Chapter 147: New Mission: Hunt the Old Crone!

Chapter 147: New Mission: Hunt the Old Crone!

Zhao Zheng's days at school were filled with idleness, and time flew by swiftly.

In the blink of an eye, two months had passed since the seventh Spirit Realm, which remained a monster-slaying realm, similar to the sixth layer.

Zhao Zheng, however, had no knowledge of what transpired in the sixth Spirit Realm.

For him, monster-slaying realms now posed no challenge at all.

Thus, in the seventh Spirit Realm, not only did he effortlessly navigate it with Song Haitang, but he also achieved an SSS-Class Task Evaluation.

Today was January 1st, a holiday for ordinary people, but not for superhumans.

It was also a Spirit Realm opening day.

In the early morning, Zhao Zheng awoke from his slumber and immediately checked his attribute panel:

Race: Human

Constitution: 2530

Spirit: 743

Strength: 2530

Agility: 2530

Talent: Kryptonian Heritage [Steel Body IV, Super Strength IV, Super Flight]



Skills: Fist Bone Impact, Armored Aura Mastery, Demigod Descent

Spirit Energy Points: 1145

...

These were Zhao Zheng's current attributes, an impressive display of power.

The Spirit Energy Points had increased to 1145 because both Zhao Zheng and Song Haitang had earned 400 Spirit Energy Points in the seventh Spirit Realm.

Today marked the opening of a new Spirit Realm, and as a freshman, Zhao Zheng would be joining his teammates to venture into the eighth Spirit Realm.

Similar to previous group Spirit Realms, the eighth layer required a team of up to ten members.

Zhao Zheng woke up early and headed to the school cafeteria for breakfast.

At 10 a.m., he met with his teammates in the lounge.

The team remained unchanged, still consisting of the same group of students.

True Martial University seemed intent on promoting these individuals, disregarding the dissatisfaction of other students and consistently pairing them with Zhao Zheng and Song Haitang.

"Brother Zhao is here!" exclaimed Jiang Hebin as he stood up to greet Zhao Zheng upon his arrival in the lounge.

Zhao Zheng had previously asked him to stop this formality, as they were all classmates.

However, despite agreeing, Jiang Hebin continued with the same behavior each time they met.

Zhao Zheng chose not to comment further.

"Brother Zhao, sit over here," Jiang Hebin offered.

Zhao Zheng nodded and took a seat on the sofa.

Once everyone had arrived, he spoke up, "I'll be leading this Spirit Realm mission. Any objections?"

The teammates shook their heads in agreement.

"Good! Since there are no objections, let's proceed," Zhao Zheng said. "The eighth Spirit Realm is a continuation of the fourth layer, as the teacher has likely explained. In the eighth layer, you have two options: physical or soul traversal."

The team members were surprised by this revelation.

The teacher had indeed mentioned that the eighth Spirit Realm offered two choices.

Upon entering the realm, one could choose to traverse physically or continue with soul traversal, remaining in the bodies from the fourth Spirit Realm...

"Brother Zhao, did I hear correctly? We're still choosing soul traversal?"

"Our physical bodies are much stronger now than our previous substitute bodies."

"Why soul traversal? Wouldn't physical traversal be better?" the teammates asked.

Zhao Zheng explained, "Your current physical bodies are undoubtedly more powerful than those in the fourth Spirit Realm.

However, the teacher also mentioned that the Spirit Realm of the eighth layer is somewhat magical, almost like it's alive. If you enter the Spirit Realm with your true body, the World Will will identify you as a foreign heretic, easily provoking hostility and even encirclement from the natives!"

"That's still better than using a substitute body." Zhang Chenggang said, "To be honest, Zhao, my substitute body in the fourth layer of the Spirit Realm hasn't even reached the Bright Energy Realm, even as the task nears its end..."

"With that kind of strength, entering the Spirit Realm is basically useless!"

"I had you cross over with your souls to better protect you!" Zhao Zheng explained, "As for the task, leave it to me."

"Huh? This..."

Everyone was a bit surprised.

They couldn't help but wonder if Zhao Zheng had them choose soul crossing for his own safety?

Indeed.

If they didn't have to carry out the assassination task and chose to soul-cross into their substitute bodies, becoming natives, they would undoubtedly be safer.

Because this way, they wouldn't be detected by the World Will...

"Zhao, are you sure it's safe to handle the task alone?"

Zhang Chenggang expressed his concern.

The others nodded in agreement.

The task in the eighth layer of the Spirit Realm is assassination!

The higher the influence of the assassination target, the higher the task evaluation!

The task duration is only ten hours.

Within these ten hours, no matter how many high-profile individuals are assassinated, the final task statistics will only consider the most influential person.

"It's not dangerous." Zhao Zheng assured them, "On the contrary, it'll be more convenient for me to act alone."

Seeing the hesitation on everyone's faces, Zhao Zheng revealed, "In the fourth layer of the Spirit Realm, I was quite lucky. I've already enhanced my substitute body's strength to a very high level... In any case, just follow my lead."

Although Zhao Zheng said this, the group still had some reservations.

They felt a bit guilty.

As the teacher had mentioned, the assassination task was extremely dangerous.

Those high and mighty, influential dignitaries either had formidable personal strength or were protected by Martial Dao experts.

To assassinate someone successfully, it was best to plan ahead and coordinate with teammates for higher chances of success.

But now, Zhao Zheng was saying he would handle the assassination alone...

Even though they trusted Zhao Zheng, hearing this made them feel a bit incredulous.

"Zhao..."

Someone wanted to ask further.

Song Haitang interrupted with a faint smile, "I've told you before that joining this team means unconditionally following Zhao Zheng's commands. What are you doing now?"

Her tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed slightly.

Zhang Chenggang, who had just spoken, quickly said, "Sister Haitang, you misunderstood me. Of course, I'm willing to follow Zhao's command... I'm just worried that letting Zhao handle the assassination task alone might be too risky."

Zhao Zheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything I'm not confident about!"

...

At exactly 11:00 AM, everyone left the lounge and gathered on the playground.

At 11:11 AM, all the students vanished from their original locations and entered the Spirit Realm.

This time, entering the Spirit Realm was different from before.

They found themselves in a void, surrounded by nothingness, with only a holographic projection appearing before them.

The projection displayed two options.

The first was to select a captain, which was undoubtedly Zhao Zheng.

The second option was the choice between physical and soul crossing.

Everyone followed Zhao Zheng's instructions and chose soul crossing...

Once everyone had made their choices, they truly entered the Spirit Realm!

(End of Chapter)

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