Invincible through Touching Corpses

When Little Fatty heard Lin Xinghai say he would reach the top spot next month, completely disregarding everyone else on the Hero Ranking, he was stunned at first, but his face quickly broke into a joyful expression.

"Boss, can you really do it? I heard the students at the top of the Hero Ranking have much higher Basic Attributes than us, especially those whose Blood Qi Power has surpassed 1,000 points," Little Fatty asked, unable to contain his excitement.

Of course, Lin Xinghai understood this. After all, his own Attributes had grown stronger as his Blood Qi Power increased.

However, he really didn’t know what changes occurred once Blood Qi Power surpassed 1,000 points.

Of course, that didn’t stop him from answering the question. "Don’t worry. Next month, my Blood Qi Power will also surpass 1,000 points."

This answer made Little Fatty’s eyes widen again, and he stared at Lin Xinghai in astonishment.

Although he knew Lin Xinghai accumulated Blood Qi Power quickly, he never imagined he could be this fast.

Then, he thought about his own rate of progress this month and was suddenly struck by a feeling of inferiority.

Of course, Little Fatty was far from the only one to feel this way. Every student in Class 1 who watched Lin Xinghai effortlessly sweep through the Hero Ranking felt a sense of inferiority.

This included the Special Class Students. In front of Lin Xinghai, they felt they weren’t worthy of the title at all.

"Congratulations, your final rank is 61st. You got a perfect score on this month’s exam. Additionally, given your outstanding performance, I will apply to the academy for some extra rewards for you."

"Of course, the rewards from the Hero Ranking will be substantial as well." At that moment, their class advisor, Jian Hua, walked over with a broad smile.

He felt incredibly pleased to have a student like Lin Xinghai.

Even after Lin Xinghai graduated, this would become the biggest bragging right of his future career.

"Then I’ll have to trouble you with the application, Instructor," Lin Xinghai said politely. He could never have too many things like Cultivation Resources.

After all, even if he didn’t use them himself, he could give them to Liu Miaomiao or even the other members of the Xinghai Squad.

Aside from Little Fatty, the rich kid, everyone was short on those.

Once the monthly exam was over, Jian Hua led everyone back to the classroom. After a brief summary, he dismissed the class.

It was nearly noon, and Lin Xinghai went to the dining hall with the other members of the Xinghai Squad to eat.

It was a chance to bond with his teammates.

However, when the members of the Xinghai Squad entered the dining hall, they immediately noticed that, compared to before, the number of gazes directed at them had suddenly increased dozens, even hundreds of times over.

Even as they ate, many upperclassmen proactively came over to chat.

The male upperclassmen who approached them were mostly asking if they could join the Xinghai Squad.

Before, they might have worried that their peers would ridicule or look down on them for joining a team of new students.

But now that Lin Xinghai had swept through the Hero Ranking, they no longer had to worry about such things.

Although Lin Xinghai was currently only 61st on the Hero Ranking, the thing was, he seemed to have been holding back a great deal during his challenges.

Most notably, no one had seen Lin Xinghai use his Divine Demon Body during the entire process.

No one doubted he was a powerhouse capable of breaking into the top 10 on the list.

As for the female upperclassmen, many of them had come specifically for Lin Xinghai.

However, whenever they saw Liu Miaomiao sitting quietly to one side, any ulterior motives they might have had were quickly reined in.

After all, when it came to figure and looks, none of them could compare to her.

As for strength, anyone who knew a little about Liu Miaomiao understood that she would probably get on the Hero Ranking next month.

At first, Lin Xinghai was able to smile and exchange a few words with the enthusiastic upperclassmen, but as the crowd grew, he didn’t even have time to eat and had to push it all onto Little Fatty.

He had actually considered whether to expand the Xinghai Squad. He decided they could add more members, just not too quickly.

He planned to add ten people per month, capping the squad size at fifty.

After all, more members meant greater expenses, and it would be harder to take on missions. Past a certain point, it would no longer be worth it.

Of course, having too few wasn’t an option either. In this apocalyptic world, he needed a force to call his own.

But even after dumping everything on Little Fatty, Lin Xinghai still couldn’t eat his meal in peace.

Halfway through his meal, the wrist-mounted computer on his arm vibrated. He took a look and saw it was a message from Zuo Wenyao.

"Instructor Zuo needs me for something, so I’m taking off," Lin Xinghai told Liu Miaomiao and the others. He quickly shoveled down two more mouthfuls of rice and took the opportunity to leave the dining hall.

’Being this famous isn’t such a good thing after all!’ Lin Xinghai thought, breathing a secret sigh of relief once there were no more onlookers.

His personality also dictated that he didn’t like dealing with too many people.

...

「Ten minutes later.」

Lin Xinghai entered the residential complex next to the school, arrived at Zuo Wenyao’s residence, and pressed the doorbell.

The door opened automatically. After entering, he found Zuo Wenyao sitting on the sofa, head lowered as he watched a series of videos projected from his wrist-mounted computer.

They were all videos of his recent challenges for the Hero Ranking.

"Teacher Zuo, you wanted to see me?" Lin Xinghai asked, even though he had a good idea why he’d been summoned.

"Your combat prowess is truly beyond my imagination! Especially this Wind and Thunder Spear Technique... you must have reached the Minor Success stage already! How did you do it?" Zuo Wenyao asked, a sigh of wonder in his voice.

Although he gave Lin Xinghai pointers from time to time, his reaction to Lin Xinghai’s progress in Cultivation had gone from initial shock to eventual acceptance, but that was only limited to his Cultivation.

In his mind, even if Lin Xinghai had reached the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm, and his Blood Qi Power had even surpassed 500 points, since he’d spent so much time on Cultivation, he was bound to be lacking in other areas.

He had even planned to wait until after the monthly exam, when Lin Xinghai was inevitably defeated by another student, to casually offer a few pointers—that he couldn’t just blindly cultivate, but also needed to focus on practical combat.

But now, looking at the results...

He could only feel relieved. ’Good thing I didn’t offer any advice before the exam,’ he thought, ’or I’d be eating my words right now.’

He also realized that he had truly underestimated Lin Xinghai’s Time Acceleration Ability; he never expected it could increase one’s Speed to such a terrifying extent.

Of course, the power of a Superpower was what it was—freakishly, terrifyingly strong. He had nothing to say about that.

So, what he found most baffling was Lin Xinghai’s mastery of the Wind and Thunder Spear Technique. That was an Earth Level Martial Art—something that was absolutely not easy to learn.

Even as a powerhouse in the Divine Demon Realm, it had taken him several years of bitter training just to cultivate a single Earth Level Martial Art to the Great Success stage.

Facing Zuo Wenyao’s question, Lin Xinghai put on a puzzled frown. "All the knowledge for the Wind and Thunder Spear Technique was uploaded into my brain by the Memory Transmitter. I just recall the main points and practice when I have time. Isn’t it normal to reach the Minor Success Realm? It’s not like it’s the Perfection Realm."