Chapter 97

Island Number Fifty-One, also known as Tiger Shark Island.

This island is three hundred and forty miles away from Gold Coin Island and is a gathering place for the demon beast, the Tiger Shark.

According to the "Ten Thousand Demon Sea Beast Illustrated Guide," the Tiger Shark is a second-rank sea demon, likes to live in groups, is fierce by nature, has two fins on its back, and can fly in the air for a short time.

Demon beasts can be divided into twelve ranks according to their strength; the higher the rank, the stronger the strength.

Usually, the strength of first and second-rank demon beasts is equivalent to the Qi Refining stage of human cultivators, and the strength of third and fourth-rank demon beasts is equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage of human cultivators.

By analogy, fifth and sixth ranks are equivalent to the Golden Core stage, seventh and eighth ranks are equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage, ninth and tenth ranks are equivalent to the God Transformation stage, and eleventh and twelfth ranks are equivalent to the Integration stage.

As for higher-rank demon beasts, that is basically the cultivation of the Mahayana or Tribulation Transcendence stage.

At sunset, Lu Zhanfeng led one hundred first-year students onto the beach of Tiger Shark Island.

He took a pile of signal fireworks from his storage bag and gave one to each junior brother and sister.

"Fellow junior brothers and sisters, from this moment on, you are free to form teams and go to the seaside to kill Tiger Sharks. If you encounter danger, fire the fireworks in your hands, and I will come to support you," Lu Zhanfeng said.

Zhang Xingyu casually put the fireworks into his storage bag and wanted to find someone to form a team.

Unfortunately, no students were willing to form a team with him. Whenever someone saw him approaching, they turned and walked away.

Damn. Am I really that unwelcome?

If only Little Fatty Zhu and Brother Hu were here.

Forget it, at worst, I will kill the demon beasts by myself.

With my top-quality equipment, can't I handle a small second-rank demon beast?

Thinking of this, Zhang Xingyu walked toward the other end of the island.

The other end of the island was like the bow of a ship, protruding into the sea. The front was pointed, surrounded by water on three sides, and very vulnerable to attacks by sea demons.

When Zhang Xingyu arrived here, he first took out a set of array disks and set up the Nine Palaces Inversion Array.

Zhang Xingyu still trusted this perfect-quality one-star array from Ouyang Lanlan very much.

The intelligence of the Tiger Shark is not high, so using this kind of array with maze properties to deal with them is most suitable.

After setting up the array and placing the spirit stones, Zhang Xingyu laughed: "Little sea demons, once you enter my array, obediently offer up your demon cores."

The night on the island was quiet.

The sea waves hit the reefs, gently rocking the island.

Zhang Xingyu sat cross-legged on the ground, quietly breathing and practicing.

One part effort, one part harvest.

One more moment of effort is one more point of strength.

In this Xianxia World where strength is respected, cultivators need to cherish time even more.

Although he was in the middle of the sea, where water spiritual aura was abundant and fire spiritual aura was scarce.

However, many a little makes a mickle; even a mosquito's leg is meat, right?

Inhale, exhale.

Zhang Xingyu's mind was peaceful.

His soul drifted in the sky, his consciousness was ethereal, and his mind was clear and transparent.

Zhang Xingyu entered the ethereal state that cultivators dream of.

Outside his body, spiritual aura automatically rushed toward him like moths to a flame.

Between his nose and mouth, two faint red columns of air were formed.

Inside his dantian, the spiritual aura danced like happy little birds.

I don't know how long it had been, but the numerous spiritual aura birds gathered together and turned into a lifelike fire phoenix.

The fire phoenix raised its neck and cried out, then flapped its wings and flew.

It flew through the first layer of meridians, then the second, the third...

Until it flew to the sixth layer and encountered the final barrier.

The fire phoenix spat out a mouthful of flames, and the barrier instantly melted away.

Unknowingly, the sixth layer of the "Fire Spirit Classic" was completed.

"Boom, boom."

I don't know when, but a strong wind blew on the sea, and waves crashed toward the island.

On the crests of the waves, huge black shadows also came riding the wind and waves.

"Ah."

A scream rang out.

Immediately after, someone shouted loudly: "Tiger Sharks are coming, Tiger Sharks are coming."

Zhang Xingyu woke up from the ethereal state.

Ahead, a black shadow appeared on the crest of a wave.

He didn't have time to think and quickly activated the Nine Palaces Inversion Array.

Just as the array was activated, the Tiger Shark rushed to the front of the array.

With a flash of golden light, the Tiger Shark was trapped inside the array by a golden light screen.

Zhang Xingyu drew the Fire Meteor from his back.

This flying sword was refined from Five Fire Essence Gold, and the material was a hundred times better than a magic sword.

Although he couldn't control it, it didn't hinder him from holding it in his hand to kill the enemy.

The Tiger Shark kept crashing into the light screen, causing the array to shake.

This won't do; he must quickly transfer this Tiger Shark to another area.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xingyu waved the array flag, and the Tiger Shark was transferred into a red light screen.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhang Xingyu quickly checked the consumption of spirit stones.

After half an hour, the Tiger Shark's strength gradually weakened, and the array had gradually stabilized.

Zhang Xingyu knew it was time for him to take action.

He quietly sneaked to the side of the Tiger Shark, slashed it with his sword, and then quickly left.

Once, twice, three times...

Two quarters of an hour later, Zhang Xingyu inserted the Fire Meteor into the Tiger Shark's head and sat down against the Tiger Shark's corpse.

After resting for a moment, Zhang Xingyu began to clean up the Tiger Shark's corpse.

He first pulled out the Tiger Shark's teeth; these were excellent materials for making magic tools.

Secondly, he cut off the Tiger Shark's dorsal fin; this was a top-grade ingredient for making spirit wings.

While Zhang Xingyu was cleaning up, Lu Zhanfeng came over from the center of the island with his flying sword.

Seeing the scene before him, he was shocked.

After a moment, he asked softly: "Junior Brother Zhang, did you kill this Tiger Shark by yourself?"

Zhang Xingyu nodded and said: "Yes. This Tiger Shark was very fierce; I spent a lot of effort to kill it."

Lu Zhanfeng gently put down the flying sword in his hand and asked softly: "Junior Brother is very impressive. But it is dangerous for one person to be here; you should go back and find other students to form a team."

Zhang Xingyu shook his head and said: "Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother. But I am well-equipped, and before I left, my master gave me a defensive weapon, so dealing with a mere second-rank demon beast is not a problem."

Lu Zhanfeng nodded and asked casually, without changing his expression: "So that's it. I wonder which expert in the academy Junior Brother is under?"

"My master is Huo Lingwu," Zhang Xingyu answered.

"So Junior Brother is under Teacher Huo Lingwu; that is truly enviable," Lu Zhanfeng was shocked again.

He put away his flying sword and said to Zhang Xingyu in a friendly manner: "Junior Brother Zhang, how do you plan to deal with the corpse of this Tiger Shark?"

"How else can I deal with it? I have already collected the valuable teeth and dorsal fin, so I'll just throw away the rest of the corpse," Zhang Xingyu replied.

"Junior Brother is very wasteful. The demon soul of this Tiger Shark is a good thing for refining tools. I have a secret technique called 'Soul-Pulling Guide' that can collect demon souls. Why don't I cast the spell to collect it, and when it is sold for spirit stones, I will give you half?" Lu Zhanfeng said.

Zhang Xingyu was very surprised to hear this: "Is there such a secret technique in the academy's Scripture Pavilion?"

Lu Zhanfeng waved his hand and said: "No, I obtained it while training outside the school."

Seeing that Zhang Xingyu did not object, he took a small emerald green gourd from his waist and began to chant toward the Tiger Shark's corpse.

After a moment, a green light spot the size of a soybean floated out from the top of the Tiger Shark's head and flew straight into the gourd.

Lu Zhanfeng put away the gourd and said softly to Zhang Xingyu: "Junior Brother, when I exchange it for spirit stones, I will give you half."

Zhang Xingyu waved his hand and said: "Senior Brother, you don't have to be polite. I don't have the secret technique, so even if the demon soul were in my hands, I wouldn't be able to collect it."

Lu Zhanfeng nodded.

He thought to himself, this piece of trash is still sensible.

It's just that you shouldn't have offended Long Xiaotian; that person has offered a high price of two Foundation Establishment Pills for your life.

For the sake of the Foundation Establishment Pill, for the sake of my cultivation, you must die.

It's just that this piece of trash's master has some background. I must do it flawlessly; otherwise, if she finds any clues, it will bring me huge trouble.

Seeing Lu Zhanfeng's changing expression, Zhang Xingyu was suspicious.

After a moment, he bowed to Lu Zhanfeng and asked softly: "Senior Brother, I am very interested in your soul-collecting secret technique. I wonder if Senior Brother could teach me a little?"

Hearing Zhang Xingyu's inquiry, Lu Zhanfeng did not refuse immediately, nor did he agree immediately.

He thought for a long time before making up his mind.

Anyway, he had to kill this piece of trash himself, so it didn't matter if he taught him the secret technique.

If he gets the secret technique, presumably he will be even less suspicious of him.

Hehe...

Lu Zhanfeng came back to his senses and said to Zhang Xingyu with a beaming face: "Since Junior Brother is interested, I will copy a copy of this secret technique for you."

As he spoke, he took out a blank jade slip, copied the secret technique, and handed it gently to Zhang Xingyu.

Zhang Xingyu was overjoyed: "Many thanks for the gift, Senior Brother."

Lu Zhanfeng said with a smile: "Small matter, fellow disciples should help each other. However, this kind of secret technique is not easy to obtain; Junior Brother, please do not pass it on to others."

Seeing Zhang Xingyu nod in agreement, he smiled and said to Zhang Xingyu: "Junior Brother, the meat of this Tiger Shark is delicious; it is a rare delicacy when grilled. If you have time, you can grill a few pieces to try."

As he spoke, he handed Zhang Xingyu a porcelain bottle: "Senior Brother has a bottle of 'Drunken Hundred Immortals' here; I will give it to you as well. Grilled meat with fine wine is a rare enjoyment on this deserted island."

Zhang Xingyu reached out to take the wine bottle and thanked him loudly: "Many thanks, Senior Brother."

Watching Lu Zhanfeng's departing back, Zhang Xingyu thought: This Senior Brother Lu is a good person.