Chapter 113: Air Missile

“Su Li, you are truly becoming more and more powerful,” Ding Longyun, Gong Xiao, and Xu Haishui all looked at him with unconcealed envy.

Su Li smiled. “What about you? How many Spiritual Sources do you still need to break through to Level 5?”

Having successfully advanced to Level 5, comprehended a Spiritual Source Technique, and unexpectedly acquired a weapon, Su Li was completely satisfied. He had everything he needed and decided his next priority was to help the other three advance.

Ding Longyun replied, “I need nine more Spiritual Sources.”

“I need eighteen more,” Gong Xiao reported her current status.

“I need twenty-two,” Xu Haishui added.

Su Li then glanced at Xu Xuehui. She hadn’t even reached Level 4. Level 5 was still far away. For now, he decided to focus on helping Ding Longyun and the other two break through to Level 5 today. If they succeeded, their collective strength would be sufficient to face the leaders of the Purple Wind Building.

“None of you are too far off. Let’s immediately lure more monsters up.” Under Su Li’s direction, the group moved the corpses on the roof and threw them down again.

Su Li’s current strength meant he no longer feared attracting a terrifying monster. He even hoped for one or two more Rare monsters like the Dragon Rhino Fish to appear.

With the Dragon Rhino Sword, which could cut through steel like mud, Su Li was confident he could easily kill another Rare Beast like the Dragon Rhino Fish.

The group threw down a large number of corpses from the roof, but there was little movement. Only a few scattered Corpse Beasts floated up. The large swarm of monsters that had gathered before seemed to have vanished.

Finally, Su Li threw the corpse of the Dragon Rhino Fish into the water. This attracted a few Arrow Serpent Beasts and Water Monkey Beasts.

The total number of monsters that climbed onto the roof was less than twenty.

This situation was clearly abnormal.

“So that’s how it is. It seems the most powerful monster hiding beneath this building was the Dragon Rhino Fish. Once it was killed, the other monsters felt they lost their protection and gradually left this place, searching for a new safe haven.”

Just like the building they were in previously, the most powerful monster hidden there was undoubtedly the Corpse Mother. Once the Corpse Mother died, the other monsters also began to scatter. The same situation was now unfolding here.

Su Li counted the assembled Advanced Corpse Beasts, Arrow Serpent Beasts, and Water Monkey Beasts—a total of fourteen.

“Brother Ding needs the fewest Spiritual Sources; only nine to level up. We should help him break through to Level 5 first.” Su Li moved swiftly, knocking an Advanced Corpse Beast away toward Ding Longyun.

“Good, I agree.” Gong Xiao subtly nodded. She still needed eighteen Spiritual Sources, and even killing all these fourteen monsters wouldn’t be enough for her to break through. She agreed to prioritize Ding Longyun.

Xu Haishui remained silent, only nodding to show he agreed. In truth, he had little say in the group and rarely spoke out of turn.

“Thank you all.” Ding Longyun laughed heartily, raising his right hand and smashing the head of the Advanced Corpse Beast that fell before him. He harvested one Spiritual Source.

With the group’s help, Ding Longyun soon killed nine monsters, acquired nine Spiritual Sources, and successfully advanced to a Level 5 Spiritual Source Wielder.

The remaining five monsters were split among the others: Gong Xiao killed three, and Xu Haishui killed two.

“What Spiritual Source Technique did you comprehend?” Su Li looked at the advancing Ding Longyun with keen interest, knowing that advancing to Level 5 would present a choice between two Spiritual Source Techniques.

Ding Longyun’s face was beaming with excitement. “This is fascinating! I had a choice between two Spiritual Source Techniques: ‘Energy Control Technique’ (御气之术) and ‘Air Missile’ (空气飞弹).”

Gong Xiao asked, “Brother Ding, which one did you choose? What are the abilities of both?”

Ding Longyun laughed heartily. “Of course, I chose Air Missile! The name sounds incredible. Missile! It must be extremely powerful! As for Energy Control Technique, it sounds strange; I couldn’t choose that.”

As he spoke, he selected “Air Missile.” After comprehending and mastering it, his face showed a look of surprise and wonder. “This ‘Air Missile’ is actually related to my continuous lung enhancement! My lung capacity is now immense. I breathe air in and combine it with my internal Spiritual Source…”

As he explained, he took a deep breath, his chest visibly expanding. Then, he opened his mouth and forcefully exhaled the airflow.

The inhaled air, combined with his internal Spiritual Source, transformed into a white ball of light that shot from his mouth. It flew quickly, covering 20 or 30 meters, before striking the water.

With a deafening “BOOM,” the water surface flashed with white light and violently exploded. Water splashed everywhere. The power was significant.

“Haha—” Ding Longyun watched the display of power, excited and amazed. The others looked on, astonished that Ding Longyun had acquired such a formidable Spiritual Source Technique.

“You can fire an exploding air bomb from your mouth?” Gong Xiao asked, stunned. “There’s a Spiritual Source Technique like that?”

“It’s fascinating!” Ding Longyun laughed excitedly. “Su Li, do you know? This Air Missile is directly related to my lung capacity. The greater my lung capacity, the stronger the air missile’s power! I’m so glad I continuously enhanced my lungs all those times! I’ve now enhanced my lungs four times!”

Four lung enhancements meant Ding Longyun could now hold his breath for an extra 15 minutes. Combined with his base 4 minutes, his total breath-holding time reached an astonishing 19 minutes.

Su Li smiled faintly. “That ability is definitely powerful. Congratulations, Brother Ding.” He thought that the ability was best suited for long-range attacks and would be hard to use in close combat. If it were him, he might have chosen Energy Control Technique, but since Ding Longyun had chosen Air Missile, Su Li didn’t say anything more.

“The monsters here are mostly gone. What do we do next?” Gong Xiao looked at Su Li. Now that Su Li and Ding Longyun had successfully advanced to Level 5 and comprehended astonishing Spiritual Source Techniques, she was truly envious. She was eager to reach Level 5 and excited to see what Spiritual Source Technique she would comprehend.

“We’ll change locations. We still have time.” Su Li looked at the sky. Although he couldn’t be sure of the exact time, it looked like they had two or three hours left before dark.

The group went downstairs and returned to the raft. Ding Longyun pushed the raft from behind. “Su Li, where to now?”

Su Li pointed toward the other building 50 meters away. He had avoided going there before for fear of distressing Xu Xuehui, but now that Gong Xiao and the others were stalled in their leveling and desperately needed monsters, Su Li disregarded his previous concerns. He said, “Let’s go there. You all go up to the roof. I’ll lure the monsters up.”

(End of Chapter)