Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Pair of Double Pupils

"Finally finished. Dismembering them took longer than fighting them."

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Outside the residential area.

Fang Yi adjusted the backpack on his back; this was his first time fighting a Beast General-level monster.

"Three rare Crystal Spiny Scorpions of Beast General level, plus several high-level Crystal Long-tailed Scorpions of Beast Soldier level, and several mid-level Silver Bull Horns of various levels... the harvest is not small."

While calculating their gains and experiences, they continued their search for other monsters.

When their backpacks ran out of space, they headed towards the military region.

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Back at the military region's supply base.

"Not bad, these are all good stuff. Although the silver bull horn isn't of a high grade, it's still a very rare species..."

The acquisition staff of the Extreme Martial Arts School, located at the military region's supply base, were checking the items in their backpacks.

With the low-level monster's body in place, the acquisition personnel immediately looked at the rare crystal long-tailed scorpion and the stinging scorpion's body.

A smile appeared on his face, and he shook his head, somewhat shocked.

"Crystal Scorpions, these are very rare. Scorpion-type monsters are not simple, and you have three of them at the Beast General level... Wait, let me calculate for you."

"Mm." Fang Yi sat down to one side, holding a glass of juice in his hands.

Surrounding area.

Other martial artists selling monster body materials also cast curious and surprised glances at the scene.

"Good heavens, that person is Fang Yi?"

"Yes, I heard that during the martial arts assessment, one person collected hundreds of animal ears. At the time, I thought it was just an exaggerated rumor, but now that I see it, it's true."

"After all, he killed several beast generals in one trip, so his strength must have reached the level of a warrior general."

"I heard he's still operating alone. Should we recruit him?"

Fang Yi listened to the surrounding discussions, but his face remained calm.

While the other party was taking inventory, many martial artists came to discuss the matter with Fang Yi, but all of them declined.

He preferred to be alone rather than working with these groups.

"Alright, Mr. Fang Yi, everything has been inventoried. The total value of all materials is 5300 million Chinese Yuan and 1800 contribution points. Here is a more detailed list."

The acquisition personnel then handed the list of materials to Fang Yi.

Fang Yi glanced at it briefly. The silver bull horn and other types of monsters were relatively cheap, while the materials such as the beast soldier crystal scorpion were slightly more expensive, totaling one million.

The most expensive were the three Beast General level beasts. Although they were only at the beginner level, they were still quite rare and sold for a considerable price, accounting for the majority of the total price.

"This crystal scorpion is indeed expensive... No wonder some people are so cautious, even venturing deep into the cave to try it out."

Fang Yi sold it to the Extreme Martial Arts Academy; if he had sold it directly to the HR Alliance, the price would have been even higher.

"Okay, Mr. Fang Yi, the funds will be transferred to your account shortly. Please feel free to contact me if you need any more good materials in the future!"

The acquisition personnel, looking quite pleased, arranged for people to begin packing up.

Surrounding area.

Although the other martial artists did not know the exact amount of the transaction, they were clear that the price of a low-level Crystal Scorpion Beast General would definitely not be cheap.

Although it is only a novice beast general, the scorpion is a very rare type of monster.

"Wow, this guy made at least 4000 million from that deal!"

"Really?! You're not kidding me. We probably couldn't earn 4000 million in half a year. He made so much on his first hunt."

"Why would I lie to you? That's a crystal scorpion."

Many people were envious, but they also knew that the other party earned all of this through their own abilities, so they could only sigh and admire.

Given that he is also a member of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy, most people wouldn't dare to have any designs on him.

Just as Fang Yi was about to rest, he encountered several members of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy who had come to his rescue earlier.

"Hey, Fang Yi!" The male martial artist who had reminded Fang Yi earlier waved.

Fang Yi nodded upon seeing this and walked towards the other party, asking, "How's that team doing?"

"Alas, one of them was too deeply poisoned and died long ago... The other two are alright, just seriously injured but not fatally. They should be fine after some treatment." The martial artist had barely finished speaking when he seemed to remember something and added:

"By the way, their captain is that female warrior. She asked us for your information so she could thank you, since you saved them."

"Hmm." Fang Yi simply nodded, after all, rescuing that group of people was just something he did on the side.

Their target was still the crystal scorpion.

"Want to join our team? Going it alone is too dangerous, and when did you reach the Warrior General level? That's terrifying, you only recently became a martial artist and you're already a Warrior General..."

The martial artist's face was filled with shock and confusion as he spoke.

To reach the Battle General realm so soon after becoming a martial artist is truly terrifying... This Fang Yi must be a scion of some powerful family, or perhaps an illegitimate child!

These martial artists all shared the same thought.

Fang Yi waved his hand in refusal, saying, "Never mind, I prefer to act alone. Thank you for your kindness, I'll go and rest now."

"Alright..." The martial artist was not discouraged after being rejected. After all, such a terrifying monster could not possibly join him so easily.

The reason for the invitation was simply to give it a try.

What if, after all?!

After saying goodbye to the others, Fang Yi went to his rest room.

Vertical day

Fang Yi wrapped the black belt around his eyes again.

"Sure enough, without the black belt, the awakening of my double pupils has progressed much slower these past few days in the wilderness."

Fang Yi had calculated it based on his intuition.

If the awakening value is 1 in the normal state, then after wearing the black belt, the awakening value will become about 1.25.

However, when absorbing cosmic energy, progress will reach around level 2. Therefore, in cultivation, it is better to be entangled in a black belt.

Pack your gear and bags.

Fang Yi left the military region's supply base again.

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In the second operation, Fang Yi hunted down four ordinary beast general-level red-haired lions and more than a dozen high-level beast soldier monsters, earning a total of 38 million and 900 contribution points.

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第3次行动，共猎杀5只寻常兽将级……30只高级兽兵……共赚取4200万与1100点贡献值。

Each operation not only earned him a considerable amount of money, but also honed and improved Fang Yi's combat skills.

Moreover, they did not neglect their cultivation and were always working hard to improve Hei Duan as much as possible.

August 27th, evening lounge.

Fang Yi removed the black satin cloth wrapped around his eyes, revealing a brighter light in his left eye's double pupil than before.

"Finally, we've reached another breakthrough period."

A panel immediately appeared before my eyes.

[Growth rate of "double pupils" - 4.9%]

Punching power – 13809kg

Speed ​​– 127 m/s

[Neural Reaction - Intermediate Warrior]

[Unlock progress of "?" - 30%]

"Twenty days have passed, and the awakening of the double pupils has stalled at 4.9. This means that when I break through to 5% again, I will be able to awaken another ability."

Fang Yi smiled, and at the same time, he probably guessed that the next time it might be stuck at 9.9, or 10 or above and around 20.

Furthermore, for every 0.1 awakening, one's full-speed and neural reflexes will be significantly improved.

It was only 8000 before, but now it has risen directly to around 13000.

"Although my punching power hasn't yet reached the level of a beginner warrior, once it surpasses 4.9 and reaches 5.0, there will be an even more terrifying boost... Then breaking through to the peak of an intermediate warrior, or even the threshold of an advanced warrior, is not impossible."

Fang Yi felt a little dazed. It had only been a short time, and it seemed that he was about to advance to a new level.

At this speed.

An 18-year-old war god is not impossible...

The God of War is considered a strongman on Earth, but he's not qualified in the universe. After all, he's still an apprentice. Surpassing the God of War only means reaching the planetary level, while the eternal level is barely enough to make ends meet in the universe.

Even those at the star level or even the cosmic level are not considered true powerhouses.

There are many higher levels of attainment...

However, Fang Yi knew that things had to be done step by step.

"keep it up."

Fang Yi looked up at the window and gazed at the deep universe, his eyes filled with longing and anticipation.