Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 326: Heaven-defying Cultivation Technique

"Hey, Boss, you know how it is. We’re a Third Level Mercenary Corps now—the number one Third Level Mercenary Corps, in fact. Other Mercenaries are desperate to get in."

"Even though your requirements are really high, we still recruited 10 people yesterday afternoon alone. And a lot more Mercenaries came to inquire in the evening, so we recruited another batch. This morning, the Commander took the 23 new members out for some combat integration."

At this, Xu Haishui seemed to have an idea. He gave Lin Xinghai a wink and lowered his voice. "Boss, the Commander wrote up a supply list today to purchase a new Mecha. It’s for a beautiful female Mercenary named Wang Yao. So... is she our second sister-in-law?"

"What ’second sister-in-law’? Don’t be ridiculous," Lin Xinghai said immediately. "She’s just a friend. Her Genetic Assessment was good, and she even awakened a Superpower. She’s just worth training, that’s all."

After he’d made the promise to Wang Yao yesterday, he’d sent a message to Fang Tianhe on his way back from dinner, afraid he might forget. He hadn’t expected Old Fang to act so fast. It was actually a little embarrassing.

"Heh! I get it, I get it." Xu Haishui chuckled mischievously and made a motion of zipping his lips.

Lin Xinghai could tell at a glance that the man’s imagination was running wild. He didn’t dwell on the issue. Instead, he thought for a moment before composing another message and sending it to Fang Tianhe.

He did intend to get a Mecha for Wang Yao, but there was no need to buy a new one. After all, once he and Liu Miaomiao left, their two Mechas would be left behind. It would be a waste not to use them.

He stayed at the Mercenary Corps’ main base for a little while longer. Seeing that there wasn’t much going on, he headed for the Mercenary Guild.

The moment he walked in, he noticed the Mercenary Guild was different from its usual boisterous self. The number of people inside had been cut by more than half.

’Then again, that makes sense,’ he thought. ’Almost 70% of the Mercenary Corps have already gone to the sub-bases.’

’If so many Third Level Mercenary Corps hadn’t returned, this place would probably be even more deserted.’

Walking into the main hall, his eyes immediately fell on the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps’ recruitment booth. It was the most conspicuous one there.

A small crowd had gathered around it, but not many were actually stepping up to inquire.

After all, with word having spread all yesterday afternoon and evening, most people already knew the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps’ recruitment requirements. Those who didn’t meet them weren’t about to go looking for rejection.

Lin Xinghai scanned the crowd and realized that the vast majority were newcomers, clearly having only recently been certified as Mercenaries.

’It’s probably because many Mercenary Corps have had huge hauls recently, triggering another wave of interest. Now a lot of people want to become Mercenaries.’

Seeing Lin Xinghai approach, Shen Han, who was in charge of recruitment, quickly stood up. "Ah Xing! You’re here. A few people just submitted their applications. Do you want to vet them?"

"No, no, I just came to check things out. You should handle all the recruitment matters," Lin Xinghai said, waving his hands dismissively. ’The last thing I need is more work for myself.’

"Uh... right, there’s one more thing," Shen Han said, pulling out three résumés. "I’ve received these from members of other Third Level Mercenary Corps. I’m not sure if I should recruit them."

Although members switching between Mercenary Corps was a common occurrence, it was usually a one-way street from lower-Level corps to higher-Level ones—for example, from a Second Level Mercenary Corps to a Third Level Mercenary Corps.

A lateral move like this, between corps of the same Level, was much rarer. Of course, it wasn’t unheard of. If your Mercenary Corps was more outstanding than the others, you could still attract Mercenaries.

But Shen Han knew that the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps’ situation was unique. Calling them the number one Mercenary Corps was no exaggeration, but once Lin Xinghai and Liu Miaomiao left... well, that was a different story.

Lin Xinghai thought for a moment before saying, "Alright, do this. Tell them I’ll be leaving in half a month. If they’re still willing to join after hearing that, let them. If not, then forget it."

"Ah! You want me to tell them that?" Shen Han sounded worried.

"We’re at the point where there’s no sense in hiding it anymore," Lin Xinghai said. "Besides, Old Fang is already a Blood Qi Realm expert. If things go smoothly, you should be able to break through to the Blood Qi Realm before I leave, too. When that happens, the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps’ position will remain unshakable."

Shen Han nodded, saying nothing more. Since Lin Xinghai had made his decision, all they had to do was carry it out.

Lin Xinghai sat down at the recruitment booth. He’d originally intended to help, but the moment the other members saw him make a move to do something, they practically fought over each other to do it for him.

As a result, after just half an hour, Lin Xinghai was thoroughly bored.

’I should just go back to the villa,’ he thought, ’and spend some tender moments with Miaomiao.’

But he quickly thought of something else and opened his system panel.

Host: Lin Xinghai

Physique: 82 points

Power: 78 points

Speed: 90 points

Blood Qi Power: 127,078 points

Genetic Optimization Level: 90%+

Third Level Superpower: Speed (Speed increased by 300%, duration five minutes) (Energy Value: 10/10)

Intermediate Shooting Skill: Proficiency 1%+

Phantom Body Technique (Minor Success): Proficiency 1%+

It had been a full half-month since he’d broken the Three Genetic Locks, and his Perception Power had only officially stopped growing yesterday.

’The sheer length of time was a little beyond my expectations,’ he mused. ’But I guess it makes sense that Perception Power becomes harder to grow the more you have, so it taking longer is understandable.’

His Perception Range had now reached a terrifying 600 meters, just as he’d predicted, completely surpassing other experts of the same rank. After all, someone who had broken Three Genetic Locks would normally only have a Perception Range of about 100 meters.

Of course, for him, the completion of his Perception Power’s growth meant he could continue to raise his Genetic Optimization Level.

Without much hesitation, he pressed the plus sign next to his Genetic Optimization Level. As 90 points of Blood Qi Power were deducted, a surging wave of Energy materialized inside him and rushed through his entire body.

Soon, Lin Xinghai regretted it. The familiar sensation of pain came an instant later. This time, he endured for five full minutes, but the agony showed no signs of passing.

’It’s obvious that as my body gets stronger, even the system needs more time to enhance it.’

But soon, Lin Xinghai’s focus shifted to something else entirely.

Before, the system had always transformed his body so quickly that he felt nothing but pain.

But this time, with the process being prolonged, he discovered he could actually pinpoint the location of the Energy by focusing on the sources of pain in his body.

The Energy wasn’t stationary. It was constantly moving within him, and not randomly. It seemed to be flowing along a specific route.

As he continued to observe its path, a shocking idea began to form in Lin Xinghai’s mind.

’What the system is using to strengthen my body should be pure Blood Qi Power. But the reason it can do it so quickly is probably because of this special route the Energy is taking.’

He then recalled what Elder Wei had said about the Divine Demon Body’s Cultivation Method, and an unbelievable theory was on the verge of revealing itself.

’This route... it could very well be a Heaven-defying Cultivation Technique.’