Infinite Fighting

Tao Lin is one of the three deputy commanders of the Extermination Bureau.

He is also a master of the Star Pulse Realm.

However, judging from his appearance, Zhang Ji did not seem to feel much pressure.

He was just an ordinary middle-aged man wearing blue clothes and sporting a goatee.

It gives people a very peaceful feeling.

However, someone who has climbed to this position without any background can't possibly be just an ordinary neighborhood uncle.

"You are Zhang Ji?" After letting Jiang Feiang leave, Tao Lin got up from the desk and asked Zhang Ji.

"Yes," Zhang Ji nodded.

"A young talent, but unfortunately lacking guidance, he has gone astray." Tao Lin said with a sigh, "This is the dereliction of duty of the court, and our dereliction of duty. I'm sorry to have wronged you!"

Tao Lin patted Zhang Ji on the shoulder, looking like he understood Zhang Ji's meaning very well.

If Zhang Jizhen was truly forced to practice evil arts and rise from the bottom to where he is today simply because he had no other choice, then these words would surely touch his heart to some extent.

Unfortunately, he was a player, and practicing evil arts was a path he actively chose.

Of course, Zhang Ji still cooperated by showing a hint of being moved.

"To have received General Jiang's recommendation, you must be of good nature. With your current cultivation level, your talent is truly extraordinary. However, given your somewhat special status, and being a newcomer, you can only start as a junior officer for now," Tao Lin said. "But don't worry, I'll give you a chance. The Shadow Demons in the city have been mostly wiped out, but we still don't have any leads on the mastermind. If you can find out who distributed the 'Shadow Devouring Technique,' I can make an exception and secure you a general's position!"

Having received the order and the plaque, Zhang Ji was considered to have cleared his name.

After changing into a simple outfit and attaching a standard-issue demon-slaying knife to his waist, Zhang Ji instantly transformed into a heroic figure.

"How is it?" Zhang Ji asked Fang Lingwei.

"Okay." Fang Lingwei rarely showed a smile. She instructed, "If you don't understand anything from now on, just ask me. Don't try to do things on your own. If you get into a conflict with your colleagues..."

"Why are you acting like an old woman? I used to be a waiter, so I know how to read people and act like a servant." Zhang Ji said speechlessly.

"It's not that I want you to suffer, but the situation within the Extermination Division is complicated. If you're not careful and offend someone, you'll inevitably attract some unnecessary trouble," Fang Lingwei said.

"I understand, don't mess with the sons of officials and petty people, right?" Zhang Ji said.

Fang Lingwei nodded and handed a porcelain bottle to Zhang Ji, saying, "My master asked me to give you this [Star Condensation Pill], which can help you absorb and condense star power more quickly."

"You gave this to me, didn't you?" Zhang Ji took the bottle and said, "Your master looks at me like I'm a thief. Would he give me anything in return?"

Fang Lingwei glanced to the side and said, "Master is, after all, a member of the Extermination Bureau. It's only natural that he's wary of you. Don't take it to heart."

"I won't take it to heart for your sake, don't worry," Zhang Ji smiled.

Fang Lingwei breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried that Zhang Ji would be unable to bear the slightest grievance and would cause conflicts with others after joining, which would make all her efforts futile.

Fortunately, Zhang Ji didn't make things difficult for her.

"Thank you," Fang Lingwei suddenly said.

“Treat me to dinner,” Zhang Ji said.

"I haven't received my salary for this month yet," Fang Lingwei said, slightly embarrassed.

"You also have times when you're short of money? Don't you use top-grade star crystals?" Zhang Ji asked in surprise.

“That was given to me by my master,” Fang Lingwei said.

"The previous Ten Fragrance Banquet?" Zhang Ji asked.

“I spent half a month’s salary,” Fang Lingwei replied.

"Aren't you going to ask Manager Fang for the money?" Zhang Ji asked, his eyes wide.
“My father’s money is my father’s money. Now that I’m an adult, I shouldn’t use his money anymore,” Fang Lingwei replied.

"Then I'll treat you to a meal." Zhang Ji raised an eyebrow and said, "I'm rich, very rich!"

"If it came from an illegitimate source."

Fang Lingwei hesitated.

"It's all legitimate. It came from human traffickers, murderers, vegetable market bullies, and brothel madams who drove young girls to their deaths. It's all their ill-gotten gains, and it's a reward I received after punishing evil and promoting good. It's perfectly legitimate!" Zhang Ji said.

"The Divine Fist Swordsman?" Fang Lingwei seemed to have thought of something and asked.

"It's all thanks to the people's kindness; I'm unworthy of such praise," Zhang Ji said with a smile.

Fang Lingwei suddenly laughed when she heard Zhang Ji admit it.

Zhang Ji was stunned by that smile.

Holy crap, that laugh is hilarious!
Fang Lingwei smiled not for any other reason, but because she felt that Zhang Ji had not lied to her.

It truly did not harm the innocent; it was only aimed at those rich, heartless, and evil people.

Although vigilante justice is against the law, Zhang Ji is at least a good person.

She did not misplace her trust.

"Are we going to eat or not?" Zhang Ji asked.

"Hmm, where to?" Fang Lingwei asked.

"Shixianglou!"

"How much money do you have?"

"It'll cost around 1,800 taels. I also need to buy a knife. This one they gave me isn't very good; I feel like it would break with the slightest tap. Do you have any connections for it?"

"The Extermination Division has purchased high-quality star-patterned swords from the Divine Mechanism Hall, but each one costs a thousand taels of silver."

"Then I'll get one later."

After joining the Extermination Division, Zhang Ji felt that Fang Lingwei's favorability rating had suddenly increased by dozens of points. Although Fang Lingwei had been quite polite to him before, she had never shown any smile.

Now, when Zhang Ji chats with her, she occasionally smiles, and when Zhang Ji gives her small gifts, her favorability towards him is steadily increasing.

Incidentally, they even had a friendly match when they had some free time. Zhang Ji easily defeated Fang Lingwei.

The gap between them is now so large that even fifty Fang Lingweis couldn't match it.

Of course, if there were really fifty Fang Lingweis in front of him, Zhang Ji felt that he might not be able to handle it.

While enjoying some romance with NPCs to lighten his mood, Zhang Ji also kept up with his skill-leveling progress.

With one 【Star Condensation Pill】 and one high-grade star crystal, Zhang Ji can produce the essence of five "Nine Luminaries True Techniques" in three days.

This training efficiency is ridiculously fast.

He also obtained some information by sensing the Shadow Fiend.

There are hardly any Shadow Demons left in the city, but the "Shadow Devouring Technique" is still being spread.

Besides those that spread spontaneously, the most obvious ones were picture albums and books that came from outside the city through various channels.

The literacy rate in Tianyin Kingdom is not very high, but the "Shadow Devouring Technique" is too easy to learn. With a visualization diagram, one can easily get started by studying it for a little while.

That's why it was able to spread so widely.

Zhang was keen to follow the trail out of the city to investigate, but he was also worried about something going wrong.

He felt that if he asked others to help, ordinary people wouldn't be able to help; at least a Star Pulse expert would be needed.

If it were an ordinary martial artist at the Destiny Star Realm, it would be better for him to go out alone, at least it would be more convenient and easier.

Zhang Ji planned to wait until he had mastered another skill crystal of the "Nine Luminaries True Skill" before going out to find the mastermind's lair and eliminate the threat.

In fact, while Zhang Ji was planning to take the initiative to approach them, Shen Le'an from the Shadow God Sect was also planning to reap the rewards.

He had already received information that Zhang Ji had accepted the offer of amnesty.

The Shadow Emperor's probe into the imperial court yielded very positive results.

The Emperor no longer attends court sessions and has lost control of the court.

The various factions within the imperial court showed no intention of working together, meaning they were easily divided. If war were to break out again as it did before, they would most likely only side with their own factions and not cooperate to fight the enemy.

Throughout the entire Shadow Demon case, apart from the Extermination Bureau contributing a little effort, the imperial court acted as if the Shadow Demon had never appeared at all.

"Is the might of the Divine Emperor about to dissipate so quickly? Only eight years!" Shen Le'an sighed, then said, "Let's go, take this Shadow Puppet back. Once the Shadow God breaks through to the Star Phase Realm, this world will be ours. We will complete the tasks that the Overlord left unfinished!"

To this day, only two people in history have reached the level of astrology.

The first one is the Overlord, and the second one is the God Emperor.

They were the ones who truly blazed a trail.

It was because of them that all the Star Warriors were convinced that there was a path ahead and had a goal to continue moving forward.

Most of the time, what martial artists fear is not taking the wrong path, but rather the prospect of having no path ahead, and that all their efforts have been in vain.

The situation is good now. Everyone knows there is a path ahead, and established sects even know how to take that first step, making it much easier to move forward.

The Shadow God Sect was separated from the Xuan Gu Sect, which was originally the main force behind the Overlord. They were also very clear about how the Overlord achieved his star sign.

Therefore, the Shadow God has been plotting for so many years in order to break through and become the second star.

Now, they've even discovered that the God Emperor is still recovering from serious injuries. Once the Shadow God breaks through, the world will change hands.

"panel!"

Player: Zhang Ji

Skills: Basic Combat, Nine Luminaries True Skill *2, Shadow Boar Skill *2
Clever: C+
Force: C+
Body: C+
God: C+
Evaluation: You have now entered the top 100 human martial artists in the world.

Although all attributes are still [C+], this is because the distance from [C+] to [B] is quite far.

If we're really going to talk about it now, he should be considered a half-step B-level.

Of course, the specific attributes should be about three times higher to qualify as B-grade.

The difference in attributes between different ranks in "Supreme Fighting" is huge, and the gap becomes more and more exaggerated as you go up the rank.

Therefore, directly confronting enemies of a higher level is something that only highly skilled players would do.

Moreover, many of them are only D-level fighting C-level.

It's extremely rare for a C-level player to defeat a B-level player; a video of that happening would immediately go viral.

B-level vs. A-level?
There hasn't been a single overpowered character among the players yet.

However, there are ways to kill A-level experts by using traps and external objects, which even C-level experts can do.

Prepare some annihilation bombs, lure the enemy into them, activate them, and it's over.

Zhang Ji felt that his attribute improvement had gone very smoothly this time, and he might be able to exchange a few blows with or even defeat a B-level expert who was at the bottom level when he had around seven or eight crystals.

Suddenly, Zhang Ji heard some strange sounds.

He turned his head and saw the wooden box that had been left behind when he killed Sun Qing.

Jiang Feiang said this was a Gu box, containing the "Tongshou Gu" of the Xuan Gu Sect. This type of Gu worm eats star sand, and when mixed with its own blood, it can recognize its owner. At crucial moments, it can be released to self-destruct and attack enemies.

So Zhang Ji kept it and fed it.

Normally, they wouldn't move once they were full, and Zhang Ji only needed to pull the lever to help clean the dirt inside the Gu box. But at this moment, they seemed particularly unusual.

They all emitted light, flashing on and off rhythmically.

In nature, this is usually an action taken to drive away enemies.

"What the hell?"

While Zhang Ji was puzzled, he suddenly sensed the special message emanating from the Phantom Star.

"Shadow Fiends? So many... one, two, five, ten, etc., are they targeting me?" (End of Chapter)