Chapter 80: Mysterious Earth Martial Realm Expert Attacks

Over the next week, Jiang Qin followed Cangling all over the country executing missions.

In the morning he was at the Frontier stopping Fierce Beasts from storming the city, in the afternoon he was off to the other side of the nation suppressing rebel forces; time for cultivation and rest was only squeezed out on the flight vehicle while traveling — it really lived up to the saying:

He was a brick, moved wherever he was needed!

Although the missions were busy, the generous profits they brought were also incomparable.

The Spirit Suppression Bureau had no rule about handing in seized funds.

According to normal practice, after a mission the Law Enforcement Officer could take seventy percent of the seized funds, the Deputy Law Enforcement Officer took twenty percent, and the remaining ten percent went to the local city to aid refugees.

Don't look at it as only ten percent.

But the forces that dared to rebel were, without exception, all families or sects that had lasted at least a hundred years; the resources accumulated over such a long period, even just ten percent, were enough to relieve a million refugees.

And because of this, Jiang Qin was thrilled.

Because Cangling had never been interested in these cultivation resources — in her words, ever since she came to this world, her strength had already been fixed, and no amount of resources could raise it.

So in the past, she had always handed all these resources over to the local city.

And now, all these resources belonged to Jiang Qin, and he was also very generous, setting aside an extra five percent to give to the local city.

…

East China Spirit Suppression Bureau Headquarters.

In the Bureau Chief's office.

Yue Beishan looked at the stack of reports submitted, casually flipped through two pages, then nodded with satisfaction. He raised his head to look at Jiang Qin and Cangling, and said:

"You've worked hard during this period."

"Cangling, how about it — having a deputy like Xiao Jiang makes executing missions much easier, right?"

Cangling nodded without denial: "Mm, he's indeed very useful. Some troublesome missions can be handed to him to complete alone, and you don't have to worry about him suddenly dying."

Jiang Qin: "……"

Thanks a lot for the compliment!

Bureau Chief Yue put the reports into the drawer, and at the same time said: "The current situation has stabilized. I'll give you two days off. If there are important missions, I'll notify you again."

"It just so happens that when Xiao Jiang reported in, you came in a rush. You can also take these two days to go back and catch up with friends properly. Also — this is for you."

A gold medal representing a military rank was tossed toward Jiang Qin, and he caught it in his hand.

"Officially you're a Deputy Law Enforcement Officer, but your military rank was still only at the regular Investigator level. But that's no longer the case… From this moment, your military rank is promoted to Brigadier General. You are qualified to participate in major incident meetings. You can look into the benefits and treatment yourself later."

"Alright, I still have things to handle. You two go out first."

After finishing his instructions, Bureau Chief Yue issued a dismissal.

Jiang Qin and Cangling walked out of the office and headed straight for the cafeteria.

"Cangling, what benefits come with being a Brigadier General?"

Jiang Qin knew very little about the Military Department's affairs, so he turned his head to look at Cangling.

Cangling explained casually as she walked: "Brigadier General is already a general-grade officer. Only those Investigators who have served the Headquarters for decades and rendered major meritorious service can receive this honor. The most obvious benefit is — a monthly usage quota of 100,000 Contribution Points."

The Contribution Point system wasn't exclusive to the Four Great Academies.

Rather, the Four Great Academies had modeled their Contribution Point system after the Spirit Suppression Bureau's merit-for-reward system.

The difference was that the things exchangeable with Contribution Points at the Four Great Academies were limited.

But at the Spirit Suppression Bureau Headquarters, besides being able to receive rewards like cultivation techniques for extraordinary meritorious service, one could also use accumulated Contribution Points to make exchanges. As long as one had enough Contribution Points, even a regular Investigator could exchange for an S-Class Martial Technique.

The Contribution Points required for an S-Class Martial Technique happened to be exactly 100,000.

One could see how good the Headquarters' internal benefits were. Outside, an S-Class Martial Technique was hard to buy for tens or even hundreds of billions, but as long as you reached general-grade officer, it was equivalent to being given one S-Class Martial Technique every month.

The footsteps of the two echoed in the corridor.

Cangling was silent for a moment, then still spoke up to remind him:

"I know your talent is very good, but you'd better not spend too much energy on Martial Techniques."

"Why?"

"For Martial Artists below the Divine Image Realm Realm, Martial Techniques can provide great assistance. After reaching the Divine Image Realm Realm, Martial Techniques can still provide a little help. But once you reach the Earth Martial Realm… Martial Techniques will no longer be an aid; instead, they will become your shackles."

This was also why the Spirit Suppression Bureau didn't place much restriction on cultivation techniques.

As long as you became a Martial Artist, as long as you were willing to put in the effort, you could obtain Martial Techniques through various channels — the easiest being buying and selling.

"The characteristic of the Earth Martial Realm is possessing Domain Power. Within a Domain, you are the absolute sovereign. The enhancement to body and speed is enormous. Rather than wasting time studying obscure and difficult Martial Techniques, it's better to spend more time studying Domains. In the battles of truly powerful experts, victory or defeat is decided in a single thought."

Two Slashes appeared in Cangling's hand, intertwining with each other. She explained:

"In battles at the Earth Martial Realm, what decides victory or defeat is never Martial Techniques, nor a powerful body — whoever has the stronger Domain wins. It's that simple. Those who still bother studying Martial Techniques at the Earth Martial Realm are all untalented fellows. They can't make progress in Domains, so they painstakingly research Martial Techniques, even if it only enhances their combat power by a tiny bit."

Whether Dharma Image or Domain, both originate from Heaven and Earth.

No matter how powerful the Martial Techniques mortals devise, how could they possibly contend with the great forces of Heaven and Earth?

"I've learned much." Jiang Qin's expression showed sudden enlightenment.

So that's how it was.

He had said that after his strength rose, S-Class Martial Techniques were as common as cabbages on the street — even any small city in Dajin could produce several. Turns out it was only untalented fellows who needed to study Martial Techniques.

But even so, S-Class Martial Techniques were still very rare.

After all, even in a powerful nation like Huaguo with its billions of people, the Divine Image Realm Realm was already the backbone; some people could never break through in their entire lives.

Let alone the profound and unfathomable Earth Martial Realm, enough to dominate a region.

After a simple lunch at the Headquarters cafeteria, Jiang Qin bid farewell to Cangling, boarded a flight vehicle, and prepared to head back to Modu first. He had left in too much of a hurry last time; he really should go back and say hello.

Besides, the Fierce Beast meat in his Space Ring was almost finished — he'd go back and have Su Lingwei roast some more.

Not to mention anything else, but the meat this woman roasted was absolutely fragrant!

The top of one of the fortresses on the lake-center island unfolded.

"Buzz—!"

The aircraft roared out, transforming into a daytime meteor and streaking toward Modu at extreme speed.

Setting the coordinates.

Jiang Qin prepared to lie down and rest for a bit.

Half an hour had passed since leaving the East China Headquarters, and now the aircraft arrived above a stretch of jungle.

Suddenly, the aircraft's alarm sounded.

The noise was ear-piercing!

"Warning! Warning!"

"Unknown energy fluctuation detected, exceeding the detection threshold. Signal transmission is being blocked — suspected to be some kind of powerful Domain. Recommend immediate evacuation! Repeat… recommend immediate evacuation!"

Jiang Qin's face shifted slightly as he sat up. He was about to steer the aircraft away, but the hand he reached out quickly dropped back down.

Because, it was already too late!

The environment outside the aircraft changed rapidly — the blue sky and white clouds vanished, replaced by an endless wasteland.

This is… a Domain!