A Top Scholar in Everything-Chapter 76: Main Task Progression

Inside the villa.

Baiyu turned off the "Sunlight" ability.

Rong Jinshan had been struck by the "Rugged Diary" more than a hundred times, completely losing consciousness.

He only knew Baiyu was a Martial Artist.

He never expected the opponent to possess Extraordinary Abilities.

Being ambushed like this unexpectedly almost guaranteed his defeat.

In fact.

If he had not been staring at Baiyu and had prepared a pair of sunglasses, he wouldn’t have lost so quickly.

But.

Who the hell would prepare sunglasses during a fight!

This is also the strength of the Extraordinary.

When aware of their background, Sequence Nine Extraordinary and Tier Nine Martial Artists in close combat invariably means the Extraordinary will lose.

But if the opponent is unaware of the Extraordinary’s abilities, the scales of victory might tip the other way.

Extraordinary of the same level rarely excel in direct combat over Martial Artists.

Their strength lies in strange abilities, able to use Extraordinary Power to restore their bodies.

In a battle, this can almost ensure victory.

Baiyu disengaged the Mechanical Armament, looking at the cut on his left hand.

That was from when he fought Rong Jinshan, injured by the Blood Qi attack through the Mechanical Armament.

His thoughts shifted slightly.

Soon, the flesh on the wound churned, scabbing, peeling, and healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The new skin was indistinguishable from the original.

This mysterious Extraordinary Power was ineffable; it was Baiyu’s first time using it, only then realizing this "Healing" ability wasn’t without cost.

Spirit!

Using this healing ability consumes a large amount of spirit.

Now his mind was a bit foggy, like a man taken advantage of excessively.

He glanced at the data log board of the Scholar’s Space. free𝑤ebnovel.com

The Spirit column instantly dropped from 120pa to 100pa.

Though it can recover through rest, not reducing the spirit value’s upper limit, frequent use surely impacts a person’s mental health and stability.

No wonder they say the Extraordinary can become more distorted due to frequent use of their powers.

This use of the Scholar Secret Technique "Energy Perception" also increased the pollution level by five points.

All life-risking abilities.

These abilities should be used less in the future.

And the fact that he is an Extraordinary must be kept hidden; it’s a card to play against others in battle and can be crucial.

"Sir, thank you so much..."

Yu Ping’s gratitude brought Baiyu back to reality.

The living room was in a state of disarray.

Sofa, tables, chairs, everything was in chaos due to the fight.

With Rong Jinshan unconscious, Baiyu approached Yu Ping and his daughter, freed their bindings, and tied up Rong Jinshan.

Using Turtle Shell Binding and two ropes separately to bind his hands and feet securely to a pillar in the hall.

Feeling this wasn’t secure enough.

Baiyu rummaged through the villa, finding a nylon rope to bind Rong Jinshan’s neck and body to the pillar.

All points of force were cut off.

Even as a Tier Nine Martial Artist, he couldn’t break free.

"There are spare clothes in the room, and everyone in the villa should have fled now. Clean yourselves up, police will come soon for the aftermath."

Baiyu had no time to care for the father and daughter; he was currently interested in Rong Jinshan’s wealth.

Though he couldn’t take it all, taking some as compensation was an unwritten rule; even bounty hunters capturing criminals had the right to take their loot.

Of course.

Since he called the police, he couldn’t keep it all.

The major portion had to be handed over to the Anomaly Bureau.

To subdue Rong Jinshan, Baiyu used up every bullet in the R8 and barely won after a near-deadly struggle.

If he didn’t get something out of this, it would be a loss.

...

The entire villa consisted of two floors; Baiyu had already searched the first floor while looking for ropes, not finding anything valuable.

Now he went up to the second floor, finally finding a locked cabinet in the study.

Bang!

With the Rugged Diary, the solid lock was instantly broken.

Baiyu increasingly found this diary useful, a portable universal tool, handy for both opening cans and breaking locks.

Clatter.

Pulling open the metal box door, inside were some vials and jars, a combat spirit technique book, and a USB drive.

Those vials were surely medicinal pills, including many Bone Tempering Pills and Skin Tempering Pills Baiyu needed... Seems Rong Jinshan planned to refine his body, breaking the Blood Qi Barrier.

Only prepared, before he had a chance to breakthrough, Baiyu took him out.

The combat spirit technique was Rong Jinshan’s used "Fierce Tiger Claw."

This truly was a hand technique.

Yet Rong Jinshan hadn’t mastered it, only using it as a bluff to intimidate ordinary people, playing clumsy tricks.

"Crafty bastard, luckily I had Energy Perception, or I’d be fooled by you."

Baiyu cursed internally, placed the items into his backpack, then started picking up the papers from the box.

The characters were scribbled messily.

Appearing like a beginner’s writing.

As he read further, he realized it was Rong Jinshan’s diary, including some accounting and transaction records.

"There’s someone behind him?"

Baiyu’s eyebrows furrowed.

Reading carefully, he seemed to have stumbled upon a big fish.

Abyssal Ascetic Association, Blood Lord faction!

Blood Sacrifice!

Descent Ritual!

Linjiang City will ultimately fall into the hands of the Blood Lord!

Demon Paper!

These were the contents Rong Jinshan received from the mastermind behind.

Each was more shocking than the last.

Seeing the end, Baiyu’s face was ice-cold.

These evil doers.

Always love making a big noise.

Demon Paper...

"If these records are true.

Demon Paper is indeed the plan of the Abyssal Ascetic Association.

Each Demon Paper possesses the ability to break seals and corrupt environments.

Five Demon Papers complete the magical item.

Separated Demon Papers won’t reveal such powers.

Once united, they’ll unleash true power, polluting the surrounding environment.

Bruce is just a member of the Ascetic Order."

Baiyu looked at the paper.

Though many characters were scribbled messily, they didn’t affect authenticity.

Just need to interrogate Rong Jinshan to verify.

Using Extraordinary Power to interrogate!

[Main task updated!]

[Congratulations host for discovering main task clues, reward: Dream Battlefield experience for eight hours!]

The prompt from Scholar’s Space sounded.

Baiyu was slightly shocked.

The main task triggered by Demon Paper had never been updated, even after he killed Bruce, it didn’t change at all.

This also indirectly confirmed he had contacted the source of Demon Paper.

[Main task II: Open five Qi Veins, destroy more than 30% of the Abyssal Ascetic Association’s arrangement in Linjiang City, destroyed: 20%.]

"There’s a follow-up task?"

"The name ’Ice Skin Jade Bone Skill’ is embarrassingly unsophisticated, yet it’s the ultimate reward of this task."

Baiyu couldn’t suppress a strong urge to mock.