My Mosquito Clones Are on a Killing Spree

Chapter 56: Chapter 49: Secluded Cultivation

When he left the principal’s office, it was already high noon.

The sunlight was a bit dazzling.

Lin Yi squinted and first headed to the cafeteria for a simple lunch.

After eating,

he walked alone to a secluded, tree-lined corner of the campus.

Even though it was late winter, the camphor trees on campus remained evergreen, casting dense shadows that concealed him from any prying eyes.

He took out his communicator and quickly operated it.

The huge five-million-Huaxia-Coin reward from the Public Security Bureau was instantly transferred from the temporary account to his personal one.

’Five million... I have to spend it where it counts most!’

Lin Yi’s eyes burned with determination.

’I’ll spend it all today! I’ll temper a few more bones and solidify my foundation! Starting tomorrow, I’ll follow Teacher Zhang Quan and focus all my energy on cultivating the Water Source Spear!’

He didn’t immediately go to buy Bone Tempering Pills.

Instead, he directly opened the official flagship store of the ”Hundred Arms Commerce Guild.”

His fingers swiped rapidly across the light screen, filtering through the options.

He was now a First-Grade Martial Artist. His strength and speed far surpassed those of an ordinary person, and a normal weapon would be as fragile as a toothpick in his hands.

Therefore, he needed to buy a Spiritual Weapon.

Soon, a long spear with a streamlined design and a cold, metallic luster caught his eye.

[Owl Dragon C-82 Model Tier One Standard-Issue Long Spear]

Material: Special memory alloy body, mixed with a small amount of Tier One star beast bone powder for enhanced toughness.

Length: 2.3 meters (standard length, can be fine-tuned by ±15cm according to the user’s height).

Shaft Diameter: 3.5cm.

Weight: 108 kilograms.

Features:

1. Extremely high hardness and toughness, able to withstand high-intensity impacts and bending.

2. The shaft is engraved with precise ”Energy Return Glyphs” that can efficiently channel a Martial Artist’s infused Qi and Blood Power to the spear tip, reducing loss and greatly increasing attack power!

3. The spear tip features a tri-edged, armor-piercing design with a blood groove, exuding a deadly glint.

4. Comes with a complimentary weapon case; can be disassembled into three sections for easy carrying.

Price: 580,000 Huaxia Coins.

’580,000... Worth it!’

Lin Yi clicked ”buy” without hesitation.

Back then, when he sold that Tier One dagger on the second-hand trading platform, he had only managed to get 63,000 for it.

Although this long spear was also a Tier One Spiritual Weapon, it required more materials and more complex craftsmanship. In particular, the cost and technical skill required to engrave the ”Return Glyphs” that channeled Qi and Blood Energy were extremely high, so it was bound to be more expensive.

This price was indeed a good value.

Payment successful. His account balance instantly shrank by 580,000.

Next,

Lin Yi opened the purchase page for Bone Tempering Pills. His finger furiously tapped the ”+” on the quantity field until the remaining massive sum in his account was almost completely gone!

Order Confirmed: First-Grade Bone Tempering Pills x 442!

Staring at the astonishing number ”442” on the screen, Lin Yi’s heart couldn’t help but accelerate.

An ordinary Martial Artist would have to pinch pennies just to buy ten Bone Tempering Pills at a time. This quantity was enough to leave anyone dumbfounded!

’This is too shocking. I absolutely can’t let another soul know!’

Half an hour later, a low-noise, high-speed logistics drone painted with the Hundred Arms Commerce Guild’s logo hovered precisely above the secluded corner Lin Yi had specified.

A hatch slid open silently, and a waist-high, high-strength alloy lockbox and a long, narrow weapon case descended steadily.

Lin Yi quickly stepped forward. After a retinal scan and fingerprint confirmation, the lockbox popped open with a CLICK.

Inside were neatly arranged, deep-brown Bone Tempering Pill capsules that exuded a rich, medicinal fragrance—two full, large boxes of them!

The sheer quantity was enough to make one’s scalp tingle just by looking at it.

He quickly checked the seals and the quantity, confirming everything was in order.

Next, he opened the long, narrow weapon case.

An Owl Dragon C-82 Long Spear lay quietly inside. Its entire body was a dark silver, with fine blue energy patterns flowing along the shaft and its tip shimmering with a deadly, cold light.

Lin Yi reached out and gripped the shaft. It was cool to the touch, and its heavy texture felt just right.

He casually performed a flourish. The sound of the spear slicing through the air was sharp and fierce, the cold light of its tip flickering menacingly. It felt perfect in his hands!

”A fine spear!”

Lin Yi exclaimed in a low voice, fighting spirit surging in his eyes.

He lifted the heavy lockbox full of Bone Tempering Pills with one hand and tightly gripped his new Owl Dragon C-82 Long Spear with the other, striding toward a deeper, more remote, unmonitored corner of the campus.

After all, he was about to consume over four hundred Bone Tempering Pills at once. The act was so shocking that he absolutely could not let anyone find out.

Otherwise, he would never be able to explain it.

He couldn’t wait to burn through those four hundred-plus Pills and charge toward a higher realm of Bone Tempering!

「...」

Consuming 442 Bone Tempering Pills at a rate of one every two minutes...

would require a full 884 minutes!

Nearly fifteen hours!

And that was assuming he remained completely focused, gave it his all, and didn’t rest for even a moment!

From the moment he received the Pills, Lin Yi began this long, arduous cultivation marathon.

He sat cross-legged under the shade of a secluded tree, shutting out the outside world. All his schoolwork was tossed to the back of his mind.

Even so, he raced against time. The sun sank below the horizon, and night fell. Lin Yi dragged his exhausted body home from school, but the lights in his room remained on.

Sweat had long since soaked his clothes, only to be dried by his steaming Qi and Blood, leaving behind white salt stains.

Outside the window, the clamor of the city slowly quieted until all was silent.

Only the occasional, soft CRACK from his bones—like new buds breaking through old branches—and the faint hum of his Mosquito Avatar steadily drawing energy were especially clear in the silent night.

Time passed, bit by bit.

The stars faded.

Until... five in the morning!

When the last Bone Tempering Pill turned to dust and the final surge of Bone Tempering energy was completely absorbed.

”Haaa... I’m dead tired!”

Lin Yi abruptly broke out of his meditative state, exhaling a long, white plume of breath tinged with scorching heat.

He subconsciously stretched, and a dense series of cracks, like popping soybeans, immediately erupted from his bones, a constant CRACKLE and POP!

An indescribable feeling of ease and power surged through his entire body.

Although the nourishment from the Kidney-Water Spiritual Essence continuously soothed his tearing muscle fatigue and repaired minor damage,

the soul-deep weariness from pushing his Spirit to the limit for over a dozen hours and enduring extreme pain washed over him like a tide, making even thinking feel incredibly heavy.

’Finally... I finally finished all several hundred of these Bone Tempering Pills!’

Lin Yi shook his groggy head, forcing himself to hold on to his last sliver of consciousness.

He’d never imagined that ’pay-to-win’ with pills could be so exhausting.

’Mm... I can still squeeze in two hours of sleep.’

His voice was incredibly hoarse.

’Tomorrow... no, today, I still have to get to school on time to cultivate the all-important Water Source Spear!’

There was no time to waste.

With his last bit of consciousness before falling asleep,

he pulled up his system panel for a look—

[Qi and Blood]: 73.36/123.36.

[Bone Tempering]: 9 (100%), 1 (48%), 196 (0%).

”Hiss!”

Even though he was dead tired, the moment he saw the panel’s information, Lin Yi’s Spirit jolted!

Nine key torso bones had been tempered to the flawless Perfection realm!

The progress on the tenth bone was already approaching the halfway mark!

And his maximum Qi and Blood had broken through the hundred-point barrier in one go, reaching a level of 123 that even he found a little terrifying!

One had to know, from the time he’d reached the limit of a Martial Disciple and officially set foot on the difficult path of Bone Tempering, a grand total of only four days had passed!

Just four short days!

His Qi and Blood had broken a hundred!

His Bone Tempering progress was so rapid!

This was simply rocket-like speed, enough to make anyone who knew the truth’s jaw drop, surpassing the limits of all common sense and imagination!

An irrepressible sense of accomplishment briefly washed away his fatigue.

Carrying this satisfaction and the heavy shackles on his body, Lin Yi collapsed onto his bed. The instant his head hit the pillow, his consciousness was completely devoured by a boundless darkness, and he fell into a deep sleep.

「The next morning.」

As dawn broke, Lin Yi, with his precise biological clock, had already struggled awake from his sleep.

Although the mental fatigue hadn’t completely dissipated, his body, nourished by the Kidney-Water Spiritual Essence, was filled with surging Life Force.

He quickly washed up, wolfed down breakfast, and felt the warm current of energy from the food spread through him. His spirits slightly lifted, he shouldered his weapon case and strode toward school.

Walking on the cool morning streets, Lin Yi divided his attention.

He didn’t have his Mosquito Avatar follow him to school. Instead, with a thought, he directed it to slip silently into the nearest sewer entrance.

’Time to resume the search plan that was interrupted!’

He hadn’t forgotten about that!

Before the Red Moon cataclysm, he had already controlled his Mosquito Avatar to comb through one-eighth of Yang City’s vast underground pipe network.

The appearance of the Red Moon had forced him to temporarily halt everything.

Now, it was time to restart this underground exploration project!

The resource bonus from the Bone Tempering Pills was now exhausted, and his pockets were once again empty.

The progress on tempering the remaining 196 bones was about to slow to an agonizing crawl.

’Whether or not I can find those illegal Demon Beast breeding farms hidden deep underground and fleece them for all they’re worth has become the key to my rapid advancement!’

The Mosquito Avatar zipped through the dark, damp pipes.

At the same time, Lin Yi stepped through the gates of Yang City No. 1 High School.

His objective was clear. He headed straight for the advanced training room deep within the Martial Dao hall.

It was still early, and the training room was empty.

Lin Yi didn’t delay. He took the Owl Dragon Long Spear from its case and assembled it.

”Hah!”

With a low shout, Lin Yi flicked his wrist. The long spear shot out like a venomous dragon emerging from its cave, instantly tearing through the air with a sharp sonic boom!

The spear’s shadow danced.

He had just started practicing with the spear and didn’t dive straight into the complex Water Source Spear. Instead, he began practicing with the ”Basic Spearmanship” manual the principal had given him.

Just as he was immersed in the rhythm of his spearmanship—

RING RING RING~

The melodic school bell rang on time, echoing across the morning campus.

The heavy door to the training room was pushed open with a CLICK.

A figure as straight and imposing as a spear walked in, silhouetted against the light from the doorway.

The newcomer was tall and well-built, with the long arms and narrow waist of a trained fighter. His steps were steady and powerful, and the practical black training uniform he wore further accentuated his extraordinary presence.

Slung across his back was a long spear made of deep cyan metal. Its body was simple and archaic, and a dark glint seemed to flow at its tip. It was clearly no ordinary item.

It was none other than the director of the first-year teaching office, Zhang Quan.

Lin Yi instantly stopped his movements. The long spear traced a graceful arc through the air before he planted it firmly by his side with a soft THUD.

He immediately straightened his back, respectfully cupping his fist in his palm. ”Good morning, Teacher Zhang!”

Zhang Quan’s sharp gaze swept over Lin Yi as if it were tangible, moving from his stable stance, to his firm grip on the spear, and finally to his eyes, which, despite a trace of having stayed up all night, were still bright and full of spirit...

A moment later,

a rare, satisfied smile appeared on Zhang Quan’s perpetually serious face. His voice boomed, ”Mm! Your essence, energy, and spirit are excellent!”

He took a few steps closer, and the faint, oppressive aura of a powerful expert became even clearer.

”The principal has already told me about your situation. I will be teaching you the Water Source Spear personally.”

Hearing this, a light of sincere gratitude and excitement flashed in Lin Yi’s eyes. He once again cupped his fist solemnly.

”Then I’ll be troubling you, Teacher! I will definitely put my heart into learning!”