novelraw Chapter 437: Trampled Underfoot, Humiliated to the Limit—Revenge Is a Must!
Chapter 437: Trampled Underfoot, Humiliated to the Limit—Revenge Is a Must!
Everyone will die!
The White Tower Hunter coughed up copious amounts of pitch-black blood resembling centipedes.
As the captain of the White Tower fleet, his originally authoritative face continuously sprouted mushroom-like black blood pustules one after another.
Little Crow hurriedly put on dark medical gloves while gently tugging Chen Qi's collar:
"This is the third category of Black Blood Potion researched by our institute, developed from the deceased Blood Demon Doctor's work. It was created by mixing it with ghost poison mushrooms from B-tier dimensional rifts.
It can enhance third-tier Transcendents' physical constitution by at least five times.
However, when Transcendents are severely injured, they develop highly infectious black pustules all over their bodies."
Highly infectious!
Little Crow gently tugged Chen Qi's collar again.
Although with a fifth-tier Transcendent's constitution, he could already resist most infectious diseases.Only diseases from A-tier rifts could harm fifth-tier individuals.
But Little Crow still instinctively made Chen Qi maintain some distance.
Chen Qi frowned.
Aside from the destruction caused by the deep-sea titan, most people here showed these black pustules on their bodies.
In other words, through the Black Blood Potion, these people gained unprecedented strength, enabling them to sever three of Twelve-Tentacles' limbs.
However, when attempting to sever the fourth limb, the black blood poison within their bodies erupted, causing the entire ship's annihilation.
Chen Qi glanced toward the lifeboat storage area.
Not even a single lifeboat had been used.
This indicated that all crew members of the White Tower fleet were afflicted with the black blood poison.
Everyone had consumed the black whale blood.
Yet, there were no traces of Black Blood Empire personnel nearby.
Why would White Tower Hunter consume such massive quantities of black whale blood?
With the Book Saint's knowledge, she couldn't possibly fail to recognize that potions made from black whale blood had serious contamination... Questions flashed through Chen Qi's mind.
At that moment, White Tower Hunter raised his hand, painfully moving his nearly severed fingers, slowly pointing toward a syringe on the deck—
Chen Qi reached out, picked up the damaged syringe potion from the deck, and examined it carefully.
Normally, all potions made using the black whale god's blood would exhibit a twisted, abyssal squirming horrifying state.
But the liquid inside this potion was snow-white, flowing slowly.
It showed absolutely no traces of 'black whale blood' components!
On the syringe's transparent casing, there was a special emblem of the "Serpent of Life."
The Serpent of Life was one of the major families of the Goldenfinch Kingdom, generations of pharmacists whose produced potions could rival the effects of Release techniques even for fourth-tier individuals once consumed.
When major battles began, both Beiguo and the White Tower Federation would import large quantities of potions from the Serpent of Life.
Of course, for Chen Qi, these mass-produced potions couldn't compare to the Philosopher's Stone Potions personally concocted by Fen.
I can't detect any abnormalities at all... Chen Qi handed the syringe potion to Little Crow:
"Little Crow, examine this."
"Okay! Qi!"
Little Crow, like an obedient assistant, took the potion and carefully inspected the liquid flowing inside the syringe.
Then, her brow involuntarily furrowed:
"According to my spiritual energy perception, this potion has no issues—it's quite a powerful life potion."
Little Crow lowered her head;
in potion knowledge, she wasn't as skilled as Fen.
Both Little Crow and I couldn't detect the poison! Chen Qi was slightly shocked.
Seeing this, White Tower Hunter used his hoarse voice again, speaking intermittently:
"Phan... Phantom... poison..."
"Everyone... everyone... will consume it..."
"Please... tell... them..."
Thanks to Little Crow's medical skills, this White Tower Hunter with broken legs and body didn't die after delivering his 'riddler's last words' as he imagined, but kept providing information.
Phantom poison... Chen Qi pondered for a moment.
In some Phantom Affinity rifts, a type of potion could be produced that, when mixed with other potions, could miraculously conceal toxicity—
Only saint-level appraisal masters or highly skilled fourth-tier alchemists could detect phantom poison.
Phantom poison only came from special Phantom Affinity B-tier rifts.
It could be said that phantom poison was an essential material for creating invisible potions.
The Black Blood Empire obtained phantom poison! A flash of confusion appeared in Chen Qi's eyes.
Neither his memories nor the Ice Witch's fate projections had ever shown phantom poison.
The butterfly flapped its wings, and the various events on the sea had already exceeded his expectations.
White Tower Hunter spoke with all his might, pulling out a rare "Book Affinity learning card" from his broken ribs:
"This concerns... the entire sea's situation..."
"Please..."
Even in death, he had to grasp this faint hope!
As long as the hunter before him was willing to go to the White Tower city-state and convey the news of phantom poison to the Book Saint, or the Book Saint's student An.
Disaster wouldn't occur!
This was their final hope!
Chen Qi stored the potion and asked:
"How many of these potions do you have in total?"
He didn't know how many such potions the Black Death Doctor had produced.
White Tower Hunter rasped:
"One hundred thousand..."
One hundred thousand!
Little Crow trembled all over.
You should know, the total number of White Tower Hunters in the entire Book Tower didn't even reach one hundred thousand!
This was enough to destroy the entire Book Tower and reverse the sea's situation!
Once the White Tower Hunters fell and the Black Blood Empire and Blackfin Crew devoured the Book Tower, then the Black Blood Empire and Blackfin Crew would become even more terrifying than in the fate projections!
A super behemoth!
This is bad... must speed up... Chen Qi took out a mechanical clock from his Backpack Card:
"We understand, rest assured, we'll head to the Book Tower as soon as possible."
"Please remain calm!"
Little Crow took a deep breath.
However, at that moment, White Tower Hunter's bloodied right eye saw the clock's hands...
In this blurry black mist, it was impossible to predict time through the pale sky.
It was already nighttime...
According to procedure, at this time, the mobilization meeting against the Blood Lion had already taken place, and everyone had consumed the Serpent of Life's potent medicine.
Slap!
White Tower Hunter's raised hand fell onto the deck, unprecedented despair flashing in his eyes.
Everything was already too late...
The Book Tower had been destroyed.
...
The mobile city-state, Book Tower.
Since the collapse of the A-tier rift, the Beiguo Imperial Capital had issued orders permitting the Book Tower to enter their waters.
As the embodiment of the White Tower Federation's naval power, this mobile city-state housing up to one hundred thousand residents was already filled with intense war atmosphere.
And with the appearance of the A-tier rift Magic Net Library, this atmosphere broke through its peak once again!
Plus, the White Tower Federation promised that all hunters achieving merit on the sea could obtain graduate school exemption slots at White Tower Federation University without taking the competitive exams.
The massive resources and slots caused almost all ambitious youth along the White Tower Federation's coast to flood into the Book Tower.
On the kilometer-long commercial street, customers formed dense queues before weapons merchants, magic book merchants, potion merchants, and material merchants.
In the failed examinee tavern on the street.
The noble-born White Tower Hunter Melanie crossed her legs, drank red wine, and sat by the fireplace with other captain-level figures discussing recent events.
"Those Blood Lion guys have gone crazy, daring to fight us. Although the Book Saint hasn't taken action for a long time, once she does, the Blood Lion will be nothing but a kitten..."
"Melanie, has your body recovered? I recently heard there are new forbidden weapons available for just three Book Affinity profession skill cards and one fourth-tier beast core material with Book Affinity."
"By the way, Melanie, I heard the fleet sent to the B-tier rift sea area for titan detection has lost contact."
"Hopefully they return soon. Oh, the great Book Tower master, our library director old man, has equipped us with the latest weapons and potions.
Today, every captain will receive a brand new set of weapons and potions!"
Melanie and the others clinked glasses together.
Through cooperation with Chen Qi, since returning to the Book Tower, Melanie completed missions and obtained massive resources, making her one of the most promising Transcendents to advance to fourth-tier legend!
But unlike other rising Transcendent stars.
During an accidental B-tier rift expedition, she unfortunately contracted the mutating "paperization disease," and now her right arm was covered with paper-like patterns.
Because of this, she failed the exams and couldn't obtain a fourth-tier profession card.
Originally promising for fourth-tier advancement, she remained just a third-tier squad leader, even weaker than her previous strength.
"Sigh..."
On these turbulent tides, falling behind one step meant falling behind step by step.
I'm already useless now... Melanie couldn't help but fantasize about passing the exams and arrogantly mocking everyone who ever looked down on her!
Especially that woman!
I'm fantasizing again... She shook her head.
"Melanie, the banquet is about to begin."
Just then, that woman appeared!
Melanie tightened her grip on the wine glass, trembling as she looked toward the source of the gentle voice.
Bright moonlight passed through the tavern window, and a pair of long white eyelashes, blue eyes like a ragdoll cat's, were staring at her.
The young woman before her had a sharp high ponytail and wore an elegant dress.
The snow-colored silk dress shimmered with pearl-like luster, with visible blue roses on it.
She possessed both the elegance, gentleness, and beauty of a witch, along with the dashing aura of a powerful individual.
The blue rose on her chest symbolized her identity as the Book Saint's student, something countless people dreamed of obtaining.
So beautiful... Melanie lowered her head, looking at her own tattered White Tower Hunter light armor.
The person before her was her university rival, the genius An from Damarro Town!
Once, she and An were Transcendents standing on the same stage.
"Hmm..."
Melanie nodded lightly, saying nothing more, standing up to ask:
"An, you've been getting stronger recently. You must have received a lot of personal guidance from the Saint, right?"
"Hmm..."
Hearing the words 'Book Saint,' An instinctively tightened her grip on the flower on her dress's chest.
"Hmm?"
A flicker of confusion appeared in Melanie's eyes.
For some reason?
She felt that An wasn't as triumphant as she imagined, but unexpectedly haggard!
An led Melanie and many other squad leaders into the banquet hall.
In the Book Tower's magnificent grand banquet hall, numerous powerful individuals gathered together, discussing heatedly.
The Book Tower's tower master, the Hunter Association president from Sea Breeze City, the great magic merchant of the seas, the Mirror Woman from the Federation's main city library...
Each one was a fourth-tier powerhouse drawn here by the sea's tides!
In the banquet hall, neatly arranged weapon cabinets, potion boxes, and other supplies were already placed before everyone.
To compete for the A-tier rift demon king, tomorrow, the Book Tower and Black Blood Empire would inevitably battle!
For tomorrow's battle, everyone would receive a complete set of weapons and potions today.
The tower master said solemnly:
"Everyone, no need to worry. Although the Blood Lion's war domain is powerful, the Book Saint's domain far exceeds their imagination.
She is a Saint who has existed for ages, surely possessing power beyond our imagination..."
Compared to newly emerged Saints like the Blood Lion, the long-existing Book Saint undoubtedly held the advantage!
"By the way! Why hasn't the Book Saint appeared yet?"
"The Book Saint must be tired. Since the war began, the Book Saint has been working diligently, handling various commissions from morning till night..."
"But waiting too long for the banquet isn't good either."
"Today, we have fine wine from the Serpent of Life!"
Everyone looked at the fine wine on the table.
The wine on the table was clearly from the Goldenfinch Kingdom's Serpent of Life, offering permanent buffs for seven days upon consumption.
Unfortunately, since the Book Saint hadn't arrived yet, due to etiquette, they couldn't consume such esteemed wine in advance.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh at the Book Saint's hard work!
The Book Saint had sacrificed too much for them!
Gratitude!
Everyone tapped their chests with their fingers, expressing respect for the Book Saint.
Then, they couldn't help but focus their gazes on An.
Recently, An had been the Book Saint's capable assistant.
The respected Book Tower tower master said:
"An, the banquet cannot wait too long. Please bring your teacher out."
"Okay, Tower Master."
An replied expressionlessly.
Then, without any extra words, she passed through the long spiral staircase, arriving at the tower top library.
Click—
Pushing open the heavy door.
An raised her head, looking toward the enormous hammock at the tower top.
There, a petite woman lay on the rocking bed, silver-white hair several times longer than her height naturally cascading down...
"Sleeping again..."
An frowned slightly, calling out softly:
"Saint, today you should attend the banquet."
"An, you go for me! I haven't slept enough... ah..."
The Book Saint lazily crossed her legs, letting out a long yawn.
"Oh, and these new documents delivered by various messengers—help me handle them!"
After speaking, the Book Saint tossed a stack of documents as thick as a palm to An.
"..."
An tightened her fists, lips trembling slightly.
These days, she handled ninety percent of the Book Tower's documents!
Moreover, since becoming the Book Saint's student, the Book Saint had almost never personally taught her.
Without exception, she would just throw a book at An for self-study.
Plus, she already had numerous missions herself.
She now slept only four hours daily and needed to work twenty hours!
At that moment, the Book Saint suddenly said:
"Oh, An, you need to learn to imitate my handwriting. When handling tasks, use this Saint's wisdom! Don't be too childish! Spend more time studying."
Spend more time!
Those are clearly your tasks... I'm just a recently graduated student... An's robot-like calm face showed unprecedented fluctuations.
Endure, endure, she's a Saint, my teacher... Only by passing the assessment can I return to Damarro Town to see father and Qi... An struggled to suppress her expression, smiling as she said:
"I'm practically becoming your mother, Book Saint.
And, Book Saint, today's banquet is the mobilization meeting for tomorrow's A-tier Magic Net competition. As the strongest, you must attend."
"So troublesome, An..."
The Book Saint opened her lazy eyes, saying:
"Oh, where's Water Spirit Number Three? My feet are numb."
"..."
An took a deep breath, taking out the trembling Water Spirit Number Three from her Backpack Card.
"Waku waku (No!)"
"Teacher, recently Water Spirit has been practicing with new weapons, it's very tired..."
An wanted to defend Water Spirit Number Three, as recently it had been used as a bouncy ball one moment, and as a bath scrubber and foot mat the next.
And it clearly disliked these things.
The Book Saint ignored An, lightly hooking her finger, using magic to pour a basin of hot foot bath in the air, then slapped Water Spirit Number Three into it!
Slap!
Then, she lifted her fair foot and gently stepped down.
The deeply humiliated Water Spirit Number Three erupted with spiritual energy:
"Waku waku (Just wait! Human, when my master comes, he'll teach you a harsh lesson!)"
"Master?"
The Book Saint smiled slightly;
she understood water spirit language and knew it had a master.
But she didn't care about this, instead feeling somewhat excited.
After all, she was the respected Saint of the Book Tower.
Even if its master really met her, he'd probably only think about being stepped on by her.
"Is that so?"
The Book Saint smiled mischievously, pressing down hard with her foot.
I will take revenge... Water Spirit Number Three, stepped upon and thoroughly humiliated, swore to take revenge someday!
Slap!
The Book Saint stepped down again.
This step carried spiritual energy, possessing considerable power.
"Wah wah—"
Water Spirit Number Three blinked its tearful large eyes, stopped making noise, and obediently gave the Book Saint a foot bath and massage.
Poor Water Spirit Number Three... An sighed helplessly in her heart.
She had failed Chen Qi, unable to take good care of Water Spirit Number Three.
I wonder if there are more comfortable water spirits like this? The Book Saint leaned back:
"After soaking my feet, I'll go to the banquet. Oh, An, is there anything else requiring my attention?"
An picked up the documents, carefully scanning through them:
"Recently, we had ships heading to the titan-infested area. The Disaster Messenger still hasn't responded. We need to send reinforcements immediately."
"Besides that, the most important task is inspecting the Serpent of Life potions.
We've extensively adopted this company's potions to prepare for tomorrow's great sea battle!
But the Book Tower's alchemists hope you, Book Saint, can inspect them once more."