First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!

Dense slashes coiled around long, slender, bony fingers, then merged into the wind and sliced out.

They scraped against Second Master Bai’s body, visibly melting away patches of flesh and scales inch by inch.

But since it had no physical form, there was no blood spray.

And precisely because there was no blood—

The way it crumbled like sand in the wind made the scene all the more shocking.

Especially with that faint smile on Lu Ding’s face.

Everyone around who witnessed the whole process couldn’t quite put their feelings into words.

To sum it up simply: Why the h*ll is he smiling?!

Lu Ding: Why am I smiling?The guy who tried to screw me is dead, and now I get to collect a monster for free.

You tell me—why wouldn’t I smile?

This is what you call a double win.

Everyone says, blessings never come in pairs, misfortunes never come alone.

But Lu Ding always wins the jackpot twice in a row.

Of course he should be smiling!!!

【Contained Creature: Second Master Bai】

【Containment Reward: White Hui Scale-Shake Technique】

【White Hui Scale-Shake Technique: Full-body energy synchronization, Twelve Zodiac Forms, snake-based technique, subclass spell】

Something fresh again.

Lu Ding looked at the newly appearing text.

Let’s start with this Second Master Bai: its overall appearance was a triangular head, predominantly white with mutton-fat jade-like patterns, and everything below the jaw was black, dotted with orange specks.

In this world, Lu Ding had no idea what it was called.

But in his previous life—

Its prototype was the infamous Himalayan white-headed viper.

According to folk tales—

This creature was originally black, but once saw a divine snake that was completely white. It became obsessed, longing to shed its skin and turn entirely white.

As a result, it offended that white divine snake.

Just after shedding its head, it was found and burned by divine fire.

The orange spots on its body were burn marks from that fire. Its white head and black body became its lifelong appearance.

After that incident, within that sacred mountain, it ranked second—thus earning the title “Second Master Bai.”

As for who the “First Master” was, Lu Ding truly didn’t know.

Now, about this White Hui Scale-Shake.

Based on the descriptions—

This spell likely stemmed from the Si Snake in the Twelve Zodiac Forms, but it wasn’t orthodox, so it was classified as a subclass spell, not a full spell.

This made Lu Ding recall some old videos he’d watched about snake boxing.

One signature move was called White Python Scale-Shake—

A full-body energy-sync move.

Kind of like the short-force strikes in Hung Gar: looks like just a stance, but once used, it buffs you up—it means you’re going all out, getting serious.

This White Hui Scale-Shake Technique was similar.

Also a buff, also a full-body energy sync.

It was close to Lu Ding’s Oneness with Formlessness, which could trigger Oneness with Heaven and Man.

The difference?

Oneness with Heaven and Man enhanced perception and intangible qualities.

While White Hui Scale-Shake—

Focused entirely on the physical body, adjusting it to its peak combat state.

A human body, due to various reasons, can’t usually exert 100% of its strength. Even if it unconsciously does, there are consequences.

The most common being muscle strains after high-intensity exertion.

White Hui Scale-Shake let you manually flip the 100% switch.

This would be a massive boost for Lu Ding.

Even if it left some damage afterward, Lu Ding could recover using Living Shedding, Living Corpse.

Just as Lu Ding was thinking that—

The golden text from his cheat finger started to fade and fuse.

More surprises!!

【White Hui Scale-Shake: Ready】

【Living Shedding, Living Corpse: Ready】

The words merged and revealed something new.

【Spell: White Snake Scale-Shake】

【White Snake Scale-Shake: Full-body energy synchronization, Twelve Zodiac Forms, snake-based spell】

Seeing the word Spell, Lu Ding was at a loss for words.

He’d used his cheat finger for so long—

Finally, it had produced a real spell, not just a subclass technique!

Second Master Bai, with all his mystery, really lived up to the hype.

As Lu Ding carefully internalized the White Snake Scale-Shake, he couldn’t help but praise it.

No wonder it was a full spell.

Compared to White Hui Scale-Shake, White Snake Scale-Shake had two key advantages: higher ceiling, and no lasting injuries.

It could even “shake off” injuries—whether damage already sustained or attacks about to land.

As long as your base strength and spiritual energy were enough, you could shake them off.

And it was slippery too.

Tracking techniques, energy-link spells, ambush detection—all of them slipped right off.

Simply put—it couldn’t be targeted.

“No wonder it’s on par with Oneness with Formlessness... wait!!!”

Wait a second!

Lu Ding suddenly realized something.

Could Oneness with Formlessness also be upgraded?

Or... was Oneness with Formlessness already an upgraded version?

And if fusion was possible... what were the other techniques needed to supplement it?

Lu Ding had no clue.

Also, the cheat finger just mentioned the Twelve Zodiac Forms.

If White Snake Scale-Shake was already this busted... what about the others...?

Now, in addition to Death-Body Black Prison, Lu Ding had a new goal:

To find the supplement techniques for Oneness with Formlessness, and collect the other Twelve Zodiac Forms.

He couldn’t help it—

He had a collector’s obsession.

Just liked to complete sets.

Giving him half or just one piece of a set? It was torture.

Lu Ding removed the stele.

Today, he got a spell and killed someone who tried to harm him—he was in a great mood.

He turned and gave the others a little smile.

And that smile—

Made everyone around him tremble inside.

They all silently turned around and left—

So quiet it was eerie.

Lu Ding was baffled.

He actually wanted to explain why he killed Bai You.

But they all looked like they didn’t even care.

Was that normal?

That couldn’t be right!

He just killed a trainee.

Fine, no one stopped him in the moment, maybe they were afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.

But now that the fight was over, no one even cared why he did it?!

In the end, only those with closer ties to him, the ones he could talk to, stayed behind.

“Weird as hell.”

As Lu Ding spoke, the Chief Instructor walked in with his usual grim face.

Said nothing at first.

Just gave Lu Ding a top-to-bottom look.

Lu Ding was about to explain.

“Because of the Jinshan incident?”

Lu Ding nodded, about to speak: “Yes, he...”

“He was the traitor?”

Lu Ding: ......

You already said everything I was going to say—what’s left for me?

Thankfully, the Chief didn’t continue interrupting.

Lu Ding finally got a chance to say: “I’ve got footage on my law enforcement recorder—Chang Yan’s dying message. Also, you saw how this guy acted just now.”

“I believe, with your expertise, you can clearly tell—I didn’t wrongly accuse him.”

Veteran investigators and security officers were basically the same.

Most of the time, all it took was a single glance or movement to nail down a suspect.

And just now, Bai You had basically confessed on his own.