Chapter 675 - 645: Another Enhancement (Part 2)

The moment he finished cultivating the Marrow Tempering Realm stage of his Divine Demon Body, he felt a sudden jolt surge through him. His arms and legs, in particular, seemed to brim with explosive power.

He was overjoyed as he felt the immense power coursing through his limbs, especially the boost to his arms.

In the Blood Qi Realm, his Divine Demon Body had focused on strengthening his legs. While this had greatly increased Lin Xinghai’s Speed, it had also made his abilities somewhat one-dimensional.

But now, in the Marrow Tempering Realm, the immense Attack Power of his Thunder Divine Body was finally starting to show.

Lin Xinghai activated his Divine Demon Body, and after a brief moment of assessment, he knew with certainty that the Power in his arms had increased by a flat 2000 points.

Such an increase was absolutely astonishing. One had to remember that an expert at the Body Shaping Realm Middle Stage typically had Attributes totaling only around 2000 points.

And now, he could gain that much from just activating his Divine Demon Body.

For other types of Divine Demon Bodies to grant such a boost, the user would have to reach the Body Shaping Realm at a minimum.

’My base Power, combined with the Power from my Divine Demon Body, has now reached 3230 points. That’s almost on par with someone at the Body Shaping Realm Late Stage under normal conditions.’

’If I use the Wind and Thunder Spear Technique with this much Power, its might will definitely surge. I should even be able to inflict some damage on a Fourth Level Early Stage Mutated Zombie,’ Lin Xinghai privately assessed.

Of course, his greatest strength was still his Speed.

Now that he had completely cultivated the Marrow Tempering Realm stage of his Divine Demon Body, it could grant a direct 2000-point boost to both his Power and his Speed.

His base Speed was already 1230 points. When he used Thunderbolt Step, which he had already cultivated to the Great Success stage, his Speed would triple, reaching 3690 points.

Under these conditions, activating his Thunder Divine Body would cause his Speed to surge to 5690 points.

Factoring in his 10x Time Acceleration Ability, his maximum Speed could skyrocket to a staggering 56,900 points.

This was a level of Speed that only someone at the Peak of the Divine Demon Realm could hope to achieve.

Of course, that was in reference to Divine Demon Realm experts who specialized in Attack Power or Defense. It would be a different story if they also specialized in Speed.

However, a Speed of 56,900 points was still not Lin Xinghai’s absolute limit. After all, he could still use the Thunder Stepping move from his Thunderbolt Step technique.

Although the burst from Thunder Stepping only lasted an instant, the speed boost was very real.

Injecting 200 points of Blood Qi Power in a single burst would grant an additional 2000 points of Speed.

With his 10x Time Acceleration, that translated to an extra 20,000 points of Speed, allowing him to reach a total of 76,900.

Although this ultimate speed could only be maintained for a brief instant and came at a considerable cost, it was more than enough to save his life in a critical moment.

After confirming the power boost from his Thunder Divine Body, Lin Xinghai wasted no more time and immediately went out to gather the members of the Xinghai Squad.

Nearly an hour had passed since Lin Xinghai had told them to rest. While an hour wasn’t long, it was enough time for everyone’s Spiritual Power to fully recover.

"Alright, everyone’s here. Let’s go accept a mission," Lin Xinghai announced. "Brace yourselves. We might be in for a long, continuous battle this time."

However, none of the Xinghai Squad members present looked displeased. On the contrary, their faces were all lit with excitement.

The vast majority of them had already experienced the magical effects of the Blood Bags. The feeling of progressing by leaps and bounds only filled them with excitement.

"By the way, Boss, where’s your lady?" Little Fatty asked curiously as he walked beside Lin Xinghai.

"She went deep into the Poisonous Fog District with the Divine Demon Realm experts from the Military Department," Lin Xinghai replied. "If all goes well, she should be able to break through to the Marrow Tempering Realm by the time she gets back tonight."

An envious look appeared on Little Fatty’s face upon hearing that.

Of course, all he could do was feel envious. After all, his Hurricane Superpower was considered unremarkable among Rare Level superpowers.

Led by Lin Xinghai, the group soon entered the Mission Hall.

The commotion they caused upon entering the Mission Hall this time was greater than ever before.

It couldn’t be helped. After shooting up to second place on the points leaderboard at such a terrifying speed, it was impossible for Lin Xinghai not to attract attention.

This was different from before. Previously, Lin Xinghai had merely shown potential, but now, he had actually delivered.

And if he kept up this momentum, the number one spot on the points leaderboard was as good as his.

Moreover, the thought of him taking first place while only at the Marrow Tempering Realm was enough to make many other geniuses question their own lives.

One after another, teams came forward enthusiastically to greet him, and Lin Xinghai nodded and smiled in response to each one.

However, compared to before, the number of teams that came forward to greet him was noticeably smaller.

This was a direct result of the strength Lin Xinghai had displayed. Weaker teams no longer dared to approach and disturb him.

The ones who still dared to approach were either Third Level Teams or top-tier Second Level Teams on the verge of being able to accept Third Level Tasks.

Little Fatty clicked his tongue in amazement at this change, but Lin Xinghai paid it little mind. Both his reputation and his status were a direct result of his strength.

Therefore, all that mattered was maintaining his rapid growth in strength.

Arriving at the mission board, Lin Xinghai’s eyes quickly scanned the LCD screen, searching for a suitable mission.

He could clearly see that there were many more missions posted than before. Evidently, the Military Department’s situation was becoming increasingly grim.

Lin Xinghai quickly selected a clearing mission. Just as he was about to accept it, he saw someone in the distance walking straight toward him and couldn’t help but stop.

The newcomer was none other than Xiang Tianhua, the only student from East Sea Academy who had previously made it into the top ten of the points leaderboard.

Xiang Tianhua had been in 6th place, but with Lin Xinghai now charging into 2nd, his rank had been pushed down to 7th.

However, as Xiang Tianhua came to a stop before Lin Xinghai, there wasn’t a trace of displeasure on his face. Instead, he wore a smile that seemed tinged with relief.

"I knew you’d break into the top ten on the points leaderboard soon, but I never expected it to be this fast. Impressive," Xiang Tianhua praised.

"You flatter me, Senior Xiang," Lin Xinghai said humbly. "I just got lucky and ran into an emergency rescue mission that offered double Points. That’s the only reason my rank is so high."

"Haha! Killing over 100 Mutated Zombies all by yourself... I can hardly imagine how you pulled that off."

"Anyway, I came over to tell you that since you have the most Points now, according to the unwritten rules, you have to shoulder the main responsibility for our academy in this competition."

"With the strength you’ve shown, we have an absolute advantage when it comes to individual rankings. But in the overall team rankings, East Sea Academy is still the weakest of the three top academies. You need to figure something out," Xiang Tianhua said, patting Lin Xinghai’s shoulder with a relaxed air.

Lin Xinghai was a little stunned. "There’s an unwritten rule like that?"

Xiang Tianhua shrugged. "Don’t ask me, I have no idea. It’s an unwritten rule established by our upperclassmen from years past. As the saying goes: with great power comes great responsibility."

"Of course, it’s just an unwritten rule, not a mandatory one, so you could also choose to do nothing."