High Martial: I Grind Professions

Chapter 331: Chapter 186: Peak of Great Sun Realm

[Name: Li Wen]

[Age: 28]

[Realm: Late-stage Great Sun Realm (Level 59.3 → 59.8)]

[Class: Scholar Lv. 15 (65,180 → 116,480 / 1,638,400)]

[Skill: Saber Art · Dao Realm (30%)]

[Cultivation Technique: Shocking God Stab · 7th Layer (100%)]

For over two months, his disciplined routine hadn’t changed in the slightest.

Six hours of high-intensity reading and studying in the morning to accumulate Scholar experience.

Afternoons were spent immersed in the world of the saber, comprehending the mysteries of the Law.

At night, he focused on circulating the *Nine Heavens Divine Body · Great Sun Chapter*, tempering and refining his physical body. ℯℯ𝑙.

With his day-after-day persistence, his Scholar experience grew steadily, and his Saber Art realm also smoothly advanced to thirty percent comprehension of the Dao Realm.

However, what currently held his utmost attention was the progress bar of his physical realm—Level 59.8.

He was only a final 0.1 level away from the Peak of Great Sun Realm.

A clear and powerful premonition lingered in his mind: that thin barrier was about to be broken, quite possibly today.

The gates to the Marquis rank were within arm’s reach.

Once his physical body ascended to the Peak of Great Sun Realm, it meant he would satisfy the most crucial condition for assailing the Marquis-rank God-Fiend realm.

With his current foundation from the perfected Ninth Layer of the Nine Heavens Divine Body, his physical combat strength would leap directly to the level of a top-tier Marquis the moment he succeeded.

At that time, the total amount of his Primordial Spirit power would skyrocket, and the might of his Shocking God Stab would approach the threshold of the King-level.

Furthermore, his normal combat strength—the initial fusion of his Primordial Spirit and Divine Body’s power—would allow him to easily step into the domain of a peak Marquis.

This would be an all-encompassing, qualitative leap.

At this thought, even with Li Wen’s current state of mind, a trace of eager anticipation couldn’t help but surface.

He gathered his thoughts, then got up to wash.

No matter how crucial his personal advancement was, his duty to protect could not be neglected.

He changed into the standard uniform of the defense squad and began his daily patrol.

Although the lurking Demon Race spies and Shadow Organization members both inside and outside Changning City had clearly become much more subdued since the great battle on New Year’s Eve, Li Wen never let his guard down.

His parents lived in this city. They were the source of his motivation to cultivate and a bottom line he would never allow anyone to cross.

His Primordial Spirit power spread out like an invisible, intricate net, sweeping quickly through the city’s streets and alleys as he moved, sensing every minute energy fluctuation and abnormal aura.

A short while later, he arrived at Changning City’s most bustling commercial district.

His Primordial Spirit scan swept rapidly over the rows of towering buildings, and a torrent of information flooded his mind.

Just as he was about to shift his focus from the area, the clear sound of the name ”Li Wen,” mixed in with the surrounding clamor, crashed into his perception.

He stopped in his tracks, his gaze precisely landing on the entrance of a lavishly decorated restaurant by the street.

An argument was taking place there.

A few well-dressed young men and women, reeking of alcohol, were blocking the entrance. Leading them was a young man with his arm around a heavily made-up woman.

He was arrogantly scolding a middle-aged man in a manager’s uniform who wore a distressed expression.

”Why don’t you go and ask around who I, Li Li, am?”

The young man tilted his chin up, spit flying as he spoke, nearly hitting the manager in the face.

”My cousin is Li Wen, the captain of the Changning City God-Fiend Defense Squad! Forget eating a meal at this crappy hotel of yours; even if the mayor of Changning City himself came, he’d have to greet me politely! Do you understand the rules or not?”

”That’s right! It’s a huge honor for your hotel that Young Master Li is willing to come here! He’s showing you respect! How dare you keep bringing up money? Are you looking for trouble?”

A similarly drunk companion beside him immediately chimed in, his tone just as arrogant.

Sweat beaded on the hotel manager’s forehead. He bowed even lower, his voice filled with helplessness.

”Young Master Li, you... please don’t be angry. How would we dare to offend you? It’s just... you’ve already visited seven times in the last two months, and it’s been the most expensive banquet every time... Even if we just count the cost, our humble establishment really... can’t sustain this.”

He had clearly investigated Li Li’s background, which was why he was swallowing his anger and holding back.

The man put everything on a tab every single time. His spending was astronomical, and his visits were becoming more and more frequent—he would bring friends over almost every four or five days. The hotel truly couldn’t afford it.

”What are you trying to say?!” Li Li’s eyes widened. He roughly pushed the woman in his arms away and took a menacing step forward.

”So you’re saying I, Li Li, have been freeloading off you?!”

”No, no, Young Master Li, you’ve misunderstood!” The manager waved his hands frantically, his face pale with fright.

”This humble one would never dare to imply such a thing! It’s just...”

”Just what?” Li Li cut him off impatiently, his finger nearly poking the manager’s nose.

”Cut the crap! Get your boss over here right now! I’d like to see who gave you the nerve to talk to me like this! Believe it or not, with a single word from me, this dump of yours will be closed for good tomorrow!”

The manager was scared into silence, his lips trembling. Seeing Li Li’s relentless, bullying expression, he could only lower his head in resignation, his eyes filled with bitterness and helplessness.

Just as he was about to grit his teeth and give in once more, just to make these plagues go away—

”Li Li.”

A calm, unwavering voice came from behind the side of the crowd.

It wasn’t loud, but it carried a peculiar, piercing quality that instantly silenced the surrounding noise.

Li Li was in the middle of his tirade and didn’t see who had arrived. Thinking it was some busybody who didn’t know their place, he yelled angrily without turning his head.

”Who the hell is sticking their nose... huh?!”

But when he whipped his head around and clearly saw the familiar defense squad uniform, and the plain yet incredibly imposing face, the rest of his words died in his throat.