Demon Fighting World.

After concluding the Source Lord meeting, Bai Pu’s consciousness returned, opening his eyes once more in the Secret Collection Hall.

For the remaining time in the Demon Fighting World, Bai Pu had made arrangements.

At the Silver Alfalfa Field, Bai Pu, assuming the identity of a work-study student at the Secret Collection Hall, helped the group of Grass Spirits apply for the qualification of station maintenance.

From then on, that group of Grass Spirits could be considered temporarily employed.

Bai Pu also noted down the methods to cultivate Fire and Water Magic Power Circuits in the Secret Collection Hall.

He hadn’t comprehended the corresponding Mystical Arts for these two Magic Power Circuits, so mastery wasn’t something achievable overnight, and the time left in the Demon Fighting World was obviously insufficient.

And after leaving the Professional Plane, it would be very difficult to master, requiring an extended period.

This is due to the uniqueness of the Professional Plane.

The independent learning ability of the Awakened has always been restricted, both in the real world and in other Spirit Realms.

Only during trials in the Professional Plane is an Awakened’s independent learning ability not limited, instead greatly enhanced by the Spirit Realm Will.

Even if Bai Pu re-enters the Demon Fighting World next time, he won’t enjoy this learning ability bonus. By then, the Demon Fighting World would no longer be a Professional Plane, only an ordinary Plane World for him.

"If I want to gain insights into Fire and Water in the future, or even achieve specialization in Four Elements Magic, it requires tremendous effort, and perhaps guidance from powerful Natives."

Bai Pu now somewhat understood why the Dai Sect would seek guidance from Native experts in various high-difficulty Spirit Realms.

Having accomplished all this, Bai Pu returned to reality.

On the clearance settlement interface, Bai Pu routinely retrieved Spiritual Points and fame.

This time, his fame in Demon Fighting: Battle Academy wasn’t high, only C-level (slightly famous). The difficulty of the Demon Fighting World was extremely high, and Bai Pu was just a learner.

The title acquired, however, was quite interesting.

[Third Contactee: C-level Title. When wearing this title, every ten attacks will trigger a Shadow Strike once, which cannot be deflected or blocked.]

The effect of this title was somewhat like the True Red Power-empowered Red Sand Ghosts.

Unclear if the title’s origin relates to Demon God Salajael.

Bai Pu then drew from the Celestial Wolf’s Bloody Treasure Chest.

Celestial Wolf, as a Level 9 Heroic Profession, was exceptionally powerful, and his Bloody Treasure Chest gave Bai Pu two drawing chances.

Without hesitation, Bai Pu disregarded the seemingly tempting options of Storage Space items and Equipment. His sole objective was to draw Spirit Realm War Honor!

Celestial Wolf, being a Black Iron Major, had Honor Points over 10,000. Even if Bai Pu drew only a portion, he should be able to advance in rank.

The final two draws were neither lucky nor unlucky.

One draw fetched Spiritual Points: 270,000.

The other yielded Honor Points: 3,496!

[Your rank has been promoted to Black Iron Captain (6936/10000)!]

[When Honor Points reach 10,000, you must complete related promotion tasks to advance to School-Level Officer.]

Black Iron Captain rank!

At the Honor Points exchange counter, Bai Pu saw the refreshed honor exchange items.

Unfortunately, the most valued [Honor Life Potion] and [Honor Energy Potion] were still Lieutenant versions, unchanged. It seemed that only promoting to the next major stage would bring better potions.

Bai Pu first replenished with two Lieutenant-Level Honor Potions, then examined the new stock on the counter.

"Wow, the items refreshed this time actually include this kind of thing?"

Bai Pu uttered softly in surprise, noticing a fist-sized conch shell on the top shelf of the counter.

Bai Pu could see the informational description of the item.

[Tidal Conch: Spirit Realm Wonders. Hold it to your ear and listen to the horn of the tide!]

[Note: Listen for at least one hour daily. Awakened who listen to the Tidal Conch for a long time will comprehend the Tide Mystical Arts. The higher the comprehension, the less time needed to grasp it. Upon successfully comprehending the Tide Mystical Arts, the conch will shatter and vanish.]

Bai Pu’s Spirit revived, and he immediately wanted to exchange.

Unfortunately, it was rare curios exchangeable only by School Officers, and Bai Pu’s current privileges weren’t sufficient!

"Such curios do not come up for exchange easily."

Bai Pu understood, despite using the Duke of Scania’s crest to frequently enter and exit the Spirit Realm and often view the Honor Exchange Counter, the items in the counter did not refresh every time.

In Bai Pu’s observation, items at the Honor Exchange Counter should refresh monthly—except for Honor Potions, which are replenished upon purchase, but each Awakened can only buy one (of each type) and can’t trade Honor Potions with others.

"I request to use the Black Iron Lieutenant... oh, no, Black Iron Captain’s privileges to extend the locking time for the Spirit Realm Wonders: Tidal Conch."

Bai Pu checked the Lieutenant’s privileges, which included this option.

Even a Lieutenant could do this, let alone a Captain.

[With your rank: Black Iron Captain, you can extend this curios locking time by up to 200%. You need to pay 20,000 Spiritual Points.]

Small change!

Bai Pu agreed to pay at once, immediately coating the surface of the [Tidal Conch] with a layer of golden liquid light, as if frozen in time.

It was locked, and until three months later, when the lock expired, it wouldn’t be refreshed away.

"My task goal is to advance to School Officer within three months and then purchase this conch."

Bai Pu thought silently.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t let Advanced Awakened teammates buy it for him, as everyone’s military supplies exchange counter had independently existing exchange items. Even if Bai Pu brought over a School-Level Officer, they wouldn’t see Bai Pu’s counter content or help him buy the Tidal Conch.

With this thought in mind, Bai Pu returned to the real world.

The first reaction was his body felt light.

The second reaction was the world felt fragile.

While walking, Bai Pu’s soles left shallow indentations and web-like cracks on the real world’s stone ground.

He didn’t exert intentionally, just felt the real world had become more fragile.

With strength, he could leap several meters high, as if the gravity binding of the real world didn’t exist.

"How is it, a bit hard to get used to, right?" Commander Nie appeared at an unknown time, smiling as he spoke.

Bai Pu lightly gathered his energy and sat on the sofa, ensuring not to break it.

"Just broke through to become an Advanced Awakened, returning from a high-intensity Spirit Realm, it’s a bit unsettling on Earth," Commander Nie said, "Some Advanced Awakened even dislike the thin Spiritual Particles on Earth and hide in the Boundary Land for years."

Bai Pu recalled when he was a Mid-level Awakened, that uncomfortable sensation in the Advanced Boundary Land, he couldn’t help but nod.

He reckoned that Advanced Awakened in the real world would also feel uncomfortable, like a fish diving into a muddy pond.