Chapter 057: Calamity-Grade Wraith Deity: Blood Gourd, Corrupt Blood Wall! Ghost Tide! Just Wanting to Slaughter!

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With a resolute gaze, Xu Ran was about to speak in persuasion. The director waved his hand first. "We have a specialized process for educating super geniuses."

"Before the age of eight, they stay at the Demi-God Kindergarten, eating well and learning common knowledge. Starting at eight, they begin training in Qi and Blood cultivation methods and study arcane arts. After more than a year, their Qi and Blood value should approach 20,000 points. Then they participate in the Divine Slayer Squad selection competition."

"Once a team is formed that integrates healing, purification, mental power, shielding, attacking, amplification... only then do they embark on trial missions. Of course, early on, they won’t venture into the alien star battlefield. This is the most scientific and safest educational path."

"You just turned eight; no matter how you look at it, there’s no need for you to go to the alien star battlefield—that’s not a place for rookies."

"You’re not just going to the safe zone for an experience. If you were only staying in the safe zone, I wouldn’t stop you."

China has several safe zones within the alien star battlefield. Even malevolent gods cannot destroy these zones—this is China’s confidence. Some say China once had gods, like the underground palace built by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who descended upon the alien star battlefield and created nine safe zones.

Some say it’s the effect of some divine-level innate talent.

Others say these zones are domains forged from the white bones of Chinese warriors.

In short, the safe zones in China’s alien star battlefield are nothing short of a miracle.

But stepping outside the safe zone is stepping into a perilous land where danger lurks with every step; the air pollution is thick and sticky like smog.

Xu Ran shrugged helplessly. "I have no choice—I need to feed my blade with alien beasts. My swordsmanship requires the fresh blood of alien beasts to continuously improve. Director, you wouldn’t want my sword skills to regress, would you?"

"And my paper dolls also need to absorb energy from ghost-type creatures; I can’t not go. If I don’t improve, how can I compete for the top five? I might not even make the top ten. Director, you wouldn’t want me to fall behind in the rankings, right?"

Xu Ran feigned weakness to hit the director’s soft spot.

The director said, "...Then there’s no need to rush to the alien star battlefield. I can give you an alien beast with 50,000 Qi and Blood points every day to train your blade, and provide five ghost-type creatures—how about that?"

Xu Ran shook his head. "...No, I need at least ten thousand crystal beasts! And ten thousand ghost-type creatures! A few won’t even fill a tooth gap. I need to fight fiercely."

The director was stunned. "Need that many? Really? How strong is your upgraded paper doll?"

Xu Ran replied, "In short, very strong—easily capable of taking first place in the selection competition."

The director was speechless.

Xu Ran’s confidence made him suspicious—the boy always liked to hide his true strength, but he had confidently claimed first place several times now. Could he really be so sure?

"Going to the alien star battlefield, are you really confident you can improve your strength significantly? Are the gains worth the risks?"

"The gains far outweigh the risks!" Xu Ran nodded seriously.

His origami creations needed stronger souls and to devour more ghost energy.

Also, the golden achievement "Burning Killing Intent"... even the crimson-gold treasures might be able to dispel some of the fog on the alien star battlefield!

In short, this trial would be all profit.

The director hesitated. "Let me think..."

"Your Three Thousand Thunder Move is quite fast, your invisibility technique can even evade the perception of the Nightmare Resentful Mother, and Super Explosive Slash can cut through crystal beasts with 20,000 Qi and Blood points..."

"Stopping you from getting stronger is unreasonable. And your current level is already equivalent to a super genius who has trained for over a year..."

The director wasn’t rigid; between the lines, he basically agreed to Xu Ran’s request.

"But," he warned, "You can only operate in the Level Two Pollution Zone at most. In Level Two, the most common crystal beasts, vengeful beasts, and ghosts have 60,000 Qi and Blood points! Many monsters have even over 100,000 points!"

"The Level One Pollution Zone is ten times more terrifying than Level Two—you absolutely cannot enter the Level One Zone."

"In Level One, 80% of the monsters have over 100,000 Qi and Blood points. They are skilled at grouping and cooperation. Moreover, they have evil god statues that make them fearless of injury and frenzied."

Xu Ran nodded repeatedly, promising, "Okay, Director, I will definitely be careful."

The director sighed. "...Looking at you, you really want to wander into the Level One Pollution Zone!"

"Looks like I have to assign you a shield expert and a healer."

His expression turned serious.

"There are only 328 days left until the Divine Slayer Squad selection competition. If you get injured and can’t perform well, your teammates’ strength will drop a tier... which will have a huge impact later."

Xu Ran smiled warmly. "Don’t worry, it won’t affect the competition. I’ll go out, kill a bunch, and come right back. If you’re worried, just assign me protection."

The director laughed. "I won’t just assign protection, I’ll also restrict your activity area. Absolutely no entry to the Level One Pollution Zone."

Xu Ran: "...Fine."

He didn’t care. Once on the alien star battlefield, did it matter to him if his activity was restricted?

Show some strength, and Uncle Ye and the others would agree—Uncle Ye was brave and open-minded.

The director glanced sideways at Xu Ran. "So how long do you want to train?"

Xu Ran thought for a moment. His goal: kill 10,000 alien beasts with 100,000 Qi and Blood points. "About two months."

The director: "Two months, huh... Alright... Once you get your super-grade weapon in two days, you set off, and be sure to listen to Uncle Ye."

Xu Ran: "Will do."

The director reminded once more: "Don’t get injured—only 328 days left until competition! You must not let it affect later events."

Xu Ran proudly: "Director, rest assured, I will complete this trial with the most despicable methods."

The director finally exhaled in relief. With invisibility and paper doll substitutes, Xu Ran being despicable made him feel more at ease!

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Time flew by quickly—two days passed in the blink of an eye.

It was the 2,924th day of adolescence.

With the blessing of the Demi-God cultivation method, Xu Ran’s Qi and Blood increased by 101 points daily, and his total reached 33,000 points.

The super-grade weapon arrived at the kindergarten at eight in the morning.

The director handed the blade to Xu Ran. "Take a look."

Xu Ran drew it and swung once. "Good blade! Thank you, Director!"

By estimation, it could perform 3,000 Super Explosive Slashes—ten times stronger than a high-grade blade, which could only manage 300 swings.

Of course, it was still not perfect...

The director nodded with satisfaction. "Then you and Uncle Ye set off. When you reach the safe zone, contact me. I will use my connections to arrange a shield and healing guard."

"Ye Ping, remember to keep a close eye on this kid. Don’t let him wander into the core area of Level One Pollution Zone. And don’t even look at the disaster-level pollution zone."

Ye Ping wiped sweat nervously. "Director, I don’t dare to go near the core of the Level One Zone myself..."

The director replied, "Still, be cautious. Some malevolent gods can create illusions and lure people deep into the polluted zones. That’s my biggest fear... You must be extremely careful!"

He patted Xu Ran’s shoulder, warning tirelessly—more nagging than a grandmother.

"Be cautious, kid."

Xu Ran: "Don’t worry. When I return, I’ll bring you first place."

The director hesitated: "Just come back safe."

Xu Ran smiled warmly.

He slung the blade over his shoulder, then went home to bid farewell to his mother.

His mother didn’t know he was heading to the alien star battlefield; she thought it was another training trip. "Alright, just come back safely."

Ready to go.

Xu Ran followed Ye Ping down the mountain.

A luxurious car was already waiting at the kindergarten entrance.

The window rolled down, revealing a plump female driver. "Greetings, Inspector Ye!"

Ye Ping: "Mhm. To the Yunmengze entrance of the alien star battlefield."

Driver: "Alright. About two hours’ drive."

Ye Ping nodded. "You can rest for two hours."

Xu Ran shook his head, took out his phone, opened the online library, and focused on reading.

Ye Ping: "..."

"You need to read even during this short time? You’re too intense."

Xu Ran gave a faint smile, as if to say, “You can’t understand the joy of self-discipline.”

Every effort returns rewards—it’s exhilarating!

Besides, now he had 60,400 progress points, only 396 days left to reach “Adept at Insight.” He could grind it in just over a year—he had to make good use of time.

Seeing Xu Ran’s expression, Ye Ping hesitated, then pulled out his phone and looked at the news.

The luxurious car sped along.

Two hours passed in a flash.

[Congratulations, progress +100... Current “Advanced Perception” progress: 65,000/100,000...]

At the notification sound, Xu Ran smiled.

“After ‘Advanced Perception’ reaches full progress, you can read ten lines at a glance and gain 100 progress points daily, with a fivefold efficiency increase—nice.”

He put away his phone and looked ahead.

The plump driver stopped the car in front of a building resembling a high-speed rail station. "Here we are, Inspector Ye."

"Alright."

Ye Ping and Xu Ran opened the car door and looked ahead.

The station was tall, and behind it stood a towering structure resembling the Southern Heavenly Gate, glowing with crimson light.

‘Is the Super Gate red in color?’ Xu Ran raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Ye Ping said, "See that Super Gate? Behind it is China’s safe zone in the alien star battlefield. Come, let’s register your info."

Xu Ran: "Okay."

They entered the station’s hall.

The hall had three floors, each as large as a high-speed rail ticketing and waiting hall. There were numerous windows and rows of chairs, estimated to hold ten thousand cultivators.

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In the eastern part of the hall was a giant LCD screen.

News, bounties, and wanted notices flowed across it.

Xu Ran glanced up.

“First Safe Zone: Disaster-level malevolent god—Blood Gourd—appeared. All cultivators are forbidden to leave the First Safe Zone for half a month!”

“Fifth Safe Zone: New high-grade vengeful beast—Heart-Shattering Demon. Beware this species: if you hear heartbeat sounds, control your own heartbeat. If your heartbeat syncs with it ten times, you’ll fall into illusions; a hundred times and your heart will shatter.”

“Third Safe Zone: Disaster-level malevolent god—Corrupt Blood Wall—appears. The Divine Slayer Squad is attempting to repel it.”

“Sixth Safe Zone: Strange flying-head ghost tide appeared at dawn. Support needed. Cultivators, please go to the Sixth Safe Zone to resist the invasion and earn merits.”

“Seventh Safe Zone: Crystal beasts launched a beast tide assault...”

“Eighth Safe Zone: New high-grade ghost—The Drowned. Do not leave the safe zone on rainy days. The Drowned pull cultivators into drowning illusions. These ghosts are especially cunning and can only be broken free from by willpower.”

Ye Ping glanced over. "The Ninth Safe Zone is calm now. How about training there?"

Xu Ran shook his head. "My intuition says calm is more dangerous. Let’s go to the Seventh Safe Zone and resist the ghost tide there!"

Ye Ping pondered. "What kind of intuition is that?"

Xu Ran: "Just a weird feeling. Anyway, I won’t go to the Ninth Safe Zone."

Ye Ping raised an eyebrow. "Alright. Follow me to the third floor. The first floor is for ordinary cultivator registration, with usually a half-hour wait."

"Second floor registration is for cultivators of Mountain Realm level or higher, or those with special identities like investigation or clearance teams."

"The third floor is for special registration; info entered there is highly confidential."

Saying so, Ye Ping headed toward the stairs.

There was a card scanner at the stairs; without swiping, alarms would sound.

Ye Ping took out his ID card, passed through smoothly, ascending to the second floor, then, amid envious gazes, proceeded to the third floor.

The third floor was a hundred times quieter.

Several cultivators in special combat suits—clearly members of combat squads—sat at a round table, drinking tea and studying maps.

They sensed a distinctive aura.

They turned heads, brightened, and stood to greet. "Brother Ye Ping!"

Ye Ping smiled faintly and nodded. "No time for pleasantries. I have to take this kid to train."

The group tilted their heads, curiously eyeing Xu Ran but didn’t ask much.

They watched as Ye Ping and Xu Ran quickly completed registration and entered the Super Gate.

Then they started to speculate.

"Is that kid the Time Root Bone? Going to train on the alien star battlefield before the selection competition? Is that really okay?"

"Who knows? Brother Ye Ping personally bringing him... maybe there’s a special plan."

"Have you even followed education info? The Time Root Bone is a girl!"

"Hmm? Then who was the boy just now? Could he be the hidden ace of this year’s kindergarten in Jing Province?"

"I heard several provinces have super aces hidden in the Divine Slayer Squad selection, waiting for their moment to shine!"

Several squads whispered among themselves.

Meanwhile, elsewhere—

The young boy had followed Uncle Ye through the Super Gate into the safe zone.

Passing through the gate, Xu Ran vaguely sensed a strange force, something like willpower, enveloping his body and crossing to the other side.

The whole process was smooth and gentle...

He looked back at the Super Gate thoughtfully. It seemed almost alive?

Ye Ping patted Xu Ran’s shoulder. "What are you looking at?"

Xu Ran shook his head and began surveying the surroundings.

He found the Super Gate was on the edge of a towering barrier wall. Beyond the wall lay a massive city!

Inside the city were artificial lakes, forests, parks, residential buildings, a coliseum, and training halls—very similar to Blue Planet.

The only difference was a thin, lubricated barrier above the safe zone. The barrier, like an inverted giant glass bowl, blocked out the outside’s black-cloud-like pollution.

Ye Ping took a deep breath, stretched, and seemed to instantly enter battle mode.

"By the way, Xiao Ran, want me to take you to the old battlefield to pay respects to the monuments left by the martyrs two hundred years ago? Some ideological education?"

Xu Ran gazed steadily. "...No need. I’ve read about it. After the selection competition, the academy will take us for ideological education. That class I’ll attend with my teammates."

"Right now, I just want to unleash carnage..."

He looked toward the horizon, as if seeing the frontline of the battlefield...

The achievement “Burning Killing Intent,” the endless flames of endless torment, invincible flesh, a further leap in strength—was right before his eyes...

Within reach!