Chapter 29: God Spirit Blood, Poaching a Talent in Broad Daylight

"It's already been three days since they went in—why haven't they come out yet? You surnamed Deng, I'm telling you, if anything happens to Jiang Qin in there, this old man will fight you to the death!"

"Elder Lin, please don't worry. Maybe they just ran into something that delayed them."

"Right, with Jiang Qin's strength, even if there were Third-tier Fierce Beasts inside, as long as he wasn't surrounded, there wouldn't be any life-threatening danger."

"Look! The Rift is moving!"

"It's Yuan Ying and the others—they came out alive! They didn't die!!"

The moment that person finished speaking, a teacher beside him slapped him across the face with a dark expression.

What do you mean 'didn't die'—isn't that cursing them? Do you even know how to talk!

One by one, battered and disheveled young men and women walked out of the Rift.

Their eyes held hope and the joy and excitement of returning home, because they had finally left that hellish world.

Upon learning her daughter was trapped in the Otherworld Rift, Shen Shuyun had rushed over personally from Dijing.

Watching her daughter emerge from the Rift unharmed at this moment, she hugged her daughter with relief and let out a breath, then thought of something and hurriedly asked:

"Where's Xiao Qin? Where's your brother?"

"He's behind."

At this moment, a blood-soaked figure walked out of the Rift once more, a thick stench of blood radiating from his entire body.

It wasn't that Jiang Qin didn't want to bathe—mainly because there wasn't a single clean river left inside the Rift, with Fierce Beast blood flowing everywhere, so for the past two days he could only block out his sense of smell until he left the Rift.

Shen Shuyun released her daughter, hurriedly ran to Jiang Qin and grabbed his arm, carefully examining him with a concerned expression.

"Nothing serious, right?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine. The Spirit Clothing you gave me worked really well."

Jiang Qin forced a faint smile. Though it was a bit unnatural, it was enough to make Shen Shuyun feel delighted.

Compared to the unapproachable attitude he had in Tianyun Shi, her son's attitude toward her had improved a great deal now—how could she not feel happy? This was a good omen.

A figure flashed to Jiang Qin's side and flicked him right on the forehead!

It hurt so much that Jiang Qin winced and covered his head.

Lin Lao glared and scolded: "You reckless kid! When the Rift went haywire you dared to charge in alone—couldn't you have given this old man a heads-up? At the very least I could've gathered a bunch of helpers for you. What if something had happened to you in there?"

"Heh, Elder Lin, you caring about me like this makes me really uncomfortable."

"Like hell I care! You're this old man's performance record—if you died so soon, how would I ever get a raise?"

Originally, Lin Lao had wanted to notify Jiang Qin that he could go cultivate in the Blood Pool, but no matter what he couldn't get in touch, and only then learned that Jiang Qin had entered the Otherworld Rift.

So he stayed at the entrance for two whole days without sleep or rest, just to get news at the first moment.

As the auras of all living beings within the Space faded away,

that faintly glowing Rift entrance slowly closed and vanished into nothing.

Modu Academy Principal Deng Shouyue walked to Jiang Qin's side and sincerely thanked him with a warm expression:

"This time, Jiang Qin really helped our Modu Academy a great deal. We can't let you work for nothing—if you need anything afterwards, just say the word."

Lin Lao's eyes rolled. "At least you've got some conscience. This brat has no sense of what to ask for, so I'll ask for him. I want a copy of that 【Wind Thunder Boundless Step】, and I heard you got your hands on some 【God Spirit Blood】 a while back—hand over two portions."

"These two requests aren't too much, right?"

God Spirit Blood, as the name suggests, is the blood of a god spirit—the finest material for tempering the body, and extremely hard to come by.

Hearing these two items, Deng Shouyue's mouth twitched. This elder really doesn't hold back when he opens his mouth—an S-rank technique aside, the God Spirit Blood was something he had gone through a lot of trouble to have someone obtain from an elder at the Frontier through an exchange.

He had originally intended to give it to talented students to raise their strength, hoping to take first place again at the Academy Grand Competition half a year later.

However... compared to several dozen students, it was acceptable.

"Fine! I'll have the items sent over in a couple of days."

Saying so, Deng Shouyue sidled up to Jiang Qin again and suddenly lowered his voice:

"Jiang Qin, any interest in coming to our Modu Academy? Look, your sister's also at Modu Academy—wouldn't it be wonderful for the siblings to reunite? And as long as you come, I'll give you top-tier resources, and I'll let you into the Blood Pool twice a year! How about it?"

The moment he finished speaking, Principal Deng was kicked flying by Lin Lao and left suspended in mid-air.

Lin Lao said irritably: "You little bastard, poaching people right in front of me! Would you lot even know how to teach such a fine seedling? Don't ruin a good seedling for me! If you dare poach again, I'll break every bone in your body!"

With that, the old man grabbed Jiang Qin by the back of his collar, turned into a streak of light, and left the rear mountain—as if afraid Jiang Qin might actually be tempted.

Shen Shuyun smiled as she watched the streak of light fade, patted her daughter's head, and said, "I didn't tell you his identity before because I didn't know how to bring it up to you. Now, what do you think of your brother?"

"Um... a total freak!" Jiang Hanhan answered with a perfectly serious expression.

Freakishly strong, that is!

But... also a good brother!!!

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The matter of the Otherworld Rift spread throughout Modu, and Jiang Qin's name rang out once more—for single-handedly slaughtering tens of thousands of Fierce Beasts of the same realm, his fame spreading far and wide.

No one would question the truth of this news, because it was personally confirmed by the Modu Academy Principal.

It also caused the incident to be widely publicized, and as it spread, it became more and more outrageous.

"Did you hear? That Zhenling Academy rising star Ghost Slash Jiang Qin wiped out over ten thousand Third-tier Fierce Beasts all by himself—and dismembered every one of them! He supposedly has some kind of peculiar habit."

"Bullshit! Where did you hear that rumor? It was clearly Jiang Qin-sama fighting a hundred thousand Third-tier Fierce Beasts alone, and he slaughtered them all in just 10 seconds!"

"Hah, keep bragging. I heard from my sister-in-law's uncle's son's brother's cousin that Jiang Qin clearly likes eating Fierce Beast meat raw. To satisfy his appetite, he brutally hunted down every Fierce Beast inside the Otherworld Rift—even the newborns weren't spared!"

"For real? That outrageous?"

"Of course it's true! Huaxia people don't deceive Huaxia people!"

Wave after wave of news reporters came to Zhenling Academy hoping to interview Jiang Qin, standing guard from day to night. Even when the security team was dispatched, they couldn't chase this crazy crowd away.

Jiang Qin had no choice but to be forced to stay home and become a homebody.

However, the homebody life wasn't all that miserable, because he had a new roommate. On the pretext of asking her brother to guide her cultivation, Jiang Hanhan, who had originally lived in the Academy dormitory, also moved into the riverside villa.

Mother Shen Shuyun figured that since she was already in Modu, she might as well stay a couple more days, and took over the duties of chef and cleaner.

This house gained a bit more liveliness during the day, and a bit more of a home's flavor.

Jiang Qin, having finished cultivating, lay bored on the sofa playing dead.

"Brother, here, your Spirit Clothing."

Jiang Hanhan held out the freshly washed Dragon Pattern Black Clothing to Jiang Qin. She had previously borrowed it for self-defense, and it had gotten quite dirty, so Jiang Hanhan had specifically washed it before returning it to its rightful owner.

Jiang Qin waved his hand, storing the Spirit Clothing into Space.

The phone rang.

Lin Lao's voice came through the phone:

"Kid Jiang, you've rested up enough by now, right? Come to the Academy this afternoon, get ready to enter the Blood Pool!"

"Ok!"

Jiang Qin gained a bit more energy, because he could once again raise his strength!

Once he comes out of the Blood Pool, should he find Han Wenqing for a fight…