, the more demons within one’s body, the stronger one will be. However, doing so also makes it easier to go astray and completely fall into corruption. It also places very high demands on one’s mental strength. Compared to the previous two methods, the difficulty has not decreased, but rather increased.”

"The first method can't even be considered a method, can it?" Liu Mucheng, who seemed detached, asked rhetorically. "The latter two methods will increase the degree of corruption no matter what. Although the first method can temporarily increase combat power, it won't exceed the framework of the low-level early stage monster's own strength by too much."

"Therefore, the most important thing is still mental strength." Liu Ren looked at the crowd in front of him. "This ability is very dependent on talent. People with talent will have a very high ceiling, while those without talent will be limited to their own ceiling for life. If you want to improve your strength, the only thing you can do is to practice the 'Observation of Myself Method' to perfection. In this way, at least your lower limit will be raised, so that you won't be stuck at the low-level beginner stage."

Yan Ling and the others silently lowered their heads, indicating that they understood.

But soon, they looked up at Liu Ren again, looking pitiful.

Yan Ling: "But the 'Contemplation of Myself Method' is really hard to practice... I've been practicing for so long and I've only reached the minor success level. I haven't been able to enter the 'mastery' level yet."

Yao Qing: "I've mastered it, but the next stage... I have absolutely no idea where it is."

That feeling of reaching out and groping around in the dark, with absolutely no idea what lies ahead.

To be honest, it's quite grueling.

Therefore, since entering the world of ghosts, Yao Qing has put aside the practice of "Observing Myself Method" and focused on cultivating her physical skills and swordsmanship, trying to make up for her shortcomings in another area.