Chapter 200: The Return of the Dragon Elephant Tyrant Body (II)

It took them almost an hour to gather in Chen Chu's room to divide the contribution points. The distribution of the benefits had already been discussed beforehand; Chen Chu profited the most, receiving 404 points, nearly half of the total amount.

Li Hao received the second largest share of the profit, both for finding the group in the first place and for intercepting the king beast. For his efforts, he received the king beast’s essence. Luo Fei took the third largest share, with 120 points, mainly due to the consumption of her ammunition. Her Tungsten Armor-piercing Bullets, which consumed a full Energy Crystal with each shot, cost 15 points.

Next were Xia Youhui and the others, who had played support roles and did transportation, netting 70 points each. The extra points came from the level 2 beasts they had slaughtered along the way.

Chen Chu didn't claim the contributions from the ordinary mutated beasts. Xia Youhui and his team had been the ones who had dealt with those beasts, and with his strength, he didn’t need to appear so greedy as to hunt for these low level crumbs. Additionally, their overall contribution in the battles had earned them the extra 20 points.

After all the contribution points were distributed, Xia Youhui, who had been leading the distribution on Chen Chu’s recommendation, asked, "Is everyone good with this set up?"

Li Meng nodded. "I have no objections."

Liu Feng and the others nodded too, expressing their satisfaction with the distribution. Chen Chu had exerted the most effort, and was the one who had slayed the two level 5 beasts.

Similarly, Luo Fei had also played a significant role in the battles; if it hadn’t been for her blasting off one of the Winged Dragon's wings, that level 5 beast would have definitely escaped. She had also consecutively killed several level 3 beasts afterward.

Li Hao, who was sitting behind Luo Fei, had no objections either.

If they had sold the king beast to the school, its value would have been around 300 points. Even after extracting the essence, the other parts would still be worth 100 points. Unfortunately, half of those were held back for the processing fees, as extracting essence from beasts with king-level bloodlines was more complicated than for ordinary beasts.

Since this one was only at a beginning stage, and had lost a lot of blood, it was estimated that they would only be able to extract three portions of essence. However, each one was worth approximately 70 points, twice the value of essence from ordinary high-level beasts. In total, Li Hao had gained over 200 contribution points this time.

Of course, his profits were far less compared to Chen Chu. In addition to the 404 points he had directly received, there was also the level 3 Life Crystal worth 40 points, bringing the total gain to roughly 450. Adding the 31 points he originally had, he now had 435 points on hand.

That was the benefit of being powerful. However, if it hadn’t been for Li Hao's information and the help of Xia Youhui and the others, he wouldn't have been able to bring back those corpses. It was a win-win situation for everyone.

Xia Youhui sat on the couch, chuckling. “With the profit from this, I’ve got 150 points now. I can almost exchange for two transcendent materials of my liking.”

Chen Chu looked at him, puzzled. “Why are you exchanging for transcendent materials now?”

Before breaking into the Fourth Heavenly Realm, one’s true power hadn’t transformed. This meant Xia Youhui wouldn’t be able to handle the refinement of transcendent weapons through the secret art. Not only Chen Chu, but the others also looked at him, puzzled.

Xia Youhui chuckled. “It’s true, I haven’t broken into the Fourth Heavenly Realm yet, but I can ask Mr. Chen to help with the refinement.”

“Hmm... Aren't you worried it might not feel right to use?” Chen Chu paused. While a transcendent weapon could be refined by someone else, the connection that came from personally refining the weapon would be lost.

Xia Youhui nodded. “Yeah, it might feel a bit different, but with a transcendent shield, I can maximize my Earthly defense. With my cultivation currently at the late stage of the Third Realm, coupled with that enhanced earthly aura, not even a peak level 4 beast would be able to break through my defense.

"Combined with Luo Fei's insane attack power, we can challenge stronger beasts and earn more points faster. And, well, if it doesn’t feel right, I can refine it again after I break through to the Fourth Realm."

Li Meng spoke solemnly, "If this is the case, I'll also strive to break through to the late stage of the Third Heavenly Realm sooner. I've already accumulated 130 contribution points, which is enough to exchange for a piece of high-quality Golden Crystal Jade Marrow."

"Perfect timing! I'm also planning to exchange for a Nine Star Wind Crystal Fruit. The wind elemental power contained in that perfectly complements my art."

They had all been inspired after this mission. Chen Chu’s strength was terrifying; even the king beast, equivalent to a late-stage level 5, had been crushed and slaughtered by him in just two moves.

This kind of power was unmatched by any of the freaks. As geniuses of the same year, Xia Youhui and the others also wanted to hold on to their pride. While they didn't expect to catch up to Chen Chu any time soon, they didn’t want to fall too far behind either.

Originally, their plan had been conservative. They had wanted to rely on their own efforts, supplemented by ordinary resources to slowly cultivate and break into higher realms. After all, they already stood at the top of their classes. There hadn’t been any need to push themselves so hard to break through to the Fourth Heavenly Realm early.

Now, however... screw being a genius. What was the point of being called that if they couldn’t even kill a level 4 mutated beast on their own?

Liu Feng wasn’t the only person who thought this way. Even though Bai Mu and Yuan Chenghuang said nothing, Chen Chu knew they were also preparing to quickly exchange for high-quality resources to break through to the late stage of the Third Heavenly Realm.

He had no intention of persuading them otherwise, since they had indeed been a bit negligent. After spending so much time in a place as dangerous as the mutated beast battlefield, they had still only slowly accumulated resources instead of making rapid progress with the school’s resources.

Since they were still only in the Third Heavenly Realm, they wouldn’t be able to make full use of the high-level and high-quality resources... but was that really a problem? If they felt like they were being wasteful, they could just kill a few more level 3 or 4 mutated beasts for contribution points and continue exchanging.

Even if it was a waste, it would still be the result of their own efforts. Breaking through to the Fourth Heavenly Realm early was the best guarantee for surviving and moving forward here.

Chen Chu turned to Luo Fei and asked curiously, "I haven't seen you exchange for many resources. Do you have a lot of points saved up now?"

Luo Fei nodded. "I have over 200 points saved up."

"Wow, Luo Fei, how did you get so much?" Xia Youhui and the others were surprised.

"I just saved up," the girl said with a slight smile.

During the purge mission, Luo Fei had made around 200 points. While she had used about 100 of them during the purge, she had then completed another mission with Xia Youhui and the others after arriving here, earning 40 as the main force. With the 120 points from this mission, she’d managed to save up a significant amount.

Before Chen Chu could speak, Luo Fei nodded and said, "Don't worry, this time I'll also indulge a bit and get some resources to break into the late stage of the Third Realm."

After witnessing Chen Chu’s astounding combat power, even Luo Fei, who had never been competitive, felt a sense of urgency and pressure to keep improving.

That’s more like it.

Chen Chu nodded, satisfied.

By now, Li Meng was curious. "Chen Chu, now that you have so many points, what resources are you planning to exchange for?"

"High-quality dragon essence," Chen Chu replied.

Xia Youhui was surprised. "Stage 5 of the Dragon Elephant Tyrant Body Art! But didn't you just break through to the Fourth Realm?"

Chen Chu smiled. "Who said that cultivators in the early stage of the Fourth Heavenly Realm can't cultivate stage 5 of the Tyrant Body? But I'm not sure if I can succeed, I’m just trying it out."

Liu Feng hesitated. "Chen Chu, shouldn't you be more careful? What if you fail and waste the essence?"

𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Li Meng and Yuan Chenghuang agreed with him, nodding.

High-level arts consisted of six stages, with each stage corresponding to a Heavenly Realm. They were derived from the countless experiences of past practitioners, allowing subsequent practitioners to advance steadily.

However, arts were just techniques; cultivation was still the foundation. There were no rules that said Fourth Heavenly Realm cultivators could only cultivate an art to stage 4; they could also cultivate to stage 5 if they wished.

However, without the long-term cultivation of transcendent energy to purify true power, or the expansion of the dantian and tempering of the body, it was rare for anyone to successfully cultivate higher-stage martial arts through force, as they also had higher requirements.

In addition to true power, successful cultivation also depended on the cultivator's will, understanding of the true martial art they practiced, and precise control over their physical form, including physical strength.

Chen Chu smiled faintly. "It's okay. I earned a few hundred contribution points this time, and keeping them around isn't useful anyway. If my cultivation fails, I'll just consider it a wasted trip."

"Damn." With Chen Chu saying this, the others naturally had nothing more to say.

With the distribution done, most of the group went to the logistics department to exchange for resources, while Li Hao went to the processing plant to wait for the extraction of the Blood Armored Beast King’s essence. Soon, Luo Fei and the others had exchanged for their resources.

Chen Chu also exchanged for a bottle of high-quality dragon essence and two level 4 Life Crystals. After the discount, his total cost was 322 contribution points.

After reserving a personal cultivation room, Chen Chu first took out the three Life Crystals from his Sumeru Bracelet and mentally commanded,

Convert into attribute points.

Silently, the three crystals crumbled and vanished into a pure and special power that flowed through his palm and dissipated into his body. Immediately after, translucent words appeared in front of his eyes.

"You have converted one level 3 and two level 4 Life Crystals, and gained 37, 85, and 88 attribute points respectively."

In an instant, along with the remaining 43 points from the initial reinforcement of the Eight Desolations Purgatory Halberd, Chen Chu's attribute points skyrocketed to 253, reaching an all time high.

It wasn't until then that Chen Chu took a deep breath. He took out the sealed bottle containing the high-quality dragon essence and opened it, drinking the essence that resembled liquified rubies.

At the same time, Chen Chu's thoughts echoed in his mind once more.

Consume 200 attribute points to enhance the Dragon Elephant Tyrant Body to stage 5.

Boom!