novelraw Chapter 134: With Devastating Force (Part 1)
Chapter 134: With Devastating Force (Part 1)
Simultaneously, a semi-transparent wisp of spiritual light flew from her forehead, traveled along Hu Qi’s finger, and entered his body.
In an instant, the trembling girl went still. Her eyes flew wide open as she fell backward onto the ground with a dull thud.
Though her outward appearance was unchanged, she was already dead.
It was like a puppet with its strings cut.
Hu Qi furrowed his brow, sensing the changes in his body.
After devouring this power, the Qi Blood True Strength within him remained unchanged.
It hadn’t increased in the slightest.
The only change was that his mind felt a little clearer.
It felt like finally getting a good night’s sleep after pulling several all-nighters in a row.
Beyond that sensation, a series of images flickered through his mind like a revolving lantern.
’So the Spirit Devouring Talent doesn’t just devour a creature’s flesh and blood. It can also devour its Light of the Soul to enhance my own Soul Strength and even steal its memories. That’s what makes this Talent so incredible...’
A look of sudden realization dawned in Hu Qi’s eyes.
Because his Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Bloodline was incomplete,
he had to figure out the specific details of the Spirit Devouring Talent on his own.
This, however, was a pleasant surprise.
Memories, one could say, are the very foundation of a person.
Through this method, he could rapidly master skills that took others years, even decades, of hard work to learn.
Thinking of this,
he looked at his panel.
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[Modification Points: 3 (31%)]
Before, it was clearly 3 (21%).
After devouring the target’s Light of the Soul, the percentage next to his Modification Points had actually increased by ten points.
’Doesn’t this mean I can still gain Modification Points by hunting these Blood Slaves and devouring their Light of the Soul?’
Ten percent of a Modification Point might not be much, but every little bit adds up.
Just from his earlier scan, he knew there were nearly a hundred Blood Slaves nearby.
By that calculation,
killing a hundred Blood Slaves would net him ten Modification Points. The number might not be exact, but it should be close.
At this thought, Hu Qi’s eyes lit up.
For him right now,
he couldn’t be bothered to specifically hunt Black Blood Species on the level of Blood Slaves unless they happened to run into him.
They offered him no value whatsoever.
As for why that was,
he had his own suspicions.
Perhaps it was because for him, a member of a Martial Arts Family, his Life Level was already on a completely different plane.
The Blood Slaves were simply too weak for him.
Of course, it could also be that his Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Bloodline was too incomplete.
But things were different now. The deepening and perfecting of his Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Bloodline Power
had made his Spirit Devouring Talent Ability more comprehensive.
He could now gain sufficient benefits from these Blood Slaves.
’In that case, I can’t let these things go.’
With this in mind, his figure transformed into a streak of Flowing Light, zipping through the city.
Before Hu Qi, the Blood Slaves were as fragile as a sheet of thin paper, dying with a single poke.
As their Light of the Soul was continuously extracted, the Blood Slaves toppled to the ground like soulless puppets, their Vitality gone.
However, to prevent anyone from noticing anything amiss later, Hu Qi would often cleave the Blood Slaves in two with his blade after extracting their Light of the Soul.
Suddenly, the Blood Slaves that had been converging began to flee in all directions at an even faster pace.
They wished they could mutate two more legs just to run faster.
However, these were not all the Blood Slaves in Anshan City.
As the Qi Blood Smoke billowed from Hu Qi’s body, an observer looking down from high above, their gaze piercing the dense gray fog, would notice a strange phenomenon occurring around him.
One group of Black Blood Species was fleeing for their lives, while in the distance, more unknowing Black Blood Species were drawing closer.
Three-Eyed Primordial Serpent (Incomplete 7%)... 8%... 9%...
On the battlefield, Hu Qi’s expression was cold. The Sword Light from his hands flickered as he moved like a tireless killing machine.
His clothes were now a dark red, reeking of the pungent smell of blood.
It was all blood from the Black Blood Species.
The streets were littered with reddish-brown pools of blood, chunks of flesh, and viscera. At a glance, it looked like a human Purgatory.
In just a few short minutes, nearly two hundred Blood Slaves had died horribly by his blade.
Among them, all were Blood Slaves; only one Lower-Rank Black Blood Species had fallen to his blade.
For one, Lower-Rank Black Blood Species were fewer in number. For another, they were stronger and more cunning.
Sensing that something was wrong, they also ran faster.
Hu Qi didn’t mind.
’Whether they’re Blood Slaves or other Black Blood Species, they’re all good stuff. Can’t let them go to waste.’
He invested all the Modification Points he gained into his Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Bloodline.
In a short time,
he had raised it from the original seven percent to twelve percent.
The increase in his Bloodline’s concentration not only boosted his strength but also made his Spirit Devouring Talent even more terrifying.
Now, he didn’t even need to touch them. Simply brushing past, getting within a one-meter range, was enough to forcibly extract their Light of the Soul.
However, he also discovered something.
The stronger the target, the stricter the requirements, and the harder it was to extract.
He could only extract the Light of the Soul from a Lower-Rank Black Blood Species after killing it.
As he devoured large amounts of the Light of the Soul, Hu Qi’s mind grew ever clearer, his thoughts quicker, and his senses more acute.
He could even immediately sense it if a Blood Slave so much as glanced his way.
However...
slowly, Hu Qi began to notice some problems.
For example...
Right now,
standing before him to one side was a long-haired woman in a sheer nightgown, her face a mask of terror.
"Luo Yi, you actually ate your own child raw! You beast!"
Her eyes were fixed on Hu Qi.
Her voice trembled.
But the next moment,
her figure vanished.
In her place appeared a boy of seven or eight, who clung to Hu Qi’s right leg, crying with snot and tears streaming down his face.
"Mommy, please don’t leave me, okay?"
Faced with this situation,
Hu Qi’s expression remained cold. Without pausing, he lifted his leg and strode forward.
Strangely, his right leg passed directly through the child’s body.
It was as if the child didn’t exist at all.
And indeed, that was the case.
Strange scenes were now flashing intermittently before Hu Qi’s eyes.
The scenes were all different, with perspectives from both men and women.
After a moment’s thought,
he understood what was happening.
It was because he had devoured too much Light of the Soul.
The Light of the Soul carried a person’s memories and soul.
Therefore, the original owners’ memories carried within were also a problem.
One or two Lights of the Soul might not be a big deal, but when many were stacked together,
problems arose.
He had clearly absorbed too many memories at once, causing flashes of these memories to appear in his mind.
Realizing this, Hu Qi had to stop his slaughter.
If he continued, it was highly likely to affect his own sense of self.
He needed some time to digest it all.
Until then, he couldn’t continue devouring the Light of the Soul.
As he was thinking this,
an idea suddenly popped into his head.
"Wait, Crimson!"
He called out directly for Crimson.
His gaze fell straight to the status column.
[Status: Abnormal (Soul Impurity) △]
...
[Modification Points: 13 (41%)]
"Just as I thought!"
A glint flashed in Hu Qi’s eyes.
As he focused his gaze on it,
a piece of information appeared.
[Having devoured too many Soul Fragments, the soul has become impure. Time is required for digestion.]
This was exactly what he had guessed.
"Crimson, eliminate the abnormal status!"
Without hesitation, Hu Qi activated it with a thought,
clicking on the Triangular Rune next to it.
BUZZ!
The panel trembled.
His Modification Points rapidly decreased.
At the same time,
a cool stream of air poured in from the crown of his head.
Unlike when he had enhanced his Fighting Technique and Secret Martial Arts,
this stream of air didn’t spread throughout his body.
Instead, it all flowed into his mind.
Instantly, his mind cleared.
The strange images that had been flashing before his eyes vanished without a trace.
It was as if everything before had just been a hallucination.
[Status: Normal]
...
[Modification Points: 8 (41%)]
Hu Qi dismissed the panel.
The number of Modification Points consumed was related to the severity of the soul impurity.
Looking at it this way, although he had to spend some Modification Points, it was still a net gain.
Although this abnormality had been cleared,
he could still access those memories whenever he wanted.
It was like watching a movie; they would no longer affect his own sense of self.
Furthermore, the effect of devouring the Light of the Soul on his own soul’s growth was also preserved.
This was equivalent to eliminating all future trouble.
Just as Hu Qi was about to continue his grand harvesting operation,
the step he had just taken suddenly halted.
He turned his head to the side.
BOOM!
Suddenly,
a deafening roar like a clap of thunder erupted.
A wall not far from Hu Qi exploded without warning,
stirring the gray fog and sending dust and rubble flying everywhere.
A concrete utility pole, like a cannonball fired from a cannon, shot straight toward Hu Qi, wrapped in a terrifying gale.
Seeing this,
instead of retreating, he advanced. He took a step forward and kicked a sedan to his side.
The kick seemed to contain immense power.
Under this tremendous impact, the car, weighing several tons, was sent flying like a toy.
Its tires instantly left the ground.
Then, the car traced an arc through the air, colliding with the incoming utility pole with a whistling sound.
With a deafening CRASH, the sound of metal colliding with concrete echoed through the air.
The car’s body was severely deformed by the massive impact, its doors, hood, and other parts twisted beyond recognition.
The concrete utility pole was also knocked off its original trajectory.
It broke into several pieces in the process, with hard chunks of concrete flying everywhere like shrapnel from an explosion.
Fist-sized fragments of concrete of varying sizes slammed into the surrounding walls with ferocious momentum, leaving deep dents.
The rebar at the breaking point was exposed, twisted and warped from the immense impact as if it had been tied into knots.
A cold glint flashed in Hu Qi’s eyes.
In his perception,
a powerful, blazing mass of light was rapidly approaching him.