strike when the iron is hot

However, compared with Emilia, he didn't have any expectations from Sophie.

Now that he was at it, he might as well check her attributes.

[Request for status report.]

[Target - Sophie Fate]

[Cost - 7,000 spirit stones]

[Yes/No]

David went ahead and clicked on yes. Immediately, a detailed report displaying Sophie's attributes appeared in front of him.

[Name: Sophie Fate

Age: 28

Potential: B grade

Cultivation: Body Refining Rank 7

Crystallization of Life: Demon of Fate

Investment Grade: AAA

Remark: Daughter of Sect Master of North River Sect, born with a golden spoon in her mouth but due to some reasons failed to capitalize. Although lacking in potential, the target represents an opportunity to make huge profit.]

David blinked and read the entire thing again. There was a huge difference between her potential and investment grade.

Had the bank made a mistake in calculating her investment grade? Moreover, her Crystallization of Life was also weird.

"Demon of Fate." The name itself was weird. However, before David could think about anything further, the space in front of him flashed and a woman dressed in onyx armor appeared.

She had long white hair tied together in a ponytail, and she looked at David with her purple eyes that contained no emotion.

David looked at her with narrowed eyes. He could clearly tell her cultivation was the same as his at the peak of the Body Refining Realm, but the feeling that she gave him was something that David hadn't felt before.

"Trainee, prepare yourself for the second round. This round isn't going to be as simple as the first round, where you could directly fight with your opponent and win," Old First announced in a calm and composed voice.

When he finished his words, the space around them flashed once again, and two spears made of unknown material appeared beside David and the white-haired woman.

The white expanse that stretched endlessly started to flow, as if it was made of water, and barely in a moment, two platforms that were slightly raised appeared.

"The rules are simple: whoever manages to throw the longest will win."

David, however, frowned. There were no signs of escaping out of here. If things continued like they had been, after he defeated her, someone even more powerful would appear, and the cycle would continue. He couldn't let things go on like this; he had to take the initiative.

The white-haired girl walked towards the platform and took her position. Her actions seemed to be preprogrammed as if she had no will of her own. After watching this scene, David became even more confident in his actions, and given the fact the monster didn't want to kill them, he could just go ahead.

Sophie and Leon were also watching the actions of the white-haired woman intently. Both of them were sure, after David, it was their turn.

Instead of following her actions, David started to gather mana and concentrate.

"What is he doing?" Old First couldn't help but comment as he looked at the unusual actions of David on the screen.

"What is this tiny thing in his hand?"

Under the bewildered gaze of Old First, an object with a pointed tip, barely a few centimeters long, appeared in David's hand.

"Old Third, do you know what is this thing in the man's hand?" Old Second's blob wiggled with curiosity.

Old Third, aka Rick, had been outside a few times, so it was expected that he might know something about it.

"I have no idea," Old Third spoke in a cold voice and disappeared from the hall. He didn't want to be tormented further. From the look of it, the two of them were going to get better bodies than him. Now that Rick remembered Old Second and Old First's words, he felt cheated.

"Is that a pen?" Leon muttered in confusion, not understanding what David was trying to do.

David paid no heed to their actions and started moving.

"Flow," David muttered in his head. Following his words, David's body suddenly accelerated. Sparks of purple thunder appeared on his legs.

"Witness the power of the almighty pen." David shouted and threw the pen in the white-haired woman's direction.

Crackle!

With the sound of thunder, the pen moved like a laser pointer, instantly appearing behind the woman's neck.

Puchi!

The pen instantly pierced through her neck and came out from the other end. Following a shower of blood, the white-haired woman fell to the ground.

David didn't stop and continued to run. When he was close enough to the body, he sold it to the bank.

"60,000 spirit stones have been deposited in your account."

"What the…" Sophie looked at the scene incredulously, her mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg inside it. She wasn't the only one surprised; Old First and Old Second were also looking at this scene dumbfoundedly.

A king-level talent died just like that.

Leon's worldview was shattered today. Although he knew David would win, he didn't expect it to be in this way. Just as they were feeling shocked, something even more unexpected happened. Rick appeared in front of David out of nowhere.

"What is Old Third doing?" Old Second muttered in surprise.

Before Old Second could understand Rick's intentions, he suddenly transformed, and hundreds of tentacles moved towards David at incredible speed.

"Stooooop," Old Second shouted, his voice filled with fury. Each of Rick's tentacles was like a bloodthirsty sword filled with bone-chilling killing intent.

"Hmmp," Old First didn't say anything and directly disappeared from his position. Old Third was out of his mind. He had to stop him before it was too late.

If it had been before, David might have struggled to keep up with Rick, but now he was not the same as before. Time seemed to have stopped for David; of course, it was just an illusion created by his brain, which was processing the events at light speed.

"What to do? This bastard is too close to me. I won't be able to dodge in time." David instantly thought of tens of countermeasures, but none of them seemed effective. However, suddenly an idea struck him, causing the corners of his lips to curl up.