DEM Chapter 13: Su Yuan, Why Is Your Head All Pointy?

After a brief moment of shock, Su Yuan came to a realization.

Could it be that Teachers Li Ziquan and Zhuge Tie, seeing him so diligently collecting these leftovers, thought he was some poor, struggling kid who had to live off other people’s scraps?

Sure, he was a bit poor, but he’d never stoop to something that low!

Should he explain himself?

But wouldn’t that make him seem guilty, like he had something to hide? If the teachers asked Chu Lanxi and found out he didn’t even have a pet, wouldn’t that just make things worse?

Better to act like he knew nothing.

Besides, gaining favorability wasn’t a bad thing.

Su Yuan comforted himself with this thought. Just then, a “ding-dong” sounded in his mind.

[Ignoring the biases and mockery of others, bearing humiliation with resolve, you truly are a generation’s Demon Lord. The system gives you a thumbs-up!]

Oh, thanks a lot.

Su Yuan perked up and continued collecting the students’ leftovers, swapping out garbage bags one after another as his task progress rapidly climbed.

By the time the cafeteria was nearly empty, his task progress was finally maxed out.

[Task Progress: Resources Seized (100/100)]

[Task Reward: Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger (Issued)]

In the next moment, a flood of information poured into Su Yuan’s mind, detailing everything about the Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger.

At the same time, the spiritual energy in his body began to flow instinctively along the technique’s pathways, as if he had practiced it thousands of times, embedding it into his body like second nature.

He fully understood the technique’s effects.

[Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger: Consumes spiritual energy to extract the spiritual essence contained within a designated object, condensing it into a spirit pill. The pill’s effects vary slightly depending on the properties of the extracted object.]

Without a doubt, this was an evil technique that siphoned the vitality of all things for personal gain, truly worthy of the name “demonic technique.”

But as Su Yuan glanced at the bags of leftovers at his feet, he suddenly realized that the Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger might also be a divine skill for turning waste into treasure.

He had collected so many leftovers and was at a loss for what to do with them. They contained a fair amount of spiritual energy, and throwing them away felt like a waste.

Now, with the Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger, he could extract the spiritual energy and transform it into miraculous spirit pills for his own use.

With this realization, another thought dawned on Su Yuan, “In ancient times, demonic cultivators, despised by all, likely had to resort to stealing the scraps of heavenly treasures left by righteous cultivators to rise up and cultivate in secret. The Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger was probably born in such circumstances.”

“So, ancient demonic cultivators were basically a bunch of scavengers, and I’ve inherited their legacy?”

The thought left Su Yuan feeling oddly conflicted.

But he quickly shook his head, dismissing the strange idea.

As a poor person trying to carve a path through countless rivals to enter a top-tier immortal cultivation academy, didn’t he need to rely on methods that made use of every available resource?

The Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger was like a timely rain.

He glanced around, noticing that the cafeteria staff were busy cleaning and paying him no attention. He quickly grabbed the pile of leftover-filled bags and slipped into a corner without surveillance.

Opening the bags, Su Yuan gazed at the jumbled, oddly scented leftovers as if they were treasures. He stretched out his hand, aimed at the scraps, and activated the Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger.

His spiritual energy rapidly depleted, while specks of light began to rise from the leftovers, gradually converging toward his hand.

Each speck was pure spiritual essence, a sight that left Su Yuan quietly amazed.

As the dense cluster of light particles gathered and solidified into an object in his hand, the Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger’s effect concluded.

The leftovers, now like burnt-out charcoal, were reduced to mere husks.

Su Yuan eagerly opened his palm to inspect the new item.

It was a pill the size of a fingernail, deep blue in color.

Upon seeing the pill, a line of text appeared on his system panel.

[Unnamed Blue Pill: Upon consumption, significantly enhances digestive system function, greatly increases muscle growth rate, and automatically adjusts muscle aesthetics and functionality. Side effects include extreme mental excitement, inability to feel fatigue, and a pointy head, lasting two hours.]

Su Yuan: “…”

What the heck kind of ferocious pill was this?

Let me ask you, is this pill male or female… I mean, is it even legal?! Would he get nabbed for failing a drug test after taking it?

I don’t want a pointy head!

And why would a pill refined from cafeteria food have such a bizarre effect? Didn’t it say the pill’s effects depended on the extracted item? Were they seasoning the cafeteria food with nine dragons or something?

As he pondered this, another line of small text appeared below the pill’s description.

[Note: The spirit pill refined by the Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger contains no toxic substances. The side effects can, in certain contexts, be considered part of the pill’s effects! Host, please consume with confidence!]

Confidence, my foot!

Fuming, Su Yuan closed the system panel, tempted to fling the blue pill away.

But in the split second before he did, he stopped himself!

Forcing himself to calm down, he carefully reviewed the blue pill’s effects again.

Setting aside the weird side effects, the pill’s core benefits were impressive, practically a holy grail for body refining! If he could regularly and reliably take this blue pill, his PE grades should skyrocket… right?

“The first class this afternoon is PE. Should I trust the system’s product just this once? If the side effects are too much, I’ll just stop taking it.”

Su Yuan mulled it over.

Finally, he steeled himself, gritted his teeth, and decided to take the plunge!

While no one was around, Su Yuan popped the blue pill into his mouth. It melted instantly.

The next moment, he felt a warm surge in his abdomen. Then, the food in his stomach began digesting at a terrifying speed!

His muscles visibly grew and strengthened, and even the stubborn fat he could never shed started converting into energy to fuel his physical enhancement.

Holy crap! Was this the power of technology… no, of cheating?

It was several times more effective than regular training! If he trained while taking this pill, wouldn’t his physical progress be even more dramatic?

Still marveling, Su Yuan suddenly felt a tidal wave of hunger crashing over him.

Oh no! The pill’s effect was too strong, and his body couldn’t keep up with the nutritional demand!

He hurriedly looked toward the food counters, noticing they hadn’t been fully cleared yet, and bolted in that direction!

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