"Buzz!"

With a soft humming sound, the sword light in front of Zhou Yingting lit up once more.

The black bear opposite saw this scene and a human-like mocking expression appeared in its eyes.

It had already witnessed Zhou Yingting's move before and was certain it wouldn't inflict much harm on it.

However, it wasn't planning to tangle with Zhou Yingting anymore; it would kill Zhou Yingting, grab his body, and leave immediately, then find a place to savor it with its mate!

The scent emanating from this human was incredibly enticing.

That aroma made it irresistible, only wishing to swallow him whole, skin and bones.

The black bear rose up, ready to end this battle, but just as it stepped toward Zhou Yingting, the light on Zhou Yingting's sword suddenly turned blood-red.

Compared to before, this time the light on the opponent's sword gave it a strong sense of death.

At this moment, Zhou Yingting opened his eyes again, his gaze fixed solely on the black bear in front of him.

The next instant, the red light eerily streaked through the corridor.

As it appeared, the red light retracted, and the black bear had shattered into pieces on the ground.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yingting was drenched in sweat, his face pale, his head splitting with pain.

"Ugh..."

Zhou Yingting collapsed to the ground, clutching his head with both hands, feeling as if countless needles were constantly piercing into his brain.

The sensation made Zhou Yingting wish he could open his brain.

If not for being too exhausted to move, he might have already been banging his head against the nearby wall.

It was unclear how much time passed before Zhou Yingting finally felt slightly relieved, his headache diminishing.

However, the weakness throughout his body still made it difficult for him to get up.

Zhou Yingting opened his eyes, finally noticing a few uniformed personnel standing not far away, unsure of what to do.

"It's alright, go ahead and clean up," Zhou Yingting gasped for breath and waved at them.

They had come at Zhou Yingting's request to clean up the corpse, initially thinking he could handle the black bear.

But the black bear was stronger than he expected.

He was careless.

His strength wasn't that great after all.

If not for Zhou Yingting overextending his spiritual power in the end, he might have become the black bear's meal today.

Zhou Yingting, panting, looked at his attribute panel.

He had taken a Spiritual Recovery Potion in advance when using the Jinghong Sword.

Otherwise, even without being driven mad by pain, he would be contemplating self-harm with only one point of spiritual power recovering every sixty minutes.

At this moment, he saw his spiritual power had recovered to 61 points, but...

"The standard value of spiritual power is now 60 points?"

Looking at his attribute panel, Zhou Yingting realized that his original 50-point standard value for spiritual power had now increased to sixty!

The standard value had increased!

Besides this improvement, the standard value for possession had also increased by 10 points, now at 180 points.

"Does overdrawing spiritual power to below fifty points lead to an increase in standard value upon recovery?"

Gazing at his attribute panel, Zhou Yingting's expression turned slightly grim.

The increase in standard value meant he couldn't store power for long when using Jinghong in the future.

Jinghong's power relies on the time spent storing power; without being able to do so for long, its power is significantly reduced.

Moreover, the increase in standard value was not a great change.

While using Jinghong below the standard value drastically increases its power, the cost is equally great.

Viewing the panel in front of him, Zhou Yingting's expression soured, while the personnel nearby began cleaning up the shattered flesh.

Luckily, it was the black bear's, so it wasn't too visually overwhelming.

Moments later, after clearing the scene, the personnel began some post-action work.

At this time, Yu Lingxin finally opened the door and walked towards Zhou Yingting, her face pale.

"Bro?"

Yu Lingxin approached Zhou Yingting cautiously, appearing concerned about getting too close after witnessing some things that truly frightened her.

Smiling at her, Zhou Yingting asked, "Did it scare you?"

Yu Lingxin shook her head at his words, looking at the blood-soaked shoulder of Zhou Yingting, her expression instantly turning pained.

"Are you okay? I'll get medicine for you!"

Saying this, Yu Lingxin was about to retrieve a medical kit.

But just then, a healthcare worker rushed over, already holding a medical kit.

"Sir, shall I treat your wounds first?"

"Mm," Zhou Yingting nodded in response.

He hadn't noticed it much before, but now he could distinctly feel that piercing pain in his shoulder.

Compared to the prior headache, this pain was actually more bearable for Zhou Yingting.

Seeing this, the healthcare worker quickly cut open Zhou Yingting's clothes, first treating the shoulder wound, disinfecting and bandaging it, then cleaning his other injuries.

At this moment, Zhou Yingting's phone began to ring.

Picking up, he saw it was Zhang Yi calling.

"Hello, did you finish it over there?"

Zhang Yi's voice on the other end sounded somewhat weary.

"Mm, barely managed. This thing was too tough."

Zhou Yingting replied.

Zhang Yi chuckled wryly, "It's very tough; we couldn't completely break through its defense even with heavy weaponry on our side."

He added with a sigh, "Luckily, you were there on your end; otherwise, it could have been a huge problem."

He hadn't expected that this thing had two heads.

They had one on their side, and Zhou Yingting had another.

If Zhou Yingting hadn't been there, it could've been deadly.

Zhou Yingting glanced at his own injuries, realizing this black bear had come straight for him and not just stumbled upon him by chance.

"Want to find a place to chat?"

Zhang Yi thought that discussing this over the phone wasn't clear enough, so he wanted to meet in person.

Zhou Yingting considered it and agreed.

But a medic nearby spoke up, "The external injuries have been treated, but we think you need to get checked at the hospital."

"Then let's meet at the hospital, we have quite a few injured here as well."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi immediately replied on the phone.

Zhou Yingting had no objections and prepared to get up and head downstairs.

However, the medics quickly brought a wheelchair, seating Zhou Yingting in it, then moved him to a stretcher once downstairs, and finally onto a vehicle.

"You don't need to come along, let Aunt know I'm fine."

Yu Lingxin wanted to follow, but Zhou Yingting stopped her.

Seeing this, Yu Lingxin pouted slightly, wanting to go with him, but Zhou Yingting insisted she shouldn't.

Reluctantly, Yu Lingxin could only stand there and watch Zhou Yingting leave.

....

Inside the hospital.

After several people were consecutively brought to the hospital, they underwent various scans and checks.

After Zhou Yingting finished his examination, he was also moved to a big room, filled with people from the 14th Bureau.

Upon entering, Zhang Yi immediately approached, a hint of surprise on his face as he saw the bandages on Zhou Yingting.

"You're hurt this badly?"

He knew Zhou Yingting was very strong.

For someone as powerful as Zhou Yingting to be this injured, did that mean the black bear he faced was even stronger?

"That black bear was tough to deal with."

Zhou Yingting admitted honestly.

He truly felt the black bear's strength was terrifying.

After he used the Jinghong Sword, it pierced initially but couldn't go further.

Bear in mind, when he used the Jinghong Sword before, it could cut through reinforced concrete.

Hearing this, Zhang Yi thought and agreed.

The black bear's Defense Power was indeed formidable, so it was inevitable for Zhou Yingting to get injured fighting it alone.

The main problem was that its Defense Power was just too monstrous.

"So, are we sure there are no more of these things outside?"

Zhou Yingting propped himself up, half-lying on the bed and asked.

"Yeah, it's confirmed, just two of them."

Zhang Yi nodded, looking at Zhou Yingting's injuries, "These injuries of yours, plus if you handled that black bear, I'll apply for some points from the 14th Bureau for you."

"Aren't you after the Jing Hong Entry? Once it shows up, you can exchange it with your points; how does that sound?"

"That works!"

Given his injuries, Zhou Yingting thought asking for some points wasn't too much.

He immediately agreed to the offer.

Zhang Yi felt relieved when Zhou Yingting agreed.

On his way over, he was thinking about how to reward Zhou Yingting.

He heard that Zhou Yingting previously went to Australia, and came back with billions.

It was apparent he had won big over there.

For someone who could do that, money probably just felt like numbers to them.

Money wasn't needed, and since they didn't have the Jing Hong Entry yet, points seemed the only option.

With points, Zhou Yingting could exchange for things freely within the 14th Bureau.

"By the way, when your Spiritual Power drops below the standard value, does its recovery increase the standard value?"

Before, he had only heard that it was crucial not to let your Spiritual Power drop below the standard value, but what happened if it did? Zhou Yingting wasn't very clear.

This was a good time to ask more.

"Did your Spiritual Power drop below the standard value?"

Zhang Yi was shocked upon hearing this and immediately looked at Zhou Yingting.

Zhou Yingting nodded, "But I drank a Spiritual Recovery Potion and recovered in a short time."

"That's good."

Zhang Yi's expression eased slightly.

"If you hadn't drunk a Spiritual Recovery Potion and your Spiritual Power fell below the standard value, its recovery wouldn't be one point every sixty minutes, but one point every one hundred and twenty minutes, or it might not recover at all."

"Without a Spiritual Recovery Potion, a drop below the standard value is fatal."

"Even with a potion, it's best not to let it drop below the standard value, as each recovery raises the standard value."

"You know entries for increasing Spiritual Power aren't common; raising the standard value a few times is essentially a waste."

Zhang Yi explained the situation to Zhou Yingting.

Song Qingyun had previously warned Zhou Yingting not to let his Spiritual Power drop below the standard, because back then, they were newbies.

Newbies wouldn't possibly have a Spiritual Recovery Potion.

If it fell below the standard, it would indeed be equivalent to death.

Understanding the crucial points, Zhou Yingting pondered over his increased standard value.

Perhaps there were entries that could lower the standard value?

But if it lowered, Jinghong wouldn't be as powerful.

Using Jinghong at the cost of Spiritual Power had a terrifying effect.

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