novelraw Chapter 153: A Visit [1]
Chapter 153: A Visit [1]
For now, the power of the Seventh Layer Seven Evils Saber was more than enough for Hu Qi’s current needs.
There was no rush to improve it further.
The most important thing was his Inheritance Secret Martial Arts.
That was the true foundation of a Secret Martial Artist’s power.
If his fundamental strength was lacking, he wouldn’t be able to use even the strongest Secret Techniques.
Compared to so-called legendary battles where a low-Realm expert defeats a high-Realm one, Hu Qi much preferred bullying enemies in lower Realms than himself. That kind of dimensional curb-stomp was true satisfaction.
With that thought, Hu Qi focused his attention on the Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map.
After letting things settle for the past few days, he had fully mastered the Cultivation that had previously skyrocketed, bringing it under his complete control.
Now, it was time for another upgrade.
After all, Modification Points were meant to be used as soon as you got them.
Leaving them on the panel served no purpose.
It was just like money; the funds in your phone aren’t truly yours until you spend them.
’Crimson, upgrade the Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map to the Qi Vein Chapter Third Layer!’
As Hu Qi’s thought landed,
the Modification Point section instantly decreased by one hundred points.
Inside his body,
the Sea of True Essence within his Qi Vein Divine Treasure stirred.
The vast ocean of Crimson True Essence roiled and churned like boiling water.
Under these conditions,
the once thin, water-like True Essence slowly began to thicken.
The once-dull color of the Sea of True Essence deepened,
resembling a bottomless abyss.
His skin, bones, organs, flesh—every part of his body grew stronger, nourished by the True Essence.
When the commotion finally subsided, his True Essence Power was several times greater than before.
While the volume remained the same, its density had increased manifold.
On his panel, the characters representing the Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map blurred slightly.
When they became clear again,
they had already changed.
[Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map (Qi Veins Chapter Third Layer)]
At this moment, his Cultivation skyrocketed once more.
With just one more breakthrough, he would reach the Middle-Level Qi Sect, Condensing Liquid into Pill.
Outside,
a sliver of his suddenly elevated aura leaked out, instantly kicking up a gale inside the room.
It sent the severed limbs at his feet tumbling and the blood pooling on the floor rolling.
Noticing this,
Hu Qi circulated the Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map, and his aura gradually stabilized.
Then, he glanced at his remaining Modification Points.
There were 13 points left.
After a moment of thought, he spent another ten Modification Points to enhance his Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Bloodline.
[Bloodline: Three-Eyed Primordial Serpent (31%)]
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[Modification Points: 3 (1%)]
Feeling the growth of the Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Bloodline within him, Hu Qi could clearly perceive that his two Talents, Spirit Devouring and Twisted Light, had been slightly enhanced again.
He dismissed the Crimson panel.
Through perfecting his Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Bloodline and his recent research into Zhu Xi’s internal data, he had learned that the Inheritance Secret Martial Arts of other Schools were also a process of transforming oneself into a certain type of creature.
’I just don’t know if this is because my Inheritance Secret Martial Arts was a perfect inheritance, achieved by spending Modification Points with the Crimson Modifier, or if other Inheritance Secret Martial Arts are all like this, awakening a Bloodline and granting some kind of Talent.’
However, as far as he knew, based on his understanding of the Red Snake Secret Martial Arts, it definitely didn’t possess this kind of power, nor did it awaken any so-called Talent.
Only after breaking through to Qi Dao Grandmaster would the Red Snake Secret Martial Arts grant a special Secret Technique called Scale Transformation, which grew a layer of Red Scales on the body to temporarily boost one’s defense.
Even so, it had many drawbacks. For instance, it couldn’t be maintained for long, consumed a massive amount of energy, and even reduced one’s speed.
In Hu Qi’s opinion, that could hardly be considered a Talent. He could easily accomplish the same thing using his Twisted Light.
The essence of Twisted Light was to distort everything, which naturally included the ability to simulate and change form.
’Looks like I still need to collect some Inheritance Secret Martial Arts from other Schools and take a look.’
Hu Qi’s thoughts raced.
He had a bold idea in mind.
However, to realize this idea, he needed other Inheritance Secret Martial Arts.
’And while I’m at it, I should see if I can find some Secret Techniques for controlling Soul Power.’
Having devoured a large amount of the Light of the Soul, his own Soul Power had become much stronger.
But he didn’t know how to use it.
It felt like sitting on a mountain of treasure without any way to access it.
As he thought about this,
he looked down at a nearby corpse whose head had been split into several pieces.
’If I remember correctly, this guy was called Chen Feng.’
He was the only one among these people whose strength had reached the Martial Arts Family level.
Capturing a Martial Arts Family member was not a simple task.
To have such a harvest was indeed beyond his expectations.
The only regrettable thing was, in the fragmented memories he had obtained, there was only information about the man’s identity—that he came from a small nation affiliated with the Federation—and memories of him constantly chasing women. There was nothing about the Inheritance Secret Martial Arts he practiced.
But there was nothing to be done about it.
The reason for this was that the weaker a person was, the faster their Light of the Soul would dissipate after leaving the body. During this process, the memories within would become fragmented.
Conversely, the stronger one was, and the stronger their soul, the more memories could be preserved.
And this Chen Feng had only just reached the Martial Arts Family level.
Thinking of this, a look of pity flashed across Hu Qi’s face.
He couldn’t touch those Disciples from powerful backgrounds, the ones from Middle-tier and Upper-tier Schools.
At most, he could only capture some members of Lower-tier Schools with criminal records, or Secret Martial Artists without a School.
Therefore, Secret Martial Artists of the Martial Arts Family level that he could actually capture were few and far between.
’To obtain other Inheritance Secret Martial Arts, it seems I’ll have to find another way.’
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The atmosphere was tranquil inside a vast reception hall on one of Zhu Xi’s floors.
Within it, a tall figure sat upright.
It was a burly old man with a wolf’s head tattooed on his arm.
His full head of silver-white hair was tied into a ponytail that hung down his back.
This made his facial features appear deeper, and the lines of his jaw more pronounced.
His appearance was rather unique; one could see the features of both Asian and Caucasian people in him.
He was clearly of mixed race.
Behind him, a man and a woman stood quietly.
The man was in his thirties, tall and sturdy, with thick eyebrows, large eyes, and an honest-looking face.
The other was a girl of seventeen or eighteen, with a pretty face and eyebrows like crescent moons.
"When is your president coming? Making my grandfather wait this long is a bit arrogant, don’t you think!"
The young girl standing behind the old man raised her slender eyebrows, crossed her arms, and looked at a person to the side, her tone displeased.
That person was a young man of average build.
It was Lin Tu.
Hearing her words, his expression remained unchanged.
He simply smiled and said,
"Well, you see, you all arrived without any prior notice. Plus, with the recent events in Anshan City, my Senior Sister has been quite busy, so it’s been difficult for her to find a moment to spare. I hope you can understand."
As he spoke, a chill ran down his spine, as if he were being stared down by some Fierce Beast.
Looking up, he saw that the old man before him had, at some point, fixed his gaze upon him.