Isn't It Okay to Cultivate Myself? Chapter 10

What was going on? Was this guy impossible to kill?!

Echo was a little stunned.

Whether before or just now, both attacks should have had quite an effect on "Lin Qi," so why did she look completely fine?

Could this be her Transcendent ability?

Echo chased out the front door and saw several Police Officers wielding revolvers pursuing them from afar.

Not good.

After hesitating for a moment, she turned and rushed back into the house.

Before the Police Officers discovered this place, Echo had to finish investigating as quickly as possible.

An hour later.

Central City.

Residential district.

The beautiful Blonde Girl sat upright at the tea table.

Suddenly, a sound came from outside. She stood up and opened the door, spotting a figure entering the house from the second-floor corridor.

"Echo."

"Your Highness."

Echo quickly went upstairs.

"How did it go? Did you find anything?"

the Blonde Girl asked.

"Your Highness, you were right. The Hand of Darkness has indeed been hiding in Berman City."

Echo spoke respectfully to the girl.

If Ryan had been here, he would definitely have recognized the Blonde Girl's identity—the Fifth Princess of the Empire, Cassidy!

"Tell me everything in detail," Cassidy said softly.

Echo recounted what had happened at Black Ding Street No. 228.

"...I went back to look for it, but the relic produced by the ritual was nowhere to be found. I'm afraid someone took it long ago."

"That suspicious person?" Cassidy's gaze flickered slightly. "Could she have taken the relic?"

"I'm not sure, but I don't think it was her. She wasn't with the Hand of Darkness."

Although "Lin Qi" had indeed approached Singer's corpse, Echo was certain that she had not touched Singer. As for why she had reached into the air several times, Echo did not quite understand.

"How strong was she?"

"This..." Echo pondered for a while. "At most, she was First Tier. Maybe not even that. She was just exceptionally good at running away. I clearly injured her, yet it seemed like her movements were completely unaffected. It was really strange."

"Your Highness, what should we do now? The relic has been taken. Should we leave Berman City as soon as possible?"

Cassidy had answered the summons to return to Imperial Capital Baron. On the surface, her entourage was still in the previous district, preparing to take a Steam Train to Berman City. But in secret, she had already traveled ahead alone with Echo.

Cassidy had come for the Hand of Darkness. Although Cult Sacrifice was despised by the Empire, a Class-Change Relic was undeniably the key to gaining a Transcendent path. It could cultivate another Transcendent, and one with such a promising profession as Soul Eater at that. It would be of great help to her.

But now that the Class-Change Relic had vanished, finding it anytime soon was nearly impossible.

Rather than risk searching for a needle in a haystack, it would be better to leave early.

After all, quite a few people wanted Cassidy dead.

"No. I have to meet Uncle Bill. This is extremely important to me." Cassidy fell into thought. "Leave the Hand of Darkness alone. Contact Uncle Bill for me. Tomorrow at three in the afternoon, we'll meet at Janus Church."

Level Ten

Meanwhile.

At 10:40 that night, "Lin Qi" quietly returned to the church dormitory.

"Good. She didn't chase after me."

Having returned to the church safely, Ryan breathed a sigh of relief.

Come to think of it, Echo had actually not pursued him. If she had caught up, "Lin Qi" probably would not have been able to escape.

His level was too low, he did not have enough Roasted Chicken, and his skills were incomplete. How was he supposed to fight a Second Tier Transcendent?

"Didn't die."

Ryan happily opened the character Attribute Panel.

[

Name: Lin Qi

Gender: Female

Class: None

Level: 10

Constitution 11

Spirit 13.6

Mana 16.7

Comprehension 9

Charm 12

Skills: Swiftness lv1, Purification lv1

Backpack: Soul Eater's Certificate, Mana Potion, Blade of Erosion, Soul Jade*577, Roasted Chicken*3...

...

...

]

Singer was basically a mini-boss, and the experience she gave was quite substantial. "Lin Qi" had reached level 10 with another 50% progress beyond that. But experience was secondary—the important thing was that the boss had dropped a massive haul!

Ryan's gaze fell on the "Mana Potion" and the "Blade of Erosion."

[Mana Potion]

[Quality: First Tier]

[Effect: Essential for class change]

[Blade of Erosion]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Effect: Attacks gain an additional 10% damage bonus.]

[Equipment Requirements: Constitution 10, Spirit 12]

[Description: A blade stained with death. Rumor has it that those wounded by it can see the God of Death. If you don't believe it, try stabbing yourself.]

"What a haul. It even dropped a Magic Potion."

Ryan was In a Good Mood.

Magic Potions could either be crafted in the game or obtained from bosses. If it was the latter, the chance was incredibly low. He truly had not expected his luck to be this good.

The Blade of Erosion was also a pretty good weapon. Its lethality was certainly much stronger than starter gear.

"I have the Magic Potion, and I have the Class-Change Relic too..."

Ryan had originally planned to find an opportunity to kill Adler and get the Magic Potion from him, but now it seemed unnecessary.

Still.

Should he let "Lin Qi" become a Soul Eater?

Ryan remembered that a Soul Eater's abilities were Devour and Reinforce. In the game, it could devour an opponent's attacks and greatly reduce damage. After devouring, it would convert that into power, strengthening its attributes when counterattacking. It was the type that borrowed an opponent's strength against them, mainly used as a tank.

The abilities really were not outstanding. To players pursuing high burst damage and fast clears, it could only be considered second-rate. But reality was different. A tank could take hits, and taking hits meant staying alive. Staying alive was what mattered most.

So strictly speaking, the Soul Eater class was actually quite good.

It was just that no matter how he looked at it, this class did not suit "Lin Qi's" image or temperament. What kind of Nun became a tank? After some thought, he decided to wait and see. In any case, he could take this item out, and if necessary, give it to the next character.

Ryan equipped the Blade of Erosion on "Lin Qi," then took out the starter dagger to keep for himself. This thing was more lethal than a police baton, at least.

"Come to think of it, it's almost midnight."

He thought of the Ancient Evil Spirit Fragment he had obtained last night and planned to try again at midnight. While waiting, Ryan reorganized his thoughts.

"Black Ding Street No. 228, the Soul Eater ritual... From the looks of it, Adler wanted to obtain this power before Cassidy arrived and improve his odds of succeeding in the assassination."

"But why did Echo appear? The game seemed not to explain it. She should have been by Cassidy's side. Could the Fifth Princess already be in Berman City?"

"Tomorrow, I'll find a chance to ask around about the situation over there, as well as information about the Hand of Darkness. The League of Fire must know something."

"Also, Deke is dead. I wonder how Adler will contact me next."

He had decided to kill Deke partly because she knew his identity. Naturally, the fewer people who knew his identity, the better. If he could kill them, he would not let them go.

Besides, now that he had entered the League of Fire, he had leapt from Lesser Camilla to a pivotal figure. If Deke died, Adler would most likely contact him directly.

Considering the secrecy of a villain's identity, there probably were not many people who knew who he was. Perhaps only Deke and Adler did. Then, as long as he killed Adler next... woohoo, he would be cleared of suspicion!

"I hope Adler doesn't pull any nonsense on me."

Ryan wrote down and sorted through all the information, then tore up the paper and burned it.

He checked the time. There were less than Ten Minutes left until midnight.

"Lin Qi" left the dormitory and passed by the cemetery. Quite a few wandering souls had spawned there again, but their levels were too low to give experience anymore, and Ryan had no interest in them at all.

The empty church was silent. Cold moonlight streamed through the Rose Window, casting slanted patterns of light and shadow across the pews.

Dong~

The clock struck midnight.

[You heard the Echo of Time and Space.]

"Just as I thought."

Ryan's eyes lit up.

The Game Interface displayed the same prompt as yesterday. This time, he decisively took a Copper Coin from the Donation Box to lighten the burden borne by Goddess Janus from the wishes of All Beings.

[Constitution +0.3]

[Mana +0.3]

"It actually happens every time. The Constitution increase is equivalent to gaining a level. What a profit."

After his attributes increased, five Evil Spirits appeared in the church once more.

[Lingering Rift Spirit lv8]

Their levels had increased by two, but they posed absolutely no threat to the current "Lin Qi."

It took "Lin Qi" two minutes to kill all the Evil Spirits.

"This dagger is good."

The Blade of Erosion dealt roughly twice as much damage as the starter short dagger.

[You obtained Incomplete Ancient Evil Spirit.]

"The second fragment. Just as expected. Looks like I'll have to wait five days to know the result."

After dealing with the Evil Spirits, Ryan set AI Standby to "Leveling," then logged off.

He still had to report to the League of Fire tomorrow, so he needed to rest early and recover his energy.

Nothing happened that night.