I Can Transform Into a World-Destroying Colossal Beast-Chapter 101 - 98: Ten Million Annual Salary

"The Divine Source is actually the energy of an ancient object within Feirou, purified by her soul, taking the form of a golden bead about the size of a peanut."

"Recently, Yidu was in chaos, and Feirou was worried Yu might encounter a pollution incident, so she consumed her soul essence to condense a Divine Source for her."

"After Yu consumes the Divine Source, the bead will release pure and gentle energy within her, gradually merging into her body and slowly transforming her."

"The benefit is that Yu will no longer be polluted and has a high chance of becoming an Innate Superpower User."

"The downside, however, is that as the Divine Source energy is released, Yu will become more attractive to some Extraordinary Creatures, simply put, more prone to monster attacks."

"This release period will last about a month, half of which has already passed, so remember to watch over her safety in the coming days."

After Divine Palace Feiyue finished speaking, Jiang Hou was momentarily stunned.

Who could have thought that a friend transferred from another school would be so ’generous,’ consuming her soul essence to purify and offer the energy of an ancient object within her to Qin Siyu.

And that girl accepted it without question, just ’consumed’ it, without fearing any issues.

But this is good news for Jiang Hou, as he doesn’t have to worry about that girl getting polluted or mutated, and there is hope for her to become an Innate Superpower User.

The so-called Superpower Users are actually a different kind of Awakened.

Jiang Hou and others awakened due to the energy pollution from the ruins, obtaining a trace of ancient inheritance, whereas Innate Superpower Users are due to the energies that have appeared in the real world in recent years.

Under these diluted and purified energies, people worldwide have gradually evolved over the past few years.

However, unlike Transcendents with a complete inheritance path, Superpower Users lack a path to enhancement and can only explore on their own to improve, at an unbearably slow pace.

But the benefit is safety, with no worry of losing control one day.

And some abilities awakened by Innate Superpower Users are very enigmatic—though not strong, they are quite inscrutable.

Including Zong Zheng Nan Mo’s talent for divination, Jiang Hou felt it should be his innate power, just not yet awakened until stimulated by pollution.

As for the drawback of Qin Siyu absorbing the Divine Source, attracting monsters, it can only be said that there is no perfect solution.

In the next half month or so, he just needs to pay more attention to Qin Siyu’s safety.

Jiang Hou sincerely said, "Thank you, senior, for letting me know, and extend my thanks to Shengong Tongxue for giving such a precious gift to Siyu."

"No worries, as long as it doesn’t bring you any trouble," Divine Palace Feiyue said with a slight bitter smile.

Actually, if it weren’t for Divine Palace Feirou using the dormant power of the ancient object within her, they wouldn’t have been targeted by the Demon Dragon Divine Hall, forcing them to leave shortly after settling down.

After analyzing these past two days, Divine Palace Feiyue had roughly guessed the reason for their exposure.

"Senior, may I ask boldly, what’s your relation with the Demon Dragon Divine Hall? Why do they pursue you relentlessly?"

In the end, Jiang Hou couldn’t resist his curiosity and asked, adding another sentence.

"Of course, if it’s inconvenient, just pretend I didn’t ask."

"It’s actually not a secret that can’t be told. Minister Xia and Sister Feng are also aware," Divine Palace Feiyue softly said after organizing her thoughts.

"Over the years, various underground organizations in different countries have conducted illegal human experiments, such as integrating ancient items, touching pollution, merging with fierce beasts’ cells, etc."

"Feirou and I were among them, but we were captured by the Purple Dragon Hall, part of the Demon Dragon Divine Hall."

"The Purple Dragon Hall focuses on developing human potential, synthesizing Extraordinary Creatures, gene fusion, and ancient item fusion, all extremely cruel and bloody."

"Many have died under the research of the Purple Dragon Hall over the years, only a very small number survived the experiments, becoming either Transcendents or Extraordinary Monsters."

"But even so, they are still driven by the Demon Dragon Divine Hall, living a fate worse than death."

"Thus, I, having barely survived, seized the opportunity to escape with Feirou, living in hiding for years until recently able to settle down."

"The reason the Demon Dragon Divine Hall relentlessly pursues us is that Feirou and I are the only successful subjects of this fusion project in over a decade, labeled as perfect test subjects."

"Especially Feirou, who can condense the Divine Source, is regarded highly."

"Unfortunately, Feirou’s soul can only condense three Divine Sources; she has already condensed two, and the remaining one cannot be used lightly, or else her soul will shatter beyond its limit."

"Otherwise, with the Divine Source as a bargaining chip, there would surely be strong individuals from Celestial Punishment Headquarters willing to fend off the Demon Dragon Divine Hall." At this point, Divine Palace Feiyue looked calm, clearly just speaking casually.

She had never considered relying on others for protection, opting to relocate anonymously if discovered.

Once they leave, the next time they’re seen, her name might no longer be Divine Palace Feiyue.

"No wonder you’re so strong, Senior," Jiang Hou nodded, also realizing why the sisters looked so differently—one extremely beautiful, the other ordinary.

Because they weren’t real sisters.

"The cost of such strength is too high. Given a choice, I’d rather be an ordinary person, without having to..." At this, Divine Palace Feiyue stopped, only offering a bitter smile.

After some brief conversation, the two parted ways at the café, as Divine Palace Feiyue had other matters to attend to.

Jiang Hou, walking leisurely along the pedestrian path, contemplated their earlier conversation.

He didn’t expect that the gentle Divine Palace Feiyue and the timid Divine Palace Feirou were actually test subjects escaped from an inhuman research facility.

It’s imaginable how much torment they endured before escaping—such a place is no different from Hell.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hou naturally felt some aversion towards the Demon Dragon Divine Hall, a feeling of repulsion from one ’ordinary person’ to those organizations that disregard human life.

Though with the emergence of Extraordinary Creatures, humanity’s research into life genes is an inevitable outcome.

Currently, many countries worldwide secretly conduct various human experiments in illegal labs.

But the Purple Dragon Hall, backed by the Demon Dragon Divine Hall, is certainly the largest of them all. Countless people have tragically died at the hands of those researchers over the years.

Unfortunately, in the face of such a colossal entity, he can only curse silently, unable to do anything else at the moment.

At this moment, a red luxury convertible, with its engine rumbling deeply, entered the side road and slowly stopped in front of Jiang Hou.

A beautiful woman wearing a black strap dress, with fair skin and exquisite features, sat in the driver’s seat. Her appearance immediately attracted the attention of all the men around.

The combination of a luxury car and a beauty has always been the pursuit of most men, especially the woman’s bright red lips, resembling flames.

But at this moment, the woman’s gaze fell on Jiang Hou, she smiled and said, "Handsome, are you interested in having a drink?"

Jiang Hou glanced at the woman. Although her figure was good and she was quite beautiful, she was still no match for ’Qin Siyu’. He replied coldly.

"Not interested."

Even though the woman had restrained her aura, Jiang Hou, no longer a newbie just awakening his abilities, could instantly sense the familiarity within her.

This is a unique aura that comes from undergoing life’s transformation and stepping into the realm of a Tier Four Transcendent, different from ordinary people.

The woman in the black dress didn’t expect Jiang Hou to react so coldly. Watching him continue walking forward, she gently released the gas pedal to follow slowly behind, saying.

"Handsome, I’m Yang Zixuan, the head of the human resources department at Dragon Sea Corporation. I came today to ask if you’re interested in switching jobs."

"Dragon Sea Corporation." Jiang Hou raised an eyebrow.

In the smart watch’s data, there was a brief introduction to this ’corporation,’ one of the three top extraordinary forces in the country.

However, this corporation is legitimate, with members having relatively stable mental states. Even if someone faces loss of control, the company will handle it themselves and often assist in suppressing monsters.

Moreover, the classification of extraordinary forces doesn’t depend on the number of people but mainly on how strong the strongest is within the organization.

Organizations below Tier Four are known as small organizations, those below Tier Seven are medium forces, and only with Tier Seven Saint-level powerhouses can they be called large forces.

"Yes, Dragon Sea, if you’re willing to come over, the annual salary is eight million, with the salary increasing based on your level, and the benefits for external tasks are calculated separately."

Compared to the Celestial Punishment’s Tier Four monthly salary of one hundred thousand, these top forces, lacking resource advantages, can only attract people with high salaries, especially when poaching talent.

Within such ’corporations,’ the monthly salary for Tier Four Transcendents ranges between three hundred thousand to five hundred thousand. This compensation remains highly enticing to Tier Four experts whose strength is not ’very strong.’

After all, people live to make themselves and their family members have a better life.

Pursuing greatness without fearing death, repeatedly venturing into ruins and battling monsters—those Transcendents make up just a minority; most people tend to cherish their lives.

Having experienced several encounters with monsters and surviving near-death situations, many Transcendents opt for a more comfortable way of living.

However, due to domestic suppression by Celestial Punishment, even those awakening extraordinary powers dare not blatantly violate laws and regulations.

Committing murder, arson, intercepting, kidnapping the wealthy, or establishing illegal underground forces holds excessive risk. Once Celestial Punishment discovers, even a Tier Six powerhouse will meet a dead end.

As for making money through legitimate business, while its pace is slow, not everyone possesses business acumen. This gives Dragon Sea, originally financial consortiums, the chance to develop and expand.

The performance of Jiang Hou’s strike the night before had led Yang Zixuan to offer a relatively high annual salary, even though he was only in the early-tier four, still eight million a year, and this was merely the base salary.

If Dragon Sea Corporation had any collective events, rewards would be calculated separately at that time.

However, Jiang Hou still shook his head, "I appreciate Miss Yang’s recognition, but currently, I have no intention to change jobs."

Looking at the still unmoved young man, Yang Zixuan sitting in the slowly parallel-running sports car hadn’t given up: "Is it that you find the offer unsatisfactory? Then twelve million?"

"Fifteen million, this is the best I can offer, are you sure you won’t consider it?"

With Jiang Hou being powerful and mentally stable, it indicates his strength still holds considerable room for growth, and with sufficient resources, might break into Tier Five or even Tier Six—worth her pursuit.

However, for Jiang Hou now, money is no longer very important. A monthly salary of one hundred thousand is enough to spend, and he’s more interested in how to enhance himself using Celestial Punishment resources later.

"Thank you for your kindness, but my response remains unchanged." Jiang Hou’s tone showed little change. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The conversation between the two left surrounding pedestrians bewildered; which company offers such good benefits, starting with ten million annual salary?

Moreover, the seemingly handsome young man remained unmoved, repeatedly refusing. Too unbelievable, were they filming a video?

With this thought, those pedestrians looked around but discovered nothing.

Though Yang Zixuan drove a million-dollar sports car and her aura appeared extraordinary, the topic of a ten-million annual salary had surpassed the ordinary person’s understanding, with no one believing it.

To get rid of Yang Zixuan, Jiang Hou went to the largest library in Yidu after calling a cab.

It was a weekday and already eleven in the morning. The huge library wasn’t very crowded.

Jiang Hou arrived at the directory equipment in the lobby and started searching for the type of books he wanted.

Books on martial arts were categorized in the sports section, containing various boxing techniques and apparatus routines. Also included in this section were martial arts theories and cultural research content.

Though in modern times, martial arts seem to be deemed as body exercises, like ’gymnastics,’ Jiang Hou, who practiced the Ancient Boxing Skill, knew these ancient martial arts still held some value.

Jiang Hou wanted to forge a path of Martial Dao unique to himself, planning to reference some ideas from predecessors when lacking clues.

Besides this, he also intended to delve into books from both the Taoist School and Buddhist Family, hoping to glean some ’advanced’ notions from them.

While in terms of technology, the ancient times cannot compare to the present, due to environmental factors, ancient people were more developed in spiritual realms, self-recognition, and awareness of heavenly philosophy than modern times.

It’s akin to ancient poetry, the countless timeless sayings from yore passed down, whereas many modern ones are like cat’s meow and pee.

The reason isn’t that people today are less intelligent than those in ancient times, but that the era has changed, lacking that environment.