Stronger with Crimson Modifier

Chapter 160 - 159: Seizing (Part 1)

Hu Qi’s gaze swept across the Seven Great Schools.

From the information he could find, none of these Seven Great Schools seemed easy to deal with.

However, compared to the other schools, if he absolutely had to choose one to target, he was naturally more inclined to go after the Holy Rain Sect, with whom he already had a grudge.

But after some thought, Hu Qi ultimately decided to temporarily abandon his plan to seize the Inheritance Secret Martial Arts of the Seven Great Schools.

It would be too difficult to obtain the Divine Intent Maps that recorded the Inheritance Secret Martial Arts from within the Seven Upper-tier Schools.

It wasn’t that he needed a Divine Intent Map to comprehend an Inheritance Secret Martial Arts like an ordinary Secret Martial Artist.

He could obtain information about the Inheritance Secret Martial Arts from the memories of the Martial Arts Family-level disciples of the Seven Great Schools by killing them.

However, first of all, he had no grudge against those people.

Second, if he only targeted members of the Martial Arts Families, their memories would be too fragmented. What he could get would be entirely up to luck.

He would have to hunt a Qi Dao Grandmaster to guarantee he could obtain memories related to the Inheritance Secret Martial Arts.

But Qi Dao Grandmasters were different from the Martial Arts Families. Even in an Upper-tier School, they were considered absolute top brass.

The Seven Upper-tier Schools’ Inheritance Secret Martial Arts were stronger, and they might even possess Divine Secret Martial Arts, but the danger involved was also much greater.

The Refining God Venerables among them were not to be trifled with. No one knew what kind of methods such beings possessed, or whether they could track him down.

With his current strength, he didn’t think he stood a chance against a Refining God Venerable.

He wouldn’t make a move without sufficient strength and a clear escape route.

Therefore, Hu Qi prepared to start with the lowest difficulty: the Lower-tier Schools.

In a Lower-tier School, the strongest were merely of the Martial Arts Family. With his current power, it wouldn’t be difficult to obtain their Inheritance Secret Martial Arts.

Thinking of this, his gaze fell directly on one of the Lower-tier Schools—the Hu Yi Sect.

After breaking through to the Martial Arts Family level, this sect’s Inheritance Secret Martial Arts allowed one to condense Fierce Tiger True Intent, which had the effect of intimidating enemies.

’Apparently, if my guess is right, the Secret Martial Arts they cultivate must include a method for applying Soul Power.’

’Perfect. I can take it and study it.’

Having made up his mind, Hu Qi announced to the outside world that he was entering seclusion.

He left all matters to be handled by the siblings, Lin Yao and Lin Tu.

As for Han Yuan, after being taught a lesson by Hu Qi at the cemetery last time, he had returned to his residence and become much more low-key. He had clearly suffered a significant blow from the incident.

Hu Qi didn’t care in the slightest whether the man was plotting something.

To him, the Shexin Sect was just a stepping stone. As long as he could use it to achieve his goals, that was all that mattered.

If anyone was foolish enough to try and stop him, to block his path, he would just kill them.

Perhaps even Hu Qi himself hadn’t noticed that as his strength increased, his way of handling certain matters had become simpler.

This was normal.

For example, when a person is young and can’t earn money, they’ll scheme for a lollipop or a toy.

But when you have enough money, you can just buy whatever you want without much thought. It was the same principle.

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The Hu Yi Sect, although just one of many Lower-tier Schools, was not weak.

Within the sect, including the Hu Yi Sect Leader, there were three members of the Martial Arts Family presiding.

Such strength was enough to rank it in the top ten among the one hundred and eight Lower-tier Schools.

Today happened to be the one hundred and fifty-seventh birthday of the Hu Yi Sect’s Sect Leader, Wang Nancang.

「Lin’an City.」

The Linfeng Celestial Palace Hotel was the only Six-Star hotel here.

At this moment, rows of red text scrolled across a huge display screen above the hotel entrance, roughly indicating that the venue had been booked for the day to celebrate someone’s grand birthday.

The sky was overcast, and a fine, silk-like rain fell, draping the world in what seemed like a transparent veil.

The ground at the hotel entrance gradually grew damp. The once-polished marble reflected a soft light, and raindrops splattered against it, creating tiny splashes.

A young security guard in a neat uniform stood to one side of the entrance.

Just inside the main doors, elegant and beautiful hostesses stood on either side.

From time to time, luxury cars would drive up through the curtain of rain. Their bodies carved elegant arcs through the downpour, their wheels kicking up splashes that danced in the light.

The car doors would open, and elegantly dressed guests would step out, open their umbrellas, and walk toward the hotel.

If any news reporters had been present, they would have noticed that these were all influential figures from Lin’an City, and some had even come from surrounding cities.

There were also some disciples from other Lower-tier Secret Martial Arts Schools that were on good terms with the Hu Yi Sect.

The reason these people were here was, of course, to attend the birthday celebration of the Hu Yi Sect’s Sect Leader.

Although the Hu Yi Sect was nothing compared to Middle- and Upper-tier Schools, that was all relative.

Compared to ordinary people, or even some of the weaker Lower-tier Schools, they were still an unattainable existence to be looked up to.

However, no one noticed that at this moment, within the rain, a figure in a black trench coat had suddenly appeared on the sidewalk across the street, far from the hotel.

The man had an ordinary face, the kind you wouldn’t be able to pick out in a crowd.

The only strange thing about him was that as the fine mist fell from the sky, it would part to either side as it came within a meter of his head, as if it had hit some invisible barrier.

"So this is the place?"

The man raised an eyebrow, looking into the distance.

He spoke in a low voice.

This person was none other than Hu Qi.

Lin’an City was not close to Anshan City, being over a thousand kilometers away.

Even a normal airplane would need at least an hour to cover a distance of one thousand kilometers.

But Hu Qi had arrived in just over twenty minutes.

And that included the time he spent checking a map.

Compared to an ordinary Qi Dao Grandmaster, Hu Qi’s speed was even faster, on par with some of the most advanced fighter jets.

Looking at the hotel in the distance, Hu Qi strode directly toward it.

As he walked, a faint Flowing Light flickered across the surface of his body.

He walked all the way to the main entrance without encountering the slightest obstruction.

This wasn’t because his Twisted Light Talent was powerful enough to warp people’s perception.

It merely deceived everyone’s sight, turning Hu Qi’s body transparent, achieving an invisibility effect similar to that of a chameleon.

When they looked in Hu Qi’s direction, all they saw was empty air.

「In a room on the top floor of the Linfeng Celestial Palace Hotel.」

A dozen or so figures stood there.

There were men and women among them, and the one thing they all had in common was their excellent Spirit and, regardless of gender, a powerful physique with broad shoulders and a narrow waist.

At this moment, all of them were looking respectfully at the person in the very center.