High School Student with Immortal Race System

Ten minutes ago, in a corner of the villa complex, several members of the Rebel Species were in a small hut next to the main gate, laughing as they looked at a cellphone.

"Hey! This girl Li found is really something else! This video should sell for a good bit of money, huh?"

"I dunno. The guy got several Gu for it. Young people are so clever these days. We should try doing this too sometime."

"Totally. It’s way more fun than torture and extortion, and you still make money."

A figure slowly rose from the ground, right in their blind spot.

Xu Bamboo did not draw Frost Star, because the goal for tonight was to take them alive.

Without the slightest hesitation, she burst into motion. A swift chop to the back of two necks, and both men collapsed on the spot.

The last man was just about to shout when Xu Bamboo grabbed his head and slammed it backward into the wall.

𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The thick concrete wall cracked, dust and grit raining down.

Xu Bamboo tapped her ear, where a hidden earpiece sat. "Clear. Come on in."

She then pulled a small stone from her pocket and tossed it into the corner. It was one of the Array Materials.

However, compared to her Swordsmanship and Escape Techniques, Xu Bamboo was completely out of her depth when it came to Arrays. She could barely use them, and they were often faulty.

It had to be said that the Four Great Forbidden Techniques of Cultivation—Pill, Artifact, Array, and Talisman—all required exceptional talent.

Even Yang Shen, whose proficiency was infused by a system and who started with a high degree of skill in Arrays, had yet to innovate or create anything new.

Before entering, Xu Bamboo had barely managed to cover most of the villa with the Array, but the "signal" wasn’t great. So, following the principle of "make up for quality with quantity," she’d been tossing Array Materials everywhere.

Like a celestial maiden scattering flowers all along the way.

A moment later, Wang Yang and Liu Heng vaulted through the window.

The unconscious men were to be taken away and processed later.

Xu Bamboo whispered, "They should be out cold. You can hit them a couple more times, just to make sure they don’t wake up mid-transit."

She remembered Yang Shen’s instructions on the Celestial Platform vividly.

But when the two squatted down, they froze:

"Zhu, I don’t think that’ll be necessary... Their cervical vertebrae are completely severed. They’re probably paralyzed from the neck down..."

Xu Bamboo’s eyes widened. "How is that possible... I was holding back!"

"Uh... It must be that they were too weak. Their Bone Training was subpar, yeah..."

...

Meanwhile, in the basement, there was a crude laboratory.

Witchcraft was quite mysterious, but whether for cultivation or use, it always required extensive preparation.

Half-finished Gu Insects had been transported to Jianghuai, so naturally, they needed a place to be processed and stored. Such important things were always kept right under their noses.

It was precisely the discovery of this laboratory that allowed the Yang Family to confirm this location was the new branch altar.

In the lab, bathed in a deep blue light and kept at an extremely low temperature, nearly a hundred Gu Insects were in hibernation, along with a great deal of professional equipment and valuable data.

And beside Long Jiu, who wore a black mask, lay four researchers.

Compared to the scum outside engaging in shady business, these people were clearly more valuable, but they were also much worse at fighting.

Long Jiu tapped her ear. "Basement, clear..."

A moment later, Cao Wei’s voice came through the earpiece: "Understood. But that area is pretty deep inside. It’ll be a while before we can move them. You’d better confirm how deeply unconscious they are, so they don’t wake up."

She had taken her master’s admonishment on the Celestial Platform to heart.

Long Jiu glanced down. "Okay."

The large figurine mulled it over. ’How to confirm their depth of unconsciousness...’

A moment later, she pulled a materials case from the side, dragged over one of the unconscious researchers, and slit the vein in his arm with a sickle.

’Blood loss of 20% induces shock. That’s the most scientific and standardizable ’depth of unconsciousness.’’

’These people have some degree of Martial Cultivation, so... 30% it is.’

The large figurine was nothing if not rigorous.

————

This villa housed a total of seventeen members of the Rebel Species, all of whom were being rapidly neutralized.

Led by Xu Bamboo and Long Jiu, with the Eight Disciples providing support, the operation was efficient and meticulous.

Everyone had grown a lot during this time.

While the "New Altar Master" was still on the phone with the Ding Family, the people outside were subdued one by one, awaiting extraction.

But inside the villa’s core, Xu Bamboo, who was supposed to be handling the final step, had run into a small problem.

The crack that appeared on Lu Chengfeng’s forehead was clearly some kind of disgusting Witchcraft technique.

Unlike Jiang Xingjian, who had willingly infiltrated the mortal world for the great cause, Lu Chengfeng came from the Main Altar and had access to countless Witchcraft resources.

There was no telling how many Gu Insects had been planted in his body, each with its own peculiar function.

There probably wasn’t much "human" left in him.

And because of this, he discovered Xu Bamboo, who had appeared silently behind him.

"Who’s there!!"

Xu Bamboo didn’t know how he’d sensed her, but she didn’t hesitate. She immediately activated Wood Element Escape, swinging the longsword in her hand. Its edge carried a deep blue chill.

The sword strike was simple and swift. Wherever the blade passed, moisture in the air instantly froze into a white frost that sparkled like scattered starlight.

Lu Chengfeng was aghast. "A Rune Weapon!"

Before the blade even made contact, his skin stung with an Extreme Cold. He forced out a palm strike, managing to shift the sword’s path by a mere three centimeters without touching it.

Beneath her mask, Xu Bamboo’s eyes narrowed slightly.

’True Gang Realm?’

’Si Realm People are born with weak constitutions. Even reaching the Innate realm is difficult for them, let alone the True Gang Realm. This man is either a half-blood or he’s a Yanhu person through and through.’

’Still, we’ll have to see what he’s really made of.’

’Not every True Gang expert is a Yang Shen.’

’And not every Innate master is a Xu Bamboo.’

So Xu Bamboo wasn’t panicking at all. She just became a little more serious.

In the cramped room, Xu Bamboo’s Sword Stance was unstoppable, her sweeping attacks leaving trails of frost in their wake. Lu Chengfeng didn’t dare block them head-on; he had to get to his weapon first!