Chapter 671 - 641: Selling Price (Part 1)

After compressing 20% of the Blood Qi Power in his body into a single bullet, Lin Xinghai said, "Instructor Zuo, I’m going to fire now."

Once Zuo Wenyao nodded in understanding, Lin Xinghai pulled the trigger without hesitation.

BANG!

A bullet, imbued with a massive amount of Blood Qi Power, shot out of the chamber and slammed directly into the Blood Qi Power barrier in front of Zuo Wenyao.

Instantly, an invisible shockwave radiated outward from the point of impact, causing the few decorations, the table, and the chairs in the room to tremble violently.

Lin Xinghai stared, unblinking, at the space before Zuo Wenyao’s chest. The Blood Qi Power barrier there was twisting constantly, looking as if it might shatter at any moment.

But with a low grunt from Zuo Wenyao, another surge of Blood Qi Power poured from his body and into the barrier. The Blood Qi Power barrier quickly stabilized, and the bullet ultimately fell uselessly to the ground.

Lin Xinghai let out an inward sigh.

’This shot couldn’t even break the Blood Qi Power barrier. The Defense Power of the Divine Demon Realm is truly beyond my expectations.’

Zuo Wenyao’s reaction, however, was completely different from Lin Xinghai’s. Staring at the bullet on the floor, he couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"I have to admit, the power of your Secret Technique is impressive. The damage from that bullet has already reached the level of the Divine Demon Realm. In other words, you now have the ability to influence battles at our level." As he finished speaking, a look of astonishment crept into Zuo Wenyao’s eyes.

’Even though I’ve overestimated my student time and again, I never imagined he could achieve this at his current Realm.’

Hearing Zuo Wenyao’s praise, Lin Xinghai was slightly taken aback. "Was the shot really that powerful? I couldn’t even break your Blood Qi Power barrier, let alone hurt you."

After all, for a Divine Demon Realm expert, the strongest defense isn’t the Blood Qi Power barrier, but their own Divine Demon Body.

’If I can’t even break his Blood Qi Power barrier, then all he has to do is activate his Divine Demon Body to tank my bullets directly.’

"Of course it’s powerful. You have to understand, I’ve already broken through to the Divine Demon Realm Middle Stage. If you were facing someone in the Divine Demon Realm Early Stage, they definitely couldn’t block that shot of yours using only Blood Qi Power for Defense."

"Of course, they could block it with their Divine Demon Body, but resisting damage with the Divine Demon Body also consumes Blood Qi Power. If you were to fire while two opponents were locked in a fierce battle, you could certainly affect the outcome."

"Moreover, you were just using a regular bullet. If you used a Gauss Rifle with a Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Round, combined with this Burst Secret Technique, the power would certainly rise to another level. It could even threaten someone like me, a Divine Demon Realm Middle Stage practitioner."

"The question now is, after using this Secret Technique, how many of these powerful shots can you fire?" Zuo Wenyao asked, his eyes glinting as if he were considering other possibilities.

"Five," Lin Xinghai answered honestly.

The flicker of anticipation in Zuo Wenyao’s eyes died down. "Alright, I guess I got ahead of myself. Still, with your Gun Technique, as long as you’re not up against a Fourth Level Mutated Zombie, you should be able to kill it in a single shot."

"So, Instructor, what do you think of my Secret Technique?" Lin Xinghai pressed.

Zuo Wenyao mulled it over for a moment before giving his assessment. "It’s quite good. Although it’s a simple compression of Blood Qi Power, because it’s attached to a fired bullet, it focuses the entire explosive force onto a single point. The resulting damage is considerable."

"More importantly, your ability to compress nearly 600 points of Blood Qi Power is remarkable. It’s like using quantity to compensate for quality."

At this, Zuo Wenyao paused before continuing in a slightly regretful tone, "But to be frank, your Secret Technique isn’t very useful in a battle at our level."

"For example, I have mastered two Earth Level Martial Arts. At full power, I can infuse them with a whole 1,000 points of Blood Qi Power. After adding in various amplifications, the effect is equivalent to your Compression Secret Technique injecting 3,000 points of Blood Qi Power."

Hearing this, Lin Xinghai finally had a clear benchmark. He asked, "So you’re saying if I can compress and infuse over 3,000 points of Blood Qi Power into a bullet, it will surpass your strongest attack?"

How could Zuo Wenyao not understand the implication in Lin Xinghai’s question? He quickly replied, "Theoretically, yes. Can your Secret Technique really reach that level? What’s the maximum amount of Blood Qi Power you can compress? Could it be as high as four or five thousand?"

’If he can really compress that much Blood Qi Power, then combined with a Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Round, it could actually decide the outcome of battles at our level.’

’After all, the most terrifying aspect of a Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Round is its incendiary effect. As long as the bullet penetrates deep into a Zombie’s body, it’s guaranteed to cause immense damage.’

At that moment, hope sparked in his heart once more.

Lin Xinghai didn’t intend to keep him in suspense. He said directly, "The amount of Blood Qi Power that my Compression Secret Technique can compress actually varies from person to person."

"Because when you use this Secret Technique, the amount of compressed Blood Qi Power isn’t a fixed value, but a percentage. At most, it can compress 20% of one’s total Blood Qi Power."

After he finished speaking, Lin Xinghai simply waited in silence.

Meanwhile, the expression on Zuo Wenyao’s face shifted from initial bewilderment to shock, and finally, to ecstasy.

"You’re not lying to me?" Zuo Wenyao’s voice trembled. "The Compression Secret Technique you developed is really calculated purely as a percentage? It works no matter how vast one’s Blood Qi Power is?"

"Yes, that’s correct. I’ll teach you the Secret Technique, Instructor. You’ll understand once you try it. It’s not a difficult technique. With your level of control as a Divine Demon Realm practitioner, you should be able to master it in an hour at most."

Here, Lin Xinghai paused, then asked out of curiosity, "By the way, Instructor, what is your total Blood Qi Power?"

Zuo Wenyao took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his excitement, and answered Lin Xinghai’s question. "The total Blood Qi Power for a typical Divine Demon Realm practitioner is between 50,000 and 100,000. My current total is around 75,000."

"Of course, that’s only temporary. Because we are all going through the Revised Marrow Cleansing Realm, our Blood Qi Power is increasing dramatically. I estimate that in the future, Divine Demon Realm practitioners will have between 100,000 and 200,000 Blood Qi Power."

Hearing that, Lin Xinghai finally understood why his instructor was so excited. ’20% of 75,000 points of Blood Qi Power is 15,000 points of Blood Qi Power.’

’And Instructor Zuo had just said that 3,000 points of infused Blood Qi Power was equivalent to his full-power attack. That meant 15,000 points of Blood Qi Power would be like increasing his Peak Attack Power by five times.’

’A five-fold increase in Attack Power... If unleashed at full strength when the enemy least expects it, the lethality would be absolutely terrifying.’

’When the difference in combat power isn’t large, it would only take a few of those bursts to kill a Fourth Level Mutated Zombie.’

After that, Zuo Wenyao couldn’t wait to learn the Compression Secret Technique from Lin Xinghai. Having nothing to hide, Lin Xinghai immediately began teaching him.