Life-Snatching Judge's Brush

The instant the Banquet Hall doors closed, blood could faintly be seen splashing inside.

Wails, screams, snapping bones, and roars.

All kinds of sounds rang out without end.

Shen Wuxiao did not look back at all. He lit a cigarette and slowly headed out of the hotel.

The groom's boutonniere quietly fell to the ground, and he stepped over it.

The hotel had long since been cleared out; not even a single receptionist could be seen.

Shen Wuxiao walked outside and looked up at the azure sky, in high spirits.

He spread his arms, basking in the sunlight, a relaxed smile appearing on his face.

"Fate has been rewritten. Next, it will be your turn!"

The "you" Shen Wuxiao spoke of was naturally no one else.

It was the so-called Destiny Protagonists.

Lin Chen, whom he had killed today, had been a growth-type Protagonist.

He had been strangled in the cradle before he could grow up.

Even when his master intervened, he had failed to save him.

But Lin Chen also had a twin older brother, Lin Fan!

Whether according to the script or the current situation,

once his brother received the news, he would come looking for him.

Lin Fan's strength was also not to be underestimated.

He had joined the army three years before Lin Chen and had long since been selected by higher authorities into a special unit called the "Heavenly Wolf Special Forces."

The squad had eight members in total, each possessing exceptional skills. Even the weakest among them was above Third Rank, Fifth Stage!

Some among them had even awakened supernatural abilities!

As the Captain, Lin Fan's strength was naturally formidable.

Having long fought outside against surprise attacks from ferocious beasts and foreign races, battle after battle had tempered him into someone incomparably powerful.

If he learned that Lin Chen was dead, he would definitely abandon everything and rush straight to Zhonghai!

Thinking that he would soon meet a new Protagonist, Shen Wuxiao felt inexplicably excited.

"Come quickly. I can't wait to tear apart that crooked mouth of yours!"

Shen Wuxiao muttered, then directly got into the luxury car waiting for him at the entrance.

The car sped away. Sitting in the back seat, Shen Wuxiao asked the System,

"System, didn't you say I could open a special reward?"

"Yes, Host. Would you like to open it?"

"Open it!"

"Opening..."

"Beep. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained: Pink, Divine Artifact, Life-Snatching Judge's Brush."

"A Divine Artifact?"

"Yes, Host. Weapon grades are divided as follows: white for ordinary, blue for advanced, purple for rare, pink for Divine Artifacts, orange for legendary, gold for epic, and multicolored for mythical!"

"The Judge's Brush conceals a mechanism in its tip. When closed, it resembles a brush tip; when opened, it resembles an angry lotus in bloom."

"Press the mechanism to open and close the tip. A steel needle will shoot out from the brush shaft, coated in deadly poison. Those struck will bleed from all seven orifices within a short while, with no cure possible."

"Judge's Brush Technique, seventeen forms, has also been granted and automatically learned!"

"..."

"Fire Cloud Heretic God?"

"Uh... yeah!"

Looking at the roughly thirty-centimeter-long brush that had appeared in his hand, true force fluctuations flickering over it,

Shen Wuxiao was somewhat speechless.

He still somewhat believed in the rule that the stranger the weapon, the faster one died.

"Open the panel. Let me see what I can exchange for with over a million Points!"

"Beep. Opening!"

"Host: Shen Wuxiao"

"Cultivation Level: Sixth Rank, First Stage Master"

"Weapon: Divine Artifact, Life-Snatching Judge's Brush"

"Martial Skill: None"

"Divine Ability: None"

"Supernatural Ability: Not awakened"

"Profession: Luck Reaper, Beauty Experiencer"

"Title: None"

"Opening System Shop..."

The panel before his eyes shifted to the edge, followed by a dazzling array of categories.

Weapons, Martial Skills, Cultivation Levels, supernatural abilities, Divine Abilities, pills, protective gear, card sections, miscellaneous sections, and more—it had everything.

Put simply, as long as one had enough Points, even an aircraft carrier could be exchanged for.

Especially when he saw the Points marked beside every item—it was practically like the price tags in a convenience store.

He understood now. One million Points could exchange for a great many things.

It was unlike cash, where one million was only enough for a round of Pai Gow.

Shen Wuxiao opened the weapon section, and the items inside made him click his tongue even more.

"Fuck, a mythical weapon—the Purgatory Gatling! Infinite ammunition, and every bullet fired contains true force! Exchangeable for ten million Points!"

Such a mythical weapon was truly beyond his reach for now.

So Shen Wuxiao decisively went to awaken supernatural abilities first.

For ordinary martial artists, awakening supernatural abilities was a matter of probability; only a very small number could awaken them.

But in the System Shop, they could be directly exchanged for selectively.

And judging by the panel slots, he could exchange for more than one.

"System, does this mean I can switch between all the supernatural abilities I exchange for and use them?"

"Yes, Host. No matter how many you exchange for, you can switch between them. If you were the same as ordinary people, wouldn't I seem very low?"

"Nice!" Shen Wuxiao truly felt the charm of having a cheat.

He exchanged for three in one go: Fire Control Technique, Lightning Manipulation Technique, and Field Time Stop!

It only cost a total of two hundred and thirty thousand Points.

Then, he exchanged for a set of Protective Light Armor!

According to the armor's description, when attacked, there was a thirty percent chance of reflecting equal damage back to the attacker.

This was completely an extra attack.

"It's about time to leak the news to Lin Fan. The sooner he comes, the better!"

Time passed bit by bit. Elsewhere,

at the border, in the primeval forest!

Lin Fan was leading his squad through the jungle.

He held a Crescent Moon Saber, moving with the swiftness of a leopard.

With every sweep of his blade, ferocious beasts fell to the ground wailing.

Lin Fan crouched down and cut open a beast's abdomen with one slash, taking out a Beast Core glowing with purple light.

Though the Beast Core was small, it was essential for cultivation.

By absorbing its energy, one could convert it into true force, greatly benefiting cultivation.

Ordinary martial artists generally cultivated by hunting ferocious beasts.

This could both temper themselves and obtain Beast Cores.

The main reason was that spirit crystals, which were most suitable for martial artists, were difficult to obtain. Otherwise, they would not need to keep hunting!

"Captain, you're so amazing!"

"Yeah, yeah! That movement technique of yours was incredible—I got excited just watching it!"

The teammates behind him caught up, looking at Lin Fan with eyes full of admiration.

The Captain was their pride: extraordinarily talented and highly skilled.

At such a young age, he was already a Fifth Rank Eighth Stage Master and even held the rank of Colonel.

A true winner in life.

Hearing the praise, Lin Fan's lips curved slightly upward. "You're not bad either. Cultivate well!"

After encouraging them, Lin Fan held the Beast Core, intending to absorb it.

But at that moment, a female teammate responsible for communications hurried toward him.

"Captain, the higher-ups want to speak with you!"

Lin Fan froze, thinking there might be a new mission.

He stood and picked up the communicator. "This is Lin Fan!"

Lin Fan still had a smile on his face as he spoke.

But as he listened to the words from the communicator, Lin Fan's expression gradually darkened.

In the end, Lin Fan crushed the communicator directly in his bare hand!

"Ah!!"

"Ah!!"

As though he had gone mad, Lin Fan threw back his head and roared at the sky, screaming wildly!

Even the birds in the forest were startled into taking flight in great flocks!

All the surrounding teammates were startled and hurriedly gathered around him.

"Captain, what happened!"

Their hearts were also tightly strung.

Something huge had definitely happened. Otherwise, how could their always steady Captain become so crazed?

His eyes were bloodshot, tears sliding down his face.

Lin Fan fell to his knees, his entire body trembling as he punched the ground again and again!

The next second, Lin Fan let out another furious roar and sprang back to his feet.

A fist containing vast true force smashed into a tree.

The tree, as thick as the mouth of a washbasin, was punched clean through with a hole!

"Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen... I will definitely avenge you. Avenge you, ah!!"