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Chapter 10 : The Madman



Chapter 10 : The Madman

The Madman

Chu Tianxing was naturally gifted at controlling his expressions.

But while he could master his outward appearance, the body's natural responses weren't something he could control right now. He hadn't expected that unremarkable, scrawny guy to have such sharp perception to the point that he could even detect the natural reactions of a quickened heartbeat and sweaty palms that arose from his instinctive alarm.

And he had called him out on it so bluntly.

Still, Chu Tianxing didn't panic.

Not only did he not panic, but he acted like he hadn't heard a thing, maintaining his unhurried pace toward the small grove ahead. Anyone watching would think he hadn't even realized the skinny guy was talking to him.

This was not an unusual reaction.

If you're speaking behind my back without calling my name, how the hell would I know you're talking to me?

Seeing this, the scrawny man watched Chu Tianxing's retreating figure expressionlessly and said in a flat tone, "Intuition is a very rare talent.

"People with this gift can instinctively sense danger. If they're martial artists, they can unconsciously avoid anything harmful in battle and instinctively make choices that benefit them.

"Against a martial artist with superhuman intuition, all feints, tricks, even assassinations are completely useless.

"You shouldn't know who I am. No one recognizes me in my current appearance. Even if you had seen my wanted poster, you couldn't possibly recognize me as I am now.

"You're only seventeen or eighteen, don't even have internal energy yet. There's no way you could sense my aura. Heh, even True Qi Realm experts can't detect my presence when I deliberately hide it.

"So your reaction wasn't because you recognized me... It’s your intuition? What a waste..."

The moment he heard "what a waste," Chu Tianxing, who had been walking along casually, suddenly bolted like a startled wildcat. He dove forward in a flying leap, shooting into the grove ahead.

Once in the woods, he dropped prone to the ground, using only his elbows, abs, knees, and toes for power. He twisted his torso with all his might, slithering along the ground like a snake. In just a few breaths, he'd darted deep into the grove and vanished among the knee-high grass.

This was the Snake-Crawl Raccoon-Tumble movement technique.

Seeing Chu Tianxing, who had seemed so nonchalant just moments before, suddenly explode with such incredible agility and disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye, the unremarkable skinny man was left completely dumbfounded.

"I was only lamenting the fact that at your age, you still haven't cultivated internal energy. It's a bit of a waste of your Intuition talent. Did you seriously think I was gonna be like some movie villain and try to kill you after saying 'what a waste'?"

Hiding in the grass, Chu Tianxing's face reddened slightly at those words.

But he didn't move, remaining coiled and perfectly still like a hibernating snake in the undergrowth.

That series of moves had only taken a few breaths to complete, but those few seconds of explosive movement had nearly drained all his stamina. His constitution had improved dramatically, but he still had no internal energy.

Using pure muscle and bone strength to execute the Snake-Crawl Raccoon-Tumble technique had certainly produced amazing agility in that sudden burst, but the physical toll was massive. He felt more exhausted than if he'd run a five-kilometer sprint.

His whole body felt drained now. For a while, he wouldn't be able to pull off another Snake-Crawl Raccoon-Tumble.

And that unremarkable skinny guy was extremely dangerous, his thoughts impossible to read. Even if he had no intention of killing Chu Tianxing for now, Chu Tianxing wasn't about to gamble his life on it.

All he could do was lie low in the grass and desperately try to recover his strength.

Seeing that Chu Tianxing wasn't coming out, the skinny man didn't get angry. He simply spoke as if muttering to himself.

"You don't need to be so afraid of me. Although I kill without batting an eye, I'm a man of principles and standards. I never kill innocent people indiscriminately. Everyone who dies by my hand deserves it.

"Even if they haven't committed capital crimes yet, they definitely will in the future. I'm carrying out heaven's will, preventing disasters before they happen. By killing them now, I'm saving more people in the future..."

Hearing this, Chu Tianxing's expression turned weird.

They haven't committed a crime now, but they're guaranteed to in the future? He kills people now to save people in the future? Does he think he can see the future? This guy is a madman. No wonder he gave me such a dangerous feeling...

"Do you think that I'm a madman?" the skinny man asked as if he'd heard Chu Tianxing's thoughts.

"Can't blame you. Everyone thinks I've lost it. How could a mortal possibly see the future, right?

"The domain of time is something even Astral Qi Realm experts—living gods and buddhas—can't perceive, let alone someone like me who hasn't even condensed True Qi seed yet.”

"But none of them have ever wondered why... I can repeatedly escape capture despite a nationwide manhunt by the Embroidered Uniform Guards. Not only that, I can even kill people right under their noses...”

"Just because I know bone-shrinking techniques? Just because I'm good at disguises? Impossible. This isn't ancient times. There are surveillance cameras everywhere, security cams on every street, and reconnaissance satellites in the sky that can spot objects the size of matchboxes...”

"With the Embroidered Uniform Guards' resources and manpower, nobody can escape their dragnet if they get serious. Yet I've slipped away time and again. Even when True Qi Realm experts from the Embroidered Uniform Guards personally joined the hunt, they couldn't catch me. It's a shame that even now, nobody has seriously thought about why I can do all this.”

"If they had thought it through, they would have realized... I'm not crazy. I really can see the future..."

Chu Tianxing shook his head.

If you're not crazy, why the hell are you randomly telling all this to a complete stranger?

Don't you know villains die from talking too much?

Look at me, I haven't said a single word this whole time. Now that's what a truly cool protagonist looks like!

Just as he was thinking this, the skinny man suddenly said, "The reason I'm telling you all this is first, because I appreciate your talent. With gifts like yours, if you could master martial arts, your combat ability would far exceed your peers. The second reason is that a dying man's words are sincere.”

"The price of Future Sight is one’s lifespan. I've used it to carry out heaven's will, eliminating those destined to bring disaster to the nation and its people. Though I've sacrificed my own 'future' and have little time left, I have no regrets.”

"But this ability shouldn't die with me. After I'm gone, someone should continue my mission and keep carrying out heaven's will. You have the talent of intuition. If Future Sight were added to that, it would be like adding wings to a tiger...”

"Are you willing to become my successor and continue my unfinished work after I die?"

"..."

Chu Tianxing was speechless. This guy is seriously unhinged. Even if he's not completely crazy, that Future Sight of his burns through his lifespan. I've already got cheat abilities and it's a safe one that only requires grinding, not sacrificing my life. I'd have to be an idiot to inherit your life-burning hack!

Just as he thought this, the skinny man chuckled. "Whether you're willing or not isn't up to you! Kid, you'd better just accept your fate!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly shot to his feet. His scrawny frame began inflating like a balloon, and in the blink of an eye, he'd transformed into a towering brute over two meters tall with bulging muscles all over his body.

Then he stomped his foot hard against the ground. The earth shook with a deafening boom, and his massive form shot into the grove like a cannonball, heading straight for Chu Tianxing's hiding spot.


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