As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

"Watch out, I won't hold back."

The two stepped onto the arena. Xie Chong didn't waste any words. He reached into a small pouch at his waist with his right hand, and several yellow talismans flew out of his hand.

"Spiritual Talisman - Turn Fossils into Soldiers!"

As he made a hand seal with his right hand, a layer of yellowish-brown light appeared on the surface of the talisman. The next moment, it transformed into several coconut-sized stone cones in the air and shot towards Shen Qing.

At the same time, two more talismans landed, causing the ground to tremble slightly and transform into two stone chains.

"Swish swish!!"

Because the arena was small, only about five meters wide on each side, the stone cones and stone locks almost completely blocked the space. After barely dodging a few attacks, Shen Qing's hands were still bound by chains.

"A simplified talent ability?"

He thought to himself, but he wasn't flustered. The chains were clearly not as strong as when he dealt with the tree demon yesterday, and he had also broken through to the next level.

Shen Qing suddenly exerted force with both arms, his muscles bulging slightly, and with a "crack," he directly broke the chain and began to swing it around.

With a series of whooshing sounds, all the flying stone spikes were shattered.

In an instant, the arena was filled with flying stones and billowing dust. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Qing rushed directly to Xie Chong.

"So fast!"

The arena was small, which limited both sides. Xie Chong didn't have time to think much before a purple talisman appeared in his hand.

"Treasure Talisman: Turn Fossils into Soldiers!"

The purple talisman emitted a pale yellow light and with a "boom" transformed into a thick stone wall blocking the way.

"Crushing Fist!"

Shen Qing had no intention of stopping. He took a half step with his left foot, then pushed off with his right foot, gathering all his strength and generating power through his waist.

Shoulder propelled elbow, elbow propelled hand, and the right fist suddenly burst forth, slamming into the stone wall.

"Snap!"

A crack immediately appeared on the hard stone wall and began to spread, and then Shen Qing's left fist was about to fall again.

"Damn it! Stop, stop, stop! That's enough!"

Xie Chong's eyes widened, and he quickly waved his hands to stop him. He was already at the edge of the ring, and if the match didn't stop, he would have no choice but to endure it.

With a loud "boom," the competition lasted no more than half a minute from start to finish, and the scene fell silent.

Xie Chong looked at the shattered stone wall in front of him, shook his head, and looked somewhat bewildered. "This is simply outrageous."

Although he is not an old man, he has been with Hummingbird for almost two months and is about to break through to E-level. He has even mastered the Xuan Tong ability.

But they were so easily suppressed. Although the small size of the arena might have been a factor, it was not an excuse.

The spirit talisman is one thing, as it can only exert 30% of its power, but the treasure talisman, which has 80% of its power, was shattered by two punches.

Is a 20% increase in strength really that outrageous?

That Bengquan (崩拳) is just ordinary martial arts, used to maximize physical strength for self-defense when magic power is lost. He knows it too, but it's not nearly as outrageous as that.

How did I end up leaving you behind?

Xie Chong looked at Shen Qing and murmured, somewhat moved.

Shen Qing's innate abilities may not be outstanding compared to various elemental mystical powers, but his breakthrough speed... as long as the breakthrough is fast enough and the power accumulates, he can completely crush everything with his physical body.

No matter how fancy the design, it's all shattered with a single punch.

"It's alright. After all, you didn't use your innate abilities, just a simplified talisman. Mine is passive, but it's always active."

Shen Qing flexed his wrists, gaining a general understanding of his own strength. As long as he could get close or wear down his opponent, he should have few rivals among those of the same level.

The combat system of supernatural beings can usually be summarized in the three words "talismanic body".

Talents and abilities are consumed in large quantities and cannot be used frequently.

A talisman is a magical artifact, and a treasure is a magical weapon. Those with supernatural abilities will simplify their talents and create talismans or magical weapons to reduce consumption and extend their combat endurance.

Even those who haven't awakened their innate abilities use this to exert their combat power.

The body is the physical body. Regardless of any innate abilities or even none at all, the physique of a supernatural being will become stronger as their cultivation level increases, making most physical abilities seem rather mediocre.

"Yeah?"

Xie Chong fell silent for a moment, then suddenly thought of the tree demon's miserable state yesterday. Although its ability was to charm, that thick skin should be more resistant to beatings than his.

Yesterday he might have been confident of winning, but today, I'm afraid he might lose even if he uses his talent, which would be a huge embarrassment.

Fortunately, he didn't go all out, which saved him some face.

"By the way, what were you going to say?"

Shen Qing recalled that Xie Chong seemed to be looking at something on his phone when he came in.

"Oh, two things."

Xie Chong snapped out of his daze and held up two fingers. "One is yesterday's bonus. The bonus for an F-level mission is five thousand yuan. It should already be deposited into your account. It's a lot of money, but..."

He opened an app called "Hummingbird" on his phone and waved it in front of Shen Qing.

"I still have five contribution points left. These can be exchanged for cultivation resources, which you can't buy even if you have money now."

Shen Qing checked his phone and saw that a sum of money had indeed been deposited into his account, but he hadn't enabled SMS notifications, as that would cost money.

However, five thousand yuan seems to be the full prize money, right?

He raised an eyebrow, and before he could ask, Xie Chong waved his hand and said, "You almost single-handedly dealt with that tree demon yesterday. I'm not shameless enough to split the profits. And then there's the second thing..."

Xie Chong's expression turned slightly serious as he spoke, "That tree spirit's boyfriend from yesterday..."

Shen Qing frowned, suddenly having a bad feeling.

"He has disappeared."

Xie Chong said in a deep voice, "Although there is no evidence to confirm it yet, that man is probably not an ordinary person."

He sighed.

"Although we had been keeping an eye on them beforehand, the other party was a young entrepreneur who didn't do anything unusual, so we could only monitor them remotely, which is how the vulnerability was discovered."

"So," Shen Qing nodded, "do you have any news about him?"

Of the four people who were with the tree spirit, only the tree spirit was still alive, which he had somewhat anticipated.

"Not yet, we're not even sure if he's a supernatural being."

Xie Chong shook his head and added, "However, he probably hasn't awakened any innate abilities, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to evade detection."

"Do you have any information about him?"

Shen Qing decided to go to their door first. His spiritual power far surpassed that of others of the same level, so he might make some unexpected discoveries. He didn't want a potential enemy loitering around outside.

"Here, it's on your phone."

Xie Chong tapped a few times on his phone, "It just so happens that I also need to go and check it out on site."

"However, let's get the equipment first. We suddenly received an urgent message yesterday, and going directly to that tree demon is quite risky."

Shen Qing nodded, took out her phone to check the information, but the screen suddenly vibrated.

The three characters "Counselor" appeared prominently.

"..."

Shen Qing fell silent. He hadn't been to school for a week and had forgotten that he was about to graduate, not that he had already graduated.

The employment agreement hasn't been resolved yet, and the actual contract he signed with the government can't be produced at all.

"What's up?"

Xie Chong glanced at his phone and said knowingly, "Then let's go back to school first, since we haven't decided on a target yet."

Shen Qing nodded, not wanting to be nagged, and put her phone away. "I'll go back and fill out a flexible employment form, then I'll head over."

The two grabbed their equipment and walked out of the underground base as if no one else was there. It wasn't until the elevator doors closed that the onlookers came to their senses.

"Has Xie Chong lost?"

No one answered. If even Xie Chong lost to a newcomer, wouldn't they, who were inferior to Xie Chong, be even worse?

"Holy crap, 700 kilograms? Did that newbie do that?"

At this moment, someone noticed the data Shen Qing had just recorded on the force gauge, and everyone became even more confused.

They only weigh an average of four or five hundred kilograms, so who exactly is the newcomer?