Chapter 201: Chapter 122: Continuous Assassinations, The Strange Peach Opera Garden

’Using Burst Charge to drive other Divine Powers is not only unexpected, it can even increase their power.’

’Good. I can start on the next Divine Power.’

Shen Bai thought, feeling this had been well worth his time.

A line of smoke appeared before Shen Bai, coalescing into text.

[Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill Level 3 (Healing +4, Recovery +4, Antitoxic +4): 1000/5000]

The Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill had an extra one thousand points due to a prior Skill Level conversion.

Besides this Divine Power, there were also the Mixed Element Array-Breaking Technique and the Spirit Casting Technique.

Shen Bai decided to first raise his Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill to Level 4.

After all, given the current situation, this Divine Power was essential for guarding against sneak attacks.

With this in mind, Shen Bai returned to his room, ready to continue grinding his Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill.

But just then, Shen Bai suddenly stopped. His gaze shifted, settling on a corner of the street.

’Who’s there?’

He had just keenly sensed some unusual movement from the street corner.

No sooner had he thought this than he heard a set of light footsteps.

Then, Shen Bai saw a strange, distorted figure approaching.

The figure was shrouded in a hazy mist, completely obscuring its face.

Before Shen Bai could say another word, the figure in the mist suddenly attacked.

A streak of red light shot out from the mist, flying straight at Shen Bai.

In the blink of an eye, the red light pierced through the space between Shen Bai’s eyebrows.

But in the next moment, the image of Shen Bai left behind began to fade.

Divine Hundred Miles.

Shen Bai unhesitatingly used Divine Hundred Miles, which he had just raised to Level 4.

The Burst Speed Attribute allowed Shen Bai to close the distance in the blink of an eye.

A bloodcurdling scream suddenly erupted from within the mist.

A moment later, Shen Bai emerged holding a corpse. The corpse’s right hand clutched a Slingshot, and red Beads were faintly visible on its rubber band.

"What a bunch of trash."

Shen Bai casually tossed the corpse to the side of the road like a dead dog.

Just now, Shen Bai had used Divine Hundred Miles to enter the dense fog in a mere instant.

Once inside, he found the assassin Hidden within the mist.

However, just as Shen Bai was about to capture him alive, the assassin chose to take his own life.

The method of suicide was similar to that of Chen Xiaotian, whom Shen Bai had encountered in the past.

Shen Bai didn’t need to think twice to know that this was the work of the Dark Hall.

’They say that once a Dark Hall assassin accepts a mission, they won’t stop until they or their target is dead.’

’Looks like I’ll have to get rid of this foul organization, just like the Upper Evil Sect, before anything else.’

’It’s so annoying being pestered by these damn rats all day.’

Shen Bai mulled it over for a moment before returning to his room.

This was just a minor interruption, which Shen Bai didn’t take to heart. He then started grinding to raise the Skill Level of his Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill.

...

「The next day.」

When the first ray of morning sun shone in, Shen Bai stretched and walked out of his room.

A line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill +500]

Because it was a Third-level Divine Power, increasing the Skill Level of the Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill was a relatively fast process.

In just one night, Shen Bai had already ground his way to the 1500-point mark.

Before long, Shen Bai would be able to grind this Divine Power to Level 4.

’Time for Dianmao.’

Shen Bai stretched, then headed towards the Observatory.

As for the corpse from last night, once Shen Bai reached the Observatory, he would have someone arrange for constables from the Government Office to handle it.

His neighborhood was sparsely populated anyway, so there was no need to worry about such details.

Once he was ready, Shen Bai sought out Elder Mu.

Elder Mu was drinking tea. When he saw Shen Bai, he let out a dry laugh and turned away.

Elder Mu was still holding a grudge over what happened a while ago.

Shen Bai’s eyes darted slyly. He walked closer. "Elder Mu?"

Without so much as lifting an eyelid, Elder Mu said, "Spit it out."

Shen Bai cleared his throat. "Let’s say I were to combine my Anti-Demon Blood Sword Dance with top-tier Speed... do you think it would produce some kind of wondrous effect?"

Elder Mu had been sipping his tea, planning to ignore the little punk for a while.

But when he heard that, the part of him that lived for the sword simply couldn’t be restrained.

"What was that? Show me."

After speaking, Elder Mu realized he’d been baited. He put on a stern face. "I’ll just take a look for you."

Shen Bai gave a sly grin, then activated the Burst Speed of his Divine Hundred Miles while simultaneously executing the Anti-Demon Blood Sword Dance.

His intention was just to pique Elder Mu’s interest.

But to his surprise, after Shen Bai performed the move, Elder Mu fell silent.

Shen Bai asked, "Elder Mu?"

Elder Mu snapped out of it and said with a sigh, "You punk... just how do you train? How did you get stronger again? At this rate of Cultivation, I’m afraid it won’t be long before you surpass me."

Shen Bai laughed. "I wouldn’t go that far."

Elder Mu’s mouth twitched, but his expression turned serious. "This Body Technique of yours isn’t just for Swordsmanship."

"You can use it with that Buddhist Fist of yours, too. By extension, you can use it with any offensive Cultivation Technique."

"It’s powerful, but it doesn’t seem to be fully mastered yet. At least, I can still see some openings."

Shen Bai nodded. "That’s what I was thinking, too."

A man like Elder Mu could see right through Shen Bai’s little scheme. "Alright, out with it. What else do you want? I don’t believe you came to me just to show off your Swordsmanship. You’re the type who won’t loose the hawk until you see the hare."

Shen Bai poured himself a cup of tea. "Last night, I encountered an assassin from the Dark Hall."

Elder Mu’s eyes narrowed. "You’ve run into them before, and now again. Those vermin from the Dark Hall are even more nauseating than the Upper Evil Sect."