Chapter 63: Chapter 60: Infighting Among Examinees

At that thought, Bai Pu drew a sharp breath.

Enduring the pain, he withdrew the Deep Red Curved Dagger and switched it for a two-handed weapon—a Sharp Long Saber!

It should be noted that Bai Pu was still in the state of Genetic Fragment Fusion, with the additional 5 points in power classified as Basic Power!

Combined with the Basic Agility from Pure Blood, he met the equipment requirements for this long saber.

“Stop it… Zhang Gu! Stop it at any cost!!”

Bai Pu gritted his teeth; at this point, he would not allow all efforts to be wasted!

“Roaaaar——”

Zhang Gu roared towards the sky, his eyes turning blood-red! He had been tirelessly casting spells, his Spiritual Power nearly depleted, with nothing left to stop the Mother of Jiang Tuo.

Only his flesh and blood body!

Sensing his master’s anxious feelings, Zhang Gu overcame his fear, leaping off the hill to land on the back of the Mother of Jiang Tuo.

The Mother of Jiang Tuo suddenly slammed its back against the ridge!

Boom!

Like an earthquake, the residents of Chaisang City felt the ground tremble!

With this impact, Zhang Gu’s body was completely turned into pulp. The scales on the back of the Mother of Jiang Tuo protruded like daggers, deeply piercing into his body.

Bai Pu’s heart trembled slightly.

Rationally speaking, sacrificing Zhang Gu was necessary; otherwise, if the Mother of Jiang Tuo returned to the river, all the night’s plans would be for naught.

Moreover, Zhang Gu was destined to die eventually, for even if he didn’t die now, as a temporary slave, Zhang Gu would still die when Bai Pu left the Three Kingdoms: Chibi scene.

But Bai Pu, after all, was still human. Even if he remained calm, he couldn’t be cold-hearted, and his heart was complicated beyond words.

At this moment, he had no time for sorrow. Seizing the time gained from Zhang Gu’s sacrifice, he leaped off the ridge, the saber carving a bright arc as it slashed down fiercely!

Slash, the long saber tore open a grievous wound on the neck of the Mother of Jiang Tuo! Its defensive capability had significantly decreased, no longer comparable to its prime state.

The Mother of Jiang Tuo struggled to raise a claw, delivering a Claw Strike.

Bai Pu neither dodged nor evaded! He knew his state, if he didn’t resolve this quickly, he feared he wouldn’t even have the strength to stand.

Three cold rays of light burst from the blade’s edge.

The weapon’s inherent skill: Gale activated, slashing three times in succession, each slash dealing 60% of the full damage!

All three slashes struck the neck wound of the Mother of Jiang Tuo, forcibly cutting its neck halfway through! Blood mixed with flesh sprayed wildly.

[Your attack dealt 11+24+49 points of Sharp Damage to the Mother of Jiang Tuo (total 84 points), causing a decapitation effect.]

[The Mother of Jiang Tuo has died.]

A golden treasure chest appeared suspended in mid-air.

Bai Pu received the golden treasure chest, gasping for breath, and after recovering a bit of strength, he painstakingly cut into the abdomen of the Mother of Jiang Tuo to extract its heart.

Fortunately, after death, the Mother of Jiang Tuo’s flesh relaxed, no longer possessing that astounding defense, allowing Bai Pu to cut open its body.

[Heart of the Mother of Jiang Tuo: A heart with formidable Life Force and incredible vitality, still beating continuously in your hands. (Cannot be taken out of this plane.)]

[S-level Job Change Task: Pill Master, progress updated. Please deliver the heart of the Mother of Jiang Tuo to Daoist Xiuqing at Huilong Temple.]

The heart in hand was about the size of a soccer ball, its connecting blood vessels of various sizes severed by Bai Pu using the Deep Red Curved Dagger.

Bai Pu frowned, forcefully suppressing his mental discomfort, and once again used the Genetic Fragment Talent to fuse a Bone Mage combat genetic fragment.

His Spirit Attribute received an enhancement, simultaneously gaining an Advanced Level 3 Meditation Specialization.

A faint blue light screen, visible only to Bai Pu, quietly expanded, enveloping the enormous body of the Mother of Jiang Tuo.

Like an X-ray, the internal structure of the Mother of Jiang Tuo was clearly projected into Bai Pu’s mind, forming a vivid three-dimensional image!

This is a talent unique to those with Spiritual Talent—Mental Scan!

This is a special ability that naturally awakens in those with innate Spiritual Talent as their Spirit Attribute surpasses 15 points; the stronger the Spiritual Power talent, the earlier it awakens.

For those with Power, Agility, or Endurance Specialization, even if their Spirit Attribute exceeds 15 points through later growth, they will not awaken the Mental Scan ability.

Bai Pu was different; he was innately gifted in Spirit yet chose the Tank Profession!

This situation is extremely rare, requiring a Trial Taker with Spiritual Talent to consciously charge into battle, withstanding a great deal of damage during the Trial Task, which then presents the option to convert to the Tank Profession!

Spiritual Talents are generally frail; who would risk life and limb to act as a meat shield?

Pushing it to the extreme, even if Spiritual Talents see the Tank Profession option, would they truly dare choose it? Not fearing a lack of teammates willing to team up in the future?

Bai Pu chose the Tank Profession, knowing he would pay the corresponding price, which is the slow growth of the Spirit Attribute!

It is essential to know that the strength of the Spirit Attribute is closely related to the range of the “Mental Scan”; Bai Pu’s current Mental Scan ability could only cover a range of a dozen or so meters, when focused, its range was only double that length.

Following the vascular network, Bai Pu discovered another heart.

His judgment was correct; the Mother of Jiang Tuo possessed a mutated structure with two hearts—just one soccer-sized heart was insufficient to support such a massive body’s blood supply.

Bai Pu once again cut open the Mother of Jiang Tuo’s corpse, extracting the second heart.

“By now, the Four Rivers Gang should almost be here…”

…

The situation was not looking good for Iron Crocodile and Cuttlefish.

Initially, with the cooperation of the Red Lotus Society’s members, they successfully trapped the Red Crow trio, leveraging their numerical advantage to entangle the opponents in a difficult battle.

Initially prompted by the contract notarized by the Spirit Realm Will, Iron Crocodile and Cuttlefish were forced to go all out for Bai Pu, thus having to confront the other candidates.

Seeing the battle turn in their favor, the two of them developed additional thoughts, wanting to use this opportunity to eliminate the Red Crow trio!

It should be known that the over a hundred candidates in Mirror Plane No. 1 essentially encompassed the cream of this year’s college entrance examination; these hundred individuals were virtual combat perfect scorers, top-tier individuals with a high chance of entering the nation’s top 100—the Silver List!

Eliminating these three would further increase Iron Crocodile and Cuttlefish’s chances of making it onto the Silver List or even the Gold List!

However, they miscalculated one thing: Morale.

The morale of the Natives has a limit, especially when there is no Native Leader to command them; once casualties occur, they flee!

After Red Crow used a single [Giant Crow’s Wings] to kill seven low-level gang members, the Red Lotus Society members fled in terror, not caring whether Red Crow could perform the move again!

Iron Crocodile and Cuttlefish were powerless to control the Red Lotus Society, and in fact, their reputation within the Society was even negative; it’s just that these gang members didn’t know them, and the negative reputation was hidden.

As the two were caught in a dilemma, the Blood Crow trio approached with a cold sneer!

“It seems that your companions are done with… however, as a price, one of us was ’killed’ by the Giant Tuo, expelled from the examination site!”

Beside Blood Crow, a male student with fanged thorns on his back sneered coldly, “Since we can’t obtain any benefits, at least we should eliminate you three!”

Another candidate nodded, “Exactly! Blood Crow, Molan and I will handle the two of them while you quickly go to the field and kick out the one who reaped the greatest reward from the venue! Having killed the Giant Tuo, they’re undoubtedly exhausted.”

Before Blood Crow could respond, a few screams suddenly came from the distant wilderness.

Her expression tightened; this was an uninhabited plain in the dead of night, who could these screams belong to?

Without a doubt, it was the fleeing members of the Red Lotus Society!

Could a third party have arrived?

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