97: Stealing the Stars and Changing the Moon

Qi Tian held the heavy medal in his hand, his eyes filled with envy and curiosity.

"No, how did you do it?"

They had only been separated for a few days, so how did this kid suddenly perform a meritorious deed?

Fang Bai said with a smile, "Perhaps my strength is too monstrous, and I helped the army defend the country. They were moved by my heroic deeds, so they rewarded me. Actually, I wanted to keep a low profile."

...

Qi Tian's mouth twitched.

Alright, alright! You've hogged all the boasting, haven't you?

"Wait, how did you manage to kill a Fifth-Rank Demonic Beast, kid?"

Qi Tian suddenly reacted, staring at Fang Bai with the gaze one would give a monster.

Fang Bai, as expected, replied, "Buddy, I'm Fourth-Rank now! And as a prodigy, isn't it perfectly reasonable for me to fight above my rank?"

"Fourth-Rank?!"

Qi Tian's voice suddenly rose!

Buddy, are you even normal?

He remembered very clearly that when they parted, Fang Bai was only Second-Rank!

After a few days, he's directly Fourth-Rank?

Even more impressive than his own pay-to-win progress?!

Qi Tian was stunned!

Fang Bai patted his shoulder, "Old Qi, it's already impressive that you've advanced to Third-Rank in such a short time. Don't compare yourself to me, Buddy, I have a cheat."

Qi Tian: "..."

After a brief chat, the car that came to pick them up had arrived, and the two began to set off.

"Should we notify the Martial Academy?"

Qi Tian suddenly asked.

Fang Bai thought for a moment, then said, "I'll tell Old Mo. I don't know what the enemy's troop deployment is like. If we can solve it, it'll be a great achievement for us. If not, decisively call for backup!"

Qi Tian agreed.

Along the way, both of them were quite solemn.

They hadn't expected A Xiu to go missing, and it seemed highly likely she had been captured. They just didn't know the enemy's origin or their purpose.

Fang Bai looked at the scenery outside the window, though there wasn't much to see. The buildings along the road were in ruins, completely ravaged by demonic beasts.

It would probably take some time for Demon Capital to regain its former glory.

Suddenly, Fang Bai's expression shifted, and his consciousness sank into the system space.

Fang Bai once again saw his attribute panel:

[Character: Fang Bai]

[Age: 18]

[Talent: ???]

[Attributes: Lightning Element, Dark Element (Current)]

[Level: Lightning Element Fourth-Rank Early Stage, Dark Element Third-Rank Peak]

[Skills: Ten Times Drop Rate (Permanent), Thunder Bullet, Thunder Domain, Shadow Clone, Damage Reduction 20%...]

[Rewards to be used: One Skill Enhancement 20%, One Lottery Chance!]

Fang Bai then said, "system, use the lottery chance!"

[Ding! Consuming one lottery chance, drawing...]

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining skill—'Steal Star and Exchange Moon'!]

[Steal Star and Exchange Moon: Requires a large amount of Alien Energy. Can replace the target with something the Host wants to exchange (excluding living beings)!]

Fang Bai was surprised. He was a little disappointed that he didn't get a third attribute, but he was also curious about this skill.

It was neither his Lightning Element skill nor his Dark Element skill. What kind of rogue skill was this?

But why did the system always give him tricky skills?

Fang Bai suddenly glanced at Qi Tian, who was playing with his phone, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

The next second, the phone in Qi Tian's hand suddenly turned into a demon crystal!

Qi Tian: "What the hell? Am I hallucinating from eating too many mushrooms?!"

Fang Bai held Qi Tian's phone, deep in thought.

Qi Tian also noticed it and exclaimed in shock, "Old Bai, what are you doing?"

Fang Bai's lips curled into an evil, charming smile, "Hehe, interesting, too interesting!"

Looking at his morbid smile, Qi Tian silently leaned towards the car door.

Wuwuwu, has Old Bai gone crazy? He wouldn't eat me, would he?

Fang Bai once again used [Steal Star and Exchange Moon], silently returning the phone to Qi Tian.

He roughly estimated the consumption of Alien Energy; using Steal Star and Exchange Moon once required one-tenth of his Alien Energy.

However, if he wanted to steal and replace something from a high-rank martial artist, the consumption would probably be even greater!

Nevertheless, for Fang Bai, this skill also had great uses!

His dream of three attributes was shattered, but getting this skill was still pretty good.

"system, use skill enhancement!"

[Host, please select the skill to be enhanced!]

"Thunder Domain!"

[Ding! Enhancement successful! Thunder Domain enhanced by 20%!]

A sharp glint appeared in Fang Bai's eyes!

His current Thunder Domain had been enhanced so much that, conservatively estimated, his domain could easily handle even a Fourth-Rank peak opponent!

Without activating his domain, Fang Bai could fight a Fourth-Rank mid-stage opponent. With his domain active, even against a Fourth-Rank peak opponent, even if he couldn't win, the opponent couldn't kill him!

This was his confidence in fighting above his rank!

Passing through a border town, the two also encountered an attack by demonic beasts.

These demonic beasts had fled from the city, and most of them had gathered in the mountain forests along the border.

However, for Fang Bai and Qi Tian, these demonic beasts were all resources!

Fang Bai took the lead, initiating the slaughter. These demonic beasts were not very high-ranked and couldn't last more than a few rounds against him!

Soon, the demonic beasts attacking them were all killed!

Fang Bai gained a small wave of Alien Energy.

Low-rank demonic beasts could no longer provide him with a large amount of Alien Energy, but the demon crystals on them were worth a lot of money!

Qi Tian, fighting a Third-Rank demonic beast alone, watched Fang Bai kill Third-Rank beasts as if they were chickens, feeling a bit depressed.

They started at the same point, but the gap between them was too wide now!

After dealing with the demonic beasts, the car passed through the town.

Along the way, the smell of blood wafted in through the car window, faintly mixed with the stench of rotting flesh, which was particularly pungent.

Fang Bai frowned, his gaze falling outside the car.

There were human remains everywhere, without exception.

Clearly, when the disaster began, these people didn't have time to react.

How could ordinary people possibly resist the invasion of demonic beasts?

"In the apocalypse, the lives of ordinary people are the least valuable!"

Qi Tian's voice of lament sounded.

He then continued, "Do you know what my father said? I overheard him say that these commoners have no future."

Fang Bai was silent.

In fact, all martial artists knew this truth, but those people were currently under The Authorities' protection.

But one day, if even those who protected them died, then what they would face would only be endless despair and death.

"Old Bai, why do you want to become a martial artist?"

Fang Bai didn't answer, but instead said, "What about you?"

Qi Tian smiled, "Of course, I want to get rid of the title of pampered young master! And as long as I become a martial artist, I won't have to inherit my family's businesses anymore!"

Fang Bai was speechless.

He didn't want such a large enterprise, insisting on enduring hardships unnecessarily. The thoughts of a rich second-generation were truly strange.

"Me, I just want to live..."