Stronger with Crimson Modifier-Chapter 93: What a Thing to Say. Even if I Kill You, the Money Is Still Mine
Three Modification Points raised the White Whale Posture by two levels.
That worked out to about one and a half points per level.
This was significantly less than the cost of upgrading the Snake Form Posture.
Hu Qi had expected as much.
After all, something similar had happened when he’d upgraded his Fighting Technique.
It was likely because he was already at Qi Blood Realm Perfection.
Furthermore, when he used Introspection, he could see the Qi Blood Ball inside him had grown larger and now contained even greater power.
Now, the Qi Blood Ball pulsed like a heart, causing the Qi Blood Power within him to circulate even faster.
’I wonder how far I am from truly opening a Divine Treasure and becoming a master of a Martial Arts Family.’
He shook his head at the thought.
He glanced at the Camphor Tea Duck, which was sitting obediently in its cage.
When it saw Hu Qi looking, it let out a couple of quacks as if to curry favor, seeming remarkably intelligent.
After he’d fed it Black Blood last time, the creature’s intelligence seemed to have improved to a certain degree.
To Hu Qi, it felt almost as smart as a golden retriever.
In the time since he’d resolved his own problems, he had accepted two more missions from Zhu Xi.
One had ended in failure; the Blood Slave had escaped beforehand.
As for the other, he had managed to kill it.
Unfortunately, after the Camphor Tea Duck consumed the Black Blood, it didn’t change as it had before.
It seemed to have either reached a limit or the Black Blood from these Blood Slaves lacked a certain substance required to trigger another transformation in the Camphor Tea Duck.
Perhaps it would only work by killing and absorbing the Black Blood of a more powerful Lower-Rank Black Blood Species.
However, this was just his theory.
A Lower-Rank Black Blood Species was on par with a master from a Martial Arts Family. Facing one with his current strength, he honestly wasn’t confident.
Therefore, he could only set the idea aside for now. Once he broke through and became a master of a Martial Arts Family, perhaps he could try hunting a real Lower-Rank Black Blood Species to see what would happen.
In any case, he was already quite satisfied with receiving one Modification Point per day.
As long as his life wasn’t in danger, he didn’t lack patience.
Given enough time and access to an Inheritance Secret Martial Arts, becoming a master of a Martial Arts Family wouldn’t be difficult at all.
...
「A few days later.」
In a luxurious villa, the pungent stench of blood hung in the air.
Several bodies lay strewn across the floor, dressed in the uniforms of cleaners and butlers.
Beside them, a clear set of footprints led up a curved staircase.
On the second floor, faint sobs could be heard coming from one of the rooms.
A beautiful, slender woman in a nightgown cowered helplessly in a corner.
Her body trembled slightly as she clutched her gently swelling belly. Her face was deathly pale, completely drained of color.
Tears of overwhelming fear streamed down her cheeks.
Strands of soft hair fell across her face. Her eyes were slightly red, which, combined with her beautiful features, gave her a pitiable, tear-streaked beauty.
In her terrified eyes, the reflection of a figure approaching step-by-step appeared.
The approaching footsteps sounded like drumbeats from Hell. Each heavy thud hammered on the woman’s fragile heart, making her breath come in ragged gasps.
"Please, don’t kill me! There’s a lot of money under the bed in that room. If you let me go, it’s all yours..." she pleaded.
As she finished speaking, the figure continued to approach, and a gentle male voice spoke.
"What a thing to say. Even if I kill you, the money will still be mine."
Hearing this, the woman, who had been sobbing with her head down, froze.
Just as the figure was about to close the distance, she snatched a large flowerpot from the corner and hurled it at him.
Then, with the agility of a startled rabbit, she shot several meters to the side in a flash.
The strength and speed she displayed were far beyond what any ordinary person could possess.
But even so, the woman made no attempt to attack him.
Just moments before, her husband and servants had been completely powerless against this man.
Unlike the blood-fodder that could be slaughtered at will, this man’s strength was far too great for her to oppose.
To stay here meant certain death.
She was incredibly fast, reaching the window in less than two seconds.
If she could just crash through the glass and escape, she would have a chance to survive.
And later, once she grew stronger, she would definitely devour him alive.
A flicker of hatred crossed her eyes at the thought.
But this thought and her hatred didn’t last long, quickly dissolving into absolute terror.
"And where do you think you’re going?"
The voice of the Devil who had slaughtered her entire family suddenly echoed from right behind her.
The instant she heard him, a furious gust of wind rushed toward her, making her blood run cold.
Before she could even react, she felt a scorching hot hand close around the back of her neck.
It then violently slammed her down into the floor.
BANG!
The fine marble floor shuddered, and in an instant, spiderweb cracks spread out from the point of impact.
A fine cloud of dust rose into the air.
The sickening crack of bone and a piercing scream erupted simultaneously.
"Aargh!... Let... me go... The child... it’s innocent!"
Blood seeped from all seven of her orifices. The dark red liquid trickled down, making her face look even more ferocious and terrifying.
As she struggled frantically, her arm bent at an unnatural angle. Her fingers sharpened like blades, and she clawed violently behind her.
The immense force, combined with her sharp nails, was enough to tear through any flesh and blood that stood in her way.
But the dream was sweet, and reality was harsh.
Her claws raked across his arm but failed to leave even a single scratch.
"Innocent?"
Hu Qi finally spoke, a cruel smile playing on his lips.
"A creature that isn’t even human dares to lecture me with such nonsense."
SWISH!
With a flash of Sword Light, he drove the Long Saber in his hand straight through the woman’s brow, piercing her skull and embedding it deep in the hardwood floor below.
Instantly, the woman’s struggles ceased, as if someone had hit a pause button.
’It’s a shame killing these Black Blood Species doesn’t grant Modification Points.’
Hu Qi closed his eyes slightly, feeling a strange, cold sensation travel from the woman’s body, through the blade of the saber, and into his own.
The feeling was somewhat similar to the energy from Modification Points, but it was different. It didn’t strengthen his body in any way.
This was the residual Evil Energy left behind after a creature’s death. It wasn’t limited to the Black Blood Species; any living thing could produce it upon dying.
Even killing an ant would do it.
However, the amount of Evil Energy provided depended on the power of the life form.
Glancing at the corpse on the floor, Hu Qi pulled his Long Saber free.
