Chapter 668 - 638: Latest Rankings (Part 2)

Ever since arriving here, Jian Hua had been paying close attention to Lin Xinghai’s ranking, and Lin Xinghai certainly hadn’t disappointed him.

After arriving at the base, he quickly appeared on the Points leaderboard. In just one morning, he had already surged into the one-hundreds.

Such speed was truly breathtaking.

He had originally thought that Lin Xinghai would need at least a few more days of catching up to even have a chance at breaking into the top 10.

But he never expected that after just one hour of not paying attention, Lin Xinghai’s Points would increase by over 1.5 million, launching him directly into second place on the leaderboard.

When Jian Hua first heard the news, his mind went a little blank. After confirming it was true, all that remained was pure ecstasy.

This time, he was definitely going to be in the spotlight again. If he was lucky, he could probably get another huge bonus this month.

At this thought, he couldn’t sit still any longer. He immediately grabbed the documents and headed for the academy leadership’s conference room to report on Lin Xinghai’s success.

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But the commotion didn’t just spread among the students and various academies. Eventually, it even began to affect the Military Department’s defensive deployments.

The reason for this was, of course, Liu Miaomiao’s Life Control Superpower.

On the very front lines of the battlefield, the Military Department had expended great effort to build several forward outposts. These bases not only possessed heavy weaponry but were also guarded by Divine Demon Realm experts, making each one extremely secure.

Aside from allowing for close monitoring of any activity from the Abyssal Passage, these outposts also served as a foothold for the Divine Demon Realm experts. All of them, whether resting or recovering from injuries, would stay here.

Just then, as Zuo Wenyao emerged from the medical bay with his wounds bandaged, he saw the commander of this forward outpost, Admiral Huo Feiteng, waving him over.

"General Huo, are there new orders?" Zuo Wenyao asked respectfully after approaching Huo Feiteng and giving a military salute.

Although most Divine Demon Realm experts held high military ranks, with quite a few even being Major Generals, advancing further at the General Level was incredibly difficult. Zuo Wenyao, for instance, had been a Major General for several years with no prospect of promotion to Lieutenant General in sight. Without some major contribution, it was nearly impossible to be promoted to that rank.

The man before him, Huo Feiteng, was an Admiral. There were only ten Admirals in the entire country, which spoke volumes about his status in the military.

Moreover, he was only in his forties, making him extremely young for an Admiral. With such momentum, he might even become the commander-in-chief one day.

On top of that, Huo Feiteng’s strength was immense—easily in the top three within the military. So, for all these reasons, Zuo Wenyao was extremely respectful toward the middle-aged man before him.

"It’s not an order. Your left arm is injured. I’m planning to have you return to the main base for treatment," Huo Feiteng said.

"There’s no need. It’s just a cut on my left arm; it doesn’t affect my combat effectiveness much. An injury like this really doesn’t require a trip back to the main base. Don’t worry, I won’t push myself. If I feel it’s getting worse, I’ll definitely go back," Zuo Wenyao said hastily.

The current battle situation was at a stalemate. The departure of even one Divine Demon Realm expert would put immense pressure on the others. That was why many of them gritted their teeth and fought on despite their injuries.

"Relax, it’s not what you think. You won’t be the only one going back; Old Song and Old Liu will be going with you. Besides, the treatment is on a tight schedule. Your round trip can take no more than half an hour," Huo Feiteng said with a smile, the first one he had shown since taking command of this forward outpost.

Hearing this, something clicked for Zuo Wenyao. "General, are you saying the main base has a way for me to completely recover from my injuries in under half an hour?"

"Heh! Don’t ask. You’ll find out when you get there," Huo Feiteng said with a chuckle.

Recalling the message he had received earlier and looking at Zuo Wenyao’s confused yet expectant face, he was truly curious what kind of expression the man would make once he learned the truth.

His mind filled with questions, Zuo Wenyao found the other two Divine Demon Realm experts, and the three of them quickly headed back together.

Of course, they didn’t use any form of transportation to return. With airplanes grounded, no vehicle could possibly match the speed of their own two feet.

Even though they were in the core of the city district, it would take them less than five minutes to return to the main base at the city’s edge. A round trip would take ten minutes at most.

This meant that the three of them, combined, would only need twenty minutes to be completely healed.

That was a bit terrifying.

It was a known fact that because the bodies of Divine Demon Realm experts were incredibly resilient, treating their injuries—whether through medicine or other means—was always a costly affair.

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While Zuo Wenyao and the others were heading back, Lin Xinghai had already successfully broken through his bottleneck. His body had begun to undergo a transformation, and once it was complete, his breakthrough would be considered a success.

Since it was only a breakthrough to a Small Realm, the process wasn’t slow. After just fifteen minutes, Lin Xinghai successfully broke through to the Marrow Tempering Realm Middle Stage.

Host: Lin Xinghai

Physique: 1230 points

Power: 1230 points

Speed: 1230 points

Perception Range: 4000 meters

Blood Qi Power (Self): 2833 points

Realm: Marrow Tempering Realm Middle Stage

Blood Qi Power (System): 1.2 million points

Thunder Divine Body (Marrow Tempering Realm): Progress 57%

Superpower: Time Acceleration (Can accelerate time by 10x)

Special Physique: Thunder Control Physique (Thunder Energy Attack +100%, Thunder Energy Control Level +100%)

Thunder God Spear (Minor Success): Proficiency 1%+

Thunderbolt Step (Great Success): Proficiency 1%+

Wind and Thunder Spear Technique (Great Success): Proficiency 1%+

Phantom Body Technique (Perfection): Proficiency 1%+

High Level Shooting Skill: Proficiency 1%+

Looking at the system panel, Lin Xinghai was quite satisfied. His three main attributes had all increased by 100 points, and his total Blood Qi Power had increased by 500 points.

Of course, both of these were fairly normal increases, as others experienced similar boosts when breaking through a realm.

However, the increase in his Perception Power was a bit scary, with his range jumping directly from 3,000 meters to 4,000 meters.

His Perception Power was now comparable to that of a Body Shaping Realm Late Stage expert.

Although Lin Xinghai didn’t quite understand why his Perception Power grew so much faster than others, it was undoubtedly a good thing, so he didn’t dwell on it.

His gaze quickly moved down the panel, and when he saw the ’+’ sign after the proficiency for High Level Shooting Skill, the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but curl into a smile.

’Just as I guessed. For things like Martial Arts and Gun Techniques, once the proficiency reaches 100%, I need to advance a major realm and meet the physical requirements before I can continue to improve them or learn new ones.’

’But if the proficiency isn’t maxed out, I only need to advance a small realm to be able to add more points to it.’