Chapter 27: Hide One’s Abilities and Keep a Low Profile

"Experience Points+1448."

"Level Up, 9. Spiritual Power Intensity+18, Skill Points+2."

"Level Up, 10. Spiritual Power Intensity+20, Skill Points+2."

A series of three alert sounds rang in Li Jing’s ears, delighting him greatly.

The monster hidden under the sand had unexpectedly provided him with 1448 experience points!

This allowed him to level up again!

Host: Li Jing

Experience Points: 46/1134

Level: 10

Skill Points: 5

Spiritual Power Intensity: 110

Equipment: Standard Steel Knife (Ordinary Level Four, 19% durability)

Passive Skills: Momentary Space, Clothing Protection Spirit (5/5), Vanishing Skill (5/5)

Active Skills: Palm Thunder (5/5)

Upon opening his panel to verify, Li Jing felt extremely comfortable as he took some time to do calculations in his heart.

The monster had provided 1448 experience points, which allowed him to level up twice consecutively.

Previously, he had an extra of 310 experience points, and he needed 747 experience points to level up.

Now, he had an extra of 46 experience points, which meant that upgrading from Level 9 to Level 10 had consumed 965 experience points.

Having reached this conclusion, Li Jing rose into the air using his Sky Control skill.

The emergence of experience points meant that the monster buried under the sand had quietly perished.

Considering that it had provided a full 1448 experience points, it was probably close to the Second Realm but still within the late stages of the One Realm.

Lu Yangcheng had previously inferred from the residual Demon Power detected by his equipment that the sea eel-like monster that came ashore was also in the late stage of the One Realm.

However, the one that came ashore was probably not the same one as the one underneath the sand.

At least in Li Jing’s understanding.

Sea Eels would burrow holes, not burrow in the sand.

Identifying exactly what kind of monster was buried in the sand was not urgent.

What was more critical was that the monster was dead and he had made significant contributions while remaining anonymous.

To ensure that he could kill it in one hit, he had to muster all his strength.

His Palm Thunder, originally about the size of his arm, had suddenly swelled to the size of a water barrel.

The loud blast had reverberated through the night sky, lighting up the entire horizon briefly.

At this point, there were patrols and inspectors everywhere along the eastern coastline. If he didn’t leave now, he might never be able to.

Humans fear fame as pigs fear growing fat.

As a newcomer to the Assistant Inspector Department, it was better for him to keep a low profile.

If it was a monster that could be sold for money, he might not mind showing his face.

But, the one underneath the ground had been severely corroded by the Demon Miasma and was now useless.

Moving far away at full speed using Sky Control, Li Jing did not go to the coastal house where Yi Xiuzhu was located. Instead, he went as far away from the scene of the incident as possible and landed in a dark corner.

Hiding in the darkness, he saw a streak of light from a sword flashing across the sky and landing on the sandy beach. Li Jing rose from the ground once again and leisurely headed for the beach where the incident took place.

Leaving the scene hastily wouldn’t do.

Not to mention Yi Xiuzhu’s proximity, his uniform also had a tracker in it.

If he didn’t go to the location of an incident that he was clearly close by to and that incident had a big uproar, wouldn’t that appear highly suspicious?

If Kong Wu accused him of negligence later, that would be a problem.

On Li Jing’s shoulder, Ji Qing was stupefied.

What exactly happened just now?

Palm Thunder!?

Ji Qing found it hard to believe.

She had seen when Li Jing made his move.

That movement, it was clearly Palm Thunder, a powerful attack technique in the Second Realm.

But that one piece of Palm Thunder was ridiculously thick and big...

Even if it was Thunder Skill at the Three Realm level, with a moderate level of accomplishment, it wasn’t necessarily able to conjure such a thick piece of Thunder!

Looking at Li Jing’s side profile in surprise and confusion, Ji Qing quietly retracted her body.

She was mum about Li Jing’s ability to see through a monster’s true identity, but it had always been a pressing matter deep in her heart.

For people like Li Jing who posed more than just a great threat to human-shaped monsters.

However, at this moment, Ji Qing didn’t dare to harbor any more thoughts.

Just thinking about that thick piece of Thunder earlier made her feel terrified.

Fortunately, her heart was full of good intentions, and she did not try to silence anyone after her monster identity had been revealed.

If she had confronted Li Jing, and then got hit by such a thick piece of Palm Thunder, she would have either died on the spot or suffered a serious injury that led to her inevitable end.

Especially when she saw how quickly and fiercely accurate Li Jing was when he struck.

Just a moment ago, he was still asking about the possibility of saving the severely corrupted monster, appearing as though he respected the lives of monsters. But in a blink of an eye, he turned against it, and sent the monster straight to hell with a slap on his face. His move was even more ruthless than that of the official patrol!

The monster that was buried under the sand was just in the late stages of the One Realm.

Did he really need to use such a horrific method to scare off the monsters?

When Li Jing and Ji Qing returned to the incident site on the beach, two male and one female second-level patrollers had already arrived.

At that time, the three of them were huddled in front of a pitch-black pit for inspection.

Li Jing’s previous strike had blown a hole through the entire beach.

But at this moment...

The sand and gravel melted under the Palm Thunder explosion had crystallized, forming a black, glass-like substance. It was pasted two or three meters beneath the pit, blocking anything from below.

Seeing Li Jing arriving by Sky Control, the three on the scene were momentarily stunned.

It was not because of anything else in particular.

The main reason was that Li Jing, with a ragdoll cat on his shoulder, looked pretty unique.

Li Jing was dressed in Assistant Inspector uniform, and since he could use Sky Control, he was likely a member of the newly established patrol group of the Assistant Inspector Department who just happened to be on duty nearby.

On duty, why would he bring a cat?

Is the Assistant Inspector department nowadays so playful?

The three glanced at each other. The only female assistant inspector took a look at Ji Qing, who looked adorable like a kitty, and spoke up.

"The colleague from the Assistant Inspector Department, you must have been around here just now. Did you see anyone leaving?"

"No."

Li Jing shook his head, saying.

"I also came over to check after hearing a big commotion here. I thought someone had encountered a monster that had come ashore, so I rushed over to help."

Telling an obvious lie, Li Jing pretended to look at the pit on the ground.

"What happened here?"

"We are not sure yet."

The female patrol guard said, turning her gaze to the other two patrol guards.

"What do you think about this sandpit?"

"There must be something underneath."

One of the male patrol guards opened his mouth, analyzing.

"The shocking Thunder Skill just now was not simple. Its momentum was greater than any Third Realm Thunder Skill I am aware of. The Thunder Skill is strong and masculine, naturally restraining monsters. It couldn’t have been a monster’s doing. I presume that there was a Third Realm expert here who doesn’t want to show his face. He discovered something buried underground and thus took action."

Straight after he finished speaking, the other male patrol guard spoke.

"Whether there is anything underneath or not, it will be clear once we blast open this pit. True, monsters fear the strong and masculine Thunder, but some monsters wield the power of Yin Thunder. Who knows, maybe there is one hiding under the pit."

Saying this, he continued.

"You guys move back a little, be ready to assist me at any time, I will blast the sand pit open."

The two patrol guards, a man, and a woman felt his words made sense, and they nodded in succession.

As the two of them retreated on their flying swords, the female patrol guard looked at Li Jing who had already taken off with the Sky Control.

"There might be danger here, so you should stay back."

"Understood."

Li Jing nodded like an honest man and retreated far away.

Seeing that Li Jing had moved away, the patrol guards on the beach noticed that their colleagues were already prepared, riding their swords. The patrol guard who was still on the ground rose into the air on his sword and thrust his palm vigorously into the sand pit.

Shaking Sky Palm!

With an explosive shout that was full of ceremony, a huge phantom handprint appeared out of thin air and slammed down.

"Boom!"

There was a loud bang.

It was earth-shattering.

The whole beach sank a little.

Endless sand and gravel were shot into the air.

Li Jing, hovering far away and watching this scene, couldn’t help but exclaim.

"As expected of a second-level patrol guard, a Third Realm standard. If this palm strike were to land on an ordinary person, they would probably be squashed to a pulp."

Ji Qing agreed wholeheartedly.

The power of a second-level patrol guard is indeed outstanding.

Like the one who just made his move, he is a solid mid Third Realm.

If it comes to a one-on-one fight, she might not be able to win.

But listening to Li Jing’s exclamation, she just wanted to roll her eyes at him.

Compared to his outrageous Palm Thunder, what’s this palm strike?

Putting other things aside.

Thunder Skills have the strongest attack power among all Immortal Learning Spells!

Even if Palm Thunder was a Second Realm magic, it was so massive that even the regular Third Realm could endure it.

The sand and gravel scattered.

The second level patrol’s Shaking Sky Palm had created a massive pit on the beach, with a diameter of about six or seven meters.

The glassy substance that had originally crystallized in the sandpit was completely shattered.

Seeing nothing coming out of the pit he created, the patrol inspector looked into the pit, then raised his head and said.

"There’s a shellfish monster underneath, it’s already dead."